‘1000-lb Best Friends’: Meghan & Vannessa Mack on Dr Procter — ‘Supersized Besties’ S1 E1 Recap

Season 1 Episode 1 of 1000-Lb Best Friends sees Meghan Crumpler and her bestie Vannessa Cross saying hot things about Dr. Charles Procter. They check in with the weight loss doc, but a lot happens before then. Check out the recap for the series premiere.

Meghan Crumpler’s Weight Loss Stalled — Vannessa Cross Sick of Being Fat

As the episode begins, Meghan’s with Vannessa shopping for undies. They look at tiny thongs and laugh. Vannessa Cross has been best friends with Meghan Crumpler since middle school. They met when Meghan saved Vannessa from mean girl bullies.

They’ve been besties for 35 years. Vannessa says she was a low-class bad girl and Meghan was hoity-toity. She says opposites attract. Vannessa says it’s hard to find a true friend Then, Meghan tries on jeans and says it looks like she’s got an a** in the front and the back.

Vannessa tries on a bikini and says she’s always wanted one. Her BFF says she’s never seen one that big. Together, they once weighed 1,000 pounds. They were featured on TLC’s Too Large. Since then, Meghan got bariatric surgery, but Vannessa didn’t qualify yet.

Now, Vannessa’s tired of being fat. She’s at 448. They both dream of being skinny together. These 1000-Lb Best Friends talk about the angst of obesity. Vannessa Cross says being overweight “sucks”. It’s hard to lug it all around.

Vannessa Grew Up Poor & Tragedy Followed — 1000-lb Best Friends Recap

Vannessa says she grew up in poverty and lived in a car with her mother. She says her mother comforted her with food. Now, she lives with her sister Jakie Cross. She has two kids — Werner and Jacob. She says they were homeless when her kids were little.

Then, she fell in love with “D” (Damien Metts) who was a father figure to her kids. But he died of liver cancer in 2016. So, that threw her into depression and she ate constantly. Vannessa Cross says the pain is still there. And she still eats her emotions.

Now, she’s over 400 pounds with high blood pressure, hypertension, and diabetes. She says just walking is a breathing struggle — only eating is easy. Vannessa wants weight loss surgery but can’t reach the goals that Dr. Charles Procter set for her.

She says he gave her directions to get healthy and make changes. But Vannessa Cross admits on 1000-Lb Best Friends that she lies to him. She says she “bullcraps” him and can’t stick to a diet. Vannessa, Jakie, Jacob and Werner pile into the car for a fast-food run.

Bone Skinny Sister & Really Bad Habits

Vannessa’s sister Jakie is very thin. Vannessa says her sis can eat anything and not gain weight. And Jakie says her sister won’t give up the foods she loves. Then, Vannessa says her sister sabotages her and makes it more challenging.

On the way out of the driveway, Werner tells his mom she can have a salad. She calls her sister a “stick figure”. Jakie says she doesn’t take her sister’s diet seriously because she loses a few pounds then goes back to bad eating.

And she says Vannessa is a “complete b**ch” when she’s dieting and hassles them about eating. Jakie doesn’t want to be told what she can’t eat. They head to a drive-thru and order a ton of food. Chicken sandwiches, burgers, fries, cheese sticks, and lemon cake.

Plus, a bucket of chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, and coleslaw. On 1000-Lb Best Friends, Vannessa Cross says she eats for pleasure, joy and to feel better. She calls food her best lover that will comfort and not break her heart.

Meghan Crumpler’s Diet Progress Stalled on 1000-Lb Best Friends

Meghan Crumpler wakes in bed with her fiancé Jon and their cat. She says she was almost 500 lbs last year and said life was a struggle. She needed oxygen 24/7 and would pee herself because she couldn’t make it to the toilet.

Then, she got bariatric surgery and lost 150 pounds. She’s down to 330 but has obstacles. Meghan loves her fiancé who’s been with her through thick and thin. And she still has health issues — varicose veins, COPD, and fibromyalgia among others. Now, she’s off her diet.

She and her fiancé live with friend Tina Arnold. They live in the basement of Tina’s split-level house. All the friends on 1000-Lb Best Friends live in various towns southeast of Atlanta, GA. They’re in Stockbridge, McDonough, Newnan, etc.

In her house, Tina Arnold has four kids and a husband. So there are eight in the house. Tina is 40 and has known Meghan and also Vannesa for 26 years. They rode the school bus together back in the day. Tina says a fight at school with Vannessa led to a friendship.

Tears in the Park — Hula Hoop Hopes Droop

At Tina Arnold’s home, Meghan Crumpler drinks a shake and says she needs to exercise. Her weight loss has slowed down and she worries about her weigh-in coming soon. Vannessa meets Meghan at the park to exercise together.

Now, Meghan says being big, it’s hard to do some things. She brought them smart hula hoops to try. They snap around your waist and there’s a weight on a tether that swings around you as you swivel your hips. Vannessa struggles to keep hers moving.

Meghan tells her it’s like practicing for a “strip pole”. But her BFF curses her. She snaps and tells Tina to “shut the f*** up”. She says the hula hoop is for a “skinny b**ch”. It’s not at her hips — it’s right under her boobs. Meghan is annoyed.

She says her bestie needs to be accountable. And she snaps and says it’s not her fault Vannessa’s fat. On 1000-Lb Best Friends, she says she doesn’t want to bury her friend. Meghan says Vannessa’s in a darker place. She says it’s frustrating when V shuts down and gives up.

Vannessa’s Grieving & Frustrated on 1000-Lb Best Friends

Vannessa Cross says, in the last two months, she lost her dad. She admits she hasn’t worked through that yet. After she lost him, she was diagnosed with skin cancer on her lady bits. That was featured on Too Large. That put her in the hospital for a couple of weeks.

That’s all cleared up now but Vannessa says it made her not care about losing weight. She rages when she can’t get the hula hoop device off — and starts crying. Meghan tells her at least she’s trying and comforts her. Vannessa wants to be better.

She regrets putting the weight back on and says she looks like a “piece of sh*t”. Meghan Crumpler tells her she weighed more than her best friend until her surgery. But Vannessa said they’re not on the same page. She admits she’s jealous that Meghan did it.

She says she wishes her friend “f***d up” and didn’t do so well so fast and made it look easy. But Meghan says it’s a life-long journey. Then, Vannessa reminds her she lost 100 lbs and is doing much better than her, in this 1000-Lb Best Friends scene.

Best Pal Party at Tina’s — Ashely Sutton Shows up

It’s time for a girl’s night at Tina Arnold’s. She admits you don’t get this way having a healthy relationship with food. And Tina confesses she also struggled with weight her whole life. She’s now at 325 and is a stress eater. She’s at her heaviest weight ever.

She deals with pain and loses her breath easily. And Tina wants to be able to do more with her husband and kids — to be more active. Then, Vannessa shows up to the house and struggles up the stairs of the split level.

Everyone compliments her top. It looks like she’s in a skirt she’s wearing on her upper body. But she’s rocking it on 1000-lb Best Friends. Ashely Sutton also shows up. She’s 36, single, and ready to mingle. She says she’s cool and calm until she’s pi**ed off.

Vannessa also met Ashely at school. And they’ve gotten closer lately. Tina says it’s nice to have people you can talk to about weight issues. Ashely says if you can’t get dessert with her, you can’t be friends. They all laugh and catch up as they wait for takeout.

Vannessa Orders Junk Then Talks Dirty on 1000-lb Best Friends

As they have drinks and talk, Vannessa Cross says she drinks so she can get with a man. She laughs about smothering men with their bodies. Ashely says Vannessa has no filter. They call her a “walking p**no”.

Then, Tina says Vannessa calls them after she “gets laid” and tells them all exactly what she did. They joke about Tina being a nun since she’s only with her husband. Ashely says tina’s the mother of the group. Takeout comes. Vannessa ordered a crap ton of food.

She says her diet starts again on Monday. Meghan Crumpler says Vannessa throws junk food at her and it’s tempting. She’s upset that her bestie had a meltdown about exercise and is now “shoving food down your throat”.

Meghan wishes Vannessa made better choices — but she’s always starting her diet “tomorrow”.  She says her BFF will never lose weight like this. Meanwhile, on 1000-lb Best Friends, Vannessa says she just “got w*t” looking at the food.

Ashely Talks Weight Problems & Pushes Vannessa

As the ladies eat, weight loss concerns bubble up. Tina Arnold says Vannessa isn’t acting like she wants surgery and makes excuse to eat junk food. She says you can’t blame other things when temptation takes you over.

Then, Ashely Sutton asks Meghan about her weight loss progress. And Meghan says she saw Dr. Procter about six months ago. She should have dropped 30-40 lbs and don’t think she has. She tells Vannesa she has to come with her to the appointment.

Ashely says one day, it’s a big salad and another Old Country Buffet (like Golden Corrall for non-Southern readers). Ashely says she was heavy in her 20s and was up in the 300s. Then she got a gastric sleeve. For the first 10 months, it was great. She lost 60 lbs.

Then, she gained it all back. Now, the sleeve’s not working, and she had to do the work herself. She thinks she’s her heaviest ever. And Ashely struggles to walk or stand for long. But she’s motivated. And on 1000-lb Best Friends, she pushes Vannessa to go see Dr. Procter.

Mom Guilt Eats at Vannessa on 1000-lb Best Friends

Vannessa Cross tells her friends she wants to be started on her diet before she sees the doctor. But they push her. Meghan tells her that food isn’t her friend. It’s like a fun friend who’s a troublemaker. Ashely says maybe they can make healthier choices together.

Vannessa agrees she can’t wait to start it a diet. Meanwhile, she keeps eating dessert… Later, she says she’ll go see the doc with Meghan Crumpler. Tina hopes this is genuine and she’ll make better choices. They all worry she’s going to die if she doesn’t change things.

At home, Vannessa talks to her 18-year-old son Jacob. They deal with car issues and Vannessa’s pants fall off while she’s pushing the minivan. He unloads groceries and she notices his heavy breathing. She says he’s a big boy with issues and he used to ride bikes all day.

But Jacob says it’s too much to do it now. She’s upset on 1000-lb Best Friends and says she failed him as a mother. Jacob says he has back pain and has to lie down sometimes. She asks him to go to Dr. Procter with her. He agrees.

She doesn’t want Jacob to feel like it’s okay to be that big. And Vannessa doesn’t want him in pain and overweight. She’s scared for him and says we have to do something. Then. she tells him she loves him.

Meghan Sheds Old Stuff — Crams a Friend into Her Dress

Downstairs at her house, Tina Arnold finds Meghan going through old stuff to thin her possessions. She’s going through her old fat clothes. Tina thinks it’ll show her how far she’s come as Meghan holds up some giant panties. Then she grabs a dress.

It’s one she wore on Too Large. Meghan squeezes into it with Tina. There’s a flashback of her in it a year ago. And she filled it by herself. She says she wore long dresses to hide her legs and stomach. Meghan says she lost a whole person in weight.

And Tina says maybe it’ll be good news at Dr. Procter’s. But Meghan says she’s scared to get onto the scale. She says she’ll tell him she “f****d up” and wants to make things right. Now, her biggest fear is putting the weight back on as Ashely did after her surgery.

It’s time to face the music as three of them head to see hunky Dr. Procter on 1000-lb Best Friends. But will it be good or bad news for Meghan? Let’s see…

Dr. Procter Thrills the Ladies on 1000-lb Best Friends

At Beltline Bariatric, Vannessa Cross, Jacob, and Meghan are there for appointments. It’s time for Meghan’s one-year post-op check-in.  She’s afraid of what the scale will say. In the waiting room, they talk about how hot Dr. Procter is.

Meghan says she thought about asking him to record his voice for her so she can put it on her fridge. Then, it’ll remind her not to eat. But Vannessa teases that her bestie wants to record his voice for other… sexier reasons…

Thinking of gaining 400 pounds so I can meet Dr. Procter 😂 omg how hot is he 🔥🔥 @TLC #1000lbSisters

— steven.xpr 📺🎧 📈 ⚛️ (@StevenXPR) January 12, 2021

They talk more smack about how hot and sexy he is. Then, Meghan heads back to face the music. Dr. Charles Procter reminds her she went into surgery at 440. Six months ago, she was 331 lbs. Now, she’s at 329. She lost two pounds in six months.

Dr. Procter is concerned and says she’s not making any effort. Meghan makes excuses. He says she wasted six months and needs to decide if she wants to live or die. He tells her to look at the pictures from a year ago and make a choice where she’s going in life.

Meghan says she never wants to weigh that much again. She says it’s not living — it’s existing. The silver fox doc lectures her some more and she’s scared of backsliding. Meghan says all the work could be for nothing – she calls herself a “f**k up”.

Vannessa Cross’ session with Procter will wait til next time. That’s all for the recap. But get more on 1000-lb Best Friends here at Soap Dirt!