‘1000-lb Sisters’: Amy & Tammy Slaton’s Oldest Brother Weighed Nearly 1000 Pounds

1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton blames her size on the genetics of her family. In a rant Tammy reveals that her and Amy Slaton‘s oldest brother once weighed nearly 1,000 pounds.

1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Blames Her Size on Genetics

Tammy Slaton from 1000-lb Sisters flips out on people who are leaving negative comments for her. She says the reason she struggles so much with her size is that a lot of her relatives are bigger. She discusses the weight of others in her family and what happened with their health journeys.

1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton

TLC Star Reveals Death of Her & Amy Slaton’s Father

In a video that 1000-lb Sisters star recorded she goes into great detail about several of her relatives. First, she talked about how she and Amy Slaton’s biological father passed away several years ago. But, she says everyone on her bio dad’s side of the family is overweight.

Then, Tammy says her father weighed 700 pounds at one point. Next, the 1000-lb Sisters celeb said she and Amy Slaton’s dad ended up having a stomach stapling procedure to lose weight. Tammy explains stomach stapling isn’t a medical procedure that’s performed any longer. She says her dad got down to 200 pounds shortly before his death.

1000-lb Sisters: Brother Close to 1000 Pounds, Says Tammy

Next, Tammy Slaton says she and Amy’s oldest brother once weighed nearly 1,000 pounds by himself. Then, the 1000-lb Sisters celeb said that he doesn’t live around the rest of the Slaton family. He lives in Texas and has been there for close to 11 years.

However, Tammy says her oldest brother received a gastric bypass procedure. Now, she claims the oldest sibling weighs around 400 pounds.

1000-lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton

Long List of Family Members with Weight Problems

Then, Tammy continues to list people in her family who struggle with weight. The 1000-lb Sisters personality says one of her sisters, Amanda, got close to 400 pounds. But, Amanda lost a lot of weight after getting the gastric bypass surgery too. Recently, Tammy says Amanda’s gotten a skin removal surgery she needed after losing so much weight.

Tammy brings up how Amy Slaton is losing weight. But, she claims to not understand how Amy’s losing so much weight. Tammy accuses Amy of always going out to eat fast food when Michael Halterman isn’t working.

Then, when Tammy says she called her sister out on her eating habits and Amy blew her off. Next, the 1000-lb Sisters celeb listed off all of the foods she sees Amy eating. Cheeseburgers, pizza, and Chinese food are on the list of foods she claims to see Amy eating all the time.

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1000-lb Sisters: Amy Slaton Isn’t The Only Person Who Has Had Surgery

Tammy Slaton and Amy Slaton started Season 1 of 1000-lb Sisters working together to lose weight. Both of the sisters wanted to drop enough so they could get gastric bypass surgery together. At the beginning of the show, the girls wanted to help each other recover from the operation.

But, when Amy ended up losing enough weight by herself, she got the operation done. As of Season 2 of 1000-lb Sisters, Tammy Slaton hasn’t lost enough to get the surgery. Instead, she’s put on more than 100 pounds since the starting of the show. Per Tammy’s re-telling of her family history, she’s the only person that hasn’t gotten any type of weight loss assistance surgery.

Hopefully, Tammy will fight to follow in the footsteps of her oldest brother. Fans are excited to see what type of health improvements Tammy’s made in Season 3 of 1000-lb Sisters.

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