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Amazing Before and After Weight Loss Photos from Women Who Were Morbidly Obese

If they can do it, so can you.

Amazing Before and After Weight Loss Photos from Women Who Were Morbidly Obese

Some weight loss transformations are hard to believe until you see the photos side by side. This collection highlights women and men who faced morbid obesity, then worked through major changes that completely reshaped their lives.

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Many of these before and after pictures come from people featured on My 600 lb Life, and the results are striking. The numbers alone tell part of the story, but the images make the progress feel even more real.

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From dramatic drops in weight to the long road behind each transformation, these photos show just how much can change over time. Read on.

1. Christina Philips: 708 lbs to 183 lbs

1. Christina Philips: 708 lbs to 183 lbsTLC
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2. 660 lbs to 236 lbs

2. 660 lbs to 236 lbsTLC
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3. Marla McCants: 800 lbs to 300 lbs

3. Marla McCants: 800 lbs to 300 lbsTLC

4. Amber Rachdi: 660 lbs to 236 lbs

4. Amber Rachdi: 660 lbs to 236 lbsTLC

The transformations only get more dramatic from here.

5. Donald Shelton: 675 lbs to 295 lbs

5. Donald Shelton: 675 lbs to 295 lbsTLC

6. Melissa D. Morris: 653 lbs to 178 lbs

6. Melissa D. Morris: 653 lbs to 178 lbsTLC

7. Chuck Turner: 693 lbs to 433 lbs

7. Chuck Turner: 693 lbs to 433 lbsTLC

8. Nikki Webster: 649 lbs to 236 lbs

8. Nikki Webster: 649 lbs to 236 lbsTLC

Some of these before and after photos are almost hard to process.

9. Laura Perez: 541 lbs to 380 lbs

9. Laura Perez: 541 lbs to 380 lbsTLC

10. Bettie Jo: 654 lbs to 454 lbs

10. Bettie Jo: 654 lbs to 454 lbsTLC

11. Henry Foots: 750 lbs to 250 lbs

11. Henry Foots: 750 lbs to 250 lbsTLC

12. Paula Jones: 553 lbs to 269 lbs

12. Paula Jones: 553 lbs to 269 lbsTLC

The scale of these changes keeps building.

For another shocking health warning, see Bijou Phillips’ “within days” diagnosis scare.

13. Diana: 601 lbs to 223 lbs

13. Diana: 601 lbs to 223 lbsTLC

14. Zsalynn Whitworth: 600 lbs to 300 lbs

14. Zsalynn Whitworth: 600 lbs to 300 lbsTLC

15. June McCamey: 600 lbs to 370 lbs

15. June McCamey: 600 lbs to 370 lbsTLC

16. Olivia Cruz: 580 lbs to 200 lbs

16. Olivia Cruz: 580 lbs to 200 lbsTLC

By this point, the progress is impossible to ignore.

17. Ashley Dunn-Bratcher: 725 lbs to 470 lbs

17. Ashley Dunn-Bratcher: 725 lbs to 470 lbsTLC

18. Brittani Fulfer: 605 lbs to 400 lbs

18. Brittani Fulfer: 605 lbs to 400 lbsTLC

19. Charity Pierce: 800 lbs to 300 lbs

19. Charity Pierce: 800 lbs to 300 lbsTLC

20. Tara: 606 lbs to 278 lbs

20. Tara: 606 lbs to 278 lbsTLC

The final stretch still has plenty of jaw-dropping results.

21. Paula: 533 lbs to 379 lbs

21. Paula: 533 lbs to 379 lbsTLC

22. Joe Wexler: 792 lbs to 374 lbs

22. Joe Wexler: 792 lbs to 374 lbsTLC

23. James: 728 lbs to 352 lbs

23. James: 728 lbs to 352 lbsTLC

24. Chay Guillroy: 579 lbs to 378 lbs

24. Chay Guillroy: 579 lbs to 378 lbsTLC

These transformations leave a lasting impression.

25. Penny Saeger: 694 lbs to 454 lbs

25. Penny Saeger: 694 lbs to 454 lbsTLC

These before and after photos say it all.

Want the medical side of big weight-loss changes, read the expert breakdown on starting GLP-1 medications.

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