“1000-lb Sisters” Star Rocks Swimsuit After Skin Removal Surgery, Showing Off Her New Body

Tammy Slaton from 1000-Lb. Sisters has undergone an astonishing transformation. Once tipping the scales at 725 pounds, she’s lost over 500 pounds and had skin removal surgery. Now, she’s confidently rocking a swimsuit, and fans can’t believe the dramatic before-and-after photos. Let’s dive into her remarkable weight loss journey and see how she achieved such a life-changing transformation.

Her weight loss journey began in 2020.

Tammy and her sister Amy made their TLC debut in 2020, weighing over 1,000 pounds combined — Tammy at 608 lbs. and Amy at 406 lbs. From the start, they spoke candidly about their battles with food addiction, health challenges, and emotional eating.

“We were already trying to lose weight before the show even got a hold of us, so it was like the perfect opportunity,” Amy confessed in 2023. Viewers saw Tammy go up and down in weight over the years. Despite entering rehab, trying diets, and working with doctors, she couldn’t stick to it consistently at first. Food addiction, mental health, and a lifetime of unhealthy habits made it an uphill battle.

Things became truly terrifying for Tammy.

Tammy has been candid about growing up without access to healthy food. “I’ve always had a weight issue. I was born 9 lbs. 10 oz., and then I just kept gaining,” she confessed, and continued, “The microwave was our best friend. Ramen noodles, bowls of soup, things that were quick and easy—stuff that adds on carbs.”

Her struggle with food worsened after the loss of her grandmother, who had helped raise both her and Amy. “[We] took it hard and turned to food for comfort,” Tammy said, while Amy admitted, “I started eating my feelings.”

In 2021, after leaving rehab early, having lost 60 lbs. instead of her 100-lb. goal, Tammy’s health collapsed. She was hospitalized, placed on a ventilator, and put into a medically induced coma. Her weight had climbed to 725 lbs. Doctors doubted she would survive, but she did.

She finally qualified for surgery in 2022.

That close call with death became a turning point for Tammy. “I wised up,” she admitted in 2023. She checked into a weight loss facility in Ohio, where she dropped 180 pounds, reaching 534 lbs. — just enough to qualify for bariatric surgery. Tammy underwent the procedure in the summer of 2022 and stayed at the facility for over a year to continue her recovery and progress.

The transformation was undeniable. “I’m feeling great! I’m thankful to be alive, and it’s fun to be progressing as much as I am,” she shared.

She lost over 500 pounds.

On the 1000-Lb. Sisters Season 7 premiere in April 2025, Tammy dropped a jaw-dropping update: “When I was at my heaviest, I was 700 plus lbs. Right now, I’m weighing in at 238. Everybody keeps telling me I’m looking smaller than Amy. That’s kind of hard to believe.”

Let that sink in: from over 725 to 238. That’s nearly 500 pounds gone. In July 2025, she posted a TikTok showing off her latest transformation with photos and a glowing smile. The comments were full of support and disbelief (in the best way). Fans couldn’t believe it was the same Tammy.

The skin removal surgery.

Slaton reached a major milestone in her weight loss journey when she underwent skin removal surgery. After six years and more than 500 pounds lost, the 1000-Lb. Sisters star felt a mix of overwhelming excitement and nerves — particularly about seeing her body without the excess skin for the first time. “I was really nervous for the skin removal surgery because I was really just kind of afraid of how I’m gonna feel looking at myself without the belly there,” she confessed.

The surgery, which lasted eight hours and removed more than 15 pounds of skin from her chin, arms, and lower stomach, was a milestone she worked hard to reach. Tammy also said, “I surprised the doctors with how well my body was healing. I ended up coming home from Pittsburgh, like, four days early.” Her speedy recovery surprised her doctors, and her siblings celebrated her transformation, marking a powerful new chapter in her life.

Tammy’s new life: seatbelts, swimsuits, and a “whole new world”.

Tammy’s transformation extends far beyond just the numbers on the scale. She explained that the small victories now carry the most meaning: “One of the big changes that I have gone through this past year is probably small to most people,” she said. “But for me, it was huge.”

She’s now able to ride in the front seat of a car, walk without a walker, and sleep without oxygen.
“It felt like a whole new world,” Tammy said. “You’re experiencing everything from a different point of view. Instead of being the second person to see stuff, you’re the first person.”

Tammy Slaton’s journey is living proof that true transformation doesn’t happen overnight. It took years of hard work, pain, and even a brush with death to turn her life around. But she did it — and now, she’s not just surviving, she’s truly living.