Jeanne Covey from My 600-Lb.
Life struggled physically and mentally during her time on the show.
With so many ups and downs, did she ever lose weight?
Keep watching to find out what she's been up to.
TLC's My 600-Lb.
Life follows the incredible weight-loss journeys of morbidly obese individuals who are looking
to turn their lives around by shedding pounds through weight-loss surgery and lifestyle
changes.
Throughout their experiences on the hit reality show, contestants are faced with a whole new
diet and exercise plan, curated by the show's resident surgeon, Dr. Nowzaradan, or Dr. Now
as many patients call him.
He ultimately decides whether participants are permitted to receive potentially life-changing
weight-loss surgery.
One memorable individual was Jeanne Covey from Season 7.
When viewers first meet Covey, she resided in Texas and weighed more than 600 pounds.
She revealed her weight issues began at an early age, and Dr. Now described Covey's situation
as "extremely critical."
At the time of filming, Covey spent the majority of her time in a chair and was waited on hand
and foot by her schizophrenic father and her mother, who was also suffering with an illness.
On the show, it was also revealed that, because she couldn't fit inside the bathroom or shower,
her ailing mother would have to bathe her.
Covey revealed she felt like a burden on her parents:
"It's so humiliating to be almost 40 and rely on my mom and dad to do everything for me."
So, what did Jeanne Covey accomplish on My 600-Lb.
Life — and what is she up to today?
Jeanne struggled to follow her new diet plan but eventually started to make progress in
her weight loss journey.
However, things soon went downhill when her mother became
extremely ill and was forced to undergo surgery.
Soon afterward, Covey became concerned that she hadn't heard from her father for quite
a while.
Since this was very much out of character for him, she decided to contact the authorities
to check on her dad.
Sadly, it was revealed that Covey's father had passed away at his home.
Following the devastating news, things became too much for Covey to bear, and she pulled
out of Dr. Now's weight-loss program after just six months.
Her final weigh-in revealed that she lost 32 pounds since the start of her journey.
Speaking of her decision to walk away from the reality series, Covey explained to My
600 Lb Life that she was not in the right place to continue:
"I talked to my mom, and we both decided we're not going back to Houston.
With my dad gone, we can't leave the dogs alone, and I can't go by myself.
So I'm just not in a place to do Dr. Now's program.
[...] I know I have to lose weight, and I don't have a lot of time if I don't, but I
don't know what to do about it right now."
"No one really understands how hard this is…and how much it hurts."
Jeanne Covey has kept a low profile since leaving the show in 2018.
However, in a rare social media post, the former My 600-Lb.
Life star claims to have lost 230 pounds since filming wrapped.
Another update has to do with Covey's canine pals.
During her episodes, viewers couldn't miss the nine dogs that the reality TV star shared
with her mother, Barbara.
After departing the show, Barbara revealed she was forced to have one of the dogs euthanized
after it was diagnosed with advanced cancer.
Covey revealed,
"I had to put him down Friday morning ... He had a stomach full of cancer but hadn't shown
any signs … He didn't suffer very long."
Jeanne also later became the series' fifth star suing Megalomedia, the production company
behind My 600-Lb.
Life.
Covey and her mother claim that they asked Megalomedia to discontinue their episode following
the death of her father and that they were quote "threatened with a lawsuit if they did
not comply with all of their production demands."
Covey's mother also alleges that Megalomedia offered to pay for all of her surgical costs
for an unexpected surgery.
However, she claims that they have since refused to pay the hefty $70,000 medical bill.
Even though she's no longer in front of the camera, the drama with Jeanne Covey continues
to unfold.
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