{"id":1399,"date":"2025-08-30T12:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2025-08-30T12:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:24:52","slug":"jeanne-covey-from-my-600-lb-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tappyli.com\/?p=1399","title":{"rendered":"Jeanne Covey from \u2018My 600-lb Life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Participating in \u201dMy 600-lb Life\u201d takes a lot of courage and bravery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s great that you receive professional help to lose weight and find a better balance in life<\/strong>,\u00a0but it\u2019s also a very challenging period for the participants, who are often required to speak openly about the reasons behind their obesity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Over the years, we have seen incredible weight-loss journeys and in season 7 of \u201cMy 600-lb. Life\u201d we were introduced to one cast member who touched all of our hearts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Texas native Jeanne Covey, who lived with her dogs, weighed 600 pounds at the start of the series. Her situation was \u201cextremely critical,\u201d and many of us were worried about her health. Unfortunately, something tragic happened during her weight loss journey, forcing her to drop out of the program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Therefore, it\u2019s with a tear in my eye I see what she looks like today\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve watched \u201cMy 600-lb Life\u201d, you know that most episodes end on a positive note. The participants lose weight and receive the tools needed to live a healthier and longer life. Maybe that\u2019s why the story of Jeanne Covey grabbed my heart and got stuck in my memory.<\/p>\n

Her journey didn\u2019t follow the traditional pattern for many reasons.<\/p>\n

You could easily argue that Jeanne\u2019s episode was one of the most heartbreaking and saddest episodes in the history of \u201cMy 600-lb Life\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Like many other participants, there was an explanation for Jeanne becoming morbidly overweight. Her childhood was challenging and eating became her only consolation in life.<\/p>\n

It all started when Jeanne was five years old and lived with her grandmother who didn\u2019t treat Jeanne well, so she started stealing sweets and snacks from her grandmother \u2013 as a way to punish the old lady.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Jeanne\u2019s unhealthy relationship with food continued during her tough upbringing in rural Texas.<\/p>\n

When she celebrated her 40th birthday, Jeanne weighed 700 pounds, and her life was in danger.<\/p>\n

Mom tried to help<\/h2>\n

Jeanne, who was still living at home, was entirely dependent on her parents. Her mom and dad were busy coping with their own struggles and the house where Jeanne lived was described as very unhygienic.<\/p>\n

Jeanne spent most of her days in a chair and felt like a burden to her parents. Her mother Barbara had to help wash Jeanne which required using a washcloth as Jeanne couldn\u2019t fit in the shower. Barbara tried to help her daughter as best she could and took Jeanne to various specialists, but \u201cnone of it helped.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, Jeanne lived in Big Sandy, Texas \u2013 just a few hours from Houston, where Dr. Younan Nowzaradan, also known as Dr Now, from \u201dMy 600-lb Life\u201d has his office.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of her episode, Jeanne and her mother went to Dr. Now\u2019s office, and at first, it felt like Jeanne really wanted his help.<\/p>\n

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Jeanne desperately wanted gastric bypass surgery \u2013 a type of weight-loss surgery which reduces your stomach to the size of a walnut. But what many tend to forget, is that gastric bypass surgery doesn\u2019t fix everything. You also need to commit to changing your eating habits, something that Dr. Now pointed out when he spoke to Jeanne.<\/p>\n

Started eating less<\/h2>\n

\u201dIf you want a different life, you have to be ready to do something about it. You are responsible for your behavior and your eating habits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It was decided that Jeanne would try to lose a few pounds before she could have the surgery.<\/p>\n

\u201dWhen I started the show I had already cut back on my eating, I wanted to get a head start I knew from being a fan of the show that I was going to need to cut down a lot.. so I started eating less and eating healthier\u2026,\u201d Jeanne wrote on\u00a0her Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Everyone was looking forward to watching Jeanne\u2019s journey \u2013 but then something happened that changed her whole course.<\/p>\n

All of a sudden, Jeanne\u2019s mom got sick and had to go into surgery.<\/p>\n

While Jeanne and her mother were in the hospital in Houston, they received a shocking message. They suddenly realized that it had been a long time since they had heard from Jeanne\u2019s dad and decided to call the police and ask them to check things out.<\/p>\n

When officers arrived at the rural home, they found Jeanne\u2019s father in bed. Tragically, he had passed away.<\/p>\n

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Last weigh-in<\/h2>\n

Of course, both Jeanne and Barbara were shaken by this sad news. Jeanne felt that she didn\u2019t have enough strength to continue her weight journey. Therefore, she chose to drop out \u2013 a completely understandable decision.<\/p>\n

\u201dI talked to my mom and we both decided we\u2019re not going back to Houston,\u201d she said at the six-month check-in on the program.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cWith my dad gone, we can\u2019t leave the dogs alone and I can\u2019t go by myself. So I\u2019m just not in a place to do Dr. Now\u2019s program. I know I have to lose weight and I don\u2019t have a lot of time, but I don\u2019t know what to do about it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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