Mar. 16, 2025
Weight was never somethingVannessa Crosspaid attention to. Even at 442 lbs., she never thought her size was an issue.
“I felt like I was living a good quality life because I still drove, I still walked around,” the 44-year-old tells PEOPLE. “So my mentality was I’m fine I’m perfect the way I am. I could still do things. Yeah, I have little skin issues and problems but nothing big.”
The1000-Lb. Best Friendsstar says it wasn’t until she talked to best friend and costarMeghan Crumplerthat she decided it was time to make some lifestyle changes.
Mar. 16, 2025
Four monthsinto her pregnancy, Amy Slaton’s family is worried that her eating habits could get out of control.
Slaton’s pregnancy was already an issue— after undergoing bariatric weight loss surgery last year, she was not supposed to get pregnant for at least two years out of concern that she could regain the weight or harm her body. But just four months laterthe1000-Lb. Sistersstarfound out that she was expecting, to her surprise.
Mar. 16, 2025
Amy Slatonhad two big goals in mind when she first started filming1000-Lb. Sisters: she wanted to lose a significant amount of weight, all so she could make her dreams of becoming a mom come true.
And she was able to do both, though sooner than anyone expected. After losing some of her 406 lbs. and qualifying for weight loss surgery, Slaton, 34, quickly got pregnant andgave birth to her son Gage, she and her surgeon, Dr.
Mar. 16, 2025
Amy Slatonis thrilled now that her family of four is complete.
“Amy went into a C-section about 7:15 this morning. The doctor warned us about the complications because of her weight but thankfully, everything went great,” Michael said.
“Then next thing I know, the doctor screamed out, ‘He’s peeing! He’s peeing!’ and tried to hand him to Micheal real quick so he’d pee on Michael,” Amy said with a laugh. “It was just funny.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Amy Slaton/instagram
Amy Slatonis all smiles in her first social media post after splitting fromhusband Michael Halterman.
On Sunday, the1000-Lb. Sistersstar shared a series of photos on Instagram of herself enjoying the weather and showing off her Gucci purse.
“Watching a beautiful sunset with some amazing friends,” she captioned the post.
Many of Slaton’s followers commented under the post mentioning that it was her first since reportedly separating from her husband.