1000-Lb Sisters: Amy & Tammy Slaton's Most Dramatic Scenes Explained (See Their Incredible Weight Loss Journey)

Summary Sisters Tammy and Amy of 1000-lb Sisters face health challenges, feud over responsibilities, and experience major life events.

Family members undergo weight-loss surgeries together, leading to fears and concerns about the risks involved.

Amy calls it quits on her marriage with Michael due to financial strains and lack of support, despite years of seeming happiness.

Since 1000-lb Sisters premiered in 2020, sisters Tammy Slaton and Amy Slaton have been through some serious drama, and a lot of it has played out on television. When they made their television debut, Amy weighed over 400 pounds and Tammy weighed almost 700 pounds. Amy embarked on her weight-loss journey as she wanted to start her own family. Tammy decided to lose weight after a health scare landed her in a medically induced coma.

In addition to their health and fitness pursuits, the 1000-lb Sisters season 5 stars have experienced major life events throughout the years. There have been two weddings, a couple of babies, a divorce, and countless dramas. For better or for worse, much of their lives have played out on television; Tammy and Amy's good times and bad times have been chronicled on camera for the whole world to see.

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Tammy Slaton & Amanda Halterman Feud At Dinner

Sisters Fight Sometimes

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During the first three seasons of 1000-lb Sisters, Tammy's weight-loss journey was a string of failures. Every time Tammy stepped on a scale, her doctors were disappointed. Every expectation they laid out for her, she couldn't meet. Though she weighed 680 pounds when the show premiered, Tammy went to around 720 pounds, which was her heaviest. The heavier she weighed, the less mobile she was, and the more help she needed. The burden of her care fell on the rest of the Slaton family, primarily her siblings.

Though all four of her siblings chipped in, the brunt of the responsibility fell on Amy and Michael Halterman, Amy's husband.

This created a lot of resentment within the family. In a clip from 1000-lb Sisters season 3 that TLC posted on YouTube, Tammy gets into a big, blow-up fight with her sister, Amanda Halterman. The scene takes place at a public restaurant during a Slaton family vacation, with the Slaton siblings seated around a dining table together. The fight gets loud and profane, with the women threatening to fight each other. Since Tammy was wheelchair-bound and on an oxygen tank at the time, the threat was an idle one, but the rage was real.

Amy Is Worried About Her Sisters

It's A Family Thing

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Amy and Tammy aren't the only members of the Slaton family who have lost weight since the premiere of 1000-lb Sisters. Their brother, Chris Combs, weighed 450 pounds when he first appeared on the show alongside his famous sisters. He had bariatric surgery during season 2 and has since lost 150 pounds. Amy and Tammy's other sisters, Amanda and Misty Wentworth, had surgery on the same day in March 2023. Their surgeries were even performed by Dr. Eric Smith, who also did Chris and Tammy's surgeries.

“Hearing Amanda and Misty get worked up about the surgery and them not making it out, it’s scary."

During 1000-lb Sisters season 5 posted on YouTube by TLC, Amanda and Misty told their siblings about their upcoming surgery. Amy, Tammy, and Chris worried about their sisters. Having all gone through the procedure, they understood the risks. “Hearing Amanda and Misty get worked up about the surgery and them not making it out, it’s scary, ” Amy said, adding, “ One slip and, oop, Amanda’s gone, or, oop, Misty’s gone. I need my sisters, not only because they’re my support system, but it’s family.”

Thankfully, Misty and Amanda made it through the surgery with flying colors.

Tammy Calls The Police On Michael

Domestic Dispute

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After four years of marriage and two children together, Michael filed for divorce from Amy. The couple's separation was a big shock because Michael had been a constant on 1000-lb Sisters. He was always by Amy's side and was a big help to Tammy. Whenever they went anywhere together, it was Michael pushing Tammy's wheelchair. The couple always seemed happy, but things changed soon after their two sons, Gage and Glenn Halterman, were born.

Their problems were revealed during 1000-lb Sisters season 5, and Michael filed for divorce from Amy in March 2023.

The situation became heated during 1000-lb Sisters season 5, episode 3, which TLC posted to YouTube. In the scene, which was filmed while Amy and Michael were still married, Michael refused to give Amy her bank card. The incident became increasingly combative. As Amanda and Misty argued with Michael about it, and Amy sobbed helplessly in the background, Tammy picked up the phone and called the police. The scene ended with Amy sinking to the floor and saying, "This was the final straw for me. I'm done."

Amy Wants A Divorce

She Finally Had Enough

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Michael may have filed for divorce, but Amy wanted out of the marriage too. The 1000-lb Sisters star had long complained about Michael not doing enough for the family. She didn't feel he was working enough to provide for the family financially, nor did she think he was doing enough to help with the kids, or around the house. The pressure became too much for Amy, who couldn't take it anymore. This was shocking in contrast to the first few years of their relationship when they seemed happy together.

"I just want to be happy. I just want the divorce."

Amy told her sisters, Tammy and Amanda, how she felt about her marriage during 1000-lb Sisters season 5, episode 3, which TLC posted to YouTube. While wearing a skincare mask that Amanda had brought over to cheer her up, Amy talks about how she's ready to walk away from her marriage. Through her tear-soaked moisturizing mask, she explained she had given Michael plenty of chances to change. "I just want to be happy," Amy said, adding, "I just want the divorce."

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1000-lb Sisters seasons 1-5 can be streamed on Discovery +.

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