Such is often the case with extreme shows like TLC’s “My 600-Lb Life.”
After Season 2, Phillips had quite the rollercoaster journey since her time on the show ended in 2014.
Hers was a positive success story in the sometimes tragictrack record of “My 600-Lb Life.”
When Phillips first joined the show, she weighed 708 pounds and was not feeling like her best self.
She safely lost weight and in the process gained a new outlook on life.
Phillips dropped a stunning 400 odd pounds by the time the season ended.
“I am so blessed to have a second chance at life…” she toldPeople.
Plenty of life changes were in store for Phillips after being featured on “My 600-Lb Life.”
As she writes in herInstagrambiography, she is now focused on enjoying her life.
When Christina Phillips first joined “My 600-Lb Life,” she was married.
The pair was one ofthe couples on the show who broke up after a weight loss journey.
When Phillips was bedridden, she had to rely heavily on her husband.
Zach had to help his wife get dressed, walk, and drive her.
Thankfully, she was able to leave that toxic dynamic and ended her relationship altogether.
“I was in a really abusive relationship.
And that definitely, I think, has had a negative impact on me.
In my heart, in my head” (viaGoalcast).
Phillips realized that her then-husband’s reaction to her weight loss was not what she hoped for.
In her “My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now” special, she broke the big news.
She revealed that her boyfriend, Shane, was someone she knew prior to the show.
Phillips gushed about her boyfriend in the follow-up special.
“Shane is really good for me,” she shared (viaYouTube).
“I’m so glad I found someone that loves me like Shane.”
She shared adorable pictures of her nephew holding her sonogram pictures onInstagram.
Phillips gave birth on February 3rd, 2021.
Motherhood suited her, and in March 2022, Phillips shared a second pregnancy announcement.
She later posted pictures onInstagramof her stomach at the halfway point in her pregnancy.
Phillips gave birth to baby Ezra on September 2, 2022.
In 2023, Phillips shared that she was pregnant again, this time with a girl.
Her daughter, Arya, was born with some health issues that she eventually overcame.
Phillips introduced her daughter to the world onInstagramin July 2024 and explained the medical issues.
“It was super uncomfortable and came with some risks,” she wrote on her page.
“The closer I got to my due date, the worse the fluid got.”
Arya spent the first half year of her life in the neonatal intensive care unit, as previously mentioned.
Phillips also shared that she faced issues with insurance trying to get her daughter the health care she needed.
special where she openly described her new life.
And I’m ready to live my life,” she said.
Phillips was featured on more than just TLC.
She was interviewed on another show as well, local morning show"Great Day Houston."
She was joined by Dr. Now in the 2015 episode and shared her journey.
Phillips also met Dr.Oz and personal trainer Chris Powell in 2015 and shared a picture from the day onInstagram.
She went through both a health and style transformation from head to toe.
Phillips grew her hair out for two years before cutting it shorter in 2023.
She also got her septum pierced and started wearing clothes that felt more like “her.”
Ultimately, she gained confidence to live her best life.
special (viaYouTube).
Fans followed Phillip’s weight loss journey first on the show and then on her Facebook and Instagram pages.
Some people have even shared their own journey, listing their statistics and dates of their successes.
In her follow up episode of “My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?”
fans learned that she seemed to go from one extreme to another.
She admitted in the episode that she ate less than 1000 calories a day at one point.
She revealed she was insecure and felt she still had to cover up and hide her arms and legs.
Phillips also explained that the excess skin was hindering her self confidence and stirred up negative memories.
After getting excess skin removed, Phillips still was not happy with her body.
In an interview withPeople, she said, “I’m so much more happier now.”
In an interview withPeople, she said, “It’s been pretty amazing having my life back.
I’m able to do so much more now.
It’s pretty great.”
One of the activities she could not do before was walking long distances.
She went from barely being able to walk on her own to completing entire marathons.
As of this publication, Phillips has two 5K races under her belt.
She ran her second 5K in Orlando in 2019 and proudly shared a picture of her medal onInstagram.
“Now, I could do just about anything I put my mind to.”
Her dedication, hard work, and healthy habits paid off in more ways than just one.
McSwain was another person on the show who went through a major transformation.
McSwain’s life when he weighed over 600 pounds was not the independent one he wanted.
McSwain worked toward and achieved a healthier lifestyle.
His was an experience Phillips related to in more ways than one.
Phillips previously shared anInstagramphoto of the two of them spending time together in May of 2019.
“He’s seriously awesome y’all,” she wrote in her caption.
She revealed that they would both be attending an event together in Orlando, Florida later in the month.
Phillips and McSwain bonded so much that the friends even got matching tattoos together.
“Did a thing today!”
Phillips captioned herInstagramcaption in June 2019.
She shared a picture of their matching blue lotus tattoos and tagged McSwain.
