My 600-lb Life: Samantha Mason Turned To Food To Cope With Her Life’s Tragedies

The latest episode of TLC’s My 600-lb. Life featured Samantha Mason, a single mom from Colorado. Her struggle with weight endangers her life. Dr. Now, a surgeon from Houston, guides people in losing weight. He performs surgeries to reduce stomach size.

Samantha Mason reveals her daily challenges. She lives alone on the second floor, finding movement hard. Weighing over 800 pounds, she faces bathing struggles. Her meals often include Chinese noodles, burritos, and cookies.

Samantha’s job worsens her situation. After losing a social work job, she turned to making fetish videos. These videos show her eating huge portions for money. She finds validation in these videos.

My 600-lb Life: Samantha Mason Turned To Food To Cope With Her Life’s Tragedies

In a revealing interview, Samantha shares her painful childhood story. Her parents split when she was five due to her father’s alcoholism and abuse towards her mother. Coping with food, she reached 150 pounds at age seven.

Living with her father and stepmother, her meals were restricted. Samantha rebelled against food rules. This led to a lifetime of unhealthy eating habits and weight gain. By high school, she was 400 pounds.

At 17, she quit school and soon got pregnant. Struggling with her weight, she hit 500 pounds after giving birth to her daughter, Bella.