1000-Lb Sisters: Why Fans Finally Feel Some Sympathy For Tammy Slaton

Tammy Slaton is regularly criticized by her followers for failing to commit to her weight loss goals in 1000-lb Sisters, but lately, fans have started to show some compassion for the reality star. Tammy has rubbed 1000-lb Sisters fans the wrong way by consistently taking her anger out on her siblings and refusing to take responsibility for her faults, but after her most recent run-in with death, viewers are offering Tammy more grace than usual. From her traumatic background to the bleak reality of addiction, here’s why 1000-lbSisters fans finally feel some sympathy for Tammy Slaton.

Tammy started her weight loss venture in 1000-lb Sisters season 1 alongside her sister, Amy Slaton-Halterman, after the duo realized that they wouldn’t have many years left to live if they didn’t improve their health. Amy was additionally motivated by her desire to have a baby, which helped her keep up with her ambitious weight loss goals. Tammy, on the other hand, wasn’t as driven to keep up with all of her doctor’s advice and wasn’t able to join Amy in qualifying for bariatric surgery at the end of 1000-lb Sisters season 1. Tammy’s ongoing indifference for her health has resulted in critics piling on nothing but hate for the TV personality, but now, fans finally feel some sympathy for Tammy Slaton.

In 1000-lb Sisters season 3, Tammy Slaton continued to regress as she actively ate unhealthy food and drank too much with her friends instead of dieting and exercising. Tragically, Tammy had to go to the hospital in the season 3 finale and was put into an induced coma. While fans felt sorry about Tammy’s latest trip to the emergency room, the Slaton family’s followers agreed that it was an inevitable consequence of her weight loss ambivalence. As Tammy is slowly recovering, however, some fans have started to second-guess their approach to the Slaton sister’s complicated journey. Although all viewers disagree with the way Tammy’s gone about caring for herself in 1000-lb Sisters, viewers are showing more understanding for Tammy’s unfortunate circumstance. A Reddit user elaborated, “I’m starting to feel sympathy for Tammy… addiction is her #2 problem, but her mental health is #1.”

Although it’s easy to get angry at Tammy Slaton for ignoring her doctors’ orders and continuing to indulge in the same unhealthy lifestyle that keeps bringing her close to death year after year, 1000-lb Sisters fans realize that Tammy doesn’t have much control over her situation. Tammy’s food addiction has much more power of the reality star than viewers can see, and it can be impossible for someone with that mental illness to overcome their affliction. One of Tammy’s sympathizers shared, “Many people… are quick to say that Tammy is evil and mean, without understanding the underlying issues that Tammy is dealing with.” Fans also feel for Tammy because they understand everything she must’ve endured in her past that her eating has helped her cope with. A commenter assessed, “Nobody gets in her weight situation without something having gone terribly wrong… Trauma often creates addiction.”

Unfortunately, 1000-lb Sisters viewers have been justified in their criticism of Tammy Slaton throughout her frustrating weight loss endeavor. Now that Tammy’s in recovery from her most recent life-threatening health complication, fans finally feel some sympathy for Tammy Slaton because of everything her oppressive food addiction’s put her through. Hopefully, fans inspire Tammy to care for both her mental and physical health in future seasons of 1000-lb Sisters.

Sources: sjmsushi/Reddit, engagedbbw/Reddit, MysteriousBrays/Reddit

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Christopher Davis is a freelance reality TV writer for Screen Rant. Since his graduation from Emerson College with a degree in visual and media arts back in 2019, Christopher has pursued the ever-evolving field of entertainment journalism. In his free time, Christopher loves to write, rewatch old seasons of RHONY, and work on his death drop.

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