1000-Lb Sisters season 7 has continued, watching Tammy find herself after years of turmoil has been genuinely inspiring. Seeing Tammy, who has been riddled with health issues in the past and struggled to live independently, find her way in the world has been joyful, but it still feels like she's ignoring a major piece of the puzzle.
While the majority of 1000-Lb Sisters season 6 focused on Tammy's weight loss surgery, the recovery, and the fallout of her husband Caleb Willingham's ing, it was clear that there was a big piece of her healing journey that hadn't been tackled yet. Tammy's mental health has been a struggle for years, and while she's addressed it on the show in the past, it's something that's been painful to watch her ignore as a viewer. Throughout her time on 1000-Lb Sisters, Tammy has ignored a crucial part of her journey to overall health, and it could eventually cost her greatly.
Tammy’s Weight Loss Is An Incredible Feat
She Should Be Proud Of Her Progress
While Tammy has been struggling throughout the course of 1000-Lb Sisters, the fact that she's finally lost the weight she's wanted to should be something she celebrates. Tammy's weight was only one part of who she's been in the past, but it's been something that's held her back for so many years. Losing that weight and finally getting to a place where she feels confident and happy in her physical body is important, and there shouldn't be anything taken away from that as an achievement. Tammy's earned the right to celebrate, but there's a lot that goes into weight loss.
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Tammy's weight loss, as 1000-Lb Sisters viewers saw, didn't come easily for the Kentucky native. For years, Tammy struggled with healthy eating, understanding her body, and other health issues that cropped up in part because of her weight. Despite the fact that she wanted to lose weight, it took Tammy a long time to get to a point where she was even able to do so. In that struggle, Tammy's built up a lot of resentment that she likely doesn't even recognize, and a lot of mental health issues that have caused her to struggle, losing sight of her goals.
Tammy’s Still Presenting Red Flag Behavior
She Hasn't Changed Her Way Of Thinking
As 1000-Lb Sisters season 7 has continued, it's become clear that Tammy's holding onto some difficult emotions that are causing her to present with red flag behavior, even if she doesn't mean to. Tammy's spent many years feeling like she couldn't do things, go places, or express herself the way she wanted to because of her weight. While she felt like she could excel or perform, Tammy wasn't always given the opportunities to do so because of her weight, which has caused her to hold herself back rather than taking risks or trying new things. Tammy's her own worst enemy.
On top of the issues she's cast upon herself because of her weight, Tammy's also had mental health issues that she's commented on through the years. While she's been doing her best to work through them in due time, Tammy's been clear that it's not easy for her to talk about her past. The therapists Tammy has seen on 1000-Lb Sisters don't necessarily seem helpful, but there could be other mental health facilitators that Tammy's seen in combination with the ones shown on the show. Regardless, Tammy's still presented difficult and alienating behavior on 1000-Lb Sisters during the current season.
Tammy Thinks The Weight Loss Will Help Her Move Forward
She Hasn't Acknowledged She Still Has Work To Do
As 1000-Lb Sisters has continued, it's become clear that Tammy believes getting through the toughest part of her weight loss journey may be enough to help her heal as a whole, even though there's more to her journey than the weight she's held for years. While the mental side of Tammy's problems has been addressed regularly throughout the show, it's been clear in recent episodes that Tammy's behavior hasn't changed even though her weight has. Prior to Tammy's weight loss surgery, she had to mental health examinations, but some of the behavior viewers have struggled with from Tammy persists.
Even though Tammy's been through a lot and deserves grace as she moves through a whole new phase of life, the 1000-Lb Sisters star should be reflecting on what she's dealt with in the past in order to move forward. Instead, Tammy's appeared to do a lot less work on her mental health than she needs to, focusing on her physical health as the main issue she's had overall. With her weight loss nearing a new peak, Tammy may be faced with the mental health issues she's pushed to the side sooner rather than later, and has to address them.
Tammy Still Needs To Do The Tough Mental Work
She May Struggle To Move Forward
Although Tammy's done a great deal of work on herself so far, some of the most difficult parts of her journey are still to come. Tammy's weight loss was a great milestone for her, and while she's been working through the weight loss and skin removal processes, the 1000-Lb Sisters star needs to be clear that what's next for her isn't going to have a physical manifestation. Instead, Tammy needs to focus on the mental issues she's had for years, finding a new way of life that allows her to honor the incredible transformation she's been able to make physically.
While her weight loss is important, the only way Tammy will be able to fully heal from her past is to do the tough mental work that she's put off in the past. Tammy's ability to ignore the mental side of things has been shocking to some, but with such difficult times in her past, it's clear that reliving her issues would be hard for Tammy, which is why she keeps putting them off. Tammy's hopeful that ignoring said issues will allow her to move forward, but the 1000-Lb Sisters star needs to reevaluate how that's helped in the past.
1000-Lb Sisters airs Tuedsays at 9 p.m. EDT on TLC.
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