7.0/1029 votes#1 - John & Lonnie's Story
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2020
John & Lonnie are two brothers from opposite ends of the spectrum. For years estranged, the brothers are now brought together by a common need to lose weight while they still can.
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6.5/1021 votes#2 - Lindsey's Story
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2020
Lindsey has a white picket fence, a loving husband and a great job, but her food addiction threatens to ruin everything; as she embarks on a weight loss journey to save her life, her husband may provide more harm than support.
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6.4/1024 votes#3 - Bethany's Story
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2020
Bethany has two daughters who live in fear of losing their mom to her food addiction. Once an addiction counselor, Bethany has gotten so big that she can no longer work. Now she risks losing her life if Dr. Now can't help her curb her own addiction.
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7.1/1032 votes#4 - J.T.'S Story
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2020
J.T. is almost 900lbs with a 100-lb lymphedema mass on his leg and a food addiction that is bound to kill him if he doesn't change. His girlfriend takes him to Houston, but when his behavior drives her away, J.T. is left with only Dr. Now to help.
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5.7/1030 votes#5 - Gina's Story
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2020
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6.9/1021 votes#6 - Travis's Story
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/5/2020
When Travis got too big to walk down the aisle, he promised to give his wife a proper wedding one day. Since then he's only gained weight. Now, Dr. Now is Travis's only hope to lose weight and get the life he and his wife dreamed of having together.
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6.0/1025 votes#7 - Joyce's Story
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 2/12/2020
Joyce needs home health care 24/7 and hasn't left the house in years. But getting to Dr. Now in Houston is just the first step, and when he prescribes therapy where Joyce must revisit an unhappy past with her mom, it may be more than she can handle.
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6.9/1023 votes#8 - Carlton & Shantel's Story
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 2/19/2020
Shantel's brother Carlton lives downstairs but she hardly ever sees him because at 600+ lbs each, neither can do the stairs safely. They need Dr. Now's help to break free from a death spiral of codependent eating & reforge their sibling relationship.
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5.4/1018 votes#9 - Seana's Story
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2020
Seana is 23 and nearly 700 lbs, living at her mom's house, depressed and anxious, her weight-gain threatening to take her last breath. Dr. Now can give her the tools she needs to live, but until she chooses life, no one can save Seana but Seana.
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5.6/1016 votes#10 - Ashley Bs Story
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 3/4/2020
At 600 pounds, Ashley has to move home so her mom can help her care for herself and her newborn daughter; Ashley must overcome a lifetime’s worth of unfortunate circumstances and get Dr. Now’s help in Houston.
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6.8/1016 votes#11 - Tommy's Story
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 3/11/2020
Tommy wants to lose weight so he can marry his fiancee and have the life he always dreamed of, but to break the cycle of pathological eating, he’ll have to face a piece of his past he has always kept secret.
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6.5/1016 votes#12 - Coliesa's Story
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 3/18/2020
The four best reasons for Coliesa to live are her daughters. But after a heart attack and losing the love of her life in a car crash, Coliesa eats non-stop to escape from reality, and ... See full summary »
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5.9/1018 votes#13 - Dominic's Story
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 3/25/2020
Dominic's life is falling apart due to his food addiction; over 600 pounds and living in a van with his brother, he decides to leave California for Texas, where only Dr. Now can help him learn to face life's challenges without using food to cope.
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4.9/1021 votes#14 - Megan's Story
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 4/1/2020
At 24 years old and over 600 lbs, Megan lives at home with her mom, who cooks for her since Megan can't do much on her own; Megan must travel to Houston to meet Dr Now and change her eating habit or her life may end before it ever begins.
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4.1/1025 votes#15 - Ashley T's Story
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 4/8/2020
Ashley is 24 and lives alone; her only sources of comfort are food and the relationships she has online; but not a single one of her profiles is real; Ashley learns that Dr Now isn't someone she can lie to like her online friends.
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4.8/1020 votes#16 - Leneatha's Story
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 4/15/2020
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The Best Episodes of My 600-lb Life Season 8
Every episode of My 600-lb Life Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of My 600-lb Life Season 8!
Telling powerful stories in hourlong episodes, TLC follows medical journeys of morbidly obese people as they attempt to save their own lives. The featured individuals...
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"John & Lonnie's Story" is the best rated episode of "My 600-lb Life" season 8. It scored 7/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/2020. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Lindsey's Story".