'My 600-lb Life' Teretha Hollis-Neely weight loss shows prayer, Detroit sass beat obesity
An 800-lb Detroit social worker, Teretha Hollis-Neely, was daily attempting suicide and her weapon of choice was food. Ironically, the obese woman was also an anti-obesity advocate. But bedridden Hollis-Neely is walking for the first time in two years, thanks to bariatric surgeon Dr. Younan Nowzaradan of "My 600-lb Life," divine intervention, and a little Detroit spunk. Teretha's 340-lb weight loss after gastric bypass proves that prayer and moxie can beat a serious food addiction. 'My 600-lb Life' Teretha Hollis-Neely weight loss shows prayer, Detroit sass beat obesity