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Karen Suffern’s weight loss journey was featured in season 13, episode 3 of My 600-Lb Life, which aired on January 15, 2025. Karen, a 42-year-old from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, weighed over 600 pounds at the beginning of her journey.
Karen faced severe mobility challenges and turned to emotional eating to cope with anxiety and past trauma. Unable to travel to Houston due to agoraphobia, she worked with bariatric surgeon Dr. Younan Nowzaradan through home weigh-ins and virtual consultations. While making initial progress and attending therapy to improve her emotional well-being, Karen eventually left Dr. Now's program, sparking mixed reactions from viewers.
Fans of the show, My 600-Lb Life took to X expressing their opinions with some labeling her journey as a “waste of time,” reflecting their disappointment in her decision to forgo further assistance.
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"Karen’s journey was a complete waste of time! She’s avoiding her weigh-ins because she knows she hasn’t lost any weight." - one fan commented
"So mad!!! I was screaming at the TV. I know she cannot help being that way, but that doesn’t mean she needs to get on TV and waste our time," another user said.
"Karen says she is making progress by ordering fast food just before her video call & proceeds to hide it off camera from Dr Now," one user tweeted.
"If karen was so concerned about the lady with the scale why not take her ass to the clinic ??? This lady is delusional and exhausting," an X user wrote.
Some fans of My 600-Lb Life criticized Karen for claiming that the scale was malfunctioning.
"Karen won’t be going to her kids graduation. I can’t stand to hear her anymore about these damn scales. Ain’t nothing wrong with the scales….its you !!!" a netizen wrote.
"I don't think I've wanted to hit someone with a scale till Karen. I can't believe she said that bulls**t in front of the NP. After the woman told her the scale was fine and then she doubled down on blaming the NP during narration. You fat, lying ho!" one tweet read.
"So now Dr Now and his staff are the problem," a fan wrote.
""feeling" & really are 2 different things. Karen was never serious in the program," another user commented.
What happened in Karen Suffern’s episode of My 600-Lb Life?
In this episode of My 600-Lb Life, Karen revealed her struggle with emotional eating as a way to cope with anxiety and past trauma. Initially estimating her weight in the high 600s, her first home weigh-in showed 604 pounds. Dr. Now gave her a strict diet plan and stressed regular follow-ups. Due to her agoraphobia, Karen relied on virtual consultations and a nurse practitioner for weigh-ins.
Over time, her weight dropped to 572 pounds, showing signs of progress. However, Karen expressed doubts about the accuracy of the scale, insisting that it was malfunctioning. This skepticism, coupled with emotional struggles, led her to step away from the program.
By the end of her episode in My 600-Lb Life, Karen’s final recorded weight was 552 pounds, reflecting a total weight loss of 52 pounds. Despite this achievement, her decision to leave the program left many fans disappointed, with some questioning her commitment and labeling her journey as unproductive.
Fans can watch the new episodes of My 600-Lb Life, air every Wednesday at 8 pm ET on TLC.
