article_snippet: When Angel, from Kerrville, TexasKerrville, Texas, joined TLC's obesity series My 600lbs Life, having gastric bypass surgery weighed 570lbs and was consuming between 10 and 12lbs of food a day.
article_snippet: Emotional moment: Angel, from Kerrville, Texas was filled with tears as having gastric bypass surgery described how having gastric bypass surgery weight has spiraled out of control on the latest episode of My 600lb Life .
article_snippet: : Angel grew up thin and didn't have a problem with her weight until her got pregnant with her first child at 14 years old .
article_snippet: Months later, Angel lost 165lbs and was ready for surgery, but there were even more complications.
article_snippet: Making progress: A year after her started chronicling her journey for My 600lbs Life, Angel was excited to learn that her weighed 261lbs .
article_snippet: Before and After: Angel lost half her body weight and returned to a size her hadn't seen since high school .
article_snippet: A year after her started chronicling her journey on My 600lbs Life, Angel had lost 309lbs - more than half of her body weight.
highlights_snippet: Angel, from Kerrville, Texas, was featured in the most recent episode of TLC reality series
highlights_snippet: Angel started rapidly gaining weight after having gastric bypass surgery mother forced her mother to give having gastric bypass surgery first child up for adoption when having gastric bypass surgery was 14 years old .