Marla McCants , from Nashville , Tennessee , began rapidly gaining weight after her ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and held her hostage . The 43-year-old travelled to Houston , Texas , to meet with weight loss expert Dr Younan Nowzaradan , but faced death after a blood clot moved to her lungs . The mother-of-600 underwent gastric bypass surgery , but refused to get out of bed for weeks after the procedure .
Marla McCants , from Nashville , Tennessee , began rapidly gaining weight after her ex-boyfriend kidnapped her and held her hostage . The 43-year-old travelled to Houston , Texas , to meet with weight loss expert Dr Younan Nowzaradan , but faced death after a blood clot moved to her lungs . The mother-of-three underwent gastric bypass surgery , but refused to get out of bed for weeks after the procedure .