{"id":1036,"date":"2023-03-11T16:35:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=246596"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:03:59","slug":"pennys-son-from-my-600-lb-life-is-all-grown-up-today-say-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2023\/03\/11\/pennys-son-from-my-600-lb-life-is-all-grown-up-today-say-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Penny&#8217;s son from My 600-lb Life is &#8216;all grown up&#8217; today, say fans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>My 600-lb Life fans are curious to know more about where Penny Saeger is today.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penny appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/tlc\">TLC<\/a> show back in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My 600-lb Life also has a spin-off series that follows where Dr Nowzaradan&#8217;s patients are after the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the show&#8217;s success stories include Olivia from season 2 who achieved her cheffing dreams to <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tlc\/my-600-lb-lifes-rena-and-lee-shed-almost-half-their-body-weight-in-a-year\">Rena and Lee who shed almost half their body weight<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u201cIf We Don\u2019t Act Fast His Life Will Be In JEOPARDY\u201d | My 600-lb Life\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w-8ZcHsd6Nc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Penny Poarch Saeger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Penny Poarch Saeger first appeared on My 600-lb Life, she was 45 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She weighed in at 530lb and spent many years unable to move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penny had a poor quality of life, but as a mother, she decided to set goals in order to show up for her son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her goal during the TLC show was to attend her son, Liam&#8217;s, graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tlc\/my-600-lb-lifes-olivia-looks-amazing-as-she-makes-chef-dreams-come-true\">My 600-lb Life\u2019s Olivia looks amazing as she makes chef dreams come true<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happened-on-my-600-lb-life\">What happened on My 600-lb Life?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2014, Penny Poarch Saeger&#8217;s story played out on <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/my-600-lb-life\">My 600-lb Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TLC show followed her as she moved to Texas in a bid to get weight loss surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/usa-reality-tv\/what-happened-to-marla-on-my-600-lb-life-weight-loss-journey-explored\">Marla from My 600-lb Life<\/a>, Penny spent many years bedridden and wanted to make drastic changes with the help of Dr Now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penny did lose some weight during her time on the TLC show, initially shifting 40lb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was approved for weight loss surgery but a year on from her gastric bypass, she hadn&#8217;t lost any weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, Dr Now said that Penny was &#8220;unwilling to admit that she overeats.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She decided to go back home to Maryland and continue her weight loss journey with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=3665520690127304&#038;set=a.166408870038521&#038;type=3\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My 600-lb Life&#8217;s Penny today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My 600-lb Life star Penny is clearly not an avid social media user. She went down in history as one of the TLC show&#8217;s most memorable stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She can be found on Facebook at Penny.Saeger. But, hasn&#8217;t posted since 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last photo that Penny shared was a snap of her son with his grandmother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, she shared a photograph of her husband, Edgar, and her son, Liam, together. Penny wrote that the two were her &#8220;favorite people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judging by her Facebook posts, Penny is very-much family oriented. A 2020 photograph of her with her son and husband show&#8217;s her looking relatively unchanged from when she first appeared on the TLC series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite her battle with her weight, she and her husband have raised their son together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edgar writes on his Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edgar.saeger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">page<\/a> that he and Penny are still married. They tied the knot in 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tlc\/my-600-lb-lifes-brandi-and-kandi-turned-their-life-around-after-traumatic-childhood\">My 600-Lb Life\u2019s Brandi and Kandi turned their life around after traumatic childhood<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=10218540110447986&#038;set=a.1477722397021&#038;type=3\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My 600-lb Life fans are curious to know more about where Penny Saeger is today. Penny appeared on the TLC show back in 2014. My 600-lb Life also has a spin-off series that follows where Dr Nowzaradan&#8217;s patients are after the show. 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