HBO Max’s My 600-lb Life: Mexico has been as successful as the original series on which it is based: the American reality show My 600-lb Life. Viewers tune in to the daily life of people who weigh more than 250 kilos (550 pounds) several days before they go to a doctor specializing in obesity. They then accompany the participants on their path to a different life. The doctor on the Mexican version of the show is different from My 600-lb Life’s Younan Nowzaradan, the blunt Houston-based practician who rarely shows emotion. The approach is different but still participants are pushed to change their routine. The initial challenge is to lose between 10 and 25 kilos of their current weight to show that they are committed and can be consistent. The reward is surgery to shrink the stomach.
