Cillas Givens

BGUK_1559212 - ** RIGHTS: WORLDWIDE EXCEPT IN UNITED STATES ** Los Angeles, CA, CA - Obese Cillas Givens loses a whopping 416lbs - and gains a wife on TLC's My 600lb Life. Cillas, 35, from Fairview, Oklahoma, weighed in at a hefty 729lbs and had been bedridden for two years. He was confined to a medical bed and was missing out on spending time with girlfriend Jessica and his three stepdaughters Brooklyn, Emily and Nevaeh. He traveled Houston, Texas to meet Dr Younan Nowzaradan - after firemen carried him out of his home. During his journey, Cillas had to stop in Denton, Texas, because his oxygen was running low. “We've made it to Denton, Texas, and I'm at my limit right now,” he says in a voiceover. “My back is really hurting real bad so I just need to get out but this isn't going to be simple for me.” He met Dr Nowzaradan at the hospital and was admitted immediately as he had an infection in his legs. And in just two months Cillas shed a whopping 211lbs under the care of Dr Nowzaradan. He was then transferred to a physical therapy centre before being released home. But at home Cillas struggled and lost just 5lbs over the next two months. But then he got back on track at was finally approved for weightloss surgery after shedding a total of 271lbs. After undergoing the surgery, Cillas continued losing weight, didn't need the oxygen anymore and was up and walking for the first time in years. He began doing things with his family and at the end of 12 months he was down to 313lbs after shedding a total of 416lbs. To celebrate he proposed to girlfriend Jessica - who wiped away tears as she said: "Yes!". After putting a ring on her finger and then going to a trampoline park with his stepdaughters, Cillas said: "I am so close to the having the life I dreamed of!" *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , Pictured: Cillas Givens BACKGRID UK 24 APRIL 2019 BYLINE MUST READ: TLC / BACKGRID *BACKGRID DOES NOT CLAIM ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE ATTACHED MATERIAL. ANY DOWNLOADING FEES CHARGED BY BACKGRID ARE FOR BACKGRID'S SERVICES ONLY, AND DO NOT, NOR ARE THEY INTENDED TO, CONVEY TO THE USER ANY COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE IN THE MATERIAL. BY PUBLISHING THIS MATERIAL , THE USER EXPRESSLY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND TO HOLD BACKGRID HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DEMANDS, OR CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH USER'S PUBLICATION OF THE MATERIAL* UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*