Amy Slaton is focusing on her health for the new year.
On Sunday, The 1000 pound sisters star posted a video on TikTok sharing her New Year’s resolutions for 2024, hoping to make some changes that will benefit her health.
“1: stop smoking. I know I did wrong. I’m working on it,” she wrote. “2: mental health 3: lose more weight.”
In the comments section, the 36-year-old received support from her fans as she sets her new goals.
“We’ll all get through this together 👏👏👏,” one follower wrote, while another added, “LET’S START THE NEW YEAR IN A BRAND NEW US. WE LOVE YOU AMY STAY STRONG MOM 😍😍😍😍😍😍
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Since undergoing weight loss surgery in 2019, Slaton has lost 176 pounds. But the reality star admitted that she now focuses more on her mental health than her physical size.
“You can’t lose weight without mental health,” she recently told PEOPLE.
After a tumultuous year in which Slaton went through a divorce from her six-year marriage, Michael Halterman (the two are parents to sons Gage Deon, 3, and Glenn Allen, 1), her mental health was “the worst it’s ever been,” Slaton said. . “And it didn’t just affect me, it affected Gage and Glenn. So it was just rough.”
Slaton finally realized the seriousness of her mental health issues after a major confrontation between her and her sisters Amanda and Tammy during a trip to Florida over the summer. “That’s not who I am,” she said of the conflict, which will air sometime during the fifth season of the TLC reality show. “That’s not the person I want to be.”
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That struggle prompted Slaton to seek help. “I said I’m not a therapy person — I said, ‘I’m never going to therapy,'” she said. “But I went to therapy. And I’m happier.”
She’s been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression and acute stress disorder, “which is like PTSD because of everything that’s going on with Michael,” she told PEOPLE. “It’s a relief to know I’m not crazy. It was something completely different. I don’t just shoot for the sake of shooting. I’m shooting because I’m bipolar.”
Slaton continues to go to therapy, she said, and takes medication for her condition. And as her mental health improves, she said her weight loss will follow, and she’ll even introduce healthier habits to her children.
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