1000-Lb. Sisters star Tammy Slaton 'needs to start putting effort' into weight loss after setbacks, her brother claims

1000-LB. SISTERS star Tammy Slaton's brother Chris Combs has said she "needs to start putting effort" into building up stamina for walking and maintaining her health journey.

A source exclusively told The U.S. Sun Chris, 42, was heard talking to his sister, Amy Slaton, 35, and his half-sister, Amanda Halterman, 42, about Tammy's weight loss progress.

Chris, Amanda, and Amy were talking about Tammy's health ahead of Amy's court hearing to drop her domestic violence claims against her ex, Michael Halterman, 40.

The group was keeping up a light banter, cracking jokes and talking about their favorite candy bars, despite the serious circumstances of their gathering.

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However, Chris changed the topic of conversation when he brought up Tammy's health journey.

Tammy has been working on standing and walking longer distances since she ended her 14-month stay at a weight loss rehab clinic this past winter.

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Chris said, "Tammy needs to start putting more effort in."

He added: "She should start seeing a physical therapist.

"She just needs to start building her stamina (while walking)," Tammy's brother urged.

The 1000-Lb. Sisters star has made some progress on her weight loss journey, but sources have recently reported she's been slipping back into old habits.

A source previously told The U.S. Sun that Tammy is back to ordering fast food and vaping after her split from her husband Caleb Willingham, 40.

ONE STEP AT A TIME

Earlier this month, The U.S. Sun caught Tammy stopping to catch her breath as she walked out of a gas station and tried to get to her car seat parked just a few feet from the door.

Tammy struggled to move without her walker as she had to lean on the front of the car parked in a gas station to catch her breath before taking a step down from the sidewalk.

She appeared to be slightly out of breath and struggled to step down from the sidewalk and raise herself back into the passenger car seat.

SLIMMER SLATON

Tammy was spotted walking at the gas station on her way to a Sam's Club in Indiana, where she stocked up on groceries.

According to one eyewitness, Chris picked Tammy up at her Kentucky home earlier that same morning along with an unidentified third party who rode in the back seat of the car.

The crew made a couple of stops along the way, but eventually ended up at a Sam's Club across the state border.

As Tammy got out of the car to board the grocery store's electric scooter, a few fans recognized the 1000-Lb. Sisters star.

Tammy kindly waved back and showed off her impressive weight loss while shopping for home supplies.

Her haul included toiletry products, water bottles, frozen meals, and more.

MAJOR WEIGHT LOSS

The U.S. Sun previously revealed Tammy weighed just over 400 pounds at the end of her 14-month rehab stay - and is nearly half her former size.

As show fans know, Tammy checked herself back into rehab in 2021 for a second time to get her life back on track.

A friend previously told The U.S. Sun exclusively: "When Tammy was first in rehab, she needed to reach her goal weight of 550 pounds from around 700 pounds in order to be approved for her bariatric surgery."

Bariatric surgery is an operation on the digestive system to help a patient lose weight quickly in extreme situations.

On a Season 4 episode of 1000-Lb. Sisters airing on TLC, she reached her goal weight.

As The U.S. Sun first reported, Tammy successfully underwent the life-changing procedure in the summer of 2022 - and the friend claimed she has dropped another 150 pounds since then.