The all new “My 600 Lb Life” spinoff series called The 6000 Lb Diaries officially premiered its first episode Monday, Jan 6 on Lifetime. Episode two will premiere Monday, Jan. 13 at 8/7c.

The 6000 Lb Diaries with Dr. Now follows ten morbidly obese individuals as they fight for a chance to live the life they have always wanted, both for themselves and for their loved ones.

Reaching a combined weight of more than 6,000 pounds, and at an extreme breaking point, these individuals are turning to weight loss authority Dr. Now, and his team of specialists, to get life-changing bariatric surgery and acquire the tools they need to deal with emotional eating.

During episode two of The 6000 Lb Diaries, confined to her apartment for three years, Lauren’s near-death experience inspires her to lose weight. Dr. Now is her last hope, but she must overcome his programme’s challenges to reclaim her life and reconnect with the dreams she thought were lost.

Where can I watch The 6000 LB Diaries?

Those without a basic cable set up can still live stream this week’s new episode of The 6000 Lb Diaries live on Monday with a Philo subscription. You can also watch any previous episodes you may have missed on-demand and record future episodes with Philo.

Philo offers a 7-day free trial for new subscribers who can watch this week’s episode for free before committing to a paid subscription.

Those who do have a cable provider can also watch new episodes of The 6000 Lb Diaries with the Lifetime app.

What is Philo?

For those who are unfamiliar with Philo, it is set up like any other streaming service, but instead of offering exclusively on-demand content, it offers a variety of live TV channels. So like cable, but without the hassle.

At $28 a month after it’s free trial, Philo is considered one of the cheaper live streaming services available with over 70 live TV channels to choose from.

Other than Hallmark, popular channels offered with Philo include Lifetime, MTV, AMC, HGTV, History Channel, Discovery Channel, CMT, TLC, BET and more.

Philo also offers unlimited DVR along with TV shows and movies users can watch on-demand from channels included in the streaming package.