‘1000-Lb. Best Friends’: Fans Label Vannessa’s Sister Jakie As ‘The Devil’

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It’s no secret that 1000-Lb Best Friends star Vannessa Cross struggles with junk food. Vannessa really wants to lose weight, but she will have to change her eating habits before that becomes a possibility. Fans really want her to succeed too. And that’s where the issues with Vannessa’s sister come into play.

In a recent episode, we saw Jakie bring a bunch of junk food into the house — Vannessa’s major weakness. Of course, Vannessa wants to eat the food and fights back tears as she condemns Jakie for tempting her. The episode generated a lot of online chatter.

The 1000-Lb Best Friends stars will have to overcome temptation to win their battles with food

Anyone who struggled with addiction knows that it’s not at all easy to beat it. And addiction comes in many forms. 1000-Lb Best Friends star Vannessa admits she’s addicted to unhealthy food and hates that her sister keeps tempting her with it.

“Any time I try to start a diet, eat healthy, any of that, my sister always has to bring in her f—ing fattening foods. And this has been going on throughout my whole life, and I feel like if I don’t put my foot down and do something right now to change it, it’s going to continue to go on and I will fail.”

Jakie said she just wanted Vannessa to have a donut, but the TLC star put her foot down.

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“It’s like a drug addict getting off their drug, yet you keep bringing it in the house? They’re going to want to do it; they’re going to want to touch it,” Vannessa says through tears. “I’m going to want to eat it; I’m going to want to see it. I want one so bad. I can’t.”

If you didn’t have a chance to see the episode yet, you can check out a clip here:

Fans don’t react well to the situation online

1000-Lb Best Friends know that Vannessa struggled with her weight and addiction for years. This is why they feel so angry with Jakie for tempting her. Some even went as far as to suggest Jakie is Satan.

At the end of the day, Vannessa is the only one who can take charge of her own health. Fans believe she has the power to resist temptation, but they also believe she doesn’t need negative influences tempting her to eat poorly.

What do you think of the situation? Is Jakie wrong for bringing junk food into the house? Do you think Vannessa has what it takes to achieve her weight loss goals? Be sure to let us know what you think in the comments. Follow us online for the latest 1000-Lb Best Friends news.

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