While watching The Family Chantel, people are usually focused on Chantel Everett’s flawless beach body. However, lately, all eyes have turned toward her sister Winter. In The Family Chantel season 2, episode 3, “Ugly Sweaters, Painted Beards,” viewers got to see more of Winter’s personal weight loss journey. Winter spoke candidly about her lifelong struggle with body image and weight. She even let the camera crew join her at her first consultation appointment for bariatric surgery. Filming for this season took place last December. It has now been 11 months since that first appointment with Dr. Proctor, and Winter has truly transformed.
In fairness, it is probably really difficult to be Chantel Everett’s sister. The woman is stunning, with a very fit body. Winter shared her experience being the little sister who is often in Chantel’s shadow. In a confession scene during The Family Chantel season 2 episode 3, Winter explained to producers, “I have tried to diet before, but it never worked.” She also shared how challenging it was to accept their physical differences while they were growing up. She said, “like, me and my sister lived the same life. We run, we’re on the cheerleading team, we eat healthy, so it just didn’t make sense to me.”
For Winter, the biggest aspect of this past episode wasn’t Chantel Jimeno mentioning Jah, or when she cursed out her sister and stormed out of their family photoshoot. Instead, the most significant moment was her decision to meet with a bariatric weight loss surgeon, Dr. Proctor. Winter attended the weight loss appointment with her mother Karen. Her mom is supporting Winter on her weight loss journey. Winter explained that she weighed 313 lbs at the appointment. The number seemed to upset Winter, as she said, “seeing 313 lbs, it just makes me feel like what the f**k did I do. I was trying to stay as far as I could out of the 3’s, and here I am again back in the 3’s, and it sucks.” Despite her disappointment, the number on the scale did motivate her to get the surgery. She also told producers that the situation with Jah inspired her to go forward with this personal transformation. She said, “it’s not easy changing your life, but after finding out the big news about Jah, I feel like it took that disruption in my reality for me to actually consider it.”
During Winter’s consultation appointment, Dr. Proctor asked how long the reality star struggled with her weight. Her mother Karen chimed in, telling the doctor, “Winter has always been… She was never really a small child. She’s always been big.” As of today, Winter has lost over 50 lbs. She is looking confident and healthy and working hard to keep the weight off. In her latest Instagram post. she is seen rocking a cute black top with leopard print details and a fun jean skirt. In the post, she said: “Your life was meant to be lived! ❤️😃❤️🤣❤️😊❤️🌞 #smiles #Laughs #Peace #Sunshine.“ See Winter’s before and after pics above.
Of her transformation Winter also said, “my body was screaming out for help, but I did not I know what to do.” She added, “recently, in 2020 I completely changed my focal point. Instead of focusing on what I want I tried to focus more on WHO I AM. I’m happy to say that I have officially lost 50 lb since then. It was not an easy road but I made it. It’s only down from here!”
Viewers can see more of Winter’s journey as the rest of The Family Chantel, season 2 unfolds.