“Not Monday, now.” That was Amanda Halterman’s answer when Amy Slaton said she would quit smoking starting Monday. The quit date was the last item on a checklist standing between Amy and the skin-removal surgery she has chased all season. With Season 9 over and no surgery date on the calendar, the fandom is split: should Amy push for the operating table as fast as she can, or wait until she has truly earned it?
The Deal on the Table: 20 Pounds and a Quit Date
The facts first. After losing more than 200 pounds, Amy sat down with local surgeon Dr. Katie — Dr. Kate Kottwitz — for her first in-person skin-removal exam. An earlier Los Angeles consult would have kept her away from her two young sons, so she went local. The exam covered two problem areas: the apron of loose skin on her lower belly, and her breasts, which the surgeon said sag with the nipples sitting low — meaning Amy needs a lift, and possibly implants too.
Dr. Katie’s verdict was yes — with a catch. The surgery, an outpatient procedure in Evansville that would let Amy go home the same night, is approved only if she clears two conditions: lose more than 20 pounds, and quit smoking completely. As TV Season & Spoilers put it, Amy has not been approved yet — she got a to-do list first, and the checklist Dr. Katie handed her is still the whole story.
Team Go Now: She Has Waited Long Enough
Team Go Now starts with the number: more than 200 pounds gone. Amy did the hardest part already — the weight loss, the lifestyle change, years of work as a mom of two. The loose skin is not vanity, they argue: it restricts how she moves and plays with her children, and the surgeon herself said a tighter belly would help her move freely. The procedure is outpatient; she goes home the same night. And on December 12 she stands as Tammy’s maid of honor — she has earned the finish line, not a work in progress.
Team Wait: “Not Monday, Now”
Team Wait answers with Amanda’s four words. Smoking slows healing and raises the risk of complications — and Amanda’s worry, according to reports, is that Amy has trouble admitting she even has a smoking problem. A quit date of “Monday” is exactly how a smoker negotiates with herself. A surgeon who set a hard condition is not asking for a promise. She is asking for proof.
Then the weight: 20 pounds is the surgeon’s line in the sand. Team Wait points to Tammy, who had her own skin removal in January 2025 only after doing the work first. Rushing, they warn, risks a surgery that has to be redone — or a complication that costs Amy far more than patience.
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The Season 9 finale, “Down in Pounds Hollow,” was supposed to deliver Amy’s skin-removal update — and in a way it did: the update is that there is still no date. The hour belonged to Amy’s “Pounds Hollow” video shoot and watch party instead, and the surgery stayed exactly where Dr. Katie left it: approved, conditional, unbooked, as the finale’s last hour made clear.
Tonight could still move the needle: a supersized cut of the finale, with bonus scenes, airs Sunday, November 15. If those scenes show Amy hitting her numbers, the debate ends in one scene. Until then, the fandom has only the checklist, the quit date and Amanda’s voice in Amy’s ear — plus everything we know after the finale.
So here is the question, and it needs a side, not a shrug: Amy has the approval, the checklist and a sister telling her the quit date is now, not Monday — should she book the surgery the moment she clears Dr. Katie’s two conditions, or prove she can live smoke-free and 20 pounds lighter first? Team Go Now or Team Wait — where do you stand on Amy’s surgery?
