Skin Tight's Chantae Alexander was fat-shamed by her husband AFTER losing 222lbs

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Chantae Alexander from Okmulgee, Oklahoma, wants her excess skin removed on Wednesday night's episode of the TLC reality series Skin Tight
She explains that she and her husband, who likes plus-size women, got divorced because he started to fat shame her after she dropped 173lbs
Now, that she is dating again, Chantae wants to have her excess skin removed, so it will no longer hold her back from entering a relationship

Published: 17:51 EST, 10 February 2016 | Updated: 21:59 EST, 10 February 2016

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An obese woman who shed 222lbs in less than a year has revealed that her now-ex-husband started calling her 'fat' after she lost almost half of her body weight because her physical transformation started to make him feel insecure.

On Wednesday night's episode of the TLC reality series Skin Tight, Chantae Alexander Okmulgee, Oklahoma, who once weighed 422lbs, undergoes plastic surgery to have the unsightly excess skin on her body removed in the hopes of giving her more confidence now that she is dating again.

In a preview clip for the episode, Chantae explains that her first husband liked plus-size women, and after she lost a total of 173lbs, he started fat-shaming her.

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Constant reminder: Chantae Alexander from Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was left with unsightly skin hanging from her body after she lost 222lbs in 11 months

Chronicling her journey: Chantae appears on Wednesday night's episode of the TLC reality series Skin Tight

Old love: Chanta explains that her ex-husband was supportive of her when she was 422lbs (pictured0, but he started to fat-shame her after she lost nearly half her body weight

'I believe as I lost weight, insecurity built in my marriage,' she says. 'My husband would say mean things, and the smaller I got, the more he would say, "I think you want to leave me."

'But it wasn't until I lost 173lbs that he was like, "You're fat."' But he never called me fat when I was plus-size, ' she says, 'After that I made a decision that this was for me. This was for my health, so I got a divorce, and I started to work out even harder.'

Chantae admits that she struggled with her weight since the age of two, and by the time she was eight years old, she weighed 180lbs.

Lifelong struggle: Chantae, who is pictured when she is younger, says she weighed 180lbs by the time she was eight years old

Living in shame: Chantae recalls how her high school boyfriends wouldn't tell anyone they were dating because they were embarrassed by her size

'I would go home crying to my mom because the kids would bully me,' she recalls. 'They would call me names. They would be like, "Here comes big Chantae." All the name calling really got to me, and it hurt.'

Chantae goes on to say she would have boyfriends who wouldn't tell anyone that they were dating because of her size.

'They were afraid of what their friends might think,' she explains.

Bride-to-be: Chantae says she married her ex-husband when she was 23 years ago because he liked her for who she is

New outlook: Chantae says she knew she needed to make changed when she got up to 422lbs

Insecure: Chantae recalls how her husband used to call her 'fat' after she lost 173lbs (R). However, she says he never said that to her when she was plus-size (L)

New goals: Her husband's insecurity led to their divorce, and after she left him she started working out harder than ever

However, all of that changed when she married her ex-husband at the age of 23.

'He liked plus-size women and I kept gaining weight that I didn't really want, and my weight was starting to affect my health, and I hurt all of the time,' she recalls. 'That's when I knew I had to do something.

'I had to make a change because when I got to 422[lbs], I was like, "Hold up! You got to stop it today. No more excuses.'

Embarrassing reminder: Despite her weight loss success, Chantae is still plagued with excess skin that hangs from her stomach, thighs, arms and back

Feeling hopeless: 'I've lost 222lb, but this skin makes me feel helpless and disgusting,' she admits

Last resort: Chantae, who can be seen lifting the skin that hangs off of her waist, says there is nothing more she can do on her own

Chantae started by getting gastric bypass surgery to get her 'weight under control', and after the procedure, she found herself motivated five to six days a week for up to three hours a day.

'I was like, "I'm gonna work out until I fall out,"' she explains.

Her friend notes that she was dropping weight so quickly that in one month 'she looked like a whole other person. 'I didn't recognize her,' she adds.

Chantae agrees, recalling how she saw a change every time she would go and get on the scale. And while, she is healthier than ever, she still feels like she is being held back because of the excess skin that covers her body.

'I've lost 222lb, but this skin makes me feel helpless and disgusting,' she admits. 'There is nothing more I can do on my own.'