Gabriella is an overweight homecoming queen who has never felt truly happy with herself. With the help of a personal trainer she will try to conquer her size, and her controlling mother Katie, before she starts college.
After years of home schooling, Marci- about to start college- wants to create a new life. Will her boot-camp style trainer be too extreme? Or will Marci be able to conquer her weight and finally become the woman she wants to be?.
As he graduates high school, 306lb Dominick realizes he needs to lose weight - but it proves difficult since his Italian mother expresses love with food. With the help of his personal trainer will he be able to lose the weight?.
As she graduates from high school, 273 lb Makenzie looks forward to going to cosmetology school in the fall and starting to date. Makenzie has never really felt good about the way she looks, and the pressure from her dad to lose weight doesn't help. With the help of a personal trainer, Mike, will Makenzie be able to realize that she needs to concentrate on feeling better about herself? Or will she keep thinking that she has to get a guy to win her dad's love?
272 lb Jordan began life as an average sized kid, but when his family problems left him to raise himself, he started overeating for comfort. With Jordan's eating habits out of control, can he face his family issues and seize the opportunity for a new beginning? Or will he be unable to overcome his past and lose the weight?
After moving to a new city, Daria turned to food to deal with her isolation at school. While her trainer, Tammie, steps in to help her lose 60 lbs her mother does not think Daria has a weight problem & she isn't supportive. Will Daria's mother hold her back from starting a new chapter in her life? Or will Tammie break through and unlock Daria's potential?
263 lb. Kirsten is a product of her environment and, after being cut from her high school basketball team, she struggles to believe in herself. With the help of a personal trainer, Jimi, will she be able to transform herself before moving away to college? Or will her self-doubt and bad eating habits continue to hold her back?
For former wrestler Tanner, life is all about his thin girlfriend Mikyla. When he begins to turn his life around with the help of Trainer Eric, his only motivation is to marry his high school sweetheart. But when their relationship takes a turn for the worse can he find the motivation to get healthy for himself, or will his willpower go with Mikyla?
When 186 lb. Kelly lost her Dad to cancer she began struggling with her weight and isolated herself from the rest of the world. With the help of her personal trainer, Nick, will Kelly learn to open up to people before she heads off to college? Or will she remain the quiet shy girl she turned into after her fathers death?
Check in with the cast of 'I Used To Be Fat' and see how far they've come since the summer.
At 310 pounds, Josh is by far the largest person in his athletic family. He's forced to stand on the sidelines as his younger brothers play team sports and go on dates. Can trainer Joey help Josh finally give up the sweets he loves and become the man he dreams of being?
Terra's whole family loves to eat - one of their favorite pastimes is to climb into her mom's bed and eat ice cream while watching TV. But Terra's weight is making her feel isolated and unhappy. Can she find the strength to change, even if her family doesn't support her?
Lindsey's divorced parents both have issues with food; her mom has had her stomach stapled, and her dad refuses to change his eating habits, despite his diabetes and past kidney failure. On top of that, her relationship with him is difficult and tumultuous. Can she make peace with him and learn to move on for the sake of her own health?
Latrice seems outgoing and funny, but on the inside, she feels abandoned by her mother, who lives in another state. Her defensive attitude and secret binge eating threaten her success as she tries to change. Will her trainer finally be able to breakthrough her defenses?
Sammy is the baby in his family, and his overprotective mom does everything for him. He wants a fresh start, but first he needs to start making his own decisions. Will Saran help transform Sammy into the man he wants to be?
Maddy has experienced more in her 18 years than some do in a lifetime, and she turned to alcohol to cope. Now she's proudly sober, but fears she's become addicted to food instead. Can Maddy learn to face her addiction issues and move forward with a healthy lifestyle?
Holly's family loves to eat fried and fatty foods. Although her nickname is "Happy Holly" she secretly struggles with the emotions bottled up inside. Will she be able to finally break away from her family's bad habits and learn to express her real feelings?
Everyone in Janelle's traditional Mexican family is overweight; frequent family gatherings revolve solely around food. Can Janelle find a balance between family obligations and taking care of herself?
Jose yearns to lose weight to play college football and hopes trainer Joey can help.
Paul longs to become a police officer, but his weight is holding him back.
Deanna struggles with her father going to jail and her constant weight gain. Can she transform over summer and leave her insecurities behind?
Kevin has one summer to transform his body and finally become the athlete his has always dreamt of being.
Maya's ready to follow her dreams of becoming a personal stylist with a new attitude, and a new body, but will she be able to make her weight goal by the end of the summer?
Kellie is an 18 year old girl who has big dreams of being an artist, but can't get past the emotional and physical barriers of her weight. Trainer Saran steps in to help her lose a whopping 65 pounds before she heads off to college.
Jorine grew up with no parents and always felt like she had a tough life. Can she change her attitude and finally feel proud of her body?
With the lifetime goal to play college baseball, Trevor will attempt to push his limits and knock his weight out of the park.
Rebecca is used to getting what she wants, how she wants it. Can she find the motivation to listen to her trainer and make it to her weight goal?
Olivia's disease caused her to become overweight but she's determined to overcome her challenges and be the woman she has always wanted to be.
