| I Used To Be Fat | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| Original run | December 29, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
I Used To Be Fat is an MTV reality series that follows overweight teens striving to achieve weight loss through means of diet and exercise. Each episode follows one teenager who is paired with a motivational personal trainer. A trainer teaches them new exercise and eating habits over the next few months while offering emotional support. Documented students share their personal trials and tribulations in the series.
Several episodes of the show have covered a high school student's last summer before college. These students expressed a desire for a metamorphosis before they start their new lives away from home.
| Series # |
Season # |
Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Gabriella" | December 29, 2010 |
| Gabriella first realized she was overweight when some boys started teasing her in the first grade, and it's only gotten worse. She thinks about food constantly, feels she has no self-control over her eating, and despite pressure from her mom to lose pounds, she's been unable to stick to any diet. Gabriella's weight has become a real power struggle between her and her mom, and she knows she needs someone to help her break the cycle. She says she has never felt normal or skinny and wonders sometimes if she'll ever know what it means to feel that way. | |||
| 2 | 1 | "Marci" | January 5, 2011 |
| As she attempts to move into college after years of home schooling, 250 lb Marci discovers that the comfort of her sheltered life is no longer satisfying enough. Marci wants to create a new life where she has friends and wears cute clothes - but first she has to battle her biggest enemy - herself. Will her boot-camp style trainer, Justin, be too extreme to battle years of junk food and insecurity? Or will Marci be able to conquer her weight and finally become the woman she wants to be? | |||
| 3 | 1 | "Dominick" | January 12, 2011 |
| 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. As the weight comes off, Dominick dreams of leaving home to go to culinary school .but his mother wants him go to a local community college instead. With the help of a personal trainer, Saran, we follow his journey into manhood. Will he be able to lose the weight, stand up to his mom, and start living the life he wants to live? | |||
| 4 | 1 | "Makenzie" | January 19, 2011 |
| 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? | |||
| 5 | 1 | "Jordan" | January 26, 2011 |
| 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? | |||
| 6 | 1 | "Daria" | February 2, 2011 |
| 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? | |||
| 7 | 1 | "Kirsten" | February 9, 2011 |
| 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? | |||
| 8 | 1 | "Tanner" | February 16, 2011 |
| 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? | |||
| 9 | 1 | "Kelly" | February 23, 2011 |
| Kelly turned to food after the tragic loss of her father. Can she shed weight and her shy personality before her departure to college? | |||
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