Fat March

Fat March

A picture of a live taping of the show in New York.
Country of origin  United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run August 6, 2007 – September 10, 2007

Fat March is an American reality television series on the ABC network, based on the U.K. Channel Four series Too Big To Walk. It premiered on August 6, 2007 and ended on September 10, 2007.[1]

The show had received mixed reactions from fitness experts.[2]

Synopsis

The show focused on twelve individuals walking from the starting line of the Boston Marathon, over 550 miles to Washington, D.C., for a prize of US$1.2 million.

The show focused on teamwork by starting with the initial prize of 1.2 million dollars, meaning each contestant will receive $100,000 upon completion. However, at the end of each episode, contestants have the opportunity to nominate any of their team for removal from the walk. Any time someone is voted out, is physically unable to continue, or chooses to stop, each remaining individual's share is cut by $10,000. Participants can choose to vote for no one. It only takes one vote for a person to be ejected; thus if 11 people vote for no one, but one person votes for someone, that one person who received one vote is eliminated.

Participants

Another picture of a live taping of the show in New York.
Wendy was injured in week one with bone spurs and chronic Plantar Fasciitis, which forced her to leave the march during Stage 3 in Greenwich, Connecticut after walking 205 miles in 5 weeks.
She completed Fat March, weighing in at 199 pounds, losing a total of 51 pounds.
Jami Lyn completed Fat March weighing 186 pounds, losing a total of 50 pounds. 2008.
Kim quit the march in Stage 1.
Loralie completed Fat March, losing a total of 56 pounds, with a final weight of 185 pounds. Loralie became pregnant after the show and gave birth to her first child, a son, in September 2008.
Shea completed Fat March weighing a total 234 pounds, losing a total of 55 pounds.
He was voted off after Stage 5.
Matt quit the march in Pennsylvania during Stage 5 due to his bad knee.
Michael completed Fat March, weighing in at 239, losing a total of 88 pounds.
Sam completed Fat March, losing a total 85 pounds, with a final weight of 297 pounds.
Voted out after Stage 1.
Voted out after Stage 4.

Episodes

Episode 1 aired August 6, 2007
Episode 2 aired August 13, 2007
Episode 3 aired August 20, 2007
Episode 4 aired August 27, 2007
Episode 5 aired September 3, 2007
Episode 6 aired September 10, 2007 - finale

Weight ins

Contestant Age Ht Start
Wt
Stage
1
Stage
2
Stage
3
Stage
4
Stage
5
Stage
6
lbs lost
Chantal 35 5'2" 250 246 236 228 221 213 199 51
Jami Lyn 30 5'9" 236 231 218 209 202 198 186 50
Loralie 30 5'3" 233 228 222 213 206 197 185 56
Michael 41 6'2" 330 315 286 273 258 252 239 80
Sam 22 5'9" 371 355 351 336 323 314 297 85
Shea 27 5'7" 289 280 272 265 255 244 234 55
Anthony 26 6'3" 410 400 396 378 367 355 80
Matt 36 6'4" 389 383 355 354 336 53
Will 26 6'2" 470 451 441 424 413 59
Wendy 40 5'6" 234 219 215 19
Shane 34 6'0" 519 ---
Kimberly 39 5'5" 274 ---
     Voted Out - Will at Stage 4 and Anthony at Stage 5
     Quit - Kimberly (Stage 1)
     Left due to medical reasons - Shane had stress fractures in both feet - Matt had a bad knee - Wendy had Plantar Fasciitis.

Pounds lost per stage

Contestant Stage
1
Stage
2
Stage
3
Stage
4
Stage
5
Stage
6
Total
Chantal 4 10 8 7 8 14 51
Jami Lyn 5 3 9 7 4 12 50
Loralie 5 6 9 7 9 13 56
Michael 15 29 13 15 6 13 80
Sam 16 4 15 13 9 17 85
Shea 9 8 7 10 11 10 55
Anthony 10 4 18 11 14 80
Matt 6 28 1 3 53
Will 19 10 17 11 59
Wendy 15 4 19
Shane
Kimberly

Miles walked per stage

Stage 1 - Day 8 - 65 miles
Stage 2 - 3 weeks - 150 miles
Stage 3 - 5 weeks - 205 miles
Stage 4 - ? weeks - 330 miles
Stage 5 - 8 weeks - 450 miles
Stage 6 - 10 weeks - 575 miles

References

  1. MSN.com
  2. Is TV's "Fat March" Out of Step?, USA Today, August 19, 2007

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