The all new season of ABC’s hit reality program Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition is coming in soon and the producers are currently accepting applications for upcoming casting calls for new participants! This is a great opportunity to be a part of a show that could truly change your life.
Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition is a weight loss show unlike any other on television. It is a show specifically for those people who need to lose at least %50 of their body weight and the producers bring all of the tools to you! Cameras will follow you as personal trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell comes to your door to put you through the paces and teach you the ins and outs of both physical training and nutrition. This fantastic television series strives to make a real difference in the both the physical and mental health of their participants. If you or someone you love are overweight and looking to transform yourself fully, this is the chance of a lifetime. Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition wants to help you be the best you possible. Auditions for this transcendent reality series are being held soon and you can apply today. To submit an application you can follow this link extrememakeovercasting.com/ . Be sure to leave a comment below telling your story and why you’d like the Extreme Makeover crews help and stay tuned for all of the casting updates as they become available.
If you or someone you know is desperately looking to transform into the person that they have always wanted to be and are ready to change their life forever now is the time and this is the program! Take the first step to a healthier and happier life both for yourself and your loved ones. Be a part of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition.
Hello my name is kailee Garcia but to my family, friends and group of softball girls I coach I’m Kai. I’m 5”10 and weigh 375 pounds. I’m only 27 years old. I’ve tried to exercise and health shakes and portions and it becomes not filling. My schedule alone is impossible to be able to eat the right way. But maybe I’m just not trying hard enough. But I want to change. I want to lose the weight to better myself, but to also be able to stay alive for the Group of softball players I coach that look up to me not only as a coach but as a mom to. I have a son that looks up to me and I’m tired of him looking up to this over weight looking mother that can’t keep up with him. I would love this opportunity to change my weight not only to live longer for friends and family but for myself as well. Thank you.
Hello my name is Car letter Miller I have been watching this show since forever. Always wanted to be apart of this program it's my wish. First it was for me and my brother cause he really needed help like me so to inspire him was my dream. Having four babies and posting my brother do to lack of weight loss and other complications caused us to lose him early he was 39. And that was last year since then I have been going down the wrong path and I need help. Me and my sister is trying to get better and healthier for the sake of our nine kids all together. I've been contacting u guys for the longest please help.
Chris I need your help!
I am 42 years old 5'8 and about 120 pounds over weight. I have tried in vain to lose this weight but to no avail. I am interested in losing this weight to better my quality of life and enjoy what life i have left. My main motivation to do this is to prove to myself I can do this and maintain it by living healthy from here on. I also have been in a relationship now that is headed to marriage and I want to look amazing for my wedding and my soon to be husband. I don't want to look terrible on one of the most important days of my life. No one thinks i can do lose this weight and I want to show everyone I can. I feel ugly i HAVE no desire to look in the mirror- i feel disgusting. I know you can help me- I am so motivated to do this I just need someone to believe in me enough to make this happen. Please Help Me.
Hi Tiffany here. I've always been on the chunky side but in 2016 and 2017 I had several miscarriages that sent me through a food depression I'd eat because I was sad or happy even mad. I ate my emotions to the point to where I am now over 100 pounds over weight. I have tried many different ways to lose the weight but fail everything. I don't know how to be healthy. I have three kids and they need their mom around and at the rate things are going if I don't get help they won't have one. My weight has went from being able to play with them to now I get out of breath standing up from the couch. I do not want my kids to live a unhealthy life style nor do I want them to think ignoring their health is ok. So here I am asking please help me loose the weight I am more determined then ever and need that push of someone showing me a healthy lifestyle. Help me feel like me again I want to play with my kids and leave my house.
I need serious help I’m 22 I weigh 290lbs and I can seem to make the changes I need on my own. It is affecting all parts of my life, my job, my dreams, my friendships and even my will to face my self on some days.
I'm 59 years young…my big 60th is next April 2019, I'm at least 60 pounds overweight, i gave up smoking but I cannot overcome the overeating, I know what's bad for me but it's like I can't help myself, I have plans for a big celebration on my 60th so I gave a whole year to plan. I'm fun loving funny witty (and modest! ) I live in London England there are no shows or programs or support of this type here…would you please consider me??
I am 5’2 and weigh 180 pounds. I feel terrible, physically, mentally, and emotionally. I desperately need your help, it would mean the world to be to get myself to a place where I felt better physically, mentally, and emotionally. Please help.
Hi, I am a 42 year old mother of an 11 year old daughter. I have been happily married for 12 years to my wonderfully supportive spouse. I am 5’2, currently weigh 180 lbs and I seem to continue to gain more and more. The extra weight has negatively affected my body in many ways….back pain, hip pain, knee pain, shortness of breath, high blood pressure, etc. It has not only affected me physically but also has had a huge impact on my mental/emotional stability. I feel so embarrassed of the way I look, I don’t want to go anywhere or do anything. I go to work Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 4:00 and then I immediately return home because I just feel so terrible about myself I have no interest in doing anything besides hiding out in my house. I feel like a terrible mother and wife because my family would like to go out and do things but I just feel so bad about how I look I just want to stay away from people. I want so bad to get the extra weight off. I know it would only help me to feel better physically as well as mentally and emotionally. I desperately want a life where I can feel good about myself as well as make my husband and daughter proud. Right now, I’m embarrassing to myself so I can only wonder how my family feels.
It seems like it should be so simple for me to lose the extra 55 pounds but I have tried so many diet and exercise routines and nothing has worked.
It would mean everything to me to get some guidance to help me get this weight off and get in shape….I need this, physically and mentally.
I know you have so many people just like me who desperately need help but I want it so bad, I need it…for me.
I ask that you please consider my request for help, it would be the greatest gift….to be able to feel physically fit and be happy with my appearance would mean the world to me. I’m so tired of being fat, I just need some guidance, direction, anything to help me reach my goal.
My name is Nikki B. and I am a married 46 year old woman weighing 290 at 5'3. I am married, with a successful career, and an amazing 10 year old daughter. I have gained and lost over 150 lbs throughout my life, and I am ready to take this weight off for good. Thank you for your consideration.
My name is Sarah, and after years of watching and following the show, I would LOVE an opportunity of my own. Being the wife of a disabled Veteran, mother of three kids, full-time job and business owner, I have NO time for myself, let alone time to workout/eat right. My car is littered with fast food wrappers, and food is pretty much on my mind 24/7. I used to be athletic. I used to be confident. I used to be able to tie my shoes without getting frustrated and upset. At 160 pounds overweight, something has got to give. I'm so used to giving to everyone else, and putting myself last. I NEED to make a change.
Totally interested in being on the shoe. Got about 200lbs I need to drop. I want to keep up with kiddos. I thought thr show was cancelled.
Hello, my name is Crystal and I'm a married 32 year-old mother of three. I have been overweight for the past 12 years. These last few years, I have finally accepted and acknowledged that my weight has been increasing. I have tried different dieting programs and fads. I have looked into having surgery but that's not the route I want to go. I am looking for tools that I can use and change my life around. I am 5' 5 and weigh 245 pounds. My goal weight is to be between 150 and 160. I have gone to the doctor I have a clean bill of health, just morbidly obese. I am looking for help in proper exercise, portion control, eating healthier foods, stuff that I can do around the house that would help jump-start motivation. I stay at home with the kids, and I believe that is one of my major problems. It's very easy to sit down on the couch and watch TV and snack. If there is a way for me to stand out I would be jumping up and down waving my arms yelling pick me pick me!
I'm Kelcey. I'm 5'2 my BMI is 50.3. I have got approved for Gastric sleeve surgery. I went through all steps to have it done. But I decided to go a diffrent approach and get help in another way without surgery.
My dream is to be healthy and be fit. I'm not blaming my weight on nobody because it's my fault. I want to desperately fix it. But I'm in need of guidance and discipline. This is a need not a want. I'm not in denial and I'm not going to make excuses for myself.
I hope you all review the highlights of my story and consider me a good candidate.
– Sincerely
Chris please help me,
I am 28 years old, 5'3 and 240lbs and I've been overweight all my life. I've tried different diets and weight loss program in the past but nothing seems to work. I'm currently feeling like I'm sinking and I don't know what to do with my life. I lost my dad in 2014 and my life began to spiral out of control, the pounds piled on quicker than ever, I broke up with the man I thought was the love of my life and I lost of few friends along the way. Most of the time I feel like I don't have a support network and I feel unloved, I feel lost and like I'm continuously at a crossroads. I want to lose the weight and be healthy for myself and my future but I don't know how and I'm scared because I know if I don't change now I'm heading for the grave. Please help me.
Hello, my name is Noel and I just discovered your show on Youtube and literally cried in everyone! It made me so motivated to make a change in myself that I have been putting off for far too long. I am a 29 year old mother of 3. I reside in Atlanta, Ga but I am originally from New Jersey. I'm 5'6 360 pds I have a passion for dancing and used to dance as a child but strayed away from it just from laziness and not believing in myself. I am going to be 30 on on December 19th and I just refuse to continue this horrible lifestyle into my 30's I want to start this chapter in my life with a bang. I have this big loving personality waiting to come out and meet the world as the person I know I am on the outside. Thank you for the inspiration from the show, and I hope to hear from you soon!
Hello, my name is Noel and I just discovered your show on Youtube and literally cried in everyone! It made me so motivated to make a change in myself that I have been putting off for far too long. I am a 29 year old mother of 3. I reside in Atlanta, Ga but I am originally from New Jersey. I have a passion for dancing and used to dance as a child but strayed away from it just from laziness and not believing in myself. I am going to be 30 on on December 19th and I just refuse to continue this horrible lifestyle into my 30's I want to start this chapter in my life with a bang. I have this big loving personality waiting to come out and meet the world as the person I know I am on the outside. Thank you for the inspiration from the show, and I hope to hear from you soon!
I cannot easily leave my home because of my weight. I have zero social life and have been celibate 15 years.
I want my life and my figure back. I would like to be on The Extreme Weightloss Show.
Something that significant has to help.
Also, I have recently reconnected with the only man I have ever loved. But I can't see him because of my weight. I talk with him on the phone only. He is going to tire of this at some point.
We fell in love immediately when we first met 30 years ago.
I can't lose him again. I would so like to audition for your show.
Thank you
My name is Jaime I am 21 years old. I am between 450-500lbs. This has caused me a lot of health problems. A few years back I worked out almost every day & I felt good. When some things happened in my life I became depressed and turned to food. Those daily workouts turned into weekly workouts then monthly and eventually I stopped going. I have tried going back to the gym a couple times but I have no energy or motivation. I hate looking at my self , I have a hard time breathing, just getting up I get out of breath. I have a hard time just going out side to play with my two young sons. I want to see them grow up most important I want them to not be embarrassed of me. I want to be able to go with my wife and do things with our boys. I feel like I don't know what else to do to get this weight off. I don't want to die.
Ready to change Been big for most of my life I'm at my biggest now at 300 lbs. Due to working a lot of hours over the last few years and not paying attention to myself.
I am engaged to the most wonderful human being I have ever known. I am going to marry my high-school sweetheart, in September of this year. We went our separate ways back in 99' and reconnected in 2009 (ten years later). It was like no time had passed and he was the same person I had always known. He is selfless, ever-giving and ALWAYS thinking of others, putting himself last. He was very active in high school -leader of the wrestling team, an academic scholar, best- big brother and the ideal son. His name is Michael and I know I may sound biased, but he really is an example of a wonderful human being. His father, whom he adored, passed away, when we were only 19 years old, making him the head of house hold. This was the day he would have to put all of his dreams on hold, to care for his mother and younger sister. Any other teenager could have gone on a binge of bad behavior after suffering a loss like Michel did, instead he stepped up and did what he needed. Michael has not been below 230 lbs. in over 12 years. He is 5'9 and tries to live as actively as possible, even trying to incorporate weight loss programs in the past, but never gets to a goal weight. He gives up. I know he wants to be able to look in the mirror and feel good, or be able to hike the beautiful mountains we have here in NM. We both are so very excited to walk down that isle as a healthy husband and wife, so that we can start our family. I want him to be healthy, happy and feel good about himself. He deserves a chance to see what he is capable of. He deserves to put himself first, for once!
Hello my name is Tiffany Ryals I am 30 years old I am 5'3" 270. There is a multitude of health issues that run deep in my family.. I can feel health issues on setting my knees and shins feel so weak just after a 2 mile walk. I get out of breath easily. I want to do better. To ptove that my genetics do not define me. Over the last few years I have made a drastic change in my diet but it just isn't doing the job. I need help, instruction on what to do and not to do, someone to push me beyond my capabilities. Please help me find my potential.
I am a single mother of one I am 5'2and I am 273 lbs. I am on my last diet attempt so far none have worked please help
Hello, my name is Shenette (Shay). I am 37 years old, mother of a beautiful 7 year old daughter and engaged to her father,a wonderful man, who we have been together pretty much 18 years. I am 5'2 & over 325 lbs. Which is my highest weight ever. I've been heavy all my life. I've been having health problems lately where my breathing is being affected, blood pressure, now having sleep apnea & more. I've tried dieting numerous times & exercise. My Dr. was even willing to start the process for bariatric surgery but my insurance considers it cosmetic even though this is health related.
Things are to the point now where I get concerned and worry a heart attack or stroke because of this. I have my family telling me they are concerned about my health and they worry about me. But most importantly, I want to be around for my daughter. I want to be more physically active in her life.
My fiance'proposed to me Christmas of 2015 at my Great Grandmother's house. It was something my family and I had been waiting for. We still have not married yet and he started wondering why or did I even want to get married, of course I do, but the truth is I don't not feel beautiful. We can't afford a nice wedding ( which) I know he would love to give me if he could so I would at least live to look and feel great going down the aisle. Just bring tears to his eyes. Memories are priceless. I remember there was a time when even being big I would look in the mirror and still feel pretty or cute or Fierce ☝. Then one day I realized, I don't evrn look in the mirror anymore. Except to brush my teeth and hair. I don't dress up, I am always in flip flops and a ponytail. It has brought me to a point of depression in the past year. I need to be the me I've never seen, the me I want to be. A newer, healthier, better me. And an idol, example to my daughter. Sorry this is so long, but it means so much to me. Please help me. This may be my last option. I don't do things like this but I thought I would give it a try.
I am primarily have an Endomorph body type. I think I am a mixture of Mesomorph too. I have noticed in times past when I worked out that I toned naturally without trying. I have athletic legs and long slim arms with some fat near the top of my arm. I have back rolls, humongous thighs. When I sit down I place something over my legs to try to hide and distract from how expanize my thighs spread when I am sitting. If you look at my head/neck, my height, you can tell I wasn’t met to me almost 300 pounds. I will never be a petite woman because I have an Endomorph body type but I believe I can achieve a healthy weight and toned body- with help. I use to weigh 300 pounds then I lost the weigh leading to sagging skin. That was many years ago. Now my weight fluctuates but I can never get below 250. I seem to keep growing in size and feel clueless about to hit below 250 and, tone and keep the weight off. I am tired of being ashamed to eat in public. I have become so big I have had trouble fitting into airplane seats and buckling my seat belt. That is humiliating. I can’t fit regular sized clothes, some brands I wear 4x. There was a time I was size12 and almost hit size 10. That was short lived an a very long time ago. Most of my life I have struggled with my weight, eating habits and maintaining a healthy body type. I would love to the chance to receive coaching and help so I can help myself. I have tried different methods I have seen online but never had a coach or trainer. I would welcome this and be grateful for the help. I am ready and want to change for myself more than any other reason. For my health and so I can have confidence again. I ma not into body shaming other women who feel comfortable being larger but I want to be slender, toned, and be able to look good inside and out.
I am a 31yr old woman at the time of this post.
Hi my name is Nicole, I really want to loose my weight. I retired from the military after doing 23.5 years in the navy I gained so much weight from depression from family problems. I am so ready to put in the work I am 5 foot 2 inches weigh 260ounds. In 2 years I gained over 110 pounds I am changing my eating pattern and also going to the gym but I need help and motivation.
HELP ME PLEASE!!
I'm 48 yrs old and weigh 320lbs, I have always been overweight and on my quest to get healthier by quitting smoking I've just gained so much more weight, I'm at the point that if I don't get help I know it's going to be a downhill battle to stay healthy. Please please help me, I want to watch my grandbabies grow and teach them to stay healthy!!!
Hello,
My name is Carlie. I am 33 and 242lbs.
I'm ready to change my life and I know I can't do it alone. Please help me. I would be forever grateful for this opportunity to change not only my body but learn to love myself again.
I just want to be comfortable in my own skin and not hate the person staring back at me when I look in the mirror.
I don't have any friends anymore because I'm to self conscious to even put myself out there.
Also, I have a dream job that I've been dying to apply for but I know they won't hire me at my current weight. My whole life would be so different if I could just loose the weight, learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and gain some self confidence.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.
Chris my best friend needs your help! She's around 5'5'' and is almost 400lbs. She is always sad and unhappy with herself and she's the nicest most loving person I've ever met! I have tried to help her as much as I can and I feel like there's nothing left for me to do! Please help her I want my friend to feel better and be happier with herself!
Dedicated in helping others single mother and daughter has gone off to college. I haven’t been on a date in over 13 years. Empty nest, scared to death to take care of me now forgot how. Diagnosed with diabetes last year have lost 30 pounds over the past year but I am Stuck. I take care of six babies with a home daycare so my babies are my life all day. I need help in learning how to physically transform myself. Did I say Im over 50? At the end of the day It’s so hard for a single parent 50 something empty nester to think about doing anything for myself. All over tv is housewives and women who we are supposed to look like and we don’t. Men who want younger woman, skinnier woman, we work so hard to raise children and get them off into the world and then when it’s our time we are tired and feel old and just worn out.
My ex husband is crying out for help. He weighs 475 pounds and had a recent fall that hurt his back. At birth, he beat the odds when his stomach was outside of his body and underwent surgery. He joined the Marine Corps as a teenager and beat the odds again helping get our troops out of Viet Nam. He wants to beat these odds again. At only 61, he should be looking towards retiring and living life again. Not wishing he was dead!
I am a 32 year old mother. I was married to the love of my life for 12 years. I went through a divorce January 2017 and my dad passed away July 2017. I lost the 2 most important men in my life both within 6 months. I have a 10 year old daughter that has a lot of medical problems. She has had 12 surgeries in her short 10 year life. I am a caregiver to my grandmother and was a caregiver to my dad before he passed. My job is to take care of everyone in my family for a living. It’s time I take care of myself. With losing the 2 most important men in my life within 6 months of one another I have completely lost myself. I am 32 years old, 5’9’’ and 245lbs. At my highest I was 307. I was finding myself 2014-2016 but once my father got sick and especially since he passed I started to Gain weight back and I have completely lost myself. I am having a hard time finding happiness. I am in need of help!
ok .well,here it is…i started gaining weight when i hit 35.i was always very athletic and muscular.but then all of a sudden i started feeling very sick and had a lot of pain which cause massive inactivity.to the point my Dr put me on vitamin d tabs because i wasn't getting any sun.i stayed at home in my bed constantly feeling sick and in pain ,turned out i had a rather large rupture in my body cavity that caused some pretty severe damage to my internal organs .fast forward 4 years and 6 surgeries later on my spine and stomach,i am finally health enough to loose the weight,but im at a stand still the scars on my stomach are so bad and dividing its created to separate belly's and i cant get them to go away no matter how much i try.i seriously need some help to get over these hurdles..for my physical and mental health! help me !
Hello Chris my name is Charlene Brown
I now live in Kissimmee Florida with my 3 teens and fiancé .
In 2007 had car accident delivery driver on 2nd job raising kids on my own , changed my life , couldn’t work had go on disability at that point was 333lbs gaining weight with back injury then finding out deteriorating backbone disease also, had lapband finally lost weight was 208lbs but unhealthy way or don’t eat .( For 10 years )Something happened 2018 and lapband detached and has come out , my weight coming back fast . Now at 255lbs ,I’m not sure what to do ? Doctors want do another weight loss surgery. I m trying to avoid that , my fiancé is cook and very supportive, he works out with me to Jillian dvds few days week. I do have weaknesses and my teens try few weeks “ healthier “ but we can’t get it right .
I want to do more with my life then I am now . Going back work would help depression on low income home . But with thatneed big change please help
My name is Miranda. I'm 26 years old a mother of one amazing little boy whos about to turn 3 in April. ive been over weight all my life. as far back as I can remember, and lately its gotten to the point where I cant really do much. I want to run and play with my little boy outside but instead I'm sitting on the steps just watching him play and I feel so bad for him because he wants me to play with him so bad. and I want to just as much as he wants me too. I'm 5'3 and my last known weight was 292. but I have gained more weight since I last checked I can tell because my pants are much more tighter than before and I tried to get on the scale a week ago and it just said E. and my heart sank, back in 2012 I ended up getting really sick and ended up finding out that I had cancer. I was 20 years old when I found out. July 4th 2012 I was diagnosed with leukemia (aml) to be exact. I went into the hospital on the 4th and I was in there over a month straight, getting treatment and everything I needed. I finally got to go home but my immune system was so compromised that I ended up getting very very sick with and infection and had to go right back to the hospital. an this happened over a period of 6 months I was home maybe 3 weeks all together out of the whole 6 months. but I got better and I got to go back to work. and I was feeling so much better and happy to be back at work. I loved my job. well then in 2015 I ended up having my perfect baby boy and could not have been happier because I was told from the chemo I wouldn't be able to have any kids most likely because I didn't have the money to freeze eggs or anything like that. so I had to do what I had to do but god blessed me with that baby boy. and he is as healthy as an ox and I couldn't be more happier. well then in 2016 I started feeling sick again, exactly like I did in 2012.. so I knew my cancer was back. I could just tell.. it was so scary. and so hard for me to accept because I knew what was coming. because id already been threw it all before and I know how hard it is and with a baby just a little over a year old at the time.. it was going to be hard to leave him because he wasn't aloud in the hospital I had to stay in. that was the hardest part of the whole thing. not the chemo. not the 30 something pills I had to take every day. not the hair falling out again after I just got it back to where I wanted it. not the hurting so bad to breath I just wanted to stop. but the having to leave my baby and there was nothing I could do about it.. but again it was july 11th that I went back to the hospital and I told them I knew my cancer was back. so they don't the 100s of tests they had to do and I was right.. each time I had cancer I would lose maybe 40 pounds. but after he chemo stopped I gained that plus more back. and this last time I just kept gaining and kept gaining. and its to an all time high now. and I want it gone. ive tried so many things. and nothing has worked for me. I just need help a motivation. and I think the show would really help me with that.
Hi, my name is Tracy. I am 54 years old. 5”3 and 227 lbs. I am the mother of two and grandmother of six. There was a time in my life when I was in very good shape. After having my second child at the age of 37. I have had a hard time with my weight. My health has become an issue in the last six years or so. My depression and anxiety are starting to interfere with my daily life. My daughter has been the reason I push myself to go on. I feel so alone in a world full of people. I feel like with your help I can learn to love myself inside and out. I have watched your show many times, and admire the way that you help people connect their inside souls to their outside bodies. I have spent my whole life being a daughter, a wife, a sister and a mother. In all that time I have never taken the time to find out who Tracy is. Please Chris help me to find myself.
Hi ,my name is Eriselda. I'm albanian. I am 34 years old and my weight is 330 pounds. I was teased mercilessly as a child for my weight issues and i was desperate to lose the weight, placing my life and health in grave danger, so i could have acceptance. I tried several fad unhealthy diets. As i grew older i was forced to accept the fact that my situation was nearly utterly hopeless. I've had limited success but met with heartbroning defeat and overwhelming frustration.
I made a solemn vow to myself to lose my excess weight by my wedding date but again met with devastation defeat. I had an embolism on my lung and really and really want to have a child but the risk is too great for my health because of my weight. When i first saw the show i was overcome with a sense of hope i never experienced before.
Please, please consider me for your show and be a part of changing my life forever.
I'm a 34 yr old divorced mother of two. I'm 5'10and weigh about 330 lbs. I have spent my whole life over weight, done every fad diet known to man. The same sob story all overweight people tell. Well if it wasn't bad enough that I have issues, my children have picked up the same habits. My 11 yr old son is slowly packing on the weight and portion control with him is a battle. I still have time to correct his bad habits, but my daughter is my concern. She is 15 yrs old about 6'3 weighing 320pounds. Every bad habit I have she has followed in my foot steps. She has to have a better quality of life and I'm doing a horrible job leading by example… I need help..
My name is and I'm big been big all my life and need a change I played sports and was still big I love to eat and seem I can't stop pls help I'm 275 lbs and getting bigger and have diabetes can't believe I played softball on a night level too 10 basketball in Western ny worked construction i would be blessed if you can help
2018 time to lose my spare tire 5 foot 8 268 pounds my blood pressure is high. I need to make a change.
Chris I need your help!
Greetings. My name is Marlene Cooper. I help everyone! I helped my middle school students achieve greatly for 34 years before retiring. I help the children at my church too. In 2018, it is now about me. I have over 125 pounds that must leave my body. I am an organist/choir director who is 5'6 and 282. I tried every diet out there. I believe I can win my problem with weight with Chris' help. I have had a weight problem for the last 31 years. I've tried and tried, but can't stop eating great amounts of food. I love the food I cook! I am not a fast food eater. You will not see me in the drive thru line. I love to cook!
My weight is hindering me from finding love and being healthy. I've been separated and divorced for 19 years. I have not had one date! I am super nice, funny, talented, and friendly. My lack of dating must be due to my weight. My health is a factor too. I must lose if I don't want to get……. Help Chris. Please come to Philadelphia. I'll teach you to sing and you can be in my church's choir if you help me lose with your weight loss program.
Hi My name is Jaqueline Whittaker. I am 5'1 and weigh over 300 LBS. this is due because when I was in DCF or DYFYS all the homes and group homes would put me on so many meds. so a lot of things got messed up in my body so i have never been able to loose the wight gained from everything. i normally do not eat much but it sticks. I have tried everything. Was even approved for the Lap Band surgery but my group home i was staying in declined. after my car wrecks (they were not my fault!) and my husband kicking me to the curb because of it (I wasn't making him money so i was a weak link that needed to be cut) it just got worse. every time i see one of my friends or family i either get lectured about my weight or called names. so its kinda the reason i don't eat. I mean i have seriously tried it all. Gyms, Nutritionists, those frozen diets. I have puked my brains out, starve myself, you name it. and after all the group homes, foster homes, abuse, mental wards cause they had nowhere to place me. I just want to do this for myself and stop feeling the way i do. i have NO self esteem and constantly put myself down. i dont even go out anymore thanks to it to be honest. So i found you guys in hopes i could get some help to get healthy and shed this weight off of me.
Hi! My name is Alina De La Fuente. I'm 19 years old, 5'4 and 278 pounds. I was a cheerleader for three years in homeschool. Due to my big breast and building muscle underneath them, I ended up having to get a breast reduction at 17. It was for medical reasons. My breast were too big for my size and was pulling down my skin, giving me neck and back problems. Now it's almost 2 years later and I have packed on weight. My breast are staring to grow and I'm not even healed completely from my surgery. I really need help losing this weight.
Hi. I truly need your help. I have been struggling with being overweight for years. I weight over two hundred pounds. I have health issues and I know I need to eat healthier and exercise. I need motivation even if it be through emails or text. I will be sixty years old this year and I would like to be 135. That's about 90 pounds I need to lose. I do not want high blood pressure to keep me from living a happy life. Please HELP me live so I can enjoy my grandchildren. Thank you and God bless.
Hello,
Well I am applying for my husband! He does not know, but I think he would be okay with it! He has struggled with his weight since he was a teenager. We have a nine-year-old son and I want to show him a good example as well as my husband having sleep apnea, and high blood pressure. I believe both of these things might be relieved with weight loss! He is I believe over 300 pounds and should weigh about 180 which is what he weighed when I met him 🙂 it used to really bother me and honestly I've let it go but for his health I would love him to get back to his normal weight. I definitely know it would make him feel much better about himself as well, thus making the whole family happier. He is a really giving person and deserves to have this for himself. And a nice side-effect would be if he didn't have sleep apnea I can actually sleep with him again! He does have a machine but it is quite noisy 🙂 this would really help our whole family thank you for the opportunity!
Heidi, Chris & Extreme Makeover Team,
Ever met someone so kind, so thoughtful to others, that she would change her whole life for you in an instant? Jessica is one of the sweetest, most caring and beautiful people I have ever met. She grew up in a household were soda was put in her baby bottle, and the only food she knew was junk. Fitness, skinny people and healthy food was laughed at.
She has put her life on hold to help her brother with his business in a different state. Her brother's wife walked out on a marriage, three young children and the business without notice. Jessica leaves her home and family to help him in a different state for much of the month.
She is finally ready to make some serious changes in her life. She is learning about nutrition and fitness. I am in contact with her several times daily teaching her all I can. She is actively making huge lifestyle changes.
I am her Aunt, and was formerly a world class athlete, coach and personal trainer. I see huge potential in her, as her mentality and motivation has completely changed. Many of the challenges I am giving her she has completed successfully on her own hundreds of miles away.
I live hear Anshutz Health and Wellness Center in Colorado. She would be an excellent candidate for the Extreme Makeover show and/or admission into the Anshutz Health and Wellness Center. She is motivated, beautiful, has taken sucessfull action in fitness and nutrition, and has huge potential for an extreme makeover. She is ready.
Please consider Jessica.
Thanks for all you do. You and your staff are extremely motivating. Thank you for producing such a positive and inspiration program. You guys rock!
Hello,
My name is Melissa. I am a Child Developmental Therapist, substitute teacher, and tutor. I currently help take care of my mother and go to school. I currently weigh almost 270 lbs at a height of 5'8". I have never been at my ideal weight because of my constant eating. My mother never limited me on my eating because of what happened to her when she was a child. My mom was very neglected. She swore she will never do that when she had kids of her own. So I never knew how to eat correctly. I tried to workout and unfortunately I have very low self-esteem so I wouldn't go. It's also hard when you're allergic to mushrooms and fish. I have so many health issues because of my weight: sleep apnea, exercises enduced asthma, high blood pressure, corporal tunnel, and it affects my seizure disorder. Unfortunately, my ankle has fractured that can't be worked on but only observed. I know my weight isn't helping as well. I'm supposed to get married but my fiance lives in a different state. So I want to at least do something not only for my health but my future wedding. We met in 2011 and been engaged since 2012 (long distance). I'm sooooooooooo blessed to have him in my life. I was teased when I was a kid to a teenager to an adult. Someone even told me I will never be loved because of my weight. It would mean the world to me to be picked for this show. I'll understand if I'm not picked because I know there's others out there who needs it more than I do.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
Melissa
Hello my name is antwanette…
Im a mother of five ranging from 4-13 before having kids i weighted in at 150lbs .13 yrs later i know weight 385 .i starting gaining weight when my kids was taking from me and put in to care i just felt as if there was no reason to care about my self if i couldn't care for them.there are days i just don't eat at all and then make up for it days later by over eating.
I haven't tried many dieting plans because i didn't want the disappointment that comes with it..i hoping and praying that y'all can help me get back to who i once was.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
Hello my name is Jessica. I am 29 years old 5'6" and 260lbs. Single mother to a 5 year old. Back in 2013 I married the love of my life, but little did I know that he would start to mentally abuse me and kept me and my daughter home bound with no car and no money. He started cheating on me and got away with it from his sergeant. Then in 2015 he decided to abandon me and my daughter with no money, no car, no home, and none of our belongings. I struggle to make ends meet with a child and him not paying any child support. Luckily my parents stepped in and took us in and my father has now become the father figure in her life. I know the reason why he left me was because of my weight, I have struggled with it for a long time now and have tried to get rid of it but nothin seems to work. I never really had any self esteem but when my husband left us it diminished what esteem I had. Now I feel like I need to get health to be there for my daughter, my father can get around much anymore after back surgery so I need to be there for her in the future. I am not one who wins things or have good things happen to me, and don't have any friends to rely on, but being chosen would make a huge different and impact in my life as well as my daughters. I need this help and take back my life and finally get rid of the weight and shame I have lived with since my husband left. I know that I am the reason why he left and want this burden finally off my shoulders and finally be the mom my daughter deserves.
I’m 51 year old 180lbs and 5’2 and growing up my older sister made me feel less than a whole person. She always called me fat and I have battled with weight all my life and have battled depression and no matter what I do I can’t feel good about what I see in the mirror. Hoping your show can be the answer to my prayers.
Hi I am Sarah proud I am 44 years old and weight is 17 stone I am 5 foot 1 inch I have struggled with my weight for 23 years I have tried diet after diet I am now that depressed with my weight I am on medication being small in height means my joint hurt and I am forever in pain with pulls and aches due to my weight and in the middle of all this I have to care for a disabled husband I would really really love help to loss weight make life changes eating etc and I would love to be able to do things with my son 13 and also my grandchildren I feel I am stuck inside of a body that is not mine l can't find a way out please help me to become the person I know I can be for myself and my family help me show my true self please
Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am 31 an have struggled with my weight, i am 201.3pds an so unhealthy. So please give me this chance an i would love to get healthier for my daughter also. She is 16 an about 160 in weight. Would love to do this for me an for her. Cant wait to see the new season love u guys
Hi, my name is Eugenie and I'm 26 years old. I am well over 100 pounds over weight. Growing up I was always one of the bigger girls between all my friends, even though I was active always took part in sport. But my weight took a turn for the worst when I fell pregnant at 17 years old with my first child and I picked up 88 pounds during my pregnancy. I stopped playing sports and started over eating. My husband now, boyfriend then always use to tell me dont eat so much stop eating so much junk food but I always just said don't worry I will loose the weight once I have our baby… After I had our baby I struggled, I would start with a diet and not long after quite as I didn't see results fast enough or I would try and just not loose anything at all… And over the last 8 years it's been a real struggle. I fell pregnant for a second time and I just gained more weight… I really need to loose the weight and be a rollmodel for my two daughters. I don't ever want them to end up like me or have their friends make fun of them because of their mothers weight. I really need Chris and Heidi's help to show me the way, so I can make the changes to become a healthier me and better mom for my kids. I am ready to make the change for myself and my family.
I really hope you pick me for the transformation of a lifetime
I am so tired of my weight. Please help. I'm from Kenya.
I am the mother of an morbid obese son. He was born 3-weeks premature at 10lbs.3oz. He was born to eat. He grew up chubby and always larger than other kids. By high school he was over 150lbs over weight. This is when his health was effected. His asthma stopped his football playing. This led to intense gaming. 24/7. His lifestyle became recluse and never dating. He tried some out of state college but wasnot able to secure employment to help pay for his expenses. He came home and tried to secure employment. At this point he was pushing 350lbs. He wasnot able to stand or do physical work for 8 hours. After months he secured a Adminstration office job. He was only employed part time. After over a year of working he experienced loosing his father and his eating was out of control. He inherited alittle money that went straight to delivery food. He set up housing with friends but had to move because his hygiene got lazy. He moved into his own apartment but had to leave work because of weight related health issues. This made him more isolated and within 10 months put on over 100 more pounds. His mental health has been effected, his overall sanitary world became nonexistent. His bowels are constantly loose, his heart jumps out of rhythm, sleep apnea extreme, blood pressure and sugar levels. This is just what I have observed. He will not let me go to a doctor with him. I am watching my son die at 26-years old. Is my son a good candidate for your show??
I am in need of help. I am a male 46 years old 6’6” 530lbs.
I have high blood pressure,with no other health problems other than my back cramps when I stand to long. I have 2 boys 14 and 10 years old. I need to get my old self back.
tlc is casting my 600 lb life. Google it.
I am 35 and 350 lbs. I was chubby in grade school and was made fun of by all my classmates. I continued to gain wieght as I got older due to my parents forbidding sweets and my cousins sneaking it to me. I learned from this to hide eating habits of eating unhealthy food. At 15 I was at a decent weight due to my physical education teacher tearing me down emotionally. Unfortunately I was nutritionally starved and not healthy. After being placed in foster care I had plenty access to food. At first I ate a lot. After gaining 25 pounds in only a few months I wanted to cut my portions back but was not allowed to. As an adult I have had 5 children, with each I gained 30-50 pounds. My eating habits have improved and even been excellent at times but I was unable to maintain them. With 5 kids it was difficult to find time for me. Eating healthy and exercising is also expensive and I was not able to maintain the life style even though I lost 30 lbs two separate times. Of course I gained it all back after stopping the lifestyle changes I had made. I think I could benefit from having someone teach me a cost effective and personalized plan of action. My health and quality of life is already being affected by my weight.
Would love to become apart of this. I’ve tried so many different things to loose weight, even had my doctor give me weight loss pills. I’m so tired of always being tired and not being able to keep up with my two kids and my dog. I feel so lost.
If chosen, this will change my life. I am a breast cancer survivor diagnosed in 2013. I have are struggled with weight and lack of motivation. I want to lead a healthy, happy and long life.
I need a total reboot on my life. My weight has been getting in the way of true happiness. I am so distraught that I looked into weight loss surgery. I have tried every diet, I do well then gain weight rapidly. My weight loss attempts go back to Richard Simmons Deal a Meal up to Hip Hop Abs. I have tried Jenny Craig, Atkins, Garcinia, medical weight loss programs. I want to be healthy for myself and my three boys. My husband had bypass surgery 8 years ago and looks better than ever. My jealousy is wedging into our marriage.
This program will be perfect for me please pick me I’m 34 years old and I’m 6’2 and 300 pound please pick me thanks. I live in Georgia
This would be perfect for my 22yr old brother who is overweight and has self confidence issues.
I don't even know how to apply, and after seeing how many people need help- I don't think i'd ever be chosen. Everything in my life has been difficult, especially now. I'm 240lbs, 5'6" and I am 23- just had my birthday this month. I am going to be a senior at University of Louisville in the Spring of 2017 and I am really stressed about my weight going up because everything is getting harder. I don't have the money to buy clothes because I'm so big. I wear the same pair of leggings everyday, it's really embarrassing. All my life I have been different: being lower class, having acne, being overweight, having an underbite- I just want one thing about me to not weird or gross. I hate myself a lot and I try to exercise, but my anxiety gets so bad that I give up. I always give up. I feel that no one likes me because they think I'm gross. I feel so alone. I already feel bad enough for not having my Bachelor's degree yet, but college hasn't been fun for me. I just want to quit so bad. Ever since I can remember I've been fat and ugly. It's affecting my life and my boyfriends. My bad habits are causing him weight problems. I feel like if I don't get this weight under control, and my eating, and my emotions then, I'm not going to be making it far in life. I am stressed to the brink each day about my debt, and having almost no income. I want to be independent, but no one is really there who can help me. I make less than $300 a month, and my mother doesn't work, my dad left when I was going into my senior year in high school. I feel like because not only am I fat, but because I'm poor, people treat me like i'm stupid and undeserving. Are they right? I am two of the worst things a person can be in this society- poor and fat. I don't even have a winter coat to wear because I gained so much weight at college this past year that I have no clues that fit me. Some days I wish I wasn't even here. And writing this, I want to believe someone, somewhere actually cares, but there's so many of us that, I honestly doubt this will ever be read. It's like wishing to win the lottery- I'm just breaking my own heart. Sorry for this long rant. TMI
I need this so bad, I'm 25 years old and I am overweight for my size. I've struggled with weight all my life, I suffered from nephrotic syndrome as a child and it caused me to be overweight my childhood. As a young teen I starved myself to try to be acceptable to my peers. I eventually gained weight in highschool and after highschool. When I was 20 I was in an abusive relationship and upon leaving it I became very healthy, fit and happy. Between 22 and now I have gained everything back and can't lose it I've tried, I'm at the end of my rope my weight is causing me more depression, I don't leave my house other than for work and I'm a caregiver. I don't feel pretty, or have self worth. This is my last resort.
Hello my name is Taylor, I'm 23 yrs old and I would love this opportunity to be able to be on the show and get the transformation I so need. Health issues have always been a long time issue in my life and I'm with the most incredible man and would hope to be able to give him kids one day but my weight gets in the way of that. My life has not been easy it's been anything but that but I want to be a better me and to lose some weight so I can pursue my dream job to be a Nurse and be a better girlfriend to my boyfriend and be better for my family and friends. Chris I would love for your help to get that started!
Patti C.
10/4/17 Would Be very interested in extreme makeover. I'm 65. End of my rope. Recently retired. 100 pounds overweight. have bilateral hip replacements. Its….get in shape or die!! I'm from Eugene, Or.
Patti C.
10/4/17 Would Be very interested in extreme makeover. I'm 65. End of my rope. Recently retired. 100 pounds overweight. have bilateral hip replacements. Its….get in shape or die!!
Hey there! My name is Lauren and I am 18 years old and 200 pounds. I want to lose a lot to cut into a size 8. I've been a fat kid all my life and I want to turn it around ! I need help doing that and being on the show will of course encourage me as well as other obese teens/ young adults to not be fat and that losing the weight truly will help !!!
Hello.
I'm Opie. I'm in my early 30's. I weigh 332 pounds. I love children but I might not be able to have mine which I really want. Because I'm so fat, I don't even have regular menstrual cycle. Just this year, on the nineth month, I've only seen it twice. I need to lose this weight. Chris and Heidi Powell, I need help.
HELP !
Hello, I am a 31 year old single mother who is obese. I am currently 5'9 and weigh 300+ lbs i have a daily blood pressure reading of 180+/170+ I have tried almost every diet known and i struggle with exercise. I need help, I want help and I want to be healthy!
I'm Tanya. I'm 47 years old. I'm 5'6" and weigh 190. I have a back injury & have gained weight and lost a lot of muscle. I injured my back at work while helping a patient- I was a nurse but cannot work as a nurse due to my back injury & chronic back pain. It's made me sad. I can't do the things I used to do. Even swimming hurts. My long walks are cut short. I'm desperate for help. My mother passed away on Valentine's Day of this year then I immediately lost my job. Things are not going well. But I have hope & faith that I can & will get better with the best trainers.
Hi,
I'm 25 and I weigh 530 lbs I've struggled with my weight most of my life I feel like it's time to change my life I want to live to see 30 I'm just scared I fail at Every diet every attempt to loose weight I feel like auditioning for the show will help me in life.
My husband and I met in 2004, I weighed 120 pounds. I was thin happy and healthy. I gained weight slowly over the following 4 years when my husband and I were married in 2008 I weighed 160 but I didn't think I was unhealthy by 2009 after I had my first child I was insecure at a weight of 180 pounds I lost some weight on my own and got back down to 165 but over the following years 4 years I weight creeped back up on me in 2013 after having my second child I weighed 240 pounds. That number has changed everything for me I became depressed I didn't want to work out because I'm scared people will look at me in disgust and my insecurities are ruining my marriage. For the last 7 years I worked behind a desk and that brought my weight up to 280 in march of 2017. I need help and motivation and mentoring that I just can't get at home. I am scared for my kids because the other day my son said to me mom, when I grow up I want to be fat really huge mom. That broke my heart how can I explaine to him that it's not healthy yet stay this way. I can't do this on my own if I could have the help and guidance of a professional who could also help me teach my children about healthy living but show my kids that I can accomplish my dream of being fit and active and someday helping others do the same. Please help me get my confidence and my health back.
My name is Destiny ima mother of 3 beautiful girls under the ages if six. A working mother..a recovering addict. A women in her early thirties who is itleast 60 pounds overweight. Unhappy unhealthy…suffers from anxiety. N ptsd. I need help can't do this on my own.