I Used to Be Fat
TV Show · Reality

It's the biggest summer of their lives, and the teenagers profiled on this reality series are spending it desperate to become smaller. Each episode follows one overweight student from their last days of high school to their first ones of college, documenting their progress as they work with weight-loss experts and participate in a rigorous fitness regimen. As the changes begin to show on the outside, viewers witness how the teens change on the inside, gaining self-esteem and a new outlook on life. After a few months of college, the students are revisited to see if they've kept the weight off or gained it back.

2010 · 42m

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Gabriella
    Gabriella's an outgoing leader and Homecoming Queen. Others see her as confident and happy, but on the inside, she's insecure and upset about her weight. Will a summer of dieting and training change her life?
    40 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Marci
    After years of home schooling, 250-pound Marci's off to college and wants a life of friends and cute clothes. Will her boot-camp style trainer be enough to battle years of junk food and insecurity?
    40 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Dominick
    At 306 lbs, Dominick knows he needs to lose weight, but it proves tough with a controlling Italian mother who expresses love with food. Can he lose the weight, stand up to his mum and start living his life?
    40 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Makenzie
    Makenzie, 273 lbs, is off to cosmetology school and there's pressure from her dad to lose weight. Will she realise she should focus on her self-esteem first? Or will she keep trying to win her dad's love?
    40 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Jordan
    Jordan was once thin, but when family problems began, he started comfort eating. Can he face his family issues and seize the opportunity for a new beginning?
    40 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Daria
    Daria turned to food to deal with her isolation at a new school. While her trainer wants her to lose 60 lbs, her mum isn't supportive. Will this hold Daria back from starting a new chapter in her life?
    40 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Brant Pinvidic
    Producer

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I Used to Be Fat

Reality

It's the biggest summer of their lives, and the teenagers profiled on this reality series are spending it desperate to become smaller. Each episode follows one overweight student from their last days of high school to their first ones of college, documenting their progress as they work with weight-loss experts and participate in a rigorous fitness regimen. As the changes begin to show on the outside, viewers witness how the teens change on the inside, gaining self-esteem and a new outlook on life. After a few months of college, the students are revisited to see if they've kept the weight off or gained it back.

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Studio
MTV
Released
2010
Rated
12
© 2010 Viacom International Inc.

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English (CC)

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