Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition Episode Guide, Season 2

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Tony
Overweight for as long as he can remember, Tony attributes his nutritionally unhealthy lifestyle and food addiction to an unstable family life throughout his childhood. He had worked in food service management most of his career, but quit when he decided his weight had gotten out of control. Now, at 49 years of age, Tony's weight is teetering on the 400 lb. mark, causing him to be jobless and threatening his future with his fiancee. Without the help of transformational specialist, trainer and bestselling author Chris Powell, Tony fears he will never get his weight and food addiction under control. At the start of his year-long transformation, he learns from Dr. Terry Schaack at the California Health and Longevity Institute that, since he carries the majority of his fat on his abdomen, he is at high risk for a variety of cardiovascular complications. With Tony's health at stake, Chris works with him to undo all of the years of unhealthy living that led up to this point. But the road to health is rougher than Chris had anticipated for his client: During his 12-month journey, Tony faces homelessness, the unexpected death of a beloved family member and a change in his engagement, all while taking on the race of his life to regain his health before his 50th birthday.

Jacqui
Excited to start a family with her loving and supportive husband, 29-year-old Jacqui is crushed when she learns she has an infertility condition aggravated by her 355 pound frame. With help from trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell, the West Palm Beach, Florida resident goes beyond everyone's expectations, turning things around and reclaiming her life and body, rebuilding her self-confidence and rediscovering her love of singing along the way. Six months in, Chris challenges Jacqui to complete a 100-kilometer bike ride through the hills of Ireland, a feat she never dreamed of possibly accomplishing.

Michael
Michael is 28 years old and has never been in a relationship or even kissed a girl. This small business consultant from Tarpon Springs, Florida weighs 493 lbs and can't remember a time when he wasn't obese. He wants to share his life with someone special and eventually raise a family, but his weight issues have destroyed his confidence about his romantic prospects. Fortunately Michael is part of a loving, tight-knit Greek family and lives close to his relatives, but he sabotages his chances at a healthier lifestyle by dropping by his mother's and aunt's for multiple meals in addition to the ones he has in his own home. His brother, who shares a home with him, marvels at Michael's third "dinner" of the day, but privately worries that eventually Michael's weight issues will kill him prematurely. Trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell commits to helping Michael lose weight, but also puts him on the path to love by getting him a professional matchmaker. In an inspiring development, Michael's entire family commits to losing 500 pounds, and by the end, the results of Michael's journey and his family's are revealed.

Ashley
On her 20th birthday, Ashley, a fashion conscious, Hollywood-adoring cosmetology student, receives the ultimate gift when trainer Chris Powell tells her that he will guide her through a body transformation process that will change her life forever. It is Ashley's goal that, by the final weigh-in on her 21st birthday, she will have lost one-half of her 323 pounds. However the weight loss journey is not without its challenges for this Rancho Cucamonga, California resident. Living at home and without a driver's license, Ashley is dependent on her mother and seeks much-needed support from her and from her sisters. As Ashley transforms her body, Chris encourages her to take great emotional steps to change her relationship with her estranged father. Along the way, she goes to Hawaii where she takes a leap of faith.

Nyla
At 435 pounds and just 27 years old, Nyla has plus-sized personality, but a lifelong struggle with her weight. Though she lives in Houston, she loves the food of Louisiana and orders ten pounds of crawfish at her favorite restaurant, when she receives the shock of her life. The waitress brings over a t-shirt emblazoned, "I ate 10 pounds of crawfish and all I got was a year with Chris Powell." To her delight, she has been selected for a year-long makeover with the transformation specialist and trainer, but Nyla's joy is tempered along the way. Though she is bubbly and appears confident, her obesity masks her insecurities about never having had a relationship with her biological father. In addition, she didn't realize the hard work and tireless commitment she would need to put into her weight loss efforts, and she clashes repeatedly with Chris, defying his dietary recommendations and confronting him angrily. As he continues to try to motivate her, Chris realizes he needs to help Nyla find closure with her dad and provides an amazing on-camera opportunity for a new beginning.

Jonathan
A devoted husband and father of two young sons, Jonathan has everything - except his health. At only 30 years of age, this former athlete weighs 543 pounds. Jonathan, a Port Orchard, WA resident, is unable to play ball with his kids or sleep in bed next to his wife. Trainer Chris Powell surprises the family with a VIP trip to Disneyland, where Jonathan gets to be the dad he's always wanted to be. Also, Jonathan and his boys enjoy a fun day of physical challenges hosted by The Harlem Globetrotters; and with his family cheering him on, Jonathan hopes he can endure a test to pull a 4000-pound airplane one mile down the taxiway.

Sally
A 45-year-old devoted mother and wife, Sally never dealt with obesity till her 30s. A marketing and communications pro who now works as a Washington, DC tour guide, Sally was a slim, athletic child, adolescent and young adult. But serious injuries in her 20s and early 30s nearly cost her the ability to walk and forced her to spend a year in a wheelchair. This sent her into a weight-gaining spiral which has resulted in her weighing 335 lbs today. With a family history of weight-related illness and premature death, she needs to lose weight to save her life. Sally desperately wants to get back to living life to its fullest with her husband and young son. However she finds it almost impossible to balance motherhood, working, job-hunting and daily exercise. Though she says she's working out at top intensity, when she checks in with Chris, he finds something amiss. He brings in his secret weapon to help her break through her plateaus - his wife, Heidi, also a physical trainer. Chris says that she's even tougher than he is. Can Heidi succeed in pushing Sally past what she sees as her limits?

Jarvez
At 548 pounds, recently married, 28-year-old Jarvez from Portland, Oregon wants to get his "sexy back." His obesity ruined his dream of becoming a professional football player and now he realizes that, if he doesn't lose the weight, he could lose everything. During the journey, Jarvez experiences many setbacks, but with inspiration from his supportive wife, he stays motivated to achieve a healthy lifestyle with results that lead to a life-changing event. Jarvez has been overweight since childhood, and it was at age 17, when his mother passed away, that his weight spiraled out of control. Over the next year, Jarvez works hard with trainer Chris Powell to hit his goal of losing 50 per cent of his original body weight. In a challenge that Jarvez could only have dreamed of, he gets to experience an NFL workout with his hero, former Green Bay Packer all-time leading rusher Ahman Green.