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Obese Australia

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Inspiring new series ‘Obese Australia' accompanies a diverse group of people, all of whom have one goal - to lose half of their body weight before it kills them. For men weighing over 200 kg and women weighing more than 140 kg, the most mundane tasks are tremendous struggles: even putting on a pair of socks, walking up a flight of stairs or playing with their children is extremely difficult. Filmed over a year, each episode follows the highs and the lows of one person's journey as they struggle to follow a strict weight loss program of diet and exercise. Guided by personal trainer, Lee Campbell, and closely monitored by healthcare professionals, the participants begin to re-evaluate their lifestyles, reflecting on the practical and emotional causes of their obesity in order to gain a new perspective on lives that have become unmanageable because of their weight. Follow their dramatic physical transformations and explore their inspirational stories of compassion, love, sadness, humour, and determination to go the distance and change their lives.