This week on A&E’s Heavy, a 400 pound 44 year old virgin named Debbie gave a heart breaking story, of dealing with being overweight for most of life. Not unlike millions of obese people she has suffered several traumatic events while growing, which made her turn to food for comfort.

Debbie has a magnetic personality, which seems to camouflage what is really going on in her life.

Debbie is an emotional binge eater, which caused her to weigh 500 pounds at one point and endangering her life.

Her father was extremely worried, that he was going to lose his daughter if she did not get her weight under control.

The life threatening diseases caused by obesity, such as diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure and some types of cancer were threatening to shorten her life. She now suffers from cellulitis, sleep apnea, and gastro esophageal reflux disease.

Debbie stated she wanted to face her food addition and learn how to control it, so she will never have to battle weight loss again. She also wants financially independent, move out of her parent’s home and re-enroll in nurses training. She dreams of finding someone special and having an intimate loving relationship, like the one her parent’s have.

In six months, working with the trainers at the Heavy resort, Debbie lost a total of 105.6 pounds; friends and family attending her homecoming were thrilled and amazed with her accomplishments.

Wow comes to mind when thinking of how you have grown within six months at the Heavy resort Debbie; we hope to follow your weight loss journey until you reach your goal, good luck.

To view Debbie on A&E’s Heavy click here: Heavy

When Flor arrived at the Heavy resort she weighed 308.6 pounds and she was very anxious to start her weight loss journey.

Flor is a wife, mother of three and works a full time job as well as going to school, there never seems to be time for just her to work on her weight control problems.

Her weight has gotten out of control, she is now considered obese and she fears, that she will not live long enough to see her children raised.

Flor’s weight gain started when she was a child, her mother was divorced and moved from Mexico to Texas, with her children. Her mother suffered form a lot of anger and took it out on Flor and constantly calling her the fat one.

While talking to the therapist, Flor stated she had been molested by her step father when she was 10 and had never really dealt with it.

Because of her home life she married to young and had three children, she gained 100 pounds with the first child. After having two more children her weight was out of control she was now obese, with high blood pressure, type11 diabetes and sleep apnea.

Her new husband George and her three children are also obese, fearing they will all suffer from the sometime deadly diseases caused by obesity, Flor is determined to get her family’s weight under control.

Watching Flor with her determination to lose her excess weight, made you want to get up, get out and start exercising.

When she walked into the final weigh in, the smile on her face said it all, with a weight loss of 65.5 pounds she looked amazing.

She now has the whole family going to the gym, running and working out daily, they are also eating healthy, she is determined they will all be at a healthy weight, with a healthy life ahead of them before long.

Good luck Flor, you are an amazing lady with a wonderful attitude and we look forward to seeing your weight loss journey updates.

When Kevin came to the A&E series Heavy, he weighed 596.7 pounds, he had been heavy as long as he could remember, this is why his friends and family call him Big Kev.

Kevin stated as a child his mother had a difficult time finding cloths to fit him, his weight continued to be a problem even throughout his teen years. He admitted after he had gotten married his weight spiraled out of control until he is now considered morbidly obese.

After gaining 300 pounds his wife was afraid she and the children, would lose him to diseases caused by his weight gain. The danger of dying from diseases such as heart failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and some types of cancer are very real threat in Kevin’s life.

Kevin is a teacher and coaches both jobs, which he loves, but is in danger of losing it unless he takes off a great deal of weight.

When he arrived at the resort, the trainers found food in his bags, which told them he was not taking his weight loss goal seriously. The Trainers struggled with Kevin to keep him motivated; his weight went up and down from one weigh in to another.

Working with Kevin was a challenge, due to his lack of interest in taking his obesity seriously. At the end of 6 months he lost 95.7 pounds, but the trainers felt it could have been much more.

During the 6 months he had gained weight several times, at one weigh in he had gained 14 pounds, with more substantial weight gains over the 6 month period.

Losing the 95.7 pounds proves he can have a successful weight loss, but only if he dedicates himself to it.

We would love to follow you on your journey Kevin and we will be cheering you on, losing your excess weight is a challenge, winning the challenge will literally be giving you, your life back.

Good luck Kevin, we know you can come out a winner in all areas of your life, at the end of your weight loss journey.

To view the A&E Heavy episode, with Kevin click here: Heavy

A&E welcomed Ricky Wayne, this week on the TV series Heavy, the thirty five year old, 5”11’ Ricky Wayne weighed in at 555 pounds when coming the resort, which makes him morbidly obese.

Ricky Wayne’s obesity puts him at risk of dying at an early age due to the risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and some types of cancer.

Changing his lifestyle is not an option, if he does not change his eating habits and daily diet as well as implementing a daily exercise into his life, Ricky Wayne will surely die at an early age.

When given the news of a pending early death, Ricky Wayne’s reply was he would choose life over death, knowing his new lifestyle would be a lifelong struggle. Knowing he is morbidly obese is very scary, but now vows he will not be obese for the rest of his life.

Ricky Wayne’s unhealthy eating habits started when he was 11 years old, he would eat a sack lunch his mother packed, on the bus on his way to school and eat a second lunch at school for fifty cents. While the rest of the family was in bed for the night, he would sneak into the kitchen for a snack. When his parent’s found out about the snacking, he was threatened with diets and chains on the refrigerator.

He was confronted by his trainer’s at the resort for not trying hard enough and not taking his obesity seriously. Ricky Wayne lost all control and became very belligerent, screaming for them to just leave him alone. At that point he had a major breakthrough, stating the loss of his mother hunted him, due to the fact she blamed herself for his out of control weight.

Ricky Wayne is like all men his age, he wants to enjoy the same things in life, such as going to watch sports competition, driving, flying, working and starting a family of his own.  At this point in his life all these things are impossible, due to his obesity.

The first time Ricky Wayne left the resort and went home there wasn’t any support system for him there, so he asks to come back to the resort for added help and encouragement.

When he left the resort for the second time his weight was 407 pounds, he was thrilled with his accomplishments and the 148 pound weight loss and vowed he would never let his weight get out of control again.

Good luck Ricky Wayne, we will certainly be rooting for you and watching for your final weigh in.

This week’s TV episode of Heavy introduced, Jessica a 5’2” mother of two weighing in at 288.4 pounds, Jessica has battled her weight her entire life due to a lifestyle of unhealthy eating and lack of exercise.

She is now considered morbidly obese; the pivotal moment for losing her excess weight came, when she realized she could no longer keep up with her children.

As a child Jessica was taught to clean her plate at every meal and there was always a dessert at the end of each meal, this has lead to compulsive eating, she confessed to eating 5 to six snacks per day as well as large meals, before coming on the series Heavy.

Being made fun of and hearing the hurtful remarks, which others have made, caused a lot of pain throughout Jessica’s life. She is now ready to turn her life around and eliminate the risk of dying at an early age from diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and some types of cancer.

Jessica not only dreams of losing her excess weight and becoming the wife and mother she feels her husband and children deserve, she also dreams of going to the police academy as well.

With her complete lifestyle changes such as changing her eating habits, daily diet and snacking habits as well as working out daily with the trainers on the show, Jessica is well on her way to a wonderful new life with her family.

By the final weigh in Jessica was down to 217 pounds and had undergone surgery to remove the excess skin from her stomach, which was left after losing her weight. One of the last remarks she made was, she now feels sexy for the first time in her life and she also realizes the lifestyle changes will have to remain with her permanently.

Jessica you look absolutely beautiful, we will be looking forward to your final weigh in, we know you can make it all the way.

If you have an inspirational weight loss story of your own, please share it with us.