| Obese: A Year to Save My Life | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Fat: The Fight of My Life |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Luke Campbell |
| Starring | Jessie Pavelka |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Luke Campbell |
| Cinematography | Luke Campbell |
| Running time | 60 mins (inc. adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky1 |
| Release | 2 January – 27 February 2012 |
Obese: A Year to Save My Life is a British documentary, reality, weight loss show that was broadcast on Sky1 from 2 January to 27 February 2012, produced, directed and filmed by Luke Campbell and Adam Kaleta. Nine episodes were originally created for the first series, which starred American fitness expert Jessie Pavelka. Pavelka helped nine morbidly obese British men and women help battle against their weight over the length of a year.[1] The program finished after one series but was renamed and brought back in 2013 as Fat: The Fight of My Life which ran for another 10 episodes.
| Episode | Air Date | Person | Start Weight | End Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2 January 2012 | Julie[2] | 25 stone | 16 stone |
| 02 | 9 January 2012 | Jack[3] | ||
| 03 | 16 January 2012 | Liz | 34 stone | 24 stone 2 pounds |
| 04 | 23 January 2012 | Claire[4] | ||
| 05 | 30 January 2012 | Dean[5] | ||
| 06 | 6 February 2012 | Bev[6] | ||
| 07 | 13 February 2012 | Sandy[7] | ||
| 08 | 20 February 2012 | Lee | ||
| 09 | 27 February 2012 | Sharon |