By Ashley Thompson

Tonight we visit Brandi, a 329 pound, 29 year old makeup artist from Atlanta in an unsupportive relationship. With the help of Rocco Dispirito, Miss America 2014 and Chris and Heidi Powell, this former child pageant winner is determined to lose the excess weight. And she wants to do it by training for a triathlon.

Setting out to lose a pound a day Brandi is down to 284 pounds after the 45 day mark, which meets her goal. To complete this phase Chris wants Brandi to make a decision about wether or not to continue her relationship with her girlfriend. But the fear of being alone is too much stress and failing to open up to her coaches is keeping her from moving forward. To lose the physical weight she needs to lose the emotional weight. After Phase I she fell short of her pound per day goal but got down to 255 pounds.

For Phase II the goal is to lose an additional 56 pounds as well as participate in a half ironman (70.3 miles) in New Zealand. When we see her training at home it's in what looks like a run-down abandoned building... with random gym equipment? Bizarre. But nevertheless Chris sets Brandi up with the guitarist from Sugarland who is also a triathlon pro (she seems impressed but I am reluctant to believe she even knows who Sugarland is). At 180 days she has failed to meet her Phase II goal and is only down to 213 pounds, 14 pounds shy of her goal. She uses the triathlon training as her excuse so Chris is convinced Brandi's nutrition is what's lacking. But is Brandi being honest?

After completing the ironman in New Zealand, Brandi gets to the truth. She indulges so much on "Sunday Funday" that it takes her until Thursday to catch up. And she hasn't been honest about slacking on her workouts. Chris' private investigator has caught her in her lies. At weigh-in she is down to 201, 4 pounds over her goal weight. This means she is not eligible for skin removal surgery at this point in her journey.

The final phase starts off with a workout alongside Miss America, who invites her to the Miss America pageant as her guest and personal makeup artist. At her final weigh-in Brandi is down to 178 and looks fantastic! Since she has lost more than her goal weight she is now eligible for the skin removal surgery!

To pay it forward Brandi gives the scholarship of one week to the wellness center boot camp to her best friend, Tierannye.

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