Extreme Makeover News

By Ashley Thompson
 
Hannah wants babies, but her health is in such bad shape she can't. That's why she has reached out to Chris and Heidi. She is at 310 pounds, approximately 150 pounds overweight. She has tried to convince everyone that she doesn't hate herself but that's just not true. Hannah put on the majority of her weight during the last three years of college and that's when she met her husband. Her first goal is to be down to 230 pounds by the end of Phase I and do it completely makeup free.

By Ashley Thompson
 
Kim is a 29 year old aspiring fashion designer from Honolulu and is also 279 pounds, approximately 150 pounds overweight. Although she has made designing her career, she is sad that the sample sizes she provides aren't something she can wear herself. After Heidi surprises Kim with the transformation journey, Tim she gets her very first challenge. Tim Gunn asks Kim to make her finale dress in one hour. This means she has to predict her size and shape one year from now. Her first weight loss goal is to lose 70

By Ashley Thompson
 
Jacki is a 44 year old mother of two in Denver who is approximately 135 pounds overweight. The emotional trauma that caused her to pack on the pounds was when when her toddler sustained a head injury at his day care and they weren't sure if he would survive. He had shaken baby syndrome. It's an injury to the skull or brain of an infant, cause by intentional blunt impact of violent shaking. He did survive but it changed the family's life. The care taker was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

By Ashley Thompson
 
Mitzi is dedicated to helping homeless youth. But her own home is full of things and filth, and her problems have helped her pack on the pounds. Her ex took advantage of her generosity and she put all of her money into a house he promised he would flip. Once he left her, she shut down. Heidi is the first person she has had in her house in over 8 years. Not only is it not remodeled at all, she is a hoarder. Mitzi is approximately 130 pounds overweight at 5'6 and

By Ashley Thompson
 
Rachel is no different than most of those looking to lose weight, she eats her feelings. Once a bubbly cheerleader, Rachel got her heart broken and ate herself to 30 pounds. She's tired of seeing herself in the mirror at 309 pounds and wants to go back to the way she was. As a UCLA cheerleader, if you can wear your uniform you can wear it to homecoming and cheer, that is her ultimate goal. The saddest part of her life is feeling embarrassed about the amount of food she eats, so