Layla

Age: 17
Start weight: 209 pounds
Height: 5’3”
Percentile score: 98.10
The lowdown: A bullied 17-year-old obese girl battles anxiety and insecurity as she and her overweight mother try to drop the pounds once and for all.
Her downfall: Layla hates “pretty much every part of her body” and is sickened by the online bullying and mean people at high-school that have destroyed her self-confidence. She has anxiety disorder, and copes by eating sugary foods to soothe her anxiety. Her mom, Melody, is also obese and feels terrible about it. This family has relied on boxed “convenience” food, drive thru meals and large portions of restaurant fare over the years. They think they can simply “stop eating it” – it will be as simple as that but old habits die-hard.
Fitness Goal: Triathlon at Lake Chaparral (750m swim, 15.5km bike, 4.5km run)

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