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Joe
Ward - age 19
Before:
At
the start of the series student Joe was a self confessed junk food
addict who went to McDonalds 2-3 times a week and hated veggies.
Joe
had a very negative attitude towards exercise - but he wanted to
look into the mirror and see an ‘action hero’ type!
During
the series fitness guru Efua Baker put Joe through his paces and
was made to complete 200 push ups a day along with a few hundred
crunches and sweat breaking run.
Joe
was sent to New York where he met up with ‘Super Size Me’
director, Martin Spurlock and who opened JoeÂ’s eyes to the
dangers of a fast food obsessed lifestyle.
F-team
nutritionist Vicki Edgson made Joe go 'cold-turkey on his return.
After:
Joe
made a dramatic appearance on the last show having shed pounds and
presented his new ‘super hero’ physique – the girls
could barely keep their hands to themselves!
Joe
is determined to continue now that the production team and F-team
have left and still keeps the competition going between himself
and neighbour John Bradley.
John
Bradley - age 17
Before:
John had motivated himself to lose weight before the arrival
of the Fat Nation production by cutting out his junk food addiction.
He
just decided to just go for it, and to not put off exercise. However,
he's found that there's no real replacement for crisps which he
finds hard to resist.
After:
He lost a total of 6.5 stone by the end of 2004 (5.5 stone lost
before the FN teams arrival). John has made a real effort to get
outside more and be more active. He enjoys going to the gym and
playing football, and would love to try American football.
John
lost a further 1st 2lbs by the end of the series - a total of seven
stone in 2004! John puts it down to eating more fresh fruit and
vegetables and being more active.
John
has also adapted the advice that fitness expert Efua gave him and
is now working with weights to gain some serious muscles!
Sem
Komurcugil - age 35
Before:
A
lack of motivation and confidence was hindering SemÂ’s attempts
to lose weight. She is currently on maternity leave taking care
of baby Alev.
During
the show and her sessions with the F-Team psychologist, it became
evident that Sem had not got over the death of her father 12 years
ago.
Sem
attributed her weight issues to the loss of her dad and felt guilty
giving birth to her baby whilst he was dying. The advice was for
her to talk about her dad a lot more and to focus on good memories
of him.
Sem
was the biggest sheÂ’d ever been at the start of Fat Nation.
She was advised by the F-Team fitness guru to take up more exercise.
After just one session with the boxing gloves and pads Sem was ready
to take on the world!
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Sem
Komurcugil bins the bad food under the camera's watchful eye
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After:
Sem
has introduced a much more nutritional diet into her eating routine
– incorporating more veg!
She
now loves exercise and she’s the streets ‘Ms Motivator’
since the production team packed up.
She
regularly rings round and text the residents to get them up and
working up a sweat walking up and down the streets of Handsworth
Wood.
Del
Derrington - age 37
Before:
Del
hated exercise and loved chips! As a very busy school nurse, trying
to fit healthy eating around a hectic lifestyle was proving difficult.
By
the time she got in from work the kids had already snaked away their
appetites on crisps and biscuits. Daughter Sioned was a notoriously
fussy eater – the only veggies to pass her lips were peas!
Husband
Geoff's eating habits were a bit ad hoc. Working late into the evening
some nights, he relied on microwaveable ready meals and confessed
to snacking on large amounts of cheese late at night.
Both
Del and Geoff are big wine drinkers and Del was a heavy smoker.
The
F-team fitness expert introduced Del to Thai boxing. She really
got into it and improved her punches dramatically over the sessions
– Geoff was scared about her increasingly accurate aim!
The
team psychologist gave Del the moral support to quit smoking.
After:
Del
is still off the cigarettes and says she feels like a million dollars!
She
and Geoff have cut back on the microwave meals and increased their
veggie intake – Del says the veggie rack has got so big they
may need to buy a bigger house.
Del
has seen a huge improvement in the kids' concentration.
She
continues with her Thai boxing faithfully and joins Sem and other
residents for regular walks.
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or get in touch at Gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk.
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Joe,
Del and Sem shaped up with the eyes of millions on them in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV's
Fat Nation show - and are coming to 
