Tuesday, September 02, 2008 - 4:00 PMEpisode #003 Joanne RusbridgeAt 30 years old Joanne Rusbridge is hitting her midlife crisis early. She weighs in at 22 stone and struggles to fit into a size 30 dress, her young family of three very active boys run her ragged as she simply doesn't have the energy to keep up with them. Dr Gillian McKeith believes that in 8 weeks she can wean Joanne off the killer grub and set her up for a longer and healthier life.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 8:30 PMS3, Episode #038 Lisa SaundersLisa and Tony Saunders from Bedfordshire have two young boys, Johnny, aged 12 and Harry, aged 8, who are both already overweight. 17 ½ stone Lisa is certainly not leading by example and her children have inherited her love of sticky cakes and sugary snacks. At school the boys tuck into packed lunches of white bread and processed ham sandwiches followed by cheesy strings, muffins and chocolate bars. Gillian is appalled and is determined to improve the whole family's diet to give the kids a fighting chance at a healthy life