Name: Janet
Age: 52
Lives: Melbourne
Status: Married
Occupation: YMCA Liaison Officer
Motivation to lose weight: Janet wants to be the person she is “destined to be” and to finally feel good about herself. She wants to look nice for her husband and be taken to a ball in a luxurious dress. “I want to be fit for my children and go on a safari in Africa. I have so much life to live.”

Name: Kirsten
Age: 20
Lives: Melbourne
Status: Has a boyfriend
Occupation: Part-time swimming instructor for special needs children, studying primary school teaching
Motivation to lose weight: Kirsten really wants to feel fit and healthy again and yearns for an active life style. “I dream of looking beautiful and would eventually like to get married and have children.”