Name: Richard
Age: 45
Lives: Queensland
Status: Married
Occupation: Salesman
Motivation to lose weight: Richard is competitive, driven and wants to break the cycle of obesity from past and current generations within his family. Ready for a new chapter in his life, he wants to “show everyone that I can do it and am not afraid to put in the hard yards”.

Name: Amber
Age: 20
Lives: Queensland
Status: Single
Occupation: Waitress at a movie cinema
Motivation to lose weight: Amber dreams of running around with her niece and nephews, gaining more confidence, wearing fashionable clothes and having a busy social life. “I am sick of my current life and am ready to do something about it.”