Ruby (2008)

It's been one year since Ruby started her weight loss journey and she's managed to shed more than 100 pounds. Now at 361 pounds, Ruby is one step closer to dipping under 350 pounds for the first time in her adult life.

Ruby is determined to dip under 350 pounds, and she knows that she needs to ramp up her exercise program if she's ever going to reach her goal weight. However, lately she has been feeling unmotivated by her trainer Reese and his monotonous workout plan. Ruby really wants to try more creative ways to work out, so she reaches out to Dr. Bradley who recommends she meet with Dr. Jackowski, a fitness guru.

Now that she is one hundred pounds lighter, Ruby is determined to reach her goals and she is eager to get back into the real world and find a part-time job for the first time in 10 years.

Ruby's weight-loss woes continue as she searches for a new trainer to help her reach a milestone weight of 350 pounds. But what will it take to help achieve what seems like an impossible task?

Now that she has fallen under 350 pounds, Ruby is ready to give her bedroom a makeover! She needs more room to move around and she's sick of dealing with all of her accumulating clutter.

During a pilates class, Ruby becomes emotionally overwhelmed when a flashback is triggered from her childhood. Her instructor explains that the mind and body share a powerful connection and old memories that are stored away can become activated unexpectedly.

The time has come for Ruby and her girlfriends' annual weekend getaway! This year, the ladies are heading to Tybee Island, a beach island off the Georgia coast, for some fun in the sun.

So far Ruby has lost 140 pounds! She's made a lot of progress, but she is still struggling with staying on her program. Lately, she has been lacking in journaling her food intake and skipping some of her workouts with her trainers.

Ruby becomes an emotional wreck when her beloved dog Lucy becomes gravely ill. Lucy's kidneys are failing her and Ruby must give her daily injections to help them function. Ruby feels herself wanting to turn to food to help comfort her during this difficult time, but she knows she must learn how to cope with the pain in other ways.

Still grieving over the death of her dog Lucy, Ruby is feeling unmotivated to work out and stick to her weight loss program. She knows she needs to get re-energized, so when Dr. Bradley suggests she visit a summer weight loss camp for kids, she agrees to go.