Fat Doctor

Sacha Whitehead is 32-years old and weighs over 30 stone. She is super morbidly obese and addicted to food. Sacha lives with her nine-year old son, Lewis, who is also overweight. Her weight is ruining her life - she is so ashamed of her size, she refuses to get out of the car when she picks up Lewis from school - fearing he will get bullied as a result. Her decision to undergo surgery was prompted by the realization that she would only survive a maximum of five years without any surgery. She is petrified of dying on the operating table and leaving her son alone.

At 27 years old and 30 stone, Joy Vaughan is morbidly obese. Despite numerous repeated attempts Joy just cannot lose weight. She works long irregular hours and often eats the wrong kinds of food. Her bad relationship with food stems from the loss of her grandfather when she was 12 years old. She took his death very badly and began comfort eating. Can surgery offer her the life she so desperately wantsIn this episode we also revisit former lorry driver, Jeff OShea who has lost 17 stone in one year since his gastric bypass operation. He has a wife and a young family who have all benefited massively from Jeffs weight loss. We see the physical, psychological and emotional benefits the whole family has experienced as a result of the surgery.

Craig Curtis is super morbidly obese - he is 40 stone and still gaining weight. On a bad day, Craig can get through 25 packets of crisps and two loaves of bread. Craig, from Gravesend, is married with three children all younger than four years old. His wife has to do everything for both Craig and the children. Craig feels he is incapable of being a good father and husband - he hasn't left the house in over a year and is unable to go to the toilet on his own. We also revisit 23-year-old Rachel Barrass, who weighed 26 stone. Three months after her successful gastric bypass surgery, Rachel fell pregnant. As a result of her surgery, Rachel has actually lost weight during her pregnancy rather than gaining it - she has lost a remarkable 10 stone!

At 27 years old and 30 stone, Joy Vaughan is morbidly obese. Despite numerous repeated attempts, Joy just cannot lose weight. She works long irregular hours and often eats the wrong kinds of food. Her bad relationship with food stems from the loss of her grandfather when she was 12 years old. She took his death very badly and began comfort eating. Can surgery offer her the life she so desperately wants? We also revisit former lorry driver, Jeff O'Shea who has lost 17 stone in one year since his gastric bypass operation. He has a wife and a young family, who have all benefited massively from Jeff's weight loss. We see the physical, psychological, and emotional benefits the whole family has experienced as a result of the surgery.

In episode six, we meet Guy Poingdestre, a 52 year-old bus driver whose weight has reached 32 stone. At the moment he cant stop eating Kentucky fried chicken. He says he has a psychological compulsion to overeat. As a result of Guys weight, he also suffers from sleep apnoea, a condition that stops his breathing when hes asleep. Guy has spent years trying to diet and has sometimes been successful. He achieved a weight watchers plaque when he was 37, for losing 8st and managing to get down to 13st. But success with diets has always been short-lived

A 37-year-old woman tips the scales at 24 stone. When both her parents died she turned to food for comfort. She is desperate to get back out into society and wants to work and socialize. Her operation falls during the month of Ramadan and she sees this as yet another sign that this operation is her chance to turn her life around. In this final episode, we also meet 32-year-old Sarah Jamal. She lost over 8 stone following a gastric by pass operation. Now she wants liposuction, breast enlargement, and an arm lift to help her feel better about her body. We follow her to Germany for cosmetic surgery that could change her life.