Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back
Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producer(s)	Beverley Doyle Katie Buchanan Paul Stead Renee Simon Ruth Rafidi Sally Miles
Production company(s)	Daisybeck Productions Passion Distribution
Release
Original network	Style
Original release	August 9, 2010 – December 21, 2011

Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back is an American reality television series on Style. The series debuted on August 9, 2010.^[1]

On March 7, 2011, The series' 16-episode Season 2 premiered.^[2] The mid-season finale aired on April 25, 2011.^[3] The second half of season 2 premiered on October 19, 2011.^[4]

Premise

The series shares the stories of various overweight teenagers who are enrolled at Wellspring Academies, and looks at their quest to lose weight.^[5]

Cast

Students^[6]

Tanisha Mitchell (Harrod) - Age 17 - Suitland, Maryland

Terinna Cypress - Clewiston, Florida

Miranda Nichols - Age 18 - Oakton, Virginia

Emily Hodge - Age 12 - Raleigh, North Carolina

Scotty Basso - Age 13 - Athens, Illinois

Rachel Qualley - Age 14 - Groton, Connecticut

Carsyn Nash - Age 18 - Warrenton, Virginia

Hayley Bailiff - Age 17 - Warren, Michigan

Caleb Treloar - Age 16 - Tampa, Florida

Sasha Mignoli - Age 15 - Long Island, New York

Staff of Wellspring Academy

Nicole Kaysing - Fitness Coach

John Taylor - Fitness Coach

Heather Richardson - Behavioral Coach

Susan Borgman - Behavioral Coach & Clinical Director

Elizabeth Tilson - Behavioral Coach

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Original airing
		Season premiere	Season finale
1	6	August 9, 2010	August 30, 2010
2	18	March 7, 2011	December 12, 2011

Season 1

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"The School of Last Resort"	August 9, 2010
2	"Smells Like Teen Angst"	August 16, 2010
3	"Parents' Weekend"	August 23, 2010
4	"Spring Breakout"	August 30, 2010

Season 2

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"No Weigh Out"	March 7, 2011
2	"The Battlefield"	March 14, 2011
3	"Pushed to the Limit"	March 21, 2011
4	"Parental Advisory"	March 28, 2011
5	"Fear and Candy"	April 4, 2011
6	"Feast for Famine"	April 11, 2011
7	"The Food Hangover"	April 18, 2011
8	"Sticks and Stones"	April 25, 2011
9	"Back to Reality"	October 19, 2011
10	"Crashing the Dance"	October 26, 2011
11	"Family Feuds"	November 2, 2011
12	"Anger Ball"	November 9, 2011
13	"Queens of the Road"	November 16, 2011
14	"Into the Wild"	November 23, 2011
15	"Picture Perfect?"	November 30, 2011
16	"The Weight Is Over"	December 7, 2011
17	"No Place Like Home"	December 14, 2011
18	"Tanisha's Amazing Transformation"	December 21, 2011

Specials

No.	Title	Original air date
0	"Pilot"	September 6, 2009
0	"The Obesity Crisis"	June 27, 2011
Note: This episode was a part of Style's campaign to combat obesity special.[7]

References

1. "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back Premieres Monday, August 9 on the Style Network". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
2. "The Style Network Hit Docu-Series "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back" Returns for Season Two and Continues Its Inspiring Journey Beginning March 7". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
3. "Mid-Season Finale of The Style Network's "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back" Airs on Monday, April 25 at 8PM ET/PT". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
4. "The Style Network's Popular Docu-Series "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back" Returns With New Episodes, Beginning Wednesday, October 19 at 8:00PM ET/PT". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
5. "Development Update: Tuesday, May 25". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
6. http://www.tv.com/m/shows/too-fat-for-15-fighting-back/
7. "The Style Network Continues Its Fight Against Obesity With the Network's First-Ever Town Hall Special, "Too Fat for 15: The Obesity Crisis," Premiering Monday, June 27 at 8:00 PM ET/PT". Retrieved 1 December 2012.