One is fighting to fit into her dream wedding dress and the other is hoping to find her prince charming. With so much love and romance just around the corner, these loyal friends are ready to help each other through anything their weight-loss challenge throws at them.
Kate Ramsden
Age: 30
Occupation: Teacher
State: WA
Now: 145kg
Goal: 65kg
Having been engaged for seven months, Kate Ramsden hasn’t tried on a single wedding dress yet. Why? “Because the ones that fit, I don’t like and the ones I like, don’t fit,” says Kate.
As well as wanting to look and feel fab on her wedding day, the 30-year-old teacher says, “At 145kg I know that I’m pushing myself to an early grave. I fear that my joints will give out or I’ll have a heart attack. Diabetes is looming, as well as a host of other conditions.
“I know I need to do something drastic but can’t really say that I’ve had a ‘moment of truth’. I’ve been in denial for too long. I’m so glad that my Second Chance Challenge partner Karina chose me. It’s the kick I need to get going.”
Currently a size 26, Kate is aiming to slip into a size 18-20 around the time of her wedding!
Read Kate's personal online diary.
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Kate before
Karina before
Karina Vagg
Age: 29
Occupation: Nurse
State: WA
Now: 128.1kg
Goal: 80kg
Registered nurse and best buddy to Kate is Karina. The 29-year-old says, “I’ve always been overweight and growing up the person that hurt me most was my grandmother. I loved her dearly but her words would cut deep and I still carry the wounds. She would often say ‘you won’t get a husband looking like that!’
“I know I’m unhealthy. I have high blood pressure and as a nurse, I can just hear people saying ‘you should know better’. I work on a vascular ward and I don’t want to end up with diabetes or in a bed with an amputated leg because I was lazy.
“I’m nearly 30 and it’s getting harder to meet people and have the energy to continue in the singles scene. I don’t want to end up a lonely old lady wearing a purple hat and looking after seven staffies.
“My partner for Second Chance Challenge is Kate. We’ve had a lot of fun and silly times together. We call ourselves ‘blonde and blonder’, but there’s some debate about which of us is blonder!”
Karina eventually wants to be the same weight she was when she was 17, which was 80kg. Afterwards Karina wants to find the three Hs, “health, happiness and a husband!”
Join the weight-loss journey with Karina's online diary.
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