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EXTREME MAKEOVER: WEIGHT LOSS EDITION - "Michael" - Michael is 28 years old and never been in a relationship or even kissed a girl. This small business consultant from Tarpon, Springs, Florida weighs 493 pounds and can't remember a time when he wasn't obese. He wants to share his life with someone special and eventually raise a family, but his weight issues have destroyed his self-confidence about his romantic prospects. Fortunately, Michael is part of a loving, tight-knit Greek family and lives close to his relatives, but he sabotages his chances at a healthier lifestyle by dropping by his mother and aunt's houses for multiple meals in addition to the ones he has in his own home. His brother, who shares a home with him, marvels about Michael's third "dinner" of the day, but privately worries that eventually Michael's weight issues will kill him prematurely. Trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell commits to helping Michael lose weight, but also puts him on the path to love by getting him a professional matchmaker. In an inspiring development, Michael's entire family commits to losing 500 pounds, and by the end, the results of Michael's journey and his family's are revealed, on "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" Sunday, July 1 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN)
CHRIS POWELL, MICHAEL