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Kym Hampton

The Revolution Hero

Kym Hampton, 48, is a women’s basketball legend. After playing basketball in Europe and Asia for 12 years, she returned home as a first-round pick for the inaugural Women’s Basketball League draft in 1997. She was drafted to the New York Liberty, playing for three seasons before a knee injury took her out of the game for good. Upon being forced to leave the game she loves, Kim spiraled into a hole. Kym’s weight started to skyrocket, and she gained 25 pounds in her first two mon... Read more »
Amber Russell

The Revolution Hero

Amber is a 31-year-old worker's comp adjuster and mother of two. She has been in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend Adrian who works full time for a commercial airline. She works in the day and he works at night, so it is truly a tag team managing the kids and two full-time careers. Amber has finally decided to make her health a major part of her daily life as she works toward losing 75 pounds and getting herself to a much healthier weight.Amber not only fills the role of life partner a... Read more »
Amy Ybarzabal

The Revolution Hero

Amy is a hurricane Katrina survivor and mother of 4 children. She is married to her husband, James, who spends most of his time working nights as a dispatcher and his days off at his dad's bicycle shop. Therefore, Amy's life, mostly consists of her and her children. Her day begins at 7am when she rushes to get her kids to school and then off to her part-time job as a banquet/marketing manager at a popular local restaurant. From there, she rushes to pick up her children from school and spends the... Read more »
Jennifer Cahalan

The Revolution Hero

Jennifer is a second grade teacher and single mom who feels like her weight has taken over her life. Jenny got married at twenty-seven, had a baby at twenty-eight and was divorced by age twenty-nine. Since her ex-husband is part of an Indy Car race team he travels all the time and only sees his son less than twenty days a year. Jenny is constantly busy with her son and her job as a teacher. Taking care of seven and eight year old kids all day is a hand ful. She wants to take off 80 pounds and re... Read more »
Mercedes Ramirez Johnson

The Revolution Hero

Mercedes is a mother of four boys and a plane crash survivor who has turned life’s unfortunate events into inspiration. Mercedes has been married for thirteen years to her husband Chris. They have two sets of twin boys together. Ben and Alex are seven and active in every sport they can participate in, and Wynn and Dorian are two years old. Chris is a financial planner who spends long days at work, while Mercedes takes care of the boys and also has a career to tend to. Mercedes now wants to... Read more »
Christina Fox

The Revolution Hero

Christina Fox is a 43 year old Registered Nurse. She has been a nurse for 18 years and loves working in the Intensive Care Unit at Cooper University Hospital. She says that she cannot imagine any other career than nursing, although at times it is extremely stressful and can be very sad. She is a resource to other nurses and loves the intensity of the unit. Her coworkers call her Foxy. Christina has battled weight since her 30's and is sick of being overweight, wearing plus size clothing, a... Read more »
Stephanie Jennings

The Revolution Hero

Stephanie has been an RN for the last 8 years working in the oncology unit. She has been married for 6 years to Bill, who happens to be overweight as well. Since he is an avid food lover and chef, Stephanie knows that is it up to her to lead the way for her family to get healthy. Though never a slim girl, she was never unhappy with her weight during high school. Going through college, getting married, having a baby, nursing for 8 years, and losing her mother to a 6-year battle with cancer, ... Read more »
Delia Larson

The Revolution Hero

Delia has been a labor and delivery nurse for the past twelve years at Cooper University Hospital. Delia decided to become a nurse while she was in high school. After a brief hospital stay, Delia was inspired by the nurses who cared for her and decided to follow in their footsteps. Now she says, "I get to be with people on one of the greatest days of their lives. I get to help them bring new life into this world and be a part of the delivery of their baby!" Delia doesn't feel her weight physical... Read more »
Ebony Marinnie

The Revolution Hero

Ebony works the ICU night-shift and is a single mother of 2 1/2 year old daughter, Eden. She is currently finishing her bachelor's of nursing degree, and also works on a free methadone mobile unit part-time. Life's changes and a failed long-term relationship had left Ebony depressed and unmotivated. Ebony wants to be a role model for her daughter, and show her that no matter what life throws at you, you must pull yourself up and keep marching forward. She plans to continue furthering her c... Read more »
Sarah Orr

The Revolution Hero

Sarah Orr is a fourth grade teacher, wife, and mother (of two beautiful little girls) who spends her days balancing her job and taking care of her kids. Sarah's husband of nine years, Bruce, is a principal of grades 8-12 at a 5A school district in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He is so passionate about his job that Sarah ends up taking care of both of the kids, even though she has a full time job, too. Sarah has reached a breaking point and is ready to shift the focus onto her, for once, and lose 75 po... Read more »
Stacey Lewis

The Revolution Hero

Stacey Lewis is a happily married 45-year-old woman with three kids and a secret she's been holding onto for 40 years. Only recently has she been able to admit to anyone that she was molested as a child, from the age of 5 until she was 12. Over the years, she's held the secret inside, and as she did, she got heavier.Stacey is also the mother of three beautiful daughters. However, Stacey is worried about teaching her kids bad habits. She says she'd feel like a failure as a parent of she allowed h... Read more »
Angela Patrick

The Revolution Hero

Angela Patrick is a single mother who had to reinvent herself when her husband abandoned her and her family. Now, Angela is looking to take control of her weight problem so that she can fire up her love life again.Angela married her first love at a young age and ended up in a toxic marriage. He bought her everything from a boat to diamonds and furs. Shortly after her daughters were born, her husband kicked them out. She picked herself up and started over. That was 18 years ago. Now, Angela manag... Read more »
Jennifer and Alexis

The Revolution Heroes

Jennifer is a dedicated mom and hard-working high school vice principal and dean of students. Her daughter, Alexis, is 15 years old and on the JV basketball team at her high school. They live with her mom's boyfriend of five years and his ten-year-old son. In addition to the demands of work and home, Jennifer is completing her Ph.D. — She is expected to matriculate in the Spring of 2012, and she aspires to become a superintendent or one day open her own charter school. In the meantime, it'... Read more »
Ayanna Henderson

The Revolution Hero

Ayanna is a fun-loving mother, wife, and marketing executive (who is currently unemployed). Having grown up on the mean streets of Compton, California, Ayanna was hardworking and goal oriented, determined to not be another "statistic." Ayanna worked to put herself through college and is now studying to earn her MBA. Six years ago, Ayanna married the love of her life. She has an amazing relationship with her husband and he is great step-dad to Ayanna’s thirteen year-old son from her first m... Read more »
Vivian Cheung

The Revolution Hero

Vivian is an energetic woman of Asian decent, whose boyfriend plans on proposing once they both drop their extra weight. She met her long-time boyfriend on a dating website three years ago. He is also heavy, and would love for the pair to both be healthy when they start shopping for a wedding dress and tux. Vivian works as a sales representative for an office accessory company, but aspires to do more than sell copy machines. She plans to further her education by studying for her MBA. All her lif... Read more »
Sarah Baum

Sarah Baum is a fun-loving and energetic probation officer, wife, and mother of one. She has spent the last 10 years as a probation officer and defensive tactical instructor for San Bernadino County. Sarah is in love with her job, but her strenuous ten hour workdays leave her exhausted. Married to her husband, Chuck, for nearly seven years and mother to their three year old daughter, Charlotte, Sarah feels like she lives a truly blessed life. Sarah's husband works as an Aeronautical Engine... Read more »
Cherrell and Jamilla Harris

Long Beach, California natives Cherrell and Jamilla Harris are sisters who have battled weight issues all their lives. They are both successful women who grew up in a house where home-cooked meals were a staple of their everyday lives. Both are single, without kids, and eager to find their match and start families of their own. However, their busy schedules have made it difficult to meet men. They are extremely co-dependent and choose to spend most of their time with each other. Their rev... Read more »
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