Anthony is a lonely, obese young boy, who longs to be more comfortable in his own skin. A latchkey kid, who is often home alone, he craves quality time with his parents and overeats to soothe his loneliness. His parents, Louis and Sherri, are also overweight. Louis was an athlete, but is now morbidly obese and suffering from hypertension and sleep apnea. Louis is always at the office and Sherri finishes work and runs out the door to a fitness class. While his parents go about their busy lives, their sad and lonely son is suppressing his feelings with mounds of food.
Anthony is already complaining of joint pain and can’t climb a flight of stairs without being winded. Dr Macklin tells the family that Anthony will have serious health complications by the time he is 35 if they don’t make some serious changes. His parents need to be role models and lead by example – Will they make Anthony their number one priority?
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