0:00:02 > 0:00:04Us Brits are among the fattest in the world.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Run for the Nando's!
0:00:06 > 0:00:08It's a national crisis,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and for some, it's a matter of life or death.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13There is no hope. There is no hope for him.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17If she carries on, she will die young.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Welcome to a super-size summer camp
0:00:19 > 0:00:23that claims to have the answers to tackling the obesity epidemic...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Diets and boot camps don't work, because we're forcing something
0:00:27 > 0:00:29on somebody that they may not be ready for.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31..but its methods are controversial.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Nice big, healthy lunch?
0:00:33 > 0:00:34Oh, yeah...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35The kids dine out on fast food.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- No-one's being greedy, Jordan. - I'm not being greedy!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42- Two bits of milk? Would you drink that?- Yeah, that's fine!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Chips and pizza are on the menu.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47My first impressions of the food -
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I would like more, obviously.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51That's why I'm here!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55And the staff are barely older than the campers themselves.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Did anyone play with their Barbies when they were little?
0:00:57 > 0:00:58They're ridiculous.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01They don't have a clue. I'm telling you, don't have a clue.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04For some campers, it'll be the longest five weeks of their lives...
0:01:04 > 0:01:05It's so hard!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07..but for others, it's life-changing.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10CHEERING
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Does this radical approach work?
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Keep going!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And is this really the answer to teenage obesity?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18What a waste of effort and time.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Our camp gets results.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23I'm going to go with the chips and a burger.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Get that belly moving up and down!
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Jiggle, jiggle, jiggle, jiggle...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35It's week one at Europe's only residential weight loss
0:01:35 > 0:01:37camp for kids.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42So, each day, we're doing loads of exercise.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47I think football is OK, but it's not my favourite.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48I prefer eating.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51That's a sport.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53That is a sport, actually!
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- In America! - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Come on, Mia!
0:01:56 > 0:02:0115-year-old Katie from Surrey weighs 17 1/2 stone.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Katie is naturally lazy.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07She will quite often find an excuse
0:02:07 > 0:02:09for me to pick her up.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13She's got too many bags or she needs the toilet.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14There's always something.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17THEY SHOUT
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Katie's battle to lose weight has been a long-standing family issue.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25And it's why she's joining 85 other teenagers for five weeks
0:02:25 > 0:02:26to battle the problem.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33Katie has always been under the dietician at Kingston Hospital
0:02:33 > 0:02:34from the age of two.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39In fact, I think she is probably their longest serving patient.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44When she went to a party as a toddler, the other children would
0:02:44 > 0:02:48go off and play after tea, whereas she never seemed to feel full.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54I guess, like, all my life, I don't know what it's like to be thin.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00As well as overeating at mealtimes, Kitty is a regular snacker.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I definitely have a little, like...
0:03:02 > 0:03:04an addictive personality, definitely.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I like bread wraps, pitta, anything like that.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I try and have healthy muesli bars.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I sometimes find those under the bed.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18You know, she's constantly wanting to satisfy her sugar craving, I suppose.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21This is my, like, inspiration board.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Er...I don't really use it that much.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28There was a couple of days where I was like, "Yeah, let's lose weight,"
0:03:28 > 0:03:30and then it sort of ran out, but hopefully, yeah,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I'll be able to use it after camp to motivate me.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Katie has set herself the goal of losing a stone
0:03:37 > 0:03:39over the five-week camp.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41If she's going to meet this target,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44she needs to change her habits and thinking.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47My first impressions of the food -
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I would like more, obviously.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- That's why I'm here! But... - THEY LAUGH
0:03:53 > 0:03:55But... Yeah, it's good.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00KATIE LAUGHS
0:04:01 > 0:04:05It's the end of week one, and the campers' first big challenge -
0:04:05 > 0:04:07a two-mile run.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Are you ready?
0:04:08 > 0:04:09CHEERING
0:04:09 > 0:04:13It's the benchmark used to monitor progress each week.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15We've got the two-mile run to do.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Well, "run"/walk.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Every camper's run is timed, and each week the aim is to beat that time.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Three, two, one, go!
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oh, yeah, I'm running...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Seriously, I'm so out of breath, and I've literally done like one metre.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37We go harder, we go harder now!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39For Katie and the other campers,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43every day of the next five weeks will follow the same pattern.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Structure is critical,
0:04:45 > 0:04:50and forming habits that are positive is critical.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Professor Paul Gately, a leading childhood obesity expert,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57co-founded the camp with Leeds Beckett University 16 years ago.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02The way the day works, you have three activity periods
0:05:02 > 0:05:04in the morning which can be from educational experiences...
0:05:04 > 0:05:07This week, we're going to be talking about the media and body image.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09..to, you know, exercise, sport.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Come on, boys! Race each other, race each other all the way!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16So, in the afternoon, there's lots of physical activities.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Continuous hooks! Left! Right!
0:05:18 > 0:05:19That's it!
0:05:19 > 0:05:20Till I say stop, keep going!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24The early days of our programme are about building their fitness up slowly.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Come on, fight it!
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Come on, mind over matter!
0:05:26 > 0:05:30And what we see is a sort of slow increase in their fitness.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Building them up to enable them to be successful
0:05:33 > 0:05:34when they return home.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Run it for your boyfriend.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The five-week camp costs over £4,000.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Some are funded by the NHS or local authorities.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49But Katie's family have paid the bill themselves.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53My husband and I were sort of at the end of our tether with it all.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I gave her the brochure, and she was furious.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57She didn't speak to me for the rest of the day.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02I'm glad we don't have to run, cos at school, we always do.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05So walking is a lot easier.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- If we complete this, we should be allowed the Wi-Fi password.- Oh!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I've got a really bad stitch!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's like someone's stabbed me.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21I'm not running up this.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:06:25 > 0:06:28It takes Katie 36 minutes to complete the two-mile run.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I'm quite lazy.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36I mean, I shower and everything, but, like, just relax on the sofa.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39I don't do much exercise.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46A lot of people describe her as happy, funny, very friendly,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and I don't always see that nice, funny side of her, which is
0:06:49 > 0:06:50quite sad, really.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55KATIE LAUGHS
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Obviously I'm not happy all the time.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01I used to have breakdowns about my weight a lot,
0:07:01 > 0:07:06but, yeah, I'd say there is like a subconscious armour that I have.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08I'm quite sensitive.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I'm not really that body confident.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Like, people who don't know me obviously judge me
0:07:15 > 0:07:20more on looks, because everyone is judged on looks, like,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23first appearance and stuff, so...yeah.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30WHISTLE BLOWS
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Come on, nice and quick! From your place, nice quick movements!
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Most of the staff are students with a background in sports science,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39nutrition, psychology or education.
0:07:41 > 0:07:42We are not here for ourselves.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46We really are invested in these kids emotionally.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49It is a pleasure just seeing them change just so much
0:07:49 > 0:07:52over the course of the term.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56For most of the activities in camp, boys and girls work in separate groups.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59We want kids to develop social skills,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02so we've put them in their own age and gender groups
0:08:02 > 0:08:05so they can build relationships and develop their sort of social
0:08:05 > 0:08:08skills to be more successful when they return home.
0:08:11 > 0:08:1414-year-old Lana weighs 20st.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15So bored...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18She's come with her 12-year-old sister, Alicia,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21but a few days in, and she's struggling to make friends.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Lana arrived with quite low self-esteem.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30I think she thought, you know, "I'm the biggest,"
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and, "I'm different to everyone else," and things.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Do you want to go out to get some air or go for a walk?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Come on, we'll go for a walk.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41She feels a lot of people are talking about her today.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46They're not. They're not at all.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47They're not.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49It's so hard!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54When you get to that, you need to come and talk to us staff, OK?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57And then so we can take you away from the situation,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59we can chat to you.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I think there's just miscommunication.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Do you want to go back in or do you just want a breather?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Just want a breather? OK.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Don't get upset.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I know they've called me stuff, but I just choose to put it in a box,
0:09:16 > 0:09:18lock it up and not think about it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Because if I start thinking about it, I'll get really depressed.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30She'd rather risk getting run over by running across the road
0:09:30 > 0:09:32to get away from kids than to face them.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Lana has had a long history of bullying at school.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40They used to tease me about my weight,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43and then they teased me about my name.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46What it is backwards.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50They bit her, and spat at her and called her names.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56You just wish more...for your kids...you know.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07They made up a rhyme.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10She's big, she's fat, she bounces on the ground,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12it's Lana.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Sometimes I just walk away, but then they all start chanting it
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and it gets louder and louder.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23SHE SOBS
0:10:25 > 0:10:26I...
0:10:26 > 0:10:28I stay home because...
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I just don't want to hear that.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Every year she got older, she put a stone on.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46So, like when she were two, she was 2st.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48When she was three, she was 3st, and so on.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52And then it just ballooned out of control.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57We did all sorts of things to try and help her lose weight.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01And extreme of padlocking the kitchen.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05She has actually eaten raw sausage, dried pasta.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Once I saw a half-eaten tins of corned beef.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10It looked she'd just been,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14like, getting at the meat with just her fingers.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16That's not normal behaviour.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It's the start of week two
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and there is a weigh-in to measure campers' progress.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- You are 14, is that right?- Yes.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35The kids that come to camp will all lose weight.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Which is due to the calorie-controlled diet
0:11:37 > 0:11:39and the amount of exercise we do each day.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42But they have to still really push themselves
0:11:42 > 0:11:44to get the most out of the programme.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It is really important for them to see their progress and also it shows
0:11:47 > 0:11:50that the hard work they are putting in in their sessions is paying off.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Do you want to step off for me? Step off a moment, sorry.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56But Lana has only lost one pound.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59We are really concerned with Lana's weight loss this week.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02We did expect her to lose quite a bit more than what she did.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03At the moment, we are
0:12:03 > 0:12:06not entirely sure the reason why she did not lose as much.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09But it could be down to her not pushing herself enough
0:12:09 > 0:12:11during the physical activity sessions.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17For many of our parents, they have weight problems themselves
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and what they are trying to do is not let their child
0:12:20 > 0:12:22go down the journey that they have been on.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29At home, Lana and her sister Alisha have a lot of responsibility.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35As young carers at home, we cook, clean...
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Help my mum in the shower.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Help her out. Help clean her. And do the washing up.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Ready?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I'm very blessed to have two girls what like...
0:12:48 > 0:12:51not only like cooking,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53but want to learn how to cook.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59When she was really young, she was outgoing, she was bubbly.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01And then it started turning.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05She shut herself off from everything.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Because of Lana's disappointing weight loss,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12staff member Pippa intervenes.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Would you like to set some goals together?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17So maybe, you know, I think...
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Do you know what your best score is?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- I never asked.- You never asked. I think it's...
0:13:22 > 0:13:23around the 40 minutes.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26So we could try and do around 30.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29We could try and aim for a continuous weight loss
0:13:29 > 0:13:31of maybe at least three pounds.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Because what did you set your goal weight as?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I don't know.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40We can like set real goals in that and then, you know,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42you can see if you do accomplish them.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- And then that will really build up your confidence.- Yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- That would be good.- Yes.- Cool.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50A target or a goal is only worthwhile
0:13:50 > 0:13:51if you feel you can achieve it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Given her weight, she will have been set many goals and targets before
0:13:55 > 0:13:58that she will have only ever viewed as she has failed on.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01It will be fun. It's a new experience.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04You are challenging yourself here on camp and that is another challenge.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Over in the boys' dorm,
0:14:09 > 0:14:13the weigh-in has revealed dramatic results for 15-year-old Adam.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17He came to camp weighing 20st and in just one week,
0:14:17 > 0:14:18he has lost over half a stone.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23He may be the biggest loser among the boys, but he is not happy.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I've told them, over ten times, that I wanted to go over this past week.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30But every time I bring it up, they say, well,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33management is getting onto it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37He is so determined to go that he has already packed his bags.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Hello, is that Adam's mum?
0:14:38 > 0:14:44- It is.- He has lost quite a bit of weight this morning from monitoring,
0:14:44 > 0:14:49so what is your sort of thinking behind him staying or going?
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I want him to stay. I want him to stay. Because of his predicament.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53Right, OK.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56So you are happy for us just to try and keep him on site
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- and encourage him to get involved in sessions?- Yeah, yes.- Right.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Thank you.- Cheers, bye.- Bye.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05I'm hoping today,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09the fact that he has found out that he has lost some weight,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11that it will give him that motivation to continue
0:15:11 > 0:15:12and stay here.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I do think Adam enjoys it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19He has just been homesick.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22He needs to get as much out of this as he can.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24We're trying all to get across
0:15:24 > 0:15:27that he needs the right mentality for life.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30We do think that if he did see the process through,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32his life will change.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Hopefully, by a great deal.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39But even a slight change is a very big step for these guys.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I understand it's hard for him, but...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Nobody is going to solve your problems but you.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52He doesn't know how to mix in society.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55And I think that is a lot of his problems.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I wake up, like, at eight o'clock at night
0:15:58 > 0:15:59and I'm sort of awake all night.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Where he wakes me up between three and four every morning.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Through screaming at his PlayStation.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08In fact, I don't see him.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14He comes out of his bedroom maybe once a day to collect his takeaway.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18And that's about it.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I was about ten when I started putting on weight.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I eat just because it's... I get bored a lot,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27just sitting doing nothing.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31When he was two years old, if I wouldn't buy him sweets,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33he used to grab me by the hair and drag me down on the floor
0:16:33 > 0:16:35and kick hell out of me.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Adam's life revolves around pizza takeaways every day.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40And Coke.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42He drinks gallons of the stuff,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44up to six litres a day.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47When it does, I don't know how I will deal with it,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49but, yeah, he's going to die.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Through obesity.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58A few days later, and Adam is missing.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04A boy has disappeared. We don't know where he has gone.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09He was there for breakfast and for lunch and then he disappeared.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Actually quite scary.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14On average, we will get
0:17:14 > 0:17:17two, maybe three campers running away each year.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Just think, if you were a child, where would you go?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24'Most of the time, they don't actually leave the campsite.'
0:17:24 > 0:17:26They are usually just wandering around the fields,
0:17:26 > 0:17:28or they've gone back to the dorm.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29I just want to say, to start off,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I don't want you to be alarmed or worried, but we have just done
0:17:32 > 0:17:36a count with the campers and Adam is not currently in the session.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39He would only have been missing 20 minutes,
0:17:39 > 0:17:40so he can't have got too far.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43As his mother, do you think
0:17:43 > 0:17:45he is the sort of person who would have gone?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48OK, then. So we do think there is a potential
0:17:48 > 0:17:49he may have left the site.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51INDISTINCT
0:17:55 > 0:17:57It really does kind of, bring it home,
0:17:57 > 0:18:00that you are really doing a serious job here
0:18:00 > 0:18:02and you are working with kids, vulnerable kids.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03And you are responsible for them.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- SAT NAV:- 'Turn left.'- "Turn..." What are you on about?- Left.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I don't think he will have gone this far.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15We are on our way back to camp now.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20After an hour of searching, Adam is located back at home.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21I saw him pull up in a taxi
0:18:21 > 0:18:26and my first reaction was relief that he was safe.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30But then, obviously, I did what mummies do.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32And gave him what for, for walking out.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38It's not a pleasant place to be when you're getting babied all the time.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40That's what I thought of it. It is like a prison.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I would say it's for mostly younger kids than older kids.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50I would love him to sort his life out.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Something has to click in his brain.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56It's down to him, nobody else. He has got all the knowledge.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00He's just not got the motivation to use it.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I think some of the kids that we have had,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06we couldn't get through to.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09They were either too far gone or they needed a lot more help
0:19:09 > 0:19:11than we can offer in five weeks.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14And that does frustrate us, sometimes.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Adam decided not to return to camp.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24There is an obesity epidemic in this country.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28It is two people chucking crap at their kids, because it's cheap.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32You know that people who watch this will blame the parents.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34What do you say to them?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Well, I...
0:19:38 > 0:19:39When I look at...
0:19:39 > 0:19:42You know, I've done it myself, I've looked at other overweight children
0:19:42 > 0:19:44and thought, you know, what is that mother doing?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Why is she not doing something about it?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49You know, it's easy to judge.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52It's not as though I haven't tried everything.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55And now I know just how difficult it is.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00I wish I could have a magic wand and, you know, help her.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04But at the end of the day, Lana has got to meet me halfway.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I'm lost.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Where Adam is concerned, I'm lost.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09Don't know what to do.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Life is harder for bigger people.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14End of.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20It's the end of week two.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Katie is taking part in a session about body image
0:20:23 > 0:20:26led by staff member Nicola.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29So, we've got all the girls together, think good, feel good.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32These sessions are devised to talk about self-esteem
0:20:32 > 0:20:33and body confidence.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Two things that everyone growing up, everyone as adults, struggles with.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I'm a 15-year-old obese girl.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42SHE LAUGHS
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It's not even funny. I don't know why I'm laughing.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46It is funny for me.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47SHE GROANS
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Think good, feel good is about talking, it's about sharing,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54it's about attitudinal change in order that they then start to
0:20:54 > 0:20:57think differently and feel differently.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01And sometimes, when we get bullied, bullies will say something to us
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and we have got our friends saying complete opposite things.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Saying lovely things about us.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Do we just end up sometimes going home
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and thinking about the mean things someone said about us?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Always.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15A lot of people came and their identity was, I am fat.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16And that was so sad to see.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19They need to change their attitudes.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Believe in themselves and build up their confidence
0:21:22 > 0:21:25and that is actually much harder than just losing weight.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31At home, Katie's parents have tried to help her lose weight
0:21:31 > 0:21:33but so far, nothing has worked.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36They have tried, like, locking away all the food.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Like, I was really angry... And they drove me
0:21:39 > 0:21:41to school so I couldn't get anything on the way to school.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Took all my money away. But I just found ways around it.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Like just borrowing money from my friends and stuff.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50It made life at home really, really hard.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Obviously, she wants the best for me, but it is sacrificing
0:21:54 > 0:21:56our relationship together.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Katie is offered a one-to-one session
0:22:01 > 0:22:04to discuss some of the issues she has had with her mum.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I don't even understand myself.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I don't like it if she praises me for doing exercise,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13but then if she doesn't notice, then that makes me really upset.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- And then... - LAUGHS
0:22:15 > 0:22:19..I hate it when she like mentions weight or anything. I don't...
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I feel as though... I said this, I feel as though if I lived on my own,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26I would be able to do a lot better.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I don't know what's wrong with me.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29I just don't like the topic at all...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31You don't like to discuss it at all.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I was going to say, it sounds as though it might actually be
0:22:34 > 0:22:38a self-esteem thing because, if she is to praise you,
0:22:38 > 0:22:43it means that it is drawing attention to what you've done.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45And sometimes you can then feel pressured,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47now I feel like I need to do it more,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49or you have pointed out that I wasn't doing it before.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- There are so many things that... - Yeah.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- ..start to go around your head. - Yeah, it's weird.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56'A lot of our campers do have really low self-esteem.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00'And that is why we need to pay as much attention to it as possible.'
0:23:00 > 0:23:02To try to help them to learn these different ways so that
0:23:02 > 0:23:06when they go home, they can continue those positive thinking skills.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07- Good.- Thank you.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16At camp, all meals are portion-controlled
0:23:16 > 0:23:21and calories allocated according to a camper's age, height and weight.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- PAUL GATELY: - It's not counting calories,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but it is a way of helping them understand portions,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27understand meals, understand snacking.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30So that they are more equipped when they return home.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Some of the menu choices may seem surprising.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34On a Sunday, we have a Sunday roast.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38It's pizza, it's jacket potatoes, sandwiches, lasagne...
0:23:38 > 0:23:41They give us, like, pizza. Why would you give us dough?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Dough is not good for you, do you know what I mean?
0:23:43 > 0:23:44As I walked in, I thought,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46God, I hope I don't have to eat rabbit food!
0:23:46 > 0:23:50It would be unrealistic for them to go home and live off salad.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- PAUL:- What we are trying to do is work with those children
0:23:53 > 0:23:56so they lose weight at a very prescribed rate.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00We are not driven by the latest diet trend.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04We are driven by what the evidence gives us best results.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Complex carbohydrates in a range of foods are critical.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10We also know that we want to reduce the fat content
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and we want to maintain a good protein content. So that is it.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Go, boys, filing out.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Halfway through camp
0:24:17 > 0:24:21and the kids are about to make plans for lunch at a very unexpected venue.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So, you know you are going McDonalds on Wednesday at the trip.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29So today's session is based on you planning out what you are allowed,
0:24:29 > 0:24:30based on calories.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Any time I have ever told a friend they go to McDonald's,
0:24:33 > 0:24:37it's like, "What on earth? Like, how do you do that?"
0:24:37 > 0:24:38But the point of camp is it is teaching them
0:24:38 > 0:24:41a realistic healthy lifestyle.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44We can't say, never have fast food again. That is not realistic.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47They will carry on these behaviours.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Amy, guess what? Guess what?- What?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53There is more sugar in a mayo chicken than in a fruit shoot.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56THEY CHUCKLE
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Right! 3.2g of sugar in a salad...
0:25:00 > 0:25:03So, instead of saying, "No, don't do it,"
0:25:03 > 0:25:06we'll teach them about the calories within the food,
0:25:06 > 0:25:09how to have a meal within their calorie allowance.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10That works, doesn't it?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Basically, you can pick anything you want within your calorie map.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I'd suggest possibly not going for fries,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18because they don't fill you up that long.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Drinks-wise, I'd stick with zero drinks, or water,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24cos liquid calories are just going to be wasted,
0:25:24 > 0:25:28so I'd try and get as much of your calories from food as possible.
0:25:28 > 0:25:3017-year-old Jordan weighs 18 stone,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34and he's allowed 800 calories for his lunch.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I wouldn't think you would go to a fast food shop
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and actually get food when you're at, like, a weight loss camp.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41So, it's rare.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44It is a weird feeling, you know,
0:25:44 > 0:25:48taking them round to an outlet like McDonald's
0:25:48 > 0:25:50when it's a health-based camp.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55I got my Berry Burst Iced Fruit Smoothie -
0:25:55 > 0:25:57I got that in a large, but I changed that to a medium,
0:25:57 > 0:26:01and that had less calories in - so I swapped that,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04and now I have enough to get an ice cream,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06so I'm going to write an ice cream down.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08And that's me done.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Is it just about calories, or is about nutritional content as well?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13It's about nutritional content.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15So, which would be better - ice cream or fruit?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Fruit would be better. - Is that your final answer?
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Right. OK, well done.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I'm going to change it to fruit.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I think they should be teaching this in schools,
0:26:24 > 0:26:27because young kids out there don't have a clue what they're eating.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29So, does anyone not want McDonald's,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32and wants the packed lunch that we provide anyway?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Aran.- Aran.- So, it's just you, Aran, that wants a sandwich?
0:26:35 > 0:26:36OK.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41Out of the boys, only Aran has opted to have a packed lunch instead.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I think it's all right to have a treat now and then -
0:26:44 > 0:26:48it's just I can't have it as a full-time thing.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Aran is from Selby, North Yorkshire.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54He's 16, and weighs 20 stone.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Aran has overeaten for years,
0:26:57 > 0:27:00and breaking that cycle is a battle I've had for years.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04At home I was just stuffing food in,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07and not...I was literally just eating for the sake of eating
0:27:07 > 0:27:10when I weren't even hungry.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12You know, when he's volunteered to make a cup of tea,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15he's going to see what he can get out the fridge.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Cos he'll say, "Do you want a cup of tea, Mum?"
0:27:19 > 0:27:22He will even take, like, a packet of ham, packet of corned beef,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25any prepacked meats that are in the fridge.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I hate it when corned beef sticks together.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Another reason why I came here was because over this last year
0:27:31 > 0:27:36I'd gone through two bed braces - a wooden one and a metal one -
0:27:36 > 0:27:40both broke because of... broke because of my weight.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Weight has always been a major issue for Aran's family.
0:27:46 > 0:27:53At 16, his sister weighed 34 stone, and underwent gastric bypass surgery.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57She was so poorly at the time,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00we had to consider turning off life support
0:28:00 > 0:28:03after being in and out of intensive care for a few months.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07He saw his sister there, all these wires and tubes and everything,
0:28:07 > 0:28:12and it just totally messed him up.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14She survived,
0:28:14 > 0:28:17but the radical procedure didn't solve her eating disorder.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20What I'm most scared about is if I didn't come here,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22is that I'd turn out like my older sister.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27She went from obese to skinny to anorexic in a short time.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29This summer camp is the last option.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31If he carries on eating like he is,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34that'll probably eventually kill him.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Camp could be Aran's last chance to avoid surgery -
0:28:38 > 0:28:40but he's low in confidence.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44When I was at school, whenever we played basketball or summat,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46I wouldn't be passed it because of my weight.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49I used to feel quite gutted, and I'd just sit out.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52But then I realised that's not helping me.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Right, boys, before we start, I'm not having you pick
0:28:57 > 0:28:59and choose the sessions you join in with.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01If you're fit enough to do this one,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03then you're fit enough to do dodge ball. All right?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I don't want you to say you've got an injury,
0:29:05 > 0:29:08and then ten minutes later you're fit again. If you've got an injury,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10it doesn't cure itself in ten minutes.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Nice one, pick up the line.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Can we catch 'em? Can we catch 'em? Do the job for your team.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16Go, go, go!
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Faced with the daily physical demands of camp,
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Aran is taking every opportunity he can to sit things out.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Obviously, I don't want you run out and...pass out.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29But I think you can give it a go.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Even just walking's going to be better for you.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Or a little jog.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Be ten times better than just sitting down, won't it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:41And everyone will help you out in the activity, all right?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Good man.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Aran would sit out of a lot of sessions,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49and you were never sure, 100%, if he's injured,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52or if he's faking it, or what's going on -
0:29:52 > 0:29:54or if he just can't be bothered.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I feel with Aran it was a little bit of tough love.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58You can give him that time, where you can sit with him
0:29:58 > 0:30:00one-to-one and speak with him,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03but he needs to know that that's not going to fly every session,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05every day.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11It's not just the physical side of camp that Aran is finding difficult.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13I haven't made many friends here.
0:30:13 > 0:30:14I've only made a few.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- DAWN:- Aran's very much a loner, very much a hermit.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22He spends all his time in his bedroom.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25He's no self-esteem or self-confidence.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29People, like, give me disgusted looks when I do actually go out.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Most of the time, if somebody's coming towards me,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I will literally cross the street,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37put in my headphones, put my hood up, and then I'd cross,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41and I would just walk down the street on the opposite side.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- SCOTT:- I think when they first come here, they're very shy people.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48It takes time for them to come out their shells a bit.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Most of them don't think they're good enough.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Most really hate themselves.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- Do you want to change, then? - I do - I do want to change.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Staff member Adam has been given the task
0:31:02 > 0:31:06of trying to refocus and motivate Aran.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10There's quite a lot of stuff you can do with a bench, isn't there?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Sitting, that's one good one.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14I like Aran, he's...he's a cheeky kid.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Yeah, he's definitely got a sense of humour.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18You can go for, like, a minute. Let's go.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19I-I can't go for a minute.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Well, try it - just see how long you can go for.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- I'll time you, all right? - Can't I just kick the tree, instead?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Why don't you try this, and we'll see how long you can go for?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- DAWN:- He hates walking anywhere.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31He just doesn't like any form of exercise whatsoever,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and if he can get out of doing it, all the better,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36as far as he's concerned.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Come on, see if you can go backwards.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41I can't! I can barely walk straight, I can't walk backwards!
0:31:41 > 0:31:42Well, then, give it a go.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45High knees, high knees, high knees.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- I can't. I'll fall backwards.- Huh?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I'm just going to walk backwards.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- This is what I'm talking about, mate!- What?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53It's so frustrating - I know you can do it.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55'I reckon he's motivated, and he wants to change,
0:31:55 > 0:31:56'and he wants to get healthier.'
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Do you reckon you're maybe a bit too negative
0:31:58 > 0:32:00about what you can and can't do?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03'He puts himself down a lot, which is really frustrating,'
0:32:03 > 0:32:06cos you know he can do all this stuff, and you see him doing it,
0:32:06 > 0:32:09and five minutes later, he's saying, "No, I can't."
0:32:09 > 0:32:11We know you can do all this stuff.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13So, why do you keep telling yourself you can't do it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I just don't know.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17You don't know? So why don't you just do it?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19'I guess the main thing we're trying to change with him
0:32:19 > 0:32:22'is getting him to think, "I can do this, I've already done this,
0:32:22 > 0:32:24' "I know I can do it - let's go do it." '
0:32:24 > 0:32:27I know I have got to work towards it, it's just..
0:32:27 > 0:32:29I know, but think of how you'll be when you finish -
0:32:29 > 0:32:33when you lose weight, and you become healthier, and you, you know,
0:32:33 > 0:32:37you feel more confident and you go outside with your mates, and...
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Mate, you'll be so happy when you get there.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44I'm going to take on board what Adam was saying to me.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Today, the campers are on their trip to Manchester's Trafford Centre.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53It's a deliberate test for the kids.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- SINGS:- Thornton's!
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- NICOLA:- The environment we live in now
0:32:57 > 0:32:59is setting us up to be unhealthy.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01There's going to be triggers everywhere.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Oh, so nice not to have to walk.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07There are so many shops within walking distance,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09so many food outlets.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12The world outside is trying to say to you, like,
0:33:12 > 0:33:15"Right, let's see if you can fail."
0:33:15 > 0:33:18The lunch has been paid for by McDonald's.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20To people who say you're sleeping with the enemy
0:33:20 > 0:33:24by taking them to McDonald's, you know, what would you say to them?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Camp will only be successful if we can give kids the skills
0:33:30 > 0:33:33and strategies to deal with the outside world.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36The outside world is, there are fast food restaurants,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38there are sugar-sweetened beverages,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41and if we don't prepare our kids for that environment,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43we're going to fail them.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Unlike the other campers,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Aran chose to have a packed lunch instead of the fast food.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- So, you're happy you picked that over the McDonald's, yeah?- Yeah.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53I came here to lose weight.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55McDonald's is just going to put it back on,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57so a sandwich is the healthy option.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Why's that? Do you just feel better for it, or...?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- I feel better.- Yeah?
0:34:02 > 0:34:06- That's a good choice.- It is. And it's nicer.- Yeah?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10'Every Wednesday, our trip day, is the chance for us to'
0:34:10 > 0:34:12put into practice what we've learned in the lifestyle sessions.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14So that's a kind of test of self-control.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18It's not a happy meal for Jordan.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24We've got no sugar. We've got no water. We've got no Sprite.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26We've got no salad.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29'I think he felt like he was missing a food item'
0:34:29 > 0:34:32but I cross checked my Excel spreadsheet, cross checked the food
0:34:32 > 0:34:36order at McDonald's, and he had it in front of him.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42Have you got any more milk? I might need one more sugar. Yeah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43And one more milk.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Jordan, what are you doing? - I'm missing my milk.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- But you've had your milk in your tea.- I haven't.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53You've had the same as everybody else. You can't just take it like
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- that. There's milk in your tea. - It's not. It's black tea.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- Pass the milk back to me, please. - Why?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- Because you have milk in your tea. Now you're being...- Look...
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Now you're just being greedy. - How am I being greedy?
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- You've had...- Two bits of milk? Would you drink that?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06- I don't drink tea, so no. - That's it, then. That's it.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Don't talk to me, please. Don't talk to me.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Fucking hate it here. It's fucking shit.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18They're ridiculous. They don't have a clue. I'm telling you.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19They don't have a clue.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22'Jordan wanted more milk in his tea.'
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Also he wanted more sugar within his tea as well, which obviously
0:35:24 > 0:35:28is not something that he's allowed because it would take him
0:35:28 > 0:35:31'above the 800 calories that we've allowed for him to have for his lunch.'
0:35:31 > 0:35:34She's so rude. How can she call me greedy? It's just really rude.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37'I reflected a lot on that situation'
0:35:37 > 0:35:41and perhaps how I could have dealt with it better but I still
0:35:41 > 0:35:44stand very strongly with my decision and some people may think it's
0:35:44 > 0:35:49pathetic that all he wanted was an extra sachet of milk but for me it
0:35:49 > 0:35:52was really important that he learns to have discipline and self-control.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54I'd rather go with the chips and a burger.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I don't feel guilty at all because they gave us
0:35:59 > 0:36:03a certain amount of calories and they obviously do this every
0:36:03 > 0:36:05year and it hasn't made a difference.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08Because I have such an addictive personality I think
0:36:08 > 0:36:12'after here I'm going to have to try and completely avoid all the bad foods
0:36:12 > 0:36:14'cos I think I can easily'
0:36:14 > 0:36:17fall back into my usual routine.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21'It's going to be difficult. The fact that they've had all this control.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24'They've had all of us encouraging them to do the right thing.'
0:36:24 > 0:36:26They now need to do that for themselves.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31After lunch the campers can spend £10 of their own pocket money.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34It's another deliberate temptation.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Sometimes we have a binge day.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41I bought a pot of Pringles, a pack of cookies and two sausage rolls
0:36:41 > 0:36:47but I'm sharing them with someone else so... I don't know. Yeah.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I feel as though cos I haven't had one of those days in a while
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and it's about having one of those days
0:36:53 > 0:36:56and then getting back on track cos I don't think you can
0:36:56 > 0:37:00completely avoid those foods at all cos they're there.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I just feel really guilty now.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09I feel like... I don't know. Really guilty.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13- I don't think I'm going to eat it. - Shall we literally go and return it?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16I don't think you can return food. I don't have a receipt.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20I'm going to go and ask the security man. Come with me.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Katie decides to return everything.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I've never really felt like that before.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Usually I'm just like, "whatever", but I felt so guilty then.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32With Katie's £10 that she was allowed to spend
0:37:32 > 0:37:33she made some poor food choices.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36'After doing that she had the chance to self reflect'
0:37:36 > 0:37:39and the healthy decision was the one she made.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42MUSIC: All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- THEY SING ALONG: - # I'm all about that bass
0:37:45 > 0:37:47# 'Bout that bass No trouble
0:37:47 > 0:37:48# I'm all about that bass
0:37:48 > 0:37:51# 'Bout that bass No trouble
0:37:51 > 0:37:53# I'm all about that bass 'Bout that bass
0:37:53 > 0:37:55# I'm bringing booty back... #
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Tonight there's a disco.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04A chance for the girls and the boys to socialise with each other.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I don't know any other time we've really been able to talk
0:38:07 > 0:38:09to them properly.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I... Yeah, so...
0:38:11 > 0:38:15They don't trust us. They think we're going to get pregnant.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16KATIE LAUGHS
0:38:16 > 0:38:21We're at fat camp. There's not going to be any good-looking boys.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27- It's true. - Well, let's not be judgmental.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- I mean...- You said that. - We're big too, so...
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Yeah, but still it's true. Everyone says it.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38'Back home I know a few boys did like me
0:38:38 > 0:38:41'but I didn't really take interest'
0:38:41 > 0:38:44in it because I didn't believe it.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Boys don't look at fat girls. They just think that's minging, don't they?
0:38:48 > 0:38:51If you're really, really big I wouldn't go nowhere near you.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55I think getting a boyfriend is a lot harder when you're heavier
0:38:55 > 0:39:00because everyone is so judgmental of each other.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02'If you're going to have a boyfriend
0:39:02 > 0:39:05you want to one that's going to like you, no matter what.'
0:39:05 > 0:39:09If it's based on looks v friendship then there's no point.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12'I'm not really bothered because I've got GCSEs coming up and things'
0:39:12 > 0:39:17but that would be nice to like, I don't know, be liked.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20MUSIC PLAYS
0:39:26 > 0:39:30For the staff the disco means being extra vigilant.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34'We have something called snog watch so we do actually,'
0:39:34 > 0:39:38the staff are very much on top of seeing what's going on.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40We're on snog alert tonight.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43There's a lot of little young romances going on
0:39:43 > 0:39:46so we're keeping our eye out for that.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Holding hands - absolutely fine. A hug - absolutely fine.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51But when it starts to progress that's when you start to think,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54"Hang on, we're just going to keep an extra eye on you there."
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And we do know a few girls have a few crushes on some of the boys
0:39:57 > 0:40:02but we're not too sure who that is. So we're keeping an eye out.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07It's actually quite funny, particularly the younger ones.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09In a relationship for about two days then it's over if at that.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13That's like, "Oh, my God, I was in such a long-term relationship. We were together all week."
0:40:13 > 0:40:16MUSIC PLAYS
0:40:18 > 0:40:23- INTERVIEWER:- So how was the disco? - The disco was rubbish.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26It was very boring.
0:40:26 > 0:40:32We talked to a couple of the boys but...as friends.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36But, like, yeah, it was quite boring.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39It wasn't like a usual party.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- I don't know. - INTERVIEWER:- Why?
0:40:43 > 0:40:47I would say why. Cos it has no alcohol.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Yeah.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55I'm not going to lie. Any disco without alcohol is not a real disco.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59SHOUTING
0:41:00 > 0:41:02It's the start of week four
0:41:02 > 0:41:06and Lana is beginning to take the exercise sessions more seriously.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Sit ups, girls. Come on. And off you go, girls. As many as you can.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15You can do it. Keep going. Just work through it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Well done. Well done.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21But socially she's still feeling isolated.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24And she's fallen out with her room mate.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30'Sometimes room pairings don't work. It is all pot luck and sometimes'
0:41:30 > 0:41:32there is a clash of personalities.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36'At the moment Lana isn't getting on with Solenn so we're going to
0:41:36 > 0:41:38'move another camper, Destiny, into the room.'
0:41:40 > 0:41:43'My first impression of Destiny'
0:41:43 > 0:41:45is that she is the complete opposite of me.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47'She's a girlie girl.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53She had loads of make up. You look at my side, there's nothing there.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56You look at hers it's just like full.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59When I first started packing I just put my shoes in and
0:41:59 > 0:42:03then I thought, "I've got five pair of shoes already". But it's fine.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05I need lots of stuff.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08'And I've brought enough for about three years. There's too much.'
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I shouldn't have brought all I brought.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13I didn't need it but oh, well, it's done.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18Destiny from Swinton in South Yorkshire is 14 and weighs 13st.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21This will be her third time at camp.
0:42:21 > 0:42:27You used to eat a lot of junk. You weren't educated on food.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- You were quite chubby there, weren't you?- Quite? That's being nice.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34In year seven I got bullied ridiculously.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38I've been called all sorts. I'm obese. I'm a pig. I'm disgusting.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41I'm vile. And I just used to go home and cry.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43And my mum would ask what was wrong and I would just say,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45"Nowt, it doesn't matter."
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Yeah, but you've come a long way since then.- I know that.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52The reason I'm going back for a third time is I think
0:42:52 > 0:42:55I could do with a boost to help me get along with t'journey
0:42:55 > 0:42:57and I need to come to end now, I think.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Previous camps have helped her lose 2st
0:43:00 > 0:43:02and boosted her confidence and self worth.
0:43:02 > 0:43:09When I went to camp I was 12 and I was 14 or 15st. And I was big. I was a size 18.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13And at 12 years old I don't think that's appropriate at all.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16'Two years ago she was half the person she is.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19'She didn't have any confidence. She just used to stay'
0:43:19 > 0:43:23in her room. She was quite depressed for a young girl.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25Her schoolwork wasn't fantastic.
0:43:25 > 0:43:30This time she's won English star of the year this year
0:43:30 > 0:43:33so that's all down to her confidence as well, I think.
0:43:34 > 0:43:38It says Diva Destiny because obviously I was a diva.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41I was loud and in-your-face. Pretty much
0:43:41 > 0:43:47if you don't want to be friends with me you have no choice, you had to, cos I'm Destiny.
0:43:52 > 0:43:53I've got a new room mate.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58Someone called Destiny. Yeah.
0:44:00 > 0:44:0115.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Sometimes the right room pairing
0:44:03 > 0:44:06can have more of a positive impact than we can.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09'Hopefully having Lana in a room with Destiny,
0:44:09 > 0:44:11'Destiny can really help Lana come out of her shell.'
0:44:11 > 0:44:16It's karaoke night. Whoo! So I've just got to pick something to wear now.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19Last year everyone dressed up and wore skirts and stuff.
0:44:19 > 0:44:24- I was going to sing but then I was like, no.- Oh, sing. Go on, have a sing.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28I didn't know the lyrics to the song I was going to sing.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30I knew a bit of it but not all of it.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34And if I got the songs wrong I'd be like, "Mm",
0:44:34 > 0:44:37and I was scared what other people would think and say.
0:44:37 > 0:44:41Don't... Honestly, never worry about what other people have to think about you.
0:44:41 > 0:44:46Just think about yourself cos at the end of the day, what does it matter what other people think?
0:44:46 > 0:44:49It's you you should be trying to please, not anyone else.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52Lana used to put herself down so quickly.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54She'd make a good thing a bad thing.
0:44:54 > 0:44:55No-one is going to judge you.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59Cos everyone's the same. It's like me. I wear what I want.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03- Like, literally...- What are you going to sing in the karaoke?
0:45:03 > 0:45:06..I wouldn't wear something like this a few months ago.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- I'll probably never wear anything like that.- Why?
0:45:10 > 0:45:14- Because I've got stretch marks. - No-one cares. Honestly.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18- No-one cares.- Everyone here is like the same.- We're all family.- Yes.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22It's like when I was trying to talk to her about changing who
0:45:22 > 0:45:24she is, she thought it was so hard
0:45:24 > 0:45:27and she couldn't get it into her head that you can change.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29She just thought she was stuck like that forever.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32You don't believe in yourself enough.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35You need that bit of confidence and motivation.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41It's the final week and the last two mile challenge.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45- Run for the Nando's.- That'll do.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48Over the five weeks they've been here,
0:45:48 > 0:45:52Katie and Lana have struggled with the demands of the weekly run.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55Come on, you can go quicker than that. Come on.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59When I was running the 2MC I was thinking,
0:45:59 > 0:46:02"This is it, I'm going to collapse. I'm going to have a heart attack.
0:46:02 > 0:46:03"I'm going to die."
0:46:03 > 0:46:07Come on, Lana. Keep going. Don't you dare walk on me.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11Katie is off to a determined start
0:46:11 > 0:46:16but she will have to work hard to beat her best time of 36 minutes.
0:46:16 > 0:46:19Really out of breath. My stitch has gone, touch wood.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24I think I've beaten my time. I hope.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31'It is hard when you have weight problems when you are young'
0:46:31 > 0:46:33cos all my friends are like really thin.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37Nobody in my year is the weight I am.
0:46:37 > 0:46:42They think I'd be a lot happier and a lot healthier if I lost weight.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44CHEERING
0:46:48 > 0:46:50All the way to that line. Keep going.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52CHEERING
0:46:54 > 0:46:57- Five minutes, Katie. High five. - What did you get?
0:46:57 > 0:47:01Katie smashed her best time by six minutes.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04I'm quite tired, but I feel more positive
0:47:04 > 0:47:09cos obviously the hormones have released and stuff. Endorphins.
0:47:09 > 0:47:10SHE LAUGHS
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Keep pushing. Just run to me.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15Pippa set Lana the goal of running rather than walking
0:47:15 > 0:47:17the two mile challenge.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19Come on, Lana, keep going.
0:47:19 > 0:47:23You're doing so well. You're going to thrash it at this rate.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25Pippa's encouragement
0:47:25 > 0:47:27and help in the 2MC,
0:47:27 > 0:47:28the last one, I don't think
0:47:28 > 0:47:30I would have run it
0:47:30 > 0:47:31without her help.
0:47:31 > 0:47:32Come on, Lana.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Just think of what an amazing achievement it's going to be.
0:47:35 > 0:47:40So proud of you. All downhill now. Let the gravity take you.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44CHEERING
0:47:44 > 0:47:48Lana! Lana! Lana! Lana!
0:47:50 > 0:47:52CHEERING
0:47:52 > 0:47:54You did so well. Well done. High five.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56'Although I was pushing her really hard I knew'
0:47:56 > 0:48:00she could accomplish it if she really pushed herself.
0:48:00 > 0:48:0535 minutes, 14. That's amazing. That's six minutes off.
0:48:05 > 0:48:06Well done.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11This was my choice and I'm trying
0:48:11 > 0:48:13to make a difference with myself.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16I'm in charge of my own willpower.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22LAUGHTER
0:48:23 > 0:48:26As camp draws to a close it's not just Lana
0:48:26 > 0:48:28and Katie who have found new motivation.
0:48:30 > 0:48:35Instead of sitting out, Aran is taking part too.
0:48:35 > 0:48:36That feels good.
0:48:36 > 0:48:40I've only got several days left so I might as well make it worth it.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44'He stepped it up a bit this week and he didn't give up once'
0:48:44 > 0:48:48and he's gone right through it so I'm really proud of him.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51'He is saying himself that he's only got a few days left
0:48:51 > 0:48:53'so he wants to get the most out of this.'
0:48:53 > 0:48:59So that shows a good mind shift, a good behaviour change in him in such a short space of time.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06When I came here, I didn't know anyone and I didn't want to.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10Now most of these people are my friends.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13I think Aran likes his own solitude sometimes.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15I don't think there's anything wrong with him
0:49:15 > 0:49:17spending his time to himself sometimes
0:49:17 > 0:49:21because he does come out and speak to the others when he feels like it.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Watch what you do with my hair!
0:49:24 > 0:49:26Aran does need this.
0:49:26 > 0:49:31He needs this knowledge and he needs to make the change now.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36But he understands that, which is great, and is half the battle.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38I just realised what you were doing!
0:49:38 > 0:49:41When I came here, I didn't feel like my own person.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44These last two weeks have been important.
0:49:44 > 0:49:49They have put up my self-confidence and at least I'm trying to change.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55Five weeks completed and camp is coming to an end.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02For all the kids, there's a final weigh-in.
0:50:02 > 0:50:03OK, well done.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Katie managed to beat the target she set for herself.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09I've lost a stone and a pound, which is really good.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11I was aiming for over a stone
0:50:11 > 0:50:14so I achieved my goal, which is really nice.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18Lana had never set any goals for herself
0:50:18 > 0:50:22until Pippa set her a target of losing three pounds each week.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24We'll just do your waist circumference
0:50:24 > 0:50:26if you want to step off for me.
0:50:26 > 0:50:29In the last week alone, Lana has lost five pounds,
0:50:29 > 0:50:31just under a stone in total.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35Before, I didn't go out of the house much.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39I'll probably after camp, because I think I've got more confident.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41You should be really happy with that.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43That's really good in five weeks of camp.
0:50:43 > 0:50:44So, well done!
0:50:46 > 0:50:49Aran is worried that unless he loses weight,
0:50:49 > 0:50:53he could end up needing bypass surgery like his sister.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56- There it is. - 124.1.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59In the last two weeks, Aaron has lost six pounds.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04You've lost three kilograms in two weeks.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07That's about six or seven pounds.
0:51:07 > 0:51:12- 6.6 to be exact.- Yeah, well done.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14So that's healthy weight loss so that's good.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16You don't want to be losing much more than that.
0:51:16 > 0:51:21My waist circumference has gone down as well. Not that much.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24He certainly has come out of his shell a bit.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26There's a big difference between the way he was with other kids
0:51:26 > 0:51:28when he got here and the way he is now.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35The camp's talent show is a final test of the kids' confidence.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38When we position talent shows it's thought through
0:51:38 > 0:51:41because we know that it takes that amount of time before
0:51:41 > 0:51:45they start to reach that point where they're going to get up on stage.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48We know they're starting to feel more confident, expressive,
0:51:48 > 0:51:52and that gives them the opportunity to do it.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54I think it's actually pretty dark.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56I did my make-up in the morning.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58She looked at me and said, you're so pretty.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00I'm like, make-up's not everything,
0:52:00 > 0:52:02it doesn't make you look pretty, it's just an extra bit.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04One day, I'll do yours
0:52:04 > 0:52:07and then I thought about it and I thought, what if I do it tonight?
0:52:07 > 0:52:08It'll give her a confidence boost.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10I said, if you sing, I'll do your make-up.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12She was like, do I sing or do I not? I'm not doing it.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14I'm like, you are!
0:52:14 > 0:52:17Do you want to put that on your lips and then you're done?
0:52:24 > 0:52:28Even the more confident campers struggle with being centre stage.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Fuck, I'm literally shitting myself.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36My mum is all about me singing in front of an audience.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40"Katie, yeah, you've got to do all of these things, sing, sing.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44"If I could sing, I would stand up and sing to everyone!"
0:52:44 > 0:52:46I'm like, no, you wouldn't.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55I don't know, I just don't think I'm that good at all.
0:52:57 > 0:53:00CHEERING
0:53:04 > 0:53:07# Sometimes I go out by myself
0:53:07 > 0:53:10# And I look across the water
0:53:13 > 0:53:17# Since I've come home, my body's been a mess...#
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Before, I feel really nervous and when I'm performing,
0:53:20 > 0:53:22I feel really confident.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26I guess I learned that I can be strong.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29# Why don't you come on over, Valerie?
0:53:31 > 0:53:34# Oh, Valerie
0:53:34 > 0:53:36# Why don't you come on over, Valerie? #
0:53:39 > 0:53:41APPLAUSE
0:53:43 > 0:53:45One of my favourite things about camp
0:53:45 > 0:53:47is seeing the difference in their confidence.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51For me, it's seeing them when they feel better about themselves,
0:53:51 > 0:53:54then actually get up on stage at the talent show and singing
0:53:54 > 0:53:58in front of all the campers, which they would never have done before.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05CHEERING
0:54:05 > 0:54:11# I'm criticised but all your bullets ricochet
0:54:12 > 0:54:16# You shoot me down but I get up... #
0:54:16 > 0:54:19When Lana sung, I thought she was very brave because she's showing
0:54:19 > 0:54:20what she can do.
0:54:20 > 0:54:24She didn't care what people thought about her.
0:54:24 > 0:54:28# I'm bullet-proof, nothing to lose... #
0:54:28 > 0:54:34I hope when I'm old enough I want to audition for X Factor.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37I absolutely love it.
0:54:39 > 0:54:45# You should be down but I won't fall... #
0:54:49 > 0:54:51And she did it. I'm like, she's actually done it!
0:54:51 > 0:54:56I'm so proud of her, knowing that that was her fear and she'd done it.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00The positive thing about karaoke was that I wasn't hiding behind people.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07- Well done, I'm so proud of you. - That was an amazing achievement.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11She shone. She did so well and we were all so proud of her.
0:55:11 > 0:55:16- I do feel proud of myself.- Come and give me a hug. There you go.
0:55:16 > 0:55:20I'm happy that I got up on the stage, sang
0:55:20 > 0:55:23and didn't want to puke up.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27So camp is a relatively short period of time
0:55:27 > 0:55:29and we see massive changes in their weight,
0:55:29 > 0:55:31we see massive changes in how they think
0:55:31 > 0:55:34and how they feel and how confident they are.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37It's got the ball rolling and definitely I'm going to continue
0:55:37 > 0:55:39when I get home, for sure.
0:55:43 > 0:55:48Since camp, Aran has started college and made more friends
0:55:48 > 0:55:50but his weight remains a problem.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53Lana has maintained the weight she lost at camp
0:55:53 > 0:55:57and she's feeling more confident at school too.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00Katie has lost a total of 30 pounds and this summer,
0:56:00 > 0:56:03she plans to trek around Vietnam with her school.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08Next time: Amy is full of attitude.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Fat bitch coming through.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15You ginger bitch!
0:56:17 > 0:56:19And Stephen's in big trouble.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23SOBS