Tonight, ABC is premiering a spin-off of its popular Extreme Makeover: Home Edition reality show.  Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition is a one hour, non-competitive weight loss show that will follow eight "super obese" people for 365 days as they attempt to lose half their body weight.

Tonight marks the premiere episode of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition and  focuses on a woman named Rachel.  Trainer Chris Powell, the host of the show, tries to help over-achiever Rachel, who's managed to accomplish nearly everything she puts her mind to, except for losing weight.  Rachel is 21 years old and weighs almost 400 pounds.  She's also, ironically, a phys-ed teacher at a local school.

Chris takes Rachel to her new "boot camp" at California Health & Longevity Institute, where she'll go through medical testing, workouts and nutrition classes.  Then she returns home to Georgia, where Chris lays out the plan for the remainder of the year.  Apparently Rachel's family and their inability to support her new lifestyle will impede her progress, but she's determined to keep trying.

Below are five sneak peeks for the premiere episode of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, which will air on ABC at 10:00 p.m (following The Bachelorette).

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