Powell was the host of the ABC television series Extreme Weight Loss, which aired from 2011 to 2015.
Powell was the host and a personal trainer on Extreme Weight Loss, a U.S. reality television series.
[2] Powell has also appeared in Extreme Weight Loss DVDs and is the author of two books: Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution and Chris Powell's Choose More Lose More for Life.
He has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, The View, and in a one-hour documentary that aired on TLC.
"[3][5] Previously, in 2009, Powell participated in the TLC documentary 650-Pound Virgin as the trainer to David Elmore Smith, a 650 pound obese man seeking to achieve a healthy body weight.