Extreme Weight Loss (originally titled Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition for its first two seasons) was a television program on ABC that premiered on May 30, 2011.

ABC announced it had ordered six episodes of the series on October 22, 2009, under the title Obese.

[1] On September 20, 2010, Chris Powell was announced as the trainer for the show, renamed Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition.

ABC also announced that a second season had been ordered, due to the length of time of filming (one year).

[4] The third season, now renamed Extreme Weight Loss,[5] premiered on May 28, 2013.