Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back

Wellspring Academy of the Carolinas is a residential school for overweight teens and young adults. Students enroll full-time to maintain their academics while losing weight and getting healthy. Thirteen year-old Scotty Basso has lost all self-confidence and is ready to change his life. Will joining the Academy give him the guidance he needs to lose more than 50 pounds? Scotty's peer Tanisha is morbidly obese at over 510 pounds. Not only is her weight threatening her life, but her size is a major insurance risk for the school. Tanisha says goodbye to her friends and family to get her health back on track. Will the progressive weight loss school provide the tools these students need to lose weight and grow up to be happy and healthy? Find out as the students of "Too Fat for 15: Fighting Back" struggle to be teens while dealing with their weight problems.

As the weeks progress, Scotty, Tanisha, Emily and Terinna continue on their journey towards a healthier lifestyle and push themselves to stick with the weight-loss program. Emily is feeling less homesick and more optimistic about being at the Academy, while Tanisha continues to power through her challenges and attempts to walk her first timed mile. But after she slips and falls, she causes a scare when she complains of abdominal pain. Could this injury sideline her for the rest of the semester? Also, Terinna goes home for the weekend and struggles to stick with her diet and exercise program, while Scotty gets into a fight when his roommate holds him back from moving forward in the program.

The students are excited to see their families for the first time since being at Wellspring Academy, but only those who have earned the privilege get to leave campus and go home for the weekend. Since he has yet to move forward in the program, Scotty is upset that he isn't able to go off-campus with his family and begs his mom to take him home. Emily's parents are surprised to see how much her attitude has changed and Tanisha's family is blown away by how active she has become since she started. But will they be able to maintain their progress when they are back in their old environments? See if old habits die hard as the students struggle to stay on the program away from Wellspring. Also, Terrina gets reprimanded for abusing her off-campus privileges and reveals the real reason behind her weight gain.

Wellspring students face their most difficult challenge yet as they struggle to stick with the program while at home for Spring Break. Scotty's laziness continues to be a cause for concern as he misses more classes. Terrina's attitude problem threatens her chance for success, and she reveals the impact of the deep-rooted problems she has with her mother. At home, Emily shows her family how to eat healthier, and Tanisha proves to be setting a positive example for her mom and grandma as she maintains her diet and exercise regime. When the kids return to camp, they're shocked when they're subjected to a surprise weigh-in, and prepare themselves to take part in a 5k run at Western Carolina University.

After a challenging four months at Wellspring, the students are nearing the end of the program and face not only having to learn to eat off campus but enduring the dreaded Gauntlet. Is sheer determination enough to power the teens through this final challenge--or will some of them be pushed to their breaking point?

With only two weeks to go until they head home, the students start to rebel as they face the pressure of their final weigh-in. The counselors also discover that some students have been sabotaging their weight loss by stealing boxes of cookies and candy from the pantry Wellspring is sharing with a summer camp. As the staff loses control, they take the students rock climbing and force them to face their fears. Meanwhile, Scotty's parents are saddened to hear about his lack of motivation, and Terrina's temper gets the best of her when she is involved in a fight with another student. Finally, the students see how much progress they've made over the school year as they take part in a final weigh-in.