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WELCOME BACK. WELL, OUR FIRST CONTESTANT IS NO STRANGER TO CAMERAS. SHE WORKS BEHIND THE
SCENES ON SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE FILMS AND TV SHOWS. NOW IT'S HER TIME TO STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT.
(MUSIC). MY NAME IS KAREN, AND I'M FORTY YEARS OLD.
I AM AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. I WORK ON TELEVISION SHOWS AND COMMERCIALS AND NEWS. I'VE WORKED
ON MAGIC CITY, HERE IN MIAMI, AND ON MAD MEN, BURN NOTICE, AND MOVIES. I'VE WORKED ON THE
ROAD WITH THE MOVIE, THE BIRD CAGE. I STARTED MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY ABOUT THREE MONTHS
AGO. I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT AND I'VE BEEN CYCLING. I'M CYCLING AND TRAINING TO RIDE 100 MILES
ON MY BIKE. I FOUND OUT ABOUT MISSION MAKEOVER THROUGH MY TRAINER, MAGDA.
MY NAME IS MAGDA NOA PANTALEON, AND I AM A FITNESS TRAINER AND FITNESS INSTRUCTOR.
WE WERE WORKING OUT ONE DAY, AND SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR." AND I WANNA LOSE 50-55 LBS. (MUSIC).
I LOVE TO COOK. I LOVE TO COOK, AND MY MOTHER IS AN AMAZING COOK. BUT THEN THERE'S A CONFLICT
WITH FOOD AND LOVE. THERE'S A LOT OF LOVE IN MY FAMILY. MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS GONNA
BE GETTING DOWN TO THE QUESTION OF "WHY?" (MUSIC).
(SOBBING) WORDS HURT WITH THIS STUFF. (SNIFFLES) WHY DID I GET HERE?
(MUSIC AND SNIFFLING). WORKING WITH A LIFE COACH, THE FIRST WORD
THAT COMES RIGHT AWAY IS "FEAR." I'M AFRAID. I'M AFRAID OF A LIFE COACH. BUT THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE THIS LIFE COACH AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO GO AND DO THIS, MAYBE THAT'S THE...MAYBE
THAT'S THE STUMBLING BLOCK OF WHY I'M STOPPED HERE ARE 190 LBS.
(MUSIC). I THINK KAREN IS GOING TO DO SO WELL IN MISSION
MAKEOVER. I THINK SHE'S GOING TO DO...SHE'S GOING TO FAR EXCEED MY EXPECTATIONS.
IF I FAIL AT THIS, I FAIL AT ME. I CAN'T FAIL AT ME. THAT'S IT. I CAN'T. I HAVE TO SUCCEED
AT ME FOR CHANGE. (MUSIC) KAREN'S STARTING STATS POWERED BY
SPORTS AUTHORITY. AT 5'3", SHE WEIGHS 192 LBS WITH A GOAL WEIGHT OF 142 LBS.