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UP NEXT, A FEISTY LATINA WHO'S TAKING ON TWO CHALLENGES. SHE'S ABOUT TO GAIN A HUSBAND
AS SHE PREPARES TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. (MUSIC).
MY NAME IS TATI PEREZ. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN VENEZUELA.
(MUSIC). I LOVE MIAMI. I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY.
I BASICALLY GREW UP HERE AND I CONSIDER MYSELF A MIAMI GIRL. I WAS RAISED IN A LATIN FAMILY,
SO YEAH, EVERYTHING IS AROUND FOOD. (MUSIC).
IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STAY AROUND THE SAME WEIGHT FOR LONGER THAN A YEAR.
RIGHT NOW, I'M AT 245. SO THIS IS THE HEAVIEST I'VE EVER BEEN. SITUATIONS IN LIFE, FAMILY
ISSUES, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, I MEAN THAT MAKES ME GO UP AND DOWN.
ONCE, SHE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT, PROBABLY BECAUSE OF ME, BUT YEAH. SHE GOT IT BACK, BECAUSE
OF ME, MAYBE. (LAUGHS) BUT YEAH, WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
(MUSIC). WE GOT ENGAGED BACK IN OCTOBER. WE GOT ENGAGED
IN PARIS. GETTING MARRIED IS REALLY STRESSFUL. WHEN YOU GO DRESS SHOPPING, MOST OF THE STORES
DON'T CARRY PLUS SIZES. (MUSIC).
MY FIANCE, HE'S ALWAYS TRIED IN THE SWEETEST WAY TO HELP ME LOSE WEIGHT. HE TRIES TO WORK
OUT WITH ME. HE ALWAYS HELPS ME AND PUSHES ME. I WORK FOR THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. I
DO THE GRAPHICS SIDE OF IT. EVERY SINGLE DAY WE GET CATERING. I ENJOY FOOD. I MEAN, I LOVE
EATING. (MUSIC).
I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE MY CAREER TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND DO MAKE UP FOR A LIVING. MY MOM
USED TO BE A MODEL, SO I WOULD SEE HER ALL THE TIME DOING HER MAKE UP, AND SHE DID HER
MAKE UP PERFECTLY. THE EXTRA WEIGHT HAS KEEPING ME FROM GETTING JOBS, THE TV, OR DOING TV
PRODUCTION, OR BEING ACTUALLY ON A SET. (MUSIC).
I WANT TO BE PART OF MISSION MAKEOVER BECAUSE I THINK IT'S...THIS IS GONNA BE THE OPPORTUNITY
OF MY LIFE. MY TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL WOULD BE AROUND 100 LBS.
I'M GIVING MY 100% TO HELP HER. I HOPE SHE GETS...SHE, SHE WILL GET FROM THIS A NEW HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE. I DO MAKEOVERS FOR A LIVING. I CAN GIVE A
WOMAN THE CONFIDENCE TO WALK OUT OF A ROOM AND FEEL POWERFUL WITH MAKEUP, AND I THINK
THIS MY TIME TO MAKE OVER MY LIFE AND THIS IS MY CHANCE, AND I'M ALL IN.
(MUSIC) TATI'S STARTING STATS POWERED BY SPORTS AUTHORITY. AT 5'6", HER JOURNEY STARTS AT
238 LBS. HER GOAL: TO LOSE 100 LBS.