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I learned that I’M WORTH IT! That’s more valuable than any number on the scale... “I did the challenge because I wanted to change. Period.” That's what Sadio, an overweight nutritionist and single mom, said about the National Body Challenge. As a nutritionist, she advocated healthy eating to her clients - but secretly wolfed down fast food and was a self-confessed sugar addict And when it came to exercising, she said, “if even the slightest thing came up, I didn’t work out.” She turned to Discovery Health's sixth annual National Body Challenge to help her change that harmful mindset. Sadio joins a decadent chef, an aspiring rock star, a former college athlete, a diner waitress and a lawyer turned stay-at-home mom—who want to overcome lifelong sugar addictions, reduce their diabetes risk and be around for their children Follow their personal journeys in the National Body Challenge and cheer for the orange or blue team as health experts help them tackle individual obstacles. And you’ll meet the Body Challenge doctor, therapist, nutritionist and personal trainers who pushed them through intensive boot camps and tricky challenges. It’s easy to lose weight in an ideal world. But can they do it in the real one? Track their progress when they return home and have to live the challenge in their daily routines, facing real-world stresses. See who goes off course despite having the Body Challenge support team at their disposal. Who broke up with their bad habits —and who broke down? A light bulb moment Kim, who left a law career to be a full-time mom, had a moment of realization about her weight gain one morning when she tried to pick up her son and realized she could no longer do this simple task. Even sleeping had become difficult. Excess weight had taken its toll on her knees, which hurt all the time. Kim knows she has to change. But how? She needs to be able to pick up her son. She wants to be around to dance at her daughter’s wed ding and be a better role model for her kids. WATCH NATIONAL Body challenge JAN 5-9 (Discovery 1 I Bpm e/p Health V. Working hard at not working out Matt, a former college athlete, had a lot of excuses for not improving his health. “I’m not lazy,” he said. “I just haven't been doing the right activities.” Married to a slim vegetarian, Matt is addicted to "suicide drinks" - a mas sive concoction of sugary sodas. He wants to lose weight, but more than that, he wants to find “the man inside who still feels confident” under the weight he’s gained. m ~ W^BHkS3SS “I want to find the man inside who still feels confident." Matt Rock and roll or crash and burn? Alex doesn't want his weight to keep him from fulfilling a dream. He is a musician who hopes to tour with a rock band. A Body Challenge doctor told him he had the blood pressure of a 50-year-old man. Alex is just 21. Can he carry the tools he learned back to his regular life, and cut back on destructive late night partying? ... “Sweets! I’m addicted to sugar. If it’s sweet, it’s my thing!” Sad to Another challenger, Amanda, wants to leave behind her burgers and fries lifestyle at the famous Hollywood diner where she works to pursue bigger dreams. All the challengers have important things they want to achieve. And none of them want excessive weight to stand in their way. The challenge that could save her life For the 16 million Americans with type 2 dia betes, the diagnosis is crushing. Amy never expected to be one of them. She’s a decadent chef whose blood work revealed full-blown diabetes due in part to excessive weight and lack of exercise. She was encouraged to hear that lifestyle changes could potentially reverse diabetes. Now, she has an even bigger reason to see this challenge through and take control of her health. YOU’RE in control Sadio, like many people, used to wish for something magical to happen to her Then she realized this: "The reality is only YOU can make the necessary changes to take control of your life." Making excuses was just another bad habit she resolved to break Watch which challengers trade in toxic habits for a healthier lifestyle in this year’s National Body Challenge. To learn more about all the National Body Challenge participants, visit discoveryhealth.com. Watch their progress on Discovery Health starting Monday, January 5 at BPM e/p.