The six one-hour episodes begin with Beverly, Naomi's mother, who undergoes weight loss surgery in a last attempt to turn things around and hopefully inspire her daughter, niece and nephew to follow in her footsteps. In helping her mother recover from her weight loss surgery, Naomi sees firsthand the frightening complications involved in recovery, but is motivated by her dream to start a family. Meanwhile, cousin Drew must overcome his denial of how addictive his eating habits have become before he even begins to consider moving forward with surgery. Finally, cousin Chitoka as been bed-bound for over three years due to her morbid obesity and must literally take her first steps in the right direction in order to qualify for surgery.
Amanda undergoes bariatric surgery in a bid to lose enough weight to treat her cancer. Meanwhile, Doctor Procter informs Casey he could die is he does not lose weight.
The kings: a new journey begins. Cousins Casey, Amanda, Amy and ed are morbidly obese. When Amanda decides to have bariatric surgery, the family consider doing the same.