// BEGIN editorial data var i = 0; var dtls_aos = new Array(); dtls_aos.ID = "dtls_aos"; dtls_aos.ID_WB = 9007641; dtls_aos.sPubDate = "8/19/2005 7:22:53 PM GMT"; dtls_aos.navsectionID = "3032599" dtls_aos.appFmt = 2; dtls_aos.itemsPerPage = 1; dtls_aos.nTeaseW = 98; dtls_aos.nTeaseH = 98; dtls_aos.appWidth = 300; dtls_aos.appHeader = "Meet the teens"; dtls_aos.appNavStyle = 7; dtls_aos.appLayout = 1; dtls_aos.copyMargin = 9; dtls_aos[i++] = new Array("","Jonny Dallo","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050817/050817_dltn_jonny_bcol7.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "110", "147", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); dtls_aos[i-1].body = "Student:
Jonny Dallo

Age: 17 years old
Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Starting weight: 365 lbs.
Goal: To lose 100 lbs.

Motivation: Jonny is embarrassed by being so big — like the time he couldn’t squeeze into an amusement park ride. \"They couldn’t close the lap/chest thing over me, because I was so big. They had, like, five people trying to push it down.\"

Challenge: Jonny's a rebel. He's lived by his own set of rules and managed to talk his way out of everything. He won't be able to do that at AOS. "; dtls_aos[i++] = new Array("","Allison Cole","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050817/050817_dltn_allison_bcol7.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "110", "135", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); dtls_aos[i-1].body = "Student:
Allison Cole

Age: 17 years old
Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va.

Starting weight: 323 lbs.
Goal: To drop at least 50 lbs.

Motivation: She's at the Academy of the Sierras for her senior year of high school, wanting to make a new start when she begins college in the fall.

Challenge: Allison is an aspiring actress. The only place she seems to feel comfortable with real feelings is on the stage, where she can adopt a character. Therapy, which is part of the school's program, won't come easy for Allison."; dtls_aos[i++] = new Array("","Cassi Harp","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050817/050817_dltn_cassie_bcol7.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "110", "146", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); dtls_aos[i-1].body = "Student:
Cassi Harp

Age: 16 years old
Hometown:
Bentonville, Ark.

Starting weight: 245 lbs.
Goal: To lose 60 lbs.

Motivation: She loses her breath just walking up the stairs.

Challenge: Cassi is a perfectionist who is reluctant to admit problems. \"It’s really hard to hold that image up that you’re fine and nothing bothers you at all,\" she says. \"It gets really stressful after a while and hard to balance everything.\""; dtls_aos[i++] = new Array("","Shari Lininger","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/050817/050817_dtln_shari_bcol7.htease.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "", "108", "148", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); dtls_aos[i-1].body = "Student: Shari Lininger

Age: 14 years old
Hometown: Yuba City, Calif.

Starting weight: 343 lbs.
Goal: To lose 60 lbs.

Motivation: Shari is a singer, and she worries she won’t make it to a stage some day unless she makes it at AOS.

Challenge: Because of her weight, Shari is self-conscious. To become a singer, she'll have to get the confidence to stand in the spotlight."; // END editorial data