Celebrity Fit Club 3
In 2005, Gunnar Nelson became a cast member of Celebrity Fit Club (US TV series) 3, after actor Jeff Conaway left due to drug related problems. The show began airing on VH1 in 2006.
Even though to most observers - including the other cast members - Nelson was not extremely overweight (he was only a few pounds from the ideal weight for someone of his stature according to the show's "experts"), Nelson said he wanted to exchange fat for muscle during his first appearance on the show. He noted that he had already been losing weight on his own before being asked to become a cast member.
He appeared to have issues with his mother which the show's psychologist, Linda Papadopoulos, helped him during a televised trip to see his mother in New Mexico. On the trip home, Nelson told Papdopoulos he felt validated by his mother for the first time.
During the show, he lost 23 pounds and he continued to lose weight after the show ended. Gunnar started the show at 175 and weighed 152 at the finale, losing 13.1% of his body weight. After the show ended, he gained a few more pounds. He now maintains a weight around 160 pounds.
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