Ruby
TV-PG
7.7
2008
Reality
Ruby is an American reality-documentary television series on Style. The series debuted on November 9, 2008 and follows the life of Ruby Gettinger who lives in Savannah, Georgia as she attempts to lose weight. On December 12, 2011, it was announced that Style has passed on a fifth season order of the series and it has since been cancelled.
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- Cast:
- Ruby Gettinger
Episode 9 : One Hundred Pounds of Hope
January. 04,2009
Now that Ruby has regained some of her mobility, she's ready to accomplish her goals. After years of hiding out in her house, Ruby is ready to experience the big outdoors and convinces her best friends Jeff and Georgia to go camping. But first they've got to purchase the supplies!
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Episode 8 : Real Women Have Curves
December. 28,2008
After six months of dieting and exercise, Ruby is down 90 pounds and she's ready to show off her slimmer figure to the world. When her best friend Brittany Daniel comes to town, she wants to spoil Ruby and take her shopping to give her a hot new look.
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Episode 7 : The Summit
December. 21,2008
In a moment of triumph for Ruby, her weight dips below 400 pounds for the first time in years. While she is 70 pounds slimmer, Ruby's celebration is short-lived when she realizes that her support team can't agree on the best way to continue the plan.
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Episode 6 : Ruby's Revelation
December. 14,2008
Upon returning to Savannah from her trip to Los Angeles, Ruby is shocked to discover that she had gained back some of the seventy pounds she had lost over the last five months.
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Episode 5 : Ruby Hits the Road
December. 07,2008
California, here we come! Returning to Los Angeles where she lived for six years, Ruby must endure the challenges of travel for an obese person. Although she has lost over 65 pounds, she still has trouble fitting in the airplane seats and must put up with public humiliation in front of her friends.
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Episode 4 : Ruby's Secret Storm
November. 30,2008
Ruby has become completely frustrated with her life, her diet and her training. She's hit a wall and is annoyed by everyone and everything! Although she has lost 60 pounds in almost four months, Ruby reveals she can't tell the difference in the mirror and it's making her unmotivated to continue losing weight.
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Episode 3 : Extreme Makeover
November. 23,2008
Thanks to four months of strict diet and exercise, Ruby has lost 60 pounds! But she's growing sick and frustrated with her pre-packaged meals and she's feeling tempted to cheat on her diet, especially when she goes out to restaurants with her friends who gorge on pizza and other fattening foods right in front of her.
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Episode 2 : Denny Returns
November. 16,2008
After three months on a rigorous diet and exercise plan, Ruby is finally starting to see results and has already shed fifty pounds! Word of her weight loss has spread among friends and Ruby has recently been getting phone calls from her ex-boyfriend Denny who broke her heart six years ago when she was still struggling to lose weight.
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