All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S02E05

Christina: I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D GET THIS BIG.

I'M ALWAYS HOME.

RARELY DO I GET OUT.

I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BODY
THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN.

Woman: SOMETIMES,
IT FEELS LIKE I'M DEAD --

LIKE, THAT I'M NOT ALIVE.

Woman #2: IF I COULD DO IT
WITHOUT THE SURGERY,

I WOULD HAVE DONE IT.

MY WAY DOESN'T WORK.

AND THIS IS A DYNAMIC
THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE NOW.

I'M DONE WITH THIS!
I QUIT! I'M DONE!

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

OH, IT HURTS.

[ TALKING INDISTINCTLY ]

Nissa: I CAN'T BE THE REASON
YOU LOSE WEIGHT

OR THE REASON YOU GAIN WEIGHT,
PERIOD.

[ Voice breaking ]
I'LL MAKE THIS WORK, I PROMISE.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S VERY SICK.
SHE NEEDS HELP REAL QUICK.

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Christina: A JOURNEY STARTS WITH
ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.

BUT SOMETIMES, THE FIRST STEP
IS ABOUT GETTING ON YOUR FEET.

IT'S HARD BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.

JUST SIMPLE WALKING FROM
THE LIVING ROOM TO THE BEDROOM,

I'M OUT OF BREATH.

I FEEL LIKE
MY KNEES ARE GONNA COLLAPSE.

[ WHIRRING ]

I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BODY
THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN.

I CAN'T GO OUT ANYMORE.

I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE ANYMORE.

I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D GET THIS BIG.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BIGGER.

IN THE 7th GRADE,
I WAS CLOSE TO 300.

WHEN I WAS 17,
I STEPPED ON THE SCALE

AND WAS, LIKE, CLOSE TO 400.

YOU KNOW,
AND I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT I'D WEIGH THAT MUCH.

ME AND MY SISTER,
WE'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE

EVER SINCE WE WERE LITTLE.

SHE'S, YOU KNOW,
LIKE A SECOND MAMA.

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THICK,
BUT WHEN SHE GOT ABOUT 18 OR SO,

THAT'S WHEN
IT JUST WENT FARTHER.

SINCE SHE'S GOTTEN LIKE THIS,
IT'S HARD.

Christina: AND AROUND 18,

I STARTED GETTING THESE
TUMORLIKE MASSES ON MY LEGS.

THIS IS THE LYMPHEDEMA
IN MY RIGHT LEG,

AND I HAVE IT ON THE SIDE.

IT DISGUSTS ME
TO LOOK AT MY LEGS.

I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF MYSELF
ANY LONGER.

ALL RIGHT.

ZACH AND MY MOM
HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

[ WATER RUNNING ]

I WAS 18 WHEN I MET ZACH.

I MET HIM THROUGH MY SISTER.

HE WAS JUST FUNNY AND SOMEONE
THAT I COULD GET ALONG WITH,

AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
EVER SINCE.

Zach: WHEN I FIRST MET HER,

I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING
ABOUT HER WEIGHT.

IT WAS KIND OF LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT.

SHE'S SMART, PRETTY,
INTELLIGENT.

YOU COULDN'T ASK
FOR NO ONE BETTER.

Christina:
SINCE I'VE BEEN MARRIED,

MY WEIGHT'S GONE UP 300 POUNDS.

THE LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED
WAS 678.

MY WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL.

[ WATER RUNNING ]

ZACH AND I
HAVE OUR OWN APARTMENT.

I LIVE CLOSE TO MY MOTHER.

SHE HELPS OUT A LOT.

Tammie: MY FULL-TIME JOB
IS TAKING CARE OF CHRISTINA.

THERE'S NOT MUCH
THAT SHE CAN DO.

Christina: I HAVE TO HAVE HELP
GETTING DRESSED

OR GETTING UP OUT OF BED
AND BEING PUT IN BED.

I KNOW IT HURTS.

SEEING HER SICK LIKE THIS,
I JUST WORRY ABOUT HER SO MUCH.

I GOT THIS.

SHE TELLS ME
THAT SHE'S A BURDEN TO ME,

BUT SHE'S NOT A BURDEN.

SHE'S MY PRIDE AND JOY.

IT'S OKAY.

IF SHE EVEN GOES
TO THE BATHROOM, YOU KNOW,

I HAVE TO HELP HER IN THERE.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE

THE TYPICAL HUSBAND-AND-WIFE
RELATIONSHIP.

BUT ME, PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE
IT'S A CALLING FROM GOD --

TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY.

Christina: I'M TOO YOUNG
TO BE LIVING LIKE THIS.

I HATE HAVING TO HAVE MY MOM
AND ZACH TAKE CARE OF ME.

I MEAN, IT'S HUMILIATING.

[ DOOR CREAKING ]

I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT
TO EXPERIENCE LIFE YET.

I'M ALWAYS HOME.

RARELY DO I GET OUT.

I'M USUALLY WATCHING TV
OR ON THE COMPUTER.

PLAY VIDEO GAMES.

LET'S EAT.

I JUST SIT AROUND
AND EAT ALL DAY.

TIME TO EAT.

Jessica: THE MORE
SHE KEEPS HERSELF INSIDE,

THE MORE DEPRESSED SHE GETS.

THE MORE DEPRESSED SHE IS,
THE MORE SHE EATS.

ALL RIGHT. HOW MANY NIBBLERS
DOES EVERYBODY WANT?

THREE FOR ME, BUT I DON'T WANT
NO SAUCE ON MINE.

AND I WANT FRIES.

Zach: IF SHE WANTS SOMETHING,
I GO GET IT...

BECAUSE I LOVE HER
AND SHE ASKED ME TO.

I MEAN, I'M SCARED TO DEATH
OF LOSING HER,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I DON'T WANT TO MAKE HER MAD.

THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'LL BE BACK
IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT.
BE CAREFUL.

I'D LIKE TO GET
16 OF YOUR NIBBLERS,

ONE LARGE COLESLAW,

AND A LARGE ORDER
OF FRENCH FRIES.

Tammie: I KNOW
IT'S VERY UNHEALTHY FOR HER,

AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE,
WHEN I GO AND DO THIS,

THAT I'M THE ONE
THAT'S SHORTENING HER LIFE-SPAN.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL HER NO.

I'D RATHER SEE HER EAT SOMETHING

EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S GONNA DO
DAMAGE AND HARM TO HER.

IT'S ONE THING
THAT I CAN'T STAND TO KNOW,

IS MY CHILD'S HUNGRY.

Jessica: MY FEAR IS,
IF SHE DOESN'T LOSE WEIGHT,

[Voice breaking] THAT SHE MIGHT
GO TO SLEEP AND NEVER WAKE UP.

I JUST WANT MY SISTER BACK.

Christina: I FEAR THAT
I'LL JUST KEEP GETTING BIGGER

UNTIL I DO DIE...

OR MY HEART STOPS.

IT'S TERRIFYING.

I FEEL LIKE
I'M AT A TURNING POINT.

I'M READY TO CHANGE AND BE ABLE
TO LIVE NORMAL AGAIN.

I'M READY TO CHANGE IT ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

READY?

THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE
AT HAVING A NORMAL LIFE.

I'M SCARED.

I'M SCARED
THAT HE MIGHT SAY

THAT HE'S NOT ABLE
TO DO THE SURGERY,

THAT I CAN'T HAVE IT DONE,

'CAUSE THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
THE LAST CHANCE I HAVE.

[ CHRISTINA SNIFFLES ]

Tammie: IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.

SO, YOU'RE CONSIDERING
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, HUH?

MM.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE SURGERY'S GONNA DO

AND WHAT KIND OF CHANGES
WE HAVE TO MAKE

TO MAKE THE SURGERY WORK.

WHO BRING YOU THE FOOD?

WHO DOES
ALL THE COOKING AND...

THEM TWO.

DO YOU WORK?

NO, SIR.
I DON'T.

DO YOU WORK?

Zach: NO, SIR.

SO, THAT BECAME
YOUR PERMANENT JOB --

TAKE CARE OF HER.

Tammie: YES.
PRETTY MUCH. YES, SIR.

LET'S FAST-FORWARD DOWN
THE ROAD, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN,

BECAUSE YOU WILL SABOTAGE
HER WEIGHT LOSS.

NO, I DON'T --

I GUARANTEE YOU.

RIGHT.

WHEN YOU
START LOSING WEIGHT,

THEY FEEL
THEY LOSING THE GRIP ON YOU.

THIS IS A DYNAMIC
THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE NOW.

Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA
IS IN A DIRE SITUATION.

SHE'S SURROUNDED BY ENABLER.

I NEED TO SEE YOU
LOSE 30 POUNDS NEXT MONTH,

GET YOU IN BEST SHAPE
FOR DOING THE SURGERY.

ALL RIGHT.
OKAY?

SHE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT SHE CAN MAKE CHANGES.

IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD,

SHE NEED TO LOSE
AT LEAST 30 POUNDS ON HER OWN.

OTHERWISE, SURGERY
WOULD NOT BE A GOOD OPTION.

IN MOST CASES, WE CAN
SORT OF WAKE UP EVERYBODY,

BUT SOMETIMES,
THEY'LL DO ANYTHING

TO SABOTAGE WEIGHT LOSS.

I KNOW.

Christina: CHANGE IS HARD.

IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ITSELF.

SOMETIMES, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
THAT CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I'M A LITTLE SCARED
ABOUT THE MOVE.

I'VE LIVED IN THE SAME PLACE
FOR FOUR YEARS AND NEVER LEFT.

NOW I'M MOVING, AND I DON'T EVEN
KNOW IF I CAN GET THE SURGERY.

THIS IS GONNA BE HOME.

DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO
WALK UP THERE, OR DO YOU
WANT ME TO WHEEL YOU UP?

Christina:
I DON'T KNOW, ZACH!

WELL, JUST TRY IT.

Jessica:
YOU CAN DO IT, BABY GIRL!

Christina: MY FAMILY
HAS RENTED A HOME HERE.

NOW, I MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE
TO GET UP IN IT.

YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
TO WHEEL ME UP IT.

I'M NOT TRYING TO WALK UP IT.
I'LL WHEEL YOU UP IT.

ALL RIGHT.

UNH-UNH!
NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO.
SERIOUSLY, Y'ALL.

LET ME DO IT.

MY [BLEEP] FOOT
IS OFF OF IT.

LET ME DO IT.
LET ME DO IT.

NO!

OH, MY GOD.

LET IT GO.

[ GRUNTING ]

Woman: THERE.

NOW, WHAT'S SO BAD
ABOUT THAT?

I'M LOOKING
FOR ANOTHER PLACE.

[ SOBS ]

Christine:
BABY, YOU ALL RIGHT?

Tammie: LET HER CRY, 'CAUSE
SHE AIN'T CRIED IN OVER A MONTH.

[ CRYING ]
IT'S OKAY.

IT WAS A LOT HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

MY FAMILY'S
ACTING LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

SOMETIMES, I WORRY
THAT ALL THESE CHANGES

MIGHT BE FOR NOTHING,

AND WE'LL JUST END UP
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED.

UM, IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH
SINCE WE'VE SEEN DR. NOWZARADAN.

I HOPE THAT I'VE DONE BETTER

SINCE THE LAST TIME
THAT I SEEN HIM.

I THINK YOU HAVE.

I MEAN,
YOU'VE CUT BACK A LOT.

YEAH. I MEAN, I HAVEN'T
REALLY HAD MUCH OF AN APPETITE.

YOU KNOW,
I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN THAT HUNGRY.

BUT NOT LIKE I USED TO.

I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

IF DR. NOW DOESN'T SEE
A LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS,

HE MIGHT NOT GIVE ME
THE SURGERY.

Woman: OKAY.
GO AHEAD.

HOLD ON.
I GOT YOU.

SO, INSTEAD OF HOPING
THAT YOU LOST 30 POUNDS,

YOU GAINED 17 POUND.

WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

IT'S NOT WATER.

FOR THAT, YOU HAVE

TO DRINK AT LEAST 300 GALLON
OF WATER.

YOU GAINED WEIGHT

BECAUSE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE
WITH YOUR EATING.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO COOK THE PROPER FOODS.

YOU KNOW,
THAT'S VERY TYPICAL

WHEN YOU GOT
AN ENABLER HERE --

WHEN I ASK YOU A QUESTION,
ENABLER WOULD ANSWER.

SO, WHY DON'T YOU
LET HER ANSWER?

OKAY.

OKAY.

THIS IS
VERY, VERY DISTURBING BEHAVIOR.

THIS IS A SIGN OF A VERY
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY DYNAMIC.

WHAT DID THEY GIVE YOU
FROM FAST FOOD?

A TYPICAL DAY.

DON'T LOOK AT HIM.
NO.

JUST LOOK AT ME.

A HAMBURGER
AND A COUPLE FRIES.

I DIDN'T FINISH THE FRIES.

I HAD LIKE THREE SLICES OF PIZZA
THE NIGHT THAT WE GOT IN.

PIZZA IS NOT PART OF YOUR DIET
WHEN YOU'RE 700 POUNDS.

NOW, GRANTED,
THEY HAND YOU ALL THOSE FOODS,

BUT YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO SAY NO.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WE'RE THE ONES, YOU KNOW,
THAT ENABLE HER TO DO THIS.

HOW ARE WE GONNA GET HER
AWAY FROM YOU?

[ CHUCKLES ]

WELL...

CHRISTINA MUST BE CONSUMING
SEVERAL THOUSAND CALORIES A DAY

IN ORDER TO GAIN 17 POUNDS.

GO AHEAD AND CRY, BABY.

NO, I'M FINE.
I JUST...

I JUST NEED A SECOND.

IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT,
NOTHING HAS WORKED.

WE NEED TO SEPARATE CHRISTINA
FROM HER ENABLER,

SO WE'RE GONNA PUT HER IN
THE HOSPITAL, GIVE HER A CHANCE.

AND I DON'T THINK
THEY ALL REALIZE

THAT SHE IS NOT TOO FAR
FROM IMMINENT DEATH.

COUNT OF THREE.

THE ONLY WAY IT WILL BE
A SUCCESS, IF SHE BE ON HER OWN.

MAMA, I'LL BE OKAY.

DON'T CRY.

DON'T CRY.

Christina: I HAVE NO IDEA

WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO FOR ME
IN THE HOSPITAL.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.

BUT, AT THIS POINT,

I'M WILLING TO DO
WHATEVER HE THINKS WILL WORK.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Zach: IT'S CHICKEN.
Christina: I DON'T WANT IT.

SHE WON'T EAT IT.

I KNOW.

DO YOU WANT SOME?

DO YOU WANT IT?

NO!

Christina: IT'S HARD.
IT'S NOT WHAT I HAD EXPECTED.

THE FOOD TASTES NASTY.

Tammie: SHE HARDLY EATS
ANYTHING AT ALL NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO GO GET HER
UNHEALTHY FOOD, FAST FOOD,

BUT IF I DON'T GO GET IT
FOR HER, SHE'S NOT GONNA EAT.

I DON'T WANT HER
TO STARVE TO DEATH.

Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA CAME
TO HOSPITAL ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

WE PUT HER ON VERY STRICT
1,000-CALORIE DIET.

[ SIGHS ]

DOING GOOD, CHRISTINA.
DOING WELL.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH,
CHRISTINA.

651.6

IT'S OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THE PROBLEM
WE GOT WITH CHRISTINA

IS THAT ALWAYS THERE
ARE FIVE, SIX PEOPLE WITH HER,

AND THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
IS STILL THERE.

IT SEEMS THAT SEPARATE HER
FROM ENABLER HAS NOT WORKED.

OBVIOUSLY,
THEY ARE BRINGING HER FOOD,

AND, LITERALLY,
THEY ARE KILLING HER.

Zach: COME IN.

HELLO.
Woman: HELLO.

SO, YOU'VE BEEN HERE
FOR A MONTH, HUH?

A MONTH AND A DAY.

ONE MONTH,
AND YOU HAVEN'T LOST ANY.

4 POUNDS.

HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

SO, NOBODY ELSE
HAS ANY IDEA, HUH?

I HAVEN'T BROUGHT ANYTHING
IN HERE TO HER.

YEAH,
BUT WHO DRINKING THAT?

IT'S NOT ME.

I'VE BEEN DRINKING THE WATER
RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

OBVIOUSLY, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO SEPARATE HER FROM ENABLER.

AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY HOPE

WILL BE
WE MAKE CHRISTINA MORE ACTIVE.

YOU NEED TO BE MORE MOBILE,

SO I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE YOU
FOR LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY.

OKAY.
OKAY?

ALL RIGHTY.
ALL RIGHT.

SUPER.
THANK YOU.

OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

ORDINARILY, WE LIKE
TO REMOVE THE LYMPHEDEMA MASS

AFTER THE PATIENT
LOSE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WEIGHT,

BUT IN HER CONDITION, I DON'T
THINK THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE
A MOTIVATION

FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO BE
MORE ACTIVE AND LOSE WEIGHT.

[ SIGHS ]

Christina:
TODAY IS DEFINITELY ONE

OF THE BIGGEST STEPS
TOWARD FREEDOM.

FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS,

MY LYMPHEDEMA HAS BEEN
NOTHING BUT A NUISANCE.

IT'S A BIG PART OF THE REASON

THAT I'M THE WEIGHT
THAT I AM NOW.

Tammie:
THIS MORNING SHE WAS SAYING,

"MOM, I THINK THIS IS REALLY
GONNA HAPPEN." I SAID, "YEAH."

SHE SAID, "BUT I'M NOT
GONNA BELIEVE IT UNTIL
IT'S ALL OVER WITH."

Christina:
I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL AGAIN.

I WANT TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE

AND NOT HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF
BY MY HUSBAND OR MY FAMILY.

I JUST WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

Zach: I THINK
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT FOR HER.

HOPEFULLY,
ONCE IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE,

THE RECOVERY
WILL BE PRETTY QUICK,

AND SHE'LL BE ABLE
TO BE BACK ON HER FEET,

LOSING MORE WEIGHT AND GETTING
READY FOR HER OTHER SURGERIES.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS MASS, TOOK
ABOUT THREE HOURS TO GET IT OFF.

WE'LL SEE HOW SHE RECOVERS, MAKE
SURE THE INCISION IS GONNA HEAL.

CHRISTINA WILL HAVE
A BETTER OPPORTUNITY

TO BE MOBILE AND WALK AROUND.

SHE NEEDS TO LOSE 40, 50 POUNDS

BEFORE SHE WILL BE ABLE
TO HAVE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

WELL, HERE'S CHRISTINA
SLOWLY WAKING UP.

Tammie: HI, BABY.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

[ COUGHING ]

TAKE YOUR --

STOP TOUCHING ME!

SHE'S TIRED.

[ COUGHING ]

Woman: I KNOW.

Tammie: IT'S SO HARD TO SEE
CHRISTINA IN PAIN,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE
TO STAY STRONG FOR MY BABY.

Tammie: BABY, YOU GONNA
GET UP AND EXERCISE?

Christina: YEAH.

Christina: IT'S BEEN
A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY,

AND I'M ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE

NOW THAT THE LYMPHEDEMA'S
BEEN REMOVED.

I CAN GO UP AND DOWN THE RAMP
NOW WITHOUT THE WHEELCHAIR

AND JUST DO SIMPLE EXERCISES
AROUND THE HOUSE.

I WANT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT
MORE THAN ANYTHING.

I KNOW THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE.

I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF
AND TRY HARDER,

AND I'LL DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES.

[ PANTING ]
Charles: YOU OUT OF BREATH?

MY STOMACH
JUST HURTS REAL BAD.

YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.
YEAH.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

NOT EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT.

DON'T START CRYING!

[ Voice breaking ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M HAPPY.

YOU BIG, OLD BABY.

TODAY, I HAVE
A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M FEELING
PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT.

THE DIET HE PUT ME ON

WAS 1,000-CALORIE,
NO-CARB, LOW-FAT DIET.

I'VE BEEN WALKING MORE

AND NOT RELYING SO MUCH
ON THE WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE
MY WEIGHT THIS TIME.

I KNOW I'VE WORKED HARD,
AND IT'S GONNA PAY OFF.

Woman: MS. PHILLIPS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO.
HI.

SO, FINALLY,
YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO

TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT, HUH?
YES, SIR.

FOLLOWING YOUR DIET
AND BEING MORE ACTIVE.

SUPER.

I AM ENCOURAGED
THAT YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
CHRISTINA HAD DONE A GREAT JOB.

SHE'S EXERCISING.
HER MOBILITY HAS INCREASED.

SHE'S LOSING WEIGHT.

WE'LL BE ABLE
TO GET YOU PREPARED

FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY.

OKAY.
OKAY?

I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

Tammie: OKAY.
THAT WAS GOOD.

IT'S BEEN A HARD FEW MONTHS.

YOU IN THERE, BABY?

BUT I THINK
IT'S COMPLETELY PAYING OFF.

TODAY'S FINALLY THE DAY
I GET THE GASTRIC BYPASS.

I'M HAPPY AND EXCITED,

AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEAR
OF NOT WAKING UP,

BUT IF I WOULD HAVE KEPT GOING
LIKE I WAS,

THEN, I MEAN, THERE WAS GONNA BE
A DAY I WASN'T GONNA WAKE UP,

LIVING LIKE THAT.

Zach: I THINK THIS IS
THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE.

IT'S LIKE BEING BORN AGAIN.

WE CAN START DOING
NORMAL THINGS.

SHE'S READY.
I'M READY.

WE GOT A LIST OF ADVENTURES
LINED UP.

Christina: I'M VERY EXCITED
FOR THIS FUTURE.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE WANTED
FOR A LONG TIME.

Man: BIG, DEEP BREATHS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE
GONNA DO HER BYPASS SURGERY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DEALING
WITH SOMEBODY IN HER SIZE,

THERE'S ALWAYS A HEAVY ABDOMINAL
WALL THAT WE HAVE TO BATTLE WITH

TO GET THE INSTRUMENT INSIDE.

WE MAKE A SMALL STOMACH -- THE
SIZE OF MAYBE 2 TO 4 OUNCES --

AND THEN BYPASS REST OF STOMACH
AND PART OF INTESTINE.

THIS WILL GIVE OPPORTUNITY
FOR PERSON

TO EAT SMALL AMOUNT
AND LOSE WEIGHT.

Zach: SHE'S READY.

SHE'S WAITED 10 YEARS
FOR THIS, SO...

Tammie:
IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT TO ME,

BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA GET
HER LIFE BACK ON TRACK.

SHE'S GONNA HAVE THE LIFE
THAT SHE'S ALWAYS WANTED.

WELL, HER BYPASS LOOK GOOD.

NOW WE'RE GONNA CLOSE HER UP,
AND THAT WILL BE IT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I THINK
CHRISTINA GONNA DO VERY WELL.

AT THE BEGINNING, HER FAMILY
WAS NOT REALLY HELPING HER,

BUT THEY HAVE TURNED AROUND,

AND I THINK
THEY'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD

TO GET CHRISTINA
TO BE A HEALTHY PERSON.

[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]

[ MOANING ]

Tammie: BABY.

YOU HURTING?
YOU IN PAIN?

Tammie: I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT CHRISTINA.

OKAY?

BUT I KNOW
THAT SHE CAN DO THIS.

AND I'M GONNA DO MY BEST
TO HELP HER.

MAMA LOVES YOU.

Christina: ON SOME DAYS,

IT'S HARD TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE HEADED.

THAT'S OKAY, AS LONG
AS YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO GOING HOME,

BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT
STAYING ON TRACK WITH MY EATING.

Woman: 571.6.

I HAVE SO MANY DREAMS.

I WANT TO START LIVING MY LIFE,

SO I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF AND TRY
HARDER TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT.

MY SISTER JESSIE'S PREGNANT,

AND I'M EXCITED
ABOUT HAVING A NEW NEPHEW,

BUT I'M SURE IT'S NOTHING

COMPARED TO HAVING
A BABY OF MY OWN SOMEDAY.

WE'RE HERE, BABY.

Tammie:
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HER HOME.

I'M READY JUST TO SEE HER
THROUGH THE REST OF HER JOURNEY.

I'M NOT GONNA ENCOURAGE HER
TO EAT ANY KIND OF FAST FOODS.

I'M GONNA ENCOURAGE HER

TO STICK TO THIS LIQUID DIET
THAT SHE'S ON.

THIS IS HER DREAM,
AND I WANT HER TO FULFILL IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, MOM.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

Charles:
WHAT ARE WE HAVING?

WAFFLES,
PANCAKES.

MMM.

Christina:
I HOPE I HAVE THE STAMINA

TO RESIST
ALL THE TEMPTATIONS AROUND ME.

MY FAMILY DOESN'T REALIZE
HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME

TO WATCH THEM EAT WHAT I WANT
IN FRONT OF MY FACE.

Christina: I GOT TO GET
MY KEYS AND STUFF.

Tammie:
YOU GOT TO GET YOUR STUFF.

IN THE LAST MONTH, I'VE ALREADY
LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

I'M WORKING REALLY HARD,
AND I'M STICKING TO THE DIET.

WE SHALL RETURN.

I'VE BEEN STARTING TO DO
A LOT MORE THINGS.

I'VE HAD TO RELY ON MY MOM
AND ZACH FOR EVERYTHING.

IT'S THE FIRST STEP TO BEING
BACK ON MY OWN TWO FEET.

BE CAREFUL, BABY.

[ LAUGHS ] YOU A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT NOT BEING IN CONTROL?

OH, YOU SCAREDY-CAT.

[ LAUGHS ]

I FINALLY FEEL LIKE
I'M GETTING MY FREEDOM BACK.

BABY, YOU DID REALLY WELL.

Tammie:
SHE'S REALLY COME A LONG WAYS.

I'VE BEEN THERE FOR HER
THROUGH IT ALL,

AND IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO LET GO AND LET HER FLY.

Christina: I'M EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT THE FUTURE'S GONNA BRING.

BEFORE, I WAS
CONSTANTLY IN MY ROOM.

I NEVER GOT OUT,
NEVER DID ANYTHING.

BUT NOW
THERE'S SOME REASON FOR ME

TO LEAVE THE HOUSE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.

TODAY, I'M HEADING
TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE.

IF THE SCALE
SHOWS THAT I'M UNDER 500 TODAY,

I'D BE ECSTATIC.

I KNOW
IT'S STILL A REALLY HIGH WEIGHT,

BUT I'D BE HAPPY WITH IT.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE LOST
JUST 2 POUNDS.

Tammie: IT'S STILL GOOD.

NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S JUST 2 POUNDS.

Zach:
THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY --

YOU COULD HAVE GAINED
2 POUNDS.

HOW COULD
I HAVE GAINED 2 POUNDS?

YOU GOT TO EAT
TO GAIN 2 POUNDS.

YOU'RE GETTING ALL WORKED UP
OVER NOTHING.

MORNING.

HEY.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

2 POUNDS.

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

HOW MANY TIMES
YOU EATING NOW?

USUALLY JUST ONCE A DAY.

THAT'S ALL YOU EAT?

YEAH.
THAT'S ALL I CAN EAT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA
IS NOT TELLING ME THE TRUTH.

SHE'S DONE VERY WELL,

BUT THIS MONTH, HER WEIGHT LOSS
HAS COME TO A PLATEAU.

AND WHEN I DO TRY TO EAT,
MY STOMACH ALWAYS HURTS.

YEAH. I MEAN, SOME
OF THE PAIN YOU'RE HAVING

IS RELATED
TO YOUR GALLBLADDER.

OKAY.

WITH THE RAPID WEIGHT LOSS,
GALLSTONES ARE VERY COMMON.

RIGHT NOW,
I JUST WANT TO WAIT,

MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET YOUR ACTIVITY UP

AND STICK WITH EATING CHICKEN
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

OKAY.

IF YOU HAVE MORE PAIN

OR IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE,
CALL ME.

WE'LL SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING
IN THREE WEEKS.

SHE NEED TO STAY FOCUSED
AND CONTINUE WITH HER DIET

AND STAY ACTIVE AND LOSE WEIGHT.

Christina: IT'S HARD
BECAUSE I'M TRYING MY BEST.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO.

[ THUNDER RUMBLING ]

I HAVEN'T BEEN EATING
MUCH OF ANYTHING.

EVEN DRINKING WATER MAKES
MY STOMACH HURT REALLY BAD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

CHRISTINA, BABY.

I KNOW, BABY,

BUT YOU NEED SOMETHING
TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

Tammie: I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO GET HER TO EAT.

SHE JUST SAYS IT HURTS TOO BAD
WHEN IT HITS HER STOMACH.

BABY, MAMA'S GONNA LET YOU
REST A LITTLE WHILE.

THEN I'LL COME BACK IN HERE
AND CHECK ON YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

SHE'S JUST LAYING AROUND,

AND I'VE NEVER SEEN HER
THIS SICK BEFORE.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

Man: YEAH.

MY FEAR IS THAT SOMETHING
WOULD GO WRONG DURING SURGERY.

I KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE
THAT SHE COULD DIE.

[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]

Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA
IS IN A DIRE SITUATION.

SHE IS HAVING
A GALLBLADDER ATTACK

AND IS NOT ABLE TO EAT
BECAUSE OF THE PAIN.

WE NEED TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA REMOVE
THE GALLBLADDER,

AND HOPEFULLY
SHE'LL GET BACK ON TRACK

AND START MAKING PROGRESS AGAIN.

Tammie:
SHE'S REAL WEAK, SO...

AND THAT WORRIES ME.

JUST HOPE AND PRAY
THAT SHE HAS ENOUGH STRENGTH

TO PULL THROUGH THIS TIME.

HEY, BABY.

EVERYTHING HURTS?
IT'S GONNA HURT, BABY.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

THE SURGERY WENT REALLY WELL.

SHE'S COME A LONG WAY,

AND HOPEFULLY
THIS GALLBLADDER SURGERY

WILL GET HER BACK ON TRACK.

Christina: I WISH I WAS THERE
TO SEE MY NEPHEW BORN.

I'VE MISSED
THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF HIS LIFE.

AND IT'S DISAPPOINTING.

I JUST HIT A HARD SPOT.

I'M READY TO GO HOME.

I'M READY TO SEE MY NEPHEW.

I'M JUST READY
TO GET ON WITH MY RECOVERY

AND OVERCOME THIS HURDLE.

SO, YOU READY TO GET HOME
AND SEE THE LITTLE MAN?

WELL, YEAH!

[ LAUGHS ]

LET ME SEE HIM.

HEY, LITTLE FELLA.

I JUST LOVE YOU.

I KNOW IT.

I MISSED OUT
ON FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE,

HIBERNATING IN A ROOM.

I'M NOT GONNA LET ANYTHING

STOP ME FROM GETTING
TO WHERE I WANT TO BE.

SINCE THE GALLBLADDER SURGERY,
I CAN WALK SO MUCH LONGER.

I'M MOVING AROUND A LOT MORE
THAN WHAT I EVER WAS BEFORE.

I CAN GET DRESSED ON MY OWN.

I CAN TAKE A SHOWER
BY MYSELF NOW.

I LOVE BEING ABLE
TO DO STUFF ON MY OWN.

YEAH.

THANKS.

YOU WANT TO TRY TO WALK
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER?

YEAH.
LET'S GO AGAIN.

I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF
AND TRY HARDER

TO KEEP LOSING MORE WEIGHT.

HEY, ZACH.

Zach: MM?

GET UP.

BACK WHEN I LIVED
IN MISSISSIPPI,

I BARELY EVEN LEFT MY ROOM.

I WASN'T ABLE TO DO
MUCH OF ANYTHING ON MY OWN.

WELL, GET OUT OF THE BED.

THAT'S CHANGED
DRASTICALLY NOW.

MY HUSBAND AND I CAN
FINALLY SLEEP IN THE SAME BED.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO DO THAT IN YEARS.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ WATER RUNNING ]

I FEEL LIKE I'M FINALLY
GETTING MY LIFE BACK.

I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE NOW.

I DON'T NEED ZACH OR MY MOM
TAKING CARE OF ME ANYMORE.

MY LEGS HAVE BEEN HURTING,

SO I HAVE TO USE THE WALKER
OR WHEELCHAIR AT TIMES.

I KNOW THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY

AND THAT I'M SO CLOSE TO BEING
ABLE TO DO SO MUCH ON MY OWN.

I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE
OF MY INDEPENDENCE BACK.

THIS IS
A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

I USED TO HIDE FROM THE WORLD,

BUT NOW I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET OUT THERE.

THE LAST TIME
I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE

WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

MY RELATIONSHIP TO FOOD
HAS CHANGED COMPLETELY.

NOW IT'S A LOT BETTER.

I MEAN, I'M NOT TEMPTED BY FOODS
THAT I USED TO BE ABLE TO EAT.

BABY, YOU WANT TO GET
SOME CHICKEN?

IT'S HEALTHIER.

ZERO GRAMS OF SUGAR.

MM. A GRAM.

MY MOM'S DOING GOOD.

SHE'S COMPLETELY CHANGED --
NOT BEING AN ENABLER.

MY FAMILY'S TRYING TO EAT BETTER

AND HELP ME MAKE THE RIGHT
CHOICES WITH WHAT I EAT.

Christina: SOME JOURNEYS
DON'T HAVE ENDINGS.

INSTEAD, THEY REACH A BEGINNING,

AND THAT CAN BE
A PRETTY GOOD PLACE TO BE.

TODAY, ZACH AND I ARE SCHEDULED

TO MEET SOMEONE AT A LOCAL
COLLEGE TO CHECK OUT MY OPTIONS.

TWO YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE
NEVER SEEN MYSELF HERE.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MY GOAL
IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.

I'M PRETTY DAMN PROUD OF MYSELF

FOR HOW FAR I'VE COME ALONG
AND HOW FAR I'M GOING TO GO.

CHRISTINA,
HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.
I'LL BE SHOWING YOU AROUND.

OH, WOW.

IT'S REALLY NICE.

ONE OF MY DREAMS HAS ALWAYS BEEN
TO GET A JOB AS A NURSE.

I CAN FINALLY SEE MYSELF
MAKING THAT A REALITY.

I LIKED THE CLASSROOM.
IT WAS REALLY NICE.

THIS YEAR HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME.

IT'S BEEN THE FIRST YEAR
IN A LONG TIME

THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HAPPY
AND NOT STUCK INSIDE OF A ROOM.

HOPE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN SOON.

OKAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.
GOOD LUCK.

I'M GETTING CLOSER
TO ALL MY GOALS,

AND NOTHING'S STOPPING ME NOW.

TODAY, WE ARE HEADED
TO A CLOTHING SHOP.

THE LAST TIME I WENT SHOPPING
FOR CLOTHES AT A STORE

WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS,
BUT, I MEAN, I'M EXCITED, TOO.

Woman: HELLO.
HOW ARE Y'ALL?

I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE
TO WEAR CUTE SHIRTS

THAT SMALLER GIRLS
CAN FIT INTO.

I LIKE THAT.

YOU READY?

STUFF LIKE
WHAT MY SISTER WEARS.

THERE YOU GO.

OH!

THAT LOOKS GREAT ON YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

A LOT HAS CHANGED.

I'M MOST PROUD FOR LOSING
AS MUCH WEIGHT AS I HAVE

AND SLOWLY GETTING BACK INTO
SOCIETY LIKE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

OH. WOW.
THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.

YEAH, I LIKE IT.

IT'S CUTE.

Tammie: AND IT'S A 3X.

PREVIOUS TIMES
THAT I HAVE GONE SHOPPING,

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND ANYTHING TO FIT,

AND TODAY I ACTUALLY DID.

Woman: YOU ARE A LOT SMALLER
THAN YOU REALIZE.

YOU DID LOOK REALLY GOOD
IN THAT 3X.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE LOOKING
FOR 4 AND 5Xs.

YOU'RE NO LONGER
THAT SIZE.

FEELS GOOD TO GET OUT,
DOESN'T IT?

AND SHOP?
YEAH.

IT'S MOTIVATION
TO KEEP GOING.

THERE YOU GO.

TODAY WAS
DEFINITELY A SUCCESS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG WHILE,

I'M EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT THE FUTURE'S GONNA BRING.

TODAY, I'M GOING
TO DR. NOW'S FOR A WEIGH-IN.

OVER A YEAR AGO,

I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE
WHERE I AM TODAY.

I WAS JUST MISERABLE
WITH LIFE IN GENERAL,

AND I'M REALLY HOPING HERE

THAT I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK
TO WHERE I NEED TO BE

AND THAT HOPEFULLY I'VE LOST
A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT

SINCE MY LAST WEIGH-IN.

Woman: MS. PHILLIPS.

[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT.

[ LAUGHS ]

Dr. Nowzaradan:
HI, CHRISTINA.

Christina: HEY.

WHEN I SAW YOU FIRST,
YOU COULD BARELY WALK,

AND YOU COULD
BARELY BREATHE.

NOW YOU'RE DOING GREAT,
AND I'M PROUD OF YOU,

YOU MADE IT THAT FAR.

THANK YOU, DR. NOW.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE WEEKS, OKAY?

OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.

CHRISTINA'S DOING VERY WELL.
SHE'S MOTIVATED.

I'M GLAD TO SEE
SHE'S GETTING INDEPENDENT,

AND I'M PLEASED
WITH HER PROGRESS.

THERE'S DEFINITELY
A LOT MORE TO GO.

I'M GONNA GO TO COLLEGE,
GET A GOOD JOB.

I'M GONNA TRAVEL.

THERE'S SO MUCH.
THIS ISN'T THE END FOR ME.

IT'S NOWHERE NEAR THE END.