All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S04E06

Gideon: I HATE MY BODY.

I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE
I AM DISGUSTING.

Man: MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME
A DEATH SENTENCE.

Woman: THE THING
I RELIED ON ALL THESE YEARS

IS WHAT'S KILLING ME.

-IT'S BROKEN!
-WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW.
I CAN'T GET OFF.

DON'T LET ME GO, PLEASE.
-I'M NOT.

Man: IT'S HARD TO BE A FATHER
FROM A CHAIR.

[ GRUNTS ]
THANK YOU, HONEY.

I SEE
THAT UNWILLINGNESS.

IF YOU'RE SERIOUS,
YOU'LL MAKE CHANGES.

Kayleigh: I LOVE GIDEON,
BUT HE HAD HIS CHANCE TO CHANGE,

AND RIGHT NOW,
HE'S NOT USING IT.

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**

Gideon: SOMETIMES YOU THINK
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO,

WHEN YOU REALLY HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT REAL CHANGE IS GONNA TAKE.

WHEN I WAKE UP, I INSTANTLY FEEL
PAIN ALL OVER MY BODY.

MY WEIGHT PUTS PRESSURE ON ME,
MAKES MY BACK HURT.

MY LEGS SWELL,

AND IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE
TO CATCH MY BREATH.

EVERYTHING IS EXTREMELY HARD
AT MY SIZE.

AND I JUST FEEL LIKE MY BODY
COULD GIVE OUT AT ANY MOMENT.

WHEN I GET IN THE SHOWER,
I TRY TO STAY AS STILL AS I CAN.

'CAUSE FALLING'S NOT A GOOD IDEA
AT 625 POUNDS.

THAT WOULD BE HUMILIATING FOR
MY FAMILY TO SEE ME LIKE THAT.

I ALREADY CAN BARELY FUNCTION,

'CAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I DO
REVOLVES AROUND MY WEIGHT.

PHYSICALLY, IT'S DIFFICULT
IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE WORD.

LIKE, I HAVE TO USE DEODORANT
NOT ONLY IN MY ARMPITS

BUT IN BETWEEN MY ROLLS
BECAUSE I SWEAT A LOT,

SO THEY GET RAW AND CHAPPED.

AND I HAVE TO WEAR
THREE SHIRTS EVERY DAY

JUST TO ABSORB THE SWEAT
AND TO HIDE THE FACT

THAT MY MAN BOOBS ARE SO BIG
AND MY FAT ROLLS ARE SO BIG.

I JUST FEEL
LIKE I AM DISGUSTING.

I KNOW I LET MYSELF
GET THIS WAY, BUT I STILL EAT.

AS SOON AS I START MY DAY,
I AM STARVING.

I HAVE A WIFE AND A SON,
AND I TRY TO GET UP BEFORE THEM

BECAUSE IF THEY SEE ME
EATING AS MUCH AS I DO,

THEY'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING.

AND I WOULD RATHER
JUST EAT IN PEACE.

I CHOOSE TO EAT THINGS
THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY

AS HEALTHY FOR ME AS I SHOULD.

BUT I JUST WANT TO EAT A SNACK
WITHOUT SOMEONE GIVING ME LOOKS,

TELLING ME THAT I EAT TOO MUCH,

OR CRITICIZING ME
ABOUT WHAT I EAT.

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED
ALL MY LIFE.

FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A COMFORT FOR ME.

WHEN MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED,
I WAS ABOUT 8 YEARS OLD.

THAT DEFINITELY IS WHEN I THINK

EVERYTHING KIND OF WENT DOWNHILL
FOR ME, YOU KNOW, EMOTIONALLY.

I REMEMBER
NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING,

BUT I KNEW I FELT BETTER
WHEN I ATE.

SO, BY THE TIME I WAS 9,
I WEIGHED OVER 150 POUNDS.

AND I WAS STILL EATING A LOT

BECAUSE OF THE STRESS
FROM THE CUSTODY BATTLE.

I HAD TO PICK WHICH PARENT
I WANTED TO LIVE WITH,

AND MY BROTHER WANTED
TO LIVE WITH MY DAD,

SO I SAID I WOULD GO WITH HIM.

BUT I FELT REALLY HORRIBLE
FOR MY MOTHER.

LOOKING BACK, IT MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN THE BEST CHOICE

BECAUSE ME AND MY STEPMOM
COULD NOT GET ALONG.

SO, FOOD WAS WHAT I TURNED TO TO

TRY TO FIND SOME TYPE
OF A CALMNESS.

BY THE TIME I WAS 12,
I WAS ALREADY SO BIG

THAT I HAD TO BUY MY CLOTHES
FROM THE "BIG AND TALL" SECTION

IN THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT.

AND MY WEIGHT WAS
A CONSTANTLY SOURCE OF RIDICULE

WITH MY STEPMOM, AND SHE DIDN'T
REALLY WANT ME AROUND AT ALL,

SO SHE WOULD SEND ME
TO FAT CAMP.

I REMEMBER THE STIGMA
OF EMBARRASSMENT

ATTACHED TO THE WHOLE SITUATION,

BUT REGARDLESS OF WHAT I DID,

THERE WAS NEVER WEIGHT LOSS.

IT JUST WAS ALWAYS
GRADUALLY CREEPING UP.

AND BY THE TIME I GRADUATED HIGH
SCHOOL, I WAS OVER 400 POUNDS.

AFTER THAT, I WASN'T GAINING
FOR A FEW YEARS THERE,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT IT WAS GONNA GET WORSE

AS QUICKLY AS IT DID.

WHEN I WAS 25, MY MOM DIED.

AFTER THAT, THE GUILT AND PAIN
FOR LEAVING MY MOM CAME BACK,

AND I REALLY REMOVED MYSELF
FROM...EVERYTHING.

I JUST KIND OF SHUT DOWN.

I PUT ON EVEN MORE WEIGHT
AFTER THAT...

...UNTIL I MET MY WIFE.

KAYLEIGH MADE ME HAPPIER
THAN I'D EVER BEEN.

I WAS AROUND 500 POUNDS
WHEN KAYLEIGH AND I MET,

BUT SHE DIDN'T CARE
ABOUT MY WEIGHT,

AND WE STARTED SPENDING
A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.

THE FIRST THING THAT I NOTICED
ABOUT GIDEON WAS HIS SMILE.

HE WAS JUST MAKING JOKES
AND BEING REALLY FUNNY,

AND I LIKE THAT.

Gideon:
I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH HER.

AND SHE HAD A SON, JONATHAN.

AND AS WE STARTED
TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER,

I STARTED TO FEEL
THAT HE WAS MY SON, TOO.

SO WE GOT MARRIED
AND BECAME A FAMILY.

Kayleigh: IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT
WHEN I MET HIM.

HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY.

HE WAS CONFIDENT.

HE DID NOT CARRY HIMSELF LIKE
HE WEIGHED AS MUCH AS HE DID.

BUT HE'S CHANGED SO MUCH
SINCE I'VE KNOWN HIM.

THINGS DEFINITELY GOT BETTER
FOR A WHILE,

BUT WITHIN A YEAR OF KAYLEIGH
AND I GETTING MARRIED,

MY DAD AND MY SISTER BOTH DIED
WITHIN THREE DAYS OF EACH OTHER.

ALL I CAN THINK OF NOW IS FOOD.

FOOD HELPS ME WITH THE PAIN, AND
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THAT.

AND NOW I KNOW I MUST BE
OVER 600 POUNDS.

WHENEVER GIDEON'S DAD AND SISTER
DIED, HE JUST GOT DEPRESSED.

AND NOW HE DOESN'T GET UP
AND MOVE AROUND A LOT.

GIDEON, I'M GONNA GO OUT
AND MOW.

OKAY.
YOU WANT TO COME HELP ME?

HE DOESN'T REALLY
DO ANYTHING

OTHER THAN PLAY
ON HIS PHONE AND EAT.

IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME
BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL

LIKE WE ARE EQUAL PARTNERS
IN THE HOUSEHOLD.

I WORK,
I GO TO SCHOOL FULL TIME.

AND ON TOP OF TRYING
TO TAKE CARE OF JONATHAN

AND TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSE,
I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

GO GET THE TRASH CANS AND DRAG
THEM UP HERE FOR ME, PLEASE.

IT'S REALLY STRESSFUL,
AND IT ALWAYS FEELS

LIKE I AM A SINGLE PARENT
WITH TWO CHILDREN.

Gideon: I KNOW I SHOULD DO MORE
TO HELP OUT WITH THE HOUSE WORK,

BUT IT'S SO HARD
ON ME PHYSICALLY.

THAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST HURDLE,

AND THE HARDEST THING
TO KIND OF SWALLOW HAS BEEN

HOW IT AFFECTS THEM.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE
WITHOUT KAYLEIGH.

JUST TERRIFIED THAT MY WEIGHT'S
GOING TO CAUSE KAYLEIGH

TO LEAVE ME
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT HAPPY.

MY WEIGHT HAS BEEN DETRIMENTAL
TO BEING THE FATHER,

THE HUSBAND, THE PROVIDER

THAT I'VE DREAMED OF BEING
MY WHOLE LIFE.

BEING A DAD IS PROBABLY THE ONLY
THING THAT I'M REALLY PROUD OF.

Jonathan: I LOVE MY DAD A LOT.

I WANT HIM TO LOSE WEIGHT
AND BE HEALTHY

SO WE CAN PLAY OUTSIDE
MORE OFTEN.

OOH.

Gideon: I HAD A GREAT DAD,

AND [SNIFFLES]
HE DIDN'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH.

SO I'M AFRAID
THAT'S THE MOMENTUM

THAT I'M CARRYING OVER
FOR JONATHAN...

WHERE DID IT GO?

...IS THAT I'M NOT GONNA
LIVE LONG ENOUGH.

LET'S GO INSIDE.
OKAY.

[ GRUNTS ]

I'M TERRIFIED OF WHAT KIND OF
BURDEN I'M BECOMING TO THEM.

AND I DON'T REALLY KNOW
HOW MUCH MORE OF THIS

MY FAMILY'S WILLING TO TAKE.

Kayleigh:
ARE YOU GUYS ALMOST READY?

BEYOND READY.

I ONLY REALLY GO OUT TO GET FOOD

OR IF THERE'S GONNA BE FOOD
WHERE I'M GOING.

BUT EVEN THOUGH I KNOW
I'M GOING SOMEWHERE TO EAT,

I HAVE A HARD TIME
NOT STOPPING TO GET A SNACK.

JUST GRILLING, LIKE...

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA
GRILL THE BRATS

AND JUST HANG OUT,
PLAY SOME GAMES.

THAT'S COOL.

I'LL SEE A PLACE AND I'LL START
TO CRAVE SOMETHING THEY HAVE.

GOOD MORNING.

DO YOU HAVE APPLE FRITTERS?

OH, I WANT TWO OF THOSE.

AND THEN A CHOCOLATE
LONG JOHN -- TWO OF THOSE.

Kayleigh: GIDEON IS
EATING HIMSELF TO DEATH.

DO YOU HAVE, LIKE,
A MIXED DOZEN?

HE SAYS THAT HE'S FIGHTING
TO LIVE FOR US,

BUT I DON'T THINK
HIS ACTIONS SHOW THAT.

IF THERE'S ONE THING I KNOW,
IT'S A GOOD APPLE FRITTER.

I JUST WANT TO SHAKE HIM
AND JUST SCREAM AT HIM,

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

WHY CAN'T YOU CHANGE?

DON'T YOU WANT BETTER
FOR YOURSELF?

DON'T YOU WANT BETTER FOR ME
AND JONATHAN?

YOU ARE SLOWLY
KILLING YOURSELF."

HEY. WE'RE HERE.
WE MADE IT.

HE NEEDS TO REALIZE
THAT HE'S LOSING EVERYTHING.

MY FAMILY AND ME AND JONATHAN IS
REALLY ALL THAT HE HAS.

COME HERE, SISTER.

WE WANT HIM TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
BUT WE KIND OF FEEL LIKE

HE'S HAD THESE OPPORTUNITIES
BEFORE TO LOSE THE WEIGHT,

AND HE HASN'T GRABBED AHOLD OF
THEM AND DONE ALL THAT HE CAN.

[ GROANS ]
GOOD GRIEF.

MY WHOLE LIFE,
NEVER BEING ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT,

HAS BEEN TOUGH ON ME.

I FEEL LIKE I'M CONSTANTLY
FAILING AT EVERYTHING I TRY.

HI.

AND WHEN I SIT AROUND,

IT FEELS LIKE THEY'VE ALREADY
WRITTEN ME OFF FOR DEAD.

THIS IS NOT WHAT
I DREAMED OF FOR MY LIFE,

AND I DON'T THINK
BEING MARRIED TO A FAT GUY

IS WHAT SHE DREAMED OF
FOR HERS.

I GOT FOOD!

I DON'T THINK GIDEON REALIZES
HOW CLOSE I AM TO...BEING DONE.

I WANT HIM TO LIVE,
JONATHAN NEEDS HIM TO LIVE,

AND HE'S GOT TO BE HEALTHY
TO LIVE.

BUT EVERYTHING HAS TO CHANGE,

AND I DON'T KNOW
IF HE GETS THAT.

MMM.

Gideon: I'M AT THE POINT WHERE
I'M SEEING MY FUTURE,

AND IT'S VERY BLEAK.

I'VE HAD TO BURY
TOO MANY PEOPLE,

AND I DON'T WANT JONATHAN
TO HAVE TO BURY ME.

SOMETHING'S GOT TO CHANGE,

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO STOP EATING.

AND I KNOW THAT IF I DON'T
TAKE CONTROL...I'M DOOMED.

**

Kayleigh:
YOU READY TO GO TO HOUSTON?

I BELIEVE SO.

TODAY KAYLEIGH AND I
ARE GOING TO HOUSTON

TO SEE A DOCTOR NAMED
DR. NOWZARADAN.

HE DOES WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
ON PEOPLE MY SIZE,

AND I'M HOPING HE CAN HELP ME.

[ GRUNTS ]

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS
BECAUSE I WANT HELP,

BUT I'M ALSO A LITTLE SCARED
ABOUT HAVING TO GIVE UP FOOD.

BUT I KNOW MY MARRIAGE
AND MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE.

DID WE FIGURE OUT LUNCH?

I WANT THE NUMBER FIVE.

I NEED A JUNIOR
BACON CHEDDAR MELT,

A NUMBER FIVE,
AND THEN A NUMBER NINE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME,

BECAUSE I KNOW I'M NEVER GONNA
CHANGE ON MY OWN.

BUT I'M A LITTLE ANXIOUS ABOUT
WHAT THE DOCTOR IS GONNA SAY.

I WAS ABLE TO CHECK MY WEIGHT
RECENTLY, AND I WAS AROUND 620,

SO I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE
MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT.

I'M SHOCKED.

WASN'T EXPECTING IT
TO BE THAT HIGH.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
THE HEAVIEST I'VE EVER BEEN.

REALITY JUST HIT ME IN THE FACE

AND MADE ME AWARE OF HOW BAD
MY WEIGHT HAS GOTTEN.

THAT'S AN UGLY NUMBER.

IT'S JUST GONNA
KEEP GOING UP.

YOU GOT TO KNOCK IT OUT.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HELLO.
HELLO.

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO, YOU'RE 650 POUNDS.

TELL ME HOW YOUR WEIGHT HAS
CLIMBED THIS HIGH.

WELL, I'M OBESE.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST PROBLEM.

OKAY, SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS THE CAUSE OF THAT?

UH, A HISTORY, A WHOLE LIFE,
OF BAD EATING HABITS.

WHAT DOES
YOUR EATING LOOK LIKE?

I DEFINITELY
DON'T EAT HEALTHY.

I HAVE A SNACK IN THE MORNING,
THEN BREAKFAST,

AND THEN I EAT MAYBE
ONE SMALL MEAL DURING THE DAY.

LIKE, I'LL GO THROUGH
FAST FOOD,

GET LIKE TWO HAMBURGERS,
THREE COOKIES.

SO YOU CALL THAT
A SMALL MEAL?

WELL, I MEAN, COMPARED TO, LIKE,
MY DINNER MEAL, IT'S SMALLER.

WELL, FOR A TYPICAL DINNER, WHAT
DO YOU USUALLY HAVE AT HOME?

WE USUALLY HAVE
QUICK MEALS,

SO LIKE SPAGHETTI,
BECAUSE I DO WORK LATE.

SO WHO DOES
THE GROCERY SHOPPING?

I DO, TYPICALLY.

YOU DO?
YEAH.

GIDEON IS MAKING JOKES,
AND HIS WIFE, KAYLEIGH,

IS MAKING EXCUSES
ABOUT HAVING LITTLE TIME

TO MAKE HEALTHY FOOD.

THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR A MAGIC PILL

TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM
WITHOUT EFFORT.

YOU BOTH KNOW
WHAT HEALTHY EATING IS.

YOU JUST DON'T WANT
TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

BUT NOW IS THE TIME
TO DO THAT.

I'M GIVING YOU
A DIET PLAN,

AND I WANT YOU TO LOSE 50 POUNDS
OVER THE NEXT MONTH

TO SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE READY
AND WILLING TO WORK.

OKAY.
OKAY?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT,
SEE YOU SOON.

IT WAS AWESOME
TO MEET YOU, SIR.

Dr. Nowzaradan: GIDEON HAS
AN EXTRA 400 POUNDS ON HIS BODY.

THAT'S GOING TO START TAKING
A GREATER TOLL ON HIM.

IT'S TIME FOR BOTH OF THEM
TO MAKE A CHANGE

IF GIDEON IS GOING TO
TURN HIS HEALTH AROUND.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOSE
50 POUNDS IN A MONTH?

I THINK THAT I'M GONNA
GIVE IT EVERYTHING I CAN

TO LOSE 55 POUNDS
IN A MONTH.

Kayleigh: 50 POUNDS IS
A BIG STEP FOR HIM.

I WANT TO BE THE DUTIFUL WIFE
AND BE LIKE, "MAN,

YOU CAN KNOCK OUT
50 POUNDS EASY,"

BUT I DON'T KNOW,
REALISTICALLY, THAT HE CAN.

I NEED GIDEON TO LOSE
THIS WEIGHT SO HE CAN LIVE,

[Voice breaking] SO HE CAN
BE HERE FOR JONNY AND FOR ME.

Gideon: NOW IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

YOU KNOW, I'M HURTING KAYLEIGH
AND I'M HURTING JONATHAN,

AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY
TWO THINGS I HAVE LEFT.

SO, WHATEVER IT TAKES,
I'M GONNA DO IT.

**

Kayleigh:
IT'S HOTTER THAN HADES TODAY.

GIVE ME THE DRAWERS,
PLEASE.

IT'S BEEN
A HARD COUPLE OF WEEKS,

AND I KNOW AT THIS POINT,
I'M EITHER ALL IN OR ALL OUT.

SO, I'VE BEEN ADAPTING
TO NEW EATING HABITS.

WE ARE LOADING UP
TO HEAD SOUTH TO TEXAS.

WE FOUND A HOUSE THERE,
AND WE'RE MOVING DOWN THERE

SO THAT I CAN BE CLOSER
TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE.

THE FACT THAT KAYLEIGH,
JONATHAN, AND I ARE MOVING

FURTHER AWAY FROM FAMILY JUST
PUTS MORE ADDED PRESSURE ON ME

BECAUSE I HAVE TO SUCCEED.

OTHERWISE, I'VE PUT THEM THROUGH
CHAOS AND STRESS FOR NO REASON.

BUT I'VE GOT TO DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES

FOR ME TO GET
MY HEALTH TOGETHER.

Kayleigh:
THIS IS LIFE CHANGING FOR GIDEON
AND FOR US AS A FAMILY, TOO.

WE GAVE UP GOOD JOBS
TO PURSUE HIS DREAM.

I'M JUST SCARED
IF WE GET DOWN THERE

AND HE DOESN'T HAVE THE SURGERY,
THEN WE'RE OUT OF OPTIONS.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

Gideon: THIS IS DEFINITELY
MY LAST CHANCE

TO GET MY HEALTH UNDER CONTROL,

BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M
PUSHING MYSELF TO THE LIMIT,

PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO
DRIVE MY TRUCK,

BUT I'VE BEEN ON THE VERGE
OF JUST HEAT EXHAUSTION.

I HATE FEELING GUILTY
BEING IN THE AIR CONDITIONING,

AND ANY TIME I AM PUTTING
KAYLEIGH AND JONATHAN OUT,

I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST
ANOTHER CONSTANT REMINDER

OF HOW I'M KIND OF
LETTING THEM DOWN,

MAKING IT HARDER ON THEM
BY BEING...FAT.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE
TO CHANGE.

Kayleigh: GIDEON HAS DONE REALLY
WELL ON THE JOURNEY SO FAR,

BUT IF WE MOVE DOWN HERE
AND UPROOT OUR WHOLE LIVES

AND HE STARTS TO FAIL,

WE WILL BE REEVALUATING
OUR RELATIONSHIP.

**

OKAY.

Gideon: IT WAS A LONG JOURNEY
HERE, BUT WE MADE IT.

AND I DIDN'T STOP
FOR FAST FOOD ONCE.

WE'VE HAD MY WIFE'S FAMILY
OVER HERE HELPING,

BUT UNTIL WE MOVE IN,

I KNOW WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO DO FOOD RUNS.

AND FAST FOOD IS
THE NATURAL CHOICE...

DO YOU WANT ANYTHING
TO EAT?

UM, YEAH.

I WANT...
THAT SPICY CHICKEN.

...WHICH MAKES IT HARDER
TO RESIST.

FOOD ADDICTION IS
A UNIQUE TYPE OF ADDICTION.

IT'S LIKE NEEDING HEROIN
TO LIVE, BUT JUST A LITTLE,

SO YOU HAVE TO GO AND FACE
YOUR DEMONS EVERY DAY

AND STILL RESIST IT.

I NEED TWO
OF THE GRILLED MARKET SALADS

AND THEN A KID'S MEAL,
THE SIX.

I'LL BE HONEST --

THINKING ABOUT DOING THIS
FOR A LIFETIME IS SCARY.

THIS ONE'S YOURS.

I KNOW KAYLEIGH IS SKEPTICAL,

AND THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE LET HER
DOWN SO MANY TIMES BEFORE.

IN THE PAST ON DIETS,
GIDEON HAS ALWAYS CHEATED,

BUT I'M TRUSTING THAT HE'S
GOING TO STICK TO THE PLAN

AND NOT SLIDE BACK.

I'M TRYING TO SHOW HER THIS TIME
IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT

BY NOT FAILING AT THIS,
BECAUSE IF I DO,

I'LL LOSE
EVERYTHING I CARE ABOUT.

**

Gideon: IT'S BEEN A MONTH
SINCE I SAW THE DOCTOR,

AND HE TOLD ME
THAT I NEEDED TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

AND GET TO 600 POUNDS.

MR. YEAKLEY?

I'M MORE NERVOUS THIS TIME
THAN THE FIRST TIME,

'CAUSE NOW I HAVE A GOAL
I NEED TO HIT.

THIS ONE IS PASS/FAIL

AND WILL DETERMINE
IF I GET THE SURGERY OR NOT,

AND I HAVE TO
GET APPROVED TODAY.

PART OF ME IS EXCITED
TO SEE PROGRESS,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I'M DISAPPOINTED

IT WASN'T AS MUCH
AS THE DOCTOR WANTED,

AND I'M SCARED RIGHT NOW

THAT HE'S NOT GONNA APPROVE ME
FOR SURGERY,

AND I WAS COUNTING
ON TELLING KAYLEIGH

THAT I WAS APPROVED TODAY.

HI, GIDEON.
HELLO, SIR.

SO, YOU LOST 30 POUNDS
THIS PAST MONTH.

YEP. THE DIET CHANGE, I THINK,
WAS THE BIGGEST EFFECT.

I'M PROUD
OF THE PROGRESS YOU MADE,

BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

IN THE LAST MONTH.
YES, SIR.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
GIDEON IS A BIG, TALL MAN.

LOSING 50 POUNDS IS THE SAME AS
ASKING OTHER PEOPLE TO LOSE 20.

HE SHOULD HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM
TO MAKE THE PROGRESS HE NEEDED,

SO HE'S STILL NOT DOING
ALL HE SHOULD BE.

YOU'RE STILL NOT FULLY MOVING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT
YOUR TEST RESULTS RIGHT NOW.

SO I'M NOT APPROVING YOU
FOR SURGERY.

GIDEON'S HEALTH
HAS DETERIORATED,

AND THAT IS CONCERNING FOR ME.

A PERSON'S BODY AT THIS WEIGHT
STARTS TO GIVE OUT.

IT'S SOMETHING
THAT HAPPENS RAPIDLY.

GIDEON, I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO

SINCE YOU MADE
SOME PROGRESS.

I'M GOING TO SEND YOU
TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK.

I WANT TO RUN SOME MORE TESTS
ON YOU TO MAKE SURE

THERE ARE NO LIFE-THREATENING
ISSUES RIGHT NOW.

AND IF YOU STICK WITH
THE PROGRAM DURING THAT TIME

AND LOSE
ANOTHER 10 POUNDS,

THEN I'LL SEE
THE EFFORT IS THERE

AND I WILL APPROVE YOU
FOR SURGERY.

THANK YOU, SIR.
OKAY?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT,
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

Gideon: THE DOC DIDN'T SAY NO,
BUT HE DIDN'T SAY YES, EITHER,

AND I'M WORRIED
WHAT KAYLEIGH IS GONNA SAY.

LOOKING BACK, YOU KNOW,
I KEEP THINKING

I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.

I AM SO USED TO BEING
AN UNDERACHIEVER, YOU KNOW,

THE FAT KID THAT'S LOOKED AT
AT EVERY GROCERY STORE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE
THIS FAILURE ANYMORE.

THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE,
AND I'M TAKING IT.

**

IT'S BEEN INTERESTING BEING
IN THE HOSPITAL THIS PAST WEEK.

BUT I'M STUCK WITH THE DIET
THEY'VE GIVEN ME HERE,

AND I'VE GOTTEN UP AND DONE ALL
THE EXERCISES THEY'VE ASKED ME,

BECAUSE I KNOW
HOW MUCH IS RIDING ON THIS.

Kayleigh:
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME

THAT GIDEON GETS APPROVED
FOR THE SURGERY TODAY.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE SACRIFICED A LOT
MOVING DOWN HERE,

SO IF HE DOESN'T
GET THE SURGERY,

I'M GONNA BE
REALLY DISAPPOINTED.

HELLO.

HELLO, DOC.
HI.

HOW YOU DOING TONIGHT?

I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT. I'VE REVIEWED
ALL THE PROGRESS YOU MADE

OVER PAST WEEK, AND I THINK
YOU'RE READY FOR SURGERY.

AWESOME.
AWESOME.

OKAY?
THANK YOU, SIR.

YEAH, THAT'S AMAZING.

GREAT NEWS!
THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, SIR.

GIDEON HAD SOME MEDICAL ISSUES

THAT WERE RESOLVED
OVER THE PAST WEEK,

SO I USED IT AS A CHANCE TO PUT
HIM ON AN EXERCISE AND DIET PLAN

TO SEE HOW HE STUCK WITH IT, AND
HE'S BEEN COMPLETELY COMMITTED,

AND HE'S READY
FOR GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY.

I THINK HE JUST NEEDED A LITTLE
MORE GUIDANCE WITH THINGS.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
RIGHT NOW?

[ CHUCKLES ]

ARE YOU GONNA, LIKE,
JUMP OUT OF THE BED?

NO, BECAUSE MY SCIATIC HURTS
'CAUSE I'M FAT.

THIS MEANS A LOT TO ME
THAT YOU GOT ACCEPTED,

'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA
LIVE NOW.

YOU'RE GETTING
YOUR WISH.

HE DID JUST BASICALLY
TELL ME LIKE,

"I'M GONNA EXTEND
YOUR LIFE."

YEAH.
I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

YOU WANT TO GET IN HERE,
GIVE YOUR DADDY A HUG?

IT'S A HUGE SENSE OF RELIEF

THAT HE GOT THE ACCEPTANCE
FOR SURGERY.

I'M VERY EXCITED FOR US
AS A FAMILY,

AND HE...
BETTER BE SUCCESSFUL.

**

Gideon: TODAY'S THE DAY
FOR MY SURGERY...

GIVE YOUR DADDY
A HUG AND A KISS.

...AND I'M VERY ANXIOUS.

IS IT TOO LATE
TO BACK OUT?

YES. THIS IS DEFINITELY
TOO LATE TO BACK OUT.

LAST FEW NIGHTS,
I'VE BEEN HAVING DREAMS

THAT THERE'S COMPLICATIONS
THAT ARISE DURING SURGERY,

SO THE CLOSER I GET TO SURGERY,
THE MORE TERRIFYING

IT'S BECOMING BECAUSE OF
WHAT'S AT STAKE.

WHAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?

WHAT IF I DON'T MAKE IT
OUT OF IT?

I'M SCARED I'M ABOUT TO DIE,

AND PART OF ME WANTS
TO JUST BACK OUT RIGHT NOW.

BUT I KNOW THAT'D BE
THE END OF MY MARRIAGE,

AND THAT WOULD BE WORSE TO ME,
SO I'M DOING THIS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO

GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
ON GIDEON.

BIGGEST CONCERN WITH GIDEON

IS MOST OF HIS WEIGHT IS
IN MID PORTION ABDOMEN.

SO, IT'S GONNA BE CHALLENGING
TO DO GASTRIC BYPASS ON HIM.

GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY IS
A WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY THAT WE DO

TO REDUCE THE SIZE
OF THE STOMACH ABOUT 90%.

WE CREATE A SMALL POUCH, AND WE
HOOK THAT TO THE SMALL BOWEL.

AND WE REROUTE THE FOOD FROM
GOING TO PART OF THE STOMACH

AND SMALL INTESTINE.

WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ACCESS.

WE HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING
DIFFERENT RIGHT NOW.

Kayleigh: I'M REALLY ANXIOUS
FOR HIM TO BE DONE.

I HOPE THAT THIS SURGERY

JUST IMPROVES
THE QUALITY OF HIS LIFE.

OUR RELATIONSHIP'S
GONNA GET BETTER.

HE'S GONNA BE A BETTER FATHER
TO JONATHAN.

IT'S GONNA BE GOOD
FOR ALL OF US.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S BETTER.

WE HAD AN ISSUE FOR A MOMENT,
BEING ABLE TO MAKE INCISIONS

TO GET INSTRUMENTS
IN THE RIGHT POSITION,

BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO REPOSITION

AND GET THE ACCESS WE NEED.

GIDEON'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WE DID A BYPASS ON HIM.

TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER
THAN EXPECTED,

BUT THERE WERE NO MAJOR ISSUES.

GIDEON HAS TO
KEEP MAKING RIGHT CHOICES

AND PUSH HIMSELF TO DO THAT,
BUT IF HE DOESN'T,

THEN HE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL
AND START TO GAIN AGAIN.

IT'S ALL UP TO HIM NOW.

**

Boy: I'M HUNGRY.

YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE YOU A SANDWICH?

YEAH.
OKAY.

DO YOU WANT TO GO WAKE
YOUR DADDY UP

AND SEE IF HE WANTS
TO EAT SOMETHING, TOO?

SURE.
OKAY.

I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT GIDEON
RIGHT NOW.

ONCE HE GOT THE SURGERY,
HIS GOAL WAS TO GET A JOB

AND START HELPING MORE
AROUND THE HOUSE,

AND HE'S NOT DOING THAT.

HE SLEEPS
MOST OF THE DAY,

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T GET UP
TO EAT ALL DAY.

I CAN TRY.

I CAN'T EAT A SANDWICH,
BUT I CAN COME FIND SOMETHING.

I'M HOPING THIS IS
JUST PART OF THE RECOVERY.

Gideon: SINCE SURGERY, I'VE HAD
NO PROBLEM STICKING TO THE DIET.

BUT I'VE JUST FOUND IT HARD
TO GET UP

AND STAY ACTIVE ALL DAY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EAT?

IT'S HARD,
BECAUSE WHEN I FELT ANYTHING,

I COULD JUST GO EAT.

NOW, I CAN'T DO THAT.

Kayleigh:
WE DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY

FOR GIDEON TO END UP
THE EXACT SAME WAY.

IF HE DOESN'T FIGURE THIS OUT,

I'M TAKING JONATHAN
AND MOVING BACK TO OKLAHOMA.

Kayleigh:
YOU FEEL UP TO GOING OUT?

I'M GONNA GO LAY DOWN.

IT'S REALLY HARD BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT MOVING HERE

AND HIM BEING ABLE
TO HAVE THE SURGERY

IS SOMETHING THAT POTENTIALLY
SAVED HIS LIFE,

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, KNOWING
EVERYTHING THAT WE GAVE UP,

IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO SAY,
"YEAH, IT WAS WORTH IT."

Gideon: I KNOW
KAYLEIGH IS GETTING FRUSTRATED.

AND I'M HOPING
WHEN I GO TO MY NEXT APPOINTMENT

WITH DR. NOWZARADAN,
HE CAN HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT,

BECAUSE I JUST HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW

OR IF SOMETHING IS WRONG.

JUST LET HIM REST
FOR A LITTLE BIT.

**

IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS
SINCE SURGERY,

AND I'M SEEING
THE DOCTOR AGAIN TODAY.

I'M MAKING GOOD PROGRESS,

AND I'M GETTING CLOSE
TO BEING UNDER 500 POUNDS.

OH.

I CAN STRIP DOWN.

BUT IT'S MY ENERGY

I'M HOPING THE DOC CAN GIVE ME
SOME HELP WITH.

15 POUNDS.

I HOPE HE HAS A FIX
OR SOMETHING.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
I'M DOING OKAY.

HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?
OKAY.

SO, YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT.
CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

MY LEGS ARE THANKING ME
ALREADY, YEAH.

SO, YOU'RE
WALKING MORE NOW?

I FEEL LIKE -- I MEAN, I WANT
TO BE DOING MORE ACTIVITY,

BUT I HAVEN'T HAD THE ENERGY
TO REALLY DO A WHOLE LOT.

THIS CAN BE A NORMAL REACTION
TO LOSS OF COPING MECHANISM.

IT'S A PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT
THAT MAY LAST A FEW MONTHS.

IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR SOMEONE WHO
USED FOOD TO COPE FOR SO LONG

TO EXPERIENCE
WHAT GIDEON'S DESCRIBING.

HE'S SHUTTING DOWN
WHEN HE FEELS ANYTHING

BECAUSE HE'S TRYING TO ADJUST
TO HOW THINGS WORK NOW.

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF FATIGUED
AND YOU STILL FEEL

YOU HAVE NO ENERGY
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,

WE SHOULD GET YOU A THERAPIST
SO YOU CAN KEEP MAKING PROGRESS.

GIDEON NEEDS TO START LEARNING
HOW TO DEAL WITH HIS EMOTION

AND THE STRESS IN A HEALTHY WAY.

KEEP WORKING ON IT.
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

IF HE DOESN'T, AND GIDEON GOES
BACK TO HIS OLD EATING HABITS,

THE SURGERY WILL BE INEFFECTIVE.

Gideon:
IT'S A RELIEF TO FIND OUT MY LOW
ENERGY IS SOMEWHAT NORMAL,

BUT I DON'T LIKE
THE REASON BEHIND IT

AND THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO
DEAL WITH SOMETHING,

'CAUSE I NEVER REALLY
PLANNED ON DEALING WITH IT.

I'D RATHER SOME THINGS
JUST STAY BURIED.

**

HONEY, DO YOU WANT THE BLENDER
IN STORAGE?

Kayleigh:
YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

IT'S BEEN A TOUGH MONTH.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND A JOB,

SO KAYLEIGH DECIDED TO MOVE BACK
TO OKLAHOMA WITH HER PARENTS.

THE NICE THING
ABOUT JUST MOVING IN HERE

IS A LOT OF STUFF
IS STILL IN BOXES.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD STAY CLOSE
TO THE DOCTOR FOR LONGER,

BUT I KNOW
IF I DON'T GO WITH HER,

THEN OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS GOING TO SUFFER.

Kayleigh: I LOVE GIDEON,
BUT HE HAD HIS CHANCE TO CHANGE,

AND RIGHT NOW,
HE'S NOT USING IT.

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY HARD
NOT TO RESENT HIM RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST NOT SURE
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

**

Gideon:
WE'VE BEEN BACK IN OKLAHOMA

LIVING WITH KAYLEIGH'S PARENTS
FOR A COUPLE MONTHS,

AND I STILL FEEL TIRED
AND JUST DRAINED ALL THE TIME.

I FEEL LIKE
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING

TO REPAY MY IN-LAWS, THOUGH.

SO, I GOT A LIST OF CHORES OF
THINGS TO DO AROUND THE HOUSE.

HOW DO I TURN IT ON?

WE HAVE WATER.

I'M LIKE A KID RIGHT NOW
THAT HAS TO HAVE HIS HAND HELD

TO DO THINGS,
AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

I KNOW I HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT
QUICKLY -- LIKE, YESTERDAY.

SO, I'M TAKING DR. NOW'S ADVICE
AND GOING TO SEE A THERAPIST.

I JUST WANT
TO GET OUT OF THIS FUNK,

'CAUSE I JUST FEEL LIKE

I'M GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
WITH THINGS.

AWESOME.

AND WHAT'S REALLY SCARING ME

ARE THE CRAVINGS AND THE DESIRE
TO STRESS EAT ARE COMING BACK.

I DON'T WANT
TO END UP LIKE I WAS,

SO I'M REALLY HOPING
THIS THERAPIST IS ABLE TO HELP.

**

TODAY KAYLEIGH AND I ARE
GOING TO SEE A THERAPIST.

IF HE'S NOT ABLE TO HELP US,

I LITERALLY DON'T KNOW
WHERE ELSE TO GO,

BUT I'M STEPPING OUT
OF MY COMFORT ZONE

TO TRY AND SAVE MY MARRIAGE.

HI, GIDEON.

KAYLEIGH.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

COME ON BACK.

SO, TELL ME WHY
YOU'RE HERE TODAY.

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE
A LOT OF ANXIETY AND ANGER,

DEPRESSION FROM LIFE
IN GENERAL.

SO, IF OUR SESSION TODAY
GOES AMAZINGLY WELL,

WHAT WILL BE
THE END RESULT?

FIGURING OUT
WHY I TURN TO FOOD,

BECAUSE I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE
BEING, YOU KNOW, "THE FAT GUY."

YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD WHAT I WOULD
CONSIDER TO BE A VERY HECTIC,

YOU KNOW, CHILDHOOD, ADOLESCENT,
YOU KNOW, 20s, ALL THE WAY UP

TILL, YOU KNOW,
BOTH OF MY PARENTS DIE AT 50,

YOU KNOW,
JUST A FEW YEARS APART.

FROM OBESITY OR...?

NO, MY MOM DIED
FROM A PAIN MEDICATION

THAT EXPLODED HER HEART,
BASICALLY.

AND THEN MY DAD HAD
A LONG HISTORY OF DRUG ABUSE.

AND, I MEAN, I FIGHT BACK TEARS
OVER MY DAD'S DEATH

DAILY ALMOST BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT.

BUT YOU DO FEEL RESPONSIBLE
FOR YOUR FATHER'S DEATH.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,
TAKE YOUR TIME, GIDEON.

MM.

Kayleigh:
I'M HEARING GIDEON SHARE THINGS

THAT I HAD NO IDEA
HE WAS DEALING WITH.

ALL THIS PAIN AND GUILT
THAT HE'S BEEN SHOULDERING

FOR YEARS --
IT JUST BROKE MY HEART.

[ Crying ] I LOVE YOU.

I WANT US TO WORK THROUGH
ALL THIS CRAP

THAT WE'VE BEEN
GOING THROUGH.

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I'VE EVER
LOVED ANYBODY OR ANYTHING.

I KNOW A LOT OF OUR ISSUES
IN MARRIAGE

AND IN OUR RELATIONSHIP

STEMMED FROM YOU BEING AFRAID
OF LOSING ME

BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT

AFTER YOU FOUND MY DAD
IN BED...DECEASED.

IF YOU DON'T WANT
TO BE YOUR DAD,

YOU'VE GOT TO RESOLVE
HIS DEATH.

YOU'VE GOT TO
WALK THROUGH IT.

Gideon: I NEVER REALIZED
HOW MUCH PAIN CONTROLLED MY LIFE

AND HOW IT'S
NOT ONLY HURTING ME,

BUT EVERYONE I LOVE AROUND ME.

JUST LIKE I'M LOSING THE WEIGHT,
I KNOW I HAVE TO WORK

TO LOSE THIS PAIN AND GUILT
IF I WANT TO CHANGE.

**

IF YOU WERE LOOKING
AT THE WHOLE -- THERE YOU GO.

SINCE SEEING THE THERAPIST,

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN ABLE
TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS.

IT'S NOT LIKE
RIGHT AFTER I CAME HOME,

I HAD ALL THIS ENERGY,

BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M ABLE TO GET
UP AND SPEND TIME WITH JONATHAN

AND HELP AROUND THE HOUSE.

JUST KNOWING THAT I'VE HAD
ALL THIS EMOTION AND PAIN

THAT I'VE NEVER DEALT WITH
HAS HELPED ME.

AND I'M SETTING UP A GOAL
OF GETTING A JOB

IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF.

BABE!
Kayleigh: YEAH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
A JUVENILE-DETENTION OFFICER?

DO YOU THINK THAT
THAT'S SOMETHING

THAT YOU'LL FEEL
COMFORTABLE DOING?

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I COULD DEFINITELY

MAKE A CAREER OUT OF
INSTEAD OF JUST A JOB.

HOPEFULLY,
I'LL GET BACK TO WORK

AND START
TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY

SO WE CAN GET
A PLACE OF OUR OWN.

I JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S GONNA
BE HUGE FOR OUR MARRIAGE.

**

Gideon:
YOU READY FOR SCHOOL?

YEAH.

Gideon:
THINGS HAVE REALLY GOTTEN
A LOT BETTER THIS PAST MONTH.

I GOT THE JOB THAT I WANTED
AS A JUVENILE-DETENTION OFFICER,

AND I'M BACK WORKING AGAIN
AND PROVIDING FOR MY FAMILY.

IT'S THE BEST FEELING.

I WAKE UP EACH MORNING,

AND INSTEAD OF GETTING DRESSED
AND STARTING TO EAT...

LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
LOVE YOU.

...I TAKE JONATHAN TO SCHOOL,
AND THEN I HEAD TO WORK.

I FEEL LIKE
I'M THE FATHER I SHOULD BE NOW,

AND I'M GETTING BETTER AT IT
EACH DAY.

I'M MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS
WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I STAYED ON TRACK AND FINALLY
MADE IT BELOW 500 POUNDS.

THAT'S SUCH
A GREAT FEELING.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO GO OUT
AND NOT FEEL EMBARRASSED

OR, LIKE, UNDESERVING
TO BE WITH KAYLEIGH.

I'M LOVING THE CHANGES
THAT I'M SEEING IN GIDEON.

THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY.

I FEEL LIKE THE RESENTMENT THAT
KAYLEIGH HAD FOR ME IS GONE,

AND NOW WE'RE CLOSER THAN EVER.

I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE
MADE IT THIS WHOLE YEAR

THROUGH EVERYTHING
WITHOUT YOU,

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
BEING PATIENT AND SUPPORTING ME,

AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

IT WAS WORTH IT.

THIS LAST MONTH,
I'VE BEEN TO THE GYM A LOT,

AND I'VE PUT IN THE WORK.

YES.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU.
YOU'RE DOING VERY WELL.

I WAS CONCERNED WHEN GIDEON

MOVED BACK TO OKLAHOMA
SO QUICKLY,

BUT HE'S COPING WITH LIFE
IN HEALTHY WAYS

THAT ARE KEEPING HIM
ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

Gideon:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE MADE IT.
WE MADE IT.

Kayleigh: GIDEON HAS
HONESTLY BLOWN MY MIND.

HE HAS SURPASSED
ALL OF MY EXPECTATIONS,

AND I HONESTLY COULD NOT
BE PROUDER.

Gideon:
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LIFE NOW.

I'M NO LONGER A BURDEN
TO THE PEOPLE AROUND ME,

AND IT'S BEEN AWESOME
JUST ENJOYING BEING A FAMILY.

**

IT'S LIKE A DREAM.

AND MY LIFE IS
SO MUCH BETTER NOW.

I LIKE SPENDING TIME
WITH MY DAD.

HE'S MORE ACTIVE, AND HE CAN
PLAY WITH ME A LOT MORE.

All: OHH!

[ IMITATES GUNSHOTS ]

LET'S GO LASER.

Gideon: I'M NOT THE FAT GUY
THAT I USED TO BE.

I'M CHANGING,
MY BODY'S CHANGING,

MY MIND IS CHANGING,
MY CONFIDENCE IS CHANGING.

AND THIS IS NOT THE END
OF MY JOURNEY.

THAT WAS
A GOOD WORKOUT.

OH, THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
I WAS THIRD.

WE KILLED MOM.

MY GOAL WEIGHT IS 220,

AND I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING
I CAN TO GET DOWN TO THAT

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M CAPABLE
OF DOING ANYTHING NOW.