All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S04E17

Marla:
I CAN'T EVEN BATHE MYSELF.

MY KIDS HAVE TO DO THAT FOR ME.

Charity:
I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER.

Woman: I'VE BEEN HIDING FROM
THE WORLD, JUST WAITING TO DIE.

Woman #2: [ Voice breaking ]
I AM ABSOLUTELY TRAPPED

IN THIS BODY,

AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M DYING EVERY DAY.

Susan:
I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW.

THIS IS MY LAST HOPE
TO BECOME NORMAL.

Madison:
I NEED MY MOM.

I NEED HER TO BE HERE FOR ME.

**

Man:
10 SECONDS NOW.

HOLD IT,
HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

[ SIGHS ]
GOOD JOB.

Christina:
I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE

TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

Joe:
I REFUSE TO LET THEM BURY ME.

Woman:
I AM NOW EXPRESSING MYSELF
AND LIVING MY OWN TRUTH.

Olivia: I LOST THE WEIGHT,
BUT I GAINED MY FAMILY.

Zsalynn: LIFE IS AMAZING NOW.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF.

Joe: KISSING SARAH
IS LIKE LITTLE SPARKS GOING.

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I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER
INSIDE THIS BODY.

I WOULDN'T WISH THIS
ON MY WORST ENEMY.

[ GROANS ]

IF I DON'T GET
THIS WEIGHT OFF OF ME,

I WILL BE CONFINED
TILL I DRAW MY LAST BREATH.

-YOU READY?
-I'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE.

MY MAMA'S
LEAVING BEHIND EVERYTHING

TO COME AND HELP
TAKE CARE OF ME.

ON THE ROAD WE GO.

THIS IS GONNA BE A TEST --

DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO GET THIS DONE?

WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO A SAFER
WEIGHT TO DO THE SURGERY.

OKAY?

Joe: TRYING TO EAT LESS,

BUT WITH THE STRESS,
I'M NOT SURE HOW WELL I'M DOING.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I GAVE YOU A CHANCE.

YOU STILL GAINED WEIGHT.
TRY AGAIN.

Joe:
I'M A LITTLE DEPRESSED,

BUT I HAVE TO WORK THROUGH
MY EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.

MY FATHER
IGNORED ME COMPLETELY.

I ASKED MYSELF,

"WHY DOESN'T THIS MAN
WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME?"

WE'LL BE GOING UP.

I'M SCARED.

WHAT IF I JUST CAN'T DO THIS?

I EITHER GET APPROVED
FOR THE SURGERY

OR MY JOURNEY IS OVER TODAY.

YOU ARE READY
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY?

ABSOLUTELY.

TODAY IS THE MOMENT
I RETAKE MY LIFE.

THERE ARE SO MANY POSSIBILITIES
FOR MY FUTURE NOW.

FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG TIME,

I FEEL LIKE I HAVE HOPE.

**

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH
SINCE MY GASTRIC BYPASS,

AND SINCE SURGERY,

I HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DO A LOT MORE.

WEIGHT'S COMING OFF RAPIDLY NOW,
WHICH IS AWESOME.

A YEAR AGO, AT MY HIGHEST,
I WAS ALMOST 800 POUNDS

AND I COULD BARELY
DO ANYTHING ON MY OWN.

I WAS READY TO GIVE UP ON LIFE.

I NEED YOU TO SEND
AN AMBULANCE OUT HERE.

DISPATCHER: Have you been able
to get back up?

NO.
I'VE BEEN ON THE FLOOR.

-YOU READY? 1, 2 --
-YOU READY?

[ GROANS ]

BUT NOW MY LIFE
IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

HI.
I'M HOME.

I DIDN'T START OFF SO WELL
WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS,

BUT I ENDED UP LOSING 140 POUNDS
TO QUALIFY FOR MY SURGERY

AFTER A YEAR.

-YOU NEED A DRINK?
-YEAH.

COULD YOU GET ME SOME JUICE
OR SOMETHING?

YEP.

IT WAS REALLY TOUGH --

ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS
I EVER DID.

-HERE YOU GO.
-THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BUT IT'S BEEN ONE
OF THE MOST REWARDING
EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE,

AND I'M DOING NEW THINGS AND
REACHING NEW GOALS EVERY DAY.

LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED,
I WAS 592 POUNDS.

YOU WANT THIS OTHER HALF?
I CAN'T EAT ANYMORE.

I HAD LOST EXACTLY 200 POUNDS
FROM MY HIGHEST WEIGHT

IN ONE YEAR'S TIME.

AND JUST A MONTH INTO YEAR 2,
I KNOW I'M ON TRACK

TO MAKE EVEN MORE PROGRESS
THIS YEAR.

I THINK TODAY
I'M GOING TO TRY TO DRIVE.

-IT'S BEEN, WHAT, TWO YEARS?
-THREE YEARS.

-THREE YEARS?
-THREE YEARS, YEAH.

ONE OF MY BIGGEST GOALS HAS BEEN
TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT,

ESPECIALLY WITH MY MOM
GETTING OLDER

AND HAVING A HARDER TIME
TAKING CARE OF ME.

SHE HAS HAD
TO DRIVE ME EVERYWHERE FOR YEARS

BECAUSE I COULDN'T EVEN FIT
IN THE BACKSEAT,

MUCH LESS BEHIND THE WHEEL.

[ SIGHS ]

AND I KNOW
I'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT NOW

TO TRY AND SEE IF I CAN FIT
BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN.

-HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
-WOW.

I FIT, MAMA.

THAT'S AWESOME.

YEAH.
WOW.

IS THE STEERING WHEEL
RUBBING YOUR BELLY OR ANYTHING?

JUST BARELY.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET YOU IN HERE.

WE'RE GONNA RIDE.

THIS IS AWESOME.
NOW YOU CAN TAKE ME PLACES.

TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS NOW
IS JUST -- I'M ECSTATIC.

I FEEL LIKE EVERY DAY
I'M REACHING A NEW GOAL

AND DOING SOMETHING THAT CHANGES
MINE AND MY MOM'S WHOLE WORLD.

AND AFTER THIS NEXT YEAR,

WE PLAN TO MOVE
BACK TO TENNESSEE,

AND I'M GOING TO BE THE ONE
THAT TAKES CARE OF HER THEN.

AND I'M HAPPY I'M IN A PLACE
WHERE I CAN DO THAT NOW.

SOMETIMES I ASK MYSELF
IF THIS IS MY LIFE RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH BETTER
THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

[ LAUGHS ]

I'M PROUD OF YOU, SON.
I REALLY AM.

THANK YOU.

JUST SEEING
WHERE YOU WAS A YEAR AGO

AND NOW WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW --
IT'S JUST FANTASTIC.

Robin: SEEING JOE DRIVE --
IT WAS AMAZING.

NOW HE'S GOT HIS LIFE BACK.

Joe: BUT THE BIGGEST CHANGE
IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW

IS THAT I'VE MET SOMEONE ONLINE

AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ALMOST EVERY DAY.

Hello.

HOW'S IT GOING?

Not too bad.

THAT'S GOOD.
Yeah.

HER NAME IS SARAH,
AND SHE LIVES IN IOWA.

AND WE FOUND EACH OTHER

THROUGH A WEIGHT-LOSS
SUPPORT GROUP ON THE INTERNET.

ARE YOU STILL ON TRACK
WITH YOUR DIET?

Oh, yeah.

I'm walking three,
four miles a day.

THAT'S AWESOME.

YEAH, I'M STILL
DOING MY STUFF, TOO.

Well, you inspire me.

[ Chuckling ] NO.

AFTER THE VERY FIRST TIME
THAT WE TALKED,

I KNEW I WAS JUST SMITTEN.

SHE'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE PERSON,
AND WE JUST CLICKED.

SO WE DECIDED
TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL

THAT WE WERE BOYFRIEND
AND GIRLFRIEND.

I CAN DEFINITELY SAY
YOU ARE DEFINITELY BEAUTIFUL.

AND IT SHOWS.
YOU GLOW.

Well, thank you.

I BET YOU LOOK
EVEN BETTER IN PERSON.

BUT ONE OF MY GOALS
IS TO GET UNDER 500 POUNDS

SO I CAN GO UP TO IOWA

TO SEE SARAH IN PERSON
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK
I'D BE ABLE

TO BE ACTIVE ENOUGH
FOR THE TRIP.

I'M DOING A LOT MORE,
BUT I STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO.

I WILL DO IT.
LOVE YOU.

I love you, too.

ALL RIGHT.

Bye.BYE.

I'M REALLY HOPING
THAT I'M CLOSE TO THAT GOAL

WHEN I GO SEE THE DOCTOR
NEXT MONTH.

I'M ALSO HOPING TO FIND OUT
HOW CLOSE I AM

TO GETTING MY FIRST
SKIN SURGERY.

NOW THAT I'VE LOST
SO MUCH WEIGHT,

THE EXCESS SKIN IS STARTING
TO PULL ON MY BACK,

AND IT HURTS A LOT.

THIS IS THE BIG ONE RIGHT HERE.

I MEAN, THIS THING
IS JUST UNBELIEVABLY HEAVY

AND JUST ANNOYING.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF YOU.

LOOSE SKIN IS A GOOD
AND BAD THING.

IT'S THERE BECAUSE I'VE LOST
SO MUCH WEIGHT NOW.

ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT,
THOUGH,

IT'S JUST STARTING TO CAUSE
NEW PROBLEMS,

YOU KNOW, IRRITATIONS,

AND I JUST WANT IT GONE.

I HOPE THE DOCTOR APPROVES ME
FOR SKIN SURGERY

NEXT MONTH WHEN I SEE HIM.

AND THEN, THE NEXT COUPLE OF
MONTHS ARE REALLY BIG FOR ME.

I'M REALLY ANXIOUS
TO GET BACK TO MY LIFE,

SO I'M GOING TO TAKE CHARGE

AND I'M GOING TO HIT
THESE GOALS OF MINE SOON.

AND I'M NOT GONNA STOP FIGHTING
TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS

UNTIL I DO.

Joe: TODAY,
I'M HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW

FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT
SINCE MY BYPASS.

IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS
SINCE MY LAST WEIGH-IN,

AND I WAS 592 THEN.

SO I'M HOPING I'VE MADE
A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS

AND THAT I'M UNDER
500 POUNDS NOW.

IF I DID, I HOPE IT'S ENOUGH
TO GET MY SKIN SURGERY.

AND I JUST HOPE
THE PROGRESS I'M ABOUT TO SEE

IS AS GOOD AS I THINK IT IS
RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.
532.

60 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS
ISN'T BAD.

I JUST HOPE DR. NOW THINKS
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH

TO BE APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ SIGHS ]
JOE.

HEY.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

-SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 530, HUH?
-MM-HMM.

CAN YOU TELL
THE DIFFERENCE?

OH, YEAH.
BIG TIME.

WHEN I FIRST CAME
TO HOUSTON,

I COULDN'T WALK 30 FEET
WITHOUT JUST DYING.

NOW I'M DOING
ALL KINDS OF STUFF, SO, YEAH.

OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: JOE IS MAKING
REALLY GOOD PROGRESS.

IT TOOK HIM A LITTLE BIT
OVER A YEAR TO LOSE 200 POUNDS.

NOW THAT HE HAS A BYPASS,

HE LOST ANOTHER 60 POUNDS
IN JUST TWO MONTHS,

SO HE'S DOING GREAT.

YOU MAY BE GETTING CLOSE
TO NEEDING SKIN SURGERY.

HOW IS EXTRA SKIN
HINDERING YOUR ACTIVITY?

THIS LYMPHEDEMA --
IT HANGS DOWN WHEN I WALK,

AND I CAN FEEL IT HITTING MY LEG
RIGHT HERE ON THE UPPER THIGH.

OKAY.

LET ME TAKE A LOOK AND SEE.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

SO, NO SIGN OF INFECTION.
THAT'S GOOD.

YOU'RE DOING EXERCISE,
AND YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR DIET?

YOU'RE EATING OKAY?

SO YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

BUT YOU NEED
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT

BEFORE YOU QUALIFY
FOR SKIN SURGERY.

JOE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT,

AND HIS SKIN IN HIS ABDOMEN
IS STARTING TO SAG,

BUT THERE IS A LOT OF FAT
UNDER HANGING SKIN

THAT JOE NEEDS TO LOSE

BEFORE HE'S READY
FOR SKIN SURGERY.

SO YOUR GOAL RIGHT NOW
IS TO GET UNDER 430 POUNDS.

DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO THAT?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
SUPER.

KEEP AT IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, DR. NOW.

SEE YOU SOON.

IF WE DO THE PROCEDURE
TOO EARLY,

IT WILL CREATE A LOT OF ISSUES
WITH HIS HEALING AND RECOVERY

THAT WE CAN AVOID
BY HIM LOSING MORE WEIGHT.

Joe: I WAS REALLY HOPING
TO GET APPROVED TODAY.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT
DISCOURAGE ME.

I'M GONNA KEEP PUSHING
AND REACHING MY GOALS

SO THAT WHEN I COME BACK AGAIN,
I GET APPROVED.

**

AFTER SEEING THE DOCTOR

AND NOT LOSING ENOUGH TO GET
APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY,

I'M PUSHING MYSELF
EVEN HARDER NOW,

AND I'M GOING TO THE GYM
TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK.

AND I WANT TO GO TO IOWA

AND MEET SARAH IN PERSON
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

BUT DOING THAT
IS GOING TO REQUIRE ME

TO DO A LOT MORE
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AT ONCE

THAN I HAVE SO FAR.

SO I WANT TO GET BELOW
500 POUNDS BEFORE I TRY IT.

I KNOW I'VE COME
SUCH A LONG WAY IN JUST A YEAR.

BEFORE, I COULD BARELY
EVEN HOLD UP ALL OF MY WEIGHT

FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES
WITHOUT SITTING DOWN.

NOW I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE,

AND I CAN STAY
A LOT MORE ACTIVE.

BUT WHEN I HIT MY LIMIT,
MY LEGS START TO GIVE OUT,

AND I GET REAL WORRIED
I'M GOING TO FALL.

SO I'M TRYING TO BUILD UP
MY STAMINA AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

BUT IT'S BEEN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS
SINCE MY GASTRIC BYPASS,

AND THIS IS ABOUT
WHEN THE WEIGHT LOSS

STARTS TO SLOW A LITTLE.

BUT I DON'T WANT
TO LET THAT HAPPEN.

SO I'M PUSHING MYSELF
AS HARD AS I CAN

TO MAKE IT TO MY GOAL

AND FINALLY MEET SARAH
IN PERSON.

**

I'M PROUD TO SAY
THAT AS OF LAST WEEK,

I MADE IT TO MY GOAL
TO GET UNDER 500 POUNDS,

AND NOW I'M 487,

SO THIS IS A REALLY BIG DAY
FOR ME.

I'M FLYING ON A PLANE
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND I GET TO MEET
THE WOMAN I LOVE

IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT.

WHERE I'D GOTTEN WITH MY WEIGHT,

I WAS REALLY
JUST WAITING TO DIE.

I WASN'T LIVING ANYMORE,

AND I HAD NO HOPE
TO DO ANYTHING.

I'VE BEEN HOMEBOUND,
AND IT'S VERY LONELY.

Robin: [ Voice breaking ]
HIS SPIRIT'S BEEN BROKEN.

AND THAT'S ONE
OF THE WORST THINGS

THAT CAN HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY.

Joe:
AND NOW TO BE DATING SOMEONE,

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
ABOUT MY LIFE,

AND I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT MY FUTURE

AND HOW MUCH I CAN DO NOW.

BUT I'M STILL A BIG GUY,

AND I KNOW
IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR ME

TO DO A LOT OF THE THINGS
I'M TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW.

HI. I NEED A SECOND SEAT
RIGHT BESIDE THIS ONE.

-PAYING FOR A SECOND SEAT?
-YEAH.

OKAY,
SO THESE TWO ARE TOGETHER.

-THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

I WANT TO IMPRESS SARAH
WITH MY PROGRESS

AND JUST SHOW HER
HOW ACTIVE I AM.

BUT I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE
A HARD TRIP FOR ME,

AND SO FAR, I HAVEN'T WALKED

THIS MUCH AT ONCE
WITHOUT RESTING,

AND IT'S A LITTLE HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT.

OOH!

[ SIGHS ]

DAMN IT.

[ GROANS ]

[ GRUNTING ]

[ PANTING ]

THANK YOU, GUYS.
-ARE YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.
PHEW.

OKAY.
[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASSING,
AND MY BACK HURTS A LITTLE,

BUT OVERALL, I THINK I'M OKAY.

MOSTLY JUST BRUISED PRIDE.

BUT I'M STILL EXCITED
BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DAY,

AND THERE'S A LOT
TO BE HAPPY ABOUT.

NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS,

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT TO IOWA
TO SEE SARAH FOR THE FIRST TIME.

**

IT WAS A LONG TRIP,
BUT I MADE IT TO IOWA.

AND I'M ON MY WAY
TO MEET SARAH FOR THE FIRST TIME

AND HAVE
OUR FIRST OFFICIAL DATE.

BUT I WON'T LIE.

THERE ARE SOME BUTTERFLIES
IN MY STOMACH RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S SOMEONE THAT I WANT
TO BECOME A BIG PART OF MY LIFE,

AND THAT'S WHY
I'M PUSHING MYSELF

TO COME UP HERE AND MEET HER.

SO I'VE PLANNED
A ROMANTIC PICNIC

THAT I'M GOING TO GO SET UP.

WHOO!

I'M HOPING TODAY GOES GREAT

AND, WHEN SHE FINALLY
SEES ME IN PERSON,

THAT I MEASURE UP
TO ALL OF HER EXPECTATIONS.

I SUPPOSE THE WORST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN

IS THAT SARAH MEETS ME
AND DECIDES

THAT, IN PERSON, I'M NOT REALLY
WHAT SHE THOUGHT

AND THAT SHE WANTS
TO BREAK IT OFF.

SO I'M REALLY SCARED
ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN TODAY

BECAUSE I JUST HAVE NO IDEA.

**

Joe: I CAN'T BELIEVE
WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

I'M ABOUT TO MEET
MY GIRLFRIEND SARAH

IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW SHE'S GONNA REACT.

I JUST REALLY HOPE
WHEN SHE MEETS ME

THAT I LIVE UP
TO WHAT SHE EXPECTED.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HOW'S IT GOING?

FOR YOU.

THANK YOU.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.

I SET THIS UP FOR US.

AWESOME.

HAVE A SEAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME
ON A PICNIC.

MM-HMM.

SO, HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT TOO BAD.

WOW.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

I'M SO GLAD YOU DECIDED
TO COME AND SEE ME.

MM-HMM.

SO, AM I WHAT YOU THOUGHT
I WAS GONNA BE?

YOU'RE MORE
THAN I IMAGINED.

HMM.

THAT'S COOL.

WHAT DID YOU THINK
WHEN YOU SAW ME?

MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN WORDS.

YOU'RE SWEET.

I'M EXCITED
TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES.

ME, TOO.

JOE IS VERY SWEET.
HE'S EASY TO TALK TO.

HE LAUGHS AT ALL MY JOKES.

[ LAUGHS ]

HE MAKES ME FEEL AMAZING.

I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT
THIS RELATIONSHIP.

AWESOME.

[ GIGGLES ]

Joe: KISSING SARAH
FOR THE FIRST TIME --

IT'S LIKE LITTLE SPARKS GOING.

I THINK THIS HAS BEEN
A GREAT FIRST DATE,

FAR BETTER THAN I COULD
HAVE IMAGINED,

AND I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

[ SIGHS ]

WHOA.

IT'S GONNA
TAKE ME A MINUTE.

[ GROANS ]
STARTING TO --

ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOOD?

OH, MY GOD.
IT HURTS.

THIS IS EMBARRASSING --

NOT BEING ABLE TO HANDLE
SIMPLE THINGS LIKE THESE STAIRS.

IT'S HUMILIATING,

AND I HATE THAT THIS IS HOW I'M
ENDING OUR TIME TOGETHER TODAY.

BUT THERE ARE MOMENTS
THAT KEEP REMINDING ME

THAT I STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO.

**

JOE.

HI, DR. NOW.

HOW YOU FEELING?

VERY BAD.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
JOE CAME TO THE HOSPITAL

COMPLAINING OF SEVERE BACK PAIN.

HE SAID IT STARTED
AFTER HE FELL A FEW TIMES.

AND LET ME SEE YOU MOVE
YOUR FEET UP AND DOWN.

OKAY.
BOTH OF THEM MOVE OKAY?

MM-HMM.
I MEAN, I FEEL TINGLY.

FROM THE MIDDLE LINE
UP TO MY TOES IS NUMB.

JOE IS LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT,
BUT HE'S STILL A BIG PERSON,

AND A FALL CAN DO
A LOT OF DAMAGE TO HIS BODY.

LET ME SEE IF YOU CAN LIFT
YOUR LEG UP.

[ GROANS ]

WHEN YOU THAT,
WHERE DOES IT HURT?

MY LOWER BACK.

OKAY.

WITH THE AMOUNT OF PAIN
JOE'S IN,

THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF
ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

JOE,
THIS IS YOUR X-RAY.

THE VERTEBRA ALIGNMENT
LOOKS OKAY.

SO FAR, THE X-RAYS SHOW

THAT JOE DOES NOT HAVE
A SLIPPED DISC

OR PROBLEM WITH HIS ALIGNMENT,

WHICH MEANS THAT JOE MAY HAVE
A CRACK IN HIS VERTEBRAE,

AND IF THAT'S THE CASE,

WE NEED TO FIND OUT
HOW SEVERE HIS INJURY IS

SO HIS CONDITION
DOESN'T GET WORSE.

WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT,
JOE.

OKAY?
YES.

Joe:
I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED

THAT THIS IS GONNA
MESS UP EVERYTHING.

I FELT LIKE MY LIFE
WAS FINALLY TURNING AROUND.

AND AFTER HAVING
SUCH A GOOD TIME MEETING SARAH,

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT PROPOSING SOMETIME SOON.

BUT I CAN'T DO THAT
OR MAKE MORE PROGRESS

IF I'M STUCK IN A BED AGAIN.

**

MY MAIN CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS JUST TO GET OUT OF PAIN.

NOW IT'S A WAITING GAME
TO SEE WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.

I'M JUST PRAYING
WHATEVER MY BACK INJURY IS

THAT IT'S NOT
SOMETHING REALLY SERIOUS.

COME IN.

Dr. Small: WELL...

MM-HMM.

WHAT ABOUT ME LIFTING
MY MOM'S WHEELCHAIR?

I HELP HER OUT
BECAUSE SHE'S DISABLED.

THE FRACTURE WILL BE STABLE

THE MOMENT YOU PUT
THE CEMENT IN IT.

AND SO YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO GET AROUND A LOT BETTER

WITHOUT ALL THIS PAIN
THAT YOU'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.

Joe: [ GROANS ]

THIS IS REALLY SCARY.

I JUST HOPE THE DOCTOR IS RIGHT

'CAUSE IF THE PROCEDURE
DOESN'T FIX MY BACK

AND I STILL CAN'T GET BACK UP,

I'M GOING TO BE DEVASTATED.

I JUST HOPE I'M NOT ABOUT
TO LOSE EVERYTHING

BECAUSE I PUSHED MYSELF
TOO HARD.

**

Joe:
I WAS REALLY WORRIED

WHEN I HURT MY BACK
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

BUT THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON

WAS ABLE TO DO
A VERY QUICK INJECTION

THAT PUT SOME SORT OF
CEMENT-LIKE STUFF IN MY BACK,

AND THE LITTLE FRACTURE
WAS SEALED UP,

AND ALL THE PAIN JUST WENT AWAY.

AND THE DOCTOR SAID

I WAS GOOD TO RESUME
ALL MY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

AS LONG AS I AVOIDED
PUSHING MYSELF TOO HARD
TO WHERE I FELL AGAIN.

SO I'VE BEEN STICKING
TO MY WORKOUTS AT THE GYM

A FEW TIMES A WEEK.

AND I HAVE MORE STAMINA
THAN I EVER HAVE.

I'M WORKING OUT AS HARD AS I CAN
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT

TO TRY AND GET MY SKIN SURGERY.

AND I'M NOW MORE ACTIVE
THAN I THINK I'VE EVER BEEN.

A YEAR-AND-A-HALF AGO,

I WAS PRISONER INSIDE
OF MY HOUSE AND IN MY BODY.

BUT I HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO LOOK
FORWARD TO IN MY LIFE NOW,

AND ALL OF THAT HOPE
IS WHAT'S DRIVING ME.

AND NOW THAT I HAVE SARAH
IN MY LIFE,

I'VE DECIDED THAT SHE'S THE ONE

I WANT TO SPEND
THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH.

SO NEXT MONTH,
I PLAN TO GO BACK TO IOWA

AND ASK HER TO MARRY ME.

I JUST HOPE SHE SAYS YES.

**

I'M BACK IN DUBUQUE, IOWA,
TODAY,

AND I'M HEADED
TO THE JEWELRY STORE

TO LOOK AT ENGAGEMENT RINGS

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ASK SARAH
TO MARRY ME AT DINNER TONIGHT.

I KNOW SHE CARES ABOUT ME A LOT,

BUT I DO REALIZE THIS MAY BE
A BIG SURPRISE FOR HER

AND THAT SHE MAY NOT
BE READY FOR THIS...

HELLO.
HOW'S IT GOING?

GREAT.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

LOOKING FOR
AN ENGAGEMENT RING.

...BUT I'M WILLING
TO TAKE THE CHANCE

BECAUSE I FEEL READY FOR THIS.

THAT'S REALLY PRETTY.

I HAVE THIS IDEA IN MY HEAD.

I'LL KNOW IT
WHEN I SEE IT, YOU KNOW?

OKAY. SURE.

I'VE GOT RESERVATIONS
AT A REALLY NICE RESTAURANT,

AND I WANT EVERYTHING
TO BE PERFECT,

SO THE RING HAS TO BE PERFECT.

BEING A HUSBAND IS SOMETHING
I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF,

BUT I HAD LOST ALL HOPE

OF BEING ABLE
TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

MY LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH OVER

IF THIS IS ALL
THAT'S LEFT FOR ME.

I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE.

BUT NOW I HAVE THE CHANCE
TO MARRY THE WOMAN I LOVE,

SO NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M ASKING HER TO MARRY ME.

**

I'M HERE AT THE RESTAURANT WHERE
SARAH IS MEETING ME FOR DINNER

AND WHERE I'M GOING TO PROPOSE.

I WANT EVERYTHING
TO GO PERFECT TONIGHT.

THE ROOM LOOKS VERY NICE.

GOT A FEW MORE FINISHING TOUCHES
TO ADD TO IT

JUST TO MAKE IT ROMANTIC.

WHEN SHE GETS THERE,

HOPEFULLY HER MIND
WILL BE BLOWN.

I WANT TO BE MARRIED TO SARAH

BECAUSE SHE'S THE MOST AMAZING
LADY I'VE EVER MET,

AND SHE'S THE ONE,

SO I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE NERVOUS
THAN I AM RIGHT NOW.

HI.

STOP.
HOLD ON.

I HAVE SOMETHING
TO TELL YOU.

WHEN I MET YOU,
I MET MY DESTINY.

MY ONE TRUE LOVE,
YOU'LL ALWAYS BE.

IF YOU FEEL THE SAME,
AND I TRULY HOPE YOU DO,

THERE'S SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT
THAT I WANT TO ASK YOU.

INSTEAD OF YOU AND I,
LET'S BECOME WE.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

OH.

YEAH.

[ GASPS ]

THE MOMENT I SAW
THAT SHE STARTED TO TEAR UP,

I KNEW SHE WAS GONNA SAY YES,

AND I WAS SECRETLY INSIDE GOING,
"YES, YES, YES!"

BY THE WAY, THIS IS WHAT
I'VE BEEN UP TO ALL DAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT MAKES ME FEEL SO MUCH JOY
IN MY HEART

THAT I GET TO SHARE
THE REST OF MY LIFE

WITH SUCH AN ADORABLE,
SWEET MAN.

THE RING IS GORGEOUS.

IT DOES LOOK GOOD ON YOU,
IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF.

YEAH.

NOW THAT I HAVE MY YES
FOR MY PROPOSAL,

THE NEXT STEP IS OBVIOUSLY
TO START PLANNING THE WEDDING.

IN THE MEANTIME,

I'VE GOT TO GO BACK TO HOUSTON
FOR A LITTLE BIT

TO HOPEFULLY
GET EXCESS SKIN REMOVED.

YOU GET TO DEAL WITH ME ANNOYING
YOU FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I ACCEPT.

[ GIGGLES ]

I WANT TO BE AS CLOSE
TO MY GOAL WEIGHT AS POSSIBLE

BY THE TIME I GET MARRIED.

AND I HAVE
MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT SOON,

AND I'M WORKING HARD
TO HIT THE WEIGHT LOSS I NEED

TO GET APPROVED
FOR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL.

I ALSO NEED
TO TELL MY MOM THE NEWS

AND THAT I'M NO LONGER PLANNING

ON MOVING BACK TO TENNESSEE
TO LIVE WITH HER.

I JUST REALLY HOPE
SHE UNDERSTANDS MY DECISION

AND THAT SHE ISN'T HURT BY IT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW SHE'S GOING TO TAKE IT.

THANK YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]

**

Joe: HEY, MA.

YOU WANT TO GET
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR?

Robin: SURE.

I'VE BEEN BACK FROM IOWA
FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW,

AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE
SARAH AND I ARE ENGAGED.

SHE'S THE BEST THING
TO HAPPEN TO ME,

AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL
FOR THIS LIFE I HAVE.

BUT GETTING MARRIED
IS GOING TO MEAN

MY PLANS WITH MY MOM
HAVE TO CHANGE.

WE WERE GOING TO MOVE
BACK TO TENNESSEE

AFTER I HIT MY TARGET WEIGHT
THIS NEXT YEAR,

AND I WAS GOING
TO TAKE CARE OF HER.

YEP.
WATCH YOUR FEET.

MY MOM AND I HAVE NEVER LIVED
FAR FROM EACH OTHER.

SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE
TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

Robin:
WE'RE GOING TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD
FOR JOEY, AND IT'S GOOD THING.

Joe: AND I WANTED TO START
DOING THAT FOR HER,

BUT AT THE TIME, I STARTED
GETTING BACK TO MY LIFE.

AND NOW THAT
I'M GETTING MARRIED,

I PLAN TO MOVE TO IOWA
TO BE WITH SARAH.

SO MY MOM IS GOING
TO HAVE TO MOVE BACK WITHOUT ME

AND MOVE IN
WITH MY SISTER ANNIE.

I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE
A BIT OF A SHOCK,

SO I'M REALLY NERVOUS
TO TELL HER RIGHT NOW.

-I'VE GOT SOME NEWS.
-MM-HMM.

ME AND SARAH
HAVE BEEN PRETTY SERIOUS.

I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME.

YOU DID?

YEAH.

WOW.

AND ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE
TO TENNESSEE, OR...?

UNH-UNH.

NO?
IOWA.

ANNIE'S GONNA TAKE YOU IN
WHEN YOU MOVE BACK.

YOU KNOW I'D ALWAYS MAKE SURE
YOU'RE TAKEN CARE OF.

YOU DROPPED EVERYTHING
TO COME DOWN HERE AND HELP ME.

I CAN NEVER
THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR IT.

YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY.

NOW YOU GET TO PROVE

WHAT BEING A HUSBAND
AND A FATHER ARE GONNA BE LIKE.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LOVE.

YEP.

AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT YOU, EITHER.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

YOU, TOO.
MM-HMM.

MY MOM HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THERE FOR ME.

I LOVE HER TO DEATH,

AND I COULDN'T HAVE
DONE THIS WITHOUT HER.

AND I KNOW NO MATTER WHAT,
SHE'S ALWAYS IN MY CORNER,

AND THAT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

YEAH. WELL,
IT'S GETTING COLD OUT HERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ALL RIGHT.

Robin:
IT DOES MAKE ME HAPPY.

IT'S BITTERSWEET BECAUSE
I'M GONNA BE LOSING MY BOY.

BUT HE'LL HAVE A LIFE,
HE'LL BE HAPPY,

AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT FOR HIM.

**

I'M ON MY WAY
TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE

FOR A FOLLOW-UP.

I'M GOING TO SEE
IF I'M QUALIFIED

FOR SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY.

AND I DIDN'T SLEEP
HARDLY AT ALL LAST NIGHT.

I'VE BEEN UP
SINCE 3:00 THIS MORNING

JUST SUPER NERVOUS.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS
SINCE THE DOCTOR TOLD ME

I NEEDED TO LOSE
ANOTHER 100 POUNDS

AND GET UNDER 430 POUNDS
TO QUALIFY FOR SKIN SURGERY.

I JUST HOPE I HIT MY GOAL.

THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES

WHERE I THOUGHT
I WAS DOING WELL,

AND I GAINED.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL I'VE DONE
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
YOU STILL GAINED WEIGHT.

YOU ARE ON BORROWED TIME,

AND YOU'RE GOING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

AND KNOWING THAT MAKES GETTING
ON THE SCALE SCARY EVERY TIME.

BUT THE EXCESS SKIN
IS UNCOMFORTABLE,

AND IT'S STARTING TO HURT A LOT.

SO I KNOW I'M NOT
GONNA BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED

UNTIL I GET THIS SKIN REMOVED.

I'M REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

-YES!
-427.

TO SEE 427
COME UP ON THAT SCALE,

IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL FEELING.

I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF
RIGHT NOW,

AND I HOPE THE DOCTOR IS, TOO.

HELLO.

HELLO.

SO, YOU ARE DOWN TO 427?

MM-HMM.
SO YOU DID IT.

YOU LOST
ANOTHER 100 POUNDS.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

HOW'S YOUR
EXCESS SKIN FEELING?

THIS EXCESS SKIN
RIGHT HERE, LIKE --

I'LL SHOW YOU.

IT'S HANGING DOWN
MID-THIGH RIGHT HERE,

AND I STEP
AND IT FLIES FORWARD

AND THEN HIT, HIT, HIT,
YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT.

OKAY.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

PUT THIS UNDER.

AND THIS SIDE, TOO.

YEAH.

OKAY.
I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN.

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.

LET ME GET YOU ON THE TABLE
SO WE CAN EXAMINE YOU.

OKAY.
ONE SECOND.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
JOE HAS DONE REALLY WELL.

...TO GET UNDER 430 POUNDS.

OKAY, JOE.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU NEED TO HAVE
EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL RIGHT NOW.

SO I'M APPROVING YOU
FOR SURGERY.

Joe: YES!

HE HAS LOST A TOTAL
OF 365 POUNDS,

AND HE PROBABLY
HAS 30 TO 40 POUNDS

OF EXCESS SKIN IN HIS ABDOMEN
THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.

THE SURGERY'S GONNA BE
A MAJOR OPERATION,

AND IT'S GONNA BE
A HARD RECOVERY.

RIGHT.

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
A HUGE IMPROVEMENT FOR YOU.

DEFINITELY.

ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB, JOE.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

Joe: I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD
RIGHT NOW.

IT FEELS LIKE MY LIFE

IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING
FOR THE BETTER RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF.

EVERY MAJOR STEP LIKE THIS
GETS ME CLOSER

TO THE LIFE
I'M WORKING SO HARD FOR.

AND THIS STEP IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST LEAPS FORWARD,

AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT.

**

THE DAY OF SKIN REMOVAL
IS FINALLY HERE.

THIS IS SUCH A BIG OPERATION,
SO I'M A LITTLE SCARED.

-HEY.
-HEY.

BUT I HAVE MY MOM HERE,

AND SARAH CAME DOWN
TO BE HERE FOR ME

AND HELP ME RECOVER.

AND THEIR SUPPORT IS HUGE.

YEAH?
I'LL BE FINE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE
A REALLY HARD RECOVERY,

BUT I'M READY FOR THIS

BECAUSE WHAT'S WAITING FOR ME ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS SURGERY

IS A BETTER LIFE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING

TO DO EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL
ON JOE.

THE HANGING SKIN HAS STARTED
TO AFFECT HIS QUALITY OF LIFE

AND HIS ABILITY TO GET AROUND.

SO THIS REMOVAL SHOULD MAKE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR HIM.

BUT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE
A LOT OF SKIN FROM JOE TODAY,

SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
AS WE OPERATE.

THIS PROCEDURE IS VERY RISKY.

THERE CAN BE HUNDREDS
OF BLOOD VESSELS

THAT WE NEED TO TIE.

AND MISSING EVEN A SINGLE ONE

CAN LEAD TO THE PATIENT
BLEEDING OUT

IF IT'S NOT ADDRESSED IN TIME.

LET'S MOVE THIS OVER THERE.

IT'S VERY HEAVY
ON MY SIDE.

OH, MAN.

Robin: FEELING
A LITTLE BIT MORE NERVOUS

THAN I WAS WITH
HIS GASTRIC BYPASS.

SKIN SURGERY IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF A RISKY SURGERY,

BUT HE'S FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL
FOR TODAY.

I KNOW WHAT
IT'S GONNA MEAN TO HIM

AND HOW MUCH DIFFERENT
HE'S GONNA FEEL ABOUT IT.

Sarah: I'M SO PROUD OF HIM

AND HOPE THAT HE WILL
COME OUT SMILING

AND I WILL SEE THOSE
ADORABLE BLUE EYES PRETTY SOON.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
A FEW MORE STITCHES,
WE'LL BE DONE.

EVERYTHING'S LOOKING
PRETTY GOOD.

JOE'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CHECK
THE WEIGHT OF THE SPECIMEN.

34.4 POUNDS.
OKAY.

THE SKIN WE TOOK OFF IS PROBABLY
ABOUT FIVE FEET IN LENGTH,

AND HE'S GONNA DO MUCH BETTER
WITH THIS NEW ABDOMEN HE GOT.

ALL RIGHT.

JOE LOST
35 POUNDS TODAY.

IN ABDOMEN, YEAH.

HE'S FLAT.

OKAY.
OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER.

BYE.

IT'S GOING TO BE
A DIFFICULT RECOVERY FOR HIM,

BUT JOE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE
MORE ACTIVE THAN HE WAS BEFORE.

AS JOE LOSES MORE WEIGHT,

HE'S GOING TO NEED
MORE SKIN SURGERY.

BUT FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO,
HE NEEDS TO REST AND RECOVER

SO HE DOESN'T CAUSE
ANY ISSUES WITH HEALING.

**

Joe:
THIS LAST MONTH HAS BEEN TOUGH.

IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD RECOVERING
JUST LIKE THE DOCTOR SAID.

BUT I'VE BEEN SLOWLY
GETTING MORE AND MORE ACTIVE

AND GETTING BACK
TO MY DAILY LIFE.

SO I LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN I DID

WHEN I HAD MY EXCESS SKIN
ON MY STOMACH.

I CAN SEE MYSELF

FINALLY STARTING TO LOOK
SEMI-NORMAL, YOU KNOW?

I'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO GO,

BUT I'M STARTING TO LIKE
WHAT I'M SEEING.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET READY
FOR THE WEDDING

AS MUCH AS I CAN RIGHT NOW.

I'M GOING TO TRY ON MY TUX,

AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE
HOW IT FITS

NOW THAT MY EXCESS SKIN
HAS BEEN REMOVED.

-HI.
-HOW YOU DOING?

-GOOD.
-HOW CAN WE HELP YOU TODAY?

LOOKING FOR A TUX.
GETTING MARRIED.

OKAY, OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS.
-YEAH.

SEE IF THIS
WILL WORK FOR YOU.

OKAY.

I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D GET TO WEAR A TUX AGAIN

AND ESPECIALLY ONE I'D BE
WEARING TO MY OWN WEDDING.

SO, YOU GETTING
A LITTLE NERVOUS?

THE BIG DAY COMING UP?

A LITTLE BIT.

AND I'M LIKING HOW CLOTHES
FIT ME A LOT EASIER NOW.

[ Ringing ]

SARAH: Hi.

SO, YEAH.

HERE TRYING ON SOME TUXES.

YOU WANT TO SEE?

Yeah!

Oh, you look handsome!

Oh, my goodness!

I THINK I LOOK GOOD RIGHT NOW,
SO I'M KIND OF SURPRISED.

AND I'M JUST NOW
PICTURING MYSELF

STANDING THERE WAITING FOR HER
TO COME DOWN THE AISLE TO ME.

A QUICK, QUICK,
SLOW, SLOW.

A QUICK, QUICK,
SLOW, SLOW.

GOOD.

I'VE ALSO SECRETLY
BEEN TAKING DANCING LESSONS

BECAUSE I WANT TO SURPRISE SARAH
ON OUR WEDDING DAY.

SHE'S GONNA TWIRL LIKE THAT,
AND NOW PULL ME IN TOWARDS YOU.

VERY GOOD.
VERY AGGRESSIVE. GOOD.

ON OUR FIRST DATE,

I COULDN'T WALK UP THE STAIRS,
AND I FELL.

I'M NOT LOOKING DOWN
AT THE FLOOR.

NOW I WANT TO SHOW HER
HOW FAR I'VE COME

BECAUSE SHE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT
PERSON IN MY LIFE

AND A BIG PART
OF MY MOTIVATION RIGHT NOW.

AND I WANT HER TO SEE THAT
ON OUR WEDDING DAY.

GOOD JOB, JOE!
YOU DID IT!

I'M EXCITED TO FIND OUT

HOW MUCH PROGRESS I'VE MADE
SINCE MY SKIN SURGERY.

374.
WONDERFUL.

WOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]

I THINK I WAS A KID THE LAST
TIME I WAS IN THE 300s.

SO YOU LOST 418 POUNDS.

THAT'S MORE THAN HALF
OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: JOE HAS DONE
EXTREMELY WELL THIS YEAR.

HE'S DETERMINED.

HE'S NOT STOPPING

OR SLOWING DOWN
WITH ANY OF HIS WEIGHT LOSS.

WHAT'S NEW
IN YOUR LIFE NOW?

I'M ACTUALLY
GETTING MARRIED.

YOU'RE INVITED
TO THE WEDDING.

OH,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING
ME THE LIFE I LOVE NOW.

WELL,
YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME, JOE.

IT'S BEEN WORTH IT,
RIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY.

OKAY.
GREAT.

AFTER HE GETS UNDER 300 POUNDS,

HE PROBABLY WILL BE READY FOR
HIS NEXT SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY,

AND THAT WILL PUT HIM
CLOSE TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, JOE.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

THANK YOU.

Joe: EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
IS MOTIVATING ME

TO MAKE MORE AND MORE PROGRESS.

NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS,

IT'S ALWAYS WORTH IT
WHEN I GET TO MY GOALS.

MY LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER NOW,

AND I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT
FOR THE WORLD.

**

OH, MR. SPEEDY GONZALES
HERE.

MY MOM IS MOVING
BACK TO TENNESSEE,

AND I'M TAKING HER UP THERE
TO MOVE IN WITH MY SISTER,

SO I'LL BE ON MY OWN FOR A BIT.

BUT I'M GOING
TO BE MOVING UP TO IOWA SOON

TO START MY LIFE WITH SARAH.

YEAH.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT,

AND I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
WHEN YOU GO TO IOWA.

HOME IS WHEREVER MOM IS.

HMM.
DON'T FORGET ME.

YOU KNOW
I NEVER WOULD FORGET.

MY MOM HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE
TO HELP ME AND TAKE CARE OF ME.

HEY.
YOU READY FOR DINNER?

YEAH, SURE.

HERE.
HERE'S YOURS.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE NEVER
MADE IT DOWN HERE WITHOUT YOU.

WE'VE BEEN A TEAM
DOWN HERE.

[ CRIES ]

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

NEVER FORGET THAT.

[ SNIFFLES ]
OKAY.

I'M FINALLY IN A PLACE
WHERE I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

I'M NEVER GONNA
HAVE TO RELY ON ANYONE

JUST TO DO SIMPLE THINGS
ANYMORE.

I KNOW THERE ARE
GOING TO BE HARD TIMES.

SAY GOODBYE
TO THE APARTMENT.

GOODBYE.

BUT WHAT I'VE LEARNED
THROUGH ALL THIS

IS IF YOU FIGHT TO LIVE,

IT CAN BE SO MUCH BETTER
THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.