All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S07E14

Annjeanette: IT TAKES A TOLL
TO HAVE TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY

AND DEAL WITH THE HARSH REALITY
THAT THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS.

Woman: HE CAN'T STOP.
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW.

Woman: IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK
THAT AT ANY MOMENT,

YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE.

Woman: I DON'T WANT TO DIE.

I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN
TO LIVE YET.

WHY ARE YOU
JUMPING ON MY CASE?

YOU'RE OVEREATING, AND YOU ACT
LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT.

I KNOW
THAT I'M DYING.

I KNOW THAT I'M NOT
GONNA MAKE IT.

BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISION.

NO! AT THE END OF THE DAY,
YOU HAVE EVERY CHOICE

IN YOUR LIFE,
AND YOU ARE A GROWN-ASS WOMAN.

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Annjeanette: I START EACH
MORNING IN DISBELIEF.

JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF BED
IN THE MORNING

IS EXCRUCIATINGLY PAINFUL.

BABE!

SO I NEED HELP
FROM MY GIRLFRIEND

JUST TO GET TO MY FEET.

AND JUST DOING THAT IS BECOMING
MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT...

READY?

OKAY.

Both:
ONE, TWO, THREE.

COME ON.

OKAY.

...BECAUSE MY BODY IS JUST
BREAKING DOWN AT THIS POINT,

AND I'M LOSING THE ABILITY
TO DO EVERYTHING.

JUST WALKING TO GET AROUND
IS THE MOST PAINFUL THING I DO

BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF MY BODY

AND MY STOMACH
PULLING DOWN ON ME.

IT'S MISERABLE.

IT'S DEGRADING TO ASK FOR HELP
TO TAKE A SHOWER EVERY DAY,

BUT I CAN'T DO IT FOR MYSELF.

I DREAD HAVING TO ASK ERICA
FOR HER HELP WITH ANYTHING,

BUT THEN I'M JUST LIKE
I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION,

AND I CAN'T STOP SHOWERING
BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE CELLULITIS,

AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF
INFECTION

CAN CAUSE A FLARE AND
MAKE IT A LOT WORSE.

SO THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THAT
IS TO KEEP CLEAN.

BUT HAVING TO STAND TO SHOWER
IS SO PAINFUL.

I START TO FEEL LIKE
I'M GONNA PASS OUT

AND CAN'T REACH
TO ALL THE AREAS I NEED.

OKAY.

SO ERICA HAS TO BE MY CARETAKER
LIKE I'M A CHILD.

WHOA.

I JUST FEEL LIKE
WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO

THAT I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY
ELSE SHOWER ME?

SO I HATE IT,
AND I HATE MY LIFE.

READY?

I HATE IT FOR MYSELF
AND I HATE IT FOR ERICA, TOO.

GOT IT?

BE CAREFUL, ANGIE.

IT SUCKS TO CARRY
ALL THIS WEIGHT.

IT FEELS HORRIBLE.
IT HURTS.

IT HURTS PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY,
EMOTIONALLY.

THIS WAY.

IT TAKES A TOLL TO HAVE TO
WAKE UP EVERY DAY

AND DEAL WITH THE HARSH REALITY
THAT THIS IS WHAT LIFE IS.

I SMELL ALL THE TIME BECAUSE
I SWEAT ALL DAY LONG,

AND IT GETS STUCK IN ALL
THE FOLDS OF FAT ON MY BODY.

AND I HAVE TO HAVE
THE PERSON I LOVE

PUT DEODORANT
IN BETWEEN ALL THOSE FOLDS

JUST SO I DON'T REEK ALL DAY.

I JUST FEEL LIKE
HOW DID IT EVEN HAPPEN?

HOW DID YOU GET THAT WAY?

I WISH I COULD JUST CHANGE
THE PAST, BUT I CAN'T.

I WAS BORN INTO A LARGE FAMILY.

I HAD FOUR SISTERS
AND THREE BROTHERS,

AND I'M THE SECOND YOUNGEST.

BUT MY CHILDHOOD WASN'T EASY

BECAUSE OUR MOTHER
WAS A DRUG ADDICT.

HER MAIN CHOICE WAS HEROIN.

MY MOM HAD TWO DIFFERENT SIDES.

WHEN SHE WAS NOT ON DRUGS,
SHE LOVED EVERYBODY.

WHEN SHE WAS ON DRUGS
OR ALCOHOL,

SHE WAS MEAN, VIOLENT.

SHE'D HIT US IF SHE NEEDED TO.

AND I STARTED FINDING COMFORT
IN FOOD

BECAUSE WHEN I WAS EATING,
I FELT GOOD.

I WAS AROUND 6 AT THAT TIME

AND ONLY PROBABLY
AROUND 70 POUNDS THEN.

BUT OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS,

THINGS STARTED TO GET WORSE.

WE WERE GOING TO SCHOOL.

WE WERE JUST DIRTY ALL THE TIME,

AND WE JUST DIDN'T LOOK
VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

SO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
STARTED AN INVESTIGATION

INTO OUR FAMILY,

AND WE BASICALLY HAD TO FLEE
THE STATE

SO THEY DIDN'T TAKE US AWAY.

SO WE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA,
AND WE BECAME HOMELESS.

WE ENDED UP LIVING
IN A TENT CITY IN SANTA CRUZ,

AND WE LIVED LIKE THAT
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT WAS LIKE CAMPING FULL TIME.

I HATED LIVING THERE.

LIKE, I WAS ALWAYS IN FEAR
OF BEING KIDNAPPED

OR, LIKE, SOMEBODY RAPING US,

AND HOW I DEALT WITH THAT FEAR
IS I CONTINUED TO EAT.

MY PARENTS GOT A LOT
OF FOOD STAMPS

'CAUSE THEY HAD A LOT OF KIDS.

SO, OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
I GAINED A WHOLE LOT,

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 8,
I WAS ALREADY 200 POUNDS,

AND THEN WHEN I WAS 9,
THINGS GOT BETTER FOR A TIME

BECAUSE MY MOM FINALLY DECIDED
TO GET CLEAN,

AND WE MOVED BACK TO OREGON.

MY DAD GOT A JOB, AND WE FINALLY
HAD OUR OWN HOUSE AGAIN.

NOW THAT MY MOM WAS OFF DRUGS,

SHE STARTED COOKING
A LOT OF FOOD FOR US.

SO I WAS STILL GAINING THROUGH
THIS TIME, AND WHEN I WAS 10,

THEY TOOK ME TO A DOCTOR,
AND I WEIGHED IN AT 262 POUNDS.

SO A LOT OF ATTENTION STARTED
BEING PUT ON HOW BIG I WAS,

AND THAT ONLY GOT WORSE

BECAUSE EVENTUALLY MY SCHOOL
BECAME WORRIED ABOUT MY WEIGHT.

SO THEY REACHED OUT
TO MY PARENTS WITH AN IDEA

ABOUT POSTING AN ARTICLE
IN THE NEWSPAPER

WITH A PICTURE OF ME
ASKING FOR HELP

TO GET PEOPLE TO DONATE MONEY
SO I COULD GO TO FAT CAMP.

AND MY PARENTS AGREED,
AND WHEN THE ARTICLE CAME OUT,

IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST DAYS
OF MY LIFE.

I WAS COMPLETELY EMBARRASSED
AND REALLY SAD,

BUT IT JUST GOT WORSE FROM THERE

BECAUSE SHORTLY AFTER
THE ARTICLE CAME OUT,

A NATIONAL TV NEWS PROGRAM
WANTED TO DO A PIECE ON ME

TO TRY AND RAISE MORE AWARENESS
OR SOMETHING.

THEY EXPOSED MY LIFE

SO EVERYBODY COULD SEE WHAT
I HAD TO GO THROUGH.

BUT IT WORKED, AND WE RAISED
ENOUGH MONEY FOR ME TO GO.

I WAS DREADING IT,
BUT THEY STILL SENT ME,

AND BY THE END OF SUMMER,
I HAD LOST 60 POUNDS,

AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO GO BACK
TO OREGON

AND SHOW EVERYBODY HOW
MUCH WEIGHT I LOST.

BUT WHEN MY DAD CAME
TO PICK ME UP,

HE SAID WE WEREN'T GOING BACK,

AND WE MOVED INTO A MOTEL ROOM
IN SAN DIEGO,

AND IT WAS SO UPSETTING,
AND I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND

WHY WE HAD TO FIT OUR WHOLE
FAMILY INTO ONE HOTEL ROOM.

THE REALITY IS,
ABOUT THREE MONTHS

AFTER WE MOVED BACK TO
CALIFORNIA,

MY MOM RELAPSED AND OVERDOSED,
AND SHE DIED.

I WAS 11 THEN, AND I WAS
COMPLETELY DEVASTATED.

SHE DID IT ONE MORE TIME,

AND IT KILLED HER
THE VERY FIRST TIME.

AND AFTER
THAT, THERE WAS ALMOST NO HOPE

FOR ANGIE TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN HER WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY.

Annjeanette: WHEN MY MOM DIED,
MY EATING GOT WORSE,

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 14 YEARS
OLD, I WAS 375 POUNDS,

AND I JUST STARTED DOING A LOT
OF REALLY BAD THINGS.

I DRANK BEER AND SMOKED WEED.

MOST OF MY SIBLINGS STARTED
DOING DRUGS THEN, TOO,

AND WHEN I WAS 15, I DECIDED TO
TRY METH FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND I REALLY LIKED IT.

SO AFTER THAT, I WAS EITHER
GETTING HIGH OR EATING,

AND I GOT TO BE AROUND
450 POUNDS BY THE TIME I WAS 18.

BUT THEN, YET AGAIN,
MY FATHER MOVED US.

HE TOOK US ALL TO WASHINGTON

BECAUSE HE HOPED
TAKING US SOMEWHERE

WHERE WE ALL DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO GET DRUGS

WOULD FORCE ALL HIS KIDS
TO GET CLEAN.

MY LIFE STARTED TO GET
A LITTLE BETTER AROUND THEN

BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN I FINALLY
MET SOMEONE, AND I FELL IN LOVE.

I WAS 23 THEN
AND CLOSE TO 500 POUNDS.

WE WERE CONNECTED
THROUGH A DATING SITE,

AND SHE CONVINCED ME
TO MOVE DOWN TO TEXAS.

BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR HER

TO START TO BE
VERY MEAN AND ABUSIVE.

SHE WOULD SMACK ME.
SHE SPIT ON ME.

SHE WOULD BASICALLY TELL ME,

"NOBODY'S GONNA WANT YOU
ANYWAYS."

AND WORST OF ALL, SHE WOULD
CONSTANTLY CRITICIZE ME

FOR WHAT I ATE, AND I JUST WOULD
NEVER STOP EATING,

AND OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF YEARS,

I GOT UP TO 560 POUNDS
BY THE TIME I WAS 25.

MY FAMILY HAD MOVED
BACK TO OREGON,

AND THEY WERE BEGGING ME
TO COME BACK HOME.

SO I LEFT MY GIRLFRIEND, AND I
MOVED IN WITH MY SISTER VANESSA,

BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
ALL I DID WAS EAT,

AND I CROSSED THE 600-POUND MARK
WHEN I WAS 27.

THE ONLY GOOD THING TO HAPPEN
TO ME SINCE LIVING HERE

WAS THAT I MET ERICA
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

I MET ERICA
IN A LESBIAN GROUP ONLINE,

AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
I NOTICED

WAS THAT SHE HAD LOST
A TON OF WEIGHT.

I THOUGHT, "WOW. I'M GONNA ASK
HER HOW SHE DID IT."

SHE HAD HAD
A GASTRIC SLEEVE DONE,

SO THAT REALLY DIDN'T HELP ME.

BUT SOON, WE STARTED CALLING
EACH OTHER EVERY DAY,

AND AS WE GOT CLOSER,
WE WANTED TO BE TOGETHER.

SO SHE DECIDED TO MOVE OUT HERE
TO BE WITH ME,

AND MY SISTER SAID
SHE COULD LIVE WITH US.

SO FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS,
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER.

THE FIRST THING I NOTICED
ABOUT ANGIE

WAS SHE MADE ME FEEL
LIKE THERE WAS NO JUDGMENT,

LIKE I CAN BE MYSELF AROUND HER,

AND I WAS REALLY ATTRACTED TO
HER PERSONALITY.

SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH ANGE,
HER WEIGHT HAS GONE UP.

HER MOBILITY HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

AND I HAVE GAINED
LIKE 60 POUNDS.

I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD GET
THIS BAD.

Annjeanette:
I CAN'T STOP EATING.

IT'S ALMOST ALL I THINK ABOUT
ALL DAY LONG,

AND IF I'M NOT EATING,
THEN I'M WAITING FOR MY SISTER

OR ERICA TO BRING ME FOOD,

BUT MOSTLY MY SISTER
BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE

THAT GETS MOST OF WHAT I WANT.

HI.

WHAT'S UP, SISTER?

DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE YOU A BAGEL?

YEAH, I'LL TAKE A BAGEL.

OKAY.

SHE'S LIKE MY EATING BUDDY

BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS DOWN
TO HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT,

AND EATING WITH HER IS STILL ONE
OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO,

BECAUSE MY SISTER
IS MY BEST FRIEND,

AND WHATEVER IT IS I WANT,
SHE NEVER TELLS ME NO.

Vanessa:
FOOD IS AN EVERYDAY SOCIAL EVENT

FOR ME AND ANNJEANETTE.

BECAUSE OF HER BEING HOMEBOUND,

THERE'S REALLY NOTHING ELSE
WE CANDO BUT EAT AS FUN.

IT'S HOW WE'RE SOCIAL
WITH EACH OTHER.

CAN YOU TAKE ME
TO GET A QUICK SNACK

TO TIDE ME OVER
FOR DINNER?

I'M DOWN.
LET'S DO THIS.

ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T SEE A BIG PERSON
WHEN I LOOK AT MY SISTER.

I JUST SEE MY SISTER, YOU KNOW,

UNTIL SHE'S STRUGGLING
TO DO SOMETHING,

AND IT BREAKS MY HEART 'CAUSE
SHE CAN BARELY WALK, YOU KNOW?

IT'S A TERRIBLE FEELING.

Annjeanette:
I USUALLY GET MY SISTER TO GET
FAST FOOD IN THE AFTERNOON.

AT THAT POINT,
I'VE ALREADY HAD BREAKFAST

AND LUNCH AND SOME SNACKS.

BUT IT'S MY CHANCE TO GET SOME
OF THE OTHER STUFF I CRAVE

AWAY FROM EVERYBODY SO THEY
DON'T KNOW AND SAY ANYTHING.

IT'S LIKE ME AND MY SISTER'S
SECRET EXTRA MEAL.

BUT I CAN'T GO FAR

BECAUSE I CAN'T REALLY FIT
IN THE CAR ANYMORE.

SO WE HURRY AND GET SOMETHING
THAT I'VE BEEN CRAVING

BEFORE ERICA GETS HOME FROM WORK

BECAUSE SHE THINKS I WAIT
FOR HER TO EAT ALL DAY.

THAT WAY I CAN GET HER TO BRING
ME SOMETHING, TOO.

SO THE AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING,

I HAVE MY SYSTEM TO WHERE
I COULD JUST EAT NONSTOP.

HI. CAN I GET
A CARNE ASADA BURRITO --

TWO.

TWO OF THOSE.

THREE CARNE ASADA TACOS, FRIES,
AND ONE CHURRO, AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

Annjeanette: FOOD IS
THE BEST PART OF MY LIFE,

AND TO EAT SOMETHING
I'VE BEEN CRAVING,

IT'S LIKE LITTLE BITES
OF HEAVEN,

AND WHEN I'M EATING,

I DON'T FEEL ALL THE PAIN
OF MY LIFE.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT DYING
OR WHAT I'M DOING TO MY FAMILY.

ALL I CARE ABOUT IS THE FOOD,

AND EATING WITH MY SISTER

IS LIKE BEING
WITH MY TWO BEST FRIENDS.

WHEN I'M DONE,
I'M SAD IT'S OVER,

SO I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT AGAIN.

BUT I NEED TO GET HOME BEFORE
ERICA SO SHE DOESN'T KNOW I ATE.

I NEVER WANT TO STOP EATING.

BUT I KNOW
IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT

WHERE I HAVE TO
BECAUSE FOOD IS KILLING ME.

I CAN'T STOP, AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

Erica:
ANGIE IS KILLING HERSELF.

IF SHE DOESN'T GET HEALTHY,
SHE'S GONNA DIE.

IF I LOSE HER,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO.

Annjeanette: I'M GETTING TO
THE POINT WHERE I'M SO BIG,

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA LAST
MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS.

Vanessa: IF I HAD TO BURY
MY LITTLE SISTER,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO.

MY SISTER NEEDS SOMETHING
DRASTIC.

I DON'T THINK THAT
SHE CAN GET

TO WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE
ON HER OWN.

Annjeanette: IF I DON'T GET
HELP, THEN I'M GONNA DIE.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS IT.

I WILL END UP GOING TO BED SOON
AND DYING IN MY SLEEP,

AND THEN I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE
FOR MY FAMILY,

FOR MY NIECE, FRANKIE,
MY NEPHEWS, VINCE AND ABEL,

OR MY SISTER OR ERICA,

AND THE THOUGHT OF THAT
BREAKS MY HEART.

SO I HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO CHANGE THAT

TO MAKE SURE
I DON'T LET FOOD KILL ME.

TODAY ME AND ERICA ARE FLYING
TO HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW.

HE'S ONE OF THE ONLY DOCTORS

WHO HELPS PEOPLE MY SIZE
GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

ERICA SAID GETTING IT HELPED HER
LOSE OVER 200 POUNDS.

SO DOING THIS MAY
BE THE ONLY CHANCE I HAVE LEFT

TO SAVE MY LIFE,

AND IT'S THE ONLY REASON

I'LL BE WILLING TO TRY TO DO
A TRIP LIKE THIS AT MY SIZE,

BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS
GONNA BE PAINFUL

AND REALLY HARD ON ME
AND MY WHOLE BODY.

I FEEL LIKE THIS TRIP

IS A MATTER OF LIFE
AND DEATH FOR ME.

I FEEL LIKE
EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON IT.

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN
ON A PLANE BEFORE.

I'M SO SCARED.
I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA BE SICK.

YOU OKAY?

I'M NOT
GONNA FIT IN THE FRONT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS
IS GONNA WORK.

COME ON -- IN THE BACK.
COME ON.

THAT THE CAR RIDE IS GOING TO BE
THIS HARD ON ME,

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A CHANCE.

THANKFULLY,
ERICA CAN CALM ME DOWN.

SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN
REALLY DO THAT FOR ME,

AND SHE IS THE ONE THAT'S LIKE,
"OH, IT'S GONNA BE OKAY."

SO I'M THANKFUL
SHE'S GOING WITH ME TODAY...

...BECAUSE I KNOW I WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT HER.

-OKAY?
-YEAH.

I'M HAVING REALLY BAD ANXIETY.

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE
TO WALK THROUGH THE AIRPORT.

I CAN'T BREATHE.
I JUST KIND OF WANT TO CRY.

I WISH THERE WAS
SOME OTHER WAY TO DO THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND
ALL THESE PEOPLE.

IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME

SINCE I'VE BEEN IN PUBLIC LIKE
THIS, AND AS WE GET CLOSER,

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S GETTING
HARDER FOR ME TO BREATHE.

HOLD THAT, BABY.

OH, MY FEET HURT.

I HATE THIS, AND I HATE HAVING
TO USE THIS WHEELCHAIR.

WATCH IT.
MY BOOK BAG'S RIGHT THERE.

I DON'T
WANT YOU TO FALL.

CAN YOU STAND
BEHIND IT?

HUH?

-WILL YOU STAND --
-YEAH, I KNOW.

I JUST WANT TO GET ON THE PLANE.

BUT I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT
IF I HAVE TO WALK.

ALL RIGHT.
READY FOR YOUR FEETS?

WHEN I HAVE TO BE IN PUBLIC,
I TAKE A BLANKET

JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE I CAN COVER MYSELF

AND KEEP EVERYONE
FROM SEEING ME.

THANKFULLY, ERICA CALLED
THE AIRPORT BEFORE WE LEFT,

AND THEY SAID THEY'LL HAVE
SOMEONE HELP US CHECK IN OUTSIDE

AND THEN TAKE ME
STRAIGHT TO THE GATE

SO I CAN GET ON THE PLANE,

AND I'M HOPING THAT WILL
NOT ONLY CUT DOWN

HOW MUCH I HAVE TO DO,

BUT ALSO AVOID BEING AROUND
TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR TOO LONG

SO I DON'T START
TO ATTRACT ATTENTION.

YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS
GOING TO HOUSTON.

GATE C-12.

OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TO THE GATE.

I HOPE TO GOD THAT
I CAN FIT ON THIS PLANE.

IF I GET STUCK, IT'S GONNA BE
ONE OF THE MOST MISERABLE

AND EMBARRASSING MOMENTS
OF MY LIFE.

Attendant: IS THAT
Y'ALL'S WHEELCHAIR?

-YEAH.
-OKAY.

WE JUST SIT IN THE FRONT?
OKAY.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I'M RELIEVED WE MADE IT,
AND I THAT I FIT.

I WAS SO SCARED
THAT I WAS GONNA GET ON,

AND THAT I WAS GONNA BE TOO BIG
TO FIT IN THE AISLE.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD THIS WORKED.

WE FINALLY MADE IT,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET
OFF THIS PLANE

BECAUSE I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN.

I JUST WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO
GET ME IN MY WHEELCHAIR

AND GET FOOD AND GET TO THE
HOTEL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THESE FOOT PEDALS
ARE VERY TRICKY.

OKAY, WE GOT IT.

-ALL RIGHT.
-GOOD TO GO.

YOU CAN SIT
BACK DOWN NOW.

OKAY. AWESOME.

Annjeanette:
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

THIS IS REALLY EMBARRASSING.

I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE HAS TO DRAW
ATTENTION TO ME EVERY TIME.

I FEEL LIKE SHE MAKES A BIG DEAL
OUT OF EVERYTHING

WHEN I JUST NEED A MOMENT
TO CALM DOWN

INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING

THAT BRINGS
EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO ME

WHEN I JUST WANT
TO BE LEFT ALONE.

OKAY, MA'AM.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

I GOT OUR LUGGAGE.

I'M JUST WAITING ON SOMEBODY
TO COME HELP ME WITH SOMETHING.

STOP BEING MEAN TO ME.

I'M NOT.
YOU'RE BEING MEAN TO ME.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHY WAS YOU CRYING.

YOU JUST SNAPPED AT ME.

I WAS JUST A CONCERNED
GIRLFRIEND.

LET ME JUST LET
MY GIRLFRIEND CRY.

OKAY.
LET HER CRY.

I'M READY TO GO.

THIS HAS JUST BEEN ONE
OF THE WORST DAYS OF MY LIFE,

AND I'M STARVING BECAUSE
I HAVEN'T EATEN ALL DAY.

SO I JUST WANT TO GET SOME FOOD
AND GO TO BED

AND GET THIS ALL OVER WITH
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE,

BUT I JUST HOPE WE CAN FIND
A GOOD TAXI

BECAUSE THE LAST THING I NEED

IS TO HAVE TO GET
INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE

I CAN BARELY FIT IN.

I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO GET UP IN THAT.

I KNOW.

IT'S TOO HIGH.
LIKE, I CAN'T.

YEAH. SHE NEEDS TO GO
TO THE CURB

SO SHE CAN GET UP
AND GET IN THERE, OKAY?

-CAN YOU PULL CLOSE?
-MAKE SURE YOU PULL IT CLOSE.

I WILL TRY --
TRY TO GET OVER THERE.

I HATE THIS.

WHY CAN'T ANYTHING BE SIMPLE?

WOULD YOU BE ABLE
TO GET IN THE BACK?

THE BACK ONE HAS A LOWER STEP
THAN THAT ONE.

I CAN TRY.

YOU CAN TRY?

-OWW.
-GO AHEAD.

THAT HURTS.

GO AHEAD.
BACK IT UP.

THERE YOU GO.
READY?

OKAY.

HOLD ON.
I'LL GO ON THE OTHER SIDE.

IT'S OKAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN MISERABLE

AND ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL
EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE.

I JUST HOPE IT'S WORTH IT

AND I GET THE HELP I NEED
TOMORROW.

I'M ALREADY NERVOUS
ABOUT SEEING DR. NOW

BECAUSE HE'S THE ONLY CHANCE
I HAVE LEFT.

SO IF HE DOESN'T HELP ME,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

TODAY I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW,

AND I'M SO INCREDIBLY NERVOUS.

I WISH I HAD ANOTHER DAY

TO REST AND RECOVER FROM
THE WHOLE TRIP HERE,

BECAUSE I'M STILL REALLY SORE,

AND MY WHOLE BODY'S
IN A LOT OF PAIN.

BUT WE HAVE TO GO BACK HOME
TOMORROW, SO THERE'S NO TIME,

AND I HAVE TO PUSH MYSELF

NO MATTER HOW HARD IT IS
TO DO THIS.

WHAT HAPPENS TODAY WILL
DETERMINE EVERYTHING FOR ME.

I EITHER GET HIS HELP
IN WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

OR I'VE LOST EVERY OPTION
AND CHANCE TO GET MY LIFE BACK,

AND JUST KNOWING THAT MAKES ME
SO NERVOUS I WANT TO THROW UP.

I HAVE TWO REALLY BIG FEARS
RIGHT NOW.

THE FIRST ONE IS THAT DR. NOW
TELLS ME THAT HE THINKS MY BODY

IS IN TOO BAD OF SHAPE TO DO
ANYTHING AND GET AN OPERATION.

BUT MY OTHER REALLY BIG FEAR IS
THAT WHEN I GET ON THAT SCALE,

MY WEIGHT IS HIGHER
THAN I THOUGHT.

ANNJEANETTE WHALEY?

-YOU CAN GET UP?
-I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO BRING THIS?

-YEAH, JUST IN CASE.
-OKAY. BE CAREFUL.

I KNOW I'M PROBABLY IN THE 600s,

BUT I DON'T THINK
I'M MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT.

SO THAT'S WHERE I'M HOPING
THE NUMBER ENDS UP.

YOU CAN STEP OFF.

YOU OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I'M DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF,
AND SEEING THAT NUMBER,

I'M HUMILIATED AND SCARED TO SEE
WHAT DR. NOW IS GONNA SAY.

SO I'M TRYING TO HOLD IT
TOGETHER

AND NOT LET MYSELF START
TO SPIRAL RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO
HAVE A REALLY BAD PANIC ATTACK.

HELLO.

-HELLO.
-HI.

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING?

GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD.
I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

I'M ANNJEANETTE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

ERICA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO WHERE YOU COMING FROM?

OREGON.

OREGON.
THAT'S A LONG TRIP.

HOPEFULLY YOU MADE IT WITHOUT
TOO MUCH DIFFICULTY.

I MEAN, IT WAS HARD, BUT WORTH
IT IF I CAN GET HELP.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT WILL BE
MORE UP TO YOU THAN ME,

BUT TODAY
YOU WEIGH 679 POUNDS,

AND YOU'RE 5'1",
HUH?

YEAH.

YOUR BMI IS 128.

YOU'RE PROBABLY ONE OF
THE HIGHEST BMI WE HAVE SEEN,

SO THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BMI
TO HAVE,

AND WITH A BMI THIS HIGH,

ONCE A PATIENT BECOMES IMMOBILE,
THEY DIE SOON AFTER THAT.

SO, HOW IS
YOUR MOBILITY?

IT'S NOT GOOD --
NOT RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT GOOD.

I'M NORMALLY ABLE TO WALK.

MM-HMM.

BUT OVER THE LAST --

COUPLE DAYS.

...COUPLE DAYS,
JUST THE SHORTEST DISTANCE

IS TAKING MY BREATH AWAY.

SO YOU ARE AT
A VERY CRITICAL POINT,

BECAUSE WITH ALL
YOUR FACTORS HERE,

YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH
LONGER TO LIVE --

LIKELY LESS THAN A YEAR
IF NOTHING CHANGES.

SO WE HAVE TO GET YOUR WEIGHT
DOWN IMMEDIATELY.

SO WHAT SEEMS TO BE CHALLENGES
WITH YOUR EATING HABIT?

I THINK MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE
IS MY MOBILITY.

IT'S HARD FOR ME TO STAND A LOT,

SO I USUALLY JUST GRAB
WHATEVER'S --

QUICK AND EASY.

...QUICK AND EASY --

I GUESS WHATEVER
IS ACCESSIBLE TO ME.

COME ON.
SERIOUSLY?

YOU'RE TELLING ME
IF YOU WERE ABLE TO MOVE,

YOU WOULD EAT BETTER?

NO.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING --

THAT WALKING TO A SALAD IS
HARDER THAN WALKING TO A PIZZA.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE
TO YOU?

PROBABLY NOT.

SO, THE WRONG ANSWER.

SO, LET'S TRY AGAIN.

SO YOU EAT A LARGE AMOUNT
OR WHAT?

YEAH.

SO, YOU CAN'T STOP EATING --
YOU HAVE NO CONTROL ON IT?

DO YOU LIVE WITH OTHERS?

YEAH, I DO --
MY SISTER AND HER KIDS.

OKAY. SO YOU LIKELY HAVE
MULTIPLE ENABLERS.

ERICA, WHEN SHE ASKS YOU FOR
THE FOOD SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE,

WHY DON'T YOU EVEN
TRY TO TELL HER NO?

I DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

SHE TRIES TO SAY STUFF.

SHE DOES SOMETIMES SAY,

"YOU NEED TO WATCH WHAT
YOU'RE EATING,"

AND I GET MAD.

I TELL HER, "IF YOU CHEW
YOUR FOOD MORE,

YOU CAN GET FULLER IF YOU CHEW
IT BETTER, AND YOU WON'T"...

I EAT FAST.

SO YOUR IDEA OF HELPING HER

IS TO TELL HER TO CHEW
THE PIZZA BETTER

INSTEAD OF TELLING HER NO
TO WHAT'S KILLING HER?

MM-HMM.

THERE'S A LOT OF EXCUSES
YOU-ALL ARE GIVING ME,

AND YOU TWO NEED TO UNDERSTAND
RIGHT NOW

THAT YOU CAN'T KEEP PLAYING
THIS GAME ANY LONGER

BECAUSE, ANNJEANETTE,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIVE THAT LONG

AT THIS POINT
UNLESS YOU BOTH CHANGE

WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW,

AND THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE
IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD --

ALL THE ENABLERS.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

YEAH.

WE'RE CUTTING
EVERYTHING.

WE'RE GONNA GET HARD.
SHE'S GONNA GET ON A DIET.

I'M NOT GIVING
HER ANYTHING.

WE'RE JUST --
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.

IT'S OKAY.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THAT.
TALKING IS EASY.

CHANGE IS HARD, THOUGH.

BUT IF YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU'RE
READY FOR THIS, ANNJEANETTE,

THEN THE FIRST THING I WANT YOU
TO DO IS WE'RE GONNA START YOU

ON A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY
HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB DIET,

AND FROM HERE ON OUT,

YOU'RE ONLY GONNA EAT
THREE TIMES A DAY.

AND THE SECOND THING IS,

YOU'RE GONNA START EXERCISING
TWICE A DAY.

I WANT YOU TO DO THIS AN HOUR
IN THE MORNING

AND AN HOUR
IN THE EVENING.

YOU CAN BREAK IT UP, BUT YOU
NEED TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN

TO GET YOUR STAMINA UP

AND PREVENT YOURSELF FROM
BECOMING IMMOBILE.

OKAY?
-OKAY.

THEN, LASTLY, YOU NEED TO MOVE
DOWN TO HOUSTON

AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE

BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP
YOU WHERE YOU ARE,

AND THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE AROUND
MUCH LONGER

IF WE DON'T START TO MAKE SOME
DRASTIC CHANGES WITH YOU NOW.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GONNA
GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, THOUGH.

IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT,

THEN I NEED YOU
TO HIT A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL

TO SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE READY
TO WORK HARD,

AND IF YOU STICK WITH A
1,200-CALORIE DIET IN ONE MONTH,

YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO LOSE
100 POUNDS.

BUT IF YOU COME BACK
WITH MORE EXCUSES

AND YOU CANNOT STOP EATING
AND CONTROL IT,

THEN THAT'S GONNA BE
A PROBLEM,

AND WE WON'T MOVE AHEAD
WITH SURGERY.

GOT IT?

YEAH.

YOU HAVE TO DO THIS NOW
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE.

OKAY?

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS?

NO. SO THAT MEANS, LIKE,
MOVE NOW IF POSSIBLE?

-YES.
-OKAY.

YEAH, THAT'S GONNA BE
YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO LIVE.

OKAY?
-OKAY.

YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO THAT?

I CAN DO IT.

WE'RE GOING TO
DO IT NOW.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU BOTH IN A MONTH.

IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU NEED
ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

WITH SUCH A SMALL BODY FRAME,
ANNJEANETTE HAS

AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT
OF WEIGHT ON HER BODY,

AND IT'S SIMILAR TO SOMEONE
OF AVERAGE HEIGHT

HAVING OVER 900 POUNDS ON THEM.

SO IT'S IMPRESSIVE
THAT SHE'S STILL ABLE TO GET UP

AND MOVE AROUND AND THAT SHE'S
NOT IN WORSE CONDITION ALREADY,

BUT SHE'S CLOSE TO BECOMING
IMMOBILE, AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS,

SHE'S GOING TO HAVE
VERY LITTLE TIME LEFT

BEFORE HER BODY GIVES OUT,

AND IF SHE'S GONNA BE
PART OF OUR PROGRAM,

SHE HAS TO MOVE TO HOUSTON

BECAUSE HER BODY
ISN'T GOING TO HANDLE THE TRAVEL

BACK AND FORTH TO OREGON,

AND THAT WILL ALSO GET HER OUT
OF THE HOUSE

THAT IS LIKELY FILLED
WITH ENABLERS.

ANNJEANETTE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY TIME TO WASTE,

SO HOPEFULLY SHE'S TAKING THIS
AS SERIOUSLY AS SHE NEEDS,

AND SHE'S READY, AND SHE STARTS
MAKING THE CHANGES SHE HAS TO

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

Annjeanette: I KNOW I'VE BEEN
IN A REALLY BAD PLACE

WITH MY HEALTH FOR A WHILE,

BUT HEARING A DOCTOR TELL YOU

THAT, BEYOND A SHADOW
OF A DOUBT,

YOU'RE GONNA DIE SOON,
IT'S HORRIFYING,

AND NOT ONLY THAT,
BUT ME AND ERICA

HAVE TO UPROOT OUR LIVES NOW,

AND I'M OVERWHELMED,

AND I'M JUST HOPING
I COULD DO THIS,

BECAUSE I KNOW IF I CAN'T,
THEN I'M GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING.

ME AND ERICA HAVE BEEN HOME
FROM SEEING DR. NOW

FOR A MONTH NOW,

AND I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO DO MY EXERCISES

AND STICK TO DR. NOW'S DIET,
BUT BOTH HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD.

WITH MY EXERCISES,
MY BIGGEST OBSTACLE

IS THAT I JUST CAN'T
MOVE AROUND A LOT...

...AND BY THE TIME
I MANAGE TO GET UP,

I'M PRACTICALLY WORN OUT.

BUT I'M TRYING TO GET UP
LIKE DR. NOW WANTS

AND DO WHAT I CAN EVERY DAY,

AND WITH MY DIET, I'VE MADE A
LOT OF THE ADJUSTMENTS I NEED.

THERE'S JUST A FEW THINGS
THAT ARE TOO HARD FOR ME

TO COMPLETELY GET RID OF --
LIKE PEANUT BUTTER.

WE'RE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE
BACK IN HOUSTON TODAY,

SEEING HIM FOR
MY NEXT APPOINTMENT...

...BUT IT'S TAKING ME AND ERICA
LONGER TO GET BACK DOWN THERE

BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING

ON FINDING A PLACE
TO LIVE IN HOUSTON.

BUT I CALLED DR. NOW AND TOLD
HIM WE'RE STILL COMING,

WE JUST NEED A COUPLE
MORE WEEKS,

AND HE TOLD ME FOR EVERY WEEK
LONGER IT TAKES ME,

THAT I NEED TO ADD 10 MORE
POUNDS TO MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL,

AND IT'S GOT ME FREAKED OUT
BECAUSE LOSING 100 POUNDS

IS ALREADY A LOT TO LOSE.

Annjeanette: ME AND ERICA ARE
LEAVING FOR HOUSTON TODAY.

WE HAVE OUR BAGS PACKED,
AND WE HAVE A PLACE

READY FOR US TO MOVE INTO
ONCE WE GET DOWN THERE.

BUT WE'RE ONLY TAKING
WHAT WE CAN CARRY

BECAUSE WE'RE FLYING BACK
TO HOUSTON.

EVERYTHING BIG LIKE FURNITURE
BELONGS TO MY SISTER,

SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH.

SO AS LONG AS I CAN
HANDLE THE TRIP AGAIN,

IT'LL BE EASY TO MOVE DOWN.

BUT DOING THIS
AND LEAVING MY FAMILY

IS A LOT HARDER THAN
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

SO I'M REALLY STRUGGLING 'CAUSE
I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

MY FAMILY'S HERE IN OREGON,

AND I CAN'T IMAGINE MISSING OUT
ON MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS

FOR A WHOLE YEAR.

THEY'RE GONNA BE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE

WHEN I'M ABLE TO SEE THEM AGAIN.

SO I'M HEARTBROKEN TO HAVE TO DO
THIS, BUT I KNOW I NEED TO.

BECAUSE IF I DON'T, THEN I'LL
STILL BE LEAVING THEM,

JUST IN A MORE PERMANENT WAY.

SO THIS IS JUST A TRADE-OFF

WHERE I'M GONNA GET SOMETHING
MUCH BETTER IN THE END,

AND I JUST HAVE TO KEEP
REMINDING MYSELF OF THAT.

BUT THIS IS STILL THE HARDEST
THING I'VE EVER DONE.

BUT I PLAN TO LOSE THE WEIGHT
AS FAST AS I CAN

AND GET BACK HERE TO OREGON
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

YOU WILL.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER TWO
MONTHS SINCE I'VE SEEN DR. NOW,

SO I WANT TO GET DOWN THERE
AS SOON AS I CAN

TO HAVE MY NEXT APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M REALLY HOPING
THAT WHEN I DO,

I HIT MY GOAL AND GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

SO I CAN TAKE THE NEXT
BIG STEP I NEED

TO GET TO THE LIFE I WANT

AND TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK HOME
TO FAMILY.

ME AND ERICA ARRIVED IN HOUSTON
LATE LAST NIGHT,

AND IT WAS ANOTHER TOUGH TRIP.

BUT WE GOT HERE SO LATE THAT WE
JUST HAD TO GET A HOTEL ROOM

BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET THE KEYS
TO OUR NEW PLACE.

BUT I WAS GLAD BECAUSE WE DON'T
HAVE A BED RIGHT NOW.

SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO GET ONE
MORE NIGHT WITH A BED

AFTER ALL THAT TRAVELING,

BUT RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE IF OUR NEW PLACE

IS GONNA WORK FOR ME AND BE ABLE
TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT I NEED,

OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO
STAY THERE

BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE
AS BIG AS ME,

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN
FIT IN PLACES LIKE THE BATHROOM.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET STUCK
SOMEWHERE SMALL.

IF I DO, THE ONLY WAY
TO GET ME OUT

IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAS TO COME CUT ME OUT,

AND I'M NOT GONNA LET THERE BE
ANY CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING.

SO IT ALL HAS TO WORK FOR ME
IF I'M GONNA STAY THERE.

BUT I'M HOPING IT'S ALL GOOD.

OKAY.

A BIG CLOSET.

IT'S GONNA BE TIGHT.

BUT IT'S A NICE,
STURDY TOILET.

HOLY

I CAN BARELY FIT THROUGH
THE BATHROOM DOOR.

I HAVE TO SQUEEZE.

AND WE NEED
A NEW TOILET SEAT.

OKAY.

ARE YOU EXCITED?
I'M EXCITED.

Annjeanette:
IT'S A LITTLE SMALLER IN PLACES,

BUT I CAN MAKE IT WORK.

AND NOW THAT I'M HERE,
THIS IS A LITTLE EXCITING.

YOU WANT TO SIT HERE
WHILE I BRING THE LUGGAGE IN?

OH, DUDE'S BRINGING IT.

ME AND ERICA HAVE NEVER LIVED
ON OUR OWN,

SO IT'S GONNA BE A WHOLE NEW
EXPERIENCE FOR US.

LET'S SEE
IF I CAN MAKE A BED.

THE ONLY THING
I'M REALLY SCARED ABOUT

IS THAT ERICA'S LOOKING FOR
A NEW JOB HERE IN HOUSTON,

AND IF SHE GETS ONE SOON,

IT WILL MEAN I'LL BE ON MY OWN
DURING THE DAY,

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ON MY OWN
SINCE I GOT THIS BIG.

I MISS MY FAMILY JUST A LOT.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT TOGETHER

'CAUSE I HAVE TO KEEP MY EYE
ON THE PRIZE,

AND THE PRIZE IS MAKING IT.

YOU READY FOR BED?
I'M TIRED.

I JUST...
I JUST DON'T KNOW

IF I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO GET
BACK UP OFF THE FLOOR.

WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
I PROMISE.

READY?

WE CALLED DR. NOW AND TOLD HIM
WE WERE GONNA BE DOWN HERE

AND THAT I WAS READY TO COME
BACK FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.

SO IT'S SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW,
AND I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THAT

BECAUSE THAT MEANS I FIND OUT

THE COURSE OF THE REST
OF MY LIFE IN ONE DAY.

GO AHEAD.

I'LL HOLD IT RIGHT HERE.
COME ON.

YOU GOT IT.

OKAY.

PUT THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

SO I'M REALLY HOPING AND PRAYING
THAT ALL THIS SACRIFICE AND PAIN

WILL PAY OFF LIKE I NEED.

I JUST HAVE TO KEEP
REMINDING MYSELF

THAT THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY.

ME AND ERICA ARE FINALLY HEADED
BACK TO DR. NOW'S

FOR MY SECOND APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M SO NERVOUS BECAUSE I'VE
BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD

WITH MY DIET AND MAKING
THE CHANGES I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT,

THE MORE WORRIED I GET
THAT IT WASN'T ENOUGH.

I KNOW I TRIED HARD,
BUT I ALSO KNOW

I'VE HAD SOMETHING
I SHOULDN'T HAVE AT TIMES,

ESPECIALLY WHEN I'VE BEEN
STRESSED.

AND GETTING MOVED HERE HAS BEEN
EXTREMELY STRESSFUL.

SO I'M SCARED ABOUT
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN,

AND IF I HAVEN'T MADE IT TO
MY GOAL, WHAT THAT WILL MEAN.

ANNJEANETTE WHALEY?

MY WHOLE LIFE IS RIDING ON ME
GETTING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND WHETHER OR NOT I AM

COMES DOWN TO WHAT NUMBER'S
ON THE SCALE TODAY.

SO I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW.

MY WHOLE FUTURE IS ABOUT TO BE
SHOWN TO ME,

AND IT'S EITHER GONNA BE GOOD
OR REALLY, REALLY BAD.

Annjeanette:
I'M AT DR. NOW'S,

AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO LOSE
140 POUNDS BY TODAY

SINCE HE ADDED 10 POUNDS
FOR EVERY WEEK

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK
FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.

SO THAT MEANS I HAVE TO BE
BELOW 539 TODAY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENED.

I KNOW THERE WERE SOME BAD DAYS,

AND I WAS STRESSED A LOT
WITH THE MOVE,

BUT I WORKED
REALLY, REALLY HARD,

AND I'M REALLY SCARED NOW

HE'S NOT GONNA GIVE ME
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

HELLO.

-HI.
-HELLO.

HOW YOU ALL DOING?

WE'RE GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING FINE.
THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.
SO, HOW YOU GETTING ALONG?

WE'RE -- WE'RE MAKING IT.

OKAY. HAVE YOU TWO BEEN ABLE
TO MOVE TO HOUSTON?

YEAH. WE LIVE IN HOUSTON.
WE MOVED.

OKAY, WELL,
THAT'S ONE GOOD THING

BECAUSE YOUR WEIGHT LOSS
ISN'T THAT GREAT.

SINCE IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS,

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE LOST
AT LEAST 140 POUNDS,

BUT YOU ONLY LOST 33 POUNDS
IN THAT TIME.

YEAH.

SO, WHAT HAPPENED?

BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE DONE
THE DIET,

YOU WOULD HAVE LOST
MORE THAN THAT.

UM, I HAD
A ROUGH TIME WITH IT,

BUT I FEEL LIKE I DID
REALLY GOOD.

I'VE LEARNED A LOT,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE
A BIG CHANGE FROM BEFORE.

NOT REALLY. A 30-POUND WEIGHT
LOSS WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU

CAN BE DONE QUICKLY WITH
A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF EFFORT.

SO, THE REALITY IS,
YOU DIDN'T CHANGE THAT MUCH.

OKAY.

YOU NEED TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT NOW
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

SO MY GOAL FOR YOU IS THE SAME
AS THE FIRST TIME.

LOSE 100 POUNDS
IN ONE MONTH.

NO MORE EXCUSES.
YOU GOT THAT?

YEAH.

YOU NEED TO STOP WASTING TIME
YOU DON'T HAVE,

OR THINGS ARE GONNA GET MUCH
WORSE FOR YOU, ANNJEANETTE,

VERY SOON,
AND ONCE IT DOES,

YOUR HEALTH WILL DECLINE
RAPIDLY,

AND THEN YOUR BODY WILL JUST
GIVE OUT, AND YOU WILL DIE.

SO YOUR ONLY CHANCE IS TO STOP
PLAYING GAMES AND CHANGE NOW.

SO LOSE 100 POUNDS
IN ONE MONTH.

THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
YOU UNDERSTAND?

OKAY.

OKAY, YEAH. I HOPE YOU'RE MORE
SERIOUS THIS TIME

WHEN YOU SAY THAT.

I'LL SEE YOU BOTH
IN A MONTH.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING
YOUR WEIGHT DOWN

AND GET YOU IN BETTER HEALTH,
BUT NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

-NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
-OKAY?

SO...
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ANNJEANETTE'S
LACK OF PROGRESS

OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS
IS OBVIOUSLY VERY DISAPPOINTING,

AND IF SHE CONTINUES TO ONLY
LOSE AT THIS RATE,

IT WILL TAKE HER
FIVE TO SIX MONTHS

BEFORE SHE MAKES ENOUGH PROGRESS

TO RELIEVE ENOUGH STRAIN
ON HER BODY

TO MAKE ANY SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE.

BUT IN HER CONDITION, SHE LIKELY
WON'T BE ABLE TO LAST THAT LONG.

SO SHE HAS TO START MAKING MUCH
MORE PROGRESS IMMEDIATELY,

AND IF SHE DOESN'T, OUR ONLY
OPTION TO SAVE HER LIFE

MAY BE TO ADMIT HER TO HOSPITAL

AND PUT HER
ON A CONTROLLED DIET.

BUT THAT WOULD STILL ONLY DELAY
THE INEVITABLE

IF ANNJEANETTE ISN'T GOING TO
START DOING WHAT SHE NEEDS

TO SAVE HER OWN LIFE,

BECAUSE WE CAN'T ULTIMATELY DO
THIS FOR HER.

SO, WHAT HAPPENS
AND WHETHER OR NOT

SHE'S ABLE TO SURVIVE MUCH
LONGER IS ALL IN HER HANDS.

Annjeanette:
IT'S UPSETTING TO KEEP HEARING

HOW I'M GONNA DIE SOON

AND FOR DR. NOW TO TREAT ME
LIKE I DON'T CARE.

SO I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T THINK DR. NOW
UNDERSTANDS HOW HARD IT IS

WITH ALL THE STRESS
I HAVE ON ME.

GO AHEAD.

THERE YOU GO.

BUT I GUESS MY ONLY OPTION

IS TO TRY HARDER TO GET
TO THE GOAL HE'S GIVING ME,

BECAUSE I KNOW OUTSIDE OF THIS,
I DON'T HAVE ANY OPTIONS LEFT.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,

ME AND ERICA HAVE MADE A LOT
OF CHANGES TOGETHER.

THE FIRST THING WE DID
RIGHT AFTER MY LAST APPOINTMENT

WAS THAT ERICA WENT
TO THE GROCERY STORE

AND GOT A BUNCH OF GOOD
AND HEALTHY FOOD

AND INGREDIENTS SO WE CAN MAKE
HEALTHY MEALS.

SO I'M TRYING
TO COMPLETELY STICK

TO DR. NOW'S DIET THIS TIME.

AND WE ALSO DID SOMETHING

TO HELP MOTIVATE ME TO EXERCISE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.

ME AND ERICA GOT A PUPPY,
AND IT'S MY JOB TO WALK HIM.

COME ON, PUPPY.

NO MATTER WHAT,
I CAN'T SKIP MY WALK

BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET UP
AND TAKE HIM OUT EVERY DAY.

COME ON.
THIS WAY.

IT'S LIKE YOU GOT TO
TALK HIM INTO IT.

YEAH, HE DOESN'T LIKE IT.

SO FAR HE'S NOT VERY COMPLIANT
AND DOESN'T WANT TO COOPERATE.

SO IT'S EVEN MORE OF A WORKOUT
TRYING TO DRAG HIM RIGHT NOW.

COME ON.

IF YOU NEED TO LEAN ON ME,
LET ME KNOW, OKAY?

COME ON.

SO THAT'S PROGRESS,
AND, OVERALL,

I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M DOING
A LOT BETTER THIS TIME,

AND I THINK IF I KEEP IT UP
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS,

I'LL BE ABLE TO HIT MY GOAL
BY MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.

I'M SO NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN ONE
OF THE HARDEST OF MY LIFE

BECAUSE I SACRIFICED SO MUCH
AND WORKED AS HARD AS I COULD

TO MAKE SURE I MADE IT
TO MY GOAL THIS TIME.

I JUST NEED IT TO BE ENOUGH.

I FEEL LIKE I JUST BARELY MADE
IT TO TODAY WITHOUT GIVING IN.

SO IF I DON'T MAKE IT,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

ANNJEANETTE?

SO I'M SCARED
BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T MAKE IT

TO WHERE I NEED TODAY, THEN I
DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO,

BECAUSE I CAN'T DO ANY BETTER
THAN I DID THIS TIME.

SO I EITHER MADE IT TODAY

OR I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO DO THIS.

Annjeanette: I'M AT DR. NOW'S
AGAIN FOR MY THIRD APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M REALLY HOPING I MADE IT
TO MY GOAL THIS TIME.

ON MY LAST APPOINTMENT
A MONTH AGO, I WAS 646.

SO DR. NOW GAVE ME THE SAME GOAL

OF LOSING THE 100 POUNDS
THIS MONTH.

556.

THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW IT'S NOT ALL THE WAY
UP TO MY GOAL,

BUT IT'S A LOT FOR ME TO LOSE
IN A MONTH -- A WHOLE LOT.

SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF,

AND I KNOW DR. NOW WILL BE
IMPRESSED WITH IT, TOO,

AND SEE HOW I AM READY
FOR SURGERY.

HELLO.

-HELLO.
-HI.

HOW YOU ALL DOING?

WE'RE GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU'RE DOWN
TO 556 TODAY.

YEAH.

SO YOU LOST 90 POUNDS.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SHORT
OF YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL

OF 100 POUNDS, BUT IT IS
A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT

OVER THE LAST TIME.

SO YOU'RE MAKING SOME GOOD
PROGRESS AND TRYING HARDER.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND APPROVE YOU

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
OKAY?

YAY!

BUT HERE'S THE CATCH.
IT'S CONTINGENT ON TWO THINGS.

THE FIRST IS THAT
WE'RE GONNA SCHEDULE YOU

FOR A SERIES OF TESTS
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS

TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR BODY CAN
HANDLE THE SURGERY, OKAY?

OKAY.

THE SECOND THING IS, SINCE YOU
DIDN'T QUITE HIT YOUR GOAL,

I'M GONNA SCHEDULE
YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW
SO YOU CAN SHOW ME

THAT YOU'RE GONNA STILL STICK
WITH DOING WHAT YOU NEED

AND WORKING HARD.

IF YOU DO THAT,
WE WILL MOVE AHEAD

WITH YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY.

BUT IF YOU SHOW UP,
AND YOU'RE NOT MAKING

THE PROGRESS YOU SHOULD,
OR YOU GAIN,

THEN WE'LL CANCEL YOUR SURGERY,
AND YOU WON'T GET IT,

AND WE'LL SEND YOU HOME.

OKAY, I WON'T.
I WON'T GAIN ANY WEIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
WELL, TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY

BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT
TRACK RIGHT NOW.

SO STAY MOTIVATED
AND DON'T GET COMFORTABLE

AND START TO SLIP, OKAY?

OKAY.

YOU BROUGHT YOUR BMI
DOWN TO 105,

WHICH IS A LOT BETTER
THAN 128,

BUT THE LOWER YOU GET
BEFORE SURGERY,

THE LOWER THE RISK,

AND THAT'S GONNA BE
AN IMPORTANT THING, OKAY?

OKAY.

SO KEEP WORKING HARD
AND LOSE ANOTHER 50 POUNDS

TO GET YOURSELF IN GOOD SHAPE
FOR SURGERY, OKAY?

OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU TWO
IN TWO MONTHS.

AND MAKE SURE
YOU KEEP MAKING PROGRESS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I AM VERY HAPPY

THAT ANNJEANETTE HAS TRIED
HARDER THIS PAST MONTH

AND THAT SHE'S TAKING HER
SITUATION MORE SERIOUSLY.

EVEN THOUGH SHE SHOULD HAVE
LOST MORE,

SHE'S APPLIED HERSELF
AND TRYING TO WORK HARDER.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS WHETHER
HER MOTIVATION IS GOING TO LAST

LIKE IT NEEDS OR IF
IT'S GONNA BE SHORT-LIVED

BECAUSE IF SHE HAD STUCK
TO A 1,200-CALORIE DIET

LIKE SHE SHOULD HAVE,
AT HER HEIGHT AND HER WEIGHT,

SHE WOULD HAVE LOST OVER 120
POUNDS OVER THE LAST MONTH.

SO EVEN THOUGH
SHE'S DOING BETTER,

SHE'S STILL STRUGGLING
WITH GIVING UP

ALL THE THINGS
SHE SHOULDN'T BE EATING.

SO BEFORE I'M CONFIDENT
SHE'S READY TO MOVE AHEAD,

I NEED HER TO PROVE TO ME
THAT SHE'S GONNA STICK WITH IT

TO SHOW ME
SHE'S STILL NOT THINKING

THE SURGERY IS A MAGIC PILL

THAT'S GONNA DO ALL THE WORK
FOR HER WHEN SHE GETS IT.

Annjeanette: I'M SO EXCITED,
AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF.

HOPEFULLY THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
GO BY REALLY QUICK

BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO
GET MY SURGERY

AND START THE NEW LIFE I'VE
WANTED WITH ERICA AND MY FAMILY.

I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO HAVE
A PANIC ATTACK RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I'M SCARED
I REALLY MESSED UP.

MS. ANNJEANETTE?

DR. NOW SCHEDULED THE TEST
AND EVALUATION

HE SAID I HAVE TO HAVE
BEFORE SURGERY.

SO I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
TO HAVE THOSE DONE,

AND WHEN I WAS THERE,
THEY CHECKED MY WEIGHT,

AND IT SAID I HAD GAINED,

AND WHILE I WAS THERE,

DR. NOW CALLED ME TO TELL ME

TO COME BACK INTO HIS CLINIC
TO SEE HIM TODAY.

SO I'M GOING OUT OF MY MIND
RIGHT NOW.

I REALLY WISH I HAD ERICA
WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

SHE HAD TO START HER NEW JOB
AND COULDN'T COME IN TODAY.

BUT I REALLY, REALLY NEED HER
WITH ME

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M BARELY
HOLDING IT TOGETHER.

I JUST HOPE
I DIDN'T MESS THIS ALL UP.

HI, ANNJEANETTE.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.
BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU HAVE GAINED 15 POUNDS.

YEAH.

SO, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I KNOW THAT
I'M GAINING FLUID.

I DON'T THINK THE WHOLE
15 POUNDS IS FLUID.

I THINK I MIGHT
BE OVEREATING, OBVIOUSLY,

'CAUSE 15 POUNDS
IS 15 POUNDS.

I DON'T HAVE EXCUSES
FOR YOU, SO...

SO YOU SAY YOU'RE NOT
GIVING ME EXCUSES,

AND THEN YOU
GIVE ME EXCUSES.

TO GAIN 15 POUNDS
IN A FEW WEEKS

MEANS YOU'VE TAKEN 7,000 TO
8,000 CALORIES A DAY RIGHT NOW.

YOU THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT?

I THINK IT'S OUTRAGEOUS.
I SEE A LOT WRONG WITH THAT.

SO WHY ARE YOU DOING IT?

I DON'T -- I DON'T --
I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T HAVE WORDS FOR IT.

DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH ME

AND PRETEND YOU'RE CONFUSED
AND YOU DON'T KNOW.

YOU GOT YOUR APPROVAL, AND YOU
THOUGHT NOW WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

IS GONNA DO
ALL THE WORK FOR YOU

AND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO TRY ANYMORE AND DID NOT.

SO, DID YOU COME TO HOUSTON
TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE?

YES.

OKAY, SO EATING WHATEVER
WHENEVER

AND NOT CARING
ABOUT YOURSELF

IS GONNA GET YOU TO THE POINT
WHERE YOU'RE GONNA DIE SOON.

SO THIS IS A MATTER
OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR YOU.

OKAY?

SO YOUR SURGERY IS STILL
SCHEDULED

FOR FIVE WEEKS FROM NOW,
AND IF YOU WANT TO MOVE AHEAD,

THEN I WANT YOU TO LOSE
THE 50 POUNDS I TOLD YOU,

PLUS THE 15 POUNDS
YOU GAINED.

SO YOU NEED TO LOSE 65 POUNDS
FROM TODAY BY YOUR SURGERY

OR WE AREN'T MOVING AHEAD
AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

OKAY.

YOU CAN EITHER WORK TO FIX
THE DAMAGE YOU HAVE DONE

AND THEN HIT YOUR GOAL,

OR YOU CAN MAKE EXCUSES
BECAUSE THERE'LL BE NO POINT.

IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

OKAY.

GOOD. BECAUSE THIS IS
YOUR LAST CHANCE.

I'LL SEE YOU IN FIVE WEEKS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ANNJEANETTE IS
PLAYING A VERY DANGEROUS GAME

RIGHT NOW, AND SHE'S RISKING
HER LIFE IN THE PROCESS.

THE FACT THAT SHE'S ONCE AGAIN
MAKING EXCUSES

FOR HER POOR CHOICES
GIVES ME A LOT OF CONCERN

ABOUT WHETHER SHE'S GONNA BE
ABLE TO DO THIS OR NOT.

SO SHE NEEDS TO TURN THINGS
AROUND RIGHT NOW

AND START DOING WHAT SHE NEEDS

TO GET BACK ON TRACK
IMMEDIATELY.

IF SHE DOESN'T,
AND SHE CONTINUES TO GAIN,

THEN SHE WILL NOT ONLY LOSE
HER CHANCE

TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,
BUT SHE'S GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME,

AND IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE HER
BODY CAN'T HANDLE IT,

AND IT GIVES UP.

Annjeanette: I CAN'T BELIEVE
I LET THIS HAPPEN.

I'M JUST GLAD
I DIDN'T LOSE MY SURGERY.

BUT I KNOW IF I DON'T MAKE UP
FOR THIS AND FIX IT,

I STILL CAN.

SO I'M REALLY UPSET
AND SCARED NOW

'CAUSE I CAN'T LOSE MY
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

IF I DO, I HAVE NO HOPE FOR
A FUTURE OR LIFE OR ANYTHING.

SO I HAVE TO MAKE SURE I GET IT
NO MATTER WHAT.

ANNJEANETTE IS HERE
IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW

FOR HER WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

BUT WHETHER OR NOT
WE MOVE AHEAD TODAY

STILL DEPENDS ON IF SHE HIT
HER WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL

SHE NEEDED TO GET BACK ON TRACK.

IF SHE DIDN'T,
THEN WE'RE NOT GOING AHEAD

WITH HER OPERATION TODAY.

BUT WHAT'S ALREADY CONCERNING ME

IS THAT SHE'S SAYING
SHE'S NOT FEELING WELL

AND THAT SHE FEELS LIKE
SHE'S SHORT OF BREATH,

AND SO WITH THE INITIAL RESULT
OF THE TESTS

WE'VE BEEN RUNNING HERE TODAY
ARE SHOWING SOME FLUID RETENTION

THAT HAS ADDED SOME STRAIN TO
HER BODY, AND THAT'S NOT GOOD.

SO HER CONDITION
HAS DETERIORATED SOME

SINCE LAST TIME I SAW HER,

AND THAT MAY MEAN SHE'S NOT
MAKING THE PROGRESS SHE NEEDS.

HELLO.

-HI.
-HELLO.

HOW YOU FEELING TODAY?

EMOTIONAL.

EMOTIONAL.
OKAY.

YOU FEELING
SHORT OF BREATH?

YEAH, AND I FEEL SWOLLEN,
AND MY LEGS AND MY STOMACH,

IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME

TO REACH PLACES
THAT I COULD REACH BEFORE.

SOME FLUID RETENTION COULD BE
THE CAUSE OF THAT,

WHICH WOULD MEAN
YOU'RE GAINING,

BUT LET ME LISTEN TO YOUR HEART,
SEE HOW THINGS ARE.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

YOUR HEART SOUNDS FINE
RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

SO, LET'S GET
YOUR WEIGHT CHECKED,

AND LET'S GET UP
TO DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THE WEIGHT YOU GAINED,
YOU WERE 571 A MONTH AGO,

AND YOUR GOAL WAS TO LOSE
65 POUNDS.

SO YOU SHOULD BE 506 TODAY.

SO LET'S SEE
WHERE YOU'RE AT.

563.

SO YOU ONLY LOST
EIGHT POUNDS,

AND WITH A POUND OR TWO
OF FLUID RETENTION,

WE ROUND UP TO 10.

BUT THAT'S STILL A LONG WAY
FROM WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE.

SO YOU'RE LIKELY STILL EATING
AROUND 4,000 TO 5,000 CALORIES

A DAY RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

SO WE WON'T BE MOVING AHEAD WITH
YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY.

BUT SINCE YOU HAVE SOME FLUID
IN YOUR SYSTEM,

AND YOU ARE ALREADY ADMITTED,
WHAT WE WILL DO IS

PUT YOU IN THE HOSPITAL

SO WE CAN GET ALL THAT EXTRA
FLUID OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.

OKAY.

GET YOU IN BETTER SHAPE, OKAY,
IN A COUPLE DAYS OR SO.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, ANNJEANETTE.
HERE'S THE DEAL.

YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS IS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED TO YOU
HOW CLOSE TO DEATH YOU ARE

AND HOW DANGEROUS IT IS
THAT YOU KEEP OVEREATING.

UNLESS YOU WAKE UP, YOUR HEALTH
IS GOING TO DETERIORATE RAPIDLY,

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA SURVIVE
ONCE IT DOES.

SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
ONLY ONE MORE CHANCE,

AND THEN THAT'S IT.

AND THIS IS
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

I'M GONNA RESCHEDULE YOUR
SURGERY FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.

IN THAT TIME, I WANT YOU
TO LOSE 65 POUNDS.

OKAY.

IF YOU DON'T,
THAT'LL BE IT,

AND THEN YOU'LL BE DONE
WITH THE PROGRAM.

YOU GOT IT?

OKAY.

GOOD. AND WHAT ELSE
YOU'RE GONNA DO IS,

IN A FEW DAYS
WHEN I SEND YOU HOME,

YOU'RE GONNA START
GOING TO PSYCHOTHERAPY.

OKAY.

WE'LL SET THAT UP
FOR YOU.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
YOU TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY

BECAUSE THIS IS
YOUR LAST CHANCE.

IF YOU DON'T,
THEN THAT WILL BE IT.

YOU'LL BE DONE
WITH THE PROGRAM.

YOU GOT IT?

OKAY.

I HOPE SO.
ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
LET ME KNOW.

OKAY.

IN THE MEANTIME,
WE'LL GET YOU TAKEN CARE OF.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE
ANNJEANETTE CONTINUE TO MAKE

THE CHOICES SHE IS.

BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M NOT ONLY
CANCELING HER SURGERY,

BUT HER HEALTH IS STARTING TO
DETERIORATE EVEN FURTHER.

SO WE'LL TREAT HER
FOR THE ISSUES SHE DEVELOPED

OVER THE LAST MONTH TO MAKE SURE
THEY DON'T GET TO THE POINT

WHERE THEY'RE LIFE-THREATENING
FOR HER.

BUT SHE'S PLAYING
A DANGEROUS GAME WITH HER LIFE

WHEN SHE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT
AFFORD TO DO THAT,

AND IF SHE'S GONNA CONTINUE DOWN
THIS PATH,

THEN THERE IS NOTHING MORE
WE CAN DO FOR HER.

Annjeanette: I'M HEADED TO SEE
A THERAPIST TODAY.

DR. NOW IS SENDING ME TO ONE

TO START WORKING ON
EMOTIONAL ISSUES

HE SAYS I NEED TO TRY
AND ADDRESS.

WHAT WOULD HELP ME THE MOST
RIGHT NOW

IS GETTING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

BUT I'M HOPING IF I JUST DO
WHAT DR. NOW TELLS ME,

THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO GET
MY SURGERY SOON.

I STILL FEEL DEVASTATED I DIDN'T
GET IT WHEN I SHOULD HAVE,

AND I FELT BAD FOR MY DAD
BECAUSE HE FLEW IN FOR IT,

BUT HE SAID HE'S GONNA STAY

BECAUSE HE KNOWS I'LL FIGURE
THIS OUT AND I'LL HAVE IT SOON.

AND HE WANTS TO BE THERE FOR IT.

SO I REALLY HOPE HE'S RIGHT.

HI.

HI, MS. ANNJEANETTE.

-HI.
-I'M LOLA.

-IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.

-HI, THERE.
-ERICA.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
ERICA.

MS. ANNJEANETTE, WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, FOLLOW ME ON IN.

-ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
-AFTER YOU.

GO RIGHT ON IN AND HAVE A SEAT
ANYWHERE YOU'D LIKE.

OKAY.

TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOURSELF, ANNJEANETTE.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOUR CHILDHOOD?

UM, MY MOM HAD A HEROIN
ADDICTION, WHICH CAUSED HER --

LIKE, SHE WOULD TAKE OFF
FOR DAYS AT A TIME,

AND SO MY DAD WAS ALWAYS HAVING
TO LEAVE AND GO FIND MY MOM.

MY DAD, LIKE,
HE NEVER DID DRUGS,

BUT HE SOLD DRUGS WHEN I WAS
A CHILD, AND -- I DON'T KNOW.

THERE WAS NOTHING NORMAL
ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

IT WAS ACTUALLY ANYTHING
BUT NORMAL.

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO
GO THROUGH THAT.

YEAH.

SO, ANNJEANETTE, WHAT BRINGS YOU
HERE TODAY AT THIS MOMENT?

I AM HERE BECAUSE MY ONLY EVER
ADDICTION HAS EVER BEEN FOOD,

AND I'VE NEVER
BEEN ABLE TO STOP.

I'M TRYING TO GET SURGERY,
AND NOW MY DAD'S HERE,

AND HE EATS WHATEVER HE WANTS,
AND SO IT'S, LIKE, HARD FOR ME.

SO DAD EATS POORLY
AND BRINGS IT INTO THE HOME?

YEAH. HE BRINGS IT,
AND I FEEL FRUSTRATED

BECAUSE I JUST WANT A BITE,
AND I CAN'T DO THAT.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
SOME HOMEWORK.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR DAD.

YOU'VE HAD SO MUCH INCONSISTENCY
AND INSTABILITY IN YOUR LIFE

THAT YOU NEED
A SUPPORT SYSTEM,

AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT
CONVERSATION WITH YOUR DAD,

AND SO I'M JUST WONDERING,

IN TERMS OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH ERICA,

HAS SHE BEEN REALLY
SUPPORTIVE?

um...

WE FIGHT
A LOT LATELY, ACTUALLY.

YOU FIGHT A LOT?

WE FIGHT A LOT BECAUSE I JUST
FEEL LIKE SHE'S MAD AT ME

BECAUSE I AM GETTING
HEALTHIER.

WELL, IT LEAVES HER
IN A POSITION

TO REDEFINE
HER ROLE FOR YOU.

I'M SURE THAT
FOR SOME TIME NOW,

SHE'S HAD A PARENTAL,
MOTHERLIKE ROLE IN YOUR LIFE,

AND NOW YOU'RE GROWING.

YEAH.
I JUST FEEL LIKE MOVING HERE,

LIKE, GAVE ME SO MUCH
INDEPENDENCE.

YOU KNOW, LIKE, I JUST FEEL
LIKE I NEVER LIVED,

AND NOW, LIKE, I'M LIVING.

I WANT YOU TO SIT DOWN
WITH YOUR PARTNER

AND OUTLINE SOME SHORT-TERM
GOALS FOR YOURSELVES

AND THEN DISCUSS THOSE GOALS
AND SEE IF ANY OF THEM

ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT
THE OTHER PERSON WANTS.

BECAUSE YOU TWO NEED TO REALLY
DISCUSS THE FUTURE

OF THIS RELATIONSHIP

AND WHETHER OR NOT
IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE.

THAT'S A LOT OF HOMEWORK.

IT IS.

THANKS FOR TALKING TO ME,
ANNJEANETTE.

YEAH.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU AGAIN.

-YES, DEFINITELY. AWESOME.
-IT'S A PLEASURE.

THANK YOU
VERY, VERY MUCH.

-BYE.
-BYE.

-GET HOME SAFELY.
-YEAH.

THAT WASN'T WHAT I EXPECTED
AT ALL.

HAVING TO TALK TO MY DAD
AND ERICA ABOUT ALL THAT STUFF

IS GONNA BE REALLY HARD,

AND, TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I KNOW IF I DON'T,

THAT I'M GONNA LOSE ANY CHANCE
TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SO THIS FEELS A LITTLE LIKE
A NO-WIN SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

Annjeanette:
IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS

SINCE I'VE HAD MY THERAPY
APPOINTMENT WITH LOLA,

AND I'VE BEEN GOING OVER
EVERYTHING IN MY HEAD CONSTANTLY

THAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO
FOR MY HOMEWORK

TO HELP ME DEAL WITH
SOME OF MY ISSUES.

AND I DECIDED TO TRY
AND TALK WITH MY DAD,

BUT I DECIDED I WANT TO WAIT TO
HAVE THE CONVERSATION WITH ERICA

UNTIL AFTER I GET SURGERY.

BECAUSE IF WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT OUR FUTURE,

I AT LEAST WANT TO FEEL
LIKE I HAVE A CHANCE

AT A FUTURE WITH HER.

BUT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK UP
THE COURAGE TO TALK TO MY DAD.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M JUST READING THIS BOOK.
WHAT'S UP?

SO, IN THERAPY,

SHE GAVE ME SOME HOMEWORK,

AND SHE WANTED ME
TO TALK TO YOU,

AND SHE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD
BE A GOOD IDEA IF I DID,

AND I JUST KIND OF --

I NEED MORE SUPPORT
FROM EVERYBODY.

I NEED -- I NEED YOU GUYS

TO EAT WITH ME, LIKE,
WHAT I EAT.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, NOT KEEP THINGS
IN THE HOUSE THAT I CAN'T HAVE

BECAUSE IT'S, LIKE, STUPID.

IT'S HARD FOR ME.

YEAH, IT'S NOT ONLY STUPID,
IT'S RUDE.

i-I AGREE.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
IF I FEEL THE NEED

TO HAVE SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE,

I WON'T DO IT
WHERE YOU ARE.

YOU COULD EAT IT
AT THE STORE...

RIGHT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.

...AT THE RESTAURANT --
ANYWHERE.

JUST NOT HERE.

ARE YOU UP FOR IT?

SURE.

SURE.

LISTEN. I'M REALLY GLAD
THAT YOU EXPRESSED YOURSELF

BECAUSE PROBABLY WE SHOULD HAVE
MORE TIMES TO TALK THAN WE HAVE.

SO, WITH THAT SAID,
I'M HAPPY THAT YOU DID,

AND I'M GONNA GO
TAKE A SHOWER, OKAY?

-YEAH. ME TOO.
-ALL RIGHT.

CARRY ON BRAVELY.
-WAIT.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A HUG.

I KNOW.
I'LL GIVE YOU ONE.

YOUR CUTE LITTLE SHOES.

I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIFE.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

LIFE -- MORE THAN LIFE.

ALL RIGHTY.
CARRY ON BRAVELY.

THAT WENT BETTER
THAN I EXPECTED.

SO I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
OF AN EFFECT THIS IS GONNA HAVE

ON MY WEIGHT LOSS, BUT I HOPE
IT'S EITHER WHAT I NEED

OR IT GETS ME GOING
IN A BETTER DIRECTION

SO I CAN LOSE MORE --

AT LEAST ENOUGH TO HIT MY GOAL
TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

HI.

I'M REALLY EXCITED AND PROUD OF
MYSELF FOR GETTING TO THIS POINT

AND THAT THIS SURGERY
IS FINALLY HAPPENING.

PART OF ME CAN'T BELIEVE IT,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME...

I'M HAVING REALLY BAD ANXIETY.
I'M FREAKING OUT...

BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS
A BIG OPERATION,

AND THERE'S A LOT OF RISK HAVING
IT AT MY SIZE.

BUT I KNOW I NEED TO TAKE
THIS STEP TODAY,

AND THAT IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

I DON'T WANT TO CRY ANYMORE,
SO...

OKAY. GOOD.

I'LL BE HERE.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

OKAY?
-THANK YOU.

ONCE I RECOVER,
I'M GONNA HAVE THE TALK

LOLA TOLD ME TO HAVE WITH ERICA,

AND I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT NOW...

BECAUSE AFTER MY OPERATION,

MY LIFE IS GONNA BE FULL
OF POSSIBILITIES.

SO I CAN'T WAIT TO DO THIS
AND START THAT LIFE WITH ERICA.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY WE'RE ATTEMPTING

TO DO A GASTRIC SLEEVE
ON ANNJEANETTE.

ALL HER TESTS LOOK GOOD,
AND WE WEIGHED HER,

AND SHE'S DOWN TO 492 TODAY.

SO SHE LOST 71 POUNDS
OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS,

WHICH IS MORE THAN THE 65-POUND
GOAL I GAVE HER.

SO SHE'S BACK ON TRACK,

AND SHE'S READY
FOR THIS NEXT STEP TODAY.

BUT AT THE SIZE
ANNJEANETTE STILL IS,

ANY SURGERY PERFORMED ON HER
IS HIGH RISK

BECAUSE OF ALL THE STRAIN

HER WEIGHT IS PUTTING
ON HER SYSTEM.

SO IF AT ANY POINT WE HAVE
ANY CONCERN

THAT THE SURGERY IS ADDING
TOO MUCH ADDITIONAL STRAIN,

WE WILL HAVE TO END
THE SURGERY EARLY

TO PREVENT HER BODY
FROM HITTING ITS LIMIT.

BUT HOPEFULLY THAT'S NOT
THE CASE

BECAUSE THIS SURGERY IS THE TOOL
THAT ANNJEANETTE NEEDS

TO BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT AND
KEEP IT OFF IN THE LONG-TERM,

BECAUSE WHAT THIS OPERATION DOES

IS REMOVE 80% TO 90%
OF THE STOMACH,

LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE
THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SLEEVE.

SO THE PERSON'S FOOD INTAKE
IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED.

SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM

AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOSE
EVEN MORE WEIGHT.

Erica:
I'M A LITTLE OVERWHELMED.

IT'S VERY HARD TO SIT HERE
AND WAIT,

AND I'M JUST ANXIOUS TO SEE HER.

I NEED TO KNOW IF SHE'S OKAY.

SO I'M MOST SCARED
ABOUT COMPLICATIONS

OR THAT SOMETHING MAY GO WRONG,

BUT THIS PROCEDURE FOR ANGIE IS
VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US,

AND I HOPE THE SURGERY
GOES GOOD.

PULL IT OUT.
PULL IT OUT.

THERE.
THAT'S HER STOMACH.

ALL RIGHT.
ROOM LIGHT ON, PLEASE.

OKAY. ALL FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT.

ANNJEANETTE'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL,

AND THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS
WITH HER SURGERY TODAY,

AND WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE
HER OPERATION WITHOUT ANY ISSUE.

SHE HAD A HERNIA THAT WE FIXED,

AND THEN WE DID
A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY,

AND THIS IS THE STOMACH
WE TOOK OUT,

BUT SHE HAD
A BELLY-BUTTON HERNIA.

IT WAS A BIG HERNIA,
AND PART OF THE OMENTUM,

WHICH IS A FATTY TISSUE AROUND
THE INTESTINE AND STOMACH.

BUT AFTER REMOVING ALL THIS,
SHE SHOULD FEEL BETTER NOW

BECAUSE THE HERNIA AND THE
SLEEVE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFUL,

AND THE SLEEVE WILL HELP HER
TO STAY ON TRACK

WITH HER WEIGHT LOSS

WHILE SHE CONTINUES TO WORK ON
HER EMOTIONAL ISSUES.

FOR THE NEXT MONTH, SHE WILL
NEED TO STAY ON A LIQUID DIET,

AND SHE SHOULD LOSE AT LEAST
35 POUNDS AT THAT TIME,

AND THEN IF SHE STAYS ON TRACK,

SHE WILL BE ABLE TO LOSE
AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH

UNTIL SHE GETS IN THE 200s.

BUT ANNJEANETTE HAS SHOWN US
SHE HAS A TENDENCY

TO JUSTIFY HER POOR CHOICES

AND VERY EASILY AND QUICKLY
GETS BACK OFF TRACK,

AND IF SHE DOES THAT

AND STARTS TO PUSH HERSELF
TO TRY TO OVEREAT,

THEN SHE CAN START TO STRETCH
HER STOMACH BACK OUT

UNTIL SHE UNDOES THE SURGERY.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
WE MAKE SURE

WE DON'T LOSE THE MOMENTUM
SHE HAS RIGHT NOW.

SO AS SOON AS SHE RECOVERS,
WE MAKE SURE

SHE CONTINUES
WITH HER PSYCHOTHERAPY

AND DEALING WITH HER CORE ISSUES
BEHIND HER OVEREATING.

BECAUSE IF SHE STARTS
TO GAIN AGAIN,

SHE COULD VERY QUICKLY REGAIN
ALL THE WEIGHT SHE LOST,

AND AT THAT POINT, SHE WILL HAVE
LOST HER LAST CHANCE TO LIVE.

Annjeanette: IT'S BEEN A MONTH
SINCE MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M FULLY RECOVERED.

DR. NOW MOVED ME BACK TO SOLID
FOODS AND SAID I'M ON TRACK.

SO HE'S HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS.

BUT HE REMINDED ME

I HAVE TO KEEP WORKING ON
MY EMOTIONAL ISSUES.

SO I HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT
WITH LOLA,

AND SHE PUSHED ME TO HAVE
A CONVERSATION WITH ERICA NEXT

ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND OUR GOALS,

BECAUSE I SHARED WITH LOLA HOW
ERICA'S GETTING INSECURE

WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS, AND SHE'S
SCARED I'M GONNA LEAVE HER.

-HI.
-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU WANT TO COME TALK TO ME
IN THE ROOM FOR A LITTLE BIT?

-SURE.
-OKAY. LET'S DO IT.

I'M GOING OUT
AND I'M DOING THINGS,

AND I WANT TO ENJOY THEM,

AND SO IF SHE'S NOT GONNA
ENJOY THEM,

IT'S LIKE THE POINT
OF THIS JOURNEY WAS TO LIVE,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M READY
TO HAVE A TALK WITH ERICA

ABOUT MY NEEDS
AND OUR FUTURE TOGETHER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
TALK ABOUT, BOO?

SO, THE THERAPIST SAID THAT WE
SHOULD WRITE DOWN OUR GOALS,

AND, YOU KNOW -- SEPARATELY
AND SEE IF THEY ALIGN.

SO, WHAT -- I MEAN,
WHAT ARE MY GOALS?

JUST YOUR -- YOU KNOW,
JUST WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

LIKE, WHAT DO
YOU SEE HAPPENING?

SO HARD
TO WRITE WITH NAILS.

WHAT IF WE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME GOALS?

I DON'T KNOW, ERICA,
BECAUSE LIFE IS SHORT,

AND, IT'S, LIKE,
YOUR GOALS ARE YOUR GOALS.

I'M DONE.

OKAY. YOU WANT TO
READ THEM OUT LOUD?

OKAY.

YOU READ YOURS.

READ ME YOURS FIRST.

I SAID YOU FIRST.

THIS WAS MY IDEA,
SO YOU READ YOURS FIRST.

UH, "MARRIAGE, TRAVEL,
CHILDREN, A HOUSE,

A GOOD JOB, BEING ABLE
TO SEE BOTH OUR FAMILIES,

TO BE ABLE TO TRUST EACH OTHER,
AND GO BACK TO SCHOOL."

-MM.
-NOTHING?

"CONTINUE LOSING WEIGHT."

"SKIN SURGERY.

FOCUS ON THE DIET."

"G.E.D.

MOVE HOME TO BE AROUND
MY FAMILY.

STABILITY.

BECOME MY OWN PERSON."

"MOVE HOME" MEANING
MOVE BACK TO YOUR FAMILY?

BUT YOU KNEW THAT.

SO IT'S WHATEVER
YOU WANT, RIGHT?

-NO.
-YEAH, IT IS.

IT'S WHAT YOU SAY GOES.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

YET IT'S FAIR FOR ME,
RIGHT?

OREGON.

YOU KNOW WHAT, ERICA?

WHATEVER.

NO, IT'S NOT "WHATEVER."

IT IS WHATEVER,
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY,

YOU CAN MAKE THE DECISION.

NO! AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU
HAVE EVERY CHOICE IN YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU ARE A GROWN-ASS WOMAN.
SO YOU NEED TO STOP.

THE POINT IS,
YOU'RE BEING SELFISH

BECAUSE I'M TRYING
TO ACCOMMODATE YOU

AND UNDERSTAND THAT --

HOW IS THAT
ACCOMMODATING ME?

EITHER YOU CAN
GO BACK TO OREGON

OR LET'S BREAK UP.

THAT'S ACCOMMODATING.

STOP MAKING ME OUT
TO BE THE BAD ONE

WHEN YOU HAVE A CHOICE
TO GO BACK, TOO.

THAT'S NOT FAIR, ERICA.

OKAY.

ALL I'M SAYING
IS I LOVE YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR ME
THIS WHOLE JOURNEY.

I'M GRATEFUL.

BUT YOU CAN'T BE MAD
AT ME

JUST BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO LIVE
A LIFE WITHOUT FIGHTING.

WHATEVER, DUDE.

AND YOU WANT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE
'CAUSE NOW YOU GET TO BE FREE.

THAT'S ALL IT IS.

I DON'T KNOW, ERICA.

ARE WE DONE?

YEP. DONE.

DONE.

IT DIDN'T GO LIKE IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO AT ALL.

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I FEEL SO DEVASTATED,

AND I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO OR SAY.

ONE.

IN THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS,

I FEEL LIKE
I'VE BEEN GETTING STRONGER

AND FINDING MORE OF MYSELF AS I
WORK THROUGH THE THINGS I NEED.

FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS
AFTER BREAKING UP WITH ERICA,

I REALLY JUST WANTED TO EAT
EVERYTHING I COULD,

BUT I DIDN'T,
AND I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE

I'M GROWING AND MAKING PROGRESS
WITH HOW I'M DOING WITH THINGS.

SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY
ON TRACK LIKE I NEED,

AND DR. NOW
SAYS HE'S PROUD OF ME,

AND IF I KEEP IT UP,

I'LL BE IN THE LOW 300s

IN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.

AND HE SAID ONCE I DO THAT,
I CAN GET EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL

BECAUSE IT'S STARTING
TO SAG ON ME,

AND IT'S GETTING WORSE
AS I LOSE MORE WEIGHT.

SO THAT'S MY NEXT BIG GOAL.

AND MY DAD IS HELPING ME DO IT.

HE HAD GONE BACK TO OREGON
AFTER MY SURGERY,

BUT SINCE I'M ON MY OWN NOW
WITH ERICA GONE,

HE DECIDED TO COME STAY WITH ME
AND HELP ME FOR A BIT,

AND I'VE REALLY ENJOYED MY TIME
WITH HIM,

AND I'M SUPER MOTIVATED

TO MAKE IT TO MY TARGET WEIGHT
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BECAUSE ONCE I DO,
I CAN MOVE BACK TO OREGON

TO BE WITH MY FAMILY,
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT

BECAUSE I MISS THEM SO MUCH.

I'VE BEEN DOING VIDEO CALLS
WITH THEM

ALMOST EVERY WEEK OR SO
TO SHOW THEM MY PROGRESS

AND HOW I LOOK NOW.

I'VE LOST ALMOST 300 POUNDS,
AND THAT'S JUST AMAZING TO ME...

...BECAUSE I'M ALMOST HALFWAY
TO MY TARGET WEIGHT ALREADY,

AND I KNOW AFTER I GET APPROVED
FOR MY SKIN REMOVAL,

I'LL BE SO CLOSE AND ABLE TO DO
SO MUCH MORE.

THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO
IS GET MY DEGREE ONLINE,

SINCE I NEVER FINISHED SCHOOL
BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,

AND THEN GET A JOB
SO THAT I COULD START SUPPORTING

AND CONTRIBUTING TO MY FAMILY.

MY WEIGHT HAS KEPT ME
FROM MY DREAMS

AND FROM TRULY LIVING
MY WHOLE LIFE,

AND, IN SOME WAYS,

IT FEELS LIKE I'M HAVING TO
LEARN TO REALLY LIVE.

BUT I'M LOVING EVERY MINUTE
OF IT,

AND I FEEL SO FREE
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE.

HI.

HI.
YOU LOOK PRETTY.

THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA SHOW ALL OF YOU GUYS
WHAT I LOOK LIKE --

ALL THE WEIGHT I LOST.

ARE YOU GUYS
READY TO SEE?

YES.

I'M GONNA STAND UP
AND SHOW YOU.

-WHOA!

I HAVE CONFIDENCE I CAN DO THIS,
AND I BELIEVE IN MYSELF AGAIN.

AND SO I HAVE NO DOUBT NOW

I'M GONNA MAKE IT
TO WHERE I WANT

AND HAVE THE LIFE I WANT TO.

SO NOW WHEN I COME HOME,

WE GET TO GO DO FUN STUFF.

YOU CAN TAKE US
TO THE PARK?

EVEN IF IT DOESN'T LOOK EXACTLY
LIKE I WANTED,

AS LONG AS I'M HEALTHY
AND HAPPY,

IT'S STILL THE LIFE
I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT NEW AND EXCITING THINGS

THAT LIFE AND FUTURE
HAVE IN STORE FOR ME.