All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S07E15

Angela: IF I DON'T DO
THIS RIGHT NOW,

THEN JUST SIGN
MY DEATH CERTIFICATE,

BECAUSE I'M DONE.

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

Woman #2: IT'S TERRIFYING
TO THINK THAT AT ANY MOMENT,

YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE.

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♪

Woman #3:
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.

I'M GONNA BE DEAD
NEXT YEAR.

I KNOW I AM.

AND NOTHING HAS WORKED,

AND YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
YOUR EATING HABIT.

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♪

♪

Angela:
WHEN I FIRST OPEN MY EYES,

THE VERY FIRST THING
I THINK OF,

EVERY SINGLE MORNING,
IS, "WHY, GOD?"

THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON
FOR HIM DOING THIS,

KEEPING ME GOING.

BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY
OF MY LIFE,

IS AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE.

I JUST FEEL LIKE I AM TRAPPED
IN THIS BODY.

AND MORNINGS IS WHEN I HURT
THE MOST OUT OF THE ENTIRE DAY.

THAT'S WHEN IT FEELS LIKE
SOMEBODY'S HOLDING A TORCH.

LIKE, DIFFERENT AREAS,
MY SKIN WAS RIPPING OPEN.

IT'S PAIN THAT I CAN'T EXPLAIN.

AND EVERY WEEK IS WORSE.

I LIVE WITH MY SON, CHRISTOPHER,

AND MY COUSIN'S DAUGHTER,
WHICH HER NAME IS LACY.

SHE'S 11.
SHE LIVES WITH US.

I TOOK LACY BECAUSE
HER MOM AND DAD

ARE MAKING SOME BAD DECISIONS
RIGHT NOW IN LIFE.

SO IT'S BEST
THAT SHE STAYS WITH ME.

LACY, IT'S TIME TO GET UP.

YOU GOT TO GET UP.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]

YOU GOT TO GET UP.
GOOD MORNING, SUNSHINE.

SO, I HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO GET UP IN THE MORNINGS

TO GET LACY UP FOR SCHOOL.

I WAS SCARED WHEN LACY CAME,

BECAUSE OF ME BEING
AS SICK AS I AM.

I REALLY DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

BUT I DON'T THINK GOD WOULD
WANT ME TO TURN HER AWAY.

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JUST TO GET OUT OF MY BED
IN THE MORNING,

I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THE PAIN YOU FEEL.

BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT
BEING SO HEAVY,

I'M HARDLY ABLE TO WALK.

I HAVE TO HANG ON TO THE WALL.

I MAKE IT INTO THE BATHROOM,
I GOT TO SIT.

I GET IN THE SHOWER,
IT'S SO DANGEROUS.

I'M SCARED TO DEATH BECAUSE
I COULD FALL ON MY FACE,

AND IF I'M DOWN,
THERE'S NO GETTING UP.

I CAN'T EVEN FIT MY WHOLE BODY
IN THE SHOWER BECAUSE OF MY LEG.

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AND THEN, WHEN I HAVE
TO GET MY LEG UP

ON A BENCH,
IT'S DANGEROUS.

IT HURTS.

MY HYGIENE IS AWFUL,

AND I'M DAYS AWAY FROM NOT
BEING ABLE TO BATHE MYSELF.

I'M THERE.
TO BE HONEST, I AM THERE,

BECAUSE WHEN I BATHE MYSELF,
I CAN'T EVEN DO IT GOOD.

YOU KNOW, OF COURSE,
I DON'T WANT LACY SEEING ME.

I EXPLAIN TO HER,
"WE SHARE A ROOM,

BUT THERE HAS GOT
TO BE PRIVACY."

AND SHE KNOWS THAT
I'M EMBARRASSED.

SHE KNOWS I AM.

[ Voice breaking ] I DON'T WANT
HER TO THINK I'M A MONSTER.

BUT ANYBODY WHO'S EVER KNOWN ME
HAS KNOWN

I WAS CLEAN, NICE CLOTHES,
PRETTY HAIR, PRETTY NAILS.

AND I DON'T BARELY DO MAKEUP
NO MORE.

I DON'T FIX MY HAIR NO MORE.

I CAN'T WEAR PANTS.
I CAN'T WEAR UNDERWEAR.

I USED TO WEAR 1X.

NOW I WEAR A 9X.

AND I'VE NOT PUT A PAIR OF SHOES
ON MY FEET IN 2 1/2 YEARS.

AND THIS OXYGEN -- I HATE IT.

BUT I HAVE TO HAVE IT 24/7.

A FEW WEEKS AGO,
I TRIED TO GO WITHOUT IT.

IT WAS NOT GOOD.

MY HEAD FELT LIKE
IT WAS GONNA EXPLODE.

SO NOW I DON'T CARE.
THIS IS IT.

AND AS HARD AS IT IS FOR ME
TO SIT AT A KITCHEN TABLE,

I DO IT BECAUSE I WANT
LACY TO HAVE NORMALCY.

SO WE'LL GO IN THERE,
AND I COOK BREAKFAST.

WOULD YOU HELP ME
GET MY SKILLET OUT?

YEAH.

IF I CAN'T REACH SOMETHING,
SHE REACHES IT.

SHE LOVES COOKING.

AND OF COURSE,
WITH ME NEEDING HELP,

IT WORKS OUT PERFECT.

Lacy: MY AUNT ANGELA
MEANS A LOT TO ME

BECAUSE SHE TAKES CARE OF ME.

I HELP MAKE DINNER SOMETIMES,
BECAUSE I WANT TO SUPPORT HER.

Angela: MY FAVORITE THING
IN THE MORNING

IS SAUSAGE AND CHEESY EGGS.

Lacy: YOU'RE
GONNA EAT ALL THAT?

Angela: YEP.

FOOD MEANS COMFORT.

AND WHEN I PUT A PIECE OF FOOD
IN MY MOUTH, I FEEL RELAXED.

I LITERALLY EAT TO FEEL GOOD.

I EAT ALL THE TIME.

WHEN I EAT,
I LITERALLY DO FEEL

A WARM FEELING IN MY BODY
THAT SAYS, "IT'S GONNA BE OKAY."

AND WHEN I GET DONE EATING,
THERE IS TIMES I GET UPSET.

WAS THAT AUNT STACY?
YEP.

COME ON IN.
WE'RE IN HERE, HON.

BUT THEN LACY'S AUNT STACY
TAKES HER TO SCHOOL.

Stacy: ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU, ANGE.

BYE, HON.

BYE.

AND WHILE SHE'S AT SCHOOL,
I'LL EAT NONSTOP.

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I HAVE TWO KIDS.

MY DAUGHTER'S NAME IS ANDREA.

ANDREA AND HER DAUGHTER,
MY GRANDDAUGHTER,

WILL BRING ME WHAT I WANT.

HI, NANA.
[ GASPS ] HI!

WHAT YOU GOT?!
HI, GUYS!

AND MINE ONCE.

MY MOM WILL ASK ME
TO PICK HER UP FAST FOOD.

SHE'S BECOME
COMPLETELY HOUSEBOUND.

SHE CAN BARELY COOK.

WITH HER LYMPHEDEMA,

I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE CANNOT
DO THAT NO MORE.

SO I JUST WANT TO
PICK UP THE SLACK.

THAT'S KIND OF OUR THING --
ME, ANDREA, EMMA.

WE EAT LUNCH TOGETHER,
PLAY GAMES.

I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THIS BED,
BUT I CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

Andrea: MY MOM
HAS A PROBLEM WITH FOOD.

IT'S A HARD SITUATION.

I FEEL LIKE SHE IS USING FOOD
AS A COMFORT

BECAUSE SHE IS GOING THROUGH
SO MUCH PAIN.

I WOULD EAT FAST FOOD EVERY DAY
IF I COULD.

IT'S MY FAVORITE THING
IN THE WORLD.

GIVE HER HUGS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
LOVE YOU.

BUT I HAVE LET FOOD
STEAL MY LIFE.

BYE, NANA.
BYE, NANA.

THANK YOU, GUYS.

IT'S JUST NOT HUMAN
TO BE THIS FAT.

I'M NOT HUMAN.

[ Voice breaking ]
I'M A MONSTER.

I HATE IT.

I NEVER THOUGHT MY LIFE
WOULD GET THIS WAY.

MY ENTIRE LIFE, I'VE BEEN OBESE.

GROWING UP, WE ALWAYS
ATE GOOD DINNERS,

BUT THEY WERE NOT HEALTHY --

PIZZA, HOAGIES, CHEESEBURGERS.

BUT MY WEIGHT NEVER SEEMED
TO BE A PROBLEM BACK THEN.

I JUST KNEW MY MOM
DIDN'T LIKE IT.

I FELT LIKE SHE WAS EMBARRASSED
BECAUSE OF ME BEING FAT.

AND I DID NOT FEEL LOVED
BY MY MOTHER.

WE JUST DID NOT HAVE
A MOM-DAUGHTER CONNECTION.

I WISH MY MOM AND ME
COULD HAVE HAD MORE.

I DO REMEMBER BEING
IN MIDDLE SCHOOL --

I WAS WEIGHING
150 POUNDS.

NOW, GOING INTO MY TEEN YEARS,
IT JUST --

EVERY YEAR, IT SEEMED LIKE
I WAS HEAVIER AND HEAVIER.

AND BY THE TIME GRADUATION
COME AROUND,

I WAS OVER 200 POUNDS.

OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL,
I JUST WENT RIGHT ON

TO HAVING MY OWN PLACE,
MY OWN CAR.

I HAD MY OWN JOB.

LIFE JUST WENT NORMAL.

WHEN I WAS 20, THAT'S WHEN I MET
MY HUSBAND, ANDREA'S DAD, JOSE.

AND WE HAD A GOOD LIFE.

I KNEW HE WASN'T
GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY MOM,

BECAUSE HE WAS A MEXICAN.

AND WHEN ANDREA
WAS 7 MONTHS OLD,

I CHEATED ON HIM,
AND THEN HE LEFT

AND THEN HE STAYED GONE
FOR YEARS.

I DID NOT WANT HER
TO LOSE HER DAD.

I TAKE ALL BLAME FOR ALL THAT.

AND THAT'S WHEN I BECAME
A SINGLE MOM.

I STARTED TENDING BAR.

AND I MET DARYL WHEN I WAS 24.

AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY SON, CHRISTOPHER.

AFTER HE WAS BORN,
I PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT.

I WAS 300, EASY.

AND THAT WAS AT AGE 26.

I WAS WITH DARYL
FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS.

HE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC
AND HE WAS ABUSIVE.

BY AGE 28, I WAS THE HEAVIEST
I HAD BEEN IN MY LIFE.

I HIT 400.

THEN THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED
TO GET THAT SURGERY.

I THOUGHT DARYL WOULD
TREAT ME BETTER

IF I HAD
THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

I WAS WRONG.

THE DAY I CAME HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL

OF HAVING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

DARYL LEFT ME
A "DEAR JOHN" LETTER AND LEFT.

THAT WAS THE END
OF ME AND DARYL,

BUT I WAS LOSING WEIGHT.

I LOST ABOUT 150 POUNDS WHEN
I GOT MY GASTRIC-BYPASS SURGERY,

AND I STARTED PARTYING.

SO, I ALWAYS HAD A BABYSITTER.
MY KIDS WERE NEVER, EVER ALONE.

AND I NEVER WENT OUT
TILL THE KIDS WENT TO BED.

BUT IT WAS MORE OR LESS
GOING OUT EVERY NIGHT.

I STARTED
PUTTING ON WEIGHT SLOWLY.

THAT'S WHEN I MET
SOMEBODY NAMED ERIC.

WE WENT TO THESE DANCE PARTIES

AND BBW PARTIES
FOR BIG, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.

THAT'S WHEN I WAS WAKING UP
HUNG OVER, WAKING UP LATE.

BUT, TO ME,
I DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

AND THEN RIGHT THERE
IS WHEN IT HAPPENED.

I STAYED DRUNK ONE WEEKEND.

MY NEIGHBOR COME OVER
AND WATCHED THE KIDS.

AND I REMEMBER THIS.

HE KEPT ASKING ME TO PAY HIM
AHEAD OF TIME,

INSTEAD OF WHEN I GOT HOME.

AND I DIDN'T THINK
NOTHING OF IT.

I WENT OUT THAT NIGHT,
AND THE NEXT MORNING,

SOMEBODY'S BLOWING UP MY PHONE,
SAYING, THE BABYSITTER,

WHAT'S-HIS-NAME, HAD LEFT,
AND MY KIDS WERE ALONE.

AND SOMEBODY CALLED THE COPS.

THE COPS CALLED MY MOM.

AND THEN MOM TOOK THE KIDS
TO HER HOUSE.

THE NEXT DAY, THEY WERE LIKE,

"YOU'VE GOT CHILD-ENDANGERMENT
CHARGES AGAINST YOU."

AND MY MOM WAS LETTING IT
STAY THAT WAY,

AND I'M LIKE, "WHY AREN'T YOU
MORE ON MY SIDE?"

AND SHE WASN'T.

SHE WAS LIKE,
"I'M ON THE KIDS' SIDE."

I REMEMBER GOING TO, LIKE,
AN EMERGENCY COURT HEARING

A WEEK LATER.

SHE COULD HAVE LET ME HAVE THEM,
BUT SHE DIDN'T.

SHE WANTED TO KEEP ANDREA.

I COULDN'T HAVE THE KIDS
SEEING THEIR MOM GO WILD

AND DISAPPEARING AND SAY,
"I'M GOING TO THE STORE"

AND NOT COME BACK FOR DAYS

AND, YOU KNOW, BEING DROPPED OFF

WITH THIS BABYSITTER
OR THAT BABYSITTER.

I WANTED THEM TO HAVE STRUCTURE.

Angela: SO, MY MOM HAD ANDREA.
DARYL HAD CHRISTOPHER.

AND I LOST MY MIND, I GUESS.

I TRIED TO TAKE MY LIFE.

I SPENT 30 DAYS
IN THE MIDDLETOWN PSYCH WARD.

THE DAY I LEFT,
I CHECKED MYSELF IN TO A REHAB.

THREE MONTHS, I WAS IN REHAB.

BUT I WAS STILL
GAINING WEIGHT, THOUGH.

WE WERE EATING A LOT.

WHEN I GOT OUT OF REHAB,

I WAS 35 YEARS OLD,
WEIGHING ALMOST 400 POUNDS.

BUT I WENT TO LIVE WITH MY MOM
SO I COULD BE WITH ANDREA.

BUT EVEN THOUGH I GOT TO LIVE
WITH MY DAUGHTER AGAIN,

THAT DID MORE DAMAGE
TO ME THAN ANYTHING,

BECAUSE ANDREA LOOKED
AT MY MOM AS HER MOM.

SO, HERE I AM,
GETTING FAT AGAIN,

DRINKING AGAIN,
LIVING IN A HOUSE

WHERE SOMEBODY ELSE
IS BEING MY KIDS' MOM.

THAT'S WHEN I BECAME 500 POUNDS.

THEN, AFTERWARDS,
CHRISTOPHER'S DAD DIED,

AND I GOT CHRISTOPHER.

SO ME AND CHRISTOPHER MOVED OUT.

RIGHT WHEN THAT HAPPENED,

I STARTED GETTING THESE
LYMPHEDEMA MASSES ON MY LEG.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
I'M HARDLY ABLE TO WALK.

I STOPPED WORKING.

AND NOW I'M 44 YEARS OLD
AND WEIGH AT LEAST 600 POUNDS.

NOW I'M A GRANDMOTHER
AND I'M ASHAMED OF MY WEIGHT

AND I'M OBESE AND I'M NASTY.

AND THE ONLY TIME
I LEAVE THE HOUSE

IS TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING.

[ ENGINE IDLING ]

BUT I DON'T FIT BEHIND THE WHEEL
OF MY VAN ANYMORE.

ONLY WAY I CAN FIT IN A VEHICLE
IS IF MY SON, CHRISTOPHER,

DRIVES AND
I GET IN THE PASSENGER.

SO IF IT WASN'T FOR CHRISTOPHER
TAKING ME, I COULDN'T GO.

[ SIGHS ]

♪

Chris: I BRING MY MOM
TO THE GROCERY STORE

WHENEVER SHE ASKS.

AT LEAST THERE'S NOT
MANY PEOPLE HERE.

JUST GET THE BIGGEST CART
THEY GOT.

ON ONE HAND, I REALIZE,
WHENEVER I GET HER SNACKS,

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT HELPING.

ON THE OTHER HAND, SHE WISHES
SHE COULD GO OUT

AND DO NORMAL STUFF WITH ME.

SO I'M HAPPY HELPING HER OUT.

♪

I HAVE NOT WANTED
TO BE IN PUBLIC

FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

80% OF THE TIME,
MY GROCERIES ARE DELIVERED.

I DON'T WANT TO EMBARRASS
MY SON.

I'VE PUT MY SON THROUGH ENOUGH.

OW!

[ SIGHS ] OKAY.

YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO PUSH ME.

GET TWO.

I'M GETTING THEM BOTH.
OKAY.

♪

THESE.

Chris: IN THE PAST, I WOULD
START KIND OF DOGGIN' MY MOM

FOR EATING SO MUCH ALL THE TIME,

BUT IT REACHES A POINT
WHERE YOU KIND OF GIVE UP ON IT.

SO I REALLY DON'T COMPLAIN
TOO MUCH ANYMORE

WHENEVER WE GO
GROCERY SHOPPING,

BECAUSE I DEFINITELY
DO FEEL GUILTY

IF I ARGUE WITH HER
ABOUT WHAT SHE SHOULD EAT.

DON'T SAY A WORD.

I WANT SOME OF THE ONES WITH
CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER.

Angela: I ALWAYS, ALWAYS
GET CUPCAKES AND COOKIES,

I WANT CANDY BARS, AND
I ALWAYS HAVE SOME ICE CREAM,

BECAUSE I'M ADDICTED
TO SWEETS.

ALL RIGHT.

AND IF WE DON'T HAVE IT
IN THE HOUSE, I GET MAD.

CHRISTOPHER -- HE DON'T WANT ME
TO EAT BAD STUFF.

BUT I'M AN ADULT.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME "NO."

AND I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ONE PERSON THAT --

UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN
EXACTLY LIKE ME,

YOU WILL NEVER
IN THIS WORLD UNDERSTAND.

YOU DON'T WAKE UP IN THE MORNING
AND YOU DON'T SAY,

"I WANT TO BE FAT."

IT'S NOT FUN.
IT'S NOT GOOD.

AND I JUST WANT IT TO END.

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♪

THAT'S GOOD.

I'M AT THE POINT I WILL NOT
LAST THAT MUCH LONGER.

AND I WANT TO BE THERE
FOR ANDREA AND EMMA AND LACY.

IF I DON'T GET HELP, I'M
GOING TO EAT MYSELF TO DEATH.

JUST ME LOSING THE MOBILITY
THAT I'VE LOST,

THE PAIN THAT I GO THROUGH,
I KNOW I'LL BE DEAD NEXT YEAR.

I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW I'M STILL ALIVE TODAY.

Travis: MY BIGGEST FEAR
IS HER HEALTH ISSUES.

THAT WOULD JUST BREAK MY HEART
IF I LOST MY SIS.

SHE'S TOO YOUNG FOR THAT,
IN MY EYES.

YOU WANT TO PICK OUT
THE ICE CREAMS FOR US?

MM-HMM.
AWESOME.

Travis: THANK YOU.

Angela:
IT'S EITHER NOW OR NEVER.
IT IS.

SO I HAVE A CHANCE
IF I DO IT RIGHT NOW.

IF I WAIT SIX MONTHS,
IF I WAIT A YEAR,

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

SO THIS IS IT.
LIKE, THIS IS IT.

IF I DON'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW,

THEN JUST SIGN
MY DEATH CERTIFICATE,

BECAUSE I'M GONE, I'M DONE.

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♪

♪

[ BLOWING ]

TODAY HAS BEEN
AN ABSOLUTE ROLLER COASTER.

ONE MINUTE, I THINK, "WOW.
THIS IS GONNA WORK."

THE NEXT MINUTE IS,
"NO, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK."

TO THE NEXT MINUTE,
I'M PISSED OFF.

I'M GOING TO MEET DR. NOW
IN HOUSTON,

BECAUSE HE WILL
WORK WITH PATIENTS

NOT ONLY SUPER-OBESE,
BUT THE LYMPHEDEMA PATIENTS.

I HAVE TO FIND A WAY.

IF I DON'T FIND A WAY,

THEN WE'LL USE ALL THE MONEY
ON MY CREDIT CARD

AND MAKE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.

SO I'LL BE DOING ONE
OR THE OTHER THIS WEEK.

[ Telephone ringing ]

Barbara: YEAH?
Angela: MOM?

YEAH?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WATCHING THE GIRLS
PLAY OUTSIDE.

[ Voice breaking ] ARE YOU SURE
YOU GUYS CAN'T HELP ME?

ANGEL, WE CANNOT DO IT.

YOUR DAD CANNOT TRAVEL.
[ SNIFFLES ]

THERE'S JUST NO WAY.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

TALK TO DONNIE AND JANE.

DONNIE SAID HE WOULD HELP YOU
AS MUCH AS HE COULD.

OH, LET ME CALL JANE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ Telephone ringing ]

YOU HAVE REACHED
THE VOICEMAIL BOX...

HEY, AUNT JANE
AND UNCLE DONNIE.

WE'RE JUST HAVING A HARD TIME
FINDING A WAY TO TEXAS.

[ SNIFFLES ]

I KNOW YOU'VE HELPED ME.
YOU'VE DONE EVERYTHING.

AND I'D APPRECIATE IT.
I DON'T KNOW.

CALL ME LATER AND WE CAN TALK.
LOVE YOU. BYE.

[ SNIFFLES, SIGHS ]

I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT
THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY.

NOTHING IN LIFE IS EASY.

THERE'S ONE PERSON
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME,

BUT I'M SCARED TO ASK.

ERIC IS AN EX-BOYFRIEND.

AND ERIC IS A VERY
KIND-HEARTED PERSON.

HE WENT HIS WAY, I WENT MY WAY,
BUT WE ALWAYS REMAINED FRIENDS.

HE IS A LAST RESORT,
BUT ERIC'S COMING OVER

AND MAYBE
GOING TO BE DRIVING ME.

♪

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

COME IN!

OH, MY GOSH!

HI, HONEY.

HELLO.

HOW'S MY GIRL?
GOOD.

HOW YOU DOING?
ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAME QUICK.

MAN, YOU SMELL GOOD.
DON'T I ALWAYS?

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?
YOUR FAVORITE.

YOU CAN SCOOT THAT ANY WHICH WAY
AND SIT DOWN

IN THE RECLINER
OVER THERE, WHEREVER.

WHAT'S NEW?

OH, COMING TO SEE YOU.
[ SIGHS ]

UH, WELL,
SO, BASICALLY,

I FINALLY GOT THE OKAY
TO SEE THE DOCTOR.

AND -- OH, [Voice breaking]
I DON'T WANT TO CRY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

SO, BUT I HAVE
TO GO TO TEXAS.

HE'S IN TEXAS.

BUT I HAVE NOBODY
TO TAKE ME.

SO I'M BASICALLY WONDERING
IF YOU'LL TAKE ME TO TEXAS.

AND IT'S NOT JUST DRIVING.

I HAVE TO PUT A MATTRESS
IN THE BACK OF A MINIVAN

BECAUSE MY LEGS
HAVE TO STAY UP.

I CANNOT HAVE THEM BENT
MORE THAN LIKE 15 MINUTES.

SO I HAVE TO HAVE
MY LEGS STRAIGHT

AND I'VE GOT TO BE
ON MY SIDE, OFF AND ON.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE
A WEIRD ROAD TRIP.

I WON'T BE LIKE
THE OLDEN DAYS AT ALL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

BUT YOU ARE MY LAST HOPE.

I HAVE NOTHING ELSE,
NOBODY ELSE.

SO, DO YOU WANT TO GO
ON A ROAD TRIP, ERIC?

AND I'M REALLY THINKING
ABOUT YOU

BECAUSE
YOU'RE A COWBOYS FAN.

[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S TRUE.

NEVER BEEN THERE.

LET'S DO IT.

[ Chuckling ] YOU SURE?

IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS.

DON'T MATTER IF IT WAS 20.

I'D STILL DO IT FOR YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

I JUST NEED DRIVER, FRIEND,
SOMEBODY TO TALK TO,

LISTEN TO ME WHINE,
CRY, LAUGH.

JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS.
JUST LIKE THE OLD --

HEY, NOT REALLY.
[ LAUGHS ]

AND I'M GONNA SAY WE CAN BE
ON THE ROAD BY 5:00?

I -- I CAN DO WHATEVER.
OKAY.

I JUST GOT TO GO PACK, AND
I'LL JUST WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.

ALL RIGHT, HON, GIVE ME A HUG.
I'M GONNA LET YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT, BABE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH, IT AIN'T GONNA BE
NO PROBLEM, HONEY.

KEEP THAT COLOGNE.

OH, WELL, IT'S THE STUFF
YOU PICKED OUT.

GOD, IT SMELLS SO GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, HONEY.
THANK YOU.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
ALL RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

Eric:
I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR HER.

SHE NEEDS TO GET TO TEXAS.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO
ON A ROAD TRIP,

SO HERE WE ARE.

IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT.
I'M DEFINITELY NERVOUS.

BUT WE'LL BE OKAY.

Angela: I'M EXCITED
I'M GONNA GO TO TEXAS,

BUT NOW THAT I'M SITTING HERE
THINKING ABOUT IT,

THIS TRIP
IS GOING TO BE VERY HARD.

I'VE ALREADY GOT MY NERVES
WORKED UP.

BUT I KNOW IT IS WORTH IT
IF IT MEANS

I CAN GET MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER.

♪

TODAY HAS BEEN
A BUSY, BUSY, BUSY DAY

GETTING EVERYTHING PACKED
TO GO TO HOUSTON.

MY FRIEND ERIC
IS GOING TO BE DRIVING ME.

NOBODY ELSE IN THE FAMILY
OR FRIENDS COULD HELP ME.

PUT THAT ON THE FRONT PORCH.

MY DAUGHTER IS BEING THE MOST
SUPPORTIVE PERSON IN THIS WORLD.

LACY, AN 11-YEAR-OLD,
IS BEING SUPPORTIVE.

I'M VERY, VERY MAD.

MY MOTHER, MY FATHER, MY BROTHER
IS NOT BEING SUPPORTIVE.

I UNDERSTAND THEY CAN'T TAKE ME.

OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND, REALLY.

I CAN'T BE MAD, BUT I AM MAD.

I'VE NOT EVEN BASICALLY STARTED

AND I'M MENTALLY WORE OUT
ALREADY.

Andrea:
I'M VERY WORRIED FOR MY MOM.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD TRIP
FOR HER TO TAKE, HEALTHWISE.

A CAR TRIP LIKE THIS
IS MUCH HARDER ON HER BODY

THAN IT WOULD BE SOMEONE
AT A NORMAL WEIGHT.

HER HEART COULD GIVE UP, BECAUSE
HER VALVES ARE VERY WEAK.

WITH HER LYMPHEDEMA MASSES,
THEY COULD SWELL AND BURST.

AND, ALSO, SHE COULD HAVE
BLOOD CLOTS IN HER LEGS.

BUT SHE HAS TO DO IT,
BECAUSE HER HEALTH

IS NOT GONNA
GET HER THROUGH THE NEXT YEAR.

HEY, EVERYTHING'S LOADED,
READY TO GO.

Angela: OKAY.
I GOT IT.

YOU SURE?
YEP.

ALL RIGHT.

Eric: THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY
ANGELA COULD DO THIS

BY HERSELF --
NONE AT ALL.

SHE'S GOT TO HAVE HELP.
AND SHE ASKED. I'M HERE.

I BELIEVE THIS IS ANGELA'S
CHANCE TO SAVE HER LIFE,

AND HER ONLY ONE.

NOW, I KNOW I WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET IN THAT.

I KNOW I WON'T.

Andrea: IF YOU CAN MOVE
YOUR LEFT WITH YOUR LEFT,

YOU CAN SCOOT UP
ON THAT MATTRESS.

Bub: THE SIDES ARE LOW,
BUT THEN AGAIN,

THE BED IS NOT RIGHT UP --

MOM, THE SIDE
WILL BE EASIER.

ALL RIGHT, LET BUB
PUT THE PILLOWS DOWN.

Angela: OKAY.

♪

NOBODY BEHIND ME, PLEASE.

♪

[ GRUNTS ]

THERE'S THE MOTOR.

I NEED OXYGEN.
OKAY.

[ SIGHING ]

NOW THAT IT'S TIME,
I'M SCARED,

BECAUSE IN MY MIND,
I KEEP GOING OVER THE BAD STUFF.

LIKE, I CAN'T GET IN A VAN
TO GO UP THE STREET.

HOW AM I GONNA GO
15 TO 20 HOURS?

IS IT WORTH
TAKING A CHANCE OF DYING?

BECAUSE EITHER I'LL DIE TRYING

OR I'M JUST GONNA BE DEAD
NEXT YEAR ANYWAYS.

SO WHY NOT DIE TRYING?

I JUST GOT THIS FEELING,
LIKE, IN MY GUT

THAT I WISH I JUST NOT GO.

I'M SCARED,
BUT I HAVE TO GET THERE.

I JUST HAVE TO.

♪

Andrea: WE ARE GOING
TO HOUSTON, TEXAS,

TO SEE DR. NOW.

WE GOT ABOUT 15 HOURS.

YOU READY FOR THIS?
Andrea: NOT AT ALL.

WELL, YOU GOT NO CHOICE.
I SHOULD BE, BUT I'M NOT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I WAS, LIKE, REALLY NERVOUS,
GETTING IN THE VAN --

JUST GETTING IN.

AS MUCH AS I'VE PUT INTO THIS,
I WAS CLOSE TO SAYING JUST "NO."

BUT NOW THAT WE'RE DRIVING --

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT
A HALF-HOUR IN --

WE JUST LEFT OHIO
AND WE ARE IN KENTUCKY --

I AM ALMOST GONNA SAY
THIS MOMENT --

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
THE EXTRA PAIN PILL I TOOK,

BUT I'M ALMOST
A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE

THAN I AM SITTING IN MY BED,
SO I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

♪

♪

WE'RE IN BOWLING GREEN.

WE DROVE EXACTLY FOUR HOURS,

AND THAT WAS
EXACTLY ENOUGH TIME.

I REALLY WANTED TO GET OUT
OF THAT VAN

AND TRY TO GET
A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP.

I'M HOPING THIS HOTEL ROOM IS
EQUIPPED FOR A PERSON MY SIZE.

AND I REALLY WANT TO SLEEP GOOD.

HOW FAR IS THE ROOM, ERIC?

IT'S -- I'LL GO CHECK.

NO, I NEED OUT.
I NEED TO START GETTING THERE.

OH, I KNOW THAT.
OH.

Andrea: [ LAUGHS ]

IF I GOT A WALL TO HANG ON TO,
I'M BETTER.

I HONESTLY FIGURED WE'D STOP
EVERY HOUR, AND WE DIDN'T.

WE COME STRAIGHT THROUGH,
WHICH MADE ME HAPPY.

AND I'M JUST GLAD TO BE HERE,
IN ALL HONESTY.

I'M TIRED.

TONIGHT, WE GET
A GOOD NIGHT'S REST.

TOMORROW MORNING,
WE HEAD OUT.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN GO A LITTLE
FURTHER THAN WE DID TODAY.

WE'LL SEE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ON ANGELA.

SHE'S GONNA CALL THE SHOTS.

I'D LIKE TO GET -- MAKE SOME
DISTANCE TOMORROW, THOUGH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EAT?

I SEEN THEY HAVE
A RESTAURANT HERE.

YEAH.

I MEAN, IF THEY GOT
PORK CHOPS AND POTATOES,

IF THEY'VE GOT BURGER.

I WILL GO FIND OUT.

Angela: SO FAR, I AM VERY HAPPY
THAT ERIC BROUGHT ME.

I'VE ABSOLUTELY FELT SO SAFE.

AND I REALLY THINK
IF MY MOM OR DAD

WOULD HAVE BROUGHT ME,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AWFUL.

I WAS UPSET AT ALL MY FAMILY.

I WAS SO UPSET AT ALL OF THEM.

AND NOW I KIND OF FEEL BAD,
BECAUSE NOW, LIKE,

I REALIZE
THIS WAS THE BEST THING.

HEY.

WHAT'D YOU FIND US?

YOU GET
A MUSHROOM-SWISS BURGER.

OOH.
AND I GET A BURGER.

AWESOME.
AND FRIES.

AWESOME.
THAT WILL WORK.

WE'RE FOUR HOURS IN, AND --
I DON'T KNOW, WHAT? --

12 MORE HOURS TO GO.

TOMORROW'S GONNA BE
A REALLY LONG DAY,

AND NOW I'VE ALREADY GOT
MY NERVES WORKED UP,

BECAUSE I THINK TOMORROW
MIGHT BE HARDER THAN TODAY.

I'M HOPING -- I'M GONNA TRY
TO GO AS FAR AS WE CAN.

♪

♪

I DON'T FEEL GOOD AT ALL.

I FEEL REALLY -- I FEEL LIKE
I'M 100 POUNDS HEAVIER.

I FEEL LIKE MY LEGS
WON'T GO TOGETHER.

I FEEL LIKE I ATE ALL NIGHT LONG
AND PARTIED,

AND I DON'T FEEL GOOD.

I JUST DON'T KNOW.
HONESTLY, THE BED.

COULD HAVE BEEN
THE WAY I SLEPT.

I DIDN'T EVEN GET A GOOD,
HOT SHOWER THIS MORNING.

THE PLAN TODAY IS JUST STAY
ON THE ROAD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,

GO AS FAST AS POSSIBLE --

SAFELY --
GET IT DONE AND OVER WITH.

I LOST MY EXCITEMENT,
SO I'M HOPING I GET IT BACK.

[ BLOWING ]

Eric: YOU GOT IT?
[ Chuckling ] I DON'T KNOW.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I JUST STARTED
TO HURT REALLY BAD.

USUALLY,
IF I'M ON MY LEFT SIDE,

I CAN LIFT MY MASS UP
AND I'M COMFORTABLE.

AND, TODAY, IT'S 10 TIMES WORSE.

IT'S HUGE.
IT'S BURNING.

I DON'T WANT IT TO BE
A ROUGH RIDE.

I JUST THINK IT'S GONNA BE.

AND I'M TRYING NOT TO BE
BITCHY TOWARDS ERIC,

BUT I FEEL BITCHY.

WE MADE IT.
Angela: OH, HERE WE GO.

"WELCOME TO TEXAS."

GIVE ME A FIVE.

YES.

OKAY, IT'S RIGHT UP HERE.

YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A RIGHT.

I'M GONNA TAKE A RIGHT.

WELL, WE'RE HERE, HONEY.

THIS ACTUALLY WAS
PERFECT TIMING AGAIN,

'CAUSE I'M DONE.

I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO GET OUT,
BUT IT'S GONNA BE HARD.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
[ SIGHS ]

I'LL HOLD YOU.

AS SOON AS I GOT HERE,
MY STOMACH IS SWOLLEN.

MY LEG IS BURNING, HUGE.

AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M DYING.

I, LIKE, FEEL WORSE THAN
I'VE FELT THIS ENTIRE TRIP.

Eric: ANGELA'S ABILITY
TO WALK --

SHE HAS A HARD TIME.

I CAN SEE THAT SHE NEEDS HELP.

IN MY OPINION, SHE SHOULD
PROBABLY HAVE ONE OF THEM

STEP-WALKER THINGS,
YOU KNOW, JUST FOR BALANCE.

BUT...

OH!
OKAY,

I WANT TO GET THE WALL.

SHE'S DOING IT,
SO I CAN'T TELL HER SHE CAN'T,

'CAUSE SHE IS.

BUT SHE'S HAVING A HARD TIME
RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

LET ME GO FIRST.

YOU GO.

I'M GOOD.

OH, NO!

WHAT?
IT'S NOT A HANDICAP.

OH, SHE SAID IT WAS.
NO.

[BLEEP]

THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY.

NONE.

IT'S JUST A REGULAR
FULL-SIZED BATHTUB.

[BLEEP]

YOU WANT ME TO GO
ASK THEM ABOUT IT?

YEAH.
OKAY.

Angela: THE FIRST THING I SEEN
WAS THE BATHTUB.

IT'S NOT A ROLL-IN SHOWER.

HOW YOU WANT I'M GONNA GET
IN THAT SHOWER?

DO WHEELIES?
I MEAN, COME ON.

I'M JUST REALLY PISSED.

THERE'S NOT EVEN
A HANDICAP SEAT IN THERE.

A LOT OF PEOPLE
THINK THAT'S MINOR.

IT'S NOT.

WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IN A VAN
WITH BLANKETS

TUCKED UP UNDER
YOUR FOLDS AND YOUR MASS,

YOU ARE SWEATY.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A.C.

YOU WANT TO BE CLEAN
AND YOU DON'T FEEL CLEAN.

A PERSON MY SIZE --

I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU CLEAN,
YOU'RE DIRTY.

THIS IS NOT A HANDICAP ROOM!

[ SIGHS ]

♪

Angela: I'M PAYING EXTRA MONEY
AT A NICE HOTEL,

AND THEY THINK THIS IS
A HANDICAP ROOM.

THIS IS NOT A HANDICAP ROOM!

ERIC WENT DOWN THE HALL AND
GET A ROOM THAT WE CAN STAY IN.

LIKE, I DON'T GET IT.

WHAT IN THE WORLD
COULD THEY EVEN BE THINKING?

OKAY, HON?
Angela: HUH?

I GOT THE KEYS
TO THE OTHER ROOM.

IT'S A KING-SIZE
WITH A BED, A MATTRESS.

OKAY, WOULD YOU
GRAB THAT CHAIR?

I'M GONNA HAVE TO USE IT
AS, LIKE, A WALKER.

YOU'RE GONNA WALK?

I'M GONNA TRY TO WALK.

THAT WILL WORK.

ERIC WENT DOWN THE HALL
AND GOT A NEW ROOM,

BUT IT'S DOWN THE HALL SOME.

I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT WALKING.

GO AT A SLOWER PACE.

I'M REALLY HUNGRY.

I JUST WANT TO
EAT AND LAY DOWN.

YOU NEED A BREAK?
NO. JUST LET'S GO.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE, HON.

[ SIGHS ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

♪

I MEAN, IF I AM BEING A BITCH,
JUST TELL ME.

NOW, ERIC,
JUST CALL ME A BITCH.

NO.

OH!

[ WHIMPERS ]
RELAX, HONEY.

YOU'RE FINE.
[ SIGHING ]

I'M SORRY.
I AM NOT SNAPPING AT YOU.

I PROMISE.
YOU'RE NOT BEING SNIPPY.

DON'T BE SETTING IT
ALL ROMANTIC.

HMM.
[ LAUGHS ]

I WANT TO SHOW DR.
NOW MY MASS.

BECAUSE OF THIS MASS
IS WHY I CAN'T MOVE.

AND I'M ACTUALLY SCARED
FOR SOME REASON

HE WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO HELP ME.

AND HE'S GONNA SAY,
"EITHER LOSE WEIGHT OR DIE."

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

OKAY,
THE VAN'S MOVED AROUND.

I JUST GOT TO LOAD IT UP
AND GET YOU IN IT,

AND WE'LL BE READY
TO TAKE OFF.

IT'S ABOUT 8:30,

AND WE'RE STARTING OUT
TO GO SEE DR. NOW.

AND ERIC'S VERY EXCITED,
AND I'M JUST HERE

AND I JUST WANT TO GO.

[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]

I'M HOPING THIS WILL BE
EASIER FOR YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

I DON'T FEEL GOOD AT ALL.
I FEEL REALLY TIRED.

EVERY PART OF MY BODY
JUST HURTS SO BAD.

SO I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD
TO TODAY'S CAR RIDE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU JUST --

I'M GETTING STUFF
OUT OF YOUR WAY.

[ GRUNTS ]

OH, I'M SO...

GOD, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.

I FEEL LIKE I'M 100 POUNDS
BIGGER THAN I WAS YESTERDAY.

Eric:
JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.

YOU WORRY ABOUT YOU.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

YOU READY?

I'M READY.

♪

I'M REALLY HUNGRY.

LET'S STOP FOR A BURGER
BEFORE YOU HIT THE HIGHWAY.

WE CAN DO THAT.

SO, BASICALLY, RIGHT HERE,
YOU'RE TURNING RIGHT.

Woman: GOOD MORNING.
GIVE US A MOMENT.

NUMBER 2 WITH CHEESE?
NUMBER 2.

I NEED A NUMBER 2
WITH CHEESE.

NO ONION.
AND NO ONION.

ALL RIGHT.
ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, THAT WILL BE ALL.

$21.37 AT YOUR SECOND WINDOW.

THANK YOU.

Angela: I'M SEEING DR. NOW
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

IN A COUPLE HOURS.

SO I FEEL VERY NERVOUS.

AND THE THOUGHT
OF STARTING TO DIET --

OF COURSE,
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,

I'M LIKE, "I AIN'T GONNA
BE EATING GOOD AGAIN."

I'M GONNA PULL UP HERE
AND STOP.

OKAY.

HERE. BE CAREFUL.
IT'S HOT.

WOW.
THAT'S A HUGE BURGER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT'S LIKE A 5-POUND BURGER.

OH, MY GOSH.

SO, I'M ALLOWING MYSELF
THIS CHEAT MEAL ONE LAST TIME.

THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
THIS IS A GOOD BURGER.

YOU READY?
YEP.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T LIKE
SEEING YOU GET UPSET.

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE A LOT OLDER
THAN WHEN WE DATED,

SO YOU REALLY ARE, LIKE,
RISK OF HEART ATTACK NOW,

SO YOU'VE GOT
TO TAKE IT EASY, BUDDY.

WE ARE ALMOST IN HOUSTON, TEXAS,
SO I AM GETTING REALLY NERVOUS,

AND IT'S MAKING ME
JUST WANT TO EAT.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS
A LITTLE ROUGH MORNING,

I KEEP GOING
BACK AND FORTH.

I'M VERY MOODY.

I'M GOING FROM SAD TO PISSED OFF
TO REALLY HAPPY.

BUT, RIGHT NOW, I'M FEELING
EXCITED A LITTLE BIT.

I HAVEN'T FELT THAT ALL DAY.

I'M REALLY SCARED TO DEATH.

LIKE, WHEN I GET TO DR. NOW'S,

IF IT DOES NOT GO WELL,
I'M NOT READY TO GIVE UP.

I'M NOT.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE HURTING
AND CRYING EVERY DAY.

I DON'T WANT TO KEEP LIVING
THE WAY I'M LIVING.

♪

I AM SO NUMB.

MY HEART'S, LIKE,
STARTING TO POUND,

SO, LIKE,
I'M TOTALLY NERVOUS NOW.

AND LOOK,
THERE'S HIS OFFICE.

OH, MY GOD.

[ SIGHS ]
I GOT TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

[ SEAT BELT UNLATCHES ]

I'M AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE.

IT TOOK THREE DAYS TO GET HERE,

AND I'M READY TO SEE DR. NOW
TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S THE TEST.

I FEEL VERY NERVOUS
ABOUT MEETING DR. NOW.

GO AT YOUR PACE.
I KNOW.

MY BIGGEST FEAR, I THINK,

WOULD BE DR. NOW JUST SAYING
THAT FOR SOME REASON,

HE WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO HELP ME.

ANGELA?

SINCE I WENT TO THE DOCTOR
A FEW MONTHS AGO, WEIGHING 550,

I HOPE THE SCALE
DON'T SAY NO MORE.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL SAY
ANY LESS EITHER.

YEAH, YOU GOT THAT.
I NEED YOU.

SO, I'M A NERVOUS WRECK.
I FEEL VERY NERVOUS.

♪

Angela: TODAY I AM AT DR. NOW'S
OFFICE TO GET HIS HELP.

AND I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT
WHAT I WEIGH.

I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT
A HUGE NUMBER.

[ SIGHS ]

I'M SHOCKED.
I AM VERY SURPRISED.

NO HUMAN BEING
SHOULD WEIGH 600 POUNDS.

AND I'M OVER IT.

IT ABSOLUTELY SCARES ME
TO DEATH

BECAUSE THAT'S NOT NORMAL.

YOUR HEART IS NOT SUPPOSED
TO TAKE WEIGHT LIKE THAT.

SO I THINK HE'S GONNA TELL ME,

"EITHER YOU'RE GONNA LOSE IT
OR YOU'RE GONNA DIE SOON,"

BECAUSE NOBODY CAN LIVE
THIS MUCH LONGER AT THAT WEIGHT.

SO I'M A NERVOUS WRECK.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO.
HI.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?
GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

I'M ANGELA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M ERIC.
YOU TOO, SIR.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO, WHO'S ERIC?
HE'S A GOOD FRIEND.

AN OLD, GOOD FRIEND, HUH?
YES, DR. NOW.

ALL RIGHT.
AN OLD, GOOD FRIEND.

SO, HE CAME OVER THERE
AND GOT YOU?

YES.

THERE, YOU'VE GOT
A REAL GOOD FRIEND.

[ LAUGHTER ]

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE
HERE AND YOU MADE IT SAFE.

SO, YOU'RE HERE TO GET HELP
WITH YOUR WEIGHT.

AND TODAY YOU ARE 608.
YES.

AND IT SAYS HERE YOU ALREADY
HAD WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IN 2002?

YES, SIR.

AND AT THAT TIME,
HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH?

IT WAS UP TO 375,
AND I LOST 100 POUNDS.

YOU WEIGHED 375?
YES.

WELL, YOU OBVIOUSLY
STARTED TO GAIN AGAIN,

BUT THIS TIME, YOU PASSED 375,
YOU DON'T STOP THERE.

YOU GO ALL THE WAY
TO OVER 600 POUNDS.

UNFORTUNATELY.
SO, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR EATING HABITS.

JUST EATING.
JUST I EAT.

AND, BASICALLY, I THINK,
FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF

BECAUSE I CAN'T MOVE AROUND.

I USE THE LYMPHEDEMA
AS AN EXCUSE -- ON MY LEG.

SO, WHEN I STARTED
NOT MOVING AROUND, I JUST EAT.

AND I EAT THE WRONG STUFF
AND I EAT A LOT OF IT.

SO, YOU JUST LIKE
EATING A LOT,

FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF,
AND CAN'T MOVE.

THREE DIFFERENT EXCUSES
THAT ALL HAVE NOTHING TO DO

WITH WHY YOU'RE
OVER 600 POUNDS,

ESPECIALLY SINCE LYMPHEDEMA
DOESN'T DEVELOP

UNTIL YOU ALREADY GAINED
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

SO NONE OF THAT
MAKE ANY SENSE.

AND FOR YOUR HEIGHT,
608 IS A VERY DANGEROUS WEIGHT.

AND YOU ALREADY HAD
THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND NOTHING HAS WORKED

AND YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
YOUR EATING HABITS.

SO WE HAVE A REALLY
BAD SITUATION WITH YOU,

BECAUSE THE REAL ANSWER
TO MY QUESTION --

WHY YOU'RE OVER 600 --

IS THAT YOU'VE BEEN HOPING
FOR SOME SORT OF MAGIC SOLUTION.

WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING
WHATEVER YOU WANT?

AND HAVING FAILED
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ONCE ALREADY

IS A SIGN THAT YOU'RE LIKELY
GOING TO CONTINUE THAT BEHAVIOR.

SO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING TO BE
DIFFERENT THIS TIME.

WHEN I GOT THAT SURGERY,
I HAD, LIKE,

SO MANY LIFE CHANGES HAPPEN --
MY HUSBAND LEAVE ME.

I LOST ALL THAT WEIGHT,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

PEOPLE PAYING ATTENTION TO ME.

I WAS RUNNING A BUSINESS.

IN ONE YEAR, I WAS BOMBARDED.

AND, BASICALLY,
I DIDN'T HAVE NO CONTROL.

THIS IS JUST MORE EXCUSES,

BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING
YOU WENT BACK TO OVEREATING

BECAUSE LIFE GOT HARD
AND STRESSFUL.

THAT'S NEVER GONNA CHANGE.
THAT'S PART OF LIFE.

SO, I STILL HAVE
THE SAME QUESTION.

WHAT'S GONNA BE ANY DIFFERENT
THIS TIME

IF YOU HAVE
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY?

[ Voice breaking ]
I'M JUST DONE.

SO, LIKE, I REALLY WANT
TO LOSE IT NOW,

BECAUSE I'M GONNA BE DEAD
NEXT YEAR.

I KNOW I AM.
I JUST KNOW IT.

I CANNOT
LIVE LIKE THIS NO MORE.

AND I HAVE A GRANDDAUGHTER
THAT'S 3.

AND SHE HAS GOT TO HAVE ME.

SO I HAVE TO BE AROUND.
THERE'S NO CHOICE.

I'M NOT DOUBTING YOUR DESIRE
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

WHAT I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT IS

WHETHER YOU'RE GONNA BE
WILLING TO DO

WHAT YOU NEED
TO MAKE THAT CHANGE,

INSTEAD OF CONTINUING
TO MAKE EXCUSES.

AND EVERYTHING
YOU'RE SAYING,

I HAVE HEARD IT BEFORE
FROM PATIENTS WHO TELL ME

THE SAME THING WHILE CRYING,
BUT THEY STILL REFUSE

TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THEIR CHOICES.

BUT YOU SAY YOU'RE READY.
THEN WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION?

AND WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS WITH
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY THIS TIME?

I WANT TO BE HEALTHY, AND
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO WALK.

TO BE HONEST,
EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING,

"WHAT DO YOU WANT TO LOSE?"
THERE'S NOT A NUMBER.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PICK UP
MY BABY GRANDDAUGHTER,

GO TO THE ZOO,
WALK THE ENTIRE ZOO,

NOT SIT ONCE.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE.

I WANT THIS OUT OF MY FACE.

AND I JUST WANT LIFE BACK.

I AM, LIKE --
I'M 44 AND I CAN'T BELIEVE

I'VE TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF EVERYTHING.

AND I DON'T THINK
IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE
TO TRY TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

BUT DO YOU WANT ALL THAT ENOUGH
THIS TIME

TO ACTUALLY DO
WHAT YOU NEED THIS TIME?

YES.

OKAY, THEN HERE'S
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

I'M GONNA START YOU
ON A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO
CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT.

YES.

YOU ONLY EAT IT
THREE TIMES A DAY.

YOU ONLY EAT HIGH PROTEIN,
NO CARBS.

AND YOU STICK TO IT COMPLETELY.
YOU GOT IT?

YES, SIR.

AND I ALSO WANT YOU
TO START EXERCISING

AT LEAST ONE HOUR A DAY.

30 MINUTES IN THE MORNING
AND 30 MINUTES AT NIGHT.

AND NO USING YOUR LYMPHEDEMA
AS AN EXCUSE, OKAY?

OKAY.
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU

A VERY EASY WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
TO HIT.

IN TWO MONTHS, I WANT YOU
TO LOSE 40 POUNDS.

IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET,

YOU'LL EASILY LOSE
THREE TIMES THAT.

SO THIS IS A VERY EASY GOAL
I'M GIVING YOU,

AND IT SHOULD BE
NO PROBLEM

IF YOU'RE AS READY
TO DO THIS AS YOU CLAIM.

JUST SHOW ME YOU'RE WILLING
TO TRY EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YES, SIR.

BUT IF YOU DO THAT
BY YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT,

THEN I'M GOING TO NEED YOU
TO MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON

TO DO THE PROGRAM.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?

AS SOON AS I KNOW I CAN BE
IN THE PROGRAM, I'M READY.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM MOVING HERE.

THE LITTLE GIRL
THAT LIVES WITH ME --

I'VE ALREADY
GOT ARRANGEMENTS.

EVERYTHING'S SET UP.

SO I'M READY TO --
WHEN YOU SAY,

"ANGELA, YOU NEED TO LIVE HERE
BY THIS DAY OR THIS MONTH,"

I'M READY.

OKAY, GOOD, BECAUSE WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO IS

WE'RE GONNA START YOU
IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE.

AND DEPENDING ON HOW YOU DO
WITH THAT

WILL DETERMINE IF YOU MOVE AHEAD
WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

YOU GOT IT?
YES, SIR.

WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
FAILED ONCE

BECAUSE YOU KEPT JUSTIFYING
AND MAKING EXCUSES.

SO I WANT TO SEE
THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK.

AND THEN YOU NEED TO SHOW ME

YOU'RE ALSO WILLING TO WORK
ON THOSE ISSUES, TOO,

BEFORE I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY FOR YOU.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS?
NO QUESTIONS, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, SO,
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY,

BECAUSE AT YOUR AGE,
YOU CAN'T KEEP GOING LIKE THIS.

EVERYTHING
WILL BE UP TO YOU.

IF YOU DON'T CHANGE YOUR DIET,
YOU GO BACK TO THAT,

THEN THERE IS NOTHING
ANYBODY CAN DO TO HELP.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU GOT IT?
I DO.

ALL RIGHT. SUPER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

OKAY, ANGELA, I'LL SEE YOU
IN TWO MONTHS.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE MEETING YOU.

VERY NICE MEETING YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

Dr. Nowzaradan: RIGHT NOW,
I'M VERY CONCERNED

ABOUT WHETHER ANGELA
IS TRULY READY TO WORK

AT MAKING THE CHANGES SHE NEEDS
TO TURN HER LIFE AROUND.

SHE SPENT HER APPOINTMENT
GIVING ME THE EXCUSES

FOR ALL THE REASONS
SHE'S GAINED,

INSTEAD OF TAKING
ANY REAL RESPONSIBILITY.

SO THAT,
COMBINED WITH THE FACT

SHE ALREADY FAILED
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ONCE,

IS A VERY BAD SIGN.

SO WE MAY HAVE AN UPHILL BATTLE

GETTING HER TO A PLACE SHE NEEDS
TO SAVE HER LIFE.

IT WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT WE START HER

GOING TO PSYCHOTHERAPY

TILL THIS WHOLE ISSUE SHE HAS
BEHIND HER OVEREATING,

BEFORE WE EVEN CONSIDER
DOING ANYTHING

LIKE ANOTHER
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON HER.

BUT, FIRST, ANGELA NEEDS
TO GIVE ME A LITTLE EVIDENCE

SHE'S ACTUALLY WILLING
TO WORK ON THIS,

ON EVEN THE SMALLEST LEVEL.

BUT IF SHE CAN'T EVEN DO THAT,
THEN IT WILL SHOW US

SHE'S GOING TO JUST CONTINUE
MAKING EXCUSES

AND UNDO HER SURGERY
AND START GAINING AGAIN,

JUST LIKE SHE DID
THE FIRST TIME.

BUT I'M HOPING SHE IS
AS SERIOUS AS SHE SAYS

AND SHOWS ME THAT BY MAKING
THE PROGRESS SHE NEEDS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK
ABOUT THAT.

EVERYTHING HE SAID
IS WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR,

PLUS A LITTLE MORE,
AND I WAS REALLY GRATEFUL.

HAVING HIM HOLD ME
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THINGS,

I THINK IT WILL HELP.

BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED,
BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE MOVING

THAT FAR,
LEAVING MY FAMILY.

BUT THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE.

IF I DIE TOMORROW, I DIE TRYING,

BECAUSE I WILL DO
WHAT DR. NOW SAYS.

AND I WILL GO HOME,
I WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT,

I'LL LOOK FOR A PLACE TO LIVE,
COME BACK, MOVE HERE,

AND GET MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER.

♪

♪

ONE...

TWO...

Angela: RIGHT NOW, I REALLY
AM ENJOYING THE DIET.

ALL RIGHT.

I CAN'T REALLY
GRIPE ABOUT IT.

YES OR NO TO FETA?
NO.

HOW LONG IS IT GONNA LAST?

I HOPE TO GOD
IT LASTS A LONG TIME.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

THE SALAD THING --
IT WAS TIRING DAY THREE,

BUT THEN I HAD NO IDEA --

THERE'S ZERO-CALORIE
BARBECUE SAUCE.

THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF
OUT THERE

THAT I NEVER EVEN KNEW
THAT YOU COULD HAVE,

AND IT'S ZERO CALORIES.

IS IT GOOD?
MM-HMM.

I DO NOT, AT ALL,
FEEL MYSELF BEING DRAWN

BACK TO THE BAD EATING HABITS
AT ALL.

DIETING IS NOT FUN.

I'VE DIETED MY WHOLE LIFE,
OFF AND ON,

BUT THIS TIME AROUND,
IT KIND OF IS FUN.

YOU GET 2 WHOLE TABLESPOONS,

WHICH IS A LOT,
ONLY 10 CALORIES.

SEE HOW MANY CALORIES
IS IN YOUR RANCH.

HOW MANY?
I FEEL FAT.

HOW MANY?
130.

OH, MY GOSH!
[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S A CHALLENGE.

BUT THIS IS LIKE, "OKAY, ANGELA,
EITHER YOU NEED TO DO THIS NOW

OR I'M GOING TO CALL
A FUNERAL HOME

AND MAKE MY OWN ARRANGEMENTS."

SO, DR. NOW WANTS ME
AT 199.

DO YOU THINK
I'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT?

WANT ME TO BE HONEST?
BE HONEST.

NO.
NOW TELL ME WHY.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
MY BIGGEST SETBACK WOULD BE?

CANDY.
CANDY?

BUT, OTHERWISE,
I THINK YOU WILL.

MM.

WE SHALL SEE.
SURE.

I AM ON THIS
WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY

FOR EMMA JEAN NEW,
MY GRANDBABY.

ALSO FOR LACY.

LACY NEEDS SOMEBODY --
WHEN THERE'S A DANCE AT SCHOOL,

SHE NEEDS A FEMALE ROLE MODEL
TO TAKE HER TO THE MALL

TO GO SHOPPING FOR THAT DRESS.

SHE NEEDS SOMEBODY
MORE THAN JUST SOMEBODY

WHO KEEPS HER SAFE, WARM,
AND FED AND CLOTHED.

HONESTLY, I WOULD NOT
DO THIS FOR MYSELF.

IS IT WORTH GIVING UP MY FAMILY
AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER

JUST TO HAVE A DOCTOR LOOK
AT MY NUMBERS EVERY TWO WEEKS?

NO, IT'S NOT.

BUT IF HE SEES THEM NUMBERS
AND SAYS, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'RE DOING YOUR THING,

AND WE CAN TAKE OFF
SOME OF THE MASSES."

I HOPE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.

♪

♪

THINGS RECENTLY HAVE BEEN
BASICALLY JUST A LOT OF STRESS.

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
FAMILY STUFF GOING ON,

BUT, DIETWISE,
IT'S BEEN GOOD.

BUT AS FAR AS MY HEALTH,
MY HEALTH HAS BEEN BETTER.

BEEN JUST LOOKING
FOR PLACES IN HOUSTON.

I PERSONALLY -- I'M NOT EXCITED
ABOUT THIS.

YOU KNOW, SO MANY STATES AWAY.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE LOST
MOST MY MOTIVATION.

THREE MONTHS AGO,
I WAS VERY EXCITED.

LIKE, I PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE STAYED IN TEXAS.

WHEN I SEEN DR. NOW,
I WOULD HAVE STAYED, PROBABLY.

NOW I AM THE OPPOSITE.

MAIN REASON IS FAMILY.
NOBODY'S SUPPORTING ME.

NOBODY'S WANTING ME TO DO THIS,
NOT EVEN MY DAUGHTER.

♪

NANA, YOU WANT TO
KEEP CALLING.

HI, BABY.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS UP TO?

I JUST COOKED
SOME PASTA SALAD.

THAT'S NICE AND
NOT ON MY DIET.

YEAH. SORRY.

I JUST TALKED TO ERIC.
MM-HMM.

HE WAS LIKE,
"YOU NEED TO GO TO TEXAS."

I TOLD HIM EVERYBODY ELSE
WAS AGAINST IT.

YEAH.

WELL, HE DIDN'T SEE
YOUR PROGRESS YOU MADE.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
YEAH.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT.

I'M GONNA TALK
TO DR. NOW TOMORROW.

I'M GONNA TELL HIM,
WITHOUT FAMILY, I DON'T DO GOOD.

LIKE...
EXACTLY.

TELL HIM, LIKE,
HOW WELL YOU'RE DOING,

AND THEN TELL HIM
WHAT YOU'RE DOING,

SEE IF HE WANTS YOU
TO MAKE ANY CHANGES,

AND HE COULD GIVE YOU
A GOAL WEIGHT.

AND EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT YOU
JUST WANT TO TRAVEL DOWN THERE

FOR EACH SURGERY
BUT KEEP YOUR HOME HERE.

YEAH.

I'LL TALK TO HIM AND SEE.

ALL RIGHT,
WELL, I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU, EMMA JEAN.

EMMA, NANA SAID, "BYE."

BYE.
SHE SAID, "BYE."

[ Chuckling ] BYE.

[ SNIFFLES ]

THAT IS TRUE.

I'VE DONE THIS ON MY OWN.

NOBODY'S BEEN HERE.

WHY DO I NEED
TO LIVE IN TEXAS?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO
LIVE THERE TO JUST DIET.

I CAN DEFINITELY TELL THAT
I'M LOSING WEIGHT.

THAT'S WHY I DON'T QUIT
THE DIET PART.

BUT I DID THAT HERE
WITHOUT DR. NOW.

THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT IT,

AND THAT'S HOW EVERYBODY
IN MY FAMILY IS IN MY EAR.

"HOW DID HE HELP YOU LOSE
THAT WEIGHT?"

THERE'S NO REASON WHY I CAN'T
KEEP DOING IT ON MY OWN IN OHIO.

SO, I POSSIBLY WILL TALK TO HIM
AND ASK HIM,

"WHY CAN I NOT LOSE WEIGHT
HERE?"

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M SABOTAGING
MYSELF AT ALL,

BECAUSE IF IT WAS THAT,
I WOULD JUST QUIT.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD DO
THE REAL SABOTAGING.

I DON'T HALF-ASS ANYTHING.

♪

♪

♪

I'M CALLING DR. NOW TODAY
TO CHECK IN WITH HIM,

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS
SINCE I HAD SEEN HIM.

I KNOW HE WAS WANTING ME
TO BE THERE,

AND I HAVEN'T, AND SO I NEED
TO TELL HIM WHY I'M NOT THERE.

I'VE BEEN DRAGGING MY FEET
GOING TO HOUSTON, NUMBER ONE,

BECAUSE THE FAMILY
DON'T WANT ME TO GO.

AND, OF COURSE, THAT MAKES ME
FEEL GOOD, BECAUSE THEY LOVE ME.

NUMBER TWO, I DO THINK
THERE'S NO NEED FOR ME

TO LIVE IN HOUSTON
JUST TO LOSE WEIGHT.

IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT
IF I WAS THERE GETTING SURGERY

AND HAVING TO SEE THE DOCTOR,

BUT I SEE NO USE IN HAVING
TO LIFT MY LIFE UP

AND MOVE THERE
JUST TO BE ON A DIET.

SO I POSSIBLY WILL TALK TO HIM
AND ASK HIM,

"WHY CAN I NOT COME DOWN THERE
ONCE A MONTH

TO WEIGH IN WITH HIM?"

AND BEST-CASE SCENARIO,
HE SAYS, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

THERE'S A FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING.

LET'S TRY THIS OUT.

YOU STAY IN OHIO AND DIET,
BUT PROMISE ME,

WHEN IT'S TIME
TO GET ANY KIND OF SURGERY,

THEN YOU HAVE TO LIVE HERE

FOR AT LEAST SIX WEEKS
OR WHATEVER,

OR YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
TO HAVE SURGERY."

♪

HI, ANGELA.

HI, DR. NOW.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING OKAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU?

I'M DOING GOOD.

THANK YOU
FOR TAKING MY CALL.

WELL, WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH YOU?

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER
THREE MONTHS SINCE I SAW YOU,

AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY
FOR YOUR SECOND APPOINTMENT.

SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

I'M HAVING PROBLEMS TRYING
TO FIND A PLACE TO LIVE THERE

AND A LOT OF HESITATION
IN REGARDS TO MOVING.

HOLD ON, ANGELA.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN BACK

TO SHOW ME YOU HIT
THE GOAL I GAVE YOU.

AND YOU'RE ALREADY
COMING UP WITH EXCUSES

AND MISSING APPOINTMENTS

WITHOUT US
EVEN HEARING FROM YOU.

SO YOU NEED TO DECIDE
IF DOING THIS

AND SAVING YOUR LIFE
IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR YOU

AND WHETHER YOU WANT TO BE
PART OF THE PROGRAM

OR YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
PART OF THE PROGRAM.

I DO WANT TO BE PART
OF THE PROGRAM.

WELL, IF YOU WANT TO BE
PART OF THE PROGRAM,

YOU NEED TO KEEP
YOUR APPOINTMENT

AND MAKE SURE
THAT YOU SHOW UP,

INSTEAD OF DOING
WHATEVER YOU WANT,

BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT DOING
THIS ON YOUR TIMETABLE.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

I GAVE YOU A GOAL OF LOSING
40 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS.

THAT'S A VERY EASY GOAL,
BUT THAT'S OVER THREE MONTHS.

AND IF YOU ARE TOTALLY STICKING
TO YOUR DIET FOR THAT LONG,

I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE
MORE PROGRESS

TO PROVE TO ME YOU'RE

MAKING ANY LEVEL OF CHANGES
THAT YOU NEED.

SO, OVER THREE MONTHS,
YOUR GOAL WOULD BE 60 POUNDS.

I'VE LOST OVER 70 POUNDS.

YES, BUT WE NEED TO JUST
TAKE YOUR WORD FOR THAT?

THAT -- YES, SIR.

SO, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GO
SOMEWHERE TO WEIGH YOURSELF?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU WEIGH?

NOT THAT I KNOW
WHAT MY WEIGHT IS,

BUT I CAN NOW FIT IN MY VAN.

I NOW DON'T SIT IN MY BED.

I NOW GO WALK.

AND I DON'T SIT IN MY HOUSE.

WE GO OUT AND LEAVE THE HOUSE
EVERY DAY.

AND I WASN'T ABLE TO DO THAT.
NOW I CAN.

SO, YOU'RE GUESSING
YOU LOST 70 POUNDS.

I'M NOT SURE
HOW YOU CAN TELL THAT

WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR WEIGHT.

BUT IF YOU'RE CONFIDENT
YOU MADE THAT MUCH PROGRESS,

WHY COULDN'T YOU COME
AND SEE US?

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO DO NOW.

BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU
FOR THREE MONTHS,

AND YOU HAVEN'T RESCHEDULED
OR LET US KNOW ANYTHING.

THAT IS A LONG TIME.

I GUESS I DID NOT REALIZE
THAT IT'S BEEN THAT LONG.

I NEED TO GET THERE,
SO I UNDER-- I KNOW.

SO, WHAT'S THE HOLD-UP
FROM COMING DOWN TO HOUSTON?

TO BE VERY HONEST, SIR,
THE DIET'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I FEEL GREAT ABOUT DIETING.

I JUST FEEL LIKE BEING CLOSE
TO THE FAMILY

IS HELPING ME
WITH MY DIET.

AND I FEEL LIKE ME GOING TO
HOUSTON ALONE, BY MYSELF --

I JUST THINK
IT WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR ME.

I WANT TO BE YOUR PATIENT AND
I WANT TO BE IN THE PROGRAM,

SO I HAD THOUGHT
IT WAS NOT A GOOD IDA FOR ME.

EVEN THOUGH I WANT
TO DO THE DIETING,

I WISH YOU WOULD SAY,

"THERE'S A FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING.

LOSE THE WEIGHT
WHILE YOU'RE THERE."

AND THEN IF YOU EVER DO ANY TYPE
OF SKIN SURGERY ON ME,

THEN, YES,
I HAVE TO STAY THERE,

LIKE, IN A HOTEL
FOR A MONTH OR SO.

BUT AS FAR AS
MOVING ALL THE WAY THERE

JUST TO BE ON MY DIET
AND TO LOSE POUNDS,

I WISH YOU WOULD SAY,

"LET'S DO A FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING,

AND, ANGELA,
STAY IN OHIO AND LOSE WEIGHT.

COME SEE ME
ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS."

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WANT
TO MAKE YOUR OWN PROGRAM

AND JUST TELL ME
HOW IT'S GONNA WORK,

BECAUSE
YOU'RE THE EXCEPTION

TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
LIKE YOU I HAVE HELPED.

I MEAN, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

IF YOUR FAMILY ACTUALLY
WAS HELPING YOU LIKE YOU SAY,

THEN YOU'D HAVE LOST THE WEIGHT
A LONG TIME AGO.

SO, WHAT IS THE MAGIC

OF STAYING
WITH THE SAME ENVIRONMENT

THAT GOT YOU
TO BE 600 POUNDS?

WELL, I'VE GOT
A NEW GRANDBABY.

I HAVE A CHILD
THAT I TOOK CUSTODY OF.

IT'S NOT EXACTLY
THE SAME ENVIRONMENT.

ANGELA, IF YOU COULD DO IT

ON YOUR OWN,
HOWEVER YOU WANTED,

THEN YOU WOULD HAVE
NEVER GOTTEN OVER 600 POUNDS

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND IF YOU ARE LOSING
WEIGHT NOW,

WHICH IS SERIOUSLY IN DOUBT,
THEN YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BE

ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT
ON YOUR OWN

WITHOUT PROPER TOOLS
AND SUPPORT.

LOSING WEIGHT
FOR THE SHORT TERM,

VERSUS THE LONG TERM

IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT PROCESS,

AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEED
TO BE HERE IN HOUSTON.

BUT WE'RE NOT EVEN
TO THAT POINT WITH YOU YET,

BECAUSE BEFORE
THAT'S EVEN AN OPTION,

I NEED TO SEE THIS ISN'T
SOME GAME FOR YOU

AND YOU THINK
YOU CAN MANIPULATE ME

INTO GIVING YOU SYMPATHY

AND THAT YOU'RE WILLING
TO PUT IN THE WORK

TO DO THIS BY LOSING
THE WEIGHT YOU NEED.

SO, RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED TO
COME BACK FOR AN APPOINTMENT

SO WE CAN DO THAT.
OKAY.

THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, YES.
I UNDERSTAND.

SO, ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT,
OR ARE YOU NOT GOING TO DO IT?

I WILL DO IT.

IF YOU DON'T WANT --
IF YOU SAY, "NO, ANGELA,

YOU CANNOT BE MY PATIENT
AND LOSE WEIGHT IN OHIO,"

THEN I'LL SAY,
"THEN I WILL MOVE TO HOUSTON.

YES, I WILL DO IT."

WELL, WHAT YOU'RE
ASKING ME TO DO

IS BASICALLY PUT YOU
IN AN HONOR SYSTEM,

WHERE YOU MONITOR
AND MOTIVATE YOURSELF,

WHEN YOU ALREADY FAILED
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ONCE.

A LIFETIME OF PATHOLOGY
DOESN'T JUST GO AWAY OVERNIGHT.

AND SEEING AS HOW YOU MISSED
YOUR APPOINTMENT

AND YOU GAVE ME EXCUSES,

I THINK IT IS MORE LIKELY
YOU ARE LYING TO ME RIGHT NOW.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO,
FROM HERE ON,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE YOU
WITHIN A WEEK, OKAY?

THAT'S FINE.

YOU WON'T SEE ME,
BUT I UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S FINE.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE
THAT HAS TO BE HANDLED.

SO, YOU'VE GOT EXCUSES
FOR EVERYTHING.

THIS ISN'T A GOOD SITUATION
WITH YOU AT ALL.

AND I THINK THE REAL MATTER IS
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO COVER

THE FACT THAT YOU HAVEN'T
LOST WHAT YOU NEED.

AND YOU'RE PRETENDING
ALL THESE OTHER ISSUES

ARE THE REASON BEHIND
WHY YOU HAVEN'T COME DOWN.

SO, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS,

WE'LL SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT
FOR A MONTH FROM NOW.

BUT YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
TO HIT FOR THEN

IS 60 POUNDS NOW,
INSTEAD OF 40.

THAT'S STILL A VERY EASY GOAL
FOR YOU,

AND IF YOU STICK
TO YOUR DIET,

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO LOSE MORE THAN THAT.

BUT THIS GIVES YOU SOME TIME
TO GET YOU HELP

AND GET TO WHERE YOU NEED,
IF YOU WANT TO GET SERIOUS NOW.

BUT IF NOT AND
YOU PLAY MORE GAMES,

THEN YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT MOVING TO HOUSTON,

BECAUSE THE PROGRAM
WON'T BE AN OPTION FOR YOU.

OKAY, THEN I'LL TRY.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW.
I'LL TRY.

OKAY, YOU DO THAT.

BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU'RE
PLAYING WITH FIRE, ANGELA,

BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW,
IF YOU DON'T LOSE WEIGHT,

THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIVE
TILL YOU'RE 50.

AND FROM WHAT YOU TOLD ME,

YOU KNOW YOUR BODY
WON'T MAKE IT TO THAT POINT.

SO THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE
IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT.

I DO AGREE.
WELL, START TO PROVE IT,

BECAUSE I HAVE
SERIOUS CONCERNS

ABOUT YOUR COMMITMENT
RIGHT NOW.

SO MAKE SURE
YOU COME DOWN TO HOUSTON

AND BE HERE FOR
YOUR APPOINTMENT NEXT MONTH

AND HAVING LOST 60 POUNDS.
I WILL DO THAT.

I AM COMMITTED, SIR,
AND I'M GONNA DO THE WORK.

AND I DO WANT TO BE
PART OF THE PROGRAM.

OKAY.
THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
YOU TOO.

♪

Angela: EVERYTHING DR. NOW SAID
MADE SENSE.

AND I AGREE MORE NOW.

IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
TO BE DOWN THERE.

SO THE NEXT STEP FOR ME IS TO GO
IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS

AND LOOK AT APARTMENTS
IN PERSON.

IF I DO FIND SOMETHING I LIKE
OR IF I DO HAVE A GOOD FEELING,

IT WILL HELP ME KNOW THAT
THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

IF I GO DOWN THERE
AND IT'S ALL NEGATIVE,

THEN I'LL KNOW
IT'S THE WRONG THING TO DO.

BUT I AM NOT BUILDING A LIFE
IN HOUSTON.

I'M GOING TO FOCUS

ON NOTHING BUT ME AND MY HEALTH
AND DR. NOW.

I JUST HOPE I'M ABLE TO DO THIS.

[ SIGHS ]

♪

♪

♪

Angela: TODAY I HAD
A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

BUT I MISSED IT.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GO
TO HOUSTON WHEN I'M SICK?

[ Voice breaking ]
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

THE ODDS ARE STACKED
AGAINST ME, 100%.

GETTING TO HOUSTON
WAS GETTING IMPOSSIBLE.

I FEEL MORE LIKE GOING
TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

Andrea: HELLO?

YO, WHERE WAS YOU AT?

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
DRIVE ME TO THE E.R.

SO DR. NOW SEES
I REALLY AM SICK

AND I'M NOT
JUST BLOWING HIM OFF?

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

I LOVE YOU.
YOU TOO.

BYE.

SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT.

RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T BREATHE.

I'M HAVING A BAD DAY.

I FEEL REALLY ON FIRE.

I FEEL LIKE
MY INSIDES ARE SHAKING.

I NEVER HAD MY BODY GO NUMB
LIKE THIS.

I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING MY MIND.

I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING'S
NOT RIGHT IN MY MIND.

AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE
IN THE HOSPITAL.

I DON'T WANT TO SIT THERE
HOOKED UP ON THEIR MACHINES,

BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
WHEN THEY LOCK ME UP.

YEAH.

IT'S, LIKE,
REALLY GETTING SCARY.

BUT DR. NOW CAN'T BE MAD

BECAUSE OF ME BEING
AS SICK AS I AM.

[ GRUNTS ]

♪

I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T DO THIS
AT ALL ANYMORE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M
TIRED OF FIGHTING.

I JUST WANT A PILL
AND TAKE IT BETTER.

BUT THAT'S ALL I'VE DONE
IS TAKE PILLS FOR A WEEK.

HI.
NO, SIR.

THERE'S NO PILL TO FIX IT.

I'M JUST --
I KEEP BLACKING OUT.

I THINK THERE'S A PILL
TO TAPER IT OFF,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO
DIE EITHER.

AND I REALLY
JUST WANT THIS TO END.

♪

♪

♪

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WE SEEM TO HAVE

A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION
WITH ANGELA.

SHE HAS MISSED HER LAST
TWO APPOINTMENTS NOW,

SO IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS
SINCE I ORIGINALLY SAW HER.

WHEN SHE MISSED HER FOLLOW-UP
APPOINTMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME,

SHE BLAMED NOT BEING ABLE TO
FIND A PLACE TO LIVE IN HOUSTON,

WHEN WE WERE NOT EVEN
TO THAT POINT WITH HER YET.

AND THIS LAST TIME,
SHE CLAIMS SHE WAS TOO SICK

AND NEEDED TIME TO RECOVER,
WHILE SHE AVOIDED OUR CALLS

AND DIDN'T RETURN MOST OF OUR
MESSAGES FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

BUT SHE FINALLY RESPONDED,
SAYING SHE'S BETTER NOW

AND CAN FINALLY TALK,
SO WE SET A CALL WITH HER TODAY

TO GIVE HER ONE LAST CHANCE
TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS.

BUT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN ANY
MORE OF HER EXCUSES OR GAMES.

AND AT THIS POINT,
I HAVE SIGNIFICANT DOUBT

AS TO WHETHER
SHE'S REALLY WILLING

TO ACTUALLY PUT ANY EFFORT

IN MAKING LIFE CHANGES
SHE NEEDS TO SAVE HER LIFE.

♪

Angela:
I'M CALLING DR. NOW TODAY,

BASICALLY TO CHECK IN

AND BASICALLY JUST SEE
WHAT HE SAYS.

HE THINKS I'M HOME,
NOT DIETING.

HE BELIEVES I'VE GAINED WEIGHT.

AND I KNOW HE HAS HEARD
EVERY EXCUSE IN THIS WORLD.

BUT I WANT HIM TO REALLY KNOW

THAT I'M GONNA KEEP
LOSING WEIGHT.

THAT'S ALL.

HI, DR. NOW.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HI, ANGELA.
HOW YOU DOING?

I'M GOOD.

SO, WE HAVE A BIT
OF AN ISSUE AGAIN,

BECAUSE YOU MISSED
YOUR APPOINTMENT AGAIN,

SAYING YOU WERE SICK,
BUT IT TURNED OUT YOU WEREN'T.

SO, WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE
THIS TIME?

I JUST HAD SOME FAMILY THINGS
GOING ON,

AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO COME OUT TO TEXAS.

BUT I DO PLAN ON BEING OUT THERE
TO, HOPEFULLY, GET AN APARTMENT.

I'VE HAD NO LUCK ON THIS END.

YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT
FOR A WHILE NOW,

BUT YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
GETTING BACK TO US

AND YOU'VE BEEN AVOIDING
MY CALLS,

MAKING EXCUSES,
AND LYING TO US.

BUT NOW YOU AREN'T SICK.

YOU HAVE COMPLETELY RECOVERED,
IT SEEMS.

SO, WHAT'S THE REASON

YOU'RE STILL
NOT COMING DOWN TO HOUSTON

TO SEE ME FOR
YOUR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT?

YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU.

I DON'T KNOW
WHY IT TOOK SO LONG.

IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING
WAS HAPPENING EVERY OTHER WEEK.

SO, YOU LET ANOTHER MONTH
GO WITHOUT DOING

WHAT YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING,

BECAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU HAVE LOST ANY WEIGHT,

SO YOU KEEP MAKING EXCUSES
AND NOT COMING DOWN HERE

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS
ABOUT IT.

OKAY, YOU SAY I DON'T LOOK LIKE
I'VE LOST ANY WEIGHT,

BUT I FEEL LIKE
I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT.

I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE LIE
YOU KEEP TELLING EVERYONE,

BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE
LOST THE WEIGHT,

YOU WOULDN'T BE AVOIDING
COMING BACK

TO SHOW ME YOUR PROGRESS.

THE MOST COMMON CAUSE
OF PEOPLE

WHEN THEY DON'T SHOW UP
FOR AN APPOINTMENT

IS BECAUSE
THEY HAVEN'T LOST WEIGHT.

AND YOU'RE NOT ANY DIFFERENT
THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND EVERY TIME YOU MISS
YOUR APPOINTMENT,

WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU,

AND YOU HAVEN'T CALLED,
SO YOU ARE AVOIDING US.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS,
RIGHT NOW,

I THINK YOU'RE BUYING TIME,

BECAUSE ONE OF THE DELUSIONS
YOU CAN CONVINCE YOURSELF OF

IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
DO IT EVENTUALLY.

BUT "EVENTUALLY" NEVER COMES,
AND THEN, ONE DAY,

YOUR BODY GIVES OUT,
AND THAT WILL BE IT FOR YOU.

SO, THE REAL REASON IS

THAT ALL THESE OTHER EXCUSES
YOU'VE GIVEN,

IT IS THAT YOU'RE
PLAYING GAMES

AND TRYING TO MANIPULATE ME
IN YOUR SITUATION.

THAT'S NOT THE REASON
WHATSOEVER.

THAT'S NOT MY EXCUSE
WHATSOEVER.

I'VE BEEN ON YOUR DIET
SINCE I LEFT,

AND I'M DOING GREAT.

YOU TELL ME YOU'VE
COMPLETELY STUCK TO THE DIET

AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
SETTLED ONCE WITH IT?

I CHEATED EATING, AND
I HAD ALCOHOLIC DRINKS.

SO I DID HAVE A SETBACK
FOR THREE NIGHTS.

BUT I FEEL LIKE
I'VE MADE UP FOR IT.

THAT'S STILL A LIE.
THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE --

WHAT YOU SAY IS THAT YOU'VE
BEEN CHEATING ON THE DIET.

BUT YOU DON'T NEED ME
TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU'RE LYING,

AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE
AVOIDING COMING BACK --

BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T
LOST ANY WEIGHT,

AND PROBABLY,
YOU'VE GAINED SOME WEIGHT.

AND YOU WANT TO DELAY
COMING DOWN HERE

SO YOU CAN LOSE WEIGHT
AND GET BACK IN THE PROGRAM.

THAT'S NOT THE REASON.

I JUST HAVEN'T EVEN --
I'VE LOOKED FOR A PLACE

DOWN THERE, AND
I HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING.

BUT I HAD THE PLANS,

AND I THINK I FOUND THE PLACE
I WANT TO RENT.

SO I HOPE YOU STILL LET ME
BE IN THE PROGRAM.

ANGELA, THIS ISN'T ABOUT
FINDING
A PLACE TO SAY IN HOUSTON.

I TOLD YOU LAST TIME,
WE'RE NOT EVEN TO THAT POINT.

SO STOP WITH ALL THE EXCUSES
AND LIES AND GAMES.

YOU HAVE SPENT YOUR WHOLE LIFE
FINDING WAYS

TO MANIPULATE
PEOPLE AROUND YOU

AND CREATING A FACADE
AND DELUSION

THAT YOU'RE TRYING
OR YOU'RE NOT EATING VERY MUCH

OR YOU'RE GONNA GET HEALTHY,

WHEN YOU HAVE NO REAL
INTENTION OF DOING THAT.

YOU JUST WANT TO EAT
WHAT YOU WANT

AND HOPE FOR
A MAGIC SOLUTION

TO SAVE YOU FROM
THE CONSEQUENCE OF THAT.

THE ONLY WAY
TO CHANGE THE FACT

THAT YOU'RE GONNA DIE SOON
BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT

IS THAT YOU HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

AND YOU NEED TO DECIDE
IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT NOW,

BECAUSE I'M GIVING YOU
ONE MORE WEEK TO COME BACK DOWN

SO I CAN SEE IF
YOU'RE MAKING PROGRESS OR NOT.

BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA
KEEP MAKING EXCUSES

AND TRY TO AVOID ME,

THEN I DON'T NEED
TO WASTE MY TIME,

AND THIS IS NOT
GONNA WORK FOR YOU.

WHEN YOU SAID YOU WANT ME
TO COME IN A WEEK,

SO WHEN I COME IN A WEEK

AND YOU SEE THAT
I HAVE LOST 120 POUNDS,

THEN YOU'LL SEE
THAT I AM SERIOUS

AND I HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.

I AM NOT LIKE OTHERS.

I'M NOT NOT COMING
BECAUSE I'M NOT LOSING WEIGHT.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU SEE
I'M NOT LYING

WHEN I GET THERE.

NOW YOU'RE CLAIMING YOU LOST
120 POUNDS SINCE I SAW YOU?

LAST MONTH,
IT WAS 70 POUNDS.

SO, ARE YOU SAYING YOU LOST
ANOTHER 50 POUNDS SINCE THEN?

YES, SIR.

THEN HOW COME
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE IT

AND YOU'RE STILL
ON THE OXYGEN?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

BUT I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
MY DIET,

AND I'M DOING GREAT.

ANGELA, YOU'RE MORE DELUSIONAL
THAN I THOUGHT

IF YOU STILL THINK
YOU CAN MANIPULATE ME.

AND WHEN IT COMES
TO THIS PROGRAM,

YOU'RE NOT SPECIAL,

AND LYING TO ME
ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT

IS NOT GONNA GET ME
TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT.

YOU HAVE ONE OPTION --
IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS

AND SAVE YOUR LIFE,
COME BACK DOWN HERE

AND SHOW ME WHERE
YOUR WEIGHT IS AT,

AND THEN WE CAN START YOU
ON PSYCHOTHERAPY

TO TRY AND FIND A WAY
TO GET THROUGH TO YOU

AND BREAK THROUGH
ALL YOUR LIES AND DELUSIONS.

IN FACT, THEN
THAT WILL BE IT FOR YOU,

BECAUSE I'M DONE
PLAYING YOUR GAMES.

AND IF YOU MISS
YOUR APPOINTMENT AGAIN,

FOR WHATEVER REASON,
I'M NOT TAKING ANY EXCUSES.

EITHER YOUR HEALTH
AND HAVING YOUR LIFE

IS A PRIORITY OR IT'S NOT.

WE CAN'T MAKE THE CHOICE
FOR YOU.

SO BE HERE IN ONE WEEK,
OR THE PROGRAM WILL NO LONGER

BE AN OPTION FOR YOU.

OKAY, I WILL DO THAT.

I HAD PLANNED ON
THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS,

BUT I WILL WORK ON THAT
RIGHT WHEN WE HANG UP, SIR.

AND YOU'LL SEE,
WHEN I COME DOWN THERE,

THAT I SHOULD HAVE LOST
120 POUNDS.

SO WHEN YOU SEE THE SCALE,

THEN YOU'LL TAKE BACK
EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID.

BUT THAT'S FINE.

IF YOU DO, I'LL BE
MORE THAN HAPPY

TO TAKE BACK WHAT I'VE SAID.

I'M GIVING YOU A CHANCE.

IT IS UP TO YOU
TO TAKE IT, OKAY?

I APPRECIATE THAT.
I WILL TAKE IT.

ALL RIGHT, ANGELA.

TALK TO YOU SOON.
BYE-BYE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING

TO HAVE ANGELA
STILL CHOOSING TO LIE

TO TRY AND MANIPULATE ME,

INSTEAD OF TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY.

SHE DOESN'T LOOK TO HAVE
MADE MUCH, IF ANY, PROGRESS.

AND HER LEVEL
OF PATHOLOGY AND DELUSION

IS AMONG THE HIGHEST
I HAVE EVER SEEN.

SHE'S JUST PILED ON
ONE LIE AFTER ANOTHER,

UNTIL THE FACADE
SHE CREATES IS SO BIG

THAT SHE CAN'T
BACK IT UP ANYMORE.

BUT INSTEAD OF COMING CLEAN,

WHEN SHE CAN'T SUPPORT
EVERYTHING SHE HAS MADE UP,

SHE JUST STARTS A NEW LIE
AND KEEPS GOING.

SO PSYCHOTHERAPY IS GOING TO
HAVE TO MAKE

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH HER
TO TRY TO ADDRESS THIS DELUSION

BEFORE WE EVEN CONSIDER
MOVING AHEAD

WITH ANOTHER
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY WITH HER.

BUT TO EVEN GET TO THAT POINT,
SHE NEEDS TO FOLLOW THROUGH

AND COME BACK
FOR HER NEXT APPOINTMENT

AND HIT HER GOAL.

SO ANGELA NEEDS TO MAKE A CHOICE

WHETHER SHE'S GOING TO
DO THIS OR NOT,

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT GETTING
ANY MORE CHANCES AFTER TODAY.

BUT I'M HOPING
SHE STARTS TO WAKE UP,

BECAUSE IF SHE DOESN'T,
IT'S GONNA COST HER HER LIFE.

♪

[ Telephone rings ]

Travis: HELLO?

HEY, WHATCHA DOING, TRAVIS?
NOTHING.

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
NOTHING.

I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE
WITH DR. NOW,

AND HE WAS JUMPING MY ASS.

HE JUST SAID, "IF YOU WANT TO BE
PART OF THE PROGRAM,

YOU NEED TO BE HERE
IN THE NEXT WEEK."

SO, I'M GONNA TRY TO
GET AHOLD OF ERIC TONIGHT

AND SEE WHAT HE SAYS.

THAT'S HAPPENING FAST.

WELL, KIND OF PISSES ME OFF.

HE SAYS THAT, BUT HE'S LIKE,

"EITHER YOU'RE GONNA WORRY ABOUT
YOUR HEALTH OR YOU'RE NOT."

IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS
TO HELP YOU OUT.

YEAH, BUT
I'M HAPPY WITH MYSELF,

AS FAR AS WHAT
I'VE BEEN DOING HERE.

I NEED TO JUST
SHOW DR. NOW, SO...

ALL RIGHT, TRAV, I'M GONNA
LET YOU GET BACK TO WORK.

OKAY.
I LOVE YOU.

MM, BYE.
BYE.

Angela: DR. NOW WAS SAYING,
"YOU NEED TO GET HERE.

WHEN YOU MISS APPOINTMENTS,"

IT MAKES HIM THINK YOU'RE NOT
SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR DIET.

AND I THINK ME AND HIM
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT ON THINGS,

BECAUSE HE SAID
PEOPLE DON'T COME

BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T
LOST THEIR WEIGHT,

AND HE SAID, "AND YOU'RE
NO DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS."

BUT I ABSOLUTELY AM
DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS.

HE DON'T BELIEVE ME --
I DON'T KNOW --

MAYBE 'CAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE
SAY THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE,

BUT I KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE,

SO I'M NOT UPSET
ABOUT WHAT HE SAID,

BECAUSE HE CAN ONLY
SEE ME CHEST-UP.

SO I WANT HIM TO SEE
THAT I'VE NOT BEEN IN OHIO,

HIDING FROM HIM.

BUT PART OF ME FEELS LIKE
IT'S KIND OF A WASTE

GOING DOWN THERE,
BECAUSE I'M STILL DIETING.

I'M STILL LOSING WEIGHT.
I'M STILL LOOKING AT WHAT I EAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD GO.

I'M REALLY 50/50.

♪

♪

♪

Angela: I'VE NOT SEEN DR. NOW
FOR SIX MONTHS.

I HAD TO CHOOSE
TO PUT TEXAS ON HOLD.

I DO WANT TO GO SEE DR. NOW.

I'M NOT TRYING
TO NOT GO SEE HIM.

BUT, RIGHT NOW,
TO STAY ON DR. NOW'S PROGRAM,

IT'S TOO MUCH.

SO I'M STAYING IN CONTACT
WITH DR. NOW.

I'M CONTINUING
TO WATCH WHAT I EAT,

WATCH WHAT I DRINK.

I'M CONTINUING TO EXERCISE.

BUT WITH ME HAVING LACY
AND MY RESPONSIBILITIES,

I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LEAVE
AND JUST GO TO TEXAS.

♪

RIGHT NOW, THE SITUATION
WITH LACY IS,

SHE COULDN'T LEAVE AND
DIDN'T HAVE NO PARENT TO GO TO.

SHE WAS GONNA BE REUNITED
WITH HER MOM,

AND THAT DID NOT WORK OUT
THE WAY WE WANTED IT TO.

SO I STILL HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY OF HER.

AND AS LONG AS I HAVE LACY
IN MY HOUSE,

IT'S NOT ABOUT ANGELA.

IT HAS TO BE ABOUT
ANGELA AND LACY.

WHAT ARE WE HAVING
FOR DINNER?

DO WE HAVE A WHOLE BOX
OF TURKEY BURGERS?

I DON'T KNOW. I CAN CHECK.
HOW MANY DO YOU WANT?

I SHOULD ONLY HAVE ONE,
BUT I WANT TWO.

I'M HUNGRY.
I ONLY WANT ONE.

ALL RIGHT.

GO SEE IF THEY'RE
IN THERE, HONEY.

LACY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.

WITH THE WEIGHT
THAT I'VE LOST,

NOW WE HAVE MORE FUN
COOKING DINNER TOGETHER,

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT DOING
THE MAJORITY OF IT.

WE'RE DOING IT TOGETHER.

SHE LOVES COOKING.
I LOVE COOKING.

EVEN THOUGH SHE LOVES IT,
I'M ABLE TO NOW.

I DON'T NEED HER TO.

AND SO SOMETIMES I HAVE TO
TELL HER TO SIT DOWN,

LET ME DO IT.

YOU GOT YOUR POTATOES?

WE HAD TO LEARN
A LOT ABOUT EACH OTHER

WHEN SHE MOVED IN HERE.

WHEN I FIRST GOT HER,
IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS,

WE DIDN'T HAVE
A REAL CLOSE CONNECTION.

AND NOW I LOVE HER
LIKE SHE'S MY OWN.

SO, YES, I CHOSE LACY
OVER MY HEALTH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH
I GAINED A LITTLE BIT BACK,

I STILL LOST A LOT OF IT.

THAT MAKES ME WANT
TO KEEP DIETING

AND NOT TURN TO THE BAD FOOD

AND NOT GO BACK TO
THE JUNK FOOD AND DRINKS.

WILL YOU STICK MY CUP
IN THE SINK FOR ME?

YOU READY TO GO GET
SOME ICE CREAM?

YEAH!

THEN GET READY TO GO.

MY MOBILITY IS --

IT'S A LOT BETTER
THAN IT HAS BEEN IN YEARS.

AND I CAN ACTUALLY WALK OUT
AND GET IN MY VAN.

GOT IT?

I CAN TAKE LACY SOMEWHERE.

IF SHE WANTS TO GO SOMEWHERE

OR IF I WANT TO SURPRISE HER
WITH SOMETHING

OR REWARD HER WITH SOMETHING,

WE WALK OUTSIDE
AND GET IN THE CAR AND GO.

I'VE DEFINITELY
CAME A LONG WAY.

I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO,
THOUGH.

BUT I HAVE MADE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PROGRESS.

FOR RIGHT NOW, TODAY,
I KNOW I'M GETTING HEALTHIER.

LACY'S PROUD OF ME.
MY DAUGHTER'S PROUD OF ME.

MY GRANDBABY'S PROUD OF ME.

EVEN THOUGH I STILL HAVE
A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME,

THERE'S LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE ROAD.

WHOO!

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK.

I DON'T WANT TO TAKE STEPS
BACKWARDS.

I NEED TO KEEP THE BALL
ROLLING, PER SE.

THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME, HONEY.

THIS IS REAL GOOD.

YOU REMEMBER WHEN I COULDN'T
EVEN TAKE YOU

TO THE STORE LIKE THIS?
MM-HMM.

OR IF WE DID GO,
IT WAS VERY --

IT HURT SO BAD
TO TRY TO GET IN THE VAN.

REMEMBER THEM DAYS?

YEP.
THEY'RE LONG GONE.

NOT TODAY!
NOT TODAY!

IT MIGHT SEEM
LIKE I'VE GAVE UP.

YOU KNOW,
I MIGHT HAVE GAVE UP SOME,

BUT I'VE NOT TRULY GAVE UP.

I STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO
BEFORE I'M HAPPY

WITH EVERYTHING,
BUT TODAY IS A GOOD DAY.

TODAY IS --
I'M NOT GONNA WORRY ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, THERE PROBABLY
WILL COME A DAY

WHEN I HAVE TO GET THERE.

BUT I'LL GET THERE.