All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S07E16

Lashanta: I COULD BE UPSET,
AND THEN I EAT MY FOOD

AND IT'LL SOOTHE MY PAIN.

Woman #1: HE CAN'T STOP.
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW.

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

YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE.

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 OVER-EATING, AND YOU'RE
ACTING LIKE IT'S OUR FAULT.

I KNOW THAT I'M DYING.

I KNOW THAT I'M NOT
GONNA MAKE IT.

I'M GONNA LOSE THE WEIGHT.
GIVE ME ONE MORE MONTH.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T BELIEVE
A WORD YOU SAY,

BECAUSE YOU KEEP LYING
AND KEEP LYING TO YOURSELF.

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BABE.

ALL RIGHT.

Lashanta: I HATE WHAT MY LIFE
HAS BECOME.

BECAUSE I'M LIVING
IN CONSTANT MISERY NOW.

MY WEIGHT HAS GOTTEN
SO OUT OF CONTROL.

IT'S TAKEN ALMOST
EVERYTHING FROM ME.

AND WITH ALL THIS WEIGHT ON ME,

MY WHOLE BODY FEELS LIKE
IT'S CONSTANTLY CRUSHED.

THE PAIN IS UNBEARABLE.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
I CAN'T GET AROUND.

AND I'VE BEEN TRAPPED
IN THIS BED FOR YEARS NOW.

I CAN'T EVEN GO TO THE BATHROOM
ON MY OWN ANYMORE.

THE BEST I CAN DO IS SCOOT
TO THE END OF MY BED

AND USE A BOWL THAT MY BOYFRIEND
J.T. BRINGS ME.

THANK YOU.
YOU NEED ANYTHING?

AND THEN HE COMES AND TAKES IT
TO DISPOSE OF IT FOR ME.

I WISH THIS WASN'T MY LIFE,
BUT IT IS.

I STILL TRY TO DO
WHATEVER I'M ABLE.

ALL RIGHT.

AND ONCE J.T. BRINGS ME
MY WATER AND MY SOAP,

I TRY AND CLEAN MYSELF.

YOU GOT EVERYTHING
YOU NEED?

I GOT EVERYTHING.

ALL RIGHT.

JUST LET ME KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR ME TO,

YOU KNOW, GET YOU...

BUT IT'S ONE OF THE MOST
STRENUOUS THINGS I DO ALL DAY.

BECAUSE I HAVE TO TRY
TO MOVE AROUND

AND REACH ALL THE PARTS
OF MY BODY,

AND THEN LIFT MYSELF
TO TRY TO CLEAN

OTHER AREAS I NEED.

AND IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH.

AND SO I EVEN HAVE
TO HAVE HELP WITH THAT.

LASHANTA HAS A LOT OF THINGS
THAT SHE CANNOT DO,

SO I HAVE TO HELP LASHANTA
FROM TIME TO TIME

WITH A LOT OF THINGS
THAT SHE NEEDS.

BUT WE GET THROUGH IT.

YOU KNOW, WE LOVE EACH OTHER
AND I LOVE HER,

SO I'M GONNA SUPPORT HER
AND BE THERE FOR HER.

I JUST WISH I COULD SKIP
MY BATH, BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD.

Lashanta: BUT IF I SKIP IT,
THEY'LL CHAFING AND THE BEDSORES

I GET WILL GET WORSE,
SO I HAVE TO STAY CLEAN

NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT
AND PAINFUL IT IS,

WHEN THE ONLY THING
I WANT TO DO IS EAT.

YOU DONE WITH THAT?

FOOD IS THE ONLY JOY
AND PLEASURE I HAVE NOW.

IT'S THE ONLY THING I REALLY
HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO ANYMORE.

SOMETIMES I'M TIRED OF MY LIFE,

BUT THEN I THINK ABOUT FOOD
AND THEN I GET EXCITED AGAIN.

I LIKE TO HAVE A LOT OF IT.

MY SONS, GERAMY AND SHAUN,
STILL LIVE WITH ME,

SO I MAKE SURE I MAKE ENOUGH
FOR THEM AND J.T. AND ME.

J.T.: LASHANTA,
WHEN SHE'S READY TO EAT,

SHE'S READY TO EAT, OKAY?

DON'T GET IN THE WAY
OF HER FOOD.

SEE, IF I'M DELAYING
HELPING HER COOK,

OR GOING TO THE STORE
AND GET FOOD,

AH, SHE GETS MAD.

Lashanta: KNOWING I'M MAKING
SOMETHING WONDERFUL

FOR ALL OF US IS EXCITING,

BECAUSE WHEN THE FOOD
IS DONE RIGHT

IT'S EVERYTHING GOOD
AND WONDERFUL

ALL TOGETHER
IN THESE BITES OF JOY.

I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH.

WHEN I EAT,
I BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD.

NOBODY CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING.

WHEN I BE UPSET,
WHEN I BE ANGRY, DEPRESSED,

THAT'S WHEN I TURN
IN TO MY FOOD.

AND I EAT ENOUGH FOOD
FOR THREE PEOPLE,

PLUS BREAD.

I ALWAYS WANT TO EAT.

AND WHEN I STOP
AND I FINISH WHAT I HAVE,

I CAN'T WAIT TILL I HAVE MORE,

SO I'M ALREADY THINKING HOW I'M
GONNA MAKE THE NEXT MEAL.

Geramy: I THINK MY MOM
IS ADDICTED TO FOOD.

I'D RATHER SHE EAT MORE HEALTHY
STUFF, YOU KNOW?

BUT, LIKE, IF MY MAMA ASKS ME
TO BRING HER SOMETHING,

I'LL BRING IT TO HER.

'CAUSE IF I SAY NO TO MAMA,
SHE'LL BE LIKE --

GO ZERO TO 100 ON ME.

Lashanta: FOOD IS MY EVERYTHING.

IT'S MY PURPOSE
AND WHAT I LIVE FOR,

SO I KEEP EATING
AND I KEEP GETTING BIGGER.

I NEVER THOUGHT MY LIFE
COULD WIND UP LIKE THIS.

I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GROW
OUT OF PROPORTION LIKE THIS,

LIVING IN MY BED.

VERY EARLY ON IN MY LIFE,
I REMEMBER THINGS WERE GOOD.

MY PARENTS WERE STILL TOGETHER
AND WE HAD LOTS OF FAMILY.

I WAS ONE OF FOUR CHILDREN
MY PARENTS HAD,

AND THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY
FIGHTING OR CHAOS THEN.

THAT DIDN'T START TILL
I WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT.

THAT'S WHEN SOMETHING
HAPPENED THAT LED TO MY PARENTS

FIGHTING A LOT.

AFTER THAT, THERE
WAS A LOT OF CONFLICT

IN THE HOME WITH MY MOM
AND MY DAD

FUSSING AND CARRYING ON.

AND IT WAS LIKE THAT
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND DURING THAT TIME,
MY MOM DID WHAT SHE COULD

AND TOOK CARE OF ME,
BUT MY DAD WAS COLD

AND HE DIDN'T SUPPORT ME.

AND THAT MADE ME FEEL
LIKE I WASN'T WANTED.

I DESPERATELY WANTED MY DAD
TO SHOW ME THAT HE LOVED ME

AND STILL CARED ABOUT ME.

THAT NEVER HAPPENED THOUGH
BECAUSE MY DAD STOPPED BEING

A PART OF MY LIFE
WHEN I WAS NINE.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY MOM
KICKED MY FATHER OUT.

I FOUND OUT LATER THAT MY DAD
CHEATED ON MY MOM.

AND THAT'S WHY EVERYTHING
FELL APART IN MY FAMILY.

WELL, I KICKED HIM OUT, BABY.

PACK YOUR [BLEEP] AND PUT IT ON
THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY,

AND LEFT A NOTE AND TOLD HIM
TO GET THE [BLEEP] OUT.

Lashanta:
AFTER MY PARENTS' DIVORCE,
MY LIFE WAS NEVER THE SAME.

I GUESS I HAD TO GROW UP FAST.

I WAS BARELY JUST 10 YEARS OLD.

SO, THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED
WHEN I WAS EATING SOMETHING

THAT I REALLY LIKED,
I FELT BETTER,

SO I JUST STARTED EATING A LOT.

AND I DIDN'T HAVE A BABYSITTER.

I WAS THE BABYSITTER.
I DID WHAT I WANTED.

AND EATING MADE ME HAPPY,
BECAUSE FOOD MADE ALL MY PAIN

AND ALL MY MISERY OF MY LIFE
GO AWAY.

SO, AROUND 10,
THAT'S WHEN I STARTED

TO EAT A LOT AND GAIN A LOT.

I USED TO TELL HER ALL THE TIME,

"GIRL, YOU'RE GETTING
TOO DAMN BIG.

YOU BETTER LOSE SOME WEIGHT."

Lashanta: BY THE TIME I WAS 13,
I WAS OVER 200 POUNDS.

BUT THAT WASN'T WHAT CHANGED
MY LIFE THE MOST AT THAT TIME.

I WAS DATING
A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY THEN,

AND THAT LED TO ME GETTING
PREGNANT WHEN I WAS 13.

SO MY LIFE COMPLETELY
CHANGED AFTER THAT HAPPENED,

BECAUSE I HAD MY BABY
WHEN I WAS 14.

AND MY BOYFRIEND DENIED
THAT THE CHILD WAS HIS,

SO WE BROKE UP.

AT FIRST, I HAD KEPT
MY PREGNANCY FROM MY MOM.

I REALLY THOUGHT
SHE WAS GONNA GET MAD.

BUT SHE DIDN'T.

SHE JUST TOLD ME
"THE FUN TIME IS OVER.

YOU'RE GONNA GET A JOB

AND YOU'RE GONNA TAKE CARE
OF YOUR OWN BABY."

SO I DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL
AFTER NINTH GRADE,

AND I GOT A JOB
AT A FAST-FOOD PLACE.

AND I HAD MY FIRST BABY, TYRONE.

BUT I GOT REALLY DEPRESSED
AT THE STATE OF MY LIFE THEN.

I WAS THINKING THAT,
"I DON'T REGRET MY BABY,

BUT REALLY, I JUST WISH THAT I'D
STAYED IN A CHILD PLACE."

I DIDN'T WANT
TO BE GROWN TOO EARLY.

SO, TO DEAL WITH THAT,
I STARTED EATING MORE AND MORE.

AND IN THE MIDST
OF ALL THAT FOOD AT WORK,

I'D EAT ON THE CLOCK,
I'D EAT ON THE BREAK.

I ATE WHEN I CAME HOME,
AND IT GOT EVEN WORSE

BECAUSE I MOVED
OUT OF MY MOM'S HOUSE.

AT THE AGE OF 15,
I HAD MY OWN APARTMENT

AND I CALLED THE SHOTS.

AND THAT'S WHEN THE WEIGHT
REALLY INCREASED.

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 16,
I WAS ALREADY OVER 300 POUNDS.

AND AT THAT TIME, I MET SOMEONE
NEW AND WE STARTED DATED.

AND I GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY SECOND CHILD.

SO, I HAD MY DAUGHTER GALLERY
WHEN I WAS 17.

AND AFTER THAT,
MY BOYFRIEND GOT ABUSIVE

AND HE'D GET REALLY JEALOUS
AND CONTROLLING OF ME.

I REMEMBER ONE TIME
I WAS ASLEEP.

HE CLIMBED THROUGH THE WINDOW
AND WAS STANDING OVER ME

WITH A BUTCHER'S KNIFE,
AND HIS WORDS WERE TO ME,

"YOU BETTER BE LUCKY
NO ONE WAS UP IN HERE WITH YOU,

'CAUSE BOTH OF Y'ALL WAS GONNA
BE GUTTED UP LIKE A PERCH."

BUT THE NEIGHBOR OF MINE,
SHE CALLED THE POLICE,

AND THE POLICE CAUGHT HIM
IN THE ACT TRYING TO KILL ME,

SO HE WENT TO JAIL
AND I WAS LEFT

TO TAKE CARE OF MY TWO CHILDREN.

SO I DID WHAT I HAD TO
TO KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HEAD.

I NEVER PROSTITUTED MYSELF,
BUT I DID THINGS

I'M NOT PROUD OF
TO PAY THE BILLS

AND TO PAY FOR MY EATING HABITS,
BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT,

MY EATING HABITS
NEVER SLOWED DOWN.

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 20,
I WAS AROUND 425.

AND THE NEXT SEVEN
TO EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE,

I JUST FEEL LIKE I WAS
IN THIS REPEATING CYCLE,

BECAUSE I MET SOMEONE NEW
WHEN I WAS 21

AND I GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY THIRD CHILD

AND HAD GERAMY WHEN I WAS 22.

BUT HIS FATHER LEFT ME
TO RAISE HIM ON MY OWN,

SO I WAS IN THE SAME
SITUATION AGAIN.

ALL I DID WAS WORK AND EATING
FOR THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

AND I WAS GETTING CLOSE
TO THE 500 MARK THEN.

AND THEN WHEN I WAS 27,
I STARTED DATING SOMEBODY

I MET WHO TREATED ME
REALLY WELL,

AND I HAD MY FOURTH CHILD
WITH HIM, SHAUN, WHEN I WAS 28.

BUT HE STARTED TO BECOME
ABUSIVE TOWARD ME

AND STARTED CHEATING ON ME,
SO I LEFT HIM.

AND WHEN I WAS AROUND 35,

I WAS GETTING CLOSE
TO BEING 600 POUNDS.

I WAS STILL MOBILE, BUT THAT'S
WHEN THAT STARTED TO CHANGE.

IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT MY LEGS
WOULD GET STIFF A LOT.

I HAD TO WALK WITH CRUTCHES.

THEN IT GOT TO THE POINT
THAT I COULDN'T WALK AT ALL.

SO, FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS
OF MY LIFE, I'VE BEEN BED-BOUND.

MY SONS, G. AND SHAUN, STARTED
DOING EVERYTHING FOR ME.

AND I FEEL ASHAMED OF THAT.

BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE
AT THIS POINT.

COME IN!

AND WHEN MY BOYS AND J.T.
AREN'T AROUND,

MY NEIGHBORS HAVE TO HELP ME
AND BRING ME FOOD.

THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU!

NEED ANYTHING ELSE?

UM...NO, THIS IS IT.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I'VE BEEN CONCERNED,
YOU KNOW?

NO MOTHER DO NOT LIKE
NO BIG FAT-ASS DAUGHTER.

LASHANTA REALLY CANNOT
DO NOTHING FOR HERSELF.

HE GOT THE WIG.

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
MY HEALTH HAS GONE

DOWNHILL FAST, AND THINGS
HAVE JUST BEEN GETTING WORSE.

THERE'S ONLY ONE GOOD THING
THAT'S COME FROM IT.

ALMOST A YEAR AGO,
I HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL

BECAUSE I WAS HAVING
SOME ISSUES,

AND I MET J.T.

I MET LASHANTA AT THE HOSPITAL.

I WAS AT A -- AN APPOINTMENT.

I LOOKED OVER AND I SAW
SHE WAS ON A STRETCHER.

YOU KNOW, SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
HAD A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

SO, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SITE.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ATTRACTED
TO BIG WOMEN, YOU KNOW?

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE BIGGER WOMEN
ARE NICER, MORE CUDDLY.

Lashanta: MY FIRST DATE
WAS IN THIS BED WITH JEREMY,

'CAUSE EVERYTHING
HAPPENS IN THIS BED.

WE HAD GOTTEN SOME TAKEOUT,

AND WE ATE
AND WE WATCHED MOVIES.

AND WE CHILLED.

AND SINCE THEN,
WE'VE BEEN DATING.

AND HE HELPS TAKE
CARE OF ME NOW,

AND MOVED IN
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO.

MY MOM COMES TO CHECK ON ME
EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS,

BUT AT THIS POINT I KNOW SHE'S
SO WORRIED ABOUT MY HEALTH.

NOW SHE SPENDS
MOST OF HER TIME HERE,

GETTING ON ME ABOUT LOSING
WEIGHT AND MY EATING.

LASHANTA,
HOW YOU DOING?

MY KNEE'S KILLING ME.

YOUR LEG IS KILLING YOU?

MY KNEE.

YOU PUT SOME CREAM
ON YOUR KNEE?

YEAH.

IT WORK?

SO SO.

YOU NEED ANYTHING?

NO. I'M GOOD.

I COME OVER HERE AND MOP,

WASH DISHES,
AND CHECK HER OUT.

BUT I WORRY ABOUT HER WEIGHT.

MY WORST FEAR IS THAT
I MIGHT COME HERE

AND SHE'S DEAD IN A BED.

SO I ALWAYS TALKED
TO LASHANTA ABOUT HER WEIGHT,

BUT SHE GETS MAD.

FAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE FOR YOU TO
TELL THEM THEY'RE FAT, YOU KNOW?

OOH. A BURGER? OOH.
I'M SO HUNGRY.

HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT TODAY?

I'M FEELING ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?
I'M OKAY.

YEAH?
I GOT TO GO TO WORK, YEAH, SO.

Lashanta:
HAVE A GREAT ONE.

YOU TOO.

♪ KISS, KISS, KISS ♪

LOOK, BABY GIRL.

I'LL BE SO GLAD...

OH, LORD. HERE IT COMES.
...WHEN YOU LOSE WEIGHT.

HERE IT COMES.

BECAUSE YOU CAN GET UP
AND DO THE THINGS

THAT YOU NEED TO DO,
YOU KNOW?

HERE IT COMES.

COOK. WASH.
GO TO THE STORE.

I STILL COOK.

ALL IS NEED IS SOMEBODY
TO BE MY LEGWORK.

MAN, I'LL LIKE YOUR LEGS
WHEN YOU CAN GET UP

AND DO FOR YOURSELF
AND GET AROUND.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

YEP.

FAITH ONLY GOT ME
WHERE I'M AT NOW.

Lashanta: I KNOW MY MOM'S AFRAID
OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME,

BUT WHEN SHE TALKS
TO ME ABOUT IT

IT'S FRUSTRATING
AND IT MAKES ME EMOTIONAL,

AND THEN I FEEL LIKE
I NEED IT EVEN MORE.

I COULD BE UPSET,
AND I'LL EAT MY FOOD

AND IT'LL SOOTHE MY PAIN.

OKAY.
I'M ABOUT TO JET.

ALL RIGHT, HONEY.
TAKE CARE, BABE.

I KNOW FOOD IS KILLING ME,
AND NOT ONLY THAT,

HOW I EAT IS HURTING
MY FAMILY, TOO.

BECAUSE IT'S TAKING
A MOM FROM HER SONS.

BECAUSE I'M NOT ABLE TO GO OUT
AND EXPERIENCE

ANYTHING WITH THEM.

BYE, SHAUN!

Deshaun: BYE!

AND NOW MY OLDEST SON TYRONE,
HE WENT TO JAIL.

AND I FEEL GUILTY
SOMETIMES BECAUSE JUST,

TAKING CARE OF MY CHILDREN.

I CAN'T DO THAT BEING
A MOTHER FROM THE BED.

I'M GONNA WIND UP
DYING IN THIS BED.

I DON'T THINK
I HAVE THAT LONG LEFT.

I'M ABOUT TO LEAVE MY CHILDREN
WITHOUT A MOTHER.

AND, THINKING ABOUT THAT,
IT HURTS.

IT REALLY DO.

IT HURTS BECAUSE I KNOW
I NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE.

SO I HAVE TO DO THIS NOW
BEFORE FOOD TAKES

THE LAST THING IT CAN FROM ME,
AND I EAT MYSELF TO DEATH.

Lashanta: I'M HOPING
MY WHOLE LIFE CHANGES TODAY,

BECAUSE I'VE GOT AN APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW.

SO I'M GOING TO HOUSTON
TO GO SEE HIM,

TO TRY TO GET THE HELP I NEED.

AND IF I DO,
I KNOW IT WILL MEAN EVERYTHING

WILL START
GETTING BETTER FOR ME.

BUT I'M NERVOUS
ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE,

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN
OUT OF THIS HOUSE

AND THIS BED FOR YEARS.

I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO COME HELP CARRY ME OUT

AND INTO MY COUSIN LARRY'S VAN.

HE'S BRINGING IT OVER
AND WE'RE PUTTING

A MATTRESS DOWN IN THE BACK.

IT'S ABOUT A SIX-TO-SEVEN-HOUR
DRIVE TO HOUSTON,

AND THAT'S GONNA BE
A LOT OF MOVING AROUND FOR ME,

SO I'M HOPING I MAKE IT
WITHOUT ANY ISSUES.

Larry: LET'S SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN HERE, MAN.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN HERE?

YOU MADE IT!

YEAH, I MADE.
WHAT? YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T?

I MEAN, DISAPPOINTMENTS
AFTER DISAPPOINTMENTS.

WELL, THE DISAPPOINTMENTS
IS OVER WITH.

WE'RE GONNA JUMP IN THIS VAN
AND GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GO.

Lashanta: WE'VE GOT MY NEIGHBORS
COMING TO CHECK ON MY KIDS

WHILE I'M IN HOUSTON,
BUT I KNOW THEY HAVE

A HANDLE ON THINGS
AND WILL BE ALL RIGHT.

I JUST NEED TO FOCUS
ON DOING THIS

AND MAKING IT TO DR. NOW
TO GET THE HELP I NEED.

NOW, YOU KNOW
WE'RE GONNA BE GONE.

YOU'RE THE MAN
OF THE HOUSE.

YOU GOT TO KEEP
EVERYTHING AFLOAT.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

Geramy:
I LOVE YOU, TOO.

Larry: Y'ALL READY?
Y'ALL READY TO ROLL?

WHAT'S GOING ON, GIRL?
YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU FEELING OKAY?

-YEAH.
-YOU READY FOR THIS TRIP?

I'M READY FOR THIS TRIP.

I'M READY TO HEAR IT,
I'M READY TO SEE...

YOU'RE READY.

...THE OBSTACLES
THAT I'VE GOT TO GO ACROSS.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

YEAH, I'M GONNA MAKE IT.

WITH FLYING COLORS.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO?
-COME ON!

OH, MY.

-COME THIS WAY.
-HI.

FINE.

OKAY.

Man:
NONE OF THIS IS GONNA BE EASY,

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO
THE BEST WE CAN WITH YOU.

OH.
ALL RIGHT?

Woman: WHEN YOU'RE READY
TO START, WE'RE READY.

WELL,
I NEED SOMEBODY OVER HERE.

HOLD UP. LET'S USE THIS.
JUST USE THAT.

-HOLD ON. LET ME --
-OH, NO, I CAN SLIDE.

-YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO...
-I GOT THIS.

-YOU WANT TO KINDA SLIDE?
-I CAN SHOW Y'ALL.

I CAN GET THIS.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

NOW, I GOT TO TURN --
I GOT TO TURN AROUND,

AND I'M GONNA COME BACK WITH IT
AND SCOOT BACK THIS WAY.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, BABY.

IT'S KINDA HIGH.

LET US KNOW WHAT ELSE
WE CAN DO TO HELP.

IT'S ABOUT THREE OR FOUR INCHES
YOU GOT TO GET UP.

-GIVE ME A MINUTE.
-TAKE YOUR TIME.

-TAKE A BREAK.
-ONE. TWO.

ALL RIGHT.
OH YEAH, BABY.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

-THERE YOU GO.
-YOU'RE ON THERE.

-OKAY.
-YOU READY TO BE BRAVE?

ONE. TWO. THREE.

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

GOOD ENOUGH.
GOOD.

OOH!
STOP! STOP! STOP!

-HOLD UP.
-KEEP COMING.

TIMOTHY, ADAM, PUSH DOWN.

-READY.
-ALL RIGHT.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
IT'S YOU FIRST.

-JUST DON'T GO DOWN.
-DON'T GO UP.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

READY?
ONE. TWO. THREE.

Woman:
OKAY, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

YOU UNDERSTAND
IF WE TURN YOU AROUND,

YOU GET IN AN CAR ACCIDENT,
THAT'S PROBABLY IT?

THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE IT.
-RIGHT.

-ALL RIGHT.
-ONE. TWO. THREE.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THERE YOU GO.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU, TEAM.

[ GRUNTS ] WHOO!

PUT THE PILLOWS RIGHT HERE.
I'M GONNA BE RIGHT HERE.

I'M GOOD.
-ALL RIGHT.

-THANK YOU!
-YEAH.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
ALL RIGHT?

-ALL RIGHT.
-GIVE ME SOME LOVE.

I MADE IT!
I MADE IT!

Larry:
YOU READY TO ROLL?

YEAH.

I'M GOOD NOW.

ALL RIGHT THEN, Y'ALL.

OKAY. I LOVE YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

GO ON WITH Y--
ALL OF Y'ALL.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

LOOK, I'M GONNA CALL YOU
WHEN I GET SETTLED.

YOU STOMP IT.
YOU GOT TO HOMP IT.

-YOU GOT TO STOMP IT.
-STOMP IT. HOMP IT. HIT IT.

DO IT.
BE GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

-TAKE CARE OF HER.
-ALL RIGHT.

THEY'RE ALWAYS A BIT OF A TRIP,
BUT THANKFULLY, I MADE IT.

I'M IN THE VAN,
AND I'M FEELING EXCITED

ABOUT BEING ABLE
TO GO TO HOUSTON

AND BEING OUT OF MY HOUSE.

BEING BACK HERE
IS A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE,

AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT
BEING IN HERE

FOR THE NEXT SIX
TO SEVEN HOURS,

BUT I KNOW
IF I GET SOMETHING TO EAT

THEN I'M NOT
GONNA WORRY ABOUT IT,

BECAUSE FOOD HELPS ME
DEAL WITH ANYTHING

AND I JUST NEED SOME
TO HELP GET ME THERE.

I AIN'T RODE
IN A CAR IN SO LONG.

YEAH.

YOU GOT TO REMEMBER
WE'RE STOPPING TO GET SOME FOOD

BEFORE WE GET GOING
ON THE FREEWAY.

I BROUGHT MY COUPONS
BECAUSE I KNEW

WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING TODAY,
SO I'M READY FOR THIS.

IT'S LIKE MY LITTLE REWARD FOR
PUSHING MYSELF AND DOING THIS.

HEY, CAN I GET AN EIGHT-PIECE
WITH TWO SIDES.

FRIES?
AND MASHED POTATOES?

-SHEILA!
-LARGE OR SMALL?

I KNOW HER.
PUT THAT WINDOW DOWN.

SHEILA!

HEY, GIRL!
WHAT'S GOING ON, BOO?

LISTEN TO ME
AND LISTEN TO ME GOOD.

I WANT WHAT WAS ON
THAT COUPON.

GET ME A FRY.
AND GET ME A MASHED POTATO.

AND LOOK...

[ LAUGHS ]

THANK YOU, HONEY.

IT WAS A NICE SURPRISE
BEING ABLE TO SHOW MY FRIEND

I'M OUT
AND BEING ACTIVE LIKE THIS.

I HADN'T SEEN HER IN YEARS,
AND SHE KNEW

I'D BEEN BED-RIDDEN,
SO I THINK THAT BLEW HER MIND.

I'VE BEEN HIDDEN AWAY
FOR SO LONG,

AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO BE OUT.

AND I'M ALSO FEELING REALLY
PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I'M MAKING THIS EFFORT
TO DO THIS AND SAVE MY LIFE.

I'M FIGHTING
INSTEAD OF GIVING UP,

AND I'M FEELING
REALLY HOPEFUL RIGHT NOW.

Larry: WELL, LASHANTA,
IT'S LOOKING LIKE MADE IT.

Lashanta: IT'S BEEN A LONG TRIP,
BUT WE MADE IT.

WE'RE FINALLY IN HOUSTON,
AND I'M READY

TO GET OUT OF THIS VAN
AS SOON AS I CAN

BECAUSE I'M REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE
AND MY BODY IS REALLY STIFF

FROM BEING IN HERE FOR SO LONG.

MOSTLY MY KNEES.

THEY'RE HURT A WHOLE LOT,
SO I'M EXCITING

BY BEING ABLE TO GET OUT.

AND I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED
TO GET TO MEET DR. NOW.

I FEEL LIKE I'M ABLE
TO MEET A REAL-LIFE HERO.

BECAUSE THERE AREN'T MANY
DOCTORS WHO WOULD EVEN CONSIDER

TAKING ON A PATIENT LIKE ME.

AND I JUST REALLY
NEED HIS HELP TO CHANGE MY LIFE

AND GET THIS WEIGHT OFF OF ME,

AND I'M VERY,
VERY READY TO DO THAT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'VE BEEN
EXPECTING THE ARRIVAL

OF LASHANTA HERE AT ANY MINUTE.

ONCE SHE DOES,
THE PRIORITY IS TO GET HER IN

AND CHECK AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT
SHE'S BEEN IMMOBILE FOR AWHILE,

AND THAT LACK OF MOVEMENTS
FOR THAT LONG

CAN CAUSE BLOOD CLOTS
TO FORM IN HER LEGS.

AND WITH ALL THE ACTIVITY
OF HE TRAVELING,

THE BLOOD CLOTS
COULD HAVE DISLODGED.

AND IF THAT HAPPENED,
IT CAN TRAVEL TO HER HEART

AND LUNGS AND CAUSE A DEADLY
PULMONARY EMBOLISM

THAT WE WOULDN'T
BE ABLE TO STOP.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT HAPPENING,

OR THAT SHE'S FACING ANYTHING
ELSE LIFE-THREATENING

WE NEED TO ADDRESS
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

HI, THERE.

HEY!
I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

WELL, NICE TO SEE YOU.

SO, HOW LONG A DRIVE
HAVE YOU HAD?

-ALMOST SIX HOURS.
-ABOUT SIX HOURS?

ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU DOING OKAY?
NO PAIN?

MY KNEES.

MY KNEES ARE ALWAYS
BOTHERING ME, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S BRING YOU INSIDE AND CHECK

YOU OUT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON,
OKAY?

OKAY.

ABOUT TO GET IT STARTED.

I WANT TO GET IT STARTED.

Dr. Nowzaradan: CAN WE PUT
THE MATTRESS ALL THE WAY UP?

ALL RIGHT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

ALL RIGHT.

I MADE IT.

-ROOM TWO.
-YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU FEELING OKAY?

YEAH.

HOW'S YOUR KNEE DOING?

OH.

ALL RIGHT, LASHANTA,
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO

IS RUN SOME TESTS ON YOU
TO MAKE SURE THERE IS

NO LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE THAT
WE NEED TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

OKAY.

SO, WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING
READY TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

BUT LET ME ASK YOU SOME
QUESTIONS BEFORE THAT

SO I CAN LEARN A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT YOUR SITUATION.

OKAY.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
BED-RIDDEN?

ABOUT TWO YEARS
OR SOMETHING.

TWO YEARS?

TWO YEARS AND A HALF,
MAYBE.

OKAY.
CAN YOU GET IN A WHEELCHAIR?

OH, NO. I'M NOT ABLE TO STAND
TO GET IN A WHEELCHAIR.

OKAY. BUT, DESPITE THAT,
YOU STILL CONTINUE EATING

AND MAKING YOUR SITUATION WORSE
ALL THESE YEARS.

WHY IS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST WANT IT
WHEN I WANT IT.

I GET HUNGRY.

SO, IF YOU KEEP DOING THAT THEN
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIVE TOO LONG.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

BUT YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT?

YOU KNOW HOW YOU GET
SOMETHING IN YOUR HEAD

AND IT GOES OUT OF ONE EAR,
AND IT GOES OUT THE OTHER?

SO, WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS,
YOU KNOW THE FOOD

IS GONNA KILL YOU SOON,
BUT YOU'RE IGNORING THAT FACT

AND YOU REFUSE
TO CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR.

SO THEN,
WHY ARE YOU HERE?

I'M -- I WANT...

THAT'S WHY I WANT
TO MAKE A CHANGE.

I WANT TO --
I WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE.

WELL,
WHAT'S BEEN HOLDING YOU

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS
TO MAKE THE CHANGES?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER --

THAT YOU DON'T WANT
TO GIVE UP FOOD.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SO...HOW ARE WE GONNA CORRECT
THAT PROBLEM?

I'M GONNA EAT HEALTHY.

JUST LIKE THAT?
YOU'RE GONNA START NOW?

YEAH.

WELL, YOU SAY THAT.

WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS --
IF YOU HAVEN'T CARED ENOUGH

TO DO THAT BEFORE, WHAT MAKES
DOING THIS NOW ANY DIFFERENT?

THIS IS MY SECOND CHANCE.

OKAY, BUT, YOUR CHANCE,
IT DEPENDS ON YOU, OKAY?

WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT,
THEY HAVE THIS INTENTION

TO LOSE WEIGHT,
BUT THEY COME HERE.

THEY WANT US TO DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE THEM LOSE WEIGHT,

BUT THEY STILL CONTINUE
TO DO THE SAME THING.

I KNOW. BUT I KNOW -- I KNOW --
I KNOW IT STARTS FROM ME.

I KNOW I'VE GOT TO --
I'VE GOT TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

OKAY.

SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME
YOU'RE FINALLY READY

TO WORK TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND
AND DO THIS?

YEP. I'M DETERMINED.

WHATEVER MEASURES/STEPS
THAT I'VE GOT TO MAKE

TO GET THE HELP I NEED,

TO GET MYSELF
AND MY BODY TOGETHER,

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

OKAY, I HOPE SO.

BECAUSE AT YOUR CONDITION,
YOUR BODY IS VERY FRAGILE.

IT IS GONNA GIVE UP
ANY DAY NOW.

SO IF ONE THING PUSHES IT
TO ITS LIMIT AND THAT HAPPENS,

THEN NOBODY CAN DO
ANYTHING TO SAVE YOU.

RIGHT.
OKAY?

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

THAT YOU MAKE THE CHANGES YO
U SAY YOU WANT RIGHT NOW.

YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO THAT?

YEAH.
'CAUSE THIS IS MY LAST STOP.

THIS IS IT.
OKAY.

SO, I'M GONNA ADMIT YOU NOW
AND RUN OUR TESTS.

AND IF WE FIND ANYTHING
LIFE-THREATENING

THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, WE'RE
GONNA KEEP YOU HERE TO DO THAT.

AND IF NOT, WE'RE GONNA SEND YOU
HOME WITH A NEW DIET

THAT WILL SHOW YOU HOW
TO CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT,

WHAT TO EAT,
WHAT NOT TO EAT.

AND THAT WILL HELP YOU
HIT A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL

I WILL GIVE YOU
FOR YOU TO PROVE TO ME

EVERYTHING
YOU'RE TELLING ME.

OKAY.

THERE IS NO EXCUSES.
YOU GOT THAT?

I UNDERSTAND.
OKAY.

WE'LL START RUNNING
THE TESTS WE NEED,

AND I'LL CHECK ON YOU
HERE SHORTLY.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WHAT LASHANTA
SHOWS US WILL DETERMINE

THE NEXT STEP WE TAKE WITH HER,

AND WHETHER WE NEED TO KEEP HER
HERE FOR THE LONGER TERM

OR WE SEND HER HOME
TO START ON THE DIET

TO SHOW ME THAT SHE'S READY
TO WORK TO TURN

HER LIFE AROUND
LIKE SHE CLAIMS.

BUT IF SHE DOESN'T MAKE
THE CHANGES SHE NEEDS RIGHT NOW,

SHE'S GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME
VERY SOON.

Lashanta: I'VE BEEN IN
THE HOSPITAL FOR A DAY,

AND I'M FEELING A LITTLE ANXIOUS

BECAUSE I'M WAITING
TO HEAR THE RESULTS

FROM ALL MY TESTS,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING

THERE'S NOTHING REALLY WRONG
THAT THEY HAVE TO TREAT ME FOR.

AND I THINK ABOUT WHAT DR. NOW
SAID ABOUT THE BLOOD CLOT.

AND IT HAS ME REAL SCARED.

I DIDN'T THINK
BEING IN BED ALL DAY

CAN DO THAT
AND BE SO DANGEROUS.

SO I'M JUST A LITTLE
EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M HOPING DR. NOW
COMES BACK SOON AND TELLS ME

EVERYTHING
IS GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
FOR THE PAST 24 HOURS,
WE HAVE HAD LASHANTA IN

THE HOSPITAL,
RUNNING TESTS TO SEE

IF THERE ARE ANY
LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES

WITH HER
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

SURPRISINGLY, WE HAVE FOUND NO
IMMEDIATE ISSUES

OTHER THAN HER EXTREME WEIGHT.

BUT, WE GOT HER WEIGHT,
AND SHE'S 662 POUNDS,

WHICH IS A LOT FOR HER FRAME.

BUT IF SHE LOSES
A LITTLE WEIGHT,

SHE SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
GETTING UP AND WALKING AGAIN.

BECAUSE HER LEGS AND HER MUSCLES
WEREN'T AS ATROPHIED

AS I WOULD EXPECT
AFTER TWO YEARS IN BED,

SO I THINK THE REAL ISSUE
WITH LASHANTA BEING BED-RIDDEN

IS THAT SHE JUST DECIDED ONE DAY

SHE DIDN'T WANT
TO GET UP ANYMORE.

AND WHEN HER BOYFRIEND
AND EVERYONE AROUND HER

WAITED ON HER HAND AND FOOT,
SHE HAS HAD NO REASON TO.

SO, SHE NEEDS TO WORK ON
GETTING UP AND WALKING

INSTEAD OF CHOOSING TO LIVE
THE SEDENTARY LIFE.

BUT THERE IS NO REASON FOR US
TO KEEP HER HERE,

SO WE CAN SEND HER HOME TODAY
WITH A DIET-AND-EXERCISE PLAN,

BECAUSE HER PRIORITY IS TO GET
HER LOSING WEIGHT AND UP

AND OUT OF THAT BED
BEFORE HER HEALTH

STARTS DETERIORATING FURTHER.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HEY, DR. NOW.

HI, LASHANTA.

-HI.
-HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

I'M FEELING GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL YOUR TESTS
ARE LOOKING GOOD,

SO IT'S GONNA BE SAFE FOR YOU
TO GO BACK HOME.

OOH. I CAN GO.

YES.

AND, NO BLOOD CLOT.
AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS.

EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD EXCEPT
THAT YOUR WEIGHT

IS OVER 600 POUNDS.

SO WE NEED TO CHANGE
THE IMMEDIATELY,

AS WELL AS GETTING YOU UP
WALKING AGAIN.

SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A HIGH-PROTEIN,

LOW-CARB,
1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET.

OKAY.

AND I WANT YOU TO START
ON THAT IMMEDIATELY, OKAY?

OKAY.

ASIDE FROM THAT,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO START
DOING SOME EXERCISES.

AN HOUR OF EXERCISE
IN THE MORNING.

AN HOUR IN THE AFTERNOON.

TWO HOURS OF EXERCISE.

SO, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXERCISE
PLAN FOR THAT, TOO.

THAT INCLUDES
SOME LEG WORKOUTS.

BUT THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU
TO BE IN THIS BED ANY LONGER.

ALL RIGHT.

AND IF YOU STICK
TO ALL THAT,

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE
50 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH EASILY.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

IF YOU DO THAT
BY YOUR FOLLOW-UP,

THEN THE NEXT STEP FOR YOU
IS TO MOVE DOWN HERE

TO HOUSTON SO WE CAN
GET YOU PHYSICAL THERAPY

TO WORK WITH YOU.
YEAH.

...AND GET YOU OUT OF BED
AND WALKING AGAIN.

THAT'D BE EXCITING.
[ SQUEALS ]

I AGREE.

AND IF WE GET TO THAT POINT

AND YOU'RE STILL
LOSING WEIGHT,

THEN WE'RE GONNA APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY.
OKAY?

OKAY.
ANY QUESTIONS?

NO. I'M JUST SO EXCITED.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL HAVE A TEAM UP HERE
SHORTLY TO GET YOU BACK DOWN

TO YOUR VEHICLE
AND GET YOU BACK HOME.

AND THEN,
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,

ANY PROBLEMS, CALL US.

OKAY.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
BOTH HERE AGAIN SOON.

OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.

NICE MEETING YOU.

NICE MEETING YOU.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M GLAD TO SEE
LASHANTA'S POSITIVE ATTITUDE

AND THE EXCITEMENT SHE HAS
AT THE PROSPECT

OF GETTING HER LIFE BACK.

BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT
SHE'S NOT FULLY UNDERSTANDING

HOW HARD
THIS IS GONNA BE FOR HER.

BUT I'M HOPING SHE WILL STILL BE
ABLE TO MAINTAIN HER POSITIVITY,

AND LOSE THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

AND WE COMING BACK!

OH, WE COMING BACK.
WE DEFINITELY COMING BACK.

[ LAUGHING ]

Lashanta:
I'M GLAD I CAN GO HOME,
BECAUSE I WASN'T PLANNING

ON BEING AWAY
FROM MY KIDS FOR TOO LONG.

-HI.
-HI.

AND I'M REALLY GLAD
THERE ARE NO BIG ISSUES

OR MEDICAL PROBLEMS WITH ME.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

DR. NOW DON'T PLAY.

YOU GOTTA DO
WHAT YOU GOTTA DO.

AND I KNOW THAT DIET
AND IMPROVING MY EATING HABIT

IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

IF I IMPROVE THE EATING HABITS
AND KEEP UP WITH THE EXERCISING,

THAT WEIGHT IS GONNA
FALL OFF IN NO TIME.

AFTER THIS, NO MORE CHANCES.

SO THIS A -- THIS IS A MUST.

SO I HAVE TO DO THIS,
OR I'M GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING,

INCLUDING MY LIFE.

Lashanta: IT'S BEEN A COUPLE
OF WEEKS SINCE MY APPOINTMENT

WITH DR. NOW,
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING ON STUFF

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON,
BUT IT'S A LOT TO DO.

I KEEP GOING OVER HIS DIET,
AND NOTHING I REALLY LIKE

OR WANT IS ON THE LIST
OF WHAT I CAN HAVE.

IT'S JUST LIKE,
EVERY FOOD I LIKE IS GONE.

SO I'M STILL TRYING
TO FIGURE IT OUT.

HERE YOU GO.
YEAH, TAKE ALL OF THAT.

I GOT TO DO MY EXERCISE.

THE EXERCISE
HASN'T BEEN TOO BAD, THOUGH.

SOME OF THEM,
I CAN DO EVERYTHING I NEED,

LIKE MY ARMS AND UPPER BODY.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT
OF LOWER-BODY ONES

THAT DR. NOW GAVE ME TOO
THAT I CAN'T DO

BECAUSE I'M IMMOBILE,
LIKE TRYING TO STAND

AND PUT WEIGHT ON MY LEGS.

BUT I'M TRYING TO DO
AS MUCH AS I CAN,

BECAUSE I DO WANT
TO MAKE PROGRESS.

YOU WANT THIS RIGHT HERE?
THIS IS FOR YOU.

WITH MY DIET, I DID GIVE UP
A LOT OF THINGS COLD TURKEY

LIKE I WAS SUPPOSED,
BUT I HAVE TO MAKE A FEW TWEAKS

TO FIND THE BALANCE.

LIKE DR. NOW SAID,
I CAN HAVE CHICKEN.

SO I'M EATING
MY GRILLED CHICKEN,

BUT I STILL HAVE TO MAKE
THE FRIED CHICKEN

LIKE I ALWAYS DO FOR MY FAMILY.

BECAUSE THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO SUFFER BECAUSE OF ME.

AND I JUST SNEAK
A LITTLE BIT OF IT

WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING, AND
MAYBE STASH A LITTLE FOR LATER.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN
I'M NOT WORKING HARD.

I'M STILL DOING THINGS
LIKE MAKING SURE MY VEGETABLES

ARE STEAMED WITH NO BUTTER,
LIKE DR. NOW SAID.

SO, I'M DOING MY BEST
TO WORK ON IT.

AND JEREMY, TOO, YOU KNOW?

HE'S NOT BRINGING ME
ANY JUNK FOOD.

SO WE'RE BOTH TRYING TO FIND
THE BALANCE WE NEED,

BECAUSE WHEN WE GOT BACK
HE TALKED TO ME

ABOUT BEING WORRIED THAT I WOULD
LOSE TOO MUCH WEIGHT.

AND I TOLD HIM,
"I'M STILL GONNA BE SEXY

NO MATTER HOW MUCH I LOSE."

J.T.: I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ATTRACTED
TO BIG WOMEN.

SO WHEN I SEE LASHANTA
IS CONTINUING TO LOSE WEIGHT,

LIKE, I WORRY A LITTLE BIT.

Lashanta: I FEEL REALLY GOOD
ABOUT MY PROGRESS,

AND I FEEL LIKE THE WEIGHT IS
ALREADY STARTING TO COME OFF.

AND WHEN I GO TO SEE DR. NOW
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

I'LL HIT THE GOAL I'M SUPPOSED
TO HIT WITH NO PROBLEM.

THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
THINGS HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD

BECAUSE J.T. AND ME BROKE UP.

I KNOW HE'D BEEN WORRYING
ABOUT ME LOSING TOO MUCH WEIGHT,

BUT I THOUGHT I STILL HAD
HIS SUPPORT TO DO THIS.

AND HE JUST SAID
IF I LOST THE WEIGHT,

HE WOULDN'T BE ATTRACTED
TO ME NO MORE.

AND THEN HE LEFT ME.

SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW.

WITHOUT J.T., I DON'T HAVE
ANYONE TO HELP ME NO MORE.

AND THAT CHANGES ALL THE PLANS
FOR HOUSTON, TOO.

SO I'M REALLY DEPRESSED
ABOUT ALL THIS,

BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE
EVERY TIME I TRY

TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND
AND GET MY HEAD ABOVE WATER,

IT JUST FEELS LIKE SOMETHING'S
THERE TO TRIP ME UP

AND DRAG ME BACK DOWN.

[ PHONE RINGING ]

MISSY: Hello?

HEY, HONEY.
HOW YOU DOING?

I'm good.
How about you?

YOU KNOW, ME AND J.T.,
WE BROKE UP.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'M GONNA REALLY

DO THIS NOW,
ABOUT TEXAS NOW.

Oh.

EVERY TIME I GET SOMETHING
STARTED, SOMETHING ALWAYS FAILS.

SOMETHING'S ALWAYS BLOCKING IT.

Sometimes things happen
for your greater good, so...

Maybe you need that to leave
so you can concentrate

and be focused on what you need
to be focused on.

IF I DON'T SHAPE UP
AND GET MYSELF TOGETHER

AND GET THE HELP I NEED,
IT'S GONNA BE OVER FOR ME.

LIFE'S GONNA PASS ME BY.

I'M GONNA BE IN THIS BED.

I AIN'T GONNA HAVE NO WAY OUT.

I AIN'T GONNA
HAVE NOTHING TO DO.

I'M GONNA JUST BE...

IT'S JUST --
IT'S GONNA BE AWFUL.

Well, it starts with you,

and you're the only one
that could stop you.

You're the only could stop
Lashanta,

so just think positive.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL, HONEY,
I AIN'T GONNA HOLD YOU.

I'M GONNA LET YOU GO.

Call me if you need me.

ALL RIGHT, BABY. TAKE CARE.

Okay. All right.
Goodbye.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK
TO SEE DR. NOW TWO DAYS AGO,

BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GO DOWN
WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON.

THERE IS NO WAY I CAN DO THIS
ON MY OWN, AND RIGHT NOW,

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW I CAN EVEN MANAGE HERE

WITH STUFF LIKE GOING TO THE
BATHROOM AND TAKING A BATH.

BUT I CAN'T MESS THIS UP

NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON
IN MY LIFE.

BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN'T KEEP
GOING LIKE THIS,

AND THAT I'M NOT GONNA LAST LONG
IF I DON'T GET THE HELP I NEED.

Lashanta: I WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE BACK AT DR. NOW'S

LAST MONTH FOR MY FOLLOW-UP,

BUT BECAUSE MY BOYFRIEND LEFT ME
I DON'T HAVE ANYONE

TO GO WITH ME,
SO I DON'T KNOW

HOW I'M GONNA MAKE IT
BACK DOWN RIGHT NOW.

BUT DR. NOW TRIED TO CALL ME
EARLIER TODAY AND I MISSED IT.

BUT HE LEFT ME A MESSAGE SAYING
HE'S GONNA TRY ME BACK TODAY.

BUT I'M SCARED TO TALK TO HIM
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM

TO THINK I'M NOT SERIOUS
ABOUT DOING THIS.

AND I'M REALLY HOPING HE STILL
LETS ME TRY AND COME BACK

FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT
WHEN I CAN.

THE PROBLEM IS,
I JUST DON'T KNOW

WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO RIGHT NOW.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

Yeah.
This is Dr. Nowzaradan.

Is that Lashanta?

HI, DR. NOW.
YEAH, THIS IS LASHANTA.

What's going on?

Because you were supposed to
be back for your

follow-up a few days ago,
and show me

that you're sticking
to the diet.

So, why haven't you
been back to see us?

WELL...THE REASON WHY I HAVEN'T
BEEN COMING IS,

THAT I HAVE A LOT
GOING ON IN MY LIFE.

'CAUSE I'M GOING THROUGH
SOME FINANCIAL STUFF,

AND ME AND BAE, MY BOYFRIEND,
ARE NOT TOGETHER NO MORE.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that.

But usually when someone
gives me the excuses,

it means they haven't
been doing the diet,

so is that what's
going on with you?

I MUST -- I MUST CONFESS,
DR. NOW, I'VE BEEN CHEATING.

What happened to
all the positivity

about turning
your life around

and telling me you're ready
to do whatever it takes?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S JUST BEEN A LOT HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT.

So, what?

Does that mean that
you should just give up

on your health
and your life?

NO, I DON'T THINK THAT.

Okay, then.

It is time to start
taking responsibility.

And prioritizing your health
can save your life.

Is that something
you think you can do?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
I'M GONNA DO.

I'M GONNA DO BETTER.
I PROMISE.

Okay, but you don't
have any more time

to miss...

You're 5'2"
and almost 700 pounds.

That is a lot of strain
on your body,

and you're gonna get clear
breaking points.

So, if you wanted to do this,
you need to do this now.

If not,
then we're done.

OH, DR.
NOW, GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE.

I'm telling you,
getting second chances

is up to you.

You have to do your part
and stop making excuses.

You haven't done your diet
and what you need,

and you miss
your appointment.

And if you want me to believe
that you really mean it

when you say
you want to do this,

then you have
to do better.

I KNOW THAT I CAN DO BETTER,
SO I'MA COME.

I'MA COME DOWN
FOR THE VISIT.

Okay, then, I'm gonna give you
one more month.

But here's the deal.

If you're sticking to the diet
that you should,

then you will be losing

more than 50 pounds
a month, easily.

So, for every month
I don't see you from now,

I'm adding around 50 pounds
to your weight loss goal.

So, if you come
down in a month,

I should see 100 pounds
weight loss for you.

If it is two months from now,
then 150 pounds.

And if you continue to do that,
then you're gonna hit your goal,

then you need to work
on moving here to Houston

so we can start
your physical therapy

and get you mobile again,

because the longer
you're negligent,

the lower the odds
you will be able

to survive much longer.

So, there is no more time
to waste with any of this.

You got it?

I DO.
Okay, good.

Because if you
don't do all this,

then there's nothing
we can do to help you.

WELL, DR. NOW,
I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING

YOU JUST TOLD ME TO DO.

STICK TO THE DIET,

AND I'MA GET ON
TO MAKE MY ARRANGEMENTS

TO GET DOWN THERE TO YOUR OFFICE
AND DO EVERYTHING I NEED.

I'MA MAKE YOU PROUD
AND SHOW YOU, OKAY.

All right.

Do you need anything else
from us?

NO, DR. NOW.

THANK YOU FOR CALLING.

All right, bye-bye.

BYE-BYE.

Lashanta: I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'M GONNA MOVE TO HOUSTON,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO EITHER
DO IT AND FIGURE IT OUT

OR LOSE THE HELP I NEED,

AND I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FINDING
A PLACE IN HOUSTON,

BUT I'M NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK
FIGURING IT ALL OUT.

AND IT'S LIKE EVERY TIME
I TRY TO MAKE ONE STEP,

I ALWAYS GOT TO MAKE TWO BACK.

HERE YOU ARE, BABY.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT'S GOING ON.

[ MUMBLES ]

THAT THIRSTY, HUH?

YEAH, I'M THIRSTY,
NERVOUS BAD.

I HOPE I GET THIS HOUSE.

THE LADY,
SHE'S GIVING ME THE RUNAROUND

ABOUT THE HOUSE.

YEAH.

GIVE ME A PLATE.
I'MA GIVE YOU SOME OF THIS.

Lashanta: YOU KNOW,
I THOUGHT I HAD

THE SUPPORT OF MY BOYFRIEND,

BUT I DIDN'T.

BUT I HAVE THE SUPPORT
OF MY SONS, NOW.

I TALK TO MY BOYS,
AND THEY SAID

THEY'LL MOVE DOWN WITH ME

AND HELP PACK ALL OUR STUFF.

THEY'VE BEEN REALLY STEPPING UP
AND HELPING ME

AND TAKING CARE OF ME,
SO I KNOW I CAN DO THIS.

BUT I KNOW I DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME, TOO.

I HAVE TO GET THERE ASAP.

AND THE LONGER I TAKE
TO DO THAT,

THE BIGGER MY WEIGHT LOSS
WILL GET.

AND I WORRY DR. NOW
IS GONNA GIVE UP ON ME

WHEN I'M WORKING
AS HARD AS I CAN,

SO I EITHER GOT TO FIGURE IT OUT

OR I LOSE ANY CHANCE
FOR MY LIFE.

THEY'RE READY TO GO.
THOSE ARE FULL.

YEAH,
PUT THAT ON THE CHAIR.

Lashanta: I KNOW
IT'S TAKEN ME A WHILE,

BUT I'M FINALLY
MOVING TO HOUSTON.

IT WASN'T EASY,
BUT I GOT A PLACE SET UP

FOR ME AND THE BOYS.

THEY'RE MOVING DOWN WITH ME
TO DO THIS.

SO I CALLED DR. NOW

AND TOLD HIM I'M FINALLY COMING,
LIKE I TOLD HIM I WAS.

AND HE TOLD ME HE WAS SENDING
A MEDICAL TRANSPORT

TO COME GET ME SO IT'S SAFE.

SO, I APPRECIATE THAT,

AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS
FINALLY COMING TOGETHER.

MS. WHITE, WE'RE HERE
TO TAKE YOU TO HOUSTON.

ALL RIGHT.

WE WANT TO GET
THE SHOW ON THE ROAD

SO WE'RE NOT DELAYING
THE DOCTOR AND EVERYBODY, OKAY?

Lashanta: OKAY.

WE GOT A GOOD,
LITTLE DRIVE AHEAD OF US.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE...

TWO, THREE, COME ON.

[ GRUNTING ]

NOW LET ME
SCOOT THIS WAY.

Lashanta: I'M PROUD OF MYSELF
FOR STICKING IT OUT

AND NOT GIVING UP
THIS WHOLE THING.

AND I FEEL NOW THAT THINGS ARE
STARTING TO TURN AROUND,

AND I HAVE
A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE

WAITING FOR ME AT TEXAS.

Man: YOU EXCITED
FOR YOUR MOVE?

SCARED,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

SAY BYE TO MAMA, HERE,
AND WE'LL GET A LITTLE RIDE.

BABE, I'M ABOUT TO GO.

I GOT TO LOVE YOU
AND LEAVE YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.

I'M PRAYING UP --
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

BYE!

BYE! GOOD LUCK!

Dr. Nowzaradan: LASHANTA
WILL BE ARRIVING BACK HERE,

AT THE HOSPITAL SHORTLY,

BUT IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS
SINCE HER LAST APPOINTMENT.

SHE'S BEEN GIVING EXCUSES

ABOUT WHY SHE CAN'T COME
BACK DOWN FOR THAT WHOLE TIME

BUT FINALLY SAID SHE WAS READY.

SO WE SENT AN AMBULANCE
TO TRANSPORT HER HERE

SO WE CAN SEE HOW SHE'S DOING

AND WHAT, IF ANY,
WEIGHT SHE HAS LOST.

BUT THE GOAL I GAVE HER WAS
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS A MONTH.

SO IF SHE'S BEEN
STICKING TO THE DIET,

SHE WOULD HAVE LOST AROUND
300 POUNDS AT THIS POINT.

BUT REALISTICALLY,

IF SHE LOST AROUND 80 POUNDS
OVER THAT TIME,

IT WOULD, AT LEAST,
SHOW ME SOME EFFORT

AND THAT SHE'S AT LEAST TRYING.

SO ONCE SHE GETS HERE,

WE WILL GET HER
TRANSFERRED INSIDE

AND SEE HOW SHE'S DOING.

HI, LASHANTA.

Lashanta:
HI, DR. NOW.

HOW WE DOING?

MY KNEES JUST HURT.
I'M JUST READY TO GO HOME.

YOUR LEGS ARE HURTING?

MY KNEES.
OKAY.

WE'LL GET YOU IN THERE
AND CHECK YOU OUT, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

MAN...

MY LEG'S KILLING ME [BLEEP].

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT

HOW LASHANTA LOOKS RIGHT NOW.

BRINGING HER HERE
BY MEDICAL TRANSPORT

HELPED MAKE SURE SHE DIDN'T
DEVELOP ANY ISSUES ON THE ROAD

THAT COULD BE LIFE THREATENING.

BUT HER OVERALL CONDITION
HAS APPEARED

TO HAVE DETERIORATED,

AND SHE'S NOT
TAKING CARE OF HERSELF.

YOU CAN SMELL SHE HASN'T BATHED,

AND IF HER BOYFRIEND HELPED HER
WITH HER HYGIENE,

SINCE HE'S GONE,

SHE MAY JUST HAVE
GIVEN UP ON THAT.

AND IF THAT'S THE CASE,

SHE LIKELY STOPPED TAKING CARE
OF HERSELF COMPLETELY RIGHT NOW.

AND FROM THE LOOKS OF HER,

SHE'S EVEN BIGGER NOW
THAN SHE WAS SIX MONTHS AGO.

SO MY BIG CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS
HOW MUCH HER HEALTH HAS DECLINED

SINCE SHE WAS LAST HERE.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

ALL RIGHT.

ONE, TWO, THREE.
[ GRUNTS ]

ONE, TWO.

THERE YOU GO.

[ Panting ]
ALL RIGHT.

PUT THIS BEHIND ME --
THIS SLIPPY BAG.

THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.

[ Sighing ]
OH, GOD.

Dr. Nowzaradan: LASHANTA,
YOU HAVEN'T LOST ANY WEIGHT.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
YOUR CONDITION IS

VERY CONCERNING
RIGHT NOW.

SO WE NEED TO RUN SOME TESTS
ON YOU IMMEDIATELY

TO SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH YOU

BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS,
AND IT'S TOO LATE.

HOW YOU FEELING NOW?

MY KNEES HURT,
BUT IT'S EASING UP A LITTLE BIT.

NOT MOVING
MUCH AIR, HUH?

DO YOU FEEL
SHORT OF BREATH?

NO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT TO HOOK YOU UP
TO A MONITOR,

SEE WHAT'S GOING ON,
OKAY?

OKAY.

OVERALL, LASHANTA LOOKS
TO BE IN VERY POOR HEALTH,

AND I'M WORRIED,
WITH HOW LONG SHE'S GONE NOW

WITH ALL THIS WEIGHT ON HER,

THAT HER BODY IS STARTING

TO REACH A BREAKING POINT.

ALL BECAUSE LASHANTA HAS CHOSEN

TO CONTINUE HER
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

AND LET HERSELF
GET TO THIS POINT

BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT
TO DO THE WORK SHE NEEDS

AND GIVE UP THE FOOD SHE WANTS.

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

ALL RIGHT, LASHANTA.
YEAH?

YOU STILL DON'T SEEM TO BE
GETTING A LOT OF ACTIVITY.

WHAT IS YOUR ABILITY
TO STAND UP?

I'VE BEEN TRYING,
BUT IT'S BEEN KIND OF SLIM.

WELL, IF YOU STILL CAN'T GET UP
AND YOUR BOYFRIEND IS GONE,

WHO'S BRINGING YOU FOOD?

THE MAN ACROSS THE STREET --
MY NEIGHBOR.

HE'S TRYING TO KILL YOU
OR WHAT?

HE ALWAYS CALLING ME,

"LASHANTA, YOU WANT ME
TO GO TO THE STORE FOR YOU?"

LASHANTA, DON'T WASTE
YOUR BREATH WITH SOME GAME

WHERE YOU PRETEND YOUR NEIGHBOR
IS FORCING YOU TO EAT.

YOU FIND ANOTHER PERSON
TO MANIPULATE

INTO ENABLING YOU,

SO YOU'RE THE ONE
DOING IT.

SO, WHEN ARE YOU
GONNA STOP?

I'MA STOP EATING THE FOOD,
DR. NOW.

WHEN?

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS
WE DIDN'T SEE YOU,

AND YOU HAVEN'T MADE ANY EFFORT
TO LOSE ANY WEIGHT.

PLAYTIME OVER.

YOU SAID THAT LAST TIME,

AND YOU KEEP SAYING THAT,
BUT YOU GAIN.

SO THIS IS ALL
JUST A GAME TO YOU.

WHEN YOU TRY TO MANIPULATE
EVERYONE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT,

AND YOU THINK THAT INCLUDES ME,
AND IT DOESN'T.

YOU HAVE TO PROVE TO ME
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,

BUT YOU HAVEN'T,
SO WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE

IT'S GONNA BE ANY DIFFERENT
WITH YOU THIS TIME?

BECAUSE I DONE TRAVELED
ALL THESE MILES

TO GET DOWN HERE
TO CHANGE MY LIFE AROUND,

AND I CAN'T GO BACK
TO WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.

BUT YOU COULD HAVE
CHANGED YOUR LIFE

WHEN YOU WERE
IN LOUISIANA.

IF YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T
CONTINUE DOING THIS,

THEN WHAT STOPPED YOU
FROM DOING IT LAST TIME?

WHAT WAS THE HOLDUP?

GOING THROUGH ALL
THOSE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS,

TRYING TO FIND A HOUSE,

TRYING TO GET OUT HERE.

GETTING DISGUSTED.

THESE ARE JUST MORE EXCUSES

BECAUSE YOU'D RATHER BLAME
EVERYTHING ELSE

FOR YOUR SITUATION

AND ACT LIKE
YOU HAVE NO CONTROL.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO DO YOUR PART.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND THIS ISN'T THE SAME
PATHOLOGICAL SITUATION.

AND IF YOU DON'T START TO DO
WHAT YOU NEED NOW,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER,

NO MATTER WHAT WE DO,
IF NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE.

I'MA DO IT THIS TIME.
I PROMISE.

WELL, YOU TOLD ME THAT
SEVERAL TIMES.

I KNOW. I'M SERIOUS, DR. NOW.
I'M SERIOUS.

STOP TELLING ME
AND START SHOWING ME.

THAT'S IT.

AND JUST BECAUSE
YOU COME DOWN HERE

DOESN'T MEAN
THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, OKAY.

BUT SO FAR, YOU HAVEN'T
DONE ANYTHING ON YOUR PART,

AND YOU EXPECT US
TO MAKE YOU LOSE WEIGHT.

WATCH, I'M A DO
MY PART THIS TIME.

YOU GONNA SEE.

OKAY, I REALLY HOPE SO,
FOR YOUR SAKE.

ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: IF LASHANTA
DOESN'T START TO WAKE UP,

SHE'S GONNA GET
TO A POINT HERE SOON

WHERE IT WON'T MATTER
WHAT WE DO.

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO STOP
HER BODY FROM GIVING OUT,

SO SHE NEEDS TO GET
HER WEIGHT DOWN

AND GET OUT OF THE BED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BUT THE PRIORITY FOR US
RIGHT NOW IS TO DETERMINE

WHAT LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES
SHE'S FACING

AND WORK TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES
BEFORE THEY GET WORSE,

AND IT'S TOO LATE FOR HER.

Lashanta: THIS PAST MONTH
HASN'T GONE HOW I EXPECTED IT.

I GOT STUCK HERE AT THE HOSPITAL
'CAUSE OF MY MEDICAL ISSUES.

AND I WAS FORCED ON A DIET HERE,

SO THAT WAS A SHOCK.

BUT I'M GLAD I'VE BEEN ABLE
TO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT HERE.

AND THEY'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET ME UP OUT OF THE BED

AND WALKING WITH
THEIR PHYSICAL THERAPY.

BUT I KEEP TELLING THEM
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

BUT DR. NOW SAYS

I'M FINALLY ABLE TO GO HOME,
AND I'M EXCITED.

I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN
OUR NEW PLACE,

BUT MY BOYS SAID
THEY GOT EVERYTHING IN,

LIKE THEY NEEDED,

AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM
FOR TAKING CARE OF THEYSELF.

BUT I KNOW IT'S NO TIME
TO PLAY, THOUGH,

BECAUSE DR. NOW GAVE ME
A NEW WEIGHT LOSS GOAL

AND SAYS I HAVE TO KEEP DOING
MY PHYSICAL THERAPY AT HOME.

SO I GOT TO DO THIS
BECAUSE NOW IS MY CHANCE

TO FINALLY GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY,
WE ARE DISCHARGING LASHANTA

FROM THE HOSPITAL
AND SENDING HER HOME.

FOR THE PAST MONTH,
WE'VE HAD TO KEEP HER HERE

TO ADDRESS A NUMBER OF
MEDICAL ISSUES SHE DEVELOPED

THAT WERE VERY DANGEROUS
FOR HER.

SHE HAD A PROBLEM
WITH HER KIDNEYS,

AND HER WHOLE PULMONARY SYSTEM
WAS VERY WEAK.

SO, MY CONCERN WAS,
IF WE SEND HER HOME,

SHE WOULD NOT HAVE LIVED
FOR MUCH LONGER,

SO ADMITTED HER
TO TREAT THOSE ISSUES

AND ALSO, PUT HER
ON A CONTROLLED DIET

TO WORK ON GETTING
HER WEIGHT DOWN

BECAUSE SHE WAS UP TO 689.

SO, IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS,
INSTEAD OF LOSING ANY WEIGHT,

SHE GAINED 27 POUNDS.

BUT WHILE SHE WAS HERE,

WE GOT HER WEIGHT DOWN
TO 579 POUNDS

AS OF TODAY.

SO THAT'S A WEIGHT LOSS
OF 110 POUNDS

IN ONE MONTH FOR HER.

SO THAT SHOULD SHOW HER
WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE

WHEN SHE'S ON A DIET.

WE ALSO HAVE HAD P.T.
WORKING WITH HER

TO TRY AND GET HER
STANDING AGAIN.

BUT SHE'S BEEN
VERY RESISTANT TO THAT.

SO, I'M SENDING HER HOME
WITH TWO GOALS.

THE FIRST THING IS --
I'M GIVING HER TWO MONTHS

TO LOSE 100 POUNDS ON HER OWN.

THE SECOND IS --
I WANT HER TO GET UP

AND OUT OF HER BED

AND PUT HER WEIGHT ON HER LEGS
FOR A FEW SECONDS

WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE.

IF SHE MEETS THOSE TWO GOALS
BY HER NEXT APPOINTMENT,

THEN I'LL APPROVE HER
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

BUT IF SHE DOESN'T,
THEN I'M DONE

WITH ALL OF HER EXCUSES
AND PROMISES,

BECAUSE SHE JUST KEEPS
DOING THE SAME THING.

BUT TO TRY AND HELP WITH THAT
PROBLEM,

WE'RE GONNA START HER GOING
TO PSYCHOTHERAPY

TO TRY AND SEE IF LOLA CAN
BREAK THROUGH TO HER.

BUT IF LASHANTA DOESN'T
DO IT THIS TIME,

WE'RE DONE PLAYING GAMES
WITH HER

AND PUTTING UP WITH HER LIES.

SO SHE CAN DO THIS NOW
OR LOSE THIS CHANCE.

THE CHOICE IS
COMPLETELY UP TO HER.

Lashanta: I'VE BEEN
HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL

FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW.

AND I WAS REALLY PROUD
TO SEE THE PLACE.

MY BOYS HAD IT READY FOR ME
AND HAD IT SET UP REAL NICE.

SO I HAVE JUST BEEN
SETTLING IN, MOSTLY.

BEING IN THE HOSPITAL
WAS VERY RESTRICTIVE,

BUT I'M THANKFUL FOR THE WEIGHT
I'VE LOST THERE,

AND I DO WANT TO KEEP IT UP.

AND ONE OF THE WAYS DR. NOW SAID
I COULD KEEP DOING THAT IS

STARTING MEETING
WITH A THERAPIST

TO TALK ABOUT
MY EMOTIONAL ISSUES.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING TODAY.

DR. NOW HAS A THERAPIST
WHO'S COMING HERE

FOR ME TO TALK TO.

AND I DO PROBABLY NEED
SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

AND WHAT I'M HOPING
TO GET OUT OF THERAPY

IS SOME HEALING --

SOME HEALING FOR MYSELF.

HELLO!
HI, I'M LOLA.

GERAMY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

Lashanta: SO, I'M HOPING
THIS HELPS ME TODAY

SO I CAN CONTINUE
MAKING PROGRESS LIKE I WANT.

Lashanta:
HOW YOU DOING, LOLA?

HI!

NICE TO MEET YOU,
MS. LASHANTA.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

OKAY.

SO, LASHANTA,
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT YOUR LIFE
GROWING UP.

MY LIFE GROWING UP --

I GOT MY HIGHS,
AND I GOT MY LOWS,

AND WHEN MY MOM AND MY DAD
HAD SPLIT UP,

THAT'S WHEN I WENT
TO EATING MORE.

HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN YOUR PARENTS SPLIT UP?

I WAS LIKE 9.

SO, MS. LASHANTA,
YOU DISCOVERED EARLY ON IN LIFE

THAT FOOD WAS
AN IMMEDIATE FIX

TO PROBLEMS
OR NEGATIVE FEELINGS.

YEAH.

NOW, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME

YOU WERE ABLE TO GET UP
AND MOVE ABOUT?

OH, THREE YEARS AGO --
LIKE 3 1/2 YEARS GO.

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO

ABOUT BEING UP
AND ABOUT AGAIN?

I JUST WANT TO ANSWER THE DOOR,
COOK A MEAL FOR THE CHILDREN,

AND GO TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR.

SO, SOME SIMPLE THINGS.

THAT'S IT.

MS. LASHANTA,
WHAT ARE THE NAMES

AND AGES OF YOUR CHILDREN?

TYRONE IS 25 NOW.

MY DAUGHTER IS 22.

HER NAME IS GALLERY.

GERAMY'S 18.

AND DESHAUN IS 12.

DESHAUN AND GERAMY
ARE HERE WITH YOU?

YEAH.

OKAY.

AND WHERE DO TYRONE
AND GALLERY LIVE?

GALLERY'S STAYING
IN NEW ORLEANS,

AND TYRONE
IS INCARCERATED.

HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN
INCARCERATED?

ABOUT A YEAR
AND SOMETHING NOW.

TYRONE IS YOUR FIRSTBORN,
RIGHT?

YEAH, CORRECT.

SO, YOU TWO SORT OF
GREW UP TOGETHER,

TO A LARGE DEGREE.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW,
HE'S SEEN A LOT.

KIND OF A SHAME TO SAY,

BUT I HAVE SOLD DRUGS
TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY.

OKAY.

AND I FEEL LIKE IF...

I DIDN'T EXPOSE HIM

TO WHAT I HAD GOING ON,

MAYBE HE WOULDN'T
BE IN THE SITUATION HE IN.

AND THAT'LL BE
AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION

FOR YOU TO HAVE
WITH TYRONE.

OKAY.

BECAUSE I REALLY
WANT YOU TO LET GO

OF ANY FEELINGS OF
SHAME AND GUILT AND REGRET.

SHAME JUST
WEIGHS US DOWN

AND LEADS US TO MAKE
POOR DECISIONS

BECAUSE IT LOWERS
OUR SELF-WORTH.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO BE ASHAMED OF.

YOU ARE A RESILIENT AND STRONG
AND CARING WOMAN,

AND YOU'RE STARTING OVER.

YOU'RE REDEFINING
WHAT LIFE LOOKS LIKE

FOR YOU

AND FOR YOUR FAMILY.

AND YOU DON'T WANT
TO FEEL TRAPPED ANYMORE,

SO YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS
OF SETTING YOURSELF FREE.

I AM, HUH, MS. LOLA.

YOU ARE.

WELL, MS. LASHANTA,
I REALLY FEEL

LIKE YOU'RE GOING
TO DO INCREDIBLY.

[ CHUCKLING ]

ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU SOON.

BYE-BYE.

Lashanta: I THINK
I DO FEEL BETTER NOW

THAT I GOT ALL THAT STUFF OUT,

ESPECIALLY ABOUT MY OLDEST SON

BECAUSE I HAD THAT GUILT
FOR A LONG TIME.

LOLA DID HAVE A LOT
OF GOOD INSIGHT FOR ME,

BUT I'M NOT SURE
WHAT TO REALLY THINK.

ABOUT EVERYTHING LOLA
SAID I HAVE TO DO,

BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE SHE CAN SEE

HOW MUCH I ALREADY
BEEN HELPED TODAY.

SO I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD,
AND I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.

I'M GETTING CLOSE THAN EVER
TO BEING WHAT I NEED,

SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE
HOW IT HELPED ME

WITH ALL THE PROGRESS
I'M MAKING.

IT'S BEEN A HARD COUPLE OF WEEKS
SINCE MY THERAPY APPOINTMENT...

Lashanta: GIVE ME
THAT BOARD DOWN THERE.

Lashanta: ...BECAUSE I THINK

TALKING ABOUT EVERYTHING,
LIKE I DID,

ENDED UP HAVING
THE OPPOSITE EFFECT ON ME.

I BROUGHT ALL THAT EMOTION
TO THE SURFACE,

SO NOW I'VE BEEN
STRUGGLING EVEN MORE.

MY CRAVINGS HAVE COME BACK
WITH A VENGEANCE,

AND THEY'VE BEEN SO POWERFUL.

SO, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME
DEALING WITH THAT

BECAUSE I JUST HAVE
TO HAVE SOMETHING

TO HELP ME DEAL RIGHT NOW,

JUST TO HELP ME GET PAST
EVERYTHING I'M FEELING.

I AM HUNGRY,
AND I WANT SOMETHING TO EAT.

LIKE WHAT?

I GOT A TASTE
FOR SOME PIZZA.

DESHAUN,
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

I JUST NEED ABOUT
TWO, THREE SLICES,

AND I CAN WORK IT OFF.

YOU HAVE TO LOSE
THE WEIGHT.

I NEED SOME GREASE.

[ CELLPHONE CLICKING ]

WOMAN:
Thank you for calling.

CAN I HAVE ME
A PEPPERONI PIZZA?

I WANT HALF PEPPERONI
AND HALF SAUSAGE.

Okay.

We'll be there
in about 30 minutes.

THANK YOU.

[ DOOR BEEPS ]

[ WHISPERING
INDISTINCTLY ]

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Lashanta: I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH
BEFORE I SEE DR. NOW AGAIN,

AND I'M STILL DETERMINED
TO HIT MY GOAL.

I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO STAND YET
WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY

LIKE DR. NOW WANTS,

BUT I KNOW I'M GONNA
BE ABLE TO KEEP LOSING

AND GET TO MY GOAL SO THAT
I CAN GET WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

I JUST HAVE MY MOMENTS,
SO I STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW.

BUT I'M TRYING THE BEST I CAN

BECAUSE I KNOW
IF I MESS THIS UP,

DR. NOW SAID HE'S GONNA KICK ME
OUT THE PROGRAM.

SO I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

Lashanta: I'M HEADED
BACK TO SEE DR. NOW,

AND I'M REALLY SCARED

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW IT'S GONNA GO.

I KNOW I TRIED HARD
AND PUSHED MYSELF

TO GET TO WHERE I NEED,
ESPECIALLY THIS PAST MONTH.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THERAPY
BACKFIRED ON ME

AND MADE IT EVEN TOUGHER ON ME.

AND I KNOW I DID MAKE PROGRESS
DESPITE THAT.

BUT MY FEAR IS, NO MATTER
HOW MUCH PROGRESS I MADE,

IT'S NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH,

AND DR. NOW'S GONNA TELL ME
I'M DONE WITH HIS PROGRAM.

BUT I'M HOPING THAT'S NOT
THE WAY IT GOES TODAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY,
WE'RE BRING LASHANTA BACK

TO THE HOSPITAL
FOR HER NEXT CHECKUP

TO SEE IF SHE HIT
HER WEIGHT LOSS GOAL.

SHE HASN'T MADE MUCH PROGRESS
WITH P.T.,

BUT BECAUSE SHE'S STILL REFUSING
TO STAND AND WORK WITH THEM

TO USE HER LEGS LIKE SHE SHOULD,

SO WE STILL HAVE
TO TRANSPORT HER,

WHICH ISN'T A GOOD SIGN
ABOUT HER OVERALL PROGRESS.

WE WERE TELLING HER LAST TIME

THAT THIS IS HER LAST CHANCE.

SO, HOPEFULLY THAT COMBINED
WITH STARTING HER PSYCHOTHERAPY

HAS HELPED WAKE HER UP.

BUT IF SHE HASN'T,
THEN THIS WILL BE IT FOR HER

BECAUSE SHE GOT EVERY TOOL
AND OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.

HI, LASHANTA.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.

NOW THAT WE GOT YOU
IN A BED WITH A SCALE,

LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT
AND SEE WHERE YOU'RE AT.

OKAY.

YOU WERE 579 POUNDS

WHEN YOU LEFT THE HOSPITAL
TWO MONTHS AGO,

AND YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE
100 POUNDS.

SO, YOU SHOULD BE
479 POUNDS TODAY.

BUT TODAY,
YOU'RE AT 576.

YOU LOST A WHOLE
3 POUNDS.

SO, IT'S CLEAR YOU WENT HOME
AND YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR DIET

AND KEEP SAYING,
"I'M GONNA DO IT"

AND "GIVE ME THE CHANCE."

WE'VE GIVEN YOU
EVERY CHANCE POSSIBLE NOW.

AND YOU'RE GONNA KILL YOURSELF
FOR THE FOOD,

AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO
TO STOP YOU FROM THAT.

YOU KEEP PROMISING
AND PROMISING

AND BEGGING
FOR ANOTHER CHANCE.

THIS IS ALL JUST
A GAME TO YOU,

AND YOU'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME.

YOU'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO DO THIS
FOR NINE MONTHS,

BUT INSTEAD,
YOU KEEP LYING TO YOURSELF

AND KEEP LYING TO ME.

SO AT THIS POINT,
ALL THE EVIDENCE IS TELLING ME

THAT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA
LOSE THE WEIGHT.

I AM GONNA LOSE THE WEIGHT,
DR. NOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I AIN'T COME DOWN HERE
FOR NOTHING.

YES, YOU DID.

YOU CAME DOWN HERE
FOR NOTHING.

BECAUSE YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING HERE

THAT YOU DID BACK HOME.

NOTHING IS DIFFERENT WITH YOU
EXCEPT YOUR LOCATION.

SO YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE,

AND YOUR CHOICE IS
TO KILL YOURSELF WITH FOOD.

GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE.

NO, NO. WE GAVE YOU
ALL THE CHANCE YOU NEED.

THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO.

YOU CAN GIVE ME ONE MORE CHANCE,
DR. NOW.

WELL, I --

YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOURSELF
THE CHANCE, NOT ME.

I AM GONNA GIVE
MYSELF A CHANCE,

BUT I WANT YOU
TO GIVE ME ONE MONTH.

NO. NO, LASHANTA, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA GIVE YOU THE CHANCES.

YOU'RE GONNA KILL YOURSELF
WITH THE FOOD.

ONE OF THESE DAYS,
I'M GONNA GET A CALL

THAT THEY FIND YOU DEAD
OR YOU HAD A CHEST PAIN,

A HEART ATTACK,
YOUR BODY GAVE OUT,

AND THIS IS IT.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE,
THEY COME WITH THE SAME STORY?

I END UP WRITING
THEIR DEATH CERTIFICATE.

THAT'S IT.

AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BE ANY DIFFERENT

BECAUSE YOU KEEP SAYING
NINE MONTHS --

WHEN YOU GOT HERE,
YOU WERE IN HOSPITAL,

WE GAVE YOU
ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED.

WE EVEN GAVE YOU
PSYCHOTHERAPY.

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS

IF YOU WON'T MAKE THE CHOICE
TO DO WHAT YOU NEED,

SO THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
I CAN DO.

THERE'S NOTHING.

AND YOU CAN BEG ME
FOR MANY MORE CHANCES.

IT'S NOT GONNA
CHANGE ANYTHING.

WE CAN'T EVEN CONSIDER YOU FOR
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY RIGHT NOW

AS A LAST-DITCH OPTION

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA...
WITH THE OPERATION,

NOT GONNA SURVIVE THAT SURGERY
IN THE CONDITION YOU'RE IN.

SO THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
I CAN DO FOR YOU.

GIVE ME ONE MORE MONTH
TO LOSE THE 50 POUNDS!

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LOSE
THE 50 POUNDS.

YES, I AM! I'MA SHOW YOU.
I'MA SHOW YOU.

GIVE ME ONE MORE MONTH.

DON'T SHUT THE DOOR
ON ME RIGHT NOW.

I'M NOT SHUTTING IT.
YOU ARE.

I'MA LOSE THE WEIGHT.
GIVE ME ONE MORE MONTH.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAY
BECAUSE YOU KEEP LYING,

AND YOU KEEP LYING
TO YOURSELF,

AND THERE'S NOTHING MORE
I CAN DO FOR YOU.

I CAN'T GO HOME LIKE THIS.
I CAN'T GO HOME.

I CAN'T GO HOME LIKE THIS...
LIKE IT'S OVER.

NO! UNH-UNH!

I CAN'T DO THIS.

YOU GOT TO GIVE ME
ONE MONTH.

YOU GOT TO GIVE ME ONE MONTH
TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.

I CAN'T GO HOME

AND TELL MY CHILDREN
THAT IT'S OVER.

I CAN'T GO HOME

AND TELL MY MAMA
THAT IT'S OVER.

I CAN'T. I CAN'T!

YOU GOT TO GIVE ME
ONE MORE MONTH!

I'M ASKING YOU.
GIVE ME ONE MORE MONTH!

YOU'VE HAD NINE
ALREADY.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I DON'T WANT TO BE KICKED
OUT THE PROGRAM.

YOU NEVER STARTED
THE PROGRAM.

TO DO THE PROGRAM,
YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE DIET.

YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT,
SO WHAT PROGRAM

HAVE YOU BEEN
PARTICIPATING IN?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT
THIS ONE.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE ME
ONE MORE CHANCE, DR. NOW!

ONE MORE CHANCE
WILL JUST LEAD YOU TO COME BACK

AND TELL ME YOU NEED
ONE MORE CHANCE.

NO, I AIN'T
TAKE IT NO MORE.

AFTER THIS,
I AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT NO MORE.

YOU AIN'T GONNA HEAR
NOTHING FROM ME.

NO MORE SAYING,
"ONE MORE."

OKAY, YOU HAVE
ALL THE TIME YOU WANT.

YOU WANT ONE MONTH,
YOU HAVE IT.

YOU WANT TWO MONTHS,
YOU HAVE IT.

BE MY GUEST.

AND I'LL MAKE YOU THE SAME DEAL
AS ALL THE OTHER PATIENTS

WHO MADE
THE CHOICE YOU HAVE,

BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK,
THEN LOSE THE WEIGHT.

I'M NOT MAKING ANY MORE
APPOINTMENTS WITH YOU.

BUT AFTER THAT,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN

BECAUSE YOU HAD
YOUR DIET INSTRUCTION

AND YOU HAD
ALL THE TOOLS YOU NEED.

SO DON'T CALL ME UNLESS
YOU LOSE THE WEIGHT.

AND IF IT IS 50 POUNDS,

THEN I'LL CONTINUE
WORKING WITH YOU.

BUT IF YOU CALL ME

AND YOU TELL ME
YOU LOST THE WEIGHT

AND WE GET HERE
AND YOU HAVEN'T,

THEN YOU'RE GOING
RIGHT BACK HOME

UNLESS YOU HAVE
A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

BUT OTHERWISE,
WE'RE DONE, OKAY.

OKAY.
OKAY.

LOSE YOUR WEIGHT.
I AM.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
I BELIEVE THE SCALE.

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO SOME TESTS
TO MAKE SURE

THAT THERE IS NOTHING
WRONG WITH YOU

THAT IS LIFE THREATENING
TO YOU.

AND IF ALL THOSE TESTS
ARE NEGATIVE,

WE'RE GONNA
SEND YOU HOME.

AND THEN DON'T CALL ME AGAIN
UNLESS YOU HIT YOUR GOAL.

BUT SO FAR...

NO, I'M NOT GOING HOME.
I'M STAYING HERE.

THAT CHOICE
ISN'T UP TO YOU.

CHANGING YOUR EATING HABIT IS,
BUT NOT THAT ONE.

SO, YOU TAKE CARE, LASHANTA,
AND GOOD LUCK.

WATCH, I'MA SHOW YOU.
I'MA SHOW YOU.

I'MA SHOW YOU
WHEN I COME BACK HERE.

I'M SERIOUS. I'M SERIOUS.
I'MA SHOW YOU.

AND WHEN I LOSE IT,
I'MA TELL YOU --

YOU CAN SAY ALL YOU WANT.

I'MA SAY, "DR. NOW,
YOU REMEMBER YOU SAID

I WASN'T GONNA
LOSE THAT WEIGHT?

I LOST THAT WEIGHT."

WATCH.

ALL RIGHT.
I'MA SHOW YOU.

ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.

TAKE CARE.

I'M OBVIOUSLY
EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED

IN LASHANTA AND HER CHOICES

OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS.

SHE'S CONTINUED HER
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

WHILE WE HAVE GIVEN HER
EVERY TOOL THAT WE CAN

TO HELP HER CHANGE HER LIFE
AND GET HEALTHY

BEFORE HER WEIGHT KILLS HER.

BECAUSE SHE'D RATHER
BLAME HER SITUATION

ON EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO, UNLESS SHE STARTS
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE CHOICES SHE'S MAKING

AND LOSES THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS,

THERE'S NO REASON FOR US
TO CONTINUE ON WITH HER.

BUT HOPEFULLY,
SHE WAKES UP SOON

BECAUSE SHE'S STILL
RUNNING OUT OF TIME FAST.

Lashanta: WHEN DR. NOW
SAID THOSE WORDS,

I WANTED TO PASS OUT
RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO HOLD A GOOD FACE

'CAUSE I WANTED TO BREAK
RIGHT THEN AND THERE,

BUT I JUST...

TRIED TO HOLD IT TOGETHER.

BUT THAT WAS
DEVASTATING TO HEAR.

THE THOUGHT OF ME GOING HOME
AND TELLING MY FAMILY

THAT I CAME OUT HERE
FOR NOTHING...

IS WORSER THAN DR. NOW
TELLING ME I'M KILLING MYSELF.

BECAUSE I CAN'T GO HOME

AND DID ALL THIS
TO COME OUT HERE --

CHANGED, TOOK MY CHILDREN
AWAY FROM THEY FAMILY.

I CAN'T BEAR TO DO THAT.

I GOT TO HANDLE MY BUSINESS.

AND I KNOW IF I WANT TO LIVE,
IF I WANT THIS CHANCE,

I GOT TO DO WHAT I GOT TO DO.

SO I AM BECAUSE I'M NOT PREPARED
TO GO HOME A FAILURE.

I'M NOT GONNA BE NO FAILURE.

I'MA GO HOME,

AND I'MA TAKE CARE
OF MY BUSINESS

AND LOSE THE WEIGHT,

AND I'MA COME BACK HERE,

AND I'MA GET ON THE SCALE,

AND I'MA LOSE THE 50 POUNDS.

AND I'MA TELL DR. NOW,
"I DONE IT."

AND I'MA TELL HIM,
"I HEARD YOU, DR. NOW.

I REALLY HEARD YOU."

Lashanta: AFTER MY LAST
APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT ALL THE THINGS

AND WAYS I HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES

BECAUSE I KNOW IF I DON'T,
I'M LOSING THIS CHANCE.

SO I'M TAKING EVERYTHING
MORE SERIOUSLY

THAN I EVER HAVE.

IT'S A LOT HARDER TO FACE THINGS
THAN I EVEN THOUGHT.

THE THING THAT WEIGHED ON ME
THE MOST IN THE RECENT YEARS

IS THE GUILT THAT I FELT
OVER MY OLDEST SON

AND HOW I RAISED HIM.

SO, I FEEL RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIM IN AND OUT OF JAIL

'CAUSE OF THINGS
I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST

AND THINGS HE HAVE
BEEN EXPOSED TO.

BUT THAT GUILT HAS BEEN
ON MY HEART FOR YEARS.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE
A CALL TODAY,

AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR THAT.

AND WHEN HE DOES,

I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO SHARE
WHAT I NEED.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

AUTOMATED VOICE:
An inmate at [bleep].

You may start
the conversation now.

HEY, SON.

TYRONE: Hey, mama.

I miss you so much.

I MISS YOU, TOO.

What going on
with you?

You been on your diet
and stuff?

YEAH, I'VE BEEN
ON MY DIET, SON.

I'M STICKING TO THE DIET
FOR REAL THIS TIME.

BUT, SON, I GOT SOMETHING
I WANT TO TELL YOU.

NO, YOU AIN'T DID
NOTHING WRONG.

I DID SOMETHING WRONG.

I JUST FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU
IN AND OUT OF JAIL

AND THE TROUBLE
YOU'VE BEEN IN.

'CAUSE MAYBE IF I WOULD'VE
BROUGHT YOU UP BETTER,

YOU KNOW,
YOU WOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M SAYING?

I WANT YOU
TO FORGIVE ME.

THAT'S WHAT
I WANT YOU TO DO.

I really do, ma.

I LOVE YOU,
TOO, SON.

WHEN YOU GET OUT
OF JAIL, NO --

You have
one minute left.

WHEN YOU GET OUT OF JAIL,
NO BAD-DOING,

NONE OF THAT CARRYING ON,
YOU HEARD ME?

I promise.

Give me a kiss.

MWAH!

Mwah!

[ CHUCKLES ]

HAVE A GREAT DAY, SON.

Goodbye.

[ SIGHS ]

THAT WAS ONE OF
THE HARDEST THINGS

I'VE DONE IN MY LIFE --
OWNING THAT.

AND IT MEANT A LOT TO
HEAR HIM SAY HE FORGIVES ME.

AND IT FEELS LIKE A WEIGHT
ON MY HEART HAS BEEN LIFTED.

SO NO MATTER IF THIS HELPS ME
WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS OR NOT,

I'M GLAD I DID IT,

AND I FACED MY FEAR
JUST FOR THAT.

BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN'T TAKE
TOO MUCH LONGER.

'CAUSE DR. NOW WILL MOVE ON,
SO I KNOW THIS IS IT.

I DO IT OR I LOSE EVERYTHING.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

I'M SO VERY NERVOUS.

I CALLED DR. NOW
AND TOLD HIM I DID IT.

I KNOW I LOST THE WEIGHT
THIS TIME.

AND IF HE'D JUST GIVE ME
A SECOND CHANCE,

I COULD PROVE IT TO HIM,

BUT I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA
HOW MUCH I'VE LOST.

AND DR. NOW IS GONNA BE
EXTREMELY UPSET WITH ME

IF I DIDN'T DO IT.

LASHANTA CALLED ME,

AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE THINKS
SHE'S MAKING PROGRESS NOW

AND THAT SHE BELIEVES SHE HIT
HER WEIGHT LOSS GOAL.

SO WE BROUGHT HER BACK
TO THE HOSPITAL

TO CHECK HER WEIGHT,

AND WE'LL DO IT
JUST LIKE WE TOLD HER.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THE SCALE SAYS,

AND IF SHE'S FINALLY MAKING
THE PROGRESS SHE NEEDS,

THEN WE'LL CONTINUE
WORKING WITH HER.

IF NOT, AS LONG
AS SHE DOESN'T HAVE

ANY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES,

WE'LL SEND HER BACK HOME
IMMEDIATELY

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PLAYING
ANY MORE GAMES WITH HER.

HI, LASHANTA.

HI, DR. NOW.

HOW WE DOING?

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
SO, YOU TOLD US

YOU'VE BEEN STICKING
TO YOUR DIET,

AND YOU THINK NOW YOU LOST
AT LEAST 50 POUNDS.

YES.

ALL RIGHT,
WE'LL CHECK YOUR WEIGHT,

AND IF YOU DID,
WE'LL TALK.

IF NOT,
WE'LL SEND YOU HOME

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ANY MORE OF YOUR PROMISES.

ALL RIGHT, LAST TIME,
YOU WERE AT 576,

AND I TOLD YOU YOU HAVE
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS,

SO YOU SHOULD BE
AT 526 TODAY.

AND YOU ARE AT 529,

AND THAT'S A LOSS
OF 47 POUNDS.

SO, YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT,
NOT QUITE 50,

BUT WE'LL ROUND UP
FOR YOU, OKAY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, IT SEEMS LIKE
YOU FINALLY FIGURED OUT

WHAT TO DO TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT
AND STICK WITH YOUR DIET.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME
YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT,

SO THIS IS POSITIVE,
SO YOU DID WELL.

I'M GLAD TO SEE

YOU'RE NOT PLAYING
THE SAME GAMES ANYMORE.

I KNOW I WAS
PLAYING GAMES.

BUT YOU'RE MAKING PROGRESS
RIGHT NOW,

SO WE'LL FOCUS ON THAT.

AND THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO.

I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY?

DEFINITELY OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

BUT HERE'S THE CATCH.

BEFORE WE CAN MOVE
AHEAD WITH THAT,

YOU HAVE TO GET TO THE POINT
WHERE YOU GET OUT OF BED

AND START TO TAKE
SOME STEPS.

SO, WE'RE GONNA ADMIT YOU
TO KEEP YOU IN THE HOSPITAL

AND WORK WITH
PHYSICAL THERAPY.

ONCE YOU'RE ABLE
TO GET UP AND WALK,

THEN WE'LL DO
A WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, OKAY?

OKAY.

BUT WE HAVE
A LONG WAY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT, LASHANTA.

I'LL BE BACK TO CHECK
ON YOU SOON.

I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS,
OKAY?

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
TAKE CARE.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M PROUD OF LASHANTA,

AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE
THAT SHE FINALLY FOUND

SOME MOTIVATION TO START
DOING WHAT SHE NEEDS

BEFORE HER HEALTH AND BODY
GET TO THEIR BREAKING POINT.

WE STILL HAVE A VERY LONG ROAD
AHEAD WITH HER,

BUT THINGS ARE FINALLY
STARTING TO TURN

IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION
FOR LASHANTA.

SO, I'M HOPEFUL
THAT WE'LL BE ABLE

TO KEEP HER GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

AND GET HER TO START
WALKING AGAIN

AND DOWN TO
WHERE SHE NEEDS SOON.

Lashanta: I'M SO INCREDIBLY
PROUD OF MYSELF.

I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL MY BOYS
THE FANTASTIC NEWS.

I KNOW THEY'LL BE
JUST AS EXCITED AS I AM

BECAUSE I DID IT.

I WORKED HARD,

AND I GOT BACK
ON DR. NOW'S PROGRAM.

I KNOW IT TOOK ME A WHILE
TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS

AND STOP MY GAMES
AND MESSING AROUND.

BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT
IS THAT I'M DOING IT NOW,

AND I'M ON THE RIGHT PATH.

AND I'M GONNA BE GETTING
MY WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SOON,

AND I CAN'T WAIT.

MY GOAL IS TO BE STARTING
WALKING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

AND GET THE SURGERY
AND LOSE THE WEIGHT

BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.

SO I COULDN'T BE
PROUDER OF MYSELF,

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR ALL
THE POSITIVE AND GOOD STUFF

I HAVE COMING TO ME.