All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S07E19

Woman #3: I CAN'T AFFORD
TO GET ANY WORSE.

IF I CAN'T START
LOSING THE WEIGHT,

I'M NOT GONNA BE ALIVE
MUCH LONGER.

Woman #2: HE CAN'T STOP.
HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW.

Woman #3: IT'S TERRIFYING TO
THINK THAT AT ANY MOMENT,

YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE.

Woman #4: 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 IS OUR FAULT.

I KNOW THAT I'M DYING.

I KNOW THAT I'M NOT
GONNA MAKE IT.

Woman #5: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR
THAT.

HEAVEN FORBID, WE WASTE
ANY OF YOUR TIME

WHILE YOU WASTE OURS
WITH YOUR LIES AND GAMES.

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THE LIFE I'M LIVING RIGHT NOW
IS MISERABLE.

BECAUSE I HAVE MADE MYSELF
A PRISONER IN A ROOM

INSIDE OF MY HOME.

I USED TO LEAVE THE HOUSE
MAYBE ONCE A WEEK,

BUT NOW
I'M MOSTLY HOUSE-BOUND

BECAUSE IT'S BECOMING HARDER
TO WALK.

MY LEGS CONSTANTLY HURT,
SO MY DAUGHTER DESIREé HELPS ME.

DESIREé?

TURN THAT LIGHT ON.

MORNING.

I LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND JUSTIN

AND MY DAUGHTER DESIREé,

ALONG WITH HER BOYFRIEND WILL
AND HER DAUGHTER,

MY GRANDDAUGHTER, DAISY.

AND DESIREé IS MY CARETAKER.

SHE'S MY RIGHT HAND.

SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND.

BUT I FEEL BAD FOR HER.
I DO.

SHE'S, YOU KNOW, NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE IN THIS ROLE YET, YOU KNOW?

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE
OF YOU WHEN YOU GET OLD.

AND I'M NOT THAT OLD,
BUT I DON'T WANT MY HUSBAND

JUSTIN TO HELP ME BECAUSE
I DON'T WANT HIM TO CROSS OVER

FROM BEING MY HUSBAND
TO MY CAREGIVER.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO LOOK AT ME
DIFFERENTLY,

BECAUSE I FEEL ASHAMED
OF MYSELF, OF MY BODY.

MY BODY LOOKS LIKE A NIGHTMARE,
LIKE A MONSTER.

SOMETHING NON-HUMAN.

SO I SHOWER ALMOST EVERY DAY.

THE SHOWER IS EXHAUSTING.

WASHING IN BETWEEN MY SKIN
FOLDS IS HARD,

BECAUSE IT'S HEAVY, IT'S HARD
TO GET ALL THE WAY IN THERE,

AND IT'S A LOT OF LIFTING.

IT'S OVERWHELMING.

I REMEMBER WHEN TAKING A
10-MINUTE SHOWER IN THE MORNING

AND GOING ABOUT
MY DAY WAS FUN.

-YOU READY?
-MM-HMM.

PULL.

NOW IT'S THE MOST
EXHAUSTING PART OF THE DAY.

AND WHEN I'M DONE WITH THAT,
I'M SORE, I'M TIRED.

I JUST USUALLY GO BACK AND SIT
IN MY BED AND WAIT TO EAT.

I FEEL LIKE A BURDEN TO DESIREé
BECAUSE SHE TAKES CARE OF ME

WHEN SHE COULD BE HAVING
A LIFE OF HER OWN.

Desireé: DAISY, NANA WANTS YOU.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER DAISY

IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS IN MY LIFE.

BUT I MISS OUT ON A LOT
IN DAISY'S LIFE

BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.

I'M A BED GRANDMA TO HER.

I HATE USING THE WORD
"HANDICAPPED,"

BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET MYSELF
OUT OF BED.

DESIREé
DOES ALL THE COOKING NOW.

I USED TO BE THE COOKER,
AND THEN WE USED TO SHARE IT,

AND NOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH
SHE COOKS ALL THE TIME.

IS SOMETHING BURNING?

Desireé: NO.

ARE YOU GUYS...

YOU GUYS NEED TO TURN THE HEAT
DOWN, DESIREé, ON THE STOVE.

THE HEAT IS ON FIVE.

FOR THE BACON.

SOMETHING'S BURNING.

I GET VERY FRUSTRATED
WITH MY MOTHER SOMETIMES

BECAUSE I TAKE CARE OF MY OWN
3-YEAR-OLD AT THE SAME TIME.

AND IT GETS TO BE A BIT MUCH.

BUT I WOULD NEVER
TURN MY BACK ON HER.

I WILL BE HERE, BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT SHE NEEDS ME.

I SIT ON THE SIDELINE
FOR EVERYTHING.

AND BY THE TIME
IT'S TIME TO EAT,

I'M STARVING,
I WANT TO EAT.

FOOD IS THE ONLY THING
THAT HELPS ME DEAL

WITH THE MISERY OF MY LIFE.

AND I CONSTANTLY NEED IT BECAUSE
I CONSTANTLY NEED TO ESCAPE.

SO WE HAVE TO KEEP A LOT OF FOOD
IN THE HOUSE AT ALL TIMES.

AND I HAVE TO HAVE WHAT I WANT.

ARE YOU DONE WITH THAT?

SO IF WE EVER RUN OUT
OF ANYTHING,

THEN DESIREé NEEDS
TO GO TO THE STORE.

BECAUSE I CAN'T DO IT
FOR MYSELF.

-YOU READY?
-YEAH.

HERE'S THE GROCERY LIST.

ALL RIGHT?

I LOVE YOU GUYS.

LOVE YOU.

I LOOK FORWARD TO EATING
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

IT'S A BREAK-UP IN MY BOREDOM.

ONE OF MY BROTHERS, LEE,

WILL SOMETIMES STOP BY
AND BRING ME FOOD.

THAT'S LEE, PROBABLY.

-WILL YOU GET THE DOOR?
-YES.

TO WORD "FAMILY" TO ME MEANS
PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN CALL

WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING

WHEN YOU HAVE NO TIME AT ALL,
YOU MAKE TIME FOR THEM.

I DID IT TODAY,
BRINGING MY SISTER ANGELA...

WENT AND GOT HER TACOS
BECAUSE I LOVE HER

AND I WANT HER TO BE HAPPY.

Angie: GROWING UP IN MY FAMILY,

I COULDN'T EVER PICTURE MY LIFE
TO BE LIKE IT IS RIGHT NOW.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD,
MY LIFE WAS HARD.

MY MOM WAS AN ALCOHOLIC
AND MY FATHER WAS A DRUG ADDICT.

AND MY FATHER WAS ABUSIVE
PHYSICALLY TO MY MOTHER.

SO I FELT ABANDONED
MOST OF THE TIME.

BECAUSE OF MY PARENTS' ALCOHOL,
DRUG ABUSE,

AND NEGLECT,
THEY JUST WEREN'T PRESENT.

AND WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD,

I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED
BY A FAMILY FRIEND.

WHEN I FINALLY CAME OUT
ABOUT IT,

MY MOM DIDN'T DEFEND ME,

SO I FELT UNPROTECTED
BY THE PEOPLE

WHO WERE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT ME.

IT WAS AT THAT POINT
THAT I STARTED EATING MORE.

FOOD WAS A GOOD COMFORT
BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS THERE,

AND IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I COULD CONTROL

WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE
IN MY LIFE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 13,
I WEIGHED 260 POUNDS.

WHEN I WAS 13, I WAS IN MY
FIRST MAJOR RELATIONSHIP,

WITH A 27-YEAR-OLD MAN,
AND I ENDED UP PREGNANT.

SIX MONTHS AFTER
MY SON T.J. WAS BORN,

I GAVE HIM UP FOR ADOPTION.

AND MY RELATIONSHIP WITH
HIS FATHER ENDED DUE TO ABUSE.

AND I WAS STILL TURNING TO
THE ONE THING THAT WAS FAMILIAR,

AND THAT WAS FOOD.

SO WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD,
I WEIGHED AROUND 300 POUNDS.

AND I MET MY FIRST HUSBAND,
JAMES.

I BECAME PREGNANT
WITH MY DAUGHTER,

DESIREé, AT 17.

JAMES BECAME ABUSIVE
WHEN WE FOUND OUT

I WAS PREGNANT WITH DESIREé.

WHEN DESIREé WAS JUST A NEWBORN,
WE WERE EVICTED.

WE NEEDED A PLACE TO GO,
AND MY DAD TOOK US IN.

AND THAT'S WHEN I REUNITED
WITH MY DAD.

AT 18, I WEIGHED 340 POUNDS,

AND I WENT TO JAIL
FOR COMPLICITY TO BURGLARY.

I WAS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS.
I ONLY WENT FOR EIGHT MONTHS.

BUT WHILE I WAS IN JAIL,
MY HUSBAND,

JAMES, WAS INCARCERATED
WITH A 10-YEAR SENTENCE.

DESI WENT TO MY DAD
WHEN I WENT TO PRISON,

SO WHEN I GOT OUT
I DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE,

SO I LIVED WITH THEM.

I DIDN'T GAIN NO WEIGHT IN JAIL,

SO AT 20 YEARS OLD
I WEIGHED 340 POUNDS,

MET SOMEONE, AND GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY SECOND DAUGHTER,

THIRD CHILD, HAILEY.

I HAD HAILEY TILL SHE WAS 2,

AND THAT'S WHEN I WENT BACK
TO PRISON FOR THE SECOND TIME,

PROBATION VIOLATION,
SAME CHARGE,

AND HER GRANDPARENTS
GOT HER AND KEPT HER.

WHEN I WAS 26 YEARS OLD,
I WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON.

I WEIGHED 420.

BUT, AT THAT TIME, MY WEIGHT
STARTED TO PLATEAU

BECAUSE I BECAME ADDICTED
TO DRUGS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.

AND THE NEXT FEW YEARS
WERE A BIT OF A BLUR,

AND THEN,
WHEN I WAS 32 YEARS OLD,

I INJURED MY KNEE,
AND IT WAS THE WORST THING

AND THE BEST THING
THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE.

IT WAS THE BEST THING
BECAUSE I GOT SOBER.

AND IT WAS THE WORST THING
BECAUSE I BECAME IMMOBILE.

I WAS DRINKING, AND MY LEG
HYPEREXTENDED BACKWARDS,

CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO MY KNEE.

I WAS PULLED OUT OF A HOUSE
ON A TARP LIKE I WAS AN ANIMAL,

BY FIREMEN, PARAMEDICS,
AND ANYBODY ELSE

THAT WOULD HELP
THAT WASN'T DRUNK.

WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL,
THAT'S WHEN I'D SEEN MY WEIGHT

FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A FEW YEARS.

AND IT WAS 505 POUNDS.

THAT'S WHEN IT BECAME REAL,
WHAT I HAD LET MY BODY BECOME.

I NEEDED AN MRI, BUT I WAS
TOO HEAVY FOR THE MRI TABLE,

SO THE HOSPITAL REFERRED ME
TO A REHABILITATION CENTER

WITH NO DIAGNOSIS.

WHEN I WENT INTO THE REHAB
CENTER FOR 90 DAYS, I GOT CLEAN.

WHEN I GOT OUT, I WAS LIKE,
I'M ON A STRAIGHT PATH,

I'M GONNA STAY ON IT.

BUT I WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR.

I COULDN'T GO BACK
TO MY PARENTS.

I HAD TO GO LIVE
IN A HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE PLACE,

YOU KNOW, AND DESIREé
STAYED WITH MY PARENTS

BECAUSE SHE WAS IN SCHOOL.

I KINDA SHUT DOWN.

I WAS DEPRESSED.

I DEALT WITH IT WITH FOOD
AND I JUST KEPT GAINING.

WHEN I WAS 34, DESIREé
MOVED IN WITH ME

AND STARTED TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

AT 37 YEARS OLD, I WEIGHED
ABOUT 580 POUNDS

AND I MET
MY CURRENT HUSBAND, JUSTIN.

I WAS ON A DATING SITE
AND I GOT A MESSAGE,

AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED
TO BE THREE DAYS

PRIOR TO LOSING MY FATHER.

AND BECAUSE JUSTIN'S
LOST HIS FATHER,

WE BECAME FRIENDS
IMMEDIATELY.

Justin: WHEN I MET ANGELA
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

I WAS ATTRACTED
BECAUSE OF HER PERSONALITY,

HER HEART,
JUST THE PERSON SHE WAS.

I THOUGHT WE WAS
GONNA BE FRIENDS.

I DIDN'T EVER THINK
WE WERE GONNA BE MARRIED.

THINGS WENT ON, AND...

HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER,
MARRIED.

Angie: AND NOW I'M 39 YEARS OLD.

I'M STILL CURRENTLY MARRIED.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WEIGH.

BUT I'M PROBABLY
OVER 600 POUNDS.

AND I KNOW THAT I'M AT A VERY
BAD PLACE IN MY WEIGHT RIGHT NOW

AND THAT I HAVE TO GET HELP,

BUT THE PROBLEM IS THERE ARE
ALMOST NO OPTIONS OUT THERE

FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.

SO I CALLED DR. NOW
A FEW DAYS AGO

AND I GOT AN APPOINTMENT
FOR NEXT WEEK,

AND I'VE BEEN TALKING
TO MY FAMILY

ABOUT THE IDEA
OF ALL OF US MOVING,

TO TRY AND GET THE HELP
I NEED.

JUSTIN SAID HE'D DO IT FOR ME.

THE ONLY ONE WHO ISN'T SURE YET
IS DESIREé.

MOSTLY, BECAUSE HER BOYFRIEND
WILL DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT.

BUT I HAVE TO KEEP
PUSHING IT WITH HER

BECAUSE I HAVE
TO HAVE AN ANSWER.

SO WHEN SHE GETS DONE
WITH ERRANDS

AND GETTING THE GROCERIES,

I'M GONNA TRY TO TALK
TO HER AGAIN.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO MORE TIME
FOR HER TO STAY ON THE FENCE

ABOUT IT, AND HONESTLY,
I THINK SIDING WITH HER MOTHER

AND SAVING ME
WOULD BE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE.

-DESIREé?
-THAT'S EVERYTHING.

SO, I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU'RE ON
BOARD WITH GOING TO HOUSTON.

BECAUSE YOUR BOYFRIEND
IS GIVING ME ABOUT IT.

WHAT'D HE DO?

SO, I THINK THAT HE'S MAD

FROM THE OTHER DAY
WHEN THERE WAS A CONVERSATION

THAT IF I WAS TO LOOK
FOR A DOCTOR IN ANOTHER AREA,

HE INSINUATED HE DIDN'T EVEN
WANT TO COME TO HOUSTON

SO I CAN GET THE HELP I NEED.

SO ALL I SAID WAS,
"HOW ABOUT, GET A LIFE,"

AND HE JUMPS UP,
RUNS HIS MOUTH,

COMES UP
AND SAYS I'M A

YOU THINK THAT'S NORMAL?

AND SAID, "WHY DON'T YOU
GET A LIFE?"

Justin: HE SAID, "WE'RE ALL
DOING THIS FOR YOU."

AND, "WE'RE ALL DOING THIS
FOR YOU, ANGELA."

SO HE'S NOT GONNA BE
LIVING HERE.

SO YOU
WANT ME TO LEAVE MY BOYFRIEND,

MOVE TO TEXAS,
AND BE OKAY WITH THAT?

OH, HERE WE GO.
DRAMAS.

I MEAN,
HOW AM I BEING DRAMATIC?

BUT YOUR BOYFRIEND'S
NOT GONNA BE DRAMATIC

AND CALL ME A

I-I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT TIME
TO ADDRESS ANYTHING.

I'M BEING...

YEAH, THIS IS WHAT I KNEW
WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I HAVEN'T HAD TIME
TO ADDRESS ANYTHING.

I AM TIRED OF
EVERY SINGLE TIME

A LITTLE THING
IS SAID AROUND HERE,

YOUR DRAMATIC BOYFRIEND
GETS ESCALATED TO UP HERE.

SO THEN, I'M IN
THE POSITION TO PICK

BETWEEN MY MOTHER
OR MY BOYFRIEND AND MY CHILD.

YOUR CHILD WOULD
STILL BE HERE

WITHOUT YOUR BOYFRIEND,
JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE WAS.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

WELL, YOU DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO DO.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW
THAT I'M GONNA PICK YOU.

OKAY.
IT'S NEVER ABOUT ME.

IT'S NEVER BEEN
ABOUT ME -- EVER.

YOU GUYS HAVE LIVED
WITH ME FOREVER.

I TAKE CARE OF YOU.

I ASK FOR ONE THING.
ONE THING.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT WILL SAID
SOME STUPID

AND IT CAN'T BE
SOMETHING SIMPLE.

I CAN'T RELY ON NOBODY,
BUT EVERYBODY RELIES ON ME.

-I'M NOT SAYING I'M NOT GOING.
-I'M TIRED, I'M TIRED.

-I'M NOT SAYING I'M NOT GOING.
-I KNEW THIS WAS STUPID.

I'VE BEEN ON BOARD
SINCE DAY ONE.

YEAH, SO YOU CAN...

YEAH, YOU WERE ON BOARD
BEFORE, TOO,

AND BECAUSE OF DAISY,
YOU DIDN'T GO.

AND NOW I DON'T HAVE
A REASON TO BE HERE.

EXCEPT FOR
YOU'RE KNOCKED UP AGAIN.

YEAH.

Angie: I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS IS HAPPENING.

FOR ME TO HAVE TO CONVINCE
MY DAUGHTER TO DO THIS

TO SAVE HER MOTHER'S LIFE
JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME,

AND I'M REALLY HURT BY THAT.

BECAUSE IF I DON'T FIND A WAY
TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS,

THEN THE ONLY OPTION
I HAVE LEFT

IS TO GIVE UP
AND JUST WAIT TO DIE.

Desireé: DUDE,
I CANNOT PHYSICALLY DO THIS.

I CANNOT MENTALLY
DO THIS.

I REALLY CAN'T.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO,
THEN GO AHEAD, DUDE.

I AM NOT TELLING YOU TO LEAVE.
GET OUT OF MY FACE.

Angie: I'M REAL UPSET AT DESIREé
AND HER BOYFRIEND WILL,

AND MY WHOLE SITUATION.

I'VE DECIDED TO TRY TO GET HELP,

AND I WANT MY FAMILY AND ME
TO MOVE TO HOUSTON

SO I CAN DO THAT BY SEEING
DR. NOW

AND TRYING TO GET
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M HAVING
TO FIGHT MY OWN DAUGHTER

TO SUPPORT ME AND DO THIS
TO HELP SAVE MY LIFE.

I EVEN HAVE TO ASK HER TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN WHAT HER BOYFRIEND WANTS

AND WHAT HER MOTHER
NEEDS TO LIVE.

SHE'S GONNA COST ME MY LIFE.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ONE ON ONE.

BECAUSE YOUR BOYFRIEND
WAS A TO ME

AND I REACTED IN A WAY
ANY NORMAL PERSON WOULD?

I'M NOT
SAYING THAT IT WAS ANYWHERE NEAR

OKAY FOR HIM TO SPEAK TO YOU
LIKE THAT.

SO WHY ARE YOU CRYING?

I'M EMOTIONAL!

OKAY.

SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

YOU'RE UPSET BECAUSE YOU KNOW

THAT I'M NOT GONNA
LET WILL STAY HERE?

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
UPSET ABOUT?

YEAH.

WHY?

BECAUSE HE'S THE FATHER
OF MY CHILD AND WE'RE TOGETHER.

AND YOU WANT ME TO MOVE
19 HOURS AWAY.

OKAY, WE'RE NOT --
THAT'S NOT A TOPIC RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
YOUR BOYFRIEND

DISRESPECTED ME, PERIOD.

AND THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME.

IT'S NOT OKAY FOR HIM
TO TALK TO YOU LIKE THAT.

I'M NOT SAYING IT IS.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT
I'M CHOOSING HIM OVER YOU.

I'M SAYING I'M CHOOSING YOU
OVER HIM, AND IT HURTS ME.

IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO HURT ME.

THAT'S LIKE ME SAYING
"IT'S ME OR JUSTIN."

AND I WOULDN'T EVEN DROP
A TEAR FOR THAT DECISION.

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS
GOING TO BE RESOLVED

IN FIVE MINUTES.

YEAH, I DON'T EITHER.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO TO SARA'S
FOR THE NIGHT

SO EVERYBODY CAN COOL DOWN,
AND WE'LL BE HOME TOMORROW.

AND I'LL TALK TO YOU.

COME HERE.

COME HERE.

Desireé:
YOU COULD BE HEALTHY A HORSE
AND STILL DIE THE NEXT DAY.

YOU NEVER KNOW, AND YOU...

NO ONE'S PROMISED TOMORROW.

SO I ALWAYS MAKE SURE
THAT WE RESOLVE CONFLICTS

AND LET EACH OTHER KNOW
THAT WE LOVE EACH OTHER

AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THAT'S A BIG THING FOR ME

BECAUSE I CERTAINLY
DON'T WANT HER TO PASS AWAY

AND OUR LAST WORDS
TO BE SOMETHING FOUL.

YOU'RE HOT.

Angie:
NONE OF US LIKE THE SITUATION.

I MEAN, I ASSUME THAT
IT'S HARD FOR DESIREé

TO HAVE TO BE PUT IN A POSITION

WHERE SHE POSSIBLY HAS TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN HER MOM

AND HER SOON-TO-BE-BORN
BABY'S DAD.

I FEEL BAD FOR HER.
I DO.

BECAUSE WILL'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH
FOR HER.

I DON'T WANT HER TO FEEL
LIKE SHE DOES

WITH DAISY, WITH NO FATHER.

I MEAN, SHE WANTS
TO KEEP THIS BABY,

AGAINST ALL BETTER JUDGEMENT.

BUT I DID THE SAME THING,
SO I GET IT.

I MEAN, I WANT WILL TO STEP UP
AND BE EVERYTHING

THAT SHE WANTS
OR THINKS THAT HE IS.

FOOD IS THE ONLY THING
THAT HELPS ME DEAL

WITH ALL THE STUFF LIKE THIS,

AND THE THINGS I DON'T
WANT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

I WISH I HADN'T LET THINGS GET
THIS BAD, BUT THEY ARE.

AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING NOW, AND IF I DON'T,

I'M JUST NOT GONNA BE ALIVE
MUCH LONGER.

ME AND DESIREé TALKED THINGS
OVER SOME MORE,

AND AFTER WE HAD SOME TIME
TO COOL DOWN,

MY WHOLE FAMILY
WORKED OUT A COMPROMISE.

WHAT WE ALL AGREED TO WAS
TO GO DOWN TO HOUSTON TOGETHER

AND SEE HOW THE APPOINTMENT
GOES WITH DR. NOW

AND IF HE'S GONNA HELP ME.

BUT I DON'T WANT WILL GOING
WITH US ON THIS TRIP,

SO HE'S STAYING HERE.

SO IF DR. NOW'S
WILLING TO HELP ME,

THEN WE'LL ALL MOVE DOWN
TOGETHER.

AND THAT MAKES SENSE
AND WORKS FOR ME.

YEP.

DESIREé.

SO, YOU HAVE, UH...

YOUR BAG, THE BATHING STUFF...

MM-HMM.

...MY BLANKET, PILLOWS...

-YEP.
-OKAY.

YOUR GRANDMA'S COMING.

SHE SHOULD BE HERE ANY TIME TO
WATCH DAISY, HOLD THE FORT DOWN.

THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT.
I GUESS WE'RE READY TO DO THIS.

HELLO, HELLO.

-HI.
-HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU?

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I KNOW.

Desireé:
MOMMY'S GOTTA LEAVE.

HEY, DAISY.
COME HERE, BABY.

YOU BE GOOD FOR GRANDMA,
OKAY?

MOMMY WILL CALL YOU
EVERY DAY.

COME HERE, BABY GIRL.

Angie: ARE WE GOING?
ARE WE READY?

THIS ROAD TRIP IS GONNA TAKE
ABOUT THREE DAYS

TO GET TO HOUSTON,
SO I'M WORRIED

IF I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE
BEING IN THE VEHICLE THAT LONG.

COME AND GIVE ME A HUG
AND A KISS, BABY.

BE GOOD, OKAY?

GIVE NANA HUGS.

I LOVE YOU.

SHE LOVES YOU, NANA.

-ARE WE READY?
-YEAH.

Desireé: THIS ROAD TRIP IS GONNA
BE REALLY STRESSFUL ON MY MOM,

SO I'M A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT IT,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT,

BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY MUCH HER
LAST CHANCE.

I KNOW THAT SHE WANTS TO DO
BETTER AND BE BETTER,

AND I FEEL LIKE
IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN NOW,

THEN SHE COULD ULTIMATELY DIE.

Angie:

EVERYTHING IS RIDING
ON THIS TRIP.

I'M RIGHT HERE, MOM.

I JUST HOPE THAT THIS WORKS
AND THAT I GET DR. NOW'S HELP,

BECAUSE IF I DON'T,

THEN NOT ONLY WILL MY FAMILY
AND ME HAVE GONE THROUGH HELL,

BUT IT'LL MEAN I DON'T HAVE
ANY OPTIONS TO SAVE MY LIFE.

Angie: MY APPOINTMENT WITH
DR. NOW IS IN FOUR DAYS,

AND THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN
ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO GET THERE,

BECAUSE THIS DRIVE TO HOUSTON
IS A 20-HOUR TRIP.

BUT I KNOW THERE'S NO WAY
I CAN GO THAT LONG,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
BREAK IT UP OVER A FEW DAYS.

BUT I'M GONNA TRY TO PUSH MYSELF

TO GO AT LEAST SIX
OR SEVEN HOURS A DAY.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'VE BEEN
ON THE ROAD FOR FOUR HOURS,

AND I'M DONE.

AND I'M SO HUNGRY.

LOOK.
THERE'S FOOD OFF THIS EXIT.

Justin: OKAY.

SO WE'RE GONNA STOP SO I
CAN REST AND EAT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, DESI?
DO YOU KNOW?

-I DON'T.
-CAN I HELP YOU?

I WANT A SANDWICH WITH CHEESE,
MINUS ONION, EXTRA PICKLES.

-ALL RIGHT.
-AND THEN A REGULAR CHICKEN.

AND THREE FRIES.

-ALL RIGHT. SECOND WINDOW.
-OKAY.

-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU.

-HAVE A NICE DAY.
-YOU, TOO.

I'M AGGRAVATED.

AND I'M STARVING.

-ALL RIGHT.
-OW!

WHY YOU DON'T LEARN HOW
TO DRIVE OR SOMETHING, GUY?

I HOPE MY NEXT HUSBAND KNOWS
HOW TO DRIVE BETTER.

DESIREé DOESN'T THINK
JUSTIN'S GOOD FOR ME.

SHE DOESN'T THINK
HE'S GOOD ENOUGH.

SHE THINKS HE USES ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S USING ME
FOR, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

WE HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT NEED TO
BE TAKEN CARE OF.

JUSTIN, GO IN AND FIND OUT
WHERE OUR ROOM IS.

HANG ON.

WHOSE NAME IS IT UNDER?

IT'S ON YOURS.
DIDN'T I JUST SAY THAT?

TAKE YOUR I.D. IN AND GO.

NO, YOU DIDN'T
SAY THAT.

IT'S KIND OF A HARD TIME
TO FOCUS ON OUR MARRIAGE

WHEN I'M TRYING TO FOCUS ON ME.

SO, I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON
EVERYBODY ELSE FOR A LONG TIME.

IT'S KIND OF THE REASON
THAT I AM THE WEIGHT THAT I AM.

I'VE ALWAYS LET PEOPLE DUMP
ON ME, FOR YEARS,

AND I'M JUST LIKE, NUMB.

AND I WANT TO WORK ON ME.

IF HE'S THERE AT THE END,
HE'S THERE.

IF NOT...

I DON'T KNOW.

-WHERE'S OUR ROOM AT?
-RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

126.

WHERE IS IT AT?
DID THEY TELL YOU?

SHE SAID AROUND
THE CORNER.

HOW AM I GONNA
GET OVER THERE, DUDE?

GO OUT THERE, DESI, AND DO IT.

WE NEED MY WALKER.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

JUST MOSEYING AROUND,
DOING WHATEVER HE WANTS.

I'M WAITING FOR JUSTIN
SO HE CAN HELP ME.

IT'S NEVER JUST ME GETTING
IN THE CAR AND GOING.

ANYTHING THAT I DO,
ANYWHERE THAT I GO, IT'S ME,

MY WHEELCHAIR, MY WALKER --
WHERE ARE THEY GONNA GO?

WHO'S GONNA SIT WHERE?

IT'S NEVER AN EASY THING.

AND THIS IS NOT EASY
TIMES A THOUSAND.

YEAH, I'M PROBABLY NOT GONNA
BE ABLE TO WALK UP ON THIS.

READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.

-HERE WE GO.
-WHOA!

A LOT OF HOTELS ONLY HAVE ONE OR
TWO HANDICAP-ACCESSIBLE ROOMS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE CHANCES
OF ME GETTING ONE.

I THINK I'M GONNA PICK
THE NEXT ROOM

BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE
CRAMMED IN A ROOM LIKE THIS.

I'M CLAUSTROPHOBIC.

WE ABOUT TO EAT?
LET'S GET OUR FOOD.

IT'S OVERWHELMING, EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW I HAVE TO DIET.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M STARVING,
AND I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.

THAT'S THE ROAD WE'RE ON.

EVERYTHING IS RIDING
ON THIS TRIP.

GETTING AN APPROVAL
FROM THE SURGEON

IS MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR MY LIFE.

I WOULD BE DEVASTATED
IF HE TOLD ME NO.

BUT I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO.

IT'S BEEN A DAY SINCE WE LEFT
HOME, AND TODAY,

I KNOW I NEED TO GO LONGER

IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO HOUSTON LIKE WE NEED.

AND I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO TRY.

WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING,
I WAS VERY SORE.

EVERYTHING IN MY BODY HURT.

I HOPE WE GET A BETTER ROOM
TONIGHT,

BECAUSE THAT ROOM WAS DEFINITELY
NOT SOMETHING FOR ME.

I AM VERY ANXIOUS
TO GET THE DRIVE OVER.

I'D LIKE TO BE HALFWAY
TO TEXAS TODAY.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL UP
TO THE FRONT, BABE,

UNDERNEATH THAT AWNING.

THEY MIGHT HAVE CARTS SO YOU
CAN PUT THE STUFF ON, TOO,

WHENEVER YOU COME OUT.
THEY DO. RIGHT THERE.

IT'S THE END OF OUR SECOND DAY
OF DRIVING.

WE ARE IN TENNESSEE AT A HOTEL.

BEING IN THE CAR FOR THAT
LONG, IT'S WEARING ON ME.

I'M TIRED, AND MY LEGS ARE SORE.

MY BACK'S SORE,
AND I AM FRUSTRATED.

I HOPE AFTER A GOOD NIGHT'S
SLEEP TONIGHT,

I'LL BE READY TO DO THIS
ALL OVER AGAIN TOMORROW.

HOPEFULLY WITH BETTER SPIRITS.

IS IT COMFORTABLE?

IT SURE IS.

OKAY. SO...

PLAN.

WELL, ME AND DESIREé
ALREADY KINDA HAVE

A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAN.

I'M GONNA FIND OUT A STORE
FOR YOU,

AND YOU CAN GO TO THE STORE.

RIGHT. YOU BETTER MAKE SURE
IT'S CLOSE TO HERE,

'CAUSE I'M NOT GETTING
LOST IN HERE.

AND I AIN'T SEEN
NOTHING CLOSE.

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL, YOU CAN QUIT
CUSSING AT ME.

THAT'S WHERE WE CAN START AT.

YOU CAN QUIT CUSSING AT ME.

SECONDLY, I'M GONNA
GOOGLE FOR A STORE

AND YOU'RE GONNA GO
TO THE STORE.

IF IT'S NOT CLOSE,
I'M NOT GOING.

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO EAT?

WHAT THE ARE YOU,
EINSTEIN?

...THE STORE SO I CAN SEE HOW
FAR IT IS AND WHERE I GOT TO GO.

NO, IT'S THE POINT
OF YOUR ATTITUDE.

YOU'VE HAD AN ATTITUDE
SINCE WE LEFT HOME,

AND YOU CAN GO BACK HOME

AND I'LL HAVE MY BROTHER
COME HERE, BELIEVE THAT.

AND GET YOU
AND GO TO YOUR MAMA'S HOUSE,

'CAUSE I'M SICK
OF YOUR ATTITUDE.

I DON'T WANT YOU AND I
DON'T NEED YOU.

I GUESS I'M SEEING MAYBE
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING

HE REALLY WANTS TO DO,

'CAUSE HE'S HAD AN ATTITUDE
SINCE WE LEFT THE HOUSE.

HE PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN REALLY
WANT TO BE DOING THIS TRIP,

BUT HE HOLDS IT IN AND THEN IT
ALL COMES OUT OVER SOME STUPID,

LIKE, STORE TRIP.

I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

I KNEW IT.

KNEW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN?

YOU. YOU'RE PATHETIC.
YOU.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE
TO STORE THAT I DON'T...

I'M IN A CITY I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT,

AND YOU WANT ME
TO DRIVE AROUND TO STORES?

YOU'RE PATHETIC.
YOU'RE PATHETIC.
YOU'RE PATHETIC.

BUT THAT'S PATHETIC 'CAUSE
I DON'T WANT TO GET LOST?

WASTE OF LIFE.
LOSER.

YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE AROUND ME
ANYWAYS.

THAT'S ALL YOU ARE
IS A LOSER.

YOU FRICKIN' PUT ON A SHOW
FOR PEOPLE.

YOU'RE FAKE AS

NO, YOU ARE.

YOU'RE A FAKE PIECE
OF

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO
TO A STORE

THAT I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT?

WHATEVER.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING

BUT YOU'RE GETTIN' UP
OUT OF THIS ROOM.

THIS ROOM'S IN MY NAME.

PSH. THAT'LL BE CHANGED
REAL QUICK, GUY.

THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON,
SOMETHING MORE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I THINK HE'S HAVING DOPE FITS,
IF YOU ASK ME.

MY DAUGHTER IS THE ONE THAT
ASSISTS ME THROUGH EVERYTHING.

HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING.

HE'S JUST THERE.

THAT'S MY SUPPORT GROUP --
MY DAUGHTER.

HE'S JUST CONVENIENT RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE HE'S DRIVING.

HE'S NOT MY SUPPORT GROUP.

I'M GOING FORWARD WITH OR
WITHOUT HIM, AND HE KNOWS THAT.

WHETHER WE GET A DIVORCE,
WHETHER WE SPLIT UP...

HE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE
MUCH CHOICE.

WHEW.

TODAY, I'M AT THE CLINIC
TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN

FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT,

IN HOPES THAT I GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

THIS JOURNEY WAS HARDER
THAN I ANTICIPATED.

MY LEGS ARE SWOLLEN.
MY FEET ARE SWOLLEN.

EVERYTHING HURTS.

ANGELA JOHNS?

I'M NERVOUS DR. NOW WON'T ACCEPT
ME AS HIS PATIENT

BECAUSE I'M TOO HEAVY.

I'M SCARED OF FINDING OUT
WHAT MY WEIGHT REALLY IS.

IF I'M 600 POUNDS,
I'LL PROBABLY BE VERY UPSET.

'CAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN
THAT NUMBER BEFORE.

HOLY

QUIT BEING SPAGHETTI ARMS
WHEN I NEED YOU, DUDE.

Justin: I'M NOT.

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK.

IT'S A LOT,
AND IT JUST BECAME REAL.

I JUST REALIZED THAT I AM
39 YEARS OLD

AND THAT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT...

I'M WORRIED THAT I'M NOT GONNA
HAVE ENOUGH TIME

TO GET RID OF IT.

I JUST HOPE DR. NOW TAKES ME ON
AS A PATIENT,

BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET THIS HELP.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?

GOOD.

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

-HI.
-YOU'RE ANGELA?

YES.

AND THIS YOUNG MAN?

-JUSTIN.
-GOOD TO MEET YOU.

-AND YOU?
-DESIREé.

-AND YOU'RE THE DAUGHTER?
-YES.

-AND YOU'RE THE HUSBAND?
-YEP.

ALL RIGHT.
WHERE Y'ALL COMING FROM?

-OHIO.
-OHIO.

THAT'S A FAR DRIVE DOWN.

YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?
ANY PROBLEMS?

-I'M FINE, I GUESS.
-THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, ANGIE,
YOU ARE A 39-YEAR-OLD

AND 5'5"
AND 643 POUNDS.

SO, ARE YOU ABLE
TO BE ACTIVE?

NO, NOT REALLY.
WELL, I...

I INJURED MY KNEE IN 2011, SO...

MY KNEE GIVES OUT,
POPS OUT OF PLACE.

IT'S GRINDING BONE ON BONE NOW.

OKAY. WELL, THE BEST THING
TO HELP YOUR KNEE

WOULD BE TO LOSE WEIGHT.

I FIGURED THAT.

I KNOW I HAVE TO LOSE WEIGHT
TO FIX MY KNEE.

WELL, IF YOU'VE FIGURED THAT,

THEN WHAT'S HOLDING YOU UP
SO FAR TO LOSE WEIGHT?

I JUST...

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

-OKAY.
-I FEEL LIKE IF I CAN'T MOVE,

I CAN'T LOSE WEIGHT.

NO, THAT'S COMPLETELY
INACCURATE.

THE REASON YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT
IS YOU EAT TOO MUCH.

SO, WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH YOUR EATING HABIT?

BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR YOU
TO MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT

AT 643 POUNDS,

YOU'RE EATING AT LEAST
6,000 TO 7,000 CALORIES A DAY.

AND IF YOU'RE GAINING,
IT'S EVEN MORE THAN THAT.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

SO, WHAT IS DRIVING YOU
TO EAT LIKE THAT?

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

IS IT HABIT? STRESS?

I THINK I EAT WHEN I'M BORED.

SO YOU YOU'RE KILLING YOURSELF
FOR ENTERTAINMENT WITH BOREDOM?

WELL, PROBABLY NOT.

YOU DON'T THINK THIS
KIND OF EATING YOU HAVE

HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THINGS LIKE EMOTIONS?

I MEAN, I WOULDN'T SAY
I'M AN EMOTIONAL EATER,

'CAUSE I DON'T THINK
THAT I AM.

I EAT AT BAD TIMES.

I DON'T EAT DURING THE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON,

BECAUSE I DRINK COFFEE
WHICH SUPPRESSES MY APPETITE.

I EAT AT THE NIGHT,
AND THEN I GO TO BED.

I EAT A LOT AT NIGHT,

BECAUSE I'M HUNGRY
FROM NOT EATING ALL DAY

AND THEN I OVEREAT.

THE ONLY ACCURATE THING THAT YOU
SAID WAS THAT YOU EAT A LOT.

BUT WHAT YOU'RE LEAVING OUT
IS THAT IT'S ALL DAY LONG.

SO DON'T TRY TO CONVINCE ME
YOU'RE JUST EATING ONCE A DAY,

BECAUSE I'M NOT BUYING IT.

RIGHT.

BUT IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE
GETTING AROUND,

THEN WHO BRINGS YOU
THE FOOD?

MY HUSBAND AND HER DOES.

OKAY.

IT SEEMS YOUR WEIGHT-GAIN
IS AFFECTING YOUR DAUGHTER,

SO THERE IS A MUTUAL BENEFIT

BECAUSE YOUR DAUGHTER ALSO
HAS SOME WEIGHT PROBLEMS, HUH?

YEAH.

SO IF SHE BRINGS YOU UNHEALTHY
FOOD, SHE CAN EAT IT, TOO.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

SHE EATS THE SAME FOOD
AS ME, SO...

I'M WORRIED.
I TELL HER ALL THE TIME,

WHEN YOU GET TO THIS AGE
IT'S HARDER TO LOSE WEIGHT,

AND YOU'RE A LOT MORE --
THINGS ARE GONNA HAPPEN.

'CAUSE I WAS HER WEIGHT
WHEN I...

I WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE LIGHTER
THAN HER

WHEN I WAS HER AGE,
TO BE HONEST.

AND IT'S HERE NOW.
I TELL HER ALL THE TIME,

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN
IF IT DOESN'T CHANGE.

AND SHE'S PREGNANT,

SO IT'S GONNA
MAKE HER WEIGHT-GAIN EVEN WORSE.

AND ON TOP OF THAT,
SHE SMOKES, TOO.

-WE ALL SMOKE.
-PREGNANT LADY DOESN'T SMOKE

AS MUCH AS PREGNANT LADY
USED TO SMOKE.

THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS
THING FOR YOUR CHILD...

-I KNOW.
-...A MOTHER SMOKING.

YOU HAVE TO STOP
THAT IMMEDIATELY.

DO YOU GOT THAT?

-ALL RIGHT.
-GOOD.

BACK TO YOUR EATING HABITS.

JUSTIN IS ENABLING YOU,
BUT HE IS NOT OVERWEIGHT,

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT
HIS EATING HABITS.

HE EATS MORE
THAN BOTH OF US.

HE EATS MORE
THAN BOTH OF YOU?

-ABSOLUTELY.
-THAT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

SO, WE GOT SOME SERIOUS ISSUES
WITH DELUSION WITH YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS MAN DEFINITELY EATS
MORE THAN I DO.

HE HAS A HIGH METABOLISM.

I EAT PROBABLY 8,000
TO 10,000 CALORIES A DAY.

ANGIE, YOU CAN LIE
ALL YOU WANT,

BUT THIS IS ALL SCIENCE
AND MATH.

AND THE BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM
WE'RE FACING HERE

IS THAT YOU SEEM LIKE
A MASSIVE MANIPULATOR

WHO THINKS SHE CAN JUST
DECIDE WHAT THE FACTS ARE

SHE WANTS TO BELIEVE,

AND JUST TELL EVERYONE ELSE
WHAT TO THINK.

SO IF YOU'RE HERE
TO JUST PLAY GAMES,

THEN THIS IS NOT GONNA
END WELL FOR YOU,

BECAUSE YOU REALIZE THAT THIS
IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION?

YOU'RE 39 AND YOU
ARE 643 POUNDS.

SO, AT THIS POINT,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DECIDE

WHETHER YOU WANT TO DO THIS,

OR IF YOU PLAN TO JUST KEEP
DOING THINGS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN,

HOPING YOUR SITUATION
SOMEHOW MAGICALLY GETS BETTER.

BECAUSE THE REALITY IS IT'S NOT

UNLESS YOU START MAKING THE
CHANGES YOU NEED IMMEDIATELY.

OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A 1,200 A DAY,

HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB DIET,
THAT YOU NEED TO START TODAY.

OKAY.

AND YOU'RE GONNA STICK
WITH THAT.

AND IF YOU DO THAT,

YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

IN ONE MONTH, OKAY?

OKAY.

AND IF YOU HIT THAT GOAL
BY THEN,

I'LL APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SO, IF I EAT HEALTHY,
THE 1,200,

STICK TO EVERYTHING YOU GIVE ME,

I'LL LOSE WEIGHT EVEN
IF I CAN'T REALLY GET UP

AND EXERCISE AROUND
AND DANCE AROUND?

YES.
BUT YOU CAN EXERCISE.

YOU CAN EXERCISE
IN YOUR CHAIR.

-YEAH, I DO.
-ARMS.

AND YOU CAN DO
YOUR LEG EXERCISE.

YOU CAN EXERCISE IN A BED.

YOU CAN LIFT UP YOUR LEG.

SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
SOME TO DO EVERY DAY.

ONE HOUR IN THE MORNING,
ONE HOUR IN THE AFTERNOON,

YOU WORK ON YOUR MUSCLES.

SO, YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?

ABSOLUTELY.
BUT HERE'S THE THING --

I'M COMING HERE NEXT MONTH.

WELL, I WAS JUST KINDA HOPING

THAT I'M GONNA BE
IN YOUR PROGRAM

SO THAT I CAN JUST GO AHEAD

AND CONTINUE WITH MY PLANS
OF LEAVING AND COMING HERE.

IF YOU WANT TO DO MY PROGRAM,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE
HERE IN HOUSTON.

SO YOU CAN MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON
ANY TIME YOU WANT TO.

OKAY.

BUT UNTIL YOU SHOW ME YOU'RE
WILLING TO TAKE THIS FIRST STEP

AND PUT FORTH SOME EFFORT,

THERE'S NO GUARANTEE YOU'RE
GONNA BE PART OF THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT'S A RISK YOU TAKE.

AND WHAT WE DO FROM HERE
ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.

I KNOW.

SO, LOSE THE WEIGHT YOU NEED
IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS PROGRAM.

DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO THAT?

YES.

ANY QUESTIONS?

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU ALL
GET BACK DOWN TO HOUSTON.

I'LL SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES

THAT I AM VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT WITH ANGELA NOW

THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE
ADDRESSING HER SITUATION

EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.

THE FIRST BEING
THE DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC

THE WHOLE FAMILY
SEEMS TO HAVE WITH EACH OTHER.

THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE
MUCH SUPPORT BETWEEN THEM.

AND HER MANIPULATING IS GONNA
BE ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM,

BECAUSE SHE CLEARLY WANTS TO BE
THE ONE WHO'S IN CONTROL,

WHERE EVERYONE BELIEVES
AND DOES WHATEVER SAYS.

BUT THESE TWO CONCERNS I HAVE

ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG
OF ISSUES I'M SEEING

THAT ARE GOING
TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT

TO ADDRESS HER SITUATION.

SO AT THIS POINT, I'M HOPEFUL
THAT SHE'LL TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY

AND WORK HARD TO DO
WHAT SHE NEEDS AND HIT HER GOAL.

BUT IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT'S GOING
TO BE AN UPHILL BATTLE

TO BE ABLE TO GET HER THERE.

Angie: I HAVE A LOT GOING
THROUGH MY MIND RIGHT NOW

WITH TAKING IN EVERYTHING
THE DOCTOR TOLD ME.

I WAS ONLY HOPING TO HEAR THAT
I WAS GONNA BE GIVEN A CHANCE

TO BE IN HIS PROGRAM,
AND THAT'S WHAT I HEARD TODAY,

SO I AM PREPARED TO DO WHAT
DR. NOWZARADAN HAS ASKED OF ME.

BUT I'VE NEVER LOST 50 POUNDS
EVER,

SO IF I LOSE 50 POUNDS
IN A MONTH,

I'M GONNA SHOCK MYSELF.

BUT I'M GETTING
A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE,

AND I'M GONNA DO WHAT IT TAKES
TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

BECAUSE I WANT TO LIVE.

SINCE WE'VE BEEN BACK
FROM DR. NOW'S,

ME AND MY FAMILY
HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ADJUST

TO ALL THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED,

WHILE ALSO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MOVE TO HOUSTON.

THE DEAL THAT ME AND DESIREé
MADE WAS

WE'D SEE IF DR.
NOW WAS GONNA HELP ME.

AND IF HE WAS, WE AGREED
WE ALL MOVE TO HOUSTON,

NO MATTER WHAT
HER BOYFRIEND WILL WANTS.

BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE NO ONE'S
HAPPY OR ON BOARD ANYMORE,

SO IT FEELS LIKE EVERYONE
IS TURNING AGAINST ME.

BUT I TOLD THEM ALL,
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,

IT'S A DONE DEAL --

WE'RE MOVING TO HOUSTON,
AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

AND UNTIL THEN,
I'VE GOT TO LOSE WEIGHT.

SO WHILE THE FAMILY ALL EATS
THE SAME JUNK

I WANT TO EAT, WE'RE MAKING
SPECIAL MEALS FOR ME

THAT FOLLOW DR. NOW'S DIET.

AND I FEEL LIKE
IT'S MAKING A DIFFERENCE,

BECAUSE I FEEL BETTER
EVEN THOUGH I'M STARVING A LOT.

THE CHICKEN LOOKS PRETTY.

THANK YOU.

BUT, UM...

ANYWAYS, I'M WORRIED
I'M GONNA GO INTO

THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DOCTOR
AND NOT LOSE THAT 50 POUNDS

AND HE'S GONNA, LIKE,
GET SMART WITH ME

AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO
CUSS HIM OUT.

-NO, DON'T CUSS HIM OUT.
-I'M NOT.

'CAUSE I KNOW I NEED
TO COME THERE.

I MEAN...

YEAH, IT'S NOT REALLY, LIKE,
AN IDEAL LIVING SITUATION,

BUT EVEN IF WE HAVE TO, LIKE,
TAKE ONE BEDROOM RIGHT NOW,

I CAN SLEEP
IN THE LIVING ROOM

AND GIVE YOU GUYS THE BEDROOM
UNTIL WILL GETS A JOB DOWN THERE

AND WE CAN AFFORD SOMETHING
BIGGER, JUST TO GET US THERE.

JUST THE THOUGHT OF
PACKING ME, DAISY, AND WILL,

AND A NEWBORN BABY
INTO ONE ROOM...

IS STRESSFUL.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO DO ANYTHING,

BUT I APPRECIATE
THAT YOU'RE DOING IT FOR ME.

I'M DOING IT FOR ALL OF US.

THIS HASN'T BEEN EASY AT ALL,

AND SOME DAYS
IT FEELS LIKE TORTURE.

MY WHOLE LIFE IS DEPENDING
ON GETTING ALL THIS FIGURED OUT.

THE DIET, EXERCISE,
MOVING MY FAMILY DOWN,

ALL OF IT,
AND THAT'S A LOT AT ONCE,

SO I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SO MUCH
PRESSURE ON ME RIGHT NOW.

SO THIS IS ROUGH.

BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS,

AND I HAVE TO KEEP
MY FAMILY ON BOARD, TOO.

MY LIFE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE
RIGHT NOW.

JUSTIN IS NO LONGER HERE.

WE HAVE SEPARATED.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO,
WE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT.

HE WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE,
AS USUAL,

AND HE PACKED HIS THINGS
UP AND LEFT.

IT WAS A STUPID FIGHT HE CREATED

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT
TO GO TO TEXAS,

AND THE WHOLE TIME HE KNEW
HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO.

BUT HE NEVER SAID THAT.

BE CAREFUL ON
THE ONION RINGS.

OOH. IT'S SO HOT.

BE CAREFUL. YEAH,
YOU'RE GONNA BURN YOUR MOUTH.

AH! HOT.

HE HAD ME CONVINCED
THAT HE WAS THIS GREAT GUY.

SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO,
BECAUSE THE ONLY THING

THAT'S GETTING ME THROUGH
ALL THIS RIGHT NOW IS FOOD.

BUT I'M TRYING TO STICK
TO THE DIET AS MUCH AS I CAN,

EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD.

I'M JUST HAVING MOMENTS

WHERE I HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT ON THE DIET.

SOMETHING THAT TASTES
REALLY GOOD.

AND I'M SCARED BECAUSE
I DON'T KNOW

HOW I'M GONNA GET TO HOUSTON
AND DO THIS NOW.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE BACK
FOR MY FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT

WITH DR. NOW IN TWO DAYS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT

BECAUSE WITHOUT JUSTIN,
I CAN'T DO THIS.

I FEEL A LOT OF FEELINGS
ABOUT IT,

BUT MOSTLY I FEEL BETRAYED.

AND I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW TO FIX THIS OR WHAT TO DO.

IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS
SINCE MY APPOINTMENT

WITH DR. NOW, AND I WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE BACK DOWN TO SEE HIM

FOR MY FOLLOW-UP
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO,

BUT WITH MY HUSBAND LEAVING ME,
NOW I'M ON MY OWN.

LIKE, EVERYTHING IS
ON MY SHOULDERS.

AND MOVING TO HOUSTON'S BEEN
DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING.

FINDING A PLACE THERE IS NOT
THAT EASY FROM HERE.

AND DESIREé'S DUE DATE
IS IN A COUPLE MONTHS,

AND THAT'S JUST ANOTHER THING
THAT'S MAKING FIGURING OUT

ANY PLANS TO DO THIS
EVEN HARDER,

BUT I DON'T WANT DR. NOW
TO GIVE UP ON ME,

SO I'M TALKING TO HIM TODAY.

AND I'M HOPING
HE'S UNDERSTANDING

OF EVERYTHING I HAVE GOING ON.

HI, DR. HOW.

HEY. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING GREAT.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?

I THINK THAT I'M DOING OKAY,

EXCEPT I'M STILL DRINKING
POP HERE AND THERE.

WELL, THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

IF YOU WANT TO
CHANGE YOUR LIFE,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
STICK WITH THE DIET.

DON'T BE WISHY-WASHY
ABOUT IT.

IF YOU'RE WISHY-WASHY ABOUT IT,
STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

-DON'T COME TO HOUSTON.
-OKAY.

BECAUSE YOU'RE
PLAYING GAMES WITH ME.

BUT IF YOU'RE SERIOUS
ABOUT IT,

CHANGE YOUR LIFE
AND STICK WITH IT, OKAY?

I WANT TO,
BUT IT'S JUST BEEN HARD

BECAUSE ME AND MY HUSBAND
SEPARATED

AFTER WE LEFT YOUR OFFICE.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE
TO TEXAS, SO...

HE PUT ME IN A LITTLE BIT
OF A FINANCIAL ISSUE, BUT...

I'M TRYING.

WELL, ACT LIKE YOU SHOULD,
THEN YOU NEED TO DECIDE

WHAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION
AND OPTION IS BEST FOR YOU.

WELL, MY BEST OPTION WOULD BE
TO COME TO HOUSTON.

IT'S MY...

I MEAN, IT'S MY LAST OPTION.

IT'S MY ONLY OPTION,
TO CHANGE MY LIFE.

BUT YOU'RE DOING NOTHING
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

YOU'RE JUST
GIVING ME EXCUSES.

OKAY? SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN?

I'M TRYING REALLY HARD
TO FIND A PLACE.

BUT YOU'RE NOT
LOSING WEIGHT.

IF YOU DON'T CHANGE THAT,

THEN THERE'S NO POINT
IN COMING HERE.

YOU GET THAT?

OKAY.

SO, THIS IS WHAT
WE CAN DO.

I'M GONNA SET UP FOR YOU TO GET
A WEIGH-IN SOMEWHERE LOCAL,

AND THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
TWO MONTHS

TO LOSE 100 POUNDS.

GOT IT?

I GOT IT.

I HOPE SO, BECAUSE SO FAR,

THINGS ARE NOT
LOOKING GOOD FOR YOU.

BUT YOU CAN DO THIS
IF YOU WANT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, ANGIE.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING
JUST CALL US, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

-OKAY. BYE.
-ALL RIGHT. BYE.

I DON'T THINK DR. NOW
UNDERSTANDS EVERYTHING

I HAVE TO DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW
AND HOW HARD IT IS.

I THINK DOUBLING MY GOAL
IS JUST PUNISHMENT

BECAUSE I MISSED MY APPOINTMENT.

IF I LOSE 50 POUNDS,
THEN THAT SHOULD BE MORE

THAN ENOUGH
TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND IF I COULD JUST LOSE
ALL THIS WEIGHT,

I WOULDN'T NEED HIS HELP,
NOW WOULD I?

BUT I HAVE TO DO WHAT HE SAYS
IF I WANT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SO I'LL STICK TO IT TO MAKE SURE
I HIT HIS GOAL

SO HE'LL SEE HE'S WRONG
AT MY NEXT WEIGH-IN,

AND THE ONLY THING
HE SHOULD HAVE TO SAY THEN

IS I WAS WRONG, ANGIE,
AND GOOD JOB.

THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THINGS
HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY EASIER.

-READY?
-MM-HMM.

YOU HAVE THE BAND-AIDS
AND STUFF?

I'M STILL WORKING ON DOING
WHAT I NEED,

BUT I HAD TO TAKE A BREAK
FROM MY EXERCISES

BECAUSE I GOT AN INFECTION
IN MY GROIN AREA

AND IT'S EXTREMELY PAINFUL.

AND IT MAKES IT HARD
TO GET AROUND

AND WALK AS MUCH AS DR. NOW
WANTS ME TO WALK.

BUT DESIREé HAS BEEN TAKING CARE
OF ME

AND HELPING ME TEND TO THAT
SO IT DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE.

I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
THERE'S NEW SKIN FORMING.

OH, THANK GOD.

BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN'T AFFORD
TO LET ANYTHING SERIOUS

HAPPEN TO ME
WITH HOW BAD MY BODY IS NOW.

ONE BAND-AID IS PROBABLY

GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE IDEAL
RIGHT NOW.

THERE YOU GO.

-THAT GOOD?
-YEP.

THE ONLY GOOD THING
THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME AT ALL

IS THAT JUSTIN CAME BACK
AND MOVED BACK IN WITH US.

HE ASKED ME TO TAKE HIM BACK,

AND HE SAID HE'D BE WILLING
TO GO TO HOUSTON WITH ME.

SO I TOLD HIM I'D TAKE HIM BACK,

BUT THAT I HAD SERIOUS
TRUST ISSUES STILL.

BUT NOW DESIREé SAYS
IF HE GOES, SHE'S NOT.

BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T THINK
I SHOULD TAKE HIM BACK

OR THAT I SHOULD TRUST HIM.

Desireé: JUSTIN ENDED UP
HAVING A DOWNFALL,

SO HE LEFT, BUT HE CAME BACK.

YOU CAN'T WRONG A PERSON
FOR LOVING SOMEBODY,

SO I STILL SUPPORT HER, BUT
I'M NOT GONNA TRUST HIM ANYMORE.

TO ME, HE WILL JUST BE
WROTE OFF, BASICALLY.

Justin: I LOVE MY WIFE, AND I
WANT TO GO TO TEXAS WITH HER

AND I WANT TO SEE HER GET BETTER
SO SHE CAN HAVE A LIFE

AND WE CAN HAVE A LIFE TOGETHER.

HOW YOU BEEN?

Angie: I'M ALL RIGHT.

AS WE DISCUSSED, TRUSTING YOU
IS GOING TO BE A PROCESS.

I KNOW.

ADDICTION IS HARD, I KNOW.

I MEAN, I'M A RECOVERING ADDICT,
SO IT'S JUST...

HOPEFULLY, HE'S LEARNED.

HE SAYS HE'S LEARNING.

SO, YOU'RE AWARE IF YOU LEAVE
OR YOU DON'T FOLLOW THROUGH

WITH THE THINGS
THAT YOU SAID YOU WILL,

WE ARE GETTING A DIVORCE?

YES. I DO.

LIKE, DIVORCED. DONE.

YEAH.

NO MORE CHANCES. THIS IS IT.

I'M READY TO DO THIS.

I'M FROM THE SHOW ME STATE,
SO YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME BETTER

THAN YOU CAN TELL ME ANYWAYS.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD
NEW START FOR BOTH OF US

AND ANOTHER CHAPTER, AND I THINK
IT'S EVEN GONNA BE BETTER

'CAUSE HE'S NOT GONNA HAVE
DRUG DEALERS

THERE THAT HE KNOWS, SO...

PUT SOME TIME UNDER HIS BELT FOR
SOBRIETY, AND WE BOTH GET WELL.

BUT IF HE'S RELAPSING AT ALL,

I HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL
TO NOT LET THAT INFLUENCE ME.

BECAUSE WITH MY HISTORY
WITH DRUGS,

I CAN'T LET MYSELF FALL BACK
INTO ANY OF THOSE HABITS.

-I LOVE YOU.
-I LOVE YOU TOO.

I WANT TO BE HEALTHY.
I WANT TO LIVE LONGER.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A FAILURE.

I WANT TO SUCCEED IN DOING THIS.

I'LL MAKE SURE NOT TO LOSE
MY FOCUS,

OR LET HIM SLIP ME UP AT ALL,

BECAUSE I CAN'T LOSE
THIS CHANCE.

Angie: DR. NOW IS SENDING ME TO
A LOCAL CLINIC

TO GET MY WEIGHT CHECKED,

AND THEN I'M SUPPOSED
TO CALL HIM

AND LET HIM KNOW
HOW MUCH I LOST.

MY PLAN IS TO SHOW DR. NOW
THAT HE IS WRONG

AND I'M MAKING PROGRESS,

AND THEN GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND THEN WE'RE ALL MOVING
EVERYTHING DOWN TO HOUSTON.

DESIREé'S REFUSING TO DO
MUCH OF ANYTHING

AS LONG AS JUSTIN'S AROUND,

WHICH IS FINE BY ME BECAUSE

I DON'T WANT HER BOYFRIEND
AROUND ANYWAY.

BUT MY BEST FRIEND MANDY'S
BEEN IN TOWN

FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW,
HELPING OUT.

AND BETWEEN HER AND JUSTIN,
WE'LL GET THE JOB DONE

AND MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON
NO MATTER WHAT.

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT
HOW THIS IS GONNA GO TODAY,

BECAUSE I KNOW
I'VE LOST A LOT.

-ANGIE? HI.
-HI.

DR. NOW GAVE ME A BIGGER
WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL

ON MY LAST CALL WITH HIM
THAT HE WANTED ME TO HIT,

WHICH I THINK WAS
JUST PUNISHMENT FROM HIM

FOR MISSING MY APPOINTMENT.

HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT

WHEN HE SAYS
I'M JUST MAKING EXCUSES.

SO AS LONG AS I HIT THE FIRST
GOAL OF LOSING 50 POUNDS,

I THINK I'M GOOD.

AND IF I DID THAT,
I'D BE 593.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE
I DID THAT.

YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD.
I'M CLEAR.

I'M GETTING OFF THIS THING.

-DO YOU NEED SOME WATER, ANGIE?
-UH, YEAH.

I'M IN TROUBLE.

IT'S ONLY 45 POUNDS.

THAT'S CLOSE.
DON'T BEAT YOURSELF UP FOR THAT.

ARE YOU READY TO CALL DR. NOW

AND LET HIM KNOW
WHAT YOUR WEIGHT WAS?

-YEAH.
-OKAY.

HELLO.

HELLO.

ANGIE, HOW YOU DOIN'?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
SO, DID YOU CHECK YOUR WEIGHT?

YES.

AND HOW MUCH
YOU WEIGH NOW?

I'M DOWN TO 598.6.
AND I'M PROUD OF THAT.

SO, LOOKING BACK, YOU ALMOST
LOST 50 POUNDS, HUH?

YES.

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S A LITTLE PROGRESS,

BUT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE
100 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS.

AND ON TOP OF THAT,

IT'S BEEN FIVE MONTHS
SINCE YOU WERE HERE.

AT THIS POINT,
YOU HAVEN'T SHOWN ME

YOU'RE TAKING THIS
AS SERIOUSLY AS YOU NEED.

AND I'M NOT APPROVING YOU
FOR ANYTHING TODAY.

BUT SINCE YOU LOST 50 POUNDS,

I'M GIVING YOU ANOTHER CHANCE
TO STICK WITH YOUR DIET

AND TRY TO LOSE ANOTHER
50 POUNDS, OKAY?

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, ANGIE.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE A LITTLE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRUG.

ARE YOU TAKING ANY MEDICINE?

'CAUSE YOU DON'T SOUND
VERY NORMAL.

I DON'T SOUND WHAT?

YOU DON'T SOUND NORMAL.

ARE YOU TAKING ANY NEW
MEDICATION

OR ANYTHING ELSE
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

AM I TAKING MEDICINE?

YEAH, ARE YOU TAKING
ANY DRUGS OR ANYTHING?

NO.

OKAY.

WELL, SOMETHING IS
GOING ON WITH YOU.

OKAY.

BUT REGARDING YOUR WIGHT --
YOU NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE

AND YOU NEED TO FOLLOW
A BETTER DIET

BEFORE WE BRING YOU
TO HOUSTON, OKAY?

OKAY. WELL...

IT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT.

MY U-HAUL
IS LEAVING TOMORROW.

AND LET ME REMIND YOU,
'CAUSE MAYBE YOUFORGOT,

YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS WAS 50 POUNDS
IN ONE MONTH,

NOT 100 POUNDS, EVER,
DID YOU SAY THAT TO ME.

I DEFINITELY DID.

ON MY CALL WITH YOU
TWO MONTHS AGO,

THAT WAS THE GOAL
I GAVE YOU.

SO, EITHER YOU FORGOT

OR YOU'RE TOO HIGH
ON SOMETHING TO REMEMBER.

BUT IT'S GOING ON SIX MONTHS
SINCE WE SAW YOU,

AND THIS TOTAL
OF WEIGHT LOSS

IS UNACCEPTABLE
FOR ALL THAT TIME.

LOSING LESS THAN
10 POUNDS A MONTH

IS NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

OKAY. WELL, IF YOU EXPECTED ME
TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

EVERY MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS,
I WOULDN'T NEED YOU.

WHAT YOU SEEM TO NEED
IS A CALCULATOR.

BECAUSE LOSING 50 POUNDS
A MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS

WOULD HAVE BEEN A WEIGHT-LOSS
GOAL OF 300 POUNDS,

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT
I ASKED YOU TO DO.

BUT I DID GIVE YOU A GOAL
OF 100 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS,

SINCE YOU WASTED
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS,

AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN DO THAT.

SO YOU CAN EITHER GIVE ME
MORE ATTITUDE,

OR FIGURE OUT WHETHER YOU WANT
TO DO THIS OR NOT.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ALIVE
FOR MUCH LONGER.

OKAY.

IF YOU'RE EXPECTING ME
TO COME THERE

AND SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR
SURGERY FOR ANOTHER MONTH,

I'M NOT COMING.

I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR THAT.

HEAVEN FORBID, WE WASTE
ANY OF YOUR TIME

WHILE YOU WASTE OURS
WITH YOUR LIES AND GAMES.

ANGIE, YOU DECIDE IF YOU
WANT TO DO THIS OR NOT.

BUT IF YOU DO, THEN I WILL
GIVE YOU TWO MORE MONTHS

TO LOSE 100 POUNDS.

AND THIS TIME, I SUGGEST
YOU WRITE IT DOWN

SO YOU REMEMBER THAT.

OTHERWISE, JUST STAY UP THERE
AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

THEN YOU DON'T NEED
TO COME BACK DOWN HERE.

WELL, I'M TRYING TO DO THIS,
TO COME DOWN THERE,

BUT IT COSTS MONEY
TO MOVE.

MONEY. YEAH.

I DIDN'T HAVE IT.

AND, SINCE YOU'RE
MAKING ACCUSATIONS

OF WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME,
I'M SICK.

I PUKED ON MYSELF,
SLEPT ALL DAY YESTERDAY.

I'M ILL.

I DON'T TAKE ANYTHING
BUT WHAT'S PRESCRIBED TO ME.

SO PLEASE DON'T MAKE
ACCUSATIONS, OKAY?

I'M A DOCTOR, ANGIE.

I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SICK AND HIGH.

AND IF YOU DECIDE TO CONTINUE
AND COME BACK DOWN HERE,

I'M GONNA RUN TOXICOLOGY
ON YOU

TO MAKE SURE THERE IS
NOTHING IN YOUR SYSTEM

THAT SHOULDN'T BE THERE.

SO YOU CAN EITHER CLEAN UP
YOUR ACT RIGHT NOW,

OR WE DON'T NEED TO BOTHER

PLAYING ANY MORE GAMES
WITH YOU.

SO, WHEN YOU DECIDE, YOU JUST
LET US KNOW YOUR PLANS. OKAY?

UM...

MY PLAN IS TO GO HOME
AND GO TO BED.

WHAT'S YOURS?

WELL, MY PLAN RIGHT NOW
IS TO END THIS CONVERSATION.

SO, YOU HAVE
A GOOD DAY, ANGIE.

IF YOU DECIDE YOU
WANT TO TRY TO LIVE

INSTEAD OF KILLING YOURSELF,
HIT YOUR GOAL.

OTHER THAN THAT,
I WISH YOU WELL.

GOODBYE.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

Angie:
THIS IS TOTAL BULL

DR. NOW CROSSED THE LINE,

AND HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

HE CAN'T JUST CHANGE THINGS
ON ME LIKE THAT

AND JUST ADD MORE TO MY GOAL
AND JUST SAY,

OH, JUST LOSE MORE.

AND THEN, TO ACCUSE ME
OF BEING ON SOMETHING

IS JUST ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS,

SO I AM EXTREMELY
OFFENDED RIGHT NOW.

AND IF THINGS WEREN'T ALREADY
AS FAR ALONG AS THEY ARE NOW

WITH MY MOVE TO HOUSTON,
I WOULD CALL IT OFF.

BUT I ALREADY GAVE UP
MY LEASE HERE

AND WE HAVE AN APARTMENT
UNDER CONTRACT THERE,

SO I HAVE TO DO IT NOW.

SO WHEN I GET TO HOUSTON,
THIS IS EITHER GONNA HAPPEN,

OR HE CAN TAKE HIS GOAL
AND STICK IT.

TODAY IS THE DAY THAT I AM
FINALLY MOVING TO HOUSTON.

THE PLAN IS MY HUSBAND AND I
ARE GONNA BE RIDING IN A RENTAL.

MY BEST FRIEND MANDY
AND HER HUSBAND, JAMES,

ARE GONNA BE CO-DRIVING
THE U-HAUL.

-KNOCK, KNOCK!
-AND DESIREé IS STAYING HERE.

SHE'S GONNA LIVE WITH FRIENDS.

SO, SHE MADE HER CHOICE.

AND I'M TRYING NOT TO LET IT BE
A RIFT BETWEEN US.

HELLO.

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SHE'S
FAILING ME WHEN I NEED HER MOST,

AND I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN THERE FOR HER.

SAY, "HI, NANA."

YOU'RE GONNA SEE --
COME TO SEE NANA.

AND I DON'T WANT THIS
TO TEAR US APART.

BUT IT'S HARD BECAUSE I'M HURT.

AND I FEEL LIKE
SHE'S BEING SELFISH.

NANA'S GONNA GO BUH-BYES.

YOU KNOW, TEXAS
IS KINDA FAR AWAY.

I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

I HAVE TO GIVE YOU A BUNCH
FOR TWO YEARS' WORTH.

COME TO NANASAURUS.

STOP CRYING.

I HAVEN'T HAD THAT LONG
WITH YOU.

BUT I LOVED YOU FOR NINE
MONTHS BEFORE YOU WERE HERE.

HE'S NOT EVEN GONNA KNOW ME.

HE'S GONNA KNOW YOU.

BUT THE TIME YOU COME BACK,
HE'LL START TO REMEMBER.

HE'LL NEVER EVEN KNOW
YOU WERE GONE.

WHAT WERE YOU GONNA SAY TO ME?

AH.

WAH.

-YOU...

I THINK YOU'RE
GONNA BE OKAY.

JUST DON'T GIVE UP.

YOU EITHER.

I WON'T.

I'LL FIGHT SO I CAN GET BACK
TO YOU SOON.

-I LOVE YOU.
-GIVE ME A HUG AND A KISS.

I LOVE YOU.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON.

ALL RIGHT?
CATCH UP WITH THEM.

I'LL PROBABLY CRY ALL THE WAY
TO HOUSTON.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF FIRST.

I CAN DO THIS.

JUSTIN AND I FOUND A ONE-BEDROOM
APARTMENT IN HOUSTON

NOT TOO TERRIFICALLY FAR FROM
THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, ACTUALLY.

I'VE STILL BEEN DOING THE DIET.

I RARELY EVER EAT ANYTHING
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO ANYMORE.

SO WHEN I GET THERE
AND GO BACK TO SEE DR. NOW

AGAIN, I SHOULD SHOW HIM
EVEN MORE PROGRESS.

SO I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO GET
APPROVED FOR MY SURGERY THEN.

THE ROAD TRIP ALONE,
IT JUST GIVES ME ANXIETY.

BUT I KNOW I CAN DO THIS.

I AM STRONGER THAN A
LION.

SO I AM FINE.
I'M GONNA HANDLE IT.

AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO HOUSTON TO SAVE MY LIFE.

Angie:
WE FINALLY MADE IT TO HOUSTON.

I'M GLAD THIS IS GONNA BE OVER
WITH,

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN
A LONG FEW DAYS.

I HAD TO GIVE IN A FEW TIMES
AND EAT SOME THINGS

THAT WEREN'T THE HEALTHIEST,
BUT I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPTION.

I JUST HOPE THE APARTMENT
WE GOT IS GOOD.

WE FOUND IT ONLINE, SO IT'S
GONNA BE A BIT OF A CRAP SHOOT.

THERE'S THE APARTMENTS.

Angie: OH, MY GOD.

THIS PLACE SUCKS.
IT'S AWFUL.

I AIN'T LIVIN' HERE.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THAT'S GOOD.

YOU NEED ROOM FOR THE RAMP.

I HATE THIS PLACE.

HEY, IT LOOKS NICE, ANGIE.

SHUT THE UP.
THIS IS THE PROJECTS, DUDE.

BACK THE UP.

OW!
THESE ROCKS HURT, Y'ALL.

OW!
MY TENDER FEET.

THANK YOU.

I HATE THIS LIFE.

SERIOUSLY.
I'M VERY UNHAPPY.

I JUST LEFT A BEAUTIFUL,

BEAUTIFUL PLACE
FOR THIS DUMP.

NO, YOU LEFT THIS
FOR DR. NOW.

AND WE'RE HERE RIGHT NOW,
SO, COME ON.

LET'S GO SEE YOUR HOUSE
RIGHT NOW.

I'M NOT LIVING HERE.

WELL, HOPEFULLY THE APARTMENT
JUST WOWS US.

JUST OPEN THE DOOR.

I CAN DO THAT, RIGHT?

YEAH.

YOU GOT IT.

OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

IT DOESN'T HAVE
THE FIREPLACE WALL

THAT I'D SEEN IN THE PICTURES,

SO THIS IS NOT THE APARTMENT
I PICKED OUT.

SO THAT WAS A LIE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

THIS IS NOT THE UNIT THAT WE
RENTED, AND IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

I AM PISSED OFF.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIED TO,

AND WE HAVE SERIOUS,
SERIOUS PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY
I'M LIVING HERE.

THIS BATHROOM IS A
JOKE.

LOOK AT THE BATHROOM DOOR.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

NO WAY.

THIS BATHROOM IS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE,

AND NOWHERE NEAR WHERE I NEED.

THERE'S NO WAY I CAN FIT IN IT.

I DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY
TO BE THROWN IN SOME DUMP.

I KNEW I SHOULD'VE CAME HERE.

THIS PLACE IS NOTHING LIKE IT
WAS DESCRIBED,

AND THIS IS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

YOU GOT IT, BABY.
ONE FOOT AT A TIME.

PUT YOUR GOOD FOOT FIRST.

IT LOOKS LIKE OUR ONLY OPTION
IS TO SLEEP IN A HOTEL TONIGHT,

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
MOVING IN HERE.

SO ALL I KNOW IS, SOMEONE BETTER
FIX IT AND FIX IT FAST.

AND IF NOT, THEN WE MAY HAVE
NO OTHER OPTION

THAN GOING BACK TO OHIO,

AND MISSING A CHANCE TO SAVE MY
LIFE ALL BECAUSE I WAS LIED TO.

AND THAT'S, LIKE, MURDER,
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

TODAY, I'M GETTING READY
TO HOPEFULLY MOVE IN

TO MY NEW APARTMENT.

WE'RE GOING BACK BECAUSE
THEY SAY THEY HAVE A BETTER UNIT

WE CAN TAKE THAT'S BIGGER.

AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY WERE
ABLE TO WIDEN THE DOOR,

SO I'M HOPING THAT'S ACCURATE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN

IF THEY DON'T HAVE A UNIT
THAT WILL WORK FOR ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEP
IS YET.

BECAUSE IF THE BATHROOM
ISN'T BIGGER,

THEN WE MAY HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO JUST HEAD BACK TO OHIO,

BECAUSE I CAN'T JUST GO OUT
AND FIND A NEW PLACE.

I LET A LOT BEHIND TO COME HERE,

SO I'M JUST HOPING
THIS UNIT WORKS.

BECAUSE I'M TIRED AND I JUST
WANT THIS ALL TO BE OVER WITH.

OKAY.

SO...

DO YOU WANT TO USE
YOUR WALKER TO TAKE A STEP?

OR MY HANDS?

IF I FALL GOING IN HERE,
I'M GONNA BE SO PISSED.

I MEAN, WE CAN --
THEY CAN PUT A RAMP IN.

WE CAN GET A RAMP PUT IN
IF WE NEED TO.

WELL, LET'S DO THIS.

LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN DO IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY,
BUT I'M AFRAID OF THIS.

AMANDA, CAN YOU JUST BE
BEHIND ME

AND, LIKE, PUSH ME
OR SOMETHING?

-I GOT YOU.
-OKAY.

ONE, TWO...

-OH
-I GOT YOU.

OH
MY HANDS ARE SHAKING, THOUGH.

GIVE ME MY WALKER.

OH.
SORRY, BABY.

I WAS JUST GONNA WALK YOU
FORWARD SO THAT...

IT SMELLS LIKE LEMON IN HERE.

SOMEBODY JUST CLEANED.

-SMELLS GOOD.
-YEAH.

MANDY, DO YOU HAVE
THE WHEELCHAIR IN?

YEAH, I GOT IT.

SO WHEN I MELTDOWN IN HERE
A LITTLE BIT,

WE CAN DO THAT TOGETHER.

OH, THE BEDROOM IS HUGE.

-YEAH.
-THAT'S AWESOME.

-OH, WOW.
-YEAH.

OH, HE'S NOT IN HERE.
LET ME SEE THE BEDROOM.

YEAH.

-GOT TO SHOW ME AROUND THE DOOR.
-WHY WOULDN'T I SHOW YOU?

HOLD ON. I CAN'T.
HOLD ON. LET ME SEE.

IT'S TOO --
IT'S TOO HOT FOR ALL THIS CRAP.

OKAY.

GREAT.
IT'S PERFECT.

IT'S HOME. I'M HOME.

THANK GOD.

WE CAN START MOVING STUFF IN
AND LET THIS MAN GET TO WORK.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN,
I'M COOL WITH THAT.

LET'S GO.

THANKFULLY, THIS WILL DO.

THIS ONE'S BETTER, NOT BY MUCH,

BUT WE CAN AT LEAST
MAKE IT WORK.

SO NOW I JUST WANT
TO GET MOVED IN

BECAUSE I HAVE MY APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW IN A FEW WEEKS,

AND I SHOULD BE GETTING APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY THEN,

BECAUSE I KNOW I'M GONNA HAVE
THE PROGRESS I NEED.

I LOST THE 50 POUNDS HE ASKED ME
TO LOSE ALREADY,

SO WE SHOULD BE MOVING ON
TO SOME MEDICAL STUFF

AND GETTING READY
TO DO THE SURGERY.

I'M NOT WORRIED.

I MEAN, I DID WHAT I WAS
SUPPOSED TO DO.

SO IF HE TRIES TO RUN ME AROUND
AND GIVE ME MORE GOALS

AND AVOID GIVING ME
WHAT I DESERVE THEN,

THEN I'M REALLY GONNA
WIG OUT.

BUT UNTIL THEN, I'M PUSHING
MYSELF TO MAKE

AS MUCH PROGRESS AS I CAN,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T MOVE DOWN HERE

JUST TO SIT AROUND
WAITING TO DIE.

I HOPE I DON'T MISS IT.

Angie: WE'VE BEEN IN HOUSTON
FOR ALMOST A MONTH,

AND ME AND JUSTIN ARE GOING TO

MY NEXT APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SHOWING HIM

I'M STILL DOING WELL.

AND I'VE BEEN STAYING
ON THE DIET,

SO I KNOW I LOST A LOT.

SO HIS ACCUSATIONS TOWARDS ME
HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY UNFAIR.

I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE WORDS.

I MEAN, EVERY SINGLE TIME
I TALK TO HIM

HE SAYS
THE SAME OLD CRAP TO ME.

SO I'M NOT GOING IN THERE
TO FIGHT WITH HIM INTENTIONALLY.

I'M JUST ON EDGE AT THIS POINT
TO ATTACK ANYBODY.

ANGELA?

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT IN OHIO,
I GOT DOWN TO 598,

AND DR. NOW TOLD ME I HAD TO
LOSE 100 POUNDS THIS TIME,

EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY LOST
ALMOST 50 POUNDS ALREADY.

SO HE EXPECTS ME TO BE BELOW
498 TODAY.

BUT IF I COULD EASILY LOSE
100 POUNDS ON MY OWN,

I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY NEED
FOR HIM OR SURGERY.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME
WHAT THE SCALE SAYS

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD
I'M WORKING,

AND THAT I'VE ALREADY
LOST ENOUGH TO PROVE

I'M READY FOR SURGERY.

WELL, I'M STILL MAKING PROGRESS.

I THINK THAT TOTAL IS ACTUALLY
A LOT HIGHER,

AND THAT THE SCALE IS MESSED UP,

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS
I'M STILL LOSING.

SO THERE'S REALLY NO REASON
FOR DR. NOW TO TELL ME

I'M NOT READY
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

OTHER THAN, HE LIKES GETTING
PEOPLE TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS.

AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M STARTING TO WONDER.

SO, IF HE DOESN'T
APPROVE ME TODAY,

THEN I'M GONNA KNOW
THAT'S WHAT HE LIKES.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM
GET AWAY WITH THAT WITH ME.

DR. NOW IS NOT THE ALMIGHTY GOD.

I REFUSE TO BE WEAK.

SO I'M GONNA STAND
UP TO HIM.

-HELLO.
-HI.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?

-GOOD.
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING GOOD.

ALL RIGHT...

IN THE PAST FEW MONTH,
YOU LOST ALMOST NOTHING,

JUST NINE POUNDS.

SO, YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN
TO ME WHY THAT IS?

I AM GOING THROUGH A LOT
OF CHANGES RIGHT NOW.

BEAR WITH THAT.

OKAY. YOU DONE WITH YOUR LITTLE
TANTRUM AND FINISHED TALKING?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT.
AT YOUR CURRENT RATE,

YOU'RE YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD
IN A YEAR OR LESS,

UNLESS YOU MAKE
THE CHANGES YOU NEED.

SO YOU CAN GIVE ME EVERY EXCUSE
AND JUSTIFICATION YOU WANT,

IT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE THAT.

BUT MAYBE YOU THINK YOU CAN
ARGUE YOUR WAY OUT OF THAT

BECAUSE YOU SEEM TO THINK THAT'S
THE SOLUTION TO EVERYTHING.

I'M NOT ARGUING.
I'M JUST FRUSTRATED.

AND I'M ANGRY,
AS YOU CAN SEE.

YOU CAN TELL YOURSELF THAT,
BUT THIS IS BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS,

IT'S NOT ANGER.

YEAH.
I HAVE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS.

YOU TRY TO CONVINCE YOURSELF

IT IS AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE
THAT IS JUSTIFIED.

YOU LIKE TO ACT LIKE
THE WHOLE WORLD IS UNFAIR

AND YOU DON'T DESERVE
YOUR SITUATION.

SO IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME
ATTITUDE AND ACT LIKE THIS

IS UNFAIR,
GO RIGHT AHEAD.

BUT THE ONLY PERSON
YOU'RE GONNA HURT IS YOURSELF.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING
RIGHT NOW.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE HAD
EIGHT MONTHS AT THIS POINT,

AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T
SHOWN ME ENOUGH TO CONVINCE ME

THAT YOU'RE READY
TO DO THE PROGRAM.

BUT SINCE YOU'RE DOWN HERE
IN HOUSTON,

I'LL GIVE YOU
ONE MORE CHANCE.

I SHOULD'VE NEVER CAME HERE.

WELL, THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?

WHY DO YOU EVEN
WANT TO DO THIS?

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

SO, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
YOU THINK IT OVER,

AND ONCE AGAIN,
DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

AGAIN, SINCE YOU'RE HERE
IN HOUSTON,

I WILL GIVE YOU
ANOTHER CHANCE.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO LOSE
100 POUNDS

OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

IF YOU DO THAT, THEN WE'LL
START YOU ON THE PROGRAM

AND DISCUSS NEXT STEPS.

BUT I ALSO TOLD YOU
I WANT TO DO A BLOOD TEST.

SO WE'LL DRAW SOME BLOOD REALLY
QUICK, AND THEN WE'LL BE DONE.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU OUT
AND GIVE YOU GUIDANCE

TO GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO
CONSIDER LISTENING TO US.

OKAY? ALL RIGHT.

SEE Y'ALL LATER.

-SEE YOU LATER.
-YOU TOO.

OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THE SITUATION
WE HAVE WITH ANGIE RIGHT NOW

IS VERY DISAPPOINTING

BECAUSE SHE SEEMS MORE
INTERESTED IN GIVING EXCUSES

AND ARGUING
THAN SAVING HER LIFE.

AND HER BEHAVIOR
IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.

BUT SOME OF HER INTERACTIONS
WITH ME HAVE ME CONCERNED

THAT'S SHE'S UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF SOMETHING

SHE'S NOT TELLING ME ABOUT,
SO WE'RE GONNA DO A TOXICOLOGY

TO TRY AND DETERMINE
WHAT'S GOING ON,

AND IF THERE'S A TRACE
OF ANYTHING

THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT IN HER SYSTEM.

AND IF WE DO FIND ANYTHING,
THEN WE'LL NEED TO MAKE

ADDRESSING
THAT OUR MAIN FOCUS WITH HER.

BECAUSE SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS
ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE

IN HER CONDITION,
WITH HOW FRAGILE HER HEALTH IS.

BUT WHETHER OR NOT
THAT'S THE CASE,

SHE'S VERY QUICKLY
RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS

AND ALL OF THIS
IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR.

I'VE BEEN DISRESPECTED
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES

AT THIS POINT.

I'VE BEEN TOLD I'M MAKING
EXCUSES WHEN I'M NOT.

I'VE BEEN ASKED OFFENSIVELY
IF I'M "ON" ANYTHING,

LIKE DRUGS.

AND IT DEFIES ALL LOGIC
AND MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER

TO HAVE TO LOSE EVEN MORE
AT THIS POINT,

TO GET A SURGERY THAT I NEED
TO EVEN LOSE THE WEIGHT.

SO I'LL PLAY THIS LITTLE GAME
FOR A LITTLE LONGER.

BUT AT THIS POINT, ALL OF THIS
HAS BEEN TOTAL BULL

THINGS HAVE BEEN
REALLY STRESSFUL.

ONCE AGAIN, I AM BACK TO DOING
THE DIET ON MY OWN

WITHOUT SURGERY,
WHICH IS FRUSTRATING,

BUT I'M STILL DOING IT.

DR. NOW SAYS HE'S STILL
NOT CONVINCED

I'M READY FOR SURGERY,
WHEN I AM.

SO I GUESS MY ONLY OPTION
IS TO TRY AND LOSE MORE WEIGHT.

I ACTUALLY CONSIDERED
GOING BACK OHIO.

IT'S STILL A CONSIDERATION.

DR. NOW SAYS IF I STICK
TO HIS DIET COMPLETELY,

I'LL LOSE THE WEIGHT
HE WANTS ME TO LOSE.

BUT I ALREADY WAS, AND WHAT
I LOST WASN'T ENOUGH FOR HIM.

SO THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK
OF TO DO BETTER IS TO BARELY EAT

AND ONLY EAT SALADS
AND STARVE MYSELF.

SO IF I DON'T GET APPROVED
THIS NEXT TIME,

THAT WILL MEAN DR. NOW
HAS GIVEN ME A DEATH SENTENCE,

BECAUSE WITHOUT SURGERY
I'M NOT GONNA SURVIVE FOR LONG.

AND IF DR. NOW CAN LIVE WITH
THAT ON HIS CONSCIENCE,

THEN HE'S NOT
WHO I THOUGHT HE WAS.

AND I DON'T DESERVE THIS ABUSE.

ME, JUSTIN, AND MANDY ARE
HEADED BACK TO DR. NOW'S.

HE CALLED AND SAID HE WANTED ME
TO COME BACK IN,

AND I'M GUESSING
IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS

IF HE WANTS ME
TO COME BACK EARLY,

BECAUSE IT'S ONLY BEEN LIKE
A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS

SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT
WITH HIM,

SO I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I SHOULD'VE QUIT SMOKING
WHEN HE TOLD ME TO,

AND I WISH I WOULD'VE LISTENED

AND I WISH IT WAS THAT EASY,
BUT IT'S NOT, AND I'M AN ADDICT.

I'M AN EX-DRUG ADDICT

AND ADDICTION
IS HARD FOR ME, SO...

THIS IS THE HARDEST THING

I'VE EVER DONE
IN MY WHOLE ENTIRE LIFE,

AND SO IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR

FOR DR. NOW TO TELL ME
I CAN'T GET SURGERY.

SO, IF THAT HAPPENS,
IT'S GONNA MEAN

I'VE WASTED A LOT OF TIME
AND ENERGY ON THIS.

IT'S EVEN CREATED A RIFT
IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH DESIREé.

ANGIE?

SO IF THIS CHANCE GETS UNFAIRLY
TAKEN FROM ME,

THEN ALL THAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN FOR NOTHING.

AND IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS
SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT,

SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY I HAVE TO GET WEIGHED IN

LIKE THIS AGAIN.

I'M AT DR. NOW'S BECAUSE HE
CALLED ME OVER A MONTH EARLY

FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE
EARLIER,

BUT I'M WORRIED
IT'S NOT GONNA BE GOOD.

IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS,
AND I WAS DOWN TO 589

AND I'M PROBABLY ONLY
A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN
HARDLY ANY TIME TO LOSE MORE.

OKAY.

I THINK THAT WEIGHT IS FLAT-OUT
WRONG BECAUSE I HAVEN'T CHEATED.

I'M PRACTICALLY STARVING MYSELF
TO DEATH,

SO THERE'S NO WAY
I COULD'VE GAINED.

AND I'M CONFUSED
HOW THAT HAPPENED.

LIKE, I'M REALLY
EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT,

BECAUSE FIVE POUNDS
IS A BIG DEAL NOW.

AND IF DR. NOW JUST PLANS
TO PUNISH ME MORE

AND ACCUSE ME OF THINGS,

THEN THAT'S NOT GONNA
BE FAIR AT ALL.

SO, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON,

BUT NONE OF THIS SEEMS FAIR.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOIN'?

I DON'T KNOW. I'M A MESS.

THINGS HAVE JUST BEEN HARD.

AND I WANT TO KNOW
WHY I'M HERE, SO...

I'M JUST WAITING TO HEAR
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.

OKAY, WELL, I THINK YOU KNOW
WHY YOU'RE HERE.

FIRST, YOU HAVEN'T SHOWN
MUCH EFFORT UP TO THIS POINT.

EVEN NOW,
YOU'RE NOT ON TRACK,

BECAUSE IN THE TWO WEEKS
SINCE I SAW YOU,

IF YOU WERE DOING THE DIET,

YOU WOULD'VE LOST
AT LEAST 25 POUNDS.

INSTEAD, YOU GAINED FIVE POUNDS
IN THAT TIME.

SO YOU'RE STILL NOT
MAKING PROGRESS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING WRONG.

DON'T GIVE ME YOUR TEARS.

BECAUSE IN ALMOST
NINE MONTHS,

WE'VE GIVEN YOU EVERY CHANCE
TO DO THIS,

BUT THEN YOU'VE JUST
GIVEN ME ATTITUDE.

I'M NOT MAKING ANY EXCUSES.
I HAVE NOTHING.

BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING
TO COME CLEAN ABOUT.

YOU KNOW I ALREADY KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME.

AND THAT'S WHY
I CALLED YOU EARLY,

BECAUSE WE GOT
YOUR TOXICOLOGY BACK.

AM I RIGHT?

I DON'T...

I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, DON'T PLAY THIS GAME

WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE
HONEST WITH ME NOW.

YOUR TIME TO DO THAT
HAS PASSED

BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN KEEPING
A NUMBER OF THINGS FROM ME

THAT ARE AFFECTING
YOUR HEALTH SIGNIFICANTLY.

TO START, WE SEE THAT
YOU HAVE BEEN SMOKING

AND YOU'VE BEEN HIDING
THAT FROM ME.

I DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT
BECAUSE I QUIT.

THEN I GET ON THE ROAD
AND I FREAK OUT AND I...

AND WHEN THAT MAKES YOU
FREAK OUT, DO YOU SMOKE?

YEP.

WELL, THAT ALONE
AND YOUR CONDITION

IS CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE
TO YOUR PULMONARY SYSTEM,

AND CAUSING OTHER
HEALTH ISSUES FOR YOU, TOO,

THAT ARE ALL DECREASING
YOUR LIFE SPAN RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S NOT THE BIGGEST
ISSUE,

BECAUSE WE ALSO FOUND
NARCOTICS.

BUT YOU KNEW THAT ALREADY,
DIDN'T YOU?

I KNOW.
I HAD MY MARIJUANA IN MY SYSTEM.

DON'T PLAY GAMES WITH ME.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE
IN YOUR SYSTEM.

AND I'VE NOTICED THAT

THERE ARE MULTIPLE
OTHER NARCOTICS WE FOUND.

SO DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO
THIS COMING-CLEAN GAME

AND DENY THE REST.

SO, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
SERIOUS SITUATION

YOU CAN'T PLAY GAMES
TO GET OUT OF.

BUT YOU WERE NEVER GONNA BE
ABLE TO HIDE THIS FROM ME.

WE WOULD HAVE FOUND ALL THIS
IF YOU WERE GETTING SURGERY.

SO WHAT MADE YOU THINK
YOU WOULD GET AWAY WITH THIS?

I DON'T.
I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS A SEVERE ISSUE
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.

BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE
WHAT KILLS YOU

THE QUICKEST IF WE DON'T.

BUT YOUR WEIGHT ISN'T GONNA TAKE
TOO MUCH LONGER

TO KILL YOU EITHER.

BUT YOU CAN'T KEEP LIVING
LIKE YOU ARE,

MAKING THESE CHOICES

TO DESTROY YOUR HEALTH
IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY.

SO, THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
FROM HERE

AND WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE.

FIRST, WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
RIGHT NOW IS OFF THE TABLE.

THEN I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING, THEN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M DOING, THEN.

I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT YOU CAN DO.

IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO DO THIS
AND CONTINUE ON,

THEN YOU NEED TO START
BY GOING TO REHAB.

AND IF YOU AGREE TO THAT,
WE'LL SET THAT UP FOR YOU.

OKAY.

BUT IF YOU DON'T DO THAT,

THEN THERE IS NOTHING MORE
TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.

SO THAT'S YOUR ONLY CHOICE.

YOU EITHER DO THAT,
OR WE'RE DONE.

YOU GOT IT?

CAN I HAVE TIME TO THINK
ABOUT IT?

SURE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF TIME,

SO I'LL GIVE YOU 24 HOURS.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
PLAY ANY MORE GAMES

AND JUST WATCH YOU
DO THE SAME THING

OVER AND OVER
UNTIL YOU DIE.

SO YOU NEED TO DECIDE
TO DO THIS,

OR THERE IS NOTHING MORE
WE CAN DO FOR YOU.

BUT THE PRIORITY IS THAT WE
ADDRESS YOUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

OKAY.

THEN, AFTER THAT,
WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS

YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS AND SMOKING.

BUT AT THIS POINT, ANY ONE OF
THOSE ISSUES IS GONNA LEAD

TO YOUR DEATH RIGHT NOW,
SO YOUR SITUATION ISN'T GOOD

AND YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY TIME TO WASTE.

I MEAN, I KINDA FEEL LIKE I DID
A FIRST STEP, BECAUSE THIS...

COMING HERE WAS A HUGE STEP.

WELL, AND THAT STEP
IS A DIFFERENT STEP.

JUST BECAUSE YOU
COME DOWN HERE

DOESN'T GIVE YOU A PASS
TO DO THESE THINGS.

-NO.
-SO DON'T ARGUE THAT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
RIGHT FOR YOURSELF,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR BEHAVIOR.

AND TO DO THAT,
YOUR NEXT STEP IS REHAB.

THAT'S YOUR ONLY OPTION.

OKAY.

SO LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU DECIDE, OKAY?

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

BUT DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

YOU HAVE 24 HOURS.

SO, LET ME KNOW.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY
BECAUSE

I'VE NEVER BEEN MISTREATED
LIKE THIS IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

IT'S EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE
AND UTTERLY UNFAIR.

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANY OF
THE REPORTS SAY.

DR. NOW IS WRONG.

AND AT THIS POINT,
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN NICE.

AND I LOST WEIGHT --
A LOT OF WEIGHT.

AND I DON'T NEED TO PUT UP
WITH THIS ANYMORE.

SO I'M DONE.

MY LIFE WAS DEPENDING ON THIS.

BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM
TO MATTER MUCH TO DR. NOW,

SO I THINK IT'S TIME FOR ME
TO JUST GO BACK TO OHIO.

BECAUSE AT THIS POINT,
UNLESS DR. NOW APOLOGIZED

FOR ALL HIS ACCUSATIONS,

THEN I DON'T SEE
HOW I CAN WORK WITH HIM.

BUT I DIDN'T LOWER MYSELF
TO RESPOND

TO ANY OF THE HEINOUS THINGS

THAT DR. NOW SAID TO ME
AT ANY POINT.

SO I'M PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THAT.

I WORKED HARD AND DESERVE
TO GET SURGERY.

AND THE REASON
I LOST IT IN THE END?

I STOOD UP FOR MYSELF.

SO I'M GONNA TAKE THAT
WITH ME BACK TO OHIO.

I STILL HAVE MY PRIDE
IN THE END.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED
IN THE OUTCOME WITH ANGIE

AND HER DECISION.

BUT THIS HAS ALWAYS COME DOWN
TO HER CHOICES,

AND WHETHER SHE'S WILLING TO DO

WHAT SHE NEEDS TO TURN
HER LIFE AROUND.

AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT
SHE'S CHOOSING TO CONTINUE

DOWN THE SAME PATH
SHE'S BEEN ON

THAT IS LEADING HER
TO ANY EARLY DEATH.

BUT HOPEFULLY, ANGIE WILL
WAKE UP AND SEE HER SITUATION

FOR WHAT IT IS
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

BECAUSE WITH EVERYTHING
SHE'S BEEN DOING TO HER BODY,

SHE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE FOR LONG.

BUT IF SHE DOES GET TO THE POINT
WHERE SHE DECIDES SHE WANTS HELP

AND IS READY TO GO TO REHAB

AND DO WHAT SHE NEEDS TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR HER LIFE,

THEN WE'LL BE HERE
TO PROVIDE HER WITH THAT.

SO SHE STILL HAS A CHANCE
FOR HER OUTCOME TO BE POSITIVE

IF SHE WANTS IT TO BE.

ALL SHE HAS TO DO IS TRY.

AS LONG AS SHE MAKES THAT
DECISION THAT SHE NEEDS

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.