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Travis: I HATE WHAT I'M DOING AND PUTTING MY WIFE THROUGH

BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE PAIN THAT I'M CAUSING HER IN HER EYES.

Woman: SOMEWHERE IN ME IS THIS LITTLE GLIMMER OF HOPE.

I JUST WANT TO BE A NORMAL PERSON.

YOU CAN'T DO IT, AND THEN I JUST GET MAD.

Woman #2: IF I DON'T MAKE A CHANGE NOW,

I'M SCARED IT'S GOING TO BE TOO LATE.

Woman #3: I REFUSE TO STOP FIGHTING.

I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR MY CHILDREN.

Yasmin: I WANT MY MARRIAGE BACK.

I WANT SO MUCH FOR US.

I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO,

AND I'M MAD AT YOU.

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Travis: IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE

AND ACCEPT HOW MY LIFE IS NOW

BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.

EVERYTHING HAS BECOME SUCH A STRUGGLE FOR ME

THAT I HARDLY EVEN GET UP FROM THE COUCH.

BUT I REFUSE NOT TO BATHE.

IF I EVER GET TO THAT POINT WHERE I'M NOT GOING TO BATHE,

THEN THAT'S ME SAYING, "I GIVE UP."

AND I DON'T WANT TO LET THINGS GET TO THAT POINT.

BUT IT'S STILL EXTREMELY HARD FOR ME TO DO,

AND I HAVE TO HAVE HELP.

ME AND MY WIFE, YASMIN, LIVE WITH MY MOTHER,

BUT I REFUSE TO ASK MY MOM TO HELP ME IN THE BATHROOM.

SO AS EMBARRASSING AS IT IS,

MY WIFE HELPS ME WITH MY SHOWERS ONCE I GET IT.

BABE.

I JUST CAN'T REACH ALL THE PLACES I NEED ANYMORE.

IT'S VERY HUMILIATING.

Yasmin: TRAVIS NEEDS MY HELP TO STAY CLEAN.

IT'S A LOT ON ME, AND IT BOTHERS HIM

BECAUSE IT MAKES HIM FEEL LIKE HE'S NOT BEING A MAN.

EVERY NOW AND THEN HE'D BE LIKE,

"I'M SORRY, BABE, YOU GOT TO DO THIS.

I'M SORRY, BABE, YOU GOT TO DO THAT."

BUT I TOOK THE VOWS.

I'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

Travis: IF IT WASN'T FOR MY WIFE,

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'D SURVIVE,

BUT THIS ISN'T THE LIFE THAT I PROMISED HER AT ALL.

AND IT TEARS MY HEART APART TO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT.

BUT AT MY SIZE, MY BODY CAN'T HANDLE DOING

MUCH OF ANYTHING NOW.

AFTER TAKING A SHOWER, I'M BREATHING HEAVILY.

YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO CATCH MY BREATH.

MY HEART IS A LITTLE VIBRATING.

I'M SCARED THAT MY HEART,

THAT'S THE FIRST THING THAT'S GOING TO GO.

I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO GIVE OUT ON ME.

SO WHEN IT GETS LIKE THAT,

I HAVE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REGAIN MY STRENGTH

BEFORE I WALK BACK TO THE COUCH

OR WHEREVER I CAN SIT AND REST AGAIN.

BUT IT TAKES EVERYTHING OUT OF ME.

SO ONCE I'M BACK DOWN,

FOR THE REST OF THE DAY I HARDLY GET UP.

AND FROM THAT POINT ON,

ALL I DO UNTIL BEDTIME IS SIT THERE AND EAT

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I LOVE DOING.

I ENJOY EATING. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT,

PROBABLY MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE

AND MORE THAN I SHOULD.

AND ONCE I START, IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO STOP,

SO I EAT ALL DAY LONG.

BUT THAT FIRST MEAL IS ALWAYS THE BEST

BECAUSE I LOVE BREAKFAST, AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YASMIN

TO BRING ME MY FIRST SERVING SO I CAN GET TO IT.

Yasmin: WHEN IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO EAT,

IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO EAT.

SO I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I ENABLE TRAVIS.

WHEN I MAKE HIS PLATE, THE WHOLE PLATE IS COVERED.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD.

I DON'T THINK IT'S HEALTHY, BUT I DO IT.

Travis: ONCE I START EATING,

IT'S LIKE THIS WAVE OF HAPPINESS COMES OVER ME,

AND I CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH OF IT.

SO WHEN I FINISH ONE MEAL, I HAVE TO GET TO MY NEXT ONE.

YASMIN WOULD LEAVE ME WITH SOME SNACKS

BEFORE SHE GOES OFF TO WORK, BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.

SO WHEN SHE'S GONE I USUALLY HAVE SOMETHING DELIVERED.

HEY. I'M ABOUT TO GET READY TO GO.

I'M GOING TO CLEAN UP THIS STUFF RIGHT QUICK.

SO I JUST KEEP IT GOING

BECAUSE I WANT THAT FEELING ALL DAY LONG.

I NEED WHAT FOOD DOES FOR ME.

IT TAKES THE PAIN AND FEAR OF WHAT'S GOING

TO HAPPEN TO ME AWAY,

AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT FOR ME.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG, MY EATING WASN'T LIKE IT IS NOW.

IT WAS NOTHING CONSTANT OR OUT OF CONTROL THEN.

BUT I DID LIKE TO EAT.

GROWING UP, MY MOM AND MY DAD ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS.

THEY WERE ALWAYS FIGHTING AND SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER

UNTIL MY DAD LEFT MY MOM.

SO MY MOTHER WORKED A LOT TO PROVIDE FOR US.

MOST OF THE TIME, ALL I HAD WAS MY OLDER BROTHER, JERARD.

SO I COULD EAT AS MUCH AS I WANT,

AND THERE WAS NO ONE THERE TO STOP ME.

SO, YOU KNOW, I STARTED TO PUT ON A LITTLE WEIGHT THEN,

BUT NOT A WHOLE LOT.

WHEN I WAS 10 MY WEIGHT WAS MAYBE AROUND 120 POUNDS.

BUT THAT'S WHEN IT GOT WORSE.

MY BROTHER HAD MOVED OUT TO LIVE WITH MY DAD.

MY BROTHER AND ME WERE CLOSE, AND I FELT SO BETRAYED.

I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY BROTHER WOULD

LEAVE ME LIKE THAT, AND WHY DIDN'T MY DAD WANT ME?

FOOD ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL BETTER,

SO I STARTED TO EAT WHENEVER I COULD.

AND AS I GOT INTO MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS,

I PUT ON A COUPLE HUNDRED POUNDS REAL QUICK.

BY THE TIME I WAS 15, I WAS AROUND 270 POUNDS,

GETTING CLOSER TO BEING 300.

Gloria: I REALIZED TRAVIS HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS WEIGHT.

I TRIED TO CONTROL WHAT HE WAS EATING,

BUT IT'S HARD BECAUSE EVEN IF WE DON'T GIVE IT TO HIM,

HE'S GOING TO FIND A WAY TO GET IT.

YOU KNOW, HE USED TO SNEAK FOOD.

TRAVIS, HE'S ALWAYS HAD THESE FAT CHEEKS.

I FOUND OUT HE WAS HIDING FOOD IN HIS CHEEKS TO EAT LATER ON.

THAT'S WEIRD, BUT THAT'S WHAT HE WOULD DO.

Travis: I KNEW I WAS GETTING REALLY BIG THEN,

BUT I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING OF IT.

LIKE I SAID, I WAS STILL A KID.

I HAD GREAT FRIENDS.

NO ONE TEASED ME ABOUT IT AT THIS POINT.

BUT AS I GOT LATER IN HIGH SCHOOL,

I STARTED TO GAIN EVEN MORE BECAUSE WHEN I TURNED 16

I GOT A LICENSE AND AN OLD CAR, AND THAT MEANT

I COULD GET WHATEVER FOOD I WANTED WHENEVER I WANTED IT.

SO I STARTED GAINING EVEN MORE THEN.

BY THE TIME I WAS 17, I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 350 POUNDS.

SO MY WEIGHT WAS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL,

AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL

AND GET MY G.E.D. TO FINISH.

BUT AFTER I GOT MY G.E.D.,

I KNEW IT WAS TIME FOR ME TO BE LIVING ALONE.

BECAUSE MY MOM, SHE WAS JUST TIRED OF ME, YOU KNOW?

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN OR A JOB AT FIRST.

I STAYED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT FRIENDS

AND DIFFERENT FRIENDS' FAMILIES AT THAT TIME.

FROM TIME TO TIME, I'D GET A JOB,

BUT USUALLY WE USED THE MONEY I MADE ON FOOD

BECAUSE I WAS STILL TRYING TO EAT WHENEVER I COULD.

SO I WAS STILL GETTING BIGGER

AND GOT UP TO THE 450s WHEN I WAS 20.

BUT AS I GAINED MORE, IT JUST MADE IT HARDER FOR ME

TO GET AROUND AND DO THINGS.

SO I STARTED REALLY STRUGGLING AT THE TIME AND GOT DEPRESSED.

BUT WHEN I WAS 22, I GOT REALLY MOTIVATED TO TRY AND GET MY LIFE

TOGETHER BECAUSE I MET SOMEONE AND WE STARTED DATING.

I MET HER AT CHURCH AND ASKED HER OUT.

AND OVER THE NEXT YEAR, WE FELL IN LOVE.

AND A YEAR LATER, I PROPOSED TO HER.

AND SHE SAID YES.

SO I WANTED TO GET MY LIFE TOGETHER FOR HER

BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO BE MARRIED.

SO I GOT A JOB PLAYING KEYBOARDS AT CHURCH.

I'D ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN MUSIC,

SO I WAS GLAD TO BE DOING THAT AND MAKING SOME MONEY.

AND WITH SOME CONSISTENT INCOME, I WAS ABLE TO GET US

AN APARTMENT SO WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER.

BUT A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE GOT ENGAGED,

MY FIANCéE CAME TO ME

AND TOLD ME SHE WAS BREAKING UP WITH ME.

SHE COULDN'T MARRY ME. SHE WOULDN'T DO IT.

SO I FELL INTO A DEPRESSION AFTER THAT.

I MEAN, I WAS HURT.

I WAS REALLY HURT ABOUT THAT.

AND WHAT I DID WAS TO EAT.

SO I STARTED TO PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT AGAIN.

I WAS 25 YEARS OLD AND ALMOST 500 POUNDS NOW,

AND I HAD NO ONE.

MY MOM WAS AROUND SOME,

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T SEE HER A LOT.

MY BROTHER AND I HAVE RECONNECTED,

BUT HE HAD A LIFE SO WE'D SEE EACH OTHER,

BUT IT WASN'T LIKE BEFORE.

SO WHAT I DECIDED TO DO WAS REACH OUT TO MY FATHER

TO SEE IF WE CAN REKINDLE THE RELATIONSHIP,

BUT HE TOLD ME HE REALLY DIDN'T WANT THAT.

Gloria: I DID THE BEST THING FOR TRAVIS

BY GETTING OUT OF THE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FATHER.

IT WAS NOT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP TO STAY IN.

BUT I NEVER STOPPED TRAVIS' FATHER FROM BEING IN HIS LIFE,

SO THE DOOR WAS ALWAYS OPEN FOR HIM TO BE IN THEIR LIVES.

IT WAS HIS CHOICE NOT TO.

Travis: AND AFTER THAT, FOOD WAS THE ONLY THING IN MY LIFE

THAT MADE THINGS BETTER

BECAUSE I FELT LIKE LIFE WAS GOING DOWN THIS DARK TUNNEL

AND HEADED NOWHERE FAST.

BUT WHEN I WAS 26 I MET YASMIN.

I WAS OVER 500 THEN.

WITH MY WEIGHT AS HIGH AS IT WAS,

THE ONLY THING I WAS ABLE TO DO WAS PLAYING KEYBOARDS AT CHURCH,

AND THEY HIRED YASMIN AS THE SINGER THERE.

AND ONE DAY WE STARTED TALKING AND I ASKED HER OUT,

AND SHE SAID YES.

Yasmin: WHEN I FIRST MET TRAVIS, WE LAUGHED, WE TALKED, WE JOKED,

AND HE WAS A VERY CARING PERSON.

HIS SIZE DIDN'T BOTHER ME.

ME AND TRAVIS HAVE MUSIC IN COMMON.

HE PLAYS KEYS AND DRUMS AND I SING.

THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO DO, AND IT'S WHAT HE LOVES TO DO.

AND SO, WE JUST CLICKED.

Travis: AFTER SIX MONTHS OF DATING,

I ASKED YASMIN TO MARRY ME.

BUT THERE WAS NO WAY WE COULD DO ANY SORT OF BIG

OR FORMAL WEDDING

BECAUSE MY WEIGHT WAS OVER 500 AT THAT POINT.

Yasmin: IT WOULD'VE BEEN HARD FOR HIM TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE.

HE COULDN'T FIND A TUX, YOU KNOW, TO FIT IN.

SO WE FIGURED WE'D HAVE A BIG WEDDING LATER ON, YOU KNOW,

BUT THEN HIS WEIGHT STARTED TO PLAY A FACTOR.

AND NOW WHEN I LOOK AT TRAVIS,

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WEDDING.

THAT'S THE ONE THING I REALLY DID WANT TO DO,

WAS GIVE MY WIFE A FORMAL WEDDING.

I BELIEVE SHE DESERVES IT, YOU KNOW?

I WAS 27 WHEN WE GOT MARRIED,

AND I TOLD HER I WOULD LOSE THE WEIGHT AND GET HEALTHY.

BUT I'VE ONLY GOTTEN BIGGER AND WORSE.

IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T EVEN WORK NOW.

AND YASMIN HAS TO PROVIDE FOR ME AND OUR FAMILY.

SHE HAS TWO KIDS THAT BECAME MY KIDS TOO,

WHEN WE GOT MARRIED,

BUT THEY WERE OLDER AND WERE ON THEIR OWN.

SO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO NOW IS BASICALLY WORK TO PROVIDE

FOR ME AND HER, AND I FEEL ASHAMED OF THAT.

I'M 31 NOW AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WEIGH,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SO LAST YEAR ME AND YASMIN MOVED FROM VIRGINIA TO DALLAS

TO TRY AND GET HELP WITH MY WEIGHT

BECAUSE TEXAS HAVE DOCTORS THAT CAN HELP ME.

SO I MOVED HERE WITH MY MOM TO GET HELP,

BUT SO FAR I THINK ALL I'VE DONE IS GAIN.

Travis: HEY, BABE.

HEY, BABE.

HEY. HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

IT WAS ALRIGHT.

HOW WAS YOURS? IT WAS COOL.

I HAD A LOT OF WORK. I'M TIRED.

BUT I KNOW MY MOM IS LOSING PATIENCE WITH ME,

AND YASMIN IS TOO.

HEY. OH, HEY.

WHAT Y'ALL WANT TO EAT FOR DINNER?

SPAGHETTI.OF COURSE.

Travis: BUT I FINALLY GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IN HOUSTON,

AND I'M HOPING HE CAN HELP

BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE WILL TAKE ME.

SO HE'S MY LAST HOPE NOW.

IF HE DOESN'T TAKE ME ON AS A PATIENT,

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN LIVE LIKE THIS.

WE CAME HERE TO GET THIS HEALTH TOGETHER.

THAT WAS OUR MAIN GOAL MOVING TO TEXAS,

TO TRY TO FIND A DOCTOR,

TRY TO FIND SOMEONE THAT CAN HELP HIM

BECAUSE IT REALLY IS LIFE OR DEATH.

Travis: I HATE WHAT I'M DOING AND PUTTING MY WIFE THROUGH

BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE PAIN

THAT I'M CAUSING HER IN HER EYES WHEN I LOOK AT HER.

AND THE FACT THAT SHE'S STILL WITH ME THROUGH IT ALL

AND STILL BELIEVES IN ME, IT'S AMAZING TO ME.

BUT I DO WORRY MY WIFE IS GOING TO GIVE UP ON ME.

SAY, "LOOK. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH."

TRAVIS' BODY IS BREAKING DOWN IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

HIS LEGS, HIS BACK, HIS ARMS.

IT'S HORRIBLE SOMETIMES.

Travis: SO MY WEIGHT IS NOT JUST DESTROYING MY LIFE,

IT'S HURTING MY FAMILY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BREAK FIRST,

MY BODY, MY WIFE, OR MY MOM.

Gloria: I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT THIS YEAR

WILL BE THE YEAR THAT HE HAS A CHANGE IN HIS LIFE

FOR THE BETTER.

HE CAN'T GO ANOTHER YEAR LIKE THIS.

HE CAN'T KEEP GOING ON LIKE THIS.

HE'S DYING.

Travis: SO I DON'T KNOW HAVE LONG I HAVE IF I DON'T GET HELP VERY SOON.

SO IN FIVE DAYS, ME AND YASMIN ARE GOING TO HOUSTON TO

SEE DR. NOW BECAUSE EVERYWHERE ELSE HAS TURNED ME AWAY.

SO HE'S THE LAST AND ONLY PLACE I HAVE TO TURN.

TODAY ME AND YASMIN ARE GOING TO HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW.

MY APPOINTMENT IS TOMORROW, BUT WE'RE HEADED DOWN TONIGHT.

AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR YASMIN TO GET HOME FROM WORK

SO WE CAN GET OUR STUFF AND HEAD OUT.

BUT I'M REALLY ANXIOUS ABOUT IT

BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS TRIP IS TO ME

SINCE DR. NOW IS LITERALLY MY LAST OPTION

TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I NEED.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S GOING TO SAY WHEN I GET THERE,

SO THAT'S PUTTING MY NERVES ON EDGE, AND NOW I'M HUNGRY.

HEY, BABE. HEY.

YES. WHAT DID YOU GET?

TACOS. COOL BEANS.

YOU READY TO GO TO THIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT?

MM-HMM.

WE GOT TO PACK OUR BAG.

I KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE DOCTOR MIGHT SAY?

HMM?

WHAT IF THE DOC DOESN'T APPROVE ME FOR THE SURGERY?

I CAN'T THINK LIKE THAT.

THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.

MAN, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT.

THANKS A LOT, T.

MAN, YOU GOT MY NERVES ALL MESSED UP.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET YOUR NERVES MESSED UP.

THANKS A LOT.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW WE'RE BOTH ON EDGE

BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON THIS.

IF FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T GET WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

AND DR. NOW SAYS HE CAN'T HELP ME,

THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE A DEATH SENTENCE FOR ME.

LOOSEN THAT UP SOME.

IT HURT?

YEAH. MY KNEES.

YOU GOOD?

YOU GOOD? -YES.

COME ON. GO ON TO THE CAR.

MY LIFE IS AT STAKE,

SO I'M PRAYING THAT DR. NOW SAYS HE CAN HELP ME

BECAUSE THIS IS MY LAST HOPE.

I EITHER GET DR. NOW'S HELP

OR I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Travis: ME AND YASMIN ARE GOING DOWN TO DR. NOW'S CLINIC

BECAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY I SEE DR. NOW.

AND THE CLOSER WE GET, THE MORE NERVES I GET.

BUT WE MADE IT.

THIS IS JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN MY LIFE,

AND I NEED IT TO GO MY WAY.

AND THE WHOLE TRIP TOOK A TOLL ON ME.

I'M ALSO NERVOUS ABOUT YASMIN SEEING MY WEIGHT.

I REMEMBERED SEEING HER FACE THE LAST TIME

SHE FOUND OUT HOW MUCH I ACTUALLY WEIGHED.

HENRY, TRAVIS?

AND IT FILLED ME WITH SHAME WHEN SHE REACTED WITH SHOCK.

I JUST HOPE I'M NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM WHERE I THINK I AM,

AND THAT I'M 600 OR UNDER.

IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER THAN I THOUGHT.

BUT YASMIN SEEING IT IS BRINGING BACK

ALL THOSE FEELINGS OF SHAME

BECAUSE MY WEIGHT MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A FAILURE

IN EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE, INCLUDING MY MARRIAGE.

SO I KNOW I HAVE TO CHANGE NOW,

BUT I'M GETTING REALLY SCARED

WHAT DR. NOW IS GOING TO THINK AND SAY TO ME.

HELLO. HELLO, SIR.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?

I'M DOING ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT. I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

MY NAME IS TRAVIS.GOOD TO MEET YOU.

AND YOU ARE? YASMIN.

NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.

OKAY. TRAVIS, YOU'RE COMING FROM DALLAS, HUH?

YES, SIR.

AND YOU GOT HERE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT?

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

I NEED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.

ALRIGHT. SO YOU ARE UP TO 617 TODAY.

YES, SIR.

TELL ME HOW YOUR WEIGHT IS AFFECTING YOU NOW.

I CAN'T STAND FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

I CAN'T WALK LONG DISTANCES.

BECAUSE OF WHAT, PAIN, WHERE?

BECAUSE OF PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK.

LOWER BACK.

THE PAIN IN MY LEGS AND MY KNEES.

YEAH. OKAY.

HOW ABOUT YOUR BREATHING?

I DO GET SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

ALRIGHT. SO LET ME JUST LISTEN TO YOUR HEART

AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

OKAY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

ALRIGHT.

RIGHT NOW, THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT IS EFFECTING EVERY ORGAN

AND EVERY SYSTEM IN YOUR BODY.

AND PRETTY SOON YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE

AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET BEDRIDDEN.

THEN AFTER THAT, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO ESCALATE RAPIDLY,

AND YOUR BODY IS GOING TO GIVE OUT SOON

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SURVIVE.

OKAY?

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU NEED TO MAKE THE CHANGES NOW.

ALRIGHT.

BECAUSE EVEN RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVING SO MUCH DIFFICULTY

WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND I LISTENED TO YOUR HEART.

YOUR HEART IS RACING LIKE 120 BEATS PER MINUTE,

SO IF YOU CONTINUE LIKE THIS,

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE VERY LONG TO LIVE.

I UNDERSTAND.YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?

YES, SIR.

SO HOW DO YOU THINK YOU GOT TO THIS POINT?

I EAT TOO MUCH. I EAT TOO MUCH.

YOU EAT TOO MUCH.

YEAH. I DO.

SO THAT'S A PRIMARY ISSUE WE HAVE TO CHANGE

IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT.

OKAY?

SO IF YOU CAN BARELY GET AROUND NOW,

WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU ALL DAY?

MY WIFE, YASMIN.

SO THEN IS SHE YOUR ENABLER?

WHO BRINGS YOU FOOD WHENEVER YOU WANT IT?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

YEAH.

WHO IS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD BESIDES YOU AND YOUR WIFE?

IT'S JUST US TWO. OKAY.

SO THE TWO OF YOU.YEAH.

SO DO YOU TRY TO GET HIM TO EAT LESS

OR HE DOESN'T LISTEN TO YOU?

WHAT?

I TRY TO GET HIM TO EAT LESS, BUT HE DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN.

AND THEN IF I WAKE UP OR I GO TO WORK OR WHATEVER,

HE EATS WHAT HE WANT.

I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE OVER FOOD OR ANYTHING.

SO YOU JUST DECIDED TO GIVE UP ON ARGUING, HUH?

YEAH.

SO THIS ALL ON YOU, TRAVIS.

RIGHT? YEAH.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE DRIVING FORCE

TO MAKE THE CHANGES.

OKAY? YES, SIR.

AND, YASMIN, YOU NEED TO WORK ON CHANGING YOUR DYNAMIC

WITH TRAVIS TO WHERE YOU'RE WILLING TO HAVE THE ARGUMENT

IF WHAT HE'S DOING IS HURTING HIMSELF.

OKAY? OKAY.

WANTING TO AVOID CONFLICT IS OKAY,

BUT TO HELP HIM KILL HIMSELF IS NOT.

YEAH.

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE

IF YOU CARE ABOUT HIM AND IF YOU WANT HIM TO DO THIS.

OKAY. MM-HMM. OKAY?

SO LET HIM GET MAD. HE'LL GET OVER IT.

YEAH. OKAY.

ALRIGHT. Y'ALL THINK WE CAN DO THAT?

YES, SIR.YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT. TO START THIS, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU

A 1,200-CALORIE, HIGH PROTEIN, LOW CARB DIET.

OKAY.

SO THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO CUT DOWN ALL THOSE SNACKING,

ALL THE SUGARY STUFF, ALL THE CARBOHYDRATES,

LIKE BREAD, PASTA, POTATO, AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

OKAY?

SO NONE OF THE JUNK FOODS.

SO DON'T BUY ANY JUNK FOOD

SO HE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING AT HOME TO EAT.

OKAY.

NO BREADS, NO PASTA, NO POTATOES.

NO POTATOES. NO NOTHING.

JUST MAKE SURE WE DO NOT BRING THOSE IN TO THE HOUSE, PLEASE.

I WON'T. I PROMISE.ALRIGHT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS,

I WANT YOU TO LOSE AT LEAST 70 POUNDS.

OH, MAN. OKAY.

IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET,

YOU CAN LOSE 120 POUNDS IN THAT TIME.

SO YOU CAN HIT THIS GOAL IF YOU MAKE THE CHANGES

AND THE INSTRUCTIONS I'M GIVING YOU.

OKAY? ALRIGHT.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO START DOING SOME EXERCISE.

OKAY.

I GET WALKING IS A LITTLE BIT HARD FOR YOU,

BUT I WANT YOU TO START DOING UPPER-BODY EXERCISES

THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU.

AND YOU NEED TO DO THOSE TWICE A DAY,

ONCE IN THE MORNING AND ONCE IN THE EVENING,

SO YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR ACTIVITY.

YES, SIR. ALRIGHT?

OKAY.IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE GET YOU

TO WHERE YOU'RE MORE ACTIVE AND MOBILE,

AND YOU HAVE GOALS AND DREAMS

FOR THINGS YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.

WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?

FIRST OF ALL, TO GET DOWN A SIZE,

BUT I WANT TO HAVE A REAL WEDDING,

GIVE MY WIFE A REAL WEDDING.

THAT'S A GOOD EVENT.

SO USE THAT TO MOTIVATE YOU TO WORK HARD

AND START MAKING THESE CHANGES.

OKAY? YES, SIR.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE

AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT OR ANY OF THE GOALS YOU HAVE.

YOU GOT THAT?YEAH.

I DO. OKAY.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

NO. NO.

ALRIGHT. WELL NICE TO MEET YOU, TRAVIS.

NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, SIR.ALRIGHT.

NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, SIR.

AND I'LL SEE YOU BOTH IN TWO MONTHS,

BUT IF YOU NEED ANYTHING BEFORE THEN, GIVE ME A CALL.

ALRIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO GOOD.

YEAH. I CAN DO THIS.

I THINK YOU CAN TOO.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH TRAVIS IS THE STATE OF HIS HEALTH

BECAUSE THE STRAIN OF HIS WEIGHT

HAS ALREADY TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT TOLL ON HIS BODY.

HE'S STRUGGLING A GREAT DEAL TO BREATHE

WITH COMPROMISED HIS PULMONARY

AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS ALREADY.

SO IF TRAVIS DOESN'T START TO LOSE WEIGHT NOW,

THEN VERY SOON HIS HEALTH

IS GOING TO START TO DECLINE RAPIDLY.

HOPEFULLY, HE UNDERSTANDS HOW LITTLE TIME HE HAS TO DO THIS

AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR HIM AND YASMIN

TO START MAKING THE CHANGES

THEY NEED TO TRY TO TURN HIS SITUATION AROUND

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T, THEN AT THIS POINT

THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Travis: PART OF ME IS RELIEVED THAT DR. NOW DIDN'T TELL ME

WHAT I WAS AFRAID HE WOULD,

THAT I WASN'T TURNED AWAY BY ANOTHER DOCTOR AGAIN.

BUT THE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL HE GAVE ME HAS ME STRUGGLING SOME

BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LOT TO TRY TO LOSE

WITHOUT SOMETHING LIKE SURGERY TO HELP ME.

BUT I'M READY TO DO WHAT DR. NOW SAYS TO GET TO WHERE I WANT

BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS THE CHANCE

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AND PRAYING ON.

SO I HAVE TO DO WHAT I CAN TO GRAB A HOLD OF IT.

SO WHEN WE GET BACK TO DALLAS,

I'M READY TO TURN OVER A WHOLE NEW LEAF

AND WORK MY HARDEST AND MAKE SURE

I'M ABLE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO TURN MY SITUATION AROUND.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

WE'VE BEEN BACK FROM SEEING DR. NOW

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW,

AND ME AND YASMIN HAVE BEEN GOING OVER HIS DIET

TRYING TO LEARN ALL THE CHANGES WE NEED TO MAKE.

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MOSTLY

GETTING RID OF EVERYTHING I LIKE,

WHICH I FIGURED IT WAS GOING TO BE.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO START THE PROCESS

OF GETTING THE BETTER HEALTHY FOOD WE NEED.

YASMIN WAS GOING TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE TO DO THAT,

BUT SHE SUGGESTED TO TRY AND GET MY EXERCISE IN TODAY

THAT I SHOULD TRY AND GO WITH HER.

SO I AM, BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE

TO WORK MY STAMINA UP YET.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR I'LL BE ABLE TO GO.

ME AND YASMIN KNOW THAT MAKING THESE CHANGES

IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

I THINK IF I HAVE TO GO COLD TURKEY ON IT ALL,

IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE TEMPTATIONS EVEN WORSE.

SO WE'VE COME UP WITH A PLAN TO EASE INTO IT,

THAT STILL ALLOWS FOR A FEW SNACKS

THE FIRST MONTH TO HELP WITH THE ADJUSTMENT

BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO THIS

FOR THE LONG-TERM, LIKE DR. NOW SAID.

GPS: YOUR DESTINATION IS ON THE LEFT.

ALRIGHT.

HEY.

MM-HMM.

CHICKEN. CHICKEN, CHICKEN, CHICKEN.

LOOK, THEM ALREADY CUT UP.

COOL BEANS.

OKAY. SO I GOT CHICKEN WINGETTES.

GET SOME HAM AND TURKEY TOO.

MAYBE SOME GROUND BEEF.

And some vegetables.

BUT FOR MY TREATS, GIVE ME SOME CHIPS.

ALRIGHTY. I CALL YOU BACK IF I CAN'T FIND SOMETHING.

Alright.

Travis: THIS IS A LITTLE HARDER THAN I THOUGHT

BECAUSE THERE'S ALL THESE THINGS IN THERE

THAT I KNOW I REALLY WANT, BUT I CAN'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.

I WANT HER TO GET ALL THE SAME STUFF THAT SHE USUALLY GETS,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO CUT BACK IF I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

HELLO? Okay.

THEY GOT ONION RINGS. YOU WANT ONION RINGS?

I GUESS.

ALRIGHT. AND...

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR NOW?

Some milk to replace some of the soda we drink.

OKAY.

Alright. That's good.

Okay.

Yasmin: THIS IS THE HARD REALIZATION

THAT I'M HAVING RIGHT NOW.

I WAS THE ONE GIVING HIM A HARD TIME ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT

AND BRINGING HIM ALL THE THINGS

THAT STOPPED HIM FROM DOING THAT,

SO I FEEL VERY GUILTY ABOUT BUYING THE FOOD.

YOUR LEGS HURTING?

YEAH, I'M IN THIS CAR.OKAY.

I got enough now. I'm coming.

BYE.

I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE

I WAS MORE PART OF THE PROBLEM THAN I REALIZED.

I FEEL REAL GUILTY WHEN I'M SAYING,

"WE NEED TO GO ON A DIET,"

AND I'LL GET HIM WHATEVER HE WANTED

BECAUSE I KNOW HE WANT IT, AND SOMETIMES HE TRY NOT TO ASK,

BUT I'LL GET IT ANYWAY.

THERE'S NO NEED TO GO GET HEALTHY

IF YOU'RE GOING TO MESS YOURSELF UP ANYWAY,

SO I FEEL REALLY GUILTY.

WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT'S WRONG?

I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T QUIT.

BECAUSE I BE BUYING YOU EVERYTHING,

AND THEN IT'S LIKE I'M PART OF YOUR PROBLEM,

AND I FEEL SO BAD.

I'M SO SORRY.

BABE, IT'S OKAY.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

I KNOW, BUT YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

I ALWAYS BE LIKE, "YOU NEED TO GO ON A DIET.

YOU NEED TO DO THIS. YOU NEED TO DO THAT,"

BUT I'LL GO TO THE STORE AND GET THIS STUFF.

EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T ASK FOR STUFF, I GET IT FOR YOU,

AND I'M PART OF THE DAMN PROBLEM,

AND THAT HURTS BECAUSE I WANT MY MARRIAGE BACK.

I WANT SO MUCH FOR US.

I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO,

AND I'M MAD AT YOU AND THEN TO COME TO FIND OUT

I'M PART OF THE PROBLEM, AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT HURTS.

THIS HAS JUST TURNED MY WHOLE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

BECAUSE I DID NOT EVEN REALIZE I'M CONTRIBUTING

TO WHAT'S KILLING YOU.

THAT HURTS.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, BABY.

LISTEN. I'M NOT SAYING IT IS,

BUT I AM PART OF THE ISSUE AS WELL.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE I WAS DOING THAT.

I APOLOGIZE, MAN.

I REALLY DO. IT'S OKAY.

I'LL BE BETTER.

WE'LL BE BETTER.I'LL BE BETTER.

COME ON. WE CAN DO THIS.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT 5 WEEKS SINCE I SAW DR. NOW

AND STARTED TRYING TO DO HIS DIET AND EXERCISES,

AND I ALREADY FEEL A BIG DIFFERENCE

WITH HOW MUCH I CAN GET AROUND.

ALRIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE RUNNING ANY MARATHONS SOON,

BUT I'M AT LEAST ABLE TO WALK FURTHER AND DO MORE AT ONCE,

SO I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT, AND SO IS YASMIN,

BUT WE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON HAVING A HEALTHY DIET,

AND IT'S BEEN A PROCESS FOR ME, YOU KNOW?

I HAVE MY GOOD DAYS AND MY BAD DAYS.

ALRIGHT.

ME AND YASMIN HAVE BEEN STICKING TO OUR PLAN

OF STILL HAVING SOME TREATS LIKE CHIPS

OR BREAD OCCASIONALLY TO HELP MAKE THE CRAVINGS MANAGEABLE,

BUT WE'RE CUTTING BACK AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

AND A WEEK AGO, WE STARTED A PROCESS

OF EVEN GETTING RID OF THE TREATS

AND ONLY DOING WHAT'S ON DR. NOW'S PLAN,

SO BECAUSE OF THAT,

I WILL SAY THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN THE HARDEST SO FAR.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A BALANCE WITH IT ALL

TO DO WHAT WE NEED FOR THE LONG-TERM.

Travis: HEY, BABE.

HEY.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?IT WAS ALRIGHT.

HOW WAS YOURS? IT WAS A DAY.

IT WAS ALRIGHT. OKAY.

BUT I'M HUNGRY.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE 6 OUNCES OF PROTEIN.

YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

AND THEN THE REST HAS TO BE VEGETABLES.

WELL, LET ME SEE WHAT WE HAVE.

DIDN'T YOU BUY SOME SHRIMP?

I THINK SO. LET ME CHECK AND SEE.

OVERALL, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT HOW WELL WE'VE BEEN DOING

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THIS PAST MONTH

HAS GOT A LITTLE STRESSFUL FOR US.

MY MOM HAS DECIDED THAT IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE OUT.

WE ALWAYS KNEW WE WOULDN'T BE HERE FOREVER,

AND AT TIMES, IT HAS LED TO THINGS GETTING TENSE

BETWEEN US ALL,

BUT ME AND YASMIN HAVE TO FIND OUR OWN PLACE,

WHICH IS A LITTLE STRESSFUL.

IT MAKES IT HARDER NOT TO WANT TO EAT SOMETHING

THAT'S A PICK-ME-UP.

BUT WE'RE STICKING TO THE PLAN AND WORKING HARD

SO I CAN HIT THE GOAL THAT DR. NOW GAVE ME,

AND I CAN GET THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

THAT'S GOING TO SAVE MY LIFE.

LET'S DO SOMETHING ELSE HERE.

WHAT IS MY TARGET WEIGHT SHOULD BE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR?

250.

250?

WHAT? THAT'S TOO MUCH?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT THAT IS?

YEAH, 200.

THAT'S, LIKE, ALMOST 200-AND-SOMETHING POUNDS,

270-SOMETHING POUNDS YOU HAVE TO LOSE.

I JUST HAVE FAITH IN YOU, AND I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS, MAN.

IT'S YOUR LIFE.

I'M PUSHING.

I HAVE THREE WEEKS UNTIL I'M BACK IN HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW.

MY PLAN IS TO KEEP DOING WHAT I NEED,

NOT JUST HIT MY GOAL, BUT TO LOSE AS MUCH AS I CAN,

SO I'M GOING TO KEEP RESISTING TEMPTATIONS AND CRAVINGS

AND STICK TO THE DIET PLAN SO THAT WHEN I GET THERE,

I CAN SEE THE RESULTS OF ALL MY HARD WORK,

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

MM.

ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK IN HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW

FOR MY SECOND APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M FEELING CONFIDENT ABOUT MY WEIGH-IN TODAY

BECAUSE I KNOW I'M MAKING PROGRESS.

I'M ABLE TO DO MORE AND GET AROUND A LITTLE EASIER,

AND I CAN EVEN FIT BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW,

SO I CAN DRIVE AGAIN.

SO I'M FEELING GOOD, AND I'M EXPECTING TO SEE

A BIG WEIGHT LOSS TODAY.

TRAVIS?

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS 617,

AND DR. NOW'S GOAL FOR ME WAS TO LOSE 70 POUNDS

BY THIS APPOINTMENT, SO TO HIT MY GOAL,

I HAVE TO BE DOWN TO 547 POUNDS TODAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

COME ON, BABE.

IT'S AT LEAST A LOSS, BUT WITH HOW HARD I'VE BEEN WORKING,

I THOUGHT IT'D BE GREATER, SO I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE

SUCH A HIGH NUMBER ON THE SCALE STILL.

AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET APPROVED

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY,

BUT SEEING THAT I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO DR. NOW'S GOAL,

I'M CONFIDENT NOW THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN

BECAUSE DR. NOW WILL PROBABLY JUST BE

FRUSTRATED WITH THIS LOSS.

HELLO. HELLO.

Yasmin: HELLO.HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING ALRIGHT. FINE.

GOOD.

SO IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS WE'VE SEEN YOU,

AND YOU LOST 24 POUNDS.

THAT'S ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF 12 POUNDS A MONTH,

SO THAT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS.

SO WHY IS THAT?I'M NOT PERFECT.

I HAVE BEEN SLIPPING UP ON MY DIET.

I HAVE, HONESTLY. I HAVE.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, I MAY GO GRAB SOME CHIPS OR SOMETHING.

I'LL SLIP UP WITH SOME CHIPS OR HAVE SOME FRIES

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THAT?

I'M NOT SURE.

YOU'RE NOT SURE, HUH? ALRIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT STICKING TO THE DIET, AND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHY.

DO YOU EAT AT HOME, OR DO YOU EAT OUT?

I EAT MOSTLY AT HOME.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE MAY HAVE TO GRAB SOMETHING

ON THE ON THE GO REAL QUICK.

ALRIGHT.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE NOT MADE A GOOD EFFORT

TO MAKE THE CHANGES.

YOU CAN LOSE EASILY, EASILY 60 POUND IN ONE MONTH

IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET,

BUT ALL I'M ASKING YOU TO LOSE IS 70 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS,

SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT, OKAY?

OKAY.AND UNTIL YOU DO,

WE'RE NOT MOVING AHEAD WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITY?

HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING UP AND DOING EXERCISES?

ACTIVITY IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN I WAS BEFORE,

A WHOLE LOT BETTER.

I'M ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN STAIRS WITHOUT GETTING WINDED.

I'M ABLE TO STAND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME NOW.

YEAH, SO MY ACTIVITY IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE.

OKAY.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, KEEP DOING THAT,

BUT THE BIGGEST FACTOR WILL BE GETTING

MORE WEIGHT OFF YOUR BODY,

SO MAKE SURE YOU DO THE DIET TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT TOO.

ALRIGHT.BUT YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

YES, SIR. YOU SURE?

I'M VERY SURE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO GET TO WHERE YOU CAN GIVE

YOUR WIFE THE WEDDING YOU WANT,

THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE THESE CHANGES NOW,

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT IF YOUR BODY GIVES OUT

AND YOU DON'T MAKE IT.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS OR NOT.

NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU.

IT'S A CHOICE.

IF YOU WANT TO HAVE BETTER LIFE,

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO YOUR OWN PART.

IT'S NOT GOING TO COME EASY.

YEAH. ALRIGHT.

IF Y'ALL NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL.

OKAY.

OTHERWISE, I WANT TO SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS.

I WANT SEE SOME GOOD RESULT FROM YOU.

YOU GOT IT?

YES.

GOOD. ALRIGHT. TAKE CARE.

ALRIGHT. THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

Dr. Nowzaradan: DESPITE WHAT TRAVIS KEEPS SAYING,

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO GET HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS

AND HOW FAST HIS HEALTH IS GOING TO START DETERIORATING SOON

IF HE DOESN'T START TO REDUCE THE STRAIN ON HIS SYSTEM

BY LOSING THE WEIGHT HE NEEDS.

IF HE HAD ANY REAL SENSE OF URGENCY TO STOP THAT,

HE WOULD START BACKING UP WHAT HE SAYS WITH ACTION

AND DO WHAT HE NEEDS INSTEAD OF CONTINUING

TO JUSTIFY HIS UNHEALTHY CHOICES.

AND IF HE DOESN'T WAKE UP AND TAKE THE STEPS HE NEEDS NOW,

THEN VERY SOON, HE COULD GET TO A POINT

WHERE HE RUNS OUT OF TIME.

Travis: MY PLAN IS TO GO BACK AND TRY HARDER THIS TIME.

I THOUGHT I ALREADY WAS, BUT I WAS WRONG,

AND I CAN SEE THAT NOW,

SO MY ONLY OPTION IS TO DO BETTER.

EVERY OTHER DOCTOR HAS TOLD ME, "NO, I CAN'T HELP YOU.

YOU'RE TOO BIG," BUT DR. NOW IS SAYING HE CAN.

I JUST HAVE TO LOSE THE WEIGHT FIRST

TO SHOW HIM WHAT HE NEEDS TO SEE,

SO I HAVE TO DO THAT NO MATTER WHAT

BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THIS CHANCE.

Travis: TODAY, ME AND YASMIN ARE MOVING INTO OUR NEW APARTMENT

AND LEAVING MY MOM'S PLACE.

FINDING A NEW APARTMENT HAS BEEN STRESSFUL,

SO THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE AT TIMES,

BUT I HAVEN'T USED IT AT ANY POINT

AS AN EXCUSE TO BREAK MY DIET.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.ALRIGHT.

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW

AND HOW FAR OFF FROM THE GOAL I WAS,

I'M DOING THIS DIET TO THE LETTER THIS TIME

SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN I GO BACK,

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN EASY AT ALL.

IT'S TAKEN EVERY BIT OF MY WILLPOWER AT TIMES,

AND I WOULD SAY TODAY IS THE HARDEST DAY YET

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN REALLY STRESSED OUT ABOUT THIS MOVE.

WE HAVE A FRIEND OF OURS FROM CHURCH,

DARRON, WHO'S HELPING US,

BUT I'M STILL NOT ABLE TO HELP AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE,

AND I'M SICK OF BEING THE PERSON WHO CAN'T HELP.

THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING HARD TO CHANGE,

BUT I'M TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

AND JUST FOCUS ON NOT STRESSING OUT

BECAUSE WHEN I GET STRESSED,

I GET TO WHERE I WANT TO EAT STUFF I SHOULDN'T.

Y'ALL READY? LISTEN.

IT AIN'T THAT -- YOU KNOW WE DON'T HAVE MUCH, OKAY?

SO...

THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH THAT YOU NEED HELP WITH.

Y'ALL SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE BY NOW.

YOU RIGHT. EXCUSES.

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THEM LITTLE, SHORT PTERODACTYL ARMS.

FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL...

EVERYTHING IS FUNNY TODAY TO YOU, HUH?

I'M SO GLAD I'M GETTING MY PLACE BACK.

WHOO-HOO!

OH, OKAY. I'M EXCITED!

THIS IS A LOT MORE ACTIVITY

THAN I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE A FEW MONTHS AGO,

BUT WE HAVE MOST OF THE STUFF PACKED,

SO I JUST NEED TO PUSH MYSELF A LITTLE LONGER,

AND ONCE WE GET TO OUR NEW PLACE,

I CAN TRY TO REST,

BUT I'M NOT SURE I'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT

MOSTLY BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING IT ALL HERE,

INCLUDING THE COUCH I SLEEP ON,

SO I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE THAT CAN HOLD MY WEIGHT.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIT AND SLEEP,

BUT I'LL JUST HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT

ONCE WE FINISH THE MOVE.

OOH.

THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF STEPS AS MY MOM'S.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

PHEW.

WE STILL GOT A LOT TO MOVE AND A LOT TO DO,

BUT I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I'M TOO TIRED.

I WISH I WASN'T, BUT I'M DONE.

YOU LOOK TIRED.

Gloria: I'M GOING TO GO GET YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.

YOU'RE TOO TIRED TO BE COOKING.

COME ON, MAN. I'M OUT OF HERE.

SEE YOU LATER.

I THINK THEY SAY THERE SOME MORE STUFF DOWN

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS, BRUH.

OKAY. I CAN GRAB IT.

I APPRECIATE YOU, THOUGH, MAN.

NO WORRIES, BRO.

I'M GLAD THE WHOLE MOVE IS ALMOST OVER WITH,

BUT I THINK I PUSHED MYSELF A LITTLE TOO HARD,

AND I THINK I'M AT MY LIMIT

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO PASS OUT SOON IF I DON'T CATCH MY BREATH,

BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP.

YASMIN IS GOING TO USE AN AIR MATTRESS,

BUT I THINK MY ONLY OPTION IS GOING TO BE THE FLOOR.

PHEW!

WHERE HE GO TO?

TRAVIS.

TRAVIS!

OH, HEY. HEY.

ALL RIGHT, SON. GOT YOU

THE GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD, BOTH OF Y'ALL.

YOU DIDN'T GET HER THAT ONE, DID YOU?

YEAH. SHE GOING TO EAT IT.

SHE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO EAT RIGHT TOO.

BOTH OF Y'ALL DO.ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU TOO.

AH!

AH.

I'M READY TO EAT BECAUSE THIS WAS A HARD DAY,

BUT IT'S A BIG RELIEF GETTING IT BEHIND US,

AND NOW, WITH THE MOVE DONE,

I CAN JUST FOCUS ON MAKING AS MUCH PROGRESS AS I CAN

UNTIL MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.

I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I COMPLETELY STICK TO HIS DIET

AND LOSE AS MUCH AS I CAN BY THEN

BECAUSE I'M DETERMINED NOT TO FAIL AGAIN.

SO WHEN I GO BACK, DR. NOW TELLS ME

I'M READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP CLOSER TO THE LIFE

I WANT WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO STRUGGLE LIKE THIS.

AND I'M GOING TO FINALLY MAKE GOOD ON MY PROMISES TO YASMIN

AND GIVE HER THE LIFE SHE DESERVES,

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK IN HOUSTON

FOR MY THIRD APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,

AND THIS TIME, I'M NERVOUS FROM HOW FAR OFF MY WEIGHT LOSS

WAS FROM LAST TIME FROM WHAT I THOUGHT.

THIS TIME, I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING MY HARDEST,

AND MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS TO AT LEAST BE BETTER THIS TIME.

TRAVIS?

BUT I'M HOPING IT'S A LOT BETTER

AND THAT I LOST ENOUGH TO HIT MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL TODAY.

I PUT EVERYTHING I HAD INTO DOING IT THIS TIME,

AND I KNOW I DID THE BEST THAT I COULD,

SO I NEED TO HIT THE GOAL THAT I NEED NOW,

OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

Travis: ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S

FOR MY THIRD APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT IF I GOT TO THE GOAL

I NEED THIS TIME.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT 2 MONTHS AGO,

I WAS 593, AND THE GOAL

I WAS GIVEN WAS TO LOSE 70 POUNDS BY TODAY,

SO I NEED TO BE UNDER 523 IF I ACCOMPLISH THAT.

I FEEL REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M VERY RELIEVED TO SEE THE NUMBER THAT CAME UP,

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF

BECAUSE I NOT ONLY GOT TO MY GOAL,

BUT I BLEW PAST IT AND LOST MORE,

SO I'M HOPING DR. NOW IS HAPPY

WITH WHERE I'M AT AND TODAY IS THE DAY

I GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

HELLO. HELLO, DR. NOW.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

I'M DOING GOOD TOO.

ALL RIGHT. SO I SEE YOU LOST MORE WEIGHT.

YES, SIR. I HAVE LOST SOME MORE WEIGHT.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, SINCE NOW YOU HAVE LOST 77 POUNDS

OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND TOTAL OF 101 POUNDS,

I'M GOING TO APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO...ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A POSITIVE THING FOR YOU, OKAY?

YES, SIR.

BUT I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE THE OPERATION FOR 1 MONTH FROM NOW,

AND AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT,

WE WILL MOVE AHEAD, BUT IF YOU DON'T,

AND YOU SHOW UP WITH LITTLE TO NO PROGRESS,

WE WON'T MOVE AHEAD. YOU GOT IT?

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. SUPER.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU DID GREAT, BUT THIS ISN'T A MAGIC CURE.

YOU STILL GOING TO NEED TO WORK HARD, OKAY?

YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY.

IF EITHER OF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL.

OKAY. OKAY?

TRAVIS, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.YES, SIR.

AND NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.YOU TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

YES!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW HARD THIS IS?

MM-HMM! GIVE ME HIGH-FIVE.

HIGH-FIVE.CAN I DO MY SHUFFLE?

AFTER YOU GIVE ME A HIGH-FIVE WITH YOUR LITTLE HANDS.

GEEZ LOUISE!

I AM VERY PROUD OF TRAVIS FOR APPLYING HIMSELF

AND MAKING THE PROGRESS HE HAS.

HE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOW START,

BUT HE'S MADE UP FOR THAT NOW.

WITH HOW MUCH OF A TOLL THE STRAIN OF HIS WEIGHT

WAS TAKING ON HIS BODY, I WAS CONCERNED

THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET HIM TO WAKE UP IN TIME,

BUT I'M VERY HAPPY IT DIDN'T GET TO THAT POINT.

AND AS LONG AS THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH HIS TEST,

AND HE KEEPS MAKING PROGRESS,

WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY HERE SOON

AND GET HIM CLOSER TO WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE.

Travis: I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL RIGHT NOW

JUST BECAUSE I'M VERY EXCITED

AND HAPPY TO BE GETTING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND FOCUS ON WORKING

JUST AS HARD AS I'VE BEEN

SO I CAN KEEP MAKING PROGRESS FOR DR. NOW,

SO WHEN THE DAY OF MY SURGERY GETS HERE,

THERE'S NO ISSUE OR ANYTHING

STANDING IN THE WAY OF ME MOVING AHEAD

BECAUSE I'M READY TO START MY NEW LIFE,

AND GETTING APPROVED TODAY WAS THE FIRST BIG STEP FOR ME

TOWARDS THAT.

THE DAY OF MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IS FINALLY HERE,

AND I'M VERY EXCITED.

DR. NOW SAID MY TESTS LOOKED GOOD

AND THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS FROM THIS PAST MONTH,

SO I'M MOVING AHEAD, AND I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD.

I KNOW I PROBABLY SHOULD BE NERVOUS,

BUT I CAN'T HELP FEELING EXCITEMENT TODAY

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I'M ABOUT TO HAVE A REBIRTH

TO START A NEW LIFE, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

SO I'M JUST HAPPY RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW?

HEY, BOO! HEY!

LOOK WHO I BROUGHT.

AND I HAVE YASMIN AND MY MOM BY MY SIDE,

AND MY PASTOR CAME DOWN TO BE WITH ME TODAY TOO,

SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL

AND I'M GETTING BLESSED TODAY FOR THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY

FOR A SECOND CHANCE IN MY LIFE.

NOPE. I'M FEELING ALL RIGHT.

I'M FEELING... I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU SEEM NERVOUS.

YOU A LITTLE CRAZY ACTING RIGHT NOW.

YOU GRIPPING HIS HAND KIND OF TIGHT.

HUH? YEAH, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU TOO.ALL RIGHT.

I FEEL LIKE THIS OPERATION IS GOING TO MAKE ME A NEW MAN

AND THAT ALL THE MISTAKES THAT HAVE LED ME HERE

ARE GOING TO BE TURNED AROUND TODAY.

I'M GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO UNDO MY PAST AND TURN IT AROUND

SO I CAN GET BACK TO THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE,

AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT, AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO DO THIS

AND FINALLY BEGIN THE LIFE THAT I HAVE WAITING FOR ME.

OXYGENATION WITH THIS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM

A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON TRAVIS.

HE'S STAYED ON TRACK WITH ANOTHER 28-POUND WEIGHT LOSS

THIS PAST MONTH.

THAT'S NOT AS MUCH AS THE PREVIOUS 2 MONTHS,

BUT HE'S CONTINUING TO DO WELL AND WORK HARD,

SO WE ARE MOVING AHEAD WITH HIS SURGERY TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT EVEN WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT LOSS,

TRAVIS IS STILL JUST UNDER 500 POUNDS,

AND THAT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT PUTS A LOT OF STRAIN ON THE BODY

TO WHERE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS CAN PUSH IT

TO A BREAKING POINT IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY CONCERNS

THAT'S HAPPENING DURING THE SURGERY TODAY,

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE IT LIKE WE INTEND.

BUT HOPEFULLY THAT WON'T BE THE CASE,

AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE THIS TOOL TO TO TRAVIS

BECAUSE WHAT THIS SURGERY DOES IS IT REDUCES THE STOMACH

BY 90%, LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE

THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SLEEVE.

SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED,

AND THE PATIENT IS LESS HUNGRY, SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM

AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT.

SO THIS WILL BE A BIG HELP TO KEEP TRAVIS ON TRACK

WHILE WE CONTINUE THE OTHER THINGS TO HELP

GET HIM TO WHERE HE NEEDS.

Yasmin: THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW FOR TRAVIS IS MIXED.

I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SURGERY,

AND THINGS CAN HAPPEN, BUT I'M EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GIVE HIM HIS LIFE BACK.

IT MEANS THAT WE CAN...

A NEW LIFE, THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, START OVER.

WE CAN HAVE A WEDDING NOW, SO IT MEANS A LOT.

SO I'M JUST PRAYING THAT EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FINE

AND HE'LL BE GOOD WHEN HE WAKES UP.

ALL RIGHT. ROOM LIGHT ON, PLEASE.

OKAY. ALL FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT. TRAVIS' SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY,

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM TO RECOVERY

AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM TO GET UP LATER ON AND DO SOME WALKING.

FOR THE NEXT MONTH, TRAVIS WILL NEED TO STAY

ON A LIQUID-ONLY DIET UNTIL HE FULLY RECOVERS,

AND AT THAT TIME, HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE ANOTHER 30 POUNDS.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE

AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH UNTIL HE GETS CLOSE TO THE 200s.

SO IF TRAVIS STAYS ON TRACK,

HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET TO HIS GOAL WEIGHT

PERHAPS IN ABOUT 6 TO 9 MONTHS

IF HE KEEPS WORKING HARD LIKE HE NEEDS.

BUT HE STILL HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE,

AND EVEN WITH THIS SURGERY,

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY FOR HIM TO DO THAT

BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO FACE ALL THE ISSUES BEHIND

WHAT'S DRIVEN HIM TO EAT LIKE HE HAS MOST OF HIS LIFE.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE GAVE HIM AN IMPORTANT TOOL

THAT WILL HELP HIM OUT TODAY,

TRAVIS STILL HAS A LONG ROAD AHEAD,

AND HOW HE DOES FROM HERE WILL ALL DEPEND

ON WHETHER HE ADDRESSES WHAT HE NEEDS TO STAY ON TRACK

BECAUSE IF HE DOESN'T,

IT WON'T TAKE LONG FOR HIM TO STRETCH HIS STOMACH BACK OUT

BY OVEREATING TO WHERE HE'S GOING TO START GAINING AGAIN.

AND AT THAT POINT, HE WILL END UP BACK WHERE HE STARTED --

OVER 600 POUNDS AND FACING AN EARLY DEATH.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH SINCE MY WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT A WEEK AGO,

DR. NOW APPROVED ME TO GO BACK ON SOLID FOODS AGAIN,

SO IT'S BEEN NICE TO HAVE SOMETHING

OTHER THAN LIQUIDS AGAIN.

DR. NOW SAYS HE'S HAPPY WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE PAST MONTH

AND JUST TO KEEP WORKING HARD, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO,

AND I'M WORKING TO STAY FOCUSED AND DO WHAT I NEED.

THERE ARE DAYS THAT ARE A LOT HARDER THAN OTHERS

BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES I REALLY WANT

TO EAT WHAT I SHOULDN'T AGAIN.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT ALL MY CRAVINGS WOULD JUST GO AWAY

BECAUSE DR. NOW EXPLAINED SOME OF THAT TO ME.

HE TOLD ME, WITH MY SURGERY,

THERE'S NOTHING PHYSICAL IN MY BODY DOING THAT,

SO THAT DRIVE IN ME IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE,

AND IT'S PROBABLY MORE OF AN EMOTIONAL THING FOR ME,

WANTING THE FEELINGS BACK THAT COMES FROM EATING.

SO HE THINKS I NEED TO START GOING TO THERAPY NOW

EVEN THOUGH I'M STILL LOSING LIKE I NEED.

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT I'M CONSIDERING IT

BECAUSE I KNOW HE HAS A POINT ABOUT MY HUNGER

AND CRAVINGS NOT BEING A PHYSICAL THING

BECAUSE I CAN HARDLY EAT MUCH OF ANYTHING.

BUT OVERALL, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT

HOW MY DIET HAS BEEN GOING.

I'M NOT OVEREATING.

I'M STICKING TO THE DIET,

AND I'M ALSO TAKING MY WORKOUTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

Yasmin: YOU CAN DO THIS.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP WHILE YOU GONE.

ALL RIGHT.

OUR NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS A GYM HERE,

SO I'M GOING THERE AND WORKING OUT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK.

MY NEXT BIG GOAL TO HIT IS TO GET UNDER 350

BECAUSE DR. NOW SAID WHEN I GET TO THAT POINT,

I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF EXTRA SKIN

HANGING ON ME AND THAT I'LL NEED TO GET 20

OR 30 POUNDS OF IT REMOVED

BY THEN, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT TO ME.

BUT I CAN ALREADY SEE SOME AREAS WHERE THAT'S HAPPENING,

AND THE SKIN IS STARTING TO HANG A LITTLE, SO IF THAT GETS WORSE,

THEN I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO NEED TO GET THAT REMOVED.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT BIG STEP FOR ME

THAT I'M WORKING HARD TOWARDS NOW.

DR. NOW SAID I CAN BE THERE IN THE NEXT 4 OR 5 MONTHS

IF I APPLY MYSELF,

AND I KNOW I CAN DO THAT AS LONG AS I'M DOING WHAT I NEED.

ME AND YASMIN ARE OUT ON A DATE.

I WANT TO MAKE UP FOR ALL THE DATES

I NEVER TOOK HER ON BECAUSE I WAS TOO BIG,

AND ULTIMATELY, WHEN I GET DOWN TO MY GOAL,

I WANT TO GIVE HER THE BIG WEDDING

I NEVER GAVE HER.

SO DOING THINGS LIKE THIS

AND GOING OUT IS JUST A START FOR US

AND THE NEW LIFE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

DR. NOW KEEPS REMINDING ME NOT TO GET TOO COMFORTABLE

JUST BECAUSE I'M STILL LOSING BECAUSE HE'S CONCERNED

MY WEIGHT LOSS IS GOING TO SLOW SOON

IF I DON'T START GOING TO THERAPY

AND THAT THERE'S NO REASON TO WAIT

FOR THAT TO START HAPPENING.

BUT I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT IT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO START DIGGING UP THE PAST.

-THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME.

OH, YOU GOT TO TAKE THIS STUFF OUT OF HERE.

NO, YOU DON'T, STOP.

THE SKILLET IS VERY HOT SO BE CAREFUL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, JESS.

OH, MY GOSH. LOOK AT THIS.

IF ALL OF THIS FOR HER?

THIS AIN'T RIGHT.

I CAN'T EVEN EAT RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL SO BAD.

Travis: UNHEALTHY FOOD IS JUST GOING TO BE OUT AROUND ME

IF I'M IN THIS WORLD.

I'M ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE SOME SMALL COMPROMISES

I SHOULDN'T HAVE -- TAKING A BITE OF SOMETHING

THAT'S FOR YASMIN AND NOT FOR ME.

DON'T TOUCH MY FOOD, OR I'M CALLING THE DOCTOR.

WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE GOING TO DO.

SHE'S TRYING TO KEEP ALL OF THAT AWAY FROM ME,

BUT IF I'M AROUND STUFF I CAN'T HAVE FOR TOO LONG,

THEN IT CAN GET TO BE OVERWHELMING.

AND I'M STARTING TO GET REALLY SCARED

IT'S GOING TO GET TO A POINT

WHERE IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH FOR ME,

AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.

LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS SOME GOOD SOUP,

BUT I CAN'T EAT THAT.

GUESS WHAT I GOT TO DO?

SCOOP THAT OUT THE WAY AND JUST SIP ON THE BROTH.

WELL, SORRY.

IT'S ALL PART OF GETTING HEALTHY.

JUST THINK ABOUT THE END RESULT.

THIS ONE GOT...

I CAN'T LET MYSELF START GOING BACKWARDS INTO MY OLD ADDICTION

TO MESS ALL THIS UP,

SO I'M REALLY CONSIDERING THE THERAPY.

IT'S JUST HARD BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT

TO GO BACK TO MY PAST.

I'VE COME TOO FAR FOR THAT,

BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN

IF I DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT.

ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK IN HOUSTON

FOR ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP WITH DR. NOW.

IT'S BEEN 3 MONTHS SINCE MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND I KNOW I STAYED ON TRACK FOR MOST OF THAT TIME.

BUT TODAY'S WEIGH-IN WILL SHOW

IF I KEPT THAT GOING THIS PAST MONTH,

AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THAT

BECAUSE THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST ON ME

SINCE THE SURGERY WITH HOW MUCH I STRUGGLE WITH MY CRAVINGS.

I STILL CAN'T EAT MUCH, SO IT'S JUST HAVING SOME THINGS

I SHOULDN'T,

SO I'M SCARED ABOUT WHAT MY PROGRESS IS GOING TO BE TODAY

BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT TO MESS IT UP.

TRAVIS.

MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT IF I HAVE,

IT COULD BE THE START OF THINGS GOING BACK

IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, AND I'M TERRIFIED OF THAT,

SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN

BECAUSE AFTER A LIFETIME OF DREAMING OF THIS CHANCE,

I'M FINALLY STARTING TO GET MY LIFE BACK,

AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT.

Travis: I'M AT DR. NOW'S FOR MY NEXT FOLLOW-UP.

IN MY LAST APPOINTMENT 3 MONTHS AGO,

I WAS ON TRACK WITH A 18-POUND WEIGHT LOSS AND WAS DOWN TO 439.

AT THIS POINT, DR. NOW SAYS I SHOULD BE LOSING

AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH, SO I'M HOPING I DID THAT

AND I'M STILL IN THE RANGE THAT I NEED.

THAT'S NOT BAD, BUT I'M NOT SURE IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO 20-POUNDS

WEIGHT LOSS THAT DR. NOW SAYS I SHOULD BE HAVING,

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S GOING TO FEEL ABOUT MY PROGRESS TODAY.

IF HE'S NOT HAPPY, I KNOW HE'S GOING TO TELL ME

I HAVE TO START THERAPY, BUT I'M STILL STRUGGLING WITH THAT.

HELLO. HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING ALL RIGHT, DOC.FINE. HOW ARE YOU?

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M DOING GOOD.

WELL, THIS PAST MONTH, YOU LOST ANOTHER 16 POUNDS.

YEP.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN, BUT NOT A LOT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

BUT YOU'RE IN THE BUBBLE, AND IF YOU SLOW DOWN ANYMORE,

IT WON'T BE GOOD.RIGHT.

SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT'S GOING ON

WITH YOUR EATING HABIT AND HOW YOU'RE DOING.

I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.

I'VE STUCK TO THE DIET.

I JUST...HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CRAVINGS.

SO YOU NEED TO START THERAPY.

YEAH, I DO.

WE DISCUSSED IT ALREADY.

NOW THAT WE GOT YOUR PHYSICAL ELEMENT

FOR EATING UNDER CONTROL...

MM-HMM.

...THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE THAT DROVE YOU TO EAT

IS GOING TO COME TO SURFACE.

RIGHT.

SO YOUR CRAVINGS ARE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE

UNTIL YOU DEAL WITH THE ISSUE THAT HAVE BEEN BEHIND YOUR DRIVE

TO EAT MOST OF YOUR LIFE.

AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN IT WILL ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE YOU'RE EATING MORE, AND YOU'LL START TO OVEREAT

AND START TO STRETCH YOUR STOMACH

BACK OUT TO UNDO YOUR SURGERY.

OKAY.

YOU GOT THAT?YES, SIR.

AND WHY AREN'T YOU WILLING TO GO AND DO THAT?

I THINK RIGHT NOW...

I BELIEVE IT'S JUST ME STRUGGLING

WITH JUST NOT WANTING TO DEAL WITH THE PAST,

BUT I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING I NEED TO DO,

SO IT'S JUST REALLY ME NEEDING TO PUSH PAST MY ISSUES WITH IT.

GOOD, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS,

THEN YOU'RE GOING TO START TO GO BACKWARDS SOON

AND UNDO ALL YOUR PROGRESS.

RIGHT.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE THE THERAPIST

AND SEE IF WE CAN OVERCOME ALL THIS ISSUE THAT WE GOT.

OKAY. OKAY, GREAT.

WE'LL SEE YOU IN A MONTH,

AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING OR ANY ISSUE, YOU MAY CALL.

OKAY. OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.NICE TO SEE YOU.

NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. THANK YOU.

NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.YOU, TOO.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SINCE HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

TRAVIS HAS CONTINUED WORKING HARD

TO STAY ON TRACK WITH HIS WEIGHT LOSS.

HE MAY HAVE A LITTLE LOWER WEIGHT LOSS THIS PAST MONTH,

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NEGLIGIBLE.

IF IT DROPS ANY LOWER, THOUGH, IT WILL BECOME A CONCERN.

HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS THAT HE'S NOT GOING

TO BE ABLE TO KEEP DOING THIS

AND RESISTING THE CRAVINGS HE'S STRUGGLING WITH

IF HE DOESN'T START TO DEAL WITH HIS PSYCHOLOGICAL

AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES BEHIND IT.

SO FAR, HE HASN'T WANTED TO DO THAT,

BUT I'M HOPING NOW HE'S SERIOUS ABOUT STARTING PSYCHOTHERAPY

BECAUSE IF HE'S NOT, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE LONG

FOR HIM TO START TO HEAD IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AGAIN.

Travis: I KNOW I NEED TO DO WHAT DR. NOW IS SAYING,

AND IF I DON'T START TO FACE WHAT I NEED SOON,

THAT IT'S JUST GOING TO GET WORSE,

AND I CAN'T START GAINING AGAIN.

SO I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO NEXT

IS JUST WORK UP THE COURAGE TO START THERAPY

BECAUSE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO LEAVE SOME THINGS IN THE PAST,

YOU CAN'T, IF THEY THREATEN YOUR FUTURE.

I'M HEADED TO THERAPY RIGHT NOW, AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS,

BUT I THINK I'M READY TO DO THIS

AND START THE PROCESS OF GOING BACK

TO THE THINGS IN MY PAST TO GET HEALTHY.

I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A EASY PROCESS,

AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO INCLUDE MY FATHER,

BUT I KNOW I CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST,

SO I DON'T SEE HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS

CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.

BUT I'M WILLING TO TRY AND START THE PROCESS

BECAUSE I KNOW DR. NOW IS RIGHT,

AND THAT EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES

ARE WHAT'S DRIVING MY CRAVINGS TO USE FOOD

TO FEEL HOW I WANT TO FEEL.

AND IF I LET THAT CONTINUE UNCHECKED,

IT'S GOING TO DESTROY MY CHANCE AT A FUTURE,

SO AS MUCH AS I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS,

I'M HERE, AND I'M READY TO DO IT.

TRAVIS? HEY, YEAH.

I'M DR. PARADISE. COME ON IN.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT ON THE COUCH.

NICE TO MEET YOU. TRAVIS.

GOOD TO MEET YOU, TOO.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF,

AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR HISTORY.

YOU GREW UP IN VIRGINIA?

YES, I GREW UP IN A SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLD

OF JUST A MOM.

INTERESTING. MM-HMM.

WHERE WAS YOUR DAD?

MY DAD HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

HE WAS NOT AROUND GROWING UP.

NAH, NAH. OKAY.

IT WAS JUST ME, MY MOTHER, AND MY BROTHER, OLDER BROTHER.

HOW'D YOU AND YOUR BROTHER GET ALONG GROWING UP?

ME AND MY BROTHER, WE WAS CLOSE WHEN WE WAS LITTLE,

BUT WE JUST USED TO FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS.

WE'LL FIGHT EACH OTHER.

WE WON'T LET NOBODY ELSE FIGHT US, THOUGH.

LIKE, I WOULDN'T...SO YOU HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK?

YEAH, AND A LOT OF TIMES,

IT WAS JUST US BECAUSE MY MA WORKED A LOT.

SO ALL MY LIFE, WE BEEN LATCHKEY KIDS.

SO WHEN DID YOU START GETTING BIG?

AROUND HIGH SCHOOL AGE WAS WHEN THE WEIGHT STARTED TO COME ON.

OKAY.

SO WHAT ELSE WAS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE

WHEN YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL,

STILL YOU, MOM, AND YOUR BROTHER?

ACTUALLY, MY BROTHER HAD LEFT AND WENT TO LIVE WITH MY DAD.

BUT YOU DIDN'T. I DIDN'T.

WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU?

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN CONFUSING.

IT WAS. IT WAS CONFUSING.

I THINK THE MOST CONFUSING PART OF IT IS,

I KIND OF FELT LEFT, AND SO THAT HURTS A LOT,

WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD DO THAT.

YEAH. HOW'D THAT MAKE YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR BROTHER?

DID YOU EVER RESENT YOUR BROTHER FOR IT?

YEAH.

FOR HIM TO JUST UP AND, ONE DAY, JUST MAKE THAT MOVE, YEAH.

THAT WAS... IT SUCKED KIND OF HARD.

THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED IT, IT THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

RIGHT AROUND WHEN YOU STARTED GAINING THE WEIGHT, TOO.

YEAH, I ATE A LOT THEN.

I WAS... I WAS A HEAVY EATER THEN.

OKAY.

HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR DAD RIGHT NOW?

AT ONE POINT, I DIDN'T... YEAH, I JUST STOPPED CARING.

I JUST FELT LIKE I...

I LEARNED HOW TO CUT OFF EMOTIONS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'D SAY IF HE WAS, LIKE, RIGHT HERE?

WOULD YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO HIM?

THE SAME THING I ALWAYS BEEN SAYING,

"WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S GOING ON?"UH-HUH.

"HOW YOU DOING?"YOU KNOW, IT'S WEIRD.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU TOLERATE PEOPLE NOT TREATING YOU WELL.

I TOLERATED IT A LOT.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT NOW.

BEFORE, I DIDN'T.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT,

AND I'M NOT ACCEPTING ANYTHING ANYMORE.

GOOD, YEAH.

GOOD FOR YOU.

SO WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU WANT TO SEND TO YOUR DAD?

MM-HMM.WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM TO HEAR?

I GUESS I WOULD SAY, "HEY, I'M YOUR SON

THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IN YEARS"...

YEAH. ..."YOUR BLOOD."

YEP.

"YOU'VE RAISED ANOTHER PERSON'S CHILD AND NOT RAISED YOUR OWN."

OH, DID HE HAVE STEPKIDS THAT HE...

HE HAS A STEPDAUGHTER WITH HIS WIFE

THAT HE'S MARRIED WITH NOW AND...

THAT'S MESSED UP.

WHEN I DO CALL HIM, HE BE LIKE, "HEY, HEY, SON.

I WAS TRYING TO FIND YOUR NUMBER TO CALL YOU,"

AND I'M LIKE, "THAT'S A LIE."

AND YOU SEE RIGHT THROUGH THAT.

YEAH. YEAH.

I'M NOT A FOOL.

I'M NOT DUMB, BUT HERE'S MY ISSUE WITH MY FATHER IS,

HE MAY NOT LOVE ME, BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE

THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH ME, THAT'S FINE.

NO PROBLEM.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT GUESS WHAT?

STOP TRYING TO PLAY ME!

WOW, OKAY.YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?

YEAH, YEP.

IT'S GOOD STUFF.

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU TALKED TO YOUR BROTHER?

MY BROTHER?

AS FAR AS TALKING TO HIM, I DON'T KNOW.

BUT YOU GUYS WERE PRETTY TIGHT.

BUT UNTIL HE ACTUALLY WANTS TO TALK,

I JUST LET IT BE WHAT IT IS.BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOUR BEING OKAY WITH YOUR BROTHER, THAT'S NOT FOR HIM.

IT'S FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL SEE. OKAY.

SO, TRAVIS, IT WAS GREAT TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YES, SIR.THANKS FOR COMING, MAN.

YEAH, THANK YOU.GOOD TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

HAVE A SAFE DRIVE BACK.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

TAKE CARE. YES, SIR.

Travis: MY MIND AND MY EMOTIONS ARE RACING RIGHT NOW.

I KNEW IT WASN'T GOING TO BE EASY,

BUT DOING THIS TOOK A LOT OUT OF ME,

SO I THINK I JUST NEED SOME TIME RIGHT NOW.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT DR. PARADISE IS SAYING

AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LETTING GO AND FACING ISSUES,

BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE'S SAYING.

I JUST HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO END UP DIGGING UP THINGS

THAT COULD MAKE THINGS WORSE FOR ME

AND THEN I END UP GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AGAIN.

SO THIS IS A LOT FOR ME TO PROCESS AND DEAL WITH,

AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M READY FOR IT,

SO I JUST NEED SOME TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

Travis: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE I WENT

TO MY FIRST THERAPY APPOINTMENT,

AND DR. PARADISE TALKED TO ME ABOUT SOME THINGS TO HELP ME

WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT LED TO MY STRUGGLE WITH CRAVINGS.

AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS DEALING WITH MY BROTHER AND MY FATHER,

SO I JUST BEEN TRYING TO PROCESS ALL THAT AND WORK THROUGH

WHETHER I THINK I'M READY TO DEAL WITH ANY OF THAT.

BUT I HAD ANOTHER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW

A FEW DAYS AGO, AND MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS SLOWED DOWN.

I ONLY LOST 8 POUNDS LAST TIME, SO DR. NOW

SAYS NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERAPY

WASN'T GOING TO HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ME

IF I DIDN'T WORK ON THINGS AFTERWARDS.

SO SEEING THAT NUMBER WOKE ME UP,

AND I'M TAKING THE THINGS THAT DR. PARADISE THINKS

I NEED TO DO MORE SERIOUSLY,

EVEN IF IT'S HARD TO SEE HOW IT'LL AFFECT ME MUCH.

WHEN IT COMES TO MY FATHER, I DON'T THINK

IT'LL BE A GOOD IDEA TO TALK TO HIM RIGHT NOW.

I HONESTLY DON'T SEE HOW IT WOULD RESULT IN MUCH

BECAUSE HIS ACTIONS HAVE ALREADY SHOWED ME HOW HE FEELS.

HE BARELY HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ME.

NO, IT WASN'T FAIR, AND I DIDN'T DESERVE THAT,

BUT I HAVE TO WORK TO LET THE PAIN AND THE HURT GO.

BUT I DO THINK IT'LL BE GOOD TO TALK TO MY BROTHER

AND LET GO OF SOME OF THE RESENTMENT

I HAD TOWARDS HIM

AND ASKING HIM TO FORGIVE ME.

THAT, I CAN DO.

THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AFTER THERAPY,

I REALIZED HE WAS A KID LIKE ME.

HE WAS STUCK IN A SITUATION HE COULDN'T CONTROL,

JUST LIKE I WAS, SO HE DIDN'T DESERVE THAT.

THERE WERE TIMES I THINK I COULD'VE MADE MOVES

TO BETTER OUR RELATIONSHIP,

BUT I DIDN'T BECAUSE OF HOW I FELT,

AND I KNOW THAT WAS WRONG OF ME.

AND I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD THING TO LET THAT GO

AND A GOOD FIRST STEP TO DEALING WITH ALL THE THINGS

I HAVE INSIDE OF ME THAT ARE A PART OF MY STRUGGLE WITH FOOD.

SO I HAVE A CALL WITH MY BROTHER TODAY.

I JUST HOPE IT'S GOOD.

GERARD, WHAT UP, MAN?

YEAH, MAN, SO I AIN'T SEEN YOU IN A MINUTE, MAN.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW I'M DOING WITH MY WEIGHT

THOUGH RIGHT NOW, BRO.

You getting your weight down, man.

You look like me with hair.

I KNOW, RIGHT? BUT YEAH, MAN.

I BEEN TALKING WITH A THERAPIST, MAN, AND I WENT TO THERAPY,

AND, YOU KNOW, THERAPY IS PRETTY COOL, MAN.

YOU WENT ONCE BEFORE, TOO?

Yeah, I had to for the V.A.

they sent me there, and I was a little skeptical at first,

but it was pretty dope.

YEAH, WELL, HE GAVE ME SOME TOOLS AND THINGS,

AND WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS,

AND I WAS JUST SITTING HERE THINKING TODAY,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, JUST REMINISCING ON SOME THINGS,

JUST THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, JUST GROWING UP,

YOU KNOW, GROWING UP, LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?Yeah.

YOU KNOW BACK WHEN YOU WENT TO GO LIVE WITH DAD, MAN?

Yeah, what about it?

YOU KNOW...

YOU KNOW, IT REALLY HURT ME, BRO.

LIKE, I KIND OF BLAMED YOU FOR ME BEING ALONE.

LIKE, IT'S WEIRD, BRO.

I WOULD GET MAD, LIKE, YOU KNOW,

AND WHY WOULD YOU GO LIVE WITH HIM?

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TO ME?

BECAUSE THAT'S ALL WE GOT,

IS ME, YOU AND MOMS, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

SO, YEAH, I MEAN...

Yeah, just me, being a teenager, thinking I knew

got into it with Ma... YEAH.

...went to go live with him and realized that,

"Hey, this ain't the move," real quick.

YEAH. ...Room for me.

He was living with his girlfriend at the time.

He didn't even have room for me.

YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW,

IT JUST MADE ME FEEL SOME TYPE OF WAY, THOUGH, BRO.

LIKE, I WOULD GET ANGRY,

AND I THINK I'VE BEEN HARVESTING SOME OF THESE FEELINGS, MAN,

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEM,

GET THEM OUT, MAN, AND YOU KNOW, JUST LET YOU KNOW, MAN.

DURING THERAPY, I REALIZED THAT I WAS BLAMING YOU

FOR SOMETHING YOU HAD NO CONTROL OVER.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

YOU WAS JUST A KID, TOO, YOU KNOW?

AND I KNOW TALKING THESE THINGS OUT REALLY HELPS, YOU KNOW,

INSTEAD OF BOTTLING THEM UP FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS, MAN.

I BOTTLED THIS UP.

I KNOW IT AFFECTED OUR RELATIONSHIP

BECAUSE I COULD'VE GOT IN TOUCH WITH YOU MORE.

YOU KNOW, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU, BRO. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I'm glad you losing weight, getting in shape.

You're able to do things for yourself now,

but the most important thing is to get your mind right.

If you build your mind up stronger than your body,

your body will be as strong as your mind.

It's going to get there.

It's just, the mind is the first thing, bro.

EXACT. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, BROTHER.

BUT LISTEN, MAN, I APPRECIATE YOU, YO.

I LOVE YOU.

THANKS FOR TAKING THIS CALL, MAN,

AND I'M GOING TO HIT YOU UP LATER.

ALL RIGHT?

All right, bro. Love you, too.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

Travis: I LOVE MY BROTHER, AND I'M GLAD WE TALKED TODAY.

LIFE HAS BEEN THE WAY IT IS, AND WHATEVER HAPPENED, HAPPENED.

A LOT OF THAT NEITHER OF US COULD CONTROL,

BUT I KNOW THAT THINGS COULD'VE GONE DIFFERENTLY

IF I'D HANDLED THEM BETTER,

AND I REGRET THAT AND ANY TIME THAT ME

AND MY BROTHER LOST BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT TAKING CONTROL OF WHAT I CAN

AND OWNING UP TO WHAT I NEED SO I CAN DO THAT ISN'T EASY.

I WAS REALLY NERVOUS TO DO THAT,

BUT IT DID FEEL GOOD GETTING THINGS OFF MY CHEST.

I THINK SOME OF THE GUILT I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS,

AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER AND REALIZED THINGS,

HAS HAUNTED ME SOME, SO I'M GLAD I DID THIS.

BUT I DON'T THINK THE TALK IS GOING TO DO

ANYTHING MAGIC TO ME, BUT I DIDN'T DO THIS FOR THAT.

I JUST HOPE I'M AT LEAST TAKING THE STEPS

I NEED TO START MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN

BECAUSE IF I'M NOT, THEN WITH HOW MY WEIGHT LOSS

HAS SLOWED, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE

I COULD START GAINING AGAIN SOON, AND THAT TERRIFIES ME.

BUT I GUESS I'LL FIND OUT WHEN I GO BACK

TO MY NEXT DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND GET ON THE SCALE.

I'M HOPING THE NUMBER THAT COMES UP HAS ME BACK

WHERE I NEED TO BE

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO IF IT'S NOT.

Travis: I'M BACK AT DR. NOW'S AGAIN,

AND I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT IF I'M MAKING THE PROGRESS

I SHOULD AGAIN.

TRAVIS.

I JUST HOPE THAT I'M STILL LOSING

AND THAT MY PROGRESS HASN'T SLOWED EVEN MORE.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT, I ONLY LOST 8 POUNDS

FOR THE MONTH TO GET DOWN TO 414,

BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LOSING AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH.

SO IF I'M BACK ON TRACK, THEN I SHOULD BE BELOW 394.

HEY!

YEAH.

YEAH.

GOOD JOB.

I'LL TAKE THAT.

IT'S NOT 20 POUNDS, BUT IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH,

AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN LAST TIME.

SO I'M REALLY RELIEVED AND HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER,

AND I THINK DR. NOW WILL BE, TOO.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO.HELLO.

HELLO. HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING WONDERFUL. GOOD.

SO YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE BACK ON TRACK.

-YES. -AND YOU'RE FINALLY IN THE 300s.

YES, SIR.BUT JUST BARELY.

JUST BARELY, BUT I'LL TAKE IT.

SO WILL I.

OKAY, WELL, IT LOOK LIKE THERAPY HAS HELPED YOU OUT SOME.

SO DO YOU FEEL IT'S WORKING FOR YOU?

IT'S WORKING WONDERFUL.

IT'S WORKING WONDERFUL.

HE GAVE ME SOME GREAT ADVICE THAT SET ME ON A COURSE

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT, SO HE'S HELPING ME

WITH THAT TREMENDOUSLY.

OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

SO MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW EVERY MONTH AND KEEP GOING TO THAT

SO YOU CAN KEEP DEALING WITH THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT HAVE DRIVEN YOU TO EAT.

JUST STAY ON TRACK BECAUSE YOU STILL GOT

A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE,

AND ONCE YOU LOSE ANOTHER 100 POUND,

THEN WE CONSIDER DOING SOME EXTRA-SKIN REMOVAL.

AND IT'S GOING TO CHANGE YOUR BODY CONTOUR,

AND IT'S GOING TO HELP GET MORE WEIGHT OFF OF YOU

BECAUSE WE PROBABLY WILL REMOVE

20 TO 30 POUNDS OF EXCESS SKIN FROM YOU AT THAT POINT.

OH, OKAY.

OVERALL, I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS,

AND YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S CHANGED THE WHOLE LIFESTYLE RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU SEE A LOT OF WAYS YOUR LIFE IS IMPROVING

WITH HOW MUCH YOU LOST SO FAR?

OH, YEAH.

MY ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE HAS CHANGED.

MY QUALITY OF LIFE HAS CHANGED,

AND IT'S CHANGED FOR THE BEST, AND I ENJOY IT.

WELL, GOOD.

IT TAKE YOU A WHILE TO COME AROUND TO THERAPY,

BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING IT AND HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME.

SO JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND YOU'LL BE AT YOUR GOAL,

AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOUR WIFE

THE BIG WEDDING YOU PROMISED HER.

YEAH, SO...ALL RIGHT.

AND WE'LL SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING IN 3 MONTHS,

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

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.OKAY?

AND IN THE MEANTIME, KEEP WORKING HARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. YEAH, TAKE CARE.

ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.YES, SIR.

I WILL SEE Y'ALL LATER.ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.HAVE A GOOD TRIP BACK.

THANK YOU.

DR. NOW HEADING OUT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M VERY PROUD OF TRAVIS

AND HOW HARD HE HAS WORKED.

HE'S HAD HIS UPS AND DOWNS OVER THE PAST YEAR,

BUT HE STUCK WITH IT,

AND NO MATTER WHAT HE'S STRUGGLED WITH,

HE'S ALWAYS COME THROUGH IN THE END

AND DONE WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO.

HE MAY STILL HAVE SOME BIG UPS AND DOWNS AHEAD,

BUT AS LONG AS HE KEEPS DEALING WITH THE ISSUES HE NEEDS

AND WORKING AS HARD AS HE HAS, THEN I'M CONFIDENT

THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HIM TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT SOON.

Travis: I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.

TODAY'S APPOINTMENT WAS A BIG ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME,

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED I'M MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

AND BACK TO WHERE I NEED TO BE FOR NOW,

BUT I KNOW THAT'S ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE

IF I KEEP WORKING ON THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO BECAUSE I DON'T PLAN ON STOPPING

UNTIL I GET TO MY GOAL AND WHERE I WANT TO BE.

Woman: IT'S GOING TO BE IN THEATER 5 OVER ON YOUR RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM. YOU GUYS ENJOY.

YOU, TOO.

ME AND YASMIN ARE TRYING SOMETHING NEW

FOR OUR DATE TONIGHT.

I TOLD HER I WANTED TO TAKE HER TO THE MOVIES

INSTEAD OF JUST DINNER BECAUSE WITH ALL THE WEIGHT I LOST,

I CAN TRY TO START DOING SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN MY LAST THERAPY APPOINTMENT

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,

DR. PARADISE ENCOURAGED ME TO FIND NEW ACTIVITIES FOR ME

AND YASMIN THAT DON'T REVOLVE AROUND JUST FOOD,

BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE MOVIES IN OVER 7 YEARS.

GOING ANYWHERE LIKE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER

BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIT IN THE SEATS,

SO DOING THIS SHOWS HOW FAR I'VE COME

BECAUSE I'M GETTING AROUND WITHOUT GETTING WINDED

AND WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF BREATH.

AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY AS MUCH

IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIT IN PLACES,

AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS PLACE

WHERE I'M ABLE TO START DOING A LOT MORE.

I MISSED OUT ON A LOT OF THINGS IN LIFE

AND DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF AND WITH YASMIN,

AND I'M STARTING TO MAKE UP FOR ALL THAT,

AND I'M GOING TO KEEP WORKING HARD

UNTIL I'M ABLE NOT ONLY TO GIVE HER THE WEDDING OF HER DREAMS

BUT THE LIFE OF HER DREAMS, TOO.

AND I'M NOT SLOWING DOWN UNTIL I'M ABLE TO DO THAT FOR HER.

I'VE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THIS PAST YEAR

TO MAKE THE PROGRESS I HAVE,

BUT I STILL HAVE OVER 200 POUNDS LEFT TO LOSE,

SO I KNOW MY JOURNEY IS FAR FROM OVER.

DR. NOW SAYS IF I STAY ON TRACK,

THAT I'LL BE WHERE I NEED TO HAVE MY FIRST SKIN REMOVAL.

EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE FAR IN THE DISTANCE,

I CAN AT LEAST FINALLY SEE THE FINISH LINE,

AND THINKING ON HOW MY LIFE IS GOING TO BE

ONCE I GET TO MY GOAL IS A BIG MOTIVATION FOR ME.

SO I'M JUST KEEPING THAT IN FRONT OF ME

UNTIL I TURN MY DREAM INTO A REALITY,

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.