"My 600-lb Life" Joe's Story

1 00:00:03,233 --> 00:00:05,267 I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER. 2 00:00:05,267 --> 00:00:09,033 MY LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH OVER IF THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR ME. 3 00:00:14,067 --> 00:00:16,167 I AM LIVING A NIGHTMARE. 4 00:00:16,167 --> 00:00:18,567 I WOULDN'T WISH THIS ON MY WORST ENEMY. 5 00:00:18,567 --> 00:00:20,467 [ RADIO CHATTER ] 6 00:00:20,467 --> 00:00:23,400 Woman: I HATE THIS LIFE THAT I HAVE. 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:31,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 8 00:00:32,067 --> 00:00:34,667 DON'T YOU DARE PUT IT ALL OFF ON ME! 9 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:36,567 LISTEN, SHE IS GOING TO DIE. PERIOD. 10 00:00:36,567 --> 00:00:39,400 BOTH OF Y'ALL, STOP. JUST STOP! 11 00:00:42,767 --> 00:00:45,167 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'VE GOT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. 12 00:00:45,167 --> 00:00:48,167 OTHERWISE, SURGERY WOULD NOT BE USEFUL FOR YOU. 13 00:00:48,167 --> 00:00:49,767 [ Voice breaking ] I CAN'T DO THIS 14 00:00:49,767 --> 00:00:52,800 WITHOUT SOMEBODY TO HELP ME SAY NO. 15 00:00:58,067 --> 00:01:00,233 YOU ARE ON BORROWED TIME HERE. 16 00:01:00,233 --> 00:01:02,433 YOU'RE SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL. 17 00:01:02,433 --> 00:01:03,700 TRY AGAIN. 18 00:01:03,700 --> 00:01:06,700 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 19 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:09,733 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 20 00:01:11,300 --> 00:01:13,533 Joe: YOU HAVE TO KNOW TRUE DESPAIR 21 00:01:13,533 --> 00:01:18,200 BEFORE YOU'RE WILLING TO RISK EVERYTHING TO MAKE A CHANGE. 22 00:01:28,967 --> 00:01:31,367 [ TELEPHONE RINGING ] 23 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,567 I NEED YOU TO SEND AN AMBULANCE OUT HERE. 24 00:01:35,567 --> 00:01:37,067 DISPATCHER: What's the problem? 25 00:01:37,067 --> 00:01:38,500 Tell me exactly what's happening. 26 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:40,167 I STOOD UP LAST NIGHT. 27 00:01:40,167 --> 00:01:46,067 MY LEFT KNEE POPPED REAL LOUD, AND THE PAIN'S UNBEARABLE. 28 00:01:46,067 --> 00:01:47,867 Have you been in the floor this whole time, 29 00:01:47,867 --> 00:01:49,333 or were you able to get back up? 30 00:01:49,333 --> 00:01:50,633 NO, I'VE BEEN IN THE FLOOR. 31 00:01:50,633 --> 00:01:51,667 All right. 32 00:01:51,667 --> 00:01:53,867 We're sending them out there to you, okay? 33 00:01:53,867 --> 00:01:55,300 YES, SIR. THANK YOU. 34 00:01:55,300 --> 00:01:57,133 Bye-bye. BYE. 35 00:01:59,633 --> 00:02:03,367 BEING THIS SIZE, I'M IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN ALL THE TIME. 36 00:02:03,367 --> 00:02:05,833 [ GROANS ] 37 00:02:08,867 --> 00:02:13,067 I'M 31 YEARS OLD, BUT MY JOINTS ARE JUST SHOT. 38 00:02:14,967 --> 00:02:18,233 I FALL -- THAT'S INEVITABLE. 39 00:02:18,233 --> 00:02:19,867 MY LEG GOES WEAK, AND DOWN I GO. 40 00:02:19,867 --> 00:02:21,933 [ COUGHING ] 41 00:02:21,933 --> 00:02:23,533 [ RADIO CHATTER ] 42 00:02:23,533 --> 00:02:28,267 I'VE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL 10 TIMES OVER 9 MONTHS. 43 00:02:28,267 --> 00:02:30,367 YOU ABLE TO SAW IT? 44 00:02:30,367 --> 00:02:32,767 I CAN'T GO UP AND DOWN STAIRS -- 45 00:02:32,767 --> 00:02:36,533 CAN'T EVEN GET BY THE STEERING WHEEL OF A CAR ANYMORE. 46 00:02:36,533 --> 00:02:38,900 READY? YOU READY? 47 00:02:38,900 --> 00:02:43,533 I'VE BEEN HOMEBOUND, AND IT'S VERY LONELY. 48 00:02:43,533 --> 00:02:45,067 THERE WE GO. 49 00:02:45,067 --> 00:02:46,367 OHH! OH, OH, OH, OH. 50 00:02:46,367 --> 00:02:47,467 EVERYBODY READY? 51 00:02:47,467 --> 00:02:49,267 AND 3. 1...2...3. 52 00:02:49,267 --> 00:02:50,767 [ GROANS ] 53 00:02:50,767 --> 00:02:55,233 I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER INSIDE THIS BODY. 54 00:02:57,533 --> 00:03:01,133 I WOULDN'T WISH THIS ON MY WORST ENEMY. 55 00:03:06,067 --> 00:03:07,400 [ RADIO CHATTER ] 56 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,500 I AM LIVING A NIGHTMARE, 57 00:03:10,500 --> 00:03:15,233 ONE THAT I WISH VERY MUCH I COULD WAKE UP FROM. 58 00:03:30,067 --> 00:03:31,233 [ GRUNTS ] 59 00:03:31,233 --> 00:03:33,933 WHEN I FALL, I JUST CAN'T GET UP ON MY OWN, 60 00:03:33,933 --> 00:03:36,800 SO I HAVE TO CALL AN AMBULANCE. 61 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,233 IT'S REALLY EMBARRASSING. 62 00:03:39,233 --> 00:03:44,467 AFTER THEY CHECK ME OUT, THEY USUALLY JUST SEND ME HOME. 63 00:03:44,467 --> 00:03:46,767 I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE SO FAR 64 00:03:46,767 --> 00:03:49,967 TO HAVE IT HAPPEN WHEN I'M ON THE CARPET. 65 00:03:49,967 --> 00:03:51,233 [ GRUNTS ] 66 00:03:51,233 --> 00:03:55,067 BUT I FEAR, IF I AM IN THE BATHROOM, 67 00:03:55,067 --> 00:03:56,733 I'LL FALL AND BREAK MY NECK. 68 00:03:56,733 --> 00:03:59,800 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 69 00:04:05,233 --> 00:04:06,333 [ GRUNTS ] 70 00:04:06,333 --> 00:04:09,067 NO ONE WILL BE AROUND, 71 00:04:09,067 --> 00:04:11,233 AND THEY'LL FIND ME THE NEXT MORNING. 72 00:04:11,233 --> 00:04:14,200 [ WATER RUNNING ] 73 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,667 BUT I REFUSE TO LET SOMEONE BATHE ME. 74 00:04:17,667 --> 00:04:24,600 THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WON'T ALLOW. 75 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,067 IT WOULD JUST BE TOO HUMILIATING. 76 00:04:32,133 --> 00:04:34,933 I CAN BARELY DO IT FOR MYSELF RIGHT NOW, 77 00:04:34,933 --> 00:04:39,100 BUT I'D RATHER DIE THAN HAVE TO MAKE SOMEONE DO THAT FOR ME. 78 00:04:42,833 --> 00:04:45,267 [ GRUNTS ] 79 00:04:45,267 --> 00:04:48,200 [ BREATHES SHARPLY ] 80 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,500 MNH. 81 00:04:52,567 --> 00:04:55,500 OHH. 82 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:57,967 DEAR GOD. I MEAN... 83 00:04:59,567 --> 00:05:00,933 [ CLATTERS ] 84 00:05:04,867 --> 00:05:06,600 MNH. DAMN IT. 85 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,467 OHH. 86 00:05:09,467 --> 00:05:11,900 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 87 00:05:11,900 --> 00:05:14,267 [ CLATTERING ] 88 00:05:14,267 --> 00:05:18,333 MY LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH OVER IF THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR ME. 89 00:05:18,333 --> 00:05:20,233 [ METAL CLATTERING ] 90 00:05:20,233 --> 00:05:23,667 [ PANTING ] 91 00:05:28,667 --> 00:05:34,700 MY WORST MOMENT WITH THIS CURSE WAS WHEN I WAS ABOUT 28. 92 00:05:34,700 --> 00:05:38,067 I HAD JUST FALLEN IN THE FLOOR AGAIN, 93 00:05:38,067 --> 00:05:41,067 AND I HAPPENED TO SEE A SHOW ABOUT A GUY 94 00:05:41,067 --> 00:05:44,067 THAT WAS SUFFERING THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS, 95 00:05:44,067 --> 00:05:49,733 AND HE ENDED UP DYING. 96 00:05:49,733 --> 00:05:51,967 I LOST IT. 97 00:05:51,967 --> 00:05:56,533 I DIDN'T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE. 98 00:05:56,533 --> 00:05:59,067 I WAS LOOKING AROUND, 99 00:05:59,067 --> 00:06:03,467 TRYING TO FIND SOME WAY TO OFF MYSELF -- 100 00:06:03,467 --> 00:06:08,667 KEPT THINKING IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY. 101 00:06:08,667 --> 00:06:15,200 I JUST...DIDN'T CARE ANYMORE. 102 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:19,933 THE ENTIRE TIME, I WAS THINKING, 103 00:06:19,933 --> 00:06:25,333 "I DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN TO ANYBODY ANYMORE." 104 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:33,633 I CAN'T DO A LOT FOR MYSELF ANYMORE. 105 00:06:33,633 --> 00:06:37,633 MY SISTER'S HAVING TO DO STUFF FOR ME NOW. 106 00:06:37,633 --> 00:06:45,800 I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE IT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE INDEPENDENT. 107 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,433 COME IN. 108 00:06:47,433 --> 00:06:49,333 HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? 109 00:06:49,333 --> 00:06:50,800 GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 110 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,533 I'VE SEEN BETTER DAYS. 111 00:06:52,533 --> 00:06:56,433 YEAH, I HEARD YOU WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING. 112 00:06:56,433 --> 00:06:57,567 HOW WAS THAT? 113 00:06:57,567 --> 00:07:01,633 YOU KNOW, THEY -- I FELL AGAIN 114 00:07:01,633 --> 00:07:06,700 AND DID THE WHOLE ROUTINE THAT I USUALLY END UP HAVING TO DO. 115 00:07:06,700 --> 00:07:09,867 DID THEY FIND ANYTHING ON THE X-RAYS OR... 116 00:07:09,867 --> 00:07:11,067 NO. 117 00:07:11,067 --> 00:07:13,600 THEY SAID THERE WAS SOME MILD INFLAMMATION. 118 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,300 WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO EAT? 119 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:17,833 [ CLEARS THROAT ] YEAH. 120 00:07:17,833 --> 00:07:21,933 Annie: ME AND MY BROTHER HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY CLOSE. 121 00:07:21,933 --> 00:07:25,067 WE HAD A NOT-SO-PLEASANT CHILDHOOD. 122 00:07:25,067 --> 00:07:27,533 MOM AND DAD SPLIT UP. DAD WENT AND DID HIS OWN THING. 123 00:07:27,533 --> 00:07:30,833 JOEY'S ALWAYS BEEN BIGGER, 124 00:07:30,833 --> 00:07:34,433 BUT AFTER THAT, IT JUST SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL. 125 00:07:34,433 --> 00:07:37,867 Joe: GROWING UP, I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED 126 00:07:37,867 --> 00:07:39,533 ENDING UP LIKE THIS. 127 00:07:42,233 --> 00:07:45,067 I'VE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WEIGHT, 128 00:07:45,067 --> 00:07:48,500 EVER SINCE I WAS LITTLE. 129 00:07:48,500 --> 00:07:53,067 BAD HABITS GOT PICKED UP EARLY. 130 00:07:53,067 --> 00:07:56,867 I PRETTY MUCH HAD FREE REIN TO DO WHATEVER I WANTED, 131 00:07:56,867 --> 00:08:00,733 AND THAT INCLUDED WHATEVER I WANTED TO EAT. 132 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,933 JOEY STARTED GAINING WEIGHT REAL EARLY. 133 00:08:04,933 --> 00:08:08,567 HIS DADDY DECIDED IT WAS EASIER TO GET HIM TO EAT FAST FOOD 134 00:08:08,567 --> 00:08:10,467 INSTEAD OF OTHER THINGS. 135 00:08:10,467 --> 00:08:15,500 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ME AND MY DAD WAS STRAINED. 136 00:08:15,500 --> 00:08:19,133 JOEY WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO HIS DAD, 137 00:08:19,133 --> 00:08:21,533 AND INSTEAD OF HIS DAD BEING THERE, 138 00:08:21,533 --> 00:08:24,833 HE WOULD BUY HIM THINGS LIKE VIDEO GAMES AND MOVIES. 139 00:08:24,833 --> 00:08:29,067 Joe: I THINK THAT WAS HIS WAY OF DEALING WITH ME 140 00:08:29,067 --> 00:08:32,567 SO HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO. 141 00:08:32,567 --> 00:08:36,667 I WOULD HAVE GIVEN UP EVERY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I HAD 142 00:08:36,667 --> 00:08:39,467 IF HE HAD HAVE PAID ME ANY ATTENTION, 143 00:08:39,467 --> 00:08:44,900 AND...I FELT LIKE LIFE WAS PUNISHING ME 144 00:08:44,900 --> 00:08:48,633 FOR SOME SIN THAT I DIDN'T EVEN COMMIT. 145 00:08:48,633 --> 00:08:50,867 THANK YOU. 146 00:08:50,867 --> 00:08:54,333 BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO SEEM LIKE I WAS WEAK, 147 00:08:54,333 --> 00:09:00,233 SO I ATE TO DEAL WITH MY FEELINGS, 148 00:09:00,233 --> 00:09:02,667 AND I NEVER STOPPED. 149 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:07,300 AND NOW I'M JUST NOT LIVING A LIFE. 150 00:09:07,300 --> 00:09:11,367 Annie: JOEY'S BEEN A RECLUSE PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE LIFE. 151 00:09:11,367 --> 00:09:13,500 HE DOESN'T GO OUT IN PUBLIC. 152 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:17,567 [ Crying ] IF THERE WAS SOME WAY THAT I COULD FIX HIM MYSELF, 153 00:09:17,567 --> 00:09:20,533 I WOULD, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 154 00:09:20,533 --> 00:09:25,800 I JUST WANT HIM TO BE ABLE TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE. 155 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,167 OKAY. I LOVE YOU. 156 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:28,333 LOVE YOU, TOO. 157 00:09:28,333 --> 00:09:29,467 SEE YOU. 158 00:09:29,467 --> 00:09:31,400 BYE. 159 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,767 Joe: I'VE BEEN DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, 160 00:09:33,767 --> 00:09:37,067 "WHY AM I LIKE THIS? 161 00:09:37,067 --> 00:09:40,100 WHAT DID I DO WRONG?" 162 00:09:43,067 --> 00:09:44,800 HEY. YOU READY FOR DINNER? 163 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,467 Joe: OH, YEAH, SURE. 164 00:09:49,500 --> 00:09:50,567 COOL. 165 00:09:50,567 --> 00:09:53,767 SEEING JOEY LIKE THIS IS MURDER. 166 00:09:53,767 --> 00:09:55,233 IT'S LIKE HE'S IN A PRISON. 167 00:09:55,233 --> 00:09:56,733 [ GRUNTS ] OKAY. 168 00:09:56,733 --> 00:09:58,800 HERE'S YOURS. 169 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,467 I'M SCARED THAT, ONE DAY, I'M GONNA COME AROUND, 170 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:04,000 AND HE'S GONNA JUST BE LAYING THERE DEAD SOMEWHERE. 171 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,100 I WANT TO DO ANYTHING I CAN TO HELP HIM, 172 00:10:06,100 --> 00:10:08,133 BUT IT'S JUST LIKE YOUR HANDS ARE TIED. 173 00:10:08,133 --> 00:10:11,867 THANK YOU. 174 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:16,500 YEAH. THIS WILL BE GOOD. 175 00:10:16,500 --> 00:10:20,733 I CAN SEE IT IN HER EYES THAT SHE'S CONCERNED. 176 00:10:20,733 --> 00:10:25,367 I DON'T THINK ANY PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO BURY THEIR KID. 177 00:10:25,367 --> 00:10:28,800 THAT'S THE ROAD I'M ON RIGHT NOW. 178 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:32,300 Robin: [ Crying ] HIS SPIRIT'S BEEN BROKEN, 179 00:10:32,300 --> 00:10:33,800 AND THAT'S ONE OF THE WORST THINGS 180 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,000 THAT CAN HAPPEN TO SOMEBODY. 181 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,467 Robin: AND I'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW, OKAY? 182 00:10:37,467 --> 00:10:38,467 ALL RIGHT. 183 00:10:38,467 --> 00:10:39,500 GOOD NIGHT. 184 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:40,633 TAKE CARE. 185 00:10:40,633 --> 00:10:43,733 Joe: I GOT TO GET THIS WEIGHT OFF OF ME. 186 00:10:43,733 --> 00:10:48,700 IF I DON'T, I WILL BE CONFINED HERE... 187 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:51,800 UNTIL I DRAW MY LAST BREATH. 188 00:11:02,900 --> 00:11:04,733 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 189 00:11:04,733 --> 00:11:07,533 Joe: SOMETIMES, THE SOUL SEARCHING YOU NEED TO DO 190 00:11:07,533 --> 00:11:11,267 MEANS YOU'LL END UP WRESTLING WITH SOME DEMONS. 191 00:11:33,500 --> 00:11:36,167 WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR 15 HOURS, 192 00:11:36,167 --> 00:11:38,867 AND I'M READY TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR. 193 00:11:38,867 --> 00:11:43,433 IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG JOURNEY DOWN HERE -- 194 00:11:43,433 --> 00:11:48,267 BEEN VERY, VERY TAXING, VERY PAINFUL. 195 00:11:50,767 --> 00:11:53,400 I HOPE THIS DOCTOR CAN HELP ME. 196 00:11:57,167 --> 00:11:58,900 [ GRUNTS ] 197 00:11:58,900 --> 00:12:01,067 ALL RIGHT. DOWN. 198 00:12:05,067 --> 00:12:08,967 I'M WORRIED THAT HE'S GOING TO LOOK AT ME AND GO, 199 00:12:08,967 --> 00:12:10,700 "NO, I CAN'T DO IT." 200 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:11,900 [ BREATHES SHARPLY ] 201 00:12:11,900 --> 00:12:14,400 "YOU CAN'T HAVE THIS DONE." 202 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,567 IF I DON'T HAVE THE SURGERY DONE, 203 00:12:18,567 --> 00:12:21,300 THEN THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE END OF THE ROAD. 204 00:12:22,833 --> 00:12:27,733 [ BREATHING HEAVILY, GROANS ] 205 00:12:27,733 --> 00:12:28,867 YOU OKAY? 206 00:12:28,867 --> 00:12:32,233 MM-HMM. 207 00:12:32,233 --> 00:12:33,600 [ GRUNTS ] 208 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,067 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 209 00:12:39,467 --> 00:12:42,133 WOW. 210 00:12:45,467 --> 00:12:47,200 I'M A LITTLE SHOCKED. 211 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:51,233 I JUST HAD NO IDEA I'D GOTTEN THIS BIG. 212 00:12:51,233 --> 00:12:53,067 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 213 00:12:53,067 --> 00:12:56,533 HELLO. SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. 214 00:12:56,533 --> 00:13:00,067 A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON WITH THE SIZE, OBVIOUSLY. 215 00:13:00,067 --> 00:13:02,667 I KEEP FALLING, AND IT'S JUST HARD 216 00:13:02,667 --> 00:13:06,167 TO GO ANYWHERE WALKING OR DO ANYTHING, YOU KNOW. 217 00:13:06,167 --> 00:13:08,133 TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EATING HABIT. 218 00:13:08,133 --> 00:13:10,300 HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU EAT IN 24 HOURS? 219 00:13:10,300 --> 00:13:15,300 ACTUAL MEALS -- TWICE A DAY, BUT I'M SNACKING ALL DAY. 220 00:13:15,300 --> 00:13:17,633 SO, WHO BUYS YOUR FOOD? 221 00:13:17,633 --> 00:13:19,067 MY SISTER. 222 00:13:19,067 --> 00:13:22,100 AND PROBABLY YOUR MOM SOME, TOO. 223 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:23,433 SHE DOES WHAT I TELL HER TO 224 00:13:23,433 --> 00:13:26,067 BECAUSE SHE DON'T WANT TO MAKE ME UPSET 225 00:13:26,067 --> 00:13:27,533 OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 226 00:13:27,533 --> 00:13:31,300 JOE IS NOT UNDERSTANDING JUST HOW MUCH HE EATS. 227 00:13:31,300 --> 00:13:35,933 HE HAS TO EAT AROUND 10,000 CALORIES A DAY 228 00:13:35,933 --> 00:13:39,733 TO MAINTAIN HIS WEIGHT AND GAIN LIKE HE HAS. 229 00:13:39,733 --> 00:13:43,600 CLEARLY, WE HAVE SOME EATING DISORDER, 230 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:47,567 BUT I CAN TELL YOU, WITH BEING 800 POUNDS, 231 00:13:47,567 --> 00:13:49,700 YOU'RE BY NO MEAN IN CONDITION 232 00:13:49,700 --> 00:13:52,600 TO CONSIDER ANY KIND OF WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 233 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:57,400 IN ORDER TO CIRCULATE, YOU KNOW, BLOOD IN THE 800 POUNDS, 234 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,233 YOUR HEART HAS TO WORK 4 OR 5 TIMES HARDER, 235 00:14:01,233 --> 00:14:03,633 YOUR LUNG IS GONNA BE MORE STRESSED, 236 00:14:03,633 --> 00:14:07,800 YOUR JOINT IS MORE STRESSED, SO THIS IS A VERY HIGH RISK. 237 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:12,233 AND YOU WOULD NOT BE A CANDIDATE TO PUT TO SLEEP FOR SURGERY. 238 00:14:12,233 --> 00:14:14,467 AT 800 POUNDS, 239 00:14:14,467 --> 00:14:17,967 JOE IS TOO HIGH-RISK TO DO WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 240 00:14:25,367 --> 00:14:29,067 IF WE'RE GOING TO SAFELY DO THE SURGERY, 241 00:14:29,067 --> 00:14:33,233 I NEED YOU TO GET DOWN TO 650 POUNDS 242 00:14:33,233 --> 00:14:34,500 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. 243 00:14:34,500 --> 00:14:38,067 SO I WANT YOU TO EAT ONLY 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY. 244 00:14:38,067 --> 00:14:41,400 AND I WANT YOU TO NOT DEMAND ANYBODY 245 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,533 GET YOU ANY KIND OF DELIVERY. 246 00:14:44,533 --> 00:14:46,700 AND NO SNACKING IN BETWEEN. 247 00:14:46,700 --> 00:14:48,067 MM-HMM. 248 00:14:48,067 --> 00:14:51,200 WE HAVE TO GET YOU TO THE SAFER WEIGHT TO DO THE SURGERY, 249 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:52,867 AND YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME 250 00:14:52,867 --> 00:14:56,067 THAT YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR EATING HABIT, TOO. 251 00:14:56,067 --> 00:14:57,067 LET'S START WITH THIS, 252 00:14:57,067 --> 00:14:58,500 AND LET'S START MAKING ALL THOSE CHANGES. 253 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,067 OKAY. 254 00:15:00,067 --> 00:15:03,900 JOE HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE HE'S READY FOR SURGERY. 255 00:15:06,967 --> 00:15:09,867 HE CANNOT AFFORD TO FAIL AT THIS. 256 00:15:11,867 --> 00:15:14,933 Joe: I KNEW I'D PROBABLY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE SURGERY, 257 00:15:14,933 --> 00:15:17,700 BUT TO LOSE THAT MUCH? 258 00:15:17,700 --> 00:15:20,267 IT SCARES ME TO HEAR THAT NUMBER 259 00:15:20,267 --> 00:15:22,600 BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT. 260 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,200 [ Voice breaking ] SOMETHING'S GOT TO CHANGE, 261 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,900 OR I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE. 262 00:15:39,967 --> 00:15:43,400 THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT, AT MY SIZE, 263 00:15:43,400 --> 00:15:45,667 IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY 264 00:15:45,667 --> 00:15:48,600 THAT HE BE ABLE TO DO FOLLOW-UPS ON ME. 265 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:52,633 SO TOMORROW, ME AND MOTHER -- WE'RE MOVING TO HOUSTON. 266 00:15:52,633 --> 00:15:56,733 AND TONIGHT, WE'RE DOING A GOING-AWAY PARTY. 267 00:15:56,733 --> 00:15:59,433 IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THEM. 268 00:15:59,433 --> 00:16:01,667 COME ON IN. 269 00:16:01,667 --> 00:16:04,467 BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH LONGER NOW. 270 00:16:04,467 --> 00:16:08,133 I'M GONNA MISS MY SISTER ANNIE AND MY NIECE AUBRIE. 271 00:16:08,133 --> 00:16:10,100 UNCLE JOJO! 272 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:14,333 IF I WANT TO BE AROUND TO BE IN ALL THESE PEOPLE'S LIVES, 273 00:16:14,333 --> 00:16:16,300 THEN I KNOW I'VE GOT TO DO THIS. 274 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:19,133 CAN I HAVE A HUGGY-HUGGY? AWW, LOOK AT THAT. 275 00:16:19,133 --> 00:16:21,600 Annie: IF HE DIDN'T GET TO GO DOWN TO HOUSTON 276 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,067 AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, 277 00:16:23,067 --> 00:16:24,133 THEN I'M ABOUT GUARANTEEING 278 00:16:24,133 --> 00:16:25,467 THAT I WOULD WIND UP BURYING MY BROTHER. 279 00:16:25,467 --> 00:16:28,967 BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE WHAT-IFs. 280 00:16:28,967 --> 00:16:32,867 WHAT IF THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA SEE MY BROTHER? 281 00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:36,300 ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TRY THIS. [ CHUCKLES ] 282 00:16:36,300 --> 00:16:39,867 Joe: IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME I EVER SEE THEM, 283 00:16:39,867 --> 00:16:42,767 IF I DON'T SUCCEED AND GET THE SURGERY. 284 00:16:45,467 --> 00:16:48,800 IT'S GONNA BE HARD BEING AWAY, 285 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,733 BUT I KNOW THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. 286 00:16:50,733 --> 00:16:52,800 AWW. HUGGY-HUGGY. 287 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,500 OH. 288 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:58,133 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 289 00:17:04,667 --> 00:17:08,433 GETTING READY FOR THIS MOVE, I'VE JUST BEEN A WRECK. 290 00:17:08,433 --> 00:17:11,433 I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS. 291 00:17:11,433 --> 00:17:18,800 THEN, JUST THE STRESS FROM THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF MOVING. 292 00:17:28,767 --> 00:17:29,900 [ GRUNTS ] 293 00:17:29,900 --> 00:17:33,667 Joe: SO MANY THINGS RUNNING THROUGH MY HEAD. 294 00:17:33,667 --> 00:17:35,567 MY MAMA'S LEAVING BEHIND EVERYTHING 295 00:17:35,567 --> 00:17:37,500 TO COME AND HELP TAKE CARE OF ME. 296 00:17:37,500 --> 00:17:39,933 ON THE ROAD WE GO. 297 00:17:39,933 --> 00:17:43,133 AND I'M SCARED. 298 00:17:43,133 --> 00:17:46,167 WHAT IF I JUST CAN'T DO THIS? 299 00:17:46,167 --> 00:17:48,700 I WANT TO BELIEVE THAT I CAN 300 00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:52,333 BECAUSE, IF I DON'T, I'M GOING TO DIE. 301 00:17:52,333 --> 00:17:56,500 GREG, CAN WE STOP AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT? 302 00:17:59,667 --> 00:18:01,167 Greg: LARGE SWEET TEA, 303 00:18:01,167 --> 00:18:04,367 10-PIECE CHICKEN NUGGET WITH RANGE AND BARBECUE. 304 00:18:04,367 --> 00:18:06,333 WOMAN: All right. 305 00:18:10,067 --> 00:18:12,133 I'M GONNA TRY AND RESIST TEMPTATION 306 00:18:12,133 --> 00:18:16,500 AS MUCH AS I CAN AND DO THIS. 307 00:18:16,500 --> 00:18:19,100 AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO EAT LESS, 308 00:18:19,100 --> 00:18:22,900 BUT WITH THE STRESS OF MOVING AND BEING ON THE ROAD, 309 00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:25,200 I'M NOT SURE HOW WELL I'M DOING. 310 00:18:30,767 --> 00:18:36,467 THIS IS A HUGE TASK... BUT I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. 311 00:18:36,467 --> 00:18:39,067 I HAVE TO DO THIS. 312 00:18:49,133 --> 00:18:51,167 WE'RE HEADED TO THE DOCTOR FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT 313 00:18:51,167 --> 00:18:54,233 TO SEE IF I'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT. 314 00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:59,567 I REALLY FEEL NERVOUS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW 315 00:18:59,567 --> 00:19:02,067 HOW WELL I'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. 316 00:19:02,067 --> 00:19:03,333 [ GRUNTS ] 317 00:19:03,333 --> 00:19:05,300 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 318 00:19:06,700 --> 00:19:08,933 HOW ARE YOU? HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. 319 00:19:08,933 --> 00:19:10,833 YEAH. MY FUTURE IS RIDING ON THIS. 320 00:19:10,833 --> 00:19:15,167 MY LIFE IS RIDING ON THIS. 321 00:19:39,700 --> 00:19:41,900 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 322 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:44,733 Woman: YOU WENT UP. 323 00:19:44,733 --> 00:19:47,567 OKAY. 324 00:19:47,567 --> 00:19:48,967 YEAH. 325 00:19:48,967 --> 00:19:53,233 I'M MAD AT MYSELF. 326 00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:57,667 NOT ONLY DID I NOT LOSE, BUT I GAINED. 327 00:19:57,667 --> 00:20:00,067 [ BREATHING QUICKLY ] 328 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:14,333 I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. 329 00:20:14,333 --> 00:20:15,467 HELLO. 330 00:20:15,467 --> 00:20:18,167 HELLO. 331 00:20:18,167 --> 00:20:20,367 SO, I SAW YOU A COUPLE MONTHS AGO 332 00:20:20,367 --> 00:20:21,800 AND GAVE YOU A CHANCE. 333 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:23,433 YOU STILL GAINED WEIGHT. 334 00:20:23,433 --> 00:20:26,567 WELL, I RECENTLY JUST MOVED DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON, 335 00:20:26,567 --> 00:20:28,767 SO WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD A LOT, 336 00:20:28,767 --> 00:20:31,400 SO, YOU KNOW, CONVENIENCE, IT'S FAST FOOD. 337 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:32,600 WE HAD TO DO IT. 338 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,767 IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, STOP AT THE REST STOP, 339 00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:37,033 FILL UP WITH GAS, GET SOMETHING TO EAT, THEN GO. 340 00:20:37,033 --> 00:20:38,200 HOW MANY TIMES A DAY? 341 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,200 WE WERE GOING TWO TIMES A DAY -- 342 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,867 SANDWICHES, LIKE GRILLED SANDWICHES. 343 00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:44,533 HOW MANY? JUST ONE. 344 00:20:44,533 --> 00:20:47,100 NOW, COME ON, JOE. 345 00:20:47,100 --> 00:20:50,800 THAT'S MATHEMATICALLY NOT POSSIBLE. 346 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,033 JOE IS STILL IN DENIAL ABOUT HOW MUCH IS HE EATING. 347 00:20:54,033 --> 00:20:57,967 HE'S STILL EATING JUST AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE. 348 00:20:57,967 --> 00:21:00,500 YOU ARE ON BORROWED TIME HERE. 349 00:21:00,500 --> 00:21:03,567 AND YOU'RE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 350 00:21:03,567 --> 00:21:05,567 YOU'RE SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL. 351 00:21:05,567 --> 00:21:07,067 WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? 352 00:21:07,067 --> 00:21:11,233 AT THIS RATE, EVERY DAY IS A QUESTION 353 00:21:11,233 --> 00:21:14,333 AS TO WHETHER HE'S GOING TO MAKE IT. 354 00:21:14,333 --> 00:21:18,067 ANY NUMBER OF THINGS COULD BE A DEADLY SITUATION WITH HIM. 355 00:21:18,067 --> 00:21:21,667 I NEED TO MAKE SURE HE'S EVEN OKAY TO GO HOME AT THIS POINT. 356 00:21:21,667 --> 00:21:24,833 I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT 357 00:21:24,833 --> 00:21:26,967 AND WHAT IT'S DOING TO YOUR BODY, 358 00:21:26,967 --> 00:21:29,533 SO I NEED TO GET A FULL EVALUATION 359 00:21:29,533 --> 00:21:30,967 BEFORE YOU GO HOME. 360 00:21:30,967 --> 00:21:33,800 I'M GOING TO SEND HIM TO THE HOSPITAL 361 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,733 TO GET A COMPLETE CHECKUP. 362 00:21:35,733 --> 00:21:38,500 IF HE'S NOT HEALTHY ENOUGH TO GO HOME, 363 00:21:38,500 --> 00:21:42,300 WE HAVE TO KEEP HIM IN THE HOSPITAL ON A CONTROLLED DIET. 364 00:21:42,300 --> 00:21:44,567 IF YOU'RE DOING WELL ENOUGH, 365 00:21:44,567 --> 00:21:48,100 I'LL SEND YOU HOME TO KEEP WORKING ON YOUR DIET. 366 00:21:48,100 --> 00:21:51,133 BUT IF I DO THAT... 367 00:21:53,233 --> 00:21:55,733 YEAH, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. 368 00:21:55,733 --> 00:22:00,500 WELL, TRY AGAIN. 369 00:22:00,500 --> 00:22:02,933 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 370 00:22:02,933 --> 00:22:04,900 THIS IS GONNA BE A TEST. 371 00:22:04,900 --> 00:22:08,300 DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THIS DONE? 372 00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:11,333 I'VE GOT TO FIGHT FOR MY LIFE. 373 00:22:11,333 --> 00:22:13,467 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 374 00:22:13,467 --> 00:22:15,300 THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS 375 00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:18,400 ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT MONTHS OF MY LIFE. 376 00:22:25,733 --> 00:22:29,767 HI. I'M GOING TO DO ULTRASOUND ON YOU, ON YOUR HEART. 377 00:22:29,767 --> 00:22:31,100 OKAY. 378 00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:35,267 I ADMITTED JOE TO THE HOSPITAL TO RUN A SERIES OF TESTS. 379 00:22:35,267 --> 00:22:38,700 I'LL MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO IMMINENT PROBLEM 380 00:22:38,700 --> 00:22:41,567 THAT IS GONNA LEAD TO HEART FAILURE 381 00:22:41,567 --> 00:22:43,467 AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE. 382 00:22:43,467 --> 00:22:49,500 AT HIS WEIGHT, A CONDITION LIKE THAT CAN DEVELOP VERY QUICKLY. 383 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:51,733 [ ULTRASOUND PULSING ] 384 00:22:51,733 --> 00:22:54,933 HE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS. 385 00:22:56,967 --> 00:23:01,800 Joe: IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE AND HARD TO UNDERGO ALL THESE TESTS. 386 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,433 I DON'T LIKE BEING HERE. 387 00:23:04,433 --> 00:23:07,533 I DON'T WANT TO END UP BEDRIDDEN IN A HOSPITAL. 388 00:23:07,533 --> 00:23:11,733 THE BODY IS NOT MEANT TO FUNCTION AT THIS SIZE. 389 00:23:11,733 --> 00:23:14,567 Man: SO, IT'LL BE TO CHECK OUT YOUR HEART. 390 00:23:14,567 --> 00:23:18,633 A SIMPLE COLD CAN PUSH HIS BODY OVER THE LIMIT RIGHT NOW. 391 00:23:18,633 --> 00:23:24,500 HE'S ONE SMALL EVENT AWAY FROM DEATH. 392 00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:28,333 IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHERE THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE 393 00:23:28,333 --> 00:23:31,633 AND THE BODY CANNOT FUNCTION LIKE THIS. 394 00:23:33,933 --> 00:23:35,833 Joe: I JUST DON'T WANT TO FAIL. 395 00:23:35,833 --> 00:23:39,967 THE MOMENT I GIVE UP, THE FIGHT'S OVER, 396 00:23:39,967 --> 00:23:42,700 AND I'M NOT A QUITTER. 397 00:23:42,700 --> 00:23:45,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: THE NEXT TIME I SEE JOE, 398 00:23:45,533 --> 00:23:48,433 HE NEEDS TO LOSE A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT, 399 00:23:48,433 --> 00:23:51,067 OR THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR HIM. 400 00:23:51,067 --> 00:23:54,067 UNTIL THEN, WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN, 401 00:23:54,067 --> 00:23:57,433 BUT THE REST IS IN JOE'S HANDS. 402 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,267 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 403 00:24:18,267 --> 00:24:20,100 Robin: COME ON IN. 404 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:21,400 HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? 405 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:22,600 JOE. KIM. 406 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,500 WE'RE GONNA SEE TODAY KIND OF HOW YOU'VE BEEN EATING 407 00:24:25,500 --> 00:24:27,833 AND SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME WAYS 408 00:24:27,833 --> 00:24:30,067 TO HELP YOU LOSE THAT WEIGHT QUICKLY, 409 00:24:30,067 --> 00:24:32,067 SO YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SURGERY. 410 00:24:32,067 --> 00:24:35,067 OKAY, TELL ME, DO YOU EVER EAT 411 00:24:35,067 --> 00:24:39,067 OUT OF ANY TYPES OF BEHAVIORS LIKE STRESS OR BOREDOM? 412 00:24:39,067 --> 00:24:44,267 MY GREATEST STRUGGLE WITH FOOD IS EMOTIONAL EATING. 413 00:24:44,267 --> 00:24:46,100 IF I FEEL BAD, I GO TO IT. 414 00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:49,133 ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CATCHES PEOPLE A LOT 415 00:24:49,133 --> 00:24:51,833 IS STRESS EATING OR EMOTIONAL EATING, 416 00:24:51,833 --> 00:24:54,567 AND WHEN YOU DO EAT, ALWAYS ASK YOURSELF THE WHY. 417 00:24:54,567 --> 00:24:56,767 YOU KNOW, THE SURGERY'S LIFE-CHANGING, 418 00:24:56,767 --> 00:24:59,900 AND SO YOU WANT TO USE THIS TIME TO MAKE SOME LIFE CHANGES 419 00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:01,333 AND TO PREPARE YOURSELF. 420 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:05,467 OKAY, SO, NOW, I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING ABOUT LABELS. 421 00:25:05,467 --> 00:25:10,200 IF WE CAN LOOK AT THIS ONE HERE...YOU CAN SEE -- 422 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,533 WHAT I WANT YOU TO ZERO IN ON THESE LABELS, 423 00:25:12,533 --> 00:25:14,067 FIRST OF ALL, IS PROTEIN. 424 00:25:14,067 --> 00:25:15,467 YOU CAN SEE THE PROTEIN CONTENT THERE. 425 00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:16,700 MM-HMM. 426 00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:19,567 LOOK RIGHT ABOVE THE PROTEIN, AND YOU SEE SUGAR, OKAY? 427 00:25:19,567 --> 00:25:21,067 MM-HMM. 428 00:25:21,067 --> 00:25:25,500 IF YOU CAN FIND PRODUCTS WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT GRAMS OF PROTEIN, 429 00:25:25,500 --> 00:25:29,967 SINGLE-DIGIT GRAMS OF SUGAR, AND SINGLE-DIGIT GRAMS OF FAT, 430 00:25:29,967 --> 00:25:33,200 THOSE WILL BE FOODS THAT WILL BE BETTER OPTIONS FOR YOU. 431 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,533 WOULD IT BE OKAY IF WE GO CHECK AND SEE 432 00:25:35,533 --> 00:25:37,067 WHAT YOU HAVE ON HAND NOW? 433 00:25:37,067 --> 00:25:38,800 YEAH, SURE. I DON'T CARE. 434 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,500 OKAY, OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. 435 00:25:40,500 --> 00:25:44,967 SO, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD SUPPLY OF EGGS, I SEE. 436 00:25:44,967 --> 00:25:47,333 YOU CAN EAT AS MANY EGG WHITES AS YOU WANT. 437 00:25:47,333 --> 00:25:49,400 THE YOLKS HAVE FAT AND CHOLESTEROL IN IT, 438 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,067 SO YOU DO WANT TO LIMIT YOLKS. 439 00:25:51,067 --> 00:25:53,633 SO, WHAT'S... SLICED HAM. 440 00:25:53,633 --> 00:25:54,733 SLICED HAM? YEP. 441 00:25:54,733 --> 00:25:56,167 YOU CAN GET SOME LEAN HAM, 442 00:25:56,167 --> 00:26:00,600 BUT YOU WANT TO GET A HAM THAT'S GONNA BE A LEANER HAM. 443 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,900 AND OF COURSE, YOU DO HAVE THE SODIUM IN THE HAM, AS WELL. 444 00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:07,667 OKAY, AND WE HAVE SOME ICE CREAM. 445 00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:11,867 SOMETHING YOU CAN DO, IF YOU LIKE ICE CREAM, 446 00:26:11,867 --> 00:26:15,067 IS TO TAKE THE YOGURT, THE GREEK YOGURTS, 447 00:26:15,067 --> 00:26:18,467 AND FREEZE THEM -- LESS FAT AND MORE PROTEINS. 448 00:26:18,467 --> 00:26:20,267 DO YOU EAT THE SALAD DRESSING? 449 00:26:20,267 --> 00:26:21,267 YEAH. 450 00:26:21,267 --> 00:26:23,400 ON THIS, LOOK AT THE -- 451 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:24,467 LOOK AT YOUR LABEL. 452 00:26:24,467 --> 00:26:26,767 SOME OF THEM CAN HAVE A GOOD BIT OF SUGAR, 453 00:26:26,767 --> 00:26:29,400 SO ALWAYS CHECK SUGARS ON ANY KIND OF A DRESSING. 454 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:30,833 YEAH. AND A LOT OF FAT. 455 00:26:30,833 --> 00:26:32,400 A LOT OF FAT, RIGHT. YEP. 456 00:26:34,700 --> 00:26:37,533 Joe: JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I EAT IS BAD FOR ME. 457 00:26:37,533 --> 00:26:38,667 I HAD NO IDEA. 458 00:26:38,667 --> 00:26:41,067 IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING YOU. 459 00:26:41,067 --> 00:26:44,867 YOU CAN DO THIS, BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE LIFE CHANGES. 460 00:26:44,867 --> 00:26:48,733 IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT. 461 00:26:57,333 --> 00:27:00,067 MY MOM'S TAKING US TO THE GROCERY STORE 462 00:27:00,067 --> 00:27:02,467 SO I CAN GO GROCERY SHOPPING TODAY. 463 00:27:02,467 --> 00:27:06,300 SO, I'M GOING TO GET SOME MORE OF THE STUFF 464 00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:09,967 THE NUTRITIONIST SAID I SHOULD BE EATING. 465 00:27:09,967 --> 00:27:11,067 WHEW. 466 00:27:11,067 --> 00:27:12,967 THE NEXT TIME I SEE THE DOCTOR, 467 00:27:12,967 --> 00:27:14,933 I HAVE TO HAVE LOST THE WEIGHT. 468 00:27:14,933 --> 00:27:19,233 IF I DO IT, I HAVE A CHANCE AT LIFE. 469 00:27:19,233 --> 00:27:23,133 IF I FAIL, I'M ALREADY AS GOOD AS DEAD. 470 00:27:23,133 --> 00:27:26,400 YEAH, WE'LL JUST ROLL RIGHT ON BY THAT. 471 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,600 [ CHUCKLES ] 472 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:33,800 YEAH. 473 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,400 BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M STARTING TO DOUBT MYSELF. 474 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,400 YEP. 475 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,267 8 OUNCES HAS 14 GRAMS OF SUGAR. 476 00:27:40,267 --> 00:27:43,500 YEAH, IT'S GOT A LOT OF VITAMIN C IN IT, 477 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:47,767 BUT IT'S SWEET, SUGARY, NEVERTHELESS. 478 00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,733 THIS IS GONNA BE HARD. 479 00:27:50,733 --> 00:27:53,333 I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT I CAN'T DO THIS. 480 00:28:05,733 --> 00:28:08,633 Joe: WELL, WE'RE HEADED BACK TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. 481 00:28:08,633 --> 00:28:11,967 I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. 482 00:28:11,967 --> 00:28:13,367 [ GRUNTS ] 483 00:28:13,367 --> 00:28:16,233 EVERYTHING IS RIDING ON MY PROGRESS TODAY. 484 00:28:16,233 --> 00:28:19,600 [ GRUNTS ] 485 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,600 IF I GET ON THE SCALE AND I HAVEN'T LOST WEIGHT, 486 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:27,067 THEN I KNOW I'M NOT GETTING THE SURGERY, 487 00:28:27,067 --> 00:28:30,467 AND THERE'S NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO HELP ME. 488 00:28:30,467 --> 00:28:33,067 HOPEFULLY, WE'LL HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY. 489 00:28:33,067 --> 00:28:35,067 OKAY. 490 00:28:35,067 --> 00:28:38,400 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 491 00:28:43,267 --> 00:28:45,233 [ CHUCKLES ] 492 00:28:45,233 --> 00:28:46,833 Woman: 721. [ LAUGHS ] 493 00:28:46,833 --> 00:28:48,200 HEY, THAT'S GOOD. 494 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,633 HOLY CRAP. 495 00:28:50,633 --> 00:28:53,400 [ CHUCKLES ] 496 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:54,967 WOW. 497 00:28:54,967 --> 00:28:59,167 THAT WAS VERY SURPRISING AND VERY AWESOME. 498 00:28:59,167 --> 00:29:03,533 I MEAN, I REALLY PUSHED MYSELF, AND THE NUMBERS ARE THERE, 499 00:29:03,533 --> 00:29:07,333 SO NOW IT'S JUST WAITING TO SEE WHAT DR. NOW SAYS. 500 00:29:07,333 --> 00:29:08,600 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 501 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,467 [ DOOR OPENS ] 502 00:29:10,467 --> 00:29:11,633 HELLO. 503 00:29:11,633 --> 00:29:13,267 HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? 504 00:29:13,267 --> 00:29:15,800 I'M DOING OKAY. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF? 505 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:17,067 I'M DOING GOOD. 506 00:29:17,067 --> 00:29:20,567 SO, NOW, YOU'VE FIGURED OUT WHAT CHANGES YOU CAN MAKE 507 00:29:20,567 --> 00:29:22,700 TO HAVE HAD A QUICK WEIGHT LOSS. 508 00:29:22,700 --> 00:29:24,433 I'VE CUT OUT MY SUGARY DRINKS. 509 00:29:24,433 --> 00:29:26,133 I'M DRINKING WATER NOW, SO... 510 00:29:26,133 --> 00:29:27,267 OKAY. 511 00:29:27,267 --> 00:29:29,067 YEAH, I'M FEELING GREAT. 512 00:29:29,067 --> 00:29:31,333 THIS SHOWS YOU THAT YOU CAN DO IT, 513 00:29:31,333 --> 00:29:32,467 AND THAT'S GOOD, 514 00:29:32,467 --> 00:29:35,167 BUT I NEED YOU TO CONTINUE GOING 515 00:29:35,167 --> 00:29:38,067 AND GET DOWN TO 650 POUNDS, OKAY? 516 00:29:38,067 --> 00:29:42,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M GLAD TO SEE JOE MAKING PROGRESS, 517 00:29:42,100 --> 00:29:45,933 BUT HE'S STILL TOO HEAVY FOR DOING A SAFE SURGERY. 518 00:29:45,933 --> 00:29:47,433 [ CHUCKLES ] 519 00:29:47,433 --> 00:29:50,233 HE NEEDS TO LOSE 170 POUNDS 520 00:29:50,233 --> 00:29:54,667 TO GET DOWN AT LEAST TO 650 BEFORE HE'S READY. 521 00:29:54,667 --> 00:29:57,567 Joe: THIS IS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING. 522 00:29:57,567 --> 00:29:59,567 I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT, 523 00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:03,800 BUT TO STILL NOT BE APPROVED FOR SURGERY IS HARD TO HEAR. 524 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,000 I CAN'T KEEP GOING LIKE THIS. 525 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,200 I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME. 526 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:14,200 EITHER MY BODY'S GONNA GIVE OUT, OR MY WILL IS. 527 00:30:20,067 --> 00:30:21,667 [ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ] 528 00:30:21,667 --> 00:30:25,133 NO PAIN, NO GAIN. 529 00:30:25,133 --> 00:30:27,133 [ BREATHES SHARPLY ] 530 00:30:27,133 --> 00:30:30,367 I'M A LITTLE DEPRESSED, BUT I'M PUSHING ON. 531 00:30:30,367 --> 00:30:32,633 I'M TRYING TO GET UP MORE 532 00:30:32,633 --> 00:30:36,967 AND WORK OFF SOME OF THE WEIGHT BY MOVING AROUND. 533 00:30:36,967 --> 00:30:39,800 I KNOW I HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF ME, 534 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,567 AND THE REST IS GONNA BE EVEN HARDER, 535 00:30:42,567 --> 00:30:45,100 BUT I JUST THINK ABOUT MY FAMILY, 536 00:30:45,100 --> 00:30:47,333 AND I KNOW I NEED TO KEEP GOING. 537 00:30:47,333 --> 00:30:52,400 A LOT OF STUFF IS COMING UP TO THE SURFACE, 538 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,367 AND IT'S HARD NOT TO GET DEPRESSED. 539 00:30:54,367 --> 00:30:56,333 THE LAST TIME I GOT THIS DEPRESSED, 540 00:30:56,333 --> 00:30:57,967 I THOUGHT ABOUT HURTING MYSELF. 541 00:31:03,167 --> 00:31:06,967 AND I DON'T WANT TO END UP IN A PLACE THAT DARK AGAIN. 542 00:31:06,967 --> 00:31:09,900 [ GROANS ] 543 00:31:09,900 --> 00:31:15,700 I THINK ABOUT DYING AND LEAVING MY MOTHER AND MY SISTER BEHIND. 544 00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:18,600 I REFUSE TO DO THAT TO THEM. 545 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,133 I'M HURTING. 546 00:31:20,133 --> 00:31:22,767 THE PAIN IS EXCRUCIATING. 547 00:31:22,767 --> 00:31:25,867 [ PANTING ] 548 00:31:25,867 --> 00:31:28,933 I REFUSE TO LET THEM BURY ME. 549 00:31:36,900 --> 00:31:40,767 THIS PAST MONTH, I'VE GOTTEN MORE DEPRESSED, 550 00:31:40,767 --> 00:31:42,567 BUT I'VE TOLD THE DOCTOR. 551 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:45,833 HE SET ME UP WITH A THERAPIST TO TALK WITH ME 552 00:31:45,833 --> 00:31:48,933 AND HELP ME WORK THROUGH MY EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW. 553 00:31:48,933 --> 00:31:51,233 [ BREATHING SHARPLY ] 554 00:31:54,900 --> 00:31:56,633 Rachel: HI. Joe: HI. 555 00:31:56,633 --> 00:31:59,300 HOW ARE YOU? JOE, GREAT TO MEET YOU. 556 00:31:59,300 --> 00:32:01,167 I'M RACHEL. PLEASURE. 557 00:32:01,167 --> 00:32:02,233 COME ON BACK. 558 00:32:02,233 --> 00:32:03,333 OKAY. 559 00:32:03,333 --> 00:32:04,667 OKAY. 560 00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:08,333 WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR STORY? 561 00:32:08,333 --> 00:32:10,267 I...I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LARGE, 562 00:32:10,267 --> 00:32:15,933 AND IT HAS BALLOONED INTO A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. 563 00:32:15,933 --> 00:32:20,500 I WAS FEELING SUICIDAL AT SOME POINTS. 564 00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:23,100 I NEVER WANT TO FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN. 565 00:32:23,100 --> 00:32:26,500 YEAH, WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA WORK ON, THEN. 566 00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:29,167 DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAYBE, 567 00:32:29,167 --> 00:32:31,900 YOU KNOW, WHAT IT WAS LIKE FOR YOU GROWING UP? 568 00:32:31,900 --> 00:32:34,067 UM. 569 00:32:34,067 --> 00:32:38,233 SO...MY FATHER... 570 00:32:38,233 --> 00:32:44,767 ...HE WOULD IGNORE ME COMPLETELY. 571 00:32:44,767 --> 00:32:46,233 I ASKED MYSELF, 572 00:32:46,233 --> 00:32:50,467 "WHY DOESN'T THIS MAN WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO ME?" 573 00:32:52,667 --> 00:32:56,467 WHEN YOU'RE A KID, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SENSE OF THAT. 574 00:32:56,467 --> 00:32:58,700 LIKE, SOMETIMES, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD 575 00:32:58,700 --> 00:33:00,933 CAN BE ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS PSYCHOLOGICAL 576 00:33:00,933 --> 00:33:02,300 AND NOT PHYSICAL, YOU KNOW... 577 00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:03,900 MM-HMM. 578 00:33:03,900 --> 00:33:06,233 ...LIKE THE COMFORT, THE FRIEND. 579 00:33:06,233 --> 00:33:09,133 THE FOOD WAS AN ESCAPE FOR ME, 580 00:33:09,133 --> 00:33:14,533 AND IF I'M TO BECOME COMPLETELY BETTER, SO TO SPEAK, 581 00:33:14,533 --> 00:33:17,967 THEN I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS. 582 00:33:17,967 --> 00:33:19,267 YEAH. 583 00:33:19,267 --> 00:33:21,267 YOU'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE. 584 00:33:21,267 --> 00:33:22,400 RIGHT. 585 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,100 YOU HAVE THE KIND OF OPTIMISM 586 00:33:24,100 --> 00:33:26,267 AND THE STRENGTH THAT YOU NEED, I THINK, 587 00:33:26,267 --> 00:33:27,833 TO GET THROUGH THIS. YEAH. 588 00:33:27,833 --> 00:33:32,200 ALL RIGHT, WELL, JOE, IT WAS GREAT TO MEET YOU. 589 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:34,200 OKAY. 590 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,867 IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO TALK AND LET SOME OF MY EMOTION OUT. 591 00:33:37,867 --> 00:33:40,800 I'VE NEVER REALLY DONE THAT. 592 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:44,700 I'VE JUST ALWAYS EATEN MY FEELINGS. 593 00:33:44,700 --> 00:33:49,600 THIS PAIN AND THIS DEPRESSION AREN'T GONNA GO AWAY OVERNIGHT. 594 00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:51,300 I DON'T HAVE MUCH LONGER, 595 00:33:51,300 --> 00:33:53,867 AND THERE'S A LOT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH 596 00:33:53,867 --> 00:33:57,933 TO GET THROUGH THIS DEPRESSION AND GET THE SURGERY. 597 00:34:03,067 --> 00:34:05,100 Joe: WHEN YOU FAIL ENOUGH TIMES, 598 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:07,967 THAT'S WHEN YOU REALIZE YOU HAVE TO START LOOKING 599 00:34:07,967 --> 00:34:10,167 FOR A SOLUTION OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF. 600 00:34:19,867 --> 00:34:23,067 TODAY, I'M GOING TO THE GYM FOR THE FIRST TIME. 601 00:34:23,067 --> 00:34:25,733 I'M GONNA WORK OUT WITH A TRAINER 602 00:34:25,733 --> 00:34:28,433 AND BURN SOME CALORIES. 603 00:34:28,433 --> 00:34:30,267 I SAW THE PSYCHIATRIST AGAIN, 604 00:34:30,267 --> 00:34:33,533 AND SHE'S HELPING ME WORK THROUGH A LOT OF THE PAIN 605 00:34:33,533 --> 00:34:35,267 I'VE HAD FOR SO MANY YEARS. 606 00:34:35,267 --> 00:34:38,467 I KNOW I HAVE TO KEEP WORKING THROUGH THIS EMOTION 607 00:34:38,467 --> 00:34:40,233 AND DEALING WITH IT. 608 00:34:40,233 --> 00:34:41,267 HI. HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD. 609 00:34:41,267 --> 00:34:42,367 I'M ADAM. HOW ARE YOU DOING? 610 00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:43,667 HANGING IN THERE. 611 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:46,767 BUT IT'S NOT GOING AWAY OVERNIGHT. 612 00:34:46,767 --> 00:34:49,400 WE'LL START OFF WITH SOME SHOULDER WORKOUTS, OKAY? 613 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,267 YOU'RE GONNA PUT THEM ON HERE TO THE SIDE, 614 00:34:51,267 --> 00:34:52,500 AND YOU'RE GONNA BE GOING UP. 615 00:34:52,500 --> 00:34:55,433 IN THE PAST, IF I FELT DOWN OR A LITTLE SAD... 616 00:34:55,433 --> 00:34:56,867 10. 617 00:34:56,867 --> 00:34:58,067 ...ALL I HAD TO DO WAS EAT, 618 00:34:58,067 --> 00:34:59,500 AND THEN THAT HAPPINESS WAS THERE. 619 00:34:59,500 --> 00:35:01,633 [ GROANS ] 620 00:35:01,633 --> 00:35:03,067 GOOD? [ Strained ] YEAH. 621 00:35:03,067 --> 00:35:04,133 UP. 622 00:35:04,133 --> 00:35:05,667 1. UP. 623 00:35:05,667 --> 00:35:07,900 I CAN'T LET THAT HOLD ME BACK ANYMORE. 624 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:09,400 TWO MORE. KEEP PUSHING. 625 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:12,533 I WON'T LET IT HOLD ME BACK ANYMORE. 626 00:35:12,533 --> 00:35:17,667 I HAVE TO RESIST TEMPTATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 627 00:35:17,667 --> 00:35:19,200 OH, YOU GOT IT? ALL RIGHT. 628 00:35:19,200 --> 00:35:20,567 YEAH. 629 00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:23,633 I JUST HAVE TO STAY MOTIVATED AND KEEP WORKING AT IT. 630 00:35:23,633 --> 00:35:25,633 DEFINITELY FEELING THAT, RIGHT? 631 00:35:25,633 --> 00:35:26,667 COOL. 632 00:35:26,667 --> 00:35:28,567 I SEE THE DOCTOR IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, 633 00:35:28,567 --> 00:35:30,400 AND I HAVE TO HIT 650 POUNDS BY THEN. 634 00:35:34,667 --> 00:35:38,533 I HAVE FAITH I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS. 635 00:35:38,533 --> 00:35:41,233 [ SIGHS HEAVILY ] 636 00:35:41,233 --> 00:35:44,567 I JUST HAVE TO STICK WITH IT AND KEEP FIGHTING. 637 00:35:56,767 --> 00:35:58,700 FOOD IS KILLING ME 638 00:35:58,700 --> 00:36:02,700 WHEN IT SHOULD BE DOING THE OPPOSITE OF THAT. 639 00:36:02,700 --> 00:36:04,833 SO I'M TRYING TO EAT EVEN HEALTHIER. 640 00:36:07,433 --> 00:36:09,633 ONE BIG THING I'VE CHANGED RECENTLY 641 00:36:09,633 --> 00:36:12,300 IS I'VE STOPPED ASKING MY MOM TO GET ME FOOD. 642 00:36:12,300 --> 00:36:16,300 SO, I WILL START COOKING MY OWN FOOD. 643 00:36:20,733 --> 00:36:22,100 IT'S REALLY NOT EASY, 644 00:36:22,100 --> 00:36:24,467 BUT I'M TRYING TO COUNT MY CALORIES. 645 00:36:24,467 --> 00:36:27,900 I'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. 646 00:36:27,900 --> 00:36:31,733 MY WHOLE, ENTIRE BREAKFAST IS 210 CALORIES. 647 00:36:33,767 --> 00:36:35,700 THAT LOOKS KIND OF LIKE A LOT OF FOOD, TOO. 648 00:36:35,700 --> 00:36:38,333 I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF AS HARD AS I CAN 649 00:36:38,333 --> 00:36:40,233 TO GET TO THE WEIGHT I NEED. 650 00:36:43,900 --> 00:36:45,767 DO YOU FEEL FULL NOW? 651 00:36:45,767 --> 00:36:47,200 OH, LORD, YEAH. 652 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,067 EVERYTHING IS RIDING ON HITTING MY GOAL. 653 00:36:50,067 --> 00:36:52,167 I SEE THE DOCTOR NEXT MONTH, 654 00:36:52,167 --> 00:36:54,900 AND I KNOW THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE. 655 00:37:05,100 --> 00:37:08,167 I'M GOING TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S TODAY 656 00:37:08,167 --> 00:37:11,100 FOR A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. 657 00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:14,967 I'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR A YEAR, AND THIS IS IT. 658 00:37:14,967 --> 00:37:18,967 I EITHER GET APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY, 659 00:37:18,967 --> 00:37:21,833 OR MY JOURNEY IS OVER TODAY. 660 00:37:26,367 --> 00:37:30,700 IF I HAVEN'T SUCCEEDED, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT I WILL DO. 661 00:37:36,067 --> 00:37:38,067 THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE, 662 00:37:38,067 --> 00:37:40,200 AND EVERYTHING IS RIDING ON WHAT THE SCALE SAYS. 663 00:38:01,167 --> 00:38:05,367 Joe: THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. 664 00:38:07,267 --> 00:38:09,967 Woman: 652. 665 00:38:13,767 --> 00:38:17,933 I REALLY HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH FOR THE DOCTOR. 666 00:38:17,933 --> 00:38:21,500 I'VE FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET THIS FAR. 667 00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:22,633 [ SIGHS ] 668 00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:25,067 I'M TOO CLOSE TO NOT MAKE IT. 669 00:38:25,067 --> 00:38:26,167 HELLO. 670 00:38:26,167 --> 00:38:27,833 HEY. HOW ARE YOU? 671 00:38:27,833 --> 00:38:29,300 I'M GOOD. YOU? 672 00:38:29,300 --> 00:38:30,733 I'M ALL RIGHT. 673 00:38:30,733 --> 00:38:34,133 YOU'VE LOST ALMOST 150 POUNDS. 674 00:38:34,133 --> 00:38:35,800 CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? 675 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:36,967 I CAN. 676 00:38:36,967 --> 00:38:38,567 I DEFINITELY CAN DO A LOT MORE, FOR SURE, 677 00:38:38,567 --> 00:38:40,433 SO, YEAH, I CAN DEFINITELY TELL. 678 00:38:40,433 --> 00:38:45,067 SO, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY? 679 00:38:45,067 --> 00:38:47,900 I'VE BEEN READY SINCE I CAME DOWN HERE. 680 00:38:47,900 --> 00:38:51,900 SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL SETTING YOU UP FOR SURGERY NEXT WEEK? 681 00:38:51,900 --> 00:38:54,233 OKAY. YEAH, SURE. 682 00:38:54,233 --> 00:38:55,500 [ CHUCKLES ] OKAY. 683 00:38:55,500 --> 00:38:57,867 ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. 684 00:39:03,067 --> 00:39:04,067 [ Sighing ] WOW. 685 00:39:04,067 --> 00:39:05,400 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 686 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:09,200 HE FINALLY APPROVED ME FOR SURGERY. 687 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,133 I'VE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS. 688 00:39:12,133 --> 00:39:15,700 IF I COULD JUMP UP AND DOWN FOR JOY, I WOULD RIGHT NOW. 689 00:39:15,700 --> 00:39:17,400 I'M JUST HAPPY AS CAN BE. 690 00:39:18,867 --> 00:39:23,700 THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS VERY GOOD. 691 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:25,067 [ SIGHS ] 692 00:39:25,067 --> 00:39:27,267 SURGERY'S NEXT WEEK. 693 00:39:27,267 --> 00:39:28,433 NEXT WEEK? 694 00:39:28,433 --> 00:39:30,333 YEP. WHOA! 695 00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:33,900 [ CRYING ] 696 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:40,233 WE'VE WAITED SO LONG TO HEAR THIS HAPPENED, 697 00:39:40,233 --> 00:39:41,500 AND IT'S FINALLY HERE. 698 00:39:41,500 --> 00:39:44,433 [ SNIFFLES ] YEP. 699 00:39:48,067 --> 00:39:50,633 THIS IS LIKE A MIRACLE. 700 00:40:04,867 --> 00:40:08,167 I FINALLY GET TO PUT TO REST THE CURSE 701 00:40:08,167 --> 00:40:12,467 THAT HAS FOLLOWED ME AROUND SINCE I WAS 2 YEARS OLD. 702 00:40:12,467 --> 00:40:14,800 THIS BEGINS THE NEW CHAPTER, 703 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,967 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE THE BOOK LEADS. 704 00:40:18,967 --> 00:40:27,067 TODAY IS THE MOMENT I RETAKE MY LIFE AND SAY, "NO MORE." 705 00:40:27,067 --> 00:40:29,233 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD 706 00:40:29,233 --> 00:40:31,300 AND GET THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY FOR JOE. 707 00:40:31,300 --> 00:40:36,433 THE MOST EFFECTIVE TYPE OF SURGERY FOR THIS SIZE PATIENT 708 00:40:36,433 --> 00:40:38,267 IS GASTRIC BYPASS. 709 00:40:42,033 --> 00:40:44,300 TURN THE ROOM LIGHTS OFF. 710 00:40:44,300 --> 00:40:48,467 ESSENTIALLY, WE TAKE ABOUT 80% OF STOMACH OUT, 711 00:40:48,467 --> 00:40:50,600 SO THE PERSON CAN EAT A SMALL AMOUNT -- 712 00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:52,000 GET FULL REAL QUICK. 713 00:40:54,300 --> 00:41:00,467 JOE HAS LEARNED SOME INVALUABLE LESSONS OVER PAST YEAR. 714 00:41:00,467 --> 00:41:04,133 THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT AID TO HIM AFTER SURGERY. 715 00:41:04,133 --> 00:41:07,433 JOE'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 716 00:41:07,433 --> 00:41:08,867 Woman: TURN ON THE LIGHTS. 717 00:41:08,867 --> 00:41:14,367 JOE HAS A LONG JOURNEY TO GO, BUT I THINK, WITHIN A YEAR, 718 00:41:14,367 --> 00:41:17,067 HE WILL BE AROUND HIS TARGET WEIGHT. 719 00:41:17,067 --> 00:41:20,633 I'M REALLY PROUD OF JOE AND HIS PROGRESS. 720 00:41:20,633 --> 00:41:25,100 JOE IS GONNA START TO LOSE WEIGHT REAL QUICK NOW. 721 00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:32,333 HI. HEY. 722 00:41:32,333 --> 00:41:33,767 YOU READY TO GO GET WEIGHED? 723 00:41:33,767 --> 00:41:35,067 YEAH. OKAY. 724 00:41:35,067 --> 00:41:37,933 IF I COULD LOSE 150 POUNDS TO GET THE SURGERY, 725 00:41:37,933 --> 00:41:43,367 THEN I KNOW I CAN LOSE 450 POUNDS WITH THE SURGERY. 726 00:41:43,367 --> 00:41:45,133 Woman: IT'S LOOKING GOOD. 727 00:41:45,133 --> 00:41:46,433 YEAH. REALLY IS. 728 00:41:46,433 --> 00:41:48,767 [ CHUCKLES ] WOW. 729 00:41:48,767 --> 00:41:50,100 CONGRATULATIONS. 730 00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:52,333 THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. 731 00:41:52,333 --> 00:41:56,633 I KNOW I'M GONNA KEEP GOING, AND THEN I'LL GET TO MY TARGET. 732 00:41:56,633 --> 00:41:58,233 YOU READY TO GO HOME? 733 00:41:58,233 --> 00:42:00,100 IT'S BEEN SUCH A HARD YEAR, 734 00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:02,967 BUT IT'S BEEN ONE THAT'S CHANGED MY LIFE. 735 00:42:05,667 --> 00:42:06,933 OH, YEAH, MUCH BETTER. 736 00:42:06,933 --> 00:42:08,800 AND I WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT I LEARNED 737 00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:10,567 ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH MY EMOTIONS. 738 00:42:10,567 --> 00:42:16,800 THERE ARE SO MANY POSSIBILITIES FOR MY FUTURE NOW. 739 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:20,233 WORDS JUST CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW I FEEL. 740 00:42:22,267 --> 00:42:25,067 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, 741 00:42:25,067 --> 00:42:27,433 I FEEL LIKE I HAVE HOPE. 742 00:42:27,433 --> 00:42:32,300 HOME, SWEET HOME. 742 00:42:33,305 --> 00:43:33,545 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm