"My 600-lb Life" Dottie's Story

1 00:00:02,900 --> 00:00:05,533 Dottie: I'M JUST GROTESQUE. 2 00:00:05,533 --> 00:00:06,967 I'M HUGE. 3 00:00:06,967 --> 00:00:08,500 I'M SICKENING LOOKING. 4 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:10,033 THAT'S HOW I SEE IT. 5 00:00:17,233 --> 00:00:20,733 Man: MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME A DEATH SENTENCE. 6 00:00:20,733 --> 00:00:23,900 Woman: THE THING I RELIED ON ALL THESE YEARS 7 00:00:23,900 --> 00:00:26,100 IS WHAT'S KILLING ME. 8 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:34,800 -IT'S BROKEN! -WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,467 I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T GET OFF. 10 00:00:36,467 --> 00:00:38,600 DON'T LET ME GO, PLEASE. -I'M NOT. 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,133 Man: IT'S HARD TO BE A FATHER FROM A CHAIR. 12 00:00:45,133 --> 00:00:47,067 [ GRUNTS ] THANK YOU, HONEY. 13 00:00:47,067 --> 00:00:49,567 I SEE THAT UNWILLINGNESS. 14 00:00:49,567 --> 00:00:53,000 IF YOU'RE SERIOUS, YOU'LL MAKE CHANGES. 15 00:00:56,133 --> 00:00:57,933 Delacy: AND I KNOW YOU'VE GAINED WEIGHT. 16 00:00:57,933 --> 00:00:59,233 IS THAT TRUE? 17 00:00:59,233 --> 00:01:01,200 THAT'S KILLING YOU. 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,200 THAT'S KILLING YOU. 19 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:04,467 THIS HAS TO STOP. 20 00:01:04,467 --> 00:01:07,467 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 21 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:10,467 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 22 00:01:10,467 --> 00:01:12,800 Dottie: LIFE HAS A WAY 23 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,600 OF BRINGING OUT THE THINGS YOU FEAR THE MOST. 24 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,800 WHEN YOU GIVE IN TO THAT FEAR, YOU OPEN THE DOOR 25 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,100 TO ALL SORTS OF THINGS YOU NEVER EXPECTED. 26 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,233 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 27 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,600 Dottie: WHEN YOU'RE MY SIZE, IT HURTS LIKE HELL 28 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,433 EVERY DAY TO GET UP AND DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO. 29 00:01:43,433 --> 00:01:44,500 [ CHILD CRYING ] 30 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:46,767 I GOT TO GO GET YOUR BROTHER UP. 31 00:01:46,767 --> 00:01:49,533 IT'S JUST MISERABLE. 32 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,067 ON MY BODY, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING 33 00:01:53,067 --> 00:01:54,467 FROM THE WAIST DOWN HURTS. 34 00:01:54,467 --> 00:01:56,067 [ CRYING CONTINUES ] 35 00:01:56,067 --> 00:01:58,067 I'M SORRY. 36 00:01:58,067 --> 00:01:59,733 JUST GIVE MAMA A MINUTE. 37 00:01:59,733 --> 00:02:03,433 BUT EVEN THOUGH I AM AS OVERWEIGHT AS I AM, 38 00:02:03,433 --> 00:02:05,600 I HAVE TO GET UP EVERY DAY 39 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,500 BECAUSE I HAVE TWO KIDS THAT DEPEND ON ME. 40 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:10,333 HI, PUMPKIN. 41 00:02:10,333 --> 00:02:14,600 DANIEL, WHO IS 12 AND HAS CEREBRAL PALSY, 42 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,067 AND LANDON, WHO IS 1. 43 00:02:17,067 --> 00:02:19,200 I HAVE TO BE HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THESE BOYS. 44 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,267 THEY NEED THEIR MAMA. 45 00:02:20,267 --> 00:02:22,933 IT'S OKAY. 46 00:02:22,933 --> 00:02:24,200 [ SMOOCHES ] 47 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,833 AND THEY'RE MY PRIORITY WHEN I START EACH DAY. 48 00:02:27,833 --> 00:02:31,633 MY HUSBAND'S ABLE TO HELP SOMETIMES IN THE MORNING, 49 00:02:31,633 --> 00:02:34,833 BUT HE USUALLY HAS TO GET UP REAL EARLY TO GET TO WORK, 50 00:02:34,833 --> 00:02:38,067 SO THEY COMPLETELY DEPEND ON ME. 51 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,700 BUT I CAN BARELY GET AROUND. 52 00:02:46,700 --> 00:02:51,633 AND IT MAKES IT SO HARD TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. 53 00:02:51,633 --> 00:02:54,567 I'M NOT ABLE TO TAKE BIG STEPS. 54 00:02:54,567 --> 00:02:58,933 I HAVE TO TAKE SMALL STEPS IN FEAR THAT I MIGHT FALL. 55 00:03:03,067 --> 00:03:07,233 BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE. 56 00:03:07,233 --> 00:03:09,667 DANIEL CAN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT HIS MEDICINE 57 00:03:09,667 --> 00:03:11,933 AND EVERYTHING ELSE HE NEEDS. 58 00:03:11,933 --> 00:03:13,933 [ SMOOCHES ] 59 00:03:13,933 --> 00:03:15,133 YOU'RE ALL SET. 60 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:25,067 ONCE I GET DANIEL COMFORTABLE, I CAN TRY AND TEND TO MYSELF. 61 00:03:25,067 --> 00:03:28,967 BUT IT'S SO HARD TO EVEN DO THAT. 62 00:03:28,967 --> 00:03:33,100 I'M JUST NOT ABLE TO STAND FOR LONG PERIODS. 63 00:03:33,100 --> 00:03:35,433 SO WHEN I'M SHOWERING, 64 00:03:35,433 --> 00:03:38,067 I HAVE TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE TUB AND BATHE. 65 00:03:44,100 --> 00:03:47,067 I JUST CLEAN AS MUCH AS I CAN, 66 00:03:47,067 --> 00:03:49,267 AND I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYBODY 67 00:03:49,267 --> 00:03:53,433 TO HELP ME WIPE MYSELF OR CLEAN MYSELF. 68 00:03:53,433 --> 00:03:56,900 THAT'S JUST WAY TOO EMBARRASSING TO ME. 69 00:03:56,900 --> 00:04:03,900 THE IDEA OF MY HUSBAND WIPING MY ASS LITERALLY MAKES ME SICK. 70 00:04:05,933 --> 00:04:08,667 I DON'T WANT TO SEE WHAT MY BODY LOOKS LIKE 71 00:04:08,667 --> 00:04:11,433 OR LET ANYBODY ELSE SEE ME NAKED. 72 00:04:13,900 --> 00:04:15,433 I'M JUST GROTESQUE. 73 00:04:15,433 --> 00:04:18,167 I'M HUGE. 74 00:04:18,167 --> 00:04:20,733 I'M SICKENING LOOKING. 75 00:04:20,733 --> 00:04:22,500 THAT'S HOW I SEE IT. 76 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:26,567 I FEEL LIKE I'M REPULSIVE. 77 00:04:26,567 --> 00:04:31,433 AND I'VE FELT THAT WAY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. 78 00:04:35,167 --> 00:04:38,333 AS A KID, I LOVED ANY KIND OF FOOD, 79 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:40,933 BUT ESPECIALLY SWEETS. 80 00:04:40,933 --> 00:04:43,100 I WAS IN GIRL SCOUTS. 81 00:04:43,100 --> 00:04:46,233 WE WOULD JUST HAVE THIS WALL OF CASES OF COOKIES. 82 00:04:46,233 --> 00:04:48,267 THERE'S TIMES THAT I WOULD SNEAK 83 00:04:48,267 --> 00:04:50,667 A BOX OF THE COOKIES TO MY BEDROOM. 84 00:04:50,667 --> 00:04:52,967 I WOULD HIDE IT UNDERNEATH MY DRESSER, 85 00:04:52,967 --> 00:04:56,733 AND I WOULD EAT AT LEAST ONE BOX A DAY. 86 00:04:56,733 --> 00:05:00,567 Delacy: DOTTIE'S BEEN OVERWEIGHT SINCE I CAN REMEMBER. 87 00:05:00,567 --> 00:05:04,067 WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, FOOD DISAPPEARED A LOT. 88 00:05:04,067 --> 00:05:08,333 DOTTIE WOULD SNEAK FOOD, AND DOTTIE WOULD HIDE FOOD. 89 00:05:08,333 --> 00:05:10,900 Dottie: THAT WAS MY WAY OF DEALING 90 00:05:10,900 --> 00:05:13,567 WITH NOT HAVING MY MOTHER AROUND. 91 00:05:13,567 --> 00:05:16,367 SHE WANTED TO SPEND TIME WITH MY SISTER, 92 00:05:16,367 --> 00:05:19,333 SO ME AND MY MOM WEREN'T REALLY CLOSE. 93 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,500 MY MOM'S THING WITH HER WAS BEAUTY PAGEANTS. 94 00:05:25,500 --> 00:05:29,667 Delacy: MY MOM'S ATTENTION WAS ALL BASED AROUND ME 95 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:33,833 WINNING THAT PAGEANT, AND THAT LEFT DOTTIE 96 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:36,700 PRETTY MUCH OUT OF THE PICTURE. 97 00:05:36,700 --> 00:05:39,533 Dottie: TO ME, WHAT THAT MEANT WAS MY SISTER 98 00:05:39,533 --> 00:05:43,700 WAS THE BEAUTIFUL ONE, AND I WASN'T. 99 00:05:43,700 --> 00:05:47,400 Delacy: EVERY CHILD HAS THAT WANT AND THAT NEED 100 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,500 TO BE LOVED BY THEIR MOTHER. 101 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:53,500 THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DOTTIE JUST DIDN'T GROW UP WITH. 102 00:05:55,267 --> 00:06:00,433 Dottie: IT HURT A LOT, AND FOOD IS WHAT COMFORTED ME. 103 00:06:00,433 --> 00:06:06,867 AT ONE POINT, I WAS PUTTING ON A COUPLE OF POUNDS EVERY WEEK. 104 00:06:06,867 --> 00:06:12,933 AND BY THE TIME I WAS 18, I WAS WELL OVER 300 POUNDS. 105 00:06:12,933 --> 00:06:19,500 AND I REMEMBER JUST EATING AND EATING AND EATING SO MUCH. 106 00:06:22,267 --> 00:06:25,233 AND I'VE JUST NEVER BEEN ABLE TO STOP. 107 00:06:27,567 --> 00:06:30,867 Delacy: YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT CHOOSE ALCOHOL 108 00:06:30,867 --> 00:06:35,900 TO BURY A FEELING OR ANGER OR SADNESS. 109 00:06:40,900 --> 00:06:42,300 DOTTIE JUST CHOSE FOOD. 110 00:06:42,300 --> 00:06:46,067 THAT WAS WHAT GAVE HER COMFORT. 111 00:06:49,233 --> 00:06:50,867 Dottie: YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE DRUGS EVERY DAY. 112 00:06:50,867 --> 00:06:52,333 YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ALCOHOL EVERY DAY. 113 00:06:52,333 --> 00:06:55,200 BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE FOOD TO LIVE EVERY DAY. 114 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,433 CAN I GET A DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER AND FRIES 115 00:06:58,433 --> 00:07:00,267 AND A 10-PIECE CHICKEN NUGGET? 116 00:07:00,267 --> 00:07:01,867 Woman: FIRST WINDOW, PLEASE. 117 00:07:01,867 --> 00:07:03,300 PEOPLE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. 118 00:07:03,300 --> 00:07:05,067 WHEN YOU HAVE AN ADDICTION TO FOOD, 119 00:07:05,067 --> 00:07:07,333 IT'S THE WORST KIND OF ADDICTION YOU CAN HAVE. 120 00:07:09,167 --> 00:07:11,533 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT. 121 00:07:14,700 --> 00:07:20,700 AND I HAVE A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD. 122 00:07:20,700 --> 00:07:25,633 I LOVE TO EAT IT, BUT I HATE WHAT IT DOES TO ME. 123 00:07:31,067 --> 00:07:34,067 I'VE NEVER HAD CHICKEN NUGGETS THAT TASTED THAT GOOD. 124 00:07:34,067 --> 00:07:35,933 THEY WERE DELICIOUS. 125 00:07:37,933 --> 00:07:41,067 I'VE JUST NEVER BEEN ABLE TO STOP, 126 00:07:41,067 --> 00:07:44,367 EVEN WHEN I KNEW I WAS GETTING TOO BIG. 127 00:07:48,067 --> 00:07:50,667 I JUST KEPT PUTTING ON THE WEIGHT, 128 00:07:50,667 --> 00:07:53,367 AND WHEN I HAD MY FIRST CHILD, DANIEL, 129 00:07:53,367 --> 00:07:57,500 I WAS OVER 350 POUNDS. 130 00:07:57,500 --> 00:08:01,433 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE CEREBRAL PALSY, 131 00:08:01,433 --> 00:08:04,333 AND HIS FATHER DIDN'T WANT TO STAY. 132 00:08:04,333 --> 00:08:08,700 SO I WAS LEFT TAKING CARE OF HIM BY MYSELF. 133 00:08:08,700 --> 00:08:12,300 I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE HOSPITAL WORRYING, YOU KNOW, 134 00:08:12,300 --> 00:08:15,633 IF I WAS GONNA GET TO BRING HIM HOME OR NOT. 135 00:08:15,633 --> 00:08:19,067 THEY WEREN'T SURE HE WAS GONNA SURVIVE, 136 00:08:19,067 --> 00:08:22,567 SO I PRACTICALLY LIVED IN THAT HOSPITAL FOR A YEAR, 137 00:08:22,567 --> 00:08:24,800 AND I ONLY HAD TWO THINGS TO DO -- 138 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,400 BE WITH MY SON AND EAT. 139 00:08:29,667 --> 00:08:33,067 Delacy: DOTTIE'S WEIGHT SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL 140 00:08:33,067 --> 00:08:34,667 AFTER SHE HAD DANIEL. 141 00:08:34,667 --> 00:08:38,233 HE NEEDED ONE-ON-ONE CARE, AND SHE JUST KIND OF CONFINED 142 00:08:38,233 --> 00:08:41,600 HERSELF INTO THIS HOUSE AND TAKING CARE OF HIM. 143 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,100 Dottie: THEY DID NOT EXPECT DANIEL TO LIVE PAST FIVE YEARS OLD. 144 00:08:46,900 --> 00:08:50,633 EATING HELPED ME DEAL WITH THE STRESS OF NOT KNOWING 145 00:08:50,633 --> 00:08:53,333 IF HE WAS GONNA LIVE THE NEXT DAY. 146 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:58,200 AND AFTER A YEAR, I HAVE REACHED WELL OVER 500 POUNDS. 147 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:03,333 BEING A SINGLE MOM WITH A CHILD 148 00:09:03,333 --> 00:09:06,533 THAT IS SUFFERING SO MUCH WAS HARD. 149 00:09:08,700 --> 00:09:11,967 BUT A FEW YEARS AGO, I MET CHRIS, 150 00:09:11,967 --> 00:09:16,467 AND WE GOT MARRIED AND HAD LANDON. 151 00:09:16,467 --> 00:09:20,300 THE LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED IS WHEN I GAVE BIRTH 152 00:09:20,300 --> 00:09:24,067 A YEAR AGO, AND MY WEIGHT WAS 554. 153 00:09:24,067 --> 00:09:26,833 AND NOW I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WEIGH. 154 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:29,067 AT THIS POINT, I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ABLE 155 00:09:29,067 --> 00:09:30,700 TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE, 156 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:33,333 BUT I HAVE TO, TO CARE OF MY KIDS. 157 00:09:33,333 --> 00:09:37,967 SO, WE NEED HAMBURGERS, MASHED POTATOES. 158 00:09:37,967 --> 00:09:40,800 WE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING SWEET -- CAKE. 159 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,833 I DON'T GO SHOPPING MUCH UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING FOR THEM. 160 00:09:44,833 --> 00:09:46,667 Dottie: WELL, HOWDY THERE. 161 00:09:46,667 --> 00:09:48,467 HOW ARE YOU? -GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? 162 00:09:48,467 --> 00:09:49,767 OH, FINE. 163 00:09:49,767 --> 00:09:52,167 SOMETIMES IF I HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO WATCH DANIEL, 164 00:09:52,167 --> 00:09:53,933 THAT'S WHEN I'LL GO TO THE STORE. 165 00:09:53,933 --> 00:09:56,267 [ GROANS ] 166 00:09:56,267 --> 00:09:57,367 BAD. 167 00:09:57,367 --> 00:10:00,067 GOING TO THE STORE IS A BIG DEAL FOR ME 168 00:10:00,067 --> 00:10:01,667 BECAUSE AT THIS WEIGHT, 169 00:10:01,667 --> 00:10:04,133 THERE ARE THINGS THAT I CAN'T DO NOW. 170 00:10:05,933 --> 00:10:10,100 SO CHRIS HAS TO COME WITH ME TO HELP. 171 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:16,233 IT'S JUST HARD TO BE UP FOR SO LONG. 172 00:10:18,167 --> 00:10:23,533 I CAN'T WALK VERY FAR WITHOUT SOMETHING TO SIT ON. 173 00:10:26,433 --> 00:10:29,333 WHERE'S YOUR MOTORIZED CART AT? 174 00:10:29,333 --> 00:10:31,533 YOUR MOTORIZED CART? 175 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,667 AND IT'S HARD BEING OUT IN PUBLIC. 176 00:10:38,667 --> 00:10:41,233 PEOPLE ALWAYS STARE AT ME. 177 00:10:41,233 --> 00:10:43,933 OKAY, YOU CAN GO AHEAD. I'M OKAY. 178 00:10:43,933 --> 00:10:48,633 I HATE IT, BUT I DO IT FOR MY KIDS. 179 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:56,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 180 00:10:57,800 --> 00:10:59,867 LOOK, LET'S GET A BIG BAG OF THESE POTATOES 181 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:01,100 BECAUSE THEY'RE ON SALE. 182 00:11:01,100 --> 00:11:03,267 YEAH, THAT WORKS. 183 00:11:18,767 --> 00:11:20,967 GET THAT GERMAN CHOCOLATE. 184 00:11:20,967 --> 00:11:22,367 ALL RIGHT. 185 00:11:22,367 --> 00:11:25,833 Chris: WHEN SHE ASKS FOR A CANDY BAR OR CAKE, 186 00:11:25,833 --> 00:11:28,333 I GO GET IT TO MAKE HER HAPPY. 187 00:11:28,333 --> 00:11:30,467 YOU WANT TO GET A 12-PACK OF DRINKS? 188 00:11:30,467 --> 00:11:32,900 I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THEY'RE ON SALE -- THREE FOR $12. 189 00:11:32,900 --> 00:11:35,100 GET THREE. 190 00:11:37,933 --> 00:11:40,067 I'M READY TO GET OUT OF THIS STORE. 191 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,200 [ BEEP ] 192 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:43,233 THANK YOU. 193 00:11:43,233 --> 00:11:44,867 THANK YOU. Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY. 194 00:11:44,867 --> 00:11:46,567 -YOU TOO. -YOU TOO. 195 00:11:51,433 --> 00:11:53,267 [ GRUNTS ] 196 00:11:53,267 --> 00:11:55,200 MY HIP IS STUCK. 197 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,600 [ CART BEEPING ] 198 00:12:03,067 --> 00:12:05,067 [ GRUNTS ] 199 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,733 I HAVE TO MOVE THIS. 200 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,167 I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A SITUATION 201 00:12:19,167 --> 00:12:21,533 WHERE I COULD NOT GET THROUGH A DOOR. 202 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:25,667 I AM JUST SO EMBARRASSED. 203 00:12:25,667 --> 00:12:28,733 IT'S WHY I DON'T LIKE TO GO TO THE STORE. 204 00:12:28,733 --> 00:12:32,233 I DON'T LIKE GOING TO THE STORE EITHER, BUT... 205 00:12:32,233 --> 00:12:34,900 YEAH, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT LIKE I DO. 206 00:12:39,567 --> 00:12:41,900 IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. 207 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:46,600 I'M JUST READY TO GO HOME. 208 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,367 I KNOW, BABE. 209 00:12:48,367 --> 00:12:51,400 ** 210 00:13:00,067 --> 00:13:02,100 SHE DOES EVERYTHING FOR THE KIDS. 211 00:13:14,933 --> 00:13:19,433 Dottie: I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE POINT 212 00:13:19,433 --> 00:13:22,933 THAT I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF MY CHILDREN 213 00:13:22,933 --> 00:13:25,600 BECAUSE CHRIS IS NOT ABLE 214 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:29,733 TO PROVIDE THE CARE FOR DANIEL LIKE I DO. 215 00:13:29,733 --> 00:13:32,100 BUT I PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION 216 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:35,600 THAT I COULD VERY WELL NOT BE THERE FOR HIM. 217 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,833 AND I DON'T WANT MY BABY TO GRIEVE FOR ME. 218 00:13:39,833 --> 00:13:43,700 IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME, THE DOCTORS HAVE TOLD ME 219 00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:46,133 THAT DANIEL WOULD GRIEVE HIS SELF TO DEATH 220 00:13:46,133 --> 00:13:48,067 LOOKING FOR HIS MAMA. 221 00:13:48,067 --> 00:13:51,833 AND I COULD NOT EVEN REMOTELY IMAGINE THAT. 222 00:13:58,300 --> 00:13:59,867 SHE'S THE LOVE OF MY LIFE, 223 00:13:59,867 --> 00:14:04,067 BUT I THINK SHE'S KILLING HERSELF. 224 00:14:04,067 --> 00:14:07,167 THEY GO EAT SOME HAMBURGER MEAT TONIGHT. 225 00:14:13,567 --> 00:14:15,867 I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 226 00:14:15,867 --> 00:14:20,833 BUT I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT. 227 00:14:20,833 --> 00:14:24,933 MY BODY IS JUST GONNA GIVE OUT. 228 00:14:24,933 --> 00:14:27,133 Chris: IT FEELS GOOD. 229 00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:28,200 Dottie: WHAT? 230 00:14:32,067 --> 00:14:35,667 ...TAKE MY BREATH AND GIVE IT TO HER. 231 00:14:37,667 --> 00:14:39,733 SOME CAKE. 232 00:14:39,733 --> 00:14:42,633 IF I DON'T CHANGE, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A FUTURE. 233 00:14:45,267 --> 00:14:48,333 AND MY CHILDREN ARE NOT GONNA HAVE ME. 234 00:14:48,333 --> 00:14:50,367 [ LAUGHS ] 235 00:14:52,567 --> 00:14:54,233 THE PROBLEM IS ME. 236 00:14:54,233 --> 00:14:58,633 UNLESS I CAN CHANGE MY WAYS, THEN NOTHING IS GONNA WORK. 237 00:15:06,067 --> 00:15:08,767 ** 238 00:15:08,767 --> 00:15:11,067 -YOU READY TO GO? -YES. 239 00:15:15,233 --> 00:15:19,567 Dottie: ME AND CHRIS ARE HEADING TO HOUSTON TO SEE A DOCTOR 240 00:15:19,567 --> 00:15:22,100 WHO DOES SURGERY ON PEOPLE MY SIZE. 241 00:15:31,567 --> 00:15:35,067 I FIGURE IF HE CAN GIVE ME GASTRIC BYPASS, 242 00:15:35,067 --> 00:15:38,067 THAT MAY BE MY ONLY HOPE TO LOSE WEIGHT 243 00:15:38,067 --> 00:15:40,600 AND STOP WHAT I KNOW IS COMING. 244 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:45,567 I WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS IF I HAD ANY OTHER OPTION. 245 00:15:45,567 --> 00:15:48,267 BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO HAVE HELP 246 00:15:48,267 --> 00:15:51,867 OR I'M GONNA END UP BEDRIDDEN, THEN DIE. 247 00:15:54,233 --> 00:15:57,300 I'D RATHER BE DEAD THAN TO GET TO A PLACE 248 00:15:57,300 --> 00:15:59,400 WHERE I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS. 249 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,467 SO I HAVE TO DO THIS. 250 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:05,100 I JUST HOPE I'M NOT BEYOND HELP. 251 00:16:11,067 --> 00:16:12,600 Nurse: 641. 252 00:16:17,067 --> 00:16:19,567 THAT'S SHOCKING TO SEE. 253 00:16:19,567 --> 00:16:23,400 JUST THE LARGEST I'VE EVER BEEN. 254 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:27,400 I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT. 255 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,467 I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LET MYSELF DOWN, 256 00:16:31,467 --> 00:16:34,167 MY HUSBAND DOWN, MY KIDS DOWN. 257 00:16:34,167 --> 00:16:39,833 I REALLY AM HOPING DR. NOW CAN HELP ME. 258 00:16:39,833 --> 00:16:40,900 -HELLO. -HEY. 259 00:16:40,900 --> 00:16:42,467 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 260 00:16:42,467 --> 00:16:44,067 I'M DOTTIE. 261 00:16:44,067 --> 00:16:46,667 OKAY, YOU'RE 640 POUND. 262 00:16:46,667 --> 00:16:48,900 HOW DO YOU THINK YOU GOT HERE? 263 00:16:48,900 --> 00:16:51,667 IT'S FROM HAVING TWO KIDS. 264 00:16:51,667 --> 00:16:53,700 MY OLDEST SON, HE'S DISABLED. 265 00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:55,333 HOW OLD IS HE? 266 00:16:55,333 --> 00:16:57,300 -HE'S 12. -12? 267 00:16:57,300 --> 00:16:59,800 -OKAY. -AND HE REQUIRES 24-HOUR CARE. 268 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,367 HE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY. 269 00:17:01,367 --> 00:17:05,633 SO, YOU STAY HOME AND YOU TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN? 270 00:17:05,633 --> 00:17:09,700 OKAY, BUT WHAT DO YOUR EATING HABITS LOOK LIKE? 271 00:17:09,700 --> 00:17:11,167 WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO YOU EAT? 272 00:17:11,167 --> 00:17:13,500 -PIZZA. -PIZZA? 273 00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:15,233 -PIZZA. -OKAY. 274 00:17:15,233 --> 00:17:17,867 SOMETIMES CHRIS WILL PICK UP BURGERS. 275 00:17:17,867 --> 00:17:23,700 BASICALLY YOU LIVE ON FAST FOOD AND ALL THAT. 276 00:17:23,700 --> 00:17:25,733 YES. 277 00:17:25,733 --> 00:17:29,733 DOTTIE'S ANSWER TO WHY SHE GAINED WEIGHT 278 00:17:29,733 --> 00:17:32,300 IS TO TELL ME ABOUT HER KIDS. 279 00:17:32,300 --> 00:17:35,633 THEY ARE HER EXCUSE TO EAT. 280 00:17:35,633 --> 00:17:37,700 HER SITUATION AT HOME IS TOUGH, 281 00:17:37,700 --> 00:17:40,200 BUT SHE CAN'T USE IT AS AN EXCUSE, 282 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,100 OR SHE'S GONNA KILL HERSELF. 283 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:44,500 SO, YOU'RE 34 YEARS OLD? 284 00:17:44,500 --> 00:17:45,633 -YES. -OKAY. 285 00:17:45,633 --> 00:17:47,600 YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT TO 40? 286 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:50,300 -NO. -I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU. 287 00:17:50,300 --> 00:17:53,567 Dr. Nowzaradan: AT HER WEIGHT AND WITH THE FACT 288 00:17:53,567 --> 00:17:57,333 THAT SHE HAS GAINED AROUND 100 POUNDS IN A YEAR, 289 00:17:57,333 --> 00:18:01,133 SHE HAS TO BE EATING AROUND 30,000 CALORIE A DAY. 290 00:18:01,133 --> 00:18:05,067 THERE'S NO SITUATION THAT JUSTIFY EATING THAT. 291 00:18:05,067 --> 00:18:08,067 YOU GUYS NEED TO REALIZE THAT FIRST, 292 00:18:08,067 --> 00:18:10,467 YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD THE KID, 293 00:18:10,467 --> 00:18:13,567 AND THEN YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR HEALTH. 294 00:18:13,567 --> 00:18:17,867 SO, TO BE QUALIFY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 295 00:18:17,867 --> 00:18:20,100 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE. 296 00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:24,133 I WANT YOU TO LOSE 40 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. 297 00:18:24,133 --> 00:18:26,300 FROM THIS POINT ON, EVERY DAY, 298 00:18:26,300 --> 00:18:28,100 MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT IN YOUR EATING HABIT. 299 00:18:28,100 --> 00:18:31,800 EAT HEALTHY FOOD, NO SNACK IN BETWEEN THE MEAL. 300 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,967 THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EASY TO MAKE THE CHANGES, 301 00:18:34,967 --> 00:18:36,633 BUT YOU CAN DO IT. 302 00:18:36,633 --> 00:18:40,367 DOTTIE HAS A LOT TO DEAL WITH AT HOME, 303 00:18:40,367 --> 00:18:43,600 BUT I'M GIVING HER TWO MONTHS FOR THIS. 304 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:47,367 SHE SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM REDUCING WHAT SHE EATS 305 00:18:47,367 --> 00:18:49,100 AND LOSING THIS WEIGHT. 306 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:50,967 SHE HAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW 307 00:18:50,967 --> 00:18:53,067 TO JUGGLE THE STRESS OF HER MIND, 308 00:18:53,067 --> 00:18:54,933 OR SHE'S GONNA KILL HERSELF. 309 00:18:54,933 --> 00:18:59,300 NEXT TIME I SEE YOU, I WANT YOU UNDER 600 POUNDS. 310 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:00,667 OKAY. 311 00:19:00,667 --> 00:19:03,500 THIS IS GONNA BE HARD ON BOTH OF US, BUT WE CAN DO IT. 312 00:19:03,500 --> 00:19:05,100 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 313 00:19:05,100 --> 00:19:06,367 NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. 314 00:19:06,367 --> 00:19:07,900 NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. 315 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,333 Dottie: THAT WAS HARD TO HEAR. 316 00:19:13,333 --> 00:19:15,900 I KNEW HE'D WANT ME TO WORK ON MY DIET, 317 00:19:15,900 --> 00:19:19,900 BUT 40 POUNDS IS A LOT TO HAVE TO LOSE. 318 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:23,767 I KNOW I HAVE TO DO THIS. 319 00:19:27,567 --> 00:19:30,733 BUT THAT JUST SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH WEIGHT. 320 00:19:33,967 --> 00:19:36,067 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 321 00:19:38,067 --> 00:19:40,667 SINCE GOING TO THE DOCTOR, 322 00:19:40,667 --> 00:19:42,733 I'VE BEEN STUDYING HIS MEAL PLANS. 323 00:19:42,733 --> 00:19:46,733 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CHANGE MY EATING HABITS AS BEST I CAN. 324 00:19:49,433 --> 00:19:52,067 I THINK I'VE BEEN STICKING TO IT WELL. 325 00:19:52,067 --> 00:19:56,200 BUT IT'S HARD 'CAUSE LANDON AND CHRIS HAVE TO EAT, TOO. 326 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,800 AND THEY HAVE CERTAIN FOODS THEY WANT TO EAT. 327 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:03,033 I'M GONNA PUT SOME EXTRA GREEN BEANS ON HERE. 328 00:20:03,033 --> 00:20:06,067 I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET LANDON TO EAT THEM. 329 00:20:06,067 --> 00:20:10,033 SOME OF THE FOOD DOESN'T TASTE GREAT, 330 00:20:10,033 --> 00:20:14,600 BUT IT'S JUST THE PORTION SIZES I DON'T REALLY AGREE WITH. 331 00:20:20,333 --> 00:20:22,833 SO I'M FOCUSING ON EATING HEALTHIER CHOICES 332 00:20:22,833 --> 00:20:25,800 AND NOT SO MUCH THE AMOUNTS. 333 00:20:37,067 --> 00:20:39,667 WILL YOU BRING ME SOME OF THEM CHIPS? 334 00:20:39,667 --> 00:20:42,200 YEAH. 335 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:43,733 HOW MUCH YOU WANT? 336 00:20:46,267 --> 00:20:49,433 BUT I HAVE CHEATED A LITTLE BIT. 337 00:20:52,533 --> 00:20:55,567 BUT I'VE BEEN DOING ALL THE OTHER STUFF ON MY DIET, 338 00:20:55,567 --> 00:20:58,267 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 339 00:20:58,267 --> 00:21:01,367 ** 340 00:21:11,667 --> 00:21:14,700 I'VE TRIED REALLY HARD THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. 341 00:21:17,067 --> 00:21:21,267 I KNOW THIS SURGERY IS MY LAST HOPE TO CHANGE. 342 00:21:23,300 --> 00:21:28,767 AND EVERYTHING IS RIDING ON WHAT THE SCALE SAYS RIGHT NOW. 343 00:21:28,767 --> 00:21:31,133 I HAVE TO HAVE THIS. 344 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:41,267 DR. NOW SAID I NEEDED TO BE UNDER 600 POUNDS, 345 00:21:41,267 --> 00:21:44,500 AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF I MADE IT CLOSE TO THAT OR NOT. 346 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:47,367 I JUST HOPE I'VE DONE ENOUGH. 347 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,800 I THOUGHT I WOULD'VE LOST A LOT MORE, 348 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,267 BUT IT'S POSITIVE TO ME. 349 00:22:00,267 --> 00:22:03,233 I JUST HOPE HE UNDERSTANDS. 350 00:22:03,233 --> 00:22:07,833 OKAY, DOTTIE, YOUR GOAL WAS TO GET UNDER 600 POUND. 351 00:22:07,833 --> 00:22:10,933 AND YOU'RE AT 635 POUND. 352 00:22:10,933 --> 00:22:13,100 SO WHAT'S GOING ON? 353 00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:15,367 I DON'T KNOW. 354 00:22:15,367 --> 00:22:16,467 YOU DON'T KNOW? 355 00:22:16,467 --> 00:22:17,933 LET'S FIGURE IT OUT. 356 00:22:17,933 --> 00:22:19,433 WHAT DO YOU EAT FOR LUNCH? 357 00:22:19,433 --> 00:22:21,133 I MEAN, I'M NOT EATING AS MUCH. 358 00:22:21,133 --> 00:22:25,500 I USUALLY EAT, LIKE, A COUPLE OF BALD EGGS. 359 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:27,167 THAT'S IT? 360 00:22:27,167 --> 00:22:28,833 YES, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TIME TO EAT. 361 00:22:28,833 --> 00:22:30,100 FOR DINNER? 362 00:22:30,100 --> 00:22:33,567 FOR DINNER I EAT A SALAD, AND I EAT GREEN BEANS. 363 00:22:33,567 --> 00:22:35,767 ANY SNACK IN BETWEEN? 364 00:22:35,767 --> 00:22:38,167 NO, NO SNACKS IN BETWEEN. 365 00:22:38,167 --> 00:22:41,067 FROM WHAT YOU TELL ME, YOU SHOULD HAVE LOST 50 POUNDS. 366 00:22:41,067 --> 00:22:45,067 NO, I KNOW, BUT SOMETIMES AT NIGHT I EAT, LIKE, POPCORN. 367 00:22:45,067 --> 00:22:47,400 Dr. Nowzaradan: MY CONCERN IS THAT DOTTIE 368 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,900 DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH SHE'S EATING. 369 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:53,067 SHE JUSTIFIES THE FOOD SHE WANTS, 370 00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:56,067 AND SHE THINK WHAT SHE'S EATING IS NORMAL. 371 00:22:56,067 --> 00:22:58,833 AND WHEN YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE EATING VERY MUCH, 372 00:22:58,833 --> 00:23:03,733 THAT'S NOT REALITY BECAUSE YOUR IDEAL BODY WEIGHT IS 200. 373 00:23:03,733 --> 00:23:07,467 YOUR CALORIE INTAKE IS SUPPORTING AROUND 600 POUND. 374 00:23:07,467 --> 00:23:11,333 THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE EATING THREE TIME MORE MATHEMATICALLY 375 00:23:11,333 --> 00:23:13,400 THAN YOU SHOULD REALLY EAT. 376 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:18,300 I MEAN, IT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO TRY TO STAY FOCUSED. 377 00:23:18,300 --> 00:23:22,967 THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEED NOT TO BE TAKEN LIGHTLY. 378 00:23:22,967 --> 00:23:26,400 SO THE ONLY SOLUTION I CAN SEE RIGHT NOW IN ORDER 379 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,433 TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR TREATMENT, 380 00:23:28,433 --> 00:23:30,233 I'M ADMITTING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL 381 00:23:30,233 --> 00:23:32,833 TO START A CONTROLLED DIET ALL NEXT MONTH. 382 00:23:32,833 --> 00:23:36,833 IF DOTTIE GOES HOME, SHE WILL CONTINUE 383 00:23:36,833 --> 00:23:40,067 TO JUSTIFY HOW MUCH SHE EATS. 384 00:23:40,067 --> 00:23:42,900 SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO START THE PROCESS FOR HER. 385 00:23:42,900 --> 00:23:46,333 HOPEFULLY IF WE CONTROL HER PORTIONS, 386 00:23:46,333 --> 00:23:47,600 SHE WILL START TO LEARN IT. 387 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,367 I HAVE TO ARRANGE CARE FOR MY KIDS. 388 00:23:50,367 --> 00:23:53,933 SO YOU DO THAT, AND I WANT YOU TO REPORT TO THE HOSPITAL 389 00:23:53,933 --> 00:23:57,233 WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO BE ADMITTED. 390 00:23:57,233 --> 00:24:01,933 DOTTIE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO WASTE WITH THIS PROCESS. 391 00:24:01,933 --> 00:24:05,200 SHE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS 392 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,733 IF SHE'S IMMOBILE OR DEAD SOON. 393 00:24:07,733 --> 00:24:10,967 [ GRUNTS ] 394 00:24:10,967 --> 00:24:13,700 IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I CAN'T JUST 395 00:24:13,700 --> 00:24:16,433 GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND LEAVE MY BOYS. 396 00:24:16,433 --> 00:24:19,933 NO ONE CAN CARE FOR THEM LIKE I DO. 397 00:24:19,933 --> 00:24:21,533 [ GRUNTS ] 398 00:24:21,533 --> 00:24:24,733 AND IT'S NOT SIMPLE TO SET UP CARE FOR THEM. 399 00:24:24,733 --> 00:24:27,567 SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA DO THIS. 400 00:24:35,067 --> 00:24:37,267 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 401 00:24:40,133 --> 00:24:42,600 WHEN I GOT HOME FROM THE DOCTOR'S, 402 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,467 DANIEL WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING, 403 00:24:44,467 --> 00:24:46,467 SO HE HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. 404 00:24:46,467 --> 00:24:50,133 HE'S ON A BREATHING TUBE RIGHT NOW, 405 00:24:50,133 --> 00:24:53,533 AND THEY'RE MONITORING HIM TO SEE IF HE IMPROVES. 406 00:24:56,067 --> 00:24:58,500 HE'S JUST SWOLLEN. 407 00:24:58,500 --> 00:25:01,067 I KIND OF FREAKED OUT ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. 408 00:25:03,833 --> 00:25:06,533 I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORSE THAT COULD GET. 409 00:25:08,067 --> 00:25:10,600 IT'S HARD NOT TO BLAME MYSELF. 410 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,133 I SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT HIM FOR SO LONG. 411 00:25:15,133 --> 00:25:18,700 THE THOUGHT OF LOSING HIM TERRIFIES ME. 412 00:25:18,700 --> 00:25:21,367 I JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT. 413 00:25:21,367 --> 00:25:24,133 THAT'S WHY I NEVER WANT TO LEAVE HIM. 414 00:25:24,133 --> 00:25:28,533 THIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I DID WHEN HE WAS FIRST BORN 415 00:25:28,533 --> 00:25:31,700 AND SPENT A YEAR IN THE HOSPITAL. 416 00:25:31,700 --> 00:25:34,900 I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN. 417 00:25:40,367 --> 00:25:42,400 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 418 00:25:43,433 --> 00:25:48,267 I'VE NOT LEFT THE HOSPITAL ROOM SINCE DANIEL GOT HERE. 419 00:25:48,267 --> 00:25:51,100 I CAN'T STAND TO SEE HIM LIKE THIS. 420 00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:56,100 AND I'M VERY OVERWHELMED, AND I'VE BEEN SO STRESSED OUT 421 00:25:56,100 --> 00:25:58,800 THAT I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT I'VE BEEN EATING. 422 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:02,300 I KNOW THERE WAS PIZZA AND BURGERS 423 00:26:02,300 --> 00:26:05,067 AND PIE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 424 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:09,500 IT'S THAT SAME WORRY THAT I JUST 425 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:12,067 DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIM. 426 00:26:12,067 --> 00:26:14,800 AND THE FOOD IS THE ONLY THING HELPING ME 427 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,867 DEAL WITH EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. 428 00:26:16,867 --> 00:26:19,867 HEY, GOOD MORNING. UM... 429 00:26:19,867 --> 00:26:21,600 SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO COME DOWN 430 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,600 ON SOME OF THE SEDATION MEDICINES TODAY 431 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,100 SO THAT WE CAN COME DOWN ON THE BREATHING MACHINE. 432 00:26:26,100 --> 00:26:29,500 BUT RIGHT NOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, HE'S IMPROVING. 433 00:26:29,500 --> 00:26:30,867 YOU NEED TO GO HOME AND TAKE CARE 434 00:26:30,867 --> 00:26:32,167 OF YOURSELF FOR A LITTLE BIT, 435 00:26:32,167 --> 00:26:34,233 AND YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE GOOD CARE OF HIM HERE. 436 00:26:36,367 --> 00:26:39,767 KNOWING THAT MY CHILD IS THIS SICK, 437 00:26:39,767 --> 00:26:43,167 I'M ALWAYS SCARED AND I'M ALWAYS WORRIED. 438 00:26:43,167 --> 00:26:46,600 I KNOW THERE'S NURSES EVERYWHERE, BUT, 439 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:51,100 YOU KNOW, SOMETHING COULD ALWAYS HAPPEN. 440 00:26:51,100 --> 00:26:56,733 MAMA'S GONNA GO HOME AND REST, AND SHE'LL BE BACK, OKAY? 441 00:26:59,233 --> 00:27:02,067 I JUST CAN'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW. 442 00:27:09,733 --> 00:27:13,167 IT'S BEEN THE WORST MONTH THAT I CAN EVER REMEMBER. 443 00:27:13,167 --> 00:27:17,433 AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE I CAN NEVER GET AHEAD. 444 00:27:17,433 --> 00:27:21,567 IT'S NOT THAT LOSING THE WEIGHT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO ME. 445 00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:23,933 IT'S JUST THAT WHEN MY FAMILY NEEDS ME, 446 00:27:23,933 --> 00:27:26,500 I HAVE TO MAKE MYSELF A LOWER PRIORITY. 447 00:27:26,500 --> 00:27:29,233 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANT. 448 00:27:34,333 --> 00:27:37,500 OH, NO, WAIT, I WANT SOME OF THE WHITE MEAT OUT OF THERE. 449 00:27:42,067 --> 00:27:46,500 UNTIL DANIEL GETS BETTER, I CAN'T WORRY ABOUT MY WEIGHT. 450 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,667 SO A DOCTOR IS GONNA HAVE TO WAIT. 451 00:27:57,133 --> 00:28:00,133 ** 452 00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:06,067 COME ON. HERE YOU GO. 453 00:28:06,067 --> 00:28:08,233 HELLO! 454 00:28:08,233 --> 00:28:10,833 Dottie: AFTER ABOUT FIVE WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL, 455 00:28:10,833 --> 00:28:12,467 DANIEL STARTED GETTING BETTER, 456 00:28:12,467 --> 00:28:14,467 SO WE WERE ABLE TO BRING HIM HOME. 457 00:28:14,467 --> 00:28:17,633 SINCE THEN, HE'S BEEN DOING WELL. 458 00:28:17,633 --> 00:28:19,333 BUT I'VE BEEN REALLY WORRIED 459 00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:21,667 THAT SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG AGAIN. 460 00:28:21,667 --> 00:28:24,067 WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, 461 00:28:24,067 --> 00:28:27,733 MY SISTER'S COME TO VISIT ME AND HELP WITH THE KIDS. 462 00:28:27,733 --> 00:28:30,067 BUT SHE REALLY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND 463 00:28:30,067 --> 00:28:32,467 WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY DAY. 464 00:28:32,467 --> 00:28:36,767 I DON'T COME OVER HERE AS OFTEN BECAUSE IT'S HARD 465 00:28:36,767 --> 00:28:39,833 TO COME BY AND NOT BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING. 466 00:28:39,833 --> 00:28:42,233 AND I KNOW YOU'VE GAINED WEIGHT. 467 00:28:42,233 --> 00:28:44,933 IS THAT TRUE? 468 00:28:44,933 --> 00:28:50,533 THERE'S REASONS BEHIND THE WAY THINGS ARE. 469 00:28:50,533 --> 00:28:52,067 DOTTIE, THERE'S REASON -- 470 00:28:52,067 --> 00:28:54,167 I'VE GOT THINGS THAT'S WENT ON IN MY LIFE. 471 00:28:54,167 --> 00:28:58,333 AND YOU HAVE DIFFERENT COPING MECHANISMS THAN WHAT I HAVE. 472 00:28:58,333 --> 00:29:00,333 AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN US. 473 00:29:00,333 --> 00:29:01,833 YOU ARE NOT ME. 474 00:29:04,567 --> 00:29:07,200 Dottie: INSTEAD OF HELPING ME, I FEEL LIKE SHE JUST 475 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,633 CRITICIZES AND JUDGES ME ALL THE TIME. 476 00:29:09,633 --> 00:29:10,867 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 477 00:29:10,867 --> 00:29:12,433 OH, PIZZA'S HERE. 478 00:29:12,433 --> 00:29:14,833 -YEAH. -I'LL TAKE IT. 479 00:29:14,833 --> 00:29:17,967 Chris: HERE, LET ME GET THIS OUT OF YOUR WAY. 480 00:29:17,967 --> 00:29:19,133 YOU GONNA EAT SOME PIZZA? 481 00:29:19,133 --> 00:29:20,633 I'M NOT, DOTTIE. 482 00:29:20,633 --> 00:29:22,067 AND I COULD TAKE THAT PIZZA 483 00:29:22,067 --> 00:29:23,900 AND THROW IT OUT THAT DOOR RIGHT NOW. 484 00:29:23,900 --> 00:29:25,167 I'M SO MAD. 485 00:29:25,167 --> 00:29:28,500 WELL, WE HAD TO HAVE SOME SUPPER TONIGHT. 486 00:29:28,500 --> 00:29:32,100 SO HAVING SUPPER CONSISTS 487 00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:36,967 OF THREE MEDIUM PIZZAS AND A CHOCOLATE CHIP PIE. 488 00:29:36,967 --> 00:29:39,367 I THINK YOU'RE KILLING YOURSELF. 489 00:29:39,367 --> 00:29:41,867 [ LANDON CRYING ] THAT'S KILLING YOU. 490 00:29:41,867 --> 00:29:44,800 THAT'S KILLING YOU. 491 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,567 THAT'S KILLING YOU. 492 00:29:47,567 --> 00:29:49,500 THIS HAS TO STOP. 493 00:29:49,500 --> 00:29:51,267 WELL, I GOT TO FEED LANDON. 494 00:29:51,267 --> 00:29:54,533 HE NEEDS TO LEARN HEALTHY EATING HABITS, DOTTIE. 495 00:29:54,533 --> 00:29:56,233 IT'S NOT JUST YOUR LIFE. 496 00:29:56,233 --> 00:29:58,067 IT'S EVERYBODY'S LIFE. 497 00:30:09,033 --> 00:30:12,867 AFTER YOU GET FINISHED EATING, THAT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. 498 00:30:12,867 --> 00:30:15,500 IT'S NOT GOING NOWHERE, AND UNTIL YOU DEAL WITH IT, 499 00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:17,333 IT'S NOT GONNA GET ANY BETTER. 500 00:30:17,333 --> 00:30:20,167 AND ALL THE SURGERIES IN THE WORLD -- 501 00:30:20,167 --> 00:30:24,567 IT'S NOT GONNA FIX IF YOU DON'T MAKE A DECISION TO FIX IT. 502 00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:26,467 AND I CAN'T WATCH YOU KILL YOURSELF NO MORE. 503 00:30:26,467 --> 00:30:28,467 I DON'T THINK I CAN HANDLE IT. 504 00:30:28,467 --> 00:30:31,500 ** 505 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,433 Dottie: MY SISTER JUST DOESN'T UNDERSTAND 506 00:30:51,433 --> 00:30:55,300 WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND WHAT HELPS ME DO THAT. 507 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,300 ** 508 00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:09,767 I KNOW. 509 00:31:09,767 --> 00:31:13,600 IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE I'VE SEEN THE DOCTOR. 510 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,400 WHEN DANIEL HAD TO GO INTO THE HOSPITAL, 511 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:20,200 I CALLED HIM AND TOLD HIM I COULDN'T GO BACK TO HOUSTON. 512 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:22,200 HE UNDERSTOOD MY SITUATION 513 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:25,400 BUT WANTED ME TO STILL WATCH MY DIET. 514 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,633 SINCE THEN, I'VE MISSED THE LAST COUPLE OF APPOINTMENTS 515 00:31:28,633 --> 00:31:30,867 BECAUSE I'VE HAD TOO MUCH GOING ON, 516 00:31:30,867 --> 00:31:33,167 SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY. 517 00:31:34,967 --> 00:31:37,267 I HOPE HE STILL UNDERSTANDS 518 00:31:37,267 --> 00:31:40,867 AND THAT HE'LL STILL TREAT ME AFTER ALL THIS TIME. 519 00:31:51,767 --> 00:31:55,233 THIS IS THE HIGHEST I'VE EVER BEEN. 520 00:31:55,233 --> 00:32:01,500 I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT DR. NOW IS GOING TO SAY. 521 00:32:05,500 --> 00:32:07,467 -HEY, DOTTIE. -HEY. 522 00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:11,600 OKAY, AFTER YOUR LAST VISIT, YOU DIDN'T GO TO THE HOSPITAL 523 00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:15,100 TO BE ADMITTED BECAUSE YOU HAD AN EMERGENCY WITH YOUR SON, 524 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:17,167 AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. 525 00:32:17,167 --> 00:32:19,467 BUT THAT DIDN'T MEAN THAT YOU 526 00:32:19,467 --> 00:32:22,267 HAD TO GAIN 30 POUNDS OVER THAT TIME. 527 00:32:22,267 --> 00:32:25,133 YOU WENT 70 POUNDS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 528 00:32:25,133 --> 00:32:27,700 SO, WHAT IS GOING ON? 529 00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:29,833 I WAS STRESSED OUT DURING THAT TIME, 530 00:32:29,833 --> 00:32:34,533 AND I'VE MADE SOME POOR CHOICES EATING. 531 00:32:34,533 --> 00:32:39,700 AND I'M READY TO PUT MY HEALTH FORWARD THIS TIME, 532 00:32:39,700 --> 00:32:41,267 AND FOR ME -- 533 00:32:41,267 --> 00:32:43,467 NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. 534 00:32:43,467 --> 00:32:45,800 YOU SAY YOU'RE READY, BUT YOU'RE NOT. 535 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,800 YOU'RE STILL BLAMING STRESS 536 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:51,233 AND TAKING CARE OF YOUR KIDS AS AN EXCUSE TO EAT. 537 00:32:51,233 --> 00:32:55,533 HOW IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE LONG-TERM WITH THE SURGERY? 538 00:32:55,533 --> 00:32:58,133 DOTTIE HAS HAD A ROUGH COUPLE MONTHS, 539 00:32:58,133 --> 00:33:02,167 AND I FEEL BAD FOR WHAT SHE HAS TO DEAL WITH. 540 00:33:02,167 --> 00:33:04,233 BUT THERE IS NO EVENT IN LIFE WHERE 541 00:33:04,233 --> 00:33:07,067 SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IS JUSTIFIABLE. 542 00:33:07,067 --> 00:33:11,833 DOTTIE, YOU'RE NOT GETTING HOW SERIOUS YOUR SITUATION IS. 543 00:33:11,833 --> 00:33:17,067 YOU HAVE EXTRA 500 POUNDS OF WEIGHT ON YOUR BODY, 544 00:33:17,067 --> 00:33:21,167 AND EVERY DAY, THEY'RE BRINGING YOU CLOSER AND CLOSER TO DEATH. 545 00:33:21,167 --> 00:33:23,567 YOU CANNOT TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY 546 00:33:23,567 --> 00:33:25,533 IF YOU'RE NOT HERE ANYMORE. 547 00:33:25,533 --> 00:33:28,933 SO, YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE READY TO MAKE A CHANGE? 548 00:33:28,933 --> 00:33:30,167 YES. 549 00:33:30,167 --> 00:33:32,667 OKAY, THEN IT'S TIME TO PROVE IT TO ME. 550 00:33:32,667 --> 00:33:34,933 YOU'RE GOING TO A HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW 551 00:33:34,933 --> 00:33:37,667 TO BE ADMITTED AND START YOUR CONTROLLED DIET. 552 00:33:37,667 --> 00:33:40,200 I GET WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH AT HOME, 553 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:43,200 BUT EXCUSES HAVE TO STOP NOW. 554 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,233 OKAY. 555 00:33:44,233 --> 00:33:46,333 ALL RIGHT. 556 00:33:46,333 --> 00:33:50,700 DOTTIE STILL NEEDS HELP TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HEALTHY DIET IS. 557 00:33:50,700 --> 00:33:53,533 SO SHE NEEDS TO GO TO A HOSPITAL 558 00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:56,100 AND COMPLY WITH A CONTROLLED DIET FOR A MONTH 559 00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:57,867 TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE 560 00:33:57,867 --> 00:34:01,167 BETWEEN WHAT SHE EATS AND WHAT SHE SHOULD EAT. 561 00:34:01,167 --> 00:34:05,100 THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET HER TO MAKE PROGRESS. 562 00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:08,067 HE WAS MEAN, BUT HE WAS RIGHT. 563 00:34:08,067 --> 00:34:09,667 HE WAS HONEST. 564 00:34:09,667 --> 00:34:11,500 Dottie: I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE DOCTOR 565 00:34:11,500 --> 00:34:13,633 REALLY UNDERSTANDS MY SITUATION. 566 00:34:13,633 --> 00:34:15,933 BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIS HELP. 567 00:34:15,933 --> 00:34:19,933 I WASN'T SURE HE WAS EVEN GONNA CONSIDER ME FOR SURGERY. 568 00:34:19,933 --> 00:34:24,267 SO I KNOW I HAVE TO DO THIS NOW. 569 00:34:26,933 --> 00:34:30,367 BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM MY BOYS FOR A MONTH. 570 00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:32,733 THEY NEED ME. 571 00:34:32,733 --> 00:34:35,667 MY MOTHER WAS NEVER THERE FOR ME, 572 00:34:35,667 --> 00:34:39,900 BUT I VOW TO ALWAYS BE THERE FOR MY KIDS. 573 00:34:41,167 --> 00:34:44,900 DOING THIS -- BEING AWAY FROM THEM FOR SO LONG -- 574 00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:49,067 IS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO DO. 575 00:34:49,067 --> 00:34:52,767 BUT IF I DON'T SUCCEED AT THIS, 576 00:34:52,767 --> 00:34:56,100 I WON'T BE THERE FOR THEM MUCH LONGER. 577 00:35:02,733 --> 00:35:05,767 ** 578 00:35:13,833 --> 00:35:15,500 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] Dottie: COME IN. 579 00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:16,867 ROOM SERVICE. HOW YOU DOING? 580 00:35:16,867 --> 00:35:19,533 HEY, HOW ARE YOU? 581 00:35:19,533 --> 00:35:22,433 IT'S BEEN A BIT OF AN ADJUSTMENT 582 00:35:22,433 --> 00:35:24,067 SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN THE HOSPITAL. 583 00:35:24,067 --> 00:35:27,100 AT FIRST, 584 00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:29,500 I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW LITTLE THEY WERE FEEDING ME. 585 00:35:29,500 --> 00:35:31,367 IT WAS LIKE NOTHING. 586 00:35:34,200 --> 00:35:37,467 I USUALLY EAT THREE OR FOUR TIMES THESE AMOUNTS. 587 00:35:37,467 --> 00:35:40,067 BUT I'M SLOWLY ADJUSTING 588 00:35:40,067 --> 00:35:44,200 AND TRYING TO LEARN MORE OF WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING. 589 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:47,967 IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO BE AWAY FROM MY FAMILY SO LONG, 590 00:35:47,967 --> 00:35:52,067 BUT I KEEP REMINDING MYSELF I'M DOING THIS FOR THEM. 591 00:35:56,367 --> 00:35:59,367 ** 592 00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:01,067 -HEY. -HI, BABY. 593 00:36:01,067 --> 00:36:02,200 HOW YOU DOING? 594 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,100 I'M OKAY. READY TO GO HOME. 595 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:06,167 Dr. Nowzaradan: DOTTIE HAS BEEN 596 00:36:06,167 --> 00:36:08,967 ON A CONTROLLED DIET FOR A MONTH NOW, 597 00:36:08,967 --> 00:36:12,467 AND TODAY, WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS SHE HAS MADE 598 00:36:12,467 --> 00:36:13,800 WHILE SHE'S BEEN HERE. 599 00:36:17,367 --> 00:36:19,967 Dottie: THE DOCTOR TODAY IS ACTUALLY COMING IN 600 00:36:19,967 --> 00:36:22,500 AND LETTING ME KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE LOST 601 00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:27,067 AND IF I'M GONNA BE APPROVED FOR SURGERY OR NOT. 602 00:36:27,067 --> 00:36:28,967 AND I'M VERY ANXIOUS. 603 00:36:28,967 --> 00:36:30,267 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 604 00:36:30,267 --> 00:36:31,933 I'M OKAY. 605 00:36:31,933 --> 00:36:36,833 WELL, WE'RE GONNA WEIGH YOU TODAY AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU LOST. 606 00:36:36,833 --> 00:36:39,100 SO, LET'S BRING THIS SCALE. 607 00:36:39,100 --> 00:36:43,067 I'M GONNA WEIGH YOU AND THEN SEE WHAT PROGRESS YOU MADE. 608 00:36:46,667 --> 00:36:48,433 ALL RIGHT. 609 00:36:48,433 --> 00:36:53,333 I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT. 610 00:36:53,333 --> 00:36:57,133 IF I'M NOT APPROVED, I'D BE VERY DISAPPOINTED. 611 00:36:57,133 --> 00:37:01,600 OKAY, YOU LOST ALMOST 70 POUNDS THIS MONTH. 612 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:04,833 SO I'M GONNA SET YOU UP FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, OKAY? 613 00:37:04,833 --> 00:37:06,900 -YAY! YAY! -OKAY? 614 00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:08,133 HERE'S THE DEAL, THOUGH. 615 00:37:08,133 --> 00:37:09,300 THE BIG TEST COMING -- 616 00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:11,400 IF YOU GO HOME AND START GAINING WEIGHT, 617 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:14,067 WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT YOU ON A SURGERY SCHEDULE, OKAY? 618 00:37:14,067 --> 00:37:15,733 -IT'S NOT. -OKAY. 619 00:37:15,733 --> 00:37:17,433 IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. 620 00:37:17,433 --> 00:37:19,167 DOTTIE HAS DONE VERY WELL. 621 00:37:19,167 --> 00:37:20,167 CAN I HAVE A HUG? 622 00:37:20,167 --> 00:37:21,267 ALL RIGHT, OKAY. 623 00:37:21,267 --> 00:37:22,700 -[ LAUGHS ] -ALL RIGHT. 624 00:37:22,700 --> 00:37:24,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: SO, I'LL SCHEDULE THE OPERATION 625 00:37:24,867 --> 00:37:27,667 FOR A MONTH FROM NOW. 626 00:37:27,667 --> 00:37:30,600 IF SHE SHOWS UP FOR SURGERY AND HAS GAINED WEIGHT, 627 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:33,767 I'LL CANCEL IT AND SEND HER HOME. 628 00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:36,233 SHE NEEDS TO SHOW ME THAT SHE CAN DO THIS. 629 00:37:36,233 --> 00:37:41,400 Dottie: I FEEL LIKE I'M ON ABOUT CLOUD NINE RIGHT NOW. 630 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:45,067 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S REALLY HAPPENING -- 631 00:37:45,067 --> 00:37:48,433 TO HEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 632 00:37:48,433 --> 00:37:51,133 I HAVE WAITED YEARS TO HEAR THEM WORDS 633 00:37:51,133 --> 00:37:53,700 COME OUT OF SOMEBODY'S MOUTH, SO I'M VERY EXCITED. 634 00:37:53,700 --> 00:37:56,700 AND I FEEL LIKE DR. NOW HAS GIVEN ME 635 00:37:56,700 --> 00:38:00,100 THIS AWESOME CHANCE TO GET MY LIFE BACK. 636 00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:03,133 ** 637 00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:17,400 THIS PAST MONTH, I KIND OF FELT SORRY FOR MYSELF 638 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:20,433 BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. 639 00:38:20,433 --> 00:38:23,133 BUT AFTER I HAVE SURGERY, 640 00:38:23,133 --> 00:38:26,067 THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT I'LL GO THROUGH. 641 00:38:26,067 --> 00:38:29,233 I CAN'T ALWAYS USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE. 642 00:38:29,233 --> 00:38:32,667 THERE'S NO MORE EXCUSES FOR ANYTHING. 643 00:38:32,667 --> 00:38:36,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: WHILE DOTTIE HAS BEEN AT HOME FOR A MONTH... 644 00:38:39,167 --> 00:38:40,833 THAT'S ENOUGH TO SHOW ME 645 00:38:40,833 --> 00:38:43,900 THAT SHE'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 646 00:38:43,900 --> 00:38:47,667 SO I'M MOVING AHEAD WITH HER GASTRECTOMY TODAY. 647 00:38:47,667 --> 00:38:50,533 SHE'S STILL EXTREMELY HEAVY. 648 00:38:57,067 --> 00:39:02,667 GASTRIC SLEEVE CAN BE DONE MORE RAPIDLY THAN GASTRIC BYPASS. 649 00:39:02,667 --> 00:39:04,467 TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF. 650 00:39:04,467 --> 00:39:07,767 WE TAKE 80% TO 90% OF THE STOMACH OUT... 651 00:39:11,833 --> 00:39:14,833 THIS PROCEDURE WILL LIMIT 652 00:39:14,833 --> 00:39:18,567 THE AMOUNT THAT PATIENT CAN EAT IN ONE SITTING, 653 00:39:18,567 --> 00:39:20,133 AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT. 654 00:39:23,233 --> 00:39:25,200 Chris: I'M VERY NERVOUS. 655 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:26,733 I KNOW SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS, 656 00:39:26,733 --> 00:39:29,567 BUT YOU NEVER KNOW. 657 00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:31,067 ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG. 658 00:39:31,067 --> 00:39:32,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: ROOM LIGHT ON. 659 00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:35,867 ALL RIGHT, WE'RE DONE. 660 00:39:35,867 --> 00:39:38,067 Man: TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 661 00:39:38,067 --> 00:39:41,200 DOTTIE'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 662 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:45,933 THERE WILL BE SOME UPS AND DOWNS WITH HER SOON, I'M SURE. 663 00:39:45,933 --> 00:39:49,300 BUT SHE'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK FOR NOW. 664 00:39:54,367 --> 00:39:55,967 Dottie: FEAR CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST 665 00:39:55,967 --> 00:39:58,733 DESTRUCTIVE THINGS IN A PERSON'S LIFE 666 00:39:58,733 --> 00:40:01,567 IF THEY CHOOSE TO GIVE IN TO IT. 667 00:40:01,567 --> 00:40:04,600 ** 668 00:40:12,067 --> 00:40:15,433 SINCE SURGERY, A LOT HAS CHANGED. 669 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:21,000 I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD EVER GET USED TO EATING SMALLER PORTIONS. 670 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:25,200 BUT I CAN EAT A LITTLE AND GET FULL RIGHT AWAY. 671 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:29,033 SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO STICK TO IT. 672 00:40:29,033 --> 00:40:30,500 WANT A BITE? 673 00:40:30,500 --> 00:40:32,533 [ SQUEALS ] 674 00:40:34,233 --> 00:40:36,900 ALL MY LIFE, I'VE HAD PEOPLE TELL ME 675 00:40:36,900 --> 00:40:40,133 I'M EATING TOO MUCH AND CRITICIZE ME FOR THAT. 676 00:40:40,133 --> 00:40:43,033 BUT NO ONE HAD GIVEN ME ANY HELP TO DO IT. 677 00:40:43,033 --> 00:40:45,033 I FINALLY HAVE THAT NOW. 678 00:40:45,033 --> 00:40:47,067 THIS IS MY CABINET. 679 00:40:47,067 --> 00:40:50,067 WE'RE CLEANING OUT THE STUFF THAT WE JUST DON'T EAT. 680 00:40:50,067 --> 00:40:52,167 AS FAR AS MY FREEZER... 681 00:40:52,167 --> 00:40:54,167 [ SIGHS ] 682 00:40:54,167 --> 00:40:56,333 IT'S RATHER EMPTY. 683 00:40:56,333 --> 00:40:59,233 IT'S MAINLY JUST VEGETABLES. 684 00:40:59,233 --> 00:41:01,700 NO MORE ICE CREAM. 685 00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:02,900 MNH-MNH. 686 00:41:02,900 --> 00:41:04,667 COME ON, LANDON, YOU WANT TO GO? 687 00:41:04,667 --> 00:41:05,933 Chris: YOU GONNA WALK? 688 00:41:05,933 --> 00:41:07,433 COME ON, YOU WANT TO GO FOR MOMMY? 689 00:41:07,433 --> 00:41:09,833 WANT TO GO FOR A WALK? COME ON. 690 00:41:09,833 --> 00:41:12,300 JUST HAVING THAT HELP AND SUPPORT 691 00:41:12,300 --> 00:41:14,867 IS A HUGE ENCOURAGEMENT. 692 00:41:14,867 --> 00:41:17,200 AND SEEING THE PROGRESS I'M MAKING 693 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,767 MAKES ME EXCITED TO DO MORE. 694 00:41:19,767 --> 00:41:23,167 AND I HAVE NO DOUBT I CAN DO THIS NOW. 695 00:41:25,133 --> 00:41:28,800 ** 696 00:41:28,800 --> 00:41:31,433 THIS YEAR HAS BEEN REALLY ROUGH. 697 00:41:31,433 --> 00:41:34,433 THERE WERE SO MANY TIMES THAT I WANTED TO GIVE UP, 698 00:41:34,433 --> 00:41:36,933 BUT I THOUGHT OF MY KIDS AND THOUGHT WHERE 699 00:41:36,933 --> 00:41:38,400 WOULD THEY BE WITHOUT THEIR MAMA. 700 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:42,367 AND THAT REALLY PUSHED ME ON FORWARD. 701 00:41:44,967 --> 00:41:48,400 I STILL DON'T LIKE HOW HIGH THE NUMBER IS ON THE SCALE, 702 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:50,567 BUT I LOVE THAT IT KEEPS GOING DOWN. 703 00:41:50,567 --> 00:41:52,933 ALL RIGHT, DOTTIE, YOU'RE DOING VERY GOOD. 704 00:41:52,933 --> 00:41:56,833 YOU'RE DOWN ANOTHER 35 POUNDS OVER THE LAST MONTH. 705 00:41:56,833 --> 00:41:58,067 THAT'S GREAT. 706 00:41:58,067 --> 00:42:00,533 DOTTIE IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 707 00:42:00,533 --> 00:42:05,867 SHE NO LONGER IS USING HER KIDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES AS AN EXCUSE. 708 00:42:05,867 --> 00:42:08,900 AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT SHE'LL BE ABLE 709 00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:11,600 TO GET TO HER TARGET WEIGHT IN A YEAR OR SO. 710 00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:13,700 Dottie: CAN I GIVE YOU A HUG, DR. NOWZARADAN? 711 00:42:13,700 --> 00:42:14,700 ALL RIGHT. 712 00:42:14,700 --> 00:42:17,167 [ LAUGHS ] THANK YOU SO MUCH. 713 00:42:17,167 --> 00:42:19,333 -YOU'RE WELCOME, YOU'RE WELCOME. -THANK YOU. 714 00:42:19,333 --> 00:42:22,200 Dottie: I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THAT I FELT THIS GOOD. 715 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,067 I KNOW I STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO 716 00:42:25,067 --> 00:42:27,533 AND A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE. 717 00:42:27,533 --> 00:42:30,867 BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME, 718 00:42:30,867 --> 00:42:32,467 I'M NOT AFRAID OF WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. 718 00:42:33,305 --> 00:43:33,545