"My 600-lb Life" Randy's Story

1 00:00:03,167 --> 00:00:05,233 I'M ASHAMED OF MY BODY, 2 00:00:05,233 --> 00:00:08,400 AND I KNOW I'M GETTING TO A POINT WHERE I CAN'T GO BACK. 3 00:00:14,333 --> 00:00:16,233 Man: [ MOANING ] 4 00:00:16,233 --> 00:00:19,433 MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME A DEATH SENTENCE. 5 00:00:19,433 --> 00:00:22,567 Nikki: THE THING I RELIED ON ALL THESE YEARS 6 00:00:22,567 --> 00:00:24,400 IS WHAT'S KILLING ME. 7 00:00:32,167 --> 00:00:34,267 IT'S BROKEN! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? 8 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:35,800 I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T GET OFF. 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,533 DON'T LET ME GO, PLEASE. I'M NOT. 10 00:00:42,267 --> 00:00:44,667 Chad: IT'S HARD TO BE A FATHER FROM A CHAIR. 11 00:00:44,667 --> 00:00:46,433 [ GRUNTS ] THANK YOU, HONEY. 12 00:00:46,433 --> 00:00:49,433 I SEE THAT UNWILLINGNESS. 13 00:00:49,433 --> 00:00:52,100 IF YOU WERE SERIOUS, YOU'D MAKE CHANGES. 14 00:00:54,633 --> 00:00:56,333 LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. 15 00:00:56,333 --> 00:00:58,333 I TELL YOU YOU NEED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT 16 00:00:58,333 --> 00:01:01,633 BECAUSE YOUR HEART IS WEAKENED, AND YOU GAINED MORE WEIGHT? 17 00:01:01,633 --> 00:01:04,067 IF YOU WANT TO LIVE, LOSE THE WEIGHT. 18 00:01:04,067 --> 00:01:07,067 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 19 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:10,067 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 20 00:01:11,667 --> 00:01:14,433 Randy: LIFE CAN BE A COMPETITION. 21 00:01:14,433 --> 00:01:19,067 AND YOUR GREATEST OPPONENT, OFTENTIMES, IS YOURSELF. 22 00:01:26,267 --> 00:01:28,333 [ BIRD CHIRPS ] 23 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:36,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 24 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,167 I HATE MY BODY. 25 00:01:40,167 --> 00:01:42,733 I HATE HOW BIG I'VE GOTTEN. 26 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,367 NOBODY WANTS TO BE THE SIZE I AM. 27 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,100 MY WEIGHT AFFECTS EVERYTHING THAT I DO, 28 00:01:51,100 --> 00:01:54,667 AND MY STOMACH HANGS SO LOW IT ALWAYS GETS IN THE WAY. 29 00:01:54,667 --> 00:01:57,433 I'M ASHAMED OF MY BODY. 30 00:01:57,433 --> 00:02:00,433 I KNOW I'M NOT HEALTHY. 31 00:02:00,433 --> 00:02:03,667 'CAUSE OF MY WEIGHT, I HAVE LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEGS, 32 00:02:03,667 --> 00:02:05,067 WHICH CAUSES BLISTERS, 33 00:02:05,067 --> 00:02:08,300 AND WHEN THEY RUPTURE IT REALLY HAS A STINGING SENSATION. 34 00:02:10,367 --> 00:02:12,100 IT'S HORRIBLE THE WAY I LIVE. 35 00:02:12,100 --> 00:02:14,600 I MEAN, I WOULDN'T WISH THIS ON ANYBODY. 36 00:02:17,967 --> 00:02:20,500 AND EVERYTHING IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER. 37 00:02:20,500 --> 00:02:26,300 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN MANAGE TO CARE FOR MYSELF. 38 00:02:28,167 --> 00:02:30,067 IT'S ALREADY GOTTEN TO THE POINT 39 00:02:30,067 --> 00:02:32,767 WHERE I HAD TO MOVE BACK TO MY PARENTS' HOUSE 40 00:02:32,767 --> 00:02:34,900 SO I CAN GET HELP FROM MY FAMILY. 41 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,400 HEY, DEE, COULD YOU HELP ME WITH MY SHOES AND SOCKS, PLEASE? 42 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:41,800 YEAH. 43 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,667 NOW THERE IS 11 OF US IN THIS HOUSE. 44 00:02:45,667 --> 00:02:48,633 7 ADULTS AND 4 KIDS. 45 00:02:48,633 --> 00:02:51,567 AND I'M JUST LIKE AN EXTRA KID THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF. 46 00:02:51,567 --> 00:02:53,467 ALL RIGHT. 47 00:02:53,467 --> 00:02:58,567 MY SISTER DANIELLE, SHE ALWAYS COMES RUNNING WHEN I NEED HELP. 48 00:03:00,233 --> 00:03:01,800 IS THAT TOO TIGHT UP THERE? 49 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:03,333 NO, THAT'S GOOD. 50 00:03:03,333 --> 00:03:07,300 HIS WEIGHT HAS DEFINITELY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. 51 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:13,167 HE CAN'T PHYSICALLY DO THE SMALL THINGS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE. 52 00:03:13,167 --> 00:03:16,733 Randy: I LOVE HER TO DEATH FOR EVERYTHING SHE DOES FOR ME. 53 00:03:16,733 --> 00:03:19,367 BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RELY ON MY FAMILY 54 00:03:19,367 --> 00:03:20,967 TO HELP ME DO EVERYTHING. 55 00:03:20,967 --> 00:03:23,467 I WOULD MUCH RATHER JUST BE WITH THE LORD 56 00:03:23,467 --> 00:03:26,300 [ Voice breaking ] THAN PUT A BURDEN ON ANYBODY. 57 00:03:26,300 --> 00:03:28,067 BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. 58 00:03:28,067 --> 00:03:31,967 AND I JUST NEVER THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD BE MY LIFE. 59 00:03:37,067 --> 00:03:39,367 FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, 60 00:03:39,367 --> 00:03:42,300 I WAS BIGGER THAN EVERYONE MY AGE. 61 00:03:42,300 --> 00:03:45,433 BUT I WAS ATHLETIC, 62 00:03:45,433 --> 00:03:49,767 BECAUSE MY DAD WOULD COACH A LOT OF THE YOUTH TEAM SPORTS. 63 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:56,267 AND HE WOULD TELL ME TO EAT AS MUCH AS I WANTED 64 00:03:56,267 --> 00:03:59,800 SO I COULD GET BIG AND USE THAT SIZE ON THE FIELD. 65 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,433 AND WHEN I HAD WEIGH-IN FOR FOOTBALL, 66 00:04:02,433 --> 00:04:05,600 I WEIGHED 180 POUNDS IN 6th GRADE. 67 00:04:07,367 --> 00:04:09,467 Christina: WHEN RANDY PLAYED SPORTS, 68 00:04:09,467 --> 00:04:11,767 WE ALWAYS HAD TO GO TO A DIFFERENT TOWN, 69 00:04:11,767 --> 00:04:14,767 BECAUSE THE TOWN WE LIVED IN, THERE WAS A WEIGHT LIMIT. 70 00:04:14,767 --> 00:04:17,733 AND HE WAS ALWAYS OVER THAT WEIGHT LIMIT. 71 00:04:17,733 --> 00:04:21,300 SO IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR HIM. 72 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:24,567 Randy: EVERYONE EXPECTED ME TO BE THE BIG GUY, 73 00:04:24,567 --> 00:04:26,733 AND THAT'S WHO I WAS. 74 00:04:26,733 --> 00:04:29,500 BECAUSE I WANTED MY DAD'S APPROVAL. 75 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:32,133 AND I WANTED EVERYONE'S APPROVAL. 76 00:04:32,133 --> 00:04:36,300 ALMOST EVERY SPORT RANDY PLAYED WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP, 77 00:04:36,300 --> 00:04:37,867 WE WON FIRST PLACE. 78 00:04:37,867 --> 00:04:41,467 HE ALWAYS WAS A GREAT ATHLETE. 79 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:48,300 Randy: I WOULD JUST ALWAYS EAT BECAUSE I WANTED TO DO WELL. 80 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:52,100 AND THE BIGGER I GOT, THE BETTER I COULD DO. 81 00:04:53,333 --> 00:04:56,233 Christina: YOU COULD TELL HE WAS PUTTING ON THE WEIGHT, 82 00:04:56,233 --> 00:04:58,967 BUT I NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO RANDY ABOUT HIS WEIGHT. 83 00:04:58,967 --> 00:05:02,200 I DIDN'T WANT TO HURT HIS FEELINGS. 84 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,700 Randy: BY THE TIME I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL, 85 00:05:05,700 --> 00:05:07,833 I WEIGHED RIGHT AT 300 POUNDS. 86 00:05:07,833 --> 00:05:09,767 BUT WHEN I WAS IN MY 20s 87 00:05:09,767 --> 00:05:13,133 IS WHEN MY WEIGHT REALLY STARTED CHANGING. 88 00:05:13,133 --> 00:05:14,433 'CAUSE I STARTED WORKING, 89 00:05:14,433 --> 00:05:16,967 STOPPED BEING MORE ACTIVE AND STOPPED PLAYING SPORTS. 90 00:05:16,967 --> 00:05:21,500 BUT MY EATING HABITS STAYED THE SAME. 91 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:25,067 AND WHEN I WAS 22, I MET MY WIFE, DANIELLE, 92 00:05:25,067 --> 00:05:28,333 AND WE DATED FOR FOUR YEARS. 93 00:05:28,333 --> 00:05:31,900 DURING THAT TIME, I PUT ON ANOTHER 100 POUNDS 94 00:05:31,900 --> 00:05:33,300 AND WAS JUST OVER 400 95 00:05:33,300 --> 00:05:36,500 WHEN WE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED AND START A FAMILY. 96 00:05:38,333 --> 00:05:40,833 BUT WE COULDN'T GET PREGNANT. 97 00:05:40,833 --> 00:05:44,600 AND DANIELLE GOT TESTED, BUT IT WASN'T HER. 98 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,667 SO THEN I NEEDED TO GET TESTED, BUT I REFUSED. 99 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:54,067 I'VE ALWAYS WANTED KIDS, AND IF THAT WASN'T POSSIBLE, 100 00:05:54,067 --> 00:05:56,733 I DON'T THINK I COULD TAKE THE NEWS. 101 00:05:56,733 --> 00:06:01,267 SO DANIELLE LEFT ME, AND WE GOT A DIVORCE. 102 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,467 AT THAT POINT, I GOT REALLY DEPRESSED 103 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:10,733 AND STARTED GAINING FASTER THAN I EVER HAD. 104 00:06:10,733 --> 00:06:14,067 AND I WAS UP TO 550 POUNDS A YEAR LATER. 105 00:06:14,067 --> 00:06:17,500 AND THAT'S WHEN I MET ASHLEY. 106 00:06:17,500 --> 00:06:20,333 AND WE HIT IT OFF, STARTED DATING. 107 00:06:20,333 --> 00:06:24,833 AND A YEAR LATER, I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS GONNA BE A FATHER. 108 00:06:24,833 --> 00:06:27,733 AND WE HAD OUR DAUGHTER, KHLOE. 109 00:06:27,733 --> 00:06:30,700 I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I WAS SO HAPPY. 110 00:06:32,733 --> 00:06:36,067 [ Voice breaking ] THEN MY HEALTH STARTED TO DETERIORATE. 111 00:06:36,067 --> 00:06:38,100 MY LEGS STARTED TO LOOK DEFORMED, 112 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:41,567 AND I COULDN'T MOVE AS MUCH, AND EVERYTHING STARTED TO HURT. 113 00:06:43,733 --> 00:06:45,500 MY BODY STARTED TO BREAK DOWN 114 00:06:45,500 --> 00:06:47,700 BECAUSE I WAS JUST GETTING SO BIG. 115 00:06:47,700 --> 00:06:49,400 AND ASHLEY COULDN'T TAKE IT. 116 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,833 SHE SAID I WAS TOO BIG TO BE A FATHER. 117 00:06:51,833 --> 00:06:54,600 SO SHE TOOK KHLOE AND LEFT ME. 118 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,167 AND THAT WAS DEVASTATING. 119 00:07:00,667 --> 00:07:03,700 AFTER THAT, I COULDN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, 120 00:07:03,700 --> 00:07:06,333 SO I HAD TO MOVE BACK IN WITH MY PARENTS. 121 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:09,867 MY WEIGHT IS SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL, 122 00:07:09,867 --> 00:07:12,467 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO STOP. 123 00:07:18,833 --> 00:07:22,233 I KNOW I HAVE TO BE OVER 600 POUNDS BY NOW. 124 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:26,767 BUT FOOD IS WHAT I KNOW, AND I CAN'T STOP EATING. 125 00:07:28,967 --> 00:07:30,733 I WANT TO STOP. 126 00:07:30,733 --> 00:07:32,767 [ Voice breaking ] BUT I JUST CAN'T. 127 00:07:34,767 --> 00:07:37,333 WHEN I GO OUT TO SHOP WITH MY SISTER, 128 00:07:37,333 --> 00:07:40,300 ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET TO THE CANDY AISLE. 129 00:07:41,833 --> 00:07:45,133 ANYTHING SWEET IS MY WEAKNESS. 130 00:07:45,133 --> 00:07:48,100 THIS IS MY FAVORITE SECTION. 131 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,367 Danielle: I KNOW HE HAS BAD HABITS. 132 00:07:57,367 --> 00:07:59,100 AND IT SITS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, 133 00:07:59,100 --> 00:08:00,633 "GOSH, HE SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS." 134 00:08:04,333 --> 00:08:05,733 BUT I STILL DON'T THINK 135 00:08:05,733 --> 00:08:08,767 THAT HE'S GONNA EAT IT IN ONE SITTING LIKE HE DOES. 136 00:08:11,067 --> 00:08:12,633 WE GOT EVERYTHING? 137 00:08:12,633 --> 00:08:14,700 YEAH. I'M READY. 138 00:08:14,700 --> 00:08:17,100 BUT WHEN HE GETS AROUND THE FOOD THAT HE CRAVES, 139 00:08:17,100 --> 00:08:19,133 IT'S LIKE SOMETHING JUST COMES OVER HIM. 140 00:08:19,133 --> 00:08:20,833 WHAT DO YOU NEED THOSE FOR? 141 00:08:20,833 --> 00:08:23,567 BECAUSE I CAN. THEY'RE MINE. 142 00:08:23,567 --> 00:08:25,667 THEY'RE GOING IN MY ROOM. 143 00:08:25,667 --> 00:08:30,867 OUR FAMILY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO STOP GIVING HIM WHAT HE WANTS. 144 00:08:30,867 --> 00:08:34,067 AND WE KNOW IT'S KILLING HIM FROM THE INSIDE OUT. 145 00:08:34,067 --> 00:08:36,633 -GOT EVERYTHING? -YEAH, RIGHT. 146 00:08:36,633 --> 00:08:39,400 WHEN YOU'RE MY SIZE, FOOD IS AN ADDICTION. 147 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,133 AND WHEN I START TO CRAVE IT, 148 00:08:41,133 --> 00:08:43,967 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS. 149 00:08:46,067 --> 00:08:49,633 I JUST TAKE IT TO MY ROOM AND EAT ALONE. 150 00:08:53,667 --> 00:08:55,367 YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T WANT TO STOP. 151 00:08:55,367 --> 00:08:56,700 BECAUSE EVERYTHING TASTES GOOD, 152 00:08:56,700 --> 00:08:58,400 AND YOU NEVER GET THAT FULL FEELING, 153 00:08:58,400 --> 00:08:59,767 SO YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING. 154 00:09:01,867 --> 00:09:05,600 EVEN IF I'VE JUST HAD SOMETHING AND I SEE SOMETHING I WANT, 155 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,100 I STILL EAT THAT. 156 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,067 I'LL WAIT TILL EVERYONE'S OUT OF THE HOUSE OR GONE, 157 00:09:12,067 --> 00:09:14,533 AND THEN I'LL GO EAT WHATEVER WE JUST BOUGHT 158 00:09:14,533 --> 00:09:16,067 THAT'S IN THE KITCHEN, TOO. 159 00:09:18,633 --> 00:09:20,833 [ Laughing ] IT'S JUST WATER. 160 00:09:20,833 --> 00:09:22,433 YOU TAKE BATHS. 161 00:09:22,433 --> 00:09:24,900 NOTHING ELSE EXISTS WHEN I'M EATING. 162 00:09:26,767 --> 00:09:31,467 EVERYTHING ELSE JUST FADES AWAY FOR THE FEW MINUTES. 163 00:09:31,467 --> 00:09:32,633 AND WHEN IT STOPS, 164 00:09:32,633 --> 00:09:35,433 I'M JUST LOOKING FOR THE NEXT TIME I CAN EAT. 165 00:09:36,967 --> 00:09:39,067 COME ON! 166 00:09:39,067 --> 00:09:41,567 I LOVE MY FAMILY. 167 00:09:41,567 --> 00:09:43,533 AND I WANT TO BE THERE FOR ALL OF THEM. 168 00:09:43,533 --> 00:09:46,733 AND I DO WANT TO HELP OUT. 169 00:09:46,733 --> 00:09:50,300 BUT I CAN'T HELP THEM AND I CAN'T HAVE FUN WITH THEM. 170 00:09:50,300 --> 00:09:53,200 I JUST PHYSICALLY CAN'T DO IT. 171 00:09:55,100 --> 00:09:56,933 -WHO? -ME AND CONNER? 172 00:09:56,933 --> 00:09:58,900 YOU JUST GO, AND I'LL COME OVER THERE, 173 00:09:58,900 --> 00:10:00,700 AND I'LL SIT OVER THERE AND WATCH. 174 00:10:00,700 --> 00:10:03,233 Baylee: UNCLE RANDY USED TO COACH MY SOFTBALL TEAM, 175 00:10:03,233 --> 00:10:05,900 AND HE USED TO PITCH TO US. 176 00:10:05,900 --> 00:10:08,933 NOW HE JUST SITS THERE AND WATCHES US. 177 00:10:08,933 --> 00:10:11,300 MAKES ME REAL SAD. 178 00:10:13,067 --> 00:10:16,733 Randy: I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS I CAN SIT DURING IT. 179 00:10:16,733 --> 00:10:19,033 AND MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS ARE ALL GROWING UP, 180 00:10:19,033 --> 00:10:20,500 AND I'M MISSING OUT ON IT. 181 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:23,833 BUT MOSTLY I'M MISSING OUT ON MY DAUGHTER, KHLOE, RIGHT NOW. 182 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,433 AND I WANT SO DESPERATELY TO BE PART OF HER LIFE. 183 00:10:29,433 --> 00:10:32,067 BUT I CAN BARELY EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 184 00:10:41,633 --> 00:10:44,267 THE ONLY REASON THAT I EVEN HAVE A JOB RIGHT NOW 185 00:10:44,267 --> 00:10:46,733 IS BECAUSE I WORK FOR MY FATHER AT HIS STORE. 186 00:10:46,733 --> 00:10:48,200 GOOD AFTERNOON. 187 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,467 BUT I FEEL BAD, BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN REALLY DO MY JOB. 188 00:10:51,467 --> 00:10:54,200 Randy Sr.: SINCE HE'S GOTTEN THAT BIG, 189 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,300 HE WORKS WITH ME BECAUSE HE'S NOT GONNA GET ANOTHER JOB. 190 00:10:57,300 --> 00:10:59,400 BUT IT'S STILL NOT EASY FOR HIM. 191 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:03,200 I CAN SEE HIM SWEATING, AND I CAN SEE HIM OUT OF BREATH. 192 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,067 IT HURTS TO SEE HIM STRUGGLE. 193 00:11:06,067 --> 00:11:08,500 BUT IT'S MY SON. I'M TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF HIM. 194 00:11:08,500 --> 00:11:10,833 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 195 00:11:10,833 --> 00:11:14,467 I DON'T EVEN PUT IN A FULL DAY'S WORK BECAUSE I GET TOO TIRED. 196 00:11:14,467 --> 00:11:16,633 I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TOO PHYSICAL. 197 00:11:16,633 --> 00:11:20,333 I GOT TO TAKE BREAKS A LOT MORE BECAUSE I GET WINDED. 198 00:11:20,333 --> 00:11:22,700 MY DAD'S EMPLOYEES, THEY CATCH MY SLACK. 199 00:11:22,700 --> 00:11:25,667 WHERE I CAN'T DO SOMETHING, THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF IT, 200 00:11:25,667 --> 00:11:27,600 AND DON'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT IT. 201 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,067 IT'S EMBARRASSING, AND I HATE IT. 202 00:11:33,267 --> 00:11:35,500 BECAUSE I CAN'T WORK MUCH, 203 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:39,167 I CAN'T EVEN AFFORD MY OWN PLACE RIGHT NOW. 204 00:11:39,167 --> 00:11:40,967 I LOVE MY FAMILY. 205 00:11:40,967 --> 00:11:42,500 COME ON. 206 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:45,300 AND I SHOULDN'T BE HERE LIVING WITH THEM 207 00:11:45,300 --> 00:11:47,333 BEING A BURDEN THAT CAN'T HELP. 208 00:11:47,333 --> 00:11:49,367 I'M GONNA GET YOU! [ BABBLES ] 209 00:11:49,367 --> 00:11:51,600 Brandi: HE'S A WONDERFUL UNCLE. 210 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,367 I WANT HIM TO BE AROUND FOR ALL THE KIDS. 211 00:11:54,367 --> 00:11:59,067 [ Crying ] NOT ONLY MY CHILDREN, BUT HIS AS WELL. 212 00:11:59,067 --> 00:12:00,900 Randy: Y'ALL READY TO EAT? 213 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:03,367 Brandi: AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE HAVING TO TELL MY KIDS 214 00:12:03,367 --> 00:12:04,800 THAT [Voice breaking] YOU KNOW, 215 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:08,867 THEY'RE NEVER GONNA SEE THEIR UNCLE AGAIN. 216 00:12:08,867 --> 00:12:10,667 Randy: IS DINNER READY YET? 217 00:12:10,667 --> 00:12:11,933 YES. 218 00:12:11,933 --> 00:12:13,067 WELL, LET'S EAT! 219 00:12:13,067 --> 00:12:15,167 I JUST LOVE FOOD. 220 00:12:15,167 --> 00:12:17,467 AND I CAN'T STOP. 221 00:12:17,467 --> 00:12:19,900 I DON'T KNOW HOW. 222 00:12:22,900 --> 00:12:25,800 Christina: HE NEEDS TO LOSE WEIGHT OR -- I DON'T KNOW. 223 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,067 I FEAR FOR HIS LIFE. 224 00:12:27,067 --> 00:12:30,267 BUT I KNOW THAT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, 225 00:12:30,267 --> 00:12:31,667 AND IT HURTS. 226 00:12:31,667 --> 00:12:34,100 [ Voice breaking ] I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE HIM. 227 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,733 Randy Sr.: I NEVER THOUGHT IN MY LIFE THAT THE WAY WE ATE 228 00:12:39,733 --> 00:12:42,067 WOULD EVER MAKE HIM THE SIZE HE IS NOW. 229 00:12:42,067 --> 00:12:45,933 BUT I WISH I WOULD HAVE TALKED TO RANDY AND SAID, 230 00:12:45,933 --> 00:12:48,867 "THIS IS KILLING YOU. QUIT EATING SO MUCH." 231 00:12:53,067 --> 00:12:54,833 HE DEFINITELY NEEDS HELP. 232 00:12:54,833 --> 00:12:58,067 I MEAN, HE'S MY BEST FRIEND. 233 00:12:58,067 --> 00:13:00,900 I WOULD -- I WOULD KILL MYSELF WITHOUT HIM. 234 00:13:00,900 --> 00:13:03,267 [ SOBS ] 235 00:13:03,267 --> 00:13:07,900 Randy: I CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS TO MY FAMILY. 236 00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:11,867 AT THIS RATE, I KNOW I'M GONNA BE BEDRIDDEN 237 00:13:11,867 --> 00:13:14,267 AND THEN DEAD WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO. 238 00:13:14,267 --> 00:13:17,100 I HAVE A DAUGHTER I WANT TO LIVE FOR. 239 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:21,833 I HAVE A FAMILY I WANT TO BE AROUND FOR. 240 00:13:21,833 --> 00:13:25,267 AND RIGHT NOW, I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH LONGER. 241 00:13:25,267 --> 00:13:28,433 UNLESS I FIND A WAY TO STOP EATING. 242 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,300 Randy: TODAY I'M GONNA SEE A DOCTOR IN HOUSTON 243 00:13:43,300 --> 00:13:45,600 WHO HELPS PEOPLE MY SIZE. 244 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,067 MAN, I DIDN'T HARDLY SLEEP AT ALL LAST NIGHT, 245 00:13:49,067 --> 00:13:52,067 THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THE DOCTOR AND WHAT'S HE GONNA SAY. 246 00:13:54,100 --> 00:13:56,867 I NEED HELP SO BAD, AND I'M SCARED 247 00:13:56,867 --> 00:14:00,767 HE'S GONNA TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T WANT TO HEAR. 248 00:14:00,767 --> 00:14:03,300 AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE SCALE'S GONNA SAY 249 00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:04,567 WHEN I STEP ON IT TODAY, 250 00:14:04,567 --> 00:14:07,133 BECAUSE IT'S A NUMBER THAT ALWAYS IS GONNA SCARE ME, 251 00:14:07,133 --> 00:14:08,667 BEING THIS BIG. 252 00:14:08,667 --> 00:14:10,700 Woman: MR. STATUM. 253 00:14:10,700 --> 00:14:12,300 IT'S JUST HARD TO BE HERE 254 00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:14,933 AND FIND OUT WHAT I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT. 255 00:14:14,933 --> 00:14:17,367 BUT WHATEVER THE DOCTOR TELLS ME, 256 00:14:17,367 --> 00:14:18,967 I HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK. 257 00:14:18,967 --> 00:14:22,267 'CAUSE THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE TO GET MY LIFE BACK. 258 00:14:24,833 --> 00:14:27,133 655. 259 00:14:28,933 --> 00:14:30,900 IT REALLY SUCKS. 260 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:33,100 655 IS THE MOST I'VE EVER WEIGHED. 261 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:34,567 AND IT'S UPSETTING TO ME 262 00:14:34,567 --> 00:14:37,400 THAT I LET MYSELF GET TO THIS POINT IN MY LIFE. 263 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:39,233 -HELLO. -HELLO. 264 00:14:39,233 --> 00:14:41,067 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 265 00:14:41,067 --> 00:14:42,067 NICE TO MEET YOU. 266 00:14:42,067 --> 00:14:43,167 YOU'RE RANDY, HUH? YES, SIR. 267 00:14:43,167 --> 00:14:45,633 SO, YOU'RE 655 POUNDS. 268 00:14:45,633 --> 00:14:47,400 WHAT IS THE HIGHEST WEIGHT YOU HAVE BEEN? 269 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:48,600 THIS IS IT. 270 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,200 SO, WHAT ARE YOUR EATING HABITS LIKE? 271 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,167 THROUGHOUT THE DAY, JUST -- JUST SNACKING, 272 00:14:54,167 --> 00:14:56,533 AND THEN HAVE A, LIKE, BIG MEAL, 273 00:14:56,533 --> 00:14:58,500 AND THEN I'LL SNACK DURING THE DAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 274 00:14:58,500 --> 00:15:00,800 WHAT DO YOU SNACK ON? 275 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,300 CANDY BARS OR STUFF LIKE THAT. 276 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:03,733 SO, WHO BUYS THEM? 277 00:15:03,733 --> 00:15:05,233 USUALLY ME. 278 00:15:05,233 --> 00:15:06,500 OR UNLESS I ASK MY MOM OR DAD 279 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:08,133 TO PICK ME SOMETHING UP ON THE WAY HOME. 280 00:15:08,133 --> 00:15:12,967 YOU LIVE IN HOUSE WITH HOW MANY PEOPLE? 281 00:15:12,967 --> 00:15:13,867 11. 282 00:15:13,867 --> 00:15:15,233 11 PEOPLE? 11 TOTAL. 283 00:15:15,233 --> 00:15:17,433 HOW MANY OF THEM ARE OVERWEIGHT? 284 00:15:17,433 --> 00:15:19,067 UH...YOU SEE US. 285 00:15:21,533 --> 00:15:24,067 SO, YOU LIVE IN A HOUSEHOLD OF UNHEALTHY EATING. 286 00:15:24,067 --> 00:15:26,933 SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY HARD FOR YOU TO STICK 287 00:15:26,933 --> 00:15:30,500 TO A LOW-CALORIE DIET IF NOBODY ELSE IS EATING THAT WAY. 288 00:15:30,500 --> 00:15:31,967 YES, SIR. 289 00:15:31,967 --> 00:15:35,533 THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL DYNAMIC WITH RANDY. 290 00:15:35,533 --> 00:15:39,733 DESPITE THE FACT THAT HE IS ON TRACK TO BE 700 POUNDS SOON, 291 00:15:39,733 --> 00:15:42,067 HE'S STILL ABLE TO GET AROUND, 292 00:15:42,067 --> 00:15:46,267 SO HE'S GETTING FOOD FOR HIMSELF ALONG WITH HIS ENABLERS. 293 00:15:46,267 --> 00:15:49,867 HE NEEDS TO START TAKING RESPONSIBILITY 294 00:15:49,867 --> 00:15:52,167 FOR HIS OWN EATING HABITS. 295 00:15:52,167 --> 00:15:54,233 RANDY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. 296 00:15:54,233 --> 00:15:56,700 YOU'RE NOT TOO FAR FROM BEING 700 POUNDS. 297 00:15:56,700 --> 00:15:58,800 THEN 800 POUNDS. 298 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,433 YOUR BODY CANNOT LAST MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 299 00:16:01,433 --> 00:16:03,900 YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL. 300 00:16:03,900 --> 00:16:05,633 I'M READY. 301 00:16:05,633 --> 00:16:08,700 I'VE COME TO A TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I'VE HAD A DAUGHTER, 302 00:16:08,700 --> 00:16:11,433 SO I WANT TO BE THERE FOR HER, TO LIVE. 303 00:16:11,433 --> 00:16:12,967 I'M JUST READY TO CHANGE. 304 00:16:12,967 --> 00:16:15,933 RANDY HAS A GREAT MOTIVATION. 305 00:16:15,933 --> 00:16:18,267 HE WANTS TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR HIS DAUGHTER. 306 00:16:18,267 --> 00:16:21,867 BUT HE SHOULD HAVE STARTED THIS ON HIS OWN ALREADY. 307 00:16:21,867 --> 00:16:25,367 BEING IN A HOUSE WITH SO MANY PEOPLE, 308 00:16:25,367 --> 00:16:27,900 THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A LOT OF FOOD AROUND. 309 00:16:27,900 --> 00:16:31,933 WE NEED TO START WITH HIM TAKING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY 310 00:16:31,933 --> 00:16:33,600 FOR HIS EATING HABITS. 311 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,067 THIS IS ALL GOING TO HAVE TO REST ON RANDY, 312 00:16:37,067 --> 00:16:40,433 AND HE NEEDS TO GET WELL ENOUGH TO GET OUT ON HIS OWN. 313 00:16:40,433 --> 00:16:43,200 FIRST THING, CONTROL YOUR EATING HABIT. 314 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:45,767 FREQUENCY EATING, AMOUNT, AND TYPE OF FOOD. 315 00:16:45,767 --> 00:16:49,067 NOW, EVENTUALLY SURGERY'S GONNA WORK ON THIS PART, 316 00:16:49,067 --> 00:16:50,133 WHICH IS AMOUNT. 317 00:16:50,133 --> 00:16:52,267 BUT IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING 318 00:16:52,267 --> 00:16:55,400 FOR FREQUENCY OF EATING AND TYPE OF THE FOOD. 319 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:59,600 SO YOU GOT TO HAVE A HANDLE ON THOSE TWO ISSUES, OKAY? 320 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,633 SO, HOW MUCH DOES HE HAVE TO LOSE 321 00:17:01,633 --> 00:17:03,533 BEFORE HE CAN HAVE THE SURGERY? 322 00:17:03,533 --> 00:17:06,400 I WANT HIM TO LOSE 40 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH. 323 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:09,367 THEN WE'LL SEE IF YOU'RE HEALTHY ENOUGH 324 00:17:09,367 --> 00:17:11,667 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. OKAY? 325 00:17:11,667 --> 00:17:14,067 YOU WANT TO BE THERE FOR YOUR DAUGHTER, 326 00:17:14,067 --> 00:17:15,333 THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. 327 00:17:15,333 --> 00:17:16,367 YOU THINK YOU CAN DO IT? 328 00:17:16,367 --> 00:17:17,867 YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. 329 00:17:17,867 --> 00:17:19,067 IT WAS GOOD TO MEET YOU. 330 00:17:19,067 --> 00:17:20,633 APPRECIATE IT. 331 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:27,667 THIS SAYS NO SUGAR, NO CANDY, COOKIES, CAKE. 332 00:17:27,667 --> 00:17:29,300 IT'S GONNA BE A BIG CHANGE. 333 00:17:29,300 --> 00:17:30,967 WE'LL DO IT. 334 00:17:30,967 --> 00:17:32,333 WE'RE BEHIND YOU. 335 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:36,767 Randy: THE DOC WANTS ME TO LOSE 40 POUNDS, 336 00:17:36,767 --> 00:17:38,167 SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO. 337 00:17:38,167 --> 00:17:41,200 SURGERY IS MY LAST CHANCE FOR A NEW LIFE. 338 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:46,067 IF I DON'T GET IT, IT'S GAME OVER FOR ME. 339 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:55,233 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 340 00:17:58,967 --> 00:18:01,433 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO A LOT 341 00:18:01,433 --> 00:18:05,167 TO HELP ME LOSE THE WEIGHT I NEED TO LOSE. 342 00:18:05,167 --> 00:18:07,967 MY SISTERS JOG AROUND DOWN THE STREET, 343 00:18:07,967 --> 00:18:11,733 SO I'VE STARTED GOING WITH THEM ON THEIR WARM-UP WALK. 344 00:18:11,733 --> 00:18:15,800 I CAN BARELY KEEP UP, AND I HAVE A WAYS TO GO, 345 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,533 BUT IT'S A GOOD START. 346 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,867 I'M WILLING TO PUSH MYSELF TO KEEP GOING 347 00:18:22,867 --> 00:18:25,567 IF IT MEANS I HAVE A CHANCE TO BE WITH MY DAUGHTER AGAIN. 348 00:18:29,067 --> 00:18:31,867 IT'S DONE. THE FOOD'S DONE. 349 00:18:31,867 --> 00:18:35,500 I'VE ALSO GONE OVER THE DOCTOR'S WHOLE DIET PLAN. 350 00:18:35,500 --> 00:18:38,100 AND IT'S A BIG ADJUSTMENT, 351 00:18:38,100 --> 00:18:40,500 BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT I WANT TO EAT 352 00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:41,733 THAT I CAN'T EAT NOW. 353 00:18:41,733 --> 00:18:45,067 REST OF THE FAMILY'S HAVING MACARONI AND RICE. 354 00:18:45,067 --> 00:18:47,567 I JUST MADE THE DECISION NOT TO HAVE IT ANYMORE. 355 00:18:49,900 --> 00:18:52,567 Brandi: I KNOW WE EAT JUNK IN FRONT OF HIM. 356 00:18:52,567 --> 00:18:54,200 AND IT'S HARD -- I KNOW IT IS. 357 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,267 BUT HE'S DOING REALLY WELL. 358 00:18:57,267 --> 00:18:58,867 Christina: HE ACTS LIKE HE FEELS BETTER, 359 00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:02,267 SO IF HE FEELS BETTER, I FEEL BETTER. 360 00:19:02,267 --> 00:19:04,700 Randy: I'VE ALSO BEEN STAYING AWAY 361 00:19:04,700 --> 00:19:07,833 FROM ALL THE CANDY AND DESSERTS. 362 00:19:07,833 --> 00:19:09,133 IT'S LIKE ANY SPORT. 363 00:19:09,133 --> 00:19:12,167 YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE EFFORT IF YOU WANT TO WIN. 364 00:19:12,167 --> 00:19:16,100 AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS MY CHANCE TO GET THE SURGERY. 365 00:19:21,433 --> 00:19:23,767 RANDY STATUM? 366 00:19:25,667 --> 00:19:28,867 THE DOC TOLD ME I HAD TO LOSE 40 POUNDS AND HIT 615 367 00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:31,133 FOR HIM TO APPROVE ME FOR SURGERY. 368 00:19:31,133 --> 00:19:34,533 AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE WORKED AS HARD AS I CAN TO DO THAT. 369 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:39,300 THANK GOD. 370 00:19:40,900 --> 00:19:42,233 [ CHUCKLES ] 371 00:19:42,233 --> 00:19:44,067 Randy: I'M SUPER EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 372 00:19:44,067 --> 00:19:46,067 Woman: WE'RE GONNA GO TO ROOM FIVE. 373 00:19:46,067 --> 00:19:49,067 I PUSHED MYSELF HARD TO SEE THAT NUMBER TODAY, 374 00:19:49,067 --> 00:19:50,833 AND I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF. 375 00:19:50,833 --> 00:19:53,267 I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE DOCTOR HAS TO SAY. 376 00:19:55,567 --> 00:19:57,500 -HOW YOU ALL DOING? -ALL RIGHT. 377 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:59,667 SO, YOU LOST 42 POUNDS, HUH? 378 00:19:59,667 --> 00:20:01,067 YES, SIR. 379 00:20:01,067 --> 00:20:05,133 YOU CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT, AND THIS IS WORKING FOR YOU. 380 00:20:05,133 --> 00:20:08,567 THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOU SHOW ME YOU CAN DO THIS. 381 00:20:08,567 --> 00:20:12,633 THE BAD NEWS IS THERE ARE SOME ISSUES THAT CONCERN ME 382 00:20:12,633 --> 00:20:16,933 FROM THE TEST RESULT THAT WE DID LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE. 383 00:20:16,933 --> 00:20:19,200 SO WE NEED TO REPEAT THE EKG 384 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,800 AND SEE HOW YOUR HEALTH IS DOING. 385 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:22,800 I'LL BE BACK. 386 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,300 ALL RIGHT. 387 00:20:25,300 --> 00:20:28,433 Dr. Nowzaradan: RANDY MADE GOOD PROGRESS OVER THE LAST MONTH. 388 00:20:28,433 --> 00:20:31,433 BUT HE'S BEEN OVER 600 POUNDS FOR SO LONG 389 00:20:31,433 --> 00:20:34,733 THAT HE'S DEVELOPING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ISSUES 390 00:20:34,733 --> 00:20:37,233 THAT ARE LIFE-THREATENING TO HIM. 391 00:20:37,233 --> 00:20:41,133 SO WE NEED TO DO SOME MORE EVALUATIONS 392 00:20:41,133 --> 00:20:43,367 BEFORE WE APPROVE HIM FOR SURGERY. 393 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:44,900 ALL RIGHT. 394 00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:46,100 YOUR TESTS ACTUALLY SHOW 395 00:20:46,100 --> 00:20:48,000 YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT ENLARGED HEART, 396 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,633 AND EKG SHOWED SOME STRAIN TO YOUR HEART. 397 00:20:51,633 --> 00:20:53,133 WHAT CAUSED THAT AND WHY? 398 00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:54,633 WHEN YOU GET BIGGER, 399 00:20:54,633 --> 00:20:58,433 YOUR HEART ENLARGES TO PUMP BLOOD IN A BODY YOUR SIZE. 400 00:20:58,433 --> 00:21:01,967 THIS ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEART WILL WEAKEN IT, 401 00:21:01,967 --> 00:21:05,733 UNTIL IT GETS TOO WEAK AND YOU HAVE HEART FAILURE. 402 00:21:05,733 --> 00:21:08,767 THE BIG ISSUE IS YOUR HEART IS TOO WEAK 403 00:21:08,767 --> 00:21:11,400 TO BE UNDER ANESTHESIA RIGHT NOW. 404 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,300 SO WE NEED TO REVERSE THIS SITUATION. 405 00:21:14,300 --> 00:21:17,600 FIRST STEP IS TO TAKE THE LOAD OFF OF THE HEART 406 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,300 BY LOSING WEIGHT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 407 00:21:20,300 --> 00:21:23,067 AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT, 408 00:21:23,067 --> 00:21:24,667 YOUR HEART WILL BE OKAY. 409 00:21:24,667 --> 00:21:28,133 BUT YOU HAVE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY. 410 00:21:28,133 --> 00:21:30,800 AND WE'LL SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING IN A COUPLE MONTHS. 411 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:31,833 OKAY. 412 00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:33,367 DON'T GIVE UP HOPE, OKAY? 413 00:21:38,167 --> 00:21:42,200 Randy: TO HEAR THAT MY HEART IS ENLARGED AND IT'S WEAKENED, 414 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:43,967 IT'S SCARY. 415 00:21:43,967 --> 00:21:47,267 I KNOW I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, 416 00:21:47,267 --> 00:21:49,500 BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE I FAILED. 417 00:21:52,733 --> 00:21:54,533 I WANT TO GIVE UP. 418 00:21:54,533 --> 00:21:56,633 BUT I KNOW I CAN'T. 419 00:22:08,767 --> 00:22:11,267 Randy Sr.: HEY, Y'ALL READY TO GO BOWL? 420 00:22:11,267 --> 00:22:14,333 Randy: THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN REALLY HARD. 421 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:16,733 I'M JUST REALLY DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. 422 00:22:16,733 --> 00:22:20,233 AND I FEEL LIKE ALL MY PROGRESS DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW 423 00:22:20,233 --> 00:22:22,167 'CAUSE IT DIDN'T PAY OFF. 424 00:22:22,167 --> 00:22:25,067 BUT LOSING 40 POUNDS AND GETTING MORE ACTIVE 425 00:22:25,067 --> 00:22:28,333 HAS ALLOWED ME TO START GOING OUT WITH MY FAMILY MORE. 426 00:22:28,333 --> 00:22:31,367 BUT IT'S HARD TO BE AROUND WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS EATING 427 00:22:31,367 --> 00:22:33,667 AND NOT FIND COMFORT IN FOOD RIGHT NOW. 428 00:22:33,667 --> 00:22:35,633 Randy Sr.: RANDY'S BEEN DOING WELL, 429 00:22:35,633 --> 00:22:38,233 BUT HE DOES EAT SOME FAST FOOD EVERY NOW AND THEN. 430 00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:39,633 YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM, 431 00:22:39,633 --> 00:22:42,867 BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO STICK TO HIS DIET EVERY DAY. 432 00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,433 Randy: I KNOW MY HEART IS GETTING WEAKER, 433 00:22:46,433 --> 00:22:49,733 AND THAT IS ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT. 434 00:22:49,733 --> 00:22:52,133 SO I DON'T. 435 00:22:52,133 --> 00:22:55,500 I WANT TO DO THIS AND GET MY DAUGHTER BACK. 436 00:22:55,500 --> 00:22:57,767 BUT EVEN IF I LOSE ANOTHER 40 POUNDS, 437 00:22:57,767 --> 00:23:01,133 I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA BE ENOUGH TO GET THE SURGERY. 438 00:23:01,133 --> 00:23:03,667 SO IT'S HARD TO STAY MOTIVATED. 439 00:23:14,233 --> 00:23:18,333 I'M HEADED TO THE DOCTOR FOR MY SECOND FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. 440 00:23:18,333 --> 00:23:20,500 I'M REALLY NERVOUS, 441 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:25,100 BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE TRIED TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS... 442 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:27,333 BUT I ALSO KNOW I'VE HAD MY MOMENTS 443 00:23:27,333 --> 00:23:30,167 WHERE I'VE GAVE IN THIS PAST MONTH. 444 00:23:30,167 --> 00:23:32,133 I FEEL LIKE I MADE PROGRESS, 445 00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:35,267 BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A LOT OR A LITTLE. 446 00:23:42,833 --> 00:23:46,833 I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GAINED WEIGHT. 447 00:23:46,833 --> 00:23:49,633 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE DOCTOR'S GOING TO SAY, 448 00:23:49,633 --> 00:23:52,300 BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA BE GOOD. 449 00:23:53,667 --> 00:23:55,967 -HELLO. -HOW YOU DOING? 450 00:23:55,967 --> 00:23:58,300 SO, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. 451 00:23:58,300 --> 00:24:00,800 I TELL YOU LAST TIME YOU NEED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT 452 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:04,633 BECAUSE YOUR HEART IS WEAKENED, AND YOU GAINED MORE WEIGHT? 453 00:24:04,633 --> 00:24:06,367 WHAT HAPPENED? 454 00:24:06,367 --> 00:24:08,733 IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 455 00:24:08,733 --> 00:24:10,467 YOUR HEART IS FAILING. 456 00:24:10,467 --> 00:24:13,900 IT COULD GIVE OUT TOMORROW, A WEEK, OR THREE MONTHS. 457 00:24:13,900 --> 00:24:16,767 THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THAT IS TO LOSE WEIGHT 458 00:24:16,767 --> 00:24:19,067 SO YOUR HEART GETS STRONG AGAIN. 459 00:24:19,067 --> 00:24:20,933 YOU DO THAT, YOU GET SURGERY. 460 00:24:20,933 --> 00:24:24,200 YOU DON'T, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ALIVE THIS TIME NEXT YEAR. 461 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,467 RANDY IS PLAYING WITH FIRE RIGHT NOW. 462 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:30,567 HE CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME. 463 00:24:30,567 --> 00:24:33,600 HIS HEART IS GOING TO GIVE OUT SOON. 464 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,733 IF IT DOES, HE WILL LIKELY NOT SURVIVE IT. 465 00:24:36,733 --> 00:24:40,500 IT'S TIME FOR A WAKE-UP CALL WITH RANDY. 466 00:24:40,500 --> 00:24:43,367 I'M GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN TWO MONTHS. 467 00:24:43,367 --> 00:24:45,367 I WANT YOU TO LOSE 55 POUNDS -- 468 00:24:45,367 --> 00:24:47,833 THE 40 POUNDS YOU SHOULD HAVE LOST, 469 00:24:47,833 --> 00:24:50,800 PLUS 15 FOR WHAT YOU GAINED THIS PAST MONTH. 470 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,167 OKAY. 471 00:24:52,167 --> 00:24:54,067 IF YOU WANT TO LIVE, LOSE THE WEIGHT. 472 00:24:54,067 --> 00:24:55,367 YES, SIR. 473 00:24:57,733 --> 00:25:00,400 Randy: I CAN'T BELIEVE I MESSED UP LIKE THIS. 474 00:25:02,767 --> 00:25:06,600 I DON'T WANT TO DIE AND LEAVE MY FAMILY AND MY DAUGHTER. 475 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,600 I'M JUST REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW. 476 00:25:14,900 --> 00:25:18,600 Randy Sr.: IT'S TIME TO EAT. 477 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:19,967 Randy: THIS PAST MONTH, 478 00:25:19,967 --> 00:25:22,967 I'VE GONE BACK TO THE SAME DIET I HAD THE FIRST TIME. 479 00:25:22,967 --> 00:25:26,633 THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS I'M PUSHING MYSELF HARD THIS TIME. 480 00:25:26,633 --> 00:25:29,900 MY FAMILY CAN EAT WHATEVER THEY WANT. 481 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:32,233 IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT ME. 482 00:25:32,233 --> 00:25:35,500 I KNOW WHEN I MESS UP I'M NOT ONLY LETTING MYSELF DOWN, 483 00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,633 BUT I'M LETTING MY DAUGHTER DOWN. 484 00:25:37,633 --> 00:25:39,967 EVERY POUND THAT I DON'T LOSE IS ONE MORE POUND 485 00:25:39,967 --> 00:25:41,867 THAT KEEPS ME FROM BEING HER FATHER. 486 00:25:41,867 --> 00:25:43,867 GOOD? 487 00:25:43,867 --> 00:25:46,633 SO I'M NOT TAKING MY EYE OFF THE BALL. 488 00:25:46,633 --> 00:25:49,133 NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME THIS TIME. 489 00:25:57,167 --> 00:25:58,733 Woman: STATUM? 490 00:25:58,733 --> 00:26:00,267 Randy: THIS PAST MONTH, 491 00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:03,633 I'VE PUSHED MYSELF HARDER THAN I'VE EVER PUSHED MYSELF. 492 00:26:03,633 --> 00:26:06,067 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE DOCTOR'S GONNA GIVE ME 493 00:26:06,067 --> 00:26:08,467 ANOTHER CHANCE IF I HAVEN'T DONE IT THIS TIME. 494 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:12,533 YES! 495 00:26:12,533 --> 00:26:14,567 [ LAUGHS ] 496 00:26:16,667 --> 00:26:18,933 IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THAT NUMBER. 497 00:26:18,933 --> 00:26:21,967 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN THIS LOW. 498 00:26:21,967 --> 00:26:24,700 I JUST HOPE IT'S BEEN ENOUGH TO FIX MY HEART. 499 00:26:24,700 --> 00:26:27,100 -HELLO. -HELLO. 500 00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:29,400 SO, RANDY, YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT THIS MONTH. 501 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:30,333 YES, SIR. 502 00:26:30,333 --> 00:26:32,767 73 POUNDS. THAT'S GREAT. 503 00:26:32,767 --> 00:26:37,833 SO, LET'S RUN SOME TESTS AND SEE IF YOUR HEART'S IMPROVED. 504 00:26:37,833 --> 00:26:40,767 RANDY SEEMS LIKE HE'S COME AROUND. 505 00:26:40,767 --> 00:26:43,533 BUT WE NEED TO SEE IF THIS WEIGHT LOSS 506 00:26:43,533 --> 00:26:46,433 HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX HIS ENLARGED HEART. 507 00:26:46,433 --> 00:26:48,233 IF IT HASN'T, THEN HIS HEART 508 00:26:48,233 --> 00:26:50,567 WILL STILL BE TOO WEAK FOR SURGERY 509 00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:53,367 AND HE'LL NEED TO KEEP LOSING MORE WEIGHT. 510 00:26:53,367 --> 00:26:55,867 OKAY, RANDY. 511 00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:59,367 WE RAN ALL THE TESTS, AND YOUR HEART IS LOOKING GOOD. 512 00:26:59,367 --> 00:27:02,233 IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WEIGHT LOSS WAS ENOUGH. 513 00:27:02,233 --> 00:27:05,433 SO THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN PERFORM SURGERY ON YOU. 514 00:27:05,433 --> 00:27:07,100 SO, YOU EXCITED? 515 00:27:07,100 --> 00:27:08,767 -YES, SIR. -GOOD. 516 00:27:08,767 --> 00:27:11,733 WE'LL GET YOU ON THE SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MONTH. 517 00:27:11,733 --> 00:27:14,900 THE SURGERY IS GONNA HELP HIM MAKE MORE PROGRESS 518 00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:17,200 AND STICK WITH IT OVER LONG TERM. 519 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,067 BUT RANDY SEEMS TO TEND TOWARD EXTREMES, 520 00:27:20,067 --> 00:27:23,200 EITHER GAINING WEIGHT OR LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT. 521 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,767 SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 522 00:27:24,767 --> 00:27:27,067 HE DOESN'T GO TOO FAR ON EITHER SIDE. 523 00:27:27,067 --> 00:27:29,333 KEEP LOSING WEIGHT AND MAKING PROGRESS, 524 00:27:29,333 --> 00:27:30,700 AND I WILL SEE YOU SOON. 525 00:27:30,700 --> 00:27:32,267 ALL RIGHT. 526 00:27:34,667 --> 00:27:36,200 Brandi: VERY PROUD OF MY BROTHER. 527 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,067 RANDY HAS WORKED EXTREMELY HARD. 528 00:27:38,067 --> 00:27:40,067 YOU KNOW, HE'S HAD HIS UPS AND DOWNS, 529 00:27:40,067 --> 00:27:41,967 BUT HE'S DEFINITELY STUCK WITH IT. 530 00:27:41,967 --> 00:27:43,500 AND KNOWING THAT IT'S GONNA 531 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:45,533 ACTUALLY HAPPEN IS VERY EXCITING. 532 00:27:46,500 --> 00:27:47,800 Randy: IT'S A RELIEF TO KNOW 533 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:48,933 MY HEART'S GETTING STRONGER. 534 00:27:48,933 --> 00:27:51,433 AND I'M JUST SO EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 535 00:27:51,433 --> 00:27:54,267 THIS SURGERY WILL HELP ME GET ONE STEP CLOSER 536 00:27:54,267 --> 00:27:56,933 TO BEING THE MAN AND FATHER I WANT TO BE. 537 00:28:13,867 --> 00:28:17,400 I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG SURGERY. 538 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,300 BUT I'M READY FOR IT, 539 00:28:19,300 --> 00:28:21,833 AND I'M READY FOR MY LIFE TO CHANGE. 540 00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:26,233 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO A GASTRIC BYPASS ON RANDY. 541 00:28:26,233 --> 00:28:28,067 THIS IS MAJOR SURGERY, 542 00:28:28,067 --> 00:28:32,067 AND EVEN THOUGH HIS HEART IS NO LONGER IN FAILURE, 543 00:28:32,067 --> 00:28:33,900 IT HAS BEEN WEAK FOR SO LONG, 544 00:28:33,900 --> 00:28:37,633 WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO PUSH HIS BODY OVER THE LIMIT, 545 00:28:37,633 --> 00:28:41,667 BECAUSE WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE HIM IF THAT HAPPENS. 546 00:28:52,133 --> 00:28:55,267 Dr. Nowzaradan: LOOK DOWN. FAR BACK. 547 00:28:55,267 --> 00:28:58,333 RANDY IS HAVING GASTRIC BYPASS TODAY, 548 00:28:58,333 --> 00:29:02,067 AND THIS WILL HELP HIM TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS. 549 00:29:02,067 --> 00:29:04,900 BEFORE SURGERY, THE PATIENT'S STOMACH 550 00:29:04,900 --> 00:29:07,800 CAN BE AS BIG AS A FOOTBALL. 551 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:11,867 WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE IT DOWN TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALL 552 00:29:11,867 --> 00:29:14,333 AND CONNECT IT TO THE SMALL INTESTINE, 553 00:29:14,333 --> 00:29:17,800 BYPASSING THE UPPER PART OF INTESTINE. 554 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:19,567 GO FORWARD. 555 00:29:19,567 --> 00:29:23,433 FOR THE PATIENT, THIS WILL LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF FOOD 556 00:29:23,433 --> 00:29:26,500 THEY CAN EAT AND ABSORB IN ONE SITTING. 557 00:29:26,500 --> 00:29:27,533 PULL BACK. 558 00:29:27,533 --> 00:29:30,467 THE RESULT IS THE PATIENT EAT LESS 559 00:29:30,467 --> 00:29:33,333 AND LOSE WEIGHT MORE EFFECTIVELY. 560 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,533 Randy Sr.: I CAN'T TELL WHAT'S GOING ON, 561 00:29:38,533 --> 00:29:40,367 SO I'M JUST NERVOUS AS HECK RIGHT NOW. 562 00:29:40,367 --> 00:29:42,067 RANDY MEANS A LOT TO ME. 563 00:29:42,067 --> 00:29:44,967 THAT'S MY FIRSTBORN SON AND MY BEST FRIEND. 564 00:29:46,700 --> 00:29:49,267 I'M HOPING THAT NOTHING'S GONNA GO WRONG. 565 00:29:49,267 --> 00:29:51,533 ALL RIGHT. EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD UP HERE. 566 00:29:51,533 --> 00:29:54,067 ALL FINISHED UP. 567 00:29:54,067 --> 00:29:56,367 RANDY'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 568 00:29:56,367 --> 00:29:58,200 EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. 569 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,567 AND NOW WE'RE GONNA GET HIM TO THE RECOVERY ROOM. 570 00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:02,100 Man: BABY BREATHS, OKAY? 571 00:30:05,033 --> 00:30:09,667 RANDY STAYED MOTIVATED RECENTLY AND MADE GOOD PROGRESS. 572 00:30:09,667 --> 00:30:11,400 BUT HE HAS WIDE SWINGS, 573 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,533 GAINING WEIGHT OR LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT. 574 00:30:14,533 --> 00:30:18,700 THE SURGERY IS GOING TO HELP HIM TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS 575 00:30:18,700 --> 00:30:20,967 OVER THE LONG TERM. 576 00:30:20,967 --> 00:30:23,600 BUT HE NEEDS TO FIND A BALANCE 577 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:27,167 BETWEEN HIS MOTIVATION AND HIS BAD HABITS. 578 00:30:40,500 --> 00:30:43,300 SINCE SURGERY, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH 579 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:46,233 'CAUSE IT'S JUST HARD TO EAT, AND I'M NOT HUNGRY. 580 00:30:47,933 --> 00:30:50,733 USUALLY, A REGULAR DAY, I'LL WAKE UP, 581 00:30:50,733 --> 00:30:52,667 AND I'LL HAVE LIKE A YOGURT 582 00:30:52,667 --> 00:30:56,167 OR ONE EGG OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR BREAKFAST. 583 00:30:58,267 --> 00:31:00,067 I'M SKIPPING SOME MEALS, 584 00:31:00,067 --> 00:31:01,867 BUT I'M STILL PUSHING MYSELF 585 00:31:01,867 --> 00:31:04,433 TO EAT MY PROTEIN THREE TIMES A DAY. 586 00:31:04,433 --> 00:31:09,333 BUT RIGHT NOW ALL I WANT TO DO IS LOSE MORE WEIGHT. 587 00:31:09,333 --> 00:31:12,200 I TOLD MY EX, ASHLEY, ABOUT MY SURGERY 588 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,300 AND HOW MUCH PROGRESS THAT I'M MAKING, 589 00:31:14,300 --> 00:31:15,767 AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 590 00:31:15,767 --> 00:31:17,833 HOW KHLOE CAN COME BACK INTO MY LIFE. 591 00:31:17,833 --> 00:31:22,200 AND THAT'S KEEPING ME REALLY MOTIVATED RIGHT NOW 592 00:31:22,200 --> 00:31:24,700 TO LOSE AS MUCH AS I CAN. 593 00:31:24,700 --> 00:31:26,833 I'M GONNA FINISH IN A SECOND. 594 00:31:26,833 --> 00:31:30,333 STARTING TO GET DIZZY AGAIN. 595 00:31:30,333 --> 00:31:32,067 SITTING BACK DOWN. 596 00:31:32,067 --> 00:31:35,200 Brandi: IT'S BEEN HARD WATCHING RANDY PUSH HIMSELF THIS HARD. 597 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,267 I'M GLAD THAT HE'S LOSING THE WEIGHT, 598 00:31:37,267 --> 00:31:40,167 BUT IT SEEMS LIKE HE STOPPED EATING. 599 00:31:40,167 --> 00:31:42,067 SO, HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT NOW? 600 00:31:42,067 --> 00:31:43,500 [ SCOFFS ] 601 00:31:43,500 --> 00:31:45,667 DO YOU TRY TO BRING IN DIFFERENT FOODS, OR...? 602 00:31:45,667 --> 00:31:47,467 NO. 603 00:31:47,467 --> 00:31:49,067 I KNOW YOU. WHEN YOU TRY, 604 00:31:49,067 --> 00:31:51,133 IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT, YOU JUST DON'T DO IT. 605 00:31:51,133 --> 00:31:54,167 I DIDN'T EXPECT RANDY TO BECOME DIZZY AND NOT WANT TO EAT, 606 00:31:54,167 --> 00:31:56,900 AND I'VE CALLED THE DOCTOR A FEW TIMES TO, YOU KNOW, 607 00:31:56,900 --> 00:32:00,300 DO WELFARE CHECKS ON HIM TO MAKE SURE HE'S DOING THINGS PROPERLY. 608 00:32:00,300 --> 00:32:03,067 THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE. 609 00:32:03,067 --> 00:32:06,733 I'M JUST WORRIED HE'S GONNA PUSH HIMSELF TOO HARD. 610 00:32:06,733 --> 00:32:09,633 I'M GONNA GO LAY DOWN FOR A MINUTE. 611 00:32:11,267 --> 00:32:14,800 Randy: I KNOW MY WEIGHT IS DROPPING A LOT EACH DAY, 612 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,667 AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 613 00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:18,300 BUT I'M SO CLOSE RIGHT NOW, 614 00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:21,100 AND I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO STAND IN MY WAY. 615 00:32:33,967 --> 00:32:36,733 I FINALLY GOT UNDER THE 500-POUND MARK 616 00:32:36,733 --> 00:32:38,467 AND MADE IT INTO THE 400s. 617 00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:39,667 YOU GOT IT? 618 00:32:39,667 --> 00:32:42,167 SO ASHLEY FELT LIKE I'VE MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS 619 00:32:42,167 --> 00:32:44,167 TO START SEEING MY DAUGHTER AGAIN. 620 00:32:44,167 --> 00:32:46,633 [ GIGGLES ] 621 00:32:46,633 --> 00:32:49,533 WHAT IS THAT? SNOWMAN? 622 00:32:49,533 --> 00:32:51,500 [ GASPS ] OH! 623 00:32:51,500 --> 00:32:53,067 OH! 624 00:32:53,067 --> 00:32:56,900 IT'S AN INCREDIBLE FEELING TO BE A PART OF KHLOE'S LIFE AGAIN. 625 00:32:56,900 --> 00:32:58,467 I'VE MISSED HER SO MUCH. 626 00:32:58,467 --> 00:33:00,100 ROLL IT. 627 00:33:00,100 --> 00:33:01,500 SHE DESERVES A REAL FATHER, 628 00:33:01,500 --> 00:33:04,367 AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT I'M FINALLY BECOMING TO HER. 629 00:33:04,367 --> 00:33:07,067 I'M JUST SO HAPPY I'VE CAME THIS FAR. 630 00:33:07,067 --> 00:33:08,867 SHE'S BEEN MY MOTIVATION. 631 00:33:08,867 --> 00:33:12,833 AND NOW THAT SHE'S WITH ME, SHE'S MOTIVATING ME EVEN MORE. 632 00:33:12,833 --> 00:33:16,300 HAVING HER BACK IN MY LIFE IS THE BEST THING I CAN EVER GET. 633 00:33:22,067 --> 00:33:24,567 Dr. Nowzaradan: JUST A LITTLE WHILE AGO, 634 00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:26,933 RANDY GOT DIZZY AND PASSED OUT. 635 00:33:26,933 --> 00:33:29,867 SO I HAD HIM RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. 636 00:33:29,867 --> 00:33:32,133 Randy Sr.: RANDY WAS WALKING TO THE CAR, 637 00:33:32,133 --> 00:33:34,067 AND PASSED OUT AND WENT TO HIS KNEES. 638 00:33:34,067 --> 00:33:35,333 AND WE HAD TO LAY HIM DOWN 639 00:33:35,333 --> 00:33:37,800 TILL WE GOT THE AMBULANCE THERE TO HELP PICK HIM UP. 640 00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:43,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: MY CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS 641 00:33:43,500 --> 00:33:46,867 THAT HE'S HAVING ISSUES WITH HIS HEART. 642 00:33:46,867 --> 00:33:49,467 ANY CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH? 643 00:33:49,467 --> 00:33:53,067 JUST DIZZINESS. AND BLURRED VISION RIGHT NOW. 644 00:33:53,067 --> 00:33:54,933 IT'S BEEN WEAKENED FOR SO LONG 645 00:33:54,933 --> 00:33:57,933 THAT MAYBE RANDY'S SUFFERING FROM CONSEQUENCES 646 00:33:57,933 --> 00:34:00,733 OF THAT EVEN THOUGH HE'S MAKING PROGRESS. 647 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,167 IF THAT'S HAPPENING TO RANDY RIGHT NOW, 648 00:34:06,167 --> 00:34:08,133 WE MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME. 649 00:34:17,167 --> 00:34:19,233 YOU SAID HEART RATE IS 80? 650 00:34:19,233 --> 00:34:20,733 85. 651 00:34:20,733 --> 00:34:23,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: RANDY CAME IN AFTER HAVING PASSED OUT. 652 00:34:23,767 --> 00:34:26,467 IF THE ISSUE IS HIS HEART AND IT'S FAILING, 653 00:34:26,467 --> 00:34:30,200 WE MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION. 654 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,300 OKAY, RANDY. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD 655 00:34:32,300 --> 00:34:35,400 AND KEEP YOU IN THE HOSPITAL SO WE CAN RUN SOME TESTS 656 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:38,367 AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU IMMEDIATELY. 657 00:34:38,367 --> 00:34:39,433 OKAY? 658 00:34:39,433 --> 00:34:40,867 ALL RIGHT. 659 00:34:43,500 --> 00:34:47,667 OKAY. WELL, RANDY IS DOING OKAY AT THE MOMENT. 660 00:34:47,667 --> 00:34:49,367 WE GOT SOME BLOOD WORK ON HIM. 661 00:34:49,367 --> 00:34:51,400 I DON'T HAVE ALL THE BLOOD WORK BACK. 662 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,500 HE'S NOT EATING NOTHING. 663 00:34:53,500 --> 00:34:55,300 MAYBE A BITE A DAY. 664 00:34:55,300 --> 00:34:56,933 HE DRINKS A LITTLE BIT OF WATER. 665 00:34:56,933 --> 00:34:58,633 HE TAKES NONE OF HIS VITAMINS. 666 00:34:58,633 --> 00:35:00,167 I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TELLING YOU, 667 00:35:00,167 --> 00:35:01,333 BUT HE DOESN'T DO NOTHING. 668 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:03,633 OKAY. STORY IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT NOW. 669 00:35:03,633 --> 00:35:05,467 EVERY TIME HE TRIES TO EAT OR SOMETHING, 670 00:35:05,467 --> 00:35:06,600 HE ALMOST THROWS UP. 671 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,467 ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF HIM, OKAY? 672 00:35:11,900 --> 00:35:14,067 -HI, RANDY. -HELLO. 673 00:35:14,067 --> 00:35:17,333 I JUST TALKED TO YOUR FATHER, AND HE TOLD ME WHAT'S GOING ON. 674 00:35:17,333 --> 00:35:21,133 LET'S BACKTRACK AND SEE WHAT DID YOU EAT ALL DAY TODAY. 675 00:35:21,133 --> 00:35:25,067 I'VE JUST HAD ABOUT THAT MUCH OF ONE OF THEM PROTEIN SHAKES. 676 00:35:25,067 --> 00:35:26,800 THAT'S IT? YES, SIR. 677 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:28,567 THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. 678 00:35:28,567 --> 00:35:32,467 YOU MAY BE SUFFERING SOME COMPLICATIONS FROM MALNUTRITION. 679 00:35:32,467 --> 00:35:34,067 I DON'T HAVE AN APPETITE. 680 00:35:34,067 --> 00:35:36,133 AND I KNOW YOU TOLD ME BEFORE 681 00:35:36,133 --> 00:35:38,433 I HAVE TO EAT, BUT IT'S JUST HARD. 682 00:35:38,433 --> 00:35:39,633 OKAY, RANDY. 683 00:35:39,633 --> 00:35:41,400 WE'LL GET YOU FIXED UP AND BACK ON TRACK. 684 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:43,700 BUT YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN. 685 00:35:43,700 --> 00:35:46,867 I WANT YOU TO SLOW YOUR WEIGHT LOSS DOWN 686 00:35:46,867 --> 00:35:48,733 TO 3 TO 5 POUNDS A WEEK. 687 00:35:48,733 --> 00:35:52,333 OKAY. I'LL CHECK WITH YOU A LITTLE LATER. 688 00:35:52,333 --> 00:35:56,833 Randy: I DIDN'T REALIZE JUST HOW HARD I WAS PUSHING MYSELF. 689 00:35:56,833 --> 00:35:59,667 I JUST WANTED TO MAKE PROGRESS. 690 00:35:59,667 --> 00:36:01,567 IT FEELS LIKE I'M TRAPPED, 691 00:36:01,567 --> 00:36:04,367 OR I CAN'T WIN WITH MY BODY RIGHT NOW. 692 00:36:04,367 --> 00:36:08,833 IF RANDY IS SKIPPING MEALS AND NOT TAKING HIS PROTEIN, 693 00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:11,733 HE COULD BE MALNOURISHED. 694 00:36:11,733 --> 00:36:14,333 AND IF WE DON'T TREAT HIM FOR IT, 695 00:36:14,333 --> 00:36:16,267 IT COULD GET VERY SERIOUS. 696 00:36:16,267 --> 00:36:18,167 THIS ISN'T A GAME. 697 00:36:18,167 --> 00:36:20,067 HIS WEIGHT IS NOT A SCORE 698 00:36:20,067 --> 00:36:22,900 HE NEEDS TO LOWER AS FAST AS HE CAN. 699 00:36:22,900 --> 00:36:25,967 THIS IS ABOUT LIVING AND BEING HEALTHY, 700 00:36:25,967 --> 00:36:30,067 SO HE NEEDS TO SLOW DOWN AND DO THIS IN A HEALTHY WAY. 701 00:36:30,067 --> 00:36:32,133 IF HE PUSHES HIMSELF TOO HARD, 702 00:36:32,133 --> 00:36:35,633 HE COULD END UP IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. 703 00:36:47,633 --> 00:36:49,233 [ SIGHS ] 704 00:36:49,233 --> 00:36:50,233 SO, YOU READY? 705 00:36:50,233 --> 00:36:51,467 I'M PAST READY. 706 00:36:51,467 --> 00:36:54,300 Randy: I'VE BEEN HERE A MONTH, 707 00:36:54,300 --> 00:36:58,667 AND I'M GETTING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL TODAY. 708 00:36:58,667 --> 00:37:02,200 THEY HAD TO DO A LOT TO ADDRESS MY MALNOURISHMENT. 709 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:06,567 AND IT'S BEEN A HUGE WAKE-UP CALL FOR ME. 710 00:37:06,567 --> 00:37:08,567 I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH DAMAGE 711 00:37:08,567 --> 00:37:10,933 I WAS DOING PUSHING MYSELF SO HARD. 712 00:37:10,933 --> 00:37:14,700 AND I REALIZED, TALKING WITH THE DOC AND THINKING ABOUT THINGS, 713 00:37:14,700 --> 00:37:18,500 THAT IT TEARS ME UP WHEN I THINK I FAIL AT SOMETHING. 714 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:24,167 SO I KNOW THAT MAKES ME TREAT EVERYTHING LIKE A COMPETITION. 715 00:37:25,867 --> 00:37:27,800 I'M GONNA KEEP LOSING WEIGHT, 716 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,467 BUT I'M NOT GONNA PUSH MYSELF SO HARD. 717 00:37:32,167 --> 00:37:35,567 -WE MADE YOU A SIGN. -I SEE. 718 00:37:35,567 --> 00:37:38,133 I HAVE A FAMILY THAT LOVES ME SO MUCH, 719 00:37:38,133 --> 00:37:42,533 AND I HAVE LET THEM DOWN SO MANY TIMES BECAUSE OF MY HEALTH. 720 00:37:42,533 --> 00:37:46,300 SO I KNOW I HAVE TO LEARN TO FIND THE BALANCE IN MY LIFE. 721 00:37:46,300 --> 00:37:47,900 -CAN I GET A HUG? -THERE YOU GO. 722 00:37:47,900 --> 00:37:49,300 GIVE UNCLE RANDY HUG. 723 00:37:49,300 --> 00:37:52,067 WITH THE LIMITS THE DOCTOR HAS PUT ON MY WEIGHT LOSS, 724 00:37:52,067 --> 00:37:55,133 I SHOULD LOSE NO MORE THAN 40 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, 725 00:37:55,133 --> 00:37:56,567 AND GET DOWN TO AROUND 440. 726 00:37:58,300 --> 00:38:01,833 BUT I'M SCARED THAT IF I START FORCING MYSELF TO EAT, 727 00:38:01,833 --> 00:38:05,500 I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO EATING LIKE I DID BEFORE SURGERY. 728 00:38:05,500 --> 00:38:08,400 I KNOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE BALANCE, 729 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:12,533 AND I NEED TO DO IT NOW BEFORE I END UP BACK IN THE HOSPITAL. 730 00:38:12,533 --> 00:38:16,400 BECAUSE THE DOC SAID IF THAT HAPPENED AGAIN, 731 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,433 I'M NOT LIKELY TO SURVIVE IT. 732 00:38:35,300 --> 00:38:38,400 I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO EAT WHEN I SHOULD 733 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:40,133 AND KEEP MY STRENGTH UP. 734 00:38:40,133 --> 00:38:42,533 AND TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT ONLY EATING, 735 00:38:42,533 --> 00:38:44,067 FULL TIME AT THE STORE. 736 00:38:44,067 --> 00:38:46,433 I'VE HAD A LOT MORE ENERGY WITH ALL THIS, 737 00:38:46,433 --> 00:38:48,633 AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE. 738 00:38:48,633 --> 00:38:51,333 BUT NO MATTER HOW BUSY I GET, 739 00:38:51,333 --> 00:38:54,833 I'M NOT SKIPPING ANY MEALS ANYMORE. 740 00:38:54,833 --> 00:38:57,567 I'M REMEMBERING TO BRING MY LUNCH WITH ME, 741 00:38:57,567 --> 00:39:00,167 AND TO MAKE SURE I'M NOT ONLY EATING, 742 00:39:00,167 --> 00:39:02,167 BUT GETTING THE PROTEIN I NEED. 743 00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:05,067 ALL RIGHT. I'M DONE. I'M FULL. 744 00:39:05,067 --> 00:39:06,700 [ SIGHS ] 745 00:39:06,700 --> 00:39:09,867 GUESS I'LL HAVE SOME FOR TOMORROW. 746 00:39:09,867 --> 00:39:12,967 MY DAD HAS ALWAYS WANTED ME TO TAKE OVER ONE OF HIS STORES. 747 00:39:12,967 --> 00:39:14,633 THERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. 748 00:39:14,633 --> 00:39:15,567 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 749 00:39:15,567 --> 00:39:17,333 NOW I'M STARTING TO DO THAT. 750 00:39:17,333 --> 00:39:19,600 AND IT FEELS INCREDIBLE TO KNOW HE'S PROUD OF ME. 751 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:20,967 [ CHUCKLES ] 752 00:39:20,967 --> 00:39:23,333 ALL RIGHT. LET ME GET THE ALARM SET. 753 00:39:23,333 --> 00:39:25,967 -WHAT DO YOU WANT? -I'LL EAT A PIECE OF CHICKEN. 754 00:39:25,967 --> 00:39:29,300 I'VE BEEN WORKING ON DOING MORE THINGS 755 00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:31,167 AROUND THE HOUSE AND HELPING OUT. 756 00:39:31,167 --> 00:39:34,133 I'VE BEEN COOKING MY FAMILY SOME MEALS, WHICH IS A TWIST. 757 00:39:34,133 --> 00:39:37,367 THEY'VE ALWAYS MADE ME FOOD, 758 00:39:37,367 --> 00:39:40,133 SO IT'S FUN TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR THEM. 759 00:39:40,133 --> 00:39:42,800 ALL RIGHT, COME ON, GUYS. IT'S TIME TO EAT. LET'S GO IN. 760 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,200 Christina: HE'S COME A LONG WAY. HE'S DOING GOOD. 761 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:46,500 HE'S LOSING WEIGHT. 762 00:39:46,500 --> 00:39:48,833 I'M HAPPY FOR HIM. [ CHUCKLES ] 763 00:39:48,833 --> 00:39:53,833 Danielle: SAYING THAT I'M PROUD OF MY BROTHER JUST ISN'T ENOUGH. 764 00:39:53,833 --> 00:39:55,233 SINCE HE'S HAD THE SURGERY, 765 00:39:55,233 --> 00:39:57,067 IT'S TURNED HIS LIFE BACK AROUND, 766 00:39:57,067 --> 00:40:00,233 AND HE'S ABLE TO START LIVING AGAIN. 767 00:40:00,233 --> 00:40:02,233 I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT MY BROTHER BACK. 768 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:03,633 Randy: OH, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU. 769 00:40:03,633 --> 00:40:05,367 I COOKED, BUT Y'ALL GOT TO DO THE DISHES. 770 00:40:05,367 --> 00:40:08,900 [ LAUGHS ] 771 00:40:08,900 --> 00:40:11,867 Randy: I SEE THE DOCTOR AGAIN NEXT MONTH, 772 00:40:11,867 --> 00:40:15,300 AND MY GOAL WEIGHT FOR THEN IS TO BE IN THE 440s. 773 00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:18,200 I FEEL LIKE I FINALLY HAVE MY WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL, 774 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:19,800 AND THAT'S A GREAT FEELING. 775 00:40:28,467 --> 00:40:32,133 I FEEL LIKE I'M REALLY ON TRACK NOW. 776 00:40:36,967 --> 00:40:40,167 AND I'M SO HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS. 777 00:40:40,167 --> 00:40:43,200 Dr. Nowzaradan: SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 440. 778 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:46,400 YOU SLOWED DOWN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS TO DO IT HEALTHY. 779 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:49,067 THAT'S EXCELLENT. I'M PROUD OF YOU. 780 00:40:49,067 --> 00:40:54,133 RANDY HAD HIS UPS AND DOWNS, BUT HE HAS LOST OVER 200 POUNDS. 781 00:40:54,133 --> 00:40:57,567 IT'S NOT A QUESTION OF RANDY MAKING IT TO HIS GOAL. 782 00:40:57,567 --> 00:41:00,433 IT'S A QUESTION OF HIM DOING IT RIGHT. 783 00:41:00,433 --> 00:41:01,700 AND RIGHT NOW, HE IS. 784 00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:03,267 I'M HAPPY WITH YOUR PROGRESS. 785 00:41:03,267 --> 00:41:05,333 I KNOW IT'S JUST GONNA GET BETTER AS I GO. 786 00:41:05,333 --> 00:41:07,067 ALL RIGHT. I WILL SEE YOU ALL LATER. 787 00:41:07,067 --> 00:41:08,333 THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. 788 00:41:08,333 --> 00:41:11,767 HE JUST HAS TO STAY ON TRACK LIKE HE'S DOING NOW. 789 00:41:11,767 --> 00:41:13,933 GOOD JOB. 790 00:41:13,933 --> 00:41:16,067 I'M REALLY PROUD OF RANDY. 791 00:41:16,067 --> 00:41:17,600 HIS LIFE HAS CHANGED A LOT. 792 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:19,533 IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY HAPPY 793 00:41:19,533 --> 00:41:22,967 TO SEE HIM DO THE THINGS THAT I KNOW HE WANTS TO DO. 794 00:41:22,967 --> 00:41:26,700 Randy: I'VE JUST BEEN SO PROUD OF THE GOALS I'VE BEEN HITTING, 795 00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:28,967 THAT I'M GONNA BE AROUND FOR MY DAUGHTER, 796 00:41:28,967 --> 00:41:31,833 AND THAT I'M PART OF HER LIFE AGAIN. 797 00:41:33,867 --> 00:41:38,267 NOW THAT I'M WORKING FULL TIME, I CAN AFFORD MY OWN PLACE. 798 00:41:38,267 --> 00:41:39,900 AND I'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT 799 00:41:39,900 --> 00:41:42,200 WHERE NO ONE HAS TO TAKE CARE OF ME. 800 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,633 SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR A HOUSE. 801 00:41:44,633 --> 00:41:47,900 YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR BED IN HERE WITH SOME TOYS? 802 00:41:47,900 --> 00:41:50,100 YEAH? YOU LIKE THAT, HUH? 803 00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:52,367 Randy: I GET KHLOE TWICE A WEEK NOW, 804 00:41:52,367 --> 00:41:54,533 AND I WANT TO MAKE A HOME FOR HER. 805 00:41:54,533 --> 00:41:56,067 I WANT TO FIND A PLACE 806 00:41:56,067 --> 00:41:58,967 WHERE KHLOE CAN COME SEE ME ANYTIME SHE WANTS, 807 00:41:58,967 --> 00:42:01,367 AND HAVE HER OWN SPACE AS SHE GETS OLDER. 808 00:42:01,367 --> 00:42:02,533 COME ON, BABY. 809 00:42:06,067 --> 00:42:07,167 [ LAUGHS ] 810 00:42:07,167 --> 00:42:08,167 IT'S BEEN SO EXCITING 811 00:42:08,167 --> 00:42:09,433 TO GET TO KNOW HER MORE AND MORE. 812 00:42:09,433 --> 00:42:11,467 TO GET TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER 813 00:42:11,467 --> 00:42:12,700 AND MY WHOLE FAMILY. 814 00:42:12,700 --> 00:42:14,100 CAN YOU SWING? 815 00:42:14,100 --> 00:42:16,400 BEFORE, I LIVED MOSTLY IN MY ROOM, 816 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:18,967 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WAITING TO DIE. 817 00:42:18,967 --> 00:42:20,700 LET'S GO JUMP. 818 00:42:20,700 --> 00:42:23,433 I KNOW I STILL HAVE ANOTHER 200 POUNDS TO LOSE 819 00:42:23,433 --> 00:42:25,500 TO GET TO MY GOAL, BUT RIGHT NOW 820 00:42:25,500 --> 00:42:27,900 I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO BE WITH MY FAMILY. 821 00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:31,400 SPENDING TIME WITH THEM, THAT MAKES EVERYTHING WORTH IT. 821 00:42:32,305 --> 00:43:32,613 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org