"My 600-lb Life" Brittani & Sean

1 00:00:02,300 --> 00:00:06,600 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,533 Milla: I CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 3 00:00:08,533 --> 00:00:11,433 MY CHILDREN HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME. 4 00:00:11,433 --> 00:00:13,967 Charity: I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER. 5 00:00:13,967 --> 00:00:16,267 Woman: I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN. 6 00:00:16,267 --> 00:00:19,000 [ Crying ] IT'S MISERABLE. 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,700 Brittani: MY BODY IS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING IN THE WORLD. 8 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:25,200 ** 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:26,933 Woman #2: I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 10 00:00:26,933 --> 00:00:30,933 June: I'M RISKING MY LIFE FOR A BETTER LIFE. 11 00:00:30,933 --> 00:00:32,967 I LOVE YOU, MOMMY. 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:40,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 13 00:00:43,533 --> 00:00:46,167 -OOH, CHILD! -PULL. GOOD. THERE YOU GO! 14 00:00:46,167 --> 00:00:47,667 GOOD JOB. 15 00:00:47,667 --> 00:00:51,300 Teretha: I'M GETTING STRONGER, BUT I KNOW I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. 16 00:00:51,300 --> 00:00:53,967 Paula: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. 17 00:00:53,967 --> 00:00:57,600 ** 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,267 Susan: I AM NOW EXPRESSING MYSELF AND LIVING MY OWN TRUTH. 19 00:01:02,267 --> 00:01:04,833 Milla: I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE. 20 00:01:04,833 --> 00:01:09,733 June: I AM LIVING LIFE, AND I'M LOVING EVERY SECOND OF IT. 21 00:01:09,733 --> 00:01:11,200 Brittani: I'VE COME A LONG WAY. 22 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,833 I'M LESS THAN HALF THE PERSON I USED TO BE. 23 00:01:13,833 --> 00:01:15,633 Sean: THAT'S AMAZING! 24 00:01:15,633 --> 00:01:18,667 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 25 00:01:18,667 --> 00:01:22,867 Brittani: I DON'T REMEMBER A TIME WAKING UP THAT I DIDN'T HURT. 26 00:01:22,867 --> 00:01:26,333 AND A HUMAN BODY SHOULD NOT LOOK THE WAY MY BODY LOOKS. 27 00:01:26,333 --> 00:01:28,067 MY HUSBAND DOESN'T SEE ME NAKED, 28 00:01:28,067 --> 00:01:31,233 BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THAT HE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED 29 00:01:31,233 --> 00:01:32,500 IF HE SEES ME. 30 00:01:32,500 --> 00:01:36,400 AND I'M SO BIG, I'M ALMOST TO THE POINT 31 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,067 WHERE I CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 32 00:01:39,067 --> 00:01:41,500 ** 33 00:01:41,500 --> 00:01:44,067 I THINK ABOUT FOOD NONSTOP, 34 00:01:44,067 --> 00:01:47,200 FROM THE MOMENT I WAKE UP TILL THE MOMENT I GO TO BED. 35 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,400 I KNOW THAT'S NOT NORMAL. 36 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,400 I'M KILLING MYSELF. 37 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,267 AND NOW I RARELY GO OUT AND DO ANYTHING. 38 00:01:59,867 --> 00:02:01,233 I'M BEYOND DESPERATE. 39 00:02:01,233 --> 00:02:04,967 I'M, LIKE, SCRAPING THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL RIGHT NOW. 40 00:02:04,967 --> 00:02:07,800 AND I KNOW THAT IF I DON'T DO THIS, 41 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,767 THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING LEFT OF ME. 42 00:02:09,767 --> 00:02:14,133 I AM LEAVING EVERYTHING I KNOW TO SAVE MY LIFE. 43 00:02:14,133 --> 00:02:16,800 Bill: THIS JOURNEY IS THE BIGGEST RISK WE'VE EVER TAKEN. 44 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,467 AND I'M AFRAID THIS IS THE LAST OPTION. 45 00:02:18,467 --> 00:02:21,067 THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS FOR HER. 46 00:02:21,067 --> 00:02:24,800 Brittani: I AM STEPPING WAY OUTSIDE OF MY COMFORT BUBBLE, 47 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,267 BECAUSE I NEED HELP. 48 00:02:27,267 --> 00:02:29,733 WHAT DO YOU THINK GOT YOU TO THIS WEIGHT? 49 00:02:29,733 --> 00:02:32,100 STRESS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, 50 00:02:32,100 --> 00:02:35,600 BUT I ALSO EAT WHEN I'M HAPPY AND WHEN THINGS ARE GOING GOOD. 51 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,400 BRITTANI CLEARLY IS A COMPULSIVE EATER. 52 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:39,900 IF YOU CHANGE YOUR HABIT, 53 00:02:39,900 --> 00:02:42,533 YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 40 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH. 54 00:02:42,533 --> 00:02:44,367 -OKAY. -THIS IS GOING TO BE 55 00:02:44,367 --> 00:02:47,067 VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM BOTH, 56 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:50,100 BUT I HAVE TO SEE IF BRITTANI HAS THE ABILITY 57 00:02:50,100 --> 00:02:53,900 TO GET CONTROL OF HER COMPULSIVE EATING HABIT. 58 00:02:53,900 --> 00:02:57,267 IF SHE DOESN'T, SURGERY IS NOT GOING TO HELP. 59 00:02:57,267 --> 00:03:00,367 Brittani: I'VE NEVER, EVER LOST WEIGHT IN MY LIFE, 60 00:03:00,367 --> 00:03:04,167 SO TO TRY TO LOSE 40 POUNDS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. 61 00:03:04,167 --> 00:03:06,500 IT'S JUST HARD, AND IT IS SCARY. 62 00:03:06,500 --> 00:03:09,133 BUT I KNOW THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO. 63 00:03:09,133 --> 00:03:11,700 AND I HOPE THAT IS THIS HAS ALL BEEN ENOUGH, 64 00:03:11,700 --> 00:03:14,633 BECAUSE I NEED THIS SURGERY TO LIVE. 65 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,200 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRITTANI HAS DONE VERY WELL. 66 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:23,067 SHE SHOWED ME THAT SHE'S ABLE TO CONTROL HER EATING HABIT, 67 00:03:23,067 --> 00:03:25,433 AND THAT TELLS ME THAT SHE'S VERY SERIOUS 68 00:03:25,433 --> 00:03:27,100 ABOUT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 69 00:03:27,100 --> 00:03:31,833 THIS SURGERY IS GONNA HELP HER TO MAKE MUCH MORE PROGRESS. 70 00:03:31,833 --> 00:03:34,400 ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DONE. 71 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:37,567 WE WERE ABLE TO DO HER GASTRIC BYPASS, 72 00:03:37,567 --> 00:03:39,300 AND SHE'S DOING FINE. 73 00:03:39,300 --> 00:03:41,233 Woman: ALL THE WAY OVER, ALL THE WAY OVER. 74 00:03:41,233 --> 00:03:45,767 Brittani: WHEN I WOKE UP FROM SURGERY, I WOKE UP TO A WHOLE NEW REALITY. 75 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:47,367 AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, 76 00:03:47,367 --> 00:03:49,500 I DIDN'T HAVE CRAVINGS. 77 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:51,767 MY WHOLE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN, 78 00:03:51,767 --> 00:03:53,767 AND I WASN'T SURE HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. 79 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:56,800 ** 80 00:03:58,867 --> 00:04:01,633 MY MOM CONVINCED ME TO GO SEE A THERAPIST. 81 00:04:01,633 --> 00:04:03,967 I WENT THROUGH SEXUAL ABUSE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. 82 00:04:03,967 --> 00:04:05,833 -MM-HMM. -AND I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE, 83 00:04:05,833 --> 00:04:07,667 AND SO FOOD MADE ME SAFE. 84 00:04:07,667 --> 00:04:10,933 WHEN YOU WERE 5, YOU NEEDED A COPING STRATEGY TO SURVIVE. 85 00:04:10,933 --> 00:04:12,933 AND IT'S KEPT YOU BOTTLED UP INSIDE, 86 00:04:12,933 --> 00:04:16,067 AND IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO COME OUT. 87 00:04:16,067 --> 00:04:18,133 AFTER TALKING WITH THE THERAPIST, 88 00:04:18,133 --> 00:04:21,067 I DECIDED TO WORK ON SOME THINGS. 89 00:04:21,067 --> 00:04:22,933 IT HASN'T BEEN EASY, 90 00:04:22,933 --> 00:04:25,800 BUT I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO DO MORE. 91 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,767 AND I HAVEN'T WALKED THROUGH A GROCERY STORE 92 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:29,300 IN LIKE FIVE YEARS. 93 00:04:29,300 --> 00:04:31,367 SO THIS IS REALLY A BIG DEAL. 94 00:04:31,367 --> 00:04:33,200 I'M MAKING IT TO MY GOALS, 95 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:37,367 AND MY BIGGEST GOAL IS FOR BILL AND I TO GROW OUR RELATIONSHIP. 96 00:04:37,367 --> 00:04:38,967 Bill: BRITTANI'S DOING BETTER IN PUBLIC, 97 00:04:38,967 --> 00:04:41,167 'CAUSE SHE'S MORE FOCUSED ON GETTING OUT 98 00:04:41,167 --> 00:04:42,767 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT'S WHAT SHE NEEDS TO DO. 99 00:04:42,767 --> 00:04:45,600 SO, I THINK THINGS ARE DEFINITELY GETTING BETTER. 100 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:47,433 Brittani: AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR MARRIAGE, 101 00:04:47,433 --> 00:04:49,900 WE CAN START TO GET CLOSER. 102 00:04:49,900 --> 00:04:51,867 I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING IT TAKES 103 00:04:51,867 --> 00:04:54,233 TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT AND MAKING PROGRESS. 104 00:04:54,233 --> 00:04:57,633 AND, STOP. GOOD JOB! 105 00:04:57,633 --> 00:04:59,500 I'VE HAD MOMENTS OF FEAR, 106 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:03,067 BUT I'M STARTING TO LET THOSE FEARS GO. 107 00:05:03,067 --> 00:05:05,667 375. THAT'S AWESOME. 108 00:05:05,667 --> 00:05:08,200 I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW, 109 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,233 AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO ANYTHING. 110 00:05:11,233 --> 00:05:14,267 ** 111 00:05:27,633 --> 00:05:30,800 OH, MY GOSH. THIS TOOL BOX JUST KEEPS GETTING HEAVIER. 112 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,700 HI, PAPA! 113 00:05:33,700 --> 00:05:36,367 I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LIFE NOW, 114 00:05:36,367 --> 00:05:39,400 COMPARED TO WHAT IT WAS A YEAR AGO. 115 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,067 I'VE GONE FROM BARELY BEING ABLE TO MOVE 116 00:05:42,067 --> 00:05:43,867 AND JUST SITTING AND EATING ALL DAY 117 00:05:43,867 --> 00:05:46,067 TO BEING CONSTANTLY ACTIVE ALL DAY LONG 118 00:05:46,067 --> 00:05:48,633 AND NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT FOOD ANYMORE. 119 00:05:51,933 --> 00:05:55,867 THIS LAST YEAR WAS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT, 120 00:05:55,867 --> 00:06:01,133 BUT EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THROUGH HAS BEEN SO WORTH IT, 121 00:06:01,133 --> 00:06:05,133 'CAUSE MY LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER NOW THAN IT WAS. 122 00:06:05,133 --> 00:06:06,933 AND NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS, 123 00:06:06,933 --> 00:06:09,933 I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT FOR ANYTHING. 124 00:06:09,933 --> 00:06:11,933 -HEY, HUSBAND? -YES. 125 00:06:11,933 --> 00:06:14,133 WILL YOU COME TELL ME IF THIS IS STRAIGHT? 126 00:06:19,433 --> 00:06:21,333 -NO. -NO? 127 00:06:21,333 --> 00:06:22,333 WHICH WAY? 128 00:06:22,333 --> 00:06:25,500 MOVE IT TO THE LEFT A LITTLE BIT. 129 00:06:25,500 --> 00:06:26,600 -THERE YOU GO. -YEAH? 130 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,233 -YES. -I THINK I LIKE IT. 131 00:06:28,233 --> 00:06:29,400 THAT'S GOOD. 132 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,533 DONE WITH THAT. 133 00:06:32,533 --> 00:06:34,967 EVERYTHING ABOUT MY LIFE IS BETTER. 134 00:06:34,967 --> 00:06:37,133 MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, 135 00:06:37,133 --> 00:06:39,467 I'M JUST A DIFFERENT PERSON NOW. 136 00:06:39,467 --> 00:06:41,633 SO I'M COMPLETELY FOCUSED 137 00:06:41,633 --> 00:06:44,600 ON MAKING MORE AND MORE PROGRESS. 138 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,667 SHELDON, WANT TO GO OUTSIDE? 139 00:06:46,667 --> 00:06:48,200 COME ON, LET'S GO. 140 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,500 AND I LIKE MY LIFE NOW, 141 00:06:50,500 --> 00:06:52,633 BUT THE ONLY THE ISSUES THAT ARE HOLDING ME BACK 142 00:06:52,633 --> 00:06:55,333 ARE MY KNEE PAIN AND MY EXCESS SKIN. 143 00:06:55,333 --> 00:06:58,500 MY KNEE IS THE BIGGER ISSUE RIGHT NOW, THOUGH. 144 00:06:58,500 --> 00:07:00,400 BECAUSE I JUST PUT SO MUCH WEIGHT ON IT 145 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:01,967 FOR SO MANY YEARS, 146 00:07:01,967 --> 00:07:03,667 IT'S COMPLETELY TORN UP. 147 00:07:03,667 --> 00:07:05,800 SO STAYING AS ACTIVE AS I NEED 148 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,533 CAN GET REALLY PAINFUL AFTER A LITTLE WHILE. 149 00:07:08,533 --> 00:07:09,967 OH, MY GOODNESS. 150 00:07:09,967 --> 00:07:13,933 I THINK I CAN MAKE IT TO THE GARBAGE CANS. 151 00:07:13,933 --> 00:07:15,567 I DON'T WANT TO SLOW DOWN RIGHT NOW. 152 00:07:15,567 --> 00:07:16,967 I WANT TO DO MORE. 153 00:07:16,967 --> 00:07:19,133 AND NOW THAT I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY, 154 00:07:19,133 --> 00:07:22,433 I DON'T WANT ANYTHING HOLD ME BACK. 155 00:07:22,433 --> 00:07:24,433 I MADE IT! 156 00:07:24,433 --> 00:07:28,200 SO DR. NOW REFERRED ME TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST 157 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,333 TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE. 158 00:07:31,333 --> 00:07:32,767 AND I WENT TO SEE HIM LAST WEEK, 159 00:07:32,767 --> 00:07:37,067 AND HE ACTUALLY SCHEDULED ME FOR SURGERY IN A MONTH. 160 00:07:37,067 --> 00:07:40,833 I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS TO BE GOING INTO ANOTHER MAJOR SURGERY SOON, 161 00:07:40,833 --> 00:07:43,400 BUT I KNOW THIS IS THE NEXT STEP I HAVE TO TAKE 162 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,967 TO KEEP MY PROGRESS AND MY NEW LIFE ON TRACK. 163 00:07:46,967 --> 00:07:49,700 AFTER THAT, I'M HOPING I LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT 164 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:52,267 TO GET MY FIRST SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 165 00:08:03,067 --> 00:08:05,300 I PRETTY MUCH HAVE EXCESS SKIN EVERYWHERE. 166 00:08:05,300 --> 00:08:08,067 THERE'S STILL A LOT OF FAT, TOO. 167 00:08:08,067 --> 00:08:10,367 THE MAIN REASON I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE GONE 168 00:08:10,367 --> 00:08:12,500 IS JUST BECAUSE, UM, 169 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:16,567 IT JUST IS A REMINDER OF WHERE I CAME FROM. 170 00:08:16,567 --> 00:08:20,400 I THINK IT IS GROSS. 171 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:21,900 AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S GOTTEN 172 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:23,933 TO A REALLY BAD PLACE YET, 173 00:08:23,933 --> 00:08:26,900 BUT I KNOW IT WILL SOON. 174 00:08:26,900 --> 00:08:29,333 LIKE, MY ARMS ARE ALL WRINKLY. [ CHUCKLES ] 175 00:08:29,333 --> 00:08:31,200 [ Chuckling ] IT'S LIKE A FLAG. 176 00:08:33,333 --> 00:08:36,367 I WANT IT REMOVED BASICALLY SO I'M NORMAL. 177 00:08:36,367 --> 00:08:38,867 I DON'T FEEL LIKE LESS OF A WOMAN WITH IT. 178 00:08:38,867 --> 00:08:43,200 I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE A NORMAL WOMAN. 179 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,967 I DO WANT TO LOOK GOOD FOR BILL, BUT I'VE DONE ALL THIS FOR ME. 180 00:08:46,967 --> 00:08:49,067 I MEAN, IT'S NOT ABOUT ANYONE ELSE. 181 00:08:49,067 --> 00:08:50,967 IT'S MOSTLY ABOUT ME. 182 00:08:58,100 --> 00:08:59,833 LOSING THE WEIGHT HAS BROUGHT ME AND BILL 183 00:08:59,833 --> 00:09:01,733 CLOSER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN, 184 00:09:01,733 --> 00:09:04,467 AND I WANT THAT TO GROW EVEN MORE. 185 00:09:04,467 --> 00:09:07,867 I FEEL LIKE WE FALL MORE AND MORE IN LOVE EVERY DAY, 186 00:09:07,867 --> 00:09:10,067 AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE, 187 00:09:10,067 --> 00:09:14,233 'CAUSE WE ARE MORE HUSBAND AND WIFE, AND I LOVE THAT. 188 00:09:14,233 --> 00:09:18,600 BUT RIGHT NOW, MY FOCUS IS GETTING MY KNEE-REPAIR SURGERY. 189 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:22,333 SO I WANT TO DO MY PART AND KEEP MAKING PROGRESS. 190 00:09:22,333 --> 00:09:25,367 ** 191 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:30,967 Sean: EVERY DAY I WAKE UP, 192 00:09:30,967 --> 00:09:33,200 I HAVE TO FACE THE REALITY 193 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,167 OF WHAT MY LIFE HAS BECOME. 194 00:09:36,167 --> 00:09:39,700 MY WEIGHT HAS GIVEN ME A DEATH SENTENCE. 195 00:09:39,700 --> 00:09:42,467 I CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MYSELF ANYMORE. 196 00:09:42,467 --> 00:09:46,067 SEAN HAS TO JUST TOTALLY BE TAKEN CARE OF FROM HEAD TO TOE. 197 00:09:46,067 --> 00:09:48,700 YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE DONE FOR HIM. 198 00:09:48,700 --> 00:09:51,067 Sean: I KNOW IT'S BECAUSE OF MY EATING. 199 00:09:51,067 --> 00:09:55,533 ALL RIGHT, KIDDO. EAT WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT. 200 00:09:55,533 --> 00:09:57,633 [ Voice breaking ] AND LOSING WEIGHT IS THE ONLY WAY 201 00:09:57,633 --> 00:10:00,067 I CAN SURVIVE THIS, 202 00:10:00,067 --> 00:10:01,867 BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING. 203 00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:04,833 SO, SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE. 204 00:10:04,833 --> 00:10:07,667 TODAY, MY MOM AND I ARE TRYING TO MOVE TO HOUSTON 205 00:10:07,667 --> 00:10:10,200 TO GET HELP FROM DR. NOW. 206 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,833 [ GRUNTING ] 207 00:10:12,833 --> 00:10:16,367 LAST TIME I LEFT THE HOUSE UNDER MY OWN POWER 208 00:10:16,367 --> 00:10:18,500 WAS YEARS AGO. 209 00:10:18,500 --> 00:10:20,600 [ GROANS ] GO. 210 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,600 AND I AM EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS TRIP. 211 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,467 -GRAB THE CHAIR. -HELP ME WITH MY LEG! 212 00:10:25,467 --> 00:10:27,667 -ONE. -ONE. OH! 213 00:10:27,667 --> 00:10:29,300 OH, MY KNEE! 214 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:30,967 -OHH. -OH, OKAY. 215 00:10:30,967 --> 00:10:33,233 I'M HOPING THAT THIS IS ALL WORTH IT, 216 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:35,933 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT. 217 00:10:35,933 --> 00:10:37,467 OHH! 218 00:10:37,467 --> 00:10:41,500 THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY HELPS CALM ME DOWN IS FOOD. 219 00:10:41,500 --> 00:10:43,800 HERE'S A DRUMSTICK. 220 00:10:48,700 --> 00:10:52,733 Dr. Nowzaradan: RIGHT NOW, WE ARE EXPECTING THE ARRIVAL OF SEAN MILLIKEN. 221 00:10:52,733 --> 00:10:56,633 HE'S CLEARLY AT LEAST 800 POUNDS FROM LOOKS OF IT. 222 00:10:56,633 --> 00:10:58,167 LET'S BRING HIM IN. 223 00:10:58,167 --> 00:10:59,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: SEAN, YOU FEELING OKAY? 224 00:10:59,767 --> 00:11:02,333 [ Crying ] NO, I'M IN EXTREME PAIN! 225 00:11:02,333 --> 00:11:04,867 SEAN IS THROWING A LITTLE TANTRUM 226 00:11:04,867 --> 00:11:06,633 BECAUSE HE'S UNCOMFORTABLE. 227 00:11:06,633 --> 00:11:09,567 HE'S LIKELY USED TO GETTING HIS WAY. 228 00:11:09,567 --> 00:11:11,200 HE LIVES WITH HIS MOTHER, 229 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:12,800 AND I DON'T THINK IT'S HARD 230 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:16,900 TO START TO UNDERSTAND THEIR UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC. 231 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:18,700 YOU'RE KILLING HIM RIGHT NOW. 232 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:20,700 THIS HAS TO STOP. 233 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:23,433 ALL RIGHT, SEAN, I NEED TO KNOW YOUR TRUE WEIGHT 234 00:11:23,433 --> 00:11:26,567 SO WE'RE GONNA GET YOU INTO A BED SCALE. 235 00:11:26,567 --> 00:11:29,933 LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE 919 POUNDS. 236 00:11:29,933 --> 00:11:33,100 AT YOUR WEIGHT, IT'S A MIRACLE THAT YOU'RE ALIVE, 237 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:37,267 AND YOU MAY BE THE HEAVIEST PERSON ALIVE RIGHT NOW. 238 00:11:37,267 --> 00:11:39,500 SO I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A DIET PLAN, 239 00:11:39,500 --> 00:11:42,433 AND I WANT YOU TO LOSE AT LEAST 100 POUNDS 240 00:11:42,433 --> 00:11:44,700 OVER NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. 241 00:11:44,700 --> 00:11:46,667 Sean: DOCTOR WANTS ME ON 800 CALORIES, 242 00:11:46,667 --> 00:11:52,133 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THAT WOULD BE IN ACTUAL FOOD. 243 00:11:52,133 --> 00:11:54,133 I'VE CUT BACK A LOT. 244 00:11:54,133 --> 00:11:56,367 I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT DOWN TO ONE BURGER 245 00:11:56,367 --> 00:11:59,400 OR FAST-FOOD MEAL A DAY. 246 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,667 SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE 247 00:12:01,667 --> 00:12:04,933 TO SHOW THE DOCTOR I CAN DO THIS. 248 00:12:04,933 --> 00:12:09,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: SEAN LOOK LIKE HE MAYBE PUT ANOTHER 100 POUNDS ON. 249 00:12:09,333 --> 00:12:12,733 AT THIS POINT, HE MAY BE APPROACHING 1,000 POUNDS, 250 00:12:12,733 --> 00:12:18,067 AND VERY FEW PEOPLE MAKE IT TO THAT WEIGHT AND SURVIVE LONG. 251 00:12:18,067 --> 00:12:21,733 YOU AND YOUR MOM HAS NOT MADE A SINGLE POSITIVE CHANGE 252 00:12:21,733 --> 00:12:23,533 AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. 253 00:12:23,533 --> 00:12:26,233 SO I'M BRINGING YOU TO THE HOSPITAL IMMEDIATELY 254 00:12:26,233 --> 00:12:29,167 SO WE CAN GET YOUR HEALTH UNDER CONTROL. 255 00:12:29,167 --> 00:12:31,767 THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR LAST CHANCE. 256 00:12:31,767 --> 00:12:34,800 ** 257 00:12:37,267 --> 00:12:41,667 WHEN SEAN ARRIVED HERE, HE WAS 1,003 POUNDS. 258 00:12:41,667 --> 00:12:42,800 BUT WE STARTED 259 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,867 ON A 800-CALORIE-A-DAY CONTROLLED DIET, 260 00:12:45,867 --> 00:12:50,167 AND HE STARTED LOSING WEIGHT RAPIDLY. 261 00:12:50,167 --> 00:12:53,067 744. 262 00:12:53,067 --> 00:12:54,467 YOU DID GOOD. 263 00:12:54,467 --> 00:12:56,867 ALL RIGHT, SEAN, I'M SENDING YOU HOME. 264 00:12:56,867 --> 00:13:02,233 I WANT YOU TO LOSE 100 POUNDS OVER NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. 265 00:13:02,233 --> 00:13:03,833 Sean: I WANT A LIFE, 266 00:13:03,833 --> 00:13:06,633 SO I'M GONNA DO WHAT THE DOCTOR NEEDS ME TO 267 00:13:06,633 --> 00:13:10,433 SO I CAN GET THIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 268 00:13:10,433 --> 00:13:13,300 636. YOU DID IT. 269 00:13:13,300 --> 00:13:14,967 SO WE'RE GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR SURGERY. 270 00:13:14,967 --> 00:13:16,133 THANK YOU. 271 00:13:16,133 --> 00:13:18,900 I'M JUST SO HAPPY AND PROUD RIGHT NOW. 272 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:23,133 Dr. Nowzaradan: SEAN IS AMONG THE LARGEST PATIENT WE HAVE OPERATED ON, 273 00:13:23,133 --> 00:13:25,900 BUT THE SURGERY IS GOING TO HELP HIM 274 00:13:25,900 --> 00:13:28,133 TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS IN THE LONG RUN. 275 00:13:28,133 --> 00:13:30,133 SEAN'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 276 00:13:30,133 --> 00:13:32,300 HE STILL NEEDS TO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT, 277 00:13:32,300 --> 00:13:35,933 BUT FOR NOW, HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD. 278 00:13:35,933 --> 00:13:38,200 YOU'RE DOWN TO 583. 279 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,433 THIS IS GOOD. 280 00:13:40,433 --> 00:13:43,433 Sean: I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE A YEAR AGO. 281 00:13:43,433 --> 00:13:46,233 NOW I CAN GET AROUND A LOT EASIER. 282 00:13:46,233 --> 00:13:48,067 I STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO, 283 00:13:48,067 --> 00:13:50,533 BUT I'M CLOSER THAN I'VE BEEN IN 10 YEARS 284 00:13:50,533 --> 00:13:53,333 TO BEING BACK OUT THERE LIVING LIFE. 285 00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:56,367 ** 286 00:14:10,567 --> 00:14:12,900 THE PAST YEAR WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME. 287 00:14:12,900 --> 00:14:15,200 BUT I'VE LOST AROUND 400 POUNDS, 288 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,067 SO I'VE MADE SOME GOOD PROGRESS. 289 00:14:18,067 --> 00:14:21,667 AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THIS BED AND START WALKING SOME. 290 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:23,933 -HEY, MOM? -YEAH, HONEY. 291 00:14:23,933 --> 00:14:26,067 I THINK WE SHOULD DO OUR WALK. 292 00:14:26,067 --> 00:14:27,233 OKAY. 293 00:14:30,100 --> 00:14:31,867 I'M TRYING TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT 294 00:14:31,867 --> 00:14:34,700 SO MY MOM DOESN'T HAVE TO KEEP DOING THINGS FOR ME. 295 00:14:36,667 --> 00:14:39,900 BUT IT'S A SLOW PROCESS, 296 00:14:39,900 --> 00:14:41,400 AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A WHILE 297 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,100 BEFORE I GET TO THAT POINT. 298 00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:47,733 AND RIGHT NOW, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR ME IS WALKING. 299 00:14:47,733 --> 00:14:51,167 BUT I'M MAKING PROGRESS, AND I'M PROUD OF THAT. 300 00:14:51,167 --> 00:14:53,633 SO, MY FOCUS IS ON BEING ABLE TO GET UP 301 00:14:53,633 --> 00:14:55,767 AND WALK A LITTLE MORE EACH DAY. 302 00:15:01,967 --> 00:15:05,567 JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, I COULD BARELY EVEN STAND. 303 00:15:08,433 --> 00:15:11,667 SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. 304 00:15:11,667 --> 00:15:15,800 AND SO FAR, I'M ABLE TO WALK TO THE NEXT ROOM AND BACK. 305 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,667 BUT MY MOM'S WORRIED I'M PUSHING MYSELF TOO HARD 306 00:15:19,667 --> 00:15:23,133 BECAUSE MY LEG HAS BEEN HURTING A LOT, 307 00:15:23,133 --> 00:15:25,533 SO I DON'T WANT TO OVERDO IT AT ALL. 308 00:15:28,167 --> 00:15:31,100 HOPEFULLY, MY MOM AND I THINK I CAN GET TO THE POINT 309 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:33,933 WHERE IT'S SAFE TO PUSH MORE. 310 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,867 MAYBE I COULD START TAKING WALKS OUTSIDE 311 00:15:35,867 --> 00:15:37,700 AND SEE HOW FAR I CAN GO. 312 00:15:40,633 --> 00:15:44,267 BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, JUST WALKING TO THE BATHROOM AND BACK 313 00:15:44,267 --> 00:15:47,267 COMPLETELY WIPES ME OUT, 314 00:15:47,267 --> 00:15:49,800 AND MY MOM HAS TO HELP ME GET BACK IN BED. 315 00:15:51,867 --> 00:15:55,733 I KNOW DR. NOWZARADAN THINKS WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH, 316 00:15:55,733 --> 00:15:58,767 BUT ME AND MY MOM ARE TRYING OUR BEST. 317 00:16:07,933 --> 00:16:10,100 -HEY, MOM. -YEAH, HONEY? 318 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:12,233 YOU ABOUT READY FOR DINNER? 319 00:16:12,233 --> 00:16:14,833 -SURE. YEP. -WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? 320 00:16:14,833 --> 00:16:18,733 I THINK I'M GONNA DO, UM, CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS 321 00:16:18,733 --> 00:16:20,600 WITH MARINARA SAUCE. 322 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,300 -OKAY. -OKAY? 323 00:16:26,067 --> 00:16:29,567 WE'RE EATING A LOT HEALTHIER THAT I USED TO. 324 00:16:29,567 --> 00:16:33,667 WE DON'T STICK TO THE 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET, 325 00:16:33,667 --> 00:16:35,233 BUT I THINK WE STICK PRETTY CLOSE, 326 00:16:35,233 --> 00:16:39,067 LIKE AT 1,400 OR 1,500, 327 00:16:39,067 --> 00:16:42,267 WHICH IS A HUGE DROP FROM HOW MUCH I USED TO EAT. 328 00:16:44,633 --> 00:16:47,300 AND I HAVE CHEAT JUST A LITTLE, 329 00:16:47,300 --> 00:16:50,800 BECAUSE IT HAS TO TASTE GOOD SOMETIMES. 330 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,500 A LITTLE EXTRA ON THE MARINARA, THOUGH, PLEASE. 331 00:16:54,500 --> 00:16:57,967 LAST TIME WASN'T ENOUGH. 332 00:16:57,967 --> 00:17:00,333 THE MUSHROOMS KIND OF OVERPOWERED IT. 333 00:17:02,333 --> 00:17:05,167 I'M EATING A LOT BETTER, 334 00:17:05,167 --> 00:17:08,333 SO I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 335 00:17:08,333 --> 00:17:09,933 CAREFUL WITH THE MARINARA SAUCE, SEAN. 336 00:17:09,933 --> 00:17:11,733 IT'S KIND OF HIGH IN CALORIES, 337 00:17:11,733 --> 00:17:13,567 SO I CAN ONLY USE A LITTLE BIT OF IT. 338 00:17:13,567 --> 00:17:15,133 OKAY. 339 00:17:15,133 --> 00:17:18,167 ** 340 00:17:20,667 --> 00:17:22,767 HERE, SQUIRT. 341 00:17:22,767 --> 00:17:24,333 -THANK YOU. -UH-HUH. 342 00:17:26,833 --> 00:17:27,967 SOMEDAY, IT WOULD BE NICE 343 00:17:27,967 --> 00:17:30,167 TO ACTUALLY EAT AT A TABLE AGAIN TOGETHER. 344 00:17:30,167 --> 00:17:33,067 THAT WOULD BE NICE. 345 00:17:33,067 --> 00:17:37,733 DR. NOWZARADAN WANTED ME TO LOSE AT LEAST 30 POUNDS A MONTH, 346 00:17:37,733 --> 00:17:40,233 AND I THINK I'M DOING THAT. 347 00:17:40,233 --> 00:17:43,800 I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH HIM IN A MONTH, 348 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,933 AND WE'LL SEE IF I HIT MY GOALS THEN. 349 00:17:47,933 --> 00:17:50,767 BUT I'M CONFIDENT I AM. 350 00:17:50,767 --> 00:17:53,800 ** 351 00:18:05,767 --> 00:18:07,900 Brittani: MY HUSBAND AND I ARE HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL 352 00:18:07,900 --> 00:18:10,267 TO CHECK IN FOR MY KNEE-REPAIR SURGERY. 353 00:18:12,900 --> 00:18:15,267 THEY'RE GOING TO REPAIR ALL MY DAMAGED CARTILAGE 354 00:18:15,267 --> 00:18:19,767 FROM ALL THE YEARS OF MY WEIGHT JUST WEARING IT AWAY. 355 00:18:19,767 --> 00:18:22,367 ANY TIME I HAVE PROCEDURES DONE, 356 00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:24,767 UM, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT SCARY CHANCE 357 00:18:24,767 --> 00:18:27,567 THAT YOU MIGHT NOT WAKE UP FROM ANESTHESIA. 358 00:18:27,567 --> 00:18:29,933 I MEAN, THAT'S A SCARY THING. 359 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:36,667 SO I'M REALLY STARTING TO GET NERVOUS NOW, 360 00:18:36,667 --> 00:18:39,467 JUST BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. 361 00:18:41,433 --> 00:18:43,267 I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RECOVERY, 362 00:18:43,267 --> 00:18:45,167 BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT SURGERY 363 00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:46,833 TO RECOVER FROM. 364 00:18:49,067 --> 00:18:51,833 BUT WITH HOW ACTIVE I'M GETTING, 365 00:18:51,833 --> 00:18:54,767 THE PAIN IS STARTING TO GET REALLY UNBEARABLE, 366 00:18:58,667 --> 00:19:01,600 SO I HAVE TO GET THIS SURGERY. 367 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:02,733 -SEE YOU LATER. -BYE. 368 00:19:02,733 --> 00:19:04,900 -I LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU. 369 00:19:04,900 --> 00:19:07,333 IF I DON'T, I KNOW MY ACTIVITY'S 370 00:19:07,333 --> 00:19:09,500 GOING TO START TO DECREASE. 371 00:19:09,500 --> 00:19:11,833 AND IF I END UP SITTING AROUND ALL DAY, 372 00:19:11,833 --> 00:19:15,600 THE NEXT STEP IS TO START EATING MORE, 373 00:19:15,600 --> 00:19:17,833 AND THEN I'LL BE GAINING AGAIN. 374 00:19:17,833 --> 00:19:20,167 AND I DON'T WANT THAT. 375 00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:22,667 THIS IS MY NEXT BIG STEP, 376 00:19:22,667 --> 00:19:24,167 AND I'M READY FOR IT. 377 00:19:47,267 --> 00:19:51,633 Dr. George: WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE ON BRITTANI TODAY. 378 00:19:51,633 --> 00:19:54,067 SHE'S HAD SOME PAIN AND SWELLING THAT HAS LIMITED 379 00:19:54,067 --> 00:19:57,367 HER ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND AND BE ACTIVE. 380 00:19:57,367 --> 00:19:59,133 THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE PROCEDURE 381 00:19:59,133 --> 00:20:01,167 IS TO HELP GET FUNCTION BACK TO THE KNEE 382 00:20:01,167 --> 00:20:03,967 SO SHE CAN GET RANGE OF MOTION WITHOUT PAIN, 383 00:20:03,967 --> 00:20:06,167 WITHOUT SWELLING, WITHOUT CATCHING. 384 00:20:06,167 --> 00:20:08,467 AND WHEN SHE'S ABLE TO USE THE KNEE MORE NORMALLY, 385 00:20:08,467 --> 00:20:11,133 SHE'S ABLE TO RETURN TO MORE NORMAL ACTIVITY. 386 00:20:11,133 --> 00:20:12,767 AND THAT MORE NORMAL ACTIVITY 387 00:20:12,767 --> 00:20:14,933 WILL ALLOW HER TO DO THE ACTIVITIES THAT SHE NEEDS 388 00:20:14,933 --> 00:20:17,800 TO HELP WITH THE WEIGHT LOSS AND TO KEEP MOVING. 389 00:20:20,300 --> 00:20:23,133 BRITTANI IS EVERYTHING TO ME. 390 00:20:23,133 --> 00:20:27,633 THERE'S NOTHING ELSE IN THE WORLD THAT MEANS MORE, 391 00:20:27,633 --> 00:20:30,967 BUT I HAVE FAITH THAT SHE'S DOING WELL. 392 00:20:30,967 --> 00:20:34,367 Dr. George: OKAY. 393 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:36,067 WE WERE ABLE TO TRIM THE TORN TISSUE, 394 00:20:36,067 --> 00:20:40,167 SO IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH HER ANYMORE. 395 00:20:40,167 --> 00:20:43,700 OKAY, WE ARE DONE. 396 00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:45,800 BRITTANI'S SURGERY WENT FINE. 397 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,000 IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS. 398 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,267 SHE DID HAVE A LOT OF SCAR TISSUE, 399 00:20:50,267 --> 00:20:52,467 WHICH IS PROBABLY LIKELY SECONDARY TO THE FACT 400 00:20:52,467 --> 00:20:54,233 THAT SHE HASN'T BEEN USING IT VERY MUCH. 401 00:20:54,233 --> 00:20:55,367 BUT SHE CAN START WALKING, 402 00:20:55,367 --> 00:20:58,333 DOING RANGE-OF-MOTION THINGS RIGHT AWAY. 403 00:20:58,333 --> 00:21:00,067 GIVEN HER BODY HABITUS, 404 00:21:00,067 --> 00:21:03,200 AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BLOOD CLOTS AFTERWARDS, 405 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,533 SO THAT'S WHERE INCREASING THE ACTIVITY QUICKLY 406 00:21:05,533 --> 00:21:07,733 TO KEEP THE BLOOD MOVING REALLY HELPS. 407 00:21:09,700 --> 00:21:12,933 FOR NOW, BRITTANI NEEDS TO JUST RECOVER FROM HER SURGERY 408 00:21:12,933 --> 00:21:15,800 AND GET HER STARTED ON FORMAL PHYSICAL THERAPY, 409 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:19,067 WHICH WILL GET HER ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. 410 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,867 ** 411 00:21:25,867 --> 00:21:28,267 [ SIREN WAILING ] 412 00:21:39,267 --> 00:21:41,600 Sean: MY LEG PAIN HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE AND WORSE 413 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,733 OVER THE PAST MONTH. 414 00:21:44,733 --> 00:21:48,600 AND THEN I STARTED GETTING A FEVER. 415 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:49,667 NOW MY MOM THINKS 416 00:21:49,667 --> 00:21:53,800 IT'S A REALLY BAD CELLULITIS INFECTION. 417 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:59,167 SO SHE CALLED 911 TO TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL. 418 00:21:59,167 --> 00:22:02,233 HE'S BEEN GETTING COLD ALL DAY, AND THEN HE GOT CHILLS, 419 00:22:02,233 --> 00:22:06,133 AND THEN HE GOT A FEVER A COUPLE HOURS AGO. 420 00:22:06,133 --> 00:22:10,100 AND HE'S GOT A LOT OF PAIN, HE SAID, IN HIS LEG. 421 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:16,900 HELLO. HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 422 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:18,200 HORRIBLE. 423 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,900 SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? 424 00:22:19,900 --> 00:22:22,367 I ACHE HORRIBLY. 425 00:22:22,367 --> 00:22:25,367 SO, YOU'RE IN PAIN AGAIN? IS IT IN YOUR LEG? 426 00:22:25,367 --> 00:22:26,800 I HURT EVERYWHERE NOW. 427 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:30,500 JOINTS -- EVERYTHING ACHES BAD. 428 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:33,467 ALL RIGHT, HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? 429 00:22:33,467 --> 00:22:35,200 MOM, WHEN? 430 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,333 -HE'S HAD AN EAR INFECTION. -UH-HUH. 431 00:22:37,333 --> 00:22:40,367 LAST NIGHT, HE STARTED GETTING VERY, VERY SICK. 432 00:22:40,367 --> 00:22:42,967 HE STARTED GETTING FEVERS AND CHILLS, 433 00:22:42,967 --> 00:22:45,167 SO THAT'S WHY I CALLED 911. 434 00:22:45,167 --> 00:22:47,500 AND I'M AFRAID AT THIS POINT HE'S GETTING SEPTIC, 435 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:49,833 'CAUSE HE'S STARTING TO GET REALLY ACHY, 436 00:22:49,833 --> 00:22:53,333 AND THAT'S USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE GETS SEPSIS. 437 00:22:53,333 --> 00:22:56,900 SEAN HAS MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS OVER LAST YEAR, 438 00:22:56,900 --> 00:22:59,067 BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROGRESS 439 00:22:59,067 --> 00:23:03,167 UNDOING THE UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC HE HAS WITH HIS MOTHER. 440 00:23:03,167 --> 00:23:05,533 AND THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE. 441 00:23:05,533 --> 00:23:08,967 THE REALITY IS THAT HIS MOTHER IS PREVENTING HIM 442 00:23:08,967 --> 00:23:12,067 FROM EVER MAKING ANY REAL PROGRESS, 443 00:23:12,067 --> 00:23:14,733 AND THEN SHE TRY TO CREATE THE PERCEPTION 444 00:23:14,733 --> 00:23:16,800 THAT HE'S CONSTANTLY SICK, 445 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,233 AND SHE'S THE ONLY ONE CAN TAKE CARE OF HIM. 446 00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:22,333 IT IS STARTING TO RESEMBLE 447 00:23:22,333 --> 00:23:25,167 MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY, 448 00:23:25,167 --> 00:23:26,967 WHERE THE PARENTS ALLOW A CHILD 449 00:23:26,967 --> 00:23:28,900 TO BE HURT OR HURT THE CHILD 450 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:31,400 SO THAT THEY GET SYMPATHY. 451 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,500 AND IT HAS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. 452 00:23:34,500 --> 00:23:36,533 DR. NOWZARADAN, I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW 453 00:23:36,533 --> 00:23:38,467 WHAT HIS LACTIC ACID IS RIGHT NOW. 454 00:23:38,467 --> 00:23:41,500 WELL, WHAT IS THE LACTIC ACID GONNA TELL YOU? 455 00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:45,100 LACTIC ACID USUALLY LETS ME KNOW HOW SICK HE IS, 456 00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:46,567 LETS ME KNOW WHETHER OR NOT 457 00:23:46,567 --> 00:23:49,700 HE'S GOT A MILD INFECTION OR A MAJOR INFECTION. 458 00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:52,233 OKAY, DR. MILLIKEN. 459 00:23:52,233 --> 00:23:55,133 I'M NOT A DOCTOR, AND I DON'T -- I NEVER SAID THAT I'M A DOCTOR. 460 00:23:55,133 --> 00:23:56,500 [ Crying ] BUT I AM HIS MOTHER, 461 00:23:56,500 --> 00:23:59,433 AND I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH MY SON. 462 00:23:59,433 --> 00:24:03,433 HE HAS ALMOST DIED ON ME SEVERAL TIMES NOW, AND HE -- 463 00:24:03,433 --> 00:24:05,400 I FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT EVEN GETTING 464 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,733 THE NORMAL, STANDARD CARE HERE! 465 00:24:07,733 --> 00:24:10,067 YOU KNOW, HE'S USUALLY ON I.V. FLUIDS. 466 00:24:10,067 --> 00:24:13,067 THEY USUALLY HAVE MASSIVE ANTIBIOTICS RUNNING THROUGH HIM. 467 00:24:13,067 --> 00:24:16,067 -WE JUST GOT HIM UP HERE. -I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A DOCTOR! 468 00:24:16,067 --> 00:24:17,433 -AND HE -- -BUT HE'S SICK! 469 00:24:17,433 --> 00:24:19,900 ALL RIGHT, YOU NEED TO STOP, OKAY? 470 00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:22,433 DON'T TELL THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND YOU KNOW HIM, 471 00:24:22,433 --> 00:24:24,067 AND WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF HIM! 472 00:24:24,067 --> 00:24:26,267 -YOU HAVEN'T DONE LAB TESTS... -I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT. 473 00:24:26,267 --> 00:24:29,367 ...ON HIM. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HIM? 474 00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:32,533 WE -- WE'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE HIM. 475 00:24:32,533 --> 00:24:34,200 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT? 476 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,300 SO, HE'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY ELSE. 477 00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:38,933 OKAY. HE IS DIFFERENT TO ME, THOUGH, DOCTOR. 478 00:24:38,933 --> 00:24:41,567 I UNDERSTAND, NOT TO YOU. HE IS DIFFERENT TO ME. 479 00:24:41,567 --> 00:24:44,500 WELL, YOU REALLY ARE NOT HELPING HIM, OKAY? 480 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:46,367 WE HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN MONTHS, OKAY? 481 00:24:46,367 --> 00:24:48,633 -MM-HMM, RIGHT. -HE'S NOT FOLLOWING HIS DIET. 482 00:24:48,633 --> 00:24:50,433 OKAY. HE SHOULD HAVE LOST MORE WEIGHT. 483 00:24:50,433 --> 00:24:51,800 -YES, I AGREE. -ALL RIGHT. 484 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:53,200 -I AGREE. -WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU AGREE? 485 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,633 YOU'RE KILLING HIM, AND YOU'RE BLAMING 486 00:24:55,633 --> 00:24:57,333 OTHER PEOPLE NOT TAKING CARE OF HIM! 487 00:24:57,333 --> 00:24:59,500 -NO, I'M NOT. -YOU'RE HARMING HIM. 488 00:24:59,500 --> 00:25:02,167 YOU ARE WORST THING FOR HIM, AND -- 489 00:25:02,167 --> 00:25:03,867 -I AGREE. -WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU AGREE? 490 00:25:03,867 --> 00:25:06,267 I AGREE. I AM THE WORST THING FOR HIM. I AGREE. 491 00:25:06,267 --> 00:25:08,433 YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR HIM, 492 00:25:08,433 --> 00:25:10,700 AND THE DOCTOR DOESN'T KNOW CRAP! 493 00:25:10,700 --> 00:25:12,467 NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT, DOCTOR. ALL RIGHT. 494 00:25:12,467 --> 00:25:15,467 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE WHAT KIND OF TEST YOU WANT HERE, 495 00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:17,233 WHAT KIND OF ANTIBIOTIC YOU WANT, 496 00:25:17,233 --> 00:25:19,100 WHAT KIND OF TREATMENT WE WANT FOR HIM, OKAY? 497 00:25:19,100 --> 00:25:21,733 -ALL RIGHT. OKAY. -AND ONCE WE FINISH OUR TESTS, 498 00:25:21,733 --> 00:25:24,833 WE'RE GONNA CHECK HIS WEIGHT AND SEE WHERE HE IS AT. 499 00:25:24,833 --> 00:25:28,100 AND IF HE GAINED, AND HE LOOK LIKE HE HAS, 500 00:25:28,100 --> 00:25:31,300 THEN THERE'S GONNA BE SOME NEW RULES AROUND HERE. 501 00:25:31,300 --> 00:25:33,633 YOU UNDERSTAND ME? 502 00:25:33,633 --> 00:25:35,533 -OKAY, AS LONG AS -- -IS THAT CLEAR TO YOU? 503 00:25:35,533 --> 00:25:37,633 THAT'S FINE. AS LONG AS MY SON GETS BETTER, 504 00:25:37,633 --> 00:25:39,333 THAT'S JUST FINE. OKAY. 505 00:25:39,333 --> 00:25:42,233 YOUR SON WILL GET BETTER NOT BECAUSE OF YOU -- 506 00:25:42,233 --> 00:25:44,233 -IN SPITE OF YOU. -I AGREE. 507 00:25:44,233 --> 00:25:46,767 -I'M NOT DENYING THAT, DOCTOR. -ALL RIGHT. 508 00:25:46,767 --> 00:25:49,833 SEAN, WE'LL START YOU ON ANTIBIOTICS TO BE SAFE. 509 00:25:49,833 --> 00:25:52,833 AND ONCE WE FINISH ALL THE TESTS, WE'LL TALK. 510 00:25:52,833 --> 00:25:55,467 -ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. -ALL RIGHT. 511 00:25:55,467 --> 00:25:59,067 ** 512 00:25:59,067 --> 00:26:02,633 Sean: I DON'T THINK DR. NOW'S BEING FAIR TO MY MOM. 513 00:26:02,633 --> 00:26:04,200 SHE JUST GETS WORRIED ABOUT ME 514 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:05,933 AND DOESN'T WANT ME TO PUSH MYSELF 515 00:26:05,933 --> 00:26:09,367 TO A PLACE WHERE I GET HURT AND MAKE THINGS WORSE. 516 00:26:11,767 --> 00:26:14,167 NO ONE KNOWS ME LIKE MY MOM, 517 00:26:14,167 --> 00:26:15,367 AND SHE COULD BE HELPFUL 518 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:19,867 FIGURING OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME SOMETIMES. 519 00:26:19,867 --> 00:26:22,467 AND I WISH DR. NOW UNDERSTOOD THAT. 520 00:26:27,733 --> 00:26:30,767 ** 521 00:26:37,067 --> 00:26:38,533 TODAY, DR. NOWZARADAN 522 00:26:38,533 --> 00:26:41,267 IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING TO GIVE ME MY TEST RESULTS 523 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:43,833 AND TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN WRONG WITH ME. 524 00:26:43,833 --> 00:26:47,067 I'M HOPING THEY DID EVERYTHING MY MOM ASKED THEM TO, 525 00:26:47,067 --> 00:26:48,767 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT THEM MISSING SOMETHING 526 00:26:48,767 --> 00:26:50,767 AND THINKING I'M OKAY WHEN I'M NOT. 527 00:26:50,767 --> 00:26:52,567 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 528 00:26:55,633 --> 00:26:58,400 -HI, SEAN. -HI, DR. NOW. 529 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,400 HOW'S YOUR DAY GOING? 530 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,167 IT'S GOING ALL RIGHT. 531 00:27:02,167 --> 00:27:03,933 OKAY, WE FINISHED OUR TESTS. 532 00:27:03,933 --> 00:27:06,200 THERE IS NOTHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOU, 533 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,467 SO LET'S GET UP AND CHECK YOUR WEIGHT. 534 00:27:15,767 --> 00:27:18,133 555 POUNDS. 535 00:27:21,967 --> 00:27:26,800 SO, 555 POUNDS MEANS THAT YOU STARTED GAINING AGAIN. 536 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:28,967 IF YOU WERE STICKING TO THE DIET, 537 00:27:28,967 --> 00:27:32,433 YOU SHOULD BE AROUND 480 POUNDS BY NOW. 538 00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:36,067 SO, THINGS ARE GOING BACK TO THE SAME WAY THEY WERE. 539 00:27:36,067 --> 00:27:38,633 NOW THAT SEAN'S STARTING TO GAIN AGAIN, 540 00:27:38,633 --> 00:27:41,667 HIS WEIGHT WILL START TO SNOWBALL QUICKLY 541 00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:45,767 IF WE DON'T INTERVENE OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 542 00:27:45,767 --> 00:27:50,400 SO I'M KEEPING SEAN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH, 543 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,833 AND I'M PUTTING A LIMIT ON HIS VISITATIONS 544 00:27:53,833 --> 00:27:57,433 SO HIS MOTHER CAN ONLY SEE HIM ONCE A WEEK. 545 00:27:57,433 --> 00:27:59,567 IF I LET YOU GO BACK HOME, 546 00:27:59,567 --> 00:28:02,500 I GUARANTEE YOU'LL BE BACK TO YOUR HIGHEST WEIGHT 547 00:28:02,500 --> 00:28:04,767 IN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. 548 00:28:04,767 --> 00:28:07,300 SO I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU IN THE HOSPITAL 549 00:28:07,300 --> 00:28:09,633 ON A CONTROLLED DIET FOR A MONTH, 550 00:28:09,633 --> 00:28:13,300 AND WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT YOUR VISITOR TO ONCE A WEEK. 551 00:28:13,300 --> 00:28:16,833 SO THAT MEANS YOU MOM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED HERE 552 00:28:16,833 --> 00:28:19,500 EXCEPT ONCE A WEEK. 553 00:28:19,500 --> 00:28:21,400 YOU BOTH UNDERSTAND? 554 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,067 -OKAY. -OKAY, GOOD. 555 00:28:23,067 --> 00:28:27,133 IT'S TIME TO GET YOUR SITUATION UNDER CONTROL. 556 00:28:27,133 --> 00:28:29,100 SEAN NEED TO START TO SEE 557 00:28:29,100 --> 00:28:32,767 WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE INDEPENDENT OF HIS MOTHER. 558 00:28:32,767 --> 00:28:34,667 IT WON'T FIX THEIR DYNAMIC, 559 00:28:34,667 --> 00:28:37,133 BUT HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE A START, 560 00:28:37,133 --> 00:28:40,233 BECAUSE HE DOESN'T THINK FOR HIMSELF RIGHT NOW. 561 00:28:40,233 --> 00:28:43,100 HE JUST THINKS WHAT HIS MOTHER TELLS HIM. 562 00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:44,633 -OKAY? -YEAH. 563 00:28:44,633 --> 00:28:48,500 -OKAY, SEAN. I'LL SEE YOU SOON. -ALL RIGHT. 564 00:28:48,500 --> 00:28:50,500 SO HOPEFULLY, OVER THE NEXT MONTH, 565 00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:52,567 THIS WILL SPARK SOMETHING. 566 00:28:52,567 --> 00:28:54,400 HE MAY NOT LIKE IT RIGHT NOW, 567 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,233 BUT I THINK AFTER A LITTLE BIT, 568 00:28:56,233 --> 00:28:58,333 BEING AWAY FROM HIS MOTHER 569 00:28:58,333 --> 00:29:01,933 WILL START TO GROW ON HIM. 570 00:29:01,933 --> 00:29:06,500 Sean: I THINK THIS IS REALLY TOO HARSH OF DR. NOW. 571 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:10,533 I'M NOT REALLY SURE I WANT TO AGREE TO ANY OF THIS RIGHT NOW. 572 00:29:10,533 --> 00:29:11,933 AND MAYBE THIS WHOLE PROGRAM 573 00:29:11,933 --> 00:29:14,567 JUST ISN'T GONNA WORK FOR ME ANYMORE. 574 00:29:31,167 --> 00:29:33,900 Brittani: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY KNEE-REPAIR SURGERY, 575 00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:37,133 AND NOW MY KNEE IS STARTING TO FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. 576 00:29:37,133 --> 00:29:39,933 IT WAS FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE I HAD LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT, 577 00:29:39,933 --> 00:29:43,200 AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENJOYING HOW MUCH MORE I COULD DO. 578 00:29:45,733 --> 00:29:47,967 AND NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, 579 00:29:47,967 --> 00:29:51,867 I FEEL LIKE I'M BECOMING THIS NORMAL, FUNCTIONAL PERSON. 580 00:29:54,933 --> 00:29:57,367 AND I'VE DECIDED THAT I'VE MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS 581 00:29:57,367 --> 00:29:59,900 THAT I'M READY TO TAKE AT TRIP BACK HOME TO OREGON 582 00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:01,400 TO SEE MY FAMILY AGAIN 583 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:05,567 AND SHOW THEM I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE NOW. 584 00:30:05,567 --> 00:30:06,767 BUT BILL IS STAYING HERE, 585 00:30:06,767 --> 00:30:08,733 AND HE'S STAYING BECAUSE HE HAS TO WORK. 586 00:30:08,733 --> 00:30:12,033 SO I'LL BE TAKING THE TRIP ON MY OWN. 587 00:30:12,033 --> 00:30:14,367 A YEAR AGO, 588 00:30:14,367 --> 00:30:18,067 I COULDN'T EVEN GO OUTSIDE WITHOUT HIS HELP. 589 00:30:18,067 --> 00:30:19,767 AND NOW... 590 00:30:19,767 --> 00:30:21,167 THANK YOU. 591 00:30:21,167 --> 00:30:22,400 ...I'M PLANNING ON TRAVELING 592 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:25,867 HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY ALL ON MY OWN, 593 00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:28,300 AND I'M FOCUSED ON MY NEXT BIG STEP 594 00:30:28,300 --> 00:30:30,233 OF GETTING SKIN SURGERY. 595 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,467 DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS I NEED TO GET IN UNDER 340 POUNDS 596 00:30:38,467 --> 00:30:41,833 IF I'M GOING TO BE READY FOR SKIN REMOVAL, 597 00:30:41,833 --> 00:30:44,267 SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING TOWARD. 598 00:30:44,267 --> 00:30:47,600 AND I'M NOT LETTING ANYTHING SLOW ME DOWN ANYTIME SOON. 599 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,833 ** 600 00:30:59,167 --> 00:31:03,133 Sean: I'VE HAD TIME TO THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING DR. NOWZARADAN SAID, 601 00:31:03,133 --> 00:31:06,800 AND I DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO LOSE THIS CHANCE 602 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,800 SO I STAYED AND AGREED TO HIS RESTRICTIONS. 603 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:13,467 AND IT WASN'T EASY GOING BACK ON A CONTROLLED DIET, 604 00:31:13,467 --> 00:31:15,933 BUT I'VE LOST ABOUT 50 POUNDS. 605 00:31:15,933 --> 00:31:19,533 AND AT THE LAST WEIGH-IN, I WAS 503, 606 00:31:19,533 --> 00:31:22,400 SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING IN THE 400s SOON. 607 00:31:24,533 --> 00:31:28,967 WHAT WAS HARDER WAS NOT SEEING MY MOM AS OFTEN AT FIRST. 608 00:31:28,967 --> 00:31:30,633 BUT AFTER THE FIRST WEEK, 609 00:31:30,633 --> 00:31:34,367 I STARTED TO SEE HOW I'VE BECOME TOO DEPENDENT ON MY MOM. 610 00:31:34,367 --> 00:31:37,833 NOW I HAVE TO START DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF. 611 00:31:37,833 --> 00:31:40,367 SO I'M EXCITED TO FINALLY BE GOING HOME TODAY 612 00:31:40,367 --> 00:31:42,233 TO START TO WORK ON THAT. 613 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,367 YOU STILL GOOD WITH STANDING AND... 614 00:31:49,367 --> 00:31:50,767 YEAH. 615 00:31:56,500 --> 00:31:59,267 MIGHT NEED HELP GETTING MY LEFT LEG UP. 616 00:32:05,767 --> 00:32:07,433 IS THERE ANY WAY TO SIT ME UP MORE? 617 00:32:07,433 --> 00:32:08,967 Man: YEAH, WE SURE CAN. 618 00:32:12,100 --> 00:32:15,767 WHAT'S THE WEIGHT LIMIT ON THIS? 619 00:32:15,767 --> 00:32:18,700 WELL, THEN, I'M DEFINITELY WITHIN THE WEIGHT LIMIT. 620 00:32:18,700 --> 00:32:19,767 NOTHING? 621 00:32:22,467 --> 00:32:24,300 YEAH, IT'S NOT COMING ON AT ALL. 622 00:32:26,433 --> 00:32:28,333 GREAT. THE GURNEY'S DEAD. 623 00:32:28,333 --> 00:32:30,200 I'M GONNA GO CALL A SUPERVISOR. 624 00:32:32,333 --> 00:32:35,200 THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. 625 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,633 I'M STILL OVER THE WEIGHT LIMIT OF A REGULAR GURNEY, 626 00:32:38,633 --> 00:32:41,833 SO THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO LIFT ME INTO AN AMBULANCE. 627 00:32:47,133 --> 00:32:51,100 IT'S A LITTLE EMBARRASSING TO BE SO BIG I CAN'T GET AROUND. 628 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:55,067 AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO CHANGE, 629 00:32:55,067 --> 00:32:57,600 AND I KNOW I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, 630 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,200 ESPECIALLY WITH MY MOTHER. 631 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,367 ALL SHE'S EVER DONE IS TAKE CARE OF ME, 632 00:33:03,367 --> 00:33:07,400 AND ALL SHE WANTS IS FOR ME TO BE OKAY. 633 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,500 AND I DON'T WANT HER TO FEEL LIKE ALL OF A SUDDEN 634 00:33:09,500 --> 00:33:12,600 I DON'T NEED HER. I DO, 635 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:15,767 'CAUSE I STILL CAN'T TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 636 00:33:15,767 --> 00:33:17,600 SO, I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE WEIGHT LOSS 637 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,333 TO TRY TO GET MORE ACTIVE AND MOBILE. 638 00:33:20,333 --> 00:33:22,433 IT'S THE ONLY WAY THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE 639 00:33:22,433 --> 00:33:24,433 LIKE IT NEEDS TO. 640 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,533 ** 641 00:33:36,967 --> 00:33:40,100 Brittani: I'M HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT, 642 00:33:40,100 --> 00:33:41,767 AND I'M REALLY HOPING TO GET APPROVED 643 00:33:41,767 --> 00:33:44,767 FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY TODAY. 644 00:33:44,767 --> 00:33:47,300 MY KNEE SURGERY HAS MADE SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE 645 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:50,967 WITH HOW I CAN GET AROUND. 646 00:33:50,967 --> 00:33:54,100 I JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING AND MAKE EVEN MORE PROGRESS, 647 00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:56,067 AND I WANT TO TAKE THE NEXT BIG STEP 648 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:59,467 THAT WILL MAKE ME EVEN MORE MOBILE. 649 00:33:59,467 --> 00:34:01,767 MY ONLY CONCERN IS HOW INACTIVE I WAS 650 00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:04,200 FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER KNEE SURGERY. 651 00:34:06,567 --> 00:34:09,233 SO I'M HOPING THAT DIDN'T SET ME BACK AT ALL. 652 00:34:11,567 --> 00:34:13,967 AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT I'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT 653 00:34:13,967 --> 00:34:15,767 TO GET APPROVED TODAY. 654 00:34:30,500 --> 00:34:33,367 Brittani: AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW A FEW MONTHS AGO, 655 00:34:33,367 --> 00:34:36,467 I WAS DOWN TO 375. 656 00:34:36,467 --> 00:34:38,800 AND HE WANTED ME TO GET BELOW 340 657 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:42,600 BEFORE HE FELT I WAS READY FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY, 658 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:45,500 AND I'M HOPING I'VE STAYED ON TRACK TO HIT THAT GOAL. 659 00:34:47,633 --> 00:34:49,300 Woman: 337. 660 00:34:49,300 --> 00:34:50,733 [ LAUGHS ] 661 00:34:53,667 --> 00:34:56,433 I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT MY PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. 662 00:34:59,567 --> 00:35:01,133 SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT, 663 00:35:01,133 --> 00:35:04,667 I'VE LOST 40 POUNDS. 664 00:35:04,667 --> 00:35:06,933 I'M STILL NOT OF AVERAGE SIZE. 665 00:35:06,933 --> 00:35:09,300 I'M STILL NOT 100% HEALTHY. 666 00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:12,600 BUT I FEEL LIKE ALL MY HARD WORK IS JUST STARTING TO PAY OFF, 667 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,667 AND THE BODY AND LIFE I WANT IS WITHIN REACH. 668 00:35:15,667 --> 00:35:16,733 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 669 00:35:16,733 --> 00:35:19,067 -HI. -HI, BRITTANI. HOW ARE YOU? 670 00:35:19,067 --> 00:35:21,667 -I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? -ALL RIGHT, THERE. 671 00:35:21,667 --> 00:35:24,633 SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 337. 672 00:35:24,633 --> 00:35:26,367 -YES. -THAT'S VERY GOOD. 673 00:35:26,367 --> 00:35:29,067 THAT'S ABOUT 270 POUNDS THAT YOU'VE LOST. 674 00:35:29,067 --> 00:35:30,933 -UH-HUH. -SO YOU'RE DOING VERY GOOD. 675 00:35:30,933 --> 00:35:32,700 IS YOUR KNEE FEELING A LOT BETTER? 676 00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:34,500 OH, YEAH. IT'S LIKE NIGHT AND DAY, 677 00:35:34,500 --> 00:35:36,467 LIKE I'M A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON. 678 00:35:36,467 --> 00:35:38,500 -IT'S AMAZING. -THAT'S GREAT. 679 00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:41,133 OKAY, LET ME SEE YOUR EXCESS SKIN. 680 00:35:41,133 --> 00:35:42,567 IS IT BOTHERING YOU A LOT? 681 00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:44,700 I WEAR SPANDEX, BUT WHEN I DON'T, 682 00:35:44,700 --> 00:35:46,233 IT HANGS DOWN LIKE TO MY KNEE. 683 00:35:46,233 --> 00:35:48,433 OKAY, WELL, LET GET YOU TO STAND UP 684 00:35:48,433 --> 00:35:50,467 AND SEE HOW IT LOOK LIKE. 685 00:35:50,467 --> 00:35:52,367 YEAH, SEE. SO, I MEAN, LIKE, THAT, 686 00:35:52,367 --> 00:35:54,833 I MEAN, IT COMES DOWN REALLY FAR. 687 00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:56,067 AND, LIKE, IT'S HEAVY. 688 00:35:56,067 --> 00:35:58,333 I SEE THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT TO BE A CHALLENGE 689 00:35:58,333 --> 00:36:00,100 FOR YOU TO WALK WITH THAT, 690 00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:03,600 AND THAT'S GOING TO KEEP HOLDING YOU BACK. 691 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:05,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRITTANI IS DOING VERY WELL. 692 00:36:05,533 --> 00:36:07,833 HER KNEE SURGERY HAS HELPED HER A LOT, 693 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:10,067 AND SHE CAN BE MUCH MORE ACTIVE. 694 00:36:10,067 --> 00:36:13,700 NOW THE ISSUES IS ALL THE EXCESS SKIN ON HER STOMACH, 695 00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:16,533 WHICH IS BECOMING EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE 696 00:36:16,533 --> 00:36:18,067 AND PAINFUL FOR HER. 697 00:36:18,067 --> 00:36:22,200 AND SHE WOULD LIKELY NEED THREE SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERIES 698 00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:26,067 FOR HER STOMACH, HER ARMS, AND HER LEGS. 699 00:36:26,067 --> 00:36:28,267 BUT HER STOMACH IS THE BIGGEST THING 700 00:36:28,267 --> 00:36:31,400 AND WILL MAKE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT FOR HER. 701 00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:33,700 SO, I THINK YOU'RE READY FOR SKIN SURGERY. 702 00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:34,833 OKAY. 703 00:36:34,833 --> 00:36:36,967 AND WE'LL GET YOU SCHEDULED NEXT MONTH FOR THAT. 704 00:36:36,967 --> 00:36:39,767 I'M ACTUALLY LEAVING TO OREGON IN A MONTH, 705 00:36:39,767 --> 00:36:41,867 AND I WON'T BE BACK FOR THREE MONTHS. 706 00:36:41,867 --> 00:36:44,667 OKAY, I DON'T WANT YOU TO TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY 707 00:36:44,667 --> 00:36:46,867 AFTER SURGERY LIKE THIS. 708 00:36:46,867 --> 00:36:48,700 SO MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS. 709 00:36:48,700 --> 00:36:50,800 AND WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM OREGON, 710 00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:52,433 IF YOU HAVEN'T GAINED ANY WEIGHT, 711 00:36:52,433 --> 00:36:55,933 THEN I'LL LET YOU KEEP YOUR APPROVAL FOR SKIN SURGERY. 712 00:36:55,933 --> 00:36:57,767 -NO PROBLEM. -BUT BE CAREFUL, 713 00:36:57,767 --> 00:37:01,333 BECAUSE TRAVELING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME 714 00:37:01,333 --> 00:37:05,067 WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STAY ON A HEALTHY DIET. 715 00:37:05,067 --> 00:37:07,600 AS LONG AS BRITTANI DOESN'T GAIN ANY WEIGHT, 716 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,533 IT'LL BE FINE TO DO HER SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY 717 00:37:10,533 --> 00:37:12,800 AFTER SHE RETURNS FROM TRAVELING. 718 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,533 BUT I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED, 719 00:37:14,533 --> 00:37:16,567 BECAUSE TRAVELING MAKES IT HARD 720 00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,733 TO STICK TO A HEALTHY DIET, 721 00:37:18,733 --> 00:37:21,267 BECAUSE YOU'RE OUT OF SELF-CONTROL ENVIRONMENT 722 00:37:21,267 --> 00:37:23,067 WITH YOUR HEALTHY PATTERNS. 723 00:37:23,067 --> 00:37:26,367 AND IT CAN BECOME A BIG STUMBLING BLOCK 724 00:37:26,367 --> 00:37:28,667 FOR PROGRESS. 725 00:37:28,667 --> 00:37:31,100 ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE DOING GOOD, AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 726 00:37:31,100 --> 00:37:33,800 -BYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. -YOU'RE WELCOME. 727 00:37:37,567 --> 00:37:39,433 Brittani: THE APPOINTMENT WENT REALLY WELL. 728 00:37:39,433 --> 00:37:41,300 DR. NOW APPROVED ME FOR SKIN SURGERY 729 00:37:41,300 --> 00:37:44,567 WHEN I GET BACK FROM OREGON, 730 00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:47,567 SO THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY. 731 00:37:49,967 --> 00:37:52,267 I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF. 732 00:37:52,267 --> 00:37:53,633 I'M WORKING HARD EVERY DAY, 733 00:37:53,633 --> 00:37:56,133 AND I'M WORKING THROUGH ANY STRUGGLES I HAVE, 734 00:37:56,133 --> 00:37:59,400 BECAUSE I'VE COME TOO FAR, AND IT'S GONNA MAKE IT 735 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:01,933 SO I CAN LIVE MY LIFE THE WAY I WANT TO LIVE IT. 736 00:38:04,267 --> 00:38:07,300 ** 737 00:38:14,567 --> 00:38:17,233 Sean: I'VE BEEN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH NOW, 738 00:38:17,233 --> 00:38:20,133 AND I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO STICK TO MY DIET. 739 00:38:20,133 --> 00:38:23,300 AND MY BODY FEELS A LITTLE LIGHTER, 740 00:38:23,300 --> 00:38:27,167 AND THE SKIN'S GETTING A LITTLE LOOSER. 741 00:38:27,167 --> 00:38:28,867 MY MOM HAS BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT 742 00:38:28,867 --> 00:38:32,767 A WAY I CAN KEEP TRACK OF MY WEIGHT AT HOME, 743 00:38:32,767 --> 00:38:36,533 BUT THERE IS NO SCALE THAT CAN HANDLE SOMEONE AS BIG AS ME. 744 00:38:36,533 --> 00:38:38,233 SO SHE THOUGHT OF THE IDEA 745 00:38:38,233 --> 00:38:40,667 OF PUTTING TWO SCALES TOGETHER TO WEIGH ME. 746 00:38:40,667 --> 00:38:43,467 MAYBE THE TOTAL WILL SHOW ME MY PROGRESS. 747 00:38:43,467 --> 00:38:46,167 IS THAT OKAY? 748 00:38:46,167 --> 00:38:47,800 -MOVE IT THIS WAY? -YEAH. 749 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:48,900 OKAY. 750 00:38:51,967 --> 00:38:53,400 OKAY, ALL RIGHT. 751 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,167 SO, STAND, GET YOUR BALANCE, 752 00:38:55,167 --> 00:38:56,467 AND THEN YOU HAVE TO STAND BACK 753 00:38:56,467 --> 00:39:00,067 -OFF THE SCALE, OKAY? -I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. 754 00:39:00,067 --> 00:39:01,367 I JUST WANT TO DO ANYTHING 755 00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:05,233 TO HELP ME MAKE MORE PROGRESS AND KEEP LOSING WEIGHT. 756 00:39:05,233 --> 00:39:09,800 OKAY, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH -- 270 AND 370. 757 00:39:09,800 --> 00:39:12,167 OH, NO, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S RIGHT. 758 00:39:12,167 --> 00:39:14,267 WHAT'S WRONG? 759 00:39:14,267 --> 00:39:18,100 WELL, IT'S JUST, THAT'S PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT I HAD LAST TIME, 760 00:39:18,100 --> 00:39:20,667 SO I'M NOT REAL SURE HOW ACCURATE IT IS. 761 00:39:20,667 --> 00:39:22,867 BUT IT'S STILL GOOD, YOU KNOW. 762 00:39:22,867 --> 00:39:26,067 IT ALSO HASN'T BEEN THAT LONG SINCE WE DID IT LAST. 763 00:39:26,067 --> 00:39:29,167 NO, IT HASN'T. IT HASN'T, YEAH. 764 00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:32,967 YEAH, THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. 765 00:39:32,967 --> 00:39:34,267 YEAH. 766 00:39:34,267 --> 00:39:36,267 SO, THAT COULD BE ACCURATE. 767 00:39:36,267 --> 00:39:38,700 YEAH. OKAY. WELL, THAT'S COOL. 768 00:39:38,700 --> 00:39:40,667 YOU'RE DOING GOOD. 769 00:39:40,667 --> 00:39:42,233 I MEAN, THAT'S -- 770 00:39:42,233 --> 00:39:44,333 -BUT HAVE YOU NOTICED? -WHAT? 771 00:39:44,333 --> 00:39:46,867 I STOOD LONGER WITHOUT THE WALKER THIS TIME. 772 00:39:46,867 --> 00:39:49,167 YEAH, YOU DID. YOU DID GOOD ON THAT. 773 00:39:49,167 --> 00:39:51,767 YOU DID. 774 00:39:51,767 --> 00:39:53,467 -SO... -THAT MEANS MY BACK 775 00:39:53,467 --> 00:39:55,633 AND MY LEGS ARE GETTING STRONGER. 776 00:39:55,633 --> 00:39:58,167 THAT'S ALMOST -- IT'S ABOUT 70 POUNDS, THOUGH, 777 00:39:58,167 --> 00:40:00,433 SINCE YOU HAD SURGERY, SEAN. 778 00:40:00,433 --> 00:40:03,200 I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING REALLY GOOD PROGRESS. 779 00:40:05,433 --> 00:40:09,767 I'M STILL MAKING SOME EXCEPTIONS TO MY DIET, 780 00:40:09,767 --> 00:40:11,533 BUT CAN'T SAY I DON'T HAVE 781 00:40:11,533 --> 00:40:15,333 THE OCCASIONAL SMALL, LITTLE SOMETHING. 782 00:40:15,333 --> 00:40:18,100 WE ALLOW OURSELVES, LIKE, A SLICE OF PIZZA, 783 00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:20,067 BECAUSE I AM HUMAN. 784 00:40:20,067 --> 00:40:21,800 BUT I'M FEELING REALLY CONFIDENT 785 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,267 ABOUT SEEING DR. NOW NEXT MONTH, 786 00:40:24,267 --> 00:40:27,500 AND THAT HE'S GOING TO BE REALLY HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS. 787 00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,633 ** 788 00:40:40,333 --> 00:40:42,800 Brittani: TODAY, I'M PACKING UP AND HEADED TO THE AIRPORT 789 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:47,167 TO BACK TO OREGON AND SEE MY FAMILY. 790 00:40:47,167 --> 00:40:49,367 I'VE LOST ALMOST HALF MY BODY WEIGHT 791 00:40:49,367 --> 00:40:51,067 SINCE I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THEM, 792 00:40:51,067 --> 00:40:53,233 SO I'M REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW, 793 00:40:53,233 --> 00:40:57,033 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW THEM HOW I LOOK. 794 00:40:57,033 --> 00:40:59,500 I'LL BE STAYING THERE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, 795 00:40:59,500 --> 00:41:02,700 BUT BILL'S STAYING HERE BECAUSE HE HAS TO WORK. 796 00:41:04,733 --> 00:41:08,133 AND AS MUCH AS I'M GOING TO MISS HIM, 797 00:41:08,133 --> 00:41:11,200 I'M A LITTLE EXCITED TO BE TRAVELING BY MYSELF... 798 00:41:13,167 --> 00:41:14,833 ...BECAUSE I NEVER WOULD'VE THOUGHT 799 00:41:14,833 --> 00:41:16,067 I WOULD HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE 800 00:41:16,067 --> 00:41:18,567 TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON MY OWN. 801 00:41:21,233 --> 00:41:24,267 LAST TIME I WAS ON A PLANE, I WAS 600 POUNDS. 802 00:41:27,633 --> 00:41:31,700 BUT I'M TRYING TO REMIND MYSELF I'M NOT THAT PERSON ANYMORE, 803 00:41:31,700 --> 00:41:34,700 AND I'VE COME SO FAR. 804 00:41:34,700 --> 00:41:36,767 ONE OF THE REASONS I WANTED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT 805 00:41:36,767 --> 00:41:38,300 WAS TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS 806 00:41:38,300 --> 00:41:40,267 AND GIVE BACK TO MY FAMILY, 807 00:41:40,267 --> 00:41:44,167 TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT THEY DID THAT FOR ME. 808 00:41:44,167 --> 00:41:46,067 SO I'M GONNA HAVE SO MUCH FUN 809 00:41:46,067 --> 00:41:49,800 JUST DOING THINGS LIKE CHORES AROUND THE HOUSE. 810 00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:51,533 I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY, 811 00:41:51,533 --> 00:41:54,700 BUT THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY DREAMS WITH LOSING THE WEIGHT. 812 00:41:54,700 --> 00:41:57,967 SO I'M NOT MISSING THE CHANCE TO DO THIS FOR ANYTHING. 813 00:42:07,433 --> 00:42:09,533 Woman: PLEASE REMAIN SEATED WITH YOUR SEAT BELT FASTENED, 814 00:42:09,533 --> 00:42:10,967 LEAVING YOUR SEAT BACK AND TRAY TABLE 815 00:42:10,967 --> 00:42:13,267 IN AN UPRIGHT AND LOCKED POSITION. 816 00:42:13,267 --> 00:42:16,300 ** 817 00:42:18,667 --> 00:42:20,300 Brittani: I'VE ARRIVED IN PORTLAND, 818 00:42:20,300 --> 00:42:23,700 AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE MY FAMILY. 819 00:42:23,700 --> 00:42:26,367 MY DAD IS PICKING ME UP AT THE AIRPORT, 820 00:42:26,367 --> 00:42:29,100 AND HE HASN'T SEEN ME SINCE I LEFT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, 821 00:42:29,100 --> 00:42:31,500 AND I WAS OVER 600 POUNDS. 822 00:42:31,500 --> 00:42:34,667 SO I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO RECOGNIZE ME. 823 00:42:40,267 --> 00:42:41,300 DADDY! 824 00:42:41,300 --> 00:42:44,333 -[ Laughing ] OH, JESUS. -HI. 825 00:42:44,333 --> 00:42:46,133 -HI. -HOW ARE YOU? 826 00:42:48,833 --> 00:42:52,700 OH, GEEZ, YOU'RE REALLY SMALL! 827 00:42:52,700 --> 00:42:56,133 BRITTANI LOOKS AMAZING. SHE'S COME A LONG, LONG WAY. 828 00:42:56,133 --> 00:42:58,067 I'M REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF HER. 829 00:43:00,300 --> 00:43:03,833 Brittani: I'M SO EXCITED BECAUSE I GET TO GO SEE EVERYONE ELSE, 830 00:43:03,833 --> 00:43:07,333 INCLUDING MY MOM. 831 00:43:07,333 --> 00:43:10,733 BRITTANI'S MOM WILL BE SUPER EXCITED TO SEE HER, 832 00:43:10,733 --> 00:43:12,600 AND I THINK SHE'S LIKE ME -- 833 00:43:12,600 --> 00:43:14,600 SHE WON'T BELIEVE THE WEIGHT LOSS 834 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,567 ONCE SHE ACTUALLY GETS TO SEE HER. 835 00:43:17,567 --> 00:43:19,067 Brittani: OKAY. 836 00:43:21,133 --> 00:43:24,067 I'M VERY, VERY EAGER TO SEE MY MOM. 837 00:43:24,067 --> 00:43:27,800 I HAVEN'T SEEN HER SINCE RIGHT AFTER SURGERY. 838 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:33,067 I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON WHO LEFT OREGON OVER A YEAR AGO. 839 00:43:33,067 --> 00:43:37,467 I'M STRONGER, AND I'M HAPPIER, AND I'M HEALTHIER. 840 00:43:37,467 --> 00:43:40,500 AND SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW HER HOW FAR I'VE COME. 841 00:43:43,767 --> 00:43:46,533 HI. HI. HI. YEAH, HI. 842 00:43:46,533 --> 00:43:48,767 OH, GIRL, YOUR PANTS ARE WAY TOO BIG! 843 00:43:48,767 --> 00:43:51,133 -HI, MOM. -OH! 844 00:43:51,133 --> 00:43:53,100 -I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO. 845 00:43:53,100 --> 00:43:55,067 -OH, MY GOSH. -SPIN AROUND FOR ME. 846 00:43:55,067 --> 00:43:56,167 LET ME SEE. 847 00:43:56,167 --> 00:43:57,767 WE'RE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE NOW, HUH? 848 00:43:57,767 --> 00:44:00,600 I THINK I'M SMALLER. 849 00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:01,800 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 850 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,900 HI, MAMA! HI. 851 00:44:04,900 --> 00:44:08,300 -DID YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DRIVE? -YEAH. 852 00:44:08,300 --> 00:44:10,133 Brittani: JUST SEEING MY MOM'S FACE 853 00:44:10,133 --> 00:44:13,800 AND KNOWING IN THAT MOMENT HOW PROUD SHE IS OF ME 854 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,300 MAKES ME WANT TO DO EVEN MORE 855 00:44:15,300 --> 00:44:18,833 AND WORK EVEN HARDER TO GET TO MY GOALS. 856 00:44:18,833 --> 00:44:21,700 AND SO THAT'S WHAT I INTEND TO DO. 857 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:28,333 ** 858 00:44:37,833 --> 00:44:39,667 Sean: TODAY, I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN 859 00:44:39,667 --> 00:44:41,667 FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT. 860 00:44:41,667 --> 00:44:43,100 HE IS GOING TO CHECK MY WEIGHT 861 00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:46,400 AND SEE HOW MUCH PROGRESS I'M MAKING. 862 00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:50,200 BUT LATELY, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT TO GET UP, 863 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:54,367 BECAUSE I'M HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING AS OF LATE. 864 00:44:54,367 --> 00:44:58,200 I'M HOPING HE'LL LISTEN TO ME WHEN I TELL HIM THAT 865 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:00,800 AND HELP ME FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. 866 00:45:04,933 --> 00:45:06,767 I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING THERE, 867 00:45:06,767 --> 00:45:09,867 BECAUSE I'M NOT TAKING AN AMBULANCE TODAY. 868 00:45:12,967 --> 00:45:16,767 MY MOM RENTED A MINI VAN AND PUT A MATTRESS IN IT. 869 00:45:16,767 --> 00:45:19,867 A MEDICAL-CARE ASSISTANT IS GOING TO HELP ME IN 870 00:45:19,867 --> 00:45:22,733 SO THAT I CAN TRY AND RIDE THERE IN A NORMAL VEHICLE 871 00:45:22,733 --> 00:45:25,733 INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TAKE AN AMBULANCE EVERY TIME. 872 00:45:36,267 --> 00:45:39,967 Renee: I'M VERY NERVOUS, YES. IT'S ALWAYS AN ORDEAL, 873 00:45:39,967 --> 00:45:42,300 AND THIS IS EXTREMELY PAINFUL FOR SEAN. 874 00:45:42,300 --> 00:45:44,500 IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR HIM. 875 00:45:44,500 --> 00:45:46,833 OKAY, YOU READY TO GO? 876 00:45:46,833 --> 00:45:48,300 OKAY, SWEETIE. 877 00:45:51,800 --> 00:45:54,867 AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SEAN'S BREATHING RIGHT NOW. 878 00:45:54,867 --> 00:45:57,367 HE'S BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. 879 00:45:57,367 --> 00:45:58,700 I JUST HOPE DR. NOW 880 00:45:58,700 --> 00:46:01,167 IS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. 881 00:46:05,200 --> 00:46:09,533 I'VE HAD DISPUTES WITH DR. NOW FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, 882 00:46:09,533 --> 00:46:13,633 BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS PROCESS. 883 00:46:13,633 --> 00:46:16,667 WE JUST HAVE TO GO FORWARD AND JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS. 884 00:46:18,933 --> 00:46:21,067 Sean: BUT I'M GLAD I MADE IT WITHOUT INCIDENT. 885 00:46:21,067 --> 00:46:22,900 GOOD JOB. 886 00:46:22,900 --> 00:46:25,467 OKAY, LET'S GET SOME MOMENTUM HERE. 887 00:46:25,467 --> 00:46:27,933 GET YOU UP THIS RAMP. 888 00:46:27,933 --> 00:46:30,633 I WANT TO FIND OUT MY WEIGHT, 889 00:46:30,633 --> 00:46:33,400 'CAUSE I'M HOPING IT'S A LOT OF PROGRESS. 890 00:46:38,233 --> 00:46:41,467 BY MY ESTIMATE, I'VE LOST 891 00:46:41,467 --> 00:46:44,333 70, MAYBE 80 POUNDS. 892 00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:49,500 OKAY, 553. 893 00:46:49,500 --> 00:46:53,067 GEEZ. 894 00:46:53,067 --> 00:46:55,333 I'VE GAINED. 895 00:46:55,333 --> 00:46:58,367 ** 896 00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:06,100 OKAY, KIDDO. 897 00:47:06,100 --> 00:47:09,633 I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE AT ALL. 898 00:47:09,633 --> 00:47:12,467 MY MOM HAS TRACKED EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN EATING. 899 00:47:14,567 --> 00:47:17,100 SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW. 900 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:21,400 I JUST DON'T GET IT. 901 00:47:27,267 --> 00:47:30,267 Renee: I HAD HOPED HE'D LOSE, 902 00:47:30,267 --> 00:47:33,567 AND WE'VE REALLY BEEN TRYING TO STICK WITH THE PROGRAM. 903 00:47:33,567 --> 00:47:35,500 THE DOCTOR, WHEN WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL, 904 00:47:35,500 --> 00:47:39,167 GAVE US A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A 1,000-CALORIE DIET ON IT. 905 00:47:39,167 --> 00:47:42,067 HE GETS JUST A LITTLE TOO HUNGRY WITH 1,000 CALORIES, 906 00:47:42,067 --> 00:47:44,067 SO WE BUMPED IT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. 907 00:47:44,067 --> 00:47:47,067 I GUESS THE 200 CALORIES REALLY MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. 908 00:47:47,067 --> 00:47:48,700 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 909 00:47:48,700 --> 00:47:51,300 -HELLO. -HELLO, DR. NOWZARADAN. 910 00:47:51,300 --> 00:47:54,167 -HOW YOU ALL DOING? -I'M HURTIN'. 911 00:47:54,167 --> 00:47:57,633 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WALK FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO, 912 00:47:57,633 --> 00:48:00,333 AND EVERY DAY, MY BREATHING GETS WORSE. 913 00:48:00,333 --> 00:48:02,100 MY CHEST HURTS. 914 00:48:02,100 --> 00:48:04,600 ALL RIGHT, LET ME CHECK YOUR HEART AND BREATHING 915 00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:06,333 AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 916 00:48:17,400 --> 00:48:19,367 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 917 00:48:19,367 --> 00:48:20,967 AGAIN. 918 00:48:23,100 --> 00:48:26,567 YOUR LUNG SOUNDS PRETTY CLEAR. 919 00:48:26,567 --> 00:48:29,533 SO THERE'S NOTHING REALLY WRONG WITH YOU, SEAN. 920 00:48:29,533 --> 00:48:31,500 AND YOU GAINED ALL THE WEIGHT BACK 921 00:48:31,500 --> 00:48:33,233 THAT YOU LOSE IN THE HOSPITAL. 922 00:48:33,233 --> 00:48:34,633 SO WHAT HAPPENED? 923 00:48:34,633 --> 00:48:38,467 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO STICK TO ABOUT 1,200 CALORIES... 924 00:48:38,467 --> 00:48:39,700 NO, YOU'RE NOT. 925 00:48:39,700 --> 00:48:42,633 ...WHICH -- WE HAVE BEEN, RIGHT? 926 00:48:42,633 --> 00:48:44,233 YOU GAINED ALL YOUR WEIGHT BACK 927 00:48:44,233 --> 00:48:45,767 BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR MOTHER 928 00:48:45,767 --> 00:48:49,400 WENT RIGHT BACK TO YOUR UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC, 929 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:50,600 WHERE SHE FEEDS YOU, 930 00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:53,233 AND SHE TELLS YOU WHY YOU CAN'T GET UP. 931 00:48:53,233 --> 00:48:55,900 AM I WRONG ABOUT THAT? 932 00:48:55,900 --> 00:48:57,900 Dr. Nowzaradan: SEAN HAS ONCE AGAIN 933 00:48:57,900 --> 00:49:00,967 REGAINED ALL THE WEIGHT HE LOST IN THE HOSPITAL, 934 00:49:00,967 --> 00:49:04,400 AND THE BIG DIFFERENCE FROM WHEN HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL 935 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:08,800 IS THAT NOW HIS MOTHER IS IN CONTROL. 936 00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:12,333 SO AS LONG AS SHE'S AROUND AND CONTROLLING HIM, 937 00:49:12,333 --> 00:49:14,733 SEAN WON'T GET ANY BETTER. 938 00:49:14,733 --> 00:49:18,633 SO WE NEED TO START TO ADDRESS HER PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES, 939 00:49:18,633 --> 00:49:21,500 AS WELL AS SEAN'S. 940 00:49:21,500 --> 00:49:23,333 IF YOU PUT HIM ON 1,200 CALORIES, 941 00:49:23,333 --> 00:49:26,500 HE SHOULD LOSE AT LEAST 20 TO 30 POUNDS A MONTH. 942 00:49:26,500 --> 00:49:28,200 AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT HE DIDN'T. 943 00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:30,667 -I WAS VERY SURPRISED. -YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED. 944 00:49:30,667 --> 00:49:32,767 YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE DOING. 945 00:49:32,767 --> 00:49:37,067 THIS IS A SITUATION THAT MOSTLY YOU CONTROL, RIGHT? 946 00:49:37,067 --> 00:49:42,233 SO, YOU BOTH NEED TO HAVE YOUR ISSUES ADDRESSED. 947 00:49:42,233 --> 00:49:46,767 I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN BOTH OF YOU TODAY. 948 00:49:46,767 --> 00:49:49,700 AND WE NEED TO WORK TO TURN HIS SITUATION AROUND 949 00:49:49,700 --> 00:49:51,200 BEFORE YOU KILL HIM, 950 00:49:51,200 --> 00:49:54,700 SO WE HAVE TO GET BOTH OF YOU TO WAKE UP RIGHT NOW. 951 00:49:54,700 --> 00:49:58,900 I WANT YOU BOTH TO START SEEING THERAPISTS SEPARATELY, 952 00:49:58,900 --> 00:50:00,467 AND THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL 953 00:50:00,467 --> 00:50:03,933 IF YOU WANT TO STAY ON MY PROGRAM. 954 00:50:03,933 --> 00:50:06,800 I WANT TO SEE HIM IN ONE MONTH. BUT IN ONE MONTH, 955 00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:09,933 HE NEEDS TO LOSE AT LEAST 30 POUNDS, OKAY? 956 00:50:09,933 --> 00:50:12,533 OKAY. 957 00:50:12,533 --> 00:50:15,700 I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. 958 00:50:15,700 --> 00:50:17,833 I DON'T DOUBT SEAN'S MOTHER 959 00:50:17,833 --> 00:50:20,467 WANTS THE BEST FOR HIM ON SOME LEVEL, 960 00:50:20,467 --> 00:50:23,267 BUT SHE REFUSES TO GIVE UP THIS CONTROL 961 00:50:23,267 --> 00:50:26,800 WHERE SHE PRACTICALLY KEEPS HIM AS A PRISONER IN HIS BED 962 00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:30,433 AND TALKS ABOUT IT LIKE IT'S FOR HIS OWN GOOD. 963 00:50:30,433 --> 00:50:33,533 HIS MOTHER IS THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE THING IN HIS LIFE, 964 00:50:33,533 --> 00:50:36,967 AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW. 965 00:50:43,267 --> 00:50:46,333 Sean: I DON'T THINK ALL THIS IS FAIR. 966 00:50:46,333 --> 00:50:51,167 SOMETHING'S WRONG, AND I'M HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. 967 00:50:51,167 --> 00:50:55,500 AND I'M IN CONSTANT PAIN. I'M JUST TIRED OF THIS. 968 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:57,567 BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. 969 00:51:00,433 --> 00:51:03,700 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DIE, LIKE DR. NOWZARADAN SAID. 970 00:51:11,067 --> 00:51:13,300 AND IT'S EXTREMELY UPSETTING. 971 00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:21,633 ** 972 00:51:28,300 --> 00:51:31,067 FLAPPY BIRD! [ BOTH LAUGH ] 973 00:51:31,067 --> 00:51:33,833 OOH! AND UP! 974 00:51:33,833 --> 00:51:36,833 Brittani: I'VE BEEN IN OREGON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, 975 00:51:36,833 --> 00:51:39,100 AND I'VE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING MY TIME HERE. 976 00:51:39,100 --> 00:51:40,533 GO! 977 00:51:40,533 --> 00:51:42,100 [ HUMMING ] 978 00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:47,467 I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO MUCH FOR MY MOM 979 00:51:47,467 --> 00:51:49,233 AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY. 980 00:51:51,767 --> 00:51:54,067 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD 981 00:51:54,067 --> 00:51:55,633 TO AVOID A LOT OF TEMPTATION 982 00:51:55,633 --> 00:51:57,467 WHILE I'VE BEEN HERE. 983 00:52:00,833 --> 00:52:02,733 THERE'S COOKIES, AND THERE'S LICORICE, 984 00:52:02,733 --> 00:52:05,733 AND THERE'S EVERY SINGLE TRIGGER FOOD YOU CAN THINK OF. 985 00:52:08,267 --> 00:52:10,167 BUT I'VE HAD TO REMIND MYSELF 986 00:52:10,167 --> 00:52:12,767 WHAT'S WAITING FOR ME BACK IN HOUSTON. 987 00:52:15,300 --> 00:52:18,933 I'M APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY AS LONG AS I DON'T MESS THAT UP. 988 00:52:21,600 --> 00:52:23,600 IT'S NOT EASY, THOUGH. 989 00:52:42,333 --> 00:52:44,467 I'M HEADED TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE 990 00:52:44,467 --> 00:52:46,133 TO GET MY WEIGHT CHECKED. 991 00:52:48,467 --> 00:52:52,067 I'VE BEEN BACK FROM OREGON FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOW. 992 00:52:52,067 --> 00:52:56,367 IT WAS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE AND LIFE-CHANGING TRIP, 993 00:52:56,367 --> 00:52:57,767 BUT I'M READY TO BE BACK, 994 00:52:57,767 --> 00:53:01,167 AND I'M READY FOR MY SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 995 00:53:01,167 --> 00:53:02,533 THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, 996 00:53:02,533 --> 00:53:05,233 I WAS DOWN TO 337, 997 00:53:05,233 --> 00:53:08,933 AND DR. NOWZARADAN APPROVED ME FOR SKIN REMOVAL 998 00:53:08,933 --> 00:53:10,667 BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO MY SURGERY 999 00:53:10,667 --> 00:53:12,500 BEFORE ALL OF MY TRAVELING 1000 00:53:12,500 --> 00:53:14,800 AND WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL I WAS BACK. 1001 00:53:17,300 --> 00:53:20,600 AND HE TOLD ME ALL I HAD TO DO WAS NOT GAIN 1002 00:53:20,600 --> 00:53:24,833 IF I WANTED TO KEEP THE APPROVAL FOR SURGERY. 1003 00:53:24,833 --> 00:53:28,333 SO THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO FIND OUT TODAY. 1004 00:53:28,333 --> 00:53:31,067 AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS, 1005 00:53:31,067 --> 00:53:33,200 BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TEMPTATION 1006 00:53:33,200 --> 00:53:35,267 WHEN I WAS BACK HOME. 1007 00:53:35,267 --> 00:53:36,833 BRITTANI FULFER? 1008 00:53:36,833 --> 00:53:39,600 AND THERE WERE TIMES THAT I RESISTED. 1009 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:44,467 BUT THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I GAVE IN. 1010 00:53:46,567 --> 00:53:50,267 SO I'M HOPING THAT I DIDN'T GET TOO FAR OFF TRACK 1011 00:53:50,267 --> 00:53:53,233 AND THAT I'M STILL APPROVED FOR MY SKIN REMOVAL. 1012 00:54:02,633 --> 00:54:04,500 ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE ROOM. 1013 00:54:04,500 --> 00:54:06,200 HE'S GONNA YELL AT ME. 1014 00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,667 I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW, 1015 00:54:09,667 --> 00:54:13,333 AND I'M IN A LITTLE BIT OF SHOCK. 1016 00:54:13,333 --> 00:54:16,500 I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD'VE GAINED THAT MUCH. 1017 00:54:16,500 --> 00:54:17,800 I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW 1018 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:20,067 WHAT DR. NOWZARADAN'S GONNA SAY TO ME. 1019 00:54:20,067 --> 00:54:22,400 I HAVE A FEELING HE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT UPSET, 1020 00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:23,900 BUT I'M OPTIMISTIC 1021 00:54:23,900 --> 00:54:27,233 THAT HE'LL STILL CONTINUE WITH THE SURGERY PLAN. 1022 00:54:27,233 --> 00:54:28,700 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1023 00:54:28,700 --> 00:54:30,067 -HI. -HELLO. 1024 00:54:30,067 --> 00:54:31,600 -HI. -HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? 1025 00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:33,533 -PRETTY GOOD. -GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 1026 00:54:33,533 --> 00:54:36,367 I'M DOING OKAY. AND YOU? 1027 00:54:36,367 --> 00:54:38,467 I DON'T KNOW. I'M GOOD, I GUESS. 1028 00:54:38,467 --> 00:54:41,067 WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW? 1029 00:54:41,067 --> 00:54:44,233 I GAINED SOME, AND I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW. 1030 00:54:44,233 --> 00:54:45,467 SO, I'M NERVOUS. 1031 00:54:45,467 --> 00:54:49,367 WELL, THERE MUST BE A REASON FOR IT, RIGHT? 1032 00:54:49,367 --> 00:54:52,867 I WAS IN OREGON, AND I DIDN'T EAT VERY WELL. 1033 00:54:52,867 --> 00:54:55,133 BUT SINCE I'VE BEEN BACK IN TEXAS, 1034 00:54:55,133 --> 00:54:56,700 I'VE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL. 1035 00:54:56,700 --> 00:55:00,667 SO, LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SKIN AND SEE. 1036 00:55:00,667 --> 00:55:03,233 THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING. I HATE THIS. 1037 00:55:03,233 --> 00:55:05,767 SO, LEGS, TOO. 1038 00:55:05,767 --> 00:55:10,600 I MEAN, THEY'RE GROSS, BUT THE STOMACH IS LIKE THAT. 1039 00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:12,700 WELL, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EXTRA SKIN 1040 00:55:12,700 --> 00:55:14,767 -BUT A LOT OF FAT, TOO. -YEAH. 1041 00:55:14,767 --> 00:55:18,200 AND SO IF WE GET YOU TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT, 1042 00:55:18,200 --> 00:55:20,333 WE CAN TAKE ALL THAT EXTRA SKIN OFF. 1043 00:55:20,333 --> 00:55:22,567 SO, NO SURGERY NOW, OR WHAT? 1044 00:55:22,567 --> 00:55:25,467 -YOU HAVE GAINED TOO MUCH BACK. -ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 1045 00:55:25,467 --> 00:55:28,233 IF YOU LOSE 30 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH... 1046 00:55:28,233 --> 00:55:29,433 OKAY. 1047 00:55:29,433 --> 00:55:31,533 ...THEN WE'LL CONSIDER DOING SKIN SURGERY. 1048 00:55:31,533 --> 00:55:33,433 -OKAY. -OKAY? 1049 00:55:33,433 --> 00:55:35,867 -SOUNDS GOOD. -SO, I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. 1050 00:55:35,867 --> 00:55:37,167 -OKAY. -AND HOPEFULLY, 1051 00:55:37,167 --> 00:55:39,367 YOU'LL BE 30 POUNDS LIGHTER 1052 00:55:39,367 --> 00:55:41,333 SO WE CAN DO YOUR SKIN SURGERY, OKAY? 1053 00:55:41,333 --> 00:55:43,267 -OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. -ALL RIGHT. 1054 00:55:46,300 --> 00:55:47,800 I'M JUST DISAPPOINTED 1055 00:55:47,800 --> 00:55:52,267 THAT I DIDN'T GET MY SKIN SURGERY SCHEDULED. 1056 00:55:52,267 --> 00:55:55,900 BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS, AND IT'S NOT GONNA STOP ME 1057 00:55:55,900 --> 00:55:58,400 FROM DOING WHAT I NEED TO DO, SO... 1058 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,633 I'M JUST UPSET. 1059 00:56:01,633 --> 00:56:05,300 BRITTANI HAS BEEN DOING VERY WELL FOR A WHILE NOW, 1060 00:56:05,300 --> 00:56:07,833 BUT I THINK SHE WASN'T FULLY PREPARED 1061 00:56:07,833 --> 00:56:11,100 TO BE OUT OF HER ELEMENT AND PATTERN 1062 00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:13,367 AND BEING AWAY FROM HOME. 1063 00:56:13,367 --> 00:56:16,700 BUT HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE A GOOD LEARNING MOMENT FOR HER, 1064 00:56:16,700 --> 00:56:18,600 BECAUSE SHE'S VERY DETERMINED, 1065 00:56:18,600 --> 00:56:21,367 AND SHE'S DOING VERY WELL OVERALL. 1066 00:56:21,367 --> 00:56:24,600 SHE JUST WASN'T EXPECTING THE TEMPTATION 1067 00:56:24,600 --> 00:56:29,467 TO CREEP BACK INTO HER LIFE SO EASILY. 1068 00:56:29,467 --> 00:56:34,200 Brittani: 30 POUNDS A MONTH IS DOABLE, AND IT'S WHAT I HAVE TO DO. 1069 00:56:34,200 --> 00:56:36,767 THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD, 1070 00:56:36,767 --> 00:56:39,500 AND I JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE WITH MY PROGRESS, 1071 00:56:39,500 --> 00:56:42,167 AND I HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE STUPID DIET 1072 00:56:42,167 --> 00:56:44,067 AND DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO. 1073 00:56:46,067 --> 00:56:50,900 ** 1074 00:56:50,900 --> 00:56:53,767 TODAY, I AM GOING TO BE TALKING TO THE THERAPIST 1075 00:56:53,767 --> 00:56:56,267 ABOUT WHAT KIND OF THINGS ARE HANGING US UP 1076 00:56:56,267 --> 00:56:58,400 ON SEAN'S WEIGHT LOSS. 1077 00:56:58,400 --> 00:57:02,400 WE SEEM TO BE LACKING SOMETHING. 1078 00:57:02,400 --> 00:57:05,400 I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ENERGY OR MOTIVATION OR WHAT, 1079 00:57:05,400 --> 00:57:08,800 BUT WE NEED SOMETHING TO HELP US MOVE AHEAD. 1080 00:57:10,800 --> 00:57:15,667 I THINK A LARGE PART OF SEAN'S PROBLEM IS HIS COMFORT ZONE. 1081 00:57:15,667 --> 00:57:19,667 PART OF THAT COMFORT ZONE IS HAVING MAMA CLOSE BY. 1082 00:57:19,667 --> 00:57:21,367 I REALLY STRUGGLE WITH THAT. 1083 00:57:21,367 --> 00:57:23,400 I WISH I HAD A MAGIC PILL I COULD TAKE 1084 00:57:23,400 --> 00:57:25,900 TO MAKE ME THE PERFECT MOM, BUT I DON'T. 1085 00:57:25,900 --> 00:57:27,233 -HI. -I'M DR. PARADISE. 1086 00:57:27,233 --> 00:57:28,867 -COME ON IN. -THANK YOU. 1087 00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:33,500 SO, TELL ME WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN TODAY. 1088 00:57:33,500 --> 00:57:35,100 UM, MY SON, SEAN, 1089 00:57:35,100 --> 00:57:39,167 IS TRYING TO CONTINUE TO LOSE 1090 00:57:39,167 --> 00:57:40,867 A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 1091 00:57:40,867 --> 00:57:45,700 AND WE SEEM TO HAVE STALLED. 1092 00:57:45,700 --> 00:57:47,433 SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING ON? 1093 00:57:47,433 --> 00:57:50,733 WELL, WITH SEAN, HE'S GOT A LOT OF ISSUES. 1094 00:57:50,733 --> 00:57:53,633 HE'S GOT A BAD LEG FROM HIS INJURY YEARS AGO. 1095 00:57:53,633 --> 00:57:54,733 -MM-HMM. -HE'S GOT A BAD LEG. 1096 00:57:54,733 --> 00:57:56,533 HE'S GOT THE TORSION WOUND, 1097 00:57:56,533 --> 00:57:59,133 CAUSES HIM TREMENDOUS PAIN. 1098 00:57:59,133 --> 00:58:00,533 AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BATTLING. 1099 00:58:00,533 --> 00:58:05,400 WE'RE BATTLING THAT PAIN ELEMENT EVERY SINGLE DAY. 1100 00:58:05,400 --> 00:58:06,733 BUT WHEN HE SAYS, "I'M IN PAIN," 1101 00:58:06,733 --> 00:58:08,700 IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE IN PAIN. 1102 00:58:08,700 --> 00:58:11,867 -YEAH. -WHICH ANY PARENT CAN RELATE TO. 1103 00:58:11,867 --> 00:58:13,767 AND THE SAME KIND OF GOES FOR THE FOOD. 1104 00:58:13,767 --> 00:58:15,767 IT'S JUST THAT IT'S THAT DAILY BATTLE. 1105 00:58:15,767 --> 00:58:17,333 AND FOR ME AS A MOM, 1106 00:58:17,333 --> 00:58:20,400 WHEN YOU'RE TRYING REAL HARD TO REIN IN THE CALORIES 1107 00:58:20,400 --> 00:58:23,067 AND YOU'RE KID'S GOING, "MOM, I'M REALLY HUNGRY" -- 1108 00:58:23,067 --> 00:58:26,267 I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY AGITATED, SO BEAR WITH ME. 1109 00:58:26,267 --> 00:58:28,233 -OKAY. -SO, UM, 1110 00:58:28,233 --> 00:58:29,900 I MEAN, I WISH I COULD SIT HERE AND SAY 1111 00:58:29,900 --> 00:58:31,600 WE JUST MAKE 100% EFFORT 1112 00:58:31,600 --> 00:58:32,867 ALL THE TIME. WE DON'T. 1113 00:58:32,867 --> 00:58:35,067 WE TRY, THOUGH, EVERY SINGLE DAY. 1114 00:58:35,067 --> 00:58:36,733 -YOU KNOW WHAT I'M NOTICING? -WHAT? 1115 00:58:36,733 --> 00:58:38,933 YOU ALWAYS USE THE PRONOUN "WE." 1116 00:58:38,933 --> 00:58:40,967 YEAH, YEAH. 1117 00:58:40,967 --> 00:58:43,967 WHEN YOU GET EMOTIONAL, WHEN YOU SAY, "OUR PAIN," 1118 00:58:43,967 --> 00:58:45,567 "WE'RE SUFFERING," 1119 00:58:45,567 --> 00:58:48,700 IT PREVENTS YOU FROM BEING THE MOST EFFECTIVE MOM... 1120 00:58:48,700 --> 00:58:49,767 -OKAY. -...AND REALLY, 1121 00:58:49,767 --> 00:58:51,267 THE MOST EFFECTIVE CAREGIVER TO HIM. 1122 00:58:51,267 --> 00:58:53,067 I AGREE WITH YOU 100% ON THAT. 1123 00:58:53,067 --> 00:58:56,167 SO, I WANT YOU TO CREATE A BIGGER SEPARATION 1124 00:58:56,167 --> 00:58:57,500 BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU, 1125 00:58:57,500 --> 00:59:00,733 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS YOU HAVE 1126 00:59:00,733 --> 00:59:02,400 TO KEEPING HIM ACCOUNTABLE... 1127 00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:04,233 -OKAY. -...AND RECOGNIZE THAT YOU CAN 1128 00:59:04,233 --> 00:59:06,300 PROVIDE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY TO HIM. 1129 00:59:06,300 --> 00:59:08,233 WELL, IT'S NICE THAT YOU TELL ME THAT, 1130 00:59:08,233 --> 00:59:10,533 BECAUSE IT GIVES ME PERMISSION, 1131 00:59:10,533 --> 00:59:12,133 YOU KNOW, TO DO THAT. 1132 00:59:12,133 --> 00:59:14,100 IT HELPS ALLEVIATE A LITTLE BIT OF THE GUILT. 1133 00:59:14,100 --> 00:59:15,867 RIGHT. I THINK I'M GONNA GO SEE HIM, 1134 00:59:15,867 --> 00:59:17,733 AND I'M GONNA REINFORCE THAT IDEA, 1135 00:59:17,733 --> 00:59:20,900 'CAUSE WHAT I WANT HIM TO THINK IS, 1136 00:59:20,900 --> 00:59:23,567 "MOM'S DOING GREAT. SHE'S DOING HER OWN THING, 1137 00:59:23,567 --> 00:59:25,633 AND IF I DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT..." 1138 00:59:25,633 --> 00:59:27,833 -YEAH. -"...IF I DON'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, 1139 00:59:27,833 --> 00:59:30,800 -I'M NOT GONNA HAVE MUCH FUN." -RIGHT, RIGHT. 1140 00:59:30,800 --> 00:59:34,167 I WANT BEING HOME WITH YOU TO NOT BE VERY MUCH FUN 1141 00:59:34,167 --> 00:59:35,233 -FOR HIM... -RIGHT, RIGHT. 1142 00:59:35,233 --> 00:59:37,500 ...SO THAT HE HAS SOME MOTIVATION TO GET OUT. 1143 00:59:37,500 --> 00:59:39,600 YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT. EXACTLY. 1144 00:59:39,600 --> 00:59:41,733 -IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO MEET YOU. -SAME HERE, DOCTOR. 1145 00:59:41,733 --> 00:59:44,833 -THANK YOU. -GREAT. OKAY. 1146 00:59:44,833 --> 00:59:46,667 THANKS. 1147 00:59:46,667 --> 00:59:48,833 ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE HIT ON WAS THE -- 1148 00:59:48,833 --> 00:59:51,433 IF SHE WERE TO DO A BETTER JOB TAKING CARE OR HERSELF 1149 00:59:51,433 --> 00:59:53,933 AND IF SHE CAN SEPARATE HERSELF FROM HIM, 1150 00:59:53,933 --> 00:59:56,567 SHE'LL ACTUALLY BE MUCH MORE HELPFUL TO SEAN. 1151 00:59:56,567 --> 00:59:59,567 THE ABILITY TO SAY NO TO HIM IS PROBABLY MUCH MORE HELPFUL 1152 00:59:59,567 --> 01:00:01,800 THAN THE ABILITY TO SAY YES RIGHT NOW. 1153 01:00:01,800 --> 01:00:04,633 WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT HIS LIFE AND DEATH HERE. 1154 01:00:07,700 --> 01:00:11,667 THIS THERAPY SESSION WITH DR. PARADISE WAS OKAY. 1155 01:00:11,667 --> 01:00:14,033 IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SAY I FELT HE GAVE ME GOOD ADVICE, 1156 01:00:14,033 --> 01:00:16,900 'CAUSE HE BASICALLY TOLD ME WHAT I ALREADY KNOW. 1157 01:00:16,900 --> 01:00:20,767 BUT I DON'T THINK IT'LL HELP SEAN. 1158 01:00:20,767 --> 01:00:22,700 SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT 1159 01:00:22,700 --> 01:00:23,933 AND ADDRESS ON OUR OWN. 1160 01:00:39,900 --> 01:00:42,467 Sean: THE THERAPIST DR. NOWZARADAN IS SENDING 1161 01:00:42,467 --> 01:00:44,900 IS COMING OVER TO SEE ME TODAY, 1162 01:00:44,900 --> 01:00:48,200 AND I'M NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. 1163 01:00:48,200 --> 01:00:50,067 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1164 01:00:52,667 --> 01:00:54,600 -HI, DR. PARADISE. -HI, RENEE. HOW ARE YOU? 1165 01:00:54,600 --> 01:00:57,867 GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 1166 01:00:57,867 --> 01:00:59,800 HI, SEAN. I'M DR. PARADISE. 1167 01:00:59,800 --> 01:01:01,533 NICE TO MEET YOU. 1168 01:01:01,533 --> 01:01:05,300 -HOW'S IT GOING? -ALL RIGHT. 1169 01:01:05,300 --> 01:01:07,433 Renee: MAKE YOURSELF COMFY, HOWEVER YOU... 1170 01:01:07,433 --> 01:01:09,100 GREAT. 1171 01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:11,500 SO, UM, RENEE, ARE YOU GONNA TAKE OFF 1172 01:01:11,500 --> 01:01:13,100 -WHILE WE'RE TALKING? -I AM, RIGHT NOW. 1173 01:01:13,100 --> 01:01:15,433 -AWESOME. -EXACTLY WHAT I PLANNED TO DO. 1174 01:01:15,433 --> 01:01:17,400 GOOD. GREAT! GOOD. HAVE FUN! 1175 01:01:17,400 --> 01:01:19,633 OKAY. 1176 01:01:19,633 --> 01:01:21,433 SO, IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU IN PERSON. 1177 01:01:21,433 --> 01:01:24,633 -NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. -I MET YOUR MOTHER LAST WEEK, 1178 01:01:24,633 --> 01:01:27,600 SO I KNOW A LOT ABOUT YOU FROM HER. 1179 01:01:27,600 --> 01:01:30,200 TELL ME ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MOM. 1180 01:01:30,200 --> 01:01:31,933 IT'S A PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIP. 1181 01:01:31,933 --> 01:01:34,333 OKAY. YOU MOM STRUGGLES. 1182 01:01:34,333 --> 01:01:36,433 SHE HAS A HARD TIME SEPARATING HERSELF 1183 01:01:36,433 --> 01:01:39,067 ENOUGH FROM YOU TO PUSH YOU, 1184 01:01:39,067 --> 01:01:40,833 AND THAT WHEN YOU'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL 1185 01:01:40,833 --> 01:01:44,333 IT'S BEEN MUCH EASIER FOR YOU TO STICK TO A DIET. 1186 01:01:44,333 --> 01:01:46,300 WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT THE HOSPITAL 1187 01:01:46,300 --> 01:01:49,867 THAT HURTS YOUR APPETITE LESS? 1188 01:01:49,867 --> 01:01:51,633 PERSONAL REASONS. 1189 01:01:51,633 --> 01:01:54,633 SOUNDS LIKE A SECRET. 1190 01:01:54,633 --> 01:01:56,900 IS IT RELATED TO DIGESTION OR SOMETHING, 1191 01:01:56,900 --> 01:01:58,833 OR USING THE BATHROOM? 1192 01:01:58,833 --> 01:02:00,067 NO. 1193 01:02:02,067 --> 01:02:05,700 OH, OH. SO, HE'S INTIMIDATING TO YOU. 1194 01:02:05,700 --> 01:02:08,900 YEAH. WHEN YOU'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO SOMEBODY, 1195 01:02:08,900 --> 01:02:10,567 MAYBE SOMEBODY STRONG, 1196 01:02:10,567 --> 01:02:12,567 THAT SEEMS TO HELP YOU GUYS. 1197 01:02:12,567 --> 01:02:14,667 IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING YOU UNCOMFORTABLE? 1198 01:02:14,667 --> 01:02:17,133 -NO, I'M HOT. I'M REALLY HOT. -IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING 1199 01:02:17,133 --> 01:02:18,900 HOW WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY -- 1200 01:02:18,900 --> 01:02:21,833 NO, IT'S NOT THAT. I'M LITERALLY ROASTING. 1201 01:02:21,833 --> 01:02:23,400 OKAY. 'CAUSE IN THE LONG RUN, 1202 01:02:23,400 --> 01:02:25,867 SEAN, YOU HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOURSELF. 1203 01:02:25,867 --> 01:02:28,567 -LOOK, I DO WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT. -MM-HMM. 1204 01:02:28,567 --> 01:02:31,500 I REALLY AM TRYING TO WATCH WHAT I EAT. 1205 01:02:31,500 --> 01:02:33,400 WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WERE UP AND WALKING AROUND, 1206 01:02:33,400 --> 01:02:34,867 YOU WEREN'T STUCK IN A BED? 1207 01:02:34,867 --> 01:02:37,433 [ SIGHS ] IT'S BEEN MAYBE 1208 01:02:37,433 --> 01:02:39,500 FIVE, SIX YEARS, 1209 01:02:39,500 --> 01:02:43,333 BACK BEFORE THE WOUNDS STARTED HURTING LIKE CRAZY. 1210 01:02:43,333 --> 01:02:46,467 SO, THE WOUNDS ARE JUST STOPPING YOU RIGHT IN YOUR TRACKS? 1211 01:02:46,467 --> 01:02:48,333 PRETTY MUCH, BASICALLY. 1212 01:02:48,333 --> 01:02:49,867 SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU WALKED 1213 01:02:49,867 --> 01:02:52,200 AND SORT OF PUSHED THROUGH THE PAIN? 1214 01:02:52,200 --> 01:02:53,500 COULD YOU DO THAT? 1215 01:02:53,500 --> 01:02:56,400 LONG TERM, PROBABLY... 1216 01:02:56,400 --> 01:02:59,167 WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND FIND A WAY THROUGH THE PAIN. 1217 01:02:59,167 --> 01:03:00,467 -YEAH. -I'M NOT SURE HOW. 1218 01:03:00,467 --> 01:03:02,267 I WANT WANT TO HEAR YOU SAYING SOMETHING LIKE, 1219 01:03:02,267 --> 01:03:05,833 "I'M JUST GONNA GET UP AND WALK. I KNOW I NEED TO WALK." 1220 01:03:05,833 --> 01:03:08,733 OKAY, I KNOW I DO NEED TO WALK, 1221 01:03:08,733 --> 01:03:10,667 AND I DO WANT TO WALK. 1222 01:03:10,667 --> 01:03:12,100 OKAY. 1223 01:03:12,100 --> 01:03:15,433 BUT I REALLY CAN'T YET. 1224 01:03:15,433 --> 01:03:17,567 IT'S JUST TOO HARD TO DO. 1225 01:03:17,567 --> 01:03:20,067 -AT THE MOMENT. -AT THE MOMENT. 1226 01:03:20,067 --> 01:03:21,500 WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GONNA DO? 1227 01:03:21,500 --> 01:03:23,100 MORE CALORIE REDUCTION. 1228 01:03:23,100 --> 01:03:25,200 THE THING THAT I WANT YOU TO FOCUS ON, 1229 01:03:25,200 --> 01:03:28,067 SEAN, IS THE STUFF THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER. 1230 01:03:28,067 --> 01:03:30,500 HEY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING UP AND MOVING. 1231 01:03:30,500 --> 01:03:33,700 GOOD. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. THAT'S A GOOD GOAL. 1232 01:03:33,700 --> 01:03:36,267 BELIEVE ME, I'M BORED OUT OF MY SKULL. 1233 01:03:36,267 --> 01:03:39,067 THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF OUTSIDE OF THIS APARTMENT 1234 01:03:39,067 --> 01:03:41,067 THAT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO YOU. 1235 01:03:41,067 --> 01:03:42,967 YEAH. YOU, TOO. 1236 01:03:42,967 --> 01:03:44,900 I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER. 1237 01:03:44,900 --> 01:03:47,367 -IT WAS A PLEASURE MEETING YOU. -TAKE CARE, SEAN. 1238 01:03:54,067 --> 01:03:58,067 Sean: I DO WANT TO WORK TOWARD THE GOALS WE TALKED ABOUT. 1239 01:03:58,067 --> 01:04:02,100 SO I'M GOING TO THINK A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE DISCUSSED, 1240 01:04:02,100 --> 01:04:04,867 AND MAYBE DISCUSS IT WITH MY MOM, 1241 01:04:04,867 --> 01:04:06,933 'CAUSE WE BOTH JUST WANT ME TO FIGURE OUT 1242 01:04:06,933 --> 01:04:08,967 HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT AND DO MORE. 1243 01:04:11,533 --> 01:04:14,567 ** 1244 01:04:21,667 --> 01:04:23,300 Brittani: AFTER MY LAST DOCTOR VISIT, 1245 01:04:23,300 --> 01:04:25,967 THIS FEAR JUST STARTED TO SET IN, 1246 01:04:25,967 --> 01:04:31,133 BECAUSE I REALIZED JUST HOW EASY IT IS TO START GAINING AGAIN. 1247 01:04:31,133 --> 01:04:34,100 IT'S THE SMALL COMPROMISES YOU KEEP MAKING OVER TIME 1248 01:04:34,100 --> 01:04:35,467 THAT START TO ADD UP 1249 01:04:35,467 --> 01:04:39,600 AND GET YOU TO A PLACE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE. 1250 01:04:39,600 --> 01:04:44,067 NOW THAT I SEE IT, I CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 1251 01:04:44,067 --> 01:04:48,367 SO I'M STARTING BACK UP WITH A TRAINER AGAIN. 1252 01:04:48,367 --> 01:04:49,400 -HI. -HI. 1253 01:04:49,400 --> 01:04:50,867 -I'M BRITTANI. -I'M DOMINIC. 1254 01:04:50,867 --> 01:04:52,967 -NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU. 1255 01:04:52,967 --> 01:04:54,600 SO, YOU COMING TO DO PILATES TODAY? 1256 01:04:54,600 --> 01:04:55,967 -YEAH. -ALL RIGHT. 1257 01:04:55,967 --> 01:04:58,700 EVEN IF IT TAKES ME OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE LIKE THIS, 1258 01:04:58,700 --> 01:05:02,967 I'M NOT LETTING A SINGLE EXCUSE HOLD ME BACK. 1259 01:05:02,967 --> 01:05:05,833 STRAIGHT DOWN AND AROUND. 1260 01:05:05,833 --> 01:05:07,700 IN A WAY, I'M SEEING THIS SETBACK 1261 01:05:07,700 --> 01:05:10,067 AS A BLESSING IN DISGUISE, 1262 01:05:10,067 --> 01:05:12,767 BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE SLOWED MY PROGRESS NOW, 1263 01:05:12,767 --> 01:05:17,333 BUT IT'S HELPING ME SEE HOW TO SET A COURSE FOR MY FUTURE 1264 01:05:17,333 --> 01:05:19,900 SO THAT IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. 1265 01:05:19,900 --> 01:05:22,567 AND THAT, TO ME, IS STRENGTH. 1266 01:05:28,133 --> 01:05:31,167 ** 1267 01:05:34,167 --> 01:05:36,167 I'M AT DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE, 1268 01:05:36,167 --> 01:05:38,567 AND I'M ABOUT TO GET MY NEXT WEIGH-IN. 1269 01:05:38,567 --> 01:05:41,400 -BRITTANI FULFER. -LAST TIME, 1270 01:05:41,400 --> 01:05:44,067 I MESSED UP MY APPROVAL FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY 1271 01:05:44,067 --> 01:05:47,867 BY GAINING WEIGHT, AND DR. NOWZARADAN TOLD ME 1272 01:05:47,867 --> 01:05:50,267 IF I WANT TO GET APPROVED AGAIN, 1273 01:05:50,267 --> 01:05:53,900 I HAD ONE MONTH TO LOSE 30 POUNDS 1274 01:05:53,900 --> 01:05:57,067 AND GET UNDER 335 POUNDS. 1275 01:05:57,067 --> 01:05:59,500 SO I REALLY HOPE I HIT THAT GOAL TODAY. 1276 01:06:02,667 --> 01:06:04,100 TOLD YOU! I TOLD YOU! 1277 01:06:04,100 --> 01:06:07,500 THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID I WAS GONNA BE, EXACTLY. 1278 01:06:10,633 --> 01:06:12,633 I KNEW I HAD MADE GOOD PROGRESS, 1279 01:06:12,633 --> 01:06:15,933 BECAUSE I WAS WORKING SO HARD. 1280 01:06:15,933 --> 01:06:18,500 BUT IT'S STILL GOOD TO SEE IT ACTUALLY ON THE SCALE 1281 01:06:18,500 --> 01:06:21,467 AND FIND OUT HOW MUCH I LOST. 1282 01:06:21,467 --> 01:06:24,600 AND I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW. 1283 01:06:24,600 --> 01:06:26,533 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1284 01:06:26,533 --> 01:06:27,967 -HELLO. -HI. 1285 01:06:27,967 --> 01:06:29,067 HOW YOU ALL DOING? 1286 01:06:29,067 --> 01:06:30,467 -GOOD. -OKAY. 1287 01:06:30,467 --> 01:06:31,700 ALL RIGHT. 1288 01:06:31,700 --> 01:06:35,200 WELL, YOU'RE DOWN TO 329 POUNDS. YES. 1289 01:06:35,200 --> 01:06:37,800 SO YOU LOST 36 POUNDS THIS PAST MONTH. 1290 01:06:37,800 --> 01:06:39,333 -YES. -WELL, THAT'S GREAT. 1291 01:06:39,333 --> 01:06:43,267 SO, YOU FEEL YOU'RE READY FOR SKIN REMOVAL? 1292 01:06:43,267 --> 01:06:45,767 YEAH? SUPER. HOW'S YOUR EXTRA SKIN FEEL? 1293 01:06:45,767 --> 01:06:48,700 -IT'S PRETTY CRAZY. -OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 1294 01:06:48,700 --> 01:06:50,833 WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE. 1295 01:06:50,833 --> 01:06:52,967 -[ CHUCKLES ] -OKAY. 1296 01:06:52,967 --> 01:06:54,500 EVERYTHING DOWN? 1297 01:06:54,500 --> 01:06:56,133 YEAH, PLEASE. 1298 01:06:58,300 --> 01:07:02,233 ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF EXTRA SKIN. 1299 01:07:02,233 --> 01:07:04,600 -YEAH. -YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO LOSE 1300 01:07:04,600 --> 01:07:07,067 AROUND 30 POUNDS OF EXCESS SKIN. 1301 01:07:07,067 --> 01:07:09,067 I'M PROUD OF ALL YOUR WEIGHT LOSS, 1302 01:07:09,067 --> 01:07:10,600 AND YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL. 1303 01:07:10,600 --> 01:07:12,067 WAIT, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. 1304 01:07:12,067 --> 01:07:14,733 SO, THIS IS A GO? LIKE, WE'RE GOOD TO GOOD? 1305 01:07:14,733 --> 01:07:17,233 LIKE, APPROVAL -- LIKE, WE'RE GONNA PLAN ON THIS? 1306 01:07:17,233 --> 01:07:19,200 YES, YOU'RE GONNA BE APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY. 1307 01:07:19,200 --> 01:07:22,333 -OKAY. -SO WE'LL TAKE IT OUT 1308 01:07:22,333 --> 01:07:23,933 -WITH THE LOWER PART... -OKAY. 1309 01:07:23,933 --> 01:07:26,100 ...AND ALSO, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OUT THIS WAY, TOO. 1310 01:07:26,100 --> 01:07:28,433 -OH, JESUS. OKAY. -SO, WE'RE TAKE ALL THAT SIDE 1311 01:07:28,433 --> 01:07:30,067 AND PULL IT IN, 1312 01:07:30,067 --> 01:07:32,400 AND TAKE ALL THIS EXTRA SKIN OUT... 1313 01:07:32,400 --> 01:07:35,733 -OKAY. -...AND ALL THAT STUFF. 1314 01:07:35,733 --> 01:07:38,067 OKAY, WE'LL GET YOU IN THE SCHEDULE FOR NEXT MONTH, 1315 01:07:38,067 --> 01:07:40,200 AND THEN I'LL SEE YOU THEN. 1316 01:07:40,200 --> 01:07:42,900 -SO, I'M -- I'M GOOD? -GOOD, AND I'M GLAD 1317 01:07:42,900 --> 01:07:45,667 YOU CAME ALL THAT WAY AND YOU DID DO WELL. 1318 01:07:45,667 --> 01:07:46,867 -THANK YOU, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 1319 01:07:46,867 --> 01:07:48,267 -WE'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER. -THANK YOU, DOCTOR. 1320 01:07:48,267 --> 01:07:51,967 YOU'RE WELCOME. 1321 01:07:51,967 --> 01:07:54,700 SO, THAT WAS, LIKE, CLEAR-CUT, CONCISE. 1322 01:07:54,700 --> 01:07:57,067 YEAH. 1323 01:07:57,067 --> 01:07:58,467 I'M PROUD OF BRITTANI, 1324 01:07:58,467 --> 01:08:02,300 AND I FEEL LIKE SHE HAS HER WEIGHT LOSS BACK UNDER CONTROL, 1325 01:08:02,300 --> 01:08:05,067 AND SHE'S READY FOR HER FIRST SKIN REMOVAL. 1326 01:08:05,067 --> 01:08:07,900 THIS REMOVAL WILL TAKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF SKIN 1327 01:08:07,900 --> 01:08:09,833 THAT WILL ALLOW HER TO MOVE AROUND 1328 01:08:09,833 --> 01:08:13,233 AND DO MORE WITHOUT ALL THE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT 1329 01:08:13,233 --> 01:08:18,500 THAT IS CAUSED BY HER STOMACH HANGING OVER HER LIKE THAT. 1330 01:08:18,500 --> 01:08:22,067 Brittani: THIS SURGERY IS GOING TO BE LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME, 1331 01:08:22,067 --> 01:08:24,200 AND I CAN'T WAIT. 1332 01:08:24,200 --> 01:08:25,767 IT'S STILL KIND OF SINKING IN 1333 01:08:25,767 --> 01:08:29,200 ABOUT HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE MY LIFE. 1334 01:08:29,200 --> 01:08:32,500 AND I'LL BE IN THE 200s THEN. 1335 01:08:32,500 --> 01:08:36,700 AND THIS JUST ALL SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. 1336 01:09:00,300 --> 01:09:01,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE DOING 1337 01:09:01,767 --> 01:09:05,633 BRITTANI'S FIRST SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 1338 01:09:05,633 --> 01:09:07,200 I'M GOING TO BE REMOVING 1339 01:09:07,200 --> 01:09:10,067 ALL THE EXCESS SKIN AROUND HER STOMACH, 1340 01:09:10,067 --> 01:09:12,867 WHICH SHOULD BE ABOUT 25 TO 30 POUNDS 1341 01:09:12,867 --> 01:09:15,333 IN TOTAL OFF HER BODY. 1342 01:09:15,333 --> 01:09:19,567 BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXTENSIVE PROCEDURE, 1343 01:09:19,567 --> 01:09:21,333 AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE ANYWHERE 1344 01:09:21,333 --> 01:09:25,467 BETWEEN FIVE TO SIX HOURS TODAY TO COMPLETE. 1345 01:09:25,467 --> 01:09:26,733 OKAY. 1346 01:09:30,467 --> 01:09:33,833 BRITTANI HAS SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE BEING OVERWEIGHT 1347 01:09:33,833 --> 01:09:35,867 AND DOESN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S LIKE 1348 01:09:35,867 --> 01:09:38,800 TO HAVE A FLAT STOMACH. 1349 01:09:38,800 --> 01:09:42,700 SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HOPING TO GIVE HER TODAY. 1350 01:09:42,700 --> 01:09:44,433 SHE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND 1351 01:09:44,433 --> 01:09:46,933 WITHOUT HER STOMACH GETTING IN HER WAY 1352 01:09:46,933 --> 01:09:49,700 AND CAUSING HER A LOT OF DISCOMFORT. 1353 01:09:59,533 --> 01:10:01,967 WAITING FOR BRITTANI TO COME OUT OF SURGERY IS ALWAYS HARD, 1354 01:10:01,967 --> 01:10:03,833 'CAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 1355 01:10:03,833 --> 01:10:07,033 SO I'M NERVOUS JUST 'CAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THERE. 1356 01:10:24,767 --> 01:10:27,267 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT, WE CAN SUTURE HER UP. 1357 01:10:32,000 --> 01:10:35,200 ALL RIGHT, ALL FINISHED. 1358 01:10:35,200 --> 01:10:39,633 ALL RIGHT, LET'S WEIGH IT AND SEE HOW MUCH WE REMOVED. 1359 01:10:39,633 --> 01:10:43,933 OKAY, 27.4 POUND. 1360 01:10:43,933 --> 01:10:46,533 Man: OPEN YOUR EYES FOR ME. 1361 01:10:46,533 --> 01:10:48,433 BRITTANI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL, 1362 01:10:48,433 --> 01:10:50,267 AND WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE 1363 01:10:50,267 --> 01:10:53,900 ALL THE EXCESS SKIN AROUND HER STOMACH. 1364 01:10:53,900 --> 01:10:55,900 ONCE SHE HEALS, THIS IS GONNA BE 1365 01:10:55,900 --> 01:10:58,400 A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FOR HER, 1366 01:10:58,400 --> 01:11:01,067 AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE 1367 01:11:01,067 --> 01:11:03,900 AND FEEL BETTER ABOUT HERSELF. 1368 01:11:03,900 --> 01:11:05,467 THIS KIND OF SKIN SURGERY 1369 01:11:05,467 --> 01:11:08,633 TAKES ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO COMPLETELY HEAL. 1370 01:11:08,633 --> 01:11:09,933 BUT WHEN SHE DOES, 1371 01:11:09,933 --> 01:11:12,333 SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE ENERGY 1372 01:11:12,333 --> 01:11:14,767 AND FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER. 1373 01:11:17,133 --> 01:11:20,167 ** 1374 01:11:24,367 --> 01:11:28,867 Sean: AFTER TALKING TO THE THERAPIST, MY MOM AND ME TALKED, 1375 01:11:28,867 --> 01:11:33,067 AND WE DECIDED I DO NEED TO START DOING MORE ON MY OWN. 1376 01:11:33,067 --> 01:11:34,500 SO WHAT WE CAME UP WITH 1377 01:11:34,500 --> 01:11:38,800 WAS THAT WHILE SHE GOES TO THE GROCERY STORE TO SHOP, 1378 01:11:38,800 --> 01:11:42,067 I'LL CLEAN UP AROUND THE HOUSE. 1379 01:11:42,067 --> 01:11:43,367 SHE SHOWED ME A FEW THINGS, 1380 01:11:43,367 --> 01:11:48,067 LIKE HOW THE WASHING MACHINE WORKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 1381 01:11:48,067 --> 01:11:50,633 SO I'M DOING LAUNDRY, 1382 01:11:50,633 --> 01:11:53,067 AND THAT WILL GET ME MOVING AROUND MORE. 1383 01:11:56,467 --> 01:11:59,500 I THINK IT'LL HELP ME BURN CALORIES AND STUFF 1384 01:11:59,500 --> 01:12:02,367 AND HELP GET MY METABOLISM UP. 1385 01:12:05,267 --> 01:12:07,933 I'M ALSO MAKING MY OWN FOOD DURING THE DAY. 1386 01:12:11,433 --> 01:12:13,367 MY MOM STILL COOKS DINNER, 1387 01:12:13,367 --> 01:12:15,867 BUT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN FOOD CHOICES NOW 1388 01:12:15,867 --> 01:12:17,967 FOR BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. 1389 01:12:17,967 --> 01:12:20,933 FRANKLY, RIGHT AT THE MOMENT I CAN ONLY DO A SANDWICH 1390 01:12:20,933 --> 01:12:23,533 OR A SMALL TV DINNER, 1391 01:12:23,533 --> 01:12:25,467 BUT EVEN THOSE ARE, AT MOST, 1392 01:12:25,467 --> 01:12:28,233 ABOUT 300 CALORIES. 1393 01:12:28,233 --> 01:12:31,067 AND I'M TRYING TO STAY WITHIN MY CALORIE LIMITS, 1394 01:12:31,067 --> 01:12:34,767 BUT IT'S A LOT HARDER WITHOUT MY MOM TRACKING IT ALL, 1395 01:12:34,767 --> 01:12:37,533 SO I'M TRYING TO BE REALLY CAREFUL RIGHT NOW. 1396 01:12:41,300 --> 01:12:43,567 MY MOM AND I BOTH WANT TO FIND WAYS 1397 01:12:43,567 --> 01:12:47,133 FOR ME TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS, 1398 01:12:47,133 --> 01:12:48,867 AND RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW THAT MEANS 1399 01:12:48,867 --> 01:12:51,633 WE HAVE TO START SPENDING SOME MORE TIME APART. 1400 01:12:53,633 --> 01:12:57,167 AND IT'S NOT EASY FOR EITHER OF US, 1401 01:12:57,167 --> 01:12:59,400 BUT WE KNOW IT'S WHAT HAS TO BE DONE 1402 01:12:59,400 --> 01:13:02,833 IF I'M GOING TO GET MY LIFE BACK AND START LIVING AGAIN. 1403 01:13:06,100 --> 01:13:09,133 ** 1404 01:13:16,767 --> 01:13:20,833 Brittani: I'VE BEEN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW, 1405 01:13:20,833 --> 01:13:24,300 AND IT STILL HURTS TO MOVE AROUND TOO MUCH. 1406 01:13:24,300 --> 01:13:28,500 BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW MY BODY IS STARTING TO LOOK. 1407 01:13:28,500 --> 01:13:30,700 -YOU IN THERE? YOU GOT IT? -YEAH. 1408 01:13:30,700 --> 01:13:33,200 BILL'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME, BUT WHEN HE'S AT WORK, 1409 01:13:33,200 --> 01:13:36,667 MY FRIEND KAYCEE'S BEEN STAYING WITH US TO HELP. 1410 01:13:36,667 --> 01:13:40,500 EVERY DAY THAT PASSES, I START TO HEAL A LITTLE MORE, 1411 01:13:40,500 --> 01:13:42,200 AND I START TO SEE MORE OF A GLIMPSE 1412 01:13:42,200 --> 01:13:45,067 OF WHAT MY BODY'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. 1413 01:13:45,067 --> 01:13:48,067 BUT DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS I NEED TWO MORE SKIN SURGERIES 1414 01:13:48,067 --> 01:13:52,267 AFTER THIS ONE FOR MY ARMS AND LEGS. 1415 01:13:52,267 --> 01:13:55,567 AND AFTER THAT, I THINK I'LL BE AT MY TARGET WEIGHT, 1416 01:13:55,567 --> 01:13:56,400 AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 1417 01:14:15,600 --> 01:14:18,233 Sean: IT'S BEEN A REALLY HARD MONTH. 1418 01:14:18,233 --> 01:14:21,900 I'M DOING A LOT MORE, AND I'M MOSTLY ON MY OWN. 1419 01:14:21,900 --> 01:14:24,733 A FEW WEEKS AGO, MY MOM WAS RESTING 1420 01:14:24,733 --> 01:14:26,700 AND STARTED FEELING SICK, 1421 01:14:26,700 --> 01:14:29,067 AND NOW SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL, 1422 01:14:29,067 --> 01:14:33,067 AND THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REALLY SERIOUS OR NOT. 1423 01:14:33,067 --> 01:14:36,467 I'M SO SCARED RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, 1424 01:14:36,467 --> 01:14:39,600 SO DR. PARADISE IS COMING OVER TO TALK TO ME. 1425 01:14:43,067 --> 01:14:45,367 -HEY, SEAN. -HELLO. 1426 01:14:45,367 --> 01:14:48,100 -WHAT'S HAPPENING? -NOTHING MUCH. 1427 01:14:48,100 --> 01:14:49,800 SO, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU. 1428 01:14:49,800 --> 01:14:51,767 UH, MY MOM'S IN THE HOSPITAL, 1429 01:14:51,767 --> 01:14:54,500 SO I'M FENDING FOR MYSELF. 1430 01:14:54,500 --> 01:14:55,900 WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT YOUR MOM? 1431 01:14:55,900 --> 01:14:57,433 SHE JUST STARTED GETTING SICK. 1432 01:14:57,433 --> 01:14:59,133 HER STOMACH STARTED SWELLING UP. 1433 01:14:59,133 --> 01:15:00,933 OH, WOW. OKAY. 1434 01:15:00,933 --> 01:15:04,600 AND IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE SHE COULDN'T MOVE. 1435 01:15:04,600 --> 01:15:06,367 SHE WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN. 1436 01:15:06,367 --> 01:15:08,500 SO SHE WAS IN HER OWN BED, STUCK. 1437 01:15:08,500 --> 01:15:09,600 -YEAH. -WOW. 1438 01:15:09,600 --> 01:15:11,933 IT'S KIND OF A ROLE REVERSAL, RIGHT? 1439 01:15:11,933 --> 01:15:13,467 -YEAH. -WHAT WAS THAT LIKE 1440 01:15:13,467 --> 01:15:15,433 TO WATCH YOUR MOM GET THAT SICK? 1441 01:15:15,433 --> 01:15:17,233 IT'S REALLY SCARY. 1442 01:15:17,233 --> 01:15:18,933 YEAH, IT MUST HELP YOU UNDERSTAND 1443 01:15:18,933 --> 01:15:21,533 WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WATCH YOU SOMETIMES, RIGHT? 1444 01:15:21,533 --> 01:15:23,767 -YEAH. -SO MAYBE THAT WILL 1445 01:15:23,767 --> 01:15:26,800 BE MOTIVATION TO LOSE WEIGHT. YOU THINK? 1446 01:15:26,800 --> 01:15:28,167 -YEAH. -YEAH. 1447 01:15:28,167 --> 01:15:30,567 SO, HOW DOES THAT MAKE LIFE DIFFERENT FOR YOU? 1448 01:15:30,567 --> 01:15:33,167 I GOT TO GET UP 1449 01:15:33,167 --> 01:15:35,700 AND MAKE FOOD AND STUFF. 1450 01:15:35,700 --> 01:15:37,900 HOW ARE YOU EATING NOW THAT YOUR MOM'S NOT HERE 1451 01:15:37,900 --> 01:15:39,567 TO BRING THE FOOD TO YOU? 1452 01:15:39,567 --> 01:15:42,167 I'M KIND OF JUST DOING SANDWICHES AT THE MOMENT. 1453 01:15:42,167 --> 01:15:43,867 SO YOU GET UP AND MAKE YOURSELF A SANDWICH? 1454 01:15:43,867 --> 01:15:45,567 -YEAH. -THAT'S GREAT. 1455 01:15:45,567 --> 01:15:49,233 INTERESTINGLY, I ACTUALLY TOUCHED THE FLOOR. 1456 01:15:49,233 --> 01:15:51,233 -FIRST TIME IN A WHILE. -YEAH. 1457 01:15:51,233 --> 01:15:53,167 I DROPPED A PACKAGE OF DELI MEAT. 1458 01:15:53,167 --> 01:15:54,533 SO YOU HAD TO REACH DOWN FOR IT? 1459 01:15:54,533 --> 01:15:55,733 YEAH, AND I WAS LIKE, 1460 01:15:55,733 --> 01:15:57,500 "OH, I'M IN TROUBLE." 1461 01:15:57,500 --> 01:15:59,667 -YEAH. -I'M LIKE, "EH, I'LL JUST TRY," 1462 01:15:59,667 --> 01:16:01,433 AND I ACTUALLY MANAGED TO GRAB IT. 1463 01:16:01,433 --> 01:16:02,533 THAT'S GREAT. 1464 01:16:02,533 --> 01:16:05,333 FOR A FAT GUY OF MY SIZE TOUCH HIS TOES... 1465 01:16:05,333 --> 01:16:06,400 IT'S A BIG DEAL. 1466 01:16:06,400 --> 01:16:08,600 ...THAT'S QUITE THE ACCOMPLISHMENT. 1467 01:16:08,600 --> 01:16:10,100 SO YOU'RE PROBABLY UP MORE. 1468 01:16:10,100 --> 01:16:12,133 HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THINK YOU GET UP A DAY NOW? 1469 01:16:12,133 --> 01:16:13,833 THREE OR FOUR TIMES A DAY. 1470 01:16:13,833 --> 01:16:16,600 OKAY. AND ONE OF MY HOPES IS THAT YOU CAN KEEP THIS 1471 01:16:16,600 --> 01:16:19,567 EVEN WHEN YOUR MOM COMES BACK. 1472 01:16:19,567 --> 01:16:20,833 I'M GOING TO. 1473 01:16:20,833 --> 01:16:22,433 SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT A WHILE 1474 01:16:22,433 --> 01:16:26,667 OF TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF, EVEN UNDER THE BEST SCENARIO. 1475 01:16:26,667 --> 01:16:30,633 SO I WANT TO SET SOME GOALS FOR YOU BEFORE I LEAVE. 1476 01:16:30,633 --> 01:16:34,267 I WOULD REALLY WANT YOU TO USE THIS TIME TO DO THINGS 1477 01:16:34,267 --> 01:16:38,700 THAT WOULD IMPRESS YOUR MOM AND IMPRESS YOURSELF. 1478 01:16:38,700 --> 01:16:40,233 WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO 1479 01:16:40,233 --> 01:16:42,967 IF YOU WERE GONNA BE MORE INDEPENDENT, OR -- 1480 01:16:42,967 --> 01:16:45,467 JUST STANDING A LITTLE BIT MORE EVERY DAY. 1481 01:16:45,467 --> 01:16:47,100 -MM-HMM. -AND I DON'T MEAN WALKING, 1482 01:16:47,100 --> 01:16:48,500 BUT JUST STAND. 1483 01:16:48,500 --> 01:16:49,900 CAN YOU DO IT BY YOURSELF RIGHT NOW? 1484 01:16:49,900 --> 01:16:51,900 -YEAH. -YOU WANT TO SHOW ME 1485 01:16:51,900 --> 01:16:54,167 WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO STAND? I'D JUST LIKE TO SEE IT. 1486 01:16:54,167 --> 01:16:57,733 [ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ] 1487 01:16:57,733 --> 01:16:59,433 WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 1488 01:17:01,933 --> 01:17:03,967 THAT'S AMAZING! 1489 01:17:03,967 --> 01:17:07,100 LOOK AT YOU. SEAN, THAT'S GREAT. 1490 01:17:07,100 --> 01:17:09,167 HOW HARD IS IT FOR YOU TO GET BACK INTO BED? 1491 01:17:11,400 --> 01:17:14,333 YOU DID THAT ALL BY YOURSELF. 1492 01:17:14,333 --> 01:17:17,067 I DON'T THINK ANYBODY EVEN NEEDED TO BE HERE FOR THAT. 1493 01:17:17,067 --> 01:17:19,633 I THINK YOUR MOM WOULD BE REALLY HAPPY 1494 01:17:19,633 --> 01:17:21,200 TO SEE YOU STAND UP LIKE THAT. 1495 01:17:21,200 --> 01:17:22,900 OKAY, SO I'M GONNA SEE YOU LATER? 1496 01:17:22,900 --> 01:17:24,567 -YEAH. -TAKE CARE. 1497 01:17:24,567 --> 01:17:25,733 SEE YA. 1498 01:17:25,733 --> 01:17:28,767 GLAD TO SEE YA. 1499 01:17:28,767 --> 01:17:31,433 Sean: TALKING TO DR. PARADISE HELPED SOME TODAY. 1500 01:17:31,433 --> 01:17:35,200 I DON'T FEEL QUITE AS TRAPPED. 1501 01:17:35,200 --> 01:17:39,567 BUT I'M STILL OBVIOUSLY REAL WORRIED ABOUT MY MOM. 1502 01:17:39,567 --> 01:17:40,800 I HAVE NO CHOICE -- 1503 01:17:40,800 --> 01:17:43,500 I HAVE TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT SO I CAN DO MORE 1504 01:17:43,500 --> 01:17:45,533 AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF NOW. 1505 01:17:49,600 --> 01:17:51,800 BRITTANI FULFER? 1506 01:17:51,800 --> 01:17:55,233 Brittani: IT'S BEEN ABOUT SIX WEEKS SINCE MY SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY, 1507 01:17:55,233 --> 01:17:59,567 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT MY WEIGHT IS TODAY. 1508 01:17:59,567 --> 01:18:01,733 OKAY. 1509 01:18:01,733 --> 01:18:05,700 I WEIGHED 329 LAST TIME I WAS HERE, 1510 01:18:05,700 --> 01:18:09,433 AND I'M HOPING TO BE AT LEAST IN THE 280s TODAY. 1511 01:18:17,367 --> 01:18:21,300 I HAVE NOT BEEN THIS SIZE SINCE I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1512 01:18:21,300 --> 01:18:23,867 SO I'M REALLY STOKED ABOUT IT. 1513 01:18:23,867 --> 01:18:25,433 -HELLO. -HI. 1514 01:18:25,433 --> 01:18:27,700 -HOW Y'ALL DOING? -DOING ALL RIGHT. 1515 01:18:27,700 --> 01:18:29,367 I'M OKAY. 1516 01:18:29,367 --> 01:18:33,200 WELL, YOU'RE DOWN TO 272 POUNDS TODAY. 1517 01:18:33,200 --> 01:18:36,167 THAT'S OVER 330 POUNDS THAT YOU LOST. 1518 01:18:36,167 --> 01:18:38,300 -WOW. THAT'S GREAT. -IT'S CRAZY. 1519 01:18:38,300 --> 01:18:43,067 ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE HOW YOUR STOMACH LOOKS LIKE. 1520 01:18:43,067 --> 01:18:45,200 LOOKS LIKE IT'S HEALING WELL. 1521 01:18:45,200 --> 01:18:46,433 THE HOLES FROM THE DRAIN 1522 01:18:46,433 --> 01:18:48,367 NEED TO CLOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE, 1523 01:18:48,367 --> 01:18:51,067 AND THE INCISION WILL START TO BLEND IN 1524 01:18:51,067 --> 01:18:52,400 OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 1525 01:18:52,400 --> 01:18:54,667 SO THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM, HUH? 1526 01:18:54,667 --> 01:18:56,633 YEAH, BUT I CAN DEAL WITH MY ARMS. 1527 01:18:56,633 --> 01:18:59,567 AND THOSE ARE JUST THE BAT WINGS THAT, UH... 1528 01:18:59,567 --> 01:19:01,067 [ LAUGHTER ] 1529 01:19:01,067 --> 01:19:02,900 YOU DID NOT JUST CALL MY ARMS "BAT WINGS." 1530 01:19:02,900 --> 01:19:04,700 WELL, IT'S NOT A TECHNICAL TERM. 1531 01:19:04,700 --> 01:19:06,067 [ LAUGHTER ] 1532 01:19:06,067 --> 01:19:07,400 WELL, YOU KNOW? 1533 01:19:07,400 --> 01:19:09,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRITTANI HAS WORKED VERY HARD 1534 01:19:09,333 --> 01:19:13,067 AND HAS STAYED ON TRACK FOR ALMOST AN ENTIRE YEAR. 1535 01:19:13,067 --> 01:19:15,500 AND WHEN SHE HAD A MINOR SETBACK, 1536 01:19:15,500 --> 01:19:18,967 SHE GOT RIGHT BACK UP, AND SHE LOST HER WEIGHT. 1537 01:19:18,967 --> 01:19:21,567 SHE IS HEALING WELL WITH NO ISSUES, 1538 01:19:21,567 --> 01:19:25,467 AND SHE'S TAKING CARE OF HER SUTURES LIKE SHE NEEDS, 1539 01:19:25,467 --> 01:19:26,967 SO I FEEL CONFIDENT 1540 01:19:26,967 --> 01:19:30,133 THAT SHE'S READY FOR HER NEXT BIG STEP. 1541 01:19:30,133 --> 01:19:32,900 SO, YOUR LEGS WILL BE READY IN A COUPLE MONTHS 1542 01:19:32,900 --> 01:19:34,433 AS YOU LOSE MORE WEIGHT. 1543 01:19:34,433 --> 01:19:36,733 BUT I THINK YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ARMS DONE. 1544 01:19:36,733 --> 01:19:38,567 -OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. -OKAY? 1545 01:19:38,567 --> 01:19:41,733 SO WE'LL SET YOU UP FOR YOUR SURGERY, 1546 01:19:41,733 --> 01:19:43,733 AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. 1547 01:19:43,733 --> 01:19:45,733 -OKAY. -I HAVE NO DOUBT 1548 01:19:45,733 --> 01:19:49,767 THAT SHE'LL BE AT HER FINAL TARGET WEIGHT OF 160 POUNDS 1549 01:19:49,767 --> 01:19:51,933 IN THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. 1550 01:19:51,933 --> 01:19:53,567 THANK YOU. 1551 01:19:53,567 --> 01:19:56,300 DR. NOW TOOK ME BY SURPRISE. 1552 01:19:56,300 --> 01:19:58,067 I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA SAY, 1553 01:19:58,067 --> 01:20:00,033 "GET UNDER 200 POUNDS, I'LL DO YOU LEGS." 1554 01:20:00,033 --> 01:20:02,467 SO I'M THINKING I HAVE, YOU KNOW, TWO, THREE MONTHS. 1555 01:20:02,467 --> 01:20:04,700 SO I'M EXCITED, BECAUSE THIS IS 1556 01:20:04,700 --> 01:20:06,867 WHAT I'VE WANTED FOR 20-PLUS YEARS. 1557 01:20:06,867 --> 01:20:08,967 I'VE JUST WANTED TO BE A NORMAL PERSON. 1558 01:20:08,967 --> 01:20:10,800 AND I'M NOT QUITE THERE YET, 1559 01:20:10,800 --> 01:20:14,100 BUT I'M CLOSER NOW THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN. 1560 01:20:14,100 --> 01:20:16,900 I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS SIZE. I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS SMALL. 1561 01:20:16,900 --> 01:20:18,533 I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS HEALTHY. 1562 01:20:18,533 --> 01:20:21,900 AND I AM SO EXCITED EVERY DAY, 1563 01:20:21,900 --> 01:20:23,400 AND I'M JUST HAPPY. 1564 01:20:23,400 --> 01:20:25,700 I'M HAPPIER NOW THAN I'VE EVER BEEN. 1565 01:20:28,767 --> 01:20:31,800 ** 1566 01:20:37,367 --> 01:20:40,567 Sean: I CAN'T GO OUTSIDE ON MY OWN YET, 1567 01:20:40,567 --> 01:20:44,200 SO DR. NOWZARADAN GOT ME A MEDICAL-CARE ASSISTANT 1568 01:20:44,200 --> 01:20:47,467 TO HELP ME LEAVE THE HOUSE SO I CAN GET OUT AND DO THINGS. 1569 01:20:51,400 --> 01:20:53,200 AND SO TODAY, I'M GOING SHOPPING, 1570 01:20:53,200 --> 01:20:54,967 BECAUSE I'M OUT FOOD. 1571 01:20:58,167 --> 01:21:01,633 I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT I'LL BE BUYING TODAY, 1572 01:21:01,633 --> 01:21:06,167 BUT I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO BE AIMING FOR HEALTHIER FOODS. 1573 01:21:06,167 --> 01:21:08,967 MY MOM ALWAYS DID ALL THE SHOPPING, 1574 01:21:08,967 --> 01:21:11,600 AND I NEVER REALLY WENT OUT. 1575 01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:15,267 SO I'M AMAZED BY ALL THE STUFF HERE IN THE STORE. 1576 01:21:15,267 --> 01:21:17,300 -WE HAVE EGGS -- -WHAT THE HECK ARE THESE? 1577 01:21:17,300 --> 01:21:18,533 YOU LIKE THESE MANGOS? 1578 01:21:18,533 --> 01:21:20,600 -OH, THAT'S A MANGO? -YEAH. 1579 01:21:20,600 --> 01:21:23,767 IT'S FUN TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE WHAT I WANT. 1580 01:21:23,767 --> 01:21:25,567 OKAY, THAT'S A FIRST. 1581 01:21:25,567 --> 01:21:28,133 -THE CACTUS IS KIND OF WEIRD. -MM-HMM. 1582 01:21:28,133 --> 01:21:31,200 NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN CACTUS BEFORE IN A STORE. 1583 01:21:31,200 --> 01:21:32,967 ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT BEING IN THE HOUSE 1584 01:21:32,967 --> 01:21:34,467 AND HAVING FOOD BROUGHT TO ME -- 1585 01:21:34,467 --> 01:21:37,400 I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE TEMPTATION OF ALL THE JUNK FOOD. 1586 01:21:40,800 --> 01:21:43,200 [ Sighing ] OKAY, THAT'S JUST NOT FAIR. 1587 01:21:46,167 --> 01:21:50,233 BUT IT'S NOT AS HARD AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. 1588 01:21:50,233 --> 01:21:52,600 I STILL DON'T KNOW WHEN MY MOM MAY BE GETTING BETTER 1589 01:21:52,600 --> 01:21:56,133 AND COMING HOME, AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER. 1590 01:21:56,133 --> 01:21:58,333 BUT I'M ALSO FOCUSED ON DOING WHAT I NEED TO 1591 01:21:58,333 --> 01:22:01,467 TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 1592 01:22:01,467 --> 01:22:03,933 THE LAST TIME I CHECKED MY WEIGHT WITH DR. NOW, 1593 01:22:03,933 --> 01:22:06,067 I WAS DOWN TO 500 POUNDS. 1594 01:22:06,067 --> 01:22:10,133 IT'S LIKE A 60-POUND WEIGHT LOSS I DID ALL ON MY OWN. 1595 01:22:10,133 --> 01:22:14,300 AND A YEAR AGO, THIS WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN BEEN POSSIBLE. 1596 01:22:14,300 --> 01:22:16,433 -OKAY, KIDDO. -THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY 1597 01:22:16,433 --> 01:22:19,600 I COULD EVEN TRY AND GET OUT OF MY BED, MUCH LESS ON MY OWN. 1598 01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:21,100 I'M STARTING TO SHAKE, MOM. 1599 01:22:21,100 --> 01:22:24,733 ALL RIGHT, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD, HONEY. THERE YOU GO. 1600 01:22:24,733 --> 01:22:27,933 I THINK MY MOM WOULD BE PROUD OF ME RIGHT NOW. 1601 01:22:27,933 --> 01:22:30,533 I'M NOT JUST TRAPPED TO MY BED ANYMORE. 1602 01:22:30,533 --> 01:22:32,600 I'M STARTING TO HAVE A FUTURE TO LOOK TOWARD, 1603 01:22:32,600 --> 01:22:34,933 AND THAT'S AN AMAZING FEELING. 1604 01:22:36,833 --> 01:22:39,867 ** 1605 01:22:44,533 --> 01:22:46,067 Brittani: THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS 1606 01:22:46,067 --> 01:22:49,800 HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING OF MY LIFE. 1607 01:22:49,800 --> 01:22:53,367 I HAD MY SECOND SKIN SURGERY ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AGO, 1608 01:22:53,367 --> 01:22:56,433 AND ONCE DR. NOWZARADAN SAID I WAS HEALED ENOUGH TO TRAVEL, 1609 01:22:56,433 --> 01:23:01,100 BILL AND I DECIDED TO DO A ROMANTIC GETAWAY TO CHICAGO. 1610 01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:04,600 AND SO FAR, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE. 1611 01:23:04,600 --> 01:23:07,067 I'VE ALWAYS LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH BILL, 1612 01:23:07,067 --> 01:23:11,233 AND NOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BE MORE OF A TYPICAL COUPLE, 1613 01:23:11,233 --> 01:23:15,600 OUR MARRIAGE IS JUST GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER. 1614 01:23:15,600 --> 01:23:17,067 Bill: BEING OUT WITH BRITTANI, 1615 01:23:17,067 --> 01:23:19,067 WE'RE JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER COUPLE NOW. 1616 01:23:19,067 --> 01:23:21,300 WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GONNA STOP, 1617 01:23:21,300 --> 01:23:22,567 HOW FAR WE CAN WALK. 1618 01:23:22,567 --> 01:23:24,667 WE'RE JUST OUT AND ABOUT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. 1619 01:23:27,667 --> 01:23:30,067 OH, LORD. OKAY. 1620 01:23:30,067 --> 01:23:34,467 Brittani: TWO YEARS AGO, I COULD HARDLY GO ANYWHERE OR DO ANYTHING. 1621 01:23:34,467 --> 01:23:38,100 AND NOW I FEEL LIKE JUST A NORMAL, EVERYDAY PERSON 1622 01:23:38,100 --> 01:23:40,567 DOING WHAT ANY TOURIST WOULD DO. 1623 01:23:40,567 --> 01:23:43,500 AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO THE SKYDECK, 1624 01:23:43,500 --> 01:23:45,067 AND NOT ONLY STAND ON IT 1625 01:23:45,067 --> 01:23:47,967 BUT LAY ON IT AND TAKE A PICTURE. 1626 01:23:47,967 --> 01:23:51,067 OH, MY GOD. THIS IS SO COOL. 1627 01:23:51,067 --> 01:23:52,933 LAYING ON THE SKYDECK AND GETTING PICTURES, 1628 01:23:52,933 --> 01:23:54,233 THAT WAS AMAZING. 1629 01:23:54,233 --> 01:23:57,067 I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 1630 01:23:57,067 --> 01:23:58,533 AND PEOPLE WERE LOOKING AT ME, 1631 01:23:58,533 --> 01:24:00,633 BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. 1632 01:24:00,633 --> 01:24:03,133 IT WAS BECAUSE, "WHAT IS THIS CHICK DOING LAYING ON THE FLOOR, 1633 01:24:03,133 --> 01:24:06,700 AND WHY IS SHE LAYING ON THE FLOOR?" 1634 01:24:06,700 --> 01:24:09,433 I HAVE LOST APPROXIMATELY 400 POUNDS, 1635 01:24:09,433 --> 01:24:12,833 AND THAT NUMBER IS JUST INCREDIBLE TO ME. 1636 01:24:12,833 --> 01:24:15,267 I FEEL AMAZING NOW, 1637 01:24:15,267 --> 01:24:19,067 AND I'M FINALLY STARTING TO SEE MYSELF AS A NORMAL PERSON. 1638 01:24:23,200 --> 01:24:26,233 ** 1639 01:24:28,533 --> 01:24:29,733 HOW DO I LOOK? 1640 01:24:29,733 --> 01:24:31,867 -YOU LOOK GREAT. -THANK YOU. 1641 01:24:31,867 --> 01:24:35,100 NOW I FEEL LIKE A PRETTY WOMAN, 1642 01:24:35,100 --> 01:24:38,533 AND I'VE NEVER REALLY TRULY FELT THAT WAY. 1643 01:24:38,533 --> 01:24:41,567 THE TRANSFORMATION BRITTANI'S DONE OVER THIS JOURNEY 1644 01:24:41,567 --> 01:24:45,633 FROM BEING ALMOST 600 POUNDS TO WHERE SHE IS NOW 1645 01:24:45,633 --> 01:24:47,767 IS JUST AMAZING. 1646 01:24:49,500 --> 01:24:53,233 I'M JUST SO PROUD OF HER. 1647 01:24:53,233 --> 01:24:55,267 Brittani: I FEEL LIKE BILL AND I ARE IN A PLACE 1648 01:24:55,267 --> 01:24:58,333 WHERE WE CAN START TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE. 1649 01:24:58,333 --> 01:25:00,667 YOU WANT THE VIEW? 1650 01:25:00,667 --> 01:25:04,200 AND THE FUTURE WE WANT IS ONE WITH KIDS. 1651 01:25:04,200 --> 01:25:06,233 THAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MOTIVATION 1652 01:25:06,233 --> 01:25:08,333 FOR ME TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 1653 01:25:08,333 --> 01:25:10,967 SO AFTER MY NEXT SKIN SURGERY, 1654 01:25:10,967 --> 01:25:13,067 WE ARE GONNA TRY TO START A FAMILY, 1655 01:25:13,067 --> 01:25:15,533 AND I'M SO EXCITED. 1656 01:25:15,533 --> 01:25:18,100 AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE WHERE I AM 1657 01:25:18,100 --> 01:25:22,767 TO HAVE HAD THIS CHANCE TO HAVE THE LIFE I DREAMED OF. 1658 01:25:22,767 --> 01:25:26,833 AND I WOULDN'T CHANGE THE PAST TWO YEARS FOR ANYTHING. 1659 01:25:26,833 --> 01:25:29,500 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TOMORROW HOLDS. 1660 01:25:29,500 --> 01:25:30,767 I'M HAPPY. ARE YOU HAPPY? 1661 01:25:30,767 --> 01:25:33,333 I'M HAPPY. 1662 01:25:33,333 --> 01:25:33,667 -I LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU, TOO. 1662 01:25:34,305 --> 01:26:34,567