"My 600-lb Life" Mila & Charity

1 00:00:01,967 --> 00:00:06,267 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 2 00:00:06,267 --> 00:00:08,200 Milla: I CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,100 MY CHILDREN HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME. 4 00:00:11,100 --> 00:00:13,633 Charity: I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER. 5 00:00:13,633 --> 00:00:15,933 Nikki: I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN. 6 00:00:15,933 --> 00:00:18,667 [ Crying ] IT'S MISERABLE. 7 00:00:18,667 --> 00:00:22,367 Brittani: MY BODY IS THE MOST DISGUSTING THING IN THE WORLD. 8 00:00:22,367 --> 00:00:24,867 ** 9 00:00:24,867 --> 00:00:26,600 Woman: I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,600 June: I'M RISKING MY LIFE FOR A BETTER LIFE. 11 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,633 I LOVE YOU, MOMMY. 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:40,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,833 -OOH, CHILD! -PULL. GOOD. THERE YOU GO! 14 00:00:45,833 --> 00:00:47,333 GOOD JOB. 15 00:00:47,333 --> 00:00:50,967 Teretha: I'M GETTING STRONGER, BUT I KNOW I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. 16 00:00:50,967 --> 00:00:53,633 Paula: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. 17 00:00:53,633 --> 00:00:57,267 ** 18 00:00:57,267 --> 00:01:01,933 Susan: I AM NOW EXPRESSING MYSELF AND LIVING MY OWN TRUTH. 19 00:01:01,933 --> 00:01:04,500 Milla: I'M SO HAPPY ABOUT THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE. 20 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:08,800 June: I AM LIVING LIFE, AND I'M LOVING EVERY SECOND OF IT. 21 00:01:10,767 --> 00:01:13,167 I'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT THIS YEAR. 22 00:01:13,167 --> 00:01:15,067 All: YEAH! 23 00:01:15,067 --> 00:01:18,100 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 24 00:01:21,067 --> 00:01:23,167 Charity: I'M EMBARRASSED OF MY BODY. 25 00:01:23,167 --> 00:01:25,267 I KNOW I LOOK LIKE A FREAK. 26 00:01:25,267 --> 00:01:27,300 FROM THE INSIDE, I FEEL NORMAL. 27 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:29,700 BUT WHEN I SEE MYSELF IN A MIRROR, 28 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:32,100 I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER. 29 00:01:32,100 --> 00:01:35,067 AND MY BODY IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. 30 00:01:35,067 --> 00:01:37,667 IF MY FIANCé AND DAUGHTER DIDN'T HELP ME, 31 00:01:37,667 --> 00:01:39,567 I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING. 32 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,767 Charly: I THINK MY MOM GAVE UP ON HERSELF. 33 00:01:46,767 --> 00:01:49,633 SHE'S TOLD US, "I DON'T WANT TO LIVE ANYMORE." 34 00:01:49,633 --> 00:01:51,367 I GOT THIS FOR YOU. 35 00:01:51,367 --> 00:01:53,533 Charity: I THINK IT WOULD BREAK CHARLY'S HEART 36 00:01:53,533 --> 00:01:55,733 IF SHE FOUND ME DEAD ONE DAY. 37 00:01:55,733 --> 00:01:58,167 AND IF I DON'T GET HELP NOW, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT. 38 00:01:58,167 --> 00:02:00,067 I'M GONNA DIE. I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE. 39 00:02:08,833 --> 00:02:11,533 I HOPE THIS DOCTOR CAN HELP ME. 40 00:02:11,533 --> 00:02:13,067 BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE MY BODY 41 00:02:13,067 --> 00:02:15,467 IS WORSE OFF THAN THE PEOPLE HE'S SEEN. 42 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:19,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHARITY IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. 43 00:02:19,933 --> 00:02:22,567 HER SITUATION IS VERY SERIOUS RIGHT NOW. 44 00:02:22,567 --> 00:02:25,200 778. 45 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:26,667 IF I SEND HER HOME, 46 00:02:26,667 --> 00:02:29,867 I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY BE THE LAST TIME I SEE HER. 47 00:02:29,867 --> 00:02:33,933 OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO ADMIT HER TO A HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW. 48 00:02:33,933 --> 00:02:36,733 YOU'RE GONNA BE ON A STRICT DIET, ABOUT 1,000 CALORIES. 49 00:02:36,733 --> 00:02:38,333 HIGH PROTEIN DIET, LOW CARB. 50 00:02:38,333 --> 00:02:43,067 WE HAVE TO GET HER WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 51 00:02:43,067 --> 00:02:45,400 IF SHE CAN'T BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR HERSELF TO DO IT, 52 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:46,600 I'M GONNA BE STRONG FOR HER. 53 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,333 -THE CARROTS ARE GOOD. -MM-HMM. 54 00:02:48,333 --> 00:02:51,200 Charly: I'M NOT GONNA LET HER SABOTAGE HERSELF. 55 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,967 Charity: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW. 56 00:02:53,967 --> 00:02:56,067 AND IT'S BEEN HARD. 57 00:02:56,067 --> 00:02:59,300 BUT HE DOCTOR SAID I'M DOING WELL ENOUGH TO GO HOME. 58 00:02:59,300 --> 00:03:03,200 LONG-TERM SUCCESS IS FAR MORE LIKELY FOR PATIENTS 59 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:04,867 WHO SHOW THEY CAN CONTROL 60 00:03:04,867 --> 00:03:07,600 THEIR EATING HABIT IN THEIR HOME. 61 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:13,167 SO I NEED TO SEE IF SHE CAN LOSE 40 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH. 62 00:03:13,167 --> 00:03:16,567 IF SHE DOES, I WILL APPROVE HER FOR SURGERY. 63 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:25,233 Woman: TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 64 00:03:25,233 --> 00:03:27,433 Charity: THIS SURGERY'S GONNA GIVE ME MY LIFE BACK. 65 00:03:27,433 --> 00:03:30,867 THE PULSE LOOKS OKAY, AND THERE'S NO AIR LEAKS, 66 00:03:30,867 --> 00:03:32,900 SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. 67 00:03:40,267 --> 00:03:43,067 Charity: [ Crying ] WHY? 68 00:03:51,467 --> 00:03:56,367 I WANT TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS, BUT IT'S JUST SO HARD RIGHT NOW. 69 00:03:56,367 --> 00:03:57,633 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 70 00:03:57,633 --> 00:03:59,233 AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALL JUST FALLING BACK 71 00:03:59,233 --> 00:04:00,933 INTO OUR OLD HABITS. 72 00:04:00,933 --> 00:04:05,167 I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT CHARITY'S LACK OF PROGRESS. 73 00:04:05,167 --> 00:04:08,533 SHE CAN EASILY DEVELOP AN INFECTION FROM THE SORES 74 00:04:08,533 --> 00:04:10,300 THAT THE MASS IS CAUSING. 75 00:04:10,300 --> 00:04:13,267 AND THAT COULD BE A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. 76 00:04:13,267 --> 00:04:15,433 YOUR AREN'T LOSING MUCH WEIGHT. 77 00:04:15,433 --> 00:04:16,500 WHY IS THAT? 78 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:18,067 I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. 79 00:04:18,067 --> 00:04:19,867 YOU'RE CLEARLY STILL HAVING 80 00:04:19,867 --> 00:04:22,167 A LOT OF ISSUES WITH YOUR ADDICTION, 81 00:04:22,167 --> 00:04:25,233 SO I'M GOING TO SEND YOU TO A THERAPIST. 82 00:04:25,233 --> 00:04:27,367 -NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. 83 00:04:27,367 --> 00:04:30,267 MY DAD WAS A LOT OF THE REASON THAT I'M SO OVERWEIGHT 84 00:04:30,267 --> 00:04:33,067 BECAUSE HE WOULD COME HOME DRUNK AND BEAT US. 85 00:04:33,067 --> 00:04:35,500 MY HEAD IS STUCK IN THE PAST. 86 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:37,067 I DON'T WANT IT TO BE IN THE PAST. 87 00:04:37,067 --> 00:04:38,433 I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. 88 00:04:38,433 --> 00:04:42,200 AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FORGIVE EVERYTHING AND JUST MOVE ON. 89 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:46,833 Charity: I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE NOW, AND I PLAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. 90 00:04:46,833 --> 00:04:49,633 YOUR WEIGHT IS DOWN ENOUGH FOR US TO DO YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 91 00:04:49,633 --> 00:04:51,433 YAY! 92 00:04:51,433 --> 00:04:54,167 I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS MASS AROUND FOR 10 YEARS. 93 00:04:54,167 --> 00:04:56,067 SO I'M READY TO GET IT REMOVED. 94 00:04:56,067 --> 00:04:57,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE GOT SOME PIECES OFF. 95 00:04:57,933 --> 00:05:02,167 WE TOOK A 57-POUND FATTY TUMOR OFF OF HER, 96 00:05:02,167 --> 00:05:03,567 AND SHE NO LONGER 97 00:05:03,567 --> 00:05:07,933 HAS TO HAUL THIS MASS OF FLUID AND THE FAT. 98 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:11,767 I'M HOPING THAT HER WEIGHT LOSS IS GONNA BE MUCH FASTER 99 00:05:11,767 --> 00:05:13,167 AFTER THIS SURGERY. 100 00:05:17,133 --> 00:05:19,267 Charity: I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER BE INDEPENDENT AGAIN. 101 00:05:19,267 --> 00:05:21,500 I'M VERY HAPPY OF HOW FAR MY MOM'S COME. 102 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:24,167 SHE'S DROPPED LIKE HALF OF HER BODY WEIGHT. 103 00:05:24,167 --> 00:05:28,200 Charity: SINCE I'VE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT, THE EXTRA SKIN ON MY STOMACH 104 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,633 HAS BEEN CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS. 105 00:05:35,700 --> 00:05:39,600 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN REMOVE ALL THE TISSUE 106 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,533 THAT IS THE SOURCE OF INFECTION. 107 00:05:41,533 --> 00:05:45,333 THIS WAS ABOUT 38 POUNDS OF HANGING TISSUE. 108 00:05:50,133 --> 00:05:53,200 Charly: I'M WORRIED THAT MY MOM IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. 109 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,300 AND IT'S SCARY. 110 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,067 AND FOOD IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. 111 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:09,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE 112 00:06:09,333 --> 00:06:11,100 THAT YOUR MOTHER IS LIVING WITH TODAY. 113 00:06:11,100 --> 00:06:12,400 -DON'T CRY. -OKAY? 114 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,267 -WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP. -I KNOW. 115 00:06:14,267 --> 00:06:16,767 Charity: IT'S HARD. I KNOW. 116 00:06:20,533 --> 00:06:23,533 I'M THE ONE WHO GOT YOU IN THE HABIT OF OVEREATING 117 00:06:23,533 --> 00:06:24,733 AND EATING THE WRONG FOOD. 118 00:06:24,733 --> 00:06:26,133 YES, BUT THERE COMES A POINT IN TIME 119 00:06:26,133 --> 00:06:29,467 WHERE IT'S NOT YOUR BATTLE ANYMORE, IT'S MY BATTLE. 120 00:06:29,467 --> 00:06:30,733 Eddins: THEY'RE STILL NEGOTIATING, LIKE, 121 00:06:30,733 --> 00:06:32,667 "HOW DO WE DO THIS MOTHER/DAUGHTER THING?" 122 00:06:32,667 --> 00:06:37,133 I JUST NEED YOU TO SUPPORT ME AND HAVE QUALITY TIME WITH ME. 123 00:06:37,133 --> 00:06:40,100 CHARITY, WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE FOR YOU? 124 00:06:40,100 --> 00:06:41,800 -I CAN THIS. -YOU CAN DO THIS. 125 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,200 YOU CAN DO THIS. THAT'S VERY POSITIVE. 126 00:06:48,133 --> 00:06:50,067 Charity: WE HAVE TO CHANGE HOW WE'RE LIVING, 127 00:06:50,067 --> 00:06:52,467 AND I THINK WE'RE FINALLY ON THE SAME PAGE. 128 00:06:52,467 --> 00:06:55,067 I'VE BEEN A BAD EXAMPLE FOR SO LONG. 129 00:06:55,067 --> 00:06:57,400 BUT IF WE CAN STICK TO THIS DIET, 130 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,800 I JUST KNOW THAT CHARLY WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS TO. 131 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,733 I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU WANT TO EAT HEALTHY WITH ME. 132 00:07:07,900 --> 00:07:09,133 -338. -WOW. 133 00:07:09,133 --> 00:07:12,667 Charly: GOOD JOB. 134 00:07:12,667 --> 00:07:14,867 IT WAS 390 BEFORE. 135 00:07:14,867 --> 00:07:16,400 WOW, YOU DID LOSE WEIGHT. 136 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:17,700 -YEAH. -GOOD JOB. 137 00:07:17,700 --> 00:07:19,067 THANKS, MOM. 138 00:07:19,067 --> 00:07:20,700 Dr. Nowzaradan: SEEING THAT CHARLY AND CHARITY -- 139 00:07:20,700 --> 00:07:23,200 THEY'RE WORKING MORE AS A TEAM NOW. 140 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,300 Charity: MOST OF HER TIME HAS BEEN SPENT TAKING CARE OF ME, 141 00:07:25,300 --> 00:07:27,867 AND NOW IT'S OUR TIME TO HAVE FUN. 142 00:07:27,867 --> 00:07:30,067 Charly: IT'S NICE TO JUST BE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. 143 00:07:30,067 --> 00:07:33,100 Charity: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US. 144 00:07:50,567 --> 00:07:54,100 THE PAST TWO YEARS, I'VE HAD SO MANY UPS AND DOWNS. 145 00:07:56,767 --> 00:08:00,767 IT'S BEEN A HARD JOURNEY TO GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY. 146 00:08:02,767 --> 00:08:06,367 AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE IS DIFFERENT NOW. 147 00:08:06,367 --> 00:08:08,267 BUT THE CHANGE I'M MOST THANKFUL FOR 148 00:08:08,267 --> 00:08:10,800 IS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHARLY. 149 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,100 SHE'S GONE FROM HAVING TO BE MY CARETAKER 150 00:08:13,100 --> 00:08:16,767 TO JUST BEING ABLE TO BE MY DAUGHTER. 151 00:08:16,767 --> 00:08:20,600 I'D GOTTEN SO IMMOBILE THAT EITHER MY FIANCé TONY OR CHARLY 152 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,533 HAD TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME. 153 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:28,433 AND NOW I'M SO THANKFUL I HAVE THE CHANCE TO TRY AND UNDO 154 00:08:28,433 --> 00:08:31,267 SOME OF THE DAMAGE THAT I CAUSED. 155 00:08:31,267 --> 00:08:34,333 TO NOT ONLY CHANGE MY DYNAMIC WITH CHARLY 156 00:08:34,333 --> 00:08:37,067 BUT TO HELP HER GET HEALTHY LIKE I AM. 157 00:08:37,067 --> 00:08:40,067 SHE'S JUST STARTING WITH HER WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY, 158 00:08:40,067 --> 00:08:44,633 AND WHAT I WANT IS FOR THIS TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR BOTH OF US. 159 00:08:44,633 --> 00:08:47,067 I WANT TO GET MY FINAL SKIN SURGERIES 160 00:08:47,067 --> 00:08:48,333 AND HIT MY TARGET WEIGHT. 161 00:08:48,333 --> 00:08:50,167 AND I WANT CHARLY TO START LOSING 162 00:08:50,167 --> 00:08:52,900 A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 163 00:08:52,900 --> 00:08:57,133 AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER AS A TEAM. 164 00:08:57,133 --> 00:09:00,100 YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT YOURS? 165 00:09:00,100 --> 00:09:03,733 YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY RIGHT NOW? 166 00:09:03,733 --> 00:09:08,567 'CAUSE I CAN COOK IT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT. 167 00:09:08,567 --> 00:09:11,567 THE ONE HARD THING THAT LOSING WEIGHT HAS CAUSED, THOUGH, 168 00:09:11,567 --> 00:09:15,467 IS HOW IT'S AFFECTED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH TONY. 169 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:16,733 ME AND TONY RIGHT NOW, 170 00:09:16,733 --> 00:09:18,800 OUR RELATIONSHIP IS AT A STANDSTILL 171 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:24,633 BECAUSE I'M CHANGING AND HE'S FEELING UNNEEDED. 172 00:09:24,633 --> 00:09:26,633 SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING, HE'S ALWAYS HAD 173 00:09:26,633 --> 00:09:29,067 TO TAKE CARE OF ME WITH CHARLY. 174 00:09:29,067 --> 00:09:32,833 AND OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP REVOLVED AROUND ME NEEDING HIM. 175 00:09:32,833 --> 00:09:35,333 AND NOW THAT I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, 176 00:09:35,333 --> 00:09:38,100 TONY DOESN'T KNOW WHERE HE FITS IN ANYMORE. 177 00:09:38,100 --> 00:09:39,633 SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT. 178 00:09:39,633 --> 00:09:43,500 BUT IT HAS PUT A STRAIN ON OUR RELATIONSHIP. 179 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:46,700 AND WE'RE KIND OF LIKE MORE ROOMMATES RIGHT NOW. 180 00:09:46,700 --> 00:09:48,633 I THINK THAT WE CAN FALL BACK IN LOVE. 181 00:09:48,633 --> 00:09:51,367 I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN. 182 00:09:51,367 --> 00:09:54,567 AND I'M SAD ABOUT THAT. 183 00:09:54,567 --> 00:09:57,333 BUT I'M NOT GONNA STOP BEING INDEPENDENT. 184 00:09:57,333 --> 00:10:00,400 SO FOR RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STAYING TOGETHER, 185 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:02,700 BUT WE SLEEP IN SEPARATE ROOMS. 186 00:10:02,700 --> 00:10:05,567 AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT OUR NEW DYNAMIC, 187 00:10:05,567 --> 00:10:07,833 BUT THIS IS A LOT OF CHANGE FOR ALL OF US, 188 00:10:07,833 --> 00:10:11,600 AND MOST OF IT'S GOOD 189 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,733 BECAUSE I'M GETTING HEALTHY AND I'M GETTING MY LIFE BACK. 190 00:10:16,367 --> 00:10:21,067 BUT CHARLY HAS GOT TO BE MY FOCUS PRIMARILY RIGHT NOW. 191 00:10:21,067 --> 00:10:23,400 AND WE'RE WORKING TO UNDO A WHOLE HISTORY 192 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,133 OF BEING OVERWEIGHT IN OUR FAMILY. 193 00:10:27,133 --> 00:10:30,867 SO, I'VE DECIDED I'M GOING TO BE A PATIENT OF DR. NOW'S 194 00:10:30,867 --> 00:10:32,933 AND GET THE SURGERY. 195 00:10:32,933 --> 00:10:35,433 I'M GLAD. I'M PROUD OF YOU. 196 00:10:35,433 --> 00:10:39,733 I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD, 'CAUSE IT RUNS IN OUR FAMILY. 197 00:10:39,733 --> 00:10:43,233 Charly: I'M EXCITED ABOUT DOING THIS WITH MY MOM. 198 00:10:43,233 --> 00:10:44,733 I'VE SEEN HOW WELL SHE'S DOING, 199 00:10:44,733 --> 00:10:48,200 AND IT'S INSPIRING ME TO WANT TO DO IT, TOO. 200 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,633 SO I'M HOPING DR. NOW LETS ME DO THE PROGRAM, 201 00:10:50,633 --> 00:10:53,600 AND MAYBE GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TOO. 202 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,933 WHEN WE GO BACK TO IOWA, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE, WATCH OUT 203 00:10:55,933 --> 00:10:58,167 'CAUSE HERE COME A BUNCH OF BABES. 204 00:10:58,167 --> 00:11:00,167 OH, MY GOSH, MOM. JUST STOP. 205 00:11:00,167 --> 00:11:02,533 [ Laughing ] I LOVE YOU. 206 00:11:02,533 --> 00:11:04,300 AND YOU'LL BE LOOKING ALL SEXY. 207 00:11:04,300 --> 00:11:06,267 GIVE ME YOUR PLATE. I NEED TO LEAVE THIS ROOM. 208 00:11:06,267 --> 00:11:09,067 I'LL BE LIKE, "WE'RE BOTH THE SAME SIZE." 209 00:11:11,333 --> 00:11:14,067 Charity: I'M SO EXCITED WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER. 210 00:11:14,067 --> 00:11:19,233 THAT ALONE IS GIVING ME SO MUCH MOTIVATION TO KEEP WORKING HARD. 211 00:11:19,233 --> 00:11:22,500 AND MY NEXT WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL IS TO GET UNDER 300 POUNDS 212 00:11:22,500 --> 00:11:26,067 SO I CAN START TO GET EXCESS SKIN REMOVED FROM MY LEGS. 213 00:11:26,067 --> 00:11:28,733 I NEED TO GET A LOT CUT OFF. 214 00:11:28,733 --> 00:11:30,133 IT JUST DANGLES. 215 00:11:30,133 --> 00:11:31,333 HERE'S MY KNEE. 216 00:11:31,333 --> 00:11:34,867 SO ALL THIS CAN GO, AND ALL THIS HAS TO GO. 217 00:11:34,867 --> 00:11:36,500 AND THEN, THIS IS THE BACK OF MY LEGS. 218 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:38,533 IT'S HEAVY. 219 00:11:40,167 --> 00:11:42,333 SO I'M HOPING TO GET TO A POINT THIS YEAR 220 00:11:42,333 --> 00:11:46,067 WHERE I CAN START TO PUT ALL OF MY OLD LIFE BEHIND ME, 221 00:11:46,067 --> 00:11:50,533 AND CAN START LIVING MORE LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. 222 00:11:50,533 --> 00:11:52,567 AND I'M JUST HOPING WHEN WE SEE DR. NOW 223 00:11:52,567 --> 00:11:55,133 AT OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK 224 00:11:55,133 --> 00:11:57,333 AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 225 00:11:57,333 --> 00:12:00,867 I WANT US BOTH TO HIT OUR TARGET WEIGHTS THIS YEAR. 226 00:12:00,867 --> 00:12:04,100 AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK AS HARD AS WE CAN TO GET THERE. 227 00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:12,800 Milla: I'VE BEEN TRAPPED WITHIN THESE FOUR WALLS 228 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,800 FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS, 229 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:19,200 AND DURING THAT TIME, I HAVE NOT STOOD NOT ONE TIME. 230 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,767 I'M TOO BIG TO GET UP ANYMORE, 231 00:12:21,767 --> 00:12:26,467 SO MOST OF EVERYTHING AROUND THIS HOUSE FALLS ON MY CHILDREN. 232 00:12:26,467 --> 00:12:27,933 CHILDREN THEIR AGE SHOULD NOT HAVE 233 00:12:27,933 --> 00:12:29,733 TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS. 234 00:12:29,733 --> 00:12:32,267 I SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THEM. 235 00:12:32,267 --> 00:12:34,067 I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE THIS. 236 00:12:34,067 --> 00:12:38,500 THIS IS NOT THE MEMORY THAT I WANT FOR MY CHILDREN TO HAVE, 237 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:40,633 THAT I ATE MYSELF INTO A GRAVE. 238 00:12:40,633 --> 00:12:44,367 BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO STOP EATING. 239 00:12:44,367 --> 00:12:49,733 SO TODAY, ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY ARE PACKING UP TO MOVE TO TEXAS. 240 00:12:49,733 --> 00:12:53,133 THERE'S A DOCTOR THERE WHO HAS AGREED TO SEE ME. 241 00:12:53,133 --> 00:12:55,200 YOU READY FOR THIS MOVE? 242 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,400 I GUESS SO. 243 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:00,467 MILLA HAS A LOT OF ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS 244 00:13:00,467 --> 00:13:03,100 BEFORE SHE'S READY FOR ANY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 245 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:07,267 LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT REAL QUICK. 246 00:13:07,267 --> 00:13:10,567 MILLA HAS A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS THAT BRING HER FOOD. 247 00:13:10,567 --> 00:13:12,933 AT THEIR AGE, THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. 248 00:13:12,933 --> 00:13:17,333 SO MILLA HAS CREATED A VERY BAD SITUATION FOR HERSELF. 249 00:13:24,733 --> 00:13:28,767 Milla: THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN HARD, BUT I'VE STAYED WITH MY DIET 250 00:13:28,767 --> 00:13:30,600 AND WHAT I SHOULD BE EATING. 251 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,533 AND THE KIDS HAVE BEEN TAKING TURNS 252 00:13:32,533 --> 00:13:34,433 DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY WITH ME. 253 00:13:34,433 --> 00:13:37,267 THIS IS LITERALLY MY LAST CHANCE, 254 00:13:37,267 --> 00:13:40,300 SO NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME FROM GETTING SURGERY 255 00:13:40,300 --> 00:13:42,533 AND GETTING UP OUT OF THIS BED. 256 00:13:42,533 --> 00:13:45,900 644. SO YOU LOST ABOUT 60 POUNDS. 257 00:13:45,900 --> 00:13:48,067 OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. 258 00:13:48,067 --> 00:13:49,433 Dr. Nowzaradan: MILLA HAS DONE WELL. 259 00:13:49,433 --> 00:13:52,133 SHE LOST THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDED, SO THIS TIME 260 00:13:52,133 --> 00:13:55,733 I'M GOING TO APPROVE HER FOR LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY. 261 00:13:55,733 --> 00:13:59,633 REMOVING THIS MASS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE CHANGE FOR MILLA. 262 00:13:59,633 --> 00:14:03,367 IT'S WHAT KEPT HER IMMOBILE ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW. 263 00:14:03,367 --> 00:14:08,467 SO THIS REMOVAL TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STEP 264 00:14:08,467 --> 00:14:11,333 IN REGAINING HER MOBILITY. 265 00:14:11,333 --> 00:14:13,367 SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 266 00:14:13,367 --> 00:14:16,533 WE DID A FIVE-POUND FLUID THAT WE LOST. 267 00:14:16,533 --> 00:14:19,533 WE REMOVED 43 POUNDS FROM HER BODY. 268 00:14:19,533 --> 00:14:22,067 THIS KIND OF OPERATION, 269 00:14:22,067 --> 00:14:24,367 UNFORTUNATELY, TAKES A LONG TIME TO HEAL. 270 00:14:24,367 --> 00:14:27,867 AND SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP AND OUT OF HER BED 271 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:30,833 IF SHE WANTS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 272 00:14:30,833 --> 00:14:34,367 Milla: SO, THIS IS THE DAY THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO TRY AND STAND UP. 273 00:14:34,367 --> 00:14:37,733 PUT SOME PRESSURE ON YOUR FEET AND PUSH THEM AGAINST THE SCALE. 274 00:14:37,733 --> 00:14:39,767 [ GRUNTS ] 275 00:14:41,667 --> 00:14:43,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: IF SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND, 276 00:14:43,933 --> 00:14:47,267 THEN WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO MUCH FOR HER. 277 00:14:47,267 --> 00:14:51,233 Milla: NO MATTER HOW BAD I WANT THIS OR HOW HARD I PUSH MYSELF, 278 00:14:51,233 --> 00:14:52,933 I GET TO THE EDGE OF THE BED 279 00:14:52,933 --> 00:14:55,367 AND I THINK, "I CAN'T DO THIS." 280 00:15:05,267 --> 00:15:07,100 Caleb: I LIKE SEEING MY MOM UP LIKE THIS. 281 00:15:07,100 --> 00:15:08,067 IT GIVES ME HOPE. 282 00:15:08,067 --> 00:15:09,333 RIGHT ABOUT THERE. 283 00:15:09,333 --> 00:15:11,933 I'M JUST ENJOYING THIS MOMENT WITH MY KIDS. 284 00:15:11,933 --> 00:15:14,500 IT'S SO, SO WONDERFUL. 285 00:15:14,500 --> 00:15:16,067 YEAH, BRING THE SCALE IN. 286 00:15:16,067 --> 00:15:17,533 I'M SCARED. I'M GETTING SCARED NOW. 287 00:15:17,533 --> 00:15:19,233 DON'T GET SCARED, MILLA. WE GOT YOU. 288 00:15:19,233 --> 00:15:22,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP AND OUT OF HER BED 289 00:15:22,333 --> 00:15:23,933 IF SHE WANTS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 290 00:15:23,933 --> 00:15:26,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: JUST STRAIGHTEN UP. 291 00:15:26,333 --> 00:15:28,100 Milla: LET ME GO! LET ME GO! I GOT IT! 292 00:15:28,100 --> 00:15:30,467 OKAY. NOW THAT YOU CAN STAND UP, 293 00:15:30,467 --> 00:15:32,900 I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 294 00:15:32,900 --> 00:15:35,067 I'M SO HAPPY. I'M REALLY READY. 295 00:15:35,067 --> 00:15:38,200 THE DOCTOR APPROVED ME FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 296 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,400 YEAH, HE DID. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 297 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:45,067 EVERY TIME I WANTED TO GIVE UP HOPE, I THOUGHT OF MY KIDS, 298 00:15:45,067 --> 00:15:46,467 AND THAT GAVE ME THE MOTIVATION 299 00:15:46,467 --> 00:15:48,767 TO KEEP PUSHING AND TO KEEP DOING THIS. 300 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:11,167 SINCE STANDING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS A FEW WEEKS AGO, 301 00:16:11,167 --> 00:16:14,900 I'VE BEEN SO MOTIVATED ABOUT MY WEIGHT LOSS. 302 00:16:14,900 --> 00:16:20,300 IT WAS A HARD YEAR FOR ME, BUT IT ALL STARTED TO PAY OFF. 303 00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:23,067 NOW THE BIGGEST THING I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 304 00:16:23,067 --> 00:16:26,900 IS SPENDING TIME WITH MY KIDS AND DOING MORE WITH THEM. 305 00:16:26,900 --> 00:16:30,800 BEING ABLE TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THEM HAVING FUN 306 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,067 WAS SUCH A HUGE GIFT TO ME 307 00:16:34,067 --> 00:16:38,600 BECAUSE THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME LIKE THEY DO. 308 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,100 I'M THE PARENT, AND I NEED TO CHANGE ALL OF THAT 309 00:16:41,100 --> 00:16:44,300 AND BE THE MOM I WANT TO BE TO THEM. 310 00:16:44,300 --> 00:16:48,067 BUT RIGHT NOW, MY OLDEST SON ESAU IS TAKING ON THE COOKING 311 00:16:48,067 --> 00:16:49,900 AND MANAGING THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD. 312 00:16:49,900 --> 00:16:53,267 AND ALL OF THEM ARE CLEANING AND MAKING SURE EVERYTHING GETS DONE 313 00:16:53,267 --> 00:16:56,867 BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO HAVE MY WHOLE WORLD BROUGHT TO ME. 314 00:16:56,867 --> 00:16:59,200 SINCE MY MOM HAS STARTED THE DIET, 315 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:00,833 SHE HAS BEEN DOING GOOD. 316 00:17:00,833 --> 00:17:03,467 SHE HASN'T BEEN MESSING UP WITH JUNK FOOD. 317 00:17:03,467 --> 00:17:07,267 I HAVEN'T SEEN HER LOSE WEIGHT LIKE THIS IN A LONG, LONG TIME. 318 00:17:07,267 --> 00:17:08,467 IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD 319 00:17:08,467 --> 00:17:10,433 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE'S BEEN WANTING TO DO. 320 00:17:10,433 --> 00:17:12,067 GOD IS GOOD. 321 00:17:12,067 --> 00:17:15,133 All: LET US THANK HIM FOR OUR FOOD. 322 00:17:15,133 --> 00:17:16,433 AMEN. 323 00:17:16,433 --> 00:17:18,567 EAT. 324 00:17:18,567 --> 00:17:22,200 Milla: ELROY'S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. 325 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,933 HE WENT IN FOR MINOR VEIN-REPAIR SURGERY 326 00:17:24,933 --> 00:17:27,267 AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BACK HOME BY NOW, 327 00:17:27,267 --> 00:17:30,867 BUT HE GOT AN INFECTION AND HAD TO STAY LONGER TO RECOVER. 328 00:17:30,867 --> 00:17:32,933 AND IT'S BEEN HARD FOR ALL OF US. 329 00:17:32,933 --> 00:17:35,500 BUT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HOME IN THE NEXT WEEK. 330 00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:40,733 AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIM TO GET BACK, BECAUSE I MISS HIM. 331 00:17:40,733 --> 00:17:44,067 I'M EXCITED THAT MY LIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE. 332 00:17:44,067 --> 00:17:46,900 AND THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THE LIFE OF MY WHOLE FAMILY. 333 00:17:48,767 --> 00:17:52,133 MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IS IN THREE WEEKS. 334 00:17:52,133 --> 00:17:55,467 AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR MY WHOLE LIFE TO CHANGE. 335 00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:07,767 Charity: TODAY, CHARLY AND ME ARE AT DR. NOW FOR OUR APPOINTMENT, 336 00:18:07,767 --> 00:18:11,300 AND I'M REALLY HOPING WE BOTH HIT OUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS. 337 00:18:11,300 --> 00:18:13,100 I THINK IT'S GONNA BE HARD IF ONE OF US 338 00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:16,133 ISN'T MAKING PROGRESS AS MUCH AS THE OTHER, 339 00:18:16,133 --> 00:18:19,100 BUT I'M FEELING CONFIDENT WE'RE BOTH DOING GOOD. 340 00:18:19,100 --> 00:18:21,867 I WANT TO GET MY NEXT SKIN REMOVAL REALLY BAD. 341 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:25,333 AND I JUST WANT CHARLY TO START MAKING THE PROGRESS SHE NEEDS. 342 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:29,467 SO WE'RE BOTH REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW 343 00:18:29,467 --> 00:18:31,933 BECAUSE I REALLY WANT US TO DO THIS TOGETHER. 344 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,433 ** 345 00:18:43,067 --> 00:18:47,567 Charity: WE'RE BOTH REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. 346 00:18:47,567 --> 00:18:52,600 I WAS AT 338 POUNDS, AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER 298 347 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,433 IF I STAYED ON TRACK. 348 00:18:54,433 --> 00:18:57,667 SO I'M JUST REALLY HOPING THAT WE BOTH HIT OUR GOALS TODAY 349 00:18:57,667 --> 00:19:01,200 AND THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK TOGETHER. 350 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:02,933 Woman: 329. 351 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:07,533 I'LL GO THIS WAY. 352 00:19:07,533 --> 00:19:11,433 Charly: I WAS 376 WHEN I CHECKED MY WEIGHT AT DR. NOW'S LAST TIME, 353 00:19:11,433 --> 00:19:14,400 AND HE DIDN'T REALLY GIVE ME ANY WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS. 354 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:18,100 BUT I'M HOPING THAT I'M AT LEAST DOWN TO 356 TODAY. 355 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:22,433 384. 356 00:19:24,867 --> 00:19:27,700 Charity: THIS IS REALLY DISCOURAGING. 357 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:31,367 IT JUST FEELS LIKE A LOT OF HARD WORK FOR VERY LITTLE RESULT, 358 00:19:31,367 --> 00:19:34,300 AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW HOW CHARLY GAINED WEIGHT, 359 00:19:34,300 --> 00:19:36,133 BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE PRACTICALLY 360 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:38,567 EATING THE SAME EXACT THING. 361 00:19:38,567 --> 00:19:41,900 BUT I DON'T THINK DR. NOW IS GONNA HAPPY WITH US. 362 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:44,300 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 363 00:19:44,300 --> 00:19:45,633 -HELLO. -HELLO. 364 00:19:45,633 --> 00:19:47,600 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 365 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,367 WE'RE OKAY. 366 00:19:49,367 --> 00:19:50,667 ALL RIGHT. 367 00:19:50,667 --> 00:19:53,500 SO CHARITY, YOU ONLY LOST NINE POUNDS 368 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:56,667 SINCE LAST TIME I SAW YOU. -MM-HMM. 369 00:19:56,667 --> 00:19:59,767 YOU SHOULD'VE LOST AT LEAST DOUBLE OF WHAT YOU DID. 370 00:19:59,767 --> 00:20:01,467 SO WHAT'S GOING ON? 371 00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:03,200 IT'S LIKE I'M AT A FREAKING STALL. 372 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,200 NO MATTER WHAT I DO, IT DOESN'T GO DOWN. 373 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,167 WELL, IT'S SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND. 374 00:20:07,167 --> 00:20:10,600 IF YOU'RE NOT LOSING, YOUR CALORIE INTAKE IS TOO HIGH. 375 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:12,533 THAT'S IT. -OKAY. 376 00:20:12,533 --> 00:20:14,433 IF YOU THINK YOU'RE EATING LESS, 377 00:20:14,433 --> 00:20:16,900 THEN YOU AREN'T MEASURING YOUR PORTIONS, 378 00:20:16,900 --> 00:20:18,867 AND YOU NEED TO DO THAT. -MM-HMM. 379 00:20:18,867 --> 00:20:22,800 WHATEVER YOU'RE EATING IS SUPPORTING 330 POUNDS. 380 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:27,167 SO YOU HAVE TO BE EATING OVER 3,000 CALORIES A DAY. 381 00:20:27,167 --> 00:20:30,833 AND CHARLY IS CLOSE TO 4,000 CALORIES A DAY 382 00:20:30,833 --> 00:20:32,600 TO BE GAINING LIKE SHE HAS. 383 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,633 SO YOU ALL ARE OVEREATING. 384 00:20:35,633 --> 00:20:37,000 Dr. Nowzaradan: I AM HAPPY THAT CHARITY 385 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,900 AND CHARLY HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER 386 00:20:38,900 --> 00:20:40,333 TO LOSE WEIGHT, 387 00:20:40,333 --> 00:20:42,567 BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ENABLING EACH OTHER 388 00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:44,000 IN SMALL WAYS 389 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,867 THAT THEY MAY NOT EVEN FULLY REALIZE. 390 00:20:46,867 --> 00:20:49,967 BUT I'M HOPING THAT THEY WILL START WORKING TOGETHER 391 00:20:49,967 --> 00:20:51,833 A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND REDUCE 392 00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:54,200 WHAT THEY'RE EATING NOW THAT THEY REALIZE 393 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:56,800 THEY ARE NOT MAKING THE PROGRESS THAT THEY THINK THEY ARE. 394 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,567 BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. 395 00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:02,467 I HAVE A LOT OF LOOSE SKIN THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU. 396 00:21:02,467 --> 00:21:04,067 I'VE BEEN JUST DEALING WITH IT AT HOME 397 00:21:04,067 --> 00:21:06,467 AND SUFFERING THROUGH THE PAIN. 398 00:21:06,467 --> 00:21:07,900 THAT HOLDS ME BACK THE MOST. 399 00:21:07,900 --> 00:21:09,133 IT'S SO HEAVY. 400 00:21:09,133 --> 00:21:10,700 IT'S LIKE A WATER BALLOON. 401 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:14,533 AND I THINK ONCE IT'S OFF, I'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS. 402 00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:16,800 BUT THEN, I HAVE THIS, TOO. 403 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:21,067 I HAVE LIKE, A REALLY BIG, BIG MASS THINGY. 404 00:21:21,067 --> 00:21:22,867 AND I HAVE A LOT OF SAGGY SKIN. 405 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:24,567 I HAVE A LOT OF IT. 406 00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:26,800 THAT'S NOT ONLY SAGGING SKIN. 407 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,433 THAT'S A LOT OF FAT. -YEAH. 408 00:21:28,433 --> 00:21:31,100 SO YOU STILL NEED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT. 409 00:21:31,100 --> 00:21:35,200 BUT THE NEXT SKIN REMOVAL WILL NEED TO BE YOUR LEFT LEG. 410 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,367 SO IF YOU GET UNDER 300 POUNDS, THEN WE CAN FOCUS ON THAT. 411 00:21:39,367 --> 00:21:42,267 BUT YOU HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO FIRST, 412 00:21:42,267 --> 00:21:44,533 AND YOU NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK. 413 00:21:44,533 --> 00:21:46,500 AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. 414 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:48,167 -OKAY. -OKAY? 415 00:21:48,167 --> 00:21:49,733 SO... 416 00:21:49,733 --> 00:21:50,900 Charity: WHAT ABOUT CHARLY? 417 00:21:50,900 --> 00:21:53,067 IS SHE READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY? 418 00:21:53,067 --> 00:21:55,100 SHE WANTS TO SEE IF YOU'LL GIVE HER THE SLEEVE. 419 00:21:55,100 --> 00:21:57,967 OKAY, LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES. 420 00:21:57,967 --> 00:22:02,833 SURGERY IS NOT A TOOL THAT IS GONNA CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT. 421 00:22:02,833 --> 00:22:04,133 MM-HMM. 422 00:22:04,133 --> 00:22:07,067 SURGERY IS A TOOL THAT IS GONNA MAKE HER EAT LESS, 423 00:22:07,067 --> 00:22:10,833 BUT THAT IS NOT GONNA BE A CURE FOR HER PROBLEM. 424 00:22:10,833 --> 00:22:14,267 IF SHE'S GAINING WEIGHT NOW, SHE'S NOT ANYWHERE 425 00:22:14,267 --> 00:22:17,100 CLOSE TO BEING READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 426 00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:19,767 SO HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO. 427 00:22:19,767 --> 00:22:22,067 I WANT YOU BOTH TO LOSE 20 POUNDS IN A MONTH. 428 00:22:22,067 --> 00:22:24,067 AND CHARLY, IF YOU DO THAT, 429 00:22:24,067 --> 00:22:26,200 I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 430 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,967 AND CHARITY, IF YOU GET UNDER 300 POUNDS, 431 00:22:28,967 --> 00:22:31,967 I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL ON YOUR LEFT LEG. 432 00:22:31,967 --> 00:22:33,533 AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. -OKAY. 433 00:22:33,533 --> 00:22:34,833 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 434 00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:36,333 I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER. -THANK YOU. 435 00:22:36,333 --> 00:22:38,400 MM-HMM. 436 00:22:41,933 --> 00:22:44,667 Charity: I WAS REALLY HOPING THAT AT LEAST CHARLY COULD GET APPROVED 437 00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:46,833 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 438 00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:49,167 SHE'S AT LEAST IN THE 300s, 439 00:22:49,167 --> 00:22:52,300 BUT I'M WORRIED SHE'S GOING TO BE OVER 400 SOON 440 00:22:52,300 --> 00:22:53,567 AND THAT SHE'LL JUST KEEP GAINING 441 00:22:53,567 --> 00:22:55,467 IF SHE DOESN'T GET HELP. 442 00:22:55,467 --> 00:22:58,600 SO I'M JUST REALLY DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. 443 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,233 BUT I KNOW THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO TRY HARDER. 444 00:23:01,233 --> 00:23:03,167 'CAUSE WE CAN'T GIVE UP. 445 00:23:11,433 --> 00:23:14,067 Milla: A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I GOT A CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL 446 00:23:14,067 --> 00:23:15,600 WHERE ELROY IS, 447 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:20,433 AND THEY HAD BAD NEWS, BECAUSE HE HAD A HEART ATTACK. 448 00:23:22,433 --> 00:23:26,100 IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THEM TO RESUSCITATE HIM 449 00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:29,533 THAT THEY DON'T EXPECT HIM TO MAKE IT. 450 00:23:29,533 --> 00:23:34,733 SO THEY DOCTOR SAID WE NEED TO COME SEE HIM TO SAY GOODBYE. 451 00:23:34,733 --> 00:23:38,133 THEY KIDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AND SAY THEIR GOODBYES, 452 00:23:38,133 --> 00:23:40,700 BUT I CAN'T. 453 00:23:40,700 --> 00:23:42,167 MY HUSBAND'S GONNA DIE, 454 00:23:42,167 --> 00:23:46,500 AND I CAN'T GET UP FROM MY BED TO SAY GOODBYE. 455 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:49,067 AND I'M JUST HEARTBROKEN. 456 00:23:49,067 --> 00:23:51,067 THE WHOLE FAMILY IS. 457 00:23:51,067 --> 00:23:52,300 OH. 458 00:23:52,300 --> 00:23:57,067 BUT I NEED TO BE STRONG FOR MY KIDS, 459 00:23:57,067 --> 00:23:58,600 SO I CALLED DR. NOW 460 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:01,933 AND TOLD HIM I CAN'T GO THROUGH THE SURGERY RIGHT NOW, 461 00:24:01,933 --> 00:24:04,533 NOT WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON. 462 00:24:04,533 --> 00:24:06,767 THE KIDS NEED ME HERE. 463 00:24:06,767 --> 00:24:09,500 AND I CAN'T TAKE THE TIME TO BE AWAY FOR SO LONG, 464 00:24:09,500 --> 00:24:14,333 NOT WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR ELROY. 465 00:24:14,333 --> 00:24:17,367 BUT I JUST CAN'T GO INTO SURGERY AND LEAVE THEM 466 00:24:17,367 --> 00:24:20,333 WITHOUT A PARENT RIGHT NOW, 467 00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:23,333 AND WORSE, DO SOMETHING THAT IS HIGH-RISK 468 00:24:23,333 --> 00:24:27,767 AND POTENTIALLY LEAVE THEM ALL ALONE IN THIS WORLD. 469 00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:29,467 I CAN'T ALLOW IT. 470 00:24:29,467 --> 00:24:32,067 SO I NEED SOME TIME BEFORE I CAN EVEN THINK 471 00:24:32,067 --> 00:24:34,433 ABOUT HAVING THE SURGERY. 472 00:24:34,433 --> 00:24:37,300 I JUST NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEM HOWEVER I CAN. 473 00:24:48,067 --> 00:24:50,133 Charity: CHARLY AND ME HAVE GONE BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD 474 00:24:50,133 --> 00:24:51,500 WITH THE MEALS WE'RE MAKING 475 00:24:51,500 --> 00:24:53,633 AND HOW MUCH WE'RE EATING TOGETHER. 476 00:24:53,633 --> 00:24:55,667 AND I'VE DECIDED THAT I WANT TO TRY AND COOK 477 00:24:55,667 --> 00:24:58,067 MOST OF THE MEALS MYSELF. 478 00:24:58,067 --> 00:24:59,767 WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE COOKING? 479 00:24:59,767 --> 00:25:02,800 I'M GONNA COOK SOME STIR FRY. 480 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,500 Charity: WHEN WE COOK TOGETHER, I FEEL LIKE WE START TO ADD 481 00:25:05,500 --> 00:25:07,500 A LITTLE MORE FOOD THAN WE SHOULD, 482 00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:09,800 BUT CHARLY HAS COOKED AND TAKEN CARE OF ME 483 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:11,300 SINCE SHE WAS 10, 484 00:25:11,300 --> 00:25:14,233 AND IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE A DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR HER 485 00:25:14,233 --> 00:25:17,067 TO LET ME BE A MOM. 486 00:25:17,067 --> 00:25:20,267 SHE'S SO USED TO DOING IT HER WAY. 487 00:25:20,267 --> 00:25:25,233 NOW THAT I'M GETTING BETTER, I WANT TO DO IT MY WAY. 488 00:25:25,233 --> 00:25:27,867 BUT SHE DOESN'T THINK I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, 489 00:25:27,867 --> 00:25:30,167 SO SHE JUST DOESN'T LET UP. 490 00:25:30,167 --> 00:25:33,900 LOOK, YOU'RE CHICKEN'S STICKING 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT STIRRING IT. 491 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:35,667 DID YOU PUT OLIVE OIL IN THAT PAN ALREADY? 492 00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:36,600 YEP. 493 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,933 -THE BIG ONE? -YES. 494 00:25:39,933 --> 00:25:43,067 Charity: BUT ALL THE MEALS SHE MADE FOR US ALL THESE YEARS ARE THE ONES 495 00:25:43,067 --> 00:25:45,967 THAT WEREN'T HEALTHY FOR ME OR HER. 496 00:25:45,967 --> 00:25:49,200 THEY HAD A LOT OF SALT AND A LOT OF BUTTER AND STUFF 497 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:51,967 THAT MAKES THE MEALS SO HIGH-CALORIE. 498 00:25:51,967 --> 00:25:53,967 AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS. 499 00:25:53,967 --> 00:25:57,600 IF YOU COOK IT WITH BAD STUFF, IT'S STILL UNHEALTHY. 500 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:00,267 AND THEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER OUR DAILY CALORIE LIMIT 501 00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:02,133 IN JUST ONE MEAL... 502 00:26:02,133 --> 00:26:03,867 IF YOU'RE GONNA TURN IT UP, YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU STIR IT 503 00:26:03,867 --> 00:26:07,300 OR IT'LL STICK TO THE PAN. 504 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:09,367 ...AND I DON'T THINK SHE GETS THAT. 505 00:26:13,067 --> 00:26:14,867 CHARLY, STOP BEING MOTHER HEN. 506 00:26:14,867 --> 00:26:15,967 I JUST TURNED THAT DOWN. 507 00:26:15,967 --> 00:26:17,267 YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP STIRRING IT. 508 00:26:17,267 --> 00:26:19,900 I WANT IT TO STAY IN THE SAME PLACE. 509 00:26:19,900 --> 00:26:21,900 YOU COOK IT THE WAY YOU WANT TO COOK IT. 510 00:26:21,900 --> 00:26:24,667 I'LL GO JUST BE OVER HERE. 511 00:26:24,667 --> 00:26:28,633 Charly: I THINK MY MOM DOESN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO BE MY MOM. 512 00:26:28,633 --> 00:26:30,767 SHE'LL SAY THINGS, AND IT COMES OUT INSULTING 513 00:26:30,767 --> 00:26:32,800 INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING. 514 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:36,700 AND I DON'T REALLY THINK WE'RE HELPING EACH OTHER. 515 00:26:36,700 --> 00:26:38,200 Charity: WE'RE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME. 516 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,667 WE GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES. 517 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:42,533 WE SNAP AT EACH OTHER FOR NO REASON. 518 00:26:42,533 --> 00:26:44,633 WE NEED A BREAK FROM EACH OTHER. 519 00:26:44,633 --> 00:26:47,300 AND IT'S BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE IN OUR RELATIONSHIP 520 00:26:47,300 --> 00:26:49,133 AND WITH OUR EATING. 521 00:26:49,133 --> 00:26:51,067 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. 522 00:26:55,767 --> 00:26:58,800 ** 523 00:27:07,233 --> 00:27:11,833 Charity: I'M STRUGGLING A WHOLE LOT RIGHT NOW. 524 00:27:11,833 --> 00:27:15,100 CHARLY AND ME HAVE BEEN FIGHTING ABOUT EVERYTHING NON-STOP, 525 00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:18,667 AND OUR RELATIONSHIP JUST ISN'T GOOD RIGHT NOW. 526 00:27:18,667 --> 00:27:20,800 AND I'M REALLY DEPRESSED ABOUT IT. 527 00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:26,667 I DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS GOT THIS BAD SO FAST BETWEEN US. 528 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,700 AFTER OUR LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW, 529 00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:33,767 WHEN WE BOTH DIDN'T DO WELL, 530 00:27:33,767 --> 00:27:37,433 I REALIZED THAT WHAT WE WERE DOING TOGETHER WASN'T WORKING. 531 00:27:38,933 --> 00:27:41,400 SO I NEEDED TO TAKE CHARGE A LITTLE MORE 532 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,600 TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT. 533 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,733 AND CHARLY DIDN'T REACT WELL TO ME TAKING ON MORE OF EVERYTHING. 534 00:27:50,500 --> 00:27:54,933 SHE'S ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF ME SINCE SHE WAS 10. 535 00:27:54,933 --> 00:27:58,400 AND NOW THAT I'M TRYING TO BE THE MOM I'M SUPPOSED TO BE, 536 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,567 IT'S HARD FOR HER TO GIVE THAT BACK TO ME. 537 00:28:01,567 --> 00:28:03,733 AND THE ONLY WAY WE DON'T REALLY FIGHT IS 538 00:28:03,733 --> 00:28:07,133 IF NEITHER OF US TRY TO COOK TOGETHER. 539 00:28:07,133 --> 00:28:11,867 AND WE JUST EAT SOMETHING THAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD. 540 00:28:11,867 --> 00:28:14,533 DO YOU WANT TO HAVE SOME LUNCH? 541 00:28:14,533 --> 00:28:16,100 YEAH, I GUESS. 542 00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:20,167 WELL, DO YOU WANT TO JUST DO A, LIKE, FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH? 543 00:28:20,167 --> 00:28:22,100 OKAY. 544 00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:24,900 I MEAN, YOU WANT TO GO GET IT? 545 00:28:24,900 --> 00:28:26,267 YEAH, I'LL GO GET IT. 546 00:28:26,267 --> 00:28:27,133 OKAY. 547 00:28:27,133 --> 00:28:28,300 -ALL RIGHT. -THANK YOU. 548 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:38,467 CHARLY TREATS ME LIKE I'VE BEEN THE ONE MAKING HER DO THIS 549 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:41,167 AND THAT THIS IS ALL UNFAIR. 550 00:28:41,167 --> 00:28:44,133 AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE HER HAPPY FOR THE MOMENT 551 00:28:44,133 --> 00:28:47,500 IS TO LET US TAKE A BREAK FROM THE DIET. 552 00:28:47,500 --> 00:28:50,067 SO AT LEAST FOR ONE MEAL A DAY, I'M LETTING US CHEAT 553 00:28:50,067 --> 00:28:52,233 SO WE CAN SURVIVE TOGETHER. 554 00:29:07,533 --> 00:29:11,467 WHEN I EAT, IT'S LIKE A TIMEOUT. 555 00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:14,133 AND FOR A MOMENT, I CAN JUST BE HAPPY. 556 00:29:21,633 --> 00:29:23,900 I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO TURN US AROUND 557 00:29:23,900 --> 00:29:26,700 BECAUSE WE BOTH CAN'T START TO GAIN AGAIN. 558 00:29:26,700 --> 00:29:29,667 WE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING WE'RE WORKING TOWARD. 559 00:29:39,067 --> 00:29:43,100 Milla: ABOUT A WEEK AGO, ELROY'S CONDITION GOT WORSE 560 00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:45,500 AND THEY TOOK HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT, 561 00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:48,433 AND HE PASSED AWAY. 562 00:29:48,433 --> 00:29:52,433 THERE WAS JUST NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR HIM. 563 00:29:52,433 --> 00:29:56,733 HIS BODY COULDN'T RECOVER FROM THE HEART ATTACK. 564 00:29:56,733 --> 00:29:59,833 SO THE KIDS AND I ARE JUST WORKING TOGETHER 565 00:29:59,833 --> 00:30:03,100 TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND GET THROUGH THIS TIME. 566 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:06,233 BUT IT'S HARD. 567 00:30:06,233 --> 00:30:12,433 MY KIDS LOST THEIR FATHER, AND I LOST MY HUSBAND. 568 00:30:16,300 --> 00:30:18,367 [ Voice breaking ] I FEEL LIKE I LOST MY BEST FRIEND. 569 00:30:18,367 --> 00:30:22,000 WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE I WAS 24. 570 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:24,867 I MISS HIM EVERY DAY. 571 00:30:24,867 --> 00:30:26,500 [ SIGHS ] 572 00:30:26,500 --> 00:30:30,200 IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT WITHOUT HIM BEING AROUND HERE. 573 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:32,667 IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE OVERWHELMING. 574 00:30:32,667 --> 00:30:34,600 OVERWHELMING. 575 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:36,700 AND I STILL THINK ABOUT HIM. 576 00:30:39,467 --> 00:30:43,200 EVEN JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS, SO WHO ARE WE? 577 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:45,600 NOBODY'S EXEMPT FROM DEATH. 578 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,433 SO I CAN'T TAKE YOUR MIND OFF IT. 579 00:30:48,433 --> 00:30:50,467 I CAN'T BUY NOTHING TO HELP YOU. 580 00:30:50,467 --> 00:30:53,233 THERE'S NO PILL TO TAKE. 581 00:30:53,233 --> 00:30:55,467 [ Voice breaking ] THERE'S NO TRIP YOU CAN GO ON. 582 00:30:55,467 --> 00:30:57,500 [ CRYING ] 583 00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:04,333 WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING TO HELP EACH OTHER 584 00:31:04,333 --> 00:31:07,967 DEAL WITH ALL THE PAIN RIGHT NOW. 585 00:31:07,967 --> 00:31:11,133 AND WHEN I START TO FEEL TOO OVERWHELMED FROM IT ALL, 586 00:31:11,133 --> 00:31:12,833 I JUST SHUT IT DOWN, 587 00:31:12,833 --> 00:31:15,400 BECAUSE I NEED TO BE HERE FOR MY KIDS, 588 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:18,900 AND I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT OR ANYTHING ELSE, 589 00:31:18,900 --> 00:31:20,967 INCLUDING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 590 00:31:20,967 --> 00:31:25,600 SO I TOLD DR. NOWZARADAN I WOULD LET HIM KNOW WHEN I'M READY. 591 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,733 AND HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD, BUT IF TOO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED, 592 00:31:29,733 --> 00:31:31,867 THEN I WILL HAVE TO GET REEVALUATED. 593 00:31:31,867 --> 00:31:37,067 SO I'M NO LONGER APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 594 00:31:37,067 --> 00:31:40,133 MY FAMILY'S MY HIGHEST PRIORITY. 595 00:31:40,133 --> 00:31:44,267 AT LEAST UNTIL WE'RE ALL ABLE TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. 596 00:31:44,267 --> 00:31:46,933 THEN I CAN MAKE THE TIME TO HAVE SURGERY. 597 00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:59,533 Charity: CHARLY AND ME ARE BACK TO SEE DR. NOW. 598 00:31:59,533 --> 00:32:02,200 BUT WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE SCALE 599 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:05,133 IS GOING TO SAY TODAY, 600 00:32:05,133 --> 00:32:08,933 BECAUSE WE'VE HAD OUR MOMENTS WHERE WE'VE COMPROMISED. 601 00:32:08,933 --> 00:32:13,167 BUT WE'VE ALSO TRIED REALLY HARD AT TIMES THIS PAST TWO MONTHS, 602 00:32:13,167 --> 00:32:16,467 SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN I GET ON THE SCALE. 603 00:32:19,433 --> 00:32:23,900 CHARLY AND ME ARE STILL NOT DOING SO WELL. 604 00:32:23,900 --> 00:32:26,100 SOME DAYS, WE'RE NOT TALKING MUCH. 605 00:32:26,100 --> 00:32:29,367 AND OTHERS, IT SEEMS LIKE WE JUST FIGHT THE WHOLE TIME. 606 00:32:29,367 --> 00:32:31,667 SO I'M REALLY UPSET ABOUT THAT 607 00:32:31,667 --> 00:32:33,833 AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT. 608 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:37,933 CHARITY PIERCE? 609 00:32:37,933 --> 00:32:41,433 BUT I'M JUST HOPING WE'RE STILL MAKING SOME PROGRESS. 610 00:32:41,433 --> 00:32:45,067 BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT, AND WE CAN'T GET OUR SURGERIES, 611 00:32:45,067 --> 00:32:48,933 THEN IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR BOTH OF US TO TAKE. 612 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:50,900 AND I'M WORRIED IT'S GONNA MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE 613 00:32:50,900 --> 00:32:52,067 BETWEEN CHARLY AND ME. 614 00:32:54,067 --> 00:32:57,600 SO WE JUST NEED TO SEE SOMETHING POSITIVE TODAY. 615 00:33:02,967 --> 00:33:06,067 ** 616 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,067 Charity: CHARLY AND ME ARE AT DR. NOW'S CLINIC. 617 00:33:14,067 --> 00:33:18,233 LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS AT 329. 618 00:33:18,233 --> 00:33:22,133 AND DR. NOW WANTED ME TO GET DOWN TO 289. 619 00:33:22,133 --> 00:33:25,567 BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT THESE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, 620 00:33:25,567 --> 00:33:30,467 SO I'M JUST HOPING WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS. 621 00:33:30,467 --> 00:33:33,533 Woman: 353. 622 00:33:33,533 --> 00:33:35,933 THAT'S DISAPPOINTING. 623 00:33:35,933 --> 00:33:37,933 YOUR TURN. 624 00:33:37,933 --> 00:33:41,567 SO THAT MEANS CHARLY'S PROBABLY WORSE OFF THAN ME. 625 00:33:44,133 --> 00:33:46,600 Charly: I'M HOPING I DIDN'T GAIN LIKE MY MOM. 626 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,700 LAST TIME, I WAS UP TO 384, 627 00:33:49,700 --> 00:33:55,800 AND DR. NOW HAD GIVEN ME A GOAL OF GETTING UNDER 344 TODAY. 628 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,300 Woman: 393. 629 00:34:02,433 --> 00:34:05,933 Charity: I'M NOT SURE HOW I GAINED MORE THAN CHARLY. 630 00:34:05,933 --> 00:34:08,400 BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD FOR EITHER OF US 631 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:12,200 BECAUSE WE'RE FURTHER AWAY FOR GETTING ANY APPROVALS, 632 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,500 AND I'M WORRIED THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THINGS 633 00:34:14,500 --> 00:34:17,200 GETTING MUCH WORST BETWEEN CHARLY AND ME. 634 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:20,067 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 635 00:34:20,067 --> 00:34:21,433 -HELLO. -HELLO. 636 00:34:21,433 --> 00:34:22,600 ALL RIGHT. 637 00:34:22,600 --> 00:34:26,600 SO, YOU BOTH HAVE GAINED THESE PAST TWO MONTHS. 638 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:30,367 BECAUSE LAST TIME WE SAW YOU, YOU WERE 329 POUNDS. 639 00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:32,700 YOU ARE NOW 353. 640 00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:35,533 -YES. -SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON? 641 00:34:35,533 --> 00:34:36,933 I'M NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU AND SAY 642 00:34:36,933 --> 00:34:39,667 I FOLLOWED THE DIET COMPLETELY 100%. 643 00:34:39,667 --> 00:34:40,600 IT'S MY MIND. 644 00:34:40,600 --> 00:34:42,133 IT'S MY MENTAL. 645 00:34:42,133 --> 00:34:44,300 AND I THINK I'M SABOTAGING MYSELF, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, 646 00:34:44,300 --> 00:34:46,367 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE MY WHOLE LIFE. 647 00:34:46,367 --> 00:34:48,233 THEN I GET INTO THIS DEPRESSION 648 00:34:48,233 --> 00:34:50,067 WHERE I DON'T EVEN WANT TO GET OUT OF BED 649 00:34:50,067 --> 00:34:53,367 AND THEN THAT'S WHEN I FALL INTO AN OLD HABIT 650 00:34:53,367 --> 00:34:55,567 AND EAT SOMETHING I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT. 651 00:34:55,567 --> 00:34:58,833 OKAY. BOTH OF YOU HAVE AN EATING DISORDER. 652 00:34:58,833 --> 00:35:02,267 AND IT SEEMS LIKE NEITHER ONE OF YOU 653 00:35:02,267 --> 00:35:04,267 ARE WILLING TO MAKE CHANGES. 654 00:35:04,267 --> 00:35:09,467 YOU BOTH ARE FEEDING EACH OTHER BAD EATING HABITS. 655 00:35:09,467 --> 00:35:12,533 AND THIS DYNAMIC BETWEEN YOU TWO 656 00:35:12,533 --> 00:35:15,633 IS GETTING MORE TOXIC THAN POSITIVE. 657 00:35:15,633 --> 00:35:17,900 YOU'RE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER GAINING WEIGHT. 658 00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:23,300 AND YOUR WHOLE SITUATION IS GETTING BAD VERY FAST. 659 00:35:23,300 --> 00:35:26,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN CHARITY AND CHARLY 660 00:35:26,067 --> 00:35:28,700 IS VERY UNFORTUNATE TO SEE. 661 00:35:28,700 --> 00:35:31,267 BUT CHARITY IS BLAMING HER EMOTIONS, 662 00:35:31,267 --> 00:35:32,533 WHEN SHE IS THE MOM 663 00:35:32,533 --> 00:35:35,067 AND NEEDS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION 664 00:35:35,067 --> 00:35:38,233 AND MAKE SURE THEY BOTH GET BACK ON TRACK. 665 00:35:38,233 --> 00:35:41,533 AND IF THEY DON'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS TOGETHER, 666 00:35:41,533 --> 00:35:43,300 THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BECOME 667 00:35:43,300 --> 00:35:46,067 EVEN MORE SELF-DESTRUCTIVE QUICKLY. 668 00:35:46,067 --> 00:35:49,533 LET ME TELL YOU WHAT EXACTLY IS GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU, OKAY? 669 00:35:49,533 --> 00:35:53,500 IN TWO YEARS, YOU'RE GONNA BE UP TO 600 POUNDS. 670 00:35:53,500 --> 00:35:55,833 -IT'S GUARANTEED. -I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN. 671 00:35:55,833 --> 00:35:57,667 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THOSE MASSES THAT YOU HAD 672 00:35:57,667 --> 00:35:59,200 IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE. 673 00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:00,667 IT'S GONNA COME BACK. 674 00:36:00,667 --> 00:36:04,833 SO I DON'T SEE ANY SOLUTION FOR YOU AT THIS TIME 675 00:36:04,833 --> 00:36:09,067 UNLESS YOU TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CHANGE IT. 676 00:36:09,067 --> 00:36:12,433 CHARLY, WE NEED TO STOP AND ONLY BUY THE THINGS 677 00:36:12,433 --> 00:36:15,633 THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BUY AND STOP BUYING CRAP. 678 00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:18,200 CHARITY, YOU WANT TO BE THE MOM AGAIN? 679 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:21,267 THEN, YOU NEED TO TAKE THE LEAD AND MAKE THE CHOICES 680 00:36:21,267 --> 00:36:25,433 THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, AND STOP BLAMING CHARLY. 681 00:36:25,433 --> 00:36:26,733 WELL, DON'T GIVE UP ON ME YET 682 00:36:26,733 --> 00:36:30,833 BECAUSE I'M GONNA TRY TO DO A LOT BETTER. 683 00:36:30,833 --> 00:36:32,133 I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU, 684 00:36:32,133 --> 00:36:34,333 BUT I'M REALISTIC ABOUT THE SITUATION. 685 00:36:34,333 --> 00:36:36,067 -I KNOW. -SO GET BACK ON TRACK. 686 00:36:36,067 --> 00:36:39,333 AND I WANT YOU BOTH TO LOSE 20 POUNDS A MONTH 687 00:36:39,333 --> 00:36:42,633 LIKE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO UNTIL YOUR NEXT VISIT. 688 00:36:42,633 --> 00:36:46,067 AND CHARITY, I'M GOING TO SEND YOU BACK TO A THERAPIST 689 00:36:46,067 --> 00:36:48,967 TO TALK THROUGH SOME OF THESE EMOTIONAL ISSUES 690 00:36:48,967 --> 00:36:50,567 THAT YOU MENTIONED. 691 00:36:50,567 --> 00:36:54,067 THINGS ARE GETTING OUT OF HAND FOR BOTH OF YOU QUICKLY. 692 00:36:54,067 --> 00:36:56,833 AND IF YOU DON'T GET CONTROL OF THE SITUATION, 693 00:36:56,833 --> 00:36:59,767 THEN YOU WILL START TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. 694 00:36:59,767 --> 00:37:01,567 -MM-HMM. -ALL RIGHT. 695 00:37:01,567 --> 00:37:03,233 I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS. 696 00:37:03,233 --> 00:37:04,633 OKAY. 697 00:37:04,633 --> 00:37:07,133 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. 698 00:37:07,133 --> 00:37:10,167 ** 699 00:37:15,433 --> 00:37:19,133 Charity: I HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING, THAT I AM THE MOM, 700 00:37:19,133 --> 00:37:21,800 AND IT'S ON ME TO TAKE CONTROL. 701 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,567 BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY. 702 00:37:25,567 --> 00:37:29,933 ESPECIALLY WITH HOW STRONG-WILLED CHARLY IS. 703 00:37:29,933 --> 00:37:32,467 SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D EVEN START. 704 00:37:35,867 --> 00:37:38,900 ** 705 00:37:44,500 --> 00:37:47,100 Milla: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE ELROY PASSED, 706 00:37:47,100 --> 00:37:50,833 AND THE KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING THROUGH IT ALL. 707 00:37:50,833 --> 00:37:53,333 Y'ALL READY TO THROW ME ACROSS THE ROOM? 708 00:37:53,333 --> 00:37:56,167 YEAH. 709 00:37:56,167 --> 00:37:59,400 Milla: I WILL ADMIT, I'VE JUST STAYED IN MY BED, 710 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:01,500 AND I HAVEN'T DONE MUCH. 711 00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:03,833 BUT IT'S BEEN SUCH A HARD TIME. 712 00:38:03,833 --> 00:38:06,467 AND I'VE BEEN REALLY DEPRESSED. 713 00:38:06,467 --> 00:38:10,567 SO I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE. 714 00:38:10,567 --> 00:38:13,167 BUT THE KIDS HAD A TALK WITH ME ABOUT GETTING BACK 715 00:38:13,167 --> 00:38:15,967 TO WHAT I NEED TO BE DOING. 716 00:38:15,967 --> 00:38:17,500 THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE CONCERNED 717 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:19,400 I WAS GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING I WORKED 718 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:21,933 TO DO THIS PAST YEAR. 719 00:38:21,933 --> 00:38:23,733 SO TODAY, I'M GETTING OUT OF BED 720 00:38:23,733 --> 00:38:26,933 AND I'M MAKING THEM DINNER FROM THE KITCHEN. 721 00:38:26,933 --> 00:38:30,567 I DON'T WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE TO KEEP TAKING CARE OF ME. 722 00:38:30,567 --> 00:38:33,300 THEY'VE HAD TO DO IT FOR FAR TOO LONG. 723 00:38:33,300 --> 00:38:35,833 ONE, TWO, THREE. 724 00:38:35,833 --> 00:38:40,200 AND I MADE PROGRESS OVER THE PAST YEAR, 725 00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:42,667 BUT I KNOW I STILL HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO. 726 00:38:44,433 --> 00:38:51,933 I MADE A PROMISE TO MY FAMILY, MY KIDS, AND ELROY TO DO THIS. 727 00:38:51,933 --> 00:38:54,733 SO I'VE STALLED LONG ENOUGH. 728 00:38:57,767 --> 00:39:00,600 IT DOES FEEL GOOD TO FINALLY BE UP AGAIN 729 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:03,567 AND DOING SOMETHING OUT OF MY BED. 730 00:39:03,567 --> 00:39:06,867 THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT TO DO WITH MY KIDS, 731 00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:10,067 AND I CAN'T LET MYSELF LOSE ALL THE MOBILITY 732 00:39:10,067 --> 00:39:13,300 THAT I'VE GAINED THIS PAST YEAR 733 00:39:13,300 --> 00:39:18,167 BECAUSE I LOVE MY FAMILY TOO MUCH TO LET THAT HAPPEN. 734 00:39:18,167 --> 00:39:20,767 SO I'M GONNA REACH OUT TO DR. NOW'S OFFICE 735 00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:25,200 AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO GO BACK TO SEE HIM. 736 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,867 I KNOW I NEED TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT WHEN I DO 737 00:39:27,867 --> 00:39:31,433 IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 738 00:39:31,433 --> 00:39:34,067 SO I'M GONNA WORK HARD TO DO THAT. 739 00:39:34,067 --> 00:39:36,167 BECAUSE IT'S TIME I DO THIS, 740 00:39:36,167 --> 00:39:38,533 FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. 741 00:39:41,400 --> 00:39:44,433 ** 742 00:39:47,667 --> 00:39:51,400 Charity: I'M GOING TO SEE THE THERAPIST TODAY 743 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:55,467 AND HOPEFULLY TALK THROUGH SOME THINGS. 744 00:39:55,467 --> 00:39:59,067 I'M SO SAD ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE BETWEEN ME AND CHARLY, 745 00:39:59,067 --> 00:40:01,200 AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW WE FIX IT. 746 00:40:03,433 --> 00:40:05,767 AND IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T KNOW 747 00:40:05,767 --> 00:40:08,533 IF WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER. 748 00:40:08,533 --> 00:40:12,167 SO I'M READY TO LISTEN AND TRY WHATEVER I CAN DO 749 00:40:12,167 --> 00:40:15,133 BECAUSE I WANT TO REPAIR OUR RELATIONSHIP SO BADLY. 750 00:40:15,133 --> 00:40:17,000 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 751 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,733 -HI. CHARITY? -HI. YES. 752 00:40:18,733 --> 00:40:19,900 HI. I'M AYESHA. 753 00:40:19,900 --> 00:40:21,267 -HI. -IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. 754 00:40:21,267 --> 00:40:23,167 READY TO COME BACK AND TALK? 755 00:40:26,633 --> 00:40:29,800 OKAY. SO, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU GOT 756 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,233 TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY. 757 00:40:31,233 --> 00:40:34,600 TWO YEARS AGO, I WAS 800 POUNDS. 758 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:37,367 RIGHT NOW, I'M AT 353. 759 00:40:37,367 --> 00:40:39,967 I WAS AT 330. -MM-HMM. 760 00:40:39,967 --> 00:40:45,933 SO I'VE SLOWLY CREPT UP THERE BY EATING THINGS I SHOULDN'T EAT. 761 00:40:45,933 --> 00:40:48,467 SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S PROBABLY NOT 762 00:40:48,467 --> 00:40:49,900 A HEALTHY SITUATION FOR YOU, RIGHT? 763 00:40:49,900 --> 00:40:54,767 YES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS WHERE I'M REALLY HAPPY, 764 00:40:54,767 --> 00:40:56,433 I'M HAVING MY HIGHS, 765 00:40:56,433 --> 00:40:58,167 AND THEN I'LL HAVE MY REALLY BAD LOWS 766 00:40:58,167 --> 00:41:00,400 WHERE I DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF BED. 767 00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:01,933 AND I NEED TO GET MOTIVATED 768 00:41:01,933 --> 00:41:05,733 BACK INTO MY JOURNEY OF LOSING WEIGHT. 769 00:41:05,733 --> 00:41:08,133 SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE, OKAY? 770 00:41:08,133 --> 00:41:10,733 SO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING YOUR REALLY HIGH HIGHS 771 00:41:10,733 --> 00:41:12,100 AND YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU'RE DOING THINGS 772 00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:13,533 THAT YOU WANT TO DO, 773 00:41:13,533 --> 00:41:18,067 WHAT'S SHIFTED FOR YOU TO START ON THE LOW LOWS? 774 00:41:18,067 --> 00:41:21,400 ME AND MY DAUGHTER HAVE SO MUCH TENSION. 775 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:25,900 AND WE'RE WITH EACH OTHER SO MUCH THAT WE WANT TO, LIKE, 776 00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:28,433 MURDER EACH OTHER. -[ CHUCKLES ] 777 00:41:28,433 --> 00:41:30,733 AND SHE GETS MAD ABOUT EVERYTHING. 778 00:41:30,733 --> 00:41:33,433 SHE'LL THROW THINGS, SHE'LL RUN INTO HER ROOM. 779 00:41:33,433 --> 00:41:36,400 SHE'S 21, ACTING LIKE SHE'S 5. 780 00:41:36,400 --> 00:41:39,867 SHE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE CRAP EVERY DAY. 781 00:41:39,867 --> 00:41:42,167 THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ARE TRIGGERS. 782 00:41:42,167 --> 00:41:45,100 EVERY TIME YOU GET AN ATTITUDE WITH YOUR DAUGHTER 783 00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:47,367 OR SHE GETS AN ATTITUDE WITH YOU, 784 00:41:47,367 --> 00:41:49,900 YOU'RE ALLOWING THAT TO TRIGGER YOU 785 00:41:49,900 --> 00:41:51,533 AND THEN TAKE CONTROL OVER YOU. 786 00:41:51,533 --> 00:41:55,067 YES. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO NOT LET IT BOTHER ME. 787 00:41:55,067 --> 00:41:58,500 HOW DO I JUST LET HER SAY WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY AND BE QUIET? 788 00:41:58,500 --> 00:41:59,800 HOW DO YOU DO THAT? 789 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:02,567 BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY MUCH ON TOP OF EACH OTHER, 790 00:42:02,567 --> 00:42:04,667 ALL YOU HAVE IS EACH OTHER, RIGHT? 791 00:42:04,667 --> 00:42:06,067 SHE WANTS TO AGITATE YOU. 792 00:42:06,067 --> 00:42:08,167 SHE KNOWS EVERY BUTTON TO PUSH. 793 00:42:08,167 --> 00:42:09,400 AND WHEN YOU KNOW THAT, 794 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:12,067 YOU CAN REDIRECT HER IN ANOTHER DIRECTION. 795 00:42:12,067 --> 00:42:13,967 "HEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO WATCH SOMETHING ON TV? 796 00:42:13,967 --> 00:42:15,467 WHY DON'T YOU GO READ A BOOK? 797 00:42:15,467 --> 00:42:17,667 WHY DON'T YOU GO FOR A WALK OUTSIDE?" 798 00:42:17,667 --> 00:42:21,267 SO INSTEAD OF ENGAGING IN THE ARGUMENT WITH HER, 799 00:42:21,267 --> 00:42:24,167 FIND A WAY TO TAKE HER OUT OF THAT ARGUMENT. 800 00:42:24,167 --> 00:42:26,200 AND HOW ABOUT WE TRY JOURNALING? 801 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:29,667 AND WITH THAT, IT'S JUST WRITING DOWN EVERY SINGLE THING 802 00:42:29,667 --> 00:42:31,267 THAT YOU'RE DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY. 803 00:42:31,267 --> 00:42:33,267 SO WHEN YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK AT YOUR GOOD DAYS 804 00:42:33,267 --> 00:42:36,233 AND YOUR BAD DAYS, YOU CAN START TO SEE PATTERNS. 805 00:42:36,233 --> 00:42:38,767 AND WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD DAY VERSUS A BAD DAY, 806 00:42:38,767 --> 00:42:40,533 YOU CAN SAY, "OKAY, WHAT DID I DO DIFFERENTLY? 807 00:42:40,533 --> 00:42:42,767 SO I NEED TO DO MORE OF THIS AND LESS OF THIS. 808 00:42:42,767 --> 00:42:45,300 I DO WANT TO START JOURNALING, YEAH. 809 00:42:45,300 --> 00:42:47,667 YEAH, I FEEL A LOT BETTER, TALKING TO YOU. 810 00:42:47,667 --> 00:42:48,800 WELL, GOOD. I'M GLAD. 811 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,333 THANK YOU. 812 00:42:53,833 --> 00:42:56,100 Charity: IT FELT GOOD TALKING TODAY. 813 00:42:56,100 --> 00:42:58,933 I GOT A LOT OUT. 814 00:42:58,933 --> 00:43:02,767 AND I THINK SHE HAD A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS. 815 00:43:02,767 --> 00:43:05,667 I WANT THINGS TO GET BETTER FOR CHARLY 816 00:43:05,667 --> 00:43:07,500 BECAUSE I KNOW IF THEY DON'T, 817 00:43:07,500 --> 00:43:10,367 THEN WE'RE GONNA KEEP GAINING MORE. 818 00:43:10,367 --> 00:43:14,900 AND WORSE, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS REALLY GOING TO START TO SUFFER. 819 00:43:14,900 --> 00:43:17,267 AND TO BE LOSING MY HEALTH AND MY DAUGHTER 820 00:43:17,267 --> 00:43:21,067 AT THE SAME TIME IS DEVASTATING TO ME. 821 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,900 ** 822 00:43:35,733 --> 00:43:38,367 Charity: TODAY, I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME FUN AS A FAMILY, 823 00:43:38,367 --> 00:43:42,600 SO I'M TAKING CHARLY AND TONY TO GO BOWLING. 824 00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:44,433 SINCE SEEING THE THERAPIST, 825 00:43:44,433 --> 00:43:47,600 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO WHAT SHE TOLD ME. 826 00:43:47,600 --> 00:43:52,133 AND WHEN CHARLY TRIES TO PUSH MY BUTTONS, I IGNORE HER. 827 00:43:52,133 --> 00:43:56,167 BUT IT'S NOT EASY ALL THE TIME, SO I HAVEN'T BEEN PERFECT AT IT. 828 00:43:56,167 --> 00:44:00,667 BUT I'M THE MOM, AND IT FALLS ON ME TO TAKE CONTROL 829 00:44:00,667 --> 00:44:03,467 AND MAKE SURE THAT WE START TO REPAIR OUR RELATIONSHIP 830 00:44:03,467 --> 00:44:05,833 AND GET BETTER TOGETHER. 831 00:44:05,833 --> 00:44:09,833 MOST OF OUR FIGHTING REVOLVED AROUND FOOD AND LOSING WEIGHT. 832 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:14,733 AND I THINK WE EVEN STARTED TO GET 833 00:44:14,733 --> 00:44:17,200 A LITTLE COMPETITIVE ABOUT IT. 834 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:20,067 I KNOW I DID, IF I'M BEING HONEST. 835 00:44:20,067 --> 00:44:22,300 AND THAT'S JUST SILLY. 836 00:44:22,300 --> 00:44:24,867 I REALLY WANT US TO HAVE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP. 837 00:44:24,867 --> 00:44:26,500 ** 838 00:44:26,500 --> 00:44:31,267 Charly: THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER BETWEEN ME AND MY MOM. 839 00:44:31,267 --> 00:44:33,300 AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT. 840 00:44:34,467 --> 00:44:37,500 SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST HAVING SOME FUN 841 00:44:37,500 --> 00:44:40,800 WITH HER AND TONY AND JUST BEING A FAMILY. 842 00:44:42,967 --> 00:44:47,600 Charity: I FEEL LIKE THERE HAS BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN US. 843 00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:50,367 AND PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS WE WEREN'T HAVING FUN 844 00:44:50,367 --> 00:44:52,533 OR JUST HANGING OUT AND ENJOYING EACH OTHER, 845 00:44:52,533 --> 00:44:56,467 SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. 846 00:44:56,467 --> 00:44:58,200 AND HOPEFULLY, THAT WILL HELP US START 847 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:00,500 TO GET BACK TO A HEALTHIER PLACE. 848 00:45:02,967 --> 00:45:04,200 I'VE COME SO FAR, 849 00:45:04,200 --> 00:45:06,267 AND I'M PROUD OF HOW MUCH I'VE LOST. 850 00:45:08,067 --> 00:45:09,667 I WOULD'VE NEVER IMAGINED THAT 851 00:45:09,667 --> 00:45:14,500 I COULD JUST GO OUT AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. 852 00:45:14,500 --> 00:45:17,167 AND NOW I'M AMAZED AT MY LIFE. 853 00:45:18,233 --> 00:45:20,800 GOOD JOB. 854 00:45:20,800 --> 00:45:24,867 BUT THE THOUGHT OF GETTING HERE AND THEN CHARLY GETS TO A PLACE 855 00:45:24,867 --> 00:45:27,167 WHERE SHE'S TOO BIG TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS 856 00:45:27,167 --> 00:45:28,533 JUST BREAKS MY HEART. 857 00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:33,533 SO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS WITHOUT HER. 858 00:45:33,533 --> 00:45:35,767 YOU THINK YOU'RE THE BOMB? 859 00:45:35,767 --> 00:45:37,333 'CAUSE I AM THE BOMB. 860 00:45:38,367 --> 00:45:40,833 HE THROWS LIKE A GRANNY. 861 00:45:40,833 --> 00:45:41,833 [ CHUCKLES ] 862 00:45:41,833 --> 00:45:44,067 DO YOU KNOW YOU THROW LIKE A GRANNY? 863 00:45:44,067 --> 00:45:45,600 AND SO DO YOU. IT'S YOUR TURN. 864 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:47,667 I KNOW I DO, BUT THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. 865 00:45:47,667 --> 00:45:49,300 I'M A GIRL. 866 00:45:49,300 --> 00:45:53,100 Charity: WE HAVE TO STOP OUR FIGHTING AND SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR 867 00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:54,833 THAT AFFECTS EACH OTHER. 868 00:45:54,833 --> 00:45:56,900 AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT 869 00:45:56,900 --> 00:45:59,300 BECAUSE CHARLY MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. 870 00:45:59,300 --> 00:46:01,600 COME ON, MOM. YOU CAN DO IT. 871 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,467 AND WE CAN BE EACH OTHER'S GREATEST SUPPORT 872 00:46:04,467 --> 00:46:06,733 AND A SOURCE OF STRENGTH. 873 00:46:06,733 --> 00:46:08,267 THERE YA GO! 874 00:46:08,267 --> 00:46:11,500 SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE HAPPENS. 875 00:46:21,433 --> 00:46:25,567 Milla: TODAY, I'M GOING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE MONTHS. 876 00:46:26,633 --> 00:46:29,667 AM I'M GONNA SEE DR. NOW FOR AN APPOINTMENT. 877 00:46:29,667 --> 00:46:31,733 THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME IN HIS OFFICE. 878 00:46:32,833 --> 00:46:35,567 SO I'M A LITTLE EXCITED. 879 00:46:35,567 --> 00:46:37,667 AND NERVOUS. 880 00:46:37,667 --> 00:46:41,467 I WAS SO IMMOBILE BEFORE THAT I HAD TO GO BY AMBULANCE, 881 00:46:41,467 --> 00:46:43,600 AND THEN I COULD ONLY GO TO THE HOSPITAL 882 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:47,100 BECAUSE I HAD TO GET WEIGHED IN A BED. 883 00:46:47,100 --> 00:46:51,300 SO I'M EXCITED THAT I'M ABLE TO GET IN A WHEELCHAIR NOW 884 00:46:51,300 --> 00:46:54,600 AND THAT I CAN GO BY NORMAL VEHICLE. 885 00:46:54,600 --> 00:46:57,533 IT'S BEEN MAYBE SEVEN YEARS SINCE I'VE GONE ANYWHERE 886 00:46:57,533 --> 00:46:59,833 IN A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T AN AMBULANCE. 887 00:46:59,833 --> 00:47:03,967 WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT WHEN I SEE DR. NOW TODAY, 888 00:47:03,967 --> 00:47:08,300 HE'LL SCHEDULE ME AGAIN FOR MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 889 00:47:08,300 --> 00:47:11,133 I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR. NOW'S GONNA SAY ABOUT MY PROGRESS, 890 00:47:11,133 --> 00:47:13,500 BUT I HOPE IT'S GONNA BE GOOD. 891 00:47:13,500 --> 00:47:15,833 I JUST DON'T KNOW. YOU JUST NEVER CAN TELL ABOUT DR. NOW. 892 00:47:18,067 --> 00:47:20,667 WHOA! DON'T RUN OVER JACOB! 893 00:47:20,667 --> 00:47:23,367 YAY! IT WORKED! 894 00:47:23,367 --> 00:47:24,667 THANK YOU, JESUS! 895 00:47:24,667 --> 00:47:28,067 BUT I'M EXPECTING TODAY TO BE A GOOD DAY. 896 00:47:28,067 --> 00:47:31,467 I GOT APPROVED RIGHT BEFORE ELROY'S PASSING. 897 00:47:31,467 --> 00:47:33,967 AND THAT'S DELAYED ME SOME. 898 00:47:33,967 --> 00:47:36,933 BUT I'M BACK ON TRACK NOW WORKING HARD. 899 00:47:36,933 --> 00:47:40,500 ** 900 00:47:42,400 --> 00:47:45,533 I KNOW I'VE LOST WEIGHT SINCE MY LAST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. 901 00:47:45,533 --> 00:47:47,333 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE LOST, 902 00:47:47,333 --> 00:47:49,367 BUT I THINK I'VE LOST SOMETHING. 903 00:47:49,367 --> 00:47:52,567 I HOPE I WEIGH 490. 904 00:47:52,567 --> 00:47:54,333 LESS WOULD BE GREAT. 905 00:47:54,333 --> 00:47:57,767 BUT IF I'M AT 490, I'LL BE HAPPY. 906 00:47:57,767 --> 00:48:02,067 ** 907 00:48:02,067 --> 00:48:05,233 I JUST NEED TO SHOW DR. NOW THAT I'M STILL MAKING PROGRESS 908 00:48:05,233 --> 00:48:08,767 SO I CAN GET MY SURGERY APPROVAL BACK. 909 00:48:08,767 --> 00:48:10,433 OKAY. 910 00:48:10,433 --> 00:48:15,100 I HAD LOST 153 POUNDS AND GOT TO 598. 911 00:48:15,100 --> 00:48:18,400 SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'LL WEIGHT TODAY. 912 00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:22,167 IT HAS TO BE LESS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD 913 00:48:22,167 --> 00:48:24,967 TO DO MY DIET AND EXERCISES. 914 00:48:24,967 --> 00:48:27,900 MILLA CLARK? 915 00:48:27,900 --> 00:48:31,900 BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MUCH I'VE LOST 916 00:48:31,900 --> 00:48:34,600 BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND RIGHT NOW. 917 00:48:34,600 --> 00:48:38,633 I CAN GET OUT OF BED AND INTO MY WHEELCHAIR WITH MY KIDS' HELP, 918 00:48:38,633 --> 00:48:40,867 BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO STAND AGAIN 919 00:48:40,867 --> 00:48:43,133 SINCE THAT DAY IN THE HOSPITAL. 920 00:48:48,067 --> 00:48:51,067 WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO MOVE HER TO? 921 00:48:52,700 --> 00:48:54,367 -YOU CAN GO AHEAD. -THANK YOU. 922 00:48:54,367 --> 00:48:57,700 DR. NOW'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY THAT I'M NOT STANDING YET. 923 00:48:57,700 --> 00:48:59,300 I KNOW HE'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY. 924 00:48:59,300 --> 00:49:02,100 BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. 925 00:49:02,100 --> 00:49:03,467 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 926 00:49:03,467 --> 00:49:04,467 HELLO. 927 00:49:04,467 --> 00:49:06,100 HI, DR. NOWZARADAN. 928 00:49:06,100 --> 00:49:07,100 HOW YOU DOING, MILLA? 929 00:49:07,100 --> 00:49:08,633 I'M DOING FINE. 930 00:49:08,633 --> 00:49:10,233 I HEARD ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND. 931 00:49:10,233 --> 00:49:13,200 I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. 932 00:49:13,200 --> 00:49:15,667 HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HOLDING UP? 933 00:49:15,667 --> 00:49:18,233 IT'S BEEN HARD, BUT WE'RE MAKING IT THROUGH. 934 00:49:18,233 --> 00:49:19,633 WELL, I'M VERY SORRY. 935 00:49:19,633 --> 00:49:20,633 THANK YOU. 936 00:49:20,633 --> 00:49:23,267 HOW'S EVERYTHING ELSE GOING? 937 00:49:23,267 --> 00:49:24,733 EVERYTHING'S GOING FINE. 938 00:49:24,733 --> 00:49:28,233 I'M STILL NOT STANDING YET, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT. 939 00:49:28,233 --> 00:49:30,867 WHY AREN'T YOU GETTING UP AND TRYING TO STAND? 940 00:49:30,867 --> 00:49:33,433 I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS. I JUST HOPE -- 941 00:49:33,433 --> 00:49:34,767 I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS. 942 00:49:34,767 --> 00:49:36,333 I DON'T KNOW. 943 00:49:36,333 --> 00:49:38,833 I'M STILL EATING LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO. 944 00:49:38,833 --> 00:49:41,067 WELL, THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN. 945 00:49:41,067 --> 00:49:44,067 AND IF YOU WERE EATING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, 946 00:49:44,067 --> 00:49:46,067 YOU WOULD HAVE LOST MORE WEIGHT. 947 00:49:46,067 --> 00:49:47,167 OKAY. 948 00:49:47,167 --> 00:49:48,533 BUT WE CAN'T CHECK YOUR WEIGHT 949 00:49:48,533 --> 00:49:50,633 SINCE YOU'RE NOT STANDING RIGHT NOW. 950 00:49:50,633 --> 00:49:54,100 AND LOOKING AT YOU, YOU'RE JUST ABOUT THE SAME SIZE, 951 00:49:54,100 --> 00:49:56,800 SO YOU HAVE NOT MADE ANY PROGRESS. 952 00:49:56,800 --> 00:49:59,733 SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT CURRENTLY IN A PLACE 953 00:49:59,733 --> 00:50:02,800 THAT WE CAN DO ANY SURGERY. 954 00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:05,367 OKAY. 955 00:50:05,367 --> 00:50:08,333 Dr. Nowzaradan: WITH MILLA MOURNING THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND, 956 00:50:08,333 --> 00:50:11,700 SHE SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME INACTIVE DURING THAT TIME, 957 00:50:11,700 --> 00:50:17,433 AND THE MUSCLE STRENGTH SHE HAD BUILT UP TO STAND IS UNDONE. 958 00:50:17,433 --> 00:50:21,967 IT WAS MINIMAL TO BEGIN WITH, BUT IT WAS A START. 959 00:50:21,967 --> 00:50:24,967 NOW SHE'S VERY LIMITED WITH HER ACTIVITY, 960 00:50:24,967 --> 00:50:28,133 AND SHE'S NOT LOSING MUCH. 961 00:50:28,133 --> 00:50:31,233 SO SHE'S NO LONGER IN AN IDEAL PLACE 962 00:50:31,233 --> 00:50:34,067 FOR US TO PERFORM WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 963 00:50:34,067 --> 00:50:35,200 LET'S SEE... 964 00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:37,633 HOW'S THAT SKIN DOING HELPING YOU... 965 00:50:37,633 --> 00:50:39,433 WHEN I SIT UP, IT... 966 00:50:42,267 --> 00:50:44,900 AND THIS IS... 967 00:50:44,900 --> 00:50:48,900 THAT'S EXTRA FAT THAT'S STORED IN YOUR ABDOMEN. 968 00:50:48,900 --> 00:50:51,800 AND IF YOU'RE PROACTIVE WITH YOUR EATING HABIT, 969 00:50:51,800 --> 00:50:56,833 THIS WILL GO DOWN, AND YOU CAN BE ABLE TO STAND UP. 970 00:50:56,833 --> 00:51:00,167 SO I WANT YOU TO LOSE 20 POUNDS A MONTH 971 00:51:00,167 --> 00:51:03,100 AND WORK ON GETTING UP AND STANDING AGAIN. 972 00:51:03,100 --> 00:51:04,200 IF YOU DO THAT, 973 00:51:04,200 --> 00:51:06,333 I WILL APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 974 00:51:06,333 --> 00:51:07,933 OKAY. 975 00:51:07,933 --> 00:51:10,167 AND I'M GOING TO START TO SEND 976 00:51:10,167 --> 00:51:12,500 A PHYSICAL THERAPIST TO YOUR HOME 977 00:51:12,500 --> 00:51:14,867 TO HELP YOU WITH THE EXERCISES YOU NEED 978 00:51:14,867 --> 00:51:18,367 AND GET UP AND START WALKING AGAIN. 979 00:51:18,367 --> 00:51:19,700 I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS. 980 00:51:19,700 --> 00:51:23,300 LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN STAND, AND WE CAN MEET HERE. 981 00:51:23,300 --> 00:51:24,433 OKAY. 982 00:51:24,433 --> 00:51:25,667 IF YOU CAN'T, 983 00:51:25,667 --> 00:51:27,667 YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL 984 00:51:27,667 --> 00:51:30,333 SO WE CAN CHECK YOUR WEIGHT IN THE BED SCALE. 985 00:51:30,333 --> 00:51:32,400 OKAY? -OKAY. 986 00:51:32,400 --> 00:51:33,567 ALL RIGHT. 987 00:51:33,567 --> 00:51:34,933 WELL, NICE TO SEE YOU. 988 00:51:34,933 --> 00:51:36,333 NICE TO SEE YOU TOO, DR. NOW. 989 00:51:36,333 --> 00:51:37,867 NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 990 00:51:37,867 --> 00:51:39,333 I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER, OKAY? 991 00:51:39,333 --> 00:51:42,200 -MM-HMM. -ALL RIGHT. 992 00:51:44,167 --> 00:51:46,767 ** 993 00:51:46,767 --> 00:51:49,733 Milla: I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW. 994 00:51:49,733 --> 00:51:51,900 I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS COMING BACK 995 00:51:51,900 --> 00:51:55,267 TO GET SCHEDULED FOR MY SURGERY. 996 00:51:55,267 --> 00:51:59,067 AND NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M STARTING OVER AGAIN. 997 00:51:59,067 --> 00:52:02,667 I CAN'T LET MY KIDS KEEP TAKING CARE OF ME. 998 00:52:02,667 --> 00:52:05,133 I'M THE ONLY PARENT THEY HAVE NOW. 999 00:52:05,133 --> 00:52:09,633 I HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO START BEING THERE FOR THEM. 1000 00:52:09,633 --> 00:52:13,300 SO I'M GONNA GO HOME AND KEEP WORKING ON MY DIET 1001 00:52:13,300 --> 00:52:15,533 AND ON STANDING UP. 1002 00:52:15,533 --> 00:52:16,967 ** 1003 00:52:21,200 --> 00:52:26,067 ** 1004 00:52:32,567 --> 00:52:35,700 Milla: TODAY, I'M GONNA BE WORKING WITH THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST. 1005 00:52:35,700 --> 00:52:37,100 ** 1006 00:52:37,100 --> 00:52:41,133 DR. NOW WANTS ME TO START WORKING OUT THREE TIMES A WEEK 1007 00:52:41,133 --> 00:52:42,833 AND TO BUILD UP MY BODY STRENGTH 1008 00:52:42,833 --> 00:52:45,067 SO I CAN START STANDING ON MY OWN AGAIN. 1009 00:52:45,067 --> 00:52:47,900 AND EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T STAND RIGHT NOW, 1010 00:52:47,900 --> 00:52:51,200 I'M PROUD OF HOW FAR I'VE COME. 1011 00:52:51,200 --> 00:52:54,533 JUST A YEAR AGO, I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR MYSELF 1012 00:52:54,533 --> 00:52:58,367 OR EVEN HOPE TO MOVE OUT OF BED. 1013 00:52:58,367 --> 00:52:59,467 ALL RIGHT. HERE YOU GO. 1014 00:52:59,467 --> 00:53:01,200 SO, YOU'RE GONNA DO BICEP CURLS FIRST. 1015 00:53:01,200 --> 00:53:06,067 NOW I'M AT LEAST 150 POUNDS DOWN FROM MY HIGHEST WEIGHT. 1016 00:53:06,067 --> 00:53:08,833 AND I'M STARTING TO DO MORE AND MORE. 1017 00:53:08,833 --> 00:53:10,933 GOOD JOB. YOU GOT IT. 1018 00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:15,767 BUT I KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP 1019 00:53:15,767 --> 00:53:20,767 OUT OF THIS WHEELCHAIR TO START WALKING ON MY OWN. 1020 00:53:20,767 --> 00:53:23,267 I MADE IT MY GOAL TO BUILD UP MY STRENGTH 1021 00:53:23,267 --> 00:53:26,067 I NEED OVER THE NEXT MONTH AND THEN STAND... 1022 00:53:26,067 --> 00:53:27,167 15. GOOD. 1023 00:53:27,167 --> 00:53:28,933 NOW BRING IT DOWN. 1024 00:53:28,933 --> 00:53:31,500 RIGHT THERE. 1025 00:53:31,500 --> 00:53:33,133 YOU'RE GONNA HOLD. 1026 00:53:33,133 --> 00:53:35,100 ...AND MAYBE EVEN GET TO THE PLACE 1027 00:53:35,100 --> 00:53:36,600 WHERE I CAN TAKE A FEW STEPS. 1028 00:53:36,600 --> 00:53:39,533 YOU GOT IT. GOOD JOB. 1029 00:53:39,533 --> 00:53:43,467 IF I CAN SHOW DR. NOW THAT THE NEXT TIME SEE HIM, 1030 00:53:43,467 --> 00:53:46,067 I KNOW HE'LL BE IMPRESSED. 1031 00:53:46,067 --> 00:53:50,733 YOU'RE GONNA DO 30 SECONDS AND THEN 30 SECONDS. 1032 00:53:50,733 --> 00:53:53,800 AND I'LL FINALLY BE ABLE TO GET MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1033 00:53:53,800 --> 00:53:56,067 THERE YOU GO. 1034 00:53:56,067 --> 00:53:58,733 BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST SAID 1035 00:53:58,733 --> 00:54:01,067 WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON MY UPPER BODY 1036 00:54:01,067 --> 00:54:03,300 AND MY MIDSECTION, 1037 00:54:03,300 --> 00:54:05,667 AND THEN START TO WORK OUT MY LEGS. 1038 00:54:05,667 --> 00:54:09,167 SO I KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. 1039 00:54:09,167 --> 00:54:12,133 [ LAUGHS ] GO, GO, GO, GO, GO! 1040 00:54:12,133 --> 00:54:13,200 YOU GOT IT! 1041 00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:14,567 GOOD. YOU DID IT. 1042 00:54:14,567 --> 00:54:16,067 30 SECONDS. 1043 00:54:16,067 --> 00:54:19,733 I SEE DR. NOW AGAIN IN TWO MONTHS. 1044 00:54:19,733 --> 00:54:22,500 AND I'M DETERMINED TO GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1045 00:54:22,500 --> 00:54:24,733 THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM. 1046 00:54:24,733 --> 00:54:28,067 ** 1047 00:54:32,700 --> 00:54:35,600 YOU WANT TO GO WORK OUT AT THE GYM REAL QUICK? 1048 00:54:35,600 --> 00:54:37,300 SURE. 1049 00:54:37,300 --> 00:54:39,367 ** 1050 00:54:39,367 --> 00:54:41,733 Charity: THINGS HAVE BEEN GETTING BETTER WITH ME AND CHARLY. 1051 00:54:41,733 --> 00:54:43,267 ** 1052 00:54:43,267 --> 00:54:46,067 AND I FEEL LIKE WE'VE MADE HUGE STEPS. 1053 00:54:48,433 --> 00:54:51,400 FOOD AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH LOSING WEIGHT 1054 00:54:51,400 --> 00:54:53,933 IS A SOURCE OF TENSION FOR US. 1055 00:54:53,933 --> 00:54:56,067 BUT IT'S TIME WE GET PAST THAT. 1056 00:54:56,067 --> 00:55:01,167 SO TODAY, I FIGURED WE CAN TRY AND WORK OUT TOGETHER. 1057 00:55:01,167 --> 00:55:02,233 OKAY. 1058 00:55:02,233 --> 00:55:05,800 OKAY. DON'T GET RIDICULOUS. 1059 00:55:05,800 --> 00:55:07,633 ** 1060 00:55:07,633 --> 00:55:10,567 SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU TAKE TWO ADDICTS STRUGGLING 1061 00:55:10,567 --> 00:55:13,467 WITH GIVING UP THE THING THEY'RE ADDICTED TO, 1062 00:55:13,467 --> 00:55:15,400 THEY CAN BE A GREAT SUPPORT 1063 00:55:15,400 --> 00:55:18,700 OR THEY CAN ENABLE EACH OTHER TO GO BACK TO HOW THEY WERE. 1064 00:55:18,700 --> 00:55:21,700 WE BOTH WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR EACH OTHER. 1065 00:55:21,700 --> 00:55:24,333 AND WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER 100%. 1066 00:55:24,333 --> 00:55:27,633 OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH OF THIS ONE. 1067 00:55:27,633 --> 00:55:29,133 I WANT TO PUNCH THE PUNCHING BAG. 1068 00:55:29,133 --> 00:55:32,233 OKAY, GO PUNCH THE PUNCHING BAG. 1069 00:55:32,233 --> 00:55:34,067 IT'S JUST THAT WE'VE BEEN USING EACH OTHER 1070 00:55:34,067 --> 00:55:37,067 LIKE THIS PUNCHING BAG WHEN WE GET STRESSED. 1071 00:55:37,067 --> 00:55:39,933 AND IT'S JUST TOO EASY NOT TO TAKE IT OUT ON EACH OTHER 1072 00:55:39,933 --> 00:55:43,133 BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE. 1073 00:55:43,133 --> 00:55:44,233 I NEED A DRINK OF WATER. 1074 00:55:44,233 --> 00:55:48,833 SO WE WOULD JUST GET SO MEAN TO EACH OTHER 1075 00:55:48,833 --> 00:55:51,267 AND SAY SUCH HORRIBLE THINGS. 1076 00:55:51,267 --> 00:55:55,400 AND THERE WERE TIMES WE WOULD JUST SCREAM AT EACH OTHER. 1077 00:55:55,400 --> 00:55:58,667 YOU GOT TO USE YOUR FOREARM TO PUSH ON THIS. 1078 00:55:58,667 --> 00:56:02,700 BUT NOW THAT I'M TRYING TO HOLD MYSELF BACK, 1079 00:56:02,700 --> 00:56:06,133 I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'VE GROWN IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. 1080 00:56:06,133 --> 00:56:09,367 SO I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING MY PART 1081 00:56:09,367 --> 00:56:11,900 AND FOCUS ON HOW MUCH I LOVE CHARLY 1082 00:56:11,900 --> 00:56:16,067 AND HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR HER EVEN WHEN I'M SO MAD AT HER. 1083 00:56:16,067 --> 00:56:19,067 WE NEED EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW. 1084 00:56:19,067 --> 00:56:21,833 SO WE HAVE TO LEARN TO DO THIS TOGETHER, 1085 00:56:21,833 --> 00:56:24,800 OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO IT AT ALL. 1086 00:56:24,800 --> 00:56:27,300 ** 1087 00:56:27,300 --> 00:56:29,467 Charly: I DON'T FEEL AS ANGRY AT MY MOM 1088 00:56:29,467 --> 00:56:31,933 BECAUSE SHE'S NOT BEING AS PUSHY WITH ME. 1089 00:56:35,200 --> 00:56:38,967 AND IT'S HARD WHEN I HAVEN'T HAD THE SURGERY LIKE HER. 1090 00:56:38,967 --> 00:56:41,700 BUT SHE'S NOT MAKING HER COMMENTS ANYMORE. 1091 00:56:41,700 --> 00:56:46,833 SO I'M HAPPY WITH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. 1092 00:56:49,333 --> 00:56:53,200 Charity: WE SEE DR. NOW IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 1093 00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:56,333 AND I'M REALLY HOPING WE'RE FINALLY BACK ON TRACK 1094 00:56:56,333 --> 00:56:59,300 AND THAT WE'RE BOTH CLOSE TO GETTING OUR SURGERIES. 1095 00:57:01,500 --> 00:57:04,200 ** 1096 00:57:06,833 --> 00:57:09,600 Milla: I'VE BEEN DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, 1097 00:57:09,600 --> 00:57:12,867 AND I'M TRYING MY HARDEST TO STAND. 1098 00:57:12,867 --> 00:57:15,667 AND I'M GETTING SO CLOSE. 1099 00:57:15,667 --> 00:57:18,367 I CAN'T STAND YET ON MY OWN POWER 1100 00:57:18,367 --> 00:57:22,067 BECAUSE OF ALL THE WEIGHT AND LYMPHEDEMA 1101 00:57:22,067 --> 00:57:24,733 ON MY BODY RIGHT NOW. 1102 00:57:24,733 --> 00:57:26,400 I HAVE GOOD DAYS AND I HAVE BAD DAYS. 1103 00:57:26,400 --> 00:57:27,700 SO HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE ONE OF MY GOOD DAYS. 1104 00:57:27,700 --> 00:57:30,267 IF NOT, [CLICKS TONGUE] I TRIED. 1105 00:57:30,267 --> 00:57:32,267 YOU GOT THIS SIDE? I JUST -- I HAVE TO -- 1106 00:57:32,267 --> 00:57:35,767 WHAT I'M DOING HERE IS, MY APRON HERE -- 1107 00:57:35,767 --> 00:57:37,567 THIS LYMPHEDEMA'S SO HEAVY. 1108 00:57:37,567 --> 00:57:39,267 I'M THINKING IT'S ABOUT 50 OR 60 POUNDS, 1109 00:57:39,267 --> 00:57:42,067 SO THEY LITERALLY HAVE TO HOLD IT UP 1110 00:57:42,067 --> 00:57:44,367 FOR ME TO EVEN GET OFF THE BED. 1111 00:57:44,367 --> 00:57:45,733 AND IT REALLY WORKED. 1112 00:57:45,733 --> 00:57:47,267 MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST THOUGHT OF THAT. 1113 00:57:47,267 --> 00:57:49,367 I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT, BUT SHE THOUGHT OF IT ONE DAY. 1114 00:57:49,367 --> 00:57:51,167 SO WE'VE BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE. 1115 00:57:51,167 --> 00:57:52,933 ON THE COUNT OF THREE. -ON YOUR COUNT. 1116 00:57:52,933 --> 00:57:56,700 Milla: ONE, TWO, THREE. 1117 00:58:02,067 --> 00:58:05,367 I'M WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN TO BE ABLE TO PUT 1118 00:58:05,367 --> 00:58:10,267 SOME OF MY OWN WEIGHT ON MY LEGS WITH NO HELP 1119 00:58:10,267 --> 00:58:15,233 AND HOLD MYSELF UP LIKE I DID THE FIRST TIME. 1120 00:58:16,467 --> 00:58:20,833 RIGHT NOW, I'M TRYING TO PUT AS MUCH WEIGHT ON MY LEGS AS I CAN 1121 00:58:20,833 --> 00:58:23,600 AND THEN HOLD IT FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS. 1122 00:58:23,600 --> 00:58:25,233 OOH. 1123 00:58:26,467 --> 00:58:28,067 THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. 1124 00:58:28,067 --> 00:58:30,167 "WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO WALK?" 1125 00:58:30,167 --> 00:58:32,333 GIVE ME -- -YOU WERE OFF THE BED. 1126 00:58:32,333 --> 00:58:33,500 YOU WERE OFF THE BED. 1127 00:58:33,500 --> 00:58:34,767 IT SEEMED LIKE -- YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOOD. 1128 00:58:34,767 --> 00:58:38,067 I THINK MY HEART'S BEATING ABOUT 150. 1129 00:58:38,067 --> 00:58:39,433 WHAT Y'ALL THINK? 1130 00:58:39,433 --> 00:58:40,800 I THINK I DID PRETTY GOOD. 1131 00:58:40,800 --> 00:58:42,233 I THINK I'M DOING -- 1132 00:58:42,233 --> 00:58:44,467 LIKE I SAID, I HAVE GOOD DAYS AND I HAVE BAD DAYS. 1133 00:58:44,467 --> 00:58:45,967 I THINK THIS WAS A BETTER DAY. 1134 00:58:45,967 --> 00:58:47,233 YOU WERE OFF THE BED. 1135 00:58:47,233 --> 00:58:48,367 LIKE... 1136 00:58:48,367 --> 00:58:49,700 I'VE BEEN OFF THE BED BEFORE, 1137 00:58:49,700 --> 00:58:52,767 BUT I THINK THIS WAS A PRETTY GOOD THING. 1138 00:58:52,767 --> 00:58:56,667 IT HURTS A LOT, BUT I'M PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN 1139 00:58:56,667 --> 00:59:00,333 BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET THIS SURGERY, 1140 00:59:00,333 --> 00:59:04,333 AND I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET MY APPROVAL BACK. 1141 00:59:04,333 --> 00:59:09,400 SO I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL I SEE DR. NOW AGAIN. 1142 00:59:09,400 --> 00:59:13,633 AND I KNOW I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO STAND BY THEN. 1143 00:59:18,467 --> 00:59:22,067 ** 1144 00:59:31,067 --> 00:59:33,467 Charity: CHARLY AND ME ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE 1145 00:59:33,467 --> 00:59:34,733 TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING. 1146 00:59:34,733 --> 00:59:39,767 THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE HAD BOTH GAINED. 1147 00:59:39,767 --> 00:59:42,967 SO THIS TIME, I'M HOPING THAT IT'S DOWN. 1148 00:59:42,967 --> 00:59:44,633 AND I'M HOPING DR. NOW SAYS 1149 00:59:44,633 --> 00:59:46,867 THAT I'M GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 1150 00:59:46,867 --> 00:59:49,067 ** 1151 00:59:49,067 --> 00:59:51,967 Charly: I'M A LITTLE SCARED TO FIND OUT WHAT MY WEIGHT IS TODAY 1152 00:59:51,967 --> 00:59:56,167 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE DONE AS GOOD AS I SHOULD HAVE. 1153 00:59:56,167 --> 01:00:01,800 THIS ALL IS A LOT HARDER THAN I EVER REALIZED. 1154 01:00:01,800 --> 01:00:04,000 CHARITY PIERCE? 1155 01:00:07,400 --> 01:00:10,833 Charity: I WAS AT 353 LAST TIME. 1156 01:00:10,833 --> 01:00:15,800 SO I NEED TO BE DOWN TO 313 TODAY TO HAVE STAYED ON TRACK. 1157 01:00:15,800 --> 01:00:18,967 ** 1158 01:00:20,767 --> 01:00:21,767 340. 1159 01:00:21,767 --> 01:00:23,467 YES! [ LAUGHS ] 1160 01:00:23,467 --> 01:00:24,633 GOOD JOB. 1161 01:00:24,633 --> 01:00:29,000 YOUR TURN. 1162 01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:32,067 Charly: LAST TIME, I WAS UP TO 393. 1163 01:00:32,067 --> 01:00:34,667 AND I JUST HOPE I'M LOSING LIKE MY MOM. 1164 01:00:34,667 --> 01:00:37,633 BUT TO MEET DR. NOW'S GOAL FOR TODAY, 1165 01:00:37,633 --> 01:00:40,033 I NEED TO HAVE HIT 353. 1166 01:00:40,033 --> 01:00:41,567 ** 1167 01:00:41,567 --> 01:00:45,367 391. 1168 01:00:45,367 --> 01:00:47,067 THAT IS REALLY GOOD. 1169 01:00:47,067 --> 01:00:49,467 THANKS, MOM. 1170 01:00:49,467 --> 01:00:52,933 WOW. GOOD JOB, BABY. 1171 01:00:56,300 --> 01:01:01,133 Charity: I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT BOTH OUR WEIGHTS, ESPECIALLY MINE. 1172 01:01:01,133 --> 01:01:03,167 WE'RE BOTH LOSING AGAIN. 1173 01:01:03,167 --> 01:01:05,633 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING MY MOMENTUM BACK. 1174 01:01:05,633 --> 01:01:10,833 SO I HOPE DR. NOW IS EXCITED AS I AM RIGHT NOW. 1175 01:01:10,833 --> 01:01:13,667 I'M PROUD. I'M EXCITED. 1176 01:01:13,667 --> 01:01:16,700 LIKE, "HA HA, DR. NOW." 1177 01:01:16,700 --> 01:01:19,233 Charly: SEEING THE SCALE TODAY AND FINDING OUT 1178 01:01:19,233 --> 01:01:22,933 I HAVEN'T REALLY LOST DESPITE HOW HARD I'VE WORKED 1179 01:01:22,933 --> 01:01:25,500 WAS JUST DISHEARTENING. 1180 01:01:25,500 --> 01:01:28,267 AND I'M FEELING REALLY DEFLATED. 1181 01:01:28,267 --> 01:01:29,567 YOU LOST TWO POUNDS. 1182 01:01:29,567 --> 01:01:31,067 I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED. 1183 01:01:31,067 --> 01:01:32,300 391, RIGHT? 1184 01:01:32,300 --> 01:01:35,700 HOW MANY POUNDS AWAY FROM THAT IS 400? 1185 01:01:35,700 --> 01:01:37,100 YES. 1186 01:01:37,100 --> 01:01:38,500 THAT'S WHY I'M STILL UPSET REGARDLESS. 1187 01:01:38,500 --> 01:01:41,400 BUT YOU'VE MADE BETTER CHOICES THAN YOU USED TO MAKE. 1188 01:01:41,400 --> 01:01:42,633 YEAH. 1189 01:01:42,633 --> 01:01:44,067 STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY IT. 1190 01:01:44,067 --> 01:01:46,567 I'M NOT JUSTIFYING IT. I'M JUST SAYING. 1191 01:01:46,567 --> 01:01:48,067 I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO GIVE UP ON YOURSELF. 1192 01:01:48,067 --> 01:01:49,533 YOU'RE GONNA PUT ME IN THIS HEADSPACE 1193 01:01:49,533 --> 01:01:51,500 WHERE I'M GONNA THINK IT'S JUSTIFIABLE, AND IT'S NOT. 1194 01:01:51,500 --> 01:01:52,800 NO, IT'S NOT. 1195 01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:54,167 WHICH IS WHY I WANT YOU TO QUIT TRYING TO JUSTIFY IT. 1196 01:01:54,167 --> 01:01:55,167 -I'M NOT. -IT'S NOT JUSTIFIABLE. 1197 01:01:55,167 --> 01:01:56,367 IT'S NOT. 1198 01:01:56,367 --> 01:01:58,700 [ SNIFFLES ] 1199 01:01:58,700 --> 01:02:01,333 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1200 01:02:01,333 --> 01:02:03,133 -HELLO. -HELLO. 1201 01:02:03,133 --> 01:02:04,367 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 1202 01:02:04,367 --> 01:02:05,633 DR. NOW! 1203 01:02:05,633 --> 01:02:07,667 I'M SO HAPPY! 1204 01:02:07,667 --> 01:02:08,767 HAPPY BECAUSE...? 1205 01:02:08,767 --> 01:02:10,100 BECAUSE I LOST WEIGHT! 1206 01:02:10,100 --> 01:02:12,767 MORE, MORE WEIGHT! 1207 01:02:12,767 --> 01:02:15,967 THAT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN, 1208 01:02:15,967 --> 01:02:19,167 BUT YOU ONLY LOST 17 POUNDS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. 1209 01:02:19,167 --> 01:02:23,067 SO I THINK YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT THE GREATEST WEIGHT LOSS. 1210 01:02:23,067 --> 01:02:24,167 MM-HMM. 1211 01:02:24,167 --> 01:02:25,967 SO DON'T TRY TO BE OVERLY EXCITED LIKE 1212 01:02:25,967 --> 01:02:29,233 I'M GOING TO BE CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR GOALS. 1213 01:02:29,233 --> 01:02:32,600 OKAY, NOW, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CHARLY? 1214 01:02:32,600 --> 01:02:34,500 MY ACTIVITY LEVEL IS UP MORE. 1215 01:02:34,500 --> 01:02:36,100 NO. WHO SAID, "ACTIVITY"? 1216 01:02:36,100 --> 01:02:37,767 YOUR EATING HABIT, OKAY? 1217 01:02:37,767 --> 01:02:39,700 YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT, THOUGH. 1218 01:02:39,700 --> 01:02:42,067 MY EATING HABITS ARE HORRIBLE. I'M NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU. 1219 01:02:42,067 --> 01:02:43,600 I EAT WHATEVER, 1220 01:02:43,600 --> 01:02:45,100 I'VE BEEN DRINKING A LOT OF THINGS WITH SUGAR IN THEM, 1221 01:02:45,100 --> 01:02:47,900 AND I SNEAK SOME JUNK FOOD BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T RESIST, 1222 01:02:47,900 --> 01:02:49,833 AND I DON'T WANT MY MOM TO KNOW. 1223 01:02:49,833 --> 01:02:52,900 I'VE JUST BEEN TOTALLY SCREWING MYSELF THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. 1224 01:02:52,900 --> 01:02:54,433 THE TRUTH COMES OUT. 1225 01:02:54,433 --> 01:02:56,167 YOU'RE SNEAKING FOOD A LITTLE. 1226 01:02:56,167 --> 01:02:59,067 YEAH. 1227 01:02:59,067 --> 01:03:01,733 I'M HAPPY TO SEE CHARITY AND CHARLY 1228 01:03:01,733 --> 01:03:03,333 ARE NO LONGER GAINING, 1229 01:03:03,333 --> 01:03:06,500 AND THEY BOTH SEEM TO BE IN A BETTER PLACE TOGETHER. 1230 01:03:06,500 --> 01:03:09,300 BUT THEY STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. 1231 01:03:09,300 --> 01:03:12,867 CHARITY'S ONLY LOSING HALF OF WHAT SHE SHOULD BE. 1232 01:03:12,867 --> 01:03:16,333 AND CHARLY HAS BEEN SNEAKING JUNK FOOD, 1233 01:03:16,333 --> 01:03:19,633 AND CHARITY DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT IT. 1234 01:03:19,633 --> 01:03:21,667 THEY'RE STILL NOT WORKING TOGETHER 1235 01:03:21,667 --> 01:03:24,333 LIKE THEY NEED RIGHT NOW. 1236 01:03:24,333 --> 01:03:26,967 YOU TWO HAVE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT 1237 01:03:26,967 --> 01:03:29,500 IN HOW YOU NEED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. 1238 01:03:29,500 --> 01:03:32,333 CHARITY, IF YOU WANT EXCESS SKIN REMOVED, 1239 01:03:32,333 --> 01:03:34,733 YOU NEED TO GET UNDER 300 POUNDS. 1240 01:03:34,733 --> 01:03:37,533 AND, CHARLY, IF YOU WANT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1241 01:03:37,533 --> 01:03:39,367 THEN LOSE 40 POUNDS 1242 01:03:39,367 --> 01:03:41,367 OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO SHOW ME 1243 01:03:41,367 --> 01:03:44,633 THAT YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR EATING HABITS. 1244 01:03:44,633 --> 01:03:46,833 -OKAY. -SO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS, 1245 01:03:46,833 --> 01:03:48,300 AND I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON. 1246 01:03:48,300 --> 01:03:49,800 Y'ALL TAKE CARE. -THANK YOU, DR. NOW. 1247 01:03:49,800 --> 01:03:51,700 OKAY. THANK YOU. 1248 01:03:57,400 --> 01:04:00,067 Charly: SEEING THE SCALE TODAY AND FINDING OUT THAT 1249 01:04:00,067 --> 01:04:03,133 I HAVEN'T REALLY LOST WAS JUST DISHEARTENING. 1250 01:04:03,133 --> 01:04:06,600 AND I'M SCARED THIS WHOLE PROGRAM ISN'T REALLY FOR ME. 1251 01:04:09,600 --> 01:04:12,567 Charity: I KNOW I NEED TO TRY HARDER, BUT THIS HAS BEEN 1252 01:04:12,567 --> 01:04:15,400 A BIG GROWING MONTH FOR BOTH OF US. 1253 01:04:15,400 --> 01:04:19,833 AND WE NEED TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE'VE STARTED DOING TOGETHER. 1254 01:04:19,833 --> 01:04:22,733 AND I THINK OUR PROGRESS WILL JUST NATURALLY START 1255 01:04:22,733 --> 01:04:24,933 TO GROW FROM THERE. 1256 01:04:28,233 --> 01:04:32,100 ** 1257 01:04:35,533 --> 01:04:39,800 Milla: TODAY IS MY FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW. 1258 01:04:39,800 --> 01:04:41,500 AND I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED 1259 01:04:41,500 --> 01:04:45,267 BECAUSE DESPITE HOW HARD I'VE PUSHED MYSELF, 1260 01:04:45,267 --> 01:04:48,100 I'M STILL NOT ABLE TO STAND ON MY OWN. 1261 01:04:50,067 --> 01:04:51,933 AND SINCE I CAN'T, 1262 01:04:51,933 --> 01:04:55,067 DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS I HAVE TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL. 1263 01:04:55,067 --> 01:04:58,200 SO AN AMBULANCE IS TAKING ME THERE. 1264 01:04:58,200 --> 01:05:00,767 ** 1265 01:05:00,767 --> 01:05:02,500 ONE, TWO, THREE. 1266 01:05:04,733 --> 01:05:09,800 I REALLY WANTED TO REACH MY GOAL AND STAND FOR DR. NOW TODAY. 1267 01:05:09,800 --> 01:05:11,267 WELL, IT APPEARS SO. 1268 01:05:11,267 --> 01:05:12,633 ALL RIGHT. THERE'S THE BOTTOM. 1269 01:05:12,633 --> 01:05:14,767 THERE'S THE BUMP. AND YOU'RE DOWN. 1270 01:05:14,767 --> 01:05:17,433 ** 1271 01:05:18,467 --> 01:05:21,500 ALL RIGHT. WHEELS ARE DOWN. 1272 01:05:22,700 --> 01:05:25,500 I'M GONNA GO AROUND THE OTHER SIDE. 1273 01:05:25,500 --> 01:05:29,100 Milla: I'VE WORKED SO HARD THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. 1274 01:05:29,100 --> 01:05:31,867 ** 1275 01:05:31,867 --> 01:05:35,067 AND I KNOW I MUST'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT. 1276 01:05:35,067 --> 01:05:39,500 ** 1277 01:05:39,500 --> 01:05:43,533 I'VE COMPLETELY STUCK TO THE DIET. 1278 01:05:43,533 --> 01:05:47,067 AND I'M HOPING THAT ONCE HE SEES ALL MY WEIGHT LOSS 1279 01:05:47,067 --> 01:05:49,133 AND HOW CLOSE I AM TO STANDING 1280 01:05:49,133 --> 01:05:52,800 THAT HE APPROVES ME FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN. 1281 01:05:53,833 --> 01:05:58,067 BECAUSE I'M SO CLOSE TO STANDING UP, I CAN ALMOST TASTE IT. 1282 01:06:00,133 --> 01:06:02,500 -I'M ON THE BED. -YOU'RE ON THE BED. 1283 01:06:02,500 --> 01:06:05,500 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 1284 01:06:09,533 --> 01:06:11,367 -HEY, MILLA. -HI. 1285 01:06:11,367 --> 01:06:12,867 Milla: HOW YOU DOING, DR. NOWZARADAN? 1286 01:06:12,867 --> 01:06:14,233 I'M DOING OKAY. HOW ABOUT YOU? 1287 01:06:14,233 --> 01:06:15,500 I'M DOING FINE. 1288 01:06:15,500 --> 01:06:18,133 SO TODAY YOU ARE HERE SO WE CAN CHECK YOUR WEIGHT. 1289 01:06:18,133 --> 01:06:19,400 YES. 1290 01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:23,100 7 MONTHS AGO, YOU HAD GOTTEN DOWN TO 598 POUNDS. 1291 01:06:23,100 --> 01:06:25,400 AND WHEN I SAW YOU A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, 1292 01:06:25,400 --> 01:06:27,833 YOU DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU'D LOST MUCH WEIGHT. 1293 01:06:27,833 --> 01:06:29,467 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 1294 01:06:29,467 --> 01:06:30,867 SO WE'RE GONNA CHECK YOUR WEIGHT 1295 01:06:30,867 --> 01:06:32,633 AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH TODAY. 1296 01:06:32,633 --> 01:06:35,067 OKAY. 1297 01:06:37,200 --> 01:06:39,067 512. 1298 01:06:39,067 --> 01:06:42,133 [ LAUGHS ] 1299 01:06:42,133 --> 01:06:43,833 I CAN'T BELIEVE I LOST THAT. 1300 01:06:43,833 --> 01:06:44,900 THAT'S GOOD. 1301 01:06:44,900 --> 01:06:46,967 THAT'S AROUND 90 POUNDS WEIGHT LOSS. 1302 01:06:46,967 --> 01:06:49,367 OH, I'M SO HAPPY. I WORKED SO HARD. 1303 01:06:49,367 --> 01:06:50,667 I WORKED SO HARD. 1304 01:06:50,667 --> 01:06:53,267 SO YOU ARE DOING WELL WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS. 1305 01:06:53,267 --> 01:06:54,633 THANK YOU. 1306 01:06:54,633 --> 01:06:57,933 THE ONLY ISSUE LEFT IS THAT YOU'RE STILL NOT STANDING. 1307 01:06:57,933 --> 01:07:00,267 SO YOU NEED TO GET TO THE POINT 1308 01:07:00,267 --> 01:07:03,133 THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON YOUR LEG 1309 01:07:03,133 --> 01:07:04,667 AND HOLD YOURSELF UP. 1310 01:07:04,667 --> 01:07:07,300 I KNOW, BUT IT'S JUST MY KNEES, AND... 1311 01:07:07,300 --> 01:07:10,433 SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO START YOU ON WATER AEROBICS 1312 01:07:10,433 --> 01:07:12,267 TO HELP YOU TO START TO DO THIS. 1313 01:07:12,267 --> 01:07:13,967 OKAY. THANK YOU. 1314 01:07:13,967 --> 01:07:15,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M REALLY PROUD OF MILLA. 1315 01:07:15,767 --> 01:07:18,833 SHE CAN BE VERY DETERMINED IF SHE WANTS, 1316 01:07:18,833 --> 01:07:21,267 AND I'M IMPRESSED WITH HER WEIGHT LOSS 1317 01:07:21,267 --> 01:07:22,933 FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. 1318 01:07:22,933 --> 01:07:25,900 BUT SHE STILL NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP 1319 01:07:25,900 --> 01:07:28,067 SO SHE CAN START TO WALK AGAIN 1320 01:07:28,067 --> 01:07:30,800 AFTER SURGERY TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS 1321 01:07:30,800 --> 01:07:33,633 AND SOME BLOOD-THINNING SCENARIO FROM HAPPENING. 1322 01:07:33,633 --> 01:07:37,067 SO I'M GOING TO SEND HER TO WATER AEROBIC THERAPY, 1323 01:07:37,067 --> 01:07:39,767 AND I SUSPECT THAT ONCE SHE GETS THE FEEL OF 1324 01:07:39,767 --> 01:07:41,433 WALKING AROUND IN THE WATER, 1325 01:07:41,433 --> 01:07:45,067 SHE WILL START WANTING TO DO IT OUT OF THE WATER. 1326 01:07:45,067 --> 01:07:46,267 ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1327 01:07:46,267 --> 01:07:47,333 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 1328 01:07:47,333 --> 01:07:50,767 OKAY. 1329 01:07:50,767 --> 01:07:53,067 I'M A LITTLE LET DOWN THAT I DIDN'T GET APPROVED 1330 01:07:53,067 --> 01:07:55,433 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN. 1331 01:07:55,433 --> 01:07:58,833 BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO POOL THERAPY. 1332 01:07:58,833 --> 01:08:01,067 I HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS TO STAND 1333 01:08:01,067 --> 01:08:04,233 AND GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1334 01:08:04,233 --> 01:08:07,633 AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO, NO MATTER WHAT. 1335 01:08:12,833 --> 01:08:17,300 ** 1336 01:08:21,633 --> 01:08:23,567 Charity: CHARLY HAS BEEN A LITTLE DISCOURAGED 1337 01:08:23,567 --> 01:08:26,067 ABOUT HER LACK OF WEIGHT LOSS. 1338 01:08:26,067 --> 01:08:28,300 WHEN WE WENT TO OUR LAST DOCTOR VISIT 1339 01:08:28,300 --> 01:08:31,400 AND THE SCALE SHOWED SHE HAD ONLY LOST TWO POUNDS, 1340 01:08:31,400 --> 01:08:33,333 IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR HER. 1341 01:08:33,333 --> 01:08:36,533 AND I'M GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN SAYING 1342 01:08:36,533 --> 01:08:40,633 THAT SHE'S NOT SURE IF SHE WANTS TO KEEP DOING THIS. 1343 01:08:40,633 --> 01:08:43,833 I FEEL LIKE THE DIFFERENCE IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER JUNKIE 1344 01:08:43,833 --> 01:08:45,500 ADDICTED TO SOMETHING. 1345 01:08:45,500 --> 01:08:48,300 WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY TO LOSE WEIGHT, 1346 01:08:48,300 --> 01:08:51,867 I WAS BEYOND DESPERATE BECAUSE I HAD HIT ROCK BOTTOM. 1347 01:08:51,867 --> 01:08:53,600 BUT CHARLY HASN'T YET. 1348 01:08:53,600 --> 01:08:55,967 SO AS DETERMINED AS SHE IS, 1349 01:08:55,967 --> 01:08:58,167 SHE'S NOT AS DESPERATE FOR THAT CHANGE, 1350 01:08:58,167 --> 01:09:01,967 AND SHE'S WILLING TO MAKE MORE COMPROMISES BECAUSE OF IT. 1351 01:09:01,967 --> 01:09:04,867 SHE HASN'T LIVED A LIFE WHERE SHE'S TRAPPED IN HER BED 1352 01:09:04,867 --> 01:09:07,167 AND DEPENDANT ON EVERYONE... 1353 01:09:07,167 --> 01:09:08,500 AND WE ARE GONNA HELP ME UP? -YEAH. 1354 01:09:08,500 --> 01:09:12,067 Charity: ...WITH A BODY THAT YOU COULD BARELY MOVE 1355 01:09:12,067 --> 01:09:15,633 AND THE ACHES AND PAIN ALL THE TIME. 1356 01:09:15,633 --> 01:09:18,900 I'VE BEEN THERE, AND I HAVE THAT MEMORY 1357 01:09:18,900 --> 01:09:22,533 TO KEEP ME MOTIVATED TO NEVER GO BACK THERE. 1358 01:09:22,533 --> 01:09:26,067 I'LL MAKES MISTAKES AND GAIN LIKE I DID THIS PAST YEAR, 1359 01:09:26,067 --> 01:09:28,733 BUT I'M GETTING BACK ON UP AND I'M DOING THIS 1360 01:09:28,733 --> 01:09:31,867 BECAUSE I DON'T EVER WANT TO GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS. 1361 01:09:31,867 --> 01:09:34,700 SO I'M TRYING TO BE THERE FOR HER AS BEST I CAN 1362 01:09:34,700 --> 01:09:37,967 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER TO HAVE TO GET TO 600 POUNDS 1363 01:09:37,967 --> 01:09:40,267 BEFORE SHE WAKES UP. 1364 01:09:43,067 --> 01:09:45,233 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 1365 01:09:47,067 --> 01:09:49,433 WHAT'S WRONG? 1366 01:09:50,233 --> 01:09:52,733 ABOUT WHAT? 1367 01:09:55,433 --> 01:09:58,400 WELL, I TRIED TO GET YOU TO COME OUT AND WALK WITH ME. 1368 01:09:58,400 --> 01:09:59,433 I KNOW. 1369 01:09:59,433 --> 01:10:02,367 I JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT, MAMA. 1370 01:10:02,367 --> 01:10:04,767 WHAT'S CAUSING YOU TO GIVE UP, POOBOO? 1371 01:10:04,767 --> 01:10:06,900 I DON'T KNOW. IT'S JUST HARD. 1372 01:10:06,900 --> 01:10:08,133 IT IS HARD. 1373 01:10:08,133 --> 01:10:10,567 I WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE THIS HARD, 1374 01:10:10,567 --> 01:10:13,333 AND THINGS SCARE ME. 1375 01:10:13,333 --> 01:10:16,433 AND I SEE YOU GOING THROUGH THIS WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY, 1376 01:10:16,433 --> 01:10:18,800 AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SICKER THAN YOU WERE BEFORE. 1377 01:10:18,800 --> 01:10:20,167 AND THAT SCARES ME. 1378 01:10:20,167 --> 01:10:22,000 YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE HALF THE STRUGGLE AS I DO, 1379 01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:24,300 AND YOU'RE NOT AS OLD AS I AM. 1380 01:10:24,300 --> 01:10:25,767 YEAH. 1381 01:10:25,767 --> 01:10:27,733 YOU CAN'T BE SCARED. 1382 01:10:27,733 --> 01:10:29,400 BELIEVE ME, I DO THE SAME THING. 1383 01:10:29,400 --> 01:10:31,100 I SABOTAGE MYSELF. 1384 01:10:31,100 --> 01:10:34,400 YEAH, AND I FEEL LIKE I SABOTAGE YOU 1385 01:10:34,400 --> 01:10:36,067 BECAUSE I EAT THINGS THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO. 1386 01:10:36,067 --> 01:10:38,300 AND I'M SORRY. I DON'T MEAN TO SABOTAGE YOU. 1387 01:10:38,300 --> 01:10:39,600 BUT IT'S NOT JUST YOUR FAULT. 1388 01:10:39,600 --> 01:10:40,967 I CAN SAY NO. 1389 01:10:40,967 --> 01:10:44,033 WE JUST GOT TO WORK TOGETHER INSTEAD OF AGAINST EACH OTHER. 1390 01:10:44,033 --> 01:10:45,767 WE'RE DIFFERENT, BUT WE'RE ALSO THE SAME. 1391 01:10:45,767 --> 01:10:47,467 WE BOTH HAVE A FOOD ADDICTION. 1392 01:10:47,467 --> 01:10:51,733 AND YOU HAVE TO LET ME TAKE BACK ON THAT MOM ROLE 1393 01:10:51,733 --> 01:10:54,233 SO YOU CAN EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE A MOM. 1394 01:10:54,233 --> 01:10:57,433 IT'S HARD TO LET THINGS GO AND LET YOU BE THE ONE IN CHARGE 1395 01:10:57,433 --> 01:10:59,333 WHEN I'VE BEEN THE ONE STUCK IN CHARGE FOR SO LONG. 1396 01:10:59,333 --> 01:11:01,067 I KNOW. 1397 01:11:01,067 --> 01:11:03,533 I'VE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF YOU MY WHOLE LIFE, 1398 01:11:03,533 --> 01:11:06,667 AND I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE THAT WAS KIND OF THE ADULT. 1399 01:11:06,667 --> 01:11:08,733 NOBODY HAS TO BE THE BOSS. 1400 01:11:08,733 --> 01:11:11,667 WE JUST HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER AND BE FRIENDS. 1401 01:11:11,667 --> 01:11:13,300 I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO. 1402 01:11:13,300 --> 01:11:15,667 GIVE ME A HUG. 1403 01:11:19,167 --> 01:11:20,200 HERE, HELP ME UP AND I'LL... 1404 01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:21,667 -I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO. 1405 01:11:21,667 --> 01:11:24,233 -[ LAUGHS ] -YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE MY BABY. 1406 01:11:24,233 --> 01:11:25,633 I LOVE YOU. 1407 01:11:25,633 --> 01:11:27,500 I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY. 1408 01:11:31,167 --> 01:11:33,633 Charly: I'M NOT DOING TOO GOOD ON MY JOURNEY. 1409 01:11:33,633 --> 01:11:36,533 IT'S NOT FEELING VERY HOPEFUL. 1410 01:11:36,533 --> 01:11:38,833 I NEED TO START GIVING UP SOME CONTROL 1411 01:11:38,833 --> 01:11:41,333 TO GET THE HELP AND GUIDANCE I NEED. 1412 01:11:41,333 --> 01:11:44,133 BUT IT'S HARD, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, 1413 01:11:44,133 --> 01:11:46,633 I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT. 1414 01:11:46,633 --> 01:11:49,067 AND THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST. 1415 01:11:51,333 --> 01:11:54,267 ** 1416 01:11:59,333 --> 01:12:02,767 Milla: TODAY, I'M GOING TO DO POOL THERAPY. 1417 01:12:02,767 --> 01:12:05,067 AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY 1418 01:12:05,067 --> 01:12:07,967 OF BEING ABLE TO STAND 1419 01:12:07,967 --> 01:12:09,733 AND TO FEEL WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ABLE 1420 01:12:09,733 --> 01:12:13,267 TO USE MY LEGS AGAIN IF THIS WORKS. 1421 01:12:13,267 --> 01:12:16,533 I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A POOL IN 15 YEARS. 1422 01:12:16,533 --> 01:12:19,633 ** 1423 01:12:19,633 --> 01:12:22,567 THERE'S A SMALL PART OF ME THAT'S WORRIED THAT 1424 01:12:22,567 --> 01:12:24,067 NO ONE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO HELP ME 1425 01:12:24,067 --> 01:12:26,400 IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG 1426 01:12:26,400 --> 01:12:31,700 OR THAT I MIGHT BE TOO HEAVY FOR THE WATER TO HOLD MY WEIGHT. 1427 01:12:31,700 --> 01:12:34,500 BUT I'M JUST PUSHING ALL OF THAT OUT OF MY HEAD 1428 01:12:34,500 --> 01:12:38,567 AND REMINDING MYSELF THAT IF I'M ABLE TO STAND TODAY, 1429 01:12:38,567 --> 01:12:41,933 THEN THAT MEANS I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET SURGERY. 1430 01:12:41,933 --> 01:12:45,667 AND I HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY HERE TO HELP ME. 1431 01:12:45,667 --> 01:12:49,700 AND THEY'RE CHEERING ME ON, SO I KNOW I CAN DO THIS TODAY. 1432 01:12:49,700 --> 01:12:51,233 -HELLO! -HI! 1433 01:12:51,233 --> 01:12:52,600 -ARE YOU READY? -YEAH, I'M READY. 1434 01:12:52,600 --> 01:12:54,867 WE'RE ALL GONNA GET IN, RIGHT, WITH YOU, AND THEN... 1435 01:12:54,867 --> 01:12:56,400 AND THEN WE'LL TRY SOME WALKING? 1436 01:12:56,400 --> 01:12:57,767 -YES. -VERY GOOD. 1437 01:12:57,767 --> 01:12:59,367 Milla: IF ANYTHING, I WANT TO TRY TO DO SOME WALKING. 1438 01:12:59,367 --> 01:13:01,300 WE'RE GONNA DO IT. I'M CONFIDENT. 1439 01:13:01,300 --> 01:13:02,567 I'M GONNA GO FIRST. OKAY. 1440 01:13:02,567 --> 01:13:04,133 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 1441 01:13:06,600 --> 01:13:07,833 JACOB AND CALEB, Y'ALL STAND IN FRONT. 1442 01:13:07,833 --> 01:13:09,600 JUST GIVE ME THE ONE, TWO PASS. 1443 01:13:09,600 --> 01:13:10,700 Hannah: IT'S A LITTLE SLIPPERY. 1444 01:13:10,700 --> 01:13:13,867 I'M PRETTY STRONG, TOO. 1445 01:13:13,867 --> 01:13:16,067 OH. THIS WATER FEELS SO GOOD. 1446 01:13:16,067 --> 01:13:17,100 I LOVE THE WATER. 1447 01:13:17,100 --> 01:13:18,367 THINK I CAN STAY ALL NIGHT IN HERE? 1448 01:13:18,367 --> 01:13:19,400 [ CHUCKLES ] 1449 01:13:19,400 --> 01:13:20,767 -OKAY. -HOLD ON TO THE SIDE RAILS. 1450 01:13:20,767 --> 01:13:23,800 AND THEN WE CAN MOVE YOUR CHAIR. 1451 01:13:23,800 --> 01:13:24,967 -OKAY. -YOU WANT ME TO MOVE IT? 1452 01:13:24,967 --> 01:13:26,133 YEAH, MOVE IT, MOVE IT. 1453 01:13:26,133 --> 01:13:27,800 MOVE IT? 1454 01:13:27,800 --> 01:13:29,200 Hannah: I WANT YOU TO TRY TO HAVE, LIKE, YOUR EARS AND YOUR SHOULDERS 1455 01:13:29,200 --> 01:13:31,700 AND YOUR HIPS, LIKE, STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. 1456 01:13:31,700 --> 01:13:33,533 -I'M GETTING NERVOUS. -OH, YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 1457 01:13:33,533 --> 01:13:34,833 I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT TO FALL BACKWARDS. 1458 01:13:34,833 --> 01:13:35,867 YOU'RE FINE. 1459 01:13:35,867 --> 01:13:37,233 YOU'RE PANICKING. 1460 01:13:37,233 --> 01:13:38,467 MM-HMM. MY HEART'S BEATING SO FAST. 1461 01:13:38,467 --> 01:13:40,133 IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. SLOW DOWN. 1462 01:13:40,133 --> 01:13:41,233 WELL, LOOK. 1463 01:13:41,233 --> 01:13:42,600 RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE STANDING SO GOOD. 1464 01:13:42,600 --> 01:13:44,200 BUT MY KNEE'S UP THEN 'CAUSE I HAVE A BAD BEND. 1465 01:13:44,200 --> 01:13:46,067 IT'S OKAY. JUST LITTLE STEPS FORWARD. 1466 01:13:46,067 --> 01:13:47,133 -OKAY. -YEAH? 1467 01:13:47,133 --> 01:13:49,300 -MM-HMM. -COME ON. 1468 01:13:49,300 --> 01:13:50,767 LOOK UP. DON'T LOOK AT YOUR FEET. 1469 01:13:50,767 --> 01:13:54,200 THEY'RE STILL THERE. THEY'RE ATTACHED. 1470 01:13:54,200 --> 01:13:56,233 PERFECT. 1471 01:13:56,233 --> 01:13:57,400 QUIT LOOKING DOWN AT THE GROUND. 1472 01:13:57,400 --> 01:13:58,400 OKAY. 1473 01:13:58,400 --> 01:13:59,733 -THERE YOU GO. -LOOK AT YOU. 1474 01:13:59,733 --> 01:14:01,367 SEE, WHEN YOU LOOK UP, YOU STARTED TO DO A WHOLE LOT. 1475 01:14:01,367 --> 01:14:03,900 YOU WANT TO LOOK AT WHERE YOU'RE GOING, NOT WHERE YOU'RE AT. 1476 01:14:03,900 --> 01:14:05,067 YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE 1477 01:14:05,067 --> 01:14:07,367 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME THE DEATH GRAB. 1478 01:14:07,367 --> 01:14:08,867 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 1479 01:14:08,867 --> 01:14:13,067 Milla: THIS IS MORE THAN I'VE DONE IN SUCH A LONG TIME. 1480 01:14:13,067 --> 01:14:17,967 I KNOW THIS ISN'T HOW IT'S GONNA BE WHEN I GET OUT OF THE WATER, 1481 01:14:17,967 --> 01:14:20,633 BUT I CAN MOVE AROUND RIGHT NOW. 1482 01:14:20,633 --> 01:14:22,433 AND I HAVE NO ISSUES USING MY LEGS. 1483 01:14:22,433 --> 01:14:23,800 OKAY. 1484 01:14:23,800 --> 01:14:27,167 -OKAY. -SHE'S WALKING! 1485 01:14:28,133 --> 01:14:30,700 SEE THAT? 1486 01:14:30,700 --> 01:14:33,133 CHEST UP. KEEP BREATHING. 1487 01:14:33,133 --> 01:14:34,267 I'M SO WEAK. 1488 01:14:34,267 --> 01:14:35,700 NO, YOU'RE NOT! YOU'RE WALKING. 1489 01:14:35,700 --> 01:14:37,300 -YOU'RE STRONG. -I'M SO WEAK. 1490 01:14:37,300 --> 01:14:38,833 WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WALKED BY YOURSELF? 1491 01:14:38,833 --> 01:14:41,467 I HAVEN'T IN OVER THREE YEARS. 1492 01:14:41,467 --> 01:14:44,367 WELL, WELCOME BACK. 1493 01:14:44,367 --> 01:14:47,800 Milla: I'M TIRED, BUT I FEEL GOOD. 1494 01:14:47,800 --> 01:14:50,067 I WAS REALLY NERVOUS WHEN I STARTED, 1495 01:14:50,067 --> 01:14:52,967 BUT I'M GETTING THE HANG OF IT NOW. 1496 01:14:52,967 --> 01:14:54,700 I'VE DONE EVERYTHING. 1497 01:14:54,700 --> 01:14:58,967 I'M LOSING WEIGHT AND I'M UP AND WALKING LIKE DR. NOW SAID. 1498 01:14:58,967 --> 01:15:01,533 SO THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING STANDING IN THE WAY 1499 01:15:01,533 --> 01:15:04,600 OF MY SURGERY APPROVAL. 1500 01:15:04,600 --> 01:15:07,500 I'M WHERE I NEED TO BE TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL 1501 01:15:07,500 --> 01:15:09,267 OF MY WEIGHT LOSS, 1502 01:15:09,267 --> 01:15:13,100 EVEN WITH ALL MY SETBACKS FROM THIS YEAR. 1503 01:15:13,100 --> 01:15:17,267 IT'S BEEN A HARD AND LONG ROAD, BUT I HAVEN'T GIVEN UP YET. 1504 01:15:17,267 --> 01:15:19,433 AND I'M GONNA GET TO WHERE I NEED 1505 01:15:19,433 --> 01:15:21,133 NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES. 1506 01:15:21,133 --> 01:15:25,267 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 1507 01:15:30,367 --> 01:15:33,233 ** 1508 01:15:37,067 --> 01:15:39,400 I'M HEADED TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW. 1509 01:15:39,400 --> 01:15:41,433 ** 1510 01:15:41,433 --> 01:15:43,833 AND THE FACT THAT HE'S LETTING ME COME TO HIS CLINIC 1511 01:15:43,833 --> 01:15:48,700 INSTEAD OF THE HOSPITAL -- I FEEL THAT IT'S A GOOD SIGN. 1512 01:15:48,700 --> 01:15:51,400 HE KNOWS I'VE BEEN DOING MY POOL AEROBICS 1513 01:15:51,400 --> 01:15:53,067 AND I'VE BEEN WALKING. 1514 01:15:53,067 --> 01:15:56,700 SO WHAT I'M GONNA FIND OUT TODAY 1515 01:15:56,700 --> 01:16:01,067 IS IF I'M FINALLY APPROVED FOR MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN. 1516 01:16:01,067 --> 01:16:03,767 AND I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE I'VE WORKED SO HARD 1517 01:16:03,767 --> 01:16:06,333 AND I'VE HIT MY GOALS, 1518 01:16:06,333 --> 01:16:09,233 BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT DR. NOW'S GONNA SAY. 1519 01:16:09,233 --> 01:16:13,867 SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT AFTER ALMOST TWO YEARS OF STRUGGLE, 1520 01:16:13,867 --> 01:16:15,533 I FINALLY GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1521 01:16:22,700 --> 01:16:25,567 ** 1522 01:16:33,300 --> 01:16:35,100 Milla: I'M HERE AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE 1523 01:16:35,100 --> 01:16:38,400 TO SEE IF I'M GETTING APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1524 01:16:38,400 --> 01:16:40,367 MILLA CLARK? 1525 01:16:40,367 --> 01:16:43,833 BUT HE WANTS ME TO BE ABLE TO STAND ON THE SCALE 1526 01:16:43,833 --> 01:16:47,467 AND SHOW HIM THAT I'M AT A POINT WHERE I CAN START USING MY LEGS. 1527 01:16:47,467 --> 01:16:48,900 HI. 1528 01:16:48,900 --> 01:16:51,200 SO I'VE ASKED HIM TO HAVE HIS SCALE WITH WHEELS FOR ME, 1529 01:16:51,200 --> 01:16:53,633 AND I'LL TRY TO STAND. 1530 01:16:53,633 --> 01:16:55,867 I STILL HAVEN'T PUT MY WEIGHT ON MY LEGS 1531 01:16:55,867 --> 01:16:58,800 AND HELD MYSELF UP OUTSIDE OF THE POOL. 1532 01:16:58,800 --> 01:17:03,267 BUT DOING IT IN THE POOL AS SHOWN ME I CAN DO THIS. 1533 01:17:03,267 --> 01:17:07,067 SO I'M HOPING I DIDN'T BITE OFF MORE THAN I CAN CHEW. 1534 01:17:07,067 --> 01:17:10,733 ONE, TWO, THREE. 1535 01:17:10,733 --> 01:17:12,800 HOLD UP, HOLD UP. 1536 01:17:12,800 --> 01:17:14,867 GET BALANCED RIGHT. 1537 01:17:14,867 --> 01:17:16,533 ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS IT? 1538 01:17:18,633 --> 01:17:21,500 HURRY. 1539 01:17:21,500 --> 01:17:23,367 MY KNEES WILL GIVE IN -- MY KNEES ARE GIVING. 1540 01:17:23,367 --> 01:17:27,100 THAT'S FINE. GO AHEAD AND STEP DOWN. 1541 01:17:27,100 --> 01:17:28,967 WHOO. 1542 01:17:28,967 --> 01:17:30,900 I THINK MY BLOOD PRESSURE'S UP. 1543 01:17:30,900 --> 01:17:33,167 HONESTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T TELL YOU A SPECIFIC NUMBER 1544 01:17:33,167 --> 01:17:36,200 BECAUSE IT FLUCTUATED FROM ABOUT 340 TO 350. 1545 01:17:36,200 --> 01:17:39,533 SO YOU'RE HANGING AROUND -- -I'LL GO WITH 350. 1546 01:17:39,533 --> 01:17:41,533 ALL RIGHT. GO FORWARD. 1547 01:17:41,533 --> 01:17:45,133 I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW. 1548 01:17:45,133 --> 01:17:50,167 I GOT WORRIED FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE THAT WAS HARD. 1549 01:17:51,333 --> 01:17:54,767 I WISH ELROY COULD BE HERE TO SEE IT. 1550 01:17:54,767 --> 01:17:57,300 I REALLY DO. 1551 01:17:58,367 --> 01:18:01,067 -HELLO. -HI, DR. NOWZARADAN. 1552 01:18:01,067 --> 01:18:03,533 -HOW YOU DOING? -I'M DOING FINE. 1553 01:18:03,533 --> 01:18:07,333 SO, YOU GOT UP WITH NO ONE HOLDING YOU, 1554 01:18:07,333 --> 01:18:10,333 BUT YOU WERE MOVING AROUND A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH. 1555 01:18:10,333 --> 01:18:13,500 SO WE REALLY STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH. 1556 01:18:13,500 --> 01:18:15,467 I THINK YOU'VE BEEN LOSING, 1557 01:18:15,467 --> 01:18:18,833 BUT YOU PROBABLY ARE STILL IN THE UPPER 400s. 1558 01:18:18,833 --> 01:18:20,133 -YOU THINK SO? -YES. 1559 01:18:20,133 --> 01:18:22,167 BUT YOU PUT SOME WEIGHT ON YOUR LEGS 1560 01:18:22,167 --> 01:18:23,833 AND YOU'RE STANDING IN THE POOL, 1561 01:18:23,833 --> 01:18:26,633 SO I THINK YOU'RE READY FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1562 01:18:26,633 --> 01:18:29,100 AND I'M APPROVING YOU AGAIN. 1563 01:18:29,100 --> 01:18:30,933 [ LAUGHS ] 1564 01:18:30,933 --> 01:18:33,633 YOU'RE GETTING THERE, SO KEEP IT UP. 1565 01:18:33,633 --> 01:18:37,700 I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE YOU FOR SURGERY A MONTH FROM NOW. 1566 01:18:37,700 --> 01:18:40,067 YOU'RE DOING GREAT. I'M PROUD OF YOU. 1567 01:18:40,067 --> 01:18:41,433 AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 1568 01:18:41,433 --> 01:18:44,100 OKAY. 1569 01:18:44,100 --> 01:18:47,933 ** 1570 01:18:47,933 --> 01:18:50,100 I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM SMILE AND LAUGH. 1571 01:18:50,100 --> 01:18:53,400 THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN HIM SMILE AND LAUGH. 1572 01:18:55,067 --> 01:18:57,967 MM-HMM. 1573 01:18:57,967 --> 01:18:59,300 ** 1574 01:18:59,300 --> 01:19:03,367 I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF AND HAPPY RIGHT NOW. 1575 01:19:03,367 --> 01:19:08,500 I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO DO THIS, AND IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS. 1576 01:19:08,500 --> 01:19:11,500 A YEAR AGO, I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET APPROVED 1577 01:19:11,500 --> 01:19:13,067 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1578 01:19:13,067 --> 01:19:16,333 BUT LOSING ELROY SET ME BACK. 1579 01:19:16,333 --> 01:19:18,833 AND I'VE HAD TO WORK EVEN HARDER THIS YEAR 1580 01:19:18,833 --> 01:19:22,567 TO GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS. 1581 01:19:22,567 --> 01:19:25,933 BUT THIS IS GONNA HELP ME NOT ONLY TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT 1582 01:19:25,933 --> 01:19:28,867 BUT KEEP IT OFF FOR A LIFETIME. 1583 01:19:28,867 --> 01:19:32,333 AND MY GOAL IS TO START WALKING AND BE OUT OF MY BED 1584 01:19:32,333 --> 01:19:34,767 EVERY DAY IN THREE MONTHS. 1585 01:19:34,767 --> 01:19:38,133 AND I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR MY KIDS HOW THEY NEED ME. 1586 01:19:38,133 --> 01:19:41,667 ** 1587 01:19:44,833 --> 01:19:47,433 Charity: CHARLY, BABY, WILL YOU HELP ME WITH MY MAKEUP? 1588 01:19:47,433 --> 01:19:50,067 SURE, MAMA. 1589 01:19:50,067 --> 01:19:52,600 Charity: CHARLY AND ME CAME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT 1590 01:19:52,600 --> 01:19:55,167 THAT WE'RE GOING TO SIMPLIFY OUR RELATIONSHIP 1591 01:19:55,167 --> 01:19:59,900 AND THAT I'M NOT GONNA PUT ANY PRESSURE ON HER TO LOSE WEIGHT. 1592 01:19:59,900 --> 01:20:02,333 SHE'S STILL NOT SURE IF SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE 1593 01:20:02,333 --> 01:20:06,167 WITH DR. NOW'S PROGRAM, BUT SHE'S AGREED TO LET ME PREPARE 1594 01:20:06,167 --> 01:20:08,000 ALL OF OUR SNACKS AND MEALS 1595 01:20:08,000 --> 01:20:10,400 AND TO DO SOME DAILY WALKS WITH ME 1596 01:20:10,400 --> 01:20:12,500 IF WE JUST NOT TALK ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS 1597 01:20:12,500 --> 01:20:14,033 OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 1598 01:20:14,033 --> 01:20:16,000 ** 1599 01:20:16,000 --> 01:20:19,567 AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR DEAL FOR RIGHT NOW. 1600 01:20:19,567 --> 01:20:20,800 I LOVE YOU. 1601 01:20:20,800 --> 01:20:23,200 I LOVE YOU, TOO, MAMA. 1602 01:20:24,500 --> 01:20:28,300 ** 1603 01:20:28,300 --> 01:20:31,300 Charly: RIGHT NOW, I'M OKAY WITH MY MOM COOKING THE MEALS 1604 01:20:31,300 --> 01:20:33,667 AND GIVING UP CONTROL OF THAT 1605 01:20:33,667 --> 01:20:35,833 BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE HEALTHIER, 1606 01:20:35,833 --> 01:20:38,567 AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED. 1607 01:20:38,567 --> 01:20:41,000 SO I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT. 1608 01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:43,667 AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE TIME. 1609 01:20:45,667 --> 01:20:48,167 Charity: TONY AND ME ARE STILL WORKING ON THINGS, 1610 01:20:48,167 --> 01:20:53,067 BUT I TOLD HIM THAT CHARLY STILL HAS TO BE MY FOCUS RIGHT NOW. 1611 01:20:53,067 --> 01:20:56,033 AND TONY SAID HE UNDERSTANDS THAT, 1612 01:20:56,033 --> 01:20:59,667 AND I APPRECIATE ALL HIS PATIENCE WITH THAT. 1613 01:20:59,667 --> 01:21:01,567 BUT WE'RE STILL A FAMILY, 1614 01:21:01,567 --> 01:21:04,200 AND WE'RE ALL STILL TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK TOGETHER. 1615 01:21:04,200 --> 01:21:05,667 AND WE WILL. 1616 01:21:05,667 --> 01:21:07,567 SO, DO YOU WANT TO GO FOR A WALK, THEN? 1617 01:21:07,567 --> 01:21:09,133 BEFORE WE EAT? YEAH. 1618 01:21:09,133 --> 01:21:10,433 TONY CAN WATCH THE EGGS. 1619 01:21:10,433 --> 01:21:13,333 Tony: YEAH, I CAN WATCH THE EGGS. 1620 01:21:13,333 --> 01:21:16,800 Charity: THIS WHOLE YEAR HASN'T GONE AT ALL LIKE I HOPED. 1621 01:21:16,800 --> 01:21:19,600 BOTH CHARLY AND ME HAVE HAD HARDLY 1622 01:21:19,600 --> 01:21:22,300 ANY WEIGHT LOSS THIS PAST YEAR. 1623 01:21:22,300 --> 01:21:24,767 BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR 1624 01:21:24,767 --> 01:21:26,433 BECAUSE WE GREW A LOT TOGETHER. 1625 01:21:26,433 --> 01:21:29,533 MOM, YOU'RE GOING KIND OF FAST. 1626 01:21:29,533 --> 01:21:31,600 WELL, CATCH UP. 1627 01:21:31,600 --> 01:21:33,900 AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT OURSELVES 1628 01:21:33,900 --> 01:21:36,733 AND HOW SELF-DESTRUCTIVE WE CAN BE. 1629 01:21:36,733 --> 01:21:39,367 IT WAS SAD WE HAD TO SEE IT WITH EACH OTHER, 1630 01:21:39,367 --> 01:21:41,400 BUT I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY 1631 01:21:41,400 --> 01:21:44,867 WE WERE ABLE TO ROOT SOME OF THAT OUT. 1632 01:21:44,867 --> 01:21:48,367 NOW I AM MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS 1633 01:21:48,367 --> 01:21:50,700 AND GET TO A MUCH HEALTHIER PLACE. 1634 01:21:53,633 --> 01:21:58,167 ** 1635 01:22:00,067 --> 01:22:03,333 Milla: I'M AT THE HOSPITAL TODAY TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1636 01:22:03,333 --> 01:22:05,967 AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 1637 01:22:05,967 --> 01:22:08,700 I REALLY WISH ELROY WAS HERE WITH ME, THOUGH. 1638 01:22:08,700 --> 01:22:11,833 I MISS HIM SO MUCH. 1639 01:22:11,833 --> 01:22:13,867 HEY, KIDDOS. 1640 01:22:13,867 --> 01:22:15,633 I'M REALLY SCARED, 1641 01:22:15,633 --> 01:22:19,167 BUT HE WOULD NOT WANT ME NOT TO DO IT. 1642 01:22:19,167 --> 01:22:21,800 THAT'S WHAT WE CAME HERE FOR -- SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE. 1643 01:22:21,800 --> 01:22:23,300 I JUST HATE THAT HE'S NOT HERE WITH ME. 1644 01:22:23,300 --> 01:22:27,133 HE'S GONNA MISS OUT ON ME BEING ABLE TO GET AROUND 1645 01:22:27,133 --> 01:22:29,800 AND DO THE THINGS WE USED TO DO WHEN WE FIRST GOT TOGETHER. 1646 01:22:29,800 --> 01:22:33,433 AND I REALLY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH HIM. 1647 01:22:35,633 --> 01:22:38,333 THIS HAS BEEN A HARD TWO YEARS. 1648 01:22:40,967 --> 01:22:44,100 BUT I NEVER STOPPED, AND I NEVER GAVE UP. 1649 01:22:44,100 --> 01:22:46,600 AND I'M SEEING THE RESULT OF THAT NOW. 1650 01:22:46,600 --> 01:22:50,133 AND WHEN I WAKE UP, I'M GONNA HAVE A WHOLE NEW LIFE 1651 01:22:50,133 --> 01:22:51,667 WAITING FOR ME. 1652 01:22:51,667 --> 01:22:53,767 ** 1653 01:22:53,767 --> 01:22:56,167 IT WON'T NECESSARILY BE AN EASY ONE, 1654 01:22:56,167 --> 01:22:57,700 BUT I WILL BE A BETTER ONE. 1655 01:22:57,700 --> 01:22:59,867 ** 1656 01:22:59,867 --> 01:23:02,667 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO A GASTRIC-SLEEVE 1657 01:23:02,667 --> 01:23:05,067 PROCEDURE ON MILLA. 1658 01:23:05,067 --> 01:23:10,200 EVEN WITH ALL HER WEIGHT LOSS, MILLA IS STILL VERY HIGH-RISK. 1659 01:23:10,200 --> 01:23:12,700 HER BODY COULD START TO SHUT DOWN, 1660 01:23:12,700 --> 01:23:15,367 AND SHE COULD DEVELOP COMPLICATIONS. 1661 01:23:15,367 --> 01:23:20,533 SO WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL, BUT WE NEED TO BE QUICK, TOO. 1662 01:23:23,067 --> 01:23:25,567 TURN THE ROOM LIGHTS OFF. 1663 01:23:25,567 --> 01:23:28,767 ** 1664 01:23:28,767 --> 01:23:31,533 DURING GASTRIC-SLEEVE OPERATION, 1665 01:23:31,533 --> 01:23:34,767 WE REMOVE 70% TO 80% OF THE STOMACH. 1666 01:23:34,767 --> 01:23:38,367 SO SHE CAN EAT SMALL AMOUNTS AND GET FULL REAL QUICK 1667 01:23:38,367 --> 01:23:41,767 AND BE ABLE TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT MORE EFFICIENTLY. 1668 01:23:41,767 --> 01:23:43,233 GO FORWARD. 1669 01:23:43,233 --> 01:23:45,567 THERE. 1670 01:23:47,833 --> 01:23:49,267 Hannah: I'M EXCITED, 1671 01:23:49,267 --> 01:23:52,400 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT HER 1672 01:23:52,400 --> 01:23:55,333 BECAUSE MY MA MEANS SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY. 1673 01:23:55,333 --> 01:23:59,567 AND I DON'T ANYTHING TO GO WRONG WITH THE SURGERY. 1674 01:23:59,567 --> 01:24:01,733 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU ALMOST HAVE IT. 1675 01:24:01,733 --> 01:24:05,633 OKAY, I'M REMOVING THE EXCESS PORTION OF THE STOMACH. 1676 01:24:08,900 --> 01:24:10,800 ROOM LIGHT ON. 1677 01:24:10,800 --> 01:24:14,133 OKAY, STITCH HER UP. 1678 01:24:14,133 --> 01:24:17,067 ALMOST DONE. 1679 01:24:17,067 --> 01:24:20,300 ALL RIGHT. MILLA'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 1680 01:24:20,300 --> 01:24:22,667 Man: WELL-DONE. TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS. 1681 01:24:22,667 --> 01:24:24,933 THERE WERE NO MAJOR COMPLICATIONS, 1682 01:24:24,933 --> 01:24:26,967 SO WE'LL GET HER TO RECOVERY. 1683 01:24:26,967 --> 01:24:30,500 AND SHE WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO GO HOME IN A FEW DAYS. 1684 01:24:30,500 --> 01:24:34,500 MILLA'S WEIGHT TODAY IS 477 POUNDS. 1685 01:24:34,500 --> 01:24:39,433 AND SHE HAD LOST A TOTAL OF 274 POUNDS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. 1686 01:24:39,433 --> 01:24:41,800 IT'S TAKEN HER LONGER THAN IT SHOULD, 1687 01:24:41,800 --> 01:24:44,200 BUT MILLA HAS NEVER GIVEN UP. 1688 01:24:44,200 --> 01:24:46,267 AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS, 1689 01:24:46,267 --> 01:24:50,333 SHE COULD BE IN 200s AND BE READY FOR SKIN REMOVAL. 1690 01:24:50,333 --> 01:24:53,700 BUT HER PRIORITY RIGHT NOW NEEDS TO BE GETTING UP 1691 01:24:53,700 --> 01:24:56,733 AND WALKING ON HER OWN. 1692 01:24:56,733 --> 01:24:58,267 SHE HAS HER KIDS, 1693 01:24:58,267 --> 01:25:01,900 AND THAT'S THE BEST KIND OF MOTIVATION A PERSON CAN HAVE. 1694 01:25:01,900 --> 01:25:04,367 SO SHE MAY HAVE SOME UPS AND DOWNS, 1695 01:25:04,367 --> 01:25:08,733 BUT SHE WILL STICK WITH IT AND GET TO WHERE SHE NEEDS SOON. 1696 01:25:08,733 --> 01:25:10,567 HEY, MOMMY. 1697 01:25:10,567 --> 01:25:12,867 Young man: CAN'T OPEN YOUR EYES, CAN YOU? 1698 01:25:12,867 --> 01:25:15,100 -YOU MADE IT. -YOU CAME THROUGH. 1699 01:25:15,100 --> 01:25:17,100 -I DID, DIDN'T IT? -YES, YOU DID. 1700 01:25:17,100 --> 01:25:19,067 -MM-HMM. -HEY, MOMMY. 1701 01:25:19,067 --> 01:25:21,167 LET ME TOUCH ALL MY BABIES. 1702 01:25:21,167 --> 01:25:22,700 ** 1703 01:25:22,700 --> 01:25:24,067 TOUCHING EVERYBODY. 1704 01:25:24,067 --> 01:25:25,500 -WE'LL BE BACK LATER. -WE'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1705 01:25:25,500 --> 01:25:26,900 LOVE YOU. 1706 01:25:26,900 --> 01:25:29,233 I LOVE ALL OF Y'ALL ALSO. 1707 01:25:29,233 --> 01:25:32,067 ** 1707 01:25:33,305 --> 01:26:33,694