"My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?" Kandi and Brandi

1 00:00:03,551 --> 00:00:07,482 ♪♪ 2 00:00:07,482 --> 00:00:10,689 Erica: SOME DAYS, I FEEL LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB. 3 00:00:10,689 --> 00:00:11,896 OW! 4 00:00:11,896 --> 00:00:13,586 Diana: I'M JUST HORRIFIED BY WHAT I LOOK LIKE. 5 00:00:13,586 --> 00:00:16,206 IT'S JUST A BLOB OF FAT. 6 00:00:16,206 --> 00:00:19,172 Ashley: WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I SEE A MONSTER. 7 00:00:19,172 --> 00:00:21,758 Nicole: I HAVE TO BE CLEANED OUTSIDE LIKE AN ANIMAL, 8 00:00:21,758 --> 00:00:23,931 AND IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING. 9 00:00:26,655 --> 00:00:28,931 Diana: I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT 10 00:00:28,931 --> 00:00:31,241 IF I DON'T TAKE DRASTIC ACTION. 11 00:00:31,241 --> 00:00:33,586 I LOVE YOU.Kids: I LOVE YOU, TOO. 12 00:00:33,586 --> 00:00:39,103 ♪♪ 13 00:00:39,103 --> 00:00:44,620 ♪♪ 14 00:00:44,620 --> 00:00:47,241 Ashley: I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL OF MY LIFE. 15 00:00:47,241 --> 00:00:48,689 LOOK AT THAT! 16 00:00:48,689 --> 00:00:49,931 Woman: IT JUST GIVES ME MOTIVATION TO MOVE FORWARD 17 00:00:49,931 --> 00:00:51,275 TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO THIS. 18 00:00:51,275 --> 00:00:52,965 Man: I FEEL GREAT. 19 00:00:52,965 --> 00:00:55,482 EVERY DAY IS SOMETHING NEW. 20 00:00:58,172 --> 00:01:00,379 Nicole: I'VE GOT A NEW LIFE, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE 21 00:01:00,379 --> 00:01:02,413 WHERE IT TAKES ME NEXT. 22 00:01:02,413 --> 00:01:05,379 Kirsten: I'M THANKFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. 23 00:01:05,379 --> 00:01:08,724 Doug: I'VE GOT MY LIFE BACK, AND I'M NEVER GIVING IT BACK UP. 24 00:01:11,275 --> 00:01:13,551 Kandi: A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES ARE OPENING UP FOR US, 25 00:01:13,551 --> 00:01:15,448 AND WE AREN'T GONNA STOP ANY TIME SOON. 26 00:01:15,448 --> 00:01:17,724 --Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com 27 00:01:17,724 --> 00:01:20,034 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 28 00:01:20,034 --> 00:01:23,896 Kandi: MY TWIN AND I HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE LIFE. 29 00:01:23,896 --> 00:01:28,137 WE'RE GETTING SO BIG, WE CAN BARELY TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. 30 00:01:28,137 --> 00:01:29,758 Brandi: EVERYTHING'S A BURDEN. 31 00:01:29,758 --> 00:01:31,103 MAKES ME HATE MYSELF. 32 00:01:31,103 --> 00:01:35,103 I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO RELY ON ANYBODY ELSE... 33 00:01:35,103 --> 00:01:37,620 BUT I HAVE TO. 34 00:01:40,793 --> 00:01:43,758 Kandi: WE KNOW THAT IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO OUR FINAL DAYS, 35 00:01:43,758 --> 00:01:47,103 AND WE NEED TO STOP IT BEFORE WE GET ANY WORSE. 36 00:01:47,103 --> 00:01:49,448 BUT IT'S HARD TO STOP. 37 00:01:49,448 --> 00:01:51,068 IT'S AN ADDICTION. 38 00:01:51,068 --> 00:01:52,827 Bobbie: YOU GUYS WANT SOME PANCAKES? 39 00:01:52,827 --> 00:01:55,655 Bobbie: I'VE TRIED TO STAY A PART OF THEIR LIVES, AND THEY TOLD ME, 40 00:01:55,655 --> 00:01:58,620 IF I STOPPED DRINKING, THEY'D STOP WITH THE FOOD. 41 00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:02,724 I CAN'T BREAK MY CYCLE, AND THEY CAN'T BREAK THEIRS. 42 00:02:02,724 --> 00:02:03,827 -HELLO, GRANDMA. -HI. 43 00:02:03,827 --> 00:02:05,482 HOW ARE YOU? 44 00:02:05,482 --> 00:02:07,689 I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID TO GO SEE DR. NOW 45 00:02:07,689 --> 00:02:10,620 BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO LIVE IN HOUSTON. 46 00:02:10,620 --> 00:02:15,000 I'M HERE TO HELP YOU EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY. 47 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,241 I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO. 48 00:02:16,241 --> 00:02:19,344 Brandi: YOU'RE AMAZING. 49 00:02:19,344 --> 00:02:21,689 Brandi: IT'S SCARY TO THINK ABOUT LEAVING. 50 00:02:21,689 --> 00:02:23,827 BUT I KNOW THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO GET HELP 51 00:02:23,827 --> 00:02:26,275 AND TRY TO TAKE OUR LIFE BACK. 52 00:02:26,275 --> 00:02:28,310 Sherry: I CAN TELL THAT THE GIRLS ARE VERY STRESSED. 53 00:02:28,310 --> 00:02:31,482 AND I'M CONCERNED, BECAUSE ANY SORT OF ADDITIONAL STRESS 54 00:02:31,482 --> 00:02:35,482 WILL SEND THEM RIGHT BACK TO RELYING ON FOOD FOR THE COMFORT. 55 00:02:39,413 --> 00:02:42,896 WE FINALLY MADE IT, AND I'M GETTING REALLY NERVOUS. 56 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:47,068 I'M SCARED TO SEE HOW FAR I'VE LET MYSELF GO. 57 00:02:47,068 --> 00:02:49,034 I'M EMBARRASSED OF HOW MUCH I WEIGH. 58 00:02:49,034 --> 00:02:51,103 Kandi: SEEING HOW MUCH SHE WEIGHS WAS HARD. 59 00:02:51,103 --> 00:02:53,517 SO I'M REALLY ANXIOUS RIGHT NOW. 60 00:02:53,517 --> 00:02:56,482 Dr. Nowzaradan: BETWEEN BOTH OF YOU, YOU'RE OVER HALF A TON. 61 00:02:56,482 --> 00:02:58,344 YOUR WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL. 62 00:02:58,344 --> 00:03:02,137 KANDI AND BRANDI HIDE AND GO TO FOOD TOGETHER. 63 00:03:02,137 --> 00:03:04,862 BREAKING A DYNAMIC LIKE THIS IS HARD, 64 00:03:04,862 --> 00:03:09,482 BUT AS TWINS, THAT'S GOING TO BE MUCH HARDER TO ADDRESS. 65 00:03:09,482 --> 00:03:11,103 WE'VE ALSO BEEN DOING EVERYTHING 66 00:03:11,103 --> 00:03:13,827 WE CAN TO FOLLOW THE DOCTOR'S DIET. 67 00:03:13,827 --> 00:03:16,275 JUST A LITTLE EXTRA CHEESE THERE, PLEASE. 68 00:03:16,275 --> 00:03:18,482 I'M KIND OF A CHEESE PERSON. 69 00:03:18,482 --> 00:03:22,620 MY SISTER AND I WORKED REALLY HARD THIS PAST MONTH. 70 00:03:22,620 --> 00:03:26,137 WE NEED THIS SURGERY MORE THAN ANYTHING. 71 00:03:26,137 --> 00:03:29,344 LOOKS LIKE Y'ALL LOST SOME WEIGHT, AND THIS IS VERY GOOD. 72 00:03:29,344 --> 00:03:32,275 MY CONCERN IS YOUR TEST RESULTS. 73 00:03:32,275 --> 00:03:36,724 THEIR HEART MAY NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE PROCEDURE. 74 00:03:36,724 --> 00:03:38,793 WAITING TO HEAR THE OUTCOME OF THE TESTS 75 00:03:38,793 --> 00:03:41,137 HAS CAUSED ALL MY ANXIETY TO COME BACK. 76 00:03:41,137 --> 00:03:43,517 TWO LARGE NUMBER TWOS. 77 00:03:43,517 --> 00:03:46,103 IF WE DON'T GET SURGERY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP GAINING 78 00:03:46,103 --> 00:03:47,896 UNTIL ONE OF US DIES. 79 00:03:47,896 --> 00:03:51,689 KANDI, YOUR EKG WAS ABNORMAL. 80 00:03:51,689 --> 00:03:53,793 IF YOU CONTINUE NOT LOSE WEIGHT, 81 00:03:53,793 --> 00:03:56,241 YOUR HEART FAILURE IS GONNA BE IMMINENT. 82 00:03:56,241 --> 00:03:57,241 BRANDI. 83 00:03:57,241 --> 00:03:58,827 BECAUSE OF YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS, 84 00:03:58,827 --> 00:04:01,724 I'M NOT APPROVING YOU FOR SURGERY. 85 00:04:01,724 --> 00:04:03,827 HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT TIME WE SEE THE DOCTOR, 86 00:04:03,827 --> 00:04:05,344 THE NUMBERS ON THE SCALE WILL SHOW 87 00:04:05,344 --> 00:04:09,034 HOW MUCH WE'RE COMMITTED TO THIS NEW LIFESTYLE. 88 00:04:09,034 --> 00:04:11,448 OVER THE PAST MONTH, MY SISTER AND I HAVE DONE 89 00:04:11,448 --> 00:04:13,724 EVERYTHING THAT THE DOCTOR HAS ASKED OF US. 90 00:04:13,724 --> 00:04:16,413 I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT WE'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT. 91 00:04:20,655 --> 00:04:22,000 THIS IS GOOD. 92 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,793 YOU'VE SHOWN ME YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE 93 00:04:23,793 --> 00:04:25,586 OF STICKING TO THE DIET. 94 00:04:25,586 --> 00:04:28,379 BRANDI, I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 95 00:04:28,379 --> 00:04:31,689 AND, KANDI, YOU CAN GET THERE, TOO, 96 00:04:31,689 --> 00:04:33,758 RISKING EVERYTHING FOR A BETTER LIFE -- 97 00:04:33,758 --> 00:04:36,896 IT'S EITHER RISK IT OR END UP DYING. 98 00:04:36,896 --> 00:04:40,448 WE ARE GOING TO DO A GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE ON BRANDI. 99 00:04:40,448 --> 00:04:41,586 ALL RIGHT. 100 00:04:41,586 --> 00:04:44,896 BRANDI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 101 00:04:44,896 --> 00:04:47,241 SHE JUST NEEDS TO STAY MOTIVATED, 102 00:04:47,241 --> 00:04:50,103 WHILE KANDI FOCUSES ON HER WEIGHT LOSS. 103 00:04:50,103 --> 00:04:56,068 ♪♪ 104 00:04:56,068 --> 00:04:57,586 SO, YOU LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 105 00:04:57,586 --> 00:04:59,551 AND YOUR HEART IS LOOKING BETTER. 106 00:04:59,551 --> 00:05:00,862 SO I'M APPROVING YOU TODAY. 107 00:05:00,862 --> 00:05:03,965 YAY! [ LAUGHS ] 108 00:05:03,965 --> 00:05:06,103 MY WORST FEAR IS THAT SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG, 109 00:05:06,103 --> 00:05:08,517 BUT BRANDI SHOWED ME I COULD DO THIS. 110 00:05:08,517 --> 00:05:11,137 Dr. Nowzaradan: KANDI HAS HAD ISSUES WITH HER HEART. 111 00:05:11,137 --> 00:05:13,586 SO, I'M NOT GOING TO EVEN ATTEMPT 112 00:05:13,586 --> 00:05:15,758 A FULL GASTRIC BYPASS TODAY. 113 00:05:15,758 --> 00:05:18,206 KANDI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 114 00:05:18,206 --> 00:05:21,724 WE WERE ABLE TO DO HER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY. 115 00:05:21,724 --> 00:05:25,413 THE PRIORITY IS TO GET HER UP AND WALKING. 116 00:05:25,413 --> 00:05:27,758 HOW YOU FEELING?I FEEL NAUSEOUS. 117 00:05:27,758 --> 00:05:28,862 Brandi: KANDI HASN'T BEEN GETTING UP 118 00:05:28,862 --> 00:05:30,689 TO WALK THESE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, 119 00:05:30,689 --> 00:05:32,793 AND I'M GETTING REALLY WORRIED ABOUT HER. 120 00:05:34,931 --> 00:05:36,586 Man: CODE BLUE, ROOM 217. 121 00:05:36,586 --> 00:05:38,655 CODE BLUE IN ROOM 217. 122 00:05:38,655 --> 00:05:39,620 -COME ON. MAKE IT HAPPEN. 123 00:05:39,620 --> 00:05:40,896 -I LOVE YOU, KANDI! 124 00:05:40,896 --> 00:05:42,344 [ CRYING ] 125 00:05:42,344 --> 00:05:44,551 KANDI TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE. 126 00:05:44,551 --> 00:05:47,965 I BELIEVE A LACK OF ACTIVITY FORMED A BLOOD CLOT, 127 00:05:47,965 --> 00:05:49,758 AND WHEN SHE GOT UP AND MOVED, 128 00:05:49,758 --> 00:05:53,724 IT DISLODGED AND CAUSED A PULMONARY EMBOLISM, 129 00:05:53,724 --> 00:05:56,103 WHICH, IN MOST CASES, CAN BE FATAL. 130 00:05:56,103 --> 00:06:02,103 ♪♪ 131 00:06:02,103 --> 00:06:03,758 -[ COUGHING ] -THERE YOU GO. 132 00:06:03,758 --> 00:06:04,862 THERE WE GO. 133 00:06:04,862 --> 00:06:06,896 [ COUGHING ] 134 00:06:06,896 --> 00:06:10,655 KANDI IS AWAKE AND AWARE, WHICH IS ENCOURAGING. 135 00:06:10,655 --> 00:06:12,172 YOU READY TO GO HOME? -YEAH. 136 00:06:12,172 --> 00:06:14,724 Dr. Nowzaradan: AND SHE HAS RECOVERED ENOUGH TO GO HOME. 137 00:06:14,724 --> 00:06:19,965 ♪♪ 138 00:06:19,965 --> 00:06:22,137 Brandi: KANDI AND I HAVE STARTED TO GET UP THE COURAGE 139 00:06:22,137 --> 00:06:23,620 TO DO MORE IN PUBLIC. 140 00:06:23,620 --> 00:06:27,379 AND WE'RE PUSHING OURSELVES TO FACE OUR FEARS TOGETHER. 141 00:06:27,379 --> 00:06:29,379 IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE OUR SURGERY, 142 00:06:29,379 --> 00:06:31,344 AND MY MOM HAS COME BACK TO VISIT US. 143 00:06:31,344 --> 00:06:33,137 BUT IT'S A LOT TO DEAL WITH 144 00:06:33,137 --> 00:06:34,965 BECAUSE A LOT OF THINGS FROM OUR CHILDHOOD 145 00:06:34,965 --> 00:06:37,034 STARTED COMING BACK UP. 146 00:06:37,034 --> 00:06:40,206 SO WE ASKED DR. NOW TO REFER US TO A THERAPIST. 147 00:06:40,206 --> 00:06:41,655 Woman: I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GO BACK, 148 00:06:41,655 --> 00:06:44,655 BUT I THINK IT'S NECESSARY IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. 149 00:06:44,655 --> 00:06:46,103 EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO US JUST REALLY HURT US. 150 00:06:46,103 --> 00:06:47,137 [ SNIFFLES ] 151 00:06:47,137 --> 00:06:49,275 I DEFINITELY WANT OUR RELATIONSHIP 152 00:06:49,275 --> 00:06:51,793 TO CONTINUE GROWING. 153 00:06:56,034 --> 00:06:57,586 Kandi: BOTH BRANDI AND I ARE EXCITED 154 00:06:57,586 --> 00:06:59,206 TO KEEP DOING NEW THINGS TOGETHER. 155 00:06:59,206 --> 00:07:02,172 EACH MONTH, WE'LL TRY SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. 156 00:07:02,172 --> 00:07:03,965 Brandi: LIFE IS JUST FULL OF POTENTIAL, 157 00:07:03,965 --> 00:07:06,620 AND WE AREN'T GONNA STOP GROWING ANY TIME SOON. 158 00:07:06,620 --> 00:07:13,896 ♪♪ 159 00:07:13,896 --> 00:07:21,172 ♪♪ 160 00:07:21,172 --> 00:07:22,482 YOU WANT SOMETHING TO EAT, SIS? 161 00:07:22,482 --> 00:07:23,862 Brandi: SURE. 162 00:07:23,862 --> 00:07:27,206 -TUNA GOOD? -YEAH, THAT'S FINE. 163 00:07:27,206 --> 00:07:30,172 ME AND BRANDI ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT YEAR 164 00:07:30,172 --> 00:07:31,689 'CAUSE WE BOTH WANT TO GET TO OUR TARGET WEIGHTS 165 00:07:31,689 --> 00:07:33,758 IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. 166 00:07:33,758 --> 00:07:35,482 BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF HARD WORK TO DO 167 00:07:35,482 --> 00:07:37,000 TO GET TO THAT POINT. 168 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,931 AND WE'RE HOPING TO TAKE OUR NEXT BIG STEP TOGETHER 169 00:07:38,931 --> 00:07:42,931 HERE SOON BY GETTING EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL. 170 00:07:42,931 --> 00:07:44,655 THE HANGING SKIN FOR BOTH ME AND BRANDI 171 00:07:44,655 --> 00:07:47,137 IS STARTING TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S GETTING PAINFUL, 172 00:07:47,137 --> 00:07:48,344 AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO START TO GET 173 00:07:48,344 --> 00:07:49,931 IN THE WAY OF OUR EXERCISING. 174 00:07:49,931 --> 00:07:51,482 SO WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO TALK 175 00:07:51,482 --> 00:07:53,655 TO DR. NOW TO SEE IF WE CAN BE APPROVED 176 00:07:53,655 --> 00:07:56,206 FOR OUR FIRST SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY. 177 00:07:56,206 --> 00:07:58,965 BUT WE KNOW WE NEED TO STAY ON TRACK TO DO THAT. 178 00:07:58,965 --> 00:08:00,620 -SO, KAND? -HMM? 179 00:08:00,620 --> 00:08:03,862 I WAS THINKING WE SHOULD PLAN A TRIP HOME. 180 00:08:03,862 --> 00:08:05,275 YEAH, I WANT TO. 181 00:08:05,275 --> 00:08:07,275 MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO HOW MUCH THAT'S GONNA COST. 182 00:08:07,275 --> 00:08:10,413 IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE EXPENSIVE. 183 00:08:10,413 --> 00:08:13,655 ME AND KANDI HAVEN'T BEEN HOME TO WASHINGTON IN OVER A YEAR. 184 00:08:13,655 --> 00:08:15,827 I KNOW IT'D BE REALLY NICE TO SHOW EVERYONE HOW MUCH WEIGHT 185 00:08:15,827 --> 00:08:17,172 WE'VE LOST, 186 00:08:17,172 --> 00:08:19,862 ESPECIALLY OUR GRANDMOTHER. 187 00:08:19,862 --> 00:08:21,620 BEING IN HOUSTON HAS JUST BEEN SO LONELY 188 00:08:21,620 --> 00:08:24,206 WITH BOTH OF US BEING ON OUR OWN. 189 00:08:24,206 --> 00:08:26,103 AND THE ONLY PERSON WE'VE SEEN IS OUR MOM 190 00:08:26,103 --> 00:08:29,103 WHEN SHE'S COME DOWN TO VISIT US. 191 00:08:29,103 --> 00:08:31,000 SO, I THINK THIS TRIP WILL BE GOOD. 192 00:08:35,586 --> 00:08:37,241 FIGURE ANYTHING OUT? 193 00:08:37,241 --> 00:08:41,620 UMM, WELL, IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHAT ROUTE WE WOULD TAKE, 194 00:08:41,620 --> 00:08:44,724 BUT IF WE DROVE, LIKE, TEN HOURS A DAY, 195 00:08:44,724 --> 00:08:46,862 WE CAN GET THERE IN ABOUT FOUR DAYS. 196 00:08:46,862 --> 00:08:49,103 THAT'D BE LIKE 700 BUCKS, 800 BUCKS. 197 00:08:49,103 --> 00:08:50,655 I WANT TO GO HOME, THOUGH. 198 00:08:50,655 --> 00:08:51,689 YOU DON'T. 199 00:08:51,689 --> 00:08:53,275 NO, I DO. 200 00:08:53,275 --> 00:08:54,517 'CAUSE I WANT TO SEE EVERYBODY. 201 00:08:54,517 --> 00:08:56,379 WELL, SO DO I. 202 00:08:56,379 --> 00:08:57,724 SHOULD WE TELL PEOPLE WE'RE COMING? 203 00:08:57,724 --> 00:09:00,758 WE CAN TELL A COUPLE PEOPLE SO THEY CAN -- 204 00:09:00,758 --> 00:09:02,068 AT LEAST SOMEONE KNOWS WE'RE COMING. 205 00:09:02,068 --> 00:09:04,689 'CAUSE WE DON'T JUST WANT TO POP UP AND -- 206 00:09:04,689 --> 00:09:06,000 DON'T TELL MOM OR GRANDMA. 207 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,655 NO, UH-UH. 208 00:09:08,655 --> 00:09:11,103 IT'S A PLAN. 209 00:09:11,103 --> 00:09:12,793 I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. 210 00:09:12,793 --> 00:09:15,103 IT'S BEEN TOO LONG. 211 00:09:15,103 --> 00:09:17,310 I THINK BRANDI'S RIGHT, AND IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR US 212 00:09:17,310 --> 00:09:19,103 TO GO HOME FOR A VISIT. 213 00:09:19,103 --> 00:09:21,344 I'M JUST AS HOMESICK AS HER. 214 00:09:21,344 --> 00:09:24,448 I JUST WORRY ABOUT BEING ON THE ROAD FOR THAT LONG ALL ALONE. 215 00:09:24,448 --> 00:09:26,310 SO I'M NOT SURE HOW READY WE ARE TO DO SOMETHING 216 00:09:26,310 --> 00:09:28,379 LIKE THIS WITHOUT ANY HELP. 217 00:09:28,379 --> 00:09:29,896 BUT I KNOW WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE 218 00:09:29,896 --> 00:09:33,689 PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. 219 00:09:33,689 --> 00:09:36,275 AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD 220 00:09:36,275 --> 00:09:38,586 AND TAKE ANOTHER BIG STEP AT OUR NEXT DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT 221 00:09:38,586 --> 00:09:39,862 IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 222 00:09:39,862 --> 00:09:41,793 BY GETTING APPROVED FOR SKIN REMOVAL. 223 00:09:41,793 --> 00:09:47,517 ♪♪ 224 00:09:47,517 --> 00:09:53,310 ♪♪ 225 00:09:53,310 --> 00:09:56,034 BRANDI AND I ARE HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW AGAIN TODAY, 226 00:09:56,034 --> 00:09:59,000 AND I'M HOPING THE APPOINTMENT WILL GO WELL. 227 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,689 I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THESE PAST TWO MONTHS 228 00:10:00,689 --> 00:10:03,241 AND THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. 229 00:10:03,241 --> 00:10:06,620 BUT IT'S ALWAYS SCARY TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU'VE BEEN. 230 00:10:06,620 --> 00:10:09,517 AND BRANDI AND I ARE JUST HOPING WE'VE MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS 231 00:10:09,517 --> 00:10:11,586 TO GET APPROVED FOR THE SURGERIES WE WANT. 232 00:10:14,206 --> 00:10:16,000 MY CLOTHES ARE HUGE. 233 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,793 MINE, TOO. THEY'RE GIGANTIC. 234 00:10:19,655 --> 00:10:20,965 YEP. 235 00:10:20,965 --> 00:10:21,965 YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS GETTING TO BE A HUGE PAIN? 236 00:10:21,965 --> 00:10:25,206 WHAT? 237 00:10:25,206 --> 00:10:27,241 -HOW ABOUT YOU? -YEP. 238 00:10:27,241 --> 00:10:28,965 IT'S GONNA BE ALL REMOVED. 239 00:10:28,965 --> 00:10:30,000 I KNOW. 240 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,896 EXCITED. SCARED. 241 00:10:31,896 --> 00:10:33,413 ALL AT ONCE. 242 00:10:33,413 --> 00:10:34,413 I JUST HOPE WE GET APPROVED. 243 00:10:34,413 --> 00:10:36,896 IT'LL BE GOOD. 244 00:10:36,896 --> 00:10:46,000 ♪♪ 245 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:47,965 YOU NERVOUS TO SEE DR. NOW? 246 00:10:47,965 --> 00:10:49,517 NOT REALLY. 247 00:10:49,517 --> 00:10:52,137 I JUST WONDER IF WE'RE GETTING CLOSE ENOUGH FOR SKIN SURGERY. 248 00:10:52,137 --> 00:10:53,965 I'M JUST SCARED TO GET BACK IN THE HOSPITAL. 249 00:10:53,965 --> 00:10:55,379 YEAH. 250 00:10:57,620 --> 00:11:00,689 BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA PULL ANY STUNTS THIS TIME. 251 00:11:00,689 --> 00:11:03,103 WE'LL SEE. 252 00:11:03,103 --> 00:11:04,517 NO. WE WON'T SEE. 253 00:11:04,517 --> 00:11:06,551 [ LAUGHS ] 254 00:11:06,551 --> 00:11:08,448 Brandi: AS ME AND KANDI HAVE LOST THE WEIGHT, 255 00:11:08,448 --> 00:11:10,965 THE EXCESS SKIN IS KIND OF THIS UNEXPECTED DOWNSIDE 256 00:11:10,965 --> 00:11:12,620 THAT YOU DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT 257 00:11:12,620 --> 00:11:14,034 BECAUSE YOU JUST WANT TO GET HEALTHY 258 00:11:14,034 --> 00:11:16,620 AND LOSE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. 259 00:11:16,620 --> 00:11:19,172 BUT IT'S PRETTY PAINFUL, AND IT FEELS GROSS, 260 00:11:19,172 --> 00:11:21,241 AND IT LOOKS DISGUSTING, AND IT PULLS ON OUR BODIES. 261 00:11:23,206 --> 00:11:26,379 SO IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE UNCOMFORTABLE. 262 00:11:26,379 --> 00:11:28,931 AND THE MORE WE LOSE, THE MORE IT SAGS, 263 00:11:28,931 --> 00:11:30,827 AND IT'S STARTING TO MAKE US FEEL REALLY INSECURE 264 00:11:30,827 --> 00:11:33,448 OUT IN PUBLIC. 265 00:11:33,448 --> 00:11:36,379 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER? 266 00:11:36,379 --> 00:11:38,379 SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT 267 00:11:38,379 --> 00:11:39,931 ALL REMOVED SOON. 268 00:11:42,517 --> 00:11:45,310 THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS DOWN TO 360, 269 00:11:45,310 --> 00:11:47,965 BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LOSING 15 POUNDS A MONTH, 270 00:11:47,965 --> 00:11:51,586 SO I SHOULD BE AT 330 POUNDS TODAY. 271 00:11:51,586 --> 00:11:54,103 337. 272 00:11:57,551 --> 00:11:59,448 THAT'S NOT BAD. 273 00:11:59,448 --> 00:12:01,965 I'M IN THE 330s, AND THAT'S ABOUT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, 274 00:12:01,965 --> 00:12:04,448 SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT. 275 00:12:07,689 --> 00:12:09,310 Kandi: BRANDI AND I USUALLY HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT 276 00:12:09,310 --> 00:12:10,862 OF WEIGHT LOSS EACH TIME, 277 00:12:10,862 --> 00:12:13,103 SO I GO INTO IT FIGURING, WHATEVER SHE LOSES, 278 00:12:13,103 --> 00:12:14,896 IT'S WHAT I'M LOSING. 279 00:12:14,896 --> 00:12:18,379 BUT I WAS AT 384 LAST TIME, SO IF I'M ON TRACK 280 00:12:18,379 --> 00:12:20,206 WITH MY 15-POUND-A-MONTH WEIGHT LOSS, 281 00:12:20,206 --> 00:12:23,689 THAT'LL PUT ME UNDER 354 TODAY. 282 00:12:23,689 --> 00:12:27,620 Woman: 363. 283 00:12:27,620 --> 00:12:30,137 -YAY. -OKAY? 284 00:12:30,137 --> 00:12:33,827 Kandi: THAT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN BRANDI. 285 00:12:33,827 --> 00:12:35,965 BUT IT'S STILL OVER A 20-POUND LOSS, 286 00:12:35,965 --> 00:12:37,344 SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE DOING WELL, 287 00:12:37,344 --> 00:12:40,793 AND HOPEFULLY, WE'RE MAKING ENOUGH PROGRESS FOR DR. NOW. 288 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:43,448 AND HE FEELS LIKE WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE TO HAVE SKIN REMOVAL. 289 00:12:43,448 --> 00:12:48,482 ♪♪ 290 00:12:48,482 --> 00:12:50,551 -HELLO. -HI. 291 00:12:50,551 --> 00:12:51,724 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 292 00:12:51,724 --> 00:12:53,137 GOOD.GOOD. 293 00:12:53,137 --> 00:12:55,655 Dr. Nowzaradan: GREAT. SO, LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING. 294 00:12:55,655 --> 00:12:58,965 BRANDI, YOU WERE AT 337, 295 00:12:58,965 --> 00:13:02,689 AND THAT'S A 23-POUND WEIGHT LOSS OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. 296 00:13:02,689 --> 00:13:04,000 MM-HMM. 297 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:07,034 BUT YOU SHOULD BE LOSING AT LEAST 15 POUNDS A MONTH. 298 00:13:07,034 --> 00:13:08,275 YEAH. 299 00:13:08,275 --> 00:13:10,241 SO YOUR WEIGHT LOSS IS STARTING TO SLOW DOWN. 300 00:13:10,241 --> 00:13:13,517 AND THAT SHOULD BE THE SAME FOR YOU, TOO, KANDI. 301 00:13:13,517 --> 00:13:16,206 SO YOU BOTH ARE PUSHING YOURSELF TO OVEREAT 302 00:13:16,206 --> 00:13:17,965 IN SMALL DOSES ALL DAY, 303 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:19,758 AND IF YOU DON'T CORRECT THAT NOW, 304 00:13:19,758 --> 00:13:24,068 IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE UNTIL YOU START GAINING AGAIN. 305 00:13:24,068 --> 00:13:25,931 AND I'M SURE NEITHER OF YOU 306 00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:28,448 WANTS TO START GOING BACKWARD RIGHT NOW. 307 00:13:28,448 --> 00:13:29,896 NO. 308 00:13:29,896 --> 00:13:32,517 WE ACTUALLY WANTED TO SEE ABOUT GETTING EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL. 309 00:13:32,517 --> 00:13:34,000 IS THE EXTRA SKIN BOTHERING YOU? 310 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,137 ANY ISSUE WITH IT? 311 00:13:36,137 --> 00:13:37,551 THERE'S NO PAIN. 312 00:13:37,551 --> 00:13:39,068 IT'S ANNOYING. 313 00:13:39,068 --> 00:13:43,827 I THINK YOU BOTH CAN BE READY FOR THAT IF YOU GET BELOW 300. 314 00:13:43,827 --> 00:13:46,793 SO IF THAT MEANS IF YOU STAY ON TRACK LIKE YOU NEED, 315 00:13:46,793 --> 00:13:50,034 THEN BRANDI, YOU COULD BE READY FOR THAT IN TWO MONTHS. 316 00:13:51,896 --> 00:13:54,827 SO WE CAN SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEN IF YOU WANT TO TRY 317 00:13:54,827 --> 00:13:57,000 IT AND GET TO THAT GOAL, BRANDI. 318 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,586 WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN, 319 00:13:58,586 --> 00:14:02,241 AND WE'RE GONNA BE GONE FOR PROBABLY LIKE A MONTH 320 00:14:02,241 --> 00:14:04,137 BECAUSE WE'RE GOING BACK HOME TO VISIT. 321 00:14:04,137 --> 00:14:05,896 YOU'RE GOING TO FLY OR DRIVE? 322 00:14:05,896 --> 00:14:07,344 -DRIVE. -WE'RE GONNA DRIVE. 323 00:14:07,344 --> 00:14:11,344 ALL RIGHT, WELL, GETTING OUT AND DOING THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR YOU. 324 00:14:11,344 --> 00:14:13,103 BUT REMEMBER, AT YOUR SIZE, 325 00:14:13,103 --> 00:14:16,034 YOU CAN STILL GET BLOOD CLOTS IN YOUR LEGS. 326 00:14:16,034 --> 00:14:20,137 THE KEY WILL BE, EVERY FOUR OR FIVE HOURS, GET UP AND WALK 327 00:14:20,137 --> 00:14:22,310 SO YOU DON'T GET BLOOD CLOT IN YOUR LEG. 328 00:14:22,310 --> 00:14:23,620 THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS. 329 00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:24,620 -OKAY. -OKAY? 330 00:14:24,620 --> 00:14:26,241 -YEP. -ALL RIGHT? 331 00:14:26,241 --> 00:14:28,862 THEN YOU BOTH MAKE SURE TO STICK TO YOUR DIET. 332 00:14:28,862 --> 00:14:30,000 OKAY. 333 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:31,724 HAVE A GOOD TRIP AND BE SAFE, 334 00:14:31,724 --> 00:14:33,965 AND I'LL SEE YOU WHEN YOU COME BACK. 335 00:14:33,965 --> 00:14:34,965 -OKAY. -THANK YOU. 336 00:14:34,965 --> 00:14:36,103 ALL RIGHT. NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 337 00:14:36,103 --> 00:14:37,344 -NICE TO SEE YOU. -THANK YOU. 338 00:14:37,344 --> 00:14:38,862 NICE TO SEE YOU. 339 00:14:41,344 --> 00:14:43,310 SO, IF WE, LIKE, BASICALLY STAY ON TRACK 340 00:14:43,310 --> 00:14:44,620 WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, 341 00:14:44,620 --> 00:14:46,517 YOU COULD BE HAVING SURGERY IN, LIKE, TWO MONTHS. 342 00:14:46,517 --> 00:14:49,206 THAT'S CRAZY. 343 00:14:49,206 --> 00:14:50,275 THAT'S, LIKE, TERRIFYING, 344 00:14:50,275 --> 00:14:51,689 BECAUSE WE'LL BE HOME FOR A MONTH. 345 00:14:51,689 --> 00:14:53,034 MM-HMM. 346 00:14:53,034 --> 00:14:55,724 AS LONG AS WE DON'T GO BACK UP, WE'RE GOOD. 347 00:14:55,724 --> 00:14:56,793 I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. 348 00:14:56,793 --> 00:14:59,344 UH-UH. I'LL PUNCH YOU IN YOUR FACE. 349 00:14:59,344 --> 00:15:01,000 -SAME. -OKAY. 350 00:15:03,551 --> 00:15:08,206 I AM GLAD THAT BRANDI AND KANDI ARE STILL MAKING SOME PROGRESS, 351 00:15:08,206 --> 00:15:11,862 BUT I'M OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT IT'S SLOWING RIGHT NOW. 352 00:15:11,862 --> 00:15:16,482 SO, THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THEM 353 00:15:16,482 --> 00:15:19,103 BECAUSE IT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO SLIP 354 00:15:19,103 --> 00:15:22,103 SIGNIFICANTLY OR GET BACK ON TRACK. 355 00:15:22,103 --> 00:15:24,655 AND IT WILL HOPEFULLY NOT BE UNFORTUNATE 356 00:15:24,655 --> 00:15:27,379 THAT THEY'RE GOING HOME DURING THIS PERIOD. 357 00:15:27,379 --> 00:15:30,827 WITH THEIR OLD TRIGGERS AND THEIR ENABLERS. 358 00:15:30,827 --> 00:15:34,103 SO, WE'LL SEE HOW THEY DO AT THEIR NEXT APPOINTMENT. 359 00:15:34,103 --> 00:15:36,862 AND HOPEFULLY THEN, THEY'LL BE BACK ON TRACK 360 00:15:36,862 --> 00:15:38,931 AND WON'T HAVE GOTTEN WORSE 361 00:15:38,931 --> 00:15:42,862 BECAUSE IF THEY START TO GAIN AT THIS POINT AFTER SURGERY, 362 00:15:42,862 --> 00:15:45,724 THEN IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK. 363 00:15:45,724 --> 00:15:48,793 AND IT COULD LEAD TO THEM ENDING RIGHT BACK UP 364 00:15:48,793 --> 00:15:50,241 TO WHERE THEY WERE. 365 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:58,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 366 00:16:03,827 --> 00:16:06,241 [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] 367 00:16:08,551 --> 00:16:10,827 Kandi: BRANDI AND I ARE GETTING READY TO GO HOME 368 00:16:10,827 --> 00:16:13,517 AND SURPRISE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY. 369 00:16:13,517 --> 00:16:15,448 IT'S MAINLY A SURPRISE BECAUSE IF MY GRANDMA AND MOM 370 00:16:15,448 --> 00:16:18,034 KNEW THAT WE WERE COMING, THEY'D TELL US NOT TO, 371 00:16:18,034 --> 00:16:20,448 BUT IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN HOW MUCH WE'VE MISSED HOME. 372 00:16:20,448 --> 00:16:21,586 HOME IS OUR COMFORT ZONE. 373 00:16:21,586 --> 00:16:23,068 IT'S WHERE OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE. 374 00:16:23,068 --> 00:16:27,310 IT'S WHERE OUR HEART IS. 375 00:16:27,310 --> 00:16:30,275 Brandi: BUT AT THE SAME TIME, TRYING TO DRIVE HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY 376 00:16:30,275 --> 00:16:33,793 ON OUR OWN IS THE SCARIEST THING WE CAN DO ASIDE FROM SURGERY 377 00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:36,068 BECAUSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON THE ROAD. 378 00:16:36,068 --> 00:16:38,000 AND EVEN THOUGH WE'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT, 379 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,586 WE STILL DON'T HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE 380 00:16:39,586 --> 00:16:41,310 BEING ON OUR OWN AND INDEPENDENT. 381 00:16:41,310 --> 00:16:45,827 ♪♪ 382 00:16:45,827 --> 00:16:47,517 [ SIGHS ] ALL RIGHT. 383 00:16:47,517 --> 00:16:48,965 YOU EXCITED ABOUT THIS? 384 00:16:48,965 --> 00:16:50,931 -YEAH. -WHAT'S ON THE LIST? 385 00:16:50,931 --> 00:16:52,482 WE JUST GOTTA SET UP THE COOLER 386 00:16:52,482 --> 00:16:54,103 AND THEN UNPLUG EVERYTHING AND PACK THE CAR UP, 387 00:16:54,103 --> 00:16:57,517 AND WE'RE GOOD. -SWEET. 388 00:16:57,517 --> 00:16:59,379 I'LL PACK UP THE COOLER REAL QUICK. 389 00:16:59,379 --> 00:17:02,000 OKAY. 390 00:17:04,448 --> 00:17:06,620 WE KNOW DOING A ROAD TRIP AGAIN AND BEING BACK HOME 391 00:17:06,620 --> 00:17:08,413 IS GONNA REQUIRE A LOT OF PREPARATION 392 00:17:08,413 --> 00:17:11,068 TO MAKE SURE WE STICK TO OUR DIETS. 393 00:17:11,068 --> 00:17:12,827 ESPECIALLY BEING ON THE ROAD AGAIN 394 00:17:12,827 --> 00:17:14,103 BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME WE WENT, 395 00:17:14,103 --> 00:17:16,413 THE ONLY OPTIONS WERE FAST FOOD OR RESTAURANTS 396 00:17:16,413 --> 00:17:18,862 THAT HAD A LOT OF TEMPTATION. 397 00:17:18,862 --> 00:17:20,275 SO, WE PACKED SOME HEALTHY SNACKS 398 00:17:20,275 --> 00:17:23,344 AND A LOT OF PROTEIN SHAKES TO HAVE WHAT WE NEED 399 00:17:23,344 --> 00:17:25,724 SO WE WON'T HAVE TO STOP TO EAT. 400 00:17:25,724 --> 00:17:27,172 -THAT IT? -YEP. 401 00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:30,689 ALL RIGHT. 402 00:17:30,689 --> 00:17:32,551 SO, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE READY FOR THIS TRIP, 403 00:17:32,551 --> 00:17:34,620 EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOING TO BE HARD, 404 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:36,275 BUT WE KNOW IT'LL AT LEAST BE BETTER 405 00:17:36,275 --> 00:17:38,310 THAN THE FIRST DRIVE WE MADE DOWN HERE. 406 00:17:38,310 --> 00:17:43,034 BECAUSE WE WERE SO BIG THEN, IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLY PAINFUL. 407 00:17:43,034 --> 00:17:45,931 AFTER BEING CRAMMED IN THIS TINY CAR, 408 00:17:45,931 --> 00:17:48,344 WE ARE DEFINITELY STARTING TO HURT. 409 00:17:48,344 --> 00:17:50,206 Brandi: AT THE MOMENT, MY RIGHT ANKLE HURTS, 410 00:17:50,206 --> 00:17:52,793 BUT I CAN TELL, IN A COUPLE HOURS, 411 00:17:52,793 --> 00:17:54,517 EVERYTHING'S GONNA START HURTING. 412 00:17:59,103 --> 00:18:01,275 SO RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN IS TO JUST DRIVE NONSTOP 413 00:18:01,275 --> 00:18:03,448 AND GET AS FAR AS WE CAN EACH DAY. 414 00:18:03,448 --> 00:18:05,379 ASIDE FROM STRETCHING OUR LEGS EVERY FOUR HOURS 415 00:18:05,379 --> 00:18:08,862 LIKE DR. NOW SAID, SO WE DON'T GET BLOOD CLOTS. 416 00:18:08,862 --> 00:18:10,931 BUT WE FIGURE THAT'S WHEN WE'LL TAKE OUR BATHROOM BREAKS 417 00:18:10,931 --> 00:18:13,344 FOR BOTH US AND OUR DOGS. 418 00:18:13,344 --> 00:18:15,344 AND SINCE WE HAVE FOOD AND DRINKS WITH US, 419 00:18:15,344 --> 00:18:16,896 THE ONLY OTHER STOP WE HAVE TO MAKE 420 00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:20,172 IS AT A HOTEL FOR A NIGHT SO WE CAN GET SOME SLEEP. 421 00:18:20,172 --> 00:18:22,655 SO IF WE STAY FOCUSED AND MAKE GOOD TIME, 422 00:18:22,655 --> 00:18:25,206 OUR HOPE IS THAT WE CAN MAKE IT HOME A DAY EARLY. 423 00:18:25,206 --> 00:18:27,827 BECAUSE WE BOTH JUST WANT TO GET THERE. 424 00:18:27,827 --> 00:18:29,931 AND THE LESS TIME WE HAVE TO SPEND ON THE ROAD, 425 00:18:29,931 --> 00:18:32,379 THE LESS CHANCE THERE IS FOR SOMETHING TO GO WRONG. 426 00:18:32,379 --> 00:18:41,379 ♪♪ 427 00:18:41,379 --> 00:18:44,517 WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A DAY NOW, AND KANDI AND I ARE AMAZED 428 00:18:44,517 --> 00:18:48,000 AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PLACES WE'VE BEEN PASSING. 429 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,068 AND WE REMEMBER BACK TO WHEN WE FIRST CAME TO HOUSTON 430 00:18:50,068 --> 00:18:51,758 WITH OUR GRANDMA 431 00:18:51,758 --> 00:18:53,275 AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE SEEING THIS WHOLE WORLD 432 00:18:53,275 --> 00:18:55,000 WE'D NEVER EXPERIENCED FOR THE FIRST TIME 433 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,517 BECAUSE OF OUR WEIGHT. 434 00:18:59,793 --> 00:19:04,172 IT'S VERY STRANGE BEING ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HOME. 435 00:19:04,172 --> 00:19:09,551 Kandi: IT MAKES ME REALIZE THAT THERE'S SO MUCH I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED. 436 00:19:09,551 --> 00:19:12,310 THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE TO DISCOVER. 437 00:19:12,310 --> 00:19:14,862 Brandi: THIS WEIGHT IS JUST HOLDING ME BACK FROM SO MUCH. 438 00:19:14,862 --> 00:19:16,896 I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT NORMAL 439 00:19:16,896 --> 00:19:18,413 20-SOMETHING-YEAR-OLDS CAN DO, 440 00:19:18,413 --> 00:19:22,793 AS FAR AS DATING AND DOING FUN THINGS WITH FRIENDS. 441 00:19:22,793 --> 00:19:25,310 I WANT THIS SO BAD. 442 00:19:27,379 --> 00:19:29,068 Kandi: SO, WE DECIDED OUR WHOLE MIND-SET 443 00:19:29,068 --> 00:19:30,827 ABOUT THIS DRIVE WAS WRONG. 444 00:19:30,827 --> 00:19:32,965 BECAUSE NOW, WE'RE HALF THE WEIGHT WE WE WERE 445 00:19:32,965 --> 00:19:36,034 AND ARE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE. 446 00:19:36,034 --> 00:19:38,241 BUT FOR SO LONG, WE JUST WANTED TO TRAVEL 447 00:19:38,241 --> 00:19:41,206 AND GO OUT AND EXPERIENCE THINGS AND MEET PEOPLE 448 00:19:41,206 --> 00:19:43,965 AND MAYBE EVEN SOME DAY START A FAMILY. 449 00:19:43,965 --> 00:19:46,000 AND NOW WE BOTH CAN DO ALL THOSE THINGS. 450 00:19:49,448 --> 00:19:52,551 SO WE DECIDED, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE'RE LIVING LIFE, 451 00:19:52,551 --> 00:19:54,413 AND WE'RE STARTING NOW. 452 00:19:54,413 --> 00:19:57,896 AND IF WE SEE SOMEWHERE WE LIKE OR SOMETHING WE WANT TO SEE, 453 00:19:57,896 --> 00:20:00,586 WE'RE GONNA TAKE TIME AND STOP SO WE CAN EXPERIENCE 454 00:20:00,586 --> 00:20:03,689 THE WORLD THAT'S BEEN OFF-LIMITS TO US ALMOST OUR WHOLE LIFE. 455 00:20:09,206 --> 00:20:11,586 AND IF THAT MEANS IT'S GONNA TAKE US A DAY OR TWO LONGER 456 00:20:11,586 --> 00:20:15,310 TO GET HOME, THEN THAT'S FINE. 457 00:20:15,310 --> 00:20:17,448 BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'RE GETTING OUR LIFE BACK, 458 00:20:17,448 --> 00:20:19,862 WE'RE NOT MAKING THE MISTAKE OF MISSING ALL OF IT. 459 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:23,965 AND SINCE WE HAVE A WHOLE NEW LIFE NOW, 460 00:20:23,965 --> 00:20:26,482 ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS LIVE IT. 461 00:20:29,724 --> 00:20:38,034 ♪♪ 462 00:20:38,034 --> 00:20:40,827 BRANDI AND I HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR THREE DAYS NOW, 463 00:20:40,827 --> 00:20:44,000 AND IT'S BEEN A LONG DRIVE, BUT A GOOD ONE. 464 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,551 WITH ALL THE THINGS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS, 465 00:20:46,551 --> 00:20:49,103 WE'RE FEELING REALLY INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED TO MAKE SURE 466 00:20:49,103 --> 00:20:51,931 THAT WE REMEMBER TO KEEP LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST. 467 00:20:54,413 --> 00:20:57,000 SO, WE'RE BOTH FEELING REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW, 468 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,034 AND WE'RE GETTING EVEN MORE EXCITED 469 00:20:59,034 --> 00:21:02,482 BECAUSE WE'RE CROSSING OVER INTO WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW. 470 00:21:02,482 --> 00:21:04,137 SO WE'RE ALMOST HOME, AND IT WON'T BE LONG 471 00:21:04,137 --> 00:21:06,620 UNTIL WE SEE EVERYONE. 472 00:21:06,620 --> 00:21:14,482 ♪♪ 473 00:21:14,482 --> 00:21:18,689 AS WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO HOME, I'M GETTING REALLY NERVOUS. 474 00:21:18,689 --> 00:21:21,172 AND MY MIND'S RACING MORE AND MORE WITH THE WHAT-IFS 475 00:21:21,172 --> 00:21:24,034 THAT ARE SCARING ME RIGHT NOW. 476 00:21:24,034 --> 00:21:26,379 SOME OF OUR FAMILY IS OVER AT OUR BROTHER'S 477 00:21:26,379 --> 00:21:27,655 BECAUSE WE COORDINATED ALL OF THIS 478 00:21:27,655 --> 00:21:29,517 TO BE A BIG SURPRISE FOR OUR GRANDMA. 479 00:21:29,517 --> 00:21:32,448 AND SHE HAS NO IDEA WE'RE COMING. 480 00:21:32,448 --> 00:21:34,758 I KNOW SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE US. 481 00:21:34,758 --> 00:21:36,931 BUT THE THING THAT HAS ME ON EDGE IS WHETHER OR NOT 482 00:21:36,931 --> 00:21:40,000 SHE'LL THINK WE MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS OR NOT. 483 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,896 WE ONLY HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF HER, 484 00:21:42,896 --> 00:21:45,724 AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE SHE LAST SAW US. 485 00:21:45,724 --> 00:21:49,068 SO I'M HOPING THAT WHEN SHE SEES US, SHE'S PROUD OF US. 486 00:21:49,068 --> 00:21:51,482 AND THAT THIS ALL GOES WELL. 487 00:21:51,482 --> 00:21:53,310 BECAUSE THE ONE THING THAT WE BOTH DIDN'T DRIVE 488 00:21:53,310 --> 00:21:55,000 HALFWAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DO 489 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,896 [ HORN HONKS ]IS TO LET OUR GRANDMA DOWN. 490 00:22:02,172 --> 00:22:12,137 ♪♪ 491 00:22:12,137 --> 00:22:13,862 Brandi: KANDI AND I HAVE MADE IT BACK TO WASHINGTON, 492 00:22:13,862 --> 00:22:16,103 AND WE'RE ABOUT TO GO INTO OUR BROTHER'S HOUSE. 493 00:22:16,103 --> 00:22:18,344 BECAUSE HE'S GATHERED SOME OF OUR FAMILY TOGETHER 494 00:22:18,344 --> 00:22:20,655 SO WE CAN SURPRISE MY GRANDMA. 495 00:22:20,655 --> 00:22:23,137 SHE HASN'T SEEN US IN ALMOST SIX MONTHS, 496 00:22:23,137 --> 00:22:25,551 AND SHE HAS NO IDEA WE'RE HERE. 497 00:22:25,551 --> 00:22:28,068 SO WE'RE EXCITED AND NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME. 498 00:22:28,068 --> 00:22:29,586 BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T WANT TO LET HER DOWN. 499 00:22:29,586 --> 00:22:31,206 [ KNOCKING ] 500 00:22:33,206 --> 00:22:34,517 [ LOCK DISENGAGES ] 501 00:22:36,517 --> 00:22:39,241 WHOA. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 502 00:22:39,241 --> 00:22:40,310 Kandi: HI, GRANDMA. 503 00:22:40,310 --> 00:22:42,965 OH, MY GOD.[ DOG BARKS ] 504 00:22:42,965 --> 00:22:45,000 [ LAUGHS ] WOW! 505 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,689 LOOK AT YOU. HI. [ LAUGHS ] 506 00:22:48,689 --> 00:22:50,413 WOW. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? 507 00:22:50,413 --> 00:22:54,896 I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHATSOEVER. 508 00:22:54,896 --> 00:22:56,551 HI, GRANDMA. 509 00:22:56,551 --> 00:22:57,896 I MISSED YOU, GUYS. 510 00:22:57,896 --> 00:23:00,413 Nikki: OH, WE MISSED YOU. WE MISSED YOU. 511 00:23:00,413 --> 00:23:01,586 HOW WAS THE TRIP? 512 00:23:01,586 --> 00:23:03,724 GOOD. 513 00:23:03,724 --> 00:23:04,862 I MISSED YOU GUYS. 514 00:23:04,862 --> 00:23:07,310 I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME. 515 00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:08,448 Sherry: BOY, LOOK AT YOU GUYS. 516 00:23:08,448 --> 00:23:11,793 LOOK AT HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU'VE LOST. 517 00:23:11,793 --> 00:23:13,344 WELL, SIT DOWN. 518 00:23:13,344 --> 00:23:15,862 IT WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKING TO SEE THEM AT THE DOOR. 519 00:23:15,862 --> 00:23:19,034 IT WAS THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD I EXPECTED. 520 00:23:19,034 --> 00:23:21,448 SEEING THEM NOW COMPARED TO BEFORE, 521 00:23:21,448 --> 00:23:23,724 BOTH OF THEM ARE A LOT THINNER IN THE FACE, 522 00:23:23,724 --> 00:23:26,620 AND THEY'RE SMILING A LOT MORE. 523 00:23:26,620 --> 00:23:29,482 WHEN YOU HAVE THAT TEMPTATION TO HAVE SOMETHING 524 00:23:29,482 --> 00:23:31,482 YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE, 525 00:23:31,482 --> 00:23:33,344 JUST ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION. 526 00:23:33,344 --> 00:23:35,517 IS THIS BITE WORTH MY LIFE? 527 00:23:35,517 --> 00:23:38,206 IT GIVES ME HOPE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE ABLE 528 00:23:38,206 --> 00:23:41,241 TO LIVE A LIFE THAT THEY DESERVE TO LIVE. 529 00:23:41,241 --> 00:23:42,620 YOU REALLY LOOK GOOD. 530 00:23:42,620 --> 00:23:43,758 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 531 00:23:43,758 --> 00:23:45,379 -GOOD. -GOOD. -GOOD. 532 00:23:45,379 --> 00:23:46,482 AND THERE WAS A LOT MORE ROOM IN THE CAR. 533 00:23:46,482 --> 00:23:48,310 -YEAH. -WELL, THAT'S TRUE. 534 00:23:48,310 --> 00:23:49,965 [ LAUGHTER ] 535 00:23:49,965 --> 00:23:51,275 THAT'S TRUE, TOO. 536 00:23:51,275 --> 00:23:52,827 IT MEANS A LOT THAT THEY NOTICED 537 00:23:52,827 --> 00:23:54,931 AND THAT OUR EFFORTS ARE PAYING OFF. 538 00:23:54,931 --> 00:23:57,620 I HOPE THEY'RE PROUD OF US. 539 00:23:57,620 --> 00:24:00,862 SKIN REMOVAL, I GUESS, IS THE NEXT STEP, ISN'T IT? 540 00:24:00,862 --> 00:24:02,758 ANY WORD ABOUT THAT? 541 00:24:02,758 --> 00:24:05,689 HE SAID ONCE WE [ CLEARS THROAT] ONCE WE GET UNDER 300 POUNDS. 542 00:24:05,689 --> 00:24:07,275 AND YOU'RE NOT THAT FAR FROM THERE. 543 00:24:07,275 --> 00:24:10,862 -UH-UH. -SO YOU GOT ANY BOYFRIENDS YET? 544 00:24:10,862 --> 00:24:12,724 OH, LOOK AT THOSE LOOKS. 545 00:24:12,724 --> 00:24:14,068 Owen: YOU SHOULD. 546 00:24:14,068 --> 00:24:16,758 PEOPLE SHOULD FALL FOR YOU NOW THAT YOU LOOK GOOD. 547 00:24:16,758 --> 00:24:18,482 Kandi: WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, WE DIDN'T LOOK GOOD BEFORE? 548 00:24:18,482 --> 00:24:20,862 RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK. 549 00:24:20,862 --> 00:24:23,551 THERE'S NO GOING BACK TO THAT COMPLIMENT. 550 00:24:23,551 --> 00:24:27,000 WHATEVER'S THE NICEST WAY TO SAY IT. 551 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,689 Sherry: SO YOUR MOM DOESN'T KNOW YOU'RE HERE, THEN. 552 00:24:28,689 --> 00:24:30,000 NOPE. 553 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,310 OH, WELL, I'LL BE SURE AND NOT CALL HER THEN. 554 00:24:32,310 --> 00:24:33,827 DON'T. 555 00:24:33,827 --> 00:24:39,172 I KNOW SHE MIGHT BE MAD, BUT -- -WE'RE REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW. 556 00:24:39,172 --> 00:24:42,137 Kandi: BRANDI AND I GOT THE REACTION WE WERE HOPING FOR. 557 00:24:42,137 --> 00:24:44,793 IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD TO SEE OUR WHOLE FAMILY. 558 00:24:44,793 --> 00:24:47,137 WE'VE MISSED THEM A LOT. 559 00:24:47,137 --> 00:24:49,241 AND HEARING EVERYONE TELL US HOW GOOD WE LOOK, 560 00:24:49,241 --> 00:24:50,862 AND THAT THEY CAN SEE HOW MUCH WEIGHT WE'VE LOST 561 00:24:50,862 --> 00:24:52,724 IS A BIG ENCOURAGEMENT. 562 00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:54,586 THAT MOTIVATES US TO WORK EVEN HARDER TO STICK 563 00:24:54,586 --> 00:24:56,689 WITH THE PROGRAM. 564 00:24:56,689 --> 00:24:59,172 SO, ALL OUR FEARS ABOUT HOW EVERYONE AND OUR GRANDMA 565 00:24:59,172 --> 00:25:01,517 WERE GONNA REACT ARE GONE, 566 00:25:01,517 --> 00:25:03,517 AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW. 567 00:25:03,517 --> 00:25:06,000 AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING OUR FRIENDS. 568 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,551 HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL ALL BE SURPRISED AT HOW FAR 569 00:25:07,551 --> 00:25:08,931 WE'VE COME, TOO. 570 00:25:08,931 --> 00:25:10,586 SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING, 571 00:25:10,586 --> 00:25:12,896 AND I'M REALLY GLAD BRANDI AND I DID THIS. 572 00:25:12,896 --> 00:25:22,103 ♪♪ 573 00:25:22,103 --> 00:25:25,379 THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AT HOME HAVE BEEN GOOD. 574 00:25:25,379 --> 00:25:27,275 WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS 575 00:25:27,275 --> 00:25:29,413 THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN SINCE STARTING THIS JOURNEY 576 00:25:29,413 --> 00:25:31,172 A YEAR AGO. 577 00:25:31,172 --> 00:25:34,586 AND WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO DRIVE OUT AND SEE OUR MOM FOR A BIT. 578 00:25:34,586 --> 00:25:36,724 AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HER, BUT WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO WORK 579 00:25:36,724 --> 00:25:39,413 THROUGH A LOT IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HER. 580 00:25:39,413 --> 00:25:43,068 SO THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE TOUGH AND AWKWARD SOMETIMES. 581 00:25:43,068 --> 00:25:45,241 BUT WE KNOW WE HAVE HER SUPPORT, AND WE ALL JUST WANT TO KEEP 582 00:25:45,241 --> 00:25:48,724 WORKING ON THINGS TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE. 583 00:25:48,724 --> 00:25:52,551 IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE TIME. 584 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:55,172 TODAY, THOUGH, WE'RE HAVING LUNCH WITH JENN AND MONIQUE, 585 00:25:55,172 --> 00:25:58,000 WHO ARE OLD FRIENDS THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE. 586 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,241 HEY. 587 00:25:59,241 --> 00:26:01,310 HOW ARE YOU? 588 00:26:01,310 --> 00:26:02,586 -HI. -OH, MY GOODNESS. 589 00:26:02,586 --> 00:26:05,551 YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT. 590 00:26:05,551 --> 00:26:07,689 FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, IT FEELS LIKE ALL WE'VE DONE 591 00:26:07,689 --> 00:26:11,655 IS GO AROUND AND SEE PEOPLE WE HAVEN'T VISITED IN A WHILE. 592 00:26:11,655 --> 00:26:14,551 AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THEM. 593 00:26:14,551 --> 00:26:16,689 BECAUSE WE WERE SO BIG, WE JUST DIDN'T GO OUT 594 00:26:16,689 --> 00:26:18,620 PRACTICALLY AT ALL. 595 00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:20,517 BECAUSE OUR WEIGHT CAUSED ALL THIS ANXIETY 596 00:26:20,517 --> 00:26:22,586 WITH ALL THE PEOPLE STARING. 597 00:26:22,586 --> 00:26:25,068 Brandi: BUT BEING OUT IN PUBLIC AT THIS SIZE -- 598 00:26:25,068 --> 00:26:27,206 IT'S HARD WHEN PEOPLE START TO STARE. 599 00:26:27,206 --> 00:26:29,275 I JUST CAN'T DEAL WITH IT. 600 00:26:29,275 --> 00:26:31,965 I'M TO THE POINT THAT I DON'T EVER WANT TO LEAVE MY HOUSE. 601 00:26:34,275 --> 00:26:37,379 I DON'T WANT TO GO IN THERE. 602 00:26:37,379 --> 00:26:39,068 DO YOU WANT TO GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT? 603 00:26:39,068 --> 00:26:43,344 Kandi: YEAH. LET'S DO THAT. 604 00:26:43,344 --> 00:26:48,103 Kandi: WHEN MY ANXIETY'S AT ITS LIMIT, I WANT TO RUN TO FOOD. 605 00:26:48,103 --> 00:26:50,000 Brandi: SO, KANDI AND I HAVE CHANGED A LOT, 606 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,103 AND IT'S EXCITING TO SHOW EVERYONE WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. 607 00:26:53,103 --> 00:26:55,482 AND I'VE EVEN STEPPED OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE 608 00:26:55,482 --> 00:26:57,758 AND WENT OUT ON A DATE FOR THE FIRST TIME. 609 00:26:57,758 --> 00:27:00,551 SO THAT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING NEW FOR ME. 610 00:27:00,551 --> 00:27:03,413 AND ME AND KANDI CAN'T WAIT TO DO EVEN MORE 611 00:27:03,413 --> 00:27:04,965 BECAUSE SEEING ALL OF OUR OLD FRIENDS 612 00:27:04,965 --> 00:27:07,103 THAT ARE THE SAME AGE AS US WHO NOW HAVE KIDS 613 00:27:07,103 --> 00:27:09,000 AND FAMILIES HAS MADE US REALIZE 614 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,620 JUST HOW MUCH LIFE WE'VE MISSED OUT ON. 615 00:27:11,620 --> 00:27:14,931 BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING HARD TO CHANGE AND TO DO. 616 00:27:14,931 --> 00:27:16,344 SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CAREFUL 617 00:27:16,344 --> 00:27:17,965 WITH WHAT WE EAT NO MATTER WHAT, 618 00:27:17,965 --> 00:27:21,034 AND THAT'S JUST GONNA BE HOW IT IS FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. 619 00:27:21,034 --> 00:27:23,137 BRANDI, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT GETTING? 620 00:27:23,137 --> 00:27:24,896 UHH -- [ CHUCKLES ] 621 00:27:27,206 --> 00:27:28,413 YEAH. 622 00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:30,517 THEY HAVE MEXICAN CHICKEN. 623 00:27:30,517 --> 00:27:31,448 WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING? 624 00:27:31,448 --> 00:27:34,310 MEXICAN CHICKEN. 625 00:27:34,310 --> 00:27:36,310 BONELESS CHICKEN IN A SPICY SAUCE. 626 00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:37,620 DO YOU WANT THE SPICE? 627 00:27:37,620 --> 00:27:38,724 NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. 628 00:27:38,724 --> 00:27:41,758 THAT ONE ISN'T SPICY. 629 00:27:41,758 --> 00:27:43,172 YEAH, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING, A FAJITA. 630 00:27:43,172 --> 00:27:44,620 I'M GETTING A CHICKEN FAJITA. 631 00:27:44,620 --> 00:27:48,689 FAJITAS COME WITH A BUNCH OF CRAP THAT WE CAN'T HAVE. 632 00:27:48,689 --> 00:27:50,793 Jenn: SO DOES THE MEXICAN CHICKEN. 633 00:27:50,793 --> 00:27:52,137 NO, IT COMES WITH RICE AND BEANS, 634 00:27:52,137 --> 00:27:54,068 BUT THAT IS ON THE SIDE, AND WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE THAT. 635 00:27:54,068 --> 00:27:55,482 YOU DIDN'T ASK WHAT KIND OF SAUCE IT IS. 636 00:27:55,482 --> 00:27:57,793 -FAJITAS COME IN TORTILLAS. -WE CAN EAT THE BEANS. 637 00:27:57,793 --> 00:27:59,862 WE JUST CAN'T HAVE THE RICE. 638 00:27:59,862 --> 00:28:02,448 ME AND KANDI ARE COMMITTED TO THIS LIFE CHANGE. 639 00:28:02,448 --> 00:28:04,448 WE'RE GONNA GET THE POLLO CON CREMA. 640 00:28:04,448 --> 00:28:06,965 MM-HMM. 641 00:28:06,965 --> 00:28:08,896 NO TORTILLAS. 642 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,103 AND WE BOTH WANT TO STAY ON TRACK 643 00:28:10,103 --> 00:28:12,482 TO GET TO OUR TARGET WEIGHTS THIS YEAR. 644 00:28:12,482 --> 00:28:15,344 SO IF THAT MEANS TRIPLE-CHECKING EVERYTHING WE'RE EATING, 645 00:28:15,344 --> 00:28:16,724 THEN THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO. 646 00:28:16,724 --> 00:28:19,517 Monique: CHEERS. 647 00:28:19,517 --> 00:28:22,310 WE'VE BEEN GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE, 648 00:28:22,310 --> 00:28:23,896 AND WE'RE BOTH GOING TO KEEP WORKING HARD 649 00:28:23,896 --> 00:28:26,896 TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T DO ANYTHING TO LOSE IT 650 00:28:26,896 --> 00:28:29,379 BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF LIFE TO CATCH UP ON. 651 00:28:32,827 --> 00:28:39,034 ♪♪ 652 00:28:39,034 --> 00:28:41,793 DOG FOOD WILL GO IN HERE. 653 00:28:41,793 --> 00:28:44,517 THIS MONTH FEELS LIKE IT'S JUST FLOWN BY, 654 00:28:44,517 --> 00:28:47,827 AND NEITHER OF US ARE READY TO LEAVE. 655 00:28:47,827 --> 00:28:49,344 FOR THE MOST PART, I'VE SEEN ALMOST EVERYBODY 656 00:28:49,344 --> 00:28:51,379 I'VE WANTED TO SEE. 657 00:28:51,379 --> 00:28:57,034 IT'S BEEN NICE, BUT LEAVING EVERYBODY IS THE SADDEST PART. 658 00:28:57,034 --> 00:28:59,517 I'M GONNA MISS MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. 659 00:28:59,517 --> 00:29:02,068 I'M GONNA MISS MY COMFORT ZONE. 660 00:29:02,068 --> 00:29:04,689 THIS HIS HOME, AND WE'RE BOTH LOOKING FORWARD 661 00:29:04,689 --> 00:29:06,965 TO BEING ABLE TO MOVE BACK AGAIN. 662 00:29:06,965 --> 00:29:08,896 BUT WE KNOW WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN HOUSTON 663 00:29:08,896 --> 00:29:11,000 TO GET TO OUR TARGET WEIGHTS. 664 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,482 AND BRANDI AND I ARE STILL HOPING TO TAKE 665 00:29:12,482 --> 00:29:13,793 OUR NEXT BIG STEP TOGETHER 666 00:29:13,793 --> 00:29:16,241 BY GETTING APPROVED FOR OUR EXCESS SKIN REMOVALS. 667 00:29:16,241 --> 00:29:18,344 OKAY. -READY? 668 00:29:18,344 --> 00:29:19,724 WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT 669 00:29:19,724 --> 00:29:21,862 WITH DR. NOW IN A FEW WEEKS. 670 00:29:21,862 --> 00:29:25,275 BRANDI AND I BOTH THINK WE NEED SOME EXTRA TIME TO DO IT. 671 00:29:25,275 --> 00:29:28,689 IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T THINK WE DIDN'T MAKE ANY PROGRESS. 672 00:29:28,689 --> 00:29:31,172 BUT TRAVELING AND BEING OUT OF ALL OF OUR NEW ROUTINES 673 00:29:31,172 --> 00:29:33,448 THAT HELPED US LOSE WEIGHT THIS PAST YEAR 674 00:29:33,448 --> 00:29:35,517 HAS MADE US FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT MAKING AS MUCH PROGRESS 675 00:29:35,517 --> 00:29:37,482 AS WE KNOW WE CAN. 676 00:29:37,482 --> 00:29:38,965 SO WE CALLED DR. NOW AND ASKED HIM 677 00:29:38,965 --> 00:29:41,241 IF WE COULD HAVE SOME EXTRA TIME. 678 00:29:41,241 --> 00:29:42,517 HE DIDN'T SEEM TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT, 679 00:29:42,517 --> 00:29:44,137 BUT HE SAID SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES 680 00:29:44,137 --> 00:29:45,827 AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS, 681 00:29:45,827 --> 00:29:47,379 THAT AS LONG AS WE STAY ON TRACK 682 00:29:47,379 --> 00:29:49,482 AND LOSE 15 POUNDS A MONTH, THAT'S FINE. 683 00:29:49,482 --> 00:29:51,655 UNO, DOS, TRES. 684 00:29:51,655 --> 00:29:53,793 SO THAT MEANS WE BOTH NEED TO HAVE LOST 60 POUNDS 685 00:29:53,793 --> 00:29:55,206 BY OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT. 686 00:29:55,206 --> 00:29:58,241 -IS THAT IT? -I THINK SO. 687 00:29:58,241 --> 00:30:01,413 AND THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT, BUT I KNOW BRANDI AND I CAN DO IT. 688 00:30:01,413 --> 00:30:02,620 AWESOME. 689 00:30:02,620 --> 00:30:04,551 AND THE SOONER WE HIT OUR GOALS AND DO THIS, 690 00:30:04,551 --> 00:30:05,931 THE SOONER WE HAVE TO STOP SAYING 691 00:30:05,931 --> 00:30:07,344 GOODBYE TO THE PEOPLE WE LOVE, 692 00:30:07,344 --> 00:30:08,965 AND WE CAN COME HOME FOR GOOD. 693 00:30:08,965 --> 00:30:12,724 ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME A HUG, STUPID. 694 00:30:12,724 --> 00:30:13,931 LOVE YOU, [BLEEP] FACE. 695 00:30:13,931 --> 00:30:15,862 LOVE YOU, TOO. 696 00:30:15,862 --> 00:30:17,965 Kandi: SO AS BIG AS THE GOALS SEEM, 697 00:30:17,965 --> 00:30:20,655 I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN DO IT IF WE PUT OUR MINDS TO IT. 698 00:30:20,655 --> 00:30:24,551 -DRIVE SAFE. -YOU KNOW I WON'T. 699 00:30:24,551 --> 00:30:26,137 [ ENGINE STARTS ]Jenn: LOVE YOU GUYS. 700 00:30:26,137 --> 00:30:28,206 -BYE. -BYE. 701 00:30:34,586 --> 00:30:41,965 ♪♪ 702 00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:49,379 ♪♪ 703 00:30:49,379 --> 00:30:52,482 Brandi: KANDI AND I ARE BACK IN HOUSTON, 704 00:30:52,482 --> 00:30:54,517 AND IT FEELS NICE TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE OUR MEALS AGAIN 705 00:30:54,517 --> 00:30:57,344 AND DO WHAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO. 706 00:30:57,344 --> 00:31:01,344 SO WE'RE BACK TO WORKING HARD TO KEEP TO OUR EXACT MEAL PORTIONS 707 00:31:01,344 --> 00:31:03,034 BECAUSE SEEING ALL OF OUR OLD FRIENDS 708 00:31:03,034 --> 00:31:06,793 MEANT THERE WAS A LOT OF EATING OUT AT RESTAURANTS. 709 00:31:06,793 --> 00:31:09,137 SO WE BOTH KNOW WE JUST NEED TO WORK HARD TO GET APPROVED 710 00:31:09,137 --> 00:31:11,862 FOR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY. 711 00:31:11,862 --> 00:31:13,793 BECAUSE THE SAGGING SKIN IS REALLY STARTING 712 00:31:13,793 --> 00:31:15,655 TO CAUSE US A LOT OF PAIN. 713 00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:20,931 I GUESS SO. 714 00:31:20,931 --> 00:31:22,448 LET'S DO IT. 715 00:31:22,448 --> 00:31:31,758 ♪♪ 716 00:31:31,758 --> 00:31:32,965 Kandi: I'M GETTING SO LOOSE, SIS. 717 00:31:32,965 --> 00:31:34,448 YOU CAN JUST TELL IT'S SKIN. 718 00:31:34,448 --> 00:31:36,206 ALL THIS. -MM-HMM. 719 00:31:36,206 --> 00:31:39,310 WHAT PART DO YOU WANT DONE MOST? 720 00:31:39,310 --> 00:31:41,310 STOMACH THE MOST. 721 00:31:41,310 --> 00:31:43,344 AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS THE ARMS FOR ME. 722 00:31:43,344 --> 00:31:44,620 YEAH. 723 00:31:44,620 --> 00:31:48,827 YOU CAN SEE, LIKE, IT'S JUST MELTING OFF. 724 00:31:48,827 --> 00:31:49,965 THAT'S WEIRD. 725 00:31:49,965 --> 00:31:52,482 MM-HMM. 726 00:31:52,482 --> 00:31:55,310 Brandi: IT'S EXCITING TO SEE JUST FEATURES THAT ARE APPEARING 727 00:31:55,310 --> 00:31:57,620 THAT WERE HIDDEN FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 728 00:31:57,620 --> 00:31:59,448 OUR NECKS HAVE BEEN FORMING, 729 00:31:59,448 --> 00:32:02,862 AND WE CAN SEE OUR COLLAR BONES AND OUR WRISTS. 730 00:32:02,862 --> 00:32:05,137 EVERYTHING IS SO MUCH SMALLER. 731 00:32:05,137 --> 00:32:07,137 I FEEL LIKE I'M READY FOR SKIN REMOVAL. 732 00:32:07,137 --> 00:32:09,034 IT'S SCARY TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE OF ALL THE PAIN, 733 00:32:09,034 --> 00:32:11,275 BUT THE EXCESS SKIN IS A BURDEN. 734 00:32:13,862 --> 00:32:18,413 I CAN FEEL AND SEE THAT THE SKIN IS READY TO BE REMOVED. 735 00:32:18,413 --> 00:32:21,896 I CAN SEE THE SHAPE OF WHAT A NORMAL ARM SHOULD BE. 736 00:32:21,896 --> 00:32:25,793 SAME WITH THE STOMACH SKIN, AND I SEE IT ON BRANDI, TOO. 737 00:32:28,068 --> 00:32:30,172 BUT BRANDI AND I FIGURE WE'VE PROBABLY LOST 20 POUNDS 738 00:32:30,172 --> 00:32:32,241 EACH IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. 739 00:32:32,241 --> 00:32:35,206 SO WE KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA HIT OUR 60-POUND WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL, 740 00:32:35,206 --> 00:32:37,965 WE HAVE TO PICK UP THE PACE AND WORK A LOT HARDER. 741 00:32:40,034 --> 00:32:42,000 SO WE DECIDED TO START GOING TO THE GYM 742 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:45,931 AND WORKING OUT THREE TIMES A WEEK WITH A TRAINER. 743 00:32:45,931 --> 00:32:49,137 WE BOTH TRIED TO START DOING SOME CROSSFIT LAST YEAR, 744 00:32:49,137 --> 00:32:52,206 AND THAT TOOK US A GOOD WAYS OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONE 745 00:32:52,206 --> 00:32:55,482 BECAUSE WE WERE STILL WORKING THROUGH OUR SOCIAL ANXIETY. 746 00:32:55,482 --> 00:32:56,965 WE'VE GOT KANDI AND BRANDI HERE. 747 00:32:56,965 --> 00:32:58,862 THEY'RE DOING THEIR FIRST CROSSFIT CLASS WITH US TODAY. 748 00:32:58,862 --> 00:32:59,931 LET'S GO![ CLAPS ] 749 00:32:59,931 --> 00:33:03,724 FORWARD, AND THEN PULL YOURSELF UP. 750 00:33:03,724 --> 00:33:06,482 AS MUCH AS WE ENJOYED THAT EXERCISE, 751 00:33:06,482 --> 00:33:08,241 IT JUST FELT LIKE TOO MUCH TO KEEP GOING 752 00:33:08,241 --> 00:33:10,448 AND DOING IT IN A GROUP WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. 753 00:33:12,620 --> 00:33:14,517 BUT WE KNOW WE NEED TO GET BACK TO IT 754 00:33:14,517 --> 00:33:16,413 AND GOING TO A GYM WITH JUST THE TWO OF US 755 00:33:16,413 --> 00:33:18,241 AND WORKING WITH A TRAINER ONE ON ONE, 756 00:33:18,241 --> 00:33:21,000 IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING WE CAN HANDLE. 757 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,793 -HELLO. -WHAT'S UP, LADIES? 758 00:33:23,793 --> 00:33:24,758 -HELLO. -HOW Y'ALL DOING? 759 00:33:24,758 --> 00:33:25,931 -GOOD, YOU? -GOOD. 760 00:33:25,931 --> 00:33:26,931 KANDI, BRANDI? 761 00:33:26,931 --> 00:33:28,379 -KANDI. -KANDI. BRANDI. 762 00:33:28,379 --> 00:33:29,655 -BRANDI. -HOW YOU DOING? I'M GARRY. 763 00:33:29,655 --> 00:33:30,689 -GOOD. -NICE TO MEET YOU. 764 00:33:30,689 --> 00:33:32,000 NICE TO MEET YOU. 765 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:33,793 COME ON, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. LET'S GO THIS WAY. 766 00:33:33,793 --> 00:33:35,206 I'M GONNA HAVE YOU ALL WARM UP. 767 00:33:35,206 --> 00:33:38,448 ALL RIGHT. 768 00:33:38,448 --> 00:33:40,275 Garry: HAVE YOU WORKED OUT RECENTLY? 769 00:33:40,275 --> 00:33:41,793 -NOT IN A GYM. -OKAY. 770 00:33:41,793 --> 00:33:43,275 Garry: HOW MUCH HAVE YOU ALL LOST ALREADY? 771 00:33:43,275 --> 00:33:44,310 -A LOT. -A LOT. 772 00:33:44,310 --> 00:33:45,586 A LOT. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 773 00:33:45,586 --> 00:33:46,896 [ TWINS LAUGH ]GET YOU ALL ON THE RIGHT TRACK. 774 00:33:46,896 --> 00:33:47,931 YOU'RE STILL DROPPING. 775 00:33:47,931 --> 00:33:52,137 -YES. -YES. -THAT'S PERFECT. 776 00:33:52,137 --> 00:33:53,482 WITH EVERY BIT OF PROGRESS WE MAKE 777 00:33:53,482 --> 00:33:55,655 AND EVERY LITTLE CHANGE WE SEE, 778 00:33:55,655 --> 00:33:59,241 IT MOTIVATES US TO KEEP PUSHING OURSELVES TO REACH OUR GOALS. 779 00:33:59,241 --> 00:34:00,896 AND GOING HOME AND SEEING EVERYONE 780 00:34:00,896 --> 00:34:02,965 AND HEARING HOW PROUD THEY ARE OF US 781 00:34:02,965 --> 00:34:05,689 HAS ENCOURAGED US EVEN MORE TO WORK HARDER. 782 00:34:05,689 --> 00:34:08,413 LET'S GO AHEAD AND HOP OFF THE BIKES. 783 00:34:08,413 --> 00:34:11,275 SO, WE'RE BOTH EXCITED TO KEEP PUSHING PAST OUR LIMITS 784 00:34:11,275 --> 00:34:13,103 TO SEE WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF 785 00:34:13,103 --> 00:34:15,310 BECAUSE EVEN IN JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR, 786 00:34:15,310 --> 00:34:17,862 WE'VE COME FURTHER THAN WE EVER THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. 787 00:34:17,862 --> 00:34:19,896 BECAUSE WE MOSTLY SPENT OUR WHOLE DAYS IN BED 788 00:34:19,896 --> 00:34:22,103 OR SITTING AROUND. 789 00:34:22,103 --> 00:34:25,586 Kandi: GETTING OUT OF BED IS SUCH A STRUGGLE. 790 00:34:25,586 --> 00:34:28,172 IT'S JUST SO HARD TO DO ANYTHING, 791 00:34:28,172 --> 00:34:30,655 AND IT'S THE SAME WAY FOR MY SISTER. 792 00:34:30,655 --> 00:34:32,413 KANDI, DROP YOUR HIPS MORE. 793 00:34:32,413 --> 00:34:34,344 Kandi: SO WE'RE DETERMINED THAT, NO MATTER WHAT, 794 00:34:34,344 --> 00:34:36,241 WE'RE GONNA DO WHAT IT TAKES TO HIT OUR GOALS. 795 00:34:36,241 --> 00:34:37,724 Garry: AND STOP. 796 00:34:37,724 --> 00:34:40,172 LADIES. GREAT JOB TODAY. 797 00:34:40,172 --> 00:34:42,103 ONCE AGAIN, I AM INSPIRED. YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD ONE. 798 00:34:42,103 --> 00:34:44,620 -THANK YOU. -OKAY. 799 00:34:45,931 --> 00:34:53,448 ♪♪ 800 00:34:53,448 --> 00:34:55,103 SCRAMBLED GOOD, SIS? 801 00:34:55,103 --> 00:34:57,896 YEAH, THAT'S FINE. 802 00:34:57,896 --> 00:35:01,379 KANDI AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD THIS PAST MONTH. 803 00:35:01,379 --> 00:35:03,931 OUR APPOINTMENT IS IN A FEW WEEKS, 804 00:35:03,931 --> 00:35:07,482 AND WE THINK WE'RE ON TRACK TO HIT THE GOAL WE NEED THEN. 805 00:35:07,482 --> 00:35:10,620 SO WE'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT OUR PROGRESS RIGHT NOW. 806 00:35:10,620 --> 00:35:12,448 AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN FOCUSING ON GETTING OUT 807 00:35:12,448 --> 00:35:14,241 AND DOING NEW THINGS. 808 00:35:14,241 --> 00:35:16,655 TOGETHER AND ON OUR OWN. 809 00:35:16,655 --> 00:35:19,068 AND IT'S ALL BEEN EXCITING. 810 00:35:19,068 --> 00:35:22,137 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN GOING OUT MORE AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE, 811 00:35:22,137 --> 00:35:24,379 AND I'VE ALSO STARTED DATING. 812 00:35:24,379 --> 00:35:27,862 WHICH IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD AGAIN AND SOMETHING I'VE GIVEN UP ON. 813 00:35:27,862 --> 00:35:30,034 BUT IN THE FUTURE, AFTER I'M DONE DOING 814 00:35:30,034 --> 00:35:31,448 WHAT I NEED TO BE DOING FOR MYSELF, 815 00:35:31,448 --> 00:35:33,896 I WANT TO FIND SOMEONE, SETTLE DOWN, AND HAVE A FAMILY, 816 00:35:33,896 --> 00:35:36,827 AND START A LIFE WITH SOMEONE. 817 00:35:36,827 --> 00:35:39,827 IT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DREAM OF, AND IT'S WHAT I WANT, TOO. 818 00:35:39,827 --> 00:35:42,310 HERE YOU GO. 819 00:35:42,310 --> 00:35:45,482 AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALREADY MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH IN MY LIFE 820 00:35:45,482 --> 00:35:49,379 THAT I DON'T WANT TO LET ANY MORE TIME SLIP PAST ME. 821 00:35:49,379 --> 00:35:50,758 SO I'M NOT JUST GONNA SIT AROUND, 822 00:35:50,758 --> 00:35:54,068 WAITING TO HIT MY TARGET WEIGHT TO START LIVING AGAIN. 823 00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:57,000 AND I'M NOT MISSING OUT ON ONE MORE THING. 824 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,379 KANDI'S A LITTLE MORE HESITANT 825 00:35:58,379 --> 00:36:01,275 AND ISN'T FEELING THE SAME WAY AS ME ABOUT IT. 826 00:36:01,275 --> 00:36:04,413 SHE THINKS WE'RE BOTH NOT READY FOR A LOT OF CHANGE, 827 00:36:04,413 --> 00:36:05,689 AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT 828 00:36:05,689 --> 00:36:07,172 BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THINGS TOGETHER, 829 00:36:07,172 --> 00:36:09,689 NO MATTER WHAT. 830 00:36:13,034 --> 00:36:15,000 IT'S WEIRD TO THINK ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT 831 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,379 AND GETTING HEALTHY AND STUFF. 832 00:36:16,379 --> 00:36:20,482 IT OPENS A LOT OF DOORS, AND DATING'S A POSSIBILITY NOW. 833 00:36:20,482 --> 00:36:21,931 I MEAN, IT'S GETTING EASIER. 834 00:36:21,931 --> 00:36:23,482 Brandi: YEAH. LIKE, DATING? 835 00:36:23,482 --> 00:36:25,896 I'VE MET A COUPLE ACQUAINTANCES. 836 00:36:25,896 --> 00:36:28,103 I THINK I'LL WAIT TILL I GET HOME. 837 00:36:28,103 --> 00:36:31,793 YEAH, BUT WHAT IF WE FALL HARD FOR SOMEBODY DOWN HERE? 838 00:36:31,793 --> 00:36:33,379 MOVE OR HAVE THEM MOVE. 839 00:36:33,379 --> 00:36:35,896 I WOULDN'T EXPECT THEM TO MOVE TO WASHINGTON. 840 00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:38,034 IF THEY DON'T, THEN THAT WOULD BE, LIKE, HEARTBREAKING. 841 00:36:38,034 --> 00:36:41,758 BUT IN THE FUTURE, YEAH, I WANT TO HAVE A KID AT LEAST. 842 00:36:41,758 --> 00:36:43,172 WE'RE GETTING OLD. 843 00:36:43,172 --> 00:36:44,241 GOTTA GET THE BALL ROLLING. 844 00:36:44,241 --> 00:36:45,517 [ LAUGHS ] YOU'RE SUCH AN IDIOT. 845 00:36:45,517 --> 00:36:46,758 I KNOW. 846 00:36:46,758 --> 00:36:51,000 TAKING CARE OF OURSELF FIRST IS MOST IMPORTANT. 847 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,344 Kandi: WHEN I WAS AT MY HEAVIEST, I USED TO THINK ABOUT THINGS 848 00:36:53,344 --> 00:36:55,586 LIKE MOVING IN WITH SOMEONE I LOVE. 849 00:36:55,586 --> 00:36:59,896 I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW NOW. 850 00:37:02,448 --> 00:37:03,896 WE AGREE THAT OUR FOCUS RIGHT NOW 851 00:37:03,896 --> 00:37:06,689 HAS TO STAND ON GETTING OUR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL 852 00:37:06,689 --> 00:37:08,551 AND TAKING THAT NEXT STEP. 853 00:37:08,551 --> 00:37:11,206 SO WE'LL SEE HOW OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT GOES. 854 00:37:11,206 --> 00:37:13,137 AND HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BOTH BE APPROVED. 855 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:26,344 ♪♪ 856 00:37:26,344 --> 00:37:29,137 BRANDI AND I ARE HEADING BACK TO SEE DR. NOW. 857 00:37:29,137 --> 00:37:31,344 AND OF COURSE, WE'RE NERVOUS 858 00:37:31,344 --> 00:37:32,758 BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY HOPING TODAY 859 00:37:32,758 --> 00:37:35,344 IS THE DAY THAT WE FINALLY GET APPROVED FOR SKIN REMOVAL. 860 00:37:37,379 --> 00:37:40,103 IT'S GETTING REALLY PAINFUL AND HARD TO MOVE AROUND WITH IT. 861 00:37:40,103 --> 00:37:41,517 SO IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO GET IT TODAY, 862 00:37:41,517 --> 00:37:45,413 THEN IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DEMOTIVATING FOR US. 863 00:37:45,413 --> 00:37:47,758 BRANDI AND KANDI DREIER? 864 00:37:47,758 --> 00:37:49,103 Kandi: OUR BIGGER CONCERN IS THAT THE SKIN 865 00:37:49,103 --> 00:37:51,448 IS GONNA START TO FEEL SO UNCOMFORTABLE, 866 00:37:51,448 --> 00:37:54,068 AND THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO STAY ACTIVE. 867 00:37:54,068 --> 00:37:55,827 AND IF THAT HAPPENS, WE'RE WORRIED THAT OUR PROGRESS 868 00:37:55,827 --> 00:37:58,137 WILL START TO SLOW AGAIN. 869 00:37:58,137 --> 00:38:00,655 SO A LOT'S RIDING ON TODAY'S WEIGH-IN. 870 00:38:00,655 --> 00:38:03,034 AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE'RE BOTH WHERE WE NEED TO BE. 871 00:38:07,758 --> 00:38:17,655 ♪♪ 872 00:38:17,655 --> 00:38:19,172 Kandi: BRANDI AND I ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S 873 00:38:19,172 --> 00:38:21,793 TO SEE IF WE'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT TO HIT OUR GOALS. 874 00:38:21,793 --> 00:38:24,965 AND FINALLY GET APPROVED FOR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL. 875 00:38:24,965 --> 00:38:27,344 AND DR. NOW SAID WE BOTH NEED TO GET BELOW 300 876 00:38:27,344 --> 00:38:29,034 TO BE READY FOR THAT. 877 00:38:29,034 --> 00:38:31,448 BUT IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE OUR LAST APPOINTMENT, 878 00:38:31,448 --> 00:38:32,931 AND HE SAID WE HAVE TO STAY ON TRACK 879 00:38:32,931 --> 00:38:35,000 AND LOSE 60 POUNDS BY TODAY. 880 00:38:36,758 --> 00:38:39,275 288. 881 00:38:39,275 --> 00:38:41,965 Kandi: I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M BELOW 300. 882 00:38:41,965 --> 00:38:44,482 THAT'S AWESOME. 883 00:38:46,862 --> 00:38:49,586 Brandi: I'M GLAD TO SEE ALL THAT PROGRESS FOR KANDI. 884 00:38:49,586 --> 00:38:52,551 HOPEFULLY, THAT MEANS I DID THE SAME. 885 00:38:52,551 --> 00:38:55,000 I'VE BEEN FEELING A LITTLE RUNDOWN AND SICK LATELY, 886 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:58,344 SO STICKING TO THE DIET HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE. 887 00:38:58,344 --> 00:39:01,482 I WAS AT 337 LAST TIME, SO IF I HIT MY GOAL, 888 00:39:01,482 --> 00:39:04,551 THAT MEANS I SHOULD BE AT OR BELOW 277. 889 00:39:06,689 --> 00:39:09,206 Woman: 261. 890 00:39:11,517 --> 00:39:12,724 THAT'S INCREDIBLE. 891 00:39:12,724 --> 00:39:13,793 OKAY. 892 00:39:13,793 --> 00:39:16,275 NOT ONLY ARE BOTH OF US UNDER 300, 893 00:39:16,275 --> 00:39:19,482 BUT WE'VE BOTH HIT OUR 60-POUND WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS. 894 00:39:19,482 --> 00:39:21,551 SO I'M HOPING THAT MEANS THAT WE FINALLY GET APPROVED 895 00:39:21,551 --> 00:39:24,068 TO GET OUR EXCESS SKIN REMOVED. 896 00:39:24,068 --> 00:39:27,172 SO I KNOW WE'RE BOTH EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 897 00:39:27,172 --> 00:39:29,793 [ KNOCKS ]HELLO! 898 00:39:29,793 --> 00:39:31,586 -HI. -HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 899 00:39:31,586 --> 00:39:32,655 Kandi and Brandi: GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 900 00:39:32,655 --> 00:39:33,931 ALL RIGHT. 901 00:39:33,931 --> 00:39:36,793 SO, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU TWO AGAIN 902 00:39:36,793 --> 00:39:39,965 AND TO SEE THAT YOU'RE BOTH MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 903 00:39:39,965 --> 00:39:41,000 YES. 904 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,275 YOU TWO ASKED FOR SOME EXTRA TIME, 905 00:39:43,275 --> 00:39:45,965 AND THAT USUALLY MEANS SOME WEIGHT GAIN, 906 00:39:45,965 --> 00:39:48,034 SO I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED. 907 00:39:48,034 --> 00:39:50,517 BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU TWO HAVE DONE WELL. 908 00:39:50,517 --> 00:39:55,034 AND KANDI, YOU'RE DOWN TO 288 POUNDS. 909 00:39:55,034 --> 00:39:58,758 AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WEIGHT LOSS AS BRANDI, 910 00:39:58,758 --> 00:40:01,344 BUT JUST ONE POUND SHORT. 911 00:40:01,344 --> 00:40:05,068 SO YOU TWO JUST DO THE SAME THING AND STICK TOGETHER. 912 00:40:05,068 --> 00:40:06,793 NO? 913 00:40:06,793 --> 00:40:10,655 WELL, THAT'S GREAT, AND I'M PROUD OF HOW WELL YOU BOTH DID. 914 00:40:10,655 --> 00:40:13,068 AND I TOLD YOU YOU NEED TO GET BELOW 300 915 00:40:13,068 --> 00:40:16,000 TO BE READY FOR SKIN REMOVAL SURGERY. 916 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,793 SO BRANDI, LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT THAT EXTRA SKIN 917 00:40:18,793 --> 00:40:22,448 AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. 918 00:40:22,448 --> 00:40:26,068 ALL RIGHT, AND THIS IS BECOMING A SOURCE OF PROBLEM FOR YOU. 919 00:40:26,068 --> 00:40:27,344 MM-HMM. 920 00:40:27,344 --> 00:40:29,034 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EXTRA SKIN, 921 00:40:29,034 --> 00:40:33,896 AND IT'S SHOWING NOT A LOT OF FATTY TISSUE, 922 00:40:33,896 --> 00:40:36,862 SO DOES THE HANGING SKIN HURT A LOT? 923 00:40:36,862 --> 00:40:37,965 Brandi: YEAH. 924 00:40:37,965 --> 00:40:40,310 I CAN SEE HOW THIS IS BOTHERING YOU, 925 00:40:40,310 --> 00:40:44,068 AND WE NEED TO GET YOUR BODY CONTOUR BACK. 926 00:40:44,068 --> 00:40:45,655 HOW ABOUT YOU, KANDI? 927 00:40:45,655 --> 00:40:48,068 DO YOU HAVE THE SAME EXTRA SKIN? 928 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,448 ALL RIGHT. LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT YOURS AND SEE. 929 00:40:53,862 --> 00:40:58,000 THIS LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT SOME RASHES FROM YOUR SKIN 930 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,896 RUBBING AGAINST YOUR BODY WHICH HAS TO BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. 931 00:41:01,896 --> 00:41:03,103 YEP. 932 00:41:03,103 --> 00:41:05,551 BUT THE ISSUE IS THAT YOU HAVE A BIT MORE FAT 933 00:41:05,551 --> 00:41:06,965 WITH YOUR EXCESS SKIN. 934 00:41:06,965 --> 00:41:10,172 SO WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST IS IF YOU LOSE ANOTHER 935 00:41:10,172 --> 00:41:12,586 30 POUNDS BEFORE YOUR SURGERY, 936 00:41:12,586 --> 00:41:15,310 AND WE DO BRANDI'S SURGERY FIRST, OKAY? 937 00:41:15,310 --> 00:41:16,724 OKAY. 938 00:41:16,724 --> 00:41:19,034 SO BRANDI, I'M APPROVING YOU FOR YOUR EXCESS SKIN 939 00:41:19,034 --> 00:41:21,482 REMOVAL SURGERY TODAY. 940 00:41:21,482 --> 00:41:23,448 AND KANDI, I WANT YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT 941 00:41:23,448 --> 00:41:25,206 WHILE YOUR SISTER RECOVERS. 942 00:41:25,206 --> 00:41:27,931 AND IF YOU DO THAT, ONCE SHE'S HEALED, 943 00:41:27,931 --> 00:41:29,827 WE'LL DO YOUR SURGERY, OKAY? 944 00:41:29,827 --> 00:41:30,896 OKAY. 945 00:41:30,896 --> 00:41:32,448 ALL RIGHT. 946 00:41:32,448 --> 00:41:35,241 BRANDI AND KANDI ARE DOING VERY WELL. 947 00:41:35,241 --> 00:41:38,137 THEY BOTH STAYED ON TRACK, BUT THE ONLY ISSUE IS, 948 00:41:38,137 --> 00:41:41,000 EVEN THOUGH SHE'S UNDER 300, AS WELL, 949 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:44,206 KANDI STILL HAS A LOT OF FAT AROUND HER ABDOMEN, 950 00:41:44,206 --> 00:41:47,310 AND THAT WILL MAKE EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL TOO RISKY 951 00:41:47,310 --> 00:41:51,206 BECAUSE THE FAT WILL PREVENT HER FROM HEALING LIKE SHE NEEDS. 952 00:41:51,206 --> 00:41:53,896 AND THAT COULD LEAD TO ISSUES LIKE INFECTION 953 00:41:53,896 --> 00:41:56,000 THAT COULD BECOME VERY DANGEROUS. 954 00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:59,896 SO SURGERY IS STILL TOO RISKY FOR HER AT THIS POINT. 955 00:41:59,896 --> 00:42:01,896 BUT SHE'S CLOSE. 956 00:42:01,896 --> 00:42:04,448 AND HOPEFULLY WHEN BRANDI RECOVERS, 957 00:42:04,448 --> 00:42:08,068 KANDI WILL BE READY FOR HER SURGERY, AS WELL. 958 00:42:08,068 --> 00:42:11,379 WE'LL GET YOU ON A SCHEDULE FOR SURGERY IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 959 00:42:11,379 --> 00:42:12,379 MM-HMM. 960 00:42:12,379 --> 00:42:13,758 DOES THAT SOUND GOOD FOR BOTH OF YOU? 961 00:42:13,758 --> 00:42:15,241 [ LAUGHS ] YEAH. 962 00:42:15,241 --> 00:42:16,482 ALL RIGHT? GREAT. 963 00:42:16,482 --> 00:42:17,724 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, 964 00:42:17,724 --> 00:42:20,310 AND I'LL SEE YOU IN THE HOSPITAL IN A COUPLE WEEKS, 965 00:42:20,310 --> 00:42:21,655 AND NICE TO SEE YOU BOTH AGAIN. 966 00:42:21,655 --> 00:42:23,103 -NICE TO SEE YOU. -NICE TO SEE YOU. 967 00:42:23,103 --> 00:42:24,103 -ALL RIGHT. -BYE. 968 00:42:24,103 --> 00:42:25,448 BYE. 969 00:42:25,448 --> 00:42:30,413 ♪♪ 970 00:42:30,413 --> 00:42:32,793 SO MUCH FOR YOU GOING FIRST. 971 00:42:32,793 --> 00:42:35,068 YOU WEREN'T EVER FIRST FOR ANYTHING. 972 00:42:35,068 --> 00:42:36,724 I'M ALWAYS CHOSEN FIRST. 973 00:42:36,724 --> 00:42:38,551 YEAH, WELL, IT WORKS THE OTHER WAY, TOO. 974 00:42:38,551 --> 00:42:40,517 I'M ALWAYS CHOSEN LAST. 975 00:42:40,517 --> 00:42:43,965 [ LAUGHS ] 976 00:42:43,965 --> 00:42:49,241 I WISH KANDI AND I WERE DOING THIS TOGETHER, BUT SHE'S CLOSE. 977 00:42:49,241 --> 00:42:51,620 AND I KNOW BY THE TIME I'M DONE, SHE'LL BE READY, 978 00:42:51,620 --> 00:42:53,172 AND WE BOTH WILL HAVE ALL THE SKIN 979 00:42:53,172 --> 00:42:56,137 THAT'S SAGGING ON US REMOVED. 980 00:42:56,137 --> 00:42:58,655 SO I THINK TODAY WENT VERY WELL FOR THE BOTH OF US, 981 00:42:58,655 --> 00:43:01,206 AND I'M EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 982 00:43:04,068 --> 00:43:07,724 Kandi: I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT I'M NOT APPROVED JUST YET. 983 00:43:07,724 --> 00:43:09,068 IT JUST KIND OF STINKS THAT I HAVE 984 00:43:09,068 --> 00:43:10,551 TO KEEP LOSING TO GET SURGERY 985 00:43:10,551 --> 00:43:14,103 EVEN THOUGH I'M UNDER 300. 986 00:43:14,103 --> 00:43:19,241 BUT I KNOW I CAN DO THIS, AND I'LL GET THERE. 987 00:43:19,241 --> 00:43:27,965 ♪♪ 988 00:43:27,965 --> 00:43:35,620 ♪♪ 989 00:43:35,620 --> 00:43:43,310 ♪♪ 990 00:43:43,310 --> 00:43:47,000 I'M FEELING SICK, AND I REALIZE IT'S MOSTLY IN THE MORNINGS. 991 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:50,793 AND THEN I JUST MISSED MY PERIOD. 992 00:43:50,793 --> 00:43:52,586 SO, I'M CONCERNED I'M PREGNANT. 993 00:43:54,862 --> 00:43:58,379 SO, KANDI AND I WENT AND BOUGHT A PREGNANCY TEST, 994 00:43:58,379 --> 00:44:00,724 AND I'M STARTING TO FREAK OUT A LITTLE 995 00:44:00,724 --> 00:44:02,724 BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE HORRIBLE TIMING, 996 00:44:02,724 --> 00:44:04,517 AND I'M JUST NOT READY FOR IT. 997 00:44:06,758 --> 00:44:08,000 I'M NOT EVEN AT MY GOAL WEIGHT, 998 00:44:08,000 --> 00:44:10,827 AND I'M SUPPOSED TO GET SURGERY NEXT WEEK. 999 00:44:10,827 --> 00:44:12,724 SO, IF THIS TEST IS POSITIVE, 1000 00:44:12,724 --> 00:44:15,137 THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO, 1001 00:44:15,137 --> 00:44:19,448 BECAUSE THIS WILL MESS UP EVERYTHING FOR ME. 1002 00:44:19,448 --> 00:44:22,137 I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE I SHOULD DO. 1003 00:44:22,137 --> 00:44:25,034 IT'S UP TO YOU. 1004 00:44:25,034 --> 00:44:26,827 THIS WAND ACTUALLY SAYS YES OR NO. 1005 00:44:26,827 --> 00:44:29,931 OKAY. 1006 00:44:29,931 --> 00:44:31,172 Brandi: AND I'M WORRIED THAT IT'S GONNA MEAN 1007 00:44:31,172 --> 00:44:33,586 I CAN'T CONTINUE ON THE PROGRAM. 1008 00:44:33,586 --> 00:44:36,689 AND THAT IT WILL MESS EVERYTHING UP FOR ME. 1009 00:44:36,689 --> 00:44:39,793 SO, I REALLY HOPE IT'S NEGATIVE BECAUSE 1010 00:44:39,793 --> 00:44:42,103 AS MUCH AS I WANT A FAMILY, 1011 00:44:42,103 --> 00:44:43,172 I DON'T WANT IT NOW. 1012 00:44:49,620 --> 00:44:59,344 ♪♪ 1013 00:44:59,344 --> 00:45:01,517 Brandi: I TOOK A PREGNANCY TEST, AND KANDI 1014 00:45:01,517 --> 00:45:04,310 AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE WHAT IT SAYS. 1015 00:45:04,310 --> 00:45:06,965 AND THE TEST JUST SHOWED A POSITIVE. 1016 00:45:06,965 --> 00:45:10,241 SO, I'M PREGNANT. 1017 00:45:10,241 --> 00:45:12,103 [ Sighing ] POSITIVE. 1018 00:45:12,103 --> 00:45:16,586 Kandi: IT ALREADY SAID IT? 1019 00:45:16,586 --> 00:45:20,034 Brandi: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND I'M SO SCARED RIGHT NOW. 1020 00:45:20,034 --> 00:45:23,931 OBVIOUSLY, THAT MEANS I CAN'T MOVE AHEAD WITH MY SKIN REMOVAL. 1021 00:45:23,931 --> 00:45:26,793 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS FOR MY WEIGHT LOSS, 1022 00:45:26,793 --> 00:45:30,655 AND IF I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO EVEN STAY ON DR. NOW'S PROGRAM. 1023 00:45:30,655 --> 00:45:33,310 SO, I'M REALLY UPSET. 1024 00:45:33,310 --> 00:45:35,103 I'M JUST IN SHOCK. 1025 00:45:35,103 --> 00:45:38,551 AND I'M SCARED. 1026 00:45:38,551 --> 00:45:40,000 SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? 1027 00:45:45,068 --> 00:45:47,551 MNM-MNM. 1028 00:45:47,551 --> 00:45:52,620 ♪♪ 1029 00:45:54,275 --> 00:46:00,068 ♪♪ 1030 00:46:00,068 --> 00:46:02,655 HOW YOU FEELING? 1031 00:46:03,448 --> 00:46:05,241 I DON'T KNOW. 1032 00:46:07,068 --> 00:46:10,724 IT DOESN'T FEEL REAL. 1033 00:46:10,724 --> 00:46:14,655 IT'S JUST HORRIBLE TIMING. 1034 00:46:14,655 --> 00:46:17,068 I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING. 1035 00:46:17,068 --> 00:46:18,827 I THINK I NEED TO MAKE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. 1036 00:46:18,827 --> 00:46:20,827 I HAVE TO TELL DR. NOW. 1037 00:46:20,827 --> 00:46:22,655 -AND MOM. -YEAH. 1038 00:46:26,620 --> 00:46:30,103 Kandi: I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS EVEN A POSSIBILITY FOR BRANDI, 1039 00:46:30,103 --> 00:46:33,482 SO I HAVE A LOT OF MIXED EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW. 1040 00:46:33,482 --> 00:46:34,724 I'M UPSET BECAUSE BRANDI AND I 1041 00:46:34,724 --> 00:46:36,241 WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING THIS TOGETHER, 1042 00:46:36,241 --> 00:46:38,137 AND NOW THAT'S ALL RUINED. 1043 00:46:38,137 --> 00:46:39,862 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS ABOUT OUR WEIGHT LOSS 1044 00:46:39,862 --> 00:46:41,620 AND HOW IT'S GONNA WORK NOW. 1045 00:46:41,620 --> 00:46:44,620 SO, I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF EITHER OF US 1046 00:46:44,620 --> 00:46:48,310 ARE GONNA HAVE ANY ANSWERS ANY TIME SOON. 1047 00:46:48,310 --> 00:46:50,068 IT DOESN'T FEEL REAL. 1048 00:46:50,068 --> 00:46:52,068 IT'S SCARY. 1049 00:46:52,068 --> 00:46:54,137 NO MATTER WHAT, YOU KNOW I'M HERE FOR YOU. 1050 00:46:56,620 --> 00:46:59,241 GONNA CHANGE MY LIFE. 1051 00:46:59,241 --> 00:47:01,413 IT'S JUST ANOTHER THING WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH TOGETHER. 1052 00:47:01,413 --> 00:47:10,793 ♪♪ 1053 00:47:10,793 --> 00:47:13,793 Brandi: IT'S BEEN ALMOST TWO WEEKS SINCE WE SAW DR. NOW, 1054 00:47:13,793 --> 00:47:16,586 AND MY SURGERY'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN A FEW DAYS, 1055 00:47:16,586 --> 00:47:18,379 BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN HAVE IT NOW, 1056 00:47:18,379 --> 00:47:19,758 SO WE SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM 1057 00:47:19,758 --> 00:47:22,172 BECAUSE I NEED TO TELL HIM. 1058 00:47:22,172 --> 00:47:23,482 BUT I'M STILL JUST SCARED AND WORRIED 1059 00:47:23,482 --> 00:47:26,068 ABOUT EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. 1060 00:47:26,068 --> 00:47:29,413 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW DR. NOW IS GOING TO REACT. 1061 00:47:29,413 --> 00:47:32,000 BUT AS SOON AS I TOLD MY MOM THAT I'M PREGNANT, 1062 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:34,103 SHE FLEW DOWN FROM OREGON TO HELP ME. 1063 00:47:36,172 --> 00:47:38,275 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER. 1064 00:47:38,275 --> 00:47:40,206 SO, I'M REALLY HOPING WE CAN FIGURE SOMETHING OUT 1065 00:47:40,206 --> 00:47:42,517 WITH DR. NOW FOR ME AND KANDI, 1066 00:47:42,517 --> 00:47:45,655 AND THAT THIS ISN'T ALL ABOUT TO END. 1067 00:47:45,655 --> 00:47:48,379 288. 1068 00:47:48,379 --> 00:47:51,827 Kandi: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK RIGHT NOW. 1069 00:47:51,827 --> 00:47:55,931 SO, I JUST WANT US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE BOTH GONNA DO. 1070 00:47:55,931 --> 00:47:59,275 Woman: 264. 1071 00:47:59,275 --> 00:48:01,517 Kandi: AND IF THIS MEANS WE CAN'T CONTINUE ON THE PROGRAM, 1072 00:48:01,517 --> 00:48:03,275 OR IF I HAVE TO DO IT ALONG NOW. 1073 00:48:05,413 --> 00:48:07,517 SO, I'M JUST UPSET, AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE 1074 00:48:07,517 --> 00:48:09,758 A SOLUTION THAT ISN'T SCARY RIGHT NOW. 1075 00:48:09,758 --> 00:48:14,724 ♪♪ 1076 00:48:14,724 --> 00:48:15,862 HELLO. -HELLO. 1077 00:48:15,862 --> 00:48:17,931 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1078 00:48:17,931 --> 00:48:19,413 GOOD. YOU?[ DOOR CLOSES ] 1079 00:48:19,413 --> 00:48:22,137 WELL, YOU'RE ALL BACK IN A BIT EARLY. 1080 00:48:22,137 --> 00:48:24,724 YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME ABOUT AN ISSUE, 1081 00:48:24,724 --> 00:48:26,758 AND YOU BROUGHT YOUR MOM, TOO? 1082 00:48:26,758 --> 00:48:28,448 SO, THIS SEEMS SERIOUS. 1083 00:48:28,448 --> 00:48:30,482 WHAT'S GOING ON? 1084 00:48:30,482 --> 00:48:32,827 Brandi: THERE IS A CHANGE OF PLANS. 1085 00:48:32,827 --> 00:48:35,206 I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE MY SURGERY. 1086 00:48:35,206 --> 00:48:36,793 ALL RIGHT. 1087 00:48:36,793 --> 00:48:41,206 SO, WHAT WILL BE THE REASON FOR THAT? 1088 00:48:41,206 --> 00:48:43,241 UMM, I'M PREGNANT. 1089 00:48:43,241 --> 00:48:45,586 YOU THINK YOU'RE PREGNANT, OR YOU'RE SURE YOU'RE PREGNANT? 1090 00:48:45,586 --> 00:48:47,034 I AM. 1091 00:48:47,034 --> 00:48:52,034 YEAH, AND THAT'S A GOOD REASON NOT TO HAVE SURGERY. 1092 00:48:52,034 --> 00:48:56,413 SO, THIS WAS AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY? 1093 00:48:56,413 --> 00:48:58,448 VERY. 1094 00:48:58,448 --> 00:49:02,620 ARE YOU HAPPY ABOUT IT? 1095 00:49:02,620 --> 00:49:06,413 DOES THE FATHER KNOW ABOUT THE PREGNANCY? 1096 00:49:06,413 --> 00:49:09,896 IS HE GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS? 1097 00:49:12,310 --> 00:49:13,482 OKAY. 1098 00:49:13,482 --> 00:49:15,000 YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW 1099 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:18,241 BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT UNKNOWN IN THE PICTURE. 1100 00:49:18,241 --> 00:49:21,862 AND I KNOW IT'S SCARY, BUT YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY HERE, 1101 00:49:21,862 --> 00:49:24,137 AND YOU'RE GONNA GET THROUGH IT, 1102 00:49:24,137 --> 00:49:29,068 BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE THIS ALL ANY LESS SCARY OR EASIER RIGHT NOW. 1103 00:49:29,068 --> 00:49:30,896 YEAH. 1104 00:49:30,896 --> 00:49:34,068 BUT WE'LL WORK WITH YOU TO HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK 1105 00:49:34,068 --> 00:49:36,793 AND MINIMIZE YOUR WEIGHT GAIN DURING THIS. 1106 00:49:36,793 --> 00:49:40,344 IN THE MEANTIME, KANDI, IF YOU LOSE THAT LAST BIT OF WEIGHT, 1107 00:49:40,344 --> 00:49:43,448 THEN WE CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH YOUR SURGERY. 1108 00:49:43,448 --> 00:49:46,413 BUT IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE YOU WERE HERE LAST, 1109 00:49:46,413 --> 00:49:49,862 AND YOU'RE EXACTLY THE SAME WEIGHT AS LAST TIME. 1110 00:49:49,862 --> 00:49:54,000 BUT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF EMOTION IN YOUR HOME RIGHT NOW. 1111 00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:56,620 BUT YOU NEED TO WORK TO STAY ON TRACK. 1112 00:49:56,620 --> 00:50:00,862 IF YOU DON'T, THEN SURGERY WON'T BE AN OPTION. 1113 00:50:00,862 --> 00:50:04,517 AND THAT COULD LEAD TO YOU GAINING AGAIN. 1114 00:50:04,517 --> 00:50:08,103 BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU BOTH KEEP MOVING FORWARD. 1115 00:50:08,103 --> 00:50:09,689 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT, KANDI. 1116 00:50:09,689 --> 00:50:12,862 WE'LL SET UP YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT FOR TWO MONTHS 1117 00:50:12,862 --> 00:50:14,689 TO HIT YOUR NEXT GOAL. 1118 00:50:14,689 --> 00:50:18,862 AND IF YOU WANT TO JOIN HER, THEN, BRANDI, THAT'S GREAT, 1119 00:50:18,862 --> 00:50:21,241 BUT YOU WILL COME OUT BETTER AT THE END OF THIS. 1120 00:50:21,241 --> 00:50:22,344 OKAY? 1121 00:50:22,344 --> 00:50:26,103 [ SNIFFS ]SOME TIME AN UNWANTED PREGNANCY 1122 00:50:26,103 --> 00:50:29,413 DOESN'T MEAN IT'S AN UNWANTED CHILD. 1123 00:50:29,413 --> 00:50:32,517 THAT'S A DIFFERENT STORY. 1124 00:50:32,517 --> 00:50:34,931 OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 1125 00:50:34,931 --> 00:50:37,344 -MM-HMM. -THANK YOU. 1126 00:50:37,344 --> 00:50:40,862 THIS IS OBVIOUSLY UNEXPECTED FOR THE DREIERS, 1127 00:50:40,862 --> 00:50:44,103 BUT WE'LL GIVE BRANDI THE SUPPORT SHE NEEDS 1128 00:50:44,103 --> 00:50:47,172 AND A TAILORED PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW HER 1129 00:50:47,172 --> 00:50:50,275 TO EAT A LITTLE BIT MORE WHILE SHE'S PREGNANT. 1130 00:50:50,275 --> 00:50:52,689 SHE'S STILL IN THE PROCESS OF LOSING WEIGHT, 1131 00:50:52,689 --> 00:50:56,206 AND THIS IS NOT AN OPTIMAL TIME TO BE PREGNANT, 1132 00:50:56,206 --> 00:50:58,241 BUT SHE STILL, WITH THE SLEEVE, 1133 00:50:58,241 --> 00:51:01,000 SHOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY A NORMAL PREGNANCY 1134 00:51:01,000 --> 00:51:05,068 AND MAINTAIN GOOD NUTRITION AND NOT TO GAIN WEIGHT. 1135 00:51:05,068 --> 00:51:08,931 BUT BRANDI AND KANDI ARE AT A CROSSROADS RIGHT NOW. 1136 00:51:08,931 --> 00:51:11,758 THEY'VE DONE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER, 1137 00:51:11,758 --> 00:51:15,448 AND MOST TIME, EVEN LOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEIGHT TOGETHER. 1138 00:51:15,448 --> 00:51:20,517 BUT THEIR PATHS ARE ABOUT TO BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM ONE ANOTHER. 1139 00:51:20,517 --> 00:51:23,413 SO THIS WILL BE HARD FOR BOTH OF THEM. 1140 00:51:23,413 --> 00:51:27,517 AND KANDI WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF SHE'S DETERMINED ENOUGH 1141 00:51:27,517 --> 00:51:30,241 TO KEEP MOVING AHEAD ON HER OWN NOW. 1142 00:51:30,241 --> 00:51:33,482 SO BOTH OF THEM HAVE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT. 1143 00:51:36,137 --> 00:51:38,448 Brandi: THINGS ARE NOT GOING THE WAY I EXPECTED THEM. 1144 00:51:38,448 --> 00:51:41,000 I DID NOT PLAN TO GET PREGNANT. 1145 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:42,448 AND RIGHT NOW, NO, I'M NOT EXCITED 1146 00:51:42,448 --> 00:51:46,310 ABOUT THE THOUGHT OF HAVING A BABY. 1147 00:51:46,310 --> 00:51:48,724 I WAS SO DETERMINED TO GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT THIS YEAR 1148 00:51:48,724 --> 00:51:50,862 AND DO IT WITH KANDI. 1149 00:51:50,862 --> 00:51:54,413 AND IT'S JUST HARD TO ACCEPT THAT THAT'S CHANGED NOW. 1150 00:51:54,413 --> 00:51:57,448 BUT I'M GLAD THAT IT DOESN'T MEAN MY JOURNEY'S OVER, 1151 00:51:57,448 --> 00:51:59,793 AND THAT KANDI CAN STILL GET SURGERY. 1152 00:51:59,793 --> 00:52:04,241 SO, I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE HER TO KEEP MOVING AHEAD WITHOUT ME. 1153 00:52:04,241 --> 00:52:05,758 BECAUSE THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN NOT BEING 1154 00:52:05,758 --> 00:52:10,206 ABEL TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW IS IF THIS MESSES IT UP FOR HER. 1155 00:52:10,206 --> 00:52:12,655 AND SHE STOPS MAKING PROGRESS BECAUSE OF ME 1156 00:52:12,655 --> 00:52:13,965 AND WHAT I'M DEALING WITH NOW. 1157 00:52:19,827 --> 00:52:26,793 ♪♪ 1158 00:52:26,793 --> 00:52:33,758 ♪♪ 1159 00:52:33,758 --> 00:52:35,206 I'M GOING TO TAKE THE DOGS FOR A WALK. 1160 00:52:38,137 --> 00:52:39,655 Kandi: THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HARDEST MONTHS 1161 00:52:39,655 --> 00:52:42,482 EITHER OF US CAN REMEMBER. 1162 00:52:42,482 --> 00:52:44,931 BUT THE SHOCK OF EVERYTHING IS FINALLY STARTING TO SUBSIDE, 1163 00:52:44,931 --> 00:52:48,413 AND WE'RE FIGURING THINGS OUT. 1164 00:52:48,413 --> 00:52:50,724 IT'S ALL STILL REALLY HARD AND SCARY, THOUGH. 1165 00:52:54,206 --> 00:52:56,068 BUT I'M STICKING TO DR. NOW'S PROGRAM, 1166 00:52:56,068 --> 00:52:57,551 AND I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO TRY 1167 00:52:57,551 --> 00:53:00,827 AND GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT THIS YEAR. 1168 00:53:00,827 --> 00:53:02,793 SO, I'VE SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM IN A MONTH TO SEE 1169 00:53:02,793 --> 00:53:05,206 IF I LOST THE WEIGHT I NEED. 1170 00:53:05,206 --> 00:53:08,655 SO, I'LL HAVE HAD TWO MONTHS TO LOSE 30 POUNDS. 1171 00:53:08,655 --> 00:53:10,448 AND I'M WORKING HARD TO DO THAT. 1172 00:53:12,448 --> 00:53:14,137 AND BRANDI IS STICKING TO A NEW DIET 1173 00:53:14,137 --> 00:53:17,827 DR. NOW GAVE HER WHILE SHE'S PREGNANT. 1174 00:53:17,827 --> 00:53:21,758 SO, HER WEIGHT LOSS IS GONNA SLOW A LITTLE. 1175 00:53:21,758 --> 00:53:24,103 BUT THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS SHE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE SHE CAN STAY 1176 00:53:24,103 --> 00:53:25,931 IN HOUSTON AND RAISE THE BABY ON HER OWN 1177 00:53:25,931 --> 00:53:30,068 IF I'M GONNA BE FOCUSED ON GETTING TO MY TARGET. 1178 00:53:30,068 --> 00:53:32,103 SO, SHE'S CONSIDERING MOVING BACK TO WASHINGTON 1179 00:53:32,103 --> 00:53:34,310 AFTER I HAVE SURGERY. 1180 00:53:34,310 --> 00:53:36,586 AND THAT'S SCARY FOR ME TO EVEN THINK ABOUT 1181 00:53:36,586 --> 00:53:39,241 BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN ON MY OWN WITHOUT HER. 1182 00:53:39,241 --> 00:53:41,931 SO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STARTING TO FIGURE THINGS OUT, 1183 00:53:41,931 --> 00:53:45,482 IT'S NOT MAKING IT ANY LESS SCARY FOR EITHER OF US 1184 00:53:45,482 --> 00:53:46,896 BECAUSE NOW WE'RE FACING A FUTURE 1185 00:53:46,896 --> 00:53:50,068 WE DIDN'T REALLY EXPECT WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE FORCED 1186 00:53:50,068 --> 00:53:54,068 TO START LIVING VERY DIFFERENT LIVES. 1187 00:53:54,068 --> 00:53:56,689 SO, WE'RE BOTH JUST TRYING TO TAKE THIS ALL ONE DAY AT A TIME 1188 00:53:56,689 --> 00:53:59,655 SO WE DON'T GET OVERWHELMED. 1189 00:53:59,655 --> 00:54:01,827 BECAUSE I NEED TO KEEP GOING AND DO THIS. 1190 00:54:03,965 --> 00:54:08,172 I'LL ADMIT. IT'S A LITTLE HARD. 1191 00:54:08,172 --> 00:54:10,206 ALL THE STRESS DOES MAKE ME WANT TO EAT A LITTLE 1192 00:54:10,206 --> 00:54:13,068 OF WHAT I SHOULDN'T. 1193 00:54:13,068 --> 00:54:14,793 BUT I'M FOCUSING ON WHERE I NEED TO BE 1194 00:54:14,793 --> 00:54:17,413 BY MY NEXT DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT 1195 00:54:17,413 --> 00:54:20,068 BECAUSE THE SOONER I GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT, 1196 00:54:20,068 --> 00:54:22,448 THE SOONER I CAN MOVE BACK TO WASHINGTON, TOO. 1197 00:54:27,275 --> 00:54:32,448 ♪♪ 1198 00:54:32,448 --> 00:54:36,758 Brandi: WE ARE GOING TO SEE AN OB/GYN TODAY. 1199 00:54:36,758 --> 00:54:39,482 I'M HOPING THE DOCTOR CAN TELL ME THAT MY BABY'S OKAY, 1200 00:54:39,482 --> 00:54:41,103 AND EVERYTHING'S PROGRESSING PROPERLY, 1201 00:54:41,103 --> 00:54:43,103 AND GET A PICTURE OF IT. 1202 00:54:45,344 --> 00:54:47,448 I'LL HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE OF THE PREGNANCY, 1203 00:54:47,448 --> 00:54:53,103 AND IT DOES THROW A CURVEBALL IN OUR PROGRESS. 1204 00:54:53,103 --> 00:54:55,896 AND I'M WORRIED THAT BECAUSE I'VE HAD GASTRIC SURGERY 1205 00:54:55,896 --> 00:54:57,448 THAT MY BABY COULD BE UNDERNOURISHED 1206 00:54:57,448 --> 00:55:01,862 AND CAUSE AN ISSUE WITH ITS GROWING AND THRIVING. 1207 00:55:04,724 --> 00:55:07,655 BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE MY BABY 1208 00:55:07,655 --> 00:55:10,206 AND POSSIBLY HEARING A HEARTBEAT. 1209 00:55:10,206 --> 00:55:13,448 Abby: I'M JUST GONNA DIM THE LIGHTS, OKAY? 1210 00:55:13,448 --> 00:55:14,896 ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU EXCITED? 1211 00:55:14,896 --> 00:55:16,379 YEAH. 1212 00:55:16,379 --> 00:55:17,827 ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT BABY LOOKS LIKE TODAY. 1213 00:55:17,827 --> 00:55:19,482 WE'RE GONNA PUT THE GEL KIND OF EVERYWHERE, 1214 00:55:19,482 --> 00:55:22,896 SEE WHERE THE BEST PLACE TO SEE WHERE YOUR BABY IS. 1215 00:55:22,896 --> 00:55:26,241 FIRST WE'RE GONNA START AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. 1216 00:55:26,241 --> 00:55:27,655 AND HERE'S BABY. DO YOU SEE IT MOVING? 1217 00:55:27,655 --> 00:55:29,689 [ LAUGHS ] 1218 00:55:29,689 --> 00:55:30,896 SEE THE LITTLE ARMS WAVING AT YOU? 1219 00:55:30,896 --> 00:55:31,965 YEAH. 1220 00:55:31,965 --> 00:55:34,793 AND YOU CAN SEE THE HEART BEATING. 1221 00:55:34,793 --> 00:55:37,172 JUST SEEING THE HEART BEAT AND THE FINGERS AND TOES. 1222 00:55:37,172 --> 00:55:39,482 IT'S BECOMING REAL TO ME. 1223 00:55:39,482 --> 00:55:41,000 I CATCH MYSELF LIKE, OH, MY GOD, 1224 00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:42,827 I'M GONNA BE A MOMMY. 1225 00:55:42,827 --> 00:55:44,068 ALL RIGHT. 1226 00:55:44,068 --> 00:55:45,413 HERE'S A COUPLE OF PICTURES WE GOT, OKAY? 1227 00:55:45,413 --> 00:55:47,206 -THANK YOU. -ALL RIGHT. 1228 00:55:49,379 --> 00:55:50,620 YEAH. 1229 00:55:50,620 --> 00:55:52,862 -SWADDLED. -HE'S ROLLED. 1230 00:55:52,862 --> 00:55:54,551 ONCE YOU'RE ALL PUT BACK TOGETHER, JUST COME ON OUT, 1231 00:55:54,551 --> 00:55:57,620 AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE TO GO, OKAY? 1232 00:55:57,620 --> 00:55:58,793 -HI. -READY? 1233 00:55:58,793 --> 00:55:59,793 WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN TO DR. FOX'S OFFICE, OKAY? 1234 00:55:59,793 --> 00:56:01,379 OKAY. 1235 00:56:01,379 --> 00:56:03,931 Brandi: I'M RELIEVED THAT THE ULTRASOUND PICTURES SEEMED NORMAL, 1236 00:56:03,931 --> 00:56:05,827 BUT I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FOR THE DOCTOR 1237 00:56:05,827 --> 00:56:08,068 ABOUT STAYING ON TRACK FOR MY WEIGHT LOSS 1238 00:56:08,068 --> 00:56:11,448 AND GETTING THE NUTRIENTS I NEED FOR MY BABY AND MYSELF. 1239 00:56:14,275 --> 00:56:15,068 HI, BRANDI? 1240 00:56:15,068 --> 00:56:17,137 HI. I'M DR. FOX. 1241 00:56:17,137 --> 00:56:18,241 NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. 1242 00:56:18,241 --> 00:56:20,793 IF I CAN HAVE YOU SIT UP ON THE TABLE. 1243 00:56:20,793 --> 00:56:23,103 OKAY, NOW I'M GONNA ASK YOU ALL THE HARD QUESTIONS. 1244 00:56:23,103 --> 00:56:24,413 OKAY. 1245 00:56:24,413 --> 00:56:25,620 I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE HAD BARIATRIC SLEEVE. 1246 00:56:25,620 --> 00:56:26,896 -YES. -OKAY. 1247 00:56:26,896 --> 00:56:27,896 WELL, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT 1248 00:56:27,896 --> 00:56:28,862 WE CAN TALK ABOUT. 1249 00:56:28,862 --> 00:56:29,965 I MEAN, THE FIRST THING IS, 1250 00:56:29,965 --> 00:56:31,137 YOU ARE A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN SOME PEOPLE. 1251 00:56:31,137 --> 00:56:32,448 THAT'S OKAY. 1252 00:56:32,448 --> 00:56:33,965 AS LONG AS YOU'RE GETTING ADEQUATE NUTRIENTS, 1253 00:56:33,965 --> 00:56:36,379 I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT YOU GAINING A LOT OF WEIGHT. 1254 00:56:36,379 --> 00:56:38,275 SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU 1255 00:56:38,275 --> 00:56:39,724 WITH YOUR NUTRITION INTAKE 1256 00:56:39,724 --> 00:56:42,172 IS TO EAT SMALLER MEALS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 1257 00:56:42,172 --> 00:56:44,344 WE WANT YOU TO STILL FOCUS ON HEALTHY FOODS. 1258 00:56:44,344 --> 00:56:46,965 MOST PEOPLE ONLY NEED TO EAT MAYBE LIKE AN EXTRA APPLE 1259 00:56:46,965 --> 00:56:48,172 AND A HALF A SANDWICH A DAY. 1260 00:56:48,172 --> 00:56:49,517 OKAY. 1261 00:56:49,517 --> 00:56:50,793 AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU COOK PROTEIN SOURCES REALLY, 1262 00:56:50,793 --> 00:56:52,793 REALLY WELL BECAUSE THEY CAN GROW BACTERIA. 1263 00:56:52,793 --> 00:56:54,310 OKAY? 1264 00:56:54,310 --> 00:56:56,655 AND THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS YOU ARE THE HOME FOR THIS BABY. 1265 00:56:56,655 --> 00:56:59,655 SO IF YOU ARE NOT HEALTHY, THE BABY'S NOT HEALTHY. 1266 00:56:59,655 --> 00:57:01,689 SO WE'VE GOT TO -- AGAIN, THAT'S WHY THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS 1267 00:57:01,689 --> 00:57:03,310 IS REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT. 1268 00:57:03,310 --> 00:57:04,827 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST LET US KNOW. 1269 00:57:04,827 --> 00:57:05,965 -OKAY. -OKAY? GREAT. THANKS. 1270 00:57:05,965 --> 00:57:07,517 THANK YOU. 1271 00:57:07,517 --> 00:57:09,517 DR. FOX MADE ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER 1272 00:57:09,517 --> 00:57:11,413 ABOUT HAVING THE BABY, 1273 00:57:11,413 --> 00:57:13,689 AND I FEEL A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND RELIEF 1274 00:57:13,689 --> 00:57:17,655 BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE I CAN KEEP THE SAME PACE WITH MY DIET. 1275 00:57:17,655 --> 00:57:19,689 MY WEIGHT IS STILL IMPORTANT TO ME, 1276 00:57:19,689 --> 00:57:22,827 BUT THE HEALTH OF MY BABY IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN RIGHT NOW. 1277 00:57:25,137 --> 00:57:33,896 ♪♪ 1278 00:57:33,896 --> 00:57:35,551 Kandi: WE'RE GOING BACK TO DR. NOW'S TODAY 1279 00:57:35,551 --> 00:57:38,137 TO SEE IF I'M READY TO GET SURGERY. 1280 00:57:38,137 --> 00:57:41,241 AND BRANDI AND MY MOM ARE COMING WITH ME FOR SUPPORT 1281 00:57:41,241 --> 00:57:45,034 AND TO SEE IF I MADE IT. 1282 00:57:45,034 --> 00:57:47,034 BUT I'VE DECIDED IF I DON'T GET SURGERY NOW, 1283 00:57:47,034 --> 00:57:49,000 AND I'M STILL NOT MOVING FORWARD, 1284 00:57:49,000 --> 00:57:53,448 THEN MAYBE I DON'T NEED TO STAY IN HOUSTON BY MYSELF TO DO THIS. 1285 00:57:53,448 --> 00:57:55,862 Bobbie: SO, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T GET APPROVED TODAY? 1286 00:57:55,862 --> 00:57:57,862 I'M GOING HOME. 1287 00:58:00,931 --> 00:58:03,551 Kandi: I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF BEING APART FROM BRANDI. 1288 00:58:06,655 --> 00:58:09,310 IF SHE'S MOVING HOME, THEN THE ONLY REASON 1289 00:58:09,310 --> 00:58:13,586 I'D STAY DOWN HERE IS IF I'M MAKING PROGRESS. 1290 00:58:13,586 --> 00:58:16,448 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER. 1291 00:58:16,448 --> 00:58:18,793 Kandi: SO, IT'S EITHER SURGERY APPROVAL TODAY, 1292 00:58:18,793 --> 00:58:20,862 OR I'M PROBABLY GOING BACK TO WASHINGTON WITH BRANDI 1293 00:58:20,862 --> 00:58:23,379 WHEN SHE DOES. 1294 00:58:23,379 --> 00:58:28,482 ♪♪ 1295 00:58:28,482 --> 00:58:31,103 BUT I WAS AT 288 LAST TIME, AND DR. 1296 00:58:31,103 --> 00:58:33,896 NOW WANTED ME TO LOSE ANOTHER 30 POUNDS, 1297 00:58:33,896 --> 00:58:36,137 AND I'VE HAD TWO MONTHS TO DO THAT. 1298 00:58:36,137 --> 00:58:39,034 SO THAT MEANS I SHOULD BE BELOW 258 TODAY. 1299 00:58:39,034 --> 00:58:41,551 AND HOPEFULLY, I DID THAT. 1300 00:58:44,896 --> 00:58:48,068 I'M REALLY CLOSE, AND I'M HOPING THIS IS ENOUGH 1301 00:58:48,068 --> 00:58:49,758 FOR DR. NOW TO APPROVE ME. 1302 00:58:49,758 --> 00:58:57,448 ♪♪ 1303 00:58:57,448 --> 00:59:05,241 ♪♪ 1304 00:59:05,241 --> 00:59:09,448 [ KNOCKS ]HELLO. 1305 00:59:09,448 --> 00:59:12,206 -HELLO. -HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1306 00:59:12,206 --> 00:59:13,965 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT. 1307 00:59:13,965 --> 00:59:16,172 BRANDI, ARE YOU FEELING OKAY? DOING ALL RIGHT? 1308 00:59:16,172 --> 00:59:17,206 Brandi: I'M DOING A LOT BETTER. 1309 00:59:17,206 --> 00:59:18,931 THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. 1310 00:59:18,931 --> 00:59:21,275 AND YOU'RE LOSING A LITTLE WEIGHT RIGHT NOW, 1311 00:59:21,275 --> 00:59:22,379 SO THAT'S GOOD. 1312 00:59:22,379 --> 00:59:23,827 OKAY. 1313 00:59:23,827 --> 00:59:25,655 TODAY, WE'RE HERE TO SEE IF YOU'RE READY 1314 00:59:25,655 --> 00:59:27,965 FOR THE SKIN REMOVAL, KANDI. 1315 00:59:27,965 --> 00:59:31,034 AND TO DO THAT, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE 30 POUNDS 1316 00:59:31,034 --> 00:59:33,172 OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. 1317 00:59:33,172 --> 00:59:38,896 AND YOU'RE DOWN TO 261, WHICH IS WEIGHT LOSS OF 27 POUNDS, 1318 00:59:38,896 --> 00:59:42,965 SO YOU'RE JUST SHY OF YOUR GOAL, BUT MAYBE CLOSE ENOUGH. 1319 00:59:42,965 --> 00:59:44,862 SO, LET'S SEE HOW YOU LOOK. 1320 00:59:44,862 --> 00:59:46,137 CAN I GET YOU TO STAND UP? 1321 00:59:46,137 --> 00:59:48,827 LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR EXCESS SKIN REAL QUICK. 1322 00:59:51,896 --> 00:59:53,413 [ SNIFFS ] 1323 00:59:54,965 --> 00:59:56,137 ALL RIGHT. 1324 00:59:56,137 --> 00:59:59,655 SO, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EXTRA SKIN IN HERE 1325 00:59:59,655 --> 01:00:04,413 AND ALL THE WAY BACK IN THAT AREA, OKAY? 1326 01:00:04,413 --> 01:00:07,827 SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AT LEAST 30 POUNDS OF EXCESS SKIN 1327 01:00:07,827 --> 01:00:09,793 THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED, 1328 01:00:09,793 --> 01:00:12,241 AND YOU HAVE LOST ENOUGH FAT FOR US 1329 01:00:12,241 --> 01:00:14,620 TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY DO THAT. 1330 01:00:14,620 --> 01:00:16,241 SO I THINK YOU'RE READY. 1331 01:00:16,241 --> 01:00:20,310 AND I'M APPROVING YOU FOR EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL. 1332 01:00:20,310 --> 01:00:21,655 YOU THINK YOU'RE READY FOR IT? 1333 01:00:21,655 --> 01:00:23,103 Kandi: I'VE BEEN READY. 1334 01:00:23,103 --> 01:00:27,482 SO, WE WILL SCHEDULE YOU FOR SURGERY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. 1335 01:00:27,482 --> 01:00:29,344 SO, CONGRATULATIONS. 1336 01:00:29,344 --> 01:00:31,724 AND BOTH OF YOU KEEP UP THE HARD WORK. 1337 01:00:31,724 --> 01:00:34,379 -THANK YOU. -AND I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER. 1338 01:00:34,379 --> 01:00:38,206 -THANK YOU VERY MUCH. -OKAY. 1339 01:00:38,206 --> 01:00:41,482 I'M PROUD OF KANDI FOR HOW HARD SHE WORKED 1340 01:00:41,482 --> 01:00:43,137 THESE PAST TWO MONTHS. 1341 01:00:43,137 --> 01:00:45,862 I KNOW THAT IT'S A LOT GOING ON IN BOTH HERS 1342 01:00:45,862 --> 01:00:48,206 AND BRANDI'S LIFE RIGHT NOW. 1343 01:00:48,206 --> 01:00:52,068 BUT DESPITE THAT, KANDI STUCK TO HER DIET AND LOST THE WEIGHT 1344 01:00:52,068 --> 01:00:54,931 THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THIS SURGERY. 1345 01:00:54,931 --> 01:00:58,689 AND SHE LOST ALMOST 300 POUNDS UP TO THIS POINT, 1346 01:00:58,689 --> 01:01:00,206 SO SHE DID WELL. 1347 01:01:00,206 --> 01:01:03,758 AND I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SEE THAT BRANDI IS DOING 1348 01:01:03,758 --> 01:01:05,172 A LITTLE BIT BETTER 1349 01:01:05,172 --> 01:01:09,620 AND STILL WORKING TO MAKE PROGRESS HOW SHE CAN RIGHT NOW. 1350 01:01:09,620 --> 01:01:12,344 SO, I FEEL LIKE, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, 1351 01:01:12,344 --> 01:01:15,482 THE DREIERS ARE DOING VERY WELL RIGHT NOW. 1352 01:01:17,655 --> 01:01:19,793 I'VE BEEN WANTING THIS FOREVER. 1353 01:01:19,793 --> 01:01:21,827 I'M HAPPY. I'M SCARED. ALL IN ONE. 1354 01:01:21,827 --> 01:01:23,482 I'M JUST A BUNCH OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW. 1355 01:01:23,482 --> 01:01:25,551 BUT I'M READY FOR SKIN SURGERY. 1356 01:01:25,551 --> 01:01:26,724 I'M READY FOR THE NEXT STEP. 1357 01:01:26,724 --> 01:01:29,000 I WANT THIS JOURNEY TO KEEP CONTINUING. 1358 01:01:31,758 --> 01:01:33,724 IT'S JUST A LITTLE WEIRD BEING AT THIS POINT 1359 01:01:33,724 --> 01:01:35,724 WITHOUT MY SISTER DOING IT WITH ME. 1360 01:01:37,965 --> 01:01:41,310 SO, THERE'S STILL JUST A LOT I'M PROCESSING AND TAKING IN. 1361 01:01:41,310 --> 01:01:44,586 AND I'M TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT HER LEAVING SOON 1362 01:01:44,586 --> 01:01:45,965 BECAUSE I'M WORRIED THAT IF I DO, 1363 01:01:45,965 --> 01:01:47,206 THAT IT MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR ME, 1364 01:01:47,206 --> 01:01:49,862 AND I'LL JUST WANT TO GO BACK WITH HER. 1365 01:01:49,862 --> 01:01:54,068 SO, I'M FOCUSING ON GETTING MYSELF READY FOR SURGERY 1366 01:01:54,068 --> 01:01:56,655 BECAUSE I KNOW IF I MISS THIS CHANCE, 1367 01:01:56,655 --> 01:02:00,068 THAT I MIGHT NOT GET ANOTHER ONE. 1368 01:02:00,068 --> 01:02:03,344 SO AT THIS POINT, I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE I DON'T MESS IT UP. 1369 01:02:14,310 --> 01:02:20,482 ♪♪ 1370 01:02:20,482 --> 01:02:26,793 ♪♪ 1371 01:02:26,793 --> 01:02:29,689 Kandi: TODAY I'M GOING IN TO MY FIRST SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 1372 01:02:29,689 --> 01:02:32,551 I'VE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET HERE. 1373 01:02:32,551 --> 01:02:34,482 TODAY, MY MOM AND MY SISTER ARE HERE WITH ME, 1374 01:02:34,482 --> 01:02:36,620 AND THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR THE SURGERY. 1375 01:02:36,620 --> 01:02:38,862 THAT MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME. 1376 01:02:38,862 --> 01:02:42,068 BUT I'M FEELING VERY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. 1377 01:02:42,068 --> 01:02:44,275 AND THEY ARE, TOO, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME 1378 01:02:44,275 --> 01:02:46,689 I WENT INTO SURGERY, IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL. 1379 01:02:46,689 --> 01:02:48,620 Man: CODE BLUE, ROOM 217. 1380 01:02:48,620 --> 01:02:51,482 Brandi: WHAT THE HELL'S A CODE BLUE? 1381 01:02:51,482 --> 01:02:53,482 IS SHE OKAY? 1382 01:02:53,482 --> 01:02:55,724 [ CRYING ] WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SISTER? 1383 01:02:55,724 --> 01:02:57,620 -COME ON. MAKE IT HAPPEN. -I LOVE YOU, KANDI! 1384 01:02:57,620 --> 01:03:00,068 [ CRYING ] 1385 01:03:02,689 --> 01:03:06,689 UH, KANDI, SHE CODED. 1386 01:03:06,689 --> 01:03:09,620 [ Crying ] AND SHE'S -- SHE'S IN ICU NOW. 1387 01:03:09,620 --> 01:03:15,379 THEY THINK SHE -- SHE MIGHT HAVE BRAIN DAMAGE. 1388 01:03:15,379 --> 01:03:18,034 Kandi: MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT THE SAME THING'LL HAPPEN. 1389 01:03:22,241 --> 01:03:24,620 I CAN TELL THAT MY SISTER'S NERVOUS FOR ME, 1390 01:03:24,620 --> 01:03:27,068 AND I KNOW THAT MY MOM'S NERVOUS 1391 01:03:27,068 --> 01:03:30,862 BECAUSE IT'S FINALLY SINKING IN THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. 1392 01:03:34,689 --> 01:03:37,655 Brandi: I'M GLAD KANDI'S GETTING THIS SURGERY, 1393 01:03:37,655 --> 01:03:41,068 BUT ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS HOW BAD HER LAST ONE WENT. 1394 01:03:41,068 --> 01:03:42,862 SO, I JUST WANT HER TO GET THIS OVER WITH 1395 01:03:42,862 --> 01:03:46,034 AND MAKE IT THROUGH THIS OKAY WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. 1396 01:03:46,034 --> 01:03:48,034 THE TIME'S GETTING CLOSE. 1397 01:03:48,034 --> 01:03:49,862 MM-HMM. 1398 01:03:51,827 --> 01:03:54,586 [ SIGHS HEAVILY ] 1399 01:03:59,206 --> 01:04:03,000 Kandi: I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST READY TO GET THIS OVER WITH. 1400 01:04:03,000 --> 01:04:05,448 -I LOVE YOU. -DON'T DO ANYTHING. 1401 01:04:05,448 --> 01:04:07,000 OKAY. 1402 01:04:07,000 --> 01:04:09,206 SO, I JUST WANT TO GET THROUGH THIS AND GET THIS DONE. 1403 01:04:11,551 --> 01:04:13,103 BUT I FEEL LIKE I NEED THE SURGERY 1404 01:04:13,103 --> 01:04:15,689 TO HELP ME MOVE FORWARD IN MY LIFE. 1405 01:04:15,689 --> 01:04:18,896 BUT I AM SUPER SCARED STILL. 1406 01:04:18,896 --> 01:04:20,551 I MEAN, I KNOW THERE ARE MAJOR RISKS, 1407 01:04:20,551 --> 01:04:24,310 BUT I THINK GETTING THE SURGERY IS WORTH THE RISK. 1408 01:04:24,310 --> 01:04:27,344 I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO STAY CALM AND POSITIVE. 1409 01:04:27,344 --> 01:04:29,965 AND TRUST EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY. 1410 01:04:29,965 --> 01:04:32,482 BECAUSE I NEED IT TO BE. 1411 01:04:35,448 --> 01:04:37,689 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE ARE REMOVING THE EXCESS SKIN 1412 01:04:37,689 --> 01:04:40,034 AROUND KANDI'S ABDOMEN, 1413 01:04:40,034 --> 01:04:42,344 AND I'M EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE 1414 01:04:42,344 --> 01:04:46,034 AROUND 30 POUNDS OF EXCESS SKIN AND FAT FROM HER. 1415 01:04:49,000 --> 01:04:52,655 RIGHT NOW, ALL THIS SAGGING SKIN IS PULLING ON HER, 1416 01:04:52,655 --> 01:04:55,172 AND IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE PAINFUL. 1417 01:04:55,172 --> 01:04:59,000 SO, REMOVING IT TODAY WILL BE A BIG HELP FOR HER. 1418 01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:00,689 BUT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL 1419 01:05:00,689 --> 01:05:04,827 BECAUSE KANDI HAS HAD A HISTORY OF HEART ISSUES. 1420 01:05:04,827 --> 01:05:08,827 KANDI, YOUR EKG WAS A LITTLE BIT ABNORMAL. 1421 01:05:08,827 --> 01:05:11,275 YOUR HEART IS NOT PUMPING ADEQUATELY 1422 01:05:11,275 --> 01:05:12,793 BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT. 1423 01:05:12,793 --> 01:05:15,931 IF YOU CONTINUE GAINING WEIGHT OR NOT LOSE WEIGHT, 1424 01:05:15,931 --> 01:05:19,655 YOUR HEART FAILURE IS GOING TO BE IMMINENT. 1425 01:05:19,655 --> 01:05:23,827 EVEN THOUGH THE WEIGHT LOSS HAS HELPED STRENGTHEN HER HEART, 1426 01:05:23,827 --> 01:05:26,206 WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO ISSUES 1427 01:05:26,206 --> 01:05:29,206 THAT WILL PUSH HER HEART TOO HARD DURING SURGERY. 1428 01:05:31,344 --> 01:05:34,034 THE BIGGEST CONCERN WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF 1429 01:05:34,034 --> 01:05:37,241 IS HOW LONG SHE'S UNDER ANESTHESIA 1430 01:05:37,241 --> 01:05:39,448 BECAUSE THAT CAN PUT A LOT OF STRAIN 1431 01:05:39,448 --> 01:05:43,137 ON HER HEART WHOLE PULMONARY SYSTEM. 1432 01:05:43,137 --> 01:05:46,758 BUT WE HAVE TO TIE OFF AT LEAST 300 OR 400 BLOOD VESSELS 1433 01:05:46,758 --> 01:05:49,137 AND MAKE SURE THERE'LL BE NO BLEEDING 1434 01:05:49,137 --> 01:05:53,551 BECAUSE IF YOU MISS ONE, IT CAN BECOME LIFE-THREATENING TO HER. 1435 01:05:53,551 --> 01:05:57,551 SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A COMPLICATED OPERATION TODAY. 1436 01:05:57,551 --> 01:06:01,344 WHERE WE NEED TO KEEP A CONSTANT EYE ON HOW SHE'S DOING 1437 01:06:01,344 --> 01:06:03,517 TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ISSUE DEVELOPS 1438 01:06:03,517 --> 01:06:06,586 THAT WILL BE TOO MUCH FOR HER HEART TO HANDLE. 1439 01:06:10,689 --> 01:06:13,103 -THINK POSITIVE. -I KNOW. 1440 01:06:13,103 --> 01:06:15,241 I WAS THINKING POSITIVE THE LAST TIME, TOO. 1441 01:06:15,241 --> 01:06:16,862 WELL, IT'S OKAY. 1442 01:06:16,862 --> 01:06:18,758 THAT WAS LAST TIME. THIS IS THIS TIME. 1443 01:06:18,758 --> 01:06:23,586 -YEAH. -EVERYTHING WILL BE JUST FINE. 1444 01:06:23,586 --> 01:06:25,689 KANDI MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. 1445 01:06:25,689 --> 01:06:28,275 SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND. SHE'S MY OTHER HALF. 1446 01:06:28,275 --> 01:06:30,724 AND IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN A TWIN'S RELATIONSHIP. 1447 01:06:30,724 --> 01:06:32,275 YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LOOK AT EACH OTHER 1448 01:06:32,275 --> 01:06:33,620 AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE THINKING. 1449 01:06:33,620 --> 01:06:37,068 YOU CAN FEEL EACH OTHER EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT THERE. 1450 01:06:37,068 --> 01:06:39,758 SO, MY WORST FEAR IS LOSING MY SISTER 1451 01:06:39,758 --> 01:06:41,931 BECAUSE IF I LOST MY SISTER, 1452 01:06:41,931 --> 01:06:45,931 I'D PROBABLY DIE. 1453 01:06:45,931 --> 01:06:48,517 HOLD IT THERE. 1454 01:06:48,517 --> 01:06:52,103 IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS SOME TEAR IN HER STOMACH MUSCLES 1455 01:06:52,103 --> 01:06:55,586 THAT HAS PROBABLY BEEN CAUSING HER A LOT OF PAIN. 1456 01:06:55,586 --> 01:06:57,793 SO, WE WILL REPAIR THAT FOR HER. 1457 01:06:59,793 --> 01:07:01,448 OKAY. 1458 01:07:03,586 --> 01:07:05,931 ALL RIGHT. IT'S DETACHED. 1459 01:07:05,931 --> 01:07:10,551 PICK IT UP. LET'S PUT IT OVER HERE. 1460 01:07:10,551 --> 01:07:13,482 OKAY. WE'RE ALMOST DONE. 1461 01:07:16,068 --> 01:07:18,827 ALL RIGHT. WE'VE FINISHED. 1462 01:07:18,827 --> 01:07:21,482 KANDI'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL, 1463 01:07:21,482 --> 01:07:23,448 AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT PIECE OF SKIN 1464 01:07:23,448 --> 01:07:28,310 AND CHECK THE WEIGHT AND SEE HOW MUCH WE TOOK OFF. 1465 01:07:28,310 --> 01:07:31,034 JUST 29 POUNDS. 1466 01:07:31,034 --> 01:07:34,931 SO, SHE DEFINITELY IS UNDER 250 POUNDS NOW. 1467 01:07:36,827 --> 01:07:41,103 WE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED THE SKIN WHICH WAS OVER 60 INCHES LONG. 1468 01:07:43,068 --> 01:07:46,000 SO, THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR HER 1469 01:07:46,000 --> 01:07:49,344 REGARDING HER MOBILITY AND COMFORT. 1470 01:07:49,344 --> 01:07:53,034 BUT IT WILL TAKE KANDI ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO FULLY RECOVER 1471 01:07:53,034 --> 01:07:57,172 AND GET BACK TO HER NORMAL ACTIVITY. 1472 01:07:57,172 --> 01:08:00,413 BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS UP 1473 01:08:00,413 --> 01:08:04,275 AND WALKS WHEN SHE NEEDS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT HER 1474 01:08:04,275 --> 01:08:08,827 TO CAUSE ANY SORT OF BLOOD CLOT AGAIN FROM INACTIVITY. 1475 01:08:08,827 --> 01:08:11,068 SO WHETHER SHE LIKES IT OR NOT, 1476 01:08:11,068 --> 01:08:14,275 SHE'S GETTING UP WHEN SHE NEEDS TO KEEP HER BLOOD MOVING. 1477 01:08:14,275 --> 01:08:19,896 ♪♪ 1478 01:08:19,896 --> 01:08:22,206 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1479 01:08:22,206 --> 01:08:28,413 ♪♪ 1480 01:08:28,413 --> 01:08:30,034 HI. 1481 01:08:30,034 --> 01:08:32,482 Brandi: HOW YOU FEEL? 1482 01:08:32,482 --> 01:08:34,344 YEAH? 1483 01:08:34,344 --> 01:08:37,965 I BET. WHAT'S WRONG? 1484 01:08:39,241 --> 01:08:41,827 [ LAUGHTER ]DO YOU LOOK SLIM? 1485 01:08:41,827 --> 01:08:43,310 [ BEEPING CONTINUES ] 1486 01:08:43,310 --> 01:08:44,862 OH. 1487 01:08:47,137 --> 01:08:49,758 THAT WAS A LONG SIX HOURS. 1488 01:08:49,758 --> 01:08:53,655 SHE WAS PRETTY UPSET AND ANXIOUS WAITING FOR YOU. 1489 01:08:53,655 --> 01:08:56,827 I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IT'S A RELIEF 1490 01:08:56,827 --> 01:09:00,103 THAT YOU'RE AWAKE AND OUT OF SURGERY. 1491 01:09:00,103 --> 01:09:02,310 Brandi: IT FEELS GOOD TO SEE HER OUT OF SURGERY, 1492 01:09:02,310 --> 01:09:03,827 BUT THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT STILL IS 1493 01:09:03,827 --> 01:09:05,310 FREAKING OUT UNTIL SHE'S COMPLETELY HEALED 1494 01:09:05,310 --> 01:09:07,379 'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD GO WRONG. 1495 01:09:07,379 --> 01:09:10,206 SO, I JUST HOPE HER RECOVERY GOES WELL, TOO, 1496 01:09:10,206 --> 01:09:13,344 AND I'M STAYING BY HER SIDE THE WHOLE TIME UNTIL SHE GOES HOME 1497 01:09:13,344 --> 01:09:16,896 BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER. 1498 01:09:16,896 --> 01:09:18,241 WE'LL LET THEM GET YOU UP TO YOUR ROOM, 1499 01:09:18,241 --> 01:09:20,034 AND THEN WE'LL SEE YOU THERE. 1500 01:09:20,034 --> 01:09:21,068 OKAY. 1501 01:09:21,068 --> 01:09:22,620 ALL RIGHT? 1502 01:09:22,620 --> 01:09:23,931 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 1503 01:09:23,931 --> 01:09:26,137 -LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU. 1504 01:09:26,137 --> 01:09:30,758 [ BEEPING CONTINUES ] 1505 01:09:30,758 --> 01:09:36,206 ♪♪ 1506 01:09:36,206 --> 01:09:41,655 ♪♪ 1507 01:09:41,655 --> 01:09:45,586 Kandi: I'VE BEEN HOME FROM SURGERY FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS NOW. 1508 01:09:45,586 --> 01:09:48,793 AND I'VE BEEN HEALING WELL. 1509 01:09:48,793 --> 01:09:50,724 I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES ASIDE FROM THE PAIN 1510 01:09:50,724 --> 01:09:54,310 THAT'S PART OF AN OPERATION LIKE I HAD. 1511 01:09:54,310 --> 01:09:58,689 AND I'M GETTING USED TO HAVING ALL THE EXTRA SKIN OFF MY BODY. 1512 01:09:58,689 --> 01:10:01,482 IT'S BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT HAVING A FLAT STOMACH 1513 01:10:01,482 --> 01:10:05,000 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD ONE. 1514 01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:07,241 BUT NOW THAT I'M JUST ABOUT RECOVERED, 1515 01:10:07,241 --> 01:10:09,724 I'VE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO WASHINGTON WITH BRANDI. 1516 01:10:12,724 --> 01:10:14,620 AND WE'RE STARTING THE PACKING PROCESS NOW 1517 01:10:14,620 --> 01:10:17,655 BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE. 1518 01:10:17,655 --> 01:10:22,241 WE'RE PLANNING ON MOVING IN FIVE OR SIX WEEKS OR SO. 1519 01:10:22,241 --> 01:10:24,586 I KNOW BRANDI NEEDS TO GO BACK, 1520 01:10:24,586 --> 01:10:27,275 AND I AGREE SHE CAN'T RAISE THE BABY HERE ON HER OWN 1521 01:10:27,275 --> 01:10:31,000 WITH ALL OUR FAMILY HALF A COUNTRY AWAY. 1522 01:10:31,000 --> 01:10:32,517 BUT WE'VE NEVER LIVED APART, 1523 01:10:32,517 --> 01:10:35,275 AND IT'S JUST TOO MUCH CHANGE FOR ME. 1524 01:10:35,275 --> 01:10:39,103 AND I DON'T THINK I'M READY TO DO THIS ON MY OWN. 1525 01:10:39,103 --> 01:10:41,275 SO I JUST NEED TO GO WITH HER. 1526 01:10:41,275 --> 01:10:43,655 BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR. NOW IS GONNA THINK 1527 01:10:43,655 --> 01:10:46,517 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO QUIT THE PROGRAM AT ALL. 1528 01:10:46,517 --> 01:10:50,413 AND I'M STILL DEDICATED TO GETTING TO MY TARGET WEIGHT. 1529 01:10:50,413 --> 01:10:53,896 YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK? -YEAH. 1530 01:10:53,896 --> 01:10:57,896 AND AFTER THIS SURGERY, I KNOW I'M VERY CLOSE. 1531 01:10:57,896 --> 01:10:59,586 EVEN THOUGH I NEED TO HAVE SOME EXCESS SKIN 1532 01:10:59,586 --> 01:11:02,241 REMOVED FROM MY ARMS AND LEGS. 1533 01:11:02,241 --> 01:11:05,517 SO I THINK I'M CLOSE ENOUGH TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW. 1534 01:11:05,517 --> 01:11:07,448 AND I JUST HOPE WHEN I SEE DR. NOW 1535 01:11:07,448 --> 01:11:10,172 AT MY NEXT APPOINTMENT HERE SOON THAT HE AGREES. 1536 01:11:16,413 --> 01:11:22,068 ♪♪ 1537 01:11:22,068 --> 01:11:27,793 ♪♪ 1538 01:11:27,793 --> 01:11:29,448 Kandi: WE'RE ALL HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW 1539 01:11:29,448 --> 01:11:32,413 FOR MY ONE-MONTH CHECKUP FOR MY EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL 1540 01:11:32,413 --> 01:11:35,034 AND TO SEE HOW MUCH I WEIGH NOW. 1541 01:11:35,034 --> 01:11:37,172 SO, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I KNOW 1542 01:11:37,172 --> 01:11:40,000 I AT LEAST HAVE 30 POUNDS GONE. 1543 01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:44,551 BUT DR. NOW SAYS I SHOULD STILL BE LOSING 15 POUNDS A MONTH. 1544 01:11:44,551 --> 01:11:47,620 AND IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT. 1545 01:11:47,620 --> 01:11:49,689 SO, I SHOULD BE DOWN TO 201 TODAY. 1546 01:11:51,931 --> 01:11:53,586 AND BRANDI WANTS TO CHECK HER WEIGHT, TOO, 1547 01:11:53,586 --> 01:11:54,931 EVEN THOUGH SHE KNOWS SHE DOESN'T HAVE A GOAL 1548 01:11:54,931 --> 01:11:56,862 TO HIT TODAY. 1549 01:11:59,241 --> 01:12:01,517 KANDI AND BRANDI DREIER. 1550 01:12:01,517 --> 01:12:06,448 ♪♪ 1551 01:12:06,448 --> 01:12:10,137 Brandi: I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO BE LOSING ANY, IF AT ALL. 1552 01:12:10,137 --> 01:12:11,931 I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE MY WEIGHT'S AT RIGHT NOW 1553 01:12:11,931 --> 01:12:14,413 AND HOW I'M DOING. 1554 01:12:18,827 --> 01:12:21,655 IT'S A SLIGHT GAIN, BUT I KNOW THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED. 1555 01:12:21,655 --> 01:12:27,413 ♪♪ 1556 01:12:27,413 --> 01:12:33,241 ♪♪ 1557 01:12:33,241 --> 01:12:36,413 Kandi: IT'S NOT ANOTHER 60 POUNDS, BUT IT'S A LOT, AND IT MEANS 1558 01:12:36,413 --> 01:12:39,482 I'M REALLY CLOSE TO MY TARGET WEIGHT RIGHT NOW. 1559 01:12:39,482 --> 01:12:41,068 SO, I'M HOPING THAT MEANS DR. NOW 1560 01:12:41,068 --> 01:12:45,068 HAS NO PROBLEM WITH ME GOING BACK TO WASHINGTON WITH BRANDI. 1561 01:12:45,068 --> 01:12:46,793 BUT I'M STILL NERVOUS ABOUT HOW HE MIGHT REACT 1562 01:12:46,793 --> 01:12:49,206 AND WHAT HE MIGHT SAY. 1563 01:12:49,206 --> 01:12:52,275 BUT NO MATTER WHAT, I'M FINALLY SKINNIER THAN BRANDI 1564 01:12:52,275 --> 01:12:54,344 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR LIVES. 1565 01:12:54,344 --> 01:12:56,620 AND THAT IS SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. 1566 01:12:56,620 --> 01:12:58,379 Brandi: I WAS ALWAYS LIGHTER. 1567 01:12:58,379 --> 01:13:01,034 NOW I'M UNDER YOU, SO -- [ BLOWS RASPBERRY ] 1568 01:13:01,034 --> 01:13:02,413 I'LL CATCH UP. 1569 01:13:02,413 --> 01:13:03,448 IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MONTHS. 1570 01:13:03,448 --> 01:13:05,620 [ LAUGHTER ] 1571 01:13:05,620 --> 01:13:06,689 HELLO. 1572 01:13:06,689 --> 01:13:08,310 -HELLO. -HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1573 01:13:08,310 --> 01:13:10,000 -GOOD. AND YOU? -GOOD. YOU? 1574 01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:11,275 ALL RIGHT. 1575 01:13:11,275 --> 01:13:14,379 SO, HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING ALONG NOW WITH YOU GUYS? 1576 01:13:14,379 --> 01:13:16,448 -DOING GOOD. -GREAT. 1577 01:13:16,448 --> 01:13:20,310 KANDI, DO YOU FEEL FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE LAST SURGERY? 1578 01:13:20,310 --> 01:13:22,172 THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH ANY MORE PAIN. 1579 01:13:22,172 --> 01:13:23,310 THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. 1580 01:13:23,310 --> 01:13:26,896 WELL, YOU'RE DOWN TO 214. -YEAH. 1581 01:13:26,896 --> 01:13:29,517 Dr. Nowzaradan: SO, YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO YOUR TARGET OF 180. 1582 01:13:29,517 --> 01:13:30,689 YEAH. 1583 01:13:30,689 --> 01:13:33,689 AND AFTER ONE MORE FINAL EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL, 1584 01:13:33,689 --> 01:13:35,413 YOU'LL BE VERY CLOSE. 1585 01:13:35,413 --> 01:13:36,862 YOU'VE GOT AT LEAST 20, 1586 01:13:36,862 --> 01:13:39,758 30 POUNDS OF EXTRA SKIN THAT NEED TO COME OFF. 1587 01:13:39,758 --> 01:13:42,000 WHEN IT COMES OFF, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOWN TO 180. 1588 01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:45,448 AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A NORMAL WEIGHT FOR YOU. 1589 01:13:45,448 --> 01:13:46,793 GREAT. 1590 01:13:46,793 --> 01:13:49,655 BUT YOU LOST ALMOST 400 POUNDS IN JUST UNDER TWO YEARS, 1591 01:13:49,655 --> 01:13:51,586 SO THAT IS INCREDIBLE. 1592 01:13:51,586 --> 01:13:55,379 SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT YOUR TARGET IN NO TIME. 1593 01:13:55,379 --> 01:13:58,551 ALL RIGHT. SO, HOW ARE YOUDOING? 1594 01:13:58,551 --> 01:14:00,034 I'M DOING. 1595 01:14:00,034 --> 01:14:02,862 YOUR WEIGHT IS HOLDING UP PRETTY GOOD WITH THE PREGNANCY, HUH? 1596 01:14:02,862 --> 01:14:04,862 -MM-HMM. -HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU NOW? 1597 01:14:04,862 --> 01:14:06,896 -FOUR MONTHS. -FOUR MONTHS. 1598 01:14:06,896 --> 01:14:12,965 SO AFTER DELIVERY, WAIT ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, 1599 01:14:12,965 --> 01:14:15,862 AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 1600 01:14:15,862 --> 01:14:19,344 SO, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO STAY ON TRACK UNTIL THEN, 1601 01:14:19,344 --> 01:14:23,551 WE CAN SEE IF YOU WANT TO PICK BACK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF. 1602 01:14:23,551 --> 01:14:24,689 SOUNDS GOOD? 1603 01:14:24,689 --> 01:14:26,068 -ALL RIGHT. -OKAY. 1604 01:14:26,068 --> 01:14:28,655 BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY MOVING BACK TO WASHINGTON SOON. 1605 01:14:28,655 --> 01:14:31,965 WE'RE BOTH WILLING TO COME DOWN TO KEEP DOING THIS. 1606 01:14:31,965 --> 01:14:32,965 Dr. Nowzaradan: I SEE. 1607 01:14:32,965 --> 01:14:35,862 WELL, YOU BOTH HAVE COME A LONG WAY, 1608 01:14:35,862 --> 01:14:37,896 AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR SITUATION. 1609 01:14:37,896 --> 01:14:42,344 AND SINCE BOTH OF YOU TOGETHER HAVE LOST NEARLY 700 POUNDS, 1610 01:14:42,344 --> 01:14:44,931 I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS. 1611 01:14:44,931 --> 01:14:46,310 OKAY.OKAY. 1612 01:14:46,310 --> 01:14:48,103 THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT, ISN'T IT? 1613 01:14:48,103 --> 01:14:49,241 PRETTY. 1614 01:14:49,241 --> 01:14:51,793 BUT YOU HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED AND REALIZE 1615 01:14:51,793 --> 01:14:54,275 YOU BOTH STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. 1616 01:14:54,275 --> 01:14:55,655 YEAH. 1617 01:14:55,655 --> 01:14:59,034 SO, ALL THE CRAVING AND ALL THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AILMENT 1618 01:14:59,034 --> 01:15:02,172 THAT DROVE YOU TO EAT WILL COME BACK, 1619 01:15:02,172 --> 01:15:04,344 AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR IT. 1620 01:15:04,344 --> 01:15:05,827 SO, WHEN YOU GO BACK HOME, 1621 01:15:05,827 --> 01:15:08,931 FIRST THING YOU WANT TO DO IS GET A SCALE. 1622 01:15:08,931 --> 01:15:11,275 BECAUSE BOTH OF YOU ARE SMALL ENOUGH 1623 01:15:11,275 --> 01:15:13,931 TO USE A NORMAL SCALE NOW. 1624 01:15:13,931 --> 01:15:15,137 IT'S A GOOD CHANGE. 1625 01:15:15,137 --> 01:15:18,000 BUT KANDI, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE LOSING 1626 01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:20,413 AT LEAST TWO POUNDS A WEEK, 1627 01:15:20,413 --> 01:15:23,586 AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A GOAL FOR YOU. 1628 01:15:23,586 --> 01:15:25,137 ALL RIGHT? 1629 01:15:25,137 --> 01:15:28,896 I HOPE TO SEE YOU BOTH SOON, AND I'M PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU. 1630 01:15:28,896 --> 01:15:30,482 -THANK YOU. -THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. 1631 01:15:30,482 --> 01:15:32,689 Dr. Nowzaradan: GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BABY AND SEND ME A PICTURE. 1632 01:15:32,689 --> 01:15:33,827 -I WILL. -THANK YOU. 1633 01:15:33,827 --> 01:15:35,137 -THANK YOU. -BYE. 1634 01:15:35,137 --> 01:15:37,482 -THANK YOU. -ALL RIGHT. HAVE A GOOD TRIP. 1635 01:15:37,482 --> 01:15:39,793 -BYE. -BYE BYE. 1636 01:15:39,793 --> 01:15:42,620 I'M REALLY PROUD OF KANDI AND BRANDI. 1637 01:15:42,620 --> 01:15:45,689 THEY BOTH WORKED HARD AND MADE GOOD PROGRESS 1638 01:15:45,689 --> 01:15:47,827 FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW, 1639 01:15:47,827 --> 01:15:52,103 AND THEY'RE BOTH VERY CLOSE TO THEIR TARGET WEIGHT OF 180. 1640 01:15:52,103 --> 01:15:55,379 KANDI WILL NEED ONE MORE EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL, 1641 01:15:55,379 --> 01:15:59,034 AND ONCE SHE HAS THAT, SHE WILL PRACTICALLY BE THERE. 1642 01:15:59,034 --> 01:16:02,137 AND IF BRANDI IS ABLE TO STAY ON TRACK, 1643 01:16:02,137 --> 01:16:05,034 SHE CAN PICK BACK UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF HERE 1644 01:16:05,034 --> 01:16:07,103 IN ABOUT NINE MONTHS. 1645 01:16:07,103 --> 01:16:11,103 SO, DESPITE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE, 1646 01:16:11,103 --> 01:16:14,965 THEY BOTH MANAGED TO STAY ON TRACK AND HAVE DONE WELL. 1647 01:16:14,965 --> 01:16:18,172 BUT THERE'S STILL SOME MORE WORK AHEAD FOR THEM, 1648 01:16:18,172 --> 01:16:20,965 AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY WILL MAKE IT THROUGH IT ALL 1649 01:16:20,965 --> 01:16:24,000 AND KEEP DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THE CHANGES 1650 01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:26,206 THEY HAVE MADE FOR A LIFETIME. 1651 01:16:29,034 --> 01:16:32,827 Kandi: IT FELT GOOD TO HEAR DR. NOW SAY HE'S PROUD OF US. 1652 01:16:32,827 --> 01:16:34,896 AND I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH ALL MY PROGRESS 1653 01:16:34,896 --> 01:16:38,965 AND HOW FAR ME AND BRANDI HAVE COME THESE PAST TWO YEARS. 1654 01:16:38,965 --> 01:16:41,241 IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY HARD FOR BOTH OF US, 1655 01:16:41,241 --> 01:16:44,000 BUT WE'VE STUCK WITH IT. 1656 01:16:44,000 --> 01:16:45,758 BRANDI MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE, 1657 01:16:45,758 --> 01:16:49,034 BUT I KNOW THAT WE'RE BOTH GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD AND DO THIS. 1658 01:16:49,034 --> 01:16:51,413 AND GET TO BOTH OUR TARGET WEIGHTS NO MATTER WHAT. 1659 01:16:51,413 --> 01:16:57,241 ♪♪ 1660 01:16:57,241 --> 01:17:03,137 ♪♪ 1661 01:17:03,137 --> 01:17:06,000 Woman: RIGHT UP HERE. 1662 01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:07,034 ALL RIGHT. 1663 01:17:07,034 --> 01:17:10,103 LIE DOWN THERE. 1664 01:17:10,103 --> 01:17:13,379 Brandi: I'M BACK AT THE OB/GYN. 1665 01:17:13,379 --> 01:17:17,103 AND TODAY, I'M GONNA FIND OUT IF MY BABY IS A BOY OR A GIRL. 1666 01:17:17,103 --> 01:17:19,241 I AM GOING TO HAVE YOU LIFT UP YOUR SHIRT 1667 01:17:19,241 --> 01:17:21,206 AND PULL DOWN YOUR PANTS ALL THE WAY TO YOUR HIPS HERE. 1668 01:17:21,206 --> 01:17:24,310 WE CAN GET COVERED UP HERE JUST A LITTLE BIT. 1669 01:17:24,310 --> 01:17:26,103 Brandi: AND I'M REALLY EXCITED. 1670 01:17:26,103 --> 01:17:27,896 A BOY OR GIRL, I'LL BE HAPPY EITHER WAY. 1671 01:17:27,896 --> 01:17:29,655 OKAY. 1672 01:17:29,655 --> 01:17:32,931 THE MORE TIME I HAVE TO PROCESS ALL THAT'S HAPPENING TO ME, 1673 01:17:32,931 --> 01:17:37,241 AND THAT I'M HAVING A BABY, THE LESS SCARY IT GETS. 1674 01:17:37,241 --> 01:17:39,103 Dr. Fox: SO RIGHT NOW, THE BABY IS STILL BREACH. 1675 01:17:39,103 --> 01:17:40,241 THAT'S OKAY. 1676 01:17:40,241 --> 01:17:43,206 THE BABY HAS PLENTY OF TIME TO TURN AROUND. 1677 01:17:43,206 --> 01:17:45,241 Brandi: IT'S STILL A LOT, BUT I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE 1678 01:17:45,241 --> 01:17:47,310 I'M GETTING THINGS FIGURED OUT. 1679 01:17:47,310 --> 01:17:51,137 AND KNOWING I'M GOING TO BE WITH MY FAMILY HELPS. 1680 01:17:51,137 --> 01:17:53,275 BUT I PLAN ON COMPLETELY STICKING WITH THE PROGRAM 1681 01:17:53,275 --> 01:17:58,310 ONCE THE BABY'S BORN AND WORK TO GET MY EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL. 1682 01:17:58,310 --> 01:18:00,827 SO I'M NOT QUITTING OR LETTING THIS STOP ME FROM DOING 1683 01:18:00,827 --> 01:18:03,586 WHAT I SET OUT TO DO NO MATTER WHAT. 1684 01:18:03,586 --> 01:18:06,586 Dr. Fox: THIS IS IN BETWEEN THE LEGS. 1685 01:18:06,586 --> 01:18:08,655 YOU'RE HAVING A GIRL. 1686 01:18:08,655 --> 01:18:11,068 I KNEW IT WAS A GIRL. 1687 01:18:11,068 --> 01:18:12,827 MY INTUITION WAS JUST, LIKE, IT'S A GIRL. 1688 01:18:12,827 --> 01:18:13,758 IT'S A GIRL. 1689 01:18:13,758 --> 01:18:15,068 ALL RIGHT. I'M TELLING YOU. 1690 01:18:15,068 --> 01:18:17,724 MOTHER'S INTUITION, IT'S OFTENTIMES RIGHT. 1691 01:18:20,241 --> 01:18:22,517 YOU KNOW, THE BABY'S ANATOMY LOOKS VERY GOOD. 1692 01:18:22,517 --> 01:18:25,068 YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE HAS BEEN HOLDING VERY WELL. 1693 01:18:25,068 --> 01:18:26,413 YOUR WEIGHT GAIN IS STAYING STEADY, 1694 01:18:26,413 --> 01:18:28,862 NOT TOO MUCH, AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME, 1695 01:18:28,862 --> 01:18:31,620 YOUR PREGNANCY IS PROGRESSING VERY NORMALLY. 1696 01:18:31,620 --> 01:18:33,137 OKAY? -OKAY. 1697 01:18:33,137 --> 01:18:34,172 -ALL RIGHT. -THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1698 01:18:34,172 --> 01:18:35,206 THANKS AGAIN. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU. 1699 01:18:35,206 --> 01:18:37,827 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1700 01:18:37,827 --> 01:18:40,413 Brandi: I'M THANKFUL FOR HOW FAR I'VE COME 1701 01:18:40,413 --> 01:18:42,137 AND FOR THE FACT THAT MY BABY IS HEALTHY, 1702 01:18:42,137 --> 01:18:44,413 AND I HAVE A FAMILY THAT'S SUPPORTING ME. 1703 01:18:44,413 --> 01:18:45,827 SO I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE OKAY, 1704 01:18:45,827 --> 01:18:47,689 AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. 1705 01:18:51,931 --> 01:18:56,000 Bobbie: IF I TOOK MYSELF BACK TWO YEARS, I WOULD NEVER BELIEVE 1706 01:18:56,000 --> 01:18:58,689 THAT THE GIRLS COULD HAVE EVER LOST THIS KIND OF WEIGHT, 1707 01:18:58,689 --> 01:19:00,758 AND I SURE WOULDN'T BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THEM 1708 01:19:00,758 --> 01:19:03,517 WOULD BE HAVING A BABY RIGHT NOW. 1709 01:19:03,517 --> 01:19:06,068 I HAD GIVEN UP ON THAT MANY YEARS AGO. 1710 01:19:08,931 --> 01:19:12,000 I'M PLANNING THAT BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WITH ANY LUCK, 1711 01:19:12,000 --> 01:19:13,310 I'LL HAVE HAD MY SURGERY, 1712 01:19:13,310 --> 01:19:17,000 AND I'LL BE CLOSE OR AT MY TARGET WEIGHT BY THEN. 1713 01:19:17,000 --> 01:19:19,103 SO, I'M NOT GIVING UP OR STOPPING. 1714 01:19:19,103 --> 01:19:24,655 ♪♪ 1715 01:19:24,655 --> 01:19:30,206 ♪♪ 1716 01:19:30,206 --> 01:19:35,793 ♪♪ 1717 01:19:35,793 --> 01:19:39,413 Kandi: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A SIX-WEEK PROCESS, 1718 01:19:39,413 --> 01:19:40,758 BUT WE GOT EVERYTHING ALL PACKED UP, 1719 01:19:40,758 --> 01:19:43,448 SO WE'RE BOTH ON OUR WAY BACK TO WASHINGTON. 1720 01:19:43,448 --> 01:19:45,137 AND WE'RE EXCITED. 1721 01:19:45,137 --> 01:19:49,172 IT'S A LITTLE SURREAL, BUT WE'RE READY FOR THIS. 1722 01:19:49,172 --> 01:19:50,827 WE KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A BIT OF AN ADJUSTMENT 1723 01:19:50,827 --> 01:19:53,655 TRYING TO KEEP WITH OUR HEALTHY ROUTINES BACK THERE. 1724 01:19:53,655 --> 01:19:55,448 Brandi: GOT IT ALL? 1725 01:19:55,448 --> 01:19:56,793 YEP. 1726 01:19:56,793 --> 01:20:00,172 Kandi: BUT WE BOTH KNOW WE CAN DO IT. 1727 01:20:00,172 --> 01:20:02,827 IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG JOURNEY, 1728 01:20:02,827 --> 01:20:05,275 BUT WE ARE ALREADY LIVING THE LIFE WE SET OUT TO LIVE. 1729 01:20:07,724 --> 01:20:10,931 IT JUST LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WE THOUGHT. 1730 01:20:10,931 --> 01:20:15,241 BUT I GUESS THAT'S PART OF LIFE. 1731 01:20:15,241 --> 01:20:19,482 IT'S UNEXPECTED, AND YOU CAN'T REALLY CONTROL IT. 1732 01:20:19,482 --> 01:20:21,344 ALL YOU CAN CONTROL IS HOW DETERMINED YOU ARE 1733 01:20:21,344 --> 01:20:24,620 TO GET TO WHERE YOU WANT. 1734 01:20:24,620 --> 01:20:27,517 AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE. 1735 01:20:27,517 --> 01:20:29,310 AND AS HARD AS IT'S BEEN TO BE AWAY FROM HOME 1736 01:20:29,310 --> 01:20:31,379 AND HERE IN HOUSTON, 1737 01:20:31,379 --> 01:20:35,068 I'M THANKFUL FOR OUR TIME HERE AND ALL THE WAYS BRANDI 1738 01:20:35,068 --> 01:20:37,379 AND I'S LIVES HAVE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER. 1739 01:20:40,310 --> 01:20:41,620 SO, WE'RE GOING BACK TO WASHINGTON 1740 01:20:41,620 --> 01:20:44,758 AS COMPLETELY NEW PEOPLE 1741 01:20:44,758 --> 01:20:47,758 AND A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE. 1742 01:20:47,758 --> 01:20:51,965 THAT NO MATTER WHAT, WE'RE GONNA LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. 1743 01:20:55,310 --> 01:21:04,931 ♪♪ 1744 01:21:04,931 --> 01:21:06,689 Jenn: HEY. LOOK AT YOU. 1745 01:21:06,689 --> 01:21:08,517 HOW'S IT GOING? -IT'S GOING ALL RIGHT. 1746 01:21:08,517 --> 01:21:10,000 YOU READY TO DO SOME SHOPPING? 1747 01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:12,862 -SURE. -WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK. 1748 01:21:12,862 --> 01:21:14,172 WE'VE BEEN BACK HOME IN WASHINGTON 1749 01:21:14,172 --> 01:21:16,758 FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW. 1750 01:21:16,758 --> 01:21:21,034 AND TODAY, I'M SHOPPING WITH A FRIEND TO GET SOME NEW CLOTHES. 1751 01:21:21,034 --> 01:21:23,448 I HAVE THIS NEW BODY, AND I FEEL GREAT. 1752 01:21:23,448 --> 01:21:25,517 SO, I JUST WANT SOME CLOTHES THAT AREN'T SO BAGGY 1753 01:21:25,517 --> 01:21:27,344 AND FEEL LIKE THEY FIT. 1754 01:21:27,344 --> 01:21:29,724 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. 1755 01:21:29,724 --> 01:21:32,068 -THOSE ARE PRETTY NICE. -I PROBABLY WILL FIT IN THOSE. 1756 01:21:32,068 --> 01:21:34,482 Kandi: THESE ARE A 42. 1757 01:21:34,482 --> 01:21:37,068 I THINK YOU NEED TO TRY ON THESE. 1758 01:21:37,068 --> 01:21:38,551 -I COULD TRY 'EM. -YEAH. 1759 01:21:38,551 --> 01:21:40,344 I THINK YOU SHOULD. 1760 01:21:40,344 --> 01:21:42,586 Kandi: TWO YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE TO THINK 1761 01:21:42,586 --> 01:21:45,310 I'D BE DOING THIS. 1762 01:21:45,310 --> 01:21:46,827 I'M SHOPPING IN A PUBLIC STORE 1763 01:21:46,827 --> 01:21:50,344 INSTEAD OF ORDERING SOMETHING THAT WAS A 6X. 1764 01:21:50,344 --> 01:21:51,586 SO THIS FEELS GREAT. 1765 01:21:51,586 --> 01:21:54,344 Jenn: DO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ANY SHIRTS OR -- 1766 01:21:54,344 --> 01:21:55,586 Kandi: YEAH, PROBABLY SOME SHIRTS. 1767 01:21:55,586 --> 01:21:57,862 YEAH, THAT'S CUTE. 1768 01:21:57,862 --> 01:21:59,551 Kandi: AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAR BRANDI AND I 1769 01:21:59,551 --> 01:22:02,103 HAVE COME IN THAT TIME. 1770 01:22:04,862 --> 01:22:06,551 -OKAY. -HERE, YOU WANT TO TAKE THOSE? 1771 01:22:06,551 --> 01:22:07,655 I'LL JUST WAIT OUT HERE FOR YOU. 1772 01:22:07,655 --> 01:22:12,068 YEP. 1773 01:22:12,068 --> 01:22:13,655 Kandi: I'M REALLY PROUD OF US, AND I KNOW THAT THE ROAD 1774 01:22:13,655 --> 01:22:15,758 THAT'S STILL AHEAD ISN'T GOING TO GET ANY EASIER 1775 01:22:15,758 --> 01:22:18,241 AS WE TRY TO GET TO OUR TARGET WEIGHTS 1776 01:22:18,241 --> 01:22:22,344 AND MAINTAIN IT WHILE WE BALANCE ALL THE NEW THINGS IN OUR LIVES. 1777 01:22:22,344 --> 01:22:23,551 BUT I KNOW WE'RE READY FOR IT, 1778 01:22:23,551 --> 01:22:26,448 AND WE BOTH CAN HANDLE ANYTHING NOW. 1779 01:22:26,448 --> 01:22:29,275 BECAUSE WE FACE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES IN OUR LIFE, 1780 01:22:29,275 --> 01:22:32,862 AND WE'VE BEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH THEM. 1781 01:22:32,862 --> 01:22:35,275 BUT I KNOW DR. NOW SAID THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP WORKING 1782 01:22:35,275 --> 01:22:37,793 ON DEALING WITH THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. 1783 01:22:42,310 --> 01:22:44,068 NICE. 1784 01:22:44,068 --> 01:22:45,310 TURN AROUND. LET ME SEE YOUR BUTT. 1785 01:22:45,310 --> 01:22:50,551 WHAT ABOUT THE SWEATER? 1786 01:22:50,551 --> 01:22:51,793 I LIKE THE SWEATER. 1787 01:22:51,793 --> 01:22:54,137 I KNOW. GOOD PICK ON MY PART. 1788 01:22:54,137 --> 01:22:58,103 OKAY, GO CHANGE. 1789 01:22:58,103 --> 01:23:00,379 WE'RE LIVING NOW, AND WE'RE NOT LETTING ANYTHING 1790 01:23:00,379 --> 01:23:02,068 OR ANYONE GET IN THE WAY OF THAT EVER AGAIN. 1790 01:23:03,305 --> 01:24:03,822 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm