"My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?" Lupe and Brittani

1 00:00:07,551 --> 00:00:11,862 Woman: SOME DAYS, I FEEL LIKE A TICKING TIME BOMB. 2 00:00:11,862 --> 00:00:13,586 Woman #2: I'M JUST HORRIFIED BY WHAT I LOOK LIKE. 3 00:00:13,586 --> 00:00:16,206 IT'S JUST A BLOB OF FAT. 4 00:00:16,206 --> 00:00:19,172 Woman #3: WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I SEE A MONSTER. 5 00:00:19,172 --> 00:00:21,724 Woman #4: I HAVE TO BE CLEANED OUTSIDE LIKE AN ANIMAL, 6 00:00:21,724 --> 00:00:23,862 AND IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING. 7 00:00:26,689 --> 00:00:28,965 Woman #5: I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT 8 00:00:28,965 --> 00:00:31,482 IF I DON'T TAKE DRASTIC ACTION. 9 00:00:31,482 --> 00:00:34,068 -I LOVE YOU. -LOVE YOU, TOO. 10 00:00:34,068 --> 00:00:39,344 ♪♪ 11 00:00:39,344 --> 00:00:44,655 ♪♪ 12 00:00:44,655 --> 00:00:47,482 Woman #6: I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING BACK CONTROL OF MY LIFE. 13 00:00:47,482 --> 00:00:48,551 LOOK AT THAT. 14 00:00:48,551 --> 00:00:49,758 Woman #7: IT JUST GIVES ME MOTIVATION 15 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:51,965 TO MOVE FORWARD, TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO THIS. 16 00:00:51,965 --> 00:00:54,413 Man: I FEEL GREAT. EVERY DAY IS SOMETHING NEW. 17 00:00:58,068 --> 00:00:59,344 Woman #8: I'VE GOT A NEW LIFE, 18 00:00:59,344 --> 00:01:02,310 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHERE IT TAKES ME NEXT. 19 00:01:02,310 --> 00:01:05,310 Woman #9: I AM THANKFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. 20 00:01:05,310 --> 00:01:06,620 Man #2: I'VE GOT MY LIFE BACK, 21 00:01:06,620 --> 00:01:08,448 AND I'M NEVER GIVING IT BACK UP. 22 00:01:08,448 --> 00:01:12,206 ♪♪ 23 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:15,793 I'M READY TO GET TO WHERE I NEED AND BE A MOM. 24 00:01:15,793 --> 00:01:18,793 --Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com 25 00:01:18,793 --> 00:01:21,793 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 26 00:01:22,827 --> 00:01:25,551 Lupe: EVERYTHING I DO IS HARD AND IT'S A STRUGGLE. 27 00:01:25,551 --> 00:01:29,034 WORDS CAN'T EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I HATE BEING IN THIS BED 28 00:01:29,034 --> 00:01:30,965 AND MY HUSBAND, GILBERT, IS MY CARETAKER. 29 00:01:30,965 --> 00:01:33,206 I DON'T WANT TO LIVE LIKE THIS ANYMORE. 30 00:01:33,206 --> 00:01:34,344 I WANT A NORMAL LIFE. 31 00:01:34,344 --> 00:01:35,965 I WANT TO GET HEALTHY. 32 00:01:35,965 --> 00:01:38,068 I DON'T WANT TO LIVE THIS WAY. 33 00:01:38,068 --> 00:01:42,689 ♪♪ 34 00:01:42,689 --> 00:01:45,241 Dr. Nowzaradan: LUPE IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE. 35 00:01:45,241 --> 00:01:47,000 HER HEART IS IN FAILURE 36 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,896 AND IF HER CAR RIDE WAS TWO TO THREE HOURS LONGER, 37 00:01:49,896 --> 00:01:52,413 SHE WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED. 38 00:01:52,413 --> 00:01:54,172 642 POUNDS. 39 00:01:54,172 --> 00:01:57,655 WE NEED TO GET HER WEIGHT TO START DROPPING DOWN IMMEDIATELY 40 00:01:57,655 --> 00:02:01,103 SO WE CAN GIVE HER HEART A CHANCE TO RECOVER. 41 00:02:01,103 --> 00:02:06,000 ♪♪ 42 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,000 LUPE HAS DONE WELL AND WE HAVE HER HEART 43 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,172 AND WHOLE BODY IN MUCH HEALTHIER PLACE. 44 00:02:12,172 --> 00:02:13,896 SO, WE ARE SENDING HER HOME 45 00:02:13,896 --> 00:02:16,206 TO TRY AND MAKE PROGRESS ON HER OWN. 46 00:02:16,206 --> 00:02:19,586 Lupe: I KNOW I NEED TO GET MY EATING UNDER CONTROL. 47 00:02:19,586 --> 00:02:22,206 BUT THERE ARE DAYS YOU JUST HAVE TO ENJOY LIFE 48 00:02:22,206 --> 00:02:23,620 AND CELEBRATE. 49 00:02:23,620 --> 00:02:26,034 Dr. Nowzaradan: LUPE, THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT YOU GAINED 50 00:02:26,034 --> 00:02:28,724 MORE WEIGHT THAN YOU LOST IN JUST A MONTH. 51 00:02:28,724 --> 00:02:30,620 SO, I'M KEEPING YOU IN THE HOSPITAL 52 00:02:30,620 --> 00:02:33,379 TO START CONTROLLED DIET AGAIN. 53 00:02:37,034 --> 00:02:39,413 THERE YOU GO. GOOD JOB. 54 00:02:39,413 --> 00:02:41,827 Lupe: I'M DOING REALLY WELL AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WALK 55 00:02:41,827 --> 00:02:44,965 MORE THAN I COULD IN THE PAST 10 YEARS. 56 00:02:44,965 --> 00:02:47,137 Dr. Nowzaradan: REGARDLESS OF HER PROGRESS, 57 00:02:47,137 --> 00:02:50,482 SHE HAS TO PROVE THAT SHE CAN DO THIS ON HER OWN. 58 00:02:50,482 --> 00:02:53,103 UNTIL SHE DOES THAT, SHE WILL NOT BE READY 59 00:02:53,103 --> 00:02:56,068 FOR ANY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 60 00:02:56,068 --> 00:02:58,620 Lupe: I REALIZED HOW HARD I NEED TO BE WORKING FOR THIS 61 00:02:58,620 --> 00:03:02,000 AND I FEEL LIKE MY TIME IS RUNNING SO SHORT. 62 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,344 ALL RIGHT, LUPE. THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. 63 00:03:05,344 --> 00:03:07,931 439 POUNDS. 64 00:03:07,931 --> 00:03:10,000 Man: HEY, OH, MY GOD! THAT'S CRAZY! 65 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,482 ALL RIGHT, YOU DID IT. 66 00:03:11,482 --> 00:03:16,034 I'M APPROVING YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 67 00:03:16,034 --> 00:03:18,586 ALL RIGHT, WE'VE COMPLETED THE SLEEVE. 68 00:03:18,586 --> 00:03:20,448 LUPE'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 69 00:03:20,448 --> 00:03:23,586 MY PRIMARY CONCERN NOW IS CHANGING THEIR 70 00:03:23,586 --> 00:03:27,620 UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC SHE HAS WITH HER HUSBAND. 71 00:03:27,620 --> 00:03:33,000 ♪♪ 72 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,793 Gilbert: I GET SEXUALLY FRUSTRATED. 73 00:03:34,793 --> 00:03:36,241 I TEND TO SLIP. 74 00:03:36,241 --> 00:03:39,413 Lupe: I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR EVERYTHING WITH GILBERT. 75 00:03:39,413 --> 00:03:42,793 THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE GIVING UP RIGHT NOW. 76 00:03:42,793 --> 00:03:45,482 LUPE IS NOT DEALING WITH THE ISSUES IN HER LIFE 77 00:03:45,482 --> 00:03:49,172 AND THAT IS CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR HER. 78 00:03:49,172 --> 00:03:51,827 SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN BED 79 00:03:51,827 --> 00:03:55,689 BARELY EVEN MOVING AND SHE'S LESS MOBILE NOW 80 00:03:55,689 --> 00:03:57,896 SINCE LAST TIME I SAW HER. 81 00:03:57,896 --> 00:03:59,862 I'M NOT GONNA STAND TODAY AND FALL 82 00:03:59,862 --> 00:04:01,034 AND GO BACKWARDS. 83 00:04:01,034 --> 00:04:03,068 YOU CAN STAND, YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO STAND. 84 00:04:03,068 --> 00:04:04,862 SURE, I CAN BARELY GET MYSELF TO THE EDGE OF THE BED. 85 00:04:04,862 --> 00:04:06,827 YOU'RE PLAYING WITH EVERYBODY AROUND YOU. 86 00:04:06,827 --> 00:04:08,103 NO, I'M NOT. 87 00:04:08,103 --> 00:04:09,758 Gilbert: GOT TO USE YOUR UPPER BODY AND STAND. 88 00:04:09,758 --> 00:04:11,000 I'M GONNA FALL. 89 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,413 YOU REFUSE TO GET OUT OF THIS CONDITION. 90 00:04:13,413 --> 00:04:19,310 ♪♪ 91 00:04:19,310 --> 00:04:21,793 WHEN TRUST IN A RELATIONSHIP IS BROKEN, 92 00:04:21,793 --> 00:04:23,724 IT IS VERY, VERY HARD TO GET THAT BACK. 93 00:04:23,724 --> 00:04:27,034 YOU CAN GET THAT BACK, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. 94 00:04:27,034 --> 00:04:29,689 Lupe: GILBERT AND I ARE TRYING TO SPEND MORE TIME 95 00:04:29,689 --> 00:04:32,206 TOGETHER AND I'M SO ENCOURAGED 96 00:04:32,206 --> 00:04:34,689 BY EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED LATELY. 97 00:04:34,689 --> 00:04:37,448 360, WHOO! 98 00:04:37,448 --> 00:04:40,275 Dr. Nowzaradan: LUPE IS DOING WELL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, 99 00:04:40,275 --> 00:04:43,862 SHE IS PHYSICALLY LOSING THE ABILITY TO STAND. 100 00:04:43,862 --> 00:04:46,448 WE'LL LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AS YOU START 101 00:04:46,448 --> 00:04:50,103 LOSING SOME MORE WEIGHT, OKAY? 102 00:04:50,103 --> 00:04:51,517 Lupe: HAVING LOST ALL THIS WEIGHT, 103 00:04:51,517 --> 00:04:53,448 THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IS 104 00:04:53,448 --> 00:04:56,620 NOT BEING ABLE TO STAND AND WALK. 105 00:04:56,620 --> 00:04:58,137 OKAY, I'M DONE. 106 00:04:58,137 --> 00:05:00,482 -YOU SURE? -YES. 107 00:05:00,482 --> 00:05:03,344 WITH ALL THE PROGRESS WE HAD WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 108 00:05:03,344 --> 00:05:05,896 YOU'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING UP. 109 00:05:05,896 --> 00:05:07,965 MY HIP, I CAN'T PUSH ON IT. 110 00:05:07,965 --> 00:05:09,620 THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE YOU HAD WHEN YOU 111 00:05:09,620 --> 00:05:13,931 WERE OVER 600 POUNDS AND YOU COULD GET UP THEN. 112 00:05:13,931 --> 00:05:17,000 LUPE WAS IN A COMA A FEW YEARS BACK 113 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,103 AND IMMOBILE FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. 114 00:05:20,103 --> 00:05:23,310 HER HIP BONES START TO FUSE TO HER FEMUR, 115 00:05:23,310 --> 00:05:26,034 BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SHE CAN'T GET UP. 116 00:05:26,034 --> 00:05:30,206 YOU HAVE TO GET UNDER 300 POUNDS BEFORE ANY SKIN SURGERY. 117 00:05:30,206 --> 00:05:32,206 THAT WILL HELP YOU GET TO THE 200s 118 00:05:32,206 --> 00:05:37,655 AND THEN, IT'S REAL POSSIBILITY OF DOING ANY HIP SURGERY. 119 00:05:37,655 --> 00:05:39,413 Lupe: OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, 120 00:05:39,413 --> 00:05:43,068 I'VE BEEN GETTING UP AND OUT OF BED AS MUCH AS I CAN. 121 00:05:43,068 --> 00:05:45,620 I'M EVEN STARTING TO DO SOME CHORES AROUND THE HOUSE 122 00:05:45,620 --> 00:05:46,827 AND COOK DINNER. 123 00:05:46,827 --> 00:05:48,793 SO, I'M FEELING A LITTLE MORE INDEPENDENT 124 00:05:48,793 --> 00:05:51,000 AND CONFIDENT IN MYSELF. 125 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:55,172 SO, YOU FINALLY HIT THAT 280 MAGIC NUMBER, HUH? 126 00:05:55,172 --> 00:05:56,724 SUPER. 127 00:05:56,724 --> 00:06:00,172 I'M APPROVING YOU FOR SKIN SURGERY. 128 00:06:00,172 --> 00:06:05,379 LUPE'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. IT'S 32 POUNDS. 129 00:06:05,379 --> 00:06:07,068 IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE I HAD 130 00:06:07,068 --> 00:06:08,689 MY SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY 131 00:06:08,689 --> 00:06:11,689 AND I WAS HEALING WELL, BUT GILBERT WAS REALLY INSISTENT 132 00:06:11,689 --> 00:06:13,620 THAT WE HAVE SEX WHEN I GOT HOME. 133 00:06:13,620 --> 00:06:16,965 AND AFTERWARDS, IT FELT LIKE I HAD RIPPED OPEN MY SUTURES. 134 00:06:16,965 --> 00:06:19,482 WHAT IS THAT, MOLD? 135 00:06:19,482 --> 00:06:21,034 THE PAIN IS SO UNBEARABLE, 136 00:06:21,034 --> 00:06:22,586 I ASKED GILBERT TO CALL AN AMBULANCE 137 00:06:22,586 --> 00:06:24,310 TO TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL 138 00:06:24,310 --> 00:06:26,689 AND ALL HE CAN THINK ABOUT IS GETTING DRUNK. 139 00:06:26,689 --> 00:06:30,758 FIVE HOURS IN THE E.R. GOD, UNBELIEVABLE. 140 00:06:38,103 --> 00:06:39,862 I HAVE LEFT GILBERT, 141 00:06:39,862 --> 00:06:43,172 SO MY COUSIN IS COMING IN FROM SAN ANTONIO TO HELP. 142 00:06:43,172 --> 00:06:47,517 I'M DONE WITH HIS CHEATING, HIS DRINKING, AND HIS ABUSE. 143 00:06:47,517 --> 00:06:51,896 YOU'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND A GOAL WILL BE 144 00:06:51,896 --> 00:06:53,000 TO TRY TO FIX YOUR HIP. 145 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:54,000 THANK YOU. 146 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,724 TODAY, I'M TAKING MY THINGS 147 00:06:55,724 --> 00:06:57,655 AND MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO WITH MY COUSIN. 148 00:06:57,655 --> 00:07:00,517 -WHY CAN'T YOU LOOK AT ME? -WHY? 149 00:07:00,517 --> 00:07:01,793 BECAUSE IT HURTS ME WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH 150 00:07:01,793 --> 00:07:04,655 BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE AND THAT'S WHY. 151 00:07:04,655 --> 00:07:06,724 IT'S BEEN A COUPLE WEEKS SINCE I MOVED OUT 152 00:07:06,724 --> 00:07:08,206 AND THE MORE I'M AWAY FROM GILBERT, 153 00:07:08,206 --> 00:07:10,172 THE MORE I SEE HOW HE WAS HOLDING ME BACK 154 00:07:10,172 --> 00:07:14,655 AND I'M SO EXCITED TO TRY AND DO MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY. 155 00:07:14,655 --> 00:07:16,241 THE NEW LUPE'S COMING OUT 156 00:07:16,241 --> 00:07:19,103 AND THE WORLD BETTER BE READY FOR THE NEW LUPE. 157 00:07:19,103 --> 00:07:26,413 ♪♪ 158 00:07:26,413 --> 00:07:35,275 ♪♪ 159 00:07:35,275 --> 00:07:37,137 IT'S BEEN A REALLY HECTIC FEW MONTHS FOR ME 160 00:07:37,137 --> 00:07:39,413 SINCE LEAVING GILBERT. 161 00:07:39,413 --> 00:07:43,793 BUT THINGS ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN AGAIN. 162 00:07:43,793 --> 00:07:45,620 I FINISHED MOVING IN WITH MY COUSIN, STELLA, 163 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:48,758 AND HER SON HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. 164 00:07:48,758 --> 00:07:50,586 I'M STAYING WITH HER UNTIL I CAN GET A PLACE OF MY OWN 165 00:07:50,586 --> 00:07:52,827 AFTER I GET HIP SURGERY. 166 00:07:52,827 --> 00:07:54,310 I'LL JUST NEED HELP UNTIL THEN 167 00:07:54,310 --> 00:07:59,000 AND WE DECIDED THIS ARRANGEMENT IS BEST FOR NOW. 168 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,551 I'LL HAVE MY OWN PLACE SOON, 169 00:08:00,551 --> 00:08:03,896 AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND BEING INDEPENDENT, 170 00:08:03,896 --> 00:08:05,827 BECAUSE MY LIFE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NOW. 171 00:08:05,827 --> 00:08:09,551 I DON'T HAVE TO DEPEND ON GILBERT OR ANYBODY. 172 00:08:09,551 --> 00:08:12,482 I'M STILL NOT WHERE I WANT TO BE WITH MY MOBILITY, 173 00:08:12,482 --> 00:08:14,482 BUT I CAN GET AROUND MORE ON MY OWN 174 00:08:14,482 --> 00:08:17,620 AND DO THINGS FOR MYSELF AND USE THE RESTROOM ON MY OWN, 175 00:08:17,620 --> 00:08:19,137 GET OUT OF BED BY MYSELF, 176 00:08:19,137 --> 00:08:23,034 SO A LOT HAS CHANGED AND I AM VERY PROUD OF MYSELF. 177 00:08:23,034 --> 00:08:26,206 I FEEL REALLY GOOD WITH WHERE I'M AT. 178 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:27,551 IT JUST GIVES ME MOTIVATION TO MOVE FORWARD 179 00:08:27,551 --> 00:08:30,793 TO KNOW THAT I CAN DO THIS. 180 00:08:30,793 --> 00:08:32,758 SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEAR 181 00:08:32,758 --> 00:08:34,793 BECAUSE I'M PLANNING TO GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT 182 00:08:34,793 --> 00:08:37,034 AND GETTING FREE FROM MY WHEELCHAIR AND WALKER. 183 00:08:37,034 --> 00:08:40,068 AND THE BIG STEP TO GET TO THAT POINT 184 00:08:40,068 --> 00:08:43,758 IS GETTING MY HIP SURGERY, 185 00:08:43,758 --> 00:08:46,344 BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IT STILL HURTS A LOT WHEN I TRY TO 186 00:08:46,344 --> 00:08:48,551 STAND UP AND MOVE AROUND. 187 00:08:48,551 --> 00:08:51,379 I CAN'T FULLY STRAIGHTEN MY LEG. 188 00:08:51,379 --> 00:08:53,655 BUT I DIDN'T LOSE OVER 400 POUNDS 189 00:08:53,655 --> 00:08:55,655 AND WORK HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT 190 00:08:55,655 --> 00:08:58,413 TO STILL NEED A WALKER AND A WHEELCHAIR. 191 00:08:58,413 --> 00:09:02,379 SO I'M DETERMINED TO GET THIS DONE. 192 00:09:02,379 --> 00:09:03,793 WITH ALL THE WEIGHT I'VE LOST, 193 00:09:03,793 --> 00:09:05,620 I'M FINALLY GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I'M 194 00:09:05,620 --> 00:09:07,965 BRAVE ENOUGH TO LEAVE THE ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP 195 00:09:07,965 --> 00:09:09,724 I HAD WITH GILBERT. 196 00:09:09,724 --> 00:09:12,344 I'M REALLY CLOSE TO HAVING THE LIFE I WANTED FOR SO LONG. 197 00:09:12,344 --> 00:09:15,413 BUT DR. NOW SAID HE WANTS ME TO LOSE 198 00:09:15,413 --> 00:09:17,517 THE LAST 40 POUNDS AND GET TO MY TARGET 199 00:09:17,517 --> 00:09:20,448 BEFORE I SEE A SPECIALIST AND GET MY HIP SURGERY 200 00:09:20,448 --> 00:09:22,862 BECAUSE HE SAID I NEED TO GET AS MUCH WEIGHT OFF 201 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:24,620 BEFORE WE DO THAT. 202 00:09:24,620 --> 00:09:29,413 SO I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD. 203 00:09:29,413 --> 00:09:32,655 Stella: WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO TODAY? 204 00:09:34,793 --> 00:09:37,793 [ LAUGHTER ] 205 00:09:37,793 --> 00:09:40,758 WHAT? 206 00:09:40,758 --> 00:09:42,517 IT'S FLABBY RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WON'T BE WHEN I DO IT. 207 00:09:42,517 --> 00:09:46,310 YOU CAME OUT OF NOWHERE WITH THAT. 208 00:09:46,310 --> 00:09:48,310 HAVE TO WORK ON THAT HIP FIRST. 209 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:50,793 WHY CAN'T I WORK ON BOTH? 210 00:09:52,896 --> 00:09:54,655 YEP, I WAS SCARED TO USE MY VOICE BEFORE. 211 00:09:54,655 --> 00:09:56,000 NOW I'M MORE-- 212 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,862 BUT YOU'RE USING IT ON THE WRONG PEOPLE! 213 00:09:58,862 --> 00:10:01,931 WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU AND YOU TALK BACK. 214 00:10:01,931 --> 00:10:04,448 LORD, HAVE MERCY. -I SPEAK MY MIND. 215 00:10:04,448 --> 00:10:07,137 SOMETHING I NEVER DID BEFORE. 216 00:10:07,137 --> 00:10:10,931 EXACTLY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE SPEAKING YOUR MIND. 217 00:10:10,931 --> 00:10:17,103 YOU DO IT A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH. 218 00:10:17,103 --> 00:10:19,172 Stella: I THINK WHEN MY COUSIN, LUPE, 219 00:10:19,172 --> 00:10:21,655 WAS WITH GILBERT, GILBERT MADE IT REALLY DIFFICULT 220 00:10:21,655 --> 00:10:24,000 FOR LUPE TO BELIEVE IN HERSELF 221 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,379 AND REALIZE HOW STRONG SHE ACTUALLY WAS. 222 00:10:27,379 --> 00:10:30,827 IT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE LUPE START TO BELIEVE IN HERSELF. 223 00:10:30,827 --> 00:10:33,758 SHE SMILES A LOT MORE AND SHE'S CHANGING 224 00:10:33,758 --> 00:10:40,586 AND SHE FEELS SO MUCH MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT HERSELF NOW. 225 00:10:40,586 --> 00:10:44,344 Lupe: MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IS IN A MONTH 226 00:10:44,344 --> 00:10:46,655 AND AS HARD AS IT'S GONNA BE, 227 00:10:46,655 --> 00:10:48,586 I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING ALL THIS DONE 228 00:10:48,586 --> 00:10:50,551 AND GETTING TO WHERE I NEED 229 00:10:50,551 --> 00:10:53,137 AND FINALLY HAVING THE LIFE I WANT. 230 00:10:53,137 --> 00:10:59,068 ♪♪ 231 00:10:59,068 --> 00:11:02,103 Brittani: I DON'T REMEMBER A TIME WAKING UP 232 00:11:02,103 --> 00:11:03,965 THAT I DIDN'T HURT. 233 00:11:03,965 --> 00:11:07,862 AND I'M SO BIG, I'M ALMOST TO THE POINT 234 00:11:07,862 --> 00:11:12,965 WHERE I CAN'T EVEN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 235 00:11:12,965 --> 00:11:15,517 I THINK ABOUT FOOD NON-STOP 236 00:11:15,517 --> 00:11:18,896 FROM THE MOMENT I WAKE UP TO THE MOMENT I GO TO BED. 237 00:11:18,896 --> 00:11:20,896 I KNOW THAT'S NOT NORMAL. 238 00:11:20,896 --> 00:11:23,344 I'M KILLING MYSELF. 239 00:11:23,344 --> 00:11:31,068 NOW, I RARELY GO OUT AND DO ANYTHING. 240 00:11:31,068 --> 00:11:35,413 I AM LEAVING EVERYTHING I KNOW TO SAVE MY LIFE. 241 00:11:35,413 --> 00:11:37,620 Bill: THIS JOURNEY IS THE BIGGEST RISK WE'VE EVER TAKEN 242 00:11:37,620 --> 00:11:39,241 AND I'M AFRAID THIS IS THE LAST OPTION. 243 00:11:39,241 --> 00:11:41,103 THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS FOR HER. 244 00:11:41,103 --> 00:11:43,896 BRITTANI CLEARLY IS A COMPULSIVE EATER. 245 00:11:43,896 --> 00:11:46,482 IF YOU CHANGE YOUR HABIT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE 246 00:11:46,482 --> 00:11:47,965 TO LOSE 40 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH. 247 00:11:47,965 --> 00:11:49,310 OKAY. 248 00:11:49,310 --> 00:11:52,448 I HAVE TO SEE IF BRITTANI HAS THE ABILITY TO GET CONTROL 249 00:11:52,448 --> 00:11:57,620 OF HER COMPULSIVE EATING HABIT OR SURGERY IS NOT GOING TO HELP. 250 00:11:57,620 --> 00:12:01,172 Brittani: TO TRY TO LOSE 40 POUNDS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE, 251 00:12:01,172 --> 00:12:04,275 BUT I KNOW THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO, 252 00:12:04,275 --> 00:12:06,862 AND I HOPE THAT THIS HAS ALL BEEN ENOUGH 253 00:12:06,862 --> 00:12:10,034 BECAUSE I NEED THE SURGERY TO LIVE. 254 00:12:12,758 --> 00:12:15,103 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRITTANI SHOWED ME THAT SHE'S ABLE 255 00:12:15,103 --> 00:12:18,103 TO CONTROL HER EATING HABIT AND THAT TELLS ME 256 00:12:18,103 --> 00:12:21,068 THAT SHE'S VERY SERIOUS ABOUT WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 257 00:12:21,068 --> 00:12:23,620 THIS SURGERY IS GONNA HELP HER TO MAKE 258 00:12:23,620 --> 00:12:25,758 MUCH MORE PROGRESS. 259 00:12:25,758 --> 00:12:28,965 WE WERE ABLE TO DO HER GASTRIC BYPASS 260 00:12:28,965 --> 00:12:31,344 AND SHE IS DOING FINE. 261 00:12:31,344 --> 00:12:33,000 Brittani: WHEN I WOKE UP FROM SURGERY, 262 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,379 I WOKE UP TO A WHOLE NEW REALITY, 263 00:12:36,379 --> 00:12:39,724 AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I DIDN'T HAVE CRAVINGS. 264 00:12:39,724 --> 00:12:42,000 MY WHOLE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN 265 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,655 AND I WASN'T SURE HOW TO DEAL WITH IT. 266 00:12:44,655 --> 00:12:46,862 MY MOM CONVINCED ME TO GO SEE A THERAPIST. 267 00:12:46,862 --> 00:12:50,275 I WENT THROUGH SEXUAL ABUSE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER 268 00:12:50,275 --> 00:12:53,586 AND I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE, AND SO FOOD MADE ME SAFE. 269 00:12:53,586 --> 00:12:57,275 WHEN YOU WERE FIVE, YOU NEEDED A COPING STRATEGY TO SURVIVE, 270 00:12:57,275 --> 00:12:58,655 AND IT'S KEPT YOU BOTTLED UP INSIDE. 271 00:12:58,655 --> 00:13:00,551 IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO COME OUT. 272 00:13:00,551 --> 00:13:02,482 I'VE HAD MOMENTS OF FEAR, 273 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:04,517 BUT I'M STARTING TO LET THOSE FEARS GO. 274 00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:08,551 375, THAT'S AWESOME. 275 00:13:08,551 --> 00:13:10,724 NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, 276 00:13:10,724 --> 00:13:13,034 I FEEL LIKE I'M BECOMING THIS NORMAL, 277 00:13:13,034 --> 00:13:14,724 FUNCTIONAL PERSON. 278 00:13:14,724 --> 00:13:24,310 ♪♪ 279 00:13:24,310 --> 00:13:26,793 I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD GAIN THAT MUCH. 280 00:13:26,793 --> 00:13:29,241 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU GOT A LOT OF EXTRA SKIN, 281 00:13:29,241 --> 00:13:30,482 BUT A LOT OF FAT, TOO. 282 00:13:30,482 --> 00:13:32,275 SO, NO SURGERY NOW OR WHAT? 283 00:13:32,275 --> 00:13:34,172 YOU HAVE GAINED TOO MUCH BACK. 284 00:13:34,172 --> 00:13:35,344 ARE YOU KIDDING ME? 285 00:13:35,344 --> 00:13:38,379 IF YOU LOSE 30 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH, 286 00:13:38,379 --> 00:13:41,068 THEN WE'LL CONSIDER DOING SKIN SURGERY. 287 00:13:41,068 --> 00:13:42,241 OKAY. 288 00:13:42,241 --> 00:13:45,000 I'M JUST UPSET THAT I HAVE TO GET BACK 289 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,413 ON THE STUPID DIET AND DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO. 290 00:13:47,413 --> 00:13:49,586 STRAIGHT DOWN AND AROUND. 291 00:13:49,586 --> 00:13:57,103 ♪♪ 292 00:13:57,103 --> 00:14:00,275 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE REMOVING ALL THE EXTRA SKIN 293 00:14:00,275 --> 00:14:02,620 AROUND BRITTANI'S STOMACH, WHICH SHOULD BE 294 00:14:02,620 --> 00:14:06,379 A BIG IMPROVEMENT FOR HER TODAY. 295 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:08,586 ALL RIGHT, ALL FINISHED. 296 00:14:08,586 --> 00:14:13,103 LET'S WEIGH IT AND SEE HOW MUCH WE REMOVED. 297 00:14:13,103 --> 00:14:17,103 27.4 POUNDS. 298 00:14:17,103 --> 00:14:18,965 Brittani: I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HOW MY BODY 299 00:14:18,965 --> 00:14:21,482 IS STARTING TO LOOK. 300 00:14:21,482 --> 00:14:23,724 AND EVERY DAY THAT PASSES, I START TO SEE MORE 301 00:14:23,724 --> 00:14:26,620 OF A GLIMPSE OF WHAT MY BODY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. 302 00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:29,551 BUT DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS I NEED TWO MORE SKIN SURGERIES 303 00:14:29,551 --> 00:14:32,344 AFTER THIS ONE FOR MY ARMS AND LEGS. 304 00:14:35,448 --> 00:14:38,275 I HAVE NOT BEEN THIS SIZE SINCE I WAS 305 00:14:38,275 --> 00:14:41,620 A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO I'M REALLY STOKED ABOUT IT. 306 00:14:41,620 --> 00:14:44,344 SO, YOUR LEGS WILL BE READY IN A COUPLE MONTHS 307 00:14:44,344 --> 00:14:46,758 AS YOU LOSE MORE WEIGHT, BUT I THINK YOU CAN 308 00:14:46,758 --> 00:14:48,137 HAVE YOUR ARMS DONE. 309 00:14:48,137 --> 00:14:49,862 OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. 310 00:14:49,862 --> 00:14:52,655 I'M EXCITED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I'VE WANTED 311 00:14:52,655 --> 00:14:54,068 FOR 20-PLUS YEARS. 312 00:14:54,068 --> 00:14:56,206 I'VE JUST WANTED TO BE A NORMAL PERSON 313 00:14:56,206 --> 00:14:59,620 AND I'M NOT QUITE THERE YET, BUT I'M CLOSER NOW 314 00:14:59,620 --> 00:15:02,586 THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN. 315 00:15:02,586 --> 00:15:05,896 I HAD MY SECOND SKIN SURGERY ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AGO 316 00:15:05,896 --> 00:15:09,206 AND NOW DR. NOWZARADAN SAID I WAS HEALED ENOUGH TO TRAVEL. 317 00:15:09,206 --> 00:15:12,620 BILL AND I DECIDED TO DO A ROMANTIC GETAWAY TO CHICAGO. 318 00:15:12,620 --> 00:15:15,103 I FEEL LIKE BILL AND I ARE IN A PLACE 319 00:15:15,103 --> 00:15:18,034 WHERE WE CAN START TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE. 320 00:15:18,034 --> 00:15:21,379 AND THE FUTURE WE WANT IS ONE WITH KIDS. 321 00:15:21,379 --> 00:15:23,689 THAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MOTIVATION FOR ME 322 00:15:23,689 --> 00:15:25,517 TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 323 00:15:25,517 --> 00:15:28,068 SO, AFTER MY NEXT SKIN SURGERY, 324 00:15:28,068 --> 00:15:30,103 WE ARE GONNA TRY TO START A FAMILY 325 00:15:30,103 --> 00:15:32,241 AND I'M SO EXCITED. 326 00:15:32,241 --> 00:15:33,448 I'M HAPPY. ARE YOU HAPPY? 327 00:15:33,448 --> 00:15:35,517 I'M HAPPY. 328 00:15:35,517 --> 00:15:37,448 I LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU, TOO. 329 00:15:37,448 --> 00:15:46,137 ♪♪ 330 00:15:46,137 --> 00:15:54,793 ♪♪ 331 00:15:54,793 --> 00:15:56,310 I'M STILL AMAZED AT HOW FAR I'VE COME 332 00:15:56,310 --> 00:15:58,137 IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. 333 00:15:58,137 --> 00:16:01,413 I'VE LOST 400 POUNDS AND HAD TWO SKIN REMOVALS 334 00:16:01,413 --> 00:16:04,517 AND I'VE HAD MY SKIN REMOVED FROM MY STOMACH. 335 00:16:04,517 --> 00:16:06,689 I'VE HAD MY ARM SKIN REMOVED. 336 00:16:06,689 --> 00:16:08,689 I'M STILL ADJUSTING TO HOW MUCH OF A CHANGE 337 00:16:08,689 --> 00:16:10,275 ALL THIS HAS BEEN 338 00:16:10,275 --> 00:16:14,344 BECAUSE MY BODY IS FOREIGN TO ME, 339 00:16:14,344 --> 00:16:16,724 SO WHEN I LOOK AT THOSE AREAS WHERE I HAD 340 00:16:16,724 --> 00:16:19,862 EXCESS SKIN REMOVED, I STILL DON'T RECOGNIZE IT YET. 341 00:16:19,862 --> 00:16:23,689 BUT IN A GOOD WAY AND I'M LIKE, "WHO IS THAT PERSON?" 342 00:16:23,689 --> 00:16:26,586 I'M HAPPY ABOUT MY BODY IN A VERY SHALLOW WAY, 343 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:30,931 BUT MY LEGS HAVE EXCESS SKIN THAT PULLS 344 00:16:30,931 --> 00:16:33,310 THAT I STILL NEED TO GET REMOVED 345 00:16:33,310 --> 00:16:36,482 FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT IT HURTS. 346 00:16:36,482 --> 00:16:38,310 IT MAKES ME FEEL DISPROPORTIONATE 347 00:16:38,310 --> 00:16:40,034 IN A LOT OF WAYS. 348 00:16:40,034 --> 00:16:43,172 RIGHT NOW, I HAVE TO BUY BIGGER CLOTHES ON THE BOTTOM. 349 00:16:43,172 --> 00:16:45,275 I WEAR AN EXTRA SMALL SHIRT AND I HAVE TO BUY 350 00:16:45,275 --> 00:16:49,137 LIKE AN 18 PAIR OF PANTS TO FIT MY LEGS 351 00:16:49,137 --> 00:16:52,724 BECAUSE I HAVE ABOUT 40 TO 50 POUNDS EXTRA SKIN 352 00:16:52,724 --> 00:16:54,551 ON MY LOWER BODY. 353 00:16:54,551 --> 00:16:56,689 SO, I'M HOPING ALL OF IT CAN BE REMOVED 354 00:16:56,689 --> 00:16:59,172 IN ONE FINAL SURGERY BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE 355 00:16:59,172 --> 00:17:01,206 ALL MY OPERATIONS DONE AND OVER WITH 356 00:17:01,206 --> 00:17:03,758 AND TO FINALLY GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT 357 00:17:03,758 --> 00:17:06,758 SO BILL AND I CAN START ON TRYING TO HAVE A FAMILY. 358 00:17:06,758 --> 00:17:08,965 I'VE BEEN WAITING TO BE A MOM, THAT'S KIND OF WHY 359 00:17:08,965 --> 00:17:10,482 I STARTED THIS WHOLE JOURNEY. 360 00:17:10,482 --> 00:17:14,689 SO, GETTING CLOSER TO THAT IS KIND OF THE LAST PUSH 361 00:17:14,689 --> 00:17:16,689 AND I'M PRETTY EXCITED. 362 00:17:16,689 --> 00:17:19,931 BUT I DIDN'T DO THIS JUST TO HAVE HALF MY BODY FINISHED. 363 00:17:19,931 --> 00:17:22,172 SO BILL AND I AGREED THAT WE'RE GONNA WAIT 364 00:17:22,172 --> 00:17:23,931 UNTIL I FINISH WITH ALL MY SKIN REMOVALS 365 00:17:23,931 --> 00:17:26,000 AND GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT. 366 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,586 I WANT TO DO THAT IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS. 367 00:17:28,586 --> 00:17:31,344 MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IS IN A MONTH 368 00:17:31,344 --> 00:17:34,862 AND I'M HOPING TO GET APPROVED FOR MY NEXT SURGERY THEN 369 00:17:34,862 --> 00:17:36,896 BECAUSE I WORKED SO HARD THESE PAST TWO YEARS 370 00:17:36,896 --> 00:17:39,724 AND I'M READY TO BE DONE AND TO BE A MOM. 371 00:17:39,724 --> 00:17:45,034 ♪♪ 372 00:17:45,034 --> 00:17:50,344 ♪♪ 373 00:17:50,344 --> 00:17:52,137 Lupe: I'M BACK IN HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW 374 00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:54,275 FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT. 375 00:17:54,275 --> 00:17:57,206 I'M HOPING TODAY GOES WELL. 376 00:17:57,206 --> 00:17:59,344 BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED THAT GILBERT MIGHT SHOW UP 377 00:17:59,344 --> 00:18:02,793 BECAUSE I'M NOT TAKING HIS CALLS RIGHT NOW. 378 00:18:02,793 --> 00:18:06,310 THIS IS ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES HE KNOWS I GO TO. 379 00:18:06,310 --> 00:18:10,344 SO I WANT TO GET THIS DONE AND HEAD BACK SOON. 380 00:18:10,344 --> 00:18:12,206 I'M HOPING THAT I'VE MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS 381 00:18:12,206 --> 00:18:15,137 TO BE ABLE TO START PLANNING FOR MY HIP SURGERY 382 00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:16,586 BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WITH HIP SURGERY, 383 00:18:16,586 --> 00:18:18,310 THAT I'LL BE OKAY. 384 00:18:18,310 --> 00:18:20,206 I'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE, 385 00:18:20,206 --> 00:18:22,172 WALK ON MY OWN AND BE ABLE TO WORK 386 00:18:22,172 --> 00:18:25,241 AND DRIVE AND DO THINGS THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO. 387 00:18:25,241 --> 00:18:26,517 LUPE SAMANO. 388 00:18:26,517 --> 00:18:31,379 THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS DOWN TO 219. 389 00:18:31,379 --> 00:18:33,586 IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT 390 00:18:33,586 --> 00:18:37,344 AND DR. NOW SAYS I SHOULD BE LOSING 10 POUNDS 391 00:18:37,344 --> 00:18:38,862 A MONTH RIGHT NOW. 392 00:18:38,862 --> 00:18:43,172 SO, THAT MEANS I NEED TO BE JUST UNDER 200 TODAY. 393 00:18:43,172 --> 00:18:45,655 IF I DID THAT, I SHOULD'VE LOST ENOUGH 394 00:18:45,655 --> 00:18:48,000 TO BE READY FOR MY HIP SURGERY. 395 00:18:48,827 --> 00:18:50,586 240. 396 00:18:52,931 --> 00:18:56,068 I DON'T KNOW HOW I GAINED. 397 00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:58,413 DISAPPOINTS ME BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING SO MUCH HARDER 398 00:18:58,413 --> 00:19:00,862 AND IT'S FRUSTRATING TO SEE THE SCALE GO UP 399 00:19:00,862 --> 00:19:05,586 WHEN I'VE BEEN DOING SO MUCH MORE THAN I EVER HAVE. 400 00:19:05,586 --> 00:19:08,103 I'M SCARED BECAUSE DR. NOW IS NOT GONNA BE 401 00:19:08,103 --> 00:19:10,655 TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS. 402 00:19:10,655 --> 00:19:12,758 BUT I'VE HAD A LOT GOING ON IN MY LIFE 403 00:19:12,758 --> 00:19:15,724 WITH LEAVING GILBERT AND MOVING. 404 00:19:15,724 --> 00:19:18,655 I HAVE TO GET HIP SURGERY. 405 00:19:18,655 --> 00:19:22,000 BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MEANS I CAN'T RIGHT NOW. 406 00:19:30,896 --> 00:19:34,758 Lupe: I'M AT DR. NOW'S AND I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW 407 00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:36,827 BECAUSE I GAINED AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GONNA MEAN 408 00:19:36,827 --> 00:19:40,655 ABOUT MY HIP SURGERY. 409 00:19:40,655 --> 00:19:41,896 HELLO. 410 00:19:41,896 --> 00:19:43,827 HI. 411 00:19:43,827 --> 00:19:46,172 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 412 00:19:46,172 --> 00:19:47,896 -OKAY. -GOOD, GOOD. 413 00:19:47,896 --> 00:19:52,793 ALL RIGHT, LUPE. SO, TODAY, YOU ARE 240 POUNDS. 414 00:19:52,793 --> 00:19:55,689 AND LAST TIME WE SAW YOU, YOU WERE 219. 415 00:19:55,689 --> 00:19:59,034 SO YOU GAINED 21 POUNDS 416 00:19:59,034 --> 00:20:02,103 AND TODAY, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER 200 POUNDS. 417 00:20:02,103 --> 00:20:05,517 SO YOU'RE 40 POUNDS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 418 00:20:05,517 --> 00:20:07,206 SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? 419 00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:08,586 WELL, I JUST, WHEN I TELL YOU, I MEAN, 420 00:20:08,586 --> 00:20:11,448 I KNOW THAT WHEN I -- I WAS GOING THROUGH A LOT 421 00:20:11,448 --> 00:20:14,344 AT HOME AND STUFF, YOU KNOW, WITH GILBERT, YOU KNOW? 422 00:20:14,344 --> 00:20:17,344 HE WAS STILL DRINKING AND HE WAS HITTING ME AND THAT, 423 00:20:17,344 --> 00:20:18,724 SO I LEFT. 424 00:20:18,724 --> 00:20:20,241 SO WHEN I DID LEAVE, I MEAN, 425 00:20:20,241 --> 00:20:22,172 I CARE FOR HIM AND EVERYTHING, 426 00:20:22,172 --> 00:20:23,655 BUT I JUST GOT INTO A DEPRESSION, 427 00:20:23,655 --> 00:20:25,586 SO WHEN I LEFT, I STARTED HAVING SODA, CANDY, 428 00:20:25,586 --> 00:20:27,310 STUFF THAT I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO. 429 00:20:27,310 --> 00:20:31,206 SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT SODA AND CANDY AND CHIPS 430 00:20:31,206 --> 00:20:33,310 ARE TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION? 431 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:35,758 IT'S NOT. I KNOW IT'S NOT. 432 00:20:35,758 --> 00:20:38,724 LUPE, I'M VERY SORRY WITH WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH 433 00:20:38,724 --> 00:20:40,551 AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT, 434 00:20:40,551 --> 00:20:43,413 BUT IT'S BEEN MONTHS SINCE YOU LEFT GILBERT 435 00:20:43,413 --> 00:20:45,965 AND NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE, 436 00:20:45,965 --> 00:20:48,862 YOUR HEALTH HAS TO STAY A PRIORITY. 437 00:20:48,862 --> 00:20:52,137 SO, ALL THAT IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS WEIGHT GAIN 438 00:20:52,137 --> 00:20:54,344 AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO JUSTIFY THIS 439 00:20:54,344 --> 00:20:56,448 INSTEAD OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, 440 00:20:56,448 --> 00:20:59,310 THEN YOUR WEIGHT GAIN IS GONNA CONTINUE. 441 00:20:59,310 --> 00:21:01,172 SO YOU NEED TO CHANGE THIS. 442 00:21:01,172 --> 00:21:02,448 YOU GOT THAT? 443 00:21:02,448 --> 00:21:03,862 I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO REFOCUS 444 00:21:03,862 --> 00:21:06,586 AND GET THE WEIGHT DOWN BECAUSE I DO WANT TO 445 00:21:06,586 --> 00:21:08,206 HAVE MY HIP SURGERY DONE. 446 00:21:08,206 --> 00:21:10,000 WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE GAINING 447 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000 AND THIS FAR FROM YOUR GOAL WEIGHT, 448 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,862 HIP SURGERY IS NOT EVEN AN OPTION. 449 00:21:14,862 --> 00:21:16,482 LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN YOUR LIFE, 450 00:21:16,482 --> 00:21:19,241 GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM, RIGHT? 451 00:21:19,241 --> 00:21:22,586 SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO FIX. 452 00:21:22,586 --> 00:21:25,448 IF YOU DON'T GET BACK ON TRACK AND LOSE THE WEIGHT, 453 00:21:25,448 --> 00:21:27,482 HIP SURGERY WON'T BE POSSIBLE. 454 00:21:27,482 --> 00:21:28,896 YOU UNDERSTAND? 455 00:21:28,896 --> 00:21:30,896 -YEAH. -ALL RIGHT, GOOD. 456 00:21:30,896 --> 00:21:32,896 I WANT TO SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS. 457 00:21:32,896 --> 00:21:37,034 AND I WANT YOU TO HAVE LOST AT LEAST 40 POUNDS BY THEN. 458 00:21:37,034 --> 00:21:38,241 OKAY. 459 00:21:38,241 --> 00:21:39,862 I'M SENDING YOU BACK TO PSYCHOTHERAPY 460 00:21:39,862 --> 00:21:43,655 TO HELP PREVENT YOU FROM USING FOOD TO COPE RIGHT NOW. 461 00:21:43,655 --> 00:21:44,965 OKAY. 462 00:21:44,965 --> 00:21:46,310 YOU HAVE TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY 463 00:21:46,310 --> 00:21:48,689 BECAUSE IF YOU START GAINING AGAIN, 464 00:21:48,689 --> 00:21:50,379 YOU'RE GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING. 465 00:21:50,379 --> 00:21:51,620 YEAH. 466 00:21:51,620 --> 00:21:53,827 ALL RIGHT, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW. 467 00:21:53,827 --> 00:21:55,034 OKAY. 468 00:21:55,034 --> 00:21:56,896 -I'LL SEE YOU LATER. -THANK YOU, OKAY. 469 00:21:59,482 --> 00:22:03,310 HOPEFULLY, LUPE IS NOT HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AGAIN, 470 00:22:03,310 --> 00:22:07,034 BUT IT'S UP TO HER IF SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE GAINING 471 00:22:07,034 --> 00:22:09,379 OR GET BACK ON TRACK. 472 00:22:09,379 --> 00:22:12,896 HOPEFULLY, SHE'LL GO TO PSYCHOTHERAPY TO WORK ON ISSUES 473 00:22:12,896 --> 00:22:14,758 THAT SHE'S STRUGGLING WITH. 474 00:22:17,862 --> 00:22:20,448 Lupe: I'M REALLY UPSET RIGHT NOW. 475 00:22:20,448 --> 00:22:23,724 BUT ME COMING HERE TODAY WAS A WAKE-UP CALL. 476 00:22:23,724 --> 00:22:26,275 I WAS DOING SO WELL. 477 00:22:26,275 --> 00:22:27,965 SO I'VE JUST GOT TO REFOCUS MYSELF 478 00:22:27,965 --> 00:22:32,379 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GAIN AND LOSE EVERYTHING, 479 00:22:32,379 --> 00:22:34,724 LIKE DR. NOW SAID. 480 00:22:34,724 --> 00:22:41,724 ♪♪ 481 00:22:41,724 --> 00:22:48,758 ♪♪ 482 00:22:48,758 --> 00:22:52,034 I'VE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO CALIFORNIA FOR A BIT. 483 00:22:52,034 --> 00:22:54,655 SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW, 484 00:22:54,655 --> 00:22:57,068 I'VE JUST BEEN A LITTLE DEPRESSED. 485 00:22:57,068 --> 00:22:59,724 SO I DECIDED WHAT I NEED RIGHT NOW 486 00:22:59,724 --> 00:23:03,275 IS TO GO HOME AND BE WITH MY FAMILY FOR A BIT. 487 00:23:03,275 --> 00:23:06,379 I TOLD DR. NOW THAT I'D LET HIM KNOW WHEN I WAS BACK 488 00:23:06,379 --> 00:23:10,344 AND THAT I'D START GOING BACK TO THERAPY THEN. 489 00:23:10,344 --> 00:23:12,586 YOU NEED HELP? 490 00:23:12,586 --> 00:23:14,896 MNH-MNH. 491 00:23:16,896 --> 00:23:19,172 WHAT I KNOW I NEED NOW IS MY FAMILY 492 00:23:19,172 --> 00:23:21,103 JUST TO CENTER MYSELF BECAUSE I KNOW 493 00:23:21,103 --> 00:23:23,137 SHOWING THEM ALL HOW FAR I'VE COME 494 00:23:23,137 --> 00:23:25,586 WILL BE A HUGE SURPRISE TO THEM. 495 00:23:25,586 --> 00:23:27,482 GETTING THAT REACTION OR VALIDATION 496 00:23:27,482 --> 00:23:31,758 FOR HOW HARD I'VE WORKED SO FAR WILL HELP MOTIVATE ME. 497 00:23:31,758 --> 00:23:34,103 I'VE ALREADY COME THIS FAR. 498 00:23:34,103 --> 00:23:36,620 I OVERCAME BEING PUT DOWN FOR YEARS 499 00:23:36,620 --> 00:23:38,172 BY MY EX-HUSBAND, GILBERT. 500 00:23:38,172 --> 00:23:39,931 TELLING ME THAT I COULDN'T DO THINGS 501 00:23:39,931 --> 00:23:42,827 AND MAKING ME FEEL NOT GOOD ENOUGH. 502 00:23:42,827 --> 00:23:44,896 WHEN I LEFT GILBERT, HE TOLD ME THAT 503 00:23:44,896 --> 00:23:47,758 I WAS NOT GONNA MAKE IT WITHOUT HIM. 504 00:23:47,758 --> 00:23:49,068 HE GAVE ME A FEW MONTHS AND THAT I WOULD 505 00:23:49,068 --> 00:23:51,137 GAIN THE WEIGH BACK AND THAT I WOULD 506 00:23:51,137 --> 00:23:54,310 BE WITH DIFFERENT GUYS, BUT I'M PROVING HIM WRONG. 507 00:23:58,275 --> 00:24:00,275 I'M SHOWING HIM THAT I AM GONNA MAKE IT, 508 00:24:00,275 --> 00:24:03,551 THAT I MATTER AND I AM GONNA DO THIS 509 00:24:03,551 --> 00:24:06,241 BECAUSE I'VE LOST OVER 400 POUNDS 510 00:24:06,241 --> 00:24:08,896 AND I'M TAKING CARE OF MYSELF. 511 00:24:08,896 --> 00:24:12,689 EVEN WITH THIS TRIP, I'M TAKING A PLANE BY MYSELF. 512 00:24:12,689 --> 00:24:14,724 TWO YEARS AGO, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE 513 00:24:14,724 --> 00:24:16,413 TO DO ANYTHING ON MY OWN. 514 00:24:16,413 --> 00:24:19,241 WAIT DON'T. 515 00:24:19,241 --> 00:24:20,275 I GOT EVERYTHING. 516 00:24:20,275 --> 00:24:22,862 I GOT TO TURN. 517 00:24:22,862 --> 00:24:24,068 THE CHAIR, JUNIOR. 518 00:24:24,068 --> 00:24:27,275 I KNOW, I GOT TO FIX THIS. CALM DOWN. 519 00:24:27,275 --> 00:24:29,482 PUT THE CHAIR! 520 00:24:29,482 --> 00:24:31,724 STOP MESSING AROUND, MY GOD. 521 00:24:31,724 --> 00:24:37,758 ♪♪ 522 00:24:37,758 --> 00:24:39,896 NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS, 523 00:24:39,896 --> 00:24:42,517 I AM PROUD OF MYSELF AND I HAVE NO DOUBT 524 00:24:42,517 --> 00:24:44,310 I'LL GET BACK ON TRACK LIKE I NEED 525 00:24:44,310 --> 00:24:45,931 AND GET MY HIP SURGERY. 526 00:24:45,931 --> 00:24:48,620 I KNOW GOING HOME RIGHT NOW IS GONNA HELP DO THAT. 527 00:24:48,620 --> 00:24:50,241 HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A GOOD TRIP. 528 00:24:50,241 --> 00:24:51,586 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 529 00:24:51,586 --> 00:24:53,827 -GOD BLESS. -GOD BLESS YOU. 530 00:24:55,758 --> 00:24:57,448 I'M A LOT STRONGER THAN I HAVE BEEN 531 00:24:57,448 --> 00:25:01,379 IN A LONG TIME. 532 00:25:01,379 --> 00:25:06,034 IF I SET MY MIND TO IT, I KNOW I CAN DO THIS. 533 00:25:06,034 --> 00:25:08,551 SO I'M GONNA HAVE NO DOUBT, I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO LOSE 534 00:25:08,551 --> 00:25:12,103 THE WEIGHT I NEED. 535 00:25:12,103 --> 00:25:15,241 THE HARDEST PART MAY BE AHEAD OF ME. 536 00:25:15,241 --> 00:25:19,344 BUT I'M ALMOST THERE. 537 00:25:19,344 --> 00:25:22,862 I KNOW I CAN DO WHAT I NEED TO GET TO THAT GOAL 538 00:25:22,862 --> 00:25:25,482 AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE I DO IT. 539 00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:31,413 ♪♪ 540 00:25:31,413 --> 00:25:37,310 ♪♪ 541 00:25:37,310 --> 00:25:39,689 Brittani: TODAY, I AM HEADED TO DR. NOW 542 00:25:39,689 --> 00:25:42,620 TO HOPEFULLY GET APPROVAL FOR A SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY 543 00:25:42,620 --> 00:25:45,344 ON MY LEGS. 544 00:25:45,344 --> 00:25:46,620 IT WOULD BE A FINAL CHAPTER. 545 00:25:46,620 --> 00:25:48,172 IT WOULD BE MY COMPLETION. 546 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:51,551 SO HOPEFULLY, HE CAN SAY YES TODAY, 547 00:25:51,551 --> 00:25:53,689 BUT THE ONLY WAY I DON'T THINK I'D GET IT 548 00:25:53,689 --> 00:25:56,172 IS IF I'M NOT LOSING LIKE I NEED. 549 00:25:56,172 --> 00:25:58,793 JUST BECAUSE I'M LOSING WEIGHT CONTINUOUSLY, 550 00:25:58,793 --> 00:26:02,827 IT MAY NOT BE THE AMOUNT THAT DR. NOW WANTS. 551 00:26:02,827 --> 00:26:06,137 SO THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WITH HIM. 552 00:26:06,137 --> 00:26:07,827 BUT IF I DON'T GET THE SURGERY, IT'S GONNA BE 553 00:26:07,827 --> 00:26:11,034 A HUGE BLOW FOR ME AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA TAKE IT 554 00:26:11,034 --> 00:26:14,379 BECAUSE I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO GET TO THIS POINT. 555 00:26:14,379 --> 00:26:16,827 MY LEGS ARE THE LAST STEP. 556 00:26:16,827 --> 00:26:19,551 SO I JUST HOPE I MADE IT. 557 00:26:24,379 --> 00:26:31,896 ♪♪ 558 00:26:31,896 --> 00:26:34,931 Brittani: I'M AT DR. NOW'S TO FIND OUT IF I CAN GET APPROVAL 559 00:26:34,931 --> 00:26:38,275 FOR SKIN REMOVAL ON MY LEGS. 560 00:26:38,275 --> 00:26:41,034 BRITTANI FULFER. 561 00:26:41,034 --> 00:26:43,344 MY LAST WEIGHT CHECK WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO 562 00:26:43,344 --> 00:26:45,310 WHEN I HAD MY LAST SKIN SURGERY 563 00:26:45,310 --> 00:26:47,655 AND I WAS 238. 564 00:26:47,655 --> 00:26:52,034 DR. NOW SAYS I SHOULD BE LOSING 15 POUNDS A MONTH. 565 00:26:52,034 --> 00:26:55,793 SO THAT MEANS I SHOULD BE DOWN TO AT LEAST 193 TODAY. 566 00:26:57,206 --> 00:26:58,586 185. 567 00:26:58,586 --> 00:27:03,034 ♪♪ 568 00:27:03,034 --> 00:27:06,000 THAT'S HUGE 569 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,862 AND THE FACT THAT I WEIGH 185 IS PRETTY MIND-BLOWING 570 00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:16,000 ACTUALLY, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'VE COME THAT FAR. 571 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:20,413 SO, I HOPE THAT DR. NOW SEES THAT NUMBER AND IS HAPPY. 572 00:27:20,413 --> 00:27:21,793 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 573 00:27:21,793 --> 00:27:23,517 [ DOOR OPENS ] 574 00:27:23,517 --> 00:27:25,206 HELLO. 575 00:27:25,206 --> 00:27:26,793 HI. 576 00:27:26,793 --> 00:27:27,965 HOW YOU DOING, BRITTANI? 577 00:27:27,965 --> 00:27:29,689 I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 578 00:27:29,689 --> 00:27:33,689 ALL RIGHT, SO YOU STARTED THIS WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM 579 00:27:33,689 --> 00:27:35,551 AT 605. 580 00:27:35,551 --> 00:27:36,586 YEP. 581 00:27:36,586 --> 00:27:37,793 YOU'RE DOWN TO... 582 00:27:37,793 --> 00:27:40,068 DOWN TO 185. 583 00:27:40,068 --> 00:27:42,896 THAT'S A 420-POUND WEIGHT LOSS. 584 00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:44,551 YEAH. 585 00:27:44,551 --> 00:27:45,689 WOW. 586 00:27:45,689 --> 00:27:47,034 YEAH. 587 00:27:47,034 --> 00:27:48,241 HOW DO YOU FEEL? 588 00:27:48,241 --> 00:27:49,655 I FEEL REALLY GOOD. 589 00:27:49,655 --> 00:27:51,689 THE ONLY THING STILL IS MY LEGS. 590 00:27:51,689 --> 00:27:55,620 IS THE EXCESS SKIN ON YOUR LEGS BOTHERING YOU A LOT? 591 00:27:55,620 --> 00:27:58,068 WANT TO LOOK? 592 00:27:58,068 --> 00:28:00,793 OH. [ SNIFFS ] 593 00:28:04,275 --> 00:28:06,551 WELL, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EXTRA SKIN 594 00:28:06,551 --> 00:28:09,862 AND IT'S ALSO PULLING ON YOU. 595 00:28:09,862 --> 00:28:13,827 I CAN SEE HOW IT'S CAUSING YOU A LOT OF PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. 596 00:28:13,827 --> 00:28:16,724 AND LET ME SEE THE BACK. 597 00:28:16,724 --> 00:28:19,034 DEFINITELY GONNA BENEFIT FROM GETTING 598 00:28:19,034 --> 00:28:22,965 ALL THAT EXTRA SKIN OFF, AND THAT'S GONNA ADD 599 00:28:22,965 --> 00:28:24,827 TO BETTER BODY CONTOUR FOR YOU 600 00:28:24,827 --> 00:28:28,103 AND MAKE IT EASIER TO WALK AND DO EVERYTHING. 601 00:28:28,103 --> 00:28:30,172 SO WITH HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU LOST, 602 00:28:30,172 --> 00:28:33,172 I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND APPROVE YOU FOR SKIN SURGERY. 603 00:28:33,172 --> 00:28:34,586 OKAY. 604 00:28:34,586 --> 00:28:37,620 AND THIS IS GONNA BE THE BIGGEST OPERATION THAT YOU HAVE. 605 00:28:37,620 --> 00:28:38,862 BIGGER THAN THE STOMACH? 606 00:28:38,862 --> 00:28:41,310 -YES. -OKAY. I GOT THIS. 607 00:28:41,310 --> 00:28:43,620 OKAY. 608 00:28:43,620 --> 00:28:46,000 SO WE'RE GONNA SET YOU UP FOR SURGERY NEXT MONTH. 609 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:48,862 AND WE GO FROM THERE, OKAY? 610 00:28:48,862 --> 00:28:50,172 SOUNDS GREAT. 611 00:28:50,172 --> 00:28:51,586 -ALL RIGHT? -THANK YOU SO MUCH. 612 00:28:51,586 --> 00:28:52,758 YOUR WELCOME. 613 00:28:52,758 --> 00:28:54,344 -THANK YOU. -YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 614 00:28:56,827 --> 00:28:59,793 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRITTANI HAS STAYED ON TRACK FOR A WHILE NOW, 615 00:28:59,793 --> 00:29:03,827 AND WITH WHERE SHE'S AT TODAY, AFTER THIS NEXT SKIN REMOVAL, 616 00:29:03,827 --> 00:29:07,172 SHE WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO HER TARGET WEIGHT. 617 00:29:07,172 --> 00:29:11,000 SO I AM PROUD OF BRITTANI AND HOW FAR SHE HAS COME. 618 00:29:13,241 --> 00:29:17,275 I'M THINKING THAT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT TOO REAL FOR ME. 619 00:29:17,275 --> 00:29:20,241 THAT THIS SKIN SURGERY'S GOING TO HAPPEN, 620 00:29:20,241 --> 00:29:23,827 SO I'M KIND OF PETRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 621 00:29:23,827 --> 00:29:25,586 BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED 622 00:29:25,586 --> 00:29:29,862 AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW. 623 00:29:29,862 --> 00:29:33,172 AND I'M READY FOR IT. 624 00:29:33,172 --> 00:29:35,896 AND AFTER MY LEGS ARE DONE, I'M DONE. 625 00:29:35,896 --> 00:29:38,413 AND I'M REALLY HAPPY. 626 00:29:38,413 --> 00:29:40,448 SO, I CAN'T WAIT. 627 00:29:40,448 --> 00:29:45,689 ♪♪ 628 00:29:45,689 --> 00:29:50,965 ♪♪ 629 00:29:50,965 --> 00:29:53,758 Lupe: I'VE MADE IT TO CALIFORNIA. 630 00:29:53,758 --> 00:29:55,931 AND I'M AMAZED AT HOW EASY THAT WAS. 631 00:29:55,931 --> 00:29:57,344 AND IT'S AN ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ME, 632 00:29:57,344 --> 00:30:01,758 THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON MY OWN. 633 00:30:01,758 --> 00:30:05,482 TWO YEARS AGO, I COULD BARELY MAKE IT IN A CAR. 634 00:30:05,482 --> 00:30:07,862 I CAN'T DO THIS. 635 00:30:07,862 --> 00:30:09,862 I GOT THIS. YOU GOT TO DO IT. 636 00:30:09,862 --> 00:30:12,758 [ GRUNTING ] 637 00:30:12,758 --> 00:30:18,000 ♪♪ 638 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:23,241 ♪♪ 639 00:30:23,241 --> 00:30:26,000 SO THIS PROVES I'VE COME A LONG WAY. 640 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:30,068 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW MY FAMILY THAT. 641 00:30:30,068 --> 00:30:31,793 MY SISTERS ARE HERE TO PICK ME UP, 642 00:30:31,793 --> 00:30:35,379 AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO SEE ME. 643 00:30:35,379 --> 00:30:38,103 MY FAMILY HAS REALLY NO IDEA WHAT I LOOK LIKE TODAY, 644 00:30:38,103 --> 00:30:41,344 SO THEY'RE GONNA REALLY BE AMAZED. 645 00:30:47,137 --> 00:30:51,413 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 646 00:30:55,344 --> 00:30:59,172 [ SNIFFLING ] 647 00:30:59,172 --> 00:31:02,206 ♪♪ 648 00:31:02,206 --> 00:31:04,689 [ SOBBING ] 649 00:31:04,689 --> 00:31:08,931 ♪♪ 650 00:31:08,931 --> 00:31:13,137 [ CRYING ] 651 00:31:13,137 --> 00:31:18,344 ♪♪ 652 00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:19,896 HI, ROSA. 653 00:31:19,896 --> 00:31:21,689 HOW ARE YOU? 654 00:31:21,689 --> 00:31:24,379 [ CONTINUES CRYING ] 655 00:31:24,379 --> 00:31:27,517 ♪♪ 656 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:35,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 657 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:44,000 YOU LOOK SO GOOD. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. 658 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:45,551 THANK YOU. 659 00:31:45,551 --> 00:31:49,034 Lupe: IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO SEE THEM. 660 00:31:49,034 --> 00:31:51,655 SO I KNOW I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION COMING HOME RIGHT NOW. 661 00:31:51,655 --> 00:31:55,586 EVEN THOUGH IT'S GONNA DELAY SOME THINGS BACK IN HOUSTON. 662 00:31:55,586 --> 00:31:57,241 BUT I JUST NEED TO BE HERE, 663 00:31:57,241 --> 00:31:59,586 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'M GONNA STAY. 664 00:31:59,586 --> 00:32:01,655 BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY 665 00:32:01,655 --> 00:32:04,275 WHO HAVEN'T SEEN ME IN AWHILE THAT I WANT TO RECONNECT WITH 666 00:32:04,275 --> 00:32:07,379 AND SHOW 'EM HOW GOOD I LOOK NOW. 667 00:32:07,379 --> 00:32:09,448 AND THAT I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON I WAS 668 00:32:09,448 --> 00:32:12,344 JUST A COUPLE YEARS AGO. 669 00:32:12,344 --> 00:32:15,103 I'VE COME A LONG WAY, AND I KNOW BEING HERE 670 00:32:15,103 --> 00:32:18,655 IS GONNA HELP ME GET BACK ON TRACK LIKE I NEED. 671 00:32:18,655 --> 00:32:21,103 SO THIS ISN'T A VACATION FOR ME. 672 00:32:21,103 --> 00:32:23,758 I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD AND DO WHAT I NEED TO DO 673 00:32:23,758 --> 00:32:26,379 TO HIT MY GOAL WHEN I GO BACK TO HOUSTON. 674 00:32:26,379 --> 00:32:29,758 BECAUSE I PLAN TO FINALLY GET TO WHERE I WANT. 675 00:32:37,137 --> 00:32:44,965 ♪♪ 676 00:32:44,965 --> 00:32:52,758 ♪♪ 677 00:32:52,758 --> 00:33:00,620 ♪♪ 678 00:33:00,620 --> 00:33:03,241 Brittani: IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR ME GO TO INTO SURGERY, 679 00:33:03,241 --> 00:33:07,068 AND I'VE BOTH DREADED AND LOOKED FORWARD TO THIS DAY. 680 00:33:07,068 --> 00:33:12,103 BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE MY BIGGEST OPERATION YET. 681 00:33:12,103 --> 00:33:14,344 I'VE BEEN THROUGH HAVING MY SKIN REMOVED OFF MY STOMACH 682 00:33:14,344 --> 00:33:16,724 AND MY ARMS, AND THAT WAS, I THOUGHT, 683 00:33:16,724 --> 00:33:18,310 THE WORST PAIN IN MY LIFE. 684 00:33:18,310 --> 00:33:20,413 DR. NOW SAID THIS IS GONNA BE WORSE. 685 00:33:20,413 --> 00:33:25,103 SO, THIS IS THE SCAREDEST I'VE BEEN GOING INTO SURGERY. 686 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:27,172 BUT I KNOW I CAN DO THIS. 687 00:33:27,172 --> 00:33:33,068 BECAUSE I REALLY NEED THIS SURGERY TO MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE. 688 00:33:33,068 --> 00:33:36,000 I'M FEELING PETRIFIED. 689 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,206 Both: LOVE YOU. 690 00:33:37,206 --> 00:33:39,793 SEE YOU LATER. 691 00:33:39,793 --> 00:33:41,448 THIS WHOLE JOURNEY HAS BEEN 692 00:33:41,448 --> 00:33:43,827 THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE. 693 00:33:43,827 --> 00:33:46,862 AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT STEPS, 694 00:33:46,862 --> 00:33:49,413 AND THE FINAL STEP, TO GET TO MY GOAL. 695 00:33:49,413 --> 00:33:53,896 ♪♪ 696 00:33:53,896 --> 00:33:58,586 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE DOING EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL ON BRITTANI'S LEGS. 697 00:33:58,586 --> 00:34:01,000 OUR PLAN IS TO REMOVE THE EXCESS SKIN 698 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,896 FROM BOTH SIDES OF EACH LEG TODAY. 699 00:34:03,896 --> 00:34:07,931 SO THERE'LL BE FOUR PIECES REMOVED IN TOTAL. 700 00:34:07,931 --> 00:34:10,379 OKAY. 701 00:34:11,551 --> 00:34:14,034 SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST OPERATION 702 00:34:14,034 --> 00:34:16,103 THAT BRITTANI HAS HAD YET. 703 00:34:16,103 --> 00:34:19,172 BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE TAKING OFF BETWEEN 704 00:34:19,172 --> 00:34:21,827 10 TO 20 POUNDS FROM HER LOWER BODY, 705 00:34:21,827 --> 00:34:23,827 WHICH IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT 706 00:34:23,827 --> 00:34:26,000 FROM THAT PART OF THE BODY. 707 00:34:28,034 --> 00:34:32,655 SHE HAS A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF EXCESS SKIN ON HER LEGS, 708 00:34:32,655 --> 00:34:36,103 AND ALL OF THAT SKIN IS NOT ONLY CAUSING HER A LOT OF PAIN 709 00:34:36,103 --> 00:34:38,551 AND DISCOMFORT AS IT PULLS ON HER, 710 00:34:38,551 --> 00:34:42,275 BUT ALSO MAKES HER BODY DISPROPORTIONATE. 711 00:34:42,275 --> 00:34:44,862 SO ASIDE FROM LOSING 400 POUNDS, 712 00:34:44,862 --> 00:34:48,689 THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO HER BODY YET. 713 00:34:48,689 --> 00:34:51,068 AND THIS OPERATION WILL BE A BIG STEP 714 00:34:51,068 --> 00:34:54,344 FOR HER IN IMPROVING HER QUALITY OF LIFE. 715 00:34:57,379 --> 00:35:00,482 BUT HOPEFULLY WE WON'T ENCOUNTER ANY COMPLICATIONS 716 00:35:00,482 --> 00:35:03,551 THAT WILL PREVENT US FROM COMPLETING THE SURGERY 717 00:35:03,551 --> 00:35:06,000 AS WE INTEND. 718 00:35:08,655 --> 00:35:11,137 BUT AS ALWAYS, WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HER 719 00:35:11,137 --> 00:35:14,206 TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO ISSUES. 720 00:35:14,206 --> 00:35:17,793 ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ALMOST DONE WITH THE BACK PART. 721 00:35:17,793 --> 00:35:19,793 WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE STITCHES TO PUT IN, 722 00:35:19,793 --> 00:35:23,724 AND THEN WE'RE GONNA TURN HER OVER, DO THE OTHER SIDE. 723 00:35:23,724 --> 00:35:26,275 WE TOOK A GOOD PORTION OF SKIN FROM THE BACK. 724 00:35:26,275 --> 00:35:30,206 WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE SOME MORE FROM THE FRONT. 725 00:35:30,206 --> 00:35:33,310 NOW, THIS IS THE SHORTEST AND EASIEST PART TO DO. 726 00:35:33,310 --> 00:35:37,000 THE FRONT IS GONNA BE THE LONGEST AND COMPLICATED. 727 00:35:39,931 --> 00:35:42,000 Bill: WAITING IS ALWAYS HARD WHEN BRITTANI'S IN SURGERY 728 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:44,931 BECAUSE I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANYTHING. 729 00:35:44,931 --> 00:35:46,758 AND SHE'S BEEN IN THERE AWHILE, SO, 730 00:35:46,758 --> 00:35:48,758 I'M JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER THAT SHE'S BEEN 731 00:35:48,758 --> 00:35:51,413 THROUGH SEVERAL SURGERIES BEFORE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. 732 00:35:51,413 --> 00:35:53,758 AS WITH ANY SURGERY, THERE'S ALWAYS A BIT OF NERVOUSNESS 733 00:35:53,758 --> 00:35:56,172 BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. 734 00:35:56,172 --> 00:35:59,000 SO I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP MY MIND CLEAR 735 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,655 BECAUSE SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS. 736 00:36:02,655 --> 00:36:07,655 ALL RIGHT, THAT'S THE FINAL PIECE. 737 00:36:07,655 --> 00:36:12,206 ALL RIGHT, WE CAN SUTURE HER UP. 738 00:36:12,206 --> 00:36:17,206 THREE MORE STITCHES AND WE'LL BE DONE. 739 00:36:17,206 --> 00:36:21,379 OKAY, ALL FINISHED. 740 00:36:21,379 --> 00:36:24,724 Dr. Nowzaradan: WELL, HER SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 741 00:36:24,724 --> 00:36:27,896 I'M GONNA PUT SOME BANDAGES ON BRITTANI'S LEG, 742 00:36:27,896 --> 00:36:30,965 WRAP IT REALLY TIGHT, AND SEE IF WE CAN CHECK 743 00:36:30,965 --> 00:36:34,931 AND SEE HOW MUCH THE SPECIMEN WEIGHS. 744 00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:36,724 ALL RIGHT, THESE ARE ALL THE PIECES 745 00:36:36,724 --> 00:36:44,000 WE TOOK OFF FROM BRITTANI'S LEGS. 746 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:46,793 ALL RIGHT, 15 POUNDS. 747 00:36:46,793 --> 00:36:50,413 THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE IN ONE DAY, HUH? 748 00:36:52,724 --> 00:36:55,068 THE OPERATION TOOK 12 HOURS, 749 00:36:55,068 --> 00:36:57,655 BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO SEND HER TO RECOVERY 750 00:36:57,655 --> 00:37:01,896 AND START THE PROCESS OF GETTING HER UP IN A DAY OR SO, 751 00:37:01,896 --> 00:37:03,896 BECAUSE SHE WILL NEED TO STAY ACTIVE 752 00:37:03,896 --> 00:37:06,862 TO PREVENT ANY BLOOD CLOTS FROM FORMING. 753 00:37:06,862 --> 00:37:09,275 AND WHEN SHE GOES HOME, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE 754 00:37:09,275 --> 00:37:12,758 SHE CONTINUES THAT, AND DOESN'T BECOME SEDENTARY 755 00:37:12,758 --> 00:37:14,551 FOR THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. 756 00:37:14,551 --> 00:37:18,172 BECAUSE THAT LACK OF EXERCISE COMBINED WITH THE BOREDOM 757 00:37:18,172 --> 00:37:21,931 FROM LIMITED ACTIVITY, CAN LEAD TO HER OVEREATING. 758 00:37:21,931 --> 00:37:25,068 AND IF SHE STARTS TO DO THAT, AND GAINS WEIGHT, 759 00:37:25,068 --> 00:37:27,275 IT CAN BE VERY BAD. 760 00:37:27,275 --> 00:37:30,172 SO WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON HER TO MAKE SURE 761 00:37:30,172 --> 00:37:33,862 WE DON'T LET THAT HAPPEN, OR GET OUT OF HAND. 762 00:37:33,862 --> 00:37:36,551 BUT SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FULLY RECOVER 763 00:37:36,551 --> 00:37:39,551 IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, AND AT THAT POINT, 764 00:37:39,551 --> 00:37:42,586 SHE'LL BE IN THE 160s. 765 00:37:42,586 --> 00:37:48,793 ♪♪ 766 00:37:48,793 --> 00:37:55,068 ♪♪ 767 00:37:55,068 --> 00:37:57,965 Lupe: I'VE BEEN IN CALIFORNIA FOR A MONTH NOW. 768 00:37:57,965 --> 00:37:59,827 AND IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO BE BACK 769 00:37:59,827 --> 00:38:04,068 AND TO SEE EVERYONE I'VE MISSED FOR SO LONG. 770 00:38:04,068 --> 00:38:06,793 IT'S JUST THE ENCOURAGEMENT I WAS LOOKING FOR. 771 00:38:06,793 --> 00:38:11,586 AND IT'S BEEN EXCITING SHOWING PEOPLE WHAT I LOOK LIKE NOW. 772 00:38:11,586 --> 00:38:14,689 BUT I'M STILL SEEING PEOPLE I WANT TO RECONNECT WITH. 773 00:38:14,689 --> 00:38:16,827 AND TODAY I'M GONNA SEE SOME OF MY COUSINS 774 00:38:16,827 --> 00:38:18,379 THAT HAVEN'T SEEN ME IN A COUPLE YEARS, 775 00:38:18,379 --> 00:38:21,931 AND GET MY NAILS DONE WITH THEM. 776 00:38:21,931 --> 00:38:24,172 AND OVERALL, I'M EXCITED FOR THEM TO SEE ME 777 00:38:24,172 --> 00:38:27,689 BECAUSE I HAVE WORKED HARD AND I'VE PUSHED HARD. 778 00:38:27,689 --> 00:38:32,448 SO I KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE REALLY SURPRISED. 779 00:38:32,448 --> 00:38:34,724 AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW I LEFT GILBERT, 780 00:38:34,724 --> 00:38:38,275 SO THERE'S A LOT I NEED TO CATCH THEM UP ON IN MY LIFE. 781 00:38:38,275 --> 00:38:40,689 AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT I SAW AN OLD FRIEND 782 00:38:40,689 --> 00:38:42,827 FROM SCHOOL RECENTLY, AND HE ASKED ME OUT. 783 00:38:42,827 --> 00:38:45,827 GOOD? 784 00:38:45,827 --> 00:38:47,689 SO WE MET UP AND RECONNECTED 785 00:38:47,689 --> 00:38:51,103 AND REALIZED THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE. 786 00:38:51,103 --> 00:38:56,241 SO WE'RE GOING OUT AGAIN, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 787 00:38:56,241 --> 00:38:59,310 HIS NAME IS ANDREW, AND UNLIKE GILBERT, 788 00:38:59,310 --> 00:39:04,931 HE'S A GOOD MAN WHO TREATS ME WITH RESPECT. 789 00:39:04,931 --> 00:39:07,482 -OH, MY GOSH. -OH, MY GOSH! 790 00:39:07,482 --> 00:39:09,413 -OH, MY GOD. -OH, LOOK AT YOU! 791 00:39:09,413 --> 00:39:12,000 YOU LOOK DIFFERENT. [ LAUGHS ] 792 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,206 YOU LOOK GOOD! 793 00:39:14,206 --> 00:39:16,103 OH, MY GOSH. YOU LOOK AMAZING. 794 00:39:16,103 --> 00:39:19,379 -HI, COUSIN. -HEY, SALUT. 795 00:39:19,379 --> 00:39:21,827 I DON'T WANT TO CRY. 796 00:39:21,827 --> 00:39:23,482 YOU LOOK SO GOOD, GIRL. 797 00:39:23,482 --> 00:39:25,896 I LOVE YOU. 798 00:39:25,896 --> 00:39:31,000 LOOK HOW GOOD YOU LOOK! MY GOD. 799 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:36,758 LAST TIME I SAW LUPE, SHE WAS OVER, I THINK, 500 POUNDS. 800 00:39:36,758 --> 00:39:40,034 SEEING LUPE NOW, I'M EXTREMELY PROUD FOR HER 801 00:39:40,034 --> 00:39:42,448 AND I SEE AN INDEPENDENT LUPE. 802 00:39:42,448 --> 00:39:44,310 SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, YOU GONNA GET YOUR NAILS DONE? 803 00:39:47,241 --> 00:39:48,758 OKAY, LET'S GO. 804 00:39:48,758 --> 00:39:52,000 JUST MOVE YOUR CHAIR A LITTLE BIT. 805 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,310 -OH, YEAH. -SO HOW'S GILBERT? 806 00:39:55,310 --> 00:39:57,793 WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT SITUATION? 807 00:39:57,793 --> 00:39:59,034 GILBERT'S OUT OF THE PICTURE. 808 00:39:59,034 --> 00:40:00,379 HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN? 809 00:40:00,379 --> 00:40:02,517 I HAVEN'T BEEN WITH GILBERT FOR FIVE MONTHS. 810 00:40:02,517 --> 00:40:04,000 YEAH, SO WHAT HAPPENED? LIKE -- 811 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,379 YEAH, HE WAS JEALOUS. 812 00:40:05,379 --> 00:40:06,862 LIKE, AS THE WEIGHT CAME OFF... -GOT THAT JEALOUSY. 813 00:40:06,862 --> 00:40:08,586 -...GUYS WOULD LOOK AT ME -- -MM-HMM, A LITTLE, YEAH. 814 00:40:08,586 --> 00:40:10,620 ...AND STUFF AND HE WOULDN'T LIKE IT. 815 00:40:10,620 --> 00:40:14,103 THE LAST STRAW WAS HE SPIT IN MY FACE, SO I WAS LIKE, DONE. 816 00:40:14,103 --> 00:40:15,310 -OH, WOW, THAT'S... -GOOD. 817 00:40:15,310 --> 00:40:16,413 -...THAT'S LIKE, BELOW. YEAH. -YEAH. 818 00:40:16,413 --> 00:40:18,965 I MEAN, HE'S TRIED TO CALL ME NOW, 819 00:40:18,965 --> 00:40:22,344 AND STILL TRY TO -- HE WANTS TO COME BACK 820 00:40:22,344 --> 00:40:23,793 AND HE'S SORRY AND THAT. 821 00:40:23,793 --> 00:40:25,551 BUT I'M TALKING TO SOMEONE ELSE RIGHT NOW, SO. 822 00:40:25,551 --> 00:40:28,034 -ARE YOU REALLY? -YEAH. 823 00:40:28,034 --> 00:40:30,034 HOW'S HE? IS HE NICE TO YOU? 824 00:40:30,034 --> 00:40:31,241 YEAH, HE'S REALLY NICE. 825 00:40:31,241 --> 00:40:34,448 THINGS ARE ACTUALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW. 826 00:40:35,793 --> 00:40:37,965 Kathy: LUPE LOOKS GREAT AND AMAZING. 827 00:40:37,965 --> 00:40:39,172 SHE'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT PERSON NOW, 828 00:40:39,172 --> 00:40:41,000 AND I NEVER THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA ACTUALLY 829 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,965 BE A PART OF THIS, AND I'M REALLY GLAD. 830 00:40:44,965 --> 00:40:48,517 SHE JUST -- IT'S SO MUCH. 831 00:40:48,517 --> 00:40:52,896 DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST SO GREAT. 832 00:40:52,896 --> 00:40:56,206 AMAZING, IT'S ALL I CAN SAY RIGHT NOW. 833 00:40:56,206 --> 00:40:57,758 -YOU GUYS READY TO GO? -YEAH. 834 00:40:57,758 --> 00:41:00,310 -LET'S GO OUTSIDE, -OKAY, LET'S GO. -YEAH, OKAY. 835 00:41:01,620 --> 00:41:03,896 Lupe: IT WAS REALLY GOOD SEEING THEM, 836 00:41:03,896 --> 00:41:06,379 AND SEEING HOW THEY REACTED TO HOW FAR I'VE COME 837 00:41:06,379 --> 00:41:11,586 AND HOW I LOOK NOW WAS JUST MORE ENCOURAGEMENT. 838 00:41:11,586 --> 00:41:15,551 I PLAN ON GOING BACK TO HOUSTON AND GETTING MY HIP SURGERY, 839 00:41:15,551 --> 00:41:19,344 BUT RIGHT NOW, MY PLACE IS IN CALIFORNIA. 840 00:41:19,344 --> 00:41:23,034 BECAUSE THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES HERE I WANT TO PURSUE. 841 00:41:23,034 --> 00:41:26,310 AND TO SEE WHERE THINGS MAY GO WITH ME AND ANDREW. 842 00:41:26,310 --> 00:41:30,068 BECAUSE I FEEL THERE MAY BE A FUTURE WITH HIM. 843 00:41:30,068 --> 00:41:32,241 I'M STARTING TO GET MY LIFE BACK, 844 00:41:32,241 --> 00:41:36,172 BECAUSE I'M NO LONGER TRAPPED IN A BED, RELYING ON GILBERT. 845 00:41:36,172 --> 00:41:39,551 -READY FOR YOUR BATH? -YEAH. 846 00:41:39,551 --> 00:41:42,034 THINGS ARE SO HARD FOR ME. 847 00:41:42,034 --> 00:41:45,206 I'VE LOST MOTIVATION TO DO ANYTHING FOR MYSELF. 848 00:41:48,862 --> 00:41:52,689 I'M IN PAIN AND I FEEL HELPLESS, WORTHLESS. 849 00:41:54,586 --> 00:41:57,103 -BYE, GOOD SEEING YOU. -SEE YOU SATURDAY. 850 00:41:57,103 --> 00:41:58,344 -ALL RIGHT, SATURDAY. -BYE. 851 00:41:58,344 --> 00:41:59,965 -TAKE CARE, OKAY? -THANK YOU. 852 00:41:59,965 --> 00:42:02,758 BUT THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER. 853 00:42:02,758 --> 00:42:05,034 AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LITTLE WAYS TO GO 854 00:42:05,034 --> 00:42:07,206 BEFORE I'M WHERE I NEED TO BE, 855 00:42:07,206 --> 00:42:10,862 I'M STARTING TO LIVE MY LIFE NOW. 856 00:42:10,862 --> 00:42:14,689 BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY LET SO MUCH PASS ME BY, 857 00:42:14,689 --> 00:42:17,482 AND I DON'T WANT TO LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN. 858 00:42:24,103 --> 00:42:30,827 ♪♪ 859 00:42:30,827 --> 00:42:37,586 ♪♪ 860 00:42:37,586 --> 00:42:40,310 Lupe: I'VE BEEN IN CALIFORNIA FOR TWO MONTHS, 861 00:42:40,310 --> 00:42:44,068 AND THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING REALLY WELL FOR ME. 862 00:42:44,068 --> 00:42:46,793 AFTER GOING ON A FEW DATES, ANDREW AND ME HIT IT OFF, 863 00:42:46,793 --> 00:42:50,206 AND I'M STAYING WITH HIM RIGHT NOW. 864 00:42:50,206 --> 00:42:53,689 HE HAS A HOUSE HERE, AND HE'S MADE ME FEEL AT HOME 865 00:42:53,689 --> 00:42:56,206 AND FEEL OKAY AND OPEN AND WELCOME. 866 00:42:56,206 --> 00:42:57,620 BABE. 867 00:42:57,620 --> 00:43:00,344 -YEAH. -WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 868 00:43:00,344 --> 00:43:03,689 WHAT'S UP? 869 00:43:03,689 --> 00:43:06,000 CAN YOU SEE WHAT THERE IS TO EAT SO I CAN EAT SOMETHING? 870 00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,896 -OKAY. -JUST, I HAVEN'T REALLY ATE. 871 00:43:07,896 --> 00:43:09,344 ALL RIGHT. 872 00:43:09,344 --> 00:43:12,206 WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A MONTH, AND ACTUALLY, I LIKE HIM. 873 00:43:12,206 --> 00:43:14,517 BECAUSE HE'S SUCH A GREAT GUY, AND HE TREATS ME 874 00:43:14,517 --> 00:43:17,275 WITH RESPECT, WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT 875 00:43:17,275 --> 00:43:18,758 THAN HOW GILBERT TREATED ME. 876 00:43:18,758 --> 00:43:22,689 BECAUSE HE ONLY CARED ABOUT WHAT HE WANTED FROM ME. 877 00:43:22,689 --> 00:43:26,137 YOU NEED TO COME AND CHECK MY WOUND, BABE. 878 00:43:26,137 --> 00:43:29,310 IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE I HAD MY SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 879 00:43:29,310 --> 00:43:30,896 BUT GILBERT WAS REALLY INSISTENT 880 00:43:30,896 --> 00:43:33,413 THAT WE HAVE SEX WHEN I GOT HOME. 881 00:43:33,413 --> 00:43:38,275 AND AFTERWARDS, IT FELT LIKE I HAD RIPPED OPEN MY SUTURES. 882 00:43:38,275 --> 00:43:40,862 WHAT IS THAT, MOLD? 883 00:43:40,862 --> 00:43:43,827 SO BEING IN THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDREW 884 00:43:43,827 --> 00:43:45,482 IS REALLY NICE. 885 00:43:45,482 --> 00:43:50,310 HE TAKES CARE OF ME, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW. 886 00:43:50,310 --> 00:43:54,448 HOW ABOUT CHICKEN FINGERS WITH MAC AND CHEESE? 887 00:43:54,448 --> 00:43:56,137 THAT'S OKAY. 888 00:43:56,137 --> 00:43:59,206 YEAH? OKAY. 889 00:43:59,206 --> 00:44:02,379 WE'RE EVEN TALKING ABOUT A FUTURE TOGETHER. 890 00:44:02,379 --> 00:44:04,137 HE KNOWS I PLAN ON GOING BACK TO HOUSTON 891 00:44:04,137 --> 00:44:06,758 TO GET MY HIP SURGERY, AND THAT I'M WORKING 892 00:44:06,758 --> 00:44:08,379 TO LOSE THE WEIGHT THAT I NEED. 893 00:44:08,379 --> 00:44:12,448 HE SAID HE'D EVEN MOVE THERE WITH ME, TO HELP ME DO THAT. 894 00:44:12,448 --> 00:44:16,517 CHICKEN NUGGETS. 895 00:44:16,517 --> 00:44:18,620 SO THINGS ARE REALLY GOOD. 896 00:44:18,620 --> 00:44:21,000 LET ME GET YOU A NAPKIN. 897 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:24,137 ME AND ANDREW MET A LONG TIME AGO IN SCHOOL. 898 00:44:24,137 --> 00:44:26,206 AND IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW MUCH I'VE MISSED OUT ON 899 00:44:26,206 --> 00:44:31,034 BECAUSE I GOT OVER 600 POUNDS AND HAD NO LIFE. 900 00:44:31,034 --> 00:44:34,896 MAYBE WE WOULD'VE BEEN TOGETHER EARLIER. 901 00:44:34,896 --> 00:44:36,793 YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST REALIZED RIGHT NOW? 902 00:44:36,793 --> 00:44:40,000 I REMEMBER WHEN YOU USED TO GET ON THE BUS, I'D BE LIKE, 903 00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:42,517 "OH, THIS GIRL'S REAL TOUGH AND MEAN, LIKE, 904 00:44:42,517 --> 00:44:44,620 "IF I TRY TO TALK TO HER, SHE'S GONNA LIKE, 905 00:44:44,620 --> 00:44:46,068 "PUNCH ME IN THE FACE OR SOMETHING." 906 00:44:46,068 --> 00:44:48,482 I WAS ALL, KIND OF, NOT SCARED OF YOU, 907 00:44:48,482 --> 00:44:51,620 BUT I WAS LIKE, KIND OF INTIMIDATED ABOUT YOU. 908 00:44:51,620 --> 00:44:52,862 I DON'T KNOW. 909 00:44:52,862 --> 00:44:55,275 NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. 910 00:44:55,275 --> 00:44:56,965 -THAT'S TRUE. -'CAUSE I LOOK LIKE, 911 00:44:56,965 --> 00:44:59,034 THE MEANEST ONE AND I'M A NICE PERSON. 912 00:44:59,034 --> 00:45:00,896 THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S TRUE. 913 00:45:00,896 --> 00:45:02,586 YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER 914 00:45:02,586 --> 00:45:04,413 THAN WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SETTLING FOR, YOU KNOW? 915 00:45:04,413 --> 00:45:06,896 AND I WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT SHOWS YOU THAT, 916 00:45:06,896 --> 00:45:12,793 AND, YOU KNOW, SHARE MY LIFE WITH YOU. 917 00:45:12,793 --> 00:45:14,206 JUST GOT TO TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME, AND -- 918 00:45:14,206 --> 00:45:17,137 ONE DAY AT A TIME, EXACTLY. 919 00:45:17,137 --> 00:45:19,931 MY LIFE COULD'VE BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, 920 00:45:19,931 --> 00:45:22,413 BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIX. 921 00:45:22,413 --> 00:45:25,310 AND I HAVE A LOT OF LOST TIME TO MAKE UP FOR, 922 00:45:25,310 --> 00:45:28,517 BUT HAVING ANDREW IN MY LIFE NOW IS INCREDIBLE. 923 00:45:28,517 --> 00:45:32,310 AND HE'S SUCH A HUGE SUPPORT, AND IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE 924 00:45:32,310 --> 00:45:35,827 BECAUSE OF HOW FAR I'VE COME, AND HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE LOST, 925 00:45:35,827 --> 00:45:38,103 SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING TO HOUSTON TOGETHER 926 00:45:38,103 --> 00:45:41,068 IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO TO SEE DR. NOW 927 00:45:41,068 --> 00:45:43,724 SO I CAN TRY AND GET MY HIP SURGERY. 928 00:45:43,724 --> 00:45:46,379 BECAUSE THE SOONER I DO THAT, THE SOONER WE COME BACK 929 00:45:46,379 --> 00:45:50,413 TO CALIFORNIA AND START OUR LIFE TOGETHER. 930 00:45:50,413 --> 00:45:53,379 ANDREW WANTS TO GET MARRIED AND HE WANTS A BABY. 931 00:45:53,379 --> 00:45:55,275 AND I WANT THAT, TOO. 932 00:45:55,275 --> 00:45:58,793 SO I NEED TO GET DONE AND FINISHED AS SOON AS I CAN, 933 00:45:58,793 --> 00:46:01,827 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME. 934 00:46:01,827 --> 00:46:08,482 ♪♪ 935 00:46:08,482 --> 00:46:15,206 ♪♪ 936 00:46:15,206 --> 00:46:17,862 Brittani: TODAY I AM GOING TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S 937 00:46:17,862 --> 00:46:22,137 FOR MY FOLLOW-UP AFTER MY LEG SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 938 00:46:22,137 --> 00:46:25,620 SO HE CAN SEE HOW I'M DOING. 939 00:46:25,620 --> 00:46:32,034 I AM FEELING PRETTY HORRIBLE, I'M IN LOTS OF PAIN. 940 00:46:32,034 --> 00:46:34,172 SO DR. NOW WASN'T KIDDING WHEN HE SAID THIS ONE 941 00:46:34,172 --> 00:46:38,931 WAS GONNA BE MORE PAINFUL BECAUSE OF IT BEING ON MY LEGS. 942 00:46:38,931 --> 00:46:42,000 SO IT'S BEEN HARD TO GET UP AND STAY ACTIVE. 943 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,206 BRITTANI FULFER. 944 00:46:44,206 --> 00:46:46,344 DR. NOW DIDN'T GIVE ME A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL 945 00:46:46,344 --> 00:46:50,517 BECAUSE I WAS 185 LAST TIME I WAS HERE. 946 00:46:50,517 --> 00:46:53,241 AND THEY TOOK 15 POUNDS OFF OF ME AT SURGERY, 947 00:46:53,241 --> 00:46:55,724 SO I SHOULD BE AROUND 170. 948 00:46:55,724 --> 00:46:58,344 BUT I STILL MAY HAVE A LITTLE SWELLING 949 00:46:58,344 --> 00:47:02,862 THAT WILL PUSH MY WEIGHT A LITTLE HIGHER. 950 00:47:02,862 --> 00:47:05,448 209. 951 00:47:07,827 --> 00:47:09,068 THAT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, 952 00:47:09,068 --> 00:47:11,482 BUT I ALWAYS GAIN WEIGHT AFTER SURGERIES. 953 00:47:11,482 --> 00:47:14,275 I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT. 954 00:47:14,275 --> 00:47:16,931 AFTER SURGERIES I CAN PHYSICALLY SEE THAT MY BODY 955 00:47:16,931 --> 00:47:23,310 HAS FLUID ON IT, SO 209, I DON'T -- I DON'T EVEN CARE. 956 00:47:23,310 --> 00:47:26,689 BUT I'M NOT SURE DR. NOW IS GONNA FEEL THE SAME WAY. 957 00:47:30,068 --> 00:47:31,310 HI. 958 00:47:31,310 --> 00:47:32,310 -HELLO. -HI. 959 00:47:32,310 --> 00:47:33,655 HOW ARE YOU DOING, BRITTANI? 960 00:47:33,655 --> 00:47:37,931 MM, I'M OKAY. I'M IN PAIN. 961 00:47:37,931 --> 00:47:39,793 LOTS OF PAIN. 962 00:47:39,793 --> 00:47:41,689 THIS IS A TOUGH SURGERY. 963 00:47:41,689 --> 00:47:43,931 BUT THINGS WILL GET BETTER SOON. 964 00:47:43,931 --> 00:47:48,034 BUT SWELLING IN THE LEGS -- -IS HORRIBLY BAD. 965 00:47:48,034 --> 00:47:50,689 YOU'RE NOT WRAPPING YOUR LEGS ALL THE WAY UP 966 00:47:50,689 --> 00:47:52,241 LIKE I SHOWED YOU. 967 00:47:52,241 --> 00:47:54,862 YOU NEED TO WRAP THEM FROM THE BOTTOM ALL THE WAY UP. 968 00:47:54,862 --> 00:47:56,068 OKAY. 969 00:47:56,068 --> 00:47:57,551 AND IF YOU WANT TO MINIMIZE THE SWELLING, 970 00:47:57,551 --> 00:47:59,448 YOU NEED TO DO THAT, OKAY? 971 00:47:59,448 --> 00:48:00,965 OKAY. 972 00:48:00,965 --> 00:48:03,068 BUT MY BIG CONCERN IS THAT YOU HAVE GAINED A LOT 973 00:48:03,068 --> 00:48:04,586 IN THE PAST MONTH. 974 00:48:04,586 --> 00:48:09,000 YOU'RE UP TO 209 WHEN YOU SHOULD BE IN THE 160s. 975 00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:11,172 SO YOU'RE OVEREATING RIGHT NOW 976 00:48:11,172 --> 00:48:13,689 TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN AND BOREDOM. 977 00:48:13,689 --> 00:48:17,206 AND IF YOU DON'T GET BACK ON TRACK AND YOU CONTINUE TO GAIN, 978 00:48:17,206 --> 00:48:21,000 IT CAN CAUSE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH HOW YOU HEAL. 979 00:48:21,000 --> 00:48:23,000 I KNOW BUT, I'M NOT -- I'M NOT -- 980 00:48:23,000 --> 00:48:24,482 I'M NOT USING AN EXCUSE. 981 00:48:24,482 --> 00:48:26,275 YOU KNOW ME, I'M, LIKE, VERY HONEST WITH YOU. 982 00:48:26,275 --> 00:48:28,172 AND I KNOW I NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK, 983 00:48:28,172 --> 00:48:30,655 BUT I THINK A LOT OF IT IS THIS SWELLING. 984 00:48:30,655 --> 00:48:34,103 SWELLING ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR THREE TO FIVE POUNDS, OKAY? 985 00:48:34,103 --> 00:48:35,310 OKAY. 986 00:48:35,310 --> 00:48:37,068 SO DON'T TRY TO BLAME THE SWELLING. 987 00:48:37,068 --> 00:48:40,448 YOU'RE OVEREATING TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN AND BOREDOM. 988 00:48:40,448 --> 00:48:42,413 AND IF YOU DON'T GET BACK ON TRACK, 989 00:48:42,413 --> 00:48:44,344 WE'RE GONNA HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. 990 00:48:44,344 --> 00:48:45,896 YEP. 991 00:48:45,896 --> 00:48:48,068 OKAY, AND I WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN IN A FEW WEEKS, 992 00:48:48,068 --> 00:48:51,000 BECAUSE WE CAN'T RISK ALLOWING YOU TO GAIN 993 00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:52,724 ANY MORE WHILE YOU'RE HEALING. 994 00:48:52,724 --> 00:48:54,034 OKAY. 995 00:48:54,034 --> 00:48:55,793 SO IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, LET ME KNOW. 996 00:48:55,793 --> 00:48:57,172 OKAY, CAN DO. 997 00:48:57,172 --> 00:49:01,137 OKAY, SEE YOU SOON. 998 00:49:01,137 --> 00:49:02,965 Dr. Nowzaradan: BRITTANI IS DOING EXACTLY 999 00:49:02,965 --> 00:49:06,379 WHAT I WARNED HER TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT. 1000 00:49:06,379 --> 00:49:07,965 SHE'S OVEREATING RIGHT NOW 1001 00:49:07,965 --> 00:49:10,275 TO HELP HER DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. 1002 00:49:10,275 --> 00:49:13,551 AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE DOESN'T CONTINUE 1003 00:49:13,551 --> 00:49:17,172 TO GAIN WEIGHT, BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES 1004 00:49:17,172 --> 00:49:20,206 WITH HER RECOVERY, AND EVEN CAUSE HER SUTURES 1005 00:49:20,206 --> 00:49:24,689 TO HEAL IMPROPERLY, REQUIRING A WHOLE OTHER SURGERY TO FIX. 1006 00:49:24,689 --> 00:49:30,034 SO IT COULD MAKE FOR A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION WITH HER. 1007 00:49:30,034 --> 00:49:32,931 Brittani: I'M NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT MY WEIGHT RIGHT NOW. 1008 00:49:32,931 --> 00:49:36,965 I KNOW DR. NOW MAY BE, BUT I DO THINK THERE'S A LOT 1009 00:49:36,965 --> 00:49:39,724 OF SWELLING THAT HE ISN'T CONSIDERING. 1010 00:49:39,724 --> 00:49:41,793 SO MY FOCUS RIGHT NOW IS JUST TO DO 1011 00:49:41,793 --> 00:49:44,448 WHAT I NEED TO GET THROUGH MY RECOVERY. 1012 00:49:44,448 --> 00:49:46,793 BECAUSE IT'S A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT, 1013 00:49:46,793 --> 00:49:50,689 AND I'M JUST READY FOR IT TO BE OVER. 1014 00:49:50,689 --> 00:49:54,034 SO ALL I HAVE THE ENERGY FOR IS TO DEAL WITH PAIN. 1015 00:49:54,034 --> 00:49:57,586 AND ONCE I'M FULLY HEALED AND THE RECOVERY'S BEHIND ME, 1016 00:49:57,586 --> 00:49:59,793 I KNOW WHEREVER MY WEIGHT IS AT, 1017 00:49:59,793 --> 00:50:04,413 I'LL BE ABLE TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND LOSE WHAT I NEED. 1018 00:50:04,413 --> 00:50:08,482 BUT UNTIL THEN, IT'S NOT REALLY MY HIGHEST PRIORITY. 1019 00:50:14,103 --> 00:50:20,275 ♪♪ 1020 00:50:20,275 --> 00:50:26,413 ♪♪ 1021 00:50:26,413 --> 00:50:29,689 Brittani: IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS SINCE MY SKIN REMOVAL. 1022 00:50:29,689 --> 00:50:31,379 AND I HAD A SECOND FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT 1023 00:50:31,379 --> 00:50:34,379 FOR MY SURGERY WITH DR. NOW. 1024 00:50:34,379 --> 00:50:37,448 AND HE SAID I'M PRETTY MUCH FULLY RECOVERED. 1025 00:50:37,448 --> 00:50:41,655 THE PAIN IS GONE, AND I'M JUST ABOUT FULLY HEALED. 1026 00:50:41,655 --> 00:50:43,551 I STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SWELLING, 1027 00:50:43,551 --> 00:50:45,620 BUT MY LEGS ARE LOOKING A LOT BETTER, 1028 00:50:45,620 --> 00:50:47,379 AND HE CLEARED ME TO START WORKING OUT 1029 00:50:47,379 --> 00:50:49,448 AND EXERCISING AGAIN. 1030 00:50:49,448 --> 00:50:50,862 SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING, 1031 00:50:50,862 --> 00:50:52,413 BECAUSE I HADN'T LOST MUCH WEIGHT 1032 00:50:52,413 --> 00:50:55,413 SINCE MY OTHER FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. 1033 00:50:55,413 --> 00:50:57,482 BUT NOW THAT I CAN BE ACTIVE AGAIN, 1034 00:50:57,482 --> 00:51:00,620 I'M FOCUSED AND DETERMINED ON GETTING MY WEIGHT BACK DOWN 1035 00:51:00,620 --> 00:51:04,689 AND GETTING DONE WITH MY WHOLE WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY. 1036 00:51:04,689 --> 00:51:06,724 DR. NOW SAID HE TOOK OFF AS MUCH SKIN 1037 00:51:06,724 --> 00:51:09,793 AS WAS SAFE FOR ONE SURGERY. 1038 00:51:09,793 --> 00:51:12,482 BUT MY LEGS AREN'T QUITE WHERE I WANT THEM YET. 1039 00:51:12,482 --> 00:51:14,758 AND THERE ARE LITTLE ISSUES AROUND MY BODY. 1040 00:51:14,758 --> 00:51:18,206 I DO WISH I COULD GET IT DRESSED AND TOUCHED UP, 1041 00:51:18,206 --> 00:51:21,344 BUT DR. NOW TOLD ME BEFORE WE CAN DISCUSS ANY OF THAT, 1042 00:51:21,344 --> 00:51:24,724 HE WANTS ME TO GET DOWN TO MY TARGET WEIGHT. 1043 00:51:24,724 --> 00:51:27,310 SO I'M MAKING SURE I STICK TO THE DIET, 1044 00:51:27,310 --> 00:51:30,275 AND I'M STARTING TO GO TO WHAT'S CALLED A POUND CLASS. 1045 00:51:30,275 --> 00:51:34,344 WHICH IS LIKE, AEROBICS MIXED WITH PLAYING MUSIC. 1046 00:51:34,344 --> 00:51:36,034 -HI! HOW ARE YOU? -HI. 1047 00:51:36,034 --> 00:51:37,551 LET ME GET UP FOR YA. 1048 00:51:37,551 --> 00:51:39,034 -I'LL BE THE INSTRUCTOR TODAY -AWESOME. 1049 00:51:39,034 --> 00:51:40,379 -MY NAME'S RAE. -BRITTANI. 1050 00:51:40,379 --> 00:51:42,379 SO WELCOME TO POUND. HERE ARE YOUR RIP STICKS. 1051 00:51:42,379 --> 00:51:43,586 OKAY, COOL. 1052 00:51:43,586 --> 00:51:45,413 AND, YOU KNOW, JUST DO WHAT YOU CAN. 1053 00:51:45,413 --> 00:51:46,689 I'LL DO MY BEST. 1054 00:51:46,689 --> 00:51:47,931 YEAH, YOU'LL DO GREAT. 1055 00:51:47,931 --> 00:51:49,344 IT'S A FUN WORKOUT, IT'S ALL ABOUT -- 1056 00:51:49,344 --> 00:51:50,551 AGGRESSION, RIGHT? 1057 00:51:50,551 --> 00:51:51,586 YES. IF YOU HAVE SOME AGGRESSION, 1058 00:51:51,586 --> 00:51:53,517 YOU WILL DEFINITELY GET IT OUT. 1059 00:51:53,517 --> 00:51:55,344 OKAY. 1060 00:51:55,344 --> 00:51:57,241 -ALL RIGHT. -SOUNDS GOOD. 1061 00:51:57,241 --> 00:51:58,758 OKAY, EVERYBODY CAN GRAB SOME STICKS, THEY'RE BY THE DOOR. 1062 00:51:58,758 --> 00:52:01,482 ALL RIGHT. 1063 00:52:01,482 --> 00:52:05,000 SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE WARM UP. 1064 00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:07,655 IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN. 1065 00:52:07,655 --> 00:52:09,862 [ CLACKING RIP STICKS RHYTHMICALLY ] 1066 00:52:09,862 --> 00:52:12,068 ALL RIGHT. 1067 00:52:12,068 --> 00:52:16,896 [ STICKS CONTINUE CLACKING ] 1068 00:52:16,896 --> 00:52:19,172 Brittani: BEING ABLE TO TAKE THIS CLASS 1069 00:52:19,172 --> 00:52:23,379 AND NOT BE LOOKED AT WEIRD IS AMAZING. 1070 00:52:23,379 --> 00:52:25,379 AND DOING THIS CLASS IS SOMETHING 1071 00:52:25,379 --> 00:52:28,896 I COULD NOT HAVE EVER DONE BEFORE. 1072 00:52:28,896 --> 00:52:31,103 I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE STAMINA TO DO IT, 1073 00:52:31,103 --> 00:52:32,965 I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WALK TO DO IT, 1074 00:52:32,965 --> 00:52:36,206 SO I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN AND PHYSICALLY, 1075 00:52:36,206 --> 00:52:39,482 I FEEL LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. 1076 00:52:39,482 --> 00:52:43,068 YEAH, HERE WE GO! 1077 00:52:43,068 --> 00:52:44,551 I'M OUT OF BREATH, OF COURSE, 1078 00:52:44,551 --> 00:52:47,827 BUT THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED DURING A CARDIO CLASS. 1079 00:52:47,827 --> 00:52:51,517 BUT THIS IS STILL A BLAST. 1080 00:52:51,517 --> 00:52:53,689 I STILL FEEL LIKE MY BODY IS FOREIGN TO ME, 1081 00:52:53,689 --> 00:52:56,172 AND I'M TRYING TO GET USED TO IT. 1082 00:52:56,172 --> 00:52:57,655 AND IT'S EVEN MORE SO NOW 1083 00:52:57,655 --> 00:53:00,517 WITH ALL THE EXCESS SKIN OFF MY LEGS. 1084 00:53:04,206 --> 00:53:06,034 WHOO! 1085 00:53:06,034 --> 00:53:07,551 ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB! 1086 00:53:07,551 --> 00:53:10,379 THANK YOU GUYS FOR POUNDING WITH ME TODAY! 1087 00:53:10,379 --> 00:53:12,172 YOU GUYS DID AN AWESOME JOB. 1088 00:53:12,172 --> 00:53:13,586 HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! -THANK YOU. 1089 00:53:13,586 --> 00:53:14,689 YOU DID AWESOME! 1090 00:53:14,689 --> 00:53:15,896 THANK YOU. 1091 00:53:15,896 --> 00:53:18,620 AND I CATCH MYSELF STILL WALKING, AT TIMES, 1092 00:53:18,620 --> 00:53:21,448 LIKE I STILL HAVE ALL THIS WEIGHT PULLING ON ME. 1093 00:53:21,448 --> 00:53:22,793 AND THEN I STAND UP STRAIGHT 1094 00:53:22,793 --> 00:53:24,827 BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO HUNCH LIKE I USED TO 1095 00:53:24,827 --> 00:53:27,310 TO COMPENSATE FOR ALL THE WEIGHT. 1096 00:53:27,310 --> 00:53:30,482 IT WAS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE. 1097 00:53:32,137 --> 00:53:33,862 THANK YOU. 1098 00:53:33,862 --> 00:53:37,310 AND WITH EACH REALIZATION, IT'S LIKE, WOW. 1099 00:53:37,310 --> 00:53:39,896 AND IT'S AMAZING. 1100 00:53:39,896 --> 00:53:43,310 MY BODY'S NOT PERFECT, AND IT'S NEVER GONNA BE. 1101 00:53:43,310 --> 00:53:45,931 I STILL HAVE AREAS WHERE THE SKIN SAGS A LITTLE, 1102 00:53:45,931 --> 00:53:49,172 AND I STILL WANT MY LEGS TO BE A LITTLE SMALLER, 1103 00:53:49,172 --> 00:53:55,000 BUT I WAS OVER 600 POUNDS, AND THAT CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. 1104 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:56,793 BUT I'M GONNA DO EVERYTHING WITHIN MY POWER 1105 00:53:56,793 --> 00:53:59,310 TO UNDO AS MUCH OF IT AS I CAN, 1106 00:53:59,310 --> 00:54:02,275 SO I'M GONNA TAKE IT AS FAR AS I'M ABLE 1107 00:54:02,275 --> 00:54:05,689 AND IMPROVE MY BODY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE 1108 00:54:05,689 --> 00:54:09,482 AND GET ANY OTHER EXCESS SKIN REMOVED. 1109 00:54:09,482 --> 00:54:11,586 SO I'M GONNA SEE WHAT DR. NOW HAS TO SAY 1110 00:54:11,586 --> 00:54:13,103 WHEN I GO BACK TO SEE HIM, 1111 00:54:13,103 --> 00:54:15,620 BUT I KNOW THAT DISCUSSING ANY FINAL SURGERIES 1112 00:54:15,620 --> 00:54:20,172 WON'T BE AN OPTION WITH DR. NOW IF I'M NOT AT MY TARGET WEIGHT. 1113 00:54:20,172 --> 00:54:22,758 SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING HARD TO DO. 1114 00:54:22,758 --> 00:54:24,931 BECAUSE I'M DETERMINED TO GET THE BODY I WANT, 1115 00:54:24,931 --> 00:54:28,724 TO FINISH MY WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY. 1116 00:54:28,724 --> 00:54:34,586 ♪♪ 1117 00:54:34,586 --> 00:54:40,517 ♪♪ 1118 00:54:40,517 --> 00:54:44,137 Lupe: TODAY ME AND ANDREW ARE BACK IN HOUSTON. 1119 00:54:44,137 --> 00:54:46,448 I WAS IN CALIFORNIA FOR A FEW MONTHS, 1120 00:54:46,448 --> 00:54:49,689 SO IT'S TIME FOR ME TO COME BACK AND SEE DR. NOW 1121 00:54:49,689 --> 00:54:53,724 AND TRY AND FINALLY GET MY HIP SURGERY. 1122 00:54:53,724 --> 00:54:56,068 AND ANDREW AND ME, WE'RE GONNA BE LIVING IN THE HOUSE 1123 00:54:56,068 --> 00:54:59,448 ME AND GILBERT LIVED IN IN HOUSTON 1124 00:54:59,448 --> 00:55:01,620 BECAUSE HE'S COMPLETELY MOVED OUT 1125 00:55:01,620 --> 00:55:06,034 AND I'M GONNA FILE FOR DIVORCE TOMORROW. 1126 00:55:06,034 --> 00:55:08,068 BUT I TOLD HIM I'M WITH SOMEONE ELSE, 1127 00:55:08,068 --> 00:55:10,758 AND HE DIDN'T TAKE IT WELL, SO HE MESSED UP THE HOUSE. 1128 00:55:10,758 --> 00:55:13,241 SO I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. 1129 00:55:13,241 --> 00:55:14,758 BUT GILBERT IS WHO HE IS, 1130 00:55:14,758 --> 00:55:16,689 AND THAT'S WHY I'M WITH ANDREW NOW. 1131 00:55:16,689 --> 00:55:19,206 AND I'M SO THANKFUL I HAVE ANDREW SUPPORTING ME 1132 00:55:19,206 --> 00:55:22,068 AND BEING BY MY SIDE. 1133 00:55:22,068 --> 00:55:25,793 AND HIS AUNT IS WITH US TO HELP US GET SETTLED IN, 1134 00:55:25,793 --> 00:55:27,965 BECAUSE ANDREW HAS TO FIND A JOB IN HOUSTON. 1135 00:55:27,965 --> 00:55:29,310 SO SHE'S GONNA HELP ME FOR A BIT, 1136 00:55:29,310 --> 00:55:34,206 JUST UNTIL WE GET BACK INTO A RHYTHM. 1137 00:55:34,206 --> 00:55:37,758 SO I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK AND TO FINISH WHAT I STARTED 1138 00:55:37,758 --> 00:55:40,275 SO I CAN WALK AND BE DONE WITH ALL THIS 1139 00:55:40,275 --> 00:55:44,103 AND HAVE THE LIFE I WANT. 1140 00:55:44,103 --> 00:55:47,206 I WORKED HARD THESE PAST FEW MONTHS, 1141 00:55:47,206 --> 00:55:49,482 AND ANDREW HAS HELPED ME STICK TO THE DIET, 1142 00:55:49,482 --> 00:55:52,896 SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MY PROGRESS. 1143 00:55:52,896 --> 00:55:56,862 ALL RIGHT BABE. BEHIND YOU. 1144 00:55:56,862 --> 00:55:59,896 AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IN A MONTH. 1145 00:56:02,517 --> 00:56:04,724 AND I'M CONFIDENT I'M GONNA HAVE LOST THE WEIGHT 1146 00:56:04,724 --> 00:56:08,620 I NEED TO GET MY HIP SURGERY. 1147 00:56:08,620 --> 00:56:09,896 WATCH YOUR ARMS. 1148 00:56:09,896 --> 00:56:13,586 SO I'M REALLY HAPPY AND I CAN'T WAIT. 1149 00:56:13,586 --> 00:56:18,965 I KNOW I STILL HAVE SOME HARD WORK TO DO BEFORE I'M DONE, 1150 00:56:18,965 --> 00:56:21,413 BUT I'M GONNA MAKE SURE I GET THERE. 1151 00:56:27,482 --> 00:56:36,724 ♪♪ 1152 00:56:36,724 --> 00:56:38,482 Brittani: I'M HEADED BACK FOR MY NEXT FOLLOW-UP 1153 00:56:38,482 --> 00:56:42,241 WITH DR. NOW, AND I'M HOPING FOR A GOOD WEIGH-IN TODAY, 1154 00:56:42,241 --> 00:56:45,103 AND TO BE BACK ON TRACK, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING 1155 00:56:45,103 --> 00:56:46,793 REALLY HARD FOR THE PAST MONTH 1156 00:56:46,793 --> 00:56:49,034 TO TRY AND LOSE THE WEIGHT I GAINED. 1157 00:56:49,034 --> 00:56:53,137 I WAS DOWN TO 170 POUNDS, BUT GOT UP TO 209 1158 00:56:53,137 --> 00:56:56,689 AT MY APPOINTMENT THAT FIRST MONTH AFTER SURGERY. 1159 00:56:56,689 --> 00:56:58,758 AND IN MY LAST APPOINTMENT A MONTH AGO, 1160 00:56:58,758 --> 00:57:01,551 I HADN'T LOST ANYTHING. 1161 00:57:01,551 --> 00:57:04,379 BUT I'M HOPING THAT I MADE IT BACK DOWN TO WHERE I NEED 1162 00:57:04,379 --> 00:57:07,241 AND I CAN DISCUSS WITH DR. NOW WHETHER I'M GOING TO 1163 00:57:07,241 --> 00:57:09,344 GET ANY FOLLOW UP SURGERIES. 1164 00:57:09,344 --> 00:57:11,724 BRITTANI FULFER. 1165 00:57:11,724 --> 00:57:14,931 I'VE WORKED THIS HARD TO COME THIS FAR. 1166 00:57:14,931 --> 00:57:17,034 AND I DON'T WANT TO STOP SHORT AT ANY POINT 1167 00:57:17,034 --> 00:57:20,103 BEFORE I COMPLETELY GET THE BODY I WANT. 1168 00:57:20,103 --> 00:57:23,310 BUT I ALSO WANT TO START A FAMILY. 1169 00:57:23,310 --> 00:57:25,241 SO THERE'S A LOT TO FIGURE OUT, 1170 00:57:25,241 --> 00:57:30,655 BUT THE PRIMARY THING RIGHT NOW IS TO GET TO MY GOAL WEIGHT. 1171 00:57:30,655 --> 00:57:32,862 206. 1172 00:57:32,862 --> 00:57:37,758 MAN. 1173 00:57:37,758 --> 00:57:40,413 I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, 1174 00:57:40,413 --> 00:57:42,482 BECAUSE MY DIET HAS NOT CHANGED. 1175 00:57:42,482 --> 00:57:45,620 I AM STILL ON THE SAME PLAN I'VE ALWAYS BEEN, 1176 00:57:45,620 --> 00:57:48,586 SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED AND CONCERNED. 1177 00:57:48,586 --> 00:57:51,448 AFTER WORKING SO HARD FOR SO LONG, 1178 00:57:51,448 --> 00:57:53,000 AND I'M SURE DR. NOW IS NOT GONNA 1179 00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:58,379 BE TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT, EITHER. 1180 00:57:58,379 --> 00:57:59,379 HELLO. 1181 00:57:59,379 --> 00:58:02,517 HELLO. 1182 00:58:02,517 --> 00:58:04,206 HOW YOU ALL DOING? 1183 00:58:04,206 --> 00:58:06,206 -GOOD -I'M OKAY. 1184 00:58:06,206 --> 00:58:09,379 ALL RIGHT, SO OVER PAST TWO MONTHS, YOU STILL HAVEN'T 1185 00:58:09,379 --> 00:58:11,379 GOT BACK ON TRACK TO LOSE THE WEIGHT THAT 1186 00:58:11,379 --> 00:58:13,689 YOU GAINED AFTER THE SURGERY, 1187 00:58:13,689 --> 00:58:15,965 SO ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON? 1188 00:58:15,965 --> 00:58:17,965 MY LEGS ARE REALLY SWOLLEN. 1189 00:58:17,965 --> 00:58:20,965 SO YOU ARE SITTING WITH THE SWELLING AS AN EXCUSE 1190 00:58:20,965 --> 00:58:22,344 ANY OTHER EXCUSES? 1191 00:58:22,344 --> 00:58:25,862 YEAH, AND MY FOOT. 1192 00:58:25,862 --> 00:58:28,103 ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT 1193 00:58:28,103 --> 00:58:32,827 YOUR LEGS AND FEET AND SEE. 1194 00:58:32,827 --> 00:58:35,482 SO LIKE I WRAP MY LEGS EVERY NIGHT AND THEY ARE 1195 00:58:35,482 --> 00:58:40,655 STILL, SEE HOW IT'S PUCKERING OUT HERE? 1196 00:58:40,655 --> 00:58:46,689 WELL, IT MAY BE SWOLLEN, BUT IT IS MOSTLY FAT. 1197 00:58:46,689 --> 00:58:50,000 MAYBE YOU GOT ABOUT TWO, THREE POUND OF FOOD, 1198 00:58:50,000 --> 00:58:53,172 BUT THE REST OF IT IS FAT BECAUSE YOU ARE OVEREATING. 1199 00:58:53,172 --> 00:58:56,862 I HAVEN'T CHANGED EATING HABITS IN THREE YEARS. 1200 00:58:56,862 --> 00:58:58,137 THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. 1201 00:58:58,137 --> 00:59:01,137 BUT YOU'RE NOT REALIZING HOW MUCH YOU'RE EATING, 1202 00:59:01,137 --> 00:59:05,517 BECAUSE USING FOOD TO COPE, IT WAS TO HELP YOU DEAL 1203 00:59:05,517 --> 00:59:09,068 WITH THE PAIN OF RECOVERY, BUT NOW IT'S SOMETHING MORE, 1204 00:59:09,068 --> 00:59:11,482 SO YOU NEED TO START BACK WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY, 1205 00:59:11,482 --> 00:59:13,448 TO WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE, 1206 00:59:13,448 --> 00:59:15,965 AND TAKE BACK CONTROL OF YOUR SITUATION. 1207 00:59:15,965 --> 00:59:17,482 OKAY. 1208 00:59:17,482 --> 00:59:21,034 AND YOU STILL HAVE SOME MINOR EXCESS SKIN ON YOUR LEGS, 1209 00:59:21,034 --> 00:59:23,517 AND IN PART OF YOUR UPPER BODY THAT COULD BE 1210 00:59:23,517 --> 00:59:26,551 REMOVED WITH SMALLER OPERATIONS, 1211 00:59:26,551 --> 00:59:29,103 AND YOU MENTIONED MAYBE WANTING THOSE, 1212 00:59:29,103 --> 00:59:31,827 BUT THAT NOT AN OPTION, UNTIL YOU GET BACK DOWN 1213 00:59:31,827 --> 00:59:33,413 TO YOUR GOAL WEIGHT, OKAY? 1214 00:59:33,413 --> 00:59:34,827 OKAY. 1215 00:59:34,827 --> 00:59:36,965 OKAY, TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, 1216 00:59:36,965 --> 00:59:39,724 BECAUSE YOU ARE AT A CROSSROADS RIGHT NOW. 1217 00:59:39,724 --> 00:59:42,344 WHERE YOU CAN GET BACK ON TRACK, AND GET TO THE 1218 00:59:42,344 --> 00:59:45,068 FINISH LINE, OR GO OFF THE RAILS. 1219 00:59:45,068 --> 00:59:46,586 IT'S YOUR CHOICE. 1220 00:59:46,586 --> 00:59:48,137 OKAY. 1221 00:59:48,137 --> 00:59:50,482 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SET THAT UP FOR THE NEXT WEEK, 1222 00:59:50,482 --> 00:59:54,034 FOR YOU TO START YOUR THERAPY, AND I'LL SEE YOU TWO SOON. 1223 00:59:54,034 --> 00:59:55,275 OKAY. 1224 00:59:55,275 --> 00:59:57,241 ALL RIGHT. 1225 00:59:59,275 --> 01:00:01,827 AT THIS POINT BRITTANI SHOULDN'T BE STRUGGLING 1226 01:00:01,827 --> 01:00:05,034 TO LOSE THE WEIGHT THAT SHE RECENTLY GAINED, BECAUSE 1227 01:00:05,034 --> 01:00:08,068 SHE'S PASSED THE DIFFICULT PART OF RECOVERY. 1228 01:00:08,068 --> 01:00:11,827 SO THERE IS AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE THAT SHE EITHER HASN'T DEALT 1229 01:00:11,827 --> 01:00:14,551 WITH, OR IT'S NEW, THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS 1230 01:00:14,551 --> 01:00:17,448 BEFORE HER SITUATION GET WORSE. 1231 01:00:17,448 --> 01:00:20,137 BUT THE STATISTICS FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS 1232 01:00:20,137 --> 01:00:22,482 FOR THE PATIENT THAT WAS 600 POUNDS 1233 01:00:22,482 --> 01:00:25,172 IS LESS THAN 5%. 1234 01:00:25,172 --> 01:00:27,965 BECAUSE MOST OF THEM GET TO THE POINT 1235 01:00:27,965 --> 01:00:30,862 WHERE THEY GET OVERCONFIDENT, AND DON'T THINK THEY NEED TO 1236 01:00:30,862 --> 01:00:34,000 DO ANYMORE THERAPY. 1237 01:00:34,000 --> 01:00:36,793 THOUGH THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO REALIZE 1238 01:00:36,793 --> 01:00:39,827 IS A LIFELONG PROCESS. 1239 01:00:39,827 --> 01:00:43,344 AND IT'S UP TO HER TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FACE 1240 01:00:43,344 --> 01:00:46,724 THESE ISSUES, OR HER SITUATION IS GOING TO GET 1241 01:00:46,724 --> 01:00:50,586 MUCH WORSE VERY SOON. 1242 01:00:50,586 --> 01:00:54,241 Brittani: I'M NOT A 100% SURE I AGREE WITH DR. NOW. 1243 01:00:54,241 --> 01:00:56,068 BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY MY WEIGHT IS UP 1244 01:00:56,068 --> 01:00:58,551 TO WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. 1245 01:00:58,551 --> 01:01:00,827 AND IF DR. NOW THINKS GOING BACK TO DO MORE 1246 01:01:00,827 --> 01:01:04,068 THERAPY WILL HELP, THEN I WILL. 1247 01:01:04,068 --> 01:01:06,620 BECAUSE I DIDN'T WORK THIS HARD, TO GET THIS FAR, 1248 01:01:06,620 --> 01:01:08,413 JUST TO END UP GAINING AGAIN. 1249 01:01:08,413 --> 01:01:11,413 SO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, 1250 01:01:11,413 --> 01:01:13,241 I'LL DO IT. 1251 01:01:13,241 --> 01:01:16,551 ♪♪ 1252 01:01:16,551 --> 01:01:19,344 [ DOG BARKING ] 1253 01:01:22,275 --> 01:01:23,758 Lupe: ME AND ANDREW HAVE BEEN IN HOUSTON 1254 01:01:23,758 --> 01:01:25,551 FOR ABOUT A MONTH. 1255 01:01:25,551 --> 01:01:29,103 AND WE'RE ALL SETTLED IN, AND WE'RE DOING WELL. 1256 01:01:29,103 --> 01:01:31,448 GILBERT HASN'T SHOWN UP, OR TRIED ANYTHING, SO I'VE 1257 01:01:31,448 --> 01:01:34,172 JUST BEEN FOCUSING ON MAKING MORE PROGRESS 1258 01:01:34,172 --> 01:01:37,310 FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW TODAY. 1259 01:01:37,310 --> 01:01:40,000 SO WHAT DO YOU THINK DR. NOW IS GONNA TO TELL YOU? 1260 01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:41,724 I DON'T KNOW, HOPEFULLY I LOST THE WEIGHT I NEED FOR 1261 01:01:41,724 --> 01:01:43,724 MY SURGERY, THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT. 1262 01:01:43,724 --> 01:01:45,310 I DON'T THINK YOU GAIN WEIGHT AND, 1263 01:01:45,310 --> 01:01:46,931 I KNOW BECAUSE MY CLOTHES ARE BIG, I KNOW THAT, 1264 01:01:46,931 --> 01:01:48,000 AND I'VE BEEN MOVING AROUND MORE. 1265 01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:50,758 BUT IF YOU'RE IN THE 190s, 1266 01:01:50,758 --> 01:01:52,137 PROBABLY, HOPEFULLY. 1267 01:01:52,137 --> 01:01:53,586 I'M PRAYING ABOUT IT. 1268 01:01:53,586 --> 01:01:56,275 BABY, IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME, WE SHOULD GET GOING NOW. 1269 01:01:56,275 --> 01:01:57,655 OKAY. 1270 01:01:57,655 --> 01:02:00,103 I'LL GET THE WHEELCHAIR. 1271 01:02:00,103 --> 01:02:02,206 THIS SHOULD BE GOOD FOR US. 1272 01:02:02,206 --> 01:02:04,068 COME ON, LUPE. 1273 01:02:04,068 --> 01:02:12,551 ♪♪ 1274 01:02:12,551 --> 01:02:14,724 ANDREW AND ME HAVE BEEN TALKING MORE ABOUT GETTING 1275 01:02:14,724 --> 01:02:18,896 MARRIED, STARTING A LIFE, AND HAVING A FAMILY TOGETHER. 1276 01:02:18,896 --> 01:02:22,655 AND WE WANT TO DO THAT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. 1277 01:02:22,655 --> 01:02:25,931 SO THAT'S WHY I'M GOING BACK TO DR. NOW RIGHT NOW. 1278 01:02:25,931 --> 01:02:27,586 BECAUSE I NEED TO WALK AGAIN, 1279 01:02:27,586 --> 01:02:30,965 AND BE FINISHED WITH THE PROGRAM. 1280 01:02:31,965 --> 01:02:33,827 THE SEATS ARE A LITTLE BIT BACK. 1281 01:02:33,827 --> 01:02:35,068 -OKAY. -GOT IT? 1282 01:02:35,068 --> 01:02:36,827 YEAH. 1283 01:02:36,827 --> 01:02:39,413 OKAY. 1284 01:02:39,413 --> 01:02:45,000 ♪♪ 1285 01:02:49,413 --> 01:02:53,068 AND I HOPE AND I PRAY THAT IT'S ALL GOOD NEWS, YOU KNOW. 1286 01:02:53,068 --> 01:02:55,655 YEAH. 1287 01:02:55,655 --> 01:03:02,206 ♪♪ 1288 01:03:02,206 --> 01:03:05,482 I'M HOPING TODAY DR. NOW TELLS ME I'M READY. 1289 01:03:05,482 --> 01:03:07,379 AND SCHEDULES ME FOR THE SPECIALIST, 1290 01:03:07,379 --> 01:03:10,896 AND THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO MY SURGERY HERE SOON. 1291 01:03:10,896 --> 01:03:12,965 SO THAT ME AND ANDREW CAN MOVE BACK TO CALIFORNIA 1292 01:03:12,965 --> 01:03:17,241 AND START THE LIFE WE WANT. 1293 01:03:17,241 --> 01:03:18,931 LUPE SAMANO. 1294 01:03:18,931 --> 01:03:22,206 THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I HAD GAINED SOME, 1295 01:03:22,206 --> 01:03:24,413 AND I WAS UP TO 240. 1296 01:03:24,413 --> 01:03:26,793 AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER 200. 1297 01:03:26,793 --> 01:03:28,413 AND THAT'S WHAT DR. NOW TOLD ME 1298 01:03:28,413 --> 01:03:31,586 I HAD TO GET UNDER BY MY NEXT APPOINTMENT. 1299 01:03:31,586 --> 01:03:35,034 238. 1300 01:03:35,034 --> 01:03:36,482 OH, MY GOD. 1301 01:03:36,482 --> 01:03:38,620 -STILL TOO GOOD, BABE. -I KNOW THAT. 1302 01:03:39,620 --> 01:03:42,655 DESPITE EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THROUGH... 1303 01:03:47,034 --> 01:03:49,448 I DON'T THINK THE SCALE IS RIGHT. 1304 01:03:49,448 --> 01:03:51,551 BECAUSE I KNOW I'VE WORKED HARD, 1305 01:03:51,551 --> 01:03:54,275 AND I SHOULD HAVE LOST MORE. 1306 01:03:54,275 --> 01:03:58,896 BUT AT LEAST I STILL LOST, AND SHOWED SOME PROGRESS. 1307 01:03:58,896 --> 01:04:01,965 SO I'M HOPING THAT I CAN STILL GET MY HIP SURGERY DONE. 1308 01:04:04,827 --> 01:04:05,862 HELLO. 1309 01:04:05,862 --> 01:04:08,000 -HI. -HELLO 1310 01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:09,620 HI, LUPE. HOW ARE YOU? 1311 01:04:09,620 --> 01:04:11,413 I'M DOING BETTER. 1312 01:04:11,413 --> 01:04:14,758 I'VE BEEN IN CALIFORNIA, AND I JUST CAME BACK, SO. 1313 01:04:14,758 --> 01:04:17,413 WELL, GOOD TO SEE YOU, AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU 1314 01:04:17,413 --> 01:04:19,310 BROUGHT A LOT OF GUESTS WITH YOU. 1315 01:04:19,310 --> 01:04:22,931 YEAH, THIS IS MY FRIEND FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 1316 01:04:22,931 --> 01:04:24,413 HE'S MY BOYFRIEND, AND HIS AUNT. 1317 01:04:24,413 --> 01:04:28,000 HI, I'M ANDREW. NICE TO MEET YOU. 1318 01:04:28,000 --> 01:04:29,551 NICE TO MEET YOU. 1319 01:04:29,551 --> 01:04:33,310 ALL RIGHT, SO THINGS ARE CHANGING FOR YOU, HUH? 1320 01:04:33,310 --> 01:04:35,275 -YES, THEY ARE. -IS IT FOR BETTER OR WORSE? 1321 01:04:35,275 --> 01:04:36,413 FOR BETTER. 1322 01:04:36,413 --> 01:04:38,172 I MEAN, I'VE DONE, LET GO OF GILBERT. 1323 01:04:38,172 --> 01:04:40,413 I MEAN, THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME CRAZY, 1324 01:04:40,413 --> 01:04:42,862 LIKE, HE LEFT MY HOUSE ALL DIRTY AND THEY 1325 01:04:42,862 --> 01:04:47,206 STOLE MY TV AND, JUST, THEY'VE JUST BEEN DOING ALL KINDS 1326 01:04:47,206 --> 01:04:49,275 OF CRAZY CRAP THAT I'M JUST TRYING TO IGNORE THEM 1327 01:04:49,275 --> 01:04:51,241 AND GO FORWARD, MOVE FORWARD. 1328 01:04:51,241 --> 01:04:53,793 SO YOU'RE LIFE IS GETTING BETTER, BUT YOU STILL HAVE 1329 01:04:53,793 --> 01:04:55,689 A LOT OF TRIAL AND TRIBULATION. 1330 01:04:55,689 --> 01:04:59,241 SO AT THAT POINT YOU BLAME HIM FOR YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS 1331 01:04:59,241 --> 01:05:02,206 BECAUSE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY 200 AND YOU'RE NOT, 1332 01:05:02,206 --> 01:05:04,482 AND YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR FOUR MONTHS. 1333 01:05:04,482 --> 01:05:07,172 AND IN THAT TIME YOU ONLY LOST TWO POUNDS. 1334 01:05:07,172 --> 01:05:08,379 THAT'S NOTHING. 1335 01:05:08,379 --> 01:05:09,655 YEAH. 1336 01:05:09,655 --> 01:05:12,344 AND YOU HAVEN'T GONE TO PSYCHOTHERAPY EVEN ONCE. 1337 01:05:12,344 --> 01:05:13,862 SO WHAT'S GOING ON? 1338 01:05:13,862 --> 01:05:16,586 WHEN I FIRST SAW YOU THE LAST TIME AND I LEFT I WAS 1339 01:05:16,586 --> 01:05:18,965 DOING KIND OF BADLY I REMEMBER, I THINK I TALKED TO 1340 01:05:18,965 --> 01:05:21,620 YOU ON THE PHONE, I WAS LIKE, REALLY, SO DEPRESSED SO 1341 01:05:21,620 --> 01:05:24,482 I WAS LIKE, DRINKING SODA, CANDY, AND MY COUSINS NEMO 1342 01:05:24,482 --> 01:05:26,655 SHE CAME WITH ME SO AFTER THAT LIKE, 1343 01:05:26,655 --> 01:05:28,586 WHEN I LEFT AND WENT TO CALI, 1344 01:05:28,586 --> 01:05:29,965 I MEAN, I DID IT ONCE IN A WHILE, 1345 01:05:29,965 --> 01:05:32,068 BUT NOT LIKE I WAS, I WAS DOING IT REALLY REALLY BAD. 1346 01:05:32,068 --> 01:05:34,655 SO YOU THINK YOU DID BETTER, BUT YOU DIDN'T GET 1347 01:05:34,655 --> 01:05:36,137 UNDER 200 POUNDS. 1348 01:05:36,137 --> 01:05:38,137 BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FOOD ADDICTION 1349 01:05:38,137 --> 01:05:39,793 THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP. 1350 01:05:39,793 --> 01:05:42,344 AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO TO 1351 01:05:42,344 --> 01:05:44,931 PSYCHOTHERAPY, SO IF YOU DON'T DEAL WITH IT, 1352 01:05:44,931 --> 01:05:47,482 IT'S NOT GOING TO GET BETTER, IT'S GONNA GET WORSE. 1353 01:05:47,482 --> 01:05:49,517 SO I'M SETTING UP PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOU, 1354 01:05:49,517 --> 01:05:51,344 AND YOU NEED TO GO TO THAT. 1355 01:05:51,344 --> 01:05:52,793 OKAY. 1356 01:05:52,793 --> 01:05:55,103 AND WHAT I'LL DO TO MODERATE YOU IS, I'LL SCHEDULE 1357 01:05:55,103 --> 01:05:58,517 YOU TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST IN ONE MONTH. 1358 01:05:58,517 --> 01:05:59,758 OKAY. 1359 01:05:59,758 --> 01:06:01,689 AND IF YOU GET BELOW 200 BY THEN, THEN WE'LL 1360 01:06:01,689 --> 01:06:03,000 CONSIDER SURGERY. 1361 01:06:03,000 --> 01:06:05,137 BUT IF YOU'RE NOT, THEN WE'RE NOT MOVING AHEAD. 1362 01:06:05,137 --> 01:06:07,724 OKAY. 1363 01:06:07,724 --> 01:06:10,413 Dr. Nowzaradan: THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR LUPE'S POOR PROGRESS 1364 01:06:10,413 --> 01:06:12,620 OVER THE PAST FOUR MONTHS. 1365 01:06:12,620 --> 01:06:16,241 AND RIGHT NOW SHE'S OVERCONFIDENT IN HER OWN ABILITY 1366 01:06:16,241 --> 01:06:19,241 TO DEAL WITH HER ISSUES, BUT HOPEFULLY SEEING THE 1367 01:06:19,241 --> 01:06:22,551 SPECIALIST WILL HELP MOTIVATE HER TO START TAKING 1368 01:06:22,551 --> 01:06:25,206 HER PSYCHOTHERAPY MORE SERIOUSLY. 1369 01:06:25,206 --> 01:06:27,724 BECAUSE IF SHE DOESN'T, HER SITUATION IS GOING 1370 01:06:27,724 --> 01:06:29,448 TO GET WORSE FAST. 1371 01:06:29,448 --> 01:06:32,689 AND AS MUCH AS WE MAY WANT TO, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO 1372 01:06:32,689 --> 01:06:34,103 HELP HER. 1373 01:06:34,103 --> 01:06:37,000 SO WHEN DO I SEE YOU AGAIN? 1374 01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:38,482 LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES WITH THE SPECIALIST 1375 01:06:38,482 --> 01:06:41,137 IN ONE MONTH, AND THEN WE GO FROM THERE. 1376 01:06:41,137 --> 01:06:42,413 OKAY. 1377 01:06:42,413 --> 01:06:43,827 ONLY WITH THE PROTEIN. 1378 01:06:43,827 --> 01:06:46,310 -OKAY. -NO SUGARY STUFF, NO CANDY. 1379 01:06:46,310 --> 01:06:48,034 -YEAH. -NO SODA. 1380 01:06:48,034 --> 01:06:49,517 I KNOW. 1381 01:06:49,517 --> 01:06:51,482 BECAUSE I DO WANT TO GET MY HIP SURGERY BECAUSE EVENTUALLY 1382 01:06:51,482 --> 01:06:54,310 AFTER THAT I WANT TO MOVE BACK TO CALIFORNIA 1383 01:06:54,310 --> 01:06:56,517 WITH MY FAMILY, YOU KNOW, I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO, 1384 01:06:56,517 --> 01:06:57,793 WHEN MY JOURNEY IS OVER. 1385 01:06:57,793 --> 01:06:59,586 ALL RIGHT, NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. 1386 01:06:59,586 --> 01:07:00,758 Both: NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. 1387 01:07:00,758 --> 01:07:02,586 AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, LET ME KNOW. 1388 01:07:02,586 --> 01:07:03,896 OKAY. 1389 01:07:03,896 --> 01:07:05,931 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU. 1390 01:07:05,931 --> 01:07:08,034 THANK YOU DR. NOW, GOD BLESS YOU. 1391 01:07:08,034 --> 01:07:13,172 ♪♪ 1392 01:07:13,172 --> 01:07:17,275 I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT HOW THE APPOINTMENT WENT TODAY. 1393 01:07:17,275 --> 01:07:19,379 BECAUSE I DO FEEL LIKE I'M WORKING HARD, 1394 01:07:19,379 --> 01:07:22,172 AND MADE SOME PROGRESS. 1395 01:07:22,172 --> 01:07:24,379 AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT SEEING A THERAPIST. 1396 01:07:24,379 --> 01:07:26,793 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYMORE EMOTIONAL ISSUES 1397 01:07:26,793 --> 01:07:28,931 I NEED TO WORK ON. 1398 01:07:28,931 --> 01:07:31,068 SO I'M GONNA FOCUS ON LOSING THE WEIGHT TO GET MY 1399 01:07:31,068 --> 01:07:32,827 HIP SURGERY. 1400 01:07:32,827 --> 01:07:35,241 BECAUSE IF I DO THAT, I'LL SHOW EVERYONE I'M IN 1401 01:07:35,241 --> 01:07:39,413 CONTROL LIKE I NEED, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA DO. 1402 01:07:45,379 --> 01:07:54,482 ♪♪ 1403 01:07:54,482 --> 01:07:56,172 Brittani: TODAY I'M GOING BACK TO THERAPY 1404 01:07:56,172 --> 01:07:58,758 LIKE DR. NOW WANTS. 1405 01:07:58,758 --> 01:08:00,827 I FEEL LIKE I'VE ALREADY DEALT WITH A LOT, 1406 01:08:00,827 --> 01:08:02,655 AND COME A LONG WAY, 1407 01:08:02,655 --> 01:08:06,206 SO THE WAY I SEE IT TODAY, IT'S A BIT OF A TUNE UP. 1408 01:08:06,206 --> 01:08:08,137 BECAUSE I KNOW I STILL DO HAVE ISSUES 1409 01:08:08,137 --> 01:08:09,862 I'M STRUGGLING WITH, 1410 01:08:09,862 --> 01:08:13,655 AND THAT I'LL PROBABLY ALWAYS STRUGGLE WITH. 1411 01:08:13,655 --> 01:08:18,655 AND FEELING OUT OF CONTROL LIKE I DO RIGHT NOW SCARES ME. 1412 01:08:18,655 --> 01:08:22,000 SO I DESPERATELY NEED TO GET UNSTUCK. 1413 01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:24,310 SO I'M HOPING TODAY HELPS ME START TO FIGURE 1414 01:08:24,310 --> 01:08:26,586 OUT WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE OF ME THAT'S GOT ME TO 1415 01:08:26,586 --> 01:08:30,482 THIS PLACE THAT I CAN'T GET OUT OF. 1416 01:08:30,482 --> 01:08:33,241 HI, BRITTANI. 1417 01:08:33,241 --> 01:08:34,344 HOW ARE YOU? 1418 01:08:34,344 --> 01:08:35,862 GOOD, GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 1419 01:08:35,862 --> 01:08:36,862 YOU, TOO. 1420 01:08:36,862 --> 01:08:38,758 COME ON BACK. 1421 01:08:41,793 --> 01:08:47,379 ALL RIGHT, BRITTANI, GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT THERE. 1422 01:08:47,379 --> 01:08:50,206 WELL, I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU COULD JUST TELL US ABOUT 1423 01:08:50,206 --> 01:08:52,793 HOW YOU GOT HERE, JUST TO KIND OF, WHAT YOUR STORY 1424 01:08:52,793 --> 01:08:54,793 IS, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. 1425 01:08:54,793 --> 01:08:58,068 SO, I'VE LOST LIKE 400 POUNDS, SO I'M JUST 1426 01:08:58,068 --> 01:09:02,034 KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH SOME SELF-IMAGE ISSUES, 1427 01:09:02,034 --> 01:09:06,172 LIKE, I STILL SEE MYSELF AS LIKE 350, 1428 01:09:06,172 --> 01:09:08,793 SO, I MEAN, I'VE COME A REALLY LONG WAY, 1429 01:09:08,793 --> 01:09:11,689 AND I'VE ACCOMPLISHED A LOT, BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE 1430 01:09:11,689 --> 01:09:12,896 I HAVEN'T ACCOMPLISHED ENOUGH. 1431 01:09:12,896 --> 01:09:14,172 IT'S NOT ENOUGH. 1432 01:09:14,172 --> 01:09:16,586 YEAH, SO, IT'S NEVER ENOUGH. 1433 01:09:16,586 --> 01:09:18,655 RIGHT, IT'S NEVER ENOUGH. 1434 01:09:18,655 --> 01:09:22,827 I JUST I WANT TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, 1435 01:09:22,827 --> 01:09:26,896 INSTEAD OF LIVING IN THAT PAST. 1436 01:09:26,896 --> 01:09:28,862 RIGHT, SO YOU'VE COME ALL THIS WAY ALREADY, 1437 01:09:28,862 --> 01:09:30,896 YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH. 1438 01:09:30,896 --> 01:09:33,965 I MEAN, YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO MANY OF YOUR GOALS. 1439 01:09:33,965 --> 01:09:37,034 I'VE SET OUT TO DO SO MANY THINGS AND I'VE DONE THEM. 1440 01:09:37,034 --> 01:09:40,172 BUT I'M STILL LIKE, I DON'T DESERVE THAT. 1441 01:09:40,172 --> 01:09:42,103 I DON'T DESERVE -- -THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING. 1442 01:09:42,103 --> 01:09:46,586 I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ME TO THE CORE. 1443 01:09:46,586 --> 01:09:50,000 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW -- LIKE I HAVE A LOT OF -- 1444 01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:52,000 CAN WE JUST SLOW DOWN JUST FOR ONE SECOND? 1445 01:09:52,000 --> 01:09:55,896 LIKE, WHAT YOU JUST SAID, THAT'S REALLY PAINFUL. 1446 01:09:55,896 --> 01:09:58,379 IT'S WHAT I LIVE WITH, THOUGH. 1447 01:09:58,379 --> 01:09:59,931 LET'S JUST SEE IF WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF 1448 01:09:59,931 --> 01:10:02,965 ROOM FOR THAT JUST FOR A MINUTE. 1449 01:10:02,965 --> 01:10:05,896 JUST KIND OF BEING WITH THAT, JUST KIND OF SLOWING DOWN 1450 01:10:05,896 --> 01:10:10,241 I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH IT. [ CHUCKLES ] 1451 01:10:10,241 --> 01:10:12,586 WELL, SEE, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I MEAN, RIGHT? 1452 01:10:12,586 --> 01:10:15,344 -YEAH, IT HURTS SO LIKE... -IT HURTS. 1453 01:10:15,344 --> 01:10:17,448 WHY WOULD I WANT TO BE WITH THAT? 1454 01:10:17,448 --> 01:10:19,482 WELL, THINK OF IT AS LIKE THE LITTLE CHILD 1455 01:10:19,482 --> 01:10:20,689 INSIDE OF YOU. 1456 01:10:20,689 --> 01:10:23,275 WE DON'T WANT TO ABANDON HER. 1457 01:10:23,275 --> 01:10:25,103 WE WANT TO BE CLOSE TO HER AND WE WANT TO PROTECT HER 1458 01:10:25,103 --> 01:10:26,448 AND TAKE CARE OF HER, 1459 01:10:26,448 --> 01:10:29,448 AND RIGHT NOW SHE IS SAYING, "I'M REALLY HURTING 1460 01:10:29,448 --> 01:10:30,655 AND I NEED YOU." 1461 01:10:30,655 --> 01:10:33,241 SO THE MORE AND MORE THAT WE PAY ATTENTION 1462 01:10:33,241 --> 01:10:37,000 TO THESE PARTS OF OUR SELF, THE EASIER IT GETS. 1463 01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:41,793 SO WHAT WOULD BE SOME NEXT STEPS 1464 01:10:41,793 --> 01:10:44,068 THAT YOU CAN PUT INTO PRACTICE AS YOU 1465 01:10:44,068 --> 01:10:45,344 LEAVE HERE TODAY? 1466 01:10:45,344 --> 01:10:47,344 BE PRESENT. THAT'S A BIG THING. 1467 01:10:47,344 --> 01:10:49,034 WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO BE PRESENT? 1468 01:10:49,034 --> 01:10:52,034 I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S HARD, 1469 01:10:52,034 --> 01:10:54,137 THAT WHATEVER I'M DOING IS HARD, BUT IT'S OKAY 1470 01:10:54,137 --> 01:10:55,620 AND I CAN GET THROUGH IT, 1471 01:10:55,620 --> 01:10:59,275 THAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THAT BASICALLY I CAN. 1472 01:10:59,275 --> 01:11:00,965 -I CAN. -YEAH. 1473 01:11:00,965 --> 01:11:03,655 YEAH, AND IT'S NORMAL TO FEEL THAT WAY. 1474 01:11:03,655 --> 01:11:05,448 -OKAY. -RIGHT? 1475 01:11:05,448 --> 01:11:07,448 JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE FEELING THAT WAY DOESN'T MEAN 1476 01:11:07,448 --> 01:11:09,482 THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU SPECIFICALLY. 1477 01:11:09,482 --> 01:11:11,172 OKAY. 1478 01:11:11,172 --> 01:11:13,034 I'M NOT DEFECTIVE AND I AM ENOUGH. 1479 01:11:13,034 --> 01:11:14,965 WELL, YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK 1480 01:11:14,965 --> 01:11:17,793 SO KEEP TAKING THOSE STEPS FORWARD. 1481 01:11:17,793 --> 01:11:19,034 -OKAY. -OKAY? 1482 01:11:19,034 --> 01:11:20,206 -ALL RIGHT, SOUND GOOD. -ALL RIGHT. 1483 01:11:20,206 --> 01:11:22,586 -THANK YOU SO MUCH. -THANK YOU. 1484 01:11:22,586 --> 01:11:29,034 BYE, BRITTANI. -THANK YOU. 1485 01:11:29,034 --> 01:11:31,103 I THINK SEEING THE THERAPIST DID HELP ME 1486 01:11:31,103 --> 01:11:33,758 REALIZE SOME THINGS. 1487 01:11:33,758 --> 01:11:37,137 LIKE HOW I'M STILL RUNNING FROM MY EMOTIONS. 1488 01:11:37,137 --> 01:11:38,896 AND WHEN I BASICALLY GOT TO MY TARGET, 1489 01:11:38,896 --> 01:11:40,827 I THINK A LOT OF WHAT I WAS RUNNING FROM 1490 01:11:40,827 --> 01:11:43,068 CAME UP TO THE SURFACE. 1491 01:11:43,068 --> 01:11:45,103 BECAUSE I HAD THIS VISION OF WHAT IT WAS GONNA 1492 01:11:45,103 --> 01:11:46,931 BE LIKE GETTING TO MY GOAL WEIGHT. 1493 01:11:46,931 --> 01:11:49,379 AND I BUILT THIS WHOLE FANTASY ABOUT WHAT 1494 01:11:49,379 --> 01:11:51,172 I WOULD LOOK LIKE AT THIS POINT. 1495 01:11:51,172 --> 01:11:53,931 AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT WAS A STRUGGLE FOR ME, 1496 01:11:53,931 --> 01:11:56,103 BUT I'M STARTING TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE TO BE PRESENT 1497 01:11:56,103 --> 01:11:58,275 AND CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THINGS. 1498 01:11:58,275 --> 01:12:00,586 AND I KNOW THE REALLY HARD PART IS TO START 1499 01:12:00,586 --> 01:12:04,034 TO FACE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WERE STILL THERE. 1500 01:12:04,034 --> 01:12:06,275 BUT I'LL DO WHAT I NEED JUST LIKE I HAVE 1501 01:12:06,275 --> 01:12:08,862 FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. 1502 01:12:08,862 --> 01:12:10,655 BECAUSE I'M NOT LETTING ANYTHING STOP ME 1503 01:12:10,655 --> 01:12:12,758 FROM GETTING TO MY GOAL. 1504 01:12:12,758 --> 01:12:19,758 ♪♪ 1505 01:12:19,758 --> 01:12:26,827 ♪♪ 1506 01:12:26,827 --> 01:12:28,689 Lupe: TODAY, ME AND ANDREW ARE GOING TO MEET UP 1507 01:12:28,689 --> 01:12:31,206 WITH ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST DR. NOW SET UP TO LOOK 1508 01:12:31,206 --> 01:12:35,206 AT MY HIP SO THAT WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION TO FIX IT. 1509 01:12:35,206 --> 01:12:39,620 BUT DR. NOW WANTED ME UNDER 200 POUNDS BY TODAY. 1510 01:12:39,620 --> 01:12:40,827 FOR THIS APPOINTMENT 1511 01:12:40,827 --> 01:12:42,517 BEFORE HE SAID I'M READY TO HAVE SURGERY, 1512 01:12:42,517 --> 01:12:46,206 SO I'VE BEEN WORKING TO DO THAT. 1513 01:12:46,206 --> 01:12:47,896 ME AND ANDREW HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF TIME 1514 01:12:47,896 --> 01:12:51,448 SO I HAVEN'T GONE TO PSYCHOTHERAPY YET, 1515 01:12:51,448 --> 01:12:53,724 BUT I KNOW WHEN I WEIGH IN TODAY AND I'M UNDER 200, 1516 01:12:53,724 --> 01:12:56,034 THAT WON'T BE AN ISSUE. 1517 01:12:56,724 --> 01:12:58,758 MISS SAMANO. 1518 01:12:58,758 --> 01:13:01,241 SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOW TODAY IS GONNA GO. 1519 01:13:01,241 --> 01:13:03,068 AND I HOPE THAT THE TESTS THEY RUN 1520 01:13:03,068 --> 01:13:05,344 SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED. 1521 01:13:05,344 --> 01:13:07,793 STOP BY THIS SCALE RIGHT HERE. 1522 01:13:07,793 --> 01:13:10,310 STRAIGHTEN IT OUT A LITTLE BIT. 1523 01:13:10,310 --> 01:13:13,517 [ BREATHES SHARPLY ] 1524 01:13:13,517 --> 01:13:16,586 ALL RIGHTY. 1525 01:13:16,586 --> 01:13:18,965 ALL RIGHT LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE. 1526 01:13:20,275 --> 01:13:21,517 227. 1527 01:13:21,517 --> 01:13:24,206 -OH, MY LEG. -JUST SIT. GO AHEAD. 1528 01:13:26,103 --> 01:13:28,896 WE ARE GONNA GO RIGHT THIS WAY. 1529 01:13:31,655 --> 01:13:34,034 I DON'T GET IT. 1530 01:13:34,034 --> 01:13:37,793 THAT'S STILL NOT THE PROGRESS I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE. 1531 01:13:37,793 --> 01:13:39,482 I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HOW 1532 01:13:39,482 --> 01:13:41,551 I'M GETTING ON THE SCALE AND HOW MUCH PRESSURE 1533 01:13:41,551 --> 01:13:46,275 I'M PUTTING ON IT BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S FULLY ACCURATE. 1534 01:13:46,275 --> 01:13:49,482 BUT I'M STILL LOSING, SO THAT SHOULD BE A POSITIVE. 1535 01:13:49,482 --> 01:13:51,551 THEY SHOULD SEE THAT I'M COMMITTED TO THIS 1536 01:13:51,551 --> 01:13:52,896 NO MATTER WHAT. 1537 01:13:52,896 --> 01:13:54,310 AND THAT I'M GOING TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT 1538 01:13:54,310 --> 01:13:57,172 AND GET TO MY TARGET, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER STOPPED 1539 01:13:57,172 --> 01:14:00,586 BEING DETERMINED TO GET TO WHERE I WANT. 1540 01:14:00,586 --> 01:14:02,758 SO I'M HOPING THIS DOCTOR SEES THAT I'M READY 1541 01:14:02,758 --> 01:14:06,758 FOR THIS SURGERY AND THAT IT'S A FINAL STEP I NEED TO TAKE. 1542 01:14:06,758 --> 01:14:10,586 ♪♪ 1543 01:14:10,586 --> 01:14:13,275 -GOT IT? -UH-HUH. 1544 01:14:15,172 --> 01:14:17,689 HI. HOW ARE YOU? 1545 01:14:17,689 --> 01:14:19,034 -GOOD. -GOOD. 1546 01:14:19,034 --> 01:14:20,793 I'M DR. BUCKLE. LUPE. 1547 01:14:20,793 --> 01:14:22,379 -NICE TO MEET YOU. -I'M ANDREW. NICE TO MEET YOU. 1548 01:14:22,379 --> 01:14:23,827 HOW ARE YOU? 1549 01:14:23,827 --> 01:14:27,517 OKAY, SO IT APPEARS THAT YOUR RIGHT HIP 1550 01:14:27,517 --> 01:14:30,206 BECAME SORT OF STUCK TOGETHER OR FUSED. 1551 01:14:30,206 --> 01:14:33,275 AND THE HIP IS A BALL ON A SOCKET, 1552 01:14:33,275 --> 01:14:37,000 BUT RIGHT NOW WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THAT YOUR BALL IS STUCK 1553 01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:40,206 UP INTO YOUR SOCKET AND IT'S NOT IN THE CENTER. 1554 01:14:40,206 --> 01:14:42,896 IT'S ACTUALLY UP HIGH AND IT'S TURNED. 1555 01:14:42,896 --> 01:14:45,620 BUT YOUR BMI IS 37, 1556 01:14:45,620 --> 01:14:48,275 AND IT WOULD BE BETTER IF IT WAS IN THE 20s, 1557 01:14:48,275 --> 01:14:50,758 SO BEFORE WE EMBARK ON A SURGERY, 1558 01:14:50,758 --> 01:14:53,793 WE WANT YOU TO GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN BECAUSE 1559 01:14:53,793 --> 01:14:55,310 WHEN YOU GET A JOINT REPLACEMENT, 1560 01:14:55,310 --> 01:14:58,103 IT'S KIND OF LIKE REPLACING THE TIRES ON YOUR CAR. 1561 01:14:58,103 --> 01:15:00,103 AND IF YOU ARE GOOD TO YOUR TIRES, 1562 01:15:00,103 --> 01:15:02,206 THEN THEY LAST YOU A FEW MORE MILES. 1563 01:15:02,206 --> 01:15:04,379 SO I KNOW I'D LIKE TO JUST TELL YOU, 1564 01:15:04,379 --> 01:15:06,758 "HEY, LET'S SCHEDULE THE SURGERY AND DO IT NEXT WEEK," 1565 01:15:06,758 --> 01:15:09,413 BUT I NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT LOSS BEFORE 1566 01:15:09,413 --> 01:15:10,965 CONSIDERING DOING THE SURGERY. 1567 01:15:10,965 --> 01:15:12,965 -OKAY. -BUT OVERALL, SHE IS A GOOD 1568 01:15:12,965 --> 01:15:14,931 CANDIDATE IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, 1569 01:15:14,931 --> 01:15:16,172 SHE IS A CANDIDATE FOR -- 1570 01:15:16,172 --> 01:15:18,068 SHE IS DEFINITELY A CANDIDATE, 1571 01:15:18,068 --> 01:15:20,000 I THINK THAT YOU HAVE GREAT SUPPORT AND 1572 01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:23,655 YOU HAVE COME A LONG WAY AND THAT WASN'T BECAUSE 1573 01:15:23,655 --> 01:15:25,068 EVERYBODY ELSE DID THE WORK, 1574 01:15:25,068 --> 01:15:27,275 IT'S BECAUSE YOU DID THE WORK. 1575 01:15:27,275 --> 01:15:28,586 -AWESOME. -THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1576 01:15:28,586 --> 01:15:29,896 YOU ARE WELCOME. 1577 01:15:29,896 --> 01:15:31,103 WE ARE JUST HAPPY THAT THERE IS HOPE 1578 01:15:31,103 --> 01:15:32,586 'CAUSE WE WERE AFRAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING 1579 01:15:32,586 --> 01:15:34,103 THAT COULD BE DONE. 1580 01:15:34,103 --> 01:15:36,413 LET'S GET SOME TESTS DONE THEN WE'LL CONFERENCE AGAIN 1581 01:15:36,413 --> 01:15:38,551 AND MAKE A DECISION ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS. 1582 01:15:38,551 --> 01:15:40,034 -THANK YOU SO MUCH. -OKAY? 1583 01:15:40,034 --> 01:15:41,517 NICE TO MEET YOU. 1584 01:15:41,517 --> 01:15:43,310 WELL SEE YOU AT NEXT VISIT, ALL RIGHT? 1585 01:15:43,310 --> 01:15:45,551 BYE-BYE. 1586 01:15:45,551 --> 01:15:47,034 YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE A FIGHTER, BABY? 1587 01:15:47,034 --> 01:15:49,310 I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS. 1588 01:15:56,137 --> 01:15:57,448 READY? 1589 01:15:57,448 --> 01:15:59,827 I'M TIRED, I'M COLD, I'M HUNGRY. 1590 01:15:59,827 --> 01:16:01,620 I CAN GET THE DOOR. 1591 01:16:01,620 --> 01:16:04,068 I THINK THAT THE APPOINTMENT WENT WELL, 1592 01:16:04,068 --> 01:16:06,310 BUT I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT I'M STILL NOT 1593 01:16:06,310 --> 01:16:09,000 APPROVED AND ON THE SCHEDULE FOR THE SURGERY. 1594 01:16:09,000 --> 01:16:13,448 BUT LIKE ANDREW SAID, I'M JUST GLAD THERE IS HOPE. 1595 01:16:13,448 --> 01:16:16,310 SO I WANT TO MOVE AHEAD AND I HOPE TO GET SCHEDULED SOON. 1596 01:16:16,310 --> 01:16:19,482 I JUST NEED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT SO I CAN FINALLY 1597 01:16:19,482 --> 01:16:19,827 GET THIS OPERATION. 1598 01:16:26,275 --> 01:16:35,068 ♪♪ 1599 01:16:35,068 --> 01:16:36,896 Lupe: THIS PAST MONTH, I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD, 1600 01:16:36,896 --> 01:16:40,275 BUT I WENT BACK TO DR. NOW'S AND I GAINED A LITTLE. 1601 01:16:40,275 --> 01:16:41,965 SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 1602 01:16:41,965 --> 01:16:44,068 BUT I'M STILL NOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 1603 01:16:44,068 --> 01:16:46,655 AND I DESERVE TO GET IT BECAUSE I'M NOT LETTING UP 1604 01:16:46,655 --> 01:16:49,068 AND I'VE COME THIS FAR. 1605 01:16:49,068 --> 01:16:51,896 AND I DON'T THINK DR. NOW'S SEEN THAT. 1606 01:16:51,896 --> 01:16:54,482 HAVING TO WAIT EVEN LONGER IS STARTING TO WEAR ON ME 1607 01:16:54,482 --> 01:16:57,068 AND ANDREW AND I CAN'T ALLOW FOR THAT. 1608 01:16:57,068 --> 01:17:01,034 BECAUSE IT'S STARTING TO CAUSE A LOT OF TENSION. 1609 01:17:01,034 --> 01:17:03,172 SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE, IT'S BEEN TOUGH, 1610 01:17:03,172 --> 01:17:04,689 BUT WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN HERE TWO MONTHS 1611 01:17:04,689 --> 01:17:09,172 AND WE ARE JUST SITTING HERE LIKE WE ARE NOT HAPPY, 1612 01:17:09,172 --> 01:17:11,689 WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE HERE, YOU KNOW. 1613 01:17:11,689 --> 01:17:13,827 'CAUSE I GOT TO GET BACK TO CALIFORNIA. 1614 01:17:13,827 --> 01:17:17,000 IN CALIFORNIA WE HAVE -- WE HAVE EVERYTHING. 1615 01:17:17,000 --> 01:17:23,758 ♪♪ 1616 01:17:23,758 --> 01:17:25,517 YOU OKAY? 1617 01:17:25,517 --> 01:17:29,275 YES, I'M OKAY. I'M HEARING YOU. 1618 01:17:29,275 --> 01:17:31,137 OH, I FINALLY GOT YOU THAT NEW TV I TOLD YOU 1619 01:17:31,137 --> 01:17:34,068 I WAS GONNA GET YOU. 1620 01:17:34,068 --> 01:17:35,827 YOU LIKE IT? 1621 01:17:35,827 --> 01:17:37,827 IT'S A BIT TOO BIG. 1622 01:17:37,827 --> 01:17:40,827 I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. 1623 01:17:40,827 --> 01:17:41,931 WHAT'S WRONG? 1624 01:17:41,931 --> 01:17:46,448 NOTHING. 1625 01:17:46,448 --> 01:17:48,379 I'M HUNGRY. 1626 01:17:48,379 --> 01:17:50,103 I'M HUNGRY. 1627 01:17:50,103 --> 01:17:52,344 YEAH, I THINK PRETTY SOON WE SHOULD, 1628 01:17:52,344 --> 01:17:54,344 WE SHOULD DECIDE WHAT WE ARE GONNA HAVE FOR DINNER. 1629 01:17:54,344 --> 01:17:56,344 OKAY. 1630 01:18:00,793 --> 01:18:02,724 I THINK AT THIS POINT, IF MY HARD WORK 1631 01:18:02,724 --> 01:18:04,827 ISN'T GOING TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED, THEN I'M NOT SURE 1632 01:18:04,827 --> 01:18:08,896 IF ME AND ANDREW SHOULD STAY HERE. 1633 01:18:08,896 --> 01:18:13,448 I'VE LOST 400 POUNDS AND I'VE COME ALL THIS WAY. 1634 01:18:13,448 --> 01:18:15,862 AND TO BE TOLD I HAVE TO LOSE ANOTHER 30 TO 40 POUNDS 1635 01:18:15,862 --> 01:18:18,068 TO KEEP MOVING AHEAD IS WRONG TO ME. 1636 01:18:18,068 --> 01:18:20,689 SO AT THIS POINT I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR BECAUSE 1637 01:18:20,689 --> 01:18:26,413 NO MATTER MY WEIGHT, I KNOW I'M GOOD ENOUGH. 1638 01:18:26,413 --> 01:18:28,620 I'VE SPENT TOO MANY YEARS LETTING PEOPLE TELL ME 1639 01:18:28,620 --> 01:18:30,517 I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH. 1640 01:18:30,517 --> 01:18:34,655 AND I'M NOT ACCEPTING THAT ANY LONGER. 1641 01:18:34,655 --> 01:18:37,000 AND SO AS MUCH AS I WANT MY HIP SURGERY, 1642 01:18:37,000 --> 01:18:38,724 I ALSO WANT TO START MY LIFE WITH ANDREW. 1643 01:18:38,724 --> 01:18:41,758 AND TO BE A MOM. 1644 01:18:41,758 --> 01:18:44,689 AND LIFE FOR US IS BACK IN CALIFORNIA. 1645 01:18:44,689 --> 01:18:50,413 ♪♪ 1646 01:18:50,413 --> 01:18:56,137 ♪♪ 1647 01:18:56,137 --> 01:18:59,000 Brittani: I'M GOING TO DR. NOW'S FOR ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP. 1648 01:18:59,000 --> 01:19:01,896 AND HOPEFULLY I'M BACK ON TRACK. 1649 01:19:01,896 --> 01:19:03,931 BUT I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD TO DEAL WITH MY FEELINGS 1650 01:19:03,931 --> 01:19:06,793 AND NOT RUN FROM THEM. 1651 01:19:06,793 --> 01:19:09,862 AND PART OF THAT HAS BEEN LEARNING TO LOVE MY BODY MORE 1652 01:19:09,862 --> 01:19:12,482 INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE PART 1653 01:19:12,482 --> 01:19:16,620 THAT ISN'T HOW I WANT IT RIGHT NOW. 1654 01:19:16,620 --> 01:19:19,034 SO I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A BETTER PLACE 1655 01:19:19,034 --> 01:19:21,793 BUT IT'S NOT EASY AND IT'S GONNA BE A PROCESS 1656 01:19:21,793 --> 01:19:23,689 FOR ME TO LEARN TO SEE MYSELF AS ANYTHING 1657 01:19:23,689 --> 01:19:26,448 OTHER THAN THE BIG GIRL. 1658 01:19:26,448 --> 01:19:30,586 AND AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT ANY MORE SURGERIES 1659 01:19:30,586 --> 01:19:34,275 BUT I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT IT AND DECIDING, 1660 01:19:34,275 --> 01:19:37,931 SO I'M JUST WEIGHING ALL MY OPTIONS. 1661 01:19:37,931 --> 01:19:39,862 BRITTANI FULFER 1662 01:19:39,862 --> 01:19:42,827 BUT I FIGURE THESE CHOICES ARE GOOD CHOICES TO HAVE 1663 01:19:42,827 --> 01:19:46,275 SO I DON'T FEEL STRESSED ABOUT IT. 1664 01:19:46,275 --> 01:19:49,034 AND THE ONLY THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DO, 1665 01:19:49,034 --> 01:19:52,034 IS GET DOWN TO AROUND 165. 1666 01:19:52,034 --> 01:19:56,448 AND THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS AT 206. 1667 01:19:56,448 --> 01:19:58,896 189. 1668 01:19:58,896 --> 01:20:00,931 -NICE. -THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. 1669 01:20:03,758 --> 01:20:06,172 I FEEL REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW, EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT IN THE 1670 01:20:06,172 --> 01:20:11,000 160s OR 170s, BECAUSE I'M MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN. 1671 01:20:13,413 --> 01:20:14,827 HI. 1672 01:20:14,827 --> 01:20:16,448 HELLO. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1673 01:20:16,448 --> 01:20:17,965 I AM GOOD. 1674 01:20:17,965 --> 01:20:20,413 IT SEEMS SO BECAUSE YOU ARE LOSING AGAIN 1675 01:20:20,413 --> 01:20:22,965 SO THAT'S POSITIVE, AND OVERALL, 1676 01:20:22,965 --> 01:20:27,448 YOU LOST A TOTAL OF 416 POUNDS BY TODAY. 1677 01:20:27,448 --> 01:20:28,758 SO THAT'S GREAT. 1678 01:20:28,758 --> 01:20:31,034 LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT HOW YOUR STOMACH 1679 01:20:31,034 --> 01:20:33,344 AND YOUR LEGS ARE HEALED. 1680 01:20:33,344 --> 01:20:38,896 MY STOMACH IS GOOD. MY STOMACH IS AMAZING. 1681 01:20:38,896 --> 01:20:42,896 MY LEGS STILL SAGGY, BUT THEY ARE GOOD. 1682 01:20:42,896 --> 01:20:45,275 YOU STILL GOT A LOT OF FAT, EXCESS SKIN THAT 1683 01:20:45,275 --> 01:20:47,551 CAN COME OFF, BUT YOU HAVE HEALED WELL 1684 01:20:47,551 --> 01:20:50,137 AND YOU ARE LOSING AGAIN, SO WE CAN SET IT UP 1685 01:20:50,137 --> 01:20:51,482 ANYTIME YOU ARE READY FOR IT. 1686 01:20:51,482 --> 01:20:53,862 I JUST GOT APPROVED FOR THIS SKIN SURGERY. 1687 01:20:53,862 --> 01:20:56,172 IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, YES. 1688 01:20:56,172 --> 01:20:58,448 BUT RIGHT NOW NOTHING IS PULLING ON YOU 1689 01:20:58,448 --> 01:21:01,034 OR CAUSING DISCOMFORT IF YOU WANT TO SOLVE. 1690 01:21:01,034 --> 01:21:02,310 OKAY. 1691 01:21:02,310 --> 01:21:03,827 SO YOU ARE DOING GREAT AND STUCK WITH IT 1692 01:21:03,827 --> 01:21:07,793 FOR THREE YEARS NOW AND ALL THAT HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF. 1693 01:21:07,793 --> 01:21:09,551 CAN I PULL MY PANTS UP NOW? 1694 01:21:09,551 --> 01:21:10,896 OKAY. 1695 01:21:10,896 --> 01:21:12,827 I'M COLD. 1696 01:21:12,827 --> 01:21:15,137 ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD... 1697 01:21:15,137 --> 01:21:17,034 -THANK YOU. -...AND YOU ARE DOING WELL 1698 01:21:17,034 --> 01:21:19,310 AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T MAKE IT TO THIS POINT. 1699 01:21:19,310 --> 01:21:21,103 I SURE AM PROUD OF YOUR EFFORT 1700 01:21:21,103 --> 01:21:22,310 THANK YOU. 1701 01:21:22,310 --> 01:21:24,724 SO KEEP THE GOOD WORK AND LET US KNOW 1702 01:21:24,724 --> 01:21:26,827 WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT SURGERY, 1703 01:21:26,827 --> 01:21:28,689 BUT IF YOU ARE HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING NOW, 1704 01:21:28,689 --> 01:21:29,793 YOU CAN BE DONE. 1705 01:21:29,793 --> 01:21:30,931 OKAY? -OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD. 1706 01:21:30,931 --> 01:21:34,137 -SEE YOU ALL LATER. -THANK YOU. 1707 01:21:37,241 --> 01:21:39,793 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE BRITTANI IS BACK ON TRACK 1708 01:21:39,793 --> 01:21:41,344 AND LOSING AGAIN. 1709 01:21:41,344 --> 01:21:44,103 SHE IS FACING THE ISSUES THAT WERE DRIVING HER 1710 01:21:44,103 --> 01:21:47,965 TO OVEREAT AND FOR HER TO BE WILLING TO DO THAT 1711 01:21:47,965 --> 01:21:50,965 AT THIS POINT IN HER JOURNEY, IS A BIG STEP. 1712 01:21:50,965 --> 01:21:53,827 BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WILL MAKE HER SUCCESSFUL 1713 01:21:53,827 --> 01:21:56,206 FOR A LIFETIME. 1714 01:21:56,206 --> 01:21:59,137 HER TARGET WEIGHT IS 145, 1715 01:21:59,137 --> 01:22:02,517 BUT AS LONG AS SHE GETS DOWN TO 160, 1716 01:22:02,517 --> 01:22:05,310 THAT WILL BE A HEALTHY ENOUGH WEIGHT FOR HER. 1717 01:22:05,310 --> 01:22:08,413 AND THAT WILL BE THE END OF HER WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY 1718 01:22:08,413 --> 01:22:11,137 IF SHE WANTS, BUT TO ADDRESS EVERY AREA 1719 01:22:11,137 --> 01:22:14,724 WHERE SHE HAS EXCESS SKIN WILL PROBABLY TAKE THREE 1720 01:22:14,724 --> 01:22:17,448 TO FOUR MORE SMALL OPERATIONS 1721 01:22:17,448 --> 01:22:20,068 THAT ARE MORE ELECTIVE AT THIS POINT. 1722 01:22:20,068 --> 01:22:24,000 SO SHE HAS DONE EXTREMELY WELL AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER. 1723 01:22:26,379 --> 01:22:29,413 Brittani: I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW THE APPOINTMENT WENT TODAY. 1724 01:22:29,413 --> 01:22:32,413 DR. NOW SAID THAT I CAN HAVE MY SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY 1725 01:22:32,413 --> 01:22:35,103 ON MY BOTTOM LEGS AT ANY TIME. 1726 01:22:35,103 --> 01:22:37,103 I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT. 1727 01:22:37,103 --> 01:22:39,206 THAT MAKES ME REALIZE THAT I AM DOING GOOD 1728 01:22:39,206 --> 01:22:42,103 AND THAT I HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS. 1729 01:22:42,103 --> 01:22:43,689 AND RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT TO GET TO KNOW 1730 01:22:43,689 --> 01:22:46,310 MY BODY FOR A LITTLE BIT AND FIND THE THINGS I LIKE 1731 01:22:46,310 --> 01:22:49,482 BEFORE I MAKE ANY DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT I DON'T. 1732 01:22:49,482 --> 01:22:57,206 ♪♪ 1733 01:22:57,206 --> 01:23:05,000 ♪♪ 1734 01:23:05,000 --> 01:23:07,655 TODAY, ME AND BILL DECIDED TO GO DOWN TO LA PORTE 1735 01:23:07,655 --> 01:23:10,517 AND SPEND A DAY AT THE BEACH, WHICH IS SOMETHING 1736 01:23:10,517 --> 01:23:14,206 I WOULD HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED A FEW YEARS AGO. 1737 01:23:14,206 --> 01:23:16,206 TO NOT ONLY GO OUT IN PUBLIC, BUT TO GO OUT 1738 01:23:16,206 --> 01:23:18,827 WITH A BATHING SUIT ON WHERE YOU CAN SEE MY BODY. 1739 01:23:18,827 --> 01:23:21,310 IS SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED, 1740 01:23:21,310 --> 01:23:24,965 BUT IT'S SOMETHING I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH NOW. 1741 01:23:24,965 --> 01:23:27,689 I'M NOT ASHAMED OF MY BODY ANYMORE. 1742 01:23:27,689 --> 01:23:30,689 AND EVERY DAY THAT PASSES, I GET TO KNOW IT BETTER. 1743 01:23:30,689 --> 01:23:33,448 SO I KNOW I'VE COME A LONG WAY. 1744 01:23:33,448 --> 01:23:35,068 MY LEGS ARE JUST A LOT SMALLER NOW. 1745 01:23:35,068 --> 01:23:37,862 THE SKIN DOESN'T HURT. IT DOESN'T TUG. 1746 01:23:37,862 --> 01:23:40,344 DR. NOWZARADAN TIGHTENED EVERYTHING UP, KIND OF BROUGHT 1747 01:23:40,344 --> 01:23:43,827 EVERYTHING IN SO WHEN LOOKING AT THE SIDES 1748 01:23:43,827 --> 01:23:45,275 THEY LOOK DIFFERENT. 1749 01:23:45,275 --> 01:23:47,000 I MEAN, IT USED TO TOUCH. 1750 01:23:47,000 --> 01:23:50,793 BUT NOW IT DOESN'T TOUCH SO MUCH AND I'M HAPPY. 1751 01:23:50,793 --> 01:23:53,000 THEY ARE NOT SMOOTH MODEL LEGS OR ANYTHING, 1752 01:23:53,000 --> 01:23:55,931 BUT I'M HAPPY WITH THEM. 1753 01:23:55,931 --> 01:23:58,137 I STILL HAVE SOME EXCESS SKIN. 1754 01:23:58,137 --> 01:24:00,586 BUT, I LIKE MY BODY. 1755 01:24:00,586 --> 01:24:03,103 SO WHAT I DECIDED ABOUT WHETHER I WANT TO GET 1756 01:24:03,103 --> 01:24:05,482 MORE SKIN REMOVAL OR START A FAMILY, 1757 01:24:05,482 --> 01:24:08,827 IS THAT I'M GONNA DO BOTH. 1758 01:24:08,827 --> 01:24:11,068 I'M GONNA MOVE AHEAD WITH REMOVING THE FINAL BITS 1759 01:24:11,068 --> 01:24:12,724 OF EXCESS SKIN FROM MY LEGS 1760 01:24:12,724 --> 01:24:15,034 AND SOME AREAS OF MY BODY. 1761 01:24:15,034 --> 01:24:18,482 AND ME AND BILL ARE GONNA TRY AND GET PREGNANT. 1762 01:24:18,482 --> 01:24:21,103 AND WHENEVER I DO, I'LL STOP OR AT LEAST 1763 01:24:21,103 --> 01:24:24,310 TAKE A LONG BREAK AND BE A MOM, 1764 01:24:24,310 --> 01:24:26,517 BUT I'M HAPPY WITH MY BODY. 1765 01:24:26,517 --> 01:24:29,275 AND I'M JUST AMAZED AT HOW FAR I'VE COME, 1766 01:24:29,275 --> 01:24:33,896 AND HOW MUCH I'VE LOST. 1767 01:24:33,896 --> 01:24:35,620 IT'S AMAZING TO THINK ABOUT JUST HOW 1768 01:24:35,620 --> 01:24:37,655 THREE YEARS AGO I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS EVEN GONNA 1769 01:24:37,655 --> 01:24:39,344 LIVE MUCH LONGER. 1770 01:24:39,344 --> 01:24:42,482 AND HAVING A LIFE LIKE THIS AND BEING WHERE I AM NOW, 1771 01:24:42,482 --> 01:24:44,586 WAS JUST A DREAM THAT I WASN'T EVEN SURE 1772 01:24:44,586 --> 01:24:47,103 WAS POSSIBLE FOR ME ANYMORE. 1773 01:24:47,103 --> 01:24:49,724 SO I'M JUST AMAZED. 1774 01:24:49,724 --> 01:24:54,758 AND I LOVE MY LIFE NOW. 1775 01:24:54,758 --> 01:24:57,310 OKAY, I'VE GOT MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1776 01:24:57,310 --> 01:24:59,655 SO I COULD LIVE, AND THIS IS PRETTY MUCH 1777 01:24:59,655 --> 01:25:00,931 THE BEST LIVING EVER. 1778 01:25:00,931 --> 01:25:06,275 SUPER RELAXED DAY, SUN, FUN, CAN'T BEAT THAT. 1779 01:25:06,275 --> 01:25:07,827 THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE BEACH, 1780 01:25:07,827 --> 01:25:09,965 BUT I'M JUST A NORMAL EVERYDAY PERSON NOW, 1781 01:25:09,965 --> 01:25:14,137 WHICH IS KIND OF EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED. 1782 01:25:14,137 --> 01:25:16,413 I'M ALREADY AMAZED AT MY LIFE NOW 1783 01:25:16,413 --> 01:25:19,034 AND WITH THE FUTURE THAT'S AHEAD OF ME. 1784 01:25:19,034 --> 01:25:21,241 AND I'M SO THANKFUL TO GET THIS LIFE 1785 01:25:21,241 --> 01:25:24,137 THAT ME AND BILL DREAMED OF. 1786 01:25:24,137 --> 01:25:28,103 I HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AND I'M NOT GONNA WASTE IT. 1787 01:25:28,103 --> 01:25:30,379 AND I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING TO STAY IN CONTROL 1788 01:25:30,379 --> 01:25:32,379 SO I NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS EVER AGAIN. 1788 01:25:33,305 --> 01:26:33,694 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm