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>> I SAW THIS THING ON TV WHERE

THEY SAID PEOPLE THAT ARE OVER

600 POUNDS -- THEY ONLY LIVE A

LIFE-SPAN TO LIKE 32 YEARS OLD,

AND I'M NOT THAT FAR OFF FROM

THAT.

[ CRIES ]

>> I'M GONNA DIE.

I KNOW I WILL DIE IF I DON'T

HAVE THE SURGERY.

>> OH!

>> COME OVER AND LIFT!

>> OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP WAS

BASED ON ME BEING FAT.

I THINK, HONESTLY, SOMETIMES YOU

MISS THE FAT ME.

>> MY MOM -- SHE COMPLAINS I

DON'T WALK ENOUGH, BUT IT'S JUST

SO HARD.

>> SHE'LL TELL YOU SHE'S NOT

EATING VERY MUCH, BUT THAT'S NOT

REALITY.

>> SHE'S A MESS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

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>> BEFORE I STARTED THIS

JOURNEY, I DIDN'T HAVE A LIFE.

I WASN'T GONNA HAVE ONE UNTIL I

MADE THE DECISION TO CHANGE.

I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED WHAT

THE PAST SEVEN YEARS WOULD HAVE

BEEN LIKE.

MY JOINTS IN MY LEGS -- THEY

HURT REALLY, REALLY BAD.

HAVING TO WALK AND DO STUFF IS

HARD.

IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME.

IT'S EXHAUSTING JUST TO GO

SHOPPING SOMETIMES.

I GET TO THE POINT WHERE MY

WHOLE BODY WILL START SHAKING.

MY LIPS WILL TURN PURPLE.

IT'S VERY HARD.

>> ASHLEY ALWAYS HAD A WEIGHT

PROBLEM, AND SHE KEPT EATING AND

EATING AND EATING.

I WORKED, AND I'D COME HOME AND

COOK DINNER.

I PROBABLY DIDN'T COOK THE RIGHT

FOODS AT THOSE TIMES WHEN SHE

WAS GROWING UP.

>> AT AGE 7, I PROBABLY WEIGHED

ABOUT 120-SOMETHING POUNDS.

AT THE AGE OF 13, I WEIGHED

ABOUT 225 POUNDS.

>> ASHLEY ALWAYS BLAMED ME FOR

HER WEIGHT -- ALWAYS.

>> MY MOM -- IF I WOULD GO TO

GET SECONDS OR SOMETHING, SHE'D

EITHER GIVE ME A LOOK OR SAY

SOMETHING, AND SOMETIMES THAT

WOULD EMBARRASS ME 'CAUSE SHE

WOULD SAY IT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE

TO BE SPITEFUL, BE MEAN.

WHENEVER I GOT MAD AT HER, I'D

TAKE IT OUT ON FOOD.

>> I WAS ALWAYS HARPING ON

ASHLEY ABOUT HER WEIGHT 'CAUSE I

RESENTED HER FOR BEING FAT.

HER DADDY -- HE WOULD ALWAYS GET

ON TO ME ABOUT PESTERING ASHLEY

ABOUT HER WEIGHT.

HE JUST SAYS, "LEAVE HER ALONE,"

BUT I COULDN'T BACK OFF.

>> MY DADDY IS LIKE MY ROCK, AND

I LOVE HIM TO DEATH.

I MEAN, I CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT

THINGS.

I CAN TELL HIM ANYTHING, AND HE

WON'T JUDGE ME FOR ANYTHING, YOU

KNOW?

MY WEIGHT -- HE DON'T JUDGE ME.

HE TREATS ME, YOU KNOW, IF I WAS

THE SAME AS...

[ CRIES ]

IT'S JUST BEEN HARD WITH HIM

GONE.

IT'S JUST SO EMOTIONAL.

MY DADDY'S COMING HOME, AND I'M

SO HAPPY FOR IT.

I AM VERY ANXIOUS.

I'M GETTING ANXIOUS.

THEY'RE LATE. COME ON, NOW.

IF YOU DO THAT, I WILL GRAB YOUR

HAIR.

>> AAH! I DIDN'T GRAB --

>> YES, YOU DID.

YOU GRABBED MY NECK.

>> YOU PULLED MY HAIR.

>> DON'T BE GRABBING MY NECK.

NO!

YOU KNOW, I FELT JEALOUS 'CAUSE

OF MY SISTER.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE MY MOM -- SHE

WOULD, LIKE, I GUESS, LOVE HER

MORE 'CAUSE MY SISTER, SHE'S

SKINNY, AND I'M FAT.

>> I DID PROBABLY SHOW MORE

ATTENTION TO MEGAN THAN I DID

ASHLEY...

[ LAUGHTER ]

...'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT MEGAN'S WEIGHT, 'CAUSE

MEGAN WAS VERY ACTIVE, WHICH

ASHLEY WASN'T.

>> HE'S COMING! YAY!

>> I AM SO HAPPY.

>> LOOK AT HER.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

>> ARE YOU GOING TO THE

RESTAURANT?

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> BOTH MY GRANDPAS WERE OBESE,

AND SOME OF MY AUNTS AND UNCLES

ARE OBESE, TOO.

BUT I CAN'T ALL PUT IT ON MY

GENES.

WE LIKE FOOD.

THE FAMILY LIKES FOOD, AND WE

EAT FOOD.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

MY TARGET WEIGHT IS 140 POUNDS.

AFTER I GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT,

I'LL BE ABLE TO START MY NEW

LIFE.

I WANT TO OWN MY OWN DAYCARE

'CAUSE I LOVE KIDS, AND I WOULD

BE REALLY GREAT WITH IT.

I USED TO WORK AT A DAYCARE.

THEY FIRED ME BECAUSE THEY SAID

THAT I COULDN'T GET TO A KID IF

SOMETHING WAS GOING ON BECAUSE

OF MY WEIGHT.

MY FEAR IS, LIKE, I'LL BE DEAD

IN FIVE YEARS 'CAUSE I'M GONNA

KEEP GETTING BIGGER.

I HAD TO MAKE THIS DECISION TO

HAVE THE SURGERY.

>> AND AS FAR AS MY DAUGHTER'S

SURGERY, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO

IT.

>> NOW, A COUPLE THINGS YOU WANT

TO AVOID -- VERY IMPORTANT.

>> OKAY.

>> THE FIRST IS THE BUBBLES,

THE CARBONATION.

THE FIRST GOOD CARBONATED DRINK,

EVEN IF IT'S A DIET, AFTER

SURGERY -- A FIRST GOOD SWIG OF

IT, I GUARANTEE YOU'LL NEVER,

EVER DO IT AGAIN.

YOU'LL GET A TREMENDOUS PRESSURE

IN YOUR CHEST.

YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A

HEART ATTACK.

I ALWAYS TELL PATIENTS, IF

YOU'RE GONNA EAT SOMETHING FRIED

AND GREASY, JUST TAKE IT TO THE

BATHROOM AND EAT IT ON THE

TOILET 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA GO

RIGHT THROUGH YOU.

YOU CAN GET THE UPSET STOMACH,

THE DIARRHEA.

IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL REALLY

BAD.

THIS SURGERY IS NOT DESIGNED TO

CONTROL WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR

MOUTH.

IT'S DESIGNED TO CONTROL HOW

MUCH YOU EAT.

>> YEAH, YOU ARE.

I CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM BY

MYSELF.

>> AW! THAT'S GROSS.

>> ...ZHOOM...

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> FINE.

>> YOU READY FOR THIS?

>> YES, I AM.

>> ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS

WE HAVE WITH PATIENTS OVER

600 POUNDS.

EVERY TIME WE OPERATE ON

SOMEBODY WHO'S EXTREMELY

OVERWEIGHT, IT PUTS STRAIN ON

THE BODY THAT'S ALREADY WORKING

PAST THE LIMIT.

IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, IT IS

VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO

RECOVER.

>> IT'S MAJOR SURGERY.

BEING PUT TO SLEEP, WITH MY

WEIGHT -- THE COMPLICATIONS IS

YOU COULD DIE.

AND I DO NOT WANT TO DIE.

I WANT TO LIVE.

>> IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A

600-POUND WEIGHT, A PERSON HAS

TO TAKE AT LEAST 10,000 CALORIES

A DAY.

TO MAKE THAT PERSON LOSE WEIGHT,

YOU DO A GASTRIC BYPASS AND

LIMIT THE CALORIE INTAKE TO

800 TO 1,000 CALORIE.

>> IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

>> IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY.

>> SHE DID VERY WELL.

YOU WILL SEE THAT TOMORROW.

SHE'LL BE WALKING ALL OVER THE

PLACE.

>> NOW, THEY'LL HAVE HER UP

TONIGHT WALKING.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> I'LL MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE I'LL

BE THERE RIGHT WITH HER.

I'M GONNA SPEND THE NIGHT.

I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE HER.

>> WELL, SHE'LL WAKE UP AND WILL

BE DOWN HERE ABOUT AN HOUR.

>> OHH!

>> BABY, WAKE UP.

WAKE UP, BABY.

>> OH!

>> SHE'S IN SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT

NOW, BUT I'M HAPPY IT'S OVER

WITH, AND AT LEAST I KNOW SHE'S

GONNA BE HEALTHIER LIFE AND

SHE'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE.

THAT'S ALL I WANT HER, IS TO

LIVE AND ENJOY HER LIFE.

ONCE WE GET HOME, SHE'S GOT A

RECLINER.

SHE CAN GET UP.

>> AND TRY TO GET A WALKER JUST

TO PUSH AROUND UNTIL THE

NUMBNESS COMES COMPLETELY OUT,

'CAUSE I KNOW MY DAD CAN HOLD

ME, BUT THERE'S JUST HIM THERE.

HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.

ONCE I GET BACK INTO MY OWN

ENVIRONMENT, I'LL BE BETTER.

>> YES.

>> YOU'RE HURTING, OKAY?

LET'S PROMISE TO GET UP, OKAY?

IF WE JUST WALK TO HERE AND

BACK, OKAY, WE'VE DONE

SOMETHING.

>> AFTER SURGERY, I WAS UPSET.

I DIDN'T WANT TO DO NOTHING.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO NOBODY.

ALL I KNOW IS I WAS IN A LOT OF

PAIN.

>> WHEN SHE'S IN PAIN, SHE DON'T

WANT NOBODY AROUND HER, NOBODY

TOUCH HER.

THEY'VE GOT TO TRY TO GET HER UP

AND WALKING SO WE CAN GO HOME.

WELL, LET'S JUST GET ON A SIDE,

AND LET'S TRY TO GET UP AND JUST

WALK JUST A FEW FEET.

>> WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET YOU UP

AND WALK, OKAY?

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

>> I WISH WE COULD JUST TRY IT,

TO BE HONEST.

JUST WALK RIGHT TO THAT CHAIR

AND BACK.

>> BUT, MAMA, I DON'T HAVE NO

ENERGY.

>> I'M TRYING WITH ASHLEY.

WE HAD OUR PROBLEMS, BUT WE'RE

WORKING THROUGH THEM.

I THINK EVERY MOTHER HAS A

PROBLEM WITH THEIR KIDS.

ASHLEY BLAMED ME FOR HER WEIGHT.

BUT I DIDN'T FORCE HER TO EAT

ANY OF THEM FOODS.

YOU'RE DOING GOOD, ASH.

KEEP IT UP, BABY.

I TOLD HER, "ONCE YOU HAVE THE

SURGERY, THERE WILL BE NO COKES,

NO CHIPS, NO COOKIES."

SHE GOT MAD AT ME.

OH, SHE GOT VERY MAD AT ME.

SHE'S A MESS.

[ LAUGHS ]

SEE? YOU DID GOOD.

>> GOOD JOB, BABY!

>> GOOD! WE'RE GETTING THERE.

>> ASHLEY -- SHE'S DOING

EXTREMELY WELL, BUT SHE WAS

COMPLAINING MORE ABOUT BACK PAIN

THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

TODAY, WE'RE GONNA SEND HER

HOME.

SHE'S GONNA STAY ON LIQUID,

AND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH AND SEE

HOW SHE'S DOING.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

>> AM I READY?

>> YES, YOU ARE.

>> [ GASPS ] YES!

THANK YOU, LORD.

I'M GOING HOME TODAY.

IT WAS WORTH IT ALL TO GO

THROUGH ALL THIS PAIN TO KNOW

THAT I WILL LIVE A LONGER,

HAPPIER LIFE, BUT IT'S JUST SO

HARD.

I GOT SO MUCH BUBBLING UP IN MY

BRAIN RIGHT NOW.

>> OKAY?

>> I'M TRYING TO GET USED TO

USING MY BODY AGAIN.

AND I'M DOING GOOD.

I WEIGH 527 NOW.

I DO MY LITTLE EXERCISE ON THE

COUCH.

I DO SOME LITTLE STRETCHES AND

STUFF, AND I JUST TRY TO GET THE

BACK TO, HOPEFULLY, UN-NUMB

ONE DAY.

THEN, I GET UP.

I WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE

END OF MY CAR.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG

TIME, I COULD SEE MYSELF BEING

ACTIVE.

I'M GONNA GET BACK INTO SPORTS

AGAIN.

WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I PLAYED

SOFTBALL IN THE SUMMERTIME, AND

THEN I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE

ENERGY FOR IT.

AND THEN, BY THE TIME I GOT TO

HIGH SCHOOL, I JUST DIDN'T DO

SPORTS NO MORE.

WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS PLAY

SOFTBALL AGAIN.

IT'S GONNA TAKE ME TIME.

>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?

>> I'M OKAY.

HOW IS THE LEG? DOING OKAY?

>> YEAH. I'VE BEEN HAVING A

LITTLE PAIN SOMETIMES.

>> ANY CHANGES IN YOUR CLOTHING

SIZE?

>> NO, NO, I'M STILL WEARING THE

SAME CLOTHES, BUT THEY'RE

GETTING A LITTLE BIG.

>> EVEN. YES.

>> OKAY.

YOU KNOW, THE WEIGHT LOSS IS

GONNA GO SLOWLY FROM THIS POINT

ON.

>> YES, THAT'S WHAT I THINK.

'CAUSE I WENT TO WEIGH

YESTERDAY, AND WHAT I WEIGHED

BEFORE, TWO WEEKS AGO, I STAYED

THE SAME.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S TIME TO

EAT, I DON'T HAVE AN APPETITE

TO EAT.

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

>> WELL, THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA

OF HAVING THIS OPERATION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

IT.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ENOUGH

FLUID...

>> YES, SIR, I DO.

>> ...AND ENOUGH PROTEIN.

>> YES, SIR.

>> OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> HER ATTITUDE HAS JUST

CHANGED 'CAUSE ASHLEY WOULD BE

VERY MEAN.

>> AW.

>> NO, I'M BEING HONEST, ASHLEY.

>> PART OF IT WAS HER.

>> I KNOW IT.

IN PART, YOU BLAME ME FOR YOUR

WEIGHT, WHICH I AM USED TO THAT.

>> THEY BLAMED IT ON YOU...

>> NO.

>> ...NOT ME.

>> NO, I'M THE ONE WHO -- YOU

GOT MAD.

YOU SAID I'M THE ONE WHO MADE

YOU FAT.

>> [ SCOFFS ]

>> NO, I DIDN'T.

I DIDN'T FORCE THAT FOOD IN

YOUR MOUTH.

>> WHATEVER.

[ SIGHS ]

>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> YEAH, THAT IS PRETTY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> IT DOES FIT.

>> IT GOES OVER THAT FAR.

>> ALL RIGHT!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE MY

SURGERY, AND I CAN DO MORE

THINGS NOW THAN WHAT I COULD DO

LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.

I CAN WALK A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

I CAN WEAR A SEAT BELT WITHOUT

AN EXTENSION.

I MEAN, MY CLOTHES FIT A LOT

DIFFERENT NOW.

FEEL REAL GOOD.

>> JUST HER ATTITUDE HAS

CHANGED.

WHEN SHE WAS SO HEAVY, SHE WAS

JUST VERY ANGRY BECAUSE OF HER

WEIGHT, AND THAT KEPT HER FROM

DOING A LOT OF STUFF.

AND NOW SHE'S ABLE TO GET UP

AND GO.

>> OVER THE PAST YEAR, SHE'S

MORE OUTGOING.

SHE'S CONSTANTLY GOING ALL THE

TIME.

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN SHE GETS

FINISHED, THOUGH [LAUGHS]

SHE GETS DOWN THERE WHERE SHE

NEEDS TO BE AT.

>> I'M GONNA EAT A LITTLE BIT --

A PIECE OF THAT -- A LITTLE

PIECE.

I DON'T THINK IT WILL HURT ME

TOO BAD, JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF

THE CORNER OF IT.

I WANT TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE,

BUT IT IS NOT EASY.

MY FAMILY HASN'T CHANGED IN WHAT

THEY EAT.

IT IS HARD BEING AROUND ALL

THESE FOODS ALL THE TIME.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

I CAN'T GO BACK TO MY OLD

HABITS.

I HAVE TO TEACH MYSELF NEW

HABITS.

>> WHAT FLAVOR ICE CREAM DO YOU

WANT, ASHLEY?

>> I DON'T WANT NO ICE CREAM.

BUT I'M NOT OUT OF THE WOODS

YET.

>> WHEN YOU WEIGH 600 POUNDS,

IT'S EASY TO CUT YOURSELF OFF

FROM THE WORLD.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LIFE.

AFTER LOSING THE WEIGHT, IT WAS

A CHALLENGE TO GET BACK OUT

THERE AGAIN.

I'M HAPPY I DID THE SURGERY.

I'M GETTING OUT IN THE WORLD.

I'VE LOST 132 POUNDS.

I'M AT 485 RIGHT NOW.

IN MY CAR, I CAN PULL MY

STEERING WHEEL DOWN FARTHER THAN

BEFORE.

IT USED TO HAVE TO BE ALL THE

WAY UP LIKE THIS.

NOW I CAN HAVE IT DOWN LIKE THIS

AND STILL DRIVE WHERE I CAN

STILL MOVE MY WHEEL AND DRIVE

SAFELY.

I JUST LOVE THE NEW WAY I CAN

WALK.

I CAN WALK A LITTLE BIT LONGER

EACH DAY WHEN I DO MY EXERCISE

AND MY WALKING.

MY WEIGHT LOSS IS COMING OFF

REAL FAST.

THE DOCTOR -- HE SAID, THE LAST

TIME HE SAW ME, MY STOMACH HAD

FALLEN MORE.

HE SAID, IT'S TIME TO DO THE

SURGERY.

>> I'VE NEVER SEEN HER WITHOUT

HER STOMACH, YOU KNOW, BEING

THAT -- DROOPING THAT -- IT'S

ALWAYS BEEN THERE.

I'M JUST SO EXCITED.

>> I'M GLAD THAT SHE'S HAVING IT

DONE NOW, BECAUSE HER DAD IS

GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO

IRAQ, I THINK, AND GO TO WORK.

AND I'M GLAD THAT HE'S GONNA GET

TO SEE THIS BEFORE HE LEAVES.

>> SHE CAN'T EAT FRIED CHICKEN.

>> YEAH, WE CAN.

>> SHE CAN'T EAT IT.

>> SHE CAN TAKE THE SKIN OFF.

>> Tsk. [ SIGHS ]

>> THAT'S THE GOOD PART, ISN'T

IT, ASHLEY?

>> YEAH, THAT'S THE GOOD PART.

I'M PRETTY SORE.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU.

SO DON'T RUSH ME LIKE YOU DID

LAST TIME.

I COME HOME, SHE'S TELLING ME,

"YOU NEED TO WALK MORE."

I SAID, "ME AND DADDY WALK."

HEY, AT LEAST I WAS WALKING.

>> SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE

HER BOWELS STARTED GOING.

AND I WAS GONNA TAKE THE WATER

HOSE AND JUST SQUIRT HER DOWN.

>> WELL, JUST THINK -- LUCKY I

DIDN'T WALK THROUGH THE HOUSE.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

"OH, I CAN'T GO.

GET RID OF THE CHAIR.

GET RID OF THE CHAIR."

[ LAUGHTER ]

"GET RID OF THE CHAIR.

GET RID OF THE CHAIR."

>> STOP LAUGHING AT IT, THOUGH.

>> ASHLEY, ASHLEY, IT'S

STILL FUNNY.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND MY

MOM SOMETIMES.

IT SEEMS LIKE SHE HAS NO IDEA

WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.

I'M TRYING REALLY HARD TO CHANGE

MY LIFE, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M ALL

ALONE.

>> TAKE YOUR TIME.

WE WON'T START WITHOUT YOU.

>> ASHLEY'S PROGRESS HAS BEEN

SLOW BUT STEADY.

REMOVING EXCESS SKIN IS GONNA

HELP HER MOBILITY.

WE REMOVED 43 POUNDS OF EXCESS

SKIN.

I'M HOPING THAT REMOVAL OF

EXCESS SKIN IS GOING TO

ENCOURAGE HER TO MAKE PROGRESS.

>> HAS THE DOCTOR TOLD YOU HOW

SMALL HE WANTS YOU TO BE?

>> YEAH, HE WANTS ME GET DOWN TO

200.

AND I LOOKED AT HIM WHEN HE

SAID -- "200, MAN? 200?

I AIN'T WEIGHED 200 POUNDS

SINCE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL."

>> HE WANTS ME AT 220 POUNDS,

AND I TOLD HIM I WANT TO BE 250,

275, SOMEWHERE IN THERE.

I'M 6'6", SO --

>> I'M 5'7". HE TOLD ME 164.

[ LAUGHS ]

>> THIS -- I'M GETTING USED TO

THIS BEING GONE, MY BIG THING

THAT HAS BEEN HERE AND IT'S GONE

NOW.

I NEED BOTH HANDS.

>> [ GROANS ]

OH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.

SHE'S BEEN GETTING OUT.

BEEN VERY ACTIVE.

KIND OF HARD TO KEEP HER AT

HOME.

SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO BE ON THE

RUN.

>> DO I NEED TO LAY BACK WHILE

YOU DO THESE?

>> LET ME JUST TAKE THESE THE

WAY YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, OKAY?

>> OKAY.

>> AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

PROBABLY FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW

THAT ALL THESE STAPLES ARE GONNA

BE GONE.

>> MM-HMM.

IT'S WEIRD.

IT'S VERY WEIRD FOR THIS PART OF

MY STOMACH TO BE GONE.

IT'S VERY WEIRD.

WHEN I USED TO SIT, I USED TO

ALWAYS PUT MY HAND ON MY STOMACH

AREA DOWN HERE.

IT'S JUST OPENED A LOT OF, I

GUESS, AIR TO GET PLACES WHERE

AIR HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE.

IT'S JUST WEIRD.

>> ASHLEY -- HER INCISION NOW

ARE HEALING, BUT AT THIS POINT,

SHE HAS NOT LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT.

SHE IS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH

THE CHOICE OF THE FOOD AND

OVEREATING.

>> THEY'RE OUT. THANK GOD.

>> HER MOTHER IS ALSO BATTLING

WITH WEIGHT, AND I THINK THE

FAMILY THAT ARE ACCUSTOMED TO

HIGH-CALORIE FOOD, IT'S GONNA BE

A DIFFICULT ISSUE FOR ONE PERSON

TO MAKE A CHANGE.

WE HAVE MADE WEIGHT LOSS ON HER,

BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE MADE A

CHANGE OF THE LIFESTYLE AND

DIETARY HABIT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONSTANT

BATTLE.

>> LOOK, DADDY, I CAN MOVE.

I GOT NO STAPLES.

>> BUT STILL WE NEED TO BRING

IT DOWN TO A TARGET WEIGHT OF

200 OR LESS.

>> STARTING TO LOSE ALL THIS

WEIGHT, I WAS SO HAPPY.

I WAS STARTING TO GET OUT MORE.

I COULD DO THINGS THAT I WOULD

NOT DO BEFORE.

I WASN'T BEING SHELTERED

NO MORE.

>> BOUQUET'S IN THE CAR.

MY NECKLACE IS IN THE CAR,

JACKET.

OKAY.

I GOT EVERYTHING.

[ SIGHS ]

>> ASHLEY LOOKS GOOD TODAY.

>> I KNOW. DOESN'T SHE?

I HAVEN'T SEEN ASHLEY DRESSED

LIKE THIS SINCE HER PROM.

>> OH, I LOVE MY DRESS.

I'M HAPPY.

I'M HAPPY FOR HER, TOO, AND...

JUST HAPPY.

I DON'T THINK I'D HAVE BEEN ABLE

TO DO THIS BEFORE THE SURGERY.

I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STAND VERY

LONG.

>> AND SHE'S JUST THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL PERSON I'VE EVER SEEN,

BESIDES THE BRIDE.

>> I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND

AND WIFE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

>> SHE DID WONDERFUL, WALKING,

EVERYTHING.

OH, THEY'RE SHOWING THEIR LEGS.

[ LAUGHS ]

SHE EVEN WENT OUT TO THE CLUB

WITH HER SISTER.

AND THEY CALLED ME AND THEY

SAID, "MAMA, SOME GUY'S HITTING

ON ASHLEY."

I SAID, "WHAT?"

AND THAT REALLY MADE HER DAY.

>> MY SHOES ARE KILLING ME.

>> RUN.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

>> YOU WILL DANCE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

LET'S DANCE.

>> I'D NEVER GO DANCING BEFORE.

I WAS AFRAID I WOULD FALL AND

COULD NOT GET BACK UP.

NOW I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY TO

GET OUT AND DO STUFF.

I CAN GET OUT AND DO WHATEVER I

WANT.

>> SURPRISED SHE LASTED THAT

LONG.

[ LAUGHS ]

SHE'S DOING GOOD, BUT I'M JUST

CONCERNED SHE MIGHT BE CHEATING.

SHE HAS GAINED WEIGHT.

SHE SAID 30 POUNDS.

IT MIGHT BE 40.

I'M NOT FOR SURE.

I'D ASK HER, "ASHLEY, YOU'RE

NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT THESE."

AND SHE SAID, "MOM, I KNOW WHAT

I'M DOING."

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST

WATCH HER ALL THE TIME.

I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED SHE'S

GONNA BE BACK IN HER OLD HABITS

AGAIN.

>> MMM!

>> DR. NOWZARADAN SAID, "YOU

ALWAYS ARE GONNA HAVE A FOOD

ADDICTION FOR THE REST OF YOUR

LIFE."

IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE.

IT'S NEVER GONNA GO AWAY.

>> WHAT TIME IS YOUR

ORIENTATION, 5:30?

SHE HARDLY EVER STAYS HOME SINCE

SHE GOT HER NEW TRUCK.

SHE'S BEEN GOING OUT WITH HER

FRIENDS, GONE DANG NEAR ALL DAY.

>> BEFORE SHE STARTED COLLEGE,

SHE HAD DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL

BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SIT ON

THEIR CHAIRS.

IT'S HARD FOR HER TO WALK AND

GET TO CLASSES.

NOW SHE'S ABLE TO GO, SIT IN

THE CHAIRS.

SHE'S DOING WONDERFUL, GETTING

AROUND AND JUST GOING.

>> WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL BEFORE,

GETTING AROUND, JUST DIDN'T HAVE

THE ENERGY TO DO IT.

NOW MY NERVOUS PART ABOUT GOING

BACK TO SCHOOL IS, "AM I GONNA

FIT IN THE SEAT OR IS THERE

GONNA BE A PROBLEM OR WHAT?

>> WELL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU

ALL HERE TO LAB ORIENTATION.

>> I'M GOING TO SCHOOL, WORKING

TO GET MY ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN

CHILDCARE.

AFTER I GET THIS DEGREE, WHAT I

WANT TO DO IS OPEN MY OWN

DAYCARE.

OWNING MY OWN DAYCARE HAS BEEN A

DREAM EVER SINCE I STARTED

WORKING WITH CHILDREN.

I SAID, "THIS IS MY CALLING."

NOW I'M GOING TO SCHOOL, AND

ONCE I START MY BUSINESS UP, GO

FROM THERE.

>> HOW YOU BEEN DOING?

HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME.

ARE YOU WORKING AT A CENTER?

>> NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.

>> NOT RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE BOARD

THERE, SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO

GO BACK TO WORK, YOU CAN TAKE A

LOOK THERE.

SHE'S LOOKING GREAT.

IT IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

FOR HER, I BET, AS SHE WORKS

WITH THE CHILDREN, BECAUSE BEING

ABLE TO GET DOWN ON THEIR LEVEL

IS REALLY SO IMPORTANT.

>> I FEEL REALLY GOOD.

I WASN'T HAVING TO MOVE BECAUSE

MY LEGS GET STIFF OR SOMETHING,

YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE COULD FIT

BEHIND ME OKAY.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET CLOSER

TO MY DREAM.

IT'S FINALLY GONNA GET DONE.

>> WELL, HOW WAS IT?

>> IT WAS OKAY.

>> [ LAUGHS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

>> HEY!

>> HEY!

SO, THE GOAL IS TO GET YOU UNDER

200.

>> YES, SIR.

>> ARE YOU EXCITED TO LOSE

ANOTHER 20 POUNDS?

>> YES, I AM.

>> I'LL GRIND -- I'LL GRIND UP

YOUR TURKEY.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO GRIND MY

TURKEY UP.

>> AND I'LL MAKE A GOOD APPLE

PIE AND SAY, "OOH, ASHLEY, THIS

TASTES SO GOOD."

[ LAUGHS ]

>> TURN OVER THIS WAY.

>> I KNOW THAT MY MOM LOVES ME,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE KEEPS

TEASING ME.

I'M DOING MY BEST, BUT SHE'S

MAKING IT SO HARD.

>> WE TOOK ALMOST 31 POUNDS OFF

OF HER BACK AND HER THIGHS.

ASHLEY'S MADE PROGRESS, BUT

BEFORE WE DO MORE SKIN SURGERY,

SHE HAS TO CONTINUE TO LOSE

WEIGHT.

>> I JUST WANT HER TO WAKE UP.

ASH, COME ON, BABY.

I THINK YOU NEED TO JUST OPEN

YOUR EYES JUST A LITTLE BIT.

THEY GAVE YOU THAT MORPHINE

THAT'S MAKING YOU TOO SLEEPY.

JUST OPEN YOUR EYES, PLEASE.

>> SHE'LL OPEN THEM WHEN SHE'S

READY.

>> ASHLEY, OPEN YOUR EYES.

[ SNIFFLES ]

>> HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING WITH

YOUR EATING?

>> I CAN EAT REALLY ANYTHING,

YOU KNOW, BUT I JUST -- THERE

ARE CERTAIN THINGS I STILL HAVE

TO WATCH.

LIKE, SOMETIMES I DON'T EAT

LUNCH TILL LIKE 2:00, 3:00.

>> SEE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

NOW THAT YOU'VE HAD YOUR

SURGERY, YOU'VE REALLY, REALLY,

REALLY GOT TO "PROTEIN, PROTEIN,

PROTEIN."

>> YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.

>> ALWAYS DO YOUR PROTEIN FIRST.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> BYE.

>> BYE-BYE.

AT FOUR YEARS OUT, SHE SHOULD BE

CLOSE TO GOAL, AND I DON'T THINK

SHE IS.

>> I'M LOOKING AT YOUR CHART.

YOU'RE 297 NOW.

>> YEP.

>> AND LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE,

307.

WELL, THE PROBLEM WITH BEING

OVERWEIGHT AND HAVING SURGERY IS

THAT SURGERY ALONE IS NOT GONNA

BE THE ANSWER.

HOW MANY TIMES YOU EAT IN A DAY?

>> SOMETIMES FOUR.

>> AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN THAT?

>> NO, JUST FOUR.

>> IF YOU TALK TO ASHLEY, SHE

WILL TELL YOU SHE'S NOT EATING

ANYTHING.

AND THAT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE.

BY NOW, SHE SHOULD BE UNDER 200.

SHE IS UNDER 300.

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE AN EXCESSIVE

OVEREATING HABIT.

SHE'S TAKING AT LEAST 3,000

CALORIES A DAY.

THE OTHER PROBLEM IS SHE'S GOT

EVERYBODY IN HER FAMILY IS

OVERWEIGHT.

>> RIGHT.

>> THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

IT'S LIKE HAVING AN ALCOHOLIC BE

A BARTENDER.

>> RIGHT.

>> SO IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S LAY DOWN AND

SEE.

OKAY.

THAT EATING HABIT AND THAT

PERSONALITY IS STILL THERE.

MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEWHERE

DOWN THE LINE, SHE'S GOING TO

GAIN WEIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER.

>> WELL, HE'S RIGHT.

HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL

YOU GET DOWN THERE WHERE YOU

NEED TO BE AT.

SO YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT YOUR

MIND TO IT.

I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE

CHEATING.

I MEAN, IT'S INSTINCT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY,

YOU JUST EAT.

HE'S HEARD EVERY STORY, SO WHAT

YOU'RE TELLING HIM IS NOTHING

NEW.

>> SHE HAS COME A LONG WAY, BUT

SHE'S STILL NOT CLOSE TO HER

IDEAL BODY WEIGHT.

>> GOING FROM LOOKING AT THIS

PICTURE HERE TO WHAT SHE IS NOW,

SHE'S A HALF OF A PERSON -- HALF

OF WHAT SHE STARTED AT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SHE USED TO SNEAK FOOD.

>> MOM, DON'T...

>> I WAS VERY UPSET AT HER.

I MEAN, I WAS MAD AT HER.

I MEAN, I'D GET ON HER ALL THE

TIME -- "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO

BE EATING THAT."

WE'D FIND EMPTY SOUP CANS IN

HER DRAWER.

>> Y'ALL THINK THE WORST OF ME.

>> WELL, YEAH, WE'D GO IN THERE

AND FIND IT IN THERE.

>> WE TRIED EVERYTHING.

INSTEAD OF LOSING, SHE WAS

GAINING.

I SAID, "THAT'S IT.

I'M NOT DOING NOTHING ELSE."

AND I DIDN'T.

IT'S AN ADDICTION TO FOOD.

>> [ SIGHS ]

>> WHERE ARE YOU WALKING TO?

>> FOOD ADDICTION -- IF YOU'VE

HAD IT ALL YOUR LIFE, IT'S

ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE.

BUT MY MOM - SHE PUT ME OUT ON

THE SPOT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE KEEPS

TEASING ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WHAT'S UP? HOW YOU DOING?

HEY, ROZ, WHAT'S UP?

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> ASHLEY, WHY DON'T YOU PUT

SOME QUARTERS UP, BABY?

>> WELL, ASHLEY CALLED ME AND

SHE WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS,

AND I TOLD HER, "HONEY, I GOT A

TWO-BEDROOM.

YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.

>> I'M VERY EXCITED.

I AM NOT SHELTERED NO MORE.

I FEEL VERY INDEPENDENT ON MY

OWN.

>> IT REALLY BOTHERED ME WHEN

SHE MOVED OUT, 'CAUSE I WORRY

ABOUT ASHLEY.

I CAN'T LET GO.

I JUST CAN'T LET GO OF HER.

>> I THINK THAT PAT IS STARTING

TO REALIZE, WORDS CUT DEEPER

THAN A KNIFE.

>> WHENEVER MY MOM USED TO TEASE

ME, I WOULD GET REALLY ANGRY

WITH HER.

>> [ Voice breaking ] I KNOW I'D

MAKE HER FEEL BAD.

I ALWAYS CRITICIZED HER ABOUT

WHAT SHE WAS EATING AND HOW BIG

SHE WAS, BECAUSE I GET ANGRY AT

ASHLEY.

>> YEAH, GIRL!

>> SHE SAYS SHE LOVES ME, BUT,

I MEAN, IT STILL HURTS.

>> CATHY, DID YOU GET HER A

SHOT?

>> WHY NOT?

>> [ LAUGHS ]

>> BUT I GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS

ANGER TOWARDS MY MOM.

IF WE DON'T WORK THIS OUT, MY

LIFE, IT'S NEVER GONNA GET

BETTER.

>> THERE IT IS! WHOOP!

>> I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA GET UP

AT 6:00.

YOU KNOW YOU WON'T SEE 6:00.

WE KNOW YOU.

LAST YEAR, MY DAD WAS

COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS LEG

HURTING REAL BAD.

THEY SAID IT WAS ARTHRITIS, AND

IT ENDED UP BEING CANCER.

HE'S GOT TO DO TWO ROUND OF

CHEMO, AND IF IT DOESN'T HELP,

THEY CAN'T HELP HIM NO MORE.

I KNEW I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION

TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL TO

HELP HIM.

BEFORE, WHEN I WAS OVERWEIGHT,

MY DAD, HE TOOK CARE OF ME.

NOW THAT THE WEIGHT IS OFF, I

CAN TAKE CARE OF HIM.

>> ON THE 18th, HE'LL SEE

DR. WARD AND GET HIS C.A.T. SCAN

DONE, ALL THE SAME DAY.

>> MY DAD IS A BIG INFLUENCE IN

MY LIFE.

I MEAN, I LOVE MY DAD SO MUCH.

HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, GET MY DAD

TAKEN CARE OF, AND I CAN BE ABLE

TO MOVE OUT.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE.

>> MY DAD GOT DIAGNOSED WITH

CANCER.

I WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE OKAY.

I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO HAVE

CANCER, BUT HE HAD CANCER.

YEAH, MY DADDY WAS LIKE MY ROCK.

HE WAS ALWAYS THERE IN MY

CORNER.

HE SAID, "YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

YOU GOT TO KEEP IT GOING."

HE SAID, "YOU WORK ON THIS

WEIGHT, GET THIS OFF SO YOU CAN

GET EVERYTHING ELSE DONE, AND

YOU CAN START YOUR LIFE."

YOU KNOW, HE WAS PROUD THAT I

WAS LOSING THE WEIGHT AND

GETTING OUT AND DOING MORE

THINGS.

AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD FOR ME

THAT HE GOT TO SEE THAT.

MY DAD HAS HELPED ME COME THIS

FAR.

AND NOW I KNOW HE'LL BE WATCHING

DOWN AND SEEING ME GET BETTER

AND GET SMALLER.

KNOWING THAT HE'S WATCHING ME,

I HAVE TO MAKE HIM PROUD.

DRIVE OFF AND THEN COME BACK,

I GUESS.

I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN.

I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WEIGH.

I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING

TRACK OF MY WEIGHT, WITH

EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.

>> ASHLEY, YOU DOING ALL RIGHT?

>> I'M HANGING IN THERE.

>> FIRST TIME WE SAW YOU, 617,

HUH?

NOW YOU'RE 250.

STILL GOING TO SCHOOL?

>> YES, SIR, STILL GOING TO

SCHOOL, YEAH.

>> THAT'S GOOD.

WHEN YOU GONNA GRADUATE?

>> PROBABLY MAYBE NEXT DECEMBER.

>> UPPER BODY DOING PRETTY GOOD,

BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXCESS

FLUID IN YOUR LEGS.

LOWER LEGS ARE WHAT IT WAS

WHEN SHE WAS 600 POUNDS.

WHEN SHE HAS SURGICAL REMOVAL OF

SKIN, SHE'D PROBABLY LOSE

ANOTHER 30, 40 POUNDS.

OVERALL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, BUT

IF YOU CAN GET TO 220...

>> OKAY.

>> ...IT'LL BE MUCH BETTER.

ASHLEY'S PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW

BUT STEADY.

SHE'S MAINTAINING WEIGHT LOSS.

I THINK SHE'S OVERALL DOING

GOOD.

SUPER. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

>> ALL RIGHT, NEXT TIME I SEE

YOU, I WANT YOU TO BE 220.

>> YES, SIR.

>> HI.

>> HOW ARE YOU?

>> FINE.

>> DO YOU HAVE A SIZE RANGE

YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

OKAY.

>> OH, THAT'S CUTE, ISN'T IT?

>> I HAD BEEN ORDERING CLOTHES

OUT OF CATALOGS SINCE I WAS IN

MIDDLE SCHOOL.

NOW, BEING ABLE TO SHOP AT A

REGULAR STORE, THAT MADE ME SO

HAPPY.

I LOVE GOING OUT AND LOOKING AND

TRYING ON NEW CLOTHES.

>> DO YOU LIKE THAT?

SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO

ACTUALLY WALK INTO A STORE AND

PICK SOMETHING OFF THE SHELVES

AND SAY, "I LIKE THIS.

I'M GONNA BUY IT.

WE DON'T WANT YOU TO POP OUT.

>> I LOVE BEING HERE WITH MY

AUNT -- JUST SOMEONE THERE TO

SHOP WITH THAT'S GONNA TELL YOU

THE TRUTH.

>> IF YOU LIKE IT, HONEY.

IT JUST REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING

THAT MY MOTHER WOULD WEAR.

THAT'S ANOTHER STORY, OKAY?

WE CAN DO THAT.

THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.

IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.

>> WHEN ALL THE SURGERIES ARE

DONE AND I'M AT MY GOAL WEIGHT,

THEN I'M GOING CLOTHES-CRAZY.

I'M BUYING EVERYTHING.

>> THANK YOU.

SEE YOU SOON.

[ DOG BARKING ]

>> HOW WAS YOUR DAY TODAY?

>> OH, IT WAS GOOD.

>> CHICKEN THIGHS WITH

PINEAPPLE, CORN, AND BELL

PEPPERS.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

>> IT DOES.

>> OKAY, READY?

>> ME AND MY MOM -- EMOTIONALLY,

WE'RE ALWAYS AT EACH OTHER ABOUT

THINGS.

SHE WOULD EMBARRASS ME AND MAKE

ME FEEL BAD.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE

HAVE FAMILY TIME TOGETHER.

>> I HAVE TO BE THERE FOR HER.

SHE'S GOT TO BE THERE FOR ME

NOW, 'CAUSE IT'S JUST US.

>> THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS

FOOD WE'RE ABOUT TO EAT.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME AND

ASHLEY PREPARE IT TONIGHT.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A VERY

LONG TIME.

>> NOW I CAN TELL HER HOW I

FEEL.

IT'S NOT WORTH THE ARGUING

ANYMORE, BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO

SHORT.

>> WE DID GOOD.

WE STILL HAVE OUR PROBLEMS, BUT

WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THEM.

>> ASHLEY ALWAYS SAID HER DAD

WAS HER ROCK.

I THINK, IN A FEW YEARS, HER MOM

WILL BE HER ROCK, TOO.

>> SPARKS.

SPARKS.

[ LAUGHS ]

I USED TO PLAY SOFTBALL WHEN I

WAS YOUNGER.

YOU READY?

I PLAYED EVERY SUMMER.

Y'ALL GOT TO BE ALERT OUT THERE.

YOU GOT TO MAKE GOOD THROWS.

FINALLY, I FELT LIKE I GOT

ENOUGH WEIGHT OFF AND

EVERYTHING, I SAID, "I WANT TO

COACH."

RUN UP ON THOSE!

SO I WENT UP AND SIGNED UP.

I'VE BEEN COACHING EVER SINCE.

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS, COME ON IN.

COACH HAD A SURGERY.

SHE USED TO BE REALLY, REALLY

BIG -- OVER LIKE 600 POUNDS.

AND IF SHE WAS STILL BIG, SHE

WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE OUT HERE

COACHING YOU.

SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE

STANDING.

IT WAS EXCITING TO LOSE THE

WEIGHT.

I DIDN'T REALIZE, WHEN I STARTED

THIS JOURNEY, THAT I WOULD

CHANGE THIS MUCH.

TURN YOUR BODY AGAIN.

YOU'RE -- TURN IT.

NO, TOWARD ME.

>> ASHLEY'S GOT A LOVING HEART.

>> THERE YOU GO.

>> SHE'LL BE A WONDERFUL MOTHER

'CAUSE SHE'S SO GOOD WITH KIDS.

>> GOOD! GOOD HUSTLE, ADELINA!

IT IS SO MUCH FUN TEACHING

CHILDREN WHAT I'VE LEARNED, NOT

MAKING IT OUT ABOUT THE WIN ALL

THE TIME, JUST HAVING FUN.

IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB!

I'M STAYING VERY MUCH ON TRACK.

I HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER

DREAMS BESIDES LOSING WEIGHT.

[ APPLAUSE ]

KEEP RUNNING, JANE!

GET DOWN AND KEEP RUNNING!

I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY TO GET OUT

AND DO STUFF.

IT IS JUST SO EXCITING.

I JUST LOVE IT.

I AM SO HAPPY TO GET MY LIFE

BACK.