Original subtitles

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER OR AN ANIMAL,

NOT A HUMAN BEING.

NOT FOR ONE MINUTE I THOUGHT MY LIFE

WOULD END UP LIKE THIS.

OW, MY LEG!

I'M SO FAR GONE.

I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP OR I AM GONNA DIE.

I CAN'T DO THIS. I'M RIGHT UNDER YOU.

I CAN'T LEAN OVER.

YOU'RE FINE, YOU'RE FINE.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE LET MY KIDS DOWN.

INSTEAD OF ME TAKING CARE OF THEM,

THEY'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME.

IT'S YOU. RIGHT.

YOU ARE THE ONE KILLING HIM.

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THIS HOUSE IS A PIECE OF [BLEEP].

THIS FLOOR'S NOT GONNA HOLD YOU!

I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] LIVE HERE.

WE WON'T LIVE HERE.

**

Michael: WHEN YOU DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR PAST

IS AFFECTING YOUR PRESENT,

IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUTURE.

EVERY DAY WHEN I WAKE UP I THINK,

"DO I REALLY HAVE TO GET UP TODAY?"

BECAUSE I'M IN PAIN ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

MY BACK HURTS.

MY BUTT HURTS.

MY LEGS HURT.

IT'S JUST THE WEIGHT ITSELF,

I FEEL LIKE IT'S DETERIORATING MY BODY.

BUT I PUSH MYSELF TO GET UP

AND I SIT THERE WAITING FOR MY FAMILY

TO COME HELP ME

BECAUSE I CAN'T DO A LOT OF STUFF FOR MYSELF.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

I'VE HAD A WOUND ON MY LEG FOR OVER TWO YEARS

BECAUSE OF MY LYMPHEDEMA.

AND IT JUST WON'T HEAL BECAUSE IT'S SO STRETCHED OUT.

SO MY DAUGHTER USUALLY WRAPS IT FOR ME WITH A TRASH BAG.

BECAUSE I CAN'T GET IT WET OR IT JUST GETS A LOT WORSE.

THEN MY WIFE GETS MY CLOTHES READY AND MAKES SURE

THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING THAT I NEED,

SO THAT WHEN I GET OUT OF THE SHOWER

EVERYTHING'S THERE FOR ME.

OKAY. WHEN YOU NEED ME JUST CALL ME.

Briana: MY DAD NEEDS HELP DOING EVERYTHING.

WE KNOW HE HATES IT.

AND I KNOW HE'S EMBARRASSED, BUT HE REALLY STRUGGLES.

Michael: I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD END UP LIKE THIS.

SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER OR AN ANIMAL, YOU KNOW?

I'M NOT A HUMAN BEING.

MY BODY'S JUST BREAKING DOWN AND IT'S DISGUSTING.

AND I CAN'T EVEN FUNCTION.

IF I STAND TOO LONG IT'S EXCRUCIATING.

SO I JUST SIT DOWN TO WASH MYSELF.

I JUST HATE MY BODY.

AND I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY.

BEING OVERWEIGHT, IT'S MISERABLE.

I DON'T WISH IT ON MY WORST ENEMY.

AS I GOT BIGGER, I DIDN'T REALIZE

HOW BAD I WAS GETTING

UNTIL I COULDN'T DO SIMPLE THINGS FOR MYSELF ANYMORE.

BRI! BABE!

YES?

MICHAEL TRIES TO ACT ALL BIG AND MACHO

LIKE HE CAN DO EVERYTHING HIMSELF

BUT HE REALLY CAN'T.

HE NEEDS OUR HELP.

SO IF WE DON'T HELP MICHAEL,

WHO ELSE IS GONNA HELP HIM?

Michael: I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEPEND ON ANYONE TO DO THINGS FOR ME.

THAT'S NOT WHO I AM.

AND IT MAKES ME FEEL WEAK.

I DON'T LIKE THAT.

BUT AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.

DJ? YEAH?

COULD YOU GET MY CHAIR READY?

I KNOW.

AFTER MY DAUGHTER HAS HELPED ME GET DRESSED AND READY,

MY SON DANIEL BRINGS ME MY WHEELCHAIR

BECAUSE I CAN ONLY WALK A FEW FEET ON MY OWN.

AND HE DOES A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING AROUND THE HOUSE FOR ME.

IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY

THAT I'VE DONE THIS TO MY FAMILY

AND BECOME SUCH A BURDEN TO THEM.

BUT WHEN I GET HUNGRY IT

DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I FEEL

OR WHAT I WANT TO CHANGE,

ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS EATING.

Roni: MICHAEL IS HUNGRY ALL THE TIME.

AND I HAVE TO MAKE SURE

THAT MICHAEL GETS WHAT HE WANTS TO EAT

WHEN HE WANTS TO EAT IT OR ELSE HE'LL GET VERY ANGRY.

HE REALLY GETS MAD ABOUT HIS FOOD.

LIKE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE DRUNKS

AND THEY'RE ANGRY DRUNKS... HERE.

...WELL, MICHAEL IS AN ANGRY FOOD ADDICT.

Michael: BEING HUNGRY REALLY AFFECTS MY MOOD.

I WANT WHAT I WANT.

AND WHEN RONI DON'T MAKE WHAT I WANT,

I DO HAVE MY LITTLE FITS I THROW.

SOMETIMES SHE MAKES HEALTHIER FOOD

AND I WILL LASH OUT AT HER,

'CAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT IT.

I WANT TO EAT WHAT I LIKE OR THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE.

BECAUSE I LOVE FOOD, IT'S LIKE MY DRUG.

FOOD IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND.

WHILE I'M EATING BREAKFAST,

I THINK ABOUT WHAT I'M GONNA EAT FOR LUNCH AND DINNER.

IT'S REAL HARD FOR ME TO WATCH HIM SIT THERE

AND JUST EAT HIS LIFE AWAY.

Michael: HUH?

NAH, THIS IS MY THIRD ONE.

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MICHAEL

AND I EAT HEALTHY FOOD NUMEROUS TIMES,

BUT IT JUST TURNS INTO AN ARGUMENT.

SO I DON'T PUSH HIM ANY MORE.

AND I LET HIM HAVE WHAT HE WANTS,

EVEN IF IT IS KILLING HIM.

Michael: I KNOW I'M ADDICTED TO FOOD. BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING.

I WISH I COULD STOP.

I WISH I COULD JUST COMPLETELY STOP

AND START DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILY.

AND I WISH I COULD JUST REWIND THE CLOCK

AND GO BACK AND CHANGE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD.

BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MY LIFE NOW.

THAT THIS IS WHAT I'VE BECOME.

GROWING UP THERE WAS A LOT OF ANGER IN OUR HOUSE.

BECAUSE MY DAD WAS STRICT

AND EVERYTHING HAD TO BE A CERTAIN WAY

OR HE WOULD BE MAD.

HE HAD RULES FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING FOOD.

AND I WAS JUST AFRAID OF HIM BEING MAD AT ME.

I WANTED TO TAKE ALL OF MY FEAR AND JUST EAT,

BUT HE WOULDN'T LET ME.

AND THE WAY I GREW UP, I COULDN'T SHOW EMOTIONS.

YOU KNOW, ANY EMOTION'S JUST A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.

SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.

AND I JUST BOTTLED UP EVERYTHING INSIDE OF ME.

AND THEN WHEN I FELT ANY KIND OF PAIN, ANY KIND OF HURT,

I ATE 'CAUSE IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD.

THEN AROUND 10 YEARS OLD,

MY DAD WENT TO JAIL AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE.

BECAUSE I STARTED EATING MORE OF WHAT I WANTED AND BEING LAZIER

BECAUSE MY DAD WASN'T AROUND TO STOP ME.

SO FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS I JUST ATE AND GAINED.

BY THE TIME I WAS 14 I WAS ALMOST 300 POUNDS.

AND THAT'S WHEN MY DAD GOT OUT OF PRISON.

EVEN THOUGHT I WAS A LOT BIGGER, I WAS STILL AFRAID OF HIM.

AND MY DAD AND I STARTED FIGHTING ABOUT HOW MUCH I ATE.

BUT I WASN'T GONNA GIVE UP ON FOOD

SO I DIDN'T BACK DOWN ON THAT.

SO I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE BUT I KEPT EATING.

AND I GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT AT THAT TIME.

ANOTHER EXTRA 100- AND-SOMETHING POUNDS.

AND BY THE TIME I WAS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL I WAS 400 POUNDS.

BUT MY EATING DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AFTER THAT.

AND I GOT OVER 500 BY THE TIME I WAS IN MY MID-20S.

THAT'S WHEN I MET RONI AND WE STARTED DATING.

AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS SO BIG I HID HOW MUCH I ATE FROM HER.

Roni: WHEN MICHAEL AND I FIRST MET,

I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS CARING NATURE.

AND I DIDN'T SEE HIM AS A BIG PERSON.

BUT ONCE WE GOT MARRIED AND MOVED IN TOGETHER

THEN THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED HOW MUCH HE REALLY ATE.

HE JUST ATE NON STOP.

AND HIS EATING JUST BECAME WORSE.

Michael: WHEN RONI AND I WERE FIRST MARRIED,

WE ALWAYS HAD FUN TOGETHER.

WE USED TO ALWAYS GO BOWLING, WENT OUT TO CONCERTS.

IT WAS EXCITING.

BUT I KEPT GAINING INTO MY 30S

AND MY HEALTH REALLY STARTED TO DETERIORATE.

AND NOW I KNOW I HAVE TO BE OVER 600 POUNDS.

Roni: MICHAEL GOT SO BIG THAT

HE REALLY HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE MOVING AROUND.

AND HE STARTED DEPENDING ON A SCOOTER OR ON A WHEELCHAIR.

I'VE NEVER IMAGINED IN A MILLION YEARS

THAT I WOULD EVER, EVER BE MARRIED

TO SOMEBODY LIKE MICHAEL.

SOMEBODY AS BIG AS HIM.

Michael: WHEN I MET RONI, SHE HAD TWO KIDS --

BRIANA AND DANIEL.

WHICH ARE MY KIDS NOW AND I'M HONORED TO BE CALLED THEIR DAD.

BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE GONNA BECOME MY CAREGIVERS.

Briana: MY DAD HAS A PROBLEM WITH FOOD.

EVERY DAY, ALL DAY HE SITS THERE

AND EATS NOTHING BUT CHOCOLATE, COOKIES,

AND IT JUST FRUSTRATES ME KNOWING

THAT THAT'S HOW HE GOT THERE.

Michael: I LIKE EATING WHATEVER I WANT TO EAT WHENEVER I FEEL LIKE IT.

SO I HAVE A STASH BEHIND MY COUCH

SO I DON'T HAVE TO BUG ANYBODY

TO GET MY SNACKS

AND GETTING TOLD THAT I SHOULDN'T BE EATING THEM.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY DAD BECAUSE THE WAY HE IS RIGHT NOW,

HOW MUCH HE WEIGHS,

I'M AFRAID MY DAD DOESN'T HAVE A LOT LONGER TO LIVE.

Michael: THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY,

BESIDES MY FAMILY, IS FOOD.

SHOULD WE GET GOING?

IF I DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, I GET GROUCHY.

I HATE LEAVING MY HOUSE

BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE STARING,

OF GETTING THE LOOKS THAT I DO GET.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MY CRAVINGS I DON'T CARE.

THERE'S A RESTAURANT WHERE I LIKE TO GO THE MOST.

AND I HAVE MY OWN TABLE THAT THEY KEEP FOR ME

BECAUSE I CAN MOVE IT OUT SO I CAN FIT.

AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS GO THERE SO I CAN SEE THEM.

WAIT YOU HAVE TO HELP ME MOVE THE TABLE OUT.

I KNOW!

SO THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I GET TO SEE ANYONE.

BUT IT'S STILL EMBARRASSING

BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE OUT IN PUBLIC.

DO YOU GUYS WANT TO ORDER APPETIZERS?

'CAUSE I ORDERED THREE CHEESE SQUARES ALREADY.

Man: UH, NO THAT'LL BE GOOD.

ONCE I ORDER AND THE FOOD STARTS COMING,

EVERYONE ROUND ME JUST FADES AWAY.

AND ALL I CAN SEE AND THINK ABOUT IS THE FOOD.

AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT THE NEXT BITE.

Roni: MICHAEL EATS AS IF THAT'S HIS LAST MEAL.

LIKE IF HE'S NEVER GONNA EAT AGAIN.

AND I'M TIRED OF IT.

Michael: I KNOW MY WIFE IS AT A BREAKING POINT.

AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY FAMILY.

AND I DON'T WANT TO DIE SOON JUST BECAUSE OF SOME FOOD.

A WHILE BACK WE GOT IN A HUGE FIGHT

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE

AND I WAS REALLY GONNA LEAVE. LIKE I HAD MY STUFF PACKED.

BECAUSE I JUST WASN'T GONNA DO THIS ANY MORE.

AND IF HE DOESN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, I'M DONE.

MY BIGGEST FEAR FOR MY DAD IS HIM DYING IN FRONT OF US

AND NOT ONE OF US BEING ABLE TO HELP HIM.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN

IF HE DON'T CHANGE HIS WAYS.

Michael: IT MAKES ME ANGRY.

AND THAT'S A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.

I MEAN, WEAKNESS IS SHOWING YOU'RE SCARED.

I WAS NEVER SCARED OF DEATH.

BUT I'M SCARED NOW THOUGH, OF DYING.

I CAN'T KEEP LIVING LIKE THIS.

I KNOW I'M OVERWEIGHT.

I KNOW I CAN HAVE A HEART ATTACK.

BUT IF I DON'T FIND A WAY TO CHANGE NOW,

I'M NOT GONNA LIVE MUCH LONGER.

BECAUSE I COULD DIE AT ANY MOMENT.

**

CAN YOU PLEASE GO GET THAT BOX THAT I TOLD YOU TO BRING INSIDE?

Michael: WE'RE PACKING UP EVERYTHING AND HEADING TO TEXAS.

AND I'M NERVOUS EXCITED AND SCARED,

BECAUSE IT'S A BIG RISK.

WE COULD FAIL OVER THERE.

AND I'M SCARED OF LETTING MY FAMILY DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S CLOSE THIS ONE UP.

BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD FOR ME

TO WATCH MY FAMILY DO EVERYTHING.

ALL THE PACKING, ALL THE MOVING, ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING.

IT'S MESSED UP THAT I'M PUTTING ALL THAT PRESSURE ON THEM

TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME.

Roni: ANY TIME WE HAVE SOMETHING BIG GOING ON,

IT'S ALWAYS FALLEN ON ME AND THE KIDS.

AND I GET STRESSED OUT BECAUSE I WISH

THAT MICHAEL COULD GET UP AND HELP.

BUT I KNOW THAT HE HURTS AND HE CAN'T STAND FOR LONG

SO WHAT GOOD IS HE GONNA DO US?

I'M TIRED OF IT BUT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING TO HIM

BECAUSE WE JUST ARGUE AND FIGHT.

OKAY, BABE, SO I'M GONNA START CLEANING OFF YOUR COUCH.

BABY, JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, BABY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU DON'T NEED TO ACT LIKE --

I'M JUST TELLING YOU, BABY, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

IT'S WHATEVER [BLEEP] JUST THROW EVERYTHING, THAT'S IT.

IT'S NOT WHATEVER. YOU DON'T NEED TO ACT LIKE THAT, DUDE.

IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

**

WHEN HE CAN'T HELP, MICHAEL REALLY GETS MAD.

AND IT'S REALLY STRESSFUL.

BECAUSE HE'LL TAKE HIS ANGER ISSUES

OUT ON ME AND THE KIDS.

DJ, YOU'RE SLACKING.

COME ON, SON!

DJ, DID I ASK YOU, "DOES THAT BOX FIT NEXT TO IT?"

IF YOU'RE NOT THROWING YOUR TANTRUM --

QUIT YELLING AT HIM LIKE THAT.

HE'S THROWING THESE LITTLE TANTRUMS!

I ASKED HIM. "DOES THE BOX --"

HE'S THE ONLY ONE [BLEEP] DOING THIS!

OKAY, THEN DON'T DO IT!

I DON'T LIKE THAT HE YELLS AT DJ LIKE THAT.

TO ME IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY BAD

BECAUSE I WISH YOU COULD GET UP AND HELP HIM.

AND INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING THERE [BLEEP] YELLING.

Michael: I FEEL FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING BEHIND RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A VERY LONG DRIVE

AND A SHORT TIME TO MAKE IT OVER THERE.

AND I WANTED TO LEAVE BEFORE NIGHTFALL

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PICK UP THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE

THAT WE'RE RENTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

GO AHEAD, CLOSE IT.

THAT'S THE LAST OF IT. [ GROANS ]

MY WHOLE LIFE I'VE LIVED IN ARIZONA.

BUT I'M TAKING MY FAMILY OUT OF A STABLE ENVIRONMENT

TO PUT THEM IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT I DON'T KNOW.

MY KIDS ARE LEAVING THEIR SCHOOL,

MY WIFE IS LEAVING HER JOB,

AND WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE CAN FIND ANOTHER ONE IN HOUSTON.

AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF I CAN EVEN GET HELP.

SO IT'S A BIG RISK,

BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE TOO LONG IF I'M THIS WAY.

I NEED TO CHANGE. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS

SO I CAN BE HERE LONGER FOR MY KIDS AND MY WIFE.

OTHERWISE, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A LIFE.

**

WE'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT

AND MY LEGS ARE HURTING, MY FEET FEEL SWOLLEN,

AND I'M ALREADY IN PAIN

AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT EVEN HALFWAY THERE.

IT SUCKS BEING ON THE ROAD THIS LONG

BECAUSE IT'S A LOT HARDER ON ME THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT THAT TO MY FAMILY.

ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET OUT OF THIS CAR RIGHT NOW.

SO I NEED TO JUST GET TO HOUSTON AS FAST AS WE CAN.

THIS WHOLE TRIP HAS BEEN VERY STRESSFUL.

BUT THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY

MICHAEL WOULD EVER GET TO CHANGE HIS LIFE

AND TO LOSE WEIGHT.

AND ONCE WE GET TO TEXAS EVERYTHING IS GONNA CHANGE.

EATING HABITS, THE WAY THAT HIM AND I SPEAK TO EACH OTHER.

AND HE KNOWS THAT IF HE DOESN'T STRAIGHTEN HIS [BLEEP] UP

AND HE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING SO THAT HE

AND I CAN BECOME HEALTHIER, THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.

BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA DEAL WITH THIS ANY MORE, YOU KNOW.

I'M REALLY HOPING THAT HE WILL CHANGE,

THAT HE WILL BE A BETTER PERSON.

AND I KNOW MY KIDS ARE HOPING THAT HE WON'T BE THE WAY

THAT HE IS AND HE WILL SEE

THAT BEING A [BLEEP]

IS JUST ALL CAMOUFLAGE.

BUT WE CAN'T HELP SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE HELPED

AND I'M NOT GONNA DO THIS FOREVER.

Michael: IT'S BEEN A HECTIC DAY.

ALMOST A WHOLE 24 HOURS OF DRIVING.

IT'S BEEN TIRING.

BUT WE JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE INTO TEXAS

AND I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR

BECAUSE I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.

AND RIGHT NOW I'M STARVING.

SO WHEN MY WIFE CHECKS INTO A HOTEL,

I'M GONNA GET SOME FOOD.

LET ME GET A NUMBER EIGHT

AND LET ME ALSO GET TWO NUMBER ONES AND NACHOS DELUXE.

I JUST WANT TO EAT QUICKLY AND GET TO THE HOTEL.

THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

Roni: I CAN TELL MICHAEL IS ABOUT TO HIT ANOTHER ONE OF HIS LIMITS,

WHERE HE EATS WHAT HE WANTS TO OR HE GETS UPSET.

WHERE'S DJ? I NEED HIM TO GET MY WHEELCHAIR REAL QUICK

SO WE CAN, UH... Roni: DJ!

...EAT. SON, YOU GOT MY WHEELCHAIR?

YEAH. GET THE WHEELCHAIR.

Roni: WE'RE FIVE MILES AWAY FROM THE MOTEL

AND HE CAN'T EVEN WAIT THAT LONG.

SO I'M JUST GONNA LET EVERYONE EAT

BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

EVEN THOUGHT I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.

BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO ADMIT

THAT WE HAVE TO DROP EVERYTHING

SO THAT HE COULD EAT WHEN HE WANTS.

Michael: I'M FEELING FRUSTRATED ABOUT HAVING TO STOP.

AND WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND AT THIS POINT,

I CAN'T PHYSICALLY GO ON.

I HAVE TO GET TO BED.

ARE YOU GOOD?

I'M, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD, TOO.

I'M READY TO GO.

CAN YOU GET MY WHEELCHAIR, SON?

[ BLECHES ] PLEASE?

[ GROANS ]

I KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO MEET THIS DEADLINE THAT WE GOT.

WE'VE FALLEN BEHIND AND WE NEED TO GET TO HOUSTON

SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO GET THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE.

BUT WE NEED TO GET SOME REST.

AND WE'LL GET BACK ON THE ROAD

AS SOON AS WE CAN TOMORROW MORNING.

HEY, BABY.

COME ON. ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT THE ROOM READY RIGHT?

YES, COME ON. ALL RIGHT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M SO TIRED.

I GOT TO LAY DOWN IN BED ALREADY

SO I CAN PUT MY LEGS UP.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE MOST PHYSICAL ACTIVITY I'VE DONE

IN A VERY LONG TIME.

MENTALLY, I WANT TO KEEP GOING,

BUT PHYSICALLY, I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO THE LIMIT.

THIS IS MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE.

I'M DONE FOR TODAY.

**

THIS WHOLE TRIP HAS BEEN A LOT HARDER

THAN I THOUGHT AND I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.

BABE, LET'S GO. WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE ON A TIME CRUNCH. LET'S GET GOING.

WE'RE PAST THE TIME THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE,

SO EVERYBODY'S STRESSED OUT

AND ME AND MY WIFE HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE ARGUMENTS ALREADY.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THERE

AND STILL BE OKAY AND NOT KILL EACH OTHER.

THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS STRESSFUL.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT

AND I'M DETERMINED TO GET TO WHERE WE GOT TO GO.

OW!

BUT ME, PHYSICALLY, I'M BEAT.

I'M TIRED.

AND MY BODY IS HURTING

BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS PRETTY ROUGH.

WE WERE ON THE ROAD FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND WE'VE BEEN DRIVING AT LEAST,

A COUPLE HOURS AND MY ARM'S ALREADY TIRED.

AND MY LEGS ARE STARTING TO HURT.

NEXT EXIT I NEED TO MAKE SURE

I GET OUT AND STRETCH MY LEGS A LITTLE BIT

SO I CAN GET CIRCULATION BACK IN THEM.

BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I SEE A PROBLEM

IS ALWAYS THE RESTROOM.

I NEED TO MAKE SURE IT HAS A HANDICAPPED STALL

AND NOT WORRY ABOUT AM I GONNA FIT IN THERE?

HEY, SON, I NEED TO YOU GO AND CHECK IF THEY GOT MY RESTROOM.

LET ME USE THE RESTROOM FIRST.

OKAY, USE THE RESTROOM BUT MAKE SURE -- HEY!

CHECK, CHECK, YOU KNOW HOW I LIKE MY RESTROOM.

YEAH.

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IT'S ONE STALL.

I'M GONNA USE IT FIRST. OKAY.

HOLD ON I NEED TO GO TO THE RESTROOM, TOO.

ALL RIGHT, HURRY UP!

HEY, UH, POPS.

THEY HAVE IT BUT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE STALL IN THERE.

OKAY, BUT CAN YOU LOCK IT? YEAH, YOU CAN LOCK IT.

OKAY, WELL, THEN I'M GOOD.

OH, MY GOD, HOW FAR? I SHOULD'VE PARKED CLOSER.

ANYBODY THAT WAS NORMAL THEY COULD

JUST GO IN THERE LIKE NOTHING,

WALK IN AND WALK OUT.

BUT ME, I'M SWEATING, I CAN BARELY BREATHE.

IT'S JUST A STRUGGLE JUST TO GO WALK TO THE RESTROOM.

IT SUCKS.

BUT WE GOT A COUPLE HOURS

TO GET TO HOUSTON AND I'M BEAT.

I'M TIRED. I'M, YOU KNOW,

STRESSED OUT, FRUSTRATED, EVERYTHING.

THE OLD ME WOULD'VE GAVE UP,

BUT I AM DETERMINED TO GET TO WHERE I GOT TO GO

AND GET THE HELP THAT I DO NEED.

SO I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO THE LIMIT.

AND I'M JUST GONNA KEEP GOING.

THIS IS THE LONGEST TRIP I'VE EVER BEEN ON

AND I JUST WANT TO GET TO HOUSTON AND BE DONE.

Michael: I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.

IT'S A LOT HARDER ON ME THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

AND AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO HOUSTON.

Briana: OH, LOOK THERE'S A FIRE OVER THERE!

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT.

HOLY [BLEEP] TALL FLAMES, BRO.

OH, MY GOD LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC!

WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER SET BACK.

ANOTHER DELAY.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] THIS TRAFFIC'S KILLING ME.

WE'RE STUCK IN TRAFFIC, COMPLETELY STOPPED.

I'M NOT MOVING NOWHERE.

SO, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

MY BODY'S IN SO MUCH PAIN. MY KNEES HURT.

MY ANKLES HURT.

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

AND I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS ANY MORE.

**

I'M IRRITATED. I'M ANNOYED.

AND ALL THE ABOVE.

I JUST WANT TO GET TO HOUSTON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO I CAN START RESTING

AND BECAUSE MY BODY'S JUST BREAKING DOWN.

AND AT THIS POINT WE JUST NEED TO GET THERE.

WE CONTACTED THE REALTOR

AND THEY'RE LEAVING THE KEYS FOR US

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN THE HOUSE WHEN WE ARRIVE.

Roni: COME ON PAPI, WANT TO DO THE HONORS?

GO AHEAD.

[ GROANS ]

Briana: WATCH OUT. YOU OKAY?

YEAH.

YOUR SHOE, BABE?

YEAH, I JUST HIT THE BACK OF THIS, BUT...

WATCH OUT, DAD.

IS THE HOUSE JUST WOBBLY OR...?

THE HOUSE IS VERY WOBBLY.

BABY, THIS FLOOR'S NOT GONNA HOLD YOU!

WELL, I'M EXITING FOR MY SAFETY.

[ LAUGHS ] YOU GUYS COULD STAY HERE.

OH, MY GOD!

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, DUDE.

I CAN'T DO THIS.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME KIND OF ISSUE.

I'M GONNA GO CALL THEM. THEY WANT TO COME OUT HERE

AND SEE ME WALK THROUGH

AND SEE HOW MUCH IT CRACKS THEN LET'S DO THAT.

MOVE. DON'T CRY BABY.

I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] LIVE HERE.

WE WON'T LIVE HERE.

THIS HOUSE IS A PIECE OF [BLEEP].

**

Michael: [ GROANS ]

I'LL SIT IN MY TRUCK AND CRY WITH YOU, BABY.

Roni: I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] LIVE HERE.

WE WON'T LIVE HERE.

THIS HOUSE IS A PIECE OF [BLEEP].

Roni: IT'S DISGUSTING.

AND IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING

BECAUSE WE LEFT OUR NICE

FOUR BEDROOM TWO BATHROOM HOUSE

WITH A POOL TO COME TO A PIECE OF [BLEEP] LIKE THIS.

I'M NOT GONNA LET MY KIDS LIVE THERE.

I'M GONNA GO GET MY DEPOSIT BACK NOW.

Michael: YOU KNOW, RIGHT WHEN I STEPPED IN I HEARD A CRACK.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS I KEPT WALKING IN

MORE AND MORE, I COULD KEEP HEARING IT.

LITTLE BY LITTLE CRACKING.

IT'S NOT SAFE IN THERE FOR ME, I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK IN THERE.

THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO GO BACK IN THERE.

Roni: I AM GONNA GO LOOK FOR A LITTLE APARTMENT

PROBABLY STAY IN A MOTEL FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO

AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

Michael: THIS ISN'T GOING AT ALL LIKE I HOPED.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THINGS WILL FALL IN PLACE SOONER OR LATER,

BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A FREAKING NIGHTMARE.

I GOT MY FAMILY INTO THIS MESS SO I HAVE TO FIX IT.

BUT RIGHT NOW I'M GONNA TRY TO FOCUS ON

GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN TOMORROW.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY.

HOPEFULLY, IT'S NOT ANY BAD NEWS.

BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T HANDLE ANY MORE.

**

TODAY IS MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOWZARADAN.

AND I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE OTHER DOCTORS

I'VE SEEN HAVE TURNED ME AWAY.

I CAN'T TO THIS ON MY OWN, AND I'M SCARED

IF DR. NOW DOESN'T HELP, THEN I HAVE NO HOPE.

I'M A LITTLE SHOCKED RIGHT NOW.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BAD MY WEIGHT HAD GOTTEN.

I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT DR. NOWZARADAN

SAYS HE CAN HELP ME.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

HELLO. HI.

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING?

GOOD AND YOU?

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN AND YOU ARE?

MICHAEL. MICHAEL, AND YOU ARE?

I'M RONI. OKAY.

SUPER. SO YOU'RE 635 POUNDS.

YES. OKAY.

WHAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE

WITH YOUR EATING HABIT?

I THINK MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE

IS TRYING TO EAT SMALL PORTIONS.

BECAUSE I'M, YOU KNOW, WANT MEALS. I EAT BIG MEALS.

WHY DO YOU EAT BIG MEALS?

THAT'S HOW BIG MY STOMACH IS AND I'M NOT FULL I GUESS?

WHEN I SIT DOWN TO EAT A MEAL, ESPECIALLY WITH SOMETHING

I WANT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I LIKE,

I'M GONNA KEEP EATING IT TILL I'M FULL.

SO HOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN CHANGE THAT,

IF YOU EAT HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT?

WELL, I THINK THAT A SURGERY WOULD HELP ME.

DO YOU THINK THAT SURGERY

IS JUST GOING TO MAGICALLY FIX

YOUR EATING PROBLEM FOR YOU?

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE SOLUTION

WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS?

WELL, I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS, UH, YOU KNOW,

TO ME ONCE I EAT I EAT UNTIL I GET FULL.

I HEARD IF YOU GET THE SURGERY YOU'LL --

YOU'LL EAT A LITTLE BIT AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE FULL,

YOU'LL FEEL FULL.

WELL, THE SURGERY IS GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL FULL SOONER

BUT LOOKING FOR SURGERY

IS JUST LOOKING FOR THE SOLUTION

WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.

THE PROBLEM ISN'T WITH YOUR EATING.

YOU HAVE ANALYZED YOUR EATING SO LITTLE,

WHATEVER WHENEVER, OKAY?

AND THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK, OKAY?

THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT WE NEED

TO START WORKING ON ONE BY ONE.

MICHAEL LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN GAINING WEIGHT HIS WHOLE LIFE.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE NO IDEA OR DESIRE

TO CONTROL HIS EATING HABITS

AND HE HAS A FRAUD IDEA OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS

AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE.

SO WE HAVE TO CORRECT THAT PERCEPTION WITH HIM

OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP HIM

IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY.

RIGHT NOW, MICHAEL, WITH YOUR CONDITION,

YOU MAY NOT EVEN SURVIVE THE SURGERY.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO

AND I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON A 1,200 CALORIE A DAY DIET.

LOW CARB, HIGH PROTEIN. OKAY.

WITH HOW YOU'RE EATING,

THIS CHANGE SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO LOSE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS

OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

OKAY? OKAY.

YOU'RE 32 YEARS OLD.

YES. WHAT IS THE CHANCE

THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT TO 40?

NOT VERY GOOD. NOT VERY GOOD.

IT'S NOT GREAT. NOT VERY GOOD.

SO, IN ONE MONTH, I NEED TO SEE THIS WEIGHT LOSS

IF YOU WANT TO GET SURGERY

AND CONTINUE ON THE PROGRAM WITH ME.

OKAY. OKAY?

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY.

LET'S GO.

Michael: IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME TO CHANGE.

IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.

I'M SCARED THAT I'M NOT GONNA STICK

TO THE PLAN AND THE DIET.

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING

WHATEVER I WANT TO DO WHENEVER I WANT TO DO IT

AND I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT NO MORE.

YOU GOT IT?

YEAH. OKAY.

BECAUSE I'M GETTING A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE

AND I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

I HAVE TO DO THIS OR I WILL DIE.

**

Michael: IT HASN'T BEEN EASY THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS.

THE WHOLE FAMILY'S STILL TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED TO HOUSTON

AND SETTLE INTO OUR NEW PLACE THAT WE HAVE.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT.

BUT WE'RE NOT HERE FOR VACATION

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE HELP THAT I NEED.

AND I'VE BEEN WORKING TO STAY ON THE DIET.

BUT I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN AS ACTIVE AS I SHOULD

BECAUSE MY KNEES HAVE BEEN HURTING.

I WISH I COULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE

I'LL GET TO THAT POINT SOON.

Roni: ARE YOU HUNGRY?

YEAH.

YOU WANT A COUPLE OF EGGS?

YEAH, THAT'LL BE FINE.

Roni: MICHAEL NOW IS ON A REALLY STRICT DIET.

AND HE USUALLY EATS TWO EGGS FOR BREAKFAST.

EGGS ARE ONE OF THE ONLY HEALTHY THINGS

THAT I CAN GET HIM TO EAT.

AND I'M NOT TRYING MANY OTHER THINGS FOR HIM

BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO AVOID ANY FIGHTING OR CONFLICT.

BUT MICHAEL CAN'T GET WHAT HE WANTS

SO HE'S ANGRY ALL THE TIME NOW.

AND IT KIND OF GETS ANNOYING.

BUT I DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO HIM BECAUSE WE END UP FIGHTING.

I THINK HE'S MAKING PROGRESS. BUT I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE

THAT THE DOCTOR WILL WANT TO DO SURGERY ON HIM

IF HE'S NOT SHOWING INITIATIVE OF LOSING WEIGHT

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ALL DAY LONG.

I'M WORKING NOW, MY DAUGHTER'S WORKING TWO JOBS.

SHE'S GOING TO SCHOOL, I'M GOING TO SCHOOL

AND ALL THE WEIGHT'S BEEN PUT ON ME

AND BRIANA TO BRING IN MONEY

SO THAT WE CAN PAY THE BILLS.

AND HONESTLY I HOPED THAT COMING DOWN HERE

AND DOING THIS WOULD START TO GET MICHAEL MORE INVOLVED.

BUT HE'S JUST SITTING ON THE COUCH

NOT DOING NOTHING ALL DAY JUST A COUCH POTATO.

BUT I WANT THE ROLES TO CHANGE.

I WOULD LOVE MICHAEL TO TAKE BACK

THE ROLE OF BEING HEAD OF THE HOUSE.

BUT HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING MORE OR HE'S GONNA FAIL.

**

Michael: I'M HERE TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY SECOND DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

AND THE DOC SAID I HAD TO LOSE 50 POUNDS

AND GET UNDER THE 585 MARK

IF I WANT TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

MR. DOMINGUEZ? COME ON.

I WORKED HARD AND I'VE STUCK TO THE DIET.

BUT I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO EXERCISE OR GET OUT MUCH

SINCE MY KNEE'S STILL HURTING.

BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN EATING A LOT LESS.

SO I'M HOPING TO GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY TODAY.

Nurse: OKAY, YOU CAN BRING HIM BACK.

COME ON GUYS.

I THOUGHT I MADE MORE PROGRESS

SO I FEEL A LITTLE DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M WORRIED THE DOCTOR IS GONNA THINK I CAN'T DO THIS

AND TELL ME HE'S NOT GONNA HELP ME.

Roni: HI. YOU DOING ALL RIGHT?

WE'RE DOING GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

I EXPECTED YOU TO LOSE 50 POUNDS AND YOU LOST 16.

YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS SHOWS ME

THAT YOU AREN'T REALLY GETTING THIS

AND YOU STILL THINK THAT SOMEONE ELSE

IS GOING TO DO ALL THE WORK FOR YOU.

MICHAEL FIRST WEIGHED IN AT 635 POUNDS

AND TO MAINTAIN THAT WEIGHT AND CONTINUE TO GAIN

HE HAS TO BE EATING CLOSE TO 10,000 A DAY.

IF HE DROPPED TO 1,200 CALORIES LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO,

HE WOULD HAVE EASILY LOST THE 50 POUNDS HE NEEDED.

SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THIS

IS VERY LITTLE PROGRESS FOR LAST MONTH.

AND HE NEEDS A WAKE-UP CALL

BECAUSE HE'S CLEARLY TRYING TO FOOL HIMSELF

AND TRYING TO FOOL ME.

SO HERE IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO,

YOU'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN. OKAY.

I WANT YOU TO LOSE 100 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.

OKAY. IF YOU DON'T THEN

I DON'T THINK I CAN HELP YOU.

OKAY?

AND WHAT'S GOING TO HELP YOU

IS THE FAMILY TO STOP FEEDING YOU

WHENEVER YOU WANT TO EAT.

YOU ALL UNDERSTAND?

MAKE HIM GET HIS OWN FOOD IF HE'S HUNGRY.

OKAY.

IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD SITUATION

IF ONE OF THOSE THINGS HAS TO LOSE.

-ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS.

Michael: THAT WAS A HARD APPOINTMENT.

AND I FEEL REALLY ASHAMED

ABOUT HOW POORLY I DID THIS TIME.

AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DO BETTER,

MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY ARE ALL DEPENDING ON THAT.

AND I CAN'T LET THEM DOWN AGAIN.

AND IT'S SCARY TO KNOW THAT THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE

TO GET DR. NOWZARADAN'S HELP.

**

SINCE SEEING THE DOCTOR LAST,

I'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT HARDER

AT DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO.

BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE

HOW POORLY I DID THAT LAST MONTH

AND THAT KIND OF SHOOK ME.

AND I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MANY MORE CHANCES TO DO THIS.

BUT AFTER WE LEFT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE,

RONI TOLD ME SHE'S NOT MAKING FOOD FOR ME ANY LONGER.

SO NOW IF I'M HUNGRY I HAVE TO GET UP AND MAKE IT MYSELF.

SO IT FORCES ME TO BE MORE ACTIVE THROUGH THE DAY.

BUT EVEN IN THIS SHORT TIME

I'VE BEEN GETTING MY STAMINA BACK UP

AND I DON'T EVEN NEED MY WHEELCHAIR RIGHT NOW.

ACTUALLY THE WHEELCHAIR'S IN THE GARAGE COLLECTING DUST.

SO I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING BETTER PROGRESS NOW.

AND I WANT TO FIND MORE WAYS TO BE ACTIVE.

SO DANIEL AND I ARE GONNA GET A WEIGHT SET

SO WE CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER.

BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN'T PLAY AROUND ANY LONGER

AND I HAVE TO CHANGE NOW.

MY FAMILY HAS REALLY BEEN HELPING ME STAY

ON TRACK THIS PAST MONTH.

AND DANIEL AND I SET UP A LITTLE WORKOUT AREA

SO WE CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER EVERY DAY.

AND IT'S BEEN NICE TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM

AND DO AN ACTIVITY TOGETHER.

OH, YOU DID 16, GOOD JOB.

[ LAUGHS ] GOOD JOB.

WHEW.

I SEE THE DOCTOR AGAIN IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

AND I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO HIT THE GOAL

I NEED TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE AND GET ON THE SCALE AND FAIL AGAIN

IN FRONT OF EVERYONE.

YOU'RE DONE. THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE

AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT.

WHEW!

TODAY, I'M HERE TO SEE DR. NOW FOR ANOTHER FOLLOW UP.

HE SAID I HAVE TO LOSE 100 POUNDS

AND IF I DIDN'T, THEN I'M DONE WITH THE PROGRAM.

MR. DOMINGUEZ?

I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW.

EITHER I MAKE IT OR I'M OUT OF CHANCES,

AND THERE'S NO HOPE FOR ME.

AND I'M JUST GONNA BE WAITING TO DIE.

Michael: I'M REALLY SCARED TO GET ON THE SCALE THIS TIME.

THE DOCTOR SAID I HAD TO LOSE 100 POUNDS

AND GET UNDER 517 TO QUALIFY

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY OR I'M OUT OF CHANCES

AND THERE IS NO HOPE FOR ME.

I'VE WORKED HARD,

AND I'M PRAYING IT PAID OFF THIS TIME.

535.

535 WASN'T THE NUMBER I WANTED TO SEE.

BUT IT'S BETTER THAN GAINING WEIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THE DOCTOR'S GONNA BE HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER,

BUT, HOPEFULLY, HE APPROVES ME FOR THE SURGERY.

HELLO. HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? DOING OKAY.

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT.

SO HOW IS YOUR DIET COMING ALONG?

UH, DIET'S GOING OKAY.

WELL, SO FAR YOU HAVE LOST AROUND 100 POUNDS,

CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE?

OH, YEAH. I-I-I CAN STAND A LOT LONGER,

I CAN DO A LOT MORE THINGS. OKAY.

SO YOU LOST 100 POUNDS OVERALL,

BUT JUST 84 IN THIS PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS I WANTED YOU TO LOSE

BUT 84 POUNDS STILL SHOW ME A GOOD AMOUNT OF PROGRESS.

SO I'M APPROVING YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

THE FIRST ONE, MICHAEL HAD ME WONDERING

IF HE WAS GOING TO GET HIS ACT TOGETHER.

BUT I THINK HE'S MADE IT TO A GOOD PLACE.

84 POUNDS IS ENOUGH TO SHOW ME

THAT HE'S MAKING THE CHANGES HE NEEDS

AND HE'S STICKING TO THE DIET NOW.

SO I THINK HE'S IN A SITUATION

THAT GIVES HIM A GREATER LIKELIHOOD

OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS.

I THINK WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IS GONNA HELP YOU TREMENDOUSLY.

BUT REMEMBER, THIS SURGERY IS NOT THE TOTAL ANSWER.

THERE IS STILL A LOT WE NEED TO DO

AND WORK THROUGH TO GET YOU

TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT AND STAY THERE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT?

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS.

NO. I'M READY FOR EVERYTHING.

SUPER. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU, DR. NOW. THANK YOU.

SEE YOU LATER. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OH, MY GOD.

Michael: I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY.

THESE PAST COUPLE MONTHS WERE A BIG CHANGE FOR ME.

AND I WAS SCARED I WAS GONNA LET MY FAMILY DOWN.

SO WHEN HE SAID I WAS APPROVED,

I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, AND I WAS SO RELIEVED.

SO I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD

AND I'M NOT GONNA SCREW THIS CHANCE UP.

AM I SUPPOSED TO COVER MY EARS UP?

I THINK YOU'RE NERVOUS. I'M NEVER NERVOUS.

I'M GLAD I'M HAVING SURGERY TODAY.

BUT THIS IS THE BIGGEST OPERATION I'VE EVER HAD.

SEE YOU WHEN I COME OUT. MM-HMM.

LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU.

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEAR OF BEING PUT UNDER

AND NOT WAKING UP.

BUT I KNOW THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A SOLUTION

TO GET ME OUT OF MY SITUATION

THAT ISN'T RISKY

BECAUSE OF WHAT I'VE DONE TO MY BODY.

SO IF I WANT TO LIVE, I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION.

DO WHAT YOU CAN, I NEED YOU TO BREATHE SOME UP.

THE DOCTOR'S GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES, SO...

I'M GONNA LEAVE IT IN HIS HANDS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING A GASTRIC BYPASS ON MICHAEL.

HE'S DONE PRETTY WELL SO FAR AND HE'S SHOWN ME

THAT HE UNDERSTANDS

HOW HIS DIET NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THIS SURGERY WILL GIVE HIM

ANOTHER TOOL TO CONTINUE LOSING WEIGHT

AS LONG AS HE'S WILLING TO STICK WITH HIS DIET.

AT HIS SIZE, HE STILL

IS EXTREMELY HIGH RISK FOR SURGERY

AND WE CAN'T TAKE ANY POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS LIGHTLY.

TURN THE ROOM LIGHTS OFF.

WITH AN AVERAGE PATENT,

MANY ISSUES WOULD NOT BECOME LIFE THREATENING QUICKLY.

BUT MICHAEL CAN'T LAST LONG UNDER ANESTHESIA

AND CAN'T AFFORD ANY SET BACKS

DURING THE OPERATION,

OR HIS BODY MIGHT GIVE OUT.

GASTRIC BYPASS IS A COMPLICATED OPERATION

WHERE WE REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STOMACH

TO A SMALL PATCH AND THE SIZE OF A SMALL ORANGE.

AND WE BYPASS PART OF THE STOMACH

AND UPPER INTESTINE,

AND WE CONNECT THE INTESTINE TO HIS GASTRIC POUCH.

THIS WILL REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STOMACH

AND ALTER THE PATIENT'S METABOLISM

AND INDUCE A DURABLE EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS.

I HOPE MICHAEL'S DOING GOOD. I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT.

I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY TO KNOW

HOW HE'S DOING WITH THE SURGERY.

BECAUSE HE JUST MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME AND THE KIDS.

WE NEED HIM, AND IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO LOSE HIM.

I JUST WANT MICHAEL TO BE OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HIS STOMACH IS EXTREMELY LARGE,

SO WE ARE REDUCING IT SIGNIFICANTLY.

REMOVING ALMOST 80% OF IT.

PULL BACK, PULL BACK.

GO FORWARD.

NOW I'M CONNECTING THE INTESTINE

TO RIGHT BELOW HIS STOMACH PATCH

TO FINISH THE BYPASS.

OKAY. THAT LOOKS GOOD.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

ONCE WE GET HIM CLOSED UP, WE'RE DONE.

ROOM LIGHT ON.

ALL FINISHED.

MICHAEL'S SURGERY WENT WELL.

IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED

BUT IT WAS STILL ONLY A FEW HOURS.

THE BYPASS I HAVE PERFORMED ON HIM TODAY

IS AN AGGRESSIVE PROCEDURE

THAT WILL HELP HIM TO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

Nurse: JUST WAKING UP, OKAY? SURGERY'S OVER.

NOW THAT HIS PHYSICAL COMPULSION TO EAT

HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED,

THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES WILL COME TO THE SURFACE.

AND HE WILL EVENTUALLY HIT THE WALL

WHERE HE HAS TO DEAL WITH THEM.

OTHERWISE, HE WILL START GAINING WEIGHT.

BUT FOR NOW, LET'S SEE HOW HE WILL HANDLE RECOVERY.

BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY BIG CHANGE FOR HIM.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS HOT WATER AND THAT'S THE CHICKEN BROTH.

OOH, MY FAVORITE. SURE.

Michael: I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.

MY LEFT ARM'S NUMB.

MY CHEST HURTS.

MY STOMACH HURTS.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE BETTER IN THE LONG RUN.

BUT RIGHT NOW I HATE THIS FEELING.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN A POINT IN MY LIFE

WHERE I'VE NOT WANTED FOOD.

AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO DESIRE TO EAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING RIGHT NOW,

BUT IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE GETTING UP,

AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP RIGHT NOW.

BECAUSE, NORMALLY, MY FIRST THOUGHT IN THE DAY IS,

"WHAT AM I GONNA EAT?"

AND THEN, ALMOST EVERY THOUGHT AFTER THAT IS THE SAME THING.

SO RIGHT NOW THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A GOOD THING.

AND I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO LOSE ALL MY WEIGHT.

AND I DON'T SEE HOW I'M GONNA DO THAT.

Michael: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING GOOD.

I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT,

AND I CAN MOVE AROUND A LOT MORE.

Roni: WHICH WAY DO YOU WANT TO WALK?

I'LL GO THIS WAY.

Michael: SO I'VE BEEN TAKING WALKS WITH MY FAMILY

EVERY DAY TO STAY ACTIVE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I COULD DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

NORMALLY, I'D BE IN SO MUCH PAIN JUST WALKING OUTSIDE.

SO, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO START TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS.

MY DAD'S BEEN DOING GOOD AFTER HIS SURGERY.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT.

BEFORE, HE WOULDN'T WALK A LONG DISTANCE,

AND NOW THAT HE HAD THE SURGERY, HE CAN WALK MORE.

I'M PROUD BECAUSE HE MADE IT THIS FAR

AND I THINK HE'S TRYING TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS FOR HIS FAMILY.

IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY THAT IT'S MOTIVATING HIM

TO DO THE BEST HE COULD.

Michael: MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KIDS HAS CHANGED IN A GOOD WAY.

IT FEELS GOOD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET

THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP GOING NOW,

INSTEAD OF THEM ASSISTING ME THE WHOLE TIME.

I'VE ALSO BEEN EATING VERY LITTLE SINCE THE SURGERY

BECAUSE I GET FULL REALLY QUICKLY.

MY REFRIGERATOR CHANGED JUST BECAUSE MY DIET CHANGED.

A YEAR AGO, YOU WOULD'VE SEEN CANDY BARS IN HERE,

ALL KINDS OF SWEETS,

OR EVEN FATTIER STUFF, LIKE CINNAMON ROLLS.

BAD STUFF THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN MY BODY,

BUT I STILL ATE IT BECAUSE I ENJOYED IT.

NOW, THAT STUFF MAKES ME SICK

AND I CAN ONLY EAT A FEW SPOONFULS OF THINGS.

AND I'M STILL ONLY MOSTLY ABLE TO EAT JELL-O

OR REALLY SOFT FOODS.

YOU KNOW, TO ME, IT'S WEIRD THAT I'M EATING THAT SMALL.

FOUR WEEKS AGO OR THREE WEEKS AGO,

I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MY LUNCH.

I FIGURED IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE,

BUT IF THAT'S WHAT MY STOMACH IS SAYING,

"I'M FULL," THEN I'M FULL.

I'M NOT GONNA KEEP TRYING TO FORCE IT.

BUT THE CRAVINGS ARE STILL THERE

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY BODY CAN BE FULL,

BUT MY BRAIN STILL WANTS THE ENJOYMENT OF EATING.

AND I DO MISS THE FOODS I USED TO EAT.

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT EVEN AN OPTION FOR ME

BECAUSE I JUST, PHYSICALLY, CAN'T EAT THEM.

SO, I'M STICKING WITH IT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD

TO SEEING HOW MUCH PROGRESS I'VE MADE

WHEN I GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR NEXT MONTH.

I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY FIRST FOLLOW-UP SINCE SURGERY.

I'M NOT NERVOUS AT ALL ABOUT WEIGHING IN TODAY.

I'VE BEEN STICKING TO THE DIET THAT HE GAVE ME, SO...

I KNOW I LOST WEIGHT JUST BECAUSE

MY CLOTHES ARE FITTING ME A LOT LOOSER.

SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

Nurse: MICHAEL DOMINGUEZ.

I'M GONNA BE REALLY SURPRISED

IF I HAVEN'T LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I'M GONNA SEE THAT ON THE SCALE.

THAT'S MORE THAN 60 POUNDS, AND THAT'S AWESOME.

I'M HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER.

I'M HOPING HE'S HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS,

SO I CAN BE HAPPY AFTERWARDS.

HELLO.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, DR. NOW?

HOW YOU DOING, MICHAEL? ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE 458, HUH? MM-HMM.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT BAD. OKAY.

SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING WITH LOSING THAT MUCH WEIGHT?

I FEEL GOOD. YOUR ACTIVITY IS PRETTY GOOD?

YEAH, EVERYTHING IS GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I'M ABLE TO MOVE A LOT MORE,

ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE STUFF.

ALL RIGHT, SO, YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL.

AND IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS,

YOU SHOULD LOSE ANOTHER 100 POUNDS

AND GET TO THE 350s.

OKAY. AT THAT POINT,

YOU SHOULD BE READY FOR SKIN SURGERY.

SO THAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL.

MICHAEL IS STAYING ON TRACK AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

RIGHT NOW, HE'S IN THE HONEYMOON PERIOD AFTER

WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND NO MATTER WHAT,

HE'S GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT FROM HIS BYPASS.

BUT VERY SOON, THOSE EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT DROVE HIM TO EAT IN THE PAST

ARE GOING TO COME BACK UP,

AND THINGS ARE GOING TO GET DIFFICULT.

AT THAT POINT, WE'LL NEED TO ADDRESS THEM IMMEDIATELY,

SO THAT HE DOESN'T GO BACK TO HIS OLD HABITS,

PUSH HIS BODY TO OVEREAT,

AND UNDO THE EFFECT OF SURGERY.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, COOL. SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, SO, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD

AND YOU'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DR. NOW.

I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

SO FAR, MICHAEL HAS LOST 177 POUNDS

SINCE DAY ONE THAT WE SAW HIM.

AND I THINK HE'S GONNA BE DOING VERY WELL

AND HE WILL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE

TO REACH HIS GOAL WEIGHT,

AROUND 220 POUNDS.

Michael: I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID TODAY.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO MAKE THIS PROGRESS.

AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE GOAL OF LOSING ANOTHER 100 POUNDS

SO I CAN GET THE SKIN SURGERY.

I'M ON TRACK. I'M DOING EVERYTHING I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.

I'M A FREIGHT TRAIN, JUST GOING FOR MY GOAL.

TODAY IS A BIG DAY

BECAUSE, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SURGERY,

I'M GOING OUT WITH MY FAMILY TO A RESTAURANT.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT.

OH, [BLEEP].

JUST TRY TO BE OKAY FOR NOW, BABE.

YEAH, I JUST -- THE TABLE'S DIRTY,

I'M ALREADY GETTING IRRITATED.

SO I'M GONNA TRY AND CHILL OUT A LITTLE BIT.

WHY ARE YOU GETTING IRRITATED?

BECAUSE THE TABLE'S DIRTY,

I FEEL LIKE YOU GET [BLEEP] NASTY

[BLEEP] COULD'VE BEEN SITTING SOMEWHERE ELSE

THAT'S NICER, CLEANER.

Waitress: HEY, HOW ARE WE DOING TODAY?

ALL RIGHT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO COOL OFF FOR A MINUTE?

Roni: I THOUGHT SURGERY WOULD HELP HIM OUT,

BUT IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE

BECAUSE MICHAEL IS COMPLETELY THE SAME.

WHAT'S CHANGED IS JUST HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE,

NOT HIS BEHAVIOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

JUST TRYING TO CALM HIM DOWN IS SO MUCH OF A HEADACHE

AND SO MUCH OF A HASSLE THAT IT JUST TIRES ME OUT.

IT'S EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING AND EXTREMELY HARD TO DEAL WITH.

YOU JUST NEED TO CHILL OUT, BABE.

I'M TRYING, IT'S JUST HARD.

YOU NEED TO TAKE A WALK, GO TAKE A WALK.

GO. DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

JUST CHILL THE [BLEEP] OUT, SERIOUSLY, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

Michael: IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE MY FAMILY EAT

THE FOOD I LOVE.

THE CRAVINGS HAVE BEEN COMING BACK MORE AND MORE.

BUT I KNOW, IF WE'RE EATING,

MY FAMILY'S NOT GONNA MAKE THE SAME CHOICES I AM.

THEY'RE STILL GONNA EAT BAD FOOD,

SO THEN, IT'S RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME.

SO, I'M STARTING TO GIVE IN,

AND THEN I FEEL BAD AND I GET UPSET

BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF ABOUT THAT.

BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS STRUGGLE.

Roni: MICHAEL'S BEEN GOING BACK TO EATING SOME STUFF

THAT HE SHOULDN'T AND HE'S STARTING TO GET ANGRY

AND LOSE HIS TEMPER AGAIN,

JUST LIKE HE DID BEFORE HE STARTED LOSING THE WEIGHT.

HIM NOT CHANGING IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY THAT

WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT BETWEEN US.

I KNOW HE LOVES ME, AND I LOVE HIM,

BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES TO WORK OUT.

AND IF HE GOES BACK TO THE WAY HE WAS,

I THINK I'M GONNA BE AT MY BREAKING POINT.

SO, I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW

ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN HANDLE IT.

Michael: THINGS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT THIS PAST MONTH.

I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING A LOT WITH MY ANGER COMING BACK.

SO, RONI TALKED TO DR. NOWZARADAN

AND HE'S SENDING US TO A THERAPIST TODAY.

Roni: I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT, WITH MICHAEL'S WEIGHT LOSS,

MAYBE HIS ANGER ISSUES WOULD GO AWAY.

BUT YOU KNOW, ANGER ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY, IS PSYCHOLOGICAL,

AND I DON'T THINK THE WEIGHT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

Michael: SINCE I STARTED THE WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY,

PHYSICALLY, I'M GETTING BETTER DAY BY DAY.

EMOTIONALLY AND MENTALLY, I'M NOT BETTER YET.

I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN TALKING TO A THERAPIST,

BUT I LOVE RONI,

SO IF SHE THINKS THIS WILL HELP, THEN I'M WILLING TO TRY.

YOU CAN COME RIGHT THIS WAY AND COME ON IN

AND HAVE A SEAT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.

WELCOME. I'M SO GLAD YOU ALL COULD COME.

SO, TELL ME WHAT BRINGS YOU GUYS HERE TONIGHT.

I GOT A LOT OF ISSUES, I GUESS?

OKAY. IN YOUR OWN WORDS,

TELL ME WHAT YOUR LIFE IS LIKE.

I GET UP IN THE MORNING, EAT SOMETHING, TAKE A SHOWER.

SO YOUR LIFE IS STRUCTURED AND THAT FEELS GOOD TO YOU.

YEAH. I LIKE BEING IN CONTROL,

MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S STRAIGHT.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU, TO BE IN CONTROL.

MM-HMM.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT GETS A GIGGLE OUT OF YOU -- WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE HE JUST SAID IT HIMSELF,

HE LIKES TO BE IN CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING.

I DO. ANY LITTLE THING.

WHAT'S THAT LIKE FOR YOU,

TO HAVE A SPOUSE THAT LIKES TO BE IN CONTROL?

HE JUST HAS REALLY, REALLY BAD ANGER ISSUES,

AND HE KNOWS IT.

IT'S NOT PHYSICAL, IT'S THE YELLING.

IT'S THE... I GET -- I GET --

HE GETS SO HOT-HEADED.

YEAH, REAL QUICK.

I'M TRYING TO GET WHAT I NEED TO GET OUT.

I MEAN, I'D RATHER KEEP IT BUNDLED UP

AND PUT AWAY AND NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

BUT IF I DO SHOW MY EMOTIONS,

IT'S JUST YELLING AND GETTING ANGRY.

IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO HEAR

THAT YOU STRUGGLE WITH ANGER ISSUES.

WHEN YOU DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF

TO FEEL ALL OF YOUR EMOTIONS,

THE GO-TO EMOTION BECOMES ANGER.

RONI, WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU TO BE AN ADULT PERSON

AND BE YELLED AT IN YOUR OWN HOME?

OH, IT'S AWFUL. IT'S -- I DIDN'T WANT TO CRY,

[ Voice breaking ] BUT IT'S JUST MESSED UP

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO BE YELLED AT.

YOU KNOW, I -- I...

HIS ANGER ISSUES HAVE GOTTEN REALLY BAD,

TO WHERE, THE KIDS AND I, WHERE WE'RE JUST KIND OF, LIKE,

WE JUST CAN'T THINK FOR OURSELVES.

WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS FOR OURSELVES.

AND WE TRY TO TALK ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS

AND TRY TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE.

YEAH. THINGS DON'T GET SOLVED, THOUGH.

WE COULD SIT THERE AND TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL

WE'RE, LIKE, BLUE IN THE FACE, YOU KNOW.

BUT THERE'S NO RESOLUTION. BUT THERE'S NO RESOLUTION.

AND THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING WHAT?

LIKE, EMPTY AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE, FEELING LIKE,

"OH, THEN WHY DID WE EVEN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING?"

YOU USED THE WORD "EMPTY"

AND I'M WONDERING IF FOOD

BECAME A MECHANISM FOR YOU

TWO TO FEEL FULL, TO BOND, AND TO SELF-SOOTHE.

DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE

SOME KIND OF TRAUMA FOR A PERSON TO GAIN WEIGHT?

WHEN PEOPLE OVERINDULGE IN FOOD,

OR ANY ACTIVITY WHERE ADDICTION AS PRESENT,

IT'S INDICATIVE OF A DEEPER PROBLEM.

YES, YOU MAY LIKE FOOD,

BUT NO ONE JUST ABUSES FOOD

BECAUSE THEY'RE, LIKE, 100% A-OKAY.

AND SO, THAT'S THE CORRELATION --

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT ME TO THAT POINT.

TRAUMA DOES PLAY A PART

BECAUSE HIS DAD KICKED HIM OUT WHEN HE WAS 14.

WAS YOUR FATHER EVER VERBALLY ABUSIVE?

OH, YEAH, HE YELLED. AND PHYSICALLY.

AND PHYSICALLY, YEAH. AND PHYSICALLY?

YEAH. HE WAS TO HIS MOM.

SO, I FIGURE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THIS COMES FROM, YOU KNOW?

I'VE NEVER SEEN IT, PERSONALLY.

I'VE SEEN HIM YELL AT HER, BUT NEVER PUT HIS HANDS ON HER.

AND IF I DID, I WOULD'VE STEPPED IN.

MAYBE HIS DAD WAS JUST SMART ENOUGH

NOT TO DO IT AROUND MICHAEL.

OR MAYBE HE'S BLOCKED IT OUT.

I REALLY DON'T LET NOBODY KNOW ABOUT MY PAST.

I REALLY DON'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT.

MICHAEL, WHEN YOU ALLOW YOURSELF

TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS OUT LOUD,

AND HEAR YOURSELF PROCESS THEM OUT LOUD, YOU DISARM THEM.

YOU TAKE THE POWER OUT OF THEM,

YOU FEEL THEM, YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE IN THE MOMENT.

YEAH, BUT YOU FEEL MORE PAIN, THOUGH, AND I DON'T WANT THAT.

YOU FEEL MORE PAIN... AND I DON'T WANT THAT.

...BUT AFTER YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL THE PAIN,

THE PAIN WILL NOT LAST FOREVER.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE THING ABOUT FOOD

THAT'S MOST ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE?

YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING

AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE EMOTION

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE EACH TIME YOU HAVE IT.

YOU CAN TRUST IT,

AND THAT'S WHY YOU LIKED FOOD SO MUCH.

WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE

IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THOSE FEELINGS

THAT UNDERLIE THAT HUNGER.

YEAH.

YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE TO START BEING ABLE

TO TRUST ONE ANOTHER WITH YOUR TRUE FEELINGS,

AND THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA END THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD.

BECAUSE MICHAEL HAS DIFFICULTY

ACKNOWLEDGING THE PRESENCE

OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HIS CHILDHOOD HOME,

HE HAS TO COME TO GRIPS

WITH SUPPRESSING ANY THOUGHTS,

FEELINGS, AND EMOTIONS.

AND UNTIL HE COMES TO GRIPS WITH THAT,

HE WON'T BE ABLE TO CONQUER HIS FOOD ADDICTION.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME HOMEWORK.

I WANT YOU GUYS

TO WORK ON DISENGAGING WHEN ANGRY.

THAT MEANS STOP.

YOU BOTH GO, YOU COOL DOWN,

AND YOU DECIDE TO TALK ABOUT

WHAT YOU'RE ANGRY ABOUT AT A LATER DATE.

MM-KAY.

AFTER YOU DISENGAGE,

I WANT YOU GUYS TO REFLECT ON

WHY YOU FEEL THE RESPONSE THAT YOU'RE FEELING

AND THEN ON WAYS THAT THE SITUATION

COULD'VE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY.

AND THAT YOU EACH ACKNOWLEDGE HOW YOU GOT --

I KEEP INTERRUPTING, THOUGH. HE'S INTERRUPTING NOW.

I'M INTERRUPTING NOW -- MY BAD, I'M SORRY.

I DO THAT. IT'S OKAY.

I DO THAT A LOT. I INTERRUPT A LOT.

THAT COMES FROM THE DESIRE TO BE HEARD,

AND FROM THINKING THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HEARD.

BUT YOU HAVE TO START TRUSTING THAT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU CARE

AND THEY WANT TO HEAR YOU.

YEAH. BUT I'M REALLY SATISFIED

WITH THE FACT THAT YOU BOTH PARTICIPATED SO OPENLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT,

TO ALWAYS KEEP TRYING AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

SO, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

YEP. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Michael: BEFORE COMING TO THERAPY, I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED IT.

BUT AS HARD AS IT IS TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS,

IT DID FEEL GOOD.

SHE HAD SOME GOOD ADVICE,

AND I THINK RONI AND I BOTH LEARNED A LOT.

AND, HOPEFULLY, IT'LL START MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR US.

RIGHT NOW, ME AND MY SON

ARE ON OUR WAY TO TRY OUT TAEKWONDO.

HE WAS GOING TO LEARN IT A LONG TIME AGO,

BUT I WOULD JUST DROP HIM OFF.

NOW, I'M ABLE TO ENJOY IT WITH HIM.

AND THIS IS ONE THING I WANT TO GET INTO WITH HIM

AND ME AND HIM COULD DO AS A FATHER-SON THING.

SINCE SEEING THE THERAPIST,

RONI AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PRACTICE

HOW SHE TOLD US TO DEAL WITH MY ANGER.

SO, WHEN I GET ANGRY, RONI GOES AND WAITS

TILL I CALM DOWN BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE.

AND I THINK IT'S BEEN HELPING OUR RELATIONSHIP.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ARE YOU MICHAEL?

YEAH, MICHAEL. NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO, WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE CLASS TODAY.

SOUNDS GOOD.

ROTATE YOUR NECK ALL THE WAY AROUND.

ROTATIONS THE OTHER WAY.

BUT I STILL HAVE ALL THAT ANGER INSIDE.

SO, WE'VE BEEN TALKING THROUGH WAYS

FOR ME TO DEAL WITH IT IN A HEALTHY MANNER.

AND DANIEL AND I DECIDED

BOXING WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT.

NOW LEFT, THEN RIGHT.

I FEEL LIKE BOXING MAKES SENSE AS A STRESS RELIEF.

PLUS, I GET TO SPEND TIME BONDING WITH MY SON.

AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA GO LEFT.

Daniel: WE DO MORE AND MORE STUFF NOW,

SINCE HE LOST THE WEIGHT.

OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS IMPROVED A LOT.

YOU'RE GONNA STEP UP -- ONE, TWO.

Michael: ALL THE YEARS I TREATED MY EMOTIONS LIKE A PROBLEM,

AND THAT'S JUST BOTTLED EVERYTHING UP AND MADE IT WORSE.

ONE, TWO.

SO I KNOW I HAVE TO START LEARNING

HOW TO DEAL WITH IT IN WAYS

THAT DON'T INVOLVE OVEREATING OR GETTING MAD AT MY FAMILY.

READY, TWO.

I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T GONNA BE AN ISSUE

THAT I CAN FIX OVERNIGHT.

FIVE, SIX, NICE.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD START.

GOOD, KNEE. ELBOW.

YES. ONE MORE.

KNEE, ELBOW.

NICE. GOOD JOB.

BOXING, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING GOOD

TO GET STRESS OUT,

BY YOU WORKING OUT, PUNCHING THE BAG.

IT'S ALL AROUND A GOOD SPORT TO DO.

I DON'T WANT TO STOP MAKING PROGRESS,

BECAUSE I'VE COME SO FAR.

AND DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS I CAN GET SKIN SURGERY

IF I LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT BY MY NEXT VISIT.

SO FAR, I'VE LOST ANOTHER 40 POUNDS,

BUT THE DOC WANTS ME TO GET DOWN 100.

ONE, THERE IT IS.

REST IT. YOU GOT IT.

GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.

SO, I'VE GOT ANOTHER FEW MONTHS TO LOSE THE LAST 60 POUNDS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING REALLY HARD TO DO.

Michael: THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN GOOD.

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET REALLY ACTIVE RECENTLY.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS,

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK.

I GOT A JOB DRIVING A TAXI,

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE TO FEEL PRODUCTIVE

AND LIKE I'M CONTRIBUTING AGAIN.

COMING BACK TO WORK WAS ONE OF MY MAJOR GOALS.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AGAIN

AND BE THE MAIN BREADWINNER.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

HOW'S YOUR DAY BEEN GOING? AWESOME.

IT'S A FUN AND EXCITING JOB.

YOU GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

WE'RE GOING TO THE PAINT STORE?

YEAH, THE PAINT STORE AT THE COLLEGE.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT ADDRESS.

BEFORE, THE ONLY PLACE

I WOULD REALLY GO WAS MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT.

AND I MOSTLY STAYED AT HOME ALL DAY.

SO THIS IS A HUGE CHANGE FOR ME

AND I'M WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS

AS I CAN TO QUALIFY FOR MY SKIN SURGERY.

I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT HAVING A JOB NOW

AND DOING MY JOB BETTER THAN EVER,

JUST BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT

WHEN THEY NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING,

LOADING OR UNLOADING STUFF

THAT THEY BRING IN THE CAR.

AND I'M MORE INDEPENDENT, SO I'M HAPPY ABOUT ALL THAT.

THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FORM HERE.

I'M JUST EXCITED FOR WHERE THE FUTURE GOES.

SO I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING,

KEEP MAKING MORE PROGRESS,

AND KEEP REACHING MY GOALS.

AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

UH-HUH.

BECAUSE THE MORE I SUCCEED AT... BYE.

...IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO TRY EVEN HARDER.

THIS PAST MONTH, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL

AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

MY BODY FEELS LIGHTER.

I'M MORE MOBILE, I'M ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE STUFF

THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO.

I FEEL GOOD NOW.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO UNBUCKLE THEM TO PUT THEM ON.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN MY CLOTHES WAS THIS LOOSE.

THESE WOULDN'T EVEN FIT, NOW THEY FALL OFF OF ME.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO DOWN TO A SMALLER SIZE

BECAUSE SOME OF MY CLOTHES AREN'T FITTING.

THIS SHIRT IS WHAT I WAS WEARING WHEN I FIRST STARTED EVERYTHING.

AND IT'S BIG.

I'VE BEEN LOSING AROUND 20 POUNDS

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WHICH IS GOOD.

BUT TO HIT MY GOAL BY THE NEXT DOCTOR'S VISIT,

I HAVE TO LOSE 26 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

SO I'M GONNA WORK REALLY HARD TO DO THAT.

I'M STAYING ACTIVE AND I'M STICKING TO MY DIET,

BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH RONI

AND DOING WHAT THE THERAPIST TOLD US

TO DO TO HELP WITH MY ANGER ISSUES.

IT HASN'T BEEN EASY, BUT I TRY TO TALK TO HER

ABOUT HOW I FEEL INSTEAD OF JUST ERUPTING.

AND IF I GET TOO ANGRY,

SHE WALKS AWAY, AND I'M LEARNING TO WALK AWAY.

BECAUSE I DON'T USUALLY WANT TO DO THAT --

I WANT TO FIGHT.

BUT I'M WORKING ON IT, BECAUSE I LOVE RONI

AND I LOVE MY FAMILY

AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH ANGER I HAVE FROM MY CHILDHOOD,

BECAUSE OF HOW I GREW UP,

AND HOW MUCH BOTTLING UP MY EMOTIONS AFFECTED ME.

AND I HAVE TO KEEP WORKING AT IT,

'CAUSE I WANT TO DO THIS FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY FAMILY.

I DON'T WANT TO BE THE PERSON I'VE BEEN FOR SO LONG.

THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR ME THIS WHOLE TIME

AND I DON'T WANT TO LET THEM DOWN.

I WANT TO DO THIS AND KEEP HITTING EVERY GOAL.

'CAUSE I'M DOING IT FOR THEM, 'CAUSE I LOVE THEM.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. I KNOW I'VE BEEN DOING WELL

AND MAKING PROGRESS,

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I HIT MY GOAL WEIGHT

FOR THIS DOCTOR'S VISIT.

DR. NOW SAID I NEEDED TO GET UNDER 350 POUNDS

IF I WANTED TO QUALIFY FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY.

MICHAEL DOMINGUEZ.

HI.

THAT MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE LOST 26 POUNDS THIS PAST MONTH.

SO I'M REALLY NERVOUS TO FIND OUT

IF I'M NOT GONNA QUALIFY TODAY

Michael: DR. NOW SAID I NEEDED

TO GET UNDER 350 POUNDS

IF I WANTED TO QUALIFY FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY.

AND I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO SEE IF I DID IT.

THAT'S GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

TO SEE MY WEIGHT BELOW 350 IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.

I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS SMALL IN SO LONG,

AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THE DOCTOR'S IMPRESSED BY IT.

HELLO.

HI. HOW ARE YOU, DOCTOR?

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? I'M DOING GOOD.

WELL, MICHAEL, YOU DID GREAT.

YOU MADE IT BELOW THE GOAL I WANTED TO HIT.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL? IT FEELS GOOD.

I'M MORE MOBILE, I'M EXCITED,

I'M ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE THINGS

AND EXPERIENCE LIFE LITTLE BY LITTLE.

YOU CAN DO MORE ACTIVITY, HUH? YES, SIR.

Dr. Nowzaradan: MICHAEL HAS DONE REALLY WELL IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HIS PROGRESS SLOWED DOWN

BECAUSE HE WAS DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT HE NEEDED TO ADDRESS.

BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS, HE GOT BACK ON TRACK.

SO, I HAVE NO DOUBT, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR,

HE'LL BE AT HIS TARGET WEIGHT IN THE LOW 200s.

I THINK YOU'RE READY NOW FOR YOUR FIRST SKIN REMOVAL.

SO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE YOU FOR THAT.

YOU HAVE DONE VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

Michael: THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN A HARD JOURNEY,

BUT A GREAT ONE.

A YEAR AGO, I WOULD'VE NEVER GUESSED

THAT I WOULD BE WHERE I AM TODAY.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY SKIN SURGERY

AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A RESTAURANT,

JUST TO GO OUT FOR THE NIGHT

FOR A DATE ON MY DAY OFF OF WORK.

SO, JUST TO ENJOY THE NIGHT.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN OUT ON A DATE IN YEARS

'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN MY CARETAKER

AND I'VE JUST STAYED AT HOME.

SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING,

TO BE ABLE TO TREAT HER LIKE SHE SHOULD BE TREATED.

HOW'S IT GOING, MAN? WE GOT TWO, PLEASE.

AND EVERY DAY, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSER,

AND THAT'S BEEN A NICE CHANGE.

I LIKE THAT YOU BROUGHT ME TO THIS RESTAURANT,

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO COME HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

TONIGHT IS SPECIAL 'CAUSE I LOVE ITALIAN FOOD AND HE DOESN'T,

SO HE KIND OF GAVE INTO ME AND JUST SAID, YOU KNOW,

"YOU PICK THE PLACE."

I WANTED THE CHICKEN PARMESAN. I WANT THE LOBSTER RAVIOLI.

LOBSTER RAVIOLI? YEAH.

AND I'M GONNA ALSO GET ONE OF THESE SIDE MEATBALL.

I THINK SURGERY AND THE WEIGHT LOSS

HAS JUST CHANGED OUR RELATIONSHIP

BECAUSE NOW WE JUST GO AND ENJOY OUR TIME TOGETHER.

I REALLY LIKE THAT SHIRT ON YOU.

THANK YOU. I LIKE IT ON ME, TOO.

[ LAUGHS ]

I LIKE THAT SHIRT ON YOU, TOO.

THANK YOU. I LIKE IT ON ME, TOO.

Michael: RONI AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING

ON WHAT THE THERAPIST ASKED US TO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN HELPING OUT A LOT.

I LOVE HER AND I LOVE MY KIDS,

AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THAT

BY BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM

AND KEEP DOING WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING.

OKAY. I REALLY LOVE YOU

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU,

FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE,

AND I'VE PUT YOU THROUGH THIS WHOLE YEAR.

AND STILL PUTTING ME THROUGH?

AND STILL PUTTING YOU THROUGH IT.

AND GIVING YOU A HEADACHE EVERY DAY.

TELL ME MORE. UM...

[ LAUGHS ]

I REALLY LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU, TOO.

I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP SUCCEEDING

AND LOSE WEIGHT MORE EVERY DAY

AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY LIFE WITH THE KIDS AND MY WIFE.

AND TO KEEP DEALING WITH THE STRUGGLE

THAT I HAD AND NEVER GO BACK THERE,

AND JUST ENJOY LIFE AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN EIGHT MONTHS SINCE MY GASTRIC-BYPASS SURGERY

AND I'M REALLY FEELING GREAT.

DAD, LET'S GO THROW THE FOOTBALL.

Daniel: I'M PROUD OF MY DAD FOR LOSING THE WEIGHT.

I FEEL LIKE FAMILY LIFE IS GETTING BETTER NOW.

I'M INTO FOOTBALL, AND MY DAD CAN COME OUTSIDE

AND PLAY CATCH WITH ME NOW.

COME ON, BABY. WHAT ARE YOU -- OH.

YOU'RE GONNA THROW THE FOOTBALL WITH US, COME ON.

NO, I'M NOT. I TOOK IT BACK.

AS I LOSE MORE AND MORE WEIGHT,

IT GETS EASIER TO BE MOBILE AND BE ABLE TO WALK AROUND.

YOU BETTER THROW IT RIGHT TO ME, FOOL.

I HAVEN'T THROWN A FOOTBALL IN A WHILE. COME ON.

Roni: MICHAEL'S LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT --

OVER 200 POUNDS, YOU KNOW --

AND NOW THAT THE WEIGHT'S COMING OFF,

HIS WHOLE ENERGY LEVEL HAS TRIPLED.

AND IT DRIVES ME INSANE.

HE WANTS TO GO HERE, HE WANTS TO DO THIS,

HE WANTS TO DO THAT, AND I'M JUST LIKE,

"OH, MY GOODNESS, CALM DOWN."

NICE QUARTERBACK SKILLS. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DIVE FOR IT.

Roni: GET IT BEFORE IT GOES IN THE MUD.

I'M NOT GONNA DIVE. YEAH, IT'S JUST GRASS.

Michael: I HAVE SO MUCH MORE ENERGY THAN I DID BEFORE.

AND NOW I CAN FINALLY START TO BE THE DAD

THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BE.

AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO BE ABLE TO BE ACTIVE WITH DANIEL.

THE WIND KEEPS TAKING IT.

Daniel: I'M SURPRISED THAT MY DAD LOST THIS MUCH WEIGHT.

I DIDN'T THINK HE COULD DO IT, BUT HE PROVED EVERYBODY WRONG.

IT'S GETTING BETTER. IT'S GETTING BETTER?

Michael: IT'S TAKEN A LOT TO GET TO THIS POINT,

PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

BUT I'M SO GLAD I CAN FINALLY

JUST START TO ENJOY MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY.

Roni: AS HARD AS THIS LAST YEAR'S BEEN,

I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S WELL WORTH IT,

BECAUSE I JUST SEE HIM SO HAPPY.

AND I'M USED TO HELPING HIM, YOU KNOW,

AND NOW HE DON'T NEED MY HELP.

IF I WASN'T HERE, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT HIMSELF.

HE DOESN'T NEED ME.

HE REALLY DOESN'T NEED ME. [ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT, SON.

WASH UP AND GET READY FOR DINNER.

CATCH, MOM.

NO.

Michael: NOW THAT I'M LOSING WEIGHT AND WORKING

ON CONTROLLING MY EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY,

WE SEEM TO ALL BE GETTING ALONG A LOT BETTER.

RECENTLY, WE'VE STARTED GOING OUT AND DOING MORE FUN THINGS.

SO, TODAY, WE'RE GONNA PLAY PUTT-PUTT.

I WANTED TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS 600 POUNDS,

BUT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD GET OUT OF THE HOUSE LONG ENOUGH

TO EVEN TRY IT.

NO, NO, REDO, FOOL. REDO.

I KNOW MY KIDS HAVE ALWAYS WANTED

TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE WITH ME.

TWO. TWO.

AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO DO THAT.

YOU GOT TO GET IT RIGHT THERE. NO, FOOL, LET IT GO.

I WENT FROM BEING CONSTANTLY MISERABLE AND ANGRY

TO STARTING TO REALLY LOVE MY LIFE.

MY CHILDHOOD WAS THE REASON I GOT TO 600 POUNDS

AND I NEVER WANT MY KIDS TO EXPERIENCE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO, I'M DEDICATED TO KEEPING THE WEIGHT OFF

AND BEING THE BEST DAD THAT I CAN.

MAKE IT.

WATCH -- OH, IT'S ALMOST GOING THAT WAY, HOLD ON.

IT FEELS AMAZING FOR HIM TO GO OUT AND PLAY GOLF WITH US.

YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO WORRY

ABOUT BRINGING HIS WHEELCHAIR

OR IF IT WAS GONNA BE A LOT OF WALKING.

NOW IT'S JUST GET UP AND GO.

THAT'S FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.

THAT'S TWO. THREE. THAT'S 18.

MY THING WAS TOUCHING THIS THE WHOLE TIME.

Daniel: IT FEELS GOOD TO INTERACT WITH MY DAD.

NOW THAT HE CAN MOVE AROUND MORE,

WE CAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.

WHO PUT THAT THERE? THAT'S WHAT YOU GET.

GO GET IT FOR ME, REAL QUICK.

THAT'S A DO-OVER.

Michael: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SO MUCH NOW.

MY SKIN SURGERY IS GONNA CHANGE MY LIFE.

ME JOB IS SOMETHING I'M GLAD TO DO EVERY DAY.

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BE AROUND

TO WATCH MY KIDS GROW UP NOW.

BRI, PUT 13 FOR YOUR BROTHER.

PUT WHAT? 13.

13?

NOW, I WAKE UP EVERY DAY EXCITED FOR WHAT'S COMING NEXT.

THAT'S A HOLE-IN-ONE. THERE YOU GO.

AND THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE.