All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S05E08

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.