All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S05E20

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Milla: I CAN'T EVEN
TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

MY CHILDREN HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING FOR ME.

Charity:
I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER.

Nikki:
I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN.

[ Crying ]
IT'S MISERABLE.

Brittani: MY BODY IS THE MOST
DISGUSTING THING IN THE WORLD.

**

Woman:
I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW.

June: I'M RISKING MY LIFE
FOR A BETTER LIFE.

I LOVE YOU, MOMMY.

-OOH, CHILD!
-PULL. GOOD. THERE YOU GO!

GOOD JOB.

Teretha:
I'M GETTING STRONGER, BUT I KNOW
I HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

Paula: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.

**

Susan: I AM NOW EXPRESSING
MYSELF AND LIVING MY OWN TRUTH.

Milla: I'M SO HAPPY
ABOUT THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE.

June: I AM LIVING LIFE, AND
I'M LOVING EVERY SECOND OF IT.

I'VE ACCOMPLISHED
A LOT THIS YEAR.

All: YEAH!

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Charity:
I'M EMBARRASSED OF MY BODY.

I KNOW I LOOK LIKE A FREAK.

FROM THE INSIDE, I FEEL NORMAL.

BUT WHEN I SEE MYSELF
IN A MIRROR,

I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER.

AND MY BODY IS LITERALLY
FALLING APART.

IF MY FIANCé AND DAUGHTER
DIDN'T HELP ME,

I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DO ANYTHING.

Charly: I THINK MY MOM
GAVE UP ON HERSELF.

SHE'S TOLD US, "I DON'T WANT
TO LIVE ANYMORE."

I GOT THIS FOR YOU.

Charity: I THINK IT WOULD
BREAK CHARLY'S HEART

IF SHE FOUND ME DEAD ONE DAY.

AND IF I DON'T GET HELP NOW,
I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT.

I'M GONNA DIE.
I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE.

I HOPE THIS DOCTOR CAN HELP ME.

BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE MY BODY

IS WORSE OFF
THAN THE PEOPLE HE'S SEEN.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
CHARITY IS IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.

HER SITUATION
IS VERY SERIOUS RIGHT NOW.

778.

IF I SEND HER HOME,

I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY BE
THE LAST TIME I SEE HER.

OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO ADMIT
HER TO A HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ON A STRICT
DIET, ABOUT 1,000 CALORIES.

HIGH PROTEIN DIET,
LOW CARB.

WE HAVE TO GET HER WEIGHT UNDER
CONTROL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

IF SHE CAN'T BE STRONG ENOUGH
FOR HERSELF TO DO IT,

I'M GONNA BE STRONG FOR HER.

-THE CARROTS ARE GOOD.
-MM-HMM.

Charly: I'M NOT GONNA LET HER
SABOTAGE HERSELF.

Charity:
I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL
FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW.

AND IT'S BEEN HARD.

BUT HE DOCTOR SAID I'M DOING
WELL ENOUGH TO GO HOME.

LONG-TERM SUCCESS IS FAR MORE
LIKELY FOR PATIENTS

WHO SHOW THEY CAN CONTROL

THEIR EATING HABIT
IN THEIR HOME.

SO I NEED TO SEE IF SHE CAN LOSE
40 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

IF SHE DOES, I WILL
APPROVE HER FOR SURGERY.

Woman:
TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

Charity:
THIS SURGERY'S GONNA GIVE ME
MY LIFE BACK.

THE PULSE LOOKS OKAY,
AND THERE'S NO AIR LEAKS,

SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

Charity: [ Crying ] WHY?

I WANT TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS,
BUT IT'S JUST SO HARD RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE
ALL JUST FALLING BACK

INTO OUR OLD HABITS.

I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
CHARITY'S LACK OF PROGRESS.

SHE CAN EASILY DEVELOP
AN INFECTION FROM THE SORES

THAT THE MASS IS CAUSING.

AND THAT COULD BE
A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.

YOUR AREN'T LOSING
MUCH WEIGHT.

WHY IS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE CLEARLY
STILL HAVING

A LOT OF ISSUES
WITH YOUR ADDICTION,

SO I'M GOING TO SEND YOU
TO A THERAPIST.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

MY DAD WAS A LOT OF THE REASON
THAT I'M SO OVERWEIGHT

BECAUSE HE WOULD COME
HOME DRUNK AND BEAT US.

MY HEAD IS STUCK IN THE PAST.

I DON'T WANT IT TO BE
IN THE PAST.

I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FORGIVE
EVERYTHING AND JUST MOVE ON.

Charity:
I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE NOW, AND I
PLAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

YOUR WEIGHT IS DOWN ENOUGH
FOR US TO DO YOUR SKIN SURGERY.

YAY!

I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS MASS
AROUND FOR 10 YEARS.

SO I'M READY TO GET IT REMOVED.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WE GOT SOME PIECES OFF.

WE TOOK A 57-POUND
FATTY TUMOR OFF OF HER,

AND SHE NO LONGER

HAS TO HAUL THIS MASS
OF FLUID AND THE FAT.

I'M HOPING THAT HER WEIGHT LOSS
IS GONNA BE MUCH FASTER

AFTER THIS SURGERY.

Charity:
I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER BE
INDEPENDENT AGAIN.

I'M VERY HAPPY OF HOW
FAR MY MOM'S COME.

SHE'S DROPPED LIKE
HALF OF HER BODY WEIGHT.

Charity:
SINCE I'VE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT,
THE EXTRA SKIN ON MY STOMACH

HAS BEEN CAUSING
A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN
REMOVE ALL THE TISSUE

THAT IS THE SOURCE OF INFECTION.

THIS WAS ABOUT 38 POUNDS
OF HANGING TISSUE.

Charly: I'M WORRIED THAT MY MOM
IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL.

AND IT'S SCARY.

AND FOOD IS THE ONLY THING
THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE
THE SAME MISTAKE

THAT YOUR MOTHER
IS LIVING WITH TODAY.

-DON'T CRY.
-OKAY?

-WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP.
-I KNOW.

Charity: IT'S HARD. I KNOW.

I'M THE ONE WHO GOT YOU
IN THE HABIT OF OVEREATING

AND EATING THE WRONG FOOD.

YES, BUT THERE COMES
A POINT IN TIME

WHERE IT'S NOT YOUR BATTLE
ANYMORE, IT'S MY BATTLE.

Eddins:
THEY'RE STILL NEGOTIATING, LIKE,

"HOW DO WE DO THIS
MOTHER/DAUGHTER THING?"

I JUST NEED YOU TO SUPPORT ME
AND HAVE QUALITY TIME WITH ME.

CHARITY, WHAT DOES THAT
SOUND LIKE FOR YOU?

-I CAN THIS.
-YOU CAN DO THIS.

YOU CAN DO THIS.
THAT'S VERY POSITIVE.

Charity: WE HAVE TO CHANGE
HOW WE'RE LIVING,

AND I THINK WE'RE FINALLY
ON THE SAME PAGE.

I'VE BEEN A BAD EXAMPLE
FOR SO LONG.

BUT IF WE CAN STICK
TO THIS DIET,

I JUST KNOW THAT CHARLY WILL
LOSE THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS TO.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT YOU WANT
TO EAT HEALTHY WITH ME.

-338.
-WOW.

Charly: GOOD JOB.

IT WAS 390 BEFORE.

WOW, YOU DID LOSE WEIGHT.

-YEAH.
-GOOD JOB.

THANKS, MOM.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SEEING
THAT CHARLY AND CHARITY --

THEY'RE WORKING MORE
AS A TEAM NOW.

Charity:
MOST OF HER TIME HAS BEEN SPENT
TAKING CARE OF ME,

AND NOW IT'S OUR TIME
TO HAVE FUN.

Charly: IT'S NICE TO JUST BE
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.

Charity:
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT
THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US.

THE PAST TWO YEARS,
I'VE HAD SO MANY UPS AND DOWNS.

IT'S BEEN A HARD JOURNEY
TO GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY.

AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
IN MY LIFE IS DIFFERENT NOW.

BUT THE CHANGE
I'M MOST THANKFUL FOR

IS MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH CHARLY.

SHE'S GONE FROM HAVING
TO BE MY CARETAKER

TO JUST BEING ABLE
TO BE MY DAUGHTER.

I'D GOTTEN SO IMMOBILE THAT
EITHER MY FIANCé TONY OR CHARLY

HAD TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME.

AND NOW I'M SO THANKFUL I HAVE
THE CHANCE TO TRY AND UNDO

SOME OF THE DAMAGE
THAT I CAUSED.

TO NOT ONLY CHANGE
MY DYNAMIC WITH CHARLY

BUT TO HELP HER
GET HEALTHY LIKE I AM.

SHE'S JUST STARTING WITH
HER WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY,

AND WHAT I WANT IS FOR THIS
TO BE A BIG YEAR FOR BOTH OF US.

I WANT TO GET MY FINAL
SKIN SURGERIES

AND HIT MY TARGET WEIGHT.

AND I WANT CHARLY
TO START LOSING

A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT
TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

YOU SURE
YOU DON'T WANT YOURS?

YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY
RIGHT NOW?

'CAUSE I CAN COOK IT FOR YOU
IF YOU WANT.

THE ONE HARD THING THAT LOSING
WEIGHT HAS CAUSED, THOUGH,

IS HOW IT'S AFFECTED
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH TONY.

ME AND TONY RIGHT NOW,

OUR RELATIONSHIP
IS AT A STANDSTILL

BECAUSE I'M CHANGING
AND HE'S FEELING UNNEEDED.

SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING,
HE'S ALWAYS HAD

TO TAKE CARE OF ME WITH CHARLY.

AND OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP
REVOLVED AROUND ME NEEDING HIM.

AND NOW THAT I CAN
TAKE CARE OF MYSELF,

TONY DOESN'T KNOW
WHERE HE FITS IN ANYMORE.

SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.

BUT IT HAS PUT A STRAIN
ON OUR RELATIONSHIP.

AND WE'RE KIND OF LIKE
MORE ROOMMATES RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THAT WE CAN
FALL BACK IN LOVE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW
IF IT WILL HAPPEN.

AND I'M SAD ABOUT THAT.

BUT I'M NOT GONNA STOP
BEING INDEPENDENT.

SO FOR RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE STAYING TOGETHER,

BUT WE SLEEP IN SEPARATE ROOMS.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
OUR NEW DYNAMIC,

BUT THIS IS A LOT OF CHANGE
FOR ALL OF US,

AND MOST OF IT'S GOOD

BECAUSE I'M GETTING HEALTHY
AND I'M GETTING MY LIFE BACK.

BUT CHARLY HAS GOT TO BE
MY FOCUS PRIMARILY RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'RE WORKING TO UNDO
A WHOLE HISTORY

OF BEING OVERWEIGHT
IN OUR FAMILY.

SO, I'VE DECIDED I'M GOING TO BE
A PATIENT OF DR. NOW'S

AND GET THE SURGERY.

I'M GLAD.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.

I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD,
'CAUSE IT RUNS IN OUR FAMILY.

Charly: I'M EXCITED ABOUT
DOING THIS WITH MY MOM.

I'VE SEEN HOW WELL SHE'S DOING,

AND IT'S INSPIRING ME
TO WANT TO DO IT, TOO.

SO I'M HOPING DR. NOW
LETS ME DO THE PROGRAM,

AND MAYBE GET
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TOO.

WHEN WE GO BACK TO IOWA,
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE, WATCH OUT

'CAUSE HERE
COME A BUNCH OF BABES.

OH, MY GOSH, MOM.
JUST STOP.

[ Laughing ] I LOVE YOU.

AND YOU'LL BE LOOKING
ALL SEXY.

GIVE ME YOUR PLATE.
I NEED TO LEAVE THIS ROOM.

I'LL BE LIKE,
"WE'RE BOTH THE SAME SIZE."

Charity: I'M SO EXCITED
WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER.

THAT ALONE IS GIVING ME SO MUCH
MOTIVATION TO KEEP WORKING HARD.

AND MY NEXT WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
IS TO GET UNDER 300 POUNDS

SO I CAN START TO GET EXCESS
SKIN REMOVED FROM MY LEGS.

I NEED TO GET A LOT CUT OFF.

IT JUST DANGLES.

HERE'S MY KNEE.

SO ALL THIS CAN GO,
AND ALL THIS HAS TO GO.

AND THEN, THIS IS
THE BACK OF MY LEGS.

IT'S HEAVY.

SO I'M HOPING TO GET
TO A POINT THIS YEAR

WHERE I CAN START TO PUT
ALL OF MY OLD LIFE BEHIND ME,

AND CAN START LIVING
MORE LIKE A NORMAL PERSON.

AND I'M JUST HOPING
WHEN WE SEE DR. NOW

AT OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT
THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK

AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

I WANT US BOTH TO HIT
OUR TARGET WEIGHTS THIS YEAR.

AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK
AS HARD AS WE CAN TO GET THERE.

Milla: I'VE BEEN TRAPPED
WITHIN THESE FOUR WALLS

FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS,

AND DURING THAT TIME,
I HAVE NOT STOOD NOT ONE TIME.

I'M TOO BIG TO GET UP ANYMORE,

SO MOST OF EVERYTHING AROUND
THIS HOUSE FALLS ON MY CHILDREN.

CHILDREN THEIR AGE
SHOULD NOT HAVE

TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PARENTS.

I SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THEM.

I DON'T WANT TO DIE LIKE THIS.

THIS IS NOT THE MEMORY THAT I
WANT FOR MY CHILDREN TO HAVE,

THAT I ATE MYSELF INTO A GRAVE.

BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO STOP EATING.

SO TODAY, ME AND MY WHOLE FAMILY
ARE PACKING UP TO MOVE TO TEXAS.

THERE'S A DOCTOR THERE
WHO HAS AGREED TO SEE ME.

YOU READY FOR THIS MOVE?

I GUESS SO.

MILLA HAS A LOT OF ISSUES
THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS

BEFORE SHE'S READY FOR
ANY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT
REAL QUICK.

MILLA HAS A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS
THAT BRING HER FOOD.

AT THEIR AGE,
THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER.

SO MILLA HAS CREATED A VERY
BAD SITUATION FOR HERSELF.

Milla:
THIS PAST MONTH HAS BEEN HARD,
BUT I'VE STAYED WITH MY DIET

AND WHAT I SHOULD BE EATING.

AND THE KIDS HAVE BEEN
TAKING TURNS

DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY WITH ME.

THIS IS LITERALLY
MY LAST CHANCE,

SO NOTHING IS GONNA STOP ME
FROM GETTING SURGERY

AND GETTING UP OUT OF THIS BED.

644.
SO YOU LOST ABOUT 60 POUNDS.

OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
MILLA HAS DONE WELL.

SHE LOST THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDED,
SO THIS TIME

I'M GOING TO APPROVE HER
FOR LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY.

REMOVING THIS MASS IS GOING
TO BE A HUGE CHANGE FOR MILLA.

IT'S WHAT KEPT HER IMMOBILE
ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW.

SO THIS REMOVAL TODAY IS GOING
TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STEP

IN REGAINING HER MOBILITY.

SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WE DID A FIVE-POUND FLUID
THAT WE LOST.

WE REMOVED 43 POUNDS
FROM HER BODY.

THIS KIND OF OPERATION,

UNFORTUNATELY,
TAKES A LONG TIME TO HEAL.

AND SHE'S GOING TO HAVE
TO GET UP AND OUT OF HER BED

IF SHE WANTS
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

Milla:
SO, THIS IS THE DAY THE DOCTOR
WANTS ME TO TRY AND STAND UP.

PUT SOME PRESSURE ON YOUR FEET
AND PUSH THEM AGAINST THE SCALE.

[ GRUNTS ]

Dr. Nowzaradan:
IF SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND,

THEN WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO MUCH FOR HER.

Milla:
NO MATTER HOW BAD I WANT THIS
OR HOW HARD I PUSH MYSELF,

I GET TO THE EDGE OF THE BED

AND I THINK, "I CAN'T DO THIS."

Caleb: I LIKE SEEING MY MOM UP
LIKE THIS.

IT GIVES ME HOPE.

RIGHT ABOUT THERE.

I'M JUST ENJOYING THIS MOMENT
WITH MY KIDS.

IT'S SO, SO WONDERFUL.

YEAH,
BRING THE SCALE IN.

I'M SCARED.
I'M GETTING SCARED NOW.

DON'T GET SCARED, MILLA.
WE GOT YOU.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP
AND OUT OF HER BED

IF SHE WANTS
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
JUST STRAIGHTEN UP.

Milla: LET ME GO! LET ME GO!
I GOT IT!

OKAY.
NOW THAT YOU CAN STAND UP,

I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU
FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

I'M SO HAPPY.
I'M REALLY READY.

THE DOCTOR APPROVED ME
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

YEAH, HE DID.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

EVERY TIME I WANTED TO GIVE UP
HOPE, I THOUGHT OF MY KIDS,

AND THAT GAVE ME THE MOTIVATION

TO KEEP PUSHING
AND TO KEEP DOING THIS.

SINCE STANDING FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN YEARS A FEW WEEKS AGO,

I'VE BEEN SO MOTIVATED
ABOUT MY WEIGHT LOSS.

IT WAS A HARD YEAR FOR ME,
BUT IT ALL STARTED TO PAY OFF.

NOW THE BIGGEST THING
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO

IS SPENDING TIME WITH MY KIDS
AND DOING MORE WITH THEM.

BEING ABLE TO GET OUTSIDE
AND ENJOY THEM HAVING FUN

WAS SUCH A HUGE GIFT TO ME

BECAUSE THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
TAKE CARE OF ME LIKE THEY DO.

I'M THE PARENT, AND I NEED
TO CHANGE ALL OF THAT

AND BE THE MOM
I WANT TO BE TO THEM.

BUT RIGHT NOW, MY OLDEST SON
ESAU IS TAKING ON THE COOKING

AND MANAGING
THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD.

AND ALL OF THEM ARE CLEANING AND
MAKING SURE EVERYTHING GETS DONE

BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO HAVE
MY WHOLE WORLD BROUGHT TO ME.

SINCE MY MOM
HAS STARTED THE DIET,

SHE HAS BEEN DOING GOOD.

SHE HASN'T BEEN MESSING UP
WITH JUNK FOOD.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER LOSE WEIGHT
LIKE THIS IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE'S BEEN
WANTING TO DO.

GOD IS GOOD.

All:
LET US THANK HIM FOR OUR FOOD.

AMEN.

EAT.

Milla:
ELROY'S BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL
FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

HE WENT IN FOR MINOR
VEIN-REPAIR SURGERY

AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
BACK HOME BY NOW,

BUT HE GOT AN INFECTION AND HAD
TO STAY LONGER TO RECOVER.

AND IT'S BEEN HARD
FOR ALL OF US.

BUT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HOME
IN THE NEXT WEEK.

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIM
TO GET BACK, BECAUSE I MISS HIM.

I'M EXCITED THAT MY LIFE
IS ABOUT TO CHANGE.

AND THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THE LIFE
OF MY WHOLE FAMILY.

MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
IS IN THREE WEEKS.

AND I CAN'T WAIT
FOR MY WHOLE LIFE TO CHANGE.

Charity:
TODAY, CHARLY AND ME ARE AT
DR. NOW FOR OUR APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M REALLY HOPING WE
BOTH HIT OUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE HARD
IF ONE OF US

ISN'T MAKING PROGRESS
AS MUCH AS THE OTHER,

BUT I'M FEELING CONFIDENT
WE'RE BOTH DOING GOOD.

I WANT TO GET MY NEXT
SKIN REMOVAL REALLY BAD.

AND I JUST WANT CHARLY TO START
MAKING THE PROGRESS SHE NEEDS.

SO WE'RE BOTH REALLY
NERVOUS RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I REALLY WANT US
TO DO THIS TOGETHER.

**

Charity: WE'RE BOTH
REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

I WAS AT 338 POUNDS,
AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER 298

IF I STAYED ON TRACK.

SO I'M JUST REALLY HOPING
THAT WE BOTH HIT OUR GOALS TODAY

AND THAT WE'RE STAYING
ON TRACK TOGETHER.

Woman: 329.

I'LL GO THIS WAY.

Charly:
I WAS 376 WHEN I CHECKED MY
WEIGHT AT DR. NOW'S LAST TIME,

AND HE DIDN'T REALLY GIVE ME
ANY WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS.

BUT I'M HOPING THAT
I'M AT LEAST DOWN TO 356 TODAY.

384.

Charity:
THIS IS REALLY DISCOURAGING.

IT JUST FEELS LIKE A LOT OF HARD
WORK FOR VERY LITTLE RESULT,

AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW
HOW CHARLY GAINED WEIGHT,

BECAUSE I THINK
WE'RE PRACTICALLY

EATING THE SAME EXACT THING.

BUT I DON'T THINK DR. NOW
IS GONNA HAPPY WITH US.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

WE'RE OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO CHARITY, YOU ONLY
LOST NINE POUNDS

SINCE LAST TIME I SAW YOU.
-MM-HMM.

YOU SHOULD'VE LOST AT LEAST
DOUBLE OF WHAT YOU DID.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S LIKE I'M AT
A FREAKING STALL.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO,
IT DOESN'T GO DOWN.

WELL,
IT'S SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

IF YOU'RE NOT LOSING,
YOUR CALORIE INTAKE IS TOO HIGH.

THAT'S IT.
-OKAY.

IF YOU THINK
YOU'RE EATING LESS,

THEN YOU AREN'T MEASURING
YOUR PORTIONS,

AND YOU NEED TO DO THAT.
-MM-HMM.

WHATEVER YOU'RE EATING
IS SUPPORTING 330 POUNDS.

SO YOU HAVE TO BE EATING
OVER 3,000 CALORIES A DAY.

AND CHARLY IS CLOSE
TO 4,000 CALORIES A DAY

TO BE GAINING LIKE SHE HAS.

SO YOU ALL ARE OVEREATING.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I AM HAPPY THAT CHARITY

AND CHARLY HAVE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER

TO LOSE WEIGHT,

BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY
ENABLING EACH OTHER

IN SMALL WAYS

THAT THEY MAY NOT
EVEN FULLY REALIZE.

BUT I'M HOPING THAT THEY WILL
START WORKING TOGETHER

A LITTLE BIT BETTER
AND REDUCE

WHAT THEY'RE EATING NOW
THAT THEY REALIZE

THEY ARE NOT MAKING THE PROGRESS
THAT THEY THINK THEY ARE.

BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

I HAVE A LOT OF LOOSE SKIN
THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU.

I'VE BEEN JUST DEALING
WITH IT AT HOME

AND SUFFERING THROUGH THE PAIN.

THAT HOLDS ME BACK THE MOST.

IT'S SO HEAVY.

IT'S LIKE A WATER BALLOON.

AND I THINK ONCE IT'S OFF, I'LL
BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS.

BUT THEN, I HAVE THIS, TOO.

I HAVE LIKE, A REALLY BIG,
BIG MASS THINGY.

AND I HAVE A LOT
OF SAGGY SKIN.

I HAVE A LOT OF IT.

THAT'S NOT ONLY
SAGGING SKIN.

THAT'S A LOT OF FAT.
-YEAH.

SO YOU STILL NEED
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT.

BUT THE NEXT SKIN REMOVAL
WILL NEED TO BE YOUR LEFT LEG.

SO IF YOU GET UNDER 300 POUNDS,
THEN WE CAN FOCUS ON THAT.

BUT YOU HAVE A LITTLE WAYS
TO GO FIRST,

AND YOU NEED TO GET BACK
ON TRACK.

AND THEN WE GO
FROM THERE.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

SO...

Charity: WHAT ABOUT CHARLY?

IS SHE READY FOR
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY?

SHE WANTS TO SEE IF YOU'LL
GIVE HER THE SLEEVE.

OKAY, LET'S NOT GET AHEAD
OF OURSELVES.

SURGERY IS NOT A TOOL THAT IS
GONNA CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT.

MM-HMM.

SURGERY IS A TOOL THAT
IS GONNA MAKE HER EAT LESS,

BUT THAT IS NOT GONNA BE
A CURE FOR HER PROBLEM.

IF SHE'S GAINING WEIGHT NOW,
SHE'S NOT ANYWHERE

CLOSE TO BEING READY
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SO HERE'S WHAT
I WANT YOU TO DO.

I WANT YOU BOTH TO LOSE
20 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

AND CHARLY, IF YOU DO THAT,

I'LL APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND CHARITY, IF YOU GET
UNDER 300 POUNDS,

I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR EXCESS
SKIN REMOVAL ON YOUR LEFT LEG.

AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
-OKAY.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER.
-THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

Charity:
I WAS REALLY HOPING THAT AT
LEAST CHARLY COULD GET APPROVED

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SHE'S AT LEAST IN THE 300s,

BUT I'M WORRIED SHE'S
GOING TO BE OVER 400 SOON

AND THAT SHE'LL
JUST KEEP GAINING

IF SHE DOESN'T GET HELP.

SO I'M JUST REALLY
DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW.

BUT I KNOW THAT MEANS
WE HAVE TO TRY HARDER.

'CAUSE WE CAN'T GIVE UP.

Milla: A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO,
I GOT A CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL

WHERE ELROY IS,

AND THEY HAD BAD NEWS,
BECAUSE HE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THEM
TO RESUSCITATE HIM

THAT THEY DON'T EXPECT HIM
TO MAKE IT.

SO THEY DOCTOR SAID WE NEED
TO COME SEE HIM TO SAY GOODBYE.

THEY KIDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO
AND SAY THEIR GOODBYES,

BUT I CAN'T.

MY HUSBAND'S GONNA DIE,

AND I CAN'T GET UP
FROM MY BED TO SAY GOODBYE.

AND I'M JUST HEARTBROKEN.

THE WHOLE FAMILY IS.

OH.

BUT I NEED TO BE STRONG
FOR MY KIDS,

SO I CALLED DR. NOW

AND TOLD HIM I CAN'T GO
THROUGH THE SURGERY RIGHT NOW,

NOT WHILE ALL THIS IS GOING ON.

THE KIDS NEED ME HERE.

AND I CAN'T TAKE THE TIME
TO BE AWAY FOR SO LONG,

NOT WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR ELROY.

BUT I JUST CAN'T GO INTO SURGERY
AND LEAVE THEM

WITHOUT A PARENT RIGHT NOW,

AND WORSE, DO SOMETHING
THAT IS HIGH-RISK

AND POTENTIALLY LEAVE THEM
ALL ALONE IN THIS WORLD.

I CAN'T ALLOW IT.

SO I NEED SOME TIME
BEFORE I CAN EVEN THINK

ABOUT HAVING THE SURGERY.

I JUST NEED TO TAKE CARE
OF THEM HOWEVER I CAN.

Charity:
CHARLY AND ME HAVE GONE BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD

WITH THE MEALS WE'RE MAKING

AND HOW MUCH
WE'RE EATING TOGETHER.

AND I'VE DECIDED THAT I WANT
TO TRY AND COOK

MOST OF THE MEALS MYSELF.

WHAT DO YOU FEEL
LIKE COOKING?

I'M GONNA COOK
SOME STIR FRY.

Charity: WHEN WE COOK TOGETHER,
I FEEL LIKE WE START TO ADD

A LITTLE MORE FOOD
THAN WE SHOULD,

BUT CHARLY HAS COOKED
AND TAKEN CARE OF ME

SINCE SHE WAS 10,

AND IT'S TURNING OUT TO BE
A DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR HER

TO LET ME BE A MOM.

SHE'S SO USED
TO DOING IT HER WAY.

NOW THAT I'M GETTING BETTER,
I WANT TO DO IT MY WAY.

BUT SHE DOESN'T THINK
I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING,

SO SHE JUST DOESN'T LET UP.

LOOK, YOU'RE CHICKEN'S STICKING
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT STIRRING IT.

DID YOU PUT OLIVE OIL
IN THAT PAN ALREADY?

YEP.

-THE BIG ONE?
-YES.

Charity:
BUT ALL THE MEALS SHE MADE FOR
US ALL THESE YEARS ARE THE ONES

THAT WEREN'T HEALTHY FOR ME
OR HER.

THEY HAD A LOT OF SALT
AND A LOT OF BUTTER AND STUFF

THAT MAKES THE MEALS
SO HIGH-CALORIE.

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT IT IS.

IF YOU COOK IT WITH BAD STUFF,
IT'S STILL UNHEALTHY.

AND THEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER
OUR DAILY CALORIE LIMIT

IN JUST ONE MEAL...

IF YOU'RE GONNA TURN IT UP, YOU
NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU STIR IT

OR IT'LL STICK TO THE PAN.

...AND I DON'T THINK
SHE GETS THAT.

CHARLY, STOP BEING MOTHER HEN.

I JUST TURNED THAT DOWN.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO KEEP STIRRING IT.

I WANT IT TO STAY
IN THE SAME PLACE.

YOU COOK IT THE WAY
YOU WANT TO COOK IT.

I'LL GO JUST BE
OVER HERE.

Charly: I THINK MY MOM DOESN'T
REALLY KNOW HOW TO BE MY MOM.

SHE'LL SAY THINGS,
AND IT COMES OUT INSULTING

INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING.

AND I DON'T REALLY THINK
WE'RE HELPING EACH OTHER.

Charity:
WE'RE TOGETHER ALL THE TIME.

WE GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES.

WE SNAP AT EACH OTHER
FOR NO REASON.

WE NEED A BREAK FROM EACH OTHER.

AND IT'S BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP

AND WITH OUR EATING.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

**

Charity: I'M STRUGGLING
A WHOLE LOT RIGHT NOW.

CHARLY AND ME HAVE BEEN FIGHTING
ABOUT EVERYTHING NON-STOP,

AND OUR RELATIONSHIP
JUST ISN'T GOOD RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M REALLY
DEPRESSED ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS GOT THIS
BAD SO FAST BETWEEN US.

AFTER OUR LAST APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW,

WHEN WE BOTH DIDN'T DO WELL,

I REALIZED THAT WHAT WE WERE
DOING TOGETHER WASN'T WORKING.

SO I NEEDED TO TAKE CHARGE
A LITTLE MORE

TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT.

AND CHARLY DIDN'T REACT WELL TO
ME TAKING ON MORE OF EVERYTHING.

SHE'S ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF ME
SINCE SHE WAS 10.

AND NOW THAT I'M TRYING TO BE
THE MOM I'M SUPPOSED TO BE,

IT'S HARD FOR HER
TO GIVE THAT BACK TO ME.

AND THE ONLY WAY
WE DON'T REALLY FIGHT IS

IF NEITHER OF US
TRY TO COOK TOGETHER.

AND WE JUST EAT SOMETHING
THAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD.

DO YOU WANT TO HAVE
SOME LUNCH?

YEAH, I GUESS.

WELL, DO YOU WANT TO JUST DO A,
LIKE, FAST-FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH?

OKAY.

I MEAN,
YOU WANT TO GO GET IT?

YEAH, I'LL GO GET IT.

OKAY.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU.

CHARLY TREATS ME LIKE I'VE BEEN
THE ONE MAKING HER DO THIS

AND THAT THIS IS ALL UNFAIR.

AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN MAKE HER
HAPPY FOR THE MOMENT

IS TO LET US TAKE A BREAK
FROM THE DIET.

SO AT LEAST FOR ONE MEAL A DAY,
I'M LETTING US CHEAT

SO WE CAN SURVIVE TOGETHER.

WHEN I EAT,
IT'S LIKE A TIMEOUT.

AND FOR A MOMENT,
I CAN JUST BE HAPPY.

I HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO TURN US AROUND

BECAUSE WE BOTH CAN'T START
TO GAIN AGAIN.

WE COULD LOSE EVERYTHING
WE'RE WORKING TOWARD.

Milla: ABOUT A WEEK AGO,
ELROY'S CONDITION GOT WORSE

AND THEY TOOK HIM
OFF LIFE SUPPORT,

AND HE PASSED AWAY.

THERE WAS JUST NOTHING
THEY COULD DO FOR HIM.

HIS BODY COULDN'T RECOVER
FROM THE HEART ATTACK.

SO THE KIDS AND I ARE JUST
WORKING TOGETHER

TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER
AND GET THROUGH THIS TIME.

BUT IT'S HARD.

MY KIDS LOST THEIR FATHER,
AND I LOST MY HUSBAND.

[ Voice breaking ] I FEEL LIKE
I LOST MY BEST FRIEND.

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
SINCE I WAS 24.

I MISS HIM EVERY DAY.

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT
WITHOUT HIM BEING AROUND HERE.

IT'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE OVERWHELMING.

OVERWHELMING.

AND I STILL THINK ABOUT HIM.

EVEN JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS,
SO WHO ARE WE?

NOBODY'S EXEMPT FROM DEATH.

SO I CAN'T TAKE
YOUR MIND OFF IT.

I CAN'T BUY NOTHING
TO HELP YOU.

THERE'S NO PILL TO TAKE.

[ Voice breaking ]
THERE'S NO TRIP YOU CAN GO ON.

[ CRYING ]

WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING
TO HELP EACH OTHER

DEAL WITH
ALL THE PAIN RIGHT NOW.

AND WHEN I START TO FEEL
TOO OVERWHELMED FROM IT ALL,

I JUST SHUT IT DOWN,

BECAUSE I NEED TO BE HERE
FOR MY KIDS,

AND I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR THAT OR ANYTHING ELSE,

INCLUDING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

SO I TOLD DR. NOWZARADAN I WOULD
LET HIM KNOW WHEN I'M READY.

AND HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD,
BUT IF TOO MUCH TIME HAS PASSED,

THEN I WILL HAVE
TO GET REEVALUATED.

SO I'M NO LONGER APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

MY FAMILY'S MY HIGHEST PRIORITY.

AT LEAST UNTIL WE'RE ALL ABLE
TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.

THEN I CAN MAKE THE TIME
TO HAVE SURGERY.

Charity: CHARLY AND ME ARE BACK
TO SEE DR. NOW.

BUT WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT WHAT THE SCALE

IS GOING TO SAY TODAY,

BECAUSE WE'VE HAD OUR MOMENTS
WHERE WE'VE COMPROMISED.

BUT WE'VE ALSO TRIED REALLY HARD
AT TIMES THIS PAST TWO MONTHS,

SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT
WHEN I GET ON THE SCALE.

CHARLY AND ME ARE STILL
NOT DOING SO WELL.

SOME DAYS,
WE'RE NOT TALKING MUCH.

AND OTHERS, IT SEEMS LIKE
WE JUST FIGHT THE WHOLE TIME.

SO I'M REALLY UPSET ABOUT THAT

AND DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT.

CHARITY PIERCE?

BUT I'M JUST HOPING WE'RE
STILL MAKING SOME PROGRESS.

BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT,
AND WE CAN'T GET OUR SURGERIES,

THEN IT'S GOING TO BE HARD
FOR BOTH OF US TO TAKE.

AND I'M WORRIED IT'S GONNA
MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE

BETWEEN CHARLY AND ME.

SO WE JUST NEED TO SEE
SOMETHING POSITIVE TODAY.

**

Charity: CHARLY AND ME
ARE AT DR. NOW'S CLINIC.

LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
I WAS AT 329.

AND DR. NOW WANTED ME
TO GET DOWN TO 289.

BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT
THESE PAST COUPLE MONTHS,

SO I'M JUST HOPING
WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS.

Woman: 353.

THAT'S DISAPPOINTING.

YOUR TURN.

SO THAT MEANS CHARLY'S
PROBABLY WORSE OFF THAN ME.

Charly: I'M HOPING I DIDN'T
GAIN LIKE MY MOM.

LAST TIME, I WAS UP TO 384,

AND DR. NOW HAD GIVEN ME A GOAL
OF GETTING UNDER 344 TODAY.

Woman: 393.

Charity: I'M NOT SURE
HOW I GAINED MORE THAN CHARLY.

BUT THIS IS NOT GOOD
FOR EITHER OF US

BECAUSE WE'RE FURTHER AWAY
FOR GETTING ANY APPROVALS,

AND I'M WORRIED THIS IS
JUST THE BEGINNING OF THINGS

GETTING MUCH WORST
BETWEEN CHARLY AND ME.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, YOU BOTH HAVE GAINED
THESE PAST TWO MONTHS.

BECAUSE LAST TIME WE SAW YOU,
YOU WERE 329 POUNDS.

YOU ARE NOW 353.

-YES.
-SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON?

I'M NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU
AND SAY

I FOLLOWED THE DIET
COMPLETELY 100%.

IT'S MY MIND.

IT'S MY MENTAL.

AND I THINK I'M SABOTAGING
MYSELF, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY,

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT
I'VE DONE MY WHOLE LIFE.

THEN I GET INTO THIS DEPRESSION

WHERE I DON'T EVEN WANT
TO GET OUT OF BED

AND THEN THAT'S WHEN
I FALL INTO AN OLD HABIT

AND EAT SOMETHING
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT.

OKAY. BOTH OF YOU HAVE
AN EATING DISORDER.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE
NEITHER ONE OF YOU

ARE WILLING
TO MAKE CHANGES.

YOU BOTH ARE FEEDING
EACH OTHER BAD EATING HABITS.

AND THIS DYNAMIC
BETWEEN YOU TWO

IS GETTING MORE TOXIC
THAN POSITIVE.

YOU'RE SUPPORTING EACH OTHER
GAINING WEIGHT.

AND YOUR WHOLE SITUATION
IS GETTING BAD VERY FAST.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THE DYNAMIC
BETWEEN CHARITY AND CHARLY

IS VERY UNFORTUNATE TO SEE.

BUT CHARITY IS BLAMING
HER EMOTIONS,

WHEN SHE IS THE MOM

AND NEEDS TO TAKE CONTROL
OF THE SITUATION

AND MAKE SURE THEY BOTH
GET BACK ON TRACK.

AND IF THEY DON'T FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO THIS TOGETHER,

THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BECOME

EVEN MORE
SELF-DESTRUCTIVE QUICKLY.

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT EXACTLY
IS GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU, OKAY?

IN TWO YEARS, YOU'RE GONNA
BE UP TO 600 POUNDS.

-IT'S GUARANTEED.
-I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
THOSE MASSES THAT YOU HAD

IN EXACTLY
THE SAME PLACE.

IT'S GONNA COME BACK.

SO I DON'T SEE ANY SOLUTION
FOR YOU AT THIS TIME

UNLESS YOU TAKE PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY AND CHANGE IT.

CHARLY, WE NEED TO STOP
AND ONLY BUY THE THINGS

THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BUY
AND STOP BUYING CRAP.

CHARITY, YOU WANT TO
BE THE MOM AGAIN?

THEN, YOU NEED TO TAKE THE LEAD
AND MAKE THE CHOICES

THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO,
AND STOP BLAMING CHARLY.

WELL,
DON'T GIVE UP ON ME YET

BECAUSE I'M GONNA
TRY TO DO A LOT BETTER.

I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YOU,

BUT I'M REALISTIC
ABOUT THE SITUATION.

-I KNOW.
-SO GET BACK ON TRACK.

AND I WANT YOU BOTH
TO LOSE 20 POUNDS A MONTH

LIKE YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
UNTIL YOUR NEXT VISIT.

AND CHARITY, I'M GOING TO
SEND YOU BACK TO A THERAPIST

TO TALK THROUGH
SOME OF THESE EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT YOU MENTIONED.

THINGS ARE GETTING OUT OF HAND
FOR BOTH OF YOU QUICKLY.

AND IF YOU DON'T GET
CONTROL OF THE SITUATION,

THEN YOU WILL START
TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL.

-MM-HMM.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, DR. NOW.

**

Charity:
I HEAR WHAT HE'S SAYING,
THAT I AM THE MOM,

AND IT'S ON ME TO TAKE CONTROL.

BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

ESPECIALLY WITH HOW
STRONG-WILLED CHARLY IS.

SO I DON'T KNOW
WHERE I'D EVEN START.

**

Milla: IT'S BEEN A MONTH
SINCE ELROY PASSED,

AND THE KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN
GETTING THROUGH IT ALL.

Y'ALL READY TO THROW ME
ACROSS THE ROOM?

YEAH.

Milla: I WILL ADMIT,
I'VE JUST STAYED IN MY BED,

AND I HAVEN'T DONE MUCH.

BUT IT'S BEEN SUCH A HARD TIME.

AND I'VE BEEN REALLY DEPRESSED.

SO I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING
AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE.

BUT THE KIDS HAD A TALK WITH ME
ABOUT GETTING BACK

TO WHAT I NEED TO BE DOING.

THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE CONCERNED

I WAS GONNA LOSE
EVERYTHING I WORKED

TO DO THIS PAST YEAR.

SO TODAY,
I'M GETTING OUT OF BED

AND I'M MAKING THEM DINNER
FROM THE KITCHEN.

I DON'T WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE
TO KEEP TAKING CARE OF ME.

THEY'VE HAD TO DO IT
FOR FAR TOO LONG.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

AND I MADE PROGRESS
OVER THE PAST YEAR,

BUT I KNOW I STILL HAVE
A LONG WAYS TO GO.

I MADE A PROMISE TO MY FAMILY,
MY KIDS, AND ELROY TO DO THIS.

SO I'VE STALLED LONG ENOUGH.

IT DOES FEEL GOOD
TO FINALLY BE UP AGAIN

AND DOING SOMETHING
OUT OF MY BED.

THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT TO DO
WITH MY KIDS,

AND I CAN'T LET MYSELF LOSE
ALL THE MOBILITY

THAT I'VE GAINED THIS PAST YEAR

BECAUSE I LOVE MY FAMILY
TOO MUCH TO LET THAT HAPPEN.

SO I'M GONNA REACH OUT
TO DR. NOW'S OFFICE

AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT
TO GO BACK TO SEE HIM.

I KNOW I NEED TO LOSE
MORE WEIGHT WHEN I DO

IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

SO I'M GONNA WORK HARD
TO DO THAT.

BECAUSE IT'S TIME I DO THIS,

FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

**

Charity: I'M GOING TO SEE
THE THERAPIST TODAY

AND HOPEFULLY TALK THROUGH
SOME THINGS.

I'M SO SAD ABOUT HOW THINGS
ARE BETWEEN ME AND CHARLY,

AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW
HOW WE FIX IT.

AND IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT
WHERE I DON'T KNOW

IF WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.

SO I'M READY TO LISTEN
AND TRY WHATEVER I CAN DO

BECAUSE I WANT TO REPAIR
OUR RELATIONSHIP SO BADLY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HI. CHARITY?
-HI. YES.

HI. I'M AYESHA.

-HI.
-IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

READY TO COME BACK
AND TALK?

OKAY. SO, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW YOU GOT

TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY.

TWO YEARS AGO,
I WAS 800 POUNDS.

RIGHT NOW, I'M AT 353.

I WAS AT 330.
-MM-HMM.

SO I'VE SLOWLY CREPT UP THERE BY
EATING THINGS I SHOULDN'T EAT.

SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE
THAT'S PROBABLY NOT

A HEALTHY SITUATION
FOR YOU, RIGHT?

YES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF DAYS
WHERE I'M REALLY HAPPY,

I'M HAVING MY HIGHS,

AND THEN I'LL HAVE
MY REALLY BAD LOWS

WHERE I DON'T WANT
TO GET OUT OF BED.

AND I NEED
TO GET MOTIVATED

BACK INTO MY JOURNEY
OF LOSING WEIGHT.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT
FOR A MINUTE, OKAY?

SO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING
YOUR REALLY HIGH HIGHS

AND YOU'RE HAPPY
AND YOU'RE DOING THINGS

THAT YOU WANT TO DO,

WHAT'S SHIFTED FOR YOU
TO START ON THE LOW LOWS?

ME AND MY DAUGHTER
HAVE SO MUCH TENSION.

AND WE'RE WITH EACH OTHER
SO MUCH THAT WE WANT TO, LIKE,

MURDER EACH OTHER.
-[ CHUCKLES ]

AND SHE GETS MAD
ABOUT EVERYTHING.

SHE'LL THROW THINGS,
SHE'LL RUN INTO HER ROOM.

SHE'S 21, ACTING
LIKE SHE'S 5.

SHE MAKES ME FEEL
LIKE CRAP EVERY DAY.

THESE THINGS THAT ARE
HAPPENING ARE TRIGGERS.

EVERY TIME YOU GET AN ATTITUDE
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER

OR SHE GETS AN ATTITUDE
WITH YOU,

YOU'RE ALLOWING
THAT TO TRIGGER YOU

AND THEN TAKE CONTROL
OVER YOU.

YES. BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO NOT LET IT BOTHER ME.

HOW DO I JUST LET HER SAY WHAT
SHE HAS TO SAY AND BE QUIET?

HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY MUCH
ON TOP OF EACH OTHER,

ALL YOU HAVE IS EACH OTHER,
RIGHT?

SHE WANTS TO AGITATE YOU.

SHE KNOWS EVERY BUTTON
TO PUSH.

AND WHEN YOU KNOW THAT,

YOU CAN REDIRECT HER
IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.

"HEY, WHY DON'T YOU GO WATCH
SOMETHING ON TV?

WHY DON'T YOU GO READ A BOOK?

WHY DON'T YOU GO
FOR A WALK OUTSIDE?"

SO INSTEAD OF ENGAGING
IN THE ARGUMENT WITH HER,

FIND A WAY TO TAKE HER
OUT OF THAT ARGUMENT.

AND HOW ABOUT WE TRY
JOURNALING?

AND WITH THAT, IT'S JUST WRITING
DOWN EVERY SINGLE THING

THAT YOU'RE DOING
EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO WHEN YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK
AT YOUR GOOD DAYS

AND YOUR BAD DAYS,
YOU CAN START TO SEE PATTERNS.

AND WHEN YOU'RE HAVING
A GOOD DAY VERSUS A BAD DAY,

YOU CAN SAY, "OKAY,
WHAT DID I DO DIFFERENTLY?

SO I NEED TO DO MORE OF THIS
AND LESS OF THIS.

I DO WANT TO START
JOURNALING, YEAH.

YEAH, I FEEL A LOT BETTER,
TALKING TO YOU.

WELL, GOOD. I'M GLAD.

THANK YOU.

Charity:
IT FELT GOOD TALKING TODAY.

I GOT A LOT OUT.

AND I THINK SHE HAD
A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS.

I WANT THINGS TO GET BETTER
FOR CHARLY

BECAUSE I KNOW IF THEY DON'T,

THEN WE'RE GONNA KEEP
GAINING MORE.

AND WORSE, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS
REALLY GOING TO START TO SUFFER.

AND TO BE LOSING MY HEALTH
AND MY DAUGHTER

AT THE SAME TIME
IS DEVASTATING TO ME.

**

Charity:
TODAY, I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE
SOME FUN AS A FAMILY,

SO I'M TAKING CHARLY
AND TONY TO GO BOWLING.

SINCE SEEING THE THERAPIST,

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO
WHAT SHE TOLD ME.

AND WHEN CHARLY TRIES TO
PUSH MY BUTTONS, I IGNORE HER.

BUT IT'S NOT EASY ALL THE TIME,
SO I HAVEN'T BEEN PERFECT AT IT.

BUT I'M THE MOM, AND IT
FALLS ON ME TO TAKE CONTROL

AND MAKE SURE THAT WE START
TO REPAIR OUR RELATIONSHIP

AND GET BETTER TOGETHER.

MOST OF OUR FIGHTING REVOLVED
AROUND FOOD AND LOSING WEIGHT.

AND I THINK WE EVEN
STARTED TO GET

A LITTLE COMPETITIVE ABOUT IT.

I KNOW I DID,
IF I'M BEING HONEST.

AND THAT'S JUST SILLY.

I REALLY WANT US TO HAVE
A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

**

Charly:
THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BETTER
BETWEEN ME AND MY MOM.

AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO JUST HAVING SOME FUN

WITH HER AND TONY
AND JUST BEING A FAMILY.

Charity:
I FEEL LIKE THERE HAS BEEN
SOME IMPROVEMENT BETWEEN US.

AND PART OF THE PROBLEM WAS
WE WEREN'T HAVING FUN

OR JUST HANGING OUT
AND ENJOYING EACH OTHER,

SO THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE DOING TODAY.

AND HOPEFULLY,
THAT WILL HELP US START

TO GET BACK
TO A HEALTHIER PLACE.

I'VE COME SO FAR,

AND I'M PROUD
OF HOW MUCH I'VE LOST.

I WOULD'VE NEVER IMAGINED THAT

I COULD JUST GO OUT
AND DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

AND NOW I'M AMAZED AT MY LIFE.

GOOD JOB.

BUT THE THOUGHT OF GETTING HERE
AND THEN CHARLY GETS TO A PLACE

WHERE SHE'S TOO BIG
TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS

JUST BREAKS MY HEART.

SO I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS
WITHOUT HER.

YOU THINK
YOU'RE THE BOMB?

'CAUSE I AM THE BOMB.

HE THROWS
LIKE A GRANNY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

DO YOU KNOW
YOU THROW LIKE A GRANNY?

AND SO DO YOU.
IT'S YOUR TURN.

I KNOW I DO,
BUT THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

I'M A GIRL.

Charity:
WE HAVE TO STOP OUR FIGHTING
AND SELF-DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

THAT AFFECTS EACH OTHER.

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
WE DO THAT

BECAUSE CHARLY MEANS
THE WORLD TO ME.

COME ON, MOM.
YOU CAN DO IT.

AND WE CAN BE
EACH OTHER'S GREATEST SUPPORT

AND A SOURCE OF STRENGTH.

THERE YA GO!

SO THAT'S WHAT
I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE HAPPENS.

Milla: TODAY, I'M GOING OUT FOR
THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE MONTHS.

AM I'M GONNA SEE DR. NOW
FOR AN APPOINTMENT.

THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME
IN HIS OFFICE.

SO I'M A LITTLE EXCITED.

AND NERVOUS.

I WAS SO IMMOBILE BEFORE
THAT I HAD TO GO BY AMBULANCE,

AND THEN I COULD ONLY GO
TO THE HOSPITAL

BECAUSE I HAD TO GET WEIGHED
IN A BED.

SO I'M EXCITED THAT I'M ABLE
TO GET IN A WHEELCHAIR NOW

AND THAT I CAN GO
BY NORMAL VEHICLE.

IT'S BEEN MAYBE SEVEN YEARS
SINCE I'VE GONE ANYWHERE

IN A VEHICLE
THAT WASN'T AN AMBULANCE.

WHAT I'M HOPING IS THAT
WHEN I SEE DR. NOW TODAY,

HE'LL SCHEDULE ME AGAIN
FOR MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR. NOW'S
GONNA SAY ABOUT MY PROGRESS,

BUT I HOPE IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.

I JUST DON'T KNOW. YOU JUST
NEVER CAN TELL ABOUT DR. NOW.

WHOA!
DON'T RUN OVER JACOB!

YAY!
IT WORKED!

THANK YOU, JESUS!

BUT I'M EXPECTING TODAY
TO BE A GOOD DAY.

I GOT APPROVED
RIGHT BEFORE ELROY'S PASSING.

AND THAT'S DELAYED ME SOME.

BUT I'M BACK ON TRACK NOW
WORKING HARD.

**

I KNOW I'VE LOST WEIGHT SINCE
MY LAST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WEIGHT
I'VE LOST,

BUT I THINK I'VE LOST SOMETHING.

I HOPE I WEIGH 490.

LESS WOULD BE GREAT.

BUT IF I'M AT 490,
I'LL BE HAPPY.

**

I JUST NEED TO SHOW DR. NOW
THAT I'M STILL MAKING PROGRESS

SO I CAN GET
MY SURGERY APPROVAL BACK.

OKAY.

I HAD LOST 153 POUNDS
AND GOT TO 598.

SO I'M NOT SURE
WHAT I'LL WEIGHT TODAY.

IT HAS TO BE LESS
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD

TO DO MY DIET AND EXERCISES.

MILLA CLARK?

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO SEE HOW MUCH I'VE LOST

BECAUSE I CAN'T STAND RIGHT NOW.

I CAN GET OUT OF BED AND INTO MY
WHEELCHAIR WITH MY KIDS' HELP,

BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO STAND AGAIN

SINCE THAT DAY IN THE HOSPITAL.

WHERE DO YOU WANT ME
TO MOVE HER TO?

-YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
-THANK YOU.

DR. NOW'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY
THAT I'M NOT STANDING YET.

I KNOW HE'S NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.

BUT THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HELLO.

HI,
DR. NOWZARADAN.

HOW YOU DOING,
MILLA?

I'M DOING FINE.

I HEARD ABOUT
YOUR HUSBAND.

I'M SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS.

HOW ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
HOLDING UP?

IT'S BEEN HARD,
BUT WE'RE MAKING IT THROUGH.

WELL,
I'M VERY SORRY.

THANK YOU.

HOW'S EVERYTHING ELSE
GOING?

EVERYTHING'S GOING FINE.

I'M STILL NOT STANDING YET,
BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.

WHY AREN'T YOU GETTING UP
AND TRYING TO STAND?

I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS.
I JUST HOPE --

I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS.

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M STILL EATING
LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO.

WELL, THIS IS NOT
A GOOD SIGN.

AND IF YOU WERE EATING
WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO,

YOU WOULD HAVE LOST
MORE WEIGHT.

OKAY.

BUT WE CAN'T
CHECK YOUR WEIGHT

SINCE YOU'RE NOT
STANDING RIGHT NOW.

AND LOOKING AT YOU,
YOU'RE JUST ABOUT THE SAME SIZE,

SO YOU HAVE NOT
MADE ANY PROGRESS.

SO THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT
CURRENTLY IN A PLACE

THAT WE CAN DO
ANY SURGERY.

OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WITH MILLA MOURNING
THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND,

SHE SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME
INACTIVE DURING THAT TIME,

AND THE MUSCLE STRENGTH SHE HAD
BUILT UP TO STAND IS UNDONE.

IT WAS MINIMAL TO BEGIN WITH,
BUT IT WAS A START.

NOW SHE'S VERY LIMITED
WITH HER ACTIVITY,

AND SHE'S NOT LOSING MUCH.

SO SHE'S NO LONGER
IN AN IDEAL PLACE

FOR US TO PERFORM
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

LET'S SEE...

HOW'S THAT SKIN
DOING HELPING YOU...

WHEN I SIT UP, IT...

AND THIS IS...

THAT'S EXTRA FAT
THAT'S STORED IN YOUR ABDOMEN.

AND IF YOU'RE PROACTIVE
WITH YOUR EATING HABIT,

THIS WILL GO DOWN,
AND YOU CAN BE ABLE TO STAND UP.

SO I WANT YOU TO LOSE
20 POUNDS A MONTH

AND WORK ON GETTING UP
AND STANDING AGAIN.

IF YOU DO THAT,

I WILL APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY.

AND I'M GOING TO
START TO SEND

A PHYSICAL THERAPIST
TO YOUR HOME

TO HELP YOU
WITH THE EXERCISES YOU NEED

AND GET UP
AND START WALKING AGAIN.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE MONTHS.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN STAND,
AND WE CAN MEET HERE.

OKAY.

IF YOU CAN'T,

YOUR NEXT APPOINTMENT
WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL

SO WE CAN CHECK YOUR WEIGHT
IN THE BED SCALE.

OKAY?
-OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL,
NICE TO SEE YOU.

NICE TO SEE YOU TOO,
DR. NOW.

NICE TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.

I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER,
OKAY?

-MM-HMM.
-ALL RIGHT.

**

Milla:
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW.

I REALLY THOUGHT
I WAS COMING BACK

TO GET SCHEDULED FOR MY SURGERY.

AND NOW I FEEL LIKE
I'M STARTING OVER AGAIN.

I CAN'T LET MY KIDS
KEEP TAKING CARE OF ME.

I'M THE ONLY PARENT
THEY HAVE NOW.

I HAVE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO START BEING THERE FOR THEM.

SO I'M GONNA GO HOME
AND KEEP WORKING ON MY DIET

AND ON STANDING UP.

**

**

Milla:
TODAY, I'M GONNA BE WORKING
WITH THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

**

DR. NOW WANTS ME TO START
WORKING OUT THREE TIMES A WEEK

AND TO BUILD UP MY BODY STRENGTH

SO I CAN START STANDING
ON MY OWN AGAIN.

AND EVEN THOUGH
I CAN'T STAND RIGHT NOW,

I'M PROUD OF HOW FAR I'VE COME.

JUST A YEAR AGO, I COULDN'T
DO ANYTHING FOR MYSELF

OR EVEN HOPE TO MOVE OUT OF BED.

ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU GO.

SO, YOU'RE GONNA DO
BICEP CURLS FIRST.

NOW I'M AT LEAST 150 POUNDS
DOWN FROM MY HIGHEST WEIGHT.

AND I'M STARTING TO DO
MORE AND MORE.

GOOD JOB.
YOU GOT IT.

BUT I KNOW THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS TO BE ABLE TO GET UP

OUT OF THIS WHEELCHAIR
TO START WALKING ON MY OWN.

I MADE IT MY GOAL
TO BUILD UP MY STRENGTH

I NEED OVER THE NEXT MONTH
AND THEN STAND...

15. GOOD.

NOW BRING IT DOWN.

RIGHT THERE.

YOU'RE GONNA HOLD.

...AND MAYBE EVEN
GET TO THE PLACE

WHERE I CAN TAKE A FEW STEPS.

YOU GOT IT.
GOOD JOB.

IF I CAN SHOW DR. NOW THAT
THE NEXT TIME SEE HIM,

I KNOW HE'LL BE IMPRESSED.

YOU'RE GONNA DO 30 SECONDS
AND THEN 30 SECONDS.

AND I'LL FINALLY BE ABLE
TO GET MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

THERE YOU GO.

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW,
THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST SAID

WE'RE GONNA FOCUS
ON MY UPPER BODY

AND MY MIDSECTION,

AND THEN START
TO WORK OUT MY LEGS.

SO I KNOW IT'S NOT GONNA
HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

[ LAUGHS ]
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!

YOU GOT IT!

GOOD.
YOU DID IT.

30 SECONDS.

I SEE DR. NOW AGAIN
IN TWO MONTHS.

AND I'M DETERMINED TO GET
APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

THE NEXT TIME I SEE HIM.

**

YOU WANT TO GO WORK OUT
AT THE GYM REAL QUICK?

SURE.

**

Charity:
THINGS HAVE BEEN GETTING BETTER
WITH ME AND CHARLY.

**

AND I FEEL LIKE
WE'VE MADE HUGE STEPS.

FOOD AND ANYTHING TO DO
WITH LOSING WEIGHT

IS A SOURCE OF TENSION FOR US.

BUT IT'S TIME WE GET PAST THAT.

SO TODAY, I FIGURED WE CAN TRY
AND WORK OUT TOGETHER.

OKAY.

OKAY.
DON'T GET RIDICULOUS.

**

SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU TAKE
TWO ADDICTS STRUGGLING

WITH GIVING UP
THE THING THEY'RE ADDICTED TO,

THEY CAN BE A GREAT SUPPORT

OR THEY CAN ENABLE EACH OTHER
TO GO BACK TO HOW THEY WERE.

WE BOTH WANT
WHAT'S BEST FOR EACH OTHER.

AND WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER 100%.

OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH
OF THIS ONE.

I WANT TO PUNCH
THE PUNCHING BAG.

OKAY, GO PUNCH
THE PUNCHING BAG.

IT'S JUST THAT
WE'VE BEEN USING EACH OTHER

LIKE THIS PUNCHING BAG
WHEN WE GET STRESSED.

AND IT'S JUST TOO EASY
NOT TO TAKE IT OUT ON EACH OTHER

BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE.

I NEED
A DRINK OF WATER.

SO WE WOULD JUST
GET SO MEAN TO EACH OTHER

AND SAY SUCH HORRIBLE THINGS.

AND THERE WERE TIMES WE WOULD
JUST SCREAM AT EACH OTHER.

YOU GOT TO USE YOUR FOREARM
TO PUSH ON THIS.

BUT NOW THAT I'M TRYING
TO HOLD MYSELF BACK,

I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'VE GROWN
IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.

SO I'M GOING TO KEEP
DOING MY PART

AND FOCUS ON HOW MUCH
I LOVE CHARLY

AND HOW THANKFUL I AM FOR HER
EVEN WHEN I'M SO MAD AT HER.

WE NEED EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW.

SO WE HAVE TO LEARN
TO DO THIS TOGETHER,

OR WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO DO IT AT ALL.

**

Charly:
I DON'T FEEL AS ANGRY AT MY MOM

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT BEING
AS PUSHY WITH ME.

AND IT'S HARD WHEN I HAVEN'T
HAD THE SURGERY LIKE HER.

BUT SHE'S NOT MAKING
HER COMMENTS ANYMORE.

SO I'M HAPPY WITH
WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

Charity: WE SEE DR. NOW
IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

AND I'M REALLY HOPING
WE'RE FINALLY BACK ON TRACK

AND THAT WE'RE BOTH CLOSE
TO GETTING OUR SURGERIES.

**

Milla: I'VE BEEN DOING PHYSICAL
THERAPY FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW,

AND I'M TRYING
MY HARDEST TO STAND.

AND I'M GETTING SO CLOSE.

I CAN'T STAND YET
ON MY OWN POWER

BECAUSE OF ALL THE WEIGHT
AND LYMPHEDEMA

ON MY BODY RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE GOOD DAYS
AND I HAVE BAD DAYS.

SO HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE
ONE OF MY GOOD DAYS.

IF NOT, [CLICKS TONGUE] I TRIED.

YOU GOT THIS SIDE?
I JUST -- I HAVE TO --

WHAT I'M DOING HERE IS,
MY APRON HERE --

THIS LYMPHEDEMA'S SO HEAVY.

I'M THINKING
IT'S ABOUT 50 OR 60 POUNDS,

SO THEY LITERALLY
HAVE TO HOLD IT UP

FOR ME TO EVEN GET OFF THE BED.

AND IT REALLY WORKED.

MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST
THOUGHT OF THAT.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT,
BUT SHE THOUGHT OF IT ONE DAY.

SO WE'VE BEEN DOING IT
EVER SINCE.

ON THE COUNT OF THREE.
-ON YOUR COUNT.

Milla:
ONE, TWO, THREE.

I'M WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN
TO BE ABLE TO PUT

SOME OF MY OWN WEIGHT
ON MY LEGS WITH NO HELP

AND HOLD MYSELF UP
LIKE I DID THE FIRST TIME.

RIGHT NOW, I'M TRYING TO PUT AS
MUCH WEIGHT ON MY LEGS AS I CAN

AND THEN HOLD IT
FOR AT LEAST 30 SECONDS.

OOH.

THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.

"WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO WALK?"

GIVE ME --
-YOU WERE OFF THE BED.

YOU WERE OFF THE BED.

IT SEEMED LIKE --
YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOOD.

I THINK MY HEART'S BEATING
ABOUT 150.

WHAT Y'ALL THINK?

I THINK I DID PRETTY GOOD.

I THINK I'M DOING --

LIKE I SAID, I HAVE GOOD DAYS
AND I HAVE BAD DAYS.

I THINK THIS WAS A BETTER DAY.

YOU WERE OFF THE BED.

LIKE...

I'VE BEEN OFF THE BED BEFORE,

BUT I THINK THIS WAS
A PRETTY GOOD THING.

IT HURTS A LOT,
BUT I'M PUSHING THROUGH THE PAIN

BECAUSE I HAVE TO GET
THIS SURGERY,

AND I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO GET MY APPROVAL BACK.

SO I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH
UNTIL I SEE DR. NOW AGAIN.

AND I KNOW I HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO STAND BY THEN.

**

Charity: CHARLY AND ME
ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE

TO SEE HOW WE'RE DOING.

THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE,
WE HAD BOTH GAINED.

SO THIS TIME,
I'M HOPING THAT IT'S DOWN.

AND I'M HOPING DR. NOW SAYS

THAT I'M GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

**

Charly:
I'M A LITTLE SCARED TO FIND OUT
WHAT MY WEIGHT IS TODAY

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE DONE
AS GOOD AS I SHOULD HAVE.

THIS ALL IS A LOT HARDER
THAN I EVER REALIZED.

CHARITY PIERCE?

Charity:
I WAS AT 353 LAST TIME.

SO I NEED TO BE DOWN TO 313
TODAY TO HAVE STAYED ON TRACK.

**

340.

YES! [ LAUGHS ]

GOOD JOB.

YOUR TURN.

Charly:
LAST TIME, I WAS UP TO 393.

AND I JUST HOPE
I'M LOSING LIKE MY MOM.

BUT TO MEET DR. NOW'S GOAL
FOR TODAY,

I NEED TO HAVE HIT 353.

**

391.

THAT IS REALLY GOOD.

THANKS, MOM.

WOW.
GOOD JOB, BABY.

Charity:
I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT BOTH
OUR WEIGHTS, ESPECIALLY MINE.

WE'RE BOTH LOSING AGAIN.

AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M GETTING MY MOMENTUM BACK.

SO I HOPE DR. NOW IS EXCITED
AS I AM RIGHT NOW.

I'M PROUD.
I'M EXCITED.

LIKE,
"HA HA, DR. NOW."

Charly: SEEING THE SCALE TODAY
AND FINDING OUT

I HAVEN'T REALLY LOST
DESPITE HOW HARD I'VE WORKED

WAS JUST DISHEARTENING.

AND I'M FEELING REALLY DEFLATED.

YOU LOST TWO POUNDS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED.

391, RIGHT?

HOW MANY POUNDS
AWAY FROM THAT IS 400?

YES.

THAT'S WHY
I'M STILL UPSET REGARDLESS.

BUT YOU'VE MADE BETTER CHOICES
THAN YOU USED TO MAKE.

YEAH.

STOP TRYING
TO JUSTIFY IT.

I'M NOT JUSTIFYING IT.
I'M JUST SAYING.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU
TO GIVE UP ON YOURSELF.

YOU'RE GONNA PUT ME
IN THIS HEADSPACE

WHERE I'M GONNA THINK
IT'S JUSTIFIABLE, AND IT'S NOT.

NO, IT'S NOT.

WHICH IS WHY I WANT YOU
TO QUIT TRYING TO JUSTIFY IT.

-I'M NOT.
-IT'S NOT JUSTIFIABLE.

IT'S NOT.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DR. NOW!

I'M SO HAPPY!

HAPPY BECAUSE...?

BECAUSE I LOST WEIGHT!

MORE, MORE WEIGHT!

THAT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN,

BUT YOU ONLY LOST 17 POUNDS
IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.

SO I THINK YOU KNOW THAT'S
NOT THE GREATEST WEIGHT LOSS.

MM-HMM.

SO DON'T TRY TO BE
OVERLY EXCITED LIKE

I'M GOING TO BE CONFUSED
ABOUT YOUR GOALS.

OKAY, NOW,
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH CHARLY?

MY ACTIVITY LEVEL
IS UP MORE.

NO.
WHO SAID, "ACTIVITY"?

YOUR EATING HABIT,
OKAY?

YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT,
THOUGH.

MY EATING HABITS ARE HORRIBLE.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE TO YOU.

I EAT WHATEVER,

I'VE BEEN DRINKING A LOT
OF THINGS WITH SUGAR IN THEM,

AND I SNEAK SOME JUNK FOOD
BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T RESIST,

AND I DON'T WANT
MY MOM TO KNOW.

I'VE JUST BEEN TOTALLY SCREWING
MYSELF THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.

THE TRUTH COMES OUT.

YOU'RE SNEAKING FOOD
A LITTLE.

YEAH.

I'M HAPPY TO SEE
CHARITY AND CHARLY

ARE NO LONGER GAINING,

AND THEY BOTH SEEM TO BE
IN A BETTER PLACE TOGETHER.

BUT THEY STILL HAVE
A LONG WAY TO GO.

CHARITY'S ONLY LOSING HALF
OF WHAT SHE SHOULD BE.

AND CHARLY HAS BEEN
SNEAKING JUNK FOOD,

AND CHARITY DOESN'T SEEM
TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

THEY'RE STILL NOT
WORKING TOGETHER

LIKE THEY NEED RIGHT NOW.

YOU TWO
HAVE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT

IN HOW YOU NEED
TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER.

CHARITY, IF YOU WANT
EXCESS SKIN REMOVED,

YOU NEED TO GET
UNDER 300 POUNDS.

AND, CHARLY, IF YOU WANT
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

THEN LOSE 40 POUNDS

OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
TO SHOW ME

THAT YOU CAN CONTROL
YOUR EATING HABITS.

-OKAY.
-SO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS,

AND I'LL SEE
YOU BOTH SOON.

Y'ALL TAKE CARE.
-THANK YOU, DR. NOW.

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

Charly: SEEING THE SCALE TODAY
AND FINDING OUT THAT

I HAVEN'T REALLY LOST
WAS JUST DISHEARTENING.

AND I'M SCARED THIS WHOLE
PROGRAM ISN'T REALLY FOR ME.

Charity: I KNOW I NEED
TO TRY HARDER, BUT THIS HAS BEEN

A BIG GROWING MONTH
FOR BOTH OF US.

AND WE NEED TO KEEP DOING WHAT
WE'VE STARTED DOING TOGETHER.

AND I THINK OUR PROGRESS
WILL JUST NATURALLY START

TO GROW FROM THERE.

**

Milla: TODAY IS MY FOLLOW-UP
APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW.

AND I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED

BECAUSE DESPITE HOW HARD
I'VE PUSHED MYSELF,

I'M STILL NOT ABLE
TO STAND ON MY OWN.

AND SINCE I CAN'T,

DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS
I HAVE TO COME TO THE HOSPITAL.

SO AN AMBULANCE
IS TAKING ME THERE.

**

ONE, TWO, THREE.

I REALLY WANTED TO REACH MY GOAL
AND STAND FOR DR. NOW TODAY.

WELL,
IT APPEARS SO.

ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S THE BOTTOM.

THERE'S THE BUMP.
AND YOU'RE DOWN.

**

ALL RIGHT.
WHEELS ARE DOWN.

I'M GONNA GO AROUND
THE OTHER SIDE.

Milla: I'VE WORKED SO HARD
THESE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

**

AND I KNOW I MUST'VE LOST
A LOT OF WEIGHT.

**

I'VE COMPLETELY
STUCK TO THE DIET.

AND I'M HOPING THAT ONCE HE SEES
ALL MY WEIGHT LOSS

AND HOW CLOSE I AM TO STANDING

THAT HE APPROVES ME
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN.

BECAUSE I'M SO CLOSE TO STANDING
UP, I CAN ALMOST TASTE IT.

-I'M ON THE BED.
-YOU'RE ON THE BED.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HEY, MILLA.
-HI.

Milla: HOW YOU DOING,
DR. NOWZARADAN?

I'M DOING OKAY.
HOW ABOUT YOU?

I'M DOING FINE.

SO TODAY YOU ARE HERE
SO WE CAN CHECK YOUR WEIGHT.

YES.

7 MONTHS AGO, YOU HAD
GOTTEN DOWN TO 598 POUNDS.

AND WHEN I SAW YOU
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO,

YOU DIDN'T LOOK LIKE
YOU'D LOST MUCH WEIGHT.

-YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE GONNA
CHECK YOUR WEIGHT

AND SEE
HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH TODAY.

OKAY.

512.

[ LAUGHS ]

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I LOST THAT.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S AROUND 90 POUNDS
WEIGHT LOSS.

OH, I'M SO HAPPY.
I WORKED SO HARD.

I WORKED SO HARD.

SO YOU ARE DOING WELL
WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS.

THANK YOU.

THE ONLY ISSUE LEFT IS THAT
YOU'RE STILL NOT STANDING.

SO YOU NEED
TO GET TO THE POINT

THAT YOU CAN
PUT YOUR WEIGHT ON YOUR LEG

AND HOLD YOURSELF UP.

I KNOW,
BUT IT'S JUST MY KNEES, AND...

SO THE NEXT STEP IS
TO START YOU ON WATER AEROBICS

TO HELP YOU
TO START TO DO THIS.

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M REALLY PROUD OF MILLA.

SHE CAN BE VERY DETERMINED
IF SHE WANTS,

AND I'M IMPRESSED
WITH HER WEIGHT LOSS

FOR THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.

BUT SHE STILL NEEDS
TO BE ABLE TO STAND UP

SO SHE CAN START
TO WALK AGAIN

AFTER SURGERY
TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS

AND SOME BLOOD-THINNING SCENARIO
FROM HAPPENING.

SO I'M GOING TO SEND HER
TO WATER AEROBIC THERAPY,

AND I SUSPECT THAT ONCE
SHE GETS THE FEEL OF

WALKING AROUND IN THE WATER,

SHE WILL START WANTING
TO DO IT OUT OF THE WATER.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

OKAY.

I'M A LITTLE LET DOWN
THAT I DIDN'T GET APPROVED

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN.

BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO POOL THERAPY.

I HAVE TWO MORE MONTHS TO STAND

AND GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I'M GONNA DO, NO MATTER WHAT.

**

Charity: CHARLY HAS BEEN
A LITTLE DISCOURAGED

ABOUT HER LACK OF WEIGHT LOSS.

WHEN WE WENT TO OUR
LAST DOCTOR VISIT

AND THE SCALE SHOWED
SHE HAD ONLY LOST TWO POUNDS,

IT WAS REALLY HARD FOR HER.

AND I'M GETTING A LITTLE WORRIED
BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN SAYING

THAT SHE'S NOT SURE
IF SHE WANTS TO KEEP DOING THIS.

I FEEL LIKE THE DIFFERENCE
IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER JUNKIE

ADDICTED TO SOMETHING.

WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY
TO LOSE WEIGHT,

I WAS BEYOND DESPERATE
BECAUSE I HAD HIT ROCK BOTTOM.

BUT CHARLY HASN'T YET.

SO AS DETERMINED AS SHE IS,

SHE'S NOT AS DESPERATE
FOR THAT CHANGE,

AND SHE'S WILLING TO MAKE
MORE COMPROMISES BECAUSE OF IT.

SHE HASN'T LIVED A LIFE
WHERE SHE'S TRAPPED IN HER BED

AND DEPENDANT ON EVERYONE...

AND WE ARE GONNA HELP ME UP?
-YEAH.

Charity: ...WITH A BODY
THAT YOU COULD BARELY MOVE

AND THE ACHES AND PAIN
ALL THE TIME.

I'VE BEEN THERE,
AND I HAVE THAT MEMORY

TO KEEP ME MOTIVATED
TO NEVER GO BACK THERE.

I'LL MAKES MISTAKES AND GAIN
LIKE I DID THIS PAST YEAR,

BUT I'M GETTING BACK ON UP
AND I'M DOING THIS

BECAUSE I DON'T EVER WANT
TO GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS.

SO I'M TRYING TO BE THERE
FOR HER AS BEST I CAN

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT HER
TO HAVE TO GET TO 600 POUNDS

BEFORE SHE WAKES UP.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

WHAT'S WRONG?

ABOUT WHAT?

WELL, I TRIED TO GET YOU
TO COME OUT AND WALK WITH ME.

I KNOW.

I JUST DIDN'T
FEEL LIKE IT, MAMA.

WHAT'S CAUSING YOU
TO GIVE UP, POOBOO?

I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST HARD.

IT IS HARD.

I WASN'T EXPECTING IT
TO BE THIS HARD,

AND THINGS SCARE ME.

AND I SEE YOU GOING THROUGH
THIS WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY,

AND I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SICKER
THAN YOU WERE BEFORE.

AND THAT SCARES ME.

YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE
HALF THE STRUGGLE AS I DO,

AND YOU'RE NOT
AS OLD AS I AM.

YEAH.

YOU CAN'T BE SCARED.

BELIEVE ME,
I DO THE SAME THING.

I SABOTAGE MYSELF.

YEAH,
AND I FEEL LIKE I SABOTAGE YOU

BECAUSE I EAT THINGS
THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO.

AND I'M SORRY.
I DON'T MEAN TO SABOTAGE YOU.

BUT IT'S NOT JUST
YOUR FAULT.

I CAN SAY NO.

WE JUST GOT TO WORK TOGETHER
INSTEAD OF AGAINST EACH OTHER.

WE'RE DIFFERENT,
BUT WE'RE ALSO THE SAME.

WE BOTH HAVE
A FOOD ADDICTION.

AND YOU HAVE TO LET ME TAKE BACK
ON THAT MOM ROLE

SO YOU CAN EXPERIENCE
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE A MOM.

IT'S HARD TO LET THINGS GO
AND LET YOU BE THE ONE IN CHARGE

WHEN I'VE BEEN THE ONE
STUCK IN CHARGE FOR SO LONG.

I KNOW.

I'VE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF YOU
MY WHOLE LIFE,

AND I WAS ALWAYS THE ONE
THAT WAS KIND OF THE ADULT.

NOBODY HAS TO BE
THE BOSS.

WE JUST HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER
AND BE FRIENDS.

I LOVE YOU.
-I LOVE YOU, TOO.

GIVE ME A HUG.

HERE, HELP ME UP
AND I'LL...

-I LOVE YOU.
-I LOVE YOU, TOO.

-[ LAUGHS ]
-YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE MY BABY.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY.

Charly: I'M NOT DOING TOO GOOD
ON MY JOURNEY.

IT'S NOT FEELING VERY HOPEFUL.

I NEED TO START GIVING UP
SOME CONTROL

TO GET THE HELP
AND GUIDANCE I NEED.

BUT IT'S HARD,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I JUST DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN DO IT.

AND THAT'S WHAT
SCARES ME THE MOST.

**

Milla: TODAY, I'M GOING TO DO
POOL THERAPY.

AND I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY

OF BEING ABLE TO STAND

AND TO FEEL
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ABLE

TO USE MY LEGS AGAIN
IF THIS WORKS.

I HAVEN'T BEEN IN A POOL
IN 15 YEARS.

**

THERE'S A SMALL PART OF ME
THAT'S WORRIED THAT

NO ONE'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO HELP ME

IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG

OR THAT I MIGHT BE TOO HEAVY
FOR THE WATER TO HOLD MY WEIGHT.

BUT I'M JUST PUSHING
ALL OF THAT OUT OF MY HEAD

AND REMINDING MYSELF
THAT IF I'M ABLE TO STAND TODAY,

THEN THAT MEANS I'M GOING TO
BE ABLE TO GET SURGERY.

AND I HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY
HERE TO HELP ME.

AND THEY'RE CHEERING ME ON,
SO I KNOW I CAN DO THIS TODAY.

-HELLO!
-HI!

-ARE YOU READY?
-YEAH, I'M READY.

WE'RE ALL GONNA GET IN,
RIGHT, WITH YOU, AND THEN...

AND THEN WE'LL TRY
SOME WALKING?

-YES.
-VERY GOOD.

Milla: IF ANYTHING, I WANT
TO TRY TO DO SOME WALKING.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
I'M CONFIDENT.

I'M GONNA GO FIRST.
OKAY.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

JACOB AND CALEB,
Y'ALL STAND IN FRONT.

JUST GIVE ME THE ONE, TWO PASS.

Hannah:
IT'S A LITTLE SLIPPERY.

I'M PRETTY STRONG,
TOO.

OH.
THIS WATER FEELS SO GOOD.

I LOVE THE WATER.

THINK I CAN STAY
ALL NIGHT IN HERE?

[ CHUCKLES ]

-OKAY.
-HOLD ON TO THE SIDE RAILS.

AND THEN
WE CAN MOVE YOUR CHAIR.

-OKAY.
-YOU WANT ME TO MOVE IT?

YEAH,
MOVE IT, MOVE IT.

MOVE IT?

Hannah:
I WANT YOU TO TRY TO HAVE, LIKE,
YOUR EARS AND YOUR SHOULDERS

AND YOUR HIPS, LIKE,
STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.

-I'M GETTING NERVOUS.
-OH, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

I FEEL LIKE I'M ABOUT
TO FALL BACKWARDS.

YOU'RE FINE.

YOU'RE PANICKING.

MM-HMM.
MY HEART'S BEATING SO FAST.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
SLOW DOWN.

WELL, LOOK.

RIGHT NOW,
YOU'RE STANDING SO GOOD.

BUT MY KNEE'S UP THEN
'CAUSE I HAVE A BAD BEND.

IT'S OKAY.
JUST LITTLE STEPS FORWARD.

-OKAY.
-YEAH?

-MM-HMM.
-COME ON.

LOOK UP.
DON'T LOOK AT YOUR FEET.

THEY'RE STILL THERE.
THEY'RE ATTACHED.

PERFECT.

QUIT LOOKING DOWN
AT THE GROUND.

OKAY.

-THERE YOU GO.
-LOOK AT YOU.

SEE, WHEN YOU LOOK UP,
YOU STARTED TO DO A WHOLE LOT.

YOU WANT TO LOOK AT WHERE YOU'RE
GOING, NOT WHERE YOU'RE AT.

YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING
MORE COMFORTABLE

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT
GIVING ME THE DEATH GRAB.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

Milla: THIS IS MORE THAN
I'VE DONE IN SUCH A LONG TIME.

I KNOW THIS ISN'T HOW IT'S GONNA
BE WHEN I GET OUT OF THE WATER,

BUT I CAN MOVE AROUND RIGHT NOW.

AND I HAVE NO ISSUES
USING MY LEGS.

OKAY.

-OKAY.
-SHE'S WALKING!

SEE THAT?

CHEST UP.
KEEP BREATHING.

I'M SO WEAK.

NO, YOU'RE NOT!
YOU'RE WALKING.

-YOU'RE STRONG.
-I'M SO WEAK.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU WALKED BY YOURSELF?

I HAVEN'T
IN OVER THREE YEARS.

WELL, WELCOME BACK.

Milla:
I'M TIRED, BUT I FEEL GOOD.

I WAS REALLY NERVOUS
WHEN I STARTED,

BUT I'M GETTING
THE HANG OF IT NOW.

I'VE DONE EVERYTHING.

I'M LOSING WEIGHT AND I'M UP
AND WALKING LIKE DR. NOW SAID.

SO THERE SHOULD BE NOTHING
STANDING IN THE WAY

OF MY SURGERY APPROVAL.

I'M WHERE I NEED TO BE
TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL

OF MY WEIGHT LOSS,

EVEN WITH ALL MY SETBACKS
FROM THIS YEAR.

IT'S BEEN A HARD AND LONG ROAD,
BUT I HAVEN'T GIVEN UP YET.

AND I'M GONNA GET
TO WHERE I NEED

NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

**

I'M HEADED TO
THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE RIGHT NOW.

**

AND THE FACT THAT HE'S
LETTING ME COME TO HIS CLINIC

INSTEAD OF THE HOSPITAL --
I FEEL THAT IT'S A GOOD SIGN.

HE KNOWS
I'VE BEEN DOING MY POOL AEROBICS

AND I'VE BEEN WALKING.

SO WHAT I'M GONNA FIND OUT TODAY

IS IF I'M FINALLY APPROVED FOR
MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN.

AND I'M NERVOUS
BECAUSE I'VE WORKED SO HARD

AND I'VE HIT MY GOALS,

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT DR. NOW'S GONNA SAY.

SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT AFTER
ALMOST TWO YEARS OF STRUGGLE,

I FINALLY GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

**

Milla:
I'M HERE AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE

TO SEE IF I'M GETTING APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

MILLA CLARK?

BUT HE WANTS ME TO BE ABLE
TO STAND ON THE SCALE

AND SHOW HIM THAT I'M AT A POINT
WHERE I CAN START USING MY LEGS.

HI.

SO I'VE ASKED HIM TO HAVE
HIS SCALE WITH WHEELS FOR ME,

AND I'LL TRY TO STAND.

I STILL HAVEN'T PUT MY WEIGHT
ON MY LEGS

AND HELD MYSELF UP
OUTSIDE OF THE POOL.

BUT DOING IT IN THE POOL
AS SHOWN ME I CAN DO THIS.

SO I'M HOPING I DIDN'T BITE OFF
MORE THAN I CAN CHEW.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

HOLD UP, HOLD UP.

GET BALANCED RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT IS IT?

HURRY.

MY KNEES WILL GIVE IN --
MY KNEES ARE GIVING.

THAT'S FINE.
GO AHEAD AND STEP DOWN.

WHOO.

I THINK
MY BLOOD PRESSURE'S UP.

HONESTLY, RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T
TELL YOU A SPECIFIC NUMBER

BECAUSE IT FLUCTUATED
FROM ABOUT 340 TO 350.

SO YOU'RE HANGING AROUND --
-I'LL GO WITH 350.

ALL RIGHT.
GO FORWARD.

I'M SO PROUD
OF MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

I GOT WORRIED FOR A MINUTE
BECAUSE THAT WAS HARD.

I WISH ELROY COULD BE HERE
TO SEE IT.

I REALLY DO.

-HELLO.
-HI, DR. NOWZARADAN.

-HOW YOU DOING?
-I'M DOING FINE.

SO, YOU GOT UP
WITH NO ONE HOLDING YOU,

BUT YOU WERE MOVING AROUND
A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.

SO WE REALLY STILL DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH.

I THINK
YOU'VE BEEN LOSING,

BUT YOU PROBABLY ARE STILL
IN THE UPPER 400s.

-YOU THINK SO?
-YES.

BUT YOU PUT SOME WEIGHT
ON YOUR LEGS

AND YOU'RE STANDING
IN THE POOL,

SO I THINK YOU'RE READY
FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND I'M
APPROVING YOU AGAIN.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU'RE GETTING THERE,
SO KEEP IT UP.

I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE YOU
FOR SURGERY A MONTH FROM NOW.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.

AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY.

**

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM
SMILE AND LAUGH.

THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
I'VE SEEN HIM SMILE AND LAUGH.

MM-HMM.

**

I'M SO PROUD OF MYSELF
AND HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO DO THIS,
AND IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS.

A YEAR AGO, I WAS SO EXCITED
TO GET APPROVED

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

BUT LOSING ELROY SET ME BACK.

AND I'VE HAD TO WORK
EVEN HARDER THIS YEAR

TO GET BACK TO WHERE I WAS.

BUT THIS IS GONNA HELP ME
NOT ONLY TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT

BUT KEEP IT OFF FOR A LIFETIME.

AND MY GOAL IS TO START WALKING
AND BE OUT OF MY BED

EVERY DAY IN THREE MONTHS.

AND I'M GONNA BE THERE
FOR MY KIDS HOW THEY NEED ME.

**

Charity: CHARLY, BABY, WILL YOU
HELP ME WITH MY MAKEUP?

SURE, MAMA.

Charity: CHARLY AND ME CAME UP
WITH AN AGREEMENT

THAT WE'RE GOING TO
SIMPLIFY OUR RELATIONSHIP

AND THAT I'M NOT GONNA PUT ANY
PRESSURE ON HER TO LOSE WEIGHT.

SHE'S STILL NOT SURE
IF SHE WANTS TO CONTINUE

WITH DR. NOW'S PROGRAM, BUT
SHE'S AGREED TO LET ME PREPARE

ALL OF OUR SNACKS AND MEALS

AND TO DO
SOME DAILY WALKS WITH ME

IF WE JUST NOT
TALK ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

**

AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR DEAL
FOR RIGHT NOW.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO,
MAMA.

**

Charly: RIGHT NOW, I'M OKAY
WITH MY MOM COOKING THE MEALS

AND GIVING UP CONTROL OF THAT

BECAUSE I KNOW
THEY'RE HEALTHIER,

AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED.

SO I'M JUST TRYING
TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT.

AND IT'S GONNA TAKE
A LITTLE TIME.

Charity: TONY AND ME
ARE STILL WORKING ON THINGS,

BUT I TOLD HIM THAT CHARLY STILL
HAS TO BE MY FOCUS RIGHT NOW.

AND TONY SAID
HE UNDERSTANDS THAT,

AND I APPRECIATE
ALL HIS PATIENCE WITH THAT.

BUT WE'RE STILL A FAMILY,

AND WE'RE ALL STILL TRYING
TO MAKE IT WORK TOGETHER.

AND WE WILL.

SO, DO YOU WANT TO GO
FOR A WALK, THEN?

BEFORE WE EAT?
YEAH.

TONY CAN WATCH THE EGGS.

Tony:
YEAH, I CAN WATCH THE EGGS.

Charity: THIS WHOLE YEAR HASN'T
GONE AT ALL LIKE I HOPED.

BOTH CHARLY AND ME
HAVE HAD HARDLY

ANY WEIGHT LOSS THIS PAST YEAR.

BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE
IT'S BEEN A GOOD YEAR

BECAUSE WE GREW A LOT TOGETHER.

MOM, YOU'RE GOING
KIND OF FAST.

WELL, CATCH UP.

AND WE LEARNED A LOT
ABOUT OURSELVES

AND HOW SELF-DESTRUCTIVE
WE CAN BE.

IT WAS SAD WE HAD TO SEE IT
WITH EACH OTHER,

BUT I THINK
THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY

WE WERE ABLE
TO ROOT SOME OF THAT OUT.

NOW I AM MORE DETERMINED
THAN EVER TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS

AND GET TO
A MUCH HEALTHIER PLACE.

**

Milla: I'M AT THE HOSPITAL TODAY
TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I REALLY WISH ELROY WAS HERE
WITH ME, THOUGH.

I MISS HIM SO MUCH.

HEY, KIDDOS.

I'M REALLY SCARED,

BUT HE WOULD NOT WANT ME
NOT TO DO IT.

THAT'S WHAT WE CAME HERE FOR --
SO WE CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE.

I JUST HATE THAT
HE'S NOT HERE WITH ME.

HE'S GONNA MISS OUT ON ME
BEING ABLE TO GET AROUND

AND DO THE THINGS WE USED TO DO
WHEN WE FIRST GOT TOGETHER.

AND I REALLY WANTED TO BE ABLE
TO SHARE THAT WITH HIM.

THIS HAS BEEN A HARD TWO YEARS.

BUT I NEVER STOPPED,
AND I NEVER GAVE UP.

AND I'M SEEING
THE RESULT OF THAT NOW.

AND WHEN I WAKE UP,
I'M GONNA HAVE A WHOLE NEW LIFE

WAITING FOR ME.

**

IT WON'T NECESSARILY
BE AN EASY ONE,

BUT I WILL BE A BETTER ONE.

**

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE'RE ATTEMPTING
TO DO A GASTRIC-SLEEVE

PROCEDURE ON MILLA.

EVEN WITH ALL HER WEIGHT LOSS,
MILLA IS STILL VERY HIGH-RISK.

HER BODY COULD START
TO SHUT DOWN,

AND SHE COULD DEVELOP
COMPLICATIONS.

SO WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL,
BUT WE NEED TO BE QUICK, TOO.

TURN THE ROOM LIGHTS OFF.

**

DURING GASTRIC-SLEEVE OPERATION,

WE REMOVE 70% TO 80%
OF THE STOMACH.

SO SHE CAN EAT SMALL AMOUNTS
AND GET FULL REAL QUICK

AND BE ABLE TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT
MORE EFFICIENTLY.

GO FORWARD.

THERE.

Hannah:
I'M EXCITED,

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I'M KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT HER

BECAUSE MY MA MEANS SO MUCH
TO EVERYBODY.

AND I DON'T ANYTHING
TO GO WRONG WITH THE SURGERY.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
YOU ALMOST HAVE IT.

OKAY, I'M REMOVING THE EXCESS
PORTION OF THE STOMACH.

ROOM LIGHT ON.

OKAY, STITCH HER UP.

ALMOST DONE.

ALL RIGHT.
MILLA'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

Man: WELL-DONE.
TAKE SOME DEEP BREATHS.

THERE WERE NO
MAJOR COMPLICATIONS,

SO WE'LL GET HER TO RECOVERY.

AND SHE WILL PROBABLY BE ABLE
TO GO HOME IN A FEW DAYS.

MILLA'S WEIGHT TODAY
IS 477 POUNDS.

AND SHE HAD LOST A TOTAL OF 274
POUNDS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

IT'S TAKEN HER LONGER
THAN IT SHOULD,

BUT MILLA HAS NEVER GIVEN UP.

AND WITHIN SIX MONTHS,

SHE COULD BE IN 200s
AND BE READY FOR SKIN REMOVAL.

BUT HER PRIORITY RIGHT NOW
NEEDS TO BE GETTING UP

AND WALKING ON HER OWN.

SHE HAS HER KIDS,

AND THAT'S THE BEST KIND
OF MOTIVATION A PERSON CAN HAVE.

SO SHE MAY HAVE
SOME UPS AND DOWNS,

BUT SHE WILL STICK WITH IT
AND GET TO WHERE SHE NEEDS SOON.

HEY, MOMMY.

Young man: CAN'T OPEN YOUR EYES,
CAN YOU?

-YOU MADE IT.
-YOU CAME THROUGH.

-I DID, DIDN'T IT?
-YES, YOU DID.

-MM-HMM.
-HEY, MOMMY.

LET ME TOUCH
ALL MY BABIES.

**

TOUCHING EVERYBODY.

-WE'LL BE BACK LATER.
-WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

LOVE YOU.

I LOVE
ALL OF Y'ALL ALSO.

**