All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S06E07

**

Lisa: OW!

THIS IS NOT THE LIFE
THAT I WANT TO LIVE,

AND I HATE IT.

**

[ BOTH GROANING ]

Woman: MY LIFE IS WASTING AWAY,
AND I HATE IT.

Woman: I'VE TRIED TO CHANGE, BUT
SOMETHING ALWAYS KNOCKS ME DOWN.

**

MY LIFE -- IT'S LIKE
LIVING A DEATH SENTENCE.

UGH. OH.
OW! [ BLEEP ]

THIS IS NO LIFE FOR ANYONE.

**

OH, JUST PRAY FOR ME.

OW, MY LEG!

SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE.

-WAIT.
-YOU'RE MAKING ME MAD.

THIS IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

**

Lisa: AH! DON'T HURT
MY LEG RIGHT THERE!

AH, AH!

-ONE, TWO, THREE.
-AAH!

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Lisa: WHEN ALL YOU DO
IS GIVE IN TO WHAT'S EASY,

YOU SOMETIMES FORGET IT'S
THE MORE DIFFICULT CHALLENGES

THAT MAKE YOU STRONGER.

**

**

UGH.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

UGH!

Lisa: MY LIFE IS SO EXHAUSTING.

UH-OH.

I'M STUCK IN THIS BED.

OH...

AND I'M HELPLESS.

I -- I CAN'T GO ANYWHERE.
I -- I CAN'T WALK.

THE LITTLEST THINGS,
I CAN'T DO FOR MYSELF.

AND THE SORENESS
I HAVE IN MY BODY

MAKES EVERY MOVEMENT DIFFICULT.

IT JUST HURTS.

MY TWO DAUGHTERS
AND FIVE GRANDKIDS LIVE WITH ME,

AND I RELY
ON MY FAMILY FOR HELP.

I FEEL A LOT OF GUILT
ABOUT HOW MUCH MY FAMILY

HAS TO CARE OF ME.

AND IT SO HUMILIATING FOR
MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE TO BATHE ME.

**

WAIT, RIGHT THERE.

Michelle: TAKING CARE
OF MY MOM IS EXHAUSTING.

I DON'T WANT THIS
TO GET ANY WORSE.

I WOULDN'T SAY I RESENT
THE THINGS

THAT I HAVE TO DO FOR MY MOM,

BECAUSE YOU ONLY GET ONE MOM,
SO WE ALL HAVE TO HELP HER.

Lisa:...TWO...THREE!

AH!
GOD HELP ME!

YOU GOT IT?
I GOT IT.

OH!
AH!

MY GRANDSON DON'T EVEN
GET A CHANCE TO BE A KID

BECAUSE HE'S SO BUSY
CATERING TO ME.

OH!

AAH!
[ WINCES ]

OH, DANIELLE,
YOU JUST BROKE MY SKIN.

I FELT IT.

OH!

**

Danielle: IT REALLY HURTS ME
TO SEE MY MOM STRUGGLE SO MUCH.

IT'S HARD TO WATCH
BECAUSE SHE'S IN PAIN,

BUT I HAVE TO DO IT.

Errick: SLOWLY.

SLOW...

OH!

MM...

OH!

Lisa: THIS IS THE START
OF EVERY DAY, AND I HATE IT.

Danielle: OKAY, WHAT YOU
WANT TO PUT ON?

I'M SO USED TO BEING
IN SO MUCH PAIN,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO.

IT'S A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY...

MM.

...BECAUSE MY LIFE
IS CONFINED TO THIS BED.

Danielle: READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.

OHH!

OH, OW.

Lisa: I CAN TELL DANIELLE
IS GETTING TIRED OF HELPING.

BUT SHE LOVES ME,
SO SHE ENDURES IT.

NOW YOU GOTTA HELP ME
ROLL HER OVER.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, I NEED
TO CHECK YOUR LEG.

OKAY, BIG BOY.

YOU READY?

ONE...TWO...

HIT IT!

OW!

OW!

OH.

A MONTH AGO,
I STARTED FEELING SICK,

AND MY LEG WAS
REALLY BOTHERING ME.

I KEPT SAYING,
"MY LEG IS HURTING BAD."

AND WHEN DANIELLE PULLED
OPEN THE FOLDS OF MY SKIN...

SO NOW SHE HAS
TO CHECK MY LEG EVERY DAY,

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE
IT GOT SO BAD.

OH!

OW!

EH.

THIS IS NOT THE LIFE
THAT I WANT TO LIVE.

I NEVER THOUGHT THAT
I WOULD END UP THIS WAY.

**

I STARTED OUT AS A REGULAR CHILD

HAVING FUN,
DOING THINGS, PLAYING.

I GREW UP WITH FIVE BROTHERS,

AND MY DAD ALWAYS TOLD US
HE LOVED US --

ME MORE, BECAUSE
I'M THE ONLY GIRL.

I'M SPOILED.

BUT MY MOM NEVER SAID
SHE LOVED ME.

SHE WOULD COOK ME
ANYTHING I WANTED.

THAT WAS HER WAY
OF SHOWING LOVE.

SHE NEVER SAID IT,
AND THAT'S HOW SHE SHOWED IT --

BY COOKING.

GROWING UP, LISA WAS TREATED
LIKE A PRINCESS IN THE FAMILY.

SHE REALLY LOVED FOOD
A WHOLE LOT.

'CAUSE SHE WAS ALWAYS EATING
MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

Lisa: BUT SOMETIMES MY MOM
ALSO USED FOOD AS A PUNISHMENT.

I REMEMBER THIS ONE TIME
I ASKED FOR SOME CAKE.

SHE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND,
SO I JUST TOOK MY FINGER

AND JUST RUBBED ALL
THE ICING OFF THE CAKE.

AND MY MAMA CALLED ME
AND SHE SAID...

AND SHE SET ME DOWN AND SAID
I HAD TO EAT THE WHOLE CAKE.

BUT AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR,
MY DAD CAME

AND HE THROWED IT
IN THE TRASH CAN.

MY DAD ALWAYS SAVED ME.

AND THEN WHEN I WAS
NINE YEARS OLD,

MY PARENTS DIVORCED.

AND THAT WAS
A HARD TIME IN MY LIFE.

THE ONLY THING THAT MADE ME
FEEL BETTER WAS EATING.

ICE CREAM WAS
MY FRIEND AT NIGHT.

I HAD MY OWN BOWL,
I HAD MY OWN SPOON,

AND I KEPT IT HID IN MY ROOM
UNTIL MY MOM FOUND IT ONE DAY.

SHE TOOK MY BOWL AND MY SPOON
AND THREW IT AWAY.

BUT THAT DIDN'T EVEN STOP ME.

I KEPT SNEAKING FOOD.

AND WHEN I WAS 11 YEARS OLD,
I WEIGHED 120 POUNDS.

I WAS DEFINITELY THICKER THAN
MOST OF THE KIDS IN MY CLASS.

KIDS STARTED PICKING AT ME.

THEY WAS CALLING ME
"BIG GIRL," "FAT GIRL."

AND MY FAMILY STARTED
CALLING ME NAMES, TOO.

MY MOM HAD A LOT
OF NAMES FOR ME.

I WAS, UM, "LI'L FAT GIRL,"
"MAMA FAT BABY."

MY BROTHERS
CALLED ME "FAT-ASS."

Claude: ME AND BROTHERS MADE FUN
OF HER MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

I KNEW SHE DIDN'T
LIKE IT TOO MUCH,

'CAUSE WE USED TO GET
ON HER ALL THE TIME.

WE USED TO CALL HER
"CHUBBY," "LARGE,"

STUFF LIKE THAT, THERE,

TO TRY TO MAKE FEEL
LIKE SHE NEEDED

TO TRY TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.

Lisa: IT BOTHERED ME,

BUT IT DIDN'T
STOP ME FROM EATING

BECAUSE I LOVE FOOD.

BUT THEN, MY LIFE
REALLY CHANGED.

WHEN I WAS 14, I GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY FIRST CHILD.

THE WORST THING
ABOUT THAT WAS...

THE DISAPPOINTMENT
THAT I SAW IN MY MAMA FACE.

SHE WAS SO MAD
THAT THE VERY NEXT DAY,

I WAS PACKED UP

AND SENT TO MISSISSIPPI

TO LIVE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER
UNTIL I HAD MY DAUGHTER.

BUT I KNEW ONE PERSON IN
THE WHOLE WORLD COULD SAVE ME.

SO I CALLED MY DAD,
AND I TOLD HIM WHERE I WAS.

HE TOLD ME, "BABY, DON'T WORRY.

WE'RE BRINGING YOU BACK HOME."

BUT BEING A MOM AT A YOUNG AGE,
IT WAS HARD.

I TURNED TO FOOD.

AND BY THE TIME
I MADE IT TO HIGH SCHOOL,

I WAS 220 POUNDS.

AROUND THEN, MY BROTHER
INTRODUCED ME TO HIS FRIEND,

WHO I STARTED DATING.

AND AT AGE 17, I HAD A SON.

AND WE STAYED TOGETHER
ANOTHER YEAR OR SO.

AND AT 19, I HAD MY DAUGHTER.

WE TRIED TO RAISE
OUR KIDS TOGETHER,

BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT THAT.

AND I JUST WANTED TO HAVE FUN.

BUT I WAS A PARENT, TOO.

AND I WORKED IN FAST FOOD,

SO I WAS EATING FAST FOOD
EVERY DAY.

WHEN I HAD MY LAST CHILD
AT AGE 20,

I GOT UP TO 330 POUNDS.

BUT THEN, EVERYTHING GOT WORSE.

WHEN I WAS 23, MY DAD GOT SICK.

HE SAID, "IF YOU LET THEM HOOK
ME UP TO THIS BREATHING MACHINE,

YOU GONNA HAVE TO BE THE ONE
DECIDING TO TAKE ME OFF."

AND THAT ALMOST KILLED ME.

NOBODY WANTS TO SEE
THEIR FATHER DIE.

AND AFTER THAT, I STARTED EATING
ALL THE TIME AND DRINKING MORE.

LONG AS I STAYED DRUNK,

THE -- THE FEELINGS
DIDN'T HURT ME.

AND MY BROTHER ERRICK
WAS ALWAYS AT MY HOUSE

DRINKING AND PARTYING WITH ME.

ONE NIGHT, SOME GUYS OUTSIDE
MY APARTMENT WAS FIGHTING...

...AND MY BROTHER
WAS SHOT AND KILLED.

AND TO HAVE YOUR MOM
TELL YOU THAT...

...MY HEART WAS BROKE
IN A MILLION PIECES.

SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE TOWN
AND MOVE TO MISSISSIPPI.

AND I MET A GUY,

AND WE WERE HAPPY AT FIRST.

BUT OVER THE YEARS,
THINGS HAPPENED.

HE CHEATED.

I GREW UNHAPPY AND DEPRESSED.

AND DURING THAT TIME,
I GAINED UP TO 445 POUNDS.

AND THEN IN MY EARLY 40s,

I FOUND OUT MY MOM HAD CANCER.

SO I MOVED BACK HOME
WITH MY MOM,

AND SHE PASSED AWAY
SHORTLY AFTER.

LOSING MY MOM,
I ALMOST LOST MY MIND.

I STARTED EATING
AROUND THE CLOCK.

AND I PICKED UP WEIGHT
SO FAST...

...I WAS OVER 500 POUNDS.

ONE DAY, I TRIED TO GET UP
AND GO TO THE BATHROOM.

I COULDN'T MAKE IT.

AND I PHYSICALLY COULDN'T
GET MYSELF UP ANYMORE.

AND THAT'S THE MOMENT I REALIZED
I WAS STUCK IN THIS BED.

**

BUT JUST WHEN I WAS
AT MY LOWEST,

HERBURT CAME INTO MY LIFE.

AND HE'S BEEN WITH ME
FOR YEARS NOW.

WE MOSTLY TALK ONLINE
BECAUSE I CAN'T GO SEE HIM,

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T WALKED
IN OVER A YEAR.

AND NOW I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER
RIGHT HERE IN THIS BED,

AND I'M OVER 600 POUNDS.

YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE?

BREAKFAST.

WHAT YOU WANNA EAT?

I WANNA SAY GRITS, BUT I KNOW
YOU CAN'T COOK 'EM GOOD.

SO RICE AND TURKEY SAUSAGE
AND EGGS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SUGARS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Lisa: I DEPEND ON DANIELLE
AND THE REST OF MY FAMILY

TO BRING ME FOOD EVERY DAY.

FOOD PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE
IN MY LIFE.

IF I'M MAD, IF I'M DEPRESSED,
IF I GET AGITATED,

I WANNA EAT.

-DANIELLE?
-MA'AM?

DID YOU PUT
CHEESE IN MY RICE?

Danielle:
YES, I WILL.

DON'T FORGET MY PEPPER.

I GOT IT.

Danielle: IF I DON'T BRING HER
WHAT SHE ASKS FOR

OR SOMETHING SIMILAR,

SHE'LL JUST ORDER IT HERSELF
OR CALL SOMEONE ELSE.

MAMA, YOU READY TO EAT?

YES.

AND IF MY MOM DOESN'T GET
HER WAY, EVERYBODY HAS TO PAY.

SHE WILL FUSS.

SHE WILL CURSE.

SHE PROBABLY WOULD PUT US OUT.

MY SISTER AND I MOVED HERE
TO HELP HER.

WANT SOME JUICE?

WHAT KINDA JUICE WE GOT?

FRUIT PUNCH.

HERE, WASH MY CUP OUT.

**

Lisa: I EAT MY REGULAR
THREE MEALS A DAY...

...PLUS THREE MORE.

WE DON'T HAVE
ANY MORE ICE.

THANK YOU.

**

-BUT THAT JUICE IS COLD.
-THANKS.

I DON'T HAVE PORTION SIZE.

I LIKE TO STACK MY PLATE
AND GET TO BUSINESS.

WHEN I'M EATING,
NOTHING GOES THROUGH MY MIND.

I'M HAPPY.

SINCE I CAN'T GET OUT LIKE
I WANT TO, I EAT MORE.

I CAN'T STOP MYSELF.

**

MIMI?

**

MA'AM?

I'M FEELING A LITTLE HUNGRY.

I THINK I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO WHOOP SOMETHING UP FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, BABE.

MICHA DOES STUFF FOR ME.

BUT AS FAR AS COMING
IN MY ROOM TO, YOU KNOW,

HELP BATHE ME OR SOME--

"MAMA, I JUST CAN'T DO IT."

BUT SHE'S ALWAYS COOKING.

ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT,
YOU GONNA HAVE A BIG MEAL.

**

I CARRY AROUND A LOT OF GUILT,

BECAUSE I CAN'T DO NOTHING

WITHOUT ASSISTANCE
FROM SOMEBODY.

MY CHILDREN ARE SUPPOSED
TO HAVE THEY OWN LIFE,

BUT THEIR LIFE
REVOLVES AROUND MY LIFE...

HERE YOU GO.

...BECAUSE I NEED
SO MUCH ATTENTION.

AND SINCE I CAN'T GET UP,
I HAVE TO TAKE MY DINNER TO BED

WHILE THE REST
OF THE FAMILY IS TOGETHER.

MY WEIGHT ISOLATES ME
FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY.

**

Danielle: I WISH MY MOM
WOULD MAKE BETTER CHOICES

TO SAVE HER LIFE,

AND JUST GET UP
AND JUST HELP ME HELP HER.

MY WORST FEAR FOR MY MOM
IS HER DYING

WITHOUT BEING TO EXPERIENCE
LIFE WITH HER GRANDKIDS.

**

MY DAUGHTER'S SO SCARED I'MA
GO TO SLEEP AND NOT WAKE UP.

I'VE DONE THIS TO MYSELF...

...AND I'M KILLING MYSELF.

THIS IS NOT THE LIFE I WANTED.

MY LIFE IS A MESS.

I NEED HELP.

I DON'T WANNA DIE LIKE THIS.

**

**

DANIELLE!

**

Danielle: THIS IS DEFINITELY
MY MOM'S LAST CHANCE,

BECAUSE NO ONE HAS BEEN
WILLING TO HELP HER.

-THANK YOU.
-HERE.

IT'S THE LAST RESORT.

AND IT'S MY LAST RESORT,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE

IF SHE DOESN'T DO
WHAT SHE NEED TO DO,

I'LL BE AT THE END
OF THE ROPE.

[ SKYPE MESSENGER RINGS ]

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HI, LISA.
I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

HEY, DR. NOWZARADAN.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING OKAY.
HOW 'BOUT YOURSELF?

I'M STILL ALIVE.

WELL, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

SO, LET ME ASK YOU
A FEW QUESTIONS TO START.

YES, SIR.

OKAY. WHAT DO YOU
THINK YOU WEIGH?

MY DAUGHTER SAYS...

643 NOW.

OKAY. AT YOUR WEIGHT,
BEING BEDRIDDEN,

I'M GUESSING YOU HAVE
SEVERE LYMPHEDEMA.

ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY RIGHT LEG

AND ON THE INSIDE
OF MY RIGHT LEG.

ALL RIGHT, SO,
WHAT IS YOUR EATING HABIT?

MY EATING HABITS
AREN'T THE BEST.

I KNOW I EAT A LOT OF JUNK FOOD.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU DRINK?

I -- I DRINK PLENTY OF --
WE DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

BUT I DO ADMIT,
I DO DRINK TEA AND KOOL-AID,

AND I LIKE RUBY RED
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE.

ALL RIGHT.
CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR LEG?

YES, SIR.

[ COUGHS ]

OH.

SO, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU GOT A LOT
OF SWELLING IN THE TISSUE.

SO YOU HAVE TO WATCH
AND LIMIT HOW MUCH YOU DRINK

TO KEEP IT FROM CONTINUING
TO SWELL AND GETTING BIGGER.

WILL DO.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING.

THEN NEXT, WE HAVE TO
GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN.

AND IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU NEED
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

BUT WE NEED TO GET YOU
TO HOUSTON

BEFORE WE CAN DETERMINE
WHAT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU, OKAY?

YES, SIR.

BUT THAT IS A LONG TRIP
FOR YOU AT YOUR WEIGHT,

AND IT IS NOT
THE SAFEST OPTION.

I'M WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING
THAT YOU COME UP WITH

SO I CAN GET THERE.

I NEED THIS HELP, DR. NOW.

OKAY. THE MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE,
THE LESS LIKELY IT WILL BE

THAT YOU WILL DEVELOP
ANY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES

DURING TRAVEL.
-OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA SEND YOU YOUR NEW
DIET TO START ON IMMEDIATELY.

HOW MUCH FRUIT A DAY
CAN SHE HAVE?

NO, THIS HAS NO CARBS
AND NO SUGAR.

[ GROANS ]
OKAY.

I'M ALSO GOING TO SEND YOU
SOME EXERCISES

THAT I WANT YOU
TO DO IN YOUR BED,

BECAUSE WE NEED TO
START YOU TO GET ACTIVE.

OKAY.

YOU ACTUALLY LOOK TO POSSIBLY
BE CLOSER TO 700, LISA...

NO.

...AND BEING AT THAT WEIGHT
AND BEING IMMOBILE,

IT IS NOT GOOD SCENARIO.

YOU'RE LIKELY NOT GOING
TO SURVIVE THIS YEAR,

SO YOU NEED TO START
MAKING CHANGES NOW.

-YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.

CAN I JUST SAY HELLO
TO DANIELLE?

YES, SIR.

HERE, BABE.

-HI, DANIELLE.
-HI.

I NEED TO DO SOMETHING
FOR ME, OKAY?

YOUR MOM IS IMMOBILE,

SO SHE CAN ONLY EAT
WHAT YOU BRING HER.

SO I WANT YOU TO LOOK
AT THE DIET THAT I'M SENDING

AND BE STRICT WITH IT.
-OKAY.

DON'T BRING HER ANYTHING
SHE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE,

NO MATTER WHAT.

-YES, SIR.
-OKAY, SUPER.

CAN YOU HAND ME
BACK TO YOUR MOM?

-OKAY, LISA.
-YES, SIR.

I'M GOING TO WORK TO GET YOU
TRANSPORT TO HOUSTON.

YOU HEARD THAT?

IN THE MEANTIME, START
WITH THE DIET AND EXERCISE.

OKAY.

IF YOU NEED US,
GIVE ME A CALL.

AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING YOU, OKAY?

-OKAY.
-OKAY, BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE.

[ SKYPE CHAT TONE ]

YOU THINK YOU GONNA BE
OKAY WITH THIS DIET?

'CAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU LOVE FRUIT,

AND HE SAID
YOU CAN'T HAVE NO FRUIT.

OKAY, I'M GOOD.

OKAY.

WE'LL SEE.

SO, WHEN I'M SUPPOSED
TO START THIS DIET?

TONIGHT.

GO AWAY.

LET ME HAVE MY COKE.

BYE.

OPEN IT!

THE DOCTOR SAID YOU CAN'T
HAVE CARBONATED DRINKS.

HEY, YOU SAID
MY DIET START TONIGHT!

I WANNA FINISH
DRINKING MY DRINK.

WELL, IT STARTS NOW.

I WANT HER TO BE HERE
FOR ME AND FOR MY KIDS,

BUT I DON'T THINK MY MOM
CAN CONTINUE LIVING LIKE THIS.

THE CALL WITH THE DOCTOR
JUST GIVES ME HOPE...

WELL, I'LL BE BACK LATER.

...HOPE THAT, FINALLY, MY MOM
CAN GET HER LIFE TOGETHER,

AND HOPE THAT SHE'LL TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY AND EMBRACE IT.

Lisa: I KNOW THE ONLY WAY
I CAN DO THIS

IS WITH DANIELLE'S HELP.

BUT SHE'S GOT TO UNDERSTAND,
WE GOTTA EASE INTO THIS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'M GONNA DO THIS,

BUT I'M WILLING TO TRY.

**

**

Lisa: TODAY, I'M MAKING
THE JOURNEY TO SEE DR. NOW.

PARAMEDICS ARE COMING
TO TRANSPORT ME IN AN AMBULANCE

FOR THE SIX-HOUR TRIP.

I'M TIRED, I'M HUNGRY,
AND I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD

TO HAVING THE PARAMEDICS
MOVE ME OUT OF THIS BED.

LORD, GIVE ME STRENGTH.

[ BRAKES HISS ]

[ AMBULANCE BEEPING ]

MY WHOLE FAMILY IS COMING OVER
TO THE HOUSE TO SAY GOODBYE.

I FEEL THE ANXIETY CREEPING UP,

WHICH ALWAYS MAKES ME
WANT TO EAT.

UH, THIS IS REAL
LAST MINUTE.

CAN I HAVE BOWL --
A LITTLE BOWL OF FROOT LOOPS?

**

HELLO, MS. FLEMING.

WE JUST GOTTA FINISH
SHORING UP THIS RAMP,

AND WE'LL GET YOU ON THE WAY
TO HOUSTON IN NO TIME.

HEY, I'M READY.

'CAUSE GUESS WHAT
I KNOW FOR A FACT?

I'M SICK OF THIS DAMN BED.

Lisa: THE PARAMEDICS HAVE TO
REINFORCE THE RAMP THEY'LL USE

TO GET ME OUT OF THE HOUSE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
IT'S COME TO THIS.

BUT AT LEAST I'M DOING
SOMETHING ABOUT IT

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

HEY, SON!

Lisa: CAN YOU, LIKE,
GET ME DRESSED?

I NEED A CHANGER.

THE ORANGE AND GREEN SOCK,

PULL IT UP ON MY HEEL --
ON MY ANKLE.

PULL IT!

THANK YOU.

**

Man: YOU READY?

NO, I'M NOT READY,
BUT COME ON!

I AIN'T GONNA NEVER BE READY.
-LET'S DO IT.

-ONE, TWO, THREE.
[ LISA SQUEALING ]

-THERE YOU GO.
-THAT WASN'T BAD, WAS IT?

Lisa: OH, LORD,
PLEASE DON'T LET THEM KILL ME.

-HOLD HER HAND.
-HIT ME, DADDY! HIT ME!

WHOO!
-THERE WE GO.

AND I'M COMING OUT THE BED.

-OKAY.
-WHAA!

-THERE YOU GO.
-ALL RIGHT.

I TOLD YOU MY FOOLISHNESS
WORKS SOMETIMES.

-YOU DID.
-THAT'S RIGHT.

AND --
OH, [ BLEEP ].

[ GROANS ]

-ONE, TWO, THREE.
-MOVE A LITTLE BIT.

-ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
-RIGHT THERE.

-...TWO, THREE.
-UP!

IN MY RIDE.

UH, LORD, THESE PEOPLE GOT
THEY DRIVER'S LICENSE AT TG&Y!

Danielle:
I'M READY TO GET MY MOM

OUT OF THIS HOUSE
AND TO HOUSTON,

BECAUSE SHE HAS
EVERYONE HERE

BRINGING HER FOOD
SHE SHOULDN'T BE EATING...

-READY?
-[ SQUEALS ]

Man: HOW 'BOUT THAT?

...AND THE ONLY WAY THIS
IS GOING TO STOP

IS IF SHE GETS AWAY
FROM OUR FAMILY.

[ SQUEALS ]
-HOW 'BOUT THAT?

KEEP EVERYBODY
AROUND IT.

I'M SAD, BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WILL
MISS BEING AROUND HER FAMILY.

BUT I'M DRIVING DOWN
TO HOUSTON TO BE WITH HER,

AND I KNOW THIS IS THE ONLY
CHANCE OF SAVING HER LIFE.

AND I HOPE THE DOCTOR CAN
GET HER TO FOLLOW HIS ORDERS.

Lisa: THIS IS REALLY PAINFUL,

BUT THE WORST PAIN IS LEAVING
MOST OF MY FAMILY BEHIND.

BUT I HAVE TO REMEMBER

THAT THEY'RE THE REASON
I'M DOING THIS.

I WANT US TO HAVE
A BETTER LIFE TOGETHER,

AND NONE OF THAT CAN HAPPEN
UNTIL I GET THIS HELP.

**

Lisa: I'M HAPPY
TO BE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.

BUT I'M HURTING, I'M AGITATED,
AND I'M STIFF.

**

Dr. Nowzaradan: LISA SHOULD
BE ARRIVING ANY MINUTE NOW.

SHE'S BEEN IN THE AMBULANCE
OVER SIX HOURS,

SO WE NEED TO GET HER IN

AND MAKE SURE NO SIGNIFICANT
ISSUE DEVELOPED

WHILE SHE'S BEEN TRAVELING.

[ METAL CREAKS ]

OW! SON OF A -- OW!

**

LET'S SHIFT TOWARD
THAT WALL OVER THERE.

YOUR TOP HALF, IF YOU CAN.

OW!
GOD, HELP ME!

YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MOVED?

YEAH, BUT YOU'RE
TRYING TO KILL ME.

HI, LISA.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?
-ALL RIGHT?

-HEY, DOCTOR.
-HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?

I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET YOU INSIDE
SO WE CAN FIX YOU UP, OKAY?

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

**

LORD, PLEASE, JESUS,
DON'T LET THESE PEOPLE DROP ME.

Woman: LITTLE DROP,
JUST A LITTLE BIT.

DON'T BE SCARED.

OH, GOD, PLEASE.

**

OW!

I CAN'T. I-IT...

[ LISA MOANS ]

Dr. Nowzaradan: LISA SEEMS
TO BE IN A LOT OF PAIN,

AND IS CLEARLY NOT HAPPY
ABOUT HER SITUATION.

WE NEED TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HER.

OW! DON'T GRAB
MY LEG, PLEASE. OH.

-...TWO, THREE.
-OH!

WE EITHER HAVE
A SERIOUS SITUATION...

OW! OOPS.

-I'M SORRY, GOD.
-OKAY. YOU MADE IT.

...OR SHE'S OVERLY DRAMATIC.

OH.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO START
BY BEING OPTIMISTIC WITH HER

AND SEE WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH
TO GET HER LIFE TURNED AROUND.

HOPEFULLY, HOW'S SHE'S ACTING

IS NOT A BAD SIGN
OF THINGS TO COME.

I'M FINE.

-IT'S JUST I'VE BEEN...
-SQUEEZED IN SO LONG?

YEAH.

Man: ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, LISA.
YOU'RE GOOD.

I'M HURTING SO BAD.

THIS LEG REALLY BOTHERS ME.

YEAH, I SEE
ALL THAT LYMPHEDEMA.

WE WILL ADDRESS THAT
ONCE WE GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.
LET ME COME OVER THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A QUICK
WEIGHT CHECK ON YOU.

YES, SIR.

**

SO, OKAY.
YOU ARE AT 704.

THAT'S VERY HIGH.

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE AT 642
WHEN WE TALKED,

SO YOU'RE A GOOD BIT OFF.

AND MY CONCERN IS THAT

IF YOU STUCK TO
THE DIET I SENT YOU,

YOU SHOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ABLE
TO LOSE GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT.

I DON'T BELIEVE
IT'S GAINED IN WEIGHT.

YOU CLEARLY DIDN'T
STICK TO THE DIET.

NO.

YOU HAVE NOT LOST WEIGHT,

AND YOU'RE SIGNIFICANTLY
OVERWEIGHT.

OKAY, ALL I WANNA DO
IS GET CLINKED UP.

I'M -- I'M NOT EVEN
GONNA FIGHT YOU.

THIS IS NOT UP FOR DEBATE.

EVEN IF ALL YOUR TESTS
COME BACK OKAY TODAY,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT

BECAUSE YOU'RE IN VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW.

YOUR BODY CANNOT
CONTINUE ON LIKE THIS

FOR MUCH LONGER AT ALL.

SO I'M ADMITTING YOU
TO THE HOSPITAL TO START YOU

ON A 1,200-CALORIE
CONTROLLED DIET IMMEDIATELY.

OH, MAN.

YOU NEED TO
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

IF WE DON'T
GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN,

YOU'RE GOING TO DIE SOON.

CH-- OH, GOODNESS.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WE AREN'T OFF
TO A GOOD START WITH LISA.

SHE'S ALREADY DENYING THAT
SHE DIDN'T STICK TO THE DIET,

BUT SHE CLEARLY DIDN'T.

EVEN HER FAMILY
SEEMS TO BE FRUSTRATED.

SO THERE IS A LOT I'M SEEING

THAT IS VERY
CONCERNING RIGHT NOW.

BUT REGARDLESS, WE NEED TO START
TO GET HER WEIGHT DOWN

TO GET HER TO A BETTER PLACE
PHYSICALLY AS FAST AS WE CAN.

IF SHE DOES NOT WANT TO START

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR HERSELF,

THIS IS NOT GOING
TO GO WELL WITH HER.

Danielle: I'M VERY FRUSTRATED,

BECAUSE I THOUGHT
SHE WAS DOING BETTER.

SO I'M WORRIED THAT THE DOCTOR
CAN'T HELP MY MOM.

AND AT THIS POINT,
IF HE CAN'T HELP HER,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
BECAUSE THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE.

THIS IS HER LAST CHANCE,
AND I JUST HOPE

THAT SHE TAKES
THIS OPPORTUNITY SERIOUS.

**

**

Lisa: I BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL
FOR AROUND A MONTH NOW...

OH, JOY.
[ GAGS ]

...AND THE FOOD HERE
HAS BEEN TERRIBLE.

BUT IT'S ALL I GOT,
BECAUSE DANIELLE

HAD TO GO BACK TO ALABAMA
FOR A JOB INTERVIEW.

ALL I'VE DONE IS LET DANIELLE
DOWN HER WHOLE LIFE.

I CAN'T DO IT AGAIN,

SO I HAVE TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

**

**

THE DOCTOR SAYS
MY LYMPHEDEMA IS GETTING BETTER,

AND I'M GETTING READY TO LEAVE.

SO DANIELLE IS COMING TODAY

TO MOVE ME
INTO MY NEW APARTMENT.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HI, BABY.

HI, MOTHER, DEAR.

YOU LOOK TIRED.

I AM.

CAN I HAVE MY SUGAR?

YOU HAPPY TO BE GETTING
OUT OF THIS PLACE?

IF I COULD DO A CARTWHEEL
IN THIS HALL, I'D SHOW YOU.

YOU SEE MY LEGS?

-THEY LOOK PRETTY GOOD.
-YEAH.

I CAN TOUCH MY KNEES.

MAMA, YOU GOT ANKLES, GIRL.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT'S AMAZING.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU, LISA.

GOOD JOB.

BAM.

Lisa: THE HARDEST PART
OF MY HOSPITAL STAY

WAS BEING AWAY
FROM DANIELLE.

AS MUCH AS WE FUSS,
SHE'S ALWAYS THERE,

AND SHE WANTS THE BEST FOR ME.

SO I'MA LOSE THIS WEIGHT
AND I'MA DO WHAT I SUPPOSED TO,

AND I'M READY TO GO.

I'M EXCITED TO GO.

**

HI, LISA.

HELLO.
HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING OKAY.
HOW IS YOUR DAY GOING?

IT'S GOING GREAT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, UH, YOU ARE DOING MUCH
BETTER THAN THE DAY YOU CAME IN.

AND WE'RE GONNA GET YOU
GOING HOME

TO AN APARTMENT
I UNDERSTAND YOU GOT.

-YES!
ALL RIGHT.

SO, I WANT YOU TO LOSE
30 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

THAT SHOULD BE
A VERY EASY GOAL

IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET.
-YES.

AND DANIELLE, ARE YOU READY
TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOM?

Danielle: YES, SIR.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE LOST
A LOT OF WEIGHT HERE,

AND WE WANT
TO KEEP THAT GOING.

SO DIET IS GONNA BE
VERY IMPORTANT.

-RIGHT.
-OKAY?

ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA SEND
PHYSICAL THERAPY TO YOUR HOME

TO GET YOU UP
AND WALKING.

YES.

AND I'M ALSO GOING
TO SEND DIETICIAN

TO MAKE SURE YOU PROPERLY
UNDERSTAND THE DIET

AND THE THINGS YOU
CHOOSE TO EAT, OKAY?

YES.

WE GONNA MAKE
SOME GOOD PROGRESS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT.
I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER.

IF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
CALL US.

-BYE-BYE.
-THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Dr. Nowzaradan: LISA HAS BEEN
HERE IN THE HOSPITAL

FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW.

AND DESPITE HER
LACK OF COOPERATION,

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET HER
SWELLING DOWN IN HER LEGS

AND WE HAVE GOT HER WEIGHT
DOWN 87 POUNDS TO 617.

BUT I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS

ABOUT LISA'S LEVEL
OF COMMITMENT.

SHE MADE IT VERY CLEAR
THAT SHE DOES NOT LIKE THE DIET,

SO I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT
HOW THIS NEXT MONTH WILL GO.

YOU GOT A WHOLE MONTH
TO LOSE WHAT, 30 POUNDS?

30 POUNDS.

YOU SHOULD EXCEED THAT GOAL.

LIKE, I THINK YOU DO EVERYTHING
YOU'VE BEEN DOING HERE,

THEN I THINK THAT
YOU CAN DO IT.

I APPRECIATE YOU, BABY.

**

Lisa: I'M FINALLY MOVED IN

TO MY OWN APARTMENT
HERE IN HOUSTON,

BUT DANIELLE IS HEADED
BACK TO ALABAMA

BECAUSE SHE WAS OFFERED HER
DREAM JOB OF BEING A TEACHER.

I KNOW SHE HAS A LIFE,
AND SHE HAS TWIN GIRLS,

BUT I'M GONNA MISS
MY BABY A LOT.

**

Danielle:
I'M ABOUT TO FINISH

GETTING EVERYTHING
SITUATED IN THE KITCHEN...

Lisa: YEAH.

...AND FIX YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT.

THANK YOU.

LIFE IS GONNA BE HARD
WITHOUT DANIELLE.

SHE HELPS ME GET DRESSED.

SHE FEEDS ME,
SHE COOKS FOR ME.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE HALF A CUP
OF THIS BROCCOLI.

YES, MA'AM.
I KNOW.

YOU WANT ME TO, UM, SEASON
THIS BROCCOLI A LITTLE BIT?

PLEASE DO.

Danielle: I'M HOPING THAT MY MOM

CAN STICK TO THE DIET
AFTER I LEAVE

BY EATING THE FOODS
THAT I'VE PURCHASED FOR HER.

AND MY MOTHER'S
BOYFRIEND, HERBURT,

IS GOING TO TAKE OVER FOR ME.

AND MY BIGGEST WORRY IS THAT
HERBURT WON'T STAND UP TO HER.

THANK YOU.

LOOKS YUMMY.

IF SHE GOES BACK
TO HER OLD HABITS,

I'LL JUST FEEL LIKE
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO.

[ DANIELLE SIGHS ]

YOU KNOW WE LEAVING
IN A COUPLE HOURS.

YEAH, I KNOW.

I'M A LITTLE SAD.

WHAT YOU SAD ABOUT?

I'M GONNA MISS YOU.

WELL, I --
I'LL SEND YOU A PICTURE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT'S NOT THE SAME.

IT CAN'T TALK TO ME.

Danielle: IT'S REALLY HARD
TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY MOM,

BUT I HOPE THAT
SHE CAN UNDERSTAND

THAT I'M JUST TRYING
TO DO WHAT'S BEST

FOR ME AND MY FAMILY
AS WELL AS HER.

YOU DONE?

IT'S ALWAYS HARD
TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY BABY.

BUT THAT'S HER DREAM JOB.
AND WITH MY WHOLE HEART,

I JUST CAN'T SEE MYSELF
TAKING THAT FROM HER.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HUG.

IT HURTS MY HEART
THAT SHE'S LEAVING,

BUT IT'S FOR THE BEST.

**

Lisa:
DANIELLE WENT BACK TO ALABAMA,

AND HERBURT MOVED
HERE TO HOUSTON

AND HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME
SINCE DANIELLE'S BEEN GONE.

HERBURT AND I MET TWO YEARS AGO,

AND HE AND I EVEN TALKED ABOUT
GETTING MARRIED SOME DAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HERBURT
AND I HAVE BEEN LIVING TOGETHER,

SO IT'S BEEN AN ADJUSTMENT
FOR BOTH OF US.

HERE, HOLD THAT...

I'M STILL ON MY
HIGH-PROTEIN GIG.

IT'S HARD.

AND I HAVE CHEATED
LITTLE BIT MORE.

-THANK YOU, BABY.
-MM-HMM.

HE'S NOT AS TOUGH ON ME
AS DANIELLE IS ABOUT THIS DIET,

AND THAT'S NICE.

AND NOW THAT HERBURT'S
HERE TO SHOP FOR ME,

I CAN HAVE A LITTLE MORE SAY
IN WHAT I GET TO EAT.

SO AT LEAST I CAN GET BACK
TO EATING FOODS THAT TASTE GOOD.

**

THE LAST TIME I SAW DR. NOW,

HE WANTED ME
TO WORK ON MY MOBILITY.

SO TODAY, THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST
IS COMING TO SEE ME.

AND I'M ACTUALLY
EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

**

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

BABE, SOMEBODY KNOCKING.

-HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
-I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.

STERLING CARTER.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

-GOOD MORNING.
-GOOD MORNING.

I'M DR. CARTER. I'LL BE
YOUR PHYSICAL THERAPIST TODAY.

AND WE'LL GET STARTED
WITH SOME EXERCISES, OKAY?

TELL ME ABOUT WALKING.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU'VE, UH, STOOD UP?

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S BEEN A WHILE?

-TWO YEARS.
-OKAY.

HAVE YOU TRIED SITTING
ON THE SIDE OF THE BED?

OH, MY GOD.

UH-HUH?

Dr. Carter: YOU READY
TO GIVE IT A TRY?

OKAY.
ALL RIGHTY.

WE'RE GONNA DO THIS
ON THE COUNT OF THREE.

ONE...
-ONE, TWO, FIVE.

...TWO, THREE.

WHAAA!

HEY, HEY, HEY!
COME ON!

OKAY.

AND WE'LL GET
THIS HAND, TOO.

-ONE, TWO, THREE.
-THERE WE GO.

NOW, LOOK!

YOU'RE THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO ANY FARTHER.

I DON'T THINK I LIKE EITHER
ONE OF Y'ALL RIGHT NOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

IT FEELS NICE.

GOOD.

I WISH MY DAUGHTER
COULD SEE ME SITTING UP.

SHE'LL JUST FALL OVER.

WELL, LET'S GET YOU
BACK IN BED.

ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

-READY?
-WHAA!

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
DO EXERCISES EVERY DAY, OKAY?

OKAY.

Dr. Sterling: Y'ALL TAKE CARE.

**

THANK YOU.

I KNOW.

Lisa: THE DOCTOR WANTS ME
TO BE AT LEAST STANDING

AND MAKING SOME STEPS,
BUT I'M NOT QUITE READY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

**

Lisa: DR. NOW'S
SENDING OVER A DIETICIAN,

BUT I DON'T THINK I NEED
TO CHANGE MY DIET THAT MUCH.

SO I'LL HEAR HER OUT,
BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HOW YOU DOING?
-HI.

HI. YOU MUST BE LISA.

-HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?
-I'M GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

Herburt: ALL RIGHT.
Y'ALL TAKE CARE.

-I'LL MISS YOU.
-MISS YOU, TOO.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

OKAY, SO.

WHERE ARE YOU ON YOUR
WEIGHT-LOSS PLAN RIGHT NOW?

THE DOCTOR SAYS
WHEN I GO BACK,

I HAVE TO BE
DONE LOST AT LEAST

30 TO 40 POUNDS.

OKAY.

I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK
IN YOUR FRIDGE.

SO, LET'S SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, THERE'S PUDDING,
AND THERE'S BREAD.

I'M DEFINITELY NOT
A WHITE BREAD FAN.

NEITHER AM I.

THAT'S -- HERBURT
IS THE BREAD FAN.

AND THERE'S PIZZA ROLLS.

HE'S THE PIZZA ROLL FAN.
-SO...LET'S SEE.

I ALSO SEE A GIANT BOX
OF DOUGHNUTS.

WHO'S EATING THAT?

I DIDN'T SEE THAT.
-THAT'S HERBURT'S BREAKFAST.

AND I KNOW THAT HERBURT
IS NOT EATING THAT BY HIMSELF.

YES, HE IS, BECAUSE
I'M PICKIER OF DOUGHNUTS.

-OKAY. LISA, MNH-MNH.
-HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

THIS IS GOING IN
THE GARBAGE TONIGHT.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO
UP TO THE FREEZER.

OKAY. SO,
WHO'S EATING

THE DOUBLE COOKIES AND CREAM
AND LASAGNA?

LET ME SEE,
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW

HERBURT WENT
TO THE STORE TODAY.

OKAY, LISA?

I CAN TELL YOU THAT
IF HERBURT'S EATING THIS,

YOU'RE EATING IT, TOO.

**

-YES, MA'AM.
-YEAH, OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TRYING TO GET TO.

REMEMBER, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE HONEST WITH ME.

YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU,

BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT YOU.

-YES.
-YOU CANNOT LOSE WEIGHT

IF YOU ARE EATING
THESE FOODS.

YES, MA'AM.
OKAY.

OKAY, LISA?

A LOT OF WORK TO DO HERE.

Dr. Doctorovich:
ALL THIS IS GARBAGE.

WELL...

WHO IS EATING
THE ICE CREAM?

THOSE ARE HERBURT'S PRIZES
WHEN HE DO THINGS

THAT I LIKE FOR HIM TO DO.

I'M TRYING TO FIND A WORD.

SO, THIS IS -- THESE ARE --
THESE ARE REWARDS FOR LOVE?

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

NOT LOVE.

MM-HMM.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE 'EM,
BECAUSE IF YOU DO,

I CAN'T GET WHAT I WANT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER
WAY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT.

COME ON, NOW!
YOU --

YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE IN
ON SOMETHING. LOOK!

I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH YOU
HAVING A VERY HAPPY SEX LIFE.

-BUT, NO --
BUT...

-BUT, YOU --
-...NO BAD FOODS WITH THAT.

PUT IT BACK!

ALL I WANT IS...
THIS TO BE NOT IN THE HOUSE.

EVEN FOR HERBURT,
IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOU.

OKAY?

SO, I'M TRYING TO GET YOU
TO A PLACE

WHERE YOU ARE
GOING TO SUCCEED.

BUT EVERY TIME YOU EAT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

YOU JUST TAKE YOURSELF
THE OTHER DIRECTION.

SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS

AND WE'RE GONNA PUT IT
WHERE IT BELONGS.

YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

**

OKAY.

UGH. BYE, DOUGHNUTS.

OKAY.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

DO YOU FEEL RELIEVED?

WELL, A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT
I WANT TO HEAR.

AND I WANT YOU TO MAKE
THE COMMITMENT RIGHT NOW

THAT THIS DOESN'T
HAPPEN ANYMORE,

THAT YOU START EATING
REAL FOOD.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE KIND OF
AT THAT DO-OR-DIE STAGE

RIGHT NOW WHERE YOU
GOTTA MAKE IT HAPPEN.

OKAY?
WE GOT A DEAL?

YOU GONNA SHAKE ON IT?

-YES...
-ALL RIGHT?

I'M KEEPING
MY EYE ON YOU.

Dr. Doctorovich:
LISA, SHE'S TELLING ME

WHAT SHE THINKS I WANT TO HEAR.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT SHE'S
TRYING TO SELL ME ON,

THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS
SHE'S EATING JUNK.

AND SHE REALLY ENJOYS
THE SEX TALK.

IT'S A SHOCK THING.
SHE LIKES TO DO THAT.

AND IT IS A FORM OF DEFLECTION.

IT'S A FORM OF GETTING AWAY
FROM THE TRUTH.

I KNOW SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE,
BUT IT DOES TAKE WORK.

AND SH...I DON'T KNOW

HOW MUCH STRENGTH
SHE HAS TO DO THAT WORK.

BYE.

**

THE NUTRITIONIST IS TELLING ME

I CAN'T HAVE THESE FOODS,
HERBURT CAN'T HAVE THESE FOODS.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW
THAT'S GONNA SIT WITH ME.

**

**

**

Lisa: THE LAST TIME
I SAW DR. NOW,

HE WANTED ME
TO FOCUS ON MY DIET

AND WORK ON MOVING SOME MORE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO STICK
TO THE DIET THE BEST I CAN,

BUT THE DOCTOR ASKED ME TO LOSE
20 TO 30 POUNDS BY THIS VISIT.

AND I'M HOPING THE DOCTOR
WILL TELL ME

THAT I CAN GET READY
FOR SURGERY,

BUT MY BIGGEST FEAR TODAY,
THAT I'M NOT READY.

SO I'M WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY.

**

HI, LISA.
I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT HERE OKAY.

YEAH, I MADE IT ONE PIECE
OF A PIECE.

ALL RIGHT.
SO, HOW HAVE YOU BEEN AT HOME?

SOME DAYS I FEEL GOOD.
SOME DAYS I FEEL LIKE CRAP.

BUT THESE LAST FEW DAYS,
I'VE BEEN FEELING BAD.

WHAT'S BEEN
MAKING YOU FEEL BAD?

SOME THINGS I -- WHEN I --
IT'S TIME TO EAT, I CAN'T EAT.

YOU NOT BEING HUNGRY DOESN'T
SOUND LIKE A PROBLEM AT ALL.

AND IF THAT IS THE CASE,
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM

GETTING DOWN TO YOUR GOAL
OF 587 THIS PAST MONTH.

I KNOW.

SO, LET'S SEE WHERE
YOUR WEIGHT IS AT.

SO, YOU ARE AT 646 POUNDS.

I GAVE YOU A SIMPLE GOAL
TO LOSE 30 POUNDS.

INSTEAD, YOU GAINED 30 POUNDS.

IF YOU STUCK TO THE DIET,

YOU WOULD HAVE LOST
THAT IN TWO WEEKS.

SO YOU'RE PLAYING GAMES
AND LYING TO ME

SAYING YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY,

WHEN YOU'RE CLEARLY
STILL OVEREATING.

HE KEEPS ME
ON MY REGULAR DIET.

STOP WITH THE GAMES, LISA.

YOU AND I BOTH KNOW
THAT'S NOT TRUE.

AND HOW ARE YOU DOING
WITH YOUR LEGS?

WELL, IT'S JUST GOING CRAZY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH IT.

YOUR SWELLING HAS
COME BACK EVEN WORSE.

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE
DEVELOPED SEVERE INFECTION

IN YOUR LEG HERE,

SO YOU AREN'T EVEN
BATHING LIKE YOU NEED.

THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT CAN KILL YOU.

WHY AREN'T YOU DOING ANYTHING
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING?

I'M TRYING.

IT'S -- IT'S JUST A SLOW
PROCESS WITH ME.

OKAY.
THIS IS GOING NOWHERE.

HERBURT, HOW'D
SHE GAIN THE WEIGHT?

WHAT HAS SHE BEEN EATING?

WELL, SHE -- WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT BE LIKE, UH, GREEN BEANS...

-CAULIFLOWER...
-CHICKEN AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO, YOU'RE JUST
EATING HEALTHY,

AND SOMEHOW,
YOU GAINED WEIGHT?

I THINK
WHAT I NEED TO DO

IS TRY TO EAT
THREE MEALS A DAY

BECAUSE REALLY, I'M NOT
EATING THREE MEALS A DAY.

SO, YOU'RE NOT
TELLING ME THE TRUTH.

SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE
CONTENT BEING IN BED

AND PEOPLE
TAKING CARE OF YOU.

I'M NOT.

THIS IS A GAME FOR YOU.

BASICALLY, YOU'RE LIKE SOMEONE
THAT HIT THEIR HEAD

WITH A BASEBALL BAT
AND COMPLAIN ABOUT HEADACHE.

YOUR BEHAVIOR IS
COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL.

I'M -- H-- YEAH.

TH-- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT.

RIGHT.

AND IF YOU DON'T START
TO WAKE UP AND CHANGE,

THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER.

AND THERE WILL BE NOTHING
I CAN DO THAT ABOUT THAT,

SO THIS SITUATION IS
COMPLETELY IN YOUR HANDS.

LISA'S LACK OF PROGRESS
AND BEHAVIOR

IS OBVIOUSLY CONCERNING,

AND SHE'S BECOMING
MORE AND MORE DEFIANT.

SO HER SITUATION IS QUICKLY
GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE.

A SMALL THING LIKE AN INFECTION
COULD GET BAD REALLY FAST

AND COULD KILL HER.

SO HOPEFULLY, SHE AND HERBURT
START TO WAKE UP VERY SOON

OR SHE'S NOT GOING
TO LIVE MUCH LONGER.

OKAY, LISA.

I'M ADMITTING YOU
TO THE HOSPITAL AGAIN

SO WE CAN GET YOUR
INFECTION UNDER CONTROL.

AND WE'RE GONNA SEE
IF WE CAN IMPROVE

YOUR SWELLING IN YOUR LEG,

GET YOU SOME ANTIBIOTIC
BEFORE IT BECOMES DEADLY.

OKAY.

I AM ALSO PUTTING YOU BACK
ON CONTROLLED DIET.

I SUGGEST YOU START
TAKING THINGS SERIOUSLY,

BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST ABOUT
OUT OF CHANCE AT THIS POINT.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON.

WELL, I'M ALWAYS
GLAD TO SEE YOU.

**

SO, WE GONNA EXERCISE
A LITTLE BIT MORE.

SOMETIMES YOU DON'T WANNA DO IT,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT.

Lisa: DR. NOW
WAS DISAPPOINTED IN ME,

AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF.

I'M WORRIED THAT
IF I DON'T PROVE TO DR. NOW

THAT I'M SERIOUS,
THEN I WON'T EVEN HAVE A SHOT

AT GETTING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND WITHOUT THIS SURGERY,
I'M WORRIED I'M GONNA DIE.

**

**

Lisa: DR. NOW IS HAVING ME
STAY IN THE HOSPITAL

TO GIVE ME ANTIBIOTICS AND
MONITOR THE INFECTION IN MY LEG.

I FEEL LIKE DR. NOW
WAS REALLY HARD ON ME,

BUT I'M STILL GONNA KEEP TRYING.

BUT I MISS MY FAMILY SO MUCH.

WITHOUT DANIELLE HERE,

I HAVE TO RELY
ON HERBURT COMPLETELY.

HERBURT IS MORE THAN A GODSEND,
HELPING ME GET THROUGH THIS.

BABE, YOU KNOW, I HEARD
WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW.

YOU GOTTA LOSE SOME WEIGHT,
BABY, YOU KNOW?

AND ALL THAT WE BEEN DOING,
KINDA CHEATING A LITTLE BIT,

WE GONNA STOP DOING THAT,

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO LOSE YOU AND I LOVE YOU.

I WANT YOU
TO BE ABLE TO WALK.

I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE
TO WALK AND HOLD

THE GRANDKIDS, YOU KNOW?

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

I KNOW.
I WANT TO.

IT GETTING TIME TO PUT THAT
RING ON YOUR FINGER, YOU KNOW?

**

WANT YOU TO BE MY WIFE.

BUT I WANT YOU TO WALK DOWN
THAT AISLE, THOUGH.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
JUST KEEP PRAYING

AND JUST BELIEVE
THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

I KNOW, BABE.

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

ONLY THING
WE HAVE TO DO NOW

IS START DOING LIKE
THE DOCTOR SAID, YOU KNOW?

WE GONNA LOSE TOGETHER,
YOU KNOW?

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

**

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

**

I KNOW, BABE. I KNOW.
I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

WANT YOU TO LOSE
THIS WEIGHT, OKAY?

DO THIS FOR US,
AND DO THIS FOR YOU.

Lisa: THE FACT THAT
HERBURT WANTS TO MARRY ME

GIVES ME HOPE.

I KNOW THAT LIFE
IS WORTH LIVING,

AND I JUST NEED TO TRY HARDER.

**

**

DR. NOW HAS ME IN THE HOSPITAL

SO HE CAN TREAT
MY LEG INFECTION.

I GOT HERBURT HERE BY MY SIDE,

AND HE'S HELPING ME
GET THROUGH THIS.

HE'S BEEN A GODSEND BECAUSE
I COULDN'T DO THIS ALONE.

**

-HI, LISA.
-HEY, DOCTOR.

SO, WE'RE SENDING YOU
HOME TODAY

TO START TO WORK
WITH A PSYCHOTHERAPIST

AND SEE IF WE CAN
START TO ADDRESS

SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH YOU

WHERE YOU'RE DENYING
SNEAKING FOOD IN.

OKAY.

OKAY. AND, MEANTIME, UH,
STICK WITH YOUR DIET.

I'M -- I'M WORKING ON IT
AS WE SPEAK.

OKAY.

WELL, YOU STILL HAVE TO WORK
TO HIT A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL.

BUT THIS TIME, I WANT IT TO BE
50 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH.

SO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME
YOU'RE SERIOUS,

THEN THAT'S WHAT
YOU NEED TO DO.

OKAY.

BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO OPERATE
LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN

AND DON'T SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE
WILLING TO WORK ON THIS PROGRAM,

THEN THERE IS GOING TO BE
NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO FOR YOU.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

SO PLEASE, TAKE THIS
SERIOUSLY, LISA.

WE CLEARED UP LISA'S INFECTION

AND GOT HER WEIGHT GOING
TO THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN.

BUT SHE'S ONLY LOST
ABOUT 18 POUNDS,

SO WE ONLY HAVE
HER DOWN TO 628.

SO SOMETHING ISN'T ADDING UP.

WITH THE CONTROLLED DIET
SHE'S BEEN ON,

SHE SHOULD'VE LOST AT LEAST
60 TO 70 POUNDS BY NOW.

SO I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS
THE PRESENCE OF HERBURT.

HE'S PROBABLY
BRINGING HER THINGS.

BUT THEY BOTH DENY
THAT'S GOING ON, OF COURSE.

BUT THE SCALE DOESN'T LIE,

SO I THINK HER BEST CHANCE
IS TO START THERAPY.

AND RIGHT NOW, THERE IS
NO REASON FOR HER TO BE HERE

SO I'M SENDING HER HOME.

LISA IS VERY SMART AND KNOWS
EXACTLY WHAT SHE'S DOING

WITH HOW SHE MANIPULATES
EVERYONE.

OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

OKAY.

Herburt: HEY, DOC?
YEAH.

I BE THE ONE
THAT BATHES HER A LOT,

AND SHE GOT A REAL BAD RASH
RIGHT HERE, YOU KNOW?

-IN THE BACK?
-YEAH. I MEAN, REAL BAD.

AND EVERY TIME
I WASH IT OFF, I MEAN,

ALL THIS BLACK STUFF, YOU KNOW,
IS COMING OFF OF IT.

Lisa: ONE, TWO, THREE.
OH.

Herburt:
SEE ALL THAT, DOC?

SEE, LOOK AT THAT.
SEE THIS HERE?

ALL UP UNDER HERE?
-YEAH.

YEAH, THESE ARE ALL THE --
THE FOLDS THAT NO AIR GET TO IT

AND THEN, THE FUNGUS
THEN GROWS ON THEM.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE
A PROBLEM, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, WHO IS EATING THAT?

-I BEEN EATING THEM THERE.
-HE -- HE WAS EATING THEM, BEC--

WELL, HOW DID THEY END UP
IN YOUR BED, THEN?

-I HAD -- I HAD LAID IT THERE.
-HE -- HE WAS LAYING RIGHT THERE

'CAUSE I WAS CRYING
THIS MORNING.

I WAS JUST EATING IT
A WHILE AGO.

Dr. Nowzaradan: LISA, STOP IT.

THIS IS THE JUNK
YOU'VE BEEN EATING.

THIS IS WHY YOU'RE
NOT LOSING ANY WEIGHT.

HERBURT IS SNEAKING
IN JUNK FOOD FOR YOU.

AND YOU TWO
KEEP LYING ABOUT IT.

NO.

HOW CAN WE GET THROUGH
TO YOU BOTH

THAT YOUR TIME IS UP?

YOU'RE GOING TO DIE VERY SOON.

BUT BOTH OF YOU
DON'T SEEM TO GET THAT,

NO MATTER WHAT WE DO OR SAY.

HOPEFULLY, THE THERAPIST WILL,

AND YOU WILL TAKE
THAT SERIOUSLY.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
THEN YOU'RE DONE.

OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON.

AND YOU NEED TO HIT YOUR GOAL,
BECAUSE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

-YEAH.
-ALL RIGHT.

Herburt: ALL RIGHT, DOC.

Dr. Nowzaradan: THINGS ARE NOT
LOOKING OPTIMISTIC RIGHT NOW.

HOPEFULLY, PSYCHOTHERAPY
WILL BE ABLE TO START

TO BREAK THROUGH TO HER

BECAUSE NOTHING HERE HAS WORKED.

AND IF THEY DON'T,
THEN WE ARE OUT OF OPTIONS.

AND THERE'LL BE
NO REASON FOR HER

TO CONTINUE ON
WITH THE PROGRAM.

THIS IS ALL IN HER HANDS.

AND WHAT SHE DECIDE TO DO...

WILL DETERMINE HOW THINGS
ARE GOING TO END UP FOR HER.

Lisa: I FEEL LIKE DR. NOW
WAS REALLY HARD ON ME,

BUT I'M STILL GONNA KEEP TRYING

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
LIFE IS WORTH LIVING.

**

**

Lisa: EVER SINCE
DR. NOW GOT MAD AT ME,

I HAVE NO MOTIVATION
TO BE STRICT

WITH MY DIET AND EXERCISE.

**

HOW YOU DOING, BABE?

EH, WELL.

WHAT YOU WANT TO EAT?

HUH?
-PIZZA.

-PIZZA?
-AND A LITTLE COKE.

YOU KNOW THAT YOU
DON'T REALLY SUPPOSED

TO BE HAVING
NO PIZZA, RIGHT?

BUT IF I DON'T GET WHAT I WANT,
YOU DON'T GET WHAT YOU WANT.

AND I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

I WANNA START DOING
THE RIGHT THING, YOU KNOW?

I WANT YOU TO LOSE
ALL THIS WEIGHT.

ALL I WANT IS THE PIZZA
AND SOME COLD SODA.

ALL RIGHT.

Herburt: I KNOW LISA
SHOULDN'T HAVE PIZZA,

BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME
TO JUST TURN HER DOWN.

I LOVE LISA,
AND I WANT HER TO DO THIS

'CAUSE I -- I DON'T WANT
NOTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER.

**

HERE YOU GO, BABE.

**

Lisa: HERBURT TRIES TO
STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,

BUT I KNOW EXACTLY HOW
TO GET WHAT I WANT FROM HIM.

THE WAY I SEE IT,
A LITTLE CHEATING HERE AND THERE

KEEPS US BOTH SANE.

**

**

Lisa: TODAY, I'M MEETING
WITH THE THERAPIST

DR. NOW ARRANGED
TO COME TALK TO ME.

MAYBE SHE CAN EXPLAIN TO DR. NOW

THAT LOSING WEIGHT IS HARDER
FOR ME THAN OTHER PEOPLE.

LORD KNOWS I NEED AN ADVOCATE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ SINGSONG VOICE ]
COME IN.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU THIS
BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON?

[ WHISPERING ]
IT'S COLD.

OKAY.

HOW'S ABOUT HERE?

OKAY.

WELL, WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST
THERAPEUTIC PROCESS.

SO, AT WHAT POINT IN TIME DID
FOOD BECOME AN ISSUE FOR YOU?

I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN OF SIZE...

MM-HMM.

...BUT WHEN IT GOT
OUT OF HAND FOR ME

WAS ON THE DAY MY MOM DIED.

I CRIED AND I ATE.

OKAY.

BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THAT,

HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN YOU BECAME A MOM?

15.

WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
FOR YOU?

MY MAMA SAID, "YOU DONE IT.

FIX IT."

DO YOU HAVE SIBLINGS?

ONE OLDER BROTHER,
THREE YOUNGER BROTHERS.

ONE GOT KILLED
WHEN HE WAS 18.

OH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

HOW DID YOUR FAMILY CHANGE
WHEN YOUR BROTHER WAS KILLED?

THE NIGHT
MY BROTHER GOT KILLED,

MY MOM,
"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.

HE WOULD'VE BEEN AT HOME

IF HE DIDN'T WANNA BE
AT YOUR HOUSE."

IT HOLDS A LOT.

A LOT OF PAIN.

[ LISA SIGHS ]

EVEN THOUGH YOUR MOM'S
NOT PRESENT

TO BLAME YOU
FOR THINGS ANYMORE,

IT SOUNDS AS IF YOU'VE BEGUN
BLAMING YOURSELF

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

YOU HAVE NO CONTROL

OVER A LOT OF THE THINGS
THAT'VE HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE.

BUT BY BEING BLAMED FOR THEM,

THEY'VE BECOME
DRAMATIZED FOR YOU.

IT CAN MAKE ANYONE ISOLATE
THEMSELVES AND AVOID LIFE.

WELL, I GUESS
I BETTER GET UP

AND FIND SOMETHING
TO DO OUTSIDE, HUH?

DEFINITELY.

SO, SINCE BEING UNDER
THE DOCTOR'S CARE,

ARE YOU LOSING WEIGHT AT THE
RATE THAT YOU'RE EXPECTED TO?

NO. BUT,

I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP.

I'M GONNA TRY MY HARDEST.

OFTENTIMES WHEN PEOPLE
WHO ARE LARGER

THAN WHAT IS MEDICALLY SAFE

SET OUT
ON A WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM,

THE WEIGHT COMES OFF PRETTY
RAPIDLY IN THE BEGINNING.

AND SO, THE FACT THAT
YOU'RE NOT LOSING WEIGHT

AT THE RATE
THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO --

IT POINTS TO YOUR
NOT DOING EVERYTHING

THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED
TO DO DIFFERENTLY?

WHAT ARE YOU ABLE
TO START TODAY

THAT'S GOING TO MAKE
A DIFFERENCE?

BECAUSE SAYING THE RIGHT
THINGS TO ME, TO THE DOCTOR,

OR TO ANYONE ELSE
ISN'T GOING TO SERVE YOU

IF YOU DON'T PUT
THE ACTIONS BEHIND IT.

OKAY.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO MAKE THE DECISION

TO TAKE MATTERS
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS

AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PREPARATION OF YOUR MEALS,

BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

OKAY.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD

TO CONTINUING
TO WORK WITH YOU, MS. LISA.

ME, TOO.

Dr. Clay: I FEEL LIKE TODAY'S
SESSION WITH LISA WENT WELL.

SHE'S A SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT
CANDIDATE FOR THERAPY

IN THAT SHE'S AVOIDANT OF
EXPRESSING HER FEELINGS OPENLY.

THERE WERE GLIMPSES
OF THE REAL LISA,

BUT THE PAIN RUNS VERY DEEP.

HER COMPLACENCY REGARDING
HER WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY

IS VERY DAMAGING
TO HER OVERALL PSYCHE.

AND THE FACT THAT IT FEELS
COMFORTABLE AND SAFE TO HER

ARE REALLY THINGS
TO WORRY ABOUT.

LISA FEARS NOT BEING LIKED
OR LOVED OR WANTED,

AND SHE FEARS THAT PEOPLE
WON'T BE THERE FOR HER.

THUS, IT LEADS HER TO PROJECT
THIS HAPPY-GO-LUCKY PERSONALITY

AND AVOID ADDRESSING WHAT
HER CURRENT LIFE ISSUES ARE.

**

**

[ CRYING ]

IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, NOW.

COME ON.

MY LEG HURTS SO BAD!

I KNOW.

I CAN'T TAKE
TOO MUCH MORE PAIN!

**

HOW YOU DOING, DOC?

HI.

MY LEG HURTS SO BAD!

-WHICH ONE, THE RIGHT LEG?
-YES!

OKAY. WE'RE GONNA GET YOU
SITUATED REAL QUICK, OKAY?

IT HURTS!

-A BARIATRIC BED?
-YEAH.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT, LISA.
WE'RE GETTING YOU TAKEN CARE OF.

SO, TELL ME HOW YOU'VE BEEN
GETTING ALONG AT HOME.

NO?

BUT YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN WALKING.

HOW ABOUT
YOUR EATING HABITS?

I'M TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES,
BUT DOCTOR, I --

I COULDN'T AFFORD
TO BUY GROCERIES

AND MY PADS AND DIAPERS
AND STUFF THAT I REALLY NEED...

-WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO --
-I DON'T --

WHAT DOES THAT HAVE
TO DO WITH YOUR EATING HABIT?

BECAUSE IT'S EITHER
BUY THAT OR BUY GROCERIES.

I COULD ONLY BUY LIMITED
STUFF ON GROCERIES.

I NEED THOSE OTHER THINGS.

WELL, WELL, WELL,
WAIT A MINUTE.

IF -- IF YOU CAN BUY
LIMITED STUFF ON GROCERIES,

YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT.

YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN ABLE
TO LOSE 100 POUNDS.

BUT YOU LOOK LIKE YOU
HAVEN'T LOST ANY WEIGHT.

IN FACT, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE
BACK TO OVER 700 POUNDS AGAIN.

AND YOUR BODY IS LIKELY
WORSE THAN EVER.

I NEED HELP.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAY
THAT FOR THE LONGEST --

I NEED HELP.

I GET NOTHING.
I GET NO HELP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NO HELP?

WE HAVE GIVEN YOU
EVERYTHING, LISA.

YOU DOWN HERE, WE GAVE YOU
ALL THE HELP

AND THE TOOLS YOU NEED
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

-I --
-...AND YOU WASTED HALF A YEAR.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GET UP,
YOU'RE NOT WALKING,

AND YOU'RE EATING
THE SAME THING.

YOU'RE NOT
LOSING THE WEIGHT.

WE GIVE YOU TIME TO CHANGE
YOU EATING HABIT,

AND WHAT MIRACLE ARE
YOU EXPECTING TO HAPPEN?

YOU KEEP DOING THE SAME THING
AND TELLING ME THE SAME THING.

ONCE I'M STRESSED,
I -- I WILL EAT.

I'M SO STRESSED OUT.

AND I HATE BEING IN THE BED.

I WANNA GET UP!

-OKAY, YOU--
-I NEED HELP!

-ALL RIGHT.
-NOBODY HELPS ME.

IT'S JUST HIM.

-OKAY, JUST --
-I HAVE NOTHING!

JUST HOLD -- HOLD ON.
HOLD ON.

YOU KNOW THAT THE ONLY WAY
TO GET OUT OF THAT IS EAT LESS,

AND YOU EAT MORE
BECAUSE YOU'RE STRESSED?

YES.

EACH PART OF THAT
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

BETWEEN YOU TWO, I TOLD YOU
THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO EAT

PROPER AMOUNT OF CALORIE
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

AND THERE IS
NO WAY AROUND IT,

BECAUSE YOU GO HOME
AND YOU DON'T EAT PROPERLY

AND COME HERE
AND GIVE ME THE SAME STORY.

HOW MUCH OF THAT STORY
YOU THINK

I'M GONNA BELIEVE
EVERY TIME YOU TELL ME?

YOU ARE NOT WILLING
TO LOSE ANY WEIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT WILLING
TO CHANGE YOUR HABIT.

YES, I'M WILLING,
I JUST...

I JUST DON'T HAVE
NO WILLPOWER ANYMORE!

-OKAY.
-IT'S GONE!

-ALL RIGHT.
-IT'S GONE!

AND IF THAT'S
ALL THIS IS, YOU --

I'D RATHER YOU JUST
SEND ME BACK TO MY HOUSE

AND LEAVE ME ALONE,
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT HELPING ME!

IT'S NOT HELPING ME!
-COME ON, BABY.

WHAT KIND OF HELP
YOU NEED?

I -- I'LL TRY,
BUT THIS IS NOT HELPING ME!

IT'S NOT HELPING!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
TO DO WITH MYSELF, SO I EAT.

I CAN'T HELP IT!

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!

I JUST RATHER YOU JUST SEND ME
BACK TO ALABAMA

AND JUST LEAVE ME --

JUST LEAVE IT ALONE
BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING!

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT ABOUT THAT,

BECAUSE THE HELP
IS WITH YOU

AND WE GAVE YOU ALL THE TOOLS
YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT.

AND IT'S STILL
NOT HELPING ME!

I DON'T --
I CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF!

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO ANYMORE!

STOP TALKING LIKE THIS.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE NOBODY ELSE
CARES ABOUT ME!

I LOVE YOU.
NOW STOP ACTING LIKE THIS.

I'M TIRED!
I'M TIRED!

BABE, WE GOING THROUGH
THIS TOGETHER.

I FEEL LIKE I --
I FAILED MYSELF.

I FAILED MY KIDS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX
IT NO MORE!

I DON'T!

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!

COME ON, BABY.

SEND ME BACK
TO MY APARTMENT!

I DON'T WANT --
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

I UNDERSTAND YOU NEED
TO GO BACK HOME

AND EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT.

I CAN'T HELP MYSELF!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU GET UP AND GO TO THE
REFRIGERATOR AND GET THE FOOD?

NO, I DON'T.

SO, HOW THE FOOD GET TO YOU?

DOC, WHEN I BE COOKING
THE FOOD, I DON'T NEVER --

I DON'T NEVER GIVE HER
NO FRIED FOOD.

ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.

IT'S SHE KILLING HERSELF
WITH THE FOOD,

AND YOU'RE HELPING
TO KILL HER.

THERE'S NO WAY AROUND THAT.

I TOLD YOU HOW TO EAT
AND HOW -- WHAT TO DO,

AND YOU GOT THE INSTRUCTION.

SHE GOT THE INSTRUCTION.

AND COMING HERE AND YELLING THAT
SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO --

REALLY?

REALLY?

YOU WANT ME
TO BELIEVE ALL THAT?

-JUST --
-YOU KEEP TALKING.

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT?
-OKAY.

ALL YOU NEED
IS YOUR FOOD.

JUST -- JUST SEND ME HOME.

I DON'T WANNA HEAR
NOTHING ELSE.

JUST SEND ME HOME!
-BABY.

GET ME OUTTA HERE!

-STOP IT.
-SEND ME HOME!

I DON'T CARE NO MORE!

YOU KNOW WE GOTTA...

-I DON'T CARE ABOUT ALL THAT!
-WHAT YOU MEAN YOU DON'T CARE?

I JUST WANNA GO HOME!

-YOU GONNA DIE.
-NO, I'M NOT!

-YES, YOU ARE.
-I'M NOT! I'M NOT.

WE COME A LONG
WAY FOR THIS.

-I KNOW YOU --
-THIS IS USELESS!

THIS IS USELESS TO ME!

BABY, COME HERE, NOW.

I NEED HELP!

FOOD HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A PROBLEM!

IT'S GONNA ALWAYS
BE MY PROBLEM!

-CAN WE GET HERE INTO HERE?
-YEAH, WE CAN GET HER OUT HERE.

-WE'RE JUST WAITING ON HER.
-YEAH, WE'RE JUST --

I HAVE NOBODY
TO HELP ME FIX THIS...

-COME HERE, BABY.
-...OR HELP ME TRY TO --

TRY TO LEARN
HOW TO FIX IT FOR MY OWN!

YOU TELLING ME TO BE QUIET?

THIS IS -- I JUST CAN'T
TAKE IT NO MORE!

I CAN'T TAKE IT!

I CAN'T TAKE THIS NO MORE.

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

I CAN'T TAKE IT.

[ LISA HOWLS ]

[ CRYING CONTINUES ]

**

**

**

HI, LISA. YOU FEELING BETTER
IN THE BIGGER BED NOW?

I'M COMFORTABLE NOW.

BUT I BEEN
ON MY LEGS.

WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR LEGS?

THEY DRAINING AGAIN.

AND WHEN DID THAT STARTED?

IT'S BEEN, LIKE, THREE DAYS.

SO, BOTH LEGS ARE
GIVING YOU TROUBLE?

NO, IT'S THE SAME LEG.

AND THAT'S JUST A -- A LOT
OF SWELLING IN THE FATTY TISSUE.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS
YOUR INFECTION ISN'T BACK.

THEY'RE SWOLLEN BECAUSE
YOU NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT,

WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN
TRYING TO GET YOU TO DO.

WHY ARE YOU BEING
RESISTANT TO THAT?

[ EXHALES CURTLY ]

I BE SO CONSUMED
WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY,

STRESS, THAT
I CAN'T FUNCTION!

WHY DIDN'T YOU SHARE THAT
WITH THE PSYCHOTHERAPIST?

I KEEP A LOT OF STUFF
TO MYSELF!

THAT'S WHY I KEEP SAYING
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS ME.

YOU'RE DEPRESSED BECAUSE
OF YOUR SITUATION.

I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE
GIVEN UP ON ME, AND --

WE HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING WE CAN,

AND GIVEN YOU EVERY
OPPORTUNITY AND TOOL.

WE GAVE THE INSTRUCTION HOW
TO CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT,

AND YOU HAVE
A HELPER AT HOME.

YOU HAD PSYCHOTHERAPY,
A DIETICIAN,

A PHYSICAL THERAPIST,
AND ME, A WEIGHT-LOSS DOCTOR

TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING
WE POSSIBLY CAN.

WE HAVEN'T
GIVEN UP ON YOU.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO KEEPS
CHOOSING TO GIVE UP.

BUT I CAN'T GET --
I CAN'T GET IT PAST HERE!

IT'S GONNA GO BACK
TO THE SAME THING.

I WANNA EAT, AND I WANNA EAT IT,
AND I WANNA EAT SOME MORE!

AND ONCE I EAT,
I FEEL LIKE A [ BLEEP ] IDIOT

BECAUSE I CAN'T
CONTROL MYSELF!

LISA. YOU CAN CONTROL YOURSELF
AND YOUR EATING HABITS.

THE REALITY IS YOU
DON'T WANT TO,

AND THIS IS ALL JUST
A PERFORMANCE TO MANIPULATE ME.

THIS IS NOT A PERFORMANCE.

I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH!

NO, YOU'RE LYING TO ME.

AND YOU'VE GIVEN ME
THIS ACT A THOUSAND TIMES.

OKAY, SI -- WAIT A MINUTE.

OKAY.

JUST LISTEN.
NO, NO, NO!

WAIT, WAIT!

JUST WAIT, WAIT.
JUST LISTEN, PLEASE.

HOLD UP!
NO, NO, WAIT.

I DON'T DISRESPECT YOU,
AND I HAVEN'T.

BUT WHAT YOU NOT GONNA DO...

WHAT YOU NOT GONNA DO
IS DISRESPECT ME.

I UNDERSTAND YOU THE DOCTOR,
AND I UNDERSTAND

YOU GET PAID
THE BIG BUCKS FOR WHAT YOU DO.

BUT WHAT YOU DON'T DO
IS COME AT ME THAT WAY.

ARE YOU DONE?

I'M DONE.

THAT'S ALL I'M GONNA SAY.

TREAD LIGHTLY ON HOW YOU
ABOUT TO TALK TO ME.

JUST LOOK AT ME.

WE HAD YOU IN THE HOSPITAL
IN THIS BED.

DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
THAT YOU'RE GONNA TRY

AND YOU'RE GONNA DO GOOD
ON YOUR EATING HABIT?

DID YOU SAY THAT,
OR YOU DID NOT?

-I SAID THIS.
-OKAY.

SO YOU DID NOT
TELL ME THE TRUTH.

HERE'S THE REALITY
OF THE SITUATION.

YOU COME ALL THE WAY
FROM ALABAMA AND GIVE US AN IDEA

THAT YOU'RE GONNA
FOLLOW OUR PROGRAM.

AND YOU COME HERE,
YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT.

YOU'RE JUST NOT BEING TRUTHFUL
WITH US ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I'M BEING TRUTHFUL!

YOU THINK I'M NOT
TRYING, DOCTOR.

YOU TOLD ME YOU'RE NOT,

THEN IN A MOMENT,
YOU TELL ME YOU ARE.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE
OF YOUR STORY I BELIEVE.

EVERY MOMENT, YOU'RE TELLING ME
DIFFERENT THINGS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

AND IF YOU LISTEN TO YOURSELF,
YOU'RE GONNA SEE

YOU'RE GOING
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU LISTEN AT ME,

YOU SHOULD KNOW
SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME!

I KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I'M LOSING MY MIND.

WELL, I THINK, DEEP DOWN,
YOU REALLY WANT TO BE IN THE BED

AND YOU WANT EVERYBODY ELSE
TO DO EVERYTHING FOR YOU.

I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY
TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME.

WELL, YOU SPENT THE LAST
SEVEN MONTHS

GIVING ME EVIDENCE
TO THE CONTRARY.

AND WHEN I CALL YOU ON IT,
YOU JUST CRY AND LIE.

HERBURT, STEP OUT THE ROOM
FOR A MINUTE, SWEETHEART.

COME ON, BABE.
COME ON, NOW.

PLEASE!

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]
[ BLEEP ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, DOCTOR.

YOU THINK
ALL THIS I'M DOING

IS JUST FOR SHOW
AND ALL OF THIS.

LET ME TELL YOU
HOW I REALLY FEEL.

BECAUSE IF I HAD MY WAY,
DO YOU KNOW WHERE I'D BE?

WHERE IS THAT?

I BEEN DONE BLOWN MY BRAINS
OUT MONTHS AGO.

THAT'S HOW I FEEL.

SO YOU ARE SUICIDAL?

I WOULD'VE BEEN BLEW MY BRAINS
OUT, BECAUSE THIS IS --

ALL THE STUFF
THAT'S UP HERE --

LISA, THIS IS JUST
A GAME TO YOU.

SO YOU WANT TO DIE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

A PERSON SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE
TO GO THAT FAR TO --

TO -- TO LET PEOPLE
REALLY KNOW HOW THEY FEEL.

ALL RIGHT, LISA.

I'LL SEND SOMEONE IN TO DISCUSS
THIS FURTHER WITH YOU.

AND I'LL SEND
HERBURT BACK, OKAY?

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK LISA IS PLAYING
MORE GAMES.

SHE COULD SEE THE WRITING
ON THE WALL,

AND FELL BACK IN THE CORNER,

AND THAT NOTHING SHE WAS SAYING
WAS WORKING TO MANIPULATE ME.

SO SHE WENT FOR
A NUCLEAR OPTION.

BUT WE TAKE EVERY THREAT
LIKE THAT VERY SERIOUSLY,

SO WE WILL HAVE THE HOSPITAL
THERAPIST COME TALK TO YOU.

AND IF THEY DETERMINE
SHE ISN'T SUICIDAL

AND THAT SHE'S PLAYING GAMES,

THEN LISA IS DONE
ON THIS PROGRAM,

BECAUSE THIS LEVEL OF
MANIPULATION IS THE FINAL STRAW.

YOU GOTTA LET THE DOCTOR
HELP YOU, BABE.

HE--HE...
OKAY.

BUT, HE STILL DON'T GET TO TALK
TO ME ANY KIND OF WAY.

I'M STILL
A [BLEEP] LADY.

-ARE YOU STILL --
-AND I'M STILL YOURS.

I DON'T CARE IF HE WAS
RIGHT OR WRONG.

IF HE WAS RIGHT,
HE SHOULD'VE CAME CORRECT.

YOU'RE GONNA LOSE SOME WEIGHT,

REGARDLESS IF YOU
LIKE IT OR NOT.

AND WHATEVER DOC SAYS
YOU GOTTA DO,

FROM NOW ON,
WE GONNA DO IT, OKAY?

WE GONNA DO IT.

YOU BETTER ROLL BACK
UP OFF ME, SON,

BEFORE ME AND YOU HAVE
A PROBLEM RIGHT HERE

TONIGHT IN THE EMERGENCY
ROOM RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS.

OH, YEAH?

BOY, YOU BETTER RAISE UP.

BACK UP.

BACK UP!

ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONE.

WHERE YOU GOING?

AIN'T GOT TIME
FOR THIS MESS.

OH, YOU --
WHERE YOU GOING?

-OKAY. BYE!
-CRAZY.

LORD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
WRONG WITH THESE MEN.

**

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

**

HI, LISA.

HEY, DOCTOR.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

FEELING BETTER THAN
I HAVE BEEN IN DAYS.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY, HERE'S THE SITUATION.

SO, WE HAVE YOUR FULL
PSYCHIATRY EVALUATION,

AND THEY DETERMINED
THAT YOU'RE NOT SUICIDAL.

BUT YOU ALREADY
KNEW THAT, RIGHT?

THAT WAS DESIGNED TO ATTEMPT
TO MANIPULATE US.

BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.

SO IT'S CLEAR TO US YOU HAVE
NO DESIRE TO CHANGE,

AND YOU HAVE NO RESPECT
FOR THE PROGRAM

OR THE CARE AND TOOLS
YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN.

SO, AS OF RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE
NO LONGER ON THE PROGRAM.

SO I'M GOING TO DISCHARGE
YOU TO GO HOME.

AND IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE
WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY

AND PSYCHOTHERAPY,

WE WILL MAKE THAT AVAILABLE
TO YOU AS LONG AS YOU USE IT.

OKAY.

IF YOU STOP, THEN WE'LL
STOP PROVIDING IT.

AND TO EVER BE CONSIDERED
FOR THE PROGRAM AGAIN,

YOU NEED TO LOSE
AT LEAST 50 POUNDS.

YES, DOCTOR.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO STOP MANIPULATING PEOPLE.

YOU TRIED TO MANIPULATE ME.

YOU TRIED TO
MANIPULATE HIM, TOO.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
WE SPENT THE LAST FEW DAYS

DOING A FULL PSYCHIATRIC
EVALUATION ON LISA,

AND THEY DETERMINED
THAT SHE'S NOT SUICIDAL.

SHE JUST SAID THAT TO TRY
AND MANIPULATE THE SYSTEM

AND MANIPULATE ME.

SO WE'RE DONE WITH HER GAMES.

WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
AS AN EMERGENCY OPTION

IS NOT EVEN POSSIBLE
WITH HER RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE HER BODY
IS IN SUCH BAD SHAPE

SHE WOULD NOT SURVIVE IT.

MEDICAL TRANSPORT
WILL COME AND GET YOU

AND WILL TAKE YOU HOME.

I WISH YOU THE BEST.

GOTCHA.

Herburt:
ALL RIGHT, DOC.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I ALWAYS HOPE
FOR THE BEST WITH MY PATIENTS.

BUT IF THEY CHOOSE
TO SELF-DESTRUCT,

IT'S HEARTBREAKING
BUT IT'S NOT OUR CHOICE.

AND ONCE WE HAVE
TRIED EVERYTHING,

THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN
DO TO CHANGE THAT.

HOPEFULLY, LISA WILL
COME TO A POINT

WHERE THINGS WILL CHANGE
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE FOR HER.

**

**

**

OH, MY GOD!
HI, BABIES!

Danielle:
SAY, "HEY, GIGI!"

OH, MY GOD!

Y'ALL GET HER.

GIMME SOME!

GIMME MY SUGAR, GIRL.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

I MISS MY BABIES.

I REALLY CAME DOWN HERE
TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON

AND SEE IF YOU WAS REALLY
LOSING SOME WEIGHT,

'CAUSE SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE
YOU DON'T BE TELLING ME

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.

I'M NOT GONNA GET THE SURGERY
I CAME HERE FOR.

DR. NOW IS DONE WITH ME.

SO, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS
GOING FORWARD?

WELL, I HAD JUST PLANNED
ON JUST GIVING UP, DANIELLE.

WHY?

I'M JUST NOT GETTING
NOTHING ACCOMPLISHED.

AND I FEEL LIKE YOU THE ONLY
ONE OF MY CHILDREN

WHO EVEN CARE
ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT NOBODY ELSE
TO BE A CHEERLEADER FOR YOU.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE
YOUR OWN CHEERLEADER SOMETIMES.

YOU NEED TO DO IT
FOR YOURSELF.

I KNOW.

AND YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
LETTING ME DOWN.

BUT I CAN'T LET MYSELF
DOWN, EITHER.

RIGHT.

WE GONNA DO THIS?

YEAH.

ARE YOU GONNA DO THIS?

YES.

**

GOT IT.

Lisa: I HEAR
WHAT DANIELLE'S SAYING,

BUT I SPENT A LIFETIME
GETTING TO THIS POINT.

IT'S DISAPPOINTING TO NOT
HAVE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

AS AN OPTION NOW,

BUT I'M GONNA KEEP
WORKING AT IT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS
THE LISA WAY.