All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S06E10

David: IT'S A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY
TO DO ANYTHING,

AND NOBODY SHOULD HAVE
TO LIVE THE WAY I DO.

**

AH! AH!

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

Woman #2:
I TRY 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.

[ SOBS ]

OH, MY LEG!

-SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE.
-YOU'RE MAKING ME MAD.

ALL RIGHT, THIS IS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

David: YOU CAN SIT THERE
AND LAUGH AT ME ALL YOU WANT.

I DON'T CARE.
-HE'S NOT LAUGHING AT YOU, SON.

YEAH, YOU ARE.
BOTH OF YOU ARE.

Rhonda: I AM NOT LAUGHING AT
YOU, SON. I'M CRYING.

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**

David:
WE OFTEN VIEW LIFE AS EITHER
A TIME OF JOY OR A TIME OF PAIN,

BUT MAYBE IT'S MEANT
TO BE BOTH AT ONCE,

AND HOW WE BALANCE
THAT DETERMINES HOW WE GROW.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

**

**

**

David:
I WAKE UP EVERY DAY HURTING.

**

MY ANKLES HURT.
MY KNEES HURT.

MY BACK HURTS.

IT'S LIKE I'M BEING PUNISHED

[ GRUNTS ]

BECAUSE IT'S SO MISERABLE
TO DO ANYTHING,

AND I'VE BECOME ALMOST IMMOBILE.

I CAN ONLY STAND FOR MAYBE
2 OR 3 MINUTES AT A TIME.

[ GROANS ]

SO IT'S A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY
JUST TO DO ANYTHING.

**

NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE
LIFE THE WAY I DO

AND GO THROUGH
WHAT I GO THROUGH.

AND I CAN BARELY FIT
THROUGH THE DOOR ANYMORE,

**

AND IT'S HARD
TO EVEN TAKE A SHOWER,

BUT IF I DON'T,
I'LL GET INFECTIONS

BECAUSE ALL THE CHAFING
FROM MY FAT HANGING DOWN

CREATES THESE OPEN SORES
THAT I HAVE TO KEEP CLEAN.

**

AND WHEN I SCRUB PARTS
OF MY BODY WITH A SCRUB BRUSH,

IT HURTS.
IT'S LIKE NEEDLES.

AND IT'S PAINFUL.

BUT I HAVE TO DO IT.

BUT I CARRY MOST OF MY WEIGHT
IN MY STOMACH

AND IN MY THIGHS,
AND IT PULLS.

IT PULLS ON MY BACK, AND THERE
ARE TIMES IT GETS SO BAD

THAT I JUST HAVE TO QUIT
WHATEVER IT IS I'M DOING

AND JUST TRY TO GO LIE DOWN.

AND WHEN I HIT THAT WALL,
IT'S SCARY

BECAUSE IT'S LITERALLY A FIGHT
TO GET BACK UP AT THAT POINT,

AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME

OR I FELL,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO.

**

MY GIRLFRIEND LIVES HERE WITH ME
AND HELPS TAKE CARE OF ME,

BUT THERE'S NO WAY
SHE'D BE ABLE TO GET ME BACK UP.

OH.

[ GROANS ]

SO THE ONLY OTHER PERSON THAT
COULD HELP ME IS MY BROTHER,

BENJI, WHO LIVES NEARBY,

BUT WITH HOW BIG
MY BROTHER IS GETTING,

HE WOULD PROBABLY END UP
ON THE FLOOR WITH ME

IF HE HAD TO TRY AND LIFT ME.

**

HE HELPS BRING ME MY MEALS
A LOT OF TIMES,

AND I FEEL LIKE MY EATING
IS INFLUENCING HIM

AND HOW HE'S GAINING WEIGHT TOO,

SO I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT
ONLY DESTROYING MY LIFE,

BUT I'M DESTROYING HIS, TOO.

**

Benji: I KNOW MY WEIGHT IS
GETTING OUT OF CONTROL,

AND I LOOK AT MY BROTHER
AND HOW HARD IT IS

FOR HIM TO DO ANYTHING,

AND I KNOW
I'M LOOKING AT MY FUTURE.

I DON'T STRUGGLE AS BAD
AS DAVID YET,

BUT IT'S STARTING TO GET
PRETTY BAD FOR ME TOO,

AND I CAN SEE MY BODY
STARTING TO FALL APART LIKE HIS.

I'VE HAD THESE SORES, I GUESS,

EVER SINCE I STARTED
GETTING REAL HEAVY

AND WISH I COULD
GET RID OF THEM.

FEEL LIKE YOUR SKIN
IS ABOUT TO TEAR.

GOT LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEFT LEG.

IT SWELLS UP.

I ONLY HAVE THE LYMPHEDEMA
ON THE ONE SIDE

COMPARED TO WHERE MY BROTHER
HAS IT ON BOTH SIDES.

I DON'T WANT TO END UP
LIKE DAVID,

SO I NEED TO GET THE WEIGHT OFF

SO I CAN BE HEALTHY
SO MY WIFE, AMANDA,

AND THEN MY DAUGHTER, LORELEI,
WON'T HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

BUT ME AND DAVID JUST LIKE
TO EAT ALL THE TIME,

AND SINCE I'M STILL
THE MORE MOBILE ONE,

AFTER I GET DRESSED,

I RUN, GET US BOTH BREAKFAST
BEFORE I GO TO WORK.

**

Woman: THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING
JACK IN THE BOX.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

I NEED TO GET A SAUSAGE
CROISSANT, THEN A NUMBER 27.

I NEED A LARGE SWEET TEA,
FIVE BREAKFAST JACKS

AND FIVE HASH BROWNS ALSO.

OKAY.

THIS IS YOUR
FIVE HASH BROWNS.

THIS IS YOUR 27 AND YOUR
SAUSAGE CROISSANT,

AND THIS IS YOUR
BREAKFAST JACKS.

-ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU.

**

Benji: I KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES
I'M FACING RIGHT NOW,

BUT AS BAD
AS IT'S GETTING FOR ME,

I KNOW DAVID IS FAR WORSE OFF,

AND PRETTY MUCH ALL DAVID CAN DO
NOWADAYS IS SIT AT HOME AND EAT.

I TELL HIM MYSELF THAT HE NEEDS

TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT HIS WEIGHT,

AND HE SAYS HE DOES,
SAYS HE DOES,

BUT IT'S ALL IN, LIKE,
A DENIAL STAGE FOR HIM.

DAVID IS KILLING
HIMSELF EVERY DAY.

David: COME IN!

WHAT'S UP?

David: I'M BARELY LIVING LIFE
RIGHT NOW,

AND THE ONLY THING I REALLY
HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS

BENJI BRINGING ME
SOMETHING TO EAT

BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY THING
I CAN ENJOY ANYMORE IN MY LIFE.

LEGS LOOKING BAD AGAIN?

YEAH, IT'S SWOLLEN.

YEAH. THEY'RE SWOLE UP
PRETTY BAD.

IT MAKES ALL THE PAIN
AND ALL THE WORRY GO AWAY,

BUT I KNOW IT'S KILLING ME,
AND BENJI IS NOT FAR BEHIND ME,

AND I FEAR THAT,
BY THE TIME HE'S MY AGE,

HE'S GOING TO FIND
HIS SELF JOBLESS,

SITTING IN A HOUSE,
NOT BEING ABLE TO HELP HIS SELF.

HEY, YOU WANT
ONE OF THESE HASH BROWNS?

FULL OF GREASE.

BUT WE BOTH TRIED
EVERYTHING TO STOP IT,

AND FOOD HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE
PART OF OUR LIVES FOR SO LONG.

YOU FULL?

YEAH.

YEAH, ME TOO.

AT THIS POINT, IT'S JUST
HOW IT IS WITH US.

I PROBABLY ATE TOO MUCH.

YEAH, I THINK YOU DID.

**

I'VE STRUGGLED WITH MY WEIGHT
MY WHOLE LIFE.

I WAS THE OLDEST OF SIX
KIDS IN OUR FAMILY,

AND WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG,
MY DAD WAS ALWAYS WORKING,

SO MY MOM AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER
TOOK CARE OF ME,

AND HOW THEY'D KEEP ME QUIET

WAS THEY'D JUST GIVE ME
SOMETHING TO EAT.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT
OF MONEY FOR TOYS

AND THINGS LIKE MOST PEOPLE DID,

SO YOU COULD BUY
A BOX OF TWINKIES

OR MAKE
TWO DOZEN CUPCAKES

AND GIVE THEM TO YOUR KIDS,
AND IT WAS HAPPY.

IT WAS LIKE GETTING
A PRESENT TO US.

Rhonda:
A TREAT FOR MY KIDS SINCE WE
DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY IS,

IF WE HAD AN EXTRA $10 OR $20,

THEY USED TO HAVE
CHEESEBURGERS FOR $0.29,

AND WE WOULD RUN DOWN,
AND WE'D GET $10 WORTH,

AND I WOULD LET THEM EAT
HOWEVER MANY THEY WANTED

BECAUSE THAT WAS A TREAT.

Benji: WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,
WE ATE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING

FROM PIZZA,

SPAGHETTI, LASAGNA,
HAMBURGERS, FRENCH FRIES,

SO WE JUST HAD SNACKS
CONSTANTLY.

**

David: SO I STARTED GAINING
WEIGHT RIGHT FROM THE START,

AND I REMEMBER BEING CHUBBY.

I WAS ALWAYS DIFFERENT
AND BIGGER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE,

AND I JUST TOOK IT
AS BEING NORMAL,

AND SO, BY THE TIME I WAS 6,
I WAS ALREADY UP TO 100 POUNDS.

**

BUT I STARTED TO REALIZE
HOW DIFFERENT I WAS

WHEN MY MAMA STARTED ENTERING
MY YOUNGER BROTHER

INTO THESE BEAUTY PAGEANTS,
AND SHE WOULDN'T LET ME DO IT.

**

Benji: WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG,
I REMEMBER DOING BEAUTY PAGEANTS

WITH MY MOM,

AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN

BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS LIKE
I WAS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION,

AND I WON A LOT, SO I LIKED IT.

David: AND I NEVER UNDERSTOOD,
WHY WASN'T I GOOD ENOUGH

TO BE IN THOSE BEAUTY PAGEANTS?

AND THEN IT STARTED TO REALIZE
WHEN I GOT OLDER IT

WAS BECAUSE OF MY SIZE.

A FAT KID CAN'T BE
IN A BEAUTY PAGEANT.

THAT'S NOT BEAUTIFUL.

I FELT LIKE MY SIBLINGS
WERE MORE VALUED THAN ME

BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL OFF
DOING THAT BEAUTY-PAGEANT STUFF,

AND IT WAS JUST ME
AND MY GREAT GRANDMA AT HOME,

SO DURING THAT TIME,
SHE WAS KIND OF LIKE MY MOM.

DAVID STAYED A LOT
WITH MY GRANDMOTHER.

SHE WAS ELDERLY,
BUT SHE WAS...

YOU KNOW, SHE LOVED DAVID,
AND HE LOVED HER,

AND THAT WAS WHO WAS
WITH HIM ALL THE TIME.

David: SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND,
AND THEN,

WHEN I WAS AROUND 8 YEARS OLD,

ONE DAY, I WAS SITTING THERE
WITH HER, AND SHE FELL DOWN,

AND THEN, WHEN SHE PASSED AWAY,
I DIDN'T HAVE NOBODY.

AND THE ONE THING THAT
MADE ME HAPPY WAS FOOD,

AND WHEN I ATE,
I GOT BIGGER,

AND WHEN ANY OF THAT EMOTION
STARTED COMING BACK,

I'D JUST EAT SOME MORE.

SO AGE 10,
I WEIGHED AROUND 145 POUNDS,

AND IT WAS SUCH A SAD
AND LONELY TIME FOR ME

BECAUSE I WASN'T CLOSE TO MY MOM
OR MY OTHER SIBLINGS,

SO I FELT LIKE THE OUTCAST,

AND TO DEAL WITH IT,
I'D KEEP EATING AND GAINING.

SO BY THE TIME I WAS 14,

I BALLOONED UP
TO OVER 300 POUNDS,

AND THROUGH THE REST
OF HIGH SCHOOL,

I STARTED REALIZING A PATTERN,

AND IN THAT PATTERN,
THERE WAS NOBODY THERE.

MY MOTHER WAS GONE
WITH THE OTHER KIDS.

MY DAD WAS AT WORK,
BUT THERE WAS THAT ONE THING

THAT MADE ME HAPPY

THAT NOBODY WAS GOING
TO TAKE FROM ME.

IT WAS THAT REFRIGERATOR.

SO FOOD WAS A BIG COMFORT TO ME,

AND IT HELPED ME DEAL
WITH THE LONELINESS.

SO I KEPT GAINING,

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 18,
I WAS WELL OVER 400 POUNDS,

AND I KNEW THINGS
WERE GETTING BAD.

I REALLY THOUGHT DAVID WOULD
GROW OUT OF THE WEIGHT

AS HE GOT OLDER
AND GOT OUT OF SCHOOL,

BUT HE NEVER LOST NO WEIGHT.

David: AND IT'S DURING THAT TIME
MY WEIGHT GAIN

AND EATING HABITS
STARTED TO INFLUENCE BENJI

BECAUSE I HAD MY LICENSE

AND HAD TO START TAKING BENJI
TO SCHOOL WITH ME,

AND I COULD GO ANYWHERE AND GET
WHATEVER I WANTED TO EAT,

AND A LOT OF TIMES,
I'D TAKE BENJI WITH ME.

**

Benji:
DAVID WOULD BE HUNGRY OR HAVE
A CRAVING, AND I'D GO WITH HIM,

AND WE'D JUST EAT, AND SO I KNOW
I WAS GAINING A LOT THEN.

BY THE TIME I WAS 16,
I HAD HIT OVER 300 POUNDS,

BUT I WAS ALWAYS AROUND
200 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN DAVID,

SO IT DIDN'T SEEM
TO BE A HUGE ISSUE,

AND I DIDN'T WORRY
ABOUT IT AS MUCH.

**

David: BUT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL,
I CONTINUED TO GAIN WEIGHT.

THERE'D BE DAYS WHERE
I'D FIND MYSELF

GOING TO THIS
DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT

AND GETTING FIVE OR SIX MEALS
AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER

AND JUST SITTING
IN A PARKING LOT OR A PARK

AND JUST EATING
BECAUSE I WAS HAPPY.

I MEAN, THERE WAS NOBODY
TO TELL ME NO,

AND I GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER.

AND IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS,
I STILL HAD A LIFE,

AND I'D GO OUT,
AND ONE NIGHT, I WAS AT A BAR,

AND I MET KELLY,
AND WE HIT IT OFF.

WE WERE TOGETHER.
SHE GOT PREGNANT.

WE ENDED UP GETTING MARRIED
AND HAD MY DAUGHTER, TRINITY,

SO THINGS WERE GETTING
A LITTLE BETTER,

BUT WHEN I MET KELLY,
I WAS 400 POUNDS.

I PROBABLY GAINED MAYBE CLOSE TO
100 POUNDS DURING OUR MARRIAGE

OVER THE NEXT 7 YEARS OR SO,
AND IT MADE HER RESENT ME.

KELLY COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

SHE HAD MET SOMEBODY ELSE,
SO SHE ENDED UP CHEATING ON ME,

AND WE SEPARATED.

AND WHEN SHE TOOK MY DAUGHTER
WITH HER, I WAS ALONE.

I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A POWER
OUT THERE TAKING THINGS FROM ME.

IT WASN'T MEANT FOR DAVID
TO BE HAPPY.

IT WAS MEANT FOR DAVID TO BE
THE FAT KID THAT NOBODY LIKED,

SO MY WEIGHT GAIN
JUST TOOK OFF AGAIN,

AND OVER THE NEXT 4 YEARS,
I GOT UP TO OVER 600 POUNDS.

I THINK LOSING HIS WIFE IS
WHEN HE REALLY GOT DEPRESSED,

AND THE MAJORITY OF THE WEIGHT
REALLY STARTED STACKING UP.

David: IT WAS THE DARKEST TIME
OF MY LIFE,

AND I EVEN HAD
A FALLING OUT WITH BENJI,

AND WE DIDN'T SEE EACH OTHER
OR TALK FOR A WHILE.

**

Benji: WHEN I WAS HALFWAY
THROUGH MY SENIOR YEAR,

I DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL
TO GET A GED

AND STARTED WORK DRIVING
A TOW TRUCK,

AND I WAS ONLY AROUND
350 POUNDS THEN.

BUT TOW-TRUCK-DRIVING LIFE,
IT'S DIFFERENT.

IT'S DIFFICULT.

SITTING ALL THE TIME,
BOREDOM JUST LEADS YOU

TO EATING THE FAST FOOD
ALL THE TIME,

BUT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,

I'D ONLY GONE UP
50 POUNDS OR SO TO 400,

AND THEN, WHEN I WAS 20,
AMANDA AND I STARTED DATING.

Amanda:
BENJI'S SIZE NEVER BOTHERED ME.

I DON'T LOOK AT PEOPLE
FROM THE OUTSIDE.

I LOOK AT THEM FROM THE INSIDE,
AND HE HAS A REALLY BIG HEART,

AND THAT'S WHAT
ATTRACTED ME TO HIM.

SO WE GOT MARRIED, AND AMANDA
AND I HAD OUR DAUGHTER, LORELEI,

WHEN I WAS 23.

I WAS UP TO 450, BUT THAT WAS
STILL 200 POUNDS LIGHTER

THAN DAVID.

RIGHT AROUND THAT TIME
IS WHEN DAVID AND ME

HAD A FALLING OUT OVER MONEY.

I THOUGHT HE WAS LYING TO ME,
AND I COULDN'T TRUST HIM,

SO I'D STOPPED TALKING
TO HIM FOR A WHILE,

BUT EVENTUALLY,
WE WORKED THINGS OUT.

SO THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO,

AND IT'S WHEN WE STARTED
EATING TOGETHER AGAIN,

ONLY, NOW I BRING HIM THE MEALS

SINCE HE HAS A REALLY
HARD TIME DOING ANYTHING.

David: FOR A WHILE, I WASN'T
SURE IF MY LIFE

WAS EVER GOING TO BE GOOD AGAIN.

I WAS 30 YEARS OLD,
OVER 600 POUNDS AND ALONE,

BUT A COUPLE YEARS LATER
WHEN I WAS 32,

I MET MY GIRLFRIEND, MARY,
THROUGH A DATING WEBSITE.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER.

SHE MOVES IN WITH ME, AND
SHE'S BEEN WITH ME EVER SINCE.

WHEN MARY AND I STARTED DATING,
I WAS OVER 600 POUNDS,

BUT I WAS MOBILE.

I MEAN, I COULD DO
A LOT MORE THINGS.

I COULD TAKE HER TO A RESTAURANT
OR TAKE HER TO A MOVIE.

I KNEW MY WEIGHT
KIND OF BOTHERED HER,

BUT SHE LOOKED PAST THAT.

Mary:
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DATING,

I WAS VERY HESITANT
ABOUT HIS SIZE,

BUT I FELL IN LOVE
WITH THIS PERSON.

HE'S AN AMAZING PERSON,
AND WE'VE BEEN LIVING TOGETHER

FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW.

David: NOW OUR RELATIONSHIP IS
NOT WHAT SHE SIGNED UP FOR

BECAUSE SHE HAS TO
TAKE CARE OF ME,

AND I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST
THIS BURDEN TO HER AT TIMES.

AND I CAN'T EVEN PROVIDE
FOR HER, SO SHE HAS TO WORK

ON TOP OF ALL THAT.

AND SHE HAS TO WORRY
EVERY SINGLE DAY

IF I'M GOING TO MAKE IT

BECAUSE, A YEAR AGO,
I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

THEY TOLD ME I HAD PNEUMONIA.

I WAS HAVING SEVERE
RESPIRATORY FAILURE.

I WENT INTO A COMA.

THAT WAS THE SCARIEST
MOMENT FOR ME

BECAUSE I HAD THIS PERSON
THAT I LOVED,

AND I'M SITTING
IN THE HOSPITAL THINKING,

"THERE'S A CHANCE
I'M GOING TO LOSE HIM."

David: I WOKE UP 2 WEEKS LATER
NOT KNOWING WHERE I WAS

OR WHAT HAD HAPPENED,
AND THERE'S NO QUESTION

I'M GETTING TO MY BREAKING POINT

BECAUSE MY BODY HAS ALREADY
STARTED TO GIVE OUT,

AND BY GOD'S GRACE,

I HAVE BEEN GIVEN
A SECOND CHANCE,

BUT EVEN THOUGH I KNOW
HOW CLOSE TO DEATH I AM,

I STILL CAN'T
SAY NO TO FOOD.

FOOD HAS BEEN
A BIG PART OF MY LIFE.

MY FAMILY,
WE LIKE TO HAVE GATHERINGS.

WE LIKE TO BE TOGETHER.

WE LIKE FOOD.

WE LIKE TO BE HAPPY.

SO WE GET TOGETHER
EVERY WEEK TO EAT.

THERE'S ALWAYS CAKE.

THERE'S ALWAYS DESSERTS.

**

BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME
TO GO ANYWHERE.

-YOU ALL RIGHT, BABE?
-YEAH. I'M GOOD.

David:
I CAN JUST BARELY MAKE IT.

**

I WORRY ABOUT DAVID EVERY DAY OF
HIS LIFE, EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.

[ SNIFFS ]

HE'S GOT TO GET HEALTHY.
WE ALL HAVE TO.

THIS WHOLE FAMILY HAS GOT
TO GET HEALTHY.

I'M WORE OUT.
[ PANTS ]

YOU NEED A SHORTER DRIVEWAY.
[ BREATHES HEAVILY ]

I HAVEN'T WALKED THAT
[PANTS] FAR IN 6 MONTHS.

**

OH, GOD.

HOLD THE DOOR, BABY.
OKAY.

DAVID HAS GAINED ABOUT
150 POUNDS SINCE I'VE KNOWN HIM.

HE'S PUTTING SUCH A STRAIN
ON HIS BODY

WITH THE WEIGHT THAT HE IS.

I FEEL LIKE, IF DAVID
DOESN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT,

THAT HE'S GOING TO DIE...

-WHAT'D YOU JUST SAY?
-THAT'LL WORK.

[Voice breaks ] ...THAT I'M
GOING TO LOSE MY BEST FRIEND

AND THE PERSON
I LOVE THE MOST.

Girl: COME ON.

I DO FEEL LIKE DAVID
IS A TICKING TIME BOMB

WITH HIS WEIGHT

AND THE WAY EVERYTHING
IS IN HIS LIFE RIGHT NOW,

AND HE'S GOING TO DIE SOON,

AND I DESPERATELY
WANT HIM TO BE OKAY

AND GET THE HELP HE NEEDS.

David: I KNOW BENJI AND I,
WE'RE BOTH KILLING OURSELVES,

BUT BENJI USUALLY TELLS ME
I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO WORK

BECAUSE OF HOW BAD OFF I AM,
BUT IN A FEW YEARS,

HE'LL ACTUALLY BE
WORSE OFF THAN ME,

SO I NEED TO CHANGE,

BUT I WANT MY BROTHER TO SEE HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS FOR HIM, TOO.

BUT I KNOW THAT I'M ABOUT
TO LOSE EVERYTHING,

AND I'M VERY WORRIED
THAT MY FAMILY

IS GOING TO HAVE TO BURY ME

AND THAT MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER

IS GOING TO HAVE TO WALK
NEXT TO HER FATHER'S COFFIN

AND PUT ME IN THE GROUND.

AND IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE
THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO BENJI.

**

**

**

David: TODAY, I'M GOING TO SEE
A DOCTOR HERE IN HOUSTON,

AND I TOLD BENJI, "WE EITHER
DO THIS TOGETHER OR NOT AT ALL,"

SO HE AGREED TO GO WITH ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN,

BUT I FEEL THAT MY WHOLE LIFE
IS RIDING ON THIS DOCTOR'S VISIT

AND SEEING DR. NOWZARADAN.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

AND I'M HOPING IT'S NOT
TOO LATE FOR ME.

[ DOOR CREAKS ]

HELLO.

HOW YOU FEELING?

-I'M ALL RIGHT.
-YOU READY TO GO?

YEP.

ARE WE WAITING ON BENJI?

HE'LL BE HERE
IN A MINUTE.

OKAY.

ARE YOU SCARED?

LITTLE BIT.

HOW MUCH DO I THINK
IT'S GOING TO SAY?

HONEST.

SEVEN HUNDRED.

I DON'T KNOW, THOUGH.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING A LITTLE THIN.

WHERE?
IN YOUR FEET?

YOU'RE FUNNY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HOLD ON. I'LL GET IT.

-HEY, BABY.
-HEY.

Y'ALL GOING TO GO
IN MY CAR WITH ME?

YEAH.

YOU RIDE IN THE
FRONT SEAT, DUDE.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FIT
IN THE FRONT SEAT.

-OH, YES, YOU CAN.
-YEAH, YOU CAN.

YOU FIT IN
YOUR PICKUP TRUCK.

YOU CAN FIT IN THERE.

Rhonda: READY TO GO?
LET'S ROLL. [ GRUNTS ]

NEED A HAND UP?

-NO.
-UGH.

**

David: I'M WORRIED ABOUT
GETTING TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

IT'S ONLY ABOUT A 45-MINUTE
DRIVE, BUT THE FURTHEST I GO

IS ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES

TO GET FAST FOOD
OR GO TO THE SUPERMARKET,

SO I KNOW IT'S GOING
TO BE PAINFUL,

AND I JUST HOPE I CAN MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY THERE.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

**

**

COMFORTABLE, DAVID?

-NOPE.
-NO, HE'S NOT.

**

Rhonda: ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOING TO BE OKAY?

NO, I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY THERE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY THERE?

NOPE. NO WAY.
OH.

DO WE NEED TO MAKE
A SEAT CHANGE?

OH.

JUST A SECOND.

OH, MY GOD!

IT HURTS.

OH, MY LEG IS NUMB.

OH, GOD.

I CAN'T BREATHE.

[ PANTING ]

[ GRUNTING ]

**

WE'RE GOING TO RENT
A U-HAUL NEXT TIME.

TURN THE AIR ON HIGH.

THE AIR IS ON, DAVID.

YOU ALL RIGHT, SON?

NO, MOM,
I'M NOT ALL RIGHT.

Amanda:
DON'T YELL AT HER.

I'M HURTING, AMANDA.

OKAY BUT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU YELL AT YOUR MOTHER.

HAVE SOME RESPECT.

**

I'M TIRED OF BEING LIKE THIS.

THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE,
HURTING,

UNCOMFORTABLE ALL THE TIME
WHILE PEOPLE MAKE FUN OF YOU.

NO ONE IS MAKING FUN
OF YOU, SON.

WHAT ABOUT BENJI?

SIT THERE AND LAUGH
AT ME ALL YOU WANT.

I DON'T CARE.
-HE'S NOT LAUGHING AT YOU, SON.

-YEAH, YOU ARE! BOTH OF YOU ARE.
-I'M NOT LAUGHING.

I AM NOT
LAUGHING AT YOU, SON.

I'M CRYING.

**

Benji: DAVID CAN'T KEEP
GOING LIKE THIS,

AND WHEN HE STARTS TO HURT,
HE JUST BREAKS DOWN,

AND IT ALL GETS MUCH WORSE,

SO I'M HOPING WE BOTH
GET HELP TODAY.

OH, I CAN'T
FEEL MY FEET.

BUT HE REALLY NEEDS
IT RIGHT NOW...

OH, I GOT A CRAMP.

...BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
HE HAS MUCH LONGER.

[ GROANS ]

David: I DON'T KNOW IF
DR. NOWZARADAN CAN HELP ME.

UGH. OH!

I'VE BEEN REJECTED NUMEROUS
TIMES FROM OTHER SURGEONS,

BUT I'VE BEEN PRAYING EVERY DAY

THAT THE DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT GOES GOOD.

Woman:
DAVID AND BENJI BOLTON?

David: BENJI, YOU GO FIRST.

I NEED TO SIT DOWN FOR A MINUTE.

Benji: NO PROBLEM.

Benji: THE LAST TIME I HAD
MY WEIGHT CHECKED,

I WAS IN THE LOWER 500s,

SO I FIGURE THAT'S
THE RANGE I'M IN.

**

IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER
THAN I THOUGHT,

BUT MY CONCERN IS HOW
HIGH DAVID'S IS GOING TO BE.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY BAD, AND I REALLY HOPE

HE'S JUST NOT
SO HIGH THE DOCTOR

CAN'T HELP HIM TODAY.

**

**

David:
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.

[ SAD MUSIC PLAYS ]

SEEING THAT NUMBER ON THE
SCALE IS STILL A HUGE SHOCK,

ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAMILY HERE.

SO I'M REALLY
EMBARRASSED RIGHT NOW.

NOT GOOD.

**

AND I'M SCARED.

I'M REAL SCARED.

THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE
FOR BOTH OF US,

BUT I DON'T THINK BENJI REALIZES
HOW DRASTIC THIS IS.

AND WE MIGHT FIGHT
LIKE BROTHERS FIGHT,

BUT I LOVE HIM,
AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM,

SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THE HELP,

AND WE'RE GOING
TO DO THIS, BENJI.

YOU JUST GOT TO PUT IT IN YOUR
MIND THAT YOU WANT TO DO IT.

THAT'S THE MAIN FACTOR
AT THIS POINT.

**

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HELLO.
-HOW Y'ALL DOING?

-I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

I'M DAVID.

NICE TO MEET YOU,
DAVID.

-I'M BENJI.
-NICE TO MEET YOU, BENJAMIN.

-I'M AMANDA.
-THIS IS MY WIFE.

-I'M BENJI'S WIFE.
-GOOD TO MEET YOU.

-I'M RHONDA.
-I'M THEIR MOM.

OKAY.

SO YOU GOT
A WHOLE FAMILY HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO, DAVID,
LET'S START WITH YOU.

YOU ARE 747 POUNDS,
SO TELL ME WHY YOU THINK

YOU'RE AT THIS POINT.

I CAN'T CONTROL IT.

I'VE TRIED TO CONTROL MY DIETING
AND WHAT I EAT,

LOW CARBS, HIGH PROTEIN.

YOU KNOW, I CAN EAT ONCE
OR TWICE A DAY

AND STILL GAIN WEIGHT.

OKAY.
DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

YOU'RE HERE TO GET HELP,
SO DON'T START THIS ALL OFF

BY SAYING YOU DON'T EAT
THAT MUCH,

AND SOMEHOW,
YOU'RE OVER 700 POUNDS.

IF YOU WANT HELP,
NO EXCUSES. YOU GOT THAT?

YES.
YOU'RE RIGHT.

I DON'T ALWAYS STICK
EXACTLY TO THE DIET.

I'LL END UP EATING
PIZZA OR PASTA.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU GAINED
THE WEIGHT, RIGHT?

-YES.
-ALL RIGHT.

SO YOU'RE 35,
AND YOU'RE NOT THAT FAR

FROM REACHING OVER 800 POUNDS
AND BECOMING IMMOBILE,

SO YOU REALIZE
THERE'S NO WAY

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE 40
LIKE THIS.

SOMETHING WILL FINALLY PUSH
YOUR BODY TO THE LIMITS,

AND YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN
SURVIVE A BAD COLD RIGHT NOW,

AND YOU NEED TO CONSIDER MAKING
A TOTAL LIFE CHANGE

IF YOU WANT TO LIVE.

IF YOU DO THAT,
MAYBE WE CAN HELP YOU.

OKAY?
-I'M READY TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

ALL RIGHT.
GOOD.

OKAY.
BENJAMIN, YOU ARE 582.

YES, SIR.

AND YOU ARE QUICKLY
APPROACH 600 POUNDS.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH YOUR WEIGHT?

I'VE BEEN OVERWEIGHT
FOR A GOOD 20 YEARS.

AND WHAT SEEMS TO BE
THE CHALLENGES

WITH YOUR EATING HABIT?

MOST OF MY HABITS
WHERE I WORK NIGHTS,

AND I EAT IN THE TRUCK,
OR I DON'T GET OUT,

AND I DON'T GET NO EXERCISE
OTHER THAN JUST GOING TO WORK.

IT'S THE EXERCISING, I THINK,
THE BIG PART OF NOT...

EXERCISE IS NOT PART
OF YOUR PROBLEM, OKAY?

EXERCISING TO BURN FEW
HUNDRED CALORIES

DOESN'T HELP WHEN YOU'RE EATING
5,000 TO 7,000 CALORIES A DAY,

SO YOUR PROBLEM IS YOU'RE
TAKING TOO MANY CALORIE,

AND, BENJI,
YOU'LL BE AMAZED

HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO GAIN WEIGHT

TO GET UP TO
YOUR BROTHER'S SIZE,

AND AT THE RATE YOU'RE GOING,
YOU'LL BE HEAVIER THAN HIM,

SO YOUR LONG-TERM OUTLOOK
ISN'T MUCH BETTER,

AND YOU BOTH NEED TO TAKE
YOUR SITUATION VERY SERIOUSLY.

-YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'M GIVING YOU BOTH
A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY, LOW-CARB,

HIGH-PROTEIN DIET

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
START IMMEDIATELY,

AND I WANT BOTH OF YOU
TO INCREASE YOUR ACTIVITY, OKAY?

I'M READY TO DO IT.

AND IF YOU WANT
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

THEN I WANT BOTH OF YOU TO LOSE
40 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH

TO SHOW ME YOU'RE
WILLING TO DO THIS.

I MIGHT LOSE 50.
-HMM?

I'M GOING TO LOSE 50.
-OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

WE'LL MAKE IT 50
FOR YOU, DAVID.

BUT BENJI
CAN STILL DO 40, OKAY?

-SOUNDS GOOD.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU BOTH
IN A MONTH.

I EXPECT TO SEE SOME GOOD
PROGRESS FROM BOTH OF YOU.

GOT IT?
-ALL RIGHT.

Rhonda: THIS WHOLE FAMILY
IS GOING TO GET HEALTHY.

ALL RIGHT.
SUPER.

DAVID AND BENJI HAVE
A UNIQUE DYNAMIC

THAT IS GOING TO BE
DIFFICULT TO CHANGE,

BUT BENJI IS VERY QUIET
AND DIDN'T INTERACT A LOT.

HE LET DAVID DO MOST
OF THE TALKING,

SO I'M CONCERNED HE'S NOT TAKING
THIS VERY SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW

AND GETTING THE GRAVITY
OF HIS SITUATION,

BUT THIS ISN'T TOO UNCOMMON

WHEN YOU HAVE TWO
LARGE FAMILY MEMBERS

WHEN ONE IS BIGGER
THAN THE OTHER ONE.

THE SMALLER ONE USES THE FACT
THAT THEY AREN'T AS BIG

TO JUSTIFY THEMSELF

THAT THEIR SITUATION
ISN'T AS BAD YET,

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO

TO TURN BOTH OF
THEIR SITUATIONS AROUND.

David:
I'M VERY WORRIED FOR MY BROTHER

BECAUSE I REMEMBER WHEN
I WEIGHED 500 POUNDS,

AND I WAS IN THE SAME SHAPE
HE IS IN RIGHT NOW,

AND WE BOTH HAVE DAUGHTERS
THAT WE NEED TO SEE GROW UP

AND GET MARRIED.

WE GOT A MOTHER THAT NEEDS US
TO TAKE CARE OF HER,

SO WE NEED TO DO THIS.

I HAD TO SAY "50."

Rhonda:
YOU CAN DO IT.

YEAH, IT'S GOING TO
BE EASY.

IT'S NOT GOING TO
BE EASY.

YOU GOT TO DO IT.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.

Benji:
I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO THINK ABOUT
EVERYTHING THE DOCTOR SAID.

I'M SURPRISED I LET MYSELF
GET AS HEAVY AS I AM,

BUT I FEEL LIKE
HE WAS A LITTLE HARSH.

BUT I'M REALLY GLAD THAT DR. NOW
IS WILLING TO HELP DAVID,

AND I'M READY
TO START THIS JOURNEY.

IT'LL BE A LONG PROCESS,
BUT WE CAN DO IT.

David: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO PUSH EACH OTHER

AND GIVE EACH OTHER CONFIDENCE

THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH
THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER.

Benji:
I KNOW THIS IS HIS LAST CHANCE.

**

David: IT'S BEEN A COUPLE DAYS
SINCE WE SAW DR. NOW,

AND ONCE WE CAME BACK,

MARY AND I GOT RID OF
ALL THE FOOD

IN THE HOUSE THAT
WASN'T ON THE DIET.

I STARTED EATING HEALTHY,

AND IT'S BEEN A BIT
OF AN ADJUSTMENT,

BUT I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THIS IS, SO I'M DOING IT.

DR. NOW ALSO WANTED BENJI
AND I TO GET MORE ACTIVE,

SO I'VE TRIED WALKING,
BUT IT HURTS TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW,

SO I'M HOPING I CAN
BUILD UP MY STAMINA,

BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO TRY
AND DO SOMETHING

THAT I CAN DO IN ONE PLACE,

AND I'M NOT GOING TO LIE,
IT'S TAKING ALL I GOT.

AND A LOT OF TIMES, I FEEL LIKE
I'M GOING TO PASS OUT.

SO I JUST TAKE A BREAK,

AND THEN I TRY TO KEEP GOING
AND DO AS MUCH AS I CAN,

BUT IT'S VERY LITTLE RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW I HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE

AND THAT IT'LL GET BETTER
IF I DON'T GIVE UP,

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING,

AND I'M PUSHING MYSELF
TO DO MORE EVERY DAY,

AND HOPEFULLY I CAN
START WALKING MORE SOON.

[ GRUNTS ]

**

I'VE CONTINUED TO PUSH
MYSELF TO STAY ACTIVE,

AND MY STAMINA
HAS INCREASED A WHOLE LOT,

AND THAT FEELS INCREDIBLE
BECAUSE, A FEW WEEKS AGO,

I COULD BARELY MAKE IT
OUT OF MY ROOM,

SO I FEEL LIKE
I'M DOING REALLY GOOD,

AND I'M STICKING
TO THE DIET LIKE I NEED,

BUT IT'S A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY.

FIGHTING AN ADDICTION IS LIKE
ROLLING A THOUSAND-POUND BOULDER

UP A HILL.

I MEAN, YOU CAN PUSH
AND PUSH AND PUSH.

IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO ROLL
BACK ON YOU, BUT SOME DAYS,

YOU GOT TO STEP OUT THE WAY
AND LET IT ROLL DOWN THE HILL,

AND YOU GOT TO CLIMB
OVER THE HILL.

JUST SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT GOING TO LET THE BOULDER

PUSH ME NO MORE."

**

-HEY, BABE.
-HEY, BABE.

YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

I KNOW.

I JUST GOT BACK FROM...
I WENT WALKING A MINUTE AGO.

THAT'S GOOD, BABE.

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

YEAH, WE CAN EAT.

YOU WANT ME TO GO FIX
YOUR MEAL FOR YOU?

-YEAH.
-OKAY.

Mary:
DAVID IS DOING REALLY WELL,

AND I'M PROUD OF ALL
THE PROGRESS HE'S MAKING,

AND I'M ACTUALLY
A LITTLE SURPRISED

WITH HOW MUCH HE CAN DO NOW.

**

THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE REALLY
IS THAT HE EXPECTS ME TO EAT

LIKE HE DOES RIGHT NOW,

SO HE CAN GET A LITTLE JUDGY
ABOUT MY FOOD CHOICES,

BUT I'M OVERALL TRYING
TO EAT HEALTHY, TOO.

**

David: THERE ARE TIMES MARY
ADDS A LITTLE

THAT'S NOT IN THE DIET
TO WHAT SHE'S EATING,

AND THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARD
FOR ME NOT TO STRUGGLE.

THAT SANDWICH GOOD,
BABY?

YEAH, IT IS.

YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT
OF CALORIES AND CARBS

IN THOSE BREAD
AND PRETZELS.

I KNOW, BABE, BUT I DIDN'T
EAT LUNCH TODAY,

SO I SHOULD BE OKAY.

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT.

BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE
YOU'RE EATING ALL YOUR FOOD

THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE EATING.

LIVE OR DIE,
THAT'S WHY I GOT TO DO IT.

**

WE GO BACK TO DR. NOW IN A WEEK,

AND I FEEL CONFIDENT
I'M MAKING PROGRESS.

I JUST HOPE THAT IT'S AT LEAST
A 50-POUND LOSS

LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE,

AND I HOPE
BENJI IS DOING THE SAME.

I KNOW HE'S TRYING, AND I JUST
WANT US BOTH TO HIT OUR GOALS

AND GET APPROVED.

**

-DADDY!
-WHAT?

-COME PLAY!
-WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

YOU WATCH ME
ON THE TRAMPOLINE.

-ALL RIGHT.
-COME ON! COME ON!

LET'S GO!
LET'S GO! LET'S GO!

Benji: WE'RE WORKING TO STICK
TO THE DOCTOR'S DIET

THE PAST FEW WEEKS,

BUT SOME OF THE CHANGES
HAVE BEEN A LITTLE HARD,

BUT I'M MAKING
ADJUSTMENTS I NEED.

THE HARDEST PART IS PROBABLY
THE FACT THAT MY FAMILY

IS STILL EATING
THE MEALS THEY ALWAYS DO.

-ME GET IN THERE?
-YEAH!

YEAH, I DON'T SEE
THAT HAPPENING.

Benji:
IT'S NOT FAIR FOR THEM TO HAVE
TO SUFFER FOR ME TO DO THIS,

AND IT'S A REALLY HARD DIET
FOR ANYONE TO COMPLETELY DO.

WHAT?
-COME ON!

PEEKABOO!
I SEE YOU!

Benji: I THINK SOME OF
IT'S TOO DRASTIC.

Y'ALL READY FOR DINNER?

Lorali: UH-HUH!

Benji: THEY'RE CHANGES SOMEONE
LIKE DAVID NEEDS TO MAKE

BECAUSE DAVID HAS
A LOT MORE HE HAS TO LOSE,

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING
A LOT TO LOSE WEIGHT

AND MAKE MY OWN PROGRESS,

AND I'VE ADJUSTED
MY DIET A GOOD BIT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN EAT
ONE BEEF AND ONE CHICKEN?

I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG
THEY ARE, WOMAN!

OKAY. MAYBE A HALF A BEEF
AND A HALF A CHICKEN?

YEAH!

I DO HAVE MY CHEAT DAYS,
BUT EVEN WHEN I DO THAT,

I MAKE SURE MY PORTION
SIZES ARE SMALLER,

SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT
HOW I'M DOING RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M WORKING HARD
TO SHOW EVERYONE

THAT I CAN MAKE A GOOD AMOUNT
OF PROGRESS BECAUSE I WANT HELP.

I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I NEED
THE SAME SOLUTION AS DAVID.

Amanda: [INDISTINCT]

**

I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOW AGAIN
IN A FEW DAYS

FOR OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT,

AND I JUST HOPE DAVID HITS
HIS GOALS AND GETS SURGERY

BECAUSE DAVID HAS TO HAVE IT.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY FOR HIM,
SO HE REALLY HAS TO DO THIS.

**

**

David:
WE'RE ALL HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW
SO THAT BENJI AND ME

CAN HAVE OUR FOLLOW-UP
APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M FEELING GOOD.

AFTER JUST A MONTH,
I'VE MADE ENOUGH PROGRESS

TO WHERE THIS DRIVE ISN'T
JUST PAINFUL THE WHOLE TIME,

BUT I'M NERVOUS
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE

50 POUNDS WORTH OF PROGRESS,

SO I JUST REALLY HOPE
TO HIT THE GOAL I NEED,

AND I'M HOPING
BENJI DID IT, TOO,

BUT HE'S NOT REALLY LOOKING
A WHOLE LOT SMALLER THAN HE WAS,

SO I'M NOT SURE
HOW MUCH HE LOST,

BUT I'M REALLY HOPING
WE BOTH MADE IT.

**

Benji:
I'M FEELING GOOD ABOUT TODAY.

AND I'M CONFIDENT I'M GOING TO
SEE GOOD PROGRESS ON THE SCALE.

AND I'M HOPING IT'S
THE SAME FOR DAVID.

DAVID AND BENJAMIN BOLTON?

**

David: I KNOW I NEED TO TURN
MY LIFE AROUND,

BUT THIS WON'T MEAN AS MUCH
TO ME IF I START GETTING BETTER

BUT HE KEEPS GAINING
AND GETTING WORSE.

**

SO IF ONE OF US DOESN'T MAKE IT,

I'M NOT SURE IF I WANT
TO MOVE AHEAD

AND LEAVE THE OTHER BEHIND.

**

**

Benji: TODAY IS OUR SECOND
APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,

AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

I HAD A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
OF 40 POUNDS,

SO I HAVE TO BE
AT OR BELOW 542.

**

THAT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.

I WAS HOPING FOR MORE OF A LOSS,

BUT I REALLY HOPE DAVID
HIT HIS GOAL TODAY

BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO DO THIS.

**

David:
IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

I HAD A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
OF 50 POUNDS,

SO THAT MEANS I HAVE
TO BE AT OR BELOW 697,

AND I REALLY NEED THAT NUMBER
THAT COMES UP TO BE BELOW THAT.

**

[ CRIES ]

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU FAIL AT
SO MUCH STUFF DURING YOUR LIFE,

AND YOU FINALLY FOUND ONE THING

THAT YOU ACTUALLY
DIDN'T FAIL ON,

FOR A MOMENT, IT JUST GRABS YOU.

[ CRIES ]

**

I PUT IN THE WORK.

IT PAID OFF,
SO I'M HAPPY FOR MYSELF.

**

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW YOU ALL DOING?

David: WE'RE DOING ALL RIGHT.
HOW YOU DOING?

ALL RIGHT.

SO, DAVID,
YOU LOST 83 POUNDS.

THAT'S GREAT.
IN 1 MONTH, THAT'S VERY GOOD.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
HOW WELL YOU HAVE DONE?

GREAT!

I'VE CHANGED MY WHOLE WAY
OF THE WAY I EAT.

I WRITE EVERYTHING
DOWN IN A BOOK.

WELL, YOU SHOWED ME THAT
YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD,

AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO BE A GOOD CANDIDATE,

SO I'M APPROVING YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.
I JUST FOLLOWED YOUR RULES.

OKAY.
SUPER.

WE'LL GET YOUR SURGERY
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.

THAT SOUND GOOD?

GREAT!

ALL RIGHT.

BENJAMIN, YOU DON'T SEEM
TO HAVE DONE AS WELL.

NO, SIR.

YOU ONLY LOST 11 POUNDS,
SO YOU'RE NOT READY,

AND I STILL NEED
TO SEE MORE FROM YOU

BEFORE I'M CONVINCED
THAT YOU'RE READY

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,
OKAY?

-YES, SIR.
-NOW HOLD UP.

David:
WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER.

IS IT OKAY THAT I WAIT TO HAVE
MINE AFTER BENJI IS APPROVED?

SO THE GOAL IS
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

AS LONG AS YOU KEEP LOSING
WEIGHT, THAT'S FINE.

YOU CAN WAIT AS LONG
AS YOU WANT,

BUT IF YOU STOP
OR YOU GAIN...

NO, NO.

...THEN YOU WILL
NO LONGER BE APPROVED,

SO IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS,

I WANT YOU TO NOT FEEL
OVERCONFIDENT

THAT YOU LOST WEIGHT
AND GO BACK

AND DRIFT AWAY FROM THE DIET.
-OH, NO.

AND EVERY POUND YOU LOSE
DECREASES THE RISK OF OPERATION

AND ENSURE YOUR SUCCESS
FOR THE SURGERY.

SO I HAVE
NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

JUST STICK TO IT.

AND, BENJI, I NEED TO KNOW
YOU'RE SERIOUS,

SO I WANT YOU TO LOSE 50 POUNDS
OVER THE NEXT 2 MONTHS.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M GIVING YOU
YOUR BROTHER'S GOAL,

BUT TWO MONTHS TO DO IT, OKAY?

-YES, SIR.
-ALL RIGHT.

BOTH OF YOU,
DON'T SLACK OFF, OKAY?

OH, NO.
I WOULDN'T DARE.

I WORKED TOO HARD.

ALL RIGHT.

I WILL SEE YOU BOTH
IN A COUPLE MONTHS.

-ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHTY.

MM-HMM.

DAVID OBVIOUSLY DID VERY WELL
THIS PAST MONTH,

BUT BENJI HAS TO
TAKE IT SERIOUSLY

BECAUSE HE IS
AT THE BRINK OF THINGS

GETTING MUCH WORSE
FOR HIM RAPIDLY,

AND NOW MAY BE HIS ONLY
CHANCE TO TURN IT AROUND.

David: SEEING THAT NUMBER TODAY
AND HEARING THE DOCTOR TELL ME

I DID A REALLY GOOD JOB
FELT INCREDIBLE,

AND I'M EXCITED I GOT APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

BUT I WANT THAT
FOR BENJI, TOO,

BECAUSE I SAID
FROM THE BEGINNING,

I WANT US TO DO THIS TOGETHER.

MAYBE WAITING TO GET MINE WILL
MOTIVATE HIM TO DO THIS WITH ME.

Benji:
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

I'M FINE WITH NOT HAVING
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY RIGHT NOW,

BUT I WANT DAVID TO HAVE IT,

SO I'M NOT TOO HAPPY
THAT HE'S GOING TO WAIT

BECAUSE HE NEEDS
TO GET HELP NOW,

AND TO PUT ANY OF THAT
ON ME IS UNFAIR,

SO I'M JUST UPSET RIGHT NOW.

**

YUP.
I WANT TO DO IT.

AMANDA AND ME ARE EXCITED
BECAUSE TODAY ME

AND HER ARE MOVING
INTO A NEW HOME.

I WORKED HARD TO GET TO WHERE
I AM, AND IT'S PAID OFF,

BUT IT'S A LOT OF WORK,
SO DAVID CAME OVER TO HELP ME.

BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM
PUSHING HIS SELF TOO HARD

BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT
OF HEAVY LIFTING,

SO I DON'T WANT HIM
EXERTING HIS SELF TOO MUCH.

I KNOW DAVID STILL
WANTS ME TO WORK

TO GET GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY,

AND I AM WORKING HARDER TO TRY

AND HIT MY GOALS
AT THE NEXT APPOINTMENT

BECAUSE I DO WANT TO GET HELP,

BUT I'M STILL NOT 100 PERCENT
I WANT TO GET SURGERY.

BUT I PLAN TO SHOW HIM
AND THE DOCTOR WHAT I CAN DO.

**

David:
I'M REALLY PROUD OF BENJI
FOR HOW WELL HE'S DOING IN LIFE,

AND THAT'S WHY I REALLY
WANT HIM TO LOSE WEIGHT,

TO HIT THE DOCTOR'S GOALS,

AND I DON'T THINK HE REALIZES
THAT HE HAS TO DO THIS,

OR HE'LL END UP JUST LIKE ME.

I LOST MY FAMILY AND EVERYTHING
BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,

AND NOW I'M TRYING
TO REBUILD MY LIFE.

IN A LOT OF WAYS, HE'S SEEING
ALL HIS DREAMS COME TRUE,

BUT THE LONGER HE'S LIKE THIS,
THE MORE HE'S RISKING ALL THIS,

SO I'M TRYING TO BE THERE
FOR HIM MORE NOW.

YOU KNOW, NORMALLY, I WOULDN'T
EVEN HAVE SHOWED UP.

I'D HAVE DONE EVERYTHING
I COULD TO GET OUT OF IT,

BUT I'M HOPING HE SEES
HOW COMMITTED I AM,

NOT JUST TO MY PROGRESS
BUT TO HIS,

AND THAT ENCOURAGES
HIM TO DO MORE,

BUT NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M STICKING TO MY DIET

BECAUSE I'M NOT LETTING
MY CHOICE TO WAIT A LITTLE

LEAD TO ME LOSING
MY SURGERY APPROVAL.

I SEE MYSELF PROGRESSING,
YOU KNOW,

GETTING THE GASTRIC BYPASS,

BUT I WANT THAT
FOR BENJI AS WELL.

**

I KNOW I HAVE TO STICK
WITH IT TO MAKE SURE

I HAVE JUST
AS MUCH PROGRESS OR MORE

WHEN I GO BACK TO SEE DR. NOW,

AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BOTH
GET APPROVED THEN.

**

**

Benji: I'VE BEEN WORKING TO DO
BETTER FOR THE PAST MONTH.

I'M DOING MORE OF THE DIET,
AND I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WELL.

THE ONLY TIME IT'S REALLY TOUGH
IS WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD WORKING.

BECAUSE THERE AREN'T
A LOT OF OPTIONS

TO GET FOOD QUICKLY,
SO IT'S JUST NOT EASY.

DAVID AND MY FAMILY
DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT IS

TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD.

[ GRUNTS ]

I WORK ALL DAY TO PAY THE BILLS,

AND NOW I HAVE ALL THE STRESS
OF DAVID GETTING SURGERY,

AND IT'S NOT FAIR FOR THEM TO
JUST EXPECT ME TO DO WHAT I DO

WITHOUT SOME LEVEL
OF COMPROMISE.

Woman:
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?

I NEED TO GET TWO
OF THE CHICKEN STRIPS,

THREE OF THE CHICKEN SANDWICHES,
A LARGE FRY,

AND A LARGE CHOCOLATE SHAKE.

OKAY.

THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND
HOW STRESSFUL IT IS

TO HAVE TO GO ALL DAY
AND WORK LIKE I DO.

**

SO I'M DOING WHAT I CAN,
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT

WAS FAIR WITH HIM
PUTTING THE SURGERY ON ME.

**

I DIDN'T ASK FOR
THE RESPONSIBILITY

TO HAVE TO DO THIS FOR DAVID
SO HE CAN MOVE AHEAD,

AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NEED
ANYTHING AS DRASTIC AS HIM,

SO AFTER I QUALIFY
AND DAVID GETS THE SURGERY,

I'M NOT SURE I WANT
TO MOVE AHEAD WITH MINE,

SO I'M DOING THIS FOR HIM.

THEN I'LL FIGURE OUT MY OPTIONS
BECAUSE I'VE PROVEN

I CAN DO A LOT OF THIS ON MY OWN
ALREADY BY LOSING WEIGHT.

I DON'T THINK I NEED AS MUCH
HELP TO TURN MY LIFE AROUND.

**

**

David: ME AND BENJI ARE HEADED
TO OUR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT

TO SEE DR. NOW,

AND I FEEL LIKE I DID REALLY
WELL AGAIN THIS PAST MONTH,

AND I CAN EVEN FIT
IN THE FRONT SEAT

WITHOUT BEING IN CONSTANT PAIN,
BUT I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT BENJI.

HE'S OUT ON THE ROAD
WORKING A LOT,

SO I KNOW HE'S
EATING ON HIS OWN,

AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME
A LITTLE WORRIED

ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
HE'S GOING TO HIT

HIS WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL TODAY.

DAVID AND BENJAMIN BOLTON?

Benji: I FEEL LIKE I WORKED
HARDER THIS PAST MONTH,

SO I'M NOT REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT MY WEIGH-IN.

I HAD A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
OF 50 POUNDS,

AND IF I DID THAT,
I'M BELOW 521 TODAY.

**

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK

BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HAD
DONE BETTER THAN THAT.

Woman: OKAY, DAVID,
IT'S YOUR TURN.

David: I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED
TO SEE BENJI'S NUMBER,

BUT THE ONLY THING
TO MAKE IT WORSE

IS IF I MESS UP MY CHANCES.

I WAS 665 LAST TIME,
AND I HOPE I STAYED ON TRACK.

**

I WOULD'VE NEVER THOUGHT I CAN
LOSE THAT MUCH WEIGHT ON MY OWN.

I'M SO RELIEVED AND EXCITED
RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL BE HONEST.

THIS IS GETTING REALLY HARD,
AND I'M SCARED

IF I DON'T GET SURGERY NOW

THEN I'M GOING TO
START TO SLIP UP.

BUT I'M WORRIED
ABOUT BENJI, TOO.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

-GOOD.
-ALL RIGHT.

DAVID, YOU ARE DOWN ANOTHER
58 POUNDS IN LAST 2 MONTHS.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO YOU LOST TOTAL OF 141 POUNDS
SINCE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU.

OKAY, BENJAMIN,
YOU LOST ONLY TWO POUNDS

OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE,
AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR IT.

EVEN WITH YOUR BROTHER
WAITING ON HIS SURGERY

UNTIL YOU GET APPROVED
TO MOTIVATE YOU,

YOU STILL DIDN'T MAKE
THE PROGRESS YOU NEED,

SO YOU STILL ARE NOT APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

BUT, DAVID, YOU HAVE SHOWN
THAT YOU'RE DEDICATED,

AND YOU'RE READY,

SO YOU STILL HAVE
THE OPTION OF MOVING AHEAD

WITH YOURS IF YOU LIKE.

DO YOU WANT TO WAIT AGAIN?

David: ACTUALLY, IF IT'S OKAY
WITH YOU, BRO,

IT'S GETTING HARDER,
SO I MIGHT NEED TO DO IT.

Benji: I WANT YOU TO.

OKAY, GREAT, THEN I'LL GET YOU
ON THE SCHEDULE FOR SURGERY

FOR A FEW WEEK FROM NOW.

AND, BENJI, IF YOU
INTEND TO DO THIS,

THEN THE GOAL
IS THE SAME.

COME BACK IN 2 MONTHS, AND HIT
THAT 50-POUND WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
TO START TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY

AND ASK YOURSELF IF THIS IS
SOMETHING YOU REALLY WANT TO DO.

OTHERWISE, THERE IS
NO POINT IN US

PLAYING THIS GAME ANY LONGER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

YES, SIR.

THEN YOU HAVE ONE MORE CHANCE.

-GOT IT?
-ALL RIGHT.

DAVID, GOOD JOB.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.
-ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT DAVID
HAS CONTINUED TO DO WELL,

BUT HE LOST 83 POUNDS
IN THE FIRST MONTH,

AND NOW HE HAS LOST JUST
UNDER 30 POUNDS A MONTH.

IT IS STILL GOOD PROGRESS
BUT A DRASTIC DROP

THAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO,

SO I THINK IT IS GOOD DECISION
TO MOVE AHEAD WITH HIS SURGERY.

BUT I'M NOT SURE BENJI HAS BEEN
SERIOUS ABOUT THIS AT ANY POINT,

SO I'M GIVING HIM
ONE LAST CHANCE,

AND IF HIS PRIME INSECURITY
IN THE FACT

THAT HE'S THE SMALLER ONE,

THEN IF HE DOESN'T
CHANGE VERY SOON,

THAT NO LONGER
WILL BE THE CASE.

David: I'M REALLY GLAD
THAT I'M MOVING AHEAD

WITH MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

BUT I WANTED BENJI AND ME
TO DO THIS TOGETHER,

SO THAT'S WHAT'S TAKING
AWAY FROM THIS MOMENT,

BUT ONCE I GET
MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

MY FOCUS IS ON MAKING SURE
BENJI DOES THIS, TOO.

**

I'M HEADED TO MY BROTHER'S
TO GO HANG OUT

WITH HIM FOR A LITTLE BIT.

TOMORROW IS MY SURGERY.

I FIGURED I'D GO GET A LAST
QUICK SWIM IN WITH HIM.

I'M STILL DOWN ABOUT THE FACT

THAT BENJI STILL ISN'T
APPROVED FOR HIS SURGERY,

SO I'M HOPING TO TALK TO HIM
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

TO ME THAT HE DOES THIS, TOO.

**

BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING
TO BE ABLE TO WORK

TO GET MY LIFE BACK
IF HE'S STILL GAINING

AND ENDS UP WHERE I'VE BEEN
TO RISK LOSING EVERYTHING,

SO I NEED HIM TO DO THIS.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]

SUP?

HOUSE LOOKS GOOD, MAN.

[ GRUNTS ]

ARE YOU ABOUT READY TO GO?
-YEAH, YOU WANT TO GET IN?

YEAH, MAN, I GOT A LOT
OF STUFF TO DO.

David:
SINCE THIS JOURNEY STARTED,
MINE AND BENJI'S RELATIONSHIP,

WE TALK A LITTLE MORE.

SO IT BROUGHT US
A LITTLE CLOSER TOGETHER.

WE'RE IN THE SAME PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE SAME GOAL.

KIND OF MOTIVATE EACH OTHER.

NOW THAT BENJI HAS GOT
A POOL, YOU KNOW,

WHEN I'M ABLE TO GET THIS WAY,
YOU KNOW, I STOP BY.

WE JUMP IN THE POOL,
HANG OUT A LITTLE BIT.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GOOD TIME,
JUST KIND OF TALK.

SO YOU READY TO GO
TO SURGERY TOMORROW?

YEAH, TOMORROW MORNING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

I'M READY, MAN,
BEEN READY.

I PUT IN THE WORK, MAN,

BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO
THIS WITHOUT YOU.

I'M JUST WAITING ON
EVERYTHING TO GO THROUGH.

WITH YOU,
YOU'LL BE UP NEXT,

SO I NEED YOU TO HIT
YOUR GOAL AND GET APPROVED.

ALL RIGHT, BROTHER.

I'M TAKING YOU
AT YOUR WORD, THEN,

BUT SHOULD'VE DONE IT
A LONG TIME AGO.

JUST GOT TO WANT TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW,
HE'S MY LITTLE BROTHER,

I WOULD'VE LOVED
TO HAVE SEEN HIM

GET HIS BEFORE ME,

BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

BUT I NEED HIM
TO DO THIS WITH ME.

**

**

IT'S THE DAY OF MY SURGERY,
AND THE CLOSER I GET TO IT,

I'VE BEEN GETTING
A LITTLE MORE NERVOUS,

A LITTLE MORE ANXIOUS.

GOOD TO GO, HUH?
YOU READY?

David: I GUESS.

I COULD TELL MY FAMILY
IS VERY NERVOUS FOR ME.

MY MOM WAS NERVOUS.

MY DAD IS ANXIOUS,
BUT I'M REALLY THANKFUL

THAT MY FAMILY
IS ABLE TO BE HERE

WITH ME AND SUPPORT ME,
ESPECIALLY BENJI.

IF THEY WEREN'T, I'D BE A LOT
MORE AFRAID RIGHT NOW.

-SEE YOU LATER.
-BYE, BABY.

YOU GUYS CAN
FOLLOW US OUT, TOO.

David: IT'S A MAJOR SURGERY,
AND THERE'S A LOT OF RISK

BECAUSE ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG,
YOU NEVER KNOW.

BUT I KNOW
THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE MY LIFE,

SO THIS IS SOMETHING
I HAVE TO DO.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE ARE DOING
A GASTRIC BYPASS ON DAVID.

HIS WEIGHT LOSS
WAS STARTING TO SLOW,

AND HE WOULD EVENTUALLY
START TO GAIN AGAIN

IF HE'S NOT GIVEN A TOOL
LIKE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND GASTRIC BYPASS IS THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE OPERATION FOR THAT.

ROOM LIGHT OFF.

GASTRIC BYPASS IS AN OPERATION

THAT WE REDUCE THE SIZE
OF STOMACH BY 90 PERCENT

AND BYPASSING THE UPPER
PART OF SMALL INTESTINE,

SO IT IMPEDES THE ABSORPTION
OF FOOD INTO THE BODY,

AND THIS LIMITS
THE AMOUNT OF FOOD

THAT THE PATIENT
CAN EAT AT ONE TIME

AND ALSO CHANGES
THE PATIENT'S METABOLISM

SO THEY FEEL LESS HUNGRY.

AND IF WE ENCOUNTER ANY ISSUES
WITH HIS OPERATION,

WE WILL HAVE TO CONSIDER
ENDING IT EARLY

TO MAKE SURE HIS BODY
DOESN'T HIT ANY LIMITS

BECAUSE, IF IT DID,

WE LIKELY WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO BRING HIM BACK.

**

Rhonda:
I'M TRYING TO STAY POSITIVE,

AND I'M JUST HOPING
THAT EVERYTHING GOES WELL

BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS BEING TOLD

HOW STRONG OF A PERSON
I AM BY PEOPLE,

BUT I DON'T THINK I COULD
TAKE LOSING MY SON.

**

LITTLE WIDER.
OKAY.

SUCTION UP THERE.

ONCE WE REMOVE ALL
THE PHYSICAL DRIVE TO EAT,

THAT IS WHEN THE PATIENTS
ARE MOST WILLING TO SEE

AND ADMIT THE EMOTIONAL DRIVE
THAT INVOLVES A CORE ISSUE

THEY NEED TO DEAL WITH.

ALL RIGHT.
BACK.

BUT IF THEY DON'T DEAL
WITH WHAT THEY NEED

AND CONTINUE
TO TRY TO OBEY,

THEY CAN EVENTUALLY
STRETCH THEIR STOMACH

BACK OUT TO EAT
MORE IN ONE SITTING.

ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS GOOD.

ROOM LIGHT ON.

LET'S CLOSE IT UP.

WE'RE DONE.
ALL RIGHT.

DAVID'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

THERE WAS NO COMPLICATION
WITH THE SURGERY.

SO WE'LL GET HIM TO RECOVERY
NOW, AND IN A FEW DAYS,

HE SHOULD BE FEELING
A LOT BETTER.

HE WILL STAY ON A LIQUID
DIET FOR 3 TO 4 WEEKS,

AND HE SHOULD LOSE 30 TO 40
POUNDS EACH MONTH AFTER THAT.

ONCE HE RECOVERS, WE'LL KEEP
A WATCH ON HOW HE'S DOING,

AND IF HIS WEIGHT LOSS
STARTS TO SLOW...

HOPEFULLY BY THAT POINT,
HE WILL BE READY

TO EMBRACE THAT STAGE
OF THE PROCESS.

**

**

Benji:
SEEING MY LACK OF WEIGHT LOSS
AT MY LAST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT

WAS A WAKE-UP CALL,

AND I WANT TO KEEP
MY PROMISE TO DAVID,

SO I'M WORKING EXTREMELY HARD
RIGHT NOW, AND THIS PAST MONTH,

I'VE COMPLETELY
CHANGED THE WAY I EAT.

I'M ONLY EATING
WHAT'S ON THE DIET,

AND THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO
EXCUSES AND NO COMPROMISES.

I'M A MEAL PREPPER NOW.

THIS IS SOME CHICKEN
THAT I MADE FOR LUNCH.

I KEEP MY SUGAR-FREE
JELL-O THAT I MADE

AND SOME VEGETABLES IN HERE,

SO THIS IS WHERE I KEEP
ALL MY FOOD THAT I CAN EAT,

AND IN HERE, THIS IS A SECTION
THAT I CAN'T HAVE.

THIS IS WHERE MY FAMILY KEEPS
ALL THEIR STUFF THAT THEY EAT.

THE ONLY THING I HAVE IN HERE
IS MY TURKEY SAUSAGE THAT I EAT.

THIS IS THE OTHER
DUNGEON OF MY FAMILY.

THEY KEEP ALL THEIR CARBS
AND EVERYTHING.

THIS IS ALL THEIRS, AND I STAY
OUT OF THIS PART OF THE HOUSE.

**

I'M NOT LETTING THE FACT
THAT AMANDA AND LORALI

AREN'T EATING LIKE ME
BE AN EXCUSE,

AND I'M PACKING
A PREPARED MEAL,

MY WATER AND A COUPLE
HEALTHY SNACKS

EVERY DAY WHEN I GO OFF TO WORK,
SO NO MORE FAST FOOD.

IF IT'S NOT ON THE DIET,
I'M NOT EATING IT

BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT,
I'M GOING TO DO THIS,

AND I'M ALSO GETTING
IN MORE ACTIVITY,

SO IN THE MORNING,
I'M STARTING MY DAY WITH A WALK.

SCOOTER, COME ON.

WHEN I'M AT WORK, I'M TRYING
TO STOP EVERY HALF HOUR

AND GET UP AND WALK
AROUND FOR 5 MINUTES,

SO BETWEEN ALL THAT,
I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WELL.

I'M PUSHING MYSELF
TO HIT THE GOAL

SO THAT WHEN DAVID
RECOVERS FROM HIS SURGERY,

I CAN GO IN FOR MINE

BECAUSE I NEED THIS TOOL,
JUST LIKE HE DOES,

TO DO THIS FOR THE LONG RUN,

AND I DON'T WANT
TO LOSE THIS CHANCE.

**

David: IT'S BEEN ABOUT
A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY,

AND I'M FEELING GREAT.

IT WAS TOUGH FOR A BIT,

BUT I'M ADJUSTING BACK TO
NORMAL LIFE.

[ GROANS ]

SINCE MY SURGERY, I REALLY
HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO

NO STRENUOUS EXERCISES,

BUT NOW I'M EXCITED
BECAUSE DR. NOW

CLEARED ME
FOR SOME HEAVY LIFTING,

SO I'M GETTING BACK
TO MY ACTIVITY

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE
MY PROGRESS WITH MY STAMINA,

BUT I STILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
NOT TO OVERDO IT.

**

BUT I'M HAPPY WITH ALL
THE PROGRESS I'M MAKING.

**

LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR,
I CAN TELL THE CHANGES.

I CAN TELL IT IN MY NECK,
YOU KNOW, MY ARMS, MY CHEST.

I CAN TELL THE WEIGHT
I'VE LOST IN MY STOMACH.

MY SKIN IS STARTING
TO DROOP DOWN.

IT JUST MEANS PROGRESS.

BUT NOW, I JUST NEED
BENJI TO DO THIS, TOO,

AND I HOPE THAT APPROVAL
FOR HIM IS COMING SOON,

AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
HE NEEDS TO DO IT

AT THE VERY NEXT APPOINTMENT
TO MAKE GOOD ON HIS PROMISE,

OR HE'S GOING TO BE HEARING
FROM ME

BECAUSE HE'S NOT
BACKING OUT OF THIS.

**

Benji:
RIGHT NOW, I'M HEADED TO SEE
DR. NOW FOR MY FOLLOW UP,

AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT TODAY'S WEIGH-IN.

I KNOW I'VE PUSHED MYSELF
EXTREMELY HARD,

AND I'VE STUCK TO IT
FOR THE WHOLE 2 MONTHS

WITHOUT CHEATING
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT AFTER MISSING THE GOAL
BY SO MUCH LAST TIME,

IT JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS
ABOUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.

BENJAMIN BOLTON?

DR. NOW TOLD ME I NEED TO LOSE
AT LEAST 50 POUNDS,

SO I JUST REALLY HOPE
I'M AT OR BELOW 518 TODAY

BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT'S
RIDING ON THIS.

**

YAY.

I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ALL
MY HARD WORK PAID OFF THIS TIME.

SO SINCE I HIT THE GOAL,

HOPEFULLY I'M ABOUT TO GET
MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY APPROVAL.

**

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HEY.
-HOW Y'ALL DOING?

-GOOD.
-DOING GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, BENJI,
LAST TIME I SAW YOU,

YOU STILL WEREN'T
MAKING ANY PROGRESS.

RIGHT.

AND THIS TIME,
YOU LOST 62 POUNDS,

SO YOU'RE DOING
A LOT BETTER NOW.

I'M BACK ON TRACK.

BUT I'M STILL A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT

YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS
IN THE BEGINNING,

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU
NEED TO NOT GO BACK AND FORTH ON

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
THE SUCCESS RATE PROBABLY

AFTER SURGERY
IS NOT VERY GOOD,

SO DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE PHYSICALLY

AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY
READY FOR SURGERY?

-YES, SIR, I DO.
-OKAY.

WELL, WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK
ALL THAT, AND IF YOU ARE,

THEN I'LL MOVE AHEAD
WITH YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

THAT SOUND GOOD?

-ALL RIGHT.
-BUT HERE IS THE DEAL.

YOU DIDN'T LOSE WEIGHT
IN FIRST 3 MONTHS,

SO I'M GOING TO
SCHEDULE YOUR SURGERY

FOR A MONTH FROM NOW
TO SHOW ME

THAT YOU CAN STICK
WITH IT, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

AND IF YOUR WEIGHT LOSS
SLOWS, OR YOU GAIN,

I'M NOT MOVING AHEAD,
AND WE'LL BE BACK TO SQUARE ONE,

SO DON'T GET COMFORTABLE
AND START SLIPPING, OKAY?

-NO, SIR.
-OKAY. SUPER.

ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU LATER.
-THANK YOU.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M HAPPY TO SEE
BENJI IS GETTING SERIOUS

ABOUT HIS WEIGHT LOSS
AND HITTING HIS GOALS,

BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
HE'S WILLING TO STICK WITH IT

AND KEEP DOING WHAT HE NEEDS.

Benji: I'M EXCITED TO TELL
DAVID I DID IT,

THAT I'M MAKING GOOD
ON MY PROMISE,

BUT I'M MAKING SURE
I DON'T SLIP UP

AND DO ANYTHING
TO MESS UP MY APPROVAL,

AND I KNOW IF I DO, IT'S GOING
TO BE A HUGE SETBACK FOR ME,

SO I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

**

**

**

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE ARE PERFORMING
BENJI'S SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY.

WITH GASTRIC SLEEVE OPERATION,
WE REMOVE APPROXIMATELY

70 TO 80 PERCENT OF THE STOMACH,

AND AFTER WE REMOVE THE STOMACH,
WE LEAVE A LONG, SKINNY TUBE

THAT CONNECTS THE ESOPHAGUS
TO THE SMALL INTESTINE.

IN THE SHORT-TERM,
SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

CAN BE AS EFFECTIVE
AS GASTRIC BYPASS.

BUT THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE
IS DRASTICALLY LIMITED.

SO GASTRIC SLEEVE
IS GOING TO HELP

BENJAMIN EAT MUCH LESS
AND LOSE WEIGHT

AND REACH HIS GOAL WEIGHT.

Lorali:
I'M NERVOUS FOR MY DAD.

MY DAD HAS BEEN WORKING
REALLY HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT,

AND I THINK THE SURGERY
WILL HELP HIM A LOT.

**

BRING A FORCEP.

OKAY.
I HAVE THE STOMACH.

ALL RIGHT.
LOOKS GOOD.

ROOM LIGHT ON.

LET'S CLOSE IT UP.

**

ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE DONE.

BENJAMIN'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL,

SO WE'LL GET BENJI TO RECOVERY,

AND IF HE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY COMPLICATIONS OR ISSUES,

HE'LL BE ABLE TO GO HOME
IN A COUPLE DAYS.

AFTER THAT, HE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LOSE AT LEAST

40 POUNDS THIS FIRST MONTH,

THEN AROUND 20 TO 30 POUNDS
EACH MONTH AFTER

UNTIL HE GET CLOSE
TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT.

SO WITH BOTH HIM AND DAVID,

I EXPECT THEM TO BE
ABLE TO STAY ON TRACK

AND LOSE SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF WEIGHT NOW.

**

David: WHILE BENJI IS RECOVERING
FROM HIS SURGERY,

I WENT BACK FOR
AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,

AND I'M STILL LOSING WEIGHT,
BUT IT'S SLOWING SOME,

SO DR. NOW
TOLD ME HE THINKS IT'S TIME

I START DEALING WITH
SOME EMOTIONAL ISSUES.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT,
BUT I'M REALLY NOT SURE

I HAVE ANY ISSUES TO DEAL WITH

BECAUSE I FEEL GOOD RIGHT NOW.

-ARE YOU DAVID?
-YEAH.

I'M DR. PARADISE.
COME ON IN.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HAVE A SEAT.

SO I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.

OH, YEAH.

SO TELL ME ABOUT
WHAT BRINGS YOU IN TODAY.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I WAS AT 700 POUNDS.

THAT'S BIG.

I'VE BEEN LOSING WEIGHT, AND
IT'S A LOT TO TAKE IN, YOU KNOW?

SO WHAT WAS CHILDHOOD
LIKE FOR YOU.

I WAS THE OLDEST.

I HAD TO HELP MY MOTHER TAKE
CARE OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

SO YOU WERE THE SORT
OF CARETAKER IN THE FAMILY?

THAT WAS YOUR ROLE?

I TRIED TO DO MY PART,
YOU KNOW.

HOW ABOUT YOUR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS, DID THEY HAVE ROLES?

FOOTBALL, CHEERLEADING,
BASEBALL, BEAUTY PAGEANTS,

FFA, 4-H.

BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
A BEAUTY PAGEANT

WOULD MAKE A KID
FEEL SPECIAL, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH.
I MEAN, IF YOU WIN.

BUT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BENJI DID WIN.

-HE DID?
-MULTIPLE NATIONAL TITLES.

WHERE WERE YOU FOR THAT?

I WAS TOO BIG.

THEY'RE GETTING
ALL THIS RECOGNITION,

AND YOU'RE GETTING
THE OPPOSITE, RIGHT?

-YEAH.
-IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY PAINFUL.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU IGNORE
THAT PAIN AND SUFFERING.

YOU SAY THE WORD PAIN
AND SUFFERING...

-THAT'S ON YOUR ARM.
-I MARK IT.

-YEAH.
-IT'S PART OF MY LIFE I LIVED,

SO I LOOK AT IT
AS A MEDAL OF HONOR, YOU KNOW?

SO THE BIG QUESTION
I HAVE RIGHT NOW

IS HOW DO YOU
GET BACK TO LIFE

WITHOUT GETTING BACK INTO
THAT PAIN AND SUFFER MODE?

IT'S VERY SCARY.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT IT
EVERY DAY, YOU KNOW?

-YEAH.
-DR. NOWZARADAN TOLD ME THAT.

THIS ISN'T A FIX.

THIS ISN'T A MAGICAL CURE.

AND I'VE GAVE UP ON MYSELF
MANY TIMES, AND...

WELL, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, RIGHT?

SO I HEAR THIS, LIKE, SUPER
POSITIVITY COMING OUT OF YOU,

ALL THIS OPTIMISM,

AND IT'S ALMOST INEVITABLE
THAT STUFF IS GOING TO COME UP.

IT'S JUST LIFE, RIGHT?

SO WHAT'S YOUR PLAN
FOR DEALING WITH

WHEN THINGS GO DOWN,
WITHOUT EATING FAST FOOD,

WITHOUT
REGAINING THE WEIGHT,

WITHOUT GETTING BACK INTO
THAT PAIN AND SUFFER MODE?

IF SOMETHING COMES ALONG THAT
WANTS TO HINDER MY PROGRESS,

I'LL JUST PUT MY HEAD DOWN,
PUSH THROUGH IT AND KEEP FOCUS.

OKAY.

SO MY GOAL FOR YOU
IS TO GET BACK INTO LIFE,

TO DEAL WITH THE PAIN

AND HAVE A DIFFERENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD.

YES, SIR.
YES, SIR.

GOOD.
IT'S GREAT TO MEET YOU.

VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

David: DOING THIS TODAY
HAS HELPED ME REALIZE

THAT MAYBE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES

THAT I NEED TO MAKE SURE I DON'T
IGNORE AND THAT I DEAL WITH,

BUT I ALSO HEAR HIM ABOUT
THE FACT THAT I'M LOSING

WHILE THINGS ARE GOOD
AND POSITIVE,

SO THE GOAL NOW
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT

WHEN TRIAL COMES

THAT I DON'T LOSE FOCUS
OR START TO GIVE IN.

I'M READY TO DEAL WITH IT RIGHT,
TO GET THROUGH THEM

WITHOUT GOING BACK TO OLD HABITS
AND GAINING AGAIN,

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
THAT I DEAL WITH THINGS

AND FOCUS ON WHAT I NEED
AND HELP BENJI DO THAT, TOO.

**

**

**

Benji:
OUR HOME HAS BEEN DESTROYED,

AND MOST OF OUR BELONGINGS
ARE GONE, TOO.

SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DEAL
WITH IT ALL THE BEST WE CAN,

AND THIS IS JUST A REALLY
HARD TIME FOR US AS A FAMILY.

I KNOW AMANDA AND LORALI
ARE REALLY UPSET

BECAUSE WE LOST JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING WE OWNED,

AND WE'RE STILL NOT SURE
JUST HOW BAD IT IS YET

BECAUSE WE'RE STILL
ASSESSING ALL THE DAMAGE

TO SEE IF ANYTHING
IS SALVAGEABLE.

BUT SO FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN.

**

Amanda:
HAVING THIS HOUSE FLOOD
AND BE RUINED IS DEVASTATING.

WE LOST A LOT OF PHOTOS AND MY
WEDDING BOOK, THAT WAS DAMAGED.

I THINK ALL OF THIS SITUATION
IS REALLY AFFECTING BENJI.

HE'S JUST STRESSED OUT.

I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T GAIN
ANY OF HIS WEIGHT BACK.

HE'S DONE SO GOOD.

Benji: I WORKED HARD TO GET THIS
HOUSE FOR MY FAMILY

AND PROVIDE FOR THEM
AND GET HEALTHY,

AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL
THIS, TO JUST LOSE EVERYTHING,

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
A BIT OF A RAW DEAL

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO
PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS RIGHT NOW,

SO I CAN'T DO THAT, AND MY ONLY
REAL OPTION RIGHT NOW

IS FAST FOOD FOR THE FAMILY,

AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE TIME
FOR AN EXERCISE ROUTINE

RIGHT NOW BESIDE LIFTING THINGS
AND CLEANING UP THIS PLACE.

WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE

TO REBUILD AND START OVER,

AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
FOR A FOLLOW UP WITH DR. NOW,

AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

WITH THIS TRAGEDY
AND MY FAMILY'S LOSS,

STICKING TO THE DIET
AND THE DOCTOR'S PROGRAM,

IT JUST ISN'T MY HIGHEST
PRIORITY RIGHT NOW,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN
THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE

BECAUSE I JUST HAVE
TO FIX MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.

**

**

David:
IT'S BEEN A ROUGH MONTH.

I DIDN'T REALIZE,
WITH THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

THAT IF YOU HAVE BAD TEETH,
FOR A PERIOD OF TIME,

THERE CAN BE ISSUES WITH THEM,

WHICH NORMALLY ISN'T
A PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE,

BUT MY TEETH,
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN BAD,

SO IT'S BECOME A REAL PROBLEM,

AND THEY'VE STARTED
HURTING A LOT.

MY TEETH HAVE STARTED TO CHIP
AND BREAK AND HURT EVERY DAY.

I CAN'T EVEN BRUSH
MY TEETH ANYMORE.

**

ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER TOOTH BROKE
RIGHT OFF LIKE IT WAS NOTHING,

AND I REALLY HOPE SOMETHING
CAN BE DONE ABOUT THEM.

BUT AS BAD AS THIS PAST MONTH
HAS BEEN FOR ME,

IT'S BEEN ESPECIALLY
HARD FOR BENJI.

HIS HOUSE GETTING DESTROYED
IN THE HURRICANE

WAS TOUGH FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY,

SO WHEN I HAPPENED, I WENT OVER
TO SEE HOW HE'S DOING

AND TO TALK TO HIM

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THIS TRIAL
TO STRESS HIM OUT TO THE POINT

WHERE HE'D START GOING TO FOOD
JUST TO DEAL WITH IT.

WE HAD A GOOD TALK, BUT HE AND
AMANDA ARE WORKING TO REBUILD IT

AND, HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL BE
BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN,

BUT MY PAIN IS JUST SO BAD NOW,
I HAVE TO GET HELP,

SO TODAY, MY SISTER
IS GOING TO COME HERE.

SHE'LL GIVE ME A RIDE
TO THE DENTIST.

**

-YOU READY TO GO?
-YEP.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.

David:
BUT I'M WORRIED NOW.

I MAY HAVE AN INFECTION
OR SOMETHING

BECAUSE THE PAIN IS UNBEARABLE.

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN
TO THE DENTIST IN MY LIFE,

SO I'M A LITTLE SCARED
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

BUT EVEN THOUGH I'M TERRIFIED
OF THE DENTIST,

I KNOW I HAVE TO GET
THIS TAKEN CARE OF.

I CAN'T GO ON WITH THE PROCESS
OF LOSING THE WEIGHT

AND FOCUSING ON MY DIET
AND EXERCISE WITH ALL THIS PAIN.

**

[ CAR DOOR SHUTS ]

I HOPE THE DENTIST TODAY,
THAT HE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL ME

THAT HE CAN GIVE ME
SOME KIND OF RELIEF

AND MAYBE SET OUT A GAME PLAN

ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO
TO FIX THIS SITUATION.

-DAVID.
-THIS IS DAVID.

-HOW YOU DOING?
-NICE TO MEET YOU.

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

HOW IS EVERYTHING
FEELING OVERALL?

EVERY DAY, MY MOUTH HURTS.

IT IS SO PAINFUL.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO LEAN YOU BACK,
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE

THAT EVERYTHING IS CLEAR
FOR YOU TO SEE.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT RIGHT THERE,
THAT BLACK.

YOU SEE THAT, DAVID?
-MM-HMM.

THAT'S A CAVITY.

I COULD TELL YOU THAT THIS HAS
HAPPENED OVER SOME TIME.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR QUITE A WHILE,

SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE
TIME TO GET THIS BACK TO NORMAL.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A GOOD
MONTH TO MAKE THAT TRANSFORMED.

DAVID HAS SEVERAL THINGS
GOING ON IN HIS MOUTH.

HE'S GOT INFECTION
FROM BROKEN TEETH.

HE'S GOT RAMPANT TEETH
DECAY ON MOST TEETH.

HE'S GOT DIET ISSUES
FROM THE PAST

THAT HAVE AFFECTED ALL THIS,

AND SO WHAT WE'VE GOT
TO DEAL WITH

IS TAKE ALL THE BAD TEETH
OUT THAT ARE BROKEN,

INFECTED
AND THEN JUST RESTORE HIS TEETH

TO A NORMAL SHAPE, SIZE, AND
APPEARANCE THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH.

**

**

Benji:
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG MONTH.

ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN
LIVING AT A HOTEL

EVER SINCE OUR HOUSE
HAS BEEN DESTROYED,

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD,

AND THE MOST CHALLENGING PART
IS IS JUST NOT KNOWING

HOW LONG EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO TAKE

TO BE ABLE TO GET
BACK IN THE HOUSE.

SO WE'RE ALL JUST DOING WHAT WE
NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS TIME.

IT'S CRAMPED HERE FOR A FAMILY,
AND THAT'S STRESSFUL,

AND WE DON'T HAVE
A FULL KITCHEN,

SO WE'RE STILL NOT ABLE
TO REALLY PREPARE

A LOT OF HEALTHY MEALS.

WHAT WE EAT HAS TO BE
FAST AND SIMPLE,

SO FAST FOOD IS
THE OPTION SOMETIMES.

IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE WE CAN'T
COOK GOOD, HEALTHY MEALS,

SO WE'RE JUST HAVING
LITTLE THINGS ON THE GO.

IT'S JUST NOT WHAT WE'VE BEEN
USED TO FOR A WHILE.

**

Benji: BECAUSE OF THE SURGERY,
I CAN'T REALLY OVEREAT,

SO IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING
OFF THE RAILS RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M STICKING
WITH IT THE BEST I CAN

AND TRYING TO DO
AS MUCH AS I CAN.

BUT THE OPTIONS
ARE VERY LIMITED.

I'M AT LEAST TRYING TO EXERCISE,

BUT THERE AREN'T A LOT
OF OPTIONS TO DO THAT, EITHER.

WE'RE IN THIS SMALL AREA,

AND THERE'S NO GYM
OR PLACES TO WALK AROUND HERE.

SO AMANDA AND ME
TRY TO WALK THE STAIRS

WHEN WE CAN AND GET
SOME EXERCISE IN,

SO I FEEL LIKE
THAT'S AT LEAST SOMETHING.

I'M DOING EVERYTHING
I CAN RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST HARD, AND I STILL
CAN'T MAKE IT A PRIORITY,

SO I HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO KEEP UP

WITH ALL MY DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENTS RIGHT NOW, EITHER.

THERE'S JUST SO MUCH
GOING ON BETWEEN WORK

AND TRYING TO GET
THE HOUSE BACK,

BUT DAVID DID TALK TO ME
TO ENCOURAGE ME,

AND HE REMINDED ME OF MY PROMISE
THAT WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER,

AND I TOLD HIM
I INTEND TO KEEP IT,

BUT HE TOLD ME HE WASN'T GOING
TO ANOTHER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT

UNTIL I COULD MAKE IT AGAIN,

SO I TOLD HIM TO JUST GIVE ME A
COUPLE MONTHS AND I'LL BE BACK

BECAUSE I HAVE
A LOT OF THINGS ON MY SHOULDERS

I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF FIRST,

BUT WHEN I GO BACK
FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT,

I'M JUST HOPING
I STAYED ON TRACK.

**

**

Dr. Montz:
CAN YOU SEE?

David: THIS HAS BEEN A HARD
JOURNEY FOR ME AND BENJI,

AND I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING
OVER A HUMP RIGHT NOW.

I NEVER COULD IMAGINE MY LIFE
WOULD CHANGE SO MUCH

IN JUST A YEAR.

AND I AM REALLY THANKFUL

FOR ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED
OVER THE LAST YEAR.

YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY
SINCE DAY 1.

MY GIRLFRIEND IS CALLING.

UH OH, SHE WANTS TO SEE.

Mary:
Let me see them.

ARE YOU READY?

I'm ready.

Oh, they look so good.

ALL RIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.

-Love you, too.
-ALL RIGHT. BYE.

David:
I'M MAKING SO MUCH PROGRESS,

AND BENJI IS GETTING
HIS HOUSE BACK IN ORDER,

SO THINGS ARE GOING WELL.

LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'VE GOT SOME PEARLY WHITES.

-YEAH.
-FEELING GOOD?

DON'T EVEN LOOK THE SAME.

David:
BUT HE'S BEEN REALLY BUSY AND
TIED UP WITH HIS HOME REPAIRS

AND GETTING HIS LIFE
BACK IN ORDER.

THAT AND WORK HAVE TAKEN
ALL HIS TIME,

SO HE JUST HASN'T BEEN
ABLE TO GO SEE DR. NOW,

AND OUR NEXT CHECKUP
IS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

AND I TOLD HIM THAT HE HAS
TO MAKE IT TO THIS ONE,

AND HE SAID HE WILL.

I JUST HOPE HE'S BEEN ABLE
TO STAY ON TRACK LIKE HE NEEDS,

AND I HOPE THAT
HIS PROGRESS IS GOOD.

**

**

Benji: ACCORDING TO DR. NOW,
TO STAY ON TRACK,

I NEED TO HAVE LOST
AT LEAST 30 POUNDS A MONTH.

I DID MAKE IT FOR ONE
FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT

RIGHT BEFORE THE HURRICANE HIT,

AND I WAS 398,

SO THAT MEANS I SHOULD BE AT 278

TO HAVE STAYED ON TRACK.

WOW. THAT'S A LITTLE MORE
THAN I THOUGHT.

GOOD JOB, BENJI.

THAT NUMBER IS A HUGE
RELIEF RIGHT NOW.

David:
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS NUMBER
IS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

I WAS 456 THE LAST TIME
I WAS HERE,

AND I'M FEELING GOOD
ABOUT MY PROGRESS.

**

DANG!

THAT'S AMAZING.

WE SET OUT TO DO THIS TOGETHER

AND TO GET OUR LIVES
BACK TOGETHER,

AND TO SEE THAT HAPPENING,
IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-DOING PRETTY GOOD.

-DOING FINE.
-ALL RIGHT.

DAVID, YOU'RE ALMOST HALF OF
THE PERSON YOU WERE BEFORE.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, YOU'VE DONE GOOD,
AND YOU KEEP LOSING WEIGHT,

AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS,

YOU'LL BE READY FOR
SOME EXCESS SKIN REMOVAL.

SOUNDS GOOD.

BENJI, YOU'RE DOWN A TOTAL
OF 324 POUNDS.

EXACTLY.

FIVE POUNDS MORE THAN DAVID,
YOU CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.

I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED THAT,
SO HOW YOU FEEL WITH THAT?

-FEEL GOOD.
-GREAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE STILL GOT A LOT
OF WORK TO DO,

BUT OVERALL, I'M PROUD
OF BOTH OF YOU.

YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL.

STICK WITH THE PROGRAM, AND
WE'LL FIGURE OUT SKIN SURGERY.

-I'M READY.
-ALL RIGHT. SEE Y'ALL LATER.

David: WE AREN'T AT OUR
TARGET WEIGHTS YET,

AND WE STILL HAVE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO,

BUT I'M JUST SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M REALLY
PROUD OF BOTH OF US

AND HOW FAR WE'VE COME IN
JUST THIS SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT MORE
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO

ON OUR OWN AND TOGETHER.

**

**

FOR MOST OF OUR LIVES, ME AND
BENJI HAD TO MISS OUT ON STUFF.

WE WERE JUST TOO BIG.

I COULD BARELY GET AROUND
AND GOING OUT ON SOMETHING

LIKE A BOAT
WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION,

UNLESS IT WAS A REALLY BIG BOAT,

SO WE CAN'T EVEN
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME

WE WERE ABLE TO GO FISHING.

BUT WITH HOW SMALL
WE BOTH ARE NOW,

WE CAN START TO DO
SOME OF THOSE THINGS.

WE'VE LOST A BUNCH
OF WEIGHT TOGETHER.

NOW, WE LIKE TO GET OUT,
DO A LOT MORE STUFF.

IT'S BROUGHT US A LOT
CLOSER TOGETHER.

A DAY LIKE TODAY MAKES ME
GRATEFUL TO JUST BE ALIVE.

A YEAR AGO, I WAS A DEAD MAN,
BUT NOW,

I HAVE A LOT OF HOPE
FOR MY FUTURE.

I HAVE A LOT OF HOPE
FOR MY BROTHER'S FUTURE.

IT'S STILL NICE TO BE OUT HERE,
EVEN IF WE DON'T CATCH NOTHING,

JUST TO GET OUT HERE AND RELAX.

IT WAS HARD LOSING
ALL THE WEIGHT,

BUT NOW, I SEE THE DIFFERENCE,

SO I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY
TO BE WHERE I'M AT.

**

I WAS ON MY WAY TO 600 POUNDS,

AND THAT REALLY LIMITED
BEING WITH MY FAMILY.

BUT THIS IS THE LIFE I WANT,

AND I'M GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK

TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS THERE.

I KNOW HARD TIMES
WILL COME AGAIN,

AND I KNOW, NO MATTER
WHAT HAPPENS,

I CAN GET THROUGH IT
WITHOUT COMPROMISE

OR GIVING UP CONTROL OF MY LIFE.

I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE LIFE
AND THE FUTURE I HAVE NOW,

FOR MYSELF AND WITH MY FAMILY.

**

David:
WHEN YOU'RE AS BIG AS WE WERE,

YOU DON'T FIT
IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE,

AND NOW, WE DO,
AND SO WE CAN GO OUT

AND DO THINGS WITH
THE PEOPLE WE CARE ABOUT,

SO I'VE BEEN TAKING MARY
OUT ON DATES.

I WAS 600 POUNDS
WHEN SHE FIRST MET ME,

AND NOW, I'M SMALLER
THAN SHE'S EVER SEEN ME.

STRIKE ONE!

AND I FEEL LIKE
A WHOLE NEW PERSON.

YOU'RE DOING BETTER
THAN ME.

AND I CAN START TO GIVE HER
THE LIFE SHE DESERVES

AND NOT ONE WHERE SHE'S JUST
TAKING CARE OF ME ALL DAY,

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT OUR FUTURE,

AND I'M NOT MESSING UP MY LIFE
BECAUSE OF FOOD EVER AGAIN.

AND I'M NOT LETTING
BENJI GO BACK EITHER.

I KNOW BY DOING THIS TOGETHER,

WE'LL KEEP
EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE,

AND I'M MAKING SURE
FROM HERE ON OUT,

I'M GOING TO LEAVE MY LIFE
TO THE FULLEST.