All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S06E13

I HATE MY BODY SO MUCH

AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M DROWNING IN MY FAT.

AH! GOD! AH!

MY LIFE IS WASTING AWAY
AND I HATE IT.

I TRY TO CHANGE, BUT SOMETHING
ALWAYS KNOCKS ME DOWN.

♪♪

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

UH! OOH! 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!

ALL RIGHT, THIS
COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!

DO YOU THINK I'M STUPID?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHEN YOU RETAIN WATER?

SEND ME BACK HOME!
SEND ME BACK HOME! NO!

I'M NOT ABOUT TO DO THIS!
-YOU CAME TOO FAR FOR THAT, MAN.

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Schenee:
SOMETIMES LIFE IS VERY HARD,

BUT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE FAITH,

IT'S GOING TO COME RIGHT BACK
AROUND TO SOMETHING POSITIVE.

♪♪

♪♪

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MY WEIGHT IS RUINING MY LIFE
AND I FEEL LIKE

I'M DROWNING IN MY FAT.

IT SUFFOCATES ME.

AND I'M VERY MISERABLE.

I'M NOT ABLE
TO FIT IN THE SHOWER ANYMORE,

SO I HAVE TO TAKE A BED BATH.

AND MY HUSBAND FREDDY PRETTY
MUCH DOES EVERYTHING FOR ME.

I LIVE WITH MY HUSBAND FREDDY
AND MY MAMA.

I FEEL LIKE A BURDEN TO HIM.

I FEEL LIKE A BURDEN
TO MY FAMILY.

I FEEL LIKE A BURDEN TO EVERYONE
THAT'S IN MY LIFE.

BUT WHAT HURTS ME THE MOST
IS MY LYMPHEDEMA IN MY LEGS.

AND MY LEGS GET VERY SWOLLEN
AND IT'S JUST PAINFUL.

I HATE MY BODY SO MUCH.

I DON'T MIND HELPING
MY WIFE AT ALL.

LIKE, I DO IT WITH LOVE.

BUT WHAT BREAKS MY HEART
ABOUT HER IS JUST THE STRUGGLES

I HAVE TO SEE.

TRYING TO MOVE MAKES ME
VERY TIRED, LIKE, OUT OF BREATH.

BY TIME I SIT UP, I FEEL LIKE

I WANT TO JUST
LAY BACK IN THE BED.

BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME
TO KEEP MY FOLDS AND SKIN DRY.

'CAUSE MY SKIN WILL TEAR AND GET
SORES AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE

CUTTING ME WITH A KNIFE
UNDER MY FOLDS.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

AND SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE
MY BODY'S READY TO GIVE OUT.

IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
I HAVE NO HOPE,

BECAUSE I FEEL
TRAPPED IN THIS BODY.

AND I CAN'T REALLY BELIEVE
I GOT THIS WAY.

I NEVER THOUGHT MY LIFE
COULD END UP LIKE THIS.

♪♪

I'M THE ONLY CHILD
TO MY MOTHER AND FATHER.

AND MY DAD ALWAYS WORKED,

SO INSTEAD OF ME BEING
A DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL,

I WAS ALWAYS A MAMA'S GIRL.

AND I WAS A NORMAL SIZE CHILD
UNTIL THE AGE OF FIVE.

BECAUSE THERE WAS ONE TIME
WHERE WE WAS AT MY UNCLE'S HOUSE

AND I WAS MOLESTED BY MY COUSIN.

I DIDN'T KNOW, AS A CHILD,
WHAT WAS GOING ON.

SCHENEE HAD CAME
FROM THE BASEMENT

AND SHE STARTED KIND
OF WHINING

AND SHE WAS TOUCHING
HER FRONT AREA.

SHE WAS HURTING.

ALL I REMEMBER IS MY MOM
HAD TOOK ME TO THE DOCTOR,

'CAUSE I COULDN'T USE
THE BATHROOM.

IT WAS HURTING REALLY BAD.

AND THAT'S WHEN SHE FOUND OUT.

INSIDE, I FELT TERRIBLE, BUT
I JUST HID ALL MY FEELINGS IN.

I STARTED SNEAKING FOOD
RIGHT AFTER THAT INCIDENT.

FOOD MADE ME FEEL BETTER.

IT MADE ME FEEL HAPPY.

SO THEN I STARTED PUTTING ON
WEIGHT AND WHEN I WAS SEVEN,

I WAS ABOUT 130 POUNDS.

WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY, MY
TEACHER DID THROW AWAY MY LUNCH,

BECAUSE I WAS TOO FAT.

IT FELT VERY HUMILIATING AND
THAT MADE ME WANT TO EAT MORE.

SHE WOULD TAKE FOOD
FROM THE REFRIGERATOR

AND TAKE IT BACK TO HER ROOM
AND WE WOULD FIND LIKE, BONES,

UH, EITHER IN THE COUCH
OR IN THE BED,

UNDERNEATH THE BED.

I GOT VERY HEAVY AND WHEN I WAS
11, I WAS AROUND 160 POUNDS.

I WAS LARGER THAN
ALL THE REST OF THE KIDS,

SO I USED TO GET PICKED ON
FOR BEING HEAVY.

AND I JUST KEPT
GAINING MORE WEIGHT.

AND WHEN I WAS 15,
I WEIGHED ABOUT 200 POUNDS.

AND THEN, WHEN I WAS
16 YEARS OLD,

I HAD GOT FLESH-EATING
BACTERIA IN ONE OF MY LEGS.

SHE WAS BURNING UP WITH FEVER.

DOCTORS STARTED CALLING
OTHER DOCTORS AND SAYING,

"HEY, WE GOT TO GET THIS CHILD
TO SURGERY RIGHT NOW,

BECAUSE THIS IS
A LIFE-OR-DEATH SITUATION."

THE DOCTORS PUT DRAINAGE
TUBES IN HER LEG,

SO ALL WHATEVER WAS IN THERE,
WOULD DRAIN OUT.

AND THEN I WAS ON BED REST
FOR A YEAR.

I COULDN'T EXERCISE AND I WOULD
CONSTANTLY EAT, EAT, EAT.

I REALLY STARTED GAINING
A LOT OF WEIGHT.

BY THE TIME I GRADUATED
HIGH SCHOOL,

I WEIGHED OVER 300 POUNDS.

AND WHEN I WAS 19 YEARS OLD,

I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
CELLULITIS INFECTION IN MY LEG.

AND IT GOT HARDER
FOR ME TO WALK,

IT GOT HARDER FOR ME
TO KEEP A JOB.

AND AFTER I GOT CELLULITIS,
MY WEIGHT SHOT UP.

I GAINED ABOUT 100 POUNDS.

AND WHEN I WAS 20,
I WEIGHED 430 POUNDS.

BUT THEN, EVERYTHING GOT WORSE.

WHEN I WAS 23, I WENT OUT
WITH MY COUSIN AND HER BOYFRIEND

AND HIS COUSIN
RAPED ME THAT NIGHT.

IT FELT LIKE HE WAS LIKE
A MONSTER, NOT LETTING ME UP.

I COULDN'T FIGHT OFF
MY ATTACKER.

THE INCIDENT MADE ME
GO TO FOOD EVEN MORE.

AND BY EATING AND STAYING BIG,

I DID FEEL LIKE IT WOULD
PROTECT ME IN SOME WAY.

LIKE, I'M GOING TO BE THIS BIG

SO NOBODY DIDN'T WANT
TO TALK TO ME.

AND MY WEIGHT SHOT UP
OVER 500 POUNDS.

I FELT LONELY.

I FELT LIKE I WAS JUST GOING
TO BE THIS FAT PERSON

THAT WAS GOING TO DIE.

BUT THEN WHEN I WAS 25,
ME AND FREDDY GOT TOGETHER.

FREDDY WAS MY FRIEND'S BROTHER.

AND IT FELT LIKE
IT WAS MEANT TO BE.

LIKE, I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT, SO LIKE,

I FEEL LIKE HE WAS
MY LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.

WHEN I HAD MET SCHENEE, LIKE,

I DEFINITELY UNDERSTOOD
WHERE SHE WAS COMING FROM,

'CAUSE I HAVE STRUGGLED
WITH WEIGHT FOR YEARS.

BUT I LIKE PLUS-SIZE WOMEN.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL TO ME.

WE DATED FOR A YEAR AND WHEN ME
AND FREDDY GOT MARRIED,

I WAS NOT ABLE TO FIT
IN NO WEDDING DRESS AT ALL.

IT BROKE MY HEART TERRIBLY.

AND THEN ME AND FREDDY
HAD TWO MISCARRIAGES.

FREDDY WANTS A CHILD AND RIGHT
NOW, I CAN'T GIVE IT TO HIM.

SO, IT'S LIKE, HE GETS MAD,

BECAUSE HE SEES ALL
THE OTHER MEN BEING A FATHER.

BUT I'M ONLY 27 YEARS OLD, SO
I PRAY THAT I STILL HAVE TIME.

BUT OVER THE YEARS,
MY WEIGHT HAS STEADILY GONE UP

AND AS OF RIGHT NOW,

I PROBABLY WEIGH
OVER 600 POUNDS.

FREDDY, CAN YOU GRAB
MY PURSE AND KEYS?

OKAY.

AND YOU CAN HELP ME UP.

1, 2, 3!

DON'T DROP ME.

I AIN'T GONNA DROP YOU.

YOU KNOW
HOW STRONG I AM?

OH, MY BACK!

GOING OUT TO GET GROCERIES
IS VERY HARD.

I CAN'T DRIVE BY MYSELF.

HELP ME.

AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING THAT I
HAVE TO DEPEND ON SOMEONE ELSE.

LET ME
SIT DOWN REAL QUICK.

I CAN'T EVEN WALK FIVE FEET
WITHOUT GETTING SHORT OF BREATH.

I AM CLINGING TO THE
INDEPENDENCE I STILL HAVE,

BUT EVERYTHING IS
GETTING HARDER FOR ME.

OKAY, GO.

MY LEGS HURT A LOT.

IT FEELS LIKE BRICKS ON TOP
OF BRICKS DRAGGING AROUND.

I CAN DRIVE, BUT IT'S
VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME.

OH!

OKAY, HERE WE GO.

1, 2, 3!

[ GRUNTS ]

GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT.

AND I DO FEEL LIKE
I'M BECOMING HOUSEBOUND.

IT'S ALMOST TO THAT POINT.

WE'RE HERE.

WHEN I'M IN PUBLIC,
I HAVE ANXIETY,

BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE
PEOPLE LOOKING AT ME.

AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
I WANT TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT

AND GO HOME.

READY?
-YEAH.

TIME FOR THE CRUELTY.

OKAY, BUT WE NEED TO GO
THROUGH THIS DOOR,

'CAUSE THAT DOOR
IS TOO SMALL.

TURN ME.
TURN.

THEY GOT THE GREASE
RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT HERE.
GET TWO OF THEM.

OKAY, COME ON.

HERE THE SUGAR.

WE NEED SOME SUGAR.
I NEED IT.

I CAN'T EAT SPAGHETTI
WITHOUT SUGAR.

I WANTED SOME CHOCOLATE MILK,
BUT HOW ABOUT WE JUST GO AHEAD

AND GET THE STRAWBERRY?

I FEEL VERY CONFLICTED,
FROM SOME OF THE STUFF

WE PICK OUT
SOMETIMES IN THE STORE.

THEY REALLY ARE THE WORST
FOODS FOR US.

ANYTHING THAT SHE DESIRES,
SHE GETS IT.

IF I DON'T GET HER
WANT SHE WANTS,

SHE'LL BE PISSED OFF AND LIKE,
SHE'LL GET REALLY MAD,

SO I JUST GET IT FOR HER,

BECAUSE I'M AFRAID
TO TELL HER NO.

OOH!

-[ SIGHS ] YOU GOT IT?
-YEAH.

OKAY, UM...

YOU GO AHEAD AND PUSH
THE CART TO NINE

AND THEN COME
AND GET ME LAST.

♪♪

I HATE PEOPLE STARING.

JUST...

WHEN I GO SHOPPING,
PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF STARES,

LIKE, LOOK AT HER,
SHE'S SO BIG.

AND PEOPLE VIDEO RECORD ME.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE [BLEEP].

OUCH.

[ GROANS ]

IT'S STRESSFUL
AND IT'S VERY HARD.

BUT THE FOODS I BUY
MAKES ME FEEL

THAT EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE OKAY.

OKAY, GO GET THE BUGGY.

PUT IT ALL UP THERE.

I'M READY TO GO.

MY MUST-HAVES ARE
MACARONI AND CHEESE,

GREASE FOR FRYING FOODS,
AND I HAVE TO HAVE SUGAR.

I HAVE A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
WHEN I DON'T HAVE SUGAR.

NOW, WE GO OUT THIS WAY.

♪♪

THE WORST THING ABOUT GOING
TO THE STORE IS THE PROCESS

I HAVE TO TAKE
TO GET IN AND OUT THE CAR.

IT TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY OUT ME.

SOMETIME IT FEELS LIKE
I CAN'T BREATHE.

SO, I GOT TO SIT HERE,
I GOT TO CATCH MY BREATH.

IT'S DIFFICULT,
IT'S FRUSTRATING.

I'M HUNGRY.
I WANT SOME FRIED FOOD.

I NEED SOME FOOD REAL BAD.

I WANT MY FRIED JUMBO SHRIMP.

♪♪

WHEN I'M HUNGRY,
I NEED FOOD IMMEDIATELY.

AIN'T THIS SOMETHING?

FRIED SHRIMP IS ONE
OF MY FAVORITE FOODS.

I HAVE CRAVINGS ABOUT
THREE, FOUR TIMES A WEEK.

BUT I DON'T CARE RIGHT NOW,
'CAUSE THIS FOOD SO GOOD.

THE HELL WITH THEM.

WHEN I'M EATING,
I DO FEEL HAPPY.

ALL MY FRUSTRATION IS GONE.

BUT I DON'T HAVE SELF-CONTROL.

I FEEL LIKE
SINCE MY BODY IS BIGGER,

THAT I HAVE TO
EAT MORE THAN OTHERS.

OKAY, I'M DONE.

ME, TOO.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

♪♪

AFTER I EAT,
SOMETIMES I BE DISGUSTED LIKE,

I CAN'T BELIEVE I DID THAT.

BUT I'M STILL HUNGRY, SO ALL I
CAN THINK ABOUT IS MY NEXT MEAL

AND WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE?

OUCH.

PULL, 3!

OKAY.

OUCH.

FEEL LIKE THAT SHRIMP
PUT ON 30 POUNDS.

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪

FOOD IS HERE, SCHENEE!

♪♪

WHO'S THAT?

THIS IS FREDDY'S.

FREDDY'S.

HERE'S YOURS, MA.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

Schenee: WHOA.
THEY GAVE ME A LOT THIS TIME.

I KNOW.
DAMN, THEY DOUBLED UP.

I FEEL LIKE MY BODY IS SICK,
SO I HAVE TO EAT,

BUT MY EATING IS OUT
OF CONTROL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST, I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO STOP.

I'VE BEEN FAT
FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS

AND I CANNOT
KEEP LIVING THIS WAY.

I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT SCHENEE.

MY WORST NIGHTMARE IS, YOU KNOW,

HER NOT WAKING UP
IN THE MORNING.

BECAUSE I KNOW, IF SHE
DOESN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT,

SHE COULD DIE FROM IT.

I CAN'T FUNCTION
NO LONGER LIKE THIS.

IT'S SO HARD.

AT THIS POINT,
I'M JUST KILLING MYSELF.

IF I DON'T CHANGE, I WILL DIE.

♪♪

♪♪

Schenee: I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT THIS TRIP FOR A LONG TIME

AND THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE,
SO I'M A NERVOUS WRECK.

HEY, MOM.
THEY'RE HERE.

OKAY.

HERE, HELP ME.
ZIP IT FROM THE BOTTOM.

MY MOM, FREDDY,
MY UNCLE BOBBY,

MY AUNTIE DARNIE,
ALL ARE GOING TO TEXAS WITH ME.

WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
ON THE ROAD HOURS AGO.

ALL RIGHTY, TIME TO GO!

THE PLAN FOR ME IN THE CAR
IS ME BE IN THE BACK.

I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE
UNCOMFORTABLE,

BUT I HAVE TO GET THROUGH IT.
I HAVE TO.

-UP IN HERE?
-YEAH.

-WHICH WAY?
-AROUND ME, THIS WAY.

'CAUSE I CAN'T STAND UP
NO MORE.

COME THIS WAY.
-OKAY.

RIGHT THERE.

ONE STEP
AT A TIME, BABY.

OKAY.

2, 3, GO!

-PUSH!
-THANK YOU, MAMA.

OW! OW!

AW, MAN!

OKAY.

JUST TOLD Y'ALL THAT.

HURRY UP!
FREDDY!

I'M TRYING!
YOU GOT TO BE PATIENT WITH ME!

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
CLOSE YOUR DOOR, LENA, LENA.

IF I COULD REACH
THE DOOR.

ALL RIGHTY.
WE'RE OFF AND RUNNING.

♪ WE'RE ON THE ROAD
TO SCHENEE'S NEW JOURNEY ♪

-THANK YOU, LORD.
-WHOO-HOO!

I'M NERVOUS.

I'M TRYING TO KEEP MYSELF SANE,
TRYING TO KEEP MYSELF TOGETHER,

BUT I AM SCARED ABOUT LEAVING,

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN
OUTSIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS,

SO I'M SCARED, 'CAUSE
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

I'M HUNGRY.

-YOU HUNGRY?
-YEAH, I HAVEN'T ATE ALL DAY.

Woman: THE SANDWICHES IS
IN THAT CAMOUFLAGE BAG.

GETTING HELP TO ME
MEANS A LOT.

IT MAKES ME FEEL THAT I'M GOING
TO LIVE, MAKES ME FEEL LIKE

I COULD BE HEALTHY,
THAT I COULD BREATHE,

THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIFE
WITH MY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO STOP EATING

AND I DON'T HAVE
AN ANSWER TO THE REASON

WHY I CAN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT.

I JUST KNOW I NEED HELP,

SO I'M PRAYING THAT THE DOCTOR
IN HOUSTON CAN HELP ME.

♪♪

PHYSICALLY, THIS TRIP HAS BEEN
VERY HARD ON MY KNEES,

MY FEET, MY BACK, MY NECK.

I MEAN, EVERYTHING.

SO, WE'RE JUST GOING TO STOP
AT A HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT,

GET BACK ON THE ROAD
IN THE MORNING.

♪♪

TODAY IS THE DAY
I GO SEE DR. NOW.

I DIDN'T GET NO SLEEP
LAST NIGHT,

BECAUSE I WAS TOO ANXIOUS
TO SEE WHAT TODAY HOLDS.

I CAME OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES
TO GET SOME HELP

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO EXPECT WHEN I SEE DR. NOW.

BUT WE ARE VERY PRESSED
FOR TIME RIGHT NOW,

SO I'M VERY NERVOUS
ABOUT GETTING THERE ON TIME.

BECAUSE IF I MISS
THIS APPOINTMENT,

I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT THE DOCTOR WILL SEE ME

AND IT'LL FEEL LIKE
I DID THIS FOR NOTHING.

THIS TRIP TO TEXAS
HAS BEEN VERY EXHAUSTING,

BECAUSE MY BODY IS STARTING
TO BREAK DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

MY LEGS ARE SWOLLEN
AND I'M VERY TIRED,

SO I'M READY TO JUST
GET THIS OVER AND DONE WITH.

♪♪

I FEEL VERY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

IF I DON'T CHANGE THINGS,
BASICALLY, I'M GOING TO DIE.

THAT'S WHY I CAME TO GET HELP.

OPEN THE DOOR WIDER, MA.

SCHENEE HAWKINS?

I'M SCARED...

SO, IF THE DOCTOR
REJECTS ME AS A PATIENT,

THAT'D BE DEVASTATING.

OH, MY GOD.

665.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
SCHENEE?

MAMA, I DON'T KNOW.

SCHENEE.

MY WEIGHT IS 665 POUNDS.

IT WAS VERY SURPRISING
AND I DON'T KNOW

WHAT THE DOCTOR'S GOING TO SAY.

OW, 1, 2, 3!

BUT ONLY THING I COULD DO
IS LIKE, TRY TO CORRECT IT.

OKAY.
YOU IN?

-UH, I'M IN.
-OKAY.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

-HELLO.
-HI.

HELLO.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?

ALL RIGHT, AND YOU?

I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

I'M SCHENEE.

WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-WHERE YOU COMING FROM?

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

INDIANAPOLIS.
OKAY.

-YES.
-HI. HOW ARE YOU?

-AND YOU ARE?
-VERLENA. THE MOM.

THE MOM.
AND YOU ARE?

HOW YOU DOING?
FRED, HER HUSBAND.

HUSBAND, OKAY.

WELL, I AM VERY GLAD
YOU MADE THE TRIP DOWN HERE

AND YOU'RE DOING OKAY
RIGHT NOW.

SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR SITUATION.

YOU'RE 28 YEARS OLD.

YES.

AND YOUR WEIGHT RIGHT NOW,
665 POUNDS.

MM-HMM.

AND YOU'RE ONLY 5'1"
AND YOUR B.M.I. IS 123.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT NORMAL
B.M.I. IS?

-NO.
-18-TO-25.

AND YOURS IS AT 123.

SO, YOUR SITUATION IS
VERY DANGEROUS RIGHT NOW.

THE ONLY REASON THAT YOU'RE EVEN
ALIVE IS BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG.

HOW MUCH YOU WEIGHED
WHEN YOU WERE 18?

10 YEARS AGO?

I WANT TO SAY IN HER 3s,
ABOUT 340 POUNDS, 350 POUNDS.

SO, YOU HAVE JUST ABOUT DOUBLED
YOUR WEIGHT IN PAST 10 YEARS.

YES.

AND AT THIS RATE,
IT'S FEASIBLE FOR YOU,

END UP GETTING INTO 1,000 POUNDS
WITHIN NEXT FIVE YEARS,

BECAUSE YOU WOULD
LIKELY BECOME BEDRIDDEN

AFTER GAINING
ANOTHER 100 POUNDS.

AND AT THAT POINT, YOU'RE GOING
TO GAIN WEIGHT MUCH FASTER.

SO, HOW ACTIVE
ARE YOU?

UM, I'M ACTIVE.
I CAN MOVE.

I JUST HAVE PROBLEMS
WALKING FAR DISTANCES,

SO THAT'S WHY
I USE MY WHEELCHAIR.

SO, SHE CAN
GET AROUND A LITTLE.

ARE YOU GETTING
YOUR OWN FOOD?

I TRY TO STAY OUT OF THERE,
'CAUSE I KNOW I'MA SEE --

SO, WHO'S BRINGING
IT TO YOU?

OKAY.

SO, YOUR HUSBAND
IS YOUR ENABLER,

FEEDING YOU AND YOU EAT
WHATEVER, WHENEVER.

SO, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH THAT PICTURE?

A WHOLE LOT.

I NEED YOU ALL TO UNDERSTAND
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS

THAT YOU GET YOUR WEIGHT
GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

NOW BEFORE
IT'S TOO LATE.

OKAY.

SO, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THIS IS MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

FOR YOU AND YOU NEED TO MAKE
THOSE CHANGES HAPPEN NOW.

BUT IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE EASY

AND YOUR WHOLE FAMILY
HAVE TO HELP YOU.

OKAY.

AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE
TO START WITH YOU, SCHENEE.

IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU THINK YOU CAN DO?

I'M WILLING TO DO THIS.

THAT'S WHY
I'M HERE TO GET HELP.

OKAY, WELL, LONG TERM,
YOU NEED WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

BUT FIRST, I NEED YOU TO START
A 1,200-CALORIE A DAY DIET.

OKAY.

WE ARE GOING TO EAT
ONLY THREE TIMES A DAY,

NO SNACKING IN BETWEEN.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
ONLY PROTEIN, NO CARB.

OKAY?

SO, MEAT AND VEGETABLES,
BASICALLY?

BASICALLY.
OKAY.

AND IF YOU --
YOU'RE 665 POUNDS

AND YOU STICK WITH
YOUR 1,200-CALORIE DIET,

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO
EASILY LOSE 30 POUNDS

IN ONE MONTH, OKAY?

OKAY.

AND I WANT YOU TO START
TO GET MORE ACTIVE

AND WALK AROUND YOUR HOUSE

FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES
A DAY, RIGHT NOW.

-MM-HMM.
-OKAY?

AND IF YOU HIT THIS GOAL AND ALL
YOUR MEDICAL TESTS LOOK GOOD,

THEN I'LL APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

BUT IF WE DO THAT, THEN WE'LL
NEED YOU TO MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON

FOR AT LEAST A YEAR

SO WE CAN WORK TO GET YOU
TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT.

BUT IF YOU CANNOT LOSE WEIGHT
AND CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT,

THEN THERE'S NO POINT
FOR YOU TO MOVE.

-MM-HMM.
-OKAY?

-YOU HEAR THAT, SCHENEE?
-YES.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SCHENEE,
SHOW ME YOU CAN DO THIS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
A LIFESTYLE CHANGE, OKAY?

OKAY.

-DO YOU HEAR THAT, SCHENEE?
-YEAH.

LET ME SAY THIS
IN FRONT OF THE DOCTOR,

IF YOU'RE NOT LISTENING
TO NOTHING THAT HE'S SAYING.

'CAUSE YOU GET MAD, NOT ONLY
AT FREDDY, YOU'LL GET MAD AT ME.

SCHENEE, WHEN I TELL YOU,
YOU DON'T NEED THAT,

WHAT DO YOU DO?

-I GET MAD SOMETIMES.
-WHAT DO YOU DO?

SCHENEE,
MOST OF THE TIME.

OKAY.

SO, WE EITHER GOING TO
DO IT NOW OR NEVER.

THAT MEANS, IF YOU WANT IT,
YOU GOT TO DO IT.

I ALREADY
STARTED HALF OF IT.

OKAY, WELL,
LET'S DO IT, THEN.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, SO EVERYONE
IS ON BOARD?

-YES.
-OKAY.

GOOD.
YOU CAN DO THIS, SCHENEE,

AND IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT YOU DO IT NOW.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

I'LL SEE YOU SOON.

AND NICE TO MEET Y'ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SCHENEE IS IN A VERY
SERIOUS SITUATION RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S QUICKLY APPROACHING
700 POUNDS.

AT HER HEIGHT, THE WEIGHT
SHE HAS ON HER BODY

IS COMPARABLE TO SOMEONE
OF AVERAGE HEIGHT

HAVING 900 POUNDS
ON THEIR BODY.

BUT I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS
ABOUT WHETHER SCHENEE

IS TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.

RIGHT NOW, SHE MAY
REALIZE SHE NEEDS HELP,

BUT WHAT SHE STILL
MAY BE FAILING TO GRASP

IS JUST HOW DANGEROUS
HER SITUATION IS

AND HOW QUICKLY
HER TIME IS RIGHT NOW.

SO, SCHENEE CAN EITHER USE
THIS CHANCE TO GET HER LIFE

GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
OR CONTINUE GAINING

AND GETTING EVEN CLOSER TO
HER BODY BEING UNABLE TO GO ON

AND SHE'S ALREADY VERY
CLOSE TO THAT POINT.

♪♪

♪♪

Schenee: SINCE THE LAST TIME
I SAW DR. NOW,

I'M IN THE PROCESS
OF TRYING TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT

THAT THE DOCTOR
WANTS ME TO DO.

BABY,
YOUR BREAKFAST IS READY.

-OKAY. THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

ON MY DIET THAT I HAVE,
IT'S LIKE, OKAY,

I COULD ONLY EAT THIS,

I COULD ONLY EAT THIS,
SO IT'S HARD.

I KNOW THIS IS BAD FOR ME AND
I'M TRYING TO STICK TO THE DIET,

BUT IT'S VERY HARD.

IT'S GOING TO BE
DIFFICULT FOR ME,

BUT I WANT TO TRY.

IT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME,
BUT I KNOW I COULD DO IT.

♪♪

♪♪

I PLAN ON MOVING TO TEXAS AND MY
MOM WON'T BE ABLE TO GO WITH ME.

FREDDY!

AND IT'S SAD, BECAUSE I'M NOT
USED TO LEAVING MY MOM.

2, 3, GO!

SO, I'M NERVOUS ABOUT TALKING
TO MY MOM ABOUT MOVING,

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW
SHE'S GOING TO REACT ABOUT IT.

SHE EITHER COULD
LIKE IT OR SAY NO.

SO, MOM?

YEAH?
MOM?

YOU THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO KEEP
GOING BACK AND FORTH

FROM INDY TO TEXAS?

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

I DON'T THINK SO, EITHER,
'CAUSE IT'S TIRESOME.

AND IT'S HARD
ON MY BODY, TOO, SO...

I'M THINKING ABOUT
JUST MOVING DOWN THERE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT THAT?

WHERE YOU
GOING TO LIVE?

HAVE YOU LOOKED
FOR AN APARTMENT?

UM, HAVE YOU CHECKED --

WELL, ME AND FREDDY
BEEN LOOKING,

BUT I HAVEN'T REALLY
FOUND NOTHING YET, SO...

WELL, YOU WANT SOMEWHERE THAT'S
KIND OF CLOSE TO THE DOCTOR

AND TO STORES AND STUFF.

YOU SHOULD,
YOU KNOW, SEARCH THAT OUT.

YEAH.

WITH THAT BEING SAID,
YOU STILL WILL HAVE TO FOCUS

ON WHAT YOU ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

I'M STILL NERVOUS
AND SCARED OF THIS TRIP,

BUT WHAT MY MOM SAID,
IT MADE ME FEEL BETTER.

I'M ABOUT TO GO LAY DOWN.

ALL RIGHT.

AND I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU, TOO.

Verlena: I HAVE SEVERAL
DIFFERENT FEELINGS.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M SAD, BECAUSE
I WILL MISS SCHENEE A LOT,

BUT I REALLY DO BELIEVE
MOVING TO HOUSTON

IS SCHENEE'S ONLY HOPE,

SO WHATEVER MY CONCERNS
IS FOR MY DAUGHTER,

I HAVE TO JUST LEAVE IT
THERE AND LET GOD WORK.

♪♪

Schenee: TOMORROW,
WE ARE MOVING TO HOUSTON

AND I'M VERY STRESSED,

BUT I STILL HAVE
A LOT OF THINGS

THAT I NEED TO
GET TOOKEN CARE OF.

AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING
THAT I HAVE TO DEPEND ON FREDDY.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S NOT ARGUE, PLEASE?

I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE IT
TODAY, ARGUING.

YOU VERY SELFISH.

HOW AM I SELFISH
AND WE ON A TIMEFRAME?

HE DOES STUFF TO GET UNDER
MY SKIN, SO IT MAKES ME MAD.

GOT TO GET SOME MORE.

AIN'T NONE?

LOOK IN...

THE KITCHEN.

-I JUST CAME FROM THERE.
-UNDER THE SINK.

DID YOU LOOK
UNDER THE SINK?

YEAH.

OKAY, LOOK BY THE REFRIGERATOR,
UNDER THE SINK.

♪♪

YEAH, ALL THE BLEACH IS GONE.
GOT TO GET SOME MORE.

YOU LOOK IN THE CABINET
WHERE, UM...

DID YOU SEE
THE DISH LIQUID?

DISH LIQUID IS RIGHT HERE,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE MORE.

NO, DID YOU SEE
THE ORANGE DISH LIQUID?

EXACTLY.

'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T
LOOK UNDER THE --

I DID LOOK,
BUT AIN'T NONE UNDER THERE.

LOOK ON THE SIDE
OF THE BLACK REFRIGERATOR...

JUST CAME FROM THE SIDE
OF THE BLACK REFRIGERATOR

AND I CAN'T FIND IT!

...UNDER THE CABINET!
AT THE BOTTOM!

AND BRING
THE DISH LIQUID!

I'MA HAVE TO LOOK HERE,
REAL QUICK.

SHE STILL INSIST ON ME
FINDING WHAT AIN'T THERE.

I GUESS THAT'S IT.

ME AND FREDDY ARGUE,
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T LISTEN TO ME

AND HE ACTS LIKE A CHILD.

SO, FREDDY NEEDS TO GROW UP
AND BE A MAN.

ALL RIGHT,
TODAY'S YOUR LUCKY DAY.

DIDN'T I JUST
TELL YOU THAT?

WELL, I COULDN'T
FIND IT AT FIRST --

WHILE YOU GETTING
A [BLEEP] ATTITUDE?

I DIDN'T GET AN ATTITUDE.
YOU WAS SCREAMING AT ME.

BECAUSE YOU DON'T FOLLOW
DIRECTIONS OR YOU DON'T LISTEN.

SCHENEE, I'M NOT ABOUT
TO DO THIS WITH YOU TODAY.

NO, YOU DIDN'T LOOK.

OKAY, I DIDN'T LOOK.

GOOD ENOUGH.

FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.

ON THE SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR
AT THE BOTTOM, OF THE BLACK ONE.

WE ONLY GOT
TWO REFRIGERATORS.

WE GOT A WHITE ONE
AND WE GOT A BLACK ONE.

-OKAY.
-HOW HARD WAS THAT?

HOW HARD WAS IT?

I'M JUST TRYING TO
GET YOU TOGETHER

SO YOU CAN DO
WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

WHAT I NEED TO TAKE
MY SHIRT OFF FOR?

OKAY, FINE,
DON'T TAKE IT OFF, THEN.

I MEAN, I'M JUST SAYING, 'CAUSE
I GOT BLEACH IN THE WATER.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M LOOKING OUT
FOR YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

BUT YOU DON'T NEVER
LOOK OUT FOR ME.

REALLY? I DON'T LOOK OUT
FOR YOU. OKAY.

KEEP TAKING SHOTS
AND SUBLIMINALS.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, FREDDY.

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU
SPEND IN THE SHOWER?

TWO HOURS, RIGHT?
-NOT EVERY SINGLE DAY.

OKAY, BUT NOT EVERY DAY,
BUT YOU DO, RIGHT?

SOMETIMES.
FROM TIME TO TIME.

WHEN HAVE YOU
DID THAT ON ME?

PLENTY OF TIMES.

YOU AIN'T NEVER DID IT.

-YES, I HAVE.
-FREDDY, WHEN?

-SCHENEE, CAN WE PLEASE --
-WHEN?!

ANSWER MY QUESTION!

WE REALLY AIN'T GOT TIME
FOR THAT RIGHT NOW!

WHEN, FREDDY?

I'M ABOUT TO HAVE
A BREAKDOWN RIGHT NOW.

I'M TRYING TO
KEEP EVERYTHING COOL.

I AIN'T TRYING TO
GO HERE WITH YOU TODAY!

CAN WE JUST PLEASE
JUST DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO?

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE,
ALL RIGHT?

NOT THAT LONG.

BUT I'M ALWAYS
TAKING CARE OF YOU.

AND I TAKE CARE
OF YOU, TOO.

FREDDY...

HERE WE GO WITH THIS --
ONLY THING YOU DO IS WIPE MY ASS

AND HELP ME WASH UP.

I DO MORE THAN HELP YOU
WIPE YOUR ASS AND WASH UP.

I NEED SOME AIR.

I NEED A LITTLE MINUTE
RIGHT NOW.

Fred: I LOVE SCHENEE, BUT I DO
HAVE MY BREAKING POINTS

WHERE I DO GET TIRED, TOO.

AND AFTER EVERYTHING, BOTH OF US
HAVE TO WORK AT IT TOGETHER,

BUT HOPEFULLY,
WE CAN MOVE ON FORWARD.

♪♪

Schenee: WE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN ON THE ROAD NOW,

BUT I AM STILL AT HOME AND
MY DAY HAS WENT VERY POORLY.

I THINK Y'ALL LOADED
IT UP WRONG.

ALL OF THIS STUFF,
SOME OF THIS STUFF

GOING TO HAVE TO
BE TAKEN OUT.

IT'S NOT GOING
TO TAKE THAT LONG.

THE COUCH CAN GO ON TOP
OF THE REFRIGERATOR.

I WANT TO GET ON THE ROAD
AND GO, BUT I CAN'T.

IT'S FRUSTRATING,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE FREDDY

WAS NOT PREPARED
FOR THE MOVE.

IT'S LIKE HE DOESN'T CARE.

AND ONCE AGAIN,
MY MOM HAD TO FIX EVERYTHING.

IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY IRRITATED.

THIS TRIP IS BIG FOR ME.

WHY DO FREDDY HAVE TO BE
THIS WAY RIGHT NOW?

♪♪

I'M JUST GOING TO MISS YOU.

I'VE NEVER
BEEN AWAY FROM YOU.

Verlena: YEAH,
I'MA MISS YOU, TOO.

SCHENEE,
I'MA ALWAYS BE THERE.

YOU NEED TO GO.

I LOVE YOU.

MY MOM IS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT
THIS, LIKE, VERY NERVOUS.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO LIE,
I AM, TOO.

BUT IT'S JUST THAT I NEED THIS.

MY MOM KNOWS I NEED THIS.

THE FAMILY KNOWS I NEED THIS,
SO LIKE, THIS IS IT.

I HAVE TO DO THIS.

IF I WANT TO LIVE,
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO.

THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE.

♪♪

♪♪

Schenee: I AM ON MY WAY
TO SEE DR. NOW IN HOUSTON.

WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD
FOR AT LEAST FIVE HOURS.

MY WHOLE BODY HURTS,
BEING CRAMMED UP IN THE MINIVAN

AND I HAVE TO TAKE A BED BATH.

I HAVE TO HAVE HELP FROM FREDDY.

HMM?

1, 2.

GIVE ME YOUR HAND.

OKAY.
OKAY.

I'MA CREATE A BAG, A DUFFEL BAG,
JUST PERSONALLY FOR YOUR STUFF.

I WISH YOU WOULD.

-THAT'S WHAT I GOT TO DO --
-I NEED SOMETHING TO WEAR.

-THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
-I GOT TO WASH IT.

TODAY, ME AND FREDDY
WAS VERY IRRITATED.

I HAD TO GET ON HIM
A COUPLE TIMES,

BECAUSE I NEED HELP
WITH CERTAIN THINGS.

I COULD DO CERTAIN
THINGS BY MYSELF,

BUT I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING.

AND THOSE THINGS THAT I CAN'T DO
BY MYSELF, I HAVE TO BEG HIM.

YOU HAVE TO TRY TO
FORCE HIM TO DO STUFF.

THE HUSBAND IS NOT THERE
THAT I MARRIED.

OUCH.

OH, IT DOES GOT A ROOM.

♪♪

WE NEED TO TALK.

I'M...

YOUR WIFE.

I TAKE CARE OF YOU,
FINANCIALLY.

I GOT TO BEG AND ASK YOU
TO DO STUFF.

SWEETHEART,
JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE, PLEASE.

I'M NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING TO HURT YOU

OR MESS OUR MARRIAGE UP.

I CAME THIS FAR,
'CAUSE I LOVE YOU.

I DON'T EVER WANT TO MAKE YOU
FEEL LIKE I DID SOMETHING WRONG.

IF I WASN'T THAT MAN
THAT I AM RIGHT NOW,

I WOULD'VE NOT CAME,
BUT I'M STILL HERE FOR YOU.

I BROUGHT YOUR CLOTHES
UP HERE AND I'M FIXING

TO GO WASH
YOUR CLOTHES FOR YOU.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU
A NICE BATH.

I WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO RELAX
AND ENJOY YOURSELF HERE.

WE'VE JUST BEEN
ON THE ROAD ALL DAY.

WE ALL ARE EXHAUSTED.

I WANT TO ENJOY
MY TIME WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY?

Fred: LITTLE ARGUMENT
BETWEEN ME AND MY WIFE,

BUT WE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH IT
RIGHT NOW AND TALK THROUGH IT.

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW,
WORK OUR PROBLEMS OUT

SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

IT'S LATE, WE'RE BOTH TIRED, AND
JUST READY TO JUST GO TO SLEEP,

SO GET SOME REST.

ME AND FREDDY ARE OKAY FOR NOW,
BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

♪♪

♪♪

Schenee:
I AM IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.

I AM EXCITED.

ON OUR WAY TO SEE DR. NOW.

THE DRIVE WAS VERY LONG,
FRUSTRATING,

BUT I JUST THANK GOD WE HERE.

I'M VERY TIRED.

MY LEGS ARE SWOLLEN.

I'M IN PAIN.

THE REALITY HAS NOT SET IN, THAT
I AM IN HOUSTON TO STAY YET.

I AM FEELING A MIX
OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.

I'M FEELING EXCITING, MAD,
HAPPY, FRUSTRATED,

WANT TO CRY SOMETIME,

BECAUSE I FEEL
VERY FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

THE BEST THING THAT COULD COME
OUT OF MY APPOINTMENT

WITH DR. NOW TODAY IS
ME BEING APPROVED FOR SURGERY.

♪♪

SCHENEE HAWKINS?

BUT WHAT SCARES ME
THE MOST RIGHT NOW

IS THAT I DID GAIN WEIGHT.

1, 2!

DR. NOW TOLD ME TO LOSE
30 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

AND LAST TIME I WAS HERE,
I WEIGHED 665,

BUT I WASN'T THAT MUCH SWOLLEN.

SO, NOW, I'M A LOT SWOLLEN,
I COULD BE BIGGER THAN THAT.

♪♪

♪♪

THAT'S NOT WHAT
I EXPECTED TO SEE.

I FEEL VERY SAD ABOUT IT,

BECAUSE I DIDN'T MOVE
TO HOUSTON FOR NOTHING.

I KNOW DR. NOW IS NOT GOING
TO BE PLEASED.

HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT DR. NOW WILL SAY,

SO THIS APPOINTMENT
MAKES ME FEEL NERVOUS.

BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS
FOR MY HEALTH, SO I COULD LIVE.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.

SO, I HEAR YOU MOVED
DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON.

YES, I JUST MOVED HERE.

ALL RIGHT,
SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN YOU

FOR ALMOST 2½ MONTHS.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE
30 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

AND INSTEAD,
YOU ARE AT 693 POUNDS

AND THAT IS
A 28-POUND WEIGHT GAIN.

YEAH.

SO, YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN TO ME
HOW THIS HAPPENED?

UM, I HAVE A LOT OF FLUID
IN MY LEGS FROM SWELLING.

CAN YOU TRY
SOMETHING ELSE?

BECAUSE I HEARD THAT ONE
1,000 TIMES.

FLUID IS NOT ADDING
TO YOUR WEIGHT GAIN.

SO, THE REALITY IS
TO GAIN LIKE YOU DID,

YOU STILL HAVE TO BE EATING
OVER 10,000 CALORIE A DAY.

YOU'RE NOT
REALIZING THAT?

I DID NOT REALIZE THAT.

YOU'RE STILL EATING WHATEVER
YOU WANT, WHENEVER YOU WANT.

NOT NECESSARILY
ALL THE TIME.

ALL RIGHT, I DON'T THINK
YOU'RE GRASPING

HOW DANGEROUS
YOUR SITUATION IS, SCHENEE.

WITH ALL THE HEALTH ISSUES
YOU'VE GOT,

YOU MAY NOT EVEN
MAKE IT TO 30.

YEAH.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN TRYING.

DID YOU EVEN REDUCE
A SINGLE THING IN YOUR DIET?

I CUT PORK OUT.

AND I STARTED EATING
CRAB MEAT AND SHRIMP.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME.

I'M TRYING TO CHOOSE
BETTER FOODS.

OKAY, AND YOU MADE
THE GOOD CHOICES.

DON'T YOU THINK
THAT'LL SHOW ON THE SCALE?

SCALE.
YES, SIR.

AND IS IT SHOWING
ON THE SCALE?

IT'S NOT.

WHY?

BECAUSE I MADE
SOME BAD FOOD CHOICES.

SCHENEE, YOU UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF

WITH THE FOOD
RIGHT NOW?

I'M NOT TRYING
TO KILL MYSELF.

UM, I KNOW I NEED
TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.

WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT TRYING,
BUT YOU'RE DOING IT.

YEAH.

SO, WHAT HAPPENED
2½ MONTHS AGO?

JUST STRESS.

WHAT KIND OF STRESS
YOU HAVE?

UM, MARITAL STRESS.

AND WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?

ME AND HIM ARGUES.

UM, IT'S A LOT
OF THINGS THAT GO ON.

STRESS IS, UNFORTUNATELY,
PART OF LIFE,

AND IT ALWAYS WILL BE THERE
TO VARYING DEGREES.

AND IF YOU LET THAT
BE YOUR EXCUSE,

THEN YOU'RE ALWAYS
GOING TO BE GAINING.

YEAH.

THE REALITY IS,
YOU WANT TO EAT

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO
STOP RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE JUSTIFYING
YOUR EATING HABIT,

WHICH THERE IS
NO JUSTIFICATION FOR.

-ALL RIGHT.
-OKAY?

NO ONE IS
FORCING YOU TO EAT.

THAT'S ALL YOU.

YOU ARE MAKING
THOSE DECISIONS.

OKAY?
-ALL RIGHT.

YOU WASTED 2½ MONTHS
AND GAINED WEIGHT

AND YOU HAVE
ALL THESE EXCUSES,

THAT NONE OF THEM
ARE ACCEPTABLE.

NONE OF THEM.

IF YOU DON'T LOSE 30 POUNDS
IN ONE MONTH,

YOU GO BACK TO INDIANA.

OKAY.

BUT IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET
THAT I GAVE YOU,

YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
LOSING THAT AMOUNT IN A MONTH.

AND ON TOP OF THAT,

I'M GOING TO SEND YOU
TO START PSYCHOTHERAPY,

SO YOU CAN DISCUSS THE ISSUES
AND STOP USING STRESS

AS AN EXCUSE, OKAY?

OKAY.

AND THIS IS
YOUR WAKE-UP CALL.

YOU NEED TO CHANGE
AND YOU NEED TO CHANGE NOW.

-YES, DOCTOR.
-OKAY?

YES.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SCHENEE IS
STILL, NOT ONLY FAILING

TO TAKE HER SITUATION SERIOUSLY,

BUT SHE DOESN'T
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE

ANY ISSUES WITH HER BEHAVIOR
AND HER OWN CHOICES

THAT ARE LEADING
TO HER SITUATION.

HOPEFULLY, THERAPY WILL
START THIS PROCESS

OF MOVING HER
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

AND GET HER TO SEE
THE REALITY OF HER SITUATION

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

IF NOT, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP HER.

Schenee: I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO HEAR THAT, BUT HE'S RIGHT.

I HAVE MADE SOME DECISIONS.

I NEED TO STOP MAKING EXCUSES.

AND IF I DON'T LOSE THIS WEIGHT,

THEN I'M GOING
TO GO BACK TO INDY.

LIKE, THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT.

I'M GOING TO DO IT.

I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

Schenee: FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE
HAS BEEN A VERY BIG OBSTACLE,

SO I CAN PUT MY STUFF IN STORAGE
UNTIL I CAN FIND A PLACE.

BUT ME NOT HAVING AN APARTMENT
IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE,

BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VERY HARD
STICKING TO THIS DIET

WITHOUT REFRIGERATORS, WITHOUT
A STOVETOP, OR ANYTHING ELSE.

GIRL, THESE ARE NASTY.

THESE ARE VERY NASTY.

THAT'S THE ONLY ONES
THEY HAD IN THERE.

THEY NASTY.

AND I'M HUNGRY.

Fred: RIGHT NOW,
WE ARE ALL STRESSED OUT,

TO A POINT, WE DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WE TRYING TO GET A DECENT
APARTMENT, YOU KNOW, TO LIVE IN

OR WHEREVER WE GOING
TO GET PLACED AT,

BUT SOMEWHERE THAT'S CLEAN,
DECENT, THAT'S NOT NASTY.

Schenee: WE'RE TRYING SO HARD
TO GET ME TO MY GOAL,

BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS
GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE,

BECAUSE DR. NOW WANTS ME
TO LOSE 30 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
GOING TO BE THIS BIG JOURNEY

GETTING SETTLED.

MOVING IS VERY HARD
AND EXHAUSTING.

TIRED, MY LEGS HURT.

I'VE JUST BEEN
THROUGH THE RINGER.

♪♪

I AM MOVING TO ANOTHER HOTEL
AND I'M VERY STRESSED OUT.

IT'S VERY HARD.

BUT I'M TRYING TO GET OVER IT.

I'M TRYING TO JUST
GET THROUGH IT.

I NEED SOME BLESSINGS RIGHT NOW.

I NEED ALL THE PRAYERS
AND THE BLESSINGS I CAN GET.

BUT I'M NOT GOING HOME, BECAUSE
I'M NOT A PERSON THAT GIVES UP.

I'M A FIGHTER.

I WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE
I CAN DO THIS.

I MISS MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS,

BUT I'M JUST READY
TO GET THIS DONE

AND SHOW DR. NOW
THAT I AM THE PERSON FOR THIS.

-BYE!
-BYE!

Fred: YOU KNOW YOU STRONG
ENOUGH TO DO IT.

YEAH.

JUST DON'T SIT ON IT,
BUT JUST ACT ON IT,

LIKE SOON AS POSSIBLE.

'CAUSE YOU ONLY GOT
SO MANY AMOUNT OF DAYS

LEFT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO
GO SEE THE BIG MAN AGAIN.

I KNOW.
I GOT TO DO THIS.

DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO
AND I'MA SUPPORT YOU.

I'MA DO IT WITH YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

♪♪

-HEY, FREDDY?
-HUH?

-COME HERE.
-OKAY.

I'M HUNGRY.

READY TO COOK SOMETHING?

I GUESS, JUST A TURKEY BURGER
WITH NO BREAD.

OKAY.

JUST ONE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S COOL.
I'LL DO IT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LATELY, MY DIET HAS BEEN
FAST FOOD, FAST FOOD,

FAST FOOD, FAST FOOD,
EVERY SINGLE DAY.

SO, I NEED TO CHANGE FOR THE
BETTER AND NOT FOR THE WORSE.

DR. NOW WANTED ME TO LOSE
THE 30 POUNDS IN A MONTH

AND I'VE BEEN
WORKING TOWARDS IT.

♪♪

I HAVE HAD CRAVINGS, BUT I TRY
TO LIKE, WRITE DOWN, YOU KNOW,

"THIS IS ALL IN MY HEAD.

I HAVE TO DO THIS
OR I'M GOING TO BE A FAILURE."

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

HEY, FREDDY.
CAN YOU DO ME A FAVOR?

YEAH?

CAN YOU GET ME SOME,
UM, BARBECUE SAUCE?

OKAY.

IT'S BEEN VERY HARD
STICKING TO THIS DIET.

YES, I HAVE CHEATED,
BUT NOT MUCH.

JUST A LITTLE.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASIER
COMING DOWN HERE,

GETTING SETTLED.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS
GOING TO BE THIS HARD,

BUT YOU CANNOT GIVE UP.

♪♪

TODAY, SCHENEE MISSED
HER APPOINTMENT AND WEIGH-IN,

ONCE AGAIN.

THEN I GOT A CALL INFORMING ME

THAT SHE CAME TO
THE HOSPITAL INSTEAD.

SHE WAS SCARED SHE WAS DYING,

BECAUSE SHE WAS SUFFERING
FROM EXTREME STOMACH PAIN,

AS WELL AS A NUMBER
OF OTHER SYMPTOMS,

BUT MY INSTINCT IS THAT HER
TIMING IS SUSPICIOUS

AND THAT SHE'S NOT
LOST THE WEIGHT

AND IS CLAIMING ALL THIS

TO TRY TO AVOID
ANY ACCOUNTABILITY TODAY.

SHE HAS COMPLETELY
AVOIDED PSYCHOTHERAPY.

AND IF SHE'S NOT
COMPLYING WITH THAT,

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON
TO BELIEVE

THAT SHE COMPLIED WITH HER DIET
OR ANYTHING ELSE, AS WELL.

BUT AT HER WEIGHT,
SHE CAN VERY EASILY

AND QUICKLY DEVELOP
A LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE,

SO WE ARE TAKING HER CLAIM
SERIOUSLY RIGHT NOW.

TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF.

SO, WE'RE CHECKING HER HEART
AND HER PULMONARY SYSTEM,

AS WELL AS DOING
AN ENDOSCOPY TO SEE

IF THERE IS ANYTHING
CAUSING HER STOMACH PAIN.

IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG,

THEN WE NEED TO FIND IT
AND ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY,

BUT IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG
AND SHE'S PLAYING GAMES,

THEN WE MAY HAVE WHOLE
OTHER PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS.

♪♪

Dr. Nowzaradan: SCHENEE SHOWED
UP AT THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY

CLAIMING THAT SHE WAS
HAVING STOMACH

PAIN AND NUMBER
OF OTHER ISSUES.

SO, WE RAN SOME TESTS ON HER AND
FOUND NOTHING LIFE-THREATENING.

SCHENEE IS LIKELY
MAKING MOST OF THIS UP,

BUT WE DID DISCOVER THAT SHE
STARTED TO TAKE WATER PILL

AS DIURETIC
TO TRY AND LOSE WEIGHT,

BUT SHE'S TAKING FIVE TIMES
THE SAFE AMOUNT

TO TRY AND FORCE
A LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS.

SO, ONCE AGAIN, SHE'S TRYING
TO FIND A QUICK FIX

TO AVOID DOING THE HARD WORK,
BUT SHE STILL GAINED.

WE CHECKED HER WEIGHT
AND SHE'S 712 POUNDS.

AND SHE HAS ALSO MISSED ALL
HER PSYCHOTHERAPY APPOINTMENTS.

SO, SHE'S MAKING THINGS UP
TO TRY TO AVOID ACCOUNTABILITY.

ON TOP OF THAT,
THE STAFF HAS SEEN HER

EATING BURGERS AND PIZZA

THAT FREDDY HAS
BEEN SNEAKING IN.

SO, I HAVE A GOOD BIT
TO ADDRESS WITH THEM.

-HI, DOCTOR.
-HI, SCHENEE.

SEE WHAT I FOUND.

FREDDY.

WHAT ABOUT FREDDY?

THAT BELONGS TO FREDDY.

SCHENEE, THE LYING
NEED TO STOP NOW.

OKAY, SCHENEE,
HERE'S THE SITUATION.

OKAY.

FOR FOUR MONTHS,
I HAVE SEEN YOU FROM DAY ONE,

YOU HAVEN'T
LOST ANY WEIGHT.

PLUS, THE HOSPITAL STAFF
NOT ONLY SEEN YOU EATING PIZZA,

BUT BURGERS
AND THEN YOU SMART ENOUGH

NOT TO THROW IT
IN YOUR OWN TRASH,

THROW IT IN
SOMEBODY ELSE'S TRASH.

I HAD IT.
IT WAS ME THAT ATE IT.

SHE DIDN'T EAT
ANY OF THAT.

YOU BOTH NEED TO
STOP LYING.

YOU COME HERE
TO HAVE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

YOU HAVEN'T LOST ANY WEIGHT
ON FOUR MONTHS.

WHY?

I'M TELLING YOU, DOCTOR,
I GOT WATER WEIGHT.

YOU SHOULD HAVE LOST
130 POUNDS BY NOW.

AND YOU'RE EATING THIS JUNK
AND YOU KEEP LYING TO ME.

-SHE DIDN'T EATING IT.
-I'M NOT EATING ANY OF THAT.

THEN, HOW COME
YOU NOT LOSING WEIGHT?

I HAVEN'T ATE ANYTHING.

YOU KEEP REPEATING
THE SAME LIE.

SHE DIDN'T DO IT.
I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

LIKE, I WOULDN'T LIE
ABOUT THAT.

HE'S STARTING
TO PISS ME OFF.

SHE REALLY HAS BEEN
WORKING FOR IT.

WE ARE PISSING
YOU OFF?

WE'RE WORKING
EVERYTHING,

WE'RE GIVING YOU EVERY TOOL
TO LOSE WEIGHT AND...

YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT DOING
WHAT YOU NEED.

YOU MISSED ALL YOUR
PSYCHOTHERAPY APPOINTMENTS.

AND THEN YOU COME HERE
PRETENDING THERE IS

A SERIOUS ISSUE

TO AVOID FACING THE FACT
THAT YOU GAINED,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU ARE OVEREATING.

BUT FOR SOME REASON, YOU THINK,
IF YOU JUST HOLD TO YOUR LIE,

THEN MAYBE ALL THESE ISSUES
JUST MAGICALLY WILL GO AWAY

AND YOU WILL
LOSE WEIGHT.

SO, THERE'S NOTHING
MORE WE CAN DO

IF YOU DON'T CHANGE
YOUR EATING HABITS.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING
HARD TOWARDS IT.

BUT IF YOU WORK HARD,
IT'LL SHOW ON THE SCALE.

BUT YOU PUT ON ALMOST 50 POUNDS
SINCE YOU ARRIVED,

INSTEAD OF LOSING.

AND YOU CLAIM THAT
YOU'RE NOT EATING VERY MUCH?

REALLY?

IF YOU HAD WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY,
HOW YOU GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT?

'CAUSE I'M GOING TO WORK
TO GET THE WEIGHT OFF.

YOU -- THE SURGERY'S
NOT GOING TO FIX IT.

-OKAY.
-IT'S JUST A TOOL TO DO IT.

BY EATING LESS, RIGHT?

YES.

OKAY, SO IF YOU EAT LESS,
YOU LOSE WEIGHT, RIGHT?

YES.

YOU'RE NOT LOSING WEIGHT, SO
YOU'RE NOT EATING LESS, RIGHT?

I AM.

OKAY,
THE SAME QUESTION.

LOOK AT ME AGAIN.

YOU HAVE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY,
YOU LOSE WEIGHT, RIGHT?

-YES.
-OKAY, BECAUSE YOU EAT LESS.

YES.

IF YOU EAT LESS,
YOU LOSE WEIGHT.

I'M NOT EATING,
I'M TELLING YOU!

AND THIS IS FOR FREDDY.

-IT WAS.
-WHICH PART OF THAT MAKES SENSE?

SCHENEE?
-YES?

IF YOU DON'T CHANGE,

THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO
TO HELP YOU.

SHE DIDN'T EAT ANYTHING.

THAT WAS ME.

THEN WHY THE SCALE
HASN'T SHOWN ANYTHING, OKAY?

BECAUSE SHE BUILDS FLUID UP,
SHE CAN'T HELP IT.

THAT'S THE ONE THING SHE'S BEEN
STRESSED ABOUT IS THE FLUID.

NONE OF YOUR TESTS SHOW THAT
YOU'RE RETAINING WATER, OKAY?

YOU'RE NOT
700 POUNDS OF WATER.

EVER SINCE I HAD SURGERY
ON MY LEG, YOU CAN'T TELL ME

THAT I HAVEN'T,
BECAUSE I HAVE!

I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS
SINCE I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN
THROUGH THAT

AND YOU KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU,

THEN YOU DON'T
NEED OUR HELP.

I DO NEED HELP.

DO YOU THINK
I'M STUPID?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHEN YOU RETAIN WATER?!

SEND ME BACK HOME!
SEND ME BACK HOME! NO!

I'M NOT ABOUT TO DO THIS!
-YOU CAME TOO FAR FOR THAT, MAN.

SCHENEE,
YOU CAME TOO FAR.

YOU WORKED YOUR ASS OFF.
DON'T GIVE UP.

HE'S JUST TRYING
TO TALK TO YOU, THAT'S IT.

YOU NEED THIS HELP.

WE'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH
TO FIGURE OUT

SHE HAS FLUID ON HER,
HOW WE GOING TO HELP HER?

DON'T GIVE UP
ON HER, PLEASE.

I'M BEGGING YOU,
DON'T GIVE UP ON HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
GIVE UP ON HER?

I JUST -- I DON'T WANT HER
TO GIVE UP ON HERSELF

AND I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GIVE UP ON HER.

SHE JUST TOLD ME WE DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT HER

FLUID RETENTION.

SHE KNOWS ABOUT IT AND SHE --
SHE WASN'T TRYING TO LIKE,

BE DISRESPECTFUL AT ALL.

SCHENEE, WHAT YOU FACING
IS SHIFT OF FLUID FROM GRAVITY.

YOUR BLOOD TEST SHOW
THAT YOU'RE NOT RETAINING WATER,

YOU'RE GETTING SHIFT
ON YOUR TISSUE,

BECAUSE OF FAT
THAT YOU GOT.

THE WATER IS NOT
COMING FROM THE AIR.

DON'T YOU THINK EVERYTHING
IS BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT?

YEAH.

WELL, WHATEVER
YOU'RE EATING IS TOO MUCH

AND YOU NEED
TO EAT LESS.

YOUR WEIGHT LOSS IS
GOING TO BE DICTATED

BY HOW MANY CALORIES YOU TAKE
AND HOW MANY CALORIES YOU SPEND.

AND IF YOU DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT,

WE'RE NOT GOING
TO MAKE ANY PROGRESS.

AND YOU TAKING A DIURETIC
TO GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN

ISN'T GOING TO DO
A THING.

RIGHT?
-RIGHT.

OKAY, SO, THAT'S WHERE
WE ARE EVERY TIME.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET
YOU TO MAKE PROGRESS,

TO UNDERSTAND
ABOUT THE SITUATION,

YOU KEEP GOING BACK,
SAYING THE SAME THING.

WATER WEIGHT, I KNOW.

GET OVER THAT, OKAY?

THAT'S NOT REALITY,
OKAY?

THAT'S A MISTAKE,
OKAY?

AND PAY ATTENTION
WHAT WE TELL YOU, OKAY?

SOMEBODY OVER 700 POUNDS CAN
LOSE 100 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH.

BUT IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE
WITH THE PROGRAM,

THEN YOU'RE GOING ON
A CONTROLLED DIET.

OKAY.

AND IF YOU SNEAK FOOD
EVEN ONCE, WE ARE DONE.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

YES, 'CAUSE I KNOW
I NEED IT BAD

AND I KNOW I DON'T
HAVE THAT MUCH TIME.

PUT FORTH
SOME EFFORT

AND YOU'LL BE AMAZED
THE PROGRESS YOU MAKE,

TRUST ME.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

STICK WITH
THE PROGRAM, OKAY?

-YES, SIR.
-I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M GOING TO KEEP SCHENEE HERE

ON CONTROLLED DIET
TO KEEP HER WEIGHT DOWN,

BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED
THAT AT THE RATE SHE'S GAINING,

SHE'S LESS THAN A MONTH
FROM BECOMING BEDRIDDEN.

AND WHEN SHE HITS THAT POINT,
HER HEALTH WILL DECLINE RAPIDLY.

SO, WE HAVE TO DO THIS
TO SAVE HER LIFE.

BUT LONG TERM, I'M NOT SURE
HOW WE GET THROUGH TO SCHENEE

AND HELP HER
TURN HER LIFE AROUND.

BECAUSE SOON, WE WILL
HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING

AND WE WILL RUN
OUT OF OPTIONS,

BUT IF SCHENEE WANT TO DO THIS,
SHE AND FREDDY

ARE GOING TO HAVE
TO STOP WITH THE GAMES

AND START TO WORK WITH US.

♪♪

♪♪

OVER THE LAST MONTH,
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE

TO GET SCHENEE'S WEIGHT
DOWN A GOOD BIT

AND WE HAVE SCHENEE TO GOOD
ENOUGH PLACE TO SEND HER HOME

IF SHE CAN SHOW US SHE'S READY
TO DO THIS ON HER OWN NOW.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HI, SCHENEE.
-HI, DOCTOR.

HOW YOU FEELING TODAY?

I'M GOOD.
I'M JUST READY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE YOU
DOING A LOT BETTER

AND WE HAVE SHOWN YOU
WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF DOING

IF YOU STICK
TO THAT DIET.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, SO AFTER WE GET
YOUR WEIGHT CHECKED,

THEN WE'RE GOING TO
SEND YOU HOME.

AND I WANT YOU STICK
TO THE DIET AND EXERCISE.

OKAY.

AND YOU NEED TO START GOING
TO PSYCHOTHERAPY.

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
-OKAY.

DON'T SKIP THAT AGAIN.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET YOU UP
AND CHECK YOUR WEIGHT

AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING
SO WE CAN GET YOU GOING HOME.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT,
THIS IS ALL ZEROED.

HERE COMES
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

ONE MORE TIME.

ALL RIGHT,
THIS IS 621 POUNDS.

THAT'S 91 POUNDS
IN ONE MONTH.

ALL RIGHT.

IN THE FIRST FIVE DAYS,
YOU LOST WHAT, 30 POUNDS?

YES.

I'M HAPPY.

YOU NEED TO STICK WITH THIS
DIET, YOU KNOW, IN FIVE DAYS,

YOU LOST 30 POUNDS.

AND IF YOU LOSE 30 POUNDS
IN THE NEXT MONTH

AND YOU GET UNDER
600 POUNDS,

WE WILL APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY.

SO, EXERCISE, EAT HEALTHY,
AND GO TO PSYCHOTHERAPY.

-OKAY.
-ALL RIGHT.

SO, YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO THAT?

YEAH.
I AM.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO JUST GO HOME
AND FIRST THING YOU DO,

YOU ORDER PIZZA, RIGHT?

NO!

LOOK, AIN'T NO PIZZA
BEING NOWHERE IN MY MOUTH.

OR NO HAMBURGER
AND ALL THAT STUFF.

RIGHT.

AND SOME SALAD AND
SOME HIGH PROTEIN DIET, OKAY?

YEAH.

FREDDY, DON'T GET ALL THE
UNHEALTHY FOOD FOR HER, OKAY?

I'M NOT GOING TO
DO IT NO MORE.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THAT'S OVER FOR HER.

ALL RIGHT, SCHENEE,
WE'LL GET YOU GOING HOME

AND I'LL SEE YOU
IN ONE MONTH, OKAY?

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

I'M HAPPY.
LIKE, OH, MY GOSH.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
SCHENEE SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM
DOING THIS ON HER OWN RIGHT NOW

AND IF SHE PUT FORTH
JUST A LITTLE EFFORT,

SHE SHOULD EASILY BE ABLE
TO LOSE THE 30 POUNDS

SHE NEEDS TO HIT HER GOAL.

SO, HOPEFULLY,
SHE WILL TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

BUT IF SHE COMES BACK AND HASN'T
LOST THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS,

THEN THERE MAY BE NOTHING WE CAN
DO TO TURN HER SITUATION AROUND

AND STOP HER
FROM GETTING TO THE POINT

THAT HER BODY GIVES OUT
AND SHE DIES.

♪♪

♪♪

WE'VE BEEN IN HOTELS AND HOTELS,

TRYING TO GET APPROVED
FOR APARTMENTS AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S BEEN KIND OF HARD, BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE NOWHERE TO COOK

AND IT'S ALL FAST FOOD
PLACES ALL AROUND US.

SO, THIS IS THE ONLY THING
I CAN COME UP WITH.

SO, I'M TRYING,
I'M REALLY, REALLY TRYING.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ACCEPTED
FOR THE APARTMENT OR NOT.

I HAVEN'T GOT A CALL YET,
SO I'M JUST NERVOUS.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW
THE ANSWER, LIKE, UH!

IF I'M NOT ACCEPTED
FOR THIS APARTMENT,

I WILL HAVE TO GO
BACK TO INDIANA.

Fred: OKAY.

[ Ringing ]

WOMAN: Hello?

HI, THIS IS
SCHENEE MURRY-HAWKINS.

I WAS CALLING ABOUT
THE TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENT?

OH, HEY, SCHENEE.

UM, I DID GO
THROUGH THE PAPERWORK...

OH, THANK YOU, JESUS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

LIKE I SAID, WAIT ON GOD AND
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO WORK OUT

IF IT'S MEANT FOR ME TO DO THIS.

I JUST HAD TO BE PATIENT,
SO ME BEING PATIENT TODAY

TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT DAY.

♪♪

♪♪

Schenee: TODAY, I HAD
A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT

AND I WOKE UP LATE FOR IT.

AND I'M NOT GOING,
BECAUSE I'M VERY SWOLLEN.

I DO HAVE FLUID IN MY LEGS.

AND I HAVE SO MUCH TO DO.

AND I'M TIRED.

AND ABOUT TIME
I GET DONE RUNNING AROUND

AND DOING EVERYTHING
I HAVE TO, IT WILL BE LATE.

WE GOT TO HURRY UP.

I MEAN, UM, TODAY...

[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]

HELLO?

Dr. NOWZARADAN: Hello?

HELLO, DOCTOR.
HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, SCHENEE.
HOW ARE WE DOING?

OH, TIRED,
DOCTOR, TIRED.

I JUST LITERALLY GOT INTO
MY APARTMENT YESTERDAY.

SO, I'M NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY

TO MY DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT,
BUT I DID RESCHEDULE.

No, no, no.

You were supposed to lose
30 pounds by today.

MM-HMM.

So, I think this is just
another excuse

because you know you have
been overeating again

and you probably haven't
lost any weight.

YES, I PROBABLY
HAVEN'T LOST WEIGHT.

YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BUT I JUST LITERALLY
GOT INTO THIS PLACE.

I HAVEN'T HAD TIME
TO START EATING HEALTHY.

I HAVEN'T HAD TIME
TO DO ANYTHING.

There is no excuse for you
eating as much as you do.

I DON'T EAT THAT MUCH.

BUT I DO HAVE WATER GAIN.

AND YOU TRIED TO SAY, NO,
THAT IS NOT FLUID, BUT IT IS.

I KNOW MY BODY.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS BODY
FOR 28 YEARS.

Schenee, you've been
in that body for 28 years,

but I've been
practicing medicine

for twice
that amount of time

and I know what
I'm talking about.

Your weight is not
a result of water,

it is a result of fat,
okay?

So, how many times do we
have to go over this?

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT,

BUT CERTAIN THINGS
YOU SAY IS NOT TRUE!

No, I know what
I'm talking about.

I'm telling you simple science
and you don't want to listen,

so don't try to
teach me medicine.

OH, I'M NOT TRYING
TO TEACH YOU MEDICINE.

BUT I'M TRYING TO TEACH YOU
ABOUT MYBODY.

OKAY, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?

What does that have to do
with this discussion?

What I'm telling you
is not a matter of faith.

It's a matter of medicine
and science and physiology!

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!

This is medicine!

WELL, I BELIEVE IN GOD
AND I BELIEVE

THAT GOD IS GOING TO TAKE ME
AS FAR AS HE WANT ME TO!

HE PUT ME
ON THIS EARTH!

IF HE WANTS ME TO HAVE
THIS SURGERY, HE WILL,

AND IF HE DOESN'T,
I WON'T!

IT'S IN HISTIMING
WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN!

I DON'T HAVE
A BAD BEHAVIOR!

Okay.

I JUST ASKED YOU,
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?!

Schenee, what you're saying
is a bad delusional state.

BAD DELUSIONAL STATE?
REALLY?

THIS IS NOT
NO BAD DELUSIONAL STATE,

THIS NOT NO "PSYCHOLOGIC EVAL,"
ANYTHING LIKE THAT!

I ASKED YOU,
DID YOU BELIEVE IN GOD!

AND I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE SOMEONE WORK ON ME

THAT I CANNOT TRUST!

BECAUSE THIS IS MY LIFE!

Okay, this is your life

and you're not
handling it very well.

That's the point
I'm making.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY DOCTOR,
SORRY TO TELL YOU,

DR. NOWZARADAN, THAT ALSO HELPS
WITH WEIGHT LOSS!

THERE IS A LOT
OF DOCTORS THAT DOES!

YES, YOU MIGHT BE
A GOOD ONE,

BUT THERE'S NOBODY
IN THIS WORLD

THAT'S GREAT
AND THAT'S PERFECT!

What does that have to do
with the advice I'm giving you?

You're -- you're trying
to attack me and --

I'M TRYING
TO ATTACK YOU?!

I'M REALLY TRYING TO ATTACK YOU?
THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL?

AND THEN YOU TELL ME

THAT I'M NOT IN
THE RIGHT STATE OF MIND?

REALLY?

WHEN ONLY THING I DID
WAS ASK YOU A QUESTION?

AND I ASKED YOU,
DID YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?

Yes, I believe in God.

But what I'm saying is that God
doesn't just magically take away

The consequence
of your bad choices.

OH, YES, HE WILL.
YES, HE WILL.

Okay,
the moral is that you are

responsible
for your behavior,

not God, okay?

I'M JUST ASKING YOU A QUESTION,
BUT THAT'S FINE.

I THINK OUR CONVERSATION
IS DONE RIGHT NOW.

AND YOU HAVE
A BLESSED DAY, DOCTOR.

GOOD DAY.

♪♪

I FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE
CONVERSATION WAS WEIRD, LIKE...

THEN HE'S GOING TO TRY TO SAY,
I'M TRYING TO ATTACK HIM?

THAT'S WHEN IT WAS --
-BECAUSE I ASKED HIM,

DID HE BELIEVE IN GOD?

DID I SAY ANYTHING
TO THREATEN THIS MAN?

NO.

NOT AT ALL.
IT WAS A SIMPLE QUESTION.

BUT THEN YOU GOING TO SAY,
OH, MY MIND STATE IS NOT, UM...

THAT JUST PISSED ME OFF
WHEN HE SAID THAT.

I'M LIKE, HOW COULD YOU SAY HER
MIND STATE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE,

'CAUSE SHE ASKED
A SIMPLE QUESTION?

I WENT TO COLLEGE.

I GRADUATED COLLEGE.

I GRADUATED
HIGH SCHOOL AT 16.

I AM VERY KNOWLEDGED.

YOU KNOW, HE AIN'T USED
TO THAT KIND OF INTELLIGENCE.

YOU CANNOT TELL ME EVERYTHING
IS BECAUSE I EAT.

THERE IS MORE THINGS
WRONG WITH MY BODY.

SO, THIS IS NOT THE END
OF MY JOURNEY.

NOPE.

THIS IS
JUST THE BEGINNING.

OKAY.
WE'LL SEE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'LL SEE
WHO GOT THE LAST LAUGH.

♪♪

♪♪

OKAY.

SO, SCHENEE, HAVE YOU BEEN
TO THERAPY BEFORE NOW?

UM, I'VE BEEN
WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

OKAY, SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE
WHILE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN.

YES.

WHAT WAS HAPPENING
IN YOUR LIFE AT THAT TIME?

I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
I GOT MOLESTED.

I'M SORRY
THAT HAPPENED TO YOU.

YEAH.

I MEAN, IT HAPPENED.

WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S NEVER A WHY.

YEAH.

HAVE YOU BEEN VIOLATED
IN OTHER WAYS

OVER THE COURSE
OF YOUR LIFETIME?

UM, I HAVE.

WHEN I WAS 23,
I WAS RAPED

AND THAT, LIKE,
MESSED ME UP,

BECAUSE IT'S EVEN HARDER
FOR ME TO HAVE A CHILD NOW.

SO, NOT ONLY
AN EMOTIONAL TOLL,

BUT A DEEPLY PHYSICAL TOLL
THAT IMPACTED YOU.

RIGHT.

SCHENEE, YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH SO MUCH IN YOUR LIFE.

WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING?

GOD.

SO, YOUR FAITH IS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU?

MY FAITH IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHAT'S THE HARDEST PART
OF YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW?

NOT BEING ABLE
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

OKAY.

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR
SAY ABOUT THAT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S SOME THINGS THAT WAS SAID
THAT I'M NOT PLEASED WITH,

SO I'M NOT REALLY...

SOME THINGS SAID TO YOU
OR THAT YOU SAID?

MM-HMM.

THAT WAS SAID TO ME
BY MY DOCTOR.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT
THAT A LITTLE BIT?

IT WAS -- IT WAS
VERY TERRIBLE, I FELT.

I WAS GETTING
YELLED AT,

I WAS GETTING LIKE,
ALMOST FELT LIKE THAT,

I WAS GETTING CUSSED OUT,
ALMOST.

I MEAN, IT WAS --
IT WAS TERRIBLE.

AND -- AND THEN I SAID,

"DR. NOW,
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?"

I TOLD HIM, I SAID,
"GOD IS MY DOCTOR."

I SAID,
"HE'S MY HEALER."

HE TOLD ME, HE SAID, "WELL,
YOU JUMP OFF A TALL BUILDING

AND SEE IF YOUR GOD
WOULD SAVE YOU THEN."

AND I JUST FELT LIKE
HE WAS WRONG

FOR SAYING THAT
TO A PATIENT, YOU KNOW?

HE SAID
I WAS DELUSIONAL.

HE SAID
I WAS THREATENING HIM.

ALL THAT.

I'M LIKE, "HOW?
'CAUSE I ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS?"

THE THING ABOUT ASKING
YOUR HEALTH CARE

PROFESSIONAL
A HIGHLY PERSONAL QUESTION,

IS THAT YOU THEN
MOVE THE RELATIONSHIP

FROM THE PROFESSIONAL REALM
INTO A DIFFERENT REALM.

MM-HMM.

AND BY DOING SO,
YOU SORT OF OPEN YOURSELF UP

TO POSSIBLY
HEARING ANSWERS

THAT MAKE YOU
UNCOMFORTABLE OR THAT --

ARE OUT OF ALIGNMENT
WITH YOUR OWN BELIEF SYSTEM.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

WELL, AT THAT SAME TIME,
I DON'T WANT NOBODY

THAT DON'T BELIEVE
IN GOD TO WORK ON ME.

THIS IS MY PREFERENCE,
PERIOD.

IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO BE TRUE TO YOURSELF.

MM-HMM.

BUT IN BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE,

AS WELL, THAT IF YOU SEARCH HARD
ENOUGH FOR REASONS

NOT TO PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE PATH
THAT YOU WANT IT TO BE ON,

YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND
THOSE REASONS.

AND, YES, WHEN
YOU'RE INITIALLY HURT

AND OFFENDED BY SOMETHING,

IT'S HARD TO FIND THE WORDS
TO DEVELOP THAT DIALOGUE.

BUT ONCE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO KIND OF CALM DOWN

AND THINK ABOUT THINGS,

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH GOING BACK AND SAYING,

"YOU KNOW WHAT,
I WAS PROFOUNDLY HURT

WHEN YOU SAID
THE FOLLOWING."

AND START A NEW DISCUSSION,
START OVER.

MM-HMM.

SO, YOU HAVE TO BEGIN
TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE

IN DEALING WITH
WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU.

YEAH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR MEETING WITH ME TODAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE
GOOD WORK IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY?
-OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

FREDDY?

Lola: TODAY'S SESSION WITH
SCHENEE WAS HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE

IN THAT IT GAVE HER THE SPACE
THAT SHE NEEDS TO BEGIN

TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
ABOUT HER LIFE.

I BELIEVE THAT
DR. NOWZARADAN ATTEMPTS TO BE

CONFRONTATIONAL IN
A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY WITH HER,

BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON,

SHE ALLOWS HERSELF
TO BECOME OFFENDED,

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT DOING THE
THINGS THAT SHE NEEDS TO DO.

I THINK IT'S DIFFICULT FOR HER
TO HOLD HERSELF ACCOUNTABLE

FOR HER FAILURE TO LOSE WEIGHT

AND SO SHE PLACES BLAME
ON OTHERS,

INSTEAD OF TURNING
THE LENS ON HERSELF

AND THINKING ABOUT
WHAT SHE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY.

Schenee: MY THERAPY SESSION WITH
MISS LOLA, IT WENT WELL TODAY.

I REALLY LEARNED A LOT TODAY.

SHE WAS GIVING ME
A DIFFERENT ASPECT

OF WHAT I COULD DO
TO DO BETTER FOR MYSELF.

AND I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO,

I HAVE A LOT OF GOALS
TO MAKE, FAR AS MYSELF,

BUT I'MA PUT THAT IN EFFECT.

I NEED TO.

♪♪

I AM GOING TO SEE DR. NOW TODAY.

AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO HIM,

BECAUSE IT WAS NOT
MY INTENTIONS TO OFFEND HIM,

BUT I DID OFFEND HIM.

SO, I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE'S GOING TO SAY

AND I'M NERVOUS,

BECAUSE CONTINUING THIS PROGRAM,
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT,

AND I CAN'T DO IT BY MYSELF.

THE LAST TIME I SAW DR. NOW,
HE WANTED ME UNDER 600 POUNDS,

SO I PRAY THAT
I'M AT LEAST CLOSE TO THAT

UNDER 600-POUND MARK.

♪♪

Schenee:
I'M AT DR. NOW'S OFFICE TODAY

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SCALE
IS GOING TO SAY TODAY.

SO, I'M NERVOUS, I'M SCARED,
BUT I'M VERY HOPEFUL.

♪♪

IT'S SO LITTLE DISAPPOINTMENT,

'CAUSE IT'S NOT
THE NUMBER I EXPECTED.

I EXPECTED TO SEE LESS THAN
THAT, SO IT'S NOT PERFECT,

BUT I KNOW MY MISTAKES
AND WHERE I MADE THEM AT.

♪♪

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU?
-HOW Y'ALL DOING?

FINE.

ALL RIGHT, SCHENEE, LET'S TALK
ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE AT.

OKAY, FIRST OFF,
I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO YOU.

WHY YOU WANT TO
APOLOGIZE TO ME?

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT PHONE
CALL THAT WE HAD TOGETHER,

IT WAS AN AGGRAVATED
PHONE CALL,

NOT ONLY FROM MY END,
FROM YOUR END ALSO.

AND I'M APOLOGIZING, BECAUSE I
FEEL LIKE, THAT I OFFENDED YOU.

I APPRECIATE THAT,
SCHENEE.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT MY FEELINGS.

MY JOB IS
TO GET YOU HEALTHY

AND THAT IS WHAT
WILL MEAN MOST TO ME.

BUT INSTEAD, YOU GAINED
43 POUNDS IN PAST TWO MONTHS.

SO, IF YOU WANT TO
APOLOGIZE,

DO IT BY MAKING PROGRESS
YOU NEED, OKAY?

I UNDERSTAND,
BUT I'M APOLOGIZING FOR MY END.

OKAY.

APOLOGY, I WILL ACCEPT IT
WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR WEIGHT.

I NEED TO SEE ACTION.

I NEED TO SEE YOU COMMIT
TO THIS PROGRAM

AND LOSE WEIGHT
LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.

MM-HMM.

THERE IS NO EXCUSE
FOR YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS.

BUT RIGHT NOW,
BALL IS IN YOUR COURT.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGES
IN YOUR EATING HABIT

AND YOU HAVEN'T
DONE THAT.

WE'RE GIVING YOU ALL THE HELP
AND RESOURCES YOU NEED

AND WE EVEN HELPED YOU
TO GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN

AND YOU HAVEN'T LOST
A SINGLE POUND ON YOUR OWN.

SO, THERE'S NO WAY
I CAN GIVE YOU ANY MORE TOOLS

THAN I HAVE GIVEN YOU
RIGHT NOW.

NOW, THIS IS
ALL UP TO YOU.

SO, HERE'S
THE SITUATION.

YOU LOSE 30 POUNDS IN ONE MONTH
TO GET YOU BACK IN PROGRAM.

IF YOU DON'T,
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

AND IF YOU DON'T
MAKE THE CHANGES,

NOBODY ELSE CAN HELP YOU.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

-YEAH.
-YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?

YES, I DO.

ALL RIGHT, SCHENEE,
I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH, OKAY?

YES.

ALL RIGHT,
I'LL SEE YOU THEN, OKAY?

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT SURE HOW
MUCH MORE WE CAN DO FOR SCHENEE.

AND SHE REFUSES TO STOP
GIVING THE SAME EXCUSES

AND THE SAME ILLOGICAL REASONING

AS TO WHY SHE THINK IT'S OKAY
NOT TO DO WHAT SHE NEEDS

AND WHY SHE'S NOT TAKING
HER SITUATION SERIOUSLY.

BUT HOPEFULLY, THIS NEXT MONTH,

SHE WILL START TO DO
WHAT SHE NEEDS.

BUT IF SHE DOESN'T, WE ARE JUST
COMPLETELY OUT OF OPTIONS

WITH SCHENEE.

Schenee:
THE DOCTOR TOLD ME TODAY,

HE DIDN'T WANT AN APOLOGY,
BASICALLY,

'CAUSE I DIDN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT,

AND IT DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING TO HIM.

SO, HE WANTS ME TO LOSE
30 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

I AM NOT PUT HERE TO FAIL.

I'M A FIGHTER AND I'M GOING TO
FIGHT FOR WHAT GOD HAS FOR ME.

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YEAH, FREDDY,
THIS IS DR. NOWZARADAN.

AND SCHENEE MISSED HER
APPOINTMENT, DIDN'T SHOW UP,

AND I'M CALLING TO FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.

ONCE AGAIN, SCHENEE
HAS MISSED HER APPOINTMENT.

BUT THIS TIME, SHE'S NOT
EVEN ANSWERING HER PHONE

OR RESPONDING TO US.

SO, IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND
IT IS A DISAPPOINTING OUTCOME.

BUT WE ARE
LETTING HER KNOW THAT,

BECAUSE OF HER COMPLETE
LACK OF COMPLIANCE,

IN THIS FINAL STRAW TODAY,

SHE'S NO LONGER PART
OF THE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM.

WE PROVIDED SCHENEE
WITH EVERY POSSIBLE RESOURCE

AND OPPORTUNITY
TO LOSE WEIGHT

AND SHE FAILED
TO LOSE A SINGLE POUND

AND OUTSIDE OF
A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT,

SHE CONTINUED TO GAIN
THE WHOLE TIME.

IT WILL HOPEFULLY NOT TAKE
HER BODY GETTING TO ITS LIMIT

AND HER FACING
A LIFE-THREATENING EVENT

BEFORE SHE WAKES UP,
BECAUSE IT IS VERY LIKELY

SHE WOULDN'T EVEN SURVIVE
A SCENARIO LIKE THAT.

BUT IF SCHENEE EVER DECIDES
TO TURN HER LIFE AROUND

AND DO THIS, SHE WILL NEED
TO SHOW US ON THE SCALE

BEFORE WE TAKE HER SERIOUSLY.

SHE MADE THE CHOICE TO REJECT
ALL THE HELP OFFERED TO HER

AND TO DO THIS
ALL ON HER OWN NOW.

SO, I WISH SCHENEE WELL AND HOPE
FOR THE BEST OUTCOME FOR HER

AND THAT SHE MAKES THE CHANGES
SHE NEEDS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.