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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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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Dial tone ]

[ Beeping, ringing ]

PLEASE LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE.

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.