All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S06E14

Jennifer: IF ME AND MY DAUGHTER
DON'T CHANGE,

SHE'LL BE BURYING ME

AND SHE'LL BE NEXT.

♪♪

OH, GOD.
[ GROANING ]

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

Woman #2: I TRIED TO CHANGE, BUT
SOMETHING ALWAYS KNOCKS ME DOWN.

♪♪

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

OH!
OW! [BLEEP]

THIS IS NO LIFE FOR ANYONE.

♪♪

Woman: OH, JUST PRAY FOR ME.

OW, MY LEG!

SIT DOWN RIGHT THERE.
WAIT.

YOU'RE MAKING ME MAD.

THIS IS COMPLETELY
UNACCEPTABLE.

♪♪

Jennifer: I HAVE NO POWER.

I MOVED US INTO
THE CRAPPIEST NEIGHBORHOOD EVER.

Marissa: THE WINDOW
IS BROKEN IN HERE.

OH, MY GOD.
I'M TOTALLY FREAKING OUT.

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♪♪

Jennifer:
WE HAVE NO CHOICE WITH HOW
THE STORY OF OUR LIFE BEGINS,

BUT WE CAN HAVE A CHOICE
IN HOW IT ENDS.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

I'M IN CONSTANT MISERY.

♪♪

I'VE GOTTEN SO BIG NOW

THAT THE STRAIN
OF ALL THAT WEIGHT ON MY BODY

MAKES EVERY PART OF ME ACHE,

AND MY BACK HURTS.

MY FEET HURT. MY HIPS HURT.

♪♪

I FEEL LIKE I'M SUFFOCATING
UNDER THIS WEIGHT.

♪♪

BUT IT'S ESPECIALLY
TAKEN A TOLL ON MY LEGS

BECAUSE NOW I HAVE ARTHRITIS
IN MY KNEECAPS,

SO I CAN BARELY STAND
FOR TWO MINUTES, MAX,

AND IF I PUSH MYSELF
BEYOND THAT,

THE PAIN IS JUST UNBEARABLE.

♪♪

I FEEL LIKE MY KNEES WILL POP
OUT AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT.

OH, MY GOD.

AND I'M VERY WORRIED
BECAUSE IF IT GETS ANY WORSE,

I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET UP
AND DO ANYTHING.

♪♪

IT FEELS LIKE I'M CARRYING

AT LEAST FIVE PEOPLE
WITH ME AT ALL TIMES,

AND I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT
THIS WEIGHT IS DOING TO MY BODY.

♪♪

I ALREADY CAN'T DO
MUCH ON MY OWN,

SO MY DAUGHTER HAS TO HELP
DO MOST EVERYTHING.

MARISSA, BABY.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

CAN YOU
COME HELP ME, PLEASE?

-IN THE SHOWER?
-YEAH.

SHE LIVES HERE WITH ME
AND MY BOYFRIEND,

AND SHE DOES EVERYTHING FOR ME,

BUT THE MOST HUMILIATING THING
SHE HAS TO HELP ME WITH

IS TAKING A SHOWER.

NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO DO STUFF

THAT SHE HAS TO DO
24 HOURS A DAY.

♪♪

I NEED MARISSA
TO WASH EVERYTHING,

SO, I KNOW WITHOUT HER HELP,

I'D HAVE NO WAY
TO EVEN FUNCTION.

♪♪

IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING
TO ALWAYS HAVE TO HELP MY MOM,

BUT IF I DIDN'T,

I'M WORRIED SHE'D END UP
STAYING IN BED ALL DAY,

AND THEN SHE WOULD JUST
END UP GETTING WORSE,

SO I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE

BECAUSE I CAN'T LET THAT
HAPPEN TO HER.

BUT IT'S GETTING HARDER FOR ME

TO TAKE CARE OF HER
LIKE SHE NEEDS

BECAUSE I KNOW HER
EATING HABITS AFFECT ME.

I KNOW I'VE STARTED
GAINING A LOT,

AND THE BIGGER I'VE GOTTEN,
THE HARDER IT IS FOR ME TO DO

SOME OF THE THINGS
MY MOM NEEDS ME TO DO.

YEAH.

I'VE STARTED TO GET WORRIED
THAT IT'LL GET TO A POINT

WHERE I WON'T BE ABLE
TO HELP HER LIKE SHE NEEDS.

AND ONE DAY, I'M GONNA END UP
BATHING HER IN HER BED,

AND THAT'S NOT SOMEWHERE
I WANT TO BE AT.

♪♪

Marissa: BUT I FEEL LIKE
SHE CAN'T BE A MOM FROM THE BED.

SO, I THINK THE LINES
ARE DEFINITELY BLURRED.

WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT ROLE IS WHAT.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M THE MOM.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M THE DAUGHTER.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M THE CARETAKER.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SUPPOSED
TO BE A CHILD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM
MOST OF THE TIME.

♪♪

Jennifer:
I HATE THAT THIS IS MY LIFE,

AND THAT THIS IS THE LIFE
THAT I'M MAKING FOR MY DAUGHTER

BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,

AND I'M NOT HAPPY
IN THIS BODY AT ALL.

♪♪

I DON'T EVEN FEEL HUMAN
AT THIS POINT.

[ Voice breaking ]
I JUST FEEL LIKE A BLOB,

AND I JUST SEE
A DISGUSTING HUMAN BEING

THAT SHOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS.

♪♪

-GOT IT?
-YEAH.

BUT I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO CHANGE IT

BECAUSE IT'S ONLY
GONNA GET WORSE

BECAUSE ALL I LIVE FOR
IS EATING.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE YOU
FOR BREAKFAST, MAMA?

I THINK I WANT

SOME EGGS,
SOME BACON,

BISCUITS AND GRAVY,
PLEASE.

OKEYDOKEY.
THANKS.

♪♪

I KNOW, DESPITE ALL THE PAIN
AND STRUGGLE OF MY BODY,

IF I GET UP AND START MY DAY,
THEN I GET TO EAT.

♪♪

I CAN'T HANDLE IT IF I DON'T
GET TO EAT WHAT I WANT.

MARISSA DOESN'T ARGUE WITH ME,

AND WHAT DEVASTATES ME IS,

NOW SHE JOINS IN WITH ME
AND MY MEALS.

MARISSA, HOW MUCH LONGER
YOU THINK?

PROBABLY NOT THAT LONG.
-ALL RIGHT.

I'M HUNGRY.

♪♪

Marissa:
I USED TO BE A LOT BETTER AT
HIDING MY FEELINGS ABOUT MY MOM,

BUT IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT

WHERE I CAN'T HIDE MY ANGER

OR HIDE HOW FRUSTRATING
DOING EVERYTHING IS TO ME.

I FEEL HOPELESS A LOT.

-THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE TO DO,

SO I PUSH IT ALL DOWN
AND DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO

AND JUST TAKE CARE OF HER,

AND I TAKE ALL THE FRUSTRATION
AND JUST EAT.

AND I KNOW THAT IF I LET MYSELF
GET ANY WORSE,

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY BAD
FOR BOTH OF US.

SO, I'M AT A POINT WHERE I DON'T
WANT TO GAIN ANY MORE WEIGHT,

BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOSE IT

BECAUSE I'M GONNA END UP
RIGHT WHERE SHE IS

IF I DON'T CHANGE.

OH, MY GOD, MARISSA.
IT'S SO GOOD.

Jennifer: THIS ISN'T LIVING.

I DON'T EVEN THINK
IT'S SURVIVING.

I FEEL THAT I'M SLOWLY DYING.
I'M SLOWLY KILLING MYSELF.

FOOD IS WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY,
AND AT THIS POINT,

I DON'T THINK I COULD STOP

AND NEITHER CAN MARISSA.

THAT'S LEADING TO HER GAINING
A LOT OF WEIGHT NOW, TOO,

ALL BECAUSE OF ME.

SHE IS TEETERING ON THE VERY
BRINK OF BEING WHERE I AM.

[ Voice breaking ]
AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S MY FAULT.

[ Normal voice ] ALL I KNOW
IS THAT MY WHOLE LIFE,

MY STRUGGLE HAS BEEN WITH FOOD,

AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO CHANGE THAT NOW

WHEN IT'S ALL YOU'VE KNOWN
FOR SO LONG.

♪♪

GROWING UP, I HAD
A PRETTY ROUGH CHILDHOOD.

THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS
OF MY LIFE

REVOLVED AROUND THE FACT
THAT MY FATHER WAS AN ADDICT,

SO, A LOT
OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES

WERE OF MY DAD LOSING HIS TEMPER
AND GOING INTO A RAGE,

BUT BECAUSE OF THAT,
MY PARENTS GOT A DIVORCE.

♪♪

BUT MY MOM REMARRIED
WHEN I WAS FIVE,

AND MY STEPDAD STARTED
TO ABUSE ME AND MY SIBLINGS.

WHEN I WAS SEVEN, THAT'S WHEN
MY STEPDAD STARTED TO MOLEST ME.

♪♪

I THINK MY MOM KNEW
THAT I WAS BEING MOLESTED,

AND MY MOM WOULD JUST EXCUSE
MY STEPDAD'S BEHAVIOR,

AND JUST NOTHING EVER CHANGED,

SO, NOBODY DID ANYTHING
TO SAVE ME,

AND I HAD NOWHERE TO TURN,

SO I TURNED TO FOOD,

AND I JUST STARTED
GORGING MYSELF.

IT'S THE ONLY THING IN MY LIFE
I COULD TURN TO

THAT MADE ME FEEL
SAFE AND HAPPY.

IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT I COULD CONTROL,

AND IT NEVER JUDGED ME.

IT NEVER HURT ME.

SO, I STARTED GAINING WEIGHT
ABOUT THE AGE OF EIGHT.

BY THE TIME I WAS NINE,
I HIT 100 POUNDS,

AND MY WEIGHT GAIN
NEVER SLOWED FROM THAT POINT.

I WAS JUST EATING NONSTOP.

IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE MY MOM
AND MY STEPDAD,

THEY WOULD LOCK UP
THE CABINETS AND THE FRIDGE

TO TRY AND STOP ME
FROM EATING AS MUCH,

BUT IT DIDN'T WORK.

AND I WOULD FIND WAYS
TO SNEAK SNACKS,

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 13,
I WEIGHED 150 POUNDS.

AT THAT POINT, MY STEPFATHER
WOULD SET ME ON A SCALE

NAKED, IN FRONT OF A MIRROR
AND JUST DEGRADE ME LIKE,

"WHY DO YOU WANT
TO LOOK LIKE THIS?

WHY CAN'T YOU LOSE WEIGHT?"

AND I JUST FELT USELESS AND...

JUST INADEQUATE.

AROUND THEN IS WHEN MY MOM
AND HIM GOT A DIVORCE.

♪♪

AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT,
I GOT PREGNANT WITH MARISSA.

WHEN I TURNED 16, ME
AND MY BOYFRIEND GOT MARRIED,

BUT IT WAS DURING MY PREGNANCY
THAT MY WEIGHT SKYROCKETED,

AND BY THE TIME I HAD MARISSA,
I WAS ALMOST 300 POUNDS,

AND AS CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS,
I WAS HAPPY THEN...

[Voice breaking] THAT I COULD BE
A WAY BETTER MOM THAN MY MOM.

I JUST WANTED TO BE BETTER.

[Normal voice]
BUT HAVING MARISSA
DIDN'T SLOW MY WEIGHT GAIN

BECAUSE I DECIDED THAT SINCE
EVERYBODY STARVED ME GROWING UP,

I COULD EAT ABSOLUTELY
WHAT I WANTED,

AND I WENT GUNG HO FOR IT ALL.

AND I GOT SO BIG, IT GOT
TOO DIFFICULT TO STAY IN SCHOOL.

SO, I DROPPED OUT,
AND BY THE TIME I WAS 18,

I GOT PREGNANT WITH
MY SECOND CHILD, PEYTON,

AND I JUST KEPT GAINING,

AND BY THE TIME HE WAS BORN,
WHEN I WAS 19,

I WAS OVER 400 POUNDS,

BUT I WAS STILL HAPPY
BECAUSE I HAD MY OWN FAMILY.

♪♪

AND WHEN I WAS 20,
THINGS STARTED TO GET HARD

BETWEEN ME AND MY HUSBAND.

THE RELATIONSHIP TURNED ABUSIVE,

AND I DIDN'T WANT THAT TYPE
OF ENVIRONMENT FOR MY KIDS.

DURING THAT TIME WHEN I WAS 22,
I MET SOMEONE ELSE,

AND WE STARTED
SEEING EACH OTHER,

AND I GOT PREGNANT BY HIM,

BUT EVEN THOUGH MY MARRIAGE
WAS FALLING APART,

I WAS STILL MARRIED
TO MY HUSBAND.

SO, I WASN'T SURE
HOW IT WAS GONNA GO DOWN

WHEN I SAID THAT I HAD A CHILD
THAT WASN'T HIS,

SO I HID MY PREGNANCY FROM HIM.

I WOULD WEAR BAGGY CLOTHES,

AND THEN I GAVE HIM UP
FOR ADOPTION WHEN HE WAS BORN.

I NEVER WANTED
TO GIVE UP MY SON.

I THOUGHT I DID
THE BEST THING FOR HIM,

BUT IT KILLED ME.

♪♪

I WENT INTO SUCH DEPRESSION,
I GAINED ABOUT 100 POUNDS.

I WAS 23 THEN, AND I WAS
GETTING CLOSE TO 500,

AND OVER THE NEXT YEAR,
I WAS SO DEPRESSED,

AND I JUST ATE NONSTOP,
SO I HIT 600 POUNDS.

♪♪

BUT THINGS KEPT GETTING
WORSE IN MY MARRIAGE,

AND I KNOW IT WAS
NOT ONLY AFFECTING ME,

BUT MARISSA WAS GETTING OLDER
AND WITNESSING IT.

IT WAS STARTING
TO TRAUMATIZE HER

LIKE IT DID WHEN I WITNESSED IT
AS A CHILD,

AND I DIDN'T WANT THAT FOR HER,
SO I FINALLY LEFT,

BUT I REALLY THINK
AT THAT POINT, IT WAS TOO LATE.

HE NEVER ABUSED ME,
BUT HE WOULD LITERALLY MAKE ME

SIT ON THE COUCH
AND WATCH HIM BEAT ON MY MOM.

IT WAS HARD.
WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN,

AND THE FIRST THING
I WOULD WANT TO DO WAS EAT.

I NEEDED SWEETS
OR SOMETHING TO CALM ME DOWN.

Jennifer: THINGS WERE OKAY
FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SO.

WHEN I WAS GOING ON 30,
I MET DAWAYNE,

WHO IS MY BOYFRIEND NOW.

JEN WAS HEAVY
WHEN I FIRST MET HER,

AND IT DIDN'T REALLY
MATTER TO ME

BECAUSE I JUST LOVED HER SMILE

AND JUST EVERYTHING ABOUT HER.

Jennifer: BUT IN THE BEGINNING
OF OUR RELATIONSHIP,

HE WASN'T
THE BEST INFLUENCE ON ME

BECAUSE HE HAD
A LOT OF DEMONS,

AND ONE OF THOSE
WAS DRUG ADDICTION,

SO I STARTED TO JOIN IN,
AND I GOT ADDICTED.

FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
I JUST WASN'T WITH IT.

I KNOW I WASN'T THE BEST MOM
TO MY KIDS AT THE TIME.

I LOST MY HOME AND MY CAR,
AND I WAS ESSENTIALLY HOMELESS,

SO I LOST MY KIDS.

THEY WERE TAKEN AWAY TO GO LIVE
WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS.

SO, ME AND DAWAYNE
WERE ALONE AT THIS TIME...

...BUT I KNOW IT WAS HARD
ON MY KIDS

TO BE AWAY FROM THEIR MOM,

ESPECIALLY WHEN I HEARD
MARISSA'S GRANDPARENTS

TRIED TO DO THINGS TO CONTROL
HER WEIGHT LIKE THEY DID TO ME.

IT WAS HARD HAVING
SO MANY RESTRICTIONS

AT MY GRANDMA'S HOUSE.

IT MADE ME FEEL
REALLY BAD ABOUT MYSELF

THAT SOMEBODY
HAD TO LOCK CABINETS

OR LOCK THE REFRIGERATOR
JUST SO I WOULDN'T EAT.

BUT IT NEVER STOPPED ME
FROM GAINING.

I COULD ALWAYS FIND A WAY
TO GET FOOD.

I WAS AROUND 14 AT THE TIME,
AND I WAS GOING ON 200 POUNDS

BECAUSE I WAS JUST EATING TO
DEAL WITH ALL THE PAIN MY LIFE,

AND NOW I WAS WITHOUT MY MOM

WHEN I FELT LIKE
I NEEDED HER THE MOST.

♪♪

THAT'S WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE
WORST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME.

I MET THIS 19-YEAR-OLD BOY,
AND HE INVITED ME TO HIS HOUSE,

AND WHEN I WENT OVER,

HE RAPED ME.

I BLAME MYSELF A LOT
FOR WHAT HAPPENED

'CAUSE I WAS BIGGER THAN HIM,

SO I FEEL LIKE I COULD HAVE
DONE MORE TO STOP IT.

BUT AFTER THAT, I STARTED
TO FEEL REALLY DEPRESSED

AND REALLY BAD ABOUT MYSELF,
AND I TURNED TO FOOD.

[ Voice breaking ]
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY
I COULD COPE, I GUESS.

♪♪

BY THE TIME I WAS 33,

I WAS ALMOST BEDRIDDEN
BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,

AND SINCE HE WAS CLEANED UP,

DAWAYNE HAD GOTTEN
A JOB TO PROVIDE FOR US,

SO HE COULDN'T STAY HOME
TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

Marissa: WHEN I TURNED 18,
I HAD GOTTEN UP TO 300 POUNDS,

BUT MY MOM WAS DOUBLE MY SIZE
AND NEEDED SOMEONE TO HELP HER,

SO I MOVED IN
WITH HER AND DAWAYNE

BECAUSE I COULDN'T JUST LET HER
BECOME BEDRIDDEN,

AND THERE WAS
NO ONE ELSE TO DO IT,

BUT IT'S BEEN HARD.

I'M FRUSTRATED THAT MY MOM IS
STILL BIG AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

I'M FRUSTRATED
THAT NOBODY HELPS ME.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THAT
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS BY MYSELF,

AND I'M FRUSTRATED THAT I FEEL
LIKE I'M ALMOST 500 POUNDS NOW

AND IT'S HER FAULT.

I'M STARTING TO GET CLOSE
TO ENDING UP LIKE HER,

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THINGS
ARE ONLY GETTING WORSE.

♪♪

Jennifer:
I HATE THAT THIS IS THE LIFE
I MADE FOR ALL OF US,

AND THAT MY DAUGHTER'S WHOLE
WORLD IS JUST ME AND DAWAYNE

BECAUSE SHE'S HERE WITH ME
ALL DAY LONG,

AND SHE CAN'T GO OUT
AND HAVE A LIFE.

MY DAUGHTER SHOULD NEVER
HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

I SHOULD BE THE ONE
TAKING CARE OF HER.

SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE
A LIFE RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S 26, AND SHE NEEDS
TO MEET MR. RIGHT

AND HAVE HER KID.

I HINDER THAT.

CHICKEN WILL BE OUT IN ABOUT
5, 10 MINUTES, OKAY?

Jennifer: OKAY.

Marissa: SOMETIMES, DAWAYNE
WILL COOK WHEN HE GETS HOME.

IT'S RARE, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS,
THAT'S ONE OF THE RARE TIMES

I GET TO TAKE A BREAK
AND JUST SIT WITH MY MOM,

AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THE TIME
I'VE HAD WITH MY MOM,

BUT IT'S NOT NORMAL
MOTHER-DAUGHTER TIME,

AND LIVING HERE, DAWAYNE HAS
BECOME MORE OF A FATHER TO ME

THAN ANYONE ELSE HAS IN MY LIFE,

BUT THIS IS STILL SO HARD

BECAUSE I WORRY ABOUT MY MOM
DYING AT ANY POINT RIGHT NOW.

I ONLY SEE HER
GETTING WORSE AND WORSE,

AND I PROBABLY WON'T BE
TOO FAR BEHIND HER,

AND I KNOW SOMETHING
HAS TO CHANGE FOR BOTH OF US

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
FOR HER AND FOR ME.

I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD
GO START PLATES.

I WONDER IF DAD
HEATED UP YOUR ROLLS.

DO YOU WANT THEM
HEATED UP?

SURE.

♪♪

I WANT A THIGH,
PLEASE.

YOU'VE GOT A THIGH

AND A PIECE OF BREAST.

Jennifer: I THINK IF ME
AND MY DAUGHTER DON'T CHANGE,

SHE'LL BE BURYING ME,

AND MY BOYFRIEND
WILL BE BURYING HER NEXT.

MARISSA, CAN I HAVE
MORE BUTTER, PLEASE.

Marissa: BUTTER?
MM-HMM.

LIKE, GARLIC BUTTER
OR JUST REGULAR BUTTER?

OH.
FOR MY POTATO.

LIKE, I WISH
IT WAS SO EASY TO JUST,

"OKAY, WELL, LET'S JUST CHANGE,"

AND IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT EASY LIKE THAT.

♪♪

WANT A NAPKIN, DAD?

Dawayne: I SIT UP THERE
AND I WATCH JEN AND MARISSA

EAT SOME OF THESE THINGS
THAT THEY DO,

AND I KNOW IT'S KILLING THEM.

♪♪

BUT WHEN YOU TELL HER
THAT SHE CAN'T HAVE SOMETHING,

THEN SHE MAKES IT A LIVING HELL.

IT'S LIKE A BABY SOMETIMES
THROWING A TANTRUM.

IN ORDER TO SHUT THEM UP, YOU
JUST GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT.

IF WE WERE TO LOSE JEN,

[SIGHS]
MY WHOLE WORLD WOULD BE GONE.

♪♪

Marissa:
I'M VERY TIRED OF THIS LIFE.

I DON'T WANT TO LIVE
THIS LIFE ANYMORE.

Jennifer:
WE BOTH DESPERATELY NEED HELP...

...'CAUSE WE BOTH CAN'T
LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS.

SO, I HAVE TO FIND A WAY
FOR US TO CHANGE,

AND IF WE DON'T DO
SOMETHING SOON,

I KNOW IT'S
GONNA BE TOO LATE.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer:
MARISSA AND ME ARE FLYING
TO HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW TODAY.

I CALLED DR. NOWZARADAN
LAST WEEK

TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT
FOR TOMORROW.

I WANT US TO TRY
AND GET HELP TOGETHER,

BUT I'M SCARED RIGHT NOW
ABOUT HOW THIS IS GONNA GO.

IT'S A BIG TRIP.
LIKE, WE HAVE TO FLY.

I'VE NEVER FLOWN BEFORE.
I'M SO NERVOUS.

-HELLO.
-HI.

-HI, NICHOLAS.
-HOW'S IT GOING?

-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ALL WE DO GOT TO DO?

WE GOT
TO TAKE BAGS DOWN.

TELL ME WHAT I GOT TO DO
TO HELP YOU GUYS OUT.

OUR FRIEND NICK
IS TAKING US TO THE AIRPORT,

AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR HIM.

THANK YOU, NICK.
-YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE READY.

YOU READY?
YEAH.

LET'S SEE
HOW THIS FEELS.

Marissa: I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE
A HARD TRIP FOR MY MOM

BECAUSE MY MOM CAN'T EVEN
HANDLE GOING SMALL DISTANCES,

BUT WE HAVE NO OTHER OPTION.

♪♪

Marissa:
YOU GOT IT.

Jennifer: LEAVING THE HOUSE
AND FLYING IN AN AIRPLANE

AND, LIKE, IF I THINK
ABOUT IT TOO LONG,

I'M SCARED,

BUT I'M AT LEAST GLAD WE'RE
TRYING TO DO THIS TOGETHER.

SLOWLY.

I JUST WANT
TO GO DOWN FAST.

♪♪

COUPLE MORE.
YOU GOT IT.

OKAY.

HELP ME WITH
THESE STAIRS, THEN.

♪♪

GO DOWN ONE MORE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN ALREADY,

AND I'M HOPING
IT DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE.

♪♪

GOT IT?
YOU GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

♪♪

I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD
TO BEING IN PUBLIC,

AND THAT'S MAKING ME
EVEN MORE NERVOUS.

♪♪

Marissa:
I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER MY MOM

IS GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY THERE,

AND THE ONLY REASON
I'M WILLING TO TRY THIS

IS THAT I KNOW
MY MOM NEEDS HELP.

IT'S JUST NOT GONNA BE EASY.

♪♪

RIGHT HERE
I THINK.

HOLD THAT, PLEASE.

Both: YEAH.

-THANK YOU.
-OKAY.

OH.

Jennifer:
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS.

WILL THE PLANE LIFT
WITH ME ON IT?

[ LAUGHS ]

SHE'S AFRAID THE PLANE...
-DON'T LAUGH.

...WON'T TAKE OFF
THE GROUND...

-I'M SERIOUS.
...'CAUSE SHE'S FAT.

I CRIED ABOUT IT
LAST NIGHT.

IT'S GONNA
TAKE OFF, MOM.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN TAKE OFF
'CAUSE I'M SO BIG.

IT CAN HOLD A LOT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS,

AND PART OF ME
JUST WANTS TO GO BACK HOME.

♪♪

WHERE AM I GOING?
THIS WAY?

I JUST NEED TO GET ON
AND SIT DOWN.

♪♪

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE
I HAVE TO GET THREE SEATS.

IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING.

THIS IS GONNA BE
FREAKING UNCOMFORTABLE.

♪♪

THIS IS HUMILIATING.

I HOPE THIS TRIP GOES FAST.

♪♪

IT'S A FOUR-HOUR FLIGHT,

SO I BROUGHT SOME FOOD.

I JUST NEEDED SOMETHING
TO HELP CALM ME DOWN,

AND FOOD IS THE ONLY THING
THAT REALLY DOES.

♪♪

♪♪

THANK GOD WE'RE HERE.

GOT IT.

GOT IT.

GOOD JOB.
YOU GOT IT.

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪

THANK YOU.

♪♪

Marissa: I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN
REALLY SCARY FOR MY MOM,

SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER
FOR MAKING THIS TRIP.

WE JUST HAVE A LITTLE WAYS
TO GO BEFORE SHE CAN REST,

AND I KNOW SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING TO THE HOTEL,

AND SO AM I.

♪♪

Jennifer: THIS HAS BEEN SO HARD,
BUT I MADE IT,

AND OUR APPOINTMENT IS TOMORROW,

SO I JUST HOPE IT ALL
GOES WELL TOMORROW,

AND IT'S THE START
OF A NEW LIFE WE BOTH NEED.

♪♪

♪♪

MARISSA AND ME ARE HEADED TO SEE
DR. NOW, AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS,

AND I'M MORE SCARED TODAY THAN
I WAS TRAVELING HERE YESTERDAY

BECAUSE WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT

IF WE GET THE HELP WE NEED
TO SAVE OUR LIVES OR NOT,

SO THIS IS ALL
JUST REALLY SCARY.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I LET MYSELF
GET TO THIS POINT.

♪♪

I JUST HOPE AND PRAY
THAT IT'S NOT TOO LATE

FOR DR. NOW TO HELP ME.

JENNIFER AND MARISSA.

I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING ON THE SCALE,

BUT I KNOW I NEED
TO GET THE HELP I NEED,

SO I WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

IT'S HIGHER THAN I WAS HOPING...

...BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
IT'S NOT A HUGE SHOCK.

[ Voice breaking ] I'M
DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

Marissa: I HOPE THIS GOES WELL

BECAUSE WE BOTH
NEED HELP SO BAD.

♪♪

THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK.

I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
IN WHERE MY WEIGHT IS AT.

YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD
AND GO TO ROOM 5.

-ROOM 5?
-MM-HMM.

BUT MY MOM'S IS GETTING
TO A BREAKING POINT,

AND SHE HAS TO GET THAT DOWN

BECAUSE IT'S GETTING
SO OUT OF CONTROL.

♪♪

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ]

-HELLO.
-HI.

-HI.
-HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?

-OKAY.
-I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

-JENNIFER.
-JENNIFER, NICE TO MEET YOU.

-NICE TO MEET YOU. MARISSA.
-ALL RIGHT.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

SO, YOU BOTH MADE
THE TRIP FROM OREGON

TO GET HELP
FOR YOUR WEIGHT?

YES. YOU ARE
MY ONLY HOPE.

WELL, JENNIFER,
YOU ARE AT 636 POUNDS,

AND, MARISSA,
YOU ARE AT 573 POUNDS.

MM-HMM.

AND YOU'RE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT TOGETHER?

-MM-HMM.
-THAT'S GOOD

BECAUSE RIGHT OFF THE BAT,

I CAN SEE WITH WHERE
BOTH OF YOUR WEIGHTS ARE AT.

IT'S CLEAR YOU TWO
HAVE UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC,

SO, LET'S START
WITH WHO FEEDS WHO.

MY DAUGHTER
BRINGS ME FOOD.

DON'T YOU TWO THINK
THAT YOU'RE ENABLING EACH OTHER?

-YES.
-OF COURSE.

SO, THIS IS NOT A VERY
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

NO.

JENNIFER, YOU CAN BLAME
YOUR DAUGHTER,

BUT YOU'RE USING HER
TO GET YOUR FOOD.

AND MARISSA, YOU CAN
BLAME YOUR MOTHER EATING

AND EAT WHEN SHE EAT,

BUT THE TRUTH IS,
THAT'S JUST AN EXCUSE

BECAUSE YOU WANT
TO EAT, TOO,

SO WE HAVE A VERY DYSFUNCTIONAL
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU TWO.

MM-HMM.

AND ONE OF YOU WILL BE
BURYING THE OTHER ONE SOON.

MARISSA, DON'T THINK
BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNGER

AND SMALLER RIGHT NOW

THAT YOU'RE THAT MUCH
BETTER OFF.

YOU'LL BE UP
TO YOUR MOM'S WEIGHT

WITHIN THE YEAR
AT THIS RATE.

-YEAH.
-AND WHEN YOU'RE THAT SIZE,

ONE SMALL THING CAN PUSH
YOUR BODIES OVER THE EDGE.

OKAY.

SO IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU BOTH DO THIS NOW.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
-YEAH.

I'M GONNA GIVE YOU BOTH
A 1,200 CALORIE, HIGH-PROTEIN,

LOW-CARB DIET THAT YOU NEED
TO START ON IMMEDIATELY.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

AND EATING HABIT NEEDS TO BE
LIMITED TO THREE TIMES A DAY,

AND YOU NEED
TO START LIMITING

THE AMOUNT OF TIME
YOU EAT TOGETHER

BECAUSE YOU TWO NEED
TO LEARN TO DO THINGS TOGETHER

OTHER THAN EAT.

AND IF YOU STICK
TO 1,200 CALORIE A DAY,

YOU'RE GONNA BE EASILY
LOSING A POUND A DAY.

SO, THE WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
I WANT TO SEE FROM BOTH OF YOU

IS 60 POUNDS OVER
THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, OKAY?

OKAY?
-MM-HMM.

AND IF YOU WORK AT THIS,
YOU TWO CAN BECOME

A GREAT SOURCE OF SUPPORT
FOR EACH OTHER,

AND THAT NEEDS
TO BE YOUR GOAL.

Y'ALL THINK
YOU CAN HANDLE ALL THIS?

-YEAH.
-ALL RIGHT.

WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.

-ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
OKAY?

-THANK YOU.
-MM-HMM.

♪♪

Dr. Nowzaradan: JENNIFER AND
MARISSA HAVE HAD A DYSFUNCTIONAL

AND ENABLING RELATIONSHIP
FOR A WHILE NOW,

AND THEY HAVE BEEN STARTING
TO USING EACH OTHER

AS AN EXCUSE
TO CONSTANTLY EAT,

AND CHANGING THAT DYNAMIC
IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART

OF ENSURING
THEIR LONG-TERM SUCCESS,

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY,

BUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE
THE FIRST STEP

AND SHOW ME THAT
THEY ARE READY TO DO THIS

BEFORE THE SITUATION
GETS EVEN WORSE.

♪♪

Jennifer:
WE BOTH KNOW DR. NOW IS RIGHT,

AND ONE OF US WILL BE BURYING
THE OTHER SOON,

AND I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

SO THIS IS OUR CHANCE
TO CHANGE THAT

AND HAVE A DIFFERENT FUTURE.

Marissa: THE NEXT STEP IS LOSING
THIS WEIGHT WE NEED TO LOSE

AND MAKING THE TRIP
BACK OUT HERE,

AND IT'S GONNA BE
ONE HECK OF A RIDE.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Marissa: MY MOM AND I
HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB

STICKING TO THE DIET
THAT DR. NOW GAVE US,

BUT I MAKE
ALL THE MEALS FOR US.

I'M USED TO DOING
EVERYTHING FOR MY MOM,

SO I'M NOT SURPRISED
I HAVE TO DO THIS FOR HER, TOO,

BUT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE DAY

MY MOM CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.

I HAVE BEEN CHEATING
A LITTLE BIT WHEN I'M AT WORK,

BUT WE DO A GOOD JOB
WHEN WE'RE EATING TOGETHER,

AND OVERALL, I THINK
I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.

I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT A LOT,

AND I WANT TO TRY
AND GET MY MOM EXERCISING TOO,

BUT IT TAKES A WHILE TO TALK HER
INTO DOING NEW THINGS.

I JUST HOPE
THAT WE CAN STICK WITH THIS

BECAUSE OUR LIVES
ARE ON THE LINE.

I WANT TO CHANGE MY LIFE.

I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

♪♪

YUM.

YAY, EGGS.

[ CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

GOOD JOB.THEY'RE EGGS, MOM.

-JUST KIDDING.
-I CAN COOK EGGS.

Jennifer: THIS IS A REALLY
BIG STEP FOR ME.

I'M EATING SO MUCH LESS
THAN I'M USED TO.

I CAN'T EAT
THE THINGS I WANT TO.

I HAVE TO MAKE THESE SACRIFICES

TO GET TO THE WEIGHT
THAT I WANT,

AND I CAN'T DO IT
WITHOUT MARISSA.

OKAY,
I'M DONE.

I RELY ON HER
TO MAKE WHAT I EAT,

AND I JUST HOPE
SHE'S NOT CHEATING

WHILE SHE'S OUT OF THE APARTMENT

BECAUSE I NEED MARISSA
TO DO THIS WITH ME.

WITHOUT HER,
I WON'T BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT,

AND IF I DON'T LOSE WEIGHT,
I'M NOT GONNA LIVE MUCH LONGER.

♪♪

HI, BABY.
HI, MAMA.

HOW ARE YOU?

DO YOU WANT
TO GO WITH ME?

-NO.
-BUT YOU SHOULD.

-I REALLY DON'T WANT TO.
-I KNOW, BUT YOU SHOULD.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA
PUT THESE IN THE FRIDGE,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO.

Jennifer:
SINCE SEEING THE DOCTOR,

MARISSA AND I HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING THE DIET,

BUT I HAVEN'T
REALLY BEEN EXERCISING.

I DON'T LIKE GOING OUT.

I JUST FEEL LIKE I GET JUDGED
AND LOOKED AT,

AND IT'S NOT PLEASANT.

♪♪

I'VE CHANGED MY EATING.

NOW I NEED TO CHANGE
MY EXERCISE.

♪♪

WHAT DISCOURAGES ME
IS MY OWN SELF,

MY OWN INSECURITIES,

AND THEN HOW PEOPLE TREAT ME
WHEN I'M OUTSIDE.

♪♪

THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS VERY NICE,

SO IT MAKES YOU
NOT WANT TO GO OUT

AND DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU READY?
NO.

WHY NOT?I DON'T WANT TO GO.

-WHY?
-'CAUSE IT'S SCARY.

I KNOW IT'S SCARY.

I JUST THINK
IT'S STILL TOO SOON.

I'M ALREADY OUT OF BREATH,
AND I'M ALREADY HURTING.

BUT IF YOU DON'T TRY,
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA DO IT.

SO WHAT IF WE STARTED
JUST A WALK?

YOU WANT TO TRY
AND WALK TO THE END?

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

I'M NOT READY TO GO SOMEWHERE
AS PUBLIC AS A GYM.

IT'S TOO BIG A STEP
FOR ME RIGHT NOW,

ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M SO TIRED
JUST GETTING TO THE CAR,

BUT I'M GONNA TRY AND WALK
A LITTLE BIT WITH MARISSA

BECAUSE I KNOW
I HAVE TO PUSH MYSELF.

YOU CAN WALK TO THE END
AND WALK BACK.

ARE YOU DYING?
YOU'RE BREATHING FINE.

I HATE LIFE.

PHYSICALLY, MY BODY
IS IN A LOT OF PAIN.

MY FEET, MY HIPS,
EVERYTHING IS BURNING.

LIKE, I JUST WANT HER
TO GO GET THE CAR.

DO YOU LIKE
THE OUTSIDE?

I'VE NEVER BEEN
OUT HERE.

♪♪

I CAN
WALK BACK NOW?

I WANT
TO TELL YOU NO.

WHAT IF I GET OVER THERE
AND THEN I CAN'T WALK BACK?

WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO.
THERE AIN'T NO "CAN'T."

♪♪

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
I WALKED?

NEVER.

I NEED TO STOP
FOR A MINUTE.

I REMEMBER WALKING
IN 2008.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.
THAT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.

YEAH,
THAT'S NINE YEARS.

WELL, THAT'S
AN EYE-OPENER.

♪♪

THERE'S NO WAY I COULD HAVE GONE
TO THE GYM TODAY,

BUT I'M GLAD WE AT LEAST
DID SOMETHING,

AND I WILL MAKE IT
TO THE GYM SOON.

[ PANTING ]

♪♪

OH! SON OF A [BLEEP]

♪♪

-WHAT DID I JUST DO?
-YOU WALKED.

Marissa:
LOTS OF PEOPLE DO IT.

-I DID THAT.
-YOU DID IT, MOM.

I CAN DO THIS.

YOU CAN.

WECAN DO THIS.
MM-HMM.

♪♪

FOR THE FIRST TIME, I BELIEVE
I CAN LOSE THIS WEIGHT.

I'M STARTING TO BELIEVE
IT'S POSSIBLE.

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer: WE JUST GOT OFF
THE PLANE COMING FROM OREGON,

AND WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE DR. NOW
FOR OUR SECOND WEIGH-IN.

♪♪

I'M READY FOR HIM TO SAY,
"THIS IS A GO."

I'M READY FOR HIM TO SAY
THAT WE CAN MOVE HERE

AND GET STARTED
AND BEGIN OUR NEW LIFE.

JENNIFER AND MARISSA?

DR. NOW WANTED ME TO LOSE
OVER 60 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS,

AND I'M SCARED
I HAVEN'T DONE IT.

IF I HAVEN'T LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT,
THIS COULD ALL BE OVER FOR ME.

♪♪

MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE.

THIS COULD BE MY LAST CHANCE.

♪♪

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, SO WHO WANTS
TO GO FIRST?

I DO.

♪♪

Jennifer:
WE'RE HERE AT DR. NOW'S
FOR OUR SECOND WEIGH-IN,

AND I'M SO ANXIOUS TO SEE
IF I LOST THE 60 POUNDS

I WAS SUPPOSED TO.

♪♪

YAY.
-NICE.

I DID IT.

ARE YOU EXCITED?

THAT FEELS AMAZING.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER LOST
THAT MUCH IN A MONTH.

I JUST HOPE MARISSA
MET THE GOAL, TOO.

Marissa: I HAD THE GOAL OF
LOSING 60 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS,

SO I NEED TO BE
AT LEAST 513 TODAY.

♪♪

YOU DID OKAY.

I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED
IN MYSELF RIGHT NOW

BECAUSE I DIDN'T MEET
MY GOAL WEIGHT.

Marissa: [ Voice breaking ]
I JUST KEPT TELLING MYSELF,
"TOMORROW I'LL DO BETTER.

TOMORROW I'LL DO BETTER,"
AND THEN...

BEFORE I KNEW IT,
I WAS BACK HERE,

AND I DIDN'T DO
WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO,

SO I THINK I'M KIND OF
REALIZING THAT THIS IS REAL,

AND I NEED TO ACTUALLY
DO IT. [ SNIFFLES ]

♪♪

WELL, THAT WAS
DEPRESSING.

I'M SORRY.

FOR WHAT?
YOU DIDN'T DO IT.

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ]

-HELLO.
-HI, DR. NOW.

-HI.
-HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?

-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
-ALL RIGHT.

HOW Y'ALL FEELING AFTER A TRIP
DOWN TO HOUSTON AGAIN?

I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN.

IT'S SO LONG AND HARD.

WELL, IT'S A VERY LONG TRIP,
ESPECIALLY AT YOUR SIZE.

YEAH.

WELL, JENNIFER, THAT SIZE
IS GETTING A LOT SMALLER

BECAUSE YOU LOST
64 POUNDS,

AND YOU'RE DOWN TO 572.

-YES.
-THAT'S EXCELLENT.

SO, HOW WERE
YOUR DIET CHANGES?

IT WAS HARD AT FIRST,
BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.

WELL, YOU DID GREAT,
BUT, MARISSA,

YOU DIDN'T MAKE
AS MUCH PROGRESS.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU?
YOU ONLY LOST 13 POUNDS.

I CHEAT A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH.

I WOULDN'T CALL THAT CHEAT
"A LITTLE BIT."

-YEAH.
-I WOULD CALL THAT CHEAT A LOT.

YEAH.

DID YOU CHANGE
YOUR EATING HABIT MUCH AT ALL?

YEAH,
I'VE CHANGED A LOT.

JUST ONCE IN A WHILE,
I'LL EAT STUFF

THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO EAT,

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I EAT
THE SAME STUFF THAT SHE EATS,

AND I'VE BEEN GOING
TO THE GYM FOUR TIMES A WEEK.

SO, HOW COME SHE'S LOSING
WEIGHT, BUT YOU'RE NOT?

-I EAT WHEN I'M NOT AT HOME.
-OH.

YOU'RE SECRETLY EATING
ON YOUR OWN.

BUT I'VE BEEN
EXERCISING A LOT,

SO I THOUGHT
I WAS DOING BETTER.

THAT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU'RE STILL OVEREATING.

YOU BURN 300 TO 500 CALORIE,
BUT TAKING EXTRA 2,000 TO 3,000,

YOU'RE STILL GOING TO GAIN
AND PUT ON FAT,

AND YOU'RE HALF
OF YOUR MOM'S AGE,

SO YOUR METABOLISM
CAN ADAPT MUCH FASTER,

SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE
FOR YOU DOING SO POORLY.

RIGHT.

AND IF YOUR MOM KEEPS LOSING
THE WEIGHT LIKE SHE DID,

THEN YOU'RE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AWAY
FROM BECOMING THE BIGGER ONE,

AND YOU NEED
TO UNDERSTAND

THE FULL SCOPE
OF YOUR SITUATION.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
WHEN YOU GET TO HER AGE?

YOU'RE GONNA BE TWICE
AS BIG AS SHE IS.

YEAH.

SO YOU NEED TO GET SERIOUS
ABOUT YOUR SITUATION.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT YOUR MOM.

SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED
FOR A WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY

IF YOU HAD TAKEN THIS
MORE SERIOUSLY.

WORRY ABOUT YOUR SITUATION
BECAUSE YOU'RE HEADING

TO A MUCH WORSE PLACE
THAN HER.

OKAY?
OKAY.

YOU TWO ARE LIVING TOGETHER
AND HELPING ENABLING EACH OTHER,

AND I NEED TO KNOW
THAT DYNAMIC HAS CHANGED,

SO YOU BOTH NEED TO HIT
YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL

BEFORE YOU'RE READY
TO MOVE AHEAD.

OKAY.
-SO, JENNIFER, YOU DID GREAT,

BUT I NEED YOU
TO STAY ON TRACK

AND LOSE ANOTHER 60 POUNDS
OVER NEXT TWO MONTHS.

OKAY.

AND, MARISSA,
YOUR MOM IS SERIOUS

AND UNDERSTANDS
HER SITUATION,

SO, YOU NEED TO DO WHAT SHE DOES
AND EAT LIKE SHE'S EATING,

AND YOU SHOULD HAVE
NO PROBLEM LOSING 60 POUNDS

OVER NEXT TWO MONTHS.
OKAY.

-SHOW ME YOU ARE SERIOUS, OKAY?
-OKAY.

-NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
-NICE TO SEE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE
THE PROGRESS JENNIFER HAS MADE,

BUT MARISSA IS OBVIOUSLY
THE CONCERN RIGHT NOW,

NOT JUST THAT, SHE NEEDS
TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY,

BUT THE EFFECT
IT WILL HAVE ON JENNIFER

IF MARISSA ISN'T DOING
WHAT SHE NEEDS.

THEY'VE BEEN ENABLING
EACH OTHER FOR YEARS,

AND THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED
SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH

BEFORE EITHER ONE OF THEM
CAN MOVE AHEAD,

WHICH MEANS THEY BOTH DO THIS
TOGETHER AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER

BECAUSE THE REALITY IS,

IF MARISSA DOESN'T START
TO DO THIS NOW,

THEN IT IS LIKELY
THAT SHE WILL CONTINUE

TO BE A SOURCE
OF ENABLING FOR HER MOM,

AND THAT WILL DERAIL HER.

-WANT ME TO GET THE BACKPACKS?
-I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT.

JUST GO.

Jennifer: I'M EXCITED
THAT I MET MY GOAL TODAY.

I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER THAN
I DID WHEN WE STARTED THIS,

AND I'M MORE DETERMINED
THAN EVER TO GET THE SURGERY.

I KNOW NEITHER OF US
WANTS TO KEEP MAKING THE TRIP

BACK AND FORTH FROM OREGON,

SO I'M READY TO FULLY COMMIT
TO THIS AND MOVE TO HOUSTON,

BUT I CAN'T DO THIS
WITHOUT MARISSA.

I JUST HOPE SHE CAN START
TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT

BECAUSE IF SHE DOESN'T,

DR. NOW MIGHT STOP
WORKING WITH HER,

AND I CAN'T GO TO TEXAS
AND DO THIS ALONE.

♪♪

♪♪

WE ARE OFFICIALLY MOVING
TO TEXAS.

THE TRIP SHOULD TAKE US
ABOUT THREE DAYS.

I'M UPROOTING MY WHOLE FAMILY
AND UPROOTING MYSELF

AND JUST DOING IT ON BLIND FAITH

AND MOVING TO A PLACE
THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

I'M REALLY NERVOUS.

TODAY, IT'S GOING TO BE ME AND
MY MOM AND MY DAD AND NICOLE.

NICOLE IS ONE
OF MY BEST FRIENDS,

AND SHE WANTED
TO MOVE WITH US.

I'M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DRIVE.

PLUS, MY MOM AND DAWAYNE
HAVE BEEN FIGHTING A LOT,

AND IT MAKES THINGS TENSE
FOR ALL OF US.

I JUST HOPE GETTING TO HOUSTON
AND MAKING THIS CHANGE

WILL MAKE THINGS EASIER ON US.

GOT EVERYTHING?

Marissa: YEAH.

I'M READY TO GO.

ARE YOU GONNA CRY?

I'M NOT.
I'M READY.

THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE
FOR HELP, BUT IF MY MOM

DOESN'T GET HELP, THEN SHE'S
NOT GONNA LIVE MUCH LONGER.

I DON'T THINK IF I GET HELP,
I'M GONNA BE RIGHT WHERE SHE IS.

SO, WE HAVE TO DO THIS,

BUT IT'S STILL SCARY
TO MAKE SUCH A BIG CHANGE.

I COULD NEVER DO THIS MOVE
WITHOUT FAMILY.

I PUT A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY
ON MARISSA AND DAWAYNE,

BUT WE NEED TO LOOK FORWARD.

I NEED TO CHANGE MY LIFE.

I CAN'T RELY ON THEM
FOR EVERYTHING.

I NEED TO GET
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND SO DOES MY DAUGHTER
'CAUSE WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.

♪♪

AND EVEN THOUGH I KNOW
THIS IS GONNA BE HARD,

I FEEL LIKE
IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE.

♪♪

♪♪

WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD TWO DAYS,

AND I GET UNCOMFORTABLE
AND IN PAIN QUICKLY,

SO WE'RE HAVING TO STOP
MORE THAN I WOULD LIKE.

AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT EVERYBODY
IS BEING UNDERSTANDING,

BUT RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT
TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR AND EAT.

Marissa: MY MOM DOESN'T LIKE US
DRIVING AT NIGHT,

SO WE'RE HAVING TO FIND A HOTEL.

IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE
ALL WANT TO GET THERE ALREADY,

BUT KNOW MY MOM'S BODY
CAN'T TAKE BEING

IN THE CAR THAT MUCH ANYWAY,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET
SOME FOOD AND SPEND THE NIGHT.

♪♪

Jennifer:
THIS IS THE BIGGEST LIFE CHANGE
I MADE IN A LONG TIME,

AND HONESTLY I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT,

SO I JUST WANT TO EAT
AND GO TO SLEEP.

♪♪

Marissa: WE'RE ALL REALLY HUNGRY
AND TIRED,

AND WHILE WE'D LIKE TO EAT WELL,

THERE AREN'T A LOT
OF OPTIONS, FOOD-WISE,

SO I'M JUST GONNA ORDER PIZZA.

AN ORDER FOR DELIVERY, PLEASE.
-WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU?

CAN I GET A 12-INCH PEPPERONI
PIZZA WITH EXTRA CHEESE?

I KNOW THIS ISN'T
WHAT WE SHOULD BE EATING,

BUT I REALLY DON'T CARE AT ALL.

I MEAN, I SHOULD CARE
A LOT ABOUT MY DIET,

BUT AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME,
I DON'T REALLY CARE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET TO TEXAS.

-HI.
-HELLO.

WELL, I'M SURE DR. NOW IS NOT
GONNA BE TOO HAPPY WITH US,

BUT HE WASN'T HAPPY WITH ME
LAST TIME EITHER,

SO I'M KIND OF USED TO THAT.

I DON'T CARE.
-ALL RIGHT, BABY.

YOU WANT A RANCH?

I KNOW THAT I KEEP SAYING THIS
WILL BE MY LAST CHEAT MEAL,

BUT THIS HAS TO BE
MY LAST CHEAT MEAL.

ON THIS ROAD TRIP, I THOUGHT,

Jennifer: "OH, WE'RE GONNA
ONLY EAT SALADS.

LIKE, WE'RE GONNA BE
SO ON TRACK."

IT'S A LOT HARDER THAN
I THOUGHT, BEING ON THE ROAD.

IT REALLY IS.

AND WE STILL HAVE
MORE TIME AHEAD OF US,

AND I'M GETTING VERY ANXIOUS.

I WANT TO GET THERE ALREADY,

BUT I'M ALSO REALLY SCARED.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

♪♪

I'VE NEVER MADE
A BIG MOVE LIKE THIS.

I'M REALLY SCARED.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer:
AFTER SIX LONG DAYS, WE'RE
FINALLY ARRIVING IN HOUSTON.

♪♪

MY BODY IS HURTING ALL OVER,
FROM HEAD TO TOE.

I JUST NEED TO GET
OUT OF THIS CAR.

I NEED TO LAY DOWN.

♪♪

I'M READY TO REST.

I'M READY. I'M READY.
I'M READY.

♪♪

♪♪

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS NOTHING
LIKE WHAT WE SAW ON THE WEBSITE.

I THINK
IT'S OVER THERE.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT OUR
APARTMENT IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.

♪♪

♪♪

THIS AIN'T IT.

♪♪

THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT
ADDRESS.

Jennifer: I WISH
I WOULD HAVE JUST PLANNED THIS.

MY MOM TRIES TO DO STUFF
LIKE THIS ON HER OWN,

BUT WHEN SHE DOES,
IT NEVER WORKS OUT,

AND THIS WHOLE SITUATION
WITH THE WRONG APARTMENT

DOESN'T SURPRISE ME.

I THINK THEY GAVE ME
THE WRONG KEY.

MY MOM HAS NO IDEA
HOW THE REAL WORLD WORKS.

SHE'S BEEN A HERMIT
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS

AND DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FUNCTION
OUTSIDE OF HER LITTLE BUBBLE.

♪♪

Jennifer: THIS IS THE LAST THING
I NEED TO DEAL WITH RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL TERRIBLE.

I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HELLO?

YEAH.

SO IT'S
A DOWNSTAIRS UNIT?

ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU.

IT'S NEXT DOOR.

IT'S DOWNSTAIRS.

♪♪

[ Sighing ]
OH, GOD, MY LIFE.

DOES THAT MEAN YOU TURNED ON
THE POWER AT THE WRONG PLACE?

OH, MY GOD.

I'M GONNA CRY.

♪♪

[ Crying ] I HATE
MY LIFE RIGHT NOW.

Marissa: THE WINDOW
IS BROKEN IN HERE.

SOMEBODY
HELP ME, PLEASE.

I DON'T KNOW.

I NEED TO CALL
THESE PEOPLE.

WHO DO I CALL?
WHAT DO I DO?

I DON'T KNOW.
-STOP IT, MOM. YOU'RE FINE.

♪♪

Marissa: WHEN STUFF GOES WRONG,

IT BASICALLY
ALL FALLS ON ME TO FIX IT.

Marissa: HI, WE JUST
MOVED DOWN HERE FROM OREGON,

AND I TURNED ON POWER
FOR THE WRONG ADDRESS.

WELL, SO DOES THAT MEAN
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TURN MINE ON?

MARISSA?
WHAT?

THEY'RE SAYING
TOMORROW?

YES.

♪♪

Jennifer:
[ Voice breaking ] I FEEL
SO GUILTY FOR ALL OF THIS.

I MOVED US INTO THE CRAPPIEST
[BLEEP] NEIGHBORHOOD EVER.

I HAVE NO [BLEEP] POWER.

I PUT IT INTO
THE WRONG APARTMENT

BECAUSE THE LANDLORD
GAVE ME THE WRONG ADDRESS.

I SAY, YEAH, THAT WE CAN
START MOVING STUFF IN.

I DON'T SEE A POINT
IN WAITING AROUND ANY LONGER.

ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GOOD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS
EXPECTING WHEN WE MOVED HERE...

♪♪

...BUT IT WASN'T THIS.

I HAVE LOTS OF DOUBTS RIGHT NOW
ABOUT MY DECISION.

[ SNIFFLES ]
I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIS.

♪♪

Dawayne: WE'RE GOOD.

I'M GONNA BREAK MY NECK
DOING THAT.

[ SIGHS ] CAN YOU FIT?
-[ SIGHS ]

OKAY.

MAN.

I WANT TO GO HOME.THIS IS HOME.

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer:
WE'RE GOING TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S
OFFICE FOR AN APPOINTMENT TODAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SEEING
HIM SINCE WE MOVED TO HOUSTON.

I'M JUST NERVOUS BECAUSE
I DON'T THINK I MET THE GOAL.

♪♪

I'M SO STRESSED WITH EVERYTHING
THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING.

IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD
TO STICK TO THE DIET.

♪♪

DR. NOW GAVE ME A GOAL OF LOSING
60 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS.

MARISSA AND JENNIFER?

SO, I HAVE TO GET
TO 512 OR LOWER,

AND I JUST HOPE, BY SOME
MIRACLE, I MET MY GOAL.

♪♪

♪♪

THAT IS NOT WHAT I WANTED TO SEE
ON THE SCALE TODAY.

I KNEW I PROBABLY
HADN'T HIT THE GOAL,

BUT I DIDN'T THINK
I DID THIS BAD.

I'M SO DISAPPOINTED.

Marissa:
I'M PRETTY NERVOUS ABOUT TODAY.

I WAS SUPPOSED
TO LOSE 60 POUNDS,

SO I'M REALLY HOPING TO SEE
500 ON THAT SCALE.

♪♪

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

NEITHER OF US MET THE GOAL.

I'VE MISSED MY GOAL
TWO APPOINTMENTS IN A ROW...

...AND I DID EVEN WORSE
THAN LAST TIME.

THIS MIGHT BE IT FOR ME,

AND IF I'M FINISHED, THERE'S
NO WAY MY MOM WILL KEEP GOING.

♪♪

HELLO.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

-OKAY. HOW ARE YOU?
-ALL RIGHT.

SO, THIS HASN'T BEEN
A GOOD COUPLE MONTHS

FOR YOU TWO,
I'M GUESSING.

JENNIFER, YOU ONLY LOST
9 POUNDS,

AND, MARISSA,
YOU ONLY LOST 12 POUNDS.

JENNIFER,
YOU HAD DONE SO WELL,

BUT NOW YOU BARELY HAD
ANY WEIGHT LOSS.

WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS GOING ON?

I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, I KNOW, LIKE,

I SNACK,
AND IT'S A PROBLEM.

LIKE, IT'S IN MY HEAD,

BUT I HAVE BEEN,
LIKE, WALKING,

AND I'VE BEEN DOING
MY ARMS,

BUT I KNOW IT'S ALL
IN MY FOOD. I GET THAT,

BUT, LIKE, [SIGHS]

I'M ADDICTED TO FOOD,
LIKE, AND IT'S HARD.

OKAY, LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.

ALL RIGHT?

THE ISSUE IS YOU HAVE
A BAD INFLUENCE AROUND YOU.

MARISSA, YOU SAID
IN FIRST APPOINTMENT

THAT YOUR MOM'S EATING
IS WHY YOU HAVE GAINED.

-YEAH.
-BUT THE REALITY RIGHT NOW

IS THAT YOU'RE THE ONE
INFLUENCING HER,

AND THIS IS
THE VERY REASON

WHY YOU BOTH HAVE TO HIT
YOUR GOALS TOGETHER...

RIGHT.

...BECAUSE IF ONE OF YOU
IS NOT DOING IT,

THEN EVENTUALLY BOTH OF YOU
WILL START OVEREATING AGAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
-UH-HUH.

SO, WE ARE DOWN
TO ONE OF TWO OPTIONS.

IF EITHER ONE OF YOU WANTS
TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

FIRST, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
ONE MONTH INSTEAD OF TWO

TO HIT YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL
OF 30 POUNDS,

THE SAME MONTHLY GOAL
FOR BOTH OF YOU,

AND IF YOU BOTH
DON'T DO IT THIS TIME,

THEN THE SECOND OPTION
WILL BE

THAT WE SEPARATE YOU
TO BREAK THIS DYNAMIC,

AND YOU TWO
START LIVING APART.

YOU GOT THAT?
-I GET IT.

OUTSIDE OF THESE TWO OPTIONS,
THAT'S IT.

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE,
SO ARE YOU GONNA BE A FAILURE?

OR ARE YOU GONNA
WASTE OUR TIME?

NO, I DON'T WANT
TO BE A FAILURE.

MARISSA, YOUR MOM
WANTS TO DO THIS,

AND SHE'S READY
TO DO THIS.

THE ONLY THING
HOLDING HER BACK IS YOU,

SO YOU'RE GOING
TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.

OKAY.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU CAN
MOVE BACK TO OREGON

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
GONNA DO SURGERY ON YOU.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

SEE YOU IN A MONTH.

♪♪

Dr. Nowzaradan:
THE LACK OF PROGRESS FROM BOTH

MARISSA AND JENNIFER
THIS PAST MONTH

WAS EXACTLY WHAT
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT,

AND THE DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC
CONTINUES TO BE

A SOURCE OF LACK OF PROGRESS
FOR BOTH OF THEM,

BUT THIS IS THEIR LAST CHANCE
TO DO THIS TOGETHER,

AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL DO
WHAT THEY NEED THIS NEXT TIME.

♪♪

Jennifer: DR. NOW
IS THREATENING TO SEPARATE US,

AND I COULDN'T BEAR
TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN,

BUT I'M SCARED WHAT WILL HAPPEN
IF WE DON'T DO THIS,

SO WE HAVE TO BECAUSE OUR LIVES
DEPEND ON IT.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer: IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS
SINCE WE SAW DR. NOW,

AND HE GAVE US ONE MONTH
TO LOSE 30 POUNDS,

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD
TO STICK TO OUR DIET,

BUT WE DIDN'T COME
THIS FAR TO FAIL.

-HI, MOM.
-HI, HOW ARE YOU?

FINE, HOW ARE YOU?

OKAY.

I'M HUNGRY.

OBVIOUSLY.
YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY.

I BOUGHT SOME STEAK, AND
I'M GONNA TRY AND HELP YOU COOK.

OH!

YOU WANT TO DO THOSE TACO BOATS
LIKE WE DID YESTERDAY?

SOUNDS HARD.

YOU NEED TO LEARN.
YEAH.

I GUESS IT'S TIME
I DON'T MICROWAVE EVERYTHING.

YEAH.

-ALL RIGHT, I'M HUNGRY.
-YEAH, LET'S GO.

THIS JOURNEY ISN'T
JUST ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT.

IT'S ABOUT ME LEARNING
TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF

SO THAT MARISSA
DOESN'T HAVE TO DO IT ANYMORE.

I FEEL GUILTY ABOUT HOW MUCH
OF HER LIFE I'VE STOLEN,

AND I DON'T WANT
TO DO IT ANYMORE.

THERE'S SO MUCH
THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO,

BUT I WANT TO LEARN.

OKAY, TURN THAT
ON MEDIUM.

MEDIUM.

NOW YOU'RE GOING TO SEASON
YOUR MEAT WITH WHATEVER.

THEN YOU PUT THIS
IN HERE,

AND YOU LET IT
BROWN,

AND WHEN THAT'S BROWN,
YOU FLIP IT OVER.

Marissa: IT AMAZES ME SOMETIMES
ABOUT HOW LITTLE MY MOM

KNOWS ABOUT BASIC THINGS,

BUT SHE WANTS TO GET BETTER,

AND IF SHE WANTS TO,
I'LL HELP HER,

AND EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULD BE HER
RESPONSIBILITY TO LOSE WEIGHT,

I FEEL GUILTY THAT
I HAVEN'T TAKEN ALL OF THIS

AS SERIOUSLY AS I SHOULD HAVE.

MAYBE IF I
WOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER,

MY MOM WOULD HAVE MET
HER GOAL LAST TIME

AND GOT APPROVED FOR SURGERY,

AND IF WE DON'T MEET THE GOAL
AT OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT,

DR. NOW IS GONNA SEPARATE US,

SO EVEN THOUGH
I STILL GET ANNOYED

AT HOW MUCH
I HAVE TO HELP MY MOM,

I GAVE UP MY LIFE
BACK IN OREGON FOR THIS,

SO I BETTER MAKE THIS ALL COUNT.

OKAY, SO I TAKE
THE LETTUCE,

AND I PUT
THE SOUR CREAM ON IT,

AND I SPREAD
THE GUACAMOLE ON IT,

AND THEN YOU PUT
YOUR PICO,

AND THEN YOU PUT YOUR CHEESE,
AND THEN YOU PUT YOUR STEAK.

THAT'S NOT HARD.

NOPE.

THANKS FOR DOING THIS
WITH ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Jennifer:
I WANT TO START TO BE THE MOM

THAT I NEVER WAS
TO MARISSA GROWING UP,

LIKE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING
ALL THESE YEARS,

BUT RIGHT NOW, I FEEL LIKE
I NEED HER MORE THAN EVER...

THERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.

...ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I'M SEEING
LESS AND LESS OF DAWAYNE LATELY,

AND I'M WORRIED
THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG

AND THAT HE'S UP TO SOMETHING,

BUT I CAN'T GET DISTRACTED.

I'M HERE TO LOSE WEIGHT.

I'M HERE TO SAVE MY LIFE.

♪♪

♪♪

I'VE BARELY SEEN DAWAYNE
SINCE WE MOVED TO HOUSTON,

AND IT FEELS LIKE THINGS
ARE STARTING TO FALL APART.

HE'S ALWAYS OUT
CLAIMING HE'S WORKING.

I FINALLY CONFRONTED HIM ON IT,

AND HE'S CONFESSED
THAT HE'S BEEN OUT GAMBLING.

HE PROMISED HE WOULD STOP,
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE HIM.

THANK YOU, BABE.

ALL THE STRESS AND DRAMA
WITH DAWAYNE

IS MAKING ME WANT TO EAT.

I HAVE ACCESS
TO HIS BANK ACCOUNT,

AND I KNOW HE'S USING MONEY
TO GAMBLE.

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT?
WE GOT TO GO.

WE GOT TO GO GET HIM.

HE JUST TOOK OUT
ANOTHER $100.

WE CAN'T GO GET HIM.

I FOUND OUT 'CAUSE
I CAN LOG INTO HIS CARD,

WHICH HE SAYS HE HATES,
WHICH I'M GLAD I HAVE.

BE A MAN, AND WE WOULDN'T
HAVE TO CHECK

HOW MUCH YOU'RE SPENDING
ALL THE TIME.

NO, THIS ONE
DOESN'T SAY.

THIS IS WHY I SAY
I'M THE MAN OF THE HOUSE.

LIKE [ BLEEP ]

♪♪

DON'T CRY.

DON'T CRY.

WHAT IS HE DOING?

DON'T CRY.
IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

♪♪

Marissa: I'M SO TIRED
OF HAVING TO DEAL WITH DAWAYNE.

HE'S PUT MY MOM THROUGH SO MUCH,
AND THIS IS THE LAST THING

SHE NEED TO BE
DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.

I DOUBT IT.

THAT'S HIS NEW HIGH,
HIS GAMBLING.

I'M JUST...

I'M SHOCKED,
BUT I'M NOT SHOCKED.

NOW I JUST WANT TO CRY.CRY.

I'M RUNNING OUT
OF TEARS.

I HATE THAT I HAVE
TO BE THE RESPONSIBLE ONE.

I FEEL LIKE
I NEVER GOT TO BE A KID.

I LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOU, TOO.

♪♪

Jennifer: I'M REALLY ANGRY
FOR MY DAUGHTER.

I'M TIRED OF TRUSTING HIM
AND HIM JUST LETTING US DOWN.

♪♪

I DON'T WANT LIFE
TO BE LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer: WE'RE GOING
TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE TODAY

FOR OUR WEIGH-IN.

THINGS ARE STILL ROCKY
BETWEEN ME AND DAWAYNE,

BUT I STAYED STRONG
AND DIDN'T CHEAT ON MY DIET.

DR. NOW SAID HE WOULD
SEPARATE ME AND MARISSA

IF WE DON'T LOSE
30 POUNDS IN A MONTH.

JENNIFER AND MARISSA?

MARISSA AND I
ARE IN THIS TOGETHER,

AND I HAVE TO HIT 533 AT LEAST,

SO I REALLY HOPE I MET THE GOAL
AND THAT I GET APPROVED TODAY.

♪♪

DR. NOW GAVE ME A GOAL,
AND I HIT IT EXACTLY,

BUT I WON'T BE HAPPY 'TIL
I SEE MARISSA HIT HER GOAL, TOO.

Marissa: SO, THIS IS IT.

TO MEET HIS GOAL, I HAVE TO HIT
AT LEAST 518 OR LOWER.

♪♪

IT FEELS AMAZING
TO FINALLY MEET A GOAL.

TO FINALLY GET A HANDLE
ON THE DIET AND MY WEIGHT

IS WONDERFUL.

SO, HOPEFULLY, DR. NOW
IS AS HAPPY AS WE ARE.

♪♪

-HELLO.
-HI, DR. NOW.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

Dr. Nowzaradan:
I'M GOOD. OKAY.

THINGS ARE LOOKING
BETTER WITH YOU TWO.

SO, WHO'S FIRST?

I'LL GO FIRST TODAY.

YOU GO FIRST, MARISSA.

OKAY,
YOU'RE DOWN TO 506

WITH WEIGHT LOSS OF 42 POUNDS
THIS PAST MONTH.

MM-HMM.

SO, YOU'RE FINALLY
DOING WHAT YOU NEED

AND TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.
-OKAY.

AND WITH HOW WELL
YOU DID,

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

-OKAY.
-SO, I'M APPROVING YOU TODAY.

HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
-THAT SOUNDS AWESOME.

-CONGRATULATIONS.
-YAY!

YOU'RE SO WEIRD.

NOW, MOM, YOU LOST EXACTLY
30 POUNDS OVER LAST MONTH,

AND YOU'RE DOWN TO 533,
SO YOU'RE BACK ON TRACK TODAY.

SO I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU, TOO,
FOR THE SURGERY, AS WELL.

-THANK YOU, DR. NOW.
-OKAY.

SO, I'M GONNA SET YOU BOTH
TO THE SAME DAY.

-OKAY.
-ON THE SAME DAY?

-MM-HMM.
-OKAY.

-SO WHO WANTS TO BE FIRST?
-I DO.

ALL RIGHT.[ BOTH LAUGH ]

-DO YOU WANT TO BE FIRST?
-NO, I DON'T CARE.

THAT'S FINE.YOU CAN BE FIRST.

NO, THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT,
I'M PROUD OF YOU BOTH

FOR STARTING TO BREAK
YOUR UNHEALTHY DYNAMIC,

BUT THIS SURGERY
IS JUST A TOOL,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
ADDITIONAL HELP

TO DO THIS
FOR THE LONG RUN.

OKAY.

SO AS SOON AS YOU BOTH RECOVER
FROM WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

YOU'RE GOING TO START
THERAPY TOGETHER

TO CONTINUE TO WORK
ON CREATING A HEALTHY DYNAMIC

BETWEEN YOU TWO, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE
BOTH YOUR SURGERIES

FOR ONE MONTH FROM NOW.
-OKAY.

AND WHAT I WANT
YOU BOTH TO DO

IS TO KEEP AT IT
AND LOSE ANOTHER 30 POUNDS.

-OKAY.
-AND IF EITHER OF YOU DON'T,

THEN I WILL CANCEL
BOTH OF YOUR SURGERIES,

AND WE'LL BE BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD WITH YOU.

OKAY.

SO, KEEP ON TRACK, AND I
WILL SEE YOU BOTH IN A MONTH.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

-THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-THANK YOU.

♪♪

I AM VERY ENCOURAGED THAT BOTH
JENNIFER AND MARISSA

DID WELL AND MET THEIR GOALS.

THIS SHOWS ME
THEY HAVE TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS

TO CHANGE THEIR DYNAMIC,
BUT THEY STILL HAVE

A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF WORK TO DO

BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LONG HISTORY
OF ISSUES BETWEEN THEM

AND THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED

THAT ONLY THERAPY
WILL HELP THEM WITH.

SO, WE NEED TO START AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE AFTER SURGERY

BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY BE
A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE THEY START
GOING BACK TO THEIR OLD WAYS,

AND IF THAT HAPPENS, WE LIKELY
WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP THEM.

Jennifer: I CAN'T DESCRIBE
HOW HAPPY I AM RIGHT NOW.

MY DAUGHTER AND I
ARE BOTH FINALLY

TURNING OUR LIVES AROUND.

Marissa:
NOW THIS IS ALL BECOMING REAL.

IT'S JUST BEEN
A DREAM ALL THIS TIME,

AND NOW IT'S BECOMING A REALITY.

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer: I'VE WORKED SO HARD
FOR THIS DAY,

BUT NOW THAT IT'S HERE,
I'M TERRIFIED.

♪♪

HI.
-HI, MOMMY.

AND I HATE THE FACT THAT
I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE MARISSA

GOING IN FOR HER SURGERY
BECAUSE I'M GOING FIRST,

AND THEN MARISSA
IS GOING RIGHT AFTER ME.

-YOU READY?
-YEAH.

COME GIVE ME A HUG.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

♪♪

BYE, GUYS. I LOVE YOU.
-BYE. I LOVE YOU, MOMMY.

SEE YOU ON
THE OTHER SIDE, BABY.

♪♪

I AM NERVOUS BECAUSE I'VE
HAD SURGERY COMPLICATIONS BEFORE

WHEN I ALMOST DIED
HAVING MY GALL BLADDER REMOVED,

SO I KNOW HOW DANGEROUS
SURGERY CAN BE,

BUT THIS IS MY ONLY OPTION.

SO, I REALLY NEED THE SURGERY
TO MOVE FORWARD IN MY LIFE.

♪♪

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY WE ARE DOING A GASTRIC
SLEEVE PROCEDURE ON JENNIFER.

WE WEIGHED BOTH JENNIFER AND
MARISSA WHEN THEY CHECKED IN,

AND THEY BOTH HAVE HIT
THEIR GOAL WEIGHT AGAIN.

JENNIFER HAS LOST 34 POUNDS,

AND MARISSA HAS LOST 32 POUNDS
THIS PAST MONTH.

ON TOP OF THAT, ALL THEIR
MEDICAL TESTS LOOK GOOD.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT.
THE ROOM LIGHT OFF.

SO, THERE IS NO REASON
NOT TO MOVE AHEAD

WITH THEIR WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERIES TODAY.

♪♪

BUT JENNIFER
IS STILL VERY HIGH-RISK,

AND IT'S GOING TO BE
DIFFICULT FOR US

TO OPERATE ON HER
BECAUSE OF HER SIZE.

I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT
SHE MAY HAVE SOME SCAR TISSUE

FROM HER PREVIOUS SURGERY
THAT COULD HINDER US

AND SLOW US DOWN,
AND THAT COULD BE AN ISSUE

THAT PREVENTS US FROM BEING ABLE
TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY,

BUT HOPEFULLY,
THAT WON'T BE THE CASE.

THIS SURGERY WILL BE A TOOL
THAT GIVES JENNIFER

THE HELP SHE NEEDS
TO STAY ON TRACK

AS SHE STARTS TO DEAL WITH
HER EMOTIONAL AND CORE ISSUES

THAT HAVE NOT ONLY
BEEN LEADING HER TO EAT

BUT THAT HAVE LED
TO THE DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC

BETWEEN HER AND HER DAUGHTER.

♪♪

Marissa: I'M GLAD I GOT TO SEE
MY MOM AND TELL HER I LOVED HER

'CAUSE I'M PRETTY NERVOUS
ABOUT MY MOM BEING IN SURGERY.

THE LAST TIME MY MOM
HAD SURGERY, SHE ALMOST DIED,

SO IT'S PRETTY NERVE-WRACKING.

♪♪

Dr. Nowzaradan:
THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
IS AN OPERATION

THAT WE REMOVE
80% TO 90% OF THE STOMACH

AND WE LEAVE A LONG, SKINNY TUBE

THAT CONNECTS THE ESOPHAGUS
TO THE SMALL INTESTINE.

♪♪

SO THIS SURGERY, FOR JENNIFER,
IS GONNA HELP HER

TO BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO HER
VERY HEALTHY EATING HABIT

AND GET FULL REAL QUICK
AND BE ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT.

OKAY. CAN YOU TURN
THE ROOM LIGHT ON?

♪♪

OKAY.
ALL FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT, JENNIFER'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL.

WE HAD A COUPLE ISSUES
WITH THE SCAR TISSUE

AND TAKING DOWN A WALL,

BUT WE WERE ABLE
TO WORK AROUND THEM,

SO WE WILL GET HER TO RECOVERY
SO SHE CAN REST,

AND THEN WE'LL START
HER DAUGHTER'S PROCEDURE,

BUT JENNIFER SHOULD BE ABLE
TO GO HOME IN A FEW DAYS,

AND SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE
35 POUNDS THIS FIRST MONTH

AND 20 POUNDS EACH MONTH
AFTER THAT

UNTIL SHE GETS CLOSE
TO HER TARGET WEIGHT.

BUT LONG TERM,
THAT WILL ALL DEPEND

ON HOW COMMITTED SHE AND MARISSA
ARE TO THERAPY.

BUT NOW THAT WE'VE FINISHED WITH
JENNIFER, IT IS MARISSA'S TURN,

BUT HOPEFULLY THERE ARE
NO ISSUES TO PREVENT US

FROM DOING THIS OPERATION TODAY

BECAUSE IT WON'T BE GOOD
WITH THEIR CURRENT DYNAMIC

FOR ONE OF THEM TO HAVE SURGERY
TO RESTRAIN THEIR EATING

WHILE THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T.

IT WILL LEAD
TO AN ENABLING SITUATION

THAT WOULD LIKELY START
TO SABOTAGE JENNIFER

WITH HER PROGRESS.

SO HOPEFULLY, WE WONT ENCOUNTER
ANYTHING THAT WILL STOP US.

♪♪

♪♪

Marissa:
I'M REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF RISKS
BECAUSE I'M HEAVY,

BUT THOSE RISKS
AREN'T AS BAD AS BEING OBESE,

BUT I KNOW MY MOM
JUST WENT THROUGH THIS,

AND IF MY MOM CAN DO IT,
I CAN DO IT.

♪♪

Dr. Nowzaradan: RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE ABOUT TO PERFORM

A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON MARISSA.

WE JUST COMPLETED THIS SAME
OPERATION ON HER MOTHER,

AND EVEN THOUGH HER WEIGHT
IS NOT AS HIGH AS HER MOTHER'S,

SHE'S STILL
SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE,

MAKING HER JUST AS HIGH-RISK.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
ALL RIGHT, ROOM LIGHT OFF.

SO, IF WE ENCOUNTER
ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH HER,

WE WILL HAVE TO STOP
THE PROCEDURE...

...AND IT WILL BE
EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE

BECAUSE BOTH OF THEM NEED
TO MAKE THIS TRANSITION

WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
AT THE SAME TIME

BECAUSE WITH THEIR DYNAMIC,

IF ONE OF THEM
STARTS TO STRUGGLE,

THEN THAT WILL LEAD
TO THE OTHER STRUGGLING.

SO, BY DOING THESE SURGERIES
AT THE SAME TIME,

WE ARE LOOKING TO PREVENT THAT,

AND HOPEFULLY, THAT IS
WHAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO.

WE ARE GOOD, AND
LET'S GRADUALLY TAKE IT OUT.

MARISSA'S STOMACH
ALMOST 12-INCHES LONG.

IT'S A VERY LONG
STOMACH.

ALL RIGHT.
ROOM LIGHT ON.

LET'S CLOSE IT UP.

OKAY.
ALL FINISHED.

MARISSA'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL.

SHE HAD THE SLEEVE,
AND WE'RE GONNA GET HER

TO THE RECOVERY ROOM RIGHT NOW,

AND MARISSA
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE

35 POUNDS THIS NEXT MONTH

AND THEN 20 TO 25 POUNDS
THE FOLLOWING MONTH

UNTIL SHE GET CLOSE
TO HER TARGET WEIGHT.

AND ONCE JENNIFER AND MARISSA
FULLY RECOVER,

THEN IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
THAT THEY START GOING

TO PSYCHOTHERAPY TOGETHER
IMMEDIATELY

BECAUSE NOW FOOD IS NO LONGER
GOING TO BE SOMETHING

EITHER OF THEM CAN RUN TO.

SO, ALL THE EMOTIONS THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN AVOIDING FOR YEARS

ARE GOING TO COME
TO THE SURFACE.

SO, WE NEED TO START
THE PROCESS OF ADDRESSING

THE CORE ISSUES THEY HAVE
INDIVIDUALLY AND TOGETHER

BEFORE ONE OF THEM
STARTS TO STRUGGLE,

AND THEN BOTH OF THEM
GO OFF THE RAILS

BECAUSE THEY COULD END UP
GAINING AGAIN,

AND THEN THEY WILL QUICKLY BE
RIGHT BACK WHERE THEY STARTED.

SO ADDRESSING THE DYNAMIC
BETWEEN THEM HAS BEEN KEY

AND STILL IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE
WE NEED TO ADDRESS FOR THEM

TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN THE LONG RUN.

♪♪

♪♪

Jennifer: IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS
SINCE MARISSA AND I HAD SURGERY.

DR. NOW TOLD US
WE NEEDED TO START THERAPY,

SO WE HAVE
OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT TODAY.

♪♪

Marissa: MY MOM AND I
HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES.

WE BOTH KNOW IT, AND WE'VE BEEN
FIGHTING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS,

BUT THAT HASN'T HELPED US.

♪♪

MAYBE TALKING TO SOMEBODY
WILL HELP.

I HOPE IT DOES

BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY NEED IT.

SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL
HELP US COMMUNICATE

AND NOT ARGUE SO MUCH.

♪♪

-WELCOME, I'M RACHEL.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.

-I'M JENNIFER.
-JENNIFER, MARISSA.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.

COME ON IN.
-OKAY.

Rachel: OKAY, SO WHY DON'T
Y'ALL BOTH GO AHEAD

AND HAVE A SEAT
ON THE SOFA.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

♪♪

-OKAY, WELL, WELCOME.
-THANK YOU.

JENNIFER, WHAT DO YOU FEEL
BROUGHT YOU HERE

TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY?

-LIKE, WHAT DO YOU -- I MEAN --
-WHEN DID YOU FIRST FEEL

THAT YOU WERE COPING
USING FOOD?

WHEN DID THAT START?

I THINK, PROBABLY,
AROUND FIVE.

-FIVE?
-YEAH.

-YEAH.
-MY MOM HAD GOT WITH

MY SIBLINGS' FATHER,

AND HE WAS JUST
REALLY MEAN AND ABUSIVE,

EVERY TYPE OF ABUSE, SO...
-EVERY TYPE OF ABUSE.

SEXUALLY?
-MM-HMM.

AND IT JUST WENT ON
FOR YEARS AFTER THAT.

AND THAT'S KIND OF
WHERE IT STARTED...

YEAH.

...'CAUSE YOU WERE
FEELING SO MUCH PAIN?

AND FOOD BECAME A WAY
TO NUMB THE PAIN?

RIGHT.

IS THAT KIND OF
THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT WAS A WAY
TO NUMB FROM ALL OF THAT PAIN?

♪♪

ALL OF A SUDDEN --
I DON'T KNOW.

Jennifer:
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT
BEING OPEN, AND YOU NEED TO,

SO STOP IT,
AND JUST DO IT.

NO.
YES.

NO.
-IT FEELS LIKE

THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU'RE FEELING SCARED OF.

I TOTALLY GET IT.
YOU WERE JUST A LITTLE KID,

AND YOU DESERVED
PROTECTION,

AND YOU REALLY
DIDN'T HAVE IT.

I ALWAYS FELT LIKE
IT'S MY FAULT.

THAT IS A HUGE BURDEN
THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO CARRY.

I JUST -- I DON'T WANT
TO TALK ANYMORE.

IT'S KIND OF
OVERWHELMING.

WE CAN TAKE A PAUSE
AND SWITCH GEARS.

THAT'S OKAY.
-YEAH.

MARISSA, HOW DID THINGS
COME ABOUT FOR YOU?

I'VE TAKEN CARE OF MY MOM
SINCE I WAS LITTLE.

MY REAL DAD USED TO BEAT
THE CRAP OUT OF HER,

AND HE WOULD MAKE ME SIT
ON THE COUCH AND WATCH IT.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
PRETTY AWFUL FOR YOU.

I THINK I'VE JUST SPENT MY WHOLE
LIFE TRYING TO PROTECT HER.

RIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ABOUT ME?

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER
TAKEN CARE OF ME.

-YOU'RE RESENTFUL.
-YEAH. I JUST --

I BLAME HER, AND...
-FOR?

FOR MAKING ME
BE A MOM...

WHEN YOU WERE
SO LITTLE.

...AND FOR MAKING ME TAKE CARE
OF HER FOR SO LONG, AND...

...I CAN'T GET OVER IT
'CAUSE I STILL DO IT.

WHAT WOULD YOU FEEL,
OR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO YOU

IF YOU STOPPED?
-I'D FEEL GUILTY.

AND SO REALLY, YOU KIND OF
FEEL LIKE, "I HAVE TO."

MM-HMM.

YOU NEED TO SHOW HER
THAT YOU CAN LIVE, LIKE,

IN YOUR HOME ON YOUR OWN, RIGHT?
-RIGHT.

AND DO YOU FEEL THAT
YOU'RE CAPABLE OF DOING THAT?

I AM. THERE'S NO REASON
WHY I CAN'T DO IT NOW.

SO WE JUST NEED TO CREATE
SOME CONSISTENCY

WITH THE BEHAVIOR, RIGHT?

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

-WELL, THANK YOU.
-OKAY.

OKAY, GUYS. ALL RIGHT.
-WELL, THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU
FOR COMING IN TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU SO MUCH.

-GOOD LUCK ON EVERYTHING.
-THANK YOU.

-THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHT.

YOU TAKE CARE.
-YOU, TOO.

AND REMEMBER
YOU ARE STRONG.

-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU.

♪♪

Jennifer: MARISSA AND I TALKED
OPENLY AND HONESTLY TODAY,

AND I SEE HOW TRULY IMPORTANT
IT IS FOR US

TO START LIVING INDEPENDENTLY
OF EACH OTHER.

I'VE WASTED TOO MUCH OF MY LIFE
AND TOO MUCH OF HERS.

♪♪

WE'VE GOT A SECOND CHANCE
ON OUR HEALTH FROM DR. NOW,

SO HOPEFULLY NOW,
WE CAN GET A SECOND CHANGE

IN OUR RELATIONSHIP, TOO.

♪♪

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

♪♪

THOSE ARE SMALL.

Jennifer:
SINCE I GOT THE SURGERY,
A LOT HAS CHANGED.

YOU WANT HELP?

YOU WANT TO HELP?
YEAH.

I BROKE UP WITH DAWAYNE.

HE'S BEEN GAMBLING
AND DOING DRUGS,

AND I JUST
COULDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE,

SO I'M MOVING FORWARD.

I LOVE THE FREEDOM
THAT LOSING WEIGHT IS GIVING ME,

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT
MARISSA TO HAVE HER FREEDOM.

WHAT I'VE BEEN PROCESSING
SINCE THERAPY

IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT I DO THE THINGS

I NEED TO WITH HOUSEHOLD CHORES
AND SO FORTH,

AND I'M BEING INDEPENDENT.

I'M DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF

SO THAT WAY
MARISSA HAS HER OWN FREEDOM.

IT GIVES ME HOPE
THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP

CAN BE AS STRONG AS IT
USED TO BE AND EVEN STRONGER.

Marissa: MY MOM'S MOBILITY
HAS BEEN GREAT.

SHE HELPS ME A LOT.
IT'S BEEN NICE.

SHE DOES A LOT MORE,
SO IT'S GOOD.

♪♪

Jennifer: I'M DOING THINGS
FOR MYSELF WHERE BEFORE,

I WOULD JUST CALL MARISSA
OUT OF HER ROOM AND SAY,

"HEY, CAN YOU COME DO
THIS, THIS, AND THIS?"

SHE KNOWS THAT
I CAN DO THINGS ON MY OWN,

THAT I DON'T HAVE
TO RELY ON HER,

AND I JUST WANT
TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

♪♪

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT
THIS WEIGH-IN TODAY,

AND I HOPE I MADE
ENOUGH PROGRESS

TO GET TO THE MID-400s.

♪♪

-GOOD JOB.
-THANKS.

I'M SO PROUD OF THAT NUMBER.

Nurse:
MARISSA, YOU'RE UP.

Marissa:
I'M READY TO SEE A GOOD WEIGHT
ON THAT SCALE FOR BOTH OF US.

I'M HOPING THAT I BROKE 400
TODAY AND MADE IT INTO THE 300s.

-364.
-THAT'S AMAZING.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
-THANKS.

I'M SO PROUD OF BOTH OF US.

Jennifer:
WE'VE DEFINITELY HAD SOME UPS
AND DOWNS THIS PAST YEAR...

...AND WE DIDN'T ALWAYS DO
WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO...

♪♪

BUT WE'RE FINALLY
ON THE RIGHT PATH.

HELLO.Both: HI, DR. NOW.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU TWO.

JENNIFER, YOU'RE DOWN
TO 447 TODAY,

SO THAT IS A TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS
OF ALMOST 200 POUNDS.

SO, HOW YOU FEEL
WITH THAT?

-IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.
-GOOD.

SO YOU'RE DOING WELL,

AND I'M GLAD TO SEE
ALL THAT PROGRESS.

AND MARISSA, YOU'RE DOWN
TO 364 TODAY,

AND THAT'S GREAT.

THAT IS TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS
OF ABOUT 210 POUNDS,

SO YOU TWO
ARE DOING GREAT,

AND YOU CONTINUE TO WORK
ON CHANGING YOUR WHOLE DYNAMIC

AND TO SUPPORT
ONE ANOTHER.

SO, I'M PROUD OF YOU
BOTH FOR THAT.

AND IF YOU TWO KEEP WORKING
ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP

AND STICK TO THE DIET,

THEN I'M CONFIDENT
THAT WE CAN GET YOU

TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT SOON,

AND THE NEXT BIG STEP WILL BE
SKIN REMOVAL IN A FEW MONTHS.

-OKAY.
-OKAY.

BUT, MARISSA,
AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE,

SOME EXTRA SKIN
MAY ACTUALLY SHRINK

AND REDUCE
TO ORIGINAL SIZE,

SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE
ON IT AND SEE,

BUT YOU COULD BE AT YOUR TARGET
WEIGHT IN EIGHT MONTHS.

SO, KEEP AT IT BECAUSE
YOU GOT YOUTH ON YOUR SIDE.

IT IS ALMOST UNFAIR
BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER

HAS TO WORK TWICE AS HARD
FOR THE SAME RESULTS.

THAT'S GOOD.

OKAY, BUT THAT'S NOT
HOLDING YOU BACK, IS IT?

NO.
[ LAUGHS ]

-ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL. TAKE CARE.
-THANK YOU.

I'LL SEE Y'ALL
NEXT MONTH, OKAY?

OKAY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I AM
VERY PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS

THAT JENNIFER AND MARISSA
ARE MAKING

AND FOR HOW THEY HAVE
BEEN SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.

THEY'VE COME
A LONG WAY TOGETHER,

AND EVEN THOUGH
THEY STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO,

THEY'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION AND DOING WELL,

AND IF THEY KEEP GOING
TO THERAPY TOGETHER

AND WORKING ON
THEIR RELATIONSHIP,

WE SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM

GETTING THEM
TO THEIR TARGET WEIGHT.

Jennifer: THIS WHOLE PROCESS
IS SO HARD, BUT IT'S WORTH IT.

I'M DOING THINGS
THAT I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.

AND NOW, I DO SEE A FUTURE.

I STILL AM NOT SURE WHAT IT IS,

BUT I KNOW THAT
I'M GONNA GET OUT THERE

AND LIVE LIFE, WHATEVER IT IS.

♪♪

♪♪

Marissa: TODAY MY MOM AND I
ARE GOING SHOPPING.

I'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT
THAT I NEED NEW CLOTHES,

SO I'M EXCITED TO TRY ON
SOME NEW OUTFITS.

MY MOM AND I HAVE BEEN
SPENDING MORE TIME APART,

WHICH HAS BEEN GOOD FOR US,

BUT IT'S ALSO FUN GOING OUT
AND DOING SOMETHING.

-HI, LADIES. HOW ARE Y'ALL?
-GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

Paige: GOOD. WHAT ARE WE
BROWSING FOR?

PROBABLY SOME JEANS.
MAYBE, LIKE, NOT SO PLAIN.

-WHAT SIZE?
-LARGE.

-26, MAYBE?
-OKAY.

Marissa: I'VE LOST WEIGHT,
SO I DON'T KNOW.

I USED TO HATE
SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES,

BUT I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER
ABOUT MYSELF LATELY.

I'M GETTING A NEW LIFE,

SO I SHOULD HAVE
SOME NEW CLOTHES, TOO.

Jennifer: IT'S SO GREAT TO BE
OUT HERE WITH MARISSA TODAY.

HERE, MOM.
YOU CAN HAVE THAT.

-THANKS.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

[ SIGHS ]

THIS IS THE KIND
OF MOTHER-DAUGHTER STUFF

I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO.

THIS IS THE KIND OF THING
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

SHOULD BE DOING TOGETHER,

AND IT'S WHAT WE COULD
NEVER DO BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.

BUT ALL THAT'S CHANGED NOW.

I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY
IF IT WASN'T FOR HER.

SO MUCH HAS CHANGED
IN THE LAST YEAR.

HOLY MOLY.

♪♪

LAST TIME I WORE A 24?

I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I'M DYING TO SEE.

I WANT MARISSA
TO HAVE HER FREEDOM.

IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME, BABY.

AND I WANT TO HELP MY DAUGHTER

GET THE LIFE
THAT SHE DESERVES...

I THINK I'M GONNA CRY.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

OH, GOD.

...BECAUSE SHE HELPED ME
GET THE LIFE THAT I WANT.

♪♪

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF MARISSA.

SHE'S JUST DOING IT.

Jennifer: I LIKE THAT MY BODY
IS STILL CHANGING

'CAUSE I KNOW
IT'S GONNA GET BETTER,

AND IT'S GONNA GET SMALLER,
AND I CAN KEEP GOING.

Jennifer: I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING
FORWARD TO MORE DAYS LIKE THIS.

I CAN'T WAIT 'TIL
WE CAN BOTH COME IN

AND TRY CLOTHES TOGETHER.

Marissa: THERE'S NO ONE ELSE
I WOULD'VE WANTED

TO MAKE THIS JOURNEY WITH.

WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO,

BUT WE ARE GONNA
GET THERE TOGETHER.