1 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:09,333 Christina: I NEVER THOUGHT I'D GET THIS BIG. 2 00:00:09,367 --> 00:00:11,133 I'M ALWAYS HOME. 3 00:00:11,167 --> 00:00:13,767 RARELY DO I GET OUT. 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:17,800 I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BODY THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN. 5 00:00:22,067 --> 00:00:25,067 Woman: SOMETIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I'M DEAD -- 6 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:26,567 LIKE, THAT I'M NOT ALIVE. 7 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,867 Woman WITHOUT THE SURGERY, 8 00:00:28,900 --> 00:00:30,167 I WOULD HAVE DONE IT. 9 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,200 MY WAY DOESN'T WORK. 10 00:00:39,267 --> 00:00:42,567 AND THIS IS A DYNAMIC THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE NOW. 11 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,967 I'M DONE WITH THIS! I QUIT! I'M DONE! 12 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:47,200 [ DOOR SLAMS ] 13 00:00:50,067 --> 00:00:52,800 OH, IT HURTS. 14 00:00:52,833 --> 00:00:54,733 [ TALKING INDISTINCTLY ] 15 00:00:54,767 --> 00:00:56,633 Nissa: I CAN'T BE THE REASON YOU LOSE WEIGHT 16 00:00:56,667 --> 00:00:58,267 OR THE REASON YOU GAIN WEIGHT, PERIOD. 17 00:00:58,300 --> 00:01:01,067 [ Voice breaking ] I'LL MAKE THIS WORK, I PROMISE. 18 00:01:05,967 --> 00:01:07,267 [ SIREN WAILS ] 19 00:01:08,767 --> 00:01:11,567 Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE'S VERY SICK. SHE NEEDS HELP REAL QUICK. 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,633 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 21 00:01:14,667 --> 00:01:17,767 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 22 00:01:20,267 --> 00:01:23,500 Christina: A JOURNEY STARTS WITH ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. 23 00:01:23,533 --> 00:01:28,900 BUT SOMETIMES, THE FIRST STEP IS ABOUT GETTING ON YOUR FEET. 24 00:01:43,967 --> 00:01:47,667 IT'S HARD BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. 25 00:01:47,700 --> 00:01:51,733 JUST SIMPLE WALKING FROM THE LIVING ROOM TO THE BEDROOM, 26 00:01:51,767 --> 00:01:53,733 I'M OUT OF BREATH. 27 00:01:53,767 --> 00:01:55,433 I FEEL LIKE MY KNEES ARE GONNA COLLAPSE. 28 00:01:55,467 --> 00:01:56,667 [ WHIRRING ] 29 00:01:58,867 --> 00:02:02,300 I'M TRAPPED INSIDE THIS BODY THAT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN. 30 00:02:02,333 --> 00:02:05,067 I CAN'T GO OUT ANYMORE. 31 00:02:05,067 --> 00:02:07,900 I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE ANYMORE. 32 00:02:07,933 --> 00:02:10,733 I NEVER THOUGHT I'D GET THIS BIG. 33 00:02:13,433 --> 00:02:17,567 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN BIGGER. 34 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:21,300 IN THE 7th GRADE, I WAS CLOSE TO 300. 35 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,467 WHEN I WAS 17, I STEPPED ON THE SCALE 36 00:02:36,500 --> 00:02:38,733 AND WAS, LIKE, CLOSE TO 400. 37 00:02:38,767 --> 00:02:40,267 YOU KNOW, AND I JUST COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. 38 00:02:40,300 --> 00:02:42,733 I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I'D WEIGH THAT MUCH. 39 00:02:55,933 --> 00:02:58,233 ME AND MY SISTER, WE'VE BEEN VERY CLOSE 40 00:02:58,267 --> 00:02:59,633 EVER SINCE WE WERE LITTLE. 41 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:02,067 SHE'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE A SECOND MAMA. 42 00:03:03,967 --> 00:03:09,333 SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THICK, BUT WHEN SHE GOT ABOUT 18 OR SO, 43 00:03:09,367 --> 00:03:12,933 THAT'S WHEN IT JUST WENT FARTHER. 44 00:03:12,967 --> 00:03:16,500 SINCE SHE'S GOTTEN LIKE THIS, IT'S HARD. 45 00:03:18,267 --> 00:03:20,467 Christina: AND AROUND 18, 46 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:23,700 I STARTED GETTING THESE TUMORLIKE MASSES ON MY LEGS. 47 00:03:23,733 --> 00:03:26,467 THIS IS THE LYMPHEDEMA IN MY RIGHT LEG, 48 00:03:26,500 --> 00:03:28,700 AND I HAVE IT ON THE SIDE. 49 00:03:28,733 --> 00:03:32,100 IT DISGUSTS ME TO LOOK AT MY LEGS. 50 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:42,700 I CAN'T TAKE CARE OF MYSELF ANY LONGER. 51 00:03:46,067 --> 00:03:48,333 ALL RIGHT. 52 00:03:48,367 --> 00:03:50,267 ZACH AND MY MOM HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF ME. 53 00:03:50,300 --> 00:03:53,233 [ WATER RUNNING ] 54 00:03:53,267 --> 00:03:54,933 I WAS 18 WHEN I MET ZACH. 55 00:03:54,967 --> 00:03:57,333 I MET HIM THROUGH MY SISTER. 56 00:03:57,367 --> 00:03:59,900 HE WAS JUST FUNNY AND SOMEONE THAT I COULD GET ALONG WITH, 57 00:04:00,067 --> 00:04:02,933 AND WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER EVER SINCE. 58 00:04:02,967 --> 00:04:04,067 Zach: WHEN I FIRST MET HER, 59 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:05,833 I DIDN'T THINK NOTHING ABOUT HER WEIGHT. 60 00:04:05,867 --> 00:04:08,067 IT WAS KIND OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. 61 00:04:08,067 --> 00:04:10,700 SHE'S SMART, PRETTY, INTELLIGENT. 62 00:04:10,733 --> 00:04:13,733 YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR NO ONE BETTER. 63 00:04:13,767 --> 00:04:15,167 Christina: SINCE I'VE BEEN MARRIED, 64 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,167 MY WEIGHT'S GONE UP 300 POUNDS. 65 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:21,267 THE LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED WAS 678. 66 00:04:21,300 --> 00:04:24,733 MY WEIGHT IS OUT OF CONTROL. 67 00:04:27,633 --> 00:04:29,533 [ WATER RUNNING ] 68 00:04:29,567 --> 00:04:31,800 ZACH AND I HAVE OUR OWN APARTMENT. 69 00:04:31,833 --> 00:04:35,267 I LIVE CLOSE TO MY MOTHER. 70 00:04:35,300 --> 00:04:36,767 SHE HELPS OUT A LOT. 71 00:04:38,733 --> 00:04:42,433 Tammie: MY FULL-TIME JOB IS TAKING CARE OF CHRISTINA. 72 00:04:42,467 --> 00:04:45,467 THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT SHE CAN DO. 73 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:48,267 Christina: I HAVE TO HAVE HELP GETTING DRESSED 74 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:51,833 OR GETTING UP OUT OF BED AND BEING PUT IN BED. 75 00:04:51,867 --> 00:04:54,067 I KNOW IT HURTS. 76 00:04:54,100 --> 00:04:59,333 SEEING HER SICK LIKE THIS, I JUST WORRY ABOUT HER SO MUCH. 77 00:04:59,367 --> 00:05:02,400 I GOT THIS. 78 00:05:02,433 --> 00:05:05,367 SHE TELLS ME THAT SHE'S A BURDEN TO ME, 79 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,200 BUT SHE'S NOT A BURDEN. 80 00:05:07,233 --> 00:05:08,833 SHE'S MY PRIDE AND JOY. 81 00:05:08,867 --> 00:05:11,200 IT'S OKAY. 82 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:19,100 IF SHE EVEN GOES TO THE BATHROOM, YOU KNOW, 83 00:05:19,133 --> 00:05:20,767 I HAVE TO HELP HER IN THERE. 84 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:22,967 WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE 85 00:05:23,067 --> 00:05:26,300 THE TYPICAL HUSBAND-AND-WIFE RELATIONSHIP. 86 00:05:26,333 --> 00:05:29,067 BUT ME, PERSONALLY, I BELIEVE IT'S A CALLING FROM GOD -- 87 00:05:29,067 --> 00:05:30,567 TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEBODY. 88 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,267 Christina: I'M TOO YOUNG TO BE LIVING LIKE THIS. 89 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:40,367 I HATE HAVING TO HAVE MY MOM AND ZACH TAKE CARE OF ME. 90 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,300 I MEAN, IT'S HUMILIATING. 91 00:05:42,333 --> 00:05:45,400 [ DOOR CREAKING ] 92 00:05:48,467 --> 00:05:51,400 I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT TO EXPERIENCE LIFE YET. 93 00:05:51,433 --> 00:05:54,333 I'M ALWAYS HOME. 94 00:05:54,367 --> 00:05:56,100 RARELY DO I GET OUT. 95 00:05:56,133 --> 00:05:58,067 I'M USUALLY WATCHING TV OR ON THE COMPUTER. 96 00:05:58,100 --> 00:05:59,200 PLAY VIDEO GAMES. 97 00:05:59,233 --> 00:06:00,833 LET'S EAT. 98 00:06:00,867 --> 00:06:02,467 I JUST SIT AROUND AND EAT ALL DAY. 99 00:06:02,500 --> 00:06:04,600 TIME TO EAT. 100 00:06:04,633 --> 00:06:07,767 Jessica: THE MORE SHE KEEPS HERSELF INSIDE, 101 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,733 THE MORE DEPRESSED SHE GETS. 102 00:06:09,767 --> 00:06:13,633 THE MORE DEPRESSED SHE IS, THE MORE SHE EATS. 103 00:06:13,667 --> 00:06:15,200 ALL RIGHT. HOW MANY NIBBLERS DOES EVERYBODY WANT? 104 00:06:15,233 --> 00:06:17,267 THREE FOR ME, BUT I DON'T WANT NO SAUCE ON MINE. 105 00:06:17,300 --> 00:06:19,067 AND I WANT FRIES. 106 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:22,133 Zach: IF SHE WANTS SOMETHING, I GO GET IT... 107 00:06:22,167 --> 00:06:24,233 BECAUSE I LOVE HER AND SHE ASKED ME TO. 108 00:06:24,267 --> 00:06:26,667 I MEAN, I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF LOSING HER, 109 00:06:26,700 --> 00:06:28,767 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE HER MAD. 110 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,833 THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. 111 00:06:30,867 --> 00:06:32,067 I'LL BE BACK IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. 112 00:06:32,067 --> 00:06:33,333 ALL RIGHT. BE CAREFUL. 113 00:06:35,633 --> 00:06:39,967 I'D LIKE TO GET 16 OF YOUR NIBBLERS, 114 00:06:40,067 --> 00:06:41,733 ONE LARGE COLESLAW, 115 00:06:41,767 --> 00:06:43,433 AND A LARGE ORDER OF FRENCH FRIES. 116 00:06:43,467 --> 00:06:46,200 Tammie: I KNOW IT'S VERY UNHEALTHY FOR HER, 117 00:06:46,233 --> 00:06:50,133 AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, WHEN I GO AND DO THIS, 118 00:06:50,167 --> 00:06:53,933 THAT I'M THE ONE THAT'S SHORTENING HER LIFE-SPAN. 119 00:06:53,967 --> 00:06:58,100 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL HER NO. 120 00:06:58,133 --> 00:07:00,167 I'D RATHER SEE HER EAT SOMETHING 121 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:04,200 EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S GONNA DO DAMAGE AND HARM TO HER. 122 00:07:04,233 --> 00:07:07,967 IT'S ONE THING THAT I CAN'T STAND TO KNOW, 123 00:07:08,067 --> 00:07:11,667 IS MY CHILD'S HUNGRY. 124 00:07:12,867 --> 00:07:15,867 Jessica: MY FEAR IS, IF SHE DOESN'T LOSE WEIGHT, 125 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:19,267 [Voice breaking] THAT SHE MIGHT GO TO SLEEP AND NEVER WAKE UP. 126 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:26,067 I JUST WANT MY SISTER BACK. 127 00:07:26,100 --> 00:07:29,067 Christina: I FEAR THAT I'LL JUST KEEP GETTING BIGGER 128 00:07:29,067 --> 00:07:31,467 UNTIL I DO DIE... 129 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:32,833 OR MY HEART STOPS. 130 00:07:32,867 --> 00:07:35,867 IT'S TERRIFYING. 131 00:07:37,167 --> 00:07:39,367 I FEEL LIKE I'M AT A TURNING POINT. 132 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:44,367 I'M READY TO CHANGE AND BE ABLE TO LIVE NORMAL AGAIN. 133 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,400 I'M READY TO CHANGE IT ALL. 134 00:07:56,067 --> 00:07:57,400 ALL RIGHT. 135 00:07:57,433 --> 00:07:59,400 READY? 136 00:07:59,433 --> 00:08:02,600 THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE AT HAVING A NORMAL LIFE. 137 00:08:10,233 --> 00:08:12,067 I'M SCARED. 138 00:08:12,067 --> 00:08:14,100 I'M SCARED THAT HE MIGHT SAY 139 00:08:14,133 --> 00:08:15,433 THAT HE'S NOT ABLE TO DO THE SURGERY, 140 00:08:15,467 --> 00:08:17,100 THAT I CAN'T HAVE IT DONE, 141 00:08:17,133 --> 00:08:20,367 'CAUSE THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE LAST CHANCE I HAVE. 142 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:33,900 [ CHRISTINA SNIFFLES ] 143 00:08:33,933 --> 00:08:35,533 Tammie: IT'S OKAY. 144 00:08:35,567 --> 00:08:36,633 IT'S OKAY. 145 00:08:36,667 --> 00:08:39,067 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 146 00:08:39,067 --> 00:08:40,633 YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE. 147 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,867 SO, YOU'RE CONSIDERING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, HUH? 148 00:08:59,900 --> 00:09:01,233 MM. 149 00:09:01,267 --> 00:09:03,667 WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SURGERY'S GONNA DO 150 00:09:03,700 --> 00:09:05,433 AND WHAT KIND OF CHANGES WE HAVE TO MAKE 151 00:09:05,467 --> 00:09:06,800 TO MAKE THE SURGERY WORK. 152 00:09:06,833 --> 00:09:08,267 WHO BRING YOU THE FOOD? 153 00:09:08,300 --> 00:09:11,500 WHO DOES ALL THE COOKING AND... 154 00:09:11,533 --> 00:09:12,533 THEM TWO. 155 00:09:12,567 --> 00:09:13,800 DO YOU WORK? 156 00:09:13,833 --> 00:09:15,433 NO, SIR. I DON'T. 157 00:09:15,467 --> 00:09:17,467 DO YOU WORK? 158 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:18,567 Zach: NO, SIR. 159 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,433 SO, THAT BECAME YOUR PERMANENT JOB -- 160 00:09:20,467 --> 00:09:21,833 TAKE CARE OF HER. 161 00:09:21,867 --> 00:09:23,533 Tammie: YES. PRETTY MUCH. YES, SIR. 162 00:09:23,567 --> 00:09:27,133 LET'S FAST-FORWARD DOWN THE ROAD, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, 163 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:30,167 BECAUSE YOU WILL SABOTAGE HER WEIGHT LOSS. 164 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:31,167 NO, I DON'T -- 165 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:32,533 I GUARANTEE YOU. 166 00:09:34,700 --> 00:09:36,500 RIGHT. 167 00:09:36,533 --> 00:09:38,367 WHEN YOU START LOSING WEIGHT, 168 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,533 THEY FEEL THEY LOSING THE GRIP ON YOU. 169 00:09:41,567 --> 00:09:45,367 THIS IS A DYNAMIC THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE NOW. 170 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,600 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA IS IN A DIRE SITUATION. 171 00:09:48,633 --> 00:09:50,700 SHE'S SURROUNDED BY ENABLER. 172 00:09:50,733 --> 00:09:55,300 I NEED TO SEE YOU LOSE 30 POUNDS NEXT MONTH, 173 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:58,067 GET YOU IN BEST SHAPE FOR DOING THE SURGERY. 174 00:09:58,067 --> 00:09:59,433 ALL RIGHT. OKAY? 175 00:09:59,467 --> 00:10:02,300 SHE NEED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT SHE CAN MAKE CHANGES. 176 00:10:02,333 --> 00:10:04,933 IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD, 177 00:10:04,967 --> 00:10:08,400 SHE NEED TO LOSE AT LEAST 30 POUNDS ON HER OWN. 178 00:10:08,433 --> 00:10:12,800 OTHERWISE, SURGERY WOULD NOT BE A GOOD OPTION. 179 00:10:12,833 --> 00:10:16,733 IN MOST CASES, WE CAN SORT OF WAKE UP EVERYBODY, 180 00:10:16,767 --> 00:10:18,667 BUT SOMETIMES, THEY'LL DO ANYTHING 181 00:10:18,700 --> 00:10:20,767 TO SABOTAGE WEIGHT LOSS. 182 00:10:22,333 --> 00:10:24,400 I KNOW. 183 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:35,867 Christina: CHANGE IS HARD. 184 00:10:35,900 --> 00:10:38,967 IT DOESN'T HAPPEN BY ITSELF. 185 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,667 SOMETIMES, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. 186 00:10:55,067 --> 00:10:58,300 I'M A LITTLE SCARED ABOUT THE MOVE. 187 00:10:58,333 --> 00:11:03,933 I'VE LIVED IN THE SAME PLACE FOR FOUR YEARS AND NEVER LEFT. 188 00:11:03,967 --> 00:11:07,300 NOW I'M MOVING, AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN GET THE SURGERY. 189 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,567 THIS IS GONNA BE HOME. 190 00:11:13,933 --> 00:11:15,833 DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO WALK UP THERE, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO WHEEL YOU UP? 191 00:11:15,867 --> 00:11:16,833 Christina: I DON'T KNOW, ZACH! 192 00:11:16,867 --> 00:11:18,067 WELL, JUST TRY IT. 193 00:11:18,100 --> 00:11:19,267 Jessica: YOU CAN DO IT, BABY GIRL! 194 00:11:19,300 --> 00:11:21,567 Christina: MY FAMILY HAS RENTED A HOME HERE. 195 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,900 NOW, I MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO GET UP IN IT. 196 00:11:23,933 --> 00:11:26,067 YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WHEEL ME UP IT. 197 00:11:26,067 --> 00:11:27,867 I'M NOT TRYING TO WALK UP IT. I'LL WHEEL YOU UP IT. 198 00:11:29,667 --> 00:11:30,767 ALL RIGHT. 199 00:11:32,133 --> 00:11:34,433 UNH-UNH! NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! 200 00:11:34,467 --> 00:11:35,567 NO. SERIOUSLY, Y'ALL. 201 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:36,567 LET ME DO IT. 202 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:37,933 MY [BLEEP] FOOT IS OFF OF IT. 203 00:11:37,967 --> 00:11:39,333 LET ME DO IT. LET ME DO IT. 204 00:11:39,367 --> 00:11:40,333 NO! 205 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:41,400 OH, MY GOD. 206 00:11:41,433 --> 00:11:42,600 LET IT GO. 207 00:11:42,633 --> 00:11:44,433 [ GRUNTING ] 208 00:11:45,433 --> 00:11:46,600 Woman: THERE. 209 00:11:46,633 --> 00:11:47,667 NOW, WHAT'S SO BAD ABOUT THAT? 210 00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:49,333 I'M LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE. 211 00:11:49,367 --> 00:11:51,433 [ SOBS ] 212 00:11:51,467 --> 00:11:53,067 Christine: BABY, YOU ALL RIGHT? 213 00:11:53,100 --> 00:11:55,567 Tammie: LET HER CRY, 'CAUSE SHE AIN'T CRIED IN OVER A MONTH. 214 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,600 [ CRYING ] IT'S OKAY. 215 00:11:57,633 --> 00:12:00,333 IT WAS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. 216 00:12:00,367 --> 00:12:03,600 MY FAMILY'S ACTING LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL. 217 00:12:03,633 --> 00:12:04,967 SOMETIMES, I WORRY THAT ALL THESE CHANGES 218 00:12:05,067 --> 00:12:06,933 MIGHT BE FOR NOTHING, 219 00:12:06,967 --> 00:12:10,067 AND WE'LL JUST END UP RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED. 220 00:12:18,100 --> 00:12:22,167 UM, IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE WE'VE SEEN DR. NOWZARADAN. 221 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:23,667 I HOPE THAT I'VE DONE BETTER 222 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:25,167 SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT I SEEN HIM. 223 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,167 I THINK YOU HAVE. 224 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,933 I MEAN, YOU'VE CUT BACK A LOT. 225 00:12:27,967 --> 00:12:29,933 YEAH. I MEAN, I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD MUCH OF AN APPETITE. 226 00:12:29,967 --> 00:12:31,800 YOU KNOW, I JUST HAVEN'T BEEN THAT HUNGRY. 227 00:12:33,767 --> 00:12:36,233 BUT NOT LIKE I USED TO. 228 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:43,333 I'M REALLY NERVOUS. 229 00:12:43,367 --> 00:12:45,933 IF DR. NOW DOESN'T SEE A LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS, 230 00:12:45,967 --> 00:12:48,933 HE MIGHT NOT GIVE ME THE SURGERY. 231 00:12:48,967 --> 00:12:50,567 Woman: OKAY. GO AHEAD. 232 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:53,067 HOLD ON. I GOT YOU. 233 00:12:56,667 --> 00:13:03,367 SO, INSTEAD OF HOPING THAT YOU LOST 30 POUNDS, 234 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,267 YOU GAINED 17 POUND. 235 00:13:05,300 --> 00:13:06,733 WHAT HAPPENED THERE? 236 00:13:09,867 --> 00:13:11,500 IT'S NOT WATER. 237 00:13:11,533 --> 00:13:12,533 FOR THAT, YOU HAVE 238 00:13:12,567 --> 00:13:15,400 TO DRINK AT LEAST 300 GALLON OF WATER. 239 00:13:15,433 --> 00:13:17,233 YOU GAINED WEIGHT 240 00:13:17,267 --> 00:13:19,300 BECAUSE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR EATING. 241 00:13:19,333 --> 00:13:21,900 WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COOK THE PROPER FOODS. 242 00:13:21,933 --> 00:13:23,933 YOU KNOW, THAT'S VERY TYPICAL 243 00:13:23,967 --> 00:13:25,667 WHEN YOU GOT AN ENABLER HERE -- 244 00:13:25,700 --> 00:13:28,133 WHEN I ASK YOU A QUESTION, ENABLER WOULD ANSWER. 245 00:13:28,167 --> 00:13:29,933 SO, WHY DON'T YOU LET HER ANSWER? 246 00:13:29,967 --> 00:13:30,967 OKAY. 247 00:13:31,067 --> 00:13:32,100 OKAY. 248 00:13:32,133 --> 00:13:36,167 THIS IS VERY, VERY DISTURBING BEHAVIOR. 249 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:40,933 THIS IS A SIGN OF A VERY DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY DYNAMIC. 250 00:13:40,967 --> 00:13:45,467 WHAT DID THEY GIVE YOU FROM FAST FOOD? 251 00:13:45,500 --> 00:13:46,467 A TYPICAL DAY. 252 00:13:46,500 --> 00:13:47,567 DON'T LOOK AT HIM. NO. 253 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:48,633 JUST LOOK AT ME. 254 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:50,333 A HAMBURGER AND A COUPLE FRIES. 255 00:13:50,367 --> 00:13:51,733 I DIDN'T FINISH THE FRIES. 256 00:13:51,767 --> 00:13:54,833 I HAD LIKE THREE SLICES OF PIZZA THE NIGHT THAT WE GOT IN. 257 00:13:54,867 --> 00:13:58,600 PIZZA IS NOT PART OF YOUR DIET WHEN YOU'RE 700 POUNDS. 258 00:13:58,633 --> 00:14:01,567 NOW, GRANTED, THEY HAND YOU ALL THOSE FOODS, 259 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,367 BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO SAY NO. 260 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,400 YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. 261 00:14:06,433 --> 00:14:09,767 WE'RE THE ONES, YOU KNOW, THAT ENABLE HER TO DO THIS. 262 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,200 HOW ARE WE GONNA GET HER AWAY FROM YOU? 263 00:14:11,233 --> 00:14:12,600 [ CHUCKLES ] 264 00:14:12,633 --> 00:14:14,067 WELL... 265 00:14:14,100 --> 00:14:19,600 CHRISTINA MUST BE CONSUMING SEVERAL THOUSAND CALORIES A DAY 266 00:14:19,633 --> 00:14:21,700 IN ORDER TO GAIN 17 POUNDS. 267 00:14:21,733 --> 00:14:23,067 GO AHEAD AND CRY, BABY. 268 00:14:30,267 --> 00:14:32,100 NO, I'M FINE. I JUST... 269 00:14:32,133 --> 00:14:34,333 I JUST NEED A SECOND. 270 00:14:34,367 --> 00:14:38,133 IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT, NOTHING HAS WORKED. 271 00:14:38,167 --> 00:14:42,433 WE NEED TO SEPARATE CHRISTINA FROM HER ENABLER, 272 00:14:42,467 --> 00:14:46,633 SO WE'RE GONNA PUT HER IN THE HOSPITAL, GIVE HER A CHANCE. 273 00:14:54,233 --> 00:14:56,933 AND I DON'T THINK THEY ALL REALIZE 274 00:14:56,967 --> 00:15:01,667 THAT SHE IS NOT TOO FAR FROM IMMINENT DEATH. 275 00:15:05,967 --> 00:15:07,400 COUNT OF THREE. 276 00:15:12,567 --> 00:15:18,133 THE ONLY WAY IT WILL BE A SUCCESS, IF SHE BE ON HER OWN. 277 00:15:18,167 --> 00:15:19,833 MAMA, I'LL BE OKAY. 278 00:15:19,867 --> 00:15:21,367 DON'T CRY. 279 00:15:22,533 --> 00:15:26,133 DON'T CRY. 280 00:15:26,167 --> 00:15:27,833 Christina: I HAVE NO IDEA 281 00:15:27,867 --> 00:15:30,367 WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO FOR ME IN THE HOSPITAL. 282 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:32,067 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 283 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:33,800 I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. 284 00:15:33,833 --> 00:15:35,700 BUT, AT THIS POINT, 285 00:15:35,733 --> 00:15:38,700 I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER HE THINKS WILL WORK. 286 00:15:55,700 --> 00:15:58,300 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 287 00:15:58,333 --> 00:15:59,867 THANK YOU. 288 00:15:59,900 --> 00:16:01,067 YOU'RE WELCOME. 289 00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:06,567 Zach: IT'S CHICKEN. Christina: I DON'T WANT IT. 290 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,067 SHE WON'T EAT IT. 291 00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:10,833 I KNOW. 292 00:16:12,433 --> 00:16:15,733 DO YOU WANT SOME? 293 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:17,067 DO YOU WANT IT? 294 00:16:17,067 --> 00:16:19,067 NO! 295 00:16:19,067 --> 00:16:22,233 Christina: IT'S HARD. IT'S NOT WHAT I HAD EXPECTED. 296 00:16:22,267 --> 00:16:24,533 THE FOOD TASTES NASTY. 297 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:28,633 Tammie: SHE HARDLY EATS ANYTHING AT ALL NOW. 298 00:16:28,667 --> 00:16:32,500 I DON'T WANT TO GO GET HER UNHEALTHY FOOD, FAST FOOD, 299 00:16:32,533 --> 00:16:35,900 BUT IF I DON'T GO GET IT FOR HER, SHE'S NOT GONNA EAT. 300 00:16:35,933 --> 00:16:38,933 I DON'T WANT HER TO STARVE TO DEATH. 301 00:16:38,967 --> 00:16:42,400 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA CAME TO HOSPITAL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. 302 00:16:42,433 --> 00:16:45,267 WE PUT HER ON VERY STRICT 1,000-CALORIE DIET. 303 00:16:45,300 --> 00:16:47,367 [ SIGHS ] 304 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,633 DOING GOOD, CHRISTINA. DOING WELL. 305 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,300 TAKE A DEEP BREATH, CHRISTINA. 306 00:16:56,333 --> 00:16:58,433 651.6 307 00:17:00,067 --> 00:17:01,267 IT'S OKAY. 308 00:17:01,300 --> 00:17:03,100 Dr. Nowzaradan: THE PROBLEM WE GOT WITH CHRISTINA 309 00:17:03,133 --> 00:17:06,300 IS THAT ALWAYS THERE ARE FIVE, SIX PEOPLE WITH HER, 310 00:17:06,333 --> 00:17:13,333 AND THE ENABLING ENVIRONMENT IS STILL THERE. 311 00:17:15,967 --> 00:17:20,400 IT SEEMS THAT SEPARATE HER FROM ENABLER HAS NOT WORKED. 312 00:17:20,433 --> 00:17:23,567 OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE BRINGING HER FOOD, 313 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,667 AND, LITERALLY, THEY ARE KILLING HER. 314 00:17:26,700 --> 00:17:27,900 Zach: COME IN. 315 00:17:27,933 --> 00:17:29,567 HELLO. Woman: HELLO. 316 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,233 SO, YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A MONTH, HUH? 317 00:17:31,267 --> 00:17:32,900 A MONTH AND A DAY. 318 00:17:32,933 --> 00:17:36,300 ONE MONTH, AND YOU HAVEN'T LOST ANY. 319 00:17:36,333 --> 00:17:38,100 4 POUNDS. 320 00:17:38,133 --> 00:17:40,067 HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN? 321 00:17:40,067 --> 00:17:41,267 I DON'T KNOW. 322 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:44,067 SO, NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY IDEA, HUH? 323 00:17:44,100 --> 00:17:45,733 I HAVEN'T BROUGHT ANYTHING IN HERE TO HER. 324 00:17:45,767 --> 00:17:47,200 YEAH, BUT WHO DRINKING THAT? 325 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:48,533 IT'S NOT ME. 326 00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:50,833 I'VE BEEN DRINKING THE WATER RIGHT BEHIND YOU. 327 00:17:50,867 --> 00:17:54,267 OBVIOUSLY, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEPARATE HER FROM ENABLER. 328 00:17:54,300 --> 00:17:56,400 AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY HOPE 329 00:17:56,433 --> 00:17:59,400 WILL BE WE MAKE CHRISTINA MORE ACTIVE. 330 00:17:59,433 --> 00:18:01,700 YOU NEED TO BE MORE MOBILE, 331 00:18:01,733 --> 00:18:05,300 SO I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE YOU FOR LYMPHEDEMA SURGERY. 332 00:18:05,333 --> 00:18:06,933 OKAY. OKAY? 333 00:18:06,967 --> 00:18:08,067 ALL RIGHTY. ALL RIGHT. 334 00:18:08,067 --> 00:18:09,567 SUPER. THANK YOU. 335 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:10,667 OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU THEN. 336 00:18:10,700 --> 00:18:11,967 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 337 00:18:12,067 --> 00:18:15,300 ORDINARILY, WE LIKE TO REMOVE THE LYMPHEDEMA MASS 338 00:18:15,333 --> 00:18:18,467 AFTER THE PATIENT LOSE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WEIGHT, 339 00:18:18,500 --> 00:18:22,500 BUT IN HER CONDITION, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. 340 00:18:22,533 --> 00:18:25,500 HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A MOTIVATION 341 00:18:25,533 --> 00:18:29,533 FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE ACTIVE AND LOSE WEIGHT. 342 00:18:29,567 --> 00:18:32,200 [ SIGHS ] 343 00:18:38,100 --> 00:18:40,667 Christina: TODAY IS DEFINITELY ONE 344 00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:43,533 OF THE BIGGEST STEPS TOWARD FREEDOM. 345 00:18:43,567 --> 00:18:46,233 FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, 346 00:18:46,267 --> 00:18:48,633 MY LYMPHEDEMA HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NUISANCE. 347 00:18:48,667 --> 00:18:50,967 IT'S A BIG PART OF THE REASON 348 00:18:51,067 --> 00:18:52,700 THAT I'M THE WEIGHT THAT I AM NOW. 349 00:18:52,733 --> 00:18:54,167 Tammie: THIS MORNING SHE WAS SAYING, 350 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,267 "MOM, I THINK THIS IS REALLY GONNA HAPPEN." I SAID, "YEAH." 351 00:18:56,300 --> 00:18:58,500 SHE SAID, "BUT I'M NOT GONNA BELIEVE IT UNTIL IT'S ALL OVER WITH." 352 00:18:58,533 --> 00:19:01,333 Christina: I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL AGAIN. 353 00:19:01,367 --> 00:19:02,733 I WANT TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE 354 00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:07,133 AND NOT HAVE TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY MY HUSBAND OR MY FAMILY. 355 00:19:07,167 --> 00:19:08,733 I JUST WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 356 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,167 Zach: I THINK IT'S GONNA BE GREAT FOR HER. 357 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,867 HOPEFULLY, ONCE IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, 358 00:20:04,900 --> 00:20:06,267 THE RECOVERY WILL BE PRETTY QUICK, 359 00:20:06,300 --> 00:20:08,700 AND SHE'LL BE ABLE TO BE BACK ON HER FEET, 360 00:20:08,733 --> 00:20:12,133 LOSING MORE WEIGHT AND GETTING READY FOR HER OTHER SURGERIES. 361 00:20:12,167 --> 00:20:16,400 Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS MASS, TOOK ABOUT THREE HOURS TO GET IT OFF. 362 00:20:20,033 --> 00:20:25,700 WE'LL SEE HOW SHE RECOVERS, MAKE SURE THE INCISION IS GONNA HEAL. 363 00:20:25,733 --> 00:20:28,533 CHRISTINA WILL HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY 364 00:20:28,567 --> 00:20:31,000 TO BE MOBILE AND WALK AROUND. 365 00:20:31,033 --> 00:20:33,600 SHE NEEDS TO LOSE 40, 50 POUNDS 366 00:20:33,633 --> 00:20:37,033 BEFORE SHE WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 367 00:20:39,333 --> 00:20:42,033 WELL, HERE'S CHRISTINA SLOWLY WAKING UP. 368 00:20:42,067 --> 00:20:43,900 Tammie: HI, BABY. 369 00:20:43,933 --> 00:20:44,933 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 370 00:20:44,967 --> 00:20:47,800 [ COUGHING ] 371 00:20:50,567 --> 00:20:51,600 TAKE YOUR -- 372 00:20:51,633 --> 00:20:53,833 STOP TOUCHING ME! 373 00:20:53,867 --> 00:20:54,833 SHE'S TIRED. 374 00:20:54,867 --> 00:20:56,200 [ COUGHING ] 375 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,133 Woman: I KNOW. 376 00:21:00,167 --> 00:21:02,933 Tammie: IT'S SO HARD TO SEE CHRISTINA IN PAIN, 377 00:21:02,967 --> 00:21:06,700 BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO STAY STRONG FOR MY BABY. 378 00:21:14,900 --> 00:21:17,667 Tammie: BABY, YOU GONNA GET UP AND EXERCISE? 379 00:21:17,700 --> 00:21:21,400 Christina: YEAH. 380 00:21:21,433 --> 00:21:24,533 Christina: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY, 381 00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:26,067 AND I'M ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE 382 00:21:26,067 --> 00:21:28,533 NOW THAT THE LYMPHEDEMA'S BEEN REMOVED. 383 00:21:30,900 --> 00:21:35,367 I CAN GO UP AND DOWN THE RAMP NOW WITHOUT THE WHEELCHAIR 384 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,367 AND JUST DO SIMPLE EXERCISES AROUND THE HOUSE. 385 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,667 I WANT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT MORE THAN ANYTHING. 386 00:21:42,700 --> 00:21:45,933 I KNOW THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE. 387 00:21:45,967 --> 00:21:49,900 I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF AND TRY HARDER, 388 00:21:49,933 --> 00:21:52,433 AND I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. 389 00:21:52,467 --> 00:21:54,500 [ PANTING ] Charles: YOU OUT OF BREATH? 390 00:21:54,533 --> 00:21:56,300 MY STOMACH JUST HURTS REAL BAD. 391 00:21:56,333 --> 00:21:58,067 YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. YEAH. 392 00:21:58,100 --> 00:21:59,267 I'M PROUD OF YOU. 393 00:21:59,300 --> 00:22:01,733 NOT EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT. 394 00:22:01,767 --> 00:22:03,067 DON'T START CRYING! 395 00:22:03,100 --> 00:22:04,933 [ Voice breaking ] IT'S ALL RIGHT. 396 00:22:04,967 --> 00:22:06,633 I'M HAPPY. 397 00:22:06,667 --> 00:22:09,467 YOU BIG, OLD BABY. 398 00:22:19,167 --> 00:22:22,200 TODAY, I HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, 399 00:22:22,233 --> 00:22:24,500 AND I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT. 400 00:22:24,533 --> 00:22:25,700 THE DIET HE PUT ME ON 401 00:22:25,733 --> 00:22:28,433 WAS 1,000-CALORIE, NO-CARB, LOW-FAT DIET. 402 00:22:28,467 --> 00:22:30,067 I'VE BEEN WALKING MORE 403 00:22:30,067 --> 00:22:33,267 AND NOT RELYING SO MUCH ON THE WHEELCHAIR TO GET AROUND. 404 00:22:33,300 --> 00:22:36,333 I'M EXCITED TO SEE MY WEIGHT THIS TIME. 405 00:22:36,367 --> 00:22:40,167 I KNOW I'VE WORKED HARD, AND IT'S GONNA PAY OFF. 406 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:44,933 Woman: MS. PHILLIPS. 407 00:22:51,700 --> 00:22:53,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO. HI. 408 00:22:53,333 --> 00:22:55,633 SO, FINALLY, YOU FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO 409 00:22:55,667 --> 00:22:57,433 TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT, HUH? YES, SIR. 410 00:22:57,467 --> 00:22:59,667 FOLLOWING YOUR DIET AND BEING MORE ACTIVE. 411 00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:01,067 SUPER. 412 00:23:01,067 --> 00:23:03,967 I AM ENCOURAGED THAT YOU LOST SOME WEIGHT. 413 00:23:04,067 --> 00:23:06,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA HAD DONE A GREAT JOB. 414 00:23:06,567 --> 00:23:09,367 SHE'S EXERCISING. HER MOBILITY HAS INCREASED. 415 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:11,300 SHE'S LOSING WEIGHT. 416 00:23:11,333 --> 00:23:13,367 WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET YOU PREPARED 417 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:14,867 FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 418 00:23:14,900 --> 00:23:15,867 OKAY. OKAY? 419 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:17,233 I'LL SEE YOU AROUND. 420 00:23:17,267 --> 00:23:19,200 OKAY. THANK YOU. 421 00:23:19,233 --> 00:23:21,967 Tammie: OKAY. THAT WAS GOOD. 422 00:23:22,067 --> 00:23:23,733 IT'S BEEN A HARD FEW MONTHS. 423 00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:26,633 YOU IN THERE, BABY? 424 00:23:26,667 --> 00:23:29,100 BUT I THINK IT'S COMPLETELY PAYING OFF. 425 00:23:40,067 --> 00:23:43,067 TODAY'S FINALLY THE DAY I GET THE GASTRIC BYPASS. 426 00:23:43,067 --> 00:23:44,533 I'M HAPPY AND EXCITED, 427 00:23:44,567 --> 00:23:46,567 AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FEAR OF NOT WAKING UP, 428 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,067 BUT IF I WOULD HAVE KEPT GOING LIKE I WAS, 429 00:23:49,067 --> 00:23:51,200 THEN, I MEAN, THERE WAS GONNA BE A DAY I WASN'T GONNA WAKE UP, 430 00:23:51,233 --> 00:23:53,367 LIVING LIKE THAT. 431 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:57,233 Zach: I THINK THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE. 432 00:23:57,267 --> 00:23:59,133 IT'S LIKE BEING BORN AGAIN. 433 00:23:59,167 --> 00:24:02,433 WE CAN START DOING NORMAL THINGS. 434 00:24:02,467 --> 00:24:03,900 SHE'S READY. I'M READY. 435 00:24:03,933 --> 00:24:05,900 WE GOT A LIST OF ADVENTURES LINED UP. 436 00:24:05,933 --> 00:24:09,267 Christina: I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THIS FUTURE. 437 00:24:09,300 --> 00:24:11,433 IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE WANTED FOR A LONG TIME. 438 00:24:18,133 --> 00:24:20,267 Man: BIG, DEEP BREATHS. 439 00:24:21,667 --> 00:24:24,800 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA DO HER BYPASS SURGERY. 440 00:24:24,833 --> 00:24:29,167 YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH SOMEBODY IN HER SIZE, 441 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:33,433 THERE'S ALWAYS A HEAVY ABDOMINAL WALL THAT WE HAVE TO BATTLE WITH 442 00:24:33,467 --> 00:24:36,933 TO GET THE INSTRUMENT INSIDE. 443 00:24:36,967 --> 00:24:41,900 WE MAKE A SMALL STOMACH -- THE SIZE OF MAYBE 2 TO 4 OUNCES -- 444 00:24:41,933 --> 00:24:46,333 AND THEN BYPASS REST OF STOMACH AND PART OF INTESTINE. 445 00:24:46,367 --> 00:24:49,300 THIS WILL GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSON 446 00:24:49,333 --> 00:24:53,233 TO EAT SMALL AMOUNT AND LOSE WEIGHT. 447 00:24:53,267 --> 00:24:54,867 Zach: SHE'S READY. 448 00:24:54,900 --> 00:24:57,067 SHE'S WAITED 10 YEARS FOR THIS, SO... 449 00:24:57,067 --> 00:24:58,567 Tammie: IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT TO ME, 450 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,100 BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA GET HER LIFE BACK ON TRACK. 451 00:25:01,133 --> 00:25:04,367 SHE'S GONNA HAVE THE LIFE THAT SHE'S ALWAYS WANTED. 452 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,067 WELL, HER BYPASS LOOK GOOD. 453 00:25:07,067 --> 00:25:10,067 NOW WE'RE GONNA CLOSE HER UP, AND THAT WILL BE IT. 454 00:25:10,067 --> 00:25:14,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: I THINK CHRISTINA GONNA DO VERY WELL. 455 00:25:14,333 --> 00:25:19,400 AT THE BEGINNING, HER FAMILY WAS NOT REALLY HELPING HER, 456 00:25:19,433 --> 00:25:21,300 BUT THEY HAVE TURNED AROUND, 457 00:25:21,333 --> 00:25:23,567 AND I THINK THEY'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD 458 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,633 TO GET CHRISTINA TO BE A HEALTHY PERSON. 459 00:25:27,667 --> 00:25:29,767 [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 460 00:25:31,867 --> 00:25:33,633 [ MOANING ] 461 00:25:33,667 --> 00:25:34,933 Tammie: BABY. 462 00:25:34,967 --> 00:25:37,267 YOU HURTING? YOU IN PAIN? 463 00:25:37,300 --> 00:25:39,700 Tammie: I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT CHRISTINA. 464 00:25:39,733 --> 00:25:41,200 OKAY? 465 00:25:41,233 --> 00:25:44,067 BUT I KNOW THAT SHE CAN DO THIS. 466 00:25:44,067 --> 00:25:45,667 AND I'M GONNA DO MY BEST TO HELP HER. 467 00:25:45,700 --> 00:25:47,133 MAMA LOVES YOU. 468 00:25:53,700 --> 00:25:54,867 Christina: ON SOME DAYS, 469 00:25:54,900 --> 00:25:58,333 IT'S HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE HEADED. 470 00:25:58,367 --> 00:26:01,933 THAT'S OKAY, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY. 471 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,800 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING HOME, 472 00:26:14,833 --> 00:26:19,233 BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT STAYING ON TRACK WITH MY EATING. 473 00:26:19,267 --> 00:26:22,600 Woman: 571.6. 474 00:26:22,633 --> 00:26:25,933 I HAVE SO MANY DREAMS. 475 00:26:25,967 --> 00:26:28,167 I WANT TO START LIVING MY LIFE, 476 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:34,067 SO I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF AND TRY HARDER TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT. 477 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,767 MY SISTER JESSIE'S PREGNANT, 478 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:40,533 AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT HAVING A NEW NEPHEW, 479 00:26:40,567 --> 00:26:42,433 BUT I'M SURE IT'S NOTHING 480 00:26:42,467 --> 00:26:45,567 COMPARED TO HAVING A BABY OF MY OWN SOMEDAY. 481 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,500 WE'RE HERE, BABY. 482 00:26:50,367 --> 00:26:53,333 Tammie: WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HER HOME. 483 00:26:53,367 --> 00:26:56,400 I'M READY JUST TO SEE HER THROUGH THE REST OF HER JOURNEY. 484 00:26:56,433 --> 00:26:58,733 I'M NOT GONNA ENCOURAGE HER TO EAT ANY KIND OF FAST FOODS. 485 00:26:58,767 --> 00:26:59,900 I'M GONNA ENCOURAGE HER 486 00:27:00,067 --> 00:27:02,567 TO STICK TO THIS LIQUID DIET THAT SHE'S ON. 487 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:05,900 THIS IS HER DREAM, AND I WANT HER TO FULFILL IT. 488 00:27:16,933 --> 00:27:17,900 OKAY. 489 00:27:17,933 --> 00:27:20,133 THANK YOU, MOM. YOU'RE WELCOME. 490 00:27:20,167 --> 00:27:21,167 Charles: WHAT ARE WE HAVING? 491 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,333 WAFFLES, PANCAKES. 492 00:27:24,367 --> 00:27:26,800 MMM. 493 00:27:28,467 --> 00:27:30,133 Christina: I HOPE I HAVE THE STAMINA 494 00:27:30,167 --> 00:27:33,067 TO RESIST ALL THE TEMPTATIONS AROUND ME. 495 00:27:35,100 --> 00:27:37,533 MY FAMILY DOESN'T REALIZE HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME 496 00:27:37,567 --> 00:27:41,067 TO WATCH THEM EAT WHAT I WANT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. 497 00:27:52,333 --> 00:27:53,800 Christina: I GOT TO GET MY KEYS AND STUFF. 498 00:27:53,833 --> 00:27:56,133 Tammie: YOU GOT TO GET YOUR STUFF. 499 00:27:56,167 --> 00:28:00,733 IN THE LAST MONTH, I'VE ALREADY LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 500 00:28:00,767 --> 00:28:04,633 I'M WORKING REALLY HARD, AND I'M STICKING TO THE DIET. 501 00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:06,433 WE SHALL RETURN. 502 00:28:06,467 --> 00:28:08,867 I'VE BEEN STARTING TO DO A LOT MORE THINGS. 503 00:28:13,533 --> 00:28:18,333 I'VE HAD TO RELY ON MY MOM AND ZACH FOR EVERYTHING. 504 00:28:18,367 --> 00:28:20,600 IT'S THE FIRST STEP TO BEING BACK ON MY OWN TWO FEET. 505 00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:22,067 BE CAREFUL, BABY. 506 00:28:22,067 --> 00:28:24,700 [ LAUGHS ] YOU A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT NOT BEING IN CONTROL? 507 00:28:24,733 --> 00:28:27,067 OH, YOU SCAREDY-CAT. 508 00:28:28,933 --> 00:28:30,300 [ LAUGHS ] 509 00:28:30,333 --> 00:28:33,867 I FINALLY FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING MY FREEDOM BACK. 510 00:28:33,900 --> 00:28:37,067 BABY, YOU DID REALLY WELL. 511 00:28:37,100 --> 00:28:39,300 Tammie: SHE'S REALLY COME A LONG WAYS. 512 00:28:39,333 --> 00:28:41,500 I'VE BEEN THERE FOR HER THROUGH IT ALL, 513 00:28:41,533 --> 00:28:47,300 AND IT'S TIME FOR ME TO LET GO AND LET HER FLY. 514 00:28:47,333 --> 00:28:51,200 Christina: I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE'S GONNA BRING. 515 00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:02,467 BEFORE, I WAS CONSTANTLY IN MY ROOM. 516 00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:04,600 I NEVER GOT OUT, NEVER DID ANYTHING. 517 00:29:04,633 --> 00:29:06,600 BUT NOW THERE'S SOME REASON FOR ME 518 00:29:06,633 --> 00:29:08,367 TO LEAVE THE HOUSE EVERY SINGLE DAY. 519 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,867 TODAY, I'M HEADING TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE. 520 00:29:11,900 --> 00:29:14,633 IF THE SCALE SHOWS THAT I'M UNDER 500 TODAY, 521 00:29:14,667 --> 00:29:16,100 I'D BE ECSTATIC. 522 00:29:17,767 --> 00:29:19,333 I KNOW IT'S STILL A REALLY HIGH WEIGHT, 523 00:29:19,367 --> 00:29:21,567 BUT I'D BE HAPPY WITH IT. 524 00:29:32,467 --> 00:29:34,700 I SHOULDN'T HAVE LOST JUST 2 POUNDS. 525 00:29:34,733 --> 00:29:36,267 Tammie: IT'S STILL GOOD. 526 00:29:36,300 --> 00:29:37,367 NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S JUST 2 POUNDS. 527 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:38,433 Zach: THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY -- 528 00:29:38,467 --> 00:29:39,667 YOU COULD HAVE GAINED 2 POUNDS. 529 00:29:39,700 --> 00:29:40,800 HOW COULD I HAVE GAINED 2 POUNDS? 530 00:29:40,833 --> 00:29:42,267 YOU GOT TO EAT TO GAIN 2 POUNDS. 531 00:29:42,300 --> 00:29:44,800 YOU'RE GETTING ALL WORKED UP OVER NOTHING. 532 00:29:47,067 --> 00:29:48,300 MORNING. 533 00:29:48,333 --> 00:29:49,300 HEY. 534 00:29:49,333 --> 00:29:50,433 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 535 00:29:50,467 --> 00:29:51,433 2 POUNDS. 536 00:29:51,467 --> 00:29:52,433 YEAH, THAT'S IT. 537 00:29:52,467 --> 00:29:54,700 HOW MANY TIMES YOU EATING NOW? 538 00:29:54,733 --> 00:29:55,933 USUALLY JUST ONCE A DAY. 539 00:29:55,967 --> 00:29:57,067 THAT'S ALL YOU EAT? 540 00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:58,633 YEAH. THAT'S ALL I CAN EAT. 541 00:29:58,667 --> 00:30:01,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA IS NOT TELLING ME THE TRUTH. 542 00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:02,667 SHE'S DONE VERY WELL, 543 00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:05,567 BUT THIS MONTH, HER WEIGHT LOSS HAS COME TO A PLATEAU. 544 00:30:12,233 --> 00:30:14,700 AND WHEN I DO TRY TO EAT, MY STOMACH ALWAYS HURTS. 545 00:30:14,733 --> 00:30:17,100 YEAH. I MEAN, SOME OF THE PAIN YOU'RE HAVING 546 00:30:17,133 --> 00:30:19,067 IS RELATED TO YOUR GALLBLADDER. 547 00:30:19,100 --> 00:30:20,467 OKAY. 548 00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:24,800 WITH THE RAPID WEIGHT LOSS, GALLSTONES ARE VERY COMMON. 549 00:30:31,467 --> 00:30:34,033 RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO WAIT, 550 00:30:34,067 --> 00:30:37,633 MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET YOUR ACTIVITY UP 551 00:30:37,667 --> 00:30:40,267 AND STICK WITH EATING CHICKEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 552 00:30:40,300 --> 00:30:41,867 OKAY. 553 00:30:41,900 --> 00:30:44,533 IF YOU HAVE MORE PAIN 554 00:30:44,567 --> 00:30:47,033 OR IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE, CALL ME. 555 00:30:47,067 --> 00:30:49,633 WE'LL SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING IN THREE WEEKS. 556 00:30:49,667 --> 00:30:53,800 SHE NEED TO STAY FOCUSED AND CONTINUE WITH HER DIET 557 00:30:53,833 --> 00:30:56,000 AND STAY ACTIVE AND LOSE WEIGHT. 558 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,267 Christina: IT'S HARD BECAUSE I'M TRYING MY BEST. 559 00:31:00,300 --> 00:31:02,200 I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO. 560 00:31:11,133 --> 00:31:13,333 [ THUNDER RUMBLING ] 561 00:31:19,667 --> 00:31:21,733 I HAVEN'T BEEN EATING MUCH OF ANYTHING. 562 00:31:21,767 --> 00:31:25,933 EVEN DRINKING WATER MAKES MY STOMACH HURT REALLY BAD. 563 00:31:25,967 --> 00:31:27,667 I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG. 564 00:31:27,700 --> 00:31:29,300 CHRISTINA, BABY. 565 00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:32,800 I KNOW, BABY, 566 00:31:32,833 --> 00:31:36,200 BUT YOU NEED SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. 567 00:31:36,233 --> 00:31:38,600 Tammie: I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET HER TO EAT. 568 00:31:38,633 --> 00:31:42,433 SHE JUST SAYS IT HURTS TOO BAD WHEN IT HITS HER STOMACH. 569 00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:46,167 BABY, MAMA'S GONNA LET YOU REST A LITTLE WHILE. 570 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:48,167 THEN I'LL COME BACK IN HERE AND CHECK ON YOU. 571 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,600 I LOVE YOU. 572 00:31:50,633 --> 00:31:52,933 SHE'S JUST LAYING AROUND, 573 00:31:52,967 --> 00:31:57,067 AND I'VE NEVER SEEN HER THIS SICK BEFORE. 574 00:31:57,067 --> 00:31:59,533 [ SIREN WAILS ] 575 00:32:08,833 --> 00:32:12,433 Man: YEAH. 576 00:32:27,133 --> 00:32:32,100 MY FEAR IS THAT SOMETHING WOULD GO WRONG DURING SURGERY. 577 00:32:32,133 --> 00:32:35,800 I KNOW IT'S POSSIBLE THAT SHE COULD DIE. 578 00:32:42,267 --> 00:32:45,333 [ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ] 579 00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:49,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHRISTINA IS IN A DIRE SITUATION. 580 00:32:49,533 --> 00:32:52,233 SHE IS HAVING A GALLBLADDER ATTACK 581 00:32:52,267 --> 00:32:56,600 AND IS NOT ABLE TO EAT BECAUSE OF THE PAIN. 582 00:32:56,633 --> 00:33:00,100 WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY. 583 00:33:00,133 --> 00:33:04,467 SO WE'RE GONNA REMOVE THE GALLBLADDER, 584 00:33:04,500 --> 00:33:06,733 AND HOPEFULLY SHE'LL GET BACK ON TRACK 585 00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:08,867 AND START MAKING PROGRESS AGAIN. 586 00:33:11,233 --> 00:33:12,633 Tammie: SHE'S REAL WEAK, SO... 587 00:33:12,667 --> 00:33:14,333 AND THAT WORRIES ME. 588 00:33:14,367 --> 00:33:16,567 JUST HOPE AND PRAY THAT SHE HAS ENOUGH STRENGTH 589 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:20,233 TO PULL THROUGH THIS TIME. 590 00:33:37,867 --> 00:33:38,967 HEY, BABY. 591 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:43,500 EVERYTHING HURTS? IT'S GONNA HURT, BABY. 592 00:33:47,233 --> 00:33:48,633 YOU'RE DOING GREAT. 593 00:33:48,667 --> 00:33:50,900 THE SURGERY WENT REALLY WELL. 594 00:33:50,933 --> 00:33:52,733 SHE'S COME A LONG WAY, 595 00:33:52,767 --> 00:33:54,767 AND HOPEFULLY THIS GALLBLADDER SURGERY 596 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:56,733 WILL GET HER BACK ON TRACK. 597 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,300 Christina: I WISH I WAS THERE TO SEE MY NEPHEW BORN. 598 00:34:23,333 --> 00:34:25,333 I'VE MISSED THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF HIS LIFE. 599 00:34:25,367 --> 00:34:27,800 AND IT'S DISAPPOINTING. 600 00:34:29,267 --> 00:34:32,800 I JUST HIT A HARD SPOT. 601 00:34:32,833 --> 00:34:34,633 I'M READY TO GO HOME. 602 00:34:34,667 --> 00:34:36,500 I'M READY TO SEE MY NEPHEW. 603 00:34:36,533 --> 00:34:38,200 I'M JUST READY TO GET ON WITH MY RECOVERY 604 00:34:38,233 --> 00:34:42,300 AND OVERCOME THIS HURDLE. 605 00:34:42,333 --> 00:34:44,833 SO, YOU READY TO GET HOME AND SEE THE LITTLE MAN? 606 00:34:44,867 --> 00:34:46,400 WELL, YEAH! 607 00:34:46,433 --> 00:34:49,233 [ LAUGHS ] 608 00:34:53,067 --> 00:34:54,367 LET ME SEE HIM. 609 00:34:56,967 --> 00:34:58,367 HEY, LITTLE FELLA. 610 00:34:58,400 --> 00:34:59,767 I JUST LOVE YOU. 611 00:35:02,733 --> 00:35:03,933 I KNOW IT. 612 00:35:03,967 --> 00:35:06,800 I MISSED OUT ON FOUR YEARS OF MY LIFE, 613 00:35:06,833 --> 00:35:07,867 HIBERNATING IN A ROOM. 614 00:35:07,900 --> 00:35:09,067 I'M NOT GONNA LET ANYTHING 615 00:35:09,067 --> 00:35:12,633 STOP ME FROM GETTING TO WHERE I WANT TO BE. 616 00:35:33,067 --> 00:35:36,333 SINCE THE GALLBLADDER SURGERY, I CAN WALK SO MUCH LONGER. 617 00:35:36,367 --> 00:35:39,233 I'M MOVING AROUND A LOT MORE THAN WHAT I EVER WAS BEFORE. 618 00:35:39,267 --> 00:35:41,533 I CAN GET DRESSED ON MY OWN. 619 00:35:41,567 --> 00:35:43,833 I CAN TAKE A SHOWER BY MYSELF NOW. 620 00:35:43,867 --> 00:35:47,067 I LOVE BEING ABLE TO DO STUFF ON MY OWN. 621 00:36:02,300 --> 00:36:04,733 YEAH. 622 00:36:04,767 --> 00:36:05,833 THANKS. 623 00:36:05,867 --> 00:36:07,067 YOU WANT TO TRY TO WALK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER? 624 00:36:07,067 --> 00:36:10,600 YEAH. LET'S GO AGAIN. 625 00:36:12,267 --> 00:36:14,733 I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF AND TRY HARDER 626 00:36:14,767 --> 00:36:16,400 TO KEEP LOSING MORE WEIGHT. 627 00:36:29,867 --> 00:36:31,667 HEY, ZACH. 628 00:36:31,700 --> 00:36:32,733 Zach: MM? 629 00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:36,167 GET UP. 630 00:36:36,200 --> 00:36:37,600 BACK WHEN I LIVED IN MISSISSIPPI, 631 00:36:37,633 --> 00:36:40,067 I BARELY EVEN LEFT MY ROOM. 632 00:36:40,067 --> 00:36:42,500 I WASN'T ABLE TO DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ON MY OWN. 633 00:36:43,967 --> 00:36:46,367 WELL, GET OUT OF THE BED. 634 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:49,533 THAT'S CHANGED DRASTICALLY NOW. 635 00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:52,400 MY HUSBAND AND I CAN FINALLY SLEEP IN THE SAME BED. 636 00:36:52,433 --> 00:36:55,133 WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IN YEARS. 637 00:36:58,067 --> 00:37:00,067 [ LAUGHS ] 638 00:37:00,067 --> 00:37:01,767 [ WATER RUNNING ] 639 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:04,967 I FEEL LIKE I'M FINALLY GETTING MY LIFE BACK. 640 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:09,233 I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE NOW. 641 00:37:09,267 --> 00:37:13,467 I DON'T NEED ZACH OR MY MOM TAKING CARE OF ME ANYMORE. 642 00:37:17,933 --> 00:37:20,767 MY LEGS HAVE BEEN HURTING, 643 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,933 SO I HAVE TO USE THE WALKER OR WHEELCHAIR AT TIMES. 644 00:37:24,967 --> 00:37:26,700 I KNOW THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY 645 00:37:26,733 --> 00:37:30,800 AND THAT I'M SO CLOSE TO BEING ABLE TO DO SO MUCH ON MY OWN. 646 00:37:30,833 --> 00:37:34,200 I'M GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF MY INDEPENDENCE BACK. 647 00:37:34,233 --> 00:37:36,933 THIS IS A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE FOR ME. 648 00:37:36,967 --> 00:37:39,367 I USED TO HIDE FROM THE WORLD, 649 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:42,433 BUT NOW I CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT THERE. 650 00:37:42,467 --> 00:37:45,600 THE LAST TIME I WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE 651 00:37:45,633 --> 00:37:49,167 WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. 652 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:53,933 MY RELATIONSHIP TO FOOD HAS CHANGED COMPLETELY. 653 00:37:53,967 --> 00:37:55,533 NOW IT'S A LOT BETTER. 654 00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:58,400 I MEAN, I'M NOT TEMPTED BY FOODS THAT I USED TO BE ABLE TO EAT. 655 00:37:58,433 --> 00:38:01,067 BABY, YOU WANT TO GET SOME CHICKEN? 656 00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:02,700 IT'S HEALTHIER. 657 00:38:02,733 --> 00:38:05,067 ZERO GRAMS OF SUGAR. 658 00:38:05,100 --> 00:38:07,100 MM. A GRAM. 659 00:38:07,133 --> 00:38:08,633 MY MOM'S DOING GOOD. 660 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:11,867 SHE'S COMPLETELY CHANGED -- NOT BEING AN ENABLER. 661 00:38:11,900 --> 00:38:14,067 MY FAMILY'S TRYING TO EAT BETTER 662 00:38:14,067 --> 00:38:15,367 AND HELP ME MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES WITH WHAT I EAT. 663 00:38:20,767 --> 00:38:23,500 Christina: SOME JOURNEYS DON'T HAVE ENDINGS. 664 00:38:23,533 --> 00:38:27,100 INSTEAD, THEY REACH A BEGINNING, 665 00:38:27,133 --> 00:38:31,400 AND THAT CAN BE A PRETTY GOOD PLACE TO BE. 666 00:38:44,633 --> 00:38:47,367 TODAY, ZACH AND I ARE SCHEDULED 667 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:51,567 TO MEET SOMEONE AT A LOCAL COLLEGE TO CHECK OUT MY OPTIONS. 668 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:58,100 TWO YEARS AGO, I WOULD HAVE NEVER SEEN MYSELF HERE. 669 00:38:58,133 --> 00:39:00,900 IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MY GOAL IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. 670 00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:05,300 I'M PRETTY DAMN PROUD OF MYSELF 671 00:39:05,333 --> 00:39:08,300 FOR HOW FAR I'VE COME ALONG AND HOW FAR I'M GOING TO GO. 672 00:39:08,333 --> 00:39:09,433 CHRISTINA, HOW ARE YOU? 673 00:39:09,467 --> 00:39:10,767 GOOD. I'LL BE SHOWING YOU AROUND. 674 00:39:12,267 --> 00:39:13,433 OH, WOW. 675 00:39:13,467 --> 00:39:15,467 IT'S REALLY NICE. 676 00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:19,933 ONE OF MY DREAMS HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO GET A JOB AS A NURSE. 677 00:39:19,967 --> 00:39:23,567 I CAN FINALLY SEE MYSELF MAKING THAT A REALITY. 678 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:24,933 I LIKED THE CLASSROOM. IT WAS REALLY NICE. 679 00:39:24,967 --> 00:39:26,700 THIS YEAR HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME. 680 00:39:26,733 --> 00:39:29,600 IT'S BEEN THE FIRST YEAR IN A LONG TIME 681 00:39:29,633 --> 00:39:33,500 THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN HAPPY AND NOT STUCK INSIDE OF A ROOM. 682 00:39:33,533 --> 00:39:34,800 HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON. 683 00:39:34,833 --> 00:39:35,900 OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 684 00:39:35,933 --> 00:39:37,167 HAVE A GREAT DAY. GOOD LUCK. 685 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,633 I'M GETTING CLOSER TO ALL MY GOALS, 686 00:39:40,667 --> 00:39:42,967 AND NOTHING'S STOPPING ME NOW. 687 00:39:49,633 --> 00:39:52,900 TODAY, WE ARE HEADED TO A CLOTHING SHOP. 688 00:39:52,933 --> 00:39:55,067 THE LAST TIME I WENT SHOPPING FOR CLOTHES AT A STORE 689 00:39:55,100 --> 00:39:57,967 WAS ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. 690 00:39:59,300 --> 00:40:02,933 I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, BUT, I MEAN, I'M EXCITED, TOO. 691 00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:04,733 Woman: HELLO. HOW ARE Y'ALL? 692 00:40:04,767 --> 00:40:06,433 I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO WEAR CUTE SHIRTS 693 00:40:06,467 --> 00:40:08,733 THAT SMALLER GIRLS CAN FIT INTO. 694 00:40:08,767 --> 00:40:09,767 I LIKE THAT. 695 00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:10,800 YOU READY? 696 00:40:10,833 --> 00:40:13,633 STUFF LIKE WHAT MY SISTER WEARS. 697 00:40:13,667 --> 00:40:16,233 THERE YOU GO. 698 00:40:18,433 --> 00:40:20,467 OH! 699 00:40:20,500 --> 00:40:22,900 THAT LOOKS GREAT ON YOU. 700 00:40:22,933 --> 00:40:24,233 OH, THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. 701 00:40:25,033 --> 00:40:27,100 A LOT HAS CHANGED. 702 00:40:27,133 --> 00:40:29,867 I'M MOST PROUD FOR LOSING AS MUCH WEIGHT AS I HAVE 703 00:40:29,900 --> 00:40:33,800 AND SLOWLY GETTING BACK INTO SOCIETY LIKE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN. 704 00:40:33,833 --> 00:40:37,233 OH. WOW. THAT'S REALLY PRETTY. 705 00:40:37,267 --> 00:40:38,800 YEAH, I LIKE IT. 706 00:40:38,833 --> 00:40:40,900 IT'S CUTE. 707 00:40:40,933 --> 00:40:42,033 Tammie: AND IT'S A 3X. 708 00:40:42,067 --> 00:40:43,300 PREVIOUS TIMES THAT I HAVE GONE SHOPPING, 709 00:40:43,333 --> 00:40:45,167 I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING TO FIT, 710 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:47,267 AND TODAY I ACTUALLY DID. 711 00:40:47,300 --> 00:40:50,267 Woman: YOU ARE A LOT SMALLER THAN YOU REALIZE. 712 00:40:50,300 --> 00:40:52,000 YOU DID LOOK REALLY GOOD IN THAT 3X. 713 00:40:52,033 --> 00:40:54,267 YOU DON'T NEED TO BE LOOKING FOR 4 AND 5Xs. 714 00:40:54,300 --> 00:40:55,667 YOU'RE NO LONGER THAT SIZE. 715 00:40:56,933 --> 00:40:58,000 FEELS GOOD TO GET OUT, DOESN'T IT? 716 00:40:58,033 --> 00:40:59,000 AND SHOP? YEAH. 717 00:40:59,033 --> 00:41:01,733 IT'S MOTIVATION TO KEEP GOING. 718 00:41:01,767 --> 00:41:02,967 THERE YOU GO. 719 00:41:03,067 --> 00:41:05,733 TODAY WAS DEFINITELY A SUCCESS. 720 00:41:05,767 --> 00:41:07,833 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE, 721 00:41:07,867 --> 00:41:10,167 I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE'S GONNA BRING. 722 00:41:17,333 --> 00:41:19,633 TODAY, I'M GOING TO DR. NOW'S FOR A WEIGH-IN. 723 00:41:19,667 --> 00:41:22,367 OVER A YEAR AGO, 724 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,233 I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE WHERE I AM TODAY. 725 00:41:24,267 --> 00:41:26,467 I WAS JUST MISERABLE WITH LIFE IN GENERAL, 726 00:41:26,500 --> 00:41:28,667 AND I'M REALLY HOPING HERE 727 00:41:28,700 --> 00:41:31,433 THAT I'M ON THE RIGHT TRACK TO WHERE I NEED TO BE 728 00:41:31,467 --> 00:41:33,867 AND THAT HOPEFULLY I'VE LOST A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT 729 00:41:33,900 --> 00:41:36,533 SINCE MY LAST WEIGH-IN. 730 00:41:41,100 --> 00:41:42,133 Woman: MS. PHILLIPS. 731 00:41:42,167 --> 00:41:43,633 [ LAUGHS ] 732 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:47,200 ALL RIGHT. 733 00:41:50,067 --> 00:41:52,533 [ LAUGHS ] 734 00:41:52,567 --> 00:41:55,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: HI, CHRISTINA. 735 00:41:55,067 --> 00:41:56,200 Christina: HEY. 736 00:41:56,233 --> 00:41:58,333 WHEN I SAW YOU FIRST, YOU COULD BARELY WALK, 737 00:41:58,367 --> 00:42:00,267 AND YOU COULD BARELY BREATHE. 738 00:42:00,300 --> 00:42:03,167 NOW YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'M PROUD OF YOU, 739 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:04,633 YOU MADE IT THAT FAR. 740 00:42:04,667 --> 00:42:06,067 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. 741 00:42:06,067 --> 00:42:07,933 ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS, OKAY? 742 00:42:07,967 --> 00:42:09,733 OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 743 00:42:09,767 --> 00:42:12,400 CHRISTINA'S DOING VERY WELL. SHE'S MOTIVATED. 744 00:42:12,433 --> 00:42:15,433 I'M GLAD TO SEE SHE'S GETTING INDEPENDENT, 745 00:42:15,467 --> 00:42:18,700 AND I'M PLEASED WITH HER PROGRESS. 746 00:42:18,733 --> 00:42:22,433 THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE TO GO. 747 00:42:22,467 --> 00:42:25,467 I'M GONNA GO TO COLLEGE, GET A GOOD JOB. 748 00:42:25,500 --> 00:42:27,567 I'M GONNA TRAVEL. 749 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:30,533 THERE'S SO MUCH. THIS ISN'T THE END FOR ME. 750 00:42:30,567 --> 00:42:32,167 IT'S NOWHERE NEAR THE END.