1 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:10,167 Olivia: MY WEIGHT IS KILLING ME. 2 00:00:10,167 --> 00:00:11,467 James: IT'S DEPRESSING, 3 00:00:11,467 --> 00:00:13,533 BEING OVERWEIGHT FOR SO MANY YEARS. 4 00:00:13,533 --> 00:00:17,600 Zsalynn: I'VE MISSED OUT ON SO MUCH OF MY DAUGHTER'S CHILDHOOD. 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,733 Christina: I FEAR THAT I'LL JUST KEEP GETTING BIGGER 6 00:00:20,733 --> 00:00:22,767 UNTIL I DO DIE. 7 00:00:25,067 --> 00:00:26,533 Penny: THIS IS MY LIFE, 8 00:00:26,533 --> 00:00:28,033 AND I'M GONNA FIGHT FOR THIS LIFE. 9 00:00:28,033 --> 00:00:30,767 ARE YOU IN PAIN? [ GROANING ] 10 00:00:30,767 --> 00:00:33,033 WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME MEDICINE, OKAY? 11 00:00:44,067 --> 00:00:45,467 COME ON. 12 00:00:45,467 --> 00:00:47,767 James: I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE I WAS. 13 00:00:47,767 --> 00:00:50,633 THERE YOU GO. WORK IT, GIRL. 14 00:00:50,633 --> 00:00:52,200 Chuck: THE VERY REASON I PUT THE WEIGHT ON 15 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,967 IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH. 16 00:00:58,233 --> 00:01:00,600 Paula: IT'S BEEN EIGHT YEARS SINCE I WAS ABLE TO DO 17 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,567 A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I'M DOING NOW. 18 00:01:02,567 --> 00:01:04,867 Tara: IT FEELS LIKE A NEW LIFE. 19 00:01:04,867 --> 00:01:06,533 Zsalynn: I'M A WORK IN PROGRESS, 20 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:07,933 BUT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH. 21 00:01:10,433 --> 00:01:11,933 Woman: COME A LONG WAY IN A YEAR. 22 00:01:11,933 --> 00:01:13,433 YES, MA'AM. 23 00:01:13,433 --> 00:01:16,433 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 24 00:01:16,433 --> 00:01:19,467 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 25 00:01:19,467 --> 00:01:22,633 I HAVEN'T BEEN IN SOCIETY IN YEARS. 26 00:01:22,633 --> 00:01:24,633 Olga: SHE'S IN THE BASEMENT, 27 00:01:24,633 --> 00:01:26,900 BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S ON ONE FLOOR. 28 00:01:30,767 --> 00:01:32,367 Olivia: I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 29 00:01:32,367 --> 00:01:33,933 I CAN'T. 30 00:01:33,933 --> 00:01:35,367 JUST RELAX. WHAT IS IT? 31 00:01:35,367 --> 00:01:36,967 [ Crying ] I CAN'T CLIMB THE STAIRS. 32 00:01:36,967 --> 00:01:38,633 YEAH, YOU CAN, OLIVIA. 33 00:01:38,633 --> 00:01:41,667 I WANT MY INDEPENDENCE BACK, START LIVING MY LIFE AGAIN. 34 00:01:41,667 --> 00:01:43,933 IT'S TIME FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING. 35 00:01:43,933 --> 00:01:46,267 HOW MUCH IS YOUR PAIN LEVEL FROM 1 TO 10? 36 00:01:46,267 --> 00:01:48,800 [ GROANS ] 37 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:55,700 WHEN CAN I HAVE THIS REMOVED? 38 00:01:55,700 --> 00:01:57,567 YOU SEE HOW HEAVY IT IS. 39 00:01:57,567 --> 00:02:02,333 I'M PUSHING MYSELF HARDER THAN I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. 40 00:02:02,333 --> 00:02:04,767 MY BODY'S PROBABLY IN SHOCK, LIKE, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" 41 00:02:04,767 --> 00:02:09,367 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE TAKING ALL THIS BIG MASS OFF OF HER. 42 00:02:14,233 --> 00:02:15,933 YEAH! 43 00:02:15,933 --> 00:02:18,267 I CAME BACK TO LIFE. 44 00:02:18,267 --> 00:02:23,233 THIS HAS BEEN ONE LONG, HARD JOURNEY. 45 00:02:23,233 --> 00:02:26,400 BUT AT THE END, IT FEELS WONDERFUL, 46 00:02:40,833 --> 00:02:43,900 IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE MY SURGERY, 47 00:02:43,900 --> 00:02:47,667 AND LIFE IS SO DIFFERENT NOW. 48 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:50,333 I WAS ALMOST 600 POUNDS. 49 00:02:50,333 --> 00:02:53,100 NOW I'M HALF THE SIZE OF THAT, 50 00:02:53,100 --> 00:02:55,067 AND I'M DOING THINGS I COULDN'T DO. 51 00:02:56,700 --> 00:02:59,667 A YEAR AGO, I HAD SECLUDED MYSELF. 52 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:01,433 I WASN'T LIVING LIFE. 53 00:03:01,433 --> 00:03:03,067 AND NOW... 54 00:03:05,900 --> 00:03:08,933 ...I'M ABLE TO PITCH IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO MY FAMILY 55 00:03:08,933 --> 00:03:11,600 INSTEAD OF THEM TAKING CARE OF ME. 56 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:13,667 I FEEL HAPPY FOR HER, 'CAUSE SHE'S DOING 57 00:03:13,667 --> 00:03:15,667 A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME 58 00:03:15,667 --> 00:03:18,933 THAT SHE HASN'T DONE IN A LONG TIME, OR EVER. 59 00:03:18,933 --> 00:03:21,300 SO I'M HAPPY THAT I COULD BE THERE TO EXPERIENCE IT WITH HER. 60 00:03:21,300 --> 00:03:24,133 Olivia: GIVING BACK HAS BEEN HUGE FOR ME. 61 00:03:24,133 --> 00:03:26,467 BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF STUFF I WANT TO DO. 62 00:03:26,467 --> 00:03:29,933 MY GOAL IS TO BE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT, 63 00:03:29,933 --> 00:03:31,633 MAYBE HAVE A PLACE OF MY OWN. 64 00:03:33,133 --> 00:03:34,400 I'VE HAD BROCCOLI. 65 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,933 NEXT MONTH, I'M TAKING A BIG STEP 66 00:03:37,933 --> 00:03:39,767 AND I'M GOING BACK TO CHICAGO. 67 00:03:43,067 --> 00:03:45,333 I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THE FLIGHT. 68 00:03:45,333 --> 00:03:46,833 BUT IT HASN'T HIT ME YET. 69 00:03:46,833 --> 00:03:50,500 IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME EVER ON A PLANE. 70 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:52,400 WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED ABOUT? 71 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:53,900 EXCITED ABOUT? 72 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,667 JUST GO BACK AND SEE FAMILY. 73 00:03:55,667 --> 00:03:58,067 WE'RE PRETTY MUCH EXCITED EVERYBODY'S REACTION. 74 00:03:58,067 --> 00:04:00,567 I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THE REACTION. 75 00:04:00,567 --> 00:04:03,833 YOU LOOK NOTHING LIKE WHEN YOU LEFT FROM THERE. 76 00:04:07,067 --> 00:04:09,600 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE MY MOTHER'S SEEN ME, 77 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,700 AND I'M EXCITED TO SHOW HER HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE LOST. 78 00:04:12,700 --> 00:04:14,533 WELL, YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THAT... 79 00:04:14,533 --> 00:04:15,867 THAT "BLAH." 80 00:04:15,867 --> 00:04:17,200 [ LAUGHS ] 81 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,233 I'M PROUD OF HOW FAR I'VE COME. 82 00:04:19,233 --> 00:04:22,500 AND I'M GETTING CLOSER TO MY TARGET GOAL OF 170. 83 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:25,067 AFTER THIS TRIP, THE NEXT BIG STEP, 84 00:04:25,067 --> 00:04:27,367 HOPEFULLY, IS MY LAST SURGERY. 85 00:04:30,833 --> 00:04:33,933 [ WATER RUNNING ] 86 00:04:42,067 --> 00:04:44,667 I HAVE A LOT OF LOOSE SKIN. 87 00:04:44,667 --> 00:04:48,067 IT'S JUST UNCOMFORTABLE. 88 00:04:48,067 --> 00:04:51,433 I WANT ALL THAT REMOVED. 89 00:04:51,433 --> 00:04:53,733 HE WANTS TO DO MY LEGS FIRST. 90 00:04:53,733 --> 00:04:55,600 BUT I WANT MY ARMS DONE AS WELL, 91 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,067 'CAUSE YOU CAN SEE, THEY LOOK LIKE BATS. 92 00:04:58,067 --> 00:05:01,300 [ SIGHS ] THEN I CAN HAVE SOME GUNS. 93 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:04,067 PROBABLY SOME LOOSE SKIN FROM THE BACK, 94 00:05:04,067 --> 00:05:06,133 'CAUSE THAT'S STARTING TO HANG. 95 00:05:06,133 --> 00:05:09,500 I BEEN WANTING THIS SURGERY FOR A WHILE. 96 00:05:09,500 --> 00:05:11,100 I CAN'T WAIT. 97 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:13,333 THE NEXT SURGERY'S GONNA BE BIG FOR ME. 98 00:05:13,333 --> 00:05:16,133 I HAVE TO LOSE 20 MORE POUNDS TO BE APPROVED, 99 00:05:16,133 --> 00:05:19,400 AND I'M GONNA WORK HARD TO DO IT. 100 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,800 BEING OVERWEIGHT FOR SO MANY YEARS, 101 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,667 MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M USELESS. 102 00:05:31,167 --> 00:05:34,367 Woman: HE SAID, "JUST SHOOT ME, MAMA. JUST SHOOT ME." 103 00:05:34,367 --> 00:05:37,067 [ Crying ] "I'M NOT NO GOOD, ANYWAY." 104 00:05:37,067 --> 00:05:40,467 James: I KNOW I'VE BEEN HIDING BEHIND MY WEIGHT FOR TOO LONG. 105 00:05:40,467 --> 00:05:42,133 IT'S KILLING ME. 106 00:05:42,133 --> 00:05:45,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES' DAD AND SISTER DIED FROM OBESITY. 107 00:05:45,867 --> 00:05:47,967 HE'S ON THE SAME PATH. 108 00:05:51,467 --> 00:05:53,733 James: I MET THIS GAL ONLINE, 109 00:05:53,733 --> 00:05:56,267 AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A WHILE, 110 00:05:56,267 --> 00:05:58,533 AND I THINK THINGS ARE GOING WELL BETWEEN ME AND HER. 111 00:05:58,533 --> 00:06:01,067 I'M PUSHING MYSELF PRETTY DAMN HARD. 112 00:06:01,067 --> 00:06:03,067 I'VE LET SO MUCH TIME PASS ME BY. 113 00:06:03,067 --> 00:06:05,400 I'VE BEEN WORRIED THAT IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME. 114 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,100 A YEAR AGO, I WAS SCARED TO LET PEOPLE GET TOO CLOSE. 115 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:11,800 NOW I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD OUT THERE. 116 00:06:14,067 --> 00:06:18,067 IT'S AMAZING HOW FAR YOUR LIFE CAN COME IN A YEAR. 117 00:06:18,067 --> 00:06:21,067 LOSING 300 POUNDS HAS GIVEN ME THE CONFIDENCE 118 00:06:21,067 --> 00:06:24,367 TO GET OUT INTO THE WORLD AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE. 119 00:06:42,367 --> 00:06:45,200 LOSING THE WEIGHT I'VE LOST IN THE PAST YEAR 120 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,900 HAS CHANGED MY WHOLE WORLD. 121 00:06:47,900 --> 00:06:49,933 YOU READY TO GO DO SOME WALKING? 122 00:06:49,933 --> 00:06:52,133 LET'S DO THIS. 123 00:06:52,133 --> 00:06:56,367 A YEAR AGO, I WASN'T VERY ACTIVE AT ALL. 124 00:06:56,367 --> 00:06:58,067 [ CHUCKLES ] 125 00:06:58,067 --> 00:07:00,067 BACK WHEN I WAS 750 POUNDS, 126 00:07:00,067 --> 00:07:03,467 I WOULD SIT AROUND THE HOUSE IN MY OWN LITTLE WORLD, 127 00:07:03,467 --> 00:07:05,067 AWAY FROM EVERYBODY. 128 00:07:05,067 --> 00:07:07,633 OKAY. LET'S JUST FIRST STRETCH. 129 00:07:07,633 --> 00:07:09,067 TOUCH YOUR TOES. 130 00:07:09,067 --> 00:07:10,567 Summer: WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN TOGETHER. 131 00:07:10,567 --> 00:07:12,433 YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SO MANY THINGS. 132 00:07:12,433 --> 00:07:16,267 AND FOR HIM TO GET OUT HERE AND DO STUFF IS GOOD FOR HIM. 133 00:07:16,267 --> 00:07:18,933 GETTING TO SEE HIM DO NEW THINGS 134 00:07:18,933 --> 00:07:22,100 AND EXPERIENCE NEW STUFF IS SO FUN. 135 00:07:22,100 --> 00:07:24,100 James: I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE 136 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:25,933 SOMEBODY LIKE SUMMER IN MY LIFE. 137 00:07:25,933 --> 00:07:29,533 SO, THIS LINE TO THIS LINE. 138 00:07:29,533 --> 00:07:30,767 JOG IT. 139 00:07:30,767 --> 00:07:32,800 WE'VE CONTINUED TO GET CLOSER, 140 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,733 AND I'M CONSIDERING TAKING THE NEXT STEP. 141 00:07:35,733 --> 00:07:38,067 I'M THINKING ABOUT ASKING HER TO MARRY ME. 142 00:07:38,067 --> 00:07:41,933 FIRST CHALLENGE. [ SMOOCHES ] YOU MADE IT. 143 00:07:41,933 --> 00:07:45,400 REMEMBER, ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY. 144 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,567 I CAN'T IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT HER NOW. 145 00:07:48,567 --> 00:07:51,400 IT'S BEEN ONE OF MY HOPES FOR LOSING THIS WEIGHT -- 146 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,067 TO START A NEW LIFE, 147 00:07:53,067 --> 00:07:55,300 AND TO DO IT WITH SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT. 148 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:56,900 SEVEN MORE LAPS AROUND. 149 00:07:56,900 --> 00:08:01,433 AFTER MY NEXT SKIN SURGERY, I'LL BE AROUND MY WEIGHT GOAL. 150 00:08:01,433 --> 00:08:02,767 I'M ALMOST THERE. 151 00:08:02,767 --> 00:08:05,767 AND I KNOW WITH SUMMER, I CAN GET THERE. 152 00:08:07,433 --> 00:08:09,933 THERE'S A LOT I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO NOW. 153 00:08:18,833 --> 00:08:23,700 WHEN I WAS 735 POUNDS, EXISTENCE WAS PRETTY LONELY. 154 00:08:23,700 --> 00:08:27,567 I HAD NO HOPE OF EVER MEETING SOMEONE. 155 00:08:27,567 --> 00:08:30,300 SUMMER CAME ALONG AND CHANGED ALL THAT, 156 00:08:30,300 --> 00:08:33,267 AND SHE WAS THERE BEFORE I LOST THE WEIGHT. 157 00:08:33,267 --> 00:08:36,133 SHE'S BEEN MY ROCK THROUGH IT ALL, 158 00:08:36,133 --> 00:08:39,067 AND I WANT HER TO STAY BY MY SIDE. 159 00:08:39,067 --> 00:08:41,367 HELLO, SIR. HOW YOU DOING? HELLO. 160 00:08:41,367 --> 00:08:42,733 I'M LOOKING FOR SOME FLOWERS. 161 00:08:42,733 --> 00:08:44,300 SOME FLOWERS. WHAT IS THE OCCASION? 162 00:08:44,300 --> 00:08:47,100 I'M GONNA ASK A FRIEND OF MINE TO MARRY ME. 163 00:08:47,100 --> 00:08:48,800 OHH, WONDERFUL. 164 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,400 BEING WITH SUMMER FOR THE PAST YEAR 165 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:54,733 HAS GIVEN ME THAT CONFIDENCE TO BE THE PERSON I AM NOW. 166 00:08:54,733 --> 00:08:56,400 I WISH YOU GOOD LUCK. 167 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:57,433 THANK YOU. 168 00:08:57,433 --> 00:08:58,867 HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. 169 00:08:58,867 --> 00:09:00,867 YOU TOO. THANK YOU. 170 00:09:03,233 --> 00:09:06,067 I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT SHE IS THE ONE. 171 00:09:09,633 --> 00:09:10,800 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 172 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,733 OH, THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL. 173 00:09:13,733 --> 00:09:17,267 I HAVE NO DOUBT THIS IS WHAT I WANT. 174 00:09:20,133 --> 00:09:23,400 I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT HER. 175 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,167 I KNOW SUMMER CARES ABOUT ME, 176 00:09:25,167 --> 00:09:27,367 BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'LL SAY. 177 00:09:29,867 --> 00:09:31,900 IT IS A LITTLE SCARY. 178 00:09:31,900 --> 00:09:34,467 JUST HOPE THAT SHE FEELS THE SAME WAY. 179 00:09:39,267 --> 00:09:41,767 James: WHAT YOU SMILING ABOUT? 180 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:44,067 I'M NOT. YOU MAKING ME SMILE. 181 00:09:44,067 --> 00:09:46,300 WELL, THAT'S GOOD. [ CHUCKLES ] 182 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:49,767 I BROUGHT SUMMER HERE TO ASK HER TO MARRY ME. 183 00:09:49,767 --> 00:09:52,233 I CAN'T PICTURE MY FUTURE WITHOUT HER, 184 00:09:52,233 --> 00:09:54,633 SO I'M READY TO MAKE THIS COMMITMENT. 185 00:09:54,633 --> 00:09:58,167 I JUST HOPE SHE'S READY AND WANTS TO, ALSO. 186 00:09:58,167 --> 00:09:59,800 IT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS 187 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,033 THINKING THAT SHE MIGHT NOT SAY YES, 188 00:10:02,033 --> 00:10:03,667 BUT GOT TO TAKE THAT CHANCE. 189 00:10:03,667 --> 00:10:05,233 LET ME SEE YOUR HAND. 190 00:10:10,333 --> 00:10:11,767 WILL YOU MARRY ME? 191 00:10:11,767 --> 00:10:14,867 WELL, OF COURSE. 192 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:17,167 I LOVE YOU. 193 00:10:17,167 --> 00:10:18,600 LOVE YOU, TOO. 194 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,300 I'M NERVOUS, BUT I'M EXCITED, TOO. 195 00:10:21,300 --> 00:10:25,367 I'M READY TO SHARE MY LIFE WITH SOMEONE. 196 00:10:25,367 --> 00:10:27,267 IT'S VERY PRETTY. 197 00:10:27,267 --> 00:10:29,733 I LOVE IT. 198 00:10:31,167 --> 00:10:33,033 THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT HER, 199 00:10:33,033 --> 00:10:35,300 AND THE WAY SHE FEELS ABOUT ME, 200 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:37,367 I JUST THINK SHE IS THE ONE. 201 00:10:37,367 --> 00:10:39,933 I LOVE HER. 202 00:10:39,933 --> 00:10:42,200 COME ON, MY FUTURE HUSBAND. 203 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:46,433 WHEN I HAD BYPASS SURGERY, I HAD A SECOND CHANCE. 204 00:10:46,433 --> 00:10:49,767 AND NOW I AIN'T LETTING THE SECOND CHANCE GO AWAY. 205 00:10:49,767 --> 00:10:51,400 READY TO GO VENTURE OUT AND SEE MY FAMILY? 206 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:52,833 YEAH. 207 00:10:52,833 --> 00:10:54,533 [ LAUGHS ] 208 00:11:06,567 --> 00:11:10,733 I COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT 'CAUSE THE DAY'S HERE. 209 00:11:10,733 --> 00:11:15,067 IT'S 4:00 A.M., AND I'M ABOUT TO GET ON A PLANE. 210 00:11:15,067 --> 00:11:19,167 I'M GONNA GO VISIT MY PARENTS, MY TWIN. 211 00:11:20,333 --> 00:11:21,633 I'M EXCITED. 212 00:11:21,633 --> 00:11:24,933 LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, BUT I'M EXCITED. VERY EXCITED. 213 00:11:24,933 --> 00:11:28,567 I WAS TELLING MY MOM ABOUT ALL THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE, 214 00:11:28,567 --> 00:11:31,267 AND SHE WANTS TO COME DOWN AND SEE ME. 215 00:11:31,267 --> 00:11:32,933 BUT SHE'S GETTING OLDER, 216 00:11:32,933 --> 00:11:36,467 SO I DECIDED I'M GONNA GO SEE HER. 217 00:11:36,467 --> 00:11:38,467 YOU GOOD? YEAH. 218 00:11:38,467 --> 00:11:42,867 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I CAN SAY, "I'M COMING TO YOU." 219 00:11:42,867 --> 00:11:44,933 HOW YOU FEELING NOW? 220 00:11:44,933 --> 00:11:46,433 I'M EXCITED. 221 00:11:46,433 --> 00:11:51,400 I COULD'VE NEVER IMAGINED DOING THIS TWO, THREE YEARS AGO. 222 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,900 BEFORE, I COULDN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE. 223 00:11:53,900 --> 00:11:55,200 [ SIGHS ] 224 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:58,900 NEVER TRAVELED ANYWHERE BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. 225 00:11:58,900 --> 00:12:02,067 NOW I'M DOING EVERYTHING. 226 00:12:02,067 --> 00:12:04,600 FEELS GREAT TO HAVE MY LIFE BACK. 227 00:12:06,233 --> 00:12:08,267 YOU READY? LET'S GO. COME ON. 228 00:12:08,267 --> 00:12:09,733 YEAH, I'M READY. LET'S DO THIS. 229 00:12:11,633 --> 00:12:13,667 WHERE Y'ALL GOING? 230 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:14,800 CHICAGO. 231 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:16,300 I CAN DO THAT. 232 00:12:16,300 --> 00:12:17,900 THANK YOU. 233 00:12:19,267 --> 00:12:21,067 I'M NERVOUS. 234 00:12:21,067 --> 00:12:23,233 I'VE NEVER BEEN ON A PLANE BEFORE 235 00:12:23,233 --> 00:12:25,200 'CAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO BIG. 236 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:30,433 I'M AFRAID I WON'T FIT DOWN THE AISLES OR IN A SEAT. 237 00:12:30,433 --> 00:12:32,633 THAT'S EMBARRASSING. 238 00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:39,367 LOOK AT THAT. 239 00:12:39,367 --> 00:12:42,067 I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO TURN SIDEWAYS. 240 00:12:50,167 --> 00:12:52,467 Edith: YOU'RE ON A PLANE. 241 00:12:52,467 --> 00:12:54,900 YES, I AM. 242 00:12:54,900 --> 00:12:58,067 I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE ABLE TO FIT ON A CHAIR IN AN AIRPLANE. 243 00:12:58,067 --> 00:13:01,100 OH, MY GOD. MY EARS. 244 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:02,300 POPPING? 245 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,067 YOU CAN TELL IT'S MY FIRST FLIGHT, RIGHT? 246 00:13:07,067 --> 00:13:08,633 YEP. [ LAUGHS ] 247 00:13:08,633 --> 00:13:10,100 YOU KEEP ON LOOKING DOWN THE AISLE. 248 00:13:14,567 --> 00:13:18,600 THIS IS ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO. 249 00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:23,233 WHEW! 250 00:13:23,233 --> 00:13:25,433 [ BREATHES DEEPLY ] 251 00:13:25,433 --> 00:13:27,333 SMELLS LIKE CHICAGO. 252 00:13:27,333 --> 00:13:31,800 JUST WAITING ON MY TWIN NOW. 253 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:34,067 I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE HER. 254 00:13:34,067 --> 00:13:36,567 HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY! 255 00:13:36,567 --> 00:13:37,800 YEAH. 256 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:38,900 HOW YOU DOING? 257 00:13:38,900 --> 00:13:40,100 FREEZING! 258 00:13:44,167 --> 00:13:46,567 IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE MY MOM HAS SEEN ME. 259 00:13:46,567 --> 00:13:48,467 ARE YOU GLAD TO BE BACK? 260 00:13:48,467 --> 00:13:49,500 YEAH. 261 00:13:49,500 --> 00:13:53,867 THIS JUST FEELS LIKE... HOME. 262 00:13:53,867 --> 00:13:58,067 HERE WE ARE. 263 00:13:58,067 --> 00:13:59,733 I'M EXCITED TO SEE MY MOM. 264 00:13:59,733 --> 00:14:03,667 SEEING MY MOM HAPPY IS EVERYTHING. 265 00:14:03,667 --> 00:14:06,800 IT'S EVERYTHING TO ME. 266 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,500 I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THESE STEPS BEFORE. 267 00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:10,767 GOOD JOB. 268 00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:12,667 ALL RIGHT? YEAH. 269 00:14:14,233 --> 00:14:15,533 HELLO! 270 00:14:16,700 --> 00:14:18,100 HI, MOM. 271 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:19,867 DON'T CRY. 272 00:14:19,867 --> 00:14:21,400 [ SOBS ] 273 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:26,667 OOPS, WATCH IT. 274 00:14:30,467 --> 00:14:31,933 I GOT TO COME IN. 275 00:14:31,933 --> 00:14:34,900 WHEN I SAW HER, I THOUGHT, "OH, MY GOD." 276 00:14:38,667 --> 00:14:40,200 [ LAUGHS ] 277 00:14:44,933 --> 00:14:47,233 Olivia: MY MOM'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BIGGEST SUPPORT, 278 00:14:47,233 --> 00:14:50,400 AND SHE WANTED ME TO LOSE THE WEIGHT AND GET HELP. 279 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:54,400 I KNOW BECAUSE I FINALLY DID, SHE'S PROUD OF ME, 280 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:55,867 AND IT FEELS AMAZING. 281 00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:57,133 HOW DO I LOOK? 282 00:14:57,133 --> 00:14:58,200 YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. 283 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,533 AND YOU EVEN LOOK HAPPIER. 284 00:15:00,533 --> 00:15:03,300 OH, I AM. MUCH HAPPIER. 285 00:15:03,300 --> 00:15:05,133 I'M GLAD. 286 00:15:05,133 --> 00:15:07,067 IS THAT SHARON? YES! 287 00:15:07,067 --> 00:15:08,067 OPEN THE DOOR. 288 00:15:08,067 --> 00:15:09,767 GO! SOMEBODY GO GET -- 289 00:15:09,767 --> 00:15:11,333 WAIT. WAIT. 290 00:15:11,333 --> 00:15:12,800 YOU REMEMBER ME?! 291 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,500 OHHH! 292 00:15:15,500 --> 00:15:17,400 GIRL! 293 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,067 [ LAUGHS ] 294 00:15:20,067 --> 00:15:21,600 I JUST GOT BACK. 295 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:23,533 I DIDN'T EVEN THINK I WAS GONNA SEE YOU AGAIN. 296 00:15:23,533 --> 00:15:25,667 YEP. THANK YOU. 297 00:15:25,667 --> 00:15:26,900 HOW YOU FEELING? 298 00:15:26,900 --> 00:15:28,633 I FEEL GREAT. YOU FEEL GREAT? 299 00:15:28,633 --> 00:15:30,300 LIKE I'M, LIKE, BORN AGAIN. 300 00:15:30,300 --> 00:15:31,533 GREAT TO SEE YOU. 301 00:15:31,533 --> 00:15:34,600 I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. 302 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,133 WOW, SHE SQUEEZED ME TO DEATH. 303 00:15:37,133 --> 00:15:38,833 SHE SAID SHE THOUGHT SHE'D NEVER SEE ME AGAIN. 304 00:15:38,833 --> 00:15:40,433 SHE WAS CRYING OUT THERE. 305 00:15:40,433 --> 00:15:41,333 AWW. 306 00:15:41,333 --> 00:15:42,600 I NEVER REALLY -- 307 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,433 KNEW WHO SHARON WAS? DIDN'T KNOW WHO SHE WAS. 308 00:15:44,433 --> 00:15:45,867 BECAUSE I COULDN'T COME UPSTAIRS, 309 00:15:45,867 --> 00:15:47,600 SHE WOULD BRING THE MAIL TO ME DOWNSTAIRS 310 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,133 AND LEAVE IT DOWNSTAIRS BY THE DOOR. 311 00:15:49,133 --> 00:15:51,400 I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE GOTTEN A PICTURE OF THAT FACE -- 312 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:52,900 THE LOOK ON HER FACE. 313 00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:54,633 "REMEMBER ME?" [ GASPS ] 314 00:15:54,633 --> 00:15:56,100 I KNOW. 315 00:15:56,100 --> 00:16:00,733 IT REALLY FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK HOME HERE WITH MY FAMILY. 316 00:16:00,733 --> 00:16:03,067 IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES I CAN SIT WITH THEM 317 00:16:03,067 --> 00:16:04,400 AND NOT FEEL LIKE A BURDEN. 318 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:06,533 IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING. 319 00:16:13,700 --> 00:16:16,433 WELL, TODAY WE'RE HEADED TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE 320 00:16:16,433 --> 00:16:19,933 FOR MY CHECK-UP VISIT. 321 00:16:19,933 --> 00:16:21,567 James: I'M PRETTY NERVOUS. 322 00:16:21,567 --> 00:16:23,167 LAST TIME I WAS AT THE DOCTOR, 323 00:16:23,167 --> 00:16:25,900 HE SAID I HAD TO GET DOWN TO UNDERNEATH 350 POUNDS 324 00:16:25,900 --> 00:16:29,233 BEFORE HE WOULD DO SKIN SURGERY ON ME. 325 00:16:29,233 --> 00:16:32,067 I'M HOPING THAT HE'LL SAY THAT HE'S GONNA GO AHEAD 326 00:16:32,067 --> 00:16:34,233 AND TAKE THE LOOSE SKIN OFF THE LEGS. 327 00:16:34,233 --> 00:16:37,067 Woman: MR. JONES. 328 00:16:37,067 --> 00:16:39,667 James: FIRST TIME I STEPPED ON THE SCALE, 329 00:16:39,667 --> 00:16:42,800 I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE WHAT THE SCALE ACTUALLY READ. 330 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:46,333 I THINK I HAVE CONTINUED TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS. 331 00:16:46,333 --> 00:16:50,633 I JUST HOPE THE SCALES SHOW THAT AND I'M BELOW 350. 332 00:16:54,533 --> 00:16:56,900 ONCE I GET THE SKIN SURGERY DONE, 333 00:16:56,900 --> 00:17:00,567 MY LIFE WILL BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER. 334 00:17:01,633 --> 00:17:02,733 HELLO. 335 00:17:02,733 --> 00:17:03,900 HELLO, DOCTOR. 336 00:17:03,900 --> 00:17:05,067 HOW YOU ALL DOING? 337 00:17:05,067 --> 00:17:06,933 BETTER THAN I WAS LAST WEEK. 338 00:17:06,933 --> 00:17:08,233 [ CHUCKLES ] 339 00:17:08,233 --> 00:17:10,633 SO, YOU'RE UNDER 350, HUH? YES. 340 00:17:10,633 --> 00:17:13,167 YOU'VE LOST MORE THAN HALF OF YOUR WEIGHT, HUH? 341 00:17:13,167 --> 00:17:14,467 OH, YEAH. 342 00:17:14,467 --> 00:17:17,600 HOW IS YOUR ACTIVITY AND ALL THOSE THINGS? 343 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,167 I'M TIRED OF THESE BIG LEGS OF MINE, 344 00:17:20,167 --> 00:17:22,833 YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THIS LOOSE SKIN ON. 345 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:24,467 WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT. 346 00:17:24,467 --> 00:17:27,833 YOU GET UNDER 300, WE'LL DO YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 347 00:17:27,833 --> 00:17:29,133 LAST TIME I WAS IN, 348 00:17:29,133 --> 00:17:31,700 YOU TOLD ME I NEEDED TO GET UNDER 350. 349 00:17:31,700 --> 00:17:32,867 I GOT UNDER 350. 350 00:17:32,867 --> 00:17:34,833 WHY'D YOU CHANGE IT TO 300? 351 00:17:34,833 --> 00:17:39,133 HE'S WORKED SO HARD TO MEET YOUR GOALS EACH TIME. 352 00:17:39,133 --> 00:17:41,167 I MEAN, IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING. 353 00:17:41,167 --> 00:17:43,067 HE'S NOT WORKING FOR MY GOAL. 354 00:17:43,067 --> 00:17:46,267 HE'S WORKING TOWARD HIS GOAL, OKAY? 355 00:17:46,267 --> 00:17:49,733 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, 356 00:17:49,733 --> 00:17:53,067 BUT I CAN TELL THERE'LL BE MORE EXCESS SKIN 357 00:17:53,067 --> 00:17:55,433 AFTER MORE WEIGHT LOSS. 358 00:17:55,433 --> 00:17:58,800 IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE DO SKIN SURGERY 359 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,267 AT THE RIGHT TIME 360 00:18:00,267 --> 00:18:04,533 SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY, YOU KNOW, UNNECESSARY SURGERY. 361 00:18:04,533 --> 00:18:07,567 WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL HAVING SURGERY NOW? 362 00:18:07,567 --> 00:18:08,833 HIS 20-YEAR HIGH-SCHOOL REUNION... 363 00:18:08,833 --> 00:18:10,533 IS WHEN? 364 00:18:10,533 --> 00:18:12,200 AT THE END OF JULY. AT THE END OF JULY. 365 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:15,633 I THINK HE NEED TO LOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT 366 00:18:15,633 --> 00:18:18,700 BEFORE HE'S REALLY READY FOR SKIN SURGERY. 367 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:20,500 BE PATIENT. 368 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:24,300 WE GONNA SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING IN ONE MONTH. 369 00:18:24,300 --> 00:18:25,433 OKAY? 370 00:18:25,433 --> 00:18:26,333 ALL RIGHT. 371 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:28,967 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 372 00:18:28,967 --> 00:18:30,533 ARE YOU UPSET? 373 00:18:30,533 --> 00:18:33,167 WELL, YEAH. 374 00:18:33,167 --> 00:18:34,900 IT MAKES ME MAD. 375 00:18:34,900 --> 00:18:37,300 NOW HE WANTS ME TO LOSE ANOTHER 50 POUNDS. 376 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:39,767 IT MAKES ME FEEL HOPELESS. 377 00:18:56,367 --> 00:18:59,300 I'M GONNA GO DOWNSTAIRS FOR A LITTLE BIT. 378 00:18:59,300 --> 00:19:00,567 YEAH. 379 00:19:06,900 --> 00:19:08,433 BE CAREFUL, OKAY? 380 00:19:08,433 --> 00:19:09,667 YEAH. 381 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:12,333 I'VE BEEN DREADING GOING BACK IN THE BASEMENT 382 00:19:12,333 --> 00:19:13,600 I LIVED IN FOR YEARS. 383 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,500 I'M GOING DOWN 'CAUSE I NEED TO FACE IT. 384 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:19,067 I NEED TO FACE THE OLD PRISON. 385 00:19:19,067 --> 00:19:21,267 LOOKS LIKE A DUNGEON. 386 00:19:21,267 --> 00:19:23,500 IT LOOKS -- UGH. 387 00:19:23,500 --> 00:19:25,800 IT'S JUST DEPRESSING. 388 00:19:25,800 --> 00:19:28,100 JUST THESE FOUR WALLS RIGHT HERE EVERY DAY. 389 00:19:28,100 --> 00:19:32,233 THIS WAS A PLACE I WAS TRAPPED IN FOR SO MANY YEARS. 390 00:19:32,233 --> 00:19:36,100 IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE I KNEW. 391 00:19:36,100 --> 00:19:39,667 ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS IS ENDING UP BACK HERE. 392 00:19:42,733 --> 00:19:46,067 I WAS ALONE. 393 00:19:46,067 --> 00:19:48,733 I COULDN'T DO NOTHING FOR MYSELF. 394 00:19:51,933 --> 00:19:56,800 THIS IS ALL I DID, WAS JUST LOOK OUT THE DOOR. 395 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,300 I WAS TRAPPED IN THIS HELL HOLE FOR 13 YEARS. 396 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:03,300 IT WAS THE ONLY PLACE I KNEW. 397 00:20:03,300 --> 00:20:06,967 THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO COME DOWN HERE -- 398 00:20:06,967 --> 00:20:10,467 TO REMIND MYSELF OF HOW TRAPPED I WAS, 399 00:20:10,467 --> 00:20:13,667 HOW SMALL MY WORLD WAS, 400 00:20:13,667 --> 00:20:17,900 AND THAT I NEVER WANT TO END UP BACK HERE AGAIN. 401 00:20:17,900 --> 00:20:21,833 WHEN I GET HOME, I'M GONNA START LOOKING FOR A PLACE OF MY OWN. 402 00:20:23,567 --> 00:20:25,667 IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE FINAL STEPS 403 00:20:25,667 --> 00:20:27,533 AND BECOME TRULY INDEPENDENT. 404 00:20:42,867 --> 00:20:45,400 [ WEED WHACKER WHIRS ] 405 00:20:48,300 --> 00:20:51,767 James: SINCE BEING REJECTED FOR THE SKIN SURGERY, 406 00:20:51,767 --> 00:20:53,833 I'VE BEEN PRETTY STRESSED OUT. 407 00:20:53,833 --> 00:20:57,000 I WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR LAST MONTH, 408 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,467 AND HE STILL DIDN'T APPROVE ME. 409 00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:04,933 TO KEEP HAVING THAT JERKED AWAY FROM ME IS PRETTY ROUGH. 410 00:21:08,733 --> 00:21:13,067 THE DOCTOR SAYS I NEED TO GET DOWN TO 325 POUNDS 411 00:21:13,067 --> 00:21:14,567 TO BE APPROVED. 412 00:21:14,567 --> 00:21:16,667 THAT'S BETTER THAN 300, 413 00:21:16,667 --> 00:21:21,267 BUT IT'S GETTING HARD TO LOSE THE LAST BIT OF WEIGHT. 414 00:21:21,267 --> 00:21:25,233 AND I'VE BEEN TAKING MY STRESS OUT ON SUMMER. 415 00:21:25,233 --> 00:21:28,200 IT'S STARTING TO TAKE A TOLL ON MY RELATIONSHIP WITH HER. 416 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,700 IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU RAKE, 417 00:21:29,700 --> 00:21:31,333 YOU CAN PROBABLY DRAG THAT VINE. 418 00:21:31,333 --> 00:21:34,167 BUT IT'S STILL HARD TO LOSE THAT LAST BIT OF WEIGHT, 419 00:21:34,167 --> 00:21:36,300 AND THAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE SCARED 420 00:21:36,300 --> 00:21:39,300 THAT I'M GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN WORKING SO HARD FOR. 421 00:21:40,633 --> 00:21:42,133 I'M NOT ON THE TREE! 422 00:21:42,133 --> 00:21:44,600 I THOUGHT I WAS DOING PRETTY GOOD. 423 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,067 AND TO BE TOLD THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, 424 00:21:47,067 --> 00:21:49,800 IT MAKES ME AFRAID THAT I'M GONNA FAIL. 425 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:50,933 THERE YOU GO. 426 00:21:50,933 --> 00:21:53,067 SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE BOTH HANDS 427 00:21:53,067 --> 00:21:54,733 AND DO IT NOT THE LAZY-MAN WAY? 428 00:21:54,733 --> 00:21:57,200 YOU USED A WHOLE LOT LESS TIME, 429 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,700 SOMETHING WE NEVER HAVE ENOUGH OF. 430 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:01,233 I'M ALWAYS HURRYING YOU UP. 431 00:22:01,233 --> 00:22:03,733 I KNOW I SHOULDN'T BE SO DISCOURAGED, 432 00:22:03,733 --> 00:22:05,367 BUT IT'S HARD NOT TO FEEL 433 00:22:05,367 --> 00:22:08,200 LIKE EVERYTHING'S SLIPPING AWAY RIGHT NOW. 434 00:22:11,533 --> 00:22:14,233 I HAVE TO GET PAST THIS. 435 00:22:14,233 --> 00:22:17,600 I HAVE TO WORK HARD TO GET THE SURGERY. 436 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,233 I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. 437 00:22:19,233 --> 00:22:20,933 IF I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE 438 00:22:20,933 --> 00:22:23,433 IF THE STRAIN AND LACK OF PROGRESS 439 00:22:23,433 --> 00:22:27,100 IS GONNA BE TOO MUCH FOR MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUMMER. 440 00:22:28,900 --> 00:22:33,200 I CAN'T LOSE EVERYTHING I WORKED SO HARD TO GAIN. 441 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,100 I JUST CAN'T. 442 00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:47,133 IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS, 443 00:22:47,133 --> 00:22:49,633 I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON LOSING MORE WEIGHT 444 00:22:49,633 --> 00:22:52,533 SO I CAN BE APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY. 445 00:22:52,533 --> 00:22:56,700 AND IN THE LAST VISIT, THE DOCTOR APPROVED ME. 446 00:22:56,700 --> 00:22:59,367 I'VE BEEN WANTING THIS SURGERY FOR A WHILE, 447 00:22:59,367 --> 00:23:01,600 'CAUSE I WANT TO HAVE A NORMAL LEG. 448 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,133 I'M BACK. HELLO. 449 00:23:04,133 --> 00:23:06,500 BUT I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. 450 00:23:08,367 --> 00:23:11,667 THE ONLY THING I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THESE SURGERIES 451 00:23:11,667 --> 00:23:13,167 IS THE RECOVERIES 452 00:23:13,167 --> 00:23:16,967 BECAUSE THEY MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I'M BACK AT MY ORIGINAL WEIGHT. 453 00:23:16,967 --> 00:23:19,500 I'M TRAPPED IN BED ALL DAY, 454 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:21,967 AND PEOPLE HAVE TO COME AND TAKE CARE OF ME. 455 00:23:21,967 --> 00:23:23,633 I DON'T LIKE IT. 456 00:23:23,633 --> 00:23:26,433 THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG STEP FOR ME, 457 00:23:26,433 --> 00:23:29,600 SO I JUST HAVE TO PUSH THROUGH THIS FEAR. 458 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:33,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY, WE'RE GONNA DO SKIN SURGERY ON HER, 459 00:23:33,533 --> 00:23:35,233 TAKE SOME LYMPHEDEMA MASS. 460 00:23:35,233 --> 00:23:37,267 THIS IS VERY MAJOR SURGERY. 461 00:23:37,267 --> 00:23:40,833 WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO DAMAGE THE NERVE 462 00:23:40,833 --> 00:23:42,533 AND THE BLOOD SUPPLY, 463 00:23:42,533 --> 00:23:45,967 OTHERWISE OLIVIA MAY END UP LOSING HER LIFE. 464 00:23:54,667 --> 00:23:56,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: LET ME HAVE THE KNIFE. 465 00:23:56,300 --> 00:24:02,233 WE ARE REMOVING THE EXTRA SKIN FROM OLIVIA'S LEG. 466 00:24:02,233 --> 00:24:05,767 WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO DISRUPT BLOOD FLOW 467 00:24:05,767 --> 00:24:09,333 TO PREVENT ANY LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS. 468 00:24:09,333 --> 00:24:14,600 THIS IS THE MASS THAT WAS HANGING ON HER THIGHS. 469 00:24:18,467 --> 00:24:22,300 NOW WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE SKIN. 470 00:24:22,300 --> 00:24:24,700 ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE LOOK GOOD. 471 00:24:26,567 --> 00:24:29,233 OLIVIA'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 472 00:24:29,233 --> 00:24:33,233 NOW WE'RE GONNA GET HER BACK TO A RECOVERY ROOM. 473 00:24:33,233 --> 00:24:36,300 THIS LYMPHEDEMA TISSUE WE TOOK OFF THE THIGH 474 00:24:36,300 --> 00:24:38,300 SHOULD BRING GREATER MOBILITY. 475 00:24:38,300 --> 00:24:40,933 OVERALL, SHE HAD VERY GOOD OPERATION. 476 00:24:40,933 --> 00:24:43,067 I THINK OLIVIA IS GONNA DO WELL, 477 00:24:43,067 --> 00:24:45,833 BUT RECOVERY IS GONNA BE TOUGH FOR HER. 478 00:24:59,767 --> 00:25:04,300 THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS HAVE BEEN HARD. 479 00:25:04,300 --> 00:25:08,100 SUMMER AND I HAVE SEPARATED FOR NOW, 480 00:25:08,100 --> 00:25:11,800 SO I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE AT MY OFFICE. 481 00:25:14,333 --> 00:25:16,100 IT'S BEEN ALMOST FOUR MONTHS 482 00:25:16,100 --> 00:25:18,967 SINCE THE DOCTOR TOLD ME TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT, 483 00:25:18,967 --> 00:25:21,633 AND I STILL HAVEN'T MADE IT DOWN TO 325. 484 00:25:23,867 --> 00:25:25,200 [ SIGHS ] 485 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,267 TODAY IS MY 20-YEAR HIGH-SCHOOL REUNION. 486 00:25:29,267 --> 00:25:34,200 I WAS GONNA SKIP IT, BUT I DECIDED I SHOULD GO. 487 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,867 I WISH SUMMER WAS COMING WITH ME, 488 00:25:36,867 --> 00:25:40,200 BUT THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE RIGHT NOW. 489 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,100 KIND OF FEELING A LITTLE NERVOUS. 490 00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:48,500 HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS PRETTY MUCH THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE CLASS. 491 00:25:48,500 --> 00:25:54,667 I WOULD GET TEASED AND MADE FUN OF BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. 492 00:25:54,667 --> 00:25:57,967 I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY FUTURE HOLDS FOR ME, 493 00:25:57,967 --> 00:26:01,500 BUT IT'S GONNA BE GOOD TO CONFRONT MY PAST. 494 00:26:04,867 --> 00:26:09,067 I WAS HOPING TO HAVE THE SKIN REMOVAL BEFORE THIS. 495 00:26:11,767 --> 00:26:13,767 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ] 496 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:23,867 FEELS LIKE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AGAIN. 497 00:26:23,867 --> 00:26:27,333 I STILL FEEL LIKE JUST THE FAT KID. 498 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,367 Man: WHAT'S UP, JAMES? 499 00:26:34,367 --> 00:26:36,100 NOT MUCH. HOW ABOUT YOU, CLINT? 500 00:26:36,100 --> 00:26:37,467 GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN. SAME HERE. 501 00:26:37,467 --> 00:26:38,600 YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? YEAH. 502 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,267 WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU WE'RE PROUD OF YOU. 503 00:26:41,267 --> 00:26:44,500 YEAH, SEE, I'M SMALLER NOW THAN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. 504 00:26:44,500 --> 00:26:46,500 I KNOW! THAT'S GREAT. 505 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:48,067 ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU, BUD. 506 00:26:48,067 --> 00:26:50,433 Man HEY, MAN. 507 00:26:50,433 --> 00:26:51,833 HOW YOU BEEN DOING, BUD? 508 00:26:51,833 --> 00:26:53,067 YOU LOOK GOOD, BUDDY. 509 00:26:53,067 --> 00:26:55,867 THANK YOU. YES, SIR, YOU DO. 510 00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:58,833 IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD-SIZED FELLA. 511 00:26:58,833 --> 00:27:01,400 NOW, YOU KNOW, HE'S SLIM. 512 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,200 HE SEEMS HAPPIER TO ME, YOU KNOW? 513 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,067 DON'T HAVE THAT BELLY ANYMORE, DO I? 514 00:27:05,067 --> 00:27:06,800 THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. 515 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,733 WELL, I DO. I'M STILL TRYING TO GET RID OF MINE. 516 00:27:08,733 --> 00:27:10,933 THAT BEER KEEPS PUTTING IT ON THERE, THOUGH. 517 00:27:10,933 --> 00:27:12,433 [ LAUGHTER ] 518 00:27:12,433 --> 00:27:14,067 James: I FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER 519 00:27:14,067 --> 00:27:19,100 NOW THAT I RUN INTO A FEW PEOPLE THAT I GREW UP WITH. 520 00:27:19,100 --> 00:27:21,600 EVEN WITHOUT THE SKIN REMOVAL, 521 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:25,833 EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE TOTALLY SHOCKED ABOUT MY PROGRESS. 522 00:27:25,833 --> 00:27:27,567 GOOD TO SEE YOU. I'M GLAD YOU GOT TO COME. 523 00:27:27,567 --> 00:27:29,533 THANK YOU. GLAD YOU'RE DOING WELL. 524 00:27:29,533 --> 00:27:31,067 SO FAR. 525 00:27:31,067 --> 00:27:32,433 Drew: I WAS IMPRESSED TO SEE HIM, 526 00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:34,567 AND SEE ALL HIS HARD WORK AND HOW IT PAID OFF FOR HIM. 527 00:27:34,567 --> 00:27:38,300 James: I'M REALLY GLAD I CAME TONIGHT. 528 00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:41,967 IT'S GIVEN ME A BIG BOOST TO KEEP WORKING HARD 529 00:27:41,967 --> 00:27:44,367 TO LOSE THE LAST BIT OF WEIGHT. 530 00:27:44,367 --> 00:27:48,333 I FEEL LIKE 325 POUNDS ISN'T THAT FAR AFTER ALL. 531 00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:06,833 THIS LAST MONTH HAS BEEN GOOD. 532 00:28:06,833 --> 00:28:08,133 MY LEG IS HEALED, 533 00:28:08,133 --> 00:28:11,067 AND I FEEL MORE MOBILE THAN I EVER HAVE. 534 00:28:11,067 --> 00:28:15,867 WHEN I LIVED IN THAT BASEMENT AND I HAD THE LYMPHEDEMA, 535 00:28:15,867 --> 00:28:20,467 I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE I COULDN'T MOVE. 536 00:28:20,467 --> 00:28:22,467 SINCE LOSING MOST OF MY WEIGHT, 537 00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:25,433 I'M DOING THINGS I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER DO. 538 00:28:25,433 --> 00:28:28,567 BUT THE ONE THING THAT'S KEPT ME FROM FEELING INDEPENDENT 539 00:28:28,567 --> 00:28:30,700 IS THAT I'VE ALWAYS LIVED WITH SOMEBODY 540 00:28:30,700 --> 00:28:32,100 WHO HAD TO TAKE CARE OF ME. 541 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:34,700 AND I'LL TAKE THIS MUCH. 542 00:28:34,700 --> 00:28:37,433 I DON'T NEED THAT ANYMORE. 543 00:28:37,433 --> 00:28:41,600 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 544 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:46,767 SO TODAY'S THE DAY I'M GONNA MOVE INTO MY OWN PLACE. 545 00:28:46,767 --> 00:28:49,067 [ GRUNTS ] 546 00:28:49,067 --> 00:28:51,167 WOW, I CAME DOWN THEM STAIRS? 547 00:28:51,167 --> 00:28:54,433 ALL RIGHT, JAVI. 548 00:28:54,433 --> 00:28:56,267 YEAH. 549 00:28:56,267 --> 00:28:58,067 WELL, SAY BYE TO EVERYBODY. 550 00:28:58,067 --> 00:28:59,367 ALL RIGHT. BYE, TíA. 551 00:28:59,367 --> 00:29:01,567 DON'T BE A STRANGER. 552 00:29:01,567 --> 00:29:02,633 I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER. 553 00:29:02,633 --> 00:29:03,833 I'M GONNA MISS HER AT THE SAME TIME, 554 00:29:03,833 --> 00:29:05,333 BUT I'M PROUD SHE'S GETTING ON HER FEET. 555 00:29:05,333 --> 00:29:07,567 SHE'S DOING REAL GOOD. 556 00:29:07,567 --> 00:29:11,200 Olivia: IT'S A LITTLE SAD TO LEAVE, BUT I KNOW IT'S TIME. 557 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,133 IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, 558 00:29:13,133 --> 00:29:16,167 I DO HAVE THAT LITTLE FEAR, THOUGH, 559 00:29:16,167 --> 00:29:18,300 ABOUT WHETHER I CAN DO IT. 560 00:29:18,300 --> 00:29:20,200 YOU GOT EVERYTHING? I GOT EVERYTHING. 561 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,433 I'VE NEVER BEEN ON MY OWN, AND THAT IS SCARY. 562 00:29:23,433 --> 00:29:25,933 I HOPE I'M MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE. 563 00:29:44,567 --> 00:29:47,800 I'M SO EXCITED. 564 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,833 THIS IS LIKE A DREAM. 565 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:01,233 LIVING IN THAT BASEMENT IN CHICAGO FOR SO MANY YEARS, 566 00:30:01,233 --> 00:30:05,567 I NEVER DREAMED OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS EVER BEING POSSIBLE FOR ME. 567 00:30:05,567 --> 00:30:09,467 IT FEELS GOOD TO BE ON MY OWN. 568 00:30:09,467 --> 00:30:12,267 BUT IT'S BITTERSWEET. 569 00:30:12,267 --> 00:30:14,733 MY MOTHER'S GOTTEN REALLY SICK. 570 00:30:14,733 --> 00:30:18,933 A BIG PART OF ME WANTS TO GO BACK AND TAKE CARE OF HER. 571 00:30:18,933 --> 00:30:21,400 SHE TOOK CARE OF ME FOR SO MANY YEARS. 572 00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,133 I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER. 573 00:30:23,133 --> 00:30:24,667 IT'S HARD. 574 00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:25,900 BUT RIGHT NOW, 575 00:30:25,900 --> 00:30:29,367 MY FOCUS IS WORKING TO GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT. 576 00:30:42,100 --> 00:30:44,600 James: I'M GOING TO SEE THE DOCTOR AGAIN. 577 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:47,800 IT'S BEEN ROUGH THIS LAST SIX MONTHS, 578 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,400 BEING TOLD I DON'T QUALIFY. 579 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:55,133 I'M SUPPOSED TO GET DOWN TO 325 POUNDS FOR SKIN SURGERY. 580 00:30:55,133 --> 00:30:59,733 I'VE BEEN TRYING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET THERE. 581 00:30:59,733 --> 00:31:02,867 I FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT WHAT THE SCALE'S GONNA SAY TODAY, 582 00:31:02,867 --> 00:31:06,467 BUT I'M SCARED TO GET THE DOCTOR'S ANSWER AGAIN. 583 00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:08,067 MR. JONES? 584 00:31:10,733 --> 00:31:15,333 I CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER CHANGE TO MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS. 585 00:31:21,933 --> 00:31:23,500 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? 586 00:31:23,500 --> 00:31:24,467 FEEL PRETTY GOOD. 587 00:31:24,467 --> 00:31:26,167 I'M HAPPY ABOUT MY WEIGHT, 588 00:31:26,167 --> 00:31:27,567 BUT I'M STILL SCARED 589 00:31:27,567 --> 00:31:30,700 THAT I'M NOT GONNA BE APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY. 590 00:31:30,700 --> 00:31:34,833 SO, YOU LOST SOME MORE WEIGHT SINCE LAST TIME, HUH? 591 00:31:34,833 --> 00:31:36,067 YES, SIR. 592 00:31:36,067 --> 00:31:39,300 HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING WITH YOUR SKIN? 593 00:31:39,300 --> 00:31:41,600 WELL, IT'S STILL HANGING LIKE IT WAS, 594 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,500 AND IT'S GOT EVEN LOOSER NOW. 595 00:31:43,500 --> 00:31:46,067 THE EXTRA SKIN IS EASY TO TAKE OFF. 596 00:31:46,067 --> 00:31:49,500 BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF FAT TO TAKE OFF WITH IT, 597 00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:52,133 FAT DOESN'T HEAL VERY MUCH. RIGHT. 598 00:31:52,133 --> 00:31:55,700 THE MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE, THE FASTER YOU HEAL. 599 00:31:57,233 --> 00:32:00,400 OKAY. LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT IT, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 600 00:32:05,233 --> 00:32:06,900 NOT INFECTED, AND -- 601 00:32:06,900 --> 00:32:08,767 WELL, IT GETS INFECTED. 602 00:32:08,767 --> 00:32:11,700 I HAVE TO PUT CREAM AND STUFF ON IT, 603 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:13,433 AND IT HEALS BACK UP. 604 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:16,200 OKAY. 605 00:32:19,367 --> 00:32:22,067 SO, THE SKIN IRRITATION IN THE LEG 606 00:32:22,067 --> 00:32:24,300 IS REALLY BOTHERING YOU, HUH? 607 00:32:24,300 --> 00:32:25,767 RIGHT. 608 00:32:25,767 --> 00:32:28,767 ALL RIGHT, JAMES. 609 00:32:28,767 --> 00:32:30,633 WE'RE GONNA DO YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 610 00:32:30,633 --> 00:32:31,767 THANK YOU. 611 00:32:31,767 --> 00:32:32,500 OKAY. 612 00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:39,600 PHEW! 613 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,200 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 614 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:45,767 I'VE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS. 615 00:32:45,767 --> 00:32:48,200 I'M SO EXCITED. 616 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:51,267 I JUST WISH SUMMER WAS HERE TO SEE THIS. 617 00:32:51,267 --> 00:32:53,567 I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH HER. 618 00:32:53,567 --> 00:32:56,067 [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] 619 00:33:05,300 --> 00:33:09,667 BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME. 620 00:33:09,667 --> 00:33:13,300 I'M GOING TO GET READY FOR SURGERY. 621 00:33:15,533 --> 00:33:16,833 HUH? 622 00:33:18,733 --> 00:33:22,433 WELL, YOU CAN BE BACK HERE IN A MINUTE. 623 00:33:22,433 --> 00:33:25,500 I HOPE SUMMER STOPS BY. 624 00:33:25,500 --> 00:33:27,400 WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LITTLE BIT, 625 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,667 AND SHE SAYS SHE'LL COME BY AND SEE ME IN THE HOSPITAL. 626 00:33:30,667 --> 00:33:34,967 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HER. 627 00:33:34,967 --> 00:33:36,933 YOU READY FOR IT? I'M READY. 628 00:33:36,933 --> 00:33:39,133 HOPEFULLY, WHEN YOU LEAVE THE HOSPITAL, 629 00:33:39,133 --> 00:33:41,300 YOU'LL BE UNDER 300 FOR THE FIRST TIME. 630 00:33:41,300 --> 00:33:45,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES IS IN FOR SKIN SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT LEG. 631 00:33:45,867 --> 00:33:48,700 HE HAS A LOT OF SWELLING, GOT A LYMPHEDEMA. 632 00:33:48,700 --> 00:33:51,800 SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT TISSUE OFF OF THE THIGH 633 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,100 AND SEE HOW HE WILL DO WITH THAT. 634 00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:56,733 James: EVERY TIME THEY PUT ME TO SLEEP, 635 00:33:56,733 --> 00:33:58,067 IT CROSSES MY MIND 636 00:33:58,067 --> 00:34:00,900 THAT SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN DURING SURGERY, 637 00:34:00,900 --> 00:34:05,400 AND THERE'S ALWAYS THAT FEAR OF NOT WAKING UP. 638 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:07,533 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE USUALLY START ON THE TOP PART. 639 00:34:07,533 --> 00:34:11,233 BLEEDING IS THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATION 640 00:34:11,233 --> 00:34:13,400 THAT WE HAVE TO WORK FOR, 641 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,100 AND ALSO THE DEGREE OF THE PAIN. 642 00:34:16,100 --> 00:34:21,600 'CAUSE THE BIG PROBLEM IS SOMETIMES YOU OVERESTIMATE 643 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,167 HOW MUCH SKIN YOU'RE GONNA TAKE OFF, 644 00:34:23,167 --> 00:34:25,667 AND YOU END UP TAKING OFF TOO MUCH SKIN, 645 00:34:25,667 --> 00:34:27,400 THEN IT WON'T COME TOGETHER. 646 00:34:30,333 --> 00:34:33,633 COUPLE MORE STITCHES, WE'LL BE DONE. 647 00:34:35,500 --> 00:34:37,667 JAMES' SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 648 00:34:37,667 --> 00:34:40,333 I TOOK LYMPHEDEMA TISSUE OFF OF THE THIGH. 649 00:34:40,333 --> 00:34:41,767 IT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD. 650 00:34:41,767 --> 00:34:42,967 AND AT THIS POINT, 651 00:34:42,967 --> 00:34:45,267 WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEE HOW HE DOES 652 00:34:45,267 --> 00:34:47,067 IN THE NEXT TWO, THREE DAYS. 653 00:34:53,633 --> 00:34:56,767 YEAH, I WAS SITTING IN THAT CHAIR YESTERDAY EVENING. 654 00:34:56,767 --> 00:34:59,667 BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, I, LIKE, NEVER GOT UP OUT OF IT. 655 00:34:59,667 --> 00:35:00,767 NEED A FORKLIFT? 656 00:35:00,767 --> 00:35:01,733 YEAH. 657 00:35:01,733 --> 00:35:04,067 [ CHUCKLES ] 658 00:35:04,067 --> 00:35:05,833 IS YOUR PILLOW OKAY? 659 00:35:05,833 --> 00:35:08,267 IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH YOU. 660 00:35:08,267 --> 00:35:11,067 FLUFF ME UP. I'LL FLUFF YOU UP. 661 00:35:12,567 --> 00:35:15,300 James: IT MEANS A LOT THAT SUMMER'S HERE TODAY. 662 00:35:15,300 --> 00:35:18,967 THINGS ARE STILL A LITTLE ROUGH BETWEEN US, 663 00:35:18,967 --> 00:35:20,933 BUT I'M HOPING WE CAN WORK IT OUT. 664 00:35:20,933 --> 00:35:24,133 I'M HOPING THIS'LL BE THE FIRST STEP 665 00:35:24,133 --> 00:35:26,633 IN REPAIRING OUR RELATIONSHIP. 666 00:35:46,067 --> 00:35:49,867 LOSING MY MOTHER'S THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED. 667 00:35:51,833 --> 00:35:54,567 I NEVER REALLY IMAGINED MY LIFE WITHOUT HER. 668 00:35:54,567 --> 00:35:57,433 THIS LITTLE NECKLACE RIGHT HERE, IT'S HER THUMBPRINT. 669 00:35:57,433 --> 00:35:58,933 SHE'S ALWAYS WITH ME. 670 00:35:58,933 --> 00:36:04,067 MY DAD GAVE ME SOME OF HER CLOTHES. 671 00:36:04,067 --> 00:36:07,700 I ACTUALLY FIT IN SOME OF HER CLOTHES. 672 00:36:14,333 --> 00:36:15,933 I'M STILL UNPACKING, 673 00:36:15,933 --> 00:36:19,600 AND THERE'S LITTLE REMINDERS OF HER EVERYWHERE. 674 00:36:24,967 --> 00:36:28,533 [ SNIFFLES ] SOME OLD PHOTOS. 675 00:36:28,533 --> 00:36:31,433 OLD. 676 00:36:31,433 --> 00:36:33,200 AFTER HER PASSING, 677 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:36,067 THERE WAS TIMES THAT I'D CATCH MYSELF JUST WANTING TO EAT, 678 00:36:36,067 --> 00:36:38,167 [ Crying ] 'CAUSE THAT WAS MY COMFORT. 679 00:36:38,167 --> 00:36:41,867 BUT I DIDN'T DO IT. 680 00:36:41,867 --> 00:36:47,667 I KNOW THAT IF SHE WAS HERE, SHE WOULD TELL ME, "DON'T DO IT. 681 00:36:47,667 --> 00:36:50,500 TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF." 682 00:36:56,900 --> 00:37:00,233 I NEED TO FOCUS ON MOVING FORWARD AND NOT SLOWING DOWN, 683 00:37:00,233 --> 00:37:03,200 BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE WANTED. 684 00:37:07,533 --> 00:37:09,800 [ Voice breaking ] WITH HER PASSING, 685 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:12,700 I CAN EASILY GIVE UP AND JUST SAY, "I DON'T CARE." 686 00:37:20,067 --> 00:37:21,667 [ PEOPLE SCREAMING ] 687 00:37:27,233 --> 00:37:29,700 James: OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, 688 00:37:29,700 --> 00:37:32,733 ME AND SUMMER WAS ABLE TO WORK THINGS OUT 689 00:37:32,733 --> 00:37:34,733 AND GET BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. 690 00:37:34,733 --> 00:37:36,933 HAVING A LOT OF THE STRESS GONE HAS HELPED. 691 00:37:36,933 --> 00:37:39,067 AND I'VE LEARNED TO DEAL WITH IT BETTER. 692 00:37:39,067 --> 00:37:40,433 I'M NOT TAKING IT OUT ON HER. 693 00:37:40,433 --> 00:37:42,467 OH, WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THERE'S BIG TEX. 694 00:37:42,467 --> 00:37:43,733 THERE HE IS! 695 00:37:43,733 --> 00:37:47,767 I'M SO HAPPY THAT SHE'S BACK IN MY LIFE NOW. 696 00:37:52,667 --> 00:37:54,567 WHOO! 697 00:37:54,567 --> 00:37:56,100 YOU MADE IT. YEP. 698 00:37:56,100 --> 00:37:57,867 WE SET A DATE FOR OUR WEDDING. 699 00:37:57,867 --> 00:38:00,067 WE'LL BE MARRIED IN A FEW MONTHS. 700 00:38:00,067 --> 00:38:02,267 AFTER LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT, 701 00:38:02,267 --> 00:38:05,167 LIFE HAS A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO ME. 702 00:38:06,867 --> 00:38:08,467 MR. JONES. 703 00:38:08,467 --> 00:38:09,700 HOW YOU DOING? GOOD. 704 00:38:19,067 --> 00:38:25,200 290 POUNDS WAS MY TARGET, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT HERE. 705 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:27,967 THAT I WOULD LOSE OVER 400 POUNDS, 706 00:38:27,967 --> 00:38:32,067 I'M NOT SURE IF I COULD'VE BELIEVED THAT TWO YEARS AGO. 707 00:38:32,067 --> 00:38:33,500 YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL, 708 00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:36,233 AND I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU CHANGED YOUR LIFE. 709 00:38:36,233 --> 00:38:39,867 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES HAS LOST INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 710 00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:44,500 HE HAD A LITTLE HARD TIME WITH THIS LAST BIT, BUT HE DID IT. 711 00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:46,800 AND I THINK HE'S GONNA KEEP AT IT, 712 00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:48,367 AND HE IS GONNA DO WELL. 713 00:38:48,367 --> 00:38:51,567 KEEP THE GOOD WORK, AND I'LL SEE YOU, OKAY? 714 00:38:51,567 --> 00:38:53,133 ALL RIGHT. 715 00:38:53,133 --> 00:38:58,633 James: I'M LIVING TO ENJOY LIFE NOW. 716 00:38:58,633 --> 00:39:04,500 IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG ROAD, BUT I MADE IT. 717 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,867 LONG TIME, NO SEE. 718 00:39:10,867 --> 00:39:13,200 YOU HAVE LOST THAT WEIGHT. 719 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:14,467 YEAH. 720 00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:15,833 YOU ABOUT READY TO CUT UP A TREE? 721 00:39:15,833 --> 00:39:17,233 I GUESS. 722 00:39:17,233 --> 00:39:20,200 WEIGHT LOSS HAS BROUGHT ME BACK TO MY HAPPINESS. 723 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:22,767 YOU'RE DOING GREAT, MAN. 724 00:39:22,767 --> 00:39:26,900 THE REAL JAMES. 725 00:39:26,900 --> 00:39:29,167 I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW SLIM YOU LOOK. 726 00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:30,600 YOU DONE EXCELLENT. 727 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:33,367 THANK YOU, MAN. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. 728 00:39:33,367 --> 00:39:35,667 WHEN I HEAR FRIENDS SAY THAT, 729 00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:37,633 THAT'S WHAT KEEPS ME GOING. 730 00:39:37,633 --> 00:39:39,300 THERE'S DAYS I WANT TO GIVE UP, 731 00:39:39,300 --> 00:39:40,767 BUT THEN I HEAR THAT VOICE 732 00:39:40,767 --> 00:39:42,967 OF THEM TELLING ME HOW PROUD THEY ARE, 733 00:39:42,967 --> 00:39:44,900 AND IT JUST MAKES ME KEEP GOING. 734 00:39:47,267 --> 00:39:50,400 I FEEL LIKE THE REAL ME IS FINALLY COMING OUT 735 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,067 AND NOT HIDING FROM ANYBODY ANYMORE. 736 00:39:53,067 --> 00:39:57,833 I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS IN STORE FOR ME. 737 00:40:03,233 --> 00:40:05,500 THESE LAST FEW MONTHS 738 00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:08,733 HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED. 739 00:40:08,733 --> 00:40:12,467 I STILL MISS MY MOM DEARLY, 740 00:40:12,467 --> 00:40:15,967 BUT I REALIZE I GOT TO SAY GOODBYE. 741 00:40:15,967 --> 00:40:18,933 I GOT TO SHOW HER THAT SHE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME ANYMORE. 742 00:40:18,933 --> 00:40:21,767 DON'T CUT YOUR FINGERS. JUST SHAVE IT LIKE THAT, SEE? 743 00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:24,867 AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. 744 00:40:24,867 --> 00:40:27,700 I CAN GIVE BACK NOW. 745 00:40:27,700 --> 00:40:29,967 I KNOW MY WHOLE FAMILY NEEDS ME NOW MORE THAN EVER. 746 00:40:29,967 --> 00:40:33,733 IT'S DONE. I HOPE YOU ALL LIKE IT. 747 00:40:33,733 --> 00:40:35,633 I LOST THE WEIGHT, BUT I GAINED MY FAMILY. 748 00:40:35,633 --> 00:40:37,833 AND THANK YOU, MAMA, FOR TEACHING ME HOW TO COOK. 749 00:40:37,833 --> 00:40:39,033 Woman: AMEN TO THAT. 750 00:40:39,033 --> 00:40:42,200 WHEN MY MOM DIED, I MADE A PROMISE TO MYSELF 751 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:45,133 TO KEEP GOING ON MY WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY. 752 00:40:45,133 --> 00:40:48,167 I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EXPERIENCE LIFE LIKE THIS. 753 00:40:52,533 --> 00:40:54,033 Woman: 192. 754 00:40:54,033 --> 00:40:55,067 YES! 755 00:40:55,067 --> 00:40:57,800 YES! 756 00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:00,133 OH! 757 00:41:04,967 --> 00:41:06,633 [ SNIFFLES ] 758 00:41:06,633 --> 00:41:08,167 JUST WISH MY MOM WAS HERE. 759 00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:12,400 I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THAT NUMBER 760 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:14,867 PROBABLY SINCE I WAS IN THE FIFTH OR SIXTH GRADE. 761 00:41:14,867 --> 00:41:18,500 I AM PROUD OF YOU THAT YOU DID ALL THIS WORK. 762 00:41:18,500 --> 00:41:21,067 YOU LOOK VERY, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. 763 00:41:21,067 --> 00:41:22,833 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M REALLY PROUD OF OLIVIA. 764 00:41:22,833 --> 00:41:24,633 SHE HAD TO WORK REALLY HARD 765 00:41:24,633 --> 00:41:27,167 TO LOSE ALL THE WEIGHT THAT SHE DID, 766 00:41:27,167 --> 00:41:29,067 AND SHE'S DOING GREAT. 767 00:41:29,067 --> 00:41:30,333 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. 768 00:41:30,333 --> 00:41:31,933 OH, YOU'RE WELCOME. 769 00:41:31,933 --> 00:41:34,067 THANK YOU. BEST DOCTOR EVER. 770 00:41:34,067 --> 00:41:35,500 OH, THANK YOU. 771 00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:37,367 I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU DOING SO WELL. 772 00:41:37,367 --> 00:41:38,400 OKAY? THANK YOU. 773 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:39,467 ALL RIGHT. 774 00:41:39,467 --> 00:41:40,767 BYE. 775 00:41:40,767 --> 00:41:43,233 JUST ABOUT 20 POUNDS TO GO. THAT'S IT. 776 00:41:43,233 --> 00:41:44,433 BYE. 777 00:41:44,433 --> 00:41:47,067 I'M DOING MORE THAN I EVER IMAGINED, 778 00:41:47,067 --> 00:41:48,867 AND IT FEELS AWESOME. 779 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:54,367 I'VE DONE SO MUCH, AND I'VE COME SO FAR. 780 00:41:54,367 --> 00:41:58,067 I KNOW MY MOM'S LOOKING DOWN ON ME AND IS PROUD. 781 00:41:58,067 --> 00:42:01,067 I'M ALWAYS GONNA KEEP GOING FOR HER. 782 00:42:04,633 --> 00:42:07,233 THERE'S STILL SO MANY NEW ADVENTURES AHEAD OF ME.