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 --> 00:00:47,533 James: I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE I WAS. 13 00:00:47,533 --> 00:00:48,733 Paula: MY WAY DOESN'T WORK. 14 00:00:48,733 --> 00:00:50,633 THERE YOU GO. WORK IT, GIRL. 15 00:00:50,633 --> 00:00:52,200 Chuck: THE VERY REASON I PUT THE WEIGHT ON 16 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,967 IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH. 17 00:00:58,233 --> 00:01:00,600 Paula: IT'S BEEN EIGHT YEARS SINCE I WAS ABLE TO DO 18 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,567 A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT I'M DOING NOW. 19 00:01:02,567 --> 00:01:04,867 Tara: IT FEELS LIKE A NEW LIFE. 20 00:01:04,867 --> 00:01:06,500 Zsalynn: I'M A WORK IN PROGRESS, 21 00:01:06,500 --> 00:01:07,867 BUT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH. 22 00:01:13,433 --> 00:01:15,100 [ CHUCKLES ] 23 00:01:15,100 --> 00:01:17,133 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 24 00:01:17,133 --> 00:01:18,767 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 25 00:01:18,767 --> 00:01:21,067 Chuck: IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BREATHE. 26 00:01:21,067 --> 00:01:22,800 IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET AROUND. 27 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,333 OUR MARRIAGE IS MUCH MORE CAREGIVER/PATIENT. 28 00:01:27,367 --> 00:01:29,067 I JUST FEEL LIKE A SERVANT. 29 00:01:33,133 --> 00:01:35,067 Chuck: I'D RATHER BE A DEAD MAN 30 00:01:35,067 --> 00:01:37,433 THAN HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS THE REST OF MY LIFE. 31 00:01:37,433 --> 00:01:39,067 IF HE DOESN'T CHANGE HIS LIFE, 32 00:01:39,067 --> 00:01:40,767 WE CERTAINLY WON'T HAVE ONE AFTER. 33 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,467 I'M READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WEIGHT. 34 00:01:42,467 --> 00:01:45,267 I NEED TO GET IT OFF OR I'M GONNA DIE. 35 00:01:49,333 --> 00:01:51,100 I KNOW WHAT I CAN EAT, AND THAT'S IT. 36 00:01:51,100 --> 00:01:52,600 I KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN EAT. 37 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,400 [ VOMITS ] 38 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:57,400 YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF! 39 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:58,733 [ Crying ] I'M SORRY! 40 00:01:58,733 --> 00:02:01,167 I WILL MAKE THIS WORK. I PROMISE! 41 00:02:01,167 --> 00:02:03,967 GIVE ME A CHANCE. LET'S WORK THIS OUT. 42 00:02:03,967 --> 00:02:05,467 I'M MISERABLE! 43 00:02:05,467 --> 00:02:07,667 [ Voice breaking ] SHE SHOULDN'T LET ME GO LIKE THIS. 44 00:02:07,667 --> 00:02:09,700 I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE. 45 00:02:09,700 --> 00:02:12,333 IT'S A VERY SCARY REALITY. 46 00:02:12,333 --> 00:02:14,300 I BETTER WAKE UP, GET SERIOUS. 47 00:02:14,300 --> 00:02:16,500 I'M GONNA SHOW NISSA THAT I CAN CHANGE, 48 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:18,433 THAT I NEED MY FAMILY TO WORK OUT. 49 00:02:18,433 --> 00:02:20,633 I'M REALLY PROUD OF CHUCK. HE'S COME A LONG WAY. 50 00:02:20,633 --> 00:02:22,633 HE'S MADE A LOT OF STRIDES 51 00:02:22,633 --> 00:02:24,367 IN BEING A PART OF THE FAMILY, BEING A BETTER FATHER. 52 00:02:24,367 --> 00:02:25,700 THANK YOU FOR COOKING. 53 00:02:25,700 --> 00:02:26,767 YOU'RE WELCOME. 54 00:02:26,767 --> 00:02:29,333 I'M ON THE ROAD TO BEING A BETTER HUSBAND 55 00:02:29,333 --> 00:02:31,100 AND A BETTER FATHER. 56 00:02:31,100 --> 00:02:32,700 [ GIGGLES ] 57 00:02:32,700 --> 00:02:36,800 I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE. 58 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,567 I'M PROUD THAT I DID WHAT I DID TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 59 00:02:39,567 --> 00:02:42,200 WEIGHT LOSS HAS SAVED ME. 60 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,700 Chuck: MY LIFE HAS CHANGED A LOT OVER THE LAST YEAR. 61 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:24,733 I WORKED HARD TO LOSE OVER 400 POUNDS TO SAVE MY MARRIAGE. 62 00:03:24,733 --> 00:03:28,100 BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO KEEP NISSA FROM LEAVING ME. 63 00:03:28,100 --> 00:03:30,233 THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE. 64 00:03:31,700 --> 00:03:37,067 SHE COULDN'T SEE NO FURTHER THAN THE 698-POUND MAN. 65 00:03:37,067 --> 00:03:39,500 JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE. LET'S WORK THIS OUT. 66 00:03:39,500 --> 00:03:41,133 I'VE LOST WEIGHT AND I'M DOING GOOD. 67 00:03:41,133 --> 00:03:42,100 AND NOTHING'S CHANGED. 68 00:03:42,100 --> 00:03:44,500 I'M MISERABLE! 69 00:03:44,500 --> 00:03:46,067 [ Crying ] I'M SORRY! 70 00:03:46,067 --> 00:03:49,500 I DON'T NEED TO LOSE MY FAMILY, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA GO DOWN! 71 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:52,467 I WILL MAKE THIS WORK! I PROMISE. 72 00:03:52,467 --> 00:03:55,300 SHE'S LEFT. 73 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,733 MY FAMILY WAS MY WHOLE WORLD, 74 00:04:00,733 --> 00:04:03,833 AND TO LOSE THAT IN THE END, 75 00:04:03,833 --> 00:04:06,933 IT WAS A HEARTBREAKING THING TO ENDURE. 76 00:04:06,933 --> 00:04:08,433 IT HASN'T BEEN EASY. 77 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,433 I MISS MY FAMILY A LOT. 78 00:04:14,633 --> 00:04:16,467 I LOVE MY SON, NATHAN, 79 00:04:16,467 --> 00:04:20,500 AND THE HARDEST PART OF THIS IS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE HIM. 80 00:04:21,933 --> 00:04:23,300 [ REGISTER BEEPS ] 81 00:04:23,300 --> 00:04:26,567 I'M TAKING CARE OF MYSELF NOW. 82 00:04:26,567 --> 00:04:29,567 THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. 83 00:04:29,567 --> 00:04:31,067 YOU TOO. ALL RIGHT. 84 00:04:31,067 --> 00:04:34,600 I'M STILL TRYING TO REBUILD MY LIFE 85 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,600 A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME AND BE THE MAN I NEED TO BE. 86 00:04:40,767 --> 00:04:43,200 I THINK I'M STRONGER NOW. 87 00:04:45,533 --> 00:04:47,100 I RENTED A PLACE. 88 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:51,600 I MOVED OUT OF OUR HOME, AND I LIVE ALONE NOW. 89 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,167 I'M FOCUSING ON WORKING AND GETTING HEALTHY. 90 00:04:58,267 --> 00:05:01,700 IT'S EASY TO RUN TO FOOD WHEN YOU'RE SAD OR HURT, 91 00:05:01,700 --> 00:05:04,467 AND I HAD MOMENTS WHERE I GAVE IN. 92 00:05:04,467 --> 00:05:06,967 I STILL CHEAT A LITTLE HERE AND THERE, 93 00:05:06,967 --> 00:05:09,667 BUT I THINK I GOT MY EATING UNDER CONTROL. 94 00:05:13,667 --> 00:05:15,267 I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE FOREVER. 95 00:05:18,067 --> 00:05:20,900 IF I'M GOING TO MEET SOMEBODY NEW AND REBUILD MY LIFE, 96 00:05:20,900 --> 00:05:23,567 I HAVE TO STAY ON TRACK AND AVOID GIVING IN. 97 00:05:32,967 --> 00:05:37,667 AFTER DINNER, I LIKE TO WALK, GET A LITTLE EXERCISE. 98 00:05:37,667 --> 00:05:39,800 RIGHT NOW I'M GOING OVER TO THE COFFEE SHOP 99 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,333 TO DRINK COFFEE WITH MY BUDDIES. 100 00:05:42,367 --> 00:05:44,900 ONE THING THAT'S BEEN A BIG HELP IS MY FRIENDS. 101 00:05:44,900 --> 00:05:47,467 THEY KNEW ME BEFORE I LOST THE WEIGHT, 102 00:05:47,467 --> 00:05:51,067 BUT THEY NEVER SAW ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T GO OUT. 103 00:05:51,067 --> 00:05:53,733 WELL, HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TODAY? 104 00:05:53,733 --> 00:05:54,700 VERY GOOD. 105 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:56,400 IT'S BEEN A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE 106 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,600 BEING SOCIAL AND GOING OUT JUST TO TALK TO PEOPLE. 107 00:06:00,733 --> 00:06:04,133 Bret: I'VE PROBABLY KNOWN CHUCK SEVEN YEARS, I GUESS. 108 00:06:04,133 --> 00:06:05,833 I DIDN'T SEE HIM FOR AWHILE, AND THEN WHEN I SAW HIM, 109 00:06:05,833 --> 00:06:08,867 I WAS LIKE, "WOW. I DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE HIM NOW." 110 00:06:08,867 --> 00:06:10,767 Chuck: NOW THAT I LOST THE WEIGHT, 111 00:06:10,767 --> 00:06:13,367 I CAN SEE THEM REGULARLY AND SPEND TIME WITH THEM. 112 00:06:13,367 --> 00:06:16,467 Eric: I'VE KNOWN CHUCK PROBABLY 25 YEARS. 113 00:06:16,467 --> 00:06:18,167 IT'S UNBELIEVABLE HOW FAR HE'S COME. 114 00:06:18,167 --> 00:06:20,133 HE SHOULD BE AN INSPIRATION TO MANY PEOPLE, 115 00:06:20,133 --> 00:06:21,100 TO HOW FAR HE'S COME. 116 00:06:21,100 --> 00:06:24,433 HE'S SO MOTIVATED NOW. 117 00:06:24,433 --> 00:06:25,633 Chuck: MY FRIENDS, 118 00:06:25,633 --> 00:06:27,300 THEY'VE HELPED ME A LOT THROUGH THE DIVORCE, 119 00:06:27,300 --> 00:06:29,133 AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THEM. 120 00:06:29,133 --> 00:06:30,533 I THINK WITH THEIR HELP 121 00:06:30,533 --> 00:06:33,967 I CAN START TO REBUILD AND GET MY LIFE BACK ON TRACK. 122 00:06:33,967 --> 00:06:37,067 IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT I KNOW I CAN DO IT. 123 00:06:37,067 --> 00:06:38,767 I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. 124 00:06:38,767 --> 00:06:41,367 I WILL NEVER FORGET -- 125 00:06:41,367 --> 00:06:43,267 Paula: I'M EMBARRASSED BY MY WEIGHT. 126 00:06:43,267 --> 00:06:45,533 IT HURTS TO MOVE, IT HURTS TO WALK, 127 00:06:45,533 --> 00:06:47,133 IT HURTS TO DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. 128 00:06:47,133 --> 00:06:49,133 I KNOW IT AFFECTS MY KIDS. 129 00:06:49,133 --> 00:06:52,467 MY 8-YEAR-OLD, SHE SAID, "MOMMY, I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE." 130 00:06:56,567 --> 00:07:00,200 I NEED MY MOM. I NEED HER TO BE HERE FOR ME. 131 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,267 Paula: I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A BOX, SITTING ON MY KIDS' MANTLE. 132 00:07:03,267 --> 00:07:04,867 I HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 133 00:07:04,867 --> 00:07:06,533 IT'S TIME. 134 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:15,067 MY HUSBAND DIED, AND, SO, NOW IT'S MY JOB TO PROTECT MY KIDS. 135 00:07:15,067 --> 00:07:18,067 I DON'T THINK I'LL BE SUCCESSFUL IF I JUST HEAL MY BODY. 136 00:07:18,067 --> 00:07:19,600 I'VE GOT TO HEAL MY HEAD. 137 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,933 THE WEIGHT, IT'S A SYMPTOM OF AN EMOTIONAL OBSTACLE. 138 00:07:22,933 --> 00:07:25,633 I'VE BEEN OVERWEIGHT SINCE I WAS MOLESTED. 139 00:07:25,633 --> 00:07:27,767 I'VE LIVED WITH THOSE CONSEQUENCES NOW 140 00:07:27,767 --> 00:07:29,433 FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. 141 00:07:29,433 --> 00:07:32,633 I CAN'T CARRY IT ANYMORE. I'VE LET IT GO. 142 00:07:32,633 --> 00:07:34,367 IT'S NOT CONTROLLING ME ANYMORE. 143 00:07:37,633 --> 00:07:39,633 I FEEL LIKE I MADE ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH. 144 00:07:39,633 --> 00:07:42,067 WE'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 145 00:07:42,067 --> 00:07:44,767 I'M DONE MAKING EXCUSES. 146 00:07:44,767 --> 00:07:47,400 I CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN MY HEALTH THAT I'M DOING BETTER. 147 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,733 I'M GOING LONGER AND LASTING LONGER. 148 00:07:50,733 --> 00:07:54,400 I'M IN IT FOR THE LONG HAUL. 149 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,833 LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD THIS PAST YEAR. 150 00:08:15,833 --> 00:08:19,100 I'M NO LONGER DEPENDANT ON MY CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF ME. 151 00:08:19,100 --> 00:08:21,900 [ PAN SIZZLING ] 152 00:08:21,900 --> 00:08:24,100 I TAKE CARE OF THEM NOW. 153 00:08:24,100 --> 00:08:26,200 I WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION. 154 00:08:27,900 --> 00:08:30,067 OUR RELATIONSHIP IS MUCH STRONGER BECAUSE OF THAT. 155 00:08:30,067 --> 00:08:31,433 NO, I AM NOT PUTTING CHEESE ON THEM. 156 00:08:31,433 --> 00:08:35,167 A YEAR AGO, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET AROUND. 157 00:08:36,833 --> 00:08:39,233 I COULDN'T WALK MORE THAN 10 FEET. 158 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:45,067 [ Singsong voice ] THIS IS MY FAVORITE! 159 00:08:45,067 --> 00:08:48,167 BUT WITH ALL THE NEW ACTIVITY COMES MORE RESPONSIBILITY. 160 00:08:48,167 --> 00:08:51,067 WHAT KIND OF VEGETABLES DO YOU WANT, SAVANNAH? 161 00:08:51,067 --> 00:08:52,700 TWO MUSHROOMS. 162 00:08:54,667 --> 00:08:57,067 THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GETTING. 163 00:08:57,067 --> 00:09:01,167 I WORK FULL TIME. I MAINTAIN A HOUSE. 164 00:09:01,167 --> 00:09:03,767 I TRY TO KEEP UP WITH MY WORKOUTS 165 00:09:03,767 --> 00:09:05,467 AND CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT. 166 00:09:05,467 --> 00:09:07,567 REALLY, IT CAN GET OVERWHELMING. 167 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,067 I'M GONNA BE OUT OF HERE AT 8:45 IN THE MORNING. 168 00:09:12,067 --> 00:09:15,067 SO THAT MEANS CAN YOU WAKE ME UP AT, LIKE, 8:40? 169 00:09:15,067 --> 00:09:17,667 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 170 00:09:17,667 --> 00:09:22,267 I'M TRYING TO KEEP FOCUSED AND CONTINUE TO PROGRESS. 171 00:09:22,267 --> 00:09:26,233 SO, I'VE GOT SOME PLANS AND SOME GOALS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. 172 00:09:28,233 --> 00:09:31,067 FORGIVING SOME PEOPLE FROM MY PAST 173 00:09:31,067 --> 00:09:33,733 HAS BEEN THE MOST FREEING THING. 174 00:09:33,733 --> 00:09:36,233 I'VE BEEN OVERWEIGHT SINCE I WAS MOLESTED. 175 00:09:36,233 --> 00:09:39,833 ANGER RIGHT NOW IS WHAT I'M FEELING. 176 00:09:39,833 --> 00:09:42,667 WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU WAS INTOLERABLE. 177 00:09:42,667 --> 00:09:46,167 BUT DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT SHOULD BE THIS BURDEN 178 00:09:46,167 --> 00:09:48,300 AND WEIGHT ON YOUR SOUL YOUR WHOLE LIFE? 179 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:52,367 IT'S WHAT HAS ALLOWED ME TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS, 180 00:09:52,367 --> 00:09:54,067 AND I DON'T WANT TO STOP. 181 00:09:54,067 --> 00:09:57,400 I BLAMED MY MOM FOR A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AS A CHILD, 182 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,000 AND I STILL HAVEN'T GONE AND MADE PEACE WITH HER, 183 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,967 AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO. 184 00:10:01,967 --> 00:10:04,800 SO I'M GOING TO BE TAKING A TRIP TO SEE MY MOM 185 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:08,733 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS. 186 00:10:08,733 --> 00:10:10,233 Paula: I DO, ACTUALLY. 187 00:10:10,233 --> 00:10:13,100 I THINK AT FIRST SHE'S GOING TO BE ECSTATIC 188 00:10:13,100 --> 00:10:16,300 AND THEN SHE'S GONNA REALIZE -- EVERYTHING'S GONNA SET IN. 189 00:10:19,867 --> 00:10:21,933 SHE HASN'T SEEN ANY OF MY WEIGHT LOSS, 190 00:10:21,933 --> 00:10:24,833 AND I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS IS GONNA GO. 191 00:10:24,833 --> 00:10:26,500 BUT BEFORE I DO ANY OF THAT, 192 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:28,733 I AM HOPING TO GET MY SKIN SURGERY. 193 00:10:28,733 --> 00:10:30,567 THE DOCTOR TOLD ME IF I CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT, 194 00:10:30,567 --> 00:10:32,567 HE WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO IT, 195 00:10:32,567 --> 00:10:34,800 AND I'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET THERE. 196 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:38,400 BUT IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY TOUGH LATELY. 197 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,233 I SEE THE DOCTOR SOON. 198 00:10:40,233 --> 00:10:42,100 I'LL FIND OUT IF I'VE BEEN APPROVED. 199 00:10:48,233 --> 00:10:51,233 I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN TODAY 200 00:10:51,233 --> 00:10:53,667 TO SEE IF I'M APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY. 201 00:10:53,667 --> 00:10:57,700 I'M REALLY NERVOUS BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT ON MY PLATE 202 00:10:57,700 --> 00:11:00,667 AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I MADE THE PROGRESS THAT I NEEDED TO MAKE. 203 00:11:04,367 --> 00:11:05,900 THANK YOU, BABY. 204 00:11:05,900 --> 00:11:07,367 YOU'RE WELCOME. 205 00:11:07,367 --> 00:11:09,200 I JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING AND MOVE FORWARD. 206 00:11:23,067 --> 00:11:24,533 SERIOUSLY? 207 00:11:24,533 --> 00:11:28,533 I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I DIDN'T LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT. 208 00:11:28,533 --> 00:11:30,600 I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DOCTOR IS GONNA SAY 209 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,133 OR HOW HE'S GONNA REACT. 210 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:44,233 Paula: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I DIDN'T LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT. 211 00:11:53,733 --> 00:11:56,667 I KNOW THAT I MAY NOT HAVE MADE THE PROGRESS THAT I SHOULD HAVE, 212 00:11:56,667 --> 00:11:58,467 BUT I'M HOPING THAT I'M CLOSE ENOUGH 213 00:11:58,467 --> 00:12:00,900 THAT HE'LL GO AHEAD AND APPROVE ME FOR THE SURGERY. 214 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:01,667 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 215 00:12:01,667 --> 00:12:03,167 HOWDY. 216 00:12:03,167 --> 00:12:04,667 HELLO. 217 00:12:04,667 --> 00:12:05,933 SO, HOW YOU BEEN? 218 00:12:05,933 --> 00:12:07,200 I'M OKAY. 219 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,367 I'VE BEEN STRESSED OUT, BUT BEYOND THAT, I'VE BEEN OKAY. 220 00:12:10,367 --> 00:12:12,633 HOW'S YOUR DIET COMING ALONG? 221 00:12:12,633 --> 00:12:16,200 YOU STOPPED LOSING WEIGHT AND YOU'VE GAINED A COUPLE POUNDS. 222 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,133 I'M DOING 900 CALORIES A DAY, 223 00:12:18,133 --> 00:12:20,067 BUT I HAD A LOT OF STRESS IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. 224 00:12:20,067 --> 00:12:22,500 BEFORE THAT, I WAS DROPPING ABOUT FOUR POUNDS A WEEK. 225 00:12:22,500 --> 00:12:23,900 WHAT HAPPENED? 226 00:12:23,900 --> 00:12:25,233 UM... 227 00:12:25,233 --> 00:12:27,567 MY JOB CHANGED AND MY WHOLE JOB DESCRIPTION CHANGED, 228 00:12:27,567 --> 00:12:29,400 PLUS I'M STILL WORKING 80 HOURS A WEEK. 229 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:33,500 YOU'RE SORT OF MULTITASKING ALL THESE ISSUES, RIGHT? 230 00:12:33,500 --> 00:12:35,367 RIGHT. IT'S JUST -- 231 00:12:35,367 --> 00:12:36,967 IT ALL HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. 232 00:12:36,967 --> 00:12:41,067 PAULA IS BACK TO MAKING EXCUSES. 233 00:12:41,067 --> 00:12:43,267 Dr. Nowzaradan: AS SOON AS EVERYTHING GETS TOUGH, 234 00:12:43,267 --> 00:12:47,167 SHE TURNS TO THE FOOD AND SHE BLAMES EVERYTHING GOING ON. 235 00:12:47,167 --> 00:12:52,300 YOU STILL SHOULD BE LOSING 10 TO 15 POUNDS A MONTH. 236 00:12:52,300 --> 00:12:53,367 YES. 237 00:12:53,367 --> 00:12:57,300 HEALTH IS NOT AN OCCASIONAL CHOICE. 238 00:12:57,300 --> 00:13:01,633 IT'S A WAY OF LIFE. BUT SHE'S NOT GETTING THAT. 239 00:13:01,633 --> 00:13:05,700 PAULA, UNTIL YOU MAKE IT A GOAL TO BE UNDER 350 POUNDS, 240 00:13:05,700 --> 00:13:08,067 I'M NOT APPROVING YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 241 00:13:08,067 --> 00:13:10,733 YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN YOUR PROGRESS NO MATTER WHAT. 242 00:13:12,433 --> 00:13:13,533 OKAY? YEP. 243 00:13:13,533 --> 00:13:14,667 ALL RIGHT. 244 00:13:14,667 --> 00:13:18,100 PAULA IS GETTING TO BE CONCERNING FOR ME. 245 00:13:18,100 --> 00:13:21,100 I'M GOING TO GIVE HER A FEW MORE MONTHS. 246 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:24,567 IF SHE MAKES GOOD PROGRESS AND SHOWS ME SHE'S COMMITTED 247 00:13:24,567 --> 00:13:27,633 TO WEIGHT LOSS, I'M GOING TO DO HER SKIN SURGERY. 248 00:13:27,633 --> 00:13:31,667 BUT I AM WORRIED IF SHE DOESN'T MAKE DIFFERENT CHOICES 249 00:13:31,667 --> 00:13:34,300 SHE'S GONNA GO BACK TO THE SAME OLD HABIT. 250 00:13:34,300 --> 00:13:36,267 IT'S HER CHOICE NOW. 251 00:13:36,267 --> 00:13:40,067 Paula: I'M UPSET THAT I'VE NOT BEEN APPROVED 252 00:13:40,067 --> 00:13:41,900 FOR SKIN SURGERY RIGHT NOW. 253 00:13:41,900 --> 00:13:46,967 THE EXTRA SKIN IS A BURDEN AND I WANT IT TO BE GONE. 254 00:13:46,967 --> 00:13:49,967 I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. 255 00:13:49,967 --> 00:13:52,433 IT'S JUST HARD RIGHT NOW. 256 00:14:07,167 --> 00:14:09,533 [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] Chuck: WRECKER SERVICE. 257 00:14:09,533 --> 00:14:12,067 ALL RIGHT, SIR. THANK YOU. BYE-BYE. 258 00:14:12,067 --> 00:14:14,067 THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES IN MY LIFE 259 00:14:14,067 --> 00:14:15,767 WHERE I'VE MADE GOOD PROGRESS. 260 00:14:15,767 --> 00:14:19,433 NOW THAT I'VE LOST THE WEIGHT, I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE. 261 00:14:19,433 --> 00:14:25,267 WORK IS GOING A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN BEFORE. 262 00:14:25,267 --> 00:14:27,500 I USED TO TURN DOWN A LOT OF BUSINESS. 263 00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:29,467 I JUST COULDN'T PHYSICALLY DO IT. 264 00:14:29,467 --> 00:14:33,200 BACK WHEN I WAS HEAVY, I COULDN'T MOVE AROUND. 265 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:34,933 OH, LORD. 266 00:14:34,933 --> 00:14:39,600 I COULDN'T FUNCTION THE WAY I NEEDED TO 'CAUSE OF THE WEIGHT. 267 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,500 I WAS TOO HEAVY TO DO MY JOB, 268 00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:45,667 SO I USED TO RELY ON MY COMPETITORS TO HELP ME. 269 00:14:47,133 --> 00:14:48,733 IT'S DONE. WIND IT UP. 270 00:14:52,633 --> 00:14:57,267 NOW THAT I'VE LOST THE WEIGHT, I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE. 271 00:14:57,267 --> 00:15:01,333 NOW I CAN GET AROUND AND I CAN EVEN CLIMB UP ON THE FLATBED. 272 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,600 I CAN DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO. 273 00:15:09,067 --> 00:15:11,200 BEFORE, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIT AT ALL. 274 00:15:12,867 --> 00:15:15,400 I'M EVEN LOOKING TO EXPAND MY BUSINESS 275 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,467 AND HIRE PEOPLE TO KEEP UP. 276 00:15:17,467 --> 00:15:19,600 A YEAR AGO, I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE DREAMED OF THIS. 277 00:15:21,067 --> 00:15:24,733 I KNOW NISSA FELT LIKE I WAS TOO BIG TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY 278 00:15:24,733 --> 00:15:27,133 AND DO WHAT I NEEDED TO DO. 279 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:34,800 SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME TO BE ABLE TO DO MY JOB LIKE I SHOULD. 280 00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:40,167 EVERY DAY I TRY TO DO MORE AND MORE AND MORE. 281 00:15:41,333 --> 00:15:42,800 OUTSIDE OF WORK, 282 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,433 I'M STILL TRYING TO REBUILD MY LIFE A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. 283 00:15:46,433 --> 00:15:49,767 AND I'M ALSO GETTING OUT AND ATTENDING CHURCH REGULARLY. 284 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,600 THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER INSPIRATION 285 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:02,767 AND SOURCE OF STRENGTH FOR ME. 286 00:16:02,767 --> 00:16:06,400 AND THEY RECENTLY ASKED ME TO TELL MY STORY. 287 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,300 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 288 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:12,100 WE HAVE SOMEBODY -- NOW MOST OF YOU KNOW 289 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:15,233 WHO'S GONNA COME RIGHT NOW, AND YOU'RE ACQUAINTED WITH HIM. 290 00:16:15,233 --> 00:16:18,567 COME ON, CHUCK. COME ON UP HERE. WOULD YOU WELCOME HIM TODAY? 291 00:16:18,567 --> 00:16:20,300 [ APPLAUSE ] 292 00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:24,867 I JUST WANTED TO COME AND THANK EVERYBODY 293 00:16:24,867 --> 00:16:28,967 FOR STANDING BEHIND ME, PRAYING FOR ME, AND... 294 00:16:28,967 --> 00:16:30,933 Man: PRAISE THE LORD. 295 00:16:30,933 --> 00:16:35,833 WHEN I WAS 600-SOMETHING POUNDS, I COULD HARDLY GET AROUND. 296 00:16:35,833 --> 00:16:38,067 I HAD THAT BIG TUMOR ON MY LEG. 297 00:16:38,067 --> 00:16:41,700 I THOUGHT I WOULD ALWAYS HAVE THAT. 298 00:16:41,700 --> 00:16:43,067 I DON'T HAVE IT NOW. 299 00:16:43,067 --> 00:16:44,767 Man: HALLELUJAH! IT'S GONE. 300 00:16:44,767 --> 00:16:49,933 NOW THAT I'M 260 POUNDS, IT'S A LOT BETTER. 301 00:16:49,933 --> 00:16:51,267 [ APPLAUSE ] 302 00:16:51,267 --> 00:16:54,167 THE PEOPLE IN MY CHURCH, THEY NEVER CONDEMNED ME. 303 00:16:54,167 --> 00:16:56,667 ALL THEY DID WAS SUPPORT ME, PRAY FOR ME. 304 00:16:56,667 --> 00:17:00,500 THIS HELPED ME TO SEE THERE'S A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR. 305 00:17:00,500 --> 00:17:04,633 THERE IS A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO. 306 00:17:04,633 --> 00:17:07,700 A FRIEND OF MINE WANTS TO SET ME UP ON A BLIND DATE. 307 00:17:07,700 --> 00:17:10,500 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING OUT THERE AND MEETING SOMEONE. 308 00:17:10,500 --> 00:17:15,067 BUT RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON MAKING MORE PROGRESS. 309 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:17,067 I SEE THE DOCTOR SOON AND I WANT TO KEEP MOVING 310 00:17:17,067 --> 00:17:19,300 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 311 00:17:19,300 --> 00:17:21,433 IT'S BEEN HARD RECENTLY, 312 00:17:21,433 --> 00:17:24,067 BUT I KNOW THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING GOOD WAITING FOR ME 313 00:17:24,067 --> 00:17:25,733 AFTER ALL THIS HARD WORK. 314 00:17:25,733 --> 00:17:28,967 I GOT TO HAVE FAITH IN THAT AND KEEP MOVING. 315 00:17:36,633 --> 00:17:39,467 I'M GONNA MAKE SOMETHING TO EAT. I'M HUNGRY. 316 00:17:39,467 --> 00:17:41,233 [ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] 317 00:17:41,233 --> 00:17:43,433 DR. NOWZARADAN MADE IT CLEAR 318 00:17:43,433 --> 00:17:45,533 THAT NO MATTER WHAT I HAVE GOING ON, 319 00:17:45,533 --> 00:17:48,667 I HAVE TO MAKE MY HEALTH A PRIORITY. 320 00:17:48,667 --> 00:17:50,967 BUT I DON'T THINK HE TOTALLY UNDERSTANDS 321 00:17:50,967 --> 00:17:52,267 EVERYTHING ON MY PLATE. 322 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,233 MY TIME IS STRETCHED PRETTY THIN. 323 00:17:56,233 --> 00:17:59,133 I'M ON THE CLOCK 24/7. 324 00:18:00,567 --> 00:18:04,467 I AM A FULL-TIME, SINGLE PARENT OF FOUR CHILDREN, 325 00:18:04,467 --> 00:18:06,633 AND I'M WORKING OVER 80 HOURS PER WEEK 326 00:18:06,633 --> 00:18:09,800 AS A DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR A MOVING COMPANY. 327 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:13,367 I HAVE TO PRIORITIZE A LOT OF THINGS IN MY LIFE. 328 00:18:13,367 --> 00:18:16,933 MY FAMILY AND MY JOB ARE AT THE TOP. 329 00:18:16,933 --> 00:18:20,067 SO I HAVE TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT I GOT. 330 00:18:21,367 --> 00:18:24,533 IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR ME TO GET A CALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DINNER, 331 00:18:24,533 --> 00:18:26,900 AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING I'VE GOT TO STOP AND GO DEAL WITH. 332 00:18:26,900 --> 00:18:29,400 [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] 333 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,367 MOVING SERVICES. THIS IS PAULA. HOW CAN I HELP? 334 00:18:32,367 --> 00:18:33,600 GORDON: What happened? 335 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:34,700 I-I'M SORRY? 336 00:18:34,700 --> 00:18:37,100 We expected a truck here quite a while ago. 337 00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:40,933 OKAY, HOLD ON. LET ME SEE IF I CAN FIND OUT ANYTHING. 338 00:18:40,933 --> 00:18:41,900 All right. 339 00:18:43,267 --> 00:18:46,067 Paula: MY LIFE IS ORGANIZED CHAOS. 340 00:18:46,067 --> 00:18:47,900 MR. GORDON? 341 00:18:47,900 --> 00:18:49,200 Yes. 342 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:52,433 YEAH, THE ROUTING MANAGER SAID HE CAN HAVE ANOTHER DRIVER 343 00:18:52,433 --> 00:18:54,333 PICK YOU UP IN THE MORNING BETWEEN 11:00 AND 1:00 344 00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:55,300 IF THAT'LL WORK FOR YOU. 345 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:56,333 Okay, thank you. 346 00:18:56,333 --> 00:18:58,400 YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. 347 00:18:58,400 --> 00:18:59,700 You too. Bye. BYE-BYE. 348 00:18:59,700 --> 00:19:01,100 [ CELLPHONE BEEPS ] 349 00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:05,833 IT CAN BE HARD TO MAKE WEIGHT LOSS A PRIORITY. 350 00:19:05,833 --> 00:19:09,467 THE DOCTOR THINKS IT SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY, 351 00:19:09,467 --> 00:19:11,533 BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY. 352 00:19:11,533 --> 00:19:13,333 I KNOW I HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT, 353 00:19:13,333 --> 00:19:15,767 BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE I WAS. 354 00:19:28,533 --> 00:19:31,100 [ DOG BARKS ] 355 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:34,600 Paula: TODAY I'M GOING TO OHIO TO SEE MY MOM. 356 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,533 I'M GOING TO SPEND A FEW WEEKS THERE. 357 00:19:37,533 --> 00:19:40,600 IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT 358 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:45,067 AND I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR AWHILE NOW. 359 00:19:45,067 --> 00:19:48,967 MY MOM HASN'T SEEN ME IN ABOUT TWO YEARS. 360 00:19:48,967 --> 00:19:52,567 SO SHE'S SEEN NONE OF MY WEIGHT LOSS. 361 00:19:52,567 --> 00:19:53,800 IT'S HEAVY. 362 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,733 I'M EXCITED FOR HER TO SEE HOW I LOOK NOW. 363 00:19:59,467 --> 00:20:02,033 BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I NEED TO FORGIVE HER 364 00:20:02,033 --> 00:20:04,500 FOR SOME THINGS THAT ARE UNRESOLVED BETWEEN US. 365 00:20:06,433 --> 00:20:09,700 ABOUT A YEAR AGO, 366 00:20:09,700 --> 00:20:12,533 I MADE THE DECISION TO LET GO OF SOME OF THE PAIN 367 00:20:12,533 --> 00:20:14,733 FROM BEING MOLESTED AS A CHILD. 368 00:20:14,733 --> 00:20:20,533 THE PAIN WAS CAUSING ME MORE DAMAGE THAN IT WAS ANYBODY ELSE. 369 00:20:20,533 --> 00:20:24,400 BUT I STILL HAVE A LOT OF RESENTMENT TOWARDS MY MOTHER. 370 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,667 IF I WANT TO STAY ON THIS PATH OF RECOVERY, 371 00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:30,033 I HAVE TO SEE HER AND FORGIVE HER 372 00:20:30,033 --> 00:20:33,400 SO THAT I CAN HEAL FOR MY SAKE. 373 00:20:36,033 --> 00:20:37,967 I HOPE THAT IT GOES WELL. 374 00:20:49,700 --> 00:20:52,600 Chuck: IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE I SEEN DR. NOWZARADAN 375 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,600 AND I'M GOING IN FOR A CHECK-UP TODAY. 376 00:20:58,767 --> 00:21:02,800 I'M HOPING I'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS. 377 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:05,133 Woman: MR. TURNER. 378 00:21:05,133 --> 00:21:08,100 LAST TIME I WAS IN, I WAS 268. 379 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:11,067 I'M HOPING I'M CLOSER TO 250 NOW. 380 00:21:18,733 --> 00:21:20,600 I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. 381 00:21:21,733 --> 00:21:24,233 IT SCARES ME A LITTLE BIT TO NOT REALIZE 382 00:21:24,233 --> 00:21:26,100 HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'VE GAINED. 383 00:21:27,267 --> 00:21:31,933 I DON'T THINK DR. NOWZARADAN IS GONNA BE HAPPY. 384 00:21:31,933 --> 00:21:32,700 CHUCK. 385 00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:34,467 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 386 00:21:34,467 --> 00:21:37,500 HERE'S THE SITUATION. SINCE LAST TIME I SAW YOU, 387 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:39,133 YOU GAINED 20 POUNDS. 388 00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:41,133 WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT IS? 389 00:21:42,500 --> 00:21:45,067 BUT I'VE LOST WEIGHT. MY SKIN WAS TIGHT. 390 00:21:45,067 --> 00:21:48,667 NOW IT'S REAL LOOSE AND FLABBY AND ALL THIS IS -- 391 00:21:48,667 --> 00:21:51,500 YOU'RE LIKE A KID -- KEEP LYING AND REPEAT THE SAME LIE, 392 00:21:51,500 --> 00:21:53,067 THEN FINALLY YOU'RE GONNA BELIEVE IT. 393 00:21:53,067 --> 00:21:55,067 YOU'RE NOT CONVINCING ME. 394 00:21:55,067 --> 00:21:56,933 YOU'RE JUST CONVINCING YOURSELF. 395 00:21:56,933 --> 00:21:58,467 I'M NOT TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU. 396 00:21:58,467 --> 00:22:01,867 SO WHERE IS YOUR EXTRA CALORIES COMING? 397 00:22:01,867 --> 00:22:03,167 UH... 398 00:22:03,167 --> 00:22:04,633 MY EXTRA CALORIES? 399 00:22:04,633 --> 00:22:06,200 EATING STUFF THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE, 400 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:07,433 BUT IT WAS JUST A SMALL AMOUNT. 401 00:22:07,433 --> 00:22:12,667 YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT AN OCCASIONAL THING. 402 00:22:12,667 --> 00:22:15,333 THE BOTTOM LINE IS YOU'RE FEELING COMFORTABLE 403 00:22:15,333 --> 00:22:16,700 WITH YOUR EATING HABIT. 404 00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:19,533 IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED UP, 405 00:22:19,533 --> 00:22:24,067 YOU NEED TO NOT TO BE OVER 250. 406 00:22:24,067 --> 00:22:25,733 NO EXCUSES. 407 00:22:25,733 --> 00:22:27,233 YES, SIR. 408 00:22:28,500 --> 00:22:33,067 20 POUNDS IS A BIG WEIGHT GAIN. 409 00:22:33,067 --> 00:22:35,733 THIS IS NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR CHUCK TO BE. 410 00:22:35,733 --> 00:22:39,867 20 POUNDS WILL TURN INTO 50, AND WE'LL KEEP GOING. 411 00:22:39,867 --> 00:22:43,200 HE HAS TO TURN THINGS AROUND NOW 412 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,433 OR HE'S GOING TO BE BACK TO HIS ORIGINAL WEIGHT. 413 00:22:46,433 --> 00:22:52,267 IN FIVE YEARS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE SAME SITUATION 414 00:22:52,267 --> 00:22:54,700 THAT CONTROLLED YOUR EATING HABIT 415 00:22:54,700 --> 00:22:56,867 AND CONTROLLED YOUR METABOLISM WILL BE BACK. 416 00:22:56,867 --> 00:22:57,533 THANK YOU. 417 00:22:57,533 --> 00:23:00,167 ALL RIGHT. 418 00:23:00,167 --> 00:23:02,667 IT JUST BOTHERED ME SOME TO REALIZE 419 00:23:02,667 --> 00:23:05,133 I GAINED WEIGHT LIKE THAT. 420 00:23:05,133 --> 00:23:08,800 I THOUGHT I WAS DOING WELL EVEN WITH THE DIVORCE 421 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,800 AND LOSING NATHAN. 422 00:23:10,800 --> 00:23:13,400 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 423 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,900 THIS IS A BETTER REALITY CHECK. 424 00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:19,900 I HAVE TO GET BACK ON TRACK NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. 425 00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:24,567 I WILL NOT GO BACK TO BEING 700 POUNDS. 426 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,067 Paula: I'M GOING TO SEE MY MOM TODAY, 427 00:23:42,067 --> 00:23:43,633 AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN RESOLVE 428 00:23:43,633 --> 00:23:45,567 SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD. 429 00:23:47,300 --> 00:23:50,133 I'M REALLY ANXIOUS. 430 00:23:50,133 --> 00:23:52,867 I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE ME 431 00:23:52,867 --> 00:23:55,267 OR IF IT'S GOING TO BE A BAD MEETING. 432 00:23:55,267 --> 00:23:58,067 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 433 00:23:58,067 --> 00:23:59,600 HEY! 434 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:04,133 CHEYENNE, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER, GOES TO COLLEGE NEAR MY MOM. 435 00:24:04,133 --> 00:24:06,733 SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, 436 00:24:06,733 --> 00:24:08,667 AND SHE'S COMING FOR SUPPORT. 437 00:24:12,067 --> 00:24:14,133 I'M READY. 438 00:24:14,133 --> 00:24:16,133 I'M NOT TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF. THEN DON'T. 439 00:24:16,133 --> 00:24:21,567 I WANT TO FORGIVE MY MOM, BECAUSE WHEN YOU DON'T FORGIVE, 440 00:24:21,567 --> 00:24:24,667 THE ONLY PERSON THAT IS HURTING IS YOU. 441 00:24:28,067 --> 00:24:31,300 I BLAMED MY MOM FOR A LOT OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AS A CHILD. 442 00:24:31,300 --> 00:24:35,467 SO I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE SOURCE. 443 00:24:38,567 --> 00:24:41,800 A LOT OF THE EATING THAT I WAS DOING 444 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,700 WAS A RESULT OF THE EMOTIONS AND ISSUES THAT I HAD. 445 00:24:44,700 --> 00:24:47,067 MY NICKNAME GROWING UP WAS PUDGE. 446 00:24:47,067 --> 00:24:49,667 I WAS ALWAYS THE HEAVIEST KID IN CLASS. 447 00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:53,967 FOOD, FOR ME, WAS SOMETHING I USED TO DEAL WITH MY EMOTIONS, 448 00:24:53,967 --> 00:24:56,700 AND I KNOW NOW THAT IF I WANT TO MAKE PROGRESS, 449 00:24:56,700 --> 00:25:01,233 I'VE GOT TO DEAL WITH THE EMOTIONS HEAD-ON. 450 00:25:01,233 --> 00:25:04,100 I'M NOT SURE IF I'M GOING TO CONFRONT MY MOM TODAY 451 00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:07,300 OR IF I'M JUST GOING TO SEE HER AND LET GO OF ALL THE PAIN 452 00:25:07,300 --> 00:25:09,667 OF THE PAST. 453 00:25:09,667 --> 00:25:12,067 I NEED TO MAKE PEACE WITH MY MOM, 454 00:25:12,067 --> 00:25:14,700 AND I'M NOT SURE THIS IS GONNA GO VERY WELL. 455 00:25:31,533 --> 00:25:34,067 Paula: THERE ARE ISSUES THAT I HAVE WITH MY MOM 456 00:25:34,067 --> 00:25:36,133 THAT I'VE HELD ONTO. 457 00:25:36,133 --> 00:25:38,467 I COULD NEVER MEET HER STANDARDS, 458 00:25:38,467 --> 00:25:42,133 SO I'M NOT SURE THAT SHE EVER LOVED ME. 459 00:25:42,133 --> 00:25:45,733 I'M NOT SURE IF I'M GOING TO CONFRONT MY MOM TODAY 460 00:25:45,733 --> 00:25:49,167 OR IF I JUST NEED TO SEE HER, GIVE HER A HUG, 461 00:25:49,167 --> 00:25:51,500 AND LET ALL THE PAIN GO. 462 00:25:51,500 --> 00:25:55,467 PART OF ME STILL FEELS LIKE I'M GOING TO BE REJECTED AGAIN. 463 00:25:55,467 --> 00:25:58,400 LIKE I STILL WON'T BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY MOM. 464 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:02,433 I'M REALLY ANXIOUS. 465 00:26:08,267 --> 00:26:09,067 [ CHUCKLES ] HI. 466 00:26:09,067 --> 00:26:14,200 HI. 467 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:18,533 I LOVE YOU, TOO. 468 00:26:18,533 --> 00:26:20,367 [ CHUCKLES ] 469 00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:23,067 HI. YOU LOOK NICE. 470 00:26:23,067 --> 00:26:25,067 Cheyenne: THANK YOU. 471 00:26:25,067 --> 00:26:27,367 Paula: WHILE HUGGING HER, 472 00:26:27,367 --> 00:26:30,400 I WAS ABLE TO REALIZE THAT I DIDN'T NECESSARILY 473 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:31,667 NEED HER APPROVAL. 474 00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:34,500 I'M NOT THE OLD PAULA ANYMORE. 475 00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:36,200 I CAN FORGIVE HER. 476 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:38,133 BUT I'M GLAD THAT SHE WAS HAPPY TO SEE ME. 477 00:26:38,133 --> 00:26:39,900 Cindy: I'M VERY PROUD OF PAULA. 478 00:26:39,900 --> 00:26:41,233 SHE CALLS IT HER JOURNEY, 479 00:26:41,233 --> 00:26:43,867 AND I'M HAPPY THAT SHE DECIDED TO TAKE THAT JOURNEY. 480 00:26:43,867 --> 00:26:46,833 Paula: I THINK THAT THIS WAS A REALLY BIG STEP IN HEALING. 481 00:26:46,833 --> 00:26:47,833 INTO MY FACE? REALLY? 482 00:26:47,833 --> 00:26:49,067 YES. I WAS AIMING. 483 00:26:49,067 --> 00:26:52,067 FOOD WAS SOMETHING I USED TO DEAL WITH MY EMOTIONS 484 00:26:52,067 --> 00:26:53,367 AND THE CHAOS OF LIFE. 485 00:26:53,367 --> 00:26:54,500 I RECOGNIZE THAT, 486 00:26:54,500 --> 00:26:57,200 AND I'M ONT GOING TO MAKE EXCUSES ANY LONGER. 487 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,167 I HAVE TO KEEP LOSING THE WEIGHT AND MEETING MY GOALS, 488 00:27:00,167 --> 00:27:03,800 BECAUSE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW DEPENDS ON THAT. 489 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:05,900 AND I KNOW I CAN DO IT. 490 00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:23,233 Chuck: A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, 491 00:27:23,233 --> 00:27:25,767 I LET MY FRIENDS SET ME UP ON A BLIND DATE 492 00:27:25,767 --> 00:27:27,900 SO MAYBE I CAN GET BACK OUT THERE AND MEET SOMEONE. 493 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:30,200 AND I DID. 494 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,067 LOOK AT ALL THAT GREAT GUMBO! 495 00:27:32,067 --> 00:27:35,267 THE SECOND I SAW ERICA, IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. 496 00:27:35,267 --> 00:27:39,267 WE'VE HIT IT OFF AND HAVE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER QUITE A BIT. 497 00:27:39,267 --> 00:27:42,067 WE ACTUALLY HAVEN'T KNOWN EACH OTHER VERY LONG. 498 00:27:43,767 --> 00:27:47,967 AND WE JUST BOTH FEEL LIKE GOD KIND OF LED US TOGETHER. 499 00:27:47,967 --> 00:27:50,267 I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING A SECOND CHANCE, 500 00:27:50,267 --> 00:27:54,833 AND IT MAKES ME WANT TO TRY EVEN HARDER TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS. 501 00:27:54,833 --> 00:27:57,233 IF I START A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP AGAIN, 502 00:27:57,233 --> 00:27:58,967 I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN 503 00:27:58,967 --> 00:28:01,067 TO MAKE SURE I'M THE MAN I NEED TO BE. 504 00:28:01,067 --> 00:28:04,667 I HOPE IN THE COMING MONTHS THINGS CONTINUE TO GO WELL 505 00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:06,133 WITH ERICA. 506 00:28:06,133 --> 00:28:09,667 I REALLY LIKE HER AND I CAN SEE MYSELF WITH HER FOR A LONG TIME. 507 00:28:09,667 --> 00:28:12,300 SO I DON'T WANT TO MESS THIS UP. 508 00:28:12,300 --> 00:28:15,800 I'M NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKES TWICE. 509 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,767 I WANT ERICA TO SEE ME AS THE MAN SHE CAN DEPEND ON. 510 00:28:20,767 --> 00:28:24,733 AND MAYBE ONE DAY I CAN START A FAMILY AGAIN. 511 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:41,800 Paula: I HAVE A LOT GOING ON. 512 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,300 BUT I KNOW THAT MY HEALTH IS IMPORTANT. 513 00:28:47,533 --> 00:28:49,700 I WILL NOT LOSE ALL THE PROGRESS THAT I'VE MADE 514 00:28:49,700 --> 00:28:51,233 OVER THE LAST YEAR. 515 00:28:51,233 --> 00:28:53,867 MY HEALTH NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY 516 00:28:53,867 --> 00:28:56,367 SO THAT I CAN KEEP DOING EVERYTHING THAT I'M DOING NOW 517 00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:58,500 FOR MY FAMILY. 518 00:29:00,233 --> 00:29:01,933 I'M BACK. 519 00:29:01,933 --> 00:29:04,533 I HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING UP WITH MY WORKOUTS. 520 00:29:04,533 --> 00:29:06,267 IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GET BACK TO THE GYM. 521 00:29:06,267 --> 00:29:07,300 Man: GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. 522 00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:07,967 HOW ARE YOU? 523 00:29:07,967 --> 00:29:09,200 I'M GOOD. NICE. 524 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:10,633 READY TO DO THIS? LET'S DO IT. 525 00:29:10,633 --> 00:29:12,500 LET'S JUST DO SOME CROSSES BACK AND FORTH, 526 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:14,267 KEEP YOUR ELBOWS IN. JUST PUNCH THROUGH. 527 00:29:14,267 --> 00:29:17,500 A YEAR AGO, I COULD BARELY DO ANY OF THE WORKOUT. 528 00:29:18,533 --> 00:29:19,600 I CAN'T BREATHE. 529 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,633 CATCH YOUR BREATH. IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME. 530 00:29:22,633 --> 00:29:24,067 IT'S GONNA TAKE TIME. 531 00:29:24,067 --> 00:29:26,600 IT USED TO BE A NECESSARY EVIL. 532 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,200 BUT NOW I LOVE TO WORKOUT. 533 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:32,133 IT PUSHES ME PRETTY HARD, 534 00:29:32,133 --> 00:29:33,833 AND THE DIFFERENCE IS NIGHT AND DAY 535 00:29:33,833 --> 00:29:35,700 COMPARED TO WHAT I COULD DO BEFORE. 536 00:29:35,700 --> 00:29:38,433 DRIVE IT UP, DRIVE IT UP, DRIVE IT UP, DRIVE IT UP, GOOD! 537 00:29:38,433 --> 00:29:40,900 AND WHEN I PUSH MYSELF AND DO IT, 538 00:29:40,900 --> 00:29:42,400 I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO ANYTHING. 539 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:43,867 TAKE YOUR TIME. 540 00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:46,133 WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT COLOR YOU'RE GONNA DO YOUR HAIR NEXT 541 00:29:46,133 --> 00:29:48,600 WHEN YOU GET TO YOUR GOAL? 542 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:49,533 A WEAVE. 543 00:29:49,533 --> 00:29:51,433 [ LAUGHS ] 544 00:29:51,433 --> 00:29:54,767 I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET THE SKIN SURGERY. 545 00:29:54,767 --> 00:29:57,600 HIGH FOCAL POINT. HIGH FOCAL POINT. 546 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:01,567 IF I DON'T, I WON'T HAVE MADE THE PROGRESS THAT I WANT, 547 00:30:01,567 --> 00:30:03,833 AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN. 548 00:30:03,833 --> 00:30:05,333 THAT WAS GOOD. GOOD JOB TODAY. 549 00:30:05,333 --> 00:30:06,367 THANKS. 550 00:30:06,367 --> 00:30:09,400 I'M NOT GOING TO LET MY PROGRESS STOP, 551 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,000 BECAUSE THE NEXT STEP AFTER THAT IS GAINING WEIGHT. 552 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,767 I KNOW HOW MUCH IS RIDING ON THIS. 553 00:30:16,767 --> 00:30:18,533 I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A BOX, 554 00:30:18,533 --> 00:30:21,700 SITTING ON MY KIDS' MANTLE LIKE MY HUSBAND. 555 00:30:35,533 --> 00:30:37,300 Paula: I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD, 556 00:30:37,300 --> 00:30:39,100 AND I WANT TO KEEP REACHING MY GOALS. 557 00:30:39,100 --> 00:30:40,833 I HAVE A FULL-TIME JOB, 558 00:30:40,833 --> 00:30:43,533 SO NOW I CAN FINALLY REACH THE GOAL 559 00:30:43,533 --> 00:30:45,600 OF MOVING MY FAMILY INTO A HOME. 560 00:30:47,433 --> 00:30:48,500 GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 561 00:30:48,500 --> 00:30:49,500 GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO. 562 00:30:49,500 --> 00:30:51,767 MY FAMILY HAS HAD SOME HARDSHIPS, 563 00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:54,700 BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE HAVE STABILITY 564 00:30:54,700 --> 00:30:58,300 NOW THAT I'M AT A POINT IN MY LIFE THAT I CAN OFFER THEM THAT. 565 00:30:58,300 --> 00:30:59,867 THE KITCHEN IS IN THIS AREA HERE. 566 00:30:59,867 --> 00:31:00,933 IT'S KIND OF COOL. 567 00:31:00,933 --> 00:31:03,067 THAT'S JUST LIKE MOM'S. YEAH. 568 00:31:03,067 --> 00:31:05,767 Paula: IT'S THE NEXT STEP, AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 569 00:31:05,767 --> 00:31:07,733 THIS IS THE MASTER. 570 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:11,700 Ann: JUST WATCH YOUR STEP. 571 00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:13,333 IT HAS A NICE COVERED PATIO. 572 00:31:15,333 --> 00:31:16,733 WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? 573 00:31:16,733 --> 00:31:17,700 LET'S DO IT. 574 00:31:17,700 --> 00:31:18,867 OKAY. 575 00:31:18,867 --> 00:31:23,100 THE HOUSE IS ACTUALLY EXACTLY WHAT I NEED. 576 00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:26,733 WE WANTED ONE FLOOR, THREE BEDROOMS, AND LOTS OF SPACE. 577 00:31:26,733 --> 00:31:28,400 I LOVE MY FAMILY, 578 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,067 AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME STABILITY 579 00:31:31,067 --> 00:31:34,800 AFTER ALL THIS HARD WORK FEELS PRETTY AMAZING. 580 00:31:37,467 --> 00:31:40,333 I'M SO EXCITED TO BE MOVING INTO A HOUSE. 581 00:31:40,333 --> 00:31:42,567 I AM READY TO DO THIS. 582 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:45,600 SAVANNAH, GO GET ALL OF THE HANGERS. 583 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:46,967 PUT THEM IN THERE. 584 00:31:46,967 --> 00:31:48,567 MOM, ARE WE SAVING IT? 585 00:31:48,567 --> 00:31:49,700 THROW IT AWAY. 586 00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:51,833 USUALLY WHEN WE'RE MOVING, 587 00:31:51,833 --> 00:31:55,600 SHE HAS TO SIT DOWN AND SHE DOESN'T CARRY ANY BOXES. 588 00:31:55,600 --> 00:32:00,300 NOW SHE'S CARRYING STUFF. SHE STANDS UP WHEN SHE PACKS. 589 00:32:01,833 --> 00:32:03,700 COME ON, SAVANNAH. 590 00:32:06,267 --> 00:32:10,633 Paula: MY LIFE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND NEW NOW. 591 00:32:10,633 --> 00:32:15,067 I'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TRYING TO STAY FOCUSED. 592 00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:18,467 AND I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS BACK ON TRACK AGAIN. 593 00:32:18,467 --> 00:32:20,200 SAM, YOU GOT IT? 594 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:21,067 YEAH. 595 00:32:21,067 --> 00:32:22,167 LET'S GO. 596 00:32:22,167 --> 00:32:24,167 I'LL SEE THE DOCTOR IN A COUPLE MONTHS. 597 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:25,633 IN THE KITCHEN. 598 00:32:25,633 --> 00:32:28,633 I FEEL LIKE I HAVE MADE PROGRESS. 599 00:32:28,633 --> 00:32:32,800 I'VE BEEN GIVING IT MY ALL, AND IF I DIDN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, 600 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:34,400 THEN I'M GONNA FEEL LIKE I FAILED. 601 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:35,833 TAKE THE WHOLE THING. I CAN'T. 602 00:32:35,833 --> 00:32:36,933 I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT TRUE 603 00:32:36,933 --> 00:32:39,367 BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH I'VE ACCOMPLISHED 604 00:32:39,367 --> 00:32:41,267 AND HOW MUCH BETTER MY LIFE IS. 605 00:32:41,267 --> 00:32:44,900 THE REALITY IS I COULD BE 600 POUNDS AGAIN, 606 00:32:44,900 --> 00:32:47,100 BUT I'M NOT GONNA LET IT HAPPEN. 607 00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,167 I WON'T LET IT HAPPEN. 608 00:33:04,300 --> 00:33:08,833 Chuck: OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I STARTED WORKING OUT. 609 00:33:08,833 --> 00:33:11,067 AND IT FEELS GOOD. 610 00:33:11,067 --> 00:33:13,400 BEFORE, I WAS SO BIG 611 00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,533 I WAS EMBARRASSED TO GO OUT THERE 612 00:33:15,533 --> 00:33:17,200 IN FRONT OF ALL THEM PEOPLE. 613 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,700 I WOULD JUST LOCK MY BIG ASS IN A ROOM. 614 00:33:19,700 --> 00:33:22,867 NOW I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING OUT AND GETTING ACTIVE. 615 00:33:22,867 --> 00:33:25,967 I GOT A TRAINER AND STARTED WORKING OUT CONSISTENTLY. 616 00:33:25,967 --> 00:33:28,067 OKAY. FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA DO 617 00:33:28,067 --> 00:33:30,133 IS TEST YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR ENDURANCE. 618 00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:31,133 I'M READY. 619 00:33:31,133 --> 00:33:34,533 JUST BREATHE, CHUCK. 620 00:33:34,533 --> 00:33:36,067 THERE YOU GO. YEAH. 621 00:33:36,067 --> 00:33:38,867 IT'S NOT BEEN EASY, BUT I THINK I'M MAKING GOOD PROGRESS NOW. 622 00:33:38,867 --> 00:33:40,200 HOW YOU FEEL? 623 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,300 IT'S GETTING TO ME, BUT I'M GOOD. 624 00:33:42,300 --> 00:33:44,167 ONE AT A TIME. THERE YOU GO. 625 00:33:44,167 --> 00:33:46,967 THE LAST DOCTOR APPOINTMENT WAS A WAKE-UP CALL. 626 00:33:46,967 --> 00:33:49,067 3½ MINUTES AIN'T BAD. 627 00:33:49,067 --> 00:33:52,367 I THINK I WAS MORE DEPRESSED THAN I WANTED TO ADMIT. 628 00:33:52,367 --> 00:33:55,467 I TRIED TO SAVE MY MARRIAGE, BUT I FAILED. 629 00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:57,900 WHEN YOU GIVE SOMETHING YOUR ALL AND YOU COME UP SHORT, 630 00:33:57,900 --> 00:34:00,633 IT'S HARD. 631 00:34:00,633 --> 00:34:03,467 BUT I'M STARTING TO SEE HOW TO REBUILD MY LIFE. 632 00:34:03,467 --> 00:34:04,767 READY? GO. 633 00:34:04,767 --> 00:34:08,400 AND A BIG PART OF THAT IS ME BEING HEALTHY. 634 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:11,267 I GOT TO STAY ON TRACK IF I WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL 635 00:34:11,267 --> 00:34:13,733 AND NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES AGAIN. 636 00:34:13,733 --> 00:34:16,467 2:22. 637 00:34:16,467 --> 00:34:19,800 I DECIDED I WANT TO ASK ERICA TO MARRY ME, 638 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:23,933 AND THAT'S BEEN THE GREATEST MOTIVATION TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT. 639 00:34:23,933 --> 00:34:26,200 I JUST HOPE SHE SAYS YES. 640 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,667 Paula: I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN TODAY 641 00:34:41,667 --> 00:34:44,633 TO SEE IF I'M APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY. 642 00:34:44,633 --> 00:34:47,433 THE LAST TIME, I DIDN'T QUALIFY. 643 00:34:47,433 --> 00:34:50,633 AND NOW THE DOCTOR TOLD ME IF I GET UNDER 300 POUNDS 644 00:34:50,633 --> 00:34:53,800 THAT HE WOULD DO IT. 645 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:57,667 I FEEL LIKE I'M BACK ON TRACK, MAKING DECENT PROGRESS. 646 00:34:57,667 --> 00:34:58,833 Woman: MS. JONES. 647 00:35:00,933 --> 00:35:04,067 BUT THE TRUE TEST IS THAT SCALE. 648 00:35:04,067 --> 00:35:06,533 [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] 649 00:35:09,933 --> 00:35:12,833 YES! WHOO! 650 00:35:14,467 --> 00:35:16,067 IT'S UNDER. THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. 651 00:35:16,067 --> 00:35:19,567 I AM ECSTATIC. 652 00:35:19,567 --> 00:35:22,300 IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK, BUT I DID IT. 653 00:35:22,300 --> 00:35:23,200 HELLO. 654 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:24,067 HEY. 655 00:35:24,067 --> 00:35:25,767 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 656 00:35:25,767 --> 00:35:27,100 WE'RE GOOD. 657 00:35:27,100 --> 00:35:30,700 SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 299. 658 00:35:30,700 --> 00:35:34,133 I THINK YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. 659 00:35:34,133 --> 00:35:37,433 I WENT FROM 360 TO 299 SINCE JUNE. 660 00:35:37,433 --> 00:35:40,333 I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT PAULA MADE SOME PROGRESS. 661 00:35:40,333 --> 00:35:43,467 SHE SHOWED ME THAT SHE'D STICK WITH IT. 662 00:35:43,467 --> 00:35:47,500 MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE STOPPED MAKING EXCUSES. 663 00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:52,067 YOU DID WELL, SO I'M APPROVING YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 664 00:35:52,067 --> 00:35:53,067 [ LAUGHS ] 665 00:35:54,467 --> 00:35:55,967 [ Chuckling ] OKAY. I WANT TO DO IT. 666 00:35:55,967 --> 00:35:57,800 ALL RIGHT. SUPER. 667 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,867 SHE'S UNDER 300 POUNDS, 668 00:36:00,867 --> 00:36:04,667 SO I THINK SHE'S READY TO MOVE AHEAD FOR A SKIN SURGERY 669 00:36:04,667 --> 00:36:05,833 IN A FEW MONTHS. 670 00:36:05,833 --> 00:36:08,467 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 671 00:36:08,467 --> 00:36:10,900 THIS IS A GREAT FEELING. 672 00:36:10,900 --> 00:36:12,833 TO BE GETTING SKIN SURGERY NOW, 673 00:36:12,833 --> 00:36:15,267 IT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, 674 00:36:15,267 --> 00:36:17,433 AND IT'LL KEEP ME MOTIVATED. 675 00:36:17,433 --> 00:36:22,167 I STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO, BUT IT'S A GOOD REASON TO CELEBRATE. 676 00:36:42,133 --> 00:36:45,867 Paula: DR. NOWZARADAN HAS SET A DATE FOR MY SURGERY NEXT MONTH. 677 00:36:45,867 --> 00:36:48,467 I'VE CONTINUED TO MAKE GOOD PROGRESS. 678 00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:52,267 I'VE LOST MORE WEIGHT SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE SEEN HIM. 679 00:36:52,267 --> 00:36:55,167 NOW I HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY, 680 00:36:55,167 --> 00:36:57,067 AND EACH DAY I CAN DO A LITTLE BIT MORE. 681 00:36:57,067 --> 00:36:58,467 I WANT SOMETHING TO HOLD ONTO. 682 00:36:59,567 --> 00:37:00,867 WAIT! 683 00:37:00,867 --> 00:37:04,067 MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M ENJOYING TIME WITH MY KIDS. 684 00:37:04,067 --> 00:37:06,900 NOW I CAN BE PHYSICALLY INTERACTIVE WITH THEM 685 00:37:06,900 --> 00:37:08,567 AND IT'S AWESOME. 686 00:37:08,567 --> 00:37:09,400 AAH! 687 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:10,600 [ LAUGHS ] 688 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,967 THROUGH THIS JOURNEY, 689 00:37:12,967 --> 00:37:15,433 I'VE LEARNED HOW TO NO ONLY BE PHYSICALLY HEALTHY 690 00:37:15,433 --> 00:37:18,067 BUT HOW TO BE EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY, AS WELL. 691 00:37:19,833 --> 00:37:25,733 I'VE LEARNED HOW TO FORGIVE OTHERS AND TO LEARN TO LOVE THEM 692 00:37:25,733 --> 00:37:27,567 EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE HURT ME. 693 00:37:27,567 --> 00:37:30,767 I FEEL LIKE THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, 694 00:37:30,767 --> 00:37:34,133 AND I WANT TO KEEP PUSHING MYSELF AND FIGHTING 695 00:37:34,133 --> 00:37:37,333 TO MAKE PROGRESS EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 696 00:37:40,233 --> 00:37:43,333 NOW I TAKE EACH DAY AT A TIME 697 00:37:43,333 --> 00:37:45,400 AND MAKE SURE MY HEALTH IS A PRIORITY. 698 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:50,067 IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'VE COME THIS FAR. 699 00:37:50,067 --> 00:37:53,067 I MAKE GOALS NOW AND I HIT THEM. 700 00:37:53,067 --> 00:37:54,767 [ CHUCKLES ] YES. 701 00:37:54,767 --> 00:37:58,100 AFTER SKIN SURGERY, I'LL ALMOST BE AT MY GOAL WEIGHT. 702 00:37:58,100 --> 00:37:59,367 YELLOW NEXT. 703 00:37:59,367 --> 00:38:02,433 IT'S JUST AWESOME, AND I COULDN'T BE MORE HAPPY. 704 00:38:02,433 --> 00:38:04,133 HELLO. 705 00:38:04,133 --> 00:38:06,900 YOU STARTED AT ALMOST 600 POUNDS. 706 00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:08,933 YOU'RE DOWN TO 268 POUNDS? 707 00:38:08,933 --> 00:38:10,133 Paula: YEP. 708 00:38:10,133 --> 00:38:12,900 PAULA IS DOING MUCH BETTER AND SHE'S LOSING WEIGHT. 709 00:38:12,900 --> 00:38:16,267 SKIN SURGERY SHOULD TAKE ANOTHER 30 POUNDS OFF OF HER STOMACH, 710 00:38:16,267 --> 00:38:19,733 AND IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE SHE'S UNDER 200 POUNDS. 711 00:38:19,733 --> 00:38:23,933 ALL RIGHT? I'M PROUD OF YOU AND I THINK YOU DID GREAT. 712 00:38:23,933 --> 00:38:24,933 THANK YOU. 713 00:38:24,933 --> 00:38:26,300 ALL RIGHT. 714 00:38:26,300 --> 00:38:28,333 I THINK THAT BEING HEALTHY IS IMPORTANT, 715 00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:31,733 ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY LIFE EXPERIENCES. 716 00:38:31,733 --> 00:38:33,667 IF I HADN'T HAD THE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY, 717 00:38:33,667 --> 00:38:36,500 I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. 718 00:38:37,933 --> 00:38:41,400 I'VE BROUGHT MYSELF OUT OF ISOLATION 719 00:38:41,400 --> 00:38:43,267 AND ALLOWED MYSELF TO FEEL. 720 00:38:43,267 --> 00:38:46,167 I'M LIVING LIFE NOW 721 00:38:46,167 --> 00:38:48,067 AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T HAVE 722 00:38:48,067 --> 00:38:50,633 BEFORE I WENT THROUGH THIS JOURNEY. 723 00:38:50,633 --> 00:38:53,533 I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. 724 00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:04,067 Chuck: THINGS ARE GOING WELL, 725 00:39:04,067 --> 00:39:06,833 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M BACK ON TRACK. 726 00:39:06,833 --> 00:39:11,833 ERICA HAS BEEN THE GREATEST BLESSING IN MY LIFE. 727 00:39:11,833 --> 00:39:15,067 I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME, AND SHE SAID YES. 728 00:39:15,067 --> 00:39:17,933 SO TODAY I'M GOING TO THE CHURCH TO GET MARRIED. 729 00:39:21,700 --> 00:39:25,567 SHE'S TRULY MY SECOND CHANCE AND I'M GONNA DO IT RIGHT THIS TIME. 730 00:39:30,500 --> 00:39:33,433 Officiant: I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR COMING OUT TODAY 731 00:39:33,433 --> 00:39:35,300 TO JOIN CHARLES AND ERICA 732 00:39:35,300 --> 00:39:38,500 IN THEIR CELEBRATION OF THEIR MARRIAGE. 733 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:41,533 "TAKE YOU, ERICA"... 734 00:39:41,533 --> 00:39:43,800 ..."TO BE MY WIFE"... 735 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:47,867 WHAT GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER, LET NO MAN SEPARATE. 736 00:39:47,867 --> 00:39:50,667 YOU MAY KISS THE BRIDE. 737 00:39:50,667 --> 00:39:52,067 [ APPLAUSE ] 738 00:39:56,167 --> 00:39:59,233 Chuck: I'M THANKFUL FOR SOMEONE IN MY LIFE I CAN TRULY LEAN ON, 739 00:39:59,233 --> 00:40:04,133 AND I WANT HER TO FEEL THE SAME WAY. 740 00:40:04,133 --> 00:40:06,300 I'M GOING TO BE THE MAN I NEED TO BE, 741 00:40:06,300 --> 00:40:08,767 SO I'M GONNA KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF AND GET TO MY GOALS. 742 00:40:12,367 --> 00:40:14,367 I'D NEVER GUESS IN A MILLION YEARS 743 00:40:14,367 --> 00:40:16,633 I'D GET A SECOND CHANCE LIKE THIS. 744 00:40:16,633 --> 00:40:20,367 IT FEELS AMAZING. 745 00:40:20,367 --> 00:40:24,700 IT'S NOT BEEN EASY, BUT I THINK I'M MAKING MORE PROGRESS NOW. 746 00:40:30,167 --> 00:40:33,833 I MADE IT UNDER MY GOAL OF 250 POUNDS, 747 00:40:33,833 --> 00:40:36,433 AND MY NEXT GOAL IS 200 POUNDS. 748 00:40:36,433 --> 00:40:38,200 THAT'S MY FINAL TARGET WEIGHT, 749 00:40:38,200 --> 00:40:39,733 AND I'M CLOSER THAN I'VE EVER BEEN. 750 00:40:39,733 --> 00:40:41,133 CHUCK. HOW YOU DOING? 751 00:40:41,133 --> 00:40:42,500 HOW YOU BEEN? 752 00:40:42,500 --> 00:40:43,967 ALL RIGHT. JUST WORKING. 753 00:40:43,967 --> 00:40:46,667 EVERYTHING IS TURNING OUT GOOD FOR YOU, HUH? 754 00:40:46,667 --> 00:40:48,067 YES, SIR. IT'S A LOT BETTER. 755 00:40:48,067 --> 00:40:51,233 CHUCK IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN, 756 00:40:51,233 --> 00:40:52,767 AND I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT. 757 00:40:56,900 --> 00:41:00,233 ...BUT FOR NOW, HE'S MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 758 00:41:03,067 --> 00:41:04,733 Chuck: MY WHOLE WORLD IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT 759 00:41:04,733 --> 00:41:07,067 THAN IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO. 760 00:41:10,300 --> 00:41:13,833 EVERY DAY I TRY TO DO MORE AND MORE. 761 00:41:13,833 --> 00:41:16,833 IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE IF I HADN'T HAD SURGERY. 762 00:41:19,067 --> 00:41:20,700 I HAVE A NEW LEASE ON LIFE. 763 00:41:22,367 --> 00:41:24,933 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEW LIFE WITH ERICA. 764 00:41:24,933 --> 00:41:28,067 I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES THIS TIME AROUND. 765 00:41:28,067 --> 00:41:31,933 I AM EXCITED ABOUT WHERE MY LIFE IS HEADED.