1 00:00:06,167 --> 00:00:08,767 Marla: I CAN'T EVEN BATHE MYSELF. 2 00:00:08,767 --> 00:00:11,200 MY KIDS HAVE TO DO THAT FOR ME. 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,867 Charity: I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER. 4 00:00:13,867 --> 00:00:18,633 Olivia: I'VE BEEN HIDING FROM THE WORLD, JUST WAITING TO DIE. 5 00:00:18,633 --> 00:00:20,500 Pauline: I AM ABSOLUTELY TRAPPED IN THIS BODY, 6 00:00:20,500 --> 00:00:23,200 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M DYING EVERY DAY. 7 00:00:24,533 --> 00:00:26,967 Susan: I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 8 00:00:26,967 --> 00:00:30,567 THIS IS MY LAST HOPE TO BECOME NORMAL. 9 00:00:30,567 --> 00:00:33,533 Madison: I NEED MY MOM. I NEED HER TO BE HERE FOR ME. 10 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:36,567 ** 11 00:00:42,967 --> 00:00:45,000 Man: 10 SECONDS NOW. HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT. 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,200 -[ BREATHES DEEPLY ] -GOOD JOB. 13 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,833 Christina: I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. 14 00:00:50,833 --> 00:00:53,733 Joe: I REFUSE TO LET THEM BURY ME. 15 00:00:57,633 --> 00:00:59,867 Susan: I AM NOW EXPRESSING MYSELF 16 00:00:59,867 --> 00:01:02,133 AND LIVING MY OWN TRUTH. 17 00:01:02,133 --> 00:01:05,067 Olivia: I LOST THE WEIGHT, BUT I GAINED MY FAMILY. 18 00:01:05,067 --> 00:01:08,067 Zsalynn: LIFE IS AMAZING NOW. I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF. 19 00:01:12,267 --> 00:01:15,400 Angel: LOSING THE WEIGHT HAS OPENED UP SO MANY NEW DOORS FOR ME. 20 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,967 Charity: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. 21 00:01:17,967 --> 00:01:20,333 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 22 00:01:20,333 --> 00:01:22,733 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 23 00:01:22,733 --> 00:01:25,167 Charity: WHEN I SEE MYSELF IN A MIRROR, 24 00:01:25,167 --> 00:01:27,600 I FEEL LIKE SOME MONSTER. 25 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,933 MY BODY IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. 26 00:01:30,933 --> 00:01:33,133 I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON MY OWN, 27 00:01:33,133 --> 00:01:35,467 AND I KNOW I'M GONNA DIE. 28 00:01:38,333 --> 00:01:42,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHARITY IS CLEARLY IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. 29 00:01:42,300 --> 00:01:45,733 SHE'S CLOSE TO LOSING THE ABILITY TO EVEN STAND UP. 30 00:01:50,133 --> 00:01:52,067 HELLO! 31 00:01:52,067 --> 00:01:53,767 MY MOM HAS BRAIN CANCER. 32 00:01:53,767 --> 00:01:56,200 I WANT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT SO I CAN GO SEE HER. 33 00:01:59,533 --> 00:02:01,367 I'M GONNA FIGHT TO DO THIS 34 00:02:01,367 --> 00:02:05,167 'CAUSE IT'S THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY I HAVE TO GET MY LIFE BACK. 35 00:02:09,900 --> 00:02:12,767 [ CRIES ] WHY? 36 00:02:12,767 --> 00:02:14,800 I DIDN'T LOSE ENOUGH IN TIME. 37 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,833 THE WEIGHT STOPPED ME FROM SAYING GOODBYE TO MY MOM. 38 00:02:17,833 --> 00:02:19,433 BUT IT'S TOO HARD RIGHT NOW. 39 00:02:19,433 --> 00:02:21,533 FOOD IS WHAT I KNOW WHEN I HURT. 40 00:02:21,533 --> 00:02:24,800 YOU CLEARLY ARE STILL HAVING A LOT OF ISSUES 41 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,067 WITH YOUR ADDICTION. 42 00:02:30,167 --> 00:02:31,700 I WANT TO GET ALL OF THE -- 43 00:02:31,700 --> 00:02:34,767 I WANT TO BE ABLE TO FORGIVE EVERYTHING AND JUST MOVE ON. 44 00:02:34,767 --> 00:02:37,167 I'M GOING TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO DO THIS. 45 00:02:37,167 --> 00:02:38,500 I'M NOT GONNA FAIL. 46 00:02:42,667 --> 00:02:45,800 I'VE BEEN CARRYING THIS MASS AROUND FOR 10 YEARS. 47 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,300 YOUR WEIGHT IS DOWN ENOUGH FOR US TO DO YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 48 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:51,233 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M HOPING THAT HER WEIGHT LOSS 49 00:02:51,233 --> 00:02:54,633 IS GONNA BE MUCH FASTER AFTER THIS SURGERY. 50 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,700 Charity: I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER STOP PUSHING FORWARD. 51 00:03:01,700 --> 00:03:03,300 I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE NOW, 52 00:03:03,300 --> 00:03:05,600 AND I PLAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. 53 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,300 EVERYTHING IS A POSSIBILITY NOW. 54 00:03:08,300 --> 00:03:11,333 ** 55 00:03:22,567 --> 00:03:25,467 SINCE MY WEIGHT LOSS AND SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERIES, 56 00:03:25,467 --> 00:03:27,733 LIFE HAS CHANGED SO MUCH. 57 00:03:27,733 --> 00:03:29,933 I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER BE INDEPENDENT AGAIN, 58 00:03:29,933 --> 00:03:34,300 BUT I CAN DO PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING FOR MYSELF NOW. 59 00:03:34,300 --> 00:03:37,333 SO I HAVE MORE SELF-WORTH AND SELF-PRIDE. 60 00:03:37,333 --> 00:03:40,233 I HAVE A LOT OF SKIN SURGERIES IN FRONT OF ME, 61 00:03:40,233 --> 00:03:42,867 BUT MY GOAL ONCE I'M DONE WITH ALL OF THAT 62 00:03:42,867 --> 00:03:45,167 IS TO BE UNDER 200 POUNDS. 63 00:03:46,567 --> 00:03:51,700 I'M STILL LIVING WITH MY FIANCé TONY AND MY DAUGHTER CHARLY. 64 00:03:51,700 --> 00:03:53,733 Charly: MY MOM AND I ARE DOING A LOT BETTER 65 00:03:53,733 --> 00:03:57,300 NOW THAT SHE DOESN'T REALLY NEED MY HELP AS MUCH AS SHE USED TO. 66 00:03:58,533 --> 00:04:00,700 IT'S A HUGE CHANGE. 67 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:03,967 AND SO IT'S EASIER FOR US TO TALK AND GET ALONG. 68 00:04:03,967 --> 00:04:06,500 Charity: MY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHARLY'S A LOT BETTER NOW 69 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:08,800 BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO HELP ME WITH STUFF ANYMORE 70 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,567 AND WE CAN SPEND THAT TIME TALKING AND GETTING CLOSER. 71 00:04:12,567 --> 00:04:14,633 BUT I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER, THOUGH. 72 00:04:14,633 --> 00:04:18,267 BECAUSE SHE'S A FOOD ADDICT LIKE I AM. 73 00:04:18,267 --> 00:04:22,300 AND I STARTED NOTICING WEIGHT GAIN SINCE WE'VE MOVED HERE. 74 00:04:22,300 --> 00:04:25,300 AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE TOO HEAVY TO DO ANYTHING, 75 00:04:25,300 --> 00:04:26,967 AND I DON'T WANT HER TO GET THERE. 76 00:04:26,967 --> 00:04:29,433 BUT WHENEVER I SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HER WEIGHT, 77 00:04:29,433 --> 00:04:31,200 HER FEELINGS GET HURT. 78 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:32,567 I DON'T LIKE SEEING HER CRY, 79 00:04:32,567 --> 00:04:36,633 BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO JEOPARDIZE HER HEALTH, EITHER. 80 00:04:36,633 --> 00:04:40,067 Charly: I FEEL LIKE MY MOM IS TRYING TO TEACH ME BETTER HABITS 81 00:04:40,067 --> 00:04:42,433 THAN WHAT SHE TAUGHT ME BEFORE. 82 00:04:42,433 --> 00:04:46,167 NOW THAT SHE'S NOT SO DEPENDENT ON ME, I GOT A JOB. 83 00:04:46,167 --> 00:04:47,800 I'M IN CONTROL OF MYSELF NOW. 84 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:49,167 IT'S HER TURN TO TAKE CARE OF HER 85 00:04:49,167 --> 00:04:50,933 AND STOP TRYING TO FOCUS SO MUCH ON ME. 86 00:04:50,933 --> 00:04:52,933 Charity: ALL RIGHT. HAVE FUN. 87 00:04:52,933 --> 00:04:55,067 Charity: AT ALMOST 800 POUNDS, 88 00:04:55,067 --> 00:04:57,733 I WAS A PRISONER IN MY OWN BODY. 89 00:04:57,733 --> 00:05:02,267 BUT LOSING WEIGHT HAS BEEN A LOT HARDER THAN I EVER EXPECTED. 90 00:05:02,267 --> 00:05:05,567 SINCE I'VE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT, 91 00:05:05,567 --> 00:05:09,800 THE EXTRA SKIN ON MY STOMACH HAS BEEN CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS. 92 00:05:11,067 --> 00:05:14,233 I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CELLULITIS INFECTIONS. 93 00:05:15,467 --> 00:05:17,600 I'VE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE HOSPITAL 94 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,767 A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH TO BE TREATED, 95 00:05:20,767 --> 00:05:22,500 AND IT'S FRUSTRATING 96 00:05:22,500 --> 00:05:25,700 BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS 97 00:05:25,700 --> 00:05:27,967 WITH THESE COMPLICATIONS. 98 00:05:27,967 --> 00:05:31,067 AND MY BODY IS STILL REALLY MISSHAPEN. 99 00:05:31,067 --> 00:05:33,733 DR. NOWZARADAN HAS APPROVED 100 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:36,333 ANOTHER ROUND OF SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY, 101 00:05:36,333 --> 00:05:39,067 AND I'M HOPING THAT MAKES A BIG IMPROVEMENT. 102 00:05:39,067 --> 00:05:41,433 I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR 103 00:05:41,433 --> 00:05:43,500 AND SEE A NORMAL PERSON. 104 00:05:43,500 --> 00:05:45,867 THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED TO DO. 105 00:05:50,900 --> 00:05:53,067 Angel: I JUST HATE MY BODY. 106 00:05:53,067 --> 00:05:54,433 I'M ASHAMED OF IT. 107 00:05:54,433 --> 00:05:57,900 AND I CANNOT DO ANYTHING INDEPENDENTLY NOW. 108 00:05:57,900 --> 00:06:00,067 DONNIE, CAN YOU HELP REAL QUICK? 109 00:06:00,067 --> 00:06:02,833 Donnie: THIS ISN'T WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR. 110 00:06:02,833 --> 00:06:05,133 I FEEL LIKE A SINGLE DAD ALL THE TIME. 111 00:06:05,133 --> 00:06:06,733 UNLESS EVERYTHING CHANGED, 112 00:06:06,733 --> 00:06:10,067 I'M PROBABLY GONNA TAKE THE KID AND MOVE ON. 113 00:06:10,067 --> 00:06:13,900 Angel: I HAVE TO BREAK FREE FROM FOOD 114 00:06:13,900 --> 00:06:16,367 OR IT'S GONNA COST ME EVERYTHING. 115 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,567 I JUST EAT CONSTANTLY. 116 00:06:22,567 --> 00:06:24,900 WE NEED TO GET YOU BACK ON TRACK. 117 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:26,700 IT'S NOT GONNA COME EASY. 118 00:06:26,700 --> 00:06:31,067 IT'S LIKE A MIRACLE THAT'S GONNA GIVE ME MY LIFE BACK. 119 00:06:31,067 --> 00:06:32,633 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'LL GET THIS DONE 120 00:06:32,633 --> 00:06:36,433 SO ANGEL CAN START MAKING MORE PROGRESS. 121 00:06:41,933 --> 00:06:44,067 IT'S ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME, ISN'T IT? 122 00:06:44,067 --> 00:06:45,133 YEP. 123 00:06:49,933 --> 00:06:51,433 WHAT IN THE WORLD? 124 00:06:51,433 --> 00:06:55,200 Dr. Nowzaradan: SHE HAS ALLOWED A FEEDING TUBE TO BE PLACED IN 125 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:56,633 BY OTHER DOCTORS. 126 00:06:56,633 --> 00:06:58,067 I'D SAY IT'S VERY ABNORMAL 127 00:06:58,067 --> 00:06:59,600 THAT SHE HAD SURGERY WITHOUT ME KNOWING. 128 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:00,700 RIGHT. 129 00:07:00,700 --> 00:07:03,067 THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT IN HERE. 130 00:07:03,067 --> 00:07:05,300 THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION. 131 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:07,400 WE HAVE TO GO BACK IN AND OPERATE 132 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,367 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN DONE. 133 00:07:09,367 --> 00:07:12,400 ** 134 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:18,300 Angel: I'M DOING AS MUCH AS I CAN AROUND THE HOUSE. 135 00:07:18,300 --> 00:07:20,500 I WANT TO START BEARING SOME OF THE LOAD, 136 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:23,300 TAKING CARE OF THE FAMILY. 137 00:07:23,300 --> 00:07:24,767 I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD 138 00:07:24,767 --> 00:07:27,433 AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THAT NUMBER'S AT. 139 00:07:27,433 --> 00:07:29,767 250. 140 00:07:29,767 --> 00:07:30,867 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 141 00:07:30,867 --> 00:07:32,100 [ LAUGHS ] 142 00:07:32,100 --> 00:07:33,400 GOOD JOB, BABY. 143 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,467 Donnie: ANDREW HAS TWO FULL-TIME PARENTS NOW. 144 00:07:36,467 --> 00:07:39,767 Angel: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I COULD LOOK AT MYSELF 145 00:07:39,767 --> 00:07:42,600 AND SEE SOMEONE I THOUGHT WAS BEAUTIFUL. 146 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,633 ** 147 00:08:00,533 --> 00:08:04,367 SINCE THE SURGERY, MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS BEEN GREAT. 148 00:08:04,367 --> 00:08:07,867 I'M NO LONGER STUCK SITTING IN BED ALL DAY. 149 00:08:07,867 --> 00:08:09,900 ANDREW, GET UP. 150 00:08:09,900 --> 00:08:11,233 COME ON. 151 00:08:11,233 --> 00:08:12,267 BRUSH YOUR TEETH! 152 00:08:12,267 --> 00:08:14,667 I AM JUST PROUD OF MYSELF 153 00:08:14,667 --> 00:08:15,933 BECAUSE A YEAR AGO, 154 00:08:15,933 --> 00:08:19,267 I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD MAKE IT THIS FAR. 155 00:08:19,267 --> 00:08:22,600 AND BECAUSE OF THE PROGRESS I'VE MADE WITH MY WEIGHT, 156 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:25,733 THE DOCTOR DID MY FIRST SKIN SURGERY ON MY ABDOMEN 157 00:08:25,733 --> 00:08:28,267 ABOUT SIX WEEKS AGO. 158 00:08:28,267 --> 00:08:29,400 I'M STILL HEALING, 159 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,667 BUT I'M ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE NOW. 160 00:08:33,267 --> 00:08:35,833 NOW THAT I'VE LOST HALF MY WEIGHT, 161 00:08:35,833 --> 00:08:38,500 I'M ABLE TO BE WITH ANDREW BY MYSELF 162 00:08:38,500 --> 00:08:40,900 AND I CAN ACTUALLY BE A MOM FOR HIM. 163 00:08:43,367 --> 00:08:45,567 IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY. 164 00:08:45,567 --> 00:08:48,967 NOW THAT DONNIE IS NOT MY CARETAKER, 165 00:08:48,967 --> 00:08:51,333 OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS GOTTEN STRONGER. 166 00:08:51,333 --> 00:08:53,533 AT THE BEGINNING OF MY JOURNEY, 167 00:08:53,533 --> 00:08:56,400 I KNEW DONNIE FELT LIKE IF I WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED, 168 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,600 HE WAS GONNA TAKE ANDREW AND LEAVE. 169 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,833 AND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT I COULD CHANGE, 170 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:03,100 HE KNEW WE HAD A CHANCE. 171 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:06,067 I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF ANGEL. SHE'S DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. 172 00:09:06,067 --> 00:09:08,967 THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS HER ATTITUDE. 173 00:09:08,967 --> 00:09:11,867 IT'S LIKE HAVING A DIFFERENT PERSON IN THE HOUSE. 174 00:09:11,867 --> 00:09:15,133 IT'S NIGHT AND DAY FROM A YEAR AGO. 175 00:09:15,133 --> 00:09:17,533 Angel: I JUST MOSTLY STAY IN BED 176 00:09:17,533 --> 00:09:20,167 AND DONNIE TAKES CARE OF ME. 177 00:09:20,167 --> 00:09:21,467 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 178 00:09:21,467 --> 00:09:24,567 YEAH, THOSE ARE THE ONES. PERFECT. 179 00:09:24,567 --> 00:09:27,600 ** 180 00:09:31,433 --> 00:09:32,500 WHY DON'T YOU GO SIT DOWN? 181 00:09:32,500 --> 00:09:33,733 OKAY. 182 00:09:33,733 --> 00:09:36,167 RIGHT NOW, MY KNEE FEELS LIKE 183 00:09:36,167 --> 00:09:39,600 I'VE BEEN RAN OVER BY A FREIGHT TRAIN. 184 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:43,533 AND I'M REALIZING HOW MUCH DAMAGE CARRYING ALL THAT WEIGHT 185 00:09:43,533 --> 00:09:45,933 HAS DONE TO MY KNEES OVER THE YEARS. 186 00:09:45,933 --> 00:09:49,467 I HAD A TASTE OF INDEPENDENCE AFTER THE SURGERY, 187 00:09:49,467 --> 00:09:52,933 BUT NOW THE KNEE PAIN IS TAKING THAT AWAY FROM ME. 188 00:09:52,933 --> 00:09:57,800 IT'S ACTUALLY GOTTEN WORSE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. 189 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,567 JUST GET COMFORTABLE. I'LL BRING YOU THE FOOD, OKAY? 190 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:03,800 I HATE THAT DONNIE STILL HAS TO HELP WITH A LOT. 191 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,867 I HAD THIS SURGERY SO I COULD BE 192 00:10:05,867 --> 00:10:07,900 AN EQUAL PARTNER IN THIS MARRIAGE, 193 00:10:07,900 --> 00:10:10,333 AND I'M STILL NOT THERE. 194 00:10:10,333 --> 00:10:15,700 MY OLD LIFE SEEMS LIKE IT'S COMING BACK TO HAUNT ME. 195 00:10:15,700 --> 00:10:18,533 AND I'M REALLY SCARED THAT IF I DON'T GET MY KNEES FIXED 196 00:10:18,533 --> 00:10:20,067 AND BECOME MOBILE, 197 00:10:20,067 --> 00:10:22,700 I'M GONNA GAIN ALL THE WEIGHT BACK. 198 00:10:22,700 --> 00:10:25,233 BUT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME DOWN TO 200 POUNDS 199 00:10:25,233 --> 00:10:27,500 SO I'M HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR THE SURGERY. 200 00:10:27,500 --> 00:10:29,200 LOOK HOW SKINNY YOUR LEGS ARE. 201 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:30,633 THAT'S AMAZING. 202 00:10:30,633 --> 00:10:31,967 MY LEG IS NOT SKINNY. 203 00:10:31,967 --> 00:10:33,067 LOOK AT THAT. 204 00:10:33,067 --> 00:10:35,533 I STILL GOT MY FAT ON MY LEG. 205 00:10:35,533 --> 00:10:38,000 SINCE I'M NOT WHERE I WANT TO BE YET, 206 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,800 I'M STRUGGLING TO SEE MYSELF THE WAY MY HUSBAND SEES ME. 207 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:44,200 AND GETTING SKIN SURGERY ON MY ARMS AND BREASTS 208 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,567 WILL HELP ME FEEL MORE ATTRACTIVE. 209 00:10:46,567 --> 00:10:50,300 Donnie: ANGEL'S DOING REALLY WELL AS FAR AS THE WEIGHT LOSS, 210 00:10:50,300 --> 00:10:52,433 BUT BECAUSE OF HER KNEES, 211 00:10:52,433 --> 00:10:54,033 WE KIND OF HIT A ROADBLOCK 212 00:10:54,033 --> 00:10:56,133 AND SHE STILL CAN'T ENJOY LIFE FULLY. 213 00:10:56,133 --> 00:11:00,167 Angel: I WORKED SO HARD TO BECOME THE MOTHER THAT ANDREW DESERVES 214 00:11:00,167 --> 00:11:01,733 AND THE WIFE DONNIE NEEDS 215 00:11:01,733 --> 00:11:04,600 THAT I'M DETERMINED TO GET MY INDEPENDENCE BACK 216 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,067 BECAUSE MY FAMILY'S COUNTING ON ME, 217 00:11:07,067 --> 00:11:10,200 AND I WON'T LET THEM DOWN AGAIN. 218 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,233 ** 219 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,567 Charity: I'M FEELING ANXIOUS AND I'M FEELING A LITTLE NERVOUS 220 00:11:20,567 --> 00:11:24,300 BECAUSE TODAY THEY'RE REMOVING THE SKIN FROM MY STOMACH. 221 00:11:24,300 --> 00:11:28,233 I WORRY BECAUSE EVERY TIME I HAVE A MAJOR SURGERY, 222 00:11:28,233 --> 00:11:30,967 MY BODY TAKES A LONG TIME TO HEAL. 223 00:11:34,733 --> 00:11:36,367 I'M READY TO GET HEALTHY, 224 00:11:36,367 --> 00:11:39,067 BUT I'M AFRAID THIS PROCEDURE WILL MAKE THINGS WORSE 225 00:11:39,067 --> 00:11:40,700 BEFORE IT GETS BETTER. 226 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:42,500 BUT I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS SKIN 227 00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:45,067 SO I CAN STOP THE INFECTIONS FROM COMING BACK. 228 00:11:48,133 --> 00:11:50,067 I'M HAVING AN ANXIETY ATTACK. 229 00:11:50,067 --> 00:11:51,233 WHY? 230 00:11:51,233 --> 00:11:52,633 -I DON'T KNOW, CHARLY. -HERE. HOLD MY HAND. 231 00:11:52,633 --> 00:11:53,800 -'CAUSE I'M NERVOUS. -HOLD MY HAND. 232 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:55,500 YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BE NERVOUS ABOUT. 233 00:11:55,500 --> 00:11:58,100 BREATHE IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE AND OUT THROUGH YOUR MOUTH. 234 00:12:00,067 --> 00:12:01,967 THE LAST TIME I HAD SURGERY, 235 00:12:01,967 --> 00:12:04,600 MY RECOVERY WAS EXCRUCIATING. 236 00:12:06,067 --> 00:12:08,800 MY ENTIRE BODY ACHED. 237 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:10,367 BUT I STILL HAD TO MOVE ALL THE TIME 238 00:12:10,367 --> 00:12:12,467 SO I WOULDN'T DEVELOP BLOOD CLOTS. 239 00:12:12,467 --> 00:12:15,567 IT WAS PURE HELL. 240 00:12:15,567 --> 00:12:18,900 I DON'T KNOW IF I'M READY TO RELIVE ALL THAT PAIN. 241 00:12:18,900 --> 00:12:20,200 WHY ARE YOU CRYING? 242 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,733 I DON'T KNOW. 243 00:12:21,733 --> 00:12:23,733 I WAS FINE UNTIL WE GOT HERE. 244 00:12:23,733 --> 00:12:26,633 [ SNIFFLES ] 245 00:12:31,367 --> 00:12:34,400 ** 246 00:12:41,767 --> 00:12:43,633 HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? 247 00:12:43,633 --> 00:12:46,100 ANXIOUS FOR SURGERY AT THE MOMENT, 248 00:12:46,100 --> 00:12:47,767 BUT I WANT TO GET BETTER. 249 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:50,800 SO WE'RE GONNA GET THAT EXTRA SKIN 250 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,767 THAT IS CAUSE OF INFECTION 251 00:12:52,767 --> 00:12:56,600 AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW THINGS GO WITH THE HEALING, OKAY? 252 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:58,600 SO LET'S GET YOU FIXED UP, OKAY? -OKAY. 253 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,733 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHARITY HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL 254 00:13:00,733 --> 00:13:04,733 THREE TIMES FOR SKIN INFECTION AND THE PAST MONTH. 255 00:13:04,733 --> 00:13:07,967 TODAY, SHE'S IN FOR HAVING THE SKIN SURGERY DONE. 256 00:13:07,967 --> 00:13:09,867 THIS IS GONNA BE A POSITIVE THING 257 00:13:09,867 --> 00:13:12,500 BOTH FOR PREVENTING SKIN INFECTION 258 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:16,067 AND IT'S GONNA MAKE HER MORE MOBILE AND ABLE TO LOSE WEIGHT. 259 00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:23,067 ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. 260 00:13:23,067 --> 00:13:24,433 GIVE ME A MARKING PEN. 261 00:13:26,067 --> 00:13:29,833 WE'RE GONNA MAKE AN INCISION IN THE LOWER PART OF ABDOMEN 262 00:13:29,833 --> 00:13:34,167 AND WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN REMOVE ALL THE TISSUE 263 00:13:34,167 --> 00:13:37,067 THAT IS THE SOURCE OF INFECTION. 264 00:13:39,267 --> 00:13:40,567 Charly: I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. 265 00:13:40,567 --> 00:13:42,533 I HOPE THE SURGERY FOR MY MOM 266 00:13:42,533 --> 00:13:45,200 MAKES HER STOP GETTING CELLULITIS INFECTIONS. 267 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,767 I DON'T LIKE SEEING HER SICK ALL THE TIME. 268 00:13:47,767 --> 00:13:50,733 AND I'M READY FOR HER TO BE HEALTHY AND BACK TO NORMAL. 269 00:13:50,733 --> 00:13:53,467 Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS IS A VERY LARGE SECTION OF SKIN 270 00:13:53,467 --> 00:13:56,500 WE ARE REMOVING FROM HER ABDOMEN. 271 00:13:56,500 --> 00:14:00,100 PUT IT ON THE TABLE VERY SLOWLY. 272 00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:06,167 CHARITY HAS A VERY LARGE GAP IN HER MUSCLE IN HER ABDOMEN 273 00:14:06,167 --> 00:14:07,867 FROM ALL THE WEIGHT GAIN. 274 00:14:07,867 --> 00:14:10,500 WE'RE GONNA PULL ALL THOSE MUSCLES TOGETHER 275 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:12,567 BEFORE WE SEW HER BACK UP. 276 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:16,900 OKAY. 277 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:19,100 WE'RE DONE. 278 00:14:19,100 --> 00:14:21,233 SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 279 00:14:21,233 --> 00:14:27,200 AND THIS WAS ABOUT 38 POUNDS OF HANGING TISSUE THAT WE TOOK OFF. 280 00:14:29,233 --> 00:14:31,933 CHARITY'S SITUATION RIGHT NOW IS STABLE. 281 00:14:31,933 --> 00:14:34,200 I THINK THAT'S SHE'S DOING WELL. 282 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:35,700 DURING HER RECOVERY, 283 00:14:35,700 --> 00:14:38,567 WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ANY COMPLICATION -- 284 00:14:38,567 --> 00:14:41,067 WOUND HEALING AND WOUND INFECTION -- 285 00:14:41,067 --> 00:14:44,300 WHICH IS NOT GONNA BE TERRIBLY UNUSUAL FOR CHARITY. 286 00:14:44,300 --> 00:14:46,400 [ MONITORS BEEPING ] 287 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,867 IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO MONTHS FOR HER BODY TO COMPLETELY HEAL. 288 00:14:49,867 --> 00:14:52,900 ** 289 00:15:01,433 --> 00:15:03,500 Angel: TODAY I'M GOING TO DR. NOW'S OFFICE 290 00:15:03,500 --> 00:15:06,333 TO SEE IF I'M A CANDIDATE FOR A KNEE SURGERY. 291 00:15:08,967 --> 00:15:11,067 I'VE BEEN IN SO MUCH PAIN LATELY 292 00:15:11,067 --> 00:15:13,500 AND HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF BED MUCH 293 00:15:13,500 --> 00:15:15,933 OR GET ANY EXERCISE. 294 00:15:15,933 --> 00:15:19,600 I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'LL START GAINING WEIGHT 295 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,200 ALL THE BACK WAY TO 600 POUNDS. 296 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,067 I CAN'T GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS. 297 00:15:25,067 --> 00:15:26,700 Woman: ANGEL PARRISH. 298 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:29,833 Angel: EVEN THOUGH I'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS, 299 00:15:29,833 --> 00:15:33,067 I'M STILL SCARED TO SEE WHAT THE NUMBER'S GOING TO BE. 300 00:15:34,067 --> 00:15:37,067 I HOPE I'M NOT TOO HUGE FOR SURGERY 301 00:15:37,067 --> 00:15:41,167 BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN THIS OUT OF CONTROL. 302 00:15:41,167 --> 00:15:45,167 I'M REALLY HOPING I'VE LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT 303 00:15:45,167 --> 00:15:48,200 THAT THE DOCTOR THINKS I'M HEALTHY ENOUGH FOR KNEE SURGERY. 304 00:15:50,633 --> 00:15:51,700 -WOW. -202. 305 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:52,733 [ LAUGHTER ] 306 00:15:52,733 --> 00:15:53,733 Woman: GO AHEAD ON. 202. 307 00:15:53,733 --> 00:15:56,533 WOW. YOU ALMOST UNDER 200 POUNDS. 308 00:15:56,533 --> 00:16:00,433 THE SCALE WAS GOOD TO ME TODAY. 309 00:16:00,433 --> 00:16:04,100 THE LAST TIME I WEIGHED 202 POUNDS, 310 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:06,300 I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. 311 00:16:06,300 --> 00:16:07,967 GOOD JOB. 312 00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,100 THANKS. 313 00:16:09,100 --> 00:16:11,167 GREAT JOB. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 314 00:16:11,167 --> 00:16:12,567 -HELLO. -HI. 315 00:16:12,567 --> 00:16:14,133 WELL, HEY. HOW ARE YOU DOING? 316 00:16:14,133 --> 00:16:15,800 ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 317 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:16,833 WE'RE DOING FINE. 318 00:16:16,833 --> 00:16:19,300 SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 200 POUNDS NOW, HUH? 319 00:16:19,300 --> 00:16:21,067 -MM-HMM. -WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD, HUH? 320 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:23,733 -YEAH. -SO HOW IS YOUR KNEE DOING? 321 00:16:23,733 --> 00:16:25,333 SO-SO. 322 00:16:25,333 --> 00:16:28,067 SO-SO. WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY MEAN? 323 00:16:28,067 --> 00:16:29,733 WELL, I'M IN CONSTANT PAIN IN MY KNEES, 324 00:16:29,733 --> 00:16:31,167 AND IT'S HARD TO GET AROUND. 325 00:16:31,167 --> 00:16:34,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: ANGEL IS DOWN TO 200 POUNDS, 326 00:16:34,067 --> 00:16:36,367 BUT BECAUSE SHE WAS CARRYING SO MUCH WEIGHT 327 00:16:36,367 --> 00:16:38,067 FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, 328 00:16:38,067 --> 00:16:41,333 SHE HAS DEVELOPED OSTEOARTHRITIS IN HER KNEES. 329 00:16:41,333 --> 00:16:42,833 IN BOTH KNEES OR ONE KNEE? 330 00:16:42,833 --> 00:16:44,100 BOTH. 331 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:45,900 IF IT GETS MUCH WORSE, 332 00:16:45,900 --> 00:16:47,933 SHE CAN LOSE ALL MOBILITY 333 00:16:47,933 --> 00:16:50,600 WHICH CAN DERAIL ALL THE PROGRESS SHE HAS MADE. 334 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,433 YOU HAVE DONE VERY WELL, 335 00:16:52,433 --> 00:16:55,867 BUT YOUR LACK OF MOBILITY IS GOING TO HOLD YOU BACK, 336 00:16:55,867 --> 00:16:59,700 SO THE NEXT STEP IS GONNA BE YOUR KNEE OPERATION. 337 00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:03,267 SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THAT DONE. 338 00:17:03,267 --> 00:17:05,833 ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE, 339 00:17:05,833 --> 00:17:08,100 YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BE MUCH MORE ACTIVE 340 00:17:08,100 --> 00:17:11,067 AND YOU CAN EXPECT TO HAVE A LOT LESS PAIN, OKAY? 341 00:17:11,067 --> 00:17:12,733 THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. 342 00:17:12,733 --> 00:17:13,733 -SEE YOU LATER. -THANK YOU. 343 00:17:13,733 --> 00:17:15,267 OKAY. 344 00:17:17,633 --> 00:17:19,167 [ LAUGHS ] 345 00:17:19,167 --> 00:17:21,100 I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT DR. NOW'S GOING TO 346 00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:23,267 SET ME UP WITH MY KNEE SURGERY. 347 00:17:23,267 --> 00:17:27,333 IT WILL BE GREAT TO NOT BE IN PAIN ALL THE TIME. 348 00:17:27,333 --> 00:17:30,433 THIS IS THE NEXT STEP. 349 00:17:30,433 --> 00:17:34,333 I'LL BE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE WITH THE FAMILY, 350 00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:37,467 AND I CAN'T WAIT. 351 00:17:37,467 --> 00:17:40,500 ** 352 00:17:44,667 --> 00:17:47,667 Charity: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE MY SKIN SURGERY 353 00:17:47,667 --> 00:17:51,133 AND I'M STILL STUCK IN THE HOSPITAL. 354 00:17:51,133 --> 00:17:54,333 I'M STILL AT HIGH RISK FOR THE INFECTION TO COME BACK, 355 00:17:54,333 --> 00:17:58,067 SO THE DOCTOR WANTS TO MONITOR MY HEALING CLOSELY. 356 00:17:58,067 --> 00:18:00,700 HE WANTS ME TO BUILD MY STRENGTH BACK UP, 357 00:18:00,700 --> 00:18:04,500 SO GETTING THE RIGHT NUTRITION IS REALLY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. 358 00:18:04,500 --> 00:18:06,900 I'M MORE THAN READY TO GO HOME. 359 00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:08,367 I'M TIRED OF HOSPITALS. 360 00:18:11,567 --> 00:18:13,500 BUT I'M STILL IN A LOT OF PAIN. 361 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:17,200 AT 12:30, CAN WE DO MY... 362 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:18,200 PAIN MEDICINE? 363 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,267 MM-HMM. 364 00:18:20,267 --> 00:18:22,500 [ TELEPHONE RINGS ] 365 00:18:22,500 --> 00:18:23,533 HELLO? 366 00:18:26,467 --> 00:18:29,300 IT HURTS TO BEND, IT HURTS TO SIT, IT HURTS TO LAY. 367 00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:30,833 THEY WROTE ME A PRESCRIPTION. 368 00:18:33,067 --> 00:18:34,967 SO HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET AT THE STORE? 369 00:18:34,967 --> 00:18:36,867 WHERE ARE YOU GOING? 370 00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:39,433 CHARLY'S NOT DOING WELL BY HERSELF. 371 00:18:39,433 --> 00:18:41,467 IT'S HARD FOR HER WHEN I'M NOT AT HOME. 372 00:18:41,467 --> 00:18:43,300 I MEAN, YOU CAN GET YOUR POPSICLES, 373 00:18:43,300 --> 00:18:45,733 BUT DON'T SPEND VERY MUCH. 374 00:18:45,733 --> 00:18:49,100 I LOVE YOU, TOO. BYE. 375 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:51,800 I'M WORRIED THAT CHARLY'S NOT MAKING GOOD FOOD CHOICES 376 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,400 WHEN I'M NOT AROUND. 377 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,967 BUT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT 378 00:18:55,967 --> 00:18:58,267 IF I'M TRAPPED IN THE HOSPITAL. 379 00:18:58,267 --> 00:19:01,367 ** 380 00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:05,200 WILL YOU GRAB ME OUT ONE OF THOSE BAGS OF CHICKEN? 381 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,367 JUST ONE OF THESE? 382 00:19:07,367 --> 00:19:08,800 YOU WANT TWO? 383 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:19,567 Charly: ...WHEN I'M WORRIED THAT MY MOM IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. 384 00:19:19,567 --> 00:19:21,867 THAT MAKES ME DEPRESSED AND WANT TO EAT MORE. 385 00:19:21,867 --> 00:19:25,867 I JUST FEEL LIKE MY MOM WAS HEALTHIER AT 800 POUNDS 386 00:19:25,867 --> 00:19:28,067 THAN SHE IS NOW 500 POUNDS LESS. 387 00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:30,633 AND IT'S SCARY. 388 00:19:30,633 --> 00:19:33,433 AND FOOD IS THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER. 389 00:19:33,433 --> 00:19:35,467 I JUST NEED MY MOM TO GET HOME 390 00:19:35,467 --> 00:19:37,500 SO WE CAN GET BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE. 391 00:19:44,067 --> 00:19:47,067 ** 392 00:19:51,700 --> 00:19:54,867 Angel: TODAY I'M HAVING SURGERY ON MY RIGHT KNEE. 393 00:19:54,867 --> 00:19:57,500 BEING OVERWEIGHT SO LONG, 394 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:59,300 I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME 395 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:01,400 I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FREELY 396 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:04,533 AND WALK WITHOUT PAIN. 397 00:20:04,533 --> 00:20:06,567 BUT ONCE I GET THIS KNEE FIXED, 398 00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:09,767 I CAN BE THE MOM AND WIFE I WAS MEANT TO BE. 399 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,433 Dr. George: ANGEL NEEDS TO MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, 400 00:20:14,433 --> 00:20:16,433 AND HER KNEES ARE JUST NOT LETTING HER DO THAT. 401 00:20:16,433 --> 00:20:19,067 BECAUSE OF HAVING ALL THAT EXCESSIVE WEIGHT 402 00:20:19,067 --> 00:20:21,433 FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SHE HAS ARTHRITIS. 403 00:20:21,433 --> 00:20:24,533 SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO PERFORM A TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT. 404 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,967 BY GIVING HER A KNEE REPLACEMENT, 405 00:20:28,967 --> 00:20:31,267 SHE WILL BE ABLE TO PUT WEIGHT ON IT THE VERY NEXT DAY. 406 00:20:31,267 --> 00:20:33,367 [ DRILLING WHIRRING ] 407 00:20:33,367 --> 00:20:36,033 THAT'S ALL CRACKED AND WORN HERE. 408 00:20:36,033 --> 00:20:38,933 THE KNEE HAS ARTICULAR CARTILAGE ON THE END OF THE BONE, 409 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:41,400 AND WITH THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT THAT ANGEL HAD, 410 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,533 OVER TIME, YOU'RE LEFT WITH BONE-ON-BONE CONTACT. 411 00:20:44,533 --> 00:20:46,700 OKAY. LOOKS GOOD. 412 00:20:48,167 --> 00:20:51,733 MUCH BETTER FLECTION. LOOK AT THIS. 413 00:20:51,733 --> 00:20:53,400 LOOKS GOOD. 414 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,033 ANGEL'S SURGERY WENT JUST AS PLANNED. 415 00:20:58,033 --> 00:21:00,100 BY GIVING HER A NEW KNEE, 416 00:21:00,100 --> 00:21:02,067 SHE WILL REGAIN THOSE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING 417 00:21:02,067 --> 00:21:05,167 THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR HER TO MAINTAIN HER HEALTH. 418 00:21:05,167 --> 00:21:07,567 TOMORROW, SHE'S GONNA HAVE SOME POST-OPERATIVE PAIN 419 00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:09,333 FROM THE INCISION AND FROM THE SURGERY, 420 00:21:09,333 --> 00:21:11,800 BUT I THINK SHE'S GONNA BE VERY HAPPY. 421 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,067 SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO BACK 422 00:21:13,067 --> 00:21:15,133 AND DO PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WITH THAT KNEE. 423 00:21:15,133 --> 00:21:18,167 ** 424 00:21:23,700 --> 00:21:25,500 HI, CHARITY. 425 00:21:25,500 --> 00:21:27,333 TIME FOR YOUR WEIGH-IN. 426 00:21:27,333 --> 00:21:31,133 Charity: IT'S BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS SINCE I HAD MY SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 427 00:21:31,133 --> 00:21:34,067 I HAVEN'T BEEN WEIGHED IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. 428 00:21:34,067 --> 00:21:36,900 I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE SCALE SAYS. 429 00:21:38,067 --> 00:21:39,567 360! 430 00:21:39,567 --> 00:21:41,600 I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE LOST THAT MUCH, ACTUALLY. 431 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,500 [ LAUGHS ] 432 00:21:43,500 --> 00:21:44,867 I'M REALLY HAPPY. 433 00:21:44,867 --> 00:21:47,300 LIKE, I COULD JUMP UP AND DOWN IF I WASN'T SO SORE. 434 00:21:47,300 --> 00:21:48,467 [ LAUGHS ] 435 00:21:48,467 --> 00:21:50,467 HELLO. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? 436 00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:51,867 YOU READY TO GO HOME? -YES. 437 00:21:51,867 --> 00:21:54,933 ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE COME A VERY LONG WAY, 438 00:21:54,933 --> 00:21:57,300 AND YOU HAVE LOST, WHAT? 439 00:21:57,300 --> 00:22:00,067 787 TO 360. 440 00:22:00,067 --> 00:22:02,233 THAT'S ABOUT 415 POUNDS. 441 00:22:02,233 --> 00:22:04,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHARITY IS DOING WELL. 442 00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:05,700 BY REMOVING THE SKIN, 443 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:09,067 WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CLEARED HER INFECTION FOR NOW. 444 00:22:09,067 --> 00:22:11,167 I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS, OKAY? 445 00:22:11,167 --> 00:22:12,300 -THANK YOU. -ALL RIGHT. 446 00:22:12,300 --> 00:22:13,500 YOU TAKE CARE. 447 00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:15,067 BUT ONCE SHE GETS HOME, 448 00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,333 SHE NEEDS TO FOCUS ON LOSING MORE WEIGHT. 449 00:22:17,333 --> 00:22:19,700 -WHERE'S OUR PHONE AND CHARGER? -GOT IT. 450 00:22:19,700 --> 00:22:21,333 YOU ARE READY TO GO HOME, AREN'T YOU? 451 00:22:21,333 --> 00:22:22,400 Tony: HELL YEAH! 452 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,300 UNTIL SHE REACHES HER GOAL WEIGHT, 453 00:22:24,300 --> 00:22:25,800 SHE'LL HAVE EXTRA SKIN 454 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:30,067 AND WILL ALWAYS BE AT RISK FOR INFECTION TO COME BACK. 455 00:22:30,067 --> 00:22:34,067 Charity: I'M SO HAPPY THAT ALL OF MY HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF. 456 00:22:34,733 --> 00:22:38,067 I KNOW I STILL HAVE A LOT OF SURGERIES AHEAD OF ME, 457 00:22:38,067 --> 00:22:40,267 BUT EVERY STEP MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. 458 00:22:41,300 --> 00:22:44,367 A YEAR AGO, IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO MOVE AT ALL. 459 00:22:47,833 --> 00:22:49,767 IS THIS THE LOWEST? 460 00:22:49,767 --> 00:22:51,300 I CAN GO A LITTLE BIT. 461 00:22:55,867 --> 00:22:57,867 -THANK YOU. -THANK YOU. 462 00:22:57,867 --> 00:23:00,433 Charly: SHE'S DROPPED LIKE HALF OF HER BODY WEIGHT. 463 00:23:00,433 --> 00:23:01,500 [ SIGHS ] 464 00:23:01,500 --> 00:23:03,133 I'M VERY HAPPY OF HOW FAR MY MOM'S COME. 465 00:23:03,133 --> 00:23:05,200 GUESS HOW MUCH I WEIGH. 466 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:06,867 -HOW MUCH? -360. 467 00:23:06,867 --> 00:23:08,533 ARE YOU HIGHER THAN HER OR LOWER? 468 00:23:08,533 --> 00:23:10,767 I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T WEIGHED MYSELF. 469 00:23:10,767 --> 00:23:12,700 Charity: WHILE I'M HAPPY TO BE LOSING WEIGHT, 470 00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:14,400 I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT CHARLY. 471 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,667 HER WEIGHT KEEPS GOING UP, 472 00:23:16,667 --> 00:23:19,933 AND I NEVER WANT HER TO GO THROUGH WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. 473 00:23:19,933 --> 00:23:22,500 AND I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET THROUGH TO HER 474 00:23:22,500 --> 00:23:23,867 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 475 00:23:23,867 --> 00:23:26,900 ** 476 00:23:41,467 --> 00:23:43,200 Angel: I'M FEELING SO MUCH BETTER 477 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:45,867 NOW THAT I'VE RECOVERED FROM MY KNEE SURGERY. 478 00:23:47,267 --> 00:23:51,600 ON OUR LAST MOVE, DONNIE BASICALLY MOVED EVERYTHING, 479 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,600 BUT NOW IT FEELS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO DO 480 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,067 EVEN THE SIMPLEST THINGS ON MY OWN. 481 00:23:58,767 --> 00:24:00,433 ALL RIGHT. 482 00:24:00,433 --> 00:24:04,267 ANGEL'S KNEE SURGERY HAS TRANSFORMED HER TREMENDOUSLY. 483 00:24:04,267 --> 00:24:06,100 SHE'S A BETTER WIFE AND MOTHER 484 00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:08,500 SIMPLY BECAUSE SHE'S ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. 485 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:12,133 Angel: NOW THAT MY KNEE IS BETTER AND I'M FEELING STRONGER, 486 00:24:12,133 --> 00:24:16,300 DR. NOW HAS APPROVED ME TO GET SKIN SURGERY ON MY ARMS. 487 00:24:16,300 --> 00:24:21,900 HAVING THE EXTRA SKIN REMINDS ME OF WHEN I WAS VERY, VERY LARGE. 488 00:24:23,567 --> 00:24:27,400 I DON'T FEEL LIKE WHO I'M SUPPOSED TO BE. 489 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:31,067 BUT I AM A HUMAN BEING. 490 00:24:32,167 --> 00:24:35,100 AND I USED TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL. 491 00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:37,533 AND NOW HAVING ALL THIS EXTRA SKIN 492 00:24:37,533 --> 00:24:39,533 JUST REMINDS ME OF BEING HEAVY. 493 00:24:39,533 --> 00:24:42,267 I'VE WORKED SO HARD TO LOSE THE WEIGHT, 494 00:24:42,267 --> 00:24:46,300 AND I DON'T WANT TO FEEL ASHAMED WHEN I GO OUT INTO THE WORLD. 495 00:24:46,300 --> 00:24:48,067 I WANT TO LOOK GOOD FOR DONNIE, 496 00:24:48,067 --> 00:24:50,967 BUT I DON'T FEEL PRETTY LIKE I SHOULD. 497 00:24:50,967 --> 00:24:52,433 DR. NOW HAS APPROVED ME 498 00:24:52,433 --> 00:24:55,600 TO GET SKIN SURGERY ON MY ARMS AND A BREAST LIFT. 499 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,533 I'M READY TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN MY OWN SKIN. 500 00:24:59,533 --> 00:25:02,633 ** 501 00:25:11,067 --> 00:25:13,933 Charity: IT STARTED LAST NIGHT AROUND 7:00. 502 00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:15,600 I STARTED JUST GETTING REALLY COLD. 503 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:18,233 AND I THOUGHT, "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?" 504 00:25:18,233 --> 00:25:21,533 'CAUSE I'M NOT USUALLY COLD UNLESS I'M SICK. 505 00:25:27,133 --> 00:25:29,500 [ Voice breaking ] I'VE JUST BEEN SO MISERABLE 506 00:25:29,500 --> 00:25:34,500 FOR THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, I SWEAR. 507 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:37,133 IT'S BEEN RIDICULOUS. 508 00:25:38,267 --> 00:25:39,867 EVEN THOUGH I'VE LOST ALL THAT WEIGHT, 509 00:25:39,867 --> 00:25:42,067 I'M STILL SICK ALL THE TIME. 510 00:25:42,067 --> 00:25:44,200 [ CRIES ] 511 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:46,700 IT MAKES ME JUST WANT TO GIVE UP. 512 00:25:48,667 --> 00:25:49,833 HI, CHARITY. 513 00:25:49,833 --> 00:25:50,867 HI. 514 00:25:50,867 --> 00:25:52,500 HOW YOU FEELING? 515 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:55,100 MY LEG IS HURTING SO BAD, I CAN'T EVEN HARDLY TOUCH IT. 516 00:25:55,100 --> 00:25:58,533 WELL, THIS REDNESS IS ON THE KNEE, 517 00:25:58,533 --> 00:26:00,300 AND THAT'S A PROBLEM. 518 00:26:00,300 --> 00:26:04,800 UNFORTUNATELY, CHARITY HAS DEVELOPED CELLULITIS AGAIN. 519 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,233 THE INFECTION IS ALL OVER HER ABDOMEN 520 00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:10,067 AND SPREAD TO HER LOWER LEG. 521 00:26:10,067 --> 00:26:12,700 IT LOOK LIKE YOU GOT INFECTION IN THE WOUND. 522 00:26:14,267 --> 00:26:16,400 IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE WOUND V.A.C. 523 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,633 DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING LIKE IT SHOULD 524 00:26:18,633 --> 00:26:20,900 AND FLUID IS BUILDING UP THERE 525 00:26:20,900 --> 00:26:23,833 AND LED TO AN INFECTION IN THE WOUND, AS WELL. 526 00:26:23,833 --> 00:26:25,467 WE'RE GONNA GET YOU TO SURGERY, 527 00:26:25,467 --> 00:26:28,433 REPLACE THE WOUND V.A.C., AND GET YOU FIXED UP. 528 00:26:28,433 --> 00:26:31,767 CHARITY'S CONDITION IS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING. 529 00:26:31,767 --> 00:26:34,667 AND IF THE INFECTIONS SPREAD ANY FURTHER, 530 00:26:34,667 --> 00:26:36,900 SHE COULD DIE FROM SEPTIC SHOCK. 531 00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:39,400 WE NEED TO GET HER INTO THE O.R. 532 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,833 AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES IMMEDIATELY. 533 00:26:41,833 --> 00:26:43,633 Man: BIG, DEEP BREATHS, OKAY? 534 00:26:50,133 --> 00:26:53,167 ** 535 00:26:56,767 --> 00:26:57,867 OH, MY GOD. 536 00:26:57,867 --> 00:26:59,867 OKAY. 537 00:26:59,867 --> 00:27:03,167 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHARITY'S CONDITION IS VERY SERIOUS RIGHT NOW. 538 00:27:03,167 --> 00:27:06,667 HER WOUND FROM SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY HAS BECOME INFECTED, 539 00:27:06,667 --> 00:27:08,633 AND IF IT SPREADS ANY FURTHER, 540 00:27:08,633 --> 00:27:11,067 IT CAN CAUSE HER ORGANS TO FAIL. 541 00:27:11,067 --> 00:27:13,700 ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET HER OPENED UP. 542 00:27:13,700 --> 00:27:17,767 OUR BEST HOPE IS TO REPLACE THAT WOUND V.A.C. 543 00:27:17,767 --> 00:27:21,100 AND TO REMOVE ANY INFECTION FROM THAT INCISION 544 00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:24,200 AND ALLOW CHARITY A CHANCE TO HEAL. 545 00:27:24,933 --> 00:27:26,667 THREE MORE. 546 00:27:26,667 --> 00:27:28,833 ALL RIGHT. 547 00:27:28,833 --> 00:27:32,533 CHARITY IS IN BETTER SHAPE NOW. EVERYTHING IS CLEANED UP. 548 00:27:32,533 --> 00:27:36,700 WE PACKED THE WOUND, AND SHE SHOULD BE OKAY. 549 00:27:36,700 --> 00:27:39,867 UNTIL CHARITY REACHES HER GOAL WEIGHT 550 00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:43,533 AND WE ARE ABLE TO REMOVE ALL THE EXCESS SKIN FROM HER BODY, 551 00:27:43,533 --> 00:27:45,300 SHE'LL CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK 552 00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:47,300 FOR THOSE INFECTION TO COME BACK. 553 00:27:47,300 --> 00:27:51,400 BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR HER TO DO IN LONG-TERM 554 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,833 IS TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT. 555 00:27:53,833 --> 00:27:55,733 SHE'S MAKING PROGRESS, 556 00:27:55,733 --> 00:27:59,633 BUT SHE STILL HAS A LONG, HARD ROAD AHEAD OF HER. 557 00:27:59,633 --> 00:28:02,733 ** 558 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:13,967 TODAY I'M GONNA HAVE THE SKIN TAKEN OFF MY ARMS 559 00:28:13,967 --> 00:28:16,700 AND I'M GONNA HAVE A BREAST LIFT. 560 00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:22,333 I ALWAYS GET NERVOUS AND CRY BEFORE EACH SURGERY. 561 00:28:24,333 --> 00:28:26,167 -GOOD MORNING. -GOOD MORNING. 562 00:28:26,167 --> 00:28:27,733 YOU READY FOR THE SURGERY? 563 00:28:27,733 --> 00:28:28,767 YES. 564 00:28:28,767 --> 00:28:31,433 WE'RE GONNA DO SOME DRAWING ON HER. 565 00:28:32,500 --> 00:28:34,433 I KNOW I'VE COME A LONG WAY, 566 00:28:34,433 --> 00:28:37,367 BUT IT'S HARD TO FEEL HAPPY ABOUT MY BODY 567 00:28:37,367 --> 00:28:39,667 WHEN I LOOK THIS WAY. 568 00:28:39,667 --> 00:28:42,367 THE EXTRA SKIN IS A HUGE REMINDER 569 00:28:42,367 --> 00:28:44,767 OF THE WAY I USED TO BE. 570 00:28:44,767 --> 00:28:46,933 I'M AT A BREAKING POINT. 571 00:28:46,933 --> 00:28:51,533 I SEE MYSELF AS A OVERSIZED WHALE. 572 00:28:51,533 --> 00:28:55,100 HAVING THE SKIN GONE AND GETTING A BREAST LIFT 573 00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,500 WILL HELP BOOST MY CONFIDENCE. 574 00:28:57,500 --> 00:29:01,467 I'VE BEEN SO UNHAPPY WITH MY BODY FOR SO LONG. 575 00:29:01,467 --> 00:29:05,767 I'M JUST READY TO FEEL LIKE A WOMAN WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR. 576 00:29:09,133 --> 00:29:12,733 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE PERFORMING SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY ON ANGEL. 577 00:29:12,733 --> 00:29:18,100 WE WILL ATTEMPT TO REMOVE EXCESS SKIN FROM HER ARM AND ARMPITS. 578 00:29:18,100 --> 00:29:20,567 WE'LL ALSO PERFORM A BREAST LIFT. 579 00:29:22,633 --> 00:29:26,067 ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT -- HEAD UP? 580 00:29:26,067 --> 00:29:29,133 ANGEL HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB OF LOSING WEIGHT 581 00:29:29,133 --> 00:29:34,133 WHICH WILL HELP SURGERY TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THE LONG RUN. 582 00:29:34,133 --> 00:29:39,200 WE'RE TAKING THE SKIN OFF OF THE ARMPIT AND THE UPPER ARM. 583 00:29:40,300 --> 00:29:43,333 BUT THIS KIND OF PROCEDURE CAN BE HARD ON A PATIENT 584 00:29:43,333 --> 00:29:47,100 BECAUSE RECOVERY WILL LIMIT USE OF THEIR ARMS. 585 00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:52,667 SO WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE SKIN AND WE'LL BE ALL DONE. 586 00:29:52,667 --> 00:29:53,933 ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CLEAN HER UP 587 00:29:53,933 --> 00:29:56,133 AND GET HER TO THE RECOVERY ROOM. 588 00:29:57,333 --> 00:30:00,333 EVERYTHING IN SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 589 00:30:00,333 --> 00:30:03,367 WE SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED THE SKIN FROM HER ARMS 590 00:30:03,367 --> 00:30:05,300 AND GAVE HER A BREAST LIFT. 591 00:30:05,300 --> 00:30:08,233 WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON HER RECOVERY FOR A FEW DAYS 592 00:30:08,233 --> 00:30:10,567 TO MAKE SURE SHE'S HEALING PROPERLY. 593 00:30:10,567 --> 00:30:12,400 ONCE SHE'S FULLY RECOVERED, 594 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,033 I THINK ANGEL IS GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY 595 00:30:15,033 --> 00:30:16,800 WITH THE SHAPE OF HER NEW BODY. 596 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,833 ** 597 00:30:23,133 --> 00:30:24,767 Woman: CHARITY PIERCE. 598 00:30:24,767 --> 00:30:27,800 Charity: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH SINCE MY WOUND V.A.C. WAS REPLACED 599 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,067 AND I'M STILL NOT FEELING VERY GOOD. 600 00:30:30,067 --> 00:30:32,067 AND I REALLY WANT MORE SKIN SURGERY, 601 00:30:32,067 --> 00:30:35,033 BUT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME UNDER 250 POUNDS 602 00:30:35,033 --> 00:30:36,633 BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN. 603 00:30:36,633 --> 00:30:38,233 Charly: 342. 604 00:30:39,733 --> 00:30:41,033 I LOST SOME OF IT BACK. 605 00:30:41,033 --> 00:30:42,067 THERE YOU GO. 606 00:30:42,067 --> 00:30:43,833 I'M GLAD THE NUMBER'S STILL GOING DOWN 607 00:30:43,833 --> 00:30:45,933 AFTER ALL THE COMPLICATIONS I'VE BEEN THROUGH, 608 00:30:45,933 --> 00:30:47,733 BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. 609 00:30:50,500 --> 00:30:51,500 HELLO. 610 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:52,600 HELLO. 611 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:53,800 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 612 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,133 JUST DEPRESSED. 613 00:30:55,133 --> 00:30:56,267 WHAT'S GOING ON? 614 00:30:56,267 --> 00:30:58,533 ALL THESE CELLULITIS INFECTIONS. 615 00:30:58,533 --> 00:31:00,967 WELL, UNTIL YOU GET TO YOUR GOAL WEIGHT, 616 00:31:00,967 --> 00:31:03,067 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THESE INFECTIONS. 617 00:31:03,067 --> 00:31:04,800 BUT YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY. 618 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,733 YOU'RE JUST NOT QUITE THERE YET. 619 00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:11,767 SO YOU DO YOUR BEST AND OVERCOME ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME. 620 00:31:11,767 --> 00:31:14,567 ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR INCISION. 621 00:31:19,167 --> 00:31:22,333 THIS IS ALL HEALING VERY WELL. 622 00:31:22,333 --> 00:31:24,167 Dr. Nowzaradan: CHARITY'S WOUNDS ARE LOOKING GOOD, 623 00:31:24,167 --> 00:31:26,533 BUT UNTIL SHE'S DOWN TO HER GOAL WEIGHT, 624 00:31:26,533 --> 00:31:29,400 SHE WILL CONTINUE TO BATTLE WITH HER SKIN INFECTION. 625 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:30,733 YOU'RE DOING GOOD. 626 00:31:30,733 --> 00:31:33,133 BUT YOU NEED TO KEEP LOSING MORE WEIGHT. 627 00:31:33,133 --> 00:31:37,067 AND, CHARLY, DON'T BRING ANY JUNK FOOD IN FRONT OF HER. 628 00:31:37,067 --> 00:31:38,200 -YES. -YEAH, I KNOW. 629 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,400 TELL HER NOT TO EAT NO JUNK FOOD, EITHER. 630 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,800 I DON'T EVER WANT HER TO GO THROUGH WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH. 631 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:44,867 I KNOW I'M THE ONE THAT TAUGHT HER THE BAD HABITS, 632 00:31:44,867 --> 00:31:46,933 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET HER TO EAT THE BETTER STUFF 633 00:31:46,933 --> 00:31:48,100 INSTEAD OF JUNK FOOD. 634 00:31:48,100 --> 00:31:49,700 WHAT WAS YOUR WEIGHT WHEN YOU GOT HERE? 635 00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:53,167 I WAS 365, AND THEN I WENT DOWN TO 347. 636 00:31:53,167 --> 00:31:54,333 347. 637 00:31:54,333 --> 00:31:56,400 AND THEN I WENT UP TO 385. 638 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:57,967 I WAS DOING FINE, BUT THEN YOU STARTED 639 00:31:57,967 --> 00:31:59,700 GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL ALL THE TIME AND I WAS BY MYSELF, 640 00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:02,267 AND SO I'D JUST EATING SOMETHING LIKE A PIZZA OR PEACH ROLLS. 641 00:32:02,267 --> 00:32:05,833 SOMETHING BAD, BUT IT'S FAST AND IT'S JUST FOR ME. 642 00:32:05,833 --> 00:32:09,067 SO WE CAN HAVE TIME NOW TO GET YOUR WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL. 643 00:32:09,067 --> 00:32:10,667 YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE 644 00:32:10,667 --> 00:32:13,067 THAT YOUR MOTHER IS LIVING WITH TODAY. 645 00:32:13,067 --> 00:32:14,067 -DON'T CRY. -OKAY? 646 00:32:14,067 --> 00:32:15,633 -WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP. -I KNOW. 647 00:32:15,633 --> 00:32:16,900 -YEAH. -IT'S HARD. 648 00:32:16,900 --> 00:32:18,233 I KNOW. 649 00:32:18,233 --> 00:32:20,067 YOU BOTH HAVE TO DO SOME WORK. 650 00:32:20,067 --> 00:32:22,133 YOU NEED TO INCREASE YOUR ACTIVITY, 651 00:32:22,133 --> 00:32:24,633 CUT ALL THE CARBS OUT OF YOUR DIET. 652 00:32:24,633 --> 00:32:26,133 STICK WITH THE PROTEIN. 653 00:32:26,133 --> 00:32:28,433 STAY POSITIVE, STAY FOCUSED. 654 00:32:28,433 --> 00:32:29,500 DON'T FALL APART. 655 00:32:29,500 --> 00:32:30,633 OKAY. THANK YOU. 656 00:32:30,633 --> 00:32:31,633 ALL RIGHT. 657 00:32:31,633 --> 00:32:33,267 I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. 658 00:32:34,867 --> 00:32:37,767 Charity: I KNOW I SHOULD BE DOING BETTER WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS, 659 00:32:37,767 --> 00:32:40,833 BUT WE NEED TO BE ON THE SAME TEAM. 660 00:32:40,833 --> 00:32:44,967 I KNOW WE CAN BOTH LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT IF WE JUST WORK TOGETHER. 661 00:32:44,967 --> 00:32:47,433 OUR LIVES DEPEND ON IT. 662 00:32:53,300 --> 00:32:56,333 ** 663 00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:00,267 OKAY, THERE'S A LITTLE STEP RIGHT HERE, 664 00:33:00,267 --> 00:33:01,733 SO DON'T TRIP OVER IT. 665 00:33:01,733 --> 00:33:04,633 Charity: IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING TIME FOR CHARLY AND ME. 666 00:33:04,633 --> 00:33:06,133 I WANT HER TO LOSE WEIGHT WITH ME 667 00:33:06,133 --> 00:33:08,067 SO WE CAN BE HEALTHY TOGETHER. 668 00:33:08,067 --> 00:33:10,933 BUT SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME TELLING HER WHAT TO DO. 669 00:33:10,933 --> 00:33:12,733 HI. COME ON BACK. 670 00:33:12,733 --> 00:33:13,900 OKAY. 671 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:16,067 WE'RE GOING TO SEE A THERAPIST. 672 00:33:16,067 --> 00:33:18,133 WE NEED TO DO THIS TOGETHER. 673 00:33:18,133 --> 00:33:19,933 I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE THIS WORK. 674 00:33:19,933 --> 00:33:22,567 Therapist: JUST TO GET STARTED, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR STORY. 675 00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,067 MAYBE I'LL START WITH YOU, CHARITY. 676 00:33:24,067 --> 00:33:27,367 I HAD A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPEN IN THE PAST YEAR. 677 00:33:27,367 --> 00:33:29,067 I USED TO WEIGHT 787. 678 00:33:29,067 --> 00:33:30,100 THAT'S A BIG CHANGE. 679 00:33:30,100 --> 00:33:31,600 THAT'S A CHANGE. [ LAUGHS ] 680 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:33,300 SO, CHARLY, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 681 00:33:33,300 --> 00:33:35,300 WHAT THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN LIKE FOR YOU 682 00:33:35,300 --> 00:33:36,600 TO BE ALONGSIDE YOUR MOM. 683 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:40,600 I'VE TAKEN CARE OF MY MOM SINCE I WAS ABOUT 9 YEARS. 684 00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,067 SO WHAT WAS THAT LIKE FOR YOU? 685 00:33:42,067 --> 00:33:43,933 IT WAS HARD GROWING UP, I GUESS. 686 00:33:43,933 --> 00:33:45,500 -MM-HMM. -'CAUSE WE DIDN'T REALLY 687 00:33:45,500 --> 00:33:46,633 EVER BOND. 688 00:33:46,633 --> 00:33:48,633 IT WAS LIKE ME TAKING CARE OF HER 689 00:33:48,633 --> 00:33:50,433 AND THEN ME BEING IN MY ROOM. 690 00:33:50,433 --> 00:33:53,600 SO NOW, IF YOU'RE LESS OF A CARETAKER, 691 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,267 HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW? 692 00:33:55,267 --> 00:33:58,833 I HAVE A LOT OF ANGER, AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY. 693 00:33:58,833 --> 00:34:00,167 I JUST HAVE A LOT OF IT, 694 00:34:00,167 --> 00:34:02,067 AND MOST OF THE TIME I CAN, LIKE, KEEP IT IN. 695 00:34:02,067 --> 00:34:03,300 HOW DO YOU KEEP IT IN? 696 00:34:03,300 --> 00:34:05,333 IS FOOD A WAY THAT YOU HELP KEEP IT DOWN? 697 00:34:05,333 --> 00:34:07,100 I EAT ALL THE TIME. 698 00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,800 WHETHER I'M BORED, I'M HAPPY, I'M SAD, I'M DEPRESSED, 699 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:11,300 I EAT ALL THE TIME. 700 00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:13,967 I JUST FEEL LIKE EVER SINCE YOU WERE LITTLE, 701 00:34:13,967 --> 00:34:17,100 I'M THE ONE WHO GOT YOU IN THE HABIT OF OVEREATING 702 00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:18,367 AND EATING THE WRONG FOODS. 703 00:34:18,367 --> 00:34:19,700 YES, BUT THERE COMES A POINT IN TIME 704 00:34:19,700 --> 00:34:21,800 WHERE IT'S NOT YOUR BATTLE ANYMORE. 705 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,567 IT'S MY BATTLE. 706 00:34:23,567 --> 00:34:26,333 Therapist: CHARITY HAS WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET TO WHERE SHE IS, 707 00:34:26,333 --> 00:34:28,433 AND NATURALLY, SHE'S STARTING TO RECONCILE 708 00:34:28,433 --> 00:34:30,700 WITH SOME OF THE FEELINGS FROM HER PAST. 709 00:34:30,700 --> 00:34:32,067 THEY'RE STILL NEGOTIATING, LIKE, 710 00:34:32,067 --> 00:34:33,867 "HOW DO WE DO THIS MOTHER-DAUGHTER THING?" 711 00:34:33,867 --> 00:34:36,200 AND I THINK IT'S CHALLENGING FOR BOTH OF THEM. 712 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:39,700 SO, HOW CAN YOUR MOM SUPPORT YOU? 713 00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:42,167 I MEAN, SHE'S GONNA CARE ABOUT YOU HAVING HEALTHY HABITS 714 00:34:42,167 --> 00:34:43,733 REGARDLESS, WHETHER YOU WANT HER TO OR NOT. 715 00:34:43,733 --> 00:34:45,133 -YEAH. -'CAUSE SHE IS CONCERNED. 716 00:34:45,133 --> 00:34:48,800 I CAN SEE SOME TEARS EVEN IN HER EYES THINKING ABOUT IT. 717 00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:49,967 YEAH. 718 00:34:49,967 --> 00:34:51,400 WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM HER AS YOUR MOTHER? 719 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:53,233 NOW THAT SHE'S ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HERSELF, 720 00:34:53,233 --> 00:34:55,400 IT'S MORE LIKE SHE CAN DO SOMETHING WITH ME. 721 00:34:55,400 --> 00:35:00,067 I JUST NEED YOU TO SUPPORT ME AND HAVE QUALITY TIME WITH ME. 722 00:35:00,067 --> 00:35:02,933 CHARITY, WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE FOR YOU? 723 00:35:02,933 --> 00:35:04,700 -I CAN DO THIS. -YOU CAN DO THIS. 724 00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:07,167 YOU CAN DO THIS. THAT'S VERY POSITIVE. 725 00:35:07,167 --> 00:35:09,533 SO, MAYBE YOU COULD JUST BRAINSTORM A LIST. 726 00:35:09,533 --> 00:35:11,433 YOU KNOW, "HERE'S SOME THINGS I NEVER GOT TO DO AS A KID 727 00:35:11,433 --> 00:35:12,533 THAT I'D LOVE TO DO." 728 00:35:12,533 --> 00:35:14,400 ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME. 729 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:15,900 ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU, GUYS. 730 00:35:15,900 --> 00:35:17,200 GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. 731 00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:18,633 -THANK YOU. -MM-HMM. 732 00:35:18,633 --> 00:35:21,867 Charity: I WANT TO HELP CHARLY BECOME INDEPENDENT FROM ME. 733 00:35:21,867 --> 00:35:24,533 I WANT HER TO BE ABLE TO LIVE HER OWN LIFE. 734 00:35:24,533 --> 00:35:26,367 I KNOW THAT WORKING TOGETHER 735 00:35:26,367 --> 00:35:28,800 WE CAN BOTH MAKE A LOT OF PROGRESS. 736 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,700 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 737 00:35:30,700 --> 00:35:33,400 CREATING SOME GOOD MEMORIES FOR THE BOTH OF US. 738 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,433 ** 739 00:35:42,233 --> 00:35:43,800 OKAY. READY? 740 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:46,800 ME AND CHARLY ARE SHOPPING FOR FOOD TODAY. 741 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,167 OOH. LOOK AT THEIR BANANAS. 742 00:35:49,167 --> 00:35:51,167 WE HAVE TO CHANGE HOW WE'RE LIVING, 743 00:35:51,167 --> 00:35:54,233 AND I THINK WE'RE FINALLY ON THE SAME PAGE. 744 00:35:54,233 --> 00:35:55,967 Charly: HOW MUCH PROTEIN'S IN THAT? 745 00:35:55,967 --> 00:35:57,200 THAT'S A YES. 746 00:35:57,200 --> 00:35:59,867 CHARLY HAS FINALLY DECIDED TO JOIN ME 747 00:35:59,867 --> 00:36:01,533 IN LEARNING TO EAT HEALTHY. 748 00:36:02,500 --> 00:36:04,800 -THERE YOU GO. -THANK YOU. 749 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:07,833 I'VE BEEN A BAD EXAMPLE FOR SO LONG. 750 00:36:07,833 --> 00:36:09,833 I NEVER WOULD EAT ONE SNACK CAKE. 751 00:36:09,833 --> 00:36:11,200 I'D EAT THREE OR FOUR. 752 00:36:12,367 --> 00:36:16,267 I WOULD NEVER EAT ONE DOUGHNUT. I WOULD EAT FOUR OR FIVE. 753 00:36:16,267 --> 00:36:19,267 I THINK IT'S JUST 'CAUSE IT'S THE ONE THING I COULD CONTROL, 754 00:36:19,267 --> 00:36:21,233 LIKE, "OKAY, LOOK. I CAN DO THIS 755 00:36:21,233 --> 00:36:22,833 AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY ABOUT IT." 756 00:36:24,233 --> 00:36:26,767 BUT NOW I'M TRYING TO BE A GOOD ROLE MODEL. 757 00:36:26,767 --> 00:36:29,467 I KNOW THAT SHOPPING WITH CHARLY 758 00:36:29,467 --> 00:36:31,567 AND BUYING JUST HEALTHY FOODS WOULD HELP 759 00:36:31,567 --> 00:36:33,567 BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T BUY THE BAD FOOD, 760 00:36:33,567 --> 00:36:36,600 THEN IT'S NOT IN YOUR HOUSE AND YOU CAN'T EAT IT. 761 00:36:36,600 --> 00:36:38,800 IT WE CAN STICK TO THIS DIET, 762 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,700 I JUST KNOW THAT CHARLY WILL LOSE THE WEIGHT SHE NEEDS TO, 763 00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:44,300 AND I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE PROGRESS QUICKER 764 00:36:44,300 --> 00:36:46,367 SO I CAN GET MY SKIN SURGERY. 765 00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:49,067 THIS CHICKEN'S GOOD. 766 00:36:49,067 --> 00:36:50,233 THANK YOU. 767 00:36:50,233 --> 00:36:52,133 DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU COULD EAT LIKE THIS EVERY DAY? 768 00:36:52,133 --> 00:36:53,467 YEAH. 769 00:36:53,467 --> 00:36:56,067 I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT THAT YOU WANT TO EAT HEALTHY WITH ME. 770 00:36:56,067 --> 00:37:00,067 AND I WANT TO BE AN INSPIRATION TO YOU. 771 00:37:00,067 --> 00:37:03,067 ** 772 00:37:09,300 --> 00:37:13,367 Angel: AFTER HAVE THE SKIN REMOVED FROM MY ARMS AND MY BREAST LIFT, 773 00:37:13,367 --> 00:37:14,467 I'M FEELING BETTER 774 00:37:14,467 --> 00:37:16,300 AND I'M GAINING MY STRENGTH BACK. 775 00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:19,267 SO IT'S TIME FOR ME TO START LOOKING FOR A JOB. 776 00:37:20,933 --> 00:37:24,067 EVEN THOUGH I'M EXCITED, IT'S A LITTLE OVERWHELMING. 777 00:37:25,300 --> 00:37:26,633 HOW'S IT GOING? 778 00:37:26,633 --> 00:37:29,467 I DON'T KNOW. 779 00:37:29,467 --> 00:37:31,467 I HAVEN'T WORKED IN SO LONG. 780 00:37:31,467 --> 00:37:35,133 I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD EVEN GIVE ME TIME. 781 00:37:35,133 --> 00:37:38,067 NOW THAT YOU ARE CAPABLE OF MOVING AROUND AND STUFF, 782 00:37:38,067 --> 00:37:41,500 YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN GET A JOB IN AN OFFICE. 783 00:37:41,500 --> 00:37:44,467 I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT EXPERIENCE. 784 00:37:44,467 --> 00:37:49,100 I HAVEN'T HAD A JOB IN OVER NINE YEARS BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. 785 00:37:49,100 --> 00:37:53,533 I WON'T BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 786 00:37:53,533 --> 00:37:55,833 I CANNOT LET THE FOOD WIN NO MORE. 787 00:37:55,833 --> 00:37:57,467 I'VE GOT TO TAKE CHARGE OF MY LIFE. 788 00:38:00,067 --> 00:38:03,767 AND NOW I'M NOT REALLY EVEN SURE WHAT I SHOULD TRY TO DO. 789 00:38:03,767 --> 00:38:05,267 HELLO? 790 00:38:05,267 --> 00:38:07,400 PUTTING MYSELF OUT THERE IS REALLY HARD 791 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:09,833 BECAUSE I HAVEN'T DONE IT IN SO LONG. 792 00:38:09,833 --> 00:38:12,700 I WANT TO PROVE TO MYSELF THAT I CAN DO THIS, 793 00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:13,833 BUT I'M SCARED. 794 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:21,233 ** 795 00:38:24,667 --> 00:38:27,333 Angel: I GOT A JOB WORKING AS THE OFFICE MANAGER 796 00:38:27,333 --> 00:38:28,500 AT A TRAILER PARK. 797 00:38:28,500 --> 00:38:30,867 [ TELEPHONES RINGING ] 798 00:38:30,867 --> 00:38:32,433 COMMUNAL VILLA. 799 00:38:32,433 --> 00:38:35,500 I MANAGE THE PAPERWORK AND TAKE PEOPLE'S RENT. 800 00:38:35,500 --> 00:38:37,067 IT'S BEEN NINE YEARS 801 00:38:37,067 --> 00:38:39,467 SINCE I'VE BEEN HEALTHY ENOUGH TO HAVE A JOB. 802 00:38:41,067 --> 00:38:44,100 IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE. 803 00:38:45,700 --> 00:38:48,233 I LIVE IN 42A. 804 00:38:48,233 --> 00:38:50,133 I GOT AN EVICTION NOTICE. -YES, MA'AM. 805 00:38:50,133 --> 00:38:51,700 NOW THAT MY BODY IS ABLE, 806 00:38:51,700 --> 00:38:55,233 I'M FINDING MORE AND MORE PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE EACH DAY, 807 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:57,067 AND THAT FEELS AMAZING. 808 00:38:57,067 --> 00:39:00,100 ** 809 00:39:06,167 --> 00:39:07,533 Woman: MS. PIERCE. 810 00:39:07,533 --> 00:39:10,100 Charity: EVER SINCE DR. NOW'S CONVERSATION, 811 00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:11,567 CHARLY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD 812 00:39:11,567 --> 00:39:13,767 TO STICK TO THE PROGRAM TOGETHER, 813 00:39:13,767 --> 00:39:16,533 ENCOURAGING EACH OTHER TO BE MORE HEALTHY. 814 00:39:17,767 --> 00:39:18,800 338. 815 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:19,833 OH, WOW. 816 00:39:19,833 --> 00:39:21,300 GOOD JOB! 817 00:39:21,300 --> 00:39:22,533 YOU WANT TO STEP ON THE SCALE? 818 00:39:25,100 --> 00:39:27,133 Charly: I WAS 390 BEFORE. 819 00:39:27,133 --> 00:39:29,133 Charity: WOW. YOU DID LOSE WEIGHT. 820 00:39:29,133 --> 00:39:30,233 YEAH! 821 00:39:30,233 --> 00:39:32,167 -GOOD JOB. -THANKS, MOM. 822 00:39:32,167 --> 00:39:35,967 SO, YOU HAVE LOST SO FAR 440 POUNDS. 823 00:39:35,967 --> 00:39:36,967 YES. 824 00:39:36,967 --> 00:39:38,667 -I'M PROUD OF YOU. -THANK YOU. 825 00:39:38,667 --> 00:39:41,967 HOPEFULLY CHARITY WILL BE DOWN TO 250 POUNDS 826 00:39:41,967 --> 00:39:43,300 WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS 827 00:39:43,300 --> 00:39:46,600 AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH HER NEXT SKIN SURGERY. 828 00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:48,167 HOW IS YOUR WEIGHT DOING? 829 00:39:48,167 --> 00:39:51,733 I FINALLY FOUND MY MOTIVATION, AND I LOST 14 POUNDS. 830 00:39:51,733 --> 00:39:52,967 SO THAT'S KIND OF NICE. -WELL, GOOD. 831 00:39:52,967 --> 00:39:54,867 SO YOU FOLLOWED THE HEALTHY DIET, 832 00:39:54,867 --> 00:39:56,200 AS WELL? -YEAH. 833 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:58,067 Dr. Nowzaradan: IT SEEMED THAT CHARLY AND CHARITY -- 834 00:39:58,067 --> 00:40:00,300 THEY'RE WORKING MORE AS A TEAM NOW. 835 00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:04,733 Charity: I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE CHANCE DR. NOW TOOK ON ME. 836 00:40:04,733 --> 00:40:07,567 I REALLY OWE MY LIFE TO HIM. 837 00:40:07,567 --> 00:40:10,467 I KNOW I'M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED, 838 00:40:10,467 --> 00:40:14,667 BUT I'M MORE MOTIVATED THAN EVER TO FINISH WHAT I'VE STARTED. 839 00:40:14,667 --> 00:40:17,433 JUST GO SLOW IF YOU GOT TO GO SLOW. 840 00:40:17,433 --> 00:40:20,667 CHARLY AND I HAVE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL LATELY. 841 00:40:20,667 --> 00:40:22,567 WE'RE WALKING EVERY DAY. 842 00:40:22,567 --> 00:40:25,433 IT JUST FEELS REALLY GOOD TO PUSH OURSELVES. 843 00:40:25,433 --> 00:40:28,133 NOW THAT I'M MORE INDEPENDENT, 844 00:40:28,133 --> 00:40:32,100 WE'RE DOING THINGS TOGETHER THAT WE COULD NEVER DO BEFORE. 845 00:40:32,100 --> 00:40:35,800 I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING TO KNOW CHARLY IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. 846 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:38,033 WOW, YOU LOOK 20 YEARS YOUNGER ALREADY. 847 00:40:38,033 --> 00:40:39,667 THANK YOU. 848 00:40:39,667 --> 00:40:41,633 I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH CHARLY THIS WAY. 849 00:40:41,633 --> 00:40:43,800 MOST OF HER TIME HAS BEEN SPENT TAKING CARE OF ME, 850 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,000 AND NOW IT'S OUR TIME TO HAVE FUN. 851 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,733 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 852 00:40:47,733 --> 00:40:49,533 Charly: IT'S NICE TO JUST BE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER 853 00:40:49,533 --> 00:40:51,733 AND BE ABLE FOR US TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER. 854 00:40:51,733 --> 00:40:53,233 I THINK YOU LOOK VERY NICE. 855 00:40:53,233 --> 00:40:55,167 THANK YOU. I THINK I LOOK LIKE A DIVA. 856 00:40:55,167 --> 00:40:57,067 [ LAUGHTER ] 857 00:40:57,067 --> 00:41:00,967 Charity: I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US. 858 00:41:00,967 --> 00:41:02,967 [ LAUGHS ] 859 00:41:02,967 --> 00:41:05,967 ** 860 00:41:06,467 --> 00:41:08,233 Woman: ANGEL PARRISH. 861 00:41:08,233 --> 00:41:11,267 Angel: TODAY I CAME TO SEE DR. NOW. 862 00:41:11,267 --> 00:41:14,200 I'VE BEEN STICKING TO MY DIET AND GETTING OUT MORE, 863 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:17,133 BUT GETTING WEIGHED ALWAYS MAKES ME NERVOUS. 864 00:41:21,767 --> 00:41:23,667 -GOOD JOB. -THANKS. 865 00:41:23,667 --> 00:41:25,167 -GOOD JOB. -THAT'S NICE. 866 00:41:25,167 --> 00:41:27,667 HOW DO YOU FEEL LOSING 400 POUNDS? 867 00:41:27,667 --> 00:41:30,700 I FEEL A LOT LIGHTER. [ LAUGHS ] 868 00:41:30,700 --> 00:41:32,400 Dr. Nowzaradan: ANGEL HAS COME A LONG WAY. 869 00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:33,633 SHE STUCK TO THE PROGRAM 870 00:41:33,633 --> 00:41:35,667 AND HAS ALMOST REACHED HER GOAL WEIGHT. 871 00:41:35,667 --> 00:41:38,200 NOW SHE CAN LIVE A NORMAL LIFE. 872 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:40,400 YOU'VE DONE VERY GOOD. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 873 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,300 ALL RIGHT. 874 00:41:42,300 --> 00:41:44,433 IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD. 875 00:41:44,433 --> 00:41:45,900 I'VE HAD MY UPS AND DOWNS, 876 00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:47,967 BUT I'M SO HAPPY I NEVER GAVE UP. 877 00:41:47,967 --> 00:41:50,900 I'M READY TO FINALLY GET BACK TO LIVING LIFE. 878 00:41:52,633 --> 00:41:55,067 NOW THAT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF, 879 00:41:55,067 --> 00:41:57,233 DONNIE AND I ARE CONNECTED IN A WHOLE NEW WAY. 880 00:41:57,233 --> 00:41:58,633 [ LAUGHS ] 881 00:41:58,633 --> 00:42:00,533 DONNIE HAS SEEN ME AT MY WORST, 882 00:42:00,533 --> 00:42:02,933 BUT HE STUCK WITH ME THROUGH THIS WHOLE JOURNEY. 883 00:42:03,967 --> 00:42:05,900 ARE YOU GONNA GET ME A RING NEXT WEEK? 884 00:42:05,900 --> 00:42:06,933 DO YOU WANT ONE? 885 00:42:08,067 --> 00:42:09,267 I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. 886 00:42:10,767 --> 00:42:12,933 THIS IS A WHOLE NEW BEGINNING FOR US. 887 00:42:14,967 --> 00:42:17,200 THE PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN REALLY HARD, 888 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:19,267 BUT IT'S ALL BEEN WORTH IT. 889 00:42:19,267 --> 00:42:23,267 AND NOW SHE'S EXTREMELY HAPPY BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT LOSS 890 00:42:23,267 --> 00:42:26,500 AND SHE'S NOT DEPENDENT ON US ANYMORE. 891 00:42:26,500 --> 00:42:30,167 Angel: LOSING THE WEIGHT HAS OPENED UP SO MANY NEW DOORS FOR ME 892 00:42:30,167 --> 00:42:32,400 AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE LIFE AHEAD.