All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S08E06

Travis: I HATE WHAT I'M DOING
AND PUTTING MY WIFE THROUGH

BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE PAIN THAT
I'M CAUSING HER IN HER EYES.

Woman: SOMEWHERE IN ME IS
THIS LITTLE GLIMMER OF HOPE.

I JUST WANT TO BE
A NORMAL PERSON.

YOU CAN'T DO IT,
AND THEN I JUST GET MAD.

Woman #2:
IF I DON'T MAKE A CHANGE NOW,

I'M SCARED
IT'S GOING TO BE TOO LATE.

Woman #3:
I REFUSE TO STOP FIGHTING.

I HAVE TO DO THIS
FOR MY CHILDREN.

Yasmin:
I WANT MY MARRIAGE BACK.

I WANT SO MUCH FOR US.

I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE SAID
WE'RE GOING TO DO,

AND I'M MAD AT YOU.

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Travis:
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE

AND ACCEPT HOW MY LIFE IS NOW

BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.

EVERYTHING HAS BECOME
SUCH A STRUGGLE FOR ME

THAT I HARDLY EVEN
GET UP FROM THE COUCH.

BUT I REFUSE NOT TO BATHE.

IF I EVER GET TO THAT POINT
WHERE I'M NOT GOING TO BATHE,

THEN THAT'S ME SAYING,
"I GIVE UP."

AND I DON'T WANT TO LET THINGS
GET TO THAT POINT.

BUT IT'S STILL EXTREMELY HARD
FOR ME TO DO,

AND I HAVE TO HAVE HELP.

ME AND MY WIFE, YASMIN,
LIVE WITH MY MOTHER,

BUT I REFUSE TO ASK MY MOM
TO HELP ME IN THE BATHROOM.

SO AS EMBARRASSING AS IT IS,

MY WIFE HELPS ME WITH MY SHOWERS
ONCE I GET IT.

BABE.

I JUST CAN'T REACH ALL
THE PLACES I NEED ANYMORE.

IT'S VERY HUMILIATING.

Yasmin: TRAVIS NEEDS MY HELP
TO STAY CLEAN.

IT'S A LOT ON ME,
AND IT BOTHERS HIM

BECAUSE IT MAKES HIM FEEL
LIKE HE'S NOT BEING A MAN.

EVERY NOW AND THEN
HE'D BE LIKE,

"I'M SORRY, BABE,
YOU GOT TO DO THIS.

I'M SORRY, BABE,
YOU GOT TO DO THAT."

BUT I TOOK THE VOWS.

I'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

Travis:
IF IT WASN'T FOR MY WIFE,

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'D SURVIVE,

BUT THIS ISN'T THE LIFE
THAT I PROMISED HER AT ALL.

AND IT TEARS MY HEART APART
TO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT.

BUT AT MY SIZE, MY BODY
CAN'T HANDLE DOING

MUCH OF ANYTHING NOW.

AFTER TAKING A SHOWER,
I'M BREATHING HEAVILY.

YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING
TO CATCH MY BREATH.

MY HEART IS A LITTLE VIBRATING.

I'M SCARED THAT MY HEART,

THAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT'S GOING TO GO.

I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING
TO GIVE OUT ON ME.

SO WHEN IT GETS LIKE THAT,

I HAVE TO TAKE A MOMENT
TO REGAIN MY STRENGTH

BEFORE I WALK BACK
TO THE COUCH

OR WHEREVER I CAN
SIT AND REST AGAIN.

BUT IT TAKES EVERYTHING
OUT OF ME.

SO ONCE I'M BACK DOWN,

FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
I HARDLY GET UP.

AND FROM THAT POINT ON,

ALL I DO UNTIL BEDTIME
IS SIT THERE AND EAT

BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT I LOVE DOING.

I ENJOY EATING.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT,

PROBABLY MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE

AND MORE THAN I SHOULD.

AND ONCE I START,
IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO STOP,

SO I EAT ALL DAY LONG.

BUT THAT FIRST MEAL
IS ALWAYS THE BEST

BECAUSE I LOVE BREAKFAST,
AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR YASMIN

TO BRING ME MY FIRST SERVING
SO I CAN GET TO IT.

Yasmin:
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO EAT,

IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO EAT.

SO I FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE I ENABLE TRAVIS.

WHEN I MAKE HIS PLATE,
THE WHOLE PLATE IS COVERED.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD.

I DON'T THINK IT'S HEALTHY,
BUT I DO IT.

Travis: ONCE I START EATING,

IT'S LIKE THIS WAVE OF HAPPINESS
COMES OVER ME,

AND I CAN NEVER
GET ENOUGH OF IT.

SO WHEN I FINISH ONE MEAL,
I HAVE TO GET TO MY NEXT ONE.

YASMIN WOULD LEAVE ME
WITH SOME SNACKS

BEFORE SHE GOES OFF TO WORK,
BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR ME.

SO WHEN SHE'S GONE I USUALLY
HAVE SOMETHING DELIVERED.

HEY.
I'M ABOUT TO GET READY TO GO.

I'M GOING TO CLEAN UP THIS STUFF
RIGHT QUICK.

SO I JUST KEEP IT GOING

BECAUSE I WANT THAT FEELING
ALL DAY LONG.

I NEED WHAT FOOD DOES FOR ME.

IT TAKES THE PAIN AND FEAR
OF WHAT'S GOING

TO HAPPEN TO ME AWAY,

AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABLE
TO DO THAT FOR ME.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
MY EATING WASN'T LIKE IT IS NOW.

IT WAS NOTHING CONSTANT
OR OUT OF CONTROL THEN.

BUT I DID LIKE TO EAT.

GROWING UP, MY MOM AND MY DAD
ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS.

THEY WERE ALWAYS FIGHTING
AND SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER

UNTIL MY DAD LEFT MY MOM.

SO MY MOTHER WORKED A LOT
TO PROVIDE FOR US.

MOST OF THE TIME, ALL I HAD
WAS MY OLDER BROTHER, JERARD.

SO I COULD EAT AS MUCH
AS I WANT,

AND THERE WAS NO ONE THERE
TO STOP ME.

SO, YOU KNOW, I STARTED TO
PUT ON A LITTLE WEIGHT THEN,

BUT NOT A WHOLE LOT.

WHEN I WAS 10 MY WEIGHT
WAS MAYBE AROUND 120 POUNDS.

BUT THAT'S WHEN IT GOT WORSE.

MY BROTHER HAD MOVED OUT
TO LIVE WITH MY DAD.

MY BROTHER AND ME WERE CLOSE,
AND I FELT SO BETRAYED.

I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
HOW MY BROTHER WOULD

LEAVE ME LIKE THAT,
AND WHY DIDN'T MY DAD WANT ME?

FOOD ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL BETTER,

SO I STARTED TO EAT
WHENEVER I COULD.

AND AS I GOT INTO
MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS,

I PUT ON A COUPLE
HUNDRED POUNDS REAL QUICK.

BY THE TIME I WAS 15,
I WAS AROUND 270 POUNDS,

GETTING CLOSER TO BEING 300.

Gloria: I REALIZED TRAVIS HAD
A PROBLEM WITH HIS WEIGHT.

I TRIED TO CONTROL
WHAT HE WAS EATING,

BUT IT'S HARD BECAUSE EVEN
IF WE DON'T GIVE IT TO HIM,

HE'S GOING TO FIND
A WAY TO GET IT.

YOU KNOW, HE USED TO SNEAK FOOD.

TRAVIS, HE'S ALWAYS HAD
THESE FAT CHEEKS.

I FOUND OUT HE WAS HIDING FOOD
IN HIS CHEEKS TO EAT LATER ON.

THAT'S WEIRD, BUT THAT'S
WHAT HE WOULD DO.

Travis: I KNEW I WAS GETTING
REALLY BIG THEN,

BUT I DIDN'T THINK
NOTHING OF IT.

LIKE I SAID, I WAS STILL A KID.

I HAD GREAT FRIENDS.

NO ONE TEASED ME ABOUT IT
AT THIS POINT.

BUT AS I GOT LATER
IN HIGH SCHOOL,

I STARTED TO GAIN EVEN MORE
BECAUSE WHEN I TURNED 16

I GOT A LICENSE AND AN OLD CAR,
AND THAT MEANT

I COULD GET WHATEVER FOOD
I WANTED WHENEVER I WANTED IT.

SO I STARTED GAINING
EVEN MORE THEN.

BY THE TIME I WAS 17,
I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 350 POUNDS.

SO MY WEIGHT WAS GETTING
OUT OF CONTROL,

AND I ENDED UP HAVING
TO DROP OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL

AND GET MY G.E.D. TO FINISH.

BUT AFTER I GOT MY G.E.D.,

I KNEW IT WAS TIME FOR ME
TO BE LIVING ALONE.

BECAUSE MY MOM, SHE WAS
JUST TIRED OF ME, YOU KNOW?

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN
OR A JOB AT FIRST.

I STAYED WITH A LOT
OF DIFFERENT FRIENDS

AND DIFFERENT FRIENDS'
FAMILIES AT THAT TIME.

FROM TIME TO TIME,
I'D GET A JOB,

BUT USUALLY WE USED THE MONEY
I MADE ON FOOD

BECAUSE I WAS STILL
TRYING TO EAT WHENEVER I COULD.

SO I WAS STILL GETTING BIGGER

AND GOT UP TO THE 450s
WHEN I WAS 20.

BUT AS I GAINED MORE,
IT JUST MADE IT HARDER FOR ME

TO GET AROUND AND DO THINGS.

SO I STARTED REALLY STRUGGLING
AT THE TIME AND GOT DEPRESSED.

BUT WHEN I WAS 22, I GOT REALLY
MOTIVATED TO TRY AND GET MY LIFE

TOGETHER BECAUSE I MET SOMEONE
AND WE STARTED DATING.

I MET HER AT CHURCH
AND ASKED HER OUT.

AND OVER THE NEXT YEAR,
WE FELL IN LOVE.

AND A YEAR LATER,
I PROPOSED TO HER.

AND SHE SAID YES.

SO I WANTED TO GET MY LIFE
TOGETHER FOR HER

BECAUSE
I WAS GOING TO BE MARRIED.

SO I GOT A JOB
PLAYING KEYBOARDS AT CHURCH.

I'D ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED
IN MUSIC,

SO I WAS GLAD TO BE DOING THAT
AND MAKING SOME MONEY.

AND WITH SOME CONSISTENT INCOME,
I WAS ABLE TO GET US

AN APARTMENT
SO WE CAN LIVE TOGETHER.

BUT A FEW MONTHS
AFTER WE GOT ENGAGED,

MY FIANCéE CAME TO ME

AND TOLD ME
SHE WAS BREAKING UP WITH ME.

SHE COULDN'T MARRY ME.
SHE WOULDN'T DO IT.

SO I FELL INTO A DEPRESSION
AFTER THAT.

I MEAN, I WAS HURT.

I WAS REALLY HURT ABOUT THAT.

AND WHAT I DID WAS TO EAT.

SO I STARTED TO PUT ON
A LOT OF WEIGHT AGAIN.

I WAS 25 YEARS OLD
AND ALMOST 500 POUNDS NOW,

AND I HAD NO ONE.

MY MOM WAS AROUND SOME,

BUT I REALLY DIDN'T
SEE HER A LOT.

MY BROTHER AND I
HAVE RECONNECTED,

BUT HE HAD A LIFE
SO WE'D SEE EACH OTHER,

BUT IT WASN'T LIKE BEFORE.

SO WHAT I DECIDED TO DO
WAS REACH OUT TO MY FATHER

TO SEE IF WE CAN REKINDLE
THE RELATIONSHIP,

BUT HE TOLD ME
HE REALLY DIDN'T WANT THAT.

Gloria:
I DID THE BEST THING FOR TRAVIS

BY GETTING OUT OF THE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FATHER.

IT WAS NOT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP
TO STAY IN.

BUT I NEVER STOPPED TRAVIS'
FATHER FROM BEING IN HIS LIFE,

SO THE DOOR WAS ALWAYS OPEN
FOR HIM TO BE IN THEIR LIVES.

IT WAS HIS CHOICE NOT TO.

Travis: AND AFTER THAT, FOOD WAS
THE ONLY THING IN MY LIFE

THAT MADE THINGS BETTER

BECAUSE I FELT LIKE LIFE
WAS GOING DOWN THIS DARK TUNNEL

AND HEADED NOWHERE FAST.

BUT WHEN I WAS 26 I MET YASMIN.

I WAS OVER 500 THEN.

WITH MY WEIGHT
AS HIGH AS IT WAS,

THE ONLY THING I WAS ABLE TO DO
WAS PLAYING KEYBOARDS AT CHURCH,

AND THEY HIRED YASMIN
AS THE SINGER THERE.

AND ONE DAY WE STARTED TALKING
AND I ASKED HER OUT,

AND SHE SAID YES.

Yasmin: WHEN I FIRST MET TRAVIS,
WE LAUGHED, WE TALKED, WE JOKED,

AND HE WAS A VERY CARING PERSON.

HIS SIZE DIDN'T BOTHER ME.

ME AND TRAVIS HAVE MUSIC
IN COMMON.

HE PLAYS KEYS AND DRUMS
AND I SING.

THAT'S WHAT I LOVE TO DO,
AND IT'S WHAT HE LOVES TO DO.

AND SO, WE JUST CLICKED.

Travis:
AFTER SIX MONTHS OF DATING,

I ASKED YASMIN TO MARRY ME.

BUT THERE WAS NO WAY
WE COULD DO ANY SORT OF BIG

OR FORMAL WEDDING

BECAUSE MY WEIGHT WAS OVER 500
AT THAT POINT.

Yasmin: IT WOULD'VE BEEN HARD
FOR HIM TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE.

HE COULDN'T FIND A TUX,
YOU KNOW, TO FIT IN.

SO WE FIGURED WE'D HAVE A BIG
WEDDING LATER ON, YOU KNOW,

BUT THEN HIS WEIGHT
STARTED TO PLAY A FACTOR.

AND NOW WHEN I LOOK AT TRAVIS,

I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE A WEDDING.

THAT'S THE ONE THING
I REALLY DID WANT TO DO,

WAS GIVE MY WIFE
A FORMAL WEDDING.

I BELIEVE SHE DESERVES IT,
YOU KNOW?

I WAS 27 WHEN WE GOT MARRIED,

AND I TOLD HER I WOULD LOSE
THE WEIGHT AND GET HEALTHY.

BUT I'VE ONLY GOTTEN BIGGER
AND WORSE.

IT'S TO THE POINT
WHERE I CAN'T EVEN WORK NOW.

AND YASMIN HAS TO PROVIDE FOR ME
AND OUR FAMILY.

SHE HAS TWO KIDS
THAT BECAME MY KIDS TOO,

WHEN WE GOT MARRIED,

BUT THEY WERE OLDER
AND WERE ON THEIR OWN.

SO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO NOW
IS BASICALLY WORK TO PROVIDE

FOR ME AND HER,
AND I FEEL ASHAMED OF THAT.

I'M 31 NOW AND I DON'T KNOW
HOW MUCH I WEIGH,

BUT I KNOW
I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SO LAST YEAR ME AND YASMIN
MOVED FROM VIRGINIA TO DALLAS

TO TRY AND GET HELP
WITH MY WEIGHT

BECAUSE TEXAS HAVE DOCTORS
THAT CAN HELP ME.

SO I MOVED HERE WITH MY MOM
TO GET HELP,

BUT SO FAR I THINK ALL
I'VE DONE IS GAIN.

Travis: HEY, BABE.

HEY, BABE.

HEY.
HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

IT WAS ALRIGHT.

HOW WAS YOURS?
IT WAS COOL.

I HAD A LOT OF WORK.
I'M TIRED.

BUT I KNOW MY MOM
IS LOSING PATIENCE WITH ME,

AND YASMIN IS TOO.

HEY.
OH, HEY.

WHAT Y'ALL WANT TO EAT
FOR DINNER?

SPAGHETTI.OF COURSE.

Travis:
BUT I FINALLY GOT AN APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW IN HOUSTON,

AND I'M HOPING HE CAN HELP

BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE
WILL TAKE ME.

SO HE'S MY LAST HOPE NOW.

IF HE DOESN'T TAKE ME ON
AS A PATIENT,

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
I CAN LIVE LIKE THIS.

WE CAME HERE TO GET
THIS HEALTH TOGETHER.

THAT WAS OUR MAIN GOAL
MOVING TO TEXAS,

TO TRY TO FIND A DOCTOR,

TRY TO FIND SOMEONE
THAT CAN HELP HIM

BECAUSE IT REALLY
IS LIFE OR DEATH.

Travis: I HATE WHAT I'M DOING
AND PUTTING MY WIFE THROUGH

BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE PAIN

THAT I'M CAUSING HER IN HER EYES
WHEN I LOOK AT HER.

AND THE FACT THAT SHE'S STILL
WITH ME THROUGH IT ALL

AND STILL BELIEVES IN ME,
IT'S AMAZING TO ME.

BUT I DO WORRY MY WIFE
IS GOING TO GIVE UP ON ME.

SAY, "LOOK. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH."

TRAVIS' BODY IS BREAKING DOWN
IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

HIS LEGS, HIS BACK, HIS ARMS.

IT'S HORRIBLE SOMETIMES.

Travis: SO MY WEIGHT IS NOT
JUST DESTROYING MY LIFE,

IT'S HURTING MY FAMILY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO
BREAK FIRST,

MY BODY, MY WIFE, OR MY MOM.

Gloria: I'M HOPING
AND PRAYING THAT THIS YEAR

WILL BE THE YEAR THAT
HE HAS A CHANGE IN HIS LIFE

FOR THE BETTER.

HE CAN'T GO ANOTHER YEAR
LIKE THIS.

HE CAN'T KEEP GOING ON
LIKE THIS.

HE'S DYING.

Travis:
SO I DON'T KNOW HAVE LONG I HAVE
IF I DON'T GET HELP VERY SOON.

SO IN FIVE DAYS, ME AND YASMIN
ARE GOING TO HOUSTON TO

SEE DR. NOW BECAUSE EVERYWHERE
ELSE HAS TURNED ME AWAY.

SO HE'S THE LAST AND ONLY PLACE
I HAVE TO TURN.

TODAY ME AND YASMIN ARE GOING
TO HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW.

MY APPOINTMENT IS TOMORROW,
BUT WE'RE HEADED DOWN TONIGHT.

AND I'M JUST WAITING FOR YASMIN
TO GET HOME FROM WORK

SO WE CAN GET OUR STUFF
AND HEAD OUT.

BUT I'M REALLY ANXIOUS ABOUT IT

BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT
THIS TRIP IS TO ME

SINCE DR. NOW IS LITERALLY
MY LAST OPTION

TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I NEED.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S
GOING TO SAY WHEN I GET THERE,

SO THAT'S PUTTING MY NERVES
ON EDGE, AND NOW I'M HUNGRY.

HEY, BABE.
HEY.

YES.
WHAT DID YOU GET?

TACOS.
COOL BEANS.

YOU READY TO GO TO
THIS DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT?

MM-HMM.

WE GOT TO PACK OUR BAG.

I KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THE DOCTOR MIGHT SAY?

HMM?

WHAT IF THE DOC DOESN'T
APPROVE ME FOR THE SURGERY?

I CAN'T THINK
LIKE THAT.

THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.

MAN, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT THAT.

THANKS A LOT, T.

MAN, YOU GOT MY NERVES
ALL MESSED UP.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET
YOUR NERVES MESSED UP.

THANKS A LOT.

THANK YOU.

I KNOW WE'RE BOTH ON EDGE

BECAUSE WE KNOW
HOW MUCH DEPENDS ON THIS.

IF FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T
GET WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

AND DR. NOW SAYS
HE CAN'T HELP ME,

THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE
A DEATH SENTENCE FOR ME.

LOOSEN THAT UP SOME.

IT HURT?

YEAH.
MY KNEES.

YOU GOOD?

YOU GOOD?
-YES.

COME ON.
GO ON TO THE CAR.

MY LIFE IS AT STAKE,

SO I'M PRAYING THAT DR. NOW
SAYS HE CAN HELP ME

BECAUSE THIS IS MY LAST HOPE.

I EITHER GET DR. NOW'S HELP

OR I KNOW
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Travis: ME AND YASMIN ARE GOING
DOWN TO DR. NOW'S CLINIC

BECAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY
I SEE DR. NOW.

AND THE CLOSER WE GET,
THE MORE NERVES I GET.

BUT WE MADE IT.

THIS IS JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT
MOMENT IN MY LIFE,

AND I NEED IT TO GO MY WAY.

AND THE WHOLE TRIP
TOOK A TOLL ON ME.

I'M ALSO NERVOUS ABOUT YASMIN
SEEING MY WEIGHT.

I REMEMBERED SEEING HER FACE
THE LAST TIME

SHE FOUND OUT HOW MUCH
I ACTUALLY WEIGHED.

HENRY, TRAVIS?

AND IT FILLED ME WITH SHAME
WHEN SHE REACTED WITH SHOCK.

I JUST HOPE I'M NOT TOO FAR OFF
FROM WHERE I THINK I AM,

AND THAT I'M 600 OR UNDER.

IT'S A LITTLE HIGHER
THAN I THOUGHT.

BUT YASMIN SEEING IT
IS BRINGING BACK

ALL THOSE FEELINGS OF SHAME

BECAUSE MY WEIGHT MAKE ME FEEL
LIKE A FAILURE

IN EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE,
INCLUDING MY MARRIAGE.

SO I KNOW I HAVE TO CHANGE NOW,

BUT I'M GETTING REALLY SCARED

WHAT DR. NOW IS GOING TO THINK
AND SAY TO ME.

HELLO.
HELLO, SIR.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING?

I'M DOING ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.
I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

MY NAME IS TRAVIS.GOOD TO MEET YOU.

AND YOU ARE?
YASMIN.

NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.

OKAY. TRAVIS, YOU'RE COMING
FROM DALLAS, HUH?

YES, SIR.

AND YOU GOT HERE BECAUSE
YOU WANT TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT?

YES, SIR.
YES, SIR.

I NEED TO
LOSE THE WEIGHT.

ALRIGHT.
SO YOU ARE UP TO 617 TODAY.

YES, SIR.

TELL ME HOW YOUR WEIGHT
IS AFFECTING YOU NOW.

I CAN'T STAND FOR
LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

I CAN'T WALK
LONG DISTANCES.

BECAUSE OF WHAT, PAIN,
WHERE?

BECAUSE OF PAIN
IN MY LOWER BACK.

LOWER BACK.

THE PAIN IN MY LEGS
AND MY KNEES.

YEAH.
OKAY.

HOW ABOUT
YOUR BREATHING?

I DO GET SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

ALRIGHT. SO LET ME
JUST LISTEN TO YOUR HEART

AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

OKAY.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

ALRIGHT.

RIGHT NOW, THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT
IS EFFECTING EVERY ORGAN

AND EVERY SYSTEM
IN YOUR BODY.

AND PRETTY SOON
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO MOVE

AND YOU'RE GOING
TO GET BEDRIDDEN.

THEN AFTER THAT, EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO ESCALATE RAPIDLY,

AND YOUR BODY IS
GOING TO GIVE OUT SOON

AND YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO SURVIVE.

OKAY?

THIS IS A VERY
DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU NEED TO MAKE
THE CHANGES NOW.

ALRIGHT.

BECAUSE EVEN RIGHT NOW,
YOU HAVING SO MUCH DIFFICULTY

WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH,
AND I LISTENED TO YOUR HEART.

YOUR HEART IS RACING
LIKE 120 BEATS PER MINUTE,

SO IF YOU CONTINUE
LIKE THIS,

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE
VERY LONG TO LIVE.

I UNDERSTAND.YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, RIGHT?

YES, SIR.

SO HOW DO YOU THINK
YOU GOT TO THIS POINT?

I EAT TOO MUCH.
I EAT TOO MUCH.

YOU EAT TOO MUCH.

YEAH. I DO.

SO THAT'S A PRIMARY ISSUE
WE HAVE TO CHANGE

IF YOU WANT
TO LOSE WEIGHT.

OKAY?

SO IF YOU CAN BARELY
GET AROUND NOW,

WHO TAKES CARE OF YOU
ALL DAY?

MY WIFE, YASMIN.

SO THEN
IS SHE YOUR ENABLER?

WHO BRINGS YOU FOOD
WHENEVER YOU WANT IT?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

YEAH.

WHO IS IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD
BESIDES YOU AND YOUR WIFE?

IT'S JUST US TWO.
OKAY.

SO THE TWO OF YOU.YEAH.

SO DO YOU TRY TO GET HIM
TO EAT LESS

OR HE DOESN'T
LISTEN TO YOU?

WHAT?

I TRY TO GET HIM TO EAT LESS,
BUT HE DON'T ALWAYS LISTEN.

AND THEN IF I WAKE UP
OR I GO TO WORK OR WHATEVER,

HE EATS WHAT HE WANT.

I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE OVER FOOD
OR ANYTHING.

SO YOU JUST DECIDED TO
GIVE UP ON ARGUING, HUH?

YEAH.

SO THIS ALL ON YOU,
TRAVIS.

RIGHT?
YEAH.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
THE DRIVING FORCE

TO MAKE THE CHANGES.

OKAY?
YES, SIR.

AND, YASMIN, YOU NEED TO WORK
ON CHANGING YOUR DYNAMIC

WITH TRAVIS TO WHERE YOU'RE
WILLING TO HAVE THE ARGUMENT

IF WHAT HE'S DOING
IS HURTING HIMSELF.

OKAY?
OKAY.

WANTING TO AVOID CONFLICT
IS OKAY,

BUT TO HELP HIM
KILL HIMSELF IS NOT.

YEAH.

SO THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE
TO DRAW THE LINE

IF YOU CARE ABOUT HIM AND
IF YOU WANT HIM TO DO THIS.

OKAY. MM-HMM.
OKAY?

SO LET HIM GET MAD.
HE'LL GET OVER IT.

YEAH.
OKAY.

ALRIGHT.
Y'ALL THINK WE CAN DO THAT?

YES, SIR.YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT. TO START THIS,
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU

A 1,200-CALORIE, HIGH PROTEIN,
LOW CARB DIET.

OKAY.

SO THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO
CUT DOWN ALL THOSE SNACKING,

ALL THE SUGARY STUFF,
ALL THE CARBOHYDRATES,

LIKE BREAD, PASTA, POTATO,
AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

OKAY?

SO NONE OF
THE JUNK FOODS.

SO DON'T BUY ANY JUNK FOOD

SO HE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING
AT HOME TO EAT.

OKAY.

NO BREADS, NO PASTA,
NO POTATOES.

NO POTATOES.
NO NOTHING.

JUST MAKE SURE WE DO NOT BRING
THOSE IN TO THE HOUSE, PLEASE.

I WON'T. I PROMISE.ALRIGHT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND OVER
THE NEXT TWO MONTHS,

I WANT YOU TO LOSE
AT LEAST 70 POUNDS.

OH, MAN.
OKAY.

IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET,

YOU CAN LOSE 120 POUNDS
IN THAT TIME.

SO YOU CAN HIT THIS GOAL
IF YOU MAKE THE CHANGES

AND THE INSTRUCTIONS
I'M GIVING YOU.

OKAY?
ALRIGHT.

I ALSO WANT YOU TO START
DOING SOME EXERCISE.

OKAY.

I GET WALKING IS A LITTLE BIT
HARD FOR YOU,

BUT I WANT YOU TO START
DOING UPPER-BODY EXERCISES

THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU.

AND YOU NEED TO DO THOSE
TWICE A DAY,

ONCE IN THE MORNING
AND ONCE IN THE EVENING,

SO YOU CAN INCREASE
YOUR ACTIVITY.

YES, SIR.
ALRIGHT?

OKAY.IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE GET YOU

TO WHERE YOU'RE
MORE ACTIVE AND MOBILE,

AND YOU HAVE GOALS
AND DREAMS

FOR THINGS YOU WANT
TO DO IN YOUR LIFE.

WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?

FIRST OF ALL,
TO GET DOWN A SIZE,

BUT I WANT TO HAVE
A REAL WEDDING,

GIVE MY WIFE
A REAL WEDDING.

THAT'S A GOOD EVENT.

SO USE THAT TO MOTIVATE YOU
TO WORK HARD

AND START MAKING
THESE CHANGES.

OKAY?
YES, SIR.

BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE

AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO DO THAT
OR ANY OF THE GOALS YOU HAVE.

YOU GOT THAT?YEAH.

I DO.
OKAY.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

NO.
NO.

ALRIGHT.
WELL NICE TO MEET YOU, TRAVIS.

NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, SIR.ALRIGHT.

NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, SIR.

AND I'LL SEE YOU BOTH
IN TWO MONTHS,

BUT IF YOU NEED ANYTHING
BEFORE THEN, GIVE ME A CALL.

ALRIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO GOOD.

YEAH.
I CAN DO THIS.

I THINK YOU CAN TOO.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH TRAVIS
IS THE STATE OF HIS HEALTH

BECAUSE THE STRAIN
OF HIS WEIGHT

HAS ALREADY TAKEN
A SIGNIFICANT TOLL ON HIS BODY.

HE'S STRUGGLING A GREAT DEAL
TO BREATHE

WITH COMPROMISED
HIS PULMONARY

AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM IS
ALREADY.

SO IF TRAVIS DOESN'T START
TO LOSE WEIGHT NOW,

THEN VERY SOON HIS HEALTH

IS GOING TO START
TO DECLINE RAPIDLY.

HOPEFULLY, HE UNDERSTANDS HOW
LITTLE TIME HE HAS TO DO THIS

AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR HIM AND YASMIN

TO START MAKING THE CHANGES

THEY NEED TO TRY TO TURN
HIS SITUATION AROUND

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T,
THEN AT THIS POINT

THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE
HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Travis: PART OF ME IS RELIEVED
THAT DR. NOW DIDN'T TELL ME

WHAT I WAS AFRAID HE WOULD,

THAT I WASN'T TURNED AWAY
BY ANOTHER DOCTOR AGAIN.

BUT THE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL HE
GAVE ME HAS ME STRUGGLING SOME

BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS
LIKE A LOT TO TRY TO LOSE

WITHOUT SOMETHING
LIKE SURGERY TO HELP ME.

BUT I'M READY TO DO WHAT DR. NOW
SAYS TO GET TO WHERE I WANT

BECAUSE I KNOW
THIS IS THE CHANCE

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
AND PRAYING ON.

SO I HAVE TO DO WHAT I CAN
TO GRAB A HOLD OF IT.

SO WHEN WE GET BACK TO DALLAS,

I'M READY TO TURN OVER
A WHOLE NEW LEAF

AND WORK MY HARDEST
AND MAKE SURE

I'M ABLE TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO TURN MY SITUATION AROUND.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

WE'VE BEEN BACK
FROM SEEING DR. NOW

FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS NOW,

AND ME AND YASMIN
HAVE BEEN GOING OVER HIS DIET

TRYING TO LEARN ALL THE CHANGES
WE NEED TO MAKE.

IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MOSTLY

GETTING RID OF
EVERYTHING I LIKE,

WHICH I FIGURED
IT WAS GOING TO BE.

BUT TODAY WE'RE GOING TO
START THE PROCESS

OF GETTING THE BETTER
HEALTHY FOOD WE NEED.

YASMIN WAS GOING TO GO
TO THE GROCERY STORE TO DO THAT,

BUT SHE SUGGESTED TO TRY
AND GET MY EXERCISE IN TODAY

THAT I SHOULD TRY
AND GO WITH HER.

SO I AM, BUT I REALLY HAVEN'T
HAD A CHANCE

TO WORK MY STAMINA UP YET.

SO I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR
I'LL BE ABLE TO GO.

ME AND YASMIN KNOW THAT
MAKING THESE CHANGES

IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.

I THINK IF I HAVE TO GO
COLD TURKEY ON IT ALL,

IT'S GOING TO MAKE
THE TEMPTATIONS EVEN WORSE.

SO WE'VE COME UP WITH A PLAN
TO EASE INTO IT,

THAT STILL ALLOWS
FOR A FEW SNACKS

THE FIRST MONTH TO HELP
WITH THE ADJUSTMENT

BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN DO THIS

FOR THE LONG-TERM,
LIKE DR. NOW SAID.

GPS: YOUR DESTINATION
IS ON THE LEFT.

ALRIGHT.

HEY.

MM-HMM.

CHICKEN.
CHICKEN, CHICKEN, CHICKEN.

LOOK,
THEM ALREADY CUT UP.

COOL BEANS.

OKAY.
SO I GOT CHICKEN WINGETTES.

GET SOME HAM
AND TURKEY TOO.

MAYBE SOME GROUND BEEF.

And some vegetables.

BUT FOR MY TREATS,
GIVE ME SOME CHIPS.

ALRIGHTY. I CALL YOU BACK
IF I CAN'T FIND SOMETHING.

Alright.

Travis: THIS IS A LITTLE HARDER
THAN I THOUGHT

BECAUSE THERE'S ALL THESE THINGS
IN THERE

THAT I KNOW I REALLY WANT,
BUT I CAN'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.

I WANT HER TO GET ALL THE SAME
STUFF THAT SHE USUALLY GETS,

BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO CUT BACK
IF I'M GOING TO DO THIS.

HELLO?
Okay.

THEY GOT ONION RINGS.
YOU WANT ONION RINGS?

I GUESS.

ALRIGHT.
AND...

WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR NOW?

Some milk to replace
some of the soda we drink.

OKAY.

Alright. That's good.

Okay.

Yasmin:
THIS IS THE HARD REALIZATION

THAT I'M HAVING RIGHT NOW.

I WAS THE ONE GIVING HIM A HARD
TIME ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT

AND BRINGING HIM ALL THE THINGS

THAT STOPPED HIM
FROM DOING THAT,

SO I FEEL VERY GUILTY
ABOUT BUYING THE FOOD.

YOUR LEGS HURTING?

YEAH, I'M IN THIS CAR.OKAY.

I got enough now.
I'm coming.

BYE.

I FEEL GUILTY
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE

I WAS MORE PART OF THE PROBLEM
THAN I REALIZED.

I FEEL REAL GUILTY
WHEN I'M SAYING,

"WE NEED TO GO ON A DIET,"

AND I'LL GET HIM
WHATEVER HE WANTED

BECAUSE I KNOW HE WANT IT,
AND SOMETIMES HE TRY NOT TO ASK,

BUT I'LL GET IT ANYWAY.

THERE'S NO NEED TO GO
GET HEALTHY

IF YOU'RE GOING TO MESS
YOURSELF UP ANYWAY,

SO I FEEL REALLY GUILTY.

WHAT HAPPENED?
WHAT'S WRONG?

I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T QUIT.

BECAUSE I BE
BUYING YOU EVERYTHING,

AND THEN IT'S LIKE
I'M PART OF YOUR PROBLEM,

AND I FEEL SO BAD.

I'M SO SORRY.

BABE, IT'S OKAY.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

I KNOW,
BUT YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

I ALWAYS BE LIKE,
"YOU NEED TO GO ON A DIET.

YOU NEED TO DO THIS.
YOU NEED TO DO THAT,"

BUT I'LL GO TO THE STORE
AND GET THIS STUFF.

EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T ASK
FOR STUFF, I GET IT FOR YOU,

AND I'M PART
OF THE DAMN PROBLEM,

AND THAT HURTS BECAUSE
I WANT MY MARRIAGE BACK.

I WANT SO MUCH FOR US.

I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE SAID
WE WERE GOING TO DO,

AND I'M MAD AT YOU
AND THEN TO COME TO FIND OUT

I'M PART OF THE PROBLEM,
AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT HURTS.

THIS HAS JUST TURNED
MY WHOLE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN

BECAUSE I DID NOT EVEN REALIZE
I'M CONTRIBUTING

TO WHAT'S KILLING YOU.

THAT HURTS.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, BABY.

LISTEN.
I'M NOT SAYING IT IS,

BUT I AM PART OF THE ISSUE
AS WELL.

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE
I WAS DOING THAT.

I APOLOGIZE, MAN.

I REALLY DO.
IT'S OKAY.

I'LL BE BETTER.

WE'LL BE BETTER.I'LL BE BETTER.

COME ON.
WE CAN DO THIS.

IT'S BEEN ABOUT 5 WEEKS
SINCE I SAW DR. NOW

AND STARTED TRYING TO DO
HIS DIET AND EXERCISES,

AND I ALREADY FEEL
A BIG DIFFERENCE

WITH HOW MUCH
I CAN GET AROUND.

ALRIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE RUNNING
ANY MARATHONS SOON,

BUT I'M AT LEAST ABLE TO WALK
FURTHER AND DO MORE AT ONCE,

SO I'M HAPPY ABOUT THAT,
AND SO IS YASMIN,

BUT WE ALSO BEEN WORKING ON
HAVING A HEALTHY DIET,

AND IT'S BEEN A PROCESS
FOR ME, YOU KNOW?

I HAVE MY GOOD DAYS
AND MY BAD DAYS.

ALRIGHT.

ME AND YASMIN HAVE BEEN
STICKING TO OUR PLAN

OF STILL HAVING
SOME TREATS LIKE CHIPS

OR BREAD OCCASIONALLY TO HELP
MAKE THE CRAVINGS MANAGEABLE,

BUT WE'RE CUTTING BACK
AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

AND A WEEK AGO,
WE STARTED A PROCESS

OF EVEN GETTING RID
OF THE TREATS

AND ONLY DOING
WHAT'S ON DR. NOW'S PLAN,

SO BECAUSE OF THAT,

I WILL SAY THIS PAST WEEK
HAS BEEN THE HARDEST SO FAR.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
A BALANCE WITH IT ALL

TO DO WHAT WE NEED
FOR THE LONG-TERM.

Travis: HEY, BABE.

HEY.

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?IT WAS ALRIGHT.

HOW WAS YOURS?
IT WAS A DAY.

IT WAS ALRIGHT.
OKAY.

BUT I'M HUNGRY.

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'M ONLY ALLOWED TO HAVE
6 OUNCES OF PROTEIN.

YEAH, I KNOW.
I KNOW.

AND THEN THE REST
HAS TO BE VEGETABLES.

WELL,
LET ME SEE WHAT WE HAVE.

DIDN'T YOU BUY
SOME SHRIMP?

I THINK SO.
LET ME CHECK AND SEE.

OVERALL, I FEEL REALLY GOOD
ABOUT HOW WELL WE'VE BEEN DOING

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING
THIS PAST MONTH

HAS GOT A LITTLE
STRESSFUL FOR US.

MY MOM HAS DECIDED THAT
IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE OUT.

WE ALWAYS KNEW WE WOULDN'T
BE HERE FOREVER,

AND AT TIMES, IT HAS LED
TO THINGS GETTING TENSE

BETWEEN US ALL,

BUT ME AND YASMIN HAVE
TO FIND OUR OWN PLACE,

WHICH IS A LITTLE STRESSFUL.

IT MAKES IT HARDER NOT TO WANT
TO EAT SOMETHING

THAT'S A PICK-ME-UP.

BUT WE'RE STICKING TO THE PLAN
AND WORKING HARD

SO I CAN HIT THE GOAL
THAT DR. NOW GAVE ME,

AND I CAN GET
THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

THAT'S GOING TO SAVE MY LIFE.

LET'S DO
SOMETHING ELSE HERE.

WHAT IS MY TARGET WEIGHT SHOULD
BE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR?

250.

250?

WHAT?
THAT'S TOO MUCH?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
WEIGHT THAT IS?

YEAH, 200.

THAT'S, LIKE,
ALMOST 200-AND-SOMETHING POUNDS,

270-SOMETHING POUNDS
YOU HAVE TO LOSE.

I JUST HAVE FAITH IN YOU,
AND I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS, MAN.

IT'S YOUR LIFE.

I'M PUSHING.

I HAVE THREE WEEKS UNTIL I'M
BACK IN HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW.

MY PLAN IS TO KEEP DOING
WHAT I NEED,

NOT JUST HIT MY GOAL,
BUT TO LOSE AS MUCH AS I CAN,

SO I'M GOING TO KEEP RESISTING
TEMPTATIONS AND CRAVINGS

AND STICK TO THE DIET PLAN
SO THAT WHEN I GET THERE,

I CAN SEE THE RESULTS
OF ALL MY HARD WORK,

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO DOING THAT.

MM.

ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK
IN HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW

FOR MY SECOND APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M FEELING CONFIDENT
ABOUT MY WEIGH-IN TODAY

BECAUSE I KNOW
I'M MAKING PROGRESS.

I'M ABLE TO DO MORE
AND GET AROUND A LITTLE EASIER,

AND I CAN EVEN FIT BEHIND
THE WHEEL NOW,

SO I CAN DRIVE AGAIN.

SO I'M FEELING GOOD,
AND I'M EXPECTING TO SEE

A BIG WEIGHT LOSS TODAY.

TRAVIS?

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT
TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS 617,

AND DR. NOW'S GOAL FOR ME
WAS TO LOSE 70 POUNDS

BY THIS APPOINTMENT,
SO TO HIT MY GOAL,

I HAVE TO BE DOWN
TO 547 POUNDS TODAY.

OKAY.
THANK YOU.

COME ON, BABE.

IT'S AT LEAST A LOSS, BUT WITH
HOW HARD I'VE BEEN WORKING,

I THOUGHT IT'D BE GREATER,
SO I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE

SUCH A HIGH NUMBER
ON THE SCALE STILL.

AND I THOUGHT
I WAS GOING TO GET APPROVED

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY,

BUT SEEING THAT I DIDN'T EVEN
GET TO DR. NOW'S GOAL,

I'M CONFIDENT NOW
THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN

BECAUSE DR. NOW
WILL PROBABLY JUST BE

FRUSTRATED WITH THIS LOSS.

HELLO.
HELLO.

Yasmin: HELLO.HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING ALRIGHT.
FINE.

GOOD.

SO IT'S BEEN TWO MONTHS
WE'VE SEEN YOU,

AND YOU LOST 24 POUNDS.

THAT'S ABOUT AN AVERAGE
OF 12 POUNDS A MONTH,

SO THAT'S NOT
A WHOLE LOT OF WEIGHT LOSS.

SO WHY IS THAT?I'M NOT PERFECT.

I HAVE BEEN SLIPPING UP
ON MY DIET.

I HAVE, HONESTLY.
I HAVE.

EVERY NOW AND THEN, I MAY GO
GRAB SOME CHIPS OR SOMETHING.

I'LL SLIP UP WITH SOME CHIPS
OR HAVE SOME FRIES

OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHY ARE YOU
DOING THAT?

I'M NOT SURE.

YOU'RE NOT SURE, HUH?
ALRIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT STICKING TO THE DIET,
AND YOU'RE NOT SURE WHY.

DO YOU EAT AT HOME,
OR DO YOU EAT OUT?

I EAT MOSTLY AT HOME.

EVERY NOW AND THEN,
WE MAY HAVE TO GRAB SOMETHING

ON THE ON THE GO
REAL QUICK.

ALRIGHT.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE NOT
MADE A GOOD EFFORT

TO MAKE THE CHANGES.

YOU CAN LOSE EASILY, EASILY
60 POUND IN ONE MONTH

IF YOU STICK
TO THE DIET,

BUT ALL I'M ASKING YOU TO LOSE
IS 70 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS,

SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO DO THAT, OKAY?

OKAY.AND UNTIL YOU DO,

WE'RE NOT MOVING AHEAD
WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OKAY.

WHAT ABOUT
YOUR ACTIVITY?

HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING UP
AND DOING EXERCISES?

ACTIVITY IS A WHOLE LOT
BETTER THAN I WAS BEFORE,

A WHOLE LOT BETTER.

I'M ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN
STAIRS WITHOUT GETTING WINDED.

I'M ABLE TO STAND FOR
LONGER PERIODS OF TIME NOW.

YEAH, SO MY ACTIVITY IS A WHOLE
LOT BETTER THAN IT WAS BEFORE.

OKAY.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE,
KEEP DOING THAT,

BUT THE BIGGEST FACTOR
WILL BE GETTING

MORE WEIGHT
OFF YOUR BODY,

SO MAKE SURE YOU DO THE DIET
TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT TOO.

ALRIGHT.BUT YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?

YES, SIR.
YOU SURE?

I'M VERY SURE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO GET
TO WHERE YOU CAN GIVE

YOUR WIFE
THE WEDDING YOU WANT,

THEN YOU HAVE TO MAKE
THESE CHANGES NOW,

BUT YOU CAN'T DO THAT
IF YOUR BODY GIVES OUT

AND YOU DON'T MAKE IT.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF
YOU WANT TO DO THIS OR NOT.

NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU.

IT'S A CHOICE.

IF YOU WANT
TO HAVE BETTER LIFE,

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
DO YOUR OWN PART.

IT'S NOT GOING
TO COME EASY.

YEAH.
ALRIGHT.

IF Y'ALL NEED ANYTHING,
GIVE ME A CALL.

OKAY.

OTHERWISE, I WANT
TO SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS.

I WANT SEE SOME GOOD RESULT
FROM YOU.

YOU GOT IT?

YES.

GOOD. ALRIGHT.
TAKE CARE.

ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

Dr. Nowzaradan: DESPITE
WHAT TRAVIS KEEPS SAYING,

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO GET
HOW SERIOUS THIS SITUATION IS

AND HOW FAST HIS HEALTH IS GOING
TO START DETERIORATING SOON

IF HE DOESN'T START TO REDUCE
THE STRAIN ON HIS SYSTEM

BY LOSING THE WEIGHT
HE NEEDS.

IF HE HAD ANY REAL SENSE
OF URGENCY TO STOP THAT,

HE WOULD START BACKING UP
WHAT HE SAYS WITH ACTION

AND DO WHAT HE NEEDS
INSTEAD OF CONTINUING

TO JUSTIFY
HIS UNHEALTHY CHOICES.

AND IF HE DOESN'T WAKE UP
AND TAKE THE STEPS HE NEEDS NOW,

THEN VERY SOON,
HE COULD GET TO A POINT

WHERE HE RUNS OUT OF TIME.

Travis: MY PLAN IS TO GO BACK
AND TRY HARDER THIS TIME.

I THOUGHT I ALREADY WAS,
BUT I WAS WRONG,

AND I CAN SEE THAT NOW,

SO MY ONLY OPTION
IS TO DO BETTER.

EVERY OTHER DOCTOR HAS TOLD ME,
"NO, I CAN'T HELP YOU.

YOU'RE TOO BIG,"
BUT DR. NOW IS SAYING HE CAN.

I JUST HAVE TO
LOSE THE WEIGHT FIRST

TO SHOW HIM
WHAT HE NEEDS TO SEE,

SO I HAVE TO DO THAT
NO MATTER WHAT

BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD
TO LOSE THIS CHANCE.

Travis: TODAY, ME AND YASMIN ARE
MOVING INTO OUR NEW APARTMENT

AND LEAVING MY MOM'S PLACE.

FINDING A NEW APARTMENT
HAS BEEN STRESSFUL,

SO THIS PAST MONTH
HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE AT TIMES,

BUT I HAVEN'T USED IT
AT ANY POINT

AS AN EXCUSE
TO BREAK MY DIET.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.ALRIGHT.

AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT MY
LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW

AND HOW FAR OFF
FROM THE GOAL I WAS,

I'M DOING THIS DIET
TO THE LETTER THIS TIME

SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
WHEN I GO BACK,

BUT IT HASN'T
BEEN EASY AT ALL.

IT'S TAKEN EVERY BIT
OF MY WILLPOWER AT TIMES,

AND I WOULD SAY TODAY
IS THE HARDEST DAY YET

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN REALLY
STRESSED OUT ABOUT THIS MOVE.

WE HAVE A FRIEND OF OURS
FROM CHURCH,

DARRON, WHO'S HELPING US,

BUT I'M STILL NOT ABLE TO HELP
AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE,

AND I'M SICK OF BEING
THE PERSON WHO CAN'T HELP.

THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING HARD
TO CHANGE,

BUT I'M TRYING NOT TO THINK
ABOUT IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

AND JUST FOCUS
ON NOT STRESSING OUT

BECAUSE
WHEN I GET STRESSED,

I GET TO WHERE I WANT
TO EAT STUFF I SHOULDN'T.

Y'ALL READY?
LISTEN.

IT AIN'T THAT -- YOU KNOW
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH, OKAY?

SO...

THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH
THAT YOU NEED HELP WITH.

Y'ALL SHOULD'VE BEEN
DONE BY NOW.

YOU RIGHT.
EXCUSES.

YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH THEM
LITTLE, SHORT PTERODACTYL ARMS.

FIRST OF ALL,
FIRST OF ALL...

EVERYTHING IS FUNNY TODAY
TO YOU, HUH?

I'M SO GLAD I'M GETTING
MY PLACE BACK.

WHOO-HOO!

OH, OKAY.
I'M EXCITED!

THIS IS A LOT MORE ACTIVITY

THAN I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE
TO HANDLE A FEW MONTHS AGO,

BUT WE HAVE MOST
OF THE STUFF PACKED,

SO I JUST NEED TO PUSH
MYSELF A LITTLE LONGER,

AND ONCE WE GET
TO OUR NEW PLACE,

I CAN TRY TO REST,

BUT I'M NOT SURE
I'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT

MOSTLY BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING IT
ALL HERE,

INCLUDING THE COUCH
I SLEEP ON,

SO I'M WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WE
HAVE THAT CAN HOLD MY WEIGHT.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE I'M GOING
TO BE ABLE TO SIT AND SLEEP,

BUT I'LL JUST HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT IT

ONCE WE FINISH THE MOVE.

OOH.

THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT
OF STEPS AS MY MOM'S.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

PHEW.

WE STILL GOT A LOT TO MOVE
AND A LOT TO DO,

BUT I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

I'M TOO TIRED.

I WISH I WASN'T, BUT I'M DONE.

YOU LOOK TIRED.

Gloria: I'M GOING TO GO GET YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT.

YOU'RE TOO TIRED
TO BE COOKING.

COME ON, MAN.
I'M OUT OF HERE.

SEE YOU LATER.

I THINK THEY SAY THERE
SOME MORE STUFF DOWN

AT THE BOTTOM
OF THE STAIRS, BRUH.

OKAY.
I CAN GRAB IT.

I APPRECIATE YOU, THOUGH,
MAN.

NO WORRIES, BRO.

I'M GLAD THE WHOLE MOVE
IS ALMOST OVER WITH,

BUT I THINK I PUSHED MYSELF
A LITTLE TOO HARD,

AND I THINK I'M AT MY LIMIT

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO PASS OUT
SOON IF I DON'T CATCH MY BREATH,

BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE
A PLACE TO SLEEP.

YASMIN IS GOING TO USE
AN AIR MATTRESS,

BUT I THINK MY ONLY OPTION
IS GOING TO BE THE FLOOR.

PHEW!

WHERE HE GO TO?

TRAVIS.

TRAVIS!

OH, HEY.
HEY.

ALL RIGHT, SON. GOT YOU

THE GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD,
BOTH OF Y'ALL.

YOU DIDN'T GET HER THAT ONE,
DID YOU?

YEAH.
SHE GOING TO EAT IT.

SHE NEED TO LEARN
HOW TO EAT RIGHT TOO.

BOTH OF Y'ALL DO.ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT.
LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU TOO.

AH!

AH.

I'M READY TO EAT
BECAUSE THIS WAS A HARD DAY,

BUT IT'S A BIG RELIEF
GETTING IT BEHIND US,

AND NOW, WITH THE MOVE DONE,

I CAN JUST FOCUS ON MAKING
AS MUCH PROGRESS AS I CAN

UNTIL MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.

I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH UNTIL MY
NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
I COMPLETELY STICK TO HIS DIET

AND LOSE AS MUCH
AS I CAN BY THEN

BECAUSE I'M DETERMINED
NOT TO FAIL AGAIN.

SO WHEN I GO BACK,
DR. NOW TELLS ME

I'M READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP
CLOSER TO THE LIFE

I WANT WHERE I DON'T
HAVE TO STRUGGLE LIKE THIS.

AND I'M GOING TO FINALLY MAKE
GOOD ON MY PROMISES TO YASMIN

AND GIVE HER THE LIFE
SHE DESERVES,

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.

ME AND YASMIN
ARE BACK IN HOUSTON

FOR MY THIRD APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW,

AND THIS TIME, I'M NERVOUS
FROM HOW FAR OFF MY WEIGHT LOSS

WAS FROM LAST TIME
FROM WHAT I THOUGHT.

THIS TIME, I'M NOT SURE
WHAT TO EXPECT.

ALL I KNOW IS THAT I'VE BEEN
WORKING MY HARDEST,

AND MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS TO
AT LEAST BE BETTER THIS TIME.

TRAVIS?

BUT I'M HOPING
IT'S A LOT BETTER

AND THAT I LOST ENOUGH TO HIT
MY WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL TODAY.

I PUT EVERYTHING
I HAD INTO DOING IT THIS TIME,

AND I KNOW
I DID THE BEST THAT I COULD,

SO I NEED TO HIT THE GOAL
THAT I NEED NOW,

OR I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

Travis: ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK
AT DR. NOW'S

FOR MY THIRD APPOINTMENT,

AND I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT
IF I GOT TO THE GOAL

I NEED THIS TIME.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT
2 MONTHS AGO,

I WAS 593, AND THE GOAL

I WAS GIVEN WAS TO LOSE
70 POUNDS BY TODAY,

SO I NEED TO BE UNDER 523
IF I ACCOMPLISH THAT.

I FEEL REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M VERY RELIEVED
TO SEE THE NUMBER THAT CAME UP,

SO I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF

BECAUSE
I NOT ONLY GOT TO MY GOAL,

BUT I BLEW PAST IT
AND LOST MORE,

SO I'M HOPING DR. NOW IS HAPPY

WITH WHERE I'M AT
AND TODAY IS THE DAY

I GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

HELLO.
HELLO, DR. NOW.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING ALL RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

I'M DOING GOOD TOO.

ALL RIGHT.
SO I SEE YOU LOST MORE WEIGHT.

YES, SIR.
I HAVE LOST SOME MORE WEIGHT.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU
FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

WELL, SINCE NOW YOU HAVE LOST
77 POUNDS

OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS
AND TOTAL OF 101 POUNDS,

I'M GOING TO APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.I APPRECIATE THAT.

ALL RIGHT.
SO...ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE
A POSITIVE THING FOR YOU, OKAY?

YES, SIR.

BUT I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE THE
OPERATION FOR 1 MONTH FROM NOW,

AND AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE
TO LOSE WEIGHT,

WE WILL MOVE AHEAD,
BUT IF YOU DON'T,

AND YOU SHOW UP
WITH LITTLE TO NO PROGRESS,

WE WON'T MOVE AHEAD.
YOU GOT IT?

YES, SIR.
YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.
SUPER.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU DID GREAT, BUT THIS
ISN'T A MAGIC CURE.

YOU STILL GOING TO NEED
TO WORK HARD, OKAY?

YOU'RE RIGHT.
OKAY.

IF EITHER OF YOU NEED ANYTHING,
GIVE ME A CALL.

OKAY.
OKAY?

TRAVIS, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.YES, SIR.

AND NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.YOU TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

YES!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW HARD THIS IS?

MM-HMM!
GIVE ME HIGH-FIVE.

HIGH-FIVE.CAN I DO MY SHUFFLE?

AFTER YOU GIVE ME A HIGH-FIVE
WITH YOUR LITTLE HANDS.

GEEZ LOUISE!

I AM VERY PROUD OF TRAVIS
FOR APPLYING HIMSELF

AND MAKING THE PROGRESS HE HAS.

HE HAD A LITTLE BIT
OF A SLOW START,

BUT HE'S MADE UP FOR THAT NOW.

WITH HOW MUCH OF A TOLL
THE STRAIN OF HIS WEIGHT

WAS TAKING ON HIS BODY,
I WAS CONCERNED

THAT WE MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO GET HIM TO WAKE UP IN TIME,

BUT I'M VERY HAPPY
IT DIDN'T GET TO THAT POINT.

AND AS LONG AS THERE ARE
NO ISSUES WITH HIS TEST,

AND HE KEEPS MAKING PROGRESS,

WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH HIS
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY HERE SOON

AND GET HIM CLOSER
TO WHERE HE NEEDS TO BE.

Travis: I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
RIGHT NOW

JUST BECAUSE I'M VERY EXCITED

AND HAPPY TO BE GETTING
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

AND I'M GOING TO GO HOME
AND FOCUS ON WORKING

JUST AS HARD AS I'VE BEEN

SO I CAN KEEP MAKING PROGRESS
FOR DR. NOW,

SO WHEN THE DAY OF MY SURGERY
GETS HERE,

THERE'S NO ISSUE OR ANYTHING

STANDING IN THE WAY
OF ME MOVING AHEAD

BECAUSE I'M READY
TO START MY NEW LIFE,

AND GETTING APPROVED TODAY
WAS THE FIRST BIG STEP FOR ME

TOWARDS THAT.

THE DAY OF MY WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY IS FINALLY HERE,

AND I'M VERY EXCITED.

DR. NOW SAID MY TESTS
LOOKED GOOD

AND THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH MY
PROGRESS FROM THIS PAST MONTH,

SO I'M MOVING AHEAD,
AND I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD.

I KNOW I PROBABLY
SHOULD BE NERVOUS,

BUT I CAN'T HELP
FEELING EXCITEMENT TODAY

BECAUSE IT'S LIKE I'M ABOUT
TO HAVE A REBIRTH

TO START A NEW LIFE,
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.

SO I'M JUST HAPPY RIGHT NOW,
YOU KNOW?

HEY, BOO!
HEY!

LOOK WHO I BROUGHT.

AND I HAVE YASMIN
AND MY MOM BY MY SIDE,

AND MY PASTOR CAME DOWN
TO BE WITH ME TODAY TOO,

SO I FEEL CONFIDENT
THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL

AND I'M GETTING BLESSED TODAY
FOR THIS NEW OPPORTUNITY

FOR A SECOND CHANCE
IN MY LIFE.

NOPE.
I'M FEELING ALL RIGHT.

I'M FEELING...
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY,
YOU SEEM NERVOUS.

YOU A LITTLE CRAZY
ACTING RIGHT NOW.

YOU GRIPPING HIS HAND
KIND OF TIGHT.

HUH?
YEAH, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.

LOVE YOU TOO.ALL RIGHT.

I FEEL LIKE THIS OPERATION
IS GOING TO MAKE ME A NEW MAN

AND THAT ALL THE MISTAKES
THAT HAVE LED ME HERE

ARE GOING TO BE
TURNED AROUND TODAY.

I'M GOING TO GET A CHANCE TO
UNDO MY PAST AND TURN IT AROUND

SO I CAN GET BACK
TO THE WAY THINGS SHOULD BE,

AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT,
AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO DO THIS

AND FINALLY BEGIN THE LIFE
THAT I HAVE WAITING FOR ME.

OXYGENATION WITH THIS.

Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY,
WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM

A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON TRAVIS.

HE'S STAYED ON TRACK WITH
ANOTHER 28-POUND WEIGHT LOSS

THIS PAST MONTH.

THAT'S NOT AS MUCH
AS THE PREVIOUS 2 MONTHS,

BUT HE'S CONTINUING TO DO WELL
AND WORK HARD,

SO WE ARE MOVING AHEAD
WITH HIS SURGERY TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT EVEN WITH ALL HIS
WEIGHT LOSS,

TRAVIS IS STILL
JUST UNDER 500 POUNDS,

AND THAT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT
PUTS A LOT OF STRAIN ON THE BODY

TO WHERE ANY NUMBER OF THINGS
CAN PUSH IT

TO A BREAKING POINT
IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY CONCERNS

THAT'S HAPPENING
DURING THE SURGERY TODAY,

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE IT LIKE WE INTEND.

BUT HOPEFULLY THAT
WON'T BE THE CASE,

AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE
THIS TOOL TO TO TRAVIS

BECAUSE WHAT THIS SURGERY DOES
IS IT REDUCES THE STOMACH

BY 90%,
LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE

THAT LOOKS SIMILAR
TO A SLEEVE.

SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE
IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED,

AND THE PATIENT IS LESS HUNGRY,
SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM

AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT.

SO THIS WILL BE A BIG HELP
TO KEEP TRAVIS ON TRACK

WHILE WE CONTINUE
THE OTHER THINGS TO HELP

GET HIM TO WHERE HE NEEDS.

Yasmin: THE WAY I FEEL RIGHT NOW
FOR TRAVIS IS MIXED.

I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE
THIS IS A MAJOR SURGERY,

AND THINGS CAN HAPPEN,
BUT I'M EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO
GIVE HIM HIS LIFE BACK.

IT MEANS THAT WE CAN...

A NEW LIFE, THAT WE CAN,
YOU KNOW, START OVER.

WE CAN HAVE A WEDDING NOW,
SO IT MEANS A LOT.

SO I'M JUST PRAYING THAT
EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FINE

AND HE'LL BE GOOD
WHEN HE WAKES UP.

ALL RIGHT.
ROOM LIGHT ON, PLEASE.

OKAY.
ALL FINISHED.

ALL RIGHT.
TRAVIS' SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO
THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY,

AND NOW WE'RE GOING
TO GET HIM TO RECOVERY

AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM TO GET
UP LATER ON AND DO SOME WALKING.

FOR THE NEXT MONTH,
TRAVIS WILL NEED TO STAY

ON A LIQUID-ONLY DIET
UNTIL HE FULLY RECOVERS,

AND AT THAT TIME, HE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LOSE ANOTHER 30 POUNDS.

AND THEN AFTER THAT,
HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE

AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH
UNTIL HE GETS CLOSE TO THE 200s.

SO IF TRAVIS STAYS ON TRACK,

HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET
TO HIS GOAL WEIGHT

PERHAPS IN ABOUT 6 TO 9 MONTHS

IF HE KEEPS WORKING HARD
LIKE HE NEEDS.

BUT HE STILL HAS A LOT OF WEIGHT
TO LOSE,

AND EVEN WITH THIS SURGERY,

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY
FOR HIM TO DO THAT

BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO FACE
ALL THE ISSUES BEHIND

WHAT'S DRIVEN HIM TO EAT
LIKE HE HAS MOST OF HIS LIFE.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE GAVE HIM
AN IMPORTANT TOOL

THAT WILL HELP HIM OUT TODAY,

TRAVIS STILL HAS
A LONG ROAD AHEAD,

AND HOW HE DOES FROM HERE
WILL ALL DEPEND

ON WHETHER HE ADDRESSES
WHAT HE NEEDS TO STAY ON TRACK

BECAUSE IF HE DOESN'T,

IT WON'T TAKE LONG FOR HIM
TO STRETCH HIS STOMACH BACK OUT

BY OVEREATING TO WHERE HE'S
GOING TO START GAINING AGAIN.

AND AT THAT POINT, HE WILL
END UP BACK WHERE HE STARTED --

OVER 600 POUNDS
AND FACING AN EARLY DEATH.

IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH
SINCE MY WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT
A WEEK AGO,

DR. NOW APPROVED ME TO GO BACK
ON SOLID FOODS AGAIN,

SO IT'S BEEN NICE
TO HAVE SOMETHING

OTHER THAN LIQUIDS AGAIN.

DR. NOW SAYS HE'S HAPPY WITH MY
WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE PAST MONTH

AND JUST TO KEEP WORKING HARD,
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO,

AND I'M WORKING TO STAY FOCUSED
AND DO WHAT I NEED.

THERE ARE DAYS THAT ARE A LOT
HARDER THAN OTHERS

BECAUSE THERE'S TIMES
I REALLY WANT

TO EAT WHAT I SHOULDN'T AGAIN.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT ALL MY
CRAVINGS WOULD JUST GO AWAY

BECAUSE DR. NOW EXPLAINED
SOME OF THAT TO ME.

HE TOLD ME, WITH MY SURGERY,

THERE'S NOTHING
PHYSICAL IN MY BODY DOING THAT,

SO THAT DRIVE IN ME
IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE,

AND IT'S PROBABLY MORE
OF AN EMOTIONAL THING FOR ME,

WANTING THE FEELINGS BACK
THAT COMES FROM EATING.

SO HE THINKS I NEED TO START
GOING TO THERAPY NOW

EVEN THOUGH I'M STILL
LOSING LIKE I NEED.

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING
LIKE THAT,

BUT I'M CONSIDERING IT

BECAUSE I KNOW
HE HAS A POINT ABOUT MY HUNGER

AND CRAVINGS
NOT BEING A PHYSICAL THING

BECAUSE I CAN HARDLY EAT MUCH
OF ANYTHING.

BUT OVERALL,
I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT

HOW MY DIET HAS BEEN GOING.

I'M NOT OVEREATING.

I'M STICKING TO THE DIET,

AND I'M ALSO TAKING MY WORKOUTS
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

Yasmin: YOU CAN DO THIS.

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP
WHILE YOU GONE.

ALL RIGHT.

OUR NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX
HAS A GYM HERE,

SO I'M GOING THERE AND WORKING
OUT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK.

MY NEXT BIG GOAL TO HIT
IS TO GET UNDER 350

BECAUSE DR. NOW SAID
WHEN I GET TO THAT POINT,

I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE
A GOOD AMOUNT OF EXTRA SKIN

HANGING ON ME
AND THAT I'LL NEED TO GET 20

OR 30 POUNDS OF IT REMOVED

BY THEN,
WHICH SOUNDS LIKE A LOT TO ME.

BUT I CAN ALREADY SEE SOME AREAS
WHERE THAT'S HAPPENING,

AND THE SKIN IS STARTING TO HANG
A LITTLE, SO IF THAT GETS WORSE,

THEN I'M DEFINITELY GOING
TO NEED TO GET THAT REMOVED.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE THE NEXT
BIG STEP FOR ME

THAT I'M WORKING HARD TOWARDS
NOW.

DR. NOW SAID I CAN BE THERE
IN THE NEXT 4 OR 5 MONTHS

IF I APPLY MYSELF,

AND I KNOW I CAN DO THAT AS LONG
AS I'M DOING WHAT I NEED.

ME AND YASMIN ARE OUT ON A DATE.

I WANT TO MAKE UP
FOR ALL THE DATES

I NEVER TOOK HER ON
BECAUSE I WAS TOO BIG,

AND ULTIMATELY,
WHEN I GET DOWN TO MY GOAL,

I WANT
TO GIVE HER THE BIG WEDDING

I NEVER GAVE HER.

SO DOING THINGS LIKE THIS

AND GOING OUT
IS JUST A START FOR US

AND THE NEW LIFE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

DR. NOW KEEPS REMINDING ME
NOT TO GET TOO COMFORTABLE

JUST BECAUSE I'M STILL LOSING
BECAUSE HE'S CONCERNED

MY WEIGHT LOSS
IS GOING TO SLOW SOON

IF I DON'T START
GOING TO THERAPY

AND THAT THERE'S NO REASON
TO WAIT

FOR THAT TO START HAPPENING.

BUT I'M STILL THINKING ABOUT IT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I WANT
TO START DIGGING UP THE PAST.

-THANK YOU.
-YOU'RE WELCOME.

OH, YOU GOT TO TAKE THIS STUFF
OUT OF HERE.

NO, YOU DON'T, STOP.

THE SKILLET IS VERY HOT
SO BE CAREFUL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, JESS.

OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THIS.

IF ALL OF THIS FOR HER?

THIS AIN'T RIGHT.

I CAN'T EVEN EAT
RIGHT NOW.

I FEEL SO BAD.

Travis: UNHEALTHY FOOD IS JUST
GOING TO BE OUT AROUND ME

IF I'M IN THIS WORLD.

I'M ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE
SOME SMALL COMPROMISES

I SHOULDN'T HAVE --
TAKING A BITE OF SOMETHING

THAT'S FOR YASMIN
AND NOT FOR ME.

DON'T TOUCH MY FOOD,
OR I'M CALLING THE DOCTOR.

WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HE GOING TO DO.

SHE'S TRYING TO KEEP ALL OF THAT
AWAY FROM ME,

BUT IF I'M AROUND STUFF
I CAN'T HAVE FOR TOO LONG,

THEN IT CAN GET TO BE
OVERWHELMING.

AND I'M STARTING TO GET
REALLY SCARED

IT'S GOING TO GET TO A POINT

WHERE IT GETS TO BE
TOO MUCH FOR ME,

AND I DON'T WANT THAT
TO HAPPEN.

LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS SOME GOOD SOUP,

BUT I CAN'T EAT THAT.

GUESS WHAT I GOT TO DO?

SCOOP THAT OUT THE WAY
AND JUST SIP ON THE BROTH.

WELL, SORRY.

IT'S ALL PART
OF GETTING HEALTHY.

JUST THINK ABOUT
THE END RESULT.

THIS ONE GOT...

I CAN'T LET MYSELF START GOING
BACKWARDS INTO MY OLD ADDICTION

TO MESS ALL THIS UP,

SO I'M REALLY CONSIDERING
THE THERAPY.

IT'S JUST HARD BECAUSE
I REALLY DON'T WANT

TO GO BACK TO MY PAST.

I'VE COME TOO FAR FOR THAT,

BUT I KNOW THAT'S
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN

IF I DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT.

ME AND YASMIN ARE BACK
IN HOUSTON

FOR ANOTHER FOLLOW-UP
WITH DR. NOW.

IT'S BEEN 3 MONTHS
SINCE MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND I KNOW I STAYED ON TRACK
FOR MOST OF THAT TIME.

BUT TODAY'S WEIGH-IN WILL SHOW

IF I KEPT THAT
GOING THIS PAST MONTH,

AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS
ABOUT THAT

BECAUSE THE LAST FEW WEEKS
HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST ON ME

SINCE THE SURGERY WITH HOW MUCH
I STRUGGLE WITH MY CRAVINGS.

I STILL CAN'T EAT MUCH,
SO IT'S JUST HAVING SOME THINGS

I SHOULDN'T,

SO I'M SCARED ABOUT WHAT
MY PROGRESS IS GOING TO BE TODAY

BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO MESS IT UP.

TRAVIS.

MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT
IF I HAVE,

IT COULD BE THE START
OF THINGS GOING BACK

IN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
AND I'M TERRIFIED OF THAT,

SO I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN

BECAUSE AFTER A LIFETIME
OF DREAMING OF THIS CHANCE,

I'M FINALLY STARTING
TO GET MY LIFE BACK,

AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT.

Travis: I'M AT DR. NOW'S
FOR MY NEXT FOLLOW-UP.

IN MY LAST APPOINTMENT
3 MONTHS AGO,

I WAS ON TRACK WITH A 18-POUND
WEIGHT LOSS AND WAS DOWN TO 439.

AT THIS POINT, DR. NOW SAYS
I SHOULD BE LOSING

AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH,
SO I'M HOPING I DID THAT

AND I'M STILL IN THE RANGE
THAT I NEED.

THAT'S NOT BAD, BUT I'M NOT SURE
IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO 20-POUNDS

WEIGHT LOSS THAT DR. NOW SAYS
I SHOULD BE HAVING,

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S GOING
TO FEEL ABOUT MY PROGRESS TODAY.

IF HE'S NOT HAPPY, I KNOW
HE'S GOING TO TELL ME

I HAVE TO START THERAPY, BUT I'M
STILL STRUGGLING WITH THAT.

HELLO.
HELLO.

HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING ALL RIGHT, DOC.FINE. HOW ARE YOU?

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M DOING GOOD.

WELL, THIS PAST MONTH,
YOU LOST ANOTHER 16 POUNDS.

YEP.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN,
BUT NOT A LOT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

BUT YOU'RE IN THE BUBBLE,
AND IF YOU SLOW DOWN ANYMORE,

IT WON'T BE GOOD.RIGHT.

SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
OF WHAT'S GOING ON

WITH YOUR EATING HABIT
AND HOW YOU'RE DOING.

I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.

I'VE STUCK TO THE DIET.

I JUST...HAVING ISSUES
WITH THE CRAVINGS.

SO YOU NEED
TO START THERAPY.

YEAH, I DO.

WE DISCUSSED IT ALREADY.

NOW THAT WE GOT
YOUR PHYSICAL ELEMENT

FOR EATING
UNDER CONTROL...

MM-HMM.

...THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUE
THAT DROVE YOU TO EAT

IS GOING TO COME TO SURFACE.

RIGHT.

SO YOUR CRAVINGS ARE ONLY GOING
TO GET WORSE

UNTIL YOU DEAL WITH THE ISSUE
THAT HAVE BEEN BEHIND YOUR DRIVE

TO EAT MOST OF YOUR LIFE.

AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN IT WILL
ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE YOU'RE EATING MORE,
AND YOU'LL START TO OVEREAT

AND START TO STRETCH
YOUR STOMACH

BACK OUT
TO UNDO YOUR SURGERY.

OKAY.

YOU GOT THAT?YES, SIR.

AND WHY AREN'T YOU WILLING
TO GO AND DO THAT?

I THINK RIGHT NOW...

I BELIEVE IT'S
JUST ME STRUGGLING

WITH JUST NOT WANTING
TO DEAL WITH THE PAST,

BUT I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO DO,

SO IT'S JUST REALLY ME NEEDING
TO PUSH PAST MY ISSUES WITH IT.

GOOD, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T
GET SERIOUS ABOUT THIS,

THEN YOU'RE GOING TO START
TO GO BACKWARDS SOON

AND UNDO
ALL YOUR PROGRESS.

RIGHT.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE
THE THERAPIST

AND SEE IF WE CAN OVERCOME
ALL THIS ISSUE THAT WE GOT.

OKAY.
OKAY, GREAT.

WE'LL SEE YOU IN A MONTH,

AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
OR ANY ISSUE, YOU MAY CALL.

OKAY.
OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.NICE TO SEE YOU.

NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU.

NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.YOU, TOO.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.ALL RIGHT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: SINCE
HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

TRAVIS HAS CONTINUED
WORKING HARD

TO STAY ON TRACK
WITH HIS WEIGHT LOSS.

HE MAY HAVE A LITTLE LOWER
WEIGHT LOSS THIS PAST MONTH,

BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NEGLIGIBLE.

IF IT DROPS ANY LOWER, THOUGH,
IT WILL BECOME A CONCERN.

HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS THAT
HE'S NOT GOING

TO BE ABLE
TO KEEP DOING THIS

AND RESISTING THE CRAVINGS
HE'S STRUGGLING WITH

IF HE DOESN'T START TO DEAL
WITH HIS PSYCHOLOGICAL

AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES
BEHIND IT.

SO FAR, HE HASN'T WANTED
TO DO THAT,

BUT I'M HOPING NOW HE'S SERIOUS
ABOUT STARTING PSYCHOTHERAPY

BECAUSE IF HE'S NOT,
THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE LONG

FOR HIM TO START TO HEAD
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AGAIN.

Travis: I KNOW I NEED TO DO
WHAT DR. NOW IS SAYING,

AND IF I DON'T START TO FACE
WHAT I NEED SOON,

THAT IT'S JUST GOING
TO GET WORSE,

AND I CAN'T START GAINING AGAIN.

SO I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO NEXT

IS JUST WORK UP THE COURAGE
TO START THERAPY

BECAUSE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO
LEAVE SOME THINGS IN THE PAST,

YOU CAN'T, IF THEY
THREATEN YOUR FUTURE.

I'M HEADED TO THERAPY RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS,

BUT I THINK I'M READY
TO DO THIS

AND START THE PROCESS
OF GOING BACK

TO THE THINGS
IN MY PAST TO GET HEALTHY.

I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
A EASY PROCESS,

AND IT'S PROBABLY
GOING TO INCLUDE MY FATHER,

BUT I KNOW I CAN'T
CHANGE THE PAST,

SO I DON'T SEE
HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS

CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.

BUT I'M WILLING TO TRY
AND START THE PROCESS

BECAUSE I KNOW DR. NOW
IS RIGHT,

AND THAT EMOTIONAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES

ARE WHAT'S DRIVING
MY CRAVINGS TO USE FOOD

TO FEEL HOW I WANT TO FEEL.

AND IF I LET THAT CONTINUE
UNCHECKED,

IT'S GOING TO DESTROY
MY CHANCE AT A FUTURE,

SO AS MUCH AS I'M NOT
LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS,

I'M HERE,
AND I'M READY TO DO IT.

TRAVIS?
HEY, YEAH.

I'M DR. PARADISE.
COME ON IN.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN HAVE
A SEAT ON THE COUCH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
TRAVIS.

GOOD TO MEET YOU, TOO.

WELCOME.
THANK YOU.

SO TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOURSELF,

AND LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR HISTORY.

YOU GREW UP IN VIRGINIA?

YES, I GREW UP
IN A SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLD

OF JUST A MOM.

INTERESTING.
MM-HMM.

WHERE WAS YOUR DAD?

MY DAD HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF MY
LIFE EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

HE WAS NOT AROUND
GROWING UP.

NAH, NAH.
OKAY.

IT WAS JUST ME, MY MOTHER,
AND MY BROTHER, OLDER BROTHER.

HOW'D YOU AND YOUR BROTHER
GET ALONG GROWING UP?

ME AND MY BROTHER,
WE WAS CLOSE WHEN WE WAS LITTLE,

BUT WE JUST USED TO
FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS.

WE'LL FIGHT EACH OTHER.

WE WON'T LET NOBODY ELSE
FIGHT US, THOUGH.

LIKE, I WOULDN'T...SO YOU HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK?

YEAH, AND A LOT OF TIMES,

IT WAS JUST US
BECAUSE MY MA WORKED A LOT.

SO ALL MY LIFE,
WE BEEN LATCHKEY KIDS.

SO WHEN DID YOU START
GETTING BIG?

AROUND HIGH SCHOOL AGE WAS WHEN
THE WEIGHT STARTED TO COME ON.

OKAY.

SO WHAT ELSE WAS GOING ON
IN YOUR LIFE

WHEN YOU WERE
IN HIGH SCHOOL,

STILL YOU, MOM,
AND YOUR BROTHER?

ACTUALLY, MY BROTHER HAD LEFT
AND WENT TO LIVE WITH MY DAD.

BUT YOU DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T.

WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
FOR YOU?

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN
CONFUSING.

IT WAS.
IT WAS CONFUSING.

I THINK THE MOST CONFUSING PART
OF IT IS,

I KIND OF FELT LEFT,
AND SO THAT HURTS A LOT,

WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY THEY WOULD DO THAT.

YEAH. HOW'D THAT MAKE YOU FEEL
ABOUT YOUR BROTHER?

DID YOU EVER RESENT
YOUR BROTHER FOR IT?

YEAH.

FOR HIM TO JUST UP AND, ONE DAY,
JUST MAKE THAT MOVE, YEAH.

THAT WAS...
IT SUCKED KIND OF HARD.

THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED IT,
IT THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN

RIGHT AROUND WHEN YOU STARTED
GAINING THE WEIGHT, TOO.

YEAH, I ATE A LOT THEN.

I WAS...
I WAS A HEAVY EATER THEN.

OKAY.

HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR DAD
RIGHT NOW?

AT ONE POINT, I DIDN'T... YEAH,
I JUST STOPPED CARING.

I JUST FELT LIKE I...

I LEARNED HOW
TO CUT OFF EMOTIONS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'D SAY
IF HE WAS, LIKE, RIGHT HERE?

WOULD YOU HAVE ANYTHING
TO SAY TO HIM?

THE SAME THING I ALWAYS
BEEN SAYING,

"WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S GOING ON?"UH-HUH.

"HOW YOU DOING?"YOU KNOW, IT'S WEIRD.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU TOLERATE
PEOPLE NOT TREATING YOU WELL.

I TOLERATED IT A LOT.

I MEAN,
I UNDERSTAND THAT NOW.

BEFORE, I DIDN'T.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT,

AND I'M NOT ACCEPTING
ANYTHING ANYMORE.

GOOD, YEAH.

GOOD FOR YOU.

SO WHAT MESSAGE WOULD YOU WANT
TO SEND TO YOUR DAD?

MM-HMM.WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM TO HEAR?

I GUESS I WOULD SAY,
"HEY, I'M YOUR SON

THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
IN YEARS"...

YEAH.
..."YOUR BLOOD."

YEP.

"YOU'VE RAISED ANOTHER PERSON'S
CHILD AND NOT RAISED YOUR OWN."

OH, DID HE HAVE STEPKIDS
THAT HE...

HE HAS A STEPDAUGHTER
WITH HIS WIFE

THAT HE'S MARRIED
WITH NOW AND...

THAT'S MESSED UP.

WHEN I DO CALL HIM, HE BE LIKE,
"HEY, HEY, SON.

I WAS TRYING TO FIND
YOUR NUMBER TO CALL YOU,"

AND I'M LIKE,
"THAT'S A LIE."

AND YOU SEE RIGHT
THROUGH THAT.

YEAH.
YEAH.

I'M NOT A FOOL.

I'M NOT DUMB, BUT HERE'S
MY ISSUE WITH MY FATHER IS,

HE MAY NOT LOVE ME,
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE

THAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP
WITH ME, THAT'S FINE.

NO PROBLEM.

I UNDERSTAND,
BUT GUESS WHAT?

STOP TRYING TO PLAY ME!

WOW, OKAY.YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?

YEAH, YEP.

IT'S GOOD STUFF.

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME
YOU TALKED TO YOUR BROTHER?

MY BROTHER?

AS FAR AS TALKING TO HIM,
I DON'T KNOW.

BUT YOU GUYS
WERE PRETTY TIGHT.

BUT UNTIL HE ACTUALLY
WANTS TO TALK,

I JUST LET IT BE WHAT IT IS.BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOUR BEING OKAY WITH YOUR
BROTHER, THAT'S NOT FOR HIM.

IT'S FOR YOU.
I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL SEE.
OKAY.

SO, TRAVIS, IT WAS GREAT
TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YES, SIR.THANKS FOR COMING, MAN.

YEAH, THANK YOU.GOOD TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

HAVE A SAFE DRIVE BACK.

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

TAKE CARE.
YES, SIR.

Travis: MY MIND AND MY EMOTIONS
ARE RACING RIGHT NOW.

I KNEW IT WASN'T GOING
TO BE EASY,

BUT DOING THIS TOOK
A LOT OUT OF ME,

SO I THINK I JUST NEED
SOME TIME RIGHT NOW.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT DR. PARADISE
IS SAYING

AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LETTING
GO AND FACING ISSUES,

BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE
WITH EVERYTHING HE'S SAYING.

I JUST HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT,
YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO END UP
DIGGING UP THINGS

THAT COULD MAKE THINGS
WORSE FOR ME

AND THEN I END UP GOING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AGAIN.

SO THIS IS A LOT FOR ME
TO PROCESS AND DEAL WITH,

AND I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M READY FOR IT,

SO I JUST NEED SOME TIME
TO FIGURE IT OUT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

Travis: IT'S BEEN ABOUT A MONTH
SINCE I WENT

TO MY FIRST
THERAPY APPOINTMENT,

AND DR. PARADISE TALKED TO ME
ABOUT SOME THINGS TO HELP ME

WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT LED TO MY STRUGGLE
WITH CRAVINGS.

AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS DEALING
WITH MY BROTHER AND MY FATHER,

SO I JUST BEEN TRYING TO PROCESS
ALL THAT AND WORK THROUGH

WHETHER I THINK I'M READY
TO DEAL WITH ANY OF THAT.

BUT I HAD ANOTHER DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW

A FEW DAYS AGO, AND MY WEIGHT
LOSS HAS SLOWED DOWN.

I ONLY LOST 8 POUNDS LAST TIME,
SO DR. NOW

SAYS NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM,
AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERAPY

WASN'T GOING TO HAVE
ANY EFFECT ON ME

IF I DIDN'T WORK
ON THINGS AFTERWARDS.

SO SEEING THAT NUMBER
WOKE ME UP,

AND I'M TAKING THE THINGS
THAT DR. PARADISE THINKS

I NEED TO DO MORE SERIOUSLY,

EVEN IF IT'S HARD TO SEE
HOW IT'LL AFFECT ME MUCH.

WHEN IT COMES TO MY FATHER,
I DON'T THINK

IT'LL BE A GOOD IDEA
TO TALK TO HIM RIGHT NOW.

I HONESTLY DON'T SEE
HOW IT WOULD RESULT IN MUCH

BECAUSE HIS ACTIONS HAVE ALREADY
SHOWED ME HOW HE FEELS.

HE BARELY HAD A RELATIONSHIP
WITH ME.

NO, IT WASN'T FAIR,
AND I DIDN'T DESERVE THAT,

BUT I HAVE TO WORK TO LET
THE PAIN AND THE HURT GO.

BUT I DO THINK IT'LL BE GOOD
TO TALK TO MY BROTHER

AND LET GO OF SOME
OF THE RESENTMENT

I HAD TOWARDS HIM

AND ASKING HIM TO FORGIVE ME.

THAT, I CAN DO.

THE MORE I THOUGHT ABOUT IT
AFTER THERAPY,

I REALIZED
HE WAS A KID LIKE ME.

HE WAS STUCK IN A SITUATION
HE COULDN'T CONTROL,

JUST LIKE I WAS,
SO HE DIDN'T DESERVE THAT.

THERE WERE TIMES I THINK
I COULD'VE MADE MOVES

TO BETTER OUR RELATIONSHIP,

BUT I DIDN'T BECAUSE
OF HOW I FELT,

AND I KNOW THAT WAS WRONG OF ME.

AND I THINK IT'D BE
A GOOD THING TO LET THAT GO

AND A GOOD FIRST STEP
TO DEALING WITH ALL THE THINGS

I HAVE INSIDE OF ME THAT ARE
A PART OF MY STRUGGLE WITH FOOD.

SO I HAVE A CALL
WITH MY BROTHER TODAY.

I JUST HOPE IT'S GOOD.

GERARD, WHAT UP, MAN?

YEAH, MAN, SO I AIN'T SEEN YOU
IN A MINUTE, MAN.

I WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW
I'M DOING WITH MY WEIGHT

THOUGH RIGHT NOW, BRO.

You getting
your weight down, man.

You look like me with hair.

I KNOW, RIGHT?
BUT YEAH, MAN.

I BEEN TALKING WITH A THERAPIST,
MAN, AND I WENT TO THERAPY,

AND, YOU KNOW,
THERAPY IS PRETTY COOL, MAN.

YOU WENT ONCE BEFORE, TOO?

Yeah,
I had to for the V.A.

they sent me there, and I was
a little skeptical at first,

but it was pretty dope.

YEAH, WELL, HE GAVE ME
SOME TOOLS AND THINGS,

AND WE TALKED ABOUT
A LOT OF THINGS,

AND I WAS JUST SITTING HERE
THINKING TODAY,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN,
JUST REMINISCING ON SOME THINGS,

JUST THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
JUST GROWING UP,

YOU KNOW, GROWING UP, LIFE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?Yeah.

YOU KNOW BACK WHEN YOU WENT TO
GO LIVE WITH DAD, MAN?

Yeah, what about it?

YOU KNOW...

YOU KNOW, IT REALLY HURT ME,
BRO.

LIKE, I KIND OF BLAMED YOU
FOR ME BEING ALONE.

LIKE, IT'S WEIRD, BRO.

I WOULD GET MAD,
LIKE, YOU KNOW,

AND WHY WOULD YOU GO
LIVE WITH HIM?

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT
TO ME?

BECAUSE THAT'S ALL WE GOT,

IS ME, YOU AND MOMS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

SO, YEAH, I MEAN...

Yeah, just me, being a teenager,
thinking I knew

got into it with Ma...
YEAH.

...went to go live with him
and realized that,

"Hey, this ain't the move,"
real quick.

YEAH.
...Room for me.

He was living with
his girlfriend at the time.

He didn't even have room
for me.

YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW,

IT JUST MADE ME FEEL
SOME TYPE OF WAY, THOUGH, BRO.

LIKE, I WOULD GET ANGRY,

AND I THINK I'VE BEEN HARVESTING
SOME OF THESE FEELINGS, MAN,

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT
TO TALK ABOUT THEM,

GET THEM OUT, MAN, AND YOU KNOW,
JUST LET YOU KNOW, MAN.

DURING THERAPY, I REALIZED
THAT I WAS BLAMING YOU

FOR SOMETHING YOU HAD
NO CONTROL OVER.

IT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOU.

YOU WAS JUST A KID, TOO,
YOU KNOW?

AND I KNOW TALKING THESE THINGS
OUT REALLY HELPS, YOU KNOW,

INSTEAD OF BOTTLING THEM UP
FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS, MAN.

I BOTTLED THIS UP.

I KNOW IT AFFECTED
OUR RELATIONSHIP

BECAUSE I COULD'VE GOT
IN TOUCH WITH YOU MORE.

YOU KNOW,
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU, BRO.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

I'm glad you losing weight,
getting in shape.

You're able to do things
for yourself now,

but the most important thing
is to get your mind right.

If you build your mind up
stronger than your body,

your body will be
as strong as your mind.

It's going to get there.

It's just, the mind
is the first thing, bro.

EXACT. YOU HIT THE NAIL
ON THE HEAD, BROTHER.

BUT LISTEN, MAN,
I APPRECIATE YOU, YO.

I LOVE YOU.

THANKS FOR TAKING THIS CALL,
MAN,

AND I'M GOING TO
HIT YOU UP LATER.

ALL RIGHT?

All right, bro.
Love you, too.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

Travis: I LOVE MY BROTHER,
AND I'M GLAD WE TALKED TODAY.

LIFE HAS BEEN THE WAY IT IS,
AND WHATEVER HAPPENED, HAPPENED.

A LOT OF THAT NEITHER OF US
COULD CONTROL,

BUT I KNOW THAT THINGS
COULD'VE GONE DIFFERENTLY

IF I'D HANDLED THEM BETTER,

AND I REGRET THAT AND ANY TIME
THAT ME

AND MY BROTHER LOST
BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT TAKING CONTROL OF WHAT I CAN

AND OWNING UP TO WHAT I NEED
SO I CAN DO THAT ISN'T EASY.

I WAS REALLY NERVOUS TO DO THAT,

BUT IT DID FEEL GOOD
GETTING THINGS OFF MY CHEST.

I THINK SOME OF THE GUILT
I'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS,

AS I'VE GOTTEN OLDER
AND REALIZED THINGS,

HAS HAUNTED ME SOME,
SO I'M GLAD I DID THIS.

BUT I DON'T THINK THE TALK
IS GOING TO DO

ANYTHING MAGIC TO ME,
BUT I DIDN'T DO THIS FOR THAT.

I JUST HOPE I'M AT LEAST
TAKING THE STEPS

I NEED TO START MOVING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AGAIN

BECAUSE IF I'M NOT,
THEN WITH HOW MY WEIGHT LOSS

HAS SLOWED,
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE

I COULD START GAINING AGAIN
SOON, AND THAT TERRIFIES ME.

BUT I GUESS I'LL FIND OUT
WHEN I GO BACK

TO MY NEXT DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT
AND GET ON THE SCALE.

I'M HOPING THE NUMBER
THAT COMES UP HAS ME BACK

WHERE I NEED TO BE

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
I CAN DO IF IT'S NOT.

Travis: I'M BACK AT DR. NOW'S
AGAIN,

AND I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT
IF I'M MAKING THE PROGRESS

I SHOULD AGAIN.

TRAVIS.

I JUST HOPE THAT
I'M STILL LOSING

AND THAT MY PROGRESS
HASN'T SLOWED EVEN MORE.

AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT,
I ONLY LOST 8 POUNDS

FOR THE MONTH
TO GET DOWN TO 414,

BUT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LOSING
AT LEAST 20 POUNDS A MONTH.

SO IF I'M BACK ON TRACK,
THEN I SHOULD BE BELOW 394.

HEY!

YEAH.

YEAH.

GOOD JOB.

I'LL TAKE THAT.

IT'S NOT 20 POUNDS,
BUT IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH,

AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT BETTER
THAN LAST TIME.

SO I'M REALLY RELIEVED AND HAPPY
WITH THAT NUMBER,

AND I THINK DR. NOW WILL BE,
TOO.

Dr. Nowzaradan: HELLO.HELLO.

HELLO.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?

DOING WONDERFUL.
GOOD.

SO YOU LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE BACK ON TRACK.

-YES.
-AND YOU'RE FINALLY IN THE 300s.

YES, SIR.BUT JUST BARELY.

JUST BARELY,
BUT I'LL TAKE IT.

SO WILL I.

OKAY, WELL, IT LOOK LIKE THERAPY
HAS HELPED YOU OUT SOME.

SO DO YOU FEEL
IT'S WORKING FOR YOU?

IT'S WORKING WONDERFUL.

IT'S WORKING WONDERFUL.

HE GAVE ME SOME GREAT ADVICE
THAT SET ME ON A COURSE

I FEEL GOOD ABOUT,
SO HE'S HELPING ME

WITH THAT TREMENDOUSLY.

OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

SO MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW EVERY
MONTH AND KEEP GOING TO THAT

SO YOU CAN KEEP DEALING
WITH THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES

THAT HAVE DRIVEN YOU
TO EAT.

JUST STAY ON TRACK
BECAUSE YOU STILL GOT

A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE,

AND ONCE YOU LOSE
ANOTHER 100 POUND,

THEN WE CONSIDER DOING
SOME EXTRA-SKIN REMOVAL.

AND IT'S GOING TO CHANGE
YOUR BODY CONTOUR,

AND IT'S GOING TO HELP
GET MORE WEIGHT OFF OF YOU

BECAUSE WE PROBABLY
WILL REMOVE

20 TO 30 POUNDS OF EXCESS SKIN
FROM YOU AT THAT POINT.

OH, OKAY.

OVERALL, I'M PROUD
OF YOUR PROGRESS,

AND YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

IT'S CHANGED THE WHOLE LIFESTYLE
RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU SEE A LOT OF WAYS
YOUR LIFE IS IMPROVING

WITH HOW MUCH YOU LOST
SO FAR?

OH, YEAH.

MY ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE
HAS CHANGED.

MY QUALITY OF LIFE
HAS CHANGED,

AND IT'S CHANGED FOR THE BEST,
AND I ENJOY IT.

WELL, GOOD.

IT TAKE YOU A WHILE
TO COME AROUND TO THERAPY,

BUT I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING
IT AND HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME.

SO JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK,
AND YOU'LL BE AT YOUR GOAL,

AND YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO GIVE YOUR WIFE

THE BIG WEDDING
YOU PROMISED HER.

YEAH, SO...ALL RIGHT.

AND WE'LL SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING
IN 3 MONTHS,

AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING
IN THE MEANTIME, GIVE ME A CALL.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU.OKAY?

AND IN THE MEANTIME,
KEEP WORKING HARD.

THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, TAKE CARE.

ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.YES, SIR.

I WILL SEE Y'ALL LATER.ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.HAVE A GOOD TRIP BACK.

THANK YOU.

DR. NOW HEADING OUT.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M VERY PROUD
OF TRAVIS

AND HOW HARD HE HAS WORKED.

HE'S HAD HIS UPS AND DOWNS
OVER THE PAST YEAR,

BUT HE STUCK WITH IT,

AND NO MATTER
WHAT HE'S STRUGGLED WITH,

HE'S ALWAYS COME THROUGH
IN THE END

AND DONE WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO.

HE MAY STILL HAVE SOME BIG UPS
AND DOWNS AHEAD,

BUT AS LONG AS HE KEEPS DEALING
WITH THE ISSUES HE NEEDS

AND WORKING AS HARD AS HE HAS,
THEN I'M CONFIDENT

THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HIM
TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT SOON.

Travis: I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD
ABOUT MYSELF.

TODAY'S APPOINTMENT WAS
A BIG ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME,

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED I'M
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

AND BACK TO WHERE I NEED
TO BE FOR NOW,

BUT I KNOW THAT'S ONLY
GOING TO CONTINUE

IF I KEEP WORKING ON THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO
BECAUSE I DON'T PLAN ON STOPPING

UNTIL I GET TO MY GOAL
AND WHERE I WANT TO BE.

Woman: IT'S GOING TO BE IN
THEATER 5 OVER ON YOUR RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NO PROBLEM.
YOU GUYS ENJOY.

YOU, TOO.

ME AND YASMIN ARE TRYING
SOMETHING NEW

FOR OUR DATE TONIGHT.

I TOLD HER I WANTED TO TAKE HER
TO THE MOVIES

INSTEAD OF JUST DINNER BECAUSE
WITH ALL THE WEIGHT I LOST,

I CAN TRY TO START DOING
SOME OTHER ACTIVITIES.

AND THEN MY LAST THERAPY
APPOINTMENT

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,

DR. PARADISE ENCOURAGED ME
TO FIND NEW ACTIVITIES FOR ME

AND YASMIN THAT DON'T
REVOLVE AROUND JUST FOOD,

BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE

I HAVEN'T BEEN
TO THE MOVIES IN OVER 7 YEARS.

GOING ANYWHERE LIKE THIS
WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER

BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO FIT IN THE SEATS,

SO DOING THIS SHOWS
HOW FAR I'VE COME

BECAUSE I'M GETTING AROUND
WITHOUT GETTING WINDED

AND WITHOUT
GETTING OUT OF BREATH.

AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
AS MUCH

IF I'M GOING TO BE ABLE
TO FIT IN PLACES,

AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD
TO HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS PLACE

WHERE I'M ABLE TO START
DOING A LOT MORE.

I MISSED OUT ON A LOT OF THINGS
IN LIFE

AND DOING THINGS FOR MYSELF
AND WITH YASMIN,

AND I'M STARTING TO MAKE UP
FOR ALL THAT,

AND I'M GOING TO KEEP
WORKING HARD

UNTIL I'M ABLE NOT ONLY TO GIVE
HER THE WEDDING OF HER DREAMS

BUT THE LIFE
OF HER DREAMS, TOO.

AND I'M NOT SLOWING DOWN UNTIL
I'M ABLE TO DO THAT FOR HER.

I'VE WORKED VERY HARD
OVER THIS PAST YEAR

TO MAKE THE PROGRESS I HAVE,

BUT I STILL HAVE OVER
200 POUNDS LEFT TO LOSE,

SO I KNOW MY JOURNEY
IS FAR FROM OVER.

DR. NOW SAYS IF I STAY ON TRACK,

THAT I'LL BE WHERE I NEED
TO HAVE MY FIRST SKIN REMOVAL.

EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE FAR
IN THE DISTANCE,

I CAN AT LEAST FINALLY SEE
THE FINISH LINE,

AND THINKING ON HOW MY LIFE
IS GOING TO BE

ONCE I GET TO MY GOAL
IS A BIG MOTIVATION FOR ME.

SO I'M JUST KEEPING THAT
IN FRONT OF ME

UNTIL I TURN MY DREAM
INTO A REALITY,

AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT.