All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S08E08

Carlton: MY SISTER'S PRETTY MUCH
LIVING THE SAME LIFE AS ME

RIGHT UPSTAIRS.

Shantel: AND I SPEND ALMOST ALL
OF MY TIME ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

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.

IT HURTS!

Woman #3:
I REFUSE TO STOP FIGHTING.

I HAVE TO DO THIS
FOR MY CHILDREN.

Michael: THE WAY HOW
YOU'RE DRIVING IS NOT SAFE.

THAT'S SOME DUMB

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Carlton: WHEN I WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING, I THINK,

"HERE COMES ANOTHER DAY
FULL OF THINGS I CAN'T DO."

THE HELP I HAVE TO HAVE NOW
IS EMBARRASSING

BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN DO THE MOST
BASIC THINGS ON MY OWN ANYMORE.

CASH.

I'M TOO BIG NOW.

YEAH?

OKAY.

CASH IS MY YOUNGER BROTHER.

HE DOES EVERYTHING FOR ME,

AND THAT INCLUDES THE PLASTIC
BIN I USE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM

THAT MY BROTHER WILL GET FOR ME.

CASH.

GET ME A TISSUE.
TISSUE, DAWG.

TISSUE.

YEP. THANK YOU.MM-HMM.

GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD.

MAKE SURE TO GET
MY SOAPY WATER FOR ME.

YEP.

Cash: CARLTON, IT'S HARD FOR HIM
TO DO STUFF SOMETIMES.

I GET SAD SEEING HIM STRUGGLE,
AND IT MAKES ME, LIKE, JUMP UP,

LIKE, "WAIT.
I NEED TO HELP HIM."

I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR CARLTON
BECAUSE HE'S MY BROTHER,

AND I LOVE HIM.

HERE YOU GO.IS IT HOT?

YEP.
ALRIGHT.

Carlton: WHEN CASH HAS TO DO
THESE THINGS FOR ME,

I FEEL DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF

BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE HERE
TO ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF ME

INSTEAD OF LIVING LIFE.

BUT EVERYTHING'S A BIG CHORE
FOR ME NOW,

AND DOING ANYTHING
WHERE I HAVE TO MOVE AROUND MUCH

GETS TO BE TOO HARD FOR ME.

BUT I AT LEAST TRY
TO CLEAN MYSELF STILL.

BUT IT'S THE MOST
EXHAUSTING PART OF MY DAY

BECAUSE OF HOW HARD IT IS

TO REACH AS MANY SPOTS
AS I CAN POSSIBLY REACH.

SO I DO AS MUCH AS I CAN BEFORE
I'M TOO EXHAUSTED TO KEEP GOING.

BUT BY THE TIME I'M DONE,
I CAN HARDLY MOVE

BECAUSE OF HOW SORE
AND TIRED I AM.

THAT'S EMBARRASSING
THAT I CAN'T EVEN TAKE A BATH

WITHOUT IT COMPLETELY
WIPING ME OUT.

IT MAKES ME REALLY SAD.

THE ONLY THING
THAT MAKES ME SADDER

IS KNOWING MY SISTER'S PRETTY
MUCH LIVING THE SAME LIFE AS ME

RIGHT UPSTAIRS.

COME ON, TREASURE.

COME ON.
COME ON, MY SUNSHINE.

ALRIGHT.

LET'S GO.

I LIVE HERE IN MY MOM'S HOUSE
WITH HER, HER WIFE, ELAINE,

MY HUSBAND, OUR THREE KIDS,
AND BOTH MY BROTHERS,

SO THERE'S NINE OF US HERE,

BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M TRAPPED
INSIDE OF MY BODY

AND THIS ROOM
BECAUSE I'M SO BIG.

I MOSTLY JUST STAY IN MY ROOM
ON THIS BED MOST OF THE DAY

BECAUSE OF HOW HARD IT IS
FOR ME TO GET AROUND.

I STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF MOBILITY,

BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH
TO REALLY SUSTAIN ME.

SO IN THE MORNING,
MICHAEL GETS UP,

AND HE GETS THE KIDS
READY FOR SCHOOL,

AND I JUST WATCH HIM.

IT MAKES ME REALLY SAD BECAUSE
I WANT TO, LIKE, DO MORE,

BUT HOW CAN I TAKE CARE OF THEM

WHEN I NEED SO MUCH HELP
JUST TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF?

AFTER MICHAEL TAKES OUR KIDS
TO SCHOOL,

HE GOES AND GETS ME
AND CARLTON SOMETHING TO EAT

WHILE I TRY TO GET UP
AND GET DRESSED,

BUT IT'S ALMOST TOO MUCH FOR ME.

CARRYING AROUND THIS WEIGHT
HURTS MORE

THAN BEING STABBED 1,000 TIMES
WITH 1,000 KNIVES.

IF I GET UP, IT'S ONLY ONCE
OR TWICE IN A DAY NOW,

AND I SPEND ALMOST ALL
OF MY TIME ON THE SECOND FLOOR

BECAUSE THE STAIRS
ARE REALLY HARD FOR ME.

I CAN DO THEM STILL
BUT MAYBE ONLY ONCE A WEEK.

AND I NEVER GO OUT ANYMORE.

IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN
OUT OF THE HOUSE,

AND NOW I JUST FEEL LIKE
I'M LIVING TO EAT.

Carlton: AS MUCH AS I WANT
THINGS IN MY LIFE TO CHANGE...

WHAT'S UP, RED?HEY. WHAT'S UP, MAN?

...I KEEP DOING
WHAT MAKES IT WORSE,

BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP
EATING CONSTANTLY.

OKAY, FIVE CHEESEBURGERS.
HOLD ON.

ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIFTH ONE.

THANKS, MAN.YOUR FRIES,

YOUR CHICKEN NUGGETS,

AND YOUR TWO APPLE PIES.

YEP.

I'LL SIT, AND I'LL TRY TO STARVE
MYSELF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE,

BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING,

BECAUSE FOOD IS ALL I KNOW.

HERE'S YOUR FRIES,
YOUR NUGGETS,

AND HERE'S YOUR PIES.THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME, LOVE.

Shantel: FOOD IS THE ONLY THING
THAT MAKES MY DAY BETTER,

SO I CAN NEVER WAIT FOR WHEN
MICHAEL BRINGS ME SOMETHING.

AND THAT FIRST BITE
IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING,

BECAUSE THIS FOOD
IS LIKE A DRUG TO ME,

AND I JUST HAVE TO HAVE IT
ALL THE TIME.

FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PART
OF ME AND CARLTON'S LIFE.

IT'S HOW WE FELT LOVE,
AND IT'S HOW WE FELT SAFE.

MY DAD WAS IN THE MILITARY,

SO WE HAD TO MOVE AROUND A LOT,
AND I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THAT

BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS
THE NEW KID,

BUT I THINK THAT'S WHY
ME AND CARLTON GOT SO CLOSE

BECAUSE ALL WE HAD
WAS EACH OTHER.

HE WAS BORN WHEN I WAS 7,
AND I WAS AROUND 9

WHEN I REALIZED THAT MY MOM
WAS BEING ABUSED BY MY DAD.

AND I REALLY TRIED MY BEST TO,
LIKE, HIDE IT FROM MY BROTHER.

WHEN MY DAD GOT ANGRY, I WOULD
PUT MY BROTHER IN A ROOM,

AND I WOULD TURN THE MUSIC ON,

AND I WOULD GO AND GET SOMETHING
FOR US TO, LIKE, SNACK ON.

Carlton:
WHEN THINGS GOT REALLY BAD

AND MY DAD WAS DOING
WHAT HE DID,

SHANTEL WOULD ALWAYS HELP ME
GET THROUGH IT ALL

AND MADE IT BETTER,

USUALLY BY GETTING
SOMETHING WE LIKED TO EAT

AND BRINGING IT TO ME.

AND MY MOM SEEMED LIKE
SHE KIND OF PICKED UP ON

FOOD MAKING ME
AND SHANTEL FEEL BETTER.

FOOD PLAYED A VERY LARGE PART

IN THE WAY
THAT I COMFORTED MY CHILDREN.

MY EX-HUSBAND DID NOT ALLOW ME
TO GIVE THEM ICE CREAM

OR COOKIES
OR GO TO FAST-FOOD PLACES,

BUT I WOULD SNEAK IT TO THEM
SO THEY COULD BE HAPPY.

Shantel: I DOUBLED IN WEIGHT
AND GOT TO OVER 200 POUNDS

BY THE TIME I WAS 12.
BUT AS I GAINED MORE WEIGHT,

MY DAD STARTED TO GET MORE
AND MORE UPSET WITH ME

BECAUSE OF IT.

HE TRIED TO STOP ME
AND CARLTON'S WEIGHT GAIN,

BUT IT DIDN'T STOP US
FROM EATING HOW WE WANTED.

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 13,
I WAS OVER 350 POUNDS,

AND CARLTON WAS 5 OR 6
AND AROUND 200.

Carlton:
WHEN I WAS AROUND 10,

I THINK THAT'S WHEN
IT GOT TO ITS WORST WITH MY DAD.

SO AS A FAMILY,
IT WAS AT A POINT

WHERE WE COULDN'T
TAKE IT ANYMORE,

SO MY MOM TOOK US, AND WE RAN.

I FELT VERY RELIEVED

WHEN FINALLY
I WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE,

'CAUSE I ACTUALLY HAD TO ESCAPE,

BECAUSE I WAS PUT IN
ABUSE SHELTER BY THE MILITARY.

Carlton: BEING AWAY FROM MY DAD
WAS SUCH A RELIEF TO ALL OF US.

INSTEAD OF IT BEING SOMBER,
EVERYONE WAS HAPPY ABOUT IT.

AND I REMEMBER
BEING ALLOWED TO EAT

AS MANY DESSERTS AS I WANTED.

AND I WOULD JUST
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT,

AND I WOULD EAT.
AND MY MOM WOULDN'T BE CRYING,

AND MY SISTER WOULD BE SMILING,
EATING, TOO,

SO IT WAS A PEACEFUL TIME.

BY THE TIME I WAS 11,
I WAS OVER 300 POUNDS,

AND IT WAS A MASSIVE PROBLEM.

KIDS WERE TEASING ME.

MY MOTHER HAD TO CONSTANTLY
TRY TO SCRAMBLE

AND FIND NEW UNIFORMS.

AND I ENDED UP GETTING SUSPENDED

FOR LEAVING THE SCHOOL
AFTER MY LUNCH BREAK

AND GOING TO GET FOOD
FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO IT GOT TO BE
A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME,

AND IT WAS LONELY, TOO,
BECAUSE SHANTEL WAS GONE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GRADUATED
HIGH SCHOOL,

I WAS AROUND 350 OR 360,
SO I WAS GETTING BIG,

BUT I COULD STILL GET AROUND
AND DO THINGS.

AND I HAD REALLY
APPLIED MYSELF IN SCHOOL,

SO I ENDED UP, YOU KNOW,
GOING TO COLLEGE.

Carlton: I FELT ALONE.

I DIDN'T HAVE MY SISTER,

AND WITH HOW I FELT,
I JUST COULDN'T STOP EATING,

BECAUSE MY APPETITE
NEVER STOPPED THEN.

SO I KEPT GAINING A LOT,

AND BY THE TIME I WAS 15,
I WAS WELL OVER 400 POUNDS.

AND IT GOT TO A POINT THERE
WHERE I WAS SO BIG,

IT WAS HARD FOR ME
TO DO ANYTHING.

SO I DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL
AND DECIDED TO GET MY G.E.D.

BUT KEPT GAINING.
AND BY THE TIME I GOT MY G.E.D.

WHEN I WAS 18,

I WAS ALMOST 500 POUNDS.

AND THE DREAMS I HAD
FOR THE FUTURE

WERE BEING CRUSHED
UNDER MY WEIGHT.

Shantel: UNFORTUNATELY, COLLEGE
DIDN'T GO AS I HAD HOPED.

AT 20, MY WEIGHT STARTED
GETTING REALLY BAD

AND I HAD TO STOP
GOING TO CLASSES,

'CAUSE I COULDN'T
GET UP THE HILL,

'CAUSE I HAD REACHED
AROUND 450 THEN.

AND THAT LED TO ME
HAVING TO DROP OUT,

AND THAT WAS PRETTY HARD FOR ME,

BECAUSE I FELT LIKE
I WAS GIVING UP ON MY FUTURE.

SO ALL I WAS DOING THEN

WAS SITTING AROUND
MY APARTMENT EATING,

AND THAT'S HOW MY LIFE WAS
UNTIL I MET MICHAEL.

MY FRIENDS HAD CONVINCED ME
TO GO OUT ONE NIGHT,

AND HE WAS A FRIEND OF A FRIEND
WHO WENT WITH US.

BUT AT FIRST, I DIDN'T PAY
ANY ATTENTION TO HIM.

I HADN'T HAD A SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP IN MY LIFE

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO END UP
LIKE MY MOM AND MY DAD.

BUT AS I GOT TO KNOW MICHAEL,
HE WAS DIFFERENT THAN MOST GUYS,

AND WE STARTED GOING OUT.

I BELIEVED SHE WAS THE ONE
THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER.

WE CLICKED RIGHT THERE.

SO IT WASN'T MUCH OF HER SIZE
THAT I WAS WORRYING ABOUT.

WAS MORE OF
WHO SHE WAS PERSONALLY.

WE JUST FELL IN LOVE TOGETHER.

Shantel:
SO, WITHIN A YEAR OF DATING,
MICHAEL ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM,

AND I TOLD HIM YES.
AND GETTING READY FOR MY WEDDING

WAS THE ONLY TIME OF MY LIFE
I LOST ANY WEIGHT.

BUT IT DIDN'T LAST
AS LONG AS I HAD HOPED,

BECAUSE LESS THAN A YEAR
AFTER WE GOT MARRIED,

I GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY FIRST CHILD

AND GAINED A LOT
DURING THAT PREGNANCY.

I WOULD EAT LIKE TWO
OR THREE PIZZAS A DAY

FOR NINE MONTHS STRAIGHT.

THAT'S WHY I GAINED
SO MUCH WEIGHT.

SO BY THE TIME I HAD MICHAEL JR.
WHEN I WAS 23,

I'D PUT BACK ON
ALMOST 100 POUNDS

AND WAS JUST UNDER
500 POUNDS THEN.

BUT SIX MONTHS
AFTER I HAD MICHAEL JR.,

I GOT PREGNANT
WITH MY SECOND CHILD.

AND BY THE TIME I HAD MY
DAUGHTER, ROYAL, WHEN I WAS 25,

I WAS AROUND 540.

AND THE CYCLE CONTINUED
WITH MY PREGNANCY WITH TREASURE.

AND WHEN I HAD HER
WHEN I WAS 27,

I WAS CLOSE TO 600.

AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED
TO LOSE MY MOBILITY, TOO.

WHEN I WAS 29,
ME, MICHAEL AND THE KIDS

HAD TO MOVE BACK HOME
WITH MY MOM

SO SHE COULD HELP
TAKE CARE OF ME.

AND CARLTON HAD MADE
THE SAME DECISION

TO MOVE BACK WITH OUR MOM

BECAUSE OF HOW BIG
HE WAS GETTING, TOO.

Carlton:
IT GOT TO A POINT WHERE I COULD
HARDLY DO ANYTHING ANYMORE.

SO I HAD TO MOVE BACK HOME
WITH MY MOM.

AND IN THIS ROOM, I'VE STAYED.

THE ONLY THING I WAS HAPPY ABOUT
WITH THE SITUATION

AND MOVING BACK WAS THAT
I WAS WITH MY SISTER AGAIN.

AND NOW WE DON'T EVEN REALLY
SEE EACH OTHER

SINCE SHE STAYS ON HER FLOOR,
AND I'M ON MINE.

I DON'T GO OUT AND DO ANYTHING
OR SEE ANYONE EXCEPT ONLINE.

I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN TALKING
TO SOMEONE ONLINE

FOR THE PAST YEAR.

HER NAME IS MONICA.

BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE
TO EVEN MEET HER

BECAUSE I CAN'T GO OUT.

AND I'VE BEEN SCARED
TO ASK HER TO COME HERE

AND SEE ME LIKE THIS.

SO I FEEL LIKE
I'M MISSING LIFE COMPLETELY,

AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF FOOD.

Shantel: I FEEL LIKE FOOD HAS
TAKEN EVERYTHING FROM ME,

AND I DON'T DO ANYTHING.

MY BROTHER IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO ME,

BUT I HARDLY EVER SEE HIM EVEN
THOUGH WE LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE

BECAUSE OF HOW HARD IT IS
TO GO DOWNSTAIRS.

BUT I WANT TO SEE MY BROTHER,
SO I TRY,

BECAUSE I KNOW
HE WANTS TO SEE ME, TOO.

AND WHEN I GET DOWN THERE
AND I SEE HIS FACE --

LIKE, WHEN HE SEE ME,
HE LIGHT UP.

LIKE, HIS FACE LIGHT UP
WHEN HE SEE ME,

AND I'LL DO IT FOR HIM.

I'LL DO WHATEVER FOR HIM
'CAUSE I LOVE HIM.

NOW TURN.

ALRIGHT.
I GOT YOU.

ONCE I MAKE IT,
IT'S SUCH A RELIEF,

AND I GET TO SEE
MY BROTHER NOW.

BUT IT MAKES ME SAD
TO SEE HIM LIKE HE IS,

BECAUSE HE'S KILLING HIMSELF
WITH FOOD, JUST LIKE ME.

HEY, BRO.

YO!YOU GOT ANY SNACKS?

UH, YEAH,
TABLE BEHIND YOU.

OH
GOT THE GOOD STUFF.

YEAH.

I HEAR THE DOOR, GIRLS.

Treasure: I'LL GET IT.

STOP IT!

-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU.

AND MY DRINKS?

CASH, CAN YOU HELP ME?

I FEEL LIKE ME AND CARLTON
ARE JUST NOT LIVING,

AND I THINK TO MYSELF THAT
IT'S MY FAULT HE'S LIKE THIS.

IF I WAS A BETTER EXAMPLE,

MAYBE HE WOULD'VE ATE BETTER.

BUT INSTEAD OF JUST DESTROYING
MYLIFE WITH FOOD,

I'M THE REASON BOTH OF OUR LIVES
ARE DESTROYED.

AND IF I LOSE HIM
BECAUSE OF THIS,

I DON'T THINK I'D EVER RECOVER.

BUT I KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S COMING
AND WHAT'S NEXT FOR ONE OF US.

I JUST HAVE THIS FEELING,
LIKE, A DARK FEELING.

BUT WE BEEN THROUGH
SO MUCH TOGETHER.

THIS CAN'T BE THE WAY IT ENDS
FOR EITHER OF US,

AND I CAN'T END UP
MISSING OUT ON MY KIDS' LIVES

BECAUSE I LET FOOD KILL ME.

MY WORST FEAR IS SHANTEL DYING

BEFORE OUR KIDS GROW UP,

GRADUATE, GET MARRIED.

IT IS THE ONE THING
I CAN'T HANDLE.

I NEED HER.

THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE BECAUSE
I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THIS.

I WANT A LIFE.

I WANT TO LIVE.

I WANT TO LEARN THINGS.

I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT
IT FEELS LIKE TO BE OUT AT NIGHT

AND HAVE FRIENDS
AND TO BE SOCIAL.

I WANT TO MEET MONICA
AND HAVE A CHANCE AT A LIFE,

BUT THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT
IS TO LOSE WEIGHT.

AND I KNOW IF I DON'T,
THINGS ARE GOING TO GET WORSE.

THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE WORSE
IT CAN GET.

SO ME AND SHANTEL BOTH KNOW

IT'S ALL COMING
TO A BREAKING POINT SOON

WHERE SOMETHING'S
GOING TO HAPPEN

WHERE ONE OF US DOESN'T MAKE IT.

SO ME AND HER HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO CHANGE THAT

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

I'M GOING TO NEED Y'ALL
TO START GIVING ME

THE STUFF FROM UP THERE
SO WE CAN SET IT ON THE BED.

YES. WE NEED THAT.

YOU GOT IT?
ALRIGHT.

BE CAREFUL.

Shantel:
ME AND CARLTON HAVE DECIDED TO
TRY AND GET HELP FROM DR. NOW,

AND WE'RE HOPING THAT
HE'LL TAKE US ON AS PATIENTS

AND LET US
DO HIS WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM.

BUT WE KNOW IF HE DOES THAT,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE
IN HOUSTON A LOT.

SO WE TALKED IT ALL OVER
AS A FAMILY

AND DECIDED IF WE'RE GOING
TO REALLY TRY TO DO THIS,

WE JUST HAVE TO BE ALL-IN,

AND WE NEED TO MOVE TO HOUSTON.

BUT WHAT IF WE GET THERE,
AND HE LOOKS AT ME AND SAY,

"I CAN'T HELP YOU"?
AND I'M GOING TO SIT THERE,

AND MY FAMILY'S GOING
TO LOOK AT ME LIKE,

"DID YOU JUST REALLY UPROOT US
20 HOURS AWAY

TO A DOCTOR THAT
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SPOKEN TO?"

BUT I'M JUST TELLING MYSELF

THAT I'M GOING TO TAKE
THIS LEAP OF FAITH

TO BE ABLE TO GET TO HOUSTON

AND MAKE SURE
THAT HE HELP ME LIVE.

CASH.

WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE
ELECTRONICS IN THIS BAG, OKAY?

SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO
IS I WANT YOU TO GO RIGHT THERE,

'CAUSE I CAN'T REACH.YEAH.

I WANT YOU TO UNPLUG EVERYTHING.
ALRIGHT?

THIS TRIP WILL BE ROUGH,
TO SAY THE LEAST, ON MY BODY,

AND I'M EXPECTING TO BE
IN PAIN AND SORE,

BUT IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE
WE HAVE TO LIVE

AND TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE
WE'VE MADE TO OUR BODIES.

SO NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES
OR HOW SCARY IT'S GOING TO BE,

THIS IS JUST SOMETHING
THAT ME AND SHANTEL HAVE TO DO

IF WE WANT BETTER LIVES.

BUT THERE IS ONE THING
IN ALL THIS

THAT I AM HAPPY
AND EXCITED ABOUT.

I WAS MESSAGING MONICA
AND TELLING HER

I'M DOING THIS MOVE
AND LEAVING OHIO

AND THAT I'M SAD WE HAVE
NEVER BEEN ABLE TO MEET,

BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE
A LOT OF FEELINGS FOR HER.

AND SHE TOLD ME
THAT SHE DOES, TOO,

AND SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T
WANT TO LOSE ME.

BUT AS WE TALKED MORE,
SHE TOLD ME

SHE WANTS TO GO WITH ME
TO HOUSTON AND HELP ME DO THIS,

AND THAT MADE
MY HEART SKIP A BEAT.

WITH ALL OF US
HOPING TO LEAVE TODAY,

MONICA IS COMING OVER
WITH HER STUFF

SO WE CAN MEET
FOR THE FIRST TIME

AND THEN GO WITH ME TO HOUSTON.

BUT SHE WAS SUPPOSED
TO ALREADY BE HERE,

AND THE MORE I THINK ABOUT THIS,

THE MORE I GET
HONESTLY PESSIMISTIC

ABOUT HOW OUR FIRST MEETING
IS GOING TO BE.

SO THIS COULD BE
DEVASTATING TO ME,

BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE
FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER

TALKING ONLINE WITH HER.

SO IF THIS DOESN'T GO WELL,

IT'S GOING TO BE HARD
FOR ME TO TAKE,

ESPECIALLY ON TOP OF THE STRESS
OF THIS WHOLE MOVE

AND GOING TO HOUSTON.

HEY!

COME HERE.

I WAS SO SCARED.

YEAH.

I'M -- I WAS SO WORRIED
YOU WAS NOT GOING TO COME.

YEAH.

LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

LET ME MOVE THIS FOR YOU.

HAVE A SEAT.

I WAS SO WORRIED.YEAH.

I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.

AND WE GONNA BE HAPPY.

YEAH.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY FINALLY.

YEAH.

Monica: I'M VERY HAPPY.

I'VE BEEN WAITING TO SEE HIM
FOR SO LONG.

AND WHEN I FINALLY
WALKED IN THE DOOR

AND SAW HIM THERE,
I WAS PRETTY NERVOUS,

BUT I'M ALSO REALLY
EXCITED AND HAPPY.

HIS WEIGHT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

I WANT TO BE WITH HIM.

Carlton:
I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR
THAT WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER

WITHOUT ACTUALLY BEING TOGETHER.

AND MEETING MONICA
FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY

COULDN'T HAVE GONE BETTER.

IT'S JUST A FANTASTIC FEELING
TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO HOLD HER.

AND HAVING A PERSON I LOVE WITH
ME IN MY LIFE TO DO THIS WITH

MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR ME.

SO I FEEL LIKE
THIS JUST KIND OF AFFIRMS

THAT THIS MOVE AND THIS WHOLE
CHANGE IS THE RIGHT THING,

THAT MY LIFE IS GOING
TO START GETTING BETTER NOW

BY DOING THIS.

Shantel: IT'S TAKEN A LOT LONGER
THAN I WANTED,

BUT WE'RE FINALLY READY
TO GET ON THE ROAD.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DARK SOON,

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR
WE'RE GOING TO GET TODAY.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S
GOING TO TAKE US TO GET THERE,

SO WE JUST NEED TO GET GOING.

YEAH. GRAB THE SHIRT --

NO. THAT'S NOT GOING.
THE SHIRT BAG.

BUT MY NERVES ARE
ALL OVER THE PLACE

BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO TAKE
A LOT FOR ME AND CARLTON TO DO.

Carlton:
WE DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT YESTERDAY
LIKE SHANTEL WAS HOPING,

BUT WE'VE BEEN PACKING
THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT,

AND WE'RE ABOUT READY.

MONICA STAYED THE NIGHT WITH ME

BECAUSE SHE ALREADY PACKED UP
HER WHOLE WORLD

TO DO THIS AND LEAVE.

BUT JUST HAVING HER HERE WITH ME

IS MAKING A HUGE
DIFFERENCE FOR ME

AND HELP KEEPING ME MOTIVATED
AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

WE'VE RENTED AN EXTRA CAR
TO HAVE, TOO.

GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS
IN THE HOUSE FOR SHANTEL.

SHANTEL, MICHAEL, AND THE KIDS
ARE GOING TO USE THAT

SINCE IT'S BIGGER,

AND ME AND MONICA ARE GOING
TO DRIVE SHANTEL'S CAR.

NO, COME HERE.
COME HERE. COME ON.

COME ON.

Shantel:
THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST
STRESSFUL MOMENTS OF MY LIFE,

AND I HAVE A LOT OF FEARS
THAT START TO OVERWHELM ME.

BUT I'M JUST FOCUSING ON THE NEW
LIFE THAT'S POSSIBLE WITH THIS.

SO NO MATTER HOW HARD THIS IS
OR WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,

IF WE STAY HERE,

EITHER ME OR CARLTON'S
GOING TO DIE SOON.

AND THAT IS NOT AN OPTION
I'M JUST GOING TO LET HAPPEN,

SO I'M GOING TO FIGHT AS HARD
AS I CAN FOR US TO DO THIS.

ALRIGHT. LAST LOOK.

ALRIGHT, PLAYER.

USUALLY, I'M IN THE CAR MAYBE,
WHAT, 20, 30 MINUTES TOPS,

AND IT'S REALLY HARD
ON MY BODY DOING IT THEN,

SO TAKING THAT,
MAGNIFYING THAT,

I DON'T KNOW HOW MY BODY
IS GOING TO REACT.

TRY TO SQUEEZE
INTO THIS LITTLE VEHICLE

ME, MICHAEL, THREE CHILDREN,
AND ALL OUR BELONGINGS.

I THINK I'M NERVOUS
BECAUSE IT'S GETTING REAL.

LIKE, IT'S GETTING
REAL SERIOUS TO ME.

I'M IN.

-SUCK IN.
-I'M IN.

SUCK IN ALL.

ALRIGHT.

HOLD ON.
WAIT. DO AGAIN.

GO.

OOH.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST
LEAP OF FAITH

WE'VE TAKEN IN OUR LIVES.

I'M GOING.

BUT I KNOW WE CAN DO THIS.

AND ME AND SHANTEL
ARE READY TO TAKE THIS ON

SO WE CAN BE AROUND
FOR THE LIVES WE WANT

AND BE WITH THE PEOPLE WE LOVE.

AND WE KNOW IF WE DON'T DO THIS,
THEN THAT WON'T BE POSSIBLE.

ALRIGHT.

SO WE'RE GOING ALL-IN,
DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES

FOR US TO SUCCEED AT THIS.

WE DON'T KNOW ALL THAT'S AHEAD,

BUT AS LONG AS WE HAVE EACH
OTHER AND DO THIS TOGETHER...

AH, WE MADE IT.Monica: YEP.

...I KNOW WE'LL BE ABLE
TO GET THROUGH IT

AND DO WHAT WE NEED
TO MAKE IT TOGETHER.

WE MADE IT.

YEAH.

Carlton: WE HAVE BEEN
ON THE ROAD FOR THREE DAYS,

AND IT HAS NOT GOTTEN ANY
EASIER, BECAUSE ME AND SHANTEL

HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO MORE
THAN ABOUT 4 HOURS AT A TIME

WITHOUT STOPPING FOR FOOD
OR STOPPING FOR A HOTEL.

BUT EVEN DOING THAT HAS STILL
BEEN REALLY HARD ON OUR BODIES.

RIGHT NOW,
EVERYTHING HURTS SEVERELY.

MY BODY IS WEARING DOWN

FASTER AND MORE INTENSELY
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD.

BUT I REMAIN FOCUSED,
AND I'M MOVING FORWARD.

I WANT THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING
I'VE EVER WANTED.

I CAN TASTE IT IN MY MOUTH.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP.

WE GOING TO MAKE
SOME PROGRESS TODAY.

AND I WILL CARRY SHANTEL
IF I HAVE TO.

LET'S GO.
LET'S BEAT FEET.

ME AND SHANTEL TEXTED ABOUT
HOW WE WANTED TO HANDLE TODAY,

AND WE NEED TO GO
AT LEAST 3 HOURS

TO HAVE A GOOD
TIME FRAME TOMORROW.

BUT I TOLD HER I WANT TO TRY
AND MAKE IT

FOR THE WHOLE 6 1/2 HOURS
SO WE CAN HAVE A FULL DAY

TO MOVE INTO OUR NEW PLACE
AND REST SOME.

THANK YOU.

WHERE'D THAT BAG GO?

Monica: WHAT?

SO HOPEFULLY WE'RE ABLE
TO DO THIS FINAL PUSH

AND MAKE IT THERE BY TODAY.

WE GOT THIS.

JUST LOCK ME IN, BABY.

COME ON.YOU WANT ME TO SLAM IT?

HOLD ON.OH, SORRY.

LET'S GO, BABY!

-ALRIGHT.
-YOU GOT THIS.

LET'S HIT THE ROAD.

-ALRIGHT.
-HELP HER.

-GOOD JOB, SHAN.
-COME ON.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WALK WITHOUT THAT WALKER.

I LITERALLY SAID, "HOLD HER."
GO IN.

ALRIGHT.

TELL ME WHICH ONE --

SUCK IT IN.

THERE WE GO.

Shantel:
THIS IS SUCH A HARD TRIP,
AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO MORE DAYS

BEFORE OUR APPOINTMENT
WITH DR. NOW.

BUT EACH DAY GETS
A LITTLE HARDER FOR US

TO BE IN A CAR FOR TOO LONG.

AND RIGHT NOW,
WE HAVE A 6-TO-7-HOUR DRIVE LEFT

TO GET THERE.

BUT MY LEGS ARE ON FIRE.

LIKE, MY SWELLING
IS REALLY BAD TODAY.

SO IT'S GETTING MORE DIFFICULT
FOR ME, AND I'M JUST WORRIED,

WITH HOW HARD IT'S GETTING,

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO KEEP
OUR PACE AND LAST LIKE WE NEED.

Michael:
ALRIGHT.

HEY, GUYS. I'M GOING
TO COME IN HERE, DO THIS.

Monica: ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

Michael:
THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY YOURS,

'CAUSE WE GOT TWO BOXES IN HERE.

HEY, BABE.

IT'S FINALLY HERE.

Carlton: I KNOW WE SHOULD BE
EATING HEALTHIER RIGHT NOW,

BUT BEING ON THE ROAD
MAKES THAT REALLY HARD.

FAST FOOD IS THE ONLY OPTION
WE HAVE IN MOST PLACES.

ME AND SHANTEL ARE DOING
WHAT WE ARE CALLING

A FAREWELL TOUR OF PLACES
WE LIKE TO GET FOOD AT

BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO GIVE THIS ALL UP

ONCE WE GET TO HOUSTON,
SO I'M ENJOYING IT WHILE I CAN.

LET'S JUST EAT ON THE ROAD.

Monica: THE WAY THAT WE CAME IN
OR THE OTHER WAY?

SO WE'RE GOING THIS WAY.

YEAH.

Shantel: FOOD HAS ALWAYS
HELPED ME DEAL WITH STRESS,

AND I AM GLAD THAT I'M ABLE
TO RELY ON IT NOW STILL.

I THINK THIS TRIP WOULD BE
A LOT HARDER WITHOUT IT.

BUT ONCE WE'RE DOWN THERE,
ME AND CARLTON

ARE READY TO COMMIT
TO GIVING ALL OF THIS UP.

THIS IS JUST
OUR LAST BITES OF IT,

BUT IT IS GOING TO BE HARD TO
SAY GOODBYE AND LET THIS ALL GO.

YOU'RE FINE.

Monica:
I KNOW. I KNOW.

SLOW DOWN, MICHAEL.

YOU'RE DOING PERFECT.

OH

PERFECT.

HOLY

HEY, WE NEED TO PULL OVER.

WE NEED TO GET, LIKE, OFF.

I'M SO SORRY.

YOU'RE OKAY.
EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

I'M -- I JUST WANTED
EVERYTHING TO GO WELL TODAY.

NO, STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP.I UP.

STOP. STOP. IT'S OKAY.

JUST STOP. JUST STOP.

IT'S OKAY.

WHAT HAPPENED, MIKE?

-WHAT HAPPENED? DAMN!
-THEY HIT THE CAR.

I'M SORRY.

AND THE WHOLE THING
IS, LIKE, CAVED IN.

SO I'M-A TO TELL YOU THIS --

THE WAY HOW YOU'RE DRIVING IS
NOT SAFE, LIKE, THE WHOLE THING.

LIKE, HOW WILL SAYING THAT,
LIKE, HELP HER CALM DOWN?

LIKE, WHAT DID YOU SAYING THAT
JUST ACCOMPLISH?

ALRIGHT.

DOES IT HELP HER CALM DOWN,
MICHAEL? SERIOUSLY, DOES IT?

NO, IT DOESN'T.
IT JUST ADDS TO HER STRESS.

HOW'S THAT HELP HER CALM DOWN?IT'S OKAY.

HE'S JUST TRYING
TO STRESS YOU OUT FOR NO REASON.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE
EVERYTHING --

DON'T EVEN TALK TO HIM.
JUST IGNORE HIM.

YOU'RE OKAY.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, OKAY?

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
STRESSED OUT BY THAT.

LIKE, THAT'S
SOME DUMB

-I'M DONE.
-ALRIGHT.

YEAH, WE GO HOME.

CAN WE NOT
FIGURE ANYTHING OUT?

I'M NOT DEALING
WITH MY SISTER NO MORE.

CARLTON, LIKE, COME ON.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE GON' GET YOU HOME,
AND THIS IS ALL --

I DON'T KNOW HOW --WE'RE GOING TO GET YOU HOME.

I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME.

WE'RE BOTH GOING HOME.
I'M GOING WITH YOU,

BUT THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.WHY?

WE'RE NOT GOING
TO HOUSTON NO MORE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE MICHAEL
TREATED YOU LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE THE WOMAN I LOVE, AND
I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM DO THAT.

WELL, WHAT ARE WE DOING?

Carlton: I'M SO UPSET.

MONICA HAS DONE NOTHING
BUT HELP US ALL,

AND SHE DOESN'T DESERVE THIS.

SO RIGHT NOW,
I'D RATHER NOT BE WITH THEM

AND JUST GO HOME
AND FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT.

Michael:
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

AND HE SAY HE NOT PAYING FOR IT,
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW --

MY CAR --WE'RE UNABLE TO --

I'M UNABLE
TO PAY FOR THE CAR.

SHOULD I JUST HONESTLY
JUST TELL HIM, HUH?

I DON'T CARE.

ALRIGHT, SHAN.

SHAN?

LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT ME.

HEY, HEY, HEY.

LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING,
LET'S KEEP GOING.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BE YOU
AND ME,

SO WHAT DO YOU
REALLY WANT TO DO?

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR
MIND-SET BEING BECAUSE --

I'M BEING JUST -- I WANT HIM
TO GO AND GET HIS LIFE CHANGED,

BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T --
I CAN'T DEAL.

IT'S TOO MUCH.ALRIGHT.

LET'S GO, PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Shantel:
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

CARLTON IS ACTING LIKE A FOOL.

WE SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING THIS TOGETHER.

BUT HE'S A GROWN MAN
WHO CAN MAKE HIS OWN CHOICES,

SO IF HE'S GOING TO GIVE UP,
THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO.

Carlton:
YESTERDAY WAS DEFINITELY
THE HARDEST DAY YET ON THE ROAD.

LESS THAN 30 MINUTES
ON THE ROAD,

WE HAD A HIT-AND-RUN SCENARIO

THAT PUT OUR CAR
OUT OF COMMISSION.

WE HAD SOME DAMAGE
TO ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES

AND THE RIM AROUND IT,

SO THE CAR WASN'T DRIVABLE
AT THAT POINT. AND FOR A MOMENT,

WE ALL GOT TO A BIT OF
AN EMOTIONAL BREAKING POINT,

SO WE ALL SAID SOME THINGS
THAT WE REGRETTED.

BUT ONCE WE CALMED DOWN,
WE ALL APOLOGIZED,

AND SHANTEL AND MICHAEL
CAME BACK AND GOT US

AND HELPED US GET
THE SITUATION FIGURED OUT.

BUT WE LOST ALL OUR TRAVEL TIME

AND HAD TO TRY
AND MAKE IT UP TODAY.

SO WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING FOR OVER
5 1/2 HOURS TO GET HERE IN TIME,

AND SHANTEL
IS REALLY STRUGGLING BAD.

Shantel:
I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT NOW,

MORE THAN I HAVE FELT
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I JUST FEEL LIKE
I'M AT A BREAKING POINT,

AND I JUST NEED
TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL SOON.

CARLTON AND SHANTEL OGLESBY
CALLED ME TO TELL ME

THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD
FOR THE PAST FIVE DAYS,

TRAVELING HERE
FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO.

BUT FOR THE PAST
COUPLE OF YEARS,

THEY'VE BEEN MOSTLY IMMOBILE,

SO THEY HAVEN'T HAD
THIS TYPE OF ACTIVITY

AND STRAIN
ON THEIR BODY IN A WHILE,

AND THEY ARE BOTH
IN A LOT OF PAIN RIGHT NOW.

SO I TOLD THEM TO COME HERE
TO THE HOSPITAL

SO WE CAN RUN THE TESTS WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

SO I'M HOPING NEITHER OF THEM
HAVE ANY SEVERE ISSUES

THAT WOULD LEAD
TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY SOON,

BECAUSE IF THEIR HEALTH
HAS ALREADY DETERIORATED

PAST A CERTAIN POINT,

THERE MAY BE NOTHING
WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM.

HELLO.
I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

HI, DOC.ARE YOU SHANTEL?

YES.OKAY.

NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU DOING OKAY?

YEAH, I'M JUST, LIKE --

LIKE, I HAVE NUMBNESS
IN MY FINGERS AND MY LEGS.

OKAY.
WELL, WE'LL GET YOU IN,

AND WE'RE GOING TO CHECK YOU OUT
REAL QUICK, OKAY?

OKAY.
MY BROTHER'S IN THE OTHER CAR.

OKAY.

HELLO.Carlton: HOW YOU DOING?

HOW Y'ALL DOING?
I'M DR. NOWZARADAN.

HI. I'M CARLTON.CARLTON, YOU FEELING ALRIGHT?

I'M FEELING -- I'M OKAY.

MY KNEES ARE A BIT HURT,
BUT I'M OKAY.

ALRIGHT. NO SHORTNESS OF BREATH
OR ANYTHING --

JUST PAIN IN MY KNEES,
THAT'S IT.

YOU'VE BEEN COOPED UP
IN THE CAR, HUH?

YEAH, I'VE BEEN CRAMPED UP
FOR A WHILE.

ALRIGHT. WE'LL GET YOU IN
AND CHECK YOU OUT. CAN YOU WALK?

A LITTLE BIT.

SO WE NEED TO GET A WHEELCHAIR
FOR YOU?

YES, PLEASE.OKAY.

LET ME GO AND GET
THE WHEELCHAIR FOR YOU, OKAY?

OKAY. THANK YOU.

BOTH CARLTON AND SHANTEL LOOK
TO BE IN VERY POOR CONDITION,

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY MAY NOT
EVEN BE ABLE TO WALK IN

WITHOUT ASSISTANCE
AT THIS POINT.

SO THE STATE OF THEIR HEALTH
AND CURRENT CONDITION

IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING
RIGHT NOW.

I GOT A WHEELCHAIR FOR YOU.
CAN YOU WALK TO THERE?

-YES.
-OKAY.

Michael:
BABY, I'M-A COME HELP YOU, BABY.

-HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
-OH, SHOOT.

I'M GONNA COME HELP YOU.
WAIT FOR ME.

I'LL GET SOME ADDITIONAL HELP
FOR YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT. READY? YOU GOOD?GET THIS OFF MY LEGS.

HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.

PUT THAT RIGHT THERE.

MY LEGS, MY LEGS.
OH, MY GOD. MY LEGS.

ALRIGHT.
MY BUTT IS OUT, BABE.

I GOT YOU.
I GOT YOU.

OW!

Dr. Nowzaradan:
ARE YOU GOING TO HELP US?

ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU.

OKAY. OKAY.IT'S MY LEGS.

MY LEGS JUST, LIKE --

I'M OKAY. IT'S MY LEGS.

MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T
FALL THERE.

COME ON. COME ON.THEY'RE, LIKE, SUPER NUMB.

I CAN'T EVEN FEEL THEM.

HANG ONTO ME.

GET THOSE.

I GOT HER.

-YOU GOT HER?
-I GOT HER.

COME ON, BABY. YOU CAN DO IT.MY LEGS. MY LEGS.

I GOT YOU.

OH, GOD, MY LEGS,
I CAN'T EVEN FEEL THEM.

ALRIGHT.OW!

YOU MADE IT.
YOU MADE IT TO THE CHAIR.

OW, OW!

-ALRIGHT.
-YOU'RE OKAY. YOU OKAY?

ALRIGHT.

HE LIKELY NEEDS
SOME HELP, TOO.

OKAY?

YEAH. NO, I'M OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE LOOK TO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION WITH THE OGLESBYS

AND HOW FAR THEIR OVERALL HEALTH
AND BODIES HAVE DETERIORATED,

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

YOU ALRIGHT? YOU OKAY?

HERE, LET ME SEE
WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE.

MM-HMM.
YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M OKAY.

ALRIGHT?
YOU GON' BE OKAY.

I'M GLAD YOU GOT HERE.

ME, TOO.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN PUT HER
NEXT TO HER BROTHER FOR A SECOND

SO WE CAN TALK TO BOTH OF THEM.

MAYBE TURN HER AROUND
FACING THIS WAY.

SO, YOU ALL MADE THE TRIP OKAY?

YEAH. IT WAS LONG.

HEY, BABY.
YOU OKAY?

-YEP.
-ALRIGHT.

LET'S SEE
IF YOU CAN MOVE HER

AND TURN AROUND MORE,
MOVE HER OVER THERE.

-CAN YOU MOVE YOUR LEGS OUT?
-YOU GOOD.

-WATCH YOUR LEG, BRO.
-YEAH.

OKAY. THANKS.

ALRIGHT. IS THIS MUCH BETTER
IF WE JUST LEAVE YOU RIGHT HERE?

ALRIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY. SO, WE'RE GONNA GET
BOTH YOUR CURRENT WEIGHTS.

AND THEN WHEN I ADMIT YOU,
TO RUN THE TESTS

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING IS OKAY.

IF THE TESTS DO SHOW ANYTHING
CONCERNING FOR EITHER OF YOU,

THEN YOU NEED TO BE HERE FOR
LONGER SO WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.

IF NOT, THEN YOU WON'T NEED
TO DO THAT,

BUT YOU BOTH WILL NEED
TO START ON A DIET

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT'S
LIMITED TO 1,200 CALORIES A DAY

AND FOCUSES ON PROTEIN
AND ELIMINATES ALMOST ALL CARBS.

THERE'LL BE NO SECONDS.

YOU EAT ONLY THREE TIMES A DAY.

OKAY.OKAY?

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE
A TRANSITION.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS
ARE GOING TO TAKE TIME,

BUT WE NEED TO WORK GRADUALLY
TO IMPLEMENT THAT, OKAY?

OKAY.

YOU THINK YOU CAN
ALL DO THAT?

-YES.
-YES, SIR.

GOOD. I KNOW IT'S NOT
GOING TO BE EASY.

NOBODY SAID IT'S GOING
TO BE EASY,

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY
HARD AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENT

AND TRY TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT.

SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A NEW DAY
FOR ALL OF YOU, OKAY?

OKAY.ALRIGHT.

SO, HOW LONG THAT TRIP TOOK?

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY -- FIVE DAYS.

FIVE DAYS? AND IT'S BEEN
ROUGH TIME TO COME DOWN HERE.

-YEAH.
-SUPPOSED TO BE TWO DAYS.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY GOING
TO BE A LITTLE,

BUT JUST A LOT HAPPENED,
BUT --

OKAY. WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF BOTH OF YOU

AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

YEAH.

BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU BOTH
ARE IN THIS SITUATION

-BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT.
-RIGHT.

SO WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR EATING HABITS?

I EAT, LIKE, FAST FOOD
AND SNACKS AND --

ALRIGHT.
WHO BRING YOU THE FOOD,

THE KIDS AND MICHAEL?

THE KIDS AND MICHAEL.

SO YOU GOT AN ENABLER
IN THE HOUSE.

YOU TEACH HIM WHAT TO DO
AND BRING YOU THE FOOD?

YEAH.
THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH.

OKAY, SO IF THEY DON'T BRING IT
TO YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO GET MAD?

I TRY NOT TO, BUT YEAH.

AND SO YOU ARE
YOUR ENABLER,

BUT YOU GOT THE FOUR OF THEM
IN THE HOUSE

TO TRAIN COMPLETELY THE WAY

THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GET WHATEVER YOU WANT.

YEAH. THAT'S WHY
I'M LIKE THIS, YEAH.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU NEED

TO UNDERSTAND AND CHANGE IT.

I WILL. YEAH.OKAY?

BECAUSE THE WAY RIGHT NOW
YOU ARE,

YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT AWAY
FROM BEING TOTALLY BEDRIDDEN.

ONCE YOU'RE BEDRIDDEN,
YOUR HEALTH IS GOING TO DEGRADE

REALLY QUICK,
AND ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU,

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT,
OKAY?

AND I DON'T WANT THAT.ALRIGHT.

THAT'S A MATTER
OF LIFE AND DEATH,

AND YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO WHO ELSE IN THE HOUSEHOLD
BESIDES YOU AND HER

AND THREE KIDS AND WHO?

-HIS GIRLFRIEND.
-MY GIRLFRIEND.

HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND?

-YES.
-OKAY.

SO, WHAT DOES YOUR EATING HABIT
LOOK LIKE?

I JUST -- I EAT A LOT.

I EAT CONSTANTLY.

THEY BRING YOU FOOD,
OR YOU ASK FOR IT?

I'LL SEND A TEXT,
OR I'LL CALL.

YOU TEXT AND CALL,
AND YOU GET FOOD.

OR HE'LL CATCH ME AT THE DOOR
AND ASK ME, LIKE,

"CAN YOU GO GET ME SOMETHING?"YEAH.

SO, THAT'S WHERE
IT USUALLY HAPPENS.

SO, I REALLY DO REALIZE

THAT I CAUSE
MOST OF THEIR IMMOBILITY.

-NO.
-BUT YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT YOURSELF,

SO THEN THIS IS ALL --

I'M MOBILE.
I'M NOT THAT --

I MEAN, I'M MOBILE, BUT --

IT'S NOT REALLY
AFFECTING ME THAT MUCH.

WHAT YOU'RE NOT SEEING
IS THE AGGREGATE

VERY BAD DYNAMIC OF HOUSEHOLD.

EVERYBODY IS USING EACH OTHER
TO GET WHAT THEY WANT,

WHICH IS FOOD.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS AND CHANGE

IF ANY OF YOU ARE GOING
TO GET TO A HEALTHIER PLACE.

-YES, I AGREE.
-YOU GET THAT?

-YEAH.
-ALRIGHT.

SO Y'ALL READY TO MAKE SOME
CHANGES AND CHANGE YOUR LIFE

AND BE HEALTHY
AND HAVE A FUTURE TOGETHER?

YES, I AM. I'M READY,
BECAUSE THIS LIFE ISN'T GOOD.

ALRIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO SEE

IF WE CAN GET THE SCALE
DOWN HERE AND CHECK YOUR WEIGHT

AND THEN RUN THE TESTS
WE NEED ON YOU BOTH.

-OKAY.
-OKAY?

I WILL GET THE SCALE AND SEE

IF WE CAN GET YOUR WEIGHT, OKAY?

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

WE GON' DO THIS.

WE REALLY GOT TO DO THIS.

Carlton: MM-HMM.LIKE --

ALRIGHT.
SO LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT

AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

-READY?
-WATCH MY LEG.

-WATCH MY LEG.
-GET YOUR LEGS OUT.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

AH, WATCH MY LEGS.
WATCH MY LEGS.

I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU.

ALRIGHT.
EXCUSE ME.

OH, MY LEG IS SO TIGHT.

ALRIGHT, BABY.

ALRIGHT.
TAKE IT EASY, BABY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: 638.

OH, MY GOD.

BABY, I CAN'T BELIEVE
IT'S THIS HIGH.

DAMN IT.
IT'S ALRIGHT.

OKAY?OH, MY GOODNESS.

YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I FEEL LIKE
I'M GOING TO FALL OVER.

ALRIGHT. GO AHEAD AND SIT DOWN.I'M SHAKING.

LET'S GET BACK.IT'S MY LEGS.

-OH, GOD. THEY HURT.
-YOU ALRIGHT?

-YEAH, I'M GOOD.
-YOU GOT TO REST.

YEAH.
LOOK OUT FROM BEHIND.

-ALRIGHT.
-COME ON.

OW, MY BACK.

-COME ON BACK.
-OHH.

OH, MY LORD. OH, GOD.

YOU ALRIGHT, BABE?

TAKE THIS.

GEEZ.

OKAY. CARLTON, ON THE SCALE,
LET'S CHECK YOUR WEIGHT.

-NEED HELP?
-NO, I'M OKAY.

THAT HURTS.

ALRIGHT.

786,
ALMOST 800 POUNDS,

SO WE HAVE ABOUT 1,100 POUNDS
TO LOSE BETWEEN BOTH OF YOU.

-OKAY.
-YOU OKAY?

ALRIGHT.
SO, I'M GOING TO RUN SOME TESTS.

IF THE TESTS LOOK OKAY,
THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO SOON.

JUST REMEMBER EVERYTHING
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT, OKAY?

-OKAY.
-ALRIGHT.

-I'LL BE BACK.
-ALRIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT TO TURN
AROUND THE SITUATION WE HAVE

WITH THE OGLESBY FAMILY
AND FOR SHANTEL AND CARLTON

TO LOSE THE 1,100 POUNDS
OF WEIGHT

THEY NEED TO GET OFF
OF THEIR BODIES.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO WITH THEM

TO GET THEIR HEALTH
GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

BEFORE THEIR CONDITIONS
DETERIORATE ANY FURTHER

AND THEIR BODIES
START TO GIVE OUT.

Carlton: WE'VE BEEN IN HOUSTON
FOR GOING ON TWO WEEKS.

AFTER WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL
WHEN WE GOT HERE,

DR. NOW RAN ALL THE TESTS
HE WANTED.

HE TOLD US WE BOTH DIDN'T HAVE
ANY MEDICAL EMERGENCIES,

SO THERE WAS NO REASON TO KEEP
US THERE LONGER IN A HOSPITAL,

AND HE TOLD US WE CAN GO
GET MOVED INTO OUR NEW PLACE.

I'M GOING TO GO SEE
WHAT THEY'RE MAKING, OKAY?

BUT HE GAVE US HIS DIET
AND EXERCISE PLANS

AND SAID THAT ME AND SHANTEL
HAVE 1 MONTH TO LOSE 60 POUNDS

IF WE WANT TO GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

OH, WOW.

SO ME AND SHANTEL BOTH
HAVE BEEN DOING THE DIET

AND EXERCISING AS MUCH AS WE CAN

TO DO THAT
THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS,

AND WE BOTH FEEL LIKE
WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS.

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN EASY,

AND WE DECIDED THAT TODAY
IS A SPECIAL DAY

WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO GET ONE DAY OFF

BECAUSE TODAY IS THANKSGIVING.

SO, YOU GUYS COOKING?

YEAH, TURKEY IN THE OVEN.

OH, IS IT?

Shantel: WITH ALL THE CHAOS
OF GETTING DOWN HERE,

I KIND OF FORGOT WE HAD
THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP.

AND WE CAN'T MAKE
THE KIDS SACRIFICE

AND LOSE THE HOLIDAYS
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ON A DIET.

THEY DESERVE
THIS THANKSGIVING FEAST.

BUT THERE'S NO WAY ME AND
CARLTON CAN BE AROUND THIS FOOD

WITHOUT GIVING IN.

SO WE'RE GIVING OURSELVES
ONLY ONE DAY OFF

WHERE WE CAN EAT
WHATEVER WE WANT,

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING
TO GO OVERBOARD.

WE STILL HAVE TO EAT
SMALL PORTIONS.

THAT LOOKS DELICIOUS.

Carlton:
I'M REALLY EXCITED BECAUSE,

EVEN THOUGH
IT'S JUST BEEN TWO WEEKS,

IT FEELS LIKE
IT'S BEEN FOREVER

SINCE I HAD SOMETHING
THAT TASTED GOOD.

SO I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS,

EVEN IF IT'S JUST GOING TO BE
IN SMALL PORTIONS.

Michael: ALRIGHT. SO, EVERYBODY
GET TO THE TABLE, OKAY?

Shantel: AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO
MORE WEEKS UNTIL OUR APPOINTMENT

WITH DR. NOW WHERE WE FIND OUT
IF WE'LL BOTH BE ABLE

TO GET OUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
OR NOT.

ME AND CARLTON KNOW WE'VE
ALREADY LET IT GO FAR TOO LONG,

SO WE HAVE TO DO THIS NOW
BEFORE IT GETS TO BE TOO LATE.

Michael:
EVERYBODY HOLD HANDS.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER,
WE THANK YOU, FATHER GOD,

FOR LETTING US
HAVE A NEW START.

WE'RE HERE, LORD,
AND WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST.

WE'RE SUPER THANKFUL,
FATHER GOD,

FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS
THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON US.

FAMILY IS EVERYTHING.

WE SAY THESE THINGS
IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME.

-AMEN.
-AMEN.

Carlton:
ME AND SHANTEL ARE AT DR. NOW'S

TO SEE HIM AND FIND OUT
WHERE OUR WEIGHTS ARE AT,

AND I THINK WE'RE BOTH
A LITTLE ANXIOUS

SINCE OUR WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY DEPENDS

ON US HITTING THE GOAL
DR. NOW GAVE US LAST MONTH.

CARLTON AND SHANTEL?

BUT HOPEFULLY WE BOTH LOST
60 POUNDS LIKE DR. NOW WANTED.

WHEN WE SAW DR. NOW LAST MONTH,

MY WEIGHT WAS AT 786,
SO IF I'M AT MY GOAL,

I NEED TO BE BELOW 726
RIGHT NOW,

SO WE'LL SEE IF I DID THAT.

OH, MAN.

I LOST SOME
BUT NOT AS MUCH AS I NEEDED,

SO I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
MY WEIGHT'S STILL SO HIGH.

BUT HOPEFULLY SHANTEL
DID BETTER AT LEAST.

Shantel: I THOUGHT CARLTON
WOULD'VE LOST MORE THAN THAT

WITH HOW WE BOTH
BEEN DOING THE DIET,

SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT MEANS
I DIDN'T LOSE MUCH, EITHER,

BECAUSE WE BOTH BEEN EATING
THE SAME FOODS

WE THOUGHT WERE HEALTHY.

WHEN I HAD MY WEIGHT CHECK LAST,
I WAS 638 POUNDS,

AND TO BE DOWN
TO DR. NOW'S GOAL,

I HAVE TO BE UNDER 578 NOW.

I DID EVEN WORSE,
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT,

BECAUSE WE BOTH REALLY WANT THIS

AND THOUGHT WE WERE
WORKING REAL HARD,

SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED, REALLY.

Carlton: I KNOW WE'RE NOT
GETTING ANY APPROVAL

FOR ANY WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY TODAY,

BUT MY HOPE IS
DR. NOW DOESN'T THINK

THAT THIS MEANS WE CAN'T DO IT,

BECAUSE WE CAN DO BETTER.

-HELLO.
-HELLO.

-HOW ARE YOU?
-HELLO.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-DOING GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING WELL.

ALRIGHT, SO, YOU ALL SETTLED
IN HOUSTON ALRIGHT?

-YEAH.
-YES.

ALRIGHT.
WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT,

BUT WHAT I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT

IS YOUR PROGRESS
OVER THE LAST MONTH,

BECAUSE, CARLTON,
YOU ONLY LOST 15 POUNDS,

AND, SHANTEL, YOU ONLY LOST 6.

YOU BOTH NOT LOSING
THE WEIGHT YOU SHOULD,

SO WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT?

WE'RE NOT SURE.

WE THOUGHT
WE WERE DOING BETTER.

SO THE -- YOU KNOW,
THE INSTRUCTION WE GAVE YOU

WHEN YOU WERE IN THE HOSPITAL
WAS NOT ENOUGH?

AH, NO,
WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT,

BUT MAYBE WE NEEDED
A BIT MORE SPECIFICS.

-WE HAD AN IDEA.
-YEAH.

BUT WE NEEDED A BIT MORE,
YOU KNOW, PUSH.

I AM VERY CONCERNED, BECAUSE
THIS DYNAMIC THAT YOU'VE GOT,

THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING
TO STAY TOGETHER AND EAT,

AND YOU'RE SORT OF
ENABLING EACH OTHER

IN DIRECT AND INDIRECT WAY,

WHICH IS WHAT GOT YOU
TO THIS POINT.

-YEAH.
-YEAH.

YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS
THE SITUATION

THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE
THE CHANGES ON.

NORMALLY, WHAT WOULD BE BEST
IS IF WE SEPARATE YOU TWO

TO TRY AND BREAK
THAT DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU TWO
ARE WILLING TO DO?

NO, WE CAN'T DO THAT.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING
WE'RE OKAY WITH.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE
A DIFFICULT SITUATION,

BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT ABLE
TO SEPARATE YOU FROM EACH OTHER,

WE HAVE TO GET YOU
TO SEE A THERAPIST

TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ISSUE
IS DRIVING YOU TO EATING,

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE
TO LOSE WEIGHT AT THIS POINT,

AND HELP KEEPING ME MOTIVATED
AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

WE'VE RENTED AN EXTRA CAR
TO HAVE, TOO.

GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS
IN THE HOUSE FOR SHANTEL.

YEAH. I AGREE.

WORK HARD AND DO THAT, OKAY?

YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU
HAVE A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH

TO CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT

AND GET YOUR WEIGHT
IN A HEALTHY RANGE

THAT'S GOING TO BE POSSIBLE FOR
YOU TO HAVE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

THE DIET I GAVE YOU TWO
BREAKS DOWN THE WHOLE MEAL PLAN,

SO IF YOU AREN'T LOSING WEIGHT,

IT'S BECAUSE
YOU AREN'T STICKING TO IT.

IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE.

SO YOU TWO HAVE TO
TURN THIS AROUND NOW

AND STOP MAKING
THE EXCUSES, OKAY?

YOU GOT THAT?YES.

ALRIGHT.OKAY. GOOD,

I'M GOING TO GET YOU
TO SEE THE PSYCHOTHERAPY,

AND THEN I WANT TO SEE YOU
BACK HERE IN TWO MONTHS.

AND AT THAT TIME, I WANT YOU
TO LOSE 120 POUNDS EACH.

ALRIGHT? SO LOSE
AT LEAST 60 POUNDS A MONTH,

EACH ONE OF YOU, OKAY?OKAY.

I SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS WITH 120
POUNDS DOWN WITH BOTH OF YOU.

WE GOT IT.
WE'LL TURN IT AROUND.

I HOPE SO.

WELL, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

-I APPRECIATE IT.
-YEP.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

-GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
-YES, SIR.

IF Y'ALL NEED ANYTHING,
LET ME KNOW.

-OKAY.
-THANKS, DOC.

120 POUNDS LIGHTER
NEXT TIME YOU SEE US.

ALRIGHT. I HOPE SO.

SHANTEL AND CARLTON THANKFULLY
HAVE STARTED LOSING A LITTLE,

BUT THE RATE OF THEIR PROGRESS

IS FAR FROM WHERE
IT NEEDS TO BE, AND RIGHT NOW,

I THINK THE BIGGEST
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THAT

IS THEIR EXTREMELY
DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC

AND HOW MUCH IT REVOLVES
AROUND FOOD.

AND THE ONLY CHANCE
WE HAVE TO GET THEM

TO WHERE THEY NEED IS
TO START BREAKING THAT PATTERN

OF ENABLING
THEY HAVE WITH EACH OTHER.

SO HOPEFULLY PSYCHOTHERAPY
WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT

AND START THAT PROCESS.
BUT IF NOT,

THEN EITHER WE'LL NEED
TO CONSIDER

PUTTING THEM IN
A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT

WHERE WE SEPARATE THEM,
OR THEY WON'T MAKE IT.

Carlton: I HEAR DR. NOW
WITH EVERYTHING HE'S SAYING,

AND I THINK HE'S RIGHT
ABOUT ME AND SHANTEL

NEEDING TO WORK ON THINGS

TO CHANGE HOW WE BOTH HAVE
BAD HABITS TOGETHER WITH FOOD.

BUT I CAN'T BE APART FROM HER,

SO IF THAT MEANS WE DO THERAPY
TO WORK ON IT,

I'LL AGREE WITH THAT,
AND I'M READY TO DO IT

AND WHATEVER ELSE IT TAKES
FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL,

AND I KNOW SHANTEL WILL FEEL
THE SAME WAY AS ME

BECAUSE WE BOTH KNOW
WE NEED TO DO THIS.

Shantel: I FEEL
A LITTLE SHOCKED RIGHT NOW.

EVEN THE THOUGHT OF HAVING
TO BE SEPARATED FROM CARLTON

IS TERRIFYING TO ME,

SO I'M A LITTLE EMOTIONAL
FROM THIS,

BUT I KNOW WHEN WE GET HOME,
CARLTON AND ME

ARE GOING TO HAVE A TALK
TOGETHER ABOUT HOW WE DO BETTER,

AND WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO, WE
HAVE TO DO BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

I CAN'T WALK ANYMORE.

WHY ARE WE SO FAR?

Shantel: YOU GOT IT.COME ON!

COME ON.
YOU GOT IT.

I DON'T WANT TO
DO THIS, MAN.

JUST KEEP MOVING.

WE GOT THIS.

Carlton: ME AND SHANTEL
ARE GOING TO OUR THERAPY.

WE DON'T KNOW
HOW IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE,

SO WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY
LOOKING FORWARD

TO DOING ALL THAT
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE.

YOU GOOD.

SHANTEL AND CARLTON?

YES.COME RIGHT ON BACK.

Shantel: ME AND CARLTON HAVE
NEVER HAD THERAPY BEFORE,

SO WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM IT

AND WHAT ALL IS
INVOLVED WITH IT.

HAVE A SEAT WHEREVER
YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, GUYS.

SO, SHANTEL AND CARLTON,

IT'S SO NICE
TO HAVE YOU GUYS HERE TODAY.

TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT YOUR LIVES GROWING UP.

WHO WERE Y'ALL RAISED WITH?

MY MOM...MOM?

...AND MY DAD
WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER.

OKAY.

WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
FOR YOU AS KIDS?

THERE WAS A LOT OF, LIKE,
ABUSE AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

OH, REALLY?

SO, BASICALLY YOU'RE SAYING
THAT YOU GUYS GREW UP

IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

MM-HMM.

IT WAS MORE TOWARDS MY MOTHER.OKAY.

BUT WE, LIKE,
KIND OF WAS THERE, SO...

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY,
CARLTON?

OH, NOTHING.

NOTHING?

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER
ABOUT LIFE GROWING UP?

UH, YOU KNOW,

SUMMER, SCHOOL,
STUFF LIKE THAT.

I CAN DEFINITELY SEE
THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU

TO TALK A LOT
ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD.

BUT GROWING UP
IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,

THE FEAR
AND THE UNPREDICTABILITY

THAT THAT CREATES

IN TURN CREATES,
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE,

A DEPENDENCE ON FOOD

BECAUSE IT DOES PROVIDE COMFORT.

IS THAT ANYTHING THAT EITHER
OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED?

YOU DON'T THINK? NO.NAH.

I DON'T THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
MY PAST IS WHY,

YOU KNOW,
I BECAME THIS SIZE.

I GOT LIKE THIS
'CAUSE I WAS LAZY

AND BECAUSE I DIDN'T CARE
ABOUT THE FUTURE.

I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING,
YOU KNOW? SO...

WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING
IS DEPRESSION.

CARLTON, HAVE YOU BEEN TREATED
FOR DEPRESSION IN THE PAST?

MM-HMM.

ARE YOU CURRENTLY TAKING
MEDICATION FOR DEPRESSION?

MNH-MNH.OKAY.

HE'S DOING GOOD NOW.

HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND
WHO HE LOVES,

AND, YOU KNOW,
SHE'S A GOOD MOTIVATOR, TOO.

WELL, YOU'RE JUST TELLING
ALL HIS BUSINESS, SHANTEL!

HE DON'T TALK!MY GOODNESS.

LIKE, LISTEN, LISTEN.

HONEY, WE CAN HELP.
LIKE --

AND SO YOU DO HAVE
SOMEONE SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE?

YEAH.OKAY.

I'M OKAY, YOU KNOW?
I JUST -- I'M FINE.

OKAY.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE FINE.

CARLTON, HOW DO YOU FEEL LIKE
GROWING UP IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

IMPACTED THE SIBLING
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOU GUYS?

IT MADE US CLOSER.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ABLE TO RELY
ON MY OLDER SISTER A LOT.

YEAH?

AND SO WHAT'S THE RELATIONSHIP
LIKE TODAY?

WE CLOSE.
I THINK WE'RE CLOSE,

AND HE'S, LIKE, REALLY, LIKE,
CLOSE TO MY CHILDREN.

I'M REALLY HAPPY
FOR THE BOTH OF YOU

BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS VALUABLE
SIBLING RELATIONSHIP.

HOWEVER, WHAT YOU GUYS
CAN'T HAVE

IS A SENSE OF CODEPENDENCY.YEAH.

YOU EACH HAVE TO BE SELF-FOCUSED
AND SELF-DRIVEN.

AND ALSO,
WHILE I WANT YOU TO FOCUS

ON DEVELOPING YOUR AUTONOMY,

THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES
WHEN YOU ARE TOGETHER.

AND SO GROCERY SHOPPING
TOGETHER FOR HEALTHY FOODS

COULD BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU ALL DO TOGETHER.

OKAY?

AND, CARLTON,
SOME HOMEWORK FOR YOU --

FOCUS ON YOUR ROMANTIC
RELATIONSHIP,

THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT
YOUR NEXT MOVE IN LIFE TO BE.

OKAY.

SHANTEL, I WANT YOU TO SHIFT
YOUR FOCUS A LITTLE FROM CARLTON

BECAUSE HE'S NOT
ONE OF YOUR KIDDOS.

I AGREE.
I GOT TO LET HIM BE GROWN.

I JUST ALWAYS FELT THE NEED
TO PROTECT HIM, SO...

BUT HE DOESN'T NEED
PROTECTING ANYMORE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M OKAY.

OKAY. WELL, GUYS,
I REALLY APPRECIATE

THE TWO OF YOU BEING HERE TODAY
TO TALK TO ME.

-YEAH.
-THANK YOU.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

Carlton:
THAT WAS A LITTLE HARDER
THAN I WAS THINKING IT WOULD BE.

I GUESS I HAVE THINGS
I DON'T WANT TO TALK OF,

AND I DON'T THINK
ABOUT THEM TO REALIZE IT.

FOOD HAS HELPED ME AVOID THAT,

SO I KNOW CHANGING THAT
WON'T BE EASY.

BUT I THINK A BIG HELP FOR ME
IS HAVING MONICA

TO HELP ME WITH BECOMING
MORE SEPARATE FROM MY SISTER

SO WE CAN STOP
ENABLING EACH OTHER,

BECAUSE I KNOW WE'LL HAVE
TO GET EXTREME

AND DO THINGS WE SHOULD HAVE
DONE BUT COULDN'T

BEFORE WE GET ANY WORSE.

Shantel:
I THINK MANY OF LOLA'S THOUGHTS
AND IDEAS MADE SENSE TO ME.

IN A LOT OF WAYS,
I FELT RESPONSIBLE

FOR CARLTON ALMOST ALL HIS LIFE.

AND THE ONLY THING I MAY LIKE
MORE THAN EATING MYSELF

IS SEEING CARLTON HAPPY
AND HOW FOOD MAKES HIM THAT WAY.

SO I END UP HURTING HIM
WHEN I TRY TO BE LOVING TO HIM.

AND THAT'S NEVER MY INTENT,

AND IT HURTS MY HEART TO THINK
THAT, SO I HAVE TO CHANGE THAT

TO HELP HIM AND ME.

AND I'M READY TO DO
THE THINGS I NEED

TO MAKE SURE I GO
IN THE DIRECTION THAT I NEED

FOR MYSELF AND FOR CARLTON
TO START BEING A SOLUTION

INSTEAD OF PART
OF A PROBLEM FOR HIM.

ALRIGHT, BABE. I'M GOING TO GO
GET THAT WHEELIE CART. ALRIGHT?

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LOLA
GAVE US AS AN EXERCISE

IS TO GO SHOP
FOR HEALTHY FOOD TOGETHER.

BUT IT'S BEEN YEARS
SINCE ME AND CARLTON

HAVE GONE TO A GROCERY STORE,

AND HE'S NOT SURE HE CAN
HANDLE ALL THE WALKING.

READY?

I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU, OKAY?

SO I'LL GO INSIDE TO BE
OUR HANDS AND FEET

AND PICK WHAT WE NEED.

DOING THIS ISN'T EASY.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
THAT I WANT THAT I CAN'T HAVE,

BUT I'M COMMITTED TO DOING THIS
LIKE WE NEED.

SO I'M WALKING AWAY
FROM ALL TEMPTATION

AND STICKING TO OUR HEALTH FOOD.

BUT IT JUST ISN'T EASY
TO DO THIS.

THEN WE NEED -- ALRIGHT, SO,
I THINK WE GOT ALL THE PRODUCE.

Michael: OOH, GOD.
THEY HAVE NICE DISPLAYS.

IF WE WASN'T ON THIS DIET, MAN,
I'LL TELL YOU.

BUT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR US,
SO WE'RE GOING TO STAY --

THIS IS THE MEAT
RIGHT HERE.

IT GOT TO BE LEAN.OKAY.

YEP, THAT'S 60 CALORIES.

THIS ONE IS --

THIS ONE IS 80.

CARLTON: Yo.SO, WE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT TYPE OF LUNCH MEAT
TO GET.

SO, I HAVE
THE CHICKEN BREAST,

WHICH THIS ONE HAS 36 SLICES
AND 60 CALORIES.

YEAH.THEN WE HAVE THE TURKEY BREAST,

WHICH YOU GET FOUR SLICES
WITH 80 CALORIES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WOULD YOU EAT THESE?

YEAH.YOU WOULD EAT THESE?

OKAY.YEAH. THAT ALL SOUNDS GREAT.

GETTING OFF OF THIS,
AND THEN WE'RE DONE.

YEP, OKAY, YEAH.

OKAY.

Carlton: ME AND SHANTEL HAVE
BEEN PAYING MORE ATTENTION

TO WHAT WE'RE EATING THIS TIME.

WE DIDN'T REALLY REALIZE
HOW MUCH WE WERE EATING,

BUT WE KNEW WE WEREN'T FOLLOWING
THE DIET LIKE WE SHOULD.

WE CAN SEE THAT NOW,
SO HOW WE'RE EATING NOW

IS A LOT STRICTER THAN WE DID
THE FIRST MONTH, AND IT'S HARD.

I'VE NEVER HAD SUCH STRONG
TEMPTATIONS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER TRIED
TO REALLY CONTROL MYSELF

WHEN I HAVE A HUNGER
FOR SOMETHING.

SO THIS IS TAKING A LOT,
BUT ME AND SHANTEL

HAVE COMMITTED TO DOING THIS
WITH OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER

BECAUSE WE KNOW WE'RE GETTING
TO OUR LAST CHANCE SOON.

OH, YOU KNOW I WOULD
SMASH ON THOSE.

PIZZA ROLLS.

I KNOW.
THIS IS INSANE.

I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M LITERALLY
GOING THROUGH THIS AISLE

AND NOT, LIKE,
FREAKING OUT.

Shantel: ME AND CARLTON
CAN'T FAIL THIS CHALLENGE,

TO LOSE AS MUCH
AS DR. NOW SAID WE NEED.

WE HAVE 7 WEEKS UNTIL OUR
NEXT APPOINTMENT TO DO THAT,

AND WE BOTH KNOW IT'S GOING
TO TAKE STICKING TO THE DIET,

EXERCISING FOR OUR STAMINA,

AND WORKING ON
WHAT LOLA TOLD US TO DO

IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANCE

TO MAKE IT TO WHERE WE NEED
BY THEN.

AND WE CAN'T MESS AROUND
AND SLIDE ON ANY OF THAT,

OR THAT'S GOING
TO LEAD US TO FAIL.

WE KNOW THAT THIS TIME,
BECAUSE IF WE FAIL,

IT CAN COST ME
AND CARLTON OUR LIVES.

Carlton:
ME AND SHANTEL ARE HEADED BACK
TO SEE DR. NOW AGAIN.

WE'VE WORKED SO HARD

DOING EVERYTHING DR. NOW
AND LOLA WANTED US TO DO.

WE DID THE DIET.

WE'VE BEEN EXERCISING,
SO ME AND SHANTEL ARE SEEING

A LOT OF POSITIVE THINGS
THAT ARE MAKING US FEEL LIKE

WE'RE DOING THIS
AND COMING A LONG WAY.

THE BIG QUESTION
IS IF IT'S ENOUGH, THOUGH.

LET'S GO.

Shantel:
THESE LAST TWO MONTHS HAVE TAKEN
A LOT FOR ME AND CARLTON,

BECAUSE WE PUSHED OURSELVES
TO DO SO MUCH,

BUT I FEEL LIKE
IT'S BEEN PAYING OFF

FOR BOTH OF US IN A LOT OF WAYS.

I'VE STOPPED HAVING TO USE
MY INHALER

BECAUSE I'M NOT OUT OF BREATH
WHEN I GET AROUND,

AND I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE
TO USE MY WALKER NOW,

SO THAT'S BEEN
AN AMAZING FEELING.

SHANTEL AND CARLTON?

SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE
PROGRESS THAT WE BOTH MADE TODAY

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING
TO BE A LOT,

AND I'M HOPING
IT'S AT LEAST 120 POUNDS,

BECAUSE THAT'S THE GOAL DR. NOW
GAVE US BOTH TO LOSE.

AND SINCE I WAS 632 POUNDS
LAST TIME,

THAT MEANS I HAVE TO BE
AT 512 TODAY,

AND I THINK I HAVE A GOOD CHANCE
AT THAT NUMBER COMING UP.

Carlton: GOOD JOB, SHAN.

GOOD JOB, SHAN.

Shantel: THAT NUMBER COMING UP
FILLS ME WITH A LOT OF PRIDE

BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD
I WORKED FOR THAT,

SO I'M REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW,

AND I'M HOPING TO SEE
THE SAME FOR CARLTON.

Carlton: I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT SHANTEL'S RESULTS,

AND I'M HOPING FOR
THE SAME THING RIGHT NOW

WITH MY WEIGH-IN.

-THE DEVIL.

Michael:
YOU DID IT. DROPPED DOWN.

-YOU DID IT, BABY.
-WHENEVER YOU GUYS ARE READY,

-YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO AROUND.
-OKAY.

Carlton: I AM REALLY HAPPY.

WE DID WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO
THIS TIME,

WITH BOTH OF US
HITTING OUR GOAL,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT.

AND I'M REALLY HOPING
THIS MEANS ME AND SHANTEL

WILL BE GETTING OUR APPROVALS
WE HOPED FOR

THIS WHOLE TIME
SINCE WE GOT HERE.

-HELLO.
-HEY.

HEY, DOC.

-HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-DOING GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOU?

I'M DOING GOOD, TOO.

ALRIGHT. SO, SHANTEL,
YOU'RE DOWN TO 502.

YOU'RE ALMOST GOING TO GET
IN 400s, HUH?

ALMOST, ALMOST.ALMOST.

ALRIGHT.

SO YOU LOST 130 POUNDS EXACTLY,
SO THAT'S GREAT.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOC.

YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, HOW IS YOUR ACTIVITY?

I'M DOING WELL, ESPECIALLY
WITH MY INHALER

'CAUSE I USUALLY HAVE TO CARRY,
YOU KNOW,

MY INHALER AROUND
WITH ME ALL THE TIME,

AND I HAVEN'T,
AND I ALSO DON'T HAVE MY WALKER,

SO I HAVE BEEN ABLE
JUST TO WALK ON MY OWN.

OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO I'M PROUD OF YOU, THAT YOU'RE
STICKING WITH THE DIET,

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND APPROVE YOU

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.

Michael: BABY.

-YOU DID IT, SHAN!
-YOU DID IT.

SO EXCITING. YES.

OKAY, SO, I'M GOING TO
TAKE YOU UP FOR SOME TESTING

TO SEE WHAT YOUR LUNG
AND YOUR HEART IS DOING

AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO BE FIT TO CONSIDER SURGERY.

OKAY?I'M SUPER EXCITED.

LIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LET'S SEE.
WHAT'S CARLTON DOING?

WELL, YOU LOST 132 POUNDS,
WHICH IS VERY GOOD,

SO I'M PROUD OF YOU,
SO I AM GOING TO APPROVE YOU

FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
PENDING SOME TESTING

AND MAKE SURE IT'S GOING
TO BE SAFE FOR YOU, TOO.

YEAH.THAT SOUND GOOD?

THAT DEFINITELY
SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, GREAT.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOU BOTH.

YOU'RE DOING GREAT,
SO I'M GOING TO SCHEDULE

BOTH YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERIES
FOR ONE MONTH FROM NOW,

BUT YOU BOTH NEED
TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT.

IF YOUR PROGRESS STOPS AND
YOU GAIN OR YOU DON'T LOSE MUCH,

THEN WE'LL CANCEL YOUR SURGERY.

-YOU BOTH GOT IT?
-ALRIGHT.

-YES.
-ALRIGHT.

WELL, NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS.

-ALRIGHT.
-NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO, SIR.

-I'LL SEE Y'ALL IN ONE MONTH.
-OKAY.

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

OKAY?
YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT.
I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER.

-ALRIGHT.
-ALRIGHT. THANKS, DOC.

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

WE'RE DOING THIS?WE ARE DOING THIS.

LIKE, OH, MY GOD.

WE ARE REALLY APPROVED.

LIKE, BOTH OF US.WHAT?

IT'S, LIKE,
WE STARTED THIS TOGETHER.

WE'RE, LIKE,
BOTH APPROVED.

NOT, LIKE, ONE OF US APPROVED
AND THE OTHER APPROVED.

LIKE, WE'RE TOGETHER
APPROVED.

Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M VERY PROUD
OF SHANTEL AND CARLTON.

THEY WORKED VERY HARD
THESE PAST MONTHS

AND SHOWED ME THAT
THEY'RE TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO TURN THEIR LIFE AROUND
VERY SERIOUSLY.

AND I'M VERY HAPPY
WITH THEIR OVERALL PROGRESS

AND LOSING AS MUCH WEIGHT
AS THEY DID

AND BUILDING UP
THEIR STAMINA LIKE THEY HAVE.

BUT THE FACT THAT THEY LOST
ALMOST EXACT SAME AMOUNT

SHOWS ME THAT THERE'S STILL
A CODEPENDENCE IN THE DYNAMIC

BETWEEN THEM
THAT WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON

TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL
IN THE LONG-TERM.

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, AS LONG
AS THEY KEEP MAKING PROGRESS

AND THEIR TESTS SHOW THEIR
SYSTEMS CAN HANDLE SURGERY,

WE WILL MOVE AHEAD
WITH THEM IN A MONTH.

Carlton:
I'M SO EXCITED WE GET SURGERY.

WE'VE RISKED A LOT FOR THIS AND
WORKED A WHOLE LOT TO GET THIS,

SO TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION

AND GET APPROVED
FEELS REALLY GOOD,

AND I KNOW MY SISTER IS EXCITED,
JUST LIKE ME.

Shantel: THIS IS LIKE A DREAM
COME TRUE FOR ME AND CARLTON,

BECAUSE WE TRIED TO GET HELP
LIKE THIS FOR MOST OUR LIVES,

SO TO BE TOLD THAT WE DID IT

AND WE FINALLY GOT IT
IS LIFE-CHANGING TO HEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP OUR FOCUS
ON DOING THE RIGHT THINGS

AND HOPE THAT WHEN WE HAVE
OUR TESTS,

IT ALL TURNS OUT GOOD,

BECAUSE ME AND CARLTON NEED THIS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WE HAVE TWO MORE WEEKS UNTIL ME
AND CARLTON ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

AT THE HOSPITAL
FOR OUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND WE'RE GETTING OUR TESTING
RIGHT BEFORE THAT.

SO ME AND CARLTON HAVE CONTINUED
WORKING AS MUCH AS WE CAN

TO GET TO THE HEALTHIEST PLACE
POSSIBLE BY THEN.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THE DIET
JUST LIKE WE'VE BEEN

THE PAST TWO-PLUS MONTHS.

AND WE'RE ALSO EXERCISING A LOT.

CARLTON HAS BEEN TAKING
SOME SHORT WALKS WITH MONICA

FOR HIS EXERCISE TO DO THAT,

BUT I'VE BEEN FOCUSED
ON DOING THE STAIRS

BECAUSE THEY'RE, LIKE, MY ENEMY

BECAUSE NOT BEING ABLE
TO DO THEM

AND GO UP AND DOWN LIKE I NEED
HAS LIMITED MY LIFE A LOT.

HEY, HON.Michael: HEY, BABY.

WHAT YOU DOING?

OH, SPRAYING THE SHIRTS.

DR. NOW WANT ME TO TRY TO GET
SOME MORE EXERCISE, THOUGH,

DO THE STEPS.

FIRST STEP IS GETTING
ON THE STEPS.

GETTING ON THE STEPS.

IT'S NOW OR NEVER.

PRAY FOR ME, LORD.

SO ONE OF MY GOALS HAS BEEN
TO GET BETTER AT DOING THEM.

AND WITH ALL MY WEIGHT LOSS
AND GOOD PROGRESS,

I'VE BEEN ABLE TO,
AND I'M AMAZED AT MYSELF,

BECAUSE NOT ONLY CAN I GO UP
AND BACK DOWN THEM

A WHOLE LOT EASIER...

...BUT I CAN DO THEM AGAIN
RIGHT AFTER.

ALRIGHT, BABY.
THAT'S ONE.

I'M WATCHING YOU.

YOU GOT THIS.
A'IGHT?

THAT'S TWO.

ALRIGHT.
YOU ONLY GOT ONE MORE. ALRIGHT?

ONE MORE.

KEEP BREATHING WHILE
YOU GOING UP AND GOING DOWN.

IT'S EXCITING TO ME, THAT ME
AND CARLTON HAVE COME THIS FAR,

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO US
BEING ABLE TO DO EVEN MORE.

BUT WE KNOW THAT
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IS KEY

TO BEING ABLE TO DO THAT,

SO WE'RE WORKING
TO MAKE SURE OF THAT

BECAUSE IT'S ALL GOING
TO COME DOWN TO OUR TESTS

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

AND WE NEED TO BE AS READY
AS WE CAN FOR THEM,

BECAUSE EVERYTHING
RELIES ON THEM.

Michael: YOU ALRIGHT?

YEAH, I'M ALRIGHT,
NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE.

ALRIGHT.
THE KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL, OKAY?

OKAY.

Shantel: THIS IS A BIG STEP
FOR ME AND CARLTON TODAY.

I HAVE SOME NERVES ABOUT IT,

BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR THIS CHANCE
AND OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE MY LIFE.

I STARTED TO LOSE HOPE WE'D EVEN
BE ABLE TO GET HELP LIKE THIS,

SO IT FEELS LIKE REALIZING
A DREAM TODAY WITH THIS.

SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD

TO MAKING A LOT MORE PROGRESS
WITH CARLTON ONCE WE GET THIS.

Nurse: I NEED YOU TO TAKE
BIG, DEEP BREATHS.

Dr. Nowzaradan:
TODAY, WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO
A GASTRIC-SLEEVE OPERATION

ON BOTH SHANTEL AND CARLTON,

AND WE'RE STARTING
WITH SHANTEL FIRST.

BOTH OF THEM HAVE MADE
REALLY GOOD PROGRESS OVERALL

AND HAVE ALSO STAYED ON-TRACK

WITH THEIR WEIGHT LOSS
THIS PAST MONTH.

OKAY, LET'S BEGIN.

STARTING THE FIRST INCISION.

ALRIGHT. ROOM LIGHT OFF.

I'M VERY HAPPY WITH HOW WELL
THEY ARE DOING,

AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE READY
TO TAKE THIS NEXT STEP TODAY.

AND UNLESS WE ENCOUNTER
ANY ISSUES

THAT PREVENT US FROM COMPLETING
THEIR OPERATIONS TODAY,

WE WILL BE ABLE
TO GIVE THEM BOTH

A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL
WITH THIS SURGERY

TO HELP THEM STAY ON TRACK
AND CONTINUE TO LOSE MORE,

BECAUSE WHAT
THIS OPERATION 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 IS SOMETHING
THAT'S GOING TO HELP THEM BOTH

A GREAT DEAL.

Carlton: HAVING SHANTEL GO FIRST
IS NERVE-RACKING.

I CARE ABOUT MY SISTER SO MUCH.
AND JUST, LIKE, WHENEVER I HEAR,

LIKE, SOMEONE SPEAK OVER
THE, LIKE, THE LOUDSPEAKER,

I'M LIKE, "IS THAT SHANTEL?
IS SHE OKAY?"

SO MY WORST FEAR RIGHT NOW

IS THAT SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN
TO MY SISTER.

Dr. Nowzaradan: ALRIGHT.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT. YOU CAN TURN
THE ROOM LIGHT ON.

OKAY, ALL FINISHED.

SHANTEL'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO
A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY,

AND WE WERE ABLE
TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY

WITHOUT ANY COMPLICATION
OR ANY PROBLEMS.

SO WE'LL GET HER TO RECOVERY AND
START CARLTON'S OPERATION SOON.

BUT FOR THE NEXT MONTH,

SHANTEL WILL BE
ON A LIQUID DIET,

AND IN THAT TIME, SHE SHOULD
LOSE AT LEAST 40 POUND.

AND THEN IF SHE STAYS ON TRACK,

SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE
25 POUNDS A MONTH

UNTIL SHE GET CLOSE
TO HER TARGET.

RIGHT NOW, WE ARE
ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM

A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON CARLTON,

AND UNLESS WE ENCOUNTER
ANY ISSUES THAT PREVENT US

FROM COMPLETING THE OPERATION,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HIM

WITH THE SAME TOOL
AS HIS SISTER,

TO KEEP HIM ON TRACK AND MOVING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THANKFULLY, WITH THE PROGRESS
CARLTON MADE

OVER THE LAST MONTH,
HE IS UNDER 600.

BUT THIS IS STILL
A VERY HIGH-RISK OPERATION

FOR SOMEONE HIS SIZE,

BECAUSE HIS WEIGHT
IS STILL AT A POINT

WHERE IT PUTS A LOT OF STRAIN
ON HIS SYSTEM,

SO ANY NUMBER OF SMALL ISSUES
COULD PUSH HIS BODY

TO A POINT
WHERE THAT BECOMES TOO MUCH.

Monica:
I'M FEELING PRETTY NERVOUS.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT CARLTON.

I'M MOST NERVOUS ABOUT THE RISKS
THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH SURGERY,

AND I DON'T WANT
ANY OF THAT TO HAPPEN,

BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING MY BEST
TO JUST BE A ROCK

AND BE STRONG AND HELP HIM.

AND I CAN'T HELP BUT TO THINK

OF ALL THE THINGS
THAT COULD GO WRONG AND WORRY.

Dr. Nowzaradan: WE HAD A SMALL
ISSUE OF CONCERN WITH CARLTON,

BUT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
RESOLVE IT SO WE CAN MOVE AHEAD.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY, ALL FINISHED.

ALRIGHT.

CARLTON'S SURGERY
WENT VERY WELL.

HIS SURGERY WAS A LITTLE BIT
MORE CHALLENGING.

AT THE BEGINNING,
WE HAD A SLOW HEARTBEAT,

AND WE HAD TO BACK OFF
FOR A FEW MINUTES

TILL HE RECOVERED FROM THAT.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE WERE
ABLE TO COMPLETE THE OPERATION.

SO HE'S DOING WELL, AND WE GET
HIM TO RECOVERY SO HE CAN REST.

CARLTON WILL ALSO BE
ON A LIQUID DIET

FOR THE FIRST MONTH,
LIKE SHANTEL.

AND IN THAT TIME, HE SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LOSE AT LEAST 45 POUNDS,

THEN AROUND 30 POUNDS A MONTH
UNTIL HE GETS DOWN TO THE 200s.

BUT BOTH OF THEM
ARE DOING VERY WELL,

AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THEM

FOR HOW HARD THEY HAVE WORKED
TO GET TO THIS POINT.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK
TO DO WITH THEM,

BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY
COME A LONG WAY.

AND I'M HOPING TO SEE THEM
CONTINUE THAT SO WE CAN GET THEM

BOTH TO THEIR TARGET WEIGHTS
OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS.

Carlton: IT'S BEEN A MONTH
SINCE ME AND SHANTEL

HAD WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,

AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO FULLY RECOVER

TO THE POINT WE WERE ABLE
TO GO BACK ON SOLID FOODS.

BUT WE BOTH FEEL GOOD,

AND DR. NOW SAYS WE'RE STILL
ON TRACK WITH OUR WEIGHT LOSS,

SO WE'RE BOTH HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

BUT NOW THAT I'M LOSING WEIGHT
AND ABLE TO MOVE AROUND BETTER,

I'M LOOKING TO START WORKING
SOME AND MAKING A LIVING,

AND MICHAEL TOLD ME
I COULD START HELPING OUT

WITH HIS BUSINESS
TO MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY.

I'LL FIND A PRINTOUT
RIGHT NOW.

YOU WANT ME TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO DO IT?

YEAH. THAT'D BE GREAT.ALRIGHT.

HE MAKES T-SHIRTS,
AND SO HE SAID HE'D TEACH ME

HOW TO START HELPING HIM OUT
SO I CAN BECOME A PART OF THAT.

AND I'M EXCITED TO BE, LIKE,
LEARNING THE FAMILY BUSINESS

AND START CHIPPING IN.

I WANT TO START MAKING SOME
CASH, BECAUSE THE NEXT STAGE

I WANT TO GO TO
IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MONICA

IS TO TAKE HER OUT
ON SOME REAL DATES,

AND THAT COSTS MONEY,
SO I HAVE TO START EARNING IT.

BUT BEING ABLE TO GIVE MONICA
THE TIME SHE DESERVES

AND TAKING AND GROWING

THE ROMANTIC PART
OF OUR RELATIONSHIP

IS SOMETHING I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO DOING.

THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.

YEAH.SO, YOU WANT TO TRY ONE?

YEAH! YEAH, YEAH.

LET ME TRY IT.ALRIGHT.

THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE WANTED
FOR A LONG TIME.

AND WITH MY PROGRESS,

I FINALLY HAVE THE CHANCE
TO START DOING THAT.

SO I'M EXCITED,
AND I'M HOPING IN A FEW DAYS

I'LL HAVE ENOUGH TO SURPRISE

AND TAKE HER OUT
ON OUR FIRST OFFICIAL DATE.

ALRIGHT.

TONIGHT, I'M TAKING MONICA
OUT FOR DINNER

AND TRYING TO SHOW HER
THE GOOD TIME SHE DESERVES.

BEFORE WE STARTED ALL THIS,
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA

I'D BE ABLE TO GET
TO THIS POINT SO SOON.

I KNOW I STILL HAVE
A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE,

BUT WITH WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW,

I'M ALREADY ABLE TO START
LIVING MY LIFE MORE.

ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S REALLY
EXCITING TO ME.

PERFECT.

OKAY, YEAH.

IT'S A FUN NIGHT,
THOUGH, RIGHT?

YEAH.
WE'RE ACTUALLY OUT HERE.

RIGHT, WE ACTUALLY OUT.YEAH.

WE'RE NOT TRAPPED
IN THE HOUSE.

HOW YOU FEELING?PRETTY HAPPY.

YEAH, I CAN TELL. YOU'RE
SMILING. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU'VE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT,
YOU KNOW,

AND NOW WE'RE
ACTUALLY OUT HERE.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

I MEAN, IT SHOWS
HOW FAR YOU'VE COME.

WHERE YOU WANT TO BE
IN A YEAR?

I WOULD BE GOING TO COLLEGE,
YOU KNOW?

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THAT
FOR A WHILE, NOW.

ME, TOO.

MAYBE WE SHOULD BOTH
GO TO COLLEGE TOGETHER.

LET'S DO IT. LET'S DO IT.YEAH.

YEAH. LET'S GET ENROLLED
SOMEWHERE

AND ACTUALLY DO SOME COLLEGE.
LET'S GET A DEGREE.

LET'S DO SOMETHING,
HAVE LIVES,

GO TO THE CAMPUS TOGETHER,
RIGHT?

YEAH.
I LIKE BEING OUT HERE WITH YOU.

ME, TOO, HONESTLY.

YEAH.

Carlton: I THOUGHT MY LIFE WOULD
NEVER GET TO THIS POINT AGAIN,

SO TO BE ABLE TO START DOING
THIS FEELS REALLY AMAZING TO ME.

AND SO I KNOW ME AND SHANTEL

ARE GOING TO KEEP
PUSHING OURSELVES FORWARD

TO GET TO THE RESULTS WE NEED

AND HAVE THAT FUTURE WE ALWAYS
TALKED ABOUT AND DREAMED OF,

BECAUSE WE FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE
FOR THAT TO COME TRUE FOR US,

AND SO WE'RE NOT STOPPING
UNTIL IT DOES.

HELP TREASURE
GO AROUND, BABY.

MY HANDS --GO AHEAD, BABY.

Shantel: THE BIGGEST THING
MY WEIGHT HAS TAKEN FROM ME

IN THE PAST YEARS IS MY ABILITY
TO DO THINGS WITH MY KIDS

AND BE ACTIVE LIKE I WANT
IN THEIR LIVES.

I WAS TOO BIG
TO GO PLACES WITH THEM

AND TAKE THEM ANYWHERE,

SO I'VE MISSED OUT
ON SO MUCH WITH THEM.

WOW! YOU WENT -- HIGH FIVE!

YOU DID SO GOOD.

AND I WANTED TO CHANGE THAT
WHILE THEY'RE STILL YOUNG

SO I DIDN'T MISS OUT
ON THEIR CHILDHOOD COMPLETELY.

Royal:
YOU'RE A LIVING FORTUNE COOKIE!

AND THAT'S BEEN MY BIGGEST GOAL
TO ACHIEVE WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS.

SO TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT NOW
IS BEYOND ANY WORDS FOR ME,

AND I'M AMAZED THAT LOSING
WHAT I HAVE SO FAR

HAS ALLOWED ME TO BE THE MOM

I HAVE ALWAYS
HAD DREAMS OF BEING.

I LOVE YOU.

JUST TAKING THEM TO A PARK

AND WATCHING THEM RUN AROUND
AND PLAY AND SMILE

IS THE BIGGEST GIFT
AND REWARD I COULD THINK OF.

LOVE YOU.

AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO DO EVEN MORE,

BECAUSE I HAVE SO MUCH
TO LOOK FORWARD TO NOW.

AND I'M MORE MOTIVATED THAN EVER

TO DO WHAT I NEED TO KEEP GOING
FURTHER WITH MY PROGRESS,

BECAUSE I JUST FEEL
MY WHOLE FUTURE

IS FINALLY OPENING UP TO ALL
THE POSSIBILITIES I WANTED.

AND THAT'S ALL IN FRONT OF ME
AS LONG AS I STAY ON TRACK

AND GET TO THE GOAL I NEED.

SO THAT'S WHAT I INTEND TO DO.

RIGHT AFTER OUR SURGERIES,
CARLTON SAID HE FELT LIKE

IT WAS THE FIRST DAY
OF OUR NEW LIVES,

AND I LIKE THAT,
BECAUSE WE BOTH

ARE LEAVING
OUR OLD LIVES BEHIND...

JUMP DOWN.

...AND WE ARE LETTING
THE SUN GO DOWN

ON THAT CHAPTER
AND PART OF OUR LIVES.

SO NOW WE'RE LOOKING
TO THE FUTURE,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT IT HAS FOR ALL OF US.