1 00:00:03,267 --> 00:00:07,467 SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER OR AN ANIMAL, 2 00:00:07,467 --> 00:00:09,033 NOT A HUMAN BEING. 3 00:00:15,767 --> 00:00:17,633 NOT FOR ONE MINUTE I THOUGHT MY LIFE 4 00:00:17,633 --> 00:00:19,333 WOULD END UP LIKE THIS. 5 00:00:19,333 --> 00:00:20,967 OW, MY LEG! 6 00:00:20,967 --> 00:00:24,133 I'M SO FAR GONE. 7 00:00:24,133 --> 00:00:28,700 I ABSOLUTELY NEED HELP OR I AM GONNA DIE. 8 00:00:33,467 --> 00:00:35,800 I CAN'T DO THIS. I'M RIGHT UNDER YOU. 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:37,000 I CAN'T LEAN OVER. 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,533 YOU'RE FINE, YOU'RE FINE. 11 00:00:44,067 --> 00:00:45,933 I FEEL LIKE I'VE LET MY KIDS DOWN. 12 00:00:45,933 --> 00:00:47,500 INSTEAD OF ME TAKING CARE OF THEM, 13 00:00:47,500 --> 00:00:49,200 THEY'VE BEEN TAKING CARE OF ME. 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,067 IT'S YOU. RIGHT. 15 00:00:50,067 --> 00:00:52,033 YOU ARE THE ONE KILLING HIM. 16 00:00:52,033 --> 00:00:54,033 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 17 00:00:54,033 --> 00:00:56,000 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 18 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,867 THIS HOUSE IS A PIECE OF [BLEEP]. 19 00:00:58,867 --> 00:01:01,133 THIS FLOOR'S NOT GONNA HOLD YOU! 20 00:01:01,133 --> 00:01:02,333 I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] LIVE HERE. 21 00:01:02,333 --> 00:01:03,767 WE WON'T LIVE HERE. 22 00:01:08,833 --> 00:01:11,267 ** 23 00:01:15,133 --> 00:01:17,267 Michael: WHEN YOU DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR PAST 24 00:01:17,267 --> 00:01:19,900 IS AFFECTING YOUR PRESENT, 25 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:22,900 IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO HAVE A HEALTHY FUTURE. 26 00:01:42,133 --> 00:01:44,633 EVERY DAY WHEN I WAKE UP I THINK, 27 00:01:44,633 --> 00:01:47,867 "DO I REALLY HAVE TO GET UP TODAY?" 28 00:01:47,867 --> 00:01:52,700 BECAUSE I'M IN PAIN ALL DAY EVERY DAY. 29 00:01:52,700 --> 00:01:54,433 MY BACK HURTS. 30 00:01:54,433 --> 00:01:56,167 MY BUTT HURTS. 31 00:01:56,167 --> 00:01:58,300 MY LEGS HURT. 32 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:01,133 IT'S JUST THE WEIGHT ITSELF, 33 00:02:01,133 --> 00:02:04,767 I FEEL LIKE IT'S DETERIORATING MY BODY. 34 00:02:04,767 --> 00:02:07,700 BUT I PUSH MYSELF TO GET UP 35 00:02:07,700 --> 00:02:09,700 AND I SIT THERE WAITING FOR MY FAMILY 36 00:02:09,700 --> 00:02:11,367 TO COME HELP ME 37 00:02:11,367 --> 00:02:15,767 BECAUSE I CAN'T DO A LOT OF STUFF FOR MYSELF. 38 00:02:15,767 --> 00:02:17,400 HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? 39 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:22,733 I'VE HAD A WOUND ON MY LEG FOR OVER TWO YEARS 40 00:02:22,733 --> 00:02:24,733 BECAUSE OF MY LYMPHEDEMA. 41 00:02:24,733 --> 00:02:29,200 AND IT JUST WON'T HEAL BECAUSE IT'S SO STRETCHED OUT. 42 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,367 SO MY DAUGHTER USUALLY WRAPS IT FOR ME WITH A TRASH BAG. 43 00:02:33,367 --> 00:02:38,100 BECAUSE I CAN'T GET IT WET OR IT JUST GETS A LOT WORSE. 44 00:02:38,100 --> 00:02:41,167 THEN MY WIFE GETS MY CLOTHES READY AND MAKES SURE 45 00:02:41,167 --> 00:02:42,633 THAT I HAVE EVERYTHING THAT I NEED, 46 00:02:42,633 --> 00:02:44,233 SO THAT WHEN I GET OUT OF THE SHOWER 47 00:02:44,233 --> 00:02:46,067 EVERYTHING'S THERE FOR ME. 48 00:02:46,067 --> 00:02:49,767 OKAY. WHEN YOU NEED ME JUST CALL ME. 49 00:02:49,767 --> 00:02:53,367 Briana: MY DAD NEEDS HELP DOING EVERYTHING. 50 00:02:53,367 --> 00:02:55,400 WE KNOW HE HATES IT. 51 00:02:55,400 --> 00:03:00,200 AND I KNOW HE'S EMBARRASSED, BUT HE REALLY STRUGGLES. 52 00:03:08,100 --> 00:03:12,067 Michael: I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD END UP LIKE THIS. 53 00:03:12,067 --> 00:03:16,733 SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MONSTER OR AN ANIMAL, YOU KNOW? 54 00:03:16,733 --> 00:03:19,867 I'M NOT A HUMAN BEING. 55 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:24,233 MY BODY'S JUST BREAKING DOWN AND IT'S DISGUSTING. 56 00:03:24,233 --> 00:03:28,167 AND I CAN'T EVEN FUNCTION. 57 00:03:28,167 --> 00:03:31,233 IF I STAND TOO LONG IT'S EXCRUCIATING. 58 00:03:31,233 --> 00:03:33,533 SO I JUST SIT DOWN TO WASH MYSELF. 59 00:03:35,967 --> 00:03:38,300 I JUST HATE MY BODY. 60 00:03:38,300 --> 00:03:40,733 AND I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY. 61 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:47,567 BEING OVERWEIGHT, IT'S MISERABLE. 62 00:03:50,067 --> 00:03:52,400 I DON'T WISH IT ON MY WORST ENEMY. 63 00:03:55,067 --> 00:03:56,900 AS I GOT BIGGER, I DIDN'T REALIZE 64 00:03:56,900 --> 00:03:58,800 HOW BAD I WAS GETTING 65 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,333 UNTIL I COULDN'T DO SIMPLE THINGS FOR MYSELF ANYMORE. 66 00:04:06,533 --> 00:04:08,733 BRI! BABE! 67 00:04:08,733 --> 00:04:11,500 YES? 68 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:13,367 MICHAEL TRIES TO ACT ALL BIG AND MACHO 69 00:04:13,367 --> 00:04:14,833 LIKE HE CAN DO EVERYTHING HIMSELF 70 00:04:14,833 --> 00:04:19,067 BUT HE REALLY CAN'T. 71 00:04:19,067 --> 00:04:21,167 HE NEEDS OUR HELP. 72 00:04:21,167 --> 00:04:25,700 SO IF WE DON'T HELP MICHAEL, 73 00:04:25,700 --> 00:04:28,233 WHO ELSE IS GONNA HELP HIM? 74 00:04:31,433 --> 00:04:36,467 Michael: I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DEPEND ON ANYONE TO DO THINGS FOR ME. 75 00:04:36,467 --> 00:04:40,200 THAT'S NOT WHO I AM. 76 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:44,100 AND IT MAKES ME FEEL WEAK. 77 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:46,933 I DON'T LIKE THAT. 78 00:04:46,933 --> 00:04:50,067 BUT AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE. 79 00:04:50,067 --> 00:04:51,800 DJ? YEAH? 80 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,500 COULD YOU GET MY CHAIR READY? 81 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:54,967 I KNOW. 82 00:04:56,867 --> 00:05:00,600 AFTER MY DAUGHTER HAS HELPED ME GET DRESSED AND READY, 83 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,067 MY SON DANIEL BRINGS ME MY WHEELCHAIR 84 00:05:03,067 --> 00:05:06,067 BECAUSE I CAN ONLY WALK A FEW FEET ON MY OWN. 85 00:05:10,067 --> 00:05:13,267 AND HE DOES A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING AROUND THE HOUSE FOR ME. 86 00:05:15,233 --> 00:05:16,733 IT DOES MAKE ME FEEL GUILTY 87 00:05:16,733 --> 00:05:19,767 THAT I'VE DONE THIS TO MY FAMILY 88 00:05:19,767 --> 00:05:21,800 AND BECOME SUCH A BURDEN TO THEM. 89 00:05:23,967 --> 00:05:25,767 BUT WHEN I GET HUNGRY IT 90 00:05:25,767 --> 00:05:27,233 DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I FEEL 91 00:05:27,233 --> 00:05:29,067 OR WHAT I WANT TO CHANGE, 92 00:05:29,067 --> 00:05:31,100 ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS EATING. 93 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:37,600 Roni: MICHAEL IS HUNGRY ALL THE TIME. 94 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:39,267 AND I HAVE TO MAKE SURE 95 00:05:39,267 --> 00:05:41,400 THAT MICHAEL GETS WHAT HE WANTS TO EAT 96 00:05:41,400 --> 00:05:45,300 WHEN HE WANTS TO EAT IT OR ELSE HE'LL GET VERY ANGRY. 97 00:05:45,300 --> 00:05:48,967 HE REALLY GETS MAD ABOUT HIS FOOD. 98 00:05:48,967 --> 00:05:50,633 LIKE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE DRUNKS 99 00:05:50,633 --> 00:05:52,933 AND THEY'RE ANGRY DRUNKS... HERE. 100 00:05:52,933 --> 00:05:56,300 ...WELL, MICHAEL IS AN ANGRY FOOD ADDICT. 101 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:03,167 Michael: BEING HUNGRY REALLY AFFECTS MY MOOD. 102 00:06:03,167 --> 00:06:05,267 I WANT WHAT I WANT. 103 00:06:05,267 --> 00:06:09,600 AND WHEN RONI DON'T MAKE WHAT I WANT, 104 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:11,933 I DO HAVE MY LITTLE FITS I THROW. 105 00:06:14,233 --> 00:06:16,400 SOMETIMES SHE MAKES HEALTHIER FOOD 106 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,300 AND I WILL LASH OUT AT HER, 107 00:06:19,300 --> 00:06:21,900 'CAUSE I JUST DON'T WANT IT. 108 00:06:21,900 --> 00:06:26,367 I WANT TO EAT WHAT I LIKE OR THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE. 109 00:06:26,367 --> 00:06:31,333 BECAUSE I LOVE FOOD, IT'S LIKE MY DRUG. 110 00:06:31,333 --> 00:06:35,333 FOOD IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND. 111 00:06:35,333 --> 00:06:37,600 WHILE I'M EATING BREAKFAST, 112 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,667 I THINK ABOUT WHAT I'M GONNA EAT FOR LUNCH AND DINNER. 113 00:06:43,867 --> 00:06:47,300 IT'S REAL HARD FOR ME TO WATCH HIM SIT THERE 114 00:06:47,300 --> 00:06:51,167 AND JUST EAT HIS LIFE AWAY. 115 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:57,567 Michael: HUH? 116 00:06:57,867 --> 00:07:00,333 NAH, THIS IS MY THIRD ONE. 117 00:07:00,333 --> 00:07:02,700 I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE MICHAEL 118 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:07,333 AND I EAT HEALTHY FOOD NUMEROUS TIMES, 119 00:07:07,333 --> 00:07:11,333 BUT IT JUST TURNS INTO AN ARGUMENT. 120 00:07:11,333 --> 00:07:13,533 SO I DON'T PUSH HIM ANY MORE. 121 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:16,100 AND I LET HIM HAVE WHAT HE WANTS, 122 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:18,167 EVEN IF IT IS KILLING HIM. 123 00:07:21,133 --> 00:07:25,733 Michael: I KNOW I'M ADDICTED TO FOOD. BUT I CAN'T STOP EATING. 124 00:07:28,433 --> 00:07:30,667 I WISH I COULD STOP. 125 00:07:30,667 --> 00:07:32,700 I WISH I COULD JUST COMPLETELY STOP 126 00:07:32,700 --> 00:07:37,067 AND START DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILY. 127 00:07:37,067 --> 00:07:40,067 AND I WISH I COULD JUST REWIND THE CLOCK 128 00:07:40,067 --> 00:07:45,067 AND GO BACK AND CHANGE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD. 129 00:07:45,067 --> 00:07:47,633 BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MY LIFE NOW. 130 00:07:47,633 --> 00:07:49,433 THAT THIS IS WHAT I'VE BECOME. 131 00:07:56,067 --> 00:07:59,067 GROWING UP THERE WAS A LOT OF ANGER IN OUR HOUSE. 132 00:07:59,067 --> 00:08:01,300 BECAUSE MY DAD WAS STRICT 133 00:08:01,300 --> 00:08:03,733 AND EVERYTHING HAD TO BE A CERTAIN WAY 134 00:08:03,733 --> 00:08:07,700 OR HE WOULD BE MAD. 135 00:08:07,700 --> 00:08:11,867 HE HAD RULES FOR EVERYTHING, INCLUDING FOOD. 136 00:08:11,867 --> 00:08:15,100 AND I WAS JUST AFRAID OF HIM BEING MAD AT ME. 137 00:08:18,067 --> 00:08:21,200 I WANTED TO TAKE ALL OF MY FEAR AND JUST EAT, 138 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,967 BUT HE WOULDN'T LET ME. 139 00:08:23,967 --> 00:08:27,633 AND THE WAY I GREW UP, I COULDN'T SHOW EMOTIONS. 140 00:08:27,633 --> 00:08:32,133 YOU KNOW, ANY EMOTION'S JUST A SIGN OF WEAKNESS. 141 00:08:32,133 --> 00:08:34,600 SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT. 142 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,900 AND I JUST BOTTLED UP EVERYTHING INSIDE OF ME. 143 00:08:38,900 --> 00:08:43,167 AND THEN WHEN I FELT ANY KIND OF PAIN, ANY KIND OF HURT, 144 00:08:43,167 --> 00:08:47,567 I ATE 'CAUSE IT MADE ME FEEL GOOD. 145 00:08:47,567 --> 00:08:49,833 THEN AROUND 10 YEARS OLD, 146 00:08:49,833 --> 00:08:53,333 MY DAD WENT TO JAIL AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE. 147 00:08:53,333 --> 00:08:56,933 BECAUSE I STARTED EATING MORE OF WHAT I WANTED AND BEING LAZIER 148 00:08:56,933 --> 00:09:00,067 BECAUSE MY DAD WASN'T AROUND TO STOP ME. 149 00:09:00,067 --> 00:09:05,233 SO FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS I JUST ATE AND GAINED. 150 00:09:05,233 --> 00:09:09,567 BY THE TIME I WAS 14 I WAS ALMOST 300 POUNDS. 151 00:09:09,567 --> 00:09:12,467 AND THAT'S WHEN MY DAD GOT OUT OF PRISON. 152 00:09:15,567 --> 00:09:19,600 EVEN THOUGHT I WAS A LOT BIGGER, I WAS STILL AFRAID OF HIM. 153 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,833 AND MY DAD AND I STARTED FIGHTING ABOUT HOW MUCH I ATE. 154 00:09:22,833 --> 00:09:24,400 BUT I WASN'T GONNA GIVE UP ON FOOD 155 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,400 SO I DIDN'T BACK DOWN ON THAT. 156 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,333 SO I GOT KICKED OUT OF THE HOUSE BUT I KEPT EATING. 157 00:09:30,333 --> 00:09:32,733 AND I GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT AT THAT TIME. 158 00:09:32,733 --> 00:09:36,200 ANOTHER EXTRA 100- AND-SOMETHING POUNDS. 159 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:41,167 AND BY THE TIME I WAS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL I WAS 400 POUNDS. 160 00:09:41,167 --> 00:09:43,900 BUT MY EATING DIDN'T SLOW DOWN AFTER THAT. 161 00:09:46,300 --> 00:09:51,667 AND I GOT OVER 500 BY THE TIME I WAS IN MY MID-20S. 162 00:09:51,667 --> 00:09:54,567 THAT'S WHEN I MET RONI AND WE STARTED DATING. 163 00:09:56,533 --> 00:10:01,567 AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS SO BIG I HID HOW MUCH I ATE FROM HER. 164 00:10:01,567 --> 00:10:03,800 Roni: WHEN MICHAEL AND I FIRST MET, 165 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,067 I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS CARING NATURE. 166 00:10:06,067 --> 00:10:09,067 AND I DIDN'T SEE HIM AS A BIG PERSON. 167 00:10:09,067 --> 00:10:11,433 BUT ONCE WE GOT MARRIED AND MOVED IN TOGETHER 168 00:10:11,433 --> 00:10:15,367 THEN THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED HOW MUCH HE REALLY ATE. 169 00:10:15,367 --> 00:10:17,467 HE JUST ATE NON STOP. 170 00:10:17,467 --> 00:10:22,067 AND HIS EATING JUST BECAME WORSE. 171 00:10:22,067 --> 00:10:24,333 Michael: WHEN RONI AND I WERE FIRST MARRIED, 172 00:10:24,333 --> 00:10:26,733 WE ALWAYS HAD FUN TOGETHER. 173 00:10:26,733 --> 00:10:30,767 WE USED TO ALWAYS GO BOWLING, WENT OUT TO CONCERTS. 174 00:10:30,767 --> 00:10:34,400 IT WAS EXCITING. 175 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,333 BUT I KEPT GAINING INTO MY 30S 176 00:10:37,333 --> 00:10:40,767 AND MY HEALTH REALLY STARTED TO DETERIORATE. 177 00:10:40,767 --> 00:10:45,800 AND NOW I KNOW I HAVE TO BE OVER 600 POUNDS. 178 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,533 Roni: MICHAEL GOT SO BIG THAT 179 00:10:47,533 --> 00:10:50,700 HE REALLY HAD A LOT OF TROUBLE MOVING AROUND. 180 00:10:50,700 --> 00:10:56,900 AND HE STARTED DEPENDING ON A SCOOTER OR ON A WHEELCHAIR. 181 00:10:56,900 --> 00:11:01,467 I'VE NEVER IMAGINED IN A MILLION YEARS 182 00:11:01,467 --> 00:11:03,267 THAT I WOULD EVER, EVER BE MARRIED 183 00:11:03,267 --> 00:11:05,567 TO SOMEBODY LIKE MICHAEL. 184 00:11:05,567 --> 00:11:09,067 SOMEBODY AS BIG AS HIM. 185 00:11:09,067 --> 00:11:11,700 Michael: WHEN I MET RONI, SHE HAD TWO KIDS -- 186 00:11:11,700 --> 00:11:13,233 BRIANA AND DANIEL. 187 00:11:13,233 --> 00:11:19,833 WHICH ARE MY KIDS NOW AND I'M HONORED TO BE CALLED THEIR DAD. 188 00:11:19,833 --> 00:11:24,400 BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY WERE GONNA BECOME MY CAREGIVERS. 189 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,167 Briana: MY DAD HAS A PROBLEM WITH FOOD. 190 00:11:27,167 --> 00:11:29,367 EVERY DAY, ALL DAY HE SITS THERE 191 00:11:29,367 --> 00:11:33,733 AND EATS NOTHING BUT CHOCOLATE, COOKIES, 192 00:11:33,733 --> 00:11:36,500 AND IT JUST FRUSTRATES ME KNOWING 193 00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:40,467 THAT THAT'S HOW HE GOT THERE. 194 00:11:40,467 --> 00:11:44,267 Michael: I LIKE EATING WHATEVER I WANT TO EAT WHENEVER I FEEL LIKE IT. 195 00:11:44,267 --> 00:11:48,500 SO I HAVE A STASH BEHIND MY COUCH 196 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:50,167 SO I DON'T HAVE TO BUG ANYBODY 197 00:11:50,167 --> 00:11:51,900 TO GET MY SNACKS 198 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:56,767 AND GETTING TOLD THAT I SHOULDN'T BE EATING THEM. 199 00:11:56,767 --> 00:12:01,100 I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY DAD BECAUSE THE WAY HE IS RIGHT NOW, 200 00:12:01,100 --> 00:12:02,633 HOW MUCH HE WEIGHS, 201 00:12:02,633 --> 00:12:05,900 I'M AFRAID MY DAD DOESN'T HAVE A LOT LONGER TO LIVE. 202 00:12:08,067 --> 00:12:10,967 Michael: THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY, 203 00:12:10,967 --> 00:12:14,567 BESIDES MY FAMILY, IS FOOD. 204 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:17,233 SHOULD WE GET GOING? 205 00:12:17,233 --> 00:12:20,767 IF I DON'T HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT, I GET GROUCHY. 206 00:12:24,067 --> 00:12:25,367 I HATE LEAVING MY HOUSE 207 00:12:25,367 --> 00:12:29,067 BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE STARING, 208 00:12:29,067 --> 00:12:31,933 OF GETTING THE LOOKS THAT I DO GET. 209 00:12:31,933 --> 00:12:35,100 BUT WHEN IT COMES TO MY CRAVINGS I DON'T CARE. 210 00:12:40,267 --> 00:12:44,700 THERE'S A RESTAURANT WHERE I LIKE TO GO THE MOST. 211 00:12:44,700 --> 00:12:46,867 AND I HAVE MY OWN TABLE THAT THEY KEEP FOR ME 212 00:12:46,867 --> 00:12:50,800 BECAUSE I CAN MOVE IT OUT SO I CAN FIT. 213 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,467 AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS GO THERE SO I CAN SEE THEM. 214 00:12:54,467 --> 00:12:55,900 WAIT YOU HAVE TO HELP ME MOVE THE TABLE OUT. 215 00:12:55,900 --> 00:12:58,200 I KNOW! 216 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,233 SO THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I GET TO SEE ANYONE. 217 00:13:03,533 --> 00:13:05,267 BUT IT'S STILL EMBARRASSING 218 00:13:05,267 --> 00:13:08,733 BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE OUT IN PUBLIC. 219 00:13:08,733 --> 00:13:10,433 DO YOU GUYS WANT TO ORDER APPETIZERS? 220 00:13:10,433 --> 00:13:12,500 'CAUSE I ORDERED THREE CHEESE SQUARES ALREADY. 221 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:14,367 Man: UH, NO THAT'LL BE GOOD. 222 00:13:16,667 --> 00:13:19,167 ONCE I ORDER AND THE FOOD STARTS COMING, 223 00:13:19,167 --> 00:13:21,933 EVERYONE ROUND ME JUST FADES AWAY. 224 00:13:21,933 --> 00:13:26,067 AND ALL I CAN SEE AND THINK ABOUT IS THE FOOD. 225 00:13:26,067 --> 00:13:31,200 AND I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING EXCEPT THE NEXT BITE. 226 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:35,100 Roni: MICHAEL EATS AS IF THAT'S HIS LAST MEAL. 227 00:13:35,100 --> 00:13:38,667 LIKE IF HE'S NEVER GONNA EAT AGAIN. 228 00:13:38,667 --> 00:13:41,767 AND I'M TIRED OF IT. 229 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:46,867 Michael: I KNOW MY WIFE IS AT A BREAKING POINT. 230 00:13:46,867 --> 00:13:49,200 AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY FAMILY. 231 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:53,167 AND I DON'T WANT TO DIE SOON JUST BECAUSE OF SOME FOOD. 232 00:13:53,167 --> 00:13:55,667 A WHILE BACK WE GOT IN A HUGE FIGHT 233 00:13:55,667 --> 00:13:57,767 BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE 234 00:13:57,767 --> 00:14:01,600 AND I WAS REALLY GONNA LEAVE. LIKE I HAD MY STUFF PACKED. 235 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,667 BECAUSE I JUST WASN'T GONNA DO THIS ANY MORE. 236 00:14:04,667 --> 00:14:09,100 AND IF HE DOESN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, I'M DONE. 237 00:14:09,100 --> 00:14:13,600 MY BIGGEST FEAR FOR MY DAD IS HIM DYING IN FRONT OF US 238 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:17,600 AND NOT ONE OF US BEING ABLE TO HELP HIM. 239 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,200 I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN 240 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,433 IF HE DON'T CHANGE HIS WAYS. 241 00:14:22,433 --> 00:14:26,400 Michael: IT MAKES ME ANGRY. 242 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,767 AND THAT'S A SIGN OF WEAKNESS. 243 00:14:28,767 --> 00:14:33,267 I MEAN, WEAKNESS IS SHOWING YOU'RE SCARED. 244 00:14:33,267 --> 00:14:35,567 I WAS NEVER SCARED OF DEATH. 245 00:14:35,567 --> 00:14:40,233 BUT I'M SCARED NOW THOUGH, OF DYING. 246 00:14:40,233 --> 00:14:42,567 I CAN'T KEEP LIVING LIKE THIS. 247 00:14:45,567 --> 00:14:47,533 I KNOW I'M OVERWEIGHT. 248 00:14:47,533 --> 00:14:50,767 I KNOW I CAN HAVE A HEART ATTACK. 249 00:14:50,767 --> 00:14:52,900 BUT IF I DON'T FIND A WAY TO CHANGE NOW, 250 00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:55,567 I'M NOT GONNA LIVE MUCH LONGER. 251 00:14:55,567 --> 00:14:57,467 BECAUSE I COULD DIE AT ANY MOMENT. 252 00:15:02,300 --> 00:15:04,067 ** 253 00:15:29,067 --> 00:15:33,500 CAN YOU PLEASE GO GET THAT BOX THAT I TOLD YOU TO BRING INSIDE? 254 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:36,200 Michael: WE'RE PACKING UP EVERYTHING AND HEADING TO TEXAS. 255 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:42,067 AND I'M NERVOUS EXCITED AND SCARED, 256 00:15:42,067 --> 00:15:43,933 BECAUSE IT'S A BIG RISK. 257 00:15:43,933 --> 00:15:45,633 WE COULD FAIL OVER THERE. 258 00:15:45,633 --> 00:15:48,533 AND I'M SCARED OF LETTING MY FAMILY DOWN. 259 00:15:48,533 --> 00:15:50,933 ALL RIGHT, LET'S CLOSE THIS ONE UP. 260 00:15:50,933 --> 00:15:53,167 BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD FOR ME 261 00:15:53,167 --> 00:15:55,800 TO WATCH MY FAMILY DO EVERYTHING. 262 00:15:55,800 --> 00:16:00,467 ALL THE PACKING, ALL THE MOVING, ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING. 263 00:16:00,467 --> 00:16:02,767 IT'S MESSED UP THAT I'M PUTTING ALL THAT PRESSURE ON THEM 264 00:16:02,767 --> 00:16:04,567 TO DO EVERYTHING FOR ME. 265 00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:08,700 Roni: ANY TIME WE HAVE SOMETHING BIG GOING ON, 266 00:16:08,700 --> 00:16:10,900 IT'S ALWAYS FALLEN ON ME AND THE KIDS. 267 00:16:10,900 --> 00:16:12,533 AND I GET STRESSED OUT BECAUSE I WISH 268 00:16:12,533 --> 00:16:15,600 THAT MICHAEL COULD GET UP AND HELP. 269 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,800 BUT I KNOW THAT HE HURTS AND HE CAN'T STAND FOR LONG 270 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,800 SO WHAT GOOD IS HE GONNA DO US? 271 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,600 I'M TIRED OF IT BUT I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING TO HIM 272 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,767 BECAUSE WE JUST ARGUE AND FIGHT. 273 00:16:26,767 --> 00:16:30,067 OKAY, BABE, SO I'M GONNA START CLEANING OFF YOUR COUCH. 274 00:16:30,067 --> 00:16:32,167 BABY, JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, BABY. 275 00:16:32,167 --> 00:16:34,067 YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU DON'T NEED TO ACT LIKE -- 276 00:16:34,067 --> 00:16:35,633 I'M JUST TELLING YOU, BABY, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. 277 00:16:35,633 --> 00:16:36,933 IT'S WHATEVER [BLEEP] JUST THROW EVERYTHING, THAT'S IT. 278 00:16:36,933 --> 00:16:38,900 IT'S NOT WHATEVER. YOU DON'T NEED TO ACT LIKE THAT, DUDE. 279 00:16:38,900 --> 00:16:40,733 IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. 280 00:16:40,733 --> 00:16:42,333 ** 281 00:16:42,333 --> 00:16:45,767 WHEN HE CAN'T HELP, MICHAEL REALLY GETS MAD. 282 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,067 AND IT'S REALLY STRESSFUL. 283 00:16:50,067 --> 00:16:52,067 BECAUSE HE'LL TAKE HIS ANGER ISSUES 284 00:16:52,067 --> 00:16:53,533 OUT ON ME AND THE KIDS. 285 00:16:53,533 --> 00:16:55,500 DJ, YOU'RE SLACKING. 286 00:16:55,500 --> 00:16:56,933 COME ON, SON! 287 00:16:56,933 --> 00:17:00,667 DJ, DID I ASK YOU, "DOES THAT BOX FIT NEXT TO IT?" 288 00:17:00,667 --> 00:17:01,700 IF YOU'RE NOT THROWING YOUR TANTRUM -- 289 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:02,767 QUIT YELLING AT HIM LIKE THAT. 290 00:17:02,767 --> 00:17:04,067 HE'S THROWING THESE LITTLE TANTRUMS! 291 00:17:04,067 --> 00:17:05,100 I ASKED HIM. "DOES THE BOX --" 292 00:17:05,100 --> 00:17:06,433 HE'S THE ONLY ONE [BLEEP] DOING THIS! 293 00:17:06,433 --> 00:17:09,400 OKAY, THEN DON'T DO IT! 294 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:12,167 I DON'T LIKE THAT HE YELLS AT DJ LIKE THAT. 295 00:17:12,167 --> 00:17:14,233 TO ME IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY BAD 296 00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:16,333 BECAUSE I WISH YOU COULD GET UP AND HELP HIM. 297 00:17:16,333 --> 00:17:20,833 AND INSTEAD OF JUST SITTING THERE [BLEEP] YELLING. 298 00:17:22,833 --> 00:17:27,367 Michael: I FEEL FRUSTRATED BECAUSE WE'RE RUNNING BEHIND RIGHT NOW. 299 00:17:27,367 --> 00:17:29,433 WE HAVE A VERY LONG DRIVE 300 00:17:29,433 --> 00:17:32,433 AND A SHORT TIME TO MAKE IT OVER THERE. 301 00:17:32,433 --> 00:17:34,433 AND I WANTED TO LEAVE BEFORE NIGHTFALL 302 00:17:34,433 --> 00:17:36,600 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PICK UP THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE 303 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:38,833 THAT WE'RE RENTING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 304 00:17:42,067 --> 00:17:43,967 GO AHEAD, CLOSE IT. 305 00:17:43,967 --> 00:17:46,500 THAT'S THE LAST OF IT. [ GROANS ] 306 00:17:48,633 --> 00:17:51,200 MY WHOLE LIFE I'VE LIVED IN ARIZONA. 307 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,900 BUT I'M TAKING MY FAMILY OUT OF A STABLE ENVIRONMENT 308 00:17:54,900 --> 00:17:58,733 TO PUT THEM IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT I DON'T KNOW. 309 00:17:58,733 --> 00:18:00,967 MY KIDS ARE LEAVING THEIR SCHOOL, 310 00:18:00,967 --> 00:18:03,267 MY WIFE IS LEAVING HER JOB, 311 00:18:03,267 --> 00:18:07,200 AND WE DON'T KNOW IF SHE CAN FIND ANOTHER ONE IN HOUSTON. 312 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,833 AND I HAVE NO IDEA IF I CAN EVEN GET HELP. 313 00:18:10,833 --> 00:18:13,233 SO IT'S A BIG RISK, 314 00:18:13,233 --> 00:18:17,767 BUT I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE TOO LONG IF I'M THIS WAY. 315 00:18:17,767 --> 00:18:20,767 I NEED TO CHANGE. I NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS HAPPENS 316 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:24,067 SO I CAN BE HERE LONGER FOR MY KIDS AND MY WIFE. 317 00:18:24,067 --> 00:18:27,067 OTHERWISE, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A LIFE. 318 00:18:29,533 --> 00:18:31,667 ** 319 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:38,600 WE'VE BEEN DRIVING SINCE LATE LAST NIGHT 320 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:42,167 AND MY LEGS ARE HURTING, MY FEET FEEL SWOLLEN, 321 00:18:42,167 --> 00:18:43,767 AND I'M ALREADY IN PAIN 322 00:18:43,767 --> 00:18:47,467 AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT EVEN HALFWAY THERE. 323 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,467 IT SUCKS BEING ON THE ROAD THIS LONG 324 00:18:52,467 --> 00:18:55,633 BECAUSE IT'S A LOT HARDER ON ME THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. 325 00:18:55,633 --> 00:18:59,400 AND I'M EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT THAT TO MY FAMILY. 326 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:02,533 ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET OUT OF THIS CAR RIGHT NOW. 327 00:19:02,533 --> 00:19:06,067 SO I NEED TO JUST GET TO HOUSTON AS FAST AS WE CAN. 328 00:19:08,567 --> 00:19:11,600 THIS WHOLE TRIP HAS BEEN VERY STRESSFUL. 329 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:13,833 BUT THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY 330 00:19:13,833 --> 00:19:17,067 MICHAEL WOULD EVER GET TO CHANGE HIS LIFE 331 00:19:17,067 --> 00:19:19,500 AND TO LOSE WEIGHT. 332 00:19:19,500 --> 00:19:23,467 AND ONCE WE GET TO TEXAS EVERYTHING IS GONNA CHANGE. 333 00:19:23,467 --> 00:19:29,167 EATING HABITS, THE WAY THAT HIM AND I SPEAK TO EACH OTHER. 334 00:19:29,167 --> 00:19:31,533 AND HE KNOWS THAT IF HE DOESN'T STRAIGHTEN HIS [BLEEP] UP 335 00:19:31,533 --> 00:19:33,400 AND HE DOESN'T DO SOMETHING SO THAT HE 336 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:37,400 AND I CAN BECOME HEALTHIER, THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK. 337 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,633 BECAUSE I'M NOT GONNA DEAL WITH THIS ANY MORE, YOU KNOW. 338 00:19:40,633 --> 00:19:43,100 I'M REALLY HOPING THAT HE WILL CHANGE, 339 00:19:43,100 --> 00:19:44,467 THAT HE WILL BE A BETTER PERSON. 340 00:19:44,467 --> 00:19:48,067 AND I KNOW MY KIDS ARE HOPING THAT HE WON'T BE THE WAY 341 00:19:48,067 --> 00:19:51,067 THAT HE IS AND HE WILL SEE 342 00:19:51,067 --> 00:19:52,733 THAT BEING A [BLEEP] 343 00:19:52,733 --> 00:19:55,500 IS JUST ALL CAMOUFLAGE. 344 00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:57,867 BUT WE CAN'T HELP SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T WANT TO BE HELPED 345 00:19:57,867 --> 00:20:00,567 AND I'M NOT GONNA DO THIS FOREVER. 346 00:20:02,533 --> 00:20:04,567 Michael: IT'S BEEN A HECTIC DAY. 347 00:20:04,567 --> 00:20:07,667 ALMOST A WHOLE 24 HOURS OF DRIVING. 348 00:20:07,667 --> 00:20:09,267 IT'S BEEN TIRING. 349 00:20:09,267 --> 00:20:12,800 BUT WE JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE INTO TEXAS 350 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,667 AND I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR 351 00:20:15,667 --> 00:20:18,733 BECAUSE I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN. 352 00:20:18,733 --> 00:20:20,400 AND RIGHT NOW I'M STARVING. 353 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,733 SO WHEN MY WIFE CHECKS INTO A HOTEL, 354 00:20:23,733 --> 00:20:26,267 I'M GONNA GET SOME FOOD. 355 00:20:28,733 --> 00:20:30,100 LET ME GET A NUMBER EIGHT 356 00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:36,400 AND LET ME ALSO GET TWO NUMBER ONES AND NACHOS DELUXE. 357 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,467 I JUST WANT TO EAT QUICKLY AND GET TO THE HOTEL. 358 00:20:39,467 --> 00:20:40,933 THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. 359 00:20:40,933 --> 00:20:41,900 YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. 360 00:20:41,900 --> 00:20:43,633 GOOD NIGHT. 361 00:20:43,633 --> 00:20:46,700 Roni: I CAN TELL MICHAEL IS ABOUT TO HIT ANOTHER ONE OF HIS LIMITS, 362 00:20:46,700 --> 00:20:50,233 WHERE HE EATS WHAT HE WANTS TO OR HE GETS UPSET. 363 00:20:50,233 --> 00:20:52,067 WHERE'S DJ? I NEED HIM TO GET MY WHEELCHAIR REAL QUICK 364 00:20:52,067 --> 00:20:53,867 SO WE CAN, UH... Roni: DJ! 365 00:20:53,867 --> 00:20:55,700 ...EAT. SON, YOU GOT MY WHEELCHAIR? 366 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:57,667 YEAH. GET THE WHEELCHAIR. 367 00:20:57,667 --> 00:20:59,567 Roni: WE'RE FIVE MILES AWAY FROM THE MOTEL 368 00:20:59,567 --> 00:21:02,600 AND HE CAN'T EVEN WAIT THAT LONG. 369 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:04,067 SO I'M JUST GONNA LET EVERYONE EAT 370 00:21:04,067 --> 00:21:05,400 BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 371 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:08,700 EVEN THOUGHT I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS. 372 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:10,700 BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE TO ADMIT 373 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:11,933 THAT WE HAVE TO DROP EVERYTHING 374 00:21:11,933 --> 00:21:14,233 SO THAT HE COULD EAT WHEN HE WANTS. 375 00:21:19,633 --> 00:21:22,733 Michael: I'M FEELING FRUSTRATED ABOUT HAVING TO STOP. 376 00:21:22,733 --> 00:21:25,200 AND WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND AT THIS POINT, 377 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,100 I CAN'T PHYSICALLY GO ON. 378 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,233 I HAVE TO GET TO BED. 379 00:21:31,233 --> 00:21:32,167 ARE YOU GOOD? 380 00:21:32,167 --> 00:21:34,367 I'M, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD, TOO. 381 00:21:34,367 --> 00:21:36,433 I'M READY TO GO. 382 00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:38,500 CAN YOU GET MY WHEELCHAIR, SON? 383 00:21:38,500 --> 00:21:40,733 [ BLECHES ] PLEASE? 384 00:21:40,733 --> 00:21:42,333 [ GROANS ] 385 00:21:42,333 --> 00:21:45,767 I KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO MEET THIS DEADLINE THAT WE GOT. 386 00:21:45,767 --> 00:21:49,200 WE'VE FALLEN BEHIND AND WE NEED TO GET TO HOUSTON 387 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:51,233 SO THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO GET THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE. 388 00:21:51,233 --> 00:21:53,100 BUT WE NEED TO GET SOME REST. 389 00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:54,567 AND WE'LL GET BACK ON THE ROAD 390 00:21:54,567 --> 00:21:57,700 AS SOON AS WE CAN TOMORROW MORNING. 391 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:01,067 HEY, BABY. 392 00:22:01,067 --> 00:22:02,133 COME ON. ALL RIGHT. 393 00:22:02,133 --> 00:22:03,133 WE GOT THE ROOM READY RIGHT? 394 00:22:03,133 --> 00:22:04,433 YES, COME ON. ALL RIGHT. 395 00:22:04,433 --> 00:22:07,300 BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M SO TIRED. 396 00:22:07,300 --> 00:22:08,600 I GOT TO LAY DOWN IN BED ALREADY 397 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,233 SO I CAN PUT MY LEGS UP. 398 00:22:11,233 --> 00:22:14,433 BECAUSE THIS IS THE MOST PHYSICAL ACTIVITY I'VE DONE 399 00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:17,867 IN A VERY LONG TIME. 400 00:22:17,867 --> 00:22:19,167 MENTALLY, I WANT TO KEEP GOING, 401 00:22:19,167 --> 00:22:23,233 BUT PHYSICALLY, I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO THE LIMIT. 402 00:22:23,233 --> 00:22:26,067 THIS IS MORE THAN I CAN HANDLE. 403 00:22:26,067 --> 00:22:28,533 I'M DONE FOR TODAY. 404 00:22:31,667 --> 00:22:33,500 ** 405 00:22:39,967 --> 00:22:41,767 THIS WHOLE TRIP HAS BEEN A LOT HARDER 406 00:22:41,767 --> 00:22:45,067 THAN I THOUGHT AND I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN. 407 00:22:45,067 --> 00:22:46,467 BABE, LET'S GO. WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE. 408 00:22:46,467 --> 00:22:48,700 WE'RE ON A TIME CRUNCH. LET'S GET GOING. 409 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,533 WE'RE PAST THE TIME THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE, 410 00:22:52,533 --> 00:22:54,300 SO EVERYBODY'S STRESSED OUT 411 00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:57,167 AND ME AND MY WIFE HAVE BEEN IN A COUPLE ARGUMENTS ALREADY. 412 00:22:57,167 --> 00:22:59,633 BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THERE 413 00:22:59,633 --> 00:23:04,167 AND STILL BE OKAY AND NOT KILL EACH OTHER. 414 00:23:04,167 --> 00:23:05,967 THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS STRESSFUL. 415 00:23:05,967 --> 00:23:08,967 BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT 416 00:23:08,967 --> 00:23:13,167 AND I'M DETERMINED TO GET TO WHERE WE GOT TO GO. 417 00:23:13,167 --> 00:23:14,433 OW! 418 00:23:14,433 --> 00:23:16,800 BUT ME, PHYSICALLY, I'M BEAT. 419 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:17,800 I'M TIRED. 420 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:21,133 AND MY BODY IS HURTING 421 00:23:21,133 --> 00:23:23,800 BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS PRETTY ROUGH. 422 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,167 WE WERE ON THE ROAD FOR QUITE A WHILE. 423 00:23:28,633 --> 00:23:31,233 AND WE'VE BEEN DRIVING AT LEAST, 424 00:23:31,233 --> 00:23:35,200 A COUPLE HOURS AND MY ARM'S ALREADY TIRED. 425 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:38,233 AND MY LEGS ARE STARTING TO HURT. 426 00:23:38,233 --> 00:23:39,433 NEXT EXIT I NEED TO MAKE SURE 427 00:23:39,433 --> 00:23:40,867 I GET OUT AND STRETCH MY LEGS A LITTLE BIT 428 00:23:40,867 --> 00:23:43,800 SO I CAN GET CIRCULATION BACK IN THEM. 429 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:47,233 BUT THE ONLY THING THAT I SEE A PROBLEM 430 00:23:47,233 --> 00:23:49,100 IS ALWAYS THE RESTROOM. 431 00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:53,667 I NEED TO MAKE SURE IT HAS A HANDICAPPED STALL 432 00:23:53,667 --> 00:23:56,267 AND NOT WORRY ABOUT AM I GONNA FIT IN THERE? 433 00:24:01,733 --> 00:24:04,900 HEY, SON, I NEED TO YOU GO AND CHECK IF THEY GOT MY RESTROOM. 434 00:24:04,900 --> 00:24:06,100 LET ME USE THE RESTROOM FIRST. 435 00:24:06,100 --> 00:24:07,467 OKAY, USE THE RESTROOM BUT MAKE SURE -- HEY! 436 00:24:07,467 --> 00:24:09,600 CHECK, CHECK, YOU KNOW HOW I LIKE MY RESTROOM. 437 00:24:09,600 --> 00:24:10,633 YEAH. 438 00:24:10,633 --> 00:24:12,567 MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IT'S ONE STALL. 439 00:24:12,567 --> 00:24:13,933 I'M GONNA USE IT FIRST. OKAY. 440 00:24:13,933 --> 00:24:16,067 HOLD ON I NEED TO GO TO THE RESTROOM, TOO. 441 00:24:16,067 --> 00:24:17,733 ALL RIGHT, HURRY UP! 442 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,333 HEY, UH, POPS. 443 00:24:24,333 --> 00:24:27,067 THEY HAVE IT BUT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE STALL IN THERE. 444 00:24:27,067 --> 00:24:28,667 OKAY, BUT CAN YOU LOCK IT? YEAH, YOU CAN LOCK IT. 445 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:31,800 OKAY, WELL, THEN I'M GOOD. 446 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:37,067 OH, MY GOD, HOW FAR? I SHOULD'VE PARKED CLOSER. 447 00:24:37,067 --> 00:24:38,367 ANYBODY THAT WAS NORMAL THEY COULD 448 00:24:38,367 --> 00:24:41,200 JUST GO IN THERE LIKE NOTHING, 449 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,433 WALK IN AND WALK OUT. 450 00:24:43,433 --> 00:24:48,067 BUT ME, I'M SWEATING, I CAN BARELY BREATHE. 451 00:24:48,067 --> 00:24:52,400 IT'S JUST A STRUGGLE JUST TO GO WALK TO THE RESTROOM. 452 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,933 IT SUCKS. 453 00:24:57,633 --> 00:24:59,833 BUT WE GOT A COUPLE HOURS 454 00:24:59,833 --> 00:25:04,500 TO GET TO HOUSTON AND I'M BEAT. 455 00:25:04,500 --> 00:25:06,533 I'M TIRED. I'M, YOU KNOW, 456 00:25:06,533 --> 00:25:09,067 STRESSED OUT, FRUSTRATED, EVERYTHING. 457 00:25:13,933 --> 00:25:16,300 THE OLD ME WOULD'VE GAVE UP, 458 00:25:16,300 --> 00:25:19,200 BUT I AM DETERMINED TO GET TO WHERE I GOT TO GO 459 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,067 AND GET THE HELP THAT I DO NEED. 460 00:25:21,067 --> 00:25:23,867 SO I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO THE LIMIT. 461 00:25:23,867 --> 00:25:26,667 AND I'M JUST GONNA KEEP GOING. 462 00:25:30,533 --> 00:25:34,067 THIS IS THE LONGEST TRIP I'VE EVER BEEN ON 463 00:25:34,067 --> 00:25:38,833 AND I JUST WANT TO GET TO HOUSTON AND BE DONE. 464 00:25:41,967 --> 00:25:44,267 Michael: I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN. 465 00:25:44,267 --> 00:25:47,267 IT'S A LOT HARDER ON ME THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. 466 00:25:47,267 --> 00:25:51,067 AND AT THIS POINT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO HOUSTON. 467 00:25:56,667 --> 00:25:57,700 Briana: OH, LOOK THERE'S A FIRE OVER THERE! 468 00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:59,633 YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT. 469 00:26:02,367 --> 00:26:04,967 HOLY [BLEEP] TALL FLAMES, BRO. 470 00:26:04,967 --> 00:26:07,267 OH, MY GOD LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC! 471 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,667 WELL, THERE'S ANOTHER SET BACK. 472 00:26:13,667 --> 00:26:16,767 ANOTHER DELAY. 473 00:26:16,767 --> 00:26:20,067 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 474 00:26:20,067 --> 00:26:22,833 WHAT THE [BLEEP] THIS TRAFFIC'S KILLING ME. 475 00:26:25,300 --> 00:26:29,967 WE'RE STUCK IN TRAFFIC, COMPLETELY STOPPED. 476 00:26:29,967 --> 00:26:31,767 I'M NOT MOVING NOWHERE. 477 00:26:31,767 --> 00:26:35,800 SO, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. 478 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:39,067 ALL RIGHT. 479 00:26:39,067 --> 00:26:42,633 MY BODY'S IN SO MUCH PAIN. MY KNEES HURT. 480 00:26:42,633 --> 00:26:45,133 MY ANKLES HURT. 481 00:26:45,133 --> 00:26:47,500 I CAN'T TAKE IT. 482 00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:50,400 AND I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS ANY MORE. 483 00:26:53,667 --> 00:26:55,733 ** 484 00:26:59,200 --> 00:27:03,500 I'M IRRITATED. I'M ANNOYED. 485 00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:05,700 AND ALL THE ABOVE. 486 00:27:05,700 --> 00:27:10,700 I JUST WANT TO GET TO HOUSTON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 487 00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:12,167 SO I CAN START RESTING 488 00:27:12,167 --> 00:27:17,633 AND BECAUSE MY BODY'S JUST BREAKING DOWN. 489 00:27:17,633 --> 00:27:20,567 AND AT THIS POINT WE JUST NEED TO GET THERE. 490 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,700 WE CONTACTED THE REALTOR 491 00:27:25,700 --> 00:27:27,433 AND THEY'RE LEAVING THE KEYS FOR US 492 00:27:27,433 --> 00:27:30,600 SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN THE HOUSE WHEN WE ARRIVE. 493 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,900 Roni: COME ON PAPI, WANT TO DO THE HONORS? 494 00:27:38,900 --> 00:27:41,300 GO AHEAD. 495 00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:47,167 [ GROANS ] 496 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,167 Briana: WATCH OUT. YOU OKAY? 497 00:27:52,167 --> 00:27:53,967 YEAH. 498 00:27:53,967 --> 00:27:54,967 YOUR SHOE, BABE? 499 00:27:54,967 --> 00:27:58,333 YEAH, I JUST HIT THE BACK OF THIS, BUT... 500 00:27:58,333 --> 00:28:00,200 WATCH OUT, DAD. 501 00:28:06,433 --> 00:28:08,500 IS THE HOUSE JUST WOBBLY OR...? 502 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:10,933 THE HOUSE IS VERY WOBBLY. 503 00:28:10,933 --> 00:28:13,267 BABY, THIS FLOOR'S NOT GONNA HOLD YOU! 504 00:28:13,267 --> 00:28:16,933 WELL, I'M EXITING FOR MY SAFETY. 505 00:28:16,933 --> 00:28:19,967 [ LAUGHS ] YOU GUYS COULD STAY HERE. 506 00:28:19,967 --> 00:28:23,633 OH, MY GOD! 507 00:28:23,633 --> 00:28:25,933 THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, DUDE. 508 00:28:25,933 --> 00:28:27,133 I CAN'T DO THIS. 509 00:28:28,900 --> 00:28:31,100 WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME KIND OF ISSUE. 510 00:28:31,100 --> 00:28:32,400 I'M GONNA GO CALL THEM. THEY WANT TO COME OUT HERE 511 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:33,700 AND SEE ME WALK THROUGH 512 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:35,767 AND SEE HOW MUCH IT CRACKS THEN LET'S DO THAT. 513 00:28:37,967 --> 00:28:39,167 MOVE. DON'T CRY BABY. 514 00:28:39,167 --> 00:28:40,800 I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] LIVE HERE. 515 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,100 WE WON'T LIVE HERE. 516 00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:43,367 THIS HOUSE IS A PIECE OF [BLEEP]. 517 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:50,067 ** 518 00:29:03,900 --> 00:29:05,067 Michael: [ GROANS ] 519 00:29:05,067 --> 00:29:06,700 I'LL SIT IN MY TRUCK AND CRY WITH YOU, BABY. 520 00:29:06,700 --> 00:29:08,067 Roni: I DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] LIVE HERE. 521 00:29:08,067 --> 00:29:09,833 WE WON'T LIVE HERE. 522 00:29:11,933 --> 00:29:15,300 THIS HOUSE IS A PIECE OF [BLEEP]. 523 00:29:15,300 --> 00:29:17,467 Roni: IT'S DISGUSTING. 524 00:29:17,467 --> 00:29:19,500 AND IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING 525 00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:21,700 BECAUSE WE LEFT OUR NICE 526 00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:23,300 FOUR BEDROOM TWO BATHROOM HOUSE 527 00:29:23,300 --> 00:29:26,300 WITH A POOL TO COME TO A PIECE OF [BLEEP] LIKE THIS. 528 00:29:26,300 --> 00:29:28,067 I'M NOT GONNA LET MY KIDS LIVE THERE. 529 00:29:28,067 --> 00:29:31,400 I'M GONNA GO GET MY DEPOSIT BACK NOW. 530 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:34,600 Michael: YOU KNOW, RIGHT WHEN I STEPPED IN I HEARD A CRACK. 531 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,267 AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AS I KEPT WALKING IN 532 00:29:36,267 --> 00:29:38,100 MORE AND MORE, I COULD KEEP HEARING IT. 533 00:29:38,100 --> 00:29:40,067 LITTLE BY LITTLE CRACKING. 534 00:29:40,067 --> 00:29:43,433 IT'S NOT SAFE IN THERE FOR ME, I'M NOT GONNA GO BACK IN THERE. 535 00:29:43,433 --> 00:29:45,800 THERE'S NO REASON FOR ME TO GO BACK IN THERE. 536 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:47,933 Roni: I AM GONNA GO LOOK FOR A LITTLE APARTMENT 537 00:29:47,933 --> 00:29:50,167 PROBABLY STAY IN A MOTEL FOR ANOTHER WEEK OR SO 538 00:29:50,167 --> 00:29:52,667 AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE. 539 00:30:00,033 --> 00:30:03,633 Michael: THIS ISN'T GOING AT ALL LIKE I HOPED. 540 00:30:03,633 --> 00:30:06,400 I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 541 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:09,733 YOU KNOW, I KNOW THINGS WILL FALL IN PLACE SOONER OR LATER, 542 00:30:09,733 --> 00:30:14,633 BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A FREAKING NIGHTMARE. 543 00:30:14,633 --> 00:30:20,600 I GOT MY FAMILY INTO THIS MESS SO I HAVE TO FIX IT. 544 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,767 BUT RIGHT NOW I'M GONNA TRY TO FOCUS ON 545 00:30:22,767 --> 00:30:26,400 GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN TOMORROW. 546 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:31,133 I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT OR WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY. 547 00:30:31,133 --> 00:30:35,467 HOPEFULLY, IT'S NOT ANY BAD NEWS. 548 00:30:35,467 --> 00:30:38,800 BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T HANDLE ANY MORE. 549 00:30:42,033 --> 00:30:44,200 ** 550 00:30:52,733 --> 00:30:56,600 TODAY IS MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOWZARADAN. 551 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,667 AND I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE OTHER DOCTORS 552 00:30:58,667 --> 00:31:01,133 I'VE SEEN HAVE TURNED ME AWAY. 553 00:31:07,300 --> 00:31:10,100 I CAN'T TO THIS ON MY OWN, AND I'M SCARED 554 00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:14,300 IF DR. NOW DOESN'T HELP, THEN I HAVE NO HOPE. 555 00:31:27,333 --> 00:31:31,167 I'M A LITTLE SHOCKED RIGHT NOW. 556 00:31:31,167 --> 00:31:35,267 I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BAD MY WEIGHT HAD GOTTEN. 557 00:31:35,267 --> 00:31:37,467 I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT DR. NOWZARADAN 558 00:31:37,467 --> 00:31:39,467 SAYS HE CAN HELP ME. 559 00:31:40,533 --> 00:31:42,567 [ KNOCKS ON DOOR ] 560 00:31:42,567 --> 00:31:44,667 HELLO. HI. 561 00:31:44,667 --> 00:31:45,733 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 562 00:31:45,733 --> 00:31:47,133 GOOD AND YOU? 563 00:31:47,133 --> 00:31:49,100 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN AND YOU ARE? 564 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:51,400 MICHAEL. MICHAEL, AND YOU ARE? 565 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,467 I'M RONI. OKAY. 566 00:31:53,467 --> 00:31:56,867 SUPER. SO YOU'RE 635 POUNDS. 567 00:31:56,867 --> 00:31:57,933 YES. OKAY. 568 00:31:57,933 --> 00:32:00,233 WHAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE 569 00:32:00,233 --> 00:32:02,167 WITH YOUR EATING HABIT? 570 00:32:02,167 --> 00:32:03,667 I THINK MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE 571 00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:06,233 IS TRYING TO EAT SMALL PORTIONS. 572 00:32:06,233 --> 00:32:10,233 BECAUSE I'M, YOU KNOW, WANT MEALS. I EAT BIG MEALS. 573 00:32:10,233 --> 00:32:12,600 WHY DO YOU EAT BIG MEALS? 574 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,300 THAT'S HOW BIG MY STOMACH IS AND I'M NOT FULL I GUESS? 575 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:17,667 WHEN I SIT DOWN TO EAT A MEAL, ESPECIALLY WITH SOMETHING 576 00:32:17,667 --> 00:32:19,433 I WANT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I LIKE, 577 00:32:19,433 --> 00:32:21,300 I'M GONNA KEEP EATING IT TILL I'M FULL. 578 00:32:21,300 --> 00:32:23,900 SO HOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN CHANGE THAT, 579 00:32:23,900 --> 00:32:26,300 IF YOU EAT HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT? 580 00:32:28,167 --> 00:32:30,833 WELL, I THINK THAT A SURGERY WOULD HELP ME. 581 00:32:30,833 --> 00:32:32,367 DO YOU THINK THAT SURGERY 582 00:32:32,367 --> 00:32:34,867 IS JUST GOING TO MAGICALLY FIX 583 00:32:34,867 --> 00:32:37,600 YOUR EATING PROBLEM FOR YOU? 584 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:39,067 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR THE SOLUTION 585 00:32:39,067 --> 00:32:41,433 WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? 586 00:32:41,433 --> 00:32:43,833 WELL, I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS, UH, YOU KNOW, 587 00:32:43,833 --> 00:32:48,333 TO ME ONCE I EAT I EAT UNTIL I GET FULL. 588 00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:50,533 I HEARD IF YOU GET THE SURGERY YOU'LL -- 589 00:32:50,533 --> 00:32:53,367 YOU'LL EAT A LITTLE BIT AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE FULL, 590 00:32:53,367 --> 00:32:54,700 YOU'LL FEEL FULL. 591 00:32:54,700 --> 00:32:58,067 WELL, THE SURGERY IS GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL FULL SOONER 592 00:32:58,067 --> 00:33:00,667 BUT LOOKING FOR SURGERY 593 00:33:00,667 --> 00:33:02,667 IS JUST LOOKING FOR THE SOLUTION 594 00:33:02,667 --> 00:33:05,067 WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. 595 00:33:05,067 --> 00:33:08,100 THE PROBLEM ISN'T WITH YOUR EATING. 596 00:33:08,100 --> 00:33:11,433 YOU HAVE ANALYZED YOUR EATING SO LITTLE, 597 00:33:11,433 --> 00:33:13,867 WHATEVER WHENEVER, OKAY? 598 00:33:13,867 --> 00:33:16,300 AND THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK, OKAY? 599 00:33:16,300 --> 00:33:17,933 THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT WE NEED 600 00:33:17,933 --> 00:33:22,967 TO START WORKING ON ONE BY ONE. 601 00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:26,900 MICHAEL LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN GAINING WEIGHT HIS WHOLE LIFE. 602 00:33:26,900 --> 00:33:29,900 HE SEEMS TO HAVE NO IDEA OR DESIRE 603 00:33:29,900 --> 00:33:32,133 TO CONTROL HIS EATING HABITS 604 00:33:32,133 --> 00:33:35,400 AND HE HAS A FRAUD IDEA OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS 605 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,467 AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE. 606 00:33:37,467 --> 00:33:40,800 SO WE HAVE TO CORRECT THAT PERCEPTION WITH HIM 607 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:42,733 OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP HIM 608 00:33:42,733 --> 00:33:45,400 IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY. 609 00:33:45,400 --> 00:33:47,800 RIGHT NOW, MICHAEL, WITH YOUR CONDITION, 610 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,367 YOU MAY NOT EVEN SURVIVE THE SURGERY. 611 00:33:50,367 --> 00:33:52,167 SO WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO 612 00:33:52,167 --> 00:33:56,100 AND I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON A 1,200 CALORIE A DAY DIET. 613 00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:58,667 LOW CARB, HIGH PROTEIN. OKAY. 614 00:33:58,667 --> 00:34:00,467 WITH HOW YOU'RE EATING, 615 00:34:00,467 --> 00:34:04,500 THIS CHANGE SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO LOSE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS 616 00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:06,933 OVER THE NEXT MONTH. 617 00:34:06,933 --> 00:34:08,400 OKAY? OKAY. 618 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:09,833 YOU'RE 32 YEARS OLD. 619 00:34:09,833 --> 00:34:12,133 YES. WHAT IS THE CHANCE 620 00:34:12,133 --> 00:34:13,833 THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT TO 40? 621 00:34:13,833 --> 00:34:15,567 NOT VERY GOOD. NOT VERY GOOD. 622 00:34:15,567 --> 00:34:18,067 IT'S NOT GREAT. NOT VERY GOOD. 623 00:34:18,067 --> 00:34:20,900 SO, IN ONE MONTH, I NEED TO SEE THIS WEIGHT LOSS 624 00:34:20,900 --> 00:34:22,800 IF YOU WANT TO GET SURGERY 625 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,067 AND CONTINUE ON THE PROGRAM WITH ME. 626 00:34:25,067 --> 00:34:25,967 OKAY. OKAY? 627 00:34:25,967 --> 00:34:26,833 I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 628 00:34:26,833 --> 00:34:28,133 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 629 00:34:28,133 --> 00:34:29,867 OKAY. 630 00:34:34,533 --> 00:34:36,267 LET'S GO. 631 00:34:39,233 --> 00:34:43,667 Michael: IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME TO CHANGE. 632 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:45,500 IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE. 633 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:47,533 I'M SCARED THAT I'M NOT GONNA STICK 634 00:34:47,533 --> 00:34:50,633 TO THE PLAN AND THE DIET. 635 00:34:50,633 --> 00:34:51,867 BUT I'VE BEEN DOING 636 00:34:51,867 --> 00:34:53,767 WHATEVER I WANT TO DO WHENEVER I WANT TO DO IT 637 00:34:53,767 --> 00:34:56,067 AND I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT NO MORE. 638 00:34:56,067 --> 00:34:57,267 YOU GOT IT? 639 00:34:57,267 --> 00:34:58,467 YEAH. OKAY. 640 00:34:58,467 --> 00:35:01,967 BECAUSE I'M GETTING A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE 641 00:35:01,967 --> 00:35:03,333 AND I'M GONNA DO WHATEVER IT TAKES 642 00:35:03,333 --> 00:35:06,367 TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 643 00:35:06,367 --> 00:35:09,433 I HAVE TO DO THIS OR I WILL DIE. 644 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,233 ** 645 00:35:30,300 --> 00:35:34,100 Michael: IT HASN'T BEEN EASY THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. 646 00:35:34,100 --> 00:35:37,100 THE WHOLE FAMILY'S STILL TRYING TO GET ADJUSTED TO HOUSTON 647 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:40,433 AND SETTLE INTO OUR NEW PLACE THAT WE HAVE. 648 00:35:40,433 --> 00:35:41,767 I REALLY DON'T LIKE IT. 649 00:35:41,767 --> 00:35:43,967 BUT WE'RE NOT HERE FOR VACATION 650 00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,433 WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE HELP THAT I NEED. 651 00:35:45,433 --> 00:35:48,767 AND I'VE BEEN WORKING TO STAY ON THE DIET. 652 00:35:48,767 --> 00:35:51,333 BUT I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN AS ACTIVE AS I SHOULD 653 00:35:51,333 --> 00:35:53,900 BECAUSE MY KNEES HAVE BEEN HURTING. 654 00:35:53,900 --> 00:35:57,067 I WISH I COULD DO A LITTLE BIT MORE BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE 655 00:35:57,067 --> 00:35:59,733 I'LL GET TO THAT POINT SOON. 656 00:35:59,733 --> 00:36:00,867 Roni: ARE YOU HUNGRY? 657 00:36:00,867 --> 00:36:02,733 YEAH. 658 00:36:02,733 --> 00:36:04,633 YOU WANT A COUPLE OF EGGS? 659 00:36:04,633 --> 00:36:07,400 YEAH, THAT'LL BE FINE. 660 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,767 Roni: MICHAEL NOW IS ON A REALLY STRICT DIET. 661 00:36:10,767 --> 00:36:14,867 AND HE USUALLY EATS TWO EGGS FOR BREAKFAST. 662 00:36:14,867 --> 00:36:16,767 EGGS ARE ONE OF THE ONLY HEALTHY THINGS 663 00:36:16,767 --> 00:36:20,300 THAT I CAN GET HIM TO EAT. 664 00:36:20,300 --> 00:36:22,533 AND I'M NOT TRYING MANY OTHER THINGS FOR HIM 665 00:36:22,533 --> 00:36:26,300 BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO AVOID ANY FIGHTING OR CONFLICT. 666 00:36:26,300 --> 00:36:29,333 BUT MICHAEL CAN'T GET WHAT HE WANTS 667 00:36:29,333 --> 00:36:31,200 SO HE'S ANGRY ALL THE TIME NOW. 668 00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,867 AND IT KIND OF GETS ANNOYING. 669 00:36:33,867 --> 00:36:39,300 BUT I DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO HIM BECAUSE WE END UP FIGHTING. 670 00:36:39,300 --> 00:36:41,800 I THINK HE'S MAKING PROGRESS. BUT I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE 671 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,267 THAT THE DOCTOR WILL WANT TO DO SURGERY ON HIM 672 00:36:44,267 --> 00:36:47,867 IF HE'S NOT SHOWING INITIATIVE OF LOSING WEIGHT 673 00:36:47,867 --> 00:36:52,067 BECAUSE HE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ALL DAY LONG. 674 00:36:52,067 --> 00:36:55,333 I'M WORKING NOW, MY DAUGHTER'S WORKING TWO JOBS. 675 00:36:55,333 --> 00:36:57,333 SHE'S GOING TO SCHOOL, I'M GOING TO SCHOOL 676 00:36:57,333 --> 00:36:59,300 AND ALL THE WEIGHT'S BEEN PUT ON ME 677 00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:01,533 AND BRIANA TO BRING IN MONEY 678 00:37:01,533 --> 00:37:03,800 SO THAT WE CAN PAY THE BILLS. 679 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,067 AND HONESTLY I HOPED THAT COMING DOWN HERE 680 00:37:06,067 --> 00:37:09,667 AND DOING THIS WOULD START TO GET MICHAEL MORE INVOLVED. 681 00:37:09,667 --> 00:37:11,067 BUT HE'S JUST SITTING ON THE COUCH 682 00:37:11,067 --> 00:37:14,900 NOT DOING NOTHING ALL DAY JUST A COUCH POTATO. 683 00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:17,067 BUT I WANT THE ROLES TO CHANGE. 684 00:37:17,067 --> 00:37:18,867 I WOULD LOVE MICHAEL TO TAKE BACK 685 00:37:18,867 --> 00:37:21,200 THE ROLE OF BEING HEAD OF THE HOUSE. 686 00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:25,567 BUT HE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING MORE OR HE'S GONNA FAIL. 687 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:30,467 ** 688 00:37:37,433 --> 00:37:41,767 Michael: I'M HERE TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY SECOND DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. 689 00:37:41,767 --> 00:37:44,200 AND THE DOC SAID I HAD TO LOSE 50 POUNDS 690 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,400 AND GET UNDER THE 585 MARK 691 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,833 IF I WANT TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 692 00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,967 MR. DOMINGUEZ? COME ON. 693 00:37:51,967 --> 00:37:54,767 I WORKED HARD AND I'VE STUCK TO THE DIET. 694 00:37:54,767 --> 00:37:57,633 BUT I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO EXERCISE OR GET OUT MUCH 695 00:37:57,633 --> 00:38:01,233 SINCE MY KNEE'S STILL HURTING. 696 00:38:01,233 --> 00:38:05,767 BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN EATING A LOT LESS. 697 00:38:05,767 --> 00:38:09,067 SO I'M HOPING TO GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY TODAY. 698 00:38:12,067 --> 00:38:13,933 Nurse: OKAY, YOU CAN BRING HIM BACK. 699 00:38:16,067 --> 00:38:18,300 COME ON GUYS. 700 00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:19,900 I THOUGHT I MADE MORE PROGRESS 701 00:38:19,900 --> 00:38:23,867 SO I FEEL A LITTLE DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. 702 00:38:23,867 --> 00:38:26,867 AND I'M WORRIED THE DOCTOR IS GONNA THINK I CAN'T DO THIS 703 00:38:26,867 --> 00:38:30,067 AND TELL ME HE'S NOT GONNA HELP ME. 704 00:38:30,067 --> 00:38:32,733 Roni: HI. YOU DOING ALL RIGHT? 705 00:38:32,733 --> 00:38:34,500 WE'RE DOING GOOD. 706 00:38:34,500 --> 00:38:35,833 ALL RIGHT. 707 00:38:35,833 --> 00:38:41,467 I EXPECTED YOU TO LOSE 50 POUNDS AND YOU LOST 16. 708 00:38:41,467 --> 00:38:43,400 YOUR LACK OF PROGRESS SHOWS ME 709 00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:45,700 THAT YOU AREN'T REALLY GETTING THIS 710 00:38:45,700 --> 00:38:47,667 AND YOU STILL THINK THAT SOMEONE ELSE 711 00:38:47,667 --> 00:38:51,300 IS GOING TO DO ALL THE WORK FOR YOU. 712 00:38:51,300 --> 00:38:55,300 MICHAEL FIRST WEIGHED IN AT 635 POUNDS 713 00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:58,767 AND TO MAINTAIN THAT WEIGHT AND CONTINUE TO GAIN 714 00:38:58,767 --> 00:39:03,433 HE HAS TO BE EATING CLOSE TO 10,000 A DAY. 715 00:39:03,433 --> 00:39:07,500 IF HE DROPPED TO 1,200 CALORIES LIKE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO, 716 00:39:07,500 --> 00:39:11,700 HE WOULD HAVE EASILY LOST THE 50 POUNDS HE NEEDED. 717 00:39:11,700 --> 00:39:13,400 SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THIS 718 00:39:13,400 --> 00:39:16,200 IS VERY LITTLE PROGRESS FOR LAST MONTH. 719 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:17,833 AND HE NEEDS A WAKE-UP CALL 720 00:39:17,833 --> 00:39:20,767 BECAUSE HE'S CLEARLY TRYING TO FOOL HIMSELF 721 00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:24,600 AND TRYING TO FOOL ME. 722 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,533 SO HERE IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO, 723 00:39:27,533 --> 00:39:29,767 YOU'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN. OKAY. 724 00:39:29,767 --> 00:39:33,833 I WANT YOU TO LOSE 100 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. 725 00:39:33,833 --> 00:39:35,833 OKAY. IF YOU DON'T THEN 726 00:39:35,833 --> 00:39:37,933 I DON'T THINK I CAN HELP YOU. 727 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,067 OKAY? 728 00:39:42,067 --> 00:39:43,567 AND WHAT'S GOING TO HELP YOU 729 00:39:43,567 --> 00:39:45,633 IS THE FAMILY TO STOP FEEDING YOU 730 00:39:45,633 --> 00:39:47,333 WHENEVER YOU WANT TO EAT. 731 00:39:47,333 --> 00:39:49,933 YOU ALL UNDERSTAND? 732 00:39:49,933 --> 00:39:53,267 MAKE HIM GET HIS OWN FOOD IF HE'S HUNGRY. 733 00:39:53,267 --> 00:39:54,200 OKAY. 734 00:39:58,367 --> 00:40:00,100 IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD SITUATION 735 00:40:00,100 --> 00:40:02,833 IF ONE OF THOSE THINGS HAS TO LOSE. 736 00:40:02,833 --> 00:40:04,167 -ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 737 00:40:04,167 --> 00:40:06,733 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS. 738 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,900 Michael: THAT WAS A HARD APPOINTMENT. 739 00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:14,833 AND I FEEL REALLY ASHAMED 740 00:40:14,833 --> 00:40:18,800 ABOUT HOW POORLY I DID THIS TIME. 741 00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,233 AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DO BETTER, 742 00:40:21,233 --> 00:40:25,500 MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY ARE ALL DEPENDING ON THAT. 743 00:40:25,500 --> 00:40:29,367 AND I CAN'T LET THEM DOWN AGAIN. 744 00:40:29,367 --> 00:40:32,167 AND IT'S SCARY TO KNOW THAT THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE 745 00:40:32,167 --> 00:40:34,067 TO GET DR. NOWZARADAN'S HELP. 746 00:40:37,033 --> 00:40:39,033 ** 747 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:43,067 SINCE SEEING THE DOCTOR LAST, 748 00:40:43,067 --> 00:40:44,433 I'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT HARDER 749 00:40:44,433 --> 00:40:47,433 AT DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO. 750 00:40:47,433 --> 00:40:48,867 BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE 751 00:40:48,867 --> 00:40:51,267 HOW POORLY I DID THAT LAST MONTH 752 00:40:51,267 --> 00:40:54,200 AND THAT KIND OF SHOOK ME. 753 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:57,733 AND I KNOW I DON'T HAVE MANY MORE CHANCES TO DO THIS. 754 00:40:59,733 --> 00:41:02,767 BUT AFTER WE LEFT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, 755 00:41:02,767 --> 00:41:06,567 RONI TOLD ME SHE'S NOT MAKING FOOD FOR ME ANY LONGER. 756 00:41:06,567 --> 00:41:11,200 SO NOW IF I'M HUNGRY I HAVE TO GET UP AND MAKE IT MYSELF. 757 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:16,533 SO IT FORCES ME TO BE MORE ACTIVE THROUGH THE DAY. 758 00:41:16,533 --> 00:41:18,267 BUT EVEN IN THIS SHORT TIME 759 00:41:18,267 --> 00:41:20,533 I'VE BEEN GETTING MY STAMINA BACK UP 760 00:41:20,533 --> 00:41:24,233 AND I DON'T EVEN NEED MY WHEELCHAIR RIGHT NOW. 761 00:41:24,233 --> 00:41:28,833 ACTUALLY THE WHEELCHAIR'S IN THE GARAGE COLLECTING DUST. 762 00:41:28,833 --> 00:41:32,633 SO I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING BETTER PROGRESS NOW. 763 00:41:32,633 --> 00:41:35,433 AND I WANT TO FIND MORE WAYS TO BE ACTIVE. 764 00:41:35,433 --> 00:41:37,900 SO DANIEL AND I ARE GONNA GET A WEIGHT SET 765 00:41:37,900 --> 00:41:40,267 SO WE CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER. 766 00:41:40,267 --> 00:41:43,400 BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN'T PLAY AROUND ANY LONGER 767 00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:45,367 AND I HAVE TO CHANGE NOW. 768 00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:57,467 MY FAMILY HAS REALLY BEEN HELPING ME STAY 769 00:41:57,467 --> 00:41:59,300 ON TRACK THIS PAST MONTH. 770 00:42:01,733 --> 00:42:04,700 AND DANIEL AND I SET UP A LITTLE WORKOUT AREA 771 00:42:04,700 --> 00:42:09,167 SO WE CAN WORK OUT TOGETHER EVERY DAY. 772 00:42:09,167 --> 00:42:10,933 AND IT'S BEEN NICE TO SPEND TIME WITH HIM 773 00:42:10,933 --> 00:42:12,767 AND DO AN ACTIVITY TOGETHER. 774 00:42:12,767 --> 00:42:14,533 OH, YOU DID 16, GOOD JOB. 775 00:42:14,533 --> 00:42:16,667 [ LAUGHS ] GOOD JOB. 776 00:42:16,667 --> 00:42:17,800 WHEW. 777 00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:20,100 I SEE THE DOCTOR AGAIN IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 778 00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:21,833 AND I'M PUSHING MYSELF TO HIT THE GOAL 779 00:42:21,833 --> 00:42:24,533 I NEED TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 780 00:42:27,167 --> 00:42:30,633 I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE AND GET ON THE SCALE AND FAIL AGAIN 781 00:42:30,633 --> 00:42:32,067 IN FRONT OF EVERYONE. 782 00:42:32,067 --> 00:42:34,800 YOU'RE DONE. THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE 783 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:36,300 AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT. 784 00:42:36,300 --> 00:42:38,833 WHEW! 785 00:42:48,867 --> 00:42:52,400 TODAY, I'M HERE TO SEE DR. NOW FOR ANOTHER FOLLOW UP. 786 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:54,600 HE SAID I HAVE TO LOSE 100 POUNDS 787 00:42:54,600 --> 00:42:58,667 AND IF I DIDN'T, THEN I'M DONE WITH THE PROGRAM. 788 00:42:58,667 --> 00:43:01,700 MR. DOMINGUEZ? 789 00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:03,467 I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 790 00:43:06,433 --> 00:43:09,467 EITHER I MAKE IT OR I'M OUT OF CHANCES, 791 00:43:09,467 --> 00:43:11,800 AND THERE'S NO HOPE FOR ME. 792 00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:13,800 AND I'M JUST GONNA BE WAITING TO DIE. 793 00:43:27,967 --> 00:43:31,733 Michael: I'M REALLY SCARED TO GET ON THE SCALE THIS TIME. 794 00:43:31,733 --> 00:43:34,100 THE DOCTOR SAID I HAD TO LOSE 100 POUNDS 795 00:43:34,100 --> 00:43:36,767 AND GET UNDER 517 TO QUALIFY 796 00:43:36,767 --> 00:43:40,333 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY OR I'M OUT OF CHANCES 797 00:43:40,333 --> 00:43:43,467 AND THERE IS NO HOPE FOR ME. 798 00:43:43,467 --> 00:43:45,300 I'VE WORKED HARD, 799 00:43:45,300 --> 00:43:48,367 AND I'M PRAYING IT PAID OFF THIS TIME. 800 00:43:48,367 --> 00:43:51,233 535. 801 00:43:51,233 --> 00:43:55,867 535 WASN'T THE NUMBER I WANTED TO SEE. 802 00:43:58,967 --> 00:44:01,500 BUT IT'S BETTER THAN GAINING WEIGHT. 803 00:44:04,467 --> 00:44:07,167 I DON'T KNOW IF THE DOCTOR'S GONNA BE HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER, 804 00:44:07,167 --> 00:44:10,267 BUT, HOPEFULLY, HE APPROVES ME FOR THE SURGERY. 805 00:44:12,300 --> 00:44:14,067 HELLO. HOW'S IT GOING? 806 00:44:14,067 --> 00:44:15,233 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? DOING OKAY. 807 00:44:15,233 --> 00:44:17,233 GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT. 808 00:44:17,233 --> 00:44:19,567 SO HOW IS YOUR DIET COMING ALONG? 809 00:44:19,567 --> 00:44:21,133 UH, DIET'S GOING OKAY. 810 00:44:21,133 --> 00:44:24,067 WELL, SO FAR YOU HAVE LOST AROUND 100 POUNDS, 811 00:44:24,067 --> 00:44:25,300 CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? 812 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:28,400 OH, YEAH. I-I-I CAN STAND A LOT LONGER, 813 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:31,167 I CAN DO A LOT MORE THINGS. OKAY. 814 00:44:31,167 --> 00:44:33,767 SO YOU LOST 100 POUNDS OVERALL, 815 00:44:33,767 --> 00:44:37,267 BUT JUST 84 IN THIS PAST COUPLE MONTHS. 816 00:44:37,267 --> 00:44:39,600 IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS I WANTED YOU TO LOSE 817 00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:43,367 BUT 84 POUNDS STILL SHOW ME A GOOD AMOUNT OF PROGRESS. 818 00:44:43,367 --> 00:44:46,100 SO I'M APPROVING YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 819 00:44:46,100 --> 00:44:48,667 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 820 00:44:48,667 --> 00:44:51,633 THE FIRST ONE, MICHAEL HAD ME WONDERING 821 00:44:51,633 --> 00:44:54,633 IF HE WAS GOING TO GET HIS ACT TOGETHER. 822 00:44:54,633 --> 00:44:57,367 BUT I THINK HE'S MADE IT TO A GOOD PLACE. 823 00:44:57,367 --> 00:45:00,067 84 POUNDS IS ENOUGH TO SHOW ME 824 00:45:00,067 --> 00:45:02,467 THAT HE'S MAKING THE CHANGES HE NEEDS 825 00:45:02,467 --> 00:45:04,667 AND HE'S STICKING TO THE DIET NOW. 826 00:45:04,667 --> 00:45:06,800 SO I THINK HE'S IN A SITUATION 827 00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:09,067 THAT GIVES HIM A GREATER LIKELIHOOD 828 00:45:09,067 --> 00:45:11,333 OF LONG-TERM SUCCESS. 829 00:45:11,333 --> 00:45:14,900 I THINK WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY IS GONNA HELP YOU TREMENDOUSLY. 830 00:45:14,900 --> 00:45:18,067 BUT REMEMBER, THIS SURGERY IS NOT THE TOTAL ANSWER. 831 00:45:18,067 --> 00:45:20,200 THERE IS STILL A LOT WE NEED TO DO 832 00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:21,900 AND WORK THROUGH TO GET YOU 833 00:45:21,900 --> 00:45:23,967 TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT AND STAY THERE. 834 00:45:23,967 --> 00:45:25,433 OKAY. ALL RIGHT? 835 00:45:25,433 --> 00:45:27,400 OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. 836 00:45:27,400 --> 00:45:29,433 NO. I'M READY FOR EVERYTHING. 837 00:45:29,433 --> 00:45:31,633 SUPER. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 838 00:45:31,633 --> 00:45:33,067 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. THANK YOU. 839 00:45:33,067 --> 00:45:34,567 SEE YOU LATER. THANK YOU. 840 00:45:34,567 --> 00:45:37,300 THANK YOU. 841 00:45:37,300 --> 00:45:39,700 OH, MY GOD. 842 00:45:39,700 --> 00:45:42,300 Michael: I'M EXCITED ABOUT BEING APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY. 843 00:45:46,167 --> 00:45:49,867 THESE PAST COUPLE MONTHS WERE A BIG CHANGE FOR ME. 844 00:45:49,867 --> 00:45:54,333 AND I WAS SCARED I WAS GONNA LET MY FAMILY DOWN. 845 00:45:54,333 --> 00:45:56,567 SO WHEN HE SAID I WAS APPROVED, 846 00:45:56,567 --> 00:45:59,800 I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, AND I WAS SO RELIEVED. 847 00:45:59,800 --> 00:46:02,933 SO I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING HARD 848 00:46:02,933 --> 00:46:05,200 AND I'M NOT GONNA SCREW THIS CHANCE UP. 849 00:46:16,367 --> 00:46:18,800 AM I SUPPOSED TO COVER MY EARS UP? 850 00:46:18,800 --> 00:46:23,367 I THINK YOU'RE NERVOUS. I'M NEVER NERVOUS. 851 00:46:23,367 --> 00:46:26,067 I'M GLAD I'M HAVING SURGERY TODAY. 852 00:46:26,067 --> 00:46:30,233 BUT THIS IS THE BIGGEST OPERATION I'VE EVER HAD. 853 00:46:30,233 --> 00:46:31,967 SEE YOU WHEN I COME OUT. MM-HMM. 854 00:46:31,967 --> 00:46:34,833 LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU. 855 00:46:34,833 --> 00:46:37,467 I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEAR OF BEING PUT UNDER 856 00:46:37,467 --> 00:46:41,067 AND NOT WAKING UP. 857 00:46:41,067 --> 00:46:43,233 BUT I KNOW THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A SOLUTION 858 00:46:43,233 --> 00:46:44,833 TO GET ME OUT OF MY SITUATION 859 00:46:44,833 --> 00:46:46,200 THAT ISN'T RISKY 860 00:46:46,200 --> 00:46:50,300 BECAUSE OF WHAT I'VE DONE TO MY BODY. 861 00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:53,533 SO IF I WANT TO LIVE, I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. 862 00:46:53,533 --> 00:46:55,333 DO WHAT YOU CAN, I NEED YOU TO BREATHE SOME UP. 863 00:46:55,333 --> 00:46:57,933 THE DOCTOR'S GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES, SO... 864 00:46:57,933 --> 00:46:59,767 I'M GONNA LEAVE IT IN HIS HANDS. 865 00:47:02,800 --> 00:47:07,733 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING A GASTRIC BYPASS ON MICHAEL. 866 00:47:07,733 --> 00:47:10,567 HE'S DONE PRETTY WELL SO FAR AND HE'S SHOWN ME 867 00:47:10,567 --> 00:47:11,933 THAT HE UNDERSTANDS 868 00:47:11,933 --> 00:47:17,467 HOW HIS DIET NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 869 00:47:17,467 --> 00:47:19,067 THIS SURGERY WILL GIVE HIM 870 00:47:19,067 --> 00:47:22,733 ANOTHER TOOL TO CONTINUE LOSING WEIGHT 871 00:47:22,733 --> 00:47:25,967 AS LONG AS HE'S WILLING TO STICK WITH HIS DIET. 872 00:47:31,367 --> 00:47:33,100 AT HIS SIZE, HE STILL 873 00:47:33,100 --> 00:47:35,567 IS EXTREMELY HIGH RISK FOR SURGERY 874 00:47:35,567 --> 00:47:40,533 AND WE CAN'T TAKE ANY POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS LIGHTLY. 875 00:47:40,533 --> 00:47:42,667 TURN THE ROOM LIGHTS OFF. 876 00:47:46,533 --> 00:47:48,633 WITH AN AVERAGE PATENT, 877 00:47:48,633 --> 00:47:53,467 MANY ISSUES WOULD NOT BECOME LIFE THREATENING QUICKLY. 878 00:47:53,467 --> 00:47:57,067 BUT MICHAEL CAN'T LAST LONG UNDER ANESTHESIA 879 00:47:57,067 --> 00:47:59,200 AND CAN'T AFFORD ANY SET BACKS 880 00:47:59,200 --> 00:48:00,800 DURING THE OPERATION, 881 00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:04,967 OR HIS BODY MIGHT GIVE OUT. 882 00:48:04,967 --> 00:48:09,067 GASTRIC BYPASS IS A COMPLICATED OPERATION 883 00:48:09,067 --> 00:48:11,267 WHERE WE REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STOMACH 884 00:48:11,267 --> 00:48:15,567 TO A SMALL PATCH AND THE SIZE OF A SMALL ORANGE. 885 00:48:15,567 --> 00:48:17,533 AND WE BYPASS PART OF THE STOMACH 886 00:48:17,533 --> 00:48:19,567 AND UPPER INTESTINE, 887 00:48:19,567 --> 00:48:23,567 AND WE CONNECT THE INTESTINE TO HIS GASTRIC POUCH. 888 00:48:23,567 --> 00:48:26,567 THIS WILL REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE STOMACH 889 00:48:26,567 --> 00:48:29,667 AND ALTER THE PATIENT'S METABOLISM 890 00:48:29,667 --> 00:48:33,600 AND INDUCE A DURABLE EFFECTIVE WEIGHT LOSS. 891 00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:43,633 I HOPE MICHAEL'S DOING GOOD. I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT. 892 00:48:43,633 --> 00:48:47,300 I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO HEAR FROM SOMEBODY TO KNOW 893 00:48:47,300 --> 00:48:48,933 HOW HE'S DOING WITH THE SURGERY. 894 00:48:48,933 --> 00:48:52,967 BECAUSE HE JUST MEANS EVERYTHING TO ME AND THE KIDS. 895 00:48:52,967 --> 00:48:56,733 WE NEED HIM, AND IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO LOSE HIM. 896 00:48:56,733 --> 00:48:59,167 I JUST WANT MICHAEL TO BE OKAY. 897 00:49:01,867 --> 00:49:04,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: HIS STOMACH IS EXTREMELY LARGE, 898 00:49:04,500 --> 00:49:07,467 SO WE ARE REDUCING IT SIGNIFICANTLY. 899 00:49:07,467 --> 00:49:10,533 REMOVING ALMOST 80% OF IT. 900 00:49:10,533 --> 00:49:12,933 PULL BACK, PULL BACK. 901 00:49:12,933 --> 00:49:14,467 GO FORWARD. 902 00:49:14,467 --> 00:49:17,367 NOW I'M CONNECTING THE INTESTINE 903 00:49:17,367 --> 00:49:19,433 TO RIGHT BELOW HIS STOMACH PATCH 904 00:49:19,433 --> 00:49:21,400 TO FINISH THE BYPASS. 905 00:49:26,067 --> 00:49:29,867 OKAY. THAT LOOKS GOOD. 906 00:49:29,867 --> 00:49:32,400 WE'RE ALMOST THERE. 907 00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:35,067 ONCE WE GET HIM CLOSED UP, WE'RE DONE. 908 00:49:37,933 --> 00:49:41,467 ROOM LIGHT ON. 909 00:49:41,467 --> 00:49:44,067 ALL FINISHED. 910 00:49:46,567 --> 00:49:48,900 MICHAEL'S SURGERY WENT WELL. 911 00:49:48,900 --> 00:49:51,767 IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN I EXPECTED 912 00:49:51,767 --> 00:49:55,067 BUT IT WAS STILL ONLY A FEW HOURS. 913 00:49:55,067 --> 00:49:57,933 THE BYPASS I HAVE PERFORMED ON HIM TODAY 914 00:49:57,933 --> 00:49:59,800 IS AN AGGRESSIVE PROCEDURE 915 00:49:59,800 --> 00:50:02,267 THAT WILL HELP HIM TO LOSE A LOT OF WEIGHT 916 00:50:02,267 --> 00:50:04,433 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. 917 00:50:04,433 --> 00:50:07,767 Nurse: JUST WAKING UP, OKAY? SURGERY'S OVER. 918 00:50:07,767 --> 00:50:10,800 NOW THAT HIS PHYSICAL COMPULSION TO EAT 919 00:50:10,800 --> 00:50:12,733 HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED, 920 00:50:12,733 --> 00:50:15,967 THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES WILL COME TO THE SURFACE. 921 00:50:15,967 --> 00:50:18,400 AND HE WILL EVENTUALLY HIT THE WALL 922 00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:21,267 WHERE HE HAS TO DEAL WITH THEM. 923 00:50:21,267 --> 00:50:25,233 OTHERWISE, HE WILL START GAINING WEIGHT. 924 00:50:25,233 --> 00:50:29,367 BUT FOR NOW, LET'S SEE HOW HE WILL HANDLE RECOVERY. 925 00:50:29,367 --> 00:50:33,000 BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY BIG CHANGE FOR HIM. 926 00:50:38,700 --> 00:50:43,967 ALL RIGHT, THIS IS HOT WATER AND THAT'S THE CHICKEN BROTH. 927 00:50:43,967 --> 00:50:45,967 OOH, MY FAVORITE. SURE. 928 00:50:48,967 --> 00:50:51,233 Michael: I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN. 929 00:50:55,267 --> 00:50:57,067 MY LEFT ARM'S NUMB. 930 00:50:57,067 --> 00:50:58,533 MY CHEST HURTS. 931 00:50:58,533 --> 00:51:00,667 MY STOMACH HURTS. 932 00:51:03,067 --> 00:51:06,367 I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE BETTER IN THE LONG RUN. 933 00:51:06,367 --> 00:51:10,067 BUT RIGHT NOW I HATE THIS FEELING. 934 00:51:10,067 --> 00:51:12,067 THERE'S NEVER BEEN A POINT IN MY LIFE 935 00:51:12,067 --> 00:51:14,067 WHERE I'VE NOT WANTED FOOD. 936 00:51:16,100 --> 00:51:19,267 AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO DESIRE TO EAT. 937 00:51:22,667 --> 00:51:26,200 SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING RIGHT NOW, 938 00:51:26,200 --> 00:51:28,733 BUT IT'S NOT A GOOD ONE. 939 00:51:36,500 --> 00:51:38,267 I DON'T FEEL LIKE GETTING UP, 940 00:51:38,267 --> 00:51:40,467 AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS SLEEP RIGHT NOW. 941 00:51:44,167 --> 00:51:46,933 BECAUSE, NORMALLY, MY FIRST THOUGHT IN THE DAY IS, 942 00:51:46,933 --> 00:51:49,300 "WHAT AM I GONNA EAT?" 943 00:51:49,300 --> 00:51:53,767 AND THEN, ALMOST EVERY THOUGHT AFTER THAT IS THE SAME THING. 944 00:51:55,833 --> 00:51:59,067 SO RIGHT NOW THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A GOOD THING. 945 00:52:01,767 --> 00:52:05,367 AND I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO LOSE ALL MY WEIGHT. 946 00:52:07,333 --> 00:52:09,767 AND I DON'T SEE HOW I'M GONNA DO THAT. 947 00:52:32,967 --> 00:52:35,067 Michael: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY, 948 00:52:35,067 --> 00:52:37,833 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING GOOD. 949 00:52:37,833 --> 00:52:41,067 I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT, 950 00:52:41,067 --> 00:52:43,467 AND I CAN MOVE AROUND A LOT MORE. 951 00:52:43,467 --> 00:52:45,167 Roni: WHICH WAY DO YOU WANT TO WALK? 952 00:52:45,167 --> 00:52:48,433 I'LL GO THIS WAY. 953 00:52:48,433 --> 00:52:51,167 Michael: SO I'VE BEEN TAKING WALKS WITH MY FAMILY 954 00:52:51,167 --> 00:52:54,767 EVERY DAY TO STAY ACTIVE. 955 00:52:54,767 --> 00:52:58,267 IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I COULD DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS. 956 00:53:00,333 --> 00:53:04,667 NORMALLY, I'D BE IN SO MUCH PAIN JUST WALKING OUTSIDE. 957 00:53:04,667 --> 00:53:07,867 SO, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO START TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS. 958 00:53:11,300 --> 00:53:13,533 MY DAD'S BEEN DOING GOOD AFTER HIS SURGERY. 959 00:53:13,533 --> 00:53:16,267 I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT. 960 00:53:16,267 --> 00:53:18,200 BEFORE, HE WOULDN'T WALK A LONG DISTANCE, 961 00:53:18,200 --> 00:53:21,233 AND NOW THAT HE HAD THE SURGERY, HE CAN WALK MORE. 962 00:53:21,233 --> 00:53:23,300 I'M PROUD BECAUSE HE MADE IT THIS FAR 963 00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:27,133 AND I THINK HE'S TRYING TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS FOR HIS FAMILY. 964 00:53:27,133 --> 00:53:28,933 IT JUST MAKES ME HAPPY THAT IT'S MOTIVATING HIM 965 00:53:28,933 --> 00:53:31,500 TO DO THE BEST HE COULD. 966 00:53:31,500 --> 00:53:36,700 Michael: MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE KIDS HAS CHANGED IN A GOOD WAY. 967 00:53:36,700 --> 00:53:38,333 IT FEELS GOOD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET 968 00:53:38,333 --> 00:53:40,500 THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP GOING NOW, 969 00:53:40,500 --> 00:53:42,700 INSTEAD OF THEM ASSISTING ME THE WHOLE TIME. 970 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:52,767 I'VE ALSO BEEN EATING VERY LITTLE SINCE THE SURGERY 971 00:53:52,767 --> 00:53:55,433 BECAUSE I GET FULL REALLY QUICKLY. 972 00:53:55,433 --> 00:53:58,600 MY REFRIGERATOR CHANGED JUST BECAUSE MY DIET CHANGED. 973 00:53:58,600 --> 00:54:02,267 A YEAR AGO, YOU WOULD'VE SEEN CANDY BARS IN HERE, 974 00:54:02,267 --> 00:54:03,633 ALL KINDS OF SWEETS, 975 00:54:03,633 --> 00:54:07,333 OR EVEN FATTIER STUFF, LIKE CINNAMON ROLLS. 976 00:54:07,333 --> 00:54:09,467 BAD STUFF THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN MY BODY, 977 00:54:09,467 --> 00:54:12,167 BUT I STILL ATE IT BECAUSE I ENJOYED IT. 978 00:54:12,167 --> 00:54:14,133 NOW, THAT STUFF MAKES ME SICK 979 00:54:14,133 --> 00:54:17,800 AND I CAN ONLY EAT A FEW SPOONFULS OF THINGS. 980 00:54:17,800 --> 00:54:20,733 AND I'M STILL ONLY MOSTLY ABLE TO EAT JELL-O 981 00:54:20,733 --> 00:54:25,733 OR REALLY SOFT FOODS. 982 00:54:25,733 --> 00:54:28,833 YOU KNOW, TO ME, IT'S WEIRD THAT I'M EATING THAT SMALL. 983 00:54:28,833 --> 00:54:30,233 FOUR WEEKS AGO OR THREE WEEKS AGO, 984 00:54:30,233 --> 00:54:32,433 I WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MY LUNCH. 985 00:54:32,433 --> 00:54:33,867 I FIGURED IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, 986 00:54:33,867 --> 00:54:36,167 BUT IF THAT'S WHAT MY STOMACH IS SAYING, 987 00:54:36,167 --> 00:54:39,700 "I'M FULL," THEN I'M FULL. 988 00:54:39,700 --> 00:54:42,700 I'M NOT GONNA KEEP TRYING TO FORCE IT. 989 00:54:42,700 --> 00:54:46,400 BUT THE CRAVINGS ARE STILL THERE 990 00:54:46,400 --> 00:54:49,300 AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MY BODY CAN BE FULL, 991 00:54:49,300 --> 00:54:53,433 BUT MY BRAIN STILL WANTS THE ENJOYMENT OF EATING. 992 00:54:53,433 --> 00:54:56,067 AND I DO MISS THE FOODS I USED TO EAT. 993 00:55:00,067 --> 00:55:03,067 BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE NOT EVEN AN OPTION FOR ME 994 00:55:07,100 --> 00:55:10,233 BECAUSE I JUST, PHYSICALLY, CAN'T EAT THEM. 995 00:55:10,233 --> 00:55:12,833 SO, I'M STICKING WITH IT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD 996 00:55:12,833 --> 00:55:14,633 TO SEEING HOW MUCH PROGRESS I'VE MADE 997 00:55:14,633 --> 00:55:16,867 WHEN I GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR NEXT MONTH. 998 00:55:27,500 --> 00:55:33,067 I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOW FOR MY FIRST FOLLOW-UP SINCE SURGERY. 999 00:55:33,067 --> 00:55:37,567 I'M NOT NERVOUS AT ALL ABOUT WEIGHING IN TODAY. 1000 00:55:37,567 --> 00:55:40,733 I'VE BEEN STICKING TO THE DIET THAT HE GAVE ME, SO... 1001 00:55:40,733 --> 00:55:42,533 I KNOW I LOST WEIGHT JUST BECAUSE 1002 00:55:42,533 --> 00:55:46,067 MY CLOTHES ARE FITTING ME A LOT LOOSER. 1003 00:55:46,067 --> 00:55:50,067 SO I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. 1004 00:55:50,067 --> 00:55:53,733 Nurse: MICHAEL DOMINGUEZ. 1005 00:55:53,733 --> 00:55:55,100 I'M GONNA BE REALLY SURPRISED 1006 00:55:55,100 --> 00:55:58,267 IF I HAVEN'T LOST A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. 1007 00:55:58,267 --> 00:56:01,567 AND I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I'M GONNA SEE THAT ON THE SCALE. 1008 00:56:06,567 --> 00:56:11,100 THAT'S MORE THAN 60 POUNDS, AND THAT'S AWESOME. 1009 00:56:11,100 --> 00:56:13,133 I'M HAPPY WITH THAT NUMBER. 1010 00:56:13,133 --> 00:56:15,167 I'M HOPING HE'S HAPPY WITH MY RESULTS, 1011 00:56:15,167 --> 00:56:20,500 SO I CAN BE HAPPY AFTERWARDS. 1012 00:56:20,500 --> 00:56:21,500 HELLO. 1013 00:56:21,500 --> 00:56:22,867 HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, DR. NOW? 1014 00:56:22,867 --> 00:56:24,867 HOW YOU DOING, MICHAEL? ALL RIGHT. 1015 00:56:24,867 --> 00:56:27,833 YOU'RE 458, HUH? MM-HMM. 1016 00:56:27,833 --> 00:56:29,133 YEAH, THAT'S NOT BAD. OKAY. 1017 00:56:29,133 --> 00:56:32,100 SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING WITH LOSING THAT MUCH WEIGHT? 1018 00:56:32,100 --> 00:56:34,900 I FEEL GOOD. YOUR ACTIVITY IS PRETTY GOOD? 1019 00:56:34,900 --> 00:56:36,167 YEAH, EVERYTHING IS GOOD. 1020 00:56:36,167 --> 00:56:38,800 YOU KNOW, I'M ABLE TO MOVE A LOT MORE, 1021 00:56:38,800 --> 00:56:41,433 ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE STUFF. 1022 00:56:41,433 --> 00:56:44,200 ALL RIGHT, SO, YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL. 1023 00:56:44,200 --> 00:56:45,967 AND IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, 1024 00:56:45,967 --> 00:56:48,133 YOU SHOULD LOSE ANOTHER 100 POUNDS 1025 00:56:48,133 --> 00:56:50,300 AND GET TO THE 350s. 1026 00:56:50,300 --> 00:56:51,600 OKAY. AT THAT POINT, 1027 00:56:51,600 --> 00:56:53,533 YOU SHOULD BE READY FOR SKIN SURGERY. 1028 00:56:53,533 --> 00:56:56,133 SO THAT IS YOUR NEXT GOAL. 1029 00:56:56,133 --> 00:56:59,600 MICHAEL IS STAYING ON TRACK AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 1030 00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:02,767 RIGHT NOW, HE'S IN THE HONEYMOON PERIOD AFTER 1031 00:57:02,767 --> 00:57:04,067 WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1032 00:57:04,067 --> 00:57:05,333 AND NO MATTER WHAT, 1033 00:57:05,333 --> 00:57:07,967 HE'S GOING TO LOSE WEIGHT FROM HIS BYPASS. 1034 00:57:07,967 --> 00:57:10,533 BUT VERY SOON, THOSE EMOTIONAL ISSUES 1035 00:57:10,533 --> 00:57:12,500 THAT DROVE HIM TO EAT IN THE PAST 1036 00:57:12,500 --> 00:57:14,433 ARE GOING TO COME BACK UP, 1037 00:57:14,433 --> 00:57:17,133 AND THINGS ARE GOING TO GET DIFFICULT. 1038 00:57:17,133 --> 00:57:20,667 AT THAT POINT, WE'LL NEED TO ADDRESS THEM IMMEDIATELY, 1039 00:57:20,667 --> 00:57:23,933 SO THAT HE DOESN'T GO BACK TO HIS OLD HABITS, 1040 00:57:23,933 --> 00:57:26,067 PUSH HIS BODY TO OVEREAT, 1041 00:57:26,067 --> 00:57:28,867 AND UNDO THE EFFECT OF SURGERY. 1042 00:57:28,867 --> 00:57:32,400 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO LOSE WEIGHT. 1043 00:57:32,400 --> 00:57:33,600 ALL RIGHT, COOL. SOUNDS GOOD. 1044 00:57:33,600 --> 00:57:35,400 ALL RIGHT, SO, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD 1045 00:57:35,400 --> 00:57:37,433 AND YOU'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 1046 00:57:37,433 --> 00:57:38,533 ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, DR. NOW. 1047 00:57:38,533 --> 00:57:39,833 I'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS, OKAY? 1048 00:57:39,833 --> 00:57:42,367 ALL RIGHT. 1049 00:57:42,367 --> 00:57:46,100 SO FAR, MICHAEL HAS LOST 177 POUNDS 1050 00:57:46,100 --> 00:57:48,333 SINCE DAY ONE THAT WE SAW HIM. 1051 00:57:48,333 --> 00:57:51,700 AND I THINK HE'S GONNA BE DOING VERY WELL 1052 00:57:51,700 --> 00:57:54,567 AND HE WILL EVENTUALLY BE ABLE 1053 00:57:54,567 --> 00:57:55,933 TO REACH HIS GOAL WEIGHT, 1054 00:57:55,933 --> 00:57:58,300 AROUND 220 POUNDS. 1055 00:58:00,667 --> 00:58:04,833 Michael: I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID TODAY. 1056 00:58:04,833 --> 00:58:07,633 IT FEELS REALLY GOOD TO MAKE THIS PROGRESS. 1057 00:58:10,133 --> 00:58:13,600 AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE GOAL OF LOSING ANOTHER 100 POUNDS 1058 00:58:13,600 --> 00:58:16,933 SO I CAN GET THE SKIN SURGERY. 1059 00:58:16,933 --> 00:58:21,433 I'M ON TRACK. I'M DOING EVERYTHING I'M SUPPOSED TO DO. 1060 00:58:21,433 --> 00:58:25,067 I'M A FREIGHT TRAIN, JUST GOING FOR MY GOAL. 1061 00:58:39,933 --> 00:58:42,233 TODAY IS A BIG DAY 1062 00:58:42,233 --> 00:58:44,967 BECAUSE, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SURGERY, 1063 00:58:44,967 --> 00:58:48,667 I'M GOING OUT WITH MY FAMILY TO A RESTAURANT. 1064 00:58:51,467 --> 00:58:53,400 IT LOOKS LIKE IT. 1065 00:58:53,400 --> 00:58:54,600 OH, [BLEEP]. 1066 00:58:54,600 --> 00:58:57,100 JUST TRY TO BE OKAY FOR NOW, BABE. 1067 00:58:57,100 --> 00:58:58,667 YEAH, I JUST -- THE TABLE'S DIRTY, 1068 00:58:58,667 --> 00:59:00,133 I'M ALREADY GETTING IRRITATED. 1069 00:59:00,133 --> 00:59:02,100 SO I'M GONNA TRY AND CHILL OUT A LITTLE BIT. 1070 00:59:02,100 --> 00:59:03,267 WHY ARE YOU GETTING IRRITATED? 1071 00:59:03,267 --> 00:59:04,500 BECAUSE THE TABLE'S DIRTY, 1072 00:59:04,500 --> 00:59:06,100 I FEEL LIKE YOU GET [BLEEP] NASTY 1073 00:59:06,100 --> 00:59:07,567 [BLEEP] COULD'VE BEEN SITTING SOMEWHERE ELSE 1074 00:59:07,567 --> 00:59:09,133 THAT'S NICER, CLEANER. 1075 00:59:09,133 --> 00:59:10,967 Waitress: HEY, HOW ARE WE DOING TODAY? 1076 00:59:10,967 --> 00:59:12,067 ALL RIGHT. 1077 00:59:15,933 --> 00:59:17,867 WHY DON'T YOU GO COOL OFF FOR A MINUTE? 1078 00:59:21,067 --> 00:59:23,100 Roni: I THOUGHT SURGERY WOULD HELP HIM OUT, 1079 00:59:23,100 --> 00:59:24,433 BUT IT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE 1080 00:59:24,433 --> 00:59:27,833 BECAUSE MICHAEL IS COMPLETELY THE SAME. 1081 00:59:27,833 --> 00:59:29,767 WHAT'S CHANGED IS JUST HIS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, 1082 00:59:29,767 --> 00:59:32,633 NOT HIS BEHAVIOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 1083 00:59:32,633 --> 00:59:36,667 JUST TRYING TO CALM HIM DOWN IS SO MUCH OF A HEADACHE 1084 00:59:36,667 --> 00:59:40,167 AND SO MUCH OF A HASSLE THAT IT JUST TIRES ME OUT. 1085 00:59:40,167 --> 00:59:45,267 IT'S EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING AND EXTREMELY HARD TO DEAL WITH. 1086 00:59:45,267 --> 00:59:46,567 YOU JUST NEED TO CHILL OUT, BABE. 1087 00:59:46,567 --> 00:59:48,300 I'M TRYING, IT'S JUST HARD. 1088 00:59:48,300 --> 00:59:49,633 YOU NEED TO TAKE A WALK, GO TAKE A WALK. 1089 00:59:49,633 --> 00:59:52,200 GO. DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO. 1090 00:59:52,200 --> 00:59:55,567 JUST CHILL THE [BLEEP] OUT, SERIOUSLY, PLEASE. 1091 00:59:55,567 --> 00:59:58,600 THANK YOU. 1092 00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:00,767 Michael: IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE MY FAMILY EAT 1093 01:00:00,767 --> 01:00:03,967 THE FOOD I LOVE. 1094 01:00:03,967 --> 01:00:08,200 THE CRAVINGS HAVE BEEN COMING BACK MORE AND MORE. 1095 01:00:08,200 --> 01:00:10,633 BUT I KNOW, IF WE'RE EATING, 1096 01:00:10,633 --> 01:00:13,333 MY FAMILY'S NOT GONNA MAKE THE SAME CHOICES I AM. 1097 01:00:17,033 --> 01:00:19,133 THEY'RE STILL GONNA EAT BAD FOOD, 1098 01:00:19,133 --> 01:00:22,400 SO THEN, IT'S RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME. 1099 01:00:22,400 --> 01:00:24,367 SO, I'M STARTING TO GIVE IN, 1100 01:00:24,367 --> 01:00:26,567 AND THEN I FEEL BAD AND I GET UPSET 1101 01:00:26,567 --> 01:00:29,000 BECAUSE I'M NOT DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. 1102 01:00:31,900 --> 01:00:35,267 AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF ABOUT THAT. 1103 01:00:35,267 --> 01:00:38,767 BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS STRUGGLE. 1104 01:00:38,767 --> 01:00:41,200 Roni: MICHAEL'S BEEN GOING BACK TO EATING SOME STUFF 1105 01:00:41,200 --> 01:00:43,733 THAT HE SHOULDN'T AND HE'S STARTING TO GET ANGRY 1106 01:00:43,733 --> 01:00:45,700 AND LOSE HIS TEMPER AGAIN, 1107 01:00:45,700 --> 01:00:49,833 JUST LIKE HE DID BEFORE HE STARTED LOSING THE WEIGHT. 1108 01:00:49,833 --> 01:00:52,733 HIM NOT CHANGING IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY THAT 1109 01:00:52,733 --> 01:00:55,533 WE'RE TRYING TO WORK OUT BETWEEN US. 1110 01:00:55,533 --> 01:00:56,900 I KNOW HE LOVES ME, AND I LOVE HIM, 1111 01:00:56,900 --> 01:01:00,333 BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES TO WORK OUT. 1112 01:01:00,333 --> 01:01:03,233 AND IF HE GOES BACK TO THE WAY HE WAS, 1113 01:01:03,233 --> 01:01:06,067 I THINK I'M GONNA BE AT MY BREAKING POINT. 1114 01:01:06,067 --> 01:01:07,867 SO, I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW 1115 01:01:07,867 --> 01:01:09,267 ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. 1116 01:01:09,267 --> 01:01:11,867 AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN HANDLE IT. 1117 01:01:33,967 --> 01:01:36,700 Michael: THINGS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT THIS PAST MONTH. 1118 01:01:36,700 --> 01:01:41,100 I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING A LOT WITH MY ANGER COMING BACK. 1119 01:01:41,100 --> 01:01:43,067 SO, RONI TALKED TO DR. NOWZARADAN 1120 01:01:43,067 --> 01:01:47,267 AND HE'S SENDING US TO A THERAPIST TODAY. 1121 01:01:47,267 --> 01:01:50,300 Roni: I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT, WITH MICHAEL'S WEIGHT LOSS, 1122 01:01:50,300 --> 01:01:53,067 MAYBE HIS ANGER ISSUES WOULD GO AWAY. 1123 01:01:53,067 --> 01:01:56,633 BUT YOU KNOW, ANGER ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY, IS PSYCHOLOGICAL, 1124 01:01:56,633 --> 01:02:00,067 AND I DON'T THINK THE WEIGHT HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. 1125 01:02:03,567 --> 01:02:05,867 Michael: SINCE I STARTED THE WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY, 1126 01:02:05,867 --> 01:02:10,367 PHYSICALLY, I'M GETTING BETTER DAY BY DAY. 1127 01:02:10,367 --> 01:02:13,667 EMOTIONALLY AND MENTALLY, I'M NOT BETTER YET. 1128 01:02:16,167 --> 01:02:19,467 I'M NOT REALLY INTERESTED IN TALKING TO A THERAPIST, 1129 01:02:19,467 --> 01:02:21,367 BUT I LOVE RONI, 1130 01:02:21,367 --> 01:02:26,500 SO IF SHE THINKS THIS WILL HELP, THEN I'M WILLING TO TRY. 1131 01:02:26,500 --> 01:02:28,400 YOU CAN COME RIGHT THIS WAY AND COME ON IN 1132 01:02:28,400 --> 01:02:30,433 AND HAVE A SEAT ANYWHERE YOU LIKE. 1133 01:02:33,800 --> 01:02:35,800 WELCOME. I'M SO GLAD YOU ALL COULD COME. 1134 01:02:35,800 --> 01:02:38,867 SO, TELL ME WHAT BRINGS YOU GUYS HERE TONIGHT. 1135 01:02:38,867 --> 01:02:41,367 I GOT A LOT OF ISSUES, I GUESS? 1136 01:02:41,367 --> 01:02:43,367 OKAY. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, 1137 01:02:43,367 --> 01:02:45,133 TELL ME WHAT YOUR LIFE IS LIKE. 1138 01:02:45,133 --> 01:02:50,167 I GET UP IN THE MORNING, EAT SOMETHING, TAKE A SHOWER. 1139 01:02:50,167 --> 01:02:52,433 SO YOUR LIFE IS STRUCTURED AND THAT FEELS GOOD TO YOU. 1140 01:02:52,433 --> 01:02:54,433 YEAH. I LIKE BEING IN CONTROL, 1141 01:02:54,433 --> 01:02:55,933 MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S STRAIGHT. 1142 01:02:55,933 --> 01:02:58,167 THAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU, TO BE IN CONTROL. 1143 01:02:58,167 --> 01:02:59,167 MM-HMM. 1144 01:02:59,167 --> 01:03:01,100 [ LAUGHS ] 1145 01:03:01,100 --> 01:03:03,367 THAT GETS A GIGGLE OUT OF YOU -- WHY IS THAT? 1146 01:03:03,367 --> 01:03:04,767 BECAUSE HE JUST SAID IT HIMSELF, 1147 01:03:04,767 --> 01:03:08,533 HE LIKES TO BE IN CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING. 1148 01:03:08,533 --> 01:03:10,233 I DO. ANY LITTLE THING. 1149 01:03:10,233 --> 01:03:11,600 WHAT'S THAT LIKE FOR YOU, 1150 01:03:11,600 --> 01:03:15,233 TO HAVE A SPOUSE THAT LIKES TO BE IN CONTROL? 1151 01:03:15,233 --> 01:03:18,467 HE JUST HAS REALLY, REALLY BAD ANGER ISSUES, 1152 01:03:18,467 --> 01:03:19,833 AND HE KNOWS IT. 1153 01:03:19,833 --> 01:03:21,800 IT'S NOT PHYSICAL, IT'S THE YELLING. 1154 01:03:21,800 --> 01:03:24,067 IT'S THE... I GET -- I GET -- 1155 01:03:24,067 --> 01:03:25,067 HE GETS SO HOT-HEADED. 1156 01:03:25,067 --> 01:03:26,600 YEAH, REAL QUICK. 1157 01:03:26,600 --> 01:03:29,700 I'M TRYING TO GET WHAT I NEED TO GET OUT. 1158 01:03:29,700 --> 01:03:32,333 I MEAN, I'D RATHER KEEP IT BUNDLED UP 1159 01:03:32,333 --> 01:03:35,600 AND PUT AWAY AND NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 1160 01:03:35,600 --> 01:03:37,400 BUT IF I DO SHOW MY EMOTIONS, 1161 01:03:37,400 --> 01:03:39,833 IT'S JUST YELLING AND GETTING ANGRY. 1162 01:03:39,833 --> 01:03:41,500 IT'S NOT SURPRISING TO HEAR 1163 01:03:41,500 --> 01:03:43,800 THAT YOU STRUGGLE WITH ANGER ISSUES. 1164 01:03:43,800 --> 01:03:46,300 WHEN YOU DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF 1165 01:03:46,300 --> 01:03:48,733 TO FEEL ALL OF YOUR EMOTIONS, 1166 01:03:48,733 --> 01:03:51,100 THE GO-TO EMOTION BECOMES ANGER. 1167 01:03:51,100 --> 01:03:54,667 RONI, WHAT'S IT LIKE FOR YOU TO BE AN ADULT PERSON 1168 01:03:54,667 --> 01:03:56,633 AND BE YELLED AT IN YOUR OWN HOME? 1169 01:03:56,633 --> 01:04:01,633 OH, IT'S AWFUL. IT'S -- I DIDN'T WANT TO CRY, 1170 01:04:01,633 --> 01:04:03,400 [ Voice breaking ] BUT IT'S JUST MESSED UP 1171 01:04:03,400 --> 01:04:05,767 BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE TO BE YELLED AT. 1172 01:04:05,767 --> 01:04:09,067 YOU KNOW, I -- I... 1173 01:04:09,067 --> 01:04:11,633 HIS ANGER ISSUES HAVE GOTTEN REALLY BAD, 1174 01:04:11,633 --> 01:04:14,867 TO WHERE, THE KIDS AND I, WHERE WE'RE JUST KIND OF, LIKE, 1175 01:04:14,867 --> 01:04:16,567 WE JUST CAN'T THINK FOR OURSELVES. 1176 01:04:16,567 --> 01:04:19,067 WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS FOR OURSELVES. 1177 01:04:19,067 --> 01:04:21,700 AND WE TRY TO TALK ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS 1178 01:04:21,700 --> 01:04:23,833 AND TRY TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE. 1179 01:04:23,833 --> 01:04:25,933 YEAH. THINGS DON'T GET SOLVED, THOUGH. 1180 01:04:25,933 --> 01:04:27,233 WE COULD SIT THERE AND TALK ABOUT IT UNTIL 1181 01:04:27,233 --> 01:04:28,700 WE'RE, LIKE, BLUE IN THE FACE, YOU KNOW. 1182 01:04:28,700 --> 01:04:30,900 BUT THERE'S NO RESOLUTION. BUT THERE'S NO RESOLUTION. 1183 01:04:30,900 --> 01:04:32,833 AND THAT LEAVES YOU FEELING WHAT? 1184 01:04:32,833 --> 01:04:35,233 LIKE, EMPTY AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE, FEELING LIKE, 1185 01:04:35,233 --> 01:04:37,900 "OH, THEN WHY DID WE EVEN TALK ABOUT ANYTHING?" 1186 01:04:37,900 --> 01:04:40,233 YOU USED THE WORD "EMPTY" 1187 01:04:40,233 --> 01:04:43,100 AND I'M WONDERING IF FOOD 1188 01:04:43,100 --> 01:04:46,167 BECAME A MECHANISM FOR YOU 1189 01:04:46,167 --> 01:04:51,300 TWO TO FEEL FULL, TO BOND, AND TO SELF-SOOTHE. 1190 01:04:51,300 --> 01:04:54,467 DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE 1191 01:04:54,467 --> 01:04:57,067 SOME KIND OF TRAUMA FOR A PERSON TO GAIN WEIGHT? 1192 01:04:57,067 --> 01:04:59,600 WHEN PEOPLE OVERINDULGE IN FOOD, 1193 01:04:59,600 --> 01:05:03,133 OR ANY ACTIVITY WHERE ADDICTION AS PRESENT, 1194 01:05:03,133 --> 01:05:06,467 IT'S INDICATIVE OF A DEEPER PROBLEM. 1195 01:05:06,467 --> 01:05:08,333 YES, YOU MAY LIKE FOOD, 1196 01:05:08,333 --> 01:05:11,367 BUT NO ONE JUST ABUSES FOOD 1197 01:05:11,367 --> 01:05:15,467 BECAUSE THEY'RE, LIKE, 100% A-OKAY. 1198 01:05:15,467 --> 01:05:17,100 AND SO, THAT'S THE CORRELATION -- 1199 01:05:17,100 --> 01:05:18,833 BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT GOT ME TO THAT POINT. 1200 01:05:18,833 --> 01:05:21,100 TRAUMA DOES PLAY A PART 1201 01:05:21,100 --> 01:05:24,400 BECAUSE HIS DAD KICKED HIM OUT WHEN HE WAS 14. 1202 01:05:24,400 --> 01:05:27,067 WAS YOUR FATHER EVER VERBALLY ABUSIVE? 1203 01:05:27,067 --> 01:05:28,600 OH, YEAH, HE YELLED. AND PHYSICALLY. 1204 01:05:28,600 --> 01:05:30,333 AND PHYSICALLY, YEAH. AND PHYSICALLY? 1205 01:05:30,333 --> 01:05:32,733 YEAH. HE WAS TO HIS MOM. 1206 01:05:32,733 --> 01:05:36,433 SO, I FIGURE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THIS COMES FROM, YOU KNOW? 1207 01:05:36,433 --> 01:05:38,067 I'VE NEVER SEEN IT, PERSONALLY. 1208 01:05:38,067 --> 01:05:40,800 I'VE SEEN HIM YELL AT HER, BUT NEVER PUT HIS HANDS ON HER. 1209 01:05:40,800 --> 01:05:43,267 AND IF I DID, I WOULD'VE STEPPED IN. 1210 01:05:43,267 --> 01:05:44,700 MAYBE HIS DAD WAS JUST SMART ENOUGH 1211 01:05:44,700 --> 01:05:46,533 NOT TO DO IT AROUND MICHAEL. 1212 01:05:46,533 --> 01:05:48,900 OR MAYBE HE'S BLOCKED IT OUT. 1213 01:05:48,900 --> 01:05:51,100 I REALLY DON'T LET NOBODY KNOW ABOUT MY PAST. 1214 01:05:51,100 --> 01:05:53,167 I REALLY DON'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT IT. 1215 01:05:53,167 --> 01:05:54,900 MICHAEL, WHEN YOU ALLOW YOURSELF 1216 01:05:54,900 --> 01:05:57,267 TO TALK ABOUT THOSE THINGS OUT LOUD, 1217 01:05:57,267 --> 01:06:01,133 AND HEAR YOURSELF PROCESS THEM OUT LOUD, YOU DISARM THEM. 1218 01:06:01,133 --> 01:06:03,200 YOU TAKE THE POWER OUT OF THEM, 1219 01:06:03,200 --> 01:06:05,867 YOU FEEL THEM, YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE IN THE MOMENT. 1220 01:06:05,867 --> 01:06:08,100 YEAH, BUT YOU FEEL MORE PAIN, THOUGH, AND I DON'T WANT THAT. 1221 01:06:08,100 --> 01:06:09,867 YOU FEEL MORE PAIN... AND I DON'T WANT THAT. 1222 01:06:09,867 --> 01:06:12,700 ...BUT AFTER YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO FEEL THE PAIN, 1223 01:06:12,700 --> 01:06:15,867 THE PAIN WILL NOT LAST FOREVER. 1224 01:06:15,867 --> 01:06:18,633 DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE THING ABOUT FOOD 1225 01:06:18,633 --> 01:06:21,367 THAT'S MOST ATTRACTIVE TO PEOPLE? 1226 01:06:21,367 --> 01:06:23,067 YOU CAN COUNT ON IT. 1227 01:06:23,067 --> 01:06:25,433 YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING 1228 01:06:25,433 --> 01:06:27,533 AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE EMOTION 1229 01:06:27,533 --> 01:06:31,367 THAT YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE EACH TIME YOU HAVE IT. 1230 01:06:31,367 --> 01:06:33,367 YOU CAN TRUST IT, 1231 01:06:33,367 --> 01:06:37,100 AND THAT'S WHY YOU LIKED FOOD SO MUCH. 1232 01:06:37,100 --> 01:06:40,800 WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR YOU IN THE FUTURE 1233 01:06:40,800 --> 01:06:42,967 IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THOSE FEELINGS 1234 01:06:42,967 --> 01:06:44,833 THAT UNDERLIE THAT HUNGER. 1235 01:06:44,833 --> 01:06:46,067 YEAH. 1236 01:06:46,067 --> 01:06:47,967 YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE TO START BEING ABLE 1237 01:06:47,967 --> 01:06:50,967 TO TRUST ONE ANOTHER WITH YOUR TRUE FEELINGS, 1238 01:06:50,967 --> 01:06:55,733 AND THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA END THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD. 1239 01:06:55,733 --> 01:06:58,300 BECAUSE MICHAEL HAS DIFFICULTY 1240 01:06:58,300 --> 01:06:59,600 ACKNOWLEDGING THE PRESENCE 1241 01:06:59,600 --> 01:07:02,500 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HIS CHILDHOOD HOME, 1242 01:07:02,500 --> 01:07:04,633 HE HAS TO COME TO GRIPS 1243 01:07:04,633 --> 01:07:06,700 WITH SUPPRESSING ANY THOUGHTS, 1244 01:07:06,700 --> 01:07:08,900 FEELINGS, AND EMOTIONS. 1245 01:07:08,900 --> 01:07:11,100 AND UNTIL HE COMES TO GRIPS WITH THAT, 1246 01:07:11,100 --> 01:07:15,767 HE WON'T BE ABLE TO CONQUER HIS FOOD ADDICTION. 1247 01:07:15,767 --> 01:07:18,100 I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS SOME HOMEWORK. 1248 01:07:18,100 --> 01:07:19,333 I WANT YOU GUYS 1249 01:07:19,333 --> 01:07:24,900 TO WORK ON DISENGAGING WHEN ANGRY. 1250 01:07:24,900 --> 01:07:26,900 THAT MEANS STOP. 1251 01:07:26,900 --> 01:07:29,733 YOU BOTH GO, YOU COOL DOWN, 1252 01:07:29,733 --> 01:07:32,333 AND YOU DECIDE TO TALK ABOUT 1253 01:07:32,333 --> 01:07:35,600 WHAT YOU'RE ANGRY ABOUT AT A LATER DATE. 1254 01:07:35,600 --> 01:07:36,900 MM-KAY. 1255 01:07:36,900 --> 01:07:38,333 AFTER YOU DISENGAGE, 1256 01:07:38,333 --> 01:07:40,133 I WANT YOU GUYS TO REFLECT ON 1257 01:07:40,133 --> 01:07:43,267 WHY YOU FEEL THE RESPONSE THAT YOU'RE FEELING 1258 01:07:43,267 --> 01:07:47,067 AND THEN ON WAYS THAT THE SITUATION 1259 01:07:47,067 --> 01:07:48,867 COULD'VE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY. 1260 01:07:48,867 --> 01:07:51,300 AND THAT YOU EACH ACKNOWLEDGE HOW YOU GOT -- 1261 01:07:51,300 --> 01:07:52,800 I KEEP INTERRUPTING, THOUGH. HE'S INTERRUPTING NOW. 1262 01:07:52,800 --> 01:07:54,433 I'M INTERRUPTING NOW -- MY BAD, I'M SORRY. 1263 01:07:54,433 --> 01:07:55,467 I DO THAT. IT'S OKAY. 1264 01:07:55,467 --> 01:07:57,967 I DO THAT A LOT. I INTERRUPT A LOT. 1265 01:07:57,967 --> 01:08:00,633 THAT COMES FROM THE DESIRE TO BE HEARD, 1266 01:08:00,633 --> 01:08:03,233 AND FROM THINKING THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE HEARD. 1267 01:08:03,233 --> 01:08:06,667 BUT YOU HAVE TO START TRUSTING THAT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU CARE 1268 01:08:06,667 --> 01:08:07,900 AND THEY WANT TO HEAR YOU. 1269 01:08:07,900 --> 01:08:10,333 YEAH. BUT I'M REALLY SATISFIED 1270 01:08:10,333 --> 01:08:15,200 WITH THE FACT THAT YOU BOTH PARTICIPATED SO OPENLY. 1271 01:08:15,200 --> 01:08:16,700 AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT, 1272 01:08:16,700 --> 01:08:20,400 TO ALWAYS KEEP TRYING AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. 1273 01:08:20,400 --> 01:08:22,467 SO, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. 1274 01:08:22,467 --> 01:08:23,700 YEP. THANK YOU. 1275 01:08:23,700 --> 01:08:26,500 YOU'RE WELCOME. 1276 01:08:26,500 --> 01:08:29,800 Michael: BEFORE COMING TO THERAPY, I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED IT. 1277 01:08:29,800 --> 01:08:32,633 BUT AS HARD AS IT IS TO TALK ABOUT SOME THINGS, 1278 01:08:32,633 --> 01:08:34,833 IT DID FEEL GOOD. 1279 01:08:34,833 --> 01:08:36,300 SHE HAD SOME GOOD ADVICE, 1280 01:08:36,300 --> 01:08:40,800 AND I THINK RONI AND I BOTH LEARNED A LOT. 1281 01:08:40,800 --> 01:08:44,367 AND, HOPEFULLY, IT'LL START MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR US. 1282 01:09:00,067 --> 01:09:01,300 RIGHT NOW, ME AND MY SON 1283 01:09:01,300 --> 01:09:05,200 ARE ON OUR WAY TO TRY OUT TAEKWONDO. 1284 01:09:05,200 --> 01:09:06,767 HE WAS GOING TO LEARN IT A LONG TIME AGO, 1285 01:09:06,767 --> 01:09:07,900 BUT I WOULD JUST DROP HIM OFF. 1286 01:09:07,900 --> 01:09:09,833 NOW, I'M ABLE TO ENJOY IT WITH HIM. 1287 01:09:09,833 --> 01:09:12,233 AND THIS IS ONE THING I WANT TO GET INTO WITH HIM 1288 01:09:12,233 --> 01:09:16,633 AND ME AND HIM COULD DO AS A FATHER-SON THING. 1289 01:09:16,633 --> 01:09:18,367 SINCE SEEING THE THERAPIST, 1290 01:09:18,367 --> 01:09:20,333 RONI AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO PRACTICE 1291 01:09:20,333 --> 01:09:23,233 HOW SHE TOLD US TO DEAL WITH MY ANGER. 1292 01:09:23,233 --> 01:09:25,933 SO, WHEN I GET ANGRY, RONI GOES AND WAITS 1293 01:09:25,933 --> 01:09:30,933 TILL I CALM DOWN BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE. 1294 01:09:30,933 --> 01:09:34,367 AND I THINK IT'S BEEN HELPING OUR RELATIONSHIP. 1295 01:09:34,367 --> 01:09:36,367 HEY, HOW'S IT GOING? ARE YOU MICHAEL? 1296 01:09:36,367 --> 01:09:37,633 YEAH, MICHAEL. NICE TO MEET YOU. 1297 01:09:37,633 --> 01:09:39,500 SO, WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE CLASS TODAY. 1298 01:09:39,500 --> 01:09:40,667 SOUNDS GOOD. 1299 01:09:40,667 --> 01:09:43,500 ROTATE YOUR NECK ALL THE WAY AROUND. 1300 01:09:43,500 --> 01:09:44,767 ROTATIONS THE OTHER WAY. 1301 01:09:44,767 --> 01:09:47,367 BUT I STILL HAVE ALL THAT ANGER INSIDE. 1302 01:09:47,367 --> 01:09:49,567 SO, WE'VE BEEN TALKING THROUGH WAYS 1303 01:09:49,567 --> 01:09:52,300 FOR ME TO DEAL WITH IT IN A HEALTHY MANNER. 1304 01:09:52,300 --> 01:09:53,700 AND DANIEL AND I DECIDED 1305 01:09:53,700 --> 01:09:55,300 BOXING WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT. 1306 01:09:55,300 --> 01:09:57,633 NOW LEFT, THEN RIGHT. 1307 01:09:57,633 --> 01:10:00,967 I FEEL LIKE BOXING MAKES SENSE AS A STRESS RELIEF. 1308 01:10:00,967 --> 01:10:04,900 PLUS, I GET TO SPEND TIME BONDING WITH MY SON. 1309 01:10:04,900 --> 01:10:06,000 AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA GO LEFT. 1310 01:10:06,000 --> 01:10:07,300 Daniel: WE DO MORE AND MORE STUFF NOW, 1311 01:10:07,300 --> 01:10:09,333 SINCE HE LOST THE WEIGHT. 1312 01:10:09,333 --> 01:10:12,467 OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS IMPROVED A LOT. 1313 01:10:12,467 --> 01:10:15,767 YOU'RE GONNA STEP UP -- ONE, TWO. 1314 01:10:15,767 --> 01:10:18,600 Michael: ALL THE YEARS I TREATED MY EMOTIONS LIKE A PROBLEM, 1315 01:10:18,600 --> 01:10:22,900 AND THAT'S JUST BOTTLED EVERYTHING UP AND MADE IT WORSE. 1316 01:10:22,900 --> 01:10:23,967 ONE, TWO. 1317 01:10:23,967 --> 01:10:25,333 SO I KNOW I HAVE TO START LEARNING 1318 01:10:25,333 --> 01:10:26,833 HOW TO DEAL WITH IT IN WAYS 1319 01:10:26,833 --> 01:10:30,467 THAT DON'T INVOLVE OVEREATING OR GETTING MAD AT MY FAMILY. 1320 01:10:30,467 --> 01:10:32,500 READY, TWO. 1321 01:10:32,500 --> 01:10:34,267 I KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T GONNA BE AN ISSUE 1322 01:10:34,267 --> 01:10:36,100 THAT I CAN FIX OVERNIGHT. 1323 01:10:36,100 --> 01:10:37,800 FIVE, SIX, NICE. 1324 01:10:37,800 --> 01:10:40,333 BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD START. 1325 01:10:40,333 --> 01:10:43,067 GOOD, KNEE. ELBOW. 1326 01:10:43,067 --> 01:10:44,300 YES. ONE MORE. 1327 01:10:44,300 --> 01:10:46,033 KNEE, ELBOW. 1328 01:10:46,033 --> 01:10:48,033 NICE. GOOD JOB. 1329 01:10:48,033 --> 01:10:50,433 BOXING, I FEEL LIKE IT'S SOMETHING GOOD 1330 01:10:50,433 --> 01:10:51,933 TO GET STRESS OUT, 1331 01:10:51,933 --> 01:10:53,733 BY YOU WORKING OUT, PUNCHING THE BAG. 1332 01:10:53,733 --> 01:10:56,433 IT'S ALL AROUND A GOOD SPORT TO DO. 1333 01:10:56,433 --> 01:10:58,433 I DON'T WANT TO STOP MAKING PROGRESS, 1334 01:10:58,433 --> 01:11:00,933 BECAUSE I'VE COME SO FAR. 1335 01:11:00,933 --> 01:11:03,567 AND DR. NOWZARADAN SAYS I CAN GET SKIN SURGERY 1336 01:11:03,567 --> 01:11:07,300 IF I LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT BY MY NEXT VISIT. 1337 01:11:07,300 --> 01:11:10,067 SO FAR, I'VE LOST ANOTHER 40 POUNDS, 1338 01:11:10,067 --> 01:11:13,100 BUT THE DOC WANTS ME TO GET DOWN 100. 1339 01:11:13,100 --> 01:11:14,400 ONE, THERE IT IS. 1340 01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:16,300 REST IT. YOU GOT IT. 1341 01:11:16,300 --> 01:11:17,800 GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. 1342 01:11:17,800 --> 01:11:22,433 SO, I'VE GOT ANOTHER FEW MONTHS TO LOSE THE LAST 60 POUNDS. 1343 01:11:22,433 --> 01:11:24,467 SO THAT'S WHAT I'M WORKING REALLY HARD TO DO. 1344 01:11:45,667 --> 01:11:49,067 Michael: THE PAST MONTH HAS BEEN GOOD. 1345 01:11:49,067 --> 01:11:52,633 I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET REALLY ACTIVE RECENTLY. 1346 01:11:52,633 --> 01:11:54,167 AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS, 1347 01:11:54,167 --> 01:11:56,067 I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK. 1348 01:11:58,200 --> 01:12:01,433 I GOT A JOB DRIVING A TAXI, 1349 01:12:01,433 --> 01:12:03,600 AND IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE TO FEEL PRODUCTIVE 1350 01:12:03,600 --> 01:12:06,500 AND LIKE I'M CONTRIBUTING AGAIN. 1351 01:12:06,500 --> 01:12:09,800 COMING BACK TO WORK WAS ONE OF MY MAJOR GOALS. 1352 01:12:09,800 --> 01:12:12,067 I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AGAIN 1353 01:12:12,067 --> 01:12:14,900 AND BE THE MAIN BREADWINNER. 1354 01:12:14,900 --> 01:12:16,367 THANK YOU. 1355 01:12:16,367 --> 01:12:18,300 MM-HMM. 1356 01:12:18,300 --> 01:12:21,467 HOW'S YOUR DAY BEEN GOING? AWESOME. 1357 01:12:21,467 --> 01:12:23,367 IT'S A FUN AND EXCITING JOB. 1358 01:12:23,367 --> 01:12:26,367 YOU GET TO MEET NEW PEOPLE EVERY DAY. 1359 01:12:26,367 --> 01:12:27,833 WE'RE GOING TO THE PAINT STORE? 1360 01:12:27,833 --> 01:12:29,433 YEAH, THE PAINT STORE AT THE COLLEGE. 1361 01:12:29,433 --> 01:12:31,200 I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT ADDRESS. 1362 01:12:31,200 --> 01:12:32,567 BEFORE, THE ONLY PLACE 1363 01:12:32,567 --> 01:12:35,733 I WOULD REALLY GO WAS MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT. 1364 01:12:35,733 --> 01:12:38,767 AND I MOSTLY STAYED AT HOME ALL DAY. 1365 01:12:38,767 --> 01:12:41,133 SO THIS IS A HUGE CHANGE FOR ME 1366 01:12:41,133 --> 01:12:43,533 AND I'M WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE AS MUCH PROGRESS 1367 01:12:43,533 --> 01:12:46,500 AS I CAN TO QUALIFY FOR MY SKIN SURGERY. 1368 01:12:51,200 --> 01:12:53,933 I'M EXTREMELY HAPPY ABOUT HAVING A JOB NOW 1369 01:12:53,933 --> 01:12:55,833 AND DOING MY JOB BETTER THAN EVER, 1370 01:12:55,833 --> 01:12:58,400 JUST BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE OUT 1371 01:12:58,400 --> 01:13:00,067 WHEN THEY NEED HELP WITH ANYTHING, 1372 01:13:00,067 --> 01:13:01,600 LOADING OR UNLOADING STUFF 1373 01:13:01,600 --> 01:13:03,833 THAT THEY BRING IN THE CAR. 1374 01:13:03,833 --> 01:13:07,400 AND I'M MORE INDEPENDENT, SO I'M HAPPY ABOUT ALL THAT. 1375 01:13:07,400 --> 01:13:09,133 THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FORM HERE. 1376 01:13:09,133 --> 01:13:13,200 I'M JUST EXCITED FOR WHERE THE FUTURE GOES. 1377 01:13:13,200 --> 01:13:15,633 SO I'M GONNA KEEP WORKING, 1378 01:13:15,633 --> 01:13:18,333 KEEP MAKING MORE PROGRESS, 1379 01:13:18,333 --> 01:13:23,600 AND KEEP REACHING MY GOALS. 1380 01:13:23,600 --> 01:13:24,800 AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. 1381 01:13:24,800 --> 01:13:25,800 UH-HUH. 1382 01:13:25,800 --> 01:13:28,067 BECAUSE THE MORE I SUCCEED AT... BYE. 1383 01:13:28,067 --> 01:13:30,567 ...IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO TRY EVEN HARDER. 1384 01:13:45,067 --> 01:13:48,100 THIS PAST MONTH, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL 1385 01:13:48,100 --> 01:13:50,067 AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 1386 01:13:52,833 --> 01:13:56,067 MY BODY FEELS LIGHTER. 1387 01:13:56,067 --> 01:13:58,500 I'M MORE MOBILE, I'M ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE STUFF 1388 01:13:58,500 --> 01:14:00,433 THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO DO. 1389 01:14:02,500 --> 01:14:04,067 I FEEL GOOD NOW. 1390 01:14:04,067 --> 01:14:07,133 I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO UNBUCKLE THEM TO PUT THEM ON. 1391 01:14:07,133 --> 01:14:10,233 I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN MY CLOTHES WAS THIS LOOSE. 1392 01:14:10,233 --> 01:14:13,533 THESE WOULDN'T EVEN FIT, NOW THEY FALL OFF OF ME. 1393 01:14:13,533 --> 01:14:16,200 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, 1394 01:14:16,200 --> 01:14:18,567 I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO DOWN TO A SMALLER SIZE 1395 01:14:18,567 --> 01:14:20,767 BECAUSE SOME OF MY CLOTHES AREN'T FITTING. 1396 01:14:20,767 --> 01:14:25,867 THIS SHIRT IS WHAT I WAS WEARING WHEN I FIRST STARTED EVERYTHING. 1397 01:14:25,867 --> 01:14:27,100 AND IT'S BIG. 1398 01:14:29,767 --> 01:14:31,567 I'VE BEEN LOSING AROUND 20 POUNDS 1399 01:14:31,567 --> 01:14:35,700 FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WHICH IS GOOD. 1400 01:14:35,700 --> 01:14:39,067 BUT TO HIT MY GOAL BY THE NEXT DOCTOR'S VISIT, 1401 01:14:39,067 --> 01:14:42,967 I HAVE TO LOSE 26 POUNDS IN A MONTH. 1402 01:14:42,967 --> 01:14:47,167 SO I'M GONNA WORK REALLY HARD TO DO THAT. 1403 01:14:47,167 --> 01:14:50,067 I'M STAYING ACTIVE AND I'M STICKING TO MY DIET, 1404 01:14:50,067 --> 01:14:51,400 BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH RONI 1405 01:14:51,400 --> 01:14:52,933 AND DOING WHAT THE THERAPIST TOLD US 1406 01:14:52,933 --> 01:14:57,233 TO DO TO HELP WITH MY ANGER ISSUES. 1407 01:14:57,233 --> 01:15:00,667 IT HASN'T BEEN EASY, BUT I TRY TO TALK TO HER 1408 01:15:00,667 --> 01:15:03,567 ABOUT HOW I FEEL INSTEAD OF JUST ERUPTING. 1409 01:15:06,733 --> 01:15:08,567 AND IF I GET TOO ANGRY, 1410 01:15:08,567 --> 01:15:11,633 SHE WALKS AWAY, AND I'M LEARNING TO WALK AWAY. 1411 01:15:11,633 --> 01:15:14,067 BECAUSE I DON'T USUALLY WANT TO DO THAT -- 1412 01:15:14,067 --> 01:15:15,967 I WANT TO FIGHT. 1413 01:15:15,967 --> 01:15:20,367 BUT I'M WORKING ON IT, BECAUSE I LOVE RONI 1414 01:15:20,367 --> 01:15:21,833 AND I LOVE MY FAMILY 1415 01:15:21,833 --> 01:15:25,067 AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. 1416 01:15:25,067 --> 01:15:28,267 I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH ANGER I HAVE FROM MY CHILDHOOD, 1417 01:15:28,267 --> 01:15:31,267 BECAUSE OF HOW I GREW UP, 1418 01:15:31,267 --> 01:15:36,267 AND HOW MUCH BOTTLING UP MY EMOTIONS AFFECTED ME. 1419 01:15:36,267 --> 01:15:38,500 AND I HAVE TO KEEP WORKING AT IT, 1420 01:15:38,500 --> 01:15:41,933 'CAUSE I WANT TO DO THIS FOR MYSELF AND FOR MY FAMILY. 1421 01:15:41,933 --> 01:15:45,367 I DON'T WANT TO BE THE PERSON I'VE BEEN FOR SO LONG. 1422 01:15:45,367 --> 01:15:48,100 THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR ME THIS WHOLE TIME 1423 01:15:48,100 --> 01:15:51,233 AND I DON'T WANT TO LET THEM DOWN. 1424 01:15:51,233 --> 01:15:55,700 I WANT TO DO THIS AND KEEP HITTING EVERY GOAL. 1425 01:15:55,700 --> 01:15:58,133 'CAUSE I'M DOING IT FOR THEM, 'CAUSE I LOVE THEM. 1426 01:16:10,667 --> 01:16:15,300 I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. I KNOW I'VE BEEN DOING WELL 1427 01:16:15,300 --> 01:16:16,767 AND MAKING PROGRESS, 1428 01:16:16,767 --> 01:16:18,800 BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I HIT MY GOAL WEIGHT 1429 01:16:18,800 --> 01:16:20,833 FOR THIS DOCTOR'S VISIT. 1430 01:16:20,833 --> 01:16:23,967 DR. NOW SAID I NEEDED TO GET UNDER 350 POUNDS 1431 01:16:23,967 --> 01:16:27,367 IF I WANTED TO QUALIFY FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 1432 01:16:27,367 --> 01:16:29,133 MICHAEL DOMINGUEZ. 1433 01:16:29,133 --> 01:16:30,667 HI. 1434 01:16:30,667 --> 01:16:34,967 THAT MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE LOST 26 POUNDS THIS PAST MONTH. 1435 01:16:34,967 --> 01:16:36,733 SO I'M REALLY NERVOUS TO FIND OUT 1436 01:16:36,733 --> 01:16:38,667 IF I'M NOT GONNA QUALIFY TODAY 1437 01:16:53,067 --> 01:16:54,433 Michael: DR. NOW SAID I NEEDED 1438 01:16:54,433 --> 01:16:56,333 TO GET UNDER 350 POUNDS 1439 01:16:56,333 --> 01:16:59,833 IF I WANTED TO QUALIFY FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY. 1440 01:16:59,833 --> 01:17:02,467 AND I'M REALLY ANXIOUS TO SEE IF I DID IT. 1441 01:17:05,967 --> 01:17:07,667 THAT'S GOOD. 1442 01:17:07,667 --> 01:17:09,333 [ LAUGHS ] 1443 01:17:12,100 --> 01:17:16,900 TO SEE MY WEIGHT BELOW 350 IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE FEELING. 1444 01:17:16,900 --> 01:17:19,200 I HAVEN'T BEEN THIS SMALL IN SO LONG, 1445 01:17:19,200 --> 01:17:23,567 AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THE DOCTOR'S IMPRESSED BY IT. 1446 01:17:23,567 --> 01:17:24,533 HELLO. 1447 01:17:24,533 --> 01:17:25,533 HI. HOW ARE YOU, DOCTOR? 1448 01:17:25,533 --> 01:17:28,833 HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? I'M DOING GOOD. 1449 01:17:28,833 --> 01:17:30,433 WELL, MICHAEL, YOU DID GREAT. 1450 01:17:30,433 --> 01:17:32,967 YOU MADE IT BELOW THE GOAL I WANTED TO HIT. 1451 01:17:32,967 --> 01:17:34,900 HOW DOES THAT FEEL? IT FEELS GOOD. 1452 01:17:34,900 --> 01:17:37,267 I'M MORE MOBILE, I'M EXCITED, 1453 01:17:37,267 --> 01:17:39,300 I'M ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE THINGS 1454 01:17:39,300 --> 01:17:41,567 AND EXPERIENCE LIFE LITTLE BY LITTLE. 1455 01:17:41,567 --> 01:17:44,233 YOU CAN DO MORE ACTIVITY, HUH? YES, SIR. 1456 01:17:44,233 --> 01:17:47,933 Dr. Nowzaradan: MICHAEL HAS DONE REALLY WELL IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. 1457 01:17:47,933 --> 01:17:51,067 FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, HIS PROGRESS SLOWED DOWN 1458 01:17:51,067 --> 01:17:53,533 BECAUSE HE WAS DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES 1459 01:17:53,533 --> 01:17:55,433 THAT HE NEEDED TO ADDRESS. 1460 01:17:55,433 --> 01:17:58,767 BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS, HE GOT BACK ON TRACK. 1461 01:17:58,767 --> 01:18:01,300 SO, I HAVE NO DOUBT, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, 1462 01:18:01,300 --> 01:18:05,700 HE'LL BE AT HIS TARGET WEIGHT IN THE LOW 200s. 1463 01:18:05,700 --> 01:18:09,067 I THINK YOU'RE READY NOW FOR YOUR FIRST SKIN REMOVAL. 1464 01:18:09,067 --> 01:18:12,733 SO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SCHEDULE YOU FOR THAT. 1465 01:18:12,733 --> 01:18:14,767 YOU HAVE DONE VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 1466 01:18:14,767 --> 01:18:15,900 ALL RIGHT. I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP. 1467 01:18:15,900 --> 01:18:20,100 I'M PROUD OF YOU. 1468 01:18:20,100 --> 01:18:22,867 Michael: THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN A HARD JOURNEY, 1469 01:18:22,867 --> 01:18:25,500 BUT A GREAT ONE. 1470 01:18:25,500 --> 01:18:27,400 A YEAR AGO, I WOULD'VE NEVER GUESSED 1471 01:18:27,400 --> 01:18:30,400 THAT I WOULD BE WHERE I AM TODAY. 1472 01:18:30,400 --> 01:18:32,367 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY SKIN SURGERY 1473 01:18:32,367 --> 01:18:34,333 AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. 1474 01:18:40,800 --> 01:18:43,233 WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A RESTAURANT, 1475 01:18:43,233 --> 01:18:44,267 JUST TO GO OUT FOR THE NIGHT 1476 01:18:44,267 --> 01:18:45,833 FOR A DATE ON MY DAY OFF OF WORK. 1477 01:18:45,833 --> 01:18:49,767 SO, JUST TO ENJOY THE NIGHT. 1478 01:18:49,767 --> 01:18:52,400 WE HAVEN'T BEEN OUT ON A DATE IN YEARS 1479 01:18:52,400 --> 01:18:55,933 'CAUSE SHE'S BEEN MY CARETAKER 1480 01:18:55,933 --> 01:18:57,700 AND I'VE JUST STAYED AT HOME. 1481 01:18:57,700 --> 01:18:59,300 SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING, 1482 01:18:59,300 --> 01:19:03,467 TO BE ABLE TO TREAT HER LIKE SHE SHOULD BE TREATED. 1483 01:19:03,467 --> 01:19:08,200 HOW'S IT GOING, MAN? WE GOT TWO, PLEASE. 1484 01:19:08,200 --> 01:19:11,867 AND EVERY DAY, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSER, 1485 01:19:11,867 --> 01:19:14,067 AND THAT'S BEEN A NICE CHANGE. 1486 01:19:14,067 --> 01:19:15,967 I LIKE THAT YOU BROUGHT ME TO THIS RESTAURANT, 1487 01:19:15,967 --> 01:19:19,833 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO COME HERE FOR A LONG TIME. 1488 01:19:19,833 --> 01:19:23,600 TONIGHT IS SPECIAL 'CAUSE I LOVE ITALIAN FOOD AND HE DOESN'T, 1489 01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:25,800 SO HE KIND OF GAVE INTO ME AND JUST SAID, YOU KNOW, 1490 01:19:25,800 --> 01:19:28,233 "YOU PICK THE PLACE." 1491 01:19:28,233 --> 01:19:31,567 I WANTED THE CHICKEN PARMESAN. I WANT THE LOBSTER RAVIOLI. 1492 01:19:31,567 --> 01:19:32,933 LOBSTER RAVIOLI? YEAH. 1493 01:19:32,933 --> 01:19:35,600 AND I'M GONNA ALSO GET ONE OF THESE SIDE MEATBALL. 1494 01:19:35,600 --> 01:19:37,433 I THINK SURGERY AND THE WEIGHT LOSS 1495 01:19:37,433 --> 01:19:39,600 HAS JUST CHANGED OUR RELATIONSHIP 1496 01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:43,100 BECAUSE NOW WE JUST GO AND ENJOY OUR TIME TOGETHER. 1497 01:19:43,100 --> 01:19:45,333 I REALLY LIKE THAT SHIRT ON YOU. 1498 01:19:45,333 --> 01:19:46,700 THANK YOU. I LIKE IT ON ME, TOO. 1499 01:19:46,700 --> 01:19:49,067 [ LAUGHS ] 1500 01:19:49,067 --> 01:19:50,867 I LIKE THAT SHIRT ON YOU, TOO. 1501 01:19:50,867 --> 01:19:54,500 THANK YOU. I LIKE IT ON ME, TOO. 1502 01:19:54,500 --> 01:19:55,867 Michael: RONI AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING 1503 01:19:55,867 --> 01:19:58,800 ON WHAT THE THERAPIST ASKED US TO. 1504 01:19:58,800 --> 01:20:00,333 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 1505 01:20:00,333 --> 01:20:02,667 AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN HELPING OUT A LOT. 1506 01:20:04,667 --> 01:20:06,933 I LOVE HER AND I LOVE MY KIDS, 1507 01:20:06,933 --> 01:20:08,733 AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM THAT 1508 01:20:08,733 --> 01:20:11,467 BY BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM 1509 01:20:11,467 --> 01:20:14,567 AND KEEP DOING WHAT I SHOULD BE DOING. 1510 01:20:14,567 --> 01:20:16,333 OKAY. I REALLY LOVE YOU 1511 01:20:16,333 --> 01:20:18,567 AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, 1512 01:20:18,567 --> 01:20:20,533 FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, 1513 01:20:20,533 --> 01:20:22,833 AND I'VE PUT YOU THROUGH THIS WHOLE YEAR. 1514 01:20:22,833 --> 01:20:24,000 AND STILL PUTTING ME THROUGH? 1515 01:20:24,000 --> 01:20:25,167 AND STILL PUTTING YOU THROUGH IT. 1516 01:20:25,167 --> 01:20:27,000 AND GIVING YOU A HEADACHE EVERY DAY. 1517 01:20:27,000 --> 01:20:28,467 TELL ME MORE. UM... 1518 01:20:28,467 --> 01:20:30,300 [ LAUGHS ] 1519 01:20:30,300 --> 01:20:33,467 I REALLY LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU, TOO. 1520 01:20:33,467 --> 01:20:35,667 I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP SUCCEEDING 1521 01:20:35,667 --> 01:20:37,933 AND LOSE WEIGHT MORE EVERY DAY 1522 01:20:37,933 --> 01:20:41,067 AND BE ABLE TO ENJOY LIFE WITH THE KIDS AND MY WIFE. 1523 01:20:41,067 --> 01:20:43,667 AND TO KEEP DEALING WITH THE STRUGGLE 1524 01:20:43,667 --> 01:20:46,500 THAT I HAD AND NEVER GO BACK THERE, 1525 01:20:46,500 --> 01:20:48,900 AND JUST ENJOY LIFE AGAIN. 1526 01:20:58,067 --> 01:21:01,367 IT'S BEEN EIGHT MONTHS SINCE MY GASTRIC-BYPASS SURGERY 1527 01:21:01,367 --> 01:21:03,800 AND I'M REALLY FEELING GREAT. 1528 01:21:03,800 --> 01:21:07,367 DAD, LET'S GO THROW THE FOOTBALL. 1529 01:21:07,367 --> 01:21:09,667 Daniel: I'M PROUD OF MY DAD FOR LOSING THE WEIGHT. 1530 01:21:09,667 --> 01:21:12,633 I FEEL LIKE FAMILY LIFE IS GETTING BETTER NOW. 1531 01:21:12,633 --> 01:21:14,800 I'M INTO FOOTBALL, AND MY DAD CAN COME OUTSIDE 1532 01:21:14,800 --> 01:21:16,100 AND PLAY CATCH WITH ME NOW. 1533 01:21:16,100 --> 01:21:19,267 COME ON, BABY. WHAT ARE YOU -- OH. 1534 01:21:21,467 --> 01:21:22,867 YOU'RE GONNA THROW THE FOOTBALL WITH US, COME ON. 1535 01:21:22,867 --> 01:21:26,100 NO, I'M NOT. I TOOK IT BACK. 1536 01:21:26,100 --> 01:21:27,800 AS I LOSE MORE AND MORE WEIGHT, 1537 01:21:27,800 --> 01:21:32,533 IT GETS EASIER TO BE MOBILE AND BE ABLE TO WALK AROUND. 1538 01:21:32,533 --> 01:21:34,200 YOU BETTER THROW IT RIGHT TO ME, FOOL. 1539 01:21:34,200 --> 01:21:36,600 I HAVEN'T THROWN A FOOTBALL IN A WHILE. COME ON. 1540 01:21:36,600 --> 01:21:38,500 Roni: MICHAEL'S LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT -- 1541 01:21:38,500 --> 01:21:40,500 OVER 200 POUNDS, YOU KNOW -- 1542 01:21:40,500 --> 01:21:42,833 AND NOW THAT THE WEIGHT'S COMING OFF, 1543 01:21:42,833 --> 01:21:45,600 HIS WHOLE ENERGY LEVEL HAS TRIPLED. 1544 01:21:45,600 --> 01:21:48,933 AND IT DRIVES ME INSANE. 1545 01:21:48,933 --> 01:21:50,567 HE WANTS TO GO HERE, HE WANTS TO DO THIS, 1546 01:21:50,567 --> 01:21:52,667 HE WANTS TO DO THAT, AND I'M JUST LIKE, 1547 01:21:52,667 --> 01:21:55,367 "OH, MY GOODNESS, CALM DOWN." 1548 01:21:55,367 --> 01:21:57,400 NICE QUARTERBACK SKILLS. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DIVE FOR IT. 1549 01:21:57,400 --> 01:21:58,733 Roni: GET IT BEFORE IT GOES IN THE MUD. 1550 01:21:58,733 --> 01:22:01,933 I'M NOT GONNA DIVE. YEAH, IT'S JUST GRASS. 1551 01:22:04,233 --> 01:22:08,400 Michael: I HAVE SO MUCH MORE ENERGY THAN I DID BEFORE. 1552 01:22:08,400 --> 01:22:10,500 AND NOW I CAN FINALLY START TO BE THE DAD 1553 01:22:10,500 --> 01:22:12,967 THAT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BE. 1554 01:22:12,967 --> 01:22:17,667 AND IT'S REALLY FUN TO BE ABLE TO BE ACTIVE WITH DANIEL. 1555 01:22:17,667 --> 01:22:20,633 THE WIND KEEPS TAKING IT. 1556 01:22:20,633 --> 01:22:23,200 Daniel: I'M SURPRISED THAT MY DAD LOST THIS MUCH WEIGHT. 1557 01:22:25,500 --> 01:22:29,467 I DIDN'T THINK HE COULD DO IT, BUT HE PROVED EVERYBODY WRONG. 1558 01:22:29,467 --> 01:22:31,633 IT'S GETTING BETTER. IT'S GETTING BETTER? 1559 01:22:36,333 --> 01:22:38,267 Michael: IT'S TAKEN A LOT TO GET TO THIS POINT, 1560 01:22:38,267 --> 01:22:41,733 PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. 1561 01:22:41,733 --> 01:22:43,333 BUT I'M SO GLAD I CAN FINALLY 1562 01:22:43,333 --> 01:22:47,300 JUST START TO ENJOY MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY. 1563 01:22:47,300 --> 01:22:48,800 Roni: AS HARD AS THIS LAST YEAR'S BEEN, 1564 01:22:48,800 --> 01:22:50,867 I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S WELL WORTH IT, 1565 01:22:50,867 --> 01:22:53,200 BECAUSE I JUST SEE HIM SO HAPPY. 1566 01:22:53,200 --> 01:22:54,900 AND I'M USED TO HELPING HIM, YOU KNOW, 1567 01:22:54,900 --> 01:22:56,700 AND NOW HE DON'T NEED MY HELP. 1568 01:22:56,700 --> 01:23:00,233 IF I WASN'T HERE, HE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT HIMSELF. 1569 01:23:00,233 --> 01:23:02,233 HE DOESN'T NEED ME. 1570 01:23:02,233 --> 01:23:04,767 HE REALLY DOESN'T NEED ME. [ LAUGHS ] 1571 01:23:04,767 --> 01:23:05,800 ALL RIGHT, SON. 1572 01:23:05,800 --> 01:23:09,100 WASH UP AND GET READY FOR DINNER. 1573 01:23:09,100 --> 01:23:10,733 CATCH, MOM. 1574 01:23:10,733 --> 01:23:13,267 NO. 1575 01:23:15,333 --> 01:23:17,633 Michael: NOW THAT I'M LOSING WEIGHT AND WORKING 1576 01:23:17,633 --> 01:23:20,400 ON CONTROLLING MY EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY, 1577 01:23:20,400 --> 01:23:23,867 WE SEEM TO ALL BE GETTING ALONG A LOT BETTER. 1578 01:23:33,833 --> 01:23:37,533 RECENTLY, WE'VE STARTED GOING OUT AND DOING MORE FUN THINGS. 1579 01:23:37,533 --> 01:23:39,933 SO, TODAY, WE'RE GONNA PLAY PUTT-PUTT. 1580 01:23:44,767 --> 01:23:48,633 I WANTED TO DO STUFF LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS 600 POUNDS, 1581 01:23:48,633 --> 01:23:51,433 BUT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD GET OUT OF THE HOUSE LONG ENOUGH 1582 01:23:51,433 --> 01:23:53,267 TO EVEN TRY IT. 1583 01:23:53,267 --> 01:23:55,433 NO, NO, REDO, FOOL. REDO. 1584 01:23:55,433 --> 01:23:56,967 I KNOW MY KIDS HAVE ALWAYS WANTED 1585 01:23:56,967 --> 01:23:59,100 TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE WITH ME. 1586 01:23:59,100 --> 01:24:00,833 TWO. TWO. 1587 01:24:00,833 --> 01:24:05,333 AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A CHANCE TO DO THAT. 1588 01:24:05,333 --> 01:24:09,267 YOU GOT TO GET IT RIGHT THERE. NO, FOOL, LET IT GO. 1589 01:24:09,267 --> 01:24:12,400 I WENT FROM BEING CONSTANTLY MISERABLE AND ANGRY 1590 01:24:12,400 --> 01:24:16,900 TO STARTING TO REALLY LOVE MY LIFE. 1591 01:24:16,900 --> 01:24:19,933 MY CHILDHOOD WAS THE REASON I GOT TO 600 POUNDS 1592 01:24:19,933 --> 01:24:23,600 AND I NEVER WANT MY KIDS TO EXPERIENCE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 1593 01:24:23,600 --> 01:24:26,400 SO, I'M DEDICATED TO KEEPING THE WEIGHT OFF 1594 01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:30,267 AND BEING THE BEST DAD THAT I CAN. 1595 01:24:30,267 --> 01:24:31,867 MAKE IT. 1596 01:24:31,867 --> 01:24:35,200 WATCH -- OH, IT'S ALMOST GOING THAT WAY, HOLD ON. 1597 01:24:35,200 --> 01:24:38,833 IT FEELS AMAZING FOR HIM TO GO OUT AND PLAY GOLF WITH US. 1598 01:24:38,833 --> 01:24:40,300 YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE TO WORRY 1599 01:24:40,300 --> 01:24:42,333 ABOUT BRINGING HIS WHEELCHAIR 1600 01:24:42,333 --> 01:24:45,433 OR IF IT WAS GONNA BE A LOT OF WALKING. 1601 01:24:45,433 --> 01:24:48,500 NOW IT'S JUST GET UP AND GO. 1602 01:24:48,500 --> 01:24:50,367 THAT'S FIVE, SIX, SEVEN. 1603 01:24:50,367 --> 01:24:52,100 THAT'S TWO. THREE. THAT'S 18. 1604 01:24:52,100 --> 01:24:53,900 MY THING WAS TOUCHING THIS THE WHOLE TIME. 1605 01:24:53,900 --> 01:24:57,300 Daniel: IT FEELS GOOD TO INTERACT WITH MY DAD. 1606 01:24:57,300 --> 01:24:59,067 NOW THAT HE CAN MOVE AROUND MORE, 1607 01:24:59,067 --> 01:25:00,933 WE CAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER. 1608 01:25:00,933 --> 01:25:02,967 WHO PUT THAT THERE? THAT'S WHAT YOU GET. 1609 01:25:02,967 --> 01:25:04,400 GO GET IT FOR ME, REAL QUICK. 1610 01:25:04,400 --> 01:25:05,800 THAT'S A DO-OVER. 1611 01:25:05,800 --> 01:25:07,867 Michael: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SO MUCH NOW. 1612 01:25:07,867 --> 01:25:10,200 MY SKIN SURGERY IS GONNA CHANGE MY LIFE. 1613 01:25:10,200 --> 01:25:13,067 ME JOB IS SOMETHING I'M GLAD TO DO EVERY DAY. 1614 01:25:13,067 --> 01:25:15,167 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO BE AROUND 1615 01:25:15,167 --> 01:25:17,467 TO WATCH MY KIDS GROW UP NOW. 1616 01:25:17,467 --> 01:25:19,667 BRI, PUT 13 FOR YOUR BROTHER. 1617 01:25:19,667 --> 01:25:22,200 PUT WHAT? 13. 1618 01:25:22,200 --> 01:25:23,767 13? 1619 01:25:23,767 --> 01:25:29,133 NOW, I WAKE UP EVERY DAY EXCITED FOR WHAT'S COMING NEXT. 1620 01:25:29,133 --> 01:25:30,833 THAT'S A HOLE-IN-ONE. THERE YOU GO. 1621 01:25:30,833 --> 01:25:31,067 AND THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE.