1 00:00:02,344 --> 00:00:04,689 HI, MY NAME IS ROSHANDA PERRIO. 2 00:00:04,689 --> 00:00:07,000 I'M 30 YEARS OLD. 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,517 I LIVE IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. 4 00:00:09,517 --> 00:00:13,965 I'M CURRENTLY 783 POUNDS, 5 00:00:13,965 --> 00:00:16,586 MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE. 6 00:00:16,586 --> 00:00:20,000 I'M TO THE POINT NOW WHERE... 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,241 I CAN'T HARDLY MOVE AROUND LIKE I WANT TO ANYMORE. 8 00:00:24,241 --> 00:00:27,310 IT'S GETTING REAL DIFFICULT, AND... 9 00:00:27,310 --> 00:00:31,482 IF I EVER GET TO WHERE I CAN'T DO NOTHING FOR MYSELF, 10 00:00:31,482 --> 00:00:34,241 I DON'T THINK I WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE. 11 00:00:34,241 --> 00:00:37,517 HEY, GUYS. MY NAME IS BRANDIE PERRIO. 12 00:00:37,517 --> 00:00:40,379 I'M FROM ST. MARTINVILLE, LOUISIANA, 13 00:00:40,379 --> 00:00:45,241 BUT I LIVE IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA. 14 00:00:45,241 --> 00:00:46,689 I'M 29 YEARS OLD, 15 00:00:46,689 --> 00:00:51,275 AND I WOULD SAY MY WEIGHT IS ABOUT... 16 00:00:51,275 --> 00:00:54,172 BETWEEN 600 AND 650. 17 00:00:54,172 --> 00:00:56,413 I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M JUST WAITING TO DIE, 18 00:00:56,413 --> 00:01:00,068 LIKE, I'M JUST HERE JUST WAITING TO PASS, 19 00:01:00,068 --> 00:01:03,275 AND IF I COULD SEE -- 20 00:01:03,275 --> 00:01:05,620 LIKE, IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, 21 00:01:05,620 --> 00:01:08,724 I CAN SEE IF NOTHING CHANGES, IF I DON'T GET ANY HELP, 22 00:01:08,724 --> 00:01:12,793 I CAN SEE MYSELF NOT BEING HERE ANYMORE. 23 00:01:12,793 --> 00:01:15,137 GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CLARENCE PERRIO. 24 00:01:15,137 --> 00:01:17,827 I'M THE OLDEST BROTHER OF BRANDIE AND ROSHANDA. 25 00:01:17,827 --> 00:01:20,344 I'M NOT QUITE AS BIG AS THEM, BUT I'M BIG, YOU KNOW? 26 00:01:20,344 --> 00:01:25,068 I THINK ROSHANDA ALWAYS HAD ASPIRATIONS OF DOING MORE THINGS 27 00:01:25,068 --> 00:01:26,586 THAN SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO, 28 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:29,724 AND HER WEIGHT HAS BEEN HOLDING HER BACK, YOU KNOW? 29 00:01:29,724 --> 00:01:33,517 I'VE TRIED MY BEST, AND I DO WHAT I CAN TO HELP. 30 00:01:33,517 --> 00:01:35,482 YOU KNOW, ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP ON HOPING AND PRAYING 31 00:01:35,482 --> 00:01:37,344 AND KEEP ON COMING EVERY DAY. 32 00:01:40,758 --> 00:01:43,586 Dr. Nowzaradan: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HUMAN HISTORY... 33 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:52,586 AND THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THAT IS OBESITY. 34 00:02:10,344 --> 00:02:14,137 AND NOW I'M TRAINING OTHER DOCTORS TO UNDERSTAND 35 00:02:14,137 --> 00:02:18,655 HOW THEY CAN TREAT THOSE WHO ARE OVER 600 POUNDS 36 00:02:18,655 --> 00:02:20,517 BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, 37 00:02:20,517 --> 00:02:24,482 SEVERE OBESITY IS NO LONGER LIMITED TO A SMALL POPULATION. 38 00:02:26,068 --> 00:02:29,413 IT'S STARTING TO AFFECT MORE RANGES OF PEOPLE, 39 00:02:29,413 --> 00:02:33,586 INCLUDING CHILDREN AND WHOLE FAMILIES AT ONE TIME. 40 00:02:33,586 --> 00:02:37,517 I HAVE A BIG SWEET TOOTH. PIES, COOKIES, CHOCOLATES. 41 00:02:37,517 --> 00:02:38,931 I LOVE ICE CREAM. 42 00:02:38,931 --> 00:02:41,448 I HAVE A HALF A GALLON OF COOKIES AND CREAM RIGHT NOW, 43 00:02:41,448 --> 00:02:45,586 AND I MIGHT FIX ME A LITTLE BIT BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP. 44 00:02:47,586 --> 00:02:49,551 Dr. Nowzaradan: AND IN SITUATIONS 45 00:02:49,551 --> 00:02:51,413 THAT WE FIND WHOLE FAMILIES 46 00:02:51,413 --> 00:02:55,172 GAINING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT BY ENABLING EACH OTHER, 47 00:02:55,172 --> 00:02:57,241 IT CAN BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT 48 00:02:57,241 --> 00:03:01,034 TO BREAK THROUGH THAT DYNAMIC TO SAVE THEIR LIVES. 49 00:03:01,034 --> 00:03:04,103 --Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com 50 00:03:04,103 --> 00:03:07,068 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 51 00:03:07,068 --> 00:03:13,413 ♪♪ 52 00:03:13,413 --> 00:03:19,793 ♪♪ 53 00:03:19,793 --> 00:03:21,896 Roshanda: EVERY DAY, 54 00:03:21,896 --> 00:03:25,275 I WONDER TO MYSELF HOW COULD I LET THINGS GET SO BAD... 55 00:03:29,862 --> 00:03:33,689 ...AND HOW I'VE GOTTEN SO BIG 56 00:03:33,689 --> 00:03:37,724 TO WHERE JUST DOING ANYTHING IS SUCH A STRUGGLE. 57 00:03:39,827 --> 00:03:42,172 BUT THAT'S MY LIFE NOW. 58 00:03:44,758 --> 00:03:49,206 AND SOME DAYS I WONDER HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN KEEP DOING THIS... 59 00:03:49,206 --> 00:03:54,206 ♪♪ 60 00:03:54,206 --> 00:03:56,103 ...BECAUSE I'M AT THE POINT NOW 61 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:59,413 WHERE I AM NO LONGER INDEPENDENT. 62 00:03:59,413 --> 00:04:04,931 ♪♪ 63 00:04:04,931 --> 00:04:10,827 SO, MY BROTHER CLARENCE HAS HAD TO BECOME MY CARETAKER, 64 00:04:10,827 --> 00:04:13,068 BUT IN THE MORNINGS, HE'S HELPING MY YOUNGER SISTER 65 00:04:13,068 --> 00:04:16,896 BRANDIE BECAUSE OF HER WEIGHT, TOO. 66 00:04:18,896 --> 00:04:21,689 WE ALL LIVE ABOUT A BLOCK FROM EACH OTHER, 67 00:04:21,689 --> 00:04:24,068 AND UNTIL THEY CAN HELP ME, 68 00:04:24,068 --> 00:04:26,965 MY NEIGHBOR MISS MARIE HELPS ME. 69 00:04:26,965 --> 00:04:29,206 [ Ringing ] 70 00:04:29,206 --> 00:04:31,241 MARIE: Hello?YOU BUSY? 71 00:04:31,241 --> 00:04:32,551 Unh-unh. 72 00:04:32,551 --> 00:04:34,206 I'M HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING MY PANTS ON. 73 00:04:34,206 --> 00:04:35,931 CAN YOU COME HELP ME? 74 00:04:35,931 --> 00:04:37,275 All right. 75 00:04:39,827 --> 00:04:40,655 [ KNOCKING ] 76 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:42,931 COME ON. 77 00:04:42,931 --> 00:04:46,000 HEY.HOW YOU DOING, BABY? 78 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,206 I NEED...WHAT YOU NEED ME TO DO? 79 00:04:51,551 --> 00:04:54,344 IT'S GETTING SCARY BECAUSE EVERY DAY IT FEELS LIKE 80 00:04:54,344 --> 00:04:56,310 I CAN DO LESS AND LESS ON MY OWN, 81 00:04:59,034 --> 00:05:02,068 AND I KNOW SOON I'M GONNA BE BEDRIDDEN 82 00:05:02,068 --> 00:05:03,896 AND COMPLETELY HELPLESS. 83 00:05:07,413 --> 00:05:08,689 OKAY. 84 00:05:10,827 --> 00:05:12,896 AND THAT TERRIFIES ME. 85 00:05:14,758 --> 00:05:19,448 I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THAT POINT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT A LIFE, 86 00:05:19,448 --> 00:05:22,620 BUT RIGHT NOW I HAVE NO IDEA 87 00:05:22,620 --> 00:05:25,517 HOW I CAN STOP IT FROM GETTING TO THAT POINT 88 00:05:25,517 --> 00:05:28,862 BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP EATING. 89 00:05:28,862 --> 00:05:30,172 IT'S ALL I WANT TO DO. 90 00:05:34,206 --> 00:05:36,206 YOU GO, GIRL. 91 00:05:39,413 --> 00:05:42,827 ♪♪ 92 00:05:42,827 --> 00:05:44,758 SO ONCE I'M DRESSED, 93 00:05:44,758 --> 00:05:46,862 I GO WAIT BY THE FRONT DOOR 94 00:05:46,862 --> 00:05:51,413 FOR CLARENCE AND BRANDIE TO SHOW UP WITH OUR MEAL, 95 00:05:51,413 --> 00:05:54,758 AND I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO GET HERE WITH MY FOOD 96 00:05:54,758 --> 00:05:56,896 SO WE CAN EAT. 97 00:05:56,896 --> 00:06:04,931 ♪♪ 98 00:06:04,931 --> 00:06:12,896 ♪♪ 99 00:06:12,896 --> 00:06:16,655 Clarence: IT'S GETTING HARD TO KEEP DOING WHAT I DO EVERY DAY 100 00:06:16,655 --> 00:06:20,172 BECAUSE I'M THE ONE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SISTERS. 101 00:06:20,172 --> 00:06:22,206 SO, THE FIRST THING I DO WHEN I WAKE UP 102 00:06:22,206 --> 00:06:25,620 IS I TEXT ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY 103 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:28,068 BECAUSE I GET WORRIED THAT SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THEM 104 00:06:28,068 --> 00:06:30,344 DURING THE NIGHT... 105 00:06:30,344 --> 00:06:32,344 ESPECIALLY ROSHANDA, 106 00:06:32,344 --> 00:06:35,620 SINCE OVER THE YEARS, SHE'S GOTTEN BIGGER. 107 00:06:35,620 --> 00:06:39,482 I WORRY SHE JUST WON'T WAKE UP ONE MORNING. 108 00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:42,241 BUT IF THEY'RE GOOD, I GET DRESSED... 109 00:06:45,413 --> 00:06:48,482 ...AND GO GET MY SISTER BRANDIE SO WE CAN EAT. 110 00:06:48,482 --> 00:06:53,034 ♪♪ 111 00:06:53,034 --> 00:06:56,448 BUT IT'S STARTING TO GET TOUGH FOR ME, TOO, 112 00:06:56,448 --> 00:06:58,379 BECAUSE MY WEIGHT IS STARTING TO GET TO THE POINT 113 00:06:58,379 --> 00:07:00,241 WHERE IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET AROUND. 114 00:07:02,862 --> 00:07:04,379 AND THAT SCARES ME... 115 00:07:06,413 --> 00:07:08,827 ...BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT MY SISTERS ARE RELYING ON 116 00:07:08,827 --> 00:07:10,482 TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. 117 00:07:12,827 --> 00:07:17,241 AND IF I'M NOT THERE FOR THEM, NO ONE WILL BE. 118 00:07:17,241 --> 00:07:18,517 SO, NO MATTER WHAT, 119 00:07:18,517 --> 00:07:20,310 I CAN'T LET MYSELF GET TO THE POINT 120 00:07:20,310 --> 00:07:22,551 TO WHERE I CAN'T BE THERE FOR THEM. 121 00:07:22,551 --> 00:07:28,137 ♪♪ 122 00:07:28,137 --> 00:07:33,724 ♪♪ 123 00:07:33,724 --> 00:07:36,517 Brandie: WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT. 124 00:07:36,517 --> 00:07:40,862 SO, I USUALLY START OFF MY DAY WITH A SNACK... 125 00:07:42,689 --> 00:07:44,931 ...AND THEN I JUST WAIT FOR CLARENCE TO COME GET ME 126 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:47,551 SO WE CAN GO GET MORE FOOD. 127 00:07:50,034 --> 00:07:51,586 [ EXHALES ] 128 00:07:51,586 --> 00:07:56,034 ♪♪ 129 00:07:56,034 --> 00:07:57,965 Clarence: READY TO ROLL, MAN? 130 00:07:57,965 --> 00:07:59,103 ALL RIGHT. 131 00:08:01,724 --> 00:08:03,206 AND AS SOON AS HE GETS HERE, 132 00:08:03,206 --> 00:08:05,413 I JUST WANT TO GO AND GET OUR MEAL... 133 00:08:05,413 --> 00:08:10,206 ♪♪ 134 00:08:10,206 --> 00:08:13,551 ...'CAUSE IT'S THE MOST EXCITING PART OF MY DAY. 135 00:08:13,551 --> 00:08:19,241 ♪♪ 136 00:08:19,241 --> 00:08:21,793 BUT WE ALL EAT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING, 137 00:08:21,793 --> 00:08:24,793 AND WE KNOW WHAT WE ALL LIKE. 138 00:08:24,793 --> 00:08:27,724 REALLY, ANYTHING FRIED OR PIZZA OR HAMBURGERS 139 00:08:27,724 --> 00:08:30,862 ARE GOOD WITH ALL OF US. 140 00:08:30,862 --> 00:08:32,068 WOMAN: Hi, can I help you? 141 00:08:32,068 --> 00:08:34,034 TWO ORDERS OF THE 10-PIECE CHICKEN TENDERS. 142 00:08:34,034 --> 00:08:37,827 ALSO, A FAMILY FRY AND A SLICE OF PECAN PIE. 143 00:08:37,827 --> 00:08:39,551 First in line. Come to the window. 144 00:08:39,551 --> 00:08:40,965 ALL RIGHT. 145 00:08:40,965 --> 00:08:45,724 ♪♪ 146 00:08:45,724 --> 00:08:49,206 Brandie: WE TRY TO HURRY 'CAUSE WE KNOW ROSHANDA'S WAITING, TOO, 147 00:08:49,206 --> 00:08:52,137 BUT WE ALL CAN'T WAIT TO EAT. 148 00:08:52,137 --> 00:08:55,137 AND WE USUALLY GET A LOT 'CAUSE WE ALL CAN EAT A LOT. 149 00:08:55,137 --> 00:09:00,551 ♪♪ 150 00:09:00,551 --> 00:09:03,551 Roshanda: WHEN CLARENCE AND BRANDIE BRING ME SOMETHING TO EAT, 151 00:09:03,551 --> 00:09:05,586 I GET SO EXCITED... 152 00:09:05,586 --> 00:09:08,379 HONEY, I'M HOME. 153 00:09:08,379 --> 00:09:12,758 Roshanda: ...BECAUSE FOOD'S WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY. 154 00:09:12,758 --> 00:09:16,655 IT'S WHAT MAKES US ALL HAPPY 155 00:09:16,655 --> 00:09:19,517 BECAUSE FOOD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR US, 156 00:09:19,517 --> 00:09:23,655 AND IT'S NOT ONLY BROUGHT US CLOSER TOGETHER -- 157 00:09:23,655 --> 00:09:26,068 IT'S HELPED US GET THROUGH A LOT. 158 00:09:27,827 --> 00:09:29,931 IT'S WHAT MAKES US FEEL GOOD... 159 00:09:32,206 --> 00:09:36,206 ...AND IT'S WHAT WE DO AS A FAMILY, 160 00:09:36,206 --> 00:09:38,448 AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE. 161 00:09:38,448 --> 00:09:46,172 ♪♪ 162 00:09:46,172 --> 00:09:48,620 FOOD HAS BEEN A REALLY BIG PART OF ALL THREE OF OUR LIVES 163 00:09:48,620 --> 00:09:50,965 SINCE WE WERE YOUNG. 164 00:09:50,965 --> 00:09:52,379 THERE IS FOUR OF US -- 165 00:09:52,379 --> 00:09:55,448 ME, BRANDIE, CLARENCE, AND OUR OTHER BROTHER, BRANDON. 166 00:09:55,448 --> 00:09:58,551 BUT BRANDON'S ALWAYS DONE HIS OWN THING, 167 00:09:58,551 --> 00:10:00,275 SO IT'S BEEN THE THREE OF US. 168 00:10:00,275 --> 00:10:04,379 WE HAVE STUCK TOGETHER AND FORMED THE BOND WE HAVE. 169 00:10:04,379 --> 00:10:08,448 I WAS HAPPY WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL. 170 00:10:08,448 --> 00:10:11,896 WE WERE ONE BIG FAMILY -- 171 00:10:11,896 --> 00:10:15,965 MY MOM AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTER AND MY DAD. 172 00:10:19,103 --> 00:10:21,034 Brandie: WHEN WE WERE ALL REALLY YOUNG, 173 00:10:21,034 --> 00:10:23,137 IT WAS ALWAYS, LIKE, A CLOSE-KNIT FAMILY. 174 00:10:23,137 --> 00:10:26,034 WE ALWAYS HAD, LIKE, FAMILY GATHERINGS AND STUFF. 175 00:10:26,034 --> 00:10:28,310 I MEAN, IT WAS NORMAL, 176 00:10:28,310 --> 00:10:32,896 BUT THINGS STARTED TO CHANGE AS WE GOT OLDER. 177 00:10:32,896 --> 00:10:35,655 I REMEMBER MY MOM AND DAD STARTING TO FIGHT A LOT 178 00:10:35,655 --> 00:10:37,413 WHEN I WAS AROUND FIVE 179 00:10:37,413 --> 00:10:40,551 BECAUSE HE STARTED TO DO DRUGS, 180 00:10:40,551 --> 00:10:43,137 AND AS HIS ADDICTION STARTED TO GET WORSE, 181 00:10:43,137 --> 00:10:45,827 HE STARTED TO SET A LOT OF RULES IN THE HOUSE, 182 00:10:45,827 --> 00:10:48,413 LIKE RESTRICTING WHAT WE ATE. 183 00:10:50,655 --> 00:10:54,482 AND BACK THEN, ME AND BRANDIE WERE THE ONES WHO WERE CLOSE, 184 00:10:54,482 --> 00:10:58,517 AND WHAT WE WOULD DO TOGETHER WAS FIND WAYS TO SNEAK FOOD. 185 00:11:00,206 --> 00:11:02,137 YOU KNOW, MY DAD, HE PUT ALL THE JUNK -- 186 00:11:02,137 --> 00:11:05,172 THE SWEETS, THE SODAS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT -- 187 00:11:05,172 --> 00:11:08,517 IN THE CLOSET, AND HE HAD, LIKE, A LOCK ON THE CLOSET, 188 00:11:08,517 --> 00:11:11,413 BUT WHENEVER WE WANTED SOMETHING, WE JUST -- 189 00:11:11,413 --> 00:11:13,655 MY MOMMA HAD THIS CANE THAT WE WOULD TAKE 190 00:11:13,655 --> 00:11:15,965 AND WE WOULD OPEN UP THE CLOSET A LITTLE BIT 191 00:11:15,965 --> 00:11:17,551 'CAUSE IT STILL COULD OPEN A LITTLE BIT 192 00:11:17,551 --> 00:11:19,000 EVEN WITH THE LOCK ON IT. 193 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,827 AND WE WOULD JUST, LIKE, KNOCK STUFF DOWN 194 00:11:21,827 --> 00:11:25,034 AND GRAB IT OUT LIKE THAT. 195 00:11:25,034 --> 00:11:28,103 SO, I KNOW THAT ME AND ROSHANDA STARTED GAINING AROUND THEN. 196 00:11:28,103 --> 00:11:30,379 AND THE EARLIEST I REMEMBER STARTING TO REALIZE 197 00:11:30,379 --> 00:11:32,862 THAT I WAS GETTING BIG WAS AROUND WHEN I WAS SEVEN, 198 00:11:32,862 --> 00:11:36,344 AND I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO 100 POUNDS. 199 00:11:36,344 --> 00:11:37,586 WHEN WE WERE EATING, 200 00:11:37,586 --> 00:11:40,862 THAT'S WHEN WE FELT BETTER AND HAPPY AND SAFE. 201 00:11:40,862 --> 00:11:43,586 AND WE HAD OTHER WAYS OF GETTING FOOD, TOO. 202 00:11:43,586 --> 00:11:48,517 ME AND MY SISTER WOULD GO AND WE WOULD PUT WHAT WE WANTED -- 203 00:11:48,517 --> 00:11:50,758 WE WOULD SNEAK WHAT WE WANTED IN A BASKET, 204 00:11:50,758 --> 00:11:53,896 AND THEN WHEN IT WAS TIME TO TAKE THE GROCERIES DOWN, 205 00:11:53,896 --> 00:11:57,586 WE WOULD HIDE WHAT WE WANTED. 206 00:11:57,586 --> 00:12:00,689 WE WOULD GO TAKE THAT OUT OF THE CAR FIRST 207 00:12:00,689 --> 00:12:02,655 AND GO RUN AND HIDE IT IN THE ROOM. 208 00:12:02,655 --> 00:12:08,620 SO, WE KEPT SNEAKING FOOD AND GAINING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, 209 00:12:08,620 --> 00:12:12,068 AND BY THE TIME I WAS 12, I WAS OVER 300 POUNDS. 210 00:12:12,068 --> 00:12:15,551 BUT AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING CHANGED FOR US 211 00:12:15,551 --> 00:12:19,068 BECAUSE MY DAD KICKED MY MOM AND ALL OF US OUT. 212 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,172 Brandie: THINGS GOT WORSE BETWEEN MY MOM AND DAD. 213 00:12:23,172 --> 00:12:25,000 MY DADDY WAS GOING THROUGH SOME THINGS. 214 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,517 I WOULDN'T SAY HE PUT US OUT THE HOUSE. 215 00:12:26,517 --> 00:12:30,241 HE PUT MY MOM OUT THE HOUSE, AND WE DECIDED TO GO WITH HER. 216 00:12:30,241 --> 00:12:32,137 I MEAN, SHE'S MY MOMMA. 217 00:12:34,689 --> 00:12:37,000 BUT THAT'S WHEN ALL OF US STARTED TO GET MUCH CLOSER -- 218 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:38,793 BECAUSE WE HAD TO. 219 00:12:38,793 --> 00:12:41,137 WE ALL HAD TO BE A TEAM, AND MY MOMMA, 220 00:12:41,137 --> 00:12:43,793 SHE DID WHAT SHE HAD TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF US. 221 00:12:43,793 --> 00:12:46,689 SO, WE WENT AND STAYED WITH MY AUNT FOR ABOUT A MONTH. 222 00:12:46,689 --> 00:12:48,448 THEN MY MOM GOT HER OWN APARTMENT. 223 00:12:48,448 --> 00:12:50,758 BUT WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER. 224 00:12:50,758 --> 00:12:52,689 SO, WE HAD WHAT WE NEEDED. 225 00:12:52,689 --> 00:12:56,551 BUT AFTER MY PARENTS BROKE UP, LIKE, WE DID WHAT WE WANTED. 226 00:12:56,551 --> 00:12:58,068 DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE BOSS WAS. 227 00:12:58,068 --> 00:12:59,413 MY DADDY RAN THE SHOW. 228 00:12:59,413 --> 00:13:01,620 ONCE HE WAS GONE, IT WAS LIKE... 229 00:13:01,620 --> 00:13:03,103 ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. 230 00:13:03,103 --> 00:13:05,344 ...WE FELT LIKE HE HAD NO SAY SO ANYMORE. 231 00:13:05,344 --> 00:13:07,965 WE ESPECIALLY DIDN'T LISTEN TO HIM. 232 00:13:10,137 --> 00:13:12,344 AND THE ONE BIG THING THAT WE ALL GOT AWAY WITH 233 00:13:12,344 --> 00:13:15,862 WITH NO WATCHING OR DISCIPLINING US WAS EATING. 234 00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:17,655 IT WAS THE THREE OF US -- ME, ROSHANDA, AND BRANDIE -- 235 00:13:17,655 --> 00:13:19,482 WHO STARTED EATING MORE, 236 00:13:19,482 --> 00:13:21,379 AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS FOR A FEW YEARS 237 00:13:21,379 --> 00:13:24,517 UNTIL WE ALL GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. 238 00:13:24,517 --> 00:13:27,206 AND BY THEN, EVERYBODY HAD PUT ON A LOT OF WEIGHT. 239 00:13:27,206 --> 00:13:32,965 BY THE TIME I WAS 18, I WAS ALREADY 600 POUNDS, 240 00:13:32,965 --> 00:13:35,310 AND BRANDIE WAS AROUND 17 THEN, 241 00:13:35,310 --> 00:13:38,517 AND SHE WAS GETTING TO 500 POUNDS AT THE TIME. 242 00:13:38,517 --> 00:13:41,517 BUT CLARENCE WAS ALWAYS THE SMALLEST BETWEEN US THREE 243 00:13:41,517 --> 00:13:44,137 AND WAS JUST AROUND 350 AT THE TIME. 244 00:13:44,137 --> 00:13:46,620 SO, HE STARTED TO HAVE TO DO THINGS FOR US 245 00:13:46,620 --> 00:13:48,379 AND TAKE CARE OF US. 246 00:13:48,379 --> 00:13:50,862 I REMEMBER LOOKING AT MY SISTERS AND BEING, YOU KNOW -- 247 00:13:50,862 --> 00:13:53,103 I KNOW WE COME FROM A HEFTY FAMILY. 248 00:13:53,103 --> 00:13:54,931 WE ALWAYS GONNA BE CHUNKY, BUT, I MEAN, 249 00:13:54,931 --> 00:13:57,655 TO BE CONTINUOUSLY GROWING EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS 250 00:13:57,655 --> 00:14:00,517 AND REACHING A NEW NUMBER IN THE 100-SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, 251 00:14:00,517 --> 00:14:02,827 I MEAN, IT'S NOT A GOOD THING. 252 00:14:02,827 --> 00:14:04,655 AND I REALIZED THAT IT WOULD FALL ON ME 253 00:14:04,655 --> 00:14:06,241 TO START TO PROVIDE FOR EVERYONE, 254 00:14:06,241 --> 00:14:08,586 SO I KIND OF BECAME THE MAN OF THE FAMILY. 255 00:14:08,586 --> 00:14:11,482 ON TOP OF ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE GETTING BIGGER AND DOING LESS, 256 00:14:11,482 --> 00:14:13,206 OUR MOM PASSED AWAY, 257 00:14:13,206 --> 00:14:16,448 AND I WAS TRULY THE ONLY ONE LEFT THEN TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. 258 00:14:18,758 --> 00:14:21,000 Roshanda: WHEN WE STARTED GETTING OUR OWN PLACES, 259 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,655 ME, BRANDIE, AND CLARENCE STUCK TOGETHER 260 00:14:23,655 --> 00:14:25,379 AND DIDN'T GO FAR FROM EACH OTHER 261 00:14:25,379 --> 00:14:27,275 BECAUSE CLARENCE WAS TAKING CARE OF US, 262 00:14:27,275 --> 00:14:29,379 AND I REALIZED THAT I COULDN'T DO 263 00:14:29,379 --> 00:14:32,310 HALF OF THE THINGS THAT I USED TO, 264 00:14:32,310 --> 00:14:36,620 AND I COULDN'T WALK TO THE CORNER STORE ANYMORE. 265 00:14:36,620 --> 00:14:39,689 WHEN I TRIED TO GET ON THE BUS, 266 00:14:39,689 --> 00:14:42,758 I HAD TO SQUEEZE THROUGH THE AISLE. 267 00:14:42,758 --> 00:14:47,103 AND I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO THINGS LIKE SHOP. 268 00:14:47,103 --> 00:14:49,241 AND I GOT REALLY DEPRESSED FOR A WHILE, 269 00:14:49,241 --> 00:14:50,724 AND THAT MADE IT ALL WORSE 270 00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:52,448 BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO EAT 271 00:14:52,448 --> 00:14:55,000 MORE OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BAD FOR ME. 272 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:59,827 AND BY THE TIME I WAS 23, I WAS OVER 700 POUNDS. 273 00:14:59,827 --> 00:15:02,379 THAT'S WHEN I COULD TELL MY HEALTH WAS GETTING REALLY BAD, 274 00:15:02,379 --> 00:15:04,896 AND THE SAME WAS HAPPENING WITH BRANDIE. 275 00:15:06,896 --> 00:15:08,724 Brandie: WHEN I WAS 22, I GOT SICK, 276 00:15:08,724 --> 00:15:11,172 AND I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. 277 00:15:11,172 --> 00:15:14,482 I WAS HAVING A LOT OF BREATHING ISSUES 278 00:15:14,482 --> 00:15:18,103 AND I WAS STILL HAVING A LOT OF BREATHING PROBLEMS, LIKE... 279 00:15:18,103 --> 00:15:22,517 I HAVE PAIN IN MY BACK AND MY KNEES. 280 00:15:22,517 --> 00:15:24,965 I CAN'T REALLY WALK THAT FAR. 281 00:15:24,965 --> 00:15:27,551 AND NOW I FIGURE I'M OVER 600 POUNDS, 282 00:15:27,551 --> 00:15:30,620 AND I'M SCARED ROSHANDA MAY BE AS HIGH AS 800 POUNDS, 283 00:15:30,620 --> 00:15:32,103 BUT I'M NOT HOPING NOT. 284 00:15:32,103 --> 00:15:35,482 BUT BOTH OF OUR HEALTH IS REALLY BAD NOW. 285 00:15:35,482 --> 00:15:39,965 I ALWAYS TOLD MYSELF ONCE I WOULD REACH 800 POUNDS, 286 00:15:39,965 --> 00:15:41,896 I DIDN'T WANT TO BE HERE ANYMORE. 287 00:15:41,896 --> 00:15:49,206 AND WHEN MY 28th BIRTHDAY CAME AROUND AND I SAW I WAS 749, 288 00:15:49,206 --> 00:15:53,172 I DECIDED TO HAVE A BIG PARTY AND INVITE EVERYONE 289 00:15:53,172 --> 00:15:54,482 BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK 290 00:15:54,482 --> 00:15:56,931 I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURVIVE LIKE THIS 291 00:15:56,931 --> 00:15:58,586 FOR ANOTHER YEAR. 292 00:16:00,655 --> 00:16:03,275 SO IT WAS MY WAY OF SAYING GOODBYE TO EVERYONE. 293 00:16:03,275 --> 00:16:06,551 BUT NOW I'M 31, AND I'M EVEN WORSE OFF, 294 00:16:06,551 --> 00:16:09,034 SO I KNOW I CAN'T HAVE MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 295 00:16:11,137 --> 00:16:12,586 Clarence: IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT 296 00:16:12,586 --> 00:16:14,620 TO WHERE I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE, 297 00:16:14,620 --> 00:16:16,034 AND IT SCARES ME TO THINK 298 00:16:16,034 --> 00:16:18,034 THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE MUCH LONGER LIKE THIS. 299 00:16:18,034 --> 00:16:20,896 BUT THEN I REALIZE THAT I'M GETTING THAT WAY, TOO. 300 00:16:20,896 --> 00:16:23,000 IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE I WAS WEIGHED, 301 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,034 AND IT WAS A BIG SHOCK THE LAST TIME I WAS. 302 00:16:25,034 --> 00:16:28,689 AND WHEN I SAW THE SCALE... 303 00:16:28,689 --> 00:16:31,551 WHEN I SAW THE SCALE TIPPING OVER 500 POUNDS, 304 00:16:31,551 --> 00:16:35,241 IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE, 305 00:16:35,241 --> 00:16:37,172 BUT IT'S REALITY, YOU KNOW? 306 00:16:37,172 --> 00:16:38,965 BUT I CAN'T LET MYSELF GET SO BIG 307 00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:40,896 THAT I CAN'T WORK TO PROVIDE FOR THEM 308 00:16:40,896 --> 00:16:42,000 AND TO TAKE CARE OF THEM 309 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,862 BECAUSE THEN THEY'LL HAVE NO ONE. 310 00:16:43,862 --> 00:16:45,931 I FEEL BAD AND SAD FOR CLARENCE 311 00:16:45,931 --> 00:16:48,103 BECAUSE I KNOW... 312 00:16:48,103 --> 00:16:51,655 THAT HE WAS REALLY A "GO OUT AND GET IT" TYPE OF PERSON, 313 00:16:51,655 --> 00:16:52,827 ACTIVE. 314 00:16:52,827 --> 00:16:54,206 AND RIGHT NOW, 315 00:16:54,206 --> 00:16:57,551 HE'S, YOU KNOW, ON THAT ROAD TO WHERE WE WAS, 316 00:16:57,551 --> 00:17:02,586 AND I KNOW HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH HIMSELF. 317 00:17:02,586 --> 00:17:05,551 Clarence: SO, I CAN'T LET MY WEIGHT GET TO THAT POINT. 318 00:17:05,551 --> 00:17:07,655 AND OUR FATHER HAD RECENTLY RECONNECTED WITH US, 319 00:17:07,655 --> 00:17:10,482 AND WE'RE SLOWLY STARTING TO TRY TO LET HIM BACK IN OUR LIVES. 320 00:17:17,310 --> 00:17:19,827 SO, I KNOW THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE. 321 00:17:23,137 --> 00:17:26,241 Roshanda: WE ALL KNOW HOW BAD IT IS FOR US RIGHT NOW, 322 00:17:26,241 --> 00:17:29,413 BUT WE'VE BEEN TO DOCTORS OVER THE YEARS 323 00:17:29,413 --> 00:17:32,655 WHO HAVE TOLD US THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP US 324 00:17:32,655 --> 00:17:35,448 BECAUSE WE'RE TOO BIG. 325 00:17:35,448 --> 00:17:39,413 BUT NOW, WE'RE SEEING SOMEONE HERE IN LOUISIANA, 326 00:17:39,413 --> 00:17:42,551 AND TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT 327 00:17:42,551 --> 00:17:45,068 TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE 328 00:17:45,068 --> 00:17:47,758 AND IF THEY CAN HELP US. 329 00:17:47,758 --> 00:17:51,793 BUT WE'RE ALL SCARED TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA SAY, 330 00:17:51,793 --> 00:17:55,344 AND THAT THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP SOME OF US OR ALL OF US. 331 00:17:55,344 --> 00:17:59,862 SO, I'M JUST REALLY HOPING THAT WE GET GOOD NEWS TOMORROW 332 00:17:59,862 --> 00:18:04,241 BECAUSE ALL THREE OF US ARE OUT OF OPTIONS, 333 00:18:04,241 --> 00:18:05,758 AND IF WE DON'T GET HELP, 334 00:18:05,758 --> 00:18:07,586 I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA SURVIVE. 335 00:18:13,448 --> 00:18:20,896 ♪♪ 336 00:18:20,896 --> 00:18:28,344 ♪♪ 337 00:18:28,344 --> 00:18:29,965 Brandie: ALL OF US ARE HERE AT THE DOCTOR'S 338 00:18:29,965 --> 00:18:31,586 FOR OUR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT. 339 00:18:31,586 --> 00:18:33,551 WE CAME IN FOR A CHECK-UP, 340 00:18:33,551 --> 00:18:35,068 AND NOW WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT 341 00:18:35,068 --> 00:18:37,517 WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 342 00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:39,034 OR ANY HELP TO LOSE WEIGHT. 343 00:18:39,034 --> 00:18:43,827 IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO COME WITH ME, I'LL SHOW YOU TO THE ROOM. 344 00:18:43,827 --> 00:18:45,689 I KNOW WE'RE ALL SCARED RIGHT NOW 345 00:18:45,689 --> 00:18:49,103 BECAUSE IT JUST FEELS LIKE OUR LIVES ARE HANGING IN THE BALANCE 346 00:18:49,103 --> 00:18:50,655 AND THAT THE REST OF OUR LIVES 347 00:18:50,655 --> 00:18:53,000 ARE ABOUT TO BE DETERMINED HERE TODAY. 348 00:18:55,586 --> 00:18:57,758 Clarence: I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET HELP FOR ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE 349 00:18:57,758 --> 00:18:59,103 FOR A WHILE NOW, 350 00:18:59,103 --> 00:19:01,517 AND THIS IS LITERALLY THE LAST PLACE IN LAFAYETTE 351 00:19:01,517 --> 00:19:03,965 THAT CAN HELP US. 352 00:19:03,965 --> 00:19:06,000 SO, IF THEY CAN'T, THEN I'M SCARED 353 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,448 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 354 00:19:08,448 --> 00:19:10,793 -HEY, GUYS. -HOW YOU DOING TODAY? 355 00:19:10,793 --> 00:19:13,448 I'M DOING WELL. THANKS FOR COMING IN TODAY. 356 00:19:13,448 --> 00:19:16,551 AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED 357 00:19:16,551 --> 00:19:18,689 IN WEIGHT-LOST PROCEDURE.YES, SIR. 358 00:19:18,689 --> 00:19:21,862 AND NO PRIMARY DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO HELP YOU LOSE ANY WEIGHT. 359 00:19:21,862 --> 00:19:23,620 THEY NEVER REALLY TRIED. 360 00:19:23,620 --> 00:19:25,931 ALL THEY WOULD DO IS, LIKE, TELL YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT... 361 00:19:25,931 --> 00:19:27,793 AND THAT'S ALL YOU HEAR EVERYWHERE YOU GO. 362 00:19:27,793 --> 00:19:30,275 RIGHT. RIGHT. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING. 363 00:19:30,275 --> 00:19:33,379 HOWEVER, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT'S IN OUR CENTER, 364 00:19:33,379 --> 00:19:35,275 MUCH LIKE OTHER CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, 365 00:19:35,275 --> 00:19:38,000 IS THAT WE HAVE A LIMITATION ON THE SIZE OF OUR PATIENTS, 366 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,655 AND YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THAT. 367 00:19:39,655 --> 00:19:41,551 YEAH, THAT'S EVERYWHERE I WENT. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. 368 00:19:41,551 --> 00:19:43,137 YEAH.I TRIED EVERYTHING. 369 00:19:43,137 --> 00:19:44,206 I CALLED ALL OVER. 370 00:19:44,206 --> 00:19:46,965 SO, SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT SAFE ENOUGH 371 00:19:46,965 --> 00:19:49,620 TO HAVE SURGERY IN A FACILITY LIKE THIS. 372 00:19:49,620 --> 00:19:54,724 CURRENTLY, MY CENTER LIMITS US TO ABOUT 450 POUNDS. 373 00:19:54,724 --> 00:19:59,586 SO, UNFORTUNATELY, AT YOUR SIZE TODAY, 374 00:19:59,586 --> 00:20:03,896 OUR SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE THE CAPACITY OR THE RESOURCES 375 00:20:03,896 --> 00:20:06,620 TO SAFELY GET YOU THROUGH THAT OPERATION. 376 00:20:06,620 --> 00:20:11,241 SO, I WANT TO REFER YOU TO A SPECIALIZED CENTER IN HOUSTON 377 00:20:11,241 --> 00:20:14,724 OR MAYBE NEW ORLEANS THAT HAS ALL THE RESOURCES THAT YOU NEED, 378 00:20:14,724 --> 00:20:17,206 EQUIPMENT, AND EXPERTISE OF THE SURGEON 379 00:20:17,206 --> 00:20:19,379 TO GET YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS SAFELY. 380 00:20:19,379 --> 00:20:20,862 OKAY. 381 00:20:20,862 --> 00:20:23,689 THEY STILL MAY WANT YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT BEFORE SURGERY, 382 00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:26,034 SO YOU GUYS DON'T -- I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE FRUSTRATED. 383 00:20:26,034 --> 00:20:27,379 THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. 384 00:20:27,379 --> 00:20:30,862 THE PROBLEM IS TELLING ME I GOT TO LOSE 200, 300 POUNDS 385 00:20:30,862 --> 00:20:33,310 BEFORE YOU EVEN, LIKE, SEE ME. 386 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:34,965 THEY NOT SAYING, "OH, 387 00:20:34,965 --> 00:20:37,206 YOU CAN'T HAVE SURGERY UNLESS YOU LOSE THIS". 388 00:20:37,206 --> 00:20:38,965 -YEAH. -THEY WON'T EVEN SEE YOU. 389 00:20:38,965 --> 00:20:40,448 I UNDERSTAND COMPLETELY. 390 00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:43,689 OFTENTIMES, OUR PATIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LOSE WEIGHT 391 00:20:43,689 --> 00:20:45,724 BEFORE SURGERY BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE, 392 00:20:45,724 --> 00:20:47,241 THE MORE WEIGHT YOU LOSE BEFORE SURGERY, 393 00:20:47,241 --> 00:20:48,551 THE SAFER IT'S GOING TO BE. 394 00:20:48,551 --> 00:20:51,000 NUMBER TWO, WE WANT TO SEE COMPLIANCE 395 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,241 BECAUSE THIS IS A RISKY PROCEDURE. 396 00:20:53,241 --> 00:20:54,827 YOU'RE GONNA BE GOING THROUGH THIS, 397 00:20:54,827 --> 00:20:57,655 AND WE WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU'RE WILLING TO INVEST 398 00:20:57,655 --> 00:20:58,482 IN YOUR HEALTH. 399 00:20:58,482 --> 00:20:59,758 OKAY. 400 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:02,137 WELL, I'M GLAD THAT WE GOT YOU IN TODAY, 401 00:21:02,137 --> 00:21:04,586 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT I'LL GET YOU TO A PLACE 402 00:21:04,586 --> 00:21:08,206 THAT HAS THE HIGHER LEVEL OF RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE 403 00:21:08,206 --> 00:21:09,724 TO TAKE CARE OF YOU. 404 00:21:09,724 --> 00:21:11,551 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT, GUYS. 405 00:21:11,551 --> 00:21:14,137 MY OFFICE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU ABOUT YOUR REFERRAL, 406 00:21:14,137 --> 00:21:15,965 AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 407 00:21:15,965 --> 00:21:18,275 OKAY. 408 00:21:18,275 --> 00:21:20,931 THANK YOU. YES, SIR. 409 00:21:24,413 --> 00:21:26,862 THIS WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTING. 410 00:21:26,862 --> 00:21:29,862 I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T GET HELP HERE, 411 00:21:29,862 --> 00:21:34,724 AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE ALL CAN TRAVEL SOMEWHERE THAT FAR. 412 00:21:36,586 --> 00:21:38,620 WE HARDLY EVEN GO OUT. 413 00:21:38,620 --> 00:21:41,724 SO, I'M JUST REALLY UPSET RIGHT NOW. 414 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:47,137 Clarence: I'M REALLY CONCERNED FOR ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE RIGHT NOW 415 00:21:47,137 --> 00:21:48,896 BECAUSE TAKING THEM TO ANOTHER CITY 416 00:21:48,896 --> 00:21:50,517 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A GOOD OPTION. 417 00:21:50,517 --> 00:21:52,965 SO, THIS IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING, 418 00:21:52,965 --> 00:21:55,344 AND I KNOW WE'RE ALL UPSET RIGHT NOW. 419 00:21:55,344 --> 00:22:03,344 ♪♪ 420 00:22:03,344 --> 00:22:11,275 ♪♪ 421 00:22:11,275 --> 00:22:19,172 ♪♪ 422 00:22:19,172 --> 00:22:27,137 ♪♪ 423 00:22:27,137 --> 00:22:29,758 IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO ASK YOU, I WOULDN'T ASK YOU, TRUST ME. 424 00:22:29,758 --> 00:22:32,034 'CAUSE I AIN'T GOT NO CHOICE. 425 00:22:32,034 --> 00:22:33,793 BUT RESPECT MY MIND JUST LIKE I RESPECT YOURS. 426 00:22:33,793 --> 00:22:35,896 -YOU DON'T RESPECT -- -HOW DON'T -- YOU SEE WHAT -- 427 00:22:35,896 --> 00:22:37,034 YOU WORRY ABOUT JUST YOU. 428 00:22:37,034 --> 00:22:38,448 YOU AIN'T GOT TO DO A [BLEEP] THING FOR ME, 429 00:22:38,448 --> 00:22:39,793 AND YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT. 430 00:22:39,793 --> 00:22:41,310 I'M NOT GONNA BEG NOBODY TO DO NOTHING. 431 00:22:41,310 --> 00:22:43,620 YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE MAKING IT GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THOUGH. 432 00:22:43,620 --> 00:22:45,448 YOU REACT A CERTAIN WAY, SHE REACTS A CERTAIN WAY, 433 00:22:45,448 --> 00:22:46,517 I REACT A CERTAIN WAY. 434 00:22:46,517 --> 00:22:48,344 HOW WE ALL GONNA MAKE SOMETHING WORK 435 00:22:48,344 --> 00:22:51,586 IF SHE'S SHUTTING DOWN ABOUT WHAT I SAY? 436 00:22:51,586 --> 00:22:53,862 'CAUSE Y'ALL WON'T LISTEN TO MY REASON WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO GO. 437 00:22:53,862 --> 00:22:55,896 YOU DIDN'T HAVE A REASON. YOU JUST SAID NO. 438 00:22:55,896 --> 00:22:58,379 I DID HAVE A REASON.OKAY, OKAY. 439 00:22:58,379 --> 00:23:01,103 BUT YOU JUST SAID NO IN THE BEGINNING. 440 00:23:01,103 --> 00:23:02,551 IT WAS A SPLIT-SECOND FEELING. 441 00:23:02,551 --> 00:23:04,344 DON'T TRY TO HAVE ME FEELING SOME TYPE OF WAY, 442 00:23:04,344 --> 00:23:07,068 MAKING IT LIKE I'M THE BAD PERSON BECAUSE YOU SHUT DOWN, 443 00:23:07,068 --> 00:23:10,586 AND WHEN YOU SHUT DOWN, IT'S "F EVERYBODY." 444 00:23:10,586 --> 00:23:12,172 Brandie: [ CHUCKLES ] 445 00:23:12,172 --> 00:23:13,896 YEAH, I'M MAD BECAUSE 446 00:23:13,896 --> 00:23:15,965 IT SEEMS LIKE Y'ALL DON'T APPRECIATE A [BLEEP], EITHER, 447 00:23:15,965 --> 00:23:17,275 YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? 448 00:23:17,275 --> 00:23:18,758 YOU'RE SITTING HERE JUST TAKING HER SIDE. 449 00:23:18,758 --> 00:23:20,000 I'M TAKING HER SIDE? 450 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,758 THIS IS THE STUFF THAT WE GO THROUGH! 451 00:23:21,758 --> 00:23:23,103 Y'ALL GOING THROUGH WHAT Y'ALL GOING THROUGH, 452 00:23:23,103 --> 00:23:24,931 BUT, I MEAN, I GOT MY OWN [BLEEP] I GO THROUGH, TOO. 453 00:23:24,931 --> 00:23:26,482 NOBODY'S SAYING YOU DON'T. 454 00:23:26,482 --> 00:23:28,551 AND I STILL GONNA DO FOR Y'ALL. 455 00:23:28,551 --> 00:23:30,413 I DO IT 'CAUSE I LOVE Y'ALL. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? 456 00:23:30,413 --> 00:23:31,931 BUT IF YOU AIN'T APPRECIATE NOTHING, 457 00:23:31,931 --> 00:23:33,482 THEN THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH SOMEBODY CAN DO 458 00:23:33,482 --> 00:23:35,620 BECAUSE I GOT A LIFE JUST LIKE YOU GOT A LIFE. 459 00:23:37,827 --> 00:23:40,000 PERIOD, POINT BLANK. 460 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,827 BUT I'M THE ONE THAT'S BEEN HERE. 461 00:23:41,827 --> 00:23:43,758 YEAH, YOU BEEN GOT TO CATCH MY SLACK, TOO, 462 00:23:43,758 --> 00:23:44,965 YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? 463 00:23:44,965 --> 00:23:46,758 BUT NOT LIKE I BEEN HERE GOT TO CATCH YOURS. 464 00:23:46,758 --> 00:23:48,241 -WHAT SLACK YOU [BLEEP] CATCH? -YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? 465 00:23:48,241 --> 00:23:49,620 YOU DON'T APPRECIATE A [BLEEP] THING. 466 00:23:49,620 --> 00:23:52,103 'CAUSE YOU CAN TELL ME [BLEEP], BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU [BLEEP]. 467 00:23:52,103 --> 00:23:53,275 THIS [BLEEP] JUST STARTING! 468 00:23:53,275 --> 00:23:55,206 IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN EASY ROAD. 469 00:23:55,206 --> 00:23:57,241 I KNOW. YOU ACT LIKE YOU FINE. AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. 470 00:23:57,241 --> 00:23:58,517 YOU DON'T NEED NONE OF THIS HELP. 471 00:23:58,517 --> 00:24:00,689 DID I SAY --YOU ALWAYS SAYING THAT! 472 00:24:00,689 --> 00:24:04,000 THE ONLY REASON YOU HERE IS FOR US. 473 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,034 THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY. "I DON'T NEED THIS [BLEEP]! 474 00:24:07,034 --> 00:24:08,517 I CAN LOSE WEIGHT ON MY OWN!" 475 00:24:08,517 --> 00:24:09,482 [ BLEEP ] 476 00:24:09,482 --> 00:24:11,275 WELL, WHY YOU AIN'T LOST IT YET? 477 00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:12,172 GET OUT OF HERE. 478 00:24:12,172 --> 00:24:14,206 [ BLEEP ] ROSHANDA, LOOK, MAN. 479 00:24:14,206 --> 00:24:15,620 LOOK. 480 00:24:15,620 --> 00:24:17,482 IT'S ON YOU. YOU MADE YOUR OWN BED. 481 00:24:17,482 --> 00:24:20,034 NO, YOU MADE YOURS.NO, I DON'T GIVE A... 482 00:24:20,034 --> 00:24:22,517 Clarence: IT'S ALWAYS Y'ALL TWO. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? 483 00:24:22,517 --> 00:24:24,724 WHY IS IT ME AGAINST Y'ALL?IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE THAT. 484 00:24:24,724 --> 00:24:26,172 YOU NOT [BLEEP] SEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE, THOUGH. 485 00:24:26,172 --> 00:24:27,655 HOW IN THE HELL I AIN'T SEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE? 486 00:24:27,655 --> 00:24:30,241 YEAH, I'M BIG, FAT, AND I'M JUST LIKE Y'ALL. 487 00:24:30,241 --> 00:24:32,758 I'M HEADED DOWN THE SAME [BLEEP] PATH, BUT I AIN'T THERE YET. 488 00:24:32,758 --> 00:24:34,551 I CAN STILL TAKE CARE OF MY [BLEEP] SELF! 489 00:24:34,551 --> 00:24:35,551 AND GUESS WHAT? 490 00:24:35,551 --> 00:24:36,827 I'M GONNA DO THE [BLEEP] I NEED TO DO. 491 00:24:36,827 --> 00:24:39,413 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE HERE, SO WHY BE HERE? 492 00:24:39,413 --> 00:24:41,517 THIS AIN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE DONE THIS, MAN. 493 00:24:41,517 --> 00:24:43,896 I ALWAYS GOT TO BE THE ONE TO COME APOLOGIZE TO YOU. 494 00:24:43,896 --> 00:24:45,655 -BLAME YOURSELF. DON'T BLAME -- -YOU GONNA SIT THERE AND CRY. 495 00:24:45,655 --> 00:24:47,379 DON'T BLAME NOTHING ON ME. BLAME YOURSELF. 496 00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:48,758 I AIN'T GOT NOTHING TO BLAME MYSELF FOR! 497 00:24:48,758 --> 00:24:50,379 -WE'LL SEE. -ALL RIGHT, THEN YEAH. 498 00:24:50,379 --> 00:24:51,827 MAN, I AIN'T GOT TIME TO DEAL WITH THIS, MAN. 499 00:24:51,827 --> 00:25:00,586 ♪♪ 500 00:25:00,586 --> 00:25:03,620 [ CRYING ] 501 00:25:03,620 --> 00:25:05,758 Brandie: YOU LEAVING, THAT'S HURTING ME, TOO. 502 00:25:05,758 --> 00:25:08,068 YOU TELL HER TO SPEAK HER MIND, BUT NOW SHE'S SPEAKING HER MIND, 503 00:25:08,068 --> 00:25:09,896 YOU DON'T WANT HER TO SAY [BLEEP]? 504 00:25:11,586 --> 00:25:13,689 CLARENCE, YOU STARTED SOMETHING UP IN THERE. 505 00:25:13,689 --> 00:25:16,724 [ ROSHANDA WAILS, SOBS ] 506 00:25:26,827 --> 00:25:28,034 YOU CAN FEEL HOW YOU FEEL, 507 00:25:28,034 --> 00:25:29,896 BUT YOU AIN'T GOT TO QUIT THIS [BLEEP]. 508 00:25:31,310 --> 00:25:32,655 NO, YOU SAY YOU'RE DONE WITH THIS [BLEEP]. 509 00:25:32,655 --> 00:25:34,310 ARE YOU DONE WITH US? 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE DONE WITH THAT... 510 00:25:38,862 --> 00:25:40,517 [ CRYING ] 511 00:25:44,965 --> 00:25:46,827 [ WHIMPERS ] 512 00:25:49,103 --> 00:25:50,551 WELL, GO MAKE IT, [BLEEP]! 513 00:25:50,551 --> 00:25:51,689 GO MAKE IT WITHOUT US 514 00:25:51,689 --> 00:25:53,482 'CAUSE YOU AIN'T GOT NO MORE FROM ME, THOUGH. 515 00:25:55,862 --> 00:25:58,137 [ ENGINE STARTS ] 516 00:25:58,137 --> 00:26:04,241 ♪♪ 517 00:26:07,310 --> 00:26:16,448 ♪♪ 518 00:26:16,448 --> 00:26:18,586 Brandie: AFTER EVERYONE CALMED DOWN SOME, 519 00:26:18,586 --> 00:26:21,206 CLARENCE APOLOGIZED FOR HOW HE ACTED, 520 00:26:21,206 --> 00:26:24,172 AND WE ALL DID FOR THE STUFF WE SAID. 521 00:26:24,172 --> 00:26:28,482 IT'S JUST HARD FOR US BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW BADLY WE NEED HELP, 522 00:26:28,482 --> 00:26:30,620 AND IT'S DISAPPOINTING 523 00:26:30,620 --> 00:26:34,931 THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER CITY TO TRY AND FIND IT. 524 00:26:34,931 --> 00:26:37,620 WE ALL WANT TO GET BETTER AND LOSE THE WEIGHT 525 00:26:37,620 --> 00:26:39,827 'CAUSE WE ALL STILL HAVE A LOT OF HOPES AND DREAMS 526 00:26:39,827 --> 00:26:41,448 AND THINGS WE WANT TO DO, 527 00:26:41,448 --> 00:26:45,000 AND MY BIG DREAM IS TO BE A PERFORMER ONE DAY, 528 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,482 BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET ON STAGE 529 00:26:48,482 --> 00:26:50,206 BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO BIG 530 00:26:50,206 --> 00:26:52,931 THAT I COULDN'T STAND THERE LONG. 531 00:26:52,931 --> 00:26:54,172 ♪ 'CAUSE I'M STILL HERE ♪ 532 00:26:54,172 --> 00:26:55,448 ♪ YEAH, I'M STILL ALIVE ♪ 533 00:26:55,448 --> 00:26:56,551 ♪ I GOT TO MAKE ENDS MEET ♪ 534 00:26:56,551 --> 00:26:57,862 ♪ JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE ♪ 535 00:26:57,862 --> 00:26:59,724 ♪ WITH SO MUCH AGAINST ME ♪ 536 00:26:59,724 --> 00:27:01,689 ♪ YEAH, WITH SO MUCH AGAINST ME ♪ 537 00:27:03,620 --> 00:27:05,793 I'VE NEVER GIVEN UP ON LOSING THE WEIGHT 538 00:27:05,793 --> 00:27:07,724 AND BEING ABLE TO DO THAT SOMEDAY. 539 00:27:07,724 --> 00:27:09,862 BUT I CAN'T DO THAT ON MY OWN. 540 00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:13,620 NONE OF US CAN. 541 00:27:13,620 --> 00:27:16,172 SO, WE ALL AGREE THAT WE HAVE TO TRY, 542 00:27:16,172 --> 00:27:18,034 AND IF OUR ONLY OPTIONS 543 00:27:18,034 --> 00:27:20,137 ARE EITHER IN NEW ORLEANS OR HOUSTON, 544 00:27:20,137 --> 00:27:22,448 THEN THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO GO. 545 00:27:22,448 --> 00:27:24,344 ♪ I DON'T WANT TO CRY♪ 546 00:27:24,344 --> 00:27:26,793 ♪ I'M SO TIRED OF ALL THESE TEARS♪ 547 00:27:26,793 --> 00:27:27,689 ♪ I'M STILL HERE♪ 548 00:27:27,689 --> 00:27:29,068 ♪ YEAH, I'M STILL ALIVE♪ 549 00:27:29,068 --> 00:27:30,275 ♪ I GOT TO MAKE ENDS MEET♪ 550 00:27:30,275 --> 00:27:31,586 ♪ JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE♪ 551 00:27:31,586 --> 00:27:33,206 ♪ WITH SO MUCH AGAINST ME♪ 552 00:27:33,206 --> 00:27:43,241 ♪♪ 553 00:27:43,241 --> 00:27:46,172 Clarence: I FEEL BAD FOR LOSING MY COOL WITH MY SISTERS. 554 00:27:46,172 --> 00:27:47,379 THERE'S JUST A LOT OF PRESSURE 555 00:27:47,379 --> 00:27:49,310 KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE TO DEPEND SO MUCH ON ME, 556 00:27:49,310 --> 00:27:52,482 AND IF THEY GET THIS HELP, THEY MAY HAVE TO MOVE, 557 00:27:52,482 --> 00:27:54,965 AND THAT WOULD MEAN THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO, TOO. 558 00:27:57,034 --> 00:27:58,551 BUT WITH OUR FATHER BACK IN OUR LIFE, 559 00:27:58,551 --> 00:28:00,655 HE'S BEEN NEEDING SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM 560 00:28:00,655 --> 00:28:04,000 BECAUSE HE'S BEEN GETTING ALONG IN HIS YEARS, 561 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,586 AND HIS HEALTH'S STARTING TO DECLINE, TOO. 562 00:28:06,586 --> 00:28:09,586 PLUS, I HAVE TO WORK, AND MY JOB IS HERE. 563 00:28:09,586 --> 00:28:11,517 BUT I APOLOGIZED TO THEM, 564 00:28:11,517 --> 00:28:13,793 AND I AGREED TO TAKE THEM TO THE DOCTOR IN HOUSTON 565 00:28:13,793 --> 00:28:15,586 AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. 566 00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:22,000 Brandie: WHEN COMPARING FACILITIES AND DOCTORS, 567 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,724 WE THINK THE OPTIONS IN HOUSTON WITH DR. NOWZARADAN 568 00:28:24,724 --> 00:28:27,620 ARE THE BEST CHANCE TO GET HELP IF WE CAN, 569 00:28:27,620 --> 00:28:29,793 AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. 570 00:28:33,344 --> 00:28:36,034 WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SET FOR TOMORROW. 571 00:28:38,103 --> 00:28:41,103 SO, WE'RE PACKING TO GO DOWN THERE AND MEET DR. NOW 572 00:28:41,103 --> 00:28:42,965 AND SEE IF HE'S WILLING TO HELP US. 573 00:28:46,862 --> 00:28:48,620 Roshanda: THE REASON WE'VE BEEN LOOKING SO HARD 574 00:28:48,620 --> 00:28:51,000 TO FIND A DOCTOR HERE IN LAFAYETTE 575 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,517 IS MOSTLY BECAUSE I'M TOO BIG TO TRAVEL VERY FAR. 576 00:28:56,586 --> 00:28:58,689 SO, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN DO THIS 577 00:28:58,689 --> 00:29:00,448 OR IF I'M GONNA EVEN MAKE IT... 578 00:29:05,379 --> 00:29:08,413 YEAH. 579 00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:11,206 ...AND I DON'T WANT TO RUIN THIS FOR EVERYONE. 580 00:29:15,379 --> 00:29:17,068 Clarence: I KNOW I'M PRETTY NERVOUS 581 00:29:17,068 --> 00:29:19,344 THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE THIS LONG DRIVE TO HOUSTON. 582 00:29:21,344 --> 00:29:24,655 THREE HOURS AT THE MINIMUM IS A LONG TIME TO STAY IN THE CAR. 583 00:29:26,862 --> 00:29:30,724 I'M JUST GONNA BE POSITIVE AND TAKE IT AS IT COMES, YOU KNOW? 584 00:29:30,724 --> 00:29:33,827 Roshanda: CLARENCE'S IDEA IS THAT WE HALFWAY TODAY 585 00:29:33,827 --> 00:29:35,241 AND STOP OFF AT A HOTEL, 586 00:29:35,241 --> 00:29:38,000 AND THEN WE FINISH THE REST OF THE TRIP TOMORROW. 587 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,724 SO, I JUST HAVE TO MAKE IT FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF, 588 00:29:41,724 --> 00:29:43,724 BUT THAT'S STILL GONNA BE A LOT. 589 00:29:43,724 --> 00:29:50,310 ♪♪ 590 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:56,931 ♪♪ 591 00:29:56,931 --> 00:30:00,724 I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TO GET OUT. 592 00:30:00,724 --> 00:30:02,137 IT'S TOO MUCH. 593 00:30:10,206 --> 00:30:13,172 Clarence: THIS WAS MY BIG FEAR FOR ROSHANDA, 594 00:30:13,172 --> 00:30:16,137 THAT SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO HOUSTON. 595 00:30:16,137 --> 00:30:19,586 BUT WE'RE ALREADY AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD, 596 00:30:19,586 --> 00:30:21,482 SO THERE'S NO TURNING BACK NOW. 597 00:30:23,862 --> 00:30:25,758 Roshanda: I NEED YOU TO STOP. 598 00:30:25,758 --> 00:30:28,241 I -- I NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE. 599 00:30:33,310 --> 00:30:34,620 WE'RE JUST ABOUT HERE. 600 00:30:37,724 --> 00:30:42,103 ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET YOU OUT AND INTO A BED SO YOU CAN REST. 601 00:30:42,103 --> 00:30:45,482 Roshanda: THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SO MUCH MORE PAINFUL THAN I THOUGHT. 602 00:30:45,482 --> 00:30:50,379 ♪♪ 603 00:30:50,379 --> 00:30:52,931 AND I JUST NEED TO LIE DOWN. 604 00:30:52,931 --> 00:30:57,448 ♪♪ 605 00:30:57,448 --> 00:31:01,103 I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN, AND MY BODY'S SHAKING, 606 00:31:01,103 --> 00:31:03,275 AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA PASS OUT, 607 00:31:03,275 --> 00:31:07,655 SO I JUST WANT TO GET IN AND GO TO SLEEP. 608 00:31:07,655 --> 00:31:10,551 AND HOPEFULLY IN THE MORNING, I'LL FEEL BETTER. 609 00:31:10,551 --> 00:31:16,724 ♪♪ 610 00:31:16,724 --> 00:31:22,896 ♪♪ 611 00:31:22,896 --> 00:31:25,517 Clarence: BRANDIE TOLD ME THAT ROSHANDA GOT REALLY BAD LAST NIGHT, 612 00:31:25,517 --> 00:31:27,551 BUT SHE DIDN'T TELL ANY OF US. 613 00:31:27,551 --> 00:31:29,724 SO, I'M WORRIED WHETHER SHE CAN DO THIS AGAIN. 614 00:31:32,034 --> 00:31:34,241 Clarence: YOU DIDN'T TELL US HOW BAD YOU WERE REALLY FEELING. 615 00:31:34,241 --> 00:31:35,482 BUT WHAT IS HURTING NOW? 616 00:31:35,482 --> 00:31:38,724 MY KNEES, THE SIDE OF MY LEGS, 617 00:31:38,724 --> 00:31:41,275 BUT MY MAIN PROBLEM -- THAT WAS NOTHING. 618 00:31:41,275 --> 00:31:44,310 MY MAIN PROBLEM I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT LAST NIGHT 619 00:31:44,310 --> 00:31:47,275 WAS I WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING LAYING DOWN. 620 00:31:47,275 --> 00:31:49,827 I WANTED TO CALL 911 LAST NIGHT. 621 00:31:49,827 --> 00:31:51,448 I WANTED TO CALL. 622 00:31:51,448 --> 00:31:52,931 SHOULD'VE SAID SOMETHING. 623 00:31:52,931 --> 00:31:54,310 THAT WAS THE WORST RIDE EVER. 624 00:31:54,310 --> 00:31:55,896 THAT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. 625 00:31:55,896 --> 00:31:58,137 YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THIS? 626 00:31:58,137 --> 00:32:00,758 I JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT I'VE ALREADY DONE, 627 00:32:00,758 --> 00:32:03,655 AND THEN I'LL BE SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN GET HELP. 628 00:32:07,310 --> 00:32:08,758 THEN WE CAN LOAD UP. 629 00:32:11,413 --> 00:32:14,620 Roshanda: I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE STRENGTH TO MAKE IT THE LAST BIT, 630 00:32:14,620 --> 00:32:16,241 AND I HAVE NO CHOICE. 631 00:32:16,241 --> 00:32:18,448 LET'S GO, TEETY. IT'S TIME TO GO. 632 00:32:18,448 --> 00:32:23,068 IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME THERE AS IT IS TO GO BACK HOME. 633 00:32:27,034 --> 00:32:29,206 Brandie: I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT ROSHANDA RIGHT NOW. 634 00:32:31,586 --> 00:32:35,413 I KNOW YESTERDAY WAS HARD ON HER. 635 00:32:35,413 --> 00:32:37,655 AND I'M SCARED SHE'S PUSHING HERSELF TOO HARD. 636 00:32:40,172 --> 00:32:42,068 SO, I'M PRAYING THAT SHE CAN HOLD UP 637 00:32:42,068 --> 00:32:44,344 UNTIL WE GET THERE AND SEE THE DOCTOR. 638 00:32:44,344 --> 00:32:50,413 ♪♪ 639 00:32:50,413 --> 00:32:54,965 I'VE NEVER SEEN HER STRUGGLE THIS MUCH, SO IT'S SCARY. 640 00:32:54,965 --> 00:33:03,862 ♪♪ 641 00:33:03,862 --> 00:33:06,379 Clarence: WELCOME TO HOUSTON, GUYS. 642 00:33:06,379 --> 00:33:13,379 ♪♪ 643 00:33:13,379 --> 00:33:17,482 I JUST NEED US TO GET THERE SO I CAN GET OUT OF THIS CAR. 644 00:33:17,482 --> 00:33:20,965 I JUST HURT SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. 645 00:33:20,965 --> 00:33:22,896 ROSHANDA, YOU MADE IT. 646 00:33:22,896 --> 00:33:26,689 AND WE'RE FINALLY HERE. 647 00:33:26,689 --> 00:33:28,241 I'M PROUD OF YOU. 648 00:33:28,241 --> 00:33:32,137 Roshanda: I'M REALLY CRAMPING UP, EVEN MORE THAN YESTERDAY. 649 00:33:36,172 --> 00:33:39,620 BUT NOW THAT WE'RE HERE, I'M GETTING A LITTLE SCARED 650 00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:42,310 BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE... 651 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,206 ...AND WHAT I'M MOST SCARED ABOUT 652 00:33:46,206 --> 00:33:48,137 IS I'M GONNA GET ON THAT SCALE 653 00:33:48,137 --> 00:33:50,896 AND FIND OUT THAT I'M TOO BIG TO GET HELP. 654 00:33:52,620 --> 00:33:55,103 AND IF THE DOCTOR CAN'T HELP US, 655 00:33:55,103 --> 00:33:58,517 IT'LL MEAN IT'S ALL OVER. 656 00:34:04,310 --> 00:34:09,413 ♪♪ 657 00:34:09,413 --> 00:34:14,551 ♪♪ 658 00:34:14,551 --> 00:34:16,758 Clarence: WE FINALLY MADE IT HERE FOR OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT, 659 00:34:16,758 --> 00:34:18,172 AND WE'RE ALL EXTREMELY NERVOUS 660 00:34:18,172 --> 00:34:20,655 BECAUSE NONE OF US KNOW HOW THIS IS GONNA GO 661 00:34:20,655 --> 00:34:23,689 OR WHETHER THE DOCTOR'S GONNA BE WILLING TO HELP US. 662 00:34:23,689 --> 00:34:26,586 SO, I'M HOPING THAT THIS GOES WELL 663 00:34:26,586 --> 00:34:28,034 BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T GET HELP HERE, 664 00:34:28,034 --> 00:34:29,931 THEN I DON'T THINK OUR OPTION IN NEW ORLEANS WILL PAN OUT, 665 00:34:29,931 --> 00:34:31,482 EITHER. 666 00:34:31,482 --> 00:34:33,448 SO, THIS IS IT. 667 00:34:33,448 --> 00:34:35,965 PERRIO FAMILY. 668 00:34:35,965 --> 00:34:37,551 AND WE DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY 669 00:34:37,551 --> 00:34:39,344 AND PUT ROSHANDA THROUGH ALL SHE'S BEEN THROUGH 670 00:34:39,344 --> 00:34:40,965 JUST TO HEAR WE'RE BEYOND HELP, 671 00:34:40,965 --> 00:34:44,275 SO I'M EXPECTING SOME GOOD NEWS TODAY. 672 00:34:48,379 --> 00:34:49,931 582. 673 00:34:49,931 --> 00:34:51,620 [ SIGHS ] 674 00:34:51,620 --> 00:34:53,758 THAT'S A LITTLE HIGHER THAN I THOUGHT. 675 00:34:53,758 --> 00:34:56,413 I'M SURE I'M STILL SMALLER THAN BRANDIE AND ROSHANDA, 676 00:34:56,413 --> 00:34:59,551 BUT I GUESS I'M CATCHING UP TO THEM SOME. 677 00:34:59,551 --> 00:35:02,482 BRANDIE. 678 00:35:02,482 --> 00:35:05,000 Brandie: I WOULD SKIP THIS PART IF I COULD. 679 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:09,344 WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO SEE IF I WAS I THE 500s? 680 00:35:09,344 --> 00:35:13,206 BUT THAT MAY BE WISHFUL THINKING. 681 00:35:13,206 --> 00:35:14,517 620. 682 00:35:18,448 --> 00:35:21,103 THAT NUMBER IS EMBARRASSING, 683 00:35:21,103 --> 00:35:23,965 BUT THE ONLY OTHER NUMBER I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT 684 00:35:23,965 --> 00:35:25,310 IS ROSHANDA'S WEIGHT. 685 00:35:25,310 --> 00:35:27,724 CLARENCE AND ME ARE JUST NERVOUS 686 00:35:27,724 --> 00:35:31,172 TO FIND OUT HOW HIGH IT'S GOTTEN FOR HER 687 00:35:31,172 --> 00:35:33,896 AND IF SHE COULD BE GETTING CLOSE TO 800 POUNDS. 688 00:35:36,034 --> 00:35:37,827 Roshanda: I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DO THIS... 689 00:35:44,172 --> 00:35:46,137 ...BECAUSE I THINK OUT OF ALL OF US, 690 00:35:46,137 --> 00:35:49,862 I'M THE MOST LIKELY TO BE SO BIG THAT THE DOCTOR CAN'T HELP ME. 691 00:35:56,275 --> 00:35:57,310 803. 692 00:35:57,310 --> 00:35:58,793 DAMN. 693 00:36:00,655 --> 00:36:02,655 THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF. 694 00:36:04,931 --> 00:36:06,724 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. 695 00:36:06,724 --> 00:36:11,931 ♪♪ 696 00:36:11,931 --> 00:36:14,137 IT FEELS LIKE A MISTAKE. 697 00:36:17,896 --> 00:36:21,931 ♪♪ 698 00:36:21,931 --> 00:36:25,965 I DON'T SEE HOW MY WEIGHT CAN BE THAT HIGH. 699 00:36:25,965 --> 00:36:27,517 OKAY, YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW ME, 700 00:36:27,517 --> 00:36:28,827 AND WE'LL HEAD TO THE ROOM. 701 00:36:28,827 --> 00:36:32,896 I'M REALLY SCARED NOW THAT THE DOCTOR CAN'T HELP ME... 702 00:36:34,896 --> 00:36:37,413 ...AND THAT THE ONLY OPTION HE'S GONNA HAVE FOR ME 703 00:36:37,413 --> 00:36:41,344 IS TELL ME TO LOSE WEIGHT. 704 00:36:41,344 --> 00:36:45,517 BUT I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP SAVE ME FROM MYSELF. 705 00:36:45,517 --> 00:36:47,827 HELLO. 706 00:36:47,827 --> 00:36:48,724 -HI. -GOOD AFTERNOON. 707 00:36:48,724 --> 00:36:50,068 HOW Y'ALL DOING? 708 00:36:50,068 --> 00:36:51,344 HOW WE DOING TODAY? 709 00:36:51,344 --> 00:36:53,586 ALL RIGHT, I'M DR. NOWZARADAN, AND YOU ARE? 710 00:36:53,586 --> 00:36:55,827 BRANDIE.BRANDIE, NICE TO MEET YOU. 711 00:36:55,827 --> 00:36:57,000 I'M CLARENCE. NICE TO MEET YOU. 712 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:57,896 CLARENCE. 713 00:36:57,896 --> 00:36:59,034 ROSHANDA. 714 00:36:59,034 --> 00:37:00,862 ROSHANDA, NICE TO MEET YOU.SAME TO YOU. 715 00:37:00,862 --> 00:37:02,103 ARE YOU ALL COMING FROM LOUISIANA? 716 00:37:02,103 --> 00:37:03,379 -YES, SIR. -YES, SIR. 717 00:37:03,379 --> 00:37:05,931 WELL, THEN WELCOME TO THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS. 718 00:37:05,931 --> 00:37:07,344 -THANK YOU. -ALL RIGHT, 719 00:37:07,344 --> 00:37:10,413 SO YOU'RE SIBLINGS LOOKING TO LOSE WEIGHT TOGETHER? 720 00:37:10,413 --> 00:37:11,724 -YES, SIR. -YES, SIR. 721 00:37:11,724 --> 00:37:14,586 BECAUSE ROSHANDA, YOU ARE 803 POUNDS? 722 00:37:14,586 --> 00:37:16,827 YES. THAT'S WHAT THE SCALE SAYS. 723 00:37:16,827 --> 00:37:19,586 CLARENCE, YOU ARE 582 POUNDS. 724 00:37:19,586 --> 00:37:20,724 YES, SIR. 725 00:37:20,724 --> 00:37:24,827 AND BRANDIE IS... 620, HUH? 726 00:37:24,827 --> 00:37:29,103 SO, ALL TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, YOU ALL WEIGH OVER A TON. 727 00:37:29,103 --> 00:37:30,241 OH, WOW. 728 00:37:30,241 --> 00:37:31,344 [ ROSHANDA AND CLARENCE CHUCKLE ] 729 00:37:31,344 --> 00:37:32,517 SO, AS A FAMILY, 730 00:37:32,517 --> 00:37:35,172 YOU HAVE CLEARLY GOTTEN TO A CRITICAL POINT 731 00:37:35,172 --> 00:37:38,103 WITH THE STATE OF YOUR HEALTH WHERE THE REALITY IS, 732 00:37:38,103 --> 00:37:40,655 NONE OF YOU ARE GOING TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER 733 00:37:40,655 --> 00:37:43,896 IF THINGS DON'T DRASTICALLY CHANGE VERY SOON. 734 00:37:43,896 --> 00:37:47,344 AND THE FACT THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ENABLING EACH OTHER 735 00:37:47,344 --> 00:37:49,551 MAKES THE SITUATION EVEN WORSE 736 00:37:49,551 --> 00:37:52,000 BECAUSE YOU ALL USED EACH OTHER 737 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:54,965 AS AN EXCUSE TO OVEREAT AND FEED EACH OTHER. 738 00:37:54,965 --> 00:37:56,344 IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? 739 00:37:56,344 --> 00:37:58,103 WE COME FROM A BIG FAMILY. 740 00:37:58,103 --> 00:38:01,551 LIKE, ALL OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ON THE HEAVY SIDE. 741 00:38:01,551 --> 00:38:04,275 MY DAD IS ON THE HEAVY SIDE, MY MOM WAS ON THE HEAVY SIDE. 742 00:38:04,275 --> 00:38:06,724 SO, EVERYBODY IN FAMILY IS OVERWEIGHT? 743 00:38:06,724 --> 00:38:08,862 ESPECIALLY ON MY MOM'S SIDE. 744 00:38:08,862 --> 00:38:10,379 IT'S MOSTLY FROM MY MOMMA'S SIDE. 745 00:38:10,379 --> 00:38:15,103 OKAY. HERE'S AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO GET YOU TO UNDERSTAND. 746 00:38:15,103 --> 00:38:20,068 THE REASON YOU ARE THE SIZE YOU ALL ARE IS BECAUSE YOU OVEREAT. 747 00:38:20,068 --> 00:38:21,862 THAT'S THE PRIMARY ISSUE. 748 00:38:21,862 --> 00:38:23,241 YES, SIR. 749 00:38:23,241 --> 00:38:26,586 SO, WE NEED TO GET A HANDLE ON EATING HABITS FIRST. 750 00:38:26,586 --> 00:38:28,551 SO, I'M GOING TO PUT ALL OF YOU 751 00:38:28,551 --> 00:38:31,310 ONTO A 2100-CALORIE HIGH-PROTEIN LOW-CARB DIET. 752 00:38:31,310 --> 00:38:33,965 AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU SOME STUFF TO READ, 753 00:38:33,965 --> 00:38:36,206 AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT IT EVERY DAY. 754 00:38:36,206 --> 00:38:38,620 WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON THREE THINGS 755 00:38:38,620 --> 00:38:40,206 THAT CONTROL YOUR EATING HABITS. 756 00:38:40,206 --> 00:38:41,931 ONE IS YOUR FREQUENCY OF FEEDING. 757 00:38:41,931 --> 00:38:45,344 WE WANT TO GET THAT TO TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY 758 00:38:45,344 --> 00:38:47,517 WITH NO SNACK IN BETWEEN, OKAY? 759 00:38:47,517 --> 00:38:48,827 YEAH. 760 00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:52,103 THEN, WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON THE SIZE OF PORTION 761 00:38:52,103 --> 00:38:53,275 OF FOOD WE'RE EATING. 762 00:38:53,275 --> 00:38:55,275 WE'RE GONNA ADJUST THE AMOUNT 763 00:38:55,275 --> 00:38:59,344 TO ALMOST GETTING CLOSE TO 400 CALORIES PER MEAL. 764 00:38:59,344 --> 00:39:02,103 AND THE THIRD THING IS TYPE OF FOOD. 765 00:39:02,103 --> 00:39:05,517 I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LIST OF FOOD THAT WE NEED TO AVOID, 766 00:39:05,517 --> 00:39:07,620 AND THOSE ARE THE FOOD THAT WE NEED TO 767 00:39:07,620 --> 00:39:09,482 START ELIMINATING FROM YOUR DIET. 768 00:39:09,482 --> 00:39:12,862 AND THAT'S LIKELY GOING TO BE THE HARDEST PART. 769 00:39:12,862 --> 00:39:15,241 SO, WHEN DO WE HAVE TO START THIS NEW DIET? 770 00:39:15,241 --> 00:39:19,655 WELL, I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK AT IT AS A FORM OF A DIET, OKAY? 771 00:39:19,655 --> 00:39:22,793 BECAUSE DIET IS A TEMPORARY EFFORT 772 00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:26,310 TO CHANGE TO HELP YOU LOSE SOME WEIGHT. 773 00:39:26,310 --> 00:39:28,241 -YES, SIR. -BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT 774 00:39:28,241 --> 00:39:31,206 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FROM HERE TO END OF YOUR LIFE. 775 00:39:31,206 --> 00:39:34,965 THIS IS NOT A DIET. THIS IS JUST EATING PROPERLY. 776 00:39:34,965 --> 00:39:36,206 MM-HMM. 777 00:39:36,206 --> 00:39:38,310 BUT IF YOU DO THIS, YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM 778 00:39:38,310 --> 00:39:40,689 HITTING THE WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL YOU NEED. 779 00:39:40,689 --> 00:39:43,689 BRANDIE, YOUR GOAL IS TO LOSE 100 POUNDS 780 00:39:43,689 --> 00:39:45,068 OVER NEXT THREE MONTHS. 781 00:39:45,068 --> 00:39:46,827 OKAY? -YEAH. 782 00:39:46,827 --> 00:39:49,862 AND YOU, CLARENCE, I WANT YOU TO LOSE 80 POUNDS 783 00:39:49,862 --> 00:39:51,310 OVER NEXT THREE MONTHS. -YES, SIR. 784 00:39:51,310 --> 00:39:54,620 AND, ROSHANDA, I NEED YOU TO LOSE 120 POUNDS 785 00:39:54,620 --> 00:39:56,137 OVER THE TIMEFRAME. 786 00:39:56,137 --> 00:39:59,413 I'M ALSO GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME BASIC EXERCISES 787 00:39:59,413 --> 00:40:01,862 I WANT ALL OF YOU TO START DOING. 788 00:40:01,862 --> 00:40:05,482 BUT I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A PROCESS 789 00:40:05,482 --> 00:40:07,172 FOR YOU ALL TO ADAPT 790 00:40:07,172 --> 00:40:09,275 SO YOU'RE GETTING EXTRA HELP FROM ME 791 00:40:09,275 --> 00:40:12,793 BECAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS GOING TO BE AS A FAMILY, 792 00:40:12,793 --> 00:40:15,172 BUT YOU ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS 793 00:40:15,172 --> 00:40:17,551 THAT YOU ALL DO THIS NOW. -MM-HMM. 794 00:40:17,551 --> 00:40:19,586 BECAUSE BETWEEN YOU THREE, 795 00:40:19,586 --> 00:40:21,344 IT IS ONLY MATTER OF TIME 796 00:40:21,344 --> 00:40:24,655 BEFORE ONE OF YOU IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ON 797 00:40:24,655 --> 00:40:27,172 AND YOUR BODY JUST GIVES OUT AND YOU WON'T MAKE IT, 798 00:40:27,172 --> 00:40:28,827 ESPECIALLY YOU, ROSHANDA. 799 00:40:28,827 --> 00:40:32,862 NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE IN THIS PLANET MAKE IT TO 800 POUNDS 800 00:40:32,862 --> 00:40:35,034 AND SURVIVE FOR TOO LONG. 801 00:40:35,034 --> 00:40:37,931 HOW MUCH LONGER DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GO LIKE THIS? 802 00:40:37,931 --> 00:40:40,793 NOT LONG. EVERY DAY I GO TO SLEEP 803 00:40:40,793 --> 00:40:43,241 WONDERING IF I'M GONNA WAKE UP THE NEXT DAY. 804 00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:46,551 OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME BLOOD WORK 805 00:40:46,551 --> 00:40:51,000 AND MAKE SURE NONE OF YOU HAVE ANY LIFE-ENDING ISSUE CURRENTLY. 806 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,344 BUT, ROSHANDA, I THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE THOROUGH EXAM ON YOU. 807 00:40:54,344 --> 00:40:56,413 SO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD 808 00:40:56,413 --> 00:40:59,172 AND SEND YOU TO CHECK IN THE HOSPITAL, OKAY? 809 00:40:59,172 --> 00:41:00,517 YES. 810 00:41:00,517 --> 00:41:03,206 IF EVERYTHING LOOKS OKAY, THEN I WILL SEND YOU HOME. 811 00:41:03,206 --> 00:41:04,862 BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE. 812 00:41:04,862 --> 00:41:06,172 AND FOR YOU TWO, 813 00:41:06,172 --> 00:41:10,517 LET ME DO A LITTLE CHECK AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE. 814 00:41:10,517 --> 00:41:12,310 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 815 00:41:15,793 --> 00:41:18,103 AND I'M GONNA LISTEN TO YOUR LUNG IN THE BACK. 816 00:41:18,103 --> 00:41:19,931 TAKE A DEEP BREATH. 817 00:41:33,965 --> 00:41:35,655 OKAY. 818 00:41:35,655 --> 00:41:37,862 CLARENCE, YOU SEEM FINE AT THE MOMENT 819 00:41:37,862 --> 00:41:41,379 ASIDE FROM THE IMPENDING ISSUES WE DISCUSSED. 820 00:41:41,379 --> 00:41:44,413 BUT, BRANDIE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HOW YOUR LUNGS SOUND, 821 00:41:44,413 --> 00:41:47,517 SO I WANT TO CHECK YOU IN THE HOSPITAL, AS WELL, 822 00:41:47,517 --> 00:41:49,344 TO RUN SOME TEST ON YOU, TOO. 823 00:41:49,344 --> 00:41:51,206 OKAY? -OKAY. 824 00:41:51,206 --> 00:41:53,689 ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU ALL IN THE HOSPITAL. 825 00:41:53,689 --> 00:41:57,068 OKAY, ONCE THE TESTS ARE DONE, BRANDIE MAY BE OKAY, 826 00:41:57,068 --> 00:41:59,965 ROSHANDA MAY BE A LITTLE WORSE OFF OR VICE VERSA, 827 00:41:59,965 --> 00:42:01,931 IS THERE A CHANCE THAT BRANDIE WILL GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL 828 00:42:01,931 --> 00:42:04,689 BEFORE I LEAVE TO GO BACK HOME? 829 00:42:04,689 --> 00:42:08,034 WELL, IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT WE FIND WHEN THEY'RE TESTING. 830 00:42:08,034 --> 00:42:10,379 -RIGHT. -BUT IF YOU HAVE TO GO BACK... 831 00:42:10,379 --> 00:42:12,344 OH, YES. I HAVE TO BE BACK HOME 832 00:42:12,344 --> 00:42:14,344 BECAUSE I HAVE TO GO CHECK ON MY DAD. 833 00:42:14,344 --> 00:42:17,137 YEAH, AS SOON AS WE CAN RELEASE THEM, WE WILL. 834 00:42:17,137 --> 00:42:19,551 WORST COMES TO WORST, YOU CAN GO BACK ON YOUR OWN 835 00:42:19,551 --> 00:42:20,793 AND WE'LL KEEP THEM HERE 836 00:42:20,793 --> 00:42:22,896 UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO COME PICK THEM UP. 837 00:42:22,896 --> 00:42:24,517 -OKAY. -BUT IF WE MOVE AHEAD 838 00:42:24,517 --> 00:42:26,620 WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY -- WHAT YOU WANT -- 839 00:42:26,620 --> 00:42:29,241 THEN ALL OF YOU WILL NEED TO MOVE TO HOUSTON, 840 00:42:29,241 --> 00:42:32,206 SO YOU WILL NEED TO START TO ARRANGE THAT, OKAY? 841 00:42:32,206 --> 00:42:34,103 -YES, SIR. -OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 842 00:42:34,103 --> 00:42:37,931 SEE YOU ALL AT THE HOSPITAL. 843 00:42:37,931 --> 00:42:42,655 THE PERRIO FAMILY IS CLEARLY A FAMILY IN CRISIS RIGHT NOW, 844 00:42:42,655 --> 00:42:45,517 AND GOING FROM A DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC 845 00:42:45,517 --> 00:42:48,586 BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE AND A THIRD PERSON 846 00:42:48,586 --> 00:42:49,931 TAKES IT TO A LEVEL 847 00:42:49,931 --> 00:42:53,241 THAT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS. 848 00:42:53,241 --> 00:42:56,758 BUT THEY, UNFORTUNATELY, DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. 849 00:42:56,758 --> 00:42:59,068 ROSHANDA IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN, 850 00:42:59,068 --> 00:43:02,586 BUT I'M ALSO EXTREMELY WORRIED ABOUT BRANDIE 851 00:43:02,586 --> 00:43:05,034 AFTER HEARING HER HEART AND LUNG. 852 00:43:05,034 --> 00:43:07,517 SO, THE PRIORITY IS MAKING SURE 853 00:43:07,517 --> 00:43:10,758 THAT THEY CURRENTLY AREN'T FACING ANY ISSUES 854 00:43:10,758 --> 00:43:13,068 THAT WILL LEAD TO THEIR BODY GIVING UP 855 00:43:13,068 --> 00:43:14,103 IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 856 00:43:16,965 --> 00:43:20,724 Roshanda: I'M REALLY RELIEVED THAT DR. NOW IS STILL GONNA HELP ME, 857 00:43:20,724 --> 00:43:22,068 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, 858 00:43:22,068 --> 00:43:24,827 TO HAVE TO LOSE ALL THE WEIGHT IS A BIG CHALLENGE. 859 00:43:24,827 --> 00:43:27,275 IT'S NOT A 200-300 POUND CHALLENGE 860 00:43:27,275 --> 00:43:29,758 LIKE THE OTHER DOCTORS WE'VE SEEN, 861 00:43:29,758 --> 00:43:33,344 BUT IT'S STILL A LOT. 862 00:43:33,344 --> 00:43:36,724 SO, I'M REALLY HOPING I CAN DO IT. 863 00:43:36,724 --> 00:43:40,448 Brandie: I'M SO HAPPY THAT ALL OF US HAS THIS CHANCE TO GET HELP, 864 00:43:40,448 --> 00:43:41,827 BUT IT WAS A LITTLE CONCERNING 865 00:43:41,827 --> 00:43:43,793 THAT THE DOCTOR WANTED ME TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. 866 00:43:43,793 --> 00:43:46,137 SO, I'M REALLY HOPING THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ME 867 00:43:46,137 --> 00:43:47,206 OR ROSHANDA. 868 00:43:47,206 --> 00:43:53,551 ♪♪ 869 00:43:53,551 --> 00:44:00,137 ♪♪ 870 00:44:00,137 --> 00:44:02,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: AFTER THE APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY, 871 00:44:02,310 --> 00:44:05,241 I ADMITTED ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE TO THE HOSPITAL 872 00:44:05,241 --> 00:44:07,206 AND WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING TESTS ON THEM 873 00:44:07,206 --> 00:44:11,241 TO SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT THEIR CONDITION IS. 874 00:44:11,241 --> 00:44:14,862 BUT THE RESULTS SO FAR HAVE ME A LITTLE CONCERNED, 875 00:44:14,862 --> 00:44:18,068 SO I'M GOING TO KEEP THEM FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK, 876 00:44:18,068 --> 00:44:20,103 AND IF WE FIND ANYTHING CONCERNING, 877 00:44:20,103 --> 00:44:22,586 THEN WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP THEM HERE LONGER. 878 00:44:22,586 --> 00:44:27,655 ♪♪ 879 00:44:27,655 --> 00:44:31,724 BOTH OF THEM ARE PHYSICALLY IN VERY BAD SHAPE 880 00:44:31,724 --> 00:44:36,379 AND I'M ACTUALLY MORE CONCERNED ABOUT BRANDIE RIGHT NOW 881 00:44:36,379 --> 00:44:38,482 BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH SHE'S THE SMALLER ONE, 882 00:44:38,482 --> 00:44:43,724 HER BODY IS LOOKING TO BE FAR WORSE OFF THAN ROSHANDA'S. 883 00:44:43,724 --> 00:44:47,689 SHE HAS SOME HEART ISSUES, DIABETES, AND ASTHMA, 884 00:44:47,689 --> 00:44:52,655 AND RIGHT NOW, SHE'S THE CLOSEST TO HER BODY GIVING UP. 885 00:44:52,655 --> 00:44:55,586 THEIR BROTHER CLARENCE WENT BACK TO LOUISIANA 886 00:44:55,586 --> 00:44:59,827 AND HE PLANNED TO COME AND GET THEM WHEN WE RELEASE THEM. 887 00:44:59,827 --> 00:45:03,551 BUT HOPEFULLY NEITHER OF THEM HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES 888 00:45:03,551 --> 00:45:05,275 RIGHT NOW 889 00:45:05,275 --> 00:45:08,413 BECAUSE IF THEY DO, AND IT'S BAD ENOUGH, 890 00:45:08,413 --> 00:45:11,482 IT IS POSSIBLE THEY MAY ALREADY BE TOO FAR GONE 891 00:45:11,482 --> 00:45:13,931 FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING 892 00:45:13,931 --> 00:45:16,931 AND THEY WON'T SURVIVE MUCH LONGER. 893 00:45:22,448 --> 00:45:27,655 ♪♪ 894 00:45:27,655 --> 00:45:32,862 ♪♪ 895 00:45:32,862 --> 00:45:38,068 ♪♪ 896 00:45:38,068 --> 00:45:43,241 ♪♪ 897 00:45:43,241 --> 00:45:48,413 ♪♪ 898 00:45:48,413 --> 00:45:53,689 ♪♪ 899 00:45:53,689 --> 00:45:56,758 Brandie: WE'RE GLAD THEY CHECKED US OUT AND MADE SURE WE'RE DOING OKAY, 900 00:45:56,758 --> 00:46:01,103 BUT IT WAS REALLY SCARY AT FIRST WITH HOW WORRIED EVERYONE WAS. 901 00:46:01,103 --> 00:46:03,448 AND BEING ON A DIET HERE HAS BEEN HARD, 902 00:46:03,448 --> 00:46:06,172 SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME TODAY. 903 00:46:06,172 --> 00:46:09,241 I'M READY TO GO. 904 00:46:09,241 --> 00:46:12,068 I AIN'T LIKE THE FOOD AT ALL. 905 00:46:12,068 --> 00:46:15,655 IT WAS EDIBLE, BUT IT WASN'T NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT. 906 00:46:15,655 --> 00:46:17,862 A FEW OF THE VEGGIES I AIN'T NEVER ATE BEFORE. 907 00:46:17,862 --> 00:46:20,241 IT WAS, LIKE, MY FIRST TIME TASTING IT. 908 00:46:20,241 --> 00:46:23,068 SO, I GUESS IT WAS 1,200 CALORIES? 909 00:46:23,068 --> 00:46:25,551 1,200 CALORIES A DAY WASN'T -- IT WASN'T TOO BAD. 910 00:46:25,551 --> 00:46:28,448 LIKE, I WASN'T REALLY WAKING UP HUNGRY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 911 00:46:28,448 --> 00:46:31,758 I WAS, I GUESS, FULL OFF IT, 912 00:46:31,758 --> 00:46:34,586 AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BECAUSE I AIN'T HAD 913 00:46:34,586 --> 00:46:36,655 NOTHING ELSE TO EAT, I AIN'T HAD NO CHOICE. 914 00:46:36,655 --> 00:46:39,517 BUT AT HOME, I'MA HAVE A CHOICE. 915 00:46:39,517 --> 00:46:42,034 WHEN WE GO HOME, IT'S GONNA BE EVEN HARDER. 916 00:46:42,034 --> 00:46:44,379 IT'S GONNA BE ON US TO TRY TO MAKE THE MEALS UP 917 00:46:44,379 --> 00:46:47,586 AND STUFF LIKE THAT, SO... 918 00:46:47,586 --> 00:46:49,896 WE NEED A GAME PLAN. 919 00:46:49,896 --> 00:46:53,344 ♪♪ 920 00:46:53,344 --> 00:46:55,275 Roshanda: I'M HOPING WE HAVE OTHER WAYS OF EATING 921 00:46:55,275 --> 00:46:57,034 SOME OF THE THINGS WE LIKE 922 00:46:57,034 --> 00:47:00,344 AND STILL STICKING TO 1,200 CALORIES. 923 00:47:00,344 --> 00:47:03,034 BUT CLARENCE SHOULD BE HERE SOON TO PICK US UP, 924 00:47:03,034 --> 00:47:05,862 AND THEN DR. NOW IS SUPPOSED TO COME DISCHARGE US. 925 00:47:05,862 --> 00:47:09,517 ♪♪ 926 00:47:09,517 --> 00:47:11,379 Clarence: BEING AWAY FROM MY SISTERS FOR TWO WEEKS, 927 00:47:11,379 --> 00:47:15,758 I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I MISS THEM SO MUCH, BUT I REALLY DO. 928 00:47:15,758 --> 00:47:17,551 I'M JUST HAPPY THAT THEY'RE TAKING THE FIRST STEP 929 00:47:17,551 --> 00:47:18,931 TOWARD GOING THE HEALTHY ROUTE 930 00:47:18,931 --> 00:47:21,068 BECAUSE SOME DAYS, I DID THINK ABOUT, 931 00:47:21,068 --> 00:47:26,310 "WHAT IF WE WAKE UP AND ONE OF US ARE GONE?" 932 00:47:26,310 --> 00:47:28,689 -OOH, SMELL GOOD IN HERE. -HEY! 933 00:47:28,689 --> 00:47:31,103 -DAMN! -BOY, I FEEL LIKE IT BEEN... 934 00:47:31,103 --> 00:47:33,034 -FOREVER. -IT'S BEEN A LITTLE MINUTE, HUH? 935 00:47:33,034 --> 00:47:34,551 FOR REAL. 936 00:47:34,551 --> 00:47:36,689 SMELL GOOD IN HERE, DON'T TASTE GOOD IN HERE. 937 00:47:36,689 --> 00:47:38,310 NO? WHAT Y'ALL EATING? 938 00:47:38,310 --> 00:47:40,034 Roshanda: SOME GINGER CHICKEN. 939 00:47:40,034 --> 00:47:41,758 TASTE LIKE GINGER? 940 00:47:41,758 --> 00:47:44,241 NO, I'M EATING SOME DRY CHICKEN. 941 00:47:44,241 --> 00:47:46,689 I'M GETTING TIRED OF SEEING FOOD ON TV 942 00:47:46,689 --> 00:47:49,482 AND SEEING PEOPLE POST FOOD I CAN'T HAVE. 943 00:47:49,482 --> 00:47:51,827 -GET USED TO IT. -I KNOW. 944 00:47:51,827 --> 00:47:56,344 ♪♪ 945 00:47:56,344 --> 00:47:57,793 HELLO. 946 00:47:57,793 --> 00:47:58,724 -HEY. -HELLO. 947 00:47:58,724 --> 00:48:02,103 -HOW Y'ALL DOING? -ALL RIGHT. 948 00:48:02,103 --> 00:48:05,206 ALL RIGHT, SO I SEE YOU RIDE IS HERE. 949 00:48:05,206 --> 00:48:06,758 YES, SIR. 950 00:48:06,758 --> 00:48:09,655 SO, WE'RE SENDING YOU TWO HOME TODAY NOW THAT WE HAVE MADE SURE 951 00:48:09,655 --> 00:48:11,689 THAT YOU TWO ARE HEALTHY ENOUGH 952 00:48:11,689 --> 00:48:15,103 AND WITH BOTH YOUR WEIGHT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION NOW. 953 00:48:15,103 --> 00:48:17,931 HOPEFULLY CLARENCE IS DOING THE SAME. 954 00:48:17,931 --> 00:48:20,137 CLARENCE, HOW ARE YOU DOING SINCE YOU LEFT? 955 00:48:20,137 --> 00:48:21,724 HOW IS YOUR EATING HABIT COMING? 956 00:48:21,724 --> 00:48:23,310 I'VE BEEN MEAL PREPPING THE WHOLE WEEK. 957 00:48:23,310 --> 00:48:24,517 UH-HUH. 958 00:48:24,517 --> 00:48:25,689 AND I HAVEN'T TOUCHED A CARBONATED DRINK 959 00:48:25,689 --> 00:48:27,000 OR ANYTHING WITH SUGAR IN IT SINCE I LEFT HERE. 960 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:29,103 SO, I THINK I GOT A GOOD START. 961 00:48:29,103 --> 00:48:32,517 THAT'S GREAT. MAKE SURE Y'ALL STICK WITH THE DIET. 962 00:48:32,517 --> 00:48:35,620 -YES, SIR. -AND START MORE EXERCISE. 963 00:48:35,620 --> 00:48:37,000 OKAY. 964 00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:40,034 BECAUSE IT'S TIME FOR YOU THREE TO WORK TOGETHER 965 00:48:40,034 --> 00:48:42,827 AND TO SHOW ME THAT YOU CAN DO THIS. 966 00:48:42,827 --> 00:48:44,620 BUT WE'LL CHECK YOUR WEIGHT NOW 967 00:48:44,620 --> 00:48:47,862 AND SEE WHAT PROGRESS YOU MADE SO FAR. 968 00:48:47,862 --> 00:48:49,241 -OKAY? -OKAY. 969 00:48:49,241 --> 00:48:51,689 WELL, LET'S START WITH YOU, CLARENCE, 970 00:48:51,689 --> 00:48:54,241 AND SEE WHAT YOUR WEIGHT IS AT. 971 00:48:54,241 --> 00:48:56,517 OKAY. 972 00:48:56,517 --> 00:48:58,793 ALL RIGHT. 973 00:48:58,793 --> 00:49:02,379 ♪♪ 974 00:49:02,379 --> 00:49:05,896 ♪♪ 975 00:49:05,896 --> 00:49:09,000 SO, YOU'RE AT 577. 976 00:49:09,000 --> 00:49:12,551 SO, YOU ONLY LOST 5 POUNDS, HUH? 977 00:49:12,551 --> 00:49:17,448 WELL, THAT'S NOT A LOT. 978 00:49:17,448 --> 00:49:20,517 SO, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO WORK HARDER. 979 00:49:20,517 --> 00:49:23,310 LET'S SEE HOW YOUR SISTERS ARE DOING. 980 00:49:23,310 --> 00:49:24,241 OOH, LORD. 981 00:49:24,241 --> 00:49:26,862 ALL RIGHT, BRANDIE, YOU'RE NEXT. 982 00:49:26,862 --> 00:49:30,241 [ CHUCKLES ] 983 00:49:30,241 --> 00:49:33,965 ♪♪ 984 00:49:33,965 --> 00:49:37,758 ♪♪ 985 00:49:37,758 --> 00:49:41,517 ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE DOWN TO 589. 986 00:49:41,517 --> 00:49:44,172 THAT'S 31 POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS. 987 00:49:44,172 --> 00:49:47,413 THAT'S EXCELLENT. AND YOU'RE BELOW 600 NOW. 988 00:49:47,413 --> 00:49:49,068 -GO BRANDIE. -GOOD. 989 00:49:49,068 --> 00:49:52,068 THAT'S A VERY GOOD START. 990 00:49:52,068 --> 00:49:53,172 ALL RIGHT. 991 00:49:53,172 --> 00:49:56,724 OKAY, ROSHANDA, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN. 992 00:49:56,724 --> 00:49:58,137 DO I HAVE TO? 993 00:49:58,137 --> 00:50:02,068 Clarence: DRUM ROLL PLEASE. 994 00:50:02,068 --> 00:50:04,931 IN THE LONG RUN, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE MORE THAN ALL OF US. 995 00:50:04,931 --> 00:50:09,172 ♪♪ 996 00:50:09,172 --> 00:50:13,413 ♪♪ 997 00:50:13,413 --> 00:50:17,896 765. THAT'S A WEIGHT LOSS OF 38 POUNDS. 998 00:50:17,896 --> 00:50:22,862 SO, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND WE HAVE YOU IN THE 700s. 999 00:50:22,862 --> 00:50:25,689 SO, YOU AND BRANDIE ARE DOING WELL 1000 00:50:25,689 --> 00:50:27,862 AND GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, 1001 00:50:27,862 --> 00:50:31,137 BUT THIS WAS ALL ON A CONTROLLED DIET. 1002 00:50:31,137 --> 00:50:34,586 AND GOING HOME, YOU TWO ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK 1003 00:50:34,586 --> 00:50:36,275 A LOT HARDER TO DO THIS. 1004 00:50:36,275 --> 00:50:38,241 BUT YOU HAVE TO STICK WITH IT, 1005 00:50:38,241 --> 00:50:41,034 AND CLARENCE, YOU HAVE TO PICK UP THE PACE, 1006 00:50:41,034 --> 00:50:44,137 BECAUSE YOUR RATE OF PROGRESS IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT. 1007 00:50:44,137 --> 00:50:45,827 -ALL RIGHT. -OKAY? 1008 00:50:45,827 --> 00:50:48,758 YOU ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS 1009 00:50:48,758 --> 00:50:51,413 TO GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY 1010 00:50:51,413 --> 00:50:53,655 IN THESE NEXT TWO AND A HALF MONTHS 1011 00:50:53,655 --> 00:50:55,379 BECAUSE YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, 1012 00:50:55,379 --> 00:50:58,344 AND THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. 1013 00:50:58,344 --> 00:51:00,655 AND IF YOU ALL HIT YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS 1014 00:51:00,655 --> 00:51:02,689 AND ALL YOUR TESTS LOOK GOOD, 1015 00:51:02,689 --> 00:51:05,551 THEN WE'LL MOVE AHEAD WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1016 00:51:05,551 --> 00:51:07,206 FOR EACH OF YOU. 1017 00:51:07,206 --> 00:51:10,241 SO, RIGHT NOW, YOU ALL HAVE A LOT OF PROGRESS 1018 00:51:10,241 --> 00:51:12,137 TO MAKE, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, 1019 00:51:12,137 --> 00:51:14,896 PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL US. OKAY? 1020 00:51:14,896 --> 00:51:16,137 -YEP. -YES, SIR. THANK YOU. 1021 00:51:16,137 --> 00:51:17,206 -ALL RIGHT. -THANK YOU. 1022 00:51:17,206 --> 00:51:20,931 I'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON. 1023 00:51:20,931 --> 00:51:23,448 ROSHANDA AND BRANDIE HAVE MADE GOOD PROGRESS 1024 00:51:23,448 --> 00:51:25,034 THESE PAST COUPLE WEEKS 1025 00:51:25,034 --> 00:51:28,103 AND HOPEFULLY THEY KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING 1026 00:51:28,103 --> 00:51:32,034 AND ENCOURAGE CLARENCE TO DO MUCH BETTER, TOO, 1027 00:51:32,034 --> 00:51:36,103 INSTEAD OF ALL OF THEM GOING BACK TO ENABLING EACH OTHER, 1028 00:51:36,103 --> 00:51:41,827 BECAUSE NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY TIME TO WASTE. 1029 00:51:41,827 --> 00:51:45,310 Roshanda: I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE GOING HOME. 1030 00:51:45,310 --> 00:51:47,586 CLARENCE SAID HE'S RENTING A BIGGER VEHICLE 1031 00:51:47,586 --> 00:51:51,137 AND IT'LL BE A LOT LESS PAINFUL FOR ME GOING BACK. 1032 00:51:51,137 --> 00:51:54,068 BUT HE HAS WORK TOMORROW, SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DRIVE 1033 00:51:54,068 --> 00:51:56,965 STRAIGHT THROUGH TO GET HOME TONIGHT 1034 00:51:56,965 --> 00:51:59,448 WITHOUT ANY STOP, 1035 00:51:59,448 --> 00:52:02,896 AND I'M NOT SURE IF I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. 1036 00:52:02,896 --> 00:52:06,448 ♪♪ 1037 00:52:06,448 --> 00:52:10,034 ♪♪ 1038 00:52:10,034 --> 00:52:14,517 ♪♪ 1039 00:52:14,517 --> 00:52:19,000 ♪♪ 1040 00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:23,517 ♪♪ 1041 00:52:23,517 --> 00:52:26,172 IT'S BEEN, LIKE, TWO AND A HALF HOURS. 1042 00:52:26,172 --> 00:52:30,068 SO, WE'RE GETTING THERE. 1043 00:52:30,068 --> 00:52:33,517 AND I'M HOLDING UP OKAY, BUT I'M STILL IN A GOOD AMOUNT OF PAIN. 1044 00:52:33,517 --> 00:52:39,034 AND I'M TRYING TO PUSH AND JUST GET HOME. 1045 00:52:39,034 --> 00:52:43,275 AND I THINK I CAN DO IT IF WE TAKE A BREAK TO EAT. 1046 00:52:43,275 --> 00:52:46,310 BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT HEALTHY OPTIONS THERE ARE 1047 00:52:46,310 --> 00:52:49,172 AT THE FAST FOOD PLACES WE CAN STOP. 1048 00:52:49,172 --> 00:52:53,275 THE DOCTOR HAD A NUTRITIONIST COME TALK TO US IN THE HOSPITAL 1049 00:52:53,275 --> 00:52:55,379 AND SHE EXPLAINED HOW ALL THE CALORIES 1050 00:52:55,379 --> 00:52:58,206 AND STUFF FROM RESTAURANTS ARE ONLINE 1051 00:52:58,206 --> 00:53:02,655 AND WE CAN RESEARCH IT ALL TO MAKE SURE WE STICK TO THE DIET. 1052 00:53:02,655 --> 00:53:04,241 I REALLY NEED TO EAT, 1053 00:53:04,241 --> 00:53:07,620 AND WE NEED TO FIND SOMEWHERE WITH A SALAD OR SOMETHING. 1054 00:53:07,620 --> 00:53:11,482 I WAS LOOKING AT THE TACO SALAD, BUT NOT THE TACO SHELL. 1055 00:53:11,482 --> 00:53:13,965 -JUST DON'T EAT THE SHELL. -SO, I WONDER IF THE SHELL 1056 00:53:13,965 --> 00:53:15,137 IS PART OF THE CALORIES. 1057 00:53:15,137 --> 00:53:16,931 -PROBABLY. -IT IS. 1058 00:53:16,931 --> 00:53:20,137 THE SHELL IS THE BOWL. 1059 00:53:20,137 --> 00:53:22,068 SO, THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE MOST OF THE CALORIES AT? 1060 00:53:22,068 --> 00:53:26,310 -MM-HMM. -OH, MY GOD. 1061 00:53:26,310 --> 00:53:28,103 WHAT'S WRONG? 1062 00:53:28,103 --> 00:53:30,517 I NEED TO EAT SOMETHING. 1063 00:53:30,517 --> 00:53:32,448 SO, LET'S JUST DO TACO SALADS 1064 00:53:32,448 --> 00:53:37,034 BECAUSE THE SHELL HAS TO BE COUNTED AS PART OF THE CALORIES. 1065 00:53:37,034 --> 00:53:40,793 SO, IT'LL BE 700 CALORIES, AND WE HAVEN'T EATEN MUCH TODAY. 1066 00:53:40,793 --> 00:53:43,137 SO, THAT SHOULD BE OKAY. 1067 00:53:43,137 --> 00:53:45,931 HELLO, HOW YOU DOING? 1068 00:53:45,931 --> 00:53:48,517 UH, WHAT KIND OF SALADS DO YOU OFFER? 1069 00:53:50,448 --> 00:53:53,172 CAN I HAVE TWO STEAKS AND ONE CHICKEN? 1070 00:53:53,172 --> 00:53:57,034 THANK YOU. 1071 00:53:57,034 --> 00:53:58,896 HELLO. 1072 00:53:58,896 --> 00:54:01,034 WELCOME TO "WHO WANTS TO DATE A FAT GUY?" 1073 00:54:01,034 --> 00:54:03,724 -HUH? -[ LAUGHS ] 1074 00:54:03,724 --> 00:54:06,068 THANK YOU. 1075 00:54:06,068 --> 00:54:09,275 ♪♪ 1076 00:54:09,275 --> 00:54:12,482 ♪♪ 1077 00:54:12,482 --> 00:54:18,034 THIS TRIP BACK WASN'T THAT BAD, BUT I'M STILL REALLY SORE. 1078 00:54:18,034 --> 00:54:21,931 AND I'M GLAD WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT AGAIN FOR A WHILE. 1079 00:54:21,931 --> 00:54:27,482 BUT I JUST WANT TO GET IN AND EAT AND GO TO BED. 1080 00:54:27,482 --> 00:54:30,310 WANT TO TURN IT SOME MORE? 1081 00:54:30,310 --> 00:54:32,275 YOU'RE SLIPPING. 1082 00:54:32,275 --> 00:54:34,344 Clarence: PART OF ME IS IMPRESSED WITH HOW CAREFUL 1083 00:54:34,344 --> 00:54:38,793 ROSHANDA WANTS TO BE RIGHT NOW. 1084 00:54:38,793 --> 00:54:41,103 BUT I HAVE TO MAKE MY OWN WAY AND DO THIS FOR MYSELF 1085 00:54:41,103 --> 00:54:43,310 WHEN IT COMES TO MY DIET. 1086 00:54:43,310 --> 00:54:46,689 -HOW MUCH WAS IT WITH THE SHELL? -700 AND SOMETHING CALORIES. 1087 00:54:46,689 --> 00:54:51,655 BUT THAT WAS WITH THE SHELL, THE RICE, AND THE SOUR CREAM. 1088 00:54:51,655 --> 00:54:54,689 I'M EATING MY SHELL. 1089 00:54:54,689 --> 00:54:56,482 Roshanda: FIGURING OUT WHAT MEALS HAVE IN IT 1090 00:54:56,482 --> 00:54:58,310 AND HOW MANY CALORIES THEY ARE, 1091 00:54:58,310 --> 00:55:00,620 IT'S A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. 1092 00:55:00,620 --> 00:55:04,482 SO, WE'LL JUST KEEP TRACK OF OUR CALORIES AS BEST WE CAN. 1093 00:55:04,482 --> 00:55:06,827 BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT 1094 00:55:06,827 --> 00:55:11,000 AND GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY WHEN WE GO BACK TO SEE DR. NOW. 1095 00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:14,517 BECAUSE I KNOW IF WE DON'T, IT WON'T BE GOOD. 1096 00:55:14,517 --> 00:55:17,413 ♪♪ 1097 00:55:20,137 --> 00:55:26,068 ♪♪ 1098 00:55:26,068 --> 00:55:32,000 ♪♪ 1099 00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:37,931 ♪♪ 1100 00:55:37,931 --> 00:55:39,241 Brandie: WE ALL TALKED AND DECIDED 1101 00:55:39,241 --> 00:55:43,000 THAT IT'S TOO RISKY TO KEEP EATING OUT. 1102 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:44,758 BECAUSE SOME OF THE SITES ARE CONFUSING 1103 00:55:44,758 --> 00:55:47,517 ABOUT HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN THE FOOD. 1104 00:55:47,517 --> 00:55:51,310 SO, WE CAN'T REALLY TRACK OUR CALORIES ACCURATELY. 1105 00:55:51,310 --> 00:55:53,896 SO, WE'RE GOING TO DO MEAL PREP FOR THE WEEK, 1106 00:55:53,896 --> 00:55:56,793 AND I AGREED TO GO GET ALL THE FOOD AND DO THE SHOPPING, 1107 00:55:56,793 --> 00:56:00,379 AND ROSHANDA'S GONNA PREPARE AND COOK ALL THE MEALS FOR US. 1108 00:56:00,379 --> 00:56:04,724 SO, WE MADE A LIST, AND I'M HERE TO TRY AND GET EVERYTHING. 1109 00:56:04,724 --> 00:56:07,379 BUT THIS IS ALL A LITTLE NEW FOR ME. 1110 00:56:07,379 --> 00:56:12,689 UH... 1111 00:56:12,689 --> 00:56:15,310 SO, THIS IS GONNA BE A BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE FOR ME 1112 00:56:15,310 --> 00:56:18,172 TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HEALTHY OR NOT. 1113 00:56:18,172 --> 00:56:21,448 BUT AT LEAST I HAVE MY FRIEND TEE TOT HERE HELPING ME. 1114 00:56:21,448 --> 00:56:23,896 THAT'S THE RIGHT WATER? 1115 00:56:23,896 --> 00:56:26,275 THAT'S GOOD. 1116 00:56:26,275 --> 00:56:28,413 AND TOGETHER, I THINK THAT WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT 1117 00:56:28,413 --> 00:56:30,551 AND GET THE RIGHT STUFF. 1118 00:56:30,551 --> 00:56:32,310 BECAUSE THIS TAKES SOME LEARNING TO FIGURE OUT 1119 00:56:32,310 --> 00:56:33,793 HOW TO GET HEALTHY STUFF. 1120 00:56:33,793 --> 00:56:36,137 -I LIKE ASPARAGUS. -COLLARED GREENS. 1121 00:56:36,137 --> 00:56:37,827 Y'ALL DON'T WANT TO TRY ASPARAGUS? 1122 00:56:37,827 --> 00:56:39,655 -THAT'S WHAT THAT IS? -YEAH. 1123 00:56:39,655 --> 00:56:42,896 THAT GO GOOD WITH, LIKE, CHICKEN OR SHRIMP. 1124 00:56:42,896 --> 00:56:44,965 IT'S A GOOD SIDE. 1125 00:56:44,965 --> 00:56:47,724 I THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO STICK TO BASICS RIGHT NOW, 1126 00:56:47,724 --> 00:56:50,344 BUT I'MA TRY IT ONE DAY. 1127 00:56:50,344 --> 00:56:51,965 I'MA DO IT AND I'MA BRING YOU SOME TO SEE IF YOU LIKE IT. 1128 00:56:51,965 --> 00:56:54,448 YEAH. 1129 00:56:54,448 --> 00:56:55,758 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOOK AT THE CABBAGE. 1130 00:56:55,758 --> 00:56:57,586 LIKE, WHICH ONE LOOK BETTER? 1131 00:56:57,586 --> 00:57:00,827 I THINK WHATEVER ONE PRETTY TO ME. 1132 00:57:00,827 --> 00:57:02,448 I SHOULD'VE LISTENED WHEN MY GRANDMOTHER TRIED 1133 00:57:02,448 --> 00:57:03,827 TO TEACH ME THAT. 1134 00:57:03,827 --> 00:57:06,620 OH, YEAH! IT'S BY HOW HARD IT IS, I THINK. 1135 00:57:06,620 --> 00:57:08,448 [ CHUCKLES ] 1136 00:57:08,448 --> 00:57:12,862 BUT THIS IS A LOT OF WORK TO GO OUT AND DO EVERY WEEK. 1137 00:57:12,862 --> 00:57:15,931 SO I JUST HOPE IT ALL TASTES GOOD. 1138 00:57:15,931 --> 00:57:19,896 I'M JUST HOPING IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THE HOSPITAL FOOD. 1139 00:57:19,896 --> 00:57:22,896 -THANK YOU. -THANK YOU. 1140 00:57:22,896 --> 00:57:24,620 ALL RIGHT. 1141 00:57:24,620 --> 00:57:27,517 BUT IF ANYONE CAN MAKE THIS TASTE GOOD, IT'S ROSHANDA. 1142 00:57:27,517 --> 00:57:29,103 ♪♪ 1143 00:57:37,448 --> 00:57:42,724 ♪♪ 1144 00:57:42,724 --> 00:57:48,034 ♪♪ 1145 00:57:48,034 --> 00:57:49,586 Roshanda: I'VE BEEN STUDYING DR. NOW'S DIET 1146 00:57:49,586 --> 00:57:53,379 AND WORKING TO LEARN WAYS TO MAKE HEALTHY MEALS FOR US. 1147 00:57:53,379 --> 00:57:56,034 BUT I COULD ONLY USE VERY SMALL AMOUNTS OF THE STUFF 1148 00:57:56,034 --> 00:57:57,413 THAT MAKES IT TASTE GOOD, 1149 00:57:57,413 --> 00:58:00,310 AND IT'S A FRACTION OF WHAT I WOULD NORMALLY USE, 1150 00:58:00,310 --> 00:58:02,827 BUT IT'S NOT EASY TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT TASTES GOOD 1151 00:58:02,827 --> 00:58:05,931 AND IS HEALTHY FOR YOU. 1152 00:58:05,931 --> 00:58:10,172 BUT I KNOW I'LL GET BETTER AT IT. 1153 00:58:10,172 --> 00:58:11,931 Clarence: ME AND BRANDIE ARE REALLY THANKFUL THAT 1154 00:58:11,931 --> 00:58:14,482 ROSHANDA'S DOING THIS FOR US. 1155 00:58:14,482 --> 00:58:18,344 'CAUSE WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO HELP US STAY ON THE DIET. 1156 00:58:18,344 --> 00:58:23,000 THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 1157 00:58:23,000 --> 00:58:26,310 SO, EVEN IF IT'S NOT THE MOST FLAVORFUL, 1158 00:58:26,310 --> 00:58:31,000 IT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO EAT AND STICK TO RIGHT NOW. 1159 00:58:36,896 --> 00:58:38,931 [ WHISTLES ] 1160 00:58:45,862 --> 00:58:48,517 Roshanda: THIS IS A LITTLE TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT. 1161 00:58:48,517 --> 00:58:51,275 BUT I JUST HOPE ALL THIS WILL BE ENOUGH FOR US 1162 00:58:51,275 --> 00:58:53,448 TO LOSE ALL THE WEIGHT WE NEED. 1163 00:58:53,448 --> 00:58:58,448 ♪♪ 1164 00:58:58,448 --> 00:59:03,517 ♪♪ 1165 00:59:03,517 --> 00:59:05,172 Brandie: ME AND ROSHANDA HAVE BEEN EXERCISING 1166 00:59:05,172 --> 00:59:07,137 FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS. 1167 00:59:07,137 --> 00:59:09,655 BUT CLARENCE CAN'T PICK US UP TO MEET EVERY DAY, 1168 00:59:09,655 --> 00:59:11,758 SO WE JUST VIDEO CHAT EACH OTHER 1169 00:59:11,758 --> 00:59:13,793 TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BOTH STICKING TO IT 1170 00:59:13,793 --> 00:59:16,172 AND DOING WHAT WE NEED. 1171 00:59:16,172 --> 00:59:19,068 -HEY, BIG SEXY. -HEY, SHON. 1172 00:59:21,206 --> 00:59:22,620 IT'S FEELING A LITTLE BETTER OUTSIDE. 1173 00:59:22,620 --> 00:59:25,103 I'M ABOUT TO TRY TO DO SOME WALKING. 1174 00:59:29,379 --> 00:59:31,413 [ CHUCKLES ] ALL RIGHT. 1175 00:59:31,413 --> 00:59:34,344 TOODLES! 1176 00:59:34,344 --> 00:59:37,689 I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BOTH DOING WELL AND I'M FOCUSING ON 1177 00:59:37,689 --> 00:59:42,241 WALKING AROUND OUTSIDE AND SEEING HOW MANY LAPS I CAN DO. 1178 00:59:42,241 --> 00:59:44,896 WHEN I STARTED, I COULD DO ONE. 1179 00:59:44,896 --> 00:59:49,000 BUT NOW I CAN DO ABOUT 10 BEFORE I START TO GET TOO TIRED. 1180 00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:54,517 SO, I'M MAKING PROGRESS, AND ROSHANDA'S MAKING PROGRESS, TOO. 1181 00:59:54,517 --> 00:59:56,896 CLARENCE IS, TOO, BUT HE'S BEEN REALLY BUSY 1182 00:59:56,896 --> 01:00:00,758 BECAUSE HE'S STILL HAVING TO TAKE CARE OF US. 1183 01:00:00,758 --> 01:00:02,517 AND OUR FATHER IS LIVING WITH HIM, 1184 01:00:02,517 --> 01:00:04,310 SO HE HAS A LOT ON HIS PLATE, 1185 01:00:04,310 --> 01:00:07,275 AND HE'S HAVING TO DO HIS OWN THING. 1186 01:00:07,275 --> 01:00:10,000 BUT WE'RE EACH DOING IT IN OUR OWN WAY 1187 01:00:10,000 --> 01:00:12,620 AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 1188 01:00:12,620 --> 01:00:15,724 ♪♪ 1189 01:00:15,724 --> 01:00:18,827 ♪♪ 1190 01:00:18,827 --> 01:00:21,724 Roshanda: I DON'T HAVE THE STAMINA THAT BRANDIE HAS YET, 1191 01:00:21,724 --> 01:00:24,827 SO I CAN'T WALK AS MUCH. 1192 01:00:24,827 --> 01:00:27,758 SO I'VE BEEN USING A BAND THAT HELPS ME STRETCH 1193 01:00:27,758 --> 01:00:31,448 AND A VARIETY OF ARM LIFTS. 1194 01:00:31,448 --> 01:00:34,448 AND IT GIVES ME A GOOD WORKOUT. 1195 01:00:34,448 --> 01:00:38,689 BUT THE HARDEST THINGS ARE THE SIT-TO-STAND EXERCISES. 1196 01:00:38,689 --> 01:00:42,344 THEY'RE PAINFUL, AND I DON'T LIKE THEM. 1197 01:00:42,344 --> 01:00:45,724 BUT I KNOW THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO DO, SO I AM, 1198 01:00:45,724 --> 01:00:48,413 AND I'M NOT CHEATING ON ANYTHING, 1199 01:00:48,413 --> 01:00:52,241 BECAUSE WE'RE A MONTH OUT FROM SEEING THE DOCTOR. 1200 01:00:52,241 --> 01:00:57,379 AND NO DOCTOR I'VE EVER SEEN HAS GIVEN ME THE CHANCE TO DO THIS. 1201 01:00:57,379 --> 01:01:00,103 SO, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO ME 1202 01:01:00,103 --> 01:01:03,965 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY. 1203 01:01:03,965 --> 01:01:06,517 AND I'M SCARED THAT I IF I SHOW UP FOR MY APPOINTMENT 1204 01:01:06,517 --> 01:01:09,000 AND I HAVEN'T HIT MY GOAL, 1205 01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,413 THAT'LL MEAN I'LL LOSE EVERYTHING. 1206 01:01:11,413 --> 01:01:15,482 SO, MY WHOLE LIFE IS DEPENDING ON ME DOING THIS. 1207 01:01:15,482 --> 01:01:19,655 ♪♪ 1208 01:01:19,655 --> 01:01:23,862 ♪♪ 1209 01:01:23,862 --> 01:01:28,068 ♪♪ 1210 01:01:28,068 --> 01:01:31,689 WE'RE ON OUR WAY FOR OUR SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW 1211 01:01:31,689 --> 01:01:35,000 AND I'M HOPING WE ALL DID WELL TODAY. 1212 01:01:35,000 --> 01:01:37,482 I KNOW I WORKED MY HARDEST, 1213 01:01:37,482 --> 01:01:40,172 SO I'M HOPING THE SCALE SHOWS THAT TODAY. 1214 01:01:40,172 --> 01:01:43,586 ♪♪ 1215 01:01:43,586 --> 01:01:47,000 ♪♪ 1216 01:01:47,000 --> 01:01:48,620 IT JUST NEEDS TO BE ENOUGH 1217 01:01:48,620 --> 01:01:51,827 SO I CAN GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1218 01:01:51,827 --> 01:01:56,000 BUT IF I DON'T HIT MY GOAL, IT'S GONNA BE DEVASTATING, 1219 01:01:56,000 --> 01:01:59,137 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA HANDLE IT. 1220 01:01:59,137 --> 01:02:01,586 ♪♪ 1221 01:02:04,793 --> 01:02:09,241 ♪♪ 1222 01:02:09,241 --> 01:02:13,724 ♪♪ 1223 01:02:13,724 --> 01:02:15,551 Brandie: ALL THREE OF US ARE IN HOUSTON 1224 01:02:15,551 --> 01:02:19,206 FOR OUR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW 1225 01:02:19,206 --> 01:02:22,965 AND WE'RE ALL A LITTLE NERVOUS. 1226 01:02:22,965 --> 01:02:25,310 PERRIO FAMILY. 1227 01:02:25,310 --> 01:02:27,551 BUT I THINK OVERALL, WE FEEL CONFIDENT 1228 01:02:27,551 --> 01:02:30,275 IN THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE SOME GOOD RESULTS TODAY. 1229 01:02:32,827 --> 01:02:35,172 Clarence: I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT ME TODAY. 1230 01:02:35,172 --> 01:02:38,241 BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WELL. 1231 01:02:38,241 --> 01:02:40,758 THE DOC WANTED ME TO LOSE A LOT TO GET UNDER 502 TODAY 1232 01:02:40,758 --> 01:02:42,275 IF I HIT MY GOAL. 1233 01:02:42,275 --> 01:02:44,241 SO, I THINK I DID THAT. 1234 01:02:44,241 --> 01:02:47,275 ♪♪ 1235 01:02:47,275 --> 01:02:50,310 ♪♪ 1236 01:02:50,310 --> 01:02:53,448 IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE I WANTED TO LOSE MORE 1237 01:02:53,448 --> 01:02:56,586 BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DOCTOR IS GOING TO SAY. 1238 01:02:56,586 --> 01:03:00,137 YOU READY? 1239 01:03:00,137 --> 01:03:02,034 Brandie: IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. 1240 01:03:02,034 --> 01:03:04,448 I WAS 620 AT OUR FIRST VISIT, 1241 01:03:04,448 --> 01:03:06,896 SO I NEED TO BE AROUND 520 1242 01:03:06,896 --> 01:03:10,862 AND HAVE LOST 100 POUNDS TO HIT DR. NOW'S GOAL. 1243 01:03:10,862 --> 01:03:14,241 ♪♪ 1244 01:03:14,241 --> 01:03:19,034 565. 1245 01:03:19,034 --> 01:03:22,586 I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED I DIDN'T HIT THE DOCTOR'S GOAL. 1246 01:03:22,586 --> 01:03:27,241 I JUST HOPE ROSHANDA DID WELL. 1247 01:03:27,241 --> 01:03:29,413 Roshanda: I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT MY NUMBER 1248 01:03:29,413 --> 01:03:33,413 IS GOING TO BE BECAUSE I NEED TO LOSE AT LEAST 120 POUNDS 1249 01:03:33,413 --> 01:03:36,206 TO GET BELOW 683. 1250 01:03:36,206 --> 01:03:37,965 ♪♪ 1251 01:03:37,965 --> 01:03:41,551 PBBT! [ CHUCKLES ] 1252 01:03:41,551 --> 01:03:43,034 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 1253 01:03:43,034 --> 01:03:45,517 I DID SO MUCH BETTER THAN I THOUGHT. 1254 01:03:45,517 --> 01:03:47,689 I KNOW I WORKED HARD, 1255 01:03:47,689 --> 01:03:49,103 BUT YOU STILL HAVE THAT FEAR 1256 01:03:49,103 --> 01:03:51,551 THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH. 1257 01:03:51,551 --> 01:03:54,206 THEN TO SEE THAT NUMBER AND HOW WELL I DID 1258 01:03:54,206 --> 01:03:56,586 IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE FEELING. 1259 01:03:56,586 --> 01:03:59,344 SO, I REALLY HOPE THIS MEANS I'M ABOUT TO GET APPROVED 1260 01:03:59,344 --> 01:04:03,448 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1261 01:04:03,448 --> 01:04:04,862 -HELLO. -HI. 1262 01:04:04,862 --> 01:04:05,827 -HOW Y'ALL DOING? -GOOD EVENING. 1263 01:04:05,827 --> 01:04:07,862 -HELLO. -HOW WE DOING TODAY? 1264 01:04:07,862 --> 01:04:10,448 ALL RIGHT. WELL, IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS, 1265 01:04:10,448 --> 01:04:13,827 SO LET'S SEE WHERE YOU ALL ARE AT. 1266 01:04:13,827 --> 01:04:15,896 AND BRANDIE, WE'LL START WITH YOU. 1267 01:04:15,896 --> 01:04:18,931 OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, YOU LOST 55 POUNDS. 1268 01:04:18,931 --> 01:04:20,137 YES. 1269 01:04:20,137 --> 01:04:22,448 AND YOUR GOAL WAS TO LOSE AT LEAST 100 POUNDS. 1270 01:04:22,448 --> 01:04:24,655 SO, THAT IS A GOOD BIT BELOW YOUR GOAL, 1271 01:04:24,655 --> 01:04:27,689 ESPECIALLY FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU WERE GIVEN, 1272 01:04:27,689 --> 01:04:30,655 AND THE FACT WE DID MOST OF THAT IN THE HOSPITAL 1273 01:04:30,655 --> 01:04:32,068 ON A CONTROLLED DIET. 1274 01:04:32,068 --> 01:04:33,310 SO, WHAT HAPPENED? 1275 01:04:33,310 --> 01:04:36,655 I KNOW I ATE SOME STUFF I SHOULDN'T, BUT WE STILL 1276 01:04:36,655 --> 01:04:38,482 WAS DOING -- FOLLOWING THE SAME KIND OF -- 1277 01:04:38,482 --> 01:04:40,172 THE 1,200-CALORIE DIET. 1278 01:04:40,172 --> 01:04:42,310 NO, YOU DIDN'T STICK TO THE DIET. 1279 01:04:42,310 --> 01:04:45,793 IF YOU STUCK TO IT, YOU WOULD HAVE LOST DOUBLE THAT. 1280 01:04:45,793 --> 01:04:49,241 SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON. 1281 01:04:49,241 --> 01:04:51,379 ALL RIGHT, CLARENCE, 1282 01:04:51,379 --> 01:04:54,586 YOU LOOK TO BE EVEN WORSE THAN BRANDIE BECAUSE 1283 01:04:54,586 --> 01:04:56,379 YOU ONLY LOST 15 POUNDS. 1284 01:04:56,379 --> 01:05:00,241 THAT IS ALSO WELL BELOW YOUR GOAL TO LOSE 80 POUNDS. 1285 01:05:00,241 --> 01:05:01,793 SO, WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU? 1286 01:05:01,793 --> 01:05:03,586 MY FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS WAS VERY GOOD, 1287 01:05:03,586 --> 01:05:05,586 I DID EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID TO DO. 1288 01:05:05,586 --> 01:05:08,413 THEN IT GOT TOUGH, AND THEN I KNOW I GOT A LITTLE STRESSED. 1289 01:05:08,413 --> 01:05:11,379 I FELT LIKE I WAS TRYING, AND I THOUGHT I DID BETTER. 1290 01:05:11,379 --> 01:05:15,103 WELL, YOU DIDN'T. YOU JUST KEPT EATING LIKE YOU WANTED. 1291 01:05:15,103 --> 01:05:18,068 AND NOW YOU'RE JUST 2 POUNDS HEAVIER THAN BRANDIE, 1292 01:05:18,068 --> 01:05:21,068 SO YOU'RE NO LONGER THE SMALLEST ONE. 1293 01:05:21,068 --> 01:05:24,103 SO, IT'S CLEAR YOU AREN'T VERY SERIOUS 1294 01:05:24,103 --> 01:05:27,206 ABOUT THIS YET AND ARE NOWHERE NEAR READY 1295 01:05:27,206 --> 01:05:28,793 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1296 01:05:28,793 --> 01:05:31,241 BUT WHAT HAS ME VERY ENCOURAGED 1297 01:05:31,241 --> 01:05:34,724 RIGHT NOW IS YOUR PROGRESS, ROSHANDA. 1298 01:05:34,724 --> 01:05:37,137 YOU LOST 152 POUNDS. 1299 01:05:37,137 --> 01:05:39,103 WOW, THAT'S GOOD, IMPRESSIVE. 1300 01:05:39,103 --> 01:05:43,034 I'M GLAD TO SEE ONE OF YOU TOOK THIS SERIOUSLY. 1301 01:05:43,034 --> 01:05:45,413 SO, WHAT DID YOU DO DIFFERENTLY 1302 01:05:45,413 --> 01:05:48,103 THAT YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER DIDN'T? 1303 01:05:48,103 --> 01:05:50,103 Roshanda: I WAS THE ONE WHO COOKED FOR EVERYONE 1304 01:05:50,103 --> 01:05:51,931 AND I ONLY MADE HEALTHY MEALS. 1305 01:05:51,931 --> 01:05:54,068 I DID GROCERY SHOPPING. 1306 01:05:54,068 --> 01:05:56,655 OH, YOU DID THE SHOPPING, AND SHE DID COOKING? 1307 01:05:56,655 --> 01:05:58,068 YEAH. 1308 01:05:58,068 --> 01:05:59,137 BUT YOU TWO CLEARLY 1309 01:05:59,137 --> 01:06:02,758 DIDN'T STICK TO JUST EATING THOSE MEALS. 1310 01:06:02,758 --> 01:06:05,137 ALL RIGHT, ROSHANDA, YOU HIT YOUR GOAL, 1311 01:06:05,137 --> 01:06:07,931 SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN SOME TESTS ON YOU TODAY, 1312 01:06:07,931 --> 01:06:09,586 AND IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD, 1313 01:06:09,586 --> 01:06:12,551 THEN WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1314 01:06:12,551 --> 01:06:15,482 SO, CONGRATULATIONS. 1315 01:06:15,482 --> 01:06:18,517 AND BRANDIE, YOU NEED TO LOSE 100 POUNDS, 1316 01:06:18,517 --> 01:06:21,793 BUT INSTEAD OF THREE MONTHS, I'M GIVING YOU ONLY TWO. 1317 01:06:21,793 --> 01:06:23,413 SAME FOR YOU, CLARENCE. 1318 01:06:23,413 --> 01:06:25,931 YOU NEED TO LOSE 80 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS, 1319 01:06:25,931 --> 01:06:29,586 AND YOU BOTH SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING THIS 1320 01:06:29,586 --> 01:06:31,551 IF YOU STICK TO THE DIET. 1321 01:06:31,551 --> 01:06:35,655 AND THEN IF ROSHANDA IS GOING TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1322 01:06:35,655 --> 01:06:37,827 AND YOU ALL PLAN TO DO THIS TOGETHER, 1323 01:06:37,827 --> 01:06:40,620 THEN YOU NEED TO START THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO HOUSTON. 1324 01:06:40,620 --> 01:06:43,000 I'M NOT MOVING. IT'S GONNA BE IMPOSSIBLE 1325 01:06:43,000 --> 01:06:44,758 FOR ME TO MOVE TO HOUSTON. 1326 01:06:44,758 --> 01:06:45,965 I GOT STUFF I GOT TO WORRY ABOUT AT HOME. 1327 01:06:45,965 --> 01:06:47,448 MY LIFE DON'T STOP EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW? 1328 01:06:47,448 --> 01:06:49,241 I STILL GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO WHAT I NEED TO DO 1329 01:06:49,241 --> 01:06:51,586 WITH EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON MY PLATE. 1330 01:06:51,586 --> 01:06:54,172 ALL RIGHT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE, THEN, 1331 01:06:54,172 --> 01:06:57,310 BECAUSE I EXPLAINED WHAT THIS ALL WOULD REQUIRE. 1332 01:06:57,310 --> 01:06:59,655 WELL, I TOLD YOU I UNDERSTAND. I KNOW THAT I NEED TO BE HERE. 1333 01:06:59,655 --> 01:07:02,310 I JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE 1334 01:07:02,310 --> 01:07:03,517 WHAT'S GOING ON ON MY PLATE. 1335 01:07:03,517 --> 01:07:05,068 MY LIFE'S STILL GOT TO GO ON, YOU KNOW? 1336 01:07:05,068 --> 01:07:07,310 OKAY, WELL, HOW ABOUT YOU TWO? 1337 01:07:07,310 --> 01:07:11,724 YOU THINK YOU'RE READY TO BE HERE IN HOUSTON TO DO THIS? 1338 01:07:11,724 --> 01:07:14,137 I MEAN, EVENTUALLY, THAT'S THE PLAN. 1339 01:07:14,137 --> 01:07:16,310 ALL RIGHT, I CAN MAKE THIS DEAL WITH YOU. 1340 01:07:16,310 --> 01:07:20,413 I CAN AGREE TO YOU ALL ONLY STAYING SIX MONTHS IN HOUSTON 1341 01:07:20,413 --> 01:07:22,413 AFTER YOUR SURGERY. 1342 01:07:28,172 --> 01:07:29,827 SOUND FAIR? 1343 01:07:29,827 --> 01:07:31,000 YEAH. 1344 01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:33,172 ROSHANDA, I'LL MEET YOU IN THE HOSPITAL 1345 01:07:33,172 --> 01:07:34,620 SO WE CAN RUN SOME TESTS. 1346 01:07:34,620 --> 01:07:36,965 BUT IF Y'ALL DON'T FIGURE OUT MOVING HERE, 1347 01:07:36,965 --> 01:07:39,034 THEN WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MOVE AHEAD 1348 01:07:39,034 --> 01:07:42,724 WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY UNTIL YOU ALL DO. 1349 01:07:42,724 --> 01:07:44,241 NICE TO SEE YOU, BRANDIE. 1350 01:07:44,241 --> 01:07:46,655 -SAME. -CLARENCE. 1351 01:07:46,655 --> 01:07:51,275 AND NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 1352 01:07:51,275 --> 01:07:53,310 I'M REALLY PROUD OF ROSHANDA. 1353 01:07:53,310 --> 01:07:54,758 SHE DID VERY WELL, 1354 01:07:54,758 --> 01:07:57,000 AND SHE HAS SHOWED ME THAT SHE 1355 01:07:57,000 --> 01:08:00,172 IS WILLING TO WORK HARD AND READY FOR THIS. 1356 01:08:00,172 --> 01:08:03,103 BUT HOPEFULLY THEY'LL WORK OUT WHAT THEY NEED 1357 01:08:03,103 --> 01:08:06,275 TO MOVE TO HOUSTON TO SUPPORT ROSHANDA RIGHT NOW. 1358 01:08:06,275 --> 01:08:09,862 SO, THE PERRIOS STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF THEM, 1359 01:08:09,862 --> 01:08:12,896 AND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT I START TO BRING IN 1360 01:08:12,896 --> 01:08:15,620 MORE SUPPORT TO HELP THEM. 1361 01:08:15,620 --> 01:08:19,034 ♪♪ 1362 01:08:19,034 --> 01:08:21,655 Roshanda: I'VE WANTED THIS SINCE I WAS 18. 1363 01:08:21,655 --> 01:08:25,034 SO, THIS FEELS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE. 1364 01:08:25,034 --> 01:08:28,586 AND I'M STARTING TO REALLY BELIEVE I CAN DO THIS. 1365 01:08:28,586 --> 01:08:34,517 ♪♪ 1366 01:08:34,517 --> 01:08:40,482 ♪♪ 1367 01:08:40,482 --> 01:08:46,448 ♪♪ 1368 01:08:46,448 --> 01:08:52,413 ♪♪ 1369 01:08:52,413 --> 01:08:55,068 DR. NOW SAYS THERE'S TOO MUCH STRAIN ON MY HEART 1370 01:08:55,068 --> 01:08:58,724 AND MY LUNGS RIGHT NOW AND THAT I CAN'T HAVE SURGERY 1371 01:08:58,724 --> 01:09:03,689 UNTIL I ALLEVIATE THAT BY LOSING AS MUCH WEIGHT AS POSSIBLE. 1372 01:09:03,689 --> 01:09:07,724 SO, I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED AND DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW, 1373 01:09:07,724 --> 01:09:10,655 BUT WE STILL PLANNING ON MOVING TO HOUSTON 1374 01:09:10,655 --> 01:09:15,517 BECAUSE BRANDIE AND I WANT THIS SURGERY. 1375 01:09:15,517 --> 01:09:17,931 Brandie: BUT THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER WE GOT BACK, 1376 01:09:17,931 --> 01:09:20,724 CLARENCE WASN'T INTERESTED IN MOVING TO HOUSTON. 1377 01:09:20,724 --> 01:09:23,068 BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR ME 1378 01:09:23,068 --> 01:09:26,344 AND ROSHANDA TO BE ABLE TO MOVE DOWN. 1379 01:09:26,344 --> 01:09:29,103 AND CLARENCE IS GOING TO ADD TO WHAT HE HAS ON HIS PLATE 1380 01:09:29,103 --> 01:09:31,896 TO DO THIS FOR US. 1381 01:09:31,896 --> 01:09:34,241 BECAUSE PART OF THE PROBLEM WITH MOVING US, 1382 01:09:34,241 --> 01:09:36,827 IT'S GOING TO TAKE, LIKE, FOUR OR FIVE DAYS TO GET STUFF 1383 01:09:36,827 --> 01:09:40,241 PACKED UP AND DRIVE DOWN AND THEN GET STUFF IN STORAGE 1384 01:09:40,241 --> 01:09:42,793 BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE YET. 1385 01:09:42,793 --> 01:09:45,413 AND ALL THAT'S NOT QUICK. 1386 01:09:45,413 --> 01:09:47,379 BUT CLARENCE CAN'T LEAVE OUR FATHER, 1387 01:09:47,379 --> 01:09:49,827 SO HE FIGURES OUR FATHER CAN COME WITH US 1388 01:09:49,827 --> 01:09:53,689 AND WE'LL JUST ALL DO THIS AS A FAMILY. 1389 01:09:53,689 --> 01:09:55,103 WATCH YOUR STEP. 1390 01:09:55,103 --> 01:09:58,068 SO, THIS IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING. 1391 01:09:58,068 --> 01:09:59,827 AND I'M EXCITED TO GO, 1392 01:09:59,827 --> 01:10:02,758 BUT THE NEGATIVES I THINK ABOUT MOVING TO HOUSTON 1393 01:10:02,758 --> 01:10:07,310 IS NOT KNOWING ANYBODY OVER THERE WHERE I'M MOVING TO. 1394 01:10:07,310 --> 01:10:10,517 BUT THE POSITIVE IS BEING THERE 1395 01:10:10,517 --> 01:10:11,862 AND GETTING THE HELP THAT I NEED. 1396 01:10:11,862 --> 01:10:15,344 I MEAN, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE... 1397 01:10:15,344 --> 01:10:20,655 IT'S GONNA BE GREAT IN THE END. 1398 01:10:20,655 --> 01:10:23,068 OUR WHOLE LIVES HAVE BEEN HERE IN LAFAYETTE, 1399 01:10:23,068 --> 01:10:26,620 AND IT'S NOT EASY JUST TO PICK UP AND MOVE SOMEWHERE. 1400 01:10:26,620 --> 01:10:29,068 SO, IT'S A LITTLE STRESSFUL RIGHT NOW, 1401 01:10:29,068 --> 01:10:32,000 BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT WE'RE FIGURING IT OUT. 1402 01:10:32,000 --> 01:10:34,965 IT'S JUST A LOT OF WORK, AND IT'S NOT EASY. 1403 01:10:34,965 --> 01:10:38,379 LET'S GO. 1404 01:10:38,379 --> 01:10:41,448 I'M HOPING THE STRESS OF THIS MOVE AND EVERYTHING GOING ON 1405 01:10:41,448 --> 01:10:44,655 DOESN'T ADD TOO MUCH FOR ALL THREE OF US. 1406 01:10:44,655 --> 01:10:47,655 WE CAN'T LET ANY OF THIS MESS US UP NOW 1407 01:10:47,655 --> 01:10:51,103 BECAUSE IF WE START TO GAIN OR EVEN MISS OUR GOALS 1408 01:10:51,103 --> 01:10:55,379 AND CAN'T GET SURGERY, THEN ALL THIS WORK IN MOVING TO HOUSTON 1409 01:10:55,379 --> 01:10:58,724 WILL END UP BEING A WASTE AND FOR NOTHING. 1410 01:10:58,724 --> 01:11:03,241 ♪♪ 1411 01:11:06,448 --> 01:11:09,793 ♪♪ 1412 01:11:09,793 --> 01:11:13,206 ♪♪ 1413 01:11:13,206 --> 01:11:16,758 Roshanda: IT'S BEEN A LITTLE ROUGH MOVING DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON. 1414 01:11:16,758 --> 01:11:20,586 WE GOT ALL OUR STUFF MOVED DOWN AND PUT IN A STORAGE UNIT, 1415 01:11:20,586 --> 01:11:22,241 BUT WE STILL DON'T HAVE A PLACE, 1416 01:11:22,241 --> 01:11:25,172 SO WE ALL CRAMMED INTO A HOTEL ROOM TOGETHER. 1417 01:11:25,172 --> 01:11:27,758 BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS WE CAN'T PREPARE OUR MEALS 1418 01:11:27,758 --> 01:11:29,517 SINCE I DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN. 1419 01:11:29,517 --> 01:11:32,482 SO, WE'RE EATING OUT A LOT. 1420 01:11:32,482 --> 01:11:35,448 I'M HUNGRY. I WANT CHICKEN. 1421 01:11:35,448 --> 01:11:37,275 YOU WANT CHICKEN? 1422 01:11:37,275 --> 01:11:40,172 -BAKED CHICKEN? -FRIED CHICKEN. 1423 01:11:40,172 --> 01:11:43,689 ♪♪ 1424 01:11:43,689 --> 01:11:45,586 LET ME TRY THE NUMBER 13. 1425 01:11:45,586 --> 01:11:47,310 CAN I HAVE TWO GRILLED CHICKEN SALADS? 1426 01:11:47,310 --> 01:11:52,344 I'D LIKE TO TRY A PRIME RIB CHEESE STEAK. 1427 01:11:52,344 --> 01:11:54,310 UH, GIVE ME THE CURLY FRIES. 1428 01:11:54,310 --> 01:11:56,379 ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 1429 01:11:56,379 --> 01:12:01,310 ♪♪ 1430 01:12:01,310 --> 01:12:05,172 -THANK YOU. -DADDY WANT HIS FOOD, THOUGH. 1431 01:12:05,172 --> 01:12:09,793 SO, WE'RE GONNA DO THE BEST WE CAN. 1432 01:12:09,793 --> 01:12:11,586 BUT IT'S STILL HARD TO FIGURE OUT 1433 01:12:11,586 --> 01:12:14,413 HOW MANY CALORIES ARE IN THINGS. 1434 01:12:14,413 --> 01:12:18,034 ♪♪ 1435 01:12:18,034 --> 01:12:20,758 SO, I KNOW I'VE BEEN GIVING IN AT TIMES. 1436 01:12:20,758 --> 01:12:25,068 ♪♪ 1437 01:12:25,068 --> 01:12:27,413 IT'S JUST REALLY HARD RIGHT NOW. 1438 01:12:27,413 --> 01:12:30,448 SO, I'M MAKING SURE I DON'T OVERDO IT. 1439 01:12:30,448 --> 01:12:33,862 BUT I CAN'T WAIT TILL WE FIND OUR OWN PLACE 1440 01:12:33,862 --> 01:12:35,689 AND GET SETTLED IN. 1441 01:12:35,689 --> 01:12:38,413 AND I'M GLAD WE'RE HERE IN HOUSTON. 1442 01:12:38,413 --> 01:12:42,586 ♪♪ 1443 01:12:42,586 --> 01:12:46,758 ♪♪ 1444 01:12:46,758 --> 01:12:51,000 ♪♪ 1445 01:12:51,000 --> 01:12:54,965 Brandie: WE'RE HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW AGAIN FOR OUR THIRD APPOINTMENT, 1446 01:12:54,965 --> 01:12:58,344 AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A HARD COUPLE OF MONTHS ON US ALL. 1447 01:12:58,344 --> 01:13:00,517 BUT WE'VE STUCK WITH IT. 1448 01:13:00,517 --> 01:13:05,344 SO I'M HOPING OUR HARD WORK PAYS OFF TODAY. 1449 01:13:05,344 --> 01:13:08,655 Roshanda: WITH THE MOVE AND EVERYTHING, IT'S BEEN REALLY STRESSFUL. 1450 01:13:08,655 --> 01:13:12,482 SO, I'M JUST HOPING I'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON TRACK. 1451 01:13:12,482 --> 01:13:15,241 BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING. 1452 01:13:15,241 --> 01:13:17,689 PERRIO FAMILY. 1453 01:13:17,689 --> 01:13:20,275 Clarence: I'M OPTIMISTIC TODAY. 1454 01:13:20,275 --> 01:13:22,724 I NEED TO HAVE LOST 80 POUNDS, 1455 01:13:22,724 --> 01:13:26,827 AND I'M HOPING TO BE AT MY GOAL, WHICH IS 487 TODAY. 1456 01:13:26,827 --> 01:13:29,068 SO, I WANT TO BE AT OR BELOW THAT. 1457 01:13:29,068 --> 01:13:33,724 ♪♪ 1458 01:13:33,724 --> 01:13:36,551 -BOOM! YEAH! -WHOO! 1459 01:13:36,551 --> 01:13:37,827 I'LL TAKE THAT. 1460 01:13:37,827 --> 01:13:41,206 I DID WHAT I NEEDED, SO I'M HAPPY WITH THAT. 1461 01:13:41,206 --> 01:13:43,689 Brandie: I'M REALLY PROUD OF CLARENCE. 1462 01:13:43,689 --> 01:13:45,827 I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK FOR HIM, 1463 01:13:45,827 --> 01:13:48,724 ESPECIALLY WITH ALL HE HAS TO DO AND TAKE CARE OF. 1464 01:13:48,724 --> 01:13:51,344 I JUST HOPE I DID THE SAME. 1465 01:13:51,344 --> 01:13:54,068 TO HIT MY GOAL, I NEED TO HAVE LOST 100 POUNDS 1466 01:13:54,068 --> 01:13:57,344 TO GET BELOW 465. 1467 01:13:57,344 --> 01:14:00,724 ♪♪ 1468 01:14:00,724 --> 01:14:03,172 I'M REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 1469 01:14:03,172 --> 01:14:06,620 IT'S NOT QUITE MY GOAL, BUT IT'S ALMOST RIGHT THERE, 1470 01:14:06,620 --> 01:14:10,103 AND I HOPE DR. NOW SEES THIS PROGRESS AND KNOW HOW HARD 1471 01:14:10,103 --> 01:14:14,413 I'M TRYING AND THAT HE KNOWS I'M READY TODAY TO GET THIS SURGERY. 1472 01:14:14,413 --> 01:14:16,275 ♪♪ 1473 01:14:16,275 --> 01:14:18,172 Roshanda: I DID SO WELL LAST TIME, 1474 01:14:18,172 --> 01:14:21,068 DR. NOW REALLY DIDN'T GIVE ME A GOAL THIS TIME 1475 01:14:21,068 --> 01:14:23,034 OTHER THAN TO LOSE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE STRAIN 1476 01:14:23,034 --> 01:14:25,103 OFF MY HEART AND MY LUNGS. 1477 01:14:25,103 --> 01:14:28,310 AND HE SAID THAT'S LIKELY UNDER 600 POUNDS, 1478 01:14:28,310 --> 01:14:33,551 SO I KNOW I JUST NEED TO BE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. 1479 01:14:33,551 --> 01:14:37,000 I DON'T BELIEVE THIS [BLEEP] 1480 01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:38,862 THAT'S LIFE. 1481 01:14:38,862 --> 01:14:40,827 I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF 1482 01:14:40,827 --> 01:14:42,724 AND DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW. 1483 01:14:42,724 --> 01:14:47,241 AND I'M SCARED ABOUT HOW DR. NOW IS GONNA REACT. 1484 01:14:47,241 --> 01:14:50,724 I HOPE THIS DOESN'T MESS UP ANY OF MY CHANCES TO GET SURGERY. 1485 01:14:50,724 --> 01:14:54,000 ♪♪ 1486 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:57,241 ♪♪ 1487 01:14:57,241 --> 01:14:59,275 HELLO. HOW Y'ALL DOING? 1488 01:14:59,275 --> 01:15:00,448 HELLO! 1489 01:15:00,448 --> 01:15:02,448 I WANT YOU ALL TO MEET DR. ETTER. 1490 01:15:02,448 --> 01:15:06,137 HE'S ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER, 1491 01:15:06,137 --> 01:15:09,931 AND HE'S GOING TO ASSIST ME WITH SOME OF MY SURGERIES 1492 01:15:09,931 --> 01:15:11,793 AND WITH YOUR ALL'S CASE. 1493 01:15:11,793 --> 01:15:14,965 BECAUSE YOU THREE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD, 1494 01:15:14,965 --> 01:15:18,827 BUT WITH MY CONCERN ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK WE ALL HAVE TO DO 1495 01:15:18,827 --> 01:15:22,689 TO START TO ADDRESS YOUR FAMILY DYNAMIC IN THE LONG RUN. 1496 01:15:22,689 --> 01:15:25,793 YOU EACH ARE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF ATTENTION, 1497 01:15:25,793 --> 01:15:29,448 AND BETWEEN TWO OF US, WE'RE GONNA STAY AVAILABLE FOR YOU. 1498 01:15:29,448 --> 01:15:32,344 SO, YOU'LL HAVE TWO GREAT DOCTORS WORKING WITH YOU 1499 01:15:32,344 --> 01:15:34,034 TO GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED. 1500 01:15:34,034 --> 01:15:35,275 OKAY. 1501 01:15:35,275 --> 01:15:38,068 I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH DR. NOWZARADAN 1502 01:15:38,068 --> 01:15:41,724 TO HELP YOU THREE GET DOWN TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHTS 1503 01:15:41,724 --> 01:15:46,172 AND STAY THERE IN A WAY THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL 1504 01:15:46,172 --> 01:15:47,724 FOR A LIFETIME. 1505 01:15:47,724 --> 01:15:49,862 AND IF YOU WORK WITH ME, I'LL WORK WITH YOU. 1506 01:15:49,862 --> 01:15:51,241 YES, SIR. 1507 01:16:18,758 --> 01:16:24,000 SO, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU TWO MOVED TO HOUSTON? 1508 01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:25,344 -YES. -YES. 1509 01:16:25,344 --> 01:16:29,241 WELL, I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO MOVE DOWN HERE, 1510 01:16:29,241 --> 01:16:33,379 BUT OBVIOUSLY, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU GAINED 1511 01:16:33,379 --> 01:16:35,413 HALF OF THE WEIGHT YOU LOST, ROSHANDA. 1512 01:16:35,413 --> 01:16:36,724 WHAT HAPPENED? 1513 01:16:36,724 --> 01:16:39,517 IT WAS HARDER THIS TIME WITH THE MOVE AND EVERYTHING. 1514 01:16:39,517 --> 01:16:41,068 I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE EASIER IN THE BEGINNING, 1515 01:16:41,068 --> 01:16:41,758 YOU KNOW? 1516 01:16:41,758 --> 01:16:43,827 YOU MISSING THE POINT. 1517 01:16:43,827 --> 01:16:45,034 WHAT POINT I'M MISSING? 1518 01:16:45,034 --> 01:16:46,448 WHAT HAPPENED? 1519 01:16:46,448 --> 01:16:50,034 I SAID THERE WAS SOME UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES, LIKE THE MOVE. 1520 01:16:50,034 --> 01:16:53,413 BUT THEY DID BETTER THAN ME SOMEHOW, SO GOOD JOB! 1521 01:16:53,413 --> 01:16:55,448 -I'M NOT FAT LIKE YOU. -IT DOESN'T MATTER. 1522 01:16:55,448 --> 01:16:57,068 I STILL WORKED HARD. 1523 01:16:57,068 --> 01:16:59,482 I KNOW YOU PROBABLY THINK YOU DID, 1524 01:16:59,482 --> 01:17:02,413 BUT USING STRESS TO JUSTIFY THE FACT 1525 01:17:02,413 --> 01:17:04,896 THAT YOU DIDN'T STICK TO THE DIET THIS TIME. 1526 01:17:04,896 --> 01:17:08,172 SO, AS SOON AS YOU GET UPSET, YOU'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT BACK 1527 01:17:08,172 --> 01:17:12,344 TO YOUR OLD BEHAVIOR, AND IF YOU CAN'T FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, 1528 01:17:12,344 --> 01:17:14,482 DON'T YOU THINK SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS? 1529 01:17:14,482 --> 01:17:17,379 NO, IT JUST WON'T WORK BECAUSE BARIATRIC SURGERY 1530 01:17:17,379 --> 01:17:19,275 IS A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH. 1531 01:17:19,275 --> 01:17:22,275 BASICALLY, ONE OF THE PRONGS IS US, 1532 01:17:22,275 --> 01:17:24,379 WHICH IS THE SURGERY AND MEDICATION, 1533 01:17:24,379 --> 01:17:26,034 BUT THE OTHER TWO ARE YOU. 1534 01:17:26,034 --> 01:17:28,000 THAT MEANS CHANGING YOUR LIFESTYLE. 1535 01:17:28,000 --> 01:17:30,000 -THAT MEANS CHANGING HOW YOU -- -I DID CHANGE MY LIFESTYLE. 1536 01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:31,448 YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE IT MORE 1537 01:17:31,448 --> 01:17:33,344 IF YOU WANT A GOOD RESULT. 1538 01:17:33,344 --> 01:17:36,724 ROSHANDA, YOU NEED TO GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN BELOW 600, 1539 01:17:36,724 --> 01:17:41,862 AND YOU NOW NEED TO LOSE AT LEAST 170 POUNDS TO DO THAT. 1540 01:17:41,862 --> 01:17:46,862 BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. MY THING IS -- I FEEL LIKE 1541 01:17:46,862 --> 01:17:50,310 IF I HIT THE GOAL, IF I ALREADY DID IT, WHY DO IT AGAIN? 1542 01:17:50,310 --> 01:17:53,068 WHAT YOU LOST WAS A RESULT OF TEMPORARY CHANGE. 1543 01:17:53,068 --> 01:17:56,448 SO, ROSHANDA, YOU HAVE TO WORK AND TRY HARDER. 1544 01:17:56,448 --> 01:17:59,724 THAT'S YOUR OPTION IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS. 1545 01:17:59,724 --> 01:18:02,103 YOUR HEALTH HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POOR 1546 01:18:02,103 --> 01:18:04,482 AND YOU'RE HIGH RISK AT YOUR WEIGHT. 1547 01:18:04,482 --> 01:18:08,172 SO, EVEN IF THERE IS ONE ISSUE OF CONCERN, 1548 01:18:08,172 --> 01:18:12,068 IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO KILL YOU, AND WE CAN'T ALLOW FOR THAT. 1549 01:18:12,068 --> 01:18:14,206 YOU UNDERSTAND? 1550 01:18:14,206 --> 01:18:18,379 OKAY, CLARENCE, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU LOST 83 POUNDS. 1551 01:18:18,379 --> 01:18:20,000 THAT IS A BIT OF SURPRISE, 1552 01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:24,275 BUT I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT DOWN TO 484, AND THAT'S EXCELLENT. 1553 01:18:24,275 --> 01:18:26,827 SO, I'M APPROVING YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1554 01:18:26,827 --> 01:18:28,103 THAT WORK FOR YOU? 1555 01:18:28,103 --> 01:18:29,655 -YES, SIR. -CONGRATULATIONS. 1556 01:18:29,655 --> 01:18:30,517 THANK YOU. 1557 01:18:30,517 --> 01:18:31,793 OKAY, BRANDIE. 1558 01:18:31,793 --> 01:18:34,965 YOUR PROGRESS HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY, 1559 01:18:34,965 --> 01:18:36,275 AND YOU DID WELL, TOO. 1560 01:18:36,275 --> 01:18:41,379 AND YOU'RE DOWN TO 473, AND YOU LOST 92 POUNDS. 1561 01:18:41,379 --> 01:18:42,620 YEAH, THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH. 1562 01:18:42,620 --> 01:18:44,103 CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? 1563 01:18:44,103 --> 01:18:46,586 WHAT? YEAH. I FEEL A LOT BETTER 1564 01:18:46,586 --> 01:18:48,000 AND I CAN GET AROUND A LOT BETTER. 1565 01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:50,827 BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO STOP, THOUGH. 1566 01:18:50,827 --> 01:18:52,206 IT'S ABOUT TO GET TO THAT POINT 1567 01:18:52,206 --> 01:18:54,482 WHERE I'M GONNA STOP LOSING WEIGHT LIKE ROSHANDA. 1568 01:18:54,482 --> 01:18:57,344 WELL, YOU'VE SHOWN ME THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD, 1569 01:18:57,344 --> 01:18:59,482 AND YOUR WEIGHT LOSS HAS IMPROVED. 1570 01:18:59,482 --> 01:19:02,724 SO, I FEEL THAT YOU'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL, 1571 01:19:02,724 --> 01:19:06,689 SO I'M APPROVING YOU TODAY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AS WELL. 1572 01:19:06,689 --> 01:19:08,068 DOES THAT SOUND GOOD? 1573 01:19:08,068 --> 01:19:11,172 [ CHUCKLES ] THAT SOUNDS GREAT. 1574 01:19:11,172 --> 01:19:14,034 BUT, CLARENCE, I THINK IT WILL BE GOOD FOR US 1575 01:19:14,034 --> 01:19:16,551 TO DO YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY FIRST. 1576 01:19:16,551 --> 01:19:19,482 AND ONCE YOU RECOVER, WE CAN DO BRANDIE. 1577 01:19:19,482 --> 01:19:20,931 WE CAN GO TOGETHER, I DON'T MIND. 1578 01:19:20,931 --> 01:19:23,000 OUR HOPE WAS THAT HE WAS GOING TO HELP 1579 01:19:23,000 --> 01:19:24,724 TAKE CARE OF YOU ALL AFTERWARDS. 1580 01:19:24,724 --> 01:19:27,620 YOU DON'T KNOW. HE MIGHT NOT BE HERE WHEN WE HAVE THE SURGERY. 1581 01:19:27,620 --> 01:19:30,482 WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR BOTH OF YOU 1582 01:19:30,482 --> 01:19:32,241 TO HAVE IT AT THE SAME TIME 1583 01:19:32,241 --> 01:19:34,793 BECAUSE OF HOW BIG YOU ALL STILL ARE. 1584 01:19:34,793 --> 01:19:36,448 SO, CLARENCE, 1585 01:19:36,448 --> 01:19:39,275 WE'LL SCHEDULE YOU FOR SURGERY IN TWO WEEKS. 1586 01:19:39,275 --> 01:19:42,000 AND BRANDIE, AS SOON AS CLARENCE HAS RECOVERED, 1587 01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:44,965 WE'LL SCHEDULE YOU AS LONG AS YOU'RE LOSING WEIGHT 1588 01:19:44,965 --> 01:19:47,068 AND YOU PASS YOUR MEDICAL TESTS. 1589 01:19:47,068 --> 01:19:50,000 BUT, CLARENCE, REMEMBER, IF YOU'RE GETTING SURGERY, 1590 01:19:50,000 --> 01:19:53,034 THEN WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO STAY IN HOUSTON FOR A WHILE 1591 01:19:53,034 --> 01:19:55,551 SO WE CAN DO PROPER FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU. 1592 01:19:55,551 --> 01:19:56,689 YES, SIR. 1593 01:19:56,689 --> 01:19:57,827 ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER. 1594 01:19:57,827 --> 01:19:59,827 -ALL RIGHT. -ALL RIGHT. 1595 01:19:59,827 --> 01:20:02,137 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE PROGRESS 1596 01:20:02,137 --> 01:20:05,275 THAT CLARENCE AND BRANDIE MADE IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, 1597 01:20:05,275 --> 01:20:09,413 BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE ROSHANDA'S WEIGHT GAIN. 1598 01:20:09,413 --> 01:20:13,413 SHE'S BLAMING THE STRESS OF THE MOVE DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON, 1599 01:20:13,413 --> 01:20:16,034 BUT I THINK THE REALITY IS SHE GOT DEPRESSED 1600 01:20:16,034 --> 01:20:18,310 WHEN HER TESTS REFLECTED 1601 01:20:18,310 --> 01:20:21,758 THAT SHE WASN'T PHYSICALLY READY TO UNDERGO SURGERY. 1602 01:20:21,758 --> 01:20:25,310 AND INSTEAD OF THAT MOTIVATING HER TO TAKE HER SITUATION 1603 01:20:25,310 --> 01:20:29,310 MORE SERIOUSLY, SHE USED IT AS AN EXCUSE 1604 01:20:29,310 --> 01:20:31,000 TO GO BACK TO OVEREATING. 1605 01:20:31,000 --> 01:20:34,862 SO, THERE IS A LOT WE STILL NEED TO ADDRESS. 1606 01:20:34,862 --> 01:20:38,586 AND ONCE WE GET CLARENCE AND BRANDIE THROUGH SURGERY, 1607 01:20:38,586 --> 01:20:41,448 THE WHOLE FAMILY NEEDS TO START TO UNDERGO 1608 01:20:41,448 --> 01:20:44,517 EXTENSIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY. 1609 01:20:44,517 --> 01:20:47,931 THE PERRIO FAMILY CERTAINLY HAS A UNIQUE DYNAMIC 1610 01:20:47,931 --> 01:20:49,965 AND OVERALL SITUATION. 1611 01:20:49,965 --> 01:20:51,448 BUT AS WE GET THEM THROUGH SURGERY 1612 01:20:51,448 --> 01:20:53,620 AND START THEM GOING TO PSYCHOTHERAPY, 1613 01:20:53,620 --> 01:20:57,517 WE HOPEFULLY WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE DEEPER ISSUES. 1614 01:20:57,517 --> 01:21:01,344 WE'LL GET THEM THERE. 1615 01:21:01,344 --> 01:21:04,758 Clarence: I'M REALLY PROUD OF BRANDIE FOR HER GETTING HER APPROVAL. 1616 01:21:04,758 --> 01:21:08,724 AND I'M PROUD FOR THE WORK THAT I DID TO GET APPROVED. 1617 01:21:08,724 --> 01:21:12,620 Brandie: I WISH ROSHANDA WAS IN A HEALTHY ENOUGH PLACE TO GET SURGERY, 1618 01:21:12,620 --> 01:21:15,931 BUT SHE KNOWS IT'S NOT SAFE FOR HER RIGHT NOW. 1619 01:21:15,931 --> 01:21:21,034 BUT I'M JUST GLAD I'M GETTING SURGERY AND I REALLY CAN'T WAIT. 1620 01:21:21,034 --> 01:21:24,241 Roshanda: I'M REALLY UPSET AT MYSELF RIGHT NOW, 1621 01:21:24,241 --> 01:21:27,931 AND THIS APPOINTMENT WAS DISCOURAGING. 1622 01:21:27,931 --> 01:21:31,275 AND I'LL BE HONEST, THIS IS HARD FOR ME RIGHT NOW. 1623 01:21:31,275 --> 01:21:34,793 AND THERE ARE MOMENTS WHERE I'M NOT SURE I CAN MAKE IT. 1624 01:21:34,793 --> 01:21:38,000 ♪♪ 1625 01:21:41,241 --> 01:21:45,827 ♪♪ 1626 01:21:45,827 --> 01:21:48,000 CLARENCE PERRIO. 1627 01:21:48,000 --> 01:21:52,068 ♪♪ 1628 01:21:52,068 --> 01:21:55,172 Clarence: I'M HAVING SOME SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT SURGERY. 1629 01:21:55,172 --> 01:21:57,379 I DON'T THINK I NEED IT. 1630 01:21:57,379 --> 01:21:59,517 SO, I'M GONNA TALK TO DR. NOW 1631 01:21:59,517 --> 01:22:00,758 BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE RIGHT TIME 1632 01:22:00,758 --> 01:22:02,172 AND IT'S NOT THE RIGHT MOVE FOR ME, 1633 01:22:02,172 --> 01:22:05,103 SO I NEED TO KEEP WORKING AT IT IN MY OWN WAY. 1634 01:22:05,103 --> 01:22:07,758 AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA WORK FOR ME. 1635 01:22:07,758 --> 01:22:11,931 ♪♪ 1636 01:22:11,931 --> 01:22:16,103 ♪♪ 1637 01:22:16,103 --> 01:22:17,620 FOLLOW ME. 1638 01:22:17,620 --> 01:22:22,724 I JUST GOT TOO MUCH GOING ON IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW TO DO THIS. 1639 01:22:22,724 --> 01:22:25,068 THANK YOU. 1640 01:22:25,068 --> 01:22:30,862 ♪♪ 1641 01:22:30,862 --> 01:22:33,103 -GOOD AFTERNOON. -HI, CLARENCE. 1642 01:22:33,103 --> 01:22:35,137 -HOW YOU DOING TODAY? -I'M DOING OKAY. 1643 01:22:35,137 --> 01:22:37,344 -HOW ABOUT YOURSELF? -ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. 1644 01:22:37,344 --> 01:22:38,758 SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? 1645 01:22:38,758 --> 01:22:40,551 SINCE I HEARD ABOUT HAVING SURGERY, 1646 01:22:40,551 --> 01:22:42,586 I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME CONCERNS AND I... 1647 01:22:42,586 --> 01:22:44,379 I DON'T WANT TO DO THE SURGERY. 1648 01:22:44,379 --> 01:22:47,137 SO, YOU'RE FEELING LIKE THE SURGERY IS NOT 1649 01:22:47,137 --> 01:22:48,689 THE RIGHT TIMING FOR YOU? 1650 01:22:48,689 --> 01:22:50,413 NO, SIR, I DO NOT THINK I'M IN THE MENTAL PLACE 1651 01:22:50,413 --> 01:22:52,000 TO HANDLE THE SURGERY, 1652 01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:55,172 AND I'M AT THE POINT TO WHERE IT'S THE LAST HOPE FOR ME, 1653 01:22:55,172 --> 01:22:57,862 YOU KNOW? AND, OBVIOUSLY, IF I DO WHAT YOU TELL ME TO DO, 1654 01:22:57,862 --> 01:22:59,448 AND I FOCUS ON MYSELF, 1655 01:22:59,448 --> 01:23:00,827 THE WEIGHT CAN COME OFF, YOU KNOW? 1656 01:23:00,827 --> 01:23:05,068 I'M AT A PLACE IN MY LIFE WHERE I'M NOT ON DISABILITY 1657 01:23:05,068 --> 01:23:06,448 AND I'M NOT HANDICAPPED YET, 1658 01:23:06,448 --> 01:23:08,482 BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT 1659 01:23:08,482 --> 01:23:10,103 TO BE ABLE TO TRY AND DO IT ON MY OWN. 1660 01:23:10,103 --> 01:23:11,448 IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO FOCUS ON ME 1661 01:23:11,448 --> 01:23:14,551 AND ACTUALLY GIVE IT A SHOT AND BE SERIOUS ABOUT IT. 1662 01:23:14,551 --> 01:23:18,068 ALL RIGHT, WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE AHEAD WITH ANYONE 1663 01:23:18,068 --> 01:23:20,896 IF YOU DON'T FEEL THAT YOU ARE READY. 1664 01:23:20,896 --> 01:23:23,310 SO, WE TAKE YOU OFF THE SCHEDULE 1665 01:23:23,310 --> 01:23:26,172 AND MOVE BRANDIE UP IN YOUR PLACE. 1666 01:23:26,172 --> 01:23:28,517 BUT YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU WANT TO TRY 1667 01:23:28,517 --> 01:23:30,965 AND DO THIS ON YOUR OWN. 1668 01:23:30,965 --> 01:23:34,275 BUT IT'S BEEN A WEEK, AND YOU GAINED 7 POUNDS. 1669 01:23:34,275 --> 01:23:35,689 THAT DOESN'T ADD UP. 1670 01:23:35,689 --> 01:23:38,310 WELL, IS THERE ANY OTHER THING THAT YOU OFFER? 1671 01:23:38,310 --> 01:23:40,965 I HEARD ABOUT THE GASTRIC BALLOON. 1672 01:23:40,965 --> 01:23:42,965 WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING I QUALIFY FOR? 1673 01:23:42,965 --> 01:23:45,793 THAT IS AN OPTION AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT GAINING, 1674 01:23:45,793 --> 01:23:48,379 BUT I THINK YOU'RE NOT BEING UP FRONT 1675 01:23:48,379 --> 01:23:51,344 ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW. 1676 01:23:51,344 --> 01:23:53,137 I CAME IN TODAY TO LET YOU KNOW 1677 01:23:53,137 --> 01:23:55,103 THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THE SURGERY. 1678 01:23:55,103 --> 01:23:57,241 AND MY MAIN REASON IS BECAUSE MY MOM DIED 1679 01:23:57,241 --> 01:23:59,413 UNDER THE HANDS OF A SURGEON, YOU KNOW? 1680 01:23:59,413 --> 01:24:01,034 IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR A WHILE. 1681 01:24:01,034 --> 01:24:04,137 I DON'T KNOW HOW BRANDIE AND ROSHANDA DEALT WITH IT, BUT... 1682 01:24:04,137 --> 01:24:06,793 IT'S -- IT'S SOMETHING THAT CHANGED ME OVER TIME. 1683 01:24:06,793 --> 01:24:09,103 SO, IT'S BEEN A BIG ISSUE. 1684 01:24:09,103 --> 01:24:12,310 I SEE. SO, WE'LL HELP YOU WORK THROUGH THAT. 1685 01:24:12,310 --> 01:24:13,655 YES, SIR. 1686 01:24:13,655 --> 01:24:15,965 OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU IN THE NEXT APPOINTMENT THEN, 1687 01:24:15,965 --> 01:24:19,068 AND I EXPECT YOU TO BE BACK ON TRACK. 1688 01:24:19,068 --> 01:24:20,310 YES, SIR. 1689 01:24:20,310 --> 01:24:22,482 AND IF YOU GET YOUR WEIGHT DOWN 1690 01:24:22,482 --> 01:24:25,896 AND SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CHANGE THAT, 1691 01:24:25,896 --> 01:24:28,137 MAYBE WE'LL CONSIDER THE BALLOON FOR YOU. 1692 01:24:28,137 --> 01:24:29,172 YES, SIR. 1693 01:24:29,172 --> 01:24:31,655 OKAY, I'LL SEE YOU SOON. 1694 01:24:31,655 --> 01:24:34,379 ♪♪ 1695 01:24:34,379 --> 01:24:38,206 CLARENCE IS CLAIMING HE WANTS TO LOSE WEIGHT ON HIS OWN, 1696 01:24:38,206 --> 01:24:39,896 BUT HE'S GAINING AGAIN. 1697 01:24:39,896 --> 01:24:42,965 SO, IT'S ALL CLEARLY EXCUSES FOR THE FACT 1698 01:24:42,965 --> 01:24:45,034 THAT HE'S SCARED RIGHT NOW. 1699 01:24:45,034 --> 01:24:47,827 THE EVENT WITH HIS MOM DYING AFTER SURGERY 1700 01:24:47,827 --> 01:24:49,827 SEEMS TRAUMATIC FOR HIM, 1701 01:24:49,827 --> 01:24:54,068 AND THAT MAY BE LEADING HIM TO SELF-SABOTAGE RIGHT NOW, 1702 01:24:54,068 --> 01:24:58,103 AND THAT COULD BE BEHIND HIS RECENT WEIGHT GAIN. 1703 01:24:58,103 --> 01:25:01,724 SO, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE BRANDIE'S SURGERY UP, 1704 01:25:01,724 --> 01:25:05,000 AND HOPEFULLY SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. 1705 01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:07,137 BUT IF ALL GOES WELL, 1706 01:25:07,137 --> 01:25:10,000 BRANDIE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE HER FIRST BIG STEP 1707 01:25:10,000 --> 01:25:11,137 WITH THIS OPERATION. 1708 01:25:11,137 --> 01:25:13,689 AND AFTER THAT, WE WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE 1709 01:25:13,689 --> 01:25:15,586 TO GET ROSHANDA BACK ON TRACK 1710 01:25:15,586 --> 01:25:18,000 TO LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT TO HAVE SURGERY. 1711 01:25:18,000 --> 01:25:19,931 AND THEN WE'LL WAIT TO SEE 1712 01:25:19,931 --> 01:25:23,931 WHETHER CLARENCE DECIDES TO BE PART OF THE PROGRAM. 1713 01:25:23,931 --> 01:25:26,689 SO, THE PERRIOS ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, 1714 01:25:26,689 --> 01:25:30,379 BUT WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO GET THE WHOLE FAMILY 1715 01:25:30,379 --> 01:25:32,862 TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. 1716 01:25:32,862 --> 01:25:35,344 ♪♪