All language subtitles for My 600-lb Life S11E07

[Chris] The list of things
I can't deal with is getting
longer every day.

[woman]
Somewhere in me is this little
glimmer of hope.

I just want
to be a normal person.

[sharply exhales]

[man] You can't do it.

And then I just get mad.

[woman] If I don't make
a change now, I'm scared
it's gonna be too late.

No.

It hurts.

[woman] I refuse
to stop fighting.

I have to do
this for my children.

Oh.

I've barricaded
myself inside
of this emotional prison.

I've barricaded
myself inside
of this emotional prison.

Why it took you 36 years
to think about that?

[Chris] Every day,
it gets harder to get
out of bed.

My body's constantly
getting more exhausted.

Every day that I wake up,
I lose more mobility.

I get tired faster.

Everything is limited now.

And every day it gets worse.

And eventually I'm not gonna
be able to get up out of bed.

I'm too big to sleep
in a normal bed,
so I have to sleep

on a mattress
one foot off the floor
and to get to my feet,

on a mattress
one foot off the floor
and to get to my feet,

I roll forward out of the bed
really fast,
kind of like a somersault.

[Chris] I lean back
and then I whip my legs
forward and it just pulls

the rest of me up standing.

My body weight just kind of
flings me on my feet.

[Chris] So even just walking
down the hallway is difficult.

I'm afraid of tripping
and falling because my knees
and my legs feel so worn out.

And now the list of things
I can't deal with is getting
longer every day.

When I take a shower,
I can't stand up
in the tub for, I mean,

five minutes at most before
I end up sitting back down
on the side of the tub.

[Chris] I'm trying to keep up
with my own cleaning.

But things lately been
getting pretty bad.

I live by myself.

My ex and her husband
sometimes will come over
to help me.

They live just down the street
with my daughter, Zoey.

But I hate asking for help.

Makes me feel like a failure.

I've been a burden
on them for too long.

I've been a burden
on them for too long.

[exhales]

[Chris] Showers wipe me out.

All right.

Once I'm clean, I have
to sit down for a little bit.

Then I'm ready for my favorite
time of the day.

Whoa!

[Chris] My weight makes
it challenging to cook

the kind of breakfast
that I want.

Because of the weight
and the fat between my legs,
I can't stand up straight.

So they're constantly
pushing apart,
which makes it really

uncomfortable to stand
in the kitchen
for a long period of time.

So I actually have to sit
on a cooler
that I sit on when I cook.

I make the meal
with my stomach,
not with my brain.

So I have a really big meal.

And when I start eating,
as soon as I hit
that first bite I eat it all.

I call it going red.

I can't stop.

When I'm eating,
I don't think of anything
and I... it clears my mind.

The food, I mean,
when I eat food,
at least for the time

that I'm eating it,
it helps take the lonely away.

[Chris] I was born
in Las Vegas, Nevada.

When I was growing up,
my parents struggled
financially,

so I was never really sure
when my next meal
would be coming.

And then when we did eat,
you ate as much as you could
because you got me,

my brother Tommy
and my sister Krystal.

It was Taco Tuesday
and mom happened to bring
home a big bag of tacos.

If you didn't eat
as much as you could eat,

they weren't there
when you went back later.

Growing up when I would make
food or something like that,
there was never a limit.

Growing up when I would make
food or something like that,
there was never a limit.

Like so like when I cooked
for the kids or for the family

and when I cooked,
everybody just got
to serve themselves.

And now, looking back,
I do think that
that was a major thing

because, for instance,
if their sister didn't eat
all her food, I'd say,

"Okay, I'll give it to your
brother or whoever,
whichever wants it."

Well, that's something
I shouldn't have done,
because I think

that's part of the thing
that he doesn't like
to throw food away.

[Chris] So from an early age,
I started gaining weight

and I just kept
getting bigger.

and I just kept
getting bigger.

I don't remember
my parents ever being
together very often.

And then one day
my dad met someone else
and then left.

Shortly after that,
my mom took me to California
to meet her sister,

and that's when my mom
met a new guy.

Everything kind of started
going downhill from there.

I don't know if it was just
him or my mom, but after that,

we were always scraping by.

Having power turned off.

Mom would be working.

Mom wouldn't be working.

We're bouncing
from place to place.

We had a lot of problems.

I mean, like there,
there were times
that I was, like,

I was on welfare,
whatnot, they call it.

And so there were times
that we had, um,

hard to pay rent
and things like that.

[Chris]
We've moved all the time
because we would lose

the place that we were at
or we couldn't afford it

and we would have
our power shut off.

There was a period
that we were all homeless
and in a homeless shelter.

I woke up with all the other
homeless kids
and we had cereal

and breakfast
and we got on the bus
and went to school.

and breakfast
and we got on the bus
and went to school.

[Chris] Did around the time
I started middle school,
my mom,

she just started disappearing.

She'd come home, drop off,
you know, some money
or some food,

and then she would come home
for a couple of days.

She's just gone
all the time.

I was 13-years-old.

I really wanted
to go do stuff.

And there was a lot of times
I couldn't go anywhere
and I couldn't see my friends

because I had to stay home
and watch my brother
and sister.

[Chris] But what had really
been happening
is that my mom had become

[Chris] But what had really
been happening
is that my mom had become

addicted to hard drugs,
and when she hit rock bottom,
I was sent to live

with my aunt in California,
and that's where I got

to experience food
in the cupboards.

[Chris] I even learned
not to eat everything
and go back for more

after dinner because I knew
I could count on breakfast
and lunch the next day.

I ended up playing
a lot of football
and I lost a lot of weight

and gained muscle.

It was amazing.

[Chris] The only setback
was that about 18 months
after I arrived to stay

with them, they broke up
and then I got shipped
back to Vegas.

with them, they broke up
and then I got shipped
back to Vegas.

And by the time
I was 15 or 16,

I really started noticing
weight impacting me.

[Chris] At high school
I'd no longer was an athlete.

I was pushed to the side
as a fat kid,

so I participated
less and less.

I kept binge eating
until I got so big that
I couldn't fit into the chairs

at school anymore,
which was humiliating.

So that's when I just
dropped out altogether
and we needed money.

So I found a job working
at a convenience store,
and I don't know

So I found a job working
at a convenience store,
and I don't know

what I was thinking,
but first week in that job,

it wrecked me 300 plus pounds.

And you've never stood up
for longer than
an hour or two.

Oh!

That was, that was the worst.

[Chris] I quit and got another
job at a grocery store,
but it wasn't any better.

And that was when I realized
that I was stuck.

I was interested
in computers and how they were
put together,

and I was hoping I could do
something that would lead me

towards becoming
a network engineer.

But then that did end up
taking me in a different
direction.

But then that did end up
taking me in a different
direction.

[Chris]
Because when I was able to buy
a computer and get logged in,

the first thing to pop up
was my instant messenger.

And that was how I happened
to reconnect with Kaylee.

That I used to play
computer games
with while in high school.

[Chris] We just started
talking like we used to.

We have this connection
and then it became like
an every night thing.

I would get off work
and be talking to her about
how I felt like I was stuck

where I was at,
and she was like,
"Why don't you come out here?"

where I was at,
and she was like,
"Why don't you come out here?"

And I was like,
"I could do that."

Why not?

I mean, I have
some money saved.

I have a car.

So I drove to Rhode Island.

[Chris] My first six months
in Rhode Island were rough.

The only job that I could
find was delivering pizza.

But besides all that,
somehow me and Kaylee
really hit it off.

So I moved in with her,
and I found a better job
working at a call center.

And then it was good times.

The best thing I remember
of those days was getting
really healthy.

Me and Kaylee would always
go to the gym.

Me and Kaylee would always
go to the gym.

We'd go to the beach.

We'd go for walks.

I lost over 100 pounds
and I was in the best shape
of my life.

I was in love.

And then me and Kaylee
became inseparable.

We got pregnant
and had our little Zoey.

[Chris] And from the moment
she was born.

Zoey has been the center
of my universe.

Being her dad
has been my main
purpose in life.

Like, I remember just
going to work
and then coming home

proud because I was able
to help and support,
and that made me happy.

[Chris] Kaylee's mom's
boyfriend was like,
"Hey, Chris, come fill out

[Chris] Kaylee's mom's
boyfriend was like,
"Hey, Chris, come fill out

a job application
for the cable company
I work for."

And I was like, "Okay."

And that's where
I was finally able to get

into a real job
with a real career path.

They moved me up
to a different position.

I went from $10 an hour
to almost $50 an hour,
and that was the first time

in my life that I was making
good money.

I rewarded myself with food
and I started putting
more weight back on.

[Chris] Kaylee and I had been
a very romantically active
couple, and as I got heavier.

[Chris] Kaylee and I had been
a very romantically active
couple, and as I got heavier.

That just wasn't there
with us anymore.

She was distant.

I think we just
both knew it was coming.

We decided to separate.

[Chris] There was no fight,
but breaking up
was hard on me.

I would see Zoey,
but I miss Kaylee.

I didn't have anyone to do
anything with anymore.

So every night after work,
I would just go eat food.

And that brought me
comfort when there
was nothing else to do.

But not even food
could numb out all the issues
that I was having.

But not even food
could numb out all the issues
that I was having.

Then the call center
I was working at shut down.

I didn't get laid off,
but I had to relocate
to Oklahoma.

So I drove all the way across
the country
to start over on my own.

I knew that food had started
becoming a real problem
for me, and I wanted

to get back
to where I had been
when I was in shape.

[Chris] It didn't help
that Kaylee moved on quickly
after I left and got married.

I would still get to see
Zoey because I flew her
back and forth between

Kaylee and I, and I hated
it when Zoey was gone.

Kaylee and I, and I hated
it when Zoey was gone.

So I paid for Kaylee
and her husband, Rob,
to move out here.

And they stayed
with me until Rob got a job.

And after I got used to Kaylee
being with Rob, we're all,
like, really good friends,

and I help take care
of the kids.

But once again,
just as I was happy
and settled in somewhere,

it all fell apart.

[Chris] Without any notice
one day, the cable company
I had relocated

for turned around
and let me go.

I was just completely
blown away.

You know,
I just lost the best job
that I'm gonna get.

You know,
I just lost the best job
that I'm gonna get.

I mean, I was making
really good money
and that was the kind of

the tipping point
where I just I gave up.

I'm up over 500 pounds
at that point.

And then I really,
really turned to eating before

I even knew it,
I was about 600 pounds.

It was a bad place.

I was sad.

I was lonely.

I've started to get more
worried about myself
just feeling isolated.

And I just started thinking
there ought to be something

Ito help myself
not feel that way.

Ito help myself
not feel that way.

So I reached out to my mom
to let her know
the situation I'm in.

The relationship between
me and my mom,

it's been kind of distant
for a while.

It's been six years since
I've seen my mom.

She had no idea
that I was this bad.

She does want to help me.

She was concerned enough.

She dropped all her plans
to come and see me.

[knock on door]

[Laura] Chris?

Yeah.
Come on up, mom.

[Laura] Couldn't tell it had
so many stairs.

[Laura] Couldn't tell it had
so many stairs.

[Chris] Yeah,
it takes forever.

-Hey, you.
-Hey, mom.

I miss you.

[Laura] I miss you too,
sweetheart.

Oh, my stars.

You didn't tell me.

Well, you know now.

-[Laura] Yeah, I do.
-I look great, right?

You... Well, you always
look great.
You're my son.

But, yeah, that's all right.

Yeah.
I can't speak.

You know what I mean?

[chuckles] Awesome.

It's good to see you know.

[Laura] I'm glad to see
you too, sweetheart.

I'm glad we started
talking again.

Well, it's been, like what,
six years or seven years?

Well, it's been, like what,
six years or seven years?

Something like that.

Six years...

I'm really
glad that you called me.

I'd have been here sooner.

[Chris] I know.

So what do you want?

What do you need from me
or anybody else
to help or to be there?

Like, you know,
I'm gonna have to go
to Houston to see doctor now

and just being
able to get there.

I can't do on my own.

Do you have a car?
Do you drive?

Does somebody take you
or how do...?

I have a car
and I haven't driven the car
that I have in three years.

I have a car
and I haven't driven the car
that I have in three years.

If I sit down, I can't turn
the steering wheel,
if I can sit down.

I haven't even been
in the car in a long time.

I mean, I don't even know
if I'm gonna fit in it at all,
to be completely honest.

And there's gonna be a point
where I'm... I'm gonna have
to move...

To Houston?

Yes.

And I'm gonna need someone
there to be, to be actually
be there with me in Houston.

And I don't know
who that's gonna be yet.

Okay.

I can do that because I...

You know, that's I think
commitment.

I'll be here for you.

Whatever you need me to do.

Whatever you need me to do.

[Chris] I'm gonna
need you a lot.

I wish I could have been
here sooner.

My feelings right now,
they're kind of mixed.

There's a part of me
that's excited that
I got to see my son.

I haven't seen him in a while,
but there's a part of me
that feels upset because

I didn't realize he gained
so much weight.

I almost didn't recognize him
when I first saw him.

But I love my son
with all my heart.

And if he needs me to be here,
I'm gonna be here.

[Chris] Especially.

Whoa.

Just kind of jump to,
you know.

But to me... I'm gonna hide
over here in the corner.

Do you want to...
Take over all the flavor.

Tonight we're gonna make
dinner and sit together
with my mom and my daughter.

Tonight we're gonna make
dinner and sit together
with my mom and my daughter.

And I'm really looking
forward to that.

[Zoey] Hey, Dad.

[Chris] Hey.
[laughter]

Zoey!

-Oh, my God!
-Hi.

How did you get so big?

Grandma.

You remember grandma?

She probably... You do?

Kind of.

[Chris] You want spaghetti?

-[Zoe] Yeah.
-[Chris] It's what
we're making.

My mom has been
so absent from my life.

She's only met
her granddaughter once before,

and I want her to have
a relationship with Zoey.

But I don't want Zoey
to be disappointed by her.

But I don't want Zoey
to be disappointed by her.

If she were to once again
withdraw from our lives
and not be around.

[Laura] I'm like moving out.

[Zoey] Let's get up.

Yeah.

[Laura] Zoey just
started to move it.

And I thought, wait a minute.

It was too far, too fast.

All right,
I'm gonna pull it back.

[breaths heavily]

I'm gonna relax for a minute.

[Laura] Okay.

[Zoey] Well, thank you.

-[Laura] And then...
-Okay, this is still
really hot.

Oh. Yeah.

Mm-hmm!

Because spaghetti sandwich.

[Zoey] Grandma, I didn't feel
like I don't know
how to grill it to eat it.

[Zoey] Grandma, I didn't feel
like I don't know
how to grill it to eat it.

Who gave it to me?

Yeah.

[Chris] So, Zoey.

Hmm.

How do you feel about
Daddy being really big?

Kind of sad because we used
to go to a pool every Saturday
and every Sunday

we went to a library thing,
and before we would always
play that game, checkers.

we went to a library thing,
and before we would always
play that game, checkers.

-Yeah.
-Hmm.

[Chris] I forgot
about checkers.

-It was fun.
-Yeah.

Well, when I lose some weight,
we can start doing
that stuff again.

We can go to the water park.

[Zoey] Mm-hmm.

[Chris] Let me get some milk.

My mom's been saying
she's gonna come live
with me in Houston,

and I'm excited for the chance
this is giving us to spend
time together.

And now that she's here,
I'm really grateful.

But there's a part of me
that's still skeptical.

Can I really count on her?

You guys like the spaghetti?

You guys like the spaghetti?

-[Zoey] Yeah.
-[Laura] Yeah.

-A lot?
-[Zoey] Mm-hmm.

I don't know.
Yes, I did.

[indistinct chatter]
really good.

...like the sauce I make.
Your vote doesn't count.

[laughs] Yes, it does.

[Chris] What time is it?
Is it time to go?

[Laura] Just about.

[Chris] All right.

[Laura] Then get up and move.

I'm almost done.

Finding the rest of my shorts.
All right.

I just got to get shove
everything into the bag
pretty much.

I just got to get shove
everything into the bag
pretty much.

-Are you gonna
be able to do it?
-Yeah.

I'm gonna take the blankets
and, I don't know,
maybe shove it in front

of my knees so it's not...

-[Laura] It has all little
padding...
-paddling the dash, yeah.

Hurts a lot.

You about ready, then?

That's everything.

-You got it all?
-...my wallet on the way out.

All right, let's go and go.

Go and go.

Go and be there.
That's it.

Bed again.

Hmm!

[Chris] So I go
an appointment with Dr. Now.

[Chris] So I go
an appointment with Dr. Now.

And it's actually tomorrow,
so me and my mom
are heading out for Houston.

Okay.

Hmm.

-[Chris] You ready?
-[Laura] Yeah, I'm ready.

[Chris] And my sweater.

[Laura] I got the keys
and everything.

[exhales]

[Laura] Oops.

[Laura] Oops.

[Chris] Can you pop the trunk?

[Laura] Oh, yeah.
I can.

I guess I have to.

I have the key, don't I?

[Chris] I'm a little worried
because how my body
has been feeling lately.

It's really been getting
worse and worse.

And I don't know how I'm gonna
handle all this travel.

[breathing heavily]

Oh, man.

Oh, man.

Here we go.

Oh.

[Laura] So how are you
feeling now?

I feel like
a sack of potatoes.

[Laura] I get you then.

[bleep]

[Chris] Yeah.

As much as I don't want
to slow down, we're gonna
have to slow down.

[heavy rainfall]

[Laura] I can't even see.

I literally cannot see.

Oh, it's not gonna do
anything but get worse
for a little while.

You know, we're in,
we're in like the easy
part of it right now.

[Laura] It's gonna get worse.

[Laura] It's gonna get worse.

Well, hey, this will keep
you on your toes.

[Laura] Toes?

Hell, I want to keep
on all four tires.

I can't see.

[bleep]

Well, be prepared
as we're about to go through

probably one of the worst
parts of it.

[bleep]

[Laura]
Talk about slow.

[Chris] Just make sure
you watch the lines, too.

-[Laura] I, I watch
the lines now.
-[Chris] You haven't...

-There's comes the hail.
-[Laura] Comes the hail.

-[Chris] Yeah.
-[Laura] We better hurry up.
Get to Dallas.

[Chris]
Outside of mom's driving
and that crucial storm moment,

my knees and my legs
and my back
are in so much pain.

my knees and my legs
and my back
are in so much pain.

I need to get out.

I need to lie down and rest.

So we're gonna get a hotel
so I can do just that.

[Laura] We're here.

-[Chris] I go.
-[Laura] Okay.

Yeah.

As long as my legs work,
I'm all right.

Oh.

[Laura] Okay and got it.

-Uh, so now let me grab this.
-[Chris] Mm-hmm.

[breaths heavily]

[Chris] That definitely
wasn't easy.

And we still have about
three hours to go tomorrow.

And we still have about
three hours to go tomorrow.

But I'm worried it's gonna
be harder than today,
because I'm gonna be sore.

[breaths heavily]

I just hope
I can make it in time
for my appointment,

because everything
is depending on this.

[breaths heavily]

[Laura] We're in storms,
are gonna run into today,
are we?

I hope so.

[Laura] Well,
I'd like to know it.

-Keeps it exciting.
-[Laura] True.

I can probably see
a lot better today

than I could last night,
that's for sure.

[Chris] We've been on the road
for three hours today,
but we're almost at Dr. Now's.

[Chris] We've been on the road
for three hours today,
but we're almost at Dr. Now's.

We've been driving hard
to get there on time

and it looks like
we're actually
going to make it.

I'm in a lot of pain,
but now that I'm closer
to the doctor's office,

I'm not even worried about it.

I'm just nervous about
meeting him and finding out

my current weight
and seeing what Dr. Now

has to say about
my situation.

[car door opens]

[car door closes]

[clattering]

Yeah.

Hmm.

-We're here.
-Yeah.

Chris?

[Chris] I wish my mom
wasn't going to see
my actual weight.

I'm embarrassed
for her to see it.

[woman] Okay.
I need to...

[Chris] She already knows
I'm over 600 pounds.

I just hope it's not a lot
higher than that.

[woman] Your weight is 620.

We're going to room five.

[Chris] Okay.

[Chris] I'm actually a little
relieved that my weight
isn't more out of control.

I am still embarrassed
of that number.

It's one thing to see me
and know I'm big,
but it's just another

to have it verified
in front of you
with a specific number

that's harder to hide
from in a lot of ways.

that's harder to hide
from in a lot of ways.

So from here on out,
every time
I step on the scale,

I want that number
to get smaller.

I just need Dr. Now
to agree to help me.

I'll go slower.

[knock on door]

[door opens]

Hello.
How y'all doing?

I guess y'all didn't hear me.

How y'all doing?

We're doing good.
I'm doing good.

We're doing good.
I'm doing good.

Good.
All right.

So, Chris, you're here
from Oklahoma?

Oklahoma?
Yep.

Well, how was the trip
down to Houston?

Oh, it wasn't too bad.

We ended up leaving late,
so we had to stay in Dallas
on the way down here.

And then we had a huge
storm coming through,
which was pretty cool.

So how long it take you
to get down here?

It's a little about
seven and a half hours.

Okay.

So who is the driver?

-Mom.
-Mom!

-I'm the driver, yeah.
-All right.

-I'm the driver, yeah.
-All right.

And so you need mom
to bring you all this way?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

All right.

So what brought you down
to Houston?

Well, it's been, you know,
my weight, mainly,

been wanting to lose
the weight and keep it off.

And I haven't been
so successful in the past,
so I'd like to see

if I could do your program
and get a little bit better
guidance to make that change.

Okay.

So since you live a little
too far to drive here
and back in one day,

is mom gonna keep helping
bring you down here if you
want to do my program?

is mom gonna keep helping
bring you down here if you
want to do my program?

We haven't really
talked about it.

I mean, I haven't seen
my mom in seven years, so.

[laughs] Wow.

You haven't seen your
mom in seven years.

What brought her your mom
down here?

Oh, we started talking again,
and she found out
my situation, and...

And he needed somebody
to be here to, to, to start
this journey with him.

So, I said I'd be here,
and I flew in a couple of
days ago

to be here to drive him down
here from Oklahoma.

All right.

So, Chris, you're 36 years old
and 620.

So, Chris, you're 36 years old
and 620.

What do you do
in Oklahoma?

Right now, I don't.

I'm not doing
anything in Oklahoma.

Any goals or any?

Oh, yes.
I definitely have some goals.

I mean, my my biggest
thing is I want to,
I want to do things

with my daughter,
but I also want
to there's a lot of things

I want to do for myself.

So you have a daughter, too?

Mm-hmm.

How's your relationship
with your daughter?

Oh, it's great.

She's probably
one of the big reasons.

It's kind of set in for me
that I need to to change
a lot of this.

It's kind of set in for me
that I need to to change
a lot of this.

I mean, I've been heavy
in the past, but we've still
been able to do things,

you know,
up until the last three years.

We don't do anything
anymore.

Is your daughter
living with you?

No.
She lives two blocks away.

How often do you see her?

Every weekend.

-Every weekend?
-Okay.

So right now
you're not working?

Yeah.
Not working.

So what do you do all day?

Right now I play games
and eat food when I'm bored
or feel alone.

So what do you think
is wrong with your
eating habit?

I'm eating too much
of everything,
eating the wrong things.

I'm eating too much
of everything,
eating the wrong things.

So for the past 36 years,
you're eating too much.

So what is the difference now?

Why did you decided
to do something now?

I just want, I want more.

I don't... I've been
I've been felt alone
for a really long time.

I realized that part of
the reasons why I cope
with food and I enjoy eating

is because I'm alone.

And the only way
to not be alone
is to break those habits

and be able to get out
and do things.

And until I can learn
to control my eating habits,

And until I can learn
to control my eating habits,

which is what I want to do,
I'm just gonna continue
to be alone.

So, why you haven't done
anything about it so far?

I didn't think that I could.

-What do you mean?
-I just didn't.

I didn't think I had
the willpower to do it.

All right.

So at this point,
if you want to prove
to me you're ready

to change and turn your
life around, your actions
need to show me that.

So we're gonna give you some
diet instruction
that will break down

a 1,200 calorie high protein,
low carb diet.

I want you to lose
80 pounds in two months.

I want you to lose
80 pounds in two months.

-Okay.
-See how you do with that.

And then we go from there.

If you lose that weight,
then we're gonna
work with you.

If you come back
and you're not able to lose

that, then there's not much
we can do for you.

-Okay.
-Okay.

All right.
Any other questions?

Not that I can think of, no.

Okay.

I'll get the diet
to go over with you.

Also, the stuff I'm gonna
give you is gonna have
exercise that you're gonna

have to start doing
immediately.

[Chris] Yeah.

So, mom, what are you gonna do
after seven years
to keep him in track?

So, mom, what are you gonna do
after seven years
to keep him in track?

Well, just gonna be there
as much as I can.

Even if I'm not physically
there, I'm gonna make sure

that we're talking and,
and know what's going on.

Okay.

Fair enough.

-[chuckles]
-All right.

I'm gonna bring some stuff
for you and then
we're gonna go over it.

-Okay?
-Okay.

All right.
I'll be back.

[Laura] All righty!
Thank you.

[Nowzaradan] Mm-hmm.

[Chris] What do you think?

I think I like him.

I think I like him.

And I'm so proud of you
for this.

Thanks, mom.

Chris has a bit of a unique
situation, it seems.

From what he says,
he doesn't have anyone living
with him to enable him.

He doesn't have to work
and he doesn't have
any real goal in his life

other than some general
hopes for things.

All right.

Here's what I'm gonna
give you.

Here's what I'm gonna
give you.

And you read that
and prefactor
and control your weight

and next page will tell you
food to avoid.

This is all gonna
be up to Chris.

And the question is,
with his mom coming back
in his life,

if she's gonna be the support
he needs or she's gonna
end up enable him.

Hopefully, both of them
are serious about
what they are saying

and they are ready to do
what it takes to save
Chris life.

If you do all this,
you shouldn't have

If you do all this,
you shouldn't have

any problem losing
the weight you need.

So we'll check you back
in two months and expect you
to lose 80 pounds by then.

And if you do that,
then we'll consider
weight loss surgery for you.

-Okay.
-All right.

You think you can do that?

-Absolutely!
-Okay.

And if you need anything,
give me a call.

-Okay.
-Okay.

All right.

I'll see you soon.

-Thank you, Dr. Now!
-Thank you, doc!

[Chris] Oh.

I know my life has to change.

If I keep going like
I've been doing I'm not going
to be around for much longer.

So I need to do
this now before it gets worse.

Getting feedback from Dr. Now

to tell me about,
you know, what I'm doing
wrong and to kind of help

keep me accountable
and keep me on track.

It does give you
a lot of hope.

It does give you
a lot of hope.

I've been letting myself down
long enough,
but the one person

I can't let down
is my daughter.

I mean, we we used to go do
things together that
we haven't done in forever.

That's my biggest,
my biggest motivation.

I also just, you know,
I want to get out of the house

more and stop secluding
myself, because that's what's
got me in this position.

And with the support
of my family,
I'm gonna do this.

There's no other option.

[car door closes]

It's been about a month
since I've seen Dr. Now
for my first appointment.

Coming back took us 12 hours
because of traffic
and the weather.

So it was a hard trip on me,
but worth it because
of the help I got

from Dr. Now to start to turn
my life around,
by how hard that trip

from Dr. Now to start to turn
my life around,
by how hard that trip

was on me showed me even
more how important
it was for me to get healthy

just so I can function,
you know?

So I'm working hard
to up my stamina by doing
the stretches

and exercises that I need.

Oh, I couldn't take the trash
out before when I would go
out to walk.

It sounds funny,
but taking the trash out
feels pretty good.

Not having to have
somebody else take your
trash out for years.

Not having to have
somebody else take your
trash out for years.

It's pretty nice.

It's those just those things
you don't really think

of until you can't do
it anymore.

It's something
I can definitely do now.

[breathing heavily]

[sighs]

[Chris] After coming back
home, my mom stayed
with me for a couple

more weeks,
but then she had to go back

to Vegas
to be with my brother.

to Vegas
to be with my brother.

Since he's mentally
challenged,
someone has to help

take care of him and he lives
with my mom because of that.

[Chris] So with my mom
moving in with me,
he's gonna move in, too.

But right now,
she says she has to tie up
some things back home

for them to make the move.

And then she plans
to be here to help me.

But I'm hoping that if I lose
a lot of weight soon,

then I'll be the one
to help her.

So I'm making sure
I don't sit for long
periods of time

So I'm making sure
I don't sit for long
periods of time

and that I find ways
to stay active.

So I gave up playing
any video games
where I'm sitting

for a long time and I got
a VR unit since they require
a lot of activity.

So I make sure I'm up
and moving around all day.

Daddy.

Zoey.

[Zoey] Hi, Daddy.

Hi.

...take this off.

Zoey makes me happy.

[chuckles]

[chuckles]

You know,
Zoey's getting older,
and I want to make sure

that she knows
that I'm always there.

Not just mentally,
but also physically there.

How have you been?

Good.

I went for a walk today.

It was tiring,
but I feel good.

What did you do today?

I was playing
on my phone all day.

Oh.
Normal.

[Zoey] Mm-hmm.

[laughs] So, are you hungry
for some lunch?

Yeah.

What do you want?

You can make lettuce wraps.

[Chris] You want lettuce wrap?

-Yeah.
-All right.

-Yeah.
-All right.

Oh.

-You want to help me?
-[Zoey] Yeah.

[chuckles]

[Chris] I'm also
doing really well
with my diet.

I read Dr. Now's book
and all the papers he gave me,
and I feel like I've learned

the ins and outs
of his 1,200 calorie
a day diet.

Give the lettuce.

But I've added some bigger
steps onto it for me,

because every five days
I'm fasting for five days.

I didn't eat anything
in that time.

I didn't eat anything
in that time.

An onion.

I just do water and vitamins,
so I'm hoping that gives me

an edge to lose weight faster
on the days that I do eat.

I only eat high protein,
low carb options
and my daughter says

she's willing to eat
what I eat when she's with me,

so I don't have to get
something else
for her that may tempt me.

It's great to see
my dad eat healthy stuff.

Just one ham and lettuce.

Mm-hmm.

All right.

My dad eats lettuce,
a bunch of other healthy
food like mushrooms,

My dad eats lettuce,
a bunch of other healthy
food like mushrooms,

and it makes me feel happy.

[Chris] How's your lettuce?

Good.

[chuckles]

You're gonna eat
the ham or you just
gonna eat the lettuce?

[laughs]

[Chris] Want to try mine?

-No.
-[Chris] Why not?

Because there's onions.

[Zoey] Yeah.

We had a lettuce wrap with,
like, um,
a bunch of stuff in it.

Which the stuff he had in it.

I didn't really like
having it...
we had the ham.

I didn't really like
having it...
we had the ham.

-[Zoey] I'm full.
-All right and clean up.

-Yeah.
-All right.

[Chris] I'm back in Houston.

It's been a long time since
I've been small enough
to fit behind the wheel.

I'm being able to do
this as a life changing
thing for me.

So I'm really proud of myself
for doing this
and hitting this goal

to come here on my own.

Chris.

Hello.

[Chris] I feel really good
about how I'm doing.

And so the next big step
for me to keep going

is getting weight loss
surgery.

We're gonna weigh you first.

Just wait one sec,
while it zeros it on.

Okay.

And step up on the scale.

And step up on the scale.

[Chris] And that's all gonna
come down to this weigh in.

And if I made it to my goal
or not, you'll lose
80 pounds by today.

So I'm really hoping I did.

[Chris] My last appointment,
I was 620 and Dr. Now told me

to lose 80 pounds
by today for my goal.

So it means I should be down
to 540 if I met that goal.

[woman] Your weight is 566.

All right.

Good enough for me.

[woman] Good.
Okay.

-[sighs]
-Chris, we're going
to room five.

Awesome!

Awesome!

That's a lot of weight loss.

More than I've ever
really had.

So I'm proud of that.

Personally,
I did think I lost more.

But I think that I've done
more than enough
to show Dr. Now

I'm ready to change.

I'm hoping he approves
me for weight loss
surgery today.

[knock on the door]

[door opens]

Hello.
How are you doing?

Good.

Good.

-Been okay?
-[Chris] Yeah.

Good.

All right, Chris, you're down
to 566 and you lost 54 pounds.

-Yep.
-All right.

That's a good start.

It is not quite enough,
as it should have been,

but I'm happy to see some
significant progress.

And that you're doing better
since you came down
on your own this time.

How long it take you
to get down here?

Well, it's just
over six hours.

All right.

Well, I'm proud of you
for doing this trip
on your own

and for making some progress
with your weight loss.

and for making some progress
with your weight loss.

So what changes you have
made with your eating habit?

I've been sticking to...
I won't eat over
1,200 calories a day,

but I do mainly all protein.

But I've been fasting.

I ate for five days
and then I fast for five days.

So when you fast,
you don't eat anything
in all day...

I just drink water.

All day?

Yeah.
Yeah.

All day.

So... I do have...
I take vitamins.

So you say you're fasting
for five days in a row?

Mm-hmm.

So you're going
from overeating
to not eating anything.

So you're going
from overeating
to not eating anything.

Well, I wanted
to kind of give myself
a reset, so I'm.

I'm kind of...
I wanted to get a good
bit of weight off because

I want to be able to move
because I've had a lot of pain
with my knees.

So now that I've got
that weight off,
I'm much more active.

I can move faster,
I can go a lot more stamina,
go to the store now.

You know,
I can drive again.

So, I mean, it's...
There just a lot of goals
I wanted to get to really

fast to kind of help jump
start everything.

Like once I leave here,
I'm going to just a constant,

Like once I leave here,
I'm going to just a constant,

you know,
the 1,200 calories a day.

And then I do enjoy fasting.

I mean, I feel really
good when I do it.

I know it helps
me lose weight.

I just want to make sure
that I'm I'm doing it healthy.

Well, that's good.

But it is better to do
intermittent fasting
every other day.

Don't eat anything
for 16 hours
from the dinner.

-Okay.
-Okay.

That will be much healthier
to do that.

Okay.

So and make sure
whatever you eat
is a protein.

So and make sure
whatever you eat
is a protein.

-Mm-hmm.
-No carb in your diet.

-Okay?
-Yes.

[Nowzaradan] So how do you
come up with some goals
for yourself?

Absolutely!

One of my biggest goals
is to get out of the house

and not feel so lonely
all the time.

Meeting people or just being
able to go somewhere
with my daughter.

Okay.

What is your goal weight?

My goal way is around 240.

A little bit under 200...

Yeah.
Okay.

But you're gonna
need to have some
extra skin taken off.

Yeah.

And that's gonna weigh
around 30 pounds.

And that's gonna weigh
around 30 pounds.

So until that is removed,
your goal is gonna be like
make it 220.

All right.

So what are some of your
other goals?

I have a long term goal
right now.

I have a two year plan.

First year is a big focus
on health,
getting back into working,

um, get a good career going,
save up some money.

I have a couple.

I don't know exactly
what I want to do yet.

I still have, you know,
a few options,
but getting healthy right now

is the probably the biggest
focus for me because
I just I need,

is the probably the biggest
focus for me because
I just I need,

I need to know that, you know,
if I get into, into something,
a career or something

that I enjoy,
that I'm not gonna
fall back and end up

taking it all away
from myself again.

Why it took you 36 years
to think about that?

I've... I've done
a lot of like self-reflection
over probably

the last half year
and it just kind of clicked.

You know, I've barricaded
myself inside
of this emotional prison

where I'm by myself,
so I'm lonely and bored.

I eat when I'm bored
and I can't fix the boredom
because I don't do anything

I eat when I'm bored
and I can't fix the boredom
because I don't do anything

to interact with people.

And I'm not afraid
of going outside.

I'm not afraid
of talking to people.

I just kind of put myself
in that position
and I don't want to be there

anymore because
I wasn't always like that.

It's a very positive outgoing
and do good kind of person
just went away.

All right.
That's good.

I'm glad you decided to change
your life and make it better.

And we'll work with you
to help you do that.

And we'll work with you
to help you do that.

I'm gonna approve you
for weight loss surgery.

Yes!

So the next step
will be I want you move
down to Houston.

Okay.

The drive you had to make
yourself a little bit long
to keep making that trip.

I give you a couple of months
to lose another 30 pounds.

And if you do both of those
things, we will move ahead
with surgery

and get you down
to your ideal body weight,
hopefully in a year or less.

Yes!

200 pounds, like, I've,
that, that would be crazy.

You got all the ingredient
to make a good focus.

You got all the ingredient
to make a good focus.

You got your frame of mind
in the right place and goals
to help motivate you.

So you're gonna succeed
with that just keep it up.

So as soon as you move down
to Houston, let me know.

I will be down here
as soon as I can pack
everything in the car.

[laughs]

All right.

As soon as you do
and lose some weight,
we start the process

and see if we can get you
ready for weight loss surgery,
so you can be able to maintain

healthy weight
and be productive
and get back to your life

and change it like
it should be.

and change it like
it should be.

All right?

That's what I want.
Thank you.

I'm super excited!

-[laughs]
-All right.

In the meantime,
if you need anything,
give me a call.

Absolutely.
I will.

All right.
Have a safe trip back home,
and I'll see you in Houston.

All right.

[beep] Hey, mom.

It's, it's your son.

Just wanted to call
and let you know
that I did get approved.

I just have to move down
to Houston,
and everything is good to go.

I just have to move down
to Houston,
and everything is good to go.

Um.

I gonna be heading back home,
here soon, so I'm gonna...

I'll call you back
in a little bit
or call you back later.

I love you!

I am very happy to see
that Chris is starting out
with some good progress.

He needs to lose a little bit
more to show me he's gonna
work harder and stick with it.

But I'm proud of him
for setting goals for himself

and working to start
achieving those.

He seems motivated
and as long as he sticks
with that we're gonna

He seems motivated
and as long as he sticks
with that we're gonna

move ahead with weight loss
surgery here soon.

[Zoey] You should probably
take these plants.

The plants?

Yeah.

Umm... take that.

See the box
with the clothes in it.

Uh-huh.

Take that box,
the whole box or tote,

out of the other tote
and then put them in that one.

-Okay.
-This?

And tell if you
can pick it up.

You can throw that away.

You can throw that away.

Oh, okay.

[Chris] You got it.

Today I'm taking care
of my daughter
and her brother, Landon.

It's taking a bit longer
to figure out my move
to Houston.

There's just a lot of moving
parts and things to figure out

that are taking time
for me and my mom.

But I'm trying to get
everything done to make
the move as soon as I can.

I've been packing up my place
in phases over the last month.

[Chris] Zoey and Landon
have been helping me.

[Chris] Zoey and Landon
have been helping me.

I think they're just trying
to spend as much time

with me as they can since
they know I'm leaving.

My dad is gonna be moving
to Texas, so he can get
his surgery.

I'm gonna miss him
while he's gone,
but it will all be worth it

when he comes back.

[Landon] Yeah.

Come on, strong man.

You can do it.

[Chris] I wish I didn't have
to leave them because
I don't want to go that

long without seeing them both.

But I know this is what I need
to do to be a better father

and to be there
for my daughter

and to be a better person
for Landon to look up to.

[Landon] Put this thing out.

Clean bowl.
Clean bowl.

[Chris] You know,
that stays in the wall.

This pan may not fit in here.

I'm gonna miss my stepdad
when he leaves.

I think the surgery is gonna
be really good for him
and I'm very excited

for when he gets this small.

for when he gets this small.

Oh, that's comfy.

Do you want to take
some stuff down?

[Laura] Yep.
He can do that.

Yeah.
You can just hand down to him.

-[Chris] And take...
-[Zoey] Dad?

[Chris] When you're done
come back up here.

[Landon] Okay.

-I think it was mine,
well I'm not sure.
-You want two things?

-I think it was mine,
well I'm not sure.
-You want two things?

-There you go.
-You good?

Yeah, he's got it.

-All right, Good.
-[Zoey] Dad.

I'm just gonna delegate tasks
for a minute while I rest.

[exhales] It's a little rough.

[Chris] It took my mom
a week longer,
but she finally made it down

here with my brother
last night.

So we're finishing
packing up all my stuff.

Four more things.

-Get a box.
-[Laura] Good.

Okay.

All right.

We're gonna go put all those
stuff in the kitchen in it.

And then we're headed
to Houston
with all our stuff in tow.

And then we're headed
to Houston
with all our stuff in tow.

I'm excited, but tired.

I think I got almost the
whole bathroom in one box.

[Zoey] Nope.

[Chris] I'm trying
to hold it together,

'cause it's gonna be really
hard to say goodbye
to my daughter.

Zoey, go get the pillows
that are left in there.

-Oh, my...
-Yeah. The green pillows.

Yeah.
The brown pillow
and the blue pillow.

[Zoey] Okay.

[Chris] And you can take
those down.
Move it!

[Zoey] Move it!

You can bring
the microwave out here.

Put some strength
into it, man.

Yeah!

Yeah!

[Rob] You're gonna have
to start putting stuff
up there.

[Chris] I'll look around
at all this stuff
I can't believe

that I'm actually
doing this.

[Laura] Awesome!

[Chis] Yeah.

Everything's in the truck.

And we're doing
this together for me.

I know that it has to be done,
but it's a lot.

[Laura] Good job, kiddo.

It should be the last
step right here.

That's it.

It's done.

It's done.

And the lock outsmart the mom.

[Laura] Oh, shut up.

[chuckles]

[Laura] It didn't outsmart ...

[Chris] Where are you going?
Get back over here.
All right.

This is your first
refrigerator thing
when we get there?

-Okay.
-Yep.

Landon told me to take
it if that's the case.

Now give me a hug,
you guys.

Yes, I want my hugs.

Okay, then I'll take
a hug this way.

[laughs]

Have a safe journey.

-Oh, definitely.
-[Zoey] I love you dad.

-[Chris] Don't cry.
-Oh, baby doll.

You're gonna get to talk
to him all the time.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Laura] Oh, sweety.

Oh, we can talk.

When I start driving,
I'll call you.

Okay?

Then we can talk
the whole way.

Yeah.

All right.

Can you give grandma a hug?

Yeah.
You gotta give me a hug, too.

I got to have hugs too.

And I'll talk to you
every day, too, okay?

Okay.
My love.

You guys both be good, okay?

-Okay.
-[Landon] Okay.

Okay, you sit down.

Be nice to your brother?

Be nice to your brother?

-Okay.
-Be nice to your brother.

-I love you.
-[Chris] Love you.

[Laura] Oh, we're ready to go?

-[Chris] Nope.
-Okay.

I left the keys in the car.

Good thing I ain't going
far without 'em.

All right.

And then you two are gonna
get in there.

Yeah, I'm gonna follow you.

Yeah.

-That's what I gonna do.
-You get in there.

You get in there.
I'm gonna get in the car.

[Laura] All righty,
I'm in here.

I didn't know...

Tommy,
you go with Christopher.

You go
with your brother.

Yeah.

I get to ride with the cat.
Yeah.

Okay.

Let's get out of here.

Let's get out of here.

[Chris] What do you think
he's gonna say, the doctor?

[Laura] I think he's gonna
tell you when you're gonna
have your surgery.

We're almost there.

[Chris] Oh, good.

Whoo!

[Chris] Me and my mom
and my brother headed
back to see Dr. Now.

We've been here for about
two weeks, and then moving
down here was exhausting.

All right, so we're pulling up
from way over here.

All right, so we're pulling up
from way over here.

I'm glad to have it over with.

And since then, I've just been
focusing on losing weight.

Dr. Now knows we moved
here to Houston,
and he wanted me to come

in to see him, to make sure
I'm staying on track.

Don't forget anything.

-[Laura] Yeah.
-[Chris] Guys.

[Laura] Don't forget anything.

[laughs]

Don't forget your brains.

[laughs] Okay.

Eddie, Freddy's.

[Chris] And I'm kind of
excited because
the fact that I'm down

[Chris] And I'm kind of
excited because
the fact that I'm down

here is a big hurdle
that I got over already.

So I'm expecting Dr. Now
will tell me when I'm going
in for surgery,

because I know I'm doing
everything I need to do.

[Laura] Yeah.

And we're here.

Chris.

-Come on.
-...Come on.

[Laura] The fun stuff.

[Laura] The fun stuff.

How you doing?

[woman] I'm fine.
How are you?

-[Chris] Doing good.
-[woman] Good.

In my last appointment,
I was 566.

Dr. Now told me I need to lose
another 30 pounds by today.

[Laura] It's just.

[woman] Just let it zero out
and then we'll get
on the scale.

Okay.
You can step up on the scale.

[Chris] So it means
I need to be down to 536,

and I feel really
confident I did that.

Your weight is 525.

All right.
That's my thought.

Awesome!

We're gonna be going
to room five.

Okay.
Come on, Tommy.

Hopefully, he'll.

[Chris] I'm happy with that.

That's even better than
what I was supposed to do.

I'm excited to see what
Dr. Now has to say about that.

And I'm really hoping
that that means
that I can get on the schedule

And I'm really hoping
that that means
that I can get on the schedule

for surgery here very soon.

Try to steal my seat, man.

Well, can we stay?

He'll be in soon.

Hmm.

[knock on door]

[door opens]

Hello.
How y'all doing?

-[Chris] Hello.
-Pretty good.

-How you doing?
-Good.

How is everything going?

Good.
Really good, actually.

How was your move?

Was rough.

Was rough.

-[Laura] Tiring.
-Very tiring.

Worn me out kind of
hit a limit myself

with all the packing
and moving.

Well, welcome to Houston.

It looked like you brought
a lot of people
down here with you.

Yeah, I brought my mom
and my brother, Tommy.

All right.

And I'm glad to see everyone.

And I'm glad that you moved
down to Houston.

I'm also very glad
about your progress.

You lost 41 pounds this time,
so you're down to 525?

Yes.

You almost about
the 100 pound weight loss.

You almost about
the 100 pound weight loss.

Yeah.
Five pounds off of it.

It feels good.

So, I'm gonna set you
up to have some tests done,
make sure everything's okay

and see if we can get
you ready
for weight loss surgery.

-[Chris] Absolutely!
-[Laura] Awesome.

[Nowzaradan] So as long as you
put into work,
we'll help you do that.

-[Chris] Okay.
-Okay.

Are you all supporting
him doing this?

Yeah.

This is gonna
be a family affair.

I mean, we all could
use to lose
a little bit of weight.

So he's the one that knows
the diet and what he's allowed
to eat, not eat.

So he's gonna be the cook,
and we're just gonna
follow suit with him.

So he's gonna be the cook,
and we're just gonna
follow suit with him.

Well, that's good.

How much weight you lost?

I haven't lost it yet.

But when I come
back next month with him,
I hope to have lost weight.

They just started
two days ago.

-[Laura] Yeah.
-Two days ago?

-[Chris] Yeah.
-[Laura] Yeah.

Did you check your weight
when you come in?

No, I didn't.
But I'm going to about
the way out.

-[Chris] You can do
that on the way out.
-Yeah.

I will check mine on the way
out and see what it shows.

Check your weight
and let's keep track of that.

-I will definitely.
-[Chris] All right.

We're gonna check yours too.

-Accountability.
-[laughs] Yes, I do.

I want the accountability too.

-I think that's...
We're gonna do.
-You check your weight too?

-I think that's...
We're gonna do.
-You check your weight too?

-Yeah.
-All right.

So I'm glad
everybody's getting healthy.

So stick to it
and keep working hard.

And Chris I'll set you up
for doing some tests.

Okay.

And I'll see you next month
and in the meantime,

if you need anything,
let me know.

[Chris] Absolutely.

-Okay.
-All right.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

All right.
Y'all take care.

I am very happy.

I'm proud to see
Chris is doing so well.

So far, he has been completely
committed to make
the life changes he needs,

So far, he has been completely
committed to make
the life changes he needs,

and it looked like his family
has been supportive

and doing all they can to
encourage and helping.

So I am very encouraged
by him and his family

and in all of his tests
look good.

Then next month,
we will move ahead
with his weight loss surgery.

Hey, can we weigh ourselves?

-[woman] Sure.
-Awesome.

I want to know.

Without the purse though?

[laughs] Nothing else
on me, okay.

We had to wait...
Over here Tommy.

Want to,
want to be able to see.

-You get to go next.
-Just stand over here.

-You get to go next.
-Just stand over here.

You got to wait
for it to zero.
Yeah.

I looked over and there
was no lights on.

[woman] Yeah.

-You can step up on it...
-Okay.

I'm afraid to find out
what this says.

[woman] You're 225.

Yeah.

We definitely got to lose
some weight.

Okay.

You get to be next.

[Laura] Oh, God!

There you go.

[Chris] Face over here.

[woman] Your weight is 243.

[Chris] Huh, you said
you were, like, so much more,

you know, he's doing well.

You're not used
to it as much as we talk.

-You're doing good.
-Let's go.

Yeah, let's go.

[Chris] I'm super excited
to be on the schedule

for weight loss surgery
and to be able to get

that soon and feels really
good.

And I know that's gonna
help me lose

even more weight and stay
on track for the long term.

I'm hoping
that my determination

I'm hoping
that my determination

keeps rubbing off
on my family,

so they can all get help
together too.

I can barely wait until next
month.

I'm gonna stay the course
and do what I have to.

[Chris] No, it's like a boiler
room.

[Laura] Yeah.

[Chris] Nice.

You ready for a walk?

You ready for a walk?

Aren't I out here?

-I don't know.
-Are you ready?

Aren't I out here?

You might be out here,
but are you ready?

[Chris] Well, I was supposed
to have my surgery last week.

They ran all the tests
and everything looks good,

and I was excited about it.

But as the day got closer,
I started to realize that,

it's getting easier
and easier to keep losing
weight on my own.

So I started to think, I might
not need weight loss surgery

So I started to think, I might
not need weight loss surgery

to do this or maybe
I was getting it too soon.

And so right before
the surgery,

I got to where I decided,

I didn't want to move
ahead with it.

I called and told
Dr. Nowzaradan...

[Chris] I will see
if we can sit up here.

[Laura] Works for me.

[Chris] He didn't think
it was a good idea.

He warned me that if I stop
making progress,

that weight loss surgery would
be off the table.

But he told me, as long as
I was losing that I had time

to wrestle with the decision.

You should give Mom some.

You should give Mom some.

-You no need it.
-Yeah.

Why?

Because you look dehydrated.

-[Laura] Are you ready?
-Yeah.

-We're up.
-All right.

-Guess, I have a goal.
-Okay.

[Chris] I have a goal to lose
another 50 pounds

by the end of next month.

So I'm working hard to do
that and my family

is working hard to lose
weight, too.

What do you think the weight
limit on the bridge is?

Let's find out.

[Chris] You know,
me and my whole family

are eating better and working
out every day.

are eating better and working
out every day.

We're taking walks together
every other day

and getting out in the world
and being active.

And the thought of having
to stop

all of this for a month
or so to have surgery.

Just feels
like it's not the right move

for me right now.

So, I know, I can keep going
like I have been without

anything like surgery
right now.

[Chris]
To the air conditioner.

Mr. Chris.

Let's go.

[Chris] We're back
at Dr. Now's to see

if I'm still making
the progress

with my weight loss
even though I didn't get
the surgery.

-Good morning.
-[Laura] Good morning.

[Chris] Me and my brother,
and my Mom

have been working hard
to lose weight.

So I'm confident
that I've been doing

a good job and that
we've all lost weight.

See, I'm gonna stand.

We're gonna see
if we get an update.

We're gonna see
if we get an update.

Okay.

We're gonna get
on the scale,

I need to zero it out.

Okay, you want to step
on the scale?

I do.

Oh, man.

[Laura] Awesome.

Now you can step up here.

Now you can step up here.

Your weight is 218.

[Laura] Okay.

-[Laura] Next.
-[Chris] Tommy's turn.

237.

[Laura] You got better.

[Chris] What we started...
we started.

-Oh, he started initially
at 245 and I started 225 so.
-Okay.

We're gonna be going
to room five.

-Five.
-Okay.

-Five.
-Okay.

[Chris] See, I'm just really
happy about that.

We're all doing so well.

It's a good feeling to feel
proud of my family like this.

I think Dr. Now
is gonna be happy
with us, too.

Have a seat.

[Chris] I will close the door.

Yes.

I'm sliding.

I don't know why this seat
slides?

[knock on the door]

Hello.
Hey, how are doing?

-[Chris] Hello.
-[Laura] Hello.

All right.
How's everything going?

Good.
Doing good.

This year, you're down
to 481 pounds, you know?

Yeah, I was hoping
I'd be a little lower.

Well, losing 44 pounds in two
months is not bad

Well, losing 44 pounds in two
months is not bad

at this point.

-So far, you have lost
139 pounds, huh?
-Yeah.

[Nowzaradan] All right.
And whole family's losing,
too.

So, that's great.

So, how is everybody in family
doing?

-Good.
-[Laura] We're doing good.

These two stick with me,
they do everything.

We go for every walk,
every... every push.

Every time I push, they push.

I mean, it's... it's great.

[Laura] It's a family affair.

-We're all gonna lose
weight.
-Yeah.

So you only needed
to move down to Houston

to start losing weight?

to start losing weight?

Well, it's all of it,
I mean...

No, it makes... It does,
it actually helps we help
support each other.

And... and for me, I've always
been one of those...

I have no problem with going
for walks or anything

like that, except I hate
to do it by myself.

And now that we're here,
he'll say,

"Ready to go for a walk?"
And I'm like, "Yep, let's go."

[Chris] We took a big chance
coming down here financially,

it was the stupidest move
we've ever made, but honestly,

it was probably the best move
we could have all made ever.

Okay, well, that's good
you have been sticking

Okay, well, that's good
you have been sticking

with diet and losing weight.

But the question is, how long
are you gonna be

able to maintain
that on your own?

As long as you do,
I don't have any problem

for you, keep doing
what you're doing.

But I thought the only reason
you wouldn't do my program

was that you needed
to like weight loss surgery.

Yes, so, initially I came...
my whole goal

when I started
this was to come out here

and to get the tools
I needed to lose weight.

I thought that surgery
was the only thing

I thought that surgery
was the only thing

that was gonna help
me do this.

You know, my mindset,
that... that was it.

You know, surgery
was the tool that I needed.

Well, once I came
out here and I started

going through this process,
you know,

you provided me with tools
pre-surgery,

you know, these are the things
you need to do.

I went over the book.

I started applying
these techniques.

I started applying the eating
habits, the exercise.

And I continued with that day
after day after day

and then we moved out here,

and I was ready for surgery.

But then I realized,
I was doing

But then I realized,
I was doing

this and it's getting easier.

And I'm like, "Oh, I'm losing
this weight."

I've overcome a lot
and I didn't relapse

where I've always relapsed
in the past.

And I don't feel at this point
that I need to go

through getting a surgery
when I'm... I'm absolutely

confident that I can do
this now.

Well, that's good and I think
that's great.

But in the long term,
that may be not feasible

to do that to the rest
of your life

to do that to the rest
of your life

without the surgery.

And that was the surgery
is a tool

that will give you
a better control

of your eating habits
long term.

I think you're gonna
do well for a while,

but you will never
be able to get

to your goal weight
and maintain it for long term.

Even with the surgery,
the failure is there five,

ten years after people
have surgery.

So this can be a challenge
for you but right now,

you feel confident
that you can do it without
surgery.

you feel confident
that you can do it without
surgery.

I want to see you every month
and make sure you're keeping

up with your weight loss
and stay on track.

So keep it up and we work
with you as long as you can do

that, we support you and see
how are we doing

with this plan going
forward, okay?

And meantime,
if you have any issues

or anything, let me know.

-[Chris] I will.
-[Laura] Thank you, Doctor.

All right.
Well, see you again.

That was good.

It's exactly what I wanted.

Yep.

I'm happy to see that, Chris
continue making good progress

over the last couple of months
but I think his success

has led him to get a little
overconfident.

I think a factor
that may potentially

contribute to that is the fact
the program I give everyone

has been refined over
and over to get better

at producing the maximum
possible

results and weight loss
as fast as it's
safely possible.

results and weight loss
as fast as it's
safely possible.

So if it is followed,
there gonna be

a lot of progress
just by doing what it says.

And for some patients,
it may even feel like it gets

easier the longer they do it.

Chris isn't the first person
to get overconfident

with the process
before surgery,

but the difference
with him right now

is that he's still losing.

And as long as
that's the case,

we can work with him.

But if his progress stops,
it's gonna be important

to get him back on track
and that he takes

to get him back on track
and that he takes

advantage of weight loss
surgery because

if he doesn't, he's just going
to gain all his weight back

and end right back
where he started.

How you doing?

It's tiny cart for a tiny mom.

[Chris] Me and my family
are doing a grocery run today.

[Chris] Do you want to do
something like chicken
and broccoli?

[Laura] Yeah, and mushrooms.

[Chris] I lost 16 pounds
this past month

when I should I've lost 25.

If I'm gonna meet the goal
I set for myself to lose

50 pounds next month.

[Chris] With it, we'll do
a chicken broth
and we'll have a salad.

[Laura] Yeah. There you go.

[Chris] So I know I need
to lose 34 pounds this month.

And I think I can do
it if I've cut back even more
on portions.

[Chris] These work.

[Laura] Okay.

[Chris] And we can see
if they have that...

a low-calorie ice cream.

[Laura] Yeah.
And what about eggs?

-Do we need to get eggs?
-[Chris] Yeah. Okay.

[Laura] Yeah. Okay.

Low-calories.

[Laura] Okay. Sounds good.

[Chris] No. We'll get one.

[Laura] Okay.

[Chris] I don't think
there's anything else.

My family has really
stepped up.

This whole experience
has been bringing us closer

together as well,
which is such a cool side
effect.

[Chris] Yes, please.

Thank you. Thank you.

I'll take this out, too.

We did miss all the rain.

We did miss all the rain.

[Chris] I got enough sweat
on me.

All right, where are we going?

[Chris] Dr. Now wants
me to start therapy.

He says, he usually starts
this type of therapy after
surgery.

But he says if I'm gonna
hold to doing

this without surgery,
he thinks I should start
this process now.

this without surgery,
he thinks I should start
this process now.

[Matthew] Hi!
Are you Chris?

-[Chris] Yeah.
-Come on in.

-You gonna seat right there.
-Thank you.

[Matthew] Welcome.

-Glad you're here.
-[Chris] Me too.

I... I want to talk about
your childhood.

So let's go back
to the very beginning.

So, what was growing up
like in your house?

Which house?

Ah... there were...
there were several homes.

[Chris] I lived with my mom.

I remember living
with my mom.

I remember living
with my mom.

[Matthew] Mm-hmm.

[Chris] Living with my aunt,
my uncle.

I live with my dad for a very
short period of time twice.

I remember living
in a homeless shelter.

-I remember living with CPS.
-[Matthew] Holy cow.

So how do you... what...

what explains
all that shuffling around?

[Chris] I don't know.

[Matthew] It sounds
like maybe something was going

on probably with your mom
that... that made

it so that she couldn't take
care of you.

What was happening
with your mom?

[Chris] I mean, I love my mom.

My mom is the most
caring person.

She's given me everything
she's ever had.

She's given me everything
she's ever had.

She lacks responsibility.

[Matthew] Okay.

And commitment to things
that...that need
to be done in the future.

She'll do everything
she can with
what she has today,

but then lacks
the commitment for the future.

It's interesting
'cause I don't hear

a lot of hostility towards
you around.

I had, I mean, for a long
time I had resentment.

We went almost two decades
without talking to each other.

I had like, deep anger
because I wasn't taught

really anything.

I had... just had to learn
and that just

I had... just had to learn
and that just

hit me all the time,
and I was always angry
about it.

When did you reunite
with your mother?

[Chris] Um, I started talking
to her this year.

What... what...
what turned that on?

[Chris] Getting to the point
where I was at, reaching
out to everybody.

You... you... you reached out
to her.

Mm-hmm.

Part of me realizing
my issue was being lonely.

I've always felt lonely.

And I'm like, well,
maybe I just need

to reconnect with maybe
my mom,

'cause that's kind of,
you know, maybe I can...

[Matthew] You know,
I want to bring your mom

[Matthew] You know,
I want to bring your mom

-in if you're okay with that.
-Yeah.

-[Matthew] So you're okay
with me bringing your mom in?
-Yeah.

[Matthew]
Okay. Let's bring her in.

-Hey, Laura.
-[Laura] Hey!

[Matthew] Are you okay
joining us?

-[Laura] Sure.
-[Matthew] Come on in.

-Come on in.
-Absolutely.

Have... have a seat
right there.

Okay.

Great.

Ah, welcome.

You know, I've heard about
an... an awful lot about
Chris' story.

You're here because I want
Chris to come to understand

You're here because I want
Chris to come to understand

this life he's had in a way
that...

that makes him feel
okay about himself.

Right.

'Cause one of the negative
consequences of having

all the back and forths
of his childhood
is that he, you know,

he feels a little unwanted,
a little bit of an outsider...

Left out. Yeah.

[Matthew] And... and the word
that he's been using
is lonely.

Are... are you sad
about any of this?

I'm sad about the fact that
I didn't have the relationship

with my son
that I should have had.

But when he called me
and he told me

But when he called me
and he told me

that... that... this all goes
like it's supposed to,

then he's gonna have
to move to Houston.

He's gonna need somebody
come with him.

-[Matthew] Yeah.
-And I said, "I'm there.

I'll be there for you."

-[Matthew] So Chris gave
you a tremendous gift?
-[Laura] Yes.

When he asked you to come
with him,

[Laura] He gave
me the opportunity

if you think about it, yes.

Yes, he gave
you the opportunity to make

good on... on some things
that you didn't do very well

-when he was growing up,
right?
-Right.

Well, and the good news
for both of you guys

is it's never too late, right?

is it's never too late, right?

[Laura] Right.

[Matthew] And I... I... I want
to come up with some

homework for you guys
to do together

to sort of recapture
this relationship.

Even at his age, I want
you to take care of him
a little bit.

Okay.

[Matthew] Just symbolically,
cooking is a great

example, but there's probably
other...

other motherly things
you can do.

So let your mom take care
of you a little bit.

Second thing is, I want
you to do more stuff

that you didn't get to do
when you were growing up.

Do something fun.

Go have fun at the pool
and blow up a beach ball

Go have fun at the pool
and blow up a beach ball

and hit it back and forth.

That'll be great.
You both like movies, right?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

[Matthew] So, I would find
some movies to watch.

Do you like the same
kind of movies?

-Yeah. Mostly.
-Mostly.

[Matthew] Good. It's so great
to meet you guys.

I'm really happy you came in.

I think you guys are gonna
do great.

And, um, I can't wait to hear
Chris, your success story.

And Laura, I think
you're gonna be along

for the ride and it's gonna
be great for you too.

-Thank you. I think so, too.
-Okay. Yeah.

[Matthew] Take care, guys.

Okay.

Oops.

Good to meet you, Chris.
Take care.

Good to meet you, Chris.
Take care.

[Chris] Me too.
Thank you.

Hey, Tommy!

[Tommy] Yeah.

What are you doing?

[Chris] Nothing.

Get the hell
out of the kitchen.

I get to make dinner.

Yes, I'm making dinner.

That's part of the deal.
Get out.

-You don't want
any help?
-No. I got it.

I want to get simple.

I have salad but salad,
chicken

and... and broccoli, right?

[Chris] Since my appointment
with Dr. Paradise

me and my mom
have been focusing

on our relationship
a little bit.

And my mom has really
been making an effort

to spend time
with me and to be present

and I have appreciated
that a whole lot.

I'll always be working
on showing Christopher

how important he is to me.

how important he is to me.

I have never felt closer
to my son than I do

here recently,
and it's something

that I don't want to lose
no matter what.

I'm gonna go sit
at the computer

and talk to Zoe.

[Laura] Okay.

[Chris] At this point
of my life, I don't really

need anyone to take care
of me and I don't need
a mom

like I did when I was younger.

But just being able to talk
about things

with her and Dr. Paradise
and then having my mom

here to support me, it's gone
a long way in helping

our relationship
and with healing

some of the wounds
from the past.

some of the wounds
from the past.

So I feel like, I've been
able to really forgive her

and let go
of some of that pain

and that's been liberating.

I definitely feel
like, I'm getting

another chance with my mom,

not only for myself
but also for her.

I mean, we're both getting
the second chance

at a different life
for both of us.

I mean, this is a huge
opportunity

for... for me, definitely
but I also feel

it's a... it's a big
opportunity for her, too.

Oh, you made that look
really fancy.

Oh, you made that look
really fancy.

[Laura laughs]

[Chris]
What was this, Overnight Chef?

[Laura] Get out of the way.
You can't eat that in the way.

I can.

It's just like super fancy.

[Laura] Told you.

It's got everything in it.

I figured everybody got
a little of everything.

Mmm.

[Chris] I definitely feel
a lot less isolated

with, you know, with mom
around and helping out

and helping me move forward
with everything.

So I'm excited to keep
going on this journey
and to stay healthy.

So I'm excited to keep
going on this journey
and to stay healthy.

And I'm happy I can do
that with my mom
and my brother.

Isn't a bad salad either.

-Don't gut.
-[Laura laughs]

I'm tired.

You look tired.

No, I am.

No, I am.

You went to sleep
before either of us.

[Chris] I'm back
at Dr. Now's Clinic

for my monthly appointment
to see how I'm doing.

And my mom
and my brother
are going to get weighed,

too, so we can check
their progress.

Christopher.

[Chris] Dr. Now says
it's normal for my weight loss
to slow down

as I start to make
a little more progress.

So I set a goal of losing
40 pounds
over the last two months.

And if I did that, it would
put me down to at least 393.

Step up on the scale.

[Laura] All right.

Awesome.
That's awesome.

Yes, yes, yes.

[Laura] Okay. You...

All right. Your turn.

[Chris] All right.
There we go.

It feels good to be
hitting these goals.

And now I want to see
the same thing for my brother
and my mom.

-Tommy, you turn.
-[Tommy] All right.

-Tommy, you turn.
-[Tommy] All right.

[women] Now, you turn.

[Chris] It's really cool
to be doing this as a family.

All right.

We're going to room five.

-All right.
-Awesome.

[Chris] Five, five, five.

[Chris] I'm excited
about our progress
and how we're doing,

and I'm happy to
keep showing Dr. Now,

how I'm serious
about this and that I can do
what I said I would do.

Hello!

[Chris] Hello!

Hey, how are ya'll doing?

-Good.
-Great.

Well, Chris,
you lost 238 pounds.

So, you're doing good job
in losing weight.

I am proud of you
and your family.

If we continue making
progress like, we discussed,

we'll keep going like
this as long as you
maintain that.

we'll keep going like
this as long as you
maintain that.

I'm definitely
gonna do that
because I'm not doing a...

um, a temporary eating habit.

I'm building a lifestyle.

You know, everything I do
is preparing me
for the long term.

Every single day I wake up,

I'm no longer forcing myself
to eat healthy

these are natural decisions
now.

[Nowzaradan] Well,
you're doing what you need

and staying on track
without surgery.

You keep doing
what you're doing
and stick with the program

and let's see
how we do next month
and then we go from there.

I still think
that you're gonna need

I still think
that you're gonna need

weight loss surgery
at some point,

but as long as you keep
making progress
and do what you say,

we'll keep working with you.

So we'll see
how you do next month.

And we figured out in future
if things changes, okay?

Okay.

All right. So if you need
anything, let me know.

But keep up with
your appointment
with Dr. Paradise

to keep working on the issues,

driving you to eat, okay?

Absolutely.

Thank you, Dr. Now.

All right then
you all have a wonderful day,

All right then
you all have a wonderful day,

and I'll see you all again.

All right, We'll be here.

All right.
You take care.

Thank you.

[Nowzaradan] I am
very proud of Chris
and his family

for the life change
they have made
over the last year.

Right now,
they are all sticking with it
and doing well

and I'm confident
they are all gonna be
able to stay on track.

I think
Chris is going to eventually
need weight loss surgery,

likely at some point soon
because he doesn't realize
you don't just switch off

likely at some point soon
because he doesn't realize
you don't just switch off

what it got you
and to be over 600 pounds.

And so at some point
when he has to go deeper
to face more issues,

he's going to need
all the tools he can get
to stay on track.

But right now he's doing great
and his defined statistics,

he has shown me he's
one of the hardest working

and determined
weight loss patient
I have had.

I have no doubt he will do
what he needs to keep
moving forward

I have no doubt he will do
what he needs to keep
moving forward

and get to his target way
to change his life

and maintain it
for the lifetime.

[Chris] This is actually
the best part
of moving out here.

[Laura] Oh, yeah.

Could you imagine trying
to find any park in Vegas
that had trees?

Could you imagine trying
to find any park in Vegas
that had trees?

[Chris] I've been feeling
really good about all
that I'm able to do now.

One of my big goals
for the year was to get
to where I can go out

and do normal things,
like normal people...

[Chris] Thirsty?

[Chris] ...I go to movies
or a restaurant

or do something fun,
like bowling.

[Chris] Oh, it feels nice.

[Laura] Oh, yeah.

Oh, it is nice in here.

Growing up,
we didn't do things like this.

We didn't have
the money for it.
We didn't have the time.

Mom was always gone working.

She was always out
being able to go to the movies

She was always out
being able to go to the movies

and relax and just spend time
with her and my brother.

Now, I can go out
with my family

and actually fit
into a seat at the movies.

Here you go, kiddo.

[Tommy] You know,
you have one... and wow.

[Chris] Okay. Be quiet now.

[Chris] My next big goal
is to get to my target weight.

I have about 190 pounds left
to do that,

and I'm not gonna stop
until I get there.

And then
we're all gonna live

in Oklahoma together
as a family.

And I'll be
with my daughter then.

I can't wait for that.

[Laura] Oh, he did do.