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Food has, just like,
grasp on me.
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I think I lean on food more
than I did substances because
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when I eat food, I don't think
about the substances.
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[woman] Somewhere in me is
this little glimmer of hope.
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I just wanna be a normal person.
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[breathing heavily]
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[man] You can't do it and
then I just get mad.
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[woman 2] If I don't
make a change now,
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I'm scared it's
gonna be too late.
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[groaning] It hurts.
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[woman 3] I refuse
to stop fighting.
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I have to do this
for my children.
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Can't even get my leg in.
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[grunts]
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[panting]
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[bleep] I hate this car.
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[Ryan] The life that I am living
at the size that I am right now, is...
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It's something that no one
should ever experience.
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It's not really a life.
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Because I can't do
anything anymore, really.
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I'm too big.
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I haven't slept on a bed,
a real bed, in probably,
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uh, eight years.
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It's just too
hard to get in one.
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So I sit in this chair all day
long and try not to get up.
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But if I do, all the pain
that's pulling on me
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is excruciating.
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So I try not to
get up unless I have to.
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Usually I only do it
to use the bathroom.
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I still have some hardened
lymphedema on my leg
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that pulls on me
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and swings when I walk.
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It makes the
pain ten times worse.
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On some days, I can manage.
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Other days, it's horrible.
It hurts... significantly.
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And, uh,
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it's getting harder and harder
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to stay mobile and to
get around as I need.
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I can't even fit in normal
doorways anymore.
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I have to turn sideways to get
through the bathroom door.
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Once I make it
to the bathroom, I can't
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take too long.
Or I'll get too tired.
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And by the time I finish,
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I'm so exhausted.
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I get winded and out of breath.
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I just feel like I'm gasping
and sucking for air constantly.
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And I'm gonna have to
take my time getting back.
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Because I'm too weak
to walk fast without falling.
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So I have to be careful
making it back to my recliner.
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But even when I get there,
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at my size, it's just not as
simple as sitting back down.
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Because my knees can't hold
my weight bending down like that.
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So I come down
hard on it each time.
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And I know at some point
the recliner has to give.
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And if that happens,
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I'm scared I'm gonna
get seriously hurt.
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But this is the only
way I can manage.
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I can't lie down,
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or use a normal chair.
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So this is where I
stay just about all day.
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I even have to
clean myself here.
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Because I can't stand long
enough in the bathroom.
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Basically, all I can do
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is wipe down as best as I can.
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And my mom or Leroy,
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my mom's boyfriend,
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bring me some water
to help me do it.
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Most of the time, it's Leroy.
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Hey, Leroy, can you please
bring down my towel, please?
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- Yeah.
- Thank you.
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I let Leroy know that I'm ready
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for my bath water,
and he'll bring it down to me.
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There you go.
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- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
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Then him and
my mom, if she's home,
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will wait upstairs to
give me some privacy.
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But I hate the whole
process of cleaning myself.
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Bathing myself, um,
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it's just difficult because it's
hard to reach all the places.
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I just can't reach around
my whole body anymore.
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It's not possible, so I'm
limited in what I can do.
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Something that should
take three to five minutes,
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you know, takes 15 to 20
at times just because
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my physical health.
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And, I always have
to stop before I finish.
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So I know that I could be
a lot cleaner than I am.
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But I just do the best
I can for as long as I can.
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Then I have to be done no
matter if I'm fully clean or not.
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Then after my bath, it's
my favorite part of the day.
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Because I get to
start doing what I love best.
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So I re-clothe myself and then
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I let them know that
it's safe to come down.
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And once I get situated
again, it's time to eat.
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So my mom will usually
start breakfast for me,
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and Leroy will get my drink.
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Can you guys... Leroy, can
you come down and help me?
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[Leroy] Yeah.
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Can you put some
soda in there, please?
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Sure.
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I don't usually
eat a big breakfast,
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so my drink is what
I really want most.
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That's one of the most
important things to me
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is to have my cup
filled with what I like.
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The soda I like.
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And I nurse that all day long
even when I'm not eating.
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But I can't get all that myself,
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so Leroy helps me a lot.
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He's almost the same age as me.
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He's just a little older.
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So I like hanging out
with him when we can.
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He and my mom are
basically my whole world now.
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Because all I do is sit
here and eat all day.
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But as long as I'm eating
and I have my drink, I'm happy.
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- How are you?
- Good morning, Mom.
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What would you like
for breakfast, darling?
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Uh, couple of
breakfast burritos,
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some sausage and
bacon and a bagel.
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- Sausage and bacon?
- Yeah.
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- Bagel with cream cheese?
- Please.
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- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
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Eating my favorite foods
make me feel great.
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It makes it to where I don't
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think about all the other
things that are going on.
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Bub, do you want your
meat in your eggs?
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Yes, please.
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When I'm eating food, there's a
lot of comfort that I get from eating.
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I just... don't think
about anything else
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and that's also, like--
So it's mind-numbing.
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And that's-- that's what I need.
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So when I eat,
I never wanna stop.
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And I never feel like I have to.
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Because I've never really
felt... like I was full.
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That's a feeling I never get.
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So I only stop when I run out.
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But if I didn't, then...
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I could keep eating,
and eating and eating.
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By the time I finish
the meal that I'm eating,
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I'm already thinking
about the next meal.
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Like, when I'm eating breakfast, I ask
my mom what we're having for lunch.
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I need to know what's
in line, and what's next.
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Because I already
can't wait to eat again,
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even though I just did.
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So, my whole day basically revolves
around me eating and drinking
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and how I'm gonna get more
of it, and that's what drives me.
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And that's what
consumes my thoughts
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and what I do
all day and everyday.
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Eating is basically my life.
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And honestly, it's been that
way for me for a long time.
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My life has
always been a struggle.
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I never met my birth father.
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And as far as I'm concerned,
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all he was was a sperm donor.
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And he just didn't care
to stick around.
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But for most of my childhood,
I thought that my stepdad,
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Jeff, was my biological father.
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And so, I didn't
understand growing up
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why he never seemed to like me.
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I was always seeking
attention from him.
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Trying to get him to
wanna do things with me.
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But he never wanted to and
never treated me like he cared.
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He only cared about
my sister and my mom.
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I knew my sister was
his biological child.
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Because she was
born when I was three.
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But I didn't know I wasn't
Jeff's real son until later on.
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He always made
me feel like I was this
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burden or problem
he wanted gone.
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And then my choice from
that was to turn to food.
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Because it always made
me feel better, you know.
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You feel bad you,
you eat a doughnut.
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And that's how I coped
with a lot of things.
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Turned to food to get the
comfort that I was looking for.
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And it filled that void, so
food became my best friend.
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So I started to eat a lot and
I started gaining from that.
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At first, it was slow.
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It just seemed like I
was a little overweight.
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When I was 10 years old,
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I broke the 100-pound mark.
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And the difference in my size
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started to get hard to ignore.
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And I knew it was because
of how I ate, but I didn't care.
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Things got worse
with my stepdad.
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And I became the fat stepchild.
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The ultimate solution
was to get rid of me.
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So, as I was going
into middle school,
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I moved to be with
my grandparents.
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But I didn't mind because
I felt like they cared for me.
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When I lived at my
grandparents' house,
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my weight was pretty steady.
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Because I wasn't
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seeking attention, you know, I
was getting attention at that time.
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My grandfather did stuff
with me and stuff like that.
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And for the first time in my life,
I felt like I actually had a father,
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my grandfather.
I was happy.
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And things were
good for about a year.
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But a year into living with
them is when I found
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my dad wasn't my real dad.
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My real dad passed away.
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My grandparents
showed me the obituary.
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He had cancer, he was dead.
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And that's when
I ultimately knew that
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I would never have that relationship
that I was seeking as a child.
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So, I turned back to food
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to deal with that, because it
flipped my world to find that out.
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But then my grandpa got sick.
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As I started middle school,
he went to the doctor.
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That was on my 13th birthday.
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It happened so fast.
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He had cancer in
his foot and he was dead.
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It wasn't fair.
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From the day that they said
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he was terminal,
he lived six days.
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And it was over like that.
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And that's...
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when everything changed.
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I was devastated.
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I felt alone again.
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And what made it worse
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is that I had to go back
to living with my parents
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and sister and
be around Jeff again.
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So I just started eating a lot
again and I put on weight fast.
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I knew I did because, later that
year, I wanted to join the football team.
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I had to take a
physical for football
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and I weighed in at 185.
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But on top of that,
I wanted to be a running back.
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I wanted that position but
I couldn't run the ball.
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They told me,
"You're a lineman."
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And that stuck throughout
all my football years.
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But being labeled that
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mentally destroyed me.
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So that started me
on a downward spiral
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where I didn't really
wanna be around people.
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And all I did was
go home and eat.
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When I started partying, drugs
and alcohol with my friends,
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freshman and sophomore
year, I partied pretty hard.
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I smoked a lot, I drank
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more than any
parent knows I did.
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I was still
eating all the time, also.
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And that just got worse and
spiraled more out of control.
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By the time I was 17,
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I was already up to 300 pounds.
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But that was a bad year for me.
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Because that was my junior year,
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and I got caught with a
gram of marijuana at school.
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And that led to me getting
kicked off the football team.
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And that was the
icing on the cake.
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So that led me to
just keep spiraling.
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Where I just ate and
got high all the time.
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That's all I cared about, so...
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My weight continued to get worse
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and I continued using
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cocaine, other pills,
and opiates.
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And then at that time is
was when I realized I
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really had a problem,
so I got clean
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and stopped using.
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I was 18 then.
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And I knew things
were getting out of hand.
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So, I was headed in
a very bad direction.
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That's when I made
the huge choice to...
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To help change my environment...
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So when I was 18,
I quit school and
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went to Job Corps in Yachats,
Oregon, to be a welder,
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and I excelled there.
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I got clean, 100%.
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And, I ended up
being the dorm captain
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which was the highest ranked
student that you could be in the dorm.
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I was shop foreman
for the welding class.
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I was somebody there.
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And that felt great, amazing.
269
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But I was still eating
a lot and gaining a lot.
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That was the one thing
that never slowed down.
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So I was good until I
graduated the Job Corps
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and started looking
for a welding job.
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Because once I did, I realized
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there were already too
many unemployed wilders.
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And I just couldn't get work
to take care of myself then.
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I was 21 then,
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over 500 pounds,
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and I didn't wanna be in that
house with my stepfather.
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So every chance I could,
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I'd get out and get high,
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or go party.
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And I was more out
of control than ever.
283
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It was bad.
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Bad enough to where a
friend from high school, Jeremy,
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who lived in Montana,
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he'd see it over social media,
exactly what was going on.
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And he gave me a phone call
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and said, "Hey, man, I can get
you a job and I got a room for you.
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Get over here."
And that's what we did.
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Because I knew if I stayed,
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it could get even worse.
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And it gave me a chance to
get away from my stepfather.
293
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So I just told my mom that
I was moving to Montana.
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Got on a train, headed there
295
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to live with Jeremy
and his wife.
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And Jeremy was good to his word.
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So he got me a job
at a call center.
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And I was good at it.
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Being part of that
team felt great.
300
00:14:11,952 --> 00:14:13,852
And I felt good
about myself again.
301
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Like I did when
I was at Job Corps.
302
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And it was like that
for a few years.
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I was even able to save up
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and get a place on my own.
305
00:14:22,329 --> 00:14:24,095
And I felt independent again.
306
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So I was happy.
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But after a while,
308
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it just got to the point to where
they expected so much out of us,
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that we all got so stressed
out and overwhelmed.
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And that led me
to eating more again.
311
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So I gained even more weight.
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And when I was 25,
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I got to over 600 pounds.
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And I started to
struggle getting around.
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When one day, I was at
work and my boss came to me.
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And told me, I was
too fat to work for him
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and I couldn't come back to work
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until I got my
weight back closer
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to where it was
when I started, and...
320
00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:58,029
I felt like I had just got
punched in the guts.
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I was shocked
because all my hard work
322
00:15:01,101 --> 00:15:04,302
and all I had done for that
store meant nothing now.
323
00:15:04,304 --> 00:15:07,005
I mean, I felt like I lost.
I lost the battle.
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So what I did was
325
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I just stayed in my
place for a while
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and used all the money I
had saved up for food and rent.
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And just sat constantly
for a couple of years.
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00:15:21,787 --> 00:15:23,588
So by the time I was around 28,
329
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I was over 700 pounds.
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00:15:25,692 --> 00:15:28,126
And that is when I
started to become immobile.
331
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So my everyday life
was changed drastically.
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00:15:32,866 --> 00:15:36,000
From, you know,
going outside and
333
00:15:36,002 --> 00:15:40,104
enjoying the outdoors to now
sitting in a chair and that's all I do.
334
00:15:41,173 --> 00:15:42,540
So I had gotten to a point where
335
00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:46,044
I couldn't take care of myself
anymore and I needed help.
336
00:15:46,046 --> 00:15:48,613
And I was also really worried
about my mom around then, too,
337
00:15:48,615 --> 00:15:50,715
because she finally got
the courage to leave Jeff.
338
00:15:50,717 --> 00:15:52,617
I was proud of
her for doing that.
339
00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:55,453
But I know it wasn't easy
for my mom to leave Jeff.
340
00:15:56,722 --> 00:15:59,257
But everything came
together when she met Leroy.
341
00:15:59,259 --> 00:16:01,492
Because he was able
to help provide for her,
342
00:16:01,494 --> 00:16:03,461
and in the end, me too.
343
00:16:03,463 --> 00:16:06,698
Because I was telling her I
didn't know what I was gonna do.
344
00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:09,300
And how I was gonna take care
of myself because of my size.
345
00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:12,136
And she said that she and
Leroy would move to Montana.
346
00:16:12,371 --> 00:16:13,838
So they moved up here,
347
00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,841
and I moved in with them so
they could help take care of me.
348
00:16:16,843 --> 00:16:18,910
And I've been here living
with my mom and Leroy
349
00:16:18,912 --> 00:16:20,378
for the past couple
of years now.
350
00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:24,449
[melancholy music playing]
351
00:16:33,158 --> 00:16:36,060
[Tammy mumbling indistinctly]
352
00:16:37,896 --> 00:16:40,965
- Leroy, food's here.
- [Leroy] Okay.
353
00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:47,505
But it still does
depress me at times.
354
00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:50,475
The fact that I'm 31 and
living with my mom. That's...
355
00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:53,778
a pretty defeating feeling.
356
00:16:53,780 --> 00:16:55,480
It's just like I failed.
357
00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,885
So I just eat to forget about
it and not think about it.
358
00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:02,420
But that's what's killing me,
359
00:17:02,821 --> 00:17:04,522
because I'm over 700 pounds.
360
00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:09,060
I had to go to the hospital
a couple months ago.
361
00:17:09,995 --> 00:17:10,895
And they told me
362
00:17:10,897 --> 00:17:13,498
I was 740 pounds.
363
00:17:14,566 --> 00:17:17,769
And I never thought I'd
be of that weight ever.
364
00:17:17,771 --> 00:17:20,405
I could barely get around
and I'm just getting worse.
365
00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:24,175
So I'm just stuck in
this downward spiral
366
00:17:24,177 --> 00:17:25,610
because of my love for food.
367
00:17:25,612 --> 00:17:27,345
And how I can't give it up.
368
00:17:28,313 --> 00:17:30,615
The relationship that
I have with food is
369
00:17:30,617 --> 00:17:33,985
kind of similar to the same
relationship I had with substances.
370
00:17:35,487 --> 00:17:38,423
It's a way to escape, it's a
way to feel good for a moment.
371
00:17:39,792 --> 00:17:43,061
And it's an addiction like
other substances, but it's worse,
372
00:17:43,929 --> 00:17:45,997
because you can't completely
give up this addiction.
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00:17:45,999 --> 00:17:49,033
No matter what,
you still have to eat.
374
00:17:49,035 --> 00:17:51,969
So, this addiction is harder
to deal with, in my eyes.
375
00:17:53,138 --> 00:17:55,473
Food has, just like,
grasp on me.
376
00:17:57,042 --> 00:17:59,544
And I think I lean on food
more than I did substances,
377
00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:02,747
because when I eat food, I
don't think about the substances.
378
00:18:02,749 --> 00:18:06,017
So, my food addiction helps
me resist other addictions.
379
00:18:06,019 --> 00:18:08,719
So, it's one of those
addictions that I don't think
380
00:18:08,721 --> 00:18:10,221
I can just let go.
381
00:18:12,491 --> 00:18:15,026
So, right now, I eat all
day so I can stay happy.
382
00:18:15,794 --> 00:18:19,097
Sour candy, jerky, soda, chips,
383
00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:20,765
cookies...
384
00:18:20,832 --> 00:18:25,002
I probably eat anywhere from
5,000 to 10,000 calories a day.
385
00:18:25,004 --> 00:18:27,004
There's a lot of
snacking that happens,
386
00:18:27,006 --> 00:18:28,039
so I can keep eating.
387
00:18:28,041 --> 00:18:30,007
But I know that I'm at a point
388
00:18:30,009 --> 00:18:32,677
where I have to find
a way to cut back
389
00:18:32,679 --> 00:18:34,846
and get more
control of how I eat,
390
00:18:34,848 --> 00:18:36,881
because it's getting so bad.
391
00:18:36,883 --> 00:18:39,150
So I know that
something's gotta give
392
00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:41,452
and that I have
to stop this somehow.
393
00:18:42,521 --> 00:18:44,255
I have to break the cycle
394
00:18:44,257 --> 00:18:46,290
because my addiction
to food is killing me.
395
00:18:47,126 --> 00:18:48,659
Everyday I have more pain
396
00:18:48,661 --> 00:18:50,628
and I struggle more.
397
00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:53,531
And I'm scared soon it's gonna
lead to me dying in my sleep.
398
00:18:54,333 --> 00:18:56,534
That's how I think I'm gonna go.
399
00:18:56,536 --> 00:18:59,137
And I worry most nights
that I go to sleep
400
00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:01,572
that this could be the night,
401
00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:04,041
and my mom or
Leroy will find me dead.
402
00:19:04,743 --> 00:19:06,878
Because I let my
weight destroy my body.
403
00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,146
Or because of
my heart giving out
404
00:19:08,148 --> 00:19:10,148
or something else
that my size led to.
405
00:19:10,150 --> 00:19:12,717
Because I lost my war on food.
406
00:19:12,719 --> 00:19:15,486
So I have to do something
to stop that before it's too late.
407
00:19:20,959 --> 00:19:24,428
[solemn instrumental
music playing]
408
00:19:34,506 --> 00:19:37,608
I'm doing a call with Dr. Now
today to see if he'll help me
409
00:19:37,610 --> 00:19:40,278
and if I can go to
Houston to do his program.
410
00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,612
And I'm hoping that
he let's me because
411
00:19:41,614 --> 00:19:44,015
I don't have any other
options to lose weight.
412
00:19:45,751 --> 00:19:48,986
So getting his help is the
only chance I can see
413
00:19:48,988 --> 00:19:51,122
to change anything
and save my life.
414
00:19:52,124 --> 00:19:55,326
[Skype ringtone ringing]
415
00:19:55,527 --> 00:19:56,961
Hello.
416
00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:58,296
Hi.
417
00:19:58,964 --> 00:20:00,231
Hey, Ryan, how are you doing?
418
00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:01,732
I'm good, Doc, how are you?
419
00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:03,034
I'm doing well.
420
00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:06,771
So, you tried to
contact us, uh...
421
00:20:06,773 --> 00:20:07,939
because you need some help?
422
00:20:07,941 --> 00:20:09,507
Yes, that's correct.
423
00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:11,842
All right, how
old are you, Ryan?
424
00:20:11,844 --> 00:20:13,110
I'm 31.
425
00:20:13,278 --> 00:20:14,879
Okay.
426
00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:17,281
And how much do you weigh?
427
00:20:17,283 --> 00:20:19,450
Uh, last time, I weighed
about 740 pounds.
428
00:20:20,118 --> 00:20:22,553
And that was how long ago?
429
00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:24,722
Roughly, two months ago.
430
00:20:24,724 --> 00:20:28,025
And do you think you gained
since that time, or no?
431
00:20:28,027 --> 00:20:30,995
I think I'm probably somewhere
about in the same ballpark.
432
00:20:31,063 --> 00:20:32,997
How tall are you?
433
00:20:32,999 --> 00:20:36,100
I'm six... 5'11" and
three quarters on paper.
434
00:20:36,835 --> 00:20:37,868
Okay.
435
00:20:37,870 --> 00:20:39,070
Hmm, so,
436
00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:41,973
if all that information you
gave me is accurate,
437
00:20:41,975 --> 00:20:44,976
then your BMI is 103.
438
00:20:44,978 --> 00:20:47,545
Which is extremely
high and it means
439
00:20:47,547 --> 00:20:50,014
your body has
a lot of strain on it.
440
00:20:50,016 --> 00:20:52,717
And that it is a very
dangerous place for you to be.
441
00:20:52,719 --> 00:20:55,953
So how long have you
been overweight?
442
00:20:55,955 --> 00:20:58,856
I've always been a
bigger kid my entire life,
443
00:20:58,858 --> 00:21:00,958
but when I turned 13--
444
00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,893
Was a day that a very tragic
445
00:21:02,895 --> 00:21:04,862
incident happened in my life and
446
00:21:04,864 --> 00:21:07,031
from 13 years old to now is when
447
00:21:07,033 --> 00:21:09,100
weight significantly
gotten worse.
448
00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:11,168
You said something
tragic happened.
449
00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:13,671
Have you seen a
therapist for that?
450
00:21:13,673 --> 00:21:15,940
Yeah, I have gotten help for it.
451
00:21:15,942 --> 00:21:19,944
So, what seems to
be issue at this point?
452
00:21:20,045 --> 00:21:21,512
I just think that
453
00:21:21,514 --> 00:21:23,848
moving to Montana was
one of the big things is
454
00:21:23,850 --> 00:21:25,149
I moved here and
455
00:21:25,151 --> 00:21:27,151
I don't have any friends here.
456
00:21:27,153 --> 00:21:29,654
Everything I've ever
had was in Oregon.
457
00:21:29,656 --> 00:21:31,122
My mom lives here now,
458
00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:33,824
so I'm just not nearly
as active as I once was.
459
00:21:33,826 --> 00:21:35,493
I used to go
hunting and fishing.
460
00:21:35,495 --> 00:21:36,927
And at least be out and about.
461
00:21:36,929 --> 00:21:40,698
You know, moving and Montana,
462
00:21:40,700 --> 00:21:42,500
you know, you have
snow on the ground
463
00:21:42,502 --> 00:21:44,068
five months out of the year.
464
00:21:44,070 --> 00:21:46,904
So there's that issues
from the fall factor
465
00:21:46,906 --> 00:21:50,541
and, uh, the last year prior
before reaching out to you,
466
00:21:50,543 --> 00:21:53,678
I just wasn't taking
care of myself
467
00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,180
and I let it get to where
it got out of hand
468
00:21:56,182 --> 00:22:01,052
and now I can't seem to get it
back under control by myself.
469
00:22:01,054 --> 00:22:02,987
So long have you been
in Montana?
470
00:22:02,989 --> 00:22:03,988
Five years.
471
00:22:03,990 --> 00:22:06,090
So what brought you to Montana?
472
00:22:06,092 --> 00:22:09,026
Uh, the friends that I was
hanging out with in Oregon
473
00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:12,196
decided to go down
a nasty dark path
474
00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:14,065
and I had the opportunity
to move over here
475
00:22:14,067 --> 00:22:14,832
with one of my friends
476
00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:16,801
that did here at the time.
477
00:22:16,803 --> 00:22:20,271
Um, so I wouldn't try
to follow them down that path.
478
00:22:20,273 --> 00:22:22,640
And so that's what I did.
I up and left Oregon,
479
00:22:22,642 --> 00:22:24,542
so I didn't make
the bad life decisions
480
00:22:24,544 --> 00:22:26,811
that my friends at the time
were making and came here.
481
00:22:26,813 --> 00:22:29,613
So you moved
to Montana for friends?
482
00:22:29,615 --> 00:22:32,283
But now after five years,
you have no friends?
483
00:22:32,285 --> 00:22:35,886
And it snows a lot and you
overeat because of that?
484
00:22:35,888 --> 00:22:37,922
I wouldn't say it like that.
485
00:22:37,924 --> 00:22:40,758
However you say it, that's
what you're telling me.
486
00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:41,726
So it's concerning
487
00:22:41,728 --> 00:22:44,895
if you think those
are actual excuses.
488
00:22:44,897 --> 00:22:47,932
My life's a lot harder
than you'd understand.
489
00:22:47,934 --> 00:22:51,535
I heard that a lot of times.
But that's not the issue.
490
00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:54,772
The issue is whether you're
going to keep making excuses
491
00:22:54,774 --> 00:22:58,542
and blaming everything else
for your situation,
492
00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:02,480
or if you're ready to wake up
and get your life together.
493
00:23:02,482 --> 00:23:05,316
I'm ready to do what I need
to get healthy, Dr. Now.
494
00:23:05,318 --> 00:23:08,953
All right. So if food
is destroying your life,
495
00:23:08,955 --> 00:23:12,823
then what's seems to be
issues with your eating habit?
496
00:23:12,825 --> 00:23:16,527
My eating habits now is,
just, I like pastas.
497
00:23:16,529 --> 00:23:17,895
It's a big--
Like, I say kryptonite,
498
00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:18,796
I guess I would say.
499
00:23:18,798 --> 00:23:20,731
I guess something
I have trouble with.
500
00:23:20,733 --> 00:23:24,435
I'm trying to wean off
of it and, uh, I eat late.
501
00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:27,738
So, I don't have a real schedule
502
00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:29,173
due to not being able to go out.
503
00:23:29,175 --> 00:23:32,076
So sometimes I eat
at six o'clock at night,
504
00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:34,011
sometimes I eat at midnight.
505
00:23:34,013 --> 00:23:35,679
And I know
that's a big part of it.
506
00:23:35,681 --> 00:23:37,181
So what do you do all day?
507
00:23:37,183 --> 00:23:39,984
Uh, usually I talk
to friends at home
508
00:23:39,986 --> 00:23:42,219
or play video games as of now.
509
00:23:42,854 --> 00:23:44,188
Okay, and do you have any
510
00:23:44,190 --> 00:23:46,056
goal in your life?
511
00:23:46,058 --> 00:23:47,992
Absolutely. I want
to get my life back.
512
00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:50,694
I want to loose weight
and be successful.
513
00:23:50,696 --> 00:23:54,832
Not have to rely on my mom
that I do now at 31 years old.
514
00:23:54,834 --> 00:23:57,968
And eventually, start my own
family and be independent.
515
00:23:57,970 --> 00:23:59,804
All right.
So do you work?
516
00:23:59,871 --> 00:24:00,938
As of now, no.
517
00:24:01,173 --> 00:24:04,141
I've been on disability.
But prior to that, I did work.
518
00:24:04,743 --> 00:24:05,809
What did you do?
519
00:24:05,844 --> 00:24:09,280
I was a wireless sales
consultant for cellphones.
520
00:24:09,915 --> 00:24:11,816
And that was getting out
of the house
521
00:24:11,818 --> 00:24:14,185
and doing things
or was it online?
522
00:24:14,187 --> 00:24:16,821
No, that was out of the house.
Eight hours a day.
523
00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:18,289
So now you don't get out
524
00:24:18,291 --> 00:24:20,558
of the house
and you're on disability.
525
00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:21,792
Yes.
526
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:25,162
So you are on disability
because of your weight
527
00:24:25,164 --> 00:24:27,231
or high blood pressure or what?
528
00:24:27,233 --> 00:24:28,999
I'm on disability
because of my weight
529
00:24:29,001 --> 00:24:31,769
and being on high
blood pressure, yes.
530
00:24:31,771 --> 00:24:34,872
I can't stand for those long
periods of time anymore.
531
00:24:34,874 --> 00:24:36,907
Okay. You sit at home
all day now?
532
00:24:36,909 --> 00:24:38,008
Yes.
533
00:24:38,010 --> 00:24:41,045
So who else is in the house
besides you?
534
00:24:41,047 --> 00:24:44,181
There's me, my mom,
and my mom's boyfriend.
535
00:24:44,183 --> 00:24:47,318
Okay, so is your mom working?
536
00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:48,919
No, my mom is--
537
00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:50,120
She's always been
a stay-at-home mom,
538
00:24:50,122 --> 00:24:52,623
and her boyfriend
is also on disability.
539
00:24:52,625 --> 00:24:55,259
So you all live off
of disability?
540
00:24:55,261 --> 00:24:58,863
My mom is supported by her
ex-husband for alimony.
541
00:24:58,865 --> 00:25:01,999
Okay, let's get back
to the goal in your life.
542
00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:04,668
You said you want to get
your life back and all that.
543
00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:05,803
Those are figure of speech.
544
00:25:05,805 --> 00:25:09,507
But what exactly you want to do
545
00:25:09,509 --> 00:25:13,511
or see yourself doing
10 years down the road?
546
00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:14,778
Um, if I lost--
547
00:25:14,780 --> 00:25:16,413
Actually, I'm not
going to say "if."
548
00:25:16,415 --> 00:25:19,183
After, 'cause I'm committed
to this, I'll loose the weight
549
00:25:19,185 --> 00:25:20,985
and get back
to a healthy number.
550
00:25:20,987 --> 00:25:22,486
I want to be a fire fighter.
551
00:25:24,422 --> 00:25:26,056
So you want to be
a fire fighter?
552
00:25:26,058 --> 00:25:28,692
Yeah. That's my ultimate
dream, my overall goal.
553
00:25:28,694 --> 00:25:30,661
[sighs softly]
554
00:25:30,663 --> 00:25:33,230
Okay. Well,
that's a good goal.
555
00:25:33,232 --> 00:25:35,900
But you obviously have
to get in shape for that.
556
00:25:35,902 --> 00:25:37,167
I know. [sighs]
557
00:25:37,235 --> 00:25:40,037
So for that, you're going
to have to do the hard work.
558
00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:40,971
You know that, right?
559
00:25:40,973 --> 00:25:43,474
I do know that.
Yes, Dr. Now.
560
00:25:43,476 --> 00:25:48,212
But still, what are willing
to do to get to that point?
561
00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:52,550
I am as of now, I am willing to do
anything I have to do to get to that point.
562
00:25:53,251 --> 00:25:54,651
- I know...
- Okay.
563
00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:58,088
what's right around the corner
for me if I don't change my ways.
564
00:25:58,090 --> 00:26:03,027
And I-- That's-- I'm not
willing to die at my age
565
00:26:03,029 --> 00:26:05,262
so I'm willing to do
anything I can.
566
00:26:06,831 --> 00:26:10,734
So you are committed
to make the changes
567
00:26:10,736 --> 00:26:13,737
to help your weight
and your health.
568
00:26:13,739 --> 00:26:15,839
- Absolutely.
- Okay.
569
00:26:15,841 --> 00:26:19,176
So what have you tried so far
that hasn't working?
570
00:26:19,178 --> 00:26:22,913
Uh, I tried water aerobics
at one time to like--
571
00:26:22,915 --> 00:26:24,949
You know,
for the exercise aspect.
572
00:26:25,183 --> 00:26:26,951
And, um, that didn't work--
573
00:26:26,953 --> 00:26:28,852
I think what my
biggest problem is
574
00:26:28,854 --> 00:26:31,622
is I'm a very
goal-orientated person.
575
00:26:31,624 --> 00:26:33,057
So if I have someone telling me
576
00:26:33,059 --> 00:26:35,426
"Hey, Ryan,
you need to loose 10 pounds,
577
00:26:36,061 --> 00:26:38,963
you know, or this."
578
00:26:39,497 --> 00:26:42,399
But I've never
had the structure.
579
00:26:42,401 --> 00:26:44,101
I've always-- It's always been
like go do it on your own.
580
00:26:44,103 --> 00:26:46,870
I've never had a doctor tell me,
581
00:26:46,872 --> 00:26:47,938
"Hey Ryan,
you need to do this."
582
00:26:47,940 --> 00:26:49,540
I had a doctor here one time
583
00:26:49,542 --> 00:26:52,176
tell me that "Wow,
you're actually that big?
584
00:26:52,178 --> 00:26:54,979
Oh, you don't look that big.
I'm surprised."
585
00:26:54,981 --> 00:26:56,213
But that's no help.
586
00:26:56,915 --> 00:26:58,882
So, I just...
587
00:26:58,884 --> 00:27:01,919
I need to be accountable.
I just need to do it.
588
00:27:01,921 --> 00:27:04,722
Okay. Well, Ryan you need
589
00:27:04,724 --> 00:27:06,023
to be under 200
590
00:27:06,025 --> 00:27:08,626
and you are over 500 pounds.
591
00:27:08,628 --> 00:27:11,228
And this extra 500 pounds,
592
00:27:11,230 --> 00:27:15,165
uh, is going to put a lot
of strain on your system.
593
00:27:15,167 --> 00:27:17,935
And most people at your weight,
594
00:27:17,937 --> 00:27:19,703
they don't survive too long.
595
00:27:19,705 --> 00:27:20,938
So can you tell me
596
00:27:20,940 --> 00:27:22,172
why haven't you done anything
597
00:27:22,174 --> 00:27:24,141
about it up to this point?
598
00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:26,877
Well, I put myself on a diet
599
00:27:26,879 --> 00:27:27,878
that I'm on right now
600
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:29,079
to loose weight.
601
00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:30,881
So you're dieting right now?
602
00:27:30,883 --> 00:27:31,882
Yes.
603
00:27:31,884 --> 00:27:33,117
Okay. Is it working?
604
00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:34,985
Yeah. It actually
has been working.
605
00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:37,888
I don't snack nearly
as much as I used to.
606
00:27:37,890 --> 00:27:41,959
Well, if it is working and
you think you're losing weight,
607
00:27:41,961 --> 00:27:44,795
why did tell me you think
you're same weight
608
00:27:44,797 --> 00:27:47,097
as you were
a couple of months ago?
609
00:27:47,966 --> 00:27:49,299
I'm just not sure
how much I lost.
610
00:27:49,734 --> 00:27:51,335
Okay.
611
00:27:51,337 --> 00:27:54,004
So in a typical day,
what do you eat?
612
00:27:54,006 --> 00:27:55,105
[Ryan exhales]
613
00:27:56,141 --> 00:27:57,041
Um, it really varies.
614
00:27:57,043 --> 00:27:59,309
Some days,
I'll personally order food
615
00:27:59,311 --> 00:28:01,979
like pizza or sandwiches
and have it delivered.
616
00:28:01,981 --> 00:28:03,113
And then other days,
617
00:28:03,115 --> 00:28:04,782
you know, my mom cooks.
618
00:28:04,784 --> 00:28:07,518
So eggs and sausages
is a big one for me.
619
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:08,986
I like breakfast burritos,
620
00:28:08,988 --> 00:28:13,023
so I'll put eggs in it,
sausage in it, cheese in it.
621
00:28:13,525 --> 00:28:14,291
And I'll usually have
622
00:28:14,293 --> 00:28:15,826
two of those.
623
00:28:15,828 --> 00:28:18,929
And then dinner is chili,
624
00:28:18,931 --> 00:28:23,934
enchiladas, spaghetti,
like a lot of pastas, tacos.
625
00:28:23,936 --> 00:28:27,004
All right.
So, do you snack?
626
00:28:27,071 --> 00:28:28,906
Uh, I do still snack.
627
00:28:28,908 --> 00:28:32,509
Not nearly as much as I
was but I definitely snack.
628
00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:35,012
But you cut back on the snacking
629
00:28:35,014 --> 00:28:37,247
because you're on
a diet you made up.
630
00:28:37,515 --> 00:28:38,749
Yeah.
631
00:28:38,751 --> 00:28:39,817
What do you snack on?
632
00:28:39,819 --> 00:28:43,153
Crackers, uh, string cheese
633
00:28:43,155 --> 00:28:44,988
Any kind of popcorn.
It can be
634
00:28:44,990 --> 00:28:48,058
cheddar popcorn,
buttered, caramel.
635
00:28:48,827 --> 00:28:49,760
Anything like that.
636
00:28:49,762 --> 00:28:53,063
I chew on a lot of ice.
Like ice chips.
637
00:28:53,998 --> 00:28:56,200
Which isn't-- I'm sure
that's okay but--
638
00:28:56,202 --> 00:28:58,502
You can have
all the ice you want
639
00:28:58,504 --> 00:28:59,970
but what else do you eat?
640
00:28:59,972 --> 00:29:01,672
Um, some candy.
641
00:29:01,674 --> 00:29:02,940
I'm like-- I'm a sour guy.
642
00:29:02,942 --> 00:29:06,076
I like sour stuff so like
sometimes sour gummy bears,
643
00:29:06,078 --> 00:29:08,979
sour gummy worms,
or sour peak candy.
644
00:29:08,981 --> 00:29:10,948
Okay.
645
00:29:10,950 --> 00:29:13,117
So you eat whatever
whenever, right?
646
00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:14,017
Yeah.
647
00:29:14,019 --> 00:29:15,686
Well, if you eat that,
648
00:29:15,688 --> 00:29:18,055
pretty soon you're gonna
hit 800 pounds.
649
00:29:18,057 --> 00:29:20,958
So with your stash,
who buys you those?
650
00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:25,028
Uh, my mom and Leroy her
boyfriend go to the store for me.
651
00:29:25,030 --> 00:29:27,765
So you give them the order
to buy what you want?
652
00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:28,766
Yes, I do.
653
00:29:28,768 --> 00:29:31,769
Okay. So can you
inform them
654
00:29:31,771 --> 00:29:34,638
that there'll be no
snacking from this point on?
655
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,240
Yes, I will definitely do that.
656
00:29:36,242 --> 00:29:38,709
All right. Do you have any
brother or sister
657
00:29:38,711 --> 00:29:40,144
or anything like that?
658
00:29:40,146 --> 00:29:42,913
I have a sister.
She still lives in Oregon.
659
00:29:42,915 --> 00:29:44,782
Does she have any
weight problem?
660
00:29:44,784 --> 00:29:46,150
No, she does not
have a weight issue.
661
00:29:46,152 --> 00:29:47,985
Her and I have different dads.
662
00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:49,920
My-- [exhales sharply]
663
00:29:49,922 --> 00:29:50,854
I don't want to make any excuse.
664
00:29:50,856 --> 00:29:51,889
A lot of my weight might be--
665
00:29:51,891 --> 00:29:54,124
My real dad when
he died at 40 years old,
666
00:29:54,126 --> 00:29:56,326
uh, was like over 800 pounds.
667
00:29:58,530 --> 00:30:02,099
So you had one parent
that he was overweight.
668
00:30:02,101 --> 00:30:03,534
- Yeah.
- Right?
669
00:30:03,536 --> 00:30:06,069
Yeah, and he had a heart
attack due to his health,
670
00:30:06,071 --> 00:30:07,704
like his being overweight.
671
00:30:07,706 --> 00:30:09,873
And then he also
had a drug problem.
672
00:30:09,875 --> 00:30:12,976
So those two went hand in hand
and he died at a young age.
673
00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:15,979
How old was he when he deceased?
674
00:30:15,981 --> 00:30:19,383
Uh, like, I think at 41.
Somewhere in there, 40-41.
675
00:30:20,318 --> 00:30:22,186
So you're not too
far away from that, huh?
676
00:30:22,188 --> 00:30:23,520
No. I'm not.
677
00:30:24,022 --> 00:30:25,055
Okay, Ryan.
678
00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:28,091
If you want to make
any positive change,
679
00:30:28,093 --> 00:30:29,927
you're gonna have
to change your eating habit.
680
00:30:29,929 --> 00:30:31,795
You think you can do that?
681
00:30:31,797 --> 00:30:34,097
I-- I definitely think
I can do that, Doc, yes.
682
00:30:34,099 --> 00:30:38,902
Okay. All right, but let me make
something clear to you right now, Ryan.
683
00:30:38,904 --> 00:30:41,805
I can't magically
make you lose weight.
684
00:30:41,807 --> 00:30:44,074
You're gonna have to do
the hard work
685
00:30:44,076 --> 00:30:46,043
and change your eating habits.
686
00:30:46,045 --> 00:30:48,178
Because whatever
you are doing right now,
687
00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:50,013
clearly isn't working.
688
00:30:50,015 --> 00:30:51,515
So you think you can do that?
689
00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:52,682
Absolutely.
690
00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:54,985
All right. You need
to also understand
691
00:30:54,987 --> 00:30:57,154
that if you want
to do my program,
692
00:30:57,156 --> 00:30:59,489
you'll also need to move
out to Houston
693
00:30:59,491 --> 00:31:00,624
for at least a year.
694
00:31:00,626 --> 00:31:04,895
Um, I am 100% willing
to transition. That's--
695
00:31:04,897 --> 00:31:06,930
Just to be honest with you
right now, that's a little bit--
696
00:31:06,932 --> 00:31:08,665
[exhales]
697
00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:11,501
Like I need a couple months to tie
up my loose ends here in Montana,
698
00:31:11,503 --> 00:31:15,739
but, uh, my family is on board with
me, as in my mom and her boyfriend.
699
00:31:15,741 --> 00:31:17,674
Um, we are ready to this.
They're more--
700
00:31:17,676 --> 00:31:19,943
They're 100% supportive
of me getting this help.
701
00:31:19,945 --> 00:31:23,046
So whatever has to happen,
I'm willing to do it.
702
00:31:23,048 --> 00:31:25,916
Okay. Well, before you
come down here,
703
00:31:25,918 --> 00:31:27,851
I need to get
a current weight on you
704
00:31:27,853 --> 00:31:29,119
and get some tests done
705
00:31:29,121 --> 00:31:30,787
to see how your health is doing
706
00:31:30,789 --> 00:31:33,223
before you drive from Montana.
707
00:31:33,225 --> 00:31:36,260
So I will set up for you
to go a local clinic
708
00:31:36,262 --> 00:31:37,861
and let you know
when that will be.
709
00:31:37,863 --> 00:31:39,696
So we can do all that
710
00:31:39,698 --> 00:31:42,866
and then I'm gonna go ahead
and give you some instructions
711
00:31:42,868 --> 00:31:46,003
to start you on a diet
and exercise plan.
712
00:31:46,005 --> 00:31:49,907
We're gonna email you
some dietary instructions.
713
00:31:49,909 --> 00:31:52,276
So the first rule
we're gonna follow is
714
00:31:52,278 --> 00:31:54,211
that there'll be
no snacking, okay?
715
00:31:54,213 --> 00:31:55,612
Okay.
716
00:31:55,614 --> 00:31:57,180
So snacking is out.
717
00:31:57,182 --> 00:31:59,249
The second rule
I'm gonna follow is
718
00:31:59,251 --> 00:32:01,184
that you eat only
three times a day.
719
00:32:01,186 --> 00:32:02,419
Okay.
720
00:32:02,421 --> 00:32:05,989
And those three times,
400 calories per meal.
721
00:32:05,991 --> 00:32:06,890
Okay.
722
00:32:06,892 --> 00:32:09,993
There'll be no carb
on your diet.
723
00:32:09,995 --> 00:32:12,462
All is going to be
vegetable and protein.
724
00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:14,131
- Okay?
- Okay.
725
00:32:15,099 --> 00:32:17,267
Do you do any exercise?
726
00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:19,069
Uh, no but I'm going to start.
727
00:32:19,071 --> 00:32:21,104
All right.
728
00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:22,439
You think you can do that?
729
00:32:22,441 --> 00:32:23,640
Yes, I do.
730
00:32:23,708 --> 00:32:27,010
All right. So we're going
to email you all the stuff
731
00:32:27,012 --> 00:32:29,680
that you need,
and from this point,
732
00:32:29,682 --> 00:32:32,115
everything is going
to be up to you.
733
00:32:32,117 --> 00:32:35,085
And if you are motivated
to change your life,
734
00:32:35,087 --> 00:32:37,020
you're going
to be able to do this.
735
00:32:37,022 --> 00:32:39,523
But everything is going
to be up to you
736
00:32:39,525 --> 00:32:40,724
to make the changes
737
00:32:40,726 --> 00:32:43,627
and this is something
you need to understand.
738
00:32:43,629 --> 00:32:46,063
That you're in very
dangerous situation
739
00:32:46,065 --> 00:32:48,198
and your body's not
going to tolerate that.
740
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,132
- Okay?
- Okay.
741
00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:51,234
If you're not able to do that,
742
00:32:51,236 --> 00:32:52,936
there is nothing
we can do for you.
743
00:32:52,938 --> 00:32:55,138
- Okay?
- Okay.
744
00:32:55,140 --> 00:32:56,573
I don't know how much you weigh
745
00:32:56,575 --> 00:33:00,110
but if you're about 700 pounds,
746
00:33:00,112 --> 00:33:02,012
if you stick with
the 1,200 calorie diet
747
00:33:02,014 --> 00:33:03,981
that we're going to send you,
748
00:33:03,983 --> 00:33:06,249
you're going to be
able to lose at least
749
00:33:06,251 --> 00:33:08,018
seventy pounds in one month.
750
00:33:08,020 --> 00:33:09,186
- Okay?
- Okay. Okay.
751
00:33:09,188 --> 00:33:12,055
So, at this point,
the starting point
752
00:33:12,057 --> 00:33:14,057
is going to be totally up to you
753
00:33:14,059 --> 00:33:15,392
to change your
eating habit, okay?
754
00:33:15,394 --> 00:33:16,493
Okay.
755
00:33:16,728 --> 00:33:18,962
So we'll set up somewhere
to get some tests done
756
00:33:18,964 --> 00:33:20,430
and check your weight
757
00:33:20,531 --> 00:33:23,200
and you can give me a call and
let me know how much you weigh.
758
00:33:23,202 --> 00:33:24,901
And then we're going to decide
759
00:33:24,903 --> 00:33:26,103
what will be the best
option for you.
760
00:33:26,105 --> 00:33:27,904
- Okay?
- Okay.
761
00:33:27,906 --> 00:33:29,272
All right, do you
have any questions?
762
00:33:29,274 --> 00:33:31,274
No, that's--
No questions at this time.
763
00:33:31,276 --> 00:33:32,209
I'm just ready.
764
00:33:32,211 --> 00:33:34,711
I'm so ready to be able to
765
00:33:34,713 --> 00:33:36,980
walk and everything. [sighs]
766
00:33:36,982 --> 00:33:39,816
Okay, well, what on earth
that happens
767
00:33:39,818 --> 00:33:41,151
is going to be all up to you.
768
00:33:41,153 --> 00:33:41,952
You got that?
769
00:33:41,954 --> 00:33:43,053
Absolutely.
770
00:33:43,055 --> 00:33:45,989
All right, Ryan,
it was nice talking to you
771
00:33:45,991 --> 00:33:48,325
and if you need anything
772
00:33:48,327 --> 00:33:49,760
before then, give me a call.
773
00:33:49,762 --> 00:33:51,461
All right. Thank you
so much, Dr. Now.
774
00:33:52,430 --> 00:33:54,831
You're welcome.
All right, bye now.
775
00:33:54,833 --> 00:33:56,099
Bye-bye.
776
00:33:56,768 --> 00:33:57,701
[computer clicks]
777
00:33:57,703 --> 00:33:58,969
[mellow music playing]
778
00:33:58,971 --> 00:34:01,038
[Ryan] Dr. Now said
a lot of stuff,
779
00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:02,873
so I'm taking it
all in right now.
780
00:34:02,875 --> 00:34:04,207
I'm processing it.
781
00:34:05,243 --> 00:34:07,044
But I'm ready to do this.
782
00:34:07,678 --> 00:34:09,012
More than ready.
783
00:34:09,014 --> 00:34:11,615
Because I want
to get my life back.
784
00:34:11,617 --> 00:34:15,619
So no matter what it takes,
I'll move to Houston
785
00:34:15,621 --> 00:34:19,289
and show Dr. Now what he needs
so I can get on this program
786
00:34:20,191 --> 00:34:22,526
and change my life
before it's too late.
787
00:34:43,147 --> 00:34:44,281
Hey, Leroy.
788
00:34:44,283 --> 00:34:45,449
[Leroy] Yeah.
789
00:34:46,350 --> 00:34:47,951
You about ready to go?
790
00:34:49,253 --> 00:34:50,921
Yup.
791
00:34:50,923 --> 00:34:52,689
I going to get my shoes on,
792
00:34:52,691 --> 00:34:54,157
but will you go warm up the car,
793
00:34:54,159 --> 00:34:56,026
'cause it looks
Arctic fresh out there.
794
00:34:56,028 --> 00:34:57,194
Yeah.
795
00:34:57,196 --> 00:34:59,029
And then I'll just
meet you out there.
796
00:35:01,866 --> 00:35:02,466
[exhales]
797
00:35:14,145 --> 00:35:15,412
[sniffs]
798
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:22,219
[breathing heavily]
799
00:35:43,975 --> 00:35:45,208
All right, I'll just go
around the--
800
00:35:45,210 --> 00:35:46,510
[panting]
801
00:35:47,111 --> 00:35:48,411
[coughing]
802
00:35:49,247 --> 00:35:50,247
[straining]
803
00:35:51,949 --> 00:35:53,116
Damn it!
804
00:35:53,184 --> 00:35:54,818
[exhales heavily]
805
00:35:54,820 --> 00:35:56,520
I can't even get my leg in.
806
00:35:56,522 --> 00:35:57,454
[clears throat]
807
00:35:57,889 --> 00:35:58,955
[grunting]
808
00:36:01,058 --> 00:36:02,526
[panting heavily]
809
00:36:02,528 --> 00:36:04,361
[bleep]
810
00:36:05,062 --> 00:36:06,363
[sighs]
811
00:36:07,064 --> 00:36:08,999
[whimpering]
812
00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:11,234
[bleep] I hate this car!
813
00:36:11,236 --> 00:36:13,036
[breathing heavily]
814
00:36:13,871 --> 00:36:15,305
[engine starts]
815
00:36:15,873 --> 00:36:17,307
[indistinct conversation]
816
00:36:20,144 --> 00:36:22,913
[Ryan] A couple of days ago,
I had a call with Dr. Now,
817
00:36:22,915 --> 00:36:26,016
and he wanted me to go
to a clinic here in Montana...
818
00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:28,451
[indistinct conversation]
819
00:36:31,789 --> 00:36:33,156
so I could get
a current weight
820
00:36:33,158 --> 00:36:34,824
and to have some tests run.
821
00:36:34,826 --> 00:36:36,860
So he set that up.
822
00:36:36,862 --> 00:36:39,429
And Leroy's driving me there
now to go do all that.
823
00:36:40,932 --> 00:36:43,033
Is there any way that you can
put that heat on the floor, please,
824
00:36:43,035 --> 00:36:43,967
'cause I cannot feel my feet.
825
00:36:43,969 --> 00:36:45,335
Yeah.
826
00:36:47,605 --> 00:36:50,974
- Should I go around this way?
- Go right, yeah.
827
00:36:50,976 --> 00:36:53,243
'Cause there's a handicap spot
right in front of the clinic.
828
00:36:53,245 --> 00:36:54,244
Okay.
829
00:36:58,516 --> 00:37:00,517
[indistinct conversation]
830
00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:06,890
I have to be really careful
walking outside in the snow.
831
00:37:06,892 --> 00:37:07,991
[grunts]
832
00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:12,028
[clears throat]
833
00:37:12,030 --> 00:37:15,966
I never go out in it, because
if I fall, it'll be really bad.
834
00:37:19,170 --> 00:37:21,104
So I'm really nervous,
having to do this.
835
00:37:24,075 --> 00:37:26,776
[panting]
836
00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:28,144
- Good morning.
- Good morning. How are you?
837
00:37:28,146 --> 00:37:29,512
I'm good.
How are you?
838
00:37:29,514 --> 00:37:31,281
Good. I have an appointment
for Ryan.
839
00:37:31,283 --> 00:37:33,383
Okay.
Let's get you checked in.
840
00:37:34,518 --> 00:37:35,518
[Ryan clears throat]
841
00:37:36,687 --> 00:37:38,021
Perfect.
842
00:37:38,289 --> 00:37:40,824
I've got you checked in if you
want to have a seat over there.
843
00:37:40,826 --> 00:37:42,292
- All right. Thank you.
- We'll get you called back.
844
00:37:42,294 --> 00:37:43,326
[clears throat]
845
00:37:50,968 --> 00:37:52,269
[coughs]
846
00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:57,507
Okay. Ryan,
are you ready?
847
00:37:57,509 --> 00:37:58,574
- Yeah.
- We're ready for you.
848
00:37:58,576 --> 00:37:59,976
- Perfect.
- I'm gonna have you come on back.
849
00:37:59,978 --> 00:38:02,279
- We're gonna get your weight.
- Thank you.
850
00:38:02,281 --> 00:38:03,546
- How are you today?
- Good. How are you?
851
00:38:03,548 --> 00:38:05,615
I am great.
852
00:38:05,617 --> 00:38:08,818
I think the diet I put myself
on before talking to Dr. Now
853
00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:11,054
is gonna pay off
with the weight drop today,
854
00:38:11,056 --> 00:38:14,024
because I was at 740 pounds
a couple of months ago.
855
00:38:14,026 --> 00:38:15,992
[nurse] Let me turn this on.
856
00:38:15,994 --> 00:38:18,161
But I think
I'm less than that now.
857
00:38:18,163 --> 00:38:20,163
Go ahead and step up for me.
858
00:38:20,898 --> 00:38:21,998
Perfect.
859
00:38:25,202 --> 00:38:29,673
Oh, I'm sorry, but it won't
read your weight today.
860
00:38:29,675 --> 00:38:30,974
I going to have you come in here
861
00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:32,942
and have a seat in these chairs.
862
00:38:32,944 --> 00:38:34,144
All right. Thank you.
863
00:38:35,913 --> 00:38:37,180
[Ryan clears throat]
864
00:38:37,715 --> 00:38:38,748
If you want to have a seat
865
00:38:38,750 --> 00:38:40,750
and I will be back
in a couple of minutes
866
00:38:40,752 --> 00:38:42,819
and get your
vital signs. Okay?
867
00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:44,220
- Okay. Thank you.
- You're welcome.
868
00:38:51,295 --> 00:38:52,529
[line ringing]
869
00:39:00,805 --> 00:39:02,205
Hello, Dr. Now.
870
00:39:02,207 --> 00:39:04,207
Hi, Ryan.
How are you?
871
00:39:04,209 --> 00:39:05,108
I'm good.
How are you?
872
00:39:05,110 --> 00:39:06,609
I'm doing okay.
873
00:39:06,611 --> 00:39:08,478
So what's going on with you
and your weight?
874
00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,981
Um, their scale cannot
read my weight.
875
00:39:11,983 --> 00:39:16,219
The weight meter in the scale
they have seems to be 660 pounds.
876
00:39:16,221 --> 00:39:17,987
What we got is of your
exact weight.
877
00:39:17,989 --> 00:39:20,390
I'm gonna give you
the same goal.
878
00:39:20,392 --> 00:39:24,794
In two months, I want you
to get down to 650 pounds.
879
00:39:24,796 --> 00:39:25,695
You think you can do that?
880
00:39:25,697 --> 00:39:26,930
Yeah, I think I can do that.
881
00:39:26,932 --> 00:39:30,166
And if you stick
with a healthy you can
882
00:39:30,168 --> 00:39:33,803
lose that and easily get
under 650 in less than a month.
883
00:39:33,805 --> 00:39:35,405
- Okay.
- Okay?
884
00:39:35,806 --> 00:39:39,709
But if you still getting it wrong,
then you're likely in the low 700s.
885
00:39:39,711 --> 00:39:41,611
You are looking
at weight loss going off
886
00:39:41,613 --> 00:39:45,248
at around 60 to 70 pounds
over the next two months.
887
00:39:45,250 --> 00:39:48,218
You get to 650 and then we
can check your weight.
888
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:51,054
So stick with the
healthy eating habit
889
00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:53,289
and do a diet and exercise.
890
00:39:53,858 --> 00:39:54,924
The diet and exercise
891
00:39:54,926 --> 00:39:56,993
three times a day, no snacking.
892
00:39:56,995 --> 00:40:01,931
And three times a day would
be about 400 calorie per meal.
893
00:40:01,933 --> 00:40:04,167
And we have protein, no carb.
894
00:40:04,268 --> 00:40:05,735
- Okay?
- Okay.
895
00:40:05,737 --> 00:40:07,771
And do some exercises
896
00:40:07,773 --> 00:40:10,740
an hour in the morning,
an hour in the afternoon
897
00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:13,009
and see if we can keep
your weight down
898
00:40:13,011 --> 00:40:15,545
as soon as possible to 650.
899
00:40:15,547 --> 00:40:18,081
And if you do that and
get to where your body
900
00:40:18,083 --> 00:40:20,850
can handle the trip
to over here to Houston,
901
00:40:20,852 --> 00:40:22,452
we'll set you on my program.
902
00:40:22,454 --> 00:40:24,387
- Okay?
- Okay.
903
00:40:24,389 --> 00:40:27,824
All right, Ryan, they're going to
try something new before you go,
904
00:40:27,826 --> 00:40:31,761
so we can see where you're at with
something and then you'll be done.
905
00:40:31,763 --> 00:40:34,431
But at this point, we need
to get your weight down,
906
00:40:34,433 --> 00:40:37,734
at least down to 650 pound.
907
00:40:37,736 --> 00:40:39,002
All right.
That sounds good.
908
00:40:39,004 --> 00:40:41,838
All right, Ryan, if you need
anything, give me a call.
909
00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,642
And start working hard on
your exercise and your diet.
910
00:40:45,644 --> 00:40:49,112
And see what kind of progress
you make in two months, okay?
911
00:40:49,114 --> 00:40:51,147
All right, Dr. Now.
Thank you so much.
912
00:40:51,149 --> 00:40:53,450
- All right. Bye now.
- Bye-bye.
913
00:40:57,788 --> 00:40:59,522
[Ryan] That's a big
amount to lose.
914
00:40:59,524 --> 00:41:01,991
So I feel like Dr. Now
is asking a lot from me,
915
00:41:01,993 --> 00:41:03,760
but I know I need this help
916
00:41:03,762 --> 00:41:05,395
and I have to change now.
917
00:41:05,397 --> 00:41:07,197
So I'm going to do it.
918
00:41:07,199 --> 00:41:10,934
Whatever it takes, I know I
have to do this and I can't fail.
919
00:41:10,936 --> 00:41:13,369
Because without this chance,
I have no hope at all.
920
00:41:14,205 --> 00:41:17,240
So I'll do what I have
to do to get it
921
00:41:17,741 --> 00:41:19,209
before my body gives up
922
00:41:19,211 --> 00:41:21,177
and something really
bad happens to me
923
00:41:21,912 --> 00:41:23,813
and I don't make it.
924
00:41:23,815 --> 00:41:26,249
Or I know something bad
is going to happen, too,
925
00:41:27,051 --> 00:41:29,018
and it's going to happen soon.
926
00:41:34,492 --> 00:41:36,459
[mellow piano playing]
927
00:41:47,104 --> 00:41:50,273
It's been a week since I
talked to Dr. Now the first time
928
00:41:50,275 --> 00:41:52,509
and started his diet
and exercise plan.
929
00:41:53,677 --> 00:41:55,078
[coughing]
930
00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:57,514
And I've been able to start
to make some of the changes
931
00:41:57,516 --> 00:41:59,449
to my diet, to eat healthier.
932
00:42:19,837 --> 00:42:21,738
But to say that there's
a lot of requirements
933
00:42:21,740 --> 00:42:22,939
and rules in what
Dr. Now sent
934
00:42:22,941 --> 00:42:24,240
would be an understatement.
935
00:42:25,910 --> 00:42:29,245
Because basically it's like
I can't eat anything anymore.
936
00:42:29,847 --> 00:42:33,249
Except meat, chicken,
fish and vegetables.
937
00:42:34,652 --> 00:42:37,453
And none of it can be made with
any thing that makes it taste good.
938
00:42:38,656 --> 00:42:41,157
No, butter or salt or anything.
939
00:42:41,159 --> 00:42:43,059
So basically I'm eating
like a rabbit.
940
00:42:45,262 --> 00:42:46,563
That's the diet.
941
00:42:46,565 --> 00:42:48,965
So that's not a simple
change for anyone.
942
00:42:51,869 --> 00:42:53,703
I think even someone
who's in perfect shape
943
00:42:53,705 --> 00:42:55,004
and always eats
healthy, they would
944
00:42:55,006 --> 00:42:57,173
have a hard time
with a diet like this.
945
00:43:00,044 --> 00:43:02,045
So I'm not doing it
perfectly right now,
946
00:43:02,047 --> 00:43:03,713
and I think that's
to be expected
947
00:43:03,715 --> 00:43:05,448
with something
as drastic as this.
948
00:43:06,784 --> 00:43:07,817
But I've made a lot of changes
949
00:43:07,819 --> 00:43:10,053
to how I eat that I'm proud of.
950
00:43:10,055 --> 00:43:13,423
Because even those have
taken a lot of will power to do.
951
00:43:18,262 --> 00:43:20,997
But that's how
committed I am to doing this.
952
00:43:20,999 --> 00:43:22,599
And I'm not
backing down from it,
953
00:43:22,601 --> 00:43:24,334
even though it's extreme.
954
00:43:24,969 --> 00:43:28,771
So I'm working on it
and I'm making progress.
955
00:43:28,773 --> 00:43:31,975
It's only been a week, but I'm
already feeling a little better.
956
00:43:31,977 --> 00:43:34,210
Like I have some
more energy when I get up.
957
00:43:35,512 --> 00:43:37,847
But I'm still not able
to be very active, yet.
958
00:43:37,849 --> 00:43:40,583
That's not my choice, though.
959
00:43:40,585 --> 00:43:43,586
That's because of the weather
and how much it has been snowing.
960
00:43:43,588 --> 00:43:46,222
And how that's iced over
the walkways and driveway.
961
00:43:46,224 --> 00:43:48,591
It's way too dangerous
for someone my size,
962
00:43:48,593 --> 00:43:52,095
to even attempt to try to walk
in these conditions.
963
00:43:52,097 --> 00:43:55,064
It could kill me because if I
slipped, it could take me out.
964
00:43:55,499 --> 00:43:57,200
And that'd be it for me.
965
00:43:57,202 --> 00:43:59,969
So I'm having to be safe
and wait to do the exercises
966
00:43:59,971 --> 00:44:01,537
until the weather improves.
967
00:44:03,874 --> 00:44:06,242
Because there's no room
to do it all, in here.
968
00:44:06,810 --> 00:44:08,077
The best I can do right now is
969
00:44:08,145 --> 00:44:11,080
I can manage to get on my
own feet, most of the time.
970
00:44:11,082 --> 00:44:13,383
So, I have to get up and
get some exercise then.
971
00:44:14,985 --> 00:44:16,019
[clears throat]
972
00:44:18,055 --> 00:44:20,123
[coughs]
973
00:44:26,597 --> 00:44:27,897
And I'm checking outside to see
974
00:44:27,899 --> 00:44:30,667
if the ice and snow
has gotten better.
975
00:44:30,669 --> 00:44:34,937
Because the second I am able
to safely walk outside, I'm doing it.
976
00:44:36,073 --> 00:44:39,008
But I feel here, how much I
am already doing on the roll.
977
00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:41,110
And my progress
I'm making because of that,
978
00:44:41,112 --> 00:44:43,079
even in just the first week.
979
00:44:44,281 --> 00:44:45,782
So, I have no doubt at all that,
980
00:44:45,784 --> 00:44:47,216
over the next couple of months,
981
00:44:47,218 --> 00:44:50,286
I'm gonna be able to get to
Dr. Now's goal on time.
982
00:44:52,356 --> 00:44:53,990
Even though it's a big one.
983
00:44:53,992 --> 00:44:55,892
So, me and my family
are making plans
984
00:44:55,894 --> 00:44:57,493
to move to Houston
in a few months.
985
00:44:57,495 --> 00:45:00,663
Because by then, I know
Dr. Now will have approved me.
986
00:45:00,665 --> 00:45:04,867
To go to Houston, and get weight
loss surgery, and do his program.
987
00:45:04,869 --> 00:45:08,838
I'm looking forward to that and all
the positive changes coming to me.
988
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:11,240
Because I'm on a mission
to get my life back.
989
00:45:11,242 --> 00:45:14,444
And I'm not gonna back down
and rest until I do that,
990
00:45:14,446 --> 00:45:15,978
and succeed.
991
00:45:31,895 --> 00:45:34,764
[Ryan] It's been a month, since
I started Dr. Now's diet plan.
992
00:45:34,766 --> 00:45:36,699
Doing all that stuff
that he sent,
993
00:45:36,701 --> 00:45:39,035
to make progress,
and help me get to my goal.
994
00:45:39,037 --> 00:45:41,771
And I feel I've been
doing really well at it
995
00:45:41,773 --> 00:45:43,806
because I have made
a lot of changes,
996
00:45:43,808 --> 00:45:45,241
but my mom disagreed.
997
00:45:45,743 --> 00:45:48,277
Ready for dinner?
998
00:45:48,279 --> 00:45:50,947
Yeah, can we have, like,
chicken and veggies, tonight?
999
00:45:50,949 --> 00:45:53,916
Yes, I can do it.
Are you gonna help?
1000
00:45:53,918 --> 00:45:56,319
Yeah, I'll help you. Okay.
1001
00:45:56,321 --> 00:45:58,821
[Ryan] She thinks
I'm not doing enough.
1002
00:45:58,823 --> 00:46:00,923
She told me that she thinks
I should be doing more,
1003
00:46:00,925 --> 00:46:03,226
and I wasn't eating
healthy enough.
1004
00:46:03,228 --> 00:46:05,728
So, she says that she's taking
control over some of my meals.
1005
00:46:05,730 --> 00:46:07,396
So, I have healthier options.
1006
00:46:07,865 --> 00:46:12,101
And she's making me help her, so I
have to get up to get some activity in.
1007
00:46:12,103 --> 00:46:15,371
But most of what she's
prepared, hasn't been that great.
1008
00:46:15,373 --> 00:46:17,039
So, I'm not really liking it,
1009
00:46:17,041 --> 00:46:21,043
but I haven't complained because
I know this is what I have to do.
1010
00:46:21,045 --> 00:46:23,012
No matter how bad
the food tastes.
1011
00:46:23,413 --> 00:46:24,614
If I have to pick,
1012
00:46:24,616 --> 00:46:26,749
I'd say that the grilled
chicken and vegetables
1013
00:46:26,751 --> 00:46:29,118
as the meal I hate the least.
1014
00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:30,820
It's not great
but it's not terrible.
1015
00:46:30,822 --> 00:46:33,756
I can use some of the
seasoning salt, right, a little bit?
1016
00:46:33,758 --> 00:46:35,091
Instead of real salt?
1017
00:46:35,093 --> 00:46:36,959
- [Ryan] Yeah.
- Okay.
1018
00:46:36,961 --> 00:46:38,561
Okay, you got it.
1019
00:46:38,563 --> 00:46:40,797
[Ryan] My time on my feet
is still limited,
1020
00:46:40,799 --> 00:46:43,466
because I still haven't been
able to do much of any exercising
1021
00:46:43,468 --> 00:46:45,601
to build up my abilities.
1022
00:46:45,603 --> 00:46:48,538
Even though it's not snowing,
it's hard, it's really cold outside.
1023
00:46:48,540 --> 00:46:51,407
So, I still have to be safe
and careful about going out.
1024
00:46:52,810 --> 00:46:54,710
So, I know I'm behind
with all that.
1025
00:46:54,712 --> 00:46:55,878
And I still have
to take breaks from it,
1026
00:46:55,880 --> 00:46:58,815
just to help with pain
and to catch my breath.
1027
00:46:58,817 --> 00:47:02,318
But I can go for longer and I
think it's because I'm feeling lighter.
1028
00:47:03,620 --> 00:47:06,088
What I had done before
my mom got involved,
1029
00:47:06,090 --> 00:47:08,658
was I'd cut back from
my eating significantly.
1030
00:47:08,660 --> 00:47:11,527
And then focused on things
like salads and stuff.
1031
00:47:11,529 --> 00:47:14,297
I went through
all the to-go menus online.
1032
00:47:14,299 --> 00:47:16,833
I made a list of all the healthy
options, so I could order.
1033
00:47:16,835 --> 00:47:18,367
And I was the one
getting those meals
1034
00:47:18,369 --> 00:47:20,069
for every meal,
everyday of the week.
1035
00:47:20,071 --> 00:47:22,305
Except for Sunday.
1036
00:47:22,307 --> 00:47:23,840
I was letting Sunday
be my cheat day,
1037
00:47:23,842 --> 00:47:28,277
and I was researching how to
deal with all the drastic changes.
1038
00:47:28,279 --> 00:47:30,813
And one of the articles that I
found, that was really helpful,
1039
00:47:30,815 --> 00:47:34,984
suggested doing a cheat day, because
it helps to get over all your cravings.
1040
00:47:34,986 --> 00:47:37,787
And stick to your diet, like,
the other 90% of the time.
1041
00:47:37,789 --> 00:47:39,455
And I think, that has
helped me a lot,
1042
00:47:39,457 --> 00:47:42,091
because I was completely sticking
to the diet the rest of the week.
1043
00:47:42,093 --> 00:47:45,494
Without a single slip-up, and
I was making good progress.
1044
00:47:45,496 --> 00:47:48,664
But I think my mom was just focusing
on what I was doing for my cheat day,
1045
00:47:48,666 --> 00:47:52,535
and made a bunch of assumptions
that aren't right about how I'm doing,
1046
00:47:52,537 --> 00:47:55,538
instead of understanding how much
I have cut back to change my diet
1047
00:47:55,540 --> 00:47:57,940
and how well I've been doing
because of that.
1048
00:47:57,942 --> 00:47:59,709
[Tammy] Is there
anything else you want, love?
1049
00:47:59,711 --> 00:48:01,944
No, that should be all right.
Thank you.
1050
00:48:01,946 --> 00:48:03,579
[Ryan] I can feel the progress
I've been making
1051
00:48:03,581 --> 00:48:05,081
and I'm getting better
1052
00:48:05,083 --> 00:48:07,216
so I know how I was doing it
is working.
1053
00:48:07,218 --> 00:48:09,252
And that cheat day
actually helping.
1054
00:48:09,620 --> 00:48:11,254
But she doesn't get that.
1055
00:48:11,256 --> 00:48:14,056
And I know it's only because she
wants me to do good with all of this.
1056
00:48:14,058 --> 00:48:17,026
So, I can do it my mom's way
for at least the next month.
1057
00:48:17,028 --> 00:48:19,061
And I'm actually okay
with cutting back even more
1058
00:48:19,063 --> 00:48:20,329
until my next weigh-in.
1059
00:48:20,331 --> 00:48:23,933
Because I wanna make as much
progress as I can by then.
1060
00:48:23,935 --> 00:48:28,004
So, I'm dealing with it all, I'm doing what
I need, to lose as much weight as I can.
1061
00:48:28,006 --> 00:48:29,939
So, I figure, that's positive,
1062
00:48:29,941 --> 00:48:32,008
because it shows
I'm making progress.
1063
00:48:32,010 --> 00:48:33,643
- Need a napkin or anything?
- No, this should be all right.
1064
00:48:33,645 --> 00:48:34,777
- All right.
- Thank you.
1065
00:48:34,779 --> 00:48:36,679
If you need anything,
holler at me.
1066
00:48:36,681 --> 00:48:38,981
[Ryan] So, I think if I keep
this up over the next month,
1067
00:48:38,983 --> 00:48:42,051
I'll be ready to go show
Dr. Now my weight loss progress.
1068
00:48:42,053 --> 00:48:44,153
And that I made it
to my goal in time,
1069
00:48:44,155 --> 00:48:45,855
I know I'm on track to do that.
1070
00:48:45,857 --> 00:48:47,790
So I'm feeling really good.
1071
00:48:47,792 --> 00:48:49,625
And I'm fully confident
about how well I'm doing.
1072
00:48:49,627 --> 00:48:51,093
I can feel it.
1073
00:48:51,095 --> 00:48:53,262
So, there's no way I'm gonna
go back to the next appointment,
1074
00:48:53,264 --> 00:48:54,864
and not have the result I need.
1075
00:48:54,866 --> 00:48:57,099
That's not gonna be me.
1076
00:48:57,101 --> 00:48:59,035
So, I'm actually looking
forward to next month
1077
00:48:59,037 --> 00:49:00,770
and getting on the scale again
1078
00:49:00,772 --> 00:49:01,971
to see all my hard work pay off.
1079
00:49:01,973 --> 00:49:04,874
Because once
Dr. Now sees where I'm at,
1080
00:49:04,876 --> 00:49:06,776
I'm gonna be able to take
a big step forward,
1081
00:49:06,778 --> 00:49:08,411
to continue living
toward my goal.
1082
00:49:09,646 --> 00:49:11,314
And make it to where I wanna be.
1083
00:49:22,059 --> 00:49:24,293
I'm at the clinic again,
here in Montana,
1084
00:49:24,295 --> 00:49:25,895
where Dr. Now has me going
to do my weight check.
1085
00:49:25,897 --> 00:49:29,131
[grunting]
1086
00:49:29,133 --> 00:49:31,434
The last couple of months,
got a little crazy for me.
1087
00:49:34,504 --> 00:49:37,273
[grunting] All right.
1088
00:49:39,643 --> 00:49:42,511
I have a friend, back in
Oregon, who's not doing well.
1089
00:49:42,513 --> 00:49:44,714
And that's messed
with my vitality.
1090
00:49:44,716 --> 00:49:46,248
It made me struggle a lot.
1091
00:49:50,120 --> 00:49:51,988
[woman] Hi, Ryan,
how are you today?
1092
00:49:51,990 --> 00:49:54,690
- Good. How are you?
- We are good.
1093
00:49:54,692 --> 00:49:55,791
- You're here for an appointment?
- Yes ma'am.
1094
00:49:55,793 --> 00:49:58,127
Okay, I'll get you checked in.
1095
00:49:58,129 --> 00:49:59,862
You wanna have a seat over
there, and we'll get you called back.
1096
00:49:59,864 --> 00:50:02,231
All right. Thank you.
1097
00:50:02,233 --> 00:50:05,768
[Ryan] I know I've taken a
little longer to do my follow up.
1098
00:50:05,770 --> 00:50:08,804
But it was hard for me
to justify focusing on me,
1099
00:50:08,806 --> 00:50:11,073
when I have a friend,
who could be dying.
1100
00:50:12,142 --> 00:50:15,277
But I've been trying and
working hard as much as I can.
1101
00:50:15,846 --> 00:50:18,047
And I'm proud of
myself for doing that,
1102
00:50:18,049 --> 00:50:20,816
despite what I've had to face
in my life, recently.
1103
00:50:20,818 --> 00:50:23,686
I took something hard,
and didn't let it stop me.
1104
00:50:23,688 --> 00:50:26,789
And I've even used it to
motivate myself even more.
1105
00:50:26,791 --> 00:50:28,624
Because I wanna lose weight,
more than ever,
1106
00:50:28,626 --> 00:50:31,027
so I can be there for them
other people I care about.
1107
00:50:31,029 --> 00:50:32,995
- Hi, Ryan. How are you doing?
- Hi. How are you?
1108
00:50:32,997 --> 00:50:35,898
- I'm good. Things have been going good?
- Yeah.
1109
00:50:35,900 --> 00:50:39,101
-You wanna come back with me? We'll get you back here.
-Absolutely.
1110
00:50:39,103 --> 00:50:40,970
- Get your weight updated.
- [groans]
1111
00:50:40,972 --> 00:50:42,071
[Ryan]
And I think that alone shows,
1112
00:50:42,073 --> 00:50:43,806
how committed I'm to this
1113
00:50:43,808 --> 00:50:45,508
because it's been
a really hard time for me.
1114
00:50:45,510 --> 00:50:48,010
And I've had to juggle a lot.
1115
00:50:48,012 --> 00:50:50,946
But I'm still sticking with it
no matter how hard it's been,
1116
00:50:50,948 --> 00:50:51,747
to resist the temptation,
1117
00:50:51,749 --> 00:50:54,216
to just go to food for solace.
1118
00:50:54,218 --> 00:50:56,852
So, I've done well, I'm just
hoping it all pays off now
1119
00:50:56,854 --> 00:50:59,021
for the weight loss I need.
1120
00:50:59,023 --> 00:51:01,357
So, I can keep moving forward,
and get my life back.
1121
00:51:13,437 --> 00:51:15,237
I'm at a clinic here in Montana,
1122
00:51:15,239 --> 00:51:17,540
to find out if I have lost what
Dr. Now wanted me to lose,
1123
00:51:17,542 --> 00:51:18,874
to get to my goal.
1124
00:51:18,876 --> 00:51:21,610
In my last appointment, the
scale couldn't read my weight
1125
00:51:21,612 --> 00:51:23,746
because it has
a 660-pound limit.
1126
00:51:23,748 --> 00:51:25,915
Dr. Now thinks
I was in the low 700's,
1127
00:51:25,917 --> 00:51:27,716
because of
how I can get around still,
1128
00:51:27,718 --> 00:51:30,953
but he gave me a goal,
to get down the 650.
1129
00:51:30,955 --> 00:51:32,655
To make it safer for me
to travel to Houston.
1130
00:51:32,657 --> 00:51:35,324
And so that the scale can
start to read my weight.
1131
00:51:35,326 --> 00:51:36,926
And I think,
I've not only done that,
1132
00:51:36,928 --> 00:51:39,495
but that I might even be much
lower than that today.
1133
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:45,101
[woman] We are going to
go right in this room here,
1134
00:51:45,103 --> 00:51:46,368
and then let you have a seat.
1135
00:51:47,104 --> 00:51:48,070
[gasps]
1136
00:51:48,072 --> 00:51:49,872
Take your time.
1137
00:51:49,874 --> 00:51:50,906
[clears throat]
1138
00:51:50,908 --> 00:51:52,108
[breathing heavily]
1139
00:51:54,544 --> 00:51:55,978
[exhales]
1140
00:51:56,813 --> 00:51:58,314
[Ryan]
I don't understand that.
1141
00:51:58,316 --> 00:52:00,449
I think the scale
is malfunctioning.
1142
00:52:00,750 --> 00:52:02,051
It has to be,
1143
00:52:02,053 --> 00:52:04,086
because I know
I've lost a lot of weight.
1144
00:52:04,088 --> 00:52:04,920
So, that's not right.
1145
00:52:04,922 --> 00:52:06,956
It can't be.
1146
00:52:06,958 --> 00:52:09,191
But I don't know how Dr. Now
is gonna view this,
1147
00:52:09,193 --> 00:52:11,293
and if he's gonna understand
how hard I worked.
1148
00:52:11,295 --> 00:52:13,229
And how this can't be right.
1149
00:52:13,797 --> 00:52:15,164
[line ringing]
1150
00:52:21,004 --> 00:52:22,271
Hello, Dr. Now.
1151
00:52:22,273 --> 00:52:23,973
[Dr. Now] Hey, Ryan,
how you doing?
1152
00:52:23,975 --> 00:52:25,141
I'm good. How are you?
1153
00:52:25,143 --> 00:52:27,109
I'm good. Thank you.
1154
00:52:27,111 --> 00:52:28,978
So, how's your weight
going today?
1155
00:52:28,980 --> 00:52:30,513
I'm not sure.
1156
00:52:30,515 --> 00:52:32,781
The scale's malfunctioning,
it won't give me a weight.
1157
00:52:32,783 --> 00:52:34,683
[Now] Is it malfunctioning
1158
00:52:34,685 --> 00:52:37,753
or you are still over
the weight limit of the scale.
1159
00:52:37,755 --> 00:52:39,955
I know I made it
to the goal, Dr. Now.
1160
00:52:39,957 --> 00:52:43,959
I worked hard. So, I'm at least
under 650 pounds right now.
1161
00:52:43,961 --> 00:52:47,096
So, you believe
you're under 650 pounds?
1162
00:52:47,098 --> 00:52:49,131
- That's correct.
- All right.
1163
00:52:49,133 --> 00:52:51,267
[Now] We will agree
to disagree then,
1164
00:52:51,269 --> 00:52:54,737
because you don't know that you
have lost much weight since our last call.
1165
00:52:54,739 --> 00:52:56,772
So, I think the issue is
1166
00:52:56,774 --> 00:53:00,976
that you're still over the
660 pounds limit for the scale
1167
00:53:00,978 --> 00:53:02,811
to be able to get your weight.
1168
00:53:02,813 --> 00:53:04,747
So, whatever progress you made,
1169
00:53:04,749 --> 00:53:05,781
it wasn't a lot.
1170
00:53:05,783 --> 00:53:07,082
So, that's not good.
1171
00:53:07,084 --> 00:53:09,685
But the test we ran on you
last time
1172
00:53:09,687 --> 00:53:12,154
showed that
it is safe for you to travel.
1173
00:53:12,156 --> 00:53:13,889
So, you can make
the trip to Houston.
1174
00:53:13,891 --> 00:53:15,925
So, just go ahead and...
1175
00:53:15,927 --> 00:53:19,261
See if you can come down
here soon and visit me here.
1176
00:53:19,263 --> 00:53:21,897
We can check your weight
with our scale.
1177
00:53:21,899 --> 00:53:23,766
Okay. I can do that.
1178
00:53:23,768 --> 00:53:28,003
But it is still gonna be too much
for your body to go back and forth.
1179
00:53:28,005 --> 00:53:30,973
So, if you come here,
you need to commit yourself
1180
00:53:30,975 --> 00:53:33,108
to move down to Houston. Okay?
1181
00:53:33,110 --> 00:53:35,611
Yeah, I'm ready to move
to Houston, doc.
1182
00:53:35,613 --> 00:53:38,280
Okay. And you need
to also realize that,
1183
00:53:38,282 --> 00:53:40,749
if you haven't lost
the weight by then,
1184
00:53:40,751 --> 00:53:43,085
then we won't be moving
ahead with you.
1185
00:53:43,087 --> 00:53:44,386
You understand that?
1186
00:53:44,388 --> 00:53:46,355
Completely, Dr. Now.
1187
00:53:46,357 --> 00:53:49,491
All right, we're still gonna set
appointments for you for two months,
1188
00:53:49,493 --> 00:53:52,061
and you need to lose
another 60 pounds,
1189
00:53:52,063 --> 00:53:53,696
to get under 600.
1190
00:53:53,698 --> 00:53:55,064
Okay. that sounds good.
1191
00:53:55,066 --> 00:53:58,767
So, you realize if you haven't
lost the weight like you think,
1192
00:53:58,769 --> 00:54:01,937
that's gonna be a lot of
weight for you to lose by then.
1193
00:54:01,939 --> 00:54:03,906
I understand, Dr. Now.
And I'm gonna do it.
1194
00:54:03,908 --> 00:54:06,275
All right. See you then, okay.
1195
00:54:06,277 --> 00:54:08,310
All right. That sounds good.
Thank you so much.
1196
00:54:08,545 --> 00:54:09,611
And you may...
1197
00:54:09,613 --> 00:54:11,981
I think, between
your diet and exercises,
1198
00:54:11,983 --> 00:54:15,284
we're gonna get some
updated testing before you go,
1199
00:54:15,286 --> 00:54:18,821
to make sure nothing has
changed in the past few months.
1200
00:54:18,823 --> 00:54:19,722
Okay.
1201
00:54:19,724 --> 00:54:21,090
And then let me know,
1202
00:54:21,092 --> 00:54:23,325
when you plan
to come to Houston, okay?
1203
00:54:23,327 --> 00:54:25,060
I will, Dr. Now.
1204
00:54:25,062 --> 00:54:27,730
Don't take too long,
because if you do,
1205
00:54:27,732 --> 00:54:29,999
then we're gonna need
to do another appointment,
1206
00:54:30,001 --> 00:54:31,834
to do a self-testing,
to make sure
1207
00:54:31,836 --> 00:54:33,802
you can still handle the trip.
1208
00:54:33,804 --> 00:54:36,939
So, don't take too much time,
if you want to do this.
1209
00:54:36,973 --> 00:54:37,873
I won't, Dr. Now.
1210
00:54:37,875 --> 00:54:39,775
I'm coming as soon as I can.
1211
00:54:39,777 --> 00:54:42,011
Me and my family have already
been working on doing that
1212
00:54:42,013 --> 00:54:44,947
so it won't be too hard to
figure out moving there soon.
1213
00:54:44,949 --> 00:54:47,116
Okay, so check your
eating habits
1214
00:54:47,118 --> 00:54:48,784
and work hard
1215
00:54:48,786 --> 00:54:51,153
and I'll see you when you
come down to Houston, okay?
1216
00:54:51,155 --> 00:54:53,522
That sounds good.
Thank you so much, Dr. Now.
1217
00:54:53,524 --> 00:54:56,725
All right. Stick with your
exercise and your diet, okay?
1218
00:54:56,727 --> 00:54:57,493
All right.
1219
00:54:58,128 --> 00:54:59,962
All right. We'll see you then.
1220
00:54:59,964 --> 00:55:01,497
All right. Thank you so much.
Bye-bye.
1221
00:55:01,898 --> 00:55:03,232
Bye bye.
1222
00:55:04,734 --> 00:55:06,602
[Ryan] I was a little worried
before the call
1223
00:55:06,604 --> 00:55:09,004
because I didn't know how
Dr. Now was gonna react.
1224
00:55:09,006 --> 00:55:10,906
Or if he was gonna understand
how hard I've worked
1225
00:55:10,908 --> 00:55:13,042
with the scale not showing it.
1226
00:55:13,044 --> 00:55:15,144
So, I'm glad that he knows
I'm ready to go to Houston.
1227
00:55:15,146 --> 00:55:17,146
Because I'm ready to
take some big steps
1228
00:55:17,148 --> 00:55:18,947
to get closer to a better life.
1229
00:55:19,749 --> 00:55:21,317
- Hi.
- Hi.
1230
00:55:21,319 --> 00:55:23,018
We're gonna get
your vitals here.
1231
00:55:23,020 --> 00:55:24,787
Okay.
1232
00:55:24,789 --> 00:55:26,555
[Ryan] And I think,
once I get there to Houston,
1233
00:55:26,557 --> 00:55:28,891
I'll be able to show
Dr. Now even more progress.
1234
00:55:28,893 --> 00:55:31,860
So, I'm very excited
and I'm ready to do this.
1235
00:55:31,862 --> 00:55:34,963
Any changes in your overall
health? Any chest pain?
1236
00:55:34,965 --> 00:55:37,633
- Nothing like that. No.
- Okay.
1237
00:55:37,635 --> 00:55:39,735
[Ryan] The new goal
he gave me is a lot.
1238
00:55:39,737 --> 00:55:41,503
Bit I know
I can rise that challenge
1239
00:55:41,505 --> 00:55:42,871
because I have so far.
1240
00:55:42,873 --> 00:55:45,107
So, my plan is to keep doing,
what I'm doing,
1241
00:55:45,109 --> 00:55:46,408
and make my progress.
1242
00:55:46,410 --> 00:55:47,843
And me and
my family's gonna work
1243
00:55:47,877 --> 00:55:50,646
on getting ready to move to
Houston as soon as possible.
1244
00:55:50,648 --> 00:55:52,715
So, I can keep this
journey going.
1245
00:55:52,717 --> 00:55:55,084
And lose even more weight
and get to where I wanna be.
1246
00:55:55,086 --> 00:55:56,885
And I'm excited about that.
1247
00:55:56,887 --> 00:55:58,287
- Take care.
- You too.
1248
00:56:02,158 --> 00:56:03,425
[exhales]
1249
00:56:10,066 --> 00:56:11,667
[doorbell ringing]
1250
00:56:11,669 --> 00:56:13,068
[Ryan] After my appointment
yesterday,
1251
00:56:13,070 --> 00:56:15,771
I came home and told my
mom and Leroy the good news,
1252
00:56:15,773 --> 00:56:18,040
that Dr. Now says,
I'm ready to go to Houston.
1253
00:56:18,042 --> 00:56:20,075
That we need to figure out
our move down there.
1254
00:56:20,077 --> 00:56:22,211
Because I want to go
as soon as possible.
1255
00:56:22,213 --> 00:56:24,246
So, we need to start
getting ready for that.
1256
00:56:25,014 --> 00:56:26,215
[man] Hey, how are you?
1257
00:56:26,217 --> 00:56:27,983
Good. Thank you.
1258
00:56:28,918 --> 00:56:30,652
[Ryan] They said,
they were proud of me.
1259
00:56:30,654 --> 00:56:33,422
And excited that I'm gonna be
able to get the help I need.
1260
00:56:34,891 --> 00:56:36,992
So, it was a good day
and it felt really great too.
1261
00:56:36,994 --> 00:56:39,128
I don't always see
all my hard work pay off,
1262
00:56:39,130 --> 00:56:41,330
but tonight my mom
and Leroy were proud of me.
1263
00:56:43,566 --> 00:56:44,867
So, the next step for me,
1264
00:56:44,869 --> 00:56:46,735
is to decide one of
the apartment options
1265
00:56:46,737 --> 00:56:48,804
in Houston, so that
we can move there.
1266
00:56:48,806 --> 00:56:50,839
And to keep working hard
to lose the next goal amount
1267
00:56:50,841 --> 00:56:51,974
that Dr. Now gave me.
1268
00:56:51,976 --> 00:56:54,343
So, when I get there,
I'm down to 590.
1269
00:56:57,647 --> 00:56:59,515
But now that I made it
to this point,
1270
00:56:59,517 --> 00:57:02,084
I need to go back to
how I was doing the diet,
1271
00:57:02,086 --> 00:57:03,619
before my mom intervened,
1272
00:57:03,621 --> 00:57:05,954
where I had my cheat days.
1273
00:57:05,956 --> 00:57:08,624
Because that got me through
the first month of doing this.
1274
00:57:08,626 --> 00:57:10,025
And not being able to have that,
1275
00:57:10,027 --> 00:57:12,895
made the last couple of months
way too hard.
1276
00:57:12,897 --> 00:57:15,364
I invited myself to
go back to my way,
1277
00:57:15,366 --> 00:57:17,966
and enjoy one day of week
with whatever I want.
1278
00:57:17,968 --> 00:57:19,601
I just wanna enjoy something
1279
00:57:19,603 --> 00:57:21,637
that tastes good
and makes me feel good.
1280
00:57:21,639 --> 00:57:23,238
And that'll get me through
the rest of the week.
1281
00:57:23,240 --> 00:57:25,040
I keep doing the diet
and stay on track,
1282
00:57:25,042 --> 00:57:27,509
like I need to
get to my next goal.
1283
00:57:29,245 --> 00:57:31,313
[Leroy] Honey,
better come and see this.
1284
00:57:36,686 --> 00:57:38,353
[Leroy] Right.
1285
00:57:38,355 --> 00:57:40,689
[Ryan] I didn't tell my mom because I
knew she wasn't gonna agree with me.
1286
00:57:40,691 --> 00:57:42,157
And I didn't wanna argue.
1287
00:57:42,425 --> 00:57:45,227
So, I waited until she and Leroy
told me they were taking a nap,
1288
00:57:45,229 --> 00:57:47,496
and they wouldn't hear the
door. But, I guess, they weren't.
1289
00:57:49,098 --> 00:57:50,933
Ryan cheating?
1290
00:57:50,935 --> 00:57:53,902
- What are you doing?
- I was just...
1291
00:57:53,904 --> 00:57:56,038
- Eating some chicken.
- I'm making dinner!
1292
00:57:56,040 --> 00:57:57,272
[exhales] Okay.
1293
00:57:57,274 --> 00:58:00,442
So, the dogs will have chicken
for their dinner.
1294
00:58:02,812 --> 00:58:04,246
This is not on your diet.
1295
00:58:05,815 --> 00:58:07,015
[Ryan] Snitch.
1296
00:58:07,017 --> 00:58:09,585
[Ryan]
I'm a little frustrated.
1297
00:58:09,587 --> 00:58:11,954
Because I don't think that
I'm doing anything wrong.
1298
00:58:15,091 --> 00:58:17,659
I know what I'm doing,
and I'm doing good.
1299
00:58:17,661 --> 00:58:18,827
My mom and Leroy
think they're helping.
1300
00:58:18,829 --> 00:58:20,929
But they don't understand
how this works.
1301
00:58:20,931 --> 00:58:25,000
And how I need to do this in a way
I can maintain for the rest of my life.
1302
00:58:25,002 --> 00:58:27,102
Because cutting out
everything isn't sustainable.
1303
00:58:27,104 --> 00:58:29,104
So, I have to find a balance.
1304
00:58:29,106 --> 00:58:31,139
I don't know what
we're gonna do about this.
1305
00:58:31,808 --> 00:58:33,275
What can I do to help you?
1306
00:58:33,843 --> 00:58:35,177
You know...
1307
00:58:35,179 --> 00:58:37,279
If you do need help, it's okay.
1308
00:58:37,281 --> 00:58:37,980
I know.
1309
00:58:37,982 --> 00:58:39,815
I appreciate it.
1310
00:58:39,817 --> 00:58:42,384
Every step back's like, you
gotta take five more steps forward,
1311
00:58:42,386 --> 00:58:44,152
than you had to take before.
1312
00:58:44,220 --> 00:58:46,021
I get it.
1313
00:58:46,023 --> 00:58:48,056
Makes me worry about you more.
1314
00:58:48,124 --> 00:58:50,259
I know, if I'm worried,
1315
00:58:50,261 --> 00:58:52,528
you know,
your mom's falling apart.
1316
00:58:55,532 --> 00:58:57,199
I get that.
1317
00:58:57,201 --> 00:59:00,269
It's a waste of time to argue,
so I don't waste my breath.
1318
00:59:01,905 --> 00:59:03,972
But I'm committed to losing
the weight and getting healthy,
1319
00:59:03,974 --> 00:59:05,974
so, I'll figure out
how to do this,
1320
00:59:05,976 --> 00:59:08,343
in a way I can maintain,
so I can keep going.
1321
00:59:08,845 --> 00:59:10,178
With how good I feel,
1322
00:59:10,180 --> 00:59:13,015
I know I've made
a lot of progress already.
1323
00:59:13,017 --> 00:59:14,783
And I'm not gonna mess it up.
1324
00:59:14,785 --> 00:59:15,884
The salad is good.
1325
00:59:15,886 --> 00:59:17,986
But it's not a chicken strip.
1326
00:59:17,988 --> 00:59:20,122
I understand
your cravings, but...
1327
00:59:20,823 --> 00:59:22,190
We have a goal here.
1328
00:59:23,059 --> 00:59:25,861
And we need to stick to it.
1329
00:59:25,863 --> 00:59:26,929
[Ryan] With how good I feel,
1330
00:59:26,931 --> 00:59:29,197
I know I've made
a lot of progress already.
1331
00:59:29,199 --> 00:59:30,999
And I'm not gonna mess it up.
1332
00:59:31,001 --> 00:59:32,100
That's what they don't get,
1333
00:59:32,102 --> 00:59:33,902
is that I'm not
gonna do anything
1334
00:59:33,904 --> 00:59:35,571
to go back
in the wrong direction,
1335
00:59:35,573 --> 00:59:37,506
and start gaining again.
1336
00:59:37,508 --> 00:59:39,675
I'm proud of how I'm doing
and I wanna keep going
1337
00:59:39,677 --> 00:59:42,210
to lose even more
and make it to my next goal,
1338
00:59:42,212 --> 00:59:44,513
by the time we all
move to Houston.
1339
00:59:44,515 --> 00:59:47,115
So, I'm just gonna focus
on doing that, the best I can.
1340
00:59:47,117 --> 00:59:49,918
I will help you however I can.
1341
00:59:49,920 --> 00:59:52,321
I need to lock stuff
or whatever,
1342
00:59:52,323 --> 00:59:53,522
I will do that.
1343
00:59:53,723 --> 00:59:55,023
Okay.
1344
00:59:55,025 --> 00:59:57,559
And if I find some time to
get a cheat meal in, I will.
1345
00:59:57,561 --> 01:00:00,062
Although as I'll do my best
to do it how my mom wants,
1346
01:00:00,064 --> 01:00:03,098
only because I know,
she's just trying to help me.
1347
01:00:03,100 --> 01:00:04,833
This is actually really good,
Mom, thank you.
1348
01:00:04,835 --> 01:00:06,768
You are very welcome.
1349
01:00:06,770 --> 01:00:08,637
[Ryan] We have more important
things to focus on,
1350
01:00:08,639 --> 01:00:09,671
like our move to Houston.
1351
01:00:09,673 --> 01:00:11,506
That's gonna take
a while for us to do.
1352
01:00:11,508 --> 01:00:13,575
Because I have to pick a place
for us to live there.
1353
01:00:13,577 --> 01:00:16,044
Then we have to pack all of
our stuff and move down there.
1354
01:00:16,046 --> 01:00:18,480
So, I'm just gonna put my
energy towards doing all that,
1355
01:00:18,482 --> 01:00:19,948
so I can keep moving forward.
1356
01:00:19,950 --> 01:00:22,951
Do Dr. Now's program
and get weight loss surgery.
1357
01:00:22,953 --> 01:00:25,053
Now, we take it
one day at a time.
1358
01:00:25,055 --> 01:00:27,889
Yeah. And we will
beat this thing.
1359
01:00:27,891 --> 01:00:29,925
We will be in Cancun...
[mumbles]
1360
01:00:29,927 --> 01:00:31,994
I sure hope so.
1361
01:00:31,996 --> 01:00:32,861
[Ryan] So, I'm gonna keep
working my hardest,
1362
01:00:32,863 --> 01:00:35,364
and get over
how frustrated I feel.
1363
01:00:35,366 --> 01:00:38,333
Because my priority is on getting
healthy and starting a new life.
1364
01:00:38,335 --> 01:00:39,501
[exhales]
1365
01:00:40,169 --> 01:00:41,570
[grunts]
1366
01:00:41,572 --> 01:00:44,373
[Ryan] And doing whatever I
have to do to make it happen.
1367
01:00:57,887 --> 01:00:59,988
My mom caught me trying to eat
another cheat meal.
1368
01:00:59,990 --> 01:01:01,890
It wasn't even
a whole cheat day.
1369
01:01:01,892 --> 01:01:03,759
It was just one meal,
and she got upset
1370
01:01:03,761 --> 01:01:05,527
and we sort of
went at it for a bit.
1371
01:01:05,529 --> 01:01:07,129
Because I don't think
any of this is fair.
1372
01:01:07,131 --> 01:01:09,097
I told her I need
to do this diet in a way
1373
01:01:09,099 --> 01:01:11,066
that works for me
to be successful.
1374
01:01:11,068 --> 01:01:12,668
But she doesn't care.
1375
01:01:12,670 --> 01:01:14,569
So, now she's decided
the best thing to do,
1376
01:01:14,571 --> 01:01:16,505
is throw out anything
in the house,
1377
01:01:16,507 --> 01:01:20,108
with carbs and sugar or anything
that's not on Dr. Now's diet.
1378
01:01:20,110 --> 01:01:21,810
That's basically
everything in the house,
1379
01:01:21,812 --> 01:01:23,211
and she's throwing it all away.
1380
01:01:23,213 --> 01:01:25,047
It's gonna be a lot of food.
1381
01:01:25,049 --> 01:01:27,082
I hope this helps you, bub.
1382
01:01:27,517 --> 01:01:29,517
There's a lot of stuff in here.
1383
01:01:29,519 --> 01:01:32,387
[Ryan] So, I'm frustrated right now, because
I don't think any of this is helpful.
1384
01:01:32,389 --> 01:01:34,890
I know my mom thinks it is,
but she's wrong.
1385
01:01:34,892 --> 01:01:36,491
It's gonna make this
harder for me.
1386
01:01:36,493 --> 01:01:37,993
I guess I just have
to deal with it
1387
01:01:37,995 --> 01:01:40,395
because I don't have
any other option right now.
1388
01:01:40,397 --> 01:01:42,197
[Tammy] None
of this stuff is mine.
1389
01:01:42,199 --> 01:01:44,166
[Ryan] But it's hard
for me to even watch.
1390
01:01:44,168 --> 01:01:45,734
Holy smokes,
that's a lot of food.
1391
01:01:45,801 --> 01:01:47,569
I know.
1392
01:01:47,571 --> 01:01:49,237
[Ryan] Despite being forced
to doing this in a way,
1393
01:01:49,239 --> 01:01:50,906
that makes it harder
than it should be,
1394
01:01:50,908 --> 01:01:51,840
I'm sticking with it.
1395
01:01:51,842 --> 01:01:52,874
I'm not going to argue with her.
1396
01:01:52,876 --> 01:01:54,810
I'll just do it her way,
for now.
1397
01:01:54,812 --> 01:01:57,579
But so far, I know I've made
some really good progress.
1398
01:01:57,581 --> 01:01:59,681
And I know I'm gonna
make a lot more.
1399
01:01:59,683 --> 01:02:01,717
So, I feel like I'm gonna be
able to get to my next goal
1400
01:02:01,719 --> 01:02:04,052
by the time I go see
Dr. Now in Houston.
1401
01:02:04,054 --> 01:02:06,588
My mom, Leroy and I are
working on moving our whole lives
1402
01:02:06,590 --> 01:02:09,257
down to Houston,
in the next couple months.
1403
01:02:09,259 --> 01:02:11,460
I wanted to do it sooner,
but it's just not feasible
1404
01:02:11,462 --> 01:02:13,261
with everything that
we have to figure out.
1405
01:02:13,263 --> 01:02:15,997
With getting everything wrapped
up here and then finding a place,
1406
01:02:15,999 --> 01:02:18,233
and packing everything up
and taking it all to Houston,
1407
01:02:18,235 --> 01:02:19,701
it's a lot.
1408
01:02:19,703 --> 01:02:21,770
So, it's unrealistic of me to
think we could do that quickly.
1409
01:02:21,772 --> 01:02:25,140
Because it's been tough, even
figuring out where we're gonna live.
1410
01:02:25,142 --> 01:02:28,410
I've narrowed it down to the three
different apartments we can afford.
1411
01:02:28,412 --> 01:02:30,879
But honestly,
none of them are my favorite.
1412
01:02:30,881 --> 01:02:33,014
They seem to be crammed and I'm
worried about having enough space
1413
01:02:33,016 --> 01:02:34,049
to get around in them.
1414
01:02:34,051 --> 01:02:35,851
And I'm holding out
a little longer
1415
01:02:35,853 --> 01:02:37,919
to see if we can find
something better for me.
1416
01:02:37,921 --> 01:02:40,355
It'll just make it easier
on me in the end.
1417
01:02:40,357 --> 01:02:42,023
I got all the food wrapped.
1418
01:02:42,025 --> 01:02:42,858
There you go.
1419
01:02:42,860 --> 01:02:44,493
- Donate it.
- [Tammy] Yeah.
1420
01:02:45,161 --> 01:02:46,995
Hopefully,
now you can start buying,
1421
01:02:46,997 --> 01:02:48,964
like, better stuff for me.
1422
01:02:49,999 --> 01:02:51,466
Will Dr. Now give you a list?
1423
01:02:52,235 --> 01:02:54,136
- I'm hoping.
- Of something you can eat.
1424
01:02:54,138 --> 01:02:54,870
Yeah. I'm hoping.
1425
01:02:54,872 --> 01:02:56,772
Can we support that?
1426
01:02:56,774 --> 01:02:59,541
I know that I can't snack or
anything. So, it's just gonna...
1427
01:02:59,543 --> 01:03:01,743
Be chicken and veggies.
1428
01:03:01,745 --> 01:03:04,246
So, I don't-- Really don't see why the
stuff won't go on the shelf from here on out
1429
01:03:04,248 --> 01:03:06,081
In the end, it'll be good.
1430
01:03:06,415 --> 01:03:08,150
Get you anything tonight?
1431
01:03:08,152 --> 01:03:09,918
- You got water?
- Nothing else.
1432
01:03:09,920 --> 01:03:11,353
Okay.
1433
01:03:11,355 --> 01:03:13,989
[Ryan] But overall, we're making
progress and we'll get it done.
1434
01:03:13,991 --> 01:03:15,857
Because I'm determined
to keep moving forward,
1435
01:03:15,859 --> 01:03:17,692
and my family wants
me to get this help,
1436
01:03:17,694 --> 01:03:19,861
so I wanna get this all
figured out too.
1437
01:03:19,863 --> 01:03:22,998
Okay, if you need me,
just scream.
1438
01:03:23,000 --> 01:03:24,366
- No. Thank you.
- Come on, baby girl.
1439
01:03:24,368 --> 01:03:25,967
Zee, come.
1440
01:03:25,969 --> 01:03:28,937
[Ryan] I just wish while we're doing
all this, working out what we need,
1441
01:03:28,939 --> 01:03:31,173
I didn't have to deal with
this stuff from my mom,
1442
01:03:31,175 --> 01:03:32,307
which is making it
even harder for me.
1443
01:03:32,309 --> 01:03:33,942
But I'm not gonna
let that discourage me
1444
01:03:33,944 --> 01:03:35,177
or slow me down.
1445
01:03:39,282 --> 01:03:40,782
I'm gonna keep working hard.
1446
01:03:40,784 --> 01:03:42,951
And do what I have to do,
to make it to my goals
1447
01:03:42,953 --> 01:03:44,519
and get to where I need.
1448
01:03:44,521 --> 01:03:47,122
Because I'm dedicated to this
process, and doing whatever it takes,
1449
01:03:47,124 --> 01:03:49,224
to lose the weight
and have a better life.
1450
01:03:49,592 --> 01:03:51,326
No matter how hard it gets.
1451
01:04:04,874 --> 01:04:08,043
I feel like the past months have
been really productive for me.
1452
01:04:08,045 --> 01:04:09,477
Because I'm doing
well with my diet,
1453
01:04:09,479 --> 01:04:11,379
and started
exercising a lot more.
1454
01:04:12,782 --> 01:04:14,983
It's still a little too cold
outside to risk walking,
1455
01:04:14,985 --> 01:04:16,852
so my mom and I
came up with the idea
1456
01:04:16,854 --> 01:04:17,853
of doing chores
around the house,
1457
01:04:17,855 --> 01:04:21,489
to get a lot of activity
I need, in.
1458
01:04:21,491 --> 01:04:23,892
So, I'm getting up everyday
to do that and help out
1459
01:04:23,894 --> 01:04:26,494
Mostly with stuff
like the laundry.
1460
01:04:26,496 --> 01:04:28,763
I'm doing some sweeping
and vacuuming too.
1461
01:04:28,765 --> 01:04:29,998
But that still takes
a lot out of me.
1462
01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:31,633
So, helping with the laundry,
1463
01:04:31,635 --> 01:04:33,668
is what I like to focus on
for my exercising.
1464
01:04:33,670 --> 01:04:36,705
Because I can do some of it
sitting down and rest when I need to.
1465
01:04:36,707 --> 01:04:39,074
Make sure I don't push
myself too hard.
1466
01:04:39,076 --> 01:04:42,110
But I can already feel my stamina
and energy levels getting better,
1467
01:04:42,112 --> 01:04:43,812
just from doing this
the past month.
1468
01:04:43,814 --> 01:04:46,481
So, I'm feeling really good.
1469
01:04:46,483 --> 01:04:48,250
And I feeling like I'm
getting a lot stronger too.
1470
01:04:48,252 --> 01:04:51,386
Because I'm doing my upper
body exercising everyday, as well.
1471
01:04:57,193 --> 01:04:58,760
I was really sore at first,
1472
01:04:58,762 --> 01:05:01,296
but now doing all of this
doesn't even faze me.
1473
01:05:01,298 --> 01:05:03,865
And I'm feeling muscle in my
arms I didn't even know I had.
1474
01:05:03,867 --> 01:05:05,667
So, I know
I'm building muscle mass
1475
01:05:05,669 --> 01:05:07,035
and improving my body like that.
1476
01:05:07,037 --> 01:05:08,770
And I'm excited to keep doing it
1477
01:05:08,772 --> 01:05:10,105
and getting even stronger.
1478
01:05:10,107 --> 01:05:12,240
I'm even thinking
about joining a gym.
1479
01:05:15,544 --> 01:05:17,112
I'm also sticking to my diet
1480
01:05:17,114 --> 01:05:19,047
and doing it my mom's way,
with no cheat days.
1481
01:05:19,049 --> 01:05:20,782
And I know I'm losing
a lot more weight
1482
01:05:20,784 --> 01:05:22,751
because I can feel it
in my knees when I walk.
1483
01:05:22,753 --> 01:05:24,719
So I should be on track
to hit my next goal
1484
01:05:24,721 --> 01:05:27,088
by the time I go back
to see Dr. Now again.
1485
01:05:27,090 --> 01:05:29,457
So, overall, I'm feeling
really good about this.
1486
01:05:30,559 --> 01:05:32,727
The plan is to move down
to Houston next month,
1487
01:05:32,729 --> 01:05:34,162
in time for my next
appointment with him.
1488
01:05:34,164 --> 01:05:35,830
So that means we need to pack up
1489
01:05:35,832 --> 01:05:37,465
and head there
in the next few weeks.
1490
01:05:38,167 --> 01:05:39,801
Unfortunately, I didn't find
1491
01:05:39,803 --> 01:05:41,970
a better apartment,
like I was hoping.
1492
01:05:41,972 --> 01:05:43,505
So we're just moving
on the best option
1493
01:05:43,507 --> 01:05:44,773
from what I have to pick from.
1494
01:05:44,775 --> 01:05:46,341
And hope that it works out
like need.
1495
01:05:47,076 --> 01:05:48,710
So everything
is coming together,
1496
01:05:48,712 --> 01:05:50,178
and I'm making big strides,
1497
01:05:50,180 --> 01:05:52,314
and I'm excited
to be doing this.
1498
01:05:52,316 --> 01:05:54,950
I'm moving to Houston
to get the help I need.
1499
01:06:01,824 --> 01:06:04,359
[music playing]
1500
01:06:12,969 --> 01:06:16,905
[Ryan] My family and I need to move
down to Houston in the next week,
1501
01:06:16,907 --> 01:06:20,108
if I'm gonna get there in time for
my next appointment with Dr. Now.
1502
01:06:20,110 --> 01:06:23,511
It's in about nine days from
now and I don't wanna miss it,
1503
01:06:23,513 --> 01:06:25,246
because I've been
working really hard,
1504
01:06:25,248 --> 01:06:27,682
and I wanna show
Dr. Now how well I'm doing.
1505
01:06:27,684 --> 01:06:29,250
But my mom and Leroy are saying
1506
01:06:29,252 --> 01:06:30,752
they need more time
to get things ready.
1507
01:06:30,754 --> 01:06:32,787
And so I've been
frustrated with them,
1508
01:06:32,789 --> 01:06:35,123
because they knew I had
this appointment coming up.
1509
01:06:35,125 --> 01:06:36,791
So, I told them,
one way or another,
1510
01:06:36,793 --> 01:06:37,959
I'm getting down there.
1511
01:06:37,961 --> 01:06:39,861
And I asked Leroy
to get me some boxes
1512
01:06:39,863 --> 01:06:41,830
so I can start
packing up my stuff,
1513
01:06:41,832 --> 01:06:43,765
because come hell or high water
1514
01:06:43,767 --> 01:06:46,167
I'm gonna find a way
to get to Houston.
1515
01:06:46,169 --> 01:06:48,336
With or without them,
if I have to.
1516
01:06:49,071 --> 01:06:50,572
I moved to Montana on my own,
1517
01:06:50,574 --> 01:06:52,240
so I can move to Texas
on my own.
1518
01:06:53,109 --> 01:06:55,877
Especially with how much
progress I'm making.
1519
01:06:55,879 --> 01:06:58,680
I'm getting healthier
and stronger everyday,
1520
01:06:58,682 --> 01:07:01,249
and I'm rising
to the challenges I need.
1521
01:07:01,251 --> 01:07:03,818
So if this is just one more
obstacle I have to overcome,
1522
01:07:03,820 --> 01:07:05,320
then I will.
1523
01:07:08,457 --> 01:07:10,492
But right now,
everything is up in the air.
1524
01:07:10,494 --> 01:07:13,061
I'm pushing my mom and Leroy
to figure everything out,
1525
01:07:13,063 --> 01:07:14,929
and take this more seriously
1526
01:07:14,931 --> 01:07:18,199
because my whole life
is depending on this.
1527
01:07:18,201 --> 01:07:20,201
And they know how
important this is to me,
1528
01:07:21,070 --> 01:07:23,204
and how much I'm sacrificing.
1529
01:07:24,240 --> 01:07:26,408
You know, my friend in Oregon,
who is sick,
1530
01:07:27,543 --> 01:07:29,744
he's getting worse,
1531
01:07:29,746 --> 01:07:32,380
and I've been ignoring them
to keep losing weight...
1532
01:07:33,516 --> 01:07:36,017
And it's made me feel
like a horrible friend.
1533
01:07:36,919 --> 01:07:39,054
That's how committed
I am to doing this,
1534
01:07:39,422 --> 01:07:40,989
and getting life right.
1535
01:07:40,991 --> 01:07:44,292
So if my mom and Leroy don't
come through like I need them to,
1536
01:07:45,061 --> 01:07:47,195
then I plan to just
figure it out on my own
1537
01:07:47,197 --> 01:07:49,531
because I'm ready to
do whatever it takes,
1538
01:07:49,533 --> 01:07:52,067
to keep going
and do Dr. Now's program,
1539
01:07:52,134 --> 01:07:54,202
with or without them.
1540
01:07:55,204 --> 01:07:58,173
And I've already started
with back up options.
1541
01:07:58,175 --> 01:08:01,176
I started calling friends to
come pick me up and take me.
1542
01:08:01,510 --> 01:08:02,944
And I have someone that says
1543
01:08:02,946 --> 01:08:05,747
that they'll drive me to
Houston if it comes down to that.
1544
01:08:05,749 --> 01:08:07,382
So at least, I have a driver.
1545
01:08:10,052 --> 01:08:11,753
I'll figure out
where I'm staying
1546
01:08:11,755 --> 01:08:13,955
and everything else too
if I have to.
1547
01:08:16,025 --> 01:08:18,059
I've come too far
and worked too hard
1548
01:08:18,061 --> 01:08:20,695
to let things start to
get missed up now.
1549
01:08:20,697 --> 01:08:23,965
So I don't know exactly
what I'm gonna do,
1550
01:08:23,967 --> 01:08:25,500
or how I'm gonna
figure it all out.
1551
01:08:28,971 --> 01:08:32,807
But what I do know is that I
will, no matter what it takes.
1552
01:08:32,809 --> 01:08:35,343
Because I'm not missing my
next appointment and risking
1553
01:08:35,345 --> 01:08:37,345
my only chance
to get my life back.
1554
01:08:38,647 --> 01:08:39,547
[sighs]
1555
01:08:52,895 --> 01:08:54,496
[Dr. Now]
Since my last call with Ryan
1556
01:08:54,498 --> 01:08:55,663
a few months ago
1557
01:08:55,665 --> 01:08:57,866
he seemed to have fallen
off the map.
1558
01:08:57,868 --> 01:08:59,734
We set an appointment with him,
1559
01:08:59,736 --> 01:09:01,903
here in Houston,
to see where his weight is,
1560
01:09:01,905 --> 01:09:05,006
and if he is actually
losing like he said,
1561
01:09:05,008 --> 01:09:07,041
but that was supposed to be
a month ago,
1562
01:09:07,043 --> 01:09:08,877
and he never showed up.
1563
01:09:08,879 --> 01:09:10,979
And he hasn't been
answering my calls.
1564
01:09:10,981 --> 01:09:13,214
But my office finally
got hold of him
1565
01:09:13,216 --> 01:09:15,416
and set up a call
with him today.
1566
01:09:15,418 --> 01:09:17,519
So we'll see what he has to say
1567
01:09:17,521 --> 01:09:21,089
because he has said he
was moving here to Houston
1568
01:09:21,091 --> 01:09:22,924
but that doesn't seem
to have happened
1569
01:09:22,926 --> 01:09:25,660
and we have to know
what's going on with him
1570
01:09:25,662 --> 01:09:29,130
but so far it doesn't really
seem like he's very committed
1571
01:09:29,132 --> 01:09:31,232
to doing what he needs
to get healthy
1572
01:09:31,234 --> 01:09:32,467
and save his life.
1573
01:09:33,135 --> 01:09:33,968
[Skype ringing]
1574
01:09:33,970 --> 01:09:34,903
[grunts]
1575
01:09:34,905 --> 01:09:37,772
It looks like he's not answering
1576
01:09:37,774 --> 01:09:40,241
and he's not
showing up on video.
1577
01:09:40,243 --> 01:09:42,810
For past two months
every time we call him,
1578
01:09:42,812 --> 01:09:44,946
he doesn't answer his call...
1579
01:09:44,948 --> 01:09:49,150
And seems like he's not
serious about saving his life.
1580
01:09:49,152 --> 01:09:54,789
So I'm not sure
where we go with Ryan.
1581
01:09:54,791 --> 01:09:57,392
So I'm going to call him
on cell phone and see.
1582
01:10:00,229 --> 01:10:02,530
[line ringing]
1583
01:10:04,967 --> 01:10:06,201
Hello.
1584
01:10:06,802 --> 01:10:09,003
- [Ryan] Hello.
- Ryan?
1585
01:10:09,672 --> 01:10:11,072
Yeah, Dr. Now,
how are you?
1586
01:10:11,074 --> 01:10:13,975
I'm doing okay.
How have you been?
1587
01:10:14,810 --> 01:10:16,778
All I'm doing,
right now I'm dealing
1588
01:10:16,780 --> 01:10:18,513
with some family stuff
here in Oregon.
1589
01:10:18,515 --> 01:10:22,116
Um, but-- We're dealing.
1590
01:10:22,518 --> 01:10:23,718
What's going on?
1591
01:10:23,720 --> 01:10:27,255
Well, you haven't been
answering your calls
1592
01:10:27,257 --> 01:10:31,025
so we haven't been
able to get in touch with you
1593
01:10:31,027 --> 01:10:32,961
and see what's going on.
1594
01:10:33,596 --> 01:10:36,064
Yeah. This is the first time
I've seen you call
1595
01:10:36,066 --> 01:10:39,200
'cause I have you
on my phone under Dr. Now so.
1596
01:10:39,202 --> 01:10:41,903
I don't have any
missed calls from you.
1597
01:10:41,905 --> 01:10:45,440
Well, you missed a lot of
calls from me and my office.
1598
01:10:45,442 --> 01:10:47,108
And so what's going on whit you?
1599
01:10:47,110 --> 01:10:51,446
You were talking about coming
down to Houston a few months ago,
1600
01:10:51,448 --> 01:10:54,082
but you missed the appointment
we had for you, last month
1601
01:10:54,084 --> 01:10:55,950
and we haven't heard from you.
1602
01:10:55,952 --> 01:10:58,920
What-- What happened with that?
1603
01:10:58,922 --> 01:11:02,957
Uh, I didn't-- My driver--
I ended up with another driver
1604
01:11:02,959 --> 01:11:04,492
I got all taken care of now.
1605
01:11:05,027 --> 01:11:07,528
Uh, I do have a driver now.
1606
01:11:07,530 --> 01:11:11,966
Okay. Uh, so are you
doing your diet?
1607
01:11:11,968 --> 01:11:14,836
Yeah. You know, I've got
a gym membership at home.
1608
01:11:14,838 --> 01:11:18,172
Gym is good but it's not
affecting your weight,
1609
01:11:18,174 --> 01:11:20,675
your weight has to do
with your eating habits.
1610
01:11:20,677 --> 01:11:23,511
Are you watching your diet?
1611
01:11:23,513 --> 01:11:25,880
Yep, I've been doing chicken
breast and, like, veggies.
1612
01:11:25,882 --> 01:11:30,818
Um, it's almost too much
but I've stayed with it
1613
01:11:30,820 --> 01:11:35,056
I-- I honestly follow
95% of the time.
1614
01:11:35,058 --> 01:11:36,491
I follow my diet.
1615
01:11:37,826 --> 01:11:40,161
You feel like
you've lost any weight?
1616
01:11:40,163 --> 01:11:42,030
Oh, in my knees for sure.
1617
01:11:42,064 --> 01:11:43,197
Absolutely.
1618
01:11:43,199 --> 01:11:45,633
So how much you think you lost?
1619
01:11:45,635 --> 01:11:46,734
Um, I don't know.
1620
01:11:46,736 --> 01:11:50,672
I feel easily
40-50 pounds minimum.
1621
01:11:50,674 --> 01:11:54,842
On top of the weight you think
you lost already or total?
1622
01:11:54,844 --> 01:11:55,877
On top of how much I'd lost.
1623
01:11:55,944 --> 01:11:57,712
Okay.
1624
01:11:57,714 --> 01:12:00,848
So when do you think
you're coming down to Houston?
1625
01:12:00,850 --> 01:12:03,685
So, ASAP if all goes well
1626
01:12:03,687 --> 01:12:08,523
So hopefully by the beg--
End of this coming week
1627
01:12:08,525 --> 01:12:09,824
or beginning
of the following week
1628
01:12:09,826 --> 01:12:11,859
will be the worst case scenario
1629
01:12:11,861 --> 01:12:14,862
Okay. We'll set an
appointment for you to be here
1630
01:12:14,864 --> 01:12:16,030
at the end of next week
1631
01:12:16,032 --> 01:12:17,999
to give you time to come here,
1632
01:12:18,001 --> 01:12:20,001
but before you do,
it's been do long
1633
01:12:20,003 --> 01:12:21,703
since we had the tests done
1634
01:12:21,705 --> 01:12:25,840
that we need to make
appointment at the clinic over there
1635
01:12:25,842 --> 01:12:29,110
and get you over there
and check your weight and see
1636
01:12:29,112 --> 01:12:30,645
what you progress is,
1637
01:12:30,647 --> 01:12:32,113
and run some tests on you again
1638
01:12:32,115 --> 01:12:34,749
to make sure there are
no issues with your health
1639
01:12:34,751 --> 01:12:37,985
that will make it
unsafe for you to travel.
1640
01:12:37,987 --> 01:12:40,788
- Okay.
- But you need to stop giving me excuses
1641
01:12:40,790 --> 01:12:43,858
because saving your life
is more important
1642
01:12:43,860 --> 01:12:47,128
than any other event
in your life.
1643
01:12:47,130 --> 01:12:51,733
So this is something that
you need to be proactive for it.
1644
01:12:51,800 --> 01:12:53,267
- And--
- Mm-hm.
1645
01:12:53,802 --> 01:12:57,805
And it's not something that you
should play around and waste time on it
1646
01:12:57,807 --> 01:13:00,108
because you don't
have much time.
1647
01:13:00,110 --> 01:13:02,510
The way your body is built up
1648
01:13:02,512 --> 01:13:03,711
and your weight and all,
1649
01:13:03,713 --> 01:13:06,681
the strain you have
on your system.
1650
01:13:06,683 --> 01:13:12,620
So the priority should be saving
your life and try to lose weight.
1651
01:13:12,622 --> 01:13:16,691
And all these delays
that you're making...
1652
01:13:16,693 --> 01:13:18,960
At some point, you're
going to run out of time
1653
01:13:18,962 --> 01:13:21,162
if you don't take care
of yourself.
1654
01:13:21,164 --> 01:13:24,632
So that's important
thing for you...
1655
01:13:24,634 --> 01:13:27,135
priority should be
to saving your life
1656
01:13:27,137 --> 01:13:31,606
and try to lose weight
and take care of yourself.
1657
01:13:31,608 --> 01:13:35,042
And-- But you making
all these other priorities
1658
01:13:35,044 --> 01:13:37,779
and you're putting
everything back on hold
1659
01:13:37,781 --> 01:13:41,749
and that doesn't seem that
you're taking things seriously.
1660
01:13:41,751 --> 01:13:43,718
Oh, I'm-- I mean,
I'm taking it seriously
1661
01:13:43,720 --> 01:13:45,753
it's just I did not
have a driver the first time
1662
01:13:45,755 --> 01:13:48,089
so I'm taking
it serious, I mean...
1663
01:13:48,091 --> 01:13:49,957
I'm coming there a 100%.
1664
01:13:49,959 --> 01:13:51,826
It's just a couple of things
came up
1665
01:13:51,828 --> 01:13:53,828
and I had to get those
1666
01:13:53,830 --> 01:13:55,863
ducks on a row, so to speak,
1667
01:13:55,865 --> 01:13:58,065
in order to even be able
to come there at all.
1668
01:13:58,534 --> 01:14:00,168
- So...
- All right.
1669
01:14:00,836 --> 01:14:03,037
And you're doing your exercises?
1670
01:14:03,405 --> 01:14:04,472
Yeah. [clears throat]
1671
01:14:04,773 --> 01:14:06,407
Okay.
1672
01:14:06,409 --> 01:14:09,944
So after they get your
current weight at the clinic.
1673
01:14:09,946 --> 01:14:13,948
I want you to give me a call on
video and see how you look like.
1674
01:14:14,149 --> 01:14:15,082
Okay.
1675
01:14:15,084 --> 01:14:17,785
So we'll set that
appointment for you
1676
01:14:17,787 --> 01:14:19,520
and then if everything
looks good
1677
01:14:19,522 --> 01:14:21,289
with your weight and the tests
1678
01:14:21,291 --> 01:14:24,759
I'll see you here in Houston
at the end of next week.
1679
01:14:24,761 --> 01:14:25,927
That sounds great.
1680
01:14:25,929 --> 01:14:27,962
All right. Talk to you later.
1681
01:14:27,964 --> 01:14:29,831
- All right, Bye bye.
- Bye bye.
1682
01:14:29,833 --> 01:14:31,165
[mellow music playing]
1683
01:14:35,103 --> 01:14:36,771
[sighs]
1684
01:14:36,773 --> 01:14:39,841
It looks like Ryan keeps
making excuses
1685
01:14:39,843 --> 01:14:45,046
so I'm not sure where we
go with that, with Ryan.
1686
01:14:46,982 --> 01:14:49,584
I think Ryan is intentionally
1687
01:14:49,586 --> 01:14:52,153
avoiding video call with me.
1688
01:14:52,155 --> 01:14:54,789
So he either has not made
any more progress
1689
01:14:54,791 --> 01:14:56,190
or put on some weight,
1690
01:14:56,192 --> 01:15:00,061
because my guess is it's
likely he's still in the 700s
1691
01:15:00,063 --> 01:15:01,829
but hopefully
that's not the case
1692
01:15:01,831 --> 01:15:03,698
and he's making progress
1693
01:15:03,700 --> 01:15:06,033
and hopefully Ryan
is telling me the truth
1694
01:15:06,035 --> 01:15:08,002
when he said
he's ready to do this.
1695
01:15:08,004 --> 01:15:09,537
But I am skeptical.
1696
01:15:09,539 --> 01:15:11,606
We'll see where his weight is at
1697
01:15:11,608 --> 01:15:14,742
and once we learn that,
that will tell me a lot.
1698
01:15:14,744 --> 01:15:17,912
Because, if the scale still
cannot read his weight,
1699
01:15:17,914 --> 01:15:19,981
then he can't continue
with the argument
1700
01:15:19,983 --> 01:15:21,949
that it is still malfunctioning.
1701
01:15:21,951 --> 01:15:25,920
But if he is still over
the weight limit of the scale,
1702
01:15:25,922 --> 01:15:28,089
then we will have to run
the test on him again.
1703
01:15:28,091 --> 01:15:30,925
Because he could be gaining,
and if that's the case,
1704
01:15:30,927 --> 01:15:34,729
then not only will I have
concern about him travelling
1705
01:15:34,731 --> 01:15:38,232
thousands of miles with all
that strain on his body,
1706
01:15:38,234 --> 01:15:39,867
but it will show me
he is not really
1707
01:15:39,869 --> 01:15:43,838
taking his situation seriously
and he's playing games.
1708
01:15:43,840 --> 01:15:48,543
And if that's the case, then there is
no point for him to come down here
1709
01:15:48,545 --> 01:15:52,513
and put his body through all
that just to waste everyone's time.
1710
01:15:52,515 --> 01:15:56,984
Because we're not moving ahead
with him until he proves to me
1711
01:15:56,986 --> 01:16:00,221
he's ready to do what he needs
to succeed at this.
1712
01:16:05,928 --> 01:16:07,428
[slow song fading]
1713
01:16:14,136 --> 01:16:16,304
Lately, it's been a really
hard time for me.
1714
01:16:17,406 --> 01:16:18,406
I've been struggling a lot
1715
01:16:18,408 --> 01:16:21,375
and that started about
a month and a half ago,
1716
01:16:21,377 --> 01:16:23,010
when a lot of bad things
happened to me.
1717
01:16:23,012 --> 01:16:26,147
First, my mom and Leroy decided
they weren't coming with me to Houston.
1718
01:16:26,149 --> 01:16:28,482
And that they weren't
gonna move with me after all.
1719
01:16:28,484 --> 01:16:30,051
Which hit me hard.
1720
01:16:30,053 --> 01:16:33,120
'Cause I thought I had their
support and they'd be there for me.
1721
01:16:33,922 --> 01:16:35,423
Do you need anything else?
1722
01:16:35,425 --> 01:16:37,858
- No, I'm good.
- You good? You sure?
1723
01:16:37,860 --> 01:16:38,759
Yep.
1724
01:16:38,761 --> 01:16:40,528
I was wrong about that though.
1725
01:16:40,530 --> 01:16:42,930
And that's been very hard
for me to accept.
1726
01:16:42,932 --> 01:16:44,231
Keep going.
1727
01:16:44,233 --> 01:16:46,067
[Ryan] Because I've been
really frustrated at them
1728
01:16:46,069 --> 01:16:47,034
for doing that to me
1729
01:16:47,036 --> 01:16:49,503
and making me feel
completely abandoned.
1730
01:16:50,639 --> 01:16:52,006
But I wasn't gonna
let that stop me
1731
01:16:52,008 --> 01:16:54,141
from getting help,
so I called some friends
1732
01:16:54,143 --> 01:16:56,043
to see if someone
can take me to Houston
1733
01:16:56,045 --> 01:16:57,511
and help get me there.
1734
01:16:57,513 --> 01:16:58,646
And someone said they would.
1735
01:16:58,648 --> 01:17:00,815
And the day before we were
gonna leave,
1736
01:17:00,817 --> 01:17:04,285
he called and told me he had
to back out and couldn't do it.
1737
01:17:06,021 --> 01:17:08,489
So, I was just left with
just no options at all.
1738
01:17:09,091 --> 01:17:11,759
But I didn't give up even then.
1739
01:17:11,761 --> 01:17:13,461
I kept calling around
to find someone
1740
01:17:13,463 --> 01:17:15,830
who could take me,
but no one could.
1741
01:17:15,832 --> 01:17:18,833
There was absolutely no one
I could go to in my life
1742
01:17:18,835 --> 01:17:20,968
for any type of support.
1743
01:17:21,670 --> 01:17:24,005
So, I'm completely alone
and on my own.
1744
01:17:24,007 --> 01:17:27,174
And that alone was depressing.
1745
01:17:27,176 --> 01:17:29,343
So I know I'd
shut down for a bit.
1746
01:17:30,145 --> 01:17:32,413
[line ringing]
1747
01:17:34,983 --> 01:17:37,084
[man] Hello.
How can I help you today?
1748
01:17:37,086 --> 01:17:40,554
Hi, I'd like to place an order
for delivery, please?
1749
01:17:40,556 --> 01:17:42,890
[man] All right, go ahead,
whatever you like.
1750
01:17:42,892 --> 01:17:46,060
Can I please get two Philly
steak and cheese sandwiches,
1751
01:17:46,062 --> 01:17:47,795
an eight-piece order of wings,
1752
01:17:47,797 --> 01:17:50,731
and a large cheese
curd with ranch?
1753
01:17:50,733 --> 01:17:53,467
- [man] What else can I get for you?
- Uh, that's it.
1754
01:17:53,469 --> 01:17:57,471
Um, give us about 40 minutes
and we'll have that right on at ya.
1755
01:17:57,473 --> 01:18:00,274
- All right, thank you so much.
- [man] I'll see you shortly.
1756
01:18:01,576 --> 01:18:03,944
[Ryan] On top of losing my
mom and Leroy's support and help,
1757
01:18:03,946 --> 01:18:07,081
recently, things got
even worse for me
1758
01:18:07,083 --> 01:18:09,950
when I found out about my
friend back in Oregon who is sick,
1759
01:18:09,952 --> 01:18:12,186
is practically gone
at this point.
1760
01:18:13,522 --> 01:18:16,323
Their health is so bad
that they don't have long...
1761
01:18:16,325 --> 01:18:17,991
[clears throat]
1762
01:18:17,993 --> 01:18:20,961
and when I found that out, it
made me feel like such a horrible friend
1763
01:18:20,963 --> 01:18:23,998
because I sacrificed
being there for them.
1764
01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:24,732
To try and focus on me.
1765
01:18:24,734 --> 01:18:26,400
[knocking on door]
1766
01:18:28,737 --> 01:18:32,473
And it's hard not to feel like that
was not only completely selfish of me
1767
01:18:32,475 --> 01:18:34,809
but that choice might
have stolen my last chance
1768
01:18:34,811 --> 01:18:37,812
to be there for them
and see them.
1769
01:18:37,814 --> 01:18:41,082
And that depressed me even more.
1770
01:18:41,084 --> 01:18:44,251
-[delivery man] Here it is.
-[Ryan] Thank you. Have a good one.
1771
01:18:45,787 --> 01:18:46,887
[clears throat]
1772
01:18:46,889 --> 01:18:49,790
So, life has just been
a struggle for me lately.
1773
01:18:49,792 --> 01:18:52,126
To where it feels like there's
just no one in my corner.
1774
01:18:52,128 --> 01:18:53,627
And no matter what I do,
1775
01:18:53,629 --> 01:18:55,362
I just can't get ahead.
1776
01:18:57,699 --> 01:19:00,101
But despite all this
and all the setbacks,
1777
01:19:00,103 --> 01:19:02,703
I haven't let that stop me
from doing what I need.
1778
01:19:02,705 --> 01:19:04,004
I've still been
sticking to the diet
1779
01:19:04,006 --> 01:19:06,707
and working hard
at my exercises.
1780
01:19:06,709 --> 01:19:09,276
But the reason I've been
able to stick to it like I need
1781
01:19:09,278 --> 01:19:11,045
is that I'm having
some cheat meals.
1782
01:19:11,047 --> 01:19:12,513
Not whole cheat days,
1783
01:19:12,515 --> 01:19:13,681
just a meal
once or twice a week.
1784
01:19:13,683 --> 01:19:15,249
That looks good.
1785
01:19:15,251 --> 01:19:18,452
Well, everything I eat doesn't
have to be something from the diet.
1786
01:19:19,755 --> 01:19:21,856
I usually wait until
my mom and Leroy go out
1787
01:19:21,858 --> 01:19:24,125
so I don't have them in my face.
1788
01:19:25,193 --> 01:19:26,660
I don't know what my weight is,
1789
01:19:26,662 --> 01:19:29,130
but I know it's a lot less
than it was.
1790
01:19:29,132 --> 01:19:31,932
And probably in the 500s
at this point.
1791
01:19:31,934 --> 01:19:32,833
Perfect.
1792
01:19:32,835 --> 01:19:34,034
But I haven't been able
1793
01:19:34,036 --> 01:19:36,504
to go back and get
my weight checked yet.
1794
01:19:38,106 --> 01:19:39,807
I talked to Dr. Now
couple of weeks ago
1795
01:19:39,809 --> 01:19:43,511
and he wanted me to go
back to the local clinic.
1796
01:19:43,513 --> 01:19:46,213
But then right after
is when I found out
1797
01:19:46,215 --> 01:19:47,982
what was going on
with my friend in Oregon
1798
01:19:47,984 --> 01:19:51,385
and how bad off they were,
and I had to postpone
1799
01:19:52,888 --> 01:19:54,421
just because
it wasn't a good time,
1800
01:19:54,423 --> 01:19:56,090
and I was too depressed.
1801
01:19:58,794 --> 01:20:01,428
And that also delayed
me going to Houston.
1802
01:20:02,531 --> 01:20:04,665
But my plan is to
reach out to Dr. Now again
1803
01:20:04,667 --> 01:20:06,000
here in a few weeks
1804
01:20:06,002 --> 01:20:08,335
and get him to reschedule
the appointment here
1805
01:20:08,337 --> 01:20:10,004
he wants me to have.
1806
01:20:10,205 --> 01:20:11,672
[clears throat]
1807
01:20:11,674 --> 01:20:12,973
And so, I can go
show him how I'm doing
1808
01:20:12,975 --> 01:20:14,942
and so, I can
keep moving forward
1809
01:20:14,944 --> 01:20:17,444
because I'm still just
as committed to doing this
1810
01:20:17,446 --> 01:20:19,814
and getting healthy as I was
as when I started.
1811
01:20:19,816 --> 01:20:23,150
It's just, life's been
throwing me some curve balls
1812
01:20:23,152 --> 01:20:26,253
and I'm trying to figure it
all out as fast as I can.
1813
01:20:28,824 --> 01:20:31,258
It's not ideal, but it's life.
1814
01:20:31,260 --> 01:20:32,860
I can't control
when bad things happen.
1815
01:20:32,862 --> 01:20:35,229
And it feels like
once there's one thing,
1816
01:20:35,231 --> 01:20:39,099
a ton of other issues and
problems are right behind it.
1817
01:20:39,801 --> 01:20:40,634
[clears throat]
1818
01:20:40,636 --> 01:20:41,702
Not only have I had
1819
01:20:41,704 --> 01:20:44,605
all the setbacks of moving in
with my friend,
1820
01:20:44,607 --> 01:20:47,074
but because of the delay
in moving to Houston,
1821
01:20:47,076 --> 01:20:49,009
I even lost the
apartment option I had.
1822
01:20:49,011 --> 01:20:49,910
[clears throat]
1823
01:20:49,912 --> 01:20:51,812
So, I have to figure that again
1824
01:20:51,814 --> 01:20:55,015
and figure out how to move
down to Houston on my own.
1825
01:20:55,017 --> 01:20:58,085
So, there's a lot that's
on me to figure out.
1826
01:20:58,087 --> 01:20:59,553
That was good.
1827
01:21:04,893 --> 01:21:06,961
This is hard.
1828
01:21:11,066 --> 01:21:16,003
Some days, I'm so close
to quitting, it's ridiculous.
1829
01:21:18,273 --> 01:21:21,742
But mama didn't raise
no quitter, so I can't.
1830
01:21:21,744 --> 01:21:23,110
Just gonna keep going,
1831
01:21:23,112 --> 01:21:24,445
gonna prove that I can do this.
1832
01:21:29,150 --> 01:21:30,484
[sighs]
1833
01:22:27,309 --> 01:22:28,409
[chiming from laptop]
1834
01:22:34,516 --> 01:22:35,983
Oh.
1835
01:22:37,519 --> 01:22:41,288
Ryan had an appointment
and he's not showing up.
1836
01:22:46,194 --> 01:22:48,162
I'm gonna call him on the phone.
1837
01:22:49,064 --> 01:22:50,397
[number pad beeping]
1838
01:22:58,506 --> 01:22:59,506
[line ringing]
1839
01:23:06,348 --> 01:23:07,948
Over the past few months,
1840
01:23:07,950 --> 01:23:10,117
I have made
a number of appointments
1841
01:23:10,119 --> 01:23:11,986
to make video calls with Ryan
1842
01:23:11,988 --> 01:23:14,221
and he has missed all of them.
1843
01:23:14,889 --> 01:23:16,290
[continues ringing]
1844
01:23:18,793 --> 01:23:21,161
I guess he's not
picking up the phone.
1845
01:23:22,998 --> 01:23:26,834
And it looks like he is
doing that again today.
1846
01:23:26,836 --> 01:23:28,836
I had a call with him right now
1847
01:23:28,838 --> 01:23:30,404
and he's not picking up again.
1848
01:23:30,972 --> 01:23:32,006
So, it looks like
1849
01:23:32,008 --> 01:23:35,009
he's been avoiding me
and playing games.
1850
01:23:35,011 --> 01:23:37,778
In a few days,
after he misses each call,
1851
01:23:37,780 --> 01:23:40,647
he sends me different excuses.
1852
01:23:40,649 --> 01:23:43,150
Once he said
he had moved to Oregon
1853
01:23:43,152 --> 01:23:44,852
to take care of a dying friend.
1854
01:23:44,854 --> 01:23:46,920
And he's now living there
1855
01:23:46,922 --> 01:23:49,123
and has to prioritize
being a good friend
1856
01:23:49,125 --> 01:23:51,291
instead of doing the program.
1857
01:23:51,293 --> 01:23:52,926
But I find it hard to believe
1858
01:23:52,928 --> 01:23:56,230
at 700 lb. he is able
to take care of anyone.
1859
01:23:56,232 --> 01:23:59,233
Then he told me
he is still in Montana.
1860
01:23:59,235 --> 01:24:00,834
But that he is sick and dying
1861
01:24:00,836 --> 01:24:03,037
and that he has a friend
of their family
1862
01:24:03,039 --> 01:24:05,773
who is a doctor,
who is taking care of him
1863
01:24:05,775 --> 01:24:07,875
and he doesn't need
my help anymore.
1864
01:24:07,877 --> 01:24:10,811
But a couple weeks after that,
he sent me a message
1865
01:24:10,813 --> 01:24:12,746
that he changed his mind
1866
01:24:12,748 --> 01:24:15,983
and that he wants to come
to Houston and get my help.
1867
01:24:15,985 --> 01:24:17,184
And then, this last month,
1868
01:24:17,186 --> 01:24:20,087
he said he moved to Oregon again
1869
01:24:20,089 --> 01:24:22,723
and he's helping his friend out.
1870
01:24:22,725 --> 01:24:24,158
But he won't talk to me
1871
01:24:24,160 --> 01:24:26,994
any time I set a call with him.
1872
01:24:26,996 --> 01:24:28,762
Because if he doesn't pick up,
1873
01:24:28,764 --> 01:24:29,797
so I think, at this point,
1874
01:24:29,799 --> 01:24:32,299
Ryan has made his choice.
1875
01:24:32,301 --> 01:24:35,069
He doesn't see the
urgency in his situation
1876
01:24:35,071 --> 01:24:37,104
to do anything about his health
1877
01:24:37,106 --> 01:24:39,573
and still thinks he
can continue to lie
1878
01:24:39,575 --> 01:24:41,775
and manipulate
everybody around him
1879
01:24:41,777 --> 01:24:44,778
to do whatever he wants,
whenever he wants.
1880
01:24:44,780 --> 01:24:48,749
So, at this point, there is
nothing more we can do for Ryan
1881
01:24:48,751 --> 01:24:52,186
and there is no point in
playing his game any longer.
1882
01:24:52,188 --> 01:24:55,022
I think his motives
for reaching out to me
1883
01:24:55,024 --> 01:24:58,425
were for other reasons
than to get the help he needs.
1884
01:24:58,427 --> 01:24:59,927
Hopefully, he wakes up
1885
01:24:59,929 --> 01:25:02,996
to start doing what he
needs before it's too late.
1886
01:25:02,998 --> 01:25:05,699
And if he ever
decides to do that
1887
01:25:05,701 --> 01:25:08,035
and actually starts
telling me the truth,
1888
01:25:08,037 --> 01:25:11,138
and starts following through
with what he says,
1889
01:25:11,140 --> 01:25:14,608
then I may consider him
at that point.
1890
01:25:14,610 --> 01:25:15,709
But as of right now,
1891
01:25:15,711 --> 01:25:17,911
we're not moving
forward with Ryan
1892
01:25:17,913 --> 01:25:21,381
because he has no intention
to comply with the program
1893
01:25:21,383 --> 01:25:23,851
and I'm not sure he ever did.
1894
01:25:23,853 --> 01:25:25,519
So, I wish him the best
1895
01:25:25,521 --> 01:25:30,090
and truly hope he can
turn his life around soon,
1896
01:25:30,092 --> 01:25:31,525
before it's too late for him.