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[Julian] When I look in
the mirror, I feel disgusted.
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I mean, why would you get this way,
you know, look what you've become.
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Please! Just a little
glimmer of hope.
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I just want to be
a normal person.
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[breathing heavily]
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You can't do it and then
I just get mad.
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If I don't make a change now,
I'm scared it's gonna be too late.
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[groaning] No! It hurts!
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I refuse to stop fighting. I
have to do this for my children.
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[Julian] It's basically
my nightmare.
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It's a pinche tornado.
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- Baby, we can't take all the boxes.
- We have to!
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[Julian exhales]
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[Julian] My life has been
seriously impacted
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because of how high
my weight is now.
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With how big I am, it's
hard to do much of anything.
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With all the weight
that's just on my legs,
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each step I take
is painful for me now.
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So I have to go slow
to manage them.
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So that I don't get
out of breath.
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Because that can lead me
to passing out.
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So my breathing is limited. So I
have to be careful to just do anything.
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So I only get up
for limited things really.
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The main one being to cook.
That's one of my passions.
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And it's something I'm good at.
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So, usually what I do when I first
get up is make breakfast with my wife.
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[Irma] Julian's probably
the best cook I know.
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I mean, I love everything
he makes for me.
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But I would have to say that my
favorite meal that Julian cooks for me,
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it's salmon
when he cooks it in butter
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and then he makes asparagus
next to it and brussels sprouts
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[Irma] He's very good at
making meals that taste good.
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But getting more worried
about him.
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So I do want him to eat better.
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But the dynamic right now is
that he makes whatever he wants
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and that's what we eat.
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[Julian] Me and Irma also live
with my grandmother and my mom.
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So I also cook for them
at times too.
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But I mostly cook for Irma.
Because we're always together.
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I wait until around 12 o'clock
to eat lunch
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and then
I'll snack until dinner.
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But I feel the best meal of
each day is usually the first.
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Once I have that ready, I
have a lot of excitement about it.
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Because it's something that brings
me great pleasure and happiness.
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Eating is a big joy to me
in my life.
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Because it's a time
when nothing bad can touch me.
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Eating makes me feel better, so there's no
moment in my day when I'm not wanting that.
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And eating is an activity
I do most of the day now.
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So, food has a central point
in my life and it's what I follow.
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And I know it's what led
me to decide that I am now.
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Oh, that was good.
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- All right, you want to take the plate?
- Yeah.
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[Julian] But even knowing that
hasn't slowed my eating down.
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But I know I need to somehow.
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Because how difficult it is
now to do the things I need.
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But I try to do all that I can
on my own still, you know.
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Because it makes me feel less of
a man when Irma has to help me.
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[Julian exhales] Okay.
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[Irma] Julian has gotten to a point
where I have to help him in ways
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that I know he wishes I didn't.
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I'll call you when I am
ready for you to do my back.
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I'll come.
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[Irma] Like, with showering
and then if he uses the restroom.
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I might have to help him
with that too.
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But I know that it hurts him
that I have to do that, you know.
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[shower hisses]
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I do think
that Julian gets embarrassed.
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On asking me to, like,
to help him wash his backside.
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Like, he does try to do
as much by himself.
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But I'm just afraid that he's
going to push himself too hard,
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and get hurt.
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That's one of my fears.
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- Babe!
- Yeah.
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- Can you come clean my back?
- Yeah.
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[Julian] I wish I can
do more on my own,
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but sometimes,
I have no choice anymore.
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And I hate that I'm like
this now with my body.
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And how I let it get like this.
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When I look in the mirror,
I feel disgusted.
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I feel like, "Why would you
get this way?" You know?
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"Wow, look
what you've become."
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So, food has made me
get like this.
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But it's something that's helped
me through a lot of bad in my life.
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And it's been like that
for a long time.
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- Is that it?
- Yes.
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[Julian] Things were good
for my early life.
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I grew up with my mom
and my two younger sisters.
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And we had the best of times
that we can make it, you know,
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growing up in Detroit, Michigan.
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My father wasn't
part of the picture.
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And so my mom had three jobs
just to put a roof over our head.
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But we didn't have a lot.
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And a lot of times,
me and my sisters
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didn't know when the next
time we was going to get food.
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So when we finally did
get food, I ate a lot of it.
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So food started to be
a comfort for me.
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Because if I had it,
I felt better.
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But I really didn't start my gaining
until my mom married my stepdad.
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He treated us nice at first,
but he was a mean person.
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Like, who he really was
started to come out.
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So it turned into a nightmare,
having him as a stepdad.
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I think Julian, he always felt
like he was the man of the house.
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But then
he had to fight the battle
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of being not the man of the house
because the husband came in.
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So they had
their little battles.
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[Julian] But I had
tolerated him.
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And one of the main ways
I knew to do that was to eat.
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And that's when my eating got
worse and I started to gain weight.
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From being around 50 to
60 pounds when I was seven,
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to being and 170 pounds
when I was 10.
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That's when I started
to stand out as "the big kid."
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So I started getting bullied
and beaten up.
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So, middle school
was a terrifying place for me.
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So I ate a lot to deal with the
bullying through middle school.
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And that just made me bigger.
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And so I was around 400
when I started high school.
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That's when things
started to change.
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Because in high school, that weight
came as an advantage in football.
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Because I was a big guy,
I was football ready.
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So when I started doing that, I
didn't get picked on or bullied as much.
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So that made school
better for me.
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And for a while, you know, they
didn't know me as that fat kid.
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They knew me as the kid
that played football.
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But my size
also helped me at home
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because things kept getting
worse at home with my stepdad.
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You know, he tried to beat me
with a bat one day when I was 17.
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That's when I realized, you
know, I was bigger to him now
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and I saw that as a positive.
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But when my mom found out,
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she said, "Well, this can't happen
and you're gonna have to go."
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And I was like, "Oh, so
you're kicking me out for him?
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And he the one who's
beating me with the bat?"
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And she was like "No, I'm not
doing it for him, I'm doing it for you."
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She feared for my safety at that
time, so she kicked me out of my home.
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So then we called my grandma
and she was like, "Get him on a bus.
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I'll pay for it right now.
He'll stay with me."
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And in three days,
I got to Arizona.
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I hated Arizona, and I was upset
against my mother, you know.
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Because she was the one who
caused me to lose everything.
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My school, my friends
and football.
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And it was hard for me because
I was alone and starting over.
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But when I was eating, that's when
the hatred of Arizona went away.
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'Cause I was able to just eat.
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So I've gained up to 540 by
the time I finished high school.
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But eventually, my step dad
would get arrested on a gun charge.
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And he spent
a good three years in jail.
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Right after that, my mom
and my sisters moved down.
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And I felt like at that time,
when I was about 20, 21,
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we started to be a family again.
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Just me, my mom
and grandma and my sisters.
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Felt a lot of responsibility
to them at that time.
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So I took it upon
myself to get into a trade.
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So I got my certification
to become an electrician.
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And I ended at the top of
my class when I graduated.
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And because of that there was a really good
electric company that was willing to hire me.
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But when they saw me,
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they didn't offer me the
position. Because of my weight.
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I had to take another job,
and it was a call center.
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I ended up just going
back to my old eating habits.
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So, you know, I was up to about
580 pounds over the next year.
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I was like 23 then, but I did
also want to try to meet someone.
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And I tried
to better myself for that.
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So I was starting working out.
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But the working out
led to me getting a hernia.
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So that was
another disappointment for me.
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But I didn't let that
stop me from dating.
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I did think to myself that my
weight problem could be an issue.
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Me personally, I never thought I
would have found a wife anyway.
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But I did.
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And, it was the best thing
that ever happened.
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When I found my wife,
I just knew she was the one.
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My first thought when I met
Julian, I wanted to hug him.
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I always tell him "I just wanted to
tell you I love you right then and there."
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And I'm like you probably would have thought
that I was like a psycho or something.
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But yeah.
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- I'm gonna go ahead and get the grill started.
- Okay.
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[Julian] Around that time,
I lost my job
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because they were
discriminating about my weight.
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And I was on the verge
of losing my apartment.
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I had nothing to offer for
their security at that moment.
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But I asked her to move in
with me. And she did that.
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At the time, her grandad,
he didn't like me very much.
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Irma was his first grandbaby.
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And you know, this new man
coming into your family.
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I can understand
his hesitation to me.
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But what I didn't understand
was when I stayed the night,
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he must have
just got pissed off,
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and cussed me out royally
in Spanish.
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I didn't think I did
anything wrong, so I left.
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I didn't expect her
to choose me over her family,
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but 20 minutes later, while
I'm waiting at the bus stop,
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she comes running
right after me.
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And she's like, "I'm going with
you. He's not about to do this."
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That's when I knew
she was going to be my wife.
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So we got married,
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but we couldn't have
the wedding that we wanted.
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Because of my size.
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Since then, I continued
to gain even more.
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I crossed into the 700s.
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And I was 790.
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So my weight has taken
every bit of my life away.
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But the biggest is that
it's keeping me and Irma
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from having a family of our own.
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You know, at my size, my chance
to have kids could pass me by.
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And that's the most
heartbreaking for me.
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So, I know
I have to lose the weight.
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But that's easier
said than done.
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My life revolves around
what I'm going to eat next.
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It's what drives me
through the day.
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But I'm getting very scared about
how much time I have left at this size.
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And I know Irma
is getting scared for me too.
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- I checked on the potatoes, they are not done yet.
- Okay.
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[Irma] I'm scared that I could lose
him if he doesn't do something about it.
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I want to grow old with him. I don't
want to grow old with anybody else.
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But I'm so scared right now
that one morning I will wake up
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and he won't.
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[Julian] I tell Irma that I want to
lose weight as much as she tells me.
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And I know she has
other fears about it.
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You know, she also scared
about me losing weight too.
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Just to the simple fact that she thinks
I'm gonna leave her for somebody else.
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But I'm not.
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[Irma] It's hard not to be afraid that things
will change if he doesn't need me anymore.
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[Irma speaking]
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[Julian] I love you too.
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[Irma] Once he loses the
weight, and I tell him that fear,
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well, he's all like, "Babe, I
am not going to leave you."
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He's all like, "Just because
I get smaller does not mean
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that I'm not gonna wanna be with you,
like, I'm not about to do that to you."
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[Irma] But it's still a fear,
even if it is a stupid one.
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But even if he did, you know,
I would rather him be alive.
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So I do hope that
he is able to lose his weight.
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Even if he doesn't,
I'll tossing him to the side.
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- You want me to help you with the plates?
- Yeah.
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[Irma] Well, just hand me
mine, you can take yours.
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[Julian] I'm looking to change
to be a better husband.
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Because I know
I'm letting Irma down.
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Because I promised her something
better when we got together.
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He knows how sad I feel that
we can't go out on date nights.
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Because I vent it to him
all the time.
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But he won't go out. I mean,
if he does it's for food, not me.
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And that's upsetting.
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- Was they finished?
- Yeah. I'm fixing them now.
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- All right, I like a lot of sour cream.
- I know.
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[Julian] So with the
breaking point I'm getting to,
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I'm going to go out of my comfort
zone to try to get help from Dr. Now.
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Irma has been
pushing me to do that.
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And I know I'm at a point
where that's the option I need.
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So I'm going to try
to go to him and get his help.
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I just have a lot of worries
still about my ability to succeed.
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You know, I'm ready to do
what I have to.
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If somebody
can give me guidance.
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And help intervene with
something like weight loss surgery.
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If I can have the chance
for that path,
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then I'm ready to do whatever
it takes to make it happen.
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So I can make for a
better life for me and Irma.
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Here, take this too,
cause I'm not eating it.
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Honestly, our intimacy
has changed a lot.
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[Irma] We can't be together,
like, we were because he's too big,
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I mean, like,
I really do love him.
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But it frustrates me to the core
that he has not lost the weight yet.
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Because I have no doubt that he can
do it if he really wanted to, you know.
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And I need him to start trying
before it's too late.
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[Julian] I know the odds of
something very bad happening to me.
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So I tell myself everyday.
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You know what,
"Forget the dangers outside.
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I'mma just go ahead and get up
at 6:00 in the morning and go walk."
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And start eating right
like I should be doing.
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But then I wake up
and I give in right away.
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Because the cravings are too
strong, you know. It's too much for me.
270
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But that has to change now. Because I
know I need help to lose all the weight.
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And I know if I don't get it,
I'm not going to make it.
272
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And I'm hoping that Dr. Now will it
be able to give me the help I need.
273
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Because if I don't get that,
I'm very scared about the future.
274
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And what's gonna happen
to me soon.
275
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I'm nervous about this trip,
this long ride.
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Thanks for taking me.
277
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- I love you, boo.
- I love you too, baby.
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[Julian] Today, we're gonna
start heading to Houston.
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And me and Irma are just looking at
our route we're gonna have to take.
280
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And how long it's going
to be for me on the road.
281
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And that's my first fear. Being shoved
into a small space for a long time.
282
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And how that's gonna be
on my whole body?
283
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And then also just all the
things that could go wrong.
284
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I almost had a panic attack.
Thinking about, like...
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[Irma speaking]
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I was just thinking about... What if
something happens? on our way there.
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We in the middle of the road and
I gotta be rushed to the hospital.
288
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Something happens to me on
the road and I get stuck, like...
289
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You know, I have a huge panic attack
where I think I'm having a heart attack.
290
00:18:40,487 --> 00:18:42,920
Or I can have
a natural heart attack.
291
00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:46,290
And not have any help nearby
because there won't be an ambulance
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that I can fit in,
in an emergency.
293
00:18:48,695 --> 00:18:51,129
That's the most thing
I'm afraid of.
294
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You know I'll be thinking.
295
00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:57,368
- I think the luggage is in the refrigerator.
I mean-- - In the refrigerator? [laughs]
296
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- In the closet sorry.
- All right, baby.
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[Julian] This is scary. But I
know it's a fear that I have to face.
298
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Because there's
no help for me here.
299
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- If you could grab my shoes.
- Okay.
300
00:19:07,514 --> 00:19:10,915
[Julian] So my only option
is to go where there is help.
301
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And that means I have to travel
what looks to be a 15 hour drive
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according to the maps.
303
00:19:15,889 --> 00:19:18,856
It's just gonna be
very hard on me.
304
00:19:18,858 --> 00:19:21,859
Even doing what we have to do to
get packed, I'm getting sore, you know.
305
00:19:21,861 --> 00:19:24,862
Already my legs
and back is hurting.
306
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:27,465
So I'm just worried about
how this is gonna go.
307
00:19:27,467 --> 00:19:29,534
- Okay.
- Okay, push it down.
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But I'm hoping by doing this I
get the help I need from Dr. Now.
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[Irma] Julian is very afraid
right now.
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He's had some panic attacks throughout
the night, worrying about the trip.
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About, what could go wrong.
312
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But I've been trying to calm him
313
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and telling him that everything's
gonna be okay, you know.
314
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- That's good.
- We did it.
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00:19:48,788 --> 00:19:52,823
I feel like it's going
to be very tiring.
316
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And I know being in the car for
that long, it's going to be hard for him.
317
00:19:56,863 --> 00:20:00,231
But I know he can do this
and will be okay.
318
00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,667
I think what he's worried
about the most is
319
00:20:02,669 --> 00:20:06,304
that we are going to make it all the
way to Houston and once we get there,
320
00:20:06,306 --> 00:20:10,241
Dr. Now is going to reject
him because of his hernia.
321
00:20:10,243 --> 00:20:14,345
[Irma] That's his big fear. But I'm
not worried about that, you know.
322
00:20:14,347 --> 00:20:18,583
I'm just glad Julian is doing
this and he is trying for this help.
323
00:20:18,585 --> 00:20:22,486
I'm feeling optimistic about
the appointment with Dr. Now.
324
00:20:22,488 --> 00:20:26,824
I do have good hopes.
Hopefully he is able to tell him
325
00:20:26,826 --> 00:20:29,994
like "You know what, yeah, let's
go ahead and get you approved."
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00:20:29,996 --> 00:20:33,364
I know it might not
happen on the first try, but,
327
00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:36,000
and hopefully
he'll just like say yes.
328
00:20:36,002 --> 00:20:42,273
And hopefully there is no medical emergencies
or no car emergencies or anything.
329
00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:45,142
And just wanna have a good trip.
330
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[Julian] My plan is to sit in the
back and get as comfortable as I can.
331
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I'm making a little palace
so I can lay down.
332
00:20:51,851 --> 00:20:56,487
And try to stretch out to keep as
much strain off my body as I can.
333
00:20:56,489 --> 00:20:57,722
[Irma] You're gonna
come in through here, Baby?
334
00:20:57,724 --> 00:21:00,725
- No, I'm setting up all the pillows.
- Oh okay.
335
00:21:00,727 --> 00:21:03,427
[Julian] So we can keep
going as long as possible.
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Our goal is to go between six to eight hours
at a time with as few stops as possible.
337
00:21:08,901 --> 00:21:11,402
- You need help now?
- No. I'll get in.
338
00:21:11,404 --> 00:21:12,670
[Julian breathes heavily]
339
00:21:12,672 --> 00:21:14,805
[Julian] So we can
get there in two days.
340
00:21:14,807 --> 00:21:16,707
But that all depends on
how I'm handling the trip.
341
00:21:16,709 --> 00:21:20,611
[Julian breathing heavily]
342
00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:23,514
- Do you need me to get my seat up?
- [Julian exclaims] No.
343
00:21:23,516 --> 00:21:26,384
- You sure?
- [panting] No. I'm okay.
344
00:21:27,719 --> 00:21:30,087
[Julian] And how Irma
is handling the driving
345
00:21:30,089 --> 00:21:32,323
because it's all on her
for that, you know.
346
00:21:32,491 --> 00:21:34,992
And I wish I can drive
too, myself,
347
00:21:34,994 --> 00:21:38,829
but if everything goes well, I
should be behind the wheels soon.
348
00:21:38,831 --> 00:21:43,200
[Julian breathing heavily]
349
00:21:44,970 --> 00:21:46,337
[sighs heavily] Oh God.
350
00:21:46,838 --> 00:21:48,439
[Irma] I know, baby.
351
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,209
Trust me, it will be
all worth it, my love.
352
00:21:52,477 --> 00:21:53,644
Okay.
353
00:21:55,013 --> 00:21:57,748
I'mma try to just listen to
my music in my headphones,
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00:21:57,750 --> 00:22:00,584
try to keep myself calm.
355
00:22:00,586 --> 00:22:03,120
[Julian] Okay.
Go ahead.
356
00:22:03,122 --> 00:22:05,089
And depending on
how my body is doing,
357
00:22:05,091 --> 00:22:08,392
see how far we can make it
before we have to stop and rest.
358
00:22:23,608 --> 00:22:28,212
I'm already exhausted, but I'm gonna
try to hold out as long as I can like this.
359
00:22:28,214 --> 00:22:31,782
You know it's tight,
but I think I can manage.
360
00:22:31,784 --> 00:22:34,952
Our plan is to be able to get there
in two days if I can handle that.
361
00:22:34,954 --> 00:22:38,689
But we added an extra day in
case I need a little more time.
362
00:22:38,691 --> 00:22:41,125
So my appointment
is in four days,
363
00:22:41,127 --> 00:22:45,062
and if it all goes well, I'll have
a full day of rest in Houston.
364
00:22:45,464 --> 00:22:47,198
But we'll see!
365
00:22:50,402 --> 00:22:53,404
- [Irma] How you feeling, my love?
- My butt is getting numb.
366
00:22:54,406 --> 00:22:56,674
You said we have about
20 minutes left?
367
00:22:56,676 --> 00:22:59,543
Now we have 11 minutes.
368
00:22:59,545 --> 00:23:02,880
- I'm pretty sure tomorrow will be longer.
- Yeah.
369
00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:07,351
- That's when the real test of time will come in.
- Oh yes, sir!
370
00:23:08,754 --> 00:23:10,821
[Julian] I made it
as far as I could,
371
00:23:10,823 --> 00:23:14,425
but my whole lower body
is in a lot of pain.
372
00:23:15,594 --> 00:23:19,196
So I need to get out and rest
before we can continue.
373
00:23:21,933 --> 00:23:25,269
- I just need your help with getting my shoes on.
- Okay.
374
00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:33,277
[Julian groans]
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00:23:36,681 --> 00:23:39,350
[panting]
376
00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:43,421
- My baby, you're all sweaty.
- Yeah. It is hot.
377
00:23:55,167 --> 00:23:57,301
[Irma] Watch it with the door.
It's really heavy.
378
00:23:58,603 --> 00:23:59,970
Oh, there you go.
379
00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:04,975
- Oh, this is nice.
- It is nice.
380
00:24:10,081 --> 00:24:11,248
[Julian sighs heavily]
381
00:24:11,583 --> 00:24:16,287
Oh! Oh, yes!
[Julian exhales]
382
00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:22,193
[Julian] What do you think
this guy's gonna say?
383
00:24:22,195 --> 00:24:27,331
I don't think he's gonna say a lot, baby.
I think he's just gonna say like, 750?
384
00:24:28,433 --> 00:24:31,035
I wanna say 752.
385
00:24:31,670 --> 00:24:37,541
Like, what if the scale is
more than what we think it is?
386
00:24:37,543 --> 00:24:41,212
- Like... I know baby.
- That's gonna be a shocker, you know.
387
00:24:41,780 --> 00:24:46,984
I am not letting you mess
this up, baby. Hell no!
388
00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:51,422
Like, I know, that he ain't gonna
approve you "right now" right now.
389
00:24:51,424 --> 00:24:52,923
No, no.
390
00:24:52,925 --> 00:24:57,361
- But I mean like the next time, you have no excuse.
- Yes, ma'am.
391
00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:19,984
[Julian breathing heavily]
392
00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,281
Valentine?
393
00:25:53,518 --> 00:25:55,853
[Julian] It's been awhile
since I was on a scale,
394
00:25:55,855 --> 00:25:59,557
but my highest weight
I've been at was 798.
395
00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:05,496
I'm hoping I'm down closer to
the 750s and not still in the 790s.
396
00:26:05,498 --> 00:26:12,970
If I had to guess, I think his weight
is probably like, around 730, maybe.
397
00:26:13,872 --> 00:26:16,440
[Julian] So I'm looking for
some weight loss right now.
398
00:26:17,542 --> 00:26:19,810
Okay, you can step up
on the scale.
399
00:26:19,812 --> 00:26:25,082
Because the bigger I am, The
less I have time to change things.
400
00:26:51,242 --> 00:26:53,744
[Julian] I'm at Dr. Now's,
for my first appointment.
401
00:26:53,746 --> 00:26:56,413
And I'm about to find out
what my weight's up to.
402
00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:02,152
Your weight is 830.
403
00:27:02,654 --> 00:27:04,054
[Julian] That's crazy.
404
00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:10,094
- We're going to Room 5.
- Okay.
405
00:27:15,834 --> 00:27:18,335
[Julian] I was scared
that I was close to 800,
406
00:27:18,337 --> 00:27:20,604
and now I find out
I'm over that amount.
407
00:27:20,606 --> 00:27:25,142
So it's worse, and I know
that's hard for Irma to absorb.
408
00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:29,013
And I know it's just a shock
for her. It's a shock for me, too.
409
00:27:41,926 --> 00:27:43,160
[Julian speaking]
410
00:27:53,471 --> 00:27:54,838
[knock on door]
411
00:27:58,009 --> 00:28:00,878
-Hello, how are you'll doing?
-We're doing good. how you doing?
412
00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:01,879
- [Dr. Now] Good!
- Good.
413
00:28:01,881 --> 00:28:04,982
- All right, you must be Julian?
- Yes.
414
00:28:04,984 --> 00:28:09,086
- And who is this with you today?
- My wife, Irma.
415
00:28:09,088 --> 00:28:10,821
- Hi.
- All right, nice to meet you guys.
416
00:28:10,823 --> 00:28:13,457
- You are coming from Arizona?
- Yes.
417
00:28:13,459 --> 00:28:16,427
- Tucson, Arizona?
- Mm-hmm.
418
00:28:16,429 --> 00:28:22,766
Well, you are 830 pounds. So doing
all that puts a lot of strain on your body.
419
00:28:22,768 --> 00:28:25,803
So that's gonna be as issue
with you coming here.
420
00:28:25,805 --> 00:28:28,405
But before we get into all that,
421
00:28:28,407 --> 00:28:31,442
tell me what brought
you all the way here?
422
00:28:31,444 --> 00:28:36,847
I want to take control back of my life and
I hope I can get this weight loss surgery.
423
00:28:36,849 --> 00:28:40,718
Well, doing surgery on someone
your size is going to be difficult.
424
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:45,923
- But listen. Your BMI is 112.
- Yes.
425
00:28:45,925 --> 00:28:47,858
And, do you know
what the normal BMI is?
426
00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:50,728
I think around 60.
427
00:28:50,730 --> 00:28:54,565
- It is 18 to 25.
- Oh! 18 to 25.
428
00:28:54,567 --> 00:28:57,401
So, you're way over that.
429
00:28:57,403 --> 00:28:59,670
And you're almost
the highest BMI we have seen.
430
00:28:59,672 --> 00:29:02,306
- And you are what, 33 years old?
- Thirty-three.
431
00:29:02,308 --> 00:29:05,409
Okay. You know the risk of
people have a sudden death
432
00:29:05,411 --> 00:29:07,511
- with this BMI is very high.
- Yes.
433
00:29:07,513 --> 00:29:10,514
So every day you wake up
is the roll of the dice.
434
00:29:10,516 --> 00:29:13,417
- Whether that day will be that your heart is gonna give up...
- Mm-hmm.
435
00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:17,888
And if it does, there is nothing
anybody can do to resuscitate
436
00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:18,689
or bring you back.
437
00:29:18,691 --> 00:29:19,656
- Yes.
- Okay.
438
00:29:19,658 --> 00:29:22,793
- Your body is made to be 200 pounds.
- Yes.
439
00:29:22,795 --> 00:29:26,897
And you're 800. You're killing
yourself with food for a while now.
440
00:29:26,899 --> 00:29:29,066
And you still
haven't stopped overeating.
441
00:29:29,068 --> 00:29:34,905
So what is different today after 33
years that's gonna make you change
442
00:29:34,907 --> 00:29:36,974
that hasn't, up to today?
443
00:29:37,842 --> 00:29:39,176
[Julian sighs]
444
00:29:39,178 --> 00:29:42,913
Um, I wanna have children.
445
00:29:42,915 --> 00:29:45,916
Okay, well, that's good then.
But then the question is,
446
00:29:45,918 --> 00:29:50,053
why haven't you tried to
change to have kids before now?
447
00:29:50,055 --> 00:29:51,822
I have.
I just couldn't stick to it.
448
00:29:51,824 --> 00:29:53,590
So, your gonna stick with it?
449
00:29:53,592 --> 00:29:56,326
- I'm sticking with it 110%.
- That's what your telling me?
450
00:29:56,328 --> 00:29:58,595
- I'm telling you I'm sticking with it.
- Okay.
451
00:29:58,597 --> 00:30:01,799
Well, I hope that's true
because if you continue like that,
452
00:30:01,801 --> 00:30:03,801
then you won't
be around much longer.
453
00:30:03,803 --> 00:30:05,469
- You understand that?
- Yes.
454
00:30:05,471 --> 00:30:10,340
- So, at this point, since you live so far away...
- Mm-hmm.
455
00:30:10,342 --> 00:30:14,711
I don't want you to come back until you lose
the weight loss goal I'm going to give you.
456
00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:18,315
Because there is no reason
to put that strain on your body
457
00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:20,417
if we're not gonna
move ahead with you.
458
00:30:20,419 --> 00:30:24,655
So, we'll set up an appointment
at a clinic in Tucson for you
459
00:30:24,657 --> 00:30:25,522
to get your weight checked.
460
00:30:25,524 --> 00:30:28,058
And if you've
made it to your goal,
461
00:30:28,060 --> 00:30:32,129
then, the next step is you're gonna have to
move down to Houston to do the program.
462
00:30:32,131 --> 00:30:34,431
So, is that something
that you can do?
463
00:30:34,433 --> 00:30:36,099
[both] Yeah. We can do that.
464
00:30:36,101 --> 00:30:39,369
Okay, I'm gonna give you
instructions that will show you
465
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:41,972
- how to lose 100 pounds in two months.
- Two months.
466
00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:45,876
So, you're gonna have a diet
that is low-carb, high protein
467
00:30:45,878 --> 00:30:49,446
that limits you
to 1200 calories a day.
468
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:51,281
And if you comply with it,
469
00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:54,852
you're gonna be able to lose
more that 200 pounds in two months.
470
00:30:54,854 --> 00:30:59,790
But the goal I'm giving you is
to only lose half that in that time.
471
00:30:59,792 --> 00:31:02,860
- So, there is no excuses, okay?
- Okay.
472
00:31:02,862 --> 00:31:05,329
So, stick to that
and what it says.
473
00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:08,232
And if you stick with it
from here on out,
474
00:31:08,234 --> 00:31:13,503
then, you're gonna be able to lose
600 pounds in a period of 18 months.
475
00:31:13,505 --> 00:31:14,638
Okay.
476
00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,775
- That's almost about three to four big people.
- Yeah.
477
00:31:18,777 --> 00:31:23,881
So, that's all. But you can do it if
you stick to what we tell you. Okay?
478
00:31:23,883 --> 00:31:25,983
- Thank you.
- Any questions?
479
00:31:26,050 --> 00:31:28,585
No. I'm, I'm okay.
I'm good.
480
00:31:28,587 --> 00:31:30,420
All right, I've seen your chart.
481
00:31:30,422 --> 00:31:32,556
You've had the hernia repair
in your stomach?
482
00:31:32,558 --> 00:31:34,358
Yeah. I do have
an umbilical cord hanging.
483
00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:35,759
Let me see what kind of scar
that ended up in there.
484
00:31:35,761 --> 00:31:39,663
- Well, you still have a hernia.
- Yeah. I still have it.
485
00:31:39,665 --> 00:31:42,366
- All right, let me go get some stuff for you, okay?
- Okay.
486
00:31:46,170 --> 00:31:48,305
[solemn instrumental
music playing]
487
00:31:50,241 --> 00:31:55,579
My biggest concern for Julian right
now is how high his weight and BMI is.
488
00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:58,515
[Dr. Now] Thankfully, he is
not bedridden at this point.
489
00:31:58,517 --> 00:32:02,119
And he is still able to
have some level of activity.
490
00:32:02,121 --> 00:32:04,588
It would be much worse
if that wasn't the case.
491
00:32:04,590 --> 00:32:09,927
But the amount of strain that is on his body
from his weight is very dangerous for him.
492
00:32:09,929 --> 00:32:13,664
To where it is just a matter of
time before something happens
493
00:32:13,666 --> 00:32:18,101
that pushes his body to a breaking
point, and he doesn't survive.
494
00:32:18,937 --> 00:32:23,006
All right,
let's go over some things.
495
00:32:23,008 --> 00:32:29,346
- This, um, first six pages explain what metabolism is.
- Mm-hmm.
496
00:32:29,348 --> 00:32:32,883
- And what healthy eating habits should be.
- Okay.
497
00:32:32,885 --> 00:32:37,554
Julian is the only one who can
start to make the changes needed
498
00:32:37,556 --> 00:32:40,223
to avoid his body getting
to a breaking point.
499
00:32:40,225 --> 00:32:43,493
So, it's very important
he understands that.
500
00:32:43,495 --> 00:32:47,831
And starts to lose as much
weight as he can. As fast as he can.
501
00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:50,567
Reduce the strain he has
on his whole body
502
00:32:50,569 --> 00:32:52,436
before he let's it
get to a point
503
00:32:52,438 --> 00:32:55,806
where something happens
and he runs out of time.
504
00:32:55,808 --> 00:32:59,876
And until he does that, everyday
for him is a roll of the dice.
505
00:32:59,878 --> 00:33:01,745
Where he might not make it.
506
00:33:01,747 --> 00:33:06,083
And this is... my book.
507
00:33:06,484 --> 00:33:08,919
- And in chapter 12...
- Uh-huh.
508
00:33:08,921 --> 00:33:13,557
You've got a list of exercise,
and to build up your stamina.
509
00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:14,791
- Okay. Okay.
- Okay?
510
00:33:14,793 --> 00:33:18,428
I'm going to give you
two months to lose 100 pounds.
511
00:33:18,430 --> 00:33:20,864
We will check that
at a local clinic with you
512
00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:23,767
- to see where you are and go from there.
- Okay.
513
00:33:23,769 --> 00:33:26,870
- You think you can do that?
- I can do that Dr. Now.
514
00:33:26,872 --> 00:33:29,606
- Under 700 pounds.
- Under 700 pounds.
515
00:33:29,608 --> 00:33:30,807
- Okay?
- Gotcha.
516
00:33:30,809 --> 00:33:32,809
All right, I'll see y'all later.
517
00:33:32,811 --> 00:33:33,777
- [Julian] See you later.
- See you.
518
00:33:33,779 --> 00:33:36,413
- All right, take care.
- [both] You too.
519
00:33:41,252 --> 00:33:44,955
Yeah. I'mma get started.
I'm gonna do this, babe.
520
00:33:44,957 --> 00:33:49,026
- I'm gonna have to do it too.
- That's good. I was hoping you would do it with me.
521
00:33:49,028 --> 00:33:50,293
Yep.
522
00:33:53,631 --> 00:33:57,667
[Julian] This could be my
last chance to live longer.
523
00:33:57,669 --> 00:34:02,406
So, I'm gonna do everything
Dr. Now says from here on out.
524
00:34:02,408 --> 00:34:06,576
And I know it's gonna be hard.
Maybe the hardest thing I ever do.
525
00:34:06,578 --> 00:34:07,544
Thank you.
526
00:34:07,546 --> 00:34:10,480
But I'm in a fight
for my life now.
527
00:34:10,482 --> 00:34:13,016
So, from here on out,
there's no tomorrow.
528
00:34:13,018 --> 00:34:16,186
I either do this,
or I'm not gonna make it.
529
00:34:16,954 --> 00:34:18,355
- I love you.
- I love you too.
530
00:34:30,201 --> 00:34:32,069
I hope it's good.
531
00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:40,110
[Julian] I've been spending the past
month working hard at making progress.
532
00:34:40,112 --> 00:34:45,148
I started it all as soon as we got back home
since the road only had fast food options
533
00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:48,618
But since then, I've been
sticking to Dr. Now's diet.
534
00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:54,091
And doing all his exercises. And I'm feeling
pretty good about my progress so far.
535
00:34:54,093 --> 00:34:58,562
All right babe,
let's get to working out.
536
00:34:58,564 --> 00:35:02,999
Especially with my exercises. Because I've
been doing some boxing with a punching bag.
537
00:35:03,001 --> 00:35:05,335
And Irma's been
doing it with me.
538
00:35:09,807 --> 00:35:11,408
[Irma] You got this, baby.
Come on.
539
00:35:12,877 --> 00:35:14,411
When we first got back,
540
00:35:14,413 --> 00:35:17,447
the first thing we did is went
to go buy that punching bag.
541
00:35:17,982 --> 00:35:20,217
- Holy [bleep]
- Sorry.
542
00:35:20,219 --> 00:35:21,818
You're good, you're good.
Keep going.
543
00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:24,421
[panting]
544
00:35:25,389 --> 00:35:26,923
[Irma]
Don't forget to inhale, baby.
545
00:35:26,925 --> 00:35:31,094
- [Irma] Three, two...
- [Julian whispers] One.
546
00:35:33,998 --> 00:35:37,167
- Your turn.
- Okay.
547
00:35:38,169 --> 00:35:39,936
[boxing bell rings]
548
00:35:39,938 --> 00:35:41,204
Jab, jab, cross.
549
00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:48,145
Jab, cross.
550
00:35:49,413 --> 00:35:52,282
- Oh, I'd hate to get hit by you.
- Ha-ha.
551
00:35:52,284 --> 00:35:55,552
Okay. I'm done.
552
00:35:55,554 --> 00:35:58,788
[Julian] So, I'm gonna keep
working at this over the next month.
553
00:35:58,790 --> 00:36:02,025
So that when I go to the
doctor and get my weight,
554
00:36:02,027 --> 00:36:04,828
I'm where I need to be
so I can move to Houston.
555
00:36:04,830 --> 00:36:07,364
And be ready to take that leap
when we have to,
556
00:36:07,366 --> 00:36:10,467
if it means I'm gonna get
the chance for surgery.
557
00:36:10,469 --> 00:36:15,772
But I know it's gonna come down to
me meeting my goal by next month.
558
00:36:15,774 --> 00:36:18,275
So that's what I'm working
my hardest to do.
559
00:36:18,609 --> 00:36:20,310
Oh, Lord in heaven.
560
00:36:39,497 --> 00:36:42,999
Me and Irma are headed
to the local clinic today.
561
00:36:43,001 --> 00:36:45,702
Dr. Now said it at first
to go there to get my weight.
562
00:36:45,704 --> 00:36:50,974
And if I made it to my goal, he said he
was gonna tell me I could move to Houston,
563
00:36:50,976 --> 00:36:54,344
to be a part of his program.
And get weight loss surgery.
564
00:36:56,380 --> 00:36:58,048
Julian!
565
00:37:05,623 --> 00:37:10,627
[Julian] In my last appointment
two months ago, I was 830 pounds.
566
00:37:10,629 --> 00:37:14,164
And Dr. Now told me
to lose 100 pounds.
567
00:37:18,536 --> 00:37:22,005
If I succeed,
I'll be under 730 today.
568
00:37:30,648 --> 00:37:32,148
Okay, you must be
over the weight limit.
569
00:37:32,150 --> 00:37:33,583
Um. it's not
reading your weight.
570
00:37:33,585 --> 00:37:36,253
Oh, okay.
571
00:37:36,255 --> 00:37:38,188
-[nurse] Okay. Follow me to the room.
-Okay.
572
00:37:38,689 --> 00:37:40,323
[Julian] I don't think
that's right.
573
00:37:40,325 --> 00:37:43,927
I know how hard I worked
for the past two months.
574
00:37:43,929 --> 00:37:48,531
You know, I've done the diet and
I've done the workouts everyday.
575
00:37:48,533 --> 00:37:51,501
So, there's no way
I'm over 800 still.
576
00:37:51,503 --> 00:37:56,406
You know, now I have to tell
Dr. Now "I'm over the limit."
577
00:37:56,408 --> 00:38:00,810
It's upsetting me because he's not gonna
think I've been working as hard as I have
578
00:38:00,812 --> 00:38:02,212
when I know I did.
579
00:38:02,780 --> 00:38:05,382
So, I'm just frustrated
right now.
580
00:38:06,784 --> 00:38:09,886
- Hi Dr. Now.
- Hi, Julian, how are you doing?
581
00:38:09,888 --> 00:38:11,688
I'm doing good.
And yourself?
582
00:38:11,690 --> 00:38:13,089
- Good.
- That's good.
583
00:38:13,091 --> 00:38:14,657
So, what's going on with you?
584
00:38:14,659 --> 00:38:20,730
- Where's your weight at today?
- Um, well, the scale couldn't read my weight.
585
00:38:20,732 --> 00:38:25,635
Well Julian, the scale that you got
over there, goes up to 800 pounds.
586
00:38:25,637 --> 00:38:31,408
If it could not read your weight, that
means that you're still over 800 pounds.
587
00:38:45,856 --> 00:38:52,529
The changes I have made, um,
the diet I was stuck to... I wanna say--
588
00:38:52,531 --> 00:38:56,700
I don't want to say perfectly. But I've
stuck to it. I started doing meal preps.
589
00:38:56,702 --> 00:39:01,404
- Well, how many times you eating in a day?
- I only eat twice a day.
590
00:39:01,406 --> 00:39:03,606
Well, you should have
lost weight, but you didn't.
591
00:39:03,608 --> 00:39:08,011
So your eating more than
you think with your meals.
592
00:39:10,181 --> 00:39:17,087
Sometimes I have pork rinds. I see
those are 70 calories with no sugar.
593
00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:29,866
I am. I'm going to do it.
I only ate pork rinds one--
594
00:39:29,868 --> 00:39:31,401
Then how come you
haven't lost any weight?
595
00:39:31,403 --> 00:39:33,436
I really can't tell
'cause of the scale.
596
00:39:33,438 --> 00:39:40,076
I know you said it goes up to 800. But
I don't know. Like I said, I could be 801.
597
00:39:40,078 --> 00:39:43,313
And the scale cannot read
your weight because your weight
598
00:39:43,315 --> 00:39:45,382
is still over 800 pounds.
599
00:39:45,384 --> 00:39:49,285
So, what is the point of
coming back in here and see us?
600
00:39:49,287 --> 00:39:51,588
Because I'm sticking to it.
601
00:39:51,590 --> 00:39:55,592
Well, if you're sticking to it, then you're
gonna show some positive changes.
602
00:39:55,594 --> 00:39:57,660
Oh yeah.
I'm definitely gonna show it.
603
00:39:57,662 --> 00:40:01,297
I believe if I was there, it'll
be a different story than here.
604
00:40:01,299 --> 00:40:04,401
Well, you're not showing it
on the scale.
605
00:40:04,403 --> 00:40:09,539
So, there's not much we can do if you
don't start changing your eating habits.
606
00:40:09,541 --> 00:40:12,942
So, whatever you're eating,
cut back and eat less,
607
00:40:12,944 --> 00:40:14,878
and I'm going to give you
another two months
608
00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:18,214
to lose 100 pounds from 830.
609
00:40:18,216 --> 00:40:20,950
So if you lost 30 pounds,
you have a leg up.
610
00:40:20,952 --> 00:40:24,687
And then we'll bring you back
here and check your weight again.
611
00:40:24,689 --> 00:40:26,656
And if you make it to your goal,
612
00:40:26,658 --> 00:40:29,559
then you can move
to Houston to do my program.
613
00:40:29,561 --> 00:40:32,395
If you want to continue.
But until then,
614
00:40:32,397 --> 00:40:34,664
there's no point for you
to be coming down, okay?
615
00:40:34,666 --> 00:40:35,932
I got you.
616
00:40:35,934 --> 00:40:39,135
And if you don't make it
to your goal this next time,
617
00:40:39,137 --> 00:40:41,838
then I don't know
what else we can do for you.
618
00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:42,872
[Julian] Okay.
619
00:40:42,874 --> 00:40:45,141
So go on the diet again.
620
00:40:45,143 --> 00:40:47,043
And if you need anything,
give me a call.
621
00:40:47,045 --> 00:40:48,912
Okay, thank you.
622
00:40:48,914 --> 00:40:51,047
- All right, bye-bye.
- Bye.
623
00:40:51,415 --> 00:40:54,684
Well, I felt like I lost weight.
624
00:40:54,686 --> 00:40:57,821
Well, I mean, you already cut
down quite a bit? I don't know.
625
00:40:57,823 --> 00:40:59,722
Like, are you supposed
to eat like, air now?
626
00:40:59,724 --> 00:41:02,959
Yeah. I don't know.
We will see.
627
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:14,437
I'm just frustrated, you know.
For him to say I'm not trying.
628
00:41:14,439 --> 00:41:16,573
It's just like a slap
in the face.
629
00:41:16,575 --> 00:41:19,509
Because I know I could
have probably done better.
630
00:41:19,511 --> 00:41:22,212
But at the same time,
I feel like I've had progress
631
00:41:22,214 --> 00:41:24,647
that's not being accounted for
with that scale.
632
00:41:24,649 --> 00:41:28,318
And just because it's not showing up
doesn't mean I haven't made progress.
633
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:31,354
So I'm pissed off
because of the scale.
634
00:41:31,356 --> 00:41:35,758
I can understand if I stepped
on his scale and it said 830.
635
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:41,197
Yeah, I'll take all criticism there is.
But this scale... I can't trust this scale.
636
00:41:42,433 --> 00:41:45,835
I know Dr. Now says it reads
800 pounds.
637
00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:47,470
But maybe that scale
doesn't work, I don't know.
638
00:41:47,472 --> 00:41:49,973
Maybe it doesn't work
at its highest potential.
639
00:41:49,975 --> 00:41:52,642
And it reflect on me
pretty horribly right now.
640
00:41:52,644 --> 00:41:54,410
For me, to not to say
I'm not trying,
641
00:41:54,412 --> 00:41:56,713
which I am.
I know I'm trying.
642
00:41:56,715 --> 00:41:59,682
And I just feel I've not
been given the credit for that.
643
00:41:59,684 --> 00:42:03,152
So, that's why I'm pissed off.
644
00:42:05,623 --> 00:42:08,691
I just have to try harder,
I guess.
645
00:42:08,693 --> 00:42:13,429
Because getting weight loss surgery
from Dr. Now is my only chance I have left.
646
00:42:33,217 --> 00:42:34,984
[Julian] For the past month
647
00:42:35,519 --> 00:42:39,055
I've been doing what I said in my last
appointment, when I had talked to Dr. Now.
648
00:42:39,823 --> 00:42:43,359
And I've been working on
cutting back my eating even more.
649
00:42:43,694 --> 00:42:47,397
And it's been tough,
I'm not gonna to lie.
650
00:42:47,399 --> 00:42:51,901
You know, I feel like I'm barely eating
to the point where I'm just starving.
651
00:42:51,903 --> 00:42:55,405
To the point
where I feel weak at times.
652
00:42:55,407 --> 00:42:57,540
So, because of that,
my workouts have decreased.
653
00:42:57,542 --> 00:43:00,076
Because I don't have the energy.
654
00:43:00,078 --> 00:43:04,013
And there have been times
that feeling has made me give in
655
00:43:04,015 --> 00:43:05,381
to eat something I shouldn't.
656
00:43:06,550 --> 00:43:09,619
But for the most part,
that has not happened.
657
00:43:09,621 --> 00:43:12,422
Just because I feel like
I have less energy
658
00:43:12,424 --> 00:43:15,959
doesn't mean I have been
giving up on my exercises, though.
659
00:43:16,660 --> 00:43:19,195
I'm still getting in
my walking everyday.
660
00:43:23,267 --> 00:43:25,602
And I know
I'm making progress with that.
661
00:43:25,604 --> 00:43:29,672
Because I can do the whole
distance of the block now.
662
00:43:29,674 --> 00:43:34,944
When I could barely make it 10 or 15
feet from my driveway when I started.
663
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:39,082
And I'm pushing myself
to do more each day.
664
00:43:39,750 --> 00:43:42,218
- Good morning.
- Hey, Rose.
665
00:43:43,721 --> 00:43:45,688
I don't care if you drop.
Walk up to the corner.
666
00:43:45,690 --> 00:43:49,225
[Julian breathes heavily]
Come on Rose.
667
00:43:49,227 --> 00:43:52,629
[Julian] That helps me feel
like I'm not in such isolation.
668
00:43:52,631 --> 00:43:55,832
Because I'm out, and I get to see
people I haven't seen in a while.
669
00:43:55,834 --> 00:43:57,634
-Guess what?
-What's that? [Julian breathes heavily]
670
00:43:57,636 --> 00:43:58,735
You ain't walking fast enough.
671
00:43:58,737 --> 00:44:02,705
- Ah, well, that's these slippers.
- [Rose laughs]
672
00:44:02,707 --> 00:44:06,175
'Cause I don't want to trip.
They like to fold under me.
673
00:44:07,378 --> 00:44:08,911
That feels good.
674
00:44:08,913 --> 00:44:12,749
So, I'm already seeing the ways
my progress is benefitting my life.
675
00:44:12,751 --> 00:44:15,318
And making improvements for me.
676
00:44:15,886 --> 00:44:19,622
Next month,
when I check my weight again,
677
00:44:19,624 --> 00:44:21,991
[Julian] I have
to be at my goal then
678
00:44:21,993 --> 00:44:25,028
if I want to get the go ahead
from Dr. Now
679
00:44:25,030 --> 00:44:27,330
to move to Houston
and get my surgery.
680
00:44:28,699 --> 00:44:31,067
[exhales]
681
00:44:40,811 --> 00:44:43,312
- [Julian] Babe, drive with two hands.
- [Irma] Shut up.
682
00:44:46,417 --> 00:44:48,685
[Julian] I just hope
I haven't gained any weight.
683
00:44:48,687 --> 00:44:50,687
But we'll see how it goes.
684
00:44:50,689 --> 00:44:52,922
To see if this scale works.
685
00:44:52,924 --> 00:44:55,224
- That's what I'm a little skeptical about.
- [Irma] Mm-hmm.
686
00:44:55,226 --> 00:44:58,428
- [Julian] So...
- [Irma] Not like last time.
687
00:44:58,430 --> 00:45:03,833
[Julian] See if Dr. Now is ready
to chew me another [bleep] oh...
688
00:45:03,835 --> 00:45:07,070
[Julian] And if we can, you know, get
the ball moving on gettin' down to Houston.
689
00:45:07,072 --> 00:45:08,571
[Irma] Mm-hmm.
690
00:45:08,706 --> 00:45:12,308
[Julian] I'm headed to another
local clinic to check my weight again.
691
00:45:13,277 --> 00:45:15,411
But I'm still a bit nervous,
you know...
692
00:45:17,748 --> 00:45:22,085
because I'm ready to start
having bigger progress for myself.
693
00:45:22,087 --> 00:45:24,620
And that's not gonna happen
until I move to Houston.
694
00:45:24,622 --> 00:45:25,588
[Julian sighs]
695
00:45:27,725 --> 00:45:29,692
So I know I have to have
the results
696
00:45:29,694 --> 00:45:32,995
that Dr. Now is looking
to see from me today...
697
00:45:35,799 --> 00:45:38,401
because I don't know what
more I can do at this point.
698
00:45:48,011 --> 00:45:49,112
[nurse] Julian.
699
00:45:49,114 --> 00:45:51,080
- [Julian] Yes.
- [nurse] Come on back.
700
00:45:52,149 --> 00:45:54,417
Bye, baby. Love you too.
701
00:46:03,060 --> 00:46:04,160
[Julian] All right.
702
00:46:05,796 --> 00:46:06,963
There you go.
703
00:46:07,931 --> 00:46:09,098
Can you turn around?
704
00:46:18,108 --> 00:46:19,909
714.2.
705
00:46:19,976 --> 00:46:21,811
Thank you!
706
00:46:21,813 --> 00:46:23,179
Oh, my goodness.
Thank you.
707
00:46:25,082 --> 00:46:26,315
Thank you.
708
00:46:26,817 --> 00:46:27,984
[Julian] Thanks.
709
00:46:30,154 --> 00:46:31,220
[FaceTime ringing]
710
00:46:33,957 --> 00:46:34,824
Hello.
711
00:46:34,826 --> 00:46:35,725
Hey, Dr. Now.
712
00:46:35,727 --> 00:46:37,160
Hi, Julian, how are you doing?
713
00:46:37,162 --> 00:46:40,062
I'm doin' good.
I'm doin' real good.
714
00:46:41,098 --> 00:46:41,931
[Dr. Now] Great!
715
00:46:42,833 --> 00:46:44,400
So what is your
weight doing now?
716
00:46:44,402 --> 00:46:46,135
I'm down to 714 pounds.
717
00:46:46,137 --> 00:46:49,038
Oh, so you lost
some weight, huh?
718
00:46:49,273 --> 00:46:51,107
Yes, sir, I sure did!
719
00:46:51,109 --> 00:46:54,877
That's great! You lost
over 100 pounds, huh?
720
00:46:54,879 --> 00:46:57,180
116 pounds to be exact.
721
00:46:57,182 --> 00:46:58,347
Yes, sir!
722
00:47:05,923 --> 00:47:06,822
Okay, great.
723
00:47:11,195 --> 00:47:14,030
And moving
in the right direction.
724
00:47:14,032 --> 00:47:17,967
And once you move down here,
if you continue to lose weight, then
725
00:47:21,872 --> 00:47:23,406
- Perfect. Thank you, Dr. Now.
- Okay.
726
00:47:25,876 --> 00:47:27,643
Continue with your progress
that you're making.
727
00:47:27,645 --> 00:47:30,413
- Yes.
- And continue to lose more weight, okay?
728
00:47:30,415 --> 00:47:33,649
Yes, I am. I'm gonna continue doing
everything that you told me to do.
729
00:47:33,651 --> 00:47:38,221
You've done a good job and,
uh... I'm proud of your progress.
730
00:47:38,689 --> 00:47:40,556
So keep up the good work.
731
00:47:40,558 --> 00:47:43,926
- Don't relax and go back to your eating habits.
- Mm-hmm.
732
00:47:43,928 --> 00:47:46,796
And if you gain weight, then
we're not gonna move ahead
733
00:47:46,798 --> 00:47:48,831
with weight-loss surgery
with you.
734
00:47:48,833 --> 00:47:52,969
- Okay.
- In the meantime, if you need anything give me a call, okay?
735
00:47:52,971 --> 00:47:53,536
All right, thank you, Dr. Now.
736
00:47:53,538 --> 00:47:55,438
All right, buh-bye.
737
00:47:59,076 --> 00:48:02,745
[Julian] Dr. Now is gonna go ahead
and approve me to move to Houston.
738
00:48:02,747 --> 00:48:04,647
I didn't lose the amount
that he wanted me to,
739
00:48:04,649 --> 00:48:07,450
but I lost enough.
740
00:48:07,452 --> 00:48:09,819
He was excited about my
progress. He was happy for me.
741
00:48:09,821 --> 00:48:13,489
And I-- I didn't get
chewed out like last time.
742
00:48:13,491 --> 00:48:15,625
After hearing that response
from Dr. Now,
743
00:48:15,627 --> 00:48:19,562
we're gonna go ahead and start
gettin' to packing so we can move.
744
00:48:19,564 --> 00:48:21,597
If I lose more weight,
continue just eating
745
00:48:21,599 --> 00:48:23,799
the correct way
that I'm supposed to eat,
746
00:48:23,801 --> 00:48:26,369
he'll end up approving me
for weight-loss surgery.
747
00:48:26,371 --> 00:48:28,537
That's the main thing
I'm looking forward to.
748
00:48:28,539 --> 00:48:32,808
- [Irma] What?
- [Julian] Dr. Now, he approved us to move to Houston.
749
00:48:32,810 --> 00:48:35,978
So we gotta get home
and start packing
750
00:48:36,179 --> 00:48:38,814
so we can move.
751
00:48:38,816 --> 00:48:40,583
- Okay.
- ASAP.
752
00:48:40,585 --> 00:48:44,153
But he says as long
as I'm stickin' to my diet,
753
00:48:44,155 --> 00:48:47,123
he's allowing me to move
so we can move to Houston.
754
00:48:47,724 --> 00:48:49,792
Okay, um...
755
00:48:49,794 --> 00:48:55,731
Um, I'm kinda freakin' out, baby,
'cause we don't have anything packed up.
756
00:48:55,733 --> 00:48:58,968
I know.
So we gotta get to it!
757
00:49:05,842 --> 00:49:08,044
[Irma] So we're
really leavin', huh?
758
00:49:08,046 --> 00:49:09,445
Yes, we're really leavin'.
759
00:49:23,727 --> 00:49:26,062
[Irma speaking]
760
00:49:29,566 --> 00:49:31,200
Now, we're in Texas.
761
00:49:50,687 --> 00:49:52,388
[Julian] This is our
second day on the road.
762
00:49:52,390 --> 00:49:56,225
And so far, things are going
better this time.
763
00:49:58,829 --> 00:50:02,531
And I think the weight I lost
and the stamina I have now
764
00:50:02,533 --> 00:50:06,035
that's helping me handle
the road a lot better.
765
00:50:06,037 --> 00:50:09,205
With this minivan, helping
me be more comfortable too.
766
00:50:11,641 --> 00:50:12,975
I have more room.
767
00:50:13,710 --> 00:50:15,311
We just made it into Texas.
768
00:50:15,313 --> 00:50:18,214
And we're hopin' to make it all the
way to Houston by the end of the day
769
00:50:18,615 --> 00:50:19,515
if I can handle it.
770
00:50:19,517 --> 00:50:22,718
And so far,
I'm feelin' good still.
771
00:50:22,720 --> 00:50:26,922
So as long as I can hold out, we
should be arriving in our new place
772
00:50:26,924 --> 00:50:29,392
and starting
a new life here very soon.
773
00:50:44,141 --> 00:50:46,442
[dramatic music playing]
774
00:51:08,098 --> 00:51:10,299
[Irma inhales] Brother!
775
00:51:13,970 --> 00:51:15,438
It melted off?
776
00:51:17,574 --> 00:51:19,008
[Irma] Yeah.
777
00:51:20,043 --> 00:51:20,810
- [beep] - [Irma] I kept
tellin' Julian. I'm like,
778
00:51:20,812 --> 00:51:21,677
"There's something not right."
779
00:51:21,679 --> 00:51:24,146
I'm like, "There's something
going on."
780
00:51:24,148 --> 00:51:25,648
I'm like, "I don't see my brother. I
don't see my brother." "He's fine."
781
00:51:25,650 --> 00:51:28,517
I was trying to call you. And the
[beep] call wouldn't go through.
782
00:51:28,519 --> 00:51:32,021
But I said, "I told you that I
felt somethin' wasn't right."
783
00:51:32,856 --> 00:51:36,125
[Julian] Why do you
keep sayin', like, I'm the one
784
00:51:36,127 --> 00:51:39,095
who was goin' against
your intuition or something?
785
00:51:39,896 --> 00:51:41,096
[Irma] 'Cause you were!
786
00:51:41,098 --> 00:51:43,032
- You were like, "Baby, everything's fine."
- No, babe.
787
00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:45,501
[Julian] How I'm supposed
to know?
788
00:51:45,503 --> 00:51:48,704
What am I supposed to go with the
worst? I'm trying to calm you down.
789
00:51:48,706 --> 00:51:50,573
And you makin' it like
I'm just goin' against you.
790
00:51:50,575 --> 00:51:52,408
[Irma] Um, 'cause you...
That's a new slipper.
791
00:51:52,410 --> 00:51:54,376
[Julian] But I knew it.
But that's not how you say it.
792
00:51:55,779 --> 00:51:57,179
Man.
793
00:52:10,060 --> 00:52:12,962
[Julian] This is basically
my nightmare.
794
00:52:13,296 --> 00:52:14,630
[Julian speaking]
795
00:52:14,632 --> 00:52:16,232
[Irma speaking]
796
00:52:17,400 --> 00:52:20,336
[Julian] Alejandro's trailer
is not fixable.
797
00:52:20,770 --> 00:52:22,404
We're in Texas.
798
00:52:24,808 --> 00:52:27,042
And we have horrible service.
799
00:52:29,679 --> 00:52:32,581
We was doin' fine
until this happened.
800
00:52:32,583 --> 00:52:37,853
We might just leave this
trailer and leave our stuff.
801
00:52:37,855 --> 00:52:40,289
Who even knows if there's,
like, a rental place around here?
802
00:52:41,958 --> 00:52:43,792
[Irma] I found out what happened
'cause my brother called me.
803
00:52:43,794 --> 00:52:45,427
He's all like,
"Hey, the tire went out."
804
00:52:45,429 --> 00:52:47,563
So I was just, like,
imagining the worst.
805
00:52:47,565 --> 00:52:50,166
He's all like, "But I'm okay.
I'm okay. I'm okay."
806
00:52:50,168 --> 00:52:53,068
'Cause he knows I, like,
freak out for anything.
807
00:52:55,505 --> 00:52:58,507
The longer we're here,
the more in danger we are.
808
00:52:58,509 --> 00:53:01,243
And I don't wanna be a [beep]
sticker in the middle of the road.
809
00:53:02,712 --> 00:53:04,847
[Julian] This is absolutely
the last situation
810
00:53:04,849 --> 00:53:08,551
someone who's my size
wants to be in.
811
00:53:08,553 --> 00:53:12,421
You know, I can't handle
the heat for long.
812
00:53:12,423 --> 00:53:16,125
The only positive thing is
that I still have air conditioning.
813
00:53:16,393 --> 00:53:18,827
So I'm okay for now.
814
00:53:18,829 --> 00:53:21,764
But if we stay here long, my
fear is the car could overheat.
815
00:53:21,766 --> 00:53:23,299
And we could run out of gas.
816
00:53:23,301 --> 00:53:27,036
And if that happens,
it's gonna be very bad for me.
817
00:53:34,711 --> 00:53:38,080
[Julian] Me and Irma have tried to
get a hold of a trailer rental place.
818
00:53:38,082 --> 00:53:43,719
So far, either no one nearby
has one, or it's too far to go get.
819
00:53:43,721 --> 00:53:45,521
And they can't bring it to us.
820
00:53:45,523 --> 00:53:48,090
So we're still not sure
what we're gonna do.
821
00:53:53,797 --> 00:53:55,698
Do you think we could get it
somewhere safer?
822
00:53:55,700 --> 00:53:57,399
I mean, we can get new stuff.
823
00:53:57,401 --> 00:54:00,936
We just can take, like, the
bare necessities and that's it.
824
00:54:02,439 --> 00:54:03,605
We can't leave our bed!
825
00:54:03,873 --> 00:54:06,175
Uh-uh, I'm not gonna sleep
on the floor. Are you crazy?
826
00:54:06,876 --> 00:54:09,411
But it's still just stuff.
827
00:54:09,479 --> 00:54:10,679
But it's a bed.
828
00:54:10,681 --> 00:54:13,015
- I'm not gonna sleep on the floor.
- It doesn't matter.
829
00:54:14,184 --> 00:54:16,118
- All right.
- Yeah, just get it in the dirt, brother.
830
00:54:16,120 --> 00:54:17,286
All right.
831
00:54:18,388 --> 00:54:21,323
[Julian] I guess we're
out of options at this point.
832
00:54:22,659 --> 00:54:27,396
We just have to figure out what
we can get in the truck and the van.
833
00:54:27,398 --> 00:54:30,232
And then we just
have to abandon the rest.
834
00:54:32,936 --> 00:54:34,637
And that's what it
comes down to now.
835
00:54:34,639 --> 00:54:36,739
We just can't stay out here.
836
00:54:36,741 --> 00:54:41,010
And if we don't have another
trailer, there's no other options.
837
00:54:42,012 --> 00:54:44,046
[Julian] This
is extremely disappointing.
838
00:54:44,048 --> 00:54:45,481
And I'm very frustrated
839
00:54:45,483 --> 00:54:46,948
because we're having to choose
840
00:54:46,950 --> 00:54:50,419
between what we need to
survive and all our personal things.
841
00:54:50,421 --> 00:54:53,122
So this is just
heart-wrenching for me.
842
00:55:13,076 --> 00:55:16,078
[Julian] Just one more bad
thing to pile on me right now.
843
00:55:16,080 --> 00:55:20,149
When I'm tryin' to do right and
work all that I can to get better.
844
00:55:22,919 --> 00:55:24,653
So this is just upsetting.
845
00:55:24,655 --> 00:55:25,854
[Irma] No, it's no use.
846
00:55:25,856 --> 00:55:27,856
[Julian] But we'll do
what we have to do
847
00:55:27,858 --> 00:55:29,191
because that's our only option.
848
00:55:32,762 --> 00:55:33,829
[Irma] And this.
849
00:55:36,966 --> 00:55:39,201
Are you okay with leaving
the punching bag or no?
850
00:55:40,136 --> 00:55:41,170
[Irma] I'm sorry.
851
00:55:42,572 --> 00:55:43,972
Hey.
852
00:55:54,684 --> 00:55:56,885
[Irma] It's a... tornado.
It looks [beep] scary.
853
00:55:56,887 --> 00:55:57,853
[Julian] It's not a tornado!
854
00:55:58,221 --> 00:55:59,555
[Julian] Some bad weather's
rolling in.
855
00:55:59,557 --> 00:56:02,658
And there's a tornado warning
for this area!
856
00:56:02,660 --> 00:56:06,762
So as soon as we can, we gotta get
back on the road before that happens.
857
00:56:06,764 --> 00:56:08,497
- [Julian] Shut the car off.
- [Irma] I am.
858
00:56:08,499 --> 00:56:10,866
[Julian] And, hopefully,
it'll pass us by.
859
00:56:10,868 --> 00:56:16,004
[sighs] It just sucks that we
have to get rid of everything!
860
00:56:16,006 --> 00:56:18,440
We're gonna have to leave
[beep] deep freezer.
861
00:56:19,042 --> 00:56:20,743
[Julian] We can't leave that!
862
00:56:20,745 --> 00:56:23,145
- Why not?
- There's food in there.
863
00:56:23,147 --> 00:56:25,047
Julian, we have no other choice!
864
00:56:25,049 --> 00:56:27,716
[Julian] We're figuring out what
we can take and what we can't
865
00:56:27,718 --> 00:56:29,952
so we can get outta here.
866
00:56:30,820 --> 00:56:32,888
But it's just not
an easy process.
867
00:56:32,890 --> 00:56:35,891
Baby, we can't take
all the boxes!
868
00:56:35,893 --> 00:56:36,625
We have to!
869
00:56:36,627 --> 00:56:37,593
But we can't!
870
00:56:37,595 --> 00:56:40,429
But we have to.
The boxes are priority.
871
00:56:40,431 --> 00:56:43,799
Baby, most of those boxes
are just [beep] paperwork!
872
00:56:43,801 --> 00:56:46,168
There're not [beep]
paperwork, Julian.
873
00:56:46,569 --> 00:56:48,437
Baby, we can't take every--
874
00:56:48,439 --> 00:56:51,073
Fine, then you go see what's
[beep]... Go ahead.
875
00:56:54,177 --> 00:56:56,545
[Julian] My stress level
is just high right now.
876
00:56:56,547 --> 00:57:00,649
And I'll be honest. If I had food,
I'd probably be eatin' right now.
877
00:57:00,651 --> 00:57:04,787
But I don't, so my focus is
on just figuring all this out.
878
00:57:04,789 --> 00:57:06,422
I mean, we have to take
all the boxes.
879
00:57:07,824 --> 00:57:08,957
We have to.
880
00:57:09,559 --> 00:57:12,227
[Julian] But it's like
a lose-lose situation
881
00:57:12,229 --> 00:57:15,197
because there's so much we
need that we just can't leave.
882
00:57:19,636 --> 00:57:21,470
[Irma] Baby, let's go
back inside.
883
00:57:21,472 --> 00:57:24,840
[Julian] We gotta get on the road
soon because when night-time comes,
884
00:57:24,842 --> 00:57:28,010
we're not gonna have
the light to do this.
885
00:57:28,012 --> 00:57:29,445
I gotta-- We gotta
look through this.
886
00:57:29,447 --> 00:57:32,181
[Irma sighs]
887
00:57:41,357 --> 00:57:43,625
[Julian] We're pretty much
out of time at this point
888
00:57:43,627 --> 00:57:46,395
because it's late and we
have to get off the road.
889
00:57:46,863 --> 00:57:49,331
A road utility person saw us
890
00:57:49,333 --> 00:57:51,300
and they stopped
to put on their lights
891
00:57:51,302 --> 00:57:54,603
to make sure no one doesn't
see us in the dark and hit us.
892
00:57:54,605 --> 00:57:57,739
So, thankfully that's one thing we
don't have to worry about right now,
893
00:57:57,741 --> 00:58:00,776
but we're just gonna have
to take a hit with our stuff
894
00:58:00,778 --> 00:58:02,911
because that issue
we can't figure out.
895
00:58:02,913 --> 00:58:05,747
We can't agree on what we need
to take between me and Irma,
896
00:58:05,749 --> 00:58:09,084
and what we do agree on,
we can't find.
897
00:58:09,086 --> 00:58:10,452
So we're just loading up
what we can
898
00:58:10,454 --> 00:58:13,755
based off what we think is
in each box.
899
00:58:13,757 --> 00:58:15,757
And hopefully when we get to
Houston and open everything up,
900
00:58:15,759 --> 00:58:17,826
we have a lot of what we need.
901
00:58:17,828 --> 00:58:21,163
If not, then I guess we'll
just have to figure it out.
902
00:58:22,665 --> 00:58:26,068
And if I don't get the surgery
and all this doesn't pay off,
903
00:58:26,070 --> 00:58:28,737
and then all the pain
and suffering we went through
904
00:58:28,739 --> 00:58:30,239
was for nothing.
905
00:58:42,585 --> 00:58:44,553
- [Alejandro] Right here?
- [Irma] On Meadow Drive.
906
00:58:44,555 --> 00:58:46,488
It's this next street
right up here.
907
00:58:46,490 --> 00:58:48,657
[Julian] We're finally
in Houston.
908
00:58:48,659 --> 00:58:51,894
We're heading to the apartment
to get the keys and stuff.
909
00:58:51,896 --> 00:58:53,829
[Irma] We're your
future residents.
910
00:58:53,831 --> 00:58:55,998
[Julian] This has been
a long journey,
911
00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:58,000
but I'm thankful to be here.
912
00:58:58,535 --> 00:59:00,669
It looks like
a nice neighborhood.
913
00:59:00,671 --> 00:59:02,938
We'll see exactly
how everything goes
914
00:59:02,940 --> 00:59:05,374
once we get in
and get the place.
915
00:59:24,661 --> 00:59:26,395
- We did it. Mm-hmm.
- Got it.
916
00:59:27,597 --> 00:59:29,431
- Let's go check it out.
- All right.
917
00:59:30,700 --> 00:59:32,167
[Julian sighs] Oh, this is
gonna be...
918
00:59:32,835 --> 00:59:34,102
Yeah, we're upstairs.
919
00:59:36,940 --> 00:59:39,374
Oh, baby, you're gonna
hate this.
920
00:59:42,745 --> 00:59:45,213
Go ahead, bro, it's gonna
take me a minute.
921
00:59:48,084 --> 00:59:50,085
[Irma] Dude, there's
mosquitoes in here!
922
00:59:56,025 --> 00:59:57,192
[chuckling] Help.
923
00:59:57,427 --> 00:59:58,393
[Irma chuckles]
924
01:00:00,563 --> 01:00:02,130
Okay.
925
01:00:03,766 --> 01:00:06,335
- Okay, I can work with this.
- All right, babe.
926
01:00:06,337 --> 01:00:08,136
Okay, babe!
927
01:00:08,138 --> 01:00:10,572
[Julian] After losing most
of our stuff on the road,
928
01:00:10,574 --> 01:00:15,611
at that time I was second-guessing
it, and I wanted to just go back,
929
01:00:15,613 --> 01:00:22,317
but I figure God didn't make
me go this far to just turn around.
930
01:00:22,319 --> 01:00:24,553
It's probably his way of
saying we don't need that stuff
931
01:00:24,555 --> 01:00:30,659
or it's the devil's way of trying
to make us not fulfill this journey.
932
01:00:30,661 --> 01:00:34,296
So, it's just materials.
We can get that stuff back.
933
01:00:34,298 --> 01:00:36,698
Ew, there's a bug right there!
[Irma squeals]
934
01:00:36,700 --> 01:00:38,634
It's okay. We'll get him out.
935
01:00:38,636 --> 01:00:39,868
Oh, this has got a closet, too!
936
01:00:39,870 --> 01:00:42,971
- Look how huge it is.
- Damn!
937
01:00:43,573 --> 01:00:45,407
I'm gonna go check
the other room.
938
01:00:45,409 --> 01:00:48,176
I can work in there.
I can work in both.
939
01:00:49,812 --> 01:00:51,013
Let's do the test.
940
01:00:51,015 --> 01:00:52,381
Look, babe!
941
01:00:54,083 --> 01:00:56,385
Holy [bleep]
942
01:00:57,820 --> 01:00:59,888
I like the window.
943
01:00:59,890 --> 01:01:02,958
I like the carpet, man.
The carpet is like...
944
01:01:02,960 --> 01:01:04,326
Let's see how it feels
with no shoes on.
945
01:01:05,128 --> 01:01:07,062
[Julian] So we're gonna
head to Dr. Now's
946
01:01:07,064 --> 01:01:08,029
once we get done here.
947
01:01:08,031 --> 01:01:09,731
I feel a lot better
now that we're here
948
01:01:09,733 --> 01:01:11,967
and we're able to see the place.
949
01:01:13,436 --> 01:01:15,837
We called Dr. Now yesterday
to give him an update
950
01:01:15,839 --> 01:01:19,341
and I asked him if we can come
see him when I got here today,
951
01:01:19,343 --> 01:01:23,145
so I can get my weight
and he can verify my progress
952
01:01:23,147 --> 01:01:27,049
so I can see about hopefully getting
approved for my weight-loss surgery.
953
01:01:36,225 --> 01:01:39,828
[Julian] It's been a tough three
months since this last weigh-in,
954
01:01:39,830 --> 01:01:43,932
but I've been able to work hard
so I know I'll see some progress.
955
01:01:43,934 --> 01:01:47,202
The question is, if it's gonna
be enough for Dr. Now.
956
01:01:48,037 --> 01:01:51,306
So that's the only thing
that has me a little nervous.
957
01:01:56,846 --> 01:01:58,246
It's gonna be all right, baby.
958
01:02:07,523 --> 01:02:08,957
Julian.
959
01:02:15,565 --> 01:02:18,934
[Julian] At my last appointment,
I made it down to 714.
960
01:02:18,936 --> 01:02:21,103
And Dr. Now told me
to keep losing.
961
01:02:22,672 --> 01:02:24,106
And I think I've done that,
962
01:02:24,108 --> 01:02:28,143
but I'm hoping I made it to
at least the 600s at this point.
963
01:02:29,712 --> 01:02:32,948
Your weight is 792.
964
01:02:33,082 --> 01:02:37,619
[somber piano music playing]
965
01:02:37,621 --> 01:02:39,354
[Julian] Just in shock
right now.
966
01:02:40,423 --> 01:02:42,591
I'm scared to how
Dr. Now's gonna react.
967
01:02:42,593 --> 01:02:46,895
I know he's gonna say I
haven't been trying, but I have.
968
01:02:46,897 --> 01:02:51,366
I kept my focus on working to get
surgery because how bad I need it.
969
01:02:52,335 --> 01:02:55,771
And I'm worried
because getting the surgery
970
01:02:55,773 --> 01:02:58,974
is the whole reason why we
gave up our life to come here.
971
01:03:02,612 --> 01:03:03,912
-Hello
-[Irma] Hi.
972
01:03:03,914 --> 01:03:06,414
- How you all doing?
- All right and good.
973
01:03:06,416 --> 01:03:07,883
[Dr. Now] Good. All right.
974
01:03:07,885 --> 01:03:11,620
Well, I'm sorry to hear
about all the trouble you said
975
01:03:11,622 --> 01:03:14,022
you had coming back down here.
976
01:03:14,024 --> 01:03:15,924
But you finally
made it in one piece.
977
01:03:15,926 --> 01:03:19,094
Yeah, we finally made it in one
piece and we got our apartment
978
01:03:19,096 --> 01:03:22,264
and it's beautiful
and we made it.
979
01:03:22,266 --> 01:03:28,670
All right, so the issue now is your weight
gain you had over the last three months.
980
01:03:28,672 --> 01:03:33,108
You gained almost 80 pounds, so
what happened to your eating habits?
981
01:03:33,110 --> 01:03:35,277
My eating habits has
been okay. I mean, it's...
982
01:03:35,279 --> 01:03:37,479
I've been really stressful
983
01:03:37,481 --> 01:03:41,449
and, like, I know it's not an excuse
to eat more and everything, but, um,
984
01:03:41,451 --> 01:03:46,788
my father-in-law passed and it's just
been real hard trying to find, you know,
985
01:03:46,790 --> 01:03:48,857
a place for my mom
and my grandma and all that.
986
01:03:48,859 --> 01:03:50,992
But my eating habits are back
to where they need to be now.
987
01:03:50,994 --> 01:03:53,395
No more cheating,
no more eating,
988
01:03:53,397 --> 01:03:54,996
you know, things I'm not
supposed to eat.
989
01:03:54,998 --> 01:03:55,797
What do you mean
no more cheating,
990
01:03:55,799 --> 01:03:57,432
because you were
cheating before?
991
01:03:57,434 --> 01:04:00,335
You said you think
you were eating good.
992
01:04:00,337 --> 01:04:04,506
No, I won't say it's cheating,
you know, it's no excuse.
993
01:04:04,508 --> 01:04:06,908
You know, well, like, what
happened with my father-in-law
994
01:04:06,910 --> 01:04:08,677
and all that stress
I was going through, I just...
995
01:04:08,679 --> 01:04:11,513
You say that,
but at the same time,
996
01:04:11,515 --> 01:04:14,716
that's the excuse
you are giving me right now.
997
01:04:14,718 --> 01:04:17,986
And I get that. You have had
a lot of hard things happen,
998
01:04:17,988 --> 01:04:21,957
but life is full of hard things,
and it's okay to struggle,
999
01:04:21,959 --> 01:04:24,793
but not to use it as an excuse
1000
01:04:24,795 --> 01:04:27,028
to justify damaging your health.
1001
01:04:27,030 --> 01:04:28,830
[Dr. Now] That's never okay.
1002
01:04:28,832 --> 01:04:30,966
[Julian] I know, I know,
and I'll do better.
1003
01:04:30,968 --> 01:04:33,702
So you need to get back
on track now
1004
01:04:33,704 --> 01:04:36,838
because you're back in just
the dangerous place you were
1005
01:04:36,840 --> 01:04:38,306
when you first came to see me.
1006
01:04:38,308 --> 01:04:41,076
You're almost back to the 800s.
1007
01:04:41,078 --> 01:04:45,547
So you need to decide if you're gonna
do this like you said when you told me
1008
01:04:45,549 --> 01:04:48,149
you're 100% committed.
1009
01:04:48,151 --> 01:04:50,819
- [Dr. Now] So here's what you need to do, Julian.
- Yes.
1010
01:04:50,821 --> 01:04:54,422
I want you to stick with
the original goal I gave you
1011
01:04:54,424 --> 01:04:58,059
and lose 100 pounds
over the next two months.
1012
01:04:58,061 --> 01:05:02,564
You're still where you could
easily lose 200 pounds in that time
1013
01:05:02,566 --> 01:05:04,633
if you stick to the diet.
1014
01:05:04,635 --> 01:05:08,403
If you do that, then I will schedule
you for weight loss surgery.
1015
01:05:08,405 --> 01:05:12,974
If not, then we're not moving
ahead with you, okay?
1016
01:05:12,976 --> 01:05:16,912
And, Irma, are you doing this
with him and losing any weight?
1017
01:05:16,914 --> 01:05:18,146
Not much.
1018
01:05:18,148 --> 01:05:21,516
Then you have to both motivate
each other. That's important,
1019
01:05:21,518 --> 01:05:25,086
- especially if you're thinking of having a family.
- Yeah.
1020
01:05:25,088 --> 01:05:28,390
- And that's gonna be some important thing for everybody.
- Yes.
1021
01:05:28,392 --> 01:05:33,028
And so get back on track
and work together to do that.
1022
01:05:33,030 --> 01:05:35,664
And I want you to lose
100 pounds in two months
1023
01:05:35,666 --> 01:05:37,632
if you want to move ahead, okay?
1024
01:05:37,634 --> 01:05:39,801
[Julian] Yes, sir.
I'm gonna do that.
1025
01:05:39,803 --> 01:05:42,737
- Okay. Well, I'm glad you made it to Houston...
- Mm-hmm.
1026
01:05:42,739 --> 01:05:45,874
and let's concentrate
on doing what you need,
1027
01:05:45,876 --> 01:05:49,878
and let's see how things go
over the next two months, okay?
1028
01:05:49,880 --> 01:05:51,913
- Okay.
- All right, see you all later.
1029
01:05:51,915 --> 01:05:53,782
See you later, Dr. Now.
1030
01:05:53,784 --> 01:05:55,984
- [Dr. Now] Okay, take care. Okay.
- Thank you.
1031
01:05:57,887 --> 01:06:01,957
[Dr. Now] It's obviously very
disappointing to see such a big move
1032
01:06:01,959 --> 01:06:03,725
back in the wrong direction
with Julian,
1033
01:06:03,727 --> 01:06:07,963
and it's also disappointing that
he's making excuses for that.
1034
01:06:07,965 --> 01:06:11,066
I understand that things
have been really hard for him,
1035
01:06:11,068 --> 01:06:13,802
but the big question
for Julian is
1036
01:06:13,804 --> 01:06:14,936
if food is worth his life.
1037
01:06:14,938 --> 01:06:18,006
Because at this point,
that's what he's risking
1038
01:06:18,008 --> 01:06:20,942
every day his weight stays
as high as it is.
1039
01:06:20,944 --> 01:06:23,979
So hopefully he gets
how serious this is
1040
01:06:23,981 --> 01:06:25,513
to get back on track,
1041
01:06:25,515 --> 01:06:27,682
to lose like he did before,
1042
01:06:27,684 --> 01:06:30,251
because his body
can't keep going like this.
1043
01:06:33,022 --> 01:06:34,389
[Julian] I'm disappointed,
1044
01:06:34,391 --> 01:06:35,556
very disappointed,
1045
01:06:35,558 --> 01:06:37,692
because I was hoping
and expecting
1046
01:06:37,694 --> 01:06:39,961
to be able to move ahead
with my weight-loss surgery
1047
01:06:39,963 --> 01:06:41,997
once I got down here.
1048
01:06:42,932 --> 01:06:45,066
So that's a bit of a blow.
1049
01:06:52,408 --> 01:06:54,409
But at least I'm still
in the game.
1050
01:06:54,411 --> 01:06:56,044
And so, as long as I am,
1051
01:06:56,046 --> 01:06:57,912
I still have a chance to fight,
1052
01:06:57,914 --> 01:07:00,081
and that's all I can do.
1053
01:07:00,083 --> 01:07:03,118
So, whatever it takes,
I'm gonna do it.
1054
01:07:20,770 --> 01:07:21,903
All right, babe, I'm gonna go
1055
01:07:21,970 --> 01:07:22,904
do my workout.
1056
01:07:22,906 --> 01:07:24,539
We'll be starting dinner
when I get back.
1057
01:07:24,541 --> 01:07:27,208
- Okay, baby. Be careful.
- Not gonna take me long.
1058
01:07:29,412 --> 01:07:32,380
[Julian] The past month has
been good as far as I'm concerned.
1059
01:07:33,115 --> 01:07:34,983
I've been able
to give my full focus
1060
01:07:34,985 --> 01:07:35,884
to get back on track
1061
01:07:35,886 --> 01:07:36,951
like how I need.
1062
01:07:36,953 --> 01:07:39,154
And I've been
working hard at that.
1063
01:07:40,923 --> 01:07:42,590
You know, I lost my punching bag
1064
01:07:42,592 --> 01:07:45,060
because I had to leave it on
the side of the road coming here.
1065
01:07:45,062 --> 01:07:47,962
But what I got to
replace it now is stairs,
1066
01:07:47,964 --> 01:07:49,097
so I've been using those
1067
01:07:49,099 --> 01:07:51,599
to do my exercises every day.
1068
01:07:51,601 --> 01:07:53,835
When I first started,
when I first got here,
1069
01:07:53,837 --> 01:07:55,870
I would have
to go down the stairs
1070
01:07:55,872 --> 01:07:57,906
just one leg at a time
1071
01:07:57,908 --> 01:07:58,873
and then come up
1072
01:07:58,875 --> 01:08:00,708
one leg at a time,
1073
01:08:00,710 --> 01:08:03,645
but now I can go down
both legs at a time,
1074
01:08:03,647 --> 01:08:06,047
and come back up
both legs at a time.
1075
01:08:06,782 --> 01:08:07,916
Because it's getting easier,
1076
01:08:07,918 --> 01:08:09,717
so I'm gonna probably add
1077
01:08:09,719 --> 01:08:12,954
another go up
and down the stairs.
1078
01:08:12,956 --> 01:08:14,889
So that'll be three times
I go up and down.
1079
01:08:14,891 --> 01:08:16,391
[Irma] You done, baby?
1080
01:08:16,393 --> 01:08:17,759
[out of breath] I'm
getting faster.
1081
01:08:17,761 --> 01:08:19,160
Good.
1082
01:08:21,063 --> 01:08:23,998
[panting] I might
up it to... three.
1083
01:08:24,600 --> 01:08:25,967
How was it, baby?
1084
01:08:25,969 --> 01:08:27,769
It was good,
I think it was getting easier.
1085
01:08:27,771 --> 01:08:29,904
I'm proud of you.
1086
01:08:29,906 --> 01:08:31,906
I started going down
just one at a time,
1087
01:08:31,908 --> 01:08:33,308
but now I can do both legs.
1088
01:08:33,909 --> 01:08:35,176
- Oh!
- Yeah.
1089
01:08:35,178 --> 01:08:36,778
- For real?
- Mm-hmm.
1090
01:08:36,780 --> 01:08:38,413
Nice!
1091
01:08:39,215 --> 01:08:41,649
[Julian] But right now,
after my second one,
1092
01:08:41,651 --> 01:08:42,517
I go inside
1093
01:08:42,519 --> 01:08:44,619
and do my upper body exercises
1094
01:08:44,621 --> 01:08:46,855
and Irma usually helps me,
like a trainer.
1095
01:08:46,857 --> 01:08:48,423
You need to work
on your legs, too.
1096
01:08:49,758 --> 01:08:50,658
[Julian] She's trying to give me
1097
01:08:50,660 --> 01:08:52,660
as much support as she can.
1098
01:08:52,662 --> 01:08:55,063
So we're doing this
as a team right now
1099
01:08:55,065 --> 01:08:56,865
because she wants
to see me succeed at this
1100
01:08:56,867 --> 01:08:58,967
as much as I want to.
1101
01:08:58,969 --> 01:09:01,002
If you want to,
you can relax a little bit
1102
01:09:01,004 --> 01:09:02,837
and then do the rest of the ten.
1103
01:09:02,871 --> 01:09:04,472
[exhales sharply] Okay.
1104
01:09:04,474 --> 01:09:06,941
[Julian] So she's being a big help
with me like this with my exercises.
1105
01:09:06,943 --> 01:09:08,076
And with the diet,
1106
01:09:08,078 --> 01:09:09,878
because we're both
eating the same
1107
01:09:09,880 --> 01:09:11,012
from Dr. Now's diet.
1108
01:09:11,014 --> 01:09:13,715
forty, okay.
1109
01:09:13,717 --> 01:09:15,116
[Irma] Do this one, the leg one.
1110
01:09:15,118 --> 01:09:16,784
How about this one?
1111
01:09:16,786 --> 01:09:18,419
This one don't have me extended.
1112
01:09:18,421 --> 01:09:20,722
[Irma] No. Do this one.
1113
01:09:20,756 --> 01:09:23,158
[Julian sighs] Okay.
1114
01:09:23,160 --> 01:09:25,660
So I'm feeling good
about how we're both doing
1115
01:09:25,662 --> 01:09:26,661
and our progress
1116
01:09:26,663 --> 01:09:27,695
because I'm more serious
1117
01:09:27,697 --> 01:09:29,797
about getting
to where I need now,
1118
01:09:29,799 --> 01:09:31,633
more than I've been
up to at this point.
1119
01:09:31,635 --> 01:09:32,700
And my hope is that
1120
01:09:32,702 --> 01:09:35,036
when I go back to see
Dr. Now in a month,
1121
01:09:35,038 --> 01:09:37,138
that it'll be enough
for me to make it
1122
01:09:37,140 --> 01:09:38,806
and get approved for surgery.
1123
01:09:38,808 --> 01:09:40,842
[pants and sighs]
1124
01:09:40,844 --> 01:09:41,876
Good job, baby.
1125
01:09:41,911 --> 01:09:42,877
Whoo!
1126
01:09:42,879 --> 01:09:44,479
Do one more...
I'm just kidding.
1127
01:09:44,481 --> 01:09:46,347
[laughs] I'm kidding,
I'm kidding.
1128
01:09:49,084 --> 01:09:52,153
Do you want me to start
cutting up the stuff now, or?
1129
01:09:53,689 --> 01:09:55,023
Yeah. Um, the onions? Yeah.
1130
01:09:55,025 --> 01:09:56,391
How do you want me
to cut the onion,
1131
01:09:56,393 --> 01:09:57,892
my way or your way?
1132
01:09:57,894 --> 01:09:58,693
You can cut 'em your way.
1133
01:09:58,695 --> 01:10:00,161
You sure?
1134
01:10:00,163 --> 01:10:01,863
'Cause you don't like it
when I cut it that small.
1135
01:10:01,865 --> 01:10:02,931
No, it's okay.
1136
01:10:02,933 --> 01:10:04,966
[soft guitar music]
1137
01:10:07,236 --> 01:10:09,103
I'mma come do the chicken.
1138
01:10:09,838 --> 01:10:10,972
Okay.
1139
01:10:18,714 --> 01:10:20,215
[groans]
1140
01:10:24,954 --> 01:10:26,754
I like a little salad
with my onions.
1141
01:10:26,756 --> 01:10:28,323
[laughs]
1142
01:10:41,136 --> 01:10:42,770
- It's really good.
- Yeah, it is.
1143
01:10:42,772 --> 01:10:46,174
Yeah, it's like, 10 minutes.
1144
01:10:49,311 --> 01:10:52,347
Man, believe it or not,
I am getting full.
1145
01:10:53,082 --> 01:10:54,315
- Good.
- Mm.
1146
01:10:59,021 --> 01:11:01,155
That was a really
good dinner, babe.
1147
01:11:01,157 --> 01:11:02,957
- Yeah, it was.
- I'm satisfied.
1148
01:11:03,025 --> 01:11:04,392
Me, too.
1149
01:11:18,007 --> 01:11:19,707
[Julian] Irma started
her new job
1150
01:11:19,709 --> 01:11:22,110
and she couldn't take off today,
1151
01:11:22,112 --> 01:11:23,077
so I'm having to go
to Dr. Now's
1152
01:11:23,079 --> 01:11:25,079
on my own today.
1153
01:11:26,048 --> 01:11:27,749
And I'm excited for myself
1154
01:11:27,751 --> 01:11:29,350
because I can finally
drive again!
1155
01:11:30,052 --> 01:11:30,918
And it feels good.
1156
01:11:30,920 --> 01:11:34,422
It feels good to be
behind this wheel.
1157
01:11:36,525 --> 01:11:38,860
It's been going on
eight or nine years
1158
01:11:38,862 --> 01:11:40,695
since I've been able to fit
behind the wheel
1159
01:11:40,697 --> 01:11:41,629
and I feel good.
1160
01:11:41,631 --> 01:11:42,797
But I'm still nervous
1161
01:11:42,799 --> 01:11:45,767
because I don't know
where my final progress is at.
1162
01:11:45,769 --> 01:11:47,502
But I know I'm lower
with my weight
1163
01:11:47,504 --> 01:11:50,038
than I've been in a long time.
1164
01:11:54,009 --> 01:11:56,944
And I've been working my
hardest to get back on track.
1165
01:11:57,980 --> 01:11:58,946
[sighs]
1166
01:11:58,948 --> 01:11:59,647
And I'm hoping
1167
01:11:59,649 --> 01:12:01,482
that's been enough for me
1168
01:12:01,484 --> 01:12:04,085
to finally be approved
for weight loss surgery.
1169
01:12:05,054 --> 01:12:07,789
The last time I was here
two months ago,
1170
01:12:07,791 --> 01:12:09,824
the scale said I was 792
1171
01:12:09,826 --> 01:12:11,859
and Dr. Now told me my goal
1172
01:12:11,861 --> 01:12:14,295
was to lose 100 pounds
from that.
1173
01:12:16,231 --> 01:12:19,233
That means I need to be
down to 692 today.
1174
01:12:26,842 --> 01:12:27,775
Julian?
1175
01:12:27,777 --> 01:12:29,243
[anticipatory music]
1176
01:12:38,721 --> 01:12:40,221
[nurse] We can step up
on the scale.
1177
01:12:52,401 --> 01:12:54,369
Your weight is 705.
1178
01:12:56,305 --> 01:12:57,405
Thank you.
1179
01:12:59,041 --> 01:13:01,376
That's a big loss,
and I feel good about that.
1180
01:13:01,577 --> 01:13:02,810
But I'm still nervous
1181
01:13:02,812 --> 01:13:06,047
because this appointment
can go one way or another.
1182
01:13:09,051 --> 01:13:11,586
You know, Dr. Now
could either see this amount
1183
01:13:11,588 --> 01:13:13,321
as a positive or a failure.
1184
01:13:15,524 --> 01:13:17,792
So I'm just nervous
because I'm not sure
1185
01:13:17,794 --> 01:13:19,394
how this is gonna go
and what's gonna happen.
1186
01:13:20,929 --> 01:13:22,230
[knocking on door]
1187
01:13:23,899 --> 01:13:25,900
- Hello.
- Hey, Dr. Now.
1188
01:13:25,902 --> 01:13:27,869
Hi, Julian.
How are you?
1189
01:13:27,871 --> 01:13:29,003
I'm doing good, and yourself?
1190
01:13:29,405 --> 01:13:30,405
Good.
1191
01:13:30,407 --> 01:13:33,574
All right, so,
where's Irma today?
1192
01:13:33,576 --> 01:13:34,942
She had to work.
1193
01:13:34,944 --> 01:13:37,311
So she miss your big
weight loss, huh?
1194
01:13:37,313 --> 01:13:38,880
Mm-hmm.
1195
01:13:38,882 --> 01:13:41,949
All right. And the last time, you
gained a little over 70 pounds.
1196
01:13:41,951 --> 01:13:43,684
So I was a little bit concerned,
1197
01:13:43,686 --> 01:13:44,986
but this time it looks like
1198
01:13:44,988 --> 01:13:46,821
you lost almost 100 pounds, huh?
1199
01:13:46,823 --> 01:13:49,657
Yeah, I guess I'm doing
something right.
1200
01:13:49,659 --> 01:13:52,126
Well, you still need
to get back more.
1201
01:13:52,128 --> 01:13:54,695
At your weight,
you should be losing more
1202
01:13:54,697 --> 01:13:55,863
if you're doing the diet.
1203
01:13:55,865 --> 01:13:57,832
But 90 pounds is a good loss
1204
01:13:57,834 --> 01:14:00,034
and shows me
you're back on track.
1205
01:14:00,036 --> 01:14:02,303
And since you're doing better
1206
01:14:02,305 --> 01:14:03,538
and you're losing some weight,
1207
01:14:03,540 --> 01:14:05,940
I'm gonna go ahead and approve
you for weight-loss surgery.
1208
01:14:05,942 --> 01:14:08,876
- Thank you.
- But I want you to stick with the diet.
1209
01:14:08,878 --> 01:14:10,978
And I'm gonna schedule
your surgery
1210
01:14:10,980 --> 01:14:12,413
for one month from now.
1211
01:14:12,415 --> 01:14:13,848
And at that time,
1212
01:14:13,850 --> 01:14:15,716
I want you to lose
30 more pounds
1213
01:14:15,718 --> 01:14:17,885
- Okay?
- All right. Yes, sir.
1214
01:14:17,887 --> 01:14:18,752
If you don't do that,
1215
01:14:18,754 --> 01:14:20,388
we're not gonna
move ahead with you
1216
01:14:20,390 --> 01:14:22,990
because the last time
we made good progress,
1217
01:14:22,992 --> 01:14:26,027
you went back
to overeating right after.
1218
01:14:26,029 --> 01:14:27,829
So you need to show me
1219
01:14:27,831 --> 01:14:30,031
you can stick with it
for a little longer.
1220
01:14:30,033 --> 01:14:31,399
- Okay.
- Well...
1221
01:14:31,401 --> 01:14:33,734
So far, you have lost
125 pounds.
1222
01:14:33,736 --> 01:14:35,203
Yeah.
1223
01:14:35,205 --> 01:14:38,406
So that's a pretty good effort that
you're doing with your eating habits.
1224
01:14:38,408 --> 01:14:39,707
So keep it up
1225
01:14:39,709 --> 01:14:41,809
and we're gonna see
what we can do with you, okay?
1226
01:14:41,811 --> 01:14:42,910
All right, thank you.
1227
01:14:42,912 --> 01:14:44,045
All right. I'll see you, then.
1228
01:14:44,047 --> 01:14:46,013
- See you.
- Okay.
1229
01:14:53,422 --> 01:14:55,089
[Dr. Now] I'm proud of Julian
1230
01:14:55,091 --> 01:14:56,757
for putting forward
the effort he has
1231
01:14:56,759 --> 01:14:57,959
over the past two months.
1232
01:14:57,961 --> 01:15:00,495
It's not quite
another 100 pounds,
1233
01:15:00,497 --> 01:15:02,663
but it's close enough to show me
1234
01:15:02,665 --> 01:15:05,433
he is willing to take back
some control of his life.
1235
01:15:05,435 --> 01:15:09,570
And as long as he shows me he's
gonna stick with the changes he's made,
1236
01:15:09,572 --> 01:15:13,241
to lose another 30 pounds this
next month, and his tests look good,
1237
01:15:13,243 --> 01:15:15,576
then we will
move ahead with him.
1238
01:15:15,578 --> 01:15:20,681
But if he repeats history, and start
to slip again, I will cancel his surgery.
1239
01:15:20,683 --> 01:15:25,820
But Julian doesn't have any more
time to waste, risking his health.
1240
01:15:25,822 --> 01:15:29,423
So hopefully, he continues
to take his situation seriously,
1241
01:15:29,425 --> 01:15:31,959
to stay on track.
1242
01:15:31,961 --> 01:15:34,829
[Julian] Irma's gonna be excited
to hear the news of my surgery.
1243
01:15:34,831 --> 01:15:37,198
So I feel really good right now.
1244
01:15:38,400 --> 01:15:40,201
You know, this time,
I'm not letting nothing
1245
01:15:40,203 --> 01:15:44,171
lead me back
to the wrong direction,
1246
01:15:44,173 --> 01:15:48,242
because I'm not letting anything
get to me, to where I lose this surgery.
1247
01:16:16,138 --> 01:16:19,574
[Julian] I'm feeling good right
now. A little nervous, but good,
1248
01:16:19,576 --> 01:16:23,678
because Dr. Now said he's moving
ahead with my weight-loss surgery today.
1249
01:16:23,680 --> 01:16:27,748
I stayed on track enough this
month, and I'm finally in the 600s.
1250
01:16:27,750 --> 01:16:30,785
And that feels good,
coming down from the 800s.
1251
01:16:30,787 --> 01:16:34,689
So Dr. Now says I'm ready
for this, and I agree with him,
1252
01:16:34,691 --> 01:16:36,891
because this has been
a long time coming.
1253
01:16:36,893 --> 01:16:40,061
So I know
I'm very ready for this.
1254
01:16:40,063 --> 01:16:42,363
[Irma] I think Julian's
gonna do very well,
1255
01:16:42,365 --> 01:16:44,465
because he's stuck to his diet,
1256
01:16:44,467 --> 01:16:46,701
even though he was like, "Babe,
I'm so hungry. I'm so hungry.
1257
01:16:46,703 --> 01:16:49,470
Like, I want to eat something."
I'm like, "Baby, well you can't.
1258
01:16:49,472 --> 01:16:54,942
You have to stick to it." And
he did, and I was surprised.
1259
01:16:54,944 --> 01:17:01,048
I did not think he was gonna
lose that much. But hey, he did it.
1260
01:17:01,683 --> 01:17:04,385
- I love you.
- I love you, too.
1261
01:17:05,921 --> 01:17:08,723
[Julian] I'm thankful for the
chance to take a step like this,
1262
01:17:08,725 --> 01:17:11,859
so I can start
to get my life right.
1263
01:17:11,861 --> 01:17:14,662
I wanted to be able to keep my
promises to Irma and my family,
1264
01:17:14,664 --> 01:17:16,897
by losing the weight.
1265
01:17:16,899 --> 01:17:21,002
And now I'm gonna finally have
the big tube to help me do that.
1266
01:17:21,004 --> 01:17:22,670
So I'm very happy right now,
1267
01:17:22,672 --> 01:17:26,407
and I'm looking forward to the
life this is gonna help bring me.
1268
01:17:26,409 --> 01:17:29,543
[nurse] All right, Julian.
This is your room.
1269
01:17:29,545 --> 01:17:33,614
[Dr. Now] Today, we are attempting
to do weight-loss surgery on Julian.
1270
01:17:33,616 --> 01:17:37,718
But this is going to be a more
difficult operation than usual,
1271
01:17:37,720 --> 01:17:41,622
because of the severe hernia
that Julian still has.
1272
01:17:41,624 --> 01:17:45,593
And because he is still
at a very large size,
1273
01:17:45,595 --> 01:17:48,195
so the first issue
we have to manage with him
1274
01:17:48,197 --> 01:17:51,399
is securing him
safely on the table.
1275
01:17:53,769 --> 01:17:58,239
Now that we have secured Julian
safely, we can begin the operation.
1276
01:17:58,241 --> 01:18:02,143
But the second big issue
we have with him is his hernia,
1277
01:18:02,145 --> 01:18:06,047
and whether it prevents us from
doing what we need, at any point.
1278
01:18:06,049 --> 01:18:07,581
Okay.
1279
01:18:11,787 --> 01:18:15,790
So first, I'm gonna attempt to
fix his hernia as best as possible.
1280
01:18:15,792 --> 01:18:16,724
[surgeon speaking]
1281
01:18:16,726 --> 01:18:18,626
[Dr. Now] Then,
I will move ahead,
1282
01:18:18,628 --> 01:18:23,030
and attempt to do a gastric
sleeve procedure on him.
1283
01:18:25,934 --> 01:18:27,301
- All right, bring the robot.
- [nurse] Yes.
1284
01:18:27,303 --> 01:18:30,638
[Dr. Now] And if we are able
to complete that,
1285
01:18:30,640 --> 01:18:35,476
then that will give Julian an important
tool to help him continue to lose weight.
1286
01:18:35,478 --> 01:18:40,815
Because what the surgery does
is reduce the stomach by 90%,
1287
01:18:40,817 --> 01:18:45,820
leaving a small narrow tube
that looks similar to a sleeve.
1288
01:18:45,822 --> 01:18:49,356
So the patient's food intake
is physically limited.
1289
01:18:49,358 --> 01:18:52,426
And the patient is less hungry.
1290
01:18:52,428 --> 01:18:57,331
So this operation will give them an
opportunity to lose even more weight.
1291
01:18:57,333 --> 01:19:01,102
So this will be a big help
to keep Julian on track
1292
01:19:01,104 --> 01:19:05,439
while we work with him to get him to
where he is able to maintain his progress
1293
01:19:05,441 --> 01:19:07,074
for the long-term.
1294
01:19:07,576 --> 01:19:12,379
But my concern right now is not
having enough time to do both surgeries.
1295
01:19:12,381 --> 01:19:15,683
If the situation
with his hernia is too severe,
1296
01:19:15,685 --> 01:19:18,385
because at his weight,
this is a high-risk surgery,
1297
01:19:18,387 --> 01:19:23,057
and because of that, we want to
limit the time he is under anesthesia.
1298
01:19:23,059 --> 01:19:26,393
Because it could start to put
too much strain on his system,
1299
01:19:26,395 --> 01:19:28,696
if we keep him under too long.
1300
01:19:28,698 --> 01:19:33,334
So we'll have to see what's
possible to do safely with him today.
1301
01:19:33,336 --> 01:19:36,170
His hernia is extremely severe.
1302
01:19:36,172 --> 01:19:39,740
There is a lot of mess from
a previous repair that failed,
1303
01:19:39,742 --> 01:19:41,475
and there is
a lot of pressure on it,
1304
01:19:41,477 --> 01:19:44,612
from all the weight
Julian still has on his body.
1305
01:19:44,614 --> 01:19:48,449
So to repair it fully
and do the gastric sleeve
1306
01:19:48,451 --> 01:19:50,851
is gonna keep him
under anesthesia too long.
1307
01:19:50,853 --> 01:19:54,622
So I'm gonna have to do a
partial repair of the hernia,
1308
01:19:54,624 --> 01:19:57,625
and then move on
to perform the gastric sleeve,
1309
01:19:57,627 --> 01:20:02,363
to prevent Julian's body from
being pushed to any limits.
1310
01:20:02,365 --> 01:20:06,867
Because, at his weight, that
would be a very dangerous situation.
1311
01:20:06,869 --> 01:20:10,704
Okay, I've finished a
partial repair of the hernia,
1312
01:20:10,706 --> 01:20:14,041
So now I'm gonna
complete the sleeve.
1313
01:20:19,881 --> 01:20:24,218
All right, we are almost done
removing his stomach.
1314
01:20:26,955 --> 01:20:29,590
[Irma] I'm feeling tired,
I'm feeling worried.
1315
01:20:29,592 --> 01:20:32,393
Mostly worried than tired.
1316
01:20:32,395 --> 01:20:36,697
They've been updating me
every hour, to see how he's doing.
1317
01:20:36,699 --> 01:20:39,733
Um, and I guess
they did find the hernia,
1318
01:20:39,735 --> 01:20:42,403
but I don't know if they
actually repaired it yet or not.
1319
01:20:42,405 --> 01:20:46,407
Um, and yeah.
I've been waiting here.
1320
01:20:47,943 --> 01:20:53,147
I feel nervous, because, like, I don't
know how he's doing in there, and...
1321
01:20:54,015 --> 01:20:55,916
I'm very anxious to see Julian,
1322
01:20:55,918 --> 01:20:58,252
because that's the only way
I'm gonna know that he's okay.
1323
01:21:12,167 --> 01:21:14,168
[equipment beeping]
1324
01:21:17,172 --> 01:21:19,406
What a long stomach.
1325
01:21:35,790 --> 01:21:38,025
Okay, all finished.
1326
01:21:40,262 --> 01:21:41,896
Julian's surgery went very well.
1327
01:21:41,898 --> 01:21:46,767
It was challenging, because he
has a, that big hernia was in the way.
1328
01:21:46,769 --> 01:21:49,303
So we have to get
a lot of adhesion done,
1329
01:21:49,305 --> 01:21:54,408
and get the pipe to the stomach,
and be able to do surgery.
1330
01:21:54,410 --> 01:21:57,711
So it was more complicated
than usual, with all his issues,
1331
01:21:57,713 --> 01:22:00,748
but we managed to get
the sleeve gastrectomy done,
1332
01:22:00,750 --> 01:22:03,617
and we will finish his
hernia repair down the road,
1333
01:22:03,619 --> 01:22:05,152
after he has lost more weight.
1334
01:22:05,154 --> 01:22:07,755
But this will be
a big help for Julian,
1335
01:22:07,757 --> 01:22:11,825
to help keep him on track with his
weight loss, while we work with him,
1336
01:22:11,827 --> 01:22:13,294
and get him to where
he will be able
1337
01:22:13,296 --> 01:22:15,930
to maintain healthy weight
for the long-term.
1338
01:22:15,932 --> 01:22:19,400
Right now, he'll be on a
liquid diet for the next month.
1339
01:22:19,402 --> 01:22:22,803
And he should be able to lose
another 40 pounds in that time.
1340
01:22:22,805 --> 01:22:28,208
Then he should be able to lose
between 25 to 30 pounds a month,
1341
01:22:28,210 --> 01:22:30,678
until he starts to get closer
to his target weight.
1342
01:22:30,680 --> 01:22:33,614
But overall,
I think Julian has done well.
1343
01:22:33,616 --> 01:22:36,583
And I'm optimistic that we
will be able to work with him,
1344
01:22:36,585 --> 01:22:40,254
to get him to his target
weight over the next year.
1345
01:22:40,256 --> 01:22:44,692
And in a place where he will be
able to maintain that for the long-term.
1346
01:22:44,694 --> 01:22:48,195
[groans softly]
1347
01:22:49,030 --> 01:22:52,132
[optimistic guitar music plays]
1348
01:23:00,976 --> 01:23:04,044
I'm so excited
that we can go out.
1349
01:23:04,112 --> 01:23:06,981
It's been years.
1350
01:23:07,515 --> 01:23:09,750
Years since you took me out.
1351
01:23:09,752 --> 01:23:11,785
[Julian] Me and Irma
are going out tonight.
1352
01:23:11,787 --> 01:23:15,122
And with all
my progress, I'm ready.
1353
01:23:15,824 --> 01:23:18,592
So we're gonna go to a dinner
and a movie tonight,
1354
01:23:18,594 --> 01:23:20,961
and finally have a normal date.
1355
01:23:22,497 --> 01:23:26,000
You always look pretty, baby.
Even without makeup.
1356
01:23:26,701 --> 01:23:28,869
Are you driving? Please
tell me you're driving, please.
1357
01:23:28,871 --> 01:23:32,740
- Yeah, I'll drive.
- Here, help me with this.
1358
01:23:32,742 --> 01:23:35,042
[Julian] The weight is starting
to come off fast right now,
1359
01:23:35,044 --> 01:23:37,277
so I'm excited about that.
1360
01:23:37,912 --> 01:23:38,479
And I know I'm still big.
1361
01:23:38,481 --> 01:23:40,147
[sighs] Let's go.
1362
01:23:40,448 --> 01:23:44,518
And I'm still worried about fitting
into the same places other people can.
1363
01:23:44,520 --> 01:23:49,356
But with all I've lost, I'm feeling
better about how I'm doing.
1364
01:23:51,693 --> 01:23:55,396
So I'm excited about that, and
I'm gonna keep working hard,
1365
01:23:55,398 --> 01:23:57,331
because I don't wanna slow down.
1366
01:24:01,836 --> 01:24:03,003
Thank you.
1367
01:24:07,409 --> 01:24:09,076
You're welcome, baby.
1368
01:24:12,781 --> 01:24:15,482
This past year has had
a lot of trials in it,
1369
01:24:15,484 --> 01:24:18,886
and there was moments I
wasn't sure about doing this.
1370
01:24:18,888 --> 01:24:23,924
But I'm so thankful that Irma kept
pushing me forwards, so I didn't quit.
1371
01:24:23,926 --> 01:24:25,526
- [Irma] Thank you.
- [Waiter] Thank you.
1372
01:24:25,528 --> 01:24:27,494
Oh, wow.
1373
01:24:27,496 --> 01:24:30,030
[Julian] But now I'm looking at a
life where I can take my wife out.
1374
01:24:30,032 --> 01:24:33,300
I was really sceptical
that we're gonna be this good.
1375
01:24:36,204 --> 01:24:37,838
[man] Here you go.
1376
01:24:37,840 --> 01:24:40,974
- Theatre two, second door on the left.
- [Irma] Thank you so much.
1377
01:24:41,976 --> 01:24:44,378
- [exhales] Is it good?
- Yeah, it's good.
1378
01:24:44,380 --> 01:24:46,880
- Good. Okay.
- This is good.
1379
01:24:46,882 --> 01:24:49,283
And I can go out, on
my own, and get a job,
1380
01:24:49,285 --> 01:24:52,686
and start taking care of things.
1381
01:24:52,688 --> 01:24:57,224
But the biggest thing is, this is gonna
give us a chance to start a family.
1382
01:24:59,761 --> 01:25:01,895
I would do anything
for that to happen.
1383
01:25:01,897 --> 01:25:04,565
But whatever the future
has in store for us...
1384
01:25:04,567 --> 01:25:08,402
I'm excited to be able
to do more.
1385
01:25:08,404 --> 01:25:13,407
And sharing things with Irma, and
have a life I get to enjoy with her.
1386
01:25:13,409 --> 01:25:16,710
So I'm gonna keep my focus,
and keep working hard
1387
01:25:16,712 --> 01:25:22,082
so I can make her happy by
being the husband she deserves.
1388
01:25:22,084 --> 01:25:24,384
And I'm looking forward
to being able to do that.