1 00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:04,170 I only eat to make me feel better. 2 00:00:04,250 --> 00:00:08,420 For the most part I don't feel well at all. 3 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:12,220 Each year, hundreds are carried out of bariatric surgery- 4 00:00:12,300 --> 00:00:14,720 - on patients weighing 270 kg. 5 00:00:15,300 --> 00:00:18,720 Somewhere in me there is a small glimmer of hope. 6 00:00:18,810 --> 00:00:21,600 I just want to be normal. 7 00:00:28,770 --> 00:00:32,900 The chance for a lasting result is less than five percent. 8 00:00:32,990 --> 00:00:36,200 you can't do it and then I get angry. 9 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,410 If I don't do something now, I'm afraid it's too late. 10 00:00:39,490 --> 00:00:42,000 We follow a person for eight months- 11 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,120 - there try to gain control over one's life. 12 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:47,380 No! It hurts! 13 00:00:47,460 --> 00:00:52,300 I refuse to stop fighting. I have to do it for my children. 14 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,640 We follow Thederick's journey. 15 00:01:03,310 --> 00:01:05,060 Thederick, what are you going to do? 16 00:01:05,140 --> 00:01:09,940 Thederick's Story. 17 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:16,070 Thederick Barnes, 32 years. Weight: Unknown. 18 00:01:43,390 --> 00:01:47,140 Most of my days start the same way now. 19 00:01:47,230 --> 00:01:51,730 I struggle to get up. I struggle to move. 20 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:58,150 I'm having trouble breathing, because I am not of normal weight. 21 00:02:00,490 --> 00:02:04,580 It's hard to start the day in my size. 22 00:02:04,660 --> 00:02:08,960 You must thank the Lord for, that you wake up. 23 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:15,630 With my size it is difficult to get up and do anything. 24 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,220 Especially because I have lymphedema in the lower part of the body- 25 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:23,600 -that makes it very difficult to walk. 26 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:29,190 It can be very dangerous. You have to be careful where you step. 27 00:02:29,730 --> 00:02:35,230 You must not bump into sharps objects. You must not touch the doors. 28 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,950 If you do that, your legs start to leak. 29 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,240 I only get up to go on the toilet and eat. 30 00:02:46,450 --> 00:02:50,710 I can't do so much for myself more. 31 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,380 I live with my mother. 32 00:02:54,460 --> 00:03:00,840 I have lived with my mother, since I was born. 33 00:03:00,930 --> 00:03:06,770 I should have left when I was 21, but I got too big. 34 00:03:06,850 --> 00:03:10,270 So I stay with her, so she can take care of me. 35 00:03:10,350 --> 00:03:13,440 I needed help for bathing and the like. 36 00:03:15,770 --> 00:03:17,320 Mother! 37 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,030 I'll take care of Thederick. 38 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:26,280 Because his mobility is at a minimum now. 39 00:03:26,370 --> 00:03:31,830 And every year and every month it gets worse and worse. 40 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:35,250 Okay. It doesn't take long. 41 00:03:36,090 --> 00:03:42,380 I help Thederick in the shower. I cook his food. 42 00:03:42,970 --> 00:03:48,180 No one else can help me. It's eating away at my body- 43 00:03:48,260 --> 00:03:53,980 -but I don't want to send my child in a nursing home. 44 00:03:54,060 --> 00:03:56,980 So I must do the necessary. 45 00:03:58,690 --> 00:04:01,070 Sit down, little friend. 46 00:04:06,870 --> 00:04:09,290 I wish I could take a shower and wash myself- 47 00:04:09,370 --> 00:04:14,790 -but I can't take a bath, because the knot on my leg is too heavy- 48 00:04:14,870 --> 00:04:21,340 -to get over the bathtub. So that's mine only option to get clean. 49 00:04:21,420 --> 00:04:25,390 I have to wash every fold and crack of my body 50 00:04:25,470 --> 00:04:29,470 But I need help because I can't get around. 51 00:04:32,230 --> 00:04:36,480 Good boy. Put on your clothes. 52 00:04:38,150 --> 00:04:41,440 It takes a while to get dressed. 53 00:04:41,530 --> 00:04:47,070 But when I'm ready then the ice man calls. 54 00:04:47,740 --> 00:04:51,450 He comes every day around 10. 55 00:04:51,540 --> 00:04:57,380 I go out and wait for him, but I can't go that fast. 56 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:02,340 Thederick loves the Iceman. 57 00:05:02,420 --> 00:05:09,260 Thederick hears the music and gets up. 58 00:05:09,350 --> 00:05:13,270 He has an account with the ice man. 59 00:05:13,350 --> 00:05:16,980 When does the ice cream man open an account for someone- 60 00:05:17,060 --> 00:05:20,520 - who picks something up every day? 61 00:05:21,860 --> 00:05:28,370 When the Iceman Comes it is the best part of my day. 62 00:05:28,450 --> 00:05:30,780 The treats are worth the effort. 63 00:05:30,870 --> 00:05:37,210 I push myself to go outside. That's today's exercise. 64 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:48,720 -What would it be? -Mr Lee, what's going on? 65 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,800 I take three sodas. 66 00:05:50,890 --> 00:05:54,350 -Two bags of Fun-yuns. -Two bags of Fun-yuns. 67 00:05:54,430 --> 00:05:57,230 - One with nuts. -Yes. 68 00:05:57,310 --> 00:06:01,770 Strawberry tart. An ice cream cake. 69 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,820 - Two pizzas. -Yes. 70 00:06:04,900 --> 00:06:08,150 And another one with nuts. 71 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,030 Give me a moment. 72 00:06:11,660 --> 00:06:14,040 Ice cream is one of my favorites. 73 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:19,420 -Værsgo. - Thank you very much. 74 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:25,210 This is how I start my breakfast. With ice cream. 75 00:06:27,010 --> 00:06:31,550 It makes my day better. 76 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:36,020 But the ice cream and snacks is only the beginning. 77 00:06:36,100 --> 00:06:43,440 It's good, but I'll be more hungry. I need more. 78 00:06:44,770 --> 00:06:48,950 For my first meal I usually get pizza. 79 00:06:49,990 --> 00:06:53,490 i like pizza and I eat a lot of pizza. 80 00:06:54,950 --> 00:06:59,910 I order it and saves snacks for later. 81 00:07:20,390 --> 00:07:25,270 Two large ones with beef, cheese bread and wings. 82 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,190 -Yes. -And soda. 83 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,240 Thanks. 84 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:45,710 I order a lot and tell myself even that I should not eat it. 85 00:07:45,790 --> 00:07:51,930 But when I get it, I finish by eating it all at once. 86 00:07:52,010 --> 00:07:59,140 So I can eat two whole pizzas with twice wings and cheese bread. 87 00:07:59,220 --> 00:08:04,480 But afterwards I'm still hungry. 88 00:08:05,060 --> 00:08:08,360 I'm starting to think what I need now. 89 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:12,610 Because the food has always been there for me- 90 00:08:12,700 --> 00:08:18,080 -to make me feel better, since I was very young. 91 00:08:22,710 --> 00:08:25,710 I have struggled with weight all my life. 92 00:08:25,790 --> 00:08:30,210 I've always been a big guy. This is who I am. 93 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,800 When he was little, Thederick was a sweet, chubby boy. 94 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:40,060 He was big as an infant. 95 00:08:40,140 --> 00:08:42,980 As he got older, he got bigger. 96 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:48,310 I liked to eat because it made me happy. 97 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,690 I learned that early, because when I was five- 98 00:08:51,780 --> 00:08:55,160 -my great-grandmother died there. 99 00:08:55,240 --> 00:09:00,200 I found out that my grandmother died on halloween. 100 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:07,380 And it broke my heart. So I ate all my candy that day- 101 00:09:07,460 --> 00:09:11,590 - so I could have a good time. And it helped. 102 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:16,090 So I started eating a lot for pleasure. 103 00:09:16,180 --> 00:09:21,930 When I started school the following year, I weighed about 70 kg. 104 00:09:22,020 --> 00:09:26,520 But when they teased me at school because of my weight 105 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,230 - I fought to show them, that I was tough. 106 00:09:31,150 --> 00:09:36,280 Afterwards I ate so much, I could to get better. 107 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,030 I started to gain a lot of weight, because I ate a lot. 108 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,080 It got worse as I got older. 109 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,620 My father was arrested when I was nine. 110 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:54,260 Why? I don't know that. I still don't know. 111 00:09:54,340 --> 00:09:59,390 I lost my father and I was very close to him. 112 00:09:59,470 --> 00:10:02,220 It broke me. 113 00:10:03,850 --> 00:10:10,520 So I ate to feel better. I weighed 90kg when I was 12. 114 00:10:11,650 --> 00:10:16,820 It was a lot, and it led to, that several children teased me. 115 00:10:16,900 --> 00:10:21,410 It got worse instead of better for me. 116 00:10:21,490 --> 00:10:26,370 When I entered high school, I probably weighed around 135 kg. 117 00:10:27,790 --> 00:10:33,670 It hurt to think, that my child went through all that- 118 00:10:33,750 --> 00:10:36,460 -and he kept it to himself. 119 00:10:36,550 --> 00:10:39,630 It hurt me, and even today- 120 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:43,600 -he should not be alone with anyone. 121 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:47,640 Because I don't know how they will treat him. 122 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:52,520 My weight was embarrassing. 123 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:57,400 But food helped me go on, and that's how I got through high school. 124 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:00,570 I weighed 180 kg when I was 18 years old. 125 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,620 I was happy when I graduated, because the bullying stopped. 126 00:11:05,700 --> 00:11:08,250 But soon after high school- 127 00:11:08,330 --> 00:11:11,830 -I got into a lot of trouble with my father. 128 00:11:15,170 --> 00:11:18,970 When Thederick became a student, his father got out of prison. 129 00:11:19,050 --> 00:11:22,390 Thederick's father was released. He was looking forward to- 130 00:11:22,470 --> 00:11:28,140 - that he came out and was with him. He missed him all those years. 131 00:11:28,220 --> 00:11:31,560 But it didn't work out that way. 132 00:11:32,310 --> 00:11:36,900 He promised that when he got out, we should be together a lot 133 00:11:36,980 --> 00:11:42,280 But he got out and found another family. 134 00:11:43,450 --> 00:11:47,830 Now he has another family, so I don't see him much. 135 00:11:47,910 --> 00:11:53,960 I felt abandoned, but he just trying to get his life under control. 136 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:58,960 But I got depressed and gained a lot more weight. 137 00:11:59,050 --> 00:12:04,970 When I was 22, I weighed over 225 kg. 138 00:12:05,050 --> 00:12:08,350 Then things started to go wrong with my body- 139 00:12:08,430 --> 00:12:13,810 - because then it began to grow a knot out of my leg. 140 00:12:16,900 --> 00:12:20,940 We noticed a growth on his leg. 141 00:12:21,030 --> 00:12:25,620 We went to the doctor. The doctors knew not what was going on. 142 00:12:25,700 --> 00:12:30,000 The growth was greater, and Thederick grew larger. 143 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,580 I had lymphedema, and it got worse. 144 00:12:34,670 --> 00:12:39,050 The next three or four years I just sit and eat. 145 00:12:39,130 --> 00:12:42,670 That made it worse. 146 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:47,600 Now I'm 32, and I never go out again. 147 00:12:49,310 --> 00:12:52,520 Sometimes I get unhappy. 148 00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:57,980 So I eat to pass the time to go so I feel better. 149 00:12:58,060 --> 00:13:04,110 The last time I was weighed, I weighed 300 kg. 150 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,410 I'm not feeling well at all. 151 00:13:08,490 --> 00:13:12,370 When you are so big, if you don't feel like moving. 152 00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:17,130 I don't want to get up. I feel like it to lie down all day. 153 00:13:17,210 --> 00:13:24,340 It's too hard to do anything whatever. It requires too much. 154 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:33,680 But then I get a bad conscience, because my mother has to bring everything- 155 00:13:33,770 --> 00:13:37,850 -when I stay in bed because of my body. 156 00:13:37,940 --> 00:13:43,320 But food is to blame for all this. I don't know what to do. 157 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:49,200 I know it's getting bad and I'm afraid to die soon. 158 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,790 Even recently I was afraid- 159 00:13:51,870 --> 00:13:57,040 - because I had heart failure and fluid in the lungs. 160 00:13:57,120 --> 00:14:03,250 So they admitted me to intensive care. I was in intensive care. 161 00:14:03,340 --> 00:14:06,630 I didn't eat for two days. 162 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:11,390 I feared not for Thederick, before I saw him in the hospital. 163 00:14:11,470 --> 00:14:14,970 It was scary, for he could not catch his breath. 164 00:14:15,060 --> 00:14:20,400 I'm afraid because Thederick is too young to die. 165 00:14:22,980 --> 00:14:26,820 Luckily I recovered but it was close. 166 00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:30,950 But if it doesn't kill me, is there anything else that does- 167 00:14:31,030 --> 00:14:36,830 - because I have other health problems. I have high blood pressure. 168 00:14:36,910 --> 00:14:40,960 I have problems with thyroid gland and lymphoedema 169 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:43,920 -on my legs. 170 00:14:45,420 --> 00:14:49,720 So all my problems pile up, until it's too late for me. 171 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:55,930 If I don't stop eating. But I eat many times a day. 172 00:14:56,020 --> 00:14:59,940 If my mom comes home with something- 173 00:15:00,020 --> 00:15:06,610 -and I know it's in the house, I can't resist the temptation. 174 00:15:06,690 --> 00:15:10,240 You don't take the lollipop with you downstairs. 175 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,030 Thederick, you go down with all that candy. 176 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,580 - Deuces. -Really? 177 00:15:15,660 --> 00:15:18,790 I don't want to be hungry. 178 00:15:20,670 --> 00:15:26,590 How do I change it? Come on, I was normal weight. 179 00:15:28,170 --> 00:15:32,140 And I can only be that by not eating what i eat- 180 00:15:32,220 --> 00:15:37,060 - because it ruins my life. 181 00:15:48,990 --> 00:15:53,820 My mother said that my sister and brother would come to dinner. 182 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:58,410 But they come to talk to me about getting help with my weight. 183 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:04,960 My mother says that a doctor in Houston might be able to help me. 184 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:10,840 She wants me to seek him out. But it's a long way from Florida. 185 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:15,970 My mother wants me to do it. I'm considering it. 186 00:16:16,050 --> 00:16:20,100 My sister and brother will convince me to do it- 187 00:16:20,180 --> 00:16:22,980 -and encourage me to take control of my life. 188 00:16:23,060 --> 00:16:26,610 Because when I was hospitalized in the hospital a little while ago- 189 00:16:26,690 --> 00:16:31,530 -did it frighten them, for they thought that they would lose me. 190 00:16:31,610 --> 00:16:34,450 I was afraid of that too. 191 00:16:37,990 --> 00:16:39,740 Hello! 192 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:43,710 -Hello. - So what? 193 00:16:43,790 --> 00:16:46,960 - So what? -Are you doing well? 194 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,210 - I'm chilling. - That's good. 195 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:51,920 - So what? - So what? 196 00:16:52,010 --> 00:16:54,470 - I'm chilling. -Really? 197 00:16:54,550 --> 00:16:56,760 How is it going? 198 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:59,970 -How's it going? - Food on the table. 199 00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:04,310 Food on the table? It also smells good. 200 00:17:04,390 --> 00:17:07,900 -Green beans, - I want my plate. 201 00:17:08,650 --> 00:17:10,780 So what? 202 00:17:10,860 --> 00:17:13,400 -How's it going? - I'm fine. 203 00:17:13,490 --> 00:17:17,570 I have been in pain in the stomach all night. 204 00:17:19,580 --> 00:17:22,870 -But are you feeling better now? -Yes. 205 00:17:22,950 --> 00:17:29,340 It's sad to see that you don't live life to the best of your ability. 206 00:17:30,130 --> 00:17:31,960 -Can you follow me? -Yes. 207 00:17:32,050 --> 00:17:37,050 We love you and know that you are sick. We can't do much. 208 00:17:37,140 --> 00:17:40,260 It is your responsibility. We are here to support you. 209 00:17:40,350 --> 00:17:45,270 But this journey is for your sake, not for ours. 210 00:17:45,350 --> 00:17:47,730 You just need to be healthy, Thederick. 211 00:17:47,810 --> 00:17:51,730 -Well. -Yes. You must do that. 212 00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:56,030 Yes. We would like to have you'll be here a long time. 213 00:17:56,110 --> 00:18:00,780 I owe your son an ass in basketball. 214 00:18:00,870 --> 00:18:05,710 - You must get well. -I thump. 215 00:18:05,790 --> 00:18:08,630 - It's dinner time. -Such. 216 00:18:11,460 --> 00:18:13,000 Okay. 217 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:20,470 I know they love me and want me to best. I appreciate that. 218 00:18:20,550 --> 00:18:25,520 And I made them sad by also missing out on their lives. 219 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:32,690 My weight makes me not can see my niece graduate this year. 220 00:18:32,770 --> 00:18:38,030 My weight prevents me in watching my nephew play baseball. 221 00:18:38,110 --> 00:18:41,370 My weight prevents me from a lot. 222 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:47,290 I don't go out. I can't go on a date. 223 00:18:48,250 --> 00:18:51,130 And I can't do anything. 224 00:18:53,210 --> 00:18:58,470 It breaks my heart to see my brother suffer like this. 225 00:18:58,550 --> 00:19:05,220 Thederick is a good uncle for my children. He loves them. 226 00:19:05,310 --> 00:19:11,860 He loves to call my son and talk about sports with him all the time. 227 00:19:11,940 --> 00:19:18,860 It would be great to see him play basketball with my son one day. 228 00:19:21,030 --> 00:19:23,830 It's almost over for me. 229 00:19:23,910 --> 00:19:30,330 If I do nothing, I die in sleep, for my body is finished. 230 00:19:30,420 --> 00:19:33,750 It can't last much longer. 231 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,550 I have to find a way to stop it. 232 00:19:37,630 --> 00:19:40,760 It becomes difficult to give up food. 233 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:48,100 First month. 234 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,240 Is the shirt too small? 235 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:07,870 My mom and I are going to Houston, after I decided to leave. 236 00:20:07,950 --> 00:20:12,830 I'm scared, but I'm doing it my mother. I'm still worried. 237 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:17,750 It is a big task to travel with someone my size. 238 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,840 Well? I'll pick up the car. 239 00:20:28,220 --> 00:20:33,980 But I am willing to try to get help because i need it- 240 00:20:34,060 --> 00:20:36,650 -and there are no options here. 241 00:20:36,730 --> 00:20:40,280 But it's been a long time, I've been out of the house like this- 242 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:42,110 - so I'm nervous. 243 00:20:46,830 --> 00:20:49,080 Put it there. 244 00:20:50,250 --> 00:20:53,120 -Can't you get up there? -Yes. 245 00:20:57,340 --> 00:21:01,920 It doesn't work. 246 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,930 -Thederick. It doesn't work. -What's wrong? 247 00:21:08,010 --> 00:21:12,390 You can't turn around. 248 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:16,100 You should have crawled a little further in. 249 00:21:18,650 --> 00:21:21,230 See all my hard work. 250 00:21:24,740 --> 00:21:27,030 I can't be there. 251 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,380 I'm afraid of how it will turn out when I'm out driving- 252 00:21:37,460 --> 00:21:41,300 -and how I can go to the toilet. 253 00:21:41,380 --> 00:21:46,010 I can't get out so I'll be here for a while. 254 00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:52,560 Mother says there are 1,100 km. 255 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:57,690 So we try to split the trip up over three days, three hours a day. 256 00:21:57,770 --> 00:22:01,730 But not more than three days, because we have to be there on time. 257 00:22:01,820 --> 00:22:06,240 That's the plan. We'll have to see how it goes. 258 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:10,160 I have snacks to entertain me with. 259 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:14,830 I'm worried about How long can I sit like this? 260 00:22:14,910 --> 00:22:16,920 It is not pleasant. 261 00:22:21,290 --> 00:22:23,510 Three hours later 262 00:22:24,340 --> 00:22:28,130 We are almost where my mother is would like to be the first day. 263 00:22:28,220 --> 00:22:31,550 I am glad that that I did it. 264 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,730 But it's been hard and my right leg is swollen. 265 00:22:38,900 --> 00:22:40,940 If it wasn't for the snacks- 266 00:22:41,020 --> 00:22:46,780 -I would have felt that it was too much. Because my body does. 267 00:22:46,860 --> 00:22:48,860 I'll be back. 268 00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:53,370 -Hurry up. - You are not my boss. 269 00:22:56,790 --> 00:23:01,460 For a few hours since then I just wanted to get out of here. 270 00:23:01,540 --> 00:23:06,090 As soon as I can and get to bed, the better. 271 00:23:06,170 --> 00:23:12,100 I'm ready to lie down because it has been a long drive. 272 00:23:12,180 --> 00:23:14,010 Well. 273 00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:19,390 Mother, remember to get me as close as possible on the door so I can go in. 274 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,440 Okay. 275 00:23:27,110 --> 00:23:30,610 It was hard and that was only the first day- 276 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:35,580 -but I have to go to the toilet, have something to eat and rest. 277 00:23:35,660 --> 00:23:39,620 So I think that I will be ready again tomorrow. 278 00:23:39,710 --> 00:23:43,290 -What are you doing? - I'm trying to get up. 279 00:23:43,380 --> 00:23:46,500 Are you trying to turn around and back out? 280 00:23:46,590 --> 00:23:52,590 Come on. You should have taken them other shorts on. Come on. Come on. 281 00:23:56,220 --> 00:23:59,180 Splitting the ride saves me- 282 00:23:59,270 --> 00:24:04,190 - because otherwise I would couldn't handle it. 283 00:24:04,270 --> 00:24:10,360 I have to get my energy back, I thought may continue for five hours tomorrow. 284 00:24:10,450 --> 00:24:13,620 And hopefully one more day after that. 285 00:24:13,700 --> 00:24:16,830 I see Dr. Now and get the help I need. 286 00:24:16,910 --> 00:24:21,160 It's the last place I'm going to go. 287 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,750 So I'm holding on in that chance and hope that- 288 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,510 - because my life depends on it. 289 00:24:29,590 --> 00:24:33,470 I hope I'm not wrong, and that it is all in vain. 290 00:24:33,550 --> 00:24:36,510 That would be a tragedy. 291 00:24:45,270 --> 00:24:47,400 - That's the one I like. -Where? 292 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:51,360 - The truck right here. -Would you feel comfortable in it? 293 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,700 -Yes, when I weigh 68 kg. -68 kg? 294 00:24:55,780 --> 00:24:58,330 -Yes. - Do you want to lose 68 kg? 295 00:24:58,410 --> 00:25:03,580 I'm trying to get down there where I feel best. 296 00:25:04,920 --> 00:25:09,750 It's the second day of the trip to Houston. 297 00:25:19,970 --> 00:25:22,980 We've already been driving for a few hours. 298 00:25:23,060 --> 00:25:28,480 I was very sore this morning, and I'm still sore after yesterday. 299 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:32,990 It's uncomfortable to sit in the car- 300 00:25:33,070 --> 00:25:36,780 -but I'd rather arrive today than getting into that situation- 301 00:25:36,870 --> 00:25:41,540 -where I get more sore and still trying to do this. 302 00:25:41,620 --> 00:25:46,080 So I will try to continue and see, if we can make it to Houston. 303 00:25:46,170 --> 00:25:49,710 But I said I wanted to eat something soon. 304 00:25:49,790 --> 00:25:52,670 I'll get the food. I'll be right back. 305 00:25:54,300 --> 00:25:59,140 I'm taking a little pit stop to eat. But my fear is- 306 00:25:59,220 --> 00:26:03,480 - that I don't know if it becomes too difficult for me. 307 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:07,480 The further we go on, the harder it gets. 308 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,730 But right now I can do it. 309 00:26:09,810 --> 00:26:14,820 I go further than ever before. 310 00:26:15,950 --> 00:26:19,820 I do and I'm happy about it. 311 00:26:19,910 --> 00:26:23,660 But it hasn't been easy. 312 00:26:25,410 --> 00:26:28,670 Hi Thederick. I have your food here. 313 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,250 A burger and fries. 314 00:26:40,890 --> 00:26:44,470 What has happened? 315 00:26:45,390 --> 00:26:49,190 -What happened? -Toenail. 316 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:53,570 -Does it hurt? -Yes. 317 00:26:53,650 --> 00:26:56,400 - Did you support it? -Yes. 318 00:26:56,490 --> 00:26:59,490 -Which one? -The other one. 319 00:27:00,530 --> 00:27:02,740 It didn't come off. 320 00:27:11,710 --> 00:27:14,840 I'll turn the car around while you eat. 321 00:27:19,130 --> 00:27:21,890 That burger looks good. 322 00:27:23,300 --> 00:27:26,020 They were a bit stingy with the salad. 323 00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:38,030 i forgot how to make a stuffed potato. 324 00:27:38,110 --> 00:27:42,120 - I forgot how to do it. -Do what? 325 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:48,000 -What should you wear first? -Whatever you choose. 326 00:28:03,050 --> 00:28:07,020 The good news is, that in two and a half hours- 327 00:28:07,100 --> 00:28:11,020 -back on the road, we should be there. 328 00:28:11,100 --> 00:28:16,520 So I'll just have to deal with it until then. I'm pretty sore right now. 329 00:28:19,820 --> 00:28:23,530 -How does your burger taste? - It tastes good. 330 00:28:23,620 --> 00:28:28,080 -Really? - It is difficult to eat with one hand. 331 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:30,790 Why? How many hands should you use 332 00:28:30,870 --> 00:28:34,670 - Because it is so big. -Really? 333 00:28:44,930 --> 00:28:49,020 I've been sitting here for seven hours. 334 00:28:49,890 --> 00:28:53,440 And it has left its mark on me. 335 00:28:54,230 --> 00:28:59,650 The rest of the trip will be tough. But I can handle it. 336 00:29:01,900 --> 00:29:06,070 We are going to Dr. Now. 337 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,730 Two hours later. 338 00:29:31,810 --> 00:29:36,560 I can feel it now especially in my butt. 339 00:29:36,650 --> 00:29:40,230 It hurts, but I won't give up. 340 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:45,990 I must go there and rest a full day before the appointment. 341 00:29:46,070 --> 00:29:49,530 Mom, I need one more break. 342 00:29:50,870 --> 00:29:56,620 Can you wait a quarter of an hour? We have to be there at 20. 343 00:29:59,590 --> 00:30:03,170 I'm so sore. It's been a tough ride. 344 00:30:03,260 --> 00:30:05,930 But I'm on the last stretch. 345 00:30:06,010 --> 00:30:11,140 I just have to hold on a little longer, then I think I can. 346 00:30:11,220 --> 00:30:14,770 It takes all my energy to do this. 347 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:26,450 I look forward to resting. My body needs it. 348 00:30:26,990 --> 00:30:32,410 I really need to go to the bathroom too. I've lasted so long. 349 00:30:32,490 --> 00:30:36,790 I am proud of that I have come this far. 350 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,340 Come on. Are you ready? 351 00:30:45,010 --> 00:30:47,090 Come on. 352 00:30:48,550 --> 00:30:51,930 Wait. Come on. 353 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:10,410 How can you hear me with them on? 354 00:31:10,490 --> 00:31:12,370 Come on! 355 00:31:13,330 --> 00:31:17,960 Come on. Come on! Come on! 356 00:31:22,670 --> 00:31:27,260 I'm resting so I'm ready for dr. Now tomorrow. 357 00:31:27,340 --> 00:31:31,970 I have to do it and get bariatric surgery. 358 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:37,060 I'm ready for tomorrow when I am completely rested. 359 00:31:38,730 --> 00:31:42,440 First of all the bathroom. 360 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,070 I'm losing my mind if I don't get out there. 361 00:32:02,250 --> 00:32:06,800 My mother and I are on our way to my appointment with dr. Now. 362 00:32:06,880 --> 00:32:12,180 I have butterflies in my stomach for now we are here. 363 00:32:12,260 --> 00:32:15,140 i am happy but afraid to meet dr. Now. 364 00:32:15,220 --> 00:32:17,680 Because I don't know what the plan is. 365 00:32:17,770 --> 00:32:21,640 It's worrying to be there, where you need help. 366 00:32:21,730 --> 00:32:26,070 But you don't know what you're going to get, or how it will go. 367 00:32:26,150 --> 00:32:31,280 I am also concerned about the weight. I haven't been on one in a while. 368 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:33,070 Come on. 369 00:32:38,290 --> 00:32:40,460 Come on, boy. 370 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:45,960 I'm afraid of that too. And how much I weigh. 371 00:32:47,380 --> 00:32:51,220 - Your appointment is at 11 o'clock. -What time is it? 372 00:32:51,300 --> 00:32:53,680 Time to get up. 373 00:33:06,190 --> 00:33:09,440 Are you scared? 374 00:33:10,610 --> 00:33:14,820 - I'm nervous. - Are you nervous? So am I. 375 00:33:27,790 --> 00:33:31,380 - What do you think, Dr. Now will say? - I don't know that. 376 00:33:34,510 --> 00:33:36,510 Thederick. 377 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:45,400 I don't know what I weigh. 378 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:49,190 But it has become more difficult for me to get around. 379 00:33:49,270 --> 00:33:53,190 The lymphedema is grew larger over the years. 380 00:33:53,280 --> 00:33:59,530 So I will weigh more than last time. Hopefully it's not much. 381 00:33:59,620 --> 00:34:03,910 If I weigh a lot, I get sad. 382 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:08,750 Then I have even less time with my body before it shuts down- 383 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,380 - because of that, I have put it off. 384 00:34:11,460 --> 00:34:16,590 I hope it hasn't come to that yet, but I fear it is. 385 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:32,280 I'm in Houston to see Dr. Now, but I must be weighed. 386 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:39,530 I'm worried. Last time I weighed 300 kg. 387 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:43,330 I hope that I am still under 272 kg. 388 00:34:45,370 --> 00:34:47,500 335 kg. 389 00:34:49,710 --> 00:34:53,460 Jeez. That's a lot. 390 00:34:56,590 --> 00:34:59,010 That's what I feared. 391 00:34:59,090 --> 00:35:03,430 I am shocked. I didn't know I was so much. 392 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,770 I thought I weighed 300kg. 393 00:35:06,850 --> 00:35:11,900 I didn't think I weighed that much. I guess I did. 394 00:35:12,860 --> 00:35:17,990 But I want to change that. I want to change that. 395 00:35:18,780 --> 00:35:23,620 I hope so that I can with dr. Now's help. 396 00:35:24,660 --> 00:35:30,630 I knew you weighed 317 kg. I didn't know you weighed 335 kg. 397 00:35:30,710 --> 00:35:34,250 you didn't know that I weighed so much. 398 00:35:34,340 --> 00:35:36,720 - Yeah. - You didn't know it was over 317 kg. 399 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:39,430 - I didn't know that. - I knew it. 400 00:35:39,510 --> 00:35:43,560 When I was hospitalized, I weighed 248. 401 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:48,690 When the nurse said I weighed 240 kg, I thought she was joking. 402 00:35:48,770 --> 00:35:50,940 What am I saying? 403 00:35:51,020 --> 00:35:55,730 I will do my best to lose weight. 404 00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:58,320 That would be good. 405 00:36:00,860 --> 00:36:06,580 -Hello. How is it going? -Hello. How is it going? 406 00:36:06,660 --> 00:36:12,210 Well. I am dr. Nowzaradan, and you must be Thederick. 407 00:36:12,290 --> 00:36:15,380 -Is that your mother? -Yes. 408 00:36:15,460 --> 00:36:18,420 - Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 409 00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:24,680 -Why did you come down here? - I want bariatric surgery. 410 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,350 You weigh 275 kg today. 411 00:36:28,430 --> 00:36:31,940 -But who buys all his food? - I do. 412 00:36:32,020 --> 00:36:35,360 He eats himself to death. Are you helping him with that? 413 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:40,320 - No, I don't. -So far you have done it. 414 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,990 Why is it changing now? 415 00:36:43,070 --> 00:36:47,620 A few weeks ago I got scared, when he called me downstairs. 416 00:36:47,700 --> 00:36:50,830 He could hardly breathe. And that really scared me. 417 00:36:50,910 --> 00:36:55,710 If we don't do something now, am i afraid to wake up one day- 418 00:36:55,790 --> 00:36:58,800 -and goes down there, where he doesn't answer. 419 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:03,010 It is the last resort. We have to do something. 420 00:37:03,090 --> 00:37:06,970 From now on you must not eat sugar. 421 00:37:07,060 --> 00:37:12,560 - No sugar. -No ice cream or fast food. 422 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:18,440 The only thing you eat are vegetables and salad. 423 00:37:18,530 --> 00:37:23,030 -Well. -What do you do all day? 424 00:37:23,110 --> 00:37:28,490 Lying in bed. If I feel like it to go outside, I do. 425 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:32,830 -What do you do when you go out? - Sitting on the veranda. 426 00:37:32,910 --> 00:37:35,040 - Is that all? -Yes. 427 00:37:35,130 --> 00:37:42,720 -What would you like to weigh? -About 67-75 kg. 428 00:37:43,300 --> 00:37:47,600 Fair enough. The question is, if you want to weigh 75 kg. 429 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:53,810 What will you do to weigh 75 kg? What are you willing to do? 430 00:37:53,890 --> 00:37:58,310 -What do you want to do? -Pretty much everything. 431 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,740 So if we give you instructions, will it come to anything. 432 00:38:01,820 --> 00:38:03,990 I do as you say. 433 00:38:04,070 --> 00:38:07,490 -Are you ready to work? -Yes. 434 00:38:07,570 --> 00:38:13,040 It will be something you have to work hard. 435 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:18,420 You must change your eating habits, so that your health will be so good- 436 00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:24,630 - so you can have surgery. Do you understand that? 437 00:38:24,720 --> 00:38:30,810 You will receive written instructions 438 00:38:30,890 --> 00:38:35,600 -that tells you what healthy eating habits are, and you must follow that. 439 00:38:35,690 --> 00:38:41,900 If you do that, will you be able to lose 30 kg in a month. 440 00:38:43,070 --> 00:38:47,820 Understood? do you do that shall we take some tests- 441 00:38:47,910 --> 00:38:52,540 -and see if you're ready for bariatric surgery. 442 00:38:52,620 --> 00:38:57,290 Okay, but bariatric surgery is not a magical solution for you- 443 00:38:57,370 --> 00:38:59,540 - because you have an eating disorder. 444 00:38:59,630 --> 00:39:06,420 An eating disorder is not something an operation will change that. 445 00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:11,760 You have to. Do you understand that? 446 00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:16,100 I hope so, because you can't continue like this much longer. 447 00:39:16,180 --> 00:39:21,610 And in the journal it says that you were hospitalized with heart problems. 448 00:39:21,690 --> 00:39:23,270 What happened? 449 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:28,860 I had fluid in my lungs, and it was due to congestive heart failure. 450 00:39:28,950 --> 00:39:34,040 The fluid around my heart pumped it down into my lungs. 451 00:39:34,120 --> 00:39:38,790 -You know why this happens, right? -Yes. 452 00:39:38,870 --> 00:39:45,170 Your heart is working too hard for to pump the blood around the whole body- 453 00:39:45,260 --> 00:39:49,430 -so the liquid did not accumulates in the lungs. 454 00:39:49,510 --> 00:39:52,260 It is a very dangerous situation. 455 00:39:52,350 --> 00:39:58,890 So you are not far from dying. 456 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:06,030 This is something you must change right now. Do you understand that? 457 00:40:07,070 --> 00:40:14,240 Thederick, you get one month. You need to lose 30 kg in one month. 458 00:40:14,330 --> 00:40:20,620 If you follow the regimen and eat properly, exercise 459 00:40:20,710 --> 00:40:24,460 -then it shouldn't be a problem for him to reach the goal in one month. 460 00:40:24,540 --> 00:40:30,590 I have a problem. He doesn't have good judgment. 461 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,220 He doesn't know what to eat. 462 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:36,970 You have to keep an eye on him and guide him through it. 463 00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:41,350 All the material we give him, I give to you both. 464 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:43,520 When the day is over, look at it- 465 00:40:43,610 --> 00:40:48,820 -and see what you've done by his eating habits and improve them. 466 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:51,610 But I am worried about his journey. 467 00:40:51,700 --> 00:40:56,410 Before he comes back, you must go him to the doctor to make sure you- 468 00:40:56,490 --> 00:41:02,750 -that his body is fine, and you both have to move down here. 469 00:41:02,830 --> 00:41:04,830 - Are you there? -Well. 470 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:10,550 So you understand that you have to do it hard work and change eating habits? 471 00:41:10,630 --> 00:41:14,220 -Do you think you can do it? -Yes. 472 00:41:14,300 --> 00:41:20,480 -Does mom help you with that? - I will do my best. 473 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,850 - See you next month. -Such. 474 00:41:23,940 --> 00:41:28,070 - Nice to meet you. -In the same way. 475 00:41:40,750 --> 00:41:43,670 It wasn't so bad, was it? 476 00:41:51,210 --> 00:41:57,140 -You must lose 30 kg. Do you hear? -I hear you. 477 00:41:57,220 --> 00:42:01,140 He could have said 37 kg. 478 00:42:01,220 --> 00:42:05,480 - If you can, do it. -So we go back to salad. 479 00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:10,530 Yes, salads and soups. Don't cheat. 480 00:42:11,820 --> 00:42:14,400 Don't compromise. 481 00:42:15,780 --> 00:42:20,450 - I'll tell the ice cream man. - No, I say so. 482 00:42:20,540 --> 00:42:22,580 I say, "Listen, Mr. Lee." 483 00:42:22,660 --> 00:42:26,540 "Do not blow the horn or the music, when you come in here.” 484 00:42:26,620 --> 00:42:29,420 "Listen, Mr. Lee." 485 00:42:29,500 --> 00:42:35,930 "You can drive past me. I wave and speak to you, but do not stop." 486 00:42:36,930 --> 00:42:42,680 Such! You have to get used to the 30 kg. 487 00:42:42,770 --> 00:42:45,980 I have dedication and motivation. 488 00:42:46,060 --> 00:42:50,020 I'm ready as long as you're ready. 489 00:42:50,110 --> 00:42:54,240 -You're with me on the journey, right? -You won't be able to see me. 490 00:42:54,320 --> 00:43:01,490 -I lose 36 kg, you lose 18 kg. -Agreement. 491 00:43:03,700 --> 00:43:07,920 A lot happens to Thederick, which worries me. 492 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:13,800 It is not good that his weight has already increased to over 315 kg. 493 00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:18,890 But it doesn't take him long to get above 360-400 kg. 494 00:43:18,970 --> 00:43:23,770 Then he becomes bedridden, and when that happens- 495 00:43:23,850 --> 00:43:28,810 -it won't be long before his body breaks down and he dies. 496 00:43:28,900 --> 00:43:32,860 And it's not far off in the future. 497 00:43:32,940 --> 00:43:36,190 It is important, that he takes it seriously- 498 00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:41,280 -before his health deteriorates, and he doesn't make it. 499 00:43:41,370 --> 00:43:46,790 Thederick's poor health does him also foggy and disoriented. 500 00:43:46,870 --> 00:43:51,750 He is dependent on his mother, and the problem with that is- 501 00:43:51,840 --> 00:43:56,210 -that she seems to have helped him all his life. 502 00:43:56,300 --> 00:44:01,930 It is clear that we have a lot to do with Thederick's situation. 503 00:44:02,010 --> 00:44:06,140 But it starts with, that he takes the first step. 504 00:44:06,220 --> 00:44:09,230 He shows me that he is willing to try. 505 00:44:09,310 --> 00:44:15,480 Working on changing that. If he does that, we can work with him. 506 00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:19,610 But he will be moving down here soon. 507 00:44:19,700 --> 00:44:26,160 His body cannot handle the journey forward and back too many times. 508 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:31,330 His body is already too fragile to- 509 00:44:31,420 --> 00:44:36,170 -that I will wait a month to see, if he has lost what he should- 510 00:44:36,250 --> 00:44:40,050 -time is short. 511 00:44:40,130 --> 00:44:45,890 If he doesn't wake up now and do what he must- 512 00:44:45,970 --> 00:44:47,680 -then he won't make it. 513 00:44:53,020 --> 00:44:56,360 It is a big challenge to lose me- 514 00:44:56,440 --> 00:45:00,610 -because 36 kg is a lot, and a month is not a long time. 515 00:45:00,700 --> 00:45:05,830 But that, Dr. Now said about my short life, scared me a lot. 516 00:45:05,910 --> 00:45:11,960 I give all I have for now time must not escape me. 517 00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:15,040 I have a long life ahead of me. 518 00:45:16,710 --> 00:45:19,710 I do it here. 519 00:45:23,720 --> 00:45:25,640 Two weeks later 520 00:45:28,430 --> 00:45:32,640 My mother and I have been home for a few weeks. 521 00:45:32,730 --> 00:45:36,150 It took us a few days to come back. 522 00:45:36,230 --> 00:45:42,030 I was still sore from the trip down there. But I came back and rested. 523 00:45:42,110 --> 00:45:47,240 I have been working on Dr. Now's diet and exercise plans. 524 00:45:47,330 --> 00:45:51,500 I eat healthy and goes twice a day. 525 00:45:51,580 --> 00:45:55,960 I untied my shoes, and they broke. 526 00:45:56,040 --> 00:46:02,300 My mom makes them for me, but they are finished. I must have a new pair. 527 00:46:02,380 --> 00:46:07,600 She has pushed me to do everything. She made me cook my own food. 528 00:46:07,680 --> 00:46:11,980 She gave me chores, so I could be active. 529 00:46:12,060 --> 00:46:15,520 Today I have to take out the trash. 530 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:18,060 It is the longest walk for me. 531 00:46:18,980 --> 00:46:23,070 She pushes me, but she has pushed me a little too much- 532 00:46:23,150 --> 00:46:27,530 -because I still should could relax a bit. 533 00:46:32,410 --> 00:46:35,420 -Thederick. -Shut up! 534 00:46:35,500 --> 00:46:39,540 Don't blame me. It's not my fault. 535 00:46:39,630 --> 00:46:41,760 Aren't you supposed to make breakfast? 536 00:46:58,940 --> 00:47:03,570 Mother. I had him right on the crosshairs. 537 00:47:03,650 --> 00:47:08,530 - I'm brilliant. -And you call me. Thederick! 538 00:47:08,620 --> 00:47:14,410 It made my thumb go jump. I could have won the match. 539 00:47:14,500 --> 00:47:18,460 -What do you make for breakfast? - I'm making eggs. 540 00:47:18,540 --> 00:47:22,920 When you are done, I'm done with the shoes. 541 00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:26,720 You get ready for your walk. See. 542 00:47:27,720 --> 00:47:32,810 If you want to buy it, then see it from the side. Do you want to buy it? 543 00:47:32,890 --> 00:47:36,230 They are better than the ones in the store. 544 00:47:36,310 --> 00:47:40,610 -Are you done with only one shoe? - I have to see if it works. 545 00:47:47,400 --> 00:47:51,070 It's only the first round. Go out and make breakfast. 546 00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:53,950 -With one shoe on? -Yes. 547 00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:57,120 We talked about it this morning. 548 00:48:00,830 --> 00:48:02,960 It has been very difficult for me. 549 00:48:03,040 --> 00:48:06,880 But my mother helps me hold on me on track and motivates me- 550 00:48:06,970 --> 00:48:10,090 - but it's a lot for me don't eat anything i like 551 00:48:10,180 --> 00:48:16,020 I don't have a moment's rest, because if I stop, she's there. 552 00:48:16,100 --> 00:48:19,230 Do not put too much oil on the pan. 553 00:48:27,240 --> 00:48:29,990 -Are you done? -Yes. 554 00:48:38,710 --> 00:48:40,870 Pull your shirt down. 555 00:48:42,170 --> 00:48:44,340 -Do you want something? -No. 556 00:48:46,300 --> 00:48:49,800 I will add more flavor to most things. 557 00:48:49,880 --> 00:48:52,140 But I can only use pepper. 558 00:48:52,220 --> 00:48:56,220 I would wish I could add more salt and butter. 559 00:48:56,310 --> 00:49:01,980 But I am limited by the regimen and have few options. 560 00:49:02,060 --> 00:49:05,360 It's not so funny when it comes to food. 561 00:49:05,440 --> 00:49:09,990 I'm just zipping up. Then we put on the shoe. 562 00:49:17,080 --> 00:49:22,290 - Come on. - I can't lift my foot that high. 563 00:49:22,370 --> 00:49:25,090 I can't. 564 00:49:26,340 --> 00:49:31,090 -Let's pick up the trash. - I can't reach the trash can. 565 00:49:31,170 --> 00:49:34,550 You don't know what you can do. You're just saying what you can't do. 566 00:49:34,640 --> 00:49:39,890 You must decide. You have to decide first. 567 00:49:45,310 --> 00:49:48,860 I'm going with you. Are you mad at me now? 568 00:50:05,330 --> 00:50:08,210 -You need to lose centimeters. - I don't want to hear it. 569 00:50:08,290 --> 00:50:10,670 You have to move to get the centimeters off. 570 00:50:12,760 --> 00:50:18,300 Let's go a little. That's all we need. 571 00:50:18,390 --> 00:50:20,140 That's all. 572 00:50:25,900 --> 00:50:31,570 I can see progress, because it is the most I've done in years. 573 00:50:31,650 --> 00:50:33,900 But it's a lot to handle. 574 00:50:33,990 --> 00:50:37,490 I hope I get bariatric surgery- 575 00:50:37,570 --> 00:50:40,740 - and it's all worth it. 576 00:50:40,830 --> 00:50:43,750 That's how it is. 577 00:50:47,080 --> 00:50:52,510 It wasn't even two minutes. We go out to the road tomorrow. 578 00:50:57,010 --> 00:50:59,930 You closed the door in my face. 579 00:51:07,980 --> 00:51:11,150 Second month. 580 00:51:14,650 --> 00:51:17,570 My mom and I are still in Florida. 581 00:51:17,660 --> 00:51:22,160 But my next appointment with Dr. Now should have been now. 582 00:51:22,240 --> 00:51:27,000 Dr. Now says that when I haven't been to a doctor here- 583 00:51:27,080 --> 00:51:30,340 -he doesn't want, I'm traveling that far again. 584 00:51:30,420 --> 00:51:33,210 I didn't know that the tests were so important. 585 00:51:33,300 --> 00:51:35,840 Otherwise I would have done a greater effort. 586 00:51:35,920 --> 00:51:41,890 But he wants to video chat with me today to see how it goes. 587 00:51:41,970 --> 00:51:47,520 So that's what I'm doing today. I hope he can see the progress. 588 00:51:47,600 --> 00:51:52,070 I have worked hard since I last saw him. 589 00:51:52,150 --> 00:51:57,360 Maybe he sees it and says, that I can have surgery. 590 00:51:57,450 --> 00:51:59,660 That is my great hope. 591 00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:10,540 - Hi, Thederick. - So what? 592 00:52:10,630 --> 00:52:13,590 -How are you? -Well. 593 00:52:13,670 --> 00:52:16,050 -Are you feeling well? -Yes. 594 00:52:16,130 --> 00:52:20,800 -Are there any problems with breathing? -No. 595 00:52:21,680 --> 00:52:25,310 That's good. How active are you? 596 00:52:25,390 --> 00:52:28,730 Activities. What do you mean? 597 00:52:30,230 --> 00:52:33,060 Have you gone around and done more? 598 00:52:33,150 --> 00:52:37,280 Yes, I went there to the trash yesterday. 599 00:52:37,360 --> 00:52:39,650 How much can you go before you get out of breath? 600 00:52:43,070 --> 00:52:48,290 -About 12 meters. -I started breathing heavily. 601 00:52:48,370 --> 00:52:53,290 You still need to work more on it and get your stamina up. 602 00:52:53,380 --> 00:52:58,920 What about your eating habits? Which ones changes have you made in your diet? 603 00:52:59,010 --> 00:53:04,600 I started eating vegetables. What you wrote in the book. 604 00:53:04,680 --> 00:53:10,810 -Do you eat three times a day? - I don't eat three times a day. 605 00:53:11,730 --> 00:53:14,230 -How many times do you eat? -Thaw. 606 00:53:14,310 --> 00:53:19,360 -Any snacks in between? -Yes, I eat apples and oranges. 607 00:53:19,440 --> 00:53:25,580 have you read that fruit is not part of your diet? 608 00:53:25,660 --> 00:53:30,080 -Yes. -Then why do you eat fruit? 609 00:53:30,160 --> 00:53:32,670 I read the dietary advice- 610 00:53:32,750 --> 00:53:36,340 - but I didn't see what it said "no apples or oranges". 611 00:53:36,420 --> 00:53:39,920 It wasn't on the list. Sorry, I didn't see that. 612 00:53:40,010 --> 00:53:43,260 So I don't think that you both read it to the end. 613 00:53:43,340 --> 00:53:47,850 Read it again, and you will see that it explains- 614 00:53:47,930 --> 00:53:54,600 -that fruit is not part of your diet, because they contain a lot of sugar. 615 00:53:54,690 --> 00:53:58,940 Understood? And no snacks. 616 00:53:59,030 --> 00:54:04,280 If he eats twice, may he not eat snacks. 617 00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:10,790 How is Thederick? Does he do his exercises? 618 00:54:10,870 --> 00:54:15,170 Yes. He does his exercises. 619 00:54:15,250 --> 00:54:18,210 -He can do more, right? - Yes, he can. 620 00:54:18,290 --> 00:54:22,340 So maybe should you push him a little more? 621 00:54:22,420 --> 00:54:26,340 Yes, it's a battle but I'm after him. 622 00:54:26,430 --> 00:54:28,390 Maybe he will fight back. 623 00:54:28,470 --> 00:54:32,930 You need to support him more, than you have done. 624 00:54:33,020 --> 00:54:37,480 When I look at him, I don't see much progress. 625 00:54:37,560 --> 00:54:44,110 I guess you haven't lost much weight. I am concerned about your progress. 626 00:54:44,200 --> 00:54:49,280 -Do you feel like you've lost weight? - Like that. 627 00:54:50,160 --> 00:54:56,500 It doesn't sound like much. Is it difficult for you to follow the diet? 628 00:54:56,580 --> 00:54:59,500 Yes, I have a lot of food cravings. 629 00:54:59,590 --> 00:55:04,470 But I try to shake it of me and eat what I have been given. 630 00:55:04,550 --> 00:55:07,090 you look like you still got help. 631 00:55:07,180 --> 00:55:11,770 You must make a greater effort, so you don't stay bedridden. 632 00:55:11,850 --> 00:55:17,980 When that happens, your health will rapidly deteriorate. 633 00:55:18,690 --> 00:55:25,450 We help you get an appointment, so we can see how it goes. 634 00:55:25,530 --> 00:55:30,080 -Well. -Make sure to do it. 635 00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:32,040 I will do my best. 636 00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:38,380 I will stop eating apples and oranges and exercise more. 637 00:55:38,460 --> 00:55:40,540 I will try to walk more. 638 00:55:40,630 --> 00:55:46,970 Call if you need anything. 639 00:55:47,050 --> 00:55:49,680 - We'll talk soon. -Well. 640 00:55:49,760 --> 00:55:53,100 - Goodbye, doctor. - See you. 641 00:55:56,180 --> 00:56:02,610 Thederick has good days and bad days. He is still adjusting. 642 00:56:02,690 --> 00:56:06,070 It is a challenge for him. 643 00:56:06,150 --> 00:56:11,240 Thederick must prove his worth. He must show dr. Now, he wants this. 644 00:56:11,320 --> 00:56:14,620 Thederick needs to lose weight. 645 00:56:14,700 --> 00:56:20,630 To do that, Thederick must get up and get motivated. 646 00:56:20,710 --> 00:56:23,670 Be more active. 647 00:56:23,750 --> 00:56:26,550 Dr. Now obviously doesn't think I'm doing well. 648 00:56:26,630 --> 00:56:30,470 I'm disappointed but I need his help. 649 00:56:30,550 --> 00:56:35,220 So if I have to make more effort and give up fruit- 650 00:56:35,310 --> 00:56:37,980 -then I'll do it. 651 00:56:38,060 --> 00:56:42,520 But it is already difficult. I don't know how it will be. 652 00:56:52,780 --> 00:56:58,750 My mother and I talked about brainstorming my sister. 653 00:56:58,830 --> 00:57:04,210 He is worried about how my body will make the trip to Houston. 654 00:57:04,290 --> 00:57:08,210 But I've done it before, so i think i can do it again. 655 00:57:08,300 --> 00:57:12,180 We have to move to Houston, if I also have to have surgery. 656 00:57:12,260 --> 00:57:18,640 So we decided to move to Houston and tell Dr. Now. 657 00:57:18,730 --> 00:57:24,110 We plan that. And part of me is scared. 658 00:57:24,190 --> 00:57:26,650 But it is necessary. 659 00:57:27,780 --> 00:57:30,950 Today my father is coming to visit. 660 00:57:31,030 --> 00:57:35,030 I have mixed feelings, but it will be good for us. 661 00:57:35,120 --> 00:57:39,290 Maybe we can bury the hatchet, before I travel. 662 00:57:39,370 --> 00:57:42,170 i don't know when will i come back 663 00:57:46,130 --> 00:57:49,050 -Hello. -What then, father? 664 00:57:49,800 --> 00:57:54,930 -What's going on? -I'm relaxing. What about you? 665 00:57:55,010 --> 00:57:57,390 -Not too much. -Yes. 666 00:58:00,310 --> 00:58:05,110 You are doing well today. Who cut your hair? 667 00:58:06,060 --> 00:58:07,730 Mother. 668 00:58:07,820 --> 00:58:13,030 She dog-sat with me, like you did. You dog-sat with me last time. 669 00:58:13,110 --> 00:58:17,280 -What do you say, was she better? -Yes. 670 00:58:20,080 --> 00:58:23,000 I have been praying for a long time. 671 00:58:23,080 --> 00:58:28,420 Losing weight is more important than anything else. You are only 33. 672 00:58:28,500 --> 00:58:30,760 Now you have to do what you have to. 673 00:58:32,380 --> 00:58:36,510 Everyone asks how Thederick feels. 674 00:58:36,590 --> 00:58:41,890 You need to lose weight so you can get out. You miss things. 675 00:58:41,980 --> 00:58:46,900 I will when I feel better. I want to wear shoes. 676 00:58:46,980 --> 00:58:50,940 I used to have a saying, when I trained: 677 00:58:51,030 --> 00:58:58,370 Determination, motivation, dedication, purposefulness. 678 00:58:58,450 --> 00:59:00,910 Remember the four words. 679 00:59:02,200 --> 00:59:06,880 - One more time. - I am determined. 680 00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:09,880 -Determination. -To motivate myself. 681 00:59:09,960 --> 00:59:12,170 -Motivation. - To dedicate myself. 682 00:59:12,260 --> 00:59:14,340 -Dedication. -To my destination. 683 00:59:14,420 --> 00:59:18,300 Destination. It's okay. 684 00:59:19,300 --> 00:59:23,430 Such. Head up. 685 00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:28,810 -I love you. -I love you too. 686 00:59:30,860 --> 00:59:33,070 See you later. 687 00:59:33,150 --> 00:59:37,360 -Drive carefully. - I probably will. 688 00:59:38,570 --> 00:59:42,660 I am glad that that my father and I got to talk- 689 00:59:42,740 --> 00:59:48,170 -where we didn't argue. And it was finished between us. 690 00:59:48,250 --> 00:59:52,250 But I feel it was a step ahead for us. I'm glad that- 691 00:59:52,340 --> 00:59:57,840 - because I could feel that he liked me from what he said. 692 00:59:57,930 --> 01:00:00,510 It was a nice feeling. 693 01:00:00,600 --> 01:00:05,310 I want to push myself to do something big. 694 01:00:05,390 --> 01:00:10,730 I need help now, otherwise it takes a long time. 695 01:00:11,860 --> 01:00:14,570 I do whatever it takes. 696 01:00:14,650 --> 01:00:20,120 I am fighting to save my life and hope i can before it's too late. 697 01:00:31,210 --> 01:00:34,250 Fourth month 698 01:00:37,630 --> 01:00:40,550 It has been a busy few months. 699 01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:44,310 It demanded a lot from my mother and me to get what we needed- 700 01:00:44,390 --> 01:00:48,770 -to move to Houston. But we did it and now here we are. 701 01:00:48,850 --> 01:00:53,900 But I haven't been at dr. Now for three months. 702 01:00:53,980 --> 01:00:56,530 He said, that we do not follow the program. 703 01:00:56,610 --> 01:01:03,320 But I said that my mother and I wanted to move to Houston. 704 01:01:03,410 --> 01:01:07,040 My father and mother helped us with getting our stuff down here. 705 01:01:07,120 --> 01:01:09,370 We are moving into our new house now. 706 01:01:09,460 --> 01:01:13,710 We're almost done but it has been a struggle. 707 01:01:15,090 --> 01:01:18,130 You can help me with the mattress. 708 01:01:21,720 --> 01:01:24,760 My next weigh-in should be good- 709 01:01:24,850 --> 01:01:27,640 -when I see Dr. Now again soon. 710 01:01:27,720 --> 01:01:31,770 I know how hard I've worked. 711 01:01:31,850 --> 01:01:39,150 I can feel that I feel a lot better. I can help with the move. 712 01:01:39,740 --> 01:01:42,610 Just come over. 713 01:01:45,660 --> 01:01:51,210 It's smaller than I thought so it's a bit disappointing. 714 01:01:51,290 --> 01:01:54,420 But it serves a good purpose: Getting healthy. 715 01:01:54,500 --> 01:01:59,210 So that's what I have to think on instead of the trouble. 716 01:01:59,300 --> 01:02:02,130 But it would be nice if i reached the goal- 717 01:02:02,220 --> 01:02:05,850 -and could go home to Florida and have a better life. 718 01:02:05,930 --> 01:02:07,560 Put it down. 719 01:02:10,310 --> 01:02:15,230 I hope Dr. Now says, I'm going to have surgery- 720 01:02:16,150 --> 01:02:21,900 - because that's why I've been struggling. I'm ready to hear it from him. 721 01:02:32,500 --> 01:02:35,880 My mother and I are here to see Dr. Now again. 722 01:02:35,960 --> 01:02:40,960 I have the same butterflies in the stomach as last- 723 01:02:41,050 --> 01:02:44,050 - because it is so important. 724 01:02:44,130 --> 01:02:47,890 Actually I said that this time is even more important- 725 01:02:47,970 --> 01:02:53,390 - because I've been waiting to hear from you Dr. Now that I have to have bariatric surgery. 726 01:02:53,480 --> 01:02:57,690 That is what is at stake with the visit and progress. 727 01:03:02,820 --> 01:03:04,360 Thederick! 728 01:03:05,570 --> 01:03:10,540 I hope I have done that, I had to and have lost 36 kg- 729 01:03:10,620 --> 01:03:16,120 - so I get below 290 kg. So today I'm told I'll move on- 730 01:03:16,210 --> 01:03:20,500 -and get bariatric surgery, so I can get healthy again. 731 01:03:23,590 --> 01:03:25,720 313 kg. 732 01:03:25,800 --> 01:03:28,050 Total weight loss: 22 kg. 733 01:03:30,350 --> 01:03:35,890 That's a lot. I hope it is good enough, but I don't know. 734 01:03:38,440 --> 01:03:43,110 Well... It wasn't meant to be. 735 01:03:47,030 --> 01:03:52,660 Dr. Now was very clear about my goal, and he must not get mad. 736 01:03:52,740 --> 01:03:57,540 But it was a big weight loss, and I worked hard for it. 737 01:03:57,620 --> 01:04:00,210 Maybe that's good enough for him. 738 01:04:00,290 --> 01:04:04,800 But I don't know The butterflies are worse now- 739 01:04:04,880 --> 01:04:06,880 -even though I was weighed- 740 01:04:06,970 --> 01:04:11,470 - because now I find out, what will happen to me. 741 01:04:21,560 --> 01:04:25,690 -Hello. How is it going? -Hello. How is it going? 742 01:04:25,780 --> 01:04:30,950 Good, thanks. Will you tell me why didn't you listen 743 01:04:31,030 --> 01:04:33,280 -and took some more tests, before you came? 744 01:04:33,370 --> 01:04:36,540 Instead of losing 36 kg in one month- 745 01:04:36,620 --> 01:04:42,290 -it took you over three months, almost four to lose 22 kg. 746 01:04:42,380 --> 01:04:44,500 I thought it was more, Dr. Now. 747 01:04:44,590 --> 01:04:50,300 It was hard, but I kept going with training and sticking to the regimen. 748 01:04:50,390 --> 01:04:52,260 I don't know. 749 01:04:52,350 --> 01:04:57,310 If you had stuck to the regimen, you should have lost 90 kg. 750 01:04:57,390 --> 01:05:00,600 You only lost a quarter of what you should have lost- 751 01:05:00,690 --> 01:05:06,860 - because you still eat 4,000-5,000 calories per day, which is a lot. 752 01:05:06,940 --> 01:05:11,610 -What do you eat? - I thought I was eating healthy. 753 01:05:11,700 --> 01:05:15,200 You have improved your diet, but you still overeat. 754 01:05:15,290 --> 01:05:19,370 Why don't you help him, mother? 755 01:05:19,460 --> 01:05:21,040 I'm trying. 756 01:05:21,120 --> 01:05:27,420 I pushed him to follow the regimen, and he does much better. 757 01:05:28,470 --> 01:05:34,050 He has moments where he stays angry and wants to eat what he eats. 758 01:05:34,140 --> 01:05:37,810 - And I can't do anything about that. - Yeah. 759 01:05:37,890 --> 01:05:41,980 If you are the one bringing the food, so stop giving it to him- 760 01:05:42,060 --> 01:05:47,030 -and help him commit suicide. That's what you do. Do you understand? 761 01:05:47,110 --> 01:05:49,860 I didn't see it that way at that time. 762 01:05:49,940 --> 01:05:54,320 You both have to face reality. 763 01:05:54,410 --> 01:05:57,660 And the reality is, that you don't live much longer- 764 01:05:57,740 --> 01:05:59,950 -unless you lose a lot of weight. 765 01:06:00,040 --> 01:06:03,080 -Thederick, do you understand? -Yes. 766 01:06:03,170 --> 01:06:08,340 You say so, but until further, not much happens. 767 01:06:08,420 --> 01:06:13,760 Until then, there is nothing we can do to help you in the long run. 768 01:06:13,840 --> 01:06:17,640 - It's up to you. Do you understand? -Yes. 769 01:06:18,350 --> 01:06:21,560 Since you are progressing- 770 01:06:21,640 --> 01:06:25,610 -you get another chance to lose 36 kg in the next month. 771 01:06:25,690 --> 01:06:29,650 -Can you do it this time? - Yes. 772 01:06:29,730 --> 01:06:34,820 What will make a difference compared to last time? 773 01:06:34,910 --> 01:06:38,240 I will do better. 774 01:06:38,330 --> 01:06:40,330 Well. I will help you. 775 01:06:40,410 --> 01:06:44,250 I'm sending a dietitian home to you to talk about the cure- 776 01:06:44,330 --> 01:06:50,710 -with you and your mother, since you both have hard to understand it all. 777 01:06:50,800 --> 01:06:52,420 Well. 778 01:06:52,510 --> 01:06:55,720 -Do you still have the cure? - Yes. 779 01:06:55,800 --> 01:07:01,980 That's good. If you have any questions, then ask the nutritionist. 780 01:07:02,060 --> 01:07:06,560 Let me know if you need for something before your next appointment. 781 01:07:06,650 --> 01:07:11,650 - Yes. - See you soon. Understood? 782 01:07:12,400 --> 01:07:15,200 - Thank you, doctor. -Even thanks. 783 01:07:19,370 --> 01:07:23,410 I am glad that that Thederick has made progress. 784 01:07:23,500 --> 01:07:26,960 But it's not nearly as much, which he should lose weight- 785 01:07:27,040 --> 01:07:29,880 - because he hasn't a lot of time to waste. 786 01:07:29,960 --> 01:07:35,010 Both he and his mother don't take it as seriously as they should. 787 01:07:35,090 --> 01:07:40,680 They didn't read the regimen very carefully, as they said they did. 788 01:07:40,760 --> 01:07:45,390 Thederick still eats things, that is not part of the cure. 789 01:07:45,480 --> 01:07:49,270 He says he does what it says when he doesn't. 790 01:07:49,360 --> 01:07:54,440 We have to see whether a nutritionist can help- 791 01:07:54,530 --> 01:07:58,280 - him and his mother with healthy eating habits. 792 01:07:58,370 --> 01:08:02,990 But in the long run is the biggest problem 793 01:08:03,080 --> 01:08:06,920 -his dynamic with his mother and her help. 794 01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:12,000 I have no doubt that she wants the best for her son. 795 01:08:12,090 --> 01:08:17,720 But she also wants, he is happy, and it can't work right now. 796 01:08:17,800 --> 01:08:21,890 What makes him happy kills him. 797 01:08:21,970 --> 01:08:25,230 It will require a lot of work. 798 01:08:25,310 --> 01:08:29,850 But we shall see whether the nutritionist can guide us- 799 01:08:29,940 --> 01:08:32,860 -and help him with improving his eating habits. 800 01:08:32,940 --> 01:08:38,450 Or shows us that he understands, but still not making the right choices. 801 01:08:38,530 --> 01:08:40,320 Libra will show us that. 802 01:08:40,410 --> 01:08:45,790 Then we can decide what we do with Thederick. 803 01:08:47,790 --> 01:08:53,460 It was frustrating. i know I'm working hard to lose weight. 804 01:08:53,550 --> 01:08:55,920 That, Dr. Now said, made me feel- 805 01:08:56,010 --> 01:08:59,970 - that it meant nothing, because it wasn't good enough. 806 01:09:00,050 --> 01:09:05,640 I'm a little sad, but my focus has not changed. 807 01:09:05,720 --> 01:09:08,060 My determination is still there. 808 01:09:08,140 --> 01:09:13,400 So I will make a greater effort to lose more weight. 809 01:09:13,480 --> 01:09:18,700 But it is a lot, and I fear that I will not have surgery. 810 01:09:18,780 --> 01:09:25,040 If I don't, I don't know What options do I have? 811 01:09:25,120 --> 01:09:29,710 Whatever it takes, can i make it work. 812 01:09:43,640 --> 01:09:47,140 Dr. Now gives me a month to lose more weight- 813 01:09:47,220 --> 01:09:50,310 - and reach the goal of 36 kg. 814 01:09:50,390 --> 01:09:55,270 A dietician is coming and help us with it. 815 01:09:55,360 --> 01:10:01,110 It will be like a school where we learns what is good and bad. 816 01:10:01,200 --> 01:10:06,240 My mother and I know that, but we'll have to see what they say. 817 01:10:06,330 --> 01:10:10,120 Hopefully it will be not more restrictive. 818 01:10:10,210 --> 01:10:13,710 But I do what I have to do. 819 01:10:14,830 --> 01:10:16,710 It is open. 820 01:10:17,460 --> 01:10:20,510 -Hello. Are you doing well? -Hello. How is it going? 821 01:10:20,590 --> 01:10:25,970 - Wonderful. My name is Jennifer. - My name is Arlesia. 822 01:10:26,050 --> 01:10:30,310 -Hello. Who are you? -Arlesia? 823 01:10:30,390 --> 01:10:34,980 Nice to meet you. I'm sitting here. 824 01:10:35,060 --> 01:10:38,730 I want to know a little more about you, Thederick. 825 01:10:38,820 --> 01:10:42,070 Tell me a little about what you eat. 826 01:10:42,150 --> 01:10:47,120 - I want to hear about your diet. -I eat chicken and chops. 827 01:10:49,700 --> 01:10:51,500 Fish. 828 01:10:54,960 --> 01:10:57,500 -And the other name? - Green beans. 829 01:10:57,590 --> 01:11:01,550 - Green beans. -Cabbage. 830 01:11:01,630 --> 01:11:05,220 -Salad. -Well. What about potatoes? 831 01:11:05,300 --> 01:11:07,470 I love mashed potatoes. 832 01:11:07,550 --> 01:11:12,560 The problem with potatoes is, that starch is sugar. 833 01:11:12,640 --> 01:11:16,100 The carbs are coming from the vegetables. 834 01:11:16,190 --> 01:11:19,820 -Your vegetables are also carbohydrates. -Really? 835 01:11:19,900 --> 01:11:23,650 When Dr. Now says low carb 836 01:11:23,740 --> 01:11:29,740 -is he talking about processed food, cereal or pasta. 837 01:11:29,830 --> 01:11:33,620 No processed carbohydrates, because they contain a lot of sugar. 838 01:11:33,710 --> 01:11:37,540 - They are like sweets and cookies. -Really? 839 01:11:37,630 --> 01:11:40,420 It's the same, because it's sugar. 840 01:11:40,500 --> 01:11:46,260 What about liquid? A little bird has told me you like lemonade. 841 01:11:47,300 --> 01:11:50,260 -Yes. - She says you like lemonade. 842 01:11:50,350 --> 01:11:53,140 Yes, it's my favorite drink. 843 01:11:53,220 --> 01:11:59,520 There is a lot of sugar in lemonade. 844 01:11:59,610 --> 01:12:01,360 Yes, I know that. 845 01:12:01,440 --> 01:12:04,360 You must ditch the extra sugar- 846 01:12:04,440 --> 01:12:06,740 -and you shall see, how to make lemonade 847 01:12:06,820 --> 01:12:10,660 Let's look in the bag. 848 01:12:14,580 --> 01:12:20,590 There is probably so much sugar in one of the big lemonade bottles. 849 01:12:21,960 --> 01:12:25,970 -Just so you know. - Yes, I know that. It's pretty wild. 850 01:12:26,050 --> 01:12:30,140 i know that water does not taste good in itself. 851 01:12:31,350 --> 01:12:35,980 Then you can buy some stevia, if it needs to be sweetened a little. 852 01:12:36,060 --> 01:12:39,400 I don't want that much in it. 853 01:12:39,480 --> 01:12:42,520 - You don't touch it. -Taste it. 854 01:12:42,610 --> 01:12:45,490 -You didn't touch it. - It's okay. 855 01:12:45,570 --> 01:12:50,570 - It is still stuck on the bottom. -Taste and say what you think. 856 01:12:50,660 --> 01:12:53,160 -Just go for it. -Drink out. 857 01:12:59,250 --> 01:13:03,420 That's the lemonade you need to drink. 858 01:13:03,500 --> 01:13:09,260 - You could have touched it. -Well. I touch it a little more. 859 01:13:09,340 --> 01:13:14,180 It might take a few minutes to dissolve it. 860 01:13:14,260 --> 01:13:18,940 -Should I drink it? -Yes. 861 01:13:19,020 --> 01:13:23,730 That's actually what I do. I only drink water and lemon. 862 01:13:23,820 --> 01:13:28,360 - He drinks it all. -See? 863 01:13:28,450 --> 01:13:30,240 I'm thirsty. 864 01:13:31,610 --> 01:13:33,160 But you have to do this. 865 01:13:33,240 --> 01:13:36,620 You have acquired a habit of eating. You like sugar. 866 01:13:36,700 --> 01:13:39,410 We love sugar. It's addictive. 867 01:13:39,500 --> 01:13:43,460 We don't need for that kind of sugar. 868 01:13:43,540 --> 01:13:47,050 It's an eye opener and an unpleasant experience. 869 01:13:47,130 --> 01:13:52,640 But we have learned some new things, which should help my cure. 870 01:13:52,720 --> 01:13:56,220 So I will work on using that knowledge and this new perspective 871 01:13:56,310 --> 01:13:59,560 -about sugar and things, that are not good for me. 872 01:13:59,640 --> 01:14:04,230 Because I want to have surgery. And I am determined to do so. 873 01:14:06,820 --> 01:14:10,490 - It's yours. -Don't you want to taste? 874 01:14:10,570 --> 01:14:14,030 It was nice to meet you. 875 01:14:14,120 --> 01:14:17,950 I know you have it under control. You do it. 876 01:14:18,040 --> 01:14:20,790 I have a month before I see Dr. Now again. 877 01:14:20,870 --> 01:14:25,710 I need to lose 36 kg by then. So I will work for it. 878 01:14:25,790 --> 01:14:30,630 when i come back and he says good for it- 879 01:14:30,720 --> 01:14:34,470 - and I have to have surgery. I hope so. 880 01:14:37,560 --> 01:14:40,730 Fifth month 881 01:14:44,730 --> 01:14:47,230 My mother and I are going in to dr. Now again. 882 01:14:47,320 --> 01:14:50,740 This time I hope for good news. 883 01:14:50,820 --> 01:14:55,700 I have been working hard lately month. Much harder. 884 01:14:55,780 --> 01:15:01,290 I ate healthier than ever and trained twice a day. 885 01:15:01,370 --> 01:15:05,330 So I pushed myself even longer than last time. 886 01:15:05,420 --> 01:15:09,500 I hope that when I step on the scale- 887 01:15:09,590 --> 01:15:14,090 -then I have reached my goal, and dr. Now says he's proud- 888 01:15:14,180 --> 01:15:17,680 - and that I'm leaving continue with my bariatric surgery. 889 01:15:17,760 --> 01:15:20,430 I hope that happens today. 890 01:15:22,230 --> 01:15:23,770 Thederick! 891 01:15:25,100 --> 01:15:27,730 If not, I'll be shocked. 892 01:15:27,810 --> 01:15:34,030 Because I did my best, and I can't do better. 893 01:15:34,110 --> 01:15:38,660 If that's not enough, I don't know what else can i do. 894 01:15:38,740 --> 01:15:45,710 I hope I did because there are no other options. 895 01:15:49,790 --> 01:15:51,630 278 kg. 896 01:15:51,710 --> 01:15:53,670 RECENT WEIGHT LOSS: 35 KG 897 01:15:53,760 --> 01:15:55,300 That's good. 898 01:15:55,380 --> 01:15:57,340 TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 57 KG 899 01:15:57,430 --> 01:16:01,640 I am impressed with myself. 900 01:16:01,720 --> 01:16:07,350 Because I did something that was difficult and big for me. 901 01:16:07,440 --> 01:16:11,440 i think that Dr. Now is satisfied with the weight. 902 01:16:11,520 --> 01:16:18,030 It must show that I am ready the operation, otherwise nothing happens. 903 01:16:18,740 --> 01:16:22,740 It should be good enough today. 904 01:16:27,250 --> 01:16:30,630 -How's it going? - So what, doctor? 905 01:16:30,710 --> 01:16:35,720 Such. You've done better and has lost 35 kg. 906 01:16:35,800 --> 01:16:41,180 It is not the target of 36 kg, but it's close. 907 01:16:41,260 --> 01:16:47,310 Since you have lost weight, I will approve you for bariatric surgery. 908 01:16:48,440 --> 01:16:51,690 -Thanks. -You did the hard work. 909 01:16:53,320 --> 01:16:57,110 We approve you for bariatric surgery next month. 910 01:16:57,200 --> 01:16:59,950 Make sure you don't fall back. 911 01:17:00,030 --> 01:17:03,120 If you don't stay on track, we're not getting any further. 912 01:17:03,200 --> 01:17:06,410 We will test you to make sure- 913 01:17:06,500 --> 01:17:11,750 - that you will be able to cope with bariatric surgery without complications. 914 01:17:11,840 --> 01:17:15,300 But if you have lost 11 kg the next month- 915 01:17:15,380 --> 01:17:20,890 -and your tests look fine, then we operate on you. Are you in? 916 01:17:20,970 --> 01:17:25,810 Just because we approved you to the operation, you don't give up. 917 01:17:25,890 --> 01:17:28,890 -Well. - We can handle it. 918 01:17:28,980 --> 01:17:31,770 Mom, you got him on the right track. 919 01:17:31,860 --> 01:17:34,940 what did you do to support him this time? 920 01:17:35,030 --> 01:17:40,660 I stuck to salad, vegetables and meat. 921 01:17:40,740 --> 01:17:47,250 That's good. Just keep going. I'm proud of your weight loss. 922 01:17:47,330 --> 01:17:53,210 Keep it up and make sure you lose the 11 kg. Then we take some samples. 923 01:17:53,290 --> 01:17:58,170 Call if you need anything. 924 01:17:58,260 --> 01:18:00,630 - See you later. -Goodbye. 925 01:18:00,720 --> 01:18:03,640 -Thanks. -Even thanks. 926 01:18:04,350 --> 01:18:06,100 -Thederick! -Mother! 927 01:18:06,180 --> 01:18:08,600 Aren't you happy? I am so happy! 928 01:18:11,100 --> 01:18:12,980 I am so happy. 929 01:18:16,820 --> 01:18:20,490 Aren't you happy? I am happy. 930 01:18:22,280 --> 01:18:25,160 I'm proud of Thederick, because he has worked so hard- 931 01:18:25,240 --> 01:18:27,540 -to change his diet. 932 01:18:27,620 --> 01:18:31,620 We still have to work with him, before I feel safe. 933 01:18:31,710 --> 01:18:35,130 He's on his way in the right direction in the long term. 934 01:18:35,210 --> 01:18:38,300 But if he does progress the next month- 935 01:18:38,380 --> 01:18:43,130 -and the samples look fine, so he can have bariatric surgery. 936 01:18:43,220 --> 01:18:47,350 It will give him a tool, who can help him- 937 01:18:47,430 --> 01:18:52,690 -so he can lose weight to reduce the strain on the body. 938 01:18:52,770 --> 01:18:56,480 But it doesn't last long if we can't do anything about- 939 01:18:56,560 --> 01:18:59,730 -several other problems after surgery- 940 01:18:59,820 --> 01:19:05,870 -to make sure he stays on track and do so for the long term. 941 01:19:06,910 --> 01:19:11,870 I am very excited. I am very proud of myself. 942 01:19:11,960 --> 01:19:16,210 All that work, I've put in the effort, it's paying off. 943 01:19:16,290 --> 01:19:19,000 I am looking forward to the operation. 944 01:19:19,090 --> 01:19:23,300 I hope this month passes faster than last month. 945 01:19:23,380 --> 01:19:25,340 Because I do. 946 01:19:25,430 --> 01:19:29,060 In a month sheep me my bariatric surgery- 947 01:19:29,140 --> 01:19:34,440 - so I can get healthier and gain weight a better life. I'm looking forward to that. 948 01:19:41,740 --> 01:19:45,280 Sixth month 949 01:19:48,320 --> 01:19:54,080 I'm at the hospital for my test. He says he needs to look in my stomach- 950 01:19:54,160 --> 01:19:58,040 -to ensure that there is nothing, there will be a problem for me. 951 01:19:58,840 --> 01:20:02,800 I feel like I need surgery today, but Dr. Now said- 952 01:20:02,880 --> 01:20:08,220 -that's it I have to do to be operated. 953 01:20:08,300 --> 01:20:12,270 I wish I could get it and save a lot of time. 954 01:20:16,640 --> 01:20:19,230 We have tested Thederick- 955 01:20:19,310 --> 01:20:23,030 - to ensure, that his body can handle the operation. 956 01:20:23,110 --> 01:20:28,410 Most samples are fine, but I am worried about his heart. 957 01:20:28,490 --> 01:20:32,330 I sent the samples to the cardiologists. 958 01:20:32,410 --> 01:20:35,660 We can turn off the light. 959 01:20:37,750 --> 01:20:41,670 I am doing a scope study for to ensure that there are no problems- 960 01:20:41,750 --> 01:20:45,340 -in his stomach, which would prevent a safe operation 961 01:20:45,420 --> 01:20:51,510 We can also see how he copes with light anesthesia. 962 01:20:52,760 --> 01:20:55,520 We can remove the camera. 963 01:20:57,600 --> 01:20:59,440 You may turn on the light. 964 01:21:03,020 --> 01:21:07,450 Thederick did fine. 965 01:21:07,530 --> 01:21:13,330 The only question is his heart, and what cardiology thinks. 966 01:21:13,410 --> 01:21:18,830 We are waiting to see, whether Thederick is ready. 967 01:21:21,000 --> 01:21:23,630 Two hours later 968 01:21:26,630 --> 01:21:29,010 We got an answer from the heart specialist. 969 01:21:29,090 --> 01:21:33,890 Unfortunately is Thederick's heart too weak- 970 01:21:33,970 --> 01:21:39,350 - to carry out operations, because he has cardiomyopathy. 971 01:21:39,440 --> 01:21:44,610 His heart is not pumping very well. 972 01:21:44,690 --> 01:21:48,190 He has some degree of heart failure. 973 01:21:48,280 --> 01:21:53,200 So that strain, his weight still putting on him is too big. 974 01:21:53,280 --> 01:21:58,750 Although Thederick has lost 55 kg- 975 01:21:58,830 --> 01:22:04,590 -there is still a high risk for everyone intervention with his heart disease. 976 01:22:04,670 --> 01:22:08,010 The priority is to get the weight down further- 977 01:22:08,090 --> 01:22:13,010 -and see if it reduces the strain on the heart- 978 01:22:13,090 --> 01:22:16,390 -so it is safe to operate. 979 01:22:19,230 --> 01:22:21,350 - Hi, Thederick. - So what? 980 01:22:21,440 --> 01:22:24,110 -Are you doing well? -Well. 981 01:22:24,190 --> 01:22:31,110 The test of your heart shows, that your heart is very weak. 982 01:22:32,200 --> 01:22:36,660 It is called "low catapult fraction". 983 01:22:36,740 --> 01:22:40,620 This means, that your heart is not pumping as well. 984 01:22:40,710 --> 01:22:44,670 So there is a high risk in any operation 985 01:22:44,750 --> 01:22:50,010 - because there is too high a risk of, the heart may fail during the anaesthetic. 986 01:22:50,090 --> 01:22:56,350 Unfortunately we cannot operate on you this time. 987 01:22:56,430 --> 01:23:00,270 The next step needs to be changed a bit now. 988 01:23:00,350 --> 01:23:05,900 You must try to lose more weight to change it. 989 01:23:05,980 --> 01:23:10,400 It is important that you lose weight. 990 01:23:10,490 --> 01:23:15,620 After that it will be best to start with- 991 01:23:15,700 --> 01:23:21,040 -a less invasive operation and remove the large lymphedema on your leg- 992 01:23:21,120 --> 01:23:24,330 -before we do the bariatric surgery. 993 01:23:24,420 --> 01:23:28,670 It will be a great help to remove it. 994 01:23:30,130 --> 01:23:37,180 Hang in there and we'll help you with that, so you reach your goal. 995 01:23:37,890 --> 01:23:42,560 When you have lost another 23 kg, we take the test again- 996 01:23:42,640 --> 01:23:46,310 -and see if you're ready for the operation. 997 01:23:46,400 --> 01:23:52,690 So let's continue the hard work work and you'll be there soon. Well. 998 01:23:55,860 --> 01:23:59,700 If Thederick loses further 23 kg, it can reduce 999 01:23:59,780 --> 01:24:04,460 -the strain on his heart. We'll see when he gets there. 1000 01:24:04,540 --> 01:24:09,090 But we have to get him in better shape with his heart- 1001 01:24:09,170 --> 01:24:13,260 -so the cardiologist approves him for anesthesia and surgery. 1002 01:24:13,340 --> 01:24:17,680 Otherwise there is a high risk by operating. 1003 01:24:17,760 --> 01:24:22,930 But they must focus on removing the large lymphedema node on his leg- 1004 01:24:23,020 --> 01:24:24,850 -and the upper part of the thigh. 1005 01:24:24,930 --> 01:24:30,320 The operation will burden his heart less. 1006 01:24:30,400 --> 01:24:35,780 We'll see how he does. before we operate. 1007 01:24:35,860 --> 01:24:40,870 But the lump on his thigh weighs enough between 23 and 27 kg. 1008 01:24:40,950 --> 01:24:46,080 It will help him with becoming more active 1009 01:24:46,160 --> 01:24:48,380 - with a reduced weight. 1010 01:24:48,460 --> 01:24:52,590 But if it succeeds, and he keeps losing weight- 1011 01:24:52,670 --> 01:24:55,590 - then we can try with bariatric surgery. 1012 01:24:55,670 --> 01:25:00,100 But the big question is whether he keeps doing what he has to- 1013 01:25:00,180 --> 01:25:04,520 -or begins to fall back. If he doesn't lose any more weight- 1014 01:25:04,600 --> 01:25:10,020 -there is nothing we can do. Surgery is not an option. 1015 01:25:10,110 --> 01:25:15,150 If he doesn't ease the pressure on the heart, it can give up. 1016 01:25:15,240 --> 01:25:19,070 Thederick must work hard to lose weight- 1017 01:25:19,160 --> 01:25:21,740 - so that his situation does not worsen. 1018 01:25:21,830 --> 01:25:25,700 - so we can help him with his health. 1019 01:25:36,510 --> 01:25:39,880 Eighth month 1020 01:25:43,470 --> 01:25:48,940 Since I didn't have to have surgery, knew I don't know what to do. 1021 01:25:49,020 --> 01:25:54,320 Part of me just wanted to pack up and go home to my ice man. 1022 01:25:54,400 --> 01:25:58,860 But my mother and I decided that I must keep trying. 1023 01:25:58,950 --> 01:26:03,530 Because I don't give up. My heart must be healthy. 1024 01:26:03,620 --> 01:26:07,330 So I do and I have no other options. 1025 01:26:07,410 --> 01:26:12,330 -How are you at the moment? - I'm fine. 1026 01:26:12,420 --> 01:26:16,880 -The weight drops. - That's good. 1027 01:26:17,710 --> 01:26:22,800 Today I go for a walk in the park with my mom, and it's actually quite lovely. 1028 01:26:23,720 --> 01:26:28,220 Soon you will be looking for me, and then I'm not there. 1029 01:26:28,890 --> 01:26:33,100 I doubt that. you are an adult and I can live my life. 1030 01:26:33,190 --> 01:26:37,070 -Do you want to sit there? - Yes, I would like to. 1031 01:26:38,190 --> 01:26:40,900 - Can you handle it? -Yes. 1032 01:26:46,790 --> 01:26:50,290 -What have you been thinking about? -Thought about? 1033 01:26:50,370 --> 01:26:53,960 Work and improve myself. 1034 01:26:54,040 --> 01:26:58,590 I will let you do things alone. 1035 01:26:58,670 --> 01:27:04,970 I'm going on vacation and lets you sink or swim yourself. 1036 01:27:05,050 --> 01:27:08,890 I want to move away from home and spread my wings. 1037 01:27:08,970 --> 01:27:13,350 Do you want to stay with me? That will be your biggest problem. 1038 01:27:13,440 --> 01:27:18,360 The problem becomes that you must detach yourself from me. 1039 01:27:18,440 --> 01:27:23,360 No, it's the other way around. You must detach yourself from me. 1040 01:27:23,450 --> 01:27:25,660 I want my own place. 1041 01:27:25,740 --> 01:27:31,830 You come to visit, clean, cooks and goes home. 1042 01:27:32,500 --> 01:27:36,630 when i see you again won't you be completely gone. 1043 01:27:38,590 --> 01:27:42,300 There won't be for any of that to happen. 1044 01:27:42,380 --> 01:27:46,800 -So you won't clean my house? -No. 1045 01:27:46,890 --> 01:27:48,560 Well. 1046 01:27:50,560 --> 01:27:55,150 Shall we go a little further? Get up. 1047 01:27:58,570 --> 01:28:01,110 It wasn't disappointing to get Thederick's surgery. 1048 01:28:01,190 --> 01:28:03,650 But we keep trying. 1049 01:28:03,740 --> 01:28:06,990 I'm proud of Thederick. Although he did not have surgery. 1050 01:28:07,070 --> 01:28:08,990 I really am. 1051 01:28:09,080 --> 01:28:12,620 Thederick achieved his goal. 1052 01:28:12,700 --> 01:28:16,710 We didn't know that it would affect us like that. 1053 01:28:16,790 --> 01:28:20,250 But it's my job to keep him get going and support him. 1054 01:28:20,340 --> 01:28:22,710 It is difficult. We'll probably get him to the finish line. 1055 01:28:22,800 --> 01:28:29,640 I look forward to Thederick comes out and lives his life. 1056 01:28:32,600 --> 01:28:36,270 Dr. Now said I might have yet one year on the program- 1057 01:28:36,350 --> 01:28:42,440 -but he says he is proud of me and what I have done. 1058 01:28:42,530 --> 01:28:48,200 He wants me to keep going. He says I still have to work hard. 1059 01:28:48,280 --> 01:28:53,790 So I'll stick with it and losing more and more weight. 1060 01:28:54,950 --> 01:28:59,880 The lymphedema is worse than ever. 1061 01:29:00,630 --> 01:29:06,630 But I can only get it removed, if i keep losing weight. 1062 01:29:07,470 --> 01:29:11,550 So I do. No matter what. 1063 01:29:16,940 --> 01:29:19,940 But I have to too could handle myself. 1064 01:29:20,020 --> 01:29:24,900 And my mother said, I had to try to look nice. 1065 01:29:24,980 --> 01:29:27,360 Today I need a haircut. 1066 01:29:27,450 --> 01:29:29,740 - So what? - So what? What is your name? 1067 01:29:29,820 --> 01:29:32,280 - My name is Theo. -Anthony. 1068 01:29:32,370 --> 01:29:34,740 -Are you ready? -Yes. 1069 01:29:34,830 --> 01:29:39,710 I'm making changes in my life, and I have to look good. 1070 01:29:39,790 --> 01:29:41,630 So that's what I'm doing today. 1071 01:29:43,670 --> 01:29:47,420 I don't usually go out so it feels a little weird- 1072 01:29:47,510 --> 01:29:52,100 - to be out in the world because I don't been doing it a lot lately. 1073 01:29:52,890 --> 01:29:57,980 Understood. What is happening? Why do you need a haircut? 1074 01:29:58,060 --> 01:30:00,400 -Party? -I haven't had a haircut in a long time. 1075 01:30:00,480 --> 01:30:02,650 Party? Nice date? 1076 01:30:03,980 --> 01:30:06,190 But it's not that bad. 1077 01:30:07,190 --> 01:30:13,280 I like him. I like to talk to someone. 1078 01:30:13,910 --> 01:30:15,660 I want to lose more weight. 1079 01:30:15,740 --> 01:30:20,250 I will see more because I love people. 1080 01:30:20,330 --> 01:30:23,590 I don't want to be within my entire life. 1081 01:30:23,670 --> 01:30:27,590 But I don't know if I can ever give up the ice cream truck. 1082 01:30:27,670 --> 01:30:34,550 Maybe know Dr. Now an ice cream with few carbohydrates and many proteins. 1083 01:30:34,640 --> 01:30:39,810 They have all different kinds of ice cream. Why can't they make it? 1084 01:30:39,890 --> 01:30:43,440 But it's a struggle, like my mother not always have to help me with. 1085 01:30:43,520 --> 01:30:48,190 But I don't know if I'm ready so it won't be easy. 1086 01:30:48,280 --> 01:30:50,400 I like it. 1087 01:30:50,490 --> 01:30:55,160 But I drive on without brakes. 1088 01:30:55,240 --> 01:31:01,410 I have to do it for the life I want and make my loved ones proud. 1089 01:31:01,500 --> 01:31:04,880 -Thanks. - It was so little. 1090 01:31:06,380 --> 01:31:10,050 I want to lose weight and take it from there. 1091 01:31:10,920 --> 01:31:14,590 I will be the new one and improved Thederick. 1092 01:31:14,680 --> 01:31:18,100 You are probably looking forward to seeing that. 1093 01:31:18,180 --> 01:31:21,180 - See you, Anthony. - Take it easy. 1094 01:31:21,270 --> 01:31:23,440 In the same way. 1095 01:31:25,810 --> 01:31:28,940 Danish texts: www.iyunomg.com 1096 01:31:29,030 --> 01:31:30,070 h