1 00:00:05,567 --> 00:00:07,567 James: I FEEL LIKE I'M TRAPPED. 2 00:00:07,567 --> 00:00:11,733 BEING OVERWEIGHT FOR SO MANY YEARS, IT'S DEPRESSING. 3 00:00:11,733 --> 00:00:14,600 MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M USELESS. 4 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,800 Woman IT FEELS LIKE I'M DEAD, 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,767 LIKE THAT I'M NOT ALIVE. 6 00:00:23,767 --> 00:00:26,100 Woman WITHOUT THE SURGERY, 7 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:27,233 I WOULD HAVE DONE IT. 8 00:00:27,233 --> 00:00:29,200 MY WAY DOESN'T WORK. 9 00:00:36,333 --> 00:00:39,633 AND THIS IS A DYNAMIC THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE NOW. 10 00:00:39,633 --> 00:00:40,933 [ Voice breaking ] I'M DONE WITH THIS! 11 00:00:40,933 --> 00:00:43,000 I -- I QUIT! I'M DONE! 12 00:00:46,833 --> 00:00:49,900 OH, IT HURTS. 13 00:00:49,900 --> 00:00:51,633 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 14 00:00:51,633 --> 00:00:53,633 Woman: I CAN'T BE THE REASON YOU LOSE WEIGHT 15 00:00:53,633 --> 00:00:55,400 OR THE REASON YOU GAIN WEIGHT, PERIOD. 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,133 [ Voice breaking ] I'M GONNA MAKE THIS WORK. I PROMISE. 17 00:01:02,967 --> 00:01:05,200 [ Muffled ] HELP. HELP? 18 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,867 Maggie: WE'VE LOST SO MANY IN THE FAMILY. 19 00:01:06,867 --> 00:01:08,600 I'M NOT READY TO LOSE ANOTHER ONE. 20 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,800 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 21 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:15,467 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 22 00:01:15,467 --> 00:01:17,967 James: PAIN CAN MAKE YOU GIVE UP COMPLETELY, 23 00:01:17,967 --> 00:01:21,500 OR PAIN CAN MAKE YOU START OVER AGAIN. 24 00:01:21,500 --> 00:01:23,067 IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU. 25 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:37,733 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 26 00:01:37,733 --> 00:01:39,733 [ DOG BARKING ] Maggie: JAMES, YOU UP? 27 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:42,733 IT'S TIME TO GET UP. YOU GONNA EAT ANY BREAKFAST? 28 00:01:42,733 --> 00:01:43,967 SON. 29 00:01:43,967 --> 00:01:45,133 I DON'T CARE. 30 00:01:45,133 --> 00:01:46,500 YOU WANT AN EGG? 31 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:49,067 I'LL GET UP, MOM. ALL RIGHT. 32 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:57,400 James: BEING OVERWEIGHT FOR SO MANY YEARS, IT'S DEPRESSING. 33 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:02,400 MY KNEES WILL JUST ACHE. 34 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,067 JOINTS, LIKE, THEY'RE JUST GRINDING. 35 00:02:06,067 --> 00:02:08,300 I TRY NOT TO MOVE ABOUT AS MUCH AS I CAN. 36 00:02:10,767 --> 00:02:12,433 I JUST GET OUT OF BREATH, 37 00:02:12,433 --> 00:02:14,767 FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA PASS OUT. 38 00:02:16,133 --> 00:02:18,867 MY MOM TREATS ME LIKE I'M HELPLESS. 39 00:02:18,867 --> 00:02:20,067 Maggie: GO ON, BUDDY. 40 00:02:20,067 --> 00:02:22,867 A LOT OF PEOPLE DO. 41 00:02:22,867 --> 00:02:26,600 IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M USELESS. 42 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:32,167 ONE OF MY WORST MOMENTS WAS WHEN I HAD AN ACCIDENT DOWNSTAIRS. 43 00:02:34,067 --> 00:02:36,633 I SLIPPED, AND I ENDED UP WEDGED 44 00:02:36,633 --> 00:02:40,533 IN BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE DOOR. 45 00:02:40,533 --> 00:02:44,467 Maggie: ACTUALLY, HE WAS 700 POUNDS AT THAT TIME, 46 00:02:44,467 --> 00:02:48,100 AND HE SCREAMS TO ME, "MAMA, HELP ME, HELP ME! I'M HUNG." 47 00:02:48,100 --> 00:02:51,433 I COULDN'T PICK HIM UP. 48 00:02:51,433 --> 00:02:55,633 James: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME IN THERE AND BUST THE WALL IN. 49 00:02:55,633 --> 00:02:59,767 I WAS SCREAMING 'CAUSE THE PAIN WAS SO BAD. 50 00:03:01,867 --> 00:03:04,600 Maggie: I CAN'T HARDLY EVEN TALK ABOUT IT 51 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,800 'CAUSE HE SAID, "JUST SHOOT ME, MAMA. JUST SHOOT ME." 52 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,967 HE SAYS, "I'M NOT NO GOOD, ANYWAY." 53 00:03:11,967 --> 00:03:13,500 [ SOBS ] 54 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:17,333 AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT SO CONCERNED. 55 00:03:21,433 --> 00:03:23,800 JAMES WASN'T OVERWEIGHT AS A BABY. 56 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,067 HE WAS KIND OF SKINNY OR THIN. 57 00:03:28,767 --> 00:03:31,200 HE STARTED GAINING A LITTLE BIT. 58 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,200 HE WENT FROM A SLIM TO A SIZE-12 HUSKY 59 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,167 JUST ALMOST OVERNIGHT. 60 00:03:38,467 --> 00:03:43,433 James: IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, I GUESS I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 200. 61 00:03:43,433 --> 00:03:49,333 AND THEN, WHEN I WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 16, I WAS ABOUT 280. 62 00:03:49,333 --> 00:03:54,800 Maggie: AFTER COLLEGE, HE WENT TO WORK AS AN ACCOUNTANT. 63 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,867 I GUESS THAT'S WHEN HE STARTED REALLY PUTTING ON THE POUNDS. 64 00:03:57,867 --> 00:04:01,433 A LITTLE LESS THAN WHAT Y'ALL GOT BACK LAST YEAR. 65 00:04:01,433 --> 00:04:02,700 YEAH? 66 00:04:02,700 --> 00:04:04,867 James: I REALLY STARTED GAINING WEIGHT 67 00:04:04,867 --> 00:04:07,233 WHEN I STARTED WORKING IN THE TAX FIELD -- 68 00:04:07,233 --> 00:04:09,867 SITTING THERE ALL DAY LONG, 69 00:04:09,867 --> 00:04:12,167 LISTENING TO PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS AND STRESS. 70 00:04:12,167 --> 00:04:14,400 WELL, THESE ARE OUR SONS' W-2s, I THINK. 71 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:15,733 OKAY. 72 00:04:15,733 --> 00:04:18,700 AFTER WORK, SOME PEOPLE WANT TO DRINK A BEER 73 00:04:18,700 --> 00:04:20,767 TO RELIEVE STRESS. 74 00:04:20,767 --> 00:04:23,500 I JUST WANT SOMETHING TO EAT. 75 00:04:23,500 --> 00:04:26,067 I'LL STOP THROUGH THE FAST FOOD 76 00:04:26,067 --> 00:04:30,067 PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE TO SIX TIMES A WEEK. 77 00:04:30,067 --> 00:04:31,400 WOMAN: Can I take your order? 78 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,867 YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A FOOD-LONG, QUARTER-POUND CONEY 79 00:04:34,867 --> 00:04:37,400 WITH CHEDDAR AND PEPPERS, PLEASE. 80 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:43,700 AFTER I GET OFF WORK, FAST FOOD IS THE EASIEST THING. 81 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:46,067 THAT WAY, YOU AIN'T GOT TO GO HOME AND COOK NOTHING 82 00:04:46,067 --> 00:04:50,400 AND JUST CRAWL IN BED OR SIT DOWN AND WATCH TV. 83 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:56,633 GET ME ANOTHER BITE BEFORE THIS LIGHT CHANGES. 84 00:04:58,900 --> 00:05:01,800 Maggie: SOMETIMES, WHEN I'M COOKING SOMETHING, 85 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,433 HE WILL HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE DRIVE-THROUGH. 86 00:05:05,433 --> 00:05:07,567 AND I'LL SAY SOMETHING. 87 00:05:07,567 --> 00:05:09,967 HE SAYS, "WELL, I ALREADY HAD SOMETHING TO EAT." 88 00:05:09,967 --> 00:05:11,667 "WELL, WHY DID YOU EAT THIS?" 89 00:05:11,667 --> 00:05:13,067 "WELL, YOU COOKED IT." 90 00:05:13,067 --> 00:05:16,933 I REMEMBER ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, 91 00:05:16,933 --> 00:05:18,333 I WENT TO THE DOCTOR, 92 00:05:18,333 --> 00:05:22,300 AND THEY BROUGHT THESE BIG SCALES IN. 93 00:05:22,300 --> 00:05:24,800 AND I STEPPED ON THEM, 94 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,800 AND MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS... 95 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,667 "CAN'T BE. NO WAY." 96 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:37,400 Maggie: HE WAS 750 POUNDS, 97 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:42,433 AND HE'S BEEN THAT SIZE EVER SINCE. 98 00:05:42,433 --> 00:05:44,200 HERE YOU ARE, PUTTING THIS PIE ON HERE, 99 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,833 KNOWING I AIN'T SUPPOSED TO EAT IT. 100 00:05:45,833 --> 00:05:51,833 I GUESS JAMES BLAMES ME FOR HIS WEIGHT. 101 00:05:51,833 --> 00:05:54,433 I JUST -- I COOKED HOW I KNEW TO COOK. 102 00:05:56,567 --> 00:06:00,067 I HOPE HE'S NOT TOO BITTER AT ME. 103 00:06:02,833 --> 00:06:05,867 IT'S NOT REALLY HIS FAULT THAT HE'S AT THIS WEIGHT. 104 00:06:05,867 --> 00:06:09,700 A LOT OF IT IS OUR FAMILY HISTORY. 105 00:06:11,333 --> 00:06:13,867 MY DAD STRUGGLED WITH HIS WEIGHT. 106 00:06:13,867 --> 00:06:19,600 WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, HE WAS IN THE MID-400s. 107 00:06:22,467 --> 00:06:23,867 IT HURT HIM WHEN HIS DADDY DIED, 108 00:06:23,867 --> 00:06:28,067 BUT WHEN HIS SISTER DIED, SIX MONTHS LATER, 109 00:06:28,067 --> 00:06:31,367 JAMES ALMOST LOST IT. 110 00:06:31,367 --> 00:06:34,233 HIM AND HER WERE ALMOST LIKE TWINS. 111 00:06:34,233 --> 00:06:37,500 James: DOCTORS SAID WEIGHT CAUSED 112 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:41,067 MY DAD AND MY SISTER'S PROBLEMS. 113 00:06:41,067 --> 00:06:44,067 THEY SAY THAT LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD... 114 00:06:44,067 --> 00:06:47,500 THAT I'M GONNA HAVE THOSE PROBLEMS. 115 00:06:51,533 --> 00:06:53,067 [ SIGHS ] 116 00:06:53,067 --> 00:06:54,967 Maggie: WE HAVE THE HOSPITAL BED IN THERE. 117 00:06:54,967 --> 00:06:58,167 MY HUSBAND WAS USING IT. 118 00:06:58,167 --> 00:07:01,900 WHEN HE PASSED AWAY, MY DAUGHTER MOVED TO THAT BED, 119 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:04,367 'CAUSE SHE SAID, "MAMA, I'M GONNA SLEEP IN HERE. 120 00:07:04,367 --> 00:07:07,900 I CAN REST BETTER ON THIS BED." 121 00:07:07,900 --> 00:07:11,367 WELL, AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY, 122 00:07:11,367 --> 00:07:14,100 MY SON HAS TAKEN THE BED. 123 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:18,267 WHEN HE TOOK THE BED OVER, I THOUGHT, 124 00:07:18,267 --> 00:07:22,167 "WHAT IS THIS? IS HE THE NEXT IN LINE?" 125 00:07:36,067 --> 00:07:37,567 James: WORST THING I CAN HEAR TODAY 126 00:07:37,567 --> 00:07:39,467 WOULD PROBABLY BE THAT I'M TOO BIG, 127 00:07:39,467 --> 00:07:41,433 THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO. 128 00:07:41,433 --> 00:07:43,667 I'VE HEARD THEM WORDS BEFORE. 129 00:07:45,367 --> 00:07:50,067 BUT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS PRETTY MUCH TURNED ME AWAY. 130 00:07:50,067 --> 00:07:52,400 Woman: MR. JONES? JAMES? 131 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:55,300 [ SIGHS ] HELLO. 132 00:07:56,700 --> 00:07:59,367 OKAY, MR. JONES, I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO STEP ON THE SCALE 133 00:07:59,367 --> 00:08:01,267 AND JUST LOOK AT ME WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT, OKAY? 134 00:08:01,267 --> 00:08:03,067 OKAY. 135 00:08:06,067 --> 00:08:08,500 WE'RE GONNA GO RIGHT THIS WAY. 136 00:08:10,533 --> 00:08:14,300 James: I THOUGHT I'D BE A WHOLE LOT LESS. 137 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:16,633 [ SIGHS ] 138 00:08:16,633 --> 00:08:18,600 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 139 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,600 HELLO. HELLO. 140 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,800 JAMES, I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 141 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,967 I'M JAMES. NICE TO MEET YOU, DOCTOR. 142 00:08:24,967 --> 00:08:26,700 I'M MAGGIE. I'M HIS MOTHER. 143 00:08:26,700 --> 00:08:29,600 SO, WHAT IS YOUR EATING HABIT? 144 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,700 I EAT QUITE A BIT AND QUITE OFTEN. 145 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:35,100 SO, IN THE SPAN OF A DAY, HOW MANY TIMES ARE YOU EATING? 146 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:37,933 PROBABLY TWO, THREE, FOUR TIMES A DAY. 147 00:08:37,933 --> 00:08:41,167 DO YOU COOK FOR HIM, OR...? 148 00:08:41,167 --> 00:08:45,200 I GUESS -- I THOUGHT I WAS COOKING HEALTHY FOR HIM A LOT, 149 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:48,533 BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WHAT I'VE COOKED IS NOT THE GOOD FOODS. 150 00:08:48,533 --> 00:08:51,933 IT'S, LIKE, POTATOES, AND, YOU KNOW, THE STARCHES. 151 00:08:51,933 --> 00:08:55,333 AND HE LIKES TO EAT LOTS OF SWEETS -- 152 00:08:55,333 --> 00:08:59,067 PIES, COBBLERS, THINGS LIKE THAT. 153 00:09:02,767 --> 00:09:05,733 NOT RIGHT NOW. I JUST LOST MY DAUGHTER AND MY HUSBAND. 154 00:09:08,367 --> 00:09:10,367 OH, YES. HE WAS CLOSE TO 500 POUNDS. 155 00:09:10,367 --> 00:09:11,933 500 POUNDS. 156 00:09:11,933 --> 00:09:14,900 HE WAS 65 WHEN HE DIED. 157 00:09:17,933 --> 00:09:21,900 JAMES IS NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER 158 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:23,267 AT THIS WEIGHT. 159 00:09:23,267 --> 00:09:26,333 THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE. THEY HAVE TO CHANGE NOW. 160 00:09:26,333 --> 00:09:28,900 BUT HE'S OVER 700 POUNDS. 161 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:31,400 HE'S VERY HIGH-RISK FOR SURGERY. 162 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:35,833 YOU CAN'T HAVE SURGERY WHEN YOU'RE 730 POUNDS, 163 00:09:35,833 --> 00:09:39,400 SO WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES ON YOUR DIET. 164 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,633 HE NEEDS TO LOSE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS 165 00:09:41,633 --> 00:09:43,567 BEFORE WE CAN DO SURGERY ON HIM. 166 00:09:47,933 --> 00:09:49,767 IT WAS PRETTY SHOCKING WHEN HE SAID 167 00:09:49,767 --> 00:09:53,600 THAT I WOULDN'T LIVE TO BE AS OLD AS MY DAD. 168 00:09:55,167 --> 00:09:57,933 James: I'M NOT WANTING TO LEAVE MY MOM ALONE, 169 00:09:57,933 --> 00:10:01,000 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'D BE HARD ON HER, 170 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,667 AND I DON'T WANT TO END UP LIKE MY SISTER AND MY FATHER. 171 00:10:03,667 --> 00:10:05,367 AND I DON'T REALLY THINK 172 00:10:05,367 --> 00:10:08,900 THAT SHE COULD MAKE IT THROUGH ANOTHER ONE. 173 00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:11,400 SO I HAVE TO DO IT. 174 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,433 I HAVE TO CHANGE. 175 00:10:24,533 --> 00:10:27,233 James: COMMITMENT TO SOMETHING HARD CAN BREAK YOU, 176 00:10:27,233 --> 00:10:32,067 ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE NEVER COMMITTED TO ANYTHING BEFORE. 177 00:10:40,167 --> 00:10:41,733 FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS, 178 00:10:41,733 --> 00:10:44,367 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO STICK TO MY DIET 179 00:10:44,367 --> 00:10:46,933 AND EAT WHAT THE DOCTOR WANTS ME TO EAT. 180 00:10:46,933 --> 00:10:49,333 I'M GETTING PRETTY SICK OF EATING EGGS. 181 00:10:49,333 --> 00:10:52,500 I'M GETTING WHERE I CAN'T STAND THEM ANYMORE. 182 00:10:52,500 --> 00:10:54,200 [ DOG BARKING ] 183 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,233 I'VE ALSO BEEN TRYING TO STAY ACTIVE 184 00:10:56,233 --> 00:10:58,267 AND DO WHAT I CAN AROUND THE HOUSE... 185 00:10:58,267 --> 00:10:59,767 [ MOTOR TURNS OVER ] 186 00:10:59,767 --> 00:11:02,800 ...AND TAKING CARE OF THINGS OUT IN THE PASTURE. 187 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,100 HARDEST THING FOR ME TO DO, PHYSICALLY, 188 00:11:05,100 --> 00:11:08,100 IS CLIMBING ON AND OFF THE TRACTORS AND THE EQUIPMENT 189 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:10,100 TO DO CERTAIN THINGS. 190 00:11:10,100 --> 00:11:12,067 THE SUCKER WILL CRANK, WON'T IT? 191 00:11:12,067 --> 00:11:15,133 YEP. GUARANTEE YOU, IT'LL CRANK. 192 00:11:15,133 --> 00:11:17,267 I'VE BEEN TRYING TO START A SIDE BUSINESS 193 00:11:17,267 --> 00:11:20,500 BALING AND SELLING HAY. 194 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:21,900 BUT BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT, 195 00:11:21,900 --> 00:11:23,733 I CAN'T STAY ON THE TRACTOR MUCH. 196 00:11:23,733 --> 00:11:25,867 [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] THERE YOU GO. 197 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,100 I KNOW IF I REALLY WANT TO MAKE A LIVING DOING WHAT I WANT, 198 00:11:33,100 --> 00:11:35,200 I HAVE TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 199 00:11:39,233 --> 00:11:44,400 Don: JAMES BOUGHT HIMSELF A BRAND-NEW TRACTOR. 200 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,133 ONLY WAY I CAN PUT HIM ON IT 201 00:11:47,133 --> 00:11:49,967 IS TO PICK HIM UP WITH THAT ONE. 202 00:11:49,967 --> 00:11:51,800 HE'S MY BUDDY. 203 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,100 HE DON'T NEED TO BE PICKED UP. 204 00:11:56,900 --> 00:11:57,967 THAT RIGHT? 205 00:11:57,967 --> 00:11:59,300 RIGHT. 206 00:11:59,300 --> 00:12:01,700 IT MEANS A LOT TO ME, KNOWING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, 207 00:12:01,700 --> 00:12:05,067 THEY CARE ABOUT ME AND WANT ME TO DO WELL. 208 00:12:07,067 --> 00:12:09,133 I DO HAVE A FEW PEOPLE IN MY LIFE 209 00:12:09,133 --> 00:12:10,667 THAT I KNOW ARE THERE FOR ME. 210 00:12:10,667 --> 00:12:13,167 YOU GOT MY HAY, FINALLY? James: YEAH. 211 00:12:13,167 --> 00:12:14,500 COOL. COOL. 212 00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:16,133 LORICA'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, 213 00:12:16,133 --> 00:12:19,800 AND WHEN I DO GET A CHANCE TO SEE HER, SHE BRIGHTENS MY DAY. 214 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,400 GOD DANG, DID YOU SHOVE IT IN THERE, OR WHAT? 215 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:27,200 I LIKE JAMES BECAUSE WE GET ALONG GOOD, 216 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:29,833 WE CAN WORK GOOD TOGETHER. 217 00:12:29,833 --> 00:12:31,800 AND HE'S FUNNY. [ LAUGHS ] 218 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:34,233 HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY! [ CHUCKLES ] 219 00:12:34,233 --> 00:12:36,533 James: WHEN I'M AROUND LORICA, 220 00:12:36,533 --> 00:12:40,067 I DON'T FEEL LIKE WEIGHT IS AN ISSUE. 221 00:12:40,067 --> 00:12:42,633 Lorica: I CARE ABOUT HIM. 222 00:12:42,633 --> 00:12:45,667 I JUST WANT HIM TO GET WELL, YOU KNOW? 223 00:12:45,667 --> 00:12:48,867 AND I KNOW HE'S MISERABLE, AND I JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY. 224 00:12:48,867 --> 00:12:51,333 [ Voice breaking ] AND I THINK I'LL BE LOST IF I LOST HIM. 225 00:12:51,333 --> 00:12:56,167 IT WORRIES ME BECAUSE I'M AFRAID HE'S GONNA DIE. 226 00:12:59,167 --> 00:13:01,900 James: I KNOW I'VE BEEN HIDING BEHIND MY WEIGHT FOR TOO LONG. 227 00:13:01,900 --> 00:13:03,733 GO ON. 228 00:13:03,733 --> 00:13:05,767 IT'S KILLING ME. 229 00:13:05,767 --> 00:13:10,833 AS SCARED AS I AM TO DO IT, I KNOW IT'S TIME TO CHANGE. 230 00:13:18,967 --> 00:13:20,733 Woman: MR. JONES. 231 00:13:20,733 --> 00:13:22,133 [ GRUNTS ] 232 00:13:22,133 --> 00:13:24,767 James: I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT TODAY. 233 00:13:24,767 --> 00:13:26,700 I KNOW I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT. 234 00:13:26,700 --> 00:13:30,767 I HOPE IT'S AS MUCH AS I NEED FOR THE DOCTOR TO DO MY SURGERY. 235 00:13:33,100 --> 00:13:36,100 OH, MY GOSH! 236 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:39,867 SO, JAMES, YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'VE TRIED TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. 237 00:13:39,867 --> 00:13:42,067 YES, SIR. SUPER. 238 00:13:42,067 --> 00:13:46,467 I'M ENCOURAGED BY HOW MUCH WEIGHT JAMES LOST LAST MONTH, 239 00:13:46,467 --> 00:13:50,267 AND HE'S SHOWN THAT HE'S GONNA DO WELL WITH LOSING WEIGHT. 240 00:13:50,267 --> 00:13:52,633 WE CAN GO AHEAD AND SET YOU UP FOR SURGERY. 241 00:13:52,633 --> 00:13:54,933 IT'S GOOD? IT'S GOOD, YEAH! 242 00:13:54,933 --> 00:13:56,533 [ BOTH LAUGH ] 243 00:13:56,533 --> 00:13:58,900 WE'RE GONNA GET YOU FIXED UP. YEAH. 244 00:13:58,900 --> 00:14:00,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES DID A GOOD JOB. 245 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:02,967 HE'S GONNA DO VERY WELL WITH BYPASS SURGERY. 246 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:05,500 James: I WASN'T SURE IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, 247 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:08,333 BUT I'M GLAD I'M GONNA GET THE SURGERY. 248 00:14:08,333 --> 00:14:11,900 IT'S THE FIRST STEP TO MY LIFE REALLY CHANGING. 249 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:29,533 I BELIEVE TODAY'S GONNA BE THE JUMP START OF MY NEW LIFE. 250 00:14:29,533 --> 00:14:31,767 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 251 00:14:31,767 --> 00:14:33,833 I CAN'T FAIL, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE 252 00:14:33,833 --> 00:14:35,933 THAT I DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT... 253 00:14:35,933 --> 00:14:39,167 SO I'M READY FOR THIS. 254 00:14:41,133 --> 00:14:46,133 BUT ONE OF MY FEARS IS NOT BEING ABLE TO WAKE UP. 255 00:14:46,133 --> 00:14:48,967 Man: HAVE SOME NICE, BIG, DEEP BREATHS IN AND OUT. 256 00:14:52,933 --> 00:14:56,133 AT JAMES' WEIGHT AND FAMILY HISTORY, 257 00:14:56,133 --> 00:14:58,233 NOTHING BUT SURGERY IS GONNA HELP HIM. 258 00:14:59,833 --> 00:15:04,167 JAMES' DAD AND SISTER DIED FROM OBESITY, 259 00:15:04,167 --> 00:15:08,067 AND HE'S ON THE SAME PATH. 260 00:15:08,067 --> 00:15:13,900 JAMES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PATIENTS WE HAVE OPERATED ON. 261 00:15:13,900 --> 00:15:16,567 THERE ARE EXTRA DIFFICULTIES 262 00:15:16,567 --> 00:15:19,433 GETTING INTO THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY. 263 00:15:19,433 --> 00:15:24,900 AND THERE IS A RISK OF STRAINING THE HEART AND THE LUNGS. 264 00:15:24,900 --> 00:15:27,100 SURGERY'S GONNA BE CHALLENGING. 265 00:15:29,367 --> 00:15:31,833 WHEN WE DO THE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 266 00:15:31,833 --> 00:15:35,267 WE MAKE A SMALL GASTRIC POUCH, A SMALL STOMACH, 267 00:15:35,267 --> 00:15:38,267 MAYBE THE SIZE OF MAYBE TWO TO FOUR OUNCES... 268 00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:00,367 1, 2, 3. 269 00:16:07,100 --> 00:16:09,733 [ Muffled ] HELP. HELP. 270 00:16:09,733 --> 00:16:11,667 HELP? ARE YOU IN PAIN? HELP! 271 00:16:11,667 --> 00:16:12,900 YEAH. 272 00:16:12,900 --> 00:16:15,500 OKAY. WE CAN GIVE YOU SOME MEDICINE, OKAY? 273 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:17,567 JAMES. HI, SON! 274 00:16:17,567 --> 00:16:19,633 WE'VE GOT SOME VISITORS FOR YOU. 275 00:16:19,633 --> 00:16:20,933 YOU AWAKE? YEAH. 276 00:16:26,667 --> 00:16:30,467 Maggie: I CAN'T LOSE ANOTHER CHILD TO OBESITY. 277 00:16:30,467 --> 00:16:34,067 I WANT MY SON TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND LIVE. 278 00:16:36,733 --> 00:16:39,800 JAMES, IT'S TIME TO GET UP. 279 00:16:43,967 --> 00:16:46,767 OKAY. OKAY. 280 00:16:46,767 --> 00:16:50,567 James: I'M GONNA PUSH MYSELF TO DO WELL. 281 00:16:50,567 --> 00:16:56,067 I WANT TO START GETTING OUT AND EXPERIENCING THINGS... 282 00:16:56,067 --> 00:17:00,367 ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE MET SOMEONE NEW. 283 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,067 James: NOT YET. 284 00:17:15,067 --> 00:17:19,333 I MET THIS GAL ONLINE, AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A WHILE, 285 00:17:19,333 --> 00:17:21,400 AND I THINK THINGS ARE GOING WELL BETWEEN ME AND HER. 286 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,900 [ LAUGHS ] 287 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:26,967 Summer: I MET JAMES ON A SINGLES WEBSITE. 288 00:17:26,967 --> 00:17:29,300 I USED TO WEIGH 350 POUNDS. 289 00:17:29,300 --> 00:17:30,700 I HAD GASTRIC BYPASS 10 YEARS AGO, 290 00:17:30,700 --> 00:17:32,567 AND SO WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN COMMON HERE. 291 00:17:32,567 --> 00:17:34,667 I'VE WALKED A MILE IN HIS SHOES BEFORE. 292 00:17:34,667 --> 00:17:38,200 JAMES HAS SUCH A SWEET HEART. 293 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,067 BUT WHO KNOWS? 294 00:17:41,067 --> 00:17:43,067 I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. 295 00:17:43,067 --> 00:17:44,467 YOU GOT ALL QUIET ON ME. 296 00:17:44,467 --> 00:17:47,400 HAVE YOU BEEN WALKING AND DOING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO? 297 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:48,567 YEAH. OKAY. 298 00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:51,067 James: SUMMER AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING FOR A WHILE. 299 00:17:51,067 --> 00:17:53,467 HER VISIT TODAY MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. 300 00:17:53,467 --> 00:17:56,300 I WAS EXPECTING LORICA TO BE HERE, TOO, BUT SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP. 301 00:17:56,300 --> 00:17:59,633 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN 302 00:17:59,633 --> 00:18:02,233 BETWEEN ME AND SUMMER. 303 00:18:13,067 --> 00:18:15,867 [ DOG BARKING ] 304 00:18:15,867 --> 00:18:18,800 IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY. 305 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,867 I'M VERY EXCITED NOW THAT I CAN GET OFF MY LIQUID DIET 306 00:18:21,867 --> 00:18:24,100 AND EAT SOME REAL FOOD. 307 00:18:24,100 --> 00:18:26,733 I WANTED TO EAT SOMETHING I LIKED. 308 00:18:30,433 --> 00:18:34,967 Maggie: I'M EXCITED JAMES WILL BE ABLE TO EAT REGULAR FOOD AGAIN. 309 00:18:34,967 --> 00:18:39,400 I'M GONNA TRY TO FEED HIM LESS, BUT IT'S HARD. 310 00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:42,200 James: COME ON. 311 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,300 HE USUALLY EATS TILL HE'S FULL. 312 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,533 I'M STUFFED. I CAN'T EAT NO MORE. 313 00:18:59,533 --> 00:19:00,767 ALL RIGHT. 314 00:19:00,767 --> 00:19:03,133 MY BELLY DONE STARTED HURTING. 315 00:19:04,367 --> 00:19:07,600 James: I THINK I OVERDID IT. 316 00:19:11,767 --> 00:19:14,100 James: TEMPTATION AND FAILURE GO HAND IN HAND. 317 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,500 IF YOU'VE BEEN FAILING FOR YEARS, 318 00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:19,400 YOU KNOW TEMPTATION ALL TOO WELL. 319 00:19:20,767 --> 00:19:23,700 [ DOG BARKING ] 320 00:19:25,067 --> 00:19:27,367 IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN ABLE 321 00:19:27,367 --> 00:19:29,533 TO EAT SOMETHING I LIKE. 322 00:19:29,533 --> 00:19:31,400 I'VE STARTED ON SOLID FOODS AGAIN, 323 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:32,700 AND, BOY, DID I OVERDO IT. 324 00:19:34,833 --> 00:19:37,267 I STILL HAVE SOME OF THE CRAVINGS. 325 00:19:39,067 --> 00:19:40,500 BUT I LEARNED MY LESSON. 326 00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:44,733 SO I'M GONNA STICK TO MY BYPASS DIET FROM HERE ON OUT. 327 00:19:44,733 --> 00:19:49,067 I'M ON MY WAY RIGHT NOW TO SEE MY FRIEND, LORICA. 328 00:19:49,067 --> 00:19:53,067 I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER SINCE THE SURGERY. 329 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:58,433 IT KIND OF HURT MY FEELINGS THAT SHE NEVER SHOWED UP. 330 00:20:00,567 --> 00:20:01,833 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 331 00:20:01,833 --> 00:20:04,167 OH, JUST THOUGHT I'D COME VISIT. 332 00:20:04,167 --> 00:20:07,767 I AIN'T SEEN YOU IN A WHILE. 333 00:20:07,767 --> 00:20:10,733 MINE. I HAD TO WORK. 334 00:20:10,733 --> 00:20:12,767 SOME PEOPLE WORK FOR A LIVING. 335 00:20:12,767 --> 00:20:14,067 AND I DON'T? 336 00:20:18,033 --> 00:20:20,533 [ GROANS ] 337 00:20:20,533 --> 00:20:22,833 SO, HOW DID THE SURGERY GO? 338 00:20:22,833 --> 00:20:24,667 WERE YOU SCARED? 339 00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:27,700 NOT REALLY SCARED. JUST NERVOUS. 340 00:20:27,700 --> 00:20:29,567 YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT SINCE I'VE SEEN YOU LAST. 341 00:20:29,567 --> 00:20:31,233 HAVE I? MM-HMM. 342 00:20:31,233 --> 00:20:32,900 THAT'S GOOD. 343 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:35,167 BUT ANYWAY, SO, I HEARD YOU MET SOMEBODY. 344 00:20:35,167 --> 00:20:36,700 YEAH. 345 00:20:36,700 --> 00:20:38,833 HUH. 346 00:20:38,833 --> 00:20:40,233 WHAT IS SHE LIKE? 347 00:20:40,233 --> 00:20:44,000 SHE'S, UH, TALL. SHE'S BLOND. 348 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,767 I'D LIKE TO MEET HER. 349 00:20:45,767 --> 00:20:47,567 WELL, SHE WANTED TO MEET YOU, TOO, 350 00:20:47,567 --> 00:20:49,733 WHEN SHE CAME TO VISIT ME IN THE HOSPITAL. 351 00:20:49,733 --> 00:20:51,900 BUT YOU NEVER SHOWED UP. 352 00:20:51,900 --> 00:20:53,600 I HAD TO WORK. 353 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,333 YEAH, I KNOW. YOU TOLD ME. 354 00:20:55,333 --> 00:20:56,600 [ SMACKS LIPS ] WELL. 355 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:01,967 YOU KNOW I DO. I KNOW. 356 00:21:07,133 --> 00:21:08,167 [ SIGHS ] 357 00:21:08,167 --> 00:21:11,133 [ SOBS ] 358 00:21:12,567 --> 00:21:14,533 WHY ARE YOU CRYING, ANYWAY? 359 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,933 YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY. 360 00:21:20,933 --> 00:21:23,067 [ SNIFFLES ] SORRY. 361 00:21:23,067 --> 00:21:25,267 IT'S TOO HOT. 362 00:21:26,667 --> 00:21:27,767 ALWAYS. 363 00:21:27,767 --> 00:21:30,167 J.J. 364 00:21:30,167 --> 00:21:32,733 I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT LORICA DOES CARE. 365 00:21:32,733 --> 00:21:34,567 BYE. 366 00:21:34,567 --> 00:21:37,167 BUT I DON'T THINK I WANT TO KEEP GETTING HURT BY HER. 367 00:21:48,067 --> 00:21:51,467 WELL, TODAY I'M HEADED TO DR. NOWZARADAN'S OFFICE 368 00:21:51,467 --> 00:21:52,867 FOR A FOLLOW-UP VISIT. 369 00:21:52,867 --> 00:21:54,500 I'M KIND OF ANXIOUS TO SEE 370 00:21:54,500 --> 00:21:57,767 HOW MUCH I HAVE LOST SINCE THE SURGERY. 371 00:22:04,233 --> 00:22:07,400 THERE'S NO SPACE. 372 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,867 MORE THAN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT. 373 00:22:09,867 --> 00:22:12,067 I FEEL GOOD ABOUT TODAY. 374 00:22:12,067 --> 00:22:13,300 HOW YOU DOING TODAY? 375 00:22:13,300 --> 00:22:15,500 I KNOW I'VE BEEN LOSING WEIGHT. 376 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:18,467 I FEEL LIGHTER, AND I CAN MOVE AROUND A WHOLE LOT EASIER. 377 00:22:18,467 --> 00:22:22,267 I'M JUST EXCITED TO SEE HOW MUCH I'VE LOST. 378 00:22:25,233 --> 00:22:27,400 YEAH, I KNEW IT. 379 00:22:30,667 --> 00:22:32,633 JAMES. HELLO, DOCTOR. 380 00:22:32,633 --> 00:22:35,833 SO, YOU LOST 150 POUNDS. 381 00:22:35,833 --> 00:22:39,300 PRETTY MUCH EXCITED ABOUT IT? VERY. 382 00:22:39,300 --> 00:22:42,533 JAMES IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND STICKING TO THE DIET. 383 00:22:42,533 --> 00:22:45,900 LET ME SEE YOUR SKIN. 384 00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:49,100 BUT HE STILL HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO. 385 00:22:52,867 --> 00:22:55,867 WE NEED TO REMOVE THE APRON OF THE SKIN 386 00:22:55,867 --> 00:22:58,367 TO IMPROVE JAMES' MOBILITY. 387 00:22:58,367 --> 00:23:00,433 IF WE LOSE A TOTAL OF 200 POUNDS, 388 00:23:00,433 --> 00:23:02,467 WE'LL SET YOU UP FOR THE SURGERY, 389 00:23:02,467 --> 00:23:05,067 GET THIS MASS OFF OF YOUR ABDOMEN. 390 00:23:05,067 --> 00:23:06,467 YOU'RE DOING GOOD. 391 00:23:06,467 --> 00:23:08,067 I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH. ALL RIGHT. 392 00:23:08,067 --> 00:23:12,067 UNLESS THE EXCESS SKIN IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN 393 00:23:12,067 --> 00:23:14,133 GET VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, 394 00:23:14,133 --> 00:23:16,800 HE NEEDS TO LOSE AT LEAST ANOTHER 40 POUNDS. 395 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:21,900 James: I REALLY WANT THIS EXTRA SKIN TAKEN OFF OF ME. 396 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:23,767 SO I'M GONNA FOCUS REAL HARD 397 00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:26,833 TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT OVER THE NEXT MONTH. 398 00:23:38,067 --> 00:23:41,967 TONIGHT, I'M GONNA GO OUT WITH SUMMER ON A DATE, 399 00:23:41,967 --> 00:23:45,067 SEE HOW EVERYTHING GOES BETWEEN ME AND HER. 400 00:23:47,067 --> 00:23:51,600 I HAVEN'T BEEN ON A DATE BEFORE. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. 401 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,300 SUMMER MAKES ME FEEL GOOD. 402 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:56,467 I'M REALLY GLAD I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET HER. 403 00:23:56,467 --> 00:23:58,267 HEY, YOU. 404 00:23:58,267 --> 00:24:00,767 THAT MEANS QUITE A BIT TO ME, 405 00:24:00,767 --> 00:24:05,533 THAT I HAVE SOMEBODY TO ACCEPT ME FOR WHO I AM. 406 00:24:05,533 --> 00:24:08,300 GRILLED CHICKEN. ALL RIGHT. 407 00:24:08,300 --> 00:24:10,067 GRILLED SALMON. 408 00:24:11,267 --> 00:24:14,100 AWW! 409 00:24:14,100 --> 00:24:18,300 James: WE'RE JUST TAKING THINGS ONE STEP AT A TIME RIGHT NOW. 410 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:20,967 THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE TRIED TO EAT REAL FOOD 411 00:24:20,967 --> 00:24:24,533 BESIDES THE STUFF THAT DIDN'T HOLD DOWN. 412 00:24:24,533 --> 00:24:27,133 ME AND SUMMER SPENDING MORE TIME TOGETHER 413 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:28,700 HAS GOT ME THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE, 414 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:31,667 AND ONE OF MY GOALS IS FINDING SOMEBODY 415 00:24:31,667 --> 00:24:34,667 TO SETTLE DOWN WITH AND HAVE A FAMILY. 416 00:24:34,667 --> 00:24:36,600 OH, YEAH. 417 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,433 I'VE LET SO MUCH TIME PASS ME BY. 418 00:24:39,433 --> 00:24:41,967 I'VE BEEN WORRIED THAT IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME, 419 00:24:41,967 --> 00:24:43,967 THAT I WOULDN'T GET A CHANCE LIKE THIS. 420 00:24:43,967 --> 00:24:45,833 I'LL CALL YOU LATER. I HOPE SO. 421 00:24:45,833 --> 00:24:48,500 ALL RIGHT. OKAY. 422 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,600 GOOD NIGHT! GOOD NIGHT. 423 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:54,867 NOW I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD OUT THERE. 424 00:25:03,067 --> 00:25:06,067 THIS PAST MONTH, THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING WELL, 425 00:25:06,067 --> 00:25:08,500 BUT THE CRAVINGS HAVE COME BACK. 426 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:12,533 I HAVE A FEELING I CAN GIVE IN A LITTLE BIT AND STILL BE OKAY. 427 00:25:12,533 --> 00:25:14,600 WOMAN: Can I help you? 428 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,733 GIVE ME A FOUR-PIECE ORDER OF STEAK FINGERS. 429 00:25:17,733 --> 00:25:19,733 THANK YOU. 430 00:25:19,733 --> 00:25:21,133 HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. YOU TOO. 431 00:25:29,067 --> 00:25:31,200 THAT IS HOT. 432 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:39,067 I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA STOP MY PROGRESS. 433 00:25:39,067 --> 00:25:41,733 I JUST HOPE I CAN CONTROL IT. 434 00:25:43,767 --> 00:25:46,267 I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO WHERE I WAS. 435 00:25:46,267 --> 00:25:49,433 I DON'T WANT TO SCREW THIS UP. 436 00:25:59,667 --> 00:26:01,700 James: THERE COMES A TIME WHEN YOU HAVE TO START FACING 437 00:26:01,700 --> 00:26:04,933 ALL THE CHALLENGES YOU'VE BEEN HIDING FROM. 438 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:18,133 MY MOM WANTS TO GO PUT FLOWERS 439 00:26:18,133 --> 00:26:21,567 ON MY SISTER AND DAD'S GRAVE SITE. 440 00:26:21,567 --> 00:26:25,567 SO WE'RE GONNA HEAD OVER TO THE CEMETERY TO DO THAT. 441 00:26:34,067 --> 00:26:35,667 I MISS THEM BOTH. 442 00:26:38,067 --> 00:26:40,367 I NOTICED CHANGES IN THEM 443 00:26:40,367 --> 00:26:43,067 WAY BEFORE THEY GOT REAL BAD SICK. 444 00:26:43,067 --> 00:26:49,467 AND I TRIED FOR YEARS TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING, 445 00:26:49,467 --> 00:26:53,067 AND THEY WOULD SAY, "IT'S MY BODY, NOT YOURS." 446 00:26:53,067 --> 00:26:56,333 IT MADE ME WANT TO GIVE UP, MYSELF. 447 00:26:56,333 --> 00:26:58,500 HERE'S OUR TOMBSTONES. 448 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:10,800 FOR ME TO BE HERE LOOKING AT THEIR GRAVE SITES AND EVERYTHING 449 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:17,267 IS A GOOD REMINDER FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT PUT THEM THERE. 450 00:27:17,267 --> 00:27:20,900 YOU KNOW, I STARTED FALLING BACK IN SOME OLD HABITS. 451 00:27:20,900 --> 00:27:23,900 AND I THINK MY MOM WANTED TO REMIND ME OF WHAT'S AT STAKE. 452 00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:27,500 Maggie: THE DOCTOR SAID 453 00:27:27,500 --> 00:27:30,567 THAT IF WE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING AND DO IT FAST 454 00:27:30,567 --> 00:27:32,733 THAT HE COULD BE HERE IN A YEAR'S TIME. 455 00:27:35,267 --> 00:27:39,200 James: I KNOW I NEED TO STAY ON TRACK AND KEEP MAKING PROGRESS, 456 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:43,233 OR IT'S NOT GONNA BE TOO LONG BEFORE I KNOW I'M GONNA BE HERE. 457 00:27:43,233 --> 00:27:45,633 I THINK ABOUT MY MOM. 458 00:27:45,633 --> 00:27:48,533 I DON'T WANT TO -- 459 00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:50,733 I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE HER ALONE. 460 00:27:50,733 --> 00:27:54,533 SHE DON'T HAVE THEM ANYMORE. 461 00:27:54,533 --> 00:27:56,067 WENT THROUGH TWO OF THEM. 462 00:27:56,067 --> 00:27:59,333 I DON'T THINK SHE CAN GO THROUGH ANOTHER ONE. 463 00:28:11,067 --> 00:28:15,600 I KNOW I NEED TO STAY ON TRACK AND KEEP MAKING PROGRESS. 464 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,367 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 465 00:28:17,367 --> 00:28:19,167 I STARTED WORKING OUT. 466 00:28:19,167 --> 00:28:23,067 ONE BICEP-TRICEP. PULL IT IN, PUSH IT BACK. 467 00:28:23,067 --> 00:28:25,967 PULL IT IN, PUSH IT BACK. KEEP IT UP! 468 00:28:25,967 --> 00:28:28,500 I'M PUSHING MYSELF PRETTY DAMN HARD 469 00:28:28,500 --> 00:28:31,267 SO I CAN MAKE SURE I LOSE ENOUGH WEIGHT FOR SKIN SURGERY. 470 00:28:31,267 --> 00:28:34,833 PUSH! FIVE! PUSH! FOUR! GET THEM UP! 471 00:28:34,833 --> 00:28:37,433 THE WATER MAKES YOU SO LIGHT, 472 00:28:37,433 --> 00:28:40,633 AND YOU DON'T HAVE AS MUCH PAIN ON YOUR JOINTS. 473 00:28:40,633 --> 00:28:43,167 PUSH DOWN! TEN! 474 00:28:43,167 --> 00:28:45,467 LOOK OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER. HOLD IT. 475 00:28:45,467 --> 00:28:48,933 LOOK OVER THE RIGHT SHOULDER. HOLD IT. 476 00:28:48,933 --> 00:28:52,633 I FEEL THINNER, AND I'M ACTUALLY HAVING FUN. 477 00:28:53,833 --> 00:28:58,167 I THINK IT WAS A GOOD WORKOUT. 478 00:28:58,167 --> 00:29:00,867 I'M VERY PROUD OF MYSELF. 479 00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,700 [ CROWS CAWING ] 480 00:29:15,333 --> 00:29:17,167 TODAY I'M LOOKING FORWARD 481 00:29:17,167 --> 00:29:19,600 TO TRY SOMETHING I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO YET. 482 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,267 WE'RE HEADED BACK OVER TO MY HOUSE TO SEE 483 00:29:21,267 --> 00:29:26,733 IF I CAN GET MY TRACTOR FIRED UP AND DO A LITTLE BIT OF MOWING. 484 00:29:26,733 --> 00:29:29,700 I BOUGHT THIS TRACTOR A YEAR AGO. 485 00:29:29,700 --> 00:29:32,367 I'M VERY PROUD OF IT. 486 00:29:32,367 --> 00:29:35,900 AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. 487 00:29:37,100 --> 00:29:38,433 WHAT'S UP? 488 00:29:38,433 --> 00:29:40,167 SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS TRACTOR CRANKED. 489 00:29:40,167 --> 00:29:41,767 WELL, IT SHOULD. 490 00:29:41,767 --> 00:29:43,733 YOU'RE GONNA SEE IF YOU CAN START IT? 491 00:29:43,733 --> 00:29:44,933 YEAH. 492 00:29:44,933 --> 00:29:47,700 THIS TRACTOR I'M ABOUT TO GET ON 493 00:29:47,700 --> 00:29:50,233 IS MY BABY, MY PRIDE AND JOY. 494 00:29:50,233 --> 00:29:54,867 BUT I'VE BEEN TOO BIG TO CLIMB ON IT. 495 00:29:56,767 --> 00:29:59,533 COME ON! 496 00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:08,433 OH, BOY! YOU DID GET IN THERE! 497 00:30:08,433 --> 00:30:10,767 I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD GET IN THERE! 498 00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:12,267 [ LAUGHS ] 499 00:30:12,267 --> 00:30:16,567 James: FEELS PRETTY GOOD TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. 500 00:30:16,567 --> 00:30:20,033 I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GROW MY SIDE BUSINESS 501 00:30:20,033 --> 00:30:22,267 INTO WHAT I WANT IT TO BE. 502 00:30:23,533 --> 00:30:26,533 NOW MY WEIGHT'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO HOLD ME BACK. 503 00:30:26,533 --> 00:30:30,300 THIS IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING. 504 00:30:52,433 --> 00:30:54,300 [ GROANS ] 505 00:30:57,733 --> 00:30:59,400 I HAVEN'T BEEN FEELING WELL, 506 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,667 AND I GOT A LOT PAIN IN MY STOMACH. 507 00:31:01,667 --> 00:31:04,067 I'M WORRIED THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. 508 00:31:04,067 --> 00:31:05,567 HI, JAMES. YOU FEELING OKAY? 509 00:31:05,567 --> 00:31:07,500 NOT REALLY. 510 00:31:07,500 --> 00:31:09,800 [ GROANS ] 511 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:11,167 WHERE IS YOUR STOMACH HURTING? 512 00:31:11,167 --> 00:31:14,800 RIGHT HERE, AND THEN IT MOVES OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE. 513 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:16,633 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES CALLED AND SAID 514 00:31:16,633 --> 00:31:19,133 THAT HE WAS HAVING A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. 515 00:31:19,133 --> 00:31:21,500 I NEED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS WRONG 516 00:31:21,500 --> 00:31:24,667 AND NOTHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SURGICALLY. 517 00:31:24,667 --> 00:31:26,400 [ MONITORS BEEPING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 518 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:30,433 James: EVERYTHING SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING PRETTY GOOD UNTIL NOW. 519 00:31:32,667 --> 00:31:37,500 I LEARNED THE HARD WAY ABOUT NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. 520 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:41,633 Dr. Nowzaradan: IF JAMES IS HAVING AS MUCH PAIN THAT HE'S TELLING ME, 521 00:31:41,633 --> 00:31:44,067 SOMETHING'S WRONG. 522 00:32:10,900 --> 00:32:14,633 [ AIR HISSING ] 523 00:32:25,167 --> 00:32:27,333 OPEN UP. 524 00:32:27,333 --> 00:32:30,133 GOOD JOB. ALL FINISHED. YOU DID GREAT. 525 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:34,600 UH-HUH. 526 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,333 YEAH. 527 00:32:36,333 --> 00:32:39,067 I JUST DID THE PROCEDURE ON JAMES 528 00:32:39,067 --> 00:32:42,067 TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIS BYPASS. 529 00:32:42,067 --> 00:32:43,400 EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. 530 00:32:52,333 --> 00:32:56,433 USUALLY, WE LIKE TO WAIT TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT 531 00:32:56,433 --> 00:32:58,833 BEFORE WE DO A SKIN SURGERY, BUT IN CASE OF JAMES, 532 00:32:58,833 --> 00:33:02,800 BECAUSE HE'S HAVING SO MUCH ABDOMINAL PAIN FROM EXTRA SKIN, 533 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,567 I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DISCHARGE HIM HOME 534 00:33:05,567 --> 00:33:09,167 AND SET HIM UP FOR A SKIN SURGERY. 535 00:33:09,167 --> 00:33:13,533 THIS IS GONNA HELP HIM TO MOVE AROUND AND LOSE MORE WEIGHT. 536 00:33:23,500 --> 00:33:25,900 James: I WAS REAL WORRIED THERE FOR A BIT. 537 00:33:25,900 --> 00:33:27,967 THAT WAS SCARY, 538 00:33:27,967 --> 00:33:31,933 NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG, WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PAIN. 539 00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:36,233 Woman: YOU'RE LEAVING? YEP. 540 00:33:36,233 --> 00:33:39,100 I'M REAL EXCITED. 541 00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:42,167 I KNOW I'VE BEEN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, 542 00:33:42,167 --> 00:33:43,600 BUT I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED TO HEAR 543 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,067 I WAS APPROVED FOR SKIN SURGERY. 544 00:33:46,067 --> 00:33:48,800 IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU. SAME HERE. 545 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:52,333 OKAY. 546 00:33:52,333 --> 00:33:55,467 BUT IF THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING THE PAIN, 547 00:33:55,467 --> 00:33:58,100 I'M EXCITED TO GET IT OFF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 548 00:34:11,733 --> 00:34:15,567 MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SUMMER IS GETTING PRETTY SERIOUS. 549 00:34:15,567 --> 00:34:19,467 WE'VE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW. 550 00:34:19,467 --> 00:34:21,867 I'M HEADED TO SUMMER'S HOUSE 551 00:34:21,867 --> 00:34:24,833 TO PICK HER UP, GO OUT TO DINNER, 552 00:34:24,833 --> 00:34:27,767 AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO TO HER FAVORITE HANGOUT AFTERWARDS. 553 00:34:29,067 --> 00:34:30,733 HEY. WHAT'S UP? 554 00:34:30,733 --> 00:34:33,500 WHAT'S UP WITH YOU? NOTHING MUCH. 555 00:34:33,500 --> 00:34:35,633 HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHT. 556 00:34:35,633 --> 00:34:39,667 WE SEEM TO ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY AND EVERYTHING 557 00:34:39,667 --> 00:34:42,733 WHEN WE'RE TOGETHER. 558 00:34:42,733 --> 00:34:46,133 Summer: I REALLY LIKE JAMES. JAMES IS A WONDERFUL MAN. 559 00:34:46,133 --> 00:34:48,867 WE SEEM TO BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT PRETTY WELL. 560 00:34:48,867 --> 00:34:52,567 NOW, THAT'S THE BOMB. [ LAUGHS ] 561 00:34:52,567 --> 00:34:54,233 James: BEING IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH SUMMER 562 00:34:54,233 --> 00:34:56,900 HELPS ME STAY MOTIVATED TO LOSE WEIGHT. 563 00:34:56,900 --> 00:35:00,200 SHE'S THE ONE REASON I'M OUT GOING PLACES NOW. 564 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:01,600 ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO HAVE SOME FUN. 565 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:02,833 LET'S GO. 566 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,900 THAT IS A GOOD LOOK FOR YOU. 567 00:35:12,900 --> 00:35:14,633 I THINK PURPLE WOULD BRING OUT THE COLOR IN YOUR EYES. 568 00:35:14,633 --> 00:35:15,733 YOU THINK SO? I DO. 569 00:35:15,733 --> 00:35:17,933 I THINK PURPLE WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO. 570 00:35:17,933 --> 00:35:19,800 NICE TO MEET YOU, MR. PEPPER. 571 00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,100 YOU SURPRISED I WAS ABLE TO WALK ALL THIS? 572 00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:25,400 YES. I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. 573 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:29,400 BEFORE, NOBODY WANTED TO GO ANYWHERE WITH ME 574 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,367 OR HANG OUT OR ANYTHING 575 00:35:31,367 --> 00:35:33,167 THE WAY ME AND SUMMER HAVE BEEN HANGING OUT. 576 00:35:34,300 --> 00:35:38,300 I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE GOING OUT AND HAVING A GOOD TIME. 577 00:35:38,300 --> 00:35:41,133 THINGS SEEMS TO BE GOING PRETTY GOOD. 578 00:35:41,133 --> 00:35:42,600 I'M ENJOYING MYSELF, 579 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:46,400 AND IT SEEMS LIKE SUMMER'S ENJOYING HERSELF. 580 00:35:46,400 --> 00:35:48,900 THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. 581 00:35:48,900 --> 00:35:51,733 JUST KIND OF NERVOUS BEING OUT THERE ON THE DANCE FLOOR 582 00:35:51,733 --> 00:35:54,533 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 20 YEARS. 583 00:35:54,533 --> 00:35:57,100 MAN, THAT WAS SO COOL. 584 00:35:57,100 --> 00:36:00,333 THAT WAS COOL. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. 585 00:36:00,333 --> 00:36:02,067 YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU COULD COME. 586 00:36:02,067 --> 00:36:03,833 I'M GLAD YOU DANCED WITH ME. 587 00:36:03,833 --> 00:36:05,800 I'LL DANCE WITH YOU AGAIN. 588 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:07,667 OH, LORDY. [ LAUGHS ] 589 00:36:10,167 --> 00:36:13,067 THINGS ARE GETTING SERIOUS WITH SUMMER. 590 00:36:13,067 --> 00:36:18,267 I REALLY LIKE HER A LOT. I THINK SHE FEELS THE SAME WAY. 591 00:36:18,267 --> 00:36:21,267 IT'S NICE TO FEEL I MIGHT HAVE A FUTURE WITH HER. 592 00:36:21,267 --> 00:36:23,633 OH! 593 00:36:23,633 --> 00:36:26,367 Summer: HE IS SUCH A KIND PERSON. 594 00:36:26,367 --> 00:36:29,600 I THINK I MIGHT BE FALLING FOR JAMES. 595 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,200 I DO LOVE YOU, AND I'M SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE. 596 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:33,333 I LOVE YOU, TOO. 597 00:36:36,633 --> 00:36:38,667 SO GLAD YOU'RE IN MY LIFE. 598 00:36:38,667 --> 00:36:41,067 I AM, TOO. 599 00:36:54,067 --> 00:36:56,600 I'LL SEE YOU IN A FEW. 600 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,600 JUST DO WHAT THEY TELL YOU. 601 00:36:58,600 --> 00:37:00,167 I WILL. 602 00:37:00,167 --> 00:37:03,600 HAVING BYPASS WAS THE FIRST STEP, 603 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,267 BUT IT FEELS LIKE TODAY'S AN EVEN BIGGER STEP. 604 00:37:06,267 --> 00:37:08,767 TO GET ALL THIS SKIN REMOVED 605 00:37:08,767 --> 00:37:11,533 IS REALLY GONNA MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON. 606 00:37:11,533 --> 00:37:15,500 Maggie: YES, IT BOTHERS ME. IT WORRIES ME. 607 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:19,267 ANYTIME SOMEONE'S PUT TO SLEEP, IT'S DANGEROUS. 608 00:37:19,267 --> 00:37:22,333 THERE'S ALWAYS THE CHANCE OF NOT WAKING BACK UP. 609 00:37:22,333 --> 00:37:26,900 WE'VE LOST SO MANY IN THE FAMILY. 610 00:37:26,900 --> 00:37:28,433 Woman: IT'S GONNA STING. 611 00:37:28,433 --> 00:37:30,067 I'M NOT READY TO LOSE ANOTHER ONE. 612 00:37:42,633 --> 00:37:44,300 Dr. Nowzaradan: LET ME HAVE A KNIFE. 613 00:38:03,333 --> 00:38:04,600 Man: YES, SIR. 614 00:38:09,867 --> 00:38:11,600 DOWN. 615 00:38:12,767 --> 00:38:15,300 72.4. 616 00:38:21,067 --> 00:38:23,533 [ GROANS ] 617 00:38:29,700 --> 00:38:31,567 YOU ALL RIGHT? 618 00:38:34,933 --> 00:38:38,233 EVEN THOUGH HE'S HURTING, THIS IS JUST ONE STEP. 619 00:38:38,233 --> 00:38:39,767 HE'S GONE INTO THE COCOON, 620 00:38:39,767 --> 00:38:42,533 NOW HE'S COMING OUT, YOU KNOW, A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY. 621 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,367 James: FIXING A BIG PROBLEM IS NEVER EASY, 622 00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:53,533 AND IT'S NEVER GONNA GET FIXED WITHOUT A WHOLE LOT OF PAIN. 623 00:39:03,833 --> 00:39:08,633 AFTER I FIRST WOKE UP FROM THE SURGERY, 624 00:39:08,633 --> 00:39:12,367 I JUST FELT LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON. 625 00:39:15,767 --> 00:39:19,667 I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I'VE BEEN AS ACTIVE AS I AM NOW. 626 00:39:19,667 --> 00:39:21,967 FEELS LIKE I CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. 627 00:39:24,067 --> 00:39:28,100 Maggie: I AM AMAZED AT THE PROGRESS THAT JAMES HAS MADE. 628 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:30,967 HE'S ABLE TO HELP AROUND THE HOUSE A LOT MORE. 629 00:39:32,767 --> 00:39:34,933 AND HE'S SO MUCH HAPPIER. 630 00:39:34,933 --> 00:39:38,900 I LOVE WATCHING HIM GROW INTO THE MAN THAT HE WAS MEANT TO BE. 631 00:39:38,900 --> 00:39:43,100 James: LOSING THE WEIGHT, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE FREE AGAIN. 632 00:39:55,267 --> 00:39:58,600 I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING THE DOCTOR TODAY. 633 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,233 I'VE BEEN MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. 634 00:40:01,233 --> 00:40:02,700 HOPEFULLY, I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT. 635 00:40:08,667 --> 00:40:10,433 TO BE UNDER THE 400-POUND MARK, 636 00:40:10,433 --> 00:40:13,900 THAT'S A PRETTY BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR ME. 637 00:40:13,900 --> 00:40:16,500 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU HAVE COME QUITE A LONG WAY. 638 00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:18,767 I'VE PROUD OF YOU STICKING OUT WITH THE PROGRAM. 639 00:40:18,767 --> 00:40:21,233 IT WASN'T ALWAYS EASY. 640 00:40:21,233 --> 00:40:24,800 WELL, YOU LOST OVER 350 POUNDS. THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT. 641 00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:27,567 THAT'S TWICE AS MUCH AS ME. RIGHT. 642 00:40:27,567 --> 00:40:29,767 Dr. Nowzaradan: JAMES IS A DIFFERENT PERSON. 643 00:40:29,767 --> 00:40:31,933 HE'S ENCOURAGED, AND HE'S ACTIVE. 644 00:40:31,933 --> 00:40:33,833 I'M PROUD THAT YOU DID THAT. 645 00:40:33,833 --> 00:40:35,100 THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 646 00:40:35,100 --> 00:40:36,467 THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR. 647 00:40:36,467 --> 00:40:38,000 OKAY. 648 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,900 JAMES HAS DONE VERY WELL, 649 00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:42,267 AND I DON'T THINK HE'S GONNA HAVE ANY PROBLEM 650 00:40:42,267 --> 00:40:44,900 REACHING HIS GOAL. 651 00:40:44,900 --> 00:40:47,000 James: HONESTLY, A YEAR AGO, 652 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:50,233 I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF LOSING 350 POUNDS, 653 00:40:50,233 --> 00:40:53,933 SO TODAY MAKES ME FEEL PRETTY PROUD OF MYSELF. 654 00:40:53,933 --> 00:40:56,733 I'M HAPPIER, AND I FEEL BETTER. 655 00:40:56,733 --> 00:41:00,133 I FEEL LIKE A WHOLE NEW MAN. 656 00:41:00,133 --> 00:41:03,400 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ENJOYING MY NEW LIFE NOW. 657 00:41:08,667 --> 00:41:11,300 IF I'M GONNA GET SERIOUS ABOUT STARTING A FAMILY, 658 00:41:11,300 --> 00:41:12,833 I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND MY OWN PLACE. 659 00:41:12,833 --> 00:41:16,467 IT'S TIME FOR ME TO START GETTING OUT ON MY OWN. 660 00:41:16,467 --> 00:41:19,300 WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ONE? 661 00:41:19,300 --> 00:41:22,200 MAN, THIS LOOKS PRETTY NICE SO FAR. 662 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:23,867 A WOMAN WOULD LOVE THIS. 663 00:41:23,867 --> 00:41:26,500 PEACEFUL OUT HERE. OH, IT'S VERY PEACEFUL. 664 00:41:26,500 --> 00:41:30,067 LOOKING AT HOUSES MAKES ME EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE. 665 00:41:31,533 --> 00:41:33,700 NOW I ACTUALLY THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH SUMMER, 666 00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:35,800 AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY 667 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:40,733 OF GETTING MARRIED SOON AND STARTING A LIFE TOGETHER. 668 00:41:40,733 --> 00:41:43,800 HI. COME ON IN. HELLO. 669 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,567 James: YEAH, IT'S BEEN PRETTY IMPORTANT, 670 00:41:45,567 --> 00:41:47,700 HER BEING THERE TO HELP SUPPORT ME. 671 00:41:47,700 --> 00:41:48,900 HOW ARE YOU? 672 00:41:48,900 --> 00:41:50,800 ANYBODY BEING PROUD OF YOU 673 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:53,667 IS A PRETTY GOOD MOTIVATION TO KEEP GOING. 674 00:41:53,667 --> 00:41:54,833 YOU WANT ME TO HELP YOU COOK? 675 00:41:54,833 --> 00:41:56,400 SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT. ALL RIGHT. 676 00:41:56,400 --> 00:41:59,167 HOPEFULLY, YOUR PARENTS WILL LIKE OUR COOKING. 677 00:41:59,167 --> 00:42:01,067 [ CHUCKLES ] OH, BOY. 678 00:42:01,067 --> 00:42:05,100 Summer: I'M SO PROUD OF THE MAN JAMES IS BECOMING. 679 00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:07,567 I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH HIM EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. 680 00:42:07,567 --> 00:42:11,133 I LOVE HIM MORE EACH DAY JUST BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS. 681 00:42:13,067 --> 00:42:15,933 A YEAR AGO, I WAS SCARED TO LET PEOPLE GET TOO CLOSE. 682 00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:19,067 IT'S AMAZING HOW FAR YOUR LIFE CAN COME IN A YEAR. 683 00:42:19,067 --> 00:42:20,867 OH, GOODNESS. I'M TIRED NOW. 684 00:42:20,867 --> 00:42:25,200 I WENT FROM THE DESPAIR OF LOSING MY DAD AND MY SISTER 685 00:42:25,200 --> 00:42:27,800 AND FEARING FOR MY OWN LIFE 686 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:31,567 TO A WORLD OF NOTHING BUT HOPES AND POSSIBILITIES. 687 00:42:31,567 --> 00:42:32,800 MWAH!