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[Chris] The list of things
I can't deal with is getting
longer every day.
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[woman]
Somewhere in me is this little
glimmer of hope.
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I just want
to be a normal person.
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[sharply exhales]
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[man] You can't do it.
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And then I just get mad.
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[woman] If I don't make
a change now, I'm scared
it's gonna be too late.
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No.
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It hurts.
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[woman] I refuse
to stop fighting.
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I have to do
this for my children.
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Oh.
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I've barricaded
myself inside
of this emotional prison.
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I've barricaded
myself inside
of this emotional prison.
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Why it took you 36 years
to think about that?
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[Chris] Every day,
it gets harder to get
out of bed.
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My body's constantly
getting more exhausted.
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Every day that I wake up,
I lose more mobility.
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I get tired faster.
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Everything is limited now.
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And every day it gets worse.
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And eventually I'm not gonna
be able to get up out of bed.
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I'm too big to sleep
in a normal bed,
so I have to sleep
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on a mattress
one foot off the floor
and to get to my feet,
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on a mattress
one foot off the floor
and to get to my feet,
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I roll forward out of the bed
really fast,
kind of like a somersault.
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[Chris] I lean back
and then I whip my legs
forward and it just pulls
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the rest of me up standing.
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My body weight just kind of
flings me on my feet.
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[Chris] So even just walking
down the hallway is difficult.
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I'm afraid of tripping
and falling because my knees
and my legs feel so worn out.
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And now the list of things
I can't deal with is getting
longer every day.
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When I take a shower,
I can't stand up
in the tub for, I mean,
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five minutes at most before
I end up sitting back down
on the side of the tub.
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[Chris] I'm trying to keep up
with my own cleaning.
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But things lately been
getting pretty bad.
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I live by myself.
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My ex and her husband
sometimes will come over
to help me.
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They live just down the street
with my daughter, Zoey.
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But I hate asking for help.
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Makes me feel like a failure.
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I've been a burden
on them for too long.
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I've been a burden
on them for too long.
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[exhales]
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[Chris] Showers wipe me out.
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All right.
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Once I'm clean, I have
to sit down for a little bit.
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Then I'm ready for my favorite
time of the day.
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Whoa!
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[Chris] My weight makes
it challenging to cook
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the kind of breakfast
that I want.
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Because of the weight
and the fat between my legs,
I can't stand up straight.
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So they're constantly
pushing apart,
which makes it really
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uncomfortable to stand
in the kitchen
for a long period of time.
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So I actually have to sit
on a cooler
that I sit on when I cook.
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I make the meal
with my stomach,
not with my brain.
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So I have a really big meal.
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And when I start eating,
as soon as I hit
that first bite I eat it all.
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I call it going red.
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I can't stop.
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When I'm eating,
I don't think of anything
and I... it clears my mind.
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The food, I mean,
when I eat food,
at least for the time
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that I'm eating it,
it helps take the lonely away.
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[Chris] I was born
in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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When I was growing up,
my parents struggled
financially,
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so I was never really sure
when my next meal
would be coming.
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And then when we did eat,
you ate as much as you could
because you got me,
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my brother Tommy
and my sister Krystal.
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It was Taco Tuesday
and mom happened to bring
home a big bag of tacos.
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If you didn't eat
as much as you could eat,
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they weren't there
when you went back later.
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Growing up when I would make
food or something like that,
there was never a limit.
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Growing up when I would make
food or something like that,
there was never a limit.
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Like so like when I cooked
for the kids or for the family
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and when I cooked,
everybody just got
to serve themselves.
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And now, looking back,
I do think that
that was a major thing
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because, for instance,
if their sister didn't eat
all her food, I'd say,
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"Okay, I'll give it to your
brother or whoever,
whichever wants it."
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Well, that's something
I shouldn't have done,
because I think
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that's part of the thing
that he doesn't like
to throw food away.
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[Chris] So from an early age,
I started gaining weight
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and I just kept
getting bigger.
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and I just kept
getting bigger.
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I don't remember
my parents ever being
together very often.
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And then one day
my dad met someone else
and then left.
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Shortly after that,
my mom took me to California
to meet her sister,
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and that's when my mom
met a new guy.
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Everything kind of started
going downhill from there.
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I don't know if it was just
him or my mom, but after that,
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we were always scraping by.
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Having power turned off.
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Mom would be working.
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Mom wouldn't be working.
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We're bouncing
from place to place.
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We had a lot of problems.
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I mean, like there,
there were times
that I was, like,
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I was on welfare,
whatnot, they call it.
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And so there were times
that we had, um,
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hard to pay rent
and things like that.
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[Chris]
We've moved all the time
because we would lose
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the place that we were at
or we couldn't afford it
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and we would have
our power shut off.
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There was a period
that we were all homeless
and in a homeless shelter.
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I woke up with all the other
homeless kids
and we had cereal
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and breakfast
and we got on the bus
and went to school.
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and breakfast
and we got on the bus
and went to school.
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[Chris] Did around the time
I started middle school,
my mom,
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she just started disappearing.
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She'd come home, drop off,
you know, some money
or some food,
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and then she would come home
for a couple of days.
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She's just gone
all the time.
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I was 13-years-old.
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I really wanted
to go do stuff.
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And there was a lot of times
I couldn't go anywhere
and I couldn't see my friends
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because I had to stay home
and watch my brother
and sister.
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[Chris] But what had really
been happening
is that my mom had become
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[Chris] But what had really
been happening
is that my mom had become
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addicted to hard drugs,
and when she hit rock bottom,
I was sent to live
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with my aunt in California,
and that's where I got
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to experience food
in the cupboards.
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[Chris] I even learned
not to eat everything
and go back for more
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after dinner because I knew
I could count on breakfast
and lunch the next day.
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I ended up playing
a lot of football
and I lost a lot of weight
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and gained muscle.
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It was amazing.
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[Chris] The only setback
was that about 18 months
after I arrived to stay
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with them, they broke up
and then I got shipped
back to Vegas.
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with them, they broke up
and then I got shipped
back to Vegas.
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And by the time
I was 15 or 16,
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I really started noticing
weight impacting me.
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[Chris] At high school
I'd no longer was an athlete.
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I was pushed to the side
as a fat kid,
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so I participated
less and less.
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I kept binge eating
until I got so big that
I couldn't fit into the chairs
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at school anymore,
which was humiliating.
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So that's when I just
dropped out altogether
and we needed money.
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So I found a job working
at a convenience store,
and I don't know
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So I found a job working
at a convenience store,
and I don't know
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what I was thinking,
but first week in that job,
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it wrecked me 300 plus pounds.
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And you've never stood up
for longer than
an hour or two.
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Oh!
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That was, that was the worst.
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[Chris] I quit and got another
job at a grocery store,
but it wasn't any better.
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And that was when I realized
that I was stuck.
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I was interested
in computers and how they were
put together,
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and I was hoping I could do
something that would lead me
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towards becoming
a network engineer.
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But then that did end up
taking me in a different
direction.
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But then that did end up
taking me in a different
direction.
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[Chris]
Because when I was able to buy
a computer and get logged in,
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the first thing to pop up
was my instant messenger.
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And that was how I happened
to reconnect with Kaylee.
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That I used to play
computer games
with while in high school.
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[Chris] We just started
talking like we used to.
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We have this connection
and then it became like
an every night thing.
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I would get off work
and be talking to her about
how I felt like I was stuck
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where I was at,
and she was like,
"Why don't you come out here?"
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where I was at,
and she was like,
"Why don't you come out here?"
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And I was like,
"I could do that."
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Why not?
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I mean, I have
some money saved.
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I have a car.
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So I drove to Rhode Island.
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[Chris] My first six months
in Rhode Island were rough.
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The only job that I could
find was delivering pizza.
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But besides all that,
somehow me and Kaylee
really hit it off.
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So I moved in with her,
and I found a better job
working at a call center.
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And then it was good times.
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The best thing I remember
of those days was getting
really healthy.
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Me and Kaylee would always
go to the gym.
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Me and Kaylee would always
go to the gym.
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We'd go to the beach.
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We'd go for walks.
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I lost over 100 pounds
and I was in the best shape
of my life.
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I was in love.
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And then me and Kaylee
became inseparable.
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We got pregnant
and had our little Zoey.
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[Chris] And from the moment
she was born.
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Zoey has been the center
of my universe.
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Being her dad
has been my main
purpose in life.
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Like, I remember just
going to work
and then coming home
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proud because I was able
to help and support,
and that made me happy.
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[Chris] Kaylee's mom's
boyfriend was like,
"Hey, Chris, come fill out
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[Chris] Kaylee's mom's
boyfriend was like,
"Hey, Chris, come fill out
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a job application
for the cable company
I work for."
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And I was like, "Okay."
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And that's where
I was finally able to get
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into a real job
with a real career path.
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They moved me up
to a different position.
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I went from $10 an hour
to almost $50 an hour,
and that was the first time
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in my life that I was making
good money.
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I rewarded myself with food
and I started putting
more weight back on.
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[Chris] Kaylee and I had been
a very romantically active
couple, and as I got heavier.
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[Chris] Kaylee and I had been
a very romantically active
couple, and as I got heavier.
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That just wasn't there
with us anymore.
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She was distant.
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I think we just
both knew it was coming.
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We decided to separate.
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[Chris] There was no fight,
but breaking up
was hard on me.
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I would see Zoey,
but I miss Kaylee.
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I didn't have anyone to do
anything with anymore.
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So every night after work,
I would just go eat food.
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And that brought me
comfort when there
was nothing else to do.
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But not even food
could numb out all the issues
that I was having.
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But not even food
could numb out all the issues
that I was having.
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Then the call center
I was working at shut down.
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I didn't get laid off,
but I had to relocate
to Oklahoma.
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So I drove all the way across
the country
to start over on my own.
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I knew that food had started
becoming a real problem
for me, and I wanted
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to get back
to where I had been
when I was in shape.
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[Chris] It didn't help
that Kaylee moved on quickly
after I left and got married.
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I would still get to see
Zoey because I flew her
back and forth between
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Kaylee and I, and I hated
it when Zoey was gone.
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Kaylee and I, and I hated
it when Zoey was gone.
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So I paid for Kaylee
and her husband, Rob,
to move out here.
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And they stayed
with me until Rob got a job.
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And after I got used to Kaylee
being with Rob, we're all,
like, really good friends,
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and I help take care
of the kids.
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But once again,
just as I was happy
and settled in somewhere,
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it all fell apart.
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[Chris] Without any notice
one day, the cable company
I had relocated
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for turned around
and let me go.
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I was just completely
blown away.
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You know,
I just lost the best job
that I'm gonna get.
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You know,
I just lost the best job
that I'm gonna get.
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I mean, I was making
really good money
and that was the kind of
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the tipping point
where I just I gave up.
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I'm up over 500 pounds
at that point.
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And then I really,
really turned to eating before
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I even knew it,
I was about 600 pounds.
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It was a bad place.
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I was sad.
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I was lonely.
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I've started to get more
worried about myself
just feeling isolated.
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And I just started thinking
there ought to be something
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Ito help myself
not feel that way.
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Ito help myself
not feel that way.
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So I reached out to my mom
to let her know
the situation I'm in.
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The relationship between
me and my mom,
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it's been kind of distant
for a while.
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It's been six years since
I've seen my mom.
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She had no idea
that I was this bad.
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She does want to help me.
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She was concerned enough.
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She dropped all her plans
to come and see me.
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[knock on door]
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[Laura] Chris?
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Yeah.
Come on up, mom.
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[Laura] Couldn't tell it had
so many stairs.
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[Laura] Couldn't tell it had
so many stairs.
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[Chris] Yeah,
it takes forever.
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-Hey, you.
-Hey, mom.
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I miss you.
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[Laura] I miss you too,
sweetheart.
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Oh, my stars.
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You didn't tell me.
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Well, you know now.
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-[Laura] Yeah, I do.
-I look great, right?
260
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You... Well, you always
look great.
You're my son.
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But, yeah, that's all right.
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Yeah.
I can't speak.
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You know what I mean?
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[chuckles] Awesome.
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It's good to see you know.
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[Laura] I'm glad to see
you too, sweetheart.
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I'm glad we started
talking again.
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Well, it's been, like what,
six years or seven years?
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Well, it's been, like what,
six years or seven years?
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Something like that.
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Six years...
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I'm really
glad that you called me.
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I'd have been here sooner.
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[Chris] I know.
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So what do you want?
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What do you need from me
or anybody else
to help or to be there?
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Like, you know,
I'm gonna have to go
to Houston to see doctor now
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and just being
able to get there.
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I can't do on my own.
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Do you have a car?
Do you drive?
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Does somebody take you
or how do...?
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I have a car
and I haven't driven the car
that I have in three years.
283
00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:31,767
I have a car
and I haven't driven the car
that I have in three years.
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If I sit down, I can't turn
the steering wheel,
if I can sit down.
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I haven't even been
in the car in a long time.
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I mean, I don't even know
if I'm gonna fit in it at all,
to be completely honest.
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And there's gonna be a point
where I'm... I'm gonna have
to move...
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To Houston?
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Yes.
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And I'm gonna need someone
there to be, to be actually
be there with me in Houston.
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And I don't know
who that's gonna be yet.
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Okay.
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I can do that because I...
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You know, that's I think
commitment.
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I'll be here for you.
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Whatever you need me to do.
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Whatever you need me to do.
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[Chris] I'm gonna
need you a lot.
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I wish I could have been
here sooner.
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00:16:06,467 --> 00:16:08,667
My feelings right now,
they're kind of mixed.
301
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There's a part of me
that's excited that
I got to see my son.
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I haven't seen him in a while,
but there's a part of me
that feels upset because
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I didn't realize he gained
so much weight.
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I almost didn't recognize him
when I first saw him.
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But I love my son
with all my heart.
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And if he needs me to be here,
I'm gonna be here.
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[Chris] Especially.
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Whoa.
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Just kind of jump to,
you know.
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But to me... I'm gonna hide
over here in the corner.
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Do you want to...
Take over all the flavor.
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Tonight we're gonna make
dinner and sit together
with my mom and my daughter.
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Tonight we're gonna make
dinner and sit together
with my mom and my daughter.
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And I'm really looking
forward to that.
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[Zoey] Hey, Dad.
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[Chris] Hey.
[laughter]
317
00:17:10,066 --> 00:17:11,367
Zoey!
318
00:17:11,367 --> 00:17:12,700
-Oh, my God!
-Hi.
319
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How did you get so big?
320
00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:15,567
Grandma.
321
00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:16,767
You remember grandma?
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She probably... You do?
323
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Kind of.
324
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[Chris] You want spaghetti?
325
00:17:20,467 --> 00:17:22,900
-[Zoe] Yeah.
-[Chris] It's what
we're making.
326
00:17:22,967 --> 00:17:25,000
My mom has been
so absent from my life.
327
00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,567
She's only met
her granddaughter once before,
328
00:17:27,567 --> 00:17:30,266
and I want her to have
a relationship with Zoey.
329
00:17:30,266 --> 00:17:31,448
But I don't want Zoey
to be disappointed by her.
330
00:17:31,448 --> 00:17:32,667
But I don't want Zoey
to be disappointed by her.
331
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If she were to once again
withdraw from our lives
and not be around.
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[Laura] I'm like moving out.
333
00:17:37,066 --> 00:17:38,200
[Zoey] Let's get up.
334
00:17:38,266 --> 00:17:40,400
Yeah.
335
00:17:40,467 --> 00:17:41,667
[Laura] Zoey just
started to move it.
336
00:17:41,667 --> 00:17:42,767
And I thought, wait a minute.
337
00:17:42,767 --> 00:17:43,867
It was too far, too fast.
338
00:17:43,867 --> 00:17:45,400
All right,
I'm gonna pull it back.
339
00:17:45,467 --> 00:17:47,300
[breaths heavily]
340
00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:48,967
I'm gonna relax for a minute.
341
00:17:48,967 --> 00:17:50,100
[Laura] Okay.
342
00:17:50,166 --> 00:17:51,600
[Zoey] Well, thank you.
343
00:17:51,667 --> 00:17:54,100
-[Laura] And then...
-Okay, this is still
really hot.
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00:17:54,166 --> 00:17:57,000
Oh. Yeah.
345
00:17:57,066 --> 00:17:59,600
Mm-hmm!
346
00:17:59,667 --> 00:18:01,333
Because spaghetti sandwich.
347
00:18:01,333 --> 00:18:01,448
[Zoey] Grandma, I didn't feel
like I don't know
how to grill it to eat it.
348
00:18:01,448 --> 00:18:04,867
[Zoey] Grandma, I didn't feel
like I don't know
how to grill it to eat it.
349
00:18:04,867 --> 00:18:06,367
Who gave it to me?
350
00:18:09,066 --> 00:18:10,266
Yeah.
351
00:18:13,166 --> 00:18:14,367
[Chris] So, Zoey.
352
00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:16,467
Hmm.
353
00:18:16,467 --> 00:18:19,667
How do you feel about
Daddy being really big?
354
00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:27,300
Kind of sad because we used
to go to a pool every Saturday
and every Sunday
355
00:18:27,367 --> 00:18:31,448
we went to a library thing,
and before we would always
play that game, checkers.
356
00:18:31,448 --> 00:18:31,700
we went to a library thing,
and before we would always
play that game, checkers.
357
00:18:31,767 --> 00:18:33,000
-Yeah.
-Hmm.
358
00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,200
[Chris] I forgot
about checkers.
359
00:18:34,266 --> 00:18:36,367
-It was fun.
-Yeah.
360
00:18:36,367 --> 00:18:39,100
Well, when I lose some weight,
we can start doing
that stuff again.
361
00:18:39,166 --> 00:18:40,467
We can go to the water park.
362
00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:41,667
[Zoey] Mm-hmm.
363
00:18:41,667 --> 00:18:44,667
[Chris] Let me get some milk.
364
00:18:44,667 --> 00:18:47,367
My mom's been saying
she's gonna come live
with me in Houston,
365
00:18:47,367 --> 00:18:51,200
and I'm excited for the chance
this is giving us to spend
time together.
366
00:18:51,266 --> 00:18:53,667
And now that she's here,
I'm really grateful.
367
00:18:53,667 --> 00:18:56,867
But there's a part of me
that's still skeptical.
368
00:18:56,867 --> 00:18:57,967
Can I really count on her?
369
00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:01,448
You guys like the spaghetti?
370
00:19:01,448 --> 00:19:02,266
You guys like the spaghetti?
371
00:19:02,266 --> 00:19:03,367
-[Zoey] Yeah.
-[Laura] Yeah.
372
00:19:03,367 --> 00:19:04,500
-A lot?
-[Zoey] Mm-hmm.
373
00:19:04,567 --> 00:19:05,867
I don't know.
Yes, I did.
374
00:19:05,867 --> 00:19:07,000
[indistinct chatter]
really good.
375
00:19:07,066 --> 00:19:08,900
...like the sauce I make.
Your vote doesn't count.
376
00:19:08,967 --> 00:19:10,800
[laughs] Yes, it does.
377
00:19:16,467 --> 00:19:18,500
[Chris] What time is it?
Is it time to go?
378
00:19:18,567 --> 00:19:19,867
[Laura] Just about.
379
00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:20,900
[Chris] All right.
380
00:19:20,967 --> 00:19:22,367
[Laura] Then get up and move.
381
00:19:22,367 --> 00:19:24,166
I'm almost done.
382
00:19:27,467 --> 00:19:30,100
Finding the rest of my shorts.
All right.
383
00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:31,448
I just got to get shove
everything into the bag
pretty much.
384
00:19:31,448 --> 00:19:34,000
I just got to get shove
everything into the bag
pretty much.
385
00:19:34,066 --> 00:19:35,700
-Are you gonna
be able to do it?
-Yeah.
386
00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:39,100
I'm gonna take the blankets
and, I don't know,
maybe shove it in front
387
00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:40,500
of my knees so it's not...
388
00:19:40,500 --> 00:19:42,400
-[Laura] It has all little
padding...
-paddling the dash, yeah.
389
00:19:42,467 --> 00:19:43,500
Hurts a lot.
390
00:19:43,567 --> 00:19:46,200
You about ready, then?
391
00:19:46,266 --> 00:19:47,367
That's everything.
392
00:19:47,367 --> 00:19:49,166
-You got it all?
-...my wallet on the way out.
393
00:19:49,166 --> 00:19:51,100
All right, let's go and go.
394
00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:52,200
Go and go.
395
00:19:52,266 --> 00:19:53,467
Go and be there.
That's it.
396
00:19:53,467 --> 00:19:56,867
Bed again.
397
00:19:56,867 --> 00:19:59,900
Hmm!
398
00:19:59,967 --> 00:20:01,448
[Chris] So I go
an appointment with Dr. Now.
399
00:20:01,448 --> 00:20:01,900
[Chris] So I go
an appointment with Dr. Now.
400
00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:07,100
And it's actually tomorrow,
so me and my mom
are heading out for Houston.
401
00:20:07,166 --> 00:20:08,400
Okay.
402
00:20:08,467 --> 00:20:09,867
Hmm.
403
00:20:09,867 --> 00:20:12,066
-[Chris] You ready?
-[Laura] Yeah, I'm ready.
404
00:20:12,066 --> 00:20:13,100
[Chris] And my sweater.
405
00:20:13,166 --> 00:20:14,700
[Laura] I got the keys
and everything.
406
00:20:21,967 --> 00:20:24,367
[exhales]
407
00:20:29,567 --> 00:20:31,448
[Laura] Oops.
408
00:20:31,448 --> 00:20:31,867
[Laura] Oops.
409
00:20:31,867 --> 00:20:33,266
[Chris] Can you pop the trunk?
410
00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:34,900
[Laura] Oh, yeah.
I can.
411
00:20:34,967 --> 00:20:36,166
I guess I have to.
412
00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:37,834
I have the key, don't I?
413
00:20:39,867 --> 00:20:42,767
[Chris] I'm a little worried
because how my body
has been feeling lately.
414
00:20:45,266 --> 00:20:47,300
It's really been getting
worse and worse.
415
00:20:49,467 --> 00:20:51,967
And I don't know how I'm gonna
handle all this travel.
416
00:20:54,700 --> 00:20:56,467
[breathing heavily]
417
00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:01,448
Oh, man.
418
00:21:01,448 --> 00:21:03,800
Oh, man.
419
00:21:03,867 --> 00:21:06,667
Here we go.
420
00:21:06,667 --> 00:21:08,000
Oh.
421
00:21:31,667 --> 00:21:34,400
[Laura] So how are you
feeling now?
422
00:21:34,467 --> 00:21:39,500
I feel like
a sack of potatoes.
423
00:21:39,567 --> 00:21:40,867
[Laura] I get you then.
424
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:44,467
[bleep]
425
00:21:44,467 --> 00:21:45,934
[Chris] Yeah.
426
00:21:45,934 --> 00:21:48,100
As much as I don't want
to slow down, we're gonna
have to slow down.
427
00:21:48,166 --> 00:21:49,300
[heavy rainfall]
428
00:21:49,367 --> 00:21:51,567
[Laura] I can't even see.
429
00:21:51,567 --> 00:21:53,300
I literally cannot see.
430
00:21:53,367 --> 00:21:57,567
Oh, it's not gonna do
anything but get worse
for a little while.
431
00:21:57,567 --> 00:22:00,066
You know, we're in,
we're in like the easy
part of it right now.
432
00:22:00,066 --> 00:22:01,448
[Laura] It's gonna get worse.
433
00:22:01,448 --> 00:22:01,667
[Laura] It's gonna get worse.
434
00:22:01,667 --> 00:22:03,300
Well, hey, this will keep
you on your toes.
435
00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:04,500
[Laura] Toes?
436
00:22:04,567 --> 00:22:06,367
Hell, I want to keep
on all four tires.
437
00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:09,000
I can't see.
438
00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,400
[bleep]
439
00:22:11,467 --> 00:22:13,300
Well, be prepared
as we're about to go through
440
00:22:13,367 --> 00:22:14,667
probably one of the worst
parts of it.
441
00:22:14,667 --> 00:22:15,767
[bleep]
442
00:22:15,767 --> 00:22:16,867
[Laura]
Talk about slow.
443
00:22:16,867 --> 00:22:18,500
[Chris] Just make sure
you watch the lines, too.
444
00:22:18,567 --> 00:22:20,400
-[Laura] I, I watch
the lines now.
-[Chris] You haven't...
445
00:22:20,467 --> 00:22:22,166
-There's comes the hail.
-[Laura] Comes the hail.
446
00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:24,066
-[Chris] Yeah.
-[Laura] We better hurry up.
Get to Dallas.
447
00:22:26,867 --> 00:22:30,800
[Chris]
Outside of mom's driving
and that crucial storm moment,
448
00:22:30,867 --> 00:22:31,448
my knees and my legs
and my back
are in so much pain.
449
00:22:31,448 --> 00:22:35,367
my knees and my legs
and my back
are in so much pain.
450
00:22:35,367 --> 00:22:36,800
I need to get out.
451
00:22:36,867 --> 00:22:40,000
I need to lie down and rest.
452
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,900
So we're gonna get a hotel
so I can do just that.
453
00:22:42,967 --> 00:22:45,467
[Laura] We're here.
454
00:22:45,467 --> 00:22:48,166
-[Chris] I go.
-[Laura] Okay.
455
00:22:48,166 --> 00:22:49,400
Yeah.
456
00:22:55,467 --> 00:22:59,967
As long as my legs work,
I'm all right.
457
00:22:59,967 --> 00:23:01,000
Oh.
458
00:23:08,667 --> 00:23:12,600
[Laura] Okay and got it.
459
00:23:12,667 --> 00:23:14,400
-Uh, so now let me grab this.
-[Chris] Mm-hmm.
460
00:23:14,467 --> 00:23:16,400
[breaths heavily]
461
00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:28,166
[Chris] That definitely
wasn't easy.
462
00:23:28,166 --> 00:23:31,448
And we still have about
three hours to go tomorrow.
463
00:23:31,448 --> 00:23:31,767
And we still have about
three hours to go tomorrow.
464
00:23:31,767 --> 00:23:36,100
But I'm worried it's gonna
be harder than today,
because I'm gonna be sore.
465
00:23:36,100 --> 00:23:38,600
[breaths heavily]
466
00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:47,900
I just hope
I can make it in time
for my appointment,
467
00:23:51,467 --> 00:23:54,467
because everything
is depending on this.
468
00:23:54,467 --> 00:23:57,500
[breaths heavily]
469
00:24:22,967 --> 00:24:25,200
[Laura] We're in storms,
are gonna run into today,
are we?
470
00:24:25,266 --> 00:24:26,500
I hope so.
471
00:24:26,567 --> 00:24:27,767
[Laura] Well,
I'd like to know it.
472
00:24:27,767 --> 00:24:29,767
-Keeps it exciting.
-[Laura] True.
473
00:24:29,767 --> 00:24:31,200
I can probably see
a lot better today
474
00:24:31,266 --> 00:24:33,700
than I could last night,
that's for sure.
475
00:24:37,867 --> 00:24:43,493
[Chris] We've been on the road
for three hours today,
but we're almost at Dr. Now's.
476
00:24:43,493 --> 00:24:43,567
[Chris] We've been on the road
for three hours today,
but we're almost at Dr. Now's.
477
00:24:43,567 --> 00:24:45,867
We've been driving hard
to get there on time
478
00:24:45,867 --> 00:24:49,166
and it looks like
we're actually
going to make it.
479
00:24:49,166 --> 00:24:52,667
I'm in a lot of pain,
but now that I'm closer
to the doctor's office,
480
00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:55,166
I'm not even worried about it.
481
00:24:55,166 --> 00:24:57,800
I'm just nervous about
meeting him and finding out
482
00:24:57,867 --> 00:25:00,567
my current weight
and seeing what Dr. Now
483
00:25:00,567 --> 00:25:02,300
has to say about
my situation.
484
00:25:04,367 --> 00:25:05,700
[car door opens]
485
00:25:17,100 --> 00:25:18,467
[car door closes]
486
00:25:27,667 --> 00:25:29,700
[clattering]
487
00:25:34,166 --> 00:25:36,400
Yeah.
488
00:25:36,467 --> 00:25:38,367
Hmm.
489
00:25:38,367 --> 00:25:39,767
-We're here.
-Yeah.
490
00:25:43,867 --> 00:25:45,400
Chris?
491
00:25:54,100 --> 00:25:57,367
[Chris] I wish my mom
wasn't going to see
my actual weight.
492
00:25:57,367 --> 00:25:59,000
I'm embarrassed
for her to see it.
493
00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:00,367
[woman] Okay.
I need to...
494
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,800
[Chris] She already knows
I'm over 600 pounds.
495
00:26:06,867 --> 00:26:09,367
I just hope it's not a lot
higher than that.
496
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,600
[woman] Your weight is 620.
497
00:26:24,867 --> 00:26:26,066
We're going to room five.
498
00:26:26,066 --> 00:26:28,300
[Chris] Okay.
499
00:26:28,367 --> 00:26:32,567
[Chris] I'm actually a little
relieved that my weight
isn't more out of control.
500
00:26:32,567 --> 00:26:35,567
I am still embarrassed
of that number.
501
00:26:35,567 --> 00:26:39,500
It's one thing to see me
and know I'm big,
but it's just another
502
00:26:39,567 --> 00:26:42,867
to have it verified
in front of you
with a specific number
503
00:26:42,867 --> 00:26:43,493
that's harder to hide
from in a lot of ways.
504
00:26:43,493 --> 00:26:46,166
that's harder to hide
from in a lot of ways.
505
00:26:46,166 --> 00:26:49,667
So from here on out,
every time
I step on the scale,
506
00:26:49,667 --> 00:26:51,867
I want that number
to get smaller.
507
00:26:51,867 --> 00:26:54,300
I just need Dr. Now
to agree to help me.
508
00:26:54,367 --> 00:26:55,967
I'll go slower.
509
00:27:00,567 --> 00:27:01,667
[knock on door]
510
00:27:01,667 --> 00:27:04,467
[door opens]
511
00:27:04,467 --> 00:27:06,166
Hello.
How y'all doing?
512
00:27:10,266 --> 00:27:11,767
I guess y'all didn't hear me.
513
00:27:11,767 --> 00:27:13,066
How y'all doing?
514
00:27:13,066 --> 00:27:13,493
We're doing good.
I'm doing good.
515
00:27:13,493 --> 00:27:15,000
We're doing good.
I'm doing good.
516
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,767
Good.
All right.
517
00:27:16,767 --> 00:27:20,567
So, Chris, you're here
from Oklahoma?
518
00:27:20,567 --> 00:27:22,266
Oklahoma?
Yep.
519
00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:25,100
Well, how was the trip
down to Houston?
520
00:27:25,166 --> 00:27:26,800
Oh, it wasn't too bad.
521
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,300
We ended up leaving late,
so we had to stay in Dallas
on the way down here.
522
00:27:30,367 --> 00:27:33,600
And then we had a huge
storm coming through,
which was pretty cool.
523
00:27:33,667 --> 00:27:35,867
So how long it take you
to get down here?
524
00:27:35,867 --> 00:27:38,000
It's a little about
seven and a half hours.
525
00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,266
Okay.
526
00:27:39,266 --> 00:27:40,767
So who is the driver?
527
00:27:40,767 --> 00:27:42,367
-Mom.
-Mom!
528
00:27:42,367 --> 00:27:43,493
-I'm the driver, yeah.
-All right.
529
00:27:43,493 --> 00:27:44,367
-I'm the driver, yeah.
-All right.
530
00:27:44,367 --> 00:27:46,767
And so you need mom
to bring you all this way?
531
00:27:46,767 --> 00:27:48,300
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
532
00:27:48,367 --> 00:27:49,400
All right.
533
00:27:49,467 --> 00:27:51,467
So what brought you down
to Houston?
534
00:27:51,467 --> 00:27:55,100
Well, it's been, you know,
my weight, mainly,
535
00:27:55,166 --> 00:27:58,367
been wanting to lose
the weight and keep it off.
536
00:27:58,367 --> 00:28:02,266
And I haven't been
so successful in the past,
so I'd like to see
537
00:28:02,266 --> 00:28:05,967
if I could do your program
and get a little bit better
guidance to make that change.
538
00:28:05,967 --> 00:28:07,467
Okay.
539
00:28:07,467 --> 00:28:12,166
So since you live a little
too far to drive here
and back in one day,
540
00:28:12,166 --> 00:28:13,493
is mom gonna keep helping
bring you down here if you
want to do my program?
541
00:28:13,493 --> 00:28:16,467
is mom gonna keep helping
bring you down here if you
want to do my program?
542
00:28:16,467 --> 00:28:18,000
We haven't really
talked about it.
543
00:28:18,066 --> 00:28:20,367
I mean, I haven't seen
my mom in seven years, so.
544
00:28:20,367 --> 00:28:21,867
[laughs] Wow.
545
00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:23,266
You haven't seen your
mom in seven years.
546
00:28:23,266 --> 00:28:25,266
What brought her your mom
down here?
547
00:28:25,266 --> 00:28:29,066
Oh, we started talking again,
and she found out
my situation, and...
548
00:28:29,066 --> 00:28:33,867
And he needed somebody
to be here to, to, to start
this journey with him.
549
00:28:33,867 --> 00:28:37,667
So, I said I'd be here,
and I flew in a couple of
days ago
550
00:28:37,667 --> 00:28:40,567
to be here to drive him down
here from Oklahoma.
551
00:28:40,567 --> 00:28:41,767
All right.
552
00:28:41,767 --> 00:28:43,493
So, Chris, you're 36 years old
and 620.
553
00:28:43,493 --> 00:28:45,300
So, Chris, you're 36 years old
and 620.
554
00:28:45,367 --> 00:28:47,166
What do you do
in Oklahoma?
555
00:28:47,166 --> 00:28:49,000
Right now, I don't.
556
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,767
I'm not doing
anything in Oklahoma.
557
00:28:50,767 --> 00:28:52,867
Any goals or any?
558
00:28:52,867 --> 00:28:55,066
Oh, yes.
I definitely have some goals.
559
00:28:55,066 --> 00:28:57,967
I mean, my my biggest
thing is I want to,
I want to do things
560
00:28:57,967 --> 00:29:01,200
with my daughter,
but I also want
to there's a lot of things
561
00:29:01,266 --> 00:29:02,367
I want to do for myself.
562
00:29:02,367 --> 00:29:04,367
So you have a daughter, too?
563
00:29:04,367 --> 00:29:05,500
Mm-hmm.
564
00:29:05,567 --> 00:29:07,266
How's your relationship
with your daughter?
565
00:29:07,266 --> 00:29:08,500
Oh, it's great.
566
00:29:08,567 --> 00:29:10,867
She's probably
one of the big reasons.
567
00:29:10,867 --> 00:29:13,493
It's kind of set in for me
that I need to to change
a lot of this.
568
00:29:13,493 --> 00:29:14,400
It's kind of set in for me
that I need to to change
a lot of this.
569
00:29:14,467 --> 00:29:17,567
I mean, I've been heavy
in the past, but we've still
been able to do things,
570
00:29:17,567 --> 00:29:21,100
you know,
up until the last three years.
571
00:29:21,166 --> 00:29:22,900
We don't do anything
anymore.
572
00:29:22,967 --> 00:29:24,867
Is your daughter
living with you?
573
00:29:24,867 --> 00:29:27,867
No.
She lives two blocks away.
574
00:29:27,867 --> 00:29:29,100
How often do you see her?
575
00:29:29,166 --> 00:29:30,367
Every weekend.
576
00:29:30,367 --> 00:29:31,967
-Every weekend?
-Okay.
577
00:29:31,967 --> 00:29:34,367
So right now
you're not working?
578
00:29:34,367 --> 00:29:36,066
Yeah.
Not working.
579
00:29:36,066 --> 00:29:37,567
So what do you do all day?
580
00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:41,567
Right now I play games
and eat food when I'm bored
or feel alone.
581
00:29:41,567 --> 00:29:43,367
So what do you think
is wrong with your
eating habit?
582
00:29:43,367 --> 00:29:43,493
I'm eating too much
of everything,
eating the wrong things.
583
00:29:43,493 --> 00:29:47,266
I'm eating too much
of everything,
eating the wrong things.
584
00:29:47,266 --> 00:29:50,967
So for the past 36 years,
you're eating too much.
585
00:29:50,967 --> 00:29:52,567
So what is the difference now?
586
00:29:52,567 --> 00:29:54,967
Why did you decided
to do something now?
587
00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:57,567
I just want, I want more.
588
00:29:57,567 --> 00:30:00,567
I don't... I've been
I've been felt alone
for a really long time.
589
00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:05,367
I realized that part of
the reasons why I cope
with food and I enjoy eating
590
00:30:05,367 --> 00:30:06,700
is because I'm alone.
591
00:30:06,767 --> 00:30:10,200
And the only way
to not be alone
is to break those habits
592
00:30:10,266 --> 00:30:11,767
and be able to get out
and do things.
593
00:30:11,767 --> 00:30:13,493
And until I can learn
to control my eating habits,
594
00:30:13,493 --> 00:30:13,900
And until I can learn
to control my eating habits,
595
00:30:13,967 --> 00:30:17,100
which is what I want to do,
I'm just gonna continue
to be alone.
596
00:30:17,166 --> 00:30:20,000
So, why you haven't done
anything about it so far?
597
00:30:20,066 --> 00:30:22,000
I didn't think that I could.
598
00:30:22,066 --> 00:30:23,900
-What do you mean?
-I just didn't.
599
00:30:23,967 --> 00:30:25,867
I didn't think I had
the willpower to do it.
600
00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:27,166
All right.
601
00:30:27,166 --> 00:30:29,567
So at this point,
if you want to prove
to me you're ready
602
00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:34,166
to change and turn your
life around, your actions
need to show me that.
603
00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:38,767
So we're gonna give you some
diet instruction
that will break down
604
00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:41,867
a 1,200 calorie high protein,
low carb diet.
605
00:30:41,867 --> 00:30:43,493
I want you to lose
80 pounds in two months.
606
00:30:43,493 --> 00:30:44,700
I want you to lose
80 pounds in two months.
607
00:30:44,767 --> 00:30:46,867
-Okay.
-See how you do with that.
608
00:30:46,867 --> 00:30:48,500
And then we go from there.
609
00:30:48,567 --> 00:30:51,400
If you lose that weight,
then we're gonna
work with you.
610
00:30:51,467 --> 00:30:53,667
If you come back
and you're not able to lose
611
00:30:53,667 --> 00:30:56,266
that, then there's not much
we can do for you.
612
00:30:56,266 --> 00:30:57,300
-Okay.
-Okay.
613
00:30:57,367 --> 00:30:59,467
All right.
Any other questions?
614
00:30:59,467 --> 00:31:01,266
Not that I can think of, no.
615
00:31:01,266 --> 00:31:02,300
Okay.
616
00:31:02,367 --> 00:31:04,667
I'll get the diet
to go over with you.
617
00:31:04,667 --> 00:31:09,867
Also, the stuff I'm gonna
give you is gonna have
exercise that you're gonna
618
00:31:09,867 --> 00:31:11,166
have to start doing
immediately.
619
00:31:11,166 --> 00:31:12,700
[Chris] Yeah.
620
00:31:12,700 --> 00:31:13,493
So, mom, what are you gonna do
after seven years
to keep him in track?
621
00:31:13,493 --> 00:31:17,967
So, mom, what are you gonna do
after seven years
to keep him in track?
622
00:31:17,967 --> 00:31:21,166
Well, just gonna be there
as much as I can.
623
00:31:21,166 --> 00:31:23,767
Even if I'm not physically
there, I'm gonna make sure
624
00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:25,767
that we're talking and,
and know what's going on.
625
00:31:25,767 --> 00:31:26,900
Okay.
626
00:31:26,967 --> 00:31:28,367
Fair enough.
627
00:31:28,367 --> 00:31:29,767
-[chuckles]
-All right.
628
00:31:29,767 --> 00:31:32,467
I'm gonna bring some stuff
for you and then
we're gonna go over it.
629
00:31:32,467 --> 00:31:33,767
-Okay?
-Okay.
630
00:31:33,767 --> 00:31:35,100
All right.
I'll be back.
631
00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:36,567
[Laura] All righty!
Thank you.
632
00:31:36,567 --> 00:31:37,800
[Nowzaradan] Mm-hmm.
633
00:31:42,166 --> 00:31:43,300
[Chris] What do you think?
634
00:31:43,367 --> 00:31:43,493
I think I like him.
635
00:31:43,493 --> 00:31:44,600
I think I like him.
636
00:31:44,667 --> 00:31:46,300
And I'm so proud of you
for this.
637
00:31:46,367 --> 00:31:47,500
Thanks, mom.
638
00:31:47,567 --> 00:31:51,567
Chris has a bit of a unique
situation, it seems.
639
00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:56,867
From what he says,
he doesn't have anyone living
with him to enable him.
640
00:31:56,867 --> 00:32:01,266
He doesn't have to work
and he doesn't have
any real goal in his life
641
00:32:01,266 --> 00:32:04,367
other than some general
hopes for things.
642
00:32:08,567 --> 00:32:09,867
All right.
643
00:32:11,867 --> 00:32:13,493
Here's what I'm gonna
give you.
644
00:32:13,493 --> 00:32:14,000
Here's what I'm gonna
give you.
645
00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:18,867
And you read that
and prefactor
and control your weight
646
00:32:18,867 --> 00:32:21,867
and next page will tell you
food to avoid.
647
00:32:21,867 --> 00:32:23,900
This is all gonna
be up to Chris.
648
00:32:23,967 --> 00:32:27,867
And the question is,
with his mom coming back
in his life,
649
00:32:27,867 --> 00:32:33,166
if she's gonna be the support
he needs or she's gonna
end up enable him.
650
00:32:33,166 --> 00:32:37,667
Hopefully, both of them
are serious about
what they are saying
651
00:32:37,667 --> 00:32:41,400
and they are ready to do
what it takes to save
Chris life.
652
00:32:41,467 --> 00:32:43,493
If you do all this,
you shouldn't have
653
00:32:43,493 --> 00:32:43,700
If you do all this,
you shouldn't have
654
00:32:43,767 --> 00:32:45,467
any problem losing
the weight you need.
655
00:32:45,467 --> 00:32:51,467
So we'll check you back
in two months and expect you
to lose 80 pounds by then.
656
00:32:51,467 --> 00:32:54,800
And if you do that,
then we'll consider
weight loss surgery for you.
657
00:32:54,867 --> 00:32:56,000
-Okay.
-All right.
658
00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,266
You think you can do that?
659
00:32:57,266 --> 00:32:58,867
-Absolutely!
-Okay.
660
00:32:58,867 --> 00:33:00,567
And if you need anything,
give me a call.
661
00:33:00,567 --> 00:33:01,800
-Okay.
-Okay.
662
00:33:01,867 --> 00:33:02,900
All right.
663
00:33:02,967 --> 00:33:04,100
I'll see you soon.
664
00:33:04,100 --> 00:33:05,467
-Thank you, Dr. Now!
-Thank you, doc!
665
00:33:16,867 --> 00:33:18,166
[Chris] Oh.
666
00:33:20,967 --> 00:33:22,967
I know my life has to change.
667
00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:28,600
If I keep going like
I've been doing I'm not going
to be around for much longer.
668
00:33:28,667 --> 00:33:31,467
So I need to do
this now before it gets worse.
669
00:33:31,467 --> 00:33:34,000
Getting feedback from Dr. Now
670
00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:38,600
to tell me about,
you know, what I'm doing
wrong and to kind of help
671
00:33:38,667 --> 00:33:40,567
keep me accountable
and keep me on track.
672
00:33:40,567 --> 00:33:43,493
It does give you
a lot of hope.
673
00:33:43,493 --> 00:33:43,767
It does give you
a lot of hope.
674
00:33:43,767 --> 00:33:47,567
I've been letting myself down
long enough,
but the one person
675
00:33:47,567 --> 00:33:49,400
I can't let down
is my daughter.
676
00:33:49,467 --> 00:33:53,066
I mean, we we used to go do
things together that
we haven't done in forever.
677
00:33:53,066 --> 00:33:55,266
That's my biggest,
my biggest motivation.
678
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:57,166
I also just, you know,
I want to get out of the house
679
00:33:57,166 --> 00:34:00,967
more and stop secluding
myself, because that's what's
got me in this position.
680
00:34:00,967 --> 00:34:04,367
And with the support
of my family,
I'm gonna do this.
681
00:34:04,367 --> 00:34:05,867
There's no other option.
682
00:34:09,266 --> 00:34:10,967
[car door closes]
683
00:34:28,166 --> 00:34:32,800
It's been about a month
since I've seen Dr. Now
for my first appointment.
684
00:34:32,867 --> 00:34:37,000
Coming back took us 12 hours
because of traffic
and the weather.
685
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:40,900
So it was a hard trip on me,
but worth it because
of the help I got
686
00:34:40,967 --> 00:34:42,884
from Dr. Now to start to turn
my life around,
by how hard that trip
687
00:34:42,884 --> 00:34:46,600
from Dr. Now to start to turn
my life around,
by how hard that trip
688
00:34:46,667 --> 00:34:50,500
was on me showed me even
more how important
it was for me to get healthy
689
00:34:50,567 --> 00:34:52,800
just so I can function,
you know?
690
00:34:52,867 --> 00:34:56,300
So I'm working hard
to up my stamina by doing
the stretches
691
00:34:56,367 --> 00:34:58,066
and exercises that I need.
692
00:35:07,066 --> 00:35:09,867
Oh, I couldn't take the trash
out before when I would go
out to walk.
693
00:35:09,867 --> 00:35:12,500
It sounds funny,
but taking the trash out
feels pretty good.
694
00:35:12,567 --> 00:35:12,884
Not having to have
somebody else take your
trash out for years.
695
00:35:12,884 --> 00:35:15,300
Not having to have
somebody else take your
trash out for years.
696
00:35:15,367 --> 00:35:17,667
It's pretty nice.
697
00:35:17,667 --> 00:35:19,700
It's those just those things
you don't really think
698
00:35:19,767 --> 00:35:21,166
of until you can't do
it anymore.
699
00:35:21,166 --> 00:35:23,000
It's something
I can definitely do now.
700
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,667
[breathing heavily]
701
00:35:29,667 --> 00:35:31,367
[sighs]
702
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:40,300
[Chris] After coming back
home, my mom stayed
with me for a couple
703
00:35:40,367 --> 00:35:42,100
more weeks,
but then she had to go back
704
00:35:42,166 --> 00:35:42,884
to Vegas
to be with my brother.
705
00:35:42,884 --> 00:35:43,867
to Vegas
to be with my brother.
706
00:35:43,867 --> 00:35:46,767
Since he's mentally
challenged,
someone has to help
707
00:35:46,767 --> 00:35:49,600
take care of him and he lives
with my mom because of that.
708
00:35:52,967 --> 00:35:56,867
[Chris] So with my mom
moving in with me,
he's gonna move in, too.
709
00:35:56,867 --> 00:35:59,867
But right now,
she says she has to tie up
some things back home
710
00:35:59,867 --> 00:36:01,200
for them to make the move.
711
00:36:01,266 --> 00:36:04,967
And then she plans
to be here to help me.
712
00:36:04,967 --> 00:36:07,467
But I'm hoping that if I lose
a lot of weight soon,
713
00:36:07,467 --> 00:36:09,567
then I'll be the one
to help her.
714
00:36:09,567 --> 00:36:12,884
So I'm making sure
I don't sit for long
periods of time
715
00:36:12,884 --> 00:36:13,066
So I'm making sure
I don't sit for long
periods of time
716
00:36:13,066 --> 00:36:15,266
and that I find ways
to stay active.
717
00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:18,100
So I gave up playing
any video games
where I'm sitting
718
00:36:18,100 --> 00:36:23,567
for a long time and I got
a VR unit since they require
a lot of activity.
719
00:36:23,567 --> 00:36:26,567
So I make sure I'm up
and moving around all day.
720
00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,200
Daddy.
721
00:36:33,467 --> 00:36:34,967
Zoey.
722
00:36:34,967 --> 00:36:36,266
[Zoey] Hi, Daddy.
723
00:36:36,266 --> 00:36:37,367
Hi.
724
00:36:39,867 --> 00:36:41,266
...take this off.
725
00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:42,767
Zoey makes me happy.
726
00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:42,884
[chuckles]
727
00:36:42,884 --> 00:36:44,233
[chuckles]
728
00:36:44,233 --> 00:36:46,266
You know,
Zoey's getting older,
and I want to make sure
729
00:36:46,266 --> 00:36:48,467
that she knows
that I'm always there.
730
00:36:48,467 --> 00:36:51,367
Not just mentally,
but also physically there.
731
00:36:51,367 --> 00:36:52,467
How have you been?
732
00:36:52,467 --> 00:36:53,600
Good.
733
00:36:53,667 --> 00:36:54,767
I went for a walk today.
734
00:36:54,767 --> 00:36:58,567
It was tiring,
but I feel good.
735
00:36:58,567 --> 00:37:00,467
What did you do today?
736
00:37:00,467 --> 00:37:02,166
I was playing
on my phone all day.
737
00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:03,667
Oh.
Normal.
738
00:37:03,667 --> 00:37:05,467
[Zoey] Mm-hmm.
739
00:37:05,467 --> 00:37:07,166
[laughs] So, are you hungry
for some lunch?
740
00:37:07,166 --> 00:37:08,266
Yeah.
741
00:37:08,266 --> 00:37:09,500
What do you want?
742
00:37:09,567 --> 00:37:11,600
You can make lettuce wraps.
743
00:37:11,667 --> 00:37:12,867
[Chris] You want lettuce wrap?
744
00:37:12,867 --> 00:37:12,884
-Yeah.
-All right.
745
00:37:12,884 --> 00:37:15,767
-Yeah.
-All right.
746
00:37:15,767 --> 00:37:17,767
Oh.
747
00:37:17,767 --> 00:37:19,367
-You want to help me?
-[Zoey] Yeah.
748
00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:20,734
[chuckles]
749
00:37:20,734 --> 00:37:23,667
[Chris] I'm also
doing really well
with my diet.
750
00:37:23,667 --> 00:37:28,166
I read Dr. Now's book
and all the papers he gave me,
and I feel like I've learned
751
00:37:28,166 --> 00:37:31,667
the ins and outs
of his 1,200 calorie
a day diet.
752
00:37:31,667 --> 00:37:32,867
Give the lettuce.
753
00:37:32,867 --> 00:37:36,467
But I've added some bigger
steps onto it for me,
754
00:37:36,467 --> 00:37:40,266
because every five days
I'm fasting for five days.
755
00:37:40,266 --> 00:37:42,884
I didn't eat anything
in that time.
756
00:37:42,884 --> 00:37:43,667
I didn't eat anything
in that time.
757
00:37:43,667 --> 00:37:45,667
An onion.
758
00:37:45,667 --> 00:37:48,767
I just do water and vitamins,
so I'm hoping that gives me
759
00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:52,300
an edge to lose weight faster
on the days that I do eat.
760
00:37:52,367 --> 00:37:56,767
I only eat high protein,
low carb options
and my daughter says
761
00:37:56,767 --> 00:37:59,100
she's willing to eat
what I eat when she's with me,
762
00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:02,367
so I don't have to get
something else
for her that may tempt me.
763
00:38:02,367 --> 00:38:05,567
It's great to see
my dad eat healthy stuff.
764
00:38:05,567 --> 00:38:07,100
Just one ham and lettuce.
765
00:38:07,100 --> 00:38:08,166
Mm-hmm.
766
00:38:08,166 --> 00:38:09,767
All right.
767
00:38:09,767 --> 00:38:12,884
My dad eats lettuce,
a bunch of other healthy
food like mushrooms,
768
00:38:12,884 --> 00:38:14,667
My dad eats lettuce,
a bunch of other healthy
food like mushrooms,
769
00:38:14,667 --> 00:38:18,367
and it makes me feel happy.
770
00:38:18,367 --> 00:38:19,567
[Chris] How's your lettuce?
771
00:38:19,567 --> 00:38:20,667
Good.
772
00:38:20,667 --> 00:38:22,000
[chuckles]
773
00:38:22,066 --> 00:38:24,266
You're gonna eat
the ham or you just
gonna eat the lettuce?
774
00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:29,667
[laughs]
775
00:38:29,667 --> 00:38:30,867
[Chris] Want to try mine?
776
00:38:30,867 --> 00:38:33,000
-No.
-[Chris] Why not?
777
00:38:33,066 --> 00:38:34,166
Because there's onions.
778
00:38:34,166 --> 00:38:35,700
[Zoey] Yeah.
779
00:38:35,700 --> 00:38:40,000
We had a lettuce wrap with,
like, um,
a bunch of stuff in it.
780
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,867
Which the stuff he had in it.
781
00:38:41,867 --> 00:38:42,884
I didn't really like
having it...
we had the ham.
782
00:38:42,884 --> 00:38:43,900
I didn't really like
having it...
we had the ham.
783
00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:46,367
-[Zoey] I'm full.
-All right and clean up.
784
00:38:46,367 --> 00:38:47,767
-Yeah.
-All right.
785
00:38:59,166 --> 00:39:01,200
[Chris] I'm back in Houston.
786
00:39:01,266 --> 00:39:04,567
It's been a long time since
I've been small enough
to fit behind the wheel.
787
00:39:04,567 --> 00:39:07,567
I'm being able to do
this as a life changing
thing for me.
788
00:39:12,967 --> 00:39:16,700
So I'm really proud of myself
for doing this
and hitting this goal
789
00:39:16,767 --> 00:39:18,000
to come here on my own.
790
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,166
Chris.
791
00:39:57,266 --> 00:39:58,467
Hello.
792
00:39:58,467 --> 00:40:01,367
[Chris] I feel really good
about how I'm doing.
793
00:40:01,367 --> 00:40:04,000
And so the next big step
for me to keep going
794
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:05,800
is getting weight loss
surgery.
795
00:40:05,867 --> 00:40:07,467
We're gonna weigh you first.
796
00:40:07,467 --> 00:40:10,700
Just wait one sec,
while it zeros it on.
797
00:40:10,767 --> 00:40:11,967
Okay.
798
00:40:11,967 --> 00:40:12,884
And step up on the scale.
799
00:40:12,884 --> 00:40:14,867
And step up on the scale.
800
00:40:14,867 --> 00:40:17,367
[Chris] And that's all gonna
come down to this weigh in.
801
00:40:17,367 --> 00:40:21,200
And if I made it to my goal
or not, you'll lose
80 pounds by today.
802
00:40:21,266 --> 00:40:23,467
So I'm really hoping I did.
803
00:40:37,900 --> 00:40:42,266
[Chris] My last appointment,
I was 620 and Dr. Now told me
804
00:40:42,266 --> 00:40:44,767
to lose 80 pounds
by today for my goal.
805
00:40:44,767 --> 00:40:48,000
So it means I should be down
to 540 if I met that goal.
806
00:40:51,166 --> 00:40:52,900
[woman] Your weight is 566.
807
00:40:52,967 --> 00:40:54,000
All right.
808
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:55,300
Good enough for me.
809
00:40:55,367 --> 00:40:57,166
[woman] Good.
Okay.
810
00:40:57,166 --> 00:40:59,467
-[sighs]
-Chris, we're going
to room five.
811
00:40:59,467 --> 00:41:01,303
Awesome!
812
00:41:01,303 --> 00:41:01,567
Awesome!
813
00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:03,467
That's a lot of weight loss.
814
00:41:03,467 --> 00:41:05,900
More than I've ever
really had.
815
00:41:05,967 --> 00:41:08,700
So I'm proud of that.
816
00:41:08,767 --> 00:41:11,000
Personally,
I did think I lost more.
817
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:14,100
But I think that I've done
more than enough
to show Dr. Now
818
00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:16,266
I'm ready to change.
819
00:41:16,266 --> 00:41:19,000
I'm hoping he approves
me for weight loss
surgery today.
820
00:41:23,367 --> 00:41:24,900
[knock on the door]
821
00:41:24,967 --> 00:41:28,266
[door opens]
822
00:41:28,266 --> 00:41:30,367
Hello.
How are you doing?
823
00:41:30,367 --> 00:41:31,303
Good.
824
00:41:31,303 --> 00:41:31,567
Good.
825
00:41:31,567 --> 00:41:32,800
-Been okay?
-[Chris] Yeah.
826
00:41:32,867 --> 00:41:34,133
Good.
827
00:41:34,133 --> 00:41:39,767
All right, Chris, you're down
to 566 and you lost 54 pounds.
828
00:41:39,767 --> 00:41:41,467
-Yep.
-All right.
829
00:41:41,467 --> 00:41:42,667
That's a good start.
830
00:41:42,667 --> 00:41:45,066
It is not quite enough,
as it should have been,
831
00:41:45,066 --> 00:41:47,800
but I'm happy to see some
significant progress.
832
00:41:47,867 --> 00:41:51,467
And that you're doing better
since you came down
on your own this time.
833
00:41:51,467 --> 00:41:53,367
How long it take you
to get down here?
834
00:41:53,367 --> 00:41:55,100
Well, it's just
over six hours.
835
00:41:55,166 --> 00:41:56,433
All right.
836
00:41:56,433 --> 00:41:59,166
Well, I'm proud of you
for doing this trip
on your own
837
00:41:59,166 --> 00:42:01,303
and for making some progress
with your weight loss.
838
00:42:01,303 --> 00:42:01,500
and for making some progress
with your weight loss.
839
00:42:01,567 --> 00:42:04,300
So what changes you have
made with your eating habit?
840
00:42:04,367 --> 00:42:07,700
I've been sticking to...
I won't eat over
1,200 calories a day,
841
00:42:07,767 --> 00:42:10,166
but I do mainly all protein.
842
00:42:10,166 --> 00:42:11,967
But I've been fasting.
843
00:42:11,967 --> 00:42:15,567
I ate for five days
and then I fast for five days.
844
00:42:15,567 --> 00:42:18,100
So when you fast,
you don't eat anything
in all day...
845
00:42:18,166 --> 00:42:19,700
I just drink water.
846
00:42:19,767 --> 00:42:21,300
All day?
847
00:42:21,367 --> 00:42:22,467
Yeah.
Yeah.
848
00:42:22,467 --> 00:42:23,500
All day.
849
00:42:23,567 --> 00:42:25,467
So... I do have...
I take vitamins.
850
00:42:25,467 --> 00:42:28,600
So you say you're fasting
for five days in a row?
851
00:42:28,667 --> 00:42:29,867
Mm-hmm.
852
00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:31,303
So you're going
from overeating
to not eating anything.
853
00:42:31,303 --> 00:42:32,667
So you're going
from overeating
to not eating anything.
854
00:42:32,667 --> 00:42:36,867
Well, I wanted
to kind of give myself
a reset, so I'm.
855
00:42:36,867 --> 00:42:40,166
I'm kind of...
I wanted to get a good
bit of weight off because
856
00:42:40,166 --> 00:42:43,100
I want to be able to move
because I've had a lot of pain
with my knees.
857
00:42:43,166 --> 00:42:47,266
So now that I've got
that weight off,
I'm much more active.
858
00:42:47,266 --> 00:42:51,667
I can move faster,
I can go a lot more stamina,
go to the store now.
859
00:42:51,667 --> 00:42:53,367
You know,
I can drive again.
860
00:42:53,367 --> 00:42:56,467
So, I mean, it's...
There just a lot of goals
I wanted to get to really
861
00:42:56,467 --> 00:42:59,567
fast to kind of help jump
start everything.
862
00:42:59,567 --> 00:43:01,303
Like once I leave here,
I'm going to just a constant,
863
00:43:01,303 --> 00:43:04,266
Like once I leave here,
I'm going to just a constant,
864
00:43:04,266 --> 00:43:06,567
you know,
the 1,200 calories a day.
865
00:43:06,567 --> 00:43:08,767
And then I do enjoy fasting.
866
00:43:08,767 --> 00:43:10,900
I mean, I feel really
good when I do it.
867
00:43:10,967 --> 00:43:12,667
I know it helps
me lose weight.
868
00:43:12,667 --> 00:43:14,700
I just want to make sure
that I'm I'm doing it healthy.
869
00:43:14,767 --> 00:43:16,100
Well, that's good.
870
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:19,867
But it is better to do
intermittent fasting
every other day.
871
00:43:19,867 --> 00:43:23,100
Don't eat anything
for 16 hours
from the dinner.
872
00:43:23,166 --> 00:43:24,867
-Okay.
-Okay.
873
00:43:24,867 --> 00:43:26,567
That will be much healthier
to do that.
874
00:43:26,567 --> 00:43:27,867
Okay.
875
00:43:27,867 --> 00:43:31,303
So and make sure
whatever you eat
is a protein.
876
00:43:31,303 --> 00:43:31,400
So and make sure
whatever you eat
is a protein.
877
00:43:31,467 --> 00:43:33,567
-Mm-hmm.
-No carb in your diet.
878
00:43:33,567 --> 00:43:34,967
-Okay?
-Yes.
879
00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:37,367
[Nowzaradan] So how do you
come up with some goals
for yourself?
880
00:43:37,367 --> 00:43:38,567
Absolutely!
881
00:43:38,567 --> 00:43:41,266
One of my biggest goals
is to get out of the house
882
00:43:41,266 --> 00:43:43,000
and not feel so lonely
all the time.
883
00:43:43,066 --> 00:43:45,967
Meeting people or just being
able to go somewhere
with my daughter.
884
00:43:45,967 --> 00:43:47,100
Okay.
885
00:43:47,100 --> 00:43:48,467
What is your goal weight?
886
00:43:48,467 --> 00:43:51,467
My goal way is around 240.
887
00:43:51,467 --> 00:43:54,300
A little bit under 200...
888
00:43:54,367 --> 00:43:55,800
Yeah.
Okay.
889
00:43:55,867 --> 00:43:59,667
But you're gonna
need to have some
extra skin taken off.
890
00:43:59,667 --> 00:44:00,767
Yeah.
891
00:44:00,767 --> 00:44:01,303
And that's gonna weigh
around 30 pounds.
892
00:44:01,303 --> 00:44:02,467
And that's gonna weigh
around 30 pounds.
893
00:44:02,467 --> 00:44:07,166
So until that is removed,
your goal is gonna be like
make it 220.
894
00:44:07,166 --> 00:44:08,400
All right.
895
00:44:08,467 --> 00:44:11,000
So what are some of your
other goals?
896
00:44:11,066 --> 00:44:13,667
I have a long term goal
right now.
897
00:44:13,667 --> 00:44:15,066
I have a two year plan.
898
00:44:15,066 --> 00:44:18,266
First year is a big focus
on health,
getting back into working,
899
00:44:18,266 --> 00:44:22,500
um, get a good career going,
save up some money.
900
00:44:22,567 --> 00:44:23,967
I have a couple.
901
00:44:23,967 --> 00:44:25,567
I don't know exactly
what I want to do yet.
902
00:44:25,567 --> 00:44:29,100
I still have, you know,
a few options,
but getting healthy right now
903
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:31,303
is the probably the biggest
focus for me because
I just I need,
904
00:44:31,303 --> 00:44:33,500
is the probably the biggest
focus for me because
I just I need,
905
00:44:33,567 --> 00:44:37,900
I need to know that, you know,
if I get into, into something,
a career or something
906
00:44:37,967 --> 00:44:40,100
that I enjoy,
that I'm not gonna
fall back and end up
907
00:44:40,166 --> 00:44:42,166
taking it all away
from myself again.
908
00:44:42,166 --> 00:44:45,367
Why it took you 36 years
to think about that?
909
00:44:45,367 --> 00:44:49,567
I've... I've done
a lot of like self-reflection
over probably
910
00:44:49,567 --> 00:44:52,367
the last half year
and it just kind of clicked.
911
00:44:52,367 --> 00:44:58,166
You know, I've barricaded
myself inside
of this emotional prison
912
00:44:58,166 --> 00:45:01,166
where I'm by myself,
so I'm lonely and bored.
913
00:45:01,166 --> 00:45:01,303
I eat when I'm bored
and I can't fix the boredom
because I don't do anything
914
00:45:01,303 --> 00:45:05,867
I eat when I'm bored
and I can't fix the boredom
because I don't do anything
915
00:45:05,867 --> 00:45:08,266
to interact with people.
916
00:45:08,266 --> 00:45:10,667
And I'm not afraid
of going outside.
917
00:45:10,667 --> 00:45:12,166
I'm not afraid
of talking to people.
918
00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:15,467
I just kind of put myself
in that position
and I don't want to be there
919
00:45:15,467 --> 00:45:17,066
anymore because
I wasn't always like that.
920
00:45:17,066 --> 00:45:23,200
It's a very positive outgoing
and do good kind of person
just went away.
921
00:45:23,266 --> 00:45:24,867
All right.
That's good.
922
00:45:24,867 --> 00:45:29,166
I'm glad you decided to change
your life and make it better.
923
00:45:29,166 --> 00:45:31,303
And we'll work with you
to help you do that.
924
00:45:31,303 --> 00:45:31,800
And we'll work with you
to help you do that.
925
00:45:31,867 --> 00:45:33,767
I'm gonna approve you
for weight loss surgery.
926
00:45:33,767 --> 00:45:34,967
Yes!
927
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:37,900
So the next step
will be I want you move
down to Houston.
928
00:45:37,967 --> 00:45:39,634
Okay.
929
00:45:39,634 --> 00:45:42,800
The drive you had to make
yourself a little bit long
to keep making that trip.
930
00:45:42,867 --> 00:45:45,967
I give you a couple of months
to lose another 30 pounds.
931
00:45:45,967 --> 00:45:50,100
And if you do both of those
things, we will move ahead
with surgery
932
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:54,667
and get you down
to your ideal body weight,
hopefully in a year or less.
933
00:45:54,667 --> 00:45:55,767
Yes!
934
00:45:55,767 --> 00:45:58,767
200 pounds, like, I've,
that, that would be crazy.
935
00:45:58,767 --> 00:46:01,303
You got all the ingredient
to make a good focus.
936
00:46:01,303 --> 00:46:01,567
You got all the ingredient
to make a good focus.
937
00:46:01,567 --> 00:46:06,600
You got your frame of mind
in the right place and goals
to help motivate you.
938
00:46:06,667 --> 00:46:10,100
So you're gonna succeed
with that just keep it up.
939
00:46:10,166 --> 00:46:12,800
So as soon as you move down
to Houston, let me know.
940
00:46:12,867 --> 00:46:15,567
I will be down here
as soon as I can pack
everything in the car.
941
00:46:15,567 --> 00:46:16,767
[laughs]
942
00:46:16,767 --> 00:46:18,133
All right.
943
00:46:18,133 --> 00:46:21,100
As soon as you do
and lose some weight,
we start the process
944
00:46:21,100 --> 00:46:26,200
and see if we can get you
ready for weight loss surgery,
so you can be able to maintain
945
00:46:26,266 --> 00:46:29,667
healthy weight
and be productive
and get back to your life
946
00:46:29,667 --> 00:46:31,303
and change it like
it should be.
947
00:46:31,303 --> 00:46:32,100
and change it like
it should be.
948
00:46:32,100 --> 00:46:33,200
All right?
949
00:46:33,266 --> 00:46:34,767
That's what I want.
Thank you.
950
00:46:34,767 --> 00:46:36,066
I'm super excited!
951
00:46:36,066 --> 00:46:37,266
-[laughs]
-All right.
952
00:46:37,266 --> 00:46:39,166
In the meantime,
if you need anything,
give me a call.
953
00:46:39,166 --> 00:46:40,667
Absolutely.
I will.
954
00:46:40,667 --> 00:46:43,567
All right.
Have a safe trip back home,
and I'll see you in Houston.
955
00:46:43,567 --> 00:46:44,700
All right.
956
00:46:55,667 --> 00:46:56,867
[beep] Hey, mom.
957
00:46:56,867 --> 00:46:58,200
It's, it's your son.
958
00:46:58,266 --> 00:47:01,200
Just wanted to call
and let you know
that I did get approved.
959
00:47:01,266 --> 00:47:01,303
I just have to move down
to Houston,
and everything is good to go.
960
00:47:01,303 --> 00:47:05,467
I just have to move down
to Houston,
and everything is good to go.
961
00:47:05,467 --> 00:47:06,667
Um.
962
00:47:06,700 --> 00:47:09,467
I gonna be heading back home,
here soon, so I'm gonna...
963
00:47:09,467 --> 00:47:11,600
I'll call you back
in a little bit
or call you back later.
964
00:47:11,667 --> 00:47:13,867
I love you!
965
00:47:13,867 --> 00:47:19,000
I am very happy to see
that Chris is starting out
with some good progress.
966
00:47:19,066 --> 00:47:24,200
He needs to lose a little bit
more to show me he's gonna
work harder and stick with it.
967
00:47:24,266 --> 00:47:27,266
But I'm proud of him
for setting goals for himself
968
00:47:27,266 --> 00:47:30,000
and working to start
achieving those.
969
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:31,303
He seems motivated
and as long as he sticks
with that we're gonna
970
00:47:31,303 --> 00:47:34,367
He seems motivated
and as long as he sticks
with that we're gonna
971
00:47:34,367 --> 00:47:37,000
move ahead with weight loss
surgery here soon.
972
00:47:56,700 --> 00:48:00,066
[Zoey] You should probably
take these plants.
973
00:48:00,066 --> 00:48:01,200
The plants?
974
00:48:01,266 --> 00:48:02,367
Yeah.
975
00:48:02,367 --> 00:48:03,700
Umm... take that.
976
00:48:03,767 --> 00:48:05,367
See the box
with the clothes in it.
977
00:48:05,367 --> 00:48:06,467
Uh-huh.
978
00:48:06,467 --> 00:48:08,367
Take that box,
the whole box or tote,
979
00:48:08,367 --> 00:48:10,500
out of the other tote
and then put them in that one.
980
00:48:10,567 --> 00:48:11,667
-Okay.
-This?
981
00:48:11,667 --> 00:48:12,800
And tell if you
can pick it up.
982
00:48:12,867 --> 00:48:15,028
You can throw that away.
983
00:48:15,028 --> 00:48:15,867
You can throw that away.
984
00:48:15,867 --> 00:48:17,166
Oh, okay.
985
00:48:17,166 --> 00:48:18,867
[Chris] You got it.
986
00:48:18,867 --> 00:48:23,166
Today I'm taking care
of my daughter
and her brother, Landon.
987
00:48:23,166 --> 00:48:27,266
It's taking a bit longer
to figure out my move
to Houston.
988
00:48:27,266 --> 00:48:30,667
There's just a lot of moving
parts and things to figure out
989
00:48:30,667 --> 00:48:33,667
that are taking time
for me and my mom.
990
00:48:33,667 --> 00:48:39,100
But I'm trying to get
everything done to make
the move as soon as I can.
991
00:48:39,100 --> 00:48:43,767
I've been packing up my place
in phases over the last month.
992
00:48:43,767 --> 00:48:45,028
[Chris] Zoey and Landon
have been helping me.
993
00:48:45,028 --> 00:48:46,100
[Chris] Zoey and Landon
have been helping me.
994
00:48:46,166 --> 00:48:48,567
I think they're just trying
to spend as much time
995
00:48:48,567 --> 00:48:52,400
with me as they can since
they know I'm leaving.
996
00:48:52,467 --> 00:48:55,900
My dad is gonna be moving
to Texas, so he can get
his surgery.
997
00:48:55,967 --> 00:48:59,767
I'm gonna miss him
while he's gone,
but it will all be worth it
998
00:48:59,767 --> 00:49:01,200
when he comes back.
999
00:49:01,266 --> 00:49:02,467
[Landon] Yeah.
1000
00:49:02,467 --> 00:49:05,000
Come on, strong man.
1001
00:49:05,066 --> 00:49:07,600
You can do it.
1002
00:49:07,667 --> 00:49:10,367
[Chris] I wish I didn't have
to leave them because
I don't want to go that
1003
00:49:10,367 --> 00:49:11,867
long without seeing them both.
1004
00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:19,266
But I know this is what I need
to do to be a better father
1005
00:49:19,266 --> 00:49:21,367
and to be there
for my daughter
1006
00:49:21,367 --> 00:49:24,400
and to be a better person
for Landon to look up to.
1007
00:49:24,467 --> 00:49:25,767
[Landon] Put this thing out.
1008
00:49:25,767 --> 00:49:27,000
Clean bowl.
Clean bowl.
1009
00:49:27,066 --> 00:49:29,967
[Chris] You know,
that stays in the wall.
1010
00:49:29,967 --> 00:49:31,800
This pan may not fit in here.
1011
00:49:34,467 --> 00:49:37,200
I'm gonna miss my stepdad
when he leaves.
1012
00:49:37,266 --> 00:49:41,867
I think the surgery is gonna
be really good for him
and I'm very excited
1013
00:49:41,867 --> 00:49:45,028
for when he gets this small.
1014
00:49:45,028 --> 00:49:45,367
for when he gets this small.
1015
00:49:45,367 --> 00:49:47,667
Oh, that's comfy.
1016
00:50:03,900 --> 00:50:05,367
Do you want to take
some stuff down?
1017
00:50:05,367 --> 00:50:06,567
[Laura] Yep.
He can do that.
1018
00:50:06,567 --> 00:50:08,100
Yeah.
You can just hand down to him.
1019
00:50:08,166 --> 00:50:10,900
-[Chris] And take...
-[Zoey] Dad?
1020
00:50:10,967 --> 00:50:12,500
[Chris] When you're done
come back up here.
1021
00:50:12,567 --> 00:50:14,467
[Landon] Okay.
1022
00:50:14,467 --> 00:50:15,028
-I think it was mine,
well I'm not sure.
-You want two things?
1023
00:50:15,028 --> 00:50:16,767
-I think it was mine,
well I'm not sure.
-You want two things?
1024
00:50:16,767 --> 00:50:18,100
-There you go.
-You good?
1025
00:50:18,100 --> 00:50:19,367
Yeah, he's got it.
1026
00:50:19,367 --> 00:50:20,567
-All right, Good.
-[Zoey] Dad.
1027
00:50:20,567 --> 00:50:23,767
I'm just gonna delegate tasks
for a minute while I rest.
1028
00:50:26,467 --> 00:50:28,166
[exhales] It's a little rough.
1029
00:50:28,166 --> 00:50:31,066
[Chris] It took my mom
a week longer,
but she finally made it down
1030
00:50:31,066 --> 00:50:32,500
here with my brother
last night.
1031
00:50:32,567 --> 00:50:35,200
So we're finishing
packing up all my stuff.
1032
00:50:35,266 --> 00:50:36,467
Four more things.
1033
00:50:36,467 --> 00:50:37,600
-Get a box.
-[Laura] Good.
1034
00:50:37,667 --> 00:50:38,967
Okay.
1035
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:42,200
All right.
1036
00:50:42,200 --> 00:50:44,266
We're gonna go put all those
stuff in the kitchen in it.
1037
00:50:44,266 --> 00:50:45,028
And then we're headed
to Houston
with all our stuff in tow.
1038
00:50:45,028 --> 00:50:47,166
And then we're headed
to Houston
with all our stuff in tow.
1039
00:50:47,166 --> 00:50:49,100
I'm excited, but tired.
1040
00:50:49,166 --> 00:50:51,667
I think I got almost the
whole bathroom in one box.
1041
00:50:51,667 --> 00:50:52,767
[Zoey] Nope.
1042
00:50:52,767 --> 00:50:54,400
[Chris] I'm trying
to hold it together,
1043
00:50:54,467 --> 00:50:57,300
'cause it's gonna be really
hard to say goodbye
to my daughter.
1044
00:50:57,367 --> 00:51:00,567
Zoey, go get the pillows
that are left in there.
1045
00:51:00,567 --> 00:51:02,266
-Oh, my...
-Yeah. The green pillows.
1046
00:51:02,266 --> 00:51:04,367
Yeah.
The brown pillow
and the blue pillow.
1047
00:51:04,367 --> 00:51:05,467
[Zoey] Okay.
1048
00:51:05,467 --> 00:51:07,367
[Chris] And you can take
those down.
Move it!
1049
00:51:07,367 --> 00:51:09,100
[Zoey] Move it!
1050
00:51:11,367 --> 00:51:13,100
You can bring
the microwave out here.
1051
00:51:13,100 --> 00:51:14,967
Put some strength
into it, man.
1052
00:51:14,967 --> 00:51:15,028
Yeah!
1053
00:51:15,028 --> 00:51:16,266
Yeah!
1054
00:51:16,266 --> 00:51:18,567
[Rob] You're gonna have
to start putting stuff
up there.
1055
00:51:25,467 --> 00:51:28,100
[Chris] I'll look around
at all this stuff
I can't believe
1056
00:51:28,166 --> 00:51:30,266
that I'm actually
doing this.
1057
00:51:30,266 --> 00:51:32,500
[Laura] Awesome!
1058
00:51:32,567 --> 00:51:33,667
[Chis] Yeah.
1059
00:51:33,667 --> 00:51:36,000
Everything's in the truck.
1060
00:51:36,066 --> 00:51:37,700
And we're doing
this together for me.
1061
00:51:37,767 --> 00:51:40,567
I know that it has to be done,
but it's a lot.
1062
00:51:40,567 --> 00:51:41,767
[Laura] Good job, kiddo.
1063
00:51:41,767 --> 00:51:43,367
It should be the last
step right here.
1064
00:51:43,367 --> 00:51:44,867
That's it.
1065
00:51:44,867 --> 00:51:45,028
It's done.
1066
00:51:45,028 --> 00:51:46,000
It's done.
1067
00:51:49,100 --> 00:51:50,867
And the lock outsmart the mom.
1068
00:51:50,867 --> 00:51:52,000
[Laura] Oh, shut up.
1069
00:51:52,066 --> 00:51:53,166
[chuckles]
1070
00:51:53,166 --> 00:51:54,500
[Laura] It didn't outsmart ...
1071
00:51:54,500 --> 00:51:56,567
[Chris] Where are you going?
Get back over here.
All right.
1072
00:51:56,567 --> 00:51:58,500
This is your first
refrigerator thing
when we get there?
1073
00:51:58,567 --> 00:51:59,667
-Okay.
-Yep.
1074
00:51:59,667 --> 00:52:01,266
Landon told me to take
it if that's the case.
1075
00:52:01,266 --> 00:52:02,400
Now give me a hug,
you guys.
1076
00:52:02,467 --> 00:52:03,867
Yes, I want my hugs.
1077
00:52:03,867 --> 00:52:05,367
Okay, then I'll take
a hug this way.
1078
00:52:05,367 --> 00:52:06,867
[laughs]
1079
00:52:06,867 --> 00:52:08,000
Have a safe journey.
1080
00:52:08,066 --> 00:52:09,400
-Oh, definitely.
-[Zoey] I love you dad.
1081
00:52:09,467 --> 00:52:12,367
-[Chris] Don't cry.
-Oh, baby doll.
1082
00:52:12,367 --> 00:52:14,266
You're gonna get to talk
to him all the time.
1083
00:52:14,266 --> 00:52:15,028
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1084
00:52:15,028 --> 00:52:16,000
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
1085
00:52:16,066 --> 00:52:18,567
[Laura] Oh, sweety.
1086
00:52:18,567 --> 00:52:19,800
Oh, we can talk.
1087
00:52:19,867 --> 00:52:21,367
When I start driving,
I'll call you.
1088
00:52:21,367 --> 00:52:22,467
Okay?
1089
00:52:22,467 --> 00:52:24,200
Then we can talk
the whole way.
1090
00:52:24,266 --> 00:52:26,567
Yeah.
1091
00:52:26,567 --> 00:52:27,900
All right.
1092
00:52:27,967 --> 00:52:30,066
Can you give grandma a hug?
1093
00:52:30,066 --> 00:52:31,367
Yeah.
You gotta give me a hug, too.
1094
00:52:31,367 --> 00:52:33,700
I got to have hugs too.
1095
00:52:33,767 --> 00:52:36,100
And I'll talk to you
every day, too, okay?
1096
00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:37,800
Okay.
My love.
1097
00:52:37,867 --> 00:52:39,367
You guys both be good, okay?
1098
00:52:39,367 --> 00:52:40,467
-Okay.
-[Landon] Okay.
1099
00:52:40,467 --> 00:52:41,800
Okay, you sit down.
1100
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,028
Be nice to your brother?
1101
00:52:45,028 --> 00:52:45,467
Be nice to your brother?
1102
00:52:45,467 --> 00:52:47,300
-Okay.
-Be nice to your brother.
1103
00:52:47,367 --> 00:52:49,066
-I love you.
-[Chris] Love you.
1104
00:52:49,066 --> 00:52:50,100
[Laura] Oh, we're ready to go?
1105
00:52:50,166 --> 00:52:51,367
-[Chris] Nope.
-Okay.
1106
00:52:51,367 --> 00:52:53,367
I left the keys in the car.
1107
00:52:53,367 --> 00:52:54,800
Good thing I ain't going
far without 'em.
1108
00:52:54,867 --> 00:52:55,900
All right.
1109
00:52:55,967 --> 00:52:57,300
And then you two are gonna
get in there.
1110
00:52:57,367 --> 00:52:58,600
Yeah, I'm gonna follow you.
1111
00:52:58,667 --> 00:52:59,700
Yeah.
1112
00:52:59,767 --> 00:53:01,200
-That's what I gonna do.
-You get in there.
1113
00:53:01,266 --> 00:53:02,700
You get in there.
I'm gonna get in the car.
1114
00:53:02,767 --> 00:53:04,066
[Laura] All righty,
I'm in here.
1115
00:53:04,066 --> 00:53:05,200
I didn't know...
1116
00:53:05,266 --> 00:53:06,400
Tommy,
you go with Christopher.
1117
00:53:06,467 --> 00:53:09,300
You go
with your brother.
1118
00:53:09,367 --> 00:53:10,467
Yeah.
1119
00:53:10,467 --> 00:53:12,000
I get to ride with the cat.
Yeah.
1120
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:15,000
Okay.
1121
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:15,028
Let's get out of here.
1122
00:53:15,028 --> 00:53:16,400
Let's get out of here.
1123
00:53:27,400 --> 00:53:31,467
[Chris] What do you think
he's gonna say, the doctor?
1124
00:53:31,467 --> 00:53:35,400
[Laura] I think he's gonna
tell you when you're gonna
have your surgery.
1125
00:53:35,467 --> 00:53:36,867
We're almost there.
1126
00:53:36,867 --> 00:53:39,567
[Chris] Oh, good.
1127
00:53:39,567 --> 00:53:41,200
Whoo!
1128
00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:44,200
[Chris] Me and my mom
and my brother headed
back to see Dr. Now.
1129
00:53:44,266 --> 00:53:49,600
We've been here for about
two weeks, and then moving
down here was exhausting.
1130
00:53:49,667 --> 00:53:50,906
All right, so we're pulling up
from way over here.
1131
00:53:50,906 --> 00:53:53,066
All right, so we're pulling up
from way over here.
1132
00:53:53,066 --> 00:53:54,567
I'm glad to have it over with.
1133
00:53:54,567 --> 00:53:58,100
And since then, I've just been
focusing on losing weight.
1134
00:53:58,100 --> 00:54:01,300
Dr. Now knows we moved
here to Houston,
and he wanted me to come
1135
00:54:01,367 --> 00:54:04,166
in to see him, to make sure
I'm staying on track.
1136
00:54:06,367 --> 00:54:08,266
Don't forget anything.
1137
00:54:08,266 --> 00:54:09,767
-[Laura] Yeah.
-[Chris] Guys.
1138
00:54:09,767 --> 00:54:11,100
[Laura] Don't forget anything.
1139
00:54:11,100 --> 00:54:12,900
[laughs]
1140
00:54:12,967 --> 00:54:16,200
Don't forget your brains.
1141
00:54:16,266 --> 00:54:18,567
[laughs] Okay.
1142
00:54:18,567 --> 00:54:20,600
Eddie, Freddy's.
1143
00:54:20,667 --> 00:54:20,906
[Chris] And I'm kind of
excited because
the fact that I'm down
1144
00:54:20,906 --> 00:54:23,667
[Chris] And I'm kind of
excited because
the fact that I'm down
1145
00:54:23,667 --> 00:54:26,066
here is a big hurdle
that I got over already.
1146
00:54:26,066 --> 00:54:29,900
So I'm expecting Dr. Now
will tell me when I'm going
in for surgery,
1147
00:54:29,967 --> 00:54:32,800
because I know I'm doing
everything I need to do.
1148
00:54:36,266 --> 00:54:37,967
[Laura] Yeah.
1149
00:54:37,967 --> 00:54:39,467
And we're here.
1150
00:54:45,100 --> 00:54:47,166
Chris.
1151
00:54:47,166 --> 00:54:50,166
-Come on.
-...Come on.
1152
00:54:50,166 --> 00:54:50,906
[Laura] The fun stuff.
1153
00:54:50,906 --> 00:54:51,200
[Laura] The fun stuff.
1154
00:54:51,266 --> 00:54:52,300
How you doing?
1155
00:54:52,367 --> 00:54:53,467
[woman] I'm fine.
How are you?
1156
00:54:53,467 --> 00:54:54,967
-[Chris] Doing good.
-[woman] Good.
1157
00:54:54,967 --> 00:54:59,000
In my last appointment,
I was 566.
1158
00:54:59,066 --> 00:55:03,767
Dr. Now told me I need to lose
another 30 pounds by today.
1159
00:55:03,767 --> 00:55:05,800
[Laura] It's just.
1160
00:55:05,867 --> 00:55:08,700
[woman] Just let it zero out
and then we'll get
on the scale.
1161
00:55:08,767 --> 00:55:12,700
Okay.
You can step up on the scale.
1162
00:55:12,767 --> 00:55:15,800
[Chris] So it means
I need to be down to 536,
1163
00:55:15,867 --> 00:55:18,166
and I feel really
confident I did that.
1164
00:55:25,400 --> 00:55:27,467
Your weight is 525.
1165
00:55:27,467 --> 00:55:28,667
All right.
That's my thought.
1166
00:55:28,667 --> 00:55:30,100
Awesome!
1167
00:55:30,166 --> 00:55:32,166
We're gonna be going
to room five.
1168
00:55:32,166 --> 00:55:35,367
Okay.
Come on, Tommy.
1169
00:55:35,367 --> 00:55:36,467
Hopefully, he'll.
1170
00:55:38,900 --> 00:55:40,367
[Chris] I'm happy with that.
1171
00:55:40,367 --> 00:55:43,567
That's even better than
what I was supposed to do.
1172
00:55:43,567 --> 00:55:46,700
I'm excited to see what
Dr. Now has to say about that.
1173
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:50,906
And I'm really hoping
that that means
that I can get on the schedule
1174
00:55:50,906 --> 00:55:54,100
And I'm really hoping
that that means
that I can get on the schedule
1175
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:55,667
for surgery here very soon.
1176
00:55:55,667 --> 00:55:57,000
Try to steal my seat, man.
1177
00:55:57,066 --> 00:56:00,266
Well, can we stay?
1178
00:56:00,266 --> 00:56:01,567
He'll be in soon.
1179
00:56:01,567 --> 00:56:02,900
Hmm.
1180
00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:08,066
[knock on door]
1181
00:56:08,066 --> 00:56:10,166
[door opens]
1182
00:56:10,166 --> 00:56:11,767
Hello.
How y'all doing?
1183
00:56:11,767 --> 00:56:12,900
-[Chris] Hello.
-Pretty good.
1184
00:56:12,967 --> 00:56:15,467
-How you doing?
-Good.
1185
00:56:15,467 --> 00:56:17,166
How is everything going?
1186
00:56:17,166 --> 00:56:19,066
Good.
Really good, actually.
1187
00:56:19,066 --> 00:56:20,467
How was your move?
1188
00:56:20,467 --> 00:56:20,906
Was rough.
1189
00:56:20,906 --> 00:56:21,767
Was rough.
1190
00:56:21,767 --> 00:56:23,867
-[Laura] Tiring.
-Very tiring.
1191
00:56:23,867 --> 00:56:27,767
Worn me out kind of
hit a limit myself
1192
00:56:27,767 --> 00:56:29,266
with all the packing
and moving.
1193
00:56:29,266 --> 00:56:31,000
Well, welcome to Houston.
1194
00:56:31,066 --> 00:56:34,367
It looked like you brought
a lot of people
down here with you.
1195
00:56:34,367 --> 00:56:37,000
Yeah, I brought my mom
and my brother, Tommy.
1196
00:56:37,066 --> 00:56:38,266
All right.
1197
00:56:38,266 --> 00:56:39,500
And I'm glad to see everyone.
1198
00:56:39,567 --> 00:56:42,166
And I'm glad that you moved
down to Houston.
1199
00:56:42,166 --> 00:56:45,000
I'm also very glad
about your progress.
1200
00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:48,900
You lost 41 pounds this time,
so you're down to 525?
1201
00:56:48,967 --> 00:56:50,166
Yes.
1202
00:56:50,166 --> 00:56:50,906
You almost about
the 100 pound weight loss.
1203
00:56:50,906 --> 00:56:51,867
You almost about
the 100 pound weight loss.
1204
00:56:51,867 --> 00:56:53,367
Yeah.
Five pounds off of it.
1205
00:56:53,367 --> 00:56:55,033
It feels good.
1206
00:56:55,033 --> 00:56:59,300
So, I'm gonna set you
up to have some tests done,
make sure everything's okay
1207
00:56:59,367 --> 00:57:01,967
and see if we can get
you ready
for weight loss surgery.
1208
00:57:01,967 --> 00:57:03,433
-[Chris] Absolutely!
-[Laura] Awesome.
1209
00:57:03,467 --> 00:57:06,266
[Nowzaradan] So as long as you
put into work,
we'll help you do that.
1210
00:57:06,266 --> 00:57:07,800
-[Chris] Okay.
-Okay.
1211
00:57:07,867 --> 00:57:09,867
Are you all supporting
him doing this?
1212
00:57:09,867 --> 00:57:11,000
Yeah.
1213
00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:12,600
This is gonna
be a family affair.
1214
00:57:12,667 --> 00:57:15,467
I mean, we all could
use to lose
a little bit of weight.
1215
00:57:15,467 --> 00:57:19,266
So he's the one that knows
the diet and what he's allowed
to eat, not eat.
1216
00:57:19,266 --> 00:57:20,906
So he's gonna be the cook,
and we're just gonna
follow suit with him.
1217
00:57:20,906 --> 00:57:22,000
So he's gonna be the cook,
and we're just gonna
follow suit with him.
1218
00:57:22,066 --> 00:57:23,600
Well, that's good.
1219
00:57:23,667 --> 00:57:25,000
How much weight you lost?
1220
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:27,300
I haven't lost it yet.
1221
00:57:27,367 --> 00:57:30,166
But when I come
back next month with him,
I hope to have lost weight.
1222
00:57:30,166 --> 00:57:31,700
They just started
two days ago.
1223
00:57:31,767 --> 00:57:33,200
-[Laura] Yeah.
-Two days ago?
1224
00:57:33,266 --> 00:57:34,500
-[Chris] Yeah.
-[Laura] Yeah.
1225
00:57:34,567 --> 00:57:36,000
Did you check your weight
when you come in?
1226
00:57:36,066 --> 00:57:37,667
No, I didn't.
But I'm going to about
the way out.
1227
00:57:37,667 --> 00:57:39,266
-[Chris] You can do
that on the way out.
-Yeah.
1228
00:57:39,266 --> 00:57:41,166
I will check mine on the way
out and see what it shows.
1229
00:57:41,166 --> 00:57:43,000
Check your weight
and let's keep track of that.
1230
00:57:43,000 --> 00:57:44,367
-I will definitely.
-[Chris] All right.
1231
00:57:44,367 --> 00:57:45,867
We're gonna check yours too.
1232
00:57:45,867 --> 00:57:47,867
-Accountability.
-[laughs] Yes, I do.
1233
00:57:47,867 --> 00:57:49,233
I want the accountability too.
1234
00:57:49,266 --> 00:57:50,906
-I think that's...
We're gonna do.
-You check your weight too?
1235
00:57:50,906 --> 00:57:51,000
-I think that's...
We're gonna do.
-You check your weight too?
1236
00:57:51,066 --> 00:57:52,166
-Yeah.
-All right.
1237
00:57:52,166 --> 00:57:53,800
So I'm glad
everybody's getting healthy.
1238
00:57:53,867 --> 00:57:56,166
So stick to it
and keep working hard.
1239
00:57:56,166 --> 00:57:59,000
And Chris I'll set you up
for doing some tests.
1240
00:57:59,000 --> 00:58:00,166
Okay.
1241
00:58:00,166 --> 00:58:02,567
And I'll see you next month
and in the meantime,
1242
00:58:02,567 --> 00:58:03,867
if you need anything,
let me know.
1243
00:58:03,867 --> 00:58:05,066
[Chris] Absolutely.
1244
00:58:05,066 --> 00:58:06,166
-Okay.
-All right.
1245
00:58:06,166 --> 00:58:07,200
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
1246
00:58:07,266 --> 00:58:08,400
All right.
Y'all take care.
1247
00:58:13,567 --> 00:58:15,000
I am very happy.
1248
00:58:15,000 --> 00:58:17,567
I'm proud to see
Chris is doing so well.
1249
00:58:17,567 --> 00:58:20,906
So far, he has been completely
committed to make
the life changes he needs,
1250
00:58:20,906 --> 00:58:22,200
So far, he has been completely
committed to make
the life changes he needs,
1251
00:58:22,266 --> 00:58:25,166
and it looked like his family
has been supportive
1252
00:58:25,166 --> 00:58:28,300
and doing all they can to
encourage and helping.
1253
00:58:28,367 --> 00:58:31,567
So I am very encouraged
by him and his family
1254
00:58:31,567 --> 00:58:33,567
and in all of his tests
look good.
1255
00:58:33,567 --> 00:58:38,100
Then next month,
we will move ahead
with his weight loss surgery.
1256
00:58:38,166 --> 00:58:39,567
Hey, can we weigh ourselves?
1257
00:58:39,567 --> 00:58:41,200
-[woman] Sure.
-Awesome.
1258
00:58:41,266 --> 00:58:42,600
I want to know.
1259
00:58:42,667 --> 00:58:45,166
Without the purse though?
1260
00:58:45,166 --> 00:58:46,900
[laughs] Nothing else
on me, okay.
1261
00:58:46,967 --> 00:58:48,767
We had to wait...
Over here Tommy.
1262
00:58:48,767 --> 00:58:49,967
Want to,
want to be able to see.
1263
00:58:49,967 --> 00:58:50,906
-You get to go next.
-Just stand over here.
1264
00:58:50,906 --> 00:58:51,467
-You get to go next.
-Just stand over here.
1265
00:58:51,467 --> 00:58:52,900
You got to wait
for it to zero.
Yeah.
1266
00:58:52,967 --> 00:58:54,767
I looked over and there
was no lights on.
1267
00:58:54,767 --> 00:58:55,800
[woman] Yeah.
1268
00:58:55,867 --> 00:58:57,000
-You can step up on it...
-Okay.
1269
00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:58,667
I'm afraid to find out
what this says.
1270
00:59:04,367 --> 00:59:07,266
[woman] You're 225.
1271
00:59:07,266 --> 00:59:08,400
Yeah.
1272
00:59:08,467 --> 00:59:09,767
We definitely got to lose
some weight.
1273
00:59:09,767 --> 00:59:11,000
Okay.
1274
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:12,967
You get to be next.
1275
00:59:12,967 --> 00:59:15,166
[Laura] Oh, God!
1276
00:59:15,166 --> 00:59:17,467
There you go.
1277
00:59:17,467 --> 00:59:18,600
[Chris] Face over here.
1278
00:59:23,967 --> 00:59:25,767
[woman] Your weight is 243.
1279
00:59:25,767 --> 00:59:27,767
[Chris] Huh, you said
you were, like, so much more,
1280
00:59:27,767 --> 00:59:28,900
you know, he's doing well.
1281
00:59:28,967 --> 00:59:30,367
You're not used
to it as much as we talk.
1282
00:59:30,367 --> 00:59:31,867
-You're doing good.
-Let's go.
1283
00:59:31,867 --> 00:59:33,266
Yeah, let's go.
1284
00:59:36,667 --> 00:59:38,600
[Chris] I'm super excited
to be on the schedule
1285
00:59:38,667 --> 00:59:41,066
for weight loss surgery
and to be able to get
1286
00:59:41,066 --> 00:59:43,367
that soon and feels really
good.
1287
00:59:43,367 --> 00:59:45,467
And I know that's gonna
help me lose
1288
00:59:45,467 --> 00:59:49,000
even more weight and stay
on track for the long term.
1289
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:50,906
I'm hoping
that my determination
1290
00:59:50,906 --> 00:59:51,066
I'm hoping
that my determination
1291
00:59:51,066 --> 00:59:52,900
keeps rubbing off
on my family,
1292
00:59:52,967 --> 00:59:56,100
so they can all get help
together too.
1293
00:59:56,100 --> 00:59:58,100
I can barely wait until next
month.
1294
00:59:58,100 --> 01:00:00,900
I'm gonna stay the course
and do what I have to.
1295
01:00:08,400 --> 01:00:09,700
[Chris] No, it's like a boiler
room.
1296
01:00:09,767 --> 01:00:10,767
[Laura] Yeah.
1297
01:00:10,767 --> 01:00:12,266
[Chris] Nice.
1298
01:00:19,300 --> 01:00:20,906
You ready for a walk?
1299
01:00:20,906 --> 01:00:21,967
You ready for a walk?
1300
01:00:21,967 --> 01:00:23,567
Aren't I out here?
1301
01:00:23,567 --> 01:00:25,266
-I don't know.
-Are you ready?
1302
01:00:25,266 --> 01:00:26,667
Aren't I out here?
1303
01:00:26,667 --> 01:00:28,667
You might be out here,
but are you ready?
1304
01:00:30,767 --> 01:00:33,367
[Chris] Well, I was supposed
to have my surgery last week.
1305
01:00:33,367 --> 01:00:35,967
They ran all the tests
and everything looks good,
1306
01:00:35,967 --> 01:00:38,100
and I was excited about it.
1307
01:00:38,166 --> 01:00:41,567
But as the day got closer,
I started to realize that,
1308
01:00:41,567 --> 01:00:45,000
it's getting easier
and easier to keep losing
weight on my own.
1309
01:00:48,667 --> 01:00:50,906
So I started to think, I might
not need weight loss surgery
1310
01:00:50,906 --> 01:00:51,467
So I started to think, I might
not need weight loss surgery
1311
01:00:51,467 --> 01:00:54,867
to do this or maybe
I was getting it too soon.
1312
01:00:54,867 --> 01:00:56,467
And so right before
the surgery,
1313
01:00:56,467 --> 01:00:57,767
I got to where I decided,
1314
01:00:57,767 --> 01:00:59,800
I didn't want to move
ahead with it.
1315
01:00:59,867 --> 01:01:02,000
I called and told
Dr. Nowzaradan...
1316
01:01:02,000 --> 01:01:04,667
[Chris] I will see
if we can sit up here.
1317
01:01:04,667 --> 01:01:06,266
[Laura] Works for me.
1318
01:01:06,266 --> 01:01:08,266
[Chris] He didn't think
it was a good idea.
1319
01:01:08,266 --> 01:01:11,066
He warned me that if I stop
making progress,
1320
01:01:11,066 --> 01:01:13,967
that weight loss surgery would
be off the table.
1321
01:01:13,967 --> 01:01:17,166
But he told me, as long as
I was losing that I had time
1322
01:01:17,166 --> 01:01:19,166
to wrestle with the decision.
1323
01:01:19,166 --> 01:01:20,906
You should give Mom some.
1324
01:01:20,906 --> 01:01:21,367
You should give Mom some.
1325
01:01:21,367 --> 01:01:22,667
-You no need it.
-Yeah.
1326
01:01:22,667 --> 01:01:23,700
Why?
1327
01:01:23,767 --> 01:01:26,767
Because you look dehydrated.
1328
01:01:26,767 --> 01:01:28,600
-[Laura] Are you ready?
-Yeah.
1329
01:01:28,667 --> 01:01:30,500
-We're up.
-All right.
1330
01:01:30,600 --> 01:01:32,266
-Guess, I have a goal.
-Okay.
1331
01:01:32,266 --> 01:01:34,667
[Chris] I have a goal to lose
another 50 pounds
1332
01:01:34,667 --> 01:01:36,367
by the end of next month.
1333
01:01:36,367 --> 01:01:39,667
So I'm working hard to do
that and my family
1334
01:01:39,667 --> 01:01:41,867
is working hard to lose
weight, too.
1335
01:01:41,867 --> 01:01:45,100
What do you think the weight
limit on the bridge is?
1336
01:01:45,166 --> 01:01:47,600
Let's find out.
1337
01:01:47,667 --> 01:01:49,166
[Chris] You know,
me and my whole family
1338
01:01:49,166 --> 01:01:50,906
are eating better and working
out every day.
1339
01:01:50,906 --> 01:01:52,266
are eating better and working
out every day.
1340
01:01:52,266 --> 01:01:54,867
We're taking walks together
every other day
1341
01:01:54,867 --> 01:01:57,367
and getting out in the world
and being active.
1342
01:01:57,367 --> 01:01:58,867
And the thought of having
to stop
1343
01:01:58,867 --> 01:02:01,266
all of this for a month
or so to have surgery.
1344
01:02:01,266 --> 01:02:03,266
Just feels
like it's not the right move
1345
01:02:03,266 --> 01:02:05,567
for me right now.
1346
01:02:05,567 --> 01:02:08,967
So, I know, I can keep going
like I have been without
1347
01:02:08,967 --> 01:02:10,800
anything like surgery
right now.
1348
01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:14,600
[Chris]
To the air conditioner.
1349
01:02:30,767 --> 01:02:32,200
Mr. Chris.
1350
01:02:32,266 --> 01:02:33,266
Let's go.
1351
01:02:33,300 --> 01:02:35,100
[Chris] We're back
at Dr. Now's to see
1352
01:02:35,166 --> 01:02:36,600
if I'm still making
the progress
1353
01:02:36,600 --> 01:02:39,367
with my weight loss
even though I didn't get
the surgery.
1354
01:02:39,367 --> 01:02:41,100
-Good morning.
-[Laura] Good morning.
1355
01:02:41,100 --> 01:02:42,667
[Chris] Me and my brother,
and my Mom
1356
01:02:42,667 --> 01:02:44,567
have been working hard
to lose weight.
1357
01:02:44,567 --> 01:02:46,166
So I'm confident
that I've been doing
1358
01:02:46,166 --> 01:02:48,867
a good job and that
we've all lost weight.
1359
01:02:48,867 --> 01:02:50,266
See, I'm gonna stand.
1360
01:02:50,266 --> 01:02:50,903
We're gonna see
if we get an update.
1361
01:02:50,903 --> 01:02:52,667
We're gonna see
if we get an update.
1362
01:02:52,667 --> 01:02:54,000
Okay.
1363
01:02:54,066 --> 01:02:55,367
We're gonna get
on the scale,
1364
01:02:55,367 --> 01:02:56,767
I need to zero it out.
1365
01:02:58,867 --> 01:03:01,867
Okay, you want to step
on the scale?
1366
01:03:01,867 --> 01:03:03,200
I do.
1367
01:03:18,166 --> 01:03:19,266
Oh, man.
1368
01:03:19,266 --> 01:03:20,467
[Laura] Awesome.
1369
01:03:20,467 --> 01:03:20,903
Now you can step up here.
1370
01:03:20,903 --> 01:03:22,066
Now you can step up here.
1371
01:03:26,266 --> 01:03:28,767
Your weight is 218.
1372
01:03:28,767 --> 01:03:29,867
[Laura] Okay.
1373
01:03:29,867 --> 01:03:31,667
-[Laura] Next.
-[Chris] Tommy's turn.
1374
01:03:39,100 --> 01:03:40,667
237.
1375
01:03:40,667 --> 01:03:42,000
[Laura] You got better.
1376
01:03:42,066 --> 01:03:43,500
[Chris] What we started...
we started.
1377
01:03:43,567 --> 01:03:47,266
-Oh, he started initially
at 245 and I started 225 so.
-Okay.
1378
01:03:47,266 --> 01:03:49,500
We're gonna be going
to room five.
1379
01:03:49,567 --> 01:03:50,903
-Five.
-Okay.
1380
01:03:50,903 --> 01:03:52,266
-Five.
-Okay.
1381
01:03:52,266 --> 01:03:54,767
[Chris] See, I'm just really
happy about that.
1382
01:03:54,767 --> 01:03:57,467
We're all doing so well.
1383
01:03:57,467 --> 01:04:01,266
It's a good feeling to feel
proud of my family like this.
1384
01:04:01,266 --> 01:04:04,367
I think Dr. Now
is gonna be happy
with us, too.
1385
01:04:11,166 --> 01:04:12,967
Have a seat.
1386
01:04:15,567 --> 01:04:17,467
[Chris] I will close the door.
1387
01:04:17,467 --> 01:04:18,767
Yes.
1388
01:04:26,600 --> 01:04:27,867
I'm sliding.
1389
01:04:27,867 --> 01:04:30,767
I don't know why this seat
slides?
1390
01:04:30,767 --> 01:04:32,266
[knock on the door]
1391
01:04:34,867 --> 01:04:36,200
Hello.
Hey, how are doing?
1392
01:04:36,266 --> 01:04:37,700
-[Chris] Hello.
-[Laura] Hello.
1393
01:04:40,066 --> 01:04:42,367
All right.
How's everything going?
1394
01:04:42,367 --> 01:04:44,166
Good.
Doing good.
1395
01:04:44,166 --> 01:04:47,867
This year, you're down
to 481 pounds, you know?
1396
01:04:47,867 --> 01:04:49,800
Yeah, I was hoping
I'd be a little lower.
1397
01:04:49,867 --> 01:04:50,903
Well, losing 44 pounds in two
months is not bad
1398
01:04:50,903 --> 01:04:53,367
Well, losing 44 pounds in two
months is not bad
1399
01:04:53,367 --> 01:04:54,500
at this point.
1400
01:04:54,567 --> 01:04:57,567
-So far, you have lost
139 pounds, huh?
-Yeah.
1401
01:04:57,567 --> 01:05:00,166
[Nowzaradan] All right.
And whole family's losing,
too.
1402
01:05:00,166 --> 01:05:01,200
So, that's great.
1403
01:05:01,266 --> 01:05:03,567
So, how is everybody in family
doing?
1404
01:05:03,567 --> 01:05:04,867
-Good.
-[Laura] We're doing good.
1405
01:05:04,867 --> 01:05:06,667
These two stick with me,
they do everything.
1406
01:05:06,667 --> 01:05:09,767
We go for every walk,
every... every push.
1407
01:05:09,767 --> 01:05:11,867
Every time I push, they push.
1408
01:05:11,867 --> 01:05:14,367
I mean, it's... it's great.
1409
01:05:14,367 --> 01:05:15,667
[Laura] It's a family affair.
1410
01:05:15,667 --> 01:05:18,300
-We're all gonna lose
weight.
-Yeah.
1411
01:05:18,367 --> 01:05:20,667
So you only needed
to move down to Houston
1412
01:05:20,667 --> 01:05:20,903
to start losing weight?
1413
01:05:20,903 --> 01:05:22,066
to start losing weight?
1414
01:05:22,066 --> 01:05:24,100
Well, it's all of it,
I mean...
1415
01:05:24,100 --> 01:05:28,100
No, it makes... It does,
it actually helps we help
support each other.
1416
01:05:28,166 --> 01:05:31,567
And... and for me, I've always
been one of those...
1417
01:05:31,567 --> 01:05:34,266
I have no problem with going
for walks or anything
1418
01:05:34,266 --> 01:05:36,867
like that, except I hate
to do it by myself.
1419
01:05:36,867 --> 01:05:38,700
And now that we're here,
he'll say,
1420
01:05:38,767 --> 01:05:41,066
"Ready to go for a walk?"
And I'm like, "Yep, let's go."
1421
01:05:41,066 --> 01:05:43,467
[Chris] We took a big chance
coming down here financially,
1422
01:05:43,467 --> 01:05:47,467
it was the stupidest move
we've ever made, but honestly,
1423
01:05:47,467 --> 01:05:50,266
it was probably the best move
we could have all made ever.
1424
01:05:50,266 --> 01:05:50,903
Okay, well, that's good
you have been sticking
1425
01:05:50,903 --> 01:05:53,667
Okay, well, that's good
you have been sticking
1426
01:05:53,667 --> 01:05:55,100
with diet and losing weight.
1427
01:05:55,166 --> 01:05:57,200
But the question is, how long
are you gonna be
1428
01:05:57,266 --> 01:05:59,400
able to maintain
that on your own?
1429
01:05:59,467 --> 01:06:01,767
As long as you do,
I don't have any problem
1430
01:06:01,767 --> 01:06:03,767
for you, keep doing
what you're doing.
1431
01:06:03,767 --> 01:06:06,967
But I thought the only reason
you wouldn't do my program
1432
01:06:06,967 --> 01:06:09,767
was that you needed
to like weight loss surgery.
1433
01:06:09,767 --> 01:06:12,467
Yes, so, initially I came...
my whole goal
1434
01:06:12,467 --> 01:06:14,166
when I started
this was to come out here
1435
01:06:14,166 --> 01:06:18,667
and to get the tools
I needed to lose weight.
1436
01:06:18,667 --> 01:06:20,903
I thought that surgery
was the only thing
1437
01:06:20,903 --> 01:06:21,166
I thought that surgery
was the only thing
1438
01:06:21,166 --> 01:06:22,400
that was gonna help
me do this.
1439
01:06:22,467 --> 01:06:24,600
You know, my mindset,
that... that was it.
1440
01:06:24,667 --> 01:06:27,367
You know, surgery
was the tool that I needed.
1441
01:06:27,367 --> 01:06:29,467
Well, once I came
out here and I started
1442
01:06:29,467 --> 01:06:31,266
going through this process,
you know,
1443
01:06:31,266 --> 01:06:34,000
you provided me with tools
pre-surgery,
1444
01:06:34,066 --> 01:06:35,867
you know, these are the things
you need to do.
1445
01:06:35,867 --> 01:06:37,266
I went over the book.
1446
01:06:37,266 --> 01:06:38,800
I started applying
these techniques.
1447
01:06:38,867 --> 01:06:42,000
I started applying the eating
habits, the exercise.
1448
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:45,066
And I continued with that day
after day after day
1449
01:06:45,066 --> 01:06:48,200
and then we moved out here,
1450
01:06:48,266 --> 01:06:50,100
and I was ready for surgery.
1451
01:06:50,166 --> 01:06:50,903
But then I realized,
I was doing
1452
01:06:50,903 --> 01:06:51,600
But then I realized,
I was doing
1453
01:06:51,667 --> 01:06:53,066
this and it's getting easier.
1454
01:06:53,066 --> 01:06:56,066
And I'm like, "Oh, I'm losing
this weight."
1455
01:06:56,066 --> 01:06:59,967
I've overcome a lot
and I didn't relapse
1456
01:06:59,967 --> 01:07:02,667
where I've always relapsed
in the past.
1457
01:07:02,667 --> 01:07:07,467
And I don't feel at this point
that I need to go
1458
01:07:07,467 --> 01:07:12,300
through getting a surgery
when I'm... I'm absolutely
1459
01:07:12,367 --> 01:07:13,800
confident that I can do
this now.
1460
01:07:13,867 --> 01:07:16,567
Well, that's good and I think
that's great.
1461
01:07:16,567 --> 01:07:20,600
But in the long term,
that may be not feasible
1462
01:07:20,667 --> 01:07:20,903
to do that to the rest
of your life
1463
01:07:20,903 --> 01:07:22,767
to do that to the rest
of your life
1464
01:07:22,767 --> 01:07:24,300
without the surgery.
1465
01:07:24,367 --> 01:07:26,467
And that was the surgery
is a tool
1466
01:07:26,467 --> 01:07:28,900
that will give you
a better control
1467
01:07:28,967 --> 01:07:30,967
of your eating habits
long term.
1468
01:07:30,967 --> 01:07:34,266
I think you're gonna
do well for a while,
1469
01:07:34,266 --> 01:07:37,100
but you will never
be able to get
1470
01:07:37,166 --> 01:07:39,867
to your goal weight
and maintain it for long term.
1471
01:07:39,867 --> 01:07:43,400
Even with the surgery,
the failure is there five,
1472
01:07:43,467 --> 01:07:46,200
ten years after people
have surgery.
1473
01:07:46,266 --> 01:07:49,066
So this can be a challenge
for you but right now,
1474
01:07:49,066 --> 01:07:50,903
you feel confident
that you can do it without
surgery.
1475
01:07:50,903 --> 01:07:51,767
you feel confident
that you can do it without
surgery.
1476
01:07:51,767 --> 01:07:55,400
I want to see you every month
and make sure you're keeping
1477
01:07:55,467 --> 01:07:57,900
up with your weight loss
and stay on track.
1478
01:07:57,967 --> 01:08:01,867
So keep it up and we work
with you as long as you can do
1479
01:08:01,867 --> 01:08:05,467
that, we support you and see
how are we doing
1480
01:08:05,467 --> 01:08:08,000
with this plan going
forward, okay?
1481
01:08:08,066 --> 01:08:10,900
And meantime,
if you have any issues
1482
01:08:10,967 --> 01:08:12,567
or anything, let me know.
1483
01:08:12,567 --> 01:08:14,166
-[Chris] I will.
-[Laura] Thank you, Doctor.
1484
01:08:14,166 --> 01:08:15,667
All right.
Well, see you again.
1485
01:08:21,266 --> 01:08:22,500
That was good.
1486
01:08:22,567 --> 01:08:23,867
It's exactly what I wanted.
1487
01:08:23,867 --> 01:08:25,100
Yep.
1488
01:08:25,166 --> 01:08:29,100
I'm happy to see that, Chris
continue making good progress
1489
01:08:29,166 --> 01:08:32,367
over the last couple of months
but I think his success
1490
01:08:32,367 --> 01:08:35,266
has led him to get a little
overconfident.
1491
01:08:35,266 --> 01:08:38,166
I think a factor
that may potentially
1492
01:08:38,166 --> 01:08:41,967
contribute to that is the fact
the program I give everyone
1493
01:08:41,967 --> 01:08:45,467
has been refined over
and over to get better
1494
01:08:45,467 --> 01:08:47,767
at producing the maximum
possible
1495
01:08:47,767 --> 01:08:50,903
results and weight loss
as fast as it's
safely possible.
1496
01:08:50,903 --> 01:08:52,300
results and weight loss
as fast as it's
safely possible.
1497
01:08:52,367 --> 01:08:54,467
So if it is followed,
there gonna be
1498
01:08:54,467 --> 01:08:57,667
a lot of progress
just by doing what it says.
1499
01:08:57,667 --> 01:09:01,166
And for some patients,
it may even feel like it gets
1500
01:09:01,166 --> 01:09:03,166
easier the longer they do it.
1501
01:09:03,166 --> 01:09:06,667
Chris isn't the first person
to get overconfident
1502
01:09:06,667 --> 01:09:09,000
with the process
before surgery,
1503
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:11,100
but the difference
with him right now
1504
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:13,100
is that he's still losing.
1505
01:09:13,166 --> 01:09:14,767
And as long as
that's the case,
1506
01:09:14,767 --> 01:09:16,000
we can work with him.
1507
01:09:16,066 --> 01:09:19,800
But if his progress stops,
it's gonna be important
1508
01:09:19,867 --> 01:09:20,903
to get him back on track
and that he takes
1509
01:09:20,903 --> 01:09:22,166
to get him back on track
and that he takes
1510
01:09:22,166 --> 01:09:25,000
advantage of weight loss
surgery because
1511
01:09:25,066 --> 01:09:28,266
if he doesn't, he's just going
to gain all his weight back
1512
01:09:28,266 --> 01:09:30,667
and end right back
where he started.
1513
01:09:47,166 --> 01:09:48,367
How you doing?
1514
01:09:48,367 --> 01:09:50,100
It's tiny cart for a tiny mom.
1515
01:09:54,867 --> 01:09:58,367
[Chris] Me and my family
are doing a grocery run today.
1516
01:09:58,367 --> 01:10:00,500
[Chris] Do you want to do
something like chicken
and broccoli?
1517
01:10:00,567 --> 01:10:02,567
[Laura] Yeah, and mushrooms.
1518
01:10:02,567 --> 01:10:05,166
[Chris] I lost 16 pounds
this past month
1519
01:10:05,166 --> 01:10:07,500
when I should I've lost 25.
1520
01:10:07,567 --> 01:10:09,867
If I'm gonna meet the goal
I set for myself to lose
1521
01:10:09,867 --> 01:10:11,667
50 pounds next month.
1522
01:10:11,667 --> 01:10:13,900
[Chris] With it, we'll do
a chicken broth
and we'll have a salad.
1523
01:10:13,967 --> 01:10:16,900
[Laura] Yeah. There you go.
1524
01:10:16,967 --> 01:10:20,000
[Chris] So I know I need
to lose 34 pounds this month.
1525
01:10:22,266 --> 01:10:25,767
And I think I can do
it if I've cut back even more
on portions.
1526
01:10:35,867 --> 01:10:37,000
[Chris] These work.
1527
01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:39,200
[Laura] Okay.
1528
01:10:39,266 --> 01:10:40,867
[Chris] And we can see
if they have that...
1529
01:10:40,867 --> 01:10:42,100
a low-calorie ice cream.
1530
01:10:42,100 --> 01:10:43,800
[Laura] Yeah.
And what about eggs?
1531
01:10:43,867 --> 01:10:45,467
-Do we need to get eggs?
-[Chris] Yeah. Okay.
1532
01:10:45,467 --> 01:10:46,867
[Laura] Yeah. Okay.
1533
01:10:51,200 --> 01:10:52,367
Low-calories.
1534
01:10:52,367 --> 01:10:53,500
[Laura] Okay. Sounds good.
1535
01:10:53,567 --> 01:10:54,867
[Chris] No. We'll get one.
1536
01:10:54,867 --> 01:10:56,000
[Laura] Okay.
1537
01:10:56,000 --> 01:10:57,600
[Chris] I don't think
there's anything else.
1538
01:11:02,100 --> 01:11:05,266
My family has really
stepped up.
1539
01:11:05,266 --> 01:11:07,667
This whole experience
has been bringing us closer
1540
01:11:07,667 --> 01:11:11,166
together as well,
which is such a cool side
effect.
1541
01:11:11,166 --> 01:11:12,567
[Chris] Yes, please.
1542
01:11:15,100 --> 01:11:17,100
Thank you. Thank you.
1543
01:11:17,100 --> 01:11:18,367
I'll take this out, too.
1544
01:11:18,367 --> 01:11:20,903
We did miss all the rain.
1545
01:11:20,903 --> 01:11:21,367
We did miss all the rain.
1546
01:11:21,367 --> 01:11:23,000
[Chris] I got enough sweat
on me.
1547
01:11:36,667 --> 01:11:39,667
All right, where are we going?
1548
01:11:39,667 --> 01:11:42,200
[Chris] Dr. Now wants
me to start therapy.
1549
01:11:42,266 --> 01:11:45,867
He says, he usually starts
this type of therapy after
surgery.
1550
01:11:45,867 --> 01:11:48,266
But he says if I'm gonna
hold to doing
1551
01:11:48,266 --> 01:11:50,903
this without surgery,
he thinks I should start
this process now.
1552
01:11:50,903 --> 01:11:53,600
this without surgery,
he thinks I should start
this process now.
1553
01:11:53,667 --> 01:11:54,767
[Matthew] Hi!
Are you Chris?
1554
01:11:54,767 --> 01:11:56,567
-[Chris] Yeah.
-Come on in.
1555
01:11:56,567 --> 01:11:58,600
-You gonna seat right there.
-Thank you.
1556
01:12:03,166 --> 01:12:04,400
[Matthew] Welcome.
1557
01:12:04,467 --> 01:12:06,266
-Glad you're here.
-[Chris] Me too.
1558
01:12:06,266 --> 01:12:09,066
I... I want to talk about
your childhood.
1559
01:12:09,066 --> 01:12:10,767
So let's go back
to the very beginning.
1560
01:12:10,767 --> 01:12:14,767
So, what was growing up
like in your house?
1561
01:12:14,767 --> 01:12:17,166
Which house?
1562
01:12:17,166 --> 01:12:19,000
Ah... there were...
there were several homes.
1563
01:12:19,000 --> 01:12:20,200
[Chris] I lived with my mom.
1564
01:12:20,266 --> 01:12:20,903
I remember living
with my mom.
1565
01:12:20,903 --> 01:12:21,700
I remember living
with my mom.
1566
01:12:21,767 --> 01:12:22,767
[Matthew] Mm-hmm.
1567
01:12:22,767 --> 01:12:24,767
[Chris] Living with my aunt,
my uncle.
1568
01:12:24,767 --> 01:12:28,567
I live with my dad for a very
short period of time twice.
1569
01:12:28,567 --> 01:12:30,500
I remember living
in a homeless shelter.
1570
01:12:30,567 --> 01:12:33,166
-I remember living with CPS.
-[Matthew] Holy cow.
1571
01:12:33,166 --> 01:12:34,700
So how do you... what...
1572
01:12:34,767 --> 01:12:36,667
what explains
all that shuffling around?
1573
01:12:36,667 --> 01:12:37,967
[Chris] I don't know.
1574
01:12:37,967 --> 01:12:39,767
[Matthew] It sounds
like maybe something was going
1575
01:12:39,767 --> 01:12:41,600
on probably with your mom
that... that made
1576
01:12:41,667 --> 01:12:43,200
it so that she couldn't take
care of you.
1577
01:12:43,266 --> 01:12:44,500
What was happening
with your mom?
1578
01:12:44,567 --> 01:12:46,300
[Chris] I mean, I love my mom.
1579
01:12:46,367 --> 01:12:48,367
My mom is the most
caring person.
1580
01:12:48,367 --> 01:12:50,903
She's given me everything
she's ever had.
1581
01:12:50,903 --> 01:12:51,467
She's given me everything
she's ever had.
1582
01:12:51,467 --> 01:12:53,100
She lacks responsibility.
1583
01:12:53,166 --> 01:12:54,567
[Matthew] Okay.
1584
01:12:54,567 --> 01:12:57,000
And commitment to things
that...that need
to be done in the future.
1585
01:12:57,066 --> 01:12:59,867
She'll do everything
she can with
what she has today,
1586
01:12:59,867 --> 01:13:02,467
but then lacks
the commitment for the future.
1587
01:13:02,467 --> 01:13:04,300
It's interesting
'cause I don't hear
1588
01:13:04,367 --> 01:13:06,467
a lot of hostility towards
you around.
1589
01:13:06,467 --> 01:13:09,567
I had, I mean, for a long
time I had resentment.
1590
01:13:09,567 --> 01:13:12,600
We went almost two decades
without talking to each other.
1591
01:13:12,667 --> 01:13:17,066
I had like, deep anger
because I wasn't taught
1592
01:13:17,066 --> 01:13:18,367
really anything.
1593
01:13:18,367 --> 01:13:20,903
I had... just had to learn
and that just
1594
01:13:20,903 --> 01:13:21,967
I had... just had to learn
and that just
1595
01:13:21,967 --> 01:13:24,867
hit me all the time,
and I was always angry
about it.
1596
01:13:24,867 --> 01:13:27,500
When did you reunite
with your mother?
1597
01:13:27,567 --> 01:13:30,367
[Chris] Um, I started talking
to her this year.
1598
01:13:30,367 --> 01:13:32,600
What... what...
what turned that on?
1599
01:13:32,667 --> 01:13:35,867
[Chris] Getting to the point
where I was at, reaching
out to everybody.
1600
01:13:35,867 --> 01:13:37,467
You... you... you reached out
to her.
1601
01:13:37,467 --> 01:13:38,567
Mm-hmm.
1602
01:13:38,567 --> 01:13:41,900
Part of me realizing
my issue was being lonely.
1603
01:13:41,967 --> 01:13:43,266
I've always felt lonely.
1604
01:13:43,266 --> 01:13:45,567
And I'm like, well,
maybe I just need
1605
01:13:45,567 --> 01:13:47,667
to reconnect with maybe
my mom,
1606
01:13:47,667 --> 01:13:50,500
'cause that's kind of,
you know, maybe I can...
1607
01:13:50,567 --> 01:13:50,903
[Matthew] You know,
I want to bring your mom
1608
01:13:50,903 --> 01:13:52,166
[Matthew] You know,
I want to bring your mom
1609
01:13:52,166 --> 01:13:53,567
-in if you're okay with that.
-Yeah.
1610
01:13:53,600 --> 01:13:55,667
-[Matthew] So you're okay
with me bringing your mom in?
-Yeah.
1611
01:13:55,667 --> 01:13:57,567
[Matthew]
Okay. Let's bring her in.
1612
01:14:01,600 --> 01:14:02,900
-Hey, Laura.
-[Laura] Hey!
1613
01:14:02,967 --> 01:14:04,100
[Matthew] Are you okay
joining us?
1614
01:14:04,166 --> 01:14:05,467
-[Laura] Sure.
-[Matthew] Come on in.
1615
01:14:05,467 --> 01:14:07,266
-Come on in.
-Absolutely.
1616
01:14:07,266 --> 01:14:09,066
Have... have a seat
right there.
1617
01:14:11,467 --> 01:14:13,900
Okay.
1618
01:14:13,967 --> 01:14:15,000
Great.
1619
01:14:15,066 --> 01:14:16,467
Ah, welcome.
1620
01:14:16,467 --> 01:14:19,100
You know, I've heard about
an... an awful lot about
Chris' story.
1621
01:14:19,166 --> 01:14:20,903
You're here because I want
Chris to come to understand
1622
01:14:20,903 --> 01:14:22,166
You're here because I want
Chris to come to understand
1623
01:14:22,166 --> 01:14:24,967
this life he's had in a way
that...
1624
01:14:24,967 --> 01:14:27,000
that makes him feel
okay about himself.
1625
01:14:27,000 --> 01:14:28,166
Right.
1626
01:14:28,166 --> 01:14:30,567
'Cause one of the negative
consequences of having
1627
01:14:30,567 --> 01:14:34,667
all the back and forths
of his childhood
is that he, you know,
1628
01:14:34,667 --> 01:14:37,266
he feels a little unwanted,
a little bit of an outsider...
1629
01:14:37,266 --> 01:14:38,634
Left out. Yeah.
1630
01:14:38,667 --> 01:14:41,567
[Matthew] And... and the word
that he's been using
is lonely.
1631
01:14:41,567 --> 01:14:43,300
Are... are you sad
about any of this?
1632
01:14:43,367 --> 01:14:48,367
I'm sad about the fact that
I didn't have the relationship
1633
01:14:48,367 --> 01:14:50,767
with my son
that I should have had.
1634
01:14:50,767 --> 01:14:50,903
But when he called me
and he told me
1635
01:14:50,903 --> 01:14:53,400
But when he called me
and he told me
1636
01:14:53,467 --> 01:14:55,600
that... that... this all goes
like it's supposed to,
1637
01:14:55,667 --> 01:14:57,300
then he's gonna have
to move to Houston.
1638
01:14:57,367 --> 01:14:58,800
He's gonna need somebody
come with him.
1639
01:14:58,867 --> 01:15:00,367
-[Matthew] Yeah.
-And I said, "I'm there.
1640
01:15:00,367 --> 01:15:01,700
I'll be there for you."
1641
01:15:01,700 --> 01:15:04,767
-[Matthew] So Chris gave
you a tremendous gift?
-[Laura] Yes.
1642
01:15:04,767 --> 01:15:06,767
When he asked you to come
with him,
1643
01:15:06,767 --> 01:15:08,000
[Laura] He gave
me the opportunity
1644
01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:09,367
if you think about it, yes.
1645
01:15:09,367 --> 01:15:10,967
Yes, he gave
you the opportunity to make
1646
01:15:10,967 --> 01:15:15,000
good on... on some things
that you didn't do very well
1647
01:15:15,066 --> 01:15:16,667
-when he was growing up,
right?
-Right.
1648
01:15:16,667 --> 01:15:19,467
Well, and the good news
for both of you guys
1649
01:15:19,467 --> 01:15:20,903
is it's never too late, right?
1650
01:15:20,903 --> 01:15:21,000
is it's never too late, right?
1651
01:15:21,066 --> 01:15:22,400
[Laura] Right.
1652
01:15:22,467 --> 01:15:24,900
[Matthew] And I... I... I want
to come up with some
1653
01:15:24,967 --> 01:15:27,400
homework for you guys
to do together
1654
01:15:27,467 --> 01:15:30,300
to sort of recapture
this relationship.
1655
01:15:30,367 --> 01:15:33,667
Even at his age, I want
you to take care of him
a little bit.
1656
01:15:33,667 --> 01:15:35,000
Okay.
1657
01:15:35,066 --> 01:15:37,100
[Matthew] Just symbolically,
cooking is a great
1658
01:15:37,100 --> 01:15:38,567
example, but there's probably
other...
1659
01:15:38,567 --> 01:15:40,400
other motherly things
you can do.
1660
01:15:40,467 --> 01:15:43,300
So let your mom take care
of you a little bit.
1661
01:15:43,367 --> 01:15:45,300
Second thing is, I want
you to do more stuff
1662
01:15:45,367 --> 01:15:47,100
that you didn't get to do
when you were growing up.
1663
01:15:47,100 --> 01:15:48,500
Do something fun.
1664
01:15:48,567 --> 01:15:50,903
Go have fun at the pool
and blow up a beach ball
1665
01:15:50,903 --> 01:15:51,000
Go have fun at the pool
and blow up a beach ball
1666
01:15:51,066 --> 01:15:52,467
and hit it back and forth.
1667
01:15:52,467 --> 01:15:54,667
That'll be great.
You both like movies, right?
1668
01:15:54,667 --> 01:15:56,000
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
1669
01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:57,867
[Matthew] So, I would find
some movies to watch.
1670
01:15:57,867 --> 01:15:59,300
Do you like the same
kind of movies?
1671
01:15:59,367 --> 01:16:01,367
-Yeah. Mostly.
-Mostly.
1672
01:16:01,367 --> 01:16:03,667
[Matthew] Good. It's so great
to meet you guys.
1673
01:16:03,667 --> 01:16:05,567
I'm really happy you came in.
1674
01:16:05,567 --> 01:16:07,166
I think you guys are gonna
do great.
1675
01:16:07,166 --> 01:16:10,900
And, um, I can't wait to hear
Chris, your success story.
1676
01:16:10,967 --> 01:16:12,767
And Laura, I think
you're gonna be along
1677
01:16:12,767 --> 01:16:14,567
for the ride and it's gonna
be great for you too.
1678
01:16:14,567 --> 01:16:16,200
-Thank you. I think so, too.
-Okay. Yeah.
1679
01:16:16,266 --> 01:16:17,867
[Matthew] Take care, guys.
1680
01:16:17,867 --> 01:16:19,166
Okay.
1681
01:16:19,166 --> 01:16:20,667
Oops.
1682
01:16:20,667 --> 01:16:20,903
Good to meet you, Chris.
Take care.
1683
01:16:20,903 --> 01:16:22,166
Good to meet you, Chris.
Take care.
1684
01:16:22,166 --> 01:16:23,767
[Chris] Me too.
Thank you.
1685
01:16:46,600 --> 01:16:47,900
Hey, Tommy!
1686
01:16:47,967 --> 01:16:50,800
[Tommy] Yeah.
1687
01:16:50,867 --> 01:16:52,166
What are you doing?
1688
01:16:52,166 --> 01:16:53,367
[Chris] Nothing.
1689
01:16:53,367 --> 01:16:55,667
Get the hell
out of the kitchen.
1690
01:16:55,734 --> 01:16:57,200
I get to make dinner.
1691
01:17:00,367 --> 01:17:01,867
Yes, I'm making dinner.
1692
01:17:01,867 --> 01:17:04,767
That's part of the deal.
Get out.
1693
01:17:04,767 --> 01:17:07,266
-You don't want
any help?
-No. I got it.
1694
01:17:07,266 --> 01:17:08,734
I want to get simple.
1695
01:17:08,734 --> 01:17:12,567
I have salad but salad,
chicken
1696
01:17:12,567 --> 01:17:14,400
and... and broccoli, right?
1697
01:17:14,467 --> 01:17:16,734
[Chris] Since my appointment
with Dr. Paradise
1698
01:17:16,734 --> 01:17:18,500
me and my mom
have been focusing
1699
01:17:18,567 --> 01:17:20,166
on our relationship
a little bit.
1700
01:17:20,166 --> 01:17:22,367
And my mom has really
been making an effort
1701
01:17:22,367 --> 01:17:24,400
to spend time
with me and to be present
1702
01:17:24,467 --> 01:17:26,300
and I have appreciated
that a whole lot.
1703
01:17:26,367 --> 01:17:28,767
I'll always be working
on showing Christopher
1704
01:17:28,767 --> 01:17:29,251
how important he is to me.
1705
01:17:29,251 --> 01:17:30,200
how important he is to me.
1706
01:17:30,266 --> 01:17:33,300
I have never felt closer
to my son than I do
1707
01:17:33,367 --> 01:17:35,066
here recently,
and it's something
1708
01:17:35,066 --> 01:17:36,900
that I don't want to lose
no matter what.
1709
01:17:36,967 --> 01:17:38,300
I'm gonna go sit
at the computer
1710
01:17:38,367 --> 01:17:39,767
and talk to Zoe.
1711
01:17:39,767 --> 01:17:41,266
[Laura] Okay.
1712
01:17:41,266 --> 01:17:43,200
[Chris] At this point
of my life, I don't really
1713
01:17:43,266 --> 01:17:46,000
need anyone to take care
of me and I don't need
a mom
1714
01:17:46,000 --> 01:17:47,600
like I did when I was younger.
1715
01:17:47,667 --> 01:17:49,367
But just being able to talk
about things
1716
01:17:49,367 --> 01:17:52,100
with her and Dr. Paradise
and then having my mom
1717
01:17:52,166 --> 01:17:55,200
here to support me, it's gone
a long way in helping
1718
01:17:55,266 --> 01:17:57,600
our relationship
and with healing
1719
01:17:57,667 --> 01:17:59,251
some of the wounds
from the past.
1720
01:17:59,251 --> 01:17:59,266
some of the wounds
from the past.
1721
01:18:03,100 --> 01:18:05,266
So I feel like, I've been
able to really forgive her
1722
01:18:05,266 --> 01:18:07,600
and let go
of some of that pain
1723
01:18:07,667 --> 01:18:09,567
and that's been liberating.
1724
01:18:09,567 --> 01:18:10,900
I definitely feel
like, I'm getting
1725
01:18:10,967 --> 01:18:13,166
another chance with my mom,
1726
01:18:13,166 --> 01:18:15,266
not only for myself
but also for her.
1727
01:18:15,266 --> 01:18:18,000
I mean, we're both getting
the second chance
1728
01:18:18,000 --> 01:18:20,867
at a different life
for both of us.
1729
01:18:20,867 --> 01:18:22,867
I mean, this is a huge
opportunity
1730
01:18:22,867 --> 01:18:25,266
for... for me, definitely
but I also feel
1731
01:18:25,266 --> 01:18:27,367
it's a... it's a big
opportunity for her, too.
1732
01:18:27,367 --> 01:18:29,251
Oh, you made that look
really fancy.
1733
01:18:29,251 --> 01:18:29,467
Oh, you made that look
really fancy.
1734
01:18:29,467 --> 01:18:31,467
[Laura laughs]
1735
01:18:31,467 --> 01:18:34,734
[Chris]
What was this, Overnight Chef?
1736
01:18:34,734 --> 01:18:37,000
[Laura] Get out of the way.
You can't eat that in the way.
1737
01:18:37,066 --> 01:18:38,467
I can.
1738
01:18:38,467 --> 01:18:40,367
It's just like super fancy.
1739
01:18:40,367 --> 01:18:42,166
[Laura] Told you.
1740
01:18:42,166 --> 01:18:44,100
It's got everything in it.
1741
01:18:44,166 --> 01:18:48,000
I figured everybody got
a little of everything.
1742
01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:50,500
Mmm.
1743
01:18:50,567 --> 01:18:52,600
[Chris] I definitely feel
a lot less isolated
1744
01:18:52,667 --> 01:18:55,166
with, you know, with mom
around and helping out
1745
01:18:55,166 --> 01:18:59,000
and helping me move forward
with everything.
1746
01:18:59,066 --> 01:18:59,251
So I'm excited to keep
going on this journey
and to stay healthy.
1747
01:18:59,251 --> 01:19:02,667
So I'm excited to keep
going on this journey
and to stay healthy.
1748
01:19:02,734 --> 01:19:05,500
And I'm happy I can do
that with my mom
and my brother.
1749
01:19:05,567 --> 01:19:07,166
Isn't a bad salad either.
1750
01:19:21,300 --> 01:19:24,467
-Don't gut.
-[Laura laughs]
1751
01:19:24,467 --> 01:19:25,867
I'm tired.
1752
01:19:25,867 --> 01:19:27,867
You look tired.
1753
01:19:27,867 --> 01:19:29,251
No, I am.
1754
01:19:29,251 --> 01:19:29,500
No, I am.
1755
01:19:29,567 --> 01:19:31,400
You went to sleep
before either of us.
1756
01:19:33,166 --> 01:19:34,600
[Chris] I'm back
at Dr. Now's Clinic
1757
01:19:34,667 --> 01:19:36,667
for my monthly appointment
to see how I'm doing.
1758
01:19:36,667 --> 01:19:38,567
And my mom
and my brother
are going to get weighed,
1759
01:19:38,567 --> 01:19:40,400
too, so we can check
their progress.
1760
01:19:42,100 --> 01:19:43,667
Christopher.
1761
01:19:45,300 --> 01:19:48,300
[Chris] Dr. Now says
it's normal for my weight loss
to slow down
1762
01:19:48,367 --> 01:19:50,467
as I start to make
a little more progress.
1763
01:19:50,467 --> 01:19:54,000
So I set a goal of losing
40 pounds
over the last two months.
1764
01:19:54,000 --> 01:19:57,567
And if I did that, it would
put me down to at least 393.
1765
01:19:57,567 --> 01:19:59,000
Step up on the scale.
1766
01:20:09,567 --> 01:20:11,500
[Laura] All right.
1767
01:20:11,567 --> 01:20:13,500
Awesome.
That's awesome.
1768
01:20:13,567 --> 01:20:14,767
Yes, yes, yes.
1769
01:20:14,767 --> 01:20:16,100
[Laura] Okay. You...
1770
01:20:16,166 --> 01:20:17,667
All right. Your turn.
1771
01:20:17,734 --> 01:20:19,367
[Chris] All right.
There we go.
1772
01:20:19,367 --> 01:20:21,867
It feels good to be
hitting these goals.
1773
01:20:21,867 --> 01:20:24,767
And now I want to see
the same thing for my brother
and my mom.
1774
01:20:27,467 --> 01:20:29,251
-Tommy, you turn.
-[Tommy] All right.
1775
01:20:29,251 --> 01:20:29,500
-Tommy, you turn.
-[Tommy] All right.
1776
01:20:29,567 --> 01:20:31,767
[women] Now, you turn.
1777
01:20:31,767 --> 01:20:34,367
[Chris] It's really cool
to be doing this as a family.
1778
01:20:40,967 --> 01:20:42,166
All right.
1779
01:20:42,166 --> 01:20:43,567
We're going to room five.
1780
01:20:43,567 --> 01:20:45,500
-All right.
-Awesome.
1781
01:20:45,567 --> 01:20:47,100
[Chris] Five, five, five.
1782
01:20:49,767 --> 01:20:52,266
[Chris] I'm excited
about our progress
and how we're doing,
1783
01:20:52,266 --> 01:20:54,100
and I'm happy to
keep showing Dr. Now,
1784
01:20:54,100 --> 01:20:57,767
how I'm serious
about this and that I can do
what I said I would do.
1785
01:21:08,800 --> 01:21:09,900
Hello!
1786
01:21:09,967 --> 01:21:11,000
[Chris] Hello!
1787
01:21:11,066 --> 01:21:12,100
Hey, how are ya'll doing?
1788
01:21:12,100 --> 01:21:14,266
-Good.
-Great.
1789
01:21:14,266 --> 01:21:17,734
Well, Chris,
you lost 238 pounds.
1790
01:21:17,734 --> 01:21:20,667
So, you're doing good job
in losing weight.
1791
01:21:20,734 --> 01:21:22,800
I am proud of you
and your family.
1792
01:21:22,867 --> 01:21:26,100
If we continue making
progress like, we discussed,
1793
01:21:26,166 --> 01:21:29,251
we'll keep going like
this as long as you
maintain that.
1794
01:21:29,251 --> 01:21:29,767
we'll keep going like
this as long as you
maintain that.
1795
01:21:29,767 --> 01:21:33,500
I'm definitely
gonna do that
because I'm not doing a...
1796
01:21:33,567 --> 01:21:35,767
um, a temporary eating habit.
1797
01:21:35,767 --> 01:21:37,166
I'm building a lifestyle.
1798
01:21:37,166 --> 01:21:40,667
You know, everything I do
is preparing me
for the long term.
1799
01:21:40,734 --> 01:21:42,000
Every single day I wake up,
1800
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:44,567
I'm no longer forcing myself
to eat healthy
1801
01:21:44,567 --> 01:21:46,667
these are natural decisions
now.
1802
01:21:46,667 --> 01:21:48,467
[Nowzaradan] Well,
you're doing what you need
1803
01:21:48,467 --> 01:21:50,900
and staying on track
without surgery.
1804
01:21:50,967 --> 01:21:54,300
You keep doing
what you're doing
and stick with the program
1805
01:21:54,367 --> 01:21:58,100
and let's see
how we do next month
and then we go from there.
1806
01:21:58,166 --> 01:21:59,251
I still think
that you're gonna need
1807
01:21:59,251 --> 01:21:59,967
I still think
that you're gonna need
1808
01:21:59,967 --> 01:22:02,000
weight loss surgery
at some point,
1809
01:22:02,066 --> 01:22:06,400
but as long as you keep
making progress
and do what you say,
1810
01:22:06,467 --> 01:22:08,166
we'll keep working with you.
1811
01:22:08,166 --> 01:22:10,100
So we'll see
how you do next month.
1812
01:22:10,166 --> 01:22:14,000
And we figured out in future
if things changes, okay?
1813
01:22:14,000 --> 01:22:15,166
Okay.
1814
01:22:15,166 --> 01:22:17,800
All right. So if you need
anything, let me know.
1815
01:22:17,867 --> 01:22:21,100
But keep up with
your appointment
with Dr. Paradise
1816
01:22:21,100 --> 01:22:23,100
to keep working on the issues,
1817
01:22:23,100 --> 01:22:24,734
driving you to eat, okay?
1818
01:22:24,734 --> 01:22:25,867
Absolutely.
1819
01:22:25,867 --> 01:22:26,900
Thank you, Dr. Now.
1820
01:22:26,967 --> 01:22:29,251
All right then
you all have a wonderful day,
1821
01:22:29,251 --> 01:22:30,300
All right then
you all have a wonderful day,
1822
01:22:30,367 --> 01:22:32,200
and I'll see you all again.
1823
01:22:32,266 --> 01:22:33,667
All right, We'll be here.
1824
01:22:33,734 --> 01:22:35,000
All right.
You take care.
1825
01:22:35,000 --> 01:22:36,367
Thank you.
1826
01:22:40,567 --> 01:22:43,367
[Nowzaradan] I am
very proud of Chris
and his family
1827
01:22:43,367 --> 01:22:46,667
for the life change
they have made
over the last year.
1828
01:22:46,734 --> 01:22:49,734
Right now,
they are all sticking with it
and doing well
1829
01:22:49,734 --> 01:22:53,567
and I'm confident
they are all gonna be
able to stay on track.
1830
01:22:53,567 --> 01:22:57,767
I think
Chris is going to eventually
need weight loss surgery,
1831
01:22:57,767 --> 01:22:59,251
likely at some point soon
because he doesn't realize
you don't just switch off
1832
01:22:59,251 --> 01:23:02,867
likely at some point soon
because he doesn't realize
you don't just switch off
1833
01:23:02,867 --> 01:23:05,567
what it got you
and to be over 600 pounds.
1834
01:23:05,567 --> 01:23:11,166
And so at some point
when he has to go deeper
to face more issues,
1835
01:23:11,166 --> 01:23:14,767
he's going to need
all the tools he can get
to stay on track.
1836
01:23:14,767 --> 01:23:19,066
But right now he's doing great
and his defined statistics,
1837
01:23:19,066 --> 01:23:22,200
he has shown me he's
one of the hardest working
1838
01:23:22,266 --> 01:23:25,266
and determined
weight loss patient
I have had.
1839
01:23:25,266 --> 01:23:29,251
I have no doubt he will do
what he needs to keep
moving forward
1840
01:23:29,251 --> 01:23:29,467
I have no doubt he will do
what he needs to keep
moving forward
1841
01:23:29,467 --> 01:23:32,567
and get to his target way
to change his life
1842
01:23:32,567 --> 01:23:34,667
and maintain it
for the lifetime.
1843
01:23:52,667 --> 01:23:55,734
[Chris] This is actually
the best part
of moving out here.
1844
01:23:55,734 --> 01:23:57,133
[Laura] Oh, yeah.
1845
01:23:58,600 --> 01:23:59,251
Could you imagine trying
to find any park in Vegas
that had trees?
1846
01:23:59,251 --> 01:24:01,767
Could you imagine trying
to find any park in Vegas
that had trees?
1847
01:24:01,767 --> 01:24:05,567
[Chris] I've been feeling
really good about all
that I'm able to do now.
1848
01:24:05,567 --> 01:24:08,467
One of my big goals
for the year was to get
to where I can go out
1849
01:24:08,467 --> 01:24:10,367
and do normal things,
like normal people...
1850
01:24:10,367 --> 01:24:11,467
[Chris] Thirsty?
1851
01:24:11,467 --> 01:24:13,000
[Chris] ...I go to movies
or a restaurant
1852
01:24:13,000 --> 01:24:14,667
or do something fun,
like bowling.
1853
01:24:16,667 --> 01:24:17,900
[Chris] Oh, it feels nice.
1854
01:24:17,967 --> 01:24:19,967
[Laura] Oh, yeah.
1855
01:24:19,967 --> 01:24:21,667
Oh, it is nice in here.
1856
01:24:23,734 --> 01:24:25,500
Growing up,
we didn't do things like this.
1857
01:24:25,567 --> 01:24:27,734
We didn't have
the money for it.
We didn't have the time.
1858
01:24:27,734 --> 01:24:29,066
Mom was always gone working.
1859
01:24:29,066 --> 01:24:29,251
She was always out
being able to go to the movies
1860
01:24:29,251 --> 01:24:32,000
She was always out
being able to go to the movies
1861
01:24:32,000 --> 01:24:35,500
and relax and just spend time
with her and my brother.
1862
01:24:38,367 --> 01:24:40,100
Now, I can go out
with my family
1863
01:24:40,166 --> 01:24:43,000
and actually fit
into a seat at the movies.
1864
01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:44,467
Here you go, kiddo.
1865
01:24:46,300 --> 01:24:48,367
[Tommy] You know,
you have one... and wow.
1866
01:24:51,900 --> 01:24:53,567
[Chris] Okay. Be quiet now.
1867
01:25:05,567 --> 01:25:08,000
[Chris] My next big goal
is to get to my target weight.
1868
01:25:08,000 --> 01:25:11,166
I have about 190 pounds left
to do that,
1869
01:25:11,166 --> 01:25:13,800
and I'm not gonna stop
until I get there.
1870
01:25:13,867 --> 01:25:15,066
And then
we're all gonna live
1871
01:25:15,066 --> 01:25:16,967
in Oklahoma together
as a family.
1872
01:25:16,967 --> 01:25:18,667
And I'll be
with my daughter then.
1873
01:25:22,567 --> 01:25:24,767
I can't wait for that.
1874
01:25:24,767 --> 01:25:25,467
[Laura] Oh, he did do.