Robin: I KNOW WE BOTH CAN'T KEEP GOING LIKE THIS,
BUT IF WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER,
I FEEL CONFIDENT WE AT LEAST HAVE A CHANCE.
♪♪
Man: AT THIS POINT, I'M KILLING MYSELF.
Woman #2: IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK THAT AT ANY MOMENT,
YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE.
OH! [ CRIES ]
♪♪
Woman #3: [ Voice breaking ] I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO LIVE YET.
♪♪
WHY ARE YOU JUMPING ON MY CASE?
YOU'RE OVEREATING,
AND YELLING LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT.
[ Crying ] I KNOW THAT I'M DYING.
I KNOW THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
♪♪
[ Crying ] I HURT SO BAD.
Robin: [ Normal voice ] ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10,
I WOULD SAY I'M AT 1,000 IN PAIN POINTS RIGHT NOW.
--Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
Robin: I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW HARD MY LIFE IS NOW
BECAUSE OF HOW BIG I'VE GOTTEN.
[ Voice breaking ] EVERYTHING IS A STRUGGLE WHEN YOU GET TO MY SIZE.
[ Normal voice ] BUT AS PAINFUL AS IT IS,
I GET UP.
AND THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF MY MORNING
IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE TO STAND.
MY LEGS HURT SO BAD.
JUST THE THOUGHT OF MOVING -- IT MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.
I HAVE NO CARTILAGE LEFT IN MY KNEES
TO KEEP MY BONES FROM RUBBING TOGETHER.
BECAUSE OF ALL THE WEIGHT THAT'S BEEN ON THEM
FOR SO MANY YEARS.
IT'S JUST RUBBED IT ALL AWAY.
AND I'M SO SCARED THAT SOON,
I'M JUST NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET UP ANYMORE
BECAUSE EVERY DAY IS A LITTLE BIT LESS I CAN HANDLE.
♪♪
CLEANING MYSELF IS ONE OF THE LAST THINGS
I STILL TRY TO DO ON MY OWN,
BUT THE PROCESS OF IT IS PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTING,
AND IT'S GETTING HARDER BECAUSE OF THE PAIN IN MY KNEES.
AND EVEN THE WEIGHT OF MY ARMS TO WASH MY HAIR
WEARS MY ARMS OUT NOW.
[ Crying ] BUT AT THE RATE MY LEGS ARE GOING,
I'M AFRAID THAT I'M GONNA NEED HELP SOON.
AND I CAN'T LET IT GET THAT BAD,
AND I'M ALREADY DISGUSTED WITH MYSELF.
I DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
♪♪
[ Normal voice ] WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
I DON'T SEE A 600-POUND WOMAN.
I SEE MYSELF AS A MONSTER.
ALL I SEE IS JUST FAT UPON FAT UPON FAT,
AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I LET MYSELF GET THIS BAD.
AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE HELP FROM MY FAMILY,
THEN I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'D DO.
HONEY?
♪♪
I NEED YOU TO HELP ME GET READY.
ALL MY STUFF'S IN THE THIRD DRAWER DOWN.
Robin: EVERYONE HAS TO BE MY CARETAKER NOW.
WHERE'S YOUR SHORTS?
THEY'RE RIGHT HERE.
Robin: AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY HUSBAND, JAMES,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO.
James: PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING
THAT A PERSON WOULD NEED TO STAND UP TO DO,
OR ANYTHING THAT INVOLVES SOMETHING
SHE CAN'T REACH FROM HER CHAIR
IS WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR ROBIN.
BUT I'LL DO WHAT I NEED TO DO -- YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT TAKES --
BECAUSE I LOVE THAT WOMAN WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE IN ME.
♪♪
Robin: ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS IS BECOMING BEDBOUND,
AND I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING MY OWN NIGHTMARE.
AND IF MY HUSBAND HAS TO GO TO WORK,
EITHER MY BROTHER, CHRIS, OR MY NEPHEW, GARRETT,
HAS TO COME OVER TO BE WITH ME
BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY AROUND,
AND THAT'S EMBARRASSING.
-I LOVE YOU. -I LOVE YOU, TOO.
I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I GET TO WORK.
OKAY. HAVE A GOOD DAY, BABE.
♪♪
Robin: BUT I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO COME OVER
BECAUSE WHOEVER COMES OVER TO HELP ME
USUALLY BRINGS SOMETHING TO EAT,
AND FOOD IS WHAT I LIVE FOR.
SO, I GET SO ANXIOUS WAITING FOR MY FIRST MEAL OF THE DAY.
[ SIGHS ]
-HELLO. -HELLO.
HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
AWESOME.
STRAW FOR YOUR DRINK.
THANK YOU.
OH.
Robin: EATING AND GETTING FOOD
ARE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE THINGS TO DO,
AND IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY TIMES THAT I AM TRULY HAPPY
BECAUSE I CAN FORGET ABOUT ALL THE PAIN AND MISERY OF MY LIFE
JUST FOR A MOMENT.
Garrett: I COME OVER TO HELP ROBIN EVERY DAY.
SHE STRUGGLES WITH HER MOBILITY,
AND SHE HAS A HARD TIME DOING STUFF ON HER OWN.
THAT'S WHY SHE HAS ME COME OUT HERE AND HELP HER OUT.
THAT'S WHAT FAMILY DOES FOR FAMILY.
Robin: MOST OF THE TIME, ALL I WANT TO DO IS EAT OR GO GET FOOD.
I LOVE GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET TO SHOP.
USUALLY, GARRETT'S THE ONE WHO TAKES ME
BECAUSE HE LIKES TO EAT ALMOST AS MUCH AS I DO.
YOU READY TO GO TO THE STORE?
YEP.
Robin: SO WE'RE KIND OF PARTNERS IN CRIME.
BUT GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET IS STILL
ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I DO,
STARTING WITH TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE CAR
BECAUSE I CAN'T DO DOWN THE RAMP IN MY WHEELCHAIR,
SO I HAVE TO TRY AND WALK.
♪♪
BUT GETTING IN THE CAR IS EVEN HARDER
BECAUSE ONCE I'M IN THE CAR,
MY LEGS START TO SWELL UP AND MY KNEES START HURTING
BECAUSE I CAN'T BEND OR STRAIGHTEN THEM,
AND I CAN'T MOVE THEM ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM FROM HURTING SO BAD.
♪♪
SO IT'S BOTH ONE OF THE MOST EXHAUSTING AND EXCITING THINGS
THAT I STILL DO,
BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THERE AND BE AROUND ALL THAT FOOD.
♪♪
EVEN GETTING AROUND IN THE SCOOTER,
I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN,
SO I'M ONLY GONNA HAVE THE STRENGTH AND STAMINA
TO DO THIS FOR A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME.
Garrett: WHEN WE GO GROCERY SHOPPING,
ROBIN USUALLY TELLS ME WHAT TO GET.
GARRETT, YOU WANT TO GRAB SOME OF THOSE RUFFLES?
JUST THE CHEDDAR AND SOUR CREAM?
MM-HMM. AND THE HARVEST CHEDDAR OF THOSE.
Garrett: AND SHE NEEDS HELP GETTING THE GROCERIES
INTO THE CART AND WHATNOT,
BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE EVER ENABLED HER,
AND I NEVER FEEL BAD ABOUT GETTING BAD FOOD FOR HER.
IT'S JUST FOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
Robin: IT FEELS LIKE IT PUSHES MY BODY TO ITS LIMIT,
BUT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS I LIKE THAT I WANT TO GET,
SO I TRY TO GET IT ALL AS FAST AS I CAN.
AND JUST BEING AROUND ALL THESE FOODS
AND ALL THESE OPTIONS IS SUCH A RUSH.
PERFECT.
GET THE NEAPOLITAN
AND GET THOSE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES.
AND THEN, WHILE WE'RE RIGHT HERE, TOO,
WE NEED CHEESE FOR DINNER TONIGHT --
THAT RIGHT THERE, AND GRAB SOME BUTTER.
THE YELLOW BOX OVER HERE.
Robin: AND ONCE WE'RE DONE,
IT'S LIKE WE HAVE THIS LITTLE MOUNTAIN OF FOOD
THAT GARRETT AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME AND EAT.
I JUST WISH MY BODY COULD HANDLE DOING IT MORE OFTEN.
♪♪
BUT WHEN WE GET HOME, I FEEL BAD BECAUSE I'M SO TOTALLY SPENT.
A LOT OF TIMES, I BARELY EVEN HAVE THE ENERGY
TO MAKE IT BACK INSIDE.
EVERY TIME WE GO OUT, I CAN DO LESS,
AND HOW FAR I CAN GO GETS SHORTER AND SHORTER.
THANK YOU.
YEAH, JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU NEED ME.
RIGHT THERE.
BIG STEP.
Robin: SO MY ABILITY TO DO THINGS IS DIMINISHING,
AND IT'S GETTING HARDER FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
SO, AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN OVERWEIGHT.
AND WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD, I WEIGHED AROUND 75 POUNDS.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS OVERWEIGHT
BECAUSE MY WHOLE FAMILY LIKED TO EAT,
SO HOW MUCH I ATE NEVER SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
BUT I REALLY LOVED EATING
BECAUSE IT HELPED ME FORGET ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON
THAT MADE ME AFRAID AND MADE ME WORRY.
I DON'T REMEMBER A LOT OF MY PARENTS' MARRIAGE,
BUT I DO REMEMBER A LOT OF FIGHTING,
A LOT OF MY DAD BEING ABUSIVE TOWARDS MY MOTHER,
A LOT OF HARSH WORDS SAID
AND OBJECTS THROWN AND PHYSICAL ABUSE.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENED, IT WAS TERRIFYING.
BUT WHEN I WAS EATING, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT ALL THE BAD STUFF.
SO I WAS EATING A LOT,
AND BY THE TIME I WAS 10, I WAS 200.
AND FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, HIS ABUSE JUST CONTINUED
AND GOT WORSE.
SO, ME AND MY SIBLINGS -- WE ALL JUST KEPT EATING
AND GAINING TOGETHER.
BUT WHEN I TURNED 16, THINGS FINALLY CHANGED WITH MY FATHER
BECAUSE MY DAD HAD GOTTEN ANGRY AND HAD PUNCHED ME IN THE FACE
AND BLACKENED MY EYE AND SPLIT MY LIP.
MY MOTHER SEEN MY FACE AND TOLD ME TO PACK MY BAGS,
THAT I WAS GOING TO LIVE WITH HER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I HAD WANTED MOST FOR SO LONG.
SO MY LIFE SETTLED DOWN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS,
AND FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME,
I WASN'T EATING AS MUCH AS I HAD BEEN FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.
BUT I WAS STILL EATING ENOUGH TO KEEP GAINING,
AND I PUT ON ANOTHER 50 POUNDS.
AND I WAS A LITTLE OVER 350 WHEN I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL.
BUT WHEN I MOVED OUT OF MY MOM'S HOUSE AND STARTED COLLEGE,
I MET A GUY, AND HE WAS KIND AND CARING
AND TREATED ME WITH RESPECT.
IT WAS SOMETHING NEW AND NICE.
SO WE STARTED DATING,
AND AFTER A YEAR, WE GOT ENGAGED.
BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, ONCE THAT HAPPENED,
HE COMPLETELY CHANGED AND BECAME ABUSIVE.
AND IT WAS JUST LIKE BEING WITH MY DAD,
BUT HE WAS ACTUALLY WORSE.
BUT I STAYED THROUGH THE ABUSE BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO LEAVE.
BUT THINGS ONLY GOT WORSE WITH HIM.
HE GOT ME PREGNANT, AND WHEN I FINALLY TOLD HIM,
HE REACTED JUST LIKE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT,
AND HE JUST STARTED HITTING ME AND PUNCHING ME IN MY STOMACH.
HE BEAT ME SO SEVERELY I HAD LOST CONSCIOUSNESS,
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I LOST THE BABY,
AND COMPLICATIONS FROM THAT LEFT ME UNABLE TO HAVE KIDS.
AT THAT POINT, I KNEW IF I STAYED WITH HIM,
HE'D END UP KILLING ME,
SO I PRESSED CHARGES, AND HE WAS ARRESTED,
AND I LEFT HIM.
BUT WHAT GOT ME THROUGH THAT WAS WHAT GOT ME THROUGH
EVERYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE -- FOOD.
SO MY WEIGHT GAIN PICKED BACK UP,
AND I HAD PUT ON OVER 200 POUNDS
DURING THE TWO YEARS I WAS WITH HIM
AND WAS AROUND 550 POUNDS WHEN I TURNED 19.
AND AFTER ALL THAT, I FINISHED COLLEGE AND TRIED TO GET A JOB.
BUT WHEN I WAS 20, I MET SOMEONE NEW,
AND I WORKED UP THE COURAGE TO START DATING AGAIN.
HE WAS INTERESTED IN ME,
AND MY WEIGHT DIDN'T SEEM TO BOTHER HIM.
WE STARTED SEEING EACH OTHER FOR A WHILE.
AND WHEN I WAS 21, WE GOT MARRIED,
AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS GOOD,
SO DURING THAT TIME, I DIDN'T PUT ON A LOT.
BUT WHEN I WAS 26, I DISCOVERED HE WAS CHEATING ON ME,
AND I KICKED HIM OUT.
THAT WAS A REALLY HARD TIME, AND I WAS DEVASTATED.
BUT AROUND THAT TIME, MY SISTER,
WHO STRUGGLED WITH HER WEIGHT JUST LIKE ME,
HAD GOTTEN SO BIG THAT HER BODY WAS STARTING TO BREAK DOWN,
SO I DECIDED TO GO HELP HER.
SHE HAD BEEN LIVING WITH MY FATHER,
WHOSE HEALTH WAS ALSO DECLINING,
SO I MOVED IN WITH THEM TO BECOME THEIR CARETAKERS.
AND I WAS GLAD I DID BECAUSE THROUGH THAT,
I WAS ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH MY SISTER AND FATHER
BEFORE THEY PASSED.
MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS 27, AND I FORGAVE HIM,
SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY I HAD THAT TIME WITH HIM,
AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH SOME THINGS.
BUT I WAS ALSO GLAD FOR THE TIME I HAD WITH MY SISTER.
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS WHEN I WAS TAKING CARE OF HER,
SHE WAS BEDBOUND,
AND OUR OLDER BROTHER, CHRIS, WOULD COME OVER,
AND WE WOULD EAT WHENEVER WE WANTED TOGETHER,
JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE KIDS, AND WE LOVED IT.
SO ALL THREE OF US WERE GETTING BIGGER.
AND I CONTINUED GAINING, AND I GOT SO BIG,
BY THE TIME I WAS 35,
I STARTED NEEDING HELP TO DO A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT THANKFULLY, THAT WAS AROUND WHEN I MET JAMES.
WE MET ONLINE, AND HE LIVED 80 MILES AWAY.
WE E-MAILED AND TEXTED EACH OTHER FOR A MONTH,
THEN HE DROVE IN FOR A DATE.
AND WE JUST HAD THIS INSTANT CONNECTION, AND WE BOTH KNEW IT.
AND WHEN HE CAME BACK FOR A SECOND DATE,
WE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED THAT NIGHT.
AND HE STARTED HELPING ME AND MY SISTER OUT.
BUT A YEAR AFTER THAT, WHEN I WAS 38,
MY SISTER PASSED AWAY,
AND I STILL HAVEN'T FULLY RECOVERED FROM IT.
WITH HOW BAD IT'S GOTTEN NOW, I'M LIKELY THE NEXT ONE TO DIE
BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT.
[ Crying ] IF I KEEP LIVING THE WAY I AM,
I'M GONNA BE DEAD RIGHT BESIDE HER.
Chris: IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO WATCH ROBIN JUST SIT HERE AND DIE.
SHE'S DETERIORATING, AND IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.
Robin: I'M ALREADY AT THE POINT
WHERE I CAN HARDLY DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ANYMORE,
AND I'M NOT LIVING.
BUT FOOD IS SUCH A BIG PART OF OUR LIVES,
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THAT.
IT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO DO ON OUR OWN,
AND IT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO DO TOGETHER.
EVERYONE COMES TO ME NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T GO TO THEM.
-HI, GRANDMA. -HI.
Robin: HI, SWEETHEART. WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE SOME SNACKS?
I HAVE ICE CREAM AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.
-GOODNESS' SAKES. -YEAH.
I'LL TAKE THE ICE CREAM.
-YOU GUYS GOT THAT? -YEAH.
Robin: FOOD STILL GIVES ME ALL THOSE FEELINGS
OF HAPPINESS AND SAFETY AND LOVE WHEN I'M EATING,
AND IT'S THE ONLY TIME I FEEL THAT WAY.
AND TO GIVE THAT UP IS SCARY,
SO THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT DOESN'T WANT TO.
BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO AND THAT MY BROTHER HAS TO, TOO.
SO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?
I AM EXHAUSTED, WORN OUT.
MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME.
JUST TAKING A SHOWER, I HAVE TO REST.
YEAH, WE WORRY ABOUT YOU
AND WANT TO GET YOU BACK TO WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.
YEAH, BUT I WORRY ABOUT YOU, TOO.
MY BIGGEST FEAR IS GRANDMA HAVING TO BURY
ANOTHER GRANDCHILD.
YOUR LIFE AFFECTS A LOT OF PEOPLE,
NOT JUST YOU,
SO YOU GOT TO THINK OF YOUR FAMILY, TOO.
SO YOU CAN'T BE SELFISH ABOUT IT.
WELL, AND WITH ME, I CAN'T KEEP LIVING THIS LIFE.
NO, YOU CANNOT.
-IT'S NOT LIVING. -IT'S NOT.
AND I UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU FEEL WE NEED TO MAKE THE CHANGE,
NOW'S THE TIME WE NEED TO GET IT DONE...
I AGREE.
...'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GETTING NO YOUNGER.
I AGREE.
♪♪
Robin: I'VE DECIDED MY ONLY WAY TO CHANGE IS TO GET HELP.
AND I KNOW CHRIS IS HESITANT AND HE'S SCARED,
BUT I'M THANKFUL HE'S WILLING TO TRY AND DO THIS WITH ME.
WE BOTH NEED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT AND CHANGE WHERE WE'RE HEADING,
AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BREAK THE TREND IN OUR FAMILY
BECAUSE I KNOW WE BOTH CAN'T KEEP GOING LIKE THIS.
-ARE YOU READY, GRANDMA? -I GUESS SO.
Robin: I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
OR IF I'M EVEN GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS,
BUT IF WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER,
I FEEL CONFIDENT WE AT LEAST HAVE A CHANCE.
OKAY. YOU'LL BE FINE.
I KNOW THAT EVERY DAY THAT PASSES RIGHT NOW,
I HAVE LESS AND LESS TIME.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH LONGER BEFORE I HIT A POINT
WHERE MY BODY CAN'T HANDLE THE STRAIN OF MY WEIGHT
AND MY HEART GIVES OUT LIKE MY SISTER.
AND THE SAME THING IS GONNA HAPPEN TO CHRIS,
SO WE HAVE TO DO THIS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
♪♪
Robin: MY BROTHER, CHRIS, HAD DECIDED TO GO WITH ME
TO HOUSTON TO TRY TO GET DR. NOW'S HELP,
AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE AND GO DOWN THERE
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
BUT CHRIS HAD A HEART ATTACK WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING,
AND HE ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT.
IT WAS SO SCARY,
AND I'M THANKFUL HE'S STARTING TO RECOVER.
BUT THE DOCTOR SAID HE'S NOT GONNA BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO TRAVEL FOR AWHILE.
I REALLY WANTED CHRIS TO GO TO TEXAS WITH ME.
I WANTED HIM TO TAKE THIS JOURNEY WITH ME.
BUT AT LEAST CHRIS' HEART ATTACK WAS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR GARRETT,
AND HE SAID HE MAY WANT TO GET HELP.
SO HE'S COMING OVER TO TALK ABOUT POSSIBLY GOING WITH US.
[ KNOCKING ]
-IS THAT G? -HEY, ROBIN, JAMES.
James: WHAT'S GOING ON?
HE'S FEELING BETTER NOW.
THAT'S GOT MY ANXIETY ON AN ALL-TIME HIGH.
WELL, IF CHRIS ISN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT,
IT'S A GOOD THING THAT YOU'RE GONNA GO
'CAUSE THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO ALL THIS BY MYSELF.
RIGHT. I JUST WORRY ABOUT LEAVING MY DAD.
BUT CALVIN WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND THIS TRIP COULD BE GOOD FOR YOU, TOO.
MM-HMM.
YOU CAN MEET DR. NOW AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW,
TALK TO HIM ABOUT A WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY OF YOUR OWN
AND GETTING THE HELP AND TOOLS THAT YOU NEED, TOO.
I THINK I DO NEED THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR YOU.
HONESTLY, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT A LOT,
AND IF I WERE ABLE TO HELP BETTER MYSELF,
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP MY DAD --
YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR HIM.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK, DARLING?
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE ACTUAL TRIP?
I'M VERY ANXIOUS.
I'M VERY EXCITED
'CAUSE IT'S [SIGHS] THE FIRST BIG STEP.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, GARRETT?
I'M EXCITED FOR YOU
'CAUSE YOU'LL BE GETTING THE HELP YOU NEED,
AND I'M EXCITED THAT I GET TO GO WITH YOU
AND EXPERIENCE ALL THIS,
AND THAT MAYBE I'LL ALSO GET HELP FROM THIS.
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET THROUGH IT.
YEP.
WELL, I'M GONNA HEAD HOME, GET PACKED.
-TRY TO PACK LIGHT. -YEAH.
WE NEED TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE WHEELCHAIR.
-YEAH. CLOTHES ONLY. -[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
Robin: I'M REALLY GLAD THAT GARRETT'S WILLING
TO COME WITH US AND HELP US.
GARRETT'S STILL YOUNG. HE'S JUST 20 YEARS OLD.
HE'S GOT HIS WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF HIM,
AND IF HE CAN CHANGE HIS EATING HABITS AND CHANGE HIS WEIGHT
AND GET IT UNDER CONTROL NOW,
HE CAN HAVE A GREAT LIFE.
I WANT THAT FOR HIM AND MY BROTHER
AS MUCH AS I WANT IT FOR ME.
SO AS SCARY AS THIS IS GONNA BE, I'M READY FOR IT.
I JUST HOPE THAT GARRETT AND I CAN MAKE IT,
AND THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE HELP WE NEED.
♪♪
I'M FINALLY GOING DOWN TO HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW.
SO GARRETT WILL BE HERE SHORTLY WITH HIS THINGS,
AND ONCE WE GET PACKED UP, THEN WE'RE HEADING OUT.
BUT I WISH CHRIS WAS STILL ABLE TO GO WITH US.
I JUST HOPE THAT THIS TRIP WILL BE WORTH IT.
YOU GOT EVERYTHING READY TO PUT IN?
YEAH.
WE GOT TO GET THE CLOTHES TOGETHER AND...
ARE YOU DOING OKAY?
I'M JUST ANXIOUS ABOUT THIS DRIVE.
IT'S A LONG TIME TO BE IN A CAR, BABY.
I KNOW.
THAT'S MY BIGGEST ANXIETY RIGHT NOW IS JUST THE DRIVE.
PROMISE YOU'LL TELL ME ANY TIME WE NEED TO PULL OVER.
I WILL. I PROMISE.
DON'T BE A TOUGH GUY.
[ LAUGHS ] I'LL TRY NOT TO BE.
James: MY WIFE IS GONNA BE IN A LOT OF PAIN.
AND I THINK THE REST OF IT IS MANAGEABLE,
BUT IT'S HARD TO SIT NEXT TO THE PERSON THAT YOU LOVE
AND KNOW THAT THEY'RE UNCOMFORTABLE,
LET ALONE TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF PAIN
THAT SHE'S GONNA BE IN
AND THAT THERE'S NO WAY TO RELIEVE IT.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO BUT DRIVE
AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HURT TOO MUCH.
Robin: MY KNEES ARE WHAT I'M MOST WORRIED ABOUT.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME SINCE I'VE HAD TO TRY
TO FIT IN A CAR FOR THAT LONG,
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA DO THIS.
JAMES IS GONNA DRIVE, AND ME AND GARRETT
ARE JUST GONNA TRY AND HOLD OUT
TO MAYBE MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THERE STRAIGHT.
I JUST HOPE THIS TRIP DOESN'T TURN OUT TO BE TOO MUCH
FOR EITHER OF US.
I'M ESPECIALLY WORRIED ABOUT GARRETT
BECAUSE IF ANYTHING WOULD EVER HAPPEN TO HIM,
I'D NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF.
HE'S LIKE A SON TO ME,
AND I DON'T WANT CHRIS ADDING MORE STRAIN ON HIMSELF
WORRYING ABOUT HIM.
[ KNOCKING ]
-WHAT UP, G? -HELLO. I'M READY.
-GOT YOUR STUFF? -YEP.
-I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE. -ARE Y'ALL READY?
YEP, WE'RE READY.
ALL WE GOT TO DO IS LOAD UP AND GO.
WELL, SHALL WE LOAD UP, THEN?
ALL RIGHT.
Garrett: MY MAIN CONCERN IS ROBIN'S HEALTH.
I'M WORRIED HOW SHE'LL HANDLE THE DRIVE THERE,
BUT I FEEL THIS TRIP IS NECESSARY FOR HER WEIGHT
AND MY WEIGHT ISSUES, ALSO,
AND THAT IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US
TO GET OUR LIVES STRAIGHT.
Robin: I'M THE ONLY TRUE SIBLING MY BROTHER HAS LEFT,
AND I COULDN'T SEE HIM HAVING TO BURY ME OR EVEN MY NEPHEW
BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE
THAT I JUST COULDN'T DO THAT TO MY FAMILY,
AND I'VE GOT TO DO THIS, IF NOT FOR MYSELF, FOR THEM.
IF MY LIFE WASN'T HANGING IN THE BALANCE,
I WOULDN'T EVEN TRY THIS.
BUT THERE REALLY ISN'T EVEN A CHOICE FOR US.
I HAVETO DO THIS IF ME AND GARRETT DON'T WANT TO DIE SOON.
SO HOPEFULLY WE MAKE IT THERE
WITHOUT ANY BIG PROBLEMS OR ISSUES,
AND THAT THIS TRIP GOES WELL.
Garrett: OH, MY KNEE!
I JUST HOPE IT'S NOT TOO MUCH FOR US.
♪♪
Robin: WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A LITTLE OVER FOUR HOURS,
AND MY KNEES HURT A LOT, BUT I'M TRYING NOT TO MOVE THEM.
SO I KNOW I NEED TO STOP SOON FOR A BREAK,
BUT I'M MANAGING,
AND GARRETT SAYS HE'S DOING OKAY.
SO JAMES WANTS ME TO TRY AND PUSH THROUGH
SO WE CAN MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO HOUSTON TONIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO.
Garrett: I'M MISSING MY FAMILY PRETTY BAD RIGHT NOW,
BUT THEY UNDERSTAND WHY I LEFT AND WHY I NEEDED TO DO THIS.
Robin: I'VE USUALLY HAD TWO OR THREE MEALS
AND A SNACK AT THIS POINT IN THE DAY, SO I'M STARVING.
SO WE'RE GONNA STOP AND GET A MEAL.
♪♪
I KNOW.
[ GRUNTS ]
Robin: I REALLY NEED SOMETHING TO HELP ME TAKE MY MIND OFF
AND DEAL WITH ALL THIS PAIN.
♪♪
I'M DOING FINE.
[ SIGHS ]
-YOU GUYS READY? -YEAH, I THINK SO.
I NEED THE GRANDE COMBO.
-TORTILLA? -FLOUR.
Robin: GETTING SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT ALWAYS CALMS ME DOWN
AND HELPS ME DEAL WITH WHATEVER I'M FACING,
AND THE THOUGHT OF HAVING TO GIVE THAT UP
AND LOSE THAT SECURITY IS SCARY.
FOOD HAS BEEN THE ONLY CONSTANT IN MY LIFE,
AND IF I THINK ABOUT WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO CHANGE THAT,
IT STARTS TO FREAK ME OUT.
SO, RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST FOCUSING ON DOING
WHAT I NEED TO GET TO HOUSTON
AND SEEING WHAT DR. NOW SAYS, AND THEN I FIGURE
I'LL WORRY ABOUT WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE.
♪♪
Garrett: THE RIDE ISN'T TOO BAD FOR ME,
BUT I'M RELIEVED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR,
TAKE A BREAK, AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT.
I'M DEFINITELY HUNGRY.
MY MAIN WORRY, THOUGH,
IS THAT ROBIN'S GONNA PUSH HERSELF TOO FAR
AND WE MIGHT HAVE TO STAY ANOTHER NIGHT
BEFORE WE GET TO HOUSTON.
Robin: OH, GOODNESS. I ATE TOO MUCH.
I'M DONE.
Robin: WE STILL HAVE MORE THAN HALF THE WAY TO GO TO GET THERE,
AND I KNOW THE SECOND PART
WILL BE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT AND PAINFUL
BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH PAIN I'M ALREADY IN.
EVEN RIGHT NOW, I CAN FEEL MY KNEES GETTING STIFFER
AS THEY CONTINUE TO SWELL
FROM WHAT I'VE ALREADY PUT THEM THROUGH,
AND I'M DREADING GETTING BACK IN THE CAR.
BUT IF I CAN JUST MANAGE TO CRAM MYSELF BACK IN,
I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I CAN TRY AND MAKE IT
THE REST OF THE WAY THERE.
BABY, IT'S GOT TO OPEN, JUST BARELY.
[ GRUNTS ]
THE WORSE I HURT, THE HARDER IT IS TO BREATHE.
OOH, AND IT'S HOT IN HERE.
[ SIGHS ]
Garrett: [ GRUNTS AND GROANS ]
OKAY.
♪♪
YEAH. MY LEGS ARE A LITTLE SORE,
BUT THEY FEEL A LOT BETTER AFTER BEING ABLE TO GET OUT
AND STRETCH THEM OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH.
NO MATTER WHAT, I'M GONNA POWER THROUGH.
♪♪
-LOOK, BABY, THERE'S TEXAS. -THANK GOD.
I'M READY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, SWEETHEART.
Robin: WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A LITTLE OVER NINE HOURS,
AND I DON'T WANT TO LET JAMES DOWN
BECAUSE I KNOW HE WANTED TO TRY AND MAKE IT THERE.
BUT THIS IS THE WORST PAIN I'VE EVER FELT IN MY LIFE,
AND IT'S GETTING WORSE BY THE MINUTE,
SO WE HAVETO STOP AND GET A ROOM SOMEWHERE.
BABE, I'M DONE FOR THE DAY.
I GOT TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR.
[ Crying ] I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN THAT ALL I CAN DO IS CRY.
JUST LET ME FIND A MOTEL UP HERE.
Robin: [ Normal voice ] MY BODY'S ABOUT TO GIVE OUT.
I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR HOW HARD THIS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE.
♪♪
[ SOBS ]
I HURT SO BAD. I JUST NEED OUT OF THE CAR.
Robin: I FEEL LIKE SUCH A FAILURE,
AND I'M HUMILIATED I COULDN'T DO IT.
[ COUGHS AND GAGS ]
WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD 10 1/2 HOURS.
[ Voice breaking ] AND I AM IN THE MOST PAIN I CAN EVER REMEMBER BEING IN.
MY LEGS ARE SO SWOLLEN, MY KNEES HURT.
THEY JUST HURT SO BAD. EVEN MY HIPS HURT.
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10,
I WOULD SAY I'M AT 1,000 IN PAIN POINTS RIGHT NOW.
-ALL RIGHT. READY, ROBIN? -YEAH, I'M READY.
-LET'S DO THIS. -[ SIGHS ]
Garrett: THE TRIP WAS VERY HARD ON ROBIN ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE SHE CAN'T SIT IN A VEHICLE FOR TOO LONG
'CAUSE HER LEGS WILL START HURTING.
AND SHE HELD ON FOR AS LONG AS SHE COULD,
BUT EVENTUALLY, SHE JUST BROKE DOWN CRYING FROM THE PAIN.
AND IT WAS UNBEARABLE FOR ME, BUT I HANDLED IT FINE.
James: I'M SO RELIEVED TO GET HERE,
GET HER OUT OF THAT CAR AND GET HER OUT OF PAIN,
JUST TRY TO GIVE HER SOME COMFORT AND GET A LITTLE REST.
IT'S THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD TO SIT
AND WATCH SOMEBODY THAT YOU LOVE CRY,
AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO HELP THEM.
IT'S HARD. IT'S REALLY HARD.
Robin: [ Normal voice ] I'M HOPING THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO FINISH THE TRIP IN THE MORNING,
BUT I'M REALLY SCARED BECAUSE I KNOW
IF I CAN'T MAKE IT TOMORROW, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY BAD.
THIS IS MY ONLY CHANCE,
SO I CAN'T MESS THIS UP FOR ME AND FOR GARRETT
BECAUSE SO MUCH IS RIDING ON THIS.
♪♪
AFTER GETTING SOME REST, I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER,
BUT I'M STILL REALLY SWOLLEN, AND I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, MY PAIN RIGHT NOW IS AT 100.
MY LEGS HURT FROM MY TOES
CLEAR UP TO THE SMALL OF MY BACK.
♪♪
WE'VE ALMOST MADE IT TO DR. NOW'S CLINIC,
AND AT THIS POINT, I'M COUNTING THE MINUTES.
THAT TRIP TOOK SO MUCH MORE OUT OF ME THAN I THOUGHT.
♪♪
I JUST HOPE DR. NOW IS WILLING TO HELP US,
BUT I'M TERRIFIED THAT HE CAN SAY NO.
AND IF THAT HAPPENS,
IT'LL MEAN ME AND GARRETT WILL HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN
BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE NOT GONNA LAST MUCH LONGER.
ROBIN McKINLEY?
SO IF WE AREN'T ABLE TO GET HELP OR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,
THEN SOON WE'RE GONNA END UP DYING FROM ALL THE STRAIN
OF ALL THE WEIGHT ON US
BECAUSE OUR BODIES JUST COULDN'T GO ON.
♪♪
Robin: WE'RE AT DR. NOW'S, AND ME AND GARRETT
ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHERE OUR WEIGHT'S AT.
I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO FIND OUT,
AND MY KNEES ARE IN A LOT OF PAIN,
SO I'M REALLY HOPING DOING ALL WE HAVE TO GET HERE
IS GONNA PAY OFF
AND THAT DR. NOW IS GONNA HELP US.
OH, MY GOD.
Robin: IT'S EMBARRASSING TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS
COME UP ON THE SCALE AND TO KNOW I LET IT GET SO BAD.
BUT I'M HOPING GARRETT IS AT LEAST DOING BETTER THAN ME
AND THAT HIS WEIGHT ISN'T AS HIGH YET.
♪♪
OOH.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
Garrett: I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I'VE DEFINITELY GONE WRONG WITH SOME OF MY EATING HABITS
AND MY LIFESTYLE CHOICES.
SO I FEEL NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS
BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO BE DR. NOW'S PATIENT,
AND I'M NOT SURE HE WILL TAKE ME ON
BECAUSE OF WHAT MY WEIGHT IS.
-HELLO. -HELLO.
-HOW YOU DOING? -HOW Y'ALL DOING?
-DOING ALL RIGHT. -PRETTY GOOD.
-I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. -ROBIN.
NICE TO MEET YOU, ROBIN. AND...
-I'M JAMES. -OKAY.
-PLEASED TO MEET YOU, SIR. -AND YOU ARE?
I'M GARRETT.
ALL RIGHT, AND THE RELATIONSHIP?
-HUSBAND, NEPHEW. -OKAY.
IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU ALL. WHERE ARE Y'ALL COMING FROM?
SOUTHWEST KANSAS.
KANSAS. ALL RIGHT. SO, ABOUT A DAY'S DRIVE.
-YEAH. -NOT TOO FAR,
BUT STILL LONG ENOUGH TO PUT A LOT OF STRAIN ON YOUR BODY
WHEN YOU'RE OVER 600 POUNDS.
-YEP. -SO, Y'ALL FEELING ALL RIGHT?
-YES. -OKAY.
SO, ROBIN, YOU'RE HERE TO LOSE WEIGHT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE UP TO 648 POUNDS.
YEAH.
I AM INTERESTED IN YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM.
OKAY.
BUT, GARRETT, YOU DECIDED YOU WANT TO AS WELL
SINCE YOU ARE OVER 600 POUNDS, TOO.
IS THAT CORRECT?
-YES. -OKAY, GREAT.
AND HOW OLD ARE YOU? -I'M 20.
-YOU'RE 20 YEARS OLD? -YES.
THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT GAIN IN A SHORT TIME AT THAT AGE.
SO YOU'RE ON TRACK TO BE THE WORLD'S HEAVIEST PERSON
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T CHANGE.
ALL RIGHT, ROBIN, YOUR HUSBAND IS A NORMAL WEIGHT.
YEAH.
SO THAT TELLS ME ALL YOUR UNHEALTHY EATING
IS WHEN HE ISN'T AROUND,
OR YOU HAVE OTHER EATING BUDDIES --
I'M GUESSING YOUR NEPHEW.
IS THAT ALL FAIR TO SAY?
YEAH.
OKAY, SO THE DYSFUNCTION THAT I THINK YOU AND YOUR NEPHEW HAVE
IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WE NEED TO ADDRESS
IF YOU TWO WANT TO HAVE ANY CHANCE TO DO THIS.
OKAY. -SO, HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO --
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU TWO A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY,
HIGH-PROTEIN, NO-CARB DIET.
THERE WILL BE NO CHIPS, NO COOKIES, SO SWEETS.
AND ROBIN, OVER THE NEXT MONTH,
I WANT YOU TO LOSE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS, OKAY?
MM-HMM.
AND GARRETT, I WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME THING.
OKAY.IF YOU BOTH DO THAT,
THEN I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
BUT YOU ALL NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
YOU'RE OVEREATING AND ENABLING OFF EACH OTHER,
AND IT'S KILLING YOU BOTH.
AND, ROBIN, YOU'RE NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM YOUR BREAKING POINT,
WHERE YOUR BODY GIVES OUT AND YOU DIE.
AND IF YOU DON'T CHANGE,
YOU WON'T BE TOO FAR BEHIND HER, GARRETT.
SO THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND.
YOU GOT THAT? -YEAH.
AND JAMES, YOU NEED TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT ROBIN TO DO THIS
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE BURYING HER SOON.
YES, SIR. I'M ALL ABOUT THE SUPPORT.
IF YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIVE TOO LONG.
ALL RIGHT, IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL,
AND HAVE A SAFE RIDE BACK HOME.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON.
-THANK YOU, DR. NOW. -AH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
Dr. Nowzaradan: IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT THERE IS
A SEVERE DYSFUNCTIONAL DYNAMIC AT PLAY IN THIS FAMILY,
AND IT IS LIKELY NOT LIMITED TO JUST ROBIN AND GARRETT.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
TO GET THEM TO CHANGE THOSE PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR
AND WAYS OF RELATING TO EACH OTHER
IN ORDER TO MAKE ANY REAL CHANGE.
BUT HOPEFULLY THEY REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THEIR SITUATION IS
AND TAKE THIS CHANCE SERIOUSLY BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T,
IT WILL JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE ONE OF THEM FACES A SITUATION
THAT PUSHES THEIR BODY TO ITS BREAKING POINT,
AND THEY DON'T SURVIVE.
Robin: IT WAS HARD TO HEAR SOME OF WHAT DR. NOW HAD TO SAY
ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS MY SITUATION IS.
BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT DR. NOW IS GONNA HELP US
AND WE HAVE THIS CHANCE,
SO I'M WILLING TO WORK AS HARD AS I NEED
AND DO IT WITH GARRETT
SO WE CAN SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND BOTH HIT OUR GOALS,
BECAUSE IT'S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO ME
THAT GARRETT DOES THIS, TOO.
Garrett: I WAS REALLY ONLY HOPING FOR ROBIN TO GET ACCEPTED,
AND THAT I WAS JUST A SECOND THOUGHT IN MY HEAD
'CAUSE I WAS MAINLY WORRIED ABOUT ROBIN'S HEALTH,
BUT AFTER DR. NOW TOOK ME ON, ALSO, AS A PATIENT,
I'M ECSTATIC ABOUT IT,
AND I KNOW I WILL HAVE SUPPORT IN THIS
'CAUSE I WILL BE DOING IT ALONGSIDE ROBIN,
SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
Robin: I KNOW THIS WON'T BE EASY,
BUT I'M READY, SO NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES,
WE'LL LOSE THE 50 POUNDS WE NEED.
AND THEN WHEN WE COME BACK NEXT TIME,
WE GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO SAVE OUR LIVES.
♪♪
IT'S BEEN THREE WEEKS SINCE OUR APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,
AND GARRETT AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO MAKE THE CHANGE WE NEED AND DO DR. NOW'S DIET,
AND WE'RE ONLY EATING TOGETHER AND STICKING TO THE SAME FOODS.
SO I'M KEEPING A FOOD JOURNAL FOR BOTH OF US SO WE KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE BOTH EATING TO MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TRACK.
AND WE HAVE BEEN EATING ONLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE,
SO NO CARBS, WHICH HAS BEEN TOUGH.
MY KILLER IS THE PEANUT BUTTER.
I CANNOT HAVE PEANUT BUTTER.
YOU KNOW ME AND MY PEANUT BUTTER.
[ SIGHS ]
WE CAN DO THIS, BABY.
-YEAH. -I GOT YOUR BACK.
[ KNOCKING ]COME IN!
[ DOGS BARK ]
GARRETT'S HERE.
WE'RE JUST GETTING READY TO DO LUNCH.
HOW DOES A SALAD AND COTTAGE CHEESE SOUND?
COOL.
Robin: I FEEL GOOD ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING,
AND I FEEL LIKE I'M STARTING TO SEE THE RESULTS OF MY HARD WORK.
I AM PHYSICALLY MAKING PROGRESS,
AND I KNOW GARRETT IS NOTICING SOME OF THE SAME THINGS, TOO.
-YOU GOING TO THE FRIDGE? -YES, SIR.
THE DIET HAS BEEN HARD BUT REWARDING.
IT'S BRINGING US CLOSER AND MAKING US
HOLD EACH OTHER TO THE SAME STANDARDS.
SPINACH OR ROMAINE BLEND.
SPINACH.
ALL RIGHT.
Garrett: THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS I'M NOT ABLE TO EAT GOOD FOOD
LIKE BREAD, PIZZA, DEEP-FRIED FOOD --
ALL THE UNHEALTHY THINGS.
BUT I THINK I'VE LOST SOME WEIGHT.
I WENT WITH ROBIN TO THE GROCERY STORE,
AND I WAS ABLE TO WALK AROUND
FOR WAY LONGER THAN I NORMALLY WOULD.
Robin: I KNOW WE'RE BOTH MAKING PROGRESS.
I JUST REALLY HOPE IT'S ENOUGH
AND THAT WE MAKE IT DOWN TO THE GOAL WE NEED.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS AS A FAMILY,
AND GARRETT EVEN TOOK DR. NOW'S DIET TO HIS FATHER,
AND HE'S BEEN TRYING TO DO IT, TOO.
SO DOING THIS IS NOT JUST FOR OURSELVES,
BUT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
SO WE'RE ALL 100% COMMITTED TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES,
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS FAMILY
BECAUSE WE WANT TO TURN THE TREND IN OUR FAMILY AROUND
AND TO BE WITH EACH OTHER FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
AND WE KNOW DOING THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
THESE ACTUALLY LOOK PRETTY GOOD.
THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD.
Robin: OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IS IN ONE WEEK,
AND WE'RE PUSHING OURSELVES TO DO THE MOST WE CAN
TO HIT OUR GOALS BY THEN SO WHEN WE GO BACK,
WE BOTH CAN GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
♪♪
ME, GARRETT, AND JAMES HAVE MADE IT BACK DOWN TO HOUSTON
FOR OUR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT,
AND THIS TIME, THE TRIP DOWN HERE
TOOK EVEN MORE OUT OF ME AND WAS EVEN HARDER.
WE ALMOST HAD TO STOP AT A HOTEL TWO TIMES
BECAUSE I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN,
SO I'M READY TO GET THERE AND GET OUT.
Garrett: I'VE BEEN TRYING TO STICK TO THE DIET AS BEST AS I CAN.
I'M FEELING NERVOUS AND ANXIOUS,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING I'VE REACHED THE GOAL HE SET FOR ME.
Robin: I KNOW I CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS DRIVE,
BUT DR. NOW REQUIRES HIS PATIENTS TO MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON
TO DO HIS PROGRAM IF THEY GET APPROVED
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
SO HOPEFULLY ME AND GARRETT WILL GET APPROVED,
AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE DOWN HERE,
AND I WON'T HAVE TO DO THIS TRIP AGAIN.
ROBIN McKINLEY?
SO, ME AND GARRETT HAVE TO HAVE MADE IT TO WHERE WE NEED TODAY
BECAUSE I'M REALLY SCARED THAT
IF WE BOTH DON'T GET THE SURGERY SOON,
THAT WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME.
♪♪
Robin: ME AND GARRETT ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S
FOR OUR FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT.
AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW,
I WAS 648 POUNDS,
AND HE TOLD ME I HAD TO LOSE 50 POUNDS OVER THE LAST MONTH
TO GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
SO THAT MEANS IF I HIT MY GOAL, THEN I'LL BE BELOW 598 TODAY,
AND I HOPE I LOST ENOUGH TO DO THAT.
♪♪
I'M ECSTATIC [LAUGHS] THAT I DID NOT GAIN ANY WEIGHT.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT WHAT DR. NOW WANTED FOR THE MONTH,
SO I'M A LITTLE HESITANT ON SEEING HIM.
BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I DIDN'T GAIN,
AND I LOST A LOT,
SO I'M STILL HOPING THAT THIS WAS ENOUGH FOR HIM
TO SEE HOW HARD I'M WORKING AND TO APPROVE ME.
AND I'M HOPING GARRETT DID WHAT HE NEEDS
TO GET APPROVED, TOO.
♪♪
Garrett: I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO LOSE THIS MUCH WEIGHT BEFORE.
BUT DR. NOW SET THE GOAL FOR 50 POUNDS,
AND I DIDN'T REACH IT,
AND I'M JUST A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THAT.
♪♪
-HELLO. -HELLO.
-HOW Y'ALL DOING? -DOING ALL RIGHT.
-PRETTY GOOD. -PRETTY GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S START WITH ROBIN.
YES, SIR.
YOU'RE DOWN TO 615, SO YOU LOST 33 POUNDS,
AND WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT YOU MADE SOME IMPROVEMENT
TO YOUR EATING HABITS.YEP.
BUT YOU'RE STILL TAKING IN
AROUND 3,000 TO 5,000 CALORIES A DAY,
SO THAT'S STILL A WAY'S OFF FROM WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.
YES, SIR.
WHY DIDN'T YOU MAKE THE CHANGES YOU NEED?
WHAT IS HOLDING YOU UP?
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT MYSELF.
OKAY, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU'RE AT LEAST TRYING.
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO BETTER.
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, GARRETT, YOU LOST 22 POUNDS,
WHICH IS SOME PROGRESS, BUT EVEN LESS THAN YOUR AUNT.
SO YOU ALSO COULD HAVE DONE BETTER.
-YES. -OKAY?
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING YOU'RE YOUNGER
AND SHOULD HAVE EASILY LOST MORE
IN THAT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME, OKAY?
SO WHAT IS HOLDING YOU UP?
MOTIVATION.
IF SAVING YOUR LIFE IS NOT MOTIVATION ENOUGH,
THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
THIS LEVEL OF PROGRESS TELLS ME
THAT YOU'RE ONLY WILLING TO TRY A LITTLE BIT,
SO I NEED TO SEE MORE FROM BOTH OF YOU, OKAY?
OKAY.
AND UNLESS I SEE MORE EVIDENCE YOU'RE READY FOR THIS,
THEN WE'RE NOT MOVING AHEAD.
YES, SIR.
SO, THE GOAL FOR BOTH OF YOU IS THE SAME AS LAST TIME --
LOSE 50 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT MONTH
IF YOU WANT TO CONVINCE ME THAT YOU'RE READY
TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED AT THIS,
AND IF YOU DO THAT, THEN I'LL APPROVE YOU
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
OKAY.
BUT THE OTHER THING YOU ALL NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT
IS MOVING DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON.
I'M CONCERNED WITH THE EXTENT AND AMOUNT
OF TRAVELING YOU TWO ARE DOING AT YOUR WEIGHT
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA START TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF TOLL
ON BOTH YOUR BODIES, ESPECIALLY FOR ROBIN.
AND ULTIMATELY, IF YOU WANT TO BE IN MY PROGRAM,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE DOWN HERE FOR AROUND A YEAR.
ALL RIGHT.
SO ALL THREE OF YOU NEED TO DECIDE
WHETHER THAT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO, TOO.
-ALL RIGHT. -YES, SIR.
SO IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, SHOW ME YOU'RE READY.
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU ALL SOON.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE SAID.
WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO WORK HARDER.
YEP. STICK TO IT FAITHFULLY.
MM-HMM.
Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME WEIGHT LOSS
WITH ROBIN AND GARRETT,
BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT AT A POINT
WHERE THEY'RE TAKING THIS AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY NEED.
IF THEY HAD ACTUALLY DONE THE DIET LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE,
THEY WOULD HAVE EASILY LOST MORE THAN THEIR GOAL THIS PAST MONTH.
Robin: I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED RIGHT NOW.
I REALLY THOUGHT OUR WEIGHT LOSS WAS GOOD,
BUT DR. NOW SAYS IT'S NOT ENOUGH,
SO I GUESS WE HAVE TO TRY AGAIN.
AND I SUPPOSE THE BRIGHT SIDE IS THAT HE'S GIVEN US
ANOTHER CHANCE TO DO THIS.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA DO BETTER THIS TIME
'CAUSE I KNOW HOW HARD WE WORKED.
SO I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE DO IT THIS TIME,
BUT I'M WORRIED WE WON'T BE ABLE TO.
AND IF WE DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
♪♪
WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME, WE ALL TALKED ABOUT
WHAT DR. NOW SAID ABOUT NEEDING TO BE IN HOUSTON
AND HOW MY BODY CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS TRIP.
SO WE'RE GOING AHEAD AND MOVING TO HOUSTON -- ALL OF US.
SO A LOT OF MY FAMILY IS COMING OVER TO HELP US PACK UP
AND SAY GOODBYE,
AND WE'RE LEAVING IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
GIRLS, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT.
OUR GOAL IS TO COMPLETELY
GET EVERYTHING OUT OF THIS HOUSE TONIGHT.
JUST START PILING IT INTO TRASH BAGS.
IF IT'S BREAKABLE,
WRAP IT UP IN WHATEVER CLOTH IS IN THERE.
OKAY.
Robin: I'M APARTMENT-HUNTING TO FIND A PLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
AND I'M WORKING ON ONE THAT SAYS WE CAN MOVE IN THIS WEEK,
AND I'M HOPING WE CAN GET EVERYTHING WE NEED DONE
AND SQUARED AWAY IN TIME SO WE DON'T LOSE IT.
BUT THERE'S A WHOLE LOT TO DO IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
HI, DIANE. THIS IS ROBIN McKINLEY AGAIN.
DO YOU HAVE A FAX NUMBER I CAN FAX THIS INTO?
OKAY, I CAN ACTUALLY PROBABLY DO THAT.
I'VE GOT SEMI-GOOD NEWS.
SHE 95% GUARANTEED ME THE APARTMENT, SO...
I GUESS I'M LIKE GEORGE MICHAEL --
YOU GOT TO HAVE FAITH.SIGN UNDER MINE.
-HERE? -YEP.
Robin: ALL OUR FAMILY IS HERE IN MEADE,
SO LEAVING IS TOUGH.
AND I KNOW THIS WHOLE TRIP IS GONNA BE THE HARDEST ONE YET
BECAUSE TO GET ALL OF OUR STUFF DOWN THERE,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THREE VEHICLES.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS IF I DRIVE.
AND NOT ONLY HAS IT BEEN A REALLY LONG TIME
SINCE I EVEN TRIED TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL,
MY BIG CONCERN IS HOW HARD IT'S GONNA BE ON MY KNEES.
ARE YOU READY FOR ME TO DO THAT DRIVING?
I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU TO, SWEETHEART.
I KNOW.
I'M TERRIFIED OF YOU DRIVING.
I GUESS AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE.
EVERYTHING IS KIND OF HITTING ME ALL AT ONCE
'CAUSE IT'S OUR LAST DAY OF PACKING
AND GETTING READY TO MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON.
THIS WILL BE MY FIRST TIME LIVING AWAY FROM MY FATHER.
IT'S EMOTIONAL TO LEAVE MY FATHER BEHIND RIGHT NOW
WITH ALL OF HIS HEALTH PROBLEMS.
[ SNIFFLES ] OH, BABY.
James: I DON'T THINK IT REALLY HIT ME
THAT IT WAS REALLY, REALLY HAPPENING UNTIL YESTERDAY.
WE'RE UPROOTING OUR WHOLE LIVES, OUR ENTIRE EXISTENCE,
AND MOVING 14 HOURS AWAY ON A WISH AND A PRAYER.
YOU KNOW, JUST KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE.
IT'S ALL FOR ROBIN, AND WHAT SHE'S GONNA GAIN OUT OF THIS
IS WORTH 10 TIMES WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
GOODBYE, MY ORNERY LITTLE TURKEY.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU.
Robin: SO, NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL IT IS TO DO THIS
EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY, THIS IS OUR LAST CHANCE,
AND WE NEED TO TAKE IT
BECAUSE OUR LIVES ARE HANGING IN THE BALANCE.
♪♪
Robin: WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR THREE DAYS,
AND I'M MISERABLE BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE,
AND I'M ONLY ABLE TO GO A COUPLE HOURS A DAY
BEFORE THE PAIN GETS TO BE TOO MUCH
AND I HAVE TO STOP AND REST.
SO THIS IS TAKING SO MUCH OUT OF ME
BECAUSE MY KNEES ARE SWOLLEN AND THEY HURT,
AND I HAVE CELLULITIS IN MY LEG
AND IN MY LOWER PART OF MY STOMACH,
AND I'VE BEEN MOVING AROUND A LOT,
SO I CAN FEEL IT GETTING WORSE,
AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S POPPING OR BURSTING UNDER MY SKIN.
AND PARTS OF MY INNER THIGH HAVE STARTED TO CRACK,
AND I CAN FEEL STUFF OOZING OUT.
AND THE PAIN IS SO BAD, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA THROW UP,
SO I HAVE TO STOP SOMEWHERE TO USE THE BATHROOM.
OH, MY GOD. I FEEL GROSS.
YOU'RE OKAY, SWEETHEART.
OH, MY GOD.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪
James: ROBIN'S NOT DOING VERY WELL AT ALL.
IT'S TERRIBLY EMBARRASSING FOR HER,
AND JUST TO WATCH HER GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT --
I MEAN, THE PERSON THAT YOU LOVE --
I MEAN, IT'S DEHUMANIZING.
I PUT SOME STUFF ON MY LEG TO TRY TO STOP THE LEAKING,
BUT I'M STILL IN A LOT OF PAIN,
SO WE HAVE TO GET A HOTEL BECAUSE I'M DONE FOR THE DAY.
I MADE IT. [ EXHALES ]
OKAY, SWEETIE, YOU JUST HAD A CALL.
-YEAH? -AND YOU JUST GOT A MESSAGE.
AND I THINK IT WAS THE APARTMENTS.
[ Phone ringing ]
Thank you for calling La Casita. Diane speaking.
How can I help you?
HI, DIANE. THIS IS ROBIN.
YOU CAUGHT ME IN THE RESTROOM. SORRY.
NO, 1676.
-76? -YES, MA'AM.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
All right.
SHE HAD THE WRONG NUMBER FOR OUR LANDLORD.
AND SHE'S CALLING HIM NOW. HOPEFULLY, THIS'LL MEAN...
HOPEFULLY HE ANSWERS.
OH, I HOPE SO.
SO, YOU READY TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD?
UH, YEAH.
♪♪
Robin: WE'RE IN TEXAS, AND ONLY AROUND 200 MILES FROM HOUSTON,
SO I WAS HOPING TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THERE, BUT I JUST CAN'T.
BUT EVEN IF WE COULD, IT WOULDN'T EVEN MATTER
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR APARTMENT YET.
SO I'M STARTING TO THINK THIS WAS A BAD IDEA,
AND IT WAS TOO MUCH TOO SOON.
I FEEL LIKE NOTHING'S GOING RIGHT
AND THIS WHOLE TRIP IS TURNING OUT TO BE A DISASTER.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ANOTHER DAY IN ME.
WHEW. ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN.
OH-HO-HO. WHEW.
James: OH, YOUR POOR LEG, BABY.
-I KNOW. -OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOU'RE SWOLLEN TWICE AS BIG AS YOU WERE YESTERDAY, BABE.
Robin: AH! OW, OW, OW. OW, OW.
I'M GOING SLOW.
-OH. -MY GOODNESS.
Robin: HANG ON. DAD WILL GET YOU.
JUST A SECOND.
-AHHH! -OOH.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
GOOD GIRL.
-OH, MAN. -COME ON, PUPPY.
OOH.
LET'S GET SOME LIGHTS ON, MAN.
AND PROBABLY OPEN THESE BLINDS.
I'M SCARED.
BABE, YOU NEED TO LAY DOWN AND GET YOUR LEGS UP.
-I KNOW. -DO YOU NEED SOME HELP?
Robin: AH, I'M JUST IN SO MUCH PAIN, BABE.
[ CRIES ]
♪♪
Robin: I'M STRESSED, AND I'M IN MORE PAIN THAN I'VE EVER BEEN,
SO I'M PRAYING THAT ALL THIS WORKS OUT SOMEHOW
AND I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO MAKE IT AND FINISH THIS TRIP.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THINGS LOOK BAD, AND I JUST DON'T SEE
HOW THEY AREN'T GONNA GET ANY WORSE FROM HERE ON OUT.
OH, MAN. [ CRIES ]
Robin: I JUST REALLY HOPE GOD PROVIDES A WAY
BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO THIS ON OUR OWN.
[ CRIES ]
IT HURTS SO BAD.
♪♪
Robin: WE MADE IT TO HOUSTON,
AND I'M SO HAPPY TO FINALLY BE HERE.
I'M STILL IN A LOT OF PAIN, BUT THINGS ARE GOING A LITTLE BETTER
BECAUSE WE WERE FINALLY APPROVED
FOR THE UNIT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET.
SO, IN A WAY, IT WAS A GOOD THING
THAT IT TOOK LONGER FOR US TO GET DOWN HERE.
YOUR CARRIAGE AWAITS, MY LOVE.
♪♪
BUT I'M IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PAIN
BECAUSE OF ALL THE STRAIN ON MY BODY FROM DRIVING THAT LONG,
FROM THE CELLULITIS IN MY LEG AND IN MY STOMACH.
IT HURTS SO BAD.
AND I'M HOPING THAT ONCE I'M ABLE TO SLEEP
AND TAKE IT EASY FOR A FEW DAYS,
THE SWELLING IN MY LEGS WILL GO DOWN,
AND MY LEG AND STOMACH WILL START TO FEEL BETTER...
Robin: OKAY, CAN I HAVE JUST A SECOND, BABE?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO.
[ GRUNTS ] OW.
Robin: ...BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IT'S EXCRUCIATING.
OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IS IN A FEW DAYS,
AND I'M HOPING THAT WHEN WE TELL HIM
THAT WE'VE MOVED DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON
AND HE SEES OUR COMMITMENT,
THAT HE'LL KNOW WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
AND WORKING HARD TO DO WHAT HE NEEDS US TO DO,
AND I'M ALSO REALLY HOPING WE BOTH HIT OUR GOALS.
YOUR WALKING INTO YOUR NEW HOUSE.
AH. OH, MY GOD.
OH, WOW.
HERE, SWEETIE. SIT DOWN.
THANK YOU.
[ PANTING ]
OH, IT'S NICE AND COLD IN HERE.
WOW.
OOF.
[ SIGHS ]
WE MADE IT.
♪♪
Robin: OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
MY LEGS AND THE PAIN IN MY STOMACH HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE,
SO I CALLED DR. NOW, AND HE WASN'T TOO HAPPY
THAT I LET IT GET THIS BAD WITHOUT TELLING HIM
BECAUSE HE SAID THAT IF I GOT AN INFECTION IN MY CELLULITIS
THAT IT COULD VERY QUICKLY AND EASILY BECOME DEADLY FOR ME.
SO I'M REALLY SCARED RIGHT NOW.
James: I CAN'T STAND TO SEE ROBIN IN PAIN.
IT'S NEVER FUN TO SEE THE PERSON YOU LOVE IN PAIN.
IT SUCKS THAT WE HAVE TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL,
BUT WHATEVER IT TAKES SO SHE'S NOT HURTING.
Robin: I KNOW THAT MY WEIGHT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD
THAT MY BODY IS AT A BREAKING POINT,
AND THAT THE CLOCK'S BEEN TICKING
FOR WHEN IT'S ALL GONNA BECOME TOO MUCH FOR ME,
SO I'M JUST PRAYING THAT THIS IS ISN'T IT
BECAUSE I'M NOT READY TO DIE.
♪♪
Robin: YESTERDAY, DR. NOW HAD ME COME TO THE HOSPITAL
AND CHECKED ME IN BECAUSE HE WAS WORRIED
ABOUT MY CELLULITIS AND HOW BAD IT'S GOTTEN,
SO I'VE BEEN REALLY SCARED ABOUT HOW BAD IT COULD BE,
AND SO FAR, ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT'S GONNA BE A WHILE
BEFORE I'M ABLE TO GO HOME.
Dr. Nowzaradan: YESTERDAY, ROBIN CALLED ME,
AND WHAT SHE DESCRIBED TO ME MADE ME CONCERNED
SHE MIGHT HAVE INFECTION IN HER CELLULITIS.
SO I HAD HER COME HERE TO THE HOSPITAL,
AND IT IS A GOOD THING WE DID
BECAUSE SHE DOES HAVE AN INFECTION
THAT IS ALREADY PRETTY ADVANCED AS A RESULT OF POOR HYGIENE.
BUT WHAT ALSO HAS ME CONCERNED IS THAT IN THE LAST MONTH,
ROBIN HAS HARDLY LOST ANY WEIGHT.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS WITH HER.
HI, ROBIN.GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M FEELING BETTER THAN I DID YESTERDAY.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR LEG.
YOU GOT A BIT OF INFECTION IN CELLULITIS
IN YOUR LEG AND YOUR STOMACH.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START YOU ON I.V. ANTIBIOTIC,
AND THIS IS GONNA GET BETTER.
BUT WHAT WILL ALSO BE VERY IMPORTANT
IS THAT YOU MAKE SURE YOU GET UP
AND DO YOUR WALKING EVERY DAY TO GET YOUR BLOOD FLOWING,
TO GET MORE OXYGEN TO THOSE AREAS.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO WALK.
WHY IS THAT?
I HAVE NO CARTILAGE IN MY KNEES.
MY KNEE DOCTOR SAID I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO WALK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "KNEE DOCTOR"?
FROM KANSAS.
HE SAID I'M BONE-ON-BONE IN MY KNEES
AND WITH MY WEIGHT, I'M GONNA BUST MY BONES UP
BECAUSE I HAVE NO CARTILAGE LEFT IN MY KNEES.
OKAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE AT YOUR WEIGHT --
THEY DON'T HAVE CARTILAGE,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T WALK.
THAT IS BAD ADVICE HE GAVE YOU, OKAY?
OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]
SO WE'LL GET ANOTHER ORTHOPEDIC TO COME IN AND SEE YOU,
SO EVENTUALLY, WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR WEIGHT,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A KNEE REPLACEMENT.
YEAH, THAT'S WHY I CAME TO YOU --
SO I COULD DO THIS PROGRAM AND GET...
-ALL RIGHT... -...TO GET TO THAT POINT.
WHICH MEANS YOU NEED TO START TRYING HARDER,
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE CHECKED YOUR WEIGHT EARLIER TODAY,
AND YOU'RE ONLY DOWN TO 606.
INSTEAD OF LOSING 50 POUNDS THIS PAST MONTH,
YOU ONLY LOST 9.OKAY.
BUT THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOWHERE NEAR
BEING READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS
BECAUSE A LITTLE EARLIER,
WE GOT A WEIGHT CHECK WITH GARRETT,
AND HE'S DOWN TO 531.OKAY.
SO HE LOST 54 POUNDS THIS PAST MONTH.
BECAUSE OF HIS PROGRESS,
I APPROVED GARRETT FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
OKAY.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO HIS OPERATION IN A MONTH.
BUT FOR YOU, OUR PRIORITY IS TO CLEAN UP YOUR INFECTION
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.OKAY.
AND THEN ONCE WE SEND YOU HOME,
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE TO DO THIS,
BUT I'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER ON YOU
BECAUSE I'M GIVING YOU TWO MONTHS
TO LOSE AT LEAST 75 POUNDS.
-OKAY. -OKAY?
SO NO MORE EXCUSES.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, ROBIN,
SO YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.
-OKAY. -ALL RIGHT, GOOD.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. -OKAY.
Dr. Nowzaradan: UNTIL ROBIN STOPS JUSTIFYING HER OVEREATING,
WE'RE NOT MOVING AHEAD WITH HER.
SHE SAYS THAT SHE AND GARRETT
HAVE BEEN HAVING ALL THEIR MEALS TOGETHER,
SO GARRETT'S PROGRESS MEANS
THAT SHE'S BEEN SNEAKING EXTRA FOOD
AND JUSTIFYING EATING MORE.
AND I THINK IT IS LIKELY THAT JAMES IS HELPING HER WITH THAT.
SO SHE AND JAMES NEED TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY
BECAUSE ROBIN IS GETTING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE
TO HITTING HER BREAKING POINT.
Robin: I'M REALLY DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW.
I'M HAPPY FOR GARRETT AND THAT HE GETS TO MOVE AHEAD.
I REALLY AM.
BUT THIS JUST FEELS LIKE A HUGE SETBACK FOR ME
BECAUSE I'M STILL NOT GETTING MY SURGERY, AND I NEED IT MOST.
♪♪
Garrett: I'M THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS SURGERY,
AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE LIFE-CHANGING.
I'M NOT REALLY FEELING TOO NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
I'M READY.
BUT I AM VERY SURPRISED
THAT I AM GOING INTO SURGERY BEFORE ROBIN,
AND IF I COULD TRADE PLACES WITH MY AUNT RIGHT NOW,
I WOULD BECAUSE SHE NEEDS THIS MORE,
AND THE WHOLE POINT OF THE TRIP WAS TO GET HELP FOR HER.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO IT WITH HER.
SO I FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY ABOUT GOING FIRST.
Garrett: I THINK I'M GONNA CALL MY DAD.
[ Phone ringing ]
-Hello? -HEY, DAD.
I'M JUST CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW
I'M GETTING READY TO GO INTO SURGERY.
Chris: Oh, I wish I could be there.
I KNOW.
It's awesome you're getting it done so soon --
just jumping right on in this program.
YEAH.
All right, bud, I love you,
and call me when you can after it's over.
ALL RIGHT, DAD. I LOVE YOU, TOO.
-Buh-bye. -BYE.
Garrett: I'M HOPING TO PAY THIS FORWARD
AND USE THIS TOOL NOT JUST FOR MYSELF,
BUT TO ENCOURAGE ROBIN TO WORK HARDER...
YOU GOT THIS, BUDDY.
...AND ENCOURAGE MY FATHER TO GET HEALTHY AND LOSE WEIGHT
SO WE CAN ALL DO THIS.
SO THIS SURGERY WILL HOPEFULLY BE A START
TO A NEW LIFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO
GASTRIC SLEEVE ON GARRETT.
OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, HE'S DONE WELL
AND SHOWED ME HE'S WILLING TO WORK HARD,
AND HE'S READY FOR THIS NEXT STEP.
BUT DESPITE HIS PROGRESS,
GARRETT IS STILL EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT
AND VERY HIGH-RISK FOR ANY OPERATION...
...BECAUSE ALL THE WEIGHT ON HIS BODY
PUTS HIS WHOLE SYSTEM UNDER SO MUCH STRAIN
THAT ANYTHING MORE, SUCH AS A SURGICAL PROCEDURE,
CAN BE TOO MUCH FOR HIS BODY TO HANDLE.
SO WE GOT TO MAKE SURE TO CLOSELY MONITOR HIM,
AND IF THERE IS ANY SIGN
HIS BODY IS STARTING TO STRUGGLE,
THEN WE WILL HAVE TO END THE SURGERY.
BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS OPERATION TODAY
WITHOUT ANY ISSUES, AND IF WE DO,
THIS SURGERY WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO HELP GARRETT
BECAUSE WHAT THE OPERATION DOES
IS REMOVE 80% TO 90% OF HIS STOMACH,
LEAVING A LONG, SKINNY TUBE THAT LOOKS LIKE A SLEEVE
SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED,
AND THE PATIENT IS LESS HUNGRY.
AND IT WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY
TO BEGIN LOSING WEIGHT.
Robin: I'M FEELING A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS FOR GARRETT,
BUT I'VE GOT MY FAITH IN GOD
THAT EVERYTHING'S GONNA WORK OUT,
AND I AM SO PROUD OF HIM.
HE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET HERE.
THIS IS A HUGE STOMACH.
OKAY, CAN YOU TURN THE ROOM LIGHT ON?
LET'S CLOSE UP.
OKAY, ALL FINISHED.
GARRETT'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.
WE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIS GASTRIC SLEEVE,
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GET HIM TO A RECOVERY ROOM
AND HOPEFULLY GET HIM HOME IN A COUPLE DAYS.
AT THIS POINT, I DON'T SEE ANY OBSTACLE FOR GARRETT,
SO HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 40 POUNDS IN THIS FIRST MONTH,
THEN AT LEAST 30 POUNDS A MONTH AFTER THAT,
UNTIL HE GETS CLOSE TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, MY BIG CONCERN IS ROBIN.
WE HAD HER IN THE HOSPITAL FOR A FEW WEEKS,
AND SHE ONLY LOST NINE POUNDS DURING THAT TIME,
AND HER WEIGHT LOSS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH GREATER THAN THAT.
SO THAT MEANS SHE WAS SNEAKING FOOD IN.
AND ANOTHER BIG PROBLEM IS THAT
SHE DOESN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH SHE'S EATING.
SO TO HELP HER CUT BACK MORE,
I PUT HER ON A 600-CALORIE-A-DAY DIET,
AND HOPEFULLY DOING THAT WILL HELP GET HER TO THE PLACE
SHE NEEDS TO FINALLY DO THIS
BECAUSE SHE CAN'T AFFORD TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME.
♪♪
Robin: ME AND GARRETT HAVE BEEN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL
FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW.
GARRETT JUST WENT BACK ON TO SOLID FOODS JUST RECENTLY.
HE HAD TO BE ON A LIQUID DIET
FOR A MONTH AFTER HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,
AND HE WAS SORE FOR A WHILE, BUT HE'S DOING REALLY WELL NOW.
AND ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN MOTIVATING ME TO WORK HARD
AND DO BETTER SO I CAN GET TO THAT POINT.
SO I'VE BEEN WORKING TO STICK TO MY DIET WITH NO CARBS,
BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD BECAUSE DR. NOW WASN'T TOO HAPPY
THAT I DIDN'T LOSE ANY WEIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL.
Garrett: ROBIN'S BEEN DOING AMAZING WITH HER DIET.
SHE WAS RECENTLY CUT DOWN TO 600 CALORIES BY DR. NOW,
AND SHE TOOK IT A LITTLE HARD, BUT SHE HIT IT BACK.
SHE'S BEEN GOING STRONG.
Robin: DR. NOW SAYS I DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH I'M ACTUALLY EATING,
AND THAT IF I'M OKAY EATING DOUBLE WHAT I SHOULD,
THEN HE'S CUTTING ME BACK EVEN MORE,
AND THAT WILL HOPEFULLY GET ME TO WHERE I SHOULD BE
BECAUSE I KNOW IF I DON'T HIT MY GOAL THIS TIME,
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THAT DR. NOW'S GONNA TELL ME I'M DONE.
SO I'M WORKING TO STAY MOTIVATED TO DO EVERYTHING I NEED,
AND GARRETT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUPPORT TO ME THIS PAST MONTH.
YOU WANT TO MAYBE, LIKE, WALK A LITTLE BIT WITH ME?
YEAH, WE CAN TAKE A WALK TOGETHER.
I CAN'T GO VERY FAR. I KIND OF...
YEAH, NEITHER CAN I.
...PUSHED MY KNEES TOO FAR, BUT I'LL DO MY BEST.
ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
I'VE BEEN PUSHING MYSELF REAL HARD LATELY TO WALK MORE.
I'M GIVING AS MUCH AS I CAN,
AND I'M TRYING TO STICK TO EVERYTHING I NEED,
EVEN ALL MY EXERCISES, INCLUDING WALKING,
EVEN THOUGH I DON'T AGREE WITH DR. NOW
THAT THE PAIN IN MY KNEES IS NORMAL FOR SOMEONE OF MY SIZE.
[ GRUNTS AND PANTS ]
Robin: AND I DON'T FEEL THAT DR. NOW
TRULY UNDERSTANDS HOW MUCH IT HURTS.
AND I HIT MY PAIN THRESHOLD QUICKLY,
AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, I'M DONE.
[ GASPS ]
[ Crying ] IT HURTS.
I HAD A FEELING THAT WASN'T A VERY GOOD IDEA.
[ CRIES ]
Robin: [ Normal voice ] I REALLY AM TRYING TO DO
AS MUCH AS I CAN AND HIT MY GOALS,
BUT IT'S REALLY HARD.
♪♪
ME AND JAMES ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S
FOR MY NEXT APPOINTMENT, AND I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT I'VE HAD YET,
AND I'M SCARED THAT IF I DON'T GET APPROVED TODAY,
THAT THIS IS GONNA BE IT FOR ME,
SO I'M HOPING AND PRAYING I'VE LOST WHAT I NEED TODAY.
ROBIN?
WHEN I LEFT THE HOSPITAL, I HAD MADE IT DOWN TO 598,
AND DR. NOW TOLD ME I NEEDED TO LOSE
AT LEAST 75 POUNDS OVER TWO MONTHS,
SO THAT MEANS I HAVE TO BE DOWN TO 523 TODAY,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING I'M WHERE I NEED TO BE.
THAT'S GREAT.
RIGHT?
Robin: IT'S AMAZING.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT NUMBER.
JUST BREATHE, BABE. JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.
TO SEE MY WEIGHT COME UP AND REALIZE
HOW MUCH I'VE LOST THIS TIME IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I STARTED THIS JOURNEY,
I'M EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT DR. NOW IS GONNA SAY
BECAUSE I THINK HE'S GONNA APPROVE ME
FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
-HELLO. -HELLO.
-HOW Y'ALL DOING? -DOING ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT YOU?
ALL RIGHT, ROBIN. YOU'RE DOWN TO 511.
YES.
THAT'S WEIGHT LOSS OF 87 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS.
-YES. -GOOD.
AND IF YOU'VE SEEN, I'M WALKING.
I'M NOT IN THE WHEELCHAIR.
WELL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'M PROUD OF YOU.
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.
AND SINCE YOU'RE SHOWING ME THAT YOU'RE WILLING
AND ABLE TO WORK HARD AND DO WHAT YOU NEED,
I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
OH, WOW.
THAT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU.
-OKAY? -WHAT WE WANTED TO HEAR.
BUT HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WE NEED TO RUN SOME TESTS TO MAKE SURE YOUR BODY
WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE OPERATION.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS ACTUALLY
SCAR TISSUE AROUND YOUR ABDOMEN
FROM A PREVIOUS SURGERY YOU HAD MANY YEARS AGO.
LET ME TAKE A LOOK.
THAT LOOKS TO BE A REALLY BAD SCAR,
SO WE NEED TO DETERMINE
IF THAT HAS CREATED TOO MUCH SCAR TISSUE
TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY PERFORM SURGERY,
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE YOUR BODY OVERALL
CAN HANDLE THE OPERATION.
SO WE'LL SET YOU UP FOR THAT, OKAY?
-OKAY. -ALL RIGHT.
AND IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD,
THEN I'LL SCHEDULE IT FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T LOST MUCH THEN OR YOU'VE GAINED,
THEN I WILL CANCEL IT.
-OKAY. -OKAY.
WELL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'M PROUD OF YOU.
JUST KEEP IT UP, AND WE'LL HELP YOU TAKE THIS NEXT STEP
SO YOU CAN KEEP MAKING PROGRESS
AND GET YOU TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT.
YES, I'M TRYING. I'M WORKING HARD.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON.
Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M PROUD OF ROBIN'S RECENT PROGRESS.
I THINK SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS TRYING HARD IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT SHE DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH SHE WAS EATING,
AND SHE WAS PROBABLY STILL DOUBLING
WHAT SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS TAKING IN.
SO CUTTING HER DIET BACK TO 600 CALORIES A DAY DID THE TRICK.
AND WITH GARRETT HAVING HAD WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY,
SHE'S HAD A GOOD INFLUENCE IN HER HOME WITH HER.
SO ALL THE FACTORS HELPED HER TO MAKE THE PROGRESS SHE NEEDS.
BUT I NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS CHANGE
AND HER WILLINGNESS TO DO THIS WASN'T TEMPORARY,
SO WE'LL SEE IN TWO MONTHS.
Robin: I AM SUPER-EXCITED RIGHT NOW.
THIS MEANS THAT HOPEFULLY I CAN HIT MY GOAL A LOT FASTER,
AND I CAN'T WAIT.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IT'S GONNA BE TWO MONTHS
BEFORE MY SURGERY
AND THAT I HAVE TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT.
BUT I HAVE TO TRY MY BEST
BECAUSE I CAN'T LET ANYTHING HAPPEN
TO MAKE ME LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET MY LIFE BACK.
♪♪
Robin: I'M EXCITED, BUT I'M ALSO REALLY SCARED
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO GO WRONG,
AND I KNOW THIS IS REALLY HIGH-RISK.
SO I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW I'M COPING
WITH THE STRESS AND ANXIETY OF HAVING SURGERY.
I JUST AM.
BUT I REALLY HOPE THAT I AM DOING THE RIGHT THING.
Robin: ANY ADVICE,
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS?
JUST STAY CALM, AND YOU'LL GET THROUGH IT.
I'M COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
♪♪
I LOVE YOU, TOO, BABY.
I'LL BE OUT IN A COUPLE HOURS.
I WILL. I ALWAYS DO.
I KNOW.
Robin: I AM RISKING EVERYTHING FOR A CHANCE TO HAVE A FUTURE,
BUT I'M JUST FOCUSING ON THE FACT
THAT I'M GETTING MY LIFE BACK.
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO STUFF WITH MY NEPHEWS AND NIECES,
AND I'M GONNA FINALLY BE ABLE
TO HAVE THAT DANCE WITH MY HUSBAND.
AND IF I DON'T DO THIS, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE THAT LIFE,
SO I HAVE TO TRUST THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION
BECAUSE I HAVE NO HOPE OUTSIDE OF GETTING THIS OPERATION.
Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM
A GASTRIC-SLEEVE OPERATION ON ROBIN.
SHE STAYED ON TRACK THESE PAST TWO MONTHS,
AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT SHE LOST ANOTHER 48 POUNDS
OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS
AND HAS GOTTEN TO 463 TODAY.
SO I'M HAPPY WITH HER PROGRESS AND HOW SHE'S DOING.
TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF.
BUT JUST LIKE WITH GARRETT, ROBIN IS STILL VERY HIGH-RISK
BECAUSE OF HER SIZE,
SO IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES THAT CONCERN US WITH HOW SHE'S DOING,
WE'LL HAVE TO END HER OPERATION EARLY.
BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE HER OPERATION
AND GIVE HER THIS TOOL TO HELP HER MAKE MORE PROGRESS
SO WE CAN GET HER TO HER TARGET WEIGHT.
James: SITTING HERE IN THE WAITING ROOM
WAITING ON THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE --
IT'S AGONIZING. IT'S HARD.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT.
ROBIN'S MY WHOLE UNIVERSE,
SO I'M READY FOR IT TO BE DONE AND BE OVER WITH
SO I CAN KNOW THAT MY WIFE IS OKAY.
Dr. Nowzaradan: AFTER ROBIN RECOVERS FROM SURGERY,
SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 30 POUNDS IN THE FIRST MONTH,
THEN AT LEAST 20 POUNDS EVERY MONTH AFTER THAT
UNTIL SHE GETS TO HER TARGET WEIGHT.
BUT THE BIG NEXT STEP FOR BOTH ROBIN AND GARRETT
WILL BE TO START THEM GOING TO PSYCHOTHERAPY
BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T START TO DEAL WITH THEIR EMOTIONS
THAT'S BEEN BEHIND THEIR DRIVE TO EAT,
THEN IT WILL JUST BE A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE THEY START TO GAIN AGAIN.
BUT THEY'RE BOTH DOING GREAT FOR THE TIME BEING,
AND ONCE THEY GET DOWN IN THE LOWER 300s,
WE CAN START TO DO EXCESS-SKIN REMOVAL,
WHICH WILL HELP THEM BOTH EVEN MORE.
BUT AS LONG AS THEY BOTH STAY MOTIVATED
AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS JAMES,
THEN I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN GET THEM BOTH
TO THEIR TARGET WEIGHT IN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS.
ALL RIGHT, LOOKS GOOD. LET'S CLOSE IT UP.
OKAY, ROOM LIGHT ON.
BUT AS LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK HARD,
WE'LL HELP THEM AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE ABLE
TO STICK WITH IT FOR THE LONG-TERM.
ALL RIGHT, ALL FINISHED.
ROBIN'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL.
WE HAD A COUPLE ISSUES BECAUSE SHE HAD A LOT OF SCAR TISSUE
FROM PREVIOUS SURGERY, BUT WE CLEARED EVERYTHING UP,
AND EVERYTHING LOOKED REASONABLY WELL.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET HER TO RECOVERY ROOM,
AND WE'LL KEEP HER HERE FOR A FEW DAYS
AND THEN GET HER HOME,
AND ONCE SHE FULLY RECOVERS,
WE'LL START SEEING ABOUT THE NEXT BIG STEPS.
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?
PLAYING CARDS, DICE, AND POKER CHIPS.
Robin: WE CAN PLAY RUMMY.
PLAYING CARDS, DICE, AND POKER CHIPS.
Robin: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY,
AND I FEEL REALLY GOOD.
I WAS SORE FOR THE FIRST WEEK AFTER I GOT HOME,
AND THE LIQUID DIET WAS REALLY TOUGH FOR ME.
BUT I'M BACK ON SOLIDS NOW, AND ME AND GARRETT
ARE BOTH MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND LOSING LOTS OF WEIGHT.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR LIVES ARE SLOWLY CHANGING
IN A LOT OF WAYS.
ONE BIG WAY IS THAT WE'RE ALL ABLE TO SPEND MORE TIME
TOGETHER AS A FAMILY,
AND WE'VE BEEN DOING FUN THINGS LIKE GAME NIGHT
OR GOING FOR WALKS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN SHUFFLE UP.
I'LL GO GET SOME SNACKS.
James: IT'S SO INCREDIBLE TO EVEN BE ABLE TO SEE ROBIN GET UP
AND WALK TO THE KITCHEN AND BACK,
LET ALONE EVERYTHING ELSE THAT SHE'S DOING.
IT'S REALLY AMAZING.
MY HOPE IS THAT ROBIN KEEPS LOSING ALL THIS WEIGHT,
THAT SHE GETS HER KNEES FIXED,
AND THAT WE START A WHOLE NEW LIFE.
POPCORN, MY SIR.
James: THANK YOU, BEAUTIFUL.
REMEMBER -- CHEW, CHEW, CHEW.
IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT ROBIN IS ON THE SAME DIET WITH ME
AND THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME STRUGGLES.
AND MY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE THAT I CONTINUE TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT
AND I MOVE FORWARD.
♪♪
TODAY I'M HEADED TO MY WELDING CLASS.
I'VE STARTED TRAINING AND TAKING THESE CLASSES,
AND I'M WORKING TO GET MY G.E.D. TO START A CAREER OF MY OWN.
WHEN I WAS 600 POUNDS, I WASN'T ABLE TO DO A WHOLE LOT,
AND I PRETTY MUCH HELPED TAKE CARE OF ROBIN.
BUT NOW THAT I'VE LOST OVER 220 POUNDS
AND I'M ABLE TO DO A LOT,
IT'S TIME I START PURSUING A CAREER.
-WHAT'S GOING ON, GARRETT? -HI.
-HOW ARE YOU DOING, MAN? -I'M GOOD. AND YOU?
-GOOD. NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU.
WELL, LET'S POP ON OVER HERE, AND WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
-SURE. -ALL RIGHT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND PUT THIS HELMET ON.
Garrett: MY WHOLE FAMILY'S GOOD AT WELDING,
SO IT'S A TRAIT I'VE WANTED TO TAKE UP
SINCE I WAS REALLY YOUNG.
SO DOING THIS HAS BEEN A GOAL OF MINE,
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I NEED TO START PROVIDING FOR MYSELF AND GET OUT ON MY OWN,
AND ONCE I GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT,
I'M PLANNING ON MOVING BACK TO KANSAS
AND GETTING A PLACE OF MY OWN
AND HELPING MY DAD LOSE THE WEIGHT, TOO,
BECAUSE ME AND ROBIN REALLY WANT HIM TO GET HEALTHY LIKE WE ARE,
AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE LONGER AND HAVE BETTER LIVES.
ALL IN ALL, IT LOOKS BETTER THAN MY FIRST WELD.
[ LAUGHS ] YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN?
-SURE. -OKAY.
Garrett: BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, I'M EXCITED ABOUT HOW FAR
ME AND ROBIN HAVE COME AND HOW WELL WE'RE BOTH DOING.
♪♪
Robin: TONIGHT ME AND JAMES ARE GOING ON A DATE,
AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN A LONG, LONG TIME.
BUT I'VE LOST ALMOST 250 POUNDS AT THIS POINT,
AND I FINALLY FEEL LIKE I'M STRONG ENOUGH,
AND I HAVE THE STAMINA TO BE ABLE TO WALK AS MUCH AS I NEED
TO DO THIS WITHOUT MY WHEELCHAIR SO WE CAN HAVE A REAL DATE.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS ARE GOING,
FOR ME AND FOR GARRETT.
WE'RE GETTING OUR LIFE BACK, AND IT'S EXCITING AND WONDERFUL.
ME AND GARRETT HAVE HOPES AND FUTURES NOW.
BEFORE THIS JOURNEY, ALL I HAD IN MY FUTURE WAS DEATH,
BUT NOW I'VE BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO LIVE AGAIN.
WOUND UP GETTING A LITTLE CHILLY OUT HERE.
RIGHT?
-HERE WE GO, GUYS. -ALL RIGHT.
-THANK YOU.
James: COMING HERE ON A DATE WITH ROBIN TONIGHT
MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE FREER THAN WE HAVE BEEN
IN QUITE A LONG TIME.
[ Laughing ] WE NEVER GET TO GO ANYWHERE OR DO ANYTHING
BECAUSE SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO,
AND SINCE WE FIRST MET, THAT WAS PROBABLY OUR LAST DATE,
AND BEING ABLE TO GO OUT WITH HER TONIGHT --
IT'S SPECIAL.
THE NICE THING IS THAT I CAN SIT HERE
AND ENJOY THE SMELL WITHOUT CRAVING
AND WANTING TO BE HUNGRY FOR IT.
I CAN.
IT'S TOTALLY NEW TO ME.
Robin: I KNOW I WILL HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH MY OLD SELF,
BUT I PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT I NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY I WAS
BECAUSE I'M DEDICATED TO MY NEW LIFE AND WHO I AM NOW,
AND I FEEL FREE NOW.
I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING TAKES THAT FEELING AWAY FROM ME
EVER AGAIN.