1 00:00:04,137 --> 00:00:06,724 Brandon: I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING A NIGHTMARE. 2 00:00:06,724 --> 00:00:09,068 AND I'M ASHAMED AT HOW OUT-OF-CONTROL 3 00:00:09,068 --> 00:00:10,862 I'VE LET MY SIZE GET. 4 00:00:17,344 --> 00:00:18,517 Woman: HE CAN'T STOP. 5 00:00:18,517 --> 00:00:20,034 HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW. 6 00:00:20,034 --> 00:00:22,931 Woman #2: IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK THAT AT ANY MOMENT, 7 00:00:22,931 --> 00:00:24,655 YOUR HEART CAN EXPLODE. 8 00:00:35,551 --> 00:00:37,862 Woman #3: I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 9 00:00:37,862 --> 00:00:39,827 I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO LIVE YET. 10 00:00:44,448 --> 00:00:46,275 WHY ARE YOU JUMPING ON MY CASE?! 11 00:00:46,275 --> 00:00:49,827 YOU'RE OVEREATING, AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT! 12 00:00:49,827 --> 00:00:51,448 I KNOW THAT I'M DYING. 13 00:00:51,448 --> 00:00:53,586 I KNOW THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT. 14 00:00:57,862 --> 00:00:59,586 [ GASPS ] I CAN'T BREATHE. 15 00:00:59,586 --> 00:01:01,931 Kassandra: YOU MIGHT BE HAVING A PANIC ATTACK. 16 00:01:01,931 --> 00:01:03,206 PLEASE, SOME HELP ME! 17 00:01:03,206 --> 00:01:04,931 GOD, I'M GONNA DIE! 18 00:01:15,586 --> 00:01:22,517 ♪♪ 19 00:01:22,517 --> 00:01:29,482 ♪♪ 20 00:01:29,482 --> 00:01:36,448 ♪♪ 21 00:01:36,448 --> 00:01:39,586 Brandon: I FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING A NIGHTMARE, 22 00:01:39,586 --> 00:01:41,862 WHERE MY OWN BODY'S THIS PRISON I'M TRAPPED IN. 23 00:01:41,862 --> 00:01:44,379 AND IT KEEPS ME FROM BEING ABLE 24 00:01:44,379 --> 00:01:48,620 TO LIVE MY LIFE OR EVEN DO ANYTHING. 25 00:01:48,620 --> 00:01:51,896 BECAUSE I'M SO BIG. 26 00:01:51,896 --> 00:01:56,310 BUT THAT'S THE REALITY I HAVE TO FACE EVERY DAY NOW. 27 00:01:56,310 --> 00:01:57,862 WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, 28 00:01:57,862 --> 00:02:01,517 I'M DREADING HAVING TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY IN THIS BODY 29 00:02:01,517 --> 00:02:03,206 BECAUSE I'M MISERABLE. 30 00:02:03,206 --> 00:02:05,586 ♪♪ 31 00:02:05,586 --> 00:02:08,551 AND THE SECOND MY FEET HIT THE FLOOR AND I STAND UP, 32 00:02:08,551 --> 00:02:12,344 THIS JOLT OF PAIN SHOOTS UP MY LEGS 33 00:02:12,344 --> 00:02:16,241 BECAUSE IT'S JUST A LOT OF WEIGHT TO PUT ON MY KNEES. 34 00:02:16,241 --> 00:02:19,551 AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GONNA BUCKLE AT ANY MOMENT. 35 00:02:19,551 --> 00:02:23,103 AND TO MAKE IT EVEN WORSE, I HAVE SEVERE LYMPHEDEMA, 36 00:02:23,103 --> 00:02:25,206 WHICH ARE THESE HUGE MASSES THAT HAVE FORMED 37 00:02:25,206 --> 00:02:29,896 ON BOTH OF MY LEGS THAT HANG AND PULL ON MY INNER THIGHS. 38 00:02:33,827 --> 00:02:37,344 SO IT MAKES IT EVEN MORE PAINFUL TO MOVE AND GET AROUND. 39 00:02:40,586 --> 00:02:43,275 IT'S ALL ALMOST UNBEARABLE, AND IT'S A BIG MENTAL STRUGGLE 40 00:02:43,275 --> 00:02:45,448 FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO CONVINCE MYSELF 41 00:02:45,448 --> 00:02:48,034 TO TRY EVERY DAY TO EVEN GET OUT OF BED. 42 00:02:50,206 --> 00:02:53,517 BUT I PUSH MYSELF BECAUSE IF I DON'T, 43 00:02:53,517 --> 00:02:55,862 I KNOW THAT IT'LL MEAN MY GIRLFRIEND, TAYLER, 44 00:02:55,862 --> 00:02:58,448 WILL HAVE TO START BATHING AND CLEANING ME IN BED. 45 00:03:03,862 --> 00:03:07,620 AND I CAN'T LET IT GET TO THAT POINT. 46 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:09,241 WE LIVE TOGETHER WITH MY MOM, 47 00:03:09,241 --> 00:03:13,172 BUT TAYLER IS THE ONE WHO HAS TO HELP ME AND TAKE CARE OF ME. 48 00:03:13,172 --> 00:03:15,310 BUT I DON'T WANT HER TO HAVE TO DO ANY MORE 49 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:19,103 THAN SHE ALREADY DOES FOR ME. 50 00:03:19,103 --> 00:03:23,344 SO SHE'S MY MOTIVATION TO PUSH MYSELF TO GET UP EVERY DAY. 51 00:03:23,344 --> 00:03:25,689 BECAUSE JUST THE THOUGHT OF HER HAVING TO CLEAN ME 52 00:03:25,689 --> 00:03:29,896 OR HELP ME GO TO THE BATHROOM UPSETS ME A LOT. 53 00:03:29,896 --> 00:03:32,862 SO I'M NOT LETTING MYSELF BECOME BEDRIDDEN. 54 00:03:32,862 --> 00:03:34,655 BUT I KNOW I'M GETTING CLOSER TO THAT POINT, 55 00:03:34,655 --> 00:03:36,310 WHETHER I LIKE IT OR NOT. 56 00:03:36,310 --> 00:03:39,620 BECAUSE EVEN BASIC THINGS ARE HARD FOR ME. 57 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:42,517 AND I'M TERRIFIED OF FALLING ANY TIME I'M UP, 58 00:03:42,517 --> 00:03:45,931 BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M IN THE SHOWER. 59 00:03:45,931 --> 00:03:49,413 BECAUSE IF I DO, IT'LL BE CATASTROPHIC AT MY SIZE. 60 00:03:49,413 --> 00:03:52,448 SO I KNOW IT'S EXTREMELY BAD. 61 00:03:52,448 --> 00:03:54,793 AND I'M ASHAMED AT HOW OUT OF CONTROL 62 00:03:54,793 --> 00:03:58,655 I'VE LET MY BODY AND SIZE GET. 63 00:03:58,655 --> 00:04:00,758 IT'S HARD FOR ME TO EVEN LOOK AT MYSELF ANYMORE 64 00:04:00,758 --> 00:04:02,689 BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, 65 00:04:02,689 --> 00:04:06,551 I JUST SEE A MONSTER. 66 00:04:06,551 --> 00:04:08,310 AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT THE REST OF THE WORLD 67 00:04:08,310 --> 00:04:11,310 SEES WHEN THEY LOOK AT ME, TOO. 68 00:04:11,310 --> 00:04:16,034 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TAKE ONE STEP OUTSIDE MY FRONT DOOR, 69 00:04:16,034 --> 00:04:18,793 AND I CAN SEE ON THEIR FACES, "HE'S AN ANIMAL. 70 00:04:18,793 --> 00:04:20,344 HE'S A MONSTER. 71 00:04:20,344 --> 00:04:22,586 WHAT IS THAT?" 72 00:04:22,586 --> 00:04:26,482 IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING THAT I'VE LET IT GET BAD 73 00:04:26,482 --> 00:04:30,241 BECAUSE I CAN'T STOP EATING. 74 00:04:30,241 --> 00:04:34,758 AND THERE'S NOT A MOMENT WHERE I'M NOT CRAVING SOMETHING. 75 00:04:34,758 --> 00:04:37,310 AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S AS GOOD AS THE FIRST MEAL 76 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:39,482 THAT STARTS THE DAY 77 00:04:39,482 --> 00:04:42,206 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR IT SINCE I WENT TO BED. 78 00:04:42,206 --> 00:04:50,655 ♪♪ 79 00:04:50,655 --> 00:04:54,344 [ DOOR OPENS ] 80 00:04:54,344 --> 00:04:56,206 HEY, BABE. HEY, BABE. 81 00:04:58,241 --> 00:04:59,310 GONNA EAT RIGHT HERE? 82 00:04:59,310 --> 00:05:00,724 YEP. 83 00:05:00,724 --> 00:05:02,724 LET ME GET A TRAY. 84 00:05:02,724 --> 00:05:05,103 OKAY. 85 00:05:05,103 --> 00:05:07,827 THANKS. 86 00:05:07,827 --> 00:05:09,620 TAYLER USUALLY BRINGS ME SOMETHING 87 00:05:09,620 --> 00:05:11,862 BEFORE SHE GOES TO WORK. 88 00:05:11,862 --> 00:05:13,310 AND WE EAT TOGETHER. 89 00:05:13,310 --> 00:05:15,275 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DRINK? 90 00:05:15,275 --> 00:05:18,000 UH, I'LL TAKE SODA, PLEASE. 91 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,551 OKAY. 92 00:05:19,551 --> 00:05:22,655 AND IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE INCREDIBLE FEELING 93 00:05:22,655 --> 00:05:24,482 FOOD GIVES ME. 94 00:05:24,482 --> 00:05:26,379 IT'S AMAZING. 95 00:05:26,379 --> 00:05:28,931 THANKS. 96 00:05:28,931 --> 00:05:31,827 AND NOTHING IN MY LIFE HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO COMPARE 97 00:05:31,827 --> 00:05:34,965 TO THE HAPPINESS AND JOY I FEEL WHEN I EAT. 98 00:05:37,379 --> 00:05:39,344 SO I NEVER WANT TO STOP. 99 00:05:42,758 --> 00:05:45,275 I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE I ENABLE HIM SOME. 100 00:05:45,275 --> 00:05:48,068 I FEEL LIKE HE'S IN PAIN ALL THE TIME. 101 00:05:48,068 --> 00:05:49,482 BRANDON CAN'T STAND LONG. 102 00:05:49,482 --> 00:05:50,827 HE CAN'T LAY LONG. HE CAN'T SIT LONG. 103 00:05:50,827 --> 00:05:52,620 HE'S JUST UNCOMFORTABLE ALWAYS. 104 00:05:52,620 --> 00:05:55,482 AND I FEEL LIKE EATING HIS FAVORITE FOODS 105 00:05:55,482 --> 00:05:57,931 PUTS HIM IN A BETTER MOOD. 106 00:05:57,931 --> 00:06:02,931 I LOVE HIM, AND HE DESERVES TO BE HAPPY. 107 00:06:05,137 --> 00:06:09,034 Brandon: I'VE LET FOOD BASICALLY BECOME MY WHOLE LIFE. 108 00:06:09,034 --> 00:06:11,551 AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A WHILE NOW. 109 00:06:15,586 --> 00:06:20,482 GROWING UP, I WOULDN'T SAY MY HOME WAS A PEACEFUL PLACE. 110 00:06:20,482 --> 00:06:22,379 MY PARENTS WERE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING, 111 00:06:22,379 --> 00:06:23,896 SO THERE WAS A LOT OF SCREAMING. 112 00:06:23,896 --> 00:06:27,965 IT WOULD ESCALATE INTO THINGS BEING THROWN AT EACH OTHER. 113 00:06:27,965 --> 00:06:31,310 SO THAT'S MOSTLY WHAT I REMEMBER OF EARLY CHILDHOOD. 114 00:06:31,310 --> 00:06:35,379 AND DURING THOSE TIMES, I WOULD JUST NORMALLY BE IN MY ROOM. 115 00:06:35,379 --> 00:06:37,379 BUT BEFORE I WOULD GO IN MY ROOM, 116 00:06:37,379 --> 00:06:41,241 I WOULD GO AND GRAB AS MUCH FOOD AS I COULD AND TAKE IT WITH ME 117 00:06:41,241 --> 00:06:43,310 BECAUSE EATING HELPED CALM ME DOWN 118 00:06:43,310 --> 00:06:48,241 AND HELPED BLOCK OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON OUTSIDE MY DOOR. 119 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:52,655 I WAS AROUND 6 AT THIS TIME, SO MY WEIGHT GAIN STARTED EARLY ON. 120 00:06:52,655 --> 00:06:57,896 I HAD GOTTEN UP TO A LITTLE OVER 80 POUNDS AROUND THEN. 121 00:06:57,896 --> 00:07:00,206 Rhonda: I WAS SCARED FOR BRANDON'S WEIGHT. 122 00:07:00,206 --> 00:07:03,000 I THOUGHT HE WOULD OUTGROW IT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE PARENTS 123 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,620 AND MY FRIENDS, THEIR KIDS, 124 00:07:04,620 --> 00:07:06,275 AT A CERTAIN AGE, HAD GOTTEN HEAVY. 125 00:07:06,275 --> 00:07:09,862 AND THEY SAID, "OH, HE WOULD JUST LOSE IT, 126 00:07:09,862 --> 00:07:11,137 YOU KNOW, AS HE GETS OLDER. 127 00:07:11,137 --> 00:07:12,586 PROBABLY JUST GO AWAY." 128 00:07:12,586 --> 00:07:14,448 BUT WITH BRANDON, IT NEVER DID. 129 00:07:16,689 --> 00:07:18,379 Brandon: OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, 130 00:07:18,379 --> 00:07:21,793 MY LIFE CHANGED A LOT BECAUSE AROUND THEN, 131 00:07:21,793 --> 00:07:23,517 MY MOM HAD MY YOUNGER BROTHER, 132 00:07:23,517 --> 00:07:28,275 AND THEN A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, MY YOUNGER SISTER. 133 00:07:28,275 --> 00:07:31,034 AND THANKFULLY, THE FIGHTING BECAME LESS FREQUENT THEN 134 00:07:31,034 --> 00:07:33,310 BECAUSE MY DAD GOT INTO LAW SCHOOL. 135 00:07:33,310 --> 00:07:35,448 HE HAD BEEN A BUS DRIVER IN NEW YORK CITY, 136 00:07:35,448 --> 00:07:38,724 AND WE LIVED IN NEW JERSEY. 137 00:07:38,724 --> 00:07:40,103 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN I WAS 8, 138 00:07:40,103 --> 00:07:41,827 WE WERE MOVING TO COLUMBUS, OHIO, 139 00:07:41,827 --> 00:07:45,620 SO MY DAD COULD BE A LAWYER. 140 00:07:45,620 --> 00:07:48,310 BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, MY MOM HAD TO TAKE ON EXTRA JOBS 141 00:07:48,310 --> 00:07:53,206 TO GET MY DAD THROUGH LAW SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE FOR ALL OF US. 142 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:56,413 AND WE HARDLY SAW HER BECAUSE SHE HAD TO CONSTANTLY WORK, 143 00:07:56,413 --> 00:07:58,517 AND MY DAD WAS ALWAYS STUDYING. 144 00:07:58,517 --> 00:08:00,448 SO ALL THE FIGHTING STOPPED BECAUSE MY PARENTS 145 00:08:00,448 --> 00:08:04,103 JUST WEREN'T AROUND ANY LONGER. 146 00:08:04,103 --> 00:08:06,379 SO I WOULD SAY IT WAS A BETTER TIME IN MY CHILDHOOD 147 00:08:06,379 --> 00:08:09,413 BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT IT STILL GOT STRESSFUL FOR ME 148 00:08:09,413 --> 00:08:13,655 BECAUSE I HAD TO LOOK AFTER MY YOUNGER BROTHER AND SISTER, TOO. 149 00:08:13,655 --> 00:08:16,517 I STILL USED FOOD TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER, 150 00:08:16,517 --> 00:08:22,137 AND BY THE TIME I WAS 12, I HAD MADE IT UP TO AROUND 250. 151 00:08:22,137 --> 00:08:24,241 AND THAT'S WHEN MY MOM STARTED TO TAKE NOTICE 152 00:08:24,241 --> 00:08:26,172 OF HOW BIG I WAS GETTING. 153 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:30,137 SO SHE STARTED TO GET REALLY CRITICAL OF MY WEIGHT. 154 00:08:30,137 --> 00:08:33,862 AND HER COMMENTS INCREASED, AND I TOOK IT AS AN INSULT. 155 00:08:33,862 --> 00:08:36,068 AND I STARTED AVOIDING HER AS MUCH AS I COULD 156 00:08:36,068 --> 00:08:39,931 BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST ALWAYS LEAD TO A DISAGREEMENT, 157 00:08:39,931 --> 00:08:43,793 USUALLY ABOUT WHAT I WAS EATING, AND I WOULD GET REALLY UPSET. 158 00:08:43,793 --> 00:08:49,241 BUT AROUND THAT TIME, TOO, I STARTED GETTING CLOSER TO MY DAD 159 00:08:49,241 --> 00:08:51,793 BECAUSE HE GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL. 160 00:08:51,793 --> 00:08:54,241 SO HE WAS ABLE TO BE AROUND MORE THEN, 161 00:08:54,241 --> 00:08:59,000 AND HE WAS REALLY POSITIVE AND HE WOULD BUILD ME UP. 162 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,000 SO I REALLY WANTED TO BE WITH HIM BECAUSE OF THAT, 163 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,344 AND BECAUSE HE WAS NEVER CRITICAL ABOUT MY WEIGHT 164 00:09:04,344 --> 00:09:07,517 AND WHAT I WAS EATING. 165 00:09:07,517 --> 00:09:09,103 THERE WAS A PERIOD WHERE HE WANTED ME 166 00:09:09,103 --> 00:09:12,103 TO START TO WORK OUT AND EXERCISE MORE. 167 00:09:12,103 --> 00:09:15,241 BUT I KNOW MY MOM WAS BEHIND IT AND THAT IT WASN'T HIM. 168 00:09:17,344 --> 00:09:20,724 WE'D HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH BRANDON'S DAD ABOUT HIS WEIGHT, 169 00:09:20,724 --> 00:09:23,034 AND SOMETIMES HE SAID, "LET HIM JUST ENJOY LIFE," 170 00:09:23,034 --> 00:09:25,586 BUT I SAID, "YOU NEED TO WORK OUT WITH HIM 171 00:09:25,586 --> 00:09:29,241 SO THAT HE CAN LOSE THE WEIGHT AND HE'LL HAVE A BUDDY SYSTEM." 172 00:09:29,241 --> 00:09:30,931 Brandon: I WASN'T TOO HAPPY WITH MY MOM 173 00:09:30,931 --> 00:09:33,413 TRYING TO MANIPULATE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAD. 174 00:09:33,413 --> 00:09:36,724 SO ALL OF THAT PUT EVEN MORE STRAIN ON MY RELATIONSHIP 175 00:09:36,724 --> 00:09:39,827 WITH MY MOM. 176 00:09:39,827 --> 00:09:43,379 AND IT DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE I STILL KEPT EATING AND GAINING. 177 00:09:43,379 --> 00:09:47,241 AND BY THE TIME I'D GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I WAS 18, 178 00:09:47,241 --> 00:09:51,344 I WAS OVER 400 POUNDS. 179 00:09:51,344 --> 00:09:53,206 AND AT THAT SIZE, IT WAS STARTING TO GET 180 00:09:53,206 --> 00:09:56,275 A LITTLE HARDER TO GET AROUND AND DO AS MUCH. 181 00:09:56,275 --> 00:09:57,896 BUT I COULD STILL FUNCTION LIKE I NEEDED, 182 00:09:57,896 --> 00:10:01,482 SO I WENT TO COLLEGE. 183 00:10:01,482 --> 00:10:02,827 AND FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, 184 00:10:02,827 --> 00:10:04,482 IT WAS A REALLY GOOD TIME FOR ME. 185 00:10:04,482 --> 00:10:07,551 I WAS HAPPY. 186 00:10:07,551 --> 00:10:09,827 I PICKED VOCAL PERFORMANCE AS MY MAJOR, 187 00:10:09,827 --> 00:10:12,068 WITH AN EMPHASIS ON OPERA. 188 00:10:12,068 --> 00:10:15,896 AND IT TURNED OUT THAT I HAD A LOT OF TALENT WITH MUSIC. 189 00:10:15,896 --> 00:10:18,000 MY DREAM WAS TO MOVE TO FLORENCE AND AUDITION 190 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,724 FOR AN ITALIAN OPERA. 191 00:10:21,965 --> 00:10:24,793 SO MY WEIGHT STABILIZED BECAUSE I WASN'T EATING LIKE 192 00:10:24,793 --> 00:10:28,862 I HAD BEEN FOR MOST OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I WAS HAPPY. 193 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:30,448 BUT MY SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE 194 00:10:30,448 --> 00:10:33,310 IS WHEN EVERYTHING CAME CRASHING DOWN AGAIN. 195 00:10:33,310 --> 00:10:35,931 I WAS 21 AND I WENT HOME TO VISIT 196 00:10:35,931 --> 00:10:40,172 AND I FOUND OUT MY DAD WASN'T LIVING THERE ANYMORE. 197 00:10:40,172 --> 00:10:42,068 HE HAD BEEN HAVING AN AFFAIR FOR YEARS 198 00:10:42,068 --> 00:10:44,620 AND MY MOM FOUND OUT AND THEY SPLIT UP. 199 00:10:44,620 --> 00:10:49,137 AND I WAS JUST IN SHOCK AND DEVASTATED. 200 00:10:49,137 --> 00:10:51,275 I TRIED TO SEE IF THEY'D GET BACK TOGETHER, 201 00:10:51,275 --> 00:10:53,689 BUT THINGS DIDN'T GO WELL AT ALL 202 00:10:53,689 --> 00:10:56,689 BECAUSE WHEN I GOT MY DAD TO COME OVER AND TALK TO MY MOM, 203 00:10:56,689 --> 00:11:00,310 HE'D SAY THINGS THAT NO GROWN MAN SHOULD EVER SAY TO A WOMAN. 204 00:11:00,310 --> 00:11:07,068 SO I KICKED HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE MYSELF. 205 00:11:07,068 --> 00:11:09,586 IN JUST A FEW SHORT DAYS, MY WHOLE RELATIONSHIP 206 00:11:09,586 --> 00:11:13,000 WITH MY DAD WAS UNDONE AND ERASED. 207 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:15,344 AND I FELT SO BETRAYED 208 00:11:15,344 --> 00:11:18,000 BECAUSE I HAD TO START SUPPORTING MY FAMILY. 209 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,793 SO I ENDED UP MOVING BACK HOME TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THEM 210 00:11:20,793 --> 00:11:24,068 ONCE I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. 211 00:11:24,068 --> 00:11:28,793 AND THAT MEANT I HAD TO STOP PURSUING MUSIC AND MY DREAMS. 212 00:11:28,793 --> 00:11:30,275 I HAD TO GIVE THAT UP. 213 00:11:30,275 --> 00:11:35,000 AND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY THING THIS ALL COST ME. 214 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,586 MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY DAD ENDED. 215 00:11:38,586 --> 00:11:41,862 THE LAST WORDS THAT MY FATHER AND I SAID TO EACH OTHER 216 00:11:41,862 --> 00:11:48,620 WERE VERY HARSH, ABRASIVE WORDS THAT, IN OTHER WORDS, SAID... 217 00:11:51,448 --> 00:11:53,689 "WE'RE FINISHED." 218 00:11:53,689 --> 00:11:55,517 THAT WAS AROUND 12 YEARS AGO. 219 00:11:55,517 --> 00:12:00,103 AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME I EVER SAW OR TALKED TO MY DAD. 220 00:12:00,103 --> 00:12:04,758 AND WHEN I TOOK THE ROLE OF MAN OF THE HOUSE 221 00:12:04,758 --> 00:12:06,137 WITH MY BROTHER AND SISTER, 222 00:12:06,137 --> 00:12:08,379 IT PUT A STRAIN ON OUR RELATIONSHIP 223 00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:10,275 THAT WE'VE NEVER RECOVERED FROM. 224 00:12:12,310 --> 00:12:14,517 SO, WHAT MY DAD DID DESTROYED MY LIFE, 225 00:12:14,517 --> 00:12:16,379 AND I'VE NEVER FORGIVEN HIM FOR THAT. 226 00:12:16,379 --> 00:12:19,482 HE JUST TORE DOWN OUR FAMILY LIKE IT WAS NOTHING. 227 00:12:19,482 --> 00:12:23,068 AND I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THAT. 228 00:12:23,068 --> 00:12:26,620 BUT HOW I DEALT WITH IT WAS BY GOING BACK TO FOOD. 229 00:12:26,620 --> 00:12:31,482 SO AT THAT TIME, I STARTED EATING A LOT AGAIN. 230 00:12:31,482 --> 00:12:34,344 I HAD TO WORK TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILY, AND TO DO THAT, 231 00:12:34,344 --> 00:12:37,344 I HAD GOTTEN A JOB AS AN ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL TEACHER. 232 00:12:37,344 --> 00:12:40,413 AND IT WAS A VERY ACTIVE JOB. 233 00:12:40,413 --> 00:12:43,241 BUT I GOT TOO BIG AND COULDN'T DO IT. 234 00:12:43,241 --> 00:12:46,724 I WAS 24 AT THAT TIME AND HAD PUT ON ANOTHER 100 POUNDS 235 00:12:46,724 --> 00:12:50,137 OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO GET OVER THE 500-POUND MARK. 236 00:12:52,413 --> 00:12:54,344 Rhonda: BRANDON, I REMEMBER ONE TIME 237 00:12:54,344 --> 00:12:56,448 I WENT TO THE DOCTOR WITH HIM AND THEY WENT TO WEIGH HIM 238 00:12:56,448 --> 00:12:58,344 AND IT COULDN'T EVEN PICK UP HIS WEIGHT 239 00:12:58,344 --> 00:13:04,413 BECAUSE I THINK THE LIMIT WAS PROBABLY 500 POUNDS. 240 00:13:04,413 --> 00:13:07,448 Brandon: I'M NOT SURE WHEN I PROBABLY CROSSED THE 600 MARK. 241 00:13:07,448 --> 00:13:10,413 IF I HAD TO TAKE A GUESS, I WOULD SAY SOMEWHERE 242 00:13:10,413 --> 00:13:16,931 AROUND 27 OR 28 YEARS OLD. 243 00:13:16,931 --> 00:13:18,689 AND IT STARTED TO GET REALLY HARD TO DO 244 00:13:18,689 --> 00:13:20,620 EVEN BASIC THINGS AROUND THEN. 245 00:13:20,620 --> 00:13:24,965 BUT I WAS STILL TRYING TO GET OUT AND GO PLACES. 246 00:13:24,965 --> 00:13:27,068 AND I'M GLAD BECAUSE WHEN I WAS 28, 247 00:13:27,068 --> 00:13:29,379 I MET MY GIRLFRIEND, TAYLER, AT CHURCH. 248 00:13:29,379 --> 00:13:31,241 WE WERE JUST TALKING AND WE HIT IT OFF. 249 00:13:31,241 --> 00:13:33,620 SO I ASKED HER OUT AND SHE SAID YES 250 00:13:33,620 --> 00:13:36,655 AND WE STARTED SEEING EACH OTHER. 251 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:37,931 THE FIRST TIME I MET BRANDON, 252 00:13:37,931 --> 00:13:40,758 MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS KIND OF A SHOCK 253 00:13:40,758 --> 00:13:43,586 BECAUSE I'D NEVER SEEN ANYBODY LIKE THAT BEFORE. 254 00:13:43,586 --> 00:13:45,517 BUT ONCE I STARTED TALKING TO HIM, 255 00:13:45,517 --> 00:13:50,034 I REALIZED HOW SWEET AND NICE OF A GUY HE WAS. 256 00:13:50,034 --> 00:13:52,310 Brandon: AND I KNOW THAT IF I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IN 257 00:13:52,310 --> 00:13:54,379 AND STARTED TO JUST STAY HOME, 258 00:13:54,379 --> 00:13:57,482 I WOULD HAVE NEVER MET THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. 259 00:13:57,482 --> 00:13:59,034 BUT WHEN WE STARTED DATING, 260 00:13:59,034 --> 00:14:01,689 THAT'S WHEN MY LYMPHEDEMA STARTED TO DEVELOP. 261 00:14:01,689 --> 00:14:03,586 AND I GOT TOO BIG TO DRIVE, 262 00:14:03,586 --> 00:14:06,206 AND THEN I STARTED REALLY STRUGGLING WITH EVERYTHING. 263 00:14:08,275 --> 00:14:12,137 SO I COULDN'T PROVIDE FOR MYSELF ANYMORE. 264 00:14:12,137 --> 00:14:14,310 AND THEN TAYLER AGREED TO MOVE IN WITH ME 265 00:14:14,310 --> 00:14:17,137 AND MY MOM TO BE THE ONE WHO LOOKS AFTER ME 266 00:14:17,137 --> 00:14:19,862 AND HELP TAKE CARE OF ME. 267 00:14:19,862 --> 00:14:21,931 AND NOW I'M 33. 268 00:14:21,931 --> 00:14:26,137 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WEIGH, BUT IT'S SO BAD. 269 00:14:26,137 --> 00:14:28,586 I'M ALMOST COMPLETELY BEDRIDDEN 270 00:14:28,586 --> 00:14:31,655 AND HAVE TO HAVE HELP TO EVEN FUNCTION. 271 00:14:31,655 --> 00:14:34,137 AND I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE LET IT GET THIS BAD. 272 00:14:34,137 --> 00:14:38,965 I'M GONNA GO TAKE THE EGGS TO THE TABLE. 273 00:14:38,965 --> 00:14:40,689 OKAY. OKAY. 274 00:14:44,931 --> 00:14:47,724 IT'S NOT FAIR THAT MY MOM HAS TO PROVIDE FOR ME 275 00:14:47,724 --> 00:14:49,896 WHEN I SHOULD BE HELPING HER OUT. 276 00:14:49,896 --> 00:14:53,655 AND THIS ISN'T A LIFE FOR ME OR FOR TAYLER. 277 00:14:53,655 --> 00:14:55,620 I WANT US TO GET MARRIED, 278 00:14:55,620 --> 00:14:57,827 BUT RIGHT NOW IF I PROPOSE TO HER, 279 00:14:57,827 --> 00:15:00,344 WHAT KIND OF LIFE WOULD I BE OFFERING HER? 280 00:15:00,344 --> 00:15:01,724 THANK YOU. 281 00:15:01,724 --> 00:15:04,482 SHE'D BE SAYING YES TO BEING MY CARETAKER, 282 00:15:04,482 --> 00:15:06,862 AND THAT'S NOT FAIR TO HER. 283 00:15:06,862 --> 00:15:08,758 OHH. 284 00:15:08,758 --> 00:15:12,482 WE DON'T DO BOYFRIEND-GIRLFRIEND STUFF PARTLY BECAUSE OF MY SIZE. 285 00:15:12,482 --> 00:15:14,413 BUT WHEN IT COMES TO PHYSICAL STUFF, 286 00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:17,344 TAYLER AND I DO NOT PARTAKE IN INTIMACY 287 00:15:17,344 --> 00:15:19,862 BECAUSE WE'RE NOT MARRIED YET. 288 00:15:19,862 --> 00:15:21,413 WE'RE WAITING UNTIL WE'RE MARRIED, 289 00:15:21,413 --> 00:15:23,724 BUT THAT WON'T HAPPEN UNLESS I LOSE THE WEIGHT 290 00:15:23,724 --> 00:15:28,241 AND I'M ABLE TO ACTUALLY GIVE HER WHAT SHE DESERVES. 291 00:15:28,241 --> 00:15:32,310 SO I KNOW I DESPERATELY NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT 292 00:15:32,310 --> 00:15:36,172 TO NOT ONLY BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT BECAUSE IT'S GETTING SO BAD 293 00:15:36,172 --> 00:15:39,758 THAT MY BODY'S STARTING TO STRUGGLE MORE AND MORE. 294 00:15:39,758 --> 00:15:44,620 AND I KNOW THAT IF I DON'T LOSE WEIGHT IN DRASTIC AMOUNTS, 295 00:15:44,620 --> 00:15:46,586 I WILL DIE. 296 00:15:46,586 --> 00:15:48,448 MY HEART OR SOMETHING WILL GIVE OUT, 297 00:15:48,448 --> 00:15:50,137 AND THAT WILL BE THE END. 298 00:15:52,206 --> 00:15:54,241 SMELLS GOOD. LOOKS REAL GOOD. 299 00:15:59,551 --> 00:16:04,586 BUT AS IT IS, I'M ALREADY NOT LIVING BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT. 300 00:16:04,586 --> 00:16:08,931 AND I'VE LET SO MUCH OF MY LIFE PASS ME BY. 301 00:16:08,931 --> 00:16:10,965 I DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING THE LIFE 302 00:16:10,965 --> 00:16:13,172 I WAS SUPPOSED TO LIVE. 303 00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:16,379 I FEEL LIKE I WAS MEANT TO BE A GOOD HUSBAND 304 00:16:16,379 --> 00:16:21,206 AND RAISE SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN. 305 00:16:21,206 --> 00:16:23,586 BUT I'VE TRADED ALL OF THAT FOR FOOD. 306 00:16:23,586 --> 00:16:27,482 AND NOW MY WORST FEAR IS DYING 307 00:16:27,482 --> 00:16:32,655 BEFORE I GET TO FULFILL ANY OF MY DREAMS. 308 00:16:32,655 --> 00:16:35,275 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M EVER GONNA BE ABLE TO GET TO 309 00:16:35,275 --> 00:16:38,310 THAT POINT WHERE I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE UP HOW I EAT. 310 00:16:41,379 --> 00:16:44,862 MY LOVE FOR FOOD AND MY DRIVE TO CONSTANTLY EAT 311 00:16:44,862 --> 00:16:46,586 IS A PART OF WHO I AM. 312 00:16:46,586 --> 00:16:50,137 AND EVERY TIME I TRY TO CHANGE THAT, I JUST CAN'T. 313 00:16:52,448 --> 00:16:53,896 I'M DONE. 314 00:16:53,896 --> 00:16:57,586 AND IT MAKES ME FEEL COMPLETELY HOPELESS AND LIKE 315 00:16:57,586 --> 00:17:00,931 I'M CONDEMNED TO THIS FATE WHERE MY CURSE IS TO EAT 316 00:17:00,931 --> 00:17:04,827 UNTIL I DESTROY MY LIFE AND IT KILLS ME. 317 00:17:04,827 --> 00:17:10,068 AND I OFTEN ASK GOD, "WHY WAS I MADE DIFFERENT? 318 00:17:10,068 --> 00:17:14,413 WHY WAS I MADE WITH THIS CRAVING, OR ADDICTION, TO FOOD, 319 00:17:14,413 --> 00:17:17,793 WHERE NO MATTER WHAT I DO, IT ONLY SEEMS TO GET WORSE?" 320 00:17:21,379 --> 00:17:23,448 SO IT MAKES ME FEEL BROKEN, 321 00:17:23,448 --> 00:17:26,620 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX MYSELF. 322 00:17:26,620 --> 00:17:28,862 BUT I KNOW I'M AT A POINT NOW WHERE MY EATING 323 00:17:28,862 --> 00:17:31,000 AND MY WEIGHT ARE AT A LIMIT, 324 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,793 AND I'M GONNA DIE SOON IF I DON'T CHANGE. 325 00:17:36,448 --> 00:17:42,034 SO NO MATTER HOW HOPELESS IT FEELS, I HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING. 326 00:17:42,034 --> 00:17:46,448 AND IF I DON'T, MY WEIGHT'S GONNA END ME HERE SOON 327 00:17:46,448 --> 00:17:48,758 BECAUSE ONE NIGHT I'M GONNA GO TO BED 328 00:17:48,758 --> 00:17:51,448 AND I'M JUST NOT GONNA WAKE UP 329 00:17:51,448 --> 00:17:54,551 BECAUSE I'LL HAVE FINALLY EATEN MYSELF TO DEATH. 330 00:18:00,965 --> 00:18:07,172 ♪♪ 331 00:18:07,172 --> 00:18:13,379 ♪♪ 332 00:18:13,379 --> 00:18:16,620 THANKS. 333 00:18:16,620 --> 00:18:18,655 Brandon: TODAY I'M HEADED TO HOUSTON TO TRY AND SEE 334 00:18:18,655 --> 00:18:21,551 IF I CAN GET HELP TO LOSE WEIGHT. 335 00:18:21,551 --> 00:18:23,310 I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW, 336 00:18:23,310 --> 00:18:26,034 AND I'M HOPING HE'LL TAKE ME ON AS A PATIENT. 337 00:18:26,034 --> 00:18:27,206 HOW ARE YOU FEELING? 338 00:18:27,206 --> 00:18:29,482 ARE YOU NERVOUS, EXCITED, SCARED? 339 00:18:29,482 --> 00:18:32,965 I MEAN, HOPEFULLY, PEOPLE ARE NICE ENOUGH 340 00:18:32,965 --> 00:18:34,793 TO NOT STOP AND STARE, 341 00:18:34,793 --> 00:18:37,517 BUT THE FACT THAT WE GET TO SEE DR. NOW 342 00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:40,000 IS GONNA BE THE HIGHLIGHT. 343 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:41,827 EXCITING.I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 344 00:18:41,827 --> 00:18:46,655 HOPEFULLY, HE HAS NO REASON TO NOT ACCEPT ME AS A PATIENT. 345 00:18:48,931 --> 00:18:52,793 I'M DESPERATE, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS THAN THIS. 346 00:18:52,793 --> 00:18:55,413 SO I'M HOPING IT ALL WORKS OUT 347 00:18:55,413 --> 00:18:57,655 BECAUSE I'M FACING AN EARLY DEATH SOON, 348 00:18:57,655 --> 00:19:00,586 AND I HAVE TO CHANGE. 349 00:19:00,586 --> 00:19:04,137 SO I'M REALLY HOPING THIS WILL BE IT. 350 00:19:04,137 --> 00:19:08,275 BUT I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THIS WHOLE TRIP. 351 00:19:08,275 --> 00:19:10,793 Tayler: MY BIGGEST FEAR FOR IF DR. NOW SAYS NO 352 00:19:10,793 --> 00:19:14,689 IS THAT THIS COULD SEND BRANDON INTO A SPIRAL DOWNWARD. 353 00:19:14,689 --> 00:19:17,379 I MEAN, THAT COULD JUST BE REALLY HARD FOR HIM 354 00:19:17,379 --> 00:19:18,689 TO HEAR THAT, 355 00:19:18,689 --> 00:19:20,827 BUT I WOULD STILL BE THERE FOR HIM, 356 00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:22,137 AND I WOULD DEFINITELY HELP HIM 357 00:19:22,137 --> 00:19:26,482 THROUGH WHATEVER HE FEELS AFTER THAT. 358 00:19:26,482 --> 00:19:29,931 Brandon: AND I'M ALREADY STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE OVERWHELMED. 359 00:19:29,931 --> 00:19:31,310 BUT I'M THANKFUL. 360 00:19:31,310 --> 00:19:33,206 AT LEAST I HAVE TAYLER WITH ME FOR THIS WHOLE TRIP 361 00:19:33,206 --> 00:19:36,068 TO HELP ME WHEN I NEED IT, NOT JUST PHYSICALLY, 362 00:19:36,068 --> 00:19:39,551 BUT ALSO EMOTIONALLY BECAUSE SHE HAS A WAY OF MOTIVATING ME 363 00:19:39,551 --> 00:19:41,310 WHEN I NEED IT, TOO. 364 00:19:41,310 --> 00:19:44,827 SO AS LONG AS SHE'S WITH ME, I THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS. 365 00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:53,448 OKAY. 366 00:19:53,448 --> 00:19:56,172 ♪♪ 367 00:19:56,172 --> 00:19:58,862 READY? ONE, TWO, THREE. 368 00:19:58,862 --> 00:20:06,655 ♪♪ 369 00:20:06,655 --> 00:20:08,862 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS IS GONNA TAKE FOR ME 370 00:20:08,862 --> 00:20:12,000 TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THERE TO HOUSTON. 371 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,931 BUT I'M VERY DETERMINED RIGHT NOW TO SUCCEED. 372 00:20:19,068 --> 00:20:22,034 SO YOU JUST PULL UP, YOU KNOW, AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN. 373 00:20:22,034 --> 00:20:23,724 RIGHT HERE. 374 00:20:23,724 --> 00:20:30,379 ♪♪ 375 00:20:30,379 --> 00:20:36,965 ♪♪ 376 00:20:36,965 --> 00:20:38,172 I'M GONNA GO PARK THE CAR. 377 00:20:38,172 --> 00:20:39,896 OKAY, SEE YOU SOON. 378 00:20:54,379 --> 00:20:57,413 I'M ALREADY FEELING EXTREMELY TIRED 379 00:20:57,413 --> 00:21:01,241 BECAUSE THIS IS A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY FOR ME. 380 00:21:01,241 --> 00:21:03,724 AND IT'S JUST TAKING A LOT OUT OF ME. 381 00:21:07,413 --> 00:21:10,482 THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT TOUGHER THAN I THOUGHT 382 00:21:10,482 --> 00:21:12,517 BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO FLIGHT CONNECTIONS 383 00:21:12,517 --> 00:21:14,068 BEFORE WE GET TO HOUSTON. 384 00:21:14,068 --> 00:21:17,413 SO IT'S LIKE ANOTHER 12 HOURS OF TRAVELING AHEAD OF US. 385 00:21:17,413 --> 00:21:21,275 AND I'M ALREADY FEELING LIKE I'M GETTING TO MY LIMIT. 386 00:21:21,275 --> 00:21:23,931 READY? LET'S GO. 387 00:21:23,931 --> 00:21:25,896 NOT TOO FAR. 388 00:21:25,896 --> 00:21:27,172 OKAY. 389 00:21:27,172 --> 00:21:28,896 LET'S DO IT. 390 00:21:34,379 --> 00:21:36,724 I'M IN A LOT OF PAIN. 391 00:21:36,724 --> 00:21:39,275 SO I'M STARTING TO GET A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT BEING ABLE 392 00:21:39,275 --> 00:21:42,241 TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE GATE. 393 00:21:42,241 --> 00:21:43,137 Woman: FIRST NAME, PLEASE. 394 00:21:43,137 --> 00:21:44,862 Tayler: BRANDON SCOTT. 395 00:21:49,344 --> 00:21:51,310 WELL, THAT'S WHAT I -- I HAVE NO IDEA. 396 00:21:54,241 --> 00:21:56,793 SURE. LET'S DO THAT. 397 00:21:56,793 --> 00:21:58,896 IS THAT, UH, IN THE FRONT ROW, 398 00:21:58,896 --> 00:22:01,758 WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE A LITTLE MORE KNEE ROOM? 399 00:22:01,758 --> 00:22:05,103 OKAY. OH, IT'S A CHOICE FOR SEATS. 400 00:22:05,103 --> 00:22:06,482 OH, AWESOME. 401 00:22:06,482 --> 00:22:07,931 I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. OKAY, THANKS SO MUCH. 402 00:22:07,931 --> 00:22:09,103 I APPRECIATE IT, MOLLY. 403 00:22:09,103 --> 00:22:12,172 GATE A3. 404 00:22:12,172 --> 00:22:14,275 OKAY. THANK YOU. 405 00:22:14,275 --> 00:22:19,896 ♪♪ 406 00:22:19,896 --> 00:22:25,586 ♪♪ 407 00:22:25,586 --> 00:22:27,896 I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE I'M ON DISPLAY 408 00:22:27,896 --> 00:22:30,965 AND THAT EVERYONE'S STARTING TO GAWK AT THE BIG MAN 409 00:22:30,965 --> 00:22:33,517 BECAUSE I CAN SEE THEM POINTING AND MUMBLING TO EACH OTHER 410 00:22:33,517 --> 00:22:35,068 WHEN THEY SEE ME. 411 00:22:35,068 --> 00:22:38,620 SO I'M FEELING LIKE THIS WAS A REALLY BAD IDEA 412 00:22:38,620 --> 00:22:41,620 BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY ONLY GONNA GET WORSE FROM HERE. 413 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,689 AS I WAS WALKING BY A FAMILY, ONE OF THE CHILDREN SAID, 414 00:22:49,689 --> 00:22:51,379 "WOW, HE'S FAT. 415 00:22:51,379 --> 00:22:53,000 SUPER FAT." 416 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,034 AND THEN ALSO, I'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL ADULTS STARE AT ME. 417 00:22:56,034 --> 00:22:59,275 AND THAT, YOU KNOW -- THAT WEARS ON YOU. 418 00:22:59,275 --> 00:23:00,344 IT'S OKAY. 419 00:23:00,344 --> 00:23:02,172 OH, MY GOD. 420 00:23:06,241 --> 00:23:09,965 [ Voice breaking ] I 100% REGRET THIS RIGHT NOW. 421 00:23:09,965 --> 00:23:12,034 I CANNOT BELIEVE IT, MAN. 422 00:23:12,034 --> 00:23:16,206 [ CRYING ] 423 00:23:16,206 --> 00:23:20,931 I'M JUST FEELING REALLY OVERWHELMED ABOUT EVERYTHING. 424 00:23:20,931 --> 00:23:23,551 JUST THE WHOLE PROCESS IS ALL VERY DIFFICULT. 425 00:23:23,551 --> 00:23:27,103 AND IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO JUST STAY AT HOME 426 00:23:27,103 --> 00:23:30,000 AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ALL EYES ON ME. 427 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,482 BUT EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT HOW I WANT TO LIVE, 428 00:23:32,482 --> 00:23:34,689 THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS 429 00:23:34,689 --> 00:23:37,689 I'VE EVER HAD TO DO. 430 00:23:37,689 --> 00:23:40,413 I'M STARTING TO FREAK OUT, AND I WANT TO GO HOME 431 00:23:40,413 --> 00:23:43,275 BECAUSE I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS. 432 00:23:43,275 --> 00:23:45,448 I HAVE SO MUCH OF THIS TRIP LEFT TO GO, 433 00:23:45,448 --> 00:23:47,172 AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE CONVINCED MYSELF 434 00:23:47,172 --> 00:23:49,793 THAT I WAS READY TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS 435 00:23:49,793 --> 00:23:51,517 BECAUSE I'M NOT. 436 00:23:56,310 --> 00:24:05,482 ♪♪ 437 00:24:05,482 --> 00:24:07,206 OKAY. 438 00:24:10,586 --> 00:24:13,931 Brandon: YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. 439 00:24:13,931 --> 00:24:17,965 AND I KNOW I LOST IT FOR A LITTLE BIT AT THE AIRPORT. 440 00:24:17,965 --> 00:24:19,931 MY ANXIETY AND HOW OVERWHELMED I FELT 441 00:24:19,931 --> 00:24:21,655 GOT THE BEST OF ME FOR A MOMENT. 442 00:24:21,655 --> 00:24:23,482 OKAY. 443 00:24:23,482 --> 00:24:26,551 I ENDED UP TOUGHING IT OUT AND PUSHED THROUGH THE PAIN, 444 00:24:26,551 --> 00:24:28,517 AND IN SOME WAYS, I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT, 445 00:24:28,517 --> 00:24:30,931 BUT BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS I GAVE YESTERDAY, 446 00:24:30,931 --> 00:24:33,517 TODAY I'M KIND OF PAYING FOR IT A LITTLE BIT. 447 00:24:33,517 --> 00:24:40,413 ♪♪ 448 00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:47,275 ♪♪ 449 00:24:47,275 --> 00:24:49,241 BUT ALL THIS STRUGGLE AND HARD WORK 450 00:24:49,241 --> 00:24:51,586 IT TOOK TO GET HERE COMES DOWN TO TODAY 451 00:24:51,586 --> 00:24:53,206 AND THIS APPOINTMENT THAT TAYLER AND I 452 00:24:53,206 --> 00:24:55,758 ARE HEADED TO WITH DR. NOW. 453 00:24:55,758 --> 00:24:57,793 AND I'M HOPING THAT IT ALL PAYS OFF 454 00:24:57,793 --> 00:25:02,482 AND THAT I'M ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE HELP I NEED TODAY. 455 00:25:02,482 --> 00:25:04,379 BUT I'M NERVOUS. 456 00:25:04,379 --> 00:25:06,344 EVER SINCE I GOT REALLY BIG, 457 00:25:06,344 --> 00:25:09,586 I HAVEN'T REALLY LIKED GOING TO DOCTORS, 458 00:25:09,586 --> 00:25:12,517 PARTLY BECAUSE I'M SCARED ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN FIND. 459 00:25:12,517 --> 00:25:14,655 BUT I'M ALSO REALLY SCARED OF NEEDLES. 460 00:25:14,655 --> 00:25:18,068 SO I HAVEN'T HAD A CHECKUP IN A REALLY LONG TIME. 461 00:25:18,068 --> 00:25:21,103 SO, MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT DR. NOW WOULD FIND SOMETHING WRONG 462 00:25:21,103 --> 00:25:22,827 THAT WOULD RESULT IN WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 463 00:25:22,827 --> 00:25:26,344 NOT BEING AN OPTION FOR ME. 464 00:25:26,344 --> 00:25:29,517 BRANDON SCOTT? 465 00:25:29,517 --> 00:25:30,827 THE OTHER THING I'M NERVOUS ABOUT 466 00:25:30,827 --> 00:25:34,344 IS FINDING OUT WHAT I WEIGH NOW. 467 00:25:34,344 --> 00:25:36,448 I'M HOPING I'M STILL IN THE 600s. 468 00:25:36,448 --> 00:25:38,793 BUT BASED OFF OF THE LAST TIME I WAS WEIGHED, 469 00:25:38,793 --> 00:25:42,862 I THINK I MIGHT WEIGH OVER 700 POUNDS. 470 00:25:42,862 --> 00:25:46,172 BUT I REALLY HOPE IT'S NOT THAT BAD YET BECAUSE MAKING IT 471 00:25:46,172 --> 00:25:49,310 THAT HIGH WOULD BE A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL OF OUT OF CONTROL 472 00:25:49,310 --> 00:25:53,034 THAT MY WEIGHT WILL HAVE REACHED. 473 00:25:53,034 --> 00:25:54,517 CAN I USE YOUR HAND FOR SUPPORT? 474 00:25:54,517 --> 00:25:57,172 MM-HMM. 475 00:25:57,172 --> 00:25:59,413 AND IT'LL MEAN I HAVE EVEN FURTHER TO GO 476 00:25:59,413 --> 00:26:02,482 TO GET TO WHERE I NEED TO, AND I DON'T WANT THAT. 477 00:26:02,482 --> 00:26:08,275 ♪♪ 478 00:26:08,275 --> 00:26:09,965 [ SIGHS ] 479 00:26:09,965 --> 00:26:14,758 ♪♪ 480 00:26:14,758 --> 00:26:16,448 THAT'S WHAT I WAS AFRAID OF. 481 00:26:18,586 --> 00:26:23,275 IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE I'VE LET MY WEIGHT GET THAT HIGH. 482 00:26:23,275 --> 00:26:27,310 BUT I'VE KNOWN THAT IT WAS GETTING TO THIS POINT. 483 00:26:27,310 --> 00:26:31,724 I CAN FEEL IT IN HOW HARD IT IS FOR MY BODY TO MOVE AROUND NOW, 484 00:26:31,724 --> 00:26:33,689 BUT IT'S STILL EMBARRASSING TO SEE 485 00:26:33,689 --> 00:26:36,793 AND KNOW THAT THAT NUMBER REPRESENTS ME 486 00:26:36,793 --> 00:26:39,379 BECAUSE IT'S JUST NOT HUMAN. 487 00:26:39,379 --> 00:26:42,517 IT'S NOT WHAT ANYONE SHOULD EVER WEIGH. 488 00:26:42,517 --> 00:26:45,068 SO I'M REALLY HOPING THAT I'M ABLE TO GET DR. NOW'S HELP 489 00:26:45,068 --> 00:26:47,517 AND CHANGE THAT TODAY. 490 00:26:47,517 --> 00:26:48,586 [ KNOCKING ON DOOR ] 491 00:26:48,586 --> 00:26:51,172 [ DOOR UNLOCKS ] 492 00:26:51,172 --> 00:26:51,862 HELLO. 493 00:26:51,862 --> 00:26:53,034 -HI. -HELLO. 494 00:26:53,034 --> 00:26:54,241 HOW ARE WE ALL DOING? 495 00:26:54,241 --> 00:26:55,172 -GOOD. -GOOD. 496 00:26:55,172 --> 00:26:56,206 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 497 00:26:56,206 --> 00:26:58,310 I'M DOING ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. 498 00:26:58,310 --> 00:26:59,482 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 499 00:26:59,482 --> 00:27:00,793 DR. NOWZARADAN, I'M BRANDON. 500 00:27:00,793 --> 00:27:01,586 NICE TO MEET YOU. 501 00:27:01,586 --> 00:27:03,000 OKAY. TAYLER. 502 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,206 NICE TO MEET YOU. 503 00:27:04,206 --> 00:27:05,724 WHERE DO YOU COME FROM? 504 00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:06,896 COLUMBUS, OHIO. 505 00:27:06,896 --> 00:27:08,241 COLUMBUS, OHIO.MM-HMM. 506 00:27:08,241 --> 00:27:09,793 HOW WAS YOUR TRIP DOWN HERE? 507 00:27:09,793 --> 00:27:11,448 IT WAS TOUGH, DR. NOW. 508 00:27:11,448 --> 00:27:13,137 I'M TELLING YOU, IT WAS -- 509 00:27:13,137 --> 00:27:14,793 IT WAS GOOD, BUT IT WAS TOUGH FOR ME. 510 00:27:14,793 --> 00:27:16,000 GOOD AND TOUGH. 511 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,896 I WALKED THREE DIFFERENT AIRPORTS, 512 00:27:18,896 --> 00:27:22,586 AND IT PUT A REALITY IN MY MIND 513 00:27:22,586 --> 00:27:25,862 'CAUSE IT WAS REALLY HARD TO WALK ALL THAT DISTANCE. 514 00:27:25,862 --> 00:27:28,206 WELL, I CAN IMAGINE IT'S TOUGH FOR YOU 515 00:27:28,206 --> 00:27:30,310 TO WALK ANY DISTANCE AT YOUR WEIGHT 516 00:27:30,310 --> 00:27:33,793 BECAUSE YOU WEIGHED IN TODAY AT 718 POUNDS. 517 00:27:33,793 --> 00:27:36,724 THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT TO TRY AND MOVE AROUND. 518 00:27:36,724 --> 00:27:38,758 SO, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR EATING HABITS. 519 00:27:38,758 --> 00:27:43,793 PORTION-WISE, I EAT TOO MUCH IN ONE SITTING EVERY TIME. 520 00:27:43,793 --> 00:27:46,724 YOU EAT TOO MUCH BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET FULL, OR WHAT? 521 00:27:46,724 --> 00:27:48,103 I DO EAT UNTIL I FEEL FULL, 522 00:27:48,103 --> 00:27:50,379 BUT NOW THAT I'VE STRETCHED MY STOMACH, 523 00:27:50,379 --> 00:27:51,758 THE "FULL" SENSATION DOESN'T COME 524 00:27:51,758 --> 00:27:54,137 UNTIL AFTER I'VE EATEN A LARGER PORTION 525 00:27:54,137 --> 00:27:57,206 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR YEARS NOW. 526 00:27:57,206 --> 00:27:58,724 OKAY. 527 00:27:58,724 --> 00:28:00,413 SO, YOU SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WHO'S DONE SOME RESEARCH 528 00:28:00,413 --> 00:28:02,724 IF YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME ABOUT YOUR STRETCHED STOMACH. 529 00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:04,000 [ LAUGHS ] 530 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,310 BUT LET ME CLEAR SOMETHING UP FOR YOU. 531 00:28:06,310 --> 00:28:08,206 YOU'RE OVEREATING BECAUSE YOU WANT TO, 532 00:28:08,206 --> 00:28:10,206 AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANYTHING ELSE. 533 00:28:10,206 --> 00:28:12,034 YOU GOT IT?I GOT IT. 534 00:28:12,034 --> 00:28:14,448 SO, WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ARE WHAT PATTERNS 535 00:28:14,448 --> 00:28:16,758 AND HABITS WE'RE UP AGAINST THAT WE NEED 536 00:28:16,758 --> 00:28:18,862 TO START CHANGE WITH YOU, OKAY? 537 00:28:18,862 --> 00:28:20,068 OKAY. 538 00:28:20,068 --> 00:28:21,827 DO YOU EAT AT HOME, OR ARE YOU OUT? 539 00:28:21,827 --> 00:28:24,448 MOSTLY AT HOME. SOMETIMES OUT, AS WELL. 540 00:28:24,448 --> 00:28:26,448 SO, WHO COOKS? 541 00:28:26,448 --> 00:28:29,931 MY GIRLFRIEND, TAYLER, COOKS, AND MY MOM COOKS. 542 00:28:29,931 --> 00:28:33,827 WHO IS ENABLING YOU TO EAT MORE? 543 00:28:33,827 --> 00:28:36,793 I-I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT. 544 00:28:36,793 --> 00:28:39,931 YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT, BUT YOU'RE HARDLY ABLE TO WALK, 545 00:28:39,931 --> 00:28:42,965 SO SOMEONE HAS TO BE GETTING FOOD AND BRINGING IT TO YOU. 546 00:28:42,965 --> 00:28:45,862 SO, DOES TAYLER BRING YOU FOOD AT ALL? 547 00:28:45,862 --> 00:28:48,586 YES, SHE DOES, BUT SHE'LL INCLUDE HERSELF 548 00:28:48,586 --> 00:28:50,379 INTO THE STORY LINE AND SAY, 549 00:28:50,379 --> 00:28:52,379 "YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD START EATING HEALTHIER. 550 00:28:52,379 --> 00:28:54,965 WE SHOULD START CHANGING THE WAY WE..." 551 00:28:54,965 --> 00:28:57,310 SO, SHE ENABLED YOU RELUCTANTLY 552 00:28:57,310 --> 00:29:00,034 BECAUSE SHE THINK MAKING YOU HAPPY IS LOVE. 553 00:29:00,034 --> 00:29:01,827 AND THEN SHE WORRIES ABOUT YOU 554 00:29:01,827 --> 00:29:05,137 BECAUSE SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S DOING IS HELPING TO KILL YOU. 555 00:29:05,137 --> 00:29:06,586 SO THAT'S LOVE. 556 00:29:06,586 --> 00:29:08,482 SO, TAYLER, IF YOU WANT BRANDON 557 00:29:08,482 --> 00:29:10,586 TO HAVE ANY CHANCE AT DOING THIS, 558 00:29:10,586 --> 00:29:12,034 THAT HAS TO STOP TODAY. 559 00:29:12,034 --> 00:29:13,241 YOU UNDERSTAND? 560 00:29:13,241 --> 00:29:14,689 OKAY. GOOD. 561 00:29:14,689 --> 00:29:19,586 BECAUSE, BRANDON, YOU'RE 33 AND 718 POUNDS. 562 00:29:19,586 --> 00:29:21,551 HOW LONG DO YOU THINK YOU CAN LIVE LIKE THAT? 563 00:29:21,551 --> 00:29:24,965 I FEEL LIKE I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE NOW. 564 00:29:24,965 --> 00:29:26,517 YOU'RE RIGHT. 565 00:29:26,517 --> 00:29:28,793 YOU'RE VERY LUCKY BECAUSE VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD 566 00:29:28,793 --> 00:29:31,655 MAKE IT TO THE WEIGHT YOU'RE AT AND LIVE LONG. 567 00:29:31,655 --> 00:29:34,931 BUT IF YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING NOW, YOUR LUCK IS GONNA RUN OUT. 568 00:29:34,931 --> 00:29:37,413 AND UNLESS YOU LOSE A GOOD AMOUNT OF WEIGHT, 569 00:29:37,413 --> 00:29:39,793 YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE A CANDIDATE FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 570 00:29:39,793 --> 00:29:42,241 BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN TOLERATE 571 00:29:42,241 --> 00:29:44,379 ANY KIND OF SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA. 572 00:29:44,379 --> 00:29:45,310 OKAY. 573 00:29:45,310 --> 00:29:46,620 SO THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT 574 00:29:46,620 --> 00:29:48,827 EXCEPT THAT WE GOT TO LOSE WEIGHT. 575 00:29:48,827 --> 00:29:50,310 I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER YOU TELL ME TO DO. 576 00:29:50,310 --> 00:29:51,206 ALL RIGHT. 577 00:29:51,206 --> 00:29:52,310 SO, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A DIET 578 00:29:52,310 --> 00:29:54,689 THAT IS HIGH-PROTEIN AND LOW-CARB, 579 00:29:54,689 --> 00:29:58,241 AND IT'S LIMITED TO 1,200 CALORIES A DAY. 580 00:29:58,241 --> 00:30:00,551 YOU READ ALL THIS EVERY DAY.OKAY. 581 00:30:00,551 --> 00:30:02,379 GIVE YOU A LIST OF FOOD TO AVOID. 582 00:30:02,379 --> 00:30:03,620 OKAY. 583 00:30:03,620 --> 00:30:05,620 AND YOU STICK TO IT COMPLETELY, OKAY? 584 00:30:05,620 --> 00:30:06,482 OKAY. 585 00:30:06,482 --> 00:30:07,827 AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO 586 00:30:07,827 --> 00:30:11,000 IS LOSE 120 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. 587 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,655 YOU GOT IT? OKAY. 588 00:30:12,655 --> 00:30:15,862 AND I ALSO WANT YOU TO START TO GET MORE ACTIVE. 589 00:30:15,862 --> 00:30:18,793 BUT I SEE YOU GOT A LOT OF LYMPHEDEMA? 590 00:30:18,793 --> 00:30:20,758 YES, BOTH LEGS.BOTH LEGS. 591 00:30:20,758 --> 00:30:22,241 BOTH LEGS, YEAH. 592 00:30:22,241 --> 00:30:23,724 CAN WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR LYMPHEDEMA 593 00:30:23,724 --> 00:30:24,689 AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON? 594 00:30:24,689 --> 00:30:25,793 SURE. UM... 595 00:30:25,793 --> 00:30:27,896 OKAY. LET'S DO THAT AND SEE. 596 00:30:33,448 --> 00:30:35,275 OKAY. 597 00:30:35,275 --> 00:30:37,896 THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT LYMPHEDEMA. 598 00:30:37,896 --> 00:30:41,379 THIS IS JUST A FAT STORAGE IN YOUR LEG, OKAY? 599 00:30:41,379 --> 00:30:42,862 OKAY. 600 00:30:42,862 --> 00:30:45,655 WHAT HAPPENED -- YOUR BODY RAN OUT OF PLACE TO STORE IT. 601 00:30:45,655 --> 00:30:47,689 THOSE ARE PLACE TO STORE IT, 602 00:30:47,689 --> 00:30:51,034 AND THEN GET HEAVY, PULL DOWN, AND GET SWOLLEN. 603 00:30:51,034 --> 00:30:53,068 CAN YOU PUSH IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE? 604 00:30:53,068 --> 00:30:56,000 MM-HMM.YOU CAN SIT DOWN. 605 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,655 MAYBE I CAN SEE BETTER IF YOU SIT DOWN. 606 00:30:59,655 --> 00:31:01,068 OKAY. OKAY. 607 00:31:01,068 --> 00:31:05,482 ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS IS A HUGE BULK OF THE FAT 608 00:31:05,482 --> 00:31:08,448 THAT IS STORED IN THIS LEG AND LESS SO IN THE OTHER ONE. 609 00:31:08,448 --> 00:31:10,310 AND IF YOU GAIN MORE WEIGHT, 610 00:31:10,310 --> 00:31:12,482 THOSE MASSES ARE GONNA GET BIGGER AND BIGGER. 611 00:31:12,482 --> 00:31:13,827 OKAY. 612 00:31:13,827 --> 00:31:16,000 BUT IF YOU LOSE WEIGHT, THIS IS GONNA GO DOWN. 613 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,137 OKAY. GOOD. 614 00:31:17,137 --> 00:31:18,379 THAT'S GOOD NEWS.ALL RIGHT. 615 00:31:18,379 --> 00:31:20,000 YOU CAN GET DRESSED IF YOU WANT TO. 616 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,689 OKAY. 617 00:31:21,689 --> 00:31:24,103 IT SAYS HERE IN YOUR FILE THAT LAST TIME 618 00:31:24,103 --> 00:31:26,724 YOU WENT TO THE DOCTOR WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO. 619 00:31:26,724 --> 00:31:28,689 IS THAT ACCURATE?I'M NOT SURE. 620 00:31:28,689 --> 00:31:30,620 WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU HAD BLOOD WORK DONE -- 621 00:31:30,620 --> 00:31:33,344 COMPLETE BLOOD WORK? 622 00:31:33,344 --> 00:31:36,724 OKAY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU LEAVE 623 00:31:36,724 --> 00:31:38,620 BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO THAT LONG 624 00:31:38,620 --> 00:31:40,724 WITHOUT BASIC CHECKUP ON YOUR WEIGHT. 625 00:31:40,724 --> 00:31:43,655 AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING'S GOING ON WITH YOU 626 00:31:43,655 --> 00:31:45,793 RIGHT NOW THAT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING. 627 00:31:45,793 --> 00:31:46,896 OKAY. 628 00:31:46,896 --> 00:31:48,137 EVEN SOMETHING LIKE YOUR BLOOD SUGAR 629 00:31:48,137 --> 00:31:50,413 CAN BE TOO MUCH FOR YOUR BODY TO HANDLE, 630 00:31:50,413 --> 00:31:52,206 AND SO YOU CAN'T DO THAT. 631 00:31:52,206 --> 00:31:53,827 I'M SCARED OF NEEDLES, DR. NOW. 632 00:31:53,827 --> 00:31:55,310 WELL, IT'S NOT OPTIONAL. 633 00:31:55,310 --> 00:31:58,206 AND YOU NEED TO TAKE ALL OF THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, BRANDON, 634 00:31:58,206 --> 00:32:01,241 BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THE TIPPING POINT RIGHT NOW. 635 00:32:01,241 --> 00:32:03,827 IF YOU START GAINING MORE WEIGHT, 636 00:32:03,827 --> 00:32:05,586 IT'S GONNA HINDER YOUR MOBILITY. 637 00:32:05,586 --> 00:32:08,310 AND ONCE THAT HAPPEN, YOU'RE GONNA BE BEDRIDDEN, 638 00:32:08,310 --> 00:32:10,793 AND YOUR HEALTH WILL START TO DECAY RAPIDLY. 639 00:32:10,793 --> 00:32:11,758 OKAY. 640 00:32:11,758 --> 00:32:13,172 IT'S GONNA BE VERY IMPORTANT 641 00:32:13,172 --> 00:32:15,344 THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 642 00:32:15,344 --> 00:32:17,000 MM-HMM.YOU READY FOR THAT? 643 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,103 I'M MORE THAN READY.GREAT. 644 00:32:19,103 --> 00:32:21,965 BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TIME TO WASTE. 645 00:32:21,965 --> 00:32:23,965 ALL RIGHT, IT WAS GOOD TO MEET YOU BOTH, 646 00:32:23,965 --> 00:32:25,931 AND I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS. 647 00:32:25,931 --> 00:32:27,000 NICE TO SEE YOU. 648 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,206 THANK YOU, DOCTOR.THANK YOU. 649 00:32:28,206 --> 00:32:29,689 NICE TO MEET YOU.NICE TO MEET YOU. 650 00:32:29,689 --> 00:32:32,413 ALL RIGHT, BUT STICK AROUND SO WE CAN GET SOME BLOOD FROM YOU 651 00:32:32,413 --> 00:32:34,551 AND DO A COUPLE TESTS BEFORE YOU GO. 652 00:32:34,551 --> 00:32:36,241 ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. 653 00:32:36,241 --> 00:32:42,000 ♪♪ 654 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,551 Dr. Nowzaradan: I HOPE BRANDON REALIZES HOW DANGEROUS HIS SITUATION IS. 655 00:32:46,551 --> 00:32:49,034 THE LARGE MASSES OF FAT IN HIS LEGS 656 00:32:49,034 --> 00:32:51,965 ARE REALLY SEVERELY INTERFERING WITH HIS ABILITY 657 00:32:51,965 --> 00:32:53,448 TO REMAIN MOBILE. 658 00:32:53,448 --> 00:32:56,310 AND IF HE GAINS EVEN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT, 659 00:32:56,310 --> 00:32:58,034 HE WILL BECOME BEDRIDDEN. 660 00:32:58,034 --> 00:33:01,724 AND ONCE HE HITS THAT POINT, THE ODDS OF HIM BEING ABLE 661 00:33:01,724 --> 00:33:04,344 TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER ARE VERY LOW. 662 00:33:04,344 --> 00:33:07,034 SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT HE START TO GET 663 00:33:07,034 --> 00:33:08,965 A LOT OF WEIGHT OFF HIM NOW 664 00:33:08,965 --> 00:33:11,896 BECAUSE HE'S GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME. 665 00:33:11,896 --> 00:33:15,310 [ KNOCKING ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS ] 666 00:33:15,310 --> 00:33:16,586 HI. 667 00:33:16,586 --> 00:33:18,551 ARE YOU DOING THE BLOOD WORK? 668 00:33:18,551 --> 00:33:19,724 YES. OKAY. 669 00:33:19,724 --> 00:33:21,896 I'M, UH, SCARED OF NEEDLES, SO... 670 00:33:21,896 --> 00:33:25,620 OKAY.I'LL HOLD THIS FOR YOU. 671 00:33:25,620 --> 00:33:28,586 [ EXHALES SHARPLY ] OH, LORD. 672 00:33:28,586 --> 00:33:29,551 WHICH ARM ARE WE DOING? 673 00:33:29,551 --> 00:33:31,689 I JUST TRUST YOU. 674 00:33:31,689 --> 00:33:33,034 I'M SORRY THAT I'M SO NERVOUS. 675 00:33:33,034 --> 00:33:37,172 NO, YOU'RE FINE. DON'T WORRY. 676 00:33:37,172 --> 00:33:38,413 IT'S GONNA BE TIGHT, OKAY? 677 00:33:38,413 --> 00:33:39,689 OKAY. OKAY. 678 00:33:39,689 --> 00:33:41,206 OH, LORD, JESUS. 679 00:33:41,206 --> 00:33:42,827 DEEP BREATHS. 680 00:33:42,827 --> 00:33:44,310 JUST DON'T WATCH IT.OOH! 681 00:33:44,310 --> 00:33:46,724 YOU HAVEN'T PASSED OUT YET, SO YOU'RE FINE. 682 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,482 OHH... 683 00:33:48,482 --> 00:33:52,137 I'M NOT SURE DR. NOW GETS HOW AFRAID OF NEEDLES I AM. 684 00:33:52,137 --> 00:33:54,931 OOH, MAN. I'M GETTING WEAK. 685 00:33:54,931 --> 00:33:57,103 SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I DON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR. 686 00:33:57,103 --> 00:33:58,448 I'M GONNA GET SOMETHING NOW. 687 00:33:58,448 --> 00:34:01,103 JUST PLACE YOUR -- PLACE YOUR ARM RIGHT HERE. 688 00:34:01,103 --> 00:34:03,241 OKAY. OKAY. 689 00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:05,103 SO I'M GETTING EXTREMELY OVERWHELMED. 690 00:34:05,103 --> 00:34:09,448 AND WHEN I GET REALLY WORKED UP, I START TO PASS OUT. 691 00:34:09,448 --> 00:34:14,517 I NEED -- I NEED WATER.I DON'T KNOW. 692 00:34:14,517 --> 00:34:17,000 WE HAVE CUPS IN THAT BOTTOM DRAWER RIGHT THERE. 693 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:21,862 ♪♪ 694 00:34:21,862 --> 00:34:23,758 OKAY. 695 00:34:23,758 --> 00:34:25,448 [ WATER RUNNING ] 696 00:34:25,448 --> 00:34:27,689 ♪♪ 697 00:34:27,689 --> 00:34:30,655 I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT ABLE TO BREATHE. 698 00:34:30,655 --> 00:34:32,344 FRESH AIR? 699 00:34:32,344 --> 00:34:35,241 YEAH. 700 00:34:35,241 --> 00:34:37,034 I CAN'T HANDLE THIS.[ GROANS ] 701 00:34:37,034 --> 00:34:40,448 I CAN'T DO THIS. 702 00:34:40,448 --> 00:34:41,620 DO YOU WANT ME TO...? 703 00:34:41,620 --> 00:34:43,724 I NEED HELP. I NEED HELP. 704 00:34:43,724 --> 00:34:45,103 I NEED HELP.WHAT'S HURTING? 705 00:34:45,103 --> 00:34:48,068 IS SOMETHING HURTING?I CAN'T BREATHE. 706 00:34:48,068 --> 00:34:49,793 I'M REALLY SERIOUS. PLEASE HELP ME. 707 00:34:49,793 --> 00:34:51,413 [ GASPS ] 708 00:34:51,413 --> 00:34:54,931 I CAN'T BREATHE. 709 00:34:54,931 --> 00:34:57,275 BABE.PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP ME. 710 00:34:57,275 --> 00:34:58,137 GOD, I'M GONNA DIE! 711 00:34:58,137 --> 00:34:59,862 YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN. 712 00:35:02,137 --> 00:35:04,172 BREATHE THROUGH YOUR NOSE. 713 00:35:04,172 --> 00:35:06,586 BREATHE THROUGH YOUR NOSE. 714 00:35:06,586 --> 00:35:08,344 IN THROUGH YOUR NOSE.UGH... 715 00:35:08,344 --> 00:35:10,034 DEEPER. 716 00:35:14,241 --> 00:35:16,172 IN...[ BREATHES DEEPLY ] 717 00:35:16,172 --> 00:35:18,413 OUT. THAT'S BETTER. 718 00:35:18,413 --> 00:35:20,931 OKAY. IN... 719 00:35:20,931 --> 00:35:23,310 OUT. OHH [BLEEP] 720 00:35:23,310 --> 00:35:26,310 IN... 721 00:35:26,310 --> 00:35:27,896 OUT. [ EXHALES DEEPLY ] 722 00:35:27,896 --> 00:35:29,896 OKAY. 723 00:35:29,896 --> 00:35:33,379 ♪♪ 724 00:35:33,379 --> 00:35:37,482 PHEW. 725 00:35:37,482 --> 00:35:38,448 THERE YOU GO. 726 00:35:38,448 --> 00:35:40,137 THANK YOU. 727 00:35:40,137 --> 00:35:43,689 ♪♪ 728 00:35:43,689 --> 00:35:48,827 COMING TO HOUSTON AND SEEING DR. NOW HAS PUSHED ME HARD. 729 00:35:48,827 --> 00:35:52,655 BUT I'M STILL GOING, AND I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP. 730 00:35:57,655 --> 00:36:06,413 ♪♪ 731 00:36:06,413 --> 00:36:15,103 ♪♪ 732 00:36:15,103 --> 00:36:19,000 Brandon: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE I HAD MY APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW. 733 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:22,862 THE WHOLE TRIP GOING DOWN THERE WAS REALLY HARD FOR ME. 734 00:36:22,862 --> 00:36:24,586 AND COMING BACK WAS THE HARDEST 735 00:36:24,586 --> 00:36:28,620 BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY WORN OUT PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. 736 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:31,689 BUT I MADE IT BACK, AND I IMMEDIATELY STARTED ON THE DIET 737 00:36:31,689 --> 00:36:34,965 AND THE EXERCISES THAT DR. NOW GAVE ME. 738 00:36:34,965 --> 00:36:37,724 RIGHT NOW MY ROUTINE IS BASICALLY WAKING UP 739 00:36:37,724 --> 00:36:40,689 AND THEN DO MY EXERCISES FIRST THING. 740 00:36:40,689 --> 00:36:42,793 I'VE BEEN MAKING SURE THAT I'M GETTING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING 741 00:36:42,793 --> 00:36:45,137 SO THAT I CAN START EARLY IN THE MORNING. 742 00:36:45,137 --> 00:36:47,241 AND THEN I DO IT ALL AGAIN RIGHT AFTER DINNER, 743 00:36:47,241 --> 00:36:49,758 BEFORE I GO TO BED. 744 00:36:49,758 --> 00:36:51,689 I JUST MADE THE PROMISE TO MYSELF 745 00:36:51,689 --> 00:36:54,137 THAT IF I'M GONNA DO THIS, I'M GONNA DO IT RIGHT 746 00:36:54,137 --> 00:36:56,896 BECAUSE IF I DO WHAT I NEED TO DO AND GET SURGERY, 747 00:36:56,896 --> 00:36:59,586 ALL MY DREAMS FOR MY LIFE AND MY LIFE WITH TAYLER 748 00:36:59,586 --> 00:37:01,827 WILL BE A POSSIBILITY AGAIN. 749 00:37:01,827 --> 00:37:03,965 SO NO EXCUSES OR CHEATING. 750 00:37:03,965 --> 00:37:06,655 I'M 100% IN ON DOING THIS. 751 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,862 ARE YOU READY FOR BREAKFAST, OR...? 752 00:37:11,862 --> 00:37:13,758 SURE. 753 00:37:13,758 --> 00:37:15,448 THANKS. 754 00:37:15,448 --> 00:37:18,896 ♪♪ 755 00:37:18,896 --> 00:37:21,103 I'M KEEPING TRACK OF EVERY CALORIE I EAT 756 00:37:21,103 --> 00:37:23,310 WITH A FOOD JOURNAL. 757 00:37:23,310 --> 00:37:25,620 AND TAYLER IS RIGHT THERE WITH ME. 758 00:37:25,620 --> 00:37:28,793 SHE'S HELPING ME PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS. 759 00:37:28,793 --> 00:37:32,137 AND HER SUPPORT RIGHT NOW MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME. 760 00:37:32,137 --> 00:37:35,551 ♪♪ 761 00:37:35,551 --> 00:37:37,068 YOU DON'T ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO IT, RIGHT? 762 00:37:37,068 --> 00:37:38,344 JUST THAT? 763 00:37:38,344 --> 00:37:41,172 YEAH, I'LL TAKE EXTRA CHEESE AND... 764 00:37:41,172 --> 00:37:42,620 [ CHUCKLES ] 765 00:37:42,620 --> 00:37:46,758 ♪♪ 766 00:37:46,758 --> 00:37:48,586 JUST NOT WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY EAT. 767 00:37:48,586 --> 00:37:50,172 NOT GONNA GET IT AT A FAST-FOOD JOINT. 768 00:37:50,172 --> 00:37:52,344 RIGHT, THAT'S THE ONLY THING WITH THE WHOLE DIET. 769 00:37:52,344 --> 00:37:54,586 IT'S, LIKE, BEEN PRETTY TOUGH. 770 00:37:54,586 --> 00:37:56,724 I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING IT WITH ME. 771 00:37:56,724 --> 00:37:59,068 YOU DEFINITELY NEED A PARTNER. 772 00:37:59,068 --> 00:38:00,172 ACCOUNTABILITY. 773 00:38:00,172 --> 00:38:02,310 YEP. 774 00:38:02,310 --> 00:38:05,551 I HAVE ONE MORE MONTH BEFORE I GO BACK TO SEE DR. NOW 775 00:38:05,551 --> 00:38:08,137 AND FIND OUT IF I HIT MY GOAL. 776 00:38:08,137 --> 00:38:11,034 AND I PLAN TO MAKE THE MOST OF THAT TIME TO GET AS FAR ALONG 777 00:38:11,034 --> 00:38:13,965 AS I CAN SO THAT WHEN I'M BACK ON THAT SCALE, 778 00:38:13,965 --> 00:38:17,137 I'LL BE EXACTLY WHERE I NEED TO GET MY APPROVAL. 779 00:38:17,137 --> 00:38:22,689 ♪♪ 780 00:38:22,689 --> 00:38:28,310 ♪♪ 781 00:38:28,310 --> 00:38:32,103 TAYLER AND I ARE BACK IN HOUSTON FOR MY FOLLOW-UP WITH DR. NOW, 782 00:38:32,103 --> 00:38:34,758 AND I'M FEELING CONFIDENT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, 783 00:38:34,758 --> 00:38:36,206 I'M STILL VERY NERVOUS 784 00:38:36,206 --> 00:38:39,448 BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WEIGH NOW. 785 00:38:39,448 --> 00:38:42,655 120 POUNDS IS A LOT TO HAVE TO LOSE. 786 00:38:42,655 --> 00:38:44,689 BUT I COMPLETELY STUCK TO THE DIET. 787 00:38:44,689 --> 00:38:48,000 SO I'M JUST REALLY HOPING IT'S ENOUGH TO HIT MY GOAL. 788 00:38:50,172 --> 00:38:52,448 BRANDON SCOTT? 789 00:38:52,448 --> 00:38:57,413 AT MY LAST DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, I WEIGHED IN AT 718. 790 00:38:57,413 --> 00:39:02,448 SO IF I MADE IT TO MY GOAL, THEN I'LL BE BELOW 598 TODAY. 791 00:39:02,448 --> 00:39:05,000 SO AS LONG AS THAT FIRST DIGIT IS A 5, 792 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,655 THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO BREATHE EASIER 793 00:39:06,655 --> 00:39:09,655 BECAUSE I KNOW I MADE IT. 794 00:39:09,655 --> 00:39:12,586 ♪♪ 795 00:39:12,586 --> 00:39:14,275 Tayler: GOOD JOB.YEAH! 796 00:39:14,275 --> 00:39:16,551 THAT'S REALLY GOOD! 797 00:39:16,551 --> 00:39:19,344 I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT. 798 00:39:19,344 --> 00:39:21,931 ALL MY ANXIETY AND FEAR IS GONE RIGHT NOW. 799 00:39:21,931 --> 00:39:24,931 NOW I'M JUST EXCITED BECAUSE I FEEL CONFIDENT 800 00:39:24,931 --> 00:39:27,172 WITH THAT WEIGH-IN THAT DR. NOW IS GONNA APPROVE ME 801 00:39:27,172 --> 00:39:28,896 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY. 802 00:39:30,965 --> 00:39:32,310 [ KNOCKING ON DOOR ] 803 00:39:32,310 --> 00:39:33,586 [ DOOR OPENS ] 804 00:39:33,586 --> 00:39:35,103 HELLO. HELLO, DOCTOR. 805 00:39:35,103 --> 00:39:36,689 HOW ARE YOU DOING?I'M DOING WELL. 806 00:39:36,689 --> 00:39:38,724 HOW ARE YOU, SIR?I'M DOING ALL RIGHT. 807 00:39:38,724 --> 00:39:42,655 SO I SEE YOU'VE MADE VERY GOOD PROGRESS. 808 00:39:42,655 --> 00:39:44,413 YOU'RE DOWN TO 577. 809 00:39:44,413 --> 00:39:45,793 YES. 810 00:39:45,793 --> 00:39:49,448 SO, YOU LOST 141 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS, HUH? 811 00:39:49,448 --> 00:39:50,689 YES. GOOD. 812 00:39:50,689 --> 00:39:52,000 THAT'S VERY GOOD. 813 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,551 SO, HOW DID YOU CHANGE YOUR EATING HABIT? 814 00:39:54,551 --> 00:39:58,517 WELL, I STARTED KEEPING A FOOD JOURNAL IMMEDIATELY, 815 00:39:58,517 --> 00:40:01,482 WRITING DOWN THE CALORIES OF EVERYTHING THAT I EAT. 816 00:40:01,482 --> 00:40:04,517 AND I MADE SURE THAT I CUT ALL THE SUGAR 817 00:40:04,517 --> 00:40:07,793 AND CARBS OUT OF MY DIET AND MY INTAKE. 818 00:40:07,793 --> 00:40:09,241 GOOD. THAT'S VERY GOOD. 819 00:40:09,241 --> 00:40:10,448 YES. 820 00:40:10,448 --> 00:40:11,275 ARE YOU GETTING ANY SUPPORT AT HOME? 821 00:40:11,275 --> 00:40:12,482 ABSOLUTELY. 822 00:40:12,482 --> 00:40:13,827 TAYLER HAS BEEN DOING THE DIET WITH ME. 823 00:40:13,827 --> 00:40:16,034 SHE'S LOST WEIGHT, AS WELL. 824 00:40:16,034 --> 00:40:18,034 I'M TRYING TO DO YOUR DIET, TOO, SO... [ CHUCKLES ] 825 00:40:18,034 --> 00:40:19,413 GOOD! 826 00:40:19,413 --> 00:40:20,827 ALL RIGHT, SINCE YOU'VE LOST YOUR WEIGHT 827 00:40:20,827 --> 00:40:22,896 AND YOU'VE SHOWN THAT YOU CAN STICK WITH YOUR DIET, 828 00:40:22,896 --> 00:40:25,103 I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 829 00:40:25,103 --> 00:40:27,137 AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 830 00:40:27,137 --> 00:40:28,793 I APPRECIATE THAT. 831 00:40:28,793 --> 00:40:31,137 BUT NOW THAT WE'VE APPROVED YOU, DON'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN 832 00:40:31,137 --> 00:40:32,965 AND GO AND CELEBRATE WITH FOOD. 833 00:40:32,965 --> 00:40:34,896 NO. OH, NO. 834 00:40:34,896 --> 00:40:36,862 NO, I WON'T DO THAT. 835 00:40:36,862 --> 00:40:38,413 OKAY, GOOD. 836 00:40:38,413 --> 00:40:41,206 SO, I'M GONNA SCHEDULE YOUR SURGERY FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW. 837 00:40:41,206 --> 00:40:42,448 OKAY. 838 00:40:42,448 --> 00:40:43,827 AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU 839 00:40:43,827 --> 00:40:45,862 TO MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON 840 00:40:45,862 --> 00:40:48,034 AND TO DO THE PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 841 00:40:48,034 --> 00:40:49,551 OKAY. 842 00:40:49,551 --> 00:40:51,827 BUT IF YOUR PROGRESS STOPS AND YOU START TO GAIN AGAIN, 843 00:40:51,827 --> 00:40:53,896 WE WON'T MOVE AHEAD. GOT IT? 844 00:40:53,896 --> 00:40:56,068 YES. 845 00:40:56,068 --> 00:40:58,655 I'M VERY PROUD OF BRANDON FOR HIS PROGRESS 846 00:40:58,655 --> 00:41:00,896 AND HARD WORK THESE PAST TWO MONTHS, 847 00:41:00,896 --> 00:41:04,862 AND OF TAYLER FOR DOING THE DIET WITH BRANDON TO SUPPORT HIM. 848 00:41:04,862 --> 00:41:07,758 I KNOW MAKING THESE CHANGES WASN'T EASY, 849 00:41:07,758 --> 00:41:10,034 BUT BOTH OF THEM SEEM TO BE TAKING THIS 850 00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:12,103 AS SERIOUSLY AS THEY NEED. 851 00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:13,482 THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE 852 00:41:13,482 --> 00:41:15,931 IS THAT BRANDON DOESN'T PUSH HIMSELF TOO HARD 853 00:41:15,931 --> 00:41:17,379 AND GETS BURNED OUT. 854 00:41:17,379 --> 00:41:18,965 IT'S SIMILAR TO A RUNNER 855 00:41:18,965 --> 00:41:22,034 SPRINTING TOO HARD TOO EARLY IN THE RACE. 856 00:41:22,034 --> 00:41:24,517 THEY GET AHEAD OF EVERYONE, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, 857 00:41:24,517 --> 00:41:26,551 THEY HIT A WALL AND CAN'T FINISH 858 00:41:26,551 --> 00:41:28,724 BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T PACE THEMSELVES. 859 00:41:28,724 --> 00:41:30,862 SO SCHEDULING HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 860 00:41:30,862 --> 00:41:33,379 FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT WILL GIVE HIM MORE TIME 861 00:41:33,379 --> 00:41:36,413 TO SHOW ME THAT HE'S ABLE TO MAINTAIN HIS PROGRESS 862 00:41:36,413 --> 00:41:39,206 AND THAT THIS WASN'T JUST AN EARLY SPRINT 863 00:41:39,206 --> 00:41:42,241 THAT IS GONNA BURN HIM OUT SOON. 864 00:41:42,241 --> 00:41:43,620 ALL RIGHT. YOU KEEP THIS UP, 865 00:41:43,620 --> 00:41:46,862 AND YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS GONNA CHANGE VERY SOON. 866 00:41:46,862 --> 00:41:49,241 WHAT'S THE FIRST THING YOU'RE GONNA START DOING 867 00:41:49,241 --> 00:41:51,448 ONCE YOU START BEING ABLE TO DO MORE? 868 00:41:51,448 --> 00:41:53,620 Brandon: I REALLY WANT TO GET BACK TO SINGING AGAIN. 869 00:41:53,620 --> 00:41:54,827 THAT'S MY DREAM. 870 00:41:54,827 --> 00:41:56,620 DO YOU LIKE TO SING?SING? 871 00:41:56,620 --> 00:41:59,068 NO, NO, NO. NO? 872 00:41:59,068 --> 00:42:02,275 I TRIED THAT MANY YEARS AGO IN THE SHOWER. 873 00:42:02,275 --> 00:42:03,793 OKAY. [ LAUGHS ] 874 00:42:03,793 --> 00:42:07,620 SO I'LL STICK TO BEING A DOCTOR. ALL RIGHT. 875 00:42:07,620 --> 00:42:10,827 YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'LL SEE YOU BOTH IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. 876 00:42:10,827 --> 00:42:13,448 IF YOU NEED ANYTHING BEFORE THEN, LET ME KNOW. 877 00:42:13,448 --> 00:42:14,482 OKAY. OKAY? 878 00:42:14,482 --> 00:42:15,551 WONDERFUL. THANK YOU AGAIN. 879 00:42:15,551 --> 00:42:16,586 NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. 880 00:42:16,586 --> 00:42:17,517 THANK YOU, DR. NOW. 881 00:42:17,517 --> 00:42:19,103 NICE TO SEE YOU. 882 00:42:24,241 --> 00:42:26,379 PHEW. MAN. 883 00:42:26,379 --> 00:42:28,620 I HAVE TO SAY THAT'S THE BEST DOCTOR VISIT EVER. 884 00:42:28,620 --> 00:42:30,655 THAT'S GOOD!I'M SO HAPPY I COULD DIE. 885 00:42:30,655 --> 00:42:32,448 HE SAID HE WAS PROUD. 886 00:42:32,448 --> 00:42:35,896 YEAH. 887 00:42:35,896 --> 00:42:39,034 THIS IS A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME. 888 00:42:39,034 --> 00:42:42,275 I'VE NEVER PUSHED MYSELF THE WAY I HAVE THESE PAST TWO MONTHS. 889 00:42:42,275 --> 00:42:45,896 AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF FEARS AND STRUGGLES DOING THIS. 890 00:42:45,896 --> 00:42:47,758 BUT TO MAKE IT TO THIS POINT OF GETTING APPROVED 891 00:42:47,758 --> 00:42:50,551 FOR SURGERY FEELS AMAZING. 892 00:42:50,551 --> 00:42:52,379 I KNOW THIS IS GONNA BE A BIG CHANGE FOR ME 893 00:42:52,379 --> 00:42:54,482 AND TAYLER MOVING DOWN TO HOUSTON, 894 00:42:54,482 --> 00:42:56,448 BUT THIS MEANS THAT WE ARE FINALLY GONNA BE ABLE 895 00:42:56,448 --> 00:42:58,896 TO HAVE THE LIFE WE WANTED. 896 00:42:58,896 --> 00:43:01,068 SO I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT. 897 00:43:01,068 --> 00:43:07,275 ♪♪ 898 00:43:07,275 --> 00:43:13,448 ♪♪ 899 00:43:13,448 --> 00:43:16,586 I'LL GET YOU ANOTHER BOX. 900 00:43:16,586 --> 00:43:18,517 FOR THE PAST MONTH, TAYLER AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING 901 00:43:18,517 --> 00:43:21,000 ON TRYING TO MAKE THE MOVE DOWN TO HOUSTON, 902 00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:23,275 AND WE STILL HAVE A LOT TO FIGURE OUT. 903 00:43:23,275 --> 00:43:25,551 BUT I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET DOWN THERE. 904 00:43:25,551 --> 00:43:26,620 WE'LL START WITH THIS ONE IN HERE. 905 00:43:26,620 --> 00:43:27,551 WE'LL JUST GRAB IT OUT. 906 00:43:27,551 --> 00:43:29,172 -PERFECT. -OKAY? 907 00:43:29,172 --> 00:43:31,034 Brandon: THE DATE DR. NOW GAVE ME FOR MY SURGERY 908 00:43:31,034 --> 00:43:32,862 IS ONLY A MONTH AWAY. 909 00:43:32,862 --> 00:43:34,586 AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO RESCHEDULE IT 910 00:43:34,586 --> 00:43:37,000 OR WAIT ANY LONGER TO GET IT. 911 00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:41,448 SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO TAKE THIS LEAP OF FAITH AND MOVE. 912 00:43:41,448 --> 00:43:42,862 ALL RIGHT, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET...? 913 00:43:42,862 --> 00:43:43,862 YEP. 914 00:43:43,862 --> 00:43:44,931 AWESOME. IS IT TOO HEAVY? 915 00:43:44,931 --> 00:43:46,551 NOPE. Tayler: THANK YOU. 916 00:43:46,551 --> 00:43:49,586 THANKS SO MUCH. 917 00:43:49,586 --> 00:43:51,965 MY PLAN IS FOR US TO HEAD DOWN TO HOUSTON TOMORROW 918 00:43:51,965 --> 00:43:54,448 ONCE WE'RE FULLY PACKED UP. 919 00:43:54,448 --> 00:43:56,724 WE HAVE A MOVING VAN, AND A LOT OF FOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE 920 00:43:56,724 --> 00:43:59,379 HELPING US LOAD ALL OF OUR STUFF IN. 921 00:43:59,379 --> 00:44:01,103 AND ONCE WE'RE DOWN IN HOUSTON, TAYLERz AND I 922 00:44:01,103 --> 00:44:04,206 WILL PUT IT ALL IN STORAGE UNTIL WE FIND A PLACE TO LIVE. 923 00:44:06,931 --> 00:44:08,724 BUT I KNOW WE CAN GET IT ALL FIGURED OUT 924 00:44:08,724 --> 00:44:10,793 IF WE JUST GET DOWN THERE. 925 00:44:10,793 --> 00:44:12,448 THANK YOU. 926 00:44:12,448 --> 00:44:14,517 TAYLER'S NOT AS SURE, THOUGH. 927 00:44:14,517 --> 00:44:16,482 SHE'S REALLY WORRIED THAT THIS IS TOO SOON 928 00:44:16,482 --> 00:44:18,172 AND WE'RE NOT READY YET. 929 00:44:18,172 --> 00:44:20,965 AND SHE'S BEEN A LITTLE STRESSED. 930 00:44:20,965 --> 00:44:24,068 BUT I THINK WHAT'S REALLY MAKING HER FEEL THAT WAY 931 00:44:24,068 --> 00:44:26,482 IS THAT SHE'S NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM HER PARENTS, 932 00:44:26,482 --> 00:44:30,000 AND NOW SHE'S GOING TO BE FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. 933 00:44:30,000 --> 00:44:32,275 AND I KNOW SHE'S STRUGGLING WITH THAT. 934 00:44:32,275 --> 00:44:35,620 BUT I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO. 935 00:44:35,620 --> 00:44:38,241 MY LIFE IS ON THE LINE IF WE DON'T. 936 00:44:38,241 --> 00:44:42,275 SO I NEED HER TO BE COMPLETELY ONBOARD WITH THIS. 937 00:44:42,275 --> 00:44:45,758 AND I FEEL LIKE SHE'S ABOUT TO REACH HER BREAKING POINT. 938 00:44:45,758 --> 00:44:47,827 ♪♪ 939 00:44:47,827 --> 00:44:49,310 Tayler: I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I'M DOING THIS [BLEEP] 940 00:44:49,310 --> 00:44:51,310 Rhonda: YES, YOU ARE. CALM DOWN. 941 00:44:51,310 --> 00:44:52,793 YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO. 942 00:44:52,793 --> 00:44:54,517 YOU'RE OKAY. 943 00:44:58,689 --> 00:45:00,896 BRANDON, WE NEED TO HAVE A SERIOUS TALK. 944 00:45:00,896 --> 00:45:03,931 'CAUSE I'M DEAD SERIOUS RIGHT NOW. 945 00:45:03,931 --> 00:45:06,206 [ DOOR SLAMS ] 946 00:45:06,206 --> 00:45:08,689 YOU JUST NEED TO LET HER KNOW YOU NEED HER SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. 947 00:45:08,689 --> 00:45:10,689 JUST STOP TALKING, MOM. 948 00:45:10,689 --> 00:45:13,068 STOP TALKING. 949 00:45:13,068 --> 00:45:15,241 YEAH, I KNOW. 950 00:45:15,241 --> 00:45:16,965 WE NEED TO HIT THE ROAD, MAN. 951 00:45:16,965 --> 00:45:25,034 ♪♪ 952 00:45:25,034 --> 00:45:27,586 [ SIGHS ] 953 00:45:27,586 --> 00:45:36,344 ♪♪ 954 00:45:36,344 --> 00:45:39,172 OKAY. WHY DON'T WE JUST -- 955 00:45:39,172 --> 00:45:41,620 I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU CAN. 956 00:45:45,965 --> 00:45:48,000 I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO THIS. I DON'T KNOW. 957 00:45:52,241 --> 00:45:55,931 IF YOU GET THERE AND YOU PUT A REAL, HONEST EFFORT TOWARDS IT 958 00:45:55,931 --> 00:45:58,724 AND YOU WANT TO LEAVE, THERE'S NOBODY STOPPING YOU. 959 00:45:58,724 --> 00:45:59,862 BUT YOU DIDN'T EVEN -- 960 00:46:02,551 --> 00:46:03,758 I-I STARTED SOMETHING. 961 00:46:03,758 --> 00:46:05,172 I WANT TO FINISH IT. 962 00:46:05,172 --> 00:46:09,482 BUT I DON'T WANT TO FINISH IT WITHOUT YOU. 963 00:46:09,482 --> 00:46:12,517 WELL -- WELL, I DON'T -- I DON'T -- NO, NO, LISTEN. 964 00:46:12,517 --> 00:46:14,344 I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU. 965 00:46:20,862 --> 00:46:27,275 ♪♪ 966 00:46:27,275 --> 00:46:33,724 ♪♪ 967 00:46:33,724 --> 00:46:35,689 Brandon: TAYLER AND I HAVE ARRIVED IN HOUSTON, 968 00:46:35,689 --> 00:46:37,620 AND WE'RE ABOUT TO HEAD TO OUR NEW APARTMENT 969 00:46:37,620 --> 00:46:40,862 AND MOVE ALL OUR STUFF IN AND GET SETTLED. 970 00:46:40,862 --> 00:46:43,241 ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I WAS READY TO COME DOWN, 971 00:46:43,241 --> 00:46:45,724 BUT WHILE WE WERE PACKING, TAYLER KIND OF BROKE DOWN 972 00:46:45,724 --> 00:46:48,724 AND SAID SHE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SHE COULD DO IT. 973 00:46:48,724 --> 00:46:52,068 PART OF IT WAS HAVING TO LEAVE HER FAMILY FOR SO LONG. 974 00:46:52,068 --> 00:46:54,000 SHE SHARED HOW HARD THAT WAS FOR HER 975 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:58,034 AND THAT HER FAMILY DIDN'T WANT HER TO MAKE THIS MOVE EITHER. 976 00:46:58,034 --> 00:46:59,793 SO THAT WAS ALL WEIGHING ON HER. 977 00:46:59,793 --> 00:47:02,448 AND THE OTHER REASONS WERE THAT SHE FELT WE JUST WEREN'T READY 978 00:47:02,448 --> 00:47:04,586 TO BE MOVING DOWN WITHOUT A PLACE TO LIVE YET 979 00:47:04,586 --> 00:47:07,275 OR WITHOUT HER HAVING A JOB LINED UP. 980 00:47:07,275 --> 00:47:09,724 SO I TOLD HER I'D BE WILLING TO SEE IF DR. NOW 981 00:47:09,724 --> 00:47:11,172 WOULD GIVE US AN EXTRA MONTH 982 00:47:11,172 --> 00:47:13,931 SO WE'D HAVE MORE TIME TO GET EVERYTHING WE NEED SET UP 983 00:47:13,931 --> 00:47:16,862 AND SHE COULD SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH HER FAMILY. 984 00:47:16,862 --> 00:47:18,034 AND SHE AGREED. 985 00:47:18,034 --> 00:47:20,517 SO IT'S A MONTH LATER THAN I WAS HOPING, 986 00:47:20,517 --> 00:47:21,758 BUT AT LEAST WE'RE DOWN HERE 987 00:47:21,758 --> 00:47:25,413 AND WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED READY. 988 00:47:25,413 --> 00:47:28,034 LOOP BACK AROUND AND COME BACK UP TO THE OFFICE, 989 00:47:28,034 --> 00:47:30,310 AND WE'LL HAVE SOMEONE GIVE YOU A KEY OR WHATEVER 990 00:47:30,310 --> 00:47:32,655 AND I'LL START DOING THE PAPERWORK, OKAY? 991 00:47:32,655 --> 00:47:34,344 OKAY. WE'LL GO AROUND. 992 00:47:34,344 --> 00:47:39,827 ♪♪ 993 00:47:39,827 --> 00:47:43,655 TAYLER'S MOM AND GRANDMOTHER CAME WITH US TO BE WITH HER, 994 00:47:43,655 --> 00:47:45,241 BUT THEY AREN'T STAYING FOR THE MOVE-IN, 995 00:47:45,241 --> 00:47:47,931 SO I'M GONNA GET THE PAPERWORK FOR THE APARTMENT SQUARED AWAY 996 00:47:47,931 --> 00:47:51,344 WHILE TAYLER SAYS GOODBYE TO THEM. 997 00:47:51,344 --> 00:47:52,862 IT'S OKAY. IT'LL BE QUICK. 998 00:47:52,862 --> 00:47:54,586 DON'T CRY. 999 00:47:58,344 --> 00:48:00,379 [ CRYING ] 1000 00:48:00,379 --> 00:48:06,137 ♪♪ 1001 00:48:06,137 --> 00:48:07,793 Tayler: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE EVER BEEN AWAY 1002 00:48:07,793 --> 00:48:09,931 FROM ALL OF MY FAMILY. 1003 00:48:09,931 --> 00:48:10,965 IT'S PRETTY EMOTIONAL. 1004 00:48:10,965 --> 00:48:13,379 MY MOM IS PRETTY UPSET. 1005 00:48:13,379 --> 00:48:16,586 BUT HOPEFULLY, SHE WILL COME VISIT ME SOON. 1006 00:48:16,586 --> 00:48:22,241 ♪♪ 1007 00:48:22,241 --> 00:48:24,517 Brandon: ONCE THE MOVERS GET HERE, WE'LL GET EVERYTHING MOVED IN 1008 00:48:24,517 --> 00:48:26,034 AND SET UP, 1009 00:48:26,034 --> 00:48:27,931 AND THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO JUST LOOK FORWARD 1010 00:48:27,931 --> 00:48:31,965 TO GETTING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AND MOVING AHEAD ON MY JOURNEY. 1011 00:48:31,965 --> 00:48:32,758 HELLO. I'M EDWARD. 1012 00:48:32,758 --> 00:48:33,965 HI. TAYLER. 1013 00:48:33,965 --> 00:48:34,758 EDWARD.HI, PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. 1014 00:48:34,758 --> 00:48:36,172 BRANDON WILL BE HERE SHORTLY. 1015 00:48:36,172 --> 00:48:37,448 ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. 1016 00:48:37,448 --> 00:48:39,620 SO WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED... 1017 00:48:42,586 --> 00:48:45,448 UNLOADING SOME STUFF. 1018 00:48:45,448 --> 00:48:47,482 Brandon: DR. NOW SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM 1019 00:48:47,482 --> 00:48:50,034 RESCHEDULING MY SURGERY FOR A MONTH LATER, 1020 00:48:50,034 --> 00:48:53,172 AS LONG AS I KEPT LOSING WEIGHT LIKE I NEEDED. 1021 00:48:53,172 --> 00:48:55,620 SO MY SURGERY'S CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR A FEW WEEKS 1022 00:48:55,620 --> 00:48:57,241 FROM NOW. 1023 00:48:57,241 --> 00:48:59,482 AND I'M REALLY HOPING WHEN I SHOW UP, 1024 00:48:59,482 --> 00:49:02,965 I'VE DONE WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MOVE AHEAD WITH MY OPERATION. 1025 00:49:02,965 --> 00:49:07,000 IT'S TAKEN A LOT FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS POINT. 1026 00:49:07,000 --> 00:49:10,241 AND I'M REALLY READY TO MOVE AHEAD. 1027 00:49:10,241 --> 00:49:12,586 SO IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY DEVASTATING 1028 00:49:12,586 --> 00:49:14,275 TO ME AND TO TAYLER. 1029 00:49:14,275 --> 00:49:21,758 ♪♪ 1030 00:49:21,758 --> 00:49:29,241 ♪♪ 1031 00:49:29,241 --> 00:49:36,758 ♪♪ 1032 00:49:36,758 --> 00:49:39,137 Dr. Nowzaradan: WHEN BRANDON ARRIVED FOR HIS SURGERY, 1033 00:49:39,137 --> 00:49:42,310 WE CHECKED HIS WEIGHT AND RAN SOME TESTS ON HIM. 1034 00:49:42,310 --> 00:49:45,896 HIS WEIGHT LOSS WAS FINE, AND HE LOST ANOTHER 68 POUNDS, 1035 00:49:45,896 --> 00:49:48,172 SO HE'S DOWN TO 509. 1036 00:49:48,172 --> 00:49:51,103 BUT THE PROBLEM IS HE HAS DEVELOPED CELLULITIS 1037 00:49:51,103 --> 00:49:54,551 ON HIS LEGS, AND THE FATTY MASSES ON HIS LEGS 1038 00:49:54,551 --> 00:49:58,034 ARE STARTING TO SUCCUMB TO BACTERIA AND GET INFECTED. 1039 00:49:58,034 --> 00:49:59,793 SO WE RAN SOME TESTS 1040 00:49:59,793 --> 00:50:03,103 TO DETERMINE HOW SEVERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. 1041 00:50:03,103 --> 00:50:06,275 BRANDON SAID HE'S BEEN FEELING SICK THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, 1042 00:50:06,275 --> 00:50:08,344 BUT HE DIDN'T LET US KNOW. 1043 00:50:08,344 --> 00:50:10,413 SO I'M CONCERNED RIGHT NOW 1044 00:50:10,413 --> 00:50:14,034 BECAUSE IF ANY OF THIS BACTERIA GETS INTO HIS BLOODSTREAM, 1045 00:50:14,034 --> 00:50:16,000 IT CAN BE VERY LIFE-THREATENING. 1046 00:50:20,344 --> 00:50:22,689 OKAY. 1047 00:50:22,689 --> 00:50:25,034 IF YOU CAN BE -- IF YOU... 1048 00:50:25,034 --> 00:50:27,689 IF YOU CAN DO IT IN A GENTLE MANNER, 1049 00:50:27,689 --> 00:50:30,931 I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH -- 1050 00:50:30,931 --> 00:50:33,586 IT'S KILLING ME SO BAD. 1051 00:50:33,586 --> 00:50:34,689 LORD JESUS, HELP ME. 1052 00:50:34,689 --> 00:50:36,310 LORD, GOD. 1053 00:50:36,310 --> 00:50:38,241 OHH. 1054 00:50:38,241 --> 00:50:43,172 OOH, LORD JESUS CHRIST, I CAN DO THIS. 1055 00:50:43,172 --> 00:50:45,241 I CAN DO THIS, LORD. I CAN DO THIS, LORD. 1056 00:50:45,241 --> 00:50:49,413 THROUGH YOU, LORD, I CAN DO THIS. 1057 00:50:49,413 --> 00:50:51,896 Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS CELLULITIS CAN ALSO LEAD TO HIM 1058 00:50:51,896 --> 00:50:54,241 DEVELOPING A BLOOD CLOT IN THE LEG. 1059 00:50:54,241 --> 00:50:57,068 AND IF THAT HAPPENS AND IF IT GETS DISLODGED, 1060 00:50:57,068 --> 00:50:59,206 IT CAN TRAVEL TO THE HEART AND LUNG, 1061 00:50:59,206 --> 00:51:02,482 CAUSING PULMONARY EMBOLISM THAT COULD KILL HIM. 1062 00:51:02,482 --> 00:51:05,413 SO THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS 1063 00:51:05,413 --> 00:51:07,379 BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE 1064 00:51:07,379 --> 00:51:09,275 BECAUSE HIS HEALTH COULD VERY QUICKLY START 1065 00:51:09,275 --> 00:51:10,655 TO DETERIORATE WITH THIS, 1066 00:51:10,655 --> 00:51:13,620 AND IT WOULD LIKELY BE TOO MUCH FOR HIS BODY TO HANDLE 1067 00:51:13,620 --> 00:51:15,241 AND HE WON'T MAKE IT. 1068 00:51:15,241 --> 00:51:18,896 SO HE IS IN NO CONDITION TO MOVE AHEAD WITH WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1069 00:51:18,896 --> 00:51:22,379 AND OUR PRIORITY RIGHT NOW IS RESOLVE HIS CELLULITIS 1070 00:51:22,379 --> 00:51:23,137 BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 1071 00:51:27,379 --> 00:51:32,586 ♪♪ 1072 00:51:32,586 --> 00:51:37,827 ♪♪ 1073 00:51:37,827 --> 00:51:39,827 Brandon: I'VE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE YESTERDAY, 1074 00:51:39,827 --> 00:51:43,586 AND I'M JUST WAITING ON MY DIAGNOSIS FROM DR. NOW. 1075 00:51:43,586 --> 00:51:47,137 SO I'M STILL JUST REALLY NERVOUS. 1076 00:51:47,137 --> 00:51:48,896 AND I'M HOPING TO GET SOME ANSWERS SOON 1077 00:51:48,896 --> 00:51:51,275 BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. 1078 00:51:54,310 --> 00:51:57,310 Dr. Nowzaradan: YESTERDAY, BRANDON CAME IN FOR HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1079 00:51:57,310 --> 00:52:00,068 BUT HE HAD A SEVERE INFECTION IN HIS LEGS 1080 00:52:00,068 --> 00:52:02,586 THAT HAD DEVELOPED INTO CELLULITIS. 1081 00:52:02,586 --> 00:52:04,931 IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAS SOME LAPSE OF HYGIENE 1082 00:52:04,931 --> 00:52:06,586 IN THAT AREA OF HIS BODY, 1083 00:52:06,586 --> 00:52:09,448 WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU'RE HIS SIZE 1084 00:52:09,448 --> 00:52:11,896 BECAUSE ANY INFECTION CAN VERY EASILY 1085 00:52:11,896 --> 00:52:14,275 AND QUICKLY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING. 1086 00:52:14,275 --> 00:52:16,758 SO WE HAD TO POSTPONE HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1087 00:52:16,758 --> 00:52:18,862 AND WE'VE BEEN RUNNING SOME TESTS ON HIM 1088 00:52:18,862 --> 00:52:22,034 TO DETERMINE HOW DANGEROUS HIS CONDITION HAS BECOME 1089 00:52:22,034 --> 00:52:24,862 OR WHETHER IT HAS LED TO A SEVERE CONDITION 1090 00:52:24,862 --> 00:52:28,517 LIKE A BLOOD CLOT IN HIS LEG. 1091 00:52:28,517 --> 00:52:32,689 [ KNOCKING ON DOOR, UNLOCKING ] 1092 00:52:32,689 --> 00:52:33,379 -HELLO. -HELLO. 1093 00:52:33,379 --> 00:52:34,310 -HELLO. -HI. 1094 00:52:34,310 --> 00:52:36,068 Brandon: HELLO, DR. NOW. HOW ARE YOU? 1095 00:52:36,068 --> 00:52:38,172 I'M DOING OKAY. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF? 1096 00:52:38,172 --> 00:52:40,586 WELL, THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU TELL ME. 1097 00:52:40,586 --> 00:52:45,034 OKAY, THIS IS A SERIOUS INFECTION IN THE LEG, 1098 00:52:45,034 --> 00:52:46,379 CAN GET IN THE BLOODSTREAM, 1099 00:52:46,379 --> 00:52:48,586 AND THAT CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 1100 00:52:48,586 --> 00:52:49,827 OKAY. 1101 00:52:49,827 --> 00:52:51,862 SO WE NEED TO GIVE YOU SOME I.V. ANTIBIOTIC 1102 00:52:51,862 --> 00:52:53,896 TO GET THAT UNDER CONTROL. 1103 00:52:57,034 --> 00:53:00,000 YEAH, THIS IS ALL SOFT-TISSUE INFECTION. 1104 00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:04,000 NOT ONLY THE SKIN, THE FAT IS ALSO VERY HARD 1105 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:11,827 'CAUSE THE INFECTION IS GETTING IN THE TISSUE AND BACK HERE. 1106 00:53:11,827 --> 00:53:14,517 THIS IS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED 1107 00:53:14,517 --> 00:53:15,827 TO GET YOU SOME ANTIBIOTICS 1108 00:53:15,827 --> 00:53:17,758 TO GET THAT INFECTION UNDER CONTROL. 1109 00:53:17,758 --> 00:53:19,137 -OKAY. -OKAY. 1110 00:53:19,137 --> 00:53:21,310 THE DOPPLER, THE ULTRASOUND SHOWED 1111 00:53:21,310 --> 00:53:23,413 THERE'S NO BLOOD CLOT IN THE LEG, 1112 00:53:23,413 --> 00:53:25,000 SO THIS IS GOOD. 1113 00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:27,448 SO WE KEEP YOU ON I.V. ANTIBIOTIC, 1114 00:53:27,448 --> 00:53:31,241 AND YOU NEED TO GET UP AND DO SOME WALKING 1115 00:53:31,241 --> 00:53:35,344 AND SEE IF WE CAN GET YOU OVER THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OKAY? 1116 00:53:35,344 --> 00:53:36,862 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 1117 00:53:36,862 --> 00:53:38,379 Dr. Nowzaradan: YOU FEELING OKAY? 1118 00:53:38,379 --> 00:53:39,862 I FEEL A LOT BETTER. 1119 00:53:39,862 --> 00:53:43,655 AND WHAT WILL BE, FOR ME, A GOOD TIME FRAME TO THINK 1120 00:53:43,655 --> 00:53:46,965 ABOUT AS FAR AS SURGERY AT THIS POINT? 1121 00:53:46,965 --> 00:53:49,241 WELL, FIRST WE HAVE TO GET OVER THIS, 1122 00:53:49,241 --> 00:53:50,896 AND THAT'S THE PRIORITY. 1123 00:53:50,896 --> 00:53:52,758 BUT IT COULD TAKE A MONTH OR TWO 1124 00:53:52,758 --> 00:53:56,103 BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT CLEANING UP YOUR INFECTION, 1125 00:53:56,103 --> 00:53:59,344 BUT MAKING SURE YOUR BODY IS READY FOR SURGERY. 1126 00:53:59,344 --> 00:54:02,000 SO FOCUS ON RECOVERY. OKAY. 1127 00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:04,344 AND IF YOU DO THAT, WE WILL FIGURE OUT THE TIMING 1128 00:54:04,344 --> 00:54:07,724 OF MOVING AHEAD WITH YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OKAY? 1129 00:54:07,724 --> 00:54:08,896 OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. 1130 00:54:08,896 --> 00:54:10,241 I APPRECIATE IT. 1131 00:54:10,241 --> 00:54:12,379 ALL RIGHT, BRANDON. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. 1132 00:54:12,379 --> 00:54:17,379 ♪♪ 1133 00:54:17,379 --> 00:54:19,551 Dr. Nowzaradan: UNLESS THERE ARE ANY UNFORESEEN ISSUES, 1134 00:54:19,551 --> 00:54:22,241 WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLEAR BRANDON'S INFECTION 1135 00:54:22,241 --> 00:54:25,000 IN A WEEK OR TWO, AND THEN WE CAN SEND HIM HOME. 1136 00:54:25,000 --> 00:54:27,586 BUT HE'S STILL GONNA HAVE TO CONTINUE ANTIBIOTIC 1137 00:54:27,586 --> 00:54:29,103 FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THAT 1138 00:54:29,103 --> 00:54:31,724 TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THE INFECTION COME BACK. 1139 00:54:31,724 --> 00:54:35,103 AND ONCE HE HAS ENOUGH TIME AND WE'RE CONFIDENT HIS BODY 1140 00:54:35,103 --> 00:54:38,758 IS NOT COMPROMISED FROM THE ADDITIONAL STRAIN OF THIS, 1141 00:54:38,758 --> 00:54:42,551 THEN WE'LL CONSIDER MOVING AHEAD WITH HIS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1142 00:54:45,000 --> 00:54:46,517 Brandon: I'M STILL DISAPPOINTED ABOUT HAVING TO WAIT 1143 00:54:46,517 --> 00:54:48,758 EVEN LONGER FOR MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1144 00:54:48,758 --> 00:54:51,310 BUT AT LEAST I'M STILL GONNA HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THERE. 1145 00:54:51,310 --> 00:54:54,413 SO THIS IS JUST A MINOR SETBACK AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. 1146 00:54:54,413 --> 00:54:59,793 ♪♪ 1147 00:54:59,793 --> 00:55:05,310 ♪♪ 1148 00:55:05,310 --> 00:55:07,965 AFTER ALMOST TWO WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL, DR. NOW SAID 1149 00:55:07,965 --> 00:55:11,241 THAT HE FELT LIKE I'D RECOVERED ENOUGH TO GO HOME. 1150 00:55:11,241 --> 00:55:13,103 BUT I STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO BEFORE 1151 00:55:13,103 --> 00:55:16,793 I'M FULLY RECOVERED FROM THE CELLULITIS. 1152 00:55:16,793 --> 00:55:19,137 DR. NOW TOLD ME I NEED TO KEEP TAKING MY ANTIBIOTICS 1153 00:55:19,137 --> 00:55:21,137 FOR A COUPLE MORE WEEKS 1154 00:55:21,137 --> 00:55:24,862 SO THAT THE INFECTION DOESN'T GET AGGRAVATED AND COME BACK. 1155 00:55:24,862 --> 00:55:26,448 AND IF I DO THAT, I SHOULD BE IMPROVED 1156 00:55:26,448 --> 00:55:30,586 ENOUGH HERE SOON TO BE ABLE TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1157 00:55:30,586 --> 00:55:35,034 SO I'M WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE I STAY ON TRACK. 1158 00:55:35,034 --> 00:55:37,103 BUT EMOTIONALLY, IT WAS A BIG BLOW TO ME 1159 00:55:37,103 --> 00:55:40,000 TO HAVE MY SURGERY DELAYED AGAIN. 1160 00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:41,241 IT'S BEEN OVER TWO MONTHS 1161 00:55:41,241 --> 00:55:44,275 SINCE I WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT. 1162 00:55:44,275 --> 00:55:47,034 AND I'M STARTING TO GET AFRAID THAT IF I DON'T GET IT SOON, 1163 00:55:47,034 --> 00:55:50,827 I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP MAKING PROGRESS. 1164 00:55:50,827 --> 00:55:55,482 SO I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS I STAY FOCUSED NOW MORE THAN EVER. 1165 00:55:55,482 --> 00:55:57,172 THE BIGGEST THING THAT'S BEEN HELPING ME 1166 00:55:57,172 --> 00:55:59,724 HAS ACTUALLY BEEN MY MUSIC. 1167 00:55:59,724 --> 00:56:02,655 I'VE BEEN ABLE TO START PLAYING MORE AGAIN. 1168 00:56:02,655 --> 00:56:04,862 I'VE BEEN USING IT TO TRY AND HELP KEEP ME FOCUSED 1169 00:56:04,862 --> 00:56:07,344 AND LET SOME OF HOW I FEEL OUT. 1170 00:56:07,344 --> 00:56:08,517 AND IT'S HELPING. 1171 00:56:08,517 --> 00:56:10,965 AND RIGHT NOW THAT GOES A LONG WAY 1172 00:56:10,965 --> 00:56:13,689 BECAUSE THERE ARE TIMES I REALLY JUST WANT TO GIVE IN RIGHT NOW 1173 00:56:13,689 --> 00:56:16,724 AND GO GET SOME FAST FOOD OR HAVE SOME DESSERT. 1174 00:56:16,724 --> 00:56:18,482 AND I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. 1175 00:56:18,482 --> 00:56:24,000 ♪♪ 1176 00:56:24,000 --> 00:56:29,551 ♪♪ 1177 00:56:29,551 --> 00:56:31,068 I'M AT THE HOSPITAL, AND I'M HOPING 1178 00:56:31,068 --> 00:56:34,793 I'M GETTING WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY. 1179 00:56:34,793 --> 00:56:36,379 BUT IT'S ALL GONNA COME DOWN TO MY WEIGH-IN 1180 00:56:36,379 --> 00:56:38,896 AND IF I'M STILL LOSING. 1181 00:56:38,896 --> 00:56:41,551 I'VE CONTINUED TO STRUGGLE WITH SOME REALLY HARD MOMENTS, 1182 00:56:41,551 --> 00:56:45,034 AND A FEW TIMES I KNOW I'VE GIVEN IN A LITTLE. 1183 00:56:45,034 --> 00:56:46,965 SO I'M VERY WORRIED THAT THERE'S A CHANCE 1184 00:56:46,965 --> 00:56:49,206 MY WEIGHT LOSS WON'T BE ENOUGH. 1185 00:56:49,206 --> 00:56:50,241 [ KNOCKING ON DOOR ] 1186 00:56:50,241 --> 00:56:52,551 COME ON IN. HI. 1187 00:56:52,551 --> 00:56:53,448 HI. 1188 00:56:57,448 --> 00:57:01,413 ANY MORE RESCHEDULING OR DELAYS WILL BE TOO MUCH FOR ME, 1189 00:57:01,413 --> 00:57:04,413 AND I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT. 1190 00:57:04,413 --> 00:57:06,551 AND I'M WORRIED JUST THE EMOTIONS FROM THAT 1191 00:57:06,551 --> 00:57:09,206 WILL BE ENOUGH FOR ME TO START TO GIVE IN. 1192 00:57:09,206 --> 00:57:12,310 SO I HAVE TO HAVE MADE IT TODAY. 1193 00:57:12,310 --> 00:57:14,793 BUT I'M SCARED I'M GONNA LOSE EVERYTHING. 1194 00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:31,413 ♪♪ 1195 00:57:31,413 --> 00:57:40,862 ♪♪ 1196 00:57:40,862 --> 00:57:43,758 Brandon: I HOPE I GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY TODAY. 1197 00:57:43,758 --> 00:57:47,000 DR. NOW TOLD ME I HAD TO KEEP MAKING GOOD ENOUGH PROGRESS. 1198 00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:49,758 SO I HOPE WHEREVER I'M AT TODAY, IT'S ENOUGH. 1199 00:57:49,758 --> 00:57:57,379 ♪♪ 1200 00:57:57,379 --> 00:57:59,068 THAT'S ONLY AROUND A 20-POUND WEIGHT LOSS 1201 00:57:59,068 --> 00:58:01,517 IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF. 1202 00:58:01,517 --> 00:58:05,068 BUT I REALLY HOPE HE SEES HOW MUCH I'M TRYING. 1203 00:58:05,068 --> 00:58:07,137 BUT I GUESS ALL I CAN DO IS GET READY 1204 00:58:07,137 --> 00:58:09,689 AND HOPE I'M MOVING AHEAD AND WAIT AND SEE. 1205 00:58:09,689 --> 00:58:15,448 ♪♪ 1206 00:58:15,448 --> 00:58:16,275 HI, BRANDON. 1207 00:58:16,275 --> 00:58:17,931 HI, DR. NOW. 1208 00:58:17,931 --> 00:58:19,344 HOW ARE YOU TODAY? 1209 00:58:19,344 --> 00:58:21,413 IT DEPENDS ON WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY. 1210 00:58:21,413 --> 00:58:24,931 WELL, TODAY WE'RE DOING YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1211 00:58:24,931 --> 00:58:29,137 IT'S ENOUGH TO SHOW ME YOU STILL TRIED, BUT YOUR RECENT ISSUE -- 1212 00:58:29,137 --> 00:58:31,206 THERE MAY BE SOME ISSUES WITH YOUR GALLBLADDER. 1213 00:58:31,206 --> 00:58:33,206 SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT YOUR GALLBLADDER. 1214 00:58:33,206 --> 00:58:35,965 IF THERE'S ANY INDICATION THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM, 1215 00:58:35,965 --> 00:58:37,551 WE'RE GONNA REMOVE THAT, TOO. 1216 00:58:37,551 --> 00:58:39,206 OKAY. OKAY? 1217 00:58:39,206 --> 00:58:40,379 SOUNDS GOOD. 1218 00:58:40,379 --> 00:58:42,275 OKAY, LET'S GET YOU STARTED, OKAY? 1219 00:58:42,275 --> 00:58:43,655 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. 1220 00:58:43,655 --> 00:58:45,344 ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME. 1221 00:58:45,344 --> 00:58:51,586 ♪♪ 1222 00:58:51,586 --> 00:58:52,758 IT'S COOL. 1223 00:58:52,758 --> 00:58:56,068 THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE DR. NOW. 1224 00:58:59,482 --> 00:59:00,689 IT'S TIME?IT'S TIME. 1225 00:59:00,689 --> 00:59:01,724 WHOO! BYE, BABY. 1226 00:59:01,724 --> 00:59:03,896 I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT. 1227 00:59:03,896 --> 00:59:05,620 LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU. 1228 00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:11,965 Brandon: I KNEW MY LIFE WAS GONNA GO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TODAY. 1229 00:59:11,965 --> 00:59:14,896 AND I'M THANKFUL IT'S GOING IN THE DIRECTION I NEED 1230 00:59:14,896 --> 00:59:19,793 BECAUSE THIS SURGERY IS GOING TO BE WHAT GIVES ME MY LIFE. 1231 00:59:19,793 --> 00:59:22,344 I HAVEN'T HAD ONE FOR SO LONG, 1232 00:59:22,344 --> 00:59:24,482 SO I'M 100% READY FOR THIS TODAY, 1233 00:59:24,482 --> 00:59:27,620 AND I HAVE NO DOUBTS, NO MATTER THE RISK. 1234 00:59:27,620 --> 00:59:29,172 AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN CHANGE MY MIND 1235 00:59:29,172 --> 00:59:30,931 ABOUT TAKING THIS STEP TODAY. 1236 00:59:34,517 --> 00:59:36,103 Dr. Nowzaradan: TODAY WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO 1237 00:59:36,103 --> 00:59:39,103 A GASTRIC SLEEVE PROCEDURE ON BRANDON. 1238 00:59:39,103 --> 00:59:43,000 SO FAR, HE'S LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT ON HIS OWN, 1239 00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:46,241 BUT HIS PROGRESS IS STARTING TO SLOW SIGNIFICANTLY. 1240 00:59:46,241 --> 00:59:49,620 AND THAT TREND IS ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE WITH HIM. 1241 00:59:54,448 --> 00:59:58,000 SO, THIS SURGERY IS GOING TO BE A VERY HELPFUL TOOL FOR HIM 1242 00:59:58,000 --> 01:00:00,517 TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE PROGRESS HE NEEDS 1243 01:00:00,517 --> 01:00:05,448 BECAUSE WHAT THE SURGERY DOES IS REDUCE THE STOMACH BY 90%, 1244 01:00:05,448 --> 01:00:09,724 LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SLEEVE. 1245 01:00:09,724 --> 01:00:13,724 SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED, 1246 01:00:13,724 --> 01:00:16,379 AND THE PATIENT IS LESS HUNGRY. 1247 01:00:16,379 --> 01:00:20,000 SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY 1248 01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:21,862 TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT. 1249 01:00:25,034 --> 01:00:27,827 BUT EVEN THOUGH BRANDON HAS MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS 1250 01:00:27,827 --> 01:00:29,275 UP TO THIS POINT, 1251 01:00:29,275 --> 01:00:31,586 HE STILL HAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT 1252 01:00:31,586 --> 01:00:34,310 CREATING A LOT OF STRAIN ON HIS BODY. 1253 01:00:38,448 --> 01:00:42,137 SO, IF AT ANY POINT, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT HIS BODY 1254 01:00:42,137 --> 01:00:44,310 MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT, 1255 01:00:44,310 --> 01:00:46,413 WE WILL HAVE TO END THE OPERATION. 1256 01:00:50,068 --> 01:00:52,724 SOME OF THE TESTS WE RAN A LITTLE EARLIER SHOWED 1257 01:00:52,724 --> 01:00:55,620 THAT HE MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF GALL STONES 1258 01:00:55,620 --> 01:01:00,000 THAT WILL BE VERY PROBLEMATIC FOR HIM IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED. 1259 01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:02,517 SO IF WE DETERMINE THAT'S THE CASE, 1260 01:01:02,517 --> 01:01:04,931 WE WILL NEED TO REMOVE IT, AS WELL. 1261 01:01:09,689 --> 01:01:12,413 IT'S DEFINITELY HARD TO WAIT TO HEAR BACK 1262 01:01:12,413 --> 01:01:15,241 FROM THE SURGEONS WHEN BRAN'S OUT. 1263 01:01:15,241 --> 01:01:16,862 IT FEELS LIKE AN ETERNITY HAS PASSED, 1264 01:01:16,862 --> 01:01:18,724 AND SO I'M JUST ANXIOUS 1265 01:01:18,724 --> 01:01:20,931 AND READY TO GO BACK THERE AND SEE HIM. 1266 01:01:39,000 --> 01:01:40,896 Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT. 1267 01:02:06,724 --> 01:02:09,172 ALL RIGHT. ROOM LIGHT ON. 1268 01:02:14,068 --> 01:02:17,241 OKAY. ALL FINISHED. 1269 01:02:17,241 --> 01:02:18,482 ALL RIGHT. 1270 01:02:18,482 --> 01:02:21,413 BRANDON'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL. 1271 01:02:21,413 --> 01:02:23,965 WE WERE ABLE TO DO A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY, 1272 01:02:23,965 --> 01:02:27,034 AND WE ALSO REMOVED HIS GALLBLADDER. 1273 01:02:27,034 --> 01:02:31,275 SO, WE WILL GET HIM TO RECOVERY NOW SO HE CAN REST. 1274 01:02:31,275 --> 01:02:34,034 FOR THE FIRST MONTH, HE'S GOING TO STAY ON LIQUID DIET, 1275 01:02:34,034 --> 01:02:38,310 AND THAT SHOULD HELP HIM TO LOSE AT LEAST 40 POUNDS IN THAT TIME. 1276 01:02:38,310 --> 01:02:40,827 AND AFTER THAT, HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE AT LEAST 1277 01:02:40,827 --> 01:02:42,034 30 POUNDS A MONTH 1278 01:02:42,034 --> 01:02:44,896 UNTIL HE GETS CLOSE TO HIS TARGET. 1279 01:02:44,896 --> 01:02:48,827 BUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IS THAT WE MAKE SURE 1280 01:02:48,827 --> 01:02:51,000 BRANDON STARTS WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY 1281 01:02:51,000 --> 01:02:53,965 AS SOON AS HE RECOVERS FROM SURGERY 1282 01:02:53,965 --> 01:02:57,586 BECAUSE HE HAS A LOT OF EMOTIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES 1283 01:02:57,586 --> 01:03:00,482 AT THE ROOT OF HIS PATHOLOGICAL EATING. 1284 01:03:00,482 --> 01:03:03,310 AND IF HE DOESN'T, HE WILL EVENTUALLY START GOING 1285 01:03:03,310 --> 01:03:06,448 BACK TO FOOD AGAIN AND OVEREATING. 1286 01:03:06,448 --> 01:03:09,310 SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN 1287 01:03:09,310 --> 01:03:11,551 TO PREVENT BRANDON FROM FAILING. 1288 01:03:11,551 --> 01:03:19,448 ♪♪ 1289 01:03:19,448 --> 01:03:27,379 ♪♪ 1290 01:03:27,379 --> 01:03:29,103 Brandon: DR. NOW'S SENDING ME TO THERAPY, 1291 01:03:29,103 --> 01:03:30,965 SO THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADED RIGHT NOW. 1292 01:03:33,137 --> 01:03:34,896 THE LAST MONTH SINCE MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1293 01:03:34,896 --> 01:03:37,172 HASN'T BEEN TOO BAD. 1294 01:03:37,172 --> 01:03:39,206 THE LIQUID DIET TOOK SOME GETTING USED TO, 1295 01:03:39,206 --> 01:03:42,000 BUT I'VE ENJOYED HOW THE SURGERY HAS COMPLETELY TAKEN AWAY 1296 01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:44,448 MY APPETITE. 1297 01:03:44,448 --> 01:03:46,103 NOT HAVING THE CRAVINGS AND TEMPTATIONS 1298 01:03:46,103 --> 01:03:49,137 I WAS STARTING TO STRUGGLE WITH HAS BEEN SOMETHING I WELCOME. 1299 01:03:52,275 --> 01:03:55,758 SO I FEEL GREAT, AND I'M DOING REALLY WELL. 1300 01:03:55,758 --> 01:04:00,206 AND I DON'T REALLY THINK I NEED THERAPY TO KEEP THAT GOING. 1301 01:04:00,206 --> 01:04:03,482 BUT I SAID I'D DO WHATEVER DR. NOW TELLS ME TO DO. 1302 01:04:03,482 --> 01:04:07,137 SO I'M KEEPING MY WORD AND GOING. 1303 01:04:07,137 --> 01:04:08,620 HELLO, BRANDON. 1304 01:04:08,620 --> 01:04:09,793 HI. HI. 1305 01:04:09,793 --> 01:04:10,724 I'M LOLA.NICE TO MEET YOU. 1306 01:04:10,724 --> 01:04:12,655 IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. 1307 01:04:12,655 --> 01:04:13,896 WHY DON'T WE GO RIGHT ON IN? 1308 01:04:13,896 --> 01:04:16,206 SURE.AND WE'LL GET STARTED. 1309 01:04:16,206 --> 01:04:17,068 GREAT. THANK YOU. 1310 01:04:17,068 --> 01:04:18,793 YOU'RE WELCOME. 1311 01:04:21,034 --> 01:04:23,034 SO, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. 1312 01:04:23,034 --> 01:04:24,482 WHERE ARE YOU FROM? 1313 01:04:24,482 --> 01:04:26,862 I'M FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO. 1314 01:04:26,862 --> 01:04:30,689 I'VE BEEN OVERWEIGHT FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE, 1315 01:04:30,689 --> 01:04:32,275 IF NOT ALL OF MY LIFE. 1316 01:04:32,275 --> 01:04:36,896 WHAT WAS THE FAMILY CLIMATE LIKE IN REGARDS TO YOUR WEIGHT? 1317 01:04:36,896 --> 01:04:42,103 YEAH, MY FAMILY WAS VERY -- THEY WERE STRONG ADVOCATES 1318 01:04:42,103 --> 01:04:43,965 FOR ME BEING HEALTHY, GETTING HEALTHY. 1319 01:04:43,965 --> 01:04:45,413 UH-HUH. 1320 01:04:45,413 --> 01:04:47,000 WERE THEY KIND? 1321 01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:48,413 YEAH, FOR THE MOST PART. 1322 01:04:48,413 --> 01:04:53,103 MY MOM WAS THE STRONGER ADVOCATE OF THE TWO PARENTS. 1323 01:04:53,103 --> 01:04:57,068 NOW, WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE WITH DAD GROWING UP? 1324 01:04:57,068 --> 01:04:58,965 WE HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. 1325 01:04:58,965 --> 01:05:06,103 HE WAS ALWAYS VERY OUTSPOKEN ABOUT HOW HE WAS VERY PROUD 1326 01:05:06,103 --> 01:05:08,931 OF HOW I WAS HIS FIRST BORN, 1327 01:05:08,931 --> 01:05:14,551 AND HE WAS ALWAYS BRAGGING TO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS 1328 01:05:14,551 --> 01:05:16,793 AND PEOPLE WE WOULD COME ACROSS ABOUT ME. 1329 01:05:16,793 --> 01:05:18,689 SO I TOOK PRIDE IN THAT. 1330 01:05:18,689 --> 01:05:21,103 SO, YOU WEREN'T SHORT ON PRAISE GROWING UP. 1331 01:05:21,103 --> 01:05:23,413 NO, NO, I HAD A GOOD LIFE. 1332 01:05:23,413 --> 01:05:26,034 I MEAN, I NEVER WANTED FOR ANYTHING, SO... 1333 01:05:26,034 --> 01:05:29,344 YOUR FATHER MUST BE SO EXCITED FOR YOU AND PROUD NOW. 1334 01:05:29,344 --> 01:05:31,344 WELL, NOW WE DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP. 1335 01:05:31,344 --> 01:05:34,137 SO THAT'S ALL GONE NOW. 1336 01:05:34,137 --> 01:05:36,137 THAT'S GONE?ALL OF THAT'S GONE NOW. 1337 01:05:36,137 --> 01:05:38,793 TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE. 1338 01:05:38,793 --> 01:05:44,310 WELL, NOW THEY -- MY PARENTS ARE DIVORCED. 1339 01:05:44,310 --> 01:05:47,793 OKAY. AND, UM... 1340 01:05:47,793 --> 01:05:51,827 BUT MY -- MY DAD AND I HAD A FALLING OUT, 1341 01:05:51,827 --> 01:05:55,137 AND SO I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM OR SPOKEN TO HIM SINCE. 1342 01:05:55,137 --> 01:05:57,931 WHEN YOU SAY "A FALLING OUT," 1343 01:05:57,931 --> 01:06:00,344 DESCRIBE TO ME WHAT THAT LOOKED LIKE. 1344 01:06:00,344 --> 01:06:05,068 ALL I KNOW IS THAT, YOU KNOW -- 1345 01:06:05,068 --> 01:06:06,931 IS THAT THERE WAS SOME INFIDELITY 1346 01:06:06,931 --> 01:06:10,137 AND WE HAD AN ARGUMENT OVER THE PHONE 1347 01:06:10,137 --> 01:06:14,344 AND HE SAID CHOICE WORDS TO ME AND I SAID IT BACK TO HIM 1348 01:06:14,344 --> 01:06:17,068 AND THAT WAS THE LAST THING WE SAID TO EACH OTHER. 1349 01:06:17,068 --> 01:06:18,655 WOW. 1350 01:06:18,655 --> 01:06:21,241 WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE FOR YOU TO GO FROM BEING SO CLOSE 1351 01:06:21,241 --> 01:06:22,896 TO YOUR DAD TO NOTHING? 1352 01:06:22,896 --> 01:06:30,068 AT THE MOMENT, AT THAT TIME, IT FELT LIKE SUCH A BLOW. 1353 01:06:30,068 --> 01:06:32,310 IT HAD ME QUESTIONING, LIKE WHY -- 1354 01:06:32,310 --> 01:06:35,896 IF ALL OF THAT WERE -- 1355 01:06:35,896 --> 01:06:37,689 ALL THE TIMES THAT HE BRAGGED ABOUT ME 1356 01:06:37,689 --> 01:06:41,413 AND MADE ME FEEL SPECIAL WERE REAL AND TRUE, 1357 01:06:41,413 --> 01:06:48,586 THEN WHY WOULD YOU EVER WASTE THAT AND JEOPARDIZE 1358 01:06:48,586 --> 01:06:49,965 ANY OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR KIDS 1359 01:06:49,965 --> 01:06:54,586 AND YOUR WIFE BY GOING ELSEWHERE WITH ANYONE ELSE? 1360 01:06:54,586 --> 01:06:56,931 YOU KNOW, BRANDON, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 1361 01:06:56,931 --> 01:07:01,379 THAT YOU DON'T LET THE INFIDELITY 1362 01:07:01,379 --> 01:07:03,689 AND THE BREAK-UP OF THE FAMILY 1363 01:07:03,689 --> 01:07:08,931 NEGATE ANY GOOD FEELINGS OR GOOD EXPERIENCES 1364 01:07:08,931 --> 01:07:11,517 THAT YOU SHARED WITH YOUR FATHER. 1365 01:07:11,517 --> 01:07:17,758 IT DOESN'T MAKE HIS PRAISE AND ADULATION FOR YOU INAUTHENTIC... 1366 01:07:17,758 --> 01:07:19,000 OKAY. 1367 01:07:19,000 --> 01:07:21,379 ...JUST BECAUSE THE MARRIAGE ENDED, OKAY? 1368 01:07:21,379 --> 01:07:22,827 OKAY. 1369 01:07:22,827 --> 01:07:27,896 AND SO I SAY ALL OF THAT TO SAY DON'T JUDGE. 1370 01:07:27,896 --> 01:07:30,172 I DON'T KNOW. 1371 01:07:30,172 --> 01:07:33,655 I GUESS THAT MAKES SENSE. 1372 01:07:33,655 --> 01:07:39,689 SO, BRANDON, NOW THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE 1373 01:07:39,689 --> 01:07:42,344 IN NOT JUDGING YOUR FATHER, 1374 01:07:42,344 --> 01:07:47,620 NOR NEGATING HIS LOVE AND AFFECTION FOR YOU, 1375 01:07:47,620 --> 01:07:52,000 I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONSIDER WRITING HIM 1376 01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:56,275 A LETTER JUST TELLING HIM ABOUT YOUR LIFE 1377 01:07:56,275 --> 01:07:59,206 AND THE WAY IT IS TODAY AND ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS 1378 01:07:59,206 --> 01:08:03,448 REGARDING THE WAY HE EXITED YOUR LIFE. 1379 01:08:03,448 --> 01:08:05,793 [ SIGHS ] 1380 01:08:05,793 --> 01:08:08,172 I DON'T KNOW. UM... 1381 01:08:08,172 --> 01:08:12,241 BEEN SO LONG I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN DO THAT. 1382 01:08:12,241 --> 01:08:16,586 BUT I'D LIKE TO BE AS OPEN TO IT AS POSSIBLE. 1383 01:08:16,586 --> 01:08:18,137 THEN YOU CAN DECIDE FOR YOURSELF 1384 01:08:18,137 --> 01:08:21,310 WHETHER OR NOT THAT LETTER IS SOMETHING YOU WISH TO SEND. 1385 01:08:21,310 --> 01:08:23,275 OKAY. 1386 01:08:23,275 --> 01:08:25,034 OKAY? 1387 01:08:25,034 --> 01:08:26,482 THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 1388 01:08:26,482 --> 01:08:27,965 THANKS FOR SHARING WITH ME TODAY. 1389 01:08:27,965 --> 01:08:30,068 I APPRECIATE IT. ABSOLUTELY. 1390 01:08:30,068 --> 01:08:31,448 MY PLEASURE. 1391 01:08:31,448 --> 01:08:33,517 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SCHEDULING YOUR NEXT SESSION. 1392 01:08:33,517 --> 01:08:35,206 OKAY. THANK YOU. 1393 01:08:37,379 --> 01:08:41,517 I'M NOT 100% SURE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS THERAPY APPOINTMENT. 1394 01:08:41,517 --> 01:08:44,275 I THINK IN SOME WAYS, IT WAS REALLY GOOD, 1395 01:08:44,275 --> 01:08:48,310 BUT I STILL DON'T AGREE THAT I NEED TO DIG UP THE PAST. 1396 01:08:48,310 --> 01:08:51,034 IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO RELIVE ANY OF THAT 1397 01:08:51,034 --> 01:08:54,137 AND MAKE MYSELF GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN. 1398 01:08:54,137 --> 01:08:55,655 I'VE BEEN DOING FINE UP TO THIS POINT 1399 01:08:55,655 --> 01:08:58,068 WITHOUT DEALING WITH ALL THAT. 1400 01:08:58,068 --> 01:09:00,517 SO I'M CONFIDENT I CAN KEEP FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVE 1401 01:09:00,517 --> 01:09:04,482 AND MAKING PROGRESS WITHOUT ANY LETTER. 1402 01:09:04,482 --> 01:09:06,620 HE'S BEEN OUT OF MY LIFE, AND AT THIS POINT, 1403 01:09:06,620 --> 01:09:09,068 I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO TRY TO LET HIM BACK IN. 1404 01:09:14,482 --> 01:09:21,620 ♪♪ 1405 01:09:21,620 --> 01:09:28,793 ♪♪ 1406 01:09:28,793 --> 01:09:35,965 ♪♪ 1407 01:09:35,965 --> 01:09:39,034 Brandon: THIS PAST MONTH HASN'T GONE AS WELL AS I WOULD HAVE HOPED 1408 01:09:39,034 --> 01:09:41,551 BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME CRAVINGS AND THE TEMPTATION 1409 01:09:41,551 --> 01:09:44,517 TO TRY TO EAT SOME THINGS I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO. 1410 01:09:44,517 --> 01:09:46,965 BUT I THINK THE PROBLEM IS THAT I WENT TO THERAPY 1411 01:09:46,965 --> 01:09:50,517 AND DUG UP THE PAST AND THINGS ABOUT MY FATHER AND MY CHILDHOOD 1412 01:09:50,517 --> 01:09:52,896 AND ALL THE EMOTIONS I HAD AROUND THAT 1413 01:09:52,896 --> 01:09:55,827 WHEN I HAD ALREADY MOVED PAST THOSE THINGS, 1414 01:09:55,827 --> 01:09:58,862 OR I GUESS I THOUGHT I HAD. 1415 01:09:58,862 --> 01:10:02,206 ALL THIS EMOTIONAL STUFF HAS COME OUT OF NOWHERE FOR ME 1416 01:10:02,206 --> 01:10:04,586 AND KIND OF BLIND-SIDED ME. 1417 01:10:04,586 --> 01:10:07,034 I'M NOT SURE ABOUT REACHING OUT TO MY DAD YET, 1418 01:10:07,034 --> 01:10:10,689 BUT WHAT I THINK I CAN DO IS START BY TALKING TO MY MOM 1419 01:10:10,689 --> 01:10:13,034 ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS SHE DID WILL HELP ME 1420 01:10:13,034 --> 01:10:15,000 RESOLVE SOME OF HOW I FEEL. 1421 01:10:15,000 --> 01:10:21,344 ♪♪ 1422 01:10:21,344 --> 01:10:23,862 HEY, BRANDON. HELLO. 1423 01:10:23,862 --> 01:10:25,310 HEY. GOING GOOD. 1424 01:10:25,310 --> 01:10:26,724 GOOD. GOOD. 1425 01:10:26,724 --> 01:10:30,068 HOW DID YOUR APPOINTMENT GO WITH THE COUNSELOR? 1426 01:10:30,068 --> 01:10:31,413 IT WENT WELL. 1427 01:10:31,413 --> 01:10:33,379 BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THE THERAPIST TALKED ABOUT 1428 01:10:33,379 --> 01:10:38,344 WAS SHE HAD WANTED ME TO CONSIDER REACHING OUT TO DAD 1429 01:10:38,344 --> 01:10:41,034 JUST TO SEE WHERE THINGS CAN GO FROM THERE. 1430 01:10:41,034 --> 01:10:44,000 AND I WAS NOT OPEN TO THAT AT ALL. 1431 01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:47,206 BUT I DID TELL HER THAT I WOULD JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND, 1432 01:10:47,206 --> 01:10:48,551 JUST THINK ABOUT IT AT LEAST. 1433 01:10:48,551 --> 01:10:51,241 SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA DO THAT, 1434 01:10:51,241 --> 01:10:53,172 BUT IF I WERE GONNA DO THAT, 1435 01:10:53,172 --> 01:10:59,344 I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW I WOULD EVEN GO ABOUT DOING SO. 1436 01:10:59,344 --> 01:11:00,551 DO YOU HAVE ANY -- 1437 01:11:00,551 --> 01:11:02,034 I THINK YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. 1438 01:11:02,034 --> 01:11:04,172 THAT WAS A TOXIC RELATIONSHIP, 1439 01:11:04,172 --> 01:11:06,724 AND YOU DON'T BRING ANYTHING LIKE THAT BACK INTO YOUR LIFE. 1440 01:11:06,724 --> 01:11:08,103 YEAH. 1441 01:11:08,103 --> 01:11:09,517 I DON'T HAVE A PHONE NUMBER OR ANYTHING, 1442 01:11:09,517 --> 01:11:12,137 AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT I DON'T.ALL RIGHT, MOM. 1443 01:11:12,137 --> 01:11:16,586 I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. 1444 01:11:16,586 --> 01:11:18,655 YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE FOR ME. 1445 01:11:18,655 --> 01:11:20,655 IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY, 1446 01:11:20,655 --> 01:11:22,137 THEN WHO DO YOU HAVE? 1447 01:11:22,137 --> 01:11:24,034 MM-HMM. WELL, THANK YOU. 1448 01:11:24,034 --> 01:11:25,206 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 1449 01:11:25,206 --> 01:11:26,379 LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU. 1450 01:11:26,379 --> 01:11:27,758 BYE. 1451 01:11:27,758 --> 01:11:29,965 I THINK THAT WENT OKAY. 1452 01:11:29,965 --> 01:11:31,965 I'M NOT SURE HOW I FEEL OR IF THAT'S SOMETHING 1453 01:11:31,965 --> 01:11:33,862 THAT'S GONNA HELP ME, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE 1454 01:11:33,862 --> 01:11:37,172 I WAS ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF HOW I FELT FOR A LONG TIME, 1455 01:11:37,172 --> 01:11:40,586 THAT I'VE KEPT BOTTLED UP SINCE I WAS A KID. 1456 01:11:40,586 --> 01:11:42,413 I WASN'T LOOKING FOR AN APOLOGY, 1457 01:11:42,413 --> 01:11:44,896 AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I NEED FROM HER. 1458 01:11:44,896 --> 01:11:47,068 SO I'M REALLY HOPING THAT'S GONNA HELP ME START 1459 01:11:47,068 --> 01:11:48,586 TO GET TO A BETTER PLACE 1460 01:11:48,586 --> 01:11:50,586 AND HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE STRUGGLE 1461 01:11:50,586 --> 01:11:52,206 I'VE BEEN FEELING RECENTLY. 1462 01:11:52,206 --> 01:11:54,655 BECAUSE I CAN'T LET MYSELF START GAINING AGAIN. 1463 01:11:54,655 --> 01:12:01,482 ♪♪ 1464 01:12:01,482 --> 01:12:08,275 ♪♪ 1465 01:12:08,275 --> 01:12:15,068 ♪♪ 1466 01:12:15,068 --> 01:12:19,724 THIS PAST MONTH HASN'T REALLY BEEN MUCH EASIER. 1467 01:12:19,724 --> 01:12:22,482 I'VE STILL BEEN STRUGGLING LIKE I WAS THE MONTH BEFORE 1468 01:12:22,482 --> 01:12:27,793 BECAUSE ALL THE ISSUES THAT WERE COMING TO THE SURFACE STILL ARE. 1469 01:12:27,793 --> 01:12:29,793 SO MY MONTHLY WEIGHT LOSS IS STILL NOT 1470 01:12:29,793 --> 01:12:31,482 WHERE IT SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW. 1471 01:12:31,482 --> 01:12:34,034 AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING MORE DRASTIC 1472 01:12:34,034 --> 01:12:38,068 AND TAKE THIS ALL MORE SERIOUSLY IF I DON'T WANT IT TO GET WORSE. 1473 01:12:41,413 --> 01:12:43,241 I HAD ANOTHER SESSION WITH LOLA, 1474 01:12:43,241 --> 01:12:45,137 AND SHE REALLY PUSHED THE NEED FOR ME 1475 01:12:45,137 --> 01:12:47,793 TO ADDRESS THINGS I'VE BURIED ABOUT MY FATHER 1476 01:12:47,793 --> 01:12:49,931 AND TO CONSIDER CALLING HIM TO TRY 1477 01:12:49,931 --> 01:12:51,655 AND SEE IF I COULD START A CONVERSATION WITH HIM 1478 01:12:51,655 --> 01:12:58,137 ABOUT IT BEFORE MY EMOTIONS START TO TRIP ME UP ANYMORE. 1479 01:12:58,137 --> 01:13:01,689 Brandon: HEY. Tayler: HEY. 1480 01:13:01,689 --> 01:13:05,551 I GOT HIS NUMBER. HMM. 1481 01:13:05,551 --> 01:13:07,103 WHERE'D YOU GET THIS FROM? 1482 01:13:07,103 --> 01:13:08,965 ONLINE.AND IT WAS ON THERE? 1483 01:13:08,965 --> 01:13:10,344 MM-HMM. 1484 01:13:10,344 --> 01:13:12,068 WOW. 1485 01:13:12,068 --> 01:13:14,344 WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH IT? 1486 01:13:14,344 --> 01:13:15,896 I DON'T KNOW. 1487 01:13:15,896 --> 01:13:19,793 UH, I MEAN, I WAS THINKING ABOUT 1488 01:13:19,793 --> 01:13:22,103 WHAT LOLA WAS SAYING AT THE THERAPY SESSION, 1489 01:13:22,103 --> 01:13:27,620 AND I KNOW SHE REALLY WANTS ME TO REACH OUT. 1490 01:13:27,620 --> 01:13:30,413 BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT. 1491 01:13:30,413 --> 01:13:32,551 WHAT DO YOU THINK? 1492 01:13:32,551 --> 01:13:34,448 I HONESTLY THINK IT COULD GO EITHER WAY. 1493 01:13:34,448 --> 01:13:37,482 IT COULD BE A REALLY GOOD THING OR A REALLY HORRIBLE THING, 1494 01:13:37,482 --> 01:13:42,275 BUT I GUESS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF YOU DON'T TRY. 1495 01:13:42,275 --> 01:13:44,034 YEAH. IT'S TOUGH. 1496 01:13:44,034 --> 01:13:46,137 I MEAN, HE MIGHT NOT EVEN WANT TO TALK TO YOU AT ALL. 1497 01:13:46,137 --> 01:13:47,689 AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. 1498 01:13:47,689 --> 01:13:51,344 I'M NOT EVEN SURE THAT I WANT TO TALK TO HIM, EITHER, SO... 1499 01:13:51,344 --> 01:13:52,862 I'LL JUST... YEAH. 1500 01:13:52,862 --> 01:13:54,137 I'LL JUST THINK ABOUT IT. 1501 01:13:54,137 --> 01:13:56,103 I'LL SUPPORT YOU WHATEVER YOU DECIDE. 1502 01:13:56,103 --> 01:13:57,827 WELL, THANK YOU. 1503 01:14:00,103 --> 01:14:01,413 THIS IS BIG. 1504 01:14:01,413 --> 01:14:03,103 THIS IS REALLY BIG. 1505 01:14:05,344 --> 01:14:07,206 I WANT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE 1506 01:14:07,206 --> 01:14:09,068 I'M DEALING WITH WHATEVER I HAVE TO, 1507 01:14:09,068 --> 01:14:12,827 TO MAKE SURE I STAY ON TRACK AND CONTINUE MAKING PROGRESS. 1508 01:14:15,068 --> 01:14:18,137 AND I'M WILLING TO WORK AS HARD AS I POSSIBLY CAN. 1509 01:14:20,586 --> 01:14:24,137 BUT THIS IS TOO MUCH. 1510 01:14:24,137 --> 01:14:26,379 AND I CAN'T DO IT. 1511 01:14:26,379 --> 01:14:28,068 I JUST CAN'T DO IT. 1512 01:14:33,862 --> 01:14:40,448 ♪♪ 1513 01:14:40,448 --> 01:14:47,103 ♪♪ 1514 01:14:47,103 --> 01:14:50,724 Brandon: OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, MY WEIGHT LOSS HAS BEEN SLOWING 1515 01:14:50,724 --> 01:14:53,241 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH A LOT OF EMOTIONS 1516 01:14:53,241 --> 01:14:55,724 THAT INVOLVE MY PAST, 1517 01:14:55,724 --> 01:14:58,413 PARTICULARLY MY CHILDHOOD AND MY DAD. 1518 01:15:00,689 --> 01:15:02,172 THE PROCESS OF THE JOURNEY 1519 01:15:02,172 --> 01:15:05,689 SEEMS TO HAVE BROUGHT IT ALL TO THE SURFACE. 1520 01:15:05,689 --> 01:15:08,689 AND I KNOW I CAN'T JUST RUN FROM THEM OR BURY THEM LIKE 1521 01:15:08,689 --> 01:15:11,275 I HAVE MY WHOLE LIFE. 1522 01:15:11,275 --> 01:15:14,034 SO AFTER I TRIED TO WORK UP THE COURAGE TO CALL HIM 1523 01:15:14,034 --> 01:15:16,793 AND COULDN'T, I'M WRITING A SONG ABOUT MY FATHER 1524 01:15:16,793 --> 01:15:18,965 TO AT LEAST TRY TO TAKE A STEP IN THE DIRECTION 1525 01:15:18,965 --> 01:15:20,689 I NEED TO FACE THIS. 1526 01:15:22,344 --> 01:15:24,379 [ CLEARS THROAT ] HEY, TAYLER. 1527 01:15:24,379 --> 01:15:25,862 Tayler: HMM? 1528 01:15:25,862 --> 01:15:29,310 YOU WANT TO COME OUT HERE AND CHECK OUT WHAT I HAVE SO FAR? 1529 01:15:29,310 --> 01:15:31,724 SURE. 1530 01:15:31,724 --> 01:15:34,758 GIVE ME AN IDEA OF HOW TO PIECE IT TOGETHER 1531 01:15:34,758 --> 01:15:36,862 BECAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA -- 1532 01:15:36,862 --> 01:15:39,931 IT'S NOT REALLY FITTING ALL, LIKE, LYRICALLY, 1533 01:15:39,931 --> 01:15:41,827 WITH THE RHYTHM OF THE SONG. 1534 01:15:43,965 --> 01:15:45,482 LET'S SEE. 1535 01:15:45,482 --> 01:15:47,206 SUPER-ROUGH. 1536 01:15:47,206 --> 01:15:50,655 [ PLAYING GUITAR ] 1537 01:15:50,655 --> 01:15:54,137 ♪ MM-HMM ♪ 1538 01:15:54,137 --> 01:15:59,344 ♪ OHHH ♪ 1539 01:15:59,344 --> 01:16:02,172 ♪ PEOPLE SAYIN' I SHOULD FEEL SOMETHIN' ♪ 1540 01:16:02,172 --> 01:16:04,206 ♪ SOMETHIN' 'BOUT WHAT YOU DID BACK THEN ♪ 1541 01:16:04,206 --> 01:16:07,068 ♪ IT'S IN THE PAST, BUT NOW IT'S OVER ♪ 1542 01:16:07,068 --> 01:16:10,620 ♪ BETTER BELIEVE ME THAT IT'S OVER ♪ 1543 01:16:10,620 --> 01:16:12,517 ♪ PEOPLE MAD -- PEOPLE MAD ♪ 1544 01:16:12,517 --> 01:16:15,344 ♪ 'CAUSE I'M REALLY FEELIN' NOTHIN' ♪ 1545 01:16:15,344 --> 01:16:17,310 ♪ FEELIN' NOTHIN', EVEN THOUGH IT'S SOMETHIN' ♪ 1546 01:16:17,310 --> 01:16:20,172 ♪ I SHOULD BE SAD, I SHOULD BE BROKEN ♪ 1547 01:16:20,172 --> 01:16:22,827 ♪ I SHOULD BE ANGRY AND OUTSPOKEN ♪ 1548 01:16:22,827 --> 01:16:25,620 ♪ AH, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH ♪ 1549 01:16:25,620 --> 01:16:26,965 ♪ MM, MM ♪ 1550 01:16:26,965 --> 01:16:28,758 WHAT DO YOU THINK? 1551 01:16:28,758 --> 01:16:30,586 SOUNDS REALLY GOOD SO FAR. 1552 01:16:30,586 --> 01:16:32,344 SOUND LIKE IT COULD BE A REAL SONG? 1553 01:16:32,344 --> 01:16:33,482 MM-HMM. 1554 01:16:33,482 --> 01:16:35,206 FOR SURE. 1555 01:16:38,517 --> 01:16:42,793 IT'S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS, BUT I'M GONNA FINISH IT. 1556 01:16:42,793 --> 01:16:45,241 STARTING WAS THE HARDEST PART. 1557 01:16:45,241 --> 01:16:48,034 AND I'M NOT BACKING DOWN FROM FACING WHAT I NEED. 1558 01:16:48,034 --> 01:16:51,758 I JUST MAY BE ABLE TO DO IT HOW I KNOW AND IN MY OWN WAY. 1559 01:16:51,758 --> 01:17:01,379 ♪♪ 1560 01:17:01,379 --> 01:17:10,931 ♪♪ 1561 01:17:10,931 --> 01:17:13,068 IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH, I HAD ONLY LOST PRETTY MUCH 1562 01:17:13,068 --> 01:17:17,379 THE SAME AMOUNT, WITH AN 8-POUND LOSS. 1563 01:17:17,379 --> 01:17:18,655 AND DR. 1564 01:17:18,655 --> 01:17:19,827 NOW SAID I'M SUPPOSED TO BE LOSING AT LEAST 1565 01:17:19,827 --> 01:17:23,172 30 POUNDS A MONTH RIGHT NOW. 1566 01:17:23,172 --> 01:17:25,965 SO IF I'M BACK ON TRACK AND LOSING LIKE I NEED, 1567 01:17:25,965 --> 01:17:30,103 THEN THAT'LL MEAN I'M AT OR BELOW 375 TODAY. 1568 01:17:30,103 --> 01:17:32,344 SO I'M REALLY HOPING TO SEE THAT NUMBER. 1569 01:17:35,206 --> 01:17:37,172 Tayler: GOOD JOB, BABE. 1570 01:17:37,172 --> 01:17:38,862 THAT'S AWESOME! 1571 01:17:38,862 --> 01:17:42,241 ♪♪ 1572 01:17:42,241 --> 01:17:44,000 OKAY, YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO ROOM 5. 1573 01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:44,931 OKAY. THANKS. 1574 01:17:44,931 --> 01:17:46,275 MM-HMM. 1575 01:17:46,275 --> 01:17:49,103 THAT'S NOT WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE AT, 1576 01:17:49,103 --> 01:17:52,137 BUT AT LEAST IT'S A LOT CLOSER. 1577 01:17:52,137 --> 01:17:56,862 THAT'S MORE THAN I LOST IN THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS COMBINED. 1578 01:17:56,862 --> 01:18:01,344 SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT AND THAT I'M IMPROVING. 1579 01:18:01,344 --> 01:18:04,068 AND HOPEFULLY DR. NOW FEELS THE SAME WAY. 1580 01:18:04,068 --> 01:18:10,586 ♪♪ 1581 01:18:10,586 --> 01:18:11,413 HEY, BRANDON. 1582 01:18:11,413 --> 01:18:12,103 HEY, DR. NOW. 1583 01:18:12,103 --> 01:18:13,034 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1584 01:18:13,034 --> 01:18:14,655 GOOD, AND HOW ARE YOU, SIR? 1585 01:18:14,655 --> 01:18:16,172 I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. 1586 01:18:16,172 --> 01:18:17,517 ALL RIGHT. 1587 01:18:17,517 --> 01:18:20,793 SO, YOU'RE DOWN TO 383 TODAY.YES. 1588 01:18:20,793 --> 01:18:23,241 THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT YOU LOST IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 1589 01:18:23,241 --> 01:18:24,241 THAT'S VERY GOOD. 1590 01:18:24,241 --> 01:18:25,655 YES, THANK YOU. 1591 01:18:25,655 --> 01:18:28,862 AND YOU LOST ACTUALLY 335 POUNDS. 1592 01:18:28,862 --> 01:18:30,206 YES. 1593 01:18:30,206 --> 01:18:32,137 AND CAN YOU TELL YOUR LIFE IS DIFFERENT NOW? 1594 01:18:32,137 --> 01:18:34,344 YES, ABSOLUTELY. 1595 01:18:34,344 --> 01:18:37,586 I'M ENJOYING LIFE A LOT MORE, AND EVERYTHING IS EASIER. 1596 01:18:37,586 --> 01:18:39,241 AND SO I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. 1597 01:18:39,241 --> 01:18:41,896 WELL, YOU'RE DOING FANTASTIC OVERALL, 1598 01:18:41,896 --> 01:18:45,000 BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT YOU SHOULD BE LOSING AT LEAST 1599 01:18:45,000 --> 01:18:46,793 30 POUNDS A MONTH RIGHT NOW, 1600 01:18:46,793 --> 01:18:48,931 AND YOU'RE STILL ONLY DOING HALF THAT. 1601 01:18:48,931 --> 01:18:50,551 OKAY. 1602 01:18:50,551 --> 01:18:53,103 BUT IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN ONLY LOSING 8 POUNDS A MONTH. 1603 01:18:53,103 --> 01:18:54,586 YES. YES. 1604 01:18:54,586 --> 01:18:57,379 SO THE TREND IS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 1605 01:18:57,379 --> 01:18:59,965 WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CONTINUES, OKAY? 1606 01:18:59,965 --> 01:19:01,103 OKAY. 1607 01:19:01,103 --> 01:19:02,724 BUT OVERALL, YOU'VE DONE GREAT, 1608 01:19:02,724 --> 01:19:05,034 AND THAT'S ONE BIG PERSON YOU LOST, HUH? 1609 01:19:05,034 --> 01:19:07,275 THAT'S RIGHT! [ LAUGHS ] 1610 01:19:07,275 --> 01:19:08,758 ARE YOU FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW? 1611 01:19:08,758 --> 01:19:10,310 I FEEL GREAT. 1612 01:19:10,310 --> 01:19:13,413 I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU BEFORE, ON MY FIRST VISIT, 1613 01:19:13,413 --> 01:19:15,896 WALKING FROM THE LOBBY TO HERE WAS TOO FAR. 1614 01:19:15,896 --> 01:19:17,551 [ LAUGHS ]YEAH, IT WAS TOO FAR, HUH? 1615 01:19:17,551 --> 01:19:19,275 IT WAS TOO FAR, DR. NOW. 1616 01:19:19,275 --> 01:19:22,310 SO NOW IT'S JUST FUNNY BECAUSE -- 1617 01:19:22,310 --> 01:19:23,310 NOTHING, HUH? 1618 01:19:23,310 --> 01:19:25,172 IT'S NOT ANYTHING, YEAH. 1619 01:19:25,172 --> 01:19:27,344 THAT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.YEAH. 1620 01:19:27,344 --> 01:19:31,103 I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS, AND I THINK IT WON'T BE TOO LONG 1621 01:19:31,103 --> 01:19:33,482 BEFORE YOU'RE READY FOR SKIN SURGERY. 1622 01:19:33,482 --> 01:19:35,068 MM-HMM. 1623 01:19:35,068 --> 01:19:36,172 AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON 1624 01:19:36,172 --> 01:19:38,103 BEING UNDER 200 POUNDS. 1625 01:19:38,103 --> 01:19:41,689 DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FIRST? 1626 01:19:41,689 --> 01:19:44,758 THE UPPER BODY OR LOWER BODY, OR DOES IT DEPEND? 1627 01:19:44,758 --> 01:19:47,206 WELL, LET ME TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR EXTRA SKIN 1628 01:19:47,206 --> 01:19:50,068 YOU HAVE DOWN IN YOUR LEG AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. 1629 01:19:50,068 --> 01:19:51,793 OKAY. 1630 01:19:54,034 --> 01:19:55,655 ALL RIGHT, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EXTRA SKIN 1631 01:19:55,655 --> 01:19:58,275 WE'RE GONNA TAKE OFF, OKAY? 1632 01:19:58,275 --> 01:20:00,586 LET'S SEE HOW THE LEG DOING. 1633 01:20:00,586 --> 01:20:02,172 BY THE WAY, YOU NEED NEW PANTS. 1634 01:20:02,172 --> 01:20:03,379 THESE ARE TOO BIG. 1635 01:20:03,379 --> 01:20:05,344 YES! 1636 01:20:05,344 --> 01:20:07,103 NEED TO WASH THEM WITH WARM WATER. 1637 01:20:07,103 --> 01:20:08,586 [ CHUCKLES ] 1638 01:20:10,896 --> 01:20:12,172 ALL RIGHT. 1639 01:20:12,172 --> 01:20:14,068 YOU ARE LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT, 1640 01:20:14,068 --> 01:20:16,965 BUT THIS IS STILL A LOT OF FAT IN IT. 1641 01:20:16,965 --> 01:20:20,034 MM-HMM.AND SO IF WE LOSE THAT WEIGHT, 1642 01:20:20,034 --> 01:20:22,965 WE CAN TAKE ALL THAT SKIN OFF IN BOTH LEGS. 1643 01:20:22,965 --> 01:20:24,206 OKAY. 1644 01:20:24,206 --> 01:20:26,241 AND GET YOUR LEGS MORE NATURAL-LOOKING 1645 01:20:26,241 --> 01:20:28,896 AND YOU CAN WALK AND DO EXERCISE MUCH EASIER. 1646 01:20:28,896 --> 01:20:29,655 YES. OKAY. 1647 01:20:29,655 --> 01:20:31,310 HOW'S THE ARMS DOING? 1648 01:20:31,310 --> 01:20:33,000 YEAH, LET ME SHOW YOU THE ARMS. 1649 01:20:38,344 --> 01:20:39,793 YEAH. 1650 01:20:39,793 --> 01:20:45,586 THE ARMS ARE GONNA BE EASIER TO GO AHEAD AND DO, 1651 01:20:45,586 --> 01:20:49,896 AND START WITH THIS WHILE YOU'RE LOSING WEIGHT. 1652 01:20:49,896 --> 01:20:51,758 AND THAT'S GONNA BE EASY TO HEAL. 1653 01:20:51,758 --> 01:20:52,862 OKAY. 1654 01:20:52,862 --> 01:20:56,931 PROBABLY GONNA END UP TAKING 60, 1655 01:20:56,931 --> 01:20:59,379 70 POUNDS OF EXTRA SKIN OFF OF YOU. 1656 01:20:59,379 --> 01:21:00,586 OH, WOW. 1657 01:21:00,586 --> 01:21:02,068 THAT'S GOOD NEWS. 1658 01:21:02,068 --> 01:21:03,896 SO, WE HAVE OUR GAME PLAN. 1659 01:21:03,896 --> 01:21:06,689 ONCE YOU GET UNDER 350 HERE SOON, 1660 01:21:06,689 --> 01:21:08,275 WE'LL START WITH YOUR ARMS. 1661 01:21:08,275 --> 01:21:10,931 AND THEN WE'LL REMOVE THE EXCESS SKIN ON YOUR STOMACH, 1662 01:21:10,931 --> 01:21:13,068 AND LATER, WE DO YOUR LEGS. 1663 01:21:13,068 --> 01:21:15,310 AND BY THAT TIME, YOU SHOULD BE VERY CLOSE 1664 01:21:15,310 --> 01:21:17,241 TO YOUR TARGET WEIGHT OF 180. 1665 01:21:17,241 --> 01:21:19,862 AND IF YOU START LOSING A LITTLE BIT MORE EACH MONTH 1666 01:21:19,862 --> 01:21:21,413 AND STAY ON TRACK, 1667 01:21:21,413 --> 01:21:24,344 THEN WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE YOU THERE IN THE NEXT YEAR. 1668 01:21:24,344 --> 01:21:26,068 SOUND GOOD? YES. 1669 01:21:26,068 --> 01:21:27,620 I'M EXCITED. OKAY. 1670 01:21:27,620 --> 01:21:30,103 YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS. 1671 01:21:30,103 --> 01:21:32,034 AND YOU'RE GONNA BE ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE 1672 01:21:32,034 --> 01:21:36,068 THAT HAVE LOST 500 POUNDS IN ANOTHER YEAR OR SO. 1673 01:21:36,068 --> 01:21:37,172 AWESOME. 1674 01:21:37,172 --> 01:21:38,655 I'LL SEE YOU BOTH SOON, 1675 01:21:38,655 --> 01:21:40,689 AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL. 1676 01:21:40,689 --> 01:21:42,172 THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR. I APPRECIATE IT. 1677 01:21:42,172 --> 01:21:43,724 YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. 1678 01:21:43,724 --> 01:21:45,413 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 1679 01:21:45,413 --> 01:21:48,655 ♪♪ 1680 01:21:48,655 --> 01:21:52,379 I'M VERY HAPPY WITH BRANDON'S PROGRESS OVER THE LAST YEAR. 1681 01:21:52,379 --> 01:21:56,448 HE HAS STRUGGLED OFF AND ON, BUT OVERALL, HE'S DONE GREAT. 1682 01:21:56,448 --> 01:21:59,275 I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED WHEN HIS WEIGHT LOSS 1683 01:21:59,275 --> 01:22:03,620 DROPPED TO ONLY 8 POUNDS A MONTH SO SOON AFTER SURGERY. 1684 01:22:03,620 --> 01:22:06,482 AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT QUITE BACK UP TO WHERE 1685 01:22:06,482 --> 01:22:09,137 HE SHOULD BE WITH HIS MONTHLY WEIGHT LOSS, 1686 01:22:09,137 --> 01:22:11,724 HE'S HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION NOW. 1687 01:22:11,724 --> 01:22:15,862 BUT AS LONG AS HE CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS AND WORKS HARD, 1688 01:22:15,862 --> 01:22:18,172 WE WILL MAKE SURE HE HAS ALL THE TOOLS 1689 01:22:18,172 --> 01:22:21,586 AND SUPPORT HE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT 1690 01:22:21,586 --> 01:22:24,241 OF 180 POUNDS THIS NEXT YEAR. 1691 01:22:24,241 --> 01:22:28,379 ♪♪ 1692 01:22:28,379 --> 01:22:32,896 Brandon: TO HEAR DR. NOW SAY HE'S PROUD OF ME FEELS REALLY GOOD. 1693 01:22:32,896 --> 01:22:35,620 BUT I KNOW I STILL HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT TO DO STILL 1694 01:22:35,620 --> 01:22:37,517 TO MAKE IT TO MY TARGET. 1695 01:22:37,517 --> 01:22:40,482 AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY. 1696 01:22:40,482 --> 01:22:43,931 BUT I'M NOT GONNA SHY AWAY FROM ANY OF IT, EVEN FOR A MINUTE. 1697 01:22:47,241 --> 01:22:56,103 ♪♪ 1698 01:22:56,103 --> 01:22:58,137 TONIGHT I'VE GOT A GIG AT A LITTLE PLACE 1699 01:22:58,137 --> 01:23:00,034 WHERE I'M GONNA PLAY A SET. 1700 01:23:00,034 --> 01:23:02,896 SO I'M GETTING BACK INTO THE SADDLE OF PERFORMING, 1701 01:23:02,896 --> 01:23:05,000 AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 1702 01:23:05,000 --> 01:23:08,137 ♪♪ 1703 01:23:08,137 --> 01:23:09,827 AND TO HAVE TAYLER BY MY SIDE 1704 01:23:09,827 --> 01:23:13,413 DOING IT IS JUST LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE. 1705 01:23:13,413 --> 01:23:15,862 HOW I ASKED HER OUT WAS WITH MUSIC. 1706 01:23:15,862 --> 01:23:17,413 I WROTE A SONG FOR HER, 1707 01:23:17,413 --> 01:23:21,068 AND I'M GONNA SURPRISE HER TONIGHT BY SINGING IT ONSTAGE. 1708 01:23:21,068 --> 01:23:23,482 READY? YEAH. 1709 01:23:23,482 --> 01:23:27,448 SO I'M REALLY AMPED UP ABOUT THIS, AND I CAN'T WAIT. 1710 01:23:27,448 --> 01:23:30,862 A YEAR AGO, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE DEAD SOON. 1711 01:23:30,862 --> 01:23:34,896 SO TO BE HERE NOW IS AN INCREDIBLE FEELING. 1712 01:23:34,896 --> 01:23:39,137 MY WEIGHT HAD LEFT ME WITH NO FUTURE OR EVEN A HOPE OF ONE. 1713 01:23:39,137 --> 01:23:42,586 AND NOT JUST MINE, BUT TAYLER'S, TOO. 1714 01:23:42,586 --> 01:23:45,689 BUT NOW I'M ABLE TO START PURSUING MY DREAMS AGAIN, 1715 01:23:45,689 --> 01:23:49,413 AND TAYLER AND I CAN HAVE THE LIFE WE DREAMED OF TOGETHER. 1716 01:23:49,413 --> 01:23:52,862 EVER SINCE I FIRST KNEW HER, I WANTED TO GIVE HER THE WORLD 1717 01:23:52,862 --> 01:23:55,551 BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT SHE GAVE ME. 1718 01:23:55,551 --> 01:23:59,310 AND FOR THAT TO BE POSSIBLE NOW IS WHAT'S THE MOST AMAZING TO ME 1719 01:23:59,310 --> 01:24:02,241 AND WHAT I'M MOST GRATEFUL FOR. 1720 01:24:02,241 --> 01:24:04,931 TAYLER HAS STUCK WITH ME THROUGH THICK AND THIN, 1721 01:24:04,931 --> 01:24:07,379 AND I LOVE HER WITH ALL MY HEART. 1722 01:24:07,379 --> 01:24:12,206 AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE LIFE WE HAVE AHEAD TOGETHER NOW. 1723 01:24:12,206 --> 01:24:14,862 WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR COMING OUT TO SUPPORT ME. 1724 01:24:14,862 --> 01:24:16,896 MY NAME IS BRANDON, AND I'LL BE YOUR ENTERTAINMENT 1725 01:24:16,896 --> 01:24:17,655 FOR THE EVENING. 1726 01:24:17,655 --> 01:24:20,931 [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] 1727 01:24:20,931 --> 01:24:23,241 THERE'S A LITTLE BACK STORY TO THIS FIRST SONG. 1728 01:24:23,241 --> 01:24:24,689 SO, THIS IS MY GIRLFRIEND HERE IN THE CORNER. 1729 01:24:24,689 --> 01:24:25,931 HER NAME'S TAYLER. 1730 01:24:25,931 --> 01:24:28,310 AND THIS SONG GOT ME THAT GIRLFRIEND. 1731 01:24:28,310 --> 01:24:30,275 SO THIS IS FOR YOU, TAYLER. 1732 01:24:31,448 --> 01:24:34,000 [ PLAYING GUITAR ] 1733 01:24:34,000 --> 01:24:37,344 ♪♪ 1734 01:24:37,344 --> 01:24:40,068 ♪ JUST THINKIN' 'BOUT THE WAY YOU SMILE, GIRL ♪ 1735 01:24:40,068 --> 01:24:42,620 ♪ AND HOW YOU'RE ALWAYS ON MY MIND, GIRL ♪ 1736 01:24:42,620 --> 01:24:44,896 ♪ JUST MAKES ME WANNA WRITE A SONG FOR YOU ♪ 1737 01:24:44,896 --> 01:24:46,586 ♪ YEAH ♪ 1738 01:24:46,586 --> 01:24:51,793 ♪♪ 1739 01:24:51,793 --> 01:24:55,482 I'M DETERMINED TO MAKE IT TO MY TARGET WEIGHT THIS NEXT YEAR, 1740 01:24:55,482 --> 01:25:00,586 BUT I KNOW IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT FOR ME TO DO THAT, AND I WILL. 1741 01:25:00,586 --> 01:25:03,862 I'M STILL WORKING UP THE COURAGE TO REACH OUT TO MY DAD. 1742 01:25:03,862 --> 01:25:06,034 I'M NOT GIVING UP ON THAT. 1743 01:25:06,034 --> 01:25:09,000 I'LL FACE THAT AND WHATEVER ELSE I NEED. 1744 01:25:09,000 --> 01:25:11,896 I'M NOT RUNNING OR BACKING DOWN FROM ANY OF IT. 1745 01:25:11,896 --> 01:25:13,344 I'M STARTING TO LIVE THE LIFE 1746 01:25:13,344 --> 01:25:15,758 I COULD ONLY DREAM ABOUT A YEAR AGO, 1747 01:25:15,758 --> 01:25:17,793 AND BEING ABLE TO GIVE TAYLER THE LIFE 1748 01:25:17,793 --> 01:25:20,655 SHE DESERVES IS PRICELESS. 1749 01:25:20,655 --> 01:25:23,206 ♪ YOU ARE MY WORLD ♪ 1750 01:25:23,206 --> 01:25:25,551 ♪ BEAUTIFUL GIRL ♪ 1751 01:25:25,551 --> 01:25:28,413 ♪ WHOA, WHOA ♪ 1752 01:25:28,413 --> 01:25:32,551 ♪♪