1 00:00:05,310 --> 00:00:09,724 Man: I HATE MY LIFE AND WHAT I'VE LET IT BECOME. 2 00:00:09,724 --> 00:00:17,344 ♪♪ 3 00:00:17,344 --> 00:00:18,517 Woman: HE CAN'T STOP. 4 00:00:18,517 --> 00:00:19,965 HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW. 5 00:00:19,965 --> 00:00:22,931 Woman: IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK THAT AT ANY MOMENT, 6 00:00:22,931 --> 00:00:24,620 YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE. 7 00:00:24,620 --> 00:00:30,068 ♪♪ 8 00:00:30,068 --> 00:00:35,517 ♪♪ 9 00:00:35,517 --> 00:00:37,862 Woman: I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 10 00:00:37,862 --> 00:00:39,827 I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO LIVE YET. 11 00:00:44,482 --> 00:00:46,275 WHY ARE YOU JUMPING ON MY CASE? 12 00:00:46,275 --> 00:00:49,827 YOU'RE OVEREATING, AND YOU ACT LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT. 13 00:00:49,827 --> 00:00:51,448 I KNOW THAT I'M DYING. 14 00:00:51,448 --> 00:00:53,586 I KNOW THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT. 15 00:00:57,862 --> 00:01:00,724 THIS SESSION IS OVER. 16 00:01:00,724 --> 00:01:02,068 I'M DONE. 17 00:01:04,793 --> 00:01:07,793 --Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com 18 00:01:07,793 --> 00:01:10,758 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 19 00:01:10,758 --> 00:01:20,620 ♪♪ 20 00:01:20,620 --> 00:01:30,517 ♪♪ 21 00:01:30,517 --> 00:01:35,551 Aaron: I DREAD WAKING UP IN THE MORNING BECAUSE IT MEANS 22 00:01:35,551 --> 00:01:38,172 I HAVE TO FACE MY LIFE FOR ANOTHER DAY. 23 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,103 LIFE IS PURE TORTURE BECAUSE I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN 24 00:01:44,103 --> 00:01:48,689 FROM ALL MY WEIGHT PULLING DOWN ON MY BODY. 25 00:01:48,689 --> 00:01:52,068 I'M PUTTING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON MY LEGS, MY KNEES, 26 00:01:52,068 --> 00:01:54,448 AND IT'S TOO MUCH WEIGHT BEARING ON MY BACK. 27 00:01:57,827 --> 00:02:00,620 AND I CAN'T GET AROUND WITHOUT MY CANE NOW 28 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:04,758 BECAUSE MY LEGS CAN NO LONGER HANDLE ALL THE WEIGHT. 29 00:02:04,758 --> 00:02:08,241 AND I CAN'T WALK FAR BEFORE IT GETS TO BE TOO MUCH FOR ME. 30 00:02:10,275 --> 00:02:13,275 UNLESS I TRY TO GO OUT, I ONLY HAVE TWO LONG WALKS 31 00:02:13,275 --> 00:02:15,758 I HAVE TO MAKE EVERY DAY -- 32 00:02:15,758 --> 00:02:19,793 THE WALK TO THE KITCHEN AND TO THE BATHROOM. 33 00:02:19,793 --> 00:02:23,310 AND THE BATHROOM IS THE FURTHEST ONE I HAVE TO WALK TO. 34 00:02:25,862 --> 00:02:27,586 I HAVE TO TRY AND DO IT QUICKLY 35 00:02:27,586 --> 00:02:31,241 BEFORE I RUN OUT OF ENERGY, AND THERE ARE TIMES 36 00:02:31,241 --> 00:02:34,310 I'M WOOZY AND I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA PASS OUT. 37 00:02:34,310 --> 00:02:42,793 ♪♪ 38 00:02:42,793 --> 00:02:45,551 SO WE HAD TO PUT A CHAIR THAT CAN HOLD ME IN THE SHOWER 39 00:02:45,551 --> 00:02:47,896 SO I CAN REST. 40 00:02:47,896 --> 00:02:51,896 I STRUGGLE TO STAND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, 41 00:02:51,896 --> 00:02:53,620 SO I HAVE TO SIT. 42 00:02:55,689 --> 00:02:59,689 IT'S SO EMBARRASSING THAT I'VE LET IT GET THIS BAD, 43 00:02:59,689 --> 00:03:01,896 BUT I'M NOT LETTING ANYONE COME BATHE ME 44 00:03:01,896 --> 00:03:04,758 NO MATTER HOW HARD IT GETS. 45 00:03:04,758 --> 00:03:06,586 I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN, 46 00:03:06,586 --> 00:03:10,827 SO I TRY AND CLEAN MYSELF AS MUCH AS I CAN. 47 00:03:10,827 --> 00:03:12,862 AT MY SIZE, YOUR SKIN CHAFES 48 00:03:12,862 --> 00:03:14,896 FROM ALL THE RUBBING AGAINST YOUR BODY 49 00:03:14,896 --> 00:03:18,482 TO THE POINT WHERE YOU GET SORES THAT CAN GET INFECTED, 50 00:03:18,482 --> 00:03:21,241 AND THOSE INFECTIONS CAN KILL YOU. 51 00:03:21,241 --> 00:03:24,206 AND THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THAT IS TO STAY CLEAN 52 00:03:24,206 --> 00:03:27,068 AND PUT BABY POWDER AROUND YOUR WHOLE BODY, 53 00:03:27,068 --> 00:03:32,103 SO I FORCE MYSELF TO DO THAT EVERY DAY. 54 00:03:32,103 --> 00:03:38,000 BUT IT TAKES ME SO LONG TO TAKE A SHOWER THAT I'M SO EXHAUSTED, 55 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,241 AND IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR ME EVERY DAY JUST TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. 56 00:03:44,551 --> 00:03:46,172 I REFUSE TO ASK MY DAD 57 00:03:46,172 --> 00:03:49,379 FOR ANY HELP AT ALL IN THE BATHROOM, THOUGH. 58 00:03:49,379 --> 00:03:51,896 HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT LIVES HERE WITH ME, 59 00:03:51,896 --> 00:03:53,344 AND I CAN'T LET IT GET TO THE POINT 60 00:03:53,344 --> 00:03:58,068 WHERE HE AS TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR ME. 61 00:03:58,068 --> 00:04:04,379 BUT WHAT'S SCARING ME IS, I ALREADY CAN'T DO SO MUCH. 62 00:04:04,379 --> 00:04:09,034 I CAN'T EVEN REACH TO CLEAN MYSELF AFTER I USE THE BATHROOM. 63 00:04:09,034 --> 00:04:12,379 I HAVE TO WRAP THE HANDLE OF MY CANE WITH A TISSUE TO EVEN 64 00:04:12,379 --> 00:04:17,137 TRY TO REACH MY BACKSIDE, AND THAT'S ALMOST TOO MUCH FOR ME. 65 00:04:17,137 --> 00:04:27,137 ♪♪ 66 00:04:27,137 --> 00:04:31,586 IT'S HUMILIATING, AND HAVING TO LIVE LIKE THIS 67 00:04:31,586 --> 00:04:34,310 MAKES ME FEEL VERY ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED, 68 00:04:34,310 --> 00:04:38,931 AND I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT, AND I HATE MY BODY. 69 00:04:38,931 --> 00:04:42,793 IT'S HARD TO EVEN LOOK AT MYSELF ANYMORE. 70 00:04:42,793 --> 00:04:46,827 THIS IS NOT THE LIFE I EVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE, 71 00:04:46,827 --> 00:04:49,379 AND I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK 72 00:04:49,379 --> 00:04:51,000 AND CHANGE ALL THE CHOICES 73 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,379 I'VE MADE AND ALL THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED TO ME 74 00:04:54,379 --> 00:04:56,241 THAT LED ME TO THIS POINT. 75 00:04:56,241 --> 00:05:02,551 ♪♪ 76 00:05:02,551 --> 00:05:05,517 I STRUGGLED WITH WEIGHT ALL MY LIFE. 77 00:05:05,517 --> 00:05:07,000 I HAVE TWO OLDER SISTERS, 78 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:11,965 AND I HAD A VERY STRICT UPBRINGING. 79 00:05:11,965 --> 00:05:15,275 MY DAD WAS IN THE MILITARY, SO HE HAD A LOT OF RULES 80 00:05:15,275 --> 00:05:18,344 THAT HE EXPECTED US TO FOLLOW AS A FAMILY, 81 00:05:18,344 --> 00:05:22,137 BUT HE HAD A LOT THAT WERE JUST FOR ME. 82 00:05:22,137 --> 00:05:27,689 I, UH, WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST STRICT FATHERS. 83 00:05:36,275 --> 00:05:40,068 AARON, HE, UH -- HE WAS THE WORST OF THE BATCH. 84 00:05:40,068 --> 00:05:42,413 Aaron: HE WAS HARDER ON ME -- A LOT HARDER 85 00:05:42,413 --> 00:05:46,000 THAN HE WAS ON MY SISTERS BECAUSE I WAS A BOY. 86 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,241 SO WHEN I MESSED UP, USUALLY THAT MEANT 87 00:05:48,241 --> 00:05:50,000 A PRETTY SEVERE BEATING. 88 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,965 HE WOULD SPANK ME PRETTY HARD WITH THE BELT. 89 00:05:54,965 --> 00:05:57,344 SO I WAS CONSTANTLY AFRAID OF MY DAD 90 00:05:57,344 --> 00:06:01,758 AND WHAT I WAS GONNA BE PUNISHED FOR NEXT. 91 00:06:01,758 --> 00:06:04,586 AND I STARTED USING FOOD TO HELP ME STAY CALM, 92 00:06:04,586 --> 00:06:08,931 BECAUSE WHEN I WAS EATING, I FELT GOOD. 93 00:06:08,931 --> 00:06:13,206 I WENT TO FOOD FOR COMFORT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T JUDGE ME. 94 00:06:13,206 --> 00:06:16,793 IT JUST -- IT WAS THERE, GAVE ME COMFORT, 95 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:20,379 SO IT BECAME MY BEST FRIEND. 96 00:06:20,379 --> 00:06:23,758 SO I WAS EATING ALMOST COMPULSIVELY THEN. 97 00:06:23,758 --> 00:06:27,931 IT STARTED WHEN I WAS AROUND 6, AND BY THE TIME I WAS 8, 98 00:06:27,931 --> 00:06:32,965 I WAS ALREADY GETTING CLOSE TO BEING ALMOST 200 POUNDS. 99 00:06:32,965 --> 00:06:34,448 AARON JUST STARTED GAINING WEIGHT, 100 00:06:34,448 --> 00:06:37,482 AND HE WAS SO MUCH HEAVIER THAN ANY OTHER KIDS AROUND HIM, 101 00:06:37,482 --> 00:06:39,413 AND I COULDN'T STOP HIM. 102 00:06:39,413 --> 00:06:40,827 DOCTORS DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, 103 00:06:40,827 --> 00:06:42,965 SO THEY KEPT TELLING ME HE HAD TO STOP EATING. 104 00:06:42,965 --> 00:06:44,620 WELL, YOU CAN'T TELL A KID HE CAN'T EAT, 105 00:06:44,620 --> 00:06:47,379 I MEAN, HE'S GONNA EAT. 106 00:06:47,379 --> 00:06:49,241 Aaron: BOTH MY PARENTS TRIED TO STOP ME 107 00:06:49,241 --> 00:06:54,379 FROM EATING AS MUCH AS I DID, BUT NO ONE COULD REALLY STOP ME. 108 00:06:54,379 --> 00:07:00,586 AND BY THE TIME I TURNED 13, I MADE IT TO OVER 300 POUNDS. 109 00:07:00,586 --> 00:07:03,206 AND I KNEW I WAS STARTING TO GET REALLY BIG THEN 110 00:07:03,206 --> 00:07:06,827 BECAUSE I STARTED TO GET PICKED ON A LOT AT THAT POINT -- 111 00:07:06,827 --> 00:07:09,275 NOT ONLY AT SCHOOL, BUT AT HOME, 112 00:07:09,275 --> 00:07:12,448 ESPECIALLY FROM ONE OF MY OLDER SISTERS, MARGARET. 113 00:07:12,448 --> 00:07:15,448 AARON AND I HAD SIBLING FIGHTS AS ALL SIBLINGS DO. 114 00:07:15,448 --> 00:07:16,896 WE'D ARGUE ABOUT EVERYTHING, 115 00:07:16,896 --> 00:07:19,724 BUT I WAS THE ONLY PERSON, IN MY EYES, 116 00:07:19,724 --> 00:07:24,172 THAT COULD PICK ON HIM OR SAY ANYTHING MEAN TO HIM -- 117 00:07:24,172 --> 00:07:26,310 YOU KNOW, LITTLE JABS HERE AND THERE JUST TO -- 118 00:07:26,310 --> 00:07:29,241 BECAUSE HE MADE ME MAD. 119 00:07:29,241 --> 00:07:32,413 Aaron: THE BIGGEST AND MOST HURTFUL THING SHE EVER SAID TO ME, 120 00:07:32,413 --> 00:07:36,034 THOUGH, WAS WHEN WE WERE WATCHING THIS MOVIE ON T.V., 121 00:07:36,034 --> 00:07:39,482 AND IT CAME TO THE PART WHERE A MAN AND WOMAN WERE KISSING, 122 00:07:39,482 --> 00:07:41,586 AND SHE SAID, "YOU SEE THAT RIGHT THERE?" 123 00:07:41,586 --> 00:07:45,000 SHE SAYS, "YOU'LL NEVER EXPERIENCE THAT." 124 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,931 SHE WAS RIGHT, BECAUSE I NEVER HAD A GIRLFRIEND, 125 00:07:47,931 --> 00:07:51,689 AND I KNOW IT WAS BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS JUST BEEN FAT. 126 00:07:51,689 --> 00:07:54,586 I DON'T THINK I'M GOOD ENOUGH FOR ANYBODY. 127 00:07:54,586 --> 00:07:56,724 I DON'T THINK I'M WORTH ANYTHING. 128 00:07:58,965 --> 00:08:00,965 SO BY THE TIME I WAS 15, 129 00:08:00,965 --> 00:08:05,379 I HAD MADE IT UP OVER 400 POUNDS. 130 00:08:05,379 --> 00:08:08,000 I WAS BULLIED IN THE HALLS BY ALL THE KIDS. 131 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:11,241 ONE TIME THEY ALL SURROUNDED ME, 132 00:08:11,241 --> 00:08:14,103 THREW ME TO THE FLOOR, AND KICKED ME. 133 00:08:14,103 --> 00:08:15,931 I NEVER LET ANYBODY KNOW. 134 00:08:15,931 --> 00:08:18,103 I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED. 135 00:08:18,103 --> 00:08:21,931 AFTER THAT DAY, I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT ABUSE, 136 00:08:21,931 --> 00:08:27,413 SO I DROPPED OUT AND GOT A JOB WORKING IN FAST-FOOD PLACES. 137 00:08:27,413 --> 00:08:33,034 UNFORTUNATELY, CONSTANTLY BEING AROUND FAST FOOD DIDN'T HELP. 138 00:08:33,034 --> 00:08:36,137 I WAS EATING FAST FOOD, I WOULD SAY, 139 00:08:36,137 --> 00:08:38,482 PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE DAYS A WEEK, 140 00:08:38,482 --> 00:08:41,758 TWO OR THREE MEALS A DAY. 141 00:08:41,758 --> 00:08:43,655 SO OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, 142 00:08:43,655 --> 00:08:48,862 I GOT UP TO OVER 500 POUNDS BY THE TIME I WAS 18. 143 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:50,620 BUT MOVING AND GETTING AROUND 144 00:08:50,620 --> 00:08:53,551 WAS STARTING TO GET EXTREMELY PAINFUL. 145 00:08:53,551 --> 00:08:55,551 I GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I COULDN'T WORK 146 00:08:55,551 --> 00:08:59,379 A WHOLE SHIFT ANYMORE, SO I HAD TO QUIT MY JOB. 147 00:08:59,379 --> 00:09:02,034 BUT MY PARENTS HAD ALSO BEEN GAINING WEIGHT 148 00:09:02,034 --> 00:09:05,655 AND GETTING BIG DURING ALL OF THIS. 149 00:09:05,655 --> 00:09:08,241 AND THE COMBINATION OF THEIR AGE AND SIZE 150 00:09:08,241 --> 00:09:10,275 STARTED TO MAKE IT REALLY HARD FOR THEM 151 00:09:10,275 --> 00:09:12,310 TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. 152 00:09:12,310 --> 00:09:16,551 MY MOM WAS OVER 300 THEN, AND MY DAD WAS OVER 400, 153 00:09:16,551 --> 00:09:20,034 AND THEY WERE BOTH IN THEIR 60s. 154 00:09:20,034 --> 00:09:24,344 I WAS AROUND 550 AT THE TIME, BUT I WAS ONLY ABOUT 20 THEN, 155 00:09:24,344 --> 00:09:25,965 SO I COULD STILL GET AROUND, 156 00:09:25,965 --> 00:09:29,482 AND THEY NEEDED SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. 157 00:09:29,482 --> 00:09:32,965 SO I DECIDED TO MOVE BACK HOME TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THEM. 158 00:09:32,965 --> 00:09:35,275 SO I GOT CERTIFIED AS A CAREGIVER 159 00:09:35,275 --> 00:09:38,620 TO LOOK AFTER THEM AS MY FULL-TIME JOB. 160 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:41,275 IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO BECOME A CAREGIVER MAINLY 161 00:09:41,275 --> 00:09:44,206 BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE ON MY FEET FOR EIGHT HOURS -- 162 00:09:44,206 --> 00:09:48,931 SIT DOWN, RELAX, BUT IN TIME, IT BECAME A PROBLEM 163 00:09:48,931 --> 00:09:51,689 BECAUSE I WAS SITTING AT HOME EATING ALL THE TIME, 164 00:09:51,689 --> 00:09:56,965 AND I JUST KEPT ON GAINING THE WEIGHT. 165 00:09:56,965 --> 00:09:59,931 AT THAT POINT, I HAD MY DOCTORS TELLING ME 166 00:09:59,931 --> 00:10:01,724 THAT IF I DIDN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT 167 00:10:01,724 --> 00:10:06,655 THAT I WASN'T GONNA BE AROUND UNTIL I WAS 35. 168 00:10:06,655 --> 00:10:09,034 BUT THOSE WARNINGS NEVER DID ANYTHING FOR ME 169 00:10:09,034 --> 00:10:12,827 BECAUSE I NEVER CARED ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT UP 'TIL THEN. 170 00:10:12,827 --> 00:10:16,000 THE ONLY TIME I EVEN TRIED WAS WHEN I WAS 27 171 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,965 BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY MOM DIED. 172 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,724 THE NIGHT THAT SHE PASSED AWAY, I WENT INTO THE ROOM 173 00:10:22,724 --> 00:10:26,000 AND TOLD HER GOOD NIGHT AND I LOVE HER AND WENT TO BED. 174 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:31,379 TEN MINUTES LATER, I GET A PHONE CALL FROM MY FATHER TELLING ME 175 00:10:31,379 --> 00:10:33,689 THAT I NEED TO HURRY UP AND GET IN THE ROOM. 176 00:10:33,689 --> 00:10:36,620 SO I GET UP AND RUN TO THE BEDROOM, 177 00:10:36,620 --> 00:10:39,172 AND MY MOTHER'S SITTING UP IN HER MOBILITY CHAIR, 178 00:10:39,172 --> 00:10:41,620 BLUE IN THE FACE, AND NOT ABLE TO BREATHE. 179 00:10:41,620 --> 00:10:44,793 I'M PANICKING, NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON, 180 00:10:44,793 --> 00:10:47,068 TRYING TO GET HER TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, 181 00:10:47,068 --> 00:10:50,862 AND SHE'S JUST STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. 182 00:10:50,862 --> 00:10:52,896 HER BODY FINALLY GAVE OUT. 183 00:10:52,896 --> 00:10:56,241 SHE HAD MADE IT TO OVER 400 POUNDS, 184 00:10:56,241 --> 00:10:57,586 AND SHE GOT A BLOOD CLOT, 185 00:10:57,586 --> 00:11:00,586 AND IT LED TO A PULMONARY EMBOLISM THAT KILLED HER, 186 00:11:00,586 --> 00:11:04,206 AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT ANYONE COULD DO TO HELP HER. 187 00:11:04,206 --> 00:11:06,551 BY THE TIME THEY BRUNG HER TO THE HOSPITAL, 188 00:11:06,551 --> 00:11:09,034 SHE HAD ALREADY FLATLINED. 189 00:11:09,034 --> 00:11:12,137 SO SHE WAS GONE. I LOST MY MOM. 190 00:11:12,137 --> 00:11:14,827 AND IT WAS A VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR ME 191 00:11:14,827 --> 00:11:17,724 BECAUSE I HAD TO PRACTICALLY WATCH HER DIE. 192 00:11:17,724 --> 00:11:21,482 I FELT COMPLETELY HELPLESS. 193 00:11:21,482 --> 00:11:23,655 HE'LL NEVER GET OVER THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER. 194 00:11:23,655 --> 00:11:26,137 SHE DIED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM. 195 00:11:26,137 --> 00:11:28,344 I MEAN, WE WERE ALL IN THIS ROOM TOGETHER. 196 00:11:28,344 --> 00:11:30,206 WHEN THEY GOT TO THE HOSPITAL, THEY WERE WORKING ON HER, 197 00:11:30,206 --> 00:11:32,103 WORKING ON HER, WORKING ON HER, TRYING TO BRING HER BACK 198 00:11:32,103 --> 00:11:33,310 AND COULDN'T BRING HER BACK. 199 00:11:33,310 --> 00:11:36,172 SO AARON SAW THAT FIRSTHAND. 200 00:11:36,172 --> 00:11:38,413 Aaron: MY MOM DIED BECAUSE OF HER WEIGHT. 201 00:11:38,413 --> 00:11:43,551 IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I REALIZED THAT FOOD CAN LITERALLY KILL ME. 202 00:11:43,551 --> 00:11:46,275 SO FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER THAT, I TRIED TO LOSE WEIGHT, 203 00:11:46,275 --> 00:11:48,724 AND I WAS SUCCESSFUL, BUT IT DIDN'T LAST. 204 00:11:48,724 --> 00:11:50,586 I JUST WENT RIGHT BACK TO THE WAY 205 00:11:50,586 --> 00:11:53,655 I WAS EATING, AND WHATEVER I HAD LOST, 206 00:11:53,655 --> 00:11:57,413 I REGAINED, AND I'VE STILL BEEN GAINING EVER SINCE THEN. 207 00:11:57,413 --> 00:12:04,448 ♪♪ 208 00:12:04,448 --> 00:12:11,517 ♪♪ 209 00:12:11,517 --> 00:12:14,000 FOOD HAS BECOME AN ADDICTION FOR ME. 210 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:22,137 IT'S JUST LIKE SOMEONE BEING ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. 211 00:12:22,137 --> 00:12:27,034 YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT FIX, AND, FOR ME, IT'S FOOD. 212 00:12:30,793 --> 00:12:35,275 SO THERE'S NEVER A MOMENT WHERE I DON'T WANT TO EAT. 213 00:12:35,275 --> 00:12:37,103 BUT AS SOON AS I'M DONE EATING, 214 00:12:37,103 --> 00:12:40,379 I'M ALREADY HUNGRY FOR SOMETHING ELSE. 215 00:12:40,379 --> 00:12:43,310 AND MOST DAYS, ALL I DO IS SIT AROUND AND EAT. 216 00:12:43,310 --> 00:12:52,379 ♪♪ 217 00:12:52,379 --> 00:12:54,000 THE ONLY TIME I EVER GO OUT 218 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,310 IS TO DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING TO GET THE FOOD 219 00:12:56,310 --> 00:13:00,379 I NEED, AND I GET MY FATHER TO GO WITH ME 220 00:13:00,379 --> 00:13:03,965 BECAUSE I CAN'T HANDLE GETTING OUT AND BEING IN THE STORE 221 00:13:03,965 --> 00:13:08,241 PHYSICALLY OR EMOTIONALLY. 222 00:13:08,241 --> 00:13:09,379 YOU READY TO GO, SIR? 223 00:13:09,379 --> 00:13:10,965 YEAH. LET'S GO. 224 00:13:10,965 --> 00:13:12,689 Aaron: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET GOING. 225 00:13:15,103 --> 00:13:18,310 I CAN BARELY HANDLE THE WALK TO THE CAR. 226 00:13:18,310 --> 00:13:22,448 SO THERE'S NO WAY I'D BE ABLE TO LAST IN A STORE. 227 00:13:22,448 --> 00:13:25,931 IF I GOT OUT AND HAD TO WALK AROUND TO GET EVERYTHING, 228 00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:28,551 THERE'D BE NO WAY I'D BE ABLE TO LAST. 229 00:13:30,689 --> 00:13:34,000 BUT I DO FEEL BAD THAT I HAVE TO MAKE MY 76-YEAR-OLD FATHER 230 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,793 DO IT ALL FOR ME. 231 00:13:36,793 --> 00:13:39,137 HE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT A WHILE AGO, 232 00:13:39,137 --> 00:13:41,241 BUT HE STILL HAS A HARD TIME GETTING AROUND 233 00:13:41,241 --> 00:13:42,931 BECAUSE OF HIS AGE. 234 00:13:42,931 --> 00:13:49,310 ♪♪ 235 00:13:49,310 --> 00:13:56,172 [ HEAVY BREATHING ] 236 00:13:56,172 --> 00:14:03,344 ♪♪ 237 00:14:03,344 --> 00:14:05,379 Aaron: I WORRY THAT'S IT'S GOING TO BE TOO MUCH 238 00:14:05,379 --> 00:14:08,931 FOR MY FATHER AT SOME POINT. 239 00:14:08,931 --> 00:14:12,586 BUT IT STILL DOESN'T STOP ME FROM HAVING HIM DO THIS 240 00:14:12,586 --> 00:14:15,206 BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE GROCERIES 241 00:14:15,206 --> 00:14:18,206 I WANT. 242 00:14:18,206 --> 00:14:20,172 YOU GOT THE LIST, RIGHT? 243 00:14:20,172 --> 00:14:23,413 I HOPE SO. 244 00:14:23,413 --> 00:14:26,827 Eugene: AARON CANNOT GET IN AND OUT OF THE CAR EASILY, 245 00:14:26,827 --> 00:14:28,931 AND HE CAN'T STAND TO WALK VERY FAR 246 00:14:28,931 --> 00:14:30,275 BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH. 247 00:14:37,620 --> 00:14:42,137 I LOVE MY BOY, BUT I DON'T LIKE HIS EATING HABITS. 248 00:14:42,137 --> 00:14:44,827 AND I DON'T SAY A THING TO HIM ABOUT IT. 249 00:14:44,827 --> 00:14:46,068 I JUST KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT BECAUSE 250 00:14:46,068 --> 00:14:50,482 I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET MAD AT ME. 251 00:14:50,482 --> 00:14:51,482 HI. HOW YOU DOING? 252 00:14:51,482 --> 00:14:52,482 GOOD. HOW YOU DOING? 253 00:14:52,482 --> 00:14:54,206 -I'M TRYING. -THERE YOU GO. 254 00:14:54,206 --> 00:15:00,310 ♪♪ 255 00:15:00,310 --> 00:15:04,586 Aaron: IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GUILTY THAT I CAN'T DO WHAT I SHOULD. 256 00:15:04,586 --> 00:15:05,620 -THANK YOU. -HAVE A BLESSED ONE. 257 00:15:05,620 --> 00:15:07,482 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE CARE. 258 00:15:07,482 --> 00:15:10,034 Aaron: I KNOW MY FATHER CAN'T BE DOING THIS. 259 00:15:10,034 --> 00:15:12,310 HE'S GETTING TOO OLD, 260 00:15:12,310 --> 00:15:14,827 AND I'M SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING CARE OF HIM, 261 00:15:14,827 --> 00:15:19,206 NOT HAVING HIM DO ERRANDS FOR ME. 262 00:15:19,206 --> 00:15:22,068 THE ONLY THING THAT'S KEEPING ME GOING TO PUSH MYSELF TO DO 263 00:15:22,068 --> 00:15:26,344 ALL THIS IS KNOWING EVERYTHING I'M GONNA HAVE ONCE WE GET HOME. 264 00:15:26,344 --> 00:15:32,413 ♪♪ 265 00:15:32,413 --> 00:15:38,034 ♪♪ 266 00:15:40,965 --> 00:15:48,862 ♪♪ 267 00:15:48,862 --> 00:15:51,275 OW. 268 00:15:51,275 --> 00:15:53,793 Aaron: IT WILL TAKE ME A LOT TO RECOVER FROM THE WORKOUT 269 00:15:53,793 --> 00:15:56,965 I HAD LEAVING THE HOUSE. 270 00:15:56,965 --> 00:15:59,206 PHYSICALLY, I'M WORN OUT. 271 00:15:59,206 --> 00:16:01,517 I HAVE NO ENERGY. 272 00:16:01,517 --> 00:16:04,034 I'M SHAKING ALL OVER. 273 00:16:04,034 --> 00:16:07,482 MY BACK AND MY LEGS AND KNEES ARE IN PAIN. 274 00:16:07,482 --> 00:16:09,827 I'M JUST ALTOGETHER EXHAUSTED. 275 00:16:13,896 --> 00:16:16,000 Aaron: IT WILL LAY ME OUT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS 276 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:19,517 AFTER I PUSH MYSELF THAT HARD BECAUSE I'LL BE SO SORE, 277 00:16:19,517 --> 00:16:21,586 I'LL BARELY BE ABLE TO MOVE. 278 00:16:21,586 --> 00:16:23,827 ♪♪ 279 00:16:23,827 --> 00:16:26,310 [ DOOR KNOCKING ] 280 00:16:26,310 --> 00:16:27,517 [ DOG BARKS ] 281 00:16:27,517 --> 00:16:32,172 ♪♪ 282 00:16:32,172 --> 00:16:34,896 Aaron: SO, BECAUSE OF THAT, THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, 283 00:16:34,896 --> 00:16:37,344 ME AND MY DAD HAVE TO RELY ON MY SISTER MARGARET 284 00:16:37,344 --> 00:16:40,379 TO BRING US FOOD IN BETWEEN SHOPPING TRIPS. 285 00:16:42,448 --> 00:16:43,482 HEY, GUYS. 286 00:16:43,482 --> 00:16:44,586 -HEY. -COME ON IN. 287 00:16:44,586 --> 00:16:46,068 SHE HAS TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. 288 00:16:46,068 --> 00:16:47,448 OKAY. HI, BUDDY. 289 00:16:47,448 --> 00:16:48,482 HOW ARE YOU? -ALL SET. 290 00:16:48,482 --> 00:16:50,413 HOW ARE YOU? 291 00:16:50,413 --> 00:16:52,965 DOING ALL RIGHT. 292 00:16:52,965 --> 00:16:54,758 BOYS, SIT DOWN ON THE COUCH. 293 00:16:54,758 --> 00:16:56,103 Girl: WHAT ARE WE DOING? 294 00:16:56,103 --> 00:16:57,448 WE'RE SITTING DOWN AND PLAYING ON THE TABLET. 295 00:16:57,448 --> 00:17:00,413 MOMMY HAS TO GO CHECK ON UNCLE AARON. 296 00:17:00,413 --> 00:17:02,620 Aaron: MARGARET COMES OVER TO BRING US FOOD 297 00:17:02,620 --> 00:17:06,241 AND HELP ME AROUND THE HOUSE EVERY DAY. 298 00:17:06,241 --> 00:17:09,379 AND SHE ALSO HELPS ME TREAT THE SORES I HAVE ON MY BODY 299 00:17:09,379 --> 00:17:13,172 THAT I DEVELOP ON THE DAYS WHERE I MOVE AROUND A LOT. 300 00:17:13,172 --> 00:17:15,068 I JUST THINK I GOT SOME RASHES ON MY STOMACH 301 00:17:15,068 --> 00:17:16,241 AND THE BACK OF MY LEGS. 302 00:17:16,241 --> 00:17:19,931 THE BACK OF YOUR LEGS? OKAY. 303 00:17:19,931 --> 00:17:21,482 I COME TO SEE AARON TO DO THINGS 304 00:17:21,482 --> 00:17:25,068 THAT AARON CAN'T DO BECAUSE OF HIS WEIGHT. 305 00:17:25,068 --> 00:17:30,275 I CHECK HIM FOR RASHES OR SWELLING AND CRACKS 306 00:17:30,275 --> 00:17:32,931 IN HIS SKIN THAT COULD BECOME INFECTED, 307 00:17:32,931 --> 00:17:35,620 BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE TAKING CARE OF AARON 308 00:17:35,620 --> 00:17:38,137 LIKE I DO NOW. 309 00:17:38,137 --> 00:17:44,413 I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S HEAT OR WHAT, BUT IT'S BUBBLY. 310 00:17:44,413 --> 00:17:48,000 Aaron: I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL SHE DOES, BUT ONCE SHE COMES OVER, 311 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,103 ALL I CAN REALLY THINK ABOUT IS EATING. 312 00:17:52,103 --> 00:17:58,241 I LIVE TO EAT, BUT I KNOW FOOD IS WHAT'S KILLING ME. 313 00:17:58,241 --> 00:17:59,482 HOW'S DADDY DOING? 314 00:17:59,482 --> 00:18:01,310 WE JUST GOT DONE DOING GROCERY SHOPPING, 315 00:18:01,310 --> 00:18:05,241 AND HE'S HURTING. 316 00:18:05,241 --> 00:18:07,482 WHO DROVE? 317 00:18:07,482 --> 00:18:08,724 I DROVE. 318 00:18:08,724 --> 00:18:10,793 I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN DRIVE. 319 00:18:10,793 --> 00:18:12,827 SCARES ME. 320 00:18:12,827 --> 00:18:16,862 THAT'S WHY I CAN'T LET YOU HAVE THE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH YOU. 321 00:18:16,862 --> 00:18:21,344 Aaron: THAT DEPRESSES ME THAT I CAN'T BE THE UNCLE I SHOULD. 322 00:18:21,344 --> 00:18:23,620 GO PLAY ON YOUR TABLET, PLEASE. 323 00:18:23,620 --> 00:18:26,931 OR THE BROTHER OR EVEN THE SON I SHOULD. 324 00:18:26,931 --> 00:18:31,137 INSTEAD, THEY ALL HAVE TO HELP AND TAKE CARE OF ME. 325 00:18:31,137 --> 00:18:32,689 I'M GETTING HUNGRY. 326 00:18:32,689 --> 00:18:34,137 I'LL MEET YOU IN THE LIVING ROOM. 327 00:18:34,137 --> 00:18:35,586 -OKAY. -OKAY. 328 00:18:35,586 --> 00:18:39,241 Aaron: AND I KNOW AS LONG AS I'M EATING AND GETTING BIGGER, 329 00:18:39,241 --> 00:18:43,724 THAT EVENTUALLY FOOD IS GOING TO TAKE EVERYTHING FROM ME. 330 00:18:43,724 --> 00:18:46,448 ALL RIGHT, GUYS. EVERYBODY READY TO EAT? 331 00:18:46,448 --> 00:18:47,827 -YEAH! -YEAH. 332 00:18:50,724 --> 00:18:54,551 Aaron: I KNOW MY WEIGHT IS GONNA KILL ME SOON IF I DON'T CHANGE. 333 00:18:56,965 --> 00:19:00,172 MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I MAY NOT EVEN HAVE TIME 334 00:19:00,172 --> 00:19:03,655 TO LOSE WEIGHT BEFORE SOME PART OF MY BODY GIVES OUT. 335 00:19:07,034 --> 00:19:11,689 I'M NOT READY TO DIE AND LEAVE MY FAMILY. 336 00:19:11,689 --> 00:19:15,482 I JUST CAN'T GIVE UP. 337 00:19:15,482 --> 00:19:18,137 AND I KNOW I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER. 338 00:19:18,137 --> 00:19:22,827 I HAVE TO DO IT NOW BECAUSE MY LAST DAY ON THIS EARTH 339 00:19:22,827 --> 00:19:25,482 IS COMING SOON, AND EVERY DAY 340 00:19:25,482 --> 00:19:28,620 I WAIT IS ANOTHER DAY CLOSER I GET TO THAT. 341 00:19:28,620 --> 00:19:32,482 ♪♪ 342 00:19:35,758 --> 00:19:41,689 ♪♪ 343 00:19:41,689 --> 00:19:48,620 ♪♪ 344 00:19:48,620 --> 00:19:53,862 Aaron: TODAY MY SISTER IS GONNA HELP TAKE ME TO SEE DR. NOW. 345 00:19:53,862 --> 00:19:56,827 HE DOES WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON PEOPLE AS BIG AS ME, 346 00:19:56,827 --> 00:19:59,000 AND HE'S NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE. 347 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,448 -HELLO. -HEY. 348 00:20:00,448 --> 00:20:03,413 HOW ARE YOU? -DOING ALL RIGHT. 349 00:20:03,413 --> 00:20:06,896 Aaron: HE'S IN HOUSTON, WHICH IS A 2 1/2 TO 3-HOUR DRIVE. 350 00:20:06,896 --> 00:20:09,586 SO MY SISTER SAID SHE'D DRIVE ME 351 00:20:09,586 --> 00:20:13,448 BECAUSE DRIVING MORE THAN FIVE OR SO MILES IS TOO MUCH FOR ME, 352 00:20:13,448 --> 00:20:15,689 AND I WOULDN'T MAKE IT. 353 00:20:15,689 --> 00:20:18,241 SO I HAVE TO HAVE HER HELP TO DO THIS. 354 00:20:21,793 --> 00:20:25,931 I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT AARON FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. 355 00:20:25,931 --> 00:20:28,413 HIS WEIGHT HAS GOTTEN DRASTICALLY WORSE 356 00:20:28,413 --> 00:20:33,275 AS TIME GOES ON AND SO HAS HIS HEALTH. 357 00:20:33,275 --> 00:20:36,241 -THERE YOU GO. -THANK YOU. 358 00:20:36,241 --> 00:20:37,310 Aaron: ARE YOU READY? 359 00:20:37,310 --> 00:20:38,689 Margaret: YEP. LET'S GO. 360 00:20:38,689 --> 00:20:40,413 GET IT DONE. 361 00:20:40,413 --> 00:20:49,137 ♪♪ 362 00:20:49,137 --> 00:20:52,448 Aaron: THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY HARD TRIP FOR ME, 363 00:20:52,448 --> 00:20:55,034 AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME ON THE ROAD, 364 00:20:55,034 --> 00:20:56,793 IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME 365 00:20:56,793 --> 00:21:00,862 BECAUSE I'D BE STUCK WITH NO PLACE I COULD REST IN THE HEAT. 366 00:21:00,862 --> 00:21:03,344 SO I'D PROBABLY BE DEAD WITHIN AN HOUR 367 00:21:03,344 --> 00:21:07,551 IF I HAD CAR TROUBLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. 368 00:21:07,551 --> 00:21:10,103 PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU'RE MY SIZE, 369 00:21:10,103 --> 00:21:12,034 YOU CAN'T HANDLE A LOT, 370 00:21:12,034 --> 00:21:15,137 AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO GET YOURSELF INTO A SITUATION 371 00:21:15,137 --> 00:21:18,620 THAT COULD KILL YOU IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL. 372 00:21:18,620 --> 00:21:20,517 SO THERE ARE A LOT OF NORMAL THINGS 373 00:21:20,517 --> 00:21:22,482 THAT ARE LIFE OR DEATH FOR ME, 374 00:21:22,482 --> 00:21:26,862 AND THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE ABOUT LEAVING THE HOUSE. 375 00:21:26,862 --> 00:21:29,965 I WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER IT IF THIS WASN'T MY LAST 376 00:21:29,965 --> 00:21:31,724 AND ONLY CHANCE TO GET THE HELP 377 00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:34,103 I HAVE TO HAVE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 378 00:21:34,103 --> 00:21:42,551 ♪♪ 379 00:21:42,551 --> 00:21:44,517 HOW YOU FEELING? 380 00:21:44,517 --> 00:21:45,931 NERVOUS. 381 00:21:45,931 --> 00:21:48,931 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. 382 00:21:48,931 --> 00:21:51,482 I'M REALLY HOPING THAT HE ACCEPTS ME 383 00:21:51,482 --> 00:21:54,241 AND APPROVES ME FOR THE SURGERY. 384 00:21:54,241 --> 00:21:56,931 WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO IF HE DOESN'T? 385 00:21:56,931 --> 00:21:59,172 HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW. 386 00:21:59,172 --> 00:22:01,068 IT'S GONNA BE REALLY BAD IF I HAVE TO COME HOME 387 00:22:01,068 --> 00:22:03,827 AND SAY I CAN'T GET THE HELP, 'CAUSE DAD'S EXCITED. 388 00:22:03,827 --> 00:22:06,241 HE'S REALLY GOT HIS HOPES UP FOR IT. 389 00:22:06,241 --> 00:22:07,586 I KNOW HE DOES. 390 00:22:12,931 --> 00:22:14,103 OKAY. 391 00:22:14,103 --> 00:22:16,103 I DO WISH THERE WAS BETTER OPTIONS. 392 00:22:16,103 --> 00:22:23,000 ♪♪ 393 00:22:24,689 --> 00:22:28,586 Margaret: I NEED A NUMBER 6 DOUBLE, LARGE, WITH A COKE. 394 00:22:28,586 --> 00:22:31,137 ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GONNA BE $18.60 AT THE WINDOW. 395 00:22:31,137 --> 00:22:32,482 -THANK YOU. -THANK YOU. 396 00:22:34,379 --> 00:22:36,137 HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. 397 00:22:36,137 --> 00:22:37,931 HAVE A GOOD DAY. -THANK YOU. YOU, TOO. 398 00:22:40,862 --> 00:22:43,620 -OKAY. -SMELLS GOOD. 399 00:22:43,620 --> 00:22:46,000 Aaron: I KNOW THAT LOSING THIS WEIGHT AND CHANGING THE WAY 400 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,275 I EAT WON'T BE EASY BECAUSE I CAN'T GIVE UP FOOD. 401 00:22:50,275 --> 00:22:53,172 SO I'M REALLY HOPING THAT DR. NOW SAYS HE CAN HELP ME 402 00:22:53,172 --> 00:22:55,620 AND APPROVES ME FOR THE SURGERY 403 00:22:55,620 --> 00:22:58,000 SO I CAN FINALLY START LOSING THE WEIGHT. 404 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:07,827 ♪♪ 405 00:23:07,827 --> 00:23:12,103 WE'RE IN HOUSTON AND NOT TOO FAR FROM THE CLINIC. 406 00:23:12,103 --> 00:23:14,931 MY LEGS ARE SWOLLEN. I'M HURTING. 407 00:23:14,931 --> 00:23:16,310 MY HIPS ARE STARTING TO HURT. 408 00:23:16,310 --> 00:23:19,586 WE'RE ALMOST THERE. 409 00:23:19,586 --> 00:23:22,103 THE CLOSER I GET, THE MORE NERVOUS I'M GETTING. 410 00:23:22,103 --> 00:23:26,000 THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN IS BEING TOLD 411 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:30,379 THAT THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN HELP ME. 412 00:23:30,379 --> 00:23:33,034 Aaron: AND NOW THAT I'M HERE, I'M EVEN MORE SCARED THAN 413 00:23:33,034 --> 00:23:36,034 I WAS BECAUSE MY ENTIRE LIFE 414 00:23:36,034 --> 00:23:38,103 AND WHETHER I'M ABLE TO LIVE MUCH LONGER 415 00:23:38,103 --> 00:23:40,896 IS COMPLETELY RIDING ON THIS. 416 00:23:40,896 --> 00:23:42,655 AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT 417 00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:45,827 OR WHAT DR. NOW IS GONNA SAY. 418 00:23:45,827 --> 00:23:48,000 SO I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 419 00:23:50,206 --> 00:23:52,655 AARON WASHER? 420 00:23:52,655 --> 00:23:55,724 Aaron: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE MY WEIGHT'S AT. 421 00:23:55,724 --> 00:23:58,517 I KNOW I'M PROBABLY IN THE 600s, 422 00:23:58,517 --> 00:24:02,758 AND I THINK THE HIGHEST I'VE MADE IT IS AROUND 650. 423 00:24:02,758 --> 00:24:05,413 SO THAT'S WHERE I'M HOPING I'M AT LEAST AT. 424 00:24:05,413 --> 00:24:12,758 ♪♪ 425 00:24:12,758 --> 00:24:16,068 THAT'S VERY SHOCKING TO SEE. 426 00:24:16,068 --> 00:24:19,724 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE. 427 00:24:19,724 --> 00:24:22,758 AND I'M STILL HOPING IT ISN'T AN ISSUE FOR DR. NOW 428 00:24:22,758 --> 00:24:25,758 TO TREAT ME BECAUSE WITHOUT HIS HELP, 429 00:24:25,758 --> 00:24:28,241 I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A CHANCE. 430 00:24:28,241 --> 00:24:30,413 SO I'M PRAYING HE ACCEPTS ME. 431 00:24:30,413 --> 00:24:36,724 ♪♪ 432 00:24:36,724 --> 00:24:37,862 -HELLO. -HI. 433 00:24:37,862 --> 00:24:40,793 HOW ARE YOU? -I'M JUST FINE. THANK YOU. 434 00:24:40,793 --> 00:24:42,655 I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 435 00:24:42,655 --> 00:24:45,068 AARON WASHER. NICE TO MEET YOU. 436 00:24:45,068 --> 00:24:47,344 -I'M MARGARET, HIS SISTER. -ALL RIGHT. 437 00:24:47,344 --> 00:24:49,793 SO, WHERE ARE YOU ALL COMING FROM? 438 00:24:49,793 --> 00:24:51,000 NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. 439 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,241 OH, NOT TOO FAR, HUH? 440 00:24:53,241 --> 00:24:54,965 WELL, IT'S GOOD TO MEET YOU BOTH. 441 00:24:54,965 --> 00:24:57,551 SO, AARON, YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, CORRECT? 442 00:24:57,551 --> 00:24:58,896 YES, SIR. 443 00:24:58,896 --> 00:25:02,000 ALL RIGHT. SO YOU ARE 30 YEARS OLD. 444 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,931 -YES, SIR. -AND YOU WEIGH 718 POUNDS. 445 00:25:05,931 --> 00:25:07,586 THAT'S EXTREMELY HIGH. 446 00:25:07,586 --> 00:25:10,275 SO, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? 447 00:25:10,275 --> 00:25:13,758 UM, HONESTLY, I DON'T HAVE NO EXCUSE -- JUST... 448 00:25:13,758 --> 00:25:17,241 WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR EXCUSES, WE'RE ASKING WHAT'S GOING ON? 449 00:25:17,241 --> 00:25:20,344 I HAVE A LOT OF EMOTIONAL EATING ISSUES. 450 00:25:20,344 --> 00:25:21,551 OKAY. 451 00:25:21,551 --> 00:25:25,206 IT ALL STARTED WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL, SO... 452 00:25:25,206 --> 00:25:28,827 BEING PICKED ON AND BULLIED BECAUSE OF MY SIZE, 453 00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:31,793 AND I WOULD ALWAYS JUST GO TO FOOD FOR COMFORT, 454 00:25:31,793 --> 00:25:34,586 AND IT JUST PROGRESSED FROM THERE. 455 00:25:34,586 --> 00:25:36,344 THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. 456 00:25:36,344 --> 00:25:38,586 IF YOU WERE PICKED ON IN SCHOOL FOR YOUR SIZE, 457 00:25:38,586 --> 00:25:40,931 THEN YOU WERE ALREADY OVERWEIGHT. 458 00:25:40,931 --> 00:25:44,206 SO HOW CAN YOU BLAME THAT FOR YOUR OVEREATING? 459 00:25:44,206 --> 00:25:47,206 WELL, FOOD WAS WHAT HELPED ME WITH JUST ANYTHING EMOTIONAL 460 00:25:47,206 --> 00:25:50,862 THAT WOULD HAPPEN TO ME IN MY LIFE -- ANY DEATHS. 461 00:25:50,862 --> 00:25:55,000 LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER DIED OR MY MOTHER DYING, 462 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,482 I WOULD END UP EATING 463 00:25:56,482 --> 00:25:58,689 AND CAUSING MYSELF TO GAIN MORE WEIGHT. 464 00:25:58,689 --> 00:26:01,034 SO IT SOUNDS LIKE ANY EXCUSE YOU COULD FIND, 465 00:26:01,034 --> 00:26:05,517 YOU WOULD USE IT TO JUSTIFY YOUR OVEREATING SINCE YOU WERE A KID. 466 00:26:05,517 --> 00:26:08,793 WHEN DID YOU NOTICE YOUR WEIGHT WAS A PROBLEM? 467 00:26:08,793 --> 00:26:11,241 I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE IT UNTIL I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 468 00:26:11,241 --> 00:26:15,379 WHERE I COULDN'T FIT IN THE REGULAR DESK CHAIRS. 469 00:26:15,379 --> 00:26:18,172 AND YOU DECIDED TO JUST KEEP EATING? 470 00:26:18,172 --> 00:26:19,896 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 471 00:26:19,896 --> 00:26:23,068 RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS WRONG WITH YOUR EATING HABIT? 472 00:26:23,068 --> 00:26:25,827 -I EAT A LOT OF JUNK FOOD. -LIKE WHAT? 473 00:26:25,827 --> 00:26:29,413 LIKE SNACK CAKES AND CHOCOLATE AND CANDY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 474 00:26:29,413 --> 00:26:32,689 -WHO BUYS YOU THOSE? -MY DAD. 475 00:26:32,689 --> 00:26:35,103 SO HE'S THE ONE THAT ENABLES YOU 476 00:26:35,103 --> 00:26:37,241 AND BUYS THE STUFF AND YOU EAT IT? 477 00:26:37,241 --> 00:26:39,068 -YES, SIR. -HOW OLD IS YOUR DAD? 478 00:26:39,068 --> 00:26:40,310 HE'S 75 YEARS OLD. 479 00:26:40,310 --> 00:26:43,206 HE'S ACTIVE AND HE DRIVES, OR... 480 00:26:43,206 --> 00:26:47,344 HE'S NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. HE HAS VENOSTASIS IN HIS LEGS, 481 00:26:47,344 --> 00:26:49,758 WHERE HE DOESN'T HAVE FEELING IN HIS LEGS. 482 00:26:49,758 --> 00:26:52,482 SO WE DON'T ALLOW HIM TO DRIVE. 483 00:26:52,482 --> 00:26:55,241 -MM-HMM. -SO I DO THE DRIVING FOR HIM. 484 00:26:55,241 --> 00:26:57,965 SO YOU DRIVE HIM, AND WHEN HE GOES TO THE GROCERY STORE, 485 00:26:57,965 --> 00:27:00,034 HE BUYS HIMSELF THE STUFF, OR... 486 00:27:00,034 --> 00:27:02,655 YEAH. HE'LL GO IN AND DO THE GROCERY SHOPPING 487 00:27:02,655 --> 00:27:04,000 AND COME BACK OUT, 488 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,896 AND I'LL LOAD UP THE CAR, AND WE GO HOME. 489 00:27:06,896 --> 00:27:08,827 I'M NOT ABLE TO GO INTO THE STORE. 490 00:27:08,827 --> 00:27:12,620 SO YOU TAKE HIM, AND YOU FORCE HIM TO GET YOU YOUR JUNK FOOD, 491 00:27:12,620 --> 00:27:15,310 AND THEN YOU'RE AN EMOTIONAL EATER. 492 00:27:15,310 --> 00:27:17,379 SO WHAT WILL BE THE ANSWER FOR YOU? 493 00:27:17,379 --> 00:27:21,793 TAKE CHARGE OF MY LIFE AND BE ABLE TO GET THE HELP 494 00:27:21,793 --> 00:27:26,310 I NEED TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT AND HAVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. 495 00:27:26,310 --> 00:27:27,620 OKAY. 496 00:27:27,620 --> 00:27:30,413 YOUR EATING HABIT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO UNDERSTAND 497 00:27:30,413 --> 00:27:33,034 WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM, AND SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, 498 00:27:33,034 --> 00:27:35,379 YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO SEE A THERAPIST 499 00:27:35,379 --> 00:27:37,482 TO FIGURE OUT ALL THOSE EMOTIONAL ISSUES 500 00:27:37,482 --> 00:27:38,931 THAT ARE DRIVING YOU TO FOOD 501 00:27:38,931 --> 00:27:41,137 AND HELP YOU TO START TO COPE WITH THOSE, 502 00:27:41,137 --> 00:27:42,931 AND THAT WON'T BE EASY. 503 00:27:42,931 --> 00:27:45,758 BUT WHAT WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW, FOR YOUR EATING HABIT, 504 00:27:45,758 --> 00:27:48,379 I'M GONNA GIVE YOU SOME WRITTEN INSTRUCTION 505 00:27:48,379 --> 00:27:51,068 THAT I WANT YOU TO READ EVERY DAY. 506 00:27:51,068 --> 00:27:52,206 OKAY. 507 00:27:52,206 --> 00:27:54,000 IT'S GONNA BE A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY, 508 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:55,620 HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB DIET 509 00:27:55,620 --> 00:27:57,724 THAT YOU'RE GONNA START IMMEDIATELY. 510 00:27:57,724 --> 00:28:00,448 AND IF YOU DO THAT, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 511 00:28:00,448 --> 00:28:04,000 AT LEAST 120 POUNDS OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, OKAY? 512 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,310 OKAY. 513 00:28:05,310 --> 00:28:08,931 SO THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY CHALLENGING SITUATION FOR YOU 514 00:28:08,931 --> 00:28:11,586 TO LEARN TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF, OKAY? 515 00:28:11,586 --> 00:28:13,413 BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 516 00:28:13,413 --> 00:28:16,275 YOU NEED TO SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD. 517 00:28:16,275 --> 00:28:18,172 YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT? -YES, SIR. 518 00:28:18,172 --> 00:28:19,689 OKAY. GREAT. 519 00:28:19,689 --> 00:28:22,413 BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HELP YOU. 520 00:28:22,413 --> 00:28:24,482 GOT IT? -YES, SIR. 521 00:28:24,482 --> 00:28:26,448 I'M ALSO GONNA GIVE YOU SOME EXERCISES 522 00:28:26,448 --> 00:28:29,344 THAT I WANT YOU TO START ON TO GET YOUR STAMINA. 523 00:28:29,344 --> 00:28:30,448 OKAY. 524 00:28:30,448 --> 00:28:31,724 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AT YOUR WEIGHT 525 00:28:31,724 --> 00:28:34,655 TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP FROM LOSING YOUR ABILITY 526 00:28:34,655 --> 00:28:37,068 TO GET AROUND AND TO STAY ACTIVE. 527 00:28:37,068 --> 00:28:40,793 SO WE HAVE TO TURN YOUR WHOLE SITUATION AROUND RIGHT NOW 528 00:28:40,793 --> 00:28:43,344 BECAUSE YOU'RE VERY CLOSE TO YOUR BODY'S BREAKING POINT, 529 00:28:43,344 --> 00:28:46,000 AND IT'S GONNA GIVE OUT VERY SOON. 530 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,862 THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT YOU HAVE LESS 531 00:28:47,862 --> 00:28:49,758 THAN SIX MONTHS TO LIVE AT THIS POINT. 532 00:28:49,758 --> 00:28:52,586 SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY 533 00:28:52,586 --> 00:28:54,793 AND YOU DON'T PLAY ANY GAMES, OKAY? 534 00:28:54,793 --> 00:28:57,275 I'M COMPLETELY READY TO DO THIS AND BE HEALTHY 535 00:28:57,275 --> 00:29:00,862 AND A WEIGHT WHERE I CAN BE ABLE TO LIVE LIFE 536 00:29:00,862 --> 00:29:04,448 AND DO THINGS THAT NORMAL PEOPLE DO. 537 00:29:04,448 --> 00:29:06,068 I HOPE SO. 538 00:29:06,068 --> 00:29:08,310 OKAY. IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, CALL ME, 539 00:29:08,310 --> 00:29:10,034 AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP BACK. 540 00:29:10,034 --> 00:29:11,862 NICE TO MEET YOU. -NICE TO MEET YOU. 541 00:29:11,862 --> 00:29:14,689 AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL SOON, OKAY? 542 00:29:14,689 --> 00:29:16,000 -THANK YOU SO MUCH. -ALL RIGHT. 543 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,724 SEE YOU ALL LATER. 544 00:29:21,655 --> 00:29:23,241 I'M EXCITED. 545 00:29:23,241 --> 00:29:25,827 -IT'S GONNA BE HARD. -YEAH. 546 00:29:25,827 --> 00:29:27,551 BUT I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT. 547 00:29:31,724 --> 00:29:34,793 Dr. Now: AARON IS OBVIOUSLY AT A VERY CRITICAL POINT 548 00:29:34,793 --> 00:29:37,000 WITH HOW HIGH HIS WEIGHT ALREADY IS 549 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,448 AND HOW HARD IT IS FOR HIM TO WALK. 550 00:29:40,448 --> 00:29:43,655 HE'S JUST A MONTH OR TWO AWAY FROM BECOMING IMMOBILE, 551 00:29:43,655 --> 00:29:48,172 AND ONCE THAT HAPPENS, HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE MUCH LONGER. 552 00:29:48,172 --> 00:29:50,965 SO I'M HOPING HE'S TAKING THIS OPPORTUNITY 553 00:29:50,965 --> 00:29:54,620 TO TURN HIS LIFE AROUND AS SERIOUSLY AS HE CLAIMS 554 00:29:54,620 --> 00:29:56,758 AND THAT HE'S DETERMINED TO DO THIS. 555 00:29:56,758 --> 00:29:59,689 BECAUSE IF HE'S NOT, THEN IT WON'T BE LONG 556 00:29:59,689 --> 00:30:01,137 BEFORE HE RUNS OUT OF TIME 557 00:30:01,137 --> 00:30:03,724 AND HE DIES BECAUSE HIS BODY COULDN'T CONTINUE 558 00:30:03,724 --> 00:30:07,758 TO HANDLE THE STRAIN OF ALL HIS WEIGHT ANY LONGER. 559 00:30:10,137 --> 00:30:11,379 Aaron: I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED 560 00:30:11,379 --> 00:30:15,275 'CAUSE LOSING 120 POUNDS SEEMS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. 561 00:30:17,344 --> 00:30:20,448 BUT I'M GONNA TRUST THAT IF DR. NOW SAYS IT'S POSSIBLE 562 00:30:20,448 --> 00:30:22,827 WITH THE DIET, THAT I CAN DO IT. 563 00:30:25,310 --> 00:30:26,793 BUT I'M FEELING EXCITED RIGHT NOW 564 00:30:26,793 --> 00:30:29,275 BECAUSE IF I DO THIS, I'LL FINALLY HAVE THE HELP 565 00:30:29,275 --> 00:30:32,517 I'VE NEEDED FOR SO LONG, AND I'M DETERMINED TO DO THAT. 566 00:30:32,517 --> 00:30:34,724 AND I THINK MY MOM WOULD BE SO PROUD OF ME RIGHT NOW 567 00:30:34,724 --> 00:30:36,862 BECAUSE I MADE A PROMISE TO HER 568 00:30:36,862 --> 00:30:38,689 THAT I WAS GOING TO LOSE THE WEIGHT 569 00:30:38,689 --> 00:30:41,931 AND GET HEALTHY AND LIVE A LONG LIFE, 570 00:30:41,931 --> 00:30:46,344 AND THIS IS MY CHANCE TO KEEP MY PROMISE. 571 00:30:50,413 --> 00:30:57,275 ♪♪ 572 00:30:57,275 --> 00:31:05,034 ♪♪ 573 00:31:05,034 --> 00:31:12,724 ♪♪ 574 00:31:12,724 --> 00:31:20,448 ♪♪ 575 00:31:20,448 --> 00:31:21,586 Aaron: THIS IS NOWHERE NEAR 576 00:31:21,586 --> 00:31:25,655 HOW I EXPECTED THIS PAST MONTH TO GO. 577 00:31:25,655 --> 00:31:28,620 MY FATHER HAD A HEART ATTACK. 578 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:32,482 HE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL IN TIME FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SAVE HIM. 579 00:31:34,793 --> 00:31:38,172 BUT WE'RE STILL NOT SURE IF HE'S GONNA MAKE IT, 580 00:31:38,172 --> 00:31:41,172 AND WHAT'S MAKING ALL THIS EVEN HARDER FOR ME 581 00:31:41,172 --> 00:31:45,551 IS THAT MY SIZE IS KEEPING ME FROM BEING THERE WITH HIM. 582 00:31:45,551 --> 00:31:48,827 THERE'S NOWHERE I CAN SIT THERE, 583 00:31:48,827 --> 00:31:50,413 AND I CAN'T BE UP FOR LONG ENOUGH 584 00:31:50,413 --> 00:31:52,344 TO MAKE IT THERE AND BACK. 585 00:31:52,344 --> 00:31:57,896 ♪♪ 586 00:31:57,896 --> 00:32:00,034 I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR HIM, 587 00:32:00,034 --> 00:32:04,275 BUT I'M NOT, AND IF HE DOESN'T MAKE IT, 588 00:32:04,275 --> 00:32:09,517 AND I'M NOT ABLE TO BE THERE WITH HIM IN HIS FINAL MOMENTS, 589 00:32:09,517 --> 00:32:12,586 I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FORGIVE MYSELF. 590 00:32:12,586 --> 00:32:15,689 MY SISTER'S HAD TO BE THERE FOR HIM 591 00:32:15,689 --> 00:32:18,689 AND TO HELP TAKE CARE OF HIM. 592 00:32:18,689 --> 00:32:20,931 THE ONLY THING I CAN EVEN TRY TO DO 593 00:32:20,931 --> 00:32:22,862 IS LOOK AFTER MY NIECE AND NEPHEWS 594 00:32:22,862 --> 00:32:26,931 WHILE SHE'S AT THE HOSPITAL ALL DAY. 595 00:32:26,931 --> 00:32:29,103 AND IT'S MAKING STICKING TO DR. NOW'S DIET 596 00:32:29,103 --> 00:32:31,379 A LOT HARDER BECAUSE THE FOOD 597 00:32:31,379 --> 00:32:34,551 I HAVE TO MAKE FOR THEM AREN'T THINGS ON THE DIET. 598 00:32:36,862 --> 00:32:39,655 BEING AROUND THIS FOOD IS HARD. 599 00:32:39,655 --> 00:32:41,655 GOT TO BLOW ON IT, COOL IT OFF, OKAY? 600 00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:44,482 BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET IT ON YOURSELVES. 601 00:32:49,344 --> 00:32:53,551 SO THE DIET'S BEEN DIFFICULT, AND I CAN'T LEAVE THEM ALONE. 602 00:32:53,551 --> 00:32:56,448 SO THERE'S NO WAY I CAN GO OUT FOR A WALK 603 00:32:56,448 --> 00:32:58,862 OR DO MY EXERCISES RIGHT NOW. 604 00:32:58,862 --> 00:33:04,206 SO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE REALLY LIMITING ME RIGHT NOW. 605 00:33:04,206 --> 00:33:07,931 BUT I'M TRYING AND I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN 606 00:33:07,931 --> 00:33:10,965 BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO LOSE THE WEIGHT 607 00:33:10,965 --> 00:33:13,862 BECAUSE I WANT TO BE THERE FOR MY FATHER. 608 00:33:13,862 --> 00:33:16,793 I JUST HOPE HE GETS BETTER AND COMES HOME SOON. 609 00:33:16,793 --> 00:33:23,517 ♪♪ 610 00:33:23,517 --> 00:33:30,241 ♪♪ 611 00:33:30,241 --> 00:33:33,310 THIS PAST MONTH, THINGS HAVE BEEN BETTER. 612 00:33:33,310 --> 00:33:35,620 THANKFULLY, THEY WERE ABLE TO TREAT MY DAD, 613 00:33:35,620 --> 00:33:39,620 AND HE WAS ABLE TO COME BACK HOME A FEW WEEKS AGO. 614 00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:41,896 THEY SAID HIS HEART ATTACK WAS CAUSED BY ISSUES 615 00:33:41,896 --> 00:33:43,379 WITH HIS DIABETES 616 00:33:43,379 --> 00:33:45,241 AND THAT HE CAN HAVE A HEART ATTACK AGAIN 617 00:33:45,241 --> 00:33:47,275 IF HE DOESN'T START TO EAT BETTER. 618 00:33:47,275 --> 00:33:49,965 SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE BOTH FOCUS 619 00:33:49,965 --> 00:33:52,137 ON OUR HEALTH RIGHT NOW. 620 00:33:52,137 --> 00:33:54,965 I WAS TERRIFIED THAT I WAS GONNA LOSE MY FATHER 621 00:33:54,965 --> 00:33:57,379 JUST LIKE I LOST MY MOM, 622 00:33:57,379 --> 00:33:59,827 AND I'M SO GLAD THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED. 623 00:34:01,965 --> 00:34:04,034 SO WITH THINGS SETTLING BACK DOWN, 624 00:34:04,034 --> 00:34:07,103 I'VE BEEN ABLE TO START AN EXERCISE ROUTINE, 625 00:34:07,103 --> 00:34:12,137 AND I'M WALKING EVERY DAY IN THE MORNINGS WHEN IT'S COOL. 626 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:14,448 I CALLED DR. NOW AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED 627 00:34:14,448 --> 00:34:16,206 TO MY DAD LAST MONTH 628 00:34:16,206 --> 00:34:18,586 AND THAT I KNOW I PROBABLY DIDN'T MAKE THE PROGRESS 629 00:34:18,586 --> 00:34:20,551 I NEEDED DURING THAT TIME, 630 00:34:20,551 --> 00:34:22,482 BUT IF HE GAVE ME AN EXTRA MONTH, 631 00:34:22,482 --> 00:34:24,896 I KNEW I COULD MAKE IT UP. 632 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:26,620 AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS NO REASON 633 00:34:26,620 --> 00:34:28,413 TO COME ALL THE WAY BACK TO HOUSTON 634 00:34:28,413 --> 00:34:32,034 IF I ALREADY KNOW I DIDN'T LOSE THE WEIGHT, 635 00:34:32,034 --> 00:34:34,931 AND HE WANTS ME TO REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS 636 00:34:34,931 --> 00:34:36,310 THAT I GET A LOT OF WEIGHT 637 00:34:36,310 --> 00:34:38,827 AND STRAIN OFF MY BODY IMMEDIATELY. 638 00:34:41,379 --> 00:34:43,827 SO I'M NOT JUST MAKING SURE I WORK OUT. 639 00:34:43,827 --> 00:34:47,275 I'M DOING THE DIET LIKE I NEED NOW. 640 00:34:47,275 --> 00:34:51,000 PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICHES ARE MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS, 641 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:52,689 BUT I'M WORKING ON GIVING THEM UP 642 00:34:52,689 --> 00:34:55,344 FOR THE MEALS I'M MAKING FOR ME AND MY DAD. 643 00:34:55,344 --> 00:34:57,724 I'M MAKING SURE THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD PROTEIN 644 00:34:57,724 --> 00:35:00,896 WITH MINIMAL TO NO CARBS. 645 00:35:00,896 --> 00:35:02,068 HI. HOW YOU DOING? 646 00:35:02,068 --> 00:35:03,379 I'M FINE. HOW ARE YOU? 647 00:35:03,379 --> 00:35:04,862 DOING PRETTY GOOD. 648 00:35:04,862 --> 00:35:06,551 HERE'S YOUR DINNER. -THANK YOU. 649 00:35:09,310 --> 00:35:11,689 HOW YOU DOING? 650 00:35:11,689 --> 00:35:15,241 I'M DOING OKAY. 651 00:35:15,241 --> 00:35:16,586 OH. 652 00:35:16,586 --> 00:35:19,482 I GOT UP AND WENT FOR A WALK TODAY. 653 00:35:19,482 --> 00:35:23,448 I KEEP ON PUSHING MYSELF A LITTLE BIT MORE EACH DAY. 654 00:35:23,448 --> 00:35:24,551 MM-HMM. 655 00:35:24,551 --> 00:35:26,724 I'M ABLE TO STAND AND COOK 656 00:35:26,724 --> 00:35:28,793 AND NOT HAVE TO SIT DOWN ALL THE TIME. 657 00:35:28,793 --> 00:35:30,103 WELL, THAT'S GOOD. 658 00:35:30,103 --> 00:35:32,103 YOU'VE LOST A GOOD PIECE OF WEIGHT, 659 00:35:32,103 --> 00:35:35,379 AND I JUST WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO LOSE IT, 660 00:35:35,379 --> 00:35:39,034 AND THEN ALL I CAN SAY TO YOU THEN AFTER THIS IS OVER WITH, 661 00:35:39,034 --> 00:35:40,482 PLEASE DON'T GET BACK UP THERE AGAIN. 662 00:35:40,482 --> 00:35:42,758 I DON'T PLAN ON IT, DAD. 663 00:35:42,758 --> 00:35:45,586 I WISH YOUR MOTHER WAS HERE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. 664 00:35:45,586 --> 00:35:46,793 I WISH SHE WAS, TOO. 665 00:35:46,793 --> 00:35:48,689 I LOVE HER. 666 00:35:48,689 --> 00:35:51,379 TREMENDOUSLY. 667 00:35:51,379 --> 00:35:54,034 AND MISS HER TO PIECES. 668 00:35:54,034 --> 00:35:56,275 BUT, ANYWAYS. -ALL RIGHT, DADDY. 669 00:35:56,275 --> 00:35:58,724 WELL, I'M GONNA GO PUT THE DISHES UP. 670 00:36:01,413 --> 00:36:05,758 Aaron: I FEEL LIKE I'VE COME A REALLY LONG WAY THIS PAST MONTH. 671 00:36:05,758 --> 00:36:07,758 AND I'M PROUD OF MYSELF FOR THAT. 672 00:36:07,758 --> 00:36:12,827 ♪♪ 673 00:36:12,827 --> 00:36:15,241 BUT I KNOW I ONLY HAVE ONE MORE MONTH 674 00:36:15,241 --> 00:36:19,724 BEFORE I SEE DR. NOW AGAIN. 675 00:36:19,724 --> 00:36:22,827 I MAY MAKE SOME MISTAKES, AND I'M NOT PERFECT, 676 00:36:22,827 --> 00:36:26,310 BUT WITH HOW HARD I'M WORKING, I FEEL CONFIDENT 677 00:36:26,310 --> 00:36:28,586 I'LL BE WHERE I NEED WHEN I GO BACK. 678 00:36:28,586 --> 00:36:34,413 ♪♪ 679 00:36:34,413 --> 00:36:40,241 ♪♪ 680 00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:44,448 I'M BACK IN HOUSTON FOR MY FOLLOW-UP WITH DR. NOW. 681 00:36:44,448 --> 00:36:47,793 MY DAD'S WITH ME BECAUSE MY SISTER COULDN'T COME TODAY, 682 00:36:47,793 --> 00:36:50,137 AND I'M REALLY HOPING TO MAKE HIM PROUD TODAY 683 00:36:50,137 --> 00:36:51,827 BY HITTING MY GOAL AND GETTING APPROVED 684 00:36:51,827 --> 00:36:54,862 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY THIS TIME. 685 00:36:54,862 --> 00:36:57,068 AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME FOR MY DAD 686 00:36:57,068 --> 00:37:01,034 TO BE HERE TO SHOW HIM FIRSTHAND HOW I'M TURNING MY LIFE AROUND 687 00:37:01,034 --> 00:37:04,482 AND KEEPING MY PROMISE TO MOM. 688 00:37:04,482 --> 00:37:07,862 LOSING 120 POUNDS IS A LOT, 689 00:37:07,862 --> 00:37:10,827 AND IF I DIDN'T LOSE THAT TO GET MY SURGERY APPROVAL TODAY, 690 00:37:10,827 --> 00:37:13,724 IT'S GONNA BE DEVASTATING TO ME. 691 00:37:13,724 --> 00:37:16,172 AARON WASHER? 692 00:37:16,172 --> 00:37:20,517 BECAUSE I WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE SURE I HIT MY GOAL TODAY. 693 00:37:20,517 --> 00:37:22,896 MY CHANCE TO LIVE AND HAVE A FUTURE 694 00:37:22,896 --> 00:37:26,068 ARE ALL RIDING ON WHAT THE SCALE'S ABOUT TO SAY. 695 00:37:26,068 --> 00:37:28,620 AND IF I DON'T MAKE IT, I'M AFRAID IT WILL MEAN 696 00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:32,379 I'LL HAVE LOST MY ONLY CHANCE TO HAVE ALL THAT 697 00:37:32,379 --> 00:37:34,172 BECAUSE I'VE RUN OUT OF TIME. 698 00:37:34,172 --> 00:37:35,758 ♪♪ 699 00:37:39,931 --> 00:37:46,724 ♪♪ 700 00:37:46,724 --> 00:37:48,551 Aaron: ME AND MY DAD ARE BACK AT DR. NOW'S 701 00:37:48,551 --> 00:37:50,413 FOR MY SECOND APPOINTMENT. 702 00:37:50,413 --> 00:37:54,034 THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS 718. 703 00:37:54,034 --> 00:37:55,620 THAT WAS THREE MONTHS AGO, 704 00:37:55,620 --> 00:37:57,413 BECAUSE I HAD TO TAKE AN EXTRA MONTH 705 00:37:57,413 --> 00:38:00,000 WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITH MY DAD. 706 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:02,172 SO IF I MADE IT TO MY GOAL TODAY, 707 00:38:02,172 --> 00:38:05,413 IT'LL MEAN I'M AT LEAST BELOW 598. 708 00:38:05,413 --> 00:38:12,758 ♪♪ 709 00:38:12,758 --> 00:38:17,034 THAT NUMBER IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING TO SEE. 710 00:38:17,034 --> 00:38:20,241 IT'S A LOSS, BUT NOT NEARLY WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE 711 00:38:20,241 --> 00:38:22,586 OR WHERE I NEEDED TO BE. 712 00:38:22,586 --> 00:38:24,758 SO ALL I BASICALLY DID WAS BRING MY DAD 713 00:38:24,758 --> 00:38:28,000 ALL THE WAY HERE TO SHOW HIM THAT I FAILED. 714 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:32,000 SO I'M FEELING EMBARRASSED AND REALLY DISCOURAGED RIGHT NOW, 715 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:35,620 AND I'M SCARED BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT DR. NOW'S GONNA SAY. 716 00:38:35,620 --> 00:38:40,655 ♪♪ 717 00:38:40,655 --> 00:38:41,793 HELLO. 718 00:38:41,793 --> 00:38:43,551 -HELLO. -HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 719 00:38:43,551 --> 00:38:45,344 ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU? 720 00:38:45,344 --> 00:38:46,413 I'M DOING GOOD. 721 00:38:46,413 --> 00:38:48,724 SO, WHO DO YOU HAVE WITH YOU TODAY? 722 00:38:48,724 --> 00:38:50,344 THIS IS MY FATHER, EUGENE WASHER. 723 00:38:50,344 --> 00:38:51,413 HOW YOU DOING? 724 00:38:51,413 --> 00:38:52,896 I'M DOING FINE, SIR. 725 00:38:52,896 --> 00:38:54,517 NICE TO MEET YOU. 726 00:38:54,517 --> 00:38:57,689 SO I HEAR THAT YOU'RE BATTLING WITH YOUR HEALTH ISSUES. 727 00:38:57,689 --> 00:38:59,000 YEAH. 728 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:01,344 I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY SUGAR DIABETES. 729 00:39:01,344 --> 00:39:03,413 IT JUST GOES UP AND DOWN. 730 00:39:03,413 --> 00:39:04,551 OKAY. 731 00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:06,344 AT LEAST HE DOESN'T HAVE THAT YET. 732 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:09,000 WELL, I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU'RE DOING BETTER. 733 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,000 YEAH. 734 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,344 ALL RIGHT, AARON. 735 00:39:11,344 --> 00:39:15,310 SO, LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU WERE 718, 736 00:39:15,310 --> 00:39:19,000 AND YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO LOSE 120 POUNDS IN TWO MONTHS. 737 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,310 YES, SIR. 738 00:39:20,310 --> 00:39:24,310 IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS, BUT TODAY YOU'RE 696. 739 00:39:24,310 --> 00:39:27,413 YOU ONLY LOST 22 POUNDS IN THREE MONTHS. 740 00:39:27,413 --> 00:39:31,310 I'M STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT WITH WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FATHER. 741 00:39:31,310 --> 00:39:33,000 IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO DEAL WITH. 742 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,413 AND ONCE HE WAS RECOVERING, 743 00:39:34,413 --> 00:39:36,724 I'VE BEEN STICKING TO MY DIET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. 744 00:39:36,724 --> 00:39:38,551 I MEAN, I STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PROBLEMS 745 00:39:38,551 --> 00:39:40,758 WITH EATING CERTAIN THINGS LIKE PEANUT BUTTER. 746 00:39:40,758 --> 00:39:42,551 I'M HAVING A HARD TIME STAYING AWAY FROM PEANUT BUTTER. 747 00:39:42,551 --> 00:39:43,586 IT'S... 748 00:39:43,586 --> 00:39:46,103 WHAT DO YOU MEAN "PEANUT BUTTER"? 749 00:39:46,103 --> 00:39:48,310 PEANUT BUTTER ON BREAD. 750 00:39:48,310 --> 00:39:51,655 IT'S JUST SOMETHING I LIKE EATING. 751 00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:52,862 PEANUT BUTTER ON BREAD 752 00:39:52,862 --> 00:39:55,068 IS NOT WHAT KEPT YOU FROM LOSING WEIGHT. 753 00:39:55,068 --> 00:39:56,758 YOU EXCEEDED THAT. 754 00:39:56,758 --> 00:39:58,586 I'M SORRY WHAT YOU ALL WENT THROUGH, 755 00:39:58,586 --> 00:40:01,448 BUT THAT'S NO EXCUSE TO HAVE NOT DONE THE DIET. 756 00:40:01,448 --> 00:40:04,000 AND ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS. 757 00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,689 YOU STILL HAD TWO MONTHS EVEN AFTER ALL OF THAT 758 00:40:06,689 --> 00:40:10,137 TO DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, BUT YOU DIDN'T. 759 00:40:10,137 --> 00:40:12,896 WHAT IS WITH THAT? -I DON'T KNOW, SIR. YOU KNOW... 760 00:40:12,896 --> 00:40:14,724 WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW? 761 00:40:14,724 --> 00:40:16,517 YOU KNOW EXACTLY. 762 00:40:16,517 --> 00:40:17,862 YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THE WORK, 763 00:40:17,862 --> 00:40:19,551 AND YOU WANT TO BLAME EVERYTHING ELSE 764 00:40:19,551 --> 00:40:21,241 FOR WHY YOU'RE NOT DOING IT. 765 00:40:21,241 --> 00:40:24,758 WHAT'S THE POINT OF THAT? 766 00:40:24,758 --> 00:40:27,068 I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY, SIR. 767 00:40:27,068 --> 00:40:28,517 WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTATION? 768 00:40:28,517 --> 00:40:32,137 YOU WANT US TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT, 769 00:40:32,137 --> 00:40:36,275 BUT YOU CONTINUE DOING WHATEVER YOU WERE DOING BEFORE? 770 00:40:36,275 --> 00:40:39,448 -NO, I DON'T WANT TO DO... -SO, HOW IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN? 771 00:40:39,448 --> 00:40:40,551 HOW? 772 00:40:40,551 --> 00:40:42,551 I'M GONNA CHANGE. I REALLY AM. 773 00:40:42,551 --> 00:40:43,862 I'M TRYING... -WHEN? 774 00:40:43,862 --> 00:40:45,758 WHEN ARE YOU GONNA CHANGE? 775 00:40:45,758 --> 00:40:47,758 I'M IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING, SIR. 776 00:40:47,758 --> 00:40:50,000 I REALLY AM. -NO, YOU'RE NOT. 777 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,137 WHAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU IS THE FIRST STEP TO CHANGE. 778 00:40:53,137 --> 00:40:54,862 YOU EITHER TAKE IT OR YOU DON'T. 779 00:40:54,862 --> 00:40:56,344 THE CHOICE IS UP TO YOU. 780 00:40:56,344 --> 00:40:57,551 YOU GOT IT? 781 00:40:57,551 --> 00:40:59,000 YES, SIR. 782 00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:03,379 YOU KNOW, FOR YOU TO MAINTAIN WEIGHT OF 696 POUNDS, 783 00:41:03,379 --> 00:41:06,620 YOU'RE STILL EATING AROUND 10,000 CALORIES A DAY. 784 00:41:06,620 --> 00:41:07,862 THAT'S NOT TRYING. 785 00:41:07,862 --> 00:41:09,482 THAT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE. 786 00:41:09,482 --> 00:41:12,793 SO I GIVE YOU TWO MORE MONTHS TO LOSE 120 POUNDS. 787 00:41:12,793 --> 00:41:15,620 IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, THEN LOSE THAT WEIGHT. 788 00:41:15,620 --> 00:41:17,344 IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE DON'T NEED 789 00:41:17,344 --> 00:41:19,896 TO WASTE MORE TIME PLAYING GAMES WITH YOU. 790 00:41:19,896 --> 00:41:22,068 GOT IT? -YES, SIR. 791 00:41:22,068 --> 00:41:24,827 WHO BUYS THE PEANUT BUTTER AND BREAD? 792 00:41:24,827 --> 00:41:26,206 -I DO. -MY DAD. 793 00:41:26,206 --> 00:41:28,206 YOU BUY IT FOR HIM OR YOU BUY IT FOR... 794 00:41:28,206 --> 00:41:29,724 I BUY IT FOR THE HOUSEHOLD, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? 795 00:41:29,724 --> 00:41:31,931 I'M NOT GONNA BUY NO MORE. 796 00:41:31,931 --> 00:41:33,413 OKAY. 797 00:41:33,413 --> 00:41:36,275 AND YOU SHOULDN'T BE EATING THAT WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE, OKAY? 798 00:41:36,275 --> 00:41:37,379 -YEAH. -YES, SIR. 799 00:41:37,379 --> 00:41:40,241 ALL RIGHT. THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE, AARON. 800 00:41:40,241 --> 00:41:42,965 YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY 801 00:41:42,965 --> 00:41:45,517 BECAUSE THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON YOU. 802 00:41:45,517 --> 00:41:46,827 -YES, SIR. -OKAY? 803 00:41:46,827 --> 00:41:48,379 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 804 00:41:48,379 --> 00:41:50,241 I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MONTHS. -THANK YOU. 805 00:41:50,241 --> 00:41:51,931 ALL RIGHT. YOU TAKE CARE. 806 00:41:51,931 --> 00:41:57,000 ♪♪ 807 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:59,448 IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT NOTHING CHANGED 808 00:41:59,448 --> 00:42:02,241 WITH AARON OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. 809 00:42:02,241 --> 00:42:05,206 HE'S BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO SAVE HIS LIFE, 810 00:42:05,206 --> 00:42:07,724 BUT HE'S STILL CHOOSING TO MAKE EXCUSES. 811 00:42:07,724 --> 00:42:11,482 AND AS SORRY AS I AM HIS FATHER STRUGGLES WITH HIS HEALTH, 812 00:42:11,482 --> 00:42:14,103 AND THAT WAS A SCARE FOR ALL OF THEM, 813 00:42:14,103 --> 00:42:15,517 IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT 814 00:42:15,517 --> 00:42:18,862 THAT AARON'S BODY CAN'T HANDLE ALL THE STRAIN 815 00:42:18,862 --> 00:42:21,827 THAT HIS WEIGHT IS PUTTING ON IT FOR MUCH LONGER. 816 00:42:21,827 --> 00:42:24,620 SO IF HE DOESN'T START TO DRASTICALLY LOSE 817 00:42:24,620 --> 00:42:26,724 A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT NOW, 818 00:42:26,724 --> 00:42:30,379 THEN HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PHYSICALLY GO ON MUCH LONGER, 819 00:42:30,379 --> 00:42:33,551 AND HE'S GONNA DIE. 820 00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:35,344 Aaron: I'M REALLY UPSET AT MYSELF, 821 00:42:35,344 --> 00:42:37,793 AND I KNOW I HAVE TO DO BETTER THIS TIME. 822 00:42:37,793 --> 00:42:40,758 AND HEARING DR. NOW SAY THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE, 823 00:42:40,758 --> 00:42:44,241 IT'S ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING. 824 00:42:44,241 --> 00:42:46,551 SO, NO MATTER WHAT, I'M GOING TO LOSE THE WEIGHT 825 00:42:46,551 --> 00:42:51,241 I NEED AND HIT MY GOAL BEFORE MY NEXT APPOINTMENT. 826 00:42:51,241 --> 00:42:54,344 AND I'M NOT MAKING ANY MORE EXCUSES 827 00:42:54,344 --> 00:42:57,413 OR BLAMING ANYTHING ELSE IN MY LIFE. 828 00:42:57,413 --> 00:43:01,103 I KNOW THIS IS ALL UP TO ME NOW, AND I'M NOT GONNA FAIL. 829 00:43:01,103 --> 00:43:03,689 THERE'S TOO MUCH AT STAKE TO LET THAT HAPPEN. 830 00:43:03,689 --> 00:43:09,448 ♪♪ 831 00:43:09,448 --> 00:43:15,241 ♪♪ 832 00:43:15,241 --> 00:43:17,655 FOR THE PAST MONTH, I'VE STARTED WORKING HARDER 833 00:43:17,655 --> 00:43:20,862 THAN I EVER HAVE TO TRY AND LOSE AS MUCH WEIGHT AS POSSIBLE 834 00:43:20,862 --> 00:43:25,344 BEFORE MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW. 835 00:43:25,344 --> 00:43:28,724 TO UP MY LEVEL OF EXERCISE AND INCREASE MY ACTIVITY, 836 00:43:28,724 --> 00:43:32,103 I JOINED A GYM, AND I'M GOING THERE 837 00:43:32,103 --> 00:43:34,620 THREE TO FOUR TIMES A WEEK TO WORK OUT. 838 00:43:37,275 --> 00:43:40,000 AT FIRST I WAS REALLY INTIMIDATED, 839 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:43,551 SO IT WAS HARD TO CONVINCE MYSELF TO START DOING THIS. 840 00:43:46,344 --> 00:43:48,793 BUT I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT GOING BACK TO SEE DR. NOW 841 00:43:48,793 --> 00:43:51,310 WITHOUT HAVING MADE IT TO MY GOAL. 842 00:43:53,758 --> 00:43:55,206 THE THOUGHT OF THAT TERRIFIES ME 843 00:43:55,206 --> 00:43:58,068 FAR MORE THAN THE THOUGHT OF PEOPLE STARING AT ME 844 00:43:58,068 --> 00:43:59,413 OR LAUGHING AT THE BIG GUY 845 00:43:59,413 --> 00:44:02,827 WHO CAN BARELY DO MUCH AT THIS POINT. 846 00:44:02,827 --> 00:44:05,793 SO I'VE LOOKED UP SOME EXERCISES ON THE INTERNET, 847 00:44:05,793 --> 00:44:07,379 AND I'VE BEEN COMING HERE TO WORK OUT 848 00:44:07,379 --> 00:44:09,275 FOR ALMOST A FULL MONTH NOW. 849 00:44:11,965 --> 00:44:14,482 I STILL CAN'T DO A WHOLE LOT, 850 00:44:14,482 --> 00:44:17,482 BUT I CAN DO A GOOD BIT MORE THAN WHEN I STARTED. 851 00:44:17,482 --> 00:44:20,448 AND EVERY TIME I LIFT OR DO SOME REPS, 852 00:44:20,448 --> 00:44:25,310 I PUSH MYSELF PAST THE PAIN TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER. 853 00:44:25,310 --> 00:44:27,758 I USED TO SEE THAT PAIN AS A PROBLEM 854 00:44:27,758 --> 00:44:31,000 OR THAT I WAS PUSHING MYSELF TOO HARD, 855 00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:33,896 AND AFTER 5, 10 MINUTES, I WAS READY TO GO. 856 00:44:33,896 --> 00:44:35,137 I DIDN'T WANT TO BE HERE NO MORE, 857 00:44:35,137 --> 00:44:39,965 BUT NOW I'M ABLE TO STAY LONGER, DO A LOT MORE, 858 00:44:39,965 --> 00:44:46,137 AND I HAVE MORE ENERGY AND NOT HURTING AS MUCH. 859 00:44:46,137 --> 00:44:48,000 AND EVERY TIME I COME TO THE GYM, 860 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:50,551 I PUSH MYSELF A LITTLE BIT FURTHER 861 00:44:50,551 --> 00:44:53,655 JUST TO SEE HOW MUCH FURTHER I CAN GO, 862 00:44:53,655 --> 00:44:56,862 HOW MUCH MORE I CAN DO. 863 00:44:56,862 --> 00:45:01,172 BUT NOW I SEE IT AS A LIMIT I WANT TO BREAK, 864 00:45:01,172 --> 00:45:04,379 AND I'M NOT AFRAID OF IT. 865 00:45:04,379 --> 00:45:06,827 SO I'M HAPPY WITH MY PROGRESS WITH THAT. 866 00:45:06,827 --> 00:45:13,206 ♪♪ 867 00:45:13,206 --> 00:45:19,586 ♪♪ 868 00:45:19,586 --> 00:45:23,103 I ALSO FEEL LIKE I'M DOING GOOD WITH MY DIET. 869 00:45:23,103 --> 00:45:24,310 I GOT RID OF THE PEANUT BUTTER 870 00:45:24,310 --> 00:45:26,206 AND ALL THE LITTLE PACKETS OF CANDY 871 00:45:26,206 --> 00:45:30,034 AND SWEET STUFF THAT WERE STILL KIND OF HIDDEN AROUND THE HOUSE. 872 00:45:30,034 --> 00:45:33,241 WHEN I FOUND THEM, I'D EAT THEM AND JUSTIFY IT 873 00:45:33,241 --> 00:45:35,000 BY THINKING IT WAS JUST A LITTLE TREAT 874 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:38,034 TO HELP ME STAY ON TRACK BY SATISFYING MY CRAVINGS 875 00:45:38,034 --> 00:45:41,206 WITHOUT GETTING SOMETHING BIGGER. 876 00:45:41,206 --> 00:45:44,551 AND I THINK ALL THAT ADDED UP MORE THAN I REALIZED, 877 00:45:44,551 --> 00:45:45,896 BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM, 878 00:45:45,896 --> 00:45:48,965 AND MY FATHER SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM. 879 00:45:48,965 --> 00:45:51,137 SO IT'S ALL GONE NOW. 880 00:45:51,137 --> 00:45:54,931 SO ME AND MY DAD ARE ONLY EATING HEALTHY. 881 00:45:54,931 --> 00:45:57,517 BUT AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT, IT WAS REALLY EMBARRASSING 882 00:45:57,517 --> 00:46:01,586 TO SEE SUCH LITTLE PROGRESS IN FRONT OF MY FATHER. 883 00:46:01,586 --> 00:46:04,103 I LET HIM AND EVERYONE DOWN. 884 00:46:06,896 --> 00:46:08,310 I KNOW YOU WORKED HARD AT IT, 885 00:46:08,310 --> 00:46:11,724 SO I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T MEET YOUR GOALS. 886 00:46:11,724 --> 00:46:14,551 I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE IT THIS TIME. 887 00:46:14,551 --> 00:46:16,931 I'VE BEEN WORKING OUT AT THE GYM. 888 00:46:16,931 --> 00:46:19,413 I'VE BEEN STICKING TO MY DIET. 889 00:46:19,413 --> 00:46:22,241 I'M STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT MY NEXT APPOINTMENT, 890 00:46:22,241 --> 00:46:24,793 I HOPE AND PRAY THAT HE'S HAPPY WITH WHAT I DO, 891 00:46:24,793 --> 00:46:28,724 AND I'M HOPING THAT HE WILL APPROVE ME THIS TIME, 892 00:46:28,724 --> 00:46:31,517 AND JUST KEEP ON GOING. 893 00:46:31,517 --> 00:46:33,482 WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M SUPPORTING YOU EVERYTHING YOU DO. 894 00:46:33,482 --> 00:46:35,758 -I KNOW. -YOU JUST NEED TO JUST DO IT. 895 00:46:35,758 --> 00:46:37,137 THAT'S ALL, SON. 896 00:46:38,862 --> 00:46:42,517 Aaron: I'M GONNA CONTINUE WORKING AS HARD AS I CAN THIS MONTH 897 00:46:42,517 --> 00:46:46,689 SO WHEN I STEP ON THAT SCALE, I'M WHERE I NEED TO BE 898 00:46:46,689 --> 00:46:49,482 'CAUSE I KNOW 100% THAT DR. NOW IS RIGHT, 899 00:46:49,482 --> 00:46:51,965 AND IF I LOSE THIS CHANCE TO GET MY LIFE BACK, 900 00:46:51,965 --> 00:46:54,379 THAT WILL BE THE END OF THE ROAD FOR ME. 901 00:46:54,379 --> 00:46:56,068 I'LL BE DONE. 902 00:46:56,068 --> 00:46:57,034 ♪♪ 903 00:47:03,551 --> 00:47:10,206 ♪♪ 904 00:47:10,206 --> 00:47:16,862 ♪♪ 905 00:47:16,862 --> 00:47:18,551 Aaron: ME AND MY SISTER ARE BACK IN HOUSTON 906 00:47:18,551 --> 00:47:20,344 FOR MY THIRD APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW, 907 00:47:20,344 --> 00:47:25,655 AND I DID THE BEST I POSSIBLY COULD THIS TIME. 908 00:47:25,655 --> 00:47:28,482 BUT IT STILL MAY NOT BE ENOUGH, 909 00:47:28,482 --> 00:47:34,137 AND DR. NOW COULD TELL ME I'M COMPLETELY DONE TODAY, 910 00:47:34,137 --> 00:47:37,517 BUT I'M HOPING THE PROGRESS I MADE IS GONNA BE ENOUGH. 911 00:47:39,482 --> 00:47:41,793 AARON WASHER? 912 00:47:41,793 --> 00:47:43,862 AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT TWO MONTHS AGO, 913 00:47:43,862 --> 00:47:48,000 I WAS 696, AND DR. NOW TOLD ME 914 00:47:48,000 --> 00:47:50,827 I NEED TO LOSE 120 POUNDS BY TODAY. 915 00:47:50,827 --> 00:47:54,896 SO THAT MEANS I NEED TO HAVE MADE IT BELOW 576 916 00:47:54,896 --> 00:47:56,241 TO HAVE HIT MY GOAL. 917 00:47:58,310 --> 00:48:01,758 571. OKAY. 918 00:48:01,758 --> 00:48:03,689 YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO ROOM 5. 919 00:48:06,655 --> 00:48:09,172 THAT'S INCREDIBLE. 920 00:48:09,172 --> 00:48:13,310 AND SEEING HOW MUCH I LOST MAKES ME FEEL REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF, 921 00:48:13,310 --> 00:48:16,034 AND I'M CONFIDENT I'M READY FOR THIS. 922 00:48:16,034 --> 00:48:18,310 SO I JUST HOPE DR. NOW AGREES WITH THAT 923 00:48:18,310 --> 00:48:20,068 AND APPROVES ME TODAY. 924 00:48:24,103 --> 00:48:26,137 HELLO. -HELLO. 925 00:48:26,137 --> 00:48:27,310 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 926 00:48:27,310 --> 00:48:29,551 -GOOD. -REAL GOOD. 927 00:48:29,551 --> 00:48:30,793 ALL RIGHT, AARON. 928 00:48:30,793 --> 00:48:33,862 OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, YOU LOST 125 POUNDS. 929 00:48:33,862 --> 00:48:36,034 -YES, SIR. -THAT'S EXCELLENT. 930 00:48:36,034 --> 00:48:37,689 YOU STUCK TO THE DIET THIS TIME. 931 00:48:37,689 --> 00:48:40,241 YES, SIR, I'M DOING EVERYTHING THAT YOU, 932 00:48:40,241 --> 00:48:42,275 YOU KNOW, TOLD ME TO DO, AND... 933 00:48:42,275 --> 00:48:44,068 HOW'S YOUR ACTIVITY? 934 00:48:44,068 --> 00:48:45,862 I'M EXERCISING. 935 00:48:45,862 --> 00:48:47,000 I'M WALKING. 936 00:48:47,000 --> 00:48:48,793 I'M GOING TO THE GYM. 937 00:48:48,793 --> 00:48:50,137 YOU'RE GOING TO A GYM, TOO? 938 00:48:50,137 --> 00:48:51,379 YEAH, I'M GOING. 939 00:48:51,379 --> 00:48:52,517 THAT'S GREAT. 940 00:48:52,517 --> 00:48:53,931 WELL, YOU DID GREAT. 941 00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:56,206 SO, THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE YOU 942 00:48:56,206 --> 00:48:58,379 FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 943 00:48:58,379 --> 00:49:01,000 YOU SHOWED ME THAT YOU'RE READY FOR THIS NEXT STEP. 944 00:49:01,000 --> 00:49:03,000 THAT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 945 00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:05,896 BUT DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE, BECAUSE IF YOU GAIN ANY WEIGHT, 946 00:49:05,896 --> 00:49:08,379 OR YOUR WEIGHT LOSS SLOWS DOWN, WE WON'T MOVE AHEAD, 947 00:49:08,379 --> 00:49:10,517 AND I WILL CANCEL IT. YOU UNDERSTAND? 948 00:49:10,517 --> 00:49:12,655 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 949 00:49:12,655 --> 00:49:15,551 WELL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, 950 00:49:15,551 --> 00:49:17,241 AND STICK WITH THAT. 951 00:49:17,241 --> 00:49:20,206 AND IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, GIVE ME A CALL, OKAY? 952 00:49:20,206 --> 00:49:22,896 IF NOT, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND I'LL SEE YOU IN A MONTH. 953 00:49:22,896 --> 00:49:24,620 -THANK YOU SO MUCH. -OKAY. 954 00:49:24,620 --> 00:49:27,000 APPRECIATE IT. 955 00:49:27,000 --> 00:49:29,172 -DID IT! -DID IT. 956 00:49:32,310 --> 00:49:36,551 I'M SO HAPPY. 957 00:49:36,551 --> 00:49:38,137 I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. 958 00:49:38,137 --> 00:49:39,896 YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB. 959 00:49:39,896 --> 00:49:41,172 THANK YOU. 960 00:49:41,172 --> 00:49:42,551 Dr. Now: I'M VERY PROUD OF AARON 961 00:49:42,551 --> 00:49:45,206 AND IMPRESSED WITH HIS RECENT PROGRESS. 962 00:49:45,206 --> 00:49:48,448 I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS DESIRE AND HIS COMMITMENT 963 00:49:48,448 --> 00:49:50,862 TO DO THIS AFTER THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, 964 00:49:50,862 --> 00:49:54,379 BUT NOW HE'S DOING WHAT HE NEEDS TO TURN HIS LIFE AROUND. 965 00:49:54,379 --> 00:49:57,689 SO I'M VERY CONFIDENT HE'S READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 966 00:49:57,689 --> 00:50:01,689 AND AS LONG AS HE STAYS FOCUSED AND CONTINUES MAKING PROGRESS, 967 00:50:01,689 --> 00:50:05,241 AND WE DON'T FIND ANY MEDICAL ISSUES THAT CONCERN US, 968 00:50:05,241 --> 00:50:08,000 THEN WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT IN A MONTH. 969 00:50:09,793 --> 00:50:12,275 Aaron: I'M REALLY EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 970 00:50:12,275 --> 00:50:15,620 I'VE DREAMED OF GETTING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR SO LONG. 971 00:50:15,620 --> 00:50:17,379 SO I'M GONNA CONTINUE WORKING HARD 972 00:50:17,379 --> 00:50:19,931 JUST LIKE DR. NOW SAID TO DO 973 00:50:19,931 --> 00:50:22,551 BECAUSE I FINALLY MADE IT TO THIS POINT, 974 00:50:22,551 --> 00:50:25,827 AND I'M NOT LETTING ANYTHING HAPPEN TO LOSE THIS CHANCE. 975 00:50:29,689 --> 00:50:39,724 ♪♪ 976 00:50:39,724 --> 00:50:43,068 I'M AT THE HOSPITAL TO GET MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 977 00:50:43,068 --> 00:50:45,275 THEY HAD ME WEIGH IN RIGHT WHEN I GOT HERE, 978 00:50:45,275 --> 00:50:48,137 AND DR. NOW SAID I'VE LOST ENOUGH TO SHOW HIM 979 00:50:48,137 --> 00:50:49,965 I'M STAYING ON TRACK. 980 00:50:54,172 --> 00:50:57,551 YEAH. I'M JUST -- I'M SCARED. 981 00:50:57,551 --> 00:51:04,172 ♪♪ 982 00:51:04,172 --> 00:51:05,758 DON'T BE SCARED. 983 00:51:07,827 --> 00:51:10,275 I KNOW. I'M TRYING NOT TO BE, I'M JUST... 984 00:51:14,172 --> 00:51:16,586 EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY. 985 00:51:20,517 --> 00:51:23,344 [ SNIFFLING ] 986 00:51:29,068 --> 00:51:30,344 IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. 987 00:51:30,344 --> 00:51:33,620 YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE. 988 00:51:33,620 --> 00:51:35,137 AND YOU'RE GONNA COME OUT OF THE SURGERY, 989 00:51:35,137 --> 00:51:38,413 AND YOU'RE GONNA BE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION 990 00:51:38,413 --> 00:51:41,827 AND HAVE A MUCH BETTER LIFE. 991 00:51:41,827 --> 00:51:42,862 I KNOW. 992 00:51:42,862 --> 00:51:44,517 YOU WANT TO GET CHANGED? 993 00:51:44,517 --> 00:51:47,896 YEAH, I NEED TO GET INTO MY GOWN, I GUESS. 994 00:51:47,896 --> 00:51:49,068 ALL RIGHT. 995 00:51:49,068 --> 00:51:51,068 WELL, I'M GONNA STEP OUT IN THE HALLWAY. 996 00:51:51,068 --> 00:51:52,758 -OKAY. -OKAY. 997 00:51:52,758 --> 00:51:58,206 ♪♪ 998 00:51:58,206 --> 00:51:59,758 Aaron: NOW THAT IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING, 999 00:51:59,758 --> 00:52:02,206 MY NERVES ARE STARTING TO GET THE BEST OF ME. 1000 00:52:05,517 --> 00:52:08,724 KNOWING THIS IS SO HIGH RISK AND THAT THERE'S A CHANCE 1001 00:52:08,724 --> 00:52:13,862 I CAN DIE ON THE TABLE TODAY HAS ME REALLY, REALLY SCARED. 1002 00:52:13,862 --> 00:52:15,793 I REALLY HOPE I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING. 1003 00:52:15,793 --> 00:52:22,931 ♪♪ 1004 00:52:22,931 --> 00:52:24,931 -READY, MR. WASHER? -YES, SIR. 1005 00:52:27,034 --> 00:52:30,172 Aaron: BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF I DON'T HAVE THIS SURGERY TODAY, 1006 00:52:30,172 --> 00:52:33,517 THERE IS NO CHANCE I'LL BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER, 1007 00:52:33,517 --> 00:52:37,068 SO I JUST KEEP REMINDING MYSELF OF THAT AND OF MY PROMISE 1008 00:52:37,068 --> 00:52:39,931 TO MY MOM TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 1009 00:52:39,931 --> 00:52:43,758 I KNOW SHE WOULD BE SO HAPPY AND SO EXCITED FOR ME 1010 00:52:43,758 --> 00:52:45,379 TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SURGERY 1011 00:52:45,379 --> 00:52:50,068 AND TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE MY LIFE. 1012 00:52:50,068 --> 00:52:54,241 SO AS SCARED AS I AM, I'M READY FOR THIS, 1013 00:52:54,241 --> 00:52:55,896 AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LIFE 1014 00:52:55,896 --> 00:52:58,310 THAT'S GONNA BE POSSIBLE AFTER THIS. 1015 00:53:03,310 --> 00:53:07,793 Dr. Now: TODAY WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON AARON. 1016 00:53:07,793 --> 00:53:10,689 HE'S CONTINUED LOSING WEIGHT OVER THE LAST MONTH, 1017 00:53:10,689 --> 00:53:13,344 AND HE'S DOWN TO 525 TODAY. 1018 00:53:13,344 --> 00:53:16,275 SO HE'S LOST ANOTHER 46 POUNDS, 1019 00:53:16,275 --> 00:53:18,965 AND I'M PROUD OF HIM FOR STICKING TO THIS 1020 00:53:18,965 --> 00:53:22,206 AND FOR CONTINUING TO DO WHAT HE NEEDS. 1021 00:53:22,206 --> 00:53:23,827 SO I'M CONFIDENT HE'S READY 1022 00:53:23,827 --> 00:53:26,793 FOR THIS NEXT STEP OF WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1023 00:53:26,793 --> 00:53:29,103 OKAY, STARTING THE FIRST INCISION. 1024 00:53:33,620 --> 00:53:37,931 BUT AT OVER 500 POUNDS, AARON IS STILL VERY HIGH RISK 1025 00:53:37,931 --> 00:53:41,000 BECAUSE OF ALL THE STRAIN HE STILL HAS ON HIS BODY 1026 00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:42,793 BECAUSE OF HIS WEIGHT. 1027 00:53:42,793 --> 00:53:45,000 SO IF THERE IS ANYTHING CONCERNING, 1028 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:46,965 WE WILL NEED TO STOP THE PROCEDURE 1029 00:53:46,965 --> 00:53:48,827 AND END THE OPERATION EARLY. 1030 00:53:54,413 --> 00:53:56,448 BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY 1031 00:53:56,448 --> 00:53:59,137 COMPLETE THIS OPERATION FOR HIM TODAY, 1032 00:53:59,137 --> 00:54:02,068 IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL TO HELP 1033 00:54:02,068 --> 00:54:04,137 AARON CONTINUE TO STAY ON TRACK 1034 00:54:04,137 --> 00:54:06,620 AND LOSE MORE WEIGHT LIKE HE NEEDS, 1035 00:54:06,620 --> 00:54:11,448 BECAUSE WHAT THE SURGERY DOES IS REDUCE THE STOMACH BY 90%, 1036 00:54:11,448 --> 00:54:15,689 LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SLEEVE. 1037 00:54:15,689 --> 00:54:19,344 SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED 1038 00:54:19,344 --> 00:54:23,517 FROM OVEREATING, AND THE PATIENT IS LESS HUNGRY. 1039 00:54:23,517 --> 00:54:27,103 SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY 1040 00:54:27,103 --> 00:54:28,931 TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT. 1041 00:54:32,068 --> 00:54:34,103 Margaret: THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS 1042 00:54:34,103 --> 00:54:36,965 I'VE EVER HAD TO DO WAS TO SIT AND WAIT. 1043 00:54:36,965 --> 00:54:39,034 MY BROTHER IS MY WORLD. 1044 00:54:39,034 --> 00:54:42,310 HE'S MY BEST FRIEND, AND IF I LOST AARON, 1045 00:54:42,310 --> 00:54:44,103 IT WOULD KILL ME. 1046 00:54:44,103 --> 00:54:45,758 I KNOW THE BENEFITS OF THE SURGERY 1047 00:54:45,758 --> 00:54:47,620 DEFINITELY OUTWEIGH THE RISKS, 1048 00:54:47,620 --> 00:54:49,413 BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, 1049 00:54:49,413 --> 00:54:52,379 I WANT TO KNOW HOW HE'S DOING, AND I WANT TO KNOW HE'S OKAY. 1050 00:55:14,551 --> 00:55:16,862 Dr. Now: ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN TURN THE ROOM LIGHT ON. 1051 00:55:22,655 --> 00:55:25,000 OKAY. ALL FINISHED. 1052 00:55:25,000 --> 00:55:26,724 ALL RIGHT. 1053 00:55:26,724 --> 00:55:29,068 AARON'S SURGERY WENT VERY WELL, 1054 00:55:29,068 --> 00:55:31,896 AND THERE WERE NO COMPLICATIONS AT ALL. 1055 00:55:31,896 --> 00:55:34,344 SO WE COMPLETED HIS SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY 1056 00:55:34,344 --> 00:55:37,482 AND WE REMOVED ABOUT 90% OF HIS STOMACH. 1057 00:55:39,517 --> 00:55:42,206 I'M FILLING THE PART OF THE STOMACH REMOVED WITH WATER, 1058 00:55:42,206 --> 00:55:45,344 AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOME IDEA HOW LARGE IT WAS. 1059 00:55:45,344 --> 00:55:47,586 BUT THIS IS ONLY AT REGULAR SIZE. 1060 00:55:47,586 --> 00:55:49,758 IF YOU REALIZE, IT CAN SURGE TO FIVE TIMES 1061 00:55:49,758 --> 00:55:51,379 THIS AMOUNT WHEN HE EATS, 1062 00:55:51,379 --> 00:55:54,862 AND IT WILL ALMOST BE THE WIDTH OF THIS TABLE AT THAT POINT. 1063 00:55:54,862 --> 00:55:59,000 BUT AT THAT SIZE, IT WILL HOLD A LOT OF FOOD AND FLUID, 1064 00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:03,551 SO HE WAS CAPABLE OF TAKING IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT AT ONE TIME. 1065 00:56:03,551 --> 00:56:06,448 SO THIS OPERATION IS GOING TO RESTRICT HIS ABILITY 1066 00:56:06,448 --> 00:56:08,241 TO EAT LIKE HE HAS. 1067 00:56:08,241 --> 00:56:10,379 BUT NOW I'M GOING TO GET HIM TO RECOVERY, 1068 00:56:10,379 --> 00:56:14,724 AND THEN HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO HOME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. 1069 00:56:14,724 --> 00:56:17,172 FOR THE NEXT MONTH, WE'RE GONNA KEEP HIM ON A LIQUID DIET 1070 00:56:17,172 --> 00:56:21,034 UNTIL HE FULLY RECOVERS, AND HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE 1071 00:56:21,034 --> 00:56:23,862 AT LEAST ANOTHER 40 POUNDS IN THAT TIME. 1072 00:56:23,862 --> 00:56:26,172 AND THEN AFTER THAT, IF HE'S STAYING ON TRACK, 1073 00:56:26,172 --> 00:56:28,241 HE WILL LOSE AT LEAST 30 POUNDS A MONTH 1074 00:56:28,241 --> 00:56:31,310 UNTIL HE GETS CLOSE TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT. 1075 00:56:31,310 --> 00:56:32,655 BUT IF AARON GOES HOME 1076 00:56:32,655 --> 00:56:35,413 AND STARTS TO SLOWLY PUSH HIMSELF TO OVEREAT, 1077 00:56:35,413 --> 00:56:38,137 HE CAN START TO STRETCH HIS STOMACH OUT OVER TIME 1078 00:56:38,137 --> 00:56:41,103 TO GET IT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL SIZE. 1079 00:56:41,103 --> 00:56:43,103 SO WHEN HE GOES OFF HIS LIQUID DIET, 1080 00:56:43,103 --> 00:56:45,275 WE'LL START HIM GOING TO PSYCHOTHERAPY 1081 00:56:45,275 --> 00:56:47,034 TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF HIM 1082 00:56:47,034 --> 00:56:49,965 DEALING WITH HIS EMOTIONAL ISSUES. 1083 00:56:49,965 --> 00:56:54,172 FOR NOW, HIS PHYSICAL DRIVE TO EAT IS SUPPRESSED BY SURGERY. 1084 00:56:54,172 --> 00:56:55,965 AND WITH THAT OUT OF THE WAY, 1085 00:56:55,965 --> 00:56:59,310 THE EMOTIONAL COMPONENT BEHIND HIS PATHOLOGICAL DRIVE TO EAT 1086 00:56:59,310 --> 00:57:01,689 ARE GOING TO COME TO THE SURFACE. 1087 00:57:01,689 --> 00:57:05,137 SO THE HARDER STRUGGLE FOR AARON IS STILL UP AHEAD, 1088 00:57:05,137 --> 00:57:07,620 AND HOW HE HANDLES IT WILL DETERMINE 1089 00:57:07,620 --> 00:57:11,344 WHETHER HE IS GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR THE LONG-TERM 1090 00:57:11,344 --> 00:57:14,655 OR IF HE WILL START TO GIVE IN AND GO BACK TO USING FOOD 1091 00:57:14,655 --> 00:57:17,793 TO COPE UNTIL HE GAINS ALL HIS WEIGHT BACK 1092 00:57:17,793 --> 00:57:20,310 AND ENDS RIGHT BACK UP WHERE HE STARTED. 1093 00:57:25,586 --> 00:57:30,068 ♪♪ 1094 00:57:30,068 --> 00:57:35,413 ♪♪ 1095 00:57:35,413 --> 00:57:39,482 Aaron: IT'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS SINCE MY SURGERY, 1096 00:57:39,482 --> 00:57:41,827 AND I'VE MOSTLY JUST BEEN TRYING TO ADAPT 1097 00:57:41,827 --> 00:57:44,517 TO HOW I FEEL ABOUT FOOD NOW. 1098 00:57:44,517 --> 00:57:46,137 FOR THE FIRST WEEK AFTER SURGERY, 1099 00:57:46,137 --> 00:57:49,241 I JUST HAD NO DESIRE TO EAT, 1100 00:57:49,241 --> 00:57:51,517 WHICH WAS AN INCREDIBLY WEIRD FEELING 1101 00:57:51,517 --> 00:57:54,448 BECAUSE I'VE NEVER FELT THAT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. 1102 00:57:56,965 --> 00:57:59,896 THERE WERE MOMENTS THAT WERE A LITTLE SCARY. 1103 00:57:59,896 --> 00:58:03,620 IT WAS LIKE LOSING SOMETHING REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME. 1104 00:58:03,620 --> 00:58:06,310 BUT SOME OF THE CRAVINGS HAVE STARTED TO COME BACK, 1105 00:58:06,310 --> 00:58:10,172 SO IT'S GETTING A LITTLE HARDER. 1106 00:58:10,172 --> 00:58:13,448 I'M ON WHAT DR. NOW SAYS IS STAGE 3 LIQUIDS NOW, 1107 00:58:13,448 --> 00:58:17,379 WHICH MEANS I CAN HAVE THICKER LIQUIDS AND SOUPS. 1108 00:58:17,379 --> 00:58:22,620 I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IF ALL MY CRAVINGS COME BACK. 1109 00:58:22,620 --> 00:58:26,724 I KNEW SURGERY WASN'T JUST GONNA SOLVE ALL MY ISSUES WITH FOOD, 1110 00:58:26,724 --> 00:58:30,000 BUT I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED HOW I CAN BE COMPLETELY FULL 1111 00:58:30,000 --> 00:58:32,137 AND FEEL LIKE I COULDN'T EAT ANOTHER BITE 1112 00:58:32,137 --> 00:58:35,689 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE. 1113 00:58:35,689 --> 00:58:37,689 I KNOW DR. NOW SAID I CAN START 1114 00:58:37,689 --> 00:58:41,068 TO STRETCH MY STOMACH BACK OUT IF I'M NOT CAREFUL, 1115 00:58:41,068 --> 00:58:43,689 AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MESSING UP MY SURGERY 1116 00:58:43,689 --> 00:58:46,827 IS WHAT'S REALLY SCARING ME RIGHT NOW 1117 00:58:46,827 --> 00:58:48,896 BECAUSE I KNOW IF I MESS THIS UP, 1118 00:58:48,896 --> 00:58:52,172 THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. 1119 00:58:52,172 --> 00:58:55,000 SO NO MATTER WHAT, I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN. 1120 00:58:55,000 --> 00:59:02,413 ♪♪ 1121 00:59:02,413 --> 00:59:09,758 ♪♪ 1122 00:59:09,758 --> 00:59:13,241 TODAY ME AND MY SISTER ARE BACK IN HOUSTON TO SEE DR. NOW 1123 00:59:13,241 --> 00:59:17,931 FOR MY ONE-MONTH FOLLOW-UP AFTER SURGERY, 1124 00:59:17,931 --> 00:59:20,793 AND I'M FEELING GOOD ABOUT HOW I'M DOING. 1125 00:59:20,793 --> 00:59:22,517 I KNOW I'VE STILL BEEN LOSING WEIGHT 1126 00:59:22,517 --> 00:59:25,448 BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REALLY EAT ANYTHING. 1127 00:59:25,448 --> 00:59:29,344 SO I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE MESSED UP MY PROGRESS. 1128 00:59:29,344 --> 00:59:32,758 I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE AS ACTIVE AS I WANT, 1129 00:59:32,758 --> 00:59:36,586 BUT THAT'S BECAUSE I'VE HAD TO TAKE IT EASY WHILE I RECOVER. 1130 00:59:36,586 --> 00:59:37,896 BUT I'M HOPING DR. NOW 1131 00:59:37,896 --> 00:59:40,931 CLEARS ME TO START DOING MORE AND THAT HE TELLS ME 1132 00:59:40,931 --> 00:59:43,413 I CAN GO BACK ON SOLID FOODS AGAIN TODAY. 1133 00:59:47,000 --> 00:59:48,344 AARON? 1134 00:59:48,344 --> 00:59:50,931 BUT I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW I'M RECOVERING 1135 00:59:50,931 --> 00:59:53,275 AND IF I'M ON TRACK TODAY. 1136 00:59:53,275 --> 00:59:58,517 AT MY SURGERY A MONTH AGO, I WAS DOWN TO 525. 1137 00:59:58,517 --> 01:00:02,758 AND DR. NOW SAID I SHOULD AT LEAST LOSE 40 POUNDS THIS MONTH. 1138 01:00:02,758 --> 01:00:06,413 SO THAT MEANS I'LL BE BELOW 485 TODAY. 1139 01:00:06,413 --> 01:00:16,034 ♪♪ 1140 01:00:16,034 --> 01:00:18,827 THAT'S NOT AS MUCH AS I SHOULD HAVE LOST, 1141 01:00:18,827 --> 01:00:23,689 SO I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT IS OR WHAT DR. NOW'S GONNA SAY. 1142 01:00:23,689 --> 01:00:25,655 SO I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. 1143 01:00:25,655 --> 01:00:31,517 ♪♪ 1144 01:00:31,517 --> 01:00:32,862 HI, AARON. HOW YOU DOING? 1145 01:00:32,862 --> 01:00:34,068 DOING ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU? 1146 01:00:34,068 --> 01:00:36,275 I'M DOING OKAY. THANKS. 1147 01:00:36,275 --> 01:00:38,310 SO, HOW ARE YOU GETTING ALONG? 1148 01:00:38,310 --> 01:00:40,344 -DOING REALLY GOOD. -ALL RIGHT. 1149 01:00:40,344 --> 01:00:43,620 LET'S SEE HOW THE INCISION LOOKS. 1150 01:00:43,620 --> 01:00:46,655 ALL RIGHT. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE HEALING. 1151 01:00:46,655 --> 01:00:48,758 OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. 1152 01:00:48,758 --> 01:00:50,034 HAS ALL YOUR WEIGHT LOSS 1153 01:00:50,034 --> 01:00:52,827 BEEN MAKING ANY BIG DIFFERENCE IN YOUR ACTIVITY? 1154 01:00:52,827 --> 01:00:54,551 OH, YEAH. LOSING THE WEIGHT I'VE LOST NOW 1155 01:00:54,551 --> 01:00:59,517 HAS TOTALLY CHANGED THE WAY THINGS ARE WORKING FOR ME NOW, 1156 01:00:59,517 --> 01:01:00,689 SO... 1157 01:01:00,689 --> 01:01:01,965 -ALL RIGHT. -I CAN'T WAIT TO LOSE MORE. 1158 01:01:01,965 --> 01:01:05,103 AND REMEMBER, LIQUID DIET DOES NOT INCLUDE ALCOHOL. 1159 01:01:05,103 --> 01:01:06,931 -YES, SIR. -OKAY? 1160 01:01:06,931 --> 01:01:08,310 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 1161 01:01:08,310 --> 01:01:11,275 WELL, WITH THINGS GOING OKAY, WE CAN GO AHEAD 1162 01:01:11,275 --> 01:01:13,965 AND ADVANCE YOU TO GOING BACK TO SOLID FOOD. 1163 01:01:13,965 --> 01:01:15,448 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 1164 01:01:15,448 --> 01:01:17,482 BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE ON SOLID FOOD, 1165 01:01:17,482 --> 01:01:19,344 WE'RE GONNA START YOU ON PSYCHOTHERAPY 1166 01:01:19,344 --> 01:01:21,379 STARTING IMMEDIATELY. -OKAY. 1167 01:01:21,379 --> 01:01:25,965 SO FAR YOU LOST ALMOST 220 POUNDS, WHICH IS GOOD, 1168 01:01:25,965 --> 01:01:28,551 BUT THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE ALL THAT CAN CHANGE 1169 01:01:28,551 --> 01:01:30,275 IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL. 1170 01:01:30,275 --> 01:01:32,310 AND I'M ALREADY A LITTLE CONCERNED 1171 01:01:32,310 --> 01:01:35,172 BECAUSE YOU SHOULD HAVE LOST DOUBLE THIS PAST MONTH. 1172 01:01:35,172 --> 01:01:38,586 SO IF YOUR EMOTIONAL ISSUES ARE COMING TO THE SURFACE, 1173 01:01:38,586 --> 01:01:41,482 AND YOU'RE STARTING TO USE FOOD TO COPE AGAIN, 1174 01:01:41,482 --> 01:01:44,655 THEN WE ARE ABOUT TO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION 1175 01:01:44,655 --> 01:01:47,103 WITH YOU STARTING TO OVEREAT AGAIN, 1176 01:01:47,103 --> 01:01:49,482 SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE PREVENT THAT 1177 01:01:49,482 --> 01:01:52,482 OR YOUR WEIGHT LOSS WILL STOP, AND IN THREE TO FOUR MONTHS, 1178 01:01:52,482 --> 01:01:55,448 YOU COULD START TO GAIN AGAIN. AND IF THAT HAPPENS, 1179 01:01:55,448 --> 01:01:57,413 YOUR CHANCES FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS 1180 01:01:57,413 --> 01:01:59,586 WILL DROP TO ALMOST ZERO AT THAT POINT. 1181 01:01:59,586 --> 01:02:02,965 SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. YOU UNDERSTAND? 1182 01:02:02,965 --> 01:02:04,310 -I UNDERSTAND. -GREAT. 1183 01:02:04,310 --> 01:02:07,068 SO WE GOT 300 MORE POUNDS TO GO, 1184 01:02:07,068 --> 01:02:09,620 SO THERE IS STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO. 1185 01:02:09,620 --> 01:02:11,172 -YES, SIR. -OKAY. 1186 01:02:11,172 --> 01:02:13,310 HOW IS YOUR DAD DOING? -HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD. 1187 01:02:13,310 --> 01:02:18,758 HE'S REALLY PROUD OF ME, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. 1188 01:02:18,758 --> 01:02:19,793 BUT HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD. 1189 01:02:19,793 --> 01:02:22,965 HE'S UP AND GOING AGAIN, SO... 1190 01:02:22,965 --> 01:02:25,172 GOOD PROGRESS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, HUH? 1191 01:02:25,172 --> 01:02:26,655 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 1192 01:02:26,655 --> 01:02:29,862 WELL, I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS AND KEEP WORKING HARD, OKAY? 1193 01:02:29,862 --> 01:02:31,448 -THANK YOU. -OKAY. 1194 01:02:31,448 --> 01:02:34,413 I'LL SEE YOU BOTH IN A MONTH, AND YOU NEED TO HAVE LOST 1195 01:02:34,413 --> 01:02:36,344 AT LEAST 30 POUNDS BY THEN. 1196 01:02:36,344 --> 01:02:38,620 OKAY, AARON? -OKAY. APPRECIATE IT. 1197 01:02:38,620 --> 01:02:40,172 ALL RIGHT. NICE TO SEE YOU. 1198 01:02:40,172 --> 01:02:41,620 NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. -YES, SIR. 1199 01:02:41,620 --> 01:02:42,965 ALL RIGHT. 1200 01:02:45,206 --> 01:02:46,620 Dr. Now: FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, 1201 01:02:46,620 --> 01:02:49,931 AARON HAS WORKED REALLY HARD AND MAKING REGULAR PROGRESS, 1202 01:02:49,931 --> 01:02:51,965 AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM FOR THAT, 1203 01:02:51,965 --> 01:02:54,586 BUT HE WON'T BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT FOR THE LONG-TERM 1204 01:02:54,586 --> 01:02:57,103 IF HE DOESN'T ADDRESS THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES 1205 01:02:57,103 --> 01:02:59,689 THAT HAVE BEEN BEHIND ALL HIS PSYCHOLOGICAL EATING 1206 01:02:59,689 --> 01:03:03,137 BECAUSE THOSE EMOTIONAL ISSUES ARE GOING TO START 1207 01:03:03,137 --> 01:03:06,413 TO GET STRONGER AND STRONGER UNTIL HE DEALS WITH THEM. 1208 01:03:06,413 --> 01:03:09,965 SO HE'S COMING UP ON A CROSSROAD WHERE HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO 1209 01:03:09,965 --> 01:03:12,241 THAT IF HE WANTS HIS PROGRESS TO CONTINUE. 1210 01:03:12,241 --> 01:03:13,758 BUT THE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD 1211 01:03:13,758 --> 01:03:15,896 AARON GETS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, 1212 01:03:15,896 --> 01:03:18,068 THE HARDER IT WILL BE TO GET HIM BACK. 1213 01:03:18,068 --> 01:03:21,482 SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT 1214 01:03:21,482 --> 01:03:23,172 THAT FROM HAPPENING. 1215 01:03:27,000 --> 01:03:28,448 Aaron: I'VE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL, 1216 01:03:28,448 --> 01:03:31,344 AND I DON'T WANT TO LET ANYTHING THREATEN THAT. 1217 01:03:31,344 --> 01:03:34,000 SO WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO TO STAY ON TRACK, 1218 01:03:34,000 --> 01:03:36,275 I'M READY TO TRY AND DO IT. 1219 01:03:36,275 --> 01:03:38,448 AND I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHAT DR. NOW 1220 01:03:38,448 --> 01:03:41,517 IS SAYING ABOUT MY EMOTIONS. 1221 01:03:41,517 --> 01:03:44,965 BECAUSE IT MAKES SENSE WITH WHAT I'VE BEEN FEELING LATELY 1222 01:03:44,965 --> 01:03:49,068 AND THE STRUGGLE I STARTED HAVING WITH MY CRAVINGS. 1223 01:03:49,068 --> 01:03:52,000 IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE HOW IT FEELS, EXACTLY, 1224 01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:55,000 BUT IF IT IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE EMOTIONS I HAVE, 1225 01:03:55,000 --> 01:03:57,862 THEN I'LL GO TO THERAPY LIKE DR. NOW SAYS, 1226 01:03:57,862 --> 01:04:02,034 AND I'LL TRY TO FACE WHATEVER I HAVE TO. 1227 01:04:02,034 --> 01:04:04,793 THE THOUGHT OF DOING THAT IS REALLY SCARY, 1228 01:04:04,793 --> 01:04:06,758 BUT WHAT'S EVEN SCARIER TO ME 1229 01:04:06,758 --> 01:04:10,000 IS LETTING ANYTHING HAPPEN TO MESS UP ALL MY PROGRESS, 1230 01:04:10,000 --> 01:04:12,620 AND I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. 1231 01:04:18,413 --> 01:04:27,241 ♪♪ 1232 01:04:27,241 --> 01:04:30,896 Aaron: TODAY I'M GOING TO MY FIRST THERAPY APPOINTMENT. 1233 01:04:30,896 --> 01:04:34,793 DR. NOW SAYS I HAVE TO ADDRESS A LOT OF THE EMOTIONAL ISSUES 1234 01:04:34,793 --> 01:04:39,310 THAT HAVE BEEN BEHIND ALL MY OVEREATING FOR MY WHOLE LIFE 1235 01:04:39,310 --> 01:04:43,000 IF I WANT TO STAY ON TRACK AND SUCCEED AT MY WEIGHT LOSS. 1236 01:04:43,000 --> 01:04:48,241 NOW THAT I'VE HAD THE SURGERY, I DON'T FEEL HUNGRY. 1237 01:04:48,241 --> 01:04:50,793 BUT I STILL HAVE THE DESIRE FOR FOOD THAT COMES 1238 01:04:50,793 --> 01:04:54,689 AND GOES THAT'S JUST THIS WANT. 1239 01:04:54,689 --> 01:04:58,137 IT'S THAT SECURITY-BLANKET FEELING, 1240 01:04:58,137 --> 01:05:03,103 AND I CAN SEE HOW MY EMOTIONS ARE TIED TO THAT CLEARLY NOW. 1241 01:05:03,103 --> 01:05:06,000 SO I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT I DO THIS. 1242 01:05:09,931 --> 01:05:11,379 -HELLO, AARON. -YES, HI. 1243 01:05:11,379 --> 01:05:12,517 HI. I'M LOLA. 1244 01:05:12,517 --> 01:05:14,206 -I'M AARON. -COME ON BACK. 1245 01:05:14,206 --> 01:05:16,517 YOU CAN GO RIGHT INTO THE BLUE ROOM 1246 01:05:16,517 --> 01:05:18,310 AND HAVE A SEAT ANYWHERE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE. 1247 01:05:18,310 --> 01:05:20,034 OKAY. 1248 01:05:20,034 --> 01:05:25,689 ♪♪ 1249 01:05:25,689 --> 01:05:27,068 SO WHY DON'T WE START OFF 1250 01:05:27,068 --> 01:05:29,413 BY YOU TELLING ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? 1251 01:05:29,413 --> 01:05:32,724 WHAT WAS YOUR LIFE LIKE WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? 1252 01:05:32,724 --> 01:05:35,862 GROWING UP, IT WAS DIFFICULT 1253 01:05:35,862 --> 01:05:39,586 'CAUSE I WAS BULLIED A LOT BY OTHER KIDS. 1254 01:05:39,586 --> 01:05:42,068 IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS GETTING KICKED AROUND, 1255 01:05:42,068 --> 01:05:44,068 PUNCHED AROUND, THROWN AROUND IN SCHOOL. 1256 01:05:44,068 --> 01:05:46,206 SO YOU WOULD BE PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED AT SCHOOL 1257 01:05:46,206 --> 01:05:47,655 BY YOUR PEERS? 1258 01:05:47,655 --> 01:05:48,965 YES. 1259 01:05:48,965 --> 01:05:51,689 SO YOU MUST HAVE SPENT SO MUCH OF YOUR CHILDHOOD 1260 01:05:51,689 --> 01:05:54,103 BEING ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED. 1261 01:05:54,103 --> 01:05:55,448 YES, I DID. 1262 01:05:55,448 --> 01:05:57,068 IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD. 1263 01:05:57,068 --> 01:06:01,034 YOU KNOW, MY MOM, SHE WAS THE ONE I COULD GO TO, 1264 01:06:01,034 --> 01:06:02,689 AND THREE YEARS AGO, 1265 01:06:02,689 --> 01:06:06,448 SHE PASSED AWAY. SO, AFTER SHE PASSED AWAY, 1266 01:06:06,448 --> 01:06:08,448 I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TO TURN TO. 1267 01:06:08,448 --> 01:06:11,862 I CAN SEE THAT'S STILL VERY HARD FOR YOU. 1268 01:06:11,862 --> 01:06:13,103 IT IS. 1269 01:06:13,103 --> 01:06:15,551 TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT YOUR MOTHER. 1270 01:06:15,551 --> 01:06:19,965 SHE WAS, UM, MY BEST FRIEND. 1271 01:06:19,965 --> 01:06:21,413 SHE REALLY WAS. 1272 01:06:21,413 --> 01:06:23,241 I CAN GO TO HER FOR EVERYTHING. 1273 01:06:23,241 --> 01:06:26,310 SHE WAS JUST -- SHE WAS MY COMFORT. 1274 01:06:26,310 --> 01:06:28,586 IT SOUNDS AS IF, FROM HER, 1275 01:06:28,586 --> 01:06:32,931 YOU RECEIVED UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE AND LOVE. 1276 01:06:32,931 --> 01:06:34,172 YEAH. 1277 01:06:34,172 --> 01:06:36,068 AND SO THAT'S A REALLY POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP 1278 01:06:36,068 --> 01:06:38,517 TO BE ABLE TO DRAW FROM. -RIGHT. 1279 01:06:38,517 --> 01:06:41,241 OF ALL YOUR OTHER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, 1280 01:06:41,241 --> 01:06:45,965 WHICH ONE HAS HAD THE MOST NEGATIVE IMPACT ON YOU? 1281 01:06:45,965 --> 01:06:49,000 HONESTLY, MY FATHER. 1282 01:06:49,000 --> 01:06:54,068 YOU KNOW, HIM COMING FROM MILITARY, 1283 01:06:54,068 --> 01:06:56,275 HE DIDN'T WANT US STEPPING OUT OF LINE FOR NOTHING. 1284 01:06:56,275 --> 01:06:58,000 IF WE DID, WE GOT IN TROUBLE. WE GOT GROUNDED. 1285 01:06:58,000 --> 01:06:59,758 WE GOT PUNISHED FOR IT. 1286 01:06:59,758 --> 01:07:03,379 HE EXPECTED MORE OUT OF ME ALL THE TIME. 1287 01:07:03,379 --> 01:07:06,275 AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LIVE UP TO THOSE EXPECTATIONS. 1288 01:07:06,275 --> 01:07:07,517 YES. 1289 01:07:07,517 --> 01:07:11,068 AND JUST TO THIS DAY, IT STILL -- IT HURTS. 1290 01:07:11,068 --> 01:07:12,482 IT HURTS A LOT. 1291 01:07:12,482 --> 01:07:15,206 WHAT DOES THE RELATIONSHIP LOOK LIKE NOW? 1292 01:07:15,206 --> 01:07:19,310 IT'S A LOT BETTER, BUT I DON'T OPEN UP TO HIM 1293 01:07:19,310 --> 01:07:23,275 BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER HOW HE WAS. 1294 01:07:23,275 --> 01:07:27,103 SO YOU DON'T TRUST HIM IS WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY. 1295 01:07:27,103 --> 01:07:28,379 PRETTY MUCH, YES. 1296 01:07:28,379 --> 01:07:30,137 YOU FEAR THAT HE'LL DO OR SAY 1297 01:07:30,137 --> 01:07:33,862 SOMETHING TO BE HARMFUL OR HURTFUL TO YOU, 1298 01:07:33,862 --> 01:07:38,275 BUT YOU ARE AN ADULT, AND YOU HAVE THE POWER 1299 01:07:38,275 --> 01:07:44,482 TO MAKE THE CHOICE THAT NO ONE WILL EVER, EVER AGAIN HURT YOU. 1300 01:07:44,482 --> 01:07:45,689 RIGHT. 1301 01:07:45,689 --> 01:07:47,689 TO THIS DAY, YOU KNOW, WHEN I DO SOMETHING, 1302 01:07:47,689 --> 01:07:51,482 I STILL THINK, YOU KNOW, "WELL, I NEED TO KEEP THIS FROM MY DAD 1303 01:07:51,482 --> 01:07:53,862 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO KNOW ABOUT IT." 1304 01:07:53,862 --> 01:07:58,068 AND MY SISTER, SHE'S LIKE, "WHY DO YOU DO THAT?" 1305 01:07:58,068 --> 01:07:59,275 SHE SAYS, "YOU ARE AN ADULT." 1306 01:07:59,275 --> 01:08:02,034 AND I WAS LIKE, "BECAUSE IT'S DAD." 1307 01:08:02,034 --> 01:08:04,413 AND I QUESTION MYSELF. 1308 01:08:04,413 --> 01:08:07,448 I'M LIKE, "WHY DO I NEED TO HIDE THIS?" 1309 01:08:07,448 --> 01:08:08,482 YOU KNOW, I'M AN ADULT. 1310 01:08:08,482 --> 01:08:12,137 I HAVE MY OWN, YOU KNOW, LIFE NOW. 1311 01:08:12,137 --> 01:08:15,413 BUT I STILL FEEL LIKE I NEED TO HIDE IT FROM HIM BECAUSE... 1312 01:08:15,413 --> 01:08:17,655 YOU FEAR JUDGMENT. 1313 01:08:17,655 --> 01:08:20,482 -YEAH. -AND YOU FEAR CRITICISM. 1314 01:08:20,482 --> 01:08:23,931 MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. 1315 01:08:23,931 --> 01:08:26,965 SO, AARON, I WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS. 1316 01:08:26,965 --> 01:08:30,758 THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT IS, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER 1317 01:08:30,758 --> 01:08:33,448 HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR DAD 1318 01:08:33,448 --> 01:08:37,413 REGARDING HOW HIS BEHAVIORS SHAPED YOUR LIFE 1319 01:08:37,413 --> 01:08:39,551 AND THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE TODAY. 1320 01:08:39,551 --> 01:08:41,655 DO YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO? 1321 01:08:41,655 --> 01:08:42,862 YES. 1322 01:08:42,862 --> 01:08:45,517 ALSO, I REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU 1323 01:08:45,517 --> 01:08:47,586 TO GET TO KNOW HIM A LOT BETTER. 1324 01:08:47,586 --> 01:08:51,482 SO, AARON, THINK OF AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR DAD, 1325 01:08:51,482 --> 01:08:56,275 BUT DO SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO RESONATE WITH HIM. 1326 01:08:56,275 --> 01:08:57,586 -RIGHT. -GET TO KNOW HIM. 1327 01:08:57,586 --> 01:08:59,137 GIVE HIM A CHANCE. 1328 01:08:59,137 --> 01:09:01,068 YEAH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT. 1329 01:09:01,068 --> 01:09:06,413 THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO, YOU KNOW, BOND WITH HIM IN THAT WAY. 1330 01:09:06,413 --> 01:09:08,965 OKAY? 1331 01:09:08,965 --> 01:09:11,310 WELL, AARON, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING IN TODAY. 1332 01:09:11,310 --> 01:09:12,655 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 1333 01:09:12,655 --> 01:09:13,931 OKAY. 1334 01:09:13,931 --> 01:09:15,896 AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AGAIN REALLY SOON. 1335 01:09:15,896 --> 01:09:21,310 ♪♪ 1336 01:09:21,310 --> 01:09:24,482 Aaron: I'M REALLY GLAD I DID THAT. 1337 01:09:24,482 --> 01:09:27,275 THIS IS SOMETHING I'M GONNA NEED TO KEEP DOING, 1338 01:09:27,275 --> 01:09:30,103 BUT I'M OVERWHELMED ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS. 1339 01:09:30,103 --> 01:09:33,586 I DON'T DOUBT I NEED TO DO THOSE THINGS, 1340 01:09:33,586 --> 01:09:36,344 AND I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, 1341 01:09:36,344 --> 01:09:38,482 BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT GONNA BE 1342 01:09:38,482 --> 01:09:41,793 ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING TO DO ANY OF THIS. 1343 01:09:41,793 --> 01:09:44,137 BUT I KNOW LOLA AND DR. NOW ARE RIGHT, 1344 01:09:44,137 --> 01:09:47,068 AND I HAVE TO DO THIS IF I WANT TO SUCCEED. 1345 01:09:47,068 --> 01:09:50,137 I EITHER LET MY FEAR WIN OR I WORK UP THE COURAGE 1346 01:09:50,137 --> 01:09:51,482 SOMEHOW TO TAKE THESE STEPS. 1347 01:09:57,551 --> 01:10:06,137 ♪♪ 1348 01:10:06,137 --> 01:10:15,517 ♪♪ 1349 01:10:15,517 --> 01:10:17,931 Aaron: THINGS HAVE BEEN TOUGH FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS 1350 01:10:17,931 --> 01:10:19,620 BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK THROUGH 1351 01:10:19,620 --> 01:10:22,068 WHAT I DISCUSSED WITH LOLA 1352 01:10:22,068 --> 01:10:24,000 AND THE THINGS SHE SAID I NEEDED TO DO 1353 01:10:24,000 --> 01:10:26,655 TO BREAK THE PATTERN I HAVE WITH FOOD. 1354 01:10:26,655 --> 01:10:28,620 BUT ALL THAT STUFF ISN'T EASY TO DO, 1355 01:10:28,620 --> 01:10:30,482 SO IT'S BEEN TAKING ME SOME TIME 1356 01:10:30,482 --> 01:10:33,965 TO START TAKING SOME OF THOSE STEPS. 1357 01:10:33,965 --> 01:10:36,655 BUT THE CRAVINGS AND THE TEMPTATION TO GIVE INTO THEM 1358 01:10:36,655 --> 01:10:39,103 IS STARTING TO GET STRONGER. 1359 01:10:39,103 --> 01:10:42,448 IN MY LAST APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW A FEW DAYS AGO, 1360 01:10:42,448 --> 01:10:45,034 I MISSED MY MONTHLY GOAL, AND HE SAID MY WEIGHT LOSS 1361 01:10:45,034 --> 01:10:48,448 WAS DEFINITELY STARTING TO SLIP NOW. 1362 01:10:48,448 --> 01:10:50,655 AND HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF I DON'T DO 1363 01:10:50,655 --> 01:10:54,137 WHAT I NEED TO TO GET CONTROL OF THINGS, 1364 01:10:54,137 --> 01:10:56,344 I COULD BE A FEW MONTHS FROM GAINING AGAIN, 1365 01:10:56,344 --> 01:10:59,758 AND I'M NOT GONNA LET THAT HAPPEN. 1366 01:10:59,758 --> 01:11:04,000 SO I KNOW I NEED TO TAKE A BIG STEP TO DO THAT. 1367 01:11:04,000 --> 01:11:07,724 THE BIGGEST AND SCARIEST THING THAT LOLA TOLD ME I NEED TO DO 1368 01:11:07,724 --> 01:11:09,482 IS TO TALK TO MY DAD 1369 01:11:09,482 --> 01:11:11,896 ABOUT THE WAY HE MADE ME FEEL WHEN I WAS A KID 1370 01:11:11,896 --> 01:11:15,689 AND HE WOULD PUNISH ME AS SEVERELY AS HE DID. 1371 01:11:15,689 --> 01:11:17,482 -THANK YOU. -YOU'RE WELCOME. 1372 01:11:20,551 --> 01:11:25,689 Aaron: SO I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO TALK TO MY DAD ABOUT THOSE FEELINGS. 1373 01:11:25,689 --> 01:11:28,137 BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST AND SCARIEST THING 1374 01:11:28,137 --> 01:11:30,103 I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. 1375 01:11:30,103 --> 01:11:37,586 ♪♪ 1376 01:11:37,586 --> 01:11:40,724 -YOU GOT TIME TO TALK? -SURE. 1377 01:11:40,724 --> 01:11:43,965 I ALWAYS HAVE TIME FOR YOU. 1378 01:11:43,965 --> 01:11:50,448 WELL, GOING THROUGH MY THERAPY WITH LOLA AND EVERYTHING, 1379 01:11:50,448 --> 01:11:53,241 SHE BRUNG UP, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD 1380 01:11:53,241 --> 01:11:56,103 AND HOW THINGS WENT IN MY CHILDHOOD AND STUFF. 1381 01:11:56,103 --> 01:12:02,275 AND SHE WANTED ME TO TALK TO YOU AND GET SOME -- 1382 01:12:02,275 --> 01:12:03,620 ME TO GET SOME THINGS OFF MY CHEST 1383 01:12:03,620 --> 01:12:04,896 BECAUSE SHE THINKS IT'S THE ONLY WAY 1384 01:12:04,896 --> 01:12:08,862 I'M GONNA GET THROUGH A LOT OF MY ISSUES 1385 01:12:08,862 --> 01:12:12,206 WITH MY EMOTIONS AND STUFF, AND... 1386 01:12:12,206 --> 01:12:13,862 OKAY. 1387 01:12:13,862 --> 01:12:16,137 -UM. -WHAT KIND OF THINGS? 1388 01:12:22,206 --> 01:12:30,034 FOR ME, GROWING UP AND EVERYTHING, I ALWAYS FELT... 1389 01:12:38,000 --> 01:12:42,310 I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT YOU'VE RESENTED ME OF BEING YOUR SON. 1390 01:12:42,310 --> 01:12:45,827 WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT? 1391 01:12:45,827 --> 01:12:49,172 BECAUSE I FELT LIKE -- 1392 01:12:49,172 --> 01:12:53,103 I JUST FELT LIKE YOU WERE ALWAYS JUDGING ME AND... 1393 01:12:53,103 --> 01:12:54,241 NO. 1394 01:12:54,241 --> 01:12:55,689 YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT, 1395 01:12:55,689 --> 01:12:56,862 YOU KNOW, I WAS THE WAY 1396 01:12:56,862 --> 01:13:01,862 I WAS, AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, 1397 01:13:01,862 --> 01:13:04,241 I WAS YOUR SON, THAT YOU EXPECTED ME 1398 01:13:04,241 --> 01:13:09,551 TO BE MORE OF A MANLY TYPE PERSON THAN I WAS. 1399 01:13:09,551 --> 01:13:14,655 YOU KNOW, ALL OF US ARE BORN TO A DIFFERENT TUNE, AARON. 1400 01:13:14,655 --> 01:13:16,413 SOME OF US ARE MORE TIMID THAN OTHERS, 1401 01:13:16,413 --> 01:13:19,068 AND YOU'VE BEEN A VERY TIMID YOUNG MAN. 1402 01:13:19,068 --> 01:13:22,620 BUT I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU, 1403 01:13:22,620 --> 01:13:25,551 AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, OKAY? 1404 01:13:25,551 --> 01:13:27,137 -YES, SIR. -I DO. I AM. 1405 01:13:27,137 --> 01:13:30,068 I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU, SON. 1406 01:13:30,068 --> 01:13:33,068 THAT MEANS A LOT TO HEAR, DAD. 1407 01:13:33,068 --> 01:13:34,862 NOW. 1408 01:13:34,862 --> 01:13:36,931 GET THE LONG FACE OFF. 1409 01:13:36,931 --> 01:13:38,068 I LOVE YOU, SON. 1410 01:13:38,068 --> 01:13:39,965 I LOVE YOU, TOO. 1411 01:13:39,965 --> 01:13:41,655 IS THAT ALL THAT'S BOTHERING YOU? 1412 01:13:43,827 --> 01:13:45,310 PRETTY MUCH. 1413 01:13:45,310 --> 01:13:52,103 I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, LET YOU KNOW HOW I FELT ABOUT 1414 01:13:52,103 --> 01:13:54,689 THAT AND HOW, YOU KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW. 1415 01:13:54,689 --> 01:13:57,344 I JUST FELT LIKE YOU -- 1416 01:13:57,344 --> 01:13:59,103 LIKE I SAID, THAT YOU RESENTED ME. 1417 01:13:59,103 --> 01:14:00,793 YOU DIDN'T WANT ME. 1418 01:14:00,793 --> 01:14:03,551 I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PART OF IT AT ALL. 1419 01:14:03,551 --> 01:14:06,689 I DON'T BECAUSE I DEFINITELY WANTED YOU. 1420 01:14:06,689 --> 01:14:10,310 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THAT FOR YOU. 1421 01:14:10,310 --> 01:14:14,068 JUST PUT IT OUT OF YOUR MIND AND THROW IT AWAY NOW, OKAY? 1422 01:14:14,068 --> 01:14:15,620 I KNOW THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY FOR YOU TO DO, 1423 01:14:15,620 --> 01:14:17,379 BUT YOU NEED TO DO THAT. 1424 01:14:17,379 --> 01:14:22,068 YEAH, BUT, I MEAN, A LOT OF TIMES, LIKE, WHEN -- 1425 01:14:22,068 --> 01:14:23,620 YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WHUPPED ME WITH A BELT, 1426 01:14:23,620 --> 01:14:27,034 I FELT -- YOU KNOW, IT SCARED ME. 1427 01:14:27,034 --> 01:14:30,620 THERE'S TIMES I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHY I WAS GETTING PUNISHED. 1428 01:14:30,620 --> 01:14:32,862 I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. 1429 01:14:32,862 --> 01:14:36,137 AND I'M NOT EXPECTING YOU TO GO 1430 01:14:36,137 --> 01:14:38,379 AND TRY TO DEFEND YOURSELF OR EXPLAIN YOURSELF. 1431 01:14:38,379 --> 01:14:40,000 I'M NOT TRYING TO DEFEND MYSELF. 1432 01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:41,586 IF I DID SOMETHING, I DID IT, 1433 01:14:41,586 --> 01:14:44,103 AND IT'S MY FAULT, AND I APOLOGIZE. 1434 01:14:44,103 --> 01:14:45,896 THAT'S ALL I CAN DO, SON. 1435 01:14:45,896 --> 01:14:49,137 ALL WE GOT TO DO NOW IS PICK IT UP FROM HERE AND GO ON. 1436 01:14:49,137 --> 01:14:51,379 AND I'VE JUST ABOUT HAD IT. 1437 01:14:51,379 --> 01:14:54,517 THIS SESSION IS OVER. 1438 01:14:54,517 --> 01:14:57,758 OKAY? 1439 01:14:57,758 --> 01:14:59,448 I'M DONE. 1440 01:14:59,448 --> 01:15:06,827 ♪♪ 1441 01:15:06,827 --> 01:15:10,517 Aaron: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. 1442 01:15:10,517 --> 01:15:14,310 UPSETTING MY DAD WAS THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO, 1443 01:15:14,310 --> 01:15:15,965 BUT I CAN'T LET THIS BECOME ANOTHER THING 1444 01:15:15,965 --> 01:15:20,344 I JUST PUSH DOWN AND PRETEND NEVER HAPPENED. 1445 01:15:20,344 --> 01:15:22,000 IT'S JUST GONNA MAKE IT ALL WORSE, 1446 01:15:22,000 --> 01:15:23,448 AND THE WHOLE REASON FOR DOING THIS 1447 01:15:23,448 --> 01:15:27,275 WAS TO TRY AND MAKE IT BETTER. 1448 01:15:27,275 --> 01:15:29,448 SO I CAN'T LET IT GO LIKE THIS. 1449 01:15:34,379 --> 01:15:36,620 -HEY, DAD. -YEP? 1450 01:15:36,620 --> 01:15:40,448 I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE I WAS TARGETING YOU FOR ANYTHING. 1451 01:15:40,448 --> 01:15:41,793 I HAD TO GET THIS OFF OF ME. 1452 01:15:41,793 --> 01:15:45,275 IT WAS THE ONLY WAY THAT I WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO STOP 1453 01:15:45,275 --> 01:15:48,482 GOING TO FOOD FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS 1454 01:15:48,482 --> 01:15:52,310 I'M HOLDING IN, BECAUSE IT WAS STILL BOTTLED UP INSIDE OF ME. 1455 01:15:52,310 --> 01:15:53,379 OKAY. 1456 01:15:53,379 --> 01:15:55,586 AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO MESS THINGS UP. 1457 01:15:55,586 --> 01:15:58,586 I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO US MOVING ON 1458 01:15:58,586 --> 01:16:00,793 AND HAVING A CLOSER, BETTER RELATIONSHIP. 1459 01:16:00,793 --> 01:16:02,793 I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, AARON, JUST THAT'S IN THE PAST. 1460 01:16:02,793 --> 01:16:04,517 COME HERE. 1461 01:16:06,620 --> 01:16:07,896 COME ON. 1462 01:16:07,896 --> 01:16:08,896 I LOVE YOU. 1463 01:16:08,896 --> 01:16:10,344 I LOVE YOU, TOO, SON. 1464 01:16:10,344 --> 01:16:12,620 I DON'T WANT TO HURT YOU. 1465 01:16:12,620 --> 01:16:15,310 I DON'T EVER WANT TO HURT YOU, EITHER. 1466 01:16:15,310 --> 01:16:18,206 I'M SORRY. 1467 01:16:18,206 --> 01:16:19,931 LOVE YOU. 1468 01:16:24,758 --> 01:16:28,482 Aaron: THAT WAS THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE. 1469 01:16:28,482 --> 01:16:32,413 DISAPPOINTING MY FATHER IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS. 1470 01:16:32,413 --> 01:16:35,137 BUT AS MUCH AS I LOVE HIM, I KNOW THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS 1471 01:16:35,137 --> 01:16:37,517 WAS TO START TAKING SOME CONTROL BACK IN MY LIFE 1472 01:16:37,517 --> 01:16:40,931 BY FACING WHAT I DID TODAY. 1473 01:16:40,931 --> 01:16:42,586 AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF AND HAPPY 1474 01:16:42,586 --> 01:16:46,931 I DID IT, EVEN THOUGH IT REALLY DIDN'T GO AS I HOPED OR PLANNED. 1475 01:16:46,931 --> 01:16:48,482 BUT I'M REALLY THANKFUL, IN THE END 1476 01:16:48,482 --> 01:16:50,862 THAT MY DAD WAS WILLING TO LISTEN TO ME, 1477 01:16:50,862 --> 01:16:54,655 AND THAT I WAS ABLE TO LET OUT SOME OF WHAT I NEEDED. 1478 01:16:54,655 --> 01:16:56,758 SO I KNOW THIS HELPED ME TODAY EVEN THOUGH 1479 01:16:56,758 --> 01:17:01,413 I DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL ANY BETTER RIGHT NOW. 1480 01:17:01,413 --> 01:17:04,724 MY NEXT APPOINTMENT WITH DR. NOW IS IN TWO MONTHS, 1481 01:17:04,724 --> 01:17:06,413 AND I'M REALLY HOPING WHEN I GO BACK, 1482 01:17:06,413 --> 01:17:08,793 MY WEIGHT LOSS IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE 1483 01:17:08,793 --> 01:17:10,827 BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO MESS THIS UP 1484 01:17:10,827 --> 01:17:12,965 AND LET MYSELF START GAINING AGAIN. 1485 01:17:19,379 --> 01:17:24,482 ♪♪ 1486 01:17:24,482 --> 01:17:30,310 ♪♪ 1487 01:17:30,310 --> 01:17:31,620 I'M BACK AT DR. NOW'S 1488 01:17:31,620 --> 01:17:33,206 AND I'M ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHAT I'VE LOST 1489 01:17:33,206 --> 01:17:34,793 OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS 1490 01:17:34,793 --> 01:17:38,551 AND WHETHER I'M BACK TO HITTING MY MONTHLY GOALS OR NOT. 1491 01:17:38,551 --> 01:17:40,724 SO I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS TO FIND OUT. 1492 01:17:43,862 --> 01:17:46,068 AARON? 1493 01:17:46,068 --> 01:17:47,862 AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT TWO MONTHS AGO, 1494 01:17:47,862 --> 01:17:51,551 I WAS 461 POUNDS, AND DR. NOW SAID 1495 01:17:51,551 --> 01:17:52,793 I SHOULD BE LOSING AT LEAST 1496 01:17:52,793 --> 01:17:56,172 30 POUNDS A MONTH IF I'M STAYING ON TRACK. 1497 01:17:56,172 --> 01:17:59,068 SO THAT MEANS I SHOULD BE DOWN TO 401 TODAY. 1498 01:17:59,068 --> 01:18:09,137 ♪♪ 1499 01:18:09,137 --> 01:18:11,862 THAT'S SUCH A RELIEF. 1500 01:18:11,862 --> 01:18:15,172 I FEEL REALLY GOOD AND EXCITED RIGHT NOW. 1501 01:18:15,172 --> 01:18:16,793 I ALMOST HIT MY GOAL EXACTLY, 1502 01:18:16,793 --> 01:18:20,517 SO I THINK DR. NOW WILL BE HAPPY WITH THAT AND TO SEE 1503 01:18:20,517 --> 01:18:22,689 THAT I'M BACK ON TRACK LIKE HE WANTED. 1504 01:18:25,620 --> 01:18:28,275 -HELLO. -HEY, AARON. 1505 01:18:28,275 --> 01:18:30,379 HOW ARE YOU? -DOING GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? 1506 01:18:30,379 --> 01:18:31,931 I'M DOING OKAY. THANKS. 1507 01:18:31,931 --> 01:18:34,206 SO, YOU'RE ALONE TODAY. 1508 01:18:34,206 --> 01:18:36,034 -YES, SIR. -ALL RIGHT. 1509 01:18:36,034 --> 01:18:38,482 STARTING TO TRAVEL SAFELY ON YOUR OWN. 1510 01:18:38,482 --> 01:18:41,206 -YES. -WELL, THAT'S GREAT. 1511 01:18:41,206 --> 01:18:43,034 YOU'RE BECOMING INDEPENDENT. 1512 01:18:43,034 --> 01:18:45,103 YES. A LOT MORE. 1513 01:18:45,103 --> 01:18:46,586 ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE. 1514 01:18:46,586 --> 01:18:48,965 SO, TODAY YOU'RE DOWN TO 402. 1515 01:18:48,965 --> 01:18:50,172 THAT'S FANTASTIC. 1516 01:18:50,172 --> 01:18:53,034 YOU'RE STAYING ON TRACK AND ALMOST IN 300s, 1517 01:18:53,034 --> 01:18:56,689 AND SO FAR, YOU HAVE LOST OVER 300 POUNDS. 1518 01:18:56,689 --> 01:18:58,241 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. [ LAUGHS ] 1519 01:18:58,241 --> 01:18:59,965 IT'S REALLY EXCITING. 1520 01:18:59,965 --> 01:19:02,620 YOU'RE DOING GREAT, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU. 1521 01:19:02,620 --> 01:19:04,517 AND IF YOU LOSE ANOTHER 80 POUNDS 1522 01:19:04,517 --> 01:19:06,896 AND GET INTO THE LOWER 300s, 1523 01:19:06,896 --> 01:19:09,482 THAT WILL GET YOU WHERE WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT 1524 01:19:09,482 --> 01:19:11,586 IF POSSIBLE TO YOUR SKIN SURGERY. 1525 01:19:11,586 --> 01:19:13,344 OKAY? -AWESOME. 1526 01:19:13,344 --> 01:19:16,586 IF YOU KEEP UP THIS PROGRESS, YOU SHOULD BE AT THAT POINT 1527 01:19:16,586 --> 01:19:19,758 IN A COUPLE MONTHS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AROUND 1528 01:19:19,758 --> 01:19:22,413 40 TO 50 POUNDS OF EXCESS SKIN IN TOTAL, 1529 01:19:22,413 --> 01:19:25,413 AND REMOVING ALL THAT WILL HELP YOU TO YOUR GOAL, TOO. 1530 01:19:25,413 --> 01:19:26,896 -OKAY. -ALL RIGHT. 1531 01:19:26,896 --> 01:19:28,137 HOW'S YOUR DAD DOING? 1532 01:19:28,137 --> 01:19:29,862 HE'S DOING GREAT. HE'S DOING REALLY GOOD. 1533 01:19:29,862 --> 01:19:31,965 HE'S REALLY PROUD OF ME. -THAT'S GREAT. 1534 01:19:31,965 --> 01:19:34,310 HE SHOULD BE BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE GREAT. 1535 01:19:34,310 --> 01:19:35,689 I'M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS. 1536 01:19:35,689 --> 01:19:37,448 KEEP THE GOOD WORK. -THANK YOU. 1537 01:19:37,448 --> 01:19:38,586 APPRECIATE THAT. -TAKE CARE. 1538 01:19:38,586 --> 01:19:40,344 ALL RIGHT. I WILL SEE YOU SOON. 1539 01:19:43,344 --> 01:19:44,931 Dr. Now: I'M VERY PROUD OF AARON. 1540 01:19:44,931 --> 01:19:48,137 HIS START WAS A LITTLE ROCKY, BUT ONCE WE GOT HIM TO WAKE UP 1541 01:19:48,137 --> 01:19:51,620 AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW DANGEROUS HIS SITUATION WAS, 1542 01:19:51,620 --> 01:19:54,586 HE GOT DETERMINED AND STARTED DOING WHAT HE NEEDED 1543 01:19:54,586 --> 01:19:56,965 AND HASN'T LOOKED BACK OR SLOWED DOWN AT ALL. 1544 01:19:56,965 --> 01:19:59,034 SO, AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NO DOUBT 1545 01:19:59,034 --> 01:20:00,758 HE'S GOING TO CONTINUE DOING 1546 01:20:00,758 --> 01:20:03,551 WHATEVER HE NEEDS TO GET TO HIS TARGET RATE SOON 1547 01:20:03,551 --> 01:20:06,862 AND TO MAKE SURE HE'S SUCCESSFUL IN THE LONG RUN. 1548 01:20:09,689 --> 01:20:11,241 Aaron: I'M REALLY HAPPY AT MY RESULTS 1549 01:20:11,241 --> 01:20:13,310 AND HOW THE APPOINTMENT WENT TODAY. 1550 01:20:13,310 --> 01:20:15,448 AND I'M FEELING REALLY ENCOURAGED AND CONFIDENT 1551 01:20:15,448 --> 01:20:17,965 RIGHT NOW ABOUT HOW WELL I'M DOING. 1552 01:20:17,965 --> 01:20:20,655 I WAS A KID THE LAST TIME I WAS IN THE 300s, 1553 01:20:20,655 --> 01:20:23,482 SO TO BE PRACTICALLY THERE IS EXCITING. 1554 01:20:23,482 --> 01:20:25,827 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO KEEP MAKING MORE PROGRESS 1555 01:20:25,827 --> 01:20:27,862 AND TO SEE ALL THE THINGS I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO DO 1556 01:20:27,862 --> 01:20:30,413 AS SOON AS I GET CLOSER TO MY TARGET WEIGHT. 1557 01:20:30,413 --> 01:20:36,172 ♪♪ 1558 01:20:36,172 --> 01:20:41,931 ♪♪ 1559 01:20:41,931 --> 01:20:44,827 HEY, PRETTY GIRL. HOW ARE YOU? 1560 01:20:44,827 --> 01:20:46,551 -HI, UNCLE AARON! -HEY, GUYS. 1561 01:20:46,551 --> 01:20:49,655 -HI, UNCLE AARON. -OH, MY GOODNESS. 1562 01:20:49,655 --> 01:20:52,655 Aaron: TODAY I'M GOING WITH MY SISTER AND MY NIECE AND NEPHEWS 1563 01:20:52,655 --> 01:20:56,344 TO THE NATURAL BRIDGE CAVERNS, AND I'M VERY EXCITED. 1564 01:20:56,344 --> 01:20:58,000 Margaret: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. 1565 01:20:58,000 --> 01:21:00,482 Aaron: I'VE ALWAYS TOLD MY SISTER HOW I WISH I CAN GO WITH THEM 1566 01:21:00,482 --> 01:21:02,758 WHEN THEY DID FUN THINGS WITH THE KIDS. 1567 01:21:02,758 --> 01:21:04,586 AND WITH ALL THE WEIGHT I'VE LOST, 1568 01:21:04,586 --> 01:21:07,137 I REALIZE I CAN DO THIS IF I WANTED NOW. 1569 01:21:10,551 --> 01:21:13,931 AND IT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS CHANCE. 1570 01:21:13,931 --> 01:21:17,068 I WISH MAMAW WAS HERE TO DO THIS. 1571 01:21:17,068 --> 01:21:18,655 I DO, TOO, BUDDY. 1572 01:21:18,655 --> 01:21:22,482 WELL, MAMAW CAN DO IT, BUT SHE'S UP IN HEAVEN. 1573 01:21:22,482 --> 01:21:24,689 THAT'S RIGHT. 1574 01:21:24,689 --> 01:21:26,689 Aaron: WHEN I WAS ALMOST 700 POUNDS, 1575 01:21:26,689 --> 01:21:31,103 I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANDLE THIS CAR RIDE. 1576 01:21:31,103 --> 01:21:34,206 BUT NOW I CAN GET OUT AND WALK ALL DAY. 1577 01:21:34,206 --> 01:21:36,827 THIS IS GONNA BE THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. 1578 01:21:39,586 --> 01:21:43,206 I'M STILL SCARED OF FALLING, SO I'M CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. 1579 01:21:43,206 --> 01:21:45,206 BUT I DON'T WORRY ABOUT HITTING MY LIMIT 1580 01:21:45,206 --> 01:21:48,551 OR WHERE I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO SIT NOW WHEN I'M OUT. 1581 01:21:48,551 --> 01:21:51,827 AND THAT'S SUCH A FREEING AND INCREDIBLE FEELING. 1582 01:21:51,827 --> 01:21:54,862 Man: SO ALL THE CAVE FORMATIONS ARE FORMED BY WATER, 1583 01:21:54,862 --> 01:21:56,103 BUT THE ROOMS, BY VOLUME, 1584 01:21:56,103 --> 01:21:57,965 ARE THE LARGEST OF ANY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 1585 01:21:57,965 --> 01:21:59,896 Aaron: THAT'S SO COOL. 1586 01:21:59,896 --> 01:22:01,586 Man: TAKE OUR TIME AS WE CLIMB OUT, ALL RIGHT? 1587 01:22:01,586 --> 01:22:03,551 Aaron: THE BEST THING ABOUT TODAY IS JUST BEING HERE 1588 01:22:03,551 --> 01:22:07,068 AND BEING ABLE TO BE OUT WITH MY FAMILY, HAVING FUN WITH THEM, 1589 01:22:07,068 --> 01:22:09,034 ENJOYING THE FAMILY TIME THAT WE HAVE TOGETHER. 1590 01:22:09,034 --> 01:22:10,068 Man: IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA DO. 1591 01:22:10,068 --> 01:22:11,103 YOU'RE GONNA BE MINERS. 1592 01:22:11,103 --> 01:22:12,310 YOU'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR LOOSE TRAY, 1593 01:22:12,310 --> 01:22:14,068 AND YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT, 1594 01:22:14,068 --> 01:22:16,586 AND ALL THE STUFF AND TREASURE IS GONNA BE LEFT BEHIND. 1595 01:22:16,586 --> 01:22:18,965 Margaret: THERE YOU GO. GOOD JOB. 1596 01:22:18,965 --> 01:22:21,000 -THERE'S ONE! -LOOK AT THIS ONE. 1597 01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:22,655 Girl: I WANT TO KEEP IT! 1598 01:22:25,482 --> 01:22:28,000 Margaret: I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS WITH AARON 1599 01:22:28,000 --> 01:22:30,137 IN YEARS BECAUSE OF HIS WEIGHT. 1600 01:22:30,137 --> 01:22:31,862 AARON IS SO MUCH MORE HAPPY 1601 01:22:31,862 --> 01:22:35,517 AND IS DOING SUCH AN AMAZING JOB AT LIFE 1602 01:22:35,517 --> 01:22:39,448 THAT I'M SO PROUD OF HIM. 1603 01:22:39,448 --> 01:22:41,310 Aaron: I DON'T PLAN TO STOP HERE. 1604 01:22:41,310 --> 01:22:44,379 I WANT TO KEEP GOING OUT AND DOING EVEN MORE WITH THEM 1605 01:22:44,379 --> 01:22:46,862 AND TO BE PART OF MY NIECE AND NEPHEWS' CHILDHOOD. 1606 01:22:46,862 --> 01:22:55,758 ♪♪ 1607 01:22:55,758 --> 01:22:58,586 Eugene: RIGHT THERE. 1608 01:22:58,586 --> 01:23:01,620 Aaron: TODAY I'M TAKING MY DAD OUT TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH HIM. 1609 01:23:01,620 --> 01:23:02,965 I ASKED HIM WHERE HE WANTED TO GO, 1610 01:23:02,965 --> 01:23:05,551 AND HE SAID HE WANTED TO GO TO TWO PLACES. 1611 01:23:05,551 --> 01:23:08,241 FIRST, HE WANTS TO GO TO A LOCAL WAR MEMORIAL 1612 01:23:08,241 --> 01:23:11,000 TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SOME OF HIS BUDDIES, 1613 01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:12,275 AND THEN HE WANTS TO GO TO 1614 01:23:12,275 --> 01:23:15,379 THE COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE BASE IN SAN MARCOS. 1615 01:23:15,379 --> 01:23:17,413 SO I'M GONNA TAKE HIM TO BOTH. 1616 01:23:17,413 --> 01:23:19,000 HE'S HARDLY BEEN ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE 1617 01:23:19,000 --> 01:23:21,413 AND DO ANYTHING FOR YEARS 1618 01:23:21,413 --> 01:23:24,034 BECAUSE I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TAKE HIM PLACES. 1619 01:23:24,034 --> 01:23:27,931 SO I KNOW HE'S JUST AS EXCITED AS I AM TO DO THIS TODAY. 1620 01:23:27,931 --> 01:23:29,310 IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME A YEAR AGO 1621 01:23:29,310 --> 01:23:32,517 IF I THOUGHT I'D BE OUT DOING ALL THAT I AM 1622 01:23:32,517 --> 01:23:35,379 AFTER HAVING LOST OVER 300 POUNDS, 1623 01:23:35,379 --> 01:23:38,896 I WOULD HAVE SAID THERE WAS NO EARTHLY WAY. 1624 01:23:38,896 --> 01:23:40,793 I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE 1625 01:23:40,793 --> 01:23:43,068 THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY, DAD. 1626 01:23:43,068 --> 01:23:44,206 MEANS A LOT. 1627 01:23:44,206 --> 01:23:45,620 I LOOK UP TO YOU FOR THAT. 1628 01:23:45,620 --> 01:23:48,551 YOU APPRECIATE IT NOW, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? 1629 01:23:48,551 --> 01:23:51,275 I'M PROUD OF YOU, TOO. 1630 01:23:51,275 --> 01:23:52,931 -THANK YOU. -AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. 1631 01:23:52,931 --> 01:23:55,620 I MEAN, THAT'S FANTASTIC, SON. 1632 01:23:55,620 --> 01:23:57,482 -I LOVE YOU, DADDY. -I LOVE YOU, TOO, SON. 1633 01:23:57,482 --> 01:23:59,068 THANK YOU. 1634 01:23:59,068 --> 01:24:00,896 ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET GOING. 1635 01:24:00,896 --> 01:24:07,103 ♪♪ 1636 01:24:07,103 --> 01:24:09,034 Aaron: I'M SO AMAZED AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS CHANCE 1637 01:24:09,034 --> 01:24:12,551 TO GET MY LIFE BACK AND TO BE MAKING MY DAD PROUD. 1638 01:24:14,827 --> 01:24:16,793 I WANTED TO COME HERE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE 1639 01:24:16,793 --> 01:24:18,344 THAT BONDING TIME WITH MY FATHER. 1640 01:24:18,344 --> 01:24:22,103 I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IN A LONG TIME. 1641 01:24:22,103 --> 01:24:23,896 MY WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY HAS BEEN SO MUCH HARDER 1642 01:24:23,896 --> 01:24:26,000 THAN I THOUGHT UP TO THIS POINT, 1643 01:24:26,000 --> 01:24:28,172 AND I KNOW IT MAY GET EVEN HARDER. 1644 01:24:28,172 --> 01:24:30,793 BUT WITH WHAT I'VE ACCOMPLISHED, AND HOW FAR I'VE COME, 1645 01:24:30,793 --> 01:24:33,344 I'M DETERMINED TO GET THERE AND START LIVING THE LIFE 1646 01:24:33,344 --> 01:24:35,965 I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. 1647 01:24:35,965 --> 01:24:37,896 GOLLY. THAT'S A BIG PLANE. 1648 01:24:42,482 --> 01:24:44,965 I CANNOT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME 1649 01:24:44,965 --> 01:24:47,827 I DID ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITH AARON, 1650 01:24:47,827 --> 01:24:51,379 AND I'M HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT TODAY. 1651 01:24:51,379 --> 01:24:56,965 WHEN I WATCHED AARON WALK UP ON THAT PLANE, I THOUGHT, "WOW." 1652 01:24:56,965 --> 01:24:59,931 BECAUSE A YEAR AGO, HE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT. 1653 01:24:59,931 --> 01:25:02,793 Aaron: THIS IS AWESOME. 1654 01:25:02,793 --> 01:25:05,517 Eugene: I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF MY SON, AARON, 1655 01:25:05,517 --> 01:25:08,517 TO START A PROGRAM LIKE THIS AND ACTUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH 1656 01:25:08,517 --> 01:25:13,551 AND DO IT AND LOSE THE WEIGHT THAT HE'S LOST ALREADY, 1657 01:25:13,551 --> 01:25:17,482 IT'S AMAZING, AND I THINK IT'S THE MOST FANTASTIC THING 1658 01:25:17,482 --> 01:25:20,551 I'VE EVER SEEN HIM DO. 1659 01:25:20,551 --> 01:25:22,655 Aaron: MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT TODAY WAS JUST BEING ABLE 1660 01:25:22,655 --> 01:25:24,758 TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FATHER AND BE ABLE TO GET OUT 1661 01:25:24,758 --> 01:25:27,344 AND DO THINGS I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO IN A LONG TIME. 1662 01:25:27,344 --> 01:25:28,896 I'M DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO DO 1663 01:25:28,896 --> 01:25:30,172 A LOT MORE STUFF WITH MY FATHER 1664 01:25:30,172 --> 01:25:32,137 AND JUST GET OUT AND SEE THE WORLD.