1 00:00:04,172 --> 00:00:07,448 Vianey: FOOD IS WHAT KEEPS ME AND ALLEN GOING. 2 00:00:07,448 --> 00:00:10,586 Allen: IN A LOT OF WAYS, WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER. 3 00:00:10,586 --> 00:00:17,344 ♪♪ 4 00:00:17,344 --> 00:00:20,000 Woman: HE CAN'T STOP. HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW. 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,931 Woman #2: IT'S TERRIFYING TO THINK THAT AT ANY MOMENT, 6 00:00:22,931 --> 00:00:25,448 YOUR HEART COULD EXPLODE. 7 00:00:25,448 --> 00:00:30,482 ♪♪ 8 00:00:30,482 --> 00:00:35,586 ♪♪ 9 00:00:35,586 --> 00:00:37,862 Woman #3: I DON'T WANT TO DIE. 10 00:00:37,862 --> 00:00:39,862 I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO LIVE YET. 11 00:00:39,862 --> 00:00:44,517 ♪♪ 12 00:00:44,517 --> 00:00:46,275 WHY ARE YOU JUMPING ON MY CASE? 13 00:00:46,275 --> 00:00:49,827 YOU'RE OVER-EATING, AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT. 14 00:00:49,827 --> 00:00:51,448 I KNOW THAT I'M DYING. 15 00:00:51,448 --> 00:00:54,034 I KNOW THAT I'M NOT GONNA MAKE IT. 16 00:00:54,034 --> 00:00:58,000 ♪♪ 17 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,172 WE NEED TO PUMP ON THE CHEST. 18 00:01:00,896 --> 00:01:02,758 GET THE CRASH CART. GET THE CRASH CART -- NOW. 19 00:01:02,758 --> 00:01:04,413 OKAY. CPR, GUYS! GO! 20 00:01:04,413 --> 00:01:06,413 --Captions by VITAC-- www.vitac.com 21 00:01:06,413 --> 00:01:09,413 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS 22 00:01:09,413 --> 00:01:13,896 ♪♪ 23 00:01:13,896 --> 00:01:18,862 ♪♪ 24 00:01:18,862 --> 00:01:23,827 ♪♪ 25 00:01:23,827 --> 00:01:29,482 ♪♪ 26 00:01:29,482 --> 00:01:32,758 Allen: MY LIFE FEELS LIKE A CONSTANT STRUGGLE 27 00:01:32,758 --> 00:01:35,172 BECAUSE OF HOW BIG I AM. 28 00:01:35,172 --> 00:01:37,655 EVERY DAY IS MISERY, 29 00:01:37,655 --> 00:01:39,206 AND WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNINGS, 30 00:01:39,206 --> 00:01:41,689 I WAKE UP IN PAIN, 31 00:01:41,689 --> 00:01:46,034 AND IT'S NOT JUST IN PARTS OF MY BODY -- IT'S EVERYWHERE. 32 00:01:46,034 --> 00:01:50,931 AND IT GETS WORSE BY THE DAY, BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING BIGGER. 33 00:01:50,931 --> 00:01:55,379 AND NOW IT'S SO BAD, IT'S HARD TO DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. 34 00:01:55,379 --> 00:02:00,172 BUT THE HARDEST THING FOR ME IS I HAVE TO SLEEP ALONE NOW. 35 00:02:00,172 --> 00:02:01,620 ♪♪ 36 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:04,655 ME AND MY WIFE CAN'T BE IN THE SAME BED 37 00:02:04,655 --> 00:02:07,344 BECAUSE OF HOW BIG WE BOTH ARE NOW. 38 00:02:07,344 --> 00:02:13,137 SO I TRY TO DO WHAT I NEED, THEN GO AND HELP HER 39 00:02:13,137 --> 00:02:16,931 BECAUSE HER WEIGHT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR HER, 40 00:02:16,931 --> 00:02:21,206 AND IT TAKES A LOT MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO PUSH MYSELF 41 00:02:21,206 --> 00:02:23,724 TO GET OUT OF BED AND START MY DAY. 42 00:02:23,724 --> 00:02:27,206 ♪♪ 43 00:02:27,206 --> 00:02:31,586 AND SHOWERING IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF THE DAY. 44 00:02:31,586 --> 00:02:34,586 IT'S THE MOST ACTIVE I HAVE TO BE, 45 00:02:34,586 --> 00:02:38,103 AND I HAVE TO NOT ONLY BE UP FOR THAT LONG 46 00:02:38,103 --> 00:02:41,034 BUT TRY TO REACH ALL THE AREAS OF MY BODY 47 00:02:41,034 --> 00:02:44,241 TO WASH MYSELF UNDER ALL MY FOLDS 48 00:02:44,241 --> 00:02:47,793 TO MAKE SURE I DON'T GET INFECTIONS. 49 00:02:47,793 --> 00:02:50,448 SO I HAVE TO TRY TO DO THIS EVERY DAY, 50 00:02:50,448 --> 00:02:53,586 AND THEN I HAVE TO DO IT FOR VIANEY, TOO, 51 00:02:53,586 --> 00:02:56,793 SO I HAVE TO SAVE SOME OF MY ENERGY FOR THAT. 52 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:00,965 THE SECOND THE I START I FEEL LIKE 53 00:03:00,965 --> 00:03:04,379 I'M STARTING TO HIT MY LIMIT, I'M DONE WITH MY SHOWER... 54 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:09,724 ...AND I HAVE TO GO SIT DOWN AS SOON AS I CAN 55 00:03:09,724 --> 00:03:13,103 TO TRY TO CATCH MY BREATH BEFORE I GET BACK UP. 56 00:03:13,103 --> 00:03:15,758 BUT AT THIS POINT, I JUST WANT TO LAY DOWN 57 00:03:15,758 --> 00:03:18,310 AND GO BACK TO SLEEP. 58 00:03:18,310 --> 00:03:21,241 BUT I STILL HAVE TO GET DRESSED AND HELP VIANEY. 59 00:03:25,103 --> 00:03:29,413 AND I KNOW, ONCE I GET DRESSED AND HELP VIANEY, WE CAN EAT, 60 00:03:29,413 --> 00:03:32,551 SO I TRY TO GET MY SECOND WIND AND KEEP GOING. 61 00:03:32,551 --> 00:03:37,620 ♪♪ 62 00:03:37,620 --> 00:03:41,206 -GOOD MORNING, BABY. -MORNING, NOW. 63 00:03:41,206 --> 00:03:43,448 [ SIGHS ] 64 00:03:43,448 --> 00:03:47,275 I'M EMBARRASSED THAT I HAVE TO HAVE ALLEN HELP ME LIKE THIS. 65 00:03:47,275 --> 00:03:50,137 I'M PRACTICALLY BEDBOUND AT THIS POINT. 66 00:03:50,137 --> 00:03:53,482 AND RIGHT NOW, I'M STAYING IN THE LIVING ROOM, 67 00:03:53,482 --> 00:03:55,000 AND THIS IS LIKE MY BEDROOM, 68 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,827 AND THIS IS WHERE I AM ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. 69 00:03:57,827 --> 00:04:00,655 I PRETTY MUCH DON'T GO ANYWHERE, 70 00:04:00,655 --> 00:04:03,310 AND I DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING HERE. 71 00:04:03,310 --> 00:04:05,793 I CAN'T MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, 72 00:04:05,793 --> 00:04:07,206 AND THAT'S WHERE THE BATHROOM'S AT, 73 00:04:07,206 --> 00:04:12,586 SO I USUALLY HAVE ALLEN BRING THE BASIN 74 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:14,241 WITH SOME WATER AND SOAP 75 00:04:14,241 --> 00:04:19,482 AND GIVE ME, LIKE, A BATH HERE IN THE BED. 76 00:04:19,482 --> 00:04:20,758 EVEN A COUPLE YEARS AGO, 77 00:04:20,758 --> 00:04:22,827 WHEN I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO THE WEIGHT I AM NOW, 78 00:04:22,827 --> 00:04:24,379 IT WAS STILL A MUCH BETTER LIFE 79 00:04:24,379 --> 00:04:26,620 BECAUSE I COULD STILL GET UP AND DO THINGS 80 00:04:26,620 --> 00:04:28,689 AND FEEL LIKE I WAS ALIVE. 81 00:04:28,689 --> 00:04:30,137 BUT THOSE DAYS ARE OVER 82 00:04:30,137 --> 00:04:33,275 BECAUSE OF MY BODY NOW AND HOW BAD IT IS. 83 00:04:33,275 --> 00:04:35,137 NOW I'M JUST SOME HELPLESS PERSON 84 00:04:35,137 --> 00:04:36,896 WHO CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR HERSELF, 85 00:04:36,896 --> 00:04:38,896 AND I HATE IT. 86 00:04:38,896 --> 00:04:41,344 I JUST WISH IT WAS DIFFERENT. 87 00:04:41,344 --> 00:04:42,758 BUT I KNOW, FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, 88 00:04:42,758 --> 00:04:45,862 ME AND ALLEN WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE EAT. 89 00:04:45,862 --> 00:04:48,413 BUT IT'S THE ONLY THING WE HAVE LEFT IN OUR LIVES 90 00:04:48,413 --> 00:04:51,000 THAT BRINGS US ANY SORT OF HAPPINESS OR JOY, 91 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,379 AND IF WE DIDN'T HAVE FOOD IN OUR LIVES, 92 00:04:53,379 --> 00:04:56,206 THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'D EVEN WAKE UP FOR. 93 00:04:56,206 --> 00:04:58,241 YOU ALL RIGHT?YEAH. ALL RIGHT. 94 00:04:58,241 --> 00:04:59,620 WE'LL GO COOK. OKAY, BABE. 95 00:04:59,620 --> 00:05:00,724 ALL RIGHT. 96 00:05:00,724 --> 00:05:01,689 THANK YOU. 97 00:05:01,689 --> 00:05:02,965 YOU'RE WELCOME. 98 00:05:02,965 --> 00:05:04,724 ♪♪ 99 00:05:04,724 --> 00:05:07,620 Allen: AFTER I'M DONE HELPING VIANEY AND SHE'S DRESSED, 100 00:05:07,620 --> 00:05:09,137 WE CAN FINALLY EAT. 101 00:05:09,137 --> 00:05:11,275 AND I START COOKING THE SECOND I CAN, 102 00:05:11,275 --> 00:05:14,586 BECAUSE BOTH OF US BEEN WAITING TO EAT SINCE WE WOKE UP. 103 00:05:14,586 --> 00:05:17,413 AND WHEN ME AND VIANEY ARE EATING, 104 00:05:17,413 --> 00:05:19,793 IT'S LIKE WE'RE IN THIS COCOON WHERE WE ARE SAFE, 105 00:05:19,793 --> 00:05:22,103 AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN HURT US. 106 00:05:22,103 --> 00:05:23,482 AND FOR THAT SHORT WHILE, 107 00:05:23,482 --> 00:05:26,034 ALL THE PAIN IN OUR LIVES IS GONE. 108 00:05:26,034 --> 00:05:29,482 THAT'S WHAT FOOD HAS DONE FOR ME SINCE I WAS REALLY YOUNG. 109 00:05:29,482 --> 00:05:31,482 IT'S BEEN SAVING ME MY WHOLE LIFE. 110 00:05:31,482 --> 00:05:36,758 ♪♪ 111 00:05:36,758 --> 00:05:38,379 MY LIFE STARTED OUT DIFFICULT. 112 00:05:38,379 --> 00:05:40,931 MY MOM WAS 17 WHEN SHE HAD ME, 113 00:05:40,931 --> 00:05:42,793 AND MY FATHER WASN'T PART OF MY LIFE 114 00:05:42,793 --> 00:05:44,551 'CAUSE HE'D NEVER STAY AROUND. 115 00:05:44,551 --> 00:05:48,206 SO, ASIDE FROM MY BROTHER WHO'S ONE YEAR YOUNGER THAN ME, 116 00:05:48,206 --> 00:05:51,310 I WAS ON MY OWN A LOT, 'CAUSE MY MOM HAD A LOT OF WORK. 117 00:05:51,310 --> 00:05:55,206 WHEN I WAS 2 YEARS OLD, I FELL DOWN SOME BASEMENT STAIRS 118 00:05:55,206 --> 00:05:58,620 AND THEN CRACKED MY HEAD -- ALMOST DIED THAT NIGHT. 119 00:05:58,620 --> 00:06:02,206 AND 'CAUSE OF MY ACCIDENT, I HAVE A SPEECH PROBLEM. 120 00:06:02,206 --> 00:06:03,896 AND IT MESSED ME UP A LOT OF WAYS, 121 00:06:03,896 --> 00:06:07,931 'CAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT KEPT ME FROM HAVING A LOT OF FRIENDS. 122 00:06:07,931 --> 00:06:10,206 BUT WHEN I WAS 5, MY MOM GOT REMARRIED, 123 00:06:10,206 --> 00:06:13,655 AND I GOT A NEW STEPDADDY WHO BECAME MY BEST FRIEND, 124 00:06:13,655 --> 00:06:16,137 AND WE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE A NORMAL FAMILY 125 00:06:16,137 --> 00:06:18,551 BECAUSE MY MOM DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK ALL THE TIME 126 00:06:18,551 --> 00:06:20,896 AND COULD STAY HOME WITH US. 127 00:06:20,896 --> 00:06:25,620 BUT WHEN I TURNED 10, MY MOM AND MY STEPDAD GOT A DIVORCE, 128 00:06:25,620 --> 00:06:29,517 AND IT FELT LIKE I LOST MY BEST AND ONLY FRIEND. 129 00:06:29,517 --> 00:06:32,068 I JUST WANTED TO STAY IN MY ROOM AND SLEEP ALL DAY, 130 00:06:32,068 --> 00:06:33,620 'CAUSE I WAS SO SAD. 131 00:06:33,620 --> 00:06:36,551 AND AS LONG AS I ATE, I STARTED TO FEEL BETTER. 132 00:06:36,551 --> 00:06:39,586 SO I STARTED EATING ALL THE TIME. 133 00:06:39,586 --> 00:06:41,758 SO THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO PUT ON WEIGHT 134 00:06:41,758 --> 00:06:47,034 AND GOT TO BE OVER 200 BY THE TIME I WAS 13. 135 00:06:47,034 --> 00:06:48,586 I STARTED TO GET REALLY BIG, 136 00:06:48,586 --> 00:06:52,310 AND THAT MADE MAKING FRIENDS EVEN HARDER 137 00:06:52,310 --> 00:06:55,517 BECAUSE EVERYONE AT SCHOOL JUST STARTED MAKING FUN OF ME 138 00:06:55,517 --> 00:06:58,620 AND CALLING ME ALL KINDS OF NAMES. 139 00:06:58,620 --> 00:07:01,655 AND IT GOT SO BAD WHEN I STARTED HIGH SCHOOL, 140 00:07:01,655 --> 00:07:04,551 I JUST STARTED SKIPPING ALL THE TIME, 141 00:07:04,551 --> 00:07:07,862 SO MY TEACHER ACTUALLY CAME TO TALK TO MY GRANDMA 142 00:07:07,862 --> 00:07:09,413 TO TELL HER THAT SHE THINK 143 00:07:09,413 --> 00:07:11,758 I SHOULD JUST DROP OUT AT THAT POINT, 144 00:07:11,758 --> 00:07:13,655 SO THAT'S WHAT I DID. 145 00:07:13,655 --> 00:07:15,000 AFTER THAT, 146 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,206 FOOD WAS THE ONE THING THAT HELPED ME FEEL BETTER, 147 00:07:17,206 --> 00:07:18,827 AND I KEPT GAINING. 148 00:07:18,827 --> 00:07:20,896 AND AS I GOT IN MY 20s, 149 00:07:20,896 --> 00:07:24,000 I WAS CLOSE TO BEING OVER 400 POUNDS THEN. 150 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,551 BUT MY LIFE WENT INTO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION FOR A BIT, 151 00:07:27,551 --> 00:07:30,068 'CAUSE SOME OF THE KIDS I KNEW WHEN I WAS YOUNG 152 00:07:30,068 --> 00:07:33,344 GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND DIDN'T GET JOBS 153 00:07:33,344 --> 00:07:35,620 OR GO TO COLLEGE OR DO ANYTHING. 154 00:07:35,620 --> 00:07:37,965 THEY WOULD JUST STAY HOME ALL DAY LIKE ME, 155 00:07:37,965 --> 00:07:39,896 SO WE ALL STARTED HANGING OUT. 156 00:07:39,896 --> 00:07:42,965 AND AS TIME WENT ON, WE STARTED GETTING IN TROUBLE 157 00:07:42,965 --> 00:07:45,310 AND DOING STUFF LIKE STEALING CARS, 158 00:07:45,310 --> 00:07:47,931 SO I GOT ARRESTED WHEN I WAS 21 159 00:07:47,931 --> 00:07:51,137 AND SPENT ABOUT 18 MONTHS IN PRISON. 160 00:07:51,137 --> 00:07:54,068 AFTER I GOT OUT, IT WAS REALLY HARD TO FIND A JOB, 161 00:07:54,068 --> 00:07:56,896 SO I JUST WENT BACK TO EATING ALL DAY. 162 00:07:59,068 --> 00:08:03,517 AND BY THE TIME I GOT IN MY 30s, I HAD GOTTEN OVER 500, 163 00:08:03,517 --> 00:08:06,206 AND THAT WAS WHEN MY WEIGHT WAS SO BAD, 164 00:08:06,206 --> 00:08:08,724 IT GOT HARDER TO DO THINGS, 165 00:08:08,724 --> 00:08:11,965 SO MY LIFE JUST STARTED TO GO DOWNHILL. 166 00:08:11,965 --> 00:08:14,689 THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME SINCE THEN 167 00:08:14,689 --> 00:08:16,931 WAS MEETING VIANEY. 168 00:08:16,931 --> 00:08:19,758 I STARTED GOING TO ONLINE DATING SITES 169 00:08:19,758 --> 00:08:22,310 TO TRY TO MEET SOMEONE, AND I DID -- 170 00:08:22,310 --> 00:08:23,793 I MET VIANEY, 171 00:08:23,793 --> 00:08:26,448 AND SHE'S BEEN THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME. 172 00:08:26,448 --> 00:08:27,896 Vianey: I LOVED ALLEN'S PERSONALITY. 173 00:08:27,896 --> 00:08:31,931 WHEN I MET HIM, HE WAS ALWAYS A VERY, VERY HAPPY PERSON, 174 00:08:31,931 --> 00:08:33,655 VERY OUTGOING. 175 00:08:33,655 --> 00:08:37,068 HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY HANG-UPS ABOUT HIS WEIGHT OR ANYTHING, 176 00:08:37,068 --> 00:08:41,241 AND IT JUST MADE ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MYSELF. 177 00:08:41,241 --> 00:08:44,379 Allen: THE BIGGEST THING WE BONDED OVER WAS FOOD, 178 00:08:44,379 --> 00:08:45,931 SO, IN A LOT OF WAYS, 179 00:08:45,931 --> 00:08:49,137 WE JUST FELT LIKE WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER. 180 00:08:49,137 --> 00:08:51,793 AND WHEN I WAS 35, I ASKED HER TO MARRY ME, 181 00:08:51,793 --> 00:08:54,413 AND SHE SAID YES, SO WE GOT MARRIED. 182 00:08:57,517 --> 00:08:59,103 BUT I KNOW, AT THIS POINT, 183 00:08:59,103 --> 00:09:01,724 FOOD IS STARTING TO TAKE MORE THAN IT GIVES, BECAUSE -- 184 00:09:01,724 --> 00:09:02,896 I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WEIGH, 185 00:09:02,896 --> 00:09:05,206 BUT IT'S PROBABLY OVER 600 POUNDS, 186 00:09:05,206 --> 00:09:07,448 SO WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. 187 00:09:07,448 --> 00:09:10,068 BUT GIVING UP FOOD SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE. 188 00:09:10,068 --> 00:09:11,275 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ][ DOG BARKING ] 189 00:09:11,275 --> 00:09:13,827 Allen: YEAH? 190 00:09:13,827 --> 00:09:15,275 OH, YEAH. GIVE ME THE MONEY. 191 00:09:15,275 --> 00:09:17,137 HERE'S THE MONEY. 192 00:09:17,137 --> 00:09:18,586 ALLEN IS THE FIRST PERSON 193 00:09:18,586 --> 00:09:22,827 THAT I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF MEAL WITH, 194 00:09:22,827 --> 00:09:25,931 BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S NO JUDGMENT. 195 00:09:25,931 --> 00:09:29,000 WE GIVE EACH OTHER THIS FREEDOM TO EAT WHAT WE WANT, 196 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,793 AND WE'RE BOTH JUST EATING AND BEING HAPPY TOGETHER, 197 00:09:31,793 --> 00:09:33,517 AND WHEN I'M EATING, 198 00:09:33,517 --> 00:09:37,275 I CAN FORGET ABOUT MY LIFE AND HOW MISERABLE IT IS. 199 00:09:37,275 --> 00:09:41,344 SO FOOD IS WHAT KEEPS ME AND ALLEN GOING. 200 00:09:41,344 --> 00:09:44,758 AND I KNOW, FOR ME, IT HELPED ME SURVIVE SO MUCH. 201 00:09:47,103 --> 00:09:49,344 GROWING UP, FROM VERY EARLY ON, 202 00:09:49,344 --> 00:09:52,551 THINGS WERE HARD BECAUSE OF MY MOM. 203 00:09:52,551 --> 00:09:56,862 I HAVE ONE OLDER BROTHER, AND SHE WASN'T GOOD TO EITHER OF US. 204 00:09:56,862 --> 00:10:02,206 MY MOTHER WAS ABUSIVE PHYSICALLY AND VERBALLY AND MENTALLY. 205 00:10:02,206 --> 00:10:06,724 SHE WOULD HIT ME WITH BELTS AND CABLES, EXTENSION CORDS. 206 00:10:06,724 --> 00:10:10,551 I MEAN, ANYTHING THAT SHE COULD STRIKE ME WITH, SHE WOULD. 207 00:10:10,551 --> 00:10:12,965 AND AT THAT AGE, ALL THAT I COULD UNDERSTAND 208 00:10:12,965 --> 00:10:16,827 WAS I WAS BAD, AND THAT'S WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING, 209 00:10:16,827 --> 00:10:18,655 AND THAT'S WHEN I FIRST REALIZED THAT, 210 00:10:18,655 --> 00:10:21,827 WHEN I WHEN I FELT SAD OR SCARED, I COULD GO TO FOOD. 211 00:10:21,827 --> 00:10:24,206 IT WAS AN ESCAPE THAT MADE ME FEEL BETTER. 212 00:10:24,206 --> 00:10:26,862 SO I STARTED TO EAT A LOT. 213 00:10:26,862 --> 00:10:28,551 AND BY THE TIME I WAS 7, 214 00:10:28,551 --> 00:10:31,034 I WAS A LITTLE OVER 70 POUNDS OR SO. 215 00:10:31,034 --> 00:10:34,689 SO I WAS OVERWEIGHT THEN, BUT NOT A WHOLE LOT. 216 00:10:34,689 --> 00:10:36,379 BUT WHEN MY WEIGHT GAIN STARTED, 217 00:10:36,379 --> 00:10:39,310 IT CAUSED EVEN MORE PROBLEMS BETWEEN ME AND MY MOM, 218 00:10:39,310 --> 00:10:42,862 BECAUSE SHE SEEMED LIKE SHE WAS JUST DISGUSTED BY ME, 219 00:10:42,862 --> 00:10:46,413 AND SHE BECAME OBSESSED WITH MAKING ME LOSE THE WEIGHT. 220 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:48,724 MY MOM STARTED GIVING ME DIET PILLS, 221 00:10:48,724 --> 00:10:51,103 EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT PRESCRIBED 222 00:10:51,103 --> 00:10:53,448 OR RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN TO TAKE. 223 00:10:53,448 --> 00:10:54,482 SHE DIDN'T CARE. 224 00:10:54,482 --> 00:10:57,275 SHE WAS GONNA GET ME TO BE SKINNY. 225 00:10:57,275 --> 00:10:59,482 BUT THE HARDER SHE TRIED TO CONTROL ME, 226 00:10:59,482 --> 00:11:02,931 THE MORE I'D FIND WAYS TO SNEAK FOOD, 227 00:11:02,931 --> 00:11:05,103 AND I KEPT GAINING, AND THAT ULTIMATELY 228 00:11:05,103 --> 00:11:07,275 WAS THE BIGGEST RIFT IN OUR RELATIONSHIP, 229 00:11:07,275 --> 00:11:10,586 BECAUSE, EVENTUALLY, SHE GAVE UP AND JUST SEEMED TO SETTLE 230 00:11:10,586 --> 00:11:13,310 INTO THIS DISGUST AND RESENTMENT OF ME. 231 00:11:13,310 --> 00:11:15,448 SHE WAS ASHAMED OF HAVING A FAT DAUGHTER. 232 00:11:15,448 --> 00:11:19,000 SHE DIDN'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT I WAS HER DAUGHTER. 233 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,827 IT MADE ME FEEL UNWANTED, UNLOVED, REJECTED. 234 00:11:21,827 --> 00:11:23,724 LIKE, IF MY OWN MOTHER COULDN'T LOVE ME, 235 00:11:23,724 --> 00:11:25,344 I'M LIKE, "WHO CAN?" 236 00:11:25,344 --> 00:11:29,344 TO WHERE I JUST NEEDED TO ESCAPE WITH FOOD MORE AND MORE, 237 00:11:29,344 --> 00:11:32,724 AND I GOT TO 100 POUNDS BY THE TIME I WAS 8. 238 00:11:32,724 --> 00:11:35,241 SO I WAS GAINING WEIGHT FASTER THEN, 239 00:11:35,241 --> 00:11:38,137 BUT IT STILL WASN'T OUT OF CONTROL. 240 00:11:38,137 --> 00:11:41,448 WHAT GOT IT TO THAT POINT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS 10, 241 00:11:41,448 --> 00:11:42,793 BECAUSE AROUND THEN, 242 00:11:42,793 --> 00:11:45,379 MY PARENTS RENTED ONE OF THE BEDROOMS IN OUR HOUSE 243 00:11:45,379 --> 00:11:48,068 TO A MAN AND HIS TEENAGE SON, 244 00:11:48,068 --> 00:11:51,034 AND HIS SON STARTED TELLING ME HE WAS GONNA RAPE ME. 245 00:11:51,034 --> 00:11:52,758 I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO -- 246 00:11:52,758 --> 00:11:55,275 JUST ALWAYS FELT LIKE, IF I EVER TOLD MY MOTHER, 247 00:11:55,275 --> 00:11:57,827 SHE WOULD GET MAD AT ME INSTEAD OF HIM, 248 00:11:57,827 --> 00:12:00,172 SO I JUST KEPT IT TO MYSELF 249 00:12:00,172 --> 00:12:02,586 AND LIVED IN THIS CONSTANT TERROR. 250 00:12:02,586 --> 00:12:08,275 IT WAS REALLY, REALLY HARD TO LIVE IN YOUR OWN HOUSE 251 00:12:08,275 --> 00:12:11,206 AND NOT FEEL PROTECTED. 252 00:12:11,206 --> 00:12:14,448 AND OVER TIME, IT GOT WORSE BECAUSE HE STARTED TO DO THINGS 253 00:12:14,448 --> 00:12:17,758 THAT CROSSED OVER INTO ACTUALLY MOLESTING ME. 254 00:12:17,758 --> 00:12:19,862 SO I STARTED EATING MORE -- 255 00:12:19,862 --> 00:12:22,896 NOT JUST TO TRY TO ESCAPE HOW I FELT, 256 00:12:22,896 --> 00:12:24,931 BUT I THOUGHT, MAYBE THE MORE I GAINED WEIGHT, 257 00:12:24,931 --> 00:12:27,413 THE LESS ATTRACTIVE I WOULD BE, 258 00:12:27,413 --> 00:12:31,896 AND I GOT TO BE OVER 200 POUNDS BY THE TIME I WAS 13. 259 00:12:31,896 --> 00:12:35,517 AND IT GOT EVEN WORSE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS. 260 00:12:35,517 --> 00:12:37,000 I WAS THANKFUL 261 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,034 BECAUSE THE MAN AND HIS SON MOVED OUT OF OUR HOUSE, 262 00:12:39,034 --> 00:12:41,551 BUT MY MOM STARTED TO GET SICK. 263 00:12:41,551 --> 00:12:44,586 MY MOM WAS DIAGNOSES WITH CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER, 264 00:12:44,586 --> 00:12:47,413 AND THE DOCTORS -- THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR HER 265 00:12:47,413 --> 00:12:51,896 SO SHE DECIDED TO TRY TO GO TO MEXICO AND SEE A DOCTOR THERE. 266 00:12:51,896 --> 00:12:54,103 I THINK MY MOM WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, 267 00:12:54,103 --> 00:12:56,344 AND I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AS A KID 268 00:12:56,344 --> 00:12:58,862 BECAUSE HER LIVER WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED 269 00:12:58,862 --> 00:13:00,206 AND NOBODY COULD HELP HER. 270 00:13:00,206 --> 00:13:03,310 SO SHE BASICALLY RETURNED HOME TO DIE. 271 00:13:03,310 --> 00:13:07,000 I WAS 15 THEN AND CLOSE TO 400 POUNDS, 272 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 AND SHE WAS SO DISGUSTED WITH ME 273 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:10,758 THAT SHE JUST STOPPED TALKING TO ME, 274 00:13:10,758 --> 00:13:12,724 AND THAT DEVASTATED ME. 275 00:13:12,724 --> 00:13:14,586 EVEN THOUGH MY MOM HAD BEEN ABUSIVE TO ME, 276 00:13:14,586 --> 00:13:15,931 I STILL LOVED HER, 277 00:13:15,931 --> 00:13:18,413 AND I WAS UPSET MORE THAN ANYTHING 278 00:13:18,413 --> 00:13:23,206 THAT SHE DIED WITHOUT US COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER. 279 00:13:23,206 --> 00:13:25,827 SO, AFTER THAT, I GOT REALLY DEPRESSED, 280 00:13:25,827 --> 00:13:27,758 AND ALL I DID WAS EAT. 281 00:13:27,758 --> 00:13:29,620 I PACKED EVEN MORE WEIGHT ON 282 00:13:29,620 --> 00:13:33,034 TO THE POINT WHERE, BY THE TIME I FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL, 283 00:13:33,034 --> 00:13:36,172 I WAS OVER 400 POUNDS. 284 00:13:36,172 --> 00:13:38,034 I FELT LIKE GIVING UP ON LIFE. 285 00:13:38,034 --> 00:13:39,310 AND, LIKE, NO MATTER WHAT, 286 00:13:39,310 --> 00:13:41,931 I WAS NEVER GONNA GET PAST ALL MY DEMONS, 287 00:13:41,931 --> 00:13:43,379 SO MY LIFE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS 288 00:13:43,379 --> 00:13:46,310 PRETTY MUCH BECAME STAYING AT HOME AND EATING 289 00:13:46,310 --> 00:13:47,448 AND GETTING BIGGER. 290 00:13:47,448 --> 00:13:49,068 BUT WHEN I TURNED 25, 291 00:13:49,068 --> 00:13:52,034 I DECIDED I WANTED TO TRY AND MEET SOMEONE. 292 00:13:52,034 --> 00:13:54,275 I WAS TIRED OF BEING SO ALONE. 293 00:13:54,275 --> 00:13:57,413 SO I PUT UP A PROFILE ON AN ONLINE DATING SITE, 294 00:13:57,413 --> 00:14:01,896 AND I MET ALLEN, AND WE STARTED GETTING CLOSE REALLY QUICK. 295 00:14:01,896 --> 00:14:04,379 I FELL IN LOVE WITH ALLEN, AND I JUST WANTED TO BE WITH HIM, 296 00:14:04,379 --> 00:14:07,827 SO WHEN HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM, I SAID YES. 297 00:14:07,827 --> 00:14:09,413 AND THIS IS OUR LIFE NOW. 298 00:14:09,413 --> 00:14:11,448 FOR THE LAST SIX OR SEVEN YEARS, 299 00:14:11,448 --> 00:14:14,034 ALL WE'VE DONE IS STAY HOME AND EAT. 300 00:14:14,034 --> 00:14:15,517 SO WE BOTH CONTINUED TO GAIN 301 00:14:15,517 --> 00:14:17,206 TO WHERE OUR MARRIAGE AND OUR LIVES 302 00:14:17,206 --> 00:14:19,655 JUST REVOLVES AROUND FOOD. 303 00:14:19,655 --> 00:14:22,206 BUT I WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE 304 00:14:22,206 --> 00:14:26,931 AND TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO THINGS LIKE OTHER PEOPLE... 305 00:14:26,931 --> 00:14:28,724 BECAUSE, WITH HOW BIG WE ARE, 306 00:14:28,724 --> 00:14:32,448 WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING LIKE NORMAL COUPLES DO. 307 00:14:32,448 --> 00:14:35,517 SO WHAT WE HAVE ISN'T EVEN A LIFE AT THIS POINT. 308 00:14:37,551 --> 00:14:40,551 BUT AS LONG AS I'M EATING LIKE I AM AND GAINING, 309 00:14:40,551 --> 00:14:42,275 THAT'S NEVER GONNA CHANGE. 310 00:14:42,655 --> 00:14:44,448 [ SIGHS ] 311 00:14:44,448 --> 00:14:45,482 HERE'S YOURS. 312 00:14:45,482 --> 00:14:47,034 TOOK A LONG TIME. 313 00:14:47,034 --> 00:14:51,206 ♪♪ 314 00:14:51,206 --> 00:14:52,896 AND I'M ONLY GETTING WORSE. 315 00:14:52,896 --> 00:14:57,586 I'M 35 NOW, AND I'M PROBABLY OVER 600 POUNDS. 316 00:14:57,586 --> 00:14:59,758 AND NOW I'M AT A POINT WHERE I CAN FEEL 317 00:14:59,758 --> 00:15:02,275 MY BODY BREAKING DOWN MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY 318 00:15:02,275 --> 00:15:03,896 TO THE POINT WHERE I KNOW 319 00:15:03,896 --> 00:15:07,551 MY HEART OR MY LUNGS IS GONNA GIVE OUT SOON. 320 00:15:07,551 --> 00:15:10,965 THE ONLY THING THAT SCARES ME MORE THAN THE THOUGHT OF DYING 321 00:15:10,965 --> 00:15:12,827 IS THE THOUGHT OF LOSING ALLEN. 322 00:15:12,827 --> 00:15:16,448 ♪♪ 323 00:15:16,448 --> 00:15:17,758 GETTING FULL, BABE? 324 00:15:17,758 --> 00:15:19,689 GETTING THERE. 325 00:15:19,689 --> 00:15:21,793 CAN I HAVE THAT SLICE? 326 00:15:21,793 --> 00:15:23,482 OH, YOU WANT THIS SLICE? 327 00:15:23,482 --> 00:15:25,034 THANK YOU, BABE. HERE. 328 00:15:25,034 --> 00:15:26,931 WHOO-HOO -- THE SLICE. 329 00:15:30,275 --> 00:15:33,275 Allen: I LOVE VIANEY, AND I'D DO ANYTHING FOR HER, 330 00:15:33,275 --> 00:15:36,241 AND THE THOUGHT OF LOSING HER BREAKS MY HEART. 331 00:15:36,241 --> 00:15:40,275 BUT I KNOW IF I DON'T CHANGE, I'M GONNA DIE. 332 00:15:40,275 --> 00:15:42,413 WE BOTH HAVE HOPES AND DREAMS. 333 00:15:42,413 --> 00:15:44,068 WE WANT TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE 334 00:15:44,068 --> 00:15:47,862 WHERE WE CAN HAVE KIDS AND BE A FAMILY. 335 00:15:47,862 --> 00:15:51,482 BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE POSSIBLE IF WE DON'T FIND HELP. 336 00:15:51,482 --> 00:15:53,758 -TAKE ME A LITTLE NAP. -YOU CAN SLEEP. 337 00:15:53,758 --> 00:15:56,862 [ SIGHS ] 338 00:15:56,862 --> 00:15:58,689 AL. HMM? 339 00:15:58,689 --> 00:16:00,551 THE QUESTION IS... WHAT? 340 00:16:00,551 --> 00:16:02,034 ...WHAT ARE WE GONNA HAVE FOR DINNER? 341 00:16:02,034 --> 00:16:04,689 I DON'T WANT TO EAT FOR, LIKE, A WEEK. 342 00:16:04,689 --> 00:16:06,965 YOU'RE LYING. YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE HUNGRY IN A MINUTE. 343 00:16:06,965 --> 00:16:09,793 [ LAUGHS ] 344 00:16:09,793 --> 00:16:11,172 Allen: WE BOTH KNOW, 345 00:16:11,172 --> 00:16:13,413 IF SOMETHING DOESN'T HELP US STOP WHAT WE'RE DOING, 346 00:16:13,413 --> 00:16:16,413 THEN WE'RE GONNA KEEP EATING TILL IT KILLS US. 347 00:16:16,413 --> 00:16:19,758 SO, NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES, I'M READY TO FIND HELP 348 00:16:19,758 --> 00:16:22,655 AND DO WHATEVER I CAN TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING. 349 00:16:22,655 --> 00:16:25,000 ♪♪ 350 00:16:28,241 --> 00:16:35,000 ♪♪ 351 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:42,689 ♪♪ 352 00:16:42,689 --> 00:16:44,241 Vianey: ME AND ALLEN HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT 353 00:16:44,241 --> 00:16:46,586 HOW WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO TRY AND GET HELP 354 00:16:46,586 --> 00:16:50,344 SO WE BOTH DON'T END UP DYING SOON BECAUSE OF OUR WEIGHT. 355 00:16:50,344 --> 00:16:54,206 BUT THERE AREN'T A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR US TO GET HELP. 356 00:16:54,206 --> 00:16:57,689 ONE OF THE ONLY ONES WE COULD FIND WAS DR. NOW. 357 00:16:57,689 --> 00:16:59,862 HE'S PRACTICALLY THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S WILLING 358 00:16:59,862 --> 00:17:03,620 TO DO WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY ON PEOPLE OUR SIZE. 359 00:17:03,620 --> 00:17:05,931 SO WE DECIDED TO REACH OUT, 360 00:17:05,931 --> 00:17:09,482 AND HIS OFFICE SET UP A TIME TO DO A VIDEO CALL. 361 00:17:09,482 --> 00:17:12,551 AND IT'S TODAY, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO, BUT... 362 00:17:12,551 --> 00:17:15,896 I'M REALLY NERVOUS TO TALK TO DR. NOW 363 00:17:15,896 --> 00:17:17,620 BECAUSE WE NEED HIS HELP, 364 00:17:17,620 --> 00:17:21,172 AND I'M HOPING THERE'S SOME OPTION THAT WE CAN GET IT. 365 00:17:21,172 --> 00:17:24,310 WHAT IF HE DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE US AS HIS PATIENTS? 366 00:17:25,689 --> 00:17:28,275 WE CAN'T DO THIS ON OUR OWN. 367 00:17:28,275 --> 00:17:32,275 I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IF HE DON'T TAKE US. 368 00:17:32,275 --> 00:17:33,827 Allen: AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, 369 00:17:33,827 --> 00:17:37,034 DR. NOW IS THE ONLY HOPE WE HAVE LEFT. 370 00:17:37,034 --> 00:17:40,344 SO I'M HOPING HE SAYS THAT HE CAN HELP US TODAY. 371 00:17:40,344 --> 00:17:42,379 ♪♪ 372 00:17:42,379 --> 00:17:43,482 [ COMPUTER CHIMING ] 373 00:17:43,482 --> 00:17:45,000 NERVOUS. 374 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:49,068 [ CHIMING CONTINUES ] 375 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:50,241 Dr. Nowzaradan: HI. I'M DR. NOWZARADAN. 376 00:17:50,241 --> 00:17:52,586 -HELLO. -HI. HI, DR. NOW. 377 00:17:52,586 --> 00:17:54,517 I'M VIANEY. 378 00:17:54,517 --> 00:17:56,172 AND I'M ALLEN. 379 00:17:56,172 --> 00:17:59,206 WELL, NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH. WHERE ARE YOU ALL LOCATED? 380 00:17:59,206 --> 00:18:00,931 WE'RE LOCATED IN CHICAGO. 381 00:18:00,931 --> 00:18:02,931 ALL RIGHT. 382 00:18:02,931 --> 00:18:06,000 SO, HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH? 383 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,655 I'M ALMOST 600 POUNDS. 384 00:18:08,655 --> 00:18:09,862 600 POUNDS? 385 00:18:09,862 --> 00:18:11,275 ALMOST. 386 00:18:11,275 --> 00:18:13,000 I THINK YOU ARE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIGGER 387 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:14,344 THAN WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE. 388 00:18:14,344 --> 00:18:16,448 WELL, HOW MUCH ARE YOU ABLE TO WALK, 389 00:18:16,448 --> 00:18:19,310 OR WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF? 390 00:18:19,310 --> 00:18:21,344 I'M ALMOST BEDRIDDEN, DR. NOW, 391 00:18:21,344 --> 00:18:24,241 BECAUSE THE ONLY TIME I GET UP IS TO WALK, 392 00:18:24,241 --> 00:18:25,896 MAYBE, TO THE BATHROOM. 393 00:18:25,896 --> 00:18:30,000 BUT I -- THAT'S THE ONLY THING I REALLY DO, 394 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,689 IS TO GET UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. 395 00:18:32,689 --> 00:18:34,827 ALL RIGHT. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIKE THAT? 396 00:18:34,827 --> 00:18:36,172 I'VE BEEN LIKE THIS, DR. NOW, 397 00:18:36,172 --> 00:18:40,344 FOR OVER A YEAR, MAYBE CLOSE TO TWO YEARS. 398 00:18:40,344 --> 00:18:42,310 WHAT ARE YOUR EATING HABITS? 399 00:18:42,310 --> 00:18:45,000 WELL, DR. NOW, I'M ADDICTED TO CARBS. 400 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,103 I CAN'T LET THE CARBS GO. 401 00:18:47,103 --> 00:18:51,241 SO, IF YOU CAN'T LET CARBS GO, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO? 402 00:18:51,241 --> 00:18:52,724 I DON'T KNOW, DR. NOW. 403 00:18:52,724 --> 00:18:55,758 YOU DON'T KNOW, HUH? 404 00:18:55,758 --> 00:18:58,344 WELL, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? 405 00:18:58,344 --> 00:19:01,034 YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE EATING CARBS 406 00:19:01,034 --> 00:19:03,482 OR HIGH-CALORIE FOOD AT YOUR WEIGHT, 407 00:19:03,482 --> 00:19:06,862 AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO CHANGE THAT. 408 00:19:06,862 --> 00:19:09,310 SO I DON'T GET IT -- 409 00:19:09,310 --> 00:19:11,896 WHY HAVEN'T YOU MADE THE CHANGES? 410 00:19:11,896 --> 00:19:12,965 THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION. 411 00:19:12,965 --> 00:19:15,034 [ SIGHS ] I DON'T KNOW, DR. NOW. 412 00:19:15,034 --> 00:19:16,931 I -- I'M READY NOW. 413 00:19:16,931 --> 00:19:19,758 I WASN'T READY BEFORE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. 414 00:19:19,758 --> 00:19:22,034 OKAY. SO YOU THINK YOU'RE READY NOW. 415 00:19:22,034 --> 00:19:25,482 BUT WHAT ABOUT YOU, ALLEN? HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH? 416 00:19:25,482 --> 00:19:28,000 I WEIGHT PROBABLY OVER 600 POUNDS. 417 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,827 THAT'S A SAFE ASSUMPTION. 418 00:19:29,827 --> 00:19:31,965 AND WHAT IS YOUR MOBILITY? 419 00:19:33,448 --> 00:19:35,241 ALLEN -- HE CAN DO EVERYTHING. 420 00:19:35,241 --> 00:19:37,172 HE CAN WALK. HE CAN DRIVE. 421 00:19:37,172 --> 00:19:39,103 HE'S NOT AS BAD AS I AM. 422 00:19:39,103 --> 00:19:42,172 SO, ALLEN, WHAT DOES YOUR EATING HABIT LOOK LIKE? 423 00:19:42,172 --> 00:19:45,482 WELL, MY HABIT IS LIKE PIZZA AND ICE CREAM -- 424 00:19:45,482 --> 00:19:47,793 STUFF, YOU KNOW, STUFF LIKE THAT -- 425 00:19:47,793 --> 00:19:49,620 JUNK FOOD. 426 00:19:49,620 --> 00:19:53,000 SO, YOU ENABLE EACH OTHER WITH YOUR UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE 427 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,620 WHERE YOU BOTH HELP THE OTHER SLOWLY KILL THEMSELVES. 428 00:19:56,620 --> 00:19:59,275 WELL, DR. NOW, FOOD IS ALL WE HAVE IN OUR LIFE. 429 00:19:59,275 --> 00:20:02,310 WE -- WE, LIKE -- THAT'S WHAT MAKES US HAPPY. 430 00:20:02,310 --> 00:20:04,862 WE DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR FAMILY OR ANYTHING, 431 00:20:04,862 --> 00:20:06,724 SO WE EAT. 432 00:20:06,724 --> 00:20:09,689 WELL, BOTH OF YOU ARE AROUND 600, 700 POUNDS, 433 00:20:09,689 --> 00:20:11,655 AND YOU ALREADY KNOW 434 00:20:11,655 --> 00:20:14,551 THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE EATING ALL THOSE THINGS. 435 00:20:14,551 --> 00:20:17,137 SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GAIN 436 00:20:17,137 --> 00:20:18,689 BY COMING TO HOUSTON, 437 00:20:18,689 --> 00:20:20,689 BECAUSE WHAT IT SEEMS IS 438 00:20:20,689 --> 00:20:23,655 THAT YOU TWO WANT SOME SORT OF MAGIC FIX, 439 00:20:23,655 --> 00:20:27,965 BECAUSE YOU JUST EXPECT ME TO MAKE THE CHANGES FOR YOU. 440 00:20:27,965 --> 00:20:32,275 BUT THE MATTER IS GONNA BE YOU CHANGING YOUR EATING HABIT. 441 00:20:32,275 --> 00:20:33,413 YEAH. 442 00:20:33,413 --> 00:20:35,482 AND IF YOU DON'T CHANGE THEM, 443 00:20:35,482 --> 00:20:37,724 THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU. 444 00:20:37,724 --> 00:20:39,689 OKAY? YOU UNDERSTAND THAT? 445 00:20:39,689 --> 00:20:41,379 YES, DR. NOW, WE UNDERSTAND. 446 00:20:41,379 --> 00:20:43,517 ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU STAND UP, PLEASE? 447 00:20:43,517 --> 00:20:45,896 YEAH. 448 00:20:45,896 --> 00:20:48,517 LET'S SEE, ALLEN... 449 00:20:51,896 --> 00:20:53,931 ALL RIGHT. 450 00:21:01,551 --> 00:21:02,965 OKAY. 451 00:21:02,965 --> 00:21:04,862 YOU HAVE A LOT OF WEIGHT HANGING OFF YOUR ABDOMEN. 452 00:21:04,862 --> 00:21:08,517 AND THAT CAN PULL DOWN AND PUT A LOT OF STRAIN ON YOUR ORGANS. 453 00:21:08,517 --> 00:21:12,965 SO YOU NEED TO START LOSING THAT WEIGHT TO CHANGE THAT. 454 00:21:12,965 --> 00:21:15,793 -OKAY. VIANEY, HOW ABOUT YOU? -YES. 455 00:21:15,793 --> 00:21:17,137 CAN YOU STAND UP, PLEASE? 456 00:21:17,137 --> 00:21:18,965 YEAH. 457 00:21:28,517 --> 00:21:29,793 OKAY. 458 00:21:29,793 --> 00:21:32,172 YOUR ABDOMEN IS EVEN MORE DISTENDED... 459 00:21:35,344 --> 00:21:36,620 SO YOU BOTH NEED 460 00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:38,862 TO START LOSING A LOT OF WEIGHT IMMEDIATELY 461 00:21:38,862 --> 00:21:40,517 TO TURN YOUR SITUATION AROUND 462 00:21:40,517 --> 00:21:42,551 BEFORE IT GETS ANY WORSE. 463 00:21:42,551 --> 00:21:43,965 AND HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THAT IS 464 00:21:43,965 --> 00:21:49,620 I'M GONNA SEND YOU SOME MATERIAL TO READ AND FOLLOW, 465 00:21:49,620 --> 00:21:51,482 WHICH WILL BREAK DOWN A 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY, 466 00:21:51,482 --> 00:21:54,310 HIGH-PROTEIN, AND LOW-CARB DIET. 467 00:21:54,310 --> 00:21:55,793 AND IF YOU FOLLOW THIS DIET, 468 00:21:55,793 --> 00:21:59,000 THEN YOU'RE GONNA LOSE 50 POUNDS A MONTH -- AT LEAST. 469 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,689 THAT'S GOOD. OKAY? 470 00:22:00,689 --> 00:22:02,137 OKAY. 471 00:22:02,137 --> 00:22:05,103 AND I'M ALSO GONNA SEND BOTH OF YOU ON AN EXERCISE PLAN 472 00:22:05,103 --> 00:22:07,241 TO START INCREASING YOUR ACTIVITY. 473 00:22:07,241 --> 00:22:08,758 AND IF YOU ALL WANT MY HELP, 474 00:22:08,758 --> 00:22:10,586 YOU NEED TO MAKE ALL THESE CHANGES NOW 475 00:22:10,586 --> 00:22:13,275 TO SHOW ME THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT IN THE WORK 476 00:22:13,275 --> 00:22:15,827 INSTEAD OF HOPING THAT I'M GONNA DO IT FOR YOU 477 00:22:15,827 --> 00:22:19,344 OR SURGERY'S GONNA BE A MAGIC SOLUTION. 478 00:22:19,344 --> 00:22:21,137 WE UNDERSTAND. YEP. 479 00:22:21,137 --> 00:22:22,758 BUT IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT DOING THIS 480 00:22:22,758 --> 00:22:24,344 AND COMING DOWN HERE, 481 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:27,379 THEN YOU NEED TO CONSIDER MOVING HERE FOR THE LONG TERM 482 00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:32,310 BECAUSE I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT BOTH OF YOU COMING TO HOUSTON 483 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:34,379 BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HANDLE 484 00:22:34,379 --> 00:22:36,482 TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT, 485 00:22:36,482 --> 00:22:39,137 AND IT'S GONNA BE VERY RISKY FOR BOTH OF YOU. 486 00:22:39,137 --> 00:22:42,310 SO I WANT YOU TO START LOSING WEIGHT BEFORE YOU DO THAT... 487 00:22:42,310 --> 00:22:43,862 -OKAY. -OKAY. 488 00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:46,965 ...AND SEE IF WE CAN INCREASE YOUR MOBILITY TO THE POINT 489 00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:50,206 THAT IT'S GONNA BE SAFE FOR BOTH OF YOU TO TRAVEL. 490 00:22:50,206 --> 00:22:51,896 OKAY, DOCTOR. ALL RIGHT. 491 00:22:51,896 --> 00:22:54,551 WE WANT TO TAKE THIS RISK. WE'RE SERIOUS. 492 00:22:54,551 --> 00:22:56,068 YEAH. ALL RIGHT. 493 00:22:56,068 --> 00:22:58,137 I'M NOT GIVING YOU ANY WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS, 494 00:22:58,137 --> 00:23:00,448 SINCE I DON'T KNOW YOUR CURRENT WEIGHTS. 495 00:23:00,448 --> 00:23:02,827 BUT WE'LL SET A CALL FOR A MONTH FROM NOW, 496 00:23:02,827 --> 00:23:04,931 AND I'LL CALL THEN TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING. 497 00:23:04,931 --> 00:23:06,931 AND WHEN THE BOTH OF YOU HAVE MADE IT 498 00:23:06,931 --> 00:23:09,862 TO A SAFE ENOUGH PLACE TO FOLLOW DOWN HERE TO HOUSTON. 499 00:23:09,862 --> 00:23:11,551 OKAY. 500 00:23:11,551 --> 00:23:12,827 YES, DOCTOR. 501 00:23:12,827 --> 00:23:15,344 OKAY, I'LL TALK TO BOTH OF YOU SOON. 502 00:23:15,344 --> 00:23:18,551 AND IF EITHER OF YOU NEED ANYTHING IN THE MEANTIME, 503 00:23:18,551 --> 00:23:19,655 GIVE ME A CALL, OKAY? 504 00:23:19,655 --> 00:23:20,793 -OKAY. -OKAY. 505 00:23:20,793 --> 00:23:22,137 BYE, DR. NOW. BYE-BYE. 506 00:23:22,137 --> 00:23:23,275 BYE. 507 00:23:23,275 --> 00:23:25,379 BYE-BYE. 508 00:23:25,379 --> 00:23:27,206 LET'S DO IT. 509 00:23:27,206 --> 00:23:29,103 LET'S CHANGE OUR LIVES. 510 00:23:29,103 --> 00:23:30,482 AND WE CAN GO DOWN THERE. 511 00:23:30,482 --> 00:23:32,000 YEAH. 512 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:35,206 GOT TO DO WHAT THE DOCTOR SAID. 513 00:23:37,482 --> 00:23:38,827 Allen: THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT, 514 00:23:38,827 --> 00:23:41,724 BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE DO THIS. 515 00:23:41,724 --> 00:23:45,896 WE WON'T LIVE LONG IF I DON'T, SO WE HAVE TO GET THIS HELP, 516 00:23:45,896 --> 00:23:48,551 NO MATTER HOW MUCH OF A STRUGGLE IT IS. 517 00:23:48,551 --> 00:23:55,517 ♪♪ 518 00:23:55,517 --> 00:23:58,034 OVER THE PAST WEEK, ME AND VIANEY 519 00:23:58,034 --> 00:24:02,103 HAVE BEEN GOING OVER DR. NOW'S DIET. 520 00:24:02,103 --> 00:24:04,413 BUT GETTING HIS DIET WAS A BIT OF SHOCK 521 00:24:04,413 --> 00:24:08,689 BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING GOOD, 522 00:24:08,689 --> 00:24:12,034 AND THAT'S JUST NOT WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING. 523 00:24:12,034 --> 00:24:15,551 MY BIG CONCERN IS MOSTLY FOR VIANEY. 524 00:24:15,551 --> 00:24:19,172 I'M WORRIED IF SHE'S FIRST TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING SHE LIKES 525 00:24:19,172 --> 00:24:20,758 INSTANTLY OVERNIGHT 526 00:24:20,758 --> 00:24:23,620 THAT SHE COULD GET REALLY DEPRESSED. 527 00:24:23,620 --> 00:24:26,517 I'D SEEN THAT BEFORE WHEN SHE'S TRIED A DIET, 528 00:24:26,517 --> 00:24:28,689 AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AGAIN. 529 00:24:28,689 --> 00:24:36,724 ♪♪ 530 00:24:40,482 --> 00:24:42,344 OKAY. 531 00:24:42,344 --> 00:24:46,448 SO I'M GETTING US A LOT OF HIGH-PROTEIN OPTIONS. 532 00:24:46,448 --> 00:24:48,413 I'M ALSO GETTING US SOME SNACKS 533 00:24:48,413 --> 00:24:52,137 TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN. 534 00:24:52,137 --> 00:24:54,896 THAT WILL HELP US SLOWLY GET RID OF EVERYTHING 535 00:24:54,896 --> 00:24:57,068 WE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO HAVE. 536 00:24:57,068 --> 00:24:59,758 SO I'M GETTING JUST A HANDFUL OF THINGS 537 00:24:59,758 --> 00:25:01,137 THAT WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE OF 538 00:25:01,137 --> 00:25:04,413 ONCE WE HAVE A HEALTHY MEAL LIKE STEAK AND CHICKEN. 539 00:25:04,413 --> 00:25:08,379 AND MY PLAN EVERY FEW DAYS WE LOSE A COUPLE MORE SNACKS 540 00:25:08,379 --> 00:25:10,896 TILL WE'RE ONLY DOING WHAT'S ON THE DIET, 541 00:25:10,896 --> 00:25:13,551 SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S A SAFER PLAN 542 00:25:13,551 --> 00:25:15,793 THAT WILL HELP US TO DO THIS. 543 00:25:15,793 --> 00:25:19,586 AND WHEN WE HAVE OUR NEXT VIDEO CALL WITH DR. NOW, 544 00:25:19,586 --> 00:25:22,275 WE ARE HOPING TO HEAR FROM HIM WE DONE ENOUGH 545 00:25:22,275 --> 00:25:25,068 TO MAKE THE TRIP TO HOUSTON SAFELY, 546 00:25:25,068 --> 00:25:27,896 BECAUSE WE BOTH KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME 547 00:25:27,896 --> 00:25:30,689 BEFORE OUR BODIES START GIVING OUT. 548 00:25:30,689 --> 00:25:33,379 SO IF WE DON'T DO THIS AND GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 549 00:25:33,379 --> 00:25:34,655 BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, 550 00:25:34,655 --> 00:25:37,448 THEN WE ARE NOT GONNA BE ALIVE MUCH LONGER, 551 00:25:37,448 --> 00:25:41,379 SO OUR OPTIONS ARE DOWN TO DOING THIS OR DIE, 552 00:25:41,379 --> 00:25:43,793 AND NEITHER ONE OF US IS READY TO DIE. 553 00:25:43,793 --> 00:25:45,310 ♪♪ 554 00:25:48,758 --> 00:25:58,000 ♪♪ 555 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:03,241 ♪♪ 556 00:26:03,241 --> 00:26:07,586 UM, WANT TO DO A COUPLE OF LAPS? 557 00:26:07,586 --> 00:26:08,586 YEAH. 558 00:26:08,586 --> 00:26:09,724 I'LL HELP YOU. 559 00:26:09,724 --> 00:26:11,068 OKAY. 560 00:26:11,068 --> 00:26:12,482 [ GRUNTS ] 561 00:26:12,482 --> 00:26:15,068 Allen: ME AND VIANEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD 562 00:26:15,068 --> 00:26:18,379 TO MAKE THE PROGRESS WE NEED FOR THREE MONTHS, 563 00:26:18,379 --> 00:26:19,586 BECAUSE DR. NOW -- 564 00:26:19,586 --> 00:26:21,482 HE WASN'T GONNA ALLOW US TO COME DOWN 565 00:26:21,482 --> 00:26:24,448 UNTIL WE CAN AT LEAST WALK LIKE WE NEED TO 566 00:26:24,448 --> 00:26:26,172 TO MINIMIZE THE RISK 567 00:26:26,172 --> 00:26:29,310 OF ANYTHING BAD HAPPENING TO US ON THE ROAD. 568 00:26:32,758 --> 00:26:36,172 AND VIANEY WAS REALLY STRUGGLING TO BE ABLE TO WALK MUCH, 569 00:26:36,172 --> 00:26:38,517 BUT HER WORK PAID OFF. 570 00:26:38,517 --> 00:26:40,379 ALL RIGHT, GO THAT WAY. 571 00:26:40,379 --> 00:26:44,172 WE HAD OUR LAST VIDEO CALL WITH DR. NOW A WEEK AGO, 572 00:26:44,172 --> 00:26:46,310 AND HE TOLD US THAT HE DOES THINK 573 00:26:46,310 --> 00:26:48,344 WE'RE BOTH ABLE TO BE ACTIVE ENOUGH 574 00:26:48,344 --> 00:26:50,724 TO MAKE THE TRIP DOWN TO HOUSTON, 575 00:26:50,724 --> 00:26:54,034 BUT ONLY AS LONG AS WE'RE GONNA STAY DOWN THERE. 576 00:26:54,034 --> 00:26:55,793 WE TOLD HIM WE WAS MORE THAN READY, 577 00:26:55,793 --> 00:26:57,758 SO WE'RE EXTREMELY EXCITED RIGHT NOW 578 00:26:57,758 --> 00:27:01,931 TO FINALLY MAKE THE MOVE AND EVEN GO DOWN THERE TODAY. 579 00:27:01,931 --> 00:27:04,448 THAT'S IT. I'M TIRED. [ PANTING ] 580 00:27:04,448 --> 00:27:05,620 WELL, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA BE -- 581 00:27:05,620 --> 00:27:07,241 YOU'RE GONNA BE READY. 582 00:27:07,241 --> 00:27:09,103 SO, WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO PACK UP, AL? 583 00:27:09,103 --> 00:27:11,965 MY ROOM AND LITTLE BIT IN THE KITCHEN. 584 00:27:11,965 --> 00:27:14,551 YEAH, I STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS. 585 00:27:14,551 --> 00:27:21,758 ♪♪ 586 00:27:21,758 --> 00:27:23,586 Vianey: I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT ME AND ALLEN 587 00:27:23,586 --> 00:27:26,517 ARE FINALLY ABLE TO GO TO HOUSTON. 588 00:27:26,517 --> 00:27:28,862 THANKFULLY, ALLEN'S COUSIN JUNIOR 589 00:27:28,862 --> 00:27:30,551 AND ONE OF HIS CHILDHOOD FRIENDS, JOHNNY, 590 00:27:30,551 --> 00:27:32,310 SAID THEY'D HELP US PACK UP, 591 00:27:32,310 --> 00:27:34,344 THEN TO ALSO GO DOWN 592 00:27:34,344 --> 00:27:36,827 AND HELP US GET MOVED INTO OUR NEW APARTMENT. 593 00:27:36,827 --> 00:27:38,482 ♪♪ 594 00:27:38,482 --> 00:27:39,793 BUT IF THEY HADN'T, 595 00:27:39,793 --> 00:27:42,206 I DON'T THINK WE'D BE EVEN BE ABLE TO GO TO HOUSTON, 596 00:27:42,206 --> 00:27:44,448 BECAUSE JUST PACKING UP THIS PLACE IS A LOT 597 00:27:44,448 --> 00:27:47,517 FOR JUST THE TWO OF US TO DO. 598 00:27:47,517 --> 00:27:48,724 OKAY, WE GOT THE TRUCK. 599 00:27:48,724 --> 00:27:50,034 WE'RE READY TO LOAD. 600 00:27:50,034 --> 00:27:51,793 -YOU GUYS GOT THE TRUCK ALREADY? -YEAH. 601 00:27:51,793 --> 00:27:53,586 -WE'RE READY TO -- -YEP, READY TO ROLL. 602 00:27:53,586 --> 00:27:56,551 ♪♪ 603 00:27:56,551 --> 00:27:58,137 THAT'S YOU. 604 00:27:58,137 --> 00:27:59,931 WE ALMOST HAVE EVERYTHING WE'RE GONNA NEED 605 00:27:59,931 --> 00:28:02,034 FOR THE NEXT YEAR PACKED UP, 606 00:28:02,034 --> 00:28:04,344 SO WE ARE ABOUT TO HEAD OUT. 607 00:28:04,344 --> 00:28:05,931 SOME OF THE BIGGER STUFF 608 00:28:05,931 --> 00:28:08,689 JUNIOR AND JOHNNY ARE GONNA PUT IN A STORAGE UNIT FOR US 609 00:28:08,689 --> 00:28:10,620 WHEN THEY COME BACK. 610 00:28:10,620 --> 00:28:13,448 I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT HOW LATE IT IS 611 00:28:13,448 --> 00:28:16,413 AND HOW VIANEY'S GONNA HANDLE BEING CRAMMED IN THE TRUCK 612 00:28:16,413 --> 00:28:17,965 WHEN SHE'S THIS TIRED. 613 00:28:19,206 --> 00:28:20,965 Y'ALL READY? 614 00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:22,172 YEAH, I'M READY TO GO. 615 00:28:22,172 --> 00:28:23,241 I'M READY TO GO. 616 00:28:23,241 --> 00:28:25,482 ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S DO IT. 617 00:28:25,482 --> 00:28:27,034 LET'S GO.IT'S TIME TO GO. 618 00:28:27,034 --> 00:28:29,413 ALL RIGHT. 619 00:28:29,413 --> 00:28:32,172 Vianey: I'M GLAD WE'RE FINALLY GETTING ON THE ROAD. 620 00:28:32,172 --> 00:28:36,931 BUT I KNOW THIS ISN'T GONNA BE EASY FOR ME. 621 00:28:36,931 --> 00:28:40,793 IT WOULD NORMALLY BE AROUND A 17-TO-18-HOUR TRIP, 622 00:28:40,793 --> 00:28:43,000 BUT I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO SAY IN A CAR 623 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:44,793 FOR NEAR THAT LONG -- 624 00:28:44,793 --> 00:28:49,275 MAYBE JUST 3 TO 4 HOURS A DAY, DEPENDING ON HOW I FEEL. 625 00:28:49,275 --> 00:28:52,275 SO I PLAN TO JUST TAKE A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME, 626 00:28:52,275 --> 00:28:55,034 AND IF I GET TO A POINT WHERE I FEEL LIKE IT'S TOO MUCH 627 00:28:55,034 --> 00:28:58,620 AND MY BODY IS STRUGGLING, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO STOP, 628 00:28:58,620 --> 00:29:00,862 AND THAT'LL HAVE TO BE IT FOR THE DAY, 629 00:29:00,862 --> 00:29:02,344 BECAUSE AS BAD AS I WANT TO GET THERE 630 00:29:02,344 --> 00:29:05,103 AND DO DR. NOW'S PROGRAM AND GET MY SURGERY, 631 00:29:05,103 --> 00:29:06,689 IT WON'T MATTER AT ALL 632 00:29:06,689 --> 00:29:09,551 IF I END UP PUSHING MY BODY TO A BREAKING POINT 633 00:29:09,551 --> 00:29:12,310 WHERE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME AND I DON'T EVEN MAKE IT. 634 00:29:12,310 --> 00:29:20,448 ♪♪ 635 00:29:20,448 --> 00:29:26,034 ♪♪ 636 00:29:26,034 --> 00:29:30,310 WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR A FEW HOURS, AND I'M DONE. 637 00:29:30,310 --> 00:29:33,206 SO WE NEED TO STOP AND REST FOR THE NIGHT. 638 00:29:33,206 --> 00:29:35,965 OHH. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA BE THIS HARD. 639 00:29:35,965 --> 00:29:37,620 MY LEGS HURT. [ SIGHS ] 640 00:29:37,620 --> 00:29:42,310 I CAN'T BE BENT LIKE THIS FOR HOURS AND HOURS. 641 00:29:42,310 --> 00:29:44,793 CAN'T DO IT -- I CAN'T KEEP GOING. 642 00:29:44,793 --> 00:29:46,413 I'M STARVING. 643 00:29:46,413 --> 00:29:48,275 I GOT TO DO IT. I GOT TO EAT. 644 00:29:48,275 --> 00:29:49,413 I NEED SOMETHING NOW. 645 00:29:49,413 --> 00:29:50,862 I CAN'T WAIT. 646 00:29:50,862 --> 00:29:54,517 BUT AFTER THAT, I NEED TO GET A ROOM AND LAY DOWN, 647 00:29:54,517 --> 00:29:56,620 'CAUSE I'M TIRED EMOTIONALLY. 648 00:29:56,620 --> 00:29:58,896 I JUST -- I'M DRAINED. 649 00:29:58,896 --> 00:30:01,827 ♪♪ 650 00:30:01,827 --> 00:30:03,862 [ MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY] 651 00:30:03,862 --> 00:30:06,896 CAN I GET THE FAMILY MEAL, THE 16-PIECE? 652 00:30:06,896 --> 00:30:10,103 GIVE ME FOUR FISH AND THE REST CHICKEN. 653 00:30:11,655 --> 00:30:15,827 GIVE ME TWO FRIES AND TWO HUSH PUPPIES. 654 00:30:15,827 --> 00:30:19,758 ALSO, COULD I GET A LARGE STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE? 655 00:30:19,758 --> 00:30:20,827 THAT'S ALL. 656 00:30:20,827 --> 00:30:22,827 THANK YOU. 657 00:30:22,827 --> 00:30:24,551 ♪♪ 658 00:30:24,551 --> 00:30:25,931 JUST WISH MY LIFE WAS DIFFERENT -- 659 00:30:25,931 --> 00:30:28,034 LIKE, I COULD JUST BE A NORMAL PERSON, 660 00:30:28,034 --> 00:30:31,482 TO EAT -- LIKE, HAVE ONE LITTLE FISH THING. 661 00:30:31,482 --> 00:30:32,758 ♪♪ 662 00:30:32,758 --> 00:30:33,931 IS THERE TARTAR SAUCE IN THERE? 663 00:30:33,931 --> 00:30:35,551 -YES. -OKAY, THANK YOU. 664 00:30:35,551 --> 00:30:39,344 ♪♪ 665 00:30:39,344 --> 00:30:41,000 Allen: VIANEY -- SHE'S IN A LOT OF PAIN. 666 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:42,931 HER LEGS ARE HURTING HER, 667 00:30:42,931 --> 00:30:46,931 'CAUSE SHE CAN'T SIT A VERY LONG TIME. 668 00:30:46,931 --> 00:30:49,931 NO MORE -- NO MORE DRIVING TONIGHT. 669 00:30:49,931 --> 00:30:51,344 VIANEY -- SHE'S IN PAIN, 670 00:30:51,344 --> 00:30:54,586 BUT I THINK SHE DID GOOD FOR THE FIRST DAY. 671 00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:56,758 ♪♪ 672 00:30:56,758 --> 00:30:58,586 [ GRUNTS ] GIVE ME A HAND. 673 00:30:58,586 --> 00:31:01,793 -[ GRUNTS ] -[ SPEAKING INDISTINCT ] 674 00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:03,862 I NEED TO GET OUT. 675 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:06,517 -LET'S GO. -GET THE DRINKS IN. 676 00:31:06,517 --> 00:31:11,379 ♪♪ 677 00:31:11,379 --> 00:31:13,931 Vianey: IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY, 678 00:31:13,931 --> 00:31:18,827 A REALLY LONG, HARD, EXHAUSTING, TIRING DAY. 679 00:31:18,827 --> 00:31:21,241 RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO EAT. 680 00:31:21,241 --> 00:31:23,620 [ GROANING, PANTING ] 681 00:31:23,620 --> 00:31:29,965 ♪♪ 682 00:31:29,965 --> 00:31:30,965 I NEED TO EAT. 683 00:31:30,965 --> 00:31:33,103 YOU HUNGRY? 684 00:31:33,103 --> 00:31:35,758 MNH. I DON'T FEEL GOOD. 685 00:31:38,034 --> 00:31:40,413 TOMORROW, WE HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. 686 00:31:40,413 --> 00:31:43,034 WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF DRIVING TO DO, 687 00:31:43,034 --> 00:31:44,965 AND IF THE PAIN GETS TOO UNBEARABLE, 688 00:31:44,965 --> 00:31:46,896 I KNOW I CAN MAKE SOME EXCEPTIONS 689 00:31:46,896 --> 00:31:50,172 TO GET SOME FOOD TO HELP ME GET PAST IT. 690 00:31:50,172 --> 00:31:52,517 IT'S NOT THE BEST, BUT IT'S AN OPTION. 691 00:31:52,517 --> 00:31:55,482 AND AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TO GET TO HOUSTON, 692 00:31:55,482 --> 00:31:57,137 NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES. 693 00:31:57,137 --> 00:32:00,068 ♪♪ 694 00:32:01,206 --> 00:32:04,379 ♪♪ 695 00:32:04,379 --> 00:32:07,137 Allen: TODAY IS THE SECOND DAY ON THE HIGHWAY. 696 00:32:07,137 --> 00:32:10,482 WE HOPE WE CAN GET OUT OF ILLINOIS TODAY. 697 00:32:10,482 --> 00:32:12,655 Vianey: I DON'T SLEEP VERY GOOD. 698 00:32:12,655 --> 00:32:18,310 MY LEGS WERE JUST HURTING, AND WE HAVE SO MUCH TO GO. 699 00:32:18,310 --> 00:32:20,206 BUT TODAY, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GO LONGER, 700 00:32:20,206 --> 00:32:23,482 SO I HAVE TO TRY FOR SIX TO SEVEN HOURS. 701 00:32:23,482 --> 00:32:24,827 ♪♪ 702 00:32:28,827 --> 00:32:31,931 ALLEN, I AM IN SO MUCH PAIN. 703 00:32:31,931 --> 00:32:33,724 YOU IN PAIN, BABY? 704 00:32:33,724 --> 00:32:35,689 MY LEG IS JUST HURTING ME SO BAD. 705 00:32:35,689 --> 00:32:38,103 I'M, LIKE -- I'M JUST SO OVER IT ALREADY. 706 00:32:38,103 --> 00:32:42,000 LIKE... I JUST WANT TO BE THERE. 707 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:46,758 ♪♪ 708 00:32:46,758 --> 00:32:48,206 FEELS GOOD TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE, 709 00:32:48,206 --> 00:32:52,655 BUT I'M IN TOO MUCH PAIN TO ENJOY IT. 710 00:32:52,655 --> 00:32:54,724 THE ONLY THING THAT I HATE ABOUT THIS TRUCK 711 00:32:54,724 --> 00:32:56,965 IS THAT MIDDLE THING, AL. 712 00:32:56,965 --> 00:32:58,793 IT'S LIKE IF EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN FLAT, 713 00:32:58,793 --> 00:33:00,965 I WOULD HAVE BEEN COOL WITH MY LEG, YOU KNOW? 714 00:33:00,965 --> 00:33:02,241 YEAH. IT'S LIKE -- 715 00:33:02,241 --> 00:33:05,310 [ HORN HONKS ] 716 00:33:05,310 --> 00:33:07,000 ALLEN. 717 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:10,068 WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED? 718 00:33:10,068 --> 00:33:11,862 DID OUR MATTRESS FALL OFF? 719 00:33:11,862 --> 00:33:13,448 WE GOT TO PULL OVER. 720 00:33:13,448 --> 00:33:17,793 ♪♪ 721 00:33:17,793 --> 00:33:19,413 LET ME ASK JUNIOR. 722 00:33:20,862 --> 00:33:23,965 [ HORN HONKS ] 723 00:33:23,965 --> 00:33:25,310 WHAT HAPPENED, JUNIOR? 724 00:33:25,310 --> 00:33:27,482 Junior: THE [BLEEP] MATTRESS FLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. 725 00:33:27,482 --> 00:33:28,517 MAN, WE LOST THE BED -- 726 00:33:28,517 --> 00:33:30,689 ALLEN, WE LOST -- WE LOST MY BED? 727 00:33:30,689 --> 00:33:31,931 THE ONE WITH THE PLASTIC ON IT. 728 00:33:31,931 --> 00:33:34,413 THAT WAS MY BED. [ SIGHS ] 729 00:33:34,413 --> 00:33:36,206 DAMN, MAN. MY BED. 730 00:33:36,206 --> 00:33:37,758 I WOULD FLY-- 731 00:33:37,758 --> 00:33:41,931 I GUESS -- GUESS I WAS GOING TOO FAST. 732 00:33:41,931 --> 00:33:43,827 IT WAS LIKE A PARACHUTE. 733 00:33:43,827 --> 00:33:45,724 OHH, THAT WAS MY BED. 734 00:33:45,724 --> 00:33:47,206 THEN IT WENT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 735 00:33:47,206 --> 00:33:48,896 WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SLEEP ON NOW? 736 00:33:48,896 --> 00:33:51,310 I DON'T HAVE A BED NOW. 737 00:33:51,310 --> 00:33:53,310 I DON'T HAVE A [BLEEP] BED. 738 00:33:53,310 --> 00:33:55,172 WE'LL HAVE TO GET ONE. 739 00:33:55,172 --> 00:33:56,793 WE CAN'T AFFORD NO BED. 740 00:33:56,793 --> 00:33:59,689 I DON'T HAVE NO BED. 741 00:33:59,689 --> 00:34:02,896 -I CAN'T SLEEP ON THE FLOOR. -OHH. 742 00:34:02,896 --> 00:34:04,586 CAN YOU GUYS JUST MAKE SURE EVERYTHING DOESN'T FLY OFF? 743 00:34:04,586 --> 00:34:05,896 YEAH, EVERYTHING ELSE IS -- 744 00:34:05,896 --> 00:34:07,344 EVERYTHING ELSE IS TIED UP IN THERE. 745 00:34:07,344 --> 00:34:09,241 SHOULD WE STOP BY THE GAS STATION? 746 00:34:09,241 --> 00:34:10,655 ALLEN WANTS TO STOP AT THIS GAS STATION 747 00:34:10,655 --> 00:34:13,448 TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY TIE-DOWNS OR SOMETHING. 748 00:34:13,448 --> 00:34:15,068 ALL RIGHT. 749 00:34:15,068 --> 00:34:23,620 ♪♪ 750 00:34:23,620 --> 00:34:24,931 MY BED. 751 00:34:24,931 --> 00:34:27,137 ♪♪ 752 00:34:27,137 --> 00:34:29,724 I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO. 753 00:34:29,724 --> 00:34:30,827 I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO 754 00:34:30,827 --> 00:34:32,413 WHEN I GET TO THE APARTMENT -- 755 00:34:32,413 --> 00:34:34,896 I DON'T HAVE NOWHERE TO LAY. I'VE... 756 00:34:34,896 --> 00:34:36,724 I DON'T KNOW. 757 00:34:36,724 --> 00:34:39,000 ♪♪ 758 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,689 I MEAN, I THOUGHT I WAS DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR US, 759 00:34:41,689 --> 00:34:44,275 BUT IT'S LIKE -- NOW I'M LIKE, 760 00:34:44,275 --> 00:34:47,379 "OKAY, SHOULD WE HAVE JUST STAYED IN CHICAGO, AND..." 761 00:34:47,379 --> 00:34:49,758 YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE -- NOW I'M LIKE, 762 00:34:49,758 --> 00:34:52,448 "IS THIS THE RIGHT THING? DID WE MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE?" 763 00:34:52,448 --> 00:34:54,965 AND I'M, LIKE, REGRETTING IT. 764 00:34:54,965 --> 00:34:56,896 WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER MATTRESS. 765 00:34:56,896 --> 00:34:59,448 WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY. WE'RE FLAT BROKE. 766 00:35:01,517 --> 00:35:02,931 I NEED SOME CHOCOLATE. 767 00:35:02,931 --> 00:35:05,724 I NEED SOMETHING TO JUST CALM ME DOWN. 768 00:35:05,724 --> 00:35:08,724 MY NERVES ARE JUST ON EDGE. 769 00:35:08,724 --> 00:35:11,137 RIGHT NOW, I'M SUPPOSED TO EAT HEALTHY. 770 00:35:11,137 --> 00:35:12,551 I'M -- I JUST CAN'T DO IT RIGHT NOW. 771 00:35:12,551 --> 00:35:15,482 I NEEDED MY COMFORT FOOD TO GET ME THROUGH THIS. 772 00:35:15,482 --> 00:35:17,172 ♪♪ 773 00:35:21,137 --> 00:35:30,896 ♪♪ 774 00:35:30,896 --> 00:35:32,793 Vianey: WE'RE ON OUR FOURTH DAY, 775 00:35:32,793 --> 00:35:35,068 AND WE HAVE TO MAKE IT 776 00:35:35,068 --> 00:35:39,758 BEFORE THE APARTMENT BUILDING LEASE OFFICE CLOSES. 777 00:35:39,758 --> 00:35:41,482 I HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE PAPERWORK THAT THEY WANT, 778 00:35:41,482 --> 00:35:44,551 AND THEN I HAVE TO GIVE THEM MONEY ORDERS. 779 00:35:44,551 --> 00:35:47,758 WE'RE JUST BARELY GONNA MAKE IT TO GET EVERYTHING TURNED IN 780 00:35:47,758 --> 00:35:51,137 AND GET THE KEYS TO THE APARTMENT. 781 00:35:51,137 --> 00:35:54,068 I WAS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE WE WERE NEVER GONNA MAKE IT HERE. 782 00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:57,000 BUT I'M SO THANKFUL WE FINALLY DID. 783 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:58,241 OOH. 784 00:35:58,241 --> 00:36:00,103 OH, MY LEGS. 785 00:36:00,103 --> 00:36:02,068 THIS TRIP HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING, 786 00:36:02,068 --> 00:36:05,586 AND I'M REALLY READY FOR IT TO BE OVER. 787 00:36:05,586 --> 00:36:08,172 AND I'M HOPING THE PLACE IS NICE, 788 00:36:08,172 --> 00:36:10,310 BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES 789 00:36:10,310 --> 00:36:13,586 WE COULD FIND THAT WE COULD AFFORD. 790 00:36:13,586 --> 00:36:16,034 AND I'M NERVOUS TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, 791 00:36:16,034 --> 00:36:17,931 BUT I'M ALSO EXCITED TO BE HERE. 792 00:36:20,103 --> 00:36:21,344 -HELLO. -HELLO. 793 00:36:21,344 --> 00:36:23,931 -I HAVE MY MONEY ORDERS HERE. -OKAY. PERFECT. 794 00:36:26,379 --> 00:36:29,689 AWARD LETTERS ARE -- THEY GOT PACKED, THE RECENT ONES, 795 00:36:29,689 --> 00:36:30,724 BUT I HAVE THE... 796 00:36:31,379 --> 00:36:33,379 YEAH. 797 00:36:33,379 --> 00:36:36,827 NO, THE OTHER ONES GOT PACKED IN THE -- IN THE STUFF. 798 00:36:36,827 --> 00:36:38,689 I KNOW. 799 00:36:45,241 --> 00:36:46,137 Allen: OHH. 800 00:36:46,137 --> 00:36:47,379 Woman: YEAH. 801 00:36:47,379 --> 00:36:49,000 I GUESS, THEN, WE'LL STAY IN THE TRUCK. 802 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,000 I GUESS. 803 00:36:52,413 --> 00:36:54,344 HOW MUCH IS IT? LIKE, YOU DON'T KNOW? 804 00:36:54,344 --> 00:36:56,310 -YEAH. -ALL RIGHT. 805 00:36:56,310 --> 00:37:00,655 ♪♪ 806 00:37:00,655 --> 00:37:03,137 SO, WE FINALLY MADE IT TO HOUSTON. 807 00:37:03,137 --> 00:37:04,931 THE OFFICE CLOSES AT 5:30. 808 00:37:04,931 --> 00:37:07,448 WE LITERALLY GOT THERE LIKE FIVE MINUTES AFTER, 809 00:37:07,448 --> 00:37:09,586 AND WE DIDN'T GET THE APARTMENT. 810 00:37:09,586 --> 00:37:13,310 I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA GET THE APARTMENT, AND IT'S LIKE, NO. 811 00:37:13,310 --> 00:37:16,724 I DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT FORMS THAT THEY NEEDED FOR THE INCOME, 812 00:37:16,724 --> 00:37:20,103 SO IT DIDN'T PAN OUT THE WAY IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. 813 00:37:20,103 --> 00:37:21,793 NOW WE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM CHICAGO, 814 00:37:21,793 --> 00:37:25,103 AND WE HAVE NOWHERE TO STAY, NOWHERE TO SLEEP. 815 00:37:25,103 --> 00:37:26,758 WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER HOTEL. 816 00:37:26,758 --> 00:37:27,965 WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY. 817 00:37:27,965 --> 00:37:30,000 WE'RE ALL SPENT. 818 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,517 AND I GUESS ME AND ALLEN ARE GONNA SLEEP IN THE PICKUP. 819 00:37:32,517 --> 00:37:36,206 AND JUNIOR AND JOHNNY WILL SLEEP IN THE -- IN THE TRUCK. 820 00:37:36,206 --> 00:37:44,724 ♪♪ 821 00:37:44,724 --> 00:37:45,862 WHAT HAPPENED? 822 00:37:45,862 --> 00:37:47,965 WE DIDN'T GET THE APARTMENT. 823 00:37:47,965 --> 00:37:50,379 Allen: 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE PROOF OF OUR INCOME. 824 00:37:50,379 --> 00:37:51,758 IT'S PACKED UP IN THE U-HAUL SOMEWHERE. 825 00:37:51,758 --> 00:37:53,413 IT'S PACKED UP IN THE U-HAUL SOMEWHERE. 826 00:37:53,413 --> 00:37:55,310 -[ SIGHS ] -I'M SORRY, GUYS. 827 00:37:55,310 --> 00:37:57,758 I [BLEEP] UP. I MESSED UP. 828 00:37:57,758 --> 00:37:59,103 I DON'T KNOW WHERE I PACKED THOSE THINGS, 829 00:37:59,103 --> 00:38:00,448 AND I JUST -- 830 00:38:00,448 --> 00:38:02,724 I REMEMBER I HAD THEM IN -- I DON'T KNOW WHICH BOX, 831 00:38:02,724 --> 00:38:06,310 AND THE OFFICE CLOSED, SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET IT, 832 00:38:06,310 --> 00:38:07,758 AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SLEEP IN THE TRUCK. 833 00:38:07,758 --> 00:38:09,965 [ SIGHS ] 834 00:38:09,965 --> 00:38:12,137 I'M SORRY, GUYS. 835 00:38:12,137 --> 00:38:19,758 ♪♪ 836 00:38:19,758 --> 00:38:21,241 I DON'T KNOW, JUNIOR. 837 00:38:21,241 --> 00:38:23,310 ♪♪ 838 00:38:23,310 --> 00:38:25,344 WE CAN'T GO BACK TO CHICAGO. 839 00:38:25,344 --> 00:38:30,206 WE'RE STUCK IN TEXAS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO. 840 00:38:30,206 --> 00:38:32,103 Allen: WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL TOMORROW 841 00:38:32,103 --> 00:38:34,689 TO GET THIS PAPER TO GET THE APARTMENT, 842 00:38:34,689 --> 00:38:38,034 AND WE RAN OUT OF MONEY GETTING FOOD AND GAS 843 00:38:38,034 --> 00:38:40,620 ON THE WAY DOWN HERE. 844 00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:44,413 SOMETIMES, YOU JUST CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS. 845 00:38:44,413 --> 00:38:48,000 JOHNNY AND -- AND JUNIOR -- THEY'RE PROBABLY UPSET, 846 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:51,482 'CAUSE NOW WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SEND THEM HOME. 847 00:38:51,482 --> 00:38:53,241 I GUESS WE'RE NOT EATING, BRO. 848 00:38:53,241 --> 00:38:54,517 HELLO. 849 00:38:54,517 --> 00:38:56,172 Woman: Hey. What's going on? 850 00:38:56,172 --> 00:38:57,896 MAN, WE'RE STUCK OUT HERE. 851 00:38:57,896 --> 00:39:01,379 THEY DON'T HAVE NO MONEY, THE PLACE IS CLOSED, 852 00:39:01,379 --> 00:39:03,758 SO WE GOT TO SLEEP IN A TRUCK. 853 00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:06,482 I AM SO [BLEEP] FURIOUS AND PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW, 854 00:39:06,482 --> 00:39:07,689 YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. 855 00:39:07,689 --> 00:39:09,344 -HELLO? -YES. 856 00:39:09,344 --> 00:39:10,241 HI, MOM. 857 00:39:10,241 --> 00:39:11,275 I AM... 858 00:39:11,275 --> 00:39:12,448 STILL THE SAME [BLEEP]. 859 00:39:12,448 --> 00:39:15,034 I AM [BLEEP] FUMING. 860 00:39:15,034 --> 00:39:17,448 I GUESS THEY DID. I GUESS THAT'S ALL SPENT UP. 861 00:39:17,448 --> 00:39:19,482 I GUESS THAT'S ALL GONE. YEP. 862 00:39:19,482 --> 00:39:21,275 I BASICALLY JUST CAME OUT HERE FOR NO REASON. 863 00:39:21,275 --> 00:39:24,517 I [BLEEP] WANT TO WALK HOME OR, LIKE, [BLEEP] KILL MYSELF, 864 00:39:24,517 --> 00:39:27,482 BECAUSE I AM SO [BLEEP] DONE WITH THIS. 865 00:39:27,482 --> 00:39:36,965 ♪♪ 866 00:39:36,965 --> 00:39:38,275 Jason: Hello? 867 00:39:38,275 --> 00:39:39,344 JASON. 868 00:39:39,344 --> 00:39:41,034 Allen: HEY, JAY.Yeah? 869 00:39:41,034 --> 00:39:43,793 SO, WE MADE IT. WE'RE OVER HERE IN TEXAS. 870 00:39:43,793 --> 00:39:45,103 Oh, really? You're in Houston? 871 00:39:45,103 --> 00:39:47,379 YEAH. RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST -- 872 00:39:47,379 --> 00:39:50,000 WE'RE, LIKE, IN A LITTLE PREDICAMENT. 873 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,655 WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THE APARTMENT TODAY, 874 00:39:51,655 --> 00:39:55,931 SO WE GOT TO BASICALLY BUNK OUT HERE IN -- 875 00:39:55,931 --> 00:39:58,448 IN THE PICKUP TILL THE MORNING. 876 00:39:59,827 --> 00:40:01,137 MM-HMM. ALL RIGHT? 877 00:40:01,137 --> 00:40:02,379 I don't know. 878 00:40:02,379 --> 00:40:03,517 I really wish there was money 879 00:40:03,517 --> 00:40:05,517 I could send you guys to -- guys get a room, 880 00:40:05,517 --> 00:40:07,034 but I don't have any money myself. 881 00:40:07,034 --> 00:40:09,241 WE ALREADY KNOW THIS, JAY. 882 00:40:09,241 --> 00:40:10,586 All right, well [bleep] 883 00:40:10,586 --> 00:40:11,724 Go ahead and get off the phone with me 884 00:40:11,724 --> 00:40:13,103 and conserve as much battery as you can 885 00:40:13,103 --> 00:40:14,137 till tomorrow morning. 886 00:40:14,137 --> 00:40:15,551 YEAH. ALL RIGHT, JAY. 887 00:40:15,551 --> 00:40:18,103 -ALL RIGHT, JAY. -WE'LL TALK TO YOU LATER, THEN. 888 00:40:18,103 --> 00:40:20,413 [ CELLPHONE BEEPS ] 889 00:40:20,413 --> 00:40:26,034 ♪♪ 890 00:40:26,034 --> 00:40:29,034 Vianey: I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. 891 00:40:29,034 --> 00:40:31,034 IT'S JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. 892 00:40:31,034 --> 00:40:35,413 IT'S, LIKE, JUST EVERYTHING THAT COULD GO WRONG WENT WRONG, 893 00:40:35,413 --> 00:40:39,827 AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET JOHNNY AND JUNIOR BACK HOME, 894 00:40:39,827 --> 00:40:41,344 TOO, LIKE -- 895 00:40:41,344 --> 00:40:44,793 [ Crying ] AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THEM BACK HOME. 896 00:40:44,793 --> 00:40:48,241 NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE. 897 00:40:48,241 --> 00:40:51,413 I JUST WANT HELP SO BAD FOR ME AND ALLEN. 898 00:40:53,655 --> 00:40:56,517 I CAN'T BLAME ANYBODY BUT MYSELF, YOU KNOW? 899 00:40:56,517 --> 00:40:58,793 EVERYTHING'S MY FAULT. 900 00:40:58,793 --> 00:41:00,206 I'M JUST STRESSED TO THE POINT 901 00:41:00,206 --> 00:41:02,758 I JUST DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT ANYMORE. 902 00:41:02,758 --> 00:41:05,931 [ Crying ] I DON'T FEEL GOOD. 903 00:41:05,931 --> 00:41:08,310 I'M TIRED. 904 00:41:08,310 --> 00:41:13,275 I'M JUST, LIKE -- EVERYTHING'S JUST ALL MESSED UP. 905 00:41:13,275 --> 00:41:14,551 SO, WHO NEXT? 906 00:41:14,551 --> 00:41:16,137 I DON'T KNOW. LET'S SEE. 907 00:41:16,137 --> 00:41:20,793 ♪♪ 908 00:41:20,793 --> 00:41:22,241 [ Line rings ] 909 00:41:26,586 --> 00:41:34,448 ♪♪ 910 00:41:34,448 --> 00:41:42,448 ♪♪ 911 00:41:42,448 --> 00:41:45,241 Vianey: LAST NIGHT WAS A REALLY HARD NIGHT 912 00:41:45,241 --> 00:41:47,689 SINCE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO MOVE INTO OUR APARTMENT 913 00:41:47,689 --> 00:41:49,551 BECAUSE THE MANAGEMENT OFFICE CLOSED 914 00:41:49,551 --> 00:41:51,517 BEFORE WE COULD FIND OUR PAPERS. 915 00:41:51,517 --> 00:41:54,000 BUT WE FOUND IT AND GAVE IT TO THEM THIS MORNING. 916 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:55,862 SO EVERYTHING FINALLY SORTED, 917 00:41:55,862 --> 00:41:58,689 AND WE'RE ABLE TO START MOVING IN NOW. 918 00:41:58,689 --> 00:42:02,137 AND I'M HOPING WE CAN GET EVERYTHING UNPACKED AND INSIDE 919 00:42:02,137 --> 00:42:04,620 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 920 00:42:08,965 --> 00:42:12,827 OH, WOW. OOH, THAT'S A LITTLE TIGHT. 921 00:42:12,827 --> 00:42:14,827 ARE WE EVEN GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE? 922 00:42:14,827 --> 00:42:16,793 GOT TO WALK SIDEWAYS. 923 00:42:16,793 --> 00:42:18,620 SIDEWAYS?IT'S, LIKE, THIS BIG. 924 00:42:18,620 --> 00:42:21,310 OH, MAN. 925 00:42:21,310 --> 00:42:22,965 CAN I EVEN FIT SIDEWAYS, THOUGH? 926 00:42:22,965 --> 00:42:25,034 -CAN YOU? -HOLD ON. 927 00:42:25,034 --> 00:42:26,413 YOU GONNA HAVE TO. 928 00:42:26,413 --> 00:42:27,551 OH, MY GOD. 929 00:42:27,551 --> 00:42:28,586 YEAH. 930 00:42:28,586 --> 00:42:30,034 [ GRUNTING ] [ LAUGHS ] 931 00:42:30,034 --> 00:42:31,655 OH, MY GOD. 932 00:42:31,655 --> 00:42:32,931 A LITTLE BIT MORE, 933 00:42:32,931 --> 00:42:36,448 AND I WASN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IN HERE. 934 00:42:36,448 --> 00:42:37,620 OOH, THAT'S TIGHT. 935 00:42:37,620 --> 00:42:39,068 WOW. 936 00:42:39,068 --> 00:42:42,241 WELL, AS LONG AS I CAN GET IN THERE. 937 00:42:44,862 --> 00:42:46,103 Allen: I WAS REALLY GLAD 938 00:42:46,103 --> 00:42:48,965 THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MOVE IN OUR NEW PLACE NOW, 939 00:42:48,965 --> 00:42:50,413 BUT I STILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE 940 00:42:50,413 --> 00:42:54,068 THAT ME AND VIANEY CAN FIT EVERYWHERE THAT WE NEED. 941 00:42:54,068 --> 00:42:55,620 BUT IF ALL THAT LOOKS GOOD, 942 00:42:55,620 --> 00:42:58,689 I KNOW WE'RE GONNA NEED TO GET VIANEY IN BED QUICKLY 943 00:42:58,689 --> 00:43:03,413 TO MAKE SURE SHE CAN REST BEFORE SHE STARTS TO GET REALLY TIRED. 944 00:43:03,413 --> 00:43:05,000 Vianey: I CALLED DR. NOW YESTERDAY 945 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,137 WHEN I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE ABLE TO MOVE IN, 946 00:43:07,137 --> 00:43:10,965 SO HE SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH US FOR TOMORROW. 947 00:43:10,965 --> 00:43:14,068 I'M EXCITED AND NERVOUS ABOUT IT AT THE SAME TIME, 948 00:43:14,068 --> 00:43:17,103 BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA GET HELP, AND HOPEFULLY ME AND ALLEN 949 00:43:17,103 --> 00:43:19,482 WILL GET APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 950 00:43:19,482 --> 00:43:20,758 BUT I'M ALSO NERVOUS, 951 00:43:20,758 --> 00:43:22,689 BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG WHILE, 952 00:43:22,689 --> 00:43:24,241 WE'RE GONNA SEE OUR WEIGHTS, 953 00:43:24,241 --> 00:43:26,862 AND I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO SEE THAT. 954 00:43:26,862 --> 00:43:29,275 SO I KNOW PARTS OF IT AREN'T GONNA BE FUN, 955 00:43:29,275 --> 00:43:31,896 BUT, OVERALL, I KNOW THIS IS GONNA GIVE US A CHANCE 956 00:43:31,896 --> 00:43:34,517 TO SAVE OUR LIVES AND HAVE A FUTURE. 957 00:43:34,517 --> 00:43:36,413 AND THAT'S SOMETHING ME AND ALLEN HAVE BEEN WANTING 958 00:43:36,413 --> 00:43:37,896 FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. 959 00:43:37,896 --> 00:43:45,103 ♪♪ 960 00:43:45,103 --> 00:43:47,275 ME AND ALLEN -- WE'RE HEADED TO SEE DR. NOW. 961 00:43:47,275 --> 00:43:50,862 THIS IS GONNA BE OUR FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH HIM IN PERSON. 962 00:43:50,862 --> 00:43:54,379 WE'VE BEEN WORKING HARD FOR ALMOST FOUR MONTHS NOW, 963 00:43:54,379 --> 00:43:56,724 AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SLIP-UPS. 964 00:43:56,724 --> 00:43:59,137 BUT I'M REALLY HOPING THAT DR. NOW SEES 965 00:43:59,137 --> 00:44:03,655 THAT ME AND ALLEN HAVE BOTH BEEN WORKING HARD. 966 00:44:03,655 --> 00:44:07,482 VIANEY RODRIGUEZ AND ALLEN LEWIS. 967 00:44:07,482 --> 00:44:09,103 Allen: I KNOW I'M BIGGER THAN VIANEY, 968 00:44:09,103 --> 00:44:11,413 BUT I THINK SHE NEEDS THE HELP MORE. 969 00:44:11,413 --> 00:44:13,448 I WANT HER TO GET IT MOST OF ALL. 970 00:44:13,448 --> 00:44:16,000 BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT I WEIGH IN YEARS, 971 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:20,275 SO THERE'S THAT FEAR THAT I COULD SEE A REALLY BIG NUMBER. 972 00:44:20,275 --> 00:44:23,517 I JUST WANT IT TO BE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. 973 00:44:27,724 --> 00:44:29,344 WOW. 974 00:44:29,344 --> 00:44:34,172 ♪♪ 975 00:44:34,172 --> 00:44:36,206 THAT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING, 976 00:44:36,206 --> 00:44:39,758 BUT I'M HOPING VIANEY DOES A LOT BETTER THAN ME. 977 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:47,551 Vianey: I DON'T WANT TO SEE WHATEVER NUMBER'S GONNA COME UP FOR ME. 978 00:44:47,551 --> 00:44:50,724 BUT I KNOW DR. NOW CAN'T TELL HOW I'M DOING WITHOUT IT, 979 00:44:50,724 --> 00:44:52,448 SO THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT. 980 00:44:52,448 --> 00:45:02,068 ♪♪ 981 00:45:02,068 --> 00:45:05,758 ♪♪ 982 00:45:05,758 --> 00:45:09,275 I'M AT LEAST BELOW 600, BUT NOT BY MUCH, 983 00:45:09,275 --> 00:45:12,896 SO MY WEIGHT'S STILL REALLY HIGH. 984 00:45:12,896 --> 00:45:16,000 BUT THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, TO CHANGE THAT, 985 00:45:16,000 --> 00:45:18,793 AS LONG WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE HELP WE NEED TODAY. 986 00:45:18,793 --> 00:45:20,137 BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, 987 00:45:20,137 --> 00:45:23,482 THOSE NUMBERS ARE JUST GONNA KEEP GETTING BIGGER. 988 00:45:23,482 --> 00:45:24,689 [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] 989 00:45:24,689 --> 00:45:27,862 ♪♪ 990 00:45:27,862 --> 00:45:29,448 -HELLO. -HELLO. 991 00:45:29,448 --> 00:45:30,448 HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 992 00:45:30,448 --> 00:45:32,206 -GOOD. -DOING GOOD. 993 00:45:32,206 --> 00:45:33,586 SO, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT HERE 994 00:45:33,586 --> 00:45:38,000 AND THAT YOU ALL TOOK THE CHANCE AND MOVED DOWN TO HOUSTON. 995 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:39,344 YEAH. AND HOW WAS THE TRIP? 996 00:45:39,344 --> 00:45:42,655 [ SIGHS ] YEAH, IT WAS -- IT WAS HARD. 997 00:45:42,655 --> 00:45:44,620 IT WAS HARDER ON ME, I THINK, THAN HIM. 998 00:45:44,620 --> 00:45:45,724 -YEAH. -YEAH. 999 00:45:45,724 --> 00:45:47,655 WELL, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT SAFELY. 1000 00:45:47,655 --> 00:45:48,724 THANK YOU. 1001 00:45:48,724 --> 00:45:51,275 AND THAT WAS THE BIG CONCERN I HAD. 1002 00:45:51,275 --> 00:45:53,965 BUT THAT'S GOOD YOU MADE IT WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. 1003 00:45:53,965 --> 00:45:55,103 ALL RIGHT, GOOD. 1004 00:45:55,103 --> 00:45:56,793 LET'S START WITH ALLEN. 1005 00:45:56,793 --> 00:45:59,517 YOU'RE DOWN TO 648. YEAH. 1006 00:45:59,517 --> 00:46:04,103 SO, YOU WERE PROBABLY AROUND 670 TO 680 WHEN WE FIRST TALKED. 1007 00:46:04,103 --> 00:46:08,034 SO YOU'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS, BUT HOW IS YOUR ACTIVITY? 1008 00:46:08,034 --> 00:46:09,241 GOOD SO FAR. 1009 00:46:09,241 --> 00:46:10,724 YOU'RE WALKING, DOING PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT? 1010 00:46:10,724 --> 00:46:11,896 YEAH. 1011 00:46:11,896 --> 00:46:13,586 OKAY, I WANT YOU TO KEEP THAT UP 1012 00:46:13,586 --> 00:46:15,655 AND TRY TO WALK A LITTLE MORE EVERY DAY 1013 00:46:15,655 --> 00:46:17,931 TO CONTINUE BUILDING YOUR STAMINA. 1014 00:46:17,931 --> 00:46:18,965 OKAY. 1015 00:46:18,965 --> 00:46:21,448 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 1016 00:46:21,448 --> 00:46:24,724 VIANEY, YOU'RE DOWN TO 594, 1017 00:46:24,724 --> 00:46:29,000 SO YOU PROBABLY WERE AROUND 620 TO 630. 1018 00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:31,551 SO IT IS THE SAME DEAL AS WITH ALLEN -- 1019 00:46:31,551 --> 00:46:34,103 IT'S PROGRESS, BUT NOT A LOT. 1020 00:46:34,103 --> 00:46:36,551 BUT HOW IS YOUR MOBILITY? 1021 00:46:36,551 --> 00:46:40,413 I CAN GET UP SOME NOW, BUT I CAN'T GO FAR STILL. 1022 00:46:40,413 --> 00:46:42,413 OKAY, IN ADDITION TO THE DIET, 1023 00:46:42,413 --> 00:46:44,103 GETTING MOBILE IS GONNA BE 1024 00:46:44,103 --> 00:46:46,758 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR HEALTH. 1025 00:46:46,758 --> 00:46:47,862 ALL RIGHT. OKAY? 1026 00:46:47,862 --> 00:46:49,793 MM-HMM.SO I WANT YOU EVERY DAY 1027 00:46:49,793 --> 00:46:52,206 TO WORK ON GETTING UP AND WALKING, 1028 00:46:52,206 --> 00:46:55,413 AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, TRY TO GO FURTHER AND DO MORE. 1029 00:46:55,413 --> 00:46:56,793 OKAY? OKAY. 1030 00:46:56,793 --> 00:46:58,344 ALL RIGHT, GOOD. 1031 00:46:58,344 --> 00:47:00,965 I SEE YOU HAVE A DISTENDED ABDOMEN 1032 00:47:00,965 --> 00:47:03,000 AND SOME LYMPHEDEMA IN YOUR LEG. 1033 00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:05,241 DOES THAT GET IN THE WAY FOR YOU A LOT? 1034 00:47:05,241 --> 00:47:09,689 YES, ON MY LEFT LEG, AND THEN ALL THIS, LIKE, STOMACH, 1035 00:47:09,689 --> 00:47:12,172 AND THEN I HAVE, LIKE, A SORE HERE, TOO, SO... 1036 00:47:12,172 --> 00:47:13,586 WHAT IS IT -- ON YOUR STOMACH? 1037 00:47:13,586 --> 00:47:17,137 YEAH. THERE'S, LIKE, A SORE DOWN HERE THAT'S KIND OF -- 1038 00:47:17,137 --> 00:47:18,620 I DON'T KNOW. IT'S, LIKE... 1039 00:47:18,620 --> 00:47:21,103 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE... 1040 00:47:21,103 --> 00:47:24,241 ALLEN -- IT'S, LIKE, SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. 1041 00:47:24,241 --> 00:47:26,551 THAT'S JUST THE WEIGHT OF THE FAT... 1042 00:47:26,551 --> 00:47:28,068 MM-HMM. 1043 00:47:28,068 --> 00:47:31,931 ...INFECTING ALL THE SKIN CONTOUR. 1044 00:47:31,931 --> 00:47:36,586 AND LET'S SEE -- WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT 1045 00:47:36,586 --> 00:47:39,931 SO WE CAN GET THAT FAT OFF OF IT, OKAY? 1046 00:47:39,931 --> 00:47:42,586 SO, LOSING WEIGHT WILL HELP THAT. 1047 00:47:42,586 --> 00:47:45,758 DO YOU BOTH STILL HAVE THE 1,200-CALORIE-A-DAY, 1048 00:47:45,758 --> 00:47:47,724 HIGH-PROTEIN, LOW-CARB DIET, RIGHT? 1049 00:47:47,724 --> 00:47:49,068 WE DO. 1050 00:47:49,068 --> 00:47:51,379 GOOD, BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA COMPLETELY STICK TO THAT 1051 00:47:51,379 --> 00:47:52,655 FROM HERE ON OUT 1052 00:47:52,655 --> 00:47:54,275 AND ONLY EAT WHAT'S ON THE DIET. 1053 00:47:54,275 --> 00:47:55,379 ALL RIGHT. 1054 00:47:55,379 --> 00:47:56,586 OKAY? MM-HMM. 1055 00:47:56,586 --> 00:47:57,862 AND IF YOU DO ALL THAT, 1056 00:47:57,862 --> 00:48:00,655 YOU BOTH SHOULD BE ABLE TO EASILY LOSE AT LEAST 50 POUNDS 1057 00:48:00,655 --> 00:48:02,068 OVER THE NEXT MONTH, 1058 00:48:02,068 --> 00:48:04,103 SO THAT'S A GOAL I'M GIVING YOU. 1059 00:48:04,103 --> 00:48:06,344 AND WHEN YOU COME BACK, IF YOU HAVE DONE THAT, 1060 00:48:06,344 --> 00:48:09,275 THEN I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1061 00:48:09,275 --> 00:48:11,103 BUT IF YOU DON'T, THEN ONE OF YOU 1062 00:48:11,103 --> 00:48:14,241 WILL LIKELY BE BURYING THE OTHER ONE SOON. 1063 00:48:14,241 --> 00:48:16,724 YOU GOT THAT?YEAH, WE DO. 1064 00:48:16,724 --> 00:48:19,413 ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? 1065 00:48:19,413 --> 00:48:20,551 NO. 1066 00:48:20,551 --> 00:48:21,965 ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU ALL SOON. 1067 00:48:21,965 --> 00:48:23,758 OKAY, THANK YOU. MM-HMM. 1068 00:48:23,758 --> 00:48:29,517 ♪♪ 1069 00:48:29,517 --> 00:48:31,931 VIANEY AND ALLEN HAVE STARTED MOVING 1070 00:48:31,931 --> 00:48:34,413 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WHICH IS POSITIVE. 1071 00:48:34,413 --> 00:48:36,965 BUT THEIR WEIGHT LOSS SO FAR IS NOWHERE NEAR 1072 00:48:36,965 --> 00:48:38,689 WHERE IT SHOULD BE AT THIS POINT, 1073 00:48:38,689 --> 00:48:40,931 BECAUSE IF THEY WERE REALLY DOING THE DIET 1074 00:48:40,931 --> 00:48:43,206 FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE, 1075 00:48:43,206 --> 00:48:46,965 THEY WOULD HAVE LOST OVER 150 POUNDS EACH BY NOW. 1076 00:48:46,965 --> 00:48:49,931 SO THEY BOTH STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO TO SHOW ME 1077 00:48:49,931 --> 00:48:51,241 THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO WORK HARD 1078 00:48:51,241 --> 00:48:53,931 AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AT THIS. 1079 00:48:53,931 --> 00:48:57,137 BUT THEY DEVELOPED A UNIQUE DYNAMIC OVER MANY YEARS 1080 00:48:57,137 --> 00:48:59,241 THAT'S PARTICULARLY DYSFUNCTIONAL 1081 00:48:59,241 --> 00:49:01,206 WITH HOW THEY ENABLE EACH OTHER 1082 00:49:01,206 --> 00:49:03,448 IN A WAY THAT NOT ONLY ENCOURAGES 1083 00:49:03,448 --> 00:49:06,827 BUT SEEMS TO JUSTIFY THE OTHER'S UNHEALTHY BEHAVIOR 1084 00:49:06,827 --> 00:49:08,724 TO THE POINT WHERE THEIR RELATIONSHIP 1085 00:49:08,724 --> 00:49:11,413 IS NOW EXTREMELY CODEPENDENT ON FOOD, 1086 00:49:11,413 --> 00:49:13,724 AND CHANGING THAT IS GONNA TAKE A LOT OF WORK 1087 00:49:13,724 --> 00:49:15,655 FROM THEM AND US. 1088 00:49:15,655 --> 00:49:17,689 BUT THE FIRST STEP STARTS WITH THEM, 1089 00:49:17,689 --> 00:49:19,137 AND THEY HAVE TO SHOW US 1090 00:49:19,137 --> 00:49:21,620 THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING THE WORK TO BE DONE FOR THEM 1091 00:49:21,620 --> 00:49:24,586 AND THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LIFE 1092 00:49:24,586 --> 00:49:27,068 BY HITTING THEIR WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS. 1093 00:49:27,068 --> 00:49:28,517 ♪♪ 1094 00:49:28,517 --> 00:49:32,172 Allen: THE GOAL THAT DR. NOW GAVE US BOTH SEEMS LIKE A LOT, 1095 00:49:32,172 --> 00:49:35,655 BUT I KNOW WE ARE WILLING TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED 1096 00:49:35,655 --> 00:49:38,275 TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AHEAD. 1097 00:49:38,275 --> 00:49:40,241 Vianey: DR. NOW STILL WANTS US TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT 1098 00:49:40,241 --> 00:49:41,586 AND HIT A GOAL 1099 00:49:41,586 --> 00:49:44,655 BEFORE HE THINKS WE'RE READY FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1100 00:49:44,655 --> 00:49:48,034 BUT AT LEAST HE'S GIVING US THIS CHANCE. 1101 00:49:48,034 --> 00:49:49,241 JUST KNOWING THAT 1102 00:49:49,241 --> 00:49:52,517 DR. NOW IS GONNA HELP ME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, 1103 00:49:52,517 --> 00:49:55,827 I FEEL LIKE IT'S GIVEN ME THAT MOTIVATION THAT I NEEDED, 1104 00:49:55,827 --> 00:49:57,724 SO I'M GONNA DO WHAT IT TAKES. 1105 00:49:57,724 --> 00:50:00,034 ♪♪ 1106 00:50:06,379 --> 00:50:14,379 ♪♪ 1107 00:50:14,379 --> 00:50:16,551 Vianey: ME AND ALLEN HAVE MADE A LOT OF BIG CHANGES 1108 00:50:16,551 --> 00:50:17,758 TO OUR WHOLE LIVES 1109 00:50:17,758 --> 00:50:20,206 WITH HOW WE EAT AND OUR ACTIVITY. 1110 00:50:20,206 --> 00:50:23,827 WE GOT RID OF ALL THE CARBS AND SUGARY STUFF IN THE APARTMENT, 1111 00:50:23,827 --> 00:50:26,896 SO THERE'S NO TEMPTATION AROUND US, 1112 00:50:26,896 --> 00:50:30,310 AND WE'RE COMPLETELY STICKING TO THE DIET. 1113 00:50:30,310 --> 00:50:31,241 HERE YOU GO. 1114 00:50:31,241 --> 00:50:32,344 THANK YOU, BABE. 1115 00:50:32,344 --> 00:50:33,620 ALL RIGHT. 1116 00:50:33,620 --> 00:50:35,724 ♪♪ 1117 00:50:35,724 --> 00:50:37,793 AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE A SUPPORT TO EACH OTHER, 1118 00:50:37,793 --> 00:50:40,931 INSTEAD OF ENABLING EACH OTHER LIKE DR. NOW SAID. 1119 00:50:40,931 --> 00:50:44,931 SO I MOTIVATE HIM, AND HE MOTIVATES ME TO EXERCISE, 1120 00:50:44,931 --> 00:50:47,551 AND I'M FEELING CONFIDENT THAT, WHEN WE GO BACK, 1121 00:50:47,551 --> 00:50:50,034 WE'LL GET APPROVED FOR OUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERIES. 1122 00:50:50,034 --> 00:50:57,551 ♪♪ 1123 00:50:57,551 --> 00:51:01,068 Allen: IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE DO THIS TOGETHER. 1124 00:51:01,068 --> 00:51:03,344 BUT WHEN I GO OUT TO RUN ERRANDS, 1125 00:51:03,344 --> 00:51:05,206 WHEN MY CRAVINGS GET REALLY BAD, 1126 00:51:05,206 --> 00:51:06,482 I GIVE IN A LITTLE 1127 00:51:06,482 --> 00:51:09,379 AND GET SOMETHING QUICK FROM A FAST-FOOD PLACE. 1128 00:51:09,379 --> 00:51:12,517 I KNOW I SHOULDN'T, BUT I'M TRYING THE BEST I CAN. 1129 00:51:12,517 --> 00:51:13,965 IT'S JUST SOMETIMES 1130 00:51:13,965 --> 00:51:17,482 I HAVE TO GET SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE. 1131 00:51:17,482 --> 00:51:20,206 IT'S LIKE A ONCE-A-WEEK CHEAT DAY. 1132 00:51:20,206 --> 00:51:23,482 A LARGE ORDER OF THE NACHO CHEESE, THE STEAK. 1133 00:51:23,482 --> 00:51:27,586 AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A HALF A BURRITO, 1134 00:51:27,586 --> 00:51:29,137 JUST WITH RICE AND CHEESE. 1135 00:51:29,137 --> 00:51:31,034 -JUST RICE AND CHEESE? -YEAH. 1136 00:51:31,034 --> 00:51:32,758 THAT'D BE IT. 1137 00:51:32,758 --> 00:51:33,931 ALL RIGHT. 1138 00:51:33,931 --> 00:51:43,137 ♪♪ 1139 00:51:43,137 --> 00:51:45,206 ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 1140 00:51:45,206 --> 00:51:48,241 I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T MESS MY PROGRESS UP, 1141 00:51:48,241 --> 00:51:51,068 BECAUSE I WANT US BOTH TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY 1142 00:51:51,068 --> 00:51:52,586 AT THIS NEXT APPOINTMENT. 1143 00:51:52,586 --> 00:52:02,000 ♪♪ 1144 00:52:02,000 --> 00:52:03,724 Vianey: ME AND ALLEN ARE HEADED BACK 1145 00:52:03,724 --> 00:52:06,517 TO SEE DR. NOW FOR OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT. 1146 00:52:06,517 --> 00:52:08,241 AND I'M SO NERVOUS, 1147 00:52:08,241 --> 00:52:12,103 BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT IF EITHER OF US HIT OUR GOALS. 1148 00:52:12,103 --> 00:52:14,034 Allen: I'M HOPING THAT ME AND VIANEY 1149 00:52:14,034 --> 00:52:16,344 BOTH GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY TODAY. 1150 00:52:19,344 --> 00:52:22,241 ALLEN AND VIANEY. 1151 00:52:22,241 --> 00:52:25,586 Allen: AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT I WAS AT 648, 1152 00:52:25,586 --> 00:52:30,379 AND DR. NOW'S GOAL WAS TO LOSE 50 POUNDS THIS PAST MONTH, 1153 00:52:30,379 --> 00:52:35,896 SO I HAVE TO BE UNDER 598 TODAY TO GET APPROVED FOR SURGERY. 1154 00:52:35,896 --> 00:52:41,896 ♪♪ 1155 00:52:41,896 --> 00:52:46,689 ♪♪ 1156 00:52:46,689 --> 00:52:48,068 THAT'S PROGRESS. 1157 00:52:48,068 --> 00:52:50,206 I DIDN'T MAKE IT TO MY WEIGHT GOAL, 1158 00:52:50,206 --> 00:52:55,034 SO I'M NOT SURE IF DR. NOW IS GONNA THINK IT'S GOOD. 1159 00:52:55,034 --> 00:52:57,310 Vianey: AFTER SEEING ALLEN'S WEIGH-IN. 1160 00:52:57,310 --> 00:52:59,379 I'M EVEN MORE NERVOUS NOW. 1161 00:52:59,379 --> 00:53:02,482 I WAS AT 594 AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT, 1162 00:53:02,482 --> 00:53:04,620 SO IF I LOST THE 50 POUNDS I NEED, 1163 00:53:04,620 --> 00:53:07,241 I'D BE BELOW 544 TODAY. 1164 00:53:07,241 --> 00:53:10,758 AND I'M PRAYING I'M AT LEAST NOT FAR OFF FROM THAT. 1165 00:53:10,758 --> 00:53:16,862 ♪♪ 1166 00:53:16,862 --> 00:53:19,896 I CAN'T BELIEVE I LOST THAT MUCH. 1167 00:53:19,896 --> 00:53:21,965 I FELT LIKE I WAS DOING REALLY WELL, 1168 00:53:21,965 --> 00:53:23,724 BUT YOU JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH. 1169 00:53:23,724 --> 00:53:27,068 SO SEEING THAT IS A BIG ENCOURAGEMENT. 1170 00:53:27,068 --> 00:53:28,862 BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS 1171 00:53:28,862 --> 00:53:31,620 THAT WE BOTH DIDN'T HIT OUR WEIGHT-LOSS GOALS. 1172 00:53:31,620 --> 00:53:33,137 SO I'M STILL ANXIOUS 1173 00:53:33,137 --> 00:53:35,758 ABOUT HEARING WHAT DR. NOW IS GONNA SAY. 1174 00:53:35,758 --> 00:53:42,137 ♪♪ 1175 00:53:42,137 --> 00:53:43,310 HELLO. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? 1176 00:53:43,310 --> 00:53:45,000 -HELLO. HI. -HEY. 1177 00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:46,379 ALL RIGHT. 1178 00:53:46,379 --> 00:53:48,310 SO, HOW IS EVERYBODY GETTING ALONG? 1179 00:53:48,310 --> 00:53:51,172 GOOD. I SEE THAT. 1180 00:53:51,172 --> 00:53:55,172 ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S START WITH VIANEY. 1181 00:53:55,172 --> 00:53:57,551 TODAY, YOU'RE DOWN TO 526, 1182 00:53:57,551 --> 00:54:01,275 SO, OVER THE LAST MONTH, YOU LOST 68 POUNDS. 1183 00:54:01,275 --> 00:54:03,379 -YEAH. -GOOD. 1184 00:54:03,379 --> 00:54:05,689 THAT'S ALMOST 20 POUNDS A WEEK. 1185 00:54:05,689 --> 00:54:08,413 SO, I'M PROUD OF YOU, AND SINCE YOU DID SO WELL, 1186 00:54:08,413 --> 00:54:10,206 I'M GONNA APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1187 00:54:10,206 --> 00:54:11,000 Allen: YEAH, BABY. 1188 00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:12,413 THANK GOD. THANK YOU. 1189 00:54:12,413 --> 00:54:14,827 AS LONG AS YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM HAVING THE SURGERY FIRST. 1190 00:54:14,827 --> 00:54:15,896 OKAY. GOOD. 1191 00:54:15,896 --> 00:54:16,758 COOL. OKAY? 1192 00:54:16,758 --> 00:54:18,862 I WANT HER TO GO FIRST. 1193 00:54:18,862 --> 00:54:19,965 WELL, THAT'S GOOD, 1194 00:54:19,965 --> 00:54:21,862 BECAUSE YOUR PROGRESS ISN'T AS GOOD, ALLEN. 1195 00:54:21,862 --> 00:54:24,689 YOU LOST LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT VIANEY DID, 1196 00:54:24,689 --> 00:54:27,655 SO YOU SEEM TO BE SNEAKING FOOD STILL, 1197 00:54:27,655 --> 00:54:29,310 AND THAT'S NOT GOOD AT ALL. 1198 00:54:29,310 --> 00:54:30,655 SO YOU NEED TO DECIDE 1199 00:54:30,655 --> 00:54:33,586 IF YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY LIKE VIANEY IS, 1200 00:54:33,586 --> 00:54:37,034 BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, THEN THE NEXT ISSUE IS THAT 1201 00:54:37,034 --> 00:54:40,000 YOU'RE GONNA START TO MAKE HER STRUGGLE WITH HER PROGRESS, 1202 00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:41,758 AND THAT'S GONNA START CAUSING PROBLEMS 1203 00:54:41,758 --> 00:54:43,344 WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP, TOO. 1204 00:54:43,344 --> 00:54:45,655 SO THAT WON'T BE GOOD, WILL IT? 1205 00:54:45,655 --> 00:54:47,206 NO, IT WON'T. 1206 00:54:47,206 --> 00:54:48,896 SO, WITH VIANEY'S SURGERY, 1207 00:54:48,896 --> 00:54:51,862 YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO HELP HER AND BE THERE FOR HER, 1208 00:54:51,862 --> 00:54:53,689 AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME. 1209 00:54:53,689 --> 00:54:55,620 SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU TWO MONTHS 1210 00:54:55,620 --> 00:54:57,137 TO LOSE AT LEAST 80 POUNDS, 1211 00:54:57,137 --> 00:54:58,310 AND IF YOU DO THAT, 1212 00:54:58,310 --> 00:55:00,827 THEN I'LL APPROVE YOU FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1213 00:55:00,827 --> 00:55:04,413 IF NOT, THEN WE ARE NOT MOVING AHEAD WITH YOU, ALL RIGHT? 1214 00:55:04,413 --> 00:55:05,655 OKAY. 1215 00:55:05,655 --> 00:55:07,724 BUT, VIANEY, WE'RE GONNA SCHEDULE SOME TESTS ON YOU 1216 00:55:07,724 --> 00:55:09,275 TO MAKE SURE THAT ARE NO ISSUES 1217 00:55:09,275 --> 00:55:11,655 THAT PREVENT YOU FROM HAVING THE OPERATION. 1218 00:55:11,655 --> 00:55:13,448 AND IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD WITH THAT 1219 00:55:13,448 --> 00:55:15,724 AND YOU'RE STILL MAKING PROGRESS WHEN YOU SHOW UP, 1220 00:55:15,724 --> 00:55:17,758 WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1221 00:55:17,758 --> 00:55:18,793 SOUNDS GOOD? 1222 00:55:18,793 --> 00:55:19,793 -MM-HMM. -YEAH. 1223 00:55:19,793 --> 00:55:20,862 ALL RIGHT, GREAT. 1224 00:55:20,862 --> 00:55:22,965 THEN, ALLEN, WORK TOWARDS YOUR GOAL 1225 00:55:22,965 --> 00:55:24,689 IF YOU WANT TO BE NEXT, OKAY? 1226 00:55:24,689 --> 00:55:26,206 ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT. 1227 00:55:26,206 --> 00:55:27,379 ALL RIGHT.SEE YOU THEN. 1228 00:55:27,379 --> 00:55:28,758 ALL RIGHT.ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU. 1229 00:55:28,758 --> 00:55:33,724 ♪♪ 1230 00:55:33,724 --> 00:55:35,448 Dr. Nowzaradan: I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE PROGRESS 1231 00:55:35,448 --> 00:55:37,344 VIANEY'S MADE THIS PAST MONTH. 1232 00:55:37,344 --> 00:55:38,793 SHE'S DONE VERY WELL, 1233 00:55:38,793 --> 00:55:42,965 AND SHE'S TAKING HER SITUATION AS SERIOUSLY AS SHE NEEDS. 1234 00:55:42,965 --> 00:55:44,344 BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, 1235 00:55:44,344 --> 00:55:47,034 I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALLEN RIGHT NOW, 1236 00:55:47,034 --> 00:55:48,931 NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS PROGRESS, 1237 00:55:48,931 --> 00:55:51,793 BUT WITH HOW THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN HIM AND VIANEY 1238 00:55:51,793 --> 00:55:53,172 IS GOING TO START TO SHAPE. 1239 00:55:53,172 --> 00:55:56,620 IF HE DOESN'T START TO TAKE THIS AS SERIOUSLY AS SHE IS, 1240 00:55:56,620 --> 00:55:59,655 BECAUSE, DOWN THE ROAD, HIS UNHEALTHY BEHAVIOR 1241 00:55:59,655 --> 00:56:01,793 IS GONNA LEAD HER TO STRUGGLE, 1242 00:56:01,793 --> 00:56:04,241 AND SHE WILL LIKELY START TO RESENT THAT. 1243 00:56:04,241 --> 00:56:06,620 SO THAT WILL LEAD TO CONFLICT BETWEEN THEM -- 1244 00:56:06,620 --> 00:56:08,896 THEY'RE GOING TO START TO HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS 1245 00:56:08,896 --> 00:56:10,655 ON BOTH THEIR PROGRESS, 1246 00:56:10,655 --> 00:56:15,344 SO ALLEN NEEDS TO START DOING WHAT HE SHOULD NOW. 1247 00:56:15,344 --> 00:56:17,103 Allen: I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY 1248 00:56:17,103 --> 00:56:20,758 THAT VIANEY GOT APPROVED FOR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1249 00:56:20,758 --> 00:56:24,034 BUT I'M STILL EMBARRASSED ABOUT MY PROGRESS. 1250 00:56:24,034 --> 00:56:25,689 I KNOW I HAVE TO WORK A LOT HARDER 1251 00:56:25,689 --> 00:56:27,655 TO MAKE SURE I DO IT THIS TIME. 1252 00:56:27,655 --> 00:56:35,034 ♪♪ 1253 00:56:35,034 --> 00:56:37,965 ♪♪ 1254 00:56:37,965 --> 00:56:40,241 Vianey: I'M AT THE HOSPITAL FOR MY WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY, 1255 00:56:40,241 --> 00:56:42,758 AND I'M TERRIFIED RIGHT NOW. 1256 00:56:42,758 --> 00:56:44,931 I'M HERE ALONE BECAUSE ALLEN GOT SICK, 1257 00:56:44,931 --> 00:56:47,827 AND SO HE COULDN'T COME TODAY. 1258 00:56:47,827 --> 00:56:50,689 BUT I GOT HERE OKAY, AND DR. NOW WAS PLEASED 1259 00:56:50,689 --> 00:56:53,137 WITH THE WEIGHT LOSS I'VE HAD OVER THE LAST MONTH, 1260 00:56:53,137 --> 00:56:56,620 SO HE'S MOVING AHEAD WITH MY SURGERY TODAY. 1261 00:56:56,620 --> 00:56:59,758 I'VE WORKED HARD TO GET THIS SECOND CHANCE, 1262 00:56:59,758 --> 00:57:02,965 AND WITHOUT IT, I HAVE NO HOPE FOR A FUTURE AT ALL, 1263 00:57:02,965 --> 00:57:06,241 SO I HAVE TO GET THIS, NO MATTER HOW TERRIFIED I AM. 1264 00:57:06,241 --> 00:57:10,862 ♪♪ 1265 00:57:10,862 --> 00:57:12,172 Dr. Nowzaradan:, TODAY WE'RE ATTEMPTING 1266 00:57:12,172 --> 00:57:14,793 TO PERFORM A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON VIANEY. 1267 00:57:14,793 --> 00:57:16,275 HER TESTS ALL LOOK GOOD, 1268 00:57:16,275 --> 00:57:19,827 AND SHE LOST ANOTHER 44 POUNDS OVER THE LAST MONTH, 1269 00:57:19,827 --> 00:57:22,482 PUTTING HER AT 482 POUNDS, 1270 00:57:22,482 --> 00:57:24,827 WHICH MEANS SHE'S UNDER THE 500 MARK 1271 00:57:24,827 --> 00:57:27,724 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 20 YEARS. 1272 00:57:31,068 --> 00:57:33,724 SO, SHE'S STILL MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, 1273 00:57:33,724 --> 00:57:35,103 AND SHE HAS PROVED TO ME 1274 00:57:35,103 --> 00:57:38,103 SHE'S READY TO HAVE THIS OPERATION TODAY. 1275 00:57:38,103 --> 00:57:41,482 BUT EVEN THOUGH VIANEY HAS LOST OVER 120 POUNDS, 1276 00:57:41,482 --> 00:57:44,206 AT THIS POINT, SHE'S STILL OVER 400 POUNDS... 1277 00:57:44,206 --> 00:57:48,000 WE CAN TURN THE ROOM LIGHT OFF. 1278 00:57:48,000 --> 00:57:51,517 ...AND DOING ANY SURGERY ON A PERSON THIS SIZE 1279 00:57:51,517 --> 00:57:53,034 IS EXTREMELY HIGH RISK, 1280 00:57:53,034 --> 00:57:54,862 BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS STRAIN 1281 00:57:54,862 --> 00:57:57,965 THEIR BODY IS ALREADY UNDER WITH THEIR WEIGHT. 1282 00:57:57,965 --> 00:58:01,103 SO ANY ADDITIONAL STRAIN, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, 1283 00:58:01,103 --> 00:58:04,310 COULD PUSH THEIR BODY TO A POINT WHERE THERE'S TOO MUCH, 1284 00:58:04,310 --> 00:58:06,310 AND IT STARTS TO GIVE OUT. 1285 00:58:06,310 --> 00:58:09,275 SO IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES THAT CONCERN US, 1286 00:58:09,275 --> 00:58:12,068 WE WILL HAVE TO STOP THE SURGERY EARLY. 1287 00:58:12,068 --> 00:58:14,655 BUT IF WE ARE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE 1288 00:58:14,655 --> 00:58:16,206 HER GASTRIC SLEEVE TODAY, 1289 00:58:16,206 --> 00:58:19,000 IT WILL HELP VIANEY TO STAY ON TRACK AS SHE NEEDS 1290 00:58:19,000 --> 00:58:20,655 AND LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT, 1291 00:58:20,655 --> 00:58:23,655 BECAUSE THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IS AN OPERATION 1292 00:58:23,655 --> 00:58:27,310 THAT WILL REMOVE 80% TO 90% OF THE STOMACH, 1293 00:58:27,310 --> 00:58:31,517 LEAVING A SMALL, NARROW TUBE THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO A SLEEVE 1294 00:58:31,517 --> 00:58:35,482 SO THE PATIENT'S FOOD INTAKE IS PHYSICALLY LIMITED. 1295 00:58:35,482 --> 00:58:39,068 SO THIS OPERATION WILL GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY 1296 00:58:39,068 --> 00:58:41,206 TO LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT. 1297 00:58:43,689 --> 00:58:45,862 ♪♪ 1298 00:58:45,862 --> 00:58:47,206 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1299 00:58:47,206 --> 00:58:49,310 ♪♪ 1300 00:58:56,931 --> 00:58:58,172 Woman: FLATTEN TABLE. 1301 00:59:00,068 --> 00:59:02,103 [ MONITOR BEEPING SLOWLY ] 1302 00:59:03,758 --> 00:59:06,517 [ FLATLINING ] 1303 00:59:06,517 --> 00:59:09,793 -WATCH OUT. -ROOM LIGHTS ON. ROOM LIGHTS ON. 1304 00:59:09,793 --> 00:59:11,172 WE NEED TO PUMP IN HER CHEST. 1305 00:59:11,172 --> 00:59:12,551 I DON'T FEEL A PULSE. 1306 00:59:14,137 --> 00:59:15,793 GET THE CRASH CART, GET THE CRASH CART NOW. 1307 00:59:15,793 --> 00:59:18,379 Man: OKAY, CPR, GUYS. GO. 1308 00:59:18,379 --> 00:59:20,448 I NEED AN ART-LINE, STAT! 1309 00:59:21,517 --> 00:59:22,620 EPI. 1310 00:59:23,310 --> 00:59:26,103 EPI AND ATROPINE ARE BOTH IN... 1311 00:59:26,103 --> 00:59:27,551 Man: OKAY. 1312 00:59:28,482 --> 00:59:29,793 ALL RIGHT. 1313 00:59:29,793 --> 00:59:30,758 WE'RE WORKING ON A-LINE OVER HERE. 1314 00:59:30,758 --> 00:59:32,068 OKAY. 1315 00:59:32,068 --> 00:59:33,655 ALL RIGHT, GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY. 1316 00:59:33,655 --> 00:59:35,448 I THINK WE HAVE TO... 1317 00:59:35,448 --> 00:59:36,862 COMPRESSIONS. 1318 00:59:42,206 --> 00:59:47,103 ♪♪ 1319 00:59:47,103 --> 00:59:48,965 [ FLATLINING ] 1320 00:59:48,965 --> 00:59:51,310 CHECK FOR A PULSE. CHECK FOR A PULSE. 1321 00:59:51,310 --> 00:59:59,103 ♪♪ 1322 00:59:59,103 --> 01:00:00,827 -KEEP COMPRESSIONS! -I GOT YOU. 1323 01:00:00,827 --> 01:00:03,206 I'M GONNA TAKE A BLOOD PRESSURE. 1324 01:00:03,206 --> 01:00:05,241 ♪♪ 1325 01:00:05,241 --> 01:00:07,448 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1326 01:00:07,448 --> 01:00:09,172 YEAH. YEAH, OKAY. 1327 01:00:12,241 --> 01:00:16,379 [ MONITOR BEEPING RHYTHMICALLY ] 1328 01:00:16,379 --> 01:00:17,793 Dr. Nowzaradan: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO 1329 01:00:17,793 --> 01:00:19,275 VIANEY'S GASTRIC SLEEVE PROCEDURE, 1330 01:00:19,275 --> 01:00:21,689 HER BODY STARTED TO STRUGGLE FROM THE STRAIN, 1331 01:00:21,689 --> 01:00:24,517 AND THEN HER CONDITION STARTED TO DECLINE RAPIDLY 1332 01:00:24,517 --> 01:00:26,689 UNTIL HER HEART STOPPED. 1333 01:00:26,689 --> 01:00:30,034 SO EVEN THOUGH ALL HER TESTS WERE GOOD PRIOR TO THE SURGERY, 1334 01:00:30,034 --> 01:00:33,206 THE STRAIN OF ALL THE WEIGHT SOMEONE THIS SIZE HAS ON THEM 1335 01:00:33,206 --> 01:00:36,137 MEANS THEIR BODY COULD HIT ITS LIMIT AT ANY POINT 1336 01:00:36,137 --> 01:00:38,344 AND START TO STRUGGLE LIKE THIS. 1337 01:00:38,344 --> 01:00:40,827 AND IN VIANEY'S CASE, HER PULMONARY SYSTEM 1338 01:00:40,827 --> 01:00:43,379 WASN'T ABLE TO HANDLE THE OPERATION RIGHT NOW. 1339 01:00:43,379 --> 01:00:46,758 SO WE IMMEDIATELY REVIVED HER AND STABILIZED HER, 1340 01:00:46,758 --> 01:00:48,620 AND RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WAKING HER UP 1341 01:00:48,620 --> 01:00:50,344 AND PULLING HER OUT OF ANESTHESIA 1342 01:00:50,344 --> 01:00:52,965 TO GET HER TO RECOVERY SO SHE CAN REST, 1343 01:00:52,965 --> 01:00:54,448 BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE TOO RISKY 1344 01:00:54,448 --> 01:00:56,931 TO ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE HER OPERATION TODAY. 1345 01:01:01,724 --> 01:01:03,103 -CAN WE GET CARDIAC ENZYME? -YEAH. 1346 01:01:03,103 --> 01:01:04,448 WE'LL DO -- YEAH. 1347 01:01:08,931 --> 01:01:10,655 SHE'S STABLE. SHE'S STABLE. 1348 01:01:10,655 --> 01:01:11,793 YEAH, SHE'S STABLE. 1349 01:01:13,241 --> 01:01:15,724 -ORIENTATION IS GOOD. -PRESSURE IS GOOD. 1350 01:01:15,724 --> 01:01:18,482 ALL RIGHT. YOU DOING OKAY? 1351 01:01:18,482 --> 01:01:20,172 -MM-HMM. -ALL RIGHT. 1352 01:01:20,172 --> 01:01:23,310 WE HAD TO STOP THE OPERATION BECAUSE YOUR PRESSURE DROPPED 1353 01:01:23,310 --> 01:01:25,931 AND YOUR HEART STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS, OKAY? 1354 01:01:25,931 --> 01:01:26,896 MM-HMM. 1355 01:01:26,896 --> 01:01:28,862 YEAH. BUT WE DIDN'T THE SURGERY. 1356 01:01:28,862 --> 01:01:31,034 -NO? -NO. 1357 01:01:31,034 --> 01:01:32,275 BUT YOU'RE DOING OKAY. 1358 01:01:32,275 --> 01:01:34,586 WE HAD TO STOP THE OPERATION. OKAY? 1359 01:01:37,068 --> 01:01:38,965 YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT. 1360 01:01:43,206 --> 01:01:44,413 OKAY? 1361 01:01:44,413 --> 01:01:46,034 [ BREATHING DEEPLY ] 1362 01:01:46,034 --> 01:01:47,448 ALL RIGHT? 1363 01:01:47,448 --> 01:01:48,551 [ CRYING ] 1364 01:01:48,551 --> 01:01:50,344 ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY. 1365 01:01:50,344 --> 01:01:52,344 ALL RIGHT? 1366 01:01:52,344 --> 01:01:54,482 VIANEY, YOU'RE OKAY. 1367 01:01:54,482 --> 01:01:56,310 NOW, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS. 1368 01:02:09,068 --> 01:02:10,482 OKAY? 1369 01:02:10,482 --> 01:02:12,448 YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, OKAY? 1370 01:02:12,448 --> 01:02:14,758 WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY. 1371 01:02:14,758 --> 01:02:16,344 ALL RIGHT? 1372 01:02:16,344 --> 01:02:18,965 ♪♪ 1373 01:02:18,965 --> 01:02:21,068 Dr. Nowzaradan: I KNOW VIANEY IS VERY DISAPPOINTED 1374 01:02:21,068 --> 01:02:23,862 THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE HER GASTRIC SLEEVE, 1375 01:02:23,862 --> 01:02:26,931 BUT THE RISK TO TRY AGAIN TODAY WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE 1376 01:02:26,931 --> 01:02:29,827 SINCE IT'S CLEAR HER BODY'S ALREADY STRUGGLING. 1377 01:02:29,827 --> 01:02:31,931 THE ONLY REASON WE WERE EVEN ABLE 1378 01:02:31,931 --> 01:02:35,241 TO PULL HER OUT OF HER SITUATION WITHOUT ANY LASTING DAMAGE 1379 01:02:35,241 --> 01:02:38,068 IS BECAUSE WE WERE MONITORING HER VERY CLOSELY, 1380 01:02:38,068 --> 01:02:40,862 SO WE WERE ABLE TO REACT IMMEDIATELY. 1381 01:02:40,862 --> 01:02:43,172 BUT IF HER SYSTEM WAS PUSHED ANY FURTHER, 1382 01:02:43,172 --> 01:02:44,862 IT COULD HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH FOR HER, 1383 01:02:44,862 --> 01:02:47,241 AND SHE WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT. 1384 01:02:47,241 --> 01:02:49,137 FOR YEARS, SHE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT 1385 01:02:49,137 --> 01:02:50,862 OF EXCESS WEIGHT ON HER BODY, 1386 01:02:50,862 --> 01:02:54,103 PUTTING A GREAT DEAL OF STRAIN ON HER WHOLE SYSTEM, 1387 01:02:54,103 --> 01:02:55,448 AND VIANEY IS AT A POINT 1388 01:02:55,448 --> 01:02:57,965 WHERE HER SYSTEM IS STARTING TO GIVE OUT. 1389 01:02:57,965 --> 01:02:59,517 SO IT'S GONNA TAKE MORE TIME 1390 01:02:59,517 --> 01:03:02,620 TO TRY AND BUILD HER HEALTH AND STAMINA BACK UP 1391 01:03:02,620 --> 01:03:05,482 BEFORE WE CAN ATTEMPT TO DO THIS OPERATION AGAIN. 1392 01:03:05,482 --> 01:03:08,344 SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE WORK WITH VIANEY 1393 01:03:08,344 --> 01:03:10,034 TO HELP HER CONTINUE LOSING THE WEIGHT 1394 01:03:10,034 --> 01:03:11,517 TO NOT ONLY GET TO THAT POINT, 1395 01:03:11,517 --> 01:03:14,000 BUT TO ALSO REDUCE THE STAIN ON HER SYSTEM, 1396 01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:16,551 SINCE IT'S OBVIOUSLY AT ITS LIMIT 1397 01:03:16,551 --> 01:03:18,586 AND READY TO GIVE OUT ANY DAY 1398 01:03:18,586 --> 01:03:19,827 BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO LOSE 1399 01:03:19,827 --> 01:03:22,137 AS MUCH WEIGHT OFF OF HER AS POSSIBLE 1400 01:03:22,137 --> 01:03:24,000 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 1401 01:03:24,000 --> 01:03:25,965 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1402 01:03:25,965 --> 01:03:28,827 IS NOT AN OPTION FOR HER TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. 1403 01:03:28,827 --> 01:03:30,137 [ SNIFFLES ] 1404 01:03:30,137 --> 01:03:35,103 ♪♪ 1405 01:03:35,103 --> 01:03:39,689 ♪♪ 1406 01:03:39,689 --> 01:03:43,862 [ SIGHS ] I'M EVEN MAD THAT DR. NOW BROUGHT ME BACK. 1407 01:03:43,862 --> 01:03:45,655 LIKE, HE SHOULD'VE JUST LET ME GO. 1408 01:03:45,655 --> 01:03:46,896 [ CRYING ] 1409 01:03:46,896 --> 01:03:48,103 BABY. 1410 01:03:48,103 --> 01:03:51,862 [ SNIFFLING ] 1411 01:03:51,862 --> 01:03:53,448 YOU'LL BE FINE. 1412 01:03:53,448 --> 01:03:55,482 Allen: VIANEY HAS BEEN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL 1413 01:03:55,482 --> 01:03:57,827 ABOUT FOUR WEEKS NOW. 1414 01:03:57,827 --> 01:04:00,689 WHEN SHE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, 1415 01:04:00,689 --> 01:04:04,413 I WAS SO SCARED, BUT I WAS TOO SICK TO GO TO HER, 1416 01:04:04,413 --> 01:04:06,931 AND DR. NOW KEPT HER THERE OVERNIGHT 1417 01:04:06,931 --> 01:04:10,137 TO MAKE SURE SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES. 1418 01:04:10,137 --> 01:04:11,448 BUT I JUST WANT TO BE WITH HER, 1419 01:04:11,448 --> 01:04:14,413 SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY WHEN SHE GOT BACK HERE. 1420 01:04:14,413 --> 01:04:18,517 BUT SHE'S BEEN REALLY SAD ABOUT NOT GETTING THE SURGERY. 1421 01:04:18,517 --> 01:04:20,172 I'LL GET YOU YOUR DINNER, OKAY? 1422 01:04:20,172 --> 01:04:23,344 ♪♪ 1423 01:04:23,344 --> 01:04:25,034 Vianey: WHEN I WOKE UP AND FOUND OUT 1424 01:04:25,034 --> 01:04:27,551 I HADN'T GOTTEN THE SURGERY, 1425 01:04:27,551 --> 01:04:29,862 IT WAS LIFE-SHATTERING. 1426 01:04:29,862 --> 01:04:32,655 THAT'S ONE OF THE WORST AND MOST DEFEATING FEELINGS 1427 01:04:32,655 --> 01:04:35,000 I'VE EVER HAD. 1428 01:04:35,000 --> 01:04:37,137 I'M JUST REALLY STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW, 1429 01:04:37,137 --> 01:04:39,586 AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET PAST IT. 1430 01:04:39,586 --> 01:04:41,965 I MISS MY CARBS. 1431 01:04:41,965 --> 01:04:43,310 I KNOW, BABY. 1432 01:04:43,310 --> 01:04:46,655 [ SNIFFLES ] I'M SICK OF PROTEIN. 1433 01:04:46,655 --> 01:04:48,482 I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE ANY MOTIVATION 1434 01:04:48,482 --> 01:04:51,413 TO BE ACTIVE OR TO DO THE DIET. 1435 01:04:51,413 --> 01:04:53,827 IT'S JUST TAKING EVERYTHING I GOT RIGHT NOW 1436 01:04:53,827 --> 01:04:55,965 TO KEEP GOING. 1437 01:04:55,965 --> 01:04:57,724 DR. NOW TOLD ME I HAD TO 1438 01:04:57,724 --> 01:04:59,827 BECAUSE MY HEART IS STARTING TO GIVE OUT 1439 01:04:59,827 --> 01:05:03,862 FROM THE STRAIN I'VE PUT ON IT FOR SO MANY YEARS. 1440 01:05:03,862 --> 01:05:07,896 SO I'M PUSHING MYSELF AS HARD AS I CAN TO STAY MOTIVATED, 1441 01:05:07,896 --> 01:05:09,655 BUT IT'S HARD BECAUSE I FEEL, 1442 01:05:09,655 --> 01:05:11,896 NO MATTER HOW HARD I WORK AND WHAT I'M ABLE TO DO, 1443 01:05:11,896 --> 01:05:14,310 IN THE END, I'M JUST CONDEMNED TO LIVE LIKE THIS 1444 01:05:14,310 --> 01:05:16,448 UNTIL MY WEIGHT ENDS UP KILLING ME, 1445 01:05:16,448 --> 01:05:18,413 AND I CAN'T DO THAT. 1446 01:05:18,413 --> 01:05:19,655 TASTED LIKE CRAP TO ME. 1447 01:05:25,344 --> 01:05:31,482 ♪♪ 1448 01:05:31,482 --> 01:05:35,586 ♪♪ 1449 01:05:35,586 --> 01:05:38,275 Allen: ME AND VIANEY ARE HEADED BACK TO SEE DR. NOW 1450 01:05:38,275 --> 01:05:39,689 FOR OUR NEXT APPOINTMENT 1451 01:05:39,689 --> 01:05:42,206 AND TO FIND OUT IF WE ARE BOTH STAYING ON TRACK 1452 01:05:42,206 --> 01:05:43,344 LIKE WE NEED. 1453 01:05:46,689 --> 01:05:48,620 ALLEN AND VIANEY. 1454 01:05:48,620 --> 01:05:53,689 ♪♪ 1455 01:05:53,689 --> 01:05:55,344 I CALLED DR. NOW, 1456 01:05:55,344 --> 01:05:58,827 AND HE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE LOST 120 POUNDS 1457 01:05:58,827 --> 01:06:00,793 SINCE MY LAST APPOINTMENT, 1458 01:06:00,793 --> 01:06:03,241 AND I WAS 620 POUNDS THEN. 1459 01:06:03,241 --> 01:06:05,448 ♪♪ 1460 01:06:05,448 --> 01:06:10,000 SO I SHOULD BE BELOW 500 TODAY IF I DID THAT. 1461 01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:11,896 ♪♪ 1462 01:06:11,896 --> 01:06:13,000 Woman: 487. 1463 01:06:13,000 --> 01:06:14,517 487, BABY. 1464 01:06:14,517 --> 01:06:15,758 THAT'S GOOD. 1465 01:06:15,758 --> 01:06:17,965 YEAH. 1466 01:06:17,965 --> 01:06:19,793 Vianey: I'M HAPPY FOR ALLEN. 1467 01:06:19,793 --> 01:06:23,793 BUT I DON'T THINK MY PROGRESS IS GONNA BE AS GOOD AS HIS. 1468 01:06:23,793 --> 01:06:26,068 WHEN I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TWO MONTHS AGO, 1469 01:06:26,068 --> 01:06:28,137 I WAS AT 482, 1470 01:06:28,137 --> 01:06:30,793 AND DR. NOW TOLD ME THAT, 1471 01:06:30,793 --> 01:06:33,793 SINCE I HAD LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT UP UNTIL THAT POINT, 1472 01:06:33,793 --> 01:06:36,965 THAT I ONLY NEED TO LOSE 30 POUNDS EACH MONTH, 1473 01:06:36,965 --> 01:06:41,724 SO THAT MEANS I NEED TO BE 422 TODAY IF I HIT MY GOAL. 1474 01:06:41,724 --> 01:06:44,344 ♪♪ 1475 01:06:44,344 --> 01:06:46,827 -I THOUGHT I GAINED. -NO. 1476 01:06:46,827 --> 01:06:50,931 ♪♪ 1477 01:06:50,931 --> 01:06:53,482 THAT'S DISAPPOINTING. 1478 01:06:53,482 --> 01:06:54,862 PART OF ME IS HAPPY. 1479 01:06:54,862 --> 01:06:56,896 I'M AT LEAST STILL LOSING. 1480 01:06:56,896 --> 01:06:59,655 BUT I DON'T THINK DR. NOW'S GONNA SEE IT THAT WAY. 1481 01:06:59,655 --> 01:07:06,241 ♪♪ 1482 01:07:06,241 --> 01:07:07,241 HELLO. 1483 01:07:07,241 --> 01:07:08,275 -HELLO. -HI. 1484 01:07:08,275 --> 01:07:09,379 HOW YOU ALL DOING? 1485 01:07:09,379 --> 01:07:11,931 -GOOD. -ALL RIGHT, GREAT. 1486 01:07:11,931 --> 01:07:14,241 SO, LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE ALL DOING TODAY. 1487 01:07:14,241 --> 01:07:16,068 WHO'S FIRST? 1488 01:07:16,068 --> 01:07:17,103 ALLEN. 1489 01:07:17,103 --> 01:07:18,344 ME. YOU CAN DO ME. ALL RIGHT. 1490 01:07:18,344 --> 01:07:20,517 ALL RIGHT, ALLEN, LET'S START WITH YOU. 1491 01:07:20,517 --> 01:07:24,103 SO, AS OF TODAY, YOU MADE IT DOWN TO 487. 1492 01:07:24,103 --> 01:07:25,379 YEAH. 1493 01:07:25,379 --> 01:07:29,172 YOU'RE LOST 133 POUNDS OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. 1494 01:07:29,172 --> 01:07:30,620 WOW! THAT'S GOOD. 1495 01:07:30,620 --> 01:07:31,965 I FEEL GOOD, TOO. 1496 01:07:31,965 --> 01:07:33,448 I'M IMPRESSED. 1497 01:07:33,448 --> 01:07:36,137 SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE FINALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THIS. 1498 01:07:36,137 --> 01:07:38,068 SO, CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE? 1499 01:07:38,068 --> 01:07:40,482 YEAH, I CAN -- I CAN TIE MY SHOES AND STUFF NOW, 1500 01:07:40,482 --> 01:07:41,551 SO, YEAH. 1501 01:07:41,551 --> 01:07:43,551 YOU FEELING MUCH BETTER WITH THE... 1502 01:07:43,551 --> 01:07:46,413 YEAH, I FEEL A LOT BETTER AND STUFF, YEAH. 1503 01:07:46,413 --> 01:07:47,793 SUPER. GREAT. 1504 01:07:47,793 --> 01:07:50,482 ARE YOU GETTING ALONG BETTER AND WALKING AROUND 1505 01:07:50,482 --> 01:07:51,896 AND ABLE TO DO MORE NOW? 1506 01:07:51,896 --> 01:07:54,103 -YEAH. -ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GREAT. 1507 01:07:54,103 --> 01:07:56,275 WELL, YOU'RE READY FOR YOUR WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1508 01:07:56,275 --> 01:07:57,689 YEAH, I'M READY. 1509 01:07:57,689 --> 01:08:00,551 OKAY. YOU'RE DOING GREAT, SO WE'RE GONNA APPROVE YOU, 1510 01:08:00,551 --> 01:08:02,793 AND I'M GONNA SET YOU UP FOR ONE MONTH FROM NOW 1511 01:08:02,793 --> 01:08:05,172 WITH THE SAME DEAL AS VIANEY. 1512 01:08:05,172 --> 01:08:08,172 YOU NEED TO KEEP LOSING AND MAKE GOOD PROGRESS. 1513 01:08:08,172 --> 01:08:10,413 IF YOU DO THAT AND ALL YOUR TESTS ARE GOOD, 1514 01:08:10,413 --> 01:08:13,000 THEN WE WILL MOVE AHEAD WITH YOUR OPERATION. 1515 01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:15,103 IF NOT, THEN WE WILL CANCEL IT. 1516 01:08:15,103 --> 01:08:16,241 YOU GOT IT? 1517 01:08:16,241 --> 01:08:17,586 YES, SIR, I DO. 1518 01:08:17,586 --> 01:08:18,758 ALL RIGHT, GREAT. 1519 01:08:18,758 --> 01:08:21,034 SO, DOING GOOD -- STICK WITH YOUR DIET 1520 01:08:21,034 --> 01:08:23,620 AND DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE NOW, OKAY? 1521 01:08:23,620 --> 01:08:25,275 I'M NOT. ALL RIGHT. 1522 01:08:25,275 --> 01:08:27,896 SO, THIS YOUNG LADY -- HOW ARE YOU DOING, TOO? 1523 01:08:27,896 --> 01:08:28,931 I'M OKAY. 1524 01:08:28,931 --> 01:08:30,310 ALL RIGHT. 1525 01:08:30,310 --> 01:08:32,724 HOW IS YOUR ACTIVITY DOING? 1526 01:08:32,724 --> 01:08:36,379 I'M TRYING TO MOTIVATE MYSELF, DR. NOW. 1527 01:08:36,379 --> 01:08:41,586 I HAVEN'T REALLY PROCESSED EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED. 1528 01:08:41,586 --> 01:08:44,344 I'M A LITTLE BIT DEPRESSED ABOUT IT. 1529 01:08:44,344 --> 01:08:46,206 I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY. 1530 01:08:46,206 --> 01:08:49,137 LIKE, I'M STILL -- I'M UPSET ABOUT THAT. 1531 01:08:49,137 --> 01:08:50,379 I UNDERSTAND THAT. 1532 01:08:50,379 --> 01:08:52,448 BUT YOU CAN'T LET THAT AFFECT YOUR PROGRESS, 1533 01:08:52,448 --> 01:08:55,827 BECAUSE YOU ONLY LOST 18 POUNDS OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS, 1534 01:08:55,827 --> 01:08:57,931 WHICH IS NOT A LOT AT ALL. 1535 01:08:57,931 --> 01:09:00,689 SO AS HARD AND DISAPPOINTING AS THINGS ARE, 1536 01:09:00,689 --> 01:09:03,137 YOUR ONLY CHOICE IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS 1537 01:09:03,137 --> 01:09:04,517 IS TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT -- 1538 01:09:04,517 --> 01:09:07,896 AT LEAST AROUND 100 POUNDS BEFORE THE STRAIN IN YOUR SYSTEM 1539 01:09:07,896 --> 01:09:11,241 IS REDUCED ENOUGH TO MAKE MORE OF A DIFFERENCE. 1540 01:09:11,241 --> 01:09:14,137 I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT, BUT YOU TO HELP YOU DO THAT, 1541 01:09:14,137 --> 01:09:16,448 I'M GONNA START YOU GOING TO PSYCHOTHERAPY. 1542 01:09:16,448 --> 01:09:19,000 SO I'LL SET YOU UP FOR THAT IN A FEW DAYS. 1543 01:09:19,000 --> 01:09:20,206 OKAY. 1544 01:09:20,206 --> 01:09:22,551 AND IF YOU STICK WITH IT, I PROMISE YOU, 1545 01:09:22,551 --> 01:09:25,103 WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO YOUR SURGERY. 1546 01:09:25,103 --> 01:09:26,137 OKAY, COOL. 1547 01:09:26,137 --> 01:09:28,103 THAT'S WHAT I WAS DEPRESSED ABOUT. 1548 01:09:28,103 --> 01:09:30,172 I WAS THINKING I'LL NEVER HAVE IT, SO... 1549 01:09:30,172 --> 01:09:33,344 NO, YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE AS LONG AS YOU KEEP LOSING WEIGHT. 1550 01:09:33,344 --> 01:09:35,379 OKAY. I FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER NOW. 1551 01:09:35,379 --> 01:09:37,034 I TOLD YOU HE'S NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON YOU. 1552 01:09:37,034 --> 01:09:39,689 DR. NOW, I THOUGHT I'M DOOMED TO BE THIS FAT GIRL FOREVER. 1553 01:09:39,689 --> 01:09:41,206 NO. LIKE, THIS IS IT. 1554 01:09:41,206 --> 01:09:43,379 THIS IS HOW I'M GONNA DIE, IN THIS BODY. 1555 01:09:43,379 --> 01:09:44,482 YOU'RE DOING GREAT.OKAY. 1556 01:09:44,482 --> 01:09:46,068 I'M PROUD OF ALL YOUR PROGRESS, 1557 01:09:46,068 --> 01:09:47,689 SO KEEP IT UP, AND YOU'LL BE FINE. 1558 01:09:47,689 --> 01:09:48,965 OKAY. THANK YOU. 1559 01:09:48,965 --> 01:09:50,000 I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER. 1560 01:09:50,000 --> 01:09:52,793 ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU. 1561 01:09:52,793 --> 01:09:54,103 Dr. Nowzaradan: IT'S GREAT TO SEE ALLEN 1562 01:09:54,103 --> 01:09:56,586 STARTING TO MAKE THE PROGRESS HE NEEDS NOW. 1563 01:09:56,586 --> 01:10:00,413 AFTER THE LAST APPOINTMENT, I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT HIM, 1564 01:10:00,413 --> 01:10:02,137 BUT HE HAS TURNED THINGS AROUND, 1565 01:10:02,137 --> 01:10:04,413 AND I'M PROUD OF HIM FOR TAKING THE INITIATIVE 1566 01:10:04,413 --> 01:10:05,724 AND WORKING HARD 1567 01:10:05,724 --> 01:10:08,862 TO LOSE AS MUCH AS HE DID OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. 1568 01:10:08,862 --> 01:10:10,931 BUT WITH THE DROP IN VIANEY'S PROGRESS, 1569 01:10:10,931 --> 01:10:12,586 SHE'S NOW MY BIG CONCERN 1570 01:10:12,586 --> 01:10:14,689 BECAUSE HER SYSTEM CANNOT AFFORD 1571 01:10:14,689 --> 01:10:17,724 TO TAKE A LOT MORE STRAIN FOR MUCH LONGER, 1572 01:10:17,724 --> 01:10:20,103 AND LOSING WEIGHT IS THE ONLY THING 1573 01:10:20,103 --> 01:10:21,827 THAT WILL START TO ALLEVIATE THAT 1574 01:10:21,827 --> 01:10:24,758 ENOUGH TO PREVENT HER HEART FROM GIVING OUT SOON. 1575 01:10:24,758 --> 01:10:27,689 SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE KEEP HER ON TRACK, 1576 01:10:27,689 --> 01:10:29,586 BECAUSE, IF SHE STARTS TO GAIN AGAIN, 1577 01:10:29,586 --> 01:10:32,137 IT COULD BE TOO MUCH FOR HER BODY TO HANDLE. 1578 01:10:32,137 --> 01:10:33,724 BUT, HOPEFULLY, PSYCHOTHERAPY 1579 01:10:33,724 --> 01:10:36,275 WILL BE ABLE TO HELP HER START TO COPE 1580 01:10:36,275 --> 01:10:38,517 WITH HOW SHE FEELS IN HEALTHIER WAYS. 1581 01:10:38,517 --> 01:10:40,793 ♪♪ 1582 01:10:40,793 --> 01:10:43,379 Allen: I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING MY SURGERY. 1583 01:10:43,379 --> 01:10:46,068 I JUST WISH VIANEY WAS GETTING IT, TOO. 1584 01:10:46,068 --> 01:10:49,758 AND IF I CAN TRADE PLACES WITH HER, I WOULD. 1585 01:10:49,758 --> 01:10:52,068 Vianey: EVEN THOUGH MY PROGRESS WASN'T THAT GREAT, 1586 01:10:52,068 --> 01:10:54,758 I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT TODAY. 1587 01:10:54,758 --> 01:10:56,310 HEARING DR. NOW SAY 1588 01:10:56,310 --> 01:10:58,655 HE GUARANTEES I'LL GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1589 01:10:58,655 --> 01:11:00,241 AS LONG AS I KEEP LOSING 1590 01:11:00,241 --> 01:11:02,448 WAS REASSURING TO HEAR, 1591 01:11:02,448 --> 01:11:03,827 SO I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER. 1592 01:11:03,827 --> 01:11:06,206 AND I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR ALLEN. 1593 01:11:06,206 --> 01:11:08,034 BUT I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF HARD WORK 1594 01:11:08,034 --> 01:11:11,206 AND SOME CATCHING UP TO DO, BECAUSE I'M DONE WITH THIS LIFE, 1595 01:11:11,206 --> 01:11:13,379 AND I'M REALLY READY FOR THAT NEW ONE. 1596 01:11:13,379 --> 01:11:15,965 ♪♪ 1597 01:11:16,689 --> 01:11:25,965 ♪♪ 1598 01:11:25,965 --> 01:11:28,827 DR. NOW SET UP MY FIRST PSYCHOTHERAPY APPOINTMENT, 1599 01:11:28,827 --> 01:11:32,344 SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT NOW. 1600 01:11:32,344 --> 01:11:35,034 AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT FROM IT, 1601 01:11:35,034 --> 01:11:38,172 BUT I THINK IT'LL FEEL GOOD TO DO THIS. 1602 01:11:38,172 --> 01:11:41,172 I KNOW MY EMOTIONS PLAY A PART IN MY EATING, 1603 01:11:41,172 --> 01:11:43,241 AND SO IF THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED TO DO 1604 01:11:43,241 --> 01:11:46,241 TO LOSE WHAT I NEED AGAIN, THEN I'M WILLING TO DO IT. 1605 01:11:46,241 --> 01:11:48,137 -VIANEY. -HI. 1606 01:11:48,137 --> 01:11:50,482 HI. I'M LOLA. 1607 01:11:50,482 --> 01:11:51,724 Vianey: HI. 1608 01:11:51,724 --> 01:11:53,482 IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. 1609 01:11:53,482 --> 01:11:55,241 AND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, YOU CAN COME RIGHT ON BACK 1610 01:11:55,241 --> 01:11:56,517 AND HAVE A SEAT ANYWHERE YOU'RE COMFORTABLE. 1611 01:11:56,517 --> 01:11:57,965 OKAY. 1612 01:12:00,517 --> 01:12:03,379 AND YOU'LL JUST GO STRAIGHT ON BACK THERE. 1613 01:12:14,551 --> 01:12:16,310 OKAY, VIANEY. 1614 01:12:16,310 --> 01:12:18,793 TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. 1615 01:12:18,793 --> 01:12:22,000 WHAT WAS YOUR LIFE LIKE WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? 1616 01:12:22,000 --> 01:12:24,137 WELL, I DON'T HAVE, LIKE, 1617 01:12:24,137 --> 01:12:26,379 TOO MANY HAPPY MEMORIES ABOUT IT. 1618 01:12:26,379 --> 01:12:29,827 SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE CHILDHOOD WAS A ROUGH TIME FOR YOU. 1619 01:12:29,827 --> 01:12:31,482 YEAH, IT WAS. 1620 01:12:31,482 --> 01:12:33,517 I MEAN, MY MOM -- SHE WAS PRETTY ABUSIVE. 1621 01:12:33,517 --> 01:12:38,448 I MEAN, I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF BEATINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 1622 01:12:38,448 --> 01:12:41,172 DID ANYONE EVER INTERVENE ON YOUR BEHALF? 1623 01:12:41,172 --> 01:12:42,655 MY DAD NEVER KNEW. 1624 01:12:42,655 --> 01:12:46,310 VIANEY, IN WHAT WAYS DID THE EXPERIENCE 1625 01:12:46,310 --> 01:12:48,862 OF BEING ABUSED BY YOUR MOTHER 1626 01:12:48,862 --> 01:12:54,275 CHANGE YOU IN THE WAY YOU FELT ABOUT YOURSELF, YOUR LIFE? 1627 01:12:54,275 --> 01:12:57,000 WELL, I MEAN, TO THIS DAY, 1628 01:12:57,000 --> 01:12:59,103 I JUST FEEL LIKE, BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT, 1629 01:12:59,103 --> 01:13:00,862 I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH. 1630 01:13:00,862 --> 01:13:04,000 LIKE, IT WAS KIND OF LIKE THIS -- THIS PROPHECY 1631 01:13:04,000 --> 01:13:05,655 THAT MY MOM WOULD TELL ME. 1632 01:13:05,655 --> 01:13:07,620 SHE WAS LIKE, "YOU'RE GONNA GROW UP 1633 01:13:07,620 --> 01:13:10,586 TO BE THIS OBESE PERSON THAT LAYS IN BED, 1634 01:13:10,586 --> 01:13:13,896 AND YOU'RE GONNA WEAR BEDSHEETS FOR CLOTHES 1635 01:13:13,896 --> 01:13:15,689 BECAUSE YOU WON'T FIND CLOTHES THAT FIT YOU," 1636 01:13:15,689 --> 01:13:16,724 AND SHE WAS RIGHT. 1637 01:13:16,724 --> 01:13:19,137 LOOK WHERE I'M AT NOW. 1638 01:13:19,137 --> 01:13:22,068 YOU KNOW, VIANEY, I'M HONESTLY VERY SORRY 1639 01:13:22,068 --> 01:13:25,310 THAT YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT AND ENDURE THAT, 1640 01:13:25,310 --> 01:13:29,827 BUT YOUR MOTHER DIDN'T HAVE PSYCHIC POWERS. 1641 01:13:29,827 --> 01:13:31,758 SHE CRIPPLED YOU. 1642 01:13:31,758 --> 01:13:33,896 SHE STUNTED YOUR DEVELOPMENT 1643 01:13:33,896 --> 01:13:38,137 AND YOUR ABILITY TO DREAM. 1644 01:13:38,137 --> 01:13:40,448 YEAH, AND NOW THAT I'M DOING THIS WEIGHT-LOSS THING, 1645 01:13:40,448 --> 01:13:42,862 IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF LIKE 1646 01:13:42,862 --> 01:13:44,827 COMING TO THE SURFACE WITH HER, 1647 01:13:44,827 --> 01:13:46,862 AND I DIDN'T GET TO SAY GOODBYE TO HER. 1648 01:13:46,862 --> 01:13:50,275 THE LAST TIME I'D SEEN HER, SHE DIDN'T SAY GOODBYE. 1649 01:13:50,275 --> 01:13:52,000 YOU KNOW, VIANEY, I THINK IT'S TIME 1650 01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:54,620 FOR YOU TO WRITE YOUR MOTHER A GOODBYE LETTER 1651 01:13:54,620 --> 01:13:56,275 TO SAY ALL THE THINGS 1652 01:13:56,275 --> 01:14:00,000 YOU WISH YOU WOULD HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY 1653 01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:01,551 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. 1654 01:14:01,551 --> 01:14:02,620 YEAH. 1655 01:14:04,448 --> 01:14:07,689 SO, VIANEY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. 1656 01:14:07,689 --> 01:14:09,103 THANK YOU. 1657 01:14:09,103 --> 01:14:11,482 YOU'RE WELCOME, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN REAL SOON. 1658 01:14:11,482 --> 01:14:12,620 ALL RIGHT. 1659 01:14:12,620 --> 01:14:14,689 ♪♪ 1660 01:14:14,689 --> 01:14:16,344 I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN REAL SOON. 1661 01:14:16,344 --> 01:14:18,137 OKAY. 1662 01:14:18,137 --> 01:14:20,103 ♪♪ 1663 01:14:20,103 --> 01:14:22,000 OHH. 1664 01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:24,275 IT'S HARD TO GET UP. [ CHUCKLES ] 1665 01:14:24,275 --> 01:14:26,551 ♪♪ 1666 01:14:26,551 --> 01:14:28,034 Vianey: THAT WASN'T EASY, 1667 01:14:28,034 --> 01:14:30,172 BUT IT WAS REALLY INSIGHTFUL FOR ME. 1668 01:14:30,172 --> 01:14:31,965 AND I KNOW THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP 1669 01:14:31,965 --> 01:14:33,689 TO START TO COPE WITH THINGS 1670 01:14:33,689 --> 01:14:36,482 IN BETTER WAYS INSTEAD OF WITH FOOD. 1671 01:14:36,482 --> 01:14:40,000 BUT DOING WHAT LOLA SAID SO I CAN GET TO THAT POINT 1672 01:14:40,000 --> 01:14:41,793 IS GONNA BE SOME OF THE HARDEST STUFF 1673 01:14:41,793 --> 01:14:43,586 I'VE EVER HAD TO DO. 1674 01:14:43,586 --> 01:14:45,206 BUT I'M READY TO WORK AS HARD AS I CAN 1675 01:14:45,206 --> 01:14:46,655 OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS 1676 01:14:46,655 --> 01:14:48,000 TO TRY TO LOSE THE 100 POUNDS 1677 01:14:48,000 --> 01:14:51,137 THAT DR. NOW SAID I NEED TO GET SURGERY AGAIN, 1678 01:14:51,137 --> 01:14:54,000 BECAUSE I KNOW THE REWARD FOR DOING THAT WILL BE 1679 01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:55,344 I GET TO HAVE A FUTURE 1680 01:14:55,344 --> 01:14:57,448 AND THE LIFE I'VE WANTED AND DREAMED OF 1681 01:14:57,448 --> 01:14:58,172 FOR ALMOST ALL MY LIFE. 1682 01:15:06,137 --> 01:15:12,620 ♪♪ 1683 01:15:12,620 --> 01:15:21,241 ♪♪ 1684 01:15:21,241 --> 01:15:22,689 Allen: IT'S THE DAY OF MY SURGERY, 1685 01:15:22,689 --> 01:15:25,137 AND I AM EXCITED IT'S HERE. 1686 01:15:25,137 --> 01:15:27,793 THEY GOT MY WEIGHT A LITTLE EARLIER WHEN I GOT HERE, 1687 01:15:27,793 --> 01:15:29,827 AND I LOST ANOTHER 28 POUNDS. 1688 01:15:29,827 --> 01:15:34,000 SO I'M AT 459, SO DR. NOW SAID I'M READY. 1689 01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:37,241 I KNOW I'M IN GOOD HANDS, AND IF I DON'T DO THIS, 1690 01:15:37,241 --> 01:15:40,586 I'M NOT GONNA HAVE MUCH OF A LIFE, ANYWAY. 1691 01:15:40,586 --> 01:15:45,068 SO I'M READY TO TAKE THIS LEAP AND HAVE THIS OPERATION TODAY. 1692 01:15:45,068 --> 01:15:46,965 Vianey: I THINK I'M MORE SCARED FOR ALLEN 1693 01:15:46,965 --> 01:15:49,310 THAN I WAS FOR MYSELF, 1694 01:15:49,310 --> 01:15:51,586 AND I'M PRAYING REALLY HARD FOR HIM 1695 01:15:51,586 --> 01:15:55,344 AND THAT THERE ARE NO ISSUES LIKE THERE WERE WITH MINE. 1696 01:15:55,344 --> 01:15:59,793 I KNOW YOU'RE SCARED, BUT IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. 1697 01:15:59,793 --> 01:16:02,344 I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU, ALLEN. 1698 01:16:02,344 --> 01:16:04,862 NOTHING BAD'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU. 1699 01:16:04,862 --> 01:16:06,931 ♪♪ 1700 01:16:06,931 --> 01:16:08,413 Woman: HOLD ON. 1701 01:16:08,413 --> 01:16:09,862 ♪♪ 1702 01:16:09,862 --> 01:16:13,413 Allen: I KNOW THIS SURGERY'S GONNA BE LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME, 1703 01:16:13,413 --> 01:16:17,034 BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S GONNA HELP ME LOSE EVEN MORE WEIGHT. 1704 01:16:17,034 --> 01:16:18,896 BUT PART OF ME FEELS BAD 1705 01:16:18,896 --> 01:16:21,379 THAT I'M HAVING IT FIRST BEFORE VIANEY, 1706 01:16:21,379 --> 01:16:23,827 'CAUSE I WANT TO KNOW IF SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY. 1707 01:16:23,827 --> 01:16:27,551 SO AFTER I RECOVER FROM THIS, I'M GONNA MAKE IT MY MISSION 1708 01:16:27,551 --> 01:16:29,586 TO HELP HER DO WHATEVER SHE NEEDS 1709 01:16:29,586 --> 01:16:31,586 TO GET TO WHERE SHE CAN GET IT AGAIN 1710 01:16:31,586 --> 01:16:35,103 AND HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY, TOO. 1711 01:16:35,103 --> 01:16:37,862 'CAUSE I'M DOING THIS TO LIVE LONGER WITH HER. 1712 01:16:37,862 --> 01:16:40,137 AND EVEN THOUGH I'M TAKING THIS STEP TODAY, 1713 01:16:40,137 --> 01:16:42,379 I'M ONLY DOING IT 'CAUSE I HAVE FAITH 1714 01:16:42,379 --> 01:16:44,517 SHE'S GONNA GET IT, TOO, HERE SOON, 1715 01:16:44,517 --> 01:16:47,344 AND WE'RE BOTH GONNA DO THE JOURNEY TOGETHER, 1716 01:16:47,344 --> 01:16:50,172 'CAUSE THE ONLY FUTURE I WANT IS ONE WITH HER. 1717 01:16:50,172 --> 01:16:53,413 SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE NO DOUBT I'M READY FOR THIS. 1718 01:16:53,413 --> 01:16:56,310 SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE LIFE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE HERE SOON 1719 01:16:56,310 --> 01:16:58,344 AND ALL THAT THERE IS WAITING FOR ME. 1720 01:16:58,344 --> 01:17:02,344 SO ONCE I DO THIS, I'M GONNA WAKE UP TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD, 1721 01:17:02,344 --> 01:17:03,931 AND I CAN'T WAIT. 1722 01:17:03,931 --> 01:17:06,068 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1723 01:17:07,689 --> 01:17:09,275 Dr. Nowzaradan: WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM 1724 01:17:09,275 --> 01:17:12,206 A GASTRIC SLEEVE ON ALLEN TODAY. 1725 01:17:12,206 --> 01:17:14,620 HE'S DONE WELL OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, 1726 01:17:14,620 --> 01:17:17,241 AND HE'S SAYING ON TRACK LIKE HE NEEDS, 1727 01:17:17,241 --> 01:17:21,068 SO HE'S READY TO TAKE THIS STEP AND GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY. 1728 01:17:24,896 --> 01:17:28,586 BUT JUST LIKE WITH VIANEY, ALLEN IS STILL VERY HIGH-RISK 1729 01:17:28,586 --> 01:17:31,344 BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A GREAT DEAL OF EXCESS WEIGHT 1730 01:17:31,344 --> 01:17:33,758 PUTTING A LOT OF STRAIN ON HIS WHOLE BODY. 1731 01:17:33,758 --> 01:17:35,379 SO IT WILL HELP TO MAKE SURE 1732 01:17:35,379 --> 01:17:38,827 THAT HE DOESN'T DEVELOP ANY CONCERNING ISSUES, 1733 01:17:38,827 --> 01:17:41,931 BUT WE WILL HAVE TO STOP THE OPERATION IF HE DOES 1734 01:17:41,931 --> 01:17:45,793 TO MAKE SURE HIS BODY DOESN'T GET PUSHED BEYOND ITS LIMIT. 1735 01:17:50,379 --> 01:17:53,103 BUT, HOPEFULLY, THERE WON'T BE ANY ISSUES, 1736 01:17:53,103 --> 01:17:55,689 AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE HIM THIS WEIGHT-LOSS TOOL 1737 01:17:55,689 --> 01:17:58,517 TO HELP HIM CONTINUE TO MAKE MORE PROGRESS. 1738 01:17:58,517 --> 01:18:03,862 ♪♪ 1739 01:18:03,862 --> 01:18:05,827 Vianey: RIGHT NOW IT'S KILLING ME TO SIT HERE 1740 01:18:05,827 --> 01:18:07,620 AND NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, 1741 01:18:07,620 --> 01:18:09,965 AND I'M JUST WORRIED. 1742 01:18:09,965 --> 01:18:12,724 OBVIOUSLY, I DON'T WANT ANYTHING LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME 1743 01:18:12,724 --> 01:18:13,827 TO HAPPEN TO HIM, 1744 01:18:13,827 --> 01:18:15,724 BECAUSE ALLEN MEANS THE WORLD TO ME. 1745 01:18:15,724 --> 01:18:17,241 HE'S EVERYTHING TO ME, 1746 01:18:17,241 --> 01:18:19,827 AND IF I LOST HIM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO. 1747 01:18:19,827 --> 01:18:24,379 ♪♪ 1748 01:18:24,379 --> 01:18:25,586 OKAY. 1749 01:18:26,862 --> 01:18:28,310 [ MONITOR BEEPING ] 1750 01:18:38,620 --> 01:18:40,448 -[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] -ALL RIGHT. 1751 01:18:40,448 --> 01:18:42,275 YOU CAN TURN THE ROOM LIGHT ON. 1752 01:18:47,068 --> 01:18:49,241 OKAY, ALL FINISHED. 1753 01:18:51,275 --> 01:18:54,758 ♪♪ 1754 01:18:54,758 --> 01:18:57,000 ALLEN'S SURGERY WENT WELL TODAY. 1755 01:18:57,000 --> 01:18:58,931 WE DIDN'T ENCOUNTER ANY ISSUES, 1756 01:18:58,931 --> 01:19:01,517 SO WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE HIS OPERATION. 1757 01:19:03,000 --> 01:19:06,172 WE REMOVED ABOUT 80% OF HIS STOMACH. 1758 01:19:06,172 --> 01:19:08,482 AND THIS ALLEN'S STOMACH THAT WE TOOK OUT 1759 01:19:08,482 --> 01:19:12,862 AND FILLED WITH WATER TO SHOW THE SIZE. 1760 01:19:12,862 --> 01:19:14,413 WHEN THE FOOD GETS IN THE STOMACH, 1761 01:19:14,413 --> 01:19:17,724 IT EXPANDS AND HOLDS A LOT OF VOLUME. 1762 01:19:17,724 --> 01:19:19,310 WHEN WE TAKE IT OUT IN THE LABS, 1763 01:19:19,310 --> 01:19:20,896 IT LOOKED VERY SMALL, 1764 01:19:20,896 --> 01:19:23,586 BUT THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE STOMACH WE TOOK OUT. 1765 01:19:23,586 --> 01:19:24,965 ♪♪ 1766 01:19:24,965 --> 01:19:26,862 SO NOW WE WILL GET HIM TO RECOVERY, 1767 01:19:26,862 --> 01:19:28,206 AND HE CAN REST, 1768 01:19:28,206 --> 01:19:30,896 AND AFTER A FEW DAYS, HE WILL BE ABLE TO GO HOME, 1769 01:19:30,896 --> 01:19:33,482 AND THEN HE'LL BE ON LIQUID DIET FOR A MONTH. 1770 01:19:33,482 --> 01:19:37,448 SO HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LOSE AT LEAST 35 POUNDS IN THAT TIME. 1771 01:19:37,448 --> 01:19:40,655 THEN, AFTER THAT, HE SHOULD LOSE AT LEAST 25 POUNDS A MONTH 1772 01:19:40,655 --> 01:19:43,379 UNTIL HE GETS CLOSE TO HIS TARGET WEIGHT, 1773 01:19:43,379 --> 01:19:45,827 BUT ONLY IF HE STICKS TO WHAT HE NEEDS. 1774 01:19:45,827 --> 01:19:48,586 BECAUSE IF ALLEN PUSHES HIMSELF TO OVEREAT, 1775 01:19:48,586 --> 01:19:51,379 THEN HE CAN START TO STRETCH HIS STOMACH BACK OUT, 1776 01:19:51,379 --> 01:19:53,551 AND OVER TIME, IT'S POSSIBLE FOR HIM 1777 01:19:53,551 --> 01:19:56,896 TO GET IT BACK TO THE SIZE IT WAS BEFORE SURGERY. 1778 01:19:56,896 --> 01:19:59,965 SO THIS WILL HELP ALLEN START TO LOSE A LOT MORE WEIGHT. 1779 01:19:59,965 --> 01:20:02,137 BUT WHETHER HE MAINTAINS IT WILL DEPEND ON 1780 01:20:02,137 --> 01:20:05,275 WHETHER HE STARTS TO GIVE IN TO TEMPTATION AT SOME POINT 1781 01:20:05,275 --> 01:20:07,551 AND WHAT CHOICES HE MAKES THEN. 1782 01:20:07,551 --> 01:20:08,827 BUT WE'VE GIVEN HIM 1783 01:20:08,827 --> 01:20:11,586 A VERY IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY HELPFUL TOOL 1784 01:20:11,586 --> 01:20:13,862 TO KEEP HIS PROGRESS GOING FOR NOW. 1785 01:20:13,862 --> 01:20:16,103 AND, HOPEFULLY, IT WON'T BE TOO LONG 1786 01:20:16,103 --> 01:20:19,310 BEFORE WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT FOR VIANEY, AS WELL. 1787 01:20:19,310 --> 01:20:23,172 ♪♪ 1788 01:20:23,172 --> 01:20:31,241 ♪♪ 1789 01:20:31,241 --> 01:20:37,103 ♪♪ 1790 01:20:37,103 --> 01:20:39,965 Vianey: I'VE BEEN STAYING STEADY ON TRACK WITH MY WEIGHT LOSS, 1791 01:20:39,965 --> 01:20:42,172 AND DR. NOW SAYS, IF I KEEP IT UP, 1792 01:20:42,172 --> 01:20:46,517 I'LL BE READY TO GET WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS. 1793 01:20:46,517 --> 01:20:48,344 I'VE KEPT GOING TO LOLA, 1794 01:20:48,344 --> 01:20:51,482 AND I'M DOING THE THERAPY TESTS SHE GIVES ME. 1795 01:20:51,482 --> 01:20:56,551 AND TODAY, WHAT I'M DOING IS WRITING A LETTER TO MY MOM. 1796 01:20:56,551 --> 01:20:59,965 BUT DOING THIS IS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, 1797 01:20:59,965 --> 01:21:02,448 BECAUSE IT DIGS UP A LOT. 1798 01:21:02,448 --> 01:21:04,206 BUT I GUESS THAT'S THE POINT. 1799 01:21:06,310 --> 01:21:09,103 YEAH, THAT WORKS. WE CAN PUT IT IN THERE. 1800 01:21:09,103 --> 01:21:11,517 WHEN YOU'VE SPENT A LIFETIME BURYING THINGS, 1801 01:21:11,517 --> 01:21:14,206 YOU END UP HAVING TO DIG THEM UP TO FACE THEM. 1802 01:21:16,551 --> 01:21:18,000 BUT I KNOW I HAVE TO DO IT 1803 01:21:18,000 --> 01:21:20,241 IF I WANT TO MAKE THE PROGRESS I NEED. 1804 01:21:20,241 --> 01:21:24,586 SO I'M NOT BACKING DOWN, NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL IT IS. 1805 01:21:24,586 --> 01:21:26,206 RIGHT HERE, BABY. 1806 01:21:27,137 --> 01:21:29,103 [ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ] 1807 01:21:29,103 --> 01:21:30,482 SO... 1808 01:21:30,482 --> 01:21:33,827 "DEAR MOM, IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS SINCE I LAST SPOKE TO YOU. 1809 01:21:33,827 --> 01:21:36,758 BEFORE YOU DIED, YOU STOPPED TALKING TO ME BECAUSE I WAS FAT. 1810 01:21:36,758 --> 01:21:38,034 I FELT REJECTED. 1811 01:21:38,034 --> 01:21:40,448 I GREW UP FEELING ASHAMED AND GUILTY. 1812 01:21:40,448 --> 01:21:43,655 I HAD A HORRIBLE CHILDHOOD, AND I BLAME YOU FOR IT. 1813 01:21:43,655 --> 01:21:45,482 YOU TORTURED ME WITH DIETS 1814 01:21:45,482 --> 01:21:47,965 AND MADE ME DEVELOP AN EATING DISORDER. 1815 01:21:47,965 --> 01:21:49,793 YOU KILLED MY HOPES AND MY DREAMS. 1816 01:21:49,793 --> 01:21:52,517 YOU SAID I WOULD NEVER BE LOVED OR GET MARRIED 1817 01:21:52,517 --> 01:21:54,896 OR BECOME A MOTHER BECAUSE I WAS FAT. 1818 01:21:54,896 --> 01:21:57,758 I WON'T LET YOU OR THE PAST HOLD ME BACK ANYMORE. 1819 01:21:57,758 --> 01:21:59,620 I ALWAYS WANTED YOU TO LOVE ME, 1820 01:21:59,620 --> 01:22:03,241 BUT I REALIZE NOW THAT I HAVE TO LEARN TO LOVE MYSELF. 1821 01:22:03,241 --> 01:22:06,620 I HOPE, AT THE END, YOU FOUND FORGIVENESS FOR YOUR SINS 1822 01:22:06,620 --> 01:22:09,517 AND YOUR SOUL IS RESTING IN PEACE. 1823 01:22:09,517 --> 01:22:12,655 IF YOU ARE IN HEAVEN, I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN ONE DAY. 1824 01:22:12,655 --> 01:22:15,206 YOUR DAUGHTER, VIANEY." 1825 01:22:15,206 --> 01:22:17,827 [ SIGHS ] 1826 01:22:17,827 --> 01:22:19,896 Allen: I'VE BEEN REALLY PROUD OF VIANEY, 1827 01:22:19,896 --> 01:22:21,448 AND IT'S MY MISSION RIGHT NOW 1828 01:22:21,448 --> 01:22:23,758 TO MAKE SURE SHE GETS WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY 1829 01:22:23,758 --> 01:22:25,310 AS SOON AS SHE CAN. 1830 01:22:25,310 --> 01:22:26,827 IT'S HELPED ME A LOT, 1831 01:22:26,827 --> 01:22:28,517 SO I'M MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS, 1832 01:22:28,517 --> 01:22:30,862 AND I JUST WANT THAT FOR VIANEY. 1833 01:22:30,862 --> 01:22:32,482 I LOVE HER SO MUCH, 1834 01:22:32,482 --> 01:22:35,724 AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO WHERE WE BOTH NEED TOGETHER. 1835 01:22:35,724 --> 01:22:45,551 ♪♪ 1836 01:22:45,551 --> 01:22:54,275 ♪♪ 1837 01:22:54,275 --> 01:22:57,275 Vianey: TODAY, ME AND ALLEN ARE GOING ON A DATE. 1838 01:22:57,275 --> 01:22:59,413 WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PICNIC IN THE PARK, 1839 01:22:59,413 --> 01:23:01,896 WHICH IS SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO 1840 01:23:01,896 --> 01:23:04,482 OR EVEN CONSIDERED A YEAR AGO. 1841 01:23:04,482 --> 01:23:06,103 SO, THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL, 1842 01:23:06,103 --> 01:23:07,275 AND IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE 1843 01:23:07,275 --> 01:23:09,448 WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO EACH DAY NOW. 1844 01:23:09,448 --> 01:23:11,689 ♪♪ 1845 01:23:11,689 --> 01:23:13,448 BUT AS PROUD OF THAT AS I AM, 1846 01:23:13,448 --> 01:23:15,517 THE THING I'M MOST THANKFUL FOR RIGHT NOW 1847 01:23:15,517 --> 01:23:18,551 IS MY EMOTIONAL GROWTH. 1848 01:23:18,551 --> 01:23:22,724 ONE OF THE BIG TESTS THAT LOLA GAVE ME WAS TO WORK ON INTIMACY, 1849 01:23:22,724 --> 01:23:24,896 BECAUSE SOME OF THE THINGS FROM MY CHILDHOOD 1850 01:23:24,896 --> 01:23:28,310 LEFT A LOT OF THAT PAIN AND FEAR, 1851 01:23:28,310 --> 01:23:30,241 AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD 1852 01:23:30,241 --> 01:23:32,896 IN OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP. 1853 01:23:32,896 --> 01:23:36,344 SO THIS PAST YEAR HASN'T ONLY STARTED GIVING ME A NEW LIFE, 1854 01:23:36,344 --> 01:23:37,586 BUT IT'S GIVEN ME HOPE 1855 01:23:37,586 --> 01:23:40,103 THAT THE LIFE ME AND ALLEN CAN HAVE NOW 1856 01:23:40,103 --> 01:23:42,344 WILL BE THE ONE WE'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. 1857 01:23:44,793 --> 01:23:47,034 Allen: I'VE BEEN REALLY LOVING LIFE. 1858 01:23:47,034 --> 01:23:50,379 I FEEL GREAT, AND I'M FINALLY IN THE 300s, 1859 01:23:50,379 --> 01:23:54,965 WHICH IS A WEIGHT I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE DOWN TO AGAIN. 1860 01:23:54,965 --> 01:23:56,448 I WOULD NEVER HAVE IMAGINED 1861 01:23:56,448 --> 01:23:58,586 WE'D BE DOING WHAT WE ARE RIGHT NOW, 1862 01:23:58,586 --> 01:24:03,275 AND EVERY DAY, IT GETS BETTER AS WE LOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE. 1863 01:24:03,275 --> 01:24:06,827 SO I CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW AND ALL THE DAYS AFTER THAT... 1864 01:24:06,827 --> 01:24:08,586 HERE YOU GO. YOU CAN DO THAT. 1865 01:24:08,586 --> 01:24:12,068 ...BECAUSE I KNOW I GET TO DO THEM WITH THE WOMAN I LOVE 1866 01:24:12,068 --> 01:24:15,620 WHO IS MY WHOLE MOTIVATION FOR DOING ALL THIS. 1867 01:24:15,620 --> 01:24:18,413 SO I CONSIDER MYSELF BLESSED. 1868 01:24:18,413 --> 01:24:19,758 I LOVE MY LIFE NOW, 1869 01:24:19,758 --> 01:24:21,310 SO I'M NOT GONNA LET A SINGLE THING 1870 01:24:21,310 --> 01:24:24,586 MESS THAT UP FOR BOTH OF US, NO MATTER WHAT. 1871 01:24:24,586 --> 01:24:26,172 WHAT DO YOU THINK? 1872 01:24:26,172 --> 01:24:27,206 I'M JUST HAPPY. 1873 01:24:27,206 --> 01:24:28,724 ME, TOO, BABY. 1874 01:24:28,724 --> 01:24:31,724 WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER 10 YEARS, AND WE NEVER WENT ON A DATE. 1875 01:24:31,724 --> 01:24:33,655 NO. 1876 01:24:33,655 --> 01:24:35,689 BUT HERE WE ARE, BABY. 1877 01:24:35,689 --> 01:24:36,931 IT JUST MAKES ME THINK 1878 01:24:36,931 --> 01:24:41,862 OF ALL THE YEARS WE WASTED, YOU KNOW? 1879 01:24:41,862 --> 01:24:44,586 I'M HOPING THE NEXT 10 YEARS 1880 01:24:44,586 --> 01:24:45,827 WE'LL MAKE IT DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW? 1881 01:24:45,827 --> 01:24:47,206 IT'S GONNA BE BETTER. 1882 01:24:47,206 --> 01:24:48,827 WE'LL HAVE LOTS OF DATES. 1883 01:24:50,896 --> 01:24:51,896 LET'S EAT. 1884 01:24:51,896 --> 01:24:53,551 MM. 1885 01:24:53,551 --> 01:24:55,000 Vianey: AT MY LAST APPOINTMENT, 1886 01:24:55,000 --> 01:24:57,310 DR. NOW TOLD ME HE THINKS I'M READY 1887 01:24:57,310 --> 01:24:59,551 TO TRY TO HAVE WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY AGAIN. 1888 01:24:59,551 --> 01:25:03,000 HERE'S YOUR CUP. MAKE SURE YOU MEASURE IT OUT. 1889 01:25:03,000 --> 01:25:05,172 BUT HE SCHEDULED IT FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW, 1890 01:25:05,172 --> 01:25:09,310 AND I NEED TO KEEP LOSING AND GET UNDER 350. 1891 01:25:09,310 --> 01:25:11,620 AND I'M LESS THAN 20 POUNDS AWAY FROM THAT, 1892 01:25:11,620 --> 01:25:15,448 SO I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM MAKING THAT. 1893 01:25:15,448 --> 01:25:18,241 AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT, AS LONG AS WE HAVE EACH OTHER 1894 01:25:18,241 --> 01:25:19,655 AND WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER, 1895 01:25:19,655 --> 01:25:22,448 WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WE NEED 1896 01:25:22,448 --> 01:25:23,827 TO MAKE OUR GOALS 1897 01:25:23,827 --> 01:25:24,896 AND GET THAT LIFE 1898 01:25:24,896 --> 01:25:26,379 WE BOTH HAVE DREAMED OF TOGETHER 1899 01:25:26,379 --> 01:25:27,689 ALL OF OUR LIVES. 1900 01:25:27,689 --> 01:25:30,931 AND I KNOW WE BOTH ABSOLUTELY CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT, 1901 01:25:30,931 --> 01:25:32,241 AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US.