Dangerously Obese (2025) Season 1 Episode 1

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00:00:00Coming up on Dangerously Obese.

00:00:08People assume fat people can't do anything.

00:00:12That's not true.

00:00:15The only thing is that she's not able to get on top.

00:00:17Excuse me.

00:00:18I am able to get on top.

00:00:20I just don't want to get on top.

00:00:22You ready for dinner?

00:00:23Yeah.

00:00:24I love double cheeseburgers loaded down with double everything.

00:00:27Sausage patties.

00:00:28Scrambled eggs.

00:00:29Fried pork chops, grilled pork chops, grilled steaks.

00:00:32Okay.

00:00:33But not being healthy, I know that's where the big problem started.

00:00:37Oh!

00:00:38The worst part about being in size is the pain.

00:00:41My mom, she needs full-time care.

00:00:44And now it's to the point I'm not even a help.

00:00:47Did you decide to be gay?

00:00:49I prayed day in and day out for God to take the attraction away.

00:00:52Some ways you're hiding under food.

00:00:55That was my one comfort.

00:00:56I do feel like, you know, I'm letting her down.

00:01:02I'm not Amanda.

00:01:03She married.

00:01:03What brings you here to Atlanta?

00:01:05You.

00:01:06I need to see you about some weight loss surgery.

00:01:09Most of my patients don't understand what they're in really dire straits.

00:01:13That's 502.

00:01:14Oh, man.

00:01:16711.8.

00:01:20532 pounds.

00:01:21So you've been in bed for a year.

00:01:23Yes, sir.

00:01:24I'm going to have to call the fire department and pull you out of here in the bed.

00:01:27How soon can she do this?

00:01:29I want to see you back in a month, 40 pounds lighter.

00:01:32It's game time.

00:01:33Weight loss surgery, it's a major life change.

00:01:36You're almost at the top, man.

00:01:38Almost at the top.

00:01:39It's hard, but I have to keep going and not give up, ever.

00:01:45We're going to do this thing together, huh, girl?

00:01:46We're not going to let nothing stop us.

00:01:48That's all right.

00:01:49Bye-bye, cupcakes.

00:01:51It's a baddie inside.

00:01:52You wait to come out.

00:01:54Hit.

00:01:54I want to get this surgery done and over with because, girl, I'm ready to get so sexy.

00:02:00Baby, I'm going to be a problem.

00:02:02Surgery can save lives, but patients this size carry tremendous added risk.

00:02:07We've got a lot of heavy bleeding here.

00:02:08Oh, .

00:02:09What are you going to recognize, recognize, I'm the queen of the prize, I'm the prize.

00:02:23I'm awesome sitting in this water.

00:02:26Oh, my back hurt in the trash, wait a minute.

00:02:28Oh, it was great off on your bed.

00:02:32I lift it up when I get in.

00:02:34I have to have a seat.

00:02:35Oh, .

00:02:36Oh.

00:02:38Oh.

00:02:39Oh, my gosh.

00:02:40My name is Natalie Sconyers.

00:02:44I am 28, and I live in Tifton, Georgia.

00:02:49Smile here.

00:02:49Woo!

00:02:51Yes, yes.

00:02:53Big Fine is my other name.

00:02:55It was gifted to me.

00:02:56You know, guys I would date.

00:02:58You know, you walk by and say, oh, okay, Big Fine.

00:03:02I'll take it.

00:03:05And you can lift me up while we're in this water.

00:03:07Let me see.

00:03:08Try to get Herculee's for me.

00:03:11Herculee's, Herculee's.

00:03:12My boyfriend Wendell and I have been together for six years.

00:03:17He slid in my DMs a couple times, and I ignored him.

00:03:20But once he wrote me and said, hey, could I take you out to dinner?

00:03:25I was like, oh, well, you should have started with that, sir.

00:03:28Hey, that's how it went.

00:03:31Yeah, you got it right.

00:03:32So far.

00:03:33Oh, so far.

00:03:35Woo!

00:03:36I love me drowning this a little.

00:03:43I don't know.

00:03:43It's just something about bigger women, like, heavyset women that I like.

00:03:47I like to play with her, with her arms and stuff.

00:03:50I like to grab up on her, you know, play with her, building roles and stuff.

00:03:54You know what I'm saying?

00:03:54Like, I like all of her, you know?

00:03:56I feel like, okay, this a whole lot.

00:03:59So if I get something else that's a whole lot, that's going to be hot.

00:04:03But he is the smallest I have ever dated, ever.

00:04:10Feeling light, boy.

00:04:13Oh, I feel light, man.

00:04:16Yeah, you feeling light, like.

00:04:19Man, chill.

00:04:23Chill.

00:04:26People assume larger people can't be intimate.

00:04:30But our sex life is just fine.

00:04:32No complaints.

00:04:34You have any complaints?

00:04:35The only thing we can't do is she's not able to get on top.

00:04:38Excuse me.

00:04:39I am able to get on top.

00:04:41I just don't want to because that's a lot of work.

00:04:44And big girl gets hot.

00:04:46That's what I'm saying.

00:04:47Okay, well, don't say I can't.

00:04:49I could climb up there.

00:04:53I'm getting out.

00:04:53I'm trying to get out.

00:04:55I can't see you right now.

00:04:56Oh, Lord, I can't.

00:04:57Oh, Lord, I can't.

00:04:59I love you.

00:05:00I'm going to get out this thing.

00:05:01Oh, she's going to catch my breath for a minute.

00:05:06I am so tired of having to take breaks because of my size.

00:05:12I've been big forever.

00:05:13My family, we moved around a lot.

00:05:19So me and my brother, we just stayed in the house and watched TV and played video games

00:05:24and eat.

00:05:25I like to eat a little of everything.

00:05:28My stepdad, he was Haitian.

00:05:32My brother, his dad is Jamaican.

00:05:34So I grew up with all different types of foods and cultures and everything.

00:05:39And then for me and my mom, food is the first thing that we always think about.

00:05:44I was 13 or 14 when I got on birth control, and that's when my weight started going up.

00:05:53Over the years, I've tried to lose weight, and it's like diet after diet after diet, and

00:05:57it's like nothing just seems to stick.

00:06:00Even if I do lose weight, it's like, oh, time to go celebrate.

00:06:04Time to get me some ice cream or some pizza.

00:06:06So if I see the food that I want, I'm going to get it.

00:06:10I love it all.

00:06:13Two, three, punch.

00:06:15Woo-hoo!

00:06:17Oh, my God.

00:06:19Oh, look at my background first.

00:06:20Wait a minute.

00:06:22The worst part about being this size is the pain.

00:06:28Even just getting up, oh, my God, is a whole task.

00:06:33Oh, you finna damn make me.

00:06:40Woo!

00:06:41My God.

00:06:44Woo!

00:06:47Well, of course, Wendell can't help me.

00:06:49He's only butt so big, bless his heart, so.

00:06:54One, two, three.

00:07:01Oh, you broke.

00:07:05When I stand up, I instantly feel the weight, like, pulling me down.

00:07:11Woo!

00:07:13My knees, my back, it's just, it's really heavy.

00:07:20Well, that was a task.

00:07:21God, dog.

00:07:24Woo!

00:07:25All right.

00:07:26I'm going to wake up.

00:07:28Mm-hmm.

00:07:29Have you slept with that hat on?

00:07:30Mm-hmm.

00:07:31That made sense to you?

00:07:32Mm-hmm.

00:07:33I don't catch you.

00:07:34Ah!

00:07:35And get up and see what Flea's doing.

00:07:38Wendell and I live with my mom at her house.

00:07:41Let him in!

00:07:42Oh, no, wait a minute, child.

00:07:43He's trying to squeeze through here.

00:07:44How you doing?

00:07:45I'm fine.

00:07:46It's going to get you ready for the day.

00:07:47Mm-hmm.

00:07:48Mm-hmm.

00:07:49Mm-hmm.

00:07:50Mm-hmm.

00:07:51That made sense to you?

00:07:52Mm-hmm.

00:07:53That made sense to you?

00:07:54Mm-hmm.

00:07:55I don't catch you.

00:07:56And get up and see what Flea's doing.

00:07:58I don't know.

00:07:59Wait a minute, child.

00:08:00He's trying to squeeze through here.

00:08:05How you doing?

00:08:06I'm fine.

00:08:07It's going to get you ready for the day.

00:08:09Mm-hmm.

00:08:11Slept good?

00:08:12Yeah, I did.

00:08:14She's bed bound because she had a bad fall.

00:08:17Now she just, she can't walk.

00:08:20She can't get to the bathroom, anything.

00:08:23So me and my uncle, we all just have to rally

00:08:25because she needs full-time care.

00:08:27Can you give me that water bottle, please?

00:08:33Now if you would have gave me the bottle,

00:08:34I could have been having a seat right now.

00:08:36Thank you so much.

00:08:37Oh, you a little feisty this morning.

00:08:39Hell, honey.

00:08:40I know this back is bad.

00:08:41You just.

00:08:45Growing up, my mom was the best.

00:08:47Like, I could come to her about anything.

00:08:49So I do feel bad because physically I'm not able to help her

00:08:53the way I would like to.

00:08:55Take one of the cups off, please.

00:08:57Don't I help you brush your teeth every day?

00:08:59I know how these go.

00:09:01I turn you out like you forget.

00:09:03You shoulders off the splits for a lady who's laying down, honey.

00:09:06Before I fell, I took care of myself and do everything on my own.

00:09:13But I've been stuck in this bed for the last 12 months.

00:09:17And what I hate most of all, I have to depend on somebody for everything.

00:09:21I can't do anything by myself now.

00:09:23I ain't never seen nobody brushing their teeth.

00:09:26Makes it look so pretty.

00:09:27My God.

00:09:28Sitting there looking all dainty, little earrings on.

00:09:32Why are you cute, child?

00:09:33You cute.

00:09:35Mm-hmm.

00:09:36Before the fall, me and her did everything.

00:09:38We would go out to eat.

00:09:40We would get in the car, go out of town.

00:09:43And then when we get to wherever we wanted to go, we would just go in the store and go shopping.

00:09:48And definitely, she was definitely my best friend.

00:09:57Give yourself a little splash.

00:10:00Oh, Lord.

00:10:03I'm tired.

00:10:07Want to make sure you're making the love.

00:10:09See, I got some eggs, some bacon, some sausages.

00:10:12Got some muffins, got some donuts, and I got some juice.

00:10:15Child, you better come on with the come on in.

00:10:17Because that show sounds good.

00:10:19Yeah, my favorite meal of the day.

00:10:21I'm not able to stand for long.

00:10:23So Wendell, he does most of the cooking.

00:10:25He makes a big part of everything to feed everybody.

00:10:28There's himself, me, my mom, and my Uncle Terrence.

00:10:32That's not the healthiest, but make it work.

00:10:35Oh, you all right sometimes, little daddy.

00:10:39Sometimes.

00:10:42Mm.

00:10:43And this turkey sausage and turkey bacon is delicious.

00:10:49My daughter and I, we love to eat.

00:10:52I like everything.

00:10:54Cookies, chips, candy, love something, sweets.

00:10:59I snack on it all day.

00:11:01My mother never taught us nutrition.

00:11:04So I guess I wasn't able to teach my kids nutrition.

00:11:08Because I didn't know nutrition myself.

00:11:11Now that I'm in bed, the only thing I really can do is eat.

00:11:15Oh, wait a minute, honey.

00:11:18Uh-uh.

00:11:19You can't keep clanking that thing in my ear.

00:11:20I can't handle that.

00:11:27Oh, Lord.

00:11:28Mm.

00:11:29Whoo.

00:11:34I need to rest a minute.

00:11:36Mm.

00:11:37Every single time I leave the house, it is a whole production.

00:11:42I got to walk and move and short burst.

00:11:51Whoo!

00:11:52And I got to lean over and rest every few seconds or so.

00:11:55Whoo!

00:11:56You know, a small errand, it can honestly take a few hours.

00:11:58Oh, Lord.

00:11:59But I want to do more.

00:12:01Like, I want to be able to travel.

00:12:03I want to be able to go skydiving, go to amusement parks.

00:12:08And this weight is holding me back.

00:12:11I'm going to try to do it, baby.

00:12:15Ew!

00:12:16I'm going to try to do it.

00:12:18I'm going to lean over when I lean over.

00:12:20See if you can close the door, OK?

00:12:22Oh, boy.

00:12:26Come on.

00:12:27All right.

00:12:28Come on.

00:12:29Ooh!

00:12:30Oh!

00:12:31OK.

00:12:34It wasn't that bad at all, though.

00:12:36I used to be the family driver, so anywhere we need to go.

00:12:40And when we went to Miami, when we went to New Orleans,

00:12:43every time we travel, I'm usually the family driver.

00:12:45And I got this big old thing on my leg, and I can't drive,

00:12:47so I got to let you drive.

00:12:48And it's just, I can't even get no rest.

00:12:50I used to drive you around when we first started dating or anything.

00:12:53I used to drive you around.

00:12:55Child, please.

00:12:56Here you go.

00:12:57OK.

00:12:58I'm sorry.

00:12:59You are fine.

00:13:00Oh, y'all brought up the whole place, huh?

00:13:03We got to wait.

00:13:04They got to right away.

00:13:05Right away?

00:13:06Go away.

00:13:07I understand, like, he come from a small town,

00:13:09a real small town.

00:13:10We're talking about like one red light, one or two.

00:13:12So his driving is terrible.

00:13:14Is your door closed all the way?

00:13:16I'm going to close all the way.

00:13:17It sounds like it's shaking.

00:13:19All right, you go flying out.

00:13:21And when we get to this stop sign, put your seatbelt on.

00:13:25Oh, wait a minute.

00:13:28Oh, wait a minute.

00:13:30Oh.

00:13:31I'm going to sit.

00:13:32Whew.

00:13:33OK.

00:13:34Slowly but surely.

00:13:36All right.

00:13:38Oh, Lord.

00:13:41Oh, Lord.

00:13:44Right now, I feel like I'm living in a box.

00:13:48My quality of life has gotten so low

00:13:51that I really need to change something soon.

00:13:54Because I can only imagine what's next for me if I don't.

00:13:57We got to do something about this.

00:13:59Mm-mm.

00:14:01Whew.

00:14:03I'm not going to lay down so I can talk to my mama.

00:14:05Yeah.

00:14:06All right.

00:14:08Girl, this thing just getting out of here, man.

00:14:11It's really getting bad, huh?

00:14:13Yeah.

00:14:18Seeing you lying in the bed.

00:14:19Yeah.

00:14:20It's too much.

00:14:23I want to be able to help her.

00:14:25And now it's to the point I'm trying to stand and help her.

00:14:27My back hurting.

00:14:28I'm tired.

00:14:29My feet hurting.

00:14:30So it's like I'm not even a help.

00:14:32I feel like she'll be walking now if I was at a manageable weight

00:14:42because I'd be able to try to help her lift up and practice.

00:14:45Oh, God.

00:14:46Mm-mm.

00:14:47Jesus.

00:14:48I was looking online and I saw this beautiful man.

00:15:05He just happened to be a surgeon.

00:15:07I see he do a weight loss surgery.

00:15:10Mm-hmm.

00:15:11Mm-hmm.

00:15:12Mm-hmm.

00:15:13I got to go see him.

00:15:14Mm-hmm.

00:15:15I got to go see him.

00:15:16I've never had any type of surgery, but I've had, you know, a couple friends who've had

00:15:21bariatric surgery and it has worked for both of them.

00:15:24So I'm nervous, but I have to do something about this.

00:15:28Try to get it together so I can help you better.

00:15:32I love you so much Natalie, but you go and take care of yourself.

00:15:37Now I know my daughter's in pain and I know she's toting a whole lot of weight around just

00:15:43like myself.

00:15:44So I hope and pray that my daughter gets the surgery.

00:15:48Maybe then one day I can get out of this bed to get it also.

00:15:53Oh, yes.

00:15:54Oh!

00:15:55Big Mama scraped this thing down!

00:15:56You so excited?

00:15:57Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

00:16:00Ooh!

00:16:01I am in Atlanta.

00:16:02I made it to see Dr. Proctor.

00:16:05So excited?

00:16:06My back's hurting, but I'm in Atlanta.

00:16:10Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, oh.

00:16:14I am in Atlanta.

00:16:16I made it to see Dr. Proctor.

00:16:19So excited.

00:16:21My back's hurting, but oh, my god, I'm here.

00:16:25I am here, honey.

00:16:27Woo.

00:16:28I'm going to try not to cry today, OK?

00:16:30Yeah, I'm too.

00:16:31I tried not to cry early.

00:16:32Oh, you was going to cry?

00:16:34Yeah, I was going to cry.

00:16:35Oh, you excited, too?

00:16:36Yeah.

00:16:40Yes, yes, yes, oh.

00:16:44My back.

00:16:46Thank you, babe.

00:16:47Thank you, dog.

00:16:48I'm nervous about meeting with the doctor.

00:16:52I know for a fact Dr. Proctor, he's going to,

00:16:55he's going to try to make me lose some weight.

00:16:58Let's do this.

00:17:00I've lost weight in the past, but it's like it doesn't stick.

00:17:07And I know the doctor's going to weigh me.

00:17:09So I'm just so nervous.

00:17:10I don't know what the number's going to say.

00:17:13Oh, lord, help.

00:17:15Oh.

00:17:17I'm hoping it's not as much as I think it is, but getting on that scale.

00:17:22Sit down, babe.

00:17:23I'm facing the music by my way.

00:17:25Oh, girl.

00:17:26Oh, for the car.

00:17:27Yeah.

00:17:28Oh.

00:17:29And I let my weight get to this point where everything hurt.

00:17:35And it's like, I'm 28.

00:17:37You only have to look at Natalie to understand why this is so important for her.

00:17:40She does not have long to live.

00:17:42So we'll get up and see where we're starting from.

00:17:44I'm very nervous about the scale because I can't remember the last time I weighed myself.

00:18:01Oh.

00:18:02I've been thinking about and dreaming about surgery for so long.

00:18:06And now I'm finally here to meet Dr. Proctor.

00:18:09Hey there.

00:18:10Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.

00:18:13How nice to meet you.

00:18:15It's like I heard music, like, oh.

00:18:18I was just like, okay, he's, this is the real thing.

00:18:22What's wrong?

00:18:23I'm so happy.

00:18:24What you happy about?

00:18:25I still can't believe it.

00:18:27I'm sorry, I'm just so thankful.

00:18:32I really am.

00:18:33I'm sorry.

00:18:34Oh, my mom.

00:18:38When my mom got sick, she became a bobo.

00:18:49I wasn't even able to help her like I wanted to.

00:18:52Like bathing her, changing her.

00:18:55I'm trying to do all that and I'm hurting.

00:18:57And I let my weight get to this point where everything hurt.

00:19:01It's like I'm 28.

00:19:03And I can't even get in a car and go nowhere with my boyfriend.

00:19:07Just everything hurts.

00:19:10Have you started trying to make any changes?

00:19:12Um, yes.

00:19:14In the breakfast, breakfast time, he cooks breakfast.

00:19:17But now he like cuts the French toast sticks out.

00:19:20Just does one meat, no cheese grits at all.

00:19:23Winnah, what are your thoughts on this?

00:19:25How do you feel about her losing weight?

00:19:26I'm more than happy for her.

00:19:28I support her.

00:19:29That way she can, we can go out and do more things.

00:19:32Mm-hmm.

00:19:33Like I told her, when God tell you to do your weight, I'll support you.

00:19:38Yeah.

00:19:39All right.

00:19:40Natalie, it seems like you've been struggling for a long time.

00:19:43I want to help you.

00:19:45So we'll get up and see where we're starting from.

00:19:48Oh, that scale lowered.

00:19:51Mm.

00:19:52Yeah.

00:19:53I'm very nervous about the scale because, honestly, I can't remember the last time I weighed myself.

00:19:59Regular bathroom scales, they don't go that high.

00:20:016,55.

00:20:02Are you serious?

00:20:04Mm.

00:20:05Go ahead, step down.

00:20:06Let's talk about it.

00:20:07Mm-hmm.

00:20:24You know, you're 28 years old, you're way too young to be in this kind of shape.

00:20:29this is a way to a quick death there are people even their 20s every day in this

00:20:37country who die just because of their size you only have to look at Natalie

00:20:44to understand why this is so important for her she does not have long to live

00:20:47I don't know she realizes that I think a lot of people think well I'm young and

00:20:51and things can get better in the future she has no future unless she does really

00:20:57really aggressive things at this point to try to lose that weight you are a

00:21:03really high-risk patient you get out of breath walking across the room all right

00:21:06I'm not willing to take that on unless I see a monumental effort on your part so

00:21:11we're gonna see you back in two months we'll talk about operating on you when

00:21:14you drop below 600 pounds

00:21:18Dr. Proctor wants me under 600 pounds so that means I have to lose 55 pounds

00:21:26and I don't know how I'm gonna do that are you gonna be in charge of meals yes I

00:21:32do a lot of the cooking so a lot of this is gonna be on you right how much pushback

00:21:38are you getting from her when I tell her that we can't have this you know that she

00:21:43want to pick up something throw at me or something you know you're gonna have to

00:21:46be ready to tell her no

00:21:47Dr. Proctor I ain't gonna disappoint you all right I'm gonna give you my number so you if she starts

00:21:52yelling and screaming at you about what we have wanted to eat you just text me and you have to call her I'm gonna call you right in the middle of it

00:21:58there we go there we go I don't want her to die I want her to live and enjoy the life that she

00:22:06deserves so I'm on this journey with her to support her and we're gonna make a change I'm behind it 100%

00:22:13she also have a weight issue yeah yeah once my mom got bed bound her weight went up from there she

00:22:30gained so much more it was hard to see so your mom is immobile and dangerously overweight yeah I

00:22:37understand why you want me to meet her I'll try to get them to Tifton so we can we can talk and I can

00:22:44find out where she is it sounds like your mom is in really bad shape it sounds like somebody who

00:22:51really really needs my help I'll get together with her and we'll see where we are with things

00:22:55okay thank you this man the fact that he's coming in Tifton to see my mom I am so thankful bye now

00:23:05thank you bye

00:23:06Sharon yes when you're finished could you come in here for a minute please

00:23:20okay I'm ready for bed please I have zero quality of life at this moment a year ago I fell due to my

00:23:31arthritis after the fall when I got in bed I was too scared to walk so now I'm not able to do it I have to

00:23:39depend on my family for everything I can't do anything by myself now

00:23:43in high school in college I was always straight up and down skinny I played volleyball in college and in high

00:24:13school but then when I had my kids I have three kids every pregnancy a hundred pounds a hundred

00:24:21pounds and I go in the hospital have my baby and I'm hundred pounds stay with me now you be saying

00:24:26baby weight baby weight then I started to think I'm like wait a minute my youngest one is 22 I can't be

00:24:32saying baby pounds no more it has been very humiliating for my brother to do the things he

00:24:42have to do for me but without him I wouldn't be able to make it oh yeah more than anything I would

00:24:56like to get out of bed and be able to walk through everything for myself I just want to be able to go

00:25:00back to how I was chance when you get a chance can you please cut off the light thank you love you

00:25:07see you in the morning yeah you too please

00:25:09wait a minute child let me lean on this pole here yeah I know I had all these thorns and stuff

00:25:21after seeing Dr. Parker Wendell and I are walking around Atlanta before we head back to Tifton

00:25:29oh look at the horses hey how y'all doing hey how you doing hey where do these horses go

00:25:38oh we go all around Atlanta oh okay well can we get a ride

00:25:44um I'm sorry I'm sorry you sorry what honey

00:25:56oh my back hurting child give me an answer please I'm sorry oh yeah I care just probably carry about

00:26:08what what four four five oh how much you think I weigh like you about 200 all right okay good answer

00:26:18all right yeah we'll get it next time thank you y'all have a good night at this point I'm pretty much

00:26:26used to being told what I can and cannot do because of my weight but it sucks every time it just hurts

00:26:33a big girl collapsed baby oh man I'm sorry I know we had a lot planned for the night

00:26:44who we supposed to enjoy the night life but you know what I'm saying let's go home and make you

00:26:49sweet girl and and tell the room just think about this new journey for you to lose something this way

00:26:56and you know get on the right path and we come back and do all the things you want to do today

00:27:00but for right now you know gotta take it one step at a time fact that I wasn't able to enjoy Atlanta

00:27:07with a window because it was something that I did something that I did to myself because of my weight

00:27:14and he couldn't enjoy himself because of me it felt really it was really bad it's all right

00:27:19in my mind when I'm standing up to this bed all I can see is me falling

00:27:29you've got to be able to stand up you've got to be able to start taking some steps

00:27:32and if this doesn't happen they're going to find you in this bed one day

00:27:36we're going to have to call the fire department pull you out of here in the bed

00:27:38just give me the whole story just get because you know I want to know I know honey I know you want to know the teeth that's right

00:28:05Wendell and I just got back from Atlanta and me and my mom were used to doing everything together

00:28:11so I can't wait to tell her about the trip

00:28:13he want me to lose 55 pounds to get surgery

00:28:18I'm high in the world you're going to do that

00:28:21you tell me if I get lose 55 pounds I wouldn't have drove to Atlanta I would have did it at home

00:28:2655 pounds is a lot of weight to lose in two months I don't know how Natalie's going to do it

00:28:40okay

00:28:42I did speak with the doctor while I was there

00:28:47he's coming out here to see you in a week

00:28:50oh he gonna come and see you

00:28:54he gonna be come see me

00:28:56yes ma'am

00:28:57girl

00:28:58he coming to see me

00:29:00yes

00:29:00what's that

00:29:01oh my god I gotta get ready

00:29:04I know that's right honey

00:29:06I am so thankful that Dr. Parker's coming to pay me a visit

00:29:12I need I need I need this help really bad

00:29:15oh maybe you want to go try to run

00:29:18girl

00:29:19oh it's not

00:29:20go right in

00:29:22come on man come get this camera

00:29:33all right

00:29:36okay

00:29:37it's week one of my diet and Dr. Parker he set me up with a nutritionist

00:29:42she told me to get rid of all my bad foods

00:29:45and help me out with the grocery list of all my healthy options

00:29:48carrots got hadows

00:29:51you like these too though don't you

00:29:52sure you do

00:29:54you don't like them

00:29:55you know when I think of dieting I think of restrictions

00:29:58oh lord I'm gonna miss you

00:30:02I'm gonna miss you

00:30:05for real

00:30:07I never follow nutrition facts calories I don't count them it's hard

00:30:14I went and got some of this

00:30:17Wanda wanted me to do some cardio with them but

00:30:21wasn't really in the mood for that today because my back

00:30:27I do have a bad back and it hurts a lot

00:30:31I'm just trying to convince her to go walk and she got to the door and tear it back around

00:30:37I said never mind she'll try to get in the mall

00:30:39Wendell he talking about walking a mile

00:30:42no

00:30:43but for my exercise I don't go out

00:30:46what's up Mr. Clark

00:30:48because Wendell is definitely my exercise

00:30:51our sex life is just amazing

00:30:54well we here Natalie only place I can find

00:31:04now you could have found me something better than this ain't no damn doberman

00:31:08I'm a week and a half into my diet and I want to see how I'm doing

00:31:12unfortunately there's nobody in this neighborhood

00:31:15that has a skill that could support all of this plumpness

00:31:20so my younger brother EJ found a place that could weigh me

00:31:23oh Jesus I'm being pushed

00:31:25oh

00:31:26we are perfect

00:31:30okay

00:31:31oh God

00:31:34Chad

00:31:36come on in here

00:31:38not gonna lie it's embarrassing to have to go to a vet and be weighed but

00:31:43I am curious to know how I'm doing on this journey so

00:31:47I gotta go with these animals

00:31:51make it work

00:31:53oh Jesus be some air

00:31:55I think I'm really nervous about what this scale gonna say

00:31:58would you like to come this way I'm gonna take you back to the exam room

00:32:01okay thank you

00:32:02yes ma'am

00:32:02I've been here for 12 years and we've never had a human need to use our scales before

00:32:07he said right this way

00:32:08she is the heaviest person I've ever seen in my own life

00:32:13so that was definitely interesting

00:32:14okay Miss Nellie whenever you're ready you can step up on the scale and I'll let you know where the weight is

00:32:19I prefer not to but okay if I must oh lord

00:32:24at Dr. Proctor's I was 655 he told me to lose 55 pounds in two months I have no idea where I'm at today

00:32:37hopefully I'm moving in the right direction

00:32:40all right just try to stand as still as you can

00:32:43667.5

00:32:5413 pounds I can't believe this

00:33:00have to get it together

00:33:02this is ridiculous

00:33:03what's more ridiculous is China got to get me a seat or I'm finna

00:33:07head side in here

00:33:08you think this work

00:33:09oh lord

00:33:11maybe we put it towards the wall

00:33:13okay

00:33:14okay

00:33:16there it go

00:33:24oh

00:33:24okay

00:33:29it's like a slap in the face

00:33:32the number clearly shows that I haven't been doing what I need to do

00:33:40oh god

00:33:54and I'm just scared because when I go back to Dr. Proctor and I don't meet that goal

00:34:01I don't want him to think that I'm not serious about this

00:34:08yeah don't worry we're gonna work we're gonna have to work this out

00:34:15come on here mom one two three oh lord it's quick a little bit Jesus

00:34:24all right all hands on deck

00:34:27mmm it takes a village

00:34:29to get

00:34:29big pearl wax honey

00:34:31hey guys

00:34:44how are you

00:34:46today I'm driving down to Tifton Georgia to see Natalie's mom Felicia

00:34:50Felicia's a different type of patient

00:34:52this is a patient that may never have reached us or been somebody that we could never have

00:34:59contacted

00:34:59and this is a dire situation

00:35:02and I think it's worth going down there to see if there's something we can do

00:35:04because I'm afraid that otherwise she's gonna die there in that bed in her house

00:35:07start today

00:35:14got chills

00:35:20bet you did

00:35:21I'm nervous to see Dr. Proctor because

00:35:27last time I saw him he told me to lose 55 pounds

00:35:32but honestly I done gained about 13 more

00:35:35and I hope he don't notice

00:35:37hello

00:35:39how you doing sir

00:35:41good I'm Dr. Proctor

00:35:42you mind if I come in and say hello

00:35:44sure

00:35:45hello hello

00:35:47how you doing

00:35:48are you Miss Felicia

00:35:50yes sir

00:35:51my name is Dr. Proctor

00:35:52thank you so much

00:35:53is it okay with you if I take my mask out

00:35:56sure sure take it over

00:35:58tell me uh tell me what I can do to help you

00:36:01well

00:36:02about a year ago I fell out of bed

00:36:05and um

00:36:07I couldn't get up

00:36:08I had someone with me my family was here with me

00:36:11and everyone was tugging on me trying to get me up

00:36:14so you've been in bed for a year

00:36:16yes sir

00:36:18how much do you weigh do you know

00:36:19about 12 months ago

00:36:21I was at 445

00:36:23I think that your frame

00:36:25is not built to carry the weight that you have right now

00:36:29and I also have

00:36:31some fat deposits

00:36:34here on my leg

00:36:35and I was kind of like wondering

00:36:37do me a favor

00:36:39push down like you're pushing on the gas

00:36:41push push push push push

00:36:43okay pull back

00:36:44pull pull pull pull pull

00:36:46all right bend your knee for me

00:36:47push me

00:36:48push push push

00:36:49let me say this

00:36:51push down the gas

00:36:53push push push push push push

00:36:55pull pull back

00:36:57Then your knee.

00:36:58Look at that, I can barely hold you.

00:37:00You've got some strength in your legs.

00:37:03I'm not an orthopedic surgeon or a physical therapist,

00:37:06but after examining her, I really

00:37:08feel like her major barrier to getting out of bed

00:37:11is in her head.

00:37:12I think your inability to walk right now

00:37:17sits more up here than it does down here.

00:37:20I've been in the bed a whole year.

00:37:23And for him to come and tell me that there's

00:37:26nothing physically wrong with me.

00:37:28I don't know, it kind of puzzled me.

00:37:31In my mind, when I'm standing up to this bed,

00:37:34all I can see is me falling.

00:37:36You've got to be able to stand up,

00:37:38and you've got to be able to start taking some steps.

00:37:41For Dr. Proctor to come and say that nothing is physically

00:37:44wrong with my mom, oh my god.

00:37:46I was just so thankful that she can walk.

00:37:48But then on the other hand, I was like, lady, you can walk.

00:37:52Why are you still in the bed?

00:37:54Every day and every minute that you spend in this bed,

00:37:57your muscles atrophy.

00:37:58They get smaller.

00:37:59They get weaker.

00:38:00And the chances of you ever be able to get up and do

00:38:02anything again are going out the window.

00:38:05You are fighting for your life.

00:38:07And if this doesn't happen, they're

00:38:09going to find you in this bed one day.

00:38:10They're going to have to call the fire department and pull you

00:38:12out of here in the bed.

00:38:13Yes, sir.

00:38:14All right?

00:38:15I don't want another day.

00:38:16I don't want another month.

00:38:17The buck stops right now.

00:38:19I want it to be your goal from here on that every single day

00:38:24you're going to try to get a little bit better.

00:38:26Every single day, you're going to try to get out of that bed

00:38:29for one minute more than you did the day before.

00:38:31And that may start with standing up.

00:38:33That may start off with one step.

00:38:35Next day, two steps.

00:38:36Next day, three steps.

00:38:37So in a couple of months, you're going to owe me a visit

00:38:40up to the office.

00:38:42And if you can walk into my office,

00:38:44then we can talk about doing surgery on you.

00:38:46But the only way your legs are going

00:38:48to be able to support your body is if you start

00:38:50losing weight now.

00:38:52Whew.

00:38:53You've been in the bed long enough.

00:38:54It's been a year.

00:38:54Yes.

00:38:55It's time.

00:38:56Yes.

00:38:58Here I've been in the bed for a whole year

00:39:00without even putting my feet on the ground.

00:39:03I don't know how I was going to be able to do it.

00:39:07You guys have been enabling each other for years

00:39:08and years and years.

00:39:10You know, when we spend the time, you're like, OK,

00:39:11now we're going to eat, let's order something.

00:39:13Yeah.

00:39:14And we get Chinese food and get it delivered

00:39:15right to the door.

00:39:16So we do enable each other because we eat.

00:39:18You're big because of your mom and your mom's big

00:39:19because of you.

00:39:20Yeah.

00:39:21Yeah?

00:39:22We can gain weight together.

00:39:23We can lose weight together.

00:39:24Yeah.

00:39:25This is real.

00:39:27This is real.

00:39:29So I'm going to bring in my team of physical therapists

00:39:32and dieticians to help you through this journey.

00:39:34All right?

00:39:35I'm excited for everybody.

00:39:36All right.

00:39:36Thank you so much for coming.

00:39:38Y'all take care now.

00:39:39All right.

00:39:39Bye.

00:39:41I'm just hoping and praying that I can do it.

00:39:44And I know I have to do it.

00:39:46So I'm going to try my hardest to do it,

00:39:49even though that I'm terrified of the whole situation.

00:39:54I'm so glad Dr. Proctor didn't say anything about my weight gain.

00:39:59He didn't even notice.

00:40:01We all do this thing together, huh, girl?

00:40:02Yes.

00:40:03Yes.

00:40:04All right.

00:40:05I'm hoping that since me and my mom,

00:40:07we doing this thing together, we can stay on track.

00:40:11We can lose this weight.

00:40:12We can do it.

00:40:13We got it.

00:40:14We ain't got no choice, man.

00:40:15That's all right.

00:40:23All right.

00:40:25Good job.

00:40:27After finding out that I just gained weight at the vet,

00:40:29I just needed to pick me up.

00:40:31I needed me some self-care.

00:40:32So maybe I had to get big pearl wax on it.

00:40:37Oh.

00:40:38Yeah, big, big thundercats.

00:40:40I had to get her wax.

00:40:43Hi.

00:40:44How are you?

00:40:45Good.

00:40:46How are y'all doing?

00:40:48A lot of people assume that big people,

00:40:51they say we don't take care of ourselves.

00:40:53They say we don't care about the way we look.

00:40:56Absolutely not true.

00:40:57You know, I used to come here every single month,

00:41:00get it nice and, nice and hairless down there.

00:41:04But it's been a while.

00:41:06Is there any way that I can get my partner wax as well?

00:41:11Absolutely.

00:41:12OK.

00:41:13Yes, we can turn this into a party.

00:41:14Yes, let's do it.

00:41:15What service were you interested in having today, sir?

00:41:18His chest.

00:41:19Chess?

00:41:19OK, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

00:41:21OK.

00:41:21I don't need this.

00:41:22Yes, you do.

00:41:23Oh, no, I don't.

00:41:24Yes, you do.

00:41:25I got hair all the way down.

00:41:26Wendell, you've seen my poom poom, honey.

00:41:28This ain't just no one strip and they be done.

00:41:30Oh, yeah, but mine is thick.

00:41:33So that means it's going to hurt worse.

00:41:35Lies.

00:41:36I can't get my big ass up here.

00:41:38Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

00:41:41I'm serious, I can't reach my legs up here.

00:41:43Are you ready?

00:41:44This table don't go down any.

00:41:46Oh, yes, I can lower that bed down for you, girlfriend.

00:41:48Oh, all right.

00:41:49Absolutely.

00:41:49Tell me something.

00:41:51Yes.

00:41:52Oh, ain't this dirty enough?

00:41:53I think we got you.

00:41:54Oh, no, no, no.

00:41:55We got you.

00:41:56Oh, Lord, I'm so sorry.

00:41:59Oh, Lord, I'm so sorry.

00:42:00Oh, Lord, I'm so sorry.

00:42:02Come on, one, two, three.

00:42:04Oh, Lord, it's quick, a little bit, Jesus.

00:42:09Oh, Jesus, be some air.

00:42:12Not being able to get on the table, it's just giving me motivation to change.

00:42:17All right, all hands on deck, can you help us?

00:42:21Natalie used to be a regular here.

00:42:23She disappeared for a while.

00:42:25I'm so happy to have her back.

00:42:27She's so much fun.

00:42:28Hold it right there, I want you to pull that skin back.

00:42:30So you're going to come on this side.

00:42:31Perfect.

00:42:33How about could you look from that angle window?

00:42:34That'll say the right thing.

00:42:36Oh, Lord.

00:42:37Oh, Lord.

00:42:39Oh, that one?

00:42:40Yep.

00:42:41Hey, that one.

00:42:42That's it.

00:42:43Hey, yep.

00:42:44Good job.

00:42:45Oh, Lord.

00:42:46You doing all right up there?

00:42:47You holding on?

00:42:48Hang it on.

00:42:49OK, baby.

00:42:50Oh, Lord, Jesus.

00:42:51All right.

00:42:52Oh, ho, ho, ho.

00:42:53How was that?

00:42:54Oh, ho, ho.

00:42:56Oh, Jesus.

00:42:57Yes.

00:42:58Oh, that's it.

00:42:59Sorry, a little pressure.

00:43:00Good job.

00:43:01Wendell, when it's your turn, you better take it like I'm taking it.

00:43:05Exactly.

00:43:06I don't want to hear nothing.

00:43:07Exactly.

00:43:08Not a word.

00:43:09Not a word.

00:43:10Exactly.

00:43:11Usually a Brazilian wax takes about 20 minutes, one esthetician.

00:43:14So with Natalie, it requires two people to hold her legs, someone to hold her stomach,

00:43:19so that I can get the wax in there.

00:43:21One day hold these cheeks, please.

00:43:23If you make my booty cheeks freeze together, stick together, I'm going to be highly upset.

00:43:27Whew.

00:43:28Not too bad, right?

00:43:29Oh, OK.

00:43:30Lord have mercy.

00:43:32Oh.

00:43:33Mmm.

00:43:34Tastes a village.

00:43:35But they did it.

00:43:36Whew.

00:43:37Was very professional with it, too.

00:43:39You can watch him get his service.

00:43:42OK.

00:43:43When to go in next?

00:43:44The chest supposed to be the worst for the boys.

00:43:46Oh, no.

00:43:47Don't tell him that.

00:43:48It's going to be worth the pain.

00:43:49Oh.

00:43:50Oh.

00:43:51Oh.

00:43:52Oh.

00:43:53Oh.

00:43:54Oh.

00:43:55You trying to get your chest licked on and all?

00:43:58Ain't nobody trying to get no taco meat.

00:44:00Oh.

00:44:01Oh, he's just so dramatic.

00:44:02He, ooh, ooh, whiffering and stuff.

00:44:05I was like, oh, my God.

00:44:06Put your hands down.

00:44:07Damn.

00:44:08Oh.

00:44:09Oh.

00:44:10Oh.

00:44:11Don't touch it.

00:44:12Oh.

00:44:13Oh.

00:44:14See, look at all that hair.

00:44:18Now that we done got waxed, everything's all smooth with me.

00:44:22Everything's smooth with him.

00:44:23Now I'm feeling better about their weight gain.

00:44:25So now it's time for us to move on.

00:44:28Bye, ladies.

00:44:30Bye.

00:44:31Have a great night.

00:44:32Y'all too.

00:44:33Whew.

00:44:34Whew.

00:44:35Never again.

00:44:36Never.

00:44:43Three, four, five, six, seven.

00:44:49Dr. Partler wants my mom to walk.

00:44:52So he connected us with the physical therapist to help my mom get started.

00:44:57Nice swim.

00:44:58Whew.

00:44:59Good job, Flea.

00:45:00Oh.

00:45:01Oh.

00:45:02Oh.

00:45:03I have such a long way to go before I'm able to walk.

00:45:08And I just don't think I could ever be able to do it.

00:45:12What's that you got going on?

00:45:15I got a little emergency bag.

00:45:18Little snack bag.

00:45:19Emergency?

00:45:20What's emergency about these cookies?

00:45:22What the candy for, Flea?

00:45:24Let me see.

00:45:25Hand me that.

00:45:28So what?

00:45:29Did Dr. Proctor say we could have this?

00:45:31It's been two weeks since Dr. Proctor came to Tifton and saw my mom.

00:45:36He told us she need to lose weight, so it'll be easier for her to, you know, walk.

00:45:41But she's not following the diet like she's supposed to.

00:45:46She keeps cheating and putting on more weight.

00:45:48She's not going to be able to walk, like, at all.

00:45:51I just wanted to taste it.

00:45:53One or two cookies with my yogurt and the candy.

00:45:57Sometimes my mouth gets dry, but...

00:45:59Let me keep talking about some of your mouth getting dry with this candy.

00:46:02Candy don't moisten up your mouth.

00:46:04Water do.

00:46:05I asked Terrence to go to the store and get me some snacks.

00:46:10Just craving for it.

00:46:11I just feel the need to just taste some of it.

00:46:14So I just wanted to taste a bit of this and a bit of that.

00:46:18All my life, I've been eating the way I want to, so it's not easy for me to change like this.

00:46:25You know what?

00:46:26All this don't work.

00:46:27Yeah, please.

00:46:28Don't take nothing serious.

00:46:32And I'm not going to be doing all this, me dying and then have to walk in here and see you just eating whatever you want to.

00:46:40I'm not doing it.

00:46:42I convinced Dr. Proctor to come all the way to Sifton just to see my mom.

00:46:47She not even taking it serious.

00:46:49She over there cheating.

00:46:51We supposed to be in this together.

00:46:54This is ridiculous.

00:46:56Done.

00:46:58Ready to work out?

00:47:00Working out is the worst.

00:47:01Dude.

00:47:02You get sweaty.

00:47:03Hey.

00:47:04And I'm a whole lot of, whole lot of.

00:47:05My arm's hurt.

00:47:06I had a lot of weight to lose in two months.

00:47:09And I hope I get approved.

00:47:10Got your stuff there.

00:47:11This is life and death.

00:47:13Come on, come on.

00:47:27Whew.

00:47:29Gotta pick up your ball.

00:47:31Whew.

00:47:32Oh, Lord.

00:47:33Whew, child.

00:47:34Ready to work out?

00:47:36Whew.

00:47:37Wait a minute, honey.

00:47:38Big mama tired already?

00:47:39Whew.

00:47:40Okay.

00:47:41So I am really serious about losing weight.

00:47:44I'm serious about changing my lifestyle.

00:47:46So the person who I think can help me is little old Wendell.

00:47:51Because I know myself.

00:47:53I'm not going to do it myself.

00:47:54So I need a partner.

00:47:56Whew, Jesus.

00:47:57If you could just be a breeze.

00:47:59Whew.

00:48:00She don't like to work out at all.

00:48:02I mean, she don't like to do nothing.

00:48:04Oh, Lord.

00:48:08Two.

00:48:09Three.

00:48:10My arms hurt.

00:48:12You get sweaty.

00:48:15You get funky.

00:48:16And I'm a whole lotta, uh, whole lotta, whole lotta.

00:48:20I gotta shower two times a day as is.

00:48:23So having a workout?

00:48:24Mm-mm.

00:48:25Yeah.

00:48:26Think about you at the mall looking at Chanel.

00:48:28Ooh.

00:48:29Chanel.

00:48:30Gucci.

00:48:31Louis.

00:48:32Now you should've started with that.

00:48:34You know, shopping is my cardio.

00:48:35Working out is hard, but mental shopping is this girl right here, man.

00:48:42She'll do about anything.

00:48:43Mm-hmm.

00:48:44All we can do.

00:48:45Wall push-up.

00:48:46Oh, child.

00:48:47One.

00:48:48Two.

00:48:49Three.

00:48:50I did a little something.

00:48:51Yeah, you were doing good.

00:48:52Bust a little sweat.

00:48:53Yeah.

00:48:54Oh.

00:48:55Proud of you.

00:48:56Well, thank you.

00:48:57You did better than I thought you were gonna do, you know?

00:49:00I could tell you was trying to do it for you, so you know, so you can get, you know...

00:49:03That's right.

00:49:04Dr. Proctor can snatch me up.

00:49:07Yeah.

00:49:08Yeah, really good.

00:49:09Very proud of you.

00:49:10Faith.

00:49:30What's going on?

00:49:31How you doing today?

00:49:32I'm fine.

00:49:33I'm fine.

00:49:34I'm fine.

00:49:35I've been trying, trying, exercising, doing what I need to do, doing everything.

00:49:41I've been doing physical therapy for three weeks, and my diet is doing good.

00:49:46I'm desperate to get out of the bed so that I can get approved from Dr. Proctor for the

00:49:52surgery.

00:49:53Well, let's see what you can do.

00:49:56All right.

00:49:57All right.

00:49:58Let's get up out of the bed.

00:49:59Out of the bed.

00:50:00You getting out of the bed?

00:50:01I'm sure I'm going to try.

00:50:02Please, let me see this.

00:50:05You're good.

00:50:06You're good.

00:50:07We're not going to let nothing stop us.

00:50:10All right.

00:50:11Whatever you got.

00:50:12Let's see.

00:50:13All right.

00:50:14Ready?

00:50:15Two things.

00:50:16Be careful, mama.

00:50:17What's that?

00:50:18Good.

00:50:19Just like that.

00:50:20Just like that.

00:50:21That's so good, mama.

00:50:22You got it.

00:50:23It's very difficult.

00:50:24You got it.

00:50:25You got it.

00:50:26It's very difficult trying to get out of bed and stand there.

00:50:33Oh.

00:50:34I can barely move my legs laying down.

00:50:38You just need to get to where you can stand and pivot.

00:50:41So if you can pivot into a wheelchair, you're on the right track.

00:50:45There you go.

00:50:49There you go.

00:50:50Oh, good job, mama.

00:50:51Good.

00:50:52Straighten up back.

00:50:53Straighten up back.

00:50:54Good.

00:50:58That's good.

00:51:02Oh, thank you, Jesus.

00:51:04Good job, please.

00:51:05Mm-hmm.

00:51:06Look at my mama.

00:51:07Yeah, you playing gal.

00:51:08How many times she stood up?

00:51:09Three.

00:51:10Oh.

00:51:11It feels so good to stand up for the very first time on both of my feet in a year.

00:51:23I am one step closer of walking into Dr. Parker's office to change my life.

00:51:29Okay, you can put my legs up.

00:51:32See my mom stand up for the first time in a year.

00:51:36I just couldn't believe it.

00:51:37I was so excited for her.

00:51:38Mm.

00:51:41All right.

00:51:42Love you.

00:51:43Love you too, child.

00:51:45Mm-hmm.

00:51:46We made it to Atlanta.

00:51:56We're in Atlanta.

00:51:59Wendell and I are in Atlanta.

00:52:01I have my approval appointment today with Dr. Proctor.

00:52:05Wendell, are you nervous to see what the scale is going to say?

00:52:07Are you happy?

00:52:08I'm really nervous, because I could say, like, oh, yeah, I'm going in like da-da-da-da-da,

00:52:12but to be honest, I have no idea.

00:52:16It's been a crazy eight weeks, and I just hope I lost enough weight to make up for the

00:52:22weight that I gained in the first week of my diet.

00:52:27My name is Natalie.

00:52:28I have an appointment today.

00:52:29All right.

00:52:30Let me come back and grab you.

00:52:31Okay.

00:52:33I hope that scale says what I need it to say so I can get approved for weight loss surgery,

00:52:40because I feel like it's going to give me my life back.

00:52:43I'm going to be able to do all the things I used to do, and I'm going to be able to do so much more.

00:52:48Natalie.

00:52:49Hey, Dr. Proctor.

00:52:50How are you?

00:52:51Good. How you doing?

00:52:52Good to see you again.

00:52:53Good to see you, too.

00:52:54Good to see you, man. How are you?

00:52:55Pretty good. How you doing?

00:52:56Good.

00:52:57Well, listen, how have things been going?

00:52:58We've been changing my diet.

00:53:00Like, the things that he cooks.

00:53:02Incorporating more vegetables.

00:53:04I've really been trying that.

00:53:06I really have.

00:53:07Should we jump on the scale and check it out?

00:53:09Okay.

00:53:10Let's do it.

00:53:11One day I'll hold this.

00:53:12I don't need no extra pounds.

00:53:14I had a lot of weight to lose in two months.

00:53:17And I hope I get approved.

00:53:19Okay.

00:53:21What's your step there?

00:53:23Because this is life and death.

00:53:28Come on.

00:53:29Oh.

00:53:38So I'm at Dr. Proctor's office today.

00:53:40Today is the day.

00:53:42Hopefully, meet my goal.

00:53:44I'm under 600 pounds.

00:53:45That way I can get this surgery.

00:53:48So that means I need to lose 55 pounds.

00:53:59Natalie, you're 596 pounds.

00:54:00Oh, Lord.

00:54:03You went above and beyond.

00:54:04Lord, I thank you.

00:54:07I made it.

00:54:08I'm under 600 pounds.

00:54:09It was hard.

00:54:10But I did this thing.

00:54:13You've taken all the steps.

00:54:15You lost the weight.

00:54:16You've been learning along the way.

00:54:18We're going to do your surgery.

00:54:20I wanted this so bad.

00:54:21I wanted this so bad.

00:54:23I wanted this so bad.

00:54:26I wanted this so bad.

00:54:29Always remember this opportunity.

00:54:31Okay.

00:54:32Later on.

00:54:33Because you can be an example to other people.

00:54:35I'm proud of you.

00:54:36Congratulations.

00:54:37Thank you so much.

00:54:38I'm proud of you.

00:54:39Congratulations.

00:54:40Thank you so much.

00:54:41I really mean it.

00:54:43Good to see you.

00:54:44All right.

00:54:45I'll see you guys in the hospital next time, OK?

00:54:47All right, guys.

00:54:48Take care.

00:54:49You too.

00:54:50I'm very proud of Natalie that she made her go today,

00:54:52because I knew she had it in her to do it.

00:54:54And this is only a start.

00:54:56I'm excited, you know.

00:54:57I congratulated her.

00:54:58I gave her a kiss and a hug.

00:55:00I'm excited, you know.

00:55:02I'm with you.

00:55:03I'm proud of you, Sabrina.

00:55:05So proud of us.

00:55:06We did it together.

00:55:08Whew.

00:55:32Now that I can stand up, I'm working on getting

00:55:37into that wheelchair and taking steps.

00:55:40My fear and my anxiety tells me that if I miss that wheelchair,

00:55:45I'm going to be back starting over.

00:55:47I have to go back to day one.

00:55:49Once you feel it, reach back with both hands.

00:55:53It's like I can visualize hitting the floor.

00:56:05It's just so scary.

00:56:06Let's go down the ball way.

00:56:09I used to walk, run.

00:56:11I even played varsity volleyball.

00:56:13But now I'm just afraid of failing.

00:56:17My appointment with Dr. Proctor is only a few weeks away.

00:56:24I'm nervous that I won't be able to walk for him.

00:56:32And then he won't approve me for surgery.

00:56:36They're all on me.

00:56:46I just can't believe that tomorrow is the day.

00:56:49I'm so excited.

00:56:50I'm nervous.

00:56:51I don't know.

00:56:54We are in Atlanta.

00:56:57Me and my daddy, we rented a house so it'll be easier for me,

00:57:01easier on my body, easier, you know, before and after surgery.

00:57:05It's nerve wracking and then getting cut.

00:57:09I ain't never had no surgery before.

00:57:11Shoot, I ain't even know how this pain going to be.

00:57:13All the back pains you've been having, your back problems,

00:57:15you can press through that.

00:57:17I'm still a little snip, snip, and a little snip back up.

00:57:20I ain't going to, you know.

00:57:22Yeah.

00:57:23If I can handle that, I probably can handle this too.

00:57:27Yeah.

00:57:28Still going to love me?

00:57:30He don't take too much off of you.

00:57:32He can take a little bit.

00:57:33I don't want you to be around here like me,

00:57:35because, boy, you getting around here like me, boy,

00:57:37hey, we could be good friends.

00:57:39I know that's right.

00:57:40I jumped with Natalie, you know what I'm saying,

00:57:43about being too skinny or whatever, you know what I'm saying,

00:57:46but I just want her to be happy and healthy

00:57:48and for her to live a long life together, you know what I'm saying,

00:57:51grow old together and, you know what I'm saying,

00:57:53I just want her to live a long life.

00:57:56Aw.

00:57:58Do-do-do-do.

00:58:01Rest it up.

00:58:02Now, I'm going to pray.

00:58:03Make sure you pray before you go to sleep.

00:58:04You too.

00:58:05You too.

00:58:06Mm-hmm.

00:58:07Mm-hmm.

00:58:19Oh, Lord.

00:58:23Oh, today is the day.

00:58:25Oh, I'm so excited.

00:58:29Oh, Lord.

00:58:30Oh, so it's the day of surgery,

00:58:33and I am a nervous wreck.

00:58:36Mm.

00:58:37Oh, I'm just feeling so weak

00:58:38from not eating 24 hours before surgery.

00:58:41Oh, Jesus.

00:58:42Moving my body is such a struggle.

00:58:45Oh.

00:58:46Oh, boy.

00:58:47If I could, you know, when she's in pain,

00:58:50just touch her and be like, okay, it's okay now.

00:58:53The pain is going away.

00:58:54You know what I'm saying?

00:58:55I would, but ain't nothing I can do.

00:58:57She need this surgery.

00:58:58Terrence, could you please help me?

00:59:00Good job.

00:59:01Thank you so much.

00:59:02Oh.

00:59:03Oh.

00:59:04One.

00:59:05Oh.

00:59:06One, two, three.

00:59:09Oh.

00:59:10Oh, Lord, I can't.

00:59:15Damn.

00:59:16Oh, uh-uh.

00:59:17Oh, move, move, move.

00:59:18I got to get down my ankle.

00:59:20Oh.

00:59:21I ain't going to make it in there to see Dr. Pratt.

00:59:24Watching Natalie struggle to get in the car.

00:59:26It's heartbreaking to me.

00:59:28I hate that she's in this predicament.

00:59:29And I know it's a task trying to get in and out of the car

00:59:32and all that.

00:59:33Come on here.

00:59:34You can do this.

00:59:35Mm-hmm.

00:59:36Oh.

00:59:37Oh.

00:59:38Oh, God.

00:59:39Oh, God.

00:59:40Oh, God.

00:59:41Oh, God.

00:59:42Oh, God.

00:59:43Oh, God.

00:59:44Oh.

00:59:45Oh, God.

00:59:46Oh.

00:59:47Oh, God.

00:59:48Oh, God.

00:59:49Oh, God.

00:59:50Oh, God.

00:59:51Oh.

00:59:52Thank you so much.

00:59:53Oh, I'm in here now.

00:59:54Let's do this.

00:59:55Surgery thing.

00:59:56Hopefully, after surgery, she's able to move around better

01:00:01so she can feel better about herself,

01:00:03and she won't have any more pain,

01:00:05and she won't be suffering anymore.

01:00:07Mm-hmm.

01:00:08I ain't.

01:00:11Oh, God.

01:00:12Oh, God.

01:00:13I'll get better.

01:00:14Yeah.

01:00:15It got to.

01:00:16I'm just taking a little break, Natalie.

01:00:23Come on.

01:00:25Are you serious?

01:00:26We supposed to be doing this thing together.

01:00:28This is like a slap in the face, you know?

01:00:31How you gonna walk into his office in order to qualify for the surgery?

01:00:35Are you laying down?

01:00:36Okay.

01:00:37That's the end.

01:00:42Dr. Proctor told me that he would give me the surgery

01:00:45if I walk into his office.

01:00:47But I don't know if I can do it.

01:00:49Okay.

01:00:50Who on the side of me?

01:00:51Side of me.

01:00:52Side of me.

01:00:53Whoa!

01:01:06Hey, good morning.

01:01:07Hey.

01:01:08How you doing?

01:01:09I'm doing great.

01:01:10You all set?

01:01:11Yes, sir.

01:01:12I'm ready.

01:01:13Big day for you.

01:01:14Is Wendell out there waiting on you?

01:01:15He's waiting.

01:01:16All right.

01:01:17As soon as we're done in there, it's gonna be game on.

01:01:20Everything you do every day is gonna be working towards getting that weight off.

01:01:24Okay?

01:01:25I want to get this surgery.

01:01:27I know it'll be life changing.

01:01:29I know it's gonna help me, but I'm so scared of the anesthesia.

01:01:32I'm like, this is a lot.

01:01:34How they gonna put all this to sleep and then wake it back up?

01:01:37I don't know.

01:01:38It just doesn't make sense to me.

01:01:44So today is Natalie's big day.

01:01:45We're going to do a gastric bypass with the surgical robot.

01:01:50All right, you're gonna have to help me with the visualization.

01:01:52I am worried for her and I can't do nothing but just wait it out and just pray and ask God that everything go all right with her and, you know, have my fingers crossed and believe that she's gonna make it through it, you know?

01:02:09All right, let's close it up. Great work today.

01:02:16Hey, what's up?

01:02:17How you doing?

01:02:18How are you doing?

01:02:19How are you?

01:02:20Great. We are all done.

01:02:22She did really, really well.

01:02:24She's heading over to recovery right now.

01:02:26I'll probably be there for a couple of hours.

01:02:28I want to keep a close eye on her and make sure she's breathing okay.

01:02:32Sounds good.

01:02:33It's good to see you again.

01:02:34All right.

01:02:40So, I'm out of the bed.

01:02:42I walk to the chair.

01:02:45And here is my breakfast.

01:02:48Not even really hungry.

01:02:51Got all these cords and wires hooked up.

01:02:55Yep, today's number, day number one.

01:03:09Oh, my stomach.

01:03:10Jesus.

01:03:12Get you a glass.

01:03:13Will you some juice?

01:03:15So, we're back at the house that we rented after surgery.

01:03:18That way, before we go to Tiffin, I can rest up.

01:03:21I can only have this size cup.

01:03:23This right here.

01:03:24So, put that cup back.

01:03:28Jesus.

01:03:30Make me stretch the doggone pouch out.

01:03:32They give me these little shot glasses.

01:03:35Only bra.

01:03:36Only juice.

01:03:37Only water.

01:03:38This is completely liquid.

01:03:40Oh, God.

01:03:41Let me see if mama having any better luck.

01:03:44Hey, mom.

01:03:45Can you see me?

01:03:47Mm-hmm.

01:03:48I still can't get it sideways.

01:03:50All you got to do is turn the phone sideways and you will be sideways.

01:03:53I'm telling you, I'm turning it sideways.

01:03:55Don't you yell at me, lady.

01:03:57There it go.

01:03:58That's it.

01:03:59I know that's not the bed I'm looking at.

01:04:02I'm in the bed.

01:04:03I just got surgery.

01:04:04I am in pain.

01:04:06And look.

01:04:08I'm sitting down in the chair.

01:04:09Why you laying down?

01:04:10Because I already done been up earlier.

01:04:12My spirit is telling me you're lying.

01:04:15Forget about your spirit.

01:04:17Oh, forget about my spirit.

01:04:19Okay.

01:04:21You been working with the physical therapist?

01:04:24I'm just taking a little break, Natalie.

01:04:26To be honest with you.

01:04:30Come on.

01:04:33How you gonna walk into his office in order to qualify for the surgery if you laying down?

01:04:37Okay, that's the end.

01:04:39No, I'm serious.

01:04:40We're supposed to be in this thing together.

01:04:41I already had mine.

01:04:42Yeah.

01:04:43If you do not do what Dr. Proctor say when it's time for your appointment, you're not gonna get the surgery.

01:04:48This lady said she gonna take a break.

01:04:52A break for what?

01:04:54You can't do that.

01:04:55Ain't no breaks in this thing at all.

01:04:58Are you serious?

01:04:59We're supposed to be doing this thing together.

01:05:01This is like a slap in the face, you know?

01:05:03I want our old life back.

01:05:06I want it better than what it was.

01:05:08Yeah.

01:05:09I'm trying to stomach you.

01:05:10This is salad here.

01:05:11Salad?

01:05:12What all you got in there?

01:05:13It has, um, lettuce and carrots and celery stick.

01:05:19And I got some pickle sausage.

01:05:21I'm trying to enjoy it.

01:05:22But it's a little dry.

01:05:23I was just gonna say honey.

01:05:25If I could just have at least a bottle of ranch dressing, that should top it off.

01:05:41But I'm trying to enjoy it because Terrence made it for the rest of all.

01:05:44Now, you know what?

01:05:45But I'm trying to enjoy it because Terrence made it for me.

01:05:50I feel like a rabbit eating carrots and celery sticks and cabbage.

01:05:59I would rather be eating chips and skins and Cheetos.

01:06:03But I do feel better because of healthy eating.

01:06:06I'm not bloated, so it makes it easier to try and walk.

01:06:10Ooh.

01:06:11I hate it.

01:06:13Sit.

01:06:14Sit.

01:06:15Go.

01:06:16Stand up!

01:06:17Thank you, Terrence.

01:06:18Stand up.

01:06:19Well, I can stand up and I can sit.

01:06:24I'm so proud of her that she's able to, you know, stand up on her own with the walker.

01:06:30I'm just hoping that she's able to stand when we get to Dr. Proctor's.

01:06:36Ooh, very good, mama.

01:06:39Very good.

01:06:41Come on, y'all have to hurry up now.

01:06:56Y'all must be forgetting.

01:06:58Girl, we coming.

01:06:59Okay.

01:07:00I'm about to ask was you excited, but honey, all that yelling you're doing, I sound like

01:07:04you are.

01:07:05I'm nervous.

01:07:07Yeah, don't be nervous, man.

01:07:08You got it.

01:07:09I have an appointment with Dr. Proctor today, but I haven't been to Atlanta in maybe eight

01:07:16years, but Dr. Proctor told me that he would give me the surgery if I walked into his office.

01:07:24I'm nervous about walking.

01:07:25Why did you put a lipstick on?

01:07:26Well, I'm on my way to Atlanta.

01:07:29I'm going to see Dr. Proctor.

01:07:31I don't know if I can do it.

01:07:33Yeah, slide it that way.

01:07:35Put it all the way up.

01:07:39Oh, put it all the way up.

01:07:40Pull it up.

01:07:41Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

01:07:44I'm right behind you.

01:07:45I'm just kidding.

01:07:46Get sick.

01:07:47Come on, mama.

01:07:48Oh, Lord.

01:07:49I can't get sick.

01:07:50Come on.

01:07:51Come on.

01:07:52Come on.

01:07:53Come on.

01:07:54Come on.

01:07:55Go.

01:07:56Okay.

01:07:57Hold on the side of me.

01:07:58Side of me.

01:07:59Side of me.

01:08:00Oh, push me up.

01:08:01Push me up, Tams.

01:08:02Push me up with your hand.

01:08:03Push me up.

01:08:04Oh.

01:08:05Double.

01:08:06Whoa!

01:08:11Okay.

01:08:12And I did it, thank you, Jesus.

01:08:22Getting into that van was so hard.

01:08:25Thank God I had a lot to grab onto.

01:08:27A lot of hard work.

01:08:29But nothing, nothing was going to stop me.

01:08:33I was going to try my hardest.

01:08:35Because this is the beginning of my life.

01:08:39A change.

01:08:42And I wanted this so long.

01:08:44So now I'm right at the point.

01:08:46There's no stopping me now.

01:08:50It's hard.

01:08:51I'm not going to say it was easy.

01:08:52But I did it.

01:08:56I made it into the car.

01:08:58But my biggest fear is, once I get to Atlanta,

01:09:01I'm not able to walk.

01:09:03Then Dr. Proctor won't grant me the surgery.

01:09:06Can you think about that?

01:09:08Go ahead.

01:09:09I got it with my foot.

01:09:10Go ahead.

01:09:11You got it?

01:09:12Dr. Proctor's going to come out and see you guys, okay?

01:09:13Oh, okay.

01:09:14Thank you, ma'am.

01:09:15You're very welcome.

01:09:16So today is the day.

01:09:17Mama, she's finally in Atlanta.

01:09:19She's going to meet Dr. Proctor.

01:09:21And I'm so excited.

01:09:22I'm also nervous, because I'm scared to see if she's, you know,

01:09:24she do what Dr. Proctor said that he needed her to do.

01:09:26Get up and walk.

01:09:27Hopefully everything goes well.

01:09:28Hi.

01:09:29Felicia.

01:09:30How you doing?

01:09:31I'm wonderful.

01:09:32How are you today?

01:09:33I'm blessed.

01:09:34I'm blessed.

01:09:35I'm blessed.

01:09:36I'm blessed, blessed to be here.

01:09:37It's good to see you in Atlanta.

01:09:38I want to see you walk.

01:09:39I can't dance.

01:09:40And I sure can't run.

01:09:41But I can't take my steps.

01:09:42I can't take my steps.

01:09:43I'm excited.

01:09:44I'm also nervous, because I'm scared to see if she's, you know,

01:09:47she do what Dr. Proctor said that he needed her to do.

01:09:49Get up and walk.

01:09:50Hopefully everything goes well.

01:09:53Hi.

01:09:54Felicia.

01:09:55How you doing?

01:09:56I'm wonderful.

01:09:57How are you today?

01:09:58I'm blessed.

01:09:59I'm blessed.

01:10:00Blessed to be here.

01:10:01It's good to see you in Atlanta.

01:10:02I want to see you walk.

01:10:03I can't dance.

01:10:05And I sure can't run.

01:10:08But I can't take my steps to come in here.

01:10:11You can take my steps?

01:10:12Yes, sir.

01:10:13Yes, sir.

01:10:14A condition of my talking to Felicia about surgery is that she

01:10:17get up to Atlanta and walk for me.

01:10:20And I'm excited to see what she can do.

01:10:24Think you can walk to me?

01:10:27Yes, sir.

01:10:28I'll try my heartache.

01:10:29I'm going to open the door.

01:10:32I'm going to lead the way back here to the exam room.

01:10:34All right.

01:10:38Look at you.

01:10:59Yes.

01:11:01Is this the same woman hadn't been out of bed a year?

01:11:03Yes, sir.

01:11:05Well, when you put your mind in something, you do it, don't you?

01:11:09Yes, sir.

01:11:12Unbelievable.

01:11:13Come on back here.

01:11:14Yes, sir.

01:11:22Oh, thank you.

01:11:24Jesus.

01:11:25Absolutely.

01:11:26You want to take a rest?

01:11:27Yes.

01:11:28Okay.

01:11:29He's coming behind me.

01:11:30Okay.

01:11:31Yeah.

01:11:32Good job.

01:11:33Holy cow.

01:11:34Come on back here.

01:11:35All right.

01:11:39You made it.

01:11:40Yes.

01:11:41You made it to Atlanta.

01:11:42You made it to the office.

01:11:44Yes, sir.

01:11:45You made it across the floor.

01:11:47We got another step to go, though.

01:11:49Yes, sir.

01:11:50We're going to talk about your surgery.

01:11:55Yes.

01:11:56All right.

01:11:57I am so proud of myself that I was able to see Dr. Proctor and to tell him the things that I have done.

01:12:08I am so excited for this surgery.

01:12:10I cannot wait.

01:12:13She got some news for you.

01:12:14I made it.

01:12:15Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie, Natalie.

01:12:21Oh, my God.

01:12:23Oh, my God.

01:12:24He told me he's going to do it.

01:12:27He said I did everything that he told me to do, and it's all paying off.

01:12:31And he told me that he's going to do the same thing for me that he did for you.

01:12:37And we can continue working together and get this off of us.

01:12:44He's the best doctor.

01:12:49Me and my mom are going to be able to get our life back.

01:12:51We're going to be able to do more.

01:12:52Congratulations.

01:13:02Thank you so much, Dr. Proctor.

01:13:04I got some planning to do.

01:13:06We'll see you all soon, okay?

01:13:07All right.

01:13:08All right, guys.

01:13:09Congrats.

01:13:11Bye now.

01:13:22Hey, good morning.

01:13:23Hey, Dr. Proctor.

01:13:24How you doing?

01:13:25I'm good.

01:13:26You all set?

01:13:27Yes, ready to go.

01:13:28Here we are.

01:13:29We made it.

01:13:30Yes.

01:13:31I'm excited for you.

01:13:32We're glad to see you back there in a minute.

01:13:33All right.

01:13:34You're going to do great.

01:13:35All right.

01:13:36Thank you so much.

01:13:40This is crazy.

01:13:41It's like I'm kind of restless.

01:13:43I'm excited.

01:13:44I'm nervous.

01:13:46Any issues?

01:13:47Let me know.

01:13:48Gas on, please.

01:13:49Like, on the way here, I was trying to keep her spirits up, keep her laughing, because

01:13:54I know this is, like, the hardest thing she's ever done and I ever done, but...

01:14:03I'm praying that she gets through this.

01:14:07Well, her liver's really enlarged.

01:14:09This could be due to her fatty liver disease.

01:14:11It could be due to her just being overweight.

01:14:14It could be due to her maybe not following her preoperative diet appropriately.

01:14:17I don't really know.

01:14:19It's going to be very difficult to work around this.

01:14:21Large fatty livers are very prone to tearing.

01:14:23They're very prone to bleeding, which opens up a whole new can of worms with issues.

01:14:27So, I have to do what I can to get it out of the way.

01:14:30At the same time, being very careful not to tear into this very, very soft, delicate liver.

01:14:36Look at that thing.

01:14:37I can see what I need to see, but it's already starting to bleed a little bit.

01:14:40Can you adjust that liver retractor?

01:14:50Felicia's liver is quite enlarged, so I need to do everything I can to ensure that we don't disrupt our harmless liver.

01:14:55I need to get a little bit better visualization.

01:15:02Let's regroup here, maybe get another trocar in.

01:15:08We just need to look things over carefully and make sure there's no injury.

01:15:13All right, guys, looks good.

01:15:17We're in the clear.

01:15:19Let's close her up.

01:15:21Thank you, everybody.

01:15:23I'm sitting here waiting for mom.

01:15:30She's back there, and I'm guessing this is what one day I must have felt like.

01:15:34It's all those emotions that he was feeling when I got my surgery.

01:15:38Now I'm feeling all of those, and...

01:15:44It's crazy.

01:15:46I'm so ready to see her, ready to see Dr. Proctor and hear what he says, so I'm ready.

01:15:56Hey.

01:15:57Hi, Dr. Proctor.

01:15:58How are you, Natalie?

01:15:59I'm good. How are you doing?

01:16:00I'm doing great. We're all done.

01:16:02Okay.

01:16:03Your mom's doing great.

01:16:04Oh.

01:16:06She's actually headed into recovery right now, so she'll be there for a couple of hours,

01:16:10and then she'll head upstairs so you can see her.

01:16:12Okay.

01:16:13This is going to be life-changing.

01:16:14It is. Thank you so much.

01:16:16Take care. I'll check on you later.

01:16:17Okay. Bye.

01:16:18No problem.

01:16:19Bye-bye.

01:16:23I'm so relieved, and I'm so thankful that everything went good, and Dr. Proctor, he went in there,

01:16:28and he did what he needed to do, so I'm so excited, and I'm so happy for my mom.

01:16:33Here comes the hardest part, this recovery. We got to start healing together, so...

01:16:40We're going to be able to do it.

01:16:44Since surgery, my mom and I, we've been working really hard, trying to make healthier options, and exercising more.

01:17:05So today, we're driving over to family's house to celebrate our weight loss journey with family and friends.

01:17:14I'm so excited because they've seen the struggle.

01:17:17They've seen me barely being able to walk.

01:17:25They've seen my mom become bed bound.

01:17:27Push, push, push.

01:17:29Push.

01:17:30They've seen all the uglies.

01:17:31Now you're right back there!

01:17:38Can't wait to see what they look like.

01:17:40You know, I'm so proud of that.

01:17:42She be trying to, you know, do walks and stuff.

01:17:44We go for walks, and, um, she be trying to exercise.

01:17:48You know, she be really trying.

01:17:49I'm very proud of it, you know.

01:17:50I'm glad they took that leap of faith and got into it as well.

01:17:53Yeah, exactly.

01:17:54Exactly.

01:17:55I am too.

01:17:57Man, this has been a journey, huh?

01:17:59I'm telling you.

01:18:00I'm so proud of you.

01:18:01I'm just so proud of you.

01:18:02To be able to go out and...

01:18:03Mm-hmm.

01:18:04You don't just feel pretty.

01:18:05You look pretty.

01:18:06You are pretty.

01:18:07Yeah!

01:18:08Since I've lost the weight, I'm in and out of the bed.

01:18:12Matter of fact, I stay out of the bed more than I'm in it.

01:18:15And I have a whole different attitude.

01:18:17Woo!

01:18:18God!

01:18:19Come on, Slim.

01:18:20Let's sit on in it.

01:18:22We out of here.

01:18:25It's, like, been two years since I've even driven.

01:18:27It's been two whole years.

01:18:29Two.

01:18:30Two.

01:18:31Two.

01:18:32Since we done been in the car, just me and you.

01:18:33Together.

01:18:34We ain't got to have none of the men folks with us.

01:18:36Mm-hmm.

01:18:37Man.

01:18:38I feel like I've just been in a box.

01:18:39And I'm just ready to do so many different things.

01:18:41Experience life more.

01:18:43Mm-mm-mm.

01:18:44I'm behind the weak ear.

01:18:45Woo!

01:18:46Woo!

01:18:47Woo!

01:18:48Now, we can go places.

01:18:49We can go to the mall.

01:18:50Or we just could go do anything.

01:18:52Back to how we used to be.

01:18:54Oh, my God.

01:18:55Just being like, hey, what you want to do to that child?

01:18:57I don't know.

01:18:58Let's just get on the road.

01:18:59That's what I'm saying.

01:19:00We got to go on a little tippy-trap.

01:19:04This is a blessing.

01:19:05Yeah.

01:19:07Since the service, man, they really don't change.

01:19:10They really don't change.

01:19:11Doing good.

01:19:12I'm proud of them.

01:19:13They've been working out.

01:19:14Been hitting it hard?

01:19:15Yeah, man.

01:19:16OK.

01:19:17That is amazing.

01:19:18Then she go in the room and go and do what she ought to do.

01:19:20Come on out.

01:19:21I'm ready, brother.

01:19:22I'm so happy to hear that.

01:19:25Everybody's going to be shocked when they see them.

01:19:28All right, girl.

01:19:30Let's go.

01:19:32I've been working really hard, and I'm just so excited for everybody to see how much we've

01:19:37changed.

01:19:38There you go.

01:19:39You're making great.

01:19:41Hey, family.

01:19:54There you go.

01:19:56There you go.

01:19:57You're making great.

01:20:05Hey, family.

01:20:09When I first started this journey, I weighed 655 pounds.

01:20:14Now, I weigh 505 pounds.

01:20:18And I'm excited about getting my independence back.

01:20:21That's so major.

01:20:23And that's what I'm excited for.

01:20:26So, yeah.

01:20:33Natalie and Felicia look awesome.

01:20:39Yes.

01:20:40Thank you, brother.

01:20:42Yes.

01:20:43I'm gonna be old chocolate goddess.

01:20:45I'm very proud of you.

01:20:47You know, I knew she could do it.

01:20:48You know, now she's laughing, smiling,

01:20:51and being happy and slimming down.

01:20:54And that's all I wanted for.

01:20:56You have always been there with the good and the bad.

01:20:59So, now that I'm fine, I guess I ain't gonna leave you now.

01:21:03But, yeah.

01:21:06I'm proud of you.

01:21:10Standing here in front of all my friends and family, showing them my progress.

01:21:16My initial weight was 520 pounds.

01:21:19Since surgery, I've lost 134 pounds.

01:21:23I can't believe how far we done came.

01:21:26And if it wasn't for my family, I wouldn't have done it.

01:21:31Lord, I have changed this thing and changed this whole thing around.

01:21:35And I'm just so thankful for the support group I have.

01:21:38Because I thought, me, at my age, 56, I would never even get a chance, you know?

01:21:44So, that was a blessing.

01:21:45I have someone like my brother.

01:21:47If it wasn't for him, I don't know where would I be.

01:21:52Well, yeah, the whole house itself.

01:21:55But you could count the times on one hand that he left me.

01:22:00And even now, with me doing better, he still haven't left.

01:22:05And I'm just so thankful for you.

01:22:07All right.

01:22:09Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click.

01:22:13Ooh, this is delicious.

01:22:15Yeah, this is nice, huh?

01:22:18This new journey and the start of it, I'm so excited that my mom and I can be healthy and so happy.

01:22:27Cheers for my sister in LA.

01:22:29Some more weight loss.

01:22:30Cheers.

01:22:31Cheers.

01:22:32Cheers.

01:22:33This is the new era.

01:22:34And this is only the beginning.

01:22:36Me and my mom finna be outside.

01:22:38We finna be outside.

01:22:40Oh, shit.

01:22:45I hear about the pool.

01:22:47I got left out last time and I was not finna let it happen again.

01:22:51You ain't even fill it up right.

01:22:53It ain't got to be filled all the way up.

01:22:55This ain't no soda.

01:22:56Wendell, you let her be.

01:22:58I look in the mirror.

01:22:59I feel like I look the same, but I feel so much better.

01:23:02I feel so much better.

01:23:04God, I said I'm not going to cry today.

01:23:09My God.

01:23:10Congratulations, y'all.

01:23:11We did it.

01:23:12Woo!

01:23:13Yes, girl.

01:23:14Here's to the beginning.

01:23:15Uh, uh, uh, uh.

01:23:16Hit it with them.

01:23:17Hit it with them.

01:23:18Natalie and I started this together and we're going to continue to do it together.

01:23:23Pretty soon, I'll be able to get in the water with them.

01:23:26To anyone who does not like my body, I don't care.

01:23:30So are we ballerinas now?

01:23:31I feel like a sausage.

01:23:32Oh my God.

01:23:33Ready for dinner?

01:23:34Yeah.

01:23:35I love double cheeseburgers.

01:23:36Loaded down with double everything.

01:23:37Double meat.

01:23:38Some sausage patties.

01:23:39Scrambled eggs.

01:23:40Burritos.

01:23:41I love steak with lobster.

01:23:42It's to die for.

01:23:43I'm disappointed.

01:23:44I'm disappointed.

01:23:45I'm disappointed.

01:23:46I'm disappointed.

01:23:47I'm disappointed.

01:23:48I'm disappointed.

01:23:49I'm disappointed.

01:23:50You have any real idea how unhealthy you are.

01:23:51You're gonna rob your child of his mother.

01:23:52He's are.

01:23:53A lot of people think things can get better in the future.

01:23:55There may not be a future.

01:23:56Walk side.

01:23:57Together.

01:23:58It was gonna be a...

01:23:59Oh my god.

01:24:00I love steak with lobster.

01:24:02It's to die for.

01:24:04I'm disappointed because I don't think you have any real idea how unhealthy you are.

01:24:10You're going to rob your child of his mother.

01:24:12He's all right.

01:24:13A lot of people think things can get better in the future.

01:24:16There may not be a future.

01:24:17Walk side, together.

01:24:19Let me catch my breath.

01:24:21I'm dancing no more than five minutes and it kicks my butt.

01:24:25I don't want to be hooked up to no hoes.

01:24:27I don't want that to be something to deal with.

01:24:29A milkshake, cookies.

01:24:32What are we doing, Ty?

01:24:33I don't give a I don't care.

01:24:36I gotta go sit down for a little bit, okay?

01:24:37Okay.

01:24:38All she wants me to do is push her on the swing.

01:24:40I want to take her to stores.

01:24:41I want to take her shopping.

01:24:42I want to do all these things with her.

01:24:44But I'm scared to death.

01:24:47Pull it forward to the pole.

01:24:49It's so awkward.

01:24:50You all right?

01:24:51I was thinking how skinny they were and how pretty they were.

01:24:54Like, I want to feel pretty, like, all the time.

01:24:59I don't have to tell you.

01:25:01You're kind of a ticking time bomb.

01:25:03Dr. Potate can't be any snacks, can't be any junk when you're on a strict diet.

01:25:06What are you doing?

01:25:07You want your kids to bury you?

01:25:08This is a life and death situation.

01:25:09You want to live or you want to die?

01:25:11We're about to go to the hospital.

01:25:13And she's hurting really bad.

01:25:15She has food in her stomach.

01:25:17Eating before geriatric surgery is a risk.

01:25:20That food can leak out and you can 100% die.

01:25:23Look at this.

01:25:24Let's go do this.

01:25:26No turning back now.

01:25:27Nobody has no idea what's his fate.

01:25:30I am excited for everybody to see the new me.

01:25:32Hey, kids.

01:25:33Oh!

01:25:35Oh!

01:25:37Oh!

01:25:39I can't believe how much weight they lost.

01:25:42They skinny now.

01:25:43Would you marry me?

01:25:44Oh, my God!

01:25:46You look amazing!

01:25:47Oh!

01:25:48Oh!

01:25:49Oh!

01:25:50Oh!

01:25:51Oh!

01:25:52Oh!

01:25:53Oh!

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