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ONE PERSON,
ONE YEAR, ONE AMAZING TRANSFORMATION...
(cheering)
AND IT ALL STARTS...
WITH HIM.
OH!
MY NAME'S CHRIS POWELL,
AND I SPECIALIZE IN AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE SHIRT I USED TO WEAR.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE MORBIDLY OBESE...
EVERY TIME THAT YOU TELL ME YOU CAN'T DO SOMETHING,
I'M GONNA PROVE TO YOU THAT YOU CAN.
THERE'S NO ONE BETTER.
MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY, "IN A YEAR? 250 POUNDS?
THAT'S NUTS."
OR IS IT?
MEET WALLY.
HI! I LOVE YOU.
A CARING HUSBAND,
A DEVOTED FATHER,
AND ONE OF THE MOST COMPULSIVE OVEREATERS CHRIS HAS EVER SEEN.
IT'S UGLY AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE EATING UNTIL I WANNA THROW UP,
UNTIL MY JAW HURTS. I'LL STILL PUT FOOD IN MY MOUTH.
TONIGHT, CHRIS WILL TRY TO CHANGE WALLY'S LIFE.
AAH!
YES! COME ON, NOW!
KEEP THOSE FEET UNDERNEATH YOU.
BUT WILL WALLY'S ADDICTION TO FOOD
PROVE TO BE MORE THAN CHRIS CAN HANDLE?
(bleep)
FOOD ADDICTION IS A VERY REAL THING.
IT'S ALMOST AS STRONG AS *** ADDICTION.
TEMPTATION AFTER TEMPTATION. IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
IT'S A SPECIAL EPISODE
OF "EXTREME MAKEOVER: WEIGHT LOSS EDITION"...
I TRUSTED YOU.
UNLIKE ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.
HE WOULD RATHER PICK AN ADDICTION OVER HIS WIFE,
OVER HIS DAUGHTER. HE WOULD RATHER PICK HIS FOOD
OVER ANYTHING. I HAVE DROPPED CLIENTS FOR MUCH LESS THAN THIS.
♪♪♪
I LIVE IN AN APARTMENT ON THE SECOND FLOOR,
SO EVERY DAY I HAVE TO GO UP TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS.
MY NAME IS WALLY. I'M 26.
I'M APPROXIMATELY 350 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT.
I'M ALREADY OUT OF BREATH, I'M ALREADY TIRED,
AND I ALREADY WANT A NAP,
AND I JUST WALKED IN THE DOOR.
I'VE HAD TOILET SEATS CRACK.
I'VE HAD TILES CRACK WHEN I'D WEIGH MYSELF.
I MEAN, NOTHING IN THIS WORLD IS DESIGNATED
FOR SOMEBODY MY SIZE, SO I HAVE TO ADAPT TO EVERYTHING.
MY SKIN OFTEN GETS BROKEN OUT OVER HERE,
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I WASH OR SCRUB.
IT DOES IT EVERY DAY.
SO, YOU KNOW, NOW I TAKE MY DAUGHTER'S BABY CREAM
AND PUT IT ON MYSELF.
I GREW UP IN A SINGLE-MOTHER HOUSEHOLD.
AND I GOT USED TO EATING PIZZA.
I GOT USED TO EATING FAST FOOD, AND THAT BECAME MY COMFORT.
AND ANY TIME I NEEDED IT, IT WAS THERE.
HERE'S MY WIFE EMILY...
HI.
AND MY DAUGHTER ALLI. HI, BABY.
MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE HEARING LOSS.
SHE WEARS HEARING AIDS
AND SHE GOES TO THERAPY SIX TIMES A MONTH.
SHE'S GONNA NEED HER DAD
MORE THAN ANY NORMAL DAUGHTER WOULD NEED HER DAD.
COME ON, BABY.
MY DAUGHTER IS EVERYTHING TO ME. SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO SMART.
COME ON, BABY.
AND NOW THAT SHE'S WALKING, SHE WANTS ME TO WALK WITH HER
AND PLAY WITH HER AND BE WITH HER, AND I-I CAN'T.
WA... WA... WA...
"WALK."
I MEAN, THERE'S MANY TIMES WHERE SHE'LL BE PULLING MY HAND
AND SAYING, "DADDY, WALK, WALK, WALK,"
AND I'LL SAY NO BECAUSE I'M TOO TIRED.
HE'S SACRIFICING THAT PART OF HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH HER
BECAUSE HE HASN'T MADE A CHANGE YET.
KEEP GOING.
(Wally) I MEAN, I FEEL JUST LIKE A HORRIBLE PERSON,
IN THAT I'M FAILING HER EVERY SINGLE DAY
THAT I'M EATING THE WAY I AM.
(thunderclap)
I WILL HAVE MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE DISH...
I NEED CHRIS BECAUSE...
SPAGHETTI CARBONARA.
I NEED SOMEBODY TO SHOW ME THE ROPES.
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT NUTRITION. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT EXERCISE.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING.
(laughter)
WALLY HAS NO IDEA THAT I'M ABOUT TO CHANGE THE NEXT YEAR
OF HIS LIFE. HE'S GOT SO MUCH TO LIVE FOR, BUT IF I DON'T
SAVE WALLY NOW, HE WON'T BE AROUND FOR ANOTHER DECADE.
I'M SORRY, SIR. I HAD--
OH, MY GOD!
I HAD TO--
WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
I HAD TO PUT A BLOCK ON THAT LAST MEAL. (laughs)
GET OUT OF HERE. OH, MY GOD.
YOUR LIFE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE FOREVER.
GET OUT OF HERE, MAN.
GET READY. I CHOOSE YOU.
OHH...
I CHOOSE YOU, BRO.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!
(applause)
IT WAS AWESOME, AMAZING.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE THIRD GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE,
BEHIND MY WEDDING AND MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTH,
BUT, HEY, TOP THREE IS GOOD.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
EXCITED. (laughs)
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING RIGHT NOW?
(sobs)
THAT I GET TO HAVE MY HUSBAND FOR MORE THAN JUST A FEW YEARS.
IT'S SAD TO THINK
THAT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT I WAS PREGNANT WITH ALLI,
I WAS EXCITED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG I HAD WITH WALLY.
YOU KNOW, OBESITY IS A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
IT'LL KILL YOU.
AND I WANT TO BE WITH HIM FOREVER, AND IF HE KEEPS IT UP,
THE WAY HE'S GOING, I WON'T GET A VERY LONG FOREVER WITH HIM.
SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I KNOW. I KNOW IT. AND NOW IS YOUR TIME.
YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH HIM. YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH HIM.
AND YOU LET HIM KNOW IT'S ALL GONNA CHANGE.
BOOT CAMP IS ESSENTIALLY A ONE-WEEK CRASH COURSE IN WHICH
I TEACH THEM EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW,
SO THAT THEY'VE GOT ALL THE KNOWLEDGE
TO CREATE THIS TRANSFORMATION.
WELL, WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH & LONGEVITY INSTITUTE.
WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVE, THE MOOD IS HOPEFUL,
BUT ONCE THEY REALIZE THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO WEIGH IN
ON A FREIGHT SCALE, THE MOOD DEFINITELY CHANGES.
HOW ARE YOU?
NERVOUS.
WHY ARE YOU NERVOUS?
I MEAN, DOCTOR SCALES ONLY GO UP TO 350,
SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE 350.
(beeping)
(beeping stops)
THAT'S A LOT.
26 YEARS OLD, ALMOST 500 POUNDS.
YOU KNOW, I HATE BEING THIS SIZE.
I HATE FEELING TIRED AND LETHARGIC, AND--YOU--
YOU JUST FEEL THIS HORRIBLE, MASSIVE WEIGHT ON YOUR BODY.
SAY YOUR GOOD-BYES, BUDDY.
(sighs)
SOME MAY SAY, "WELL, YOU'VE PUT YOURSELF THERE. YOU DESERVE IT,"
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF UNDERLYING ISSUES.
YES, PUSH! GET IT UP THERE. NOW FIGHT, WALLY.
(groans)
THE INITIAL WORKOUT IS ALWAYS
A LITTLE BIT OF A ROUGH EXPERIENCE FOR SOME.
THEY'VE SPENT SO LONG DOUBTING THEMSELVES...
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU RAN?
THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW STRONG THEY REALLY ARE.
AT LEAST TEN YEARS, BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL.
ARE YOU SCARED OF IT?
NO.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. THREE, TWO, ONE, GO.
GO, WALLY. GO. GOOD. KEEP MOVING. YES.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER TIMES IN MY LIFE
THAT I WOULD HAVE QUIT. TRYING TO WORK OUT AT HOME, YOU KNOW,
BY MYSELF, NO GUIDANCE... YOU KNOW, 20 MINUTE WORKOUT,
AND STOP AFTER IT HURTS FOR A WHILE.
THAT'S WHAT RUNNING WITH 490 POUNDS FEELS LIKE.
CAN'T BELIEVE I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUN AS A KID.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
THIS IS THE BODY THAT YOU MADE. WAS JUST THIS ONE PIVOTAL MOMENT
WHERE EVERYTHING JUST CAVES IN ON YOU, AND YOU TURN TO FOOD.
WHAT WAS THAT MOMENT?
MY MA HAD TO PUT ME IN DAY CAMP AS A KID.
I JUST--I WAS MADE FUN OF. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY...
DIDN'T HAVE THE NEW CLOTHES. I JUST STARTED HATING MYSELF.
THEY TOOK MY OWN SHOES OFF OF ME,
AND THEY WOULD THROW 'EM AT ME.
(sobbing)
I WAS JUST A KID.
THESE WERE PEOPLE I TRUSTED.
THESE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MY COUNSELORS.
(sighs)
DURING THE EXERCISE EXPERIENCE,
THEY'LL SAY THINGS THAT THEY'VE JUST BURIED SO FAR DEEP WITHIN--
IT'S THIS BLACKNESS THAT THEY'VE GOT.
I MEAN--WE THINK THAT THEY'RE HEAVY--THEY'RE 500 POUNDS--
BUT THESE EMOTIONS ARE WEIGHING ON THEM SO MUCH MORE.
(sighs) I'M TRYING TO GET MYSELF BACK. THIS IS MY TURN.
THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BOTTLED UP FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME--
NEVER TOLD MY WIFE UP UNTIL THIS WEEK,
AND CHRIS SAID, "JUST LET IT OUT. LET IT ALL OUT."
(yells, groans)
YES!
(groans) OH, GEE.
GREAT JOB.
THANKS FOR BELIEVING IN ME, MAN.
THIS IS BEING ALIVE.
I MEAN, IT'S SORE.
WELCOME TO BEING ALIVE.
I HAVE ALWAYS FELT LIKE THAT FAT KID GETTING HIS OWN SHOES
THROWN AT HIM, BUT AS OF TODAY, THAT FAT KID IS GONE.
WELCOME TO THE BEGINNING, MAN--
BEGINNING OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
YEAH, MAN, IT FEELS GOOD. THAT WAS SO GOOD.
(woman) ON YOU GO, ALL RIGHT?
IMMEDIATELY AFTER WALLY'S WORKOUT,
I TAKE HIM TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
ALTHOUGH YOU'RE EATING LOTS OF STUFF, YOU'RE EATING BAD STUFF,
AND YOU NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE ON THAT.
YEAH.
AND THEN FROM THERE, IT'S TIME FOR WALLY TO GET
NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, IN ORDER TO BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND
HOW, WHY, AND WHAT TO EAT.
SO I HEARD YOUR FAVORITE PASTA WAS CHICKEN CARBONARA.
YEAH, YEAH.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT TODAY.
AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE VERY DIFFICULT
TO GET AWAY FROM THE CHIPS AND THE POP AND, YOU KNOW,
THE COOKIES, AND TO START INCORPORATING BROCCOLINI--
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF BROCCOLINI, UP UNTIL TODAY.
INSTEAD OF HAVING A PLATE OF PASTA, WE HAVE SOME PROTEIN,
ONE CUP OF PASTA, AND A COUPLE CUPS OF VEGETABLES.
LESS CALORIES, AND DEFINITELY
A HEALTHIER BALANCED MEAL THAN JUST STRAIGHT STARCH.
(mouth full) THAT'S A GOOD CARBONARA.
(all laugh)
PULL.
I TRUSTED YOU. YOU SPIT IN MY FACE, AND NOT ONLY THAT--
YOU SPIT IN EMILY'S FACE AND YOU SPIT IN ALLI'S FACE.
AND LATER...
(Chris) GET THE MEDIC RIGHT NOW. WE GOTTA COOL HIM OFF.
(Chris) WELCOME HOME, MY MAN. WELCOME HOME.
(Wally) THANKS, MAN. IT FEELS GOOD.
OHH, IT'S COLD. WHEW.
WELCOME TO CHICAGO, CHRIS.
YES, THANK YOU.
I'VE GOT WALLY, AND HE'S SO EXCITED, HE'S SO FRESH
OFF BOOT CAMP, BUT NOW, I MEAN, THE REAL CHALLENGE IS PUTTING
HIM BACK IN HIS OLD ENVIRONMENT, SURROUNDED BY HIS TRIGGERS,
AND SO, WHILE HE WAS GONE, I HAD MY TEAM MOVE INTO THE HOUSE.
A FEW THINGS HAVE CHANGED AROUND HERE.
OKAY.
FEW THINGS HAVE CHANGED AROUND HERE.
SO I DECIDED TO MAKE YOU...
OH, MY GOD. THAT'S AWESOME, MAN.
THIS IS--THIS IS THE MAN CAVE RIGHT HERE.
WHOA.
WE COMPLETELY REMODELED HIS BASEMENT
AND BUILT HIS OWN PERSONAL GYM.
YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY NEED.
THIS IS YOUR PLACE.
DUDE, THIS IS AMA-- I LOVE THIS PLACE.
YES.
BEFORE, WHENEVER I'D GET DOWN OR SAD ABOUT SOMETHING,
I'D JUST GO TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH, YOU KNOW.
OH, THIS IS COOL.
BUT NOW WHEN I GET STRESSED OUT OR ANXIOUS, ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS WALK DOWN THREE FLIGHTS OF STAIRS, AND YOU KNOW...
WELL, IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS,
THIS IS HOW MUCH WEIGHT I NEED YOU TO LOSE.
WOW.
(chuckles) IT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT.
IT'S A BIG NUMBER.
MM-HMM.
IS IT DOABLE? ABSOLUTELY.
THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF WEIGHT, AND IT IS.
HE REALLY HAS TO APPLY HIMSELF.
TELL YOU WHAT, THOUGH. IT GETS EVEN BETTER.
YEAH?
'CAUSE IF YOU LOSE 110 POUNDS IN THE NEXT 3 MONTHS...
I'M GIVING YOU, EMILY, AND ALLI
AN ALL-EXPENSE-PAID TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD.
NICE. ALL RIGHT.
YES.
I COULDN'T THINK OF A BETTER GIFT TO GIVE WALLY,
FOR REACHING HIS PHASE 1 GOAL, THAN A TRIP TO DISNEY WORLD,
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LITTLE ALLI-- SHE'S 2 YEARS OLD,
AND IT'S GONNA BE HER BIRTHDAY.
THESE REALLY ARE THE MOST INCREDIBLE YEARS
TO CAPTURE THE MOST AMAZING MEMORIES.
LAST TIME I WENT TO DISNEY-- BACK LAST JULY,
AND I COULDN'T REALLY WALK THE PARK.
THIS FAMILY OUTING IS SUPPOSED TO BE AWESOME AND...
CHERISHED, AND, YOU KNOW, MY WEIGHT RUINED IT,
AS IT HAS MANY THINGS.
(laughter)
THE NEXT THREE MONTHS-- THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE EASY.
WALLY NEEDS TO LOSE 110 POUNDS. SO I NEED TO BE THERE
24 HOURS A DAY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT HE TRULY UNDERSTANDS
THE PATTERNS AND THE NUTRITION AND THE EXERCISE.
GOOD. BREATHE. GOOD. GET THAT SEPARATION.
GOOD. KEEP IT GOING, KEEP IT GOING.
FEEL THE BEATING AND THE BREATHING.
GOOD. KEEP IT GOING.
BREATHE! COME ON, BUDDY. TWO! LET IT OUT,
LET IT OUT, LET IT OUT!
(groans)
GREAT JOB. GREAT JOB, WALLY.
YOU KNOW, THINGS WITH WALLY ARE GOING GREAT.
IT'S BEEN ONE MONTH, AND HE'S ALREADY DOWN 41 POUNDS.
AND TOMORROW, I'VE GOT AN AWESOME SURPRISE FOR HIM.
REST UP, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH,
CLIMBING THE SEARS TOWER TOMORROW.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YEAH. YEAH.
(laughs)
GET SOME SLEEP.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. (laughs) THAT'S GONNA BE CRAZY.
(laughs) YOU UP FOR IT?
JUST MAKES YOU DIZZY, LOOKING AT IT, DOESN'T IT?
YEAH. (laughs) YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE TOP.
IT'S 103 FLOORS UP.
OKAY. WOW.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY. THIS IS IT.
(chuckles)
103 FLIGHTS.
OH, MY GOD.
I WANT YOU TO SEPARATE THE MIND AND THE BODY,
AND JUST FOCUS ON YOUR BREATHING, OKAY?
THIS IS A MARATHON AND NOT A SPRINT,
SO I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO START OUT TOO FAST,
BECAUSE I KNEW HE'D HIT A WALL REALLY QUICKLY.
ATTABOY, WALLY. YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING THIS.
I USED TO BE DEAD AFTER TWO.
YEAH.
SO WE JUST FOUND A REALLY GOOD TEMPO,
AND IT WAS ONE FLOOR AT A TIME.
YOU'RE A QUARTER OF THE WAY.
(chuckles)
GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB.
(panting) THIS IS TOUGH, MAN.
YEAH.
THIS IS TOUGH.
YOU GONNA QUIT?
NO. THAT'S NOT IN MY VOCABULARY. (pants)
LAST WEEK, WALLY LANG WOULD HAVE QUIT AT TEN,
WOULD HAVE QUIT AT 15.
(pants)
I JUST KEPT GOING, AND I DIDN'T QUIT.
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO. YOU GOT TO CRAWL, YOU CRAWL.
THAT'S IT. YES, BUDDY.
50. HELL, YEAH.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT...
GO, WALLY, PUSH.
HE'S AT 60 FLIGHTS, AND THEN HE'S AT 70, THEN HE'S AT 85.
(groans)
ONCE WE HIT 90 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS, WE KNEW HE HAD 13 TO GO.
THAT WAS THE BIG PUSH.
WHAT'S THIS NEXT ONE FOR?
THIS IS FOR ALLI.
GET GOING.
(yells)
99, CALL IT OUT.
99!
LET'S GO.
100!
THREE FLIGHTS LEFT.
(groans)
THREE FLIGHTS LEFT, WALLY. GO.
GO. AFTERBURNERS, GO.
GET UP THERE. WOW.
(yells)
HIT THAT SIGN.
(panting)
NICE WORK.
WALLY--HE'S 490 POUNDS. THAT WOULD BE LIKE ME CARRYING
A BARBELL WITH 300 POUNDS ON IT ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP
OF THE SEARS TOWER. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
WE'RE UP IN THE CLOUDS.
(groans) I DID IT. (laughs)
YEAH.
WHOO.
A FEW WEEKS AGO, I COULDN'T EVEN GO UP TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS,
AND NOW I CAN DO THIS. THAT'S HOW THIS TRANSFORMATION'S
GONNA BE ALL YEAR, YOU KNOW? THIS IS--THIS IS MY JOB.
103 FLOORS.
(chuckles)
WE HAVE FAMILY STAYING WITH US,
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY BROUGHT SOME OF THEIR OWN FOOD, SO...
THEY BROUGHT CUPCAKES... FRUIT SNACKS...
TERIYAKI NOODLES...
CHIPS, CHOCOLATE CEREAL... IT'S JUST ANOTHER ILLUSTRATION
THAT, YOU KNOW, TEMPTATION IS ALWAYS HERE.
THIS IS STILL GOING GREAT WITH WALLY. HE IS VERY COMMITTED.
I MEAN, AS LONG AS I STAY ON TOP OF HIM.
YOU NEED TO MOVE FASTER.
THE ONLY THING THAT CONCERNS ME IS THAT HE'S MENTIONED
A FEW TIMES HOW MUCH HE MISSES FAST FOOD, AND, ULTIMATELY,
THAT'S A LIFESTYLE THAT HE NEEDS TO CHOOSE TO GIVE UP, NOT JUST
WHEN I'M LIVING WITH HIM, BUT FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
BROTHER, AFTER 12 MONSTER WEEKS...
YEAH.
OF WORKING OUT AND OF JUST GOOD, CLEAN NUTRITION,
YOU READY TO SEE THAT NUMBER?
LET'S DO IT, BRO.
ALL RIGHT.
FIRST 3-MONTH WEIGH-IN-- IT'S SUCH A CRITICAL MOMENT
IN THE TRANSFORMATION, BECAUSE IF HE DOESN'T HIT THAT GOAL...
ALL RIGHT, MY FRIEND.
THE EMOTIONAL REBOUND FROM THAT, IT CAN BE SO DETRIMENTAL.
(exhales)
WELL, BROTHER,
LAST TIME YOU STEPPED ON A SCALE, IT SAID 490 POUNDS,
AND I GAVE YOU A GOAL TO LOSE 110 POUNDS
OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS.
SO IF THIS SCALE SAYS 380 POUNDS OR LESS, YOU HIT YOUR GOAL.
AND ON TOP OF THAT, I'M SENDING YOU GUYS TO DISNEY WORLD.
THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
YEAH, THAT'S REALLY COOL.
I CAN'T COMPLAIN. (laughs)
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, TAKE A DEEP BREATH. TAKE THE SHOES OFF.
I WANT YOU AS LIGHT AS WE CAN POSSIBLY GET YOU.
BEFORE I STEPPED ON THAT SCALE, YOU KNOW, I WAS NERVOUS.
(beeping)
YOU KNOW, I'VE DROPPED A COUPLE SHIRT SIZES,
DROPPED SOME PANT SIZES...
BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT THAT NUMBER'S GONNA SAY?
(beeping stops)
ALL RIGHT, MY FRIEND.
(exhales deeply)
LAST TIME YOU STEPPED ON A SCALE, IT SAID 490 POUNDS,
AND I GAVE YOU A GOAL TO LOSE 110 POUNDS
OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS,
SO IF THIS SCALE SAYS 380 POUNDS OR LESS, YOU HIT YOUR GOAL.
AND ON TOP OF THAT,
I'M SENDING YOU GUYS TO DISNEY WORLD.
THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
YEAH, THAT'S REALLY COOL.
I CAN'T COMPLAIN. (laughs)
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, STEP ON THE SCALE.
(beeping)
(beeping stops)
ON THE DOT. YOU'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!
YEAH, BABY! HA HA!
YEAH!
(Chris) WALLY WEIGHED IN ON THE DOT. 380 POUNDS.
WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD. (laughs)
HUGE WAVE OF RELIEF, BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
YOU SEE THAT NUMBER AND YOUR HEART SKIPS A BEAT,
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, "THAT WAS SO CLOSE."
UGH. IT'S THAT TIME.
CHRIS.
SAYING GOOD-BYE IS ALWAYS, LIKE, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST PARTS,
AND ESPECIALLY WITH WALLY.
I'VE DEFINITELY GROWN ATTACHED TO HIM,
AND HE REALLY INSPIRES ME.
YOUR NEXT PHASE, I NEED YOU TO LOSE 70 POUNDS.
70 POUNDS.
70 POUNDS.
I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST. THAT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
BUT NOW, ON TOP OF THAT, I WANT TO GIVE YOU
A PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE, AND-- AND I CALL IT A MILESTONE,
AND THE MILESTONE FOR YOU IS-- IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY
BEEN TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS,
AND IT'S GONNA BE A 100-MILE BIKE RIDE.
WHOA!
AND WE WANT YOU TO REALLY START EXPERIENCING YOUR NEW BODY.
AWESOME.
100 MILES IN A CAR IS EVEN A LONG TRIP.
100 MILES FROM HERE IS TO SOUTH BEND, INDIANA...
SOUTHERN WISCONSIN, IOWA.
SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SCARY TIME
FOR ME, BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, I'M NOT AROUND ANYMORE.
AND ALL TOO OFTEN, THIS IS SOMETIMES THE PHASE WHERE--
WHERE SOME PEOPLE... THEY FALL OFF THE WAGON.
THE SECOND 90 DAYS ARE GONNA BE A LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE FIRST.
IT'S SCARY TO THINK THAT I CAN GO BACK TO MY BAD HABITS.
SEE YOU, GUYS.
(Emily) BYE.
NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO RELY ON EMILY EVEN MORE,
AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO RELY ON MYSELF.
JUST YOU AND ME.
MM-HMM.
AND ALLI.
AND ALLI.
I'M--I'M EASING BACK INTO WORK SLOWLY.
LITTLE ANXIOUS, YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
I HAVE TO ASSIMILATE BACK INTO THE REAL WORLD EVENTUALLY.
I MEAN, NOT EVERYBODY CAN SPEND FIVE, SIX HOURS A DAY,
WORKING OUT. IT'S--IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM MY WORK,
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THERE'S DOZENS OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST TEMPTATION AFTER TEMPTATION
AFTER TEMPTATION. IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I'VE GOT SOME, UH, MEMORIES COMING BACK, SO...
NOT PROUD TO SAY IT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
SO, GUYS, I'M GONNA HELP YOU COOK TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA GET SOMETHING HEALTHY...
(man) ALL RIGHT.
AND SOMETHING THAT TASTES GOOD.
I WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT SERVICES PEOPLE
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
THIS IS MY KIND OF PLATE RIGHT HERE.
POTATOES AND CARROTS.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND MY ISSUES.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY HEALTHY MEAL...
BESIDES THE HICKORY BACON.
THE WORLD CAN BE A SCARY PLACE. EVERYBODY CELEBRATES WITH FOOD.
READY FOR DESERT?
(man) OH, WOW.
I'M GOOD.
(man speaks indistinctly)
IT'S EVERYWHERE. PEOPLE REALLY DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.
OVER THE NEXT 90 DAYS, IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A CHALLENGE
IF I WANT TO TAKE MY WIFE OUT TO A NICE DINNER
OR, YOU KNOW, DO ANYTHING.
I WILL NOT BE INDULGING IN BREAD THIS AFTERNOON.
(Emily) YEAH, I KNOW. THAT'LL BE A LONG TIME IN THE FUTURE.
(exhales) YEAH.
(laughs)
ARE YOU GONNA HAVE ANY BREAD?
I MIGHT.
MY LIFE'S ALREADY CHANGED.
I-I FEEL BETTER, I'M EATING HEALTHIER.
I'VE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH MY EXERCISE.
I HAVEN'T MISSED A WORKOUT.
I'VE LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES,
AND I WON'T MAKE THOSE MISTAKES AGAIN.
SO I JUST TALKED TO WALLY ON THE PHONE,
AND HE SOUNDS AMAZING. I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED,
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
AND I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN THE KITCHEN COOKING HIS FOOD,
AND I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN THE GYM WORKING OUT,
BUT WHEN I TALKED TO HIM,
HE EXPLAINED THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING OUT OUTSIDE
AND HE'S BEEN MAKING ALL HIS MEALS AT WORK, SO...
THAT'S GREAT. AND I'M THRILLED TO SEE HIM
IN JUST A COUPLE WEEKS IN DISNEY WORLD NOW.
SO I THINK I'M GONNA HIT MY GOAL.
I AM HOPEFUL. (laughs)
♪♪♪
WELL, I'M HERE AT DISNEY WORLD IN ORLANDO.
AND TOMORROW IS WALLY'S 6-MONTH WEIGH-IN.
SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM, JUST TO SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
HEY, SIR, HOW ARE YOU?
WHEN I SAW WALLY WALKING UP,
HE LOOKED LIKE HE'D GAINED WEIGHT.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
BUT RATHER THAN CONFRONT HIM ABOUT IT...
WE'RE HERE AT DISNEY WORLD TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THIS IS THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH.
AND SO LET'S JUST FOCUS ON ENJOYING THE MOMENT
AND CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS THAT HE HAD IN PHASE 1,
AND LET'S WORRY ABOUT THE WEIGHT TOMORROW.
ALLI, LOOK!
(Emily) THAT'S CINDERELLA'S HOUSE.
(Chris) WHOA! WOW.
WALKING AROUND IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM
WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
I WAS ABLE TO WALK HAND-IN-HAND WITH MY DAUGHTER...
WHOO-HOO!
TAKE HER ON RIDES...
ALLI!
LESS SWEATY, MORE ENERGY.
YAY!
YOU KNOW, I FELT LIKE A REGULAR DAD
JUST ON VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY. IT WAS AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE ROUGH
TO TOP HER BIRTHDAYS FROM NOW ON.
(Wally) MICKEY MOUSE!
(man) 1, 2, 3.
MICKEY MOUSE!
SO YOU'RE HAVING FUN NOW?
OH, DUDE. THIS IS AWESOME. IT'S BEEN A BLAST.
REALLY COOL.
(Chris) DISNEY WORLD IS AWESOME, AND THE FAMILY HAD A GREAT TIME,
WHICH IS A GOOD THING, BECAUSE TOMORROW'S THE WEIGH-IN,
AND I HAVE A FEELING IT'S GONNA GET REALLY UGLY.
♪♪♪
HOW'S IT GOING, BUD?
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SIX MONTHS HAS GONE BY, HUH?
(exhales) YOU'RE TELLING ME, BRO. I WISH I COULD SAY...
I WISH I COULD SAY IT'S BEEN ALL AMAZING.
BUT, UH, IT'S BEEN--IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE, THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
REALLY?
YEAH.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
YOU KNOW, I'D HAVE A COUPLE GOOD DAYS,
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I'D--I'D SPOIL IT
BY GOING THROUGH DRIVE-THRUS.
UM... YOU KNOW,
JUST, UH, NOT EATING-- NOT EATING THE WAY I SHOULD'VE.
HOW OFTEN YOU GOING THROUGH DRIVE-THRUS?
A COUPLE DAYS IN A ROW. TWO OR THREE DAYS IN A ROW.
AND THEN I'D BE STRONG.
A LOT OF MY OBESE CLIENTS STRUGGLE WITH FOOD ADDICTION,
BUT WALLY'S DIFFERENT.
HE WANTS WHAT HE WANTS WHEN HE WANTS IT
AND HE'S LYING TO COVER IT UP.
YOU'VE LIED TO ME FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS. YOU LIED TO ME.
I FEEL BETTER, I'M EATING HEALTHIER.
YOU LIED TO EMILY.
I COOK MY OWN FOOD.
YOU LIED TO ALLI.
I'VE LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES,
AND I WON'T MAKE THOSE MISTAKES AGAIN.
I TRUSTED YOU.
I'VE BEEN TALKING TO WALLY A COUPLE TIMES EVERY WEEK
FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
ALL HE HAD TO DO WAS ASK ME FOR HELP, BUT HE LIED TO ME
WEEK AFTER WEEK AFTER WEEK. AND FINALLY,
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, THE ONE THING THAT DOESN'T LIE
IS THE NUMBER. HE WOULD RATHER PICK AN ADDICTION OVER ME.
OVER HIS FAMILY, OVER HIS WIFE, OVER HIS DAUGHTER.
HE WOULD RATHER PICK HIS FOOD OVER ANYTHING.
I TRUSTED YOU...
I KNOW.
AND TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU-- YOU SPIT IN MY FACE.
YOU SPIT IN MY FACE. AND NOT ONLY THAT,
YOU SPIT IN EMILY'S FACE AND YOU SPIT IN ALLI'S FACE
AND EVERYBODY WHO BELIEVES IN YOU.
I NEED HELP, MAN. I-I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.
(voice breaking) I JUST... I COULDN'T CONTROL MYSELF.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I JUST... (sniffles) LIFE GOT TOO COMPLICATED,
AND I JUST WENT BACK TO OLD HABITS.
I HAVE DROPPED CLIENTS FOR MUCH LESS THAN THIS.
THIS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY,
AND WALLY DOESN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT.
YOU KNOW, I-I KNOW THE MISTAKES I MADE.
AND I KNOW THAT I NEED HELP,
AND I NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP. SO I'M JUST...
JUST DON'T LEAVE ME.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW, I-I KNOW THE MISTAKES I MADE,
AND I KNOW THAT I NEED HELP, AND I NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP.
(crying) SO I'M JUST... JUST DON'T LEAVE ME.
ALL RIGHT.
OUR THEME FOR THE YEAR
IS THAT WE ALWAYS FINISH WHAT WE START.
AND I CAN'T GIVE UP ON WALLY, AND I WON'T GIVE UP ON WALLY.
I'D BE A HYPOCRITE IF I DID.
LET'S PUT A NUMBER ON THIS. LET'S JUST SEE--
SEE WHERE YOU'RE AT, OKAY?
OKAY.
GO AHEAD AND TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES, TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT,
AND STEP ON THE SCALE.
(sniffles)
LAST TIME YOU STEPPED ON THE SCALE,
IT SAID 380 POUNDS.
I GAVE YOU THE GOAL TO LOSE 70 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS.
SO IF THIS SAYS 310 POUNDS OR LESS,
YOU DID IT. BUT EVEN LOOKING AT YOU,
I CAN TELL THAT YOU DIDN'T. ALL RIGHT, STEP ON THE SCALE.
(beeping)
(beeping stops)
359 POUNDS.
HE LOST 21 POUNDS, BUT WHAT I'M PISSED ABOUT
IS THE FACT THAT HE LIED TO ME.
I GUESS I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU, MAN,
I MEAN, IF I'M GONNA--I'M GONNA TALK THOUGH MY ACTIONS.
GOOD, BECAUSE I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT.
I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DO WANT?
WHAT?
SHOW ME. SHOW ME TOMORROW. WE'RE RIDING 100 MILES.
YOU CAN SHOW ME TOMORROW WHO YOU ARE.
OKAY.
SHOW ME TOMORROW WHAT YOU'VE GOT,
'CAUSE 100 MILES IS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
NO.
ESPECIALLY AT 359 POUNDS.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE RIDING THIS AT 310.
SHOW ME WHO YOU'RE GONNA BE IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.
THAT'S IT. SEE YOU TOMORROW.
SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT YOU GOT TILL IT'S GONE,
AND THAT'S--THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.
IT'S TIME FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GO AWAY,
OR IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO STEP UP AND ACTUALLY SHOW ME.
I'M TIRED OF THIS LIP SERVICE.
♪♪♪
YOU KNOW, THIS BIKE RIDE'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE BRUTAL,
BUT IT'S VITAL TO PHASE 3 THAT I TACKLE THIS RIDE.
'SUP, MAN?
YOU KNOW, I GOTTA START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
WHAT'S UP, BOYS?
MY BROTHERS ARE GONNA BE JOINING ME, TOO.
THIS IS TOM, THIS IS SEAN.
THEY'RE GONNA BE YOUR GUIDES FOR THE DAY.
(man) 'SUP, TOM?
YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT GONNA BE EASY.
100 MILES. THIS IS NO JOKE.
ON TOP OF THAT, IT'S HOT OUT HERE.
IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT 105 DEGREES TODAY.
ON TOP OF THAT, GUYS, WE'RE GONNA BE ON ASPHALT
THE WHOLE TIME. SO IT'S GONNA BE 120, 125 DEGREES...
THE WHOLE WAY.
ALL RIGHT?
I'M SWEATING ALREADY.
YEAH.
(laughs)
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
(Emily) GOOD LUCK, WALLS.
(Wally) THANKS, BABE. LOVE YA.
♪♪♪
WALLY, TAKE A FEW DEEP BREATHS
AND JUST KEEP THOSE LEGS MOVING, HOMIE.
IT'S LOOKIN' GOOD, HOMIE. I SAW YOU HUSTLING BACK THERE.
DUDE, THIS BIKE FLIES.
HEY, GUYS, HE'S GOT A FLAT TIRE HERE.
WHO?
SO... YOU.
IS THAT ME?
YEAH.
(Chris) I DO WANT SUCCESS FOR WALLY IN THIS RIDE.
BECAUSE PHASE 2 WAS SO POOR FOR HIM,
I NEED TO BUILD SOME KIND OF MOMENTUM.
SO, WALLY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR?
PHASE 3!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR?
PHASE 3!
YEAH, BUDDY! COME ON, NOW! PICK UP THE PACE!
THE LAST THING I WANT IS FOR HIM TO MOVE INTO PHASE 3
FEELING DEFEAT AND FEELING SHAME, BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY GONNA
MAKE THE ADDICTION CYCLE THAT MUCH WORSE.
(Wally) RIDICULOUS.
DOES ANYBODY GET A PINCH FLAT
OR IS IT JUST BIG PEOPLE?
NO, EVERYBODY.
SEAN THE BIKE GUY-- HE'S MAKING EXCUSES
AND HE'S TRYING TO BE NICE TO WALLY, SAYING,
"OH, IT'S--IT'S NOT BECAUSE OF YOUR WEIGHT.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE-- THE COMPRESSION OF THE TIRE."
NO. YOU GOT 360 POUNDS
RIDING ON A TUBE THAT'S A HALF AN INCH THICK.
IS IT THE TIRE THAT MIGHT BE UNEVEN, OR SOMETHING, OR...
JUST A MATTER OF CIRCUMSTANCES, REALLY.
FORTUNATELY, SEAN'S GOT A PLAN
TO REINFORCE THE TUBE OF THE BIKE WITH ANOTHER TUBE.
I'M PRAYING THAT THIS WORKS,
BECAUSE IF WE HAVE ANY MORE FLATS
WE'RE NOT GONNA FINISH THIS BIKE RIDE.
ALL RIGHT, WALLY. ALMOST 10 MILES, MAN.
ALMOST 10 MILES. 90 TO GO.
JUST KEEP THIS PACE RIGHT HERE. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL RIGHT HERE.
ONCE WALLY'S TUBE WAS REINFORCED,
THE RIDE ACTUALLY WENT RELATIVELY SMOOTH
AND HE DIDN'T HAVE A FLAT FOR MILES 5 THROUGH 30.
HEY, WALLY, WE'RE AT THE 30-MILE MARK NOW, BRO.
WE'RE AT THE 30-MILE MARK. HOW YOU FEELING?
MAN, THIS IS BRUTAL.
KEEP UP WITH ME, MAN.
I'M PICKING UP THE PACE A LITTLE BIT.
JUST KEEP UP WITH ME, ALL RIGHT?
DON'T GO TOO FAST FOR ME, MAN.
ONCE WE HIT ABOUT MILES 30 THROUGH 40,
WALLY STARTED TO FATIGUE.
(Wally) NICE AND SLOW, BRIAN.
ONCE WE HIT ABOUT MILE 42, 43,
I'M WATCHING WALLY, AND HE'S SWERVING BACK AND FORTH
AND HE'S WAVERING ON HIS BIKE.
(Chris) HUG THAT LINE A LITTLE MORE.
YOU GOT SOME CARS TRYING TO COME BY.
(horn honks)
AW, MAN.
43-MILE MARK, THERE WAS A PRETTY BIG HILL
ON THE HIGHWAY. AND AFTER THAT, IT WAS, UH--NO PUN INTENDED--
IT ALL WENT DOWNHILL.
MY BODY COULDN'T RECOVER FROM THAT CLIMB.
I NEED TO GET OUT OF THIS SUN, DUDE.
YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF THE SUN? OKAY.
HEY, GUYS, LET'S TAKE A SHADE BREAK.
(Chris) YOU GOTTA COOL HIM OFF. WE--WE...
DUDE, YEAH. OH, WE GOTTA COOL HIM OFF RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WE'RE DEALING WITH, UH...
BREATHE FOR ME, ALL RIGHT?
(Chris) STAY WITH ME, ALL RIGHT?
MAN, JUST LISTEN TO CHRIS.
HEY, WALLY. WALLY. WALLY! WALLY.
(groans)
♪♪♪
(breathing heavily)
(Chris) WE GOTTA GET HIM OFF THIS BIKE.
IT'S OKAY, WALLY.
HEY, EASY. BUDDY. EASY. EASY.
OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
SLOWLY. WE GOTTA SLOWLY LET HIM DOWN.
HEY, WE'RE GONNA LAY HIM OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE, OKAY?
WALLY, RIGHT NOW
I NEED YOU TO TRY AND SIT UP.
YOUR DIAPHRAGM IS COMPRESSED,
AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE DEEP BREATHS.
(breathing deeply)
I'M GONNA PUT YOU ON SOME OXYGEN, OKAY?
(groans) YEAH, WHATEVER, DUDE.
IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST BET.
OKAY. YOU'RE OKAY.
JUST TAKE A FEW DEEP BREATHS IN THAT.
CONCENTRATE ON YOUR BREATHING.
BIGGEST THING RIGHT NOW IS JUST COOLING YOU OFF
AND GETTING SOME FLUIDS IN YOU, ALL RIGHT?
THEN WE'LL GET BACK ON, MAN.
WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
CHRIS...
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, RIGHT? YEAH. YEAH, YOU DO.
YOUR RIDE'S OVER RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S ONE OF TWO WAYS THAT THINGS CAN GO WITH WALLY.
HE COULD LEARN A LESSON FROM THE LAST TWO DAYS
AND HE COULD TURN THINGS AROUND, OR HE COULD FALL BACK
INTO THOSE OLD PATTERNS THAT HAVE DESTROYED HIS LIFE
OVER THE LAST 26 YEARS.
♪♪♪
THIS 90 DAYS HAS BEEN DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST 90 DAYS.
IT'S BEEN A LOT MORE ROUGH. IT'S SO EASY FOR LIFE
TO TAKE OVER AGAIN AND TO STOP CONCENTRATING ON YOUR HEALTH.
MY GREATEST STRUGGLE IS, YOU KNOW,
I GOTTA STAY AWAY FROM THE FAST FOOD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. I GET INTO A MIND-SET,
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AN EASY, QUICK OPTION.
WHATEVER EMOTION I HAVE, I FIND AN EXCUSE TO EAT,
AND I HAVE TO CHANGE THAT IN MY LIFE.
DEFINITELY HIT A, UM...
A ROUGH PATCH THE LAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.
MENTALLY, YOU KNOW, JUST BEATING MYSELF UP,
AND, YOU KNOW, ISSUES OF HATING MYSELF.
TO FIGHT THESE ISSUES WITHOUT FOOD
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE,
IT'S JUST PROVING VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME.
I GOT AN E-MAIL FROM WALLY LAST NIGHT,
AND IT'S REALLY CONCERNING.
UM, HE'S TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH HE HATES HIMSELF,
AND HOW HE'S LETTING HIS ADDICTION GET THE BEST OF HIM.
HE'S SAYING, "I HOPE YOU CAN FORGIVE ME ONE DAY.
I'M TIRED OF FIGHTING. I HATE MYSELF."
YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS I GOT HIS E-MAIL,
I GOT ON THE FIRST PLANE TO CHICAGO. SO I JUST LANDED,
AND I-I NEED TO SEE HIM.
(alert beeps)
(rings doorbell)
HEY, EM.
HEY. HOW'S IT GOING?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GOOD. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA BE HERE.
SURPRISE, HUH?
YEAH.
CAN I COME IN?
YEAH, COME ON UP.
IS WALLY HERE?
HE'S NOT. HE'S ACTUALLY OUT WORKING OUT RIGHT NOW.
OH, OKAY. AWESOME.
GUESS WHO'S HERE?
(gasps) OH, MY GOD! IT'S CHRIS!
(Chris) HOW ARE YOU DOING, KIDDO?
SAY HI!
(Chris laughs)
IS IT OKAY IF YOU WATCH ALLI FOR A LITTLE BIT?
OH, NO. THAT'S FINE.
AND CAN I-- CAN I SPEAK WITH YOU?
SURE. NO PROBLEM.
OKAY. AWESOME. AWESOME. AW, THANK YOU.
GO ON. GRANDMA'S GOT YOU.
OKAY. WELL, OF COURSE, I'M HERE FOR WALLY.
I NEED EMILY'S SUPPORT
IN THE DECISION TO GET WALLY THE HELP THAT HE NEEDS.
HE'S EXHIBITING JUST SEVERE ADDICT BEHAVIOR.
YOU KNOW, I HAD MY CREW--
THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THESE RECEIPTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S CHICKEN BREAST, CHICKEN BREAST,
TWO SLICES OF PIZZA.
I REIMBURSE HIM $100 A WEEK
TO--TO PAY FOR THE FOODS THAT I HAVE ON MY PROGRAM.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GREEN BEANS, SWEET PEAS, TURKEY, CANDY.
OR HOW ABOUT THIS ONE WHERE, LIKE,
WE HAVE A TILAPIA FILET, BUT THEN MILK CHOCOLATE?
MM-HMM.
(Chris) WALLY IS EXHIBITING TRUE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR
WHERE HE'S COMPLIANT WITH THE PROGRAM,
THEN HE TURNS AROUND AND HE REWARDS HIMSELF
WITH THESE INDIVIDUAL REWARDS THAT HE THINKS HE CAN COVER UP.
HE'S HIDING AGAIN, AND HE'S LYING,
AND HE'S DOING IT ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT'S VERY HARD BECAUSE THE TRUST HAS BEEN BROKEN
AND THEN BROKEN AND BROKEN.
I'M SURE HE GETS TICKED OFF AT ME ASKING HIM, YOU KNOW,
DID YOU EAT FAST FOOD? CAN I LOOK AT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT?
RIGHT NOW, HE'S OUT AND ABOUT,
DOES NOT EVEN HAVE A CREDIT CARD, A DOLLAR ON HIM.
BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND
THAT FOOD CAN--THEY UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE QUITTING SMOKING.
THAT IF YOU'RE DOING DRUGS-- THEY UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND FOOD.
I CAME HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE,
AND, UH... HERE I PULL UP TO MY HOUSE,
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, UH, THERE'S A CAMERA CREW HERE.
AND I WAS LIKE, "OKAY, WELL... THAT'S KIND OF CRAZY."
(grunts)
WHOA. (chuckles)
WHAT'S UP, CHRIS?
HEY, BUDDY. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD. HOW YOU DOING?
♪♪♪
WHOA. (chuckles)
WHAT'S UP, CHRIS?
HEY, BUDDY. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD. HOW YOU DOING?
WHEN I FIRST SAW WALLY, HE WAS HUGE.
HE WALKED IN THE DOOR, AND I DON'T NEED THE SCALE
TO TELL THAT HE'S GAINED WEIGHT.
I DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE YOU AT ALL.
I KNOW. AFTER I GOT YOUR E-MAIL, UH, LAST NIGHT,
I GOT THE FIRST FLIGHT OUT HERE BECAUSE, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT I JUST... I'M NOT GONNA MESS WITH THIS.
(Wally) SINCE I CAME BACK FROM FLORIDA,
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA MAKE A CHANGE, UM, AGAIN,
AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST REALIZED
I'M JUST RUNNING AWAY FROM MY ADDICTION.
IT FOLLOWS ME WHEREVER I GO.
"HEY, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW..."
OH, WOW.
"I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM AN EPIC FAILURE.
"TO BE HONEST, I'VE PRETTY MUCH FAILED AT EVERYTHING
"I HAVE EVER DONE IN THIS WORLD.
"I HAVE BEEN A PATHETIC EXCUSE AS A HUSBAND,
"FATHER, AND ESPECIALLY, FRIEND.
"I AM BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO HELP FOR ME AT ALL.
"I AM SORRY I WASTED YOUR TIME, TALENTS, AND MONEY
"THESE PAST FEW MONTHS.
"THE FACT IS, I HATE MYSELF.
"I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT MYSELF AND WHO I HAVE BECOME.
"I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER GET BACK THAT TIME OR MONEY.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME ONE DAY. WALLY."
FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS, I'VE BEEN SUICIDAL.
UM, IT'S A DARK, DARK, SAD PLACE TO BE.
(voice breaking) I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I'M SCARED.
I HAVE EVERY SINGLE TOOL. I HAVE YOU.
AND, LIKE, I JUST CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM THIS, YOU KNOW?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU CHEATED?
TODAY.
WHAT--WHAT DID YOU DO?
YOU KNOW, I ATE, YOU KNOW, FAST FOOD,
LIKE I DO EVERY (bleep) DAY.
NOT 30 MINUTES BEFORE, EMILY WAS TELLING ME THAT--
THAT, "IT'S IMPOSSIBLE THAT HE COULD CHEAT.
"IN FACT, HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE HIS CREDIT CARDS.
"HE DOESN'T HAVE HIS MONEY. OH, HE'S AT THE GYM RIGHT NOW."
HE WASN'T AT THE GYM. HE WAS AT THE DRIVE-THRU.
(Wally) I HAD TWO DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS,
A LARGE FRY,
A SODA,
THREE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.
IT--IT'S UGLY. AND, YOU KNOW,
I'LL BE EATING UNTIL I WANNA THROW UP, TILL MY JAW HURTS,
TILL I CAN'T TAKE ANYMORE,
AND I-I'LL STILL PUT FOOD IN MY MOUTH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
LET'S WEIGH YOU.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT. YEAH.
OKAY? LET'S GO.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE'S... THERE'S NO HIDING IT.
ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD AND STEP ON THE SCALE.
SEE HOW MUCH YOU WEIGH? 418 POUNDS.
YEAH.
HE'S GAINED NEARLY 60 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I CAN'T HELP YOU. I CAN'T HELP YOU.
I CAN GIVE YOU ALL THE TOOLS IN THE WORLD,
BUT, WALLY, ONLY YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF.
WILL YOU STILL BE MY FRIEND?
YOU NEED REHAB.
YOU NEED STRUCTURED REHAB. IS THAT--
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO?
ABSOLUTELY.
♪♪♪
WALLY IS AN ADMITTED ADDICT.
I KNOW HE HAS AN EMOTIONAL NEED FOR FOOD.
AND HE NEEDS HELP BEYOND WHAT I CAN PROVIDE FOR HIM.
SO THIS MORNING, I'M TAKING WALLY TO REHAB.
THERE'S AN OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION PROGRAM
RIGHT HERE IN CHICAGO.
I KNEW THAT YOU CHEATED YESTERDAY, BUT I DIDN'T GIVE YOU
A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN.
EMILY TELLS ME THAT SHE TAKES YOUR CREDIT CARD,
SHE TAKES ALL OF YOUR MONEY,
AND ALL YOU HAVE IS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE.
SO DO--WHAT, DO YOU STASH YOUR MONEY? IS IT HERE IN THE CAR?
HOW DO YOU GET IT?
YOU KNOW, WITH AN I.D.,
STILL YOU HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT...
IT'S NOT--YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED A CREDIT CARD
WHEN YOU CAN...
WORK AROUND IT, I GUESS.
FOOD ADDICTION IS A VERY REAL THING.
I MEAN, CHEMICALLY, IT'S--IT'S COMPARED TO--
TO *** ADDICTIONS. YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
IT'S--IT'S ALMOST AS STRONG AS A *** ADDICTION
FOR SOME OF THESE ADDICTS.
AND, TRULY, FAST FOOD HAS BECOME THE *** FOR THE MASSES.
HARD TO BELIEVE WE CLIMBED THAT ALMOST NINE MONTHS AGO.
THAT WAS AWESOME, WASN'T IT?
YEAH.
EVERY WEEK, WE GET TO OBSERVE AN INCREDIBLE WEIGHT LOSS,
AND IT LOOKS EASY BUT IT'S ACTUALLY VERY DIFFICULT.
NOT EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL.
WALLY'S PROOF OF THAT.
AND WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, HE MIGHT NOT BE 250 POUNDS,
BUT IF HE CAN GET HIS MIND RIGHT,
THEN AT LEAST THERE'S HOPE.
WELL, BROTHER...
THIS IS WHERE OUR JOURNEY ENDS.
AND, UH, I GUESS FROM-- FROM THIS MOMENT FORWARD,
I'M NO LONGER YOUR TRAINER. I'M YOUR SUPPORTIVE FRIEND.
THANKS, MAN.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME.
AND, UH, UH...
(sighs) WE'LL SEE WHERE THE WORLD TAKES US.
LOVE YOU, MAN.
LOVE YOU, BROTHER.
I'LL SEE YOU SOON... HOPEFULLY.
ALL RIGHT.
(chuckles)
THERE IT IS.
STANDING AT THE ELEVATOR AND SAYING GOOD-BYE TO WALLY,
I ALMOST--I HAD A FLASHBACK OF THE LAST NINE MONTHS
THAT WE SPENT TOGETHER.
OH, MY GOD! (laughs)
I HAD TO PUT A BLOCK ON THAT LAST MEAL. (laughs)
AAH!
YES! GREAT JOB.
THANKS FOR BELIEVING IN ME.
(Chris) ON THE DOT.
YEAH, BABY!
YOU'RE GOING TO DISNEY WORLD.
(Chris) WALLY'S DESTINY IS IN HIS HANDS NOW,
AND OUR JOURNEY IS OVER.
♪♪♪
BUT I COULDN'T LOOK BACK AT WALLY
BECAUSE I WAS DISAPPOINTED.
YOU KNOW, AND...
I... I GAVE HIM MY WORD
THAT I WOULD DO EVERYTHING THAT I COULD.
AND--AND I-I TRULY THINK I DID
AND I BELIEVE THAT I DID.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, I'M TERRIFIED FOR HIM.
(elevator bell dings)
♪♪♪
HI, I'M WALLY LANG. I'M HERE TO SEE CINDRA.
THIS YEAR WAS--WAS, UH... (chuckles)
BELIEVE IT OR NOT...
THIS YEAR WAS PROBABLY THE MOST AMAZING YEAR IN MY LIFE.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY STORY'S STILL NOT OVER.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THIS YEAR.
I HAVEN'T GIVEN UP YET.