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Chris: ONE PERSON...
THERE YOU GO! COME ON NOW!
...ONE YEAR...
FASTER, FASTER, FASTER!
...ONE AMAZING TRANSFORMATION.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOA-HO!
MY NAME'S CHRIS POWELL, AND THIS IS WHAT I DO.
PUSH. I WANT TO SEE YOU PUSH YOURSELF.
I DON'T SEE IT.
OKAY.
STOP [BLEEP] TOUCHING THE [BLEEP] THING!
GET UP OFF THE GROUND AND KEEP GOING.
I CAN'T FREAKIN' DO IT!
YES, YOU CAN.
THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!
TIME TO WAKE UP. TIME TO START LIVING. COME ON.
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT YEAR
IN ONE PERSON'S LIFE.
DON'T LISTEN TO YOUR BODY, LISTEN TO ME. COME ON, PUSH!
AAH!
HANG ON!
WHO ARE YOU?
YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DIE.
SOMETHING TELLS ME YOU WANT MORE.
♪♪♪
TONIGHT ON "EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS"...
MEET JAMI, AN ADOPTED CHILD
WHO HAS ALWAYS DREAMED
OF RECONNECTING WITH HER BIRTH MOM.
BUT SHAME OVER HER WEIGHT HOLDS HER BACK.
[ Voice breaking ] I FEEL WORTHLESS ALL THE TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO MEET HER AND FEEL THIS WAY.
LUCKILY, CHRIS POWELL IS GOING TO HELP HER CHANGE HER LIFE.
[ GASPS ]
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT TO LOVE YOURSELF?
MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
TIME TO EXPLORE HOW AWESOME YOU ARE.
BUT CHRIS HAS NEVER MET ANYONE SO BROKEN.
[ Voice breaking ] WE CAN COME BACK FROM THAT, RIGHT?
HE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE HIS STRATEGY...
MY JOB RIGHT NOW IS GONNA BE
GETTING YOU TO EAT AS MANY CALORIES AS I CAN
AND KEEPING YOU OUT OF THE GYM.
...IF SHE'S EVEN GONNA MAKE IT TO HER FINAL WEIGH IN...
THIS IS TOTALLY AN EXPERIMENT FOR ME.
...ALL LEADING UP TO AN EMOTIONAL REUNION
27 YEARS IN THE MAKING.
[ CRYING, SPEAKS SPANISH ]
♪♪♪
DO YOU NEED ME TO?
Woman: WELL...
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
Jami: I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME
LOOKING AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR.
[ SIGHS ] I LIKEN IT TO, LIKE, YOU WOULDN'T STOP TO STARE
AND ADMIRE A PIECE OF TRASH,
SO WHY WOULD I WANT TO LOOK IN THE MIRROR?
LIKE, I ALREADY KNOW I'M UGLY,
SO I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT SOMETHING
THAT I KNOW IS DISGUSTING.
I WOULD LOVE TO GET HEALTHY
AND HAVE MY PSORIASIS BE CLEARED UP.
THE HEAVIER YOU ARE, THE WORSE YOUR PSORIASIS IS.
I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING UNTIL NOW
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE I MATTERED ENOUGH TO DO IT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
LIKE, I FEEL LIKE I CARRY ALL MY FAILURE,
SO IT'S ALL RIGHT HERE.
AND I WISH THIS WASN'T MY BODY.
MY NAME IS JAMI, I AM 28 YEARS OLD,
AND I AM 165 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT.
CAN I SIT WITH YOU?
YES, YOU CAN SIT.
I AM A RESIDENCE DIRECTOR FOR AN INTENSIVE BALLET SCHOOL.
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
MAKING SURE THEY GET UP IN THE MORNING
AND GET OVER TO SCHOOL TO DANCE.
I EAT ALL OF MY MEALS WITH THEM
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE MAKING HEALTHY CHOICES.
DO YOU WANT TO WATCH REHEARSAL LATER TODAY?
YEAH. NO PROBLEM. I WOULD LOVE TO.
MY KIDS ARE, LIKE, THE DEFINITION OF ACTIVE.
THEY ARE WORKING OUT SIX TO SEVEN HOURS A DAY.
THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY,
WHICH JUST SEEMS REALLY IRONIC TO ME
THAT I CAN DISPENSE THAT AND NOT REALLY ACCEPT THAT.
MY BIGGEST HOPE IS --
I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND GET MY DOCTORATE.
SO, THAT'S, LIKE, MY BIG FUTURE GOAL.
I WANT TO MEET MY MOM.
SO, I'M -- I WAS BORN IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, IN 1983,
AND I WAS RAISED BY MY BIOLOGICAL MOM TILL I WAS 2 1/2.
SHE COULDN'T RAISE ME ANYMORE.
ACTUALLY, WE WERE HOMELESS AND LIVING ON THE STREET,
AND SO SHE WENT TO A NUN'S HOME,
AND THEN SHE KIND OF REALIZED THAT SHE COULDN'T DO IT ANYMORE,
AND SO SHE GAVE ME UP.
[ Voice breaking ] ROXANNA, MY MOTHER IN CHILE,
WOULD LAY WITH ME EVERY NIGHT
AND JUST TELL ME, LIKE, I WAS GOING TO ANOTHER MOTHER
THAT WAS GONNA TAKE CARE OF ME AND LOVE ME
AND, YOU KNOW, BE MY MOM,
BUT SHE WOULD ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART.
LIN ADOPTED ME WHEN I WAS 2,
AND WE DON'T HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP.
SHE HAS NO INTEREST IN BECOMING A BETTER PERSON,
AND SHE'S JUST NOT WILLING TO OPEN UP ABOUT HER OWN LIFE.
I THINK MY MOM BEING LESBIAN
AND NOT WANTING THE WORLD TO KNOW,
I THINK I LIVED IN HER SHAME AND HER GUILT,
SO I STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND,
LIKE, WHERE SOME OF HER SADNESS CAME FROM,
AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS ME.
NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T MY FAULT.
I JUST ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT IT WAS.
SO, I STARTED LOOKING FOR MY BIOLOGICAL MOM, I THINK,
AS SOON AS THERE WAS A COMPUTER IN THE HOUSE,
BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY FELT LIKE I FIT IN WITH MY FAMILY,
AND SO I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT LOOKED LIKE ME.
MY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER FOUND ME ONLINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
AND WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING EVER SINCE,
BUT WE'VE NEVER MET IN PERSON.
I DON'T WANT TO MEET HER [SNIFFLES]
AND FEEL THIS WAY.
SHE REALLY, LIKE, DID THE BEST THING FOR ME,
LIKE, GAVE ME THE BEST LIFE I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE,
AND I WANT TO THANK HER.
MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD,
I WANT ROXANNA, MY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER,
TO BE ABLE TO WRAP HER ARMS ALL THE WAY AROUND ME
AND JUST KNOW AND, LIKE, A SIGH OF A HUG THAT I AM OKAY.
[ CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS ]
I'M HERE IN PHILADELPHIA AT JAMI'S DANCE SCHOOL,
WHERE SHE'S A RESIDENT ADVISER.
SHE'S KIND OF LIKE A MOM
TO PROBABLY 30 OR 40 OF THESE STUDENTS,
AND SHE'S SPENT HER WHOLE LIFE GIVING TO OTHER PEOPLE.
AND, WELL, THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING'S GONNA CHANGE.
SO, IN THE TRUE NATURE AND TRADITION OF BALLET,
I FIGURED I'D SLIP INTO A -- SLIP INTO THIS THING.
AND [LAUGHS]
HOPEFULLY SHE'S GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR,
BECAUSE THIS AIN'T PRETTY.
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
[ MUSIC STOPS ]
[ GASPS ]
JAMI, I FLEW ALL THE WAY OUT TO PHILADELPHIA,
AND I SQUEEZED INTO THIS THING
TO CHOOSE YOU FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF YOUR LIFE.
[ SOBS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ARE YOU FOR REAL?
YES. I'M FOR REAL.
I CAME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE FOR YOU.
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'RE WORTH IT.
ARE YOU READY?
I AM SO READY.
GOOD.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO.
THIS IS NOT REAL LIFE RIGHT NOW.
YES, IT IS. YES, IT IS.
OKAY.
THIS YEAR IS GONNA BE FULL OF SURPRISES,
BUT LET ME TELL YOU -- WE HAVE NO TIME.
OUR FLIGHT LEAVES IN A COUPLE HOURS.
OKAY.
SO WE NEED TO GO HOME. YOU GOT TO PACK YOUR BAGS.
[ LAUGHS ]
BOOT CAMP STARTS TOMORROW, ALL RIGHT?
[ SNIFFLES ] WHAT?!
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, SO, LET ME TELL YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, GUYS.
OH, YOU ARE KIDDING ME!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHS ]
I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SURPRISE LIKE THAT IN --
IN -- IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, EVER.
YOU GOT TO HURRY.
OKAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I WANTED TO KNOW, WHY ME?
IT'S REALLY OVERWHELMING.
♪♪♪
Chris: TO PUT JAMI THROUGH A TRANSFORMATION,
WHERE SHE'S IN A PLACE WHERE SHE'S COMFORTABLE
AND SHE'S CONFIDENT TO MEET HER BIRTH MOTHER,
I MEAN, IT'S A TALL ORDER.
WELL, HERE WE ARE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARE YOU READY?
I AM READY. I-I-I'M OVERWHELMED.
WHAT ARE YOU -- WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
[ SIGHS ]
WHAT IF I CAN'T DO IT?
DISAPPOINTING YOU IS, LIKE, WORSE THAN DISAPPOINTING MYSELF.
FOR SOMEBODY LIKE JAMI, WHO -- HER SELF-ESTEEM IS SO LOW.
SHE HAS NO VALUE FOR HERSELF.
THEN TO BE CHOSEN FOR THIS PROCESS,
SHE IS SO OVERWHELMED.
SHE JUST KEEPS BREAKING DOWN INTO TEARS.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M OKAY.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU EVEN STEPPED ON A SCALE?
[ LAUGHS ]
UH, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
AND I DIDN'T LIKE THE NUMBER I SAW.
IT JUST WAS VALIDATING THAT I'M WORTHLESS,
SO WHY WOULD YOU GET BACK ON AGAIN?
JAMI IS JUST -- SHE IS SO BROKEN.
AND -- AND WHEN SHE WALKS OUT ONTO THAT SCALE,
I'LL BE HONEST -- INSIDE, I'M THINKING,
"THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH JOURNEY."
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
[ Voice breaking ] HOW DO YOU COME BACK FROM THAT?
WE CAN COME BACK FROM THAT, RIGHT?
I'M SO AFRAID OF LETTING YOU DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW IF JAMI'S GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THE YEAR.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO RESIGN FROM MY POSITION.
THE PROBLEM IS -- YOUR PLANS BECOME OUR PROBLEM.
AND LATER...
Jami: STANDING THERE WAITING FOR MY MOM
WAS THE SINGLE MOST FEAR-INDUCING MOMENT OF MY LIFE.
[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
[ Voice breaking ] HOW DO YOU COME BACK FROM THAT?
WE CAN COME BACK FROM THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH, YOU CAN.
[ SNIFFLES ] OKAY.
Jami: IT'S PAINFUL TO, LIKE,
HAVE TO STARE YOUR OWN FAILURES IN THE FACE
AND KNOW THAT, LIKE, YOU CAN'T CHANGE IT TOMORROW.
LIKE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT IN A LOT MORE WORK
TO DIG YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR FAILURE.
HOW TALL ARE YOU?
UH, 5'6".
YOU'RE 5'6" AND 292 POUNDS.
Chris: IN MY EXPERIENCE,
I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE A LOT HEAVIER THAN THAT.
COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER TRANSFORMATIONS I'VE DONE,
SHE DOESN'T HAVE THAT FAR TO GO.
BUT JAMI'S TRANSFORMATION --
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH WEIGHT LOSS.
IT REALLY HAS TO DO WITH HER LEARNING TO LOVE HERSELF
AND HER REALIZING AND DISCOVERING
HOW EXTRAORDINARY AND HOW STRONG SHE REALLY IS.
[ Voice breaking ] I WANT TO BE POWERFUL ENOUGH
TO CHANGE THAT NUMBER.
YOU WILL. YOU WILL.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE RIGHT NOW.
JUST BELIEVE IN ME.
AND TAKE MY WORD FOR IT WHEN I SAY I BELIEVE IN YOU.
AND AFTER A WHILE, YOU'LL START TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, OKAY?
OKAY.
Jami: EVERY STEP AWAY FROM 292
IS THE BEGINNING OF 291 OR 290.
[ Voice breaking ] AND, LIKE, LITTLE BY LITTLE,
I'M GONNA MAKE THE CHANGES THAT I NEED TO MAKE.
SO, IT WAS A -- IT WAS FREEING,
'CAUSE I KNEW THAT I WAS --
IT'S THE LAST TIME THAT I WAS GONNA SEE IT ON A SCALE.
♪♪♪
Dr. Schaack: JAMI.
Jami: HI.
WE HAVE YOUR -- SOME OF YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY HERE.
YOUR SKIN CONDITION CAN USUALLY BE TAKEN CARE OF
WITH DIET AND EXERCISE.
Chris: BOOT CAMP HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN,
AND IN BOOT CAMP,
SHE'S GONNA BE GOING THROUGH A SERIES OF MEDICAL EXAMS
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S READY FOR THIS PROCESS,
BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE INTENSE.
AND IN ADDITION, SHE'S GONNA BE MEETING WITH PAULETTE,
WHO'S GONNA COVER HER WHOLE NUTRITION SCHEDULE.
FOR BREAKFAST, YOU CAN HAVE A HIGH-FIBER ENGLISH MUFFIN.
THAT'S ONE CARB.
OKAY.
A TABLESPOON OF NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER ON THERE
AND A HALF A BANANA.
AND THEN SHE'S ALSO GONNA BE WORKING OUT WITH ME.
WELCOME TO MY COMFORT ZONE.
[ LAUGHS ]
RIGHT. HOW YOU FEELING?
YOU DON'T LOOK TOO COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHS ] I'M NOT.
I-I'M EXC-- I'M REALLY EXCITED.
[ Voice working ] I AM, AND I MEAN THAT GENUINELY,
BUT I'M SO AFRAID OF DISAPPOINTING YOU
AND MYSELF RIGHT NOW,
AND SO I'M PSYCHING MYSELF OUT FOR THAT.
Chris: I'M USED TO PEOPLE BREAKING DOWN
AND CRYING DURING A WORKOUT,
BUT JAMI STARTED CRYING BEFORE THE WORKOUT.
SHE CAN'T EVEN COMPOSE HERSELF.
HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW IF JAMI'S GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THE YEAR.
[ Crying ] I'M SO AFRAID OF LETTING YOU DOWN.
STOP.
YOU HAVE NOTHING TO PROVE TO ME.
YOU GOT THAT?
YES.
I WANT TO SEE YOU PROVE IT TO YOURSELF.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT AND --
AND YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR MOM
AND YOU WANT HER TO SEE YOU, THAT YOU'RE DOING OKAY.
SO, WHAT IF I DISAPPOINT HER TODAY?
"WHAT IF?"
WHAT ARE YOU SO SCARED OF? YOU KNOW, IT'S CRAZY.
YOU -- YOU ARE SO A-SCARED
OF SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
IT KEEPS YOU FROM LIVING RIGHT NOW.
THE FUTURE IS WAITING FOR YOU TO LIVE INTO IT
AND CREATE WHATEVER YOU WANT FROM IT.
AM I HITTING ON SOMETHING HERE?
YEAH.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
TOTALLY. GET OVER IT.
OKAY.
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
[ Laughing ] YES! [ SNIFFLES ]
SO WE'RE GONNA GET OVER IT JUST ONE DAY AT A TIME.
YEAH.
LET'S GO.
WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSFORMATION
AND -- AND BUILDING JAMI BACK UP, WE'RE AT GROUND ZERO.
AND THIS IS GONNA BE DONE ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME.
THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD EVER DISAPPOINT ME IS IF YOU QUIT.
I'M NOT A QUITTER. I'M NOT A QUITTER.
YOU READY?
UM...OKAY. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU ALL WARMED UP?
SURE.
COOL.
[ MACHINE POWERS DOWN ]
DON'T GO ANYWHERE.
GRIP THE HANDLES AND PUSH.
I WANT YOU TO MAKE THIS -- THIS BELT MOVE.
[ SIGHS ]
PUSH.
OKAY.
PUSH. PUSH.
AND I WANT YOU TO GET IT MOVING.
OKAY.
NOW PUSH IT.
THIS IS A SPRINT, JAMI. GO, GO, GO!
Jami: I JUST THOUGHT LIKE, "HE'S GONNA REV ME UP.
HE'S GONNA MAKE ME RUN."
AND WHEN HE STOPPED THE TREADMILL
AND WAS LIKE, "OKAY, SPRINT," I CAN'T.
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN MOVE THIS BELT WITHOUT IT BEING ON.
BREATHE, BREATHE.
KEEP PUSHING NOW.
TIME TO EXPLORE YOUR BODY, JAMI.
TIME TO EXPLORE HOW AWESOME YOU ARE.
Jami: SUDDENLY, AS I'M, LIKE, SPRINTING,
I'M PROVING TO MYSELF AND TO HIM THAT I CAN,
EVEN -- EVEN THOUGH I SAID I COULDN'T.
BEAUTIFUL! KEEP PUSHING! KEEP PUSHING!
KEEP PUSHING! KEEP PUSHING! COME ON NOW!
AND SO THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY,
THESE ARE MY MINUTES WITH CHRIS THAT MATTER,
AND SO IF I'M GONNA LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT MYSELF,
I HAVE TO PUT MYSELF THROUGH THIS
TO COME OUT OF IT AND SHOW MYSELF I CAN DO IT.
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT TO LOVE YOURSELF?
TO NEVER WORRY ABOUT DISAPPOINTING ANYBODY,
BECAUSE YOU VALUE YOURSELF ENOUGH.
COME ON, KEEP PUSHING!
3, 2, 1, REST.
[ GASPING ]
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT THAT FREEDOM?
[ SIGHS ] A LOT.
[ SOBS ] MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
IT HAS CONSUMED YOU FOR FAR TOO LONG.
MM.
Jami: I'M DEFINITELY PROUD OF MYSELF.
I THINK I REALLY STRUGGLED TO GAUGE MY SUCCESS.
AND I REALIZED THAT I'VE NEVER
REALLY LIVED IN ANY OF MY SUCCESS,
AND IF YOU DON'T GET TO RELISH IN YOUR SUCCESS,
THEN YOU JUST LIVE IN YOUR FAILURE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
UM, I FEEL LIKE I'M AT THE BEGINNING OF A MOUNTAIN,
AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY HARD,
BUT I PROVED TO MYSELF THAT I CAN START TAKING STEPS.
YEAH, THOSE -- THOSE TREADMILL PUSHES --
THEY -- THEY WERE KIND OF WEAK.
[ LAUGHS ] WERE THEY? DO I NEED TO GO BACK?
NO, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY, "I DON'T CARE."
OH. [ LAUGHS ]
SHE SPENDS SO MUCH TIME WORRYING
ABOUT WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE THINKS,
WHAT I'M GONNA THINK, WHAT HER MOM'S GONNA THINK,
WHAT HER BIRTH MOTHER'S GONNA THINK.
IF SHE JUST FOCUSES ON HERSELF,
EVERYTHING ELSE IS GONNA FALL INTO PLACE.
WELL, ARE YOU READY TO GO HOME?
UH...
[ LAUGHS ] I AM READY TO GO HOME.
I'VE HAD -- I'VE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO THINK HERE.
I NEED TO FOCUS THIS YEAR ON ME, SO...I'M GONNA CRY.
[ Voice breaking ] I AM GONNA LEAVE MY JOB.
SO I'M GONNA MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS
AND TAKE CARE OF ME THIS YEAR,
BECAUSE I'M -- I'M WORTH THAT.
WOW!
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S -- I'M -- I'M -- ACTUALLY, I'M REALLY SURPRISED.
Chris: WHEN JAMI SHARES WITH ME
THAT HER JOB AT THE DANCE STUDIO --
IT WASN'T RIGHT FOR HER RIGHT NOW, I JUST THOUGHT, "WOW.
"THERE'S THAT FIRST SPARK
WHERE, ALL OF A SUDDEN, JAMI CAME FIRST."
IF YOU'RE GONNA BE MOVING, GET SETTLED IN.
OKAY.
AND THEN I WILL COME TO YOU,
AND WE CAN HELP CREATE THAT ENVIRONMENT
FOR SUCCESS IN YOUR NEW HOME.
OKAY.
SO, YOUR INITIAL WEIGH IN WAS 292 POUNDS.
YOUR PHASE 1 GOAL, IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS,
IS GOING TO BE TO LOSE 80 POUNDS.
[ SIGHS ]
HOW DOES THAT SOUND?
UH, AT THIS MOMENT, IT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE,
BUT I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE.
TO LOSE 80 POUNDS IN 90 DAYS --
I MEAN, I'M DOING THE MATH REALLY FAST,
AND THAT'S LIKE A POUND A DAY,
GIVE OR TAKE [Chuckling] A COUPLE OF BAD DAYS.
SO, HOW DOES THE HUMAN BODY DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT.
ULTIMATELY, YOU LEARNED A LOT HERE,
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY ON TRACK
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
FORTUNATELY, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT IN THIS, AS WELL.
OUR FRIENDS AT WALMART
ARE GIVING YOU THIS GENEROUS GIFT CARD...
[ LAUGHS ]
FOR ALL OF YOUR GROCERIES AND PRODUCE
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR.
WHAT?
YES.
THAT'S YOURS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
ALL RIGHT. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
WAY TO PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN.
YEAH.
Chris: ON ONE HAND,
IT TERRIFIES ME TO THINK THAT JAMI'S GONNA GO HOME
BY HERSELF FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
SHE'S GOING HOME TO MAKE THESE POSITIVE CHANGES FOR HERSELF.
AND TO ME, THAT'S ENCOURAGING.
SHE'S FINALLY THINKING ABOUT HERSELF.
RIGHT NOW, I'M -- I'M, YOU KNOW, LIVING AND DYING BY THE SCALE.
I KNOW THERE'S WEEKS WHERE I WAS AT 400.
Chris: SHE'S DESTROYING HER BODY.
JAMI HAD HEALTHIER HABITS WHEN SHE WAS OBESE.
AND LATER...
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THE NEW JAMI!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SEE HOW SHE LOOKS AFTER ONE FULL YEAR.
♪♪♪
Stephanie: COME IN.
Bojan: HI.
HI.
Stephanie: HI.
COME ON, HAVE A SEAT.
[ Sighing ] OKAY.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
I'M GONNA CRY ALREADY.
I JUST GOT BACK FROM CALIFORNIA, AND I HAD AN AMAZING TIME.
I WENT -- I THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALLOWING ME TO GO AND HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE,
[ Voice breaking ] BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO RESIGN FROM MY POSITION
AND TAKE THE NEXT STEPS TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
WHEN EXACTLY IS THIS HAPPENING? HOW SOON?
I NEED TO, LIKE, PACK UP AND GO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
[ GASPS ]
IT'S...
I KNOW.
IT'S JUST REALLY -- IT'S REALLY SHORT NOTICE,
AND WE'RE ALMOST AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
SO IT JUST PUTS US IN A TOUGH POSITION TO GO,
"OKAY, FINE, WE LOSE OUR RESIDENCE DIRECTOR.
WHO'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF THE 38 KIDS THERE?"
IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION TO --
TO JUST LEAVE YOU WITH A FEW DAYS' NOTICE AND CERTAINLY --
IT'S SO NOT YOU.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS -- YOUR PLANS BECOME OUR PROBLEM.
OKAY.
WONDERFUL.
TERRIFIC.
I THINK I REALIZED THAT I NEED TO PUT MYSELF FIRST,
BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
I CAN'T LISTEN TO ANYBODY ELSE
TELLING ME THAT I SHOULD BE HERE,
OR EVEN THAT INSIDE VOICE THAT TELLS ME THAT I SHOULD STAY
AND TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS BECAUSE I LOVE THEM,
IS NOT STRONGER THAN THE VOICE THAT'S SAYING I NEED TO GO.
[ GROANS ]
I LOVE YOU A LOT.
UGH.
BYE, GUYS! I LOVE YOU!
Jami: LEAVING MY JOB BEHIND
IS DEFINITELY LIKE A WEIGHT BEING LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS
IN TERMS OF ANXIETY
AND FINALLY BEING ABLE TO JUST DO IT
AND PACK UP AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS RIGHT FOR ME TO COME HOME.
WE'RE ONLY IN THE 90 DAYS, THE FIRST 90 DAYS,
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M DEFINITELY COMING HOME DIFFERENT
THAN WHEN I LEFT.
AND SO I FEEL LIKE THE NEW ME IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO TAKE ON ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA GET THROWN MY WAY.
♪♪♪
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
Chris: I'VE BEEN E-MAILING AND SKYPING JAMI,
AND EVERY TIME I TALK TO HER, SHE'S --
SHE'S ASKING FOR MORE EXERCISES.
SHE'S ASKING IF I CAN INCREASE HER REPS OR --
OR HER MILEAGE ON HER RUNS.
I JUST KEEP TELLING HER TO -- TO FOLLOW THE PROGRAM.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S TRULY TRANSFORMING,
NOT JUST DROPPING POUNDS.
Jami: I'M WORKING OUT A LOT,
AND I HAVE NOT BEEN EATING VERY MUCH AT ALL.
EVERY FRIDAY, WHEN I SHOULD BE RESTING --
DON'T TELL CHRIS --
BUT I-I RUN/WALK A HALF MARATHON,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE EVERY TIME I DO THAT,
I'M A FEW STEPS CLOSER TO DOING MY FINAL GOAL.
SO, I ALREADY GOT, LIKE, A 7-MILER IN TODAY,
AND NOW I'M GONNA GO BACK TO RUNNING, SO...
♪♪♪
TODAY IS MY NANA'S 90th BIRTHDAY,
SO ALL OF THE FAMILY'S GETTING TOGETHER.
MY GRANDMOTHER IS, LIKE -- I ALWAYS SAY LIKE,
"SHE'S THE OTHER PEA IN MY POD."
LIKE, SHE'S JUST -- SHE'S AWESOME.
SHE'S SOMEONE THAT, LIKE,
I THINK OF AS HAVING RAISED ME, SO...
SHE WAS THE ONE WHO GOT ME OFF THE BUS AND MADE DINNER
AND OFTEN PUT ME TO BED, SO I LOVE HER.
SHE'S JUST THE GENTLEST PERSON YOU'LL EVER MEET.
AND I THINK, FOR ME,
SHE'S SOMEBODY WHO ALWAYS HAD TIME FOR ME,
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WAS MISSING GROWING UP.
MY ADOPTIVE MOM, LIN --
UNFORTUNATELY, SHE DOES LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR
TO MY GRANDMOTHER, SO I MIGHT RUN INTO HER --
NOT ON PURPOSE.
Lin: SEE, MOM? LOOK WHO'S HERE. JAMI.
Jami: ARE YOU SURPRISED, GRAM?
I AM JUST SURPRISED.
OH, GOOD.
NO CRYING.
YOU CAN CRY.
MY NAME IS LIN. I'M JAMI'S MOTHER.
ACTUALLY, I'M HER ADOPTIVE MOTHER.
I ADOPTED HER WHEN SHE WAS 2 YEARS OLD.
GO MAKE A PLATE, HON, IF YOU CAN.
I CAN'T MAKE A PLATE.
OH.
THERE'S NOTHING OVER THERE THAT I CAN EAT.
Woman: YOU'LL DO ALL RIGHT.
LIN WILL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AS MY MOTHER, FOR SURE.
LIN RAISED ME UNTIL -- UNTIL I WENT TO COLLEGE.
BUT, LIKE, I THINK MY HEART WAS NEVER REALLY NURTURED.
EXCUSE ME.
YES?
THE FORKS, KNIVES YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BRING --
THERE IS NONE ON THE TABLE HERE FOR US.
OKAY. THEY'RE OUT AT OTHER TABLES.
WELL... IS THERE ENOUGH FOR --
I BOUGHT OVER 100.
Jami: WHAT SHE LOOKED AT AS PARENTING
WAS PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE AND A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD,
BUT, LIKE, I-I NEEDED A PARENT
THAT COULD SHOW ME THAT THEY LOVED ME.
THERE'S DEBBIE.
WAIT. I GOT A MOUTHFUL!
[ Crying ] I LOVE MY GRANDMOTHER,
HER MOTHER, TO DEATH [SNIFFLES]
AND I WILL BE THERE FOR HER FOREVER,
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,
MY MOM -- MY ADOPTED MOM --
TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY REASON THAT SHE ADOPTED ME
WAS SHE HAD SOMEBODY TO TAKE CARE OF HER
WHEN SHE GOT OLDER.
AND I DON'T WANT TO. [ SOBS ]
I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF ME.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
[ PANTING ]
RIGHT NOW, I'M -- I'M, YOU KNOW, LIVING AND DYING BY THE SCALE,
SO IT'S SORT OF LIKE -- EVERY DAY,
IT'S SORT OF LIKE I WANT TO SEE RESULTS.
I THINK I'M SUPPOSED TO, LIKE,
BE NOTICING MORE CHANGES THAN I REALLY AM,
WHICH JUST MAKES ME FEEL SICK TO MY STOMACH
THAT I DON'T...
BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE
THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.
Chris: JAMI LET IT SLIP SHE'S BEEN WEIGHING HERSELF.
THAT'S A HUGE RED FLAG.
I WEIGH PEOPLE DURING THEIR FIRST 90 DAYS
JUST SO I CAN CHECK ON THEIR PROGRESS,
BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THEM TO SEE THE NUMBER.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S TOO MUCH INFORMATION, TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
[ Voice breaking ] I REALLY WISH THAT I COULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR
AND SEE SOMEBODY DIFFERENT THAN I SAW, YOU KNOW, WEEKS AGO.
[ Crying ] LIKE, I FEEL WORTHLESS ALL THE TIME,
SO JUST LOOKING AHEAD IS VALIDATION OF THAT.
BUT I STILL SEE FAILURE.
[ GASPING ]
AND I STILL FEEL NOTHING AND NO GOOD,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT GOES AWAY.
Chris: I'M WORRIED.
SO I CALLED JAMI TODAY
TO LET HER KNOW THAT I'M COMING OUT TO STAY WITH HER
FOR THE REST OF PHASE 1.
I FLY OUT ON THE REDEYE TONIGHT.
I'M IN CHICOPEE, MASSACHUSETTS, RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M GOING TO SEE JAMI.
I'M KIND OF WORRIED BECAUSE IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM LIKE
SHE WAS IN A VERY GOOD PLACE.
HOORAY.
OH, MY GOSH.
WELCOME TO MASSACHUSETTS!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
LOOK AT YOU!
OH, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
Chris: OH, MY GOSH.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE I SAW HER LAST,
AND...WOW.
YOU KNOW, IT'S POSSIBLE TO LOSE WEIGHT TOO FAST.
THANK YOU.
WELL, NOW TIME FOR ME TO INVADE YOUR LIFE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
OKAY.
OH, THIS IS INTENSE.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD AND STEP ON THE SCALE.
[ BEEPING ]
♪♪♪
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
WOW. OKAY.
39 POUNDS DOWN.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
Chris: STARTING AT 292 POUNDS,
SHE'S LOSING WEIGHT AT THE RATE OF SOMEONE WHO'S 500 POUNDS.
YOU'VE LOST MORE THAN A POUND A DAY IN THIS FIRST MONTH,
WHICH IS A LITTLE OVERKILL.
NOW, I MIGHT SLOW THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT,
PULL THE REINS BACK ON YOUR EXERCISE,
AND I MIGHT HAVE YOU EAT A FEW MORE CALORIES.
LOOK, I DON'T DOUBT --
YOU SEE MY ANXIETY, RIGHT? [ LAUGHS ]
YES, I-I-I-I-I TOTALLY SEE YOUR ANXIETY EYES RIGHT NOW.
JUST, IT'S OKAY. GO WITH THIS.
OKAY.
THIS IS A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT.
[ SIGHS ]
THERE YOU GO. GOOD, JAMI.
GREAT JOB. I LOVE THIS SPRINT.
ALL RIGHT, HOW'S YOUR BODY FEELING?
ANY ACHES AND PAINS?
BACK, BUT...
IS YOUR BACK STARTING TO --
IS IT STARTING TO TIGHTEN UP BACK HERE?
JUST TIGHTENING.
YEAH, WE'RE -- WE'RE DONE HERE.
WE CAN'T RISK A TIGHTENING OF YOUR BODY TOO MUCH, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
I TOTALLY GET THAT SHE'S DRIVEN TO HIT THESE NUMBERS,
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,
ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE STARTS TELLING ME ABOUT HER HIP HURTS,
HER BACK HURTS.
TAKE IT DOWN LOW. BEAUTIFUL, JAMI.
GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.
MY HIPS.
EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY. OKAY.
Chris: I DON'T DOUBT HER DEDICATION,
BUT IT'S HURTING HER.
IF THAT'S HER MENTALITY WITH EXERCISE,
WHAT'S HER MENTALITY LIKE WITH NUTRITION?
BEFORE I EVEN -- BEFORE I GOT HERE,
DID YOU FIND YOURSELF PULLING BACK ON THE CALORIES,
OVER-EXERCISING, STARVING YOURSELF?
I MEAN, WERE -- WERE YOU THERE AT ALL?
I-I SEE YOU CRINGING.
I DEFINITELY, LIKE, TRIED TO HIT MY 1,200 CALORIES IN A DAY.
I'M CRINGING 'CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S WEEKS
WHERE I WAS AT 400.
OKAY.
400 CALORIES A DAY?
THAT'S STARVATION LEVEL.
SHE'S DESTROYING HER BODY,
AND THEN SHE'S WORKING OUT EIGHT HOURS A DAY ON TOP OF THAT?
I HATE TO SAY IT,
BUT JAMI HAD HEALTHIER HABITS WHEN SHE WAS OBESE.
MY JOB RIGHT NOW IS GONNA BE
GETTING YOU TO EAT AS MANY CALORIES AS I CAN
AND KEEPING YOU OUT OF THE GYM.
IF SHE KEEPS THIS UP,
SHE'S GONNA DEVELOP A FULL-BLOWN EATING DISORDER.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH.
I WON'T ASK YOU TO DO ANYTHING
THAT WILL HURT YOU IN THE LONG RUN.
3, 2, 1, GO!
GOOD, JAMI.
GOOD HUSTLE, GOOD HUSTLE, GOOD HUSTLE.
BRING IT BACK.
BRING IT HOME. HERE WE GO.
TAKE IT TO THAT GOAL LINE. GOOD, JAMI.
BIG PUSH, BIG PUSH. GET UNDERNEATH THAT TIRE.
THERE YOU GO.
I FEEL EXCITED ABOUT THE WAY THAT CHRIS AND I
HAVE SORT OF SHIFTED AND CHANGED THE WORKOUTS
AND CHANGED SOME OF THE DIETARY THINGS.
THERE'S PEACHES IN HERE
THAT ARE PROBABLY EVEN BETTER THAN THE NECTARINES.
OH, OKAY.
GOOD. PICK IT UP.
LUNGE IT BACK.
I-I WANT DRESSING.
OKAY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
BY ALL MEANS.
I HAVE FOUND MYSELF FOCUSING LESS ON MEETING THAT GOAL,
WHEREAS BEFORE, I THINK THE ONLY THING I COULD HAVE FELT
WAS FEAR AND ANXIETY ABOUT MEETING THAT GOAL.
AND NOW IT'S GOING TO REFLECT MY HARD WORK, NO MATTER WHAT.
GOOD. NOW BRING YOUR HEART RATE BACK DOWN.
LET'S SEE HOW FAST YOU CAN RECOVER.
REMEMBER, FITNESS IS NOT NECESSARILY A GAUGE
OF HOW FAST YOU CAN GET YOUR HEART RATE UP.
IT'S ALL A MATTER OF HOW FAST YOUR HEART RATE COMES BACK DOWN.
THE FASTER YOU CAN RECOVER, THE FITTER YOU'RE GETTING.
JAMI GOT SO FIXATED ON THE NUMBERS,
I WANT TO MAKE JAMI'S FOCUS ALL ABOUT FITNESS.
I WANT HER TO THINK ABOUT PUSH-UPS AND PULL-UPS AND SQUATS
AND RUNNING FASTER AND JUMPING FURTHER.
LOOK AT THAT. IT'S COMING DOWN QUICKLY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S FOCUSING ON HER HEALTH.
PROOF THAT YOU'VE BEEN HITTING IT HARD RIGHT HERE.
LOOK HOW FAST YOU'RE RECOVERING.
♪♪♪
I FIGURE WHAT -- WHAT BETTER PLACE
FOR THE 90-DAY WEIGH IN THAN RIGHT HERE?
Chris: I'M SO HAPPY WITH --
WITH THE WAY THAT JAMI'S BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
UNLIKE SO MANY OF THE OTHER TIMES WHEN I --
WHEN I COME INTO THE 90-DAY WEIGH IN,
ANTICIPATING THIS BIG NUMBER,
I DON'T CARE IF SHE HITS THE NUMBER OR NOT.
OKAY.
I'M TAKING OFF MY REALLY HEAVY SHOES.
GO AHEAD AND TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES,
TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT.
THREE MONTHS AGO, YOU STEPPED ON THE SCALE.
YOU WEIGHED 292 POUNDS.
I GAVE YOU THE GOAL TO LOSE 80 POUNDS
OVER THE LAST 90 DAYS.
SO IF THE SCALE SAYS 212 POUNDS OR LESS,
YOU HIT YOUR GOAL.
ARE YOU READY?
I'M READY.
GO AHEAD AND STEP ON THE SCALE.
LET'S DO THIS.
[ BEEPING ]
♪♪♪
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
218 POUNDS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, 6 POUNDS SHY.
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW THAT 6 POUNDS HAS EVER FELT SO GOOD.
LIKE, I JUST -- I LOST 74 POUNDS.
AND JAMI FROM THREE MONTHS AGO
COULD NEVER LOOK AT THAT NUMBER AND FEEL SUCCESSFUL.
I WOULD HAVE FELT LIKE I FAILED YOU.
AND, GENUINELY, TODAY, I KNOW I DIDN'T.
THE SCALE'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
MM-HMM.
BUT, MOST IMPORTANTLY,
YOU'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION UP HERE.
Chris: THE MOST ENCOURAGING THING ABOUT THIS WEIGH IN
WAS THAT JAMI DIDN'T MIND THAT SHE DIDN'T HIT HER GOAL.
AND TO ME, THAT'S AN EVEN BIGGER VICTORY
THAN HAD SHE HIT HER GOAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.
74 POUNDS IS NOT ANYTHING TO STARE AT AND BE SAD ABOUT.
JAMI, WELL DONE.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
SO, I FINISHED THE WORKOUT
AND I HURT MY HIP REALLY BAD TONIGHT.
AND LATER...
I CAN'T TELL YOU -- FIRST AND FOREMOST,
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
I HAD NO IDEA.
♪♪♪
OH, THANK YOU, MA'AM.
[ SIGHS ] THANK YOU, SIR.
JAMI GOT SO FIXATED ON THE NUMBERS IN PHASE 1
THAT, I MEAN, IT LED TO HER EATING 400 CALORIES A DAY.
SHE WAS PRACTICALLY STARVING HERSELF.
SHE WAS STARVING HERSELF.
SO I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW IN PHASE 2.
WHEN IT COMES TO A PHASE 2 GOAL,
YOU KNOW, A GOAL I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO HAVE
IS NOT A NUMBER GOAL.
I THINK A PERFORMANCE GOAL WOULD BE PHENOMENAL.
I WANT TO MAKE JAMI'S PHASE 2 FOCUS ALL ABOUT FITNESS.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, IN THREE MONTHS,
YOU DO A CROSS-TRAINING COMPETITION?
JAMI'S FOUND A PASSION FOR CrossFit, WHICH IS --
IT'S GYMNASTICS AND IT'S POWERLIFTING
AND IT'S OLYMPIC WEIGHT LIFTING
AND IT'S ENDURANCE TRAINING,
CONSTANTLY VARIED AND DONE AT HIGH INTENSITY.
DOES FEAR AND TERROR READ IN MY EYES?
JUST A LITTLE BIT, YES.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
SO FOR JAMI'S MILESTONE,
SHE'S GONNA COMPETE IN A CrossFit COMPETITION.
AND FOR ANYBODY WHO KNOWS,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE FITTEST PEOPLE ON EARTH.
I WILL RECOMMIT RIGHT NOW
TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS NEXT PHASE
IS ABOUT AS MUCH OF LOSING WEIGHT AND EATING RIGHT
AS IT IS STAYING IN BALANCE AND IN CHECK WITH MYSELF.
I WANT TO SEE IF THAT FOCUS ON FITNESS
TRANSLATES INTO WEIGHT LOSS.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA WORK, BUT IT'S WORTH A TRY.
YOU ARE REACHING THAT PLACE
WHERE YOU ARE SO COMFORTABLE WITH YOURSELF,
AND YOU JUST SEEM TO HAVE FOUND THE REAL JAMI.
AND I KNOW YOU WANTED TO BE IN A -- IN A GOOD PLACE...
MM-HMM.
...BEFORE YOU SAW YOUR MOM.
AND TO ME, YOU CERTAINLY SEEM TO BE REACHING THAT PLACE.
[ SIGHS ]
FOR YOUR SIX-MONTH WEIGH IN,
I HAVE ONE ROUND-TRIP TICKET FOR YOU TO GO TO CHILE,
AND YOU CAN SEE YOUR BIRTH MOM.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YES.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
I THINK YOU'RE PRETTY AMAZEBALLS RIGHT NOW.
[ Laughing ] ALL RIGHT.
CHRIS POWELL.
Chris: I'M -- I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT --
ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE JAMI IS RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, YEAH, THERE'S PART OF ME THAT'S CONCERNED
ABOUT HER GETTING OVERZEALOUS
AND -- AND REACHING FOR THAT NUMBER AGAIN.
SEE YA.
BYE.
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST -- I'M FEELING GOOD THAT --
THAT SHE'S GONNA DO WELL IN PHASE 2.
THIS IS MY COUNTDOWN TO CHILE.
"DAYS...
"TO...
CHILE!"
35 MORE DAYS.
♪♪♪
THIS MANY DAYS.
FAMILY!
32 DAYS LEFT TO...CHILE!
♪♪♪
I-I WISH THAT EVERY ADOPTED CHILD
WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THANK YOU
TO THE PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT THEM INTO THIS WORLD,
BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A TREMENDOUS GIFT.
20.
23 DAYS.
23 DAYS.
MWAH!
[ CRYING ]
SO, I FINISHED THE WORKOUT,
AND I HURT MY HIP REALLY BAD TONIGHT.
OKAY. I'M, LIKE, A MESS. I'M SORRY.
[ SOBBING ]
Chris: JAMI'S INJURED HERSELF,
SO I GOT TO GO TALK TO DR. SCHAACK
AND JUST GET HIS ADVICE ON --
ON LETTING JAMI DO THIS CROSS-TRAINING COMPETITION
THAT I SET UP FOR HER.
BUT I JUST -- I DON'T KNOW
IF SHE CAN IN HER CURRENT CONDITION.
Chris: HEY, DR. SCHAACK.
HI.
HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU. OKAY.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM FOR THE DAY?
JAMI.
SHE HURT HER HIP,
AND I GOT THIS CrossFit COMPETITION SET UP FOR HER.
ONLY THING IS THAT IT'S GONNA REQUIRE HEAVY SQUATTING,
WEIGHTED BACK LUNGES,
A LOT OF MOVEMENT AROUND THE HIP,
AND I JUST -- I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE.
AND I-I THINK IT COULD.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE HIP JOINT ITSELF,
WE REALIZE THAT ALL THE MUSCLES THAT COME AROUND IT.
AND WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO GET HER TO DO SQUATS,
THIS IS HAVING TO TURN HUGE DIRECTIONS.
I THINK WE'RE JUST AGGRAVATING A SYSTEM
THAT'S GONNA MAKE EVERYBODY FRUSTRATED AND MAKE NO SUCCESS.
ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN GO WHEN THAT HAPPENS
IS TO TRY TO CHANGE, POSSIBLY, TO A WATER-BASED SYSTEM.
OKAY.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO IN THE POOL
THAT YOU CAN DO TO TAKE SOME OF THE WEIGHT OFF THOSE HIPS?
I'VE GOT SOMETHING I COULD DO.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, DOC.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪♪
I FEEL LIKE WHEN I VISUALIZE GOING TO CHILE,
IT NEVER REALLY COMPLETES.
I GET AS FAR AS DE-BOARDING, AND THEN IT'S LIKE,
"AND THE REST OF IT'S JUST GONNA BE AMAZING."
GOING TO MEET MY MOM, I WAS EXCITED, I WAS NERVOUS.
AS MUCH AS I HAD WORKED
AT I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE EVERYTHING BE PERFECT,
I SECRETLY WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO?
JAMI. HEY, IT'S ME.
[ GASPS ] CHRIS!
I KNOW THAT TOMORROW IS A REALLY BIG DAY
AND THAT YOU'RE MEETING WITH YOUR MOM,
BUT FIRST, I DO HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
See that in front of you?
That's the world's largest pool.
And you're gonna swim all the way across it.
♪♪♪
CHRIS: Jami.
HEY, IT'S ME.
[ GASPS ] CHRIS!
I KNOW THAT TOMORROW IS A REALLY BIG DAY
AND THAT YOU'RE MEETING WITH YOUR MOM,
BUT FIRST, I DO HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
I know you hurt yourself
and you can't do the CrossFit competition, so instead,
YOU SEE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU?
That's the Crystal Lagoon at San Alfonso del Mar,
and that's the largest pool in the world.
1.2 miles.
And guess what you're gonna do.
ARE YOU SPEAKING AS IF I'M GONNA SWIM THIS? [ LAUGHS ]
IS THAT HOW YOU'RE TELLING ME THIS STORY IS GONNA GO DOWN?
And you're gonna swim all the way across it
and run all the way back to the start.
[ SIGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
AND I'M GONNA THROW ANOTHER CURVEBALL AT YOU HERE.
I'm thinking you should finish this whole challenge
in less than an hour.
OKAY.
Well, Jami, good luck.
OKAY. BYE.
THE MOST DAUNTING PART OF THE CHALLENGE WAS THE TIME LIMIT,
BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SWIMMING AT HOME EVERY DAY
AND I KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES ME TO SWIM THAT LENGTH.
SO I WAS SORT OF LIKE, "OH, MY GOSH.
"I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN EVEN FINISH THE SWIM
IN LIKE LESS THAN HALF THE TIME THAT HE'S GIVING ME."
WHOO.
♪♪♪
I THINK THE SCARIEST PART OF THE POOL
IS THAT YOU CAN'T SEE THE OTHER SIDE,
SO YOU'RE JUST SWIMMING BLINDLY.
I RELISH THE MOMENTS THAT ARE HARD.
I ALMOST HEAR MY OLD VOICE INSIDE OF ME THAT'S LIKE,
"YOU CAN STOP NOW 'CAUSE YOU'VE WORKED HARD, AND IT'S OKAY."
AND THEN THE NEW ME IS LIKE, "NO!
"LIKE, I WANT TO KEEP GOING.
I'VE GOT TO DO THIS, SO KEEP PUSHING THROUGH."
[ GASPING ]
AFTER I FINISHED THE SWIM,
I WAS EXCITED TO FINISH UP WITH THE RUN.
I'VE DEFINITELY REALIZED, IN PHASE 2,
THAT I LOVE SHORT-DISTANCE RUNNING.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
I THINK I'M PRETTY GOOD AT IT.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
CRAZY TO THINK ABOUT, SIX MONTHS AGO,
LIKE, BARELY BEING ABLE TO -- TO SPRINT ON A TREADMILL.
WELCOME TO THE NEXT YEAR OF YOUR LIFE.
DON'T STOP.
AND SO, TO FAST-FORWARD SIX MONTHS LATER...
OKAY.
...I WAS RUNNING FAST.
AND I THOUGHT, "I REALLY AM GONNA CRUSH MY TIME."
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
MAYBE I HAVE SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME THAT I NEVER KNEW EXISTED.
I FEEL FREE KNOWING THAT THINGS WILL GET HARD,
THAT THINGS WON'T ALWAYS BE EASY,
THAT LIFE WILL THROW YOU CURVEBALLS.
OH!
THAT IS AMAZING! [ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
BECAUSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF EACH OF THOSE NEW OBSTACLES
IS EITHER A SUCCESS TO RELISH IN OR A NEW CHALLENGE TO FACE.
CHRIS POWELL, IT'S JAMAZE-BALLS.
I JUST FINISHED YOUR CHALLENGE.
IT'S DONE. IT'S OVER.
OH, MY GOSH!
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST JAMI FINISHED THAT CHALLENGE.
I MEAN, THAT WAS HALF THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT I THOUGHT SHE'D FINISH IT IN.
SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I FEEL -- I FEEL LIKE A WARRIOR.
I ALSO FEEL LIKE I COULD GO AGAIN.
[ Chuckling ] I MEAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I JUST -- I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER
WHEN SHE GETS BACK FROM CHILE.
CHRIS: I'll talk to you soon.
SOUNDS GOOD. BYE.
ALL RIGHT, BYE NOW.
♪♪♪
Jami: I HAVE, LIKE, THE WORST STOMACHACHE
OF MY LIFE RIGHT NOW,
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S 'CAUSE I'M SO EXCITED
OR BECAUSE I'M SO ANXIOUS.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT I'M GOING TO MEET MY BIRTH MOM
AND HER DAUGHTER, JASMINE.
AND I DID NOT [Chuckling] GET A LOT OF SLEEP LAST NIGHT.
[ HORN HONKING ]
[ SIREN WAILS ]
[ CAR HORN BLARING ]
I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS AT ALL.
IT IS WEIRD TO THINK OF ME LIVING SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.
DRIVING IN TO SANTIAGO WAS SURREAL.
THERE WAS THIS TREMENDOUS SENSE OF FEELING LIKE I WAS HOME
AND ALSO, LIKE, SHEER PANIC ABOUT WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
I JUST COULDN'T WAIT.
LIKE, JUST THE BRINGING TO FRUITION THIS DREAM,
THIS DREAM OF BEING ABLE TO SAY THANK YOU,
I THINK, WAS SORT OF LIKE AN OVERWHELMING SENSE OF JOY.
I BET YOU'RE VERY ANXIOUS.
YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ] I AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'M JUST HERE TO HELP YOU.
OKAY.
OKAY?
PERFECT.
GOOD.
TONIGHT, IN THE FIRST HOUR OF "EXTREME WEIGHT LOSS"...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
...CHRIS CHOSE JAMI FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
KEEP PUSHING! COME ON NOW!
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT TO LOVE YOURSELF?
TO NEVER WORRY ABOUT DISAPPOINTING ANYBODY.
BUT SHE STRUGGLED TO REALIZE HER SELF-WORTH...
Jamie: I STILL SEE FAILURE.
[ Voice breaking ] AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT GOES AWAY.
...AND STARVED HERSELF FOR RESULTS.
I'M CRINGING 'CAUSE I KNOW
THERE'S WEEKS WHERE I WAS AT 400.
400 CALORIES A DAY?
THAT'S STARVATION LEVEL.
AFTER LOSING 74 POUNDS IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS...
YOU'RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION UP HERE.
...JAMI FINALLY BEGAN TO VALUE HERSELF.
Jamie: MAYBE I HAVE SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME
THAT I NEVER KNEW EXISTED.
IN THE NEXT HOUR...
I WANT HER TO SEE THE REAL ME, NOT THE PERFECT ME.
...JAMI WILL REALIZE HER LIFELONG DREAM...
[ Voice breaking ] GOD CHOSE YOU TO BE MY FIRST MOM.
...AND MAKE A STUNNING CONFESSION.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. I HAD NO IDEA.
♪♪♪
Jamie: STANDING THERE WAITING FOR MY MOM
WAS THE SINGLE MOST FEAR-INDUCING MOMENT OF MY LIFE.
I'M NOT EXACTLY WHERE I WANT TO BE IN MY SIZE,
BUT I WANT HER TO SEE THE REAL ME, NOT THE PERFECT ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BOTH CRYING, SNIFFLING ]
♪♪♪
[ SMOOCHING ]
HMM.
[ LAUGHS ] GRACIAS. YOU TOO. AH.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ SOBBING ]
Jami: SEEING MY MOM WAS BETTER THAN MY WILDEST DREAMS.
I KNEW THAT SHE HAD NEVER STOPPED LOVING ME
IN THE SAME WAY THAT I DON'T THINK I EVER STOPPED LOVING HER.
I HAVE WANTED TO MEET YOU...
TO SAY THANK YOU.
IT'S NOT LIKE A LITTLE THANK-YOU.
IT'S LIKE THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE WORLD.
I KNOW IT WAS A HARD DECISION TO MAKE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
AND I CAN'T TAKE AWAY ANY OF YOUR SADNESS.
BUT I LOVE YOU. [ SNIFFLES ]
I FEEL LIKE YOU GAVE ME A PIECE OF YOUR HEART.
AND I CARRIED IT WITH ME [Voice breaking] MY WHOLE LIFE.
GOD CHOSE YOU TO BE MY FIRST MOM.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Jami: THAT FEELING OF, "THIS IS A PERSON
"THAT HAS LOVED ME...
UNCONDITIONALLY,"
AND I THINK MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR
MY WHOLE LIFE IS SORT OF A LOVE
THAT DOESN'T COME FROM BEING PERFECT,
A LOVE THAT DOESN'T COME FROM BEING THIN AND POPULAR,
AND A LOVE THAT JUST COMES BECAUSE YOU ARE.
[ LAUGHS ] YES.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Marta: "PLEASE COME IN."
[ ROXANNA SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Marta: "BUT, ACTUALLY, THIS IS MY HOUSE.
WITHIN THE HOUSE, IT IS MY HOUSE."
OH, WONDERFUL.
"IT'S A SMALL SPACE.
BUT IT'S COMPLETE."
IT'S PERFECT.
THIS IS -- THIS IS YOUR BED?
Sí.
AND THAT'S JASMINE'S BED?
IT SMELLS AMAZING.
HER HOME WAS PERFECT.
I DON'T KNOW. HER HOME WAS -- IT WAS SMALL.
I MEAN, IT WAS A SMALL SPACE.
AND IT WAS SUCH A SHOWCASE TO ME OF --
OF HOW YOU CAN LIVE SO FULLY ON SO LITTLE.
MMM.
VERY GOOD.
[ CONVERSING IN SPANISH ]
[ GASPS ] HI!
MM!
HOW ARE YOU? ¿CóMO ESTáS?
BIEN.
BIEN?
Jami: GETTING TO MEET MY SISTER
WAS MAYBE THE SECOND-BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT OF THAT TRIP.
LIKE, SHE'S JUST SO CUTE AND JUST --
DO YOU CALL 11-YEAR-OLDS COOL?
LIKE, SHE JUST WAS REALLY COOL.
[ LAUGHS ]
Marta: "DO YOU LIKE JUSTIN BIEBER?"
I DO.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WILL TOTALLY SAY THAT ON-CAMERA.
[ ROXANNA SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"YOU HAVE THE SAME SHAPE OF YOUR LIPS."
MM-HMM.
NOSE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.
THIS ONE SAYS "SISTERS OF THE HEART."
I LOVE YOUR HAIR.
OKAY. IS THAT ON RIGHT?
YEAH. YAY!
SO, THERE'S TWO NECKLACES.
[ MARTA TRANSLATING ]
AND YOU HAVE ONE, AND I WILL HAVE ONE.
"YOU ARE BOTH WEARING YOUR NECKLACES,
SO YOU HAVE TO HUG EACH OTHER."
YAY. I LOVE IT. PERFECT.
Jami: AFTER LUNCH, MY MOM, ROXANNA,
WANTED TO SHOW ME WHERE I WAS BORN,
SO WE HEADED OVER TO SAN RAMóN, WHERE I GREW UP.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Marta: "SO, WE MUST BE LIKE FOUR TO FIVE BLOCKS
FROM WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GO."
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
SHE SAID, "I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS."
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT SEEM ABSURD,
THIS IS LIKE DéJà VU."
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"VERY SAD MEMORIES."
♪♪♪
"THIS IS THE PLACE NOW, OKAY?"
[ DOG BARKS ]
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"THIS IS THE BLOCK THAT WE WALKED MANY TIMES."
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"PROBABLY NOT AS MANY TIMES AS I WISHED THEY WERE."
Jami: I THINK BEING IN SAN RAMóN
AND SEEING WHERE I GREW UP,
LIKE, I'VE ONLY EVER HAD ONE IMAGE OF CHILE IN MY MIND.
I'M INTERESTED, LIKE, IF WE, LIKE, SHARED A BED.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"YEAH, WE ALWAYS SHARED THE BED BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD ONE BED."
YEAH. RIGHT.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"THIS WAS THE PLACE.
"EVERYTHING WAS BUILT UP TO HERE,
AND THE REST WAS JUST EMPTY."
WHERE WOULD I HAVE SLEPT AND LIVED?
WHAT PART?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"WHERE THERE'S -- WHERE THERE'S NOTHING NOW."
THAT'S CRAZY.
Jami: THERE -- THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN WE WERE AT THE HOUSE,
OR [CHUCKLES] THE CEMENT SLAB THAT WE USED TO LIVE ON,
AND I THINK ABOUT 2-YEAR-OLD JAMI,
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT SHE EVER WAS MISSING ANYTHING.
WE MUST HAVE LIVED, YOU KNOW, A VERY SMALL LIFE
AND NOT HAD, CERTAINLY, ANY SORT OF EXTRAS OR OPPORTUNITIES,
BUT I DEFINITELY WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND LOVED.
HEY, I'M CURIOUS ABOUT --
I-I WAS POTTY-TRAINED WHEN I WAS ADOPTED.
WAS I POTTY-TRAINED BY HER?
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Sí, Sí.
GRACIAS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU KNOW, BEING 2 WHEN I WAS ADOPTED,
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT
ANY OF THE MEMORIES I HAVE ARE REAL.
I REMEMBER THIS STREET.
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
I USED TO HAVE DREAMS ABOUT THIS...
AND YOU.
SO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ME BACK.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
♪♪♪
Jami: I'VE NEVER THOUGHT LIKE,
"OH, I DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED IN MY LIFE
IN MASSACHUSETTS."
I'VE DEFINITELY ALWAYS FELT LIKE THAT WAS A TREMENDOUS GIFT.
I THINK TO SEE THE LIVING EXAMPLE OF IT
SORT OF FILLED MY HEART TO BE LIKE,
"THIS IS WHERE I STARTED
"AND THIS WAS THE LIFE THAT MY FIRST MOTHER SAID,
'I WANT MORE FOR YOU.'"
AND SO THEN TO BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT THE LIFE THAT I LIVED
WITH MY MOMS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
Marta: "THIS IS WHAT I CAN SHOW YOU FROM HERE."
I APPRECIATE IT.
AND I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY, SO I'M THANKFUL.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
THANK YOU.
♪♪♪
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
OKAY, VERY GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING TODAY.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
NO, THIS IS NOT GOODBYE. [ LAUGHS ]
"THANK YOU."
YEAH.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
NO. [ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"NO, IT'S NOT GONNA BE A GOODBYE."
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"I THINK YOU NEVER CUT, REALLY, THE CORD."
Jami: THE GREATEST GIFT THAT I COULD GIVE TO HER
WAS SORT OF FEELING I WAS AT MY BEST
AND SORT OF READY TO TAKE IN THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE OF CHILE
AND JUST ENJOY EVERY MOMENT WITH HER,
WITHOUT BEING WORRIED THAT I WAS GONNA DISAPPOINT HER,
WAS AWESOME.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"TAKE CARE, TAKE CARE, TAKE CARE."
OKAY.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
"SEE YOU SOON, THEN.
NOT GOODBYE, SEE YOU SOON."
IN MEETING HER, I FELT LIKE
I JUST GOT TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF WHO SHE WAS.
I THINK THAT DAY PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE THIS IDEA
THAT I'VE BEEN GIVEN THIS INCREDIBLE GIFT
BY A PRETTY SELFLESS WOMAN.
♪♪♪
Chris: HEY, CHAMP.
WELCOME TO ARIZONA.
HEY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Chris: INSTEAD OF JAMI FLYING FROM CHILE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS,
I REDIRECTED HER FLIGHT
SO THAT SHE COULD COME TO ARIZONA
AND WE COULD SPEND SOME TIME TOGETHER.
SO, TELL ME ABOUT IT. HOW WAS CHILE?
HOW WAS IT -- HOW WAS IT SEEING YOUR MOM?
[ SIGHS ] IT WAS BETTER THAN MY WILDEST DREAMS.
SHE'S VERY PROUD OF ME,
AND I THINK SHE'S REALLY, REALLY COOL.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.
THANKS.
AND YOU LOOK INCREDIBLE.
I FEEL INCREDIBLE. THAT'S THE BEST PART, SO...
GOOD.
Chris: I MEAN, I HADN'T SEEN HER IN -- IN MONTHS,
AND I CAN SEE THAT THIS FITNESS GOAL IS PAYING OFF.
THIS IS TOTALLY AN EXPERIMENT FOR ME.
SO I'M -- I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW THAT TRANSLATES
INTO THE NUMBERS ON THE SCALE.
ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD AND STEP ON THE SCALE.
♪♪♪
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
AM I IN WONDERLAND?
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU ARE IN THE 100s, YES.
[ LAUGHS ]
GIVING JAMI A FITNESS GOAL INSTEAD OF A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL --
IT WORKED, AND SHE'S SO MUCH HAPPIER.
I MEAN -- I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S NOT A HUGE NUMBER,
BUT -- BUT THE SCALE'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I STILL HAVE TO SHOW YOU MY PUSH-UP.
WELL, HOW ABOUT RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW?
SHOW ME THE PUSH-UP. I WANT TO SEE IT.
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT. WOW!
NICE, JAMI!
BEAUTIFUL!
[ LAUGHS ]
YES!
Chris: JAMI, AT ONE POINT JUST SIX MONTHS AGO --
SHE WAS SUPER-OBESE,
AND NOW SHE'S DOING PUSH-UPS FROM HER TOES.
I MEAN, IT'S -- IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE HOW FAR SHE'S COME,
HOW FIT SHE IS NOW.
I WAS THINKING -- YOU KNOW WHAT?
HEIDI AND I ARE GONNA BE WORKING OUT LATER ON TODAY.
WHY DON'T YOU WORK OUT WITH US.
I WOULD LOVE THAT.
THIS IS A BIG MOMENT.
I MEAN, IT'S RARE FOR A CLIENT
TO ACTUALLY WORK OUT WITH HEIDI AND ME.
JAMI'S SO FIT, SHE'S READY TO MAKE THAT LEAP
FROM BEING A CLIENT TO BEING A WORKOUT PARTNER.
COME ON, JAMI, GET UP THERE. THERE YOU GO.
ONE MORE, ONE MORE, ONE MORE!
WORKING OUT WITH CHRIS AND HEIDI WAS SORT OF LIKE --
NUMBER ONE, I COULDN'T BELIEVE HE INVITED ME
TO WORK OUT WITH THEM.
FINISH IT! GET UP THERE, JAMI!
YEAH! WHOO!
Heidi: HOW YOU DOING, JAMI?
Jami: GOOD.
GOOD. KEEP IT UP.
AND THEN TO BE DOING REALLY DIFFICULT EXERCISES WAS AWESOME.
HOW MUCH YOU'VE GROWN EMOTIONALLY IS JUST --
IT'S AMAZING.
I KNOW LIKE SIX MONTHS AGO, YOU WERE IN A REALLY DARK PLACE.
YEAH.
A REALLY DARK PLACE.
YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO,
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE WORRIED ABOUT ME
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG.
AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF, LIKE --
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN JUST REALLY EXCITED
WHEN YOU WERE SURPRISING ME,
BUT THERE WAS A PART OF ME THAT WAS SORT OF LIKE --
JUST I FELT REALLY UNWORTHY OF BEING CHOSEN.
[ Crying ] AND I FELT UNWORTHY BECAUSE I HATED MYSELF SO MUCH,
SO MUCH THAT I JUST WANTED TO DIE.
THAT NIGHT, IF YOU HADN'T SHOWN UP,
LIKE, I WAS JUST GONNA DO IT.
I WAS SO READY TO BE DONE WITH LIVING.
AND YOU WALKING INTO MY LIFE AT THAT MOMENT
SCARED ALL OF THAT OUT.
HOW SERIOUS WERE YOU ABOUT IT?
NO, I HAD NO IDEA.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU WANTED HELP.
SIX MONTHS AGO, YOU AND I
HAD A PRETTY CRAZY FIGHT-OR-FLIGHT WORKOUT,
AND I HAD -- I HAD, LIKE, MY BOTTLES OF PILLS.
AND I WAS JUST --
I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE CAMERAS TO LEAVE,
AND I COULD JUST GO BACK TO MY ROOM AND BE DONE.
I JUST WANTED TO BE DONE.
HOW YOU FEELING?
YOU DON'T LOOK TOO COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHS ] I'M NOT.
[ Crying ] I AM SO AFRAID
OF DISAPPOINTING YOU AND MYSELF RIGHT NOW,
AND SO I'M PSYCHING MYSELF OUT FOR THAT.
Jami: AT THAT MOMENT, I WAS SO CLOSE TO JUST BEING LIKE,
"I HAVE PILLS IN MY ROOM,
"AND I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AND TAKE THEM,
"AND I'M WORTHLESS,
AND NO ONE SHOULD INVEST THEIR TIME IN ME."
I'M SO AFRAID OF LETTING YOU DOWN.
YOU KNOW, I PICKED THE SECOND-TRUEST THING TO TELL HIM,
WHICH WAS THAT I WAS AFRAID OF DISAPPOINTING HIM,
WHICH ISN'T A LIE,
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY NOT WHY I WAS CRYING IN THE BEGINNING.
SO YOU HAD A PLAN.
YEAH.
Chris: FOR JAMI, SHE WASN'T JUST THINKING ABOUT IT.
SHE WAS COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH HER SUICIDE.
AND IT'S -- IT'S ALMOST HAUNTING LOOKING BACK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I CAME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE FOR YOU.
WHY?
I WAS LIKE, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
I DON'T KNOW. I WANTED TO KNOW, WHY ME?
WHEN I PICKED HER, I INTERFERED WITH HER PLAN.
WHAT STOPPED YOU FROM DOING IT?
I MEAN, I THINK THERE WAS THE MOMENT
WHERE I HAD TWO BOTTLES OF PILLS AND NO VOICE INSIDE OF ME,
[ Crying ] NOTHING TO SAY LIKE, "YOU CAN DO THIS."
BUT I HAD YOUR VOICE,
AND UNDERNEATH WAS A VERY SMALL JAMI VOICE,
A VERY LITTLE GIRL WHO JUST WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY.
SO I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THAT,
TO SORT OF PULL OUT THAT SMALL, LITTLE VOICE INSIDE OF ME
THAT KNOWS THAT I AM WORTH SOMETHING.
AND EVERY DAY, I CAN, LIKE, BUILD THAT SELF-WORTH.
AND I DON'T EVER WANT TO PUT MYSELF IN THAT POSITION AGAIN
WHERE I CAN'T GET HELP IF I NEED IT.
Chris: IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THIS THAT I REALIZE
THAT THIS IS SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A WEIGHT-LOSS SHOW.
THIS IS PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND, UM...
I'M -- I'M -- I'M SO GLAD THAT IT WORKED OUT THE WAY IT DID.
I CAN'T TELL -- I MEAN, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.
I HAD NO IDEA.
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE NOW.
I'M GLAD I'M HERE, TOO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU.
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP IN MY LIFE IN A GREEN LEOTARD.
LADIES, RIGHT THIS WAY.
AWESOME. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Jami: NOW THAT I MET MY BIRTH MOM,
I THINK THAT THERE ARE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
TO BUILD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITH MY ADOPTIVE MOM.
IT'S BEEN GOOD HAVING YOU BACK.
[ Chuckling ] YEAH.
SORT OF. I'M NEVER HOME.
OH, I KNOW.
I THINK WE ARE SORT OF AT THE BEGINNING
OF STARTING TO BUILD A STRONGER BOND THAN WE'VE EVER HAD,
BECAUSE MY EXPECTATIONS HAVE CHANGED.
FEEL HUNGRY?
MM...I'M READY FOR REWARD DAY.
OKAY.
SO I THINK I'M GONNA GET SOME SALMON.
GOOD FOR YOU.
I WISH I COULD LIKE SALMON.
I'VE TRIED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING IT IN MY HOUSE.
I CAN'T -- I DON'T LIKE IT.
PHASE 2 HAS MADE ME REALIZE THAT I WILL BE WAITING FOREVER
FOR HER TO BE THE KIND OF PARENT THAT I WANTED HER TO BE,
BUT I CAN LOVE HER RIGHT NOW JUST THE WAY THAT SHE IS.
WHAT'S BRIOCHE? FETA CHEESE?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S TOO CLASSY FOR US, THIS RESTAURANT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I THINK I'VE BEEN WAITING 27 YEARS FOR MY LIFE TO BEGIN,
AND MY LIFE HAS BEEN WAITING KIND OF IN THE SAME PLACE LIKE,
"OKAY, WE'RE READY WHEN YOU ARE."
[ LAUGHS ] SO I'M READY.
I'M READY FOR LIFE TO BEGIN.
♪ YOU TRIED ♪
JAMI NEEDS TO LOSE AT LEAST 40% OF HER ORIGINAL BODY WEIGHT
IF SHE WANTS TO QUALIFY FOR THE SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY
AT THE NINE-MONTH WEIGH IN.
♪♪♪
♪ JUST LET IT GO ♪
I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR TEETH
WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
I'M GOING TO MEET WITH DR. BADOLATO, WHO IS A DENTIST.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM TO HAVE MY TEETH WHITENED,
SO, HOORAY!
♪♪♪
I'M READY TO JUST TAKE ON --
CHIP AWAY AT THESE CHALLENGES AS THEY COME.
AND MAYBE I WON'T BE 146 POUNDS WHEN I WEIGH IN,
BUT I WILL BE JAMAZE-BALLS AT 188.
I WILL BE JAMAZE-BALLS AT 175.
AND MY SUCCESS WILL NOT BE TIED TO NUMBERS.
♪ JUST TRY ONCE MORE ♪
♪♪♪
YOU HAVE TO BE READY WHEN YOU START A JOURNEY
TO FINISH WHAT YOU START.
"FINISH WHAT YOU START."
VICTORY DANCE!
OOH-OOH!
OOH-OOH!
OOH-OOH!
THAT JUST HAPPENED.
I MIGHT BE THE CRAZIEST PERSON IN PHILADELPHIA
FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.
BUT I'M DOING THIS FINAL WEIGH IN IN A BIKINI.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪♪
Chris: SO, TODAY IS JAMI'S NINE-MONTH WEIGH IN.
AND, I MEAN, THE LAST TIME I SAW HER,
SHE SEEMED TO BE IN A GREAT PLACE,
AND SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HER TODAY.
Chris: LOOK AT YOU.
♪ HELLO ♪
YOU LOOK GREAT!
Jami: I THINK NINE MONTHS AGO,
I DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO BE CHOSEN BY CHRIS
BECAUSE I FELT SO UNWORTHY.
AND NOW I DEFINITELY FEEL WORTHY OF THIS EXPERIENCE.
YOU READY TO DO THIS?
I'M SO READY.
Chris; YOU KNOW, THE THING ABOUT JAMI
IS THAT I HAVEN'T GIVEN HER A WEIGHT-LOSS GOAL SINCE PHASE 1.
AND SO TODAY,
I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT HER FOCUS
ON FITNESS HAS TRANSLATED TO
WHEN IT COMES TO A NUMBER ON THE SCALE.
THREE MONTHS AGO, YOU STEPPED ON THE SCALE.
YOU WERE 192 POUNDS.
YOU'D LOST 100 POUNDS EXACTLY.
I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A WEIGHT GOAL.
I JUST SAID, "KEEP GETTING FITTER,
AND LET'S SEE WHERE WE END UP."
AND HERE WE ARE TODAY.
NOW, WE'RE NOT -- WE'RE NOT FOCUSING ON NUMBERS AT ALL.
MM-HMM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER FOR ME TO TAKE YOU IN
TO GO SEE DR. STOKER
TO GET THAT SKIN REMOVED...
OKAY.
...HE HAS REQUIREMENTS.
I MEAN, HE WANTS TO SEE YOU LOSE AT LEAST
BETWEEN 40% TO 50% OF YOUR ORIGINAL BODY WEIGHT
JUST TO BE A CANDIDATE.
SO IF YOU'RE 175 POUNDS OR LESS, YOU HIT YOUR GOAL.
GO AHEAD AND STEP ON THE SCALE.
OKAY.
♪♪♪
[ BEEPING ]
Jami: I KNOW HOW HARD I'VE WORKED OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS.
THERE ISN'T A DOUBT IN MY MIND
ABOUT THE INTEGRITY OF MY WORKING OUT AND EATING HEALTHY,
AND SO I KNOW I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN
TO GET MY BODY READY FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY,
AND IT WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS REWARD.
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
[ GASPS ]
OH, MY GOODNESS. [ CHUCKLES ]
GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB.
WHAT?
CHECK OUT THE PERCENTAGE -- 39.38%.
THAT'S WHAT YOU LOST.
IT'S OVERWHELMING.
IT'S -- IT'S -- LIKE, IN A GOOD WAY,
IT'S REALLY OVERWHELMING.
LOSING 115 POUNDS IN 9 MONTHS IS A LITTLE SURREAL.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT I HAD THAT MUCH POWER IN ME.
BUT NOW LET'S THINK ABOUT THE SKIN.
THAT'S GONNA BE IN DR. STOKER'S HANDS.
AND, USUALLY, HE WON'T CONSIDER SOMEBODY A CANDIDATE
UNLESS THEY LOSE BETWEEN 40% TO 50%
OF THEIR ORIGINAL BODY WEIGHT.
MM-HMM.
BUT I'M BLOWN AWAY AT --
AT HOW MUCH MUSCLE YOU'VE DEVELOPED.
I MEAN, THE GUNS CAME FROM SOMEWHERE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
AND THIS RIGHT HERE.
I KNOW.
WOW! RIGHT?
YES.
I WANT HIM TO SEE WHAT I SEE,
SO I'M STILL GONNA TAKE YOU IN THERE TOMORROW.
AWESOME.
AND -- AND LET'S JUST GET HIS OPINION.
MY BIGGEST WORRY IS --
HAVE I DONE ENOUGH TO WARRANT SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY?
I THINK -- LIKE, I LOOK AT MY STOMACH,
AND I STILL FEEL AND SEE A 290-POUND GIRL.
♪♪♪
JAMI, NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROGRESS.
Chris: JAMI'S LOST WELL OVER 100 POUNDS,
AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT DR. STOKER CAN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THE FACT THAT SHE'S DEVELOPED A LOT OF MUSCLE
WHEN IT COMES TO HER QUALIFYING FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY.
WHAT I SEE HERE -- THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE THIN...
OKAY.
...WHICH IS WHAT I LOOK FOR.
IT'S NOT NEARLY AS THICK AS I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE.
WHAT I ALSO FEEL IS -- ON YOUR ABDOMEN,
IT FEELS PRETTY DARN STRONG,
AND THAT MUST BE THE CORE WORKOUT THAT YOU'RE DOING.
SO THAT'S A POSITIVE THING FOR YOU, AS WELL.
BUT IT'S A TOUGH DECISION,
DECIDING, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE REALLY A CANDIDATE
FOR SURGERY AT THIS POINT.
I WENT IN SORT OF READYING MY HEART FOR IT
TO BE LIKE A, "HEY, KID, YOU WORKED REALLY HARD,
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA WORK OUT HERE."
THE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU
IS THAT I THINK YOU ARE A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY.
YAY!
HA HA! COME HERE.
MY FAITH IS BACK. MY GOODNESS.
Dr. Stoker: JAMI HAD A PARTICULARLY LARGE AMOUNT OF MUSCLE.
THAT MUSCLE AFFECTS THINGS, SUCH AS OUR BMI CALCULATION.
IT REALLY HAS A POWERFUL INFLUENCE
ON WHAT I SEE FOR THAT OPERATION.
THAT'S INSANE.
YEAH. CONGRATS.
THAT'S INSANE.
COME HERE.
Jami: I WAS REALLY SURPRISED
WHEN I QUALIFIED FOR SKIN-REMOVAL SURGERY.
I'M STINKIN' PROUD OF MYSELF
AND HOW HARD I'VE WORKED TO GET HERE.
I'M SO READY. BRING IT ON.
♪♪♪
KNOCK-KNOCK.
HEY!
HEY, CHAMP.
SO, THIS MORNING, JAMI'S GETTING CHECKED IN FOR SURGERY.
AND IT'S SO COOL BECAUSE HER AUNT IS ACTUALLY THERE WITH HER,
AND HER AUNT'S A REGISTERED NURSE,
SO I KNOW THAT SHE'S GONNA BE IN GREAT HANDS DURING HER RECOVERY.
HEY, BEFORE THE DOCTOR COMES IN,
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU REAL QUICK.
OH, BOY.
YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
I HAD A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR JAMI --
SOMEBODY THAT -- THAT WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HER
ON SUCH A PHENOMENAL TRANSFORMATION.
Lin: HI, JAMI.
IT'S ME, MOMMY DEAREST.
I JUST WANTED TO SURPRISE YOU WITH THIS LITTLE VIDEO.
I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU.
AND I WROTE YOU A LETTER, AND I'M GONNA READ IT TO YOU.
"DEAR JAMI,
"GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURGERY.
AND I'LL BE THINKING ABOUT YOU EVERY SINGLE MINUTE,"
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.
"I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU, JAMI."
I'M SENDING YOU A BIG HUG RIGHT NOW.
[ DOG YAPS ]
AND HERE'S ONE FROM GRANDMA.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ADOPTING YOU
WAS THE BEST THING THAT I EVER DID IN MY LIFE.
YOU ARE LOVED.
YES.
YES, I KNOW.
Chris: JAMI AND HER ADOPTIVE MOM, LIN --
THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
IT'S SO CLEAR THAT LIN -- SHE LOVES JAMI.
AND IT'S ALSO CLEAR THAT
JAMI'S BEGINNING TO ACCEPT LIN FOR WHO SHE IS.
HI, DR. STOKER!
HI!
JAMI, ARE YOU READY FOR ME?
I'M SO READY.
IF I COULD SAY ONE THING TO MYSELF FROM NINE MONTHS AGO,
I WOULD SAY, "YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL
"THAN YOU GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR,
"AND IF YOU WIELD THAT POWER,
"THEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT
"TO BE AROUND YOU ALL OF THE TIME.
AND YOU ARE GONNA SURPRISE YOURSELF EVERY DAY."
FEELING GOOD?
[ SIGHS ] YEAH, I AM.
I FEEL CALM AND READY.
♪♪♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YEAH!
WHOA!
[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT'S UP, PHILADELPHIA?!
YEAH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHING ]
BOY.
ROCKY WASN'T MESSING AROUND, MAN.
GEEZ, THAT'S NO JOKE.
SO, HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING TONIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GOOD.
ARE YOU READY TO SEE JAMI?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHEN YOU SEE THE NEW JAMI, YOU'RE GONNA BE BLOWN AWAY.
AND SHE'S ON HER WAY HERE RIGHT NOW, OKAY?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
SHE WAS IN SUCH A DARK PLACE WHEN I FIRST MET HER,
AND IT WASN'T TILL -- TILL LATER
THAT I FOUND OUT THAT JAMI ACTUALLY HAD A --
SHE HAD A SECRET,
AND SHE ACTUALLY PLANNED TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE.
AND, ACTUALLY, WHEN -- WHEN I HAD CHOSEN HER,
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS UPSET BECAUSE I HAD RUINED HER PLAN.
KNOWING JAMI NOW AND SEEING HOW MUCH SHE'S CHANGED
AND HOW MUCH SHE'S REALIZED ABOUT HERSELF,
I'M SO GLAD I RUINED THAT PLAN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I MEAN, WHAT -- WHAT A CRAZY RIDE IT'S BEEN.
I MEAN, THIS IS WHAT JAMI USED TO LOOK LIKE.
YOU GUYS READY TO SEE JAMI TODAY?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THE NEW JAMI!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WELL, THIS WAS JAMI JUST ONE YEAR AGO.
BOY, DOES SHE LOOK DIFFERENT NOW.
YOU GUYS READY TO SEE THE NEW JAMI?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ALL RIGHT!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
...PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THE NEW JAMI!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪♪
AH! LOOK AT YOU!
I'VE BEEN WAITING.
Jami: OKAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Chris: YEAH!
Lin: I'VE NEVER...
IN HER WHOLE LIFE,
SEEN HER LOOK SO HAPPY AND GLOWING
AND BEAUTIFUL LIKE THAT.
SHE WAS SO HAPPY.
IT -- IT WAS...IT WAS AMAZING.
A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN A YEAR, HUH?
YEAH.
SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I FEEL JA-MAZING. I DO, RIGHT?
I FEEL...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IF YOU HAD SAID TO ME A YEAR AGO
THAT THIS IS HOW FAR I COULD COME
IN MY LIFE EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PHYSICALLY,
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE BELIEVED YOU.
AND, SORT OF, THE JOURNEY THAT I'VE BEEN ON
HAS BEEN ONE OF TREMENDOUS GROWTH,
SO TO BE STANDING HERE IN THIS BODY AND IN THIS MIND FRAME
IS SOMETHING THAT I NEVER DREAMED WAS POSSIBLE.
YOU HAVE CHANGED SO MUCH OVER THE LAST YEAR.
I'M JUST THINKING BACK TO THE VERY FIRST WEEK
THAT WE SPENT TOGETHER.
AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
YEAH.
I MEAN, DO YOU REMEMBER THIS PERSON HERE?
THERE SHE IS.
OH, YEAH.
DO YOU NEED ME TO?
[ Voice breaking ] LIKE, I FEEL WORTHLESS ALL THE TIME,
SO JUST LOOKING AHEAD IS VALIDATION OF THAT.
LIKE, I ALREADY KNOW I'M UGLY,
SO I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT SOMETHING
THAT I KNOW IS DISGUSTING.
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
YEAH.
YEAH.
I MEAN, I REMEMBER THAT SO VIVIDLY.
WHO LIVES LIKE THAT? LIKE, WHO LIVES IN SUCH PAIN?
YEAH. NOT ANYMORE.
NOT ANYMORE.
AND NEVER AGAIN.
NEVER, EVER AGAIN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I KNOW WHO THAT PERSON WAS.
THEY WERE REALLY SAD,
AND THEY CERTAINLY FELT LIKE THE WORLD WOULD BE
A MUCH BETTER PLACE WITHOUT ME IN IT.
[ Crying ] AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS YEAR WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN
TO SORT OF OPEN UP MY EYES
TO THE FACT THAT MAYBE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR 29 YEARS
FOR MY LIFE TO BEGIN.
THE TRUTH WAS -- IT WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR THE LIVING.
I JUST NEEDED TO, LIKE, COME OUT OF THAT PLACE
AND KNOW THAT I HAD PEOPLE
THAT WERE WILLING TO BE THERE FOR ME THIS WHOLE TIME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE'RE ALL HERE FOR YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
AND YOUR MOTHERS.
YES.
THEY'RE HERE.
I THINK THAT THIS YEAR WAS A LOT OF DISCOVERING
THAT I WAS MORE LOVED THAN I EVER KNEW,
AND THIS IS SUCH A TESTAMENT TO THAT.
IT'S TRUE. AS MUCH AS THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF ME TONIGHT,
IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE
WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME AND BELIEVED IN ME
LONG BEFORE I COULD DO THAT FOR MYSELF.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, IT IS AT THE END OF YOUR ONE-YEAR TRANSFORMATION.
AND I BROUGHT BABY BLUE.
I KNOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU RECOGNIZE?
LOVE HER.
OH, YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, JAMI.
FOR THE LAST TIME THIS YEAR,
GET READY TO STEP ON THE SCALE.
ALL RIGHT.
I MIGHT BE THE CRAZIEST PERSON IN PHILADELPHIA
FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO,
BUT THAT PERSON WAS SO AFRAID OF HER BODY.
AND 365 DAYS LATER, IT'S NOT PERFECT,
AND THERE ARE STILL STRETCH MARKS EVERYWHERE.
BUT I'M DOING THIS FINAL WEIGH IN IN A BIKINI,
SO WILL YOU HELP ME TAKE THIS DRESS OFF?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IF YOU WOULD.
MY PLEASURE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]
NOW, THAT'S TRANSFORMATION RIGHT THERE.
WOW!
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE!
SO, WHEN YOU STARTED THIS YEAR, YOU WERE 292 POUNDS.
IT'S BEEN A CRAZY 365 DAYS.
WELL, MISS JAMI, WHENEVER YOU ARE READY...
YES.
...STEP ON THE SCALE.
I WOULD LOVE TO.
[ BEEPING ]
♪♪♪
[ Voice breaking ] HOW DO YOU COME BACK FROM THAT?
WE CAN COME BACK FROM THAT, RIGHT?
HOW BAD DO YOU WANT TO LOVE YOURSELF?
TO NEVER WORRY ABOUT DISAPPOINTING ANYBODY.
Judi: MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD,
I WANT ROXANNA, MY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER,
TO BE ABLE TO WRAP HER ARMS ALL THE WAY AROUND ME.
[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
OH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪♪
WELL, MISS JAMI, WHENEVER YOU ARE READY...
YES.
...STEP ON THE SCALE.
I WOULD LOVE TO.
[ BEEPING ]
[ BEEPING STOPS ]
OH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
162!
[ Laughing ] WOW!
WOW!
WHOA-HO!
WOW!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE!
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I COULD GET THERE IN ONE YEAR.
IT'S AMAZING.
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE NEW JAMI.
THE NEW JAMI.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU WEIGH 162 POUNDS NOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
I MEAN, YOU LOST 130 POUNDS.
I GOT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW ALSO,
SHE INCREASED HER MUSCLE MASS BY 30%.
THAT IS AN HONOR. YEAH.
I FEEL LIGHT AS A FEATHER,
AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN TAKE ON THE WORLD.
SO, WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP?
I MEAN, WHAT -- WHAT CAN'T YOU DO?
YOU KNOW, I THINK, FOR ME,
THERE WERE SO MANY YEARS OF "I CAN'Ts."
THERE'S BEEN 28 YEARS OF
"I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
I COULD NEVER TRY THAT."
AND THERE'S ONLY BEEN 365 SHORT DAYS
OF "MAYBE IF I JUST GIVE IT A TRY..."
AND SO THE WORLD IS MY OYSTER.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO,
AND EVERY DAY IS A NEW "I CAN."
OR EVEN IF I CAN'T, I CAN TRY.
SO, THAT'S WHAT THE NEXT -- REST OF MY LIFE LOOKS LIKE.
YES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'VE BEEN TOUCHED BY --
BY YOUR PASSION FOR LEARNING AND GROWING,
AND I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S BEEN TOUCHED.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.
THIS IS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT WALMART,
WHO WANT TO HELP YOU CONTINUE TO LIVE BETTER.
SO THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS
TO HELP YOU PURSUE YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL,
WHICH IS YOUR PhD IN EDUCATION.
SO THEY WANT TO GIVE YOU
THE LATEST AND GREATEST IN LAPTOP TECHNOLOGY.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
AND NOW, OF COURSE, YOU'RE GONNA NEED THIS, TOO.
THIS IS A GIFT CARD FOR $25,000 TO WALMART.
WHAT?
YES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED.
YOU KNOW, THEY -- THEY WANT TO HELP YOU
CONTINUE TO LIVE BETTER.
THIS IS NOT REAL LIFE RIGHT NOW.
YES, IT IS. YES.
THIS IS UNREAL.
TO ME, GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
IS SOMETHING THAT I COULDN'T FATHOM A YEAR AGO.
SO, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR,
BEING SO READY TO TACKLE THE NEXT CHAPTER IN MY LIFE,
WALMART'S BEEN SUPPORTING US SINCE THE BEGINNING,
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY --
BEGIN TO SAY THANK YOU FOR A GIFT LIKE THIS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
JAMI, TONIGHT'S YOUR NIGHT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CROWD CHANTING "JAMI!" ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jami: YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT ABOUT STARTING THE YEAR
IN THE PLACE THAT I WAS.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THIS LIFE ANYMORE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO LIVING WITH FEELING LIKE A FAILURE.
I THINK WHEN YOU LIVE IN A WORTHLESS WORLD,
IT'S LIKE THERE'S NOTHING -- THERE'S NOTHING TO LIVE FOR.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
IT FELT LIKE THIS REALLY TIGHT, SUFFOCATING ROOM,
AND THEN SOMEBODY CAME AND OPENED THE DOOR,
YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE BIT.
OHH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Chris: I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW --
I MEAN, HOW HAPPY I AM THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
BOY, AM I GLAD I CHOSE YOU.
YEAH.
I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY I WOULDN'T BE HERE
WITHOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND I AM SO GRATEFUL. I REALLY AM.
MM.