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>> I SAW THIS THING ON TV WHERE
THEY SAID PEOPLE THAT ARE OVER
600 POUNDS -- THEY ONLY LIVE A
LIFE-SPAN TO LIKE 32 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M NOT THAT FAR OFF FROM
THAT.
[ CRIES ]
>> I'M GONNA DIE.
I KNOW I WILL DIE IF I DON'T
HAVE THE SURGERY.
>> OH!
>> COME OVER AND LIFT!
>> OUR WHOLE RELATIONSHIP WAS
BASED ON ME BEING FAT.
I THINK, HONESTLY, SOMETIMES YOU
MISS THE FAT ME.
>> MY MOM -- SHE COMPLAINS I
DON'T WALK ENOUGH, BUT IT'S JUST
SO HARD.
>> SHE'LL TELL YOU SHE'S NOT
EATING VERY MUCH, BUT THAT'S NOT
REALITY.
>> SHE'S A MESS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
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>> BEFORE I STARTED THIS
JOURNEY, I DIDN'T HAVE A LIFE.
I WASN'T GONNA HAVE ONE UNTIL I
MADE THE DECISION TO CHANGE.
I COULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED WHAT
THE PAST SEVEN YEARS WOULD HAVE
BEEN LIKE.
MY JOINTS IN MY LEGS -- THEY
HURT REALLY, REALLY BAD.
HAVING TO WALK AND DO STUFF IS
HARD.
IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME.
IT'S EXHAUSTING JUST TO GO
SHOPPING SOMETIMES.
I GET TO THE POINT WHERE MY
WHOLE BODY WILL START SHAKING.
MY LIPS WILL TURN PURPLE.
IT'S VERY HARD.
>> ASHLEY ALWAYS HAD A WEIGHT
PROBLEM, AND SHE KEPT EATING AND
EATING AND EATING.
I WORKED, AND I'D COME HOME AND
COOK DINNER.
I PROBABLY DIDN'T COOK THE RIGHT
FOODS AT THOSE TIMES WHEN SHE
WAS GROWING UP.
>> AT AGE 7, I PROBABLY WEIGHED
ABOUT 120-SOMETHING POUNDS.
AT THE AGE OF 13, I WEIGHED
ABOUT 225 POUNDS.
>> ASHLEY ALWAYS BLAMED ME FOR
HER WEIGHT -- ALWAYS.
>> MY MOM -- IF I WOULD GO TO
GET SECONDS OR SOMETHING, SHE'D
EITHER GIVE ME A LOOK OR SAY
SOMETHING, AND SOMETIMES THAT
WOULD EMBARRASS ME 'CAUSE SHE
WOULD SAY IT IN FRONT OF PEOPLE
TO BE SPITEFUL, BE MEAN.
WHENEVER I GOT MAD AT HER, I'D
TAKE IT OUT ON FOOD.
>> I WAS ALWAYS HARPING ON
ASHLEY ABOUT HER WEIGHT 'CAUSE I
RESENTED HER FOR BEING FAT.
HER DADDY -- HE WOULD ALWAYS GET
ON TO ME ABOUT PESTERING ASHLEY
ABOUT HER WEIGHT.
HE JUST SAYS, "LEAVE HER ALONE,"
BUT I COULDN'T BACK OFF.
>> MY DADDY IS LIKE MY ROCK, AND
I LOVE HIM TO DEATH.
I MEAN, I CAN TALK TO HIM ABOUT
THINGS.
I CAN TELL HIM ANYTHING, AND HE
WON'T JUDGE ME FOR ANYTHING, YOU
KNOW?
MY WEIGHT -- HE DON'T JUDGE ME.
HE TREATS ME, YOU KNOW, IF I WAS
THE SAME AS...
[ CRIES ]
IT'S JUST BEEN HARD WITH HIM
GONE.
IT'S JUST SO EMOTIONAL.
MY DADDY'S COMING HOME, AND I'M
SO HAPPY FOR IT.
I AM VERY ANXIOUS.
I'M GETTING ANXIOUS.
THEY'RE LATE. COME ON, NOW.
IF YOU DO THAT, I WILL GRAB YOUR
HAIR.
>> AAH! I DIDN'T GRAB --
>> YES, YOU DID.
YOU GRABBED MY NECK.
>> YOU PULLED MY HAIR.
>> DON'T BE GRABBING MY NECK.
NO!
YOU KNOW, I FELT JEALOUS 'CAUSE
OF MY SISTER.
IT JUST FEELS LIKE MY MOM -- SHE
WOULD, LIKE, I GUESS, LOVE HER
MORE 'CAUSE MY SISTER, SHE'S
SKINNY, AND I'M FAT.
>> I DID PROBABLY SHOW MORE
ATTENTION TO MEGAN THAN I DID
ASHLEY...
[ LAUGHTER ]
...'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT MEGAN'S WEIGHT, 'CAUSE
MEGAN WAS VERY ACTIVE, WHICH
ASHLEY WASN'T.
>> HE'S COMING! YAY!
>> I AM SO HAPPY.
>> LOOK AT HER.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
>> ARE YOU GOING TO THE
RESTAURANT?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> BOTH MY GRANDPAS WERE OBESE,
AND SOME OF MY AUNTS AND UNCLES
ARE OBESE, TOO.
BUT I CAN'T ALL PUT IT ON MY
GENES.
WE LIKE FOOD.
THE FAMILY LIKES FOOD, AND WE
EAT FOOD.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
MY TARGET WEIGHT IS 140 POUNDS.
AFTER I GET TO MY TARGET WEIGHT,
I'LL BE ABLE TO START MY NEW
LIFE.
I WANT TO OWN MY OWN DAYCARE
'CAUSE I LOVE KIDS, AND I WOULD
BE REALLY GREAT WITH IT.
I USED TO WORK AT A DAYCARE.
THEY FIRED ME BECAUSE THEY SAID
THAT I COULDN'T GET TO A KID IF
SOMETHING WAS GOING ON BECAUSE
OF MY WEIGHT.
MY FEAR IS, LIKE, I'LL BE DEAD
IN FIVE YEARS 'CAUSE I'M GONNA
KEEP GETTING BIGGER.
I HAD TO MAKE THIS DECISION TO
HAVE THE SURGERY.
>> AND AS FAR AS MY DAUGHTER'S
SURGERY, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO
IT.
>> NOW, A COUPLE THINGS YOU WANT
TO AVOID -- VERY IMPORTANT.
>> OKAY.
>> THE FIRST IS THE BUBBLES,
THE CARBONATION.
THE FIRST GOOD CARBONATED DRINK,
EVEN IF IT'S A DIET, AFTER
SURGERY -- A FIRST GOOD SWIG OF
IT, I GUARANTEE YOU'LL NEVER,
EVER DO IT AGAIN.
YOU'LL GET A TREMENDOUS PRESSURE
IN YOUR CHEST.
YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A
HEART ATTACK.
I ALWAYS TELL PATIENTS, IF
YOU'RE GONNA EAT SOMETHING FRIED
AND GREASY, JUST TAKE IT TO THE
BATHROOM AND EAT IT ON THE
TOILET 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA GO
RIGHT THROUGH YOU.
YOU CAN GET THE UPSET STOMACH,
THE DIARRHEA.
IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU FEEL REALLY
BAD.
THIS SURGERY IS NOT DESIGNED TO
CONTROL WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR
MOUTH.
IT'S DESIGNED TO CONTROL HOW
MUCH YOU EAT.
>> YEAH, YOU ARE.
I CAN GO TO THE BATHROOM BY
MYSELF.
>> AW! THAT'S GROSS.
>> ...ZHOOM...
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> FINE.
>> YOU READY FOR THIS?
>> YES, I AM.
>> ALL RIGHT.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCERNS
WE HAVE WITH PATIENTS OVER
600 POUNDS.
EVERY TIME WE OPERATE ON
SOMEBODY WHO'S EXTREMELY
OVERWEIGHT, IT PUTS STRAIN ON
THE BODY THAT'S ALREADY WORKING
PAST THE LIMIT.
IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, IT IS
VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO
RECOVER.
>> IT'S MAJOR SURGERY.
BEING PUT TO SLEEP, WITH MY
WEIGHT -- THE COMPLICATIONS IS
YOU COULD DIE.
AND I DO NOT WANT TO DIE.
I WANT TO LIVE.
>> IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A
600-POUND WEIGHT, A PERSON HAS
TO TAKE AT LEAST 10,000 CALORIES
A DAY.
TO MAKE THAT PERSON LOSE WEIGHT,
YOU DO A GASTRIC BYPASS AND
LIMIT THE CALORIE INTAKE TO
800 TO 1,000 CALORIE.
>> IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
>> IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY.
>> SHE DID VERY WELL.
YOU WILL SEE THAT TOMORROW.
SHE'LL BE WALKING ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
>> NOW, THEY'LL HAVE HER UP
TONIGHT WALKING.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> I'LL MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE I'LL
BE THERE RIGHT WITH HER.
I'M GONNA SPEND THE NIGHT.
I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE HER.
>> WELL, SHE'LL WAKE UP AND WILL
BE DOWN HERE ABOUT AN HOUR.
>> OHH!
>> BABY, WAKE UP.
WAKE UP, BABY.
>> OH!
>> SHE'S IN SO MUCH PAIN RIGHT
NOW, BUT I'M HAPPY IT'S OVER
WITH, AND AT LEAST I KNOW SHE'S
GONNA BE HEALTHIER LIFE AND
SHE'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE.
THAT'S ALL I WANT HER, IS TO
LIVE AND ENJOY HER LIFE.
ONCE WE GET HOME, SHE'S GOT A
RECLINER.
SHE CAN GET UP.
>> AND TRY TO GET A WALKER JUST
TO PUSH AROUND UNTIL THE
NUMBNESS COMES COMPLETELY OUT,
'CAUSE I KNOW MY DAD CAN HOLD
ME, BUT THERE'S JUST HIM THERE.
HE DIDN'T TELL ME THAT.
ONCE I GET BACK INTO MY OWN
ENVIRONMENT, I'LL BE BETTER.
>> YES.
>> YOU'RE HURTING, OKAY?
LET'S PROMISE TO GET UP, OKAY?
IF WE JUST WALK TO HERE AND
BACK, OKAY, WE'VE DONE
SOMETHING.
>> AFTER SURGERY, I WAS UPSET.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO NOTHING.
I DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO NOBODY.
ALL I KNOW IS I WAS IN A LOT OF
PAIN.
>> WHEN SHE'S IN PAIN, SHE DON'T
WANT NOBODY AROUND HER, NOBODY
TOUCH HER.
THEY'VE GOT TO TRY TO GET HER UP
AND WALKING SO WE CAN GO HOME.
WELL, LET'S JUST GET ON A SIDE,
AND LET'S TRY TO GET UP AND JUST
WALK JUST A FEW FEET.
>> WE'RE GONNA TRY TO GET YOU UP
AND WALK, OKAY?
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
>> I WISH WE COULD JUST TRY IT,
TO BE HONEST.
JUST WALK RIGHT TO THAT CHAIR
AND BACK.
>> BUT, MAMA, I DON'T HAVE NO
ENERGY.
>> I'M TRYING WITH ASHLEY.
WE HAD OUR PROBLEMS, BUT WE'RE
WORKING THROUGH THEM.
I THINK EVERY MOTHER HAS A
PROBLEM WITH THEIR KIDS.
ASHLEY BLAMED ME FOR HER WEIGHT.
BUT I DIDN'T FORCE HER TO EAT
ANY OF THEM FOODS.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD, ASH.
KEEP IT UP, BABY.
I TOLD HER, "ONCE YOU HAVE THE
SURGERY, THERE WILL BE NO COKES,
NO CHIPS, NO COOKIES."
SHE GOT MAD AT ME.
OH, SHE GOT VERY MAD AT ME.
SHE'S A MESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
SEE? YOU DID GOOD.
>> GOOD JOB, BABY!
>> GOOD! WE'RE GETTING THERE.
>> ASHLEY -- SHE'S DOING
EXTREMELY WELL, BUT SHE WAS
COMPLAINING MORE ABOUT BACK PAIN
THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
TODAY, WE'RE GONNA SEND HER
HOME.
SHE'S GONNA STAY ON LIQUID,
AND WE'LL BE IN TOUCH AND SEE
HOW SHE'S DOING.
WELL, GOOD MORNING.
>> AM I READY?
>> YES, YOU ARE.
>> [ GASPS ] YES!
THANK YOU, LORD.
I'M GOING HOME TODAY.
IT WAS WORTH IT ALL TO GO
THROUGH ALL THIS PAIN TO KNOW
THAT I WILL LIVE A LONGER,
HAPPIER LIFE, BUT IT'S JUST SO
HARD.
I GOT SO MUCH BUBBLING UP IN MY
BRAIN RIGHT NOW.
>> OKAY?
>> I'M TRYING TO GET USED TO
USING MY BODY AGAIN.
AND I'M DOING GOOD.
I WEIGH 527 NOW.
I DO MY LITTLE EXERCISE ON THE
COUCH.
I DO SOME LITTLE STRETCHES AND
STUFF, AND I JUST TRY TO GET THE
BACK TO, HOPEFULLY, UN-NUMB
ONE DAY.
THEN, I GET UP.
I WALK ALL THE WAY TO THE
END OF MY CAR.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG
TIME, I COULD SEE MYSELF BEING
ACTIVE.
I'M GONNA GET BACK INTO SPORTS
AGAIN.
WHEN I WAS LITTLE, I PLAYED
SOFTBALL IN THE SUMMERTIME, AND
THEN I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE
ENERGY FOR IT.
AND THEN, BY THE TIME I GOT TO
HIGH SCHOOL, I JUST DIDN'T DO
SPORTS NO MORE.
WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS PLAY
SOFTBALL AGAIN.
IT'S GONNA TAKE ME TIME.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M OKAY.
HOW IS THE LEG? DOING OKAY?
>> YEAH. I'VE BEEN HAVING A
LITTLE PAIN SOMETIMES.
>> ANY CHANGES IN YOUR CLOTHING
SIZE?
>> NO, NO, I'M STILL WEARING THE
SAME CLOTHES, BUT THEY'RE
GETTING A LITTLE BIG.
>> EVEN. YES.
>> OKAY.
YOU KNOW, THE WEIGHT LOSS IS
GONNA GO SLOWLY FROM THIS POINT
ON.
>> YES, THAT'S WHAT I THINK.
'CAUSE I WENT TO WEIGH
YESTERDAY, AND WHAT I WEIGHED
BEFORE, TWO WEEKS AGO, I STAYED
THE SAME.
I HAVE A QUESTION.
SOMETIMES WHEN IT'S TIME TO
EAT, I DON'T HAVE AN APPETITE
TO EAT.
I'M NOT HUNGRY.
>> WELL, THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA
OF HAVING THIS OPERATION.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
IT.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ENOUGH
FLUID...
>> YES, SIR, I DO.
>> ...AND ENOUGH PROTEIN.
>> YES, SIR.
>> OKAY. WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> HER ATTITUDE HAS JUST
CHANGED 'CAUSE ASHLEY WOULD BE
VERY MEAN.
>> AW.
>> NO, I'M BEING HONEST, ASHLEY.
>> PART OF IT WAS HER.
>> I KNOW IT.
IN PART, YOU BLAME ME FOR YOUR
WEIGHT, WHICH I AM USED TO THAT.
>> THEY BLAMED IT ON YOU...
>> NO.
>> ...NOT ME.
>> NO, I'M THE ONE WHO -- YOU
GOT MAD.
YOU SAID I'M THE ONE WHO MADE
YOU FAT.
>> [ SCOFFS ]
>> NO, I DIDN'T.
I DIDN'T FORCE THAT FOOD IN
YOUR MOUTH.
>> WHATEVER.
[ SIGHS ]
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> YEAH, THAT IS PRETTY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> IT DOES FIT.
>> IT GOES OVER THAT FAR.
>> ALL RIGHT!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE MY
SURGERY, AND I CAN DO MORE
THINGS NOW THAN WHAT I COULD DO
LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
I CAN WALK A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
I CAN WEAR A SEAT BELT WITHOUT
AN EXTENSION.
I MEAN, MY CLOTHES FIT A LOT
DIFFERENT NOW.
FEEL REAL GOOD.
>> JUST HER ATTITUDE HAS
CHANGED.
WHEN SHE WAS SO HEAVY, SHE WAS
JUST VERY ANGRY BECAUSE OF HER
WEIGHT, AND THAT KEPT HER FROM
DOING A LOT OF STUFF.
AND NOW SHE'S ABLE TO GET UP
AND GO.
>> OVER THE PAST YEAR, SHE'S
MORE OUTGOING.
SHE'S CONSTANTLY GOING ALL THE
TIME.
I'LL BE GLAD WHEN SHE GETS
FINISHED, THOUGH [LAUGHS]
SHE GETS DOWN THERE WHERE SHE
NEEDS TO BE AT.
>> I'M GONNA EAT A LITTLE BIT --
A PIECE OF THAT -- A LITTLE
PIECE.
I DON'T THINK IT WILL HURT ME
TOO BAD, JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF
THE CORNER OF IT.
I WANT TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE,
BUT IT IS NOT EASY.
MY FAMILY HASN'T CHANGED IN WHAT
THEY EAT.
IT IS HARD BEING AROUND ALL
THESE FOODS ALL THE TIME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I CAN'T GO BACK TO MY OLD
HABITS.
I HAVE TO TEACH MYSELF NEW
HABITS.
>> WHAT FLAVOR ICE CREAM DO YOU
WANT, ASHLEY?
>> I DON'T WANT NO ICE CREAM.
BUT I'M NOT OUT OF THE WOODS
YET.
>> WHEN YOU WEIGH 600 POUNDS,
IT'S EASY TO CUT YOURSELF OFF
FROM THE WORLD.
YOU DON'T HAVE A LIFE.
AFTER LOSING THE WEIGHT, IT WAS
A CHALLENGE TO GET BACK OUT
THERE AGAIN.
I'M HAPPY I DID THE SURGERY.
I'M GETTING OUT IN THE WORLD.
I'VE LOST 132 POUNDS.
I'M AT 485 RIGHT NOW.
IN MY CAR, I CAN PULL MY
STEERING WHEEL DOWN FARTHER THAN
BEFORE.
IT USED TO HAVE TO BE ALL THE
WAY UP LIKE THIS.
NOW I CAN HAVE IT DOWN LIKE THIS
AND STILL DRIVE WHERE I CAN
STILL MOVE MY WHEEL AND DRIVE
SAFELY.
I JUST LOVE THE NEW WAY I CAN
WALK.
I CAN WALK A LITTLE BIT LONGER
EACH DAY WHEN I DO MY EXERCISE
AND MY WALKING.
MY WEIGHT LOSS IS COMING OFF
REAL FAST.
THE DOCTOR -- HE SAID, THE LAST
TIME HE SAW ME, MY STOMACH HAD
FALLEN MORE.
HE SAID, IT'S TIME TO DO THE
SURGERY.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN HER WITHOUT
HER STOMACH, YOU KNOW, BEING
THAT -- DROOPING THAT -- IT'S
ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
I'M JUST SO EXCITED.
>> I'M GLAD THAT SHE'S HAVING IT
DONE NOW, BECAUSE HER DAD IS
GETTING READY TO GO BACK TO
IRAQ, I THINK, AND GO TO WORK.
AND I'M GLAD THAT HE'S GONNA GET
TO SEE THIS BEFORE HE LEAVES.
>> SHE CAN'T EAT FRIED CHICKEN.
>> YEAH, WE CAN.
>> SHE CAN'T EAT IT.
>> SHE CAN TAKE THE SKIN OFF.
>> Tsk. [ SIGHS ]
>> THAT'S THE GOOD PART, ISN'T
IT, ASHLEY?
>> YEAH, THAT'S THE GOOD PART.
I'M PRETTY SORE.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU.
SO DON'T RUSH ME LIKE YOU DID
LAST TIME.
I COME HOME, SHE'S TELLING ME,
"YOU NEED TO WALK MORE."
I SAID, "ME AND DADDY WALK."
HEY, AT LEAST I WAS WALKING.
>> SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE
HER BOWELS STARTED GOING.
AND I WAS GONNA TAKE THE WATER
HOSE AND JUST SQUIRT HER DOWN.
>> WELL, JUST THINK -- LUCKY I
DIDN'T WALK THROUGH THE HOUSE.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
"OH, I CAN'T GO.
GET RID OF THE CHAIR.
GET RID OF THE CHAIR."
[ LAUGHTER ]
"GET RID OF THE CHAIR.
GET RID OF THE CHAIR."
>> STOP LAUGHING AT IT, THOUGH.
>> ASHLEY, ASHLEY, IT'S
STILL FUNNY.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND MY
MOM SOMETIMES.
IT SEEMS LIKE SHE HAS NO IDEA
WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.
I'M TRYING REALLY HARD TO CHANGE
MY LIFE, BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M ALL
ALONE.
>> TAKE YOUR TIME.
WE WON'T START WITHOUT YOU.
>> ASHLEY'S PROGRESS HAS BEEN
SLOW BUT STEADY.
REMOVING EXCESS SKIN IS GONNA
HELP HER MOBILITY.
WE REMOVED 43 POUNDS OF EXCESS
SKIN.
I'M HOPING THAT REMOVAL OF
EXCESS SKIN IS GOING TO
ENCOURAGE HER TO MAKE PROGRESS.
>> HAS THE DOCTOR TOLD YOU HOW
SMALL HE WANTS YOU TO BE?
>> YEAH, HE WANTS ME GET DOWN TO
200.
AND I LOOKED AT HIM WHEN HE
SAID -- "200, MAN? 200?
I AIN'T WEIGHED 200 POUNDS
SINCE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL."
>> HE WANTS ME AT 220 POUNDS,
AND I TOLD HIM I WANT TO BE 250,
275, SOMEWHERE IN THERE.
I'M 6'6", SO --
>> I'M 5'7". HE TOLD ME 164.
[ LAUGHS ]
>> THIS -- I'M GETTING USED TO
THIS BEING GONE, MY BIG THING
THAT HAS BEEN HERE AND IT'S GONE
NOW.
I NEED BOTH HANDS.
>> [ GROANS ]
OH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
SHE'S BEEN GETTING OUT.
BEEN VERY ACTIVE.
KIND OF HARD TO KEEP HER AT
HOME.
SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO BE ON THE
RUN.
>> DO I NEED TO LAY BACK WHILE
YOU DO THESE?
>> LET ME JUST TAKE THESE THE
WAY YOU ARE RIGHT NOW, OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
PROBABLY FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW
THAT ALL THESE STAPLES ARE GONNA
BE GONE.
>> MM-HMM.
IT'S WEIRD.
IT'S VERY WEIRD FOR THIS PART OF
MY STOMACH TO BE GONE.
IT'S VERY WEIRD.
WHEN I USED TO SIT, I USED TO
ALWAYS PUT MY HAND ON MY STOMACH
AREA DOWN HERE.
IT'S JUST OPENED A LOT OF, I
GUESS, AIR TO GET PLACES WHERE
AIR HAS NEVER BEEN BEFORE.
IT'S JUST WEIRD.
>> ASHLEY -- HER INCISION NOW
ARE HEALING, BUT AT THIS POINT,
SHE HAS NOT LOST ENOUGH WEIGHT.
SHE IS STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH
THE CHOICE OF THE FOOD AND
OVEREATING.
>> THEY'RE OUT. THANK GOD.
>> HER MOTHER IS ALSO BATTLING
WITH WEIGHT, AND I THINK THE
FAMILY THAT ARE ACCUSTOMED TO
HIGH-CALORIE FOOD, IT'S GONNA BE
A DIFFICULT ISSUE FOR ONE PERSON
TO MAKE A CHANGE.
WE HAVE MADE WEIGHT LOSS ON HER,
BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE MADE A
CHANGE OF THE LIFESTYLE AND
DIETARY HABIT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONSTANT
BATTLE.
>> LOOK, DADDY, I CAN MOVE.
I GOT NO STAPLES.
>> BUT STILL WE NEED TO BRING
IT DOWN TO A TARGET WEIGHT OF
200 OR LESS.
>> STARTING TO LOSE ALL THIS
WEIGHT, I WAS SO HAPPY.
I WAS STARTING TO GET OUT MORE.
I COULD DO THINGS THAT I WOULD
NOT DO BEFORE.
I WASN'T BEING SHELTERED
NO MORE.
>> BOUQUET'S IN THE CAR.
MY NECKLACE IS IN THE CAR,
JACKET.
OKAY.
I GOT EVERYTHING.
[ SIGHS ]
>> ASHLEY LOOKS GOOD TODAY.
>> I KNOW. DOESN'T SHE?
I HAVEN'T SEEN ASHLEY DRESSED
LIKE THIS SINCE HER PROM.
>> OH, I LOVE MY DRESS.
I'M HAPPY.
I'M HAPPY FOR HER, TOO, AND...
JUST HAPPY.
I DON'T THINK I'D HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO DO THIS BEFORE THE SURGERY.
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO STAND VERY
LONG.
>> AND SHE'S JUST THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PERSON I'VE EVER SEEN,
BESIDES THE BRIDE.
>> I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU HUSBAND
AND WIFE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> SHE DID WONDERFUL, WALKING,
EVERYTHING.
OH, THEY'RE SHOWING THEIR LEGS.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE EVEN WENT OUT TO THE CLUB
WITH HER SISTER.
AND THEY CALLED ME AND THEY
SAID, "MAMA, SOME GUY'S HITTING
ON ASHLEY."
I SAID, "WHAT?"
AND THAT REALLY MADE HER DAY.
>> MY SHOES ARE KILLING ME.
>> RUN.
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
>> YOU WILL DANCE.
YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
LET'S DANCE.
>> I'D NEVER GO DANCING BEFORE.
I WAS AFRAID I WOULD FALL AND
COULD NOT GET BACK UP.
NOW I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY TO
GET OUT AND DO STUFF.
I CAN GET OUT AND DO WHATEVER I
WANT.
>> SURPRISED SHE LASTED THAT
LONG.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S DOING GOOD, BUT I'M JUST
CONCERNED SHE MIGHT BE CHEATING.
SHE HAS GAINED WEIGHT.
SHE SAID 30 POUNDS.
IT MIGHT BE 40.
I'M NOT FOR SURE.
I'D ASK HER, "ASHLEY, YOU'RE
NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT THESE."
AND SHE SAID, "MOM, I KNOW WHAT
I'M DOING."
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T JUST
WATCH HER ALL THE TIME.
I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED SHE'S
GONNA BE BACK IN HER OLD HABITS
AGAIN.
>> MMM!
>> DR. NOWZARADAN SAID, "YOU
ALWAYS ARE GONNA HAVE A FOOD
ADDICTION FOR THE REST OF YOUR
LIFE."
IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE.
IT'S NEVER GONNA GO AWAY.
>> WHAT TIME IS YOUR
ORIENTATION, 5:30?
SHE HARDLY EVER STAYS HOME SINCE
SHE GOT HER NEW TRUCK.
SHE'S BEEN GOING OUT WITH HER
FRIENDS, GONE DANG NEAR ALL DAY.
>> BEFORE SHE STARTED COLLEGE,
SHE HAD DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL
BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T SIT ON
THEIR CHAIRS.
IT'S HARD FOR HER TO WALK AND
GET TO CLASSES.
NOW SHE'S ABLE TO GO, SIT IN
THE CHAIRS.
SHE'S DOING WONDERFUL, GETTING
AROUND AND JUST GOING.
>> WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL BEFORE,
GETTING AROUND, JUST DIDN'T HAVE
THE ENERGY TO DO IT.
NOW MY NERVOUS PART ABOUT GOING
BACK TO SCHOOL IS, "AM I GONNA
FIT IN THE SEAT OR IS THERE
GONNA BE A PROBLEM OR WHAT?
>> WELL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU
ALL HERE TO LAB ORIENTATION.
>> I'M GOING TO SCHOOL, WORKING
TO GET MY ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN
CHILDCARE.
AFTER I GET THIS DEGREE, WHAT I
WANT TO DO IS OPEN MY OWN
DAYCARE.
OWNING MY OWN DAYCARE HAS BEEN A
DREAM EVER SINCE I STARTED
WORKING WITH CHILDREN.
I SAID, "THIS IS MY CALLING."
NOW I'M GOING TO SCHOOL, AND
ONCE I START MY BUSINESS UP, GO
FROM THERE.
>> HOW YOU BEEN DOING?
HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME.
ARE YOU WORKING AT A CENTER?
>> NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.
>> NOT RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE BOARD
THERE, SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO
GO BACK TO WORK, YOU CAN TAKE A
LOOK THERE.
SHE'S LOOKING GREAT.
IT IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
FOR HER, I BET, AS SHE WORKS
WITH THE CHILDREN, BECAUSE BEING
ABLE TO GET DOWN ON THEIR LEVEL
IS REALLY SO IMPORTANT.
>> I FEEL REALLY GOOD.
I WASN'T HAVING TO MOVE BECAUSE
MY LEGS GET STIFF OR SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW, AND PEOPLE COULD FIT
BEHIND ME OKAY.
I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET CLOSER
TO MY DREAM.
IT'S FINALLY GONNA GET DONE.
>> WELL, HOW WAS IT?
>> IT WAS OKAY.
>> [ LAUGHS ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
>> HEY!
>> HEY!
SO, THE GOAL IS TO GET YOU UNDER
200.
>> YES, SIR.
>> ARE YOU EXCITED TO LOSE
ANOTHER 20 POUNDS?
>> YES, I AM.
>> I'LL GRIND -- I'LL GRIND UP
YOUR TURKEY.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO GRIND MY
TURKEY UP.
>> AND I'LL MAKE A GOOD APPLE
PIE AND SAY, "OOH, ASHLEY, THIS
TASTES SO GOOD."
[ LAUGHS ]
>> TURN OVER THIS WAY.
>> I KNOW THAT MY MOM LOVES ME,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE KEEPS
TEASING ME.
I'M DOING MY BEST, BUT SHE'S
MAKING IT SO HARD.
>> WE TOOK ALMOST 31 POUNDS OFF
OF HER BACK AND HER THIGHS.
ASHLEY'S MADE PROGRESS, BUT
BEFORE WE DO MORE SKIN SURGERY,
SHE HAS TO CONTINUE TO LOSE
WEIGHT.
>> I JUST WANT HER TO WAKE UP.
ASH, COME ON, BABY.
I THINK YOU NEED TO JUST OPEN
YOUR EYES JUST A LITTLE BIT.
THEY GAVE YOU THAT MORPHINE
THAT'S MAKING YOU TOO SLEEPY.
JUST OPEN YOUR EYES, PLEASE.
>> SHE'LL OPEN THEM WHEN SHE'S
READY.
>> ASHLEY, OPEN YOUR EYES.
[ SNIFFLES ]
>> HOW'S EVERYTHING GOING WITH
YOUR EATING?
>> I CAN EAT REALLY ANYTHING,
YOU KNOW, BUT I JUST -- THERE
ARE CERTAIN THINGS I STILL HAVE
TO WATCH.
LIKE, SOMETIMES I DON'T EAT
LUNCH TILL LIKE 2:00, 3:00.
>> SEE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
NOW THAT YOU'VE HAD YOUR
SURGERY, YOU'VE REALLY, REALLY,
REALLY GOT TO "PROTEIN, PROTEIN,
PROTEIN."
>> YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
>> ALWAYS DO YOUR PROTEIN FIRST.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> BYE.
>> BYE-BYE.
AT FOUR YEARS OUT, SHE SHOULD BE
CLOSE TO GOAL, AND I DON'T THINK
SHE IS.
>> I'M LOOKING AT YOUR CHART.
YOU'RE 297 NOW.
>> YEP.
>> AND LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE,
307.
WELL, THE PROBLEM WITH BEING
OVERWEIGHT AND HAVING SURGERY IS
THAT SURGERY ALONE IS NOT GONNA
BE THE ANSWER.
HOW MANY TIMES YOU EAT IN A DAY?
>> SOMETIMES FOUR.
>> AND SOMETIMES MORE THAN THAT?
>> NO, JUST FOUR.
>> IF YOU TALK TO ASHLEY, SHE
WILL TELL YOU SHE'S NOT EATING
ANYTHING.
AND THAT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE.
BY NOW, SHE SHOULD BE UNDER 200.
SHE IS UNDER 300.
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE AN EXCESSIVE
OVEREATING HABIT.
SHE'S TAKING AT LEAST 3,000
CALORIES A DAY.
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS SHE'S GOT
EVERYBODY IN HER FAMILY IS
OVERWEIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
IT'S LIKE HAVING AN ALCOHOLIC BE
A BARTENDER.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S LAY DOWN AND
SEE.
OKAY.
THAT EATING HABIT AND THAT
PERSONALITY IS STILL THERE.
MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEWHERE
DOWN THE LINE, SHE'S GOING TO
GAIN WEIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE Y'ALL LATER.
>> WELL, HE'S RIGHT.
HE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL
YOU GET DOWN THERE WHERE YOU
NEED TO BE AT.
SO YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT YOUR
MIND TO IT.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE
CHEATING.
I MEAN, IT'S INSTINCT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE HUNGRY,
YOU JUST EAT.
HE'S HEARD EVERY STORY, SO WHAT
YOU'RE TELLING HIM IS NOTHING
NEW.
>> SHE HAS COME A LONG WAY, BUT
SHE'S STILL NOT CLOSE TO HER
IDEAL BODY WEIGHT.
>> GOING FROM LOOKING AT THIS
PICTURE HERE TO WHAT SHE IS NOW,
SHE'S A HALF OF A PERSON -- HALF
OF WHAT SHE STARTED AT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SHE USED TO SNEAK FOOD.
>> MOM, DON'T...
>> I WAS VERY UPSET AT HER.
I MEAN, I WAS MAD AT HER.
I MEAN, I'D GET ON HER ALL THE
TIME -- "YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
BE EATING THAT."
WE'D FIND EMPTY SOUP CANS IN
HER DRAWER.
>> Y'ALL THINK THE WORST OF ME.
>> WELL, YEAH, WE'D GO IN THERE
AND FIND IT IN THERE.
>> WE TRIED EVERYTHING.
INSTEAD OF LOSING, SHE WAS
GAINING.
I SAID, "THAT'S IT.
I'M NOT DOING NOTHING ELSE."
AND I DIDN'T.
IT'S AN ADDICTION TO FOOD.
>> [ SIGHS ]
>> WHERE ARE YOU WALKING TO?
>> FOOD ADDICTION -- IF YOU'VE
HAD IT ALL YOUR LIFE, IT'S
ALWAYS GONNA BE THERE.
BUT MY MOM - SHE PUT ME OUT ON
THE SPOT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE KEEPS
TEASING ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WHAT'S UP? HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, ROZ, WHAT'S UP?
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> ASHLEY, WHY DON'T YOU PUT
SOME QUARTERS UP, BABY?
>> WELL, ASHLEY CALLED ME AND
SHE WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS,
AND I TOLD HER, "HONEY, I GOT A
TWO-BEDROOM.
YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED.
I AM NOT SHELTERED NO MORE.
I FEEL VERY INDEPENDENT ON MY
OWN.
>> IT REALLY BOTHERED ME WHEN
SHE MOVED OUT, 'CAUSE I WORRY
ABOUT ASHLEY.
I CAN'T LET GO.
I JUST CAN'T LET GO OF HER.
>> I THINK THAT PAT IS STARTING
TO REALIZE, WORDS CUT DEEPER
THAN A KNIFE.
>> WHENEVER MY MOM USED TO TEASE
ME, I WOULD GET REALLY ANGRY
WITH HER.
>> [ Voice breaking ] I KNOW I'D
MAKE HER FEEL BAD.
I ALWAYS CRITICIZED HER ABOUT
WHAT SHE WAS EATING AND HOW BIG
SHE WAS, BECAUSE I GET ANGRY AT
ASHLEY.
>> YEAH, GIRL!
>> SHE SAYS SHE LOVES ME, BUT,
I MEAN, IT STILL HURTS.
>> CATHY, DID YOU GET HER A
SHOT?
>> WHY NOT?
>> [ LAUGHS ]
>> BUT I GOT TO DEAL WITH THIS
ANGER TOWARDS MY MOM.
IF WE DON'T WORK THIS OUT, MY
LIFE, IT'S NEVER GONNA GET
BETTER.
>> THERE IT IS! WHOOP!
>> I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA GET UP
AT 6:00.
YOU KNOW YOU WON'T SEE 6:00.
WE KNOW YOU.
LAST YEAR, MY DAD WAS
COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS LEG
HURTING REAL BAD.
THEY SAID IT WAS ARTHRITIS, AND
IT ENDED UP BEING CANCER.
HE'S GOT TO DO TWO ROUND OF
CHEMO, AND IF IT DOESN'T HELP,
THEY CAN'T HELP HIM NO MORE.
I KNEW I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION
TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM SCHOOL TO
HELP HIM.
BEFORE, WHEN I WAS OVERWEIGHT,
MY DAD, HE TOOK CARE OF ME.
NOW THAT THE WEIGHT IS OFF, I
CAN TAKE CARE OF HIM.
>> ON THE 18th, HE'LL SEE
DR. WARD AND GET HIS C.A.T. SCAN
DONE, ALL THE SAME DAY.
>> MY DAD IS A BIG INFLUENCE IN
MY LIFE.
I MEAN, I LOVE MY DAD SO MUCH.
HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, GET MY DAD
TAKEN CARE OF, AND I CAN BE ABLE
TO MOVE OUT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A WHILE.
>> MY DAD GOT DIAGNOSED WITH
CANCER.
I WANTED EVERYTHING TO BE OKAY.
I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO HAVE
CANCER, BUT HE HAD CANCER.
YEAH, MY DADDY WAS LIKE MY ROCK.
HE WAS ALWAYS THERE IN MY
CORNER.
HE SAID, "YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
YOU GOT TO KEEP IT GOING."
HE SAID, "YOU WORK ON THIS
WEIGHT, GET THIS OFF SO YOU CAN
GET EVERYTHING ELSE DONE, AND
YOU CAN START YOUR LIFE."
YOU KNOW, HE WAS PROUD THAT I
WAS LOSING THE WEIGHT AND
GETTING OUT AND DOING MORE
THINGS.
AND IT FEELS REALLY GOOD FOR ME
THAT HE GOT TO SEE THAT.
MY DAD HAS HELPED ME COME THIS
FAR.
AND NOW I KNOW HE'LL BE WATCHING
DOWN AND SEEING ME GET BETTER
AND GET SMALLER.
KNOWING THAT HE'S WATCHING ME,
I HAVE TO MAKE HIM PROUD.
DRIVE OFF AND THEN COME BACK,
I GUESS.
I'M GOING TO SEE DR. NOWZARADAN.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I WEIGH.
I REALLY HAVEN'T BEEN KEEPING
TRACK OF MY WEIGHT, WITH
EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
>> ASHLEY, YOU DOING ALL RIGHT?
>> I'M HANGING IN THERE.
>> FIRST TIME WE SAW YOU, 617,
HUH?
NOW YOU'RE 250.
STILL GOING TO SCHOOL?
>> YES, SIR, STILL GOING TO
SCHOOL, YEAH.
>> THAT'S GOOD.
WHEN YOU GONNA GRADUATE?
>> PROBABLY MAYBE NEXT DECEMBER.
>> UPPER BODY DOING PRETTY GOOD,
BUT YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXCESS
FLUID IN YOUR LEGS.
LOWER LEGS ARE WHAT IT WAS
WHEN SHE WAS 600 POUNDS.
WHEN SHE HAS SURGICAL REMOVAL OF
SKIN, SHE'D PROBABLY LOSE
ANOTHER 30, 40 POUNDS.
OVERALL, YOU'RE DOING GREAT, BUT
IF YOU CAN GET TO 220...
>> OKAY.
>> ...IT'LL BE MUCH BETTER.
ASHLEY'S PROGRESS HAS BEEN SLOW
BUT STEADY.
SHE'S MAINTAINING WEIGHT LOSS.
I THINK SHE'S OVERALL DOING
GOOD.
SUPER. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.
>> ALL RIGHT, NEXT TIME I SEE
YOU, I WANT YOU TO BE 220.
>> YES, SIR.
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> FINE.
>> DO YOU HAVE A SIZE RANGE
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?
OKAY.
>> OH, THAT'S CUTE, ISN'T IT?
>> I HAD BEEN ORDERING CLOTHES
OUT OF CATALOGS SINCE I WAS IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
NOW, BEING ABLE TO SHOP AT A
REGULAR STORE, THAT MADE ME SO
HAPPY.
I LOVE GOING OUT AND LOOKING AND
TRYING ON NEW CLOTHES.
>> DO YOU LIKE THAT?
SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ACTUALLY WALK INTO A STORE AND
PICK SOMETHING OFF THE SHELVES
AND SAY, "I LIKE THIS.
I'M GONNA BUY IT.
WE DON'T WANT YOU TO POP OUT.
>> I LOVE BEING HERE WITH MY
AUNT -- JUST SOMEONE THERE TO
SHOP WITH THAT'S GONNA TELL YOU
THE TRUTH.
>> IF YOU LIKE IT, HONEY.
IT JUST REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING
THAT MY MOTHER WOULD WEAR.
THAT'S ANOTHER STORY, OKAY?
WE CAN DO THAT.
THIS IS SO MUCH FUN.
IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE.
>> WHEN ALL THE SURGERIES ARE
DONE AND I'M AT MY GOAL WEIGHT,
THEN I'M GOING CLOTHES-CRAZY.
I'M BUYING EVERYTHING.
>> THANK YOU.
SEE YOU SOON.
[ DOG BARKING ]
>> HOW WAS YOUR DAY TODAY?
>> OH, IT WAS GOOD.
>> CHICKEN THIGHS WITH
PINEAPPLE, CORN, AND BELL
PEPPERS.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
>> IT DOES.
>> OKAY, READY?
>> ME AND MY MOM -- EMOTIONALLY,
WE'RE ALWAYS AT EACH OTHER ABOUT
THINGS.
SHE WOULD EMBARRASS ME AND MAKE
ME FEEL BAD.
>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE FAMILY TIME TOGETHER.
>> I HAVE TO BE THERE FOR HER.
SHE'S GOT TO BE THERE FOR ME
NOW, 'CAUSE IT'S JUST US.
>> THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS
FOOD WE'RE ABOUT TO EAT.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME AND
ASHLEY PREPARE IT TONIGHT.
WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN A VERY
LONG TIME.
>> NOW I CAN TELL HER HOW I
FEEL.
IT'S NOT WORTH THE ARGUING
ANYMORE, BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO
SHORT.
>> WE DID GOOD.
WE STILL HAVE OUR PROBLEMS, BUT
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THEM.
>> ASHLEY ALWAYS SAID HER DAD
WAS HER ROCK.
I THINK, IN A FEW YEARS, HER MOM
WILL BE HER ROCK, TOO.
>> SPARKS.
SPARKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I USED TO PLAY SOFTBALL WHEN I
WAS YOUNGER.
YOU READY?
I PLAYED EVERY SUMMER.
Y'ALL GOT TO BE ALERT OUT THERE.
YOU GOT TO MAKE GOOD THROWS.
FINALLY, I FELT LIKE I GOT
ENOUGH WEIGHT OFF AND
EVERYTHING, I SAID, "I WANT TO
COACH."
RUN UP ON THOSE!
SO I WENT UP AND SIGNED UP.
I'VE BEEN COACHING EVER SINCE.
ALL RIGHT, GIRLS, COME ON IN.
COACH HAD A SURGERY.
SHE USED TO BE REALLY, REALLY
BIG -- OVER LIKE 600 POUNDS.
AND IF SHE WAS STILL BIG, SHE
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE OUT HERE
COACHING YOU.
SHE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE
STANDING.
IT WAS EXCITING TO LOSE THE
WEIGHT.
I DIDN'T REALIZE, WHEN I STARTED
THIS JOURNEY, THAT I WOULD
CHANGE THIS MUCH.
TURN YOUR BODY AGAIN.
YOU'RE -- TURN IT.
NO, TOWARD ME.
>> ASHLEY'S GOT A LOVING HEART.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> SHE'LL BE A WONDERFUL MOTHER
'CAUSE SHE'S SO GOOD WITH KIDS.
>> GOOD! GOOD HUSTLE, ADELINA!
IT IS SO MUCH FUN TEACHING
CHILDREN WHAT I'VE LEARNED, NOT
MAKING IT OUT ABOUT THE WIN ALL
THE TIME, JUST HAVING FUN.
IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOB!
I'M STAYING VERY MUCH ON TRACK.
I HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER
DREAMS BESIDES LOSING WEIGHT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
KEEP RUNNING, JANE!
GET DOWN AND KEEP RUNNING!
I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY TO GET OUT
AND DO STUFF.
IT IS JUST SO EXCITING.
I JUST LOVE IT.
I AM SO HAPPY TO GET MY LIFE
BACK.