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Chuck: I'M TIRED, AND I'M WORE OUT.
I'D RATHER BE A DEAD MAN
THAN HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS THE REST OF MY LIFE.
SOMETIMES, IT FEELS LIKE I'M DEAD --
LIKE, THAT I'M NOT ALIVE.
IF I COULD DO IT WITHOUT THE SURGERY,
I WOULD HAVE DONE IT.
MY WAY DOESN'T WORK.
AND THIS IS A DYNAMIC THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE NOW.
I'M DONE WITH THIS! I QUIT! I'M DONE!
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
OH, IT HURTS.
[ TALKING INDISTINCTLY ]
Nissa: I CAN'T BE THE REASON YOU LOSE WEIGHT
OR THE REASON YOU GAIN WEIGHT, PERIOD.
[ Voice breaking ] I'LL MAKE THIS WORK, I PROMISE.
SHE DON'T CARE. SHE DOES NOT CARE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.
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YOU GET TO A REAL PROBLEM OF A PLACE IN LIFE,
THERE'S TWO THINGS YOU GOT TO ASK YOURSELF --
"HOW DID I GET HERE?"
AND, "IS IT TOO LATE TO CHANGE THIS?"
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
[ GROANS ]
MY WEIGHT MAKES THINGS A LOT HARDER ON ME.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BREATHE.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO STAND.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO GET AROUND.
OH, LORD.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO DO NORMAL THINGS.
MY WEIGHT'S HANDICAPPED ME.
I HURT A LOT.
I GOT LYMPHEDEMA ON MY LEG.
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, RIGHT NOW, THE PAIN'S A 9.
I'M TIRED, AND I'M WORE OUT.
I'M EXHAUSTED.
I CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS.
[ GROANS ]
I'D RATHER BE A DEAD MAN
THAN HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS THE REST OF MY LIFE.
WHEN I WAS A KID GROWING UP,
I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF GETTING REAL BIG LIKE I AM NOW.
I WAS A NORMAL-SIZE KID.
I'D SAY AFTER 30 IS
WHEN I STARTED PUTTING THE WEIGHT ON GRADUALLY.
MY WEIGHT GOT UP TO 250 AND THEN 280,
AND IT GOT TO AROUND 300.
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME.
IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
MY WIFE WAS MURDERED,
AND I WAS JUST -- IT JUST FLOORED ME.
SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON, MY BEST FRIEND.
I JUST COULDN'T TAKE IT, SO I TURNED TO FOOD.
GIVE ME THE SPECIAL ON YOUR LEG AND THIGH -- THE NINE PIECE.
THANK YOU.
I SHUT THE WORLD OUT,
JUST LOCKED MYSELF AWAY
AND ATE FAST FOOD THREE TIMES A DAY.
NOT REALLY THINKING ABOUT FOOD,
I JUST BLANKED MY MIND OUT.
FOR A LONG TIME, I LOST ALL CONCEPT OF MY WEIGHT.
698 POUNDS.
I WAS LIKE, "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS."
MY WEIGHT HAS REALLY GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL,
AND FINALLY, ONE DAY, I JUST HAD TO COME OUT OF THERE.
AFTER MY FIRST WIFE DIED,
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D FIND ANYBODY ELSE,
BUT THEN I MET NISSA.
Nissa: WHEN I MET CHUCK, HE WAS AROUND 600 POUNDS.
HE WAS VERY SHY AND DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK
AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF PROPERLY BECAUSE OF HIS SIZE.
I FELT THAT I SHOULD GIVE HIM A CHANCE
BECAUSE I FELT THAT ALL MY RELATIONSHIPS,
I FELT, HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO JUDGE HIM FOR HIS WEIGHT.
HONEY?
YES, MA'AM?
ARE YOU COOKING TODAY?
YEAH, I AM.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA MAKE?
I'M GONNA PUT THAT BRISKET ON, MAKE SOME DIRTY RICE.
IT WAS REAL GOOD THE FIRST TIME MEETING NISSA.
WE GOT ALONG GOOD, AND WE GOT MARRIED.
HOW'S MY LITTLE MAN?
SAY, "HI."
SAY, "PAPA."
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU LOVE PAPA?
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A SON,
AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT NATHAN,
AND HE'S THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD.
I LOVE YOU. YOU MY BOY?
I LIKE TO GO OUTSIDE WITH NATHAN AND PLAY,
BUT I CAN HARDLY WALK WITHOUT GETTING WINDED.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
MAIN THING THAT REALLY UPSETS ME
IS PUTTING A LOT OF STRAIN ON MY WIFE.
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
HEY, BABY, WILL YOU COME GET THE PHONE FOR ME?
THANK YOU, BABY.
Nissa: MARRIAGE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
WHEN YOU'RE MARRIED TO SOMEONE WHO'S 600 POUNDS.
WE DON'T HAVE AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP.
OUR MARRIAGE IS MUCH MORE CAREGIVER/PATIENT.
Chuck: ARE THEY DONE?
Nissa: MM-HMM.
THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.
OKAY, LET'S GET BRITCHES ON.
[ NATHAN FUSSING ]
OH, HONEY.
I JUST FEEL LIKE A SERVANT.
[ Voice breaking ] BEING A SINGLE MOM'S ONE THING.
BUT BEING A SINGLE MOM
WHEN THERE'S ANOTHER HUMAN BEING THERE...
IS MUCH HARDER.
[ FUSSING CONTINUES ]
Chuck: I CAN'T DO MY PART OF EVERYTHING I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
AND I WANT TO PROVIDE FOR NISSA...
GIVE HER THE LIFE SHE DESERVES.
Nissa: OUR FAMILY WON'T LAST MUCH LONGER
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T CHANGE.
[ NATHAN GIGGLES ]
Chuck: I THINK LOSING WEIGHT WOULD MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.
IT WOULD MAKE ME A BETTER DAD
AND A BETTER HUSBAND ALL THE WAY AROUND.
SWEET DREAMS.
Nissa: [ Voice breaking ] I WANT CHUCK TO GET HELP.
I WOULD LIKE HIM TO HAVE A HAPPY LIFE
AND...HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE.
OH, LORD.
THE THOUGHT OF ME LEAVING HER BEHIND,
THE THOUGHT OF LEAVING THE BABY BEHIND -- THAT HURTS.
[ SIGHS ]
I AM READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS WEIGHT.
I NEED TO GET IT OFF, OR I'M GONNA DIE.
Nissa: THIS ISN'T JUST A MAGIC PILL.
YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE SURGERY AND NOT DO ANYTHING.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PHYSICALLY CHANGE EVERYTHING.
Chuck: RIGHT.
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK OUT.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DO THIS SURGERY AND GAIN IT BACK.
I'M NOT ONE OF THEM PEOPLE.
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU GOT THIS WEIGHT?
Woman: MR. TURNER?
SO, YOU'RE OVER 600 POUNDS, HUH?
Chuck: YES, SIR.
IF YOU'LL CUT ME RIGHT NOW, I'M READY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK GASTRIC BYPASS
IS GONNA DO TO YOUR EATING HABIT?
IF YOU EAT MORE THAN YOU NEED, IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU HURT.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, THE THING DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
OKAY.
SURGERY ONLY DOES ONE THING --
KEEP HIM FROM EATING A LOT AT ONE TIME.
YOU STILL CAN EAT ALL DAY, AND HE CAN GAIN 10 POUNDS.
YOU DO THE SAME THING?
EVERYTHING'S FAST FOOD.
HE'LL BRING ME THE BREAKFAST SANDWICH,
SOME DONUTS, SOME APPLE FRITTERS.
[ LAUGHS ]
THE FAST-FOOD THING AND NOT HAVING TIME,
ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES -- YOU'LL HAVE TO STOP ALL THAT.
UNLESS YOU GET GRASP ON THAT,
GASTRIC BYPASS IS NOT GONNA BE PRODUCTIVE IN THE LONG TERM.
THEN I'LL DO WHAT YOU TELL ME TO DO.
I'M READY.
YOU NEED TO BE PROACTIVE.
YOU NEED TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT.
YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT KIND OF EATING DISORDER WE GOT NOW,
AND YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA WORK?
OKAY.
MM-HMM.
NO. THE ANSWER IS NO.
Dr. Nowzaradan: CHUCK HAS VERY UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS.
IF CHUCK CONTINUES HAVING UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS,
SURGERY WOULD NOT BE A GOOD OPTION FOR HIM.
Nissa: SO, HOW DO YOU THINK DR. NOWZARADAN WOULD FEEL
ABOUT YOU GOING TO GO EAT?
DR. NOW DON'T NEED TO KNOW. [ LAUGHS ]
OH, LORD.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I WANT THE PLATTER SERVICE.
Nissa: I WORRY ABOUT CHUCK FIGHTING THOSE CRAVINGS.
IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE.
HE EATS ENOUGH TO FEED 20 PEOPLE.
Waitress: GET Y'ALL ANYTHING ELSE, OR ARE WE OKAY?
THANK YOU.
Chuck: SOMETIMES, I EAT STUFF I SHOULDN'T EAT.
I REALIZE IT'S KILLING ME.
I GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
[ Voice breaking ] BUT I'M A PERSON THAT DON'T LIKE CHANGE.
[ GROANS ]
Chuck: SOMETIMES MAKING THE HARD CHOICE TO TURN YOUR LIFE AROUND
IS FAR HARDER THAN YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
Nissa: HONEY, WE'RE HAVING ALFREDO CHICKEN TONIGHT,
AND YOU'RE HAVING CHICKEN BROTH.
SURE.
ARE YOU GETTING TIRED OF THE DIET YET?
NOPE.
HAVE YOU BEEN CHEATING, DEAR?
NO, MA'AM.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, I'D TELL YOU IN A HEARTBEAT.
I'M NOT GONNA HIDE NOTHING FROM NOBODY.
I KNOW I HAVE TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT THE DIET
BECAUSE DR. NOWZARADAN IS SERIOUS.
I HAVE GOT TO GET THIS WEIGHT OFF.
FACE ME, OKAY?
Dr. Nowzaradan: ALL RIGHT.
I SAY WE GET YOU PREPARED FOR YOUR OPERATION, OKAY?
YES, SIR.
Chuck: I'M EXCITED.
I'M READY FOR THE CHANGE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL NISSA.
YOU BE GOOD TODAY FOR DADDY?
TODAY I'M GETTING GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY.
SURGERY, FOR ME, IS LIKE CLOSING THE CASKET ON THE 700-POUND MAN.
I'M DOING THIS, NUMBER ONE, SO I WON'T DIE --
NUMBER TWO, MAKE MY WIFE A LOT HAPPIER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
COME ON.
DEAR LORD, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
PLEASE KEEP CHUCK SAFE.
Nissa: WE DON'T HAVE A MARRIAGE NOW.
IF HE DOESN'T CHANGE HIS LIFE,
WE CERTAINLY WON'T HAVE ONE AFTER.
Chuck: SURGERY IS PROBABLY THE LAST THING THAT CAN HELP ME,
AND IF IT FAILS, THEN I'M A FAILURE.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS MY LAST CHANCE AT LIFE.
I'M NOT SOME PUNK THAT WANTS TO LAY AROUND IN THE HOUSE
AND NOT GO TO WORK.
I WANT TO DO WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO AND PROVIDE.
[ NATHAN CRYING ]
Shh.
I'M READY TO GO.
Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START MAKING THE INCISION.
NOW YOU CAN TURN THE ROOM LIGHT ON.
WELL, THE OPERATION IS FINISHED.
WE'RE JUST GONNA WAKE HIM UP AND GET HIM TO RECOVERY ROOM.
Woman: WE GOT HIM.
ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
THERE WE GO.
YOU DID VERY, VERY WELL.
YOU OKAY?
Chuck: UH-HUH.
SORE.
HI, SON.
SAY, "HI, DADDY."
I LOVE YOU, BOY.
[ NATHAN BABBLING ]
WE'RE GONNA GO TAKE HIM HOME, OKAY?
HUH?
WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM HOME, OKAY?
YEAH.
YOU'RE LEAVING ME?
YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE.
SOME WIFE YOU ARE.
GO AHEAD AND GO.
MARVIN.
YEAH. GO.
JUST GET OUT OF HERE.
SAY BYE.
YOU LEAVE MY WALLET SO I CAN CATCH A CAB TO BEAUMONT.
MARVIN CHARLES, I'M PICKING YOU UP. DON'T BE UGLY.
[ NATHAN BABBLING ]
ALL RIGHT, DEAR.
I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW.
DON'T EVEN CALL ME.
[ Voice breaking ] I'M SURE HE'S SCARED,
DOESN'T WANT TO BE BY HIMSELF.
YOU KNOW, TO HIM, HE'S JUST TAKING A NAP.
HE DOESN'T REALIZE THE WHOLE DAY HAS PASSED
AND HOW MUCH OF A HANDFUL NATE IS,
AND HE JUST DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN WALK, SIT DOWN, WALK, SIT DOWN.
YEAH, THAT'D WORK.
Chuck: I FEEL BAD ABOUT LAST NIGHT AND WHAT I SAID.
I TOLD HER TO GET THE HECK OUT OF HERE 'CAUSE I WAS IN PAIN.
SHE'S WORKED VERY HARD TO HELP ME GET THIS SURGERY
AND TO HELP ME GET THROUGH IT.
SLOW THAT BREATHING DOWN, OKAY?
DEEP BREATHS IN THROUGH THE NOSE.
I LOVE THAT GIRL.
YOU GOOD?
I GOT IT.
I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT FOOD.
I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT FOOD.
MY FOCUS IS ON MY FAMILY AND MY WIFE.
[ SIGHS ] THAT'S IT.
I KNOW I OWE HER AN APOLOGY.
HELLO.
BABY, I'M SORRY.
BABY, I'M SORRY.
THINGS ARE GONNA BE A LOT DIFFERENT, A LOT BETTER.
I LOVE YOU.
Chuck: MORNING.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
HAVE I CUT MYSELF?
NOPE.
YOU WERE PRETTY GROUCHY THE OTHER DAY.
NO, I WAS A PRICK, AND I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY AND I LOVE YOU.
THAT WASN'T VERY NICE OF YOU.
Nissa: I KNOW CHUCK'S SCARED AND THIS IS REALLY HARD FOR HIM...
AND SO I'VE FORGIVEN HIM FOR HOW HE ACTED.
GOOD MORNING, CHUCK. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
I'M FEELING A LOT BETTER.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOUR DRAIN OUT.
YOU CAN GO HOME TODAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, DR. NOWZARADAN.
OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
Dr. Nowzaradan: BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR CHUCK IS GONNA BE
TO GET HIM TO STICK WITH THE PROGRAM
AND STICK WITH THE DIET.
HE SEEMS TO BE A PERSON THAT HE DOESN'T FOLLOW THE RULES.
EARLIER, I TALKED TO HIS WIFE.
SHE CALLED ME, ASKING QUESTION,
WHEN HE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK.
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.
OH, YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.
I GATHER CHUCK IS NOT DOING AS MUCH
AS HIS WIFE EXPECTING HIM TO DO.
PERHAPS THIS CAUSED FRICTION IN THE RELATIONSHIP AT HOME.
GET IN THE [BLEEP] LANE!
DON'T CUSS AT ME.
YOU BE QUIET. SIT THERE AND BE QUIET.
DON'T SAY NOTHING.
DAMN!
WHAT?
I'M HURTING. YOU'RE HITTING BUMPS. I'M HURTING.
Chuck: THERE'S PAIN AFTER SURGERY.
I KNOW I DON'T HANDLE IT WELL.
SOMETIMES, I LASH OUT.
Nissa: CHUCK HAS TO CHANGE.
I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I KEEP DOING THIS.
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
Chuck: PEOPLE THINK CHANGE IN LIFE
IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU HAPPY,
BUT TRUTH IS, CHANGE IS SCARY.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
I THOUGHT THE SURGERY WOULD TAKE AWAY MY CRAVINGS,
BUT IT HASN'T BEEN THAT SIMPLE.
I'M EATING LESS, BUT I STILL LIKE GOOD FOOD THAT TASTES GOOD.
RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA GET ME SOME EGGS,
SOME PROTEIN, WHICH IS HEALTHY FOR YOU.
AN ORDER OF EGGS AND AN ORDER OF BACON.
NOW THAT MY SURGERY'S BEEN DONE, AND IT'S OVER WITH,
I KNOW WHAT I CAN EAT, AND THAT'S IT.
I KNOW HOW MUCH I CAN EAT.
IF YOU'VE EATEN MORE THAN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO,
IT'LL REALLY MAKE YOU SICK.
[ RETCHES ]
GOT CHUCK SOME MEDICINE AND NATE SOME DIAPERS
AND GO HOME AND GET DINNER COOKED.
CHUCK CALLED ME TO COME HOME EARLY TODAY.
HE'S SICK ALL OF A SUDDEN.
KIND OF FRUSTRATING.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF NATE TODAY.
Chuck: THANK YOU.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE ATE SOMETHING BAD.
YESTERDAY, I HAD A PORK CHOP AND FRENCH FRIES,
AND I HAD TWO EGGS FOR BREAKFAST.
Nissa: IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING
TO SEE HIM NOT DO WHAT HE SHOULD BE DOING.
HE'S CHEATING.
HE'S THROWING UP AND GETTING SICK.
IF I WAS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME,
I THINK I WOULD DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
I'M SICK OF EXCUSES.
I'M SICK OF DOING EVERYTHING BY MYSELF.
THERE YOU GO.
I JUST DON'T THINK I CAN COUNT ON HIM.
Woman: MR. TURNER?
Chuck: IT'S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY SURGERY.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
I'M NOT REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT STEPPING ON THE SCALE.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
THAT'S GOOD.
YOU LOST 21 POUNDS IN LAST MONTH.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MUCH...
UNDER?
...UNDER WHAT I EXPECTED YOU TO LOSE.
RIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO LOSE ABOUT 30 POUNDS A MONTH.
ALL RIGHT.
CHUCK IS NOT MAKING THE PROGRESS THAT HE SHOULD BE MAKING.
HE'S OVEREATING, BUT HE'S DENYING IT.
ONLY EAT THREE TIMES A DAY AND TRY NOT TO SNACK.
I DON'T -- I DON'T SNACK MUCH.
VERY RARELY. I HAVE A SNACK HERE AND THERE.
RIGHT.
...FROM HABIT, SO YOU NEED TO OVERCOME ALL THOSE ISSUES.
CHUCK IS ONE OF THOSE PATIENTS THAT HE WILL NEVER TELL YOU
THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS EATING HABIT.
Chuck: YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
Nissa: I'M HAVING THE SURGERY TO BETTER MYSELF --
LIVE A LONG LIFE.
I WANT TO BECOME A NORMAL SIZE
AND BE A GOOD MOTHER AND ROLE MODEL.
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
I GUESS I'M JUST WAITING FOR MY NERVES TO KICK IN.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THEM CUTTING HALF YOUR STOMACH OUT.
IT'D BE NICE IF CHUCK COULD TAKE CARE OF ME RIGHT NOW,
LIKE I DID FOR HIM.
IT'S OKAY.
Nissa: BUT I KNOW THAT'S NOT AN OPTION,
AND I HAVE TO BE STRONG AND TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.
I REALIZED I WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE IN MY LIFE,
AND WHETHER CHUCK MAKES THAT CHANGE OR NOT,
I HAVE TO MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE.
Chuck: SOMETIMES, THE JOURNEY IS FAR HARDER THAN YOU IMAGINED.
THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE TO DECIDE TO KEEP GOING OR GIVE UP.
I GUESS SHE'S DOING ALL RIGHT.
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HER TOO MUCH.
SHE'S HURTING. I KNOW THAT MUCH.
READY?
YEAH, I'M READY.
Nissa: I'M READY TO BE HOME.
I'M JUST NOT SURE HOW IT'S GONNA GO WITH CHUCK.
ARE YOU READY?
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE TALKING TO A 10-YEAR-OLD.
"GO DO THIS. GO DO THAT."
I THINK HE'S LIVED IN THAT BODY TOO LONG.
WHO SENT YOU FLOWERS?
REALLY? THAT'S NICE OF THEM.
Chuck: I'M TRYING TO CHANGE,
AND I'M STEPPING UP, AND I HOPE NISSA SEES THAT.
TODAY, I'M GONNA START HELPING YOU WITH THE KITCHEN
AND LAUNDRY AND TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT.
Nissa: CHUCK'S SAYING THAT EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE.
HE'LL BE HELPFUL.
REALITY'S PROBABLY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
HMM?
I GOT TO GO GET IT.
YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A SPECIAL TRIP
JUST TO GO GET THE MEDICINE?
I'M EXTRAORDINARILY FRUSTRATED.
FOR THIS MARRIAGE TO HAVE HOPE, HE NEEDS TO BE A 50/50 PARTNER.
YOU DON'T GET MARRIED TO DO EVERYTHING BY YOURSELF.
Chuck: I DON'T DESERVE THIS.
I LOST 100 POUNDS.
SHE ACTS LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
HER ATTITUDE'S NOT GOOD.
THINGS ARE BAD.
NEVER WHAT I DO IS GOOD ENOUGH.
Nissa: I GUESS, IN MY OPINION, 100 POUNDS HAS ALREADY COME OFF,
AND I DON'T SEE ANY DIFFERENCES AT THE HOUSE.
I'M HUNGRY. I'M GONNA GET SOMETHING TO EAT.
THEY GOT SOME GRILLED CHICKEN I CAN HAVE.
TWO THIGHS AND TWO LEGS.
AND GIVE ME A LARGE COLESLAW.
YOU HAVE A NICE DAY.
I'VE BEEN DOING BETTER, EATING BETTER AND EVERYTHING,
AND SHE JUST DOESN'T SEE IT.
HERE.
TEA.
HERE. PUT IT OVER THERE.
WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHAT DO YOU NEED ME TO DO?
YOU DON'T WANT IT?
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT YOUR MEDICINE?
DRINK SOME OF THAT.
I'M TIRED. I'M GOING BACK IN HERE.
[ GROANS ]
Chuck: WE'RE HEADED TO PICK NISSA UP FROM WORK.
YEAH, WE HAD AN ARGUMENT THIS MORNING.
JUST WENT BAD FROM THERE.
I DON'T EVEN REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
HOW YOU DOING, BABY?
LOOK, I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO ME.
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, WITH ALL MY HEART.
JUST GIVE ME A CHANCE. LET'S WORK THIS OUT.
LOOK AT ME, PLEASE?
NO.
IS THIS JUST ALL ABOUT MONEY?
I'M MISERABLE!
OKAY. IT'S ALL ABOUT MONEY.
I WILL TAKE THE CAR TOMORROW.
I WILL COME PICK IT UP AT YOUR WORK AND PUT TIRES
AND HAVE IT CLEANED UP AND THE OIL CHANGED.
GREAT. I'M SELLING MY LIFE OUT FOR OIL CHANGE, TIRES.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
I WILL MAKE YOU VERY HAPPY. I PROMISE YOU.
I'VE LOST WEIGHT, AND I'M DOING GOOD.
AND NOTHING'S CHANGED.
BECAUSE MY WEIGHT. MY DAMN LEG!
I COULDN'T GET SURGERY, AND I'VE BEEN HANDICAPPED,
AND YOU WANT TO HOLD THAT AGAINST ME?
YOU ARE 43 YEARS OLD.
YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!
[ Sobbing ] I'M SORRY.
I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE YOU MAD THIS MORNING.
I WILL MAKE THIS WORK, I PROMISE.
I WILL DO RIGHT.
I DON'T NEED TO LOSE MY FAMILY, 'CAUSE I'M GONNA GO DOWN.
CHARLES, THAT IS YOUR [BLEEP] PROBLEM!
I CANNOT BE THE REASON YOU LIVE.
I CAN'T BE THE REASON YOU DIE.
I CAN'T BE THE REASON YOU LOSE WEIGHT
OR THE REASON YOU GAIN WEIGHT.
I CAN'T BE THE REASON, OKAY?
I CAN'T, PERIOD.
PLEASE, DON'T DO ME THIS WAY.
PLEASE?
Chuck: IF WE GET THIS DIVORCE,
I CAN'T GO ON, 'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE INSURANCE.
I WON'T BE ABLE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR LIKE I NEED TO.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET MY LYMPHEDEMA FIXED.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET MY SKIN REMOVED.
I DON'T HAVE NOBODY TO TAKE CARE OF ME.
[ Voice breaking ] SHE DON'T CARE.
SHE DOES NOT CARE.
[ SIGHS ]
I LOVE THAT BABY.
SHE'S NOT THINKING ABOUT HIM.
SHE SHOULDN'T LET ME GO LIKE THIS.
[ SOBS ]
I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.
I GOT NO REASON TO GO ON LIVING.
Chuck: [ Voice breaking ] I CAN'T GO THROUGH THIS.
I WON'T NEVER DO THIS AGAIN, AS LONG AS I LIVE.
AND I PROMISE YOU, I WON'T FAIL.
I'M ABLE TO GET A JOB.
I WILL GO IN THE MORNING AND GO TO WORK FOR SOMEBODY,
TO MAKE DAMN SURE I PAY MY DAMN BILLS.
I WON'T NEVER DO THIS AGAIN, AS LONG AS I LIVE.
I KNOW I HAVE!
I KNOW I HAVE, AND I KNOW I'VE TOLD YOU --
MY WORD'S NO GOOD TO YOU, AND I WILL MAKE IT RIGHT.
I PROMISE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
THIS PAST MONTH, IT'S BEEN TOUGH.
NISSA LEAVING -- IT'S HARD.
IT'S A VERY SCARY REALITY.
I BETTER WAKE UP AND GET SERIOUS.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS MY WEIGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE,
BUT THE VERY REASON I PUT THE WEIGHT ON
IS BECAUSE OF WHAT I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH.
I KNOW I HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH SO MANY OF MY ISSUES
TO GET MY LIFE IN ORDER.
IT FEELS GOOD. COOL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I GET ANGRY LIKE I DO.
I JUST LASH OUT.
NISSA DOESN'T DESERVE THAT.
AND I FEEL SO BAD WHEN I DO.
I REALIZE THERE'S A LOT OF PAIN THAT I HADN'T DEALT WITH.
IT'S BEEN EATING AWAY AT ME, CREATING THIS ANGER IN ME,
AND DRIVING ME TO FOOD.
I REALIZE SO MANY OF MY ISSUES COME
FROM NOT DEALING WITH THE DEATH OF MY FIRST WIFE.
I KNOW I HAVE TO COME TO TERMS WITH THAT
TO GET MY LIFE IN ORDER.
I CAN'T CHANGE TILL I LET THE PAIN GO.
I'M GONNA KEEP MOVING AHEAD AND DOING WHAT I NEED TO DO.
I KNOW IF I GET MY LIFE TOGETHER,
I'LL BECOME THE MAN THAT NISSA NEEDS ME TO BE.
I'VE HAD TO PUSH MYSELF TO GO, BUT I'M DOING IT.
I GOT TO BE CAREFUL WHAT I DO.
I GOT TO LISTEN TO DR. NOWZARADAN.
WHATEVER HE TELLS ME IS THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE,
AND I DON'T WANT TO MESS NOTHING UP.
I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER
WHO'S BEEN LOCKED IN A CELL FOR 50 YEARS.
I CAN DEFINITELY FEEL I'M LIGHTER.
I'M GONNA GO A LITTLE FURTHER EACH MORNING.
MY HOPE IS TO KEEP LOSING WEIGHT SO I CAN GET MY SKIN SURGERY,
AND THEN I'LL BE GOOD.
I'M GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN.
MY SEAT BELT USED TO WOULDN'T FIT.
IT'S ON.
I HAD PLENTY OF MORE ROOM IF I NEEDED IT.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE DOC.
I USED TO DREAD IT.
WHEN I KNOW I GO IN AND SEE THAT WEIGHT LOSS,
THAT'S EXCITING TO KNOW HOW I'M DOING.
LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS 508.
Dr. Nowzaradan: CHUCK, YOU ARE DOING EXCELLENT.
LET ME SEE -- HOW IS YOUR LYMPHEDEMA IN THE LEG?
Chuck: THAT GROSSES PEOPLE OUT TO SEE THAT, I'M SURE.
AND I WANT IT OFF OF THERE.
Dr. Nowzaradan: CHUCK IS DOING VERY WELL.
I THINK IT IS TIME FOR CHUCK TO HAVE SKIN SURGERY.
Dr. Nowzaradan: WE'LL SET YOU UP WITH THE SURGERY,
GET THIS LYMPHEDEMA MASS OFF OF YOUR LEG SO YOU CAN WALK BETTER.
GONNA BE LIKE A NEW PERSON.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR SO LONG.
IT'S A NEW BEGINNING FOR ME, AND I'M READY FOR IT.
I'M PROUD OF MYSELF.
I CAN DO SO MUCH MORE.
THAT'S BEEN MY GOAL.
I'M MAKING CHANGES,
AND I'M GONNA SHOW NISSA THAT I CAN CHANGE.
GOD HAS A PLAN.
I ASKED NISSA FOR A LIST OF CHORES.
I'M GONNA COMPLETE IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HER.
I'M GONNA PUT BIRD FEEDERS ON THIS.
I NEED MY FAMILY TO WORK OUT.
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
FOR NISSA, I'M FILLING THESE BIRD FEEDERS UP.
SHE WANTS THEM ON THAT TREE.
THERE YOU GO.
HEY.
Chuck: I FEEL REAL GOOD.
NISSA'S GIVING ME ANOTHER SHOT.
WE'RE GETTING ALONG GOOD.
FOR MY HUMOR.
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
I LOVE YOU.
Chuck: I'M READY TO GET THIS GROWTH REMOVED FROM MY LEG.
I'LL BE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH MORE ONCE IT'S GONE.
I'LL BECOME THE MAN THAT NISSA DESERVES.
ALL RIGHT, PARTNER, WE'RE GONNA GET YOU OFF TO SLEEP, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
Dr. Nowzaradan: THIS LYMPHEDEMA MASS IS INTERFERING WITH HIS WALKING.
ALL RIGHT, WE ARE DONE.
I THINK HE'S GONNA BE VERY HAPPY.
HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WALKING WITH THAT.
Nissa: HEY.
HEY, BABY.
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD NAP?
DO I LOOK DIFFERENT?
KIND OF COOL, HUH?
I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU.
Chuck: WHEN YOU START TO SEE THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR,
YOU REALIZE THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
HARD WORK DOES PAY OFF.
NOW THAT I CAN MOVE AROUND,
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HELPING AROUND THE HOUSE.
I'M PUTTING TOGETHER A SWING SET
I BOUGHT NATHAN FOR HIS BIRTHDAY.
MY WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED, AND I FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN.
I'M ON THE ROAD TO BEING A BETTER HUSBAND
AND A BETTER FATHER.
TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR NATHAN FEELS REAL GOOD,
'CAUSE I'M ABLE TO DO IT.
IT'S GONNA MAKE HIM HAPPY.
WE'RE GONNA GO PLAY ON THAT SWING SET
THAT DADDY PUT UP FOR YOU.
YOU READY TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY?
GO SHOW DADDY YOUR SWING SET.
COME ON. LET'S GO PLAY. COME ON.
YOU WANT TO SLIDE DOWN THE SLIDE?
WHEE!
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW, GET YOUR BEHIND BACK IN THERE, BOY.
Chuck: THESE ARE THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS WITH MY SON
THAT I COULD NEVER IMAGINE, AND NOW THEY'RE COMING TRUE.
ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
I AM TRULY BLESSED.
[ BABBLING ]
CHARLES, WILL YOU SAY GRACE?
LORD, BLESS MY FAMILY AND BLESS MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE
FOR EVERYTHING SHE'S DONE TODAY.
IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.
THANK YOU FOR COOKING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'M SITTING AT THE DINNER TABLE
WITH MY FAMILY.
HE ENJOYED IT EARLIER
WHEN WE WAS OUTSIDE PLAYING WITH HIM ON THE SWINGS.
HE HAD FUN.
Nissa: I'M REALLY PROUD OF CHUCK.
HE'S COME A LONG WAY.
HE'S MADE A LOT OF STRIDES IN BEING A PART OF THE FAMILY,
BEING A BETTER FATHER.
IT'S REALLY BEEN GOOD.
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD.
I MEAN IT.
Chuck: I FEEL LIKE I HAVE MY LIFE BACK...
AND I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
PROGRESS TAKES TIME.
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SLOW YOU GO,
JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T STOP.
I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE.
THAT'S GOOD. I WANT TO JUMP UP AND DOWN.
I DID WAY BETTER THAN I EXPECTED TO DO.
I'VE LOST OVER 400 POUNDS, AND I'M REAL PROUD OF MYSELF.
WOW. YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.
I FEEL DIFFERENT. I FEEL BETTER.
CHUCK IS DOING GREAT, AND HE LOOKED LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON.
THE KEY ISSUE IS FIVE YEARS FROM NOW.
YOU HAD THE EATING DISORDER BEFORE.
RIGHT.
AND THOSE EATING DISORDERS WILL COME BACK TO YOU
IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL.
CHUCK, YOU DONE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
Chuck: DR. NOWZARADAN HAS SAVED MY LIFE.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN OUT OF PRISON.
A YEAR AGO, I SEEN MYSELF AS A WALKING DEAD MAN.
I'M PROUD THAT I DID WHAT I DID TO LOSE THE WEIGHT.
WEIGHT LOSS HAS SAVED ME.
I STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO...
BUT I KNOW I CAN DO IT.