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[Shakyia] At some point,
I do feel I lost control
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and I need to do
something about it.
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[melancholic music playing]
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[Shakyia] Somewhere in me
is just a little
glimmer of hope.
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I just wanna be
a normal person.
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[grunts]
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[pants]
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[melancholic music playing]
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You can't do it
and then I just get mad.
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[woman] If I don't make
a change now,
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I'm scared
it's gonna be too late.
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No... [groans]
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It hurts.
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[woman]
I refuse to stop fighting.
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I have to do this
for my children.
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Oh.
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I've been working hard
to lose weight
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-but I know I can do better.
-[Dr. Now] Shakyia...
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[melancholic music playing]
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[birds chirping]
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[Shakyia]
If I can go back in time,
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I would change
a lot of things.
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My life was not supposed
to go like this.
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It makes me feel sad,
like I just let myself go.
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I'm living in constant pain.
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I wake in the morning
with swelling
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because of the lymphedema
that's in my leg.
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Whoosh, 'cause of the pain
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in my leg and my knees.
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So much pain
because it's so much weight.
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By the time
I get to the bathroom,
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it's like my breathing
is, like, bad.
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I already have asthma too,
so with me having asthma,
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it just makes my breathing
even worse.
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[breathing heavily]
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Sometimes I could feel
my heart beating,
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like, too fast.
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[water rushing]
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[breathing heavily]
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Being 627 pounds,
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it makes my breathing
10 times harder
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for me to try
to catch my breath.
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[breathing heavily]
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When I take a shower,
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I sit on the side
on the shower
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because I can't really stand.
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But I can bathe myself.
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I can lather up with soap,
wash my arms,
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wash under my breasts,
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and wash my back.
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The most difficult part,
washing between my legs
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because I have to lean
to the side
because of the lymphedema
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to make sure
that the area is clean.
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I'll do that, like,
two, three more times
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and then I'll stand up
and rinse off
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for a good, like,
a minute or two
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to make sure
that I'm clean down there.
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[water rushing]
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Once I get dressed,
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I'll walk down the stairs
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but I'm scared
that I'm gonna fall.
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I have to catch my breath.
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[breathing heavily]
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Sometimes I feel like
there's no point
to keep going.
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But then I look forward
to eating.
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I can feel my mouth
water for it.
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It brings me happiness.
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[melancholic music playing]
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[pan sizzling]
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Right now,
I live with my mom,
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my stepdad,
my sister and her three kids.
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-[door creaks open]
-[Shaniqua] Hello.
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Niqua, breakfast is done.
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I see.
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Oh. I'm hungry.
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Give me a plate.
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[Shakyia speaking]
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My mom was a single mom
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and providing for us
was a struggle.
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So my brother
and sister and I
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learned to eat every meal
like it was our last.
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My mom raised me
till I was
in the second grade,
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then we were placed
into foster care.
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When they took me
away from my mom,
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I was in foster care
for two to three weeks
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until my dad
took full custody.
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This is pretty good.
I like the corndogs.
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-[Shakyia] Oh, yeah.
-Isn't my first time
trying those.
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They were good.
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[Shakyia] My dad seemed happy
to see us at first
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but he would keep
our welfare checks
for himself.
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I didn't think
it would work but it did.
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Next thing you know,
the cops were called
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and I packed up all my stuff
and went to live with my mom.
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All right. So I'm gonna go
get ready to...
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Get ready to take us
to the grocery store
so we can get that steak.
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-And a lot of potatoes.
-And a lot of potatoes
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so you can whip it on up,
all right?
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-Yup.
-All right.
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[melancholic music playing]
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Shakyia has always been
a little plus-sized
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just like me.
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But when she was about 13,
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I started noticing Shakyia
being a little heavier
than the norm.
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She just eats,
eats, eats, eats.
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But she was always
mobile before,
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so it wasn't as bad but,
I don't know.
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At school,
I didn't really have friends.
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Next thing you know,
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there's one girl
a year above me...
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I never told anyone
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'cause I felt like nobody
would do something about it,
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so I just kept it to myself.
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Eating the food
filled the void,
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but what I really wanted
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was to have people
to like me.
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I was peer-pressured into it.
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Eating the food
filled the void.
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It's basically the only thing
that I could really,
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like, turn to to help me
because everybody else
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was just like, "Oh,
nobody wants you, go away."
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And I'll be like,
"Okay. Yeah."
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Then I'll go
make me a sandwich,
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then I'll go eat ice cream,
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then I'll go eat chips.
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By the time
I graduated high school,
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I was close to 400 pounds.
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When I went to college,
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I was able to eat
whatever I wanted to eat,
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so I kinda went crazy
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and I put on
another 80 pounds
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in just my first semester.
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So that brought me to, like,
a depression state.
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I stopped going to classes,
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I returned back home
to live with my mom.
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I ended up getting a job
working at a call center.
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They had vending machines
and drink machines.
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So instead
of bringing my lunch,
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I will turn and eat the snacks
out the vending machine.
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Then I started having to stop
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when I'll be walking
back and forth
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from my desk to the machines
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just to catch my breath.
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So I ended up
leaving that job
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and working at a gas station.
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And that is where my life
really took a turn
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for the worse
when I got raped.
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I was raped to the point
where I couldn't hardly walk.
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I had to kind of
walk hunchback over
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because I couldn't really move
like I wanted to,
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um, because of the rape,
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which is something
that I can't even describe.
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That is when I really turned
to eating more...
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[Shaniqua] I just think
that it broke her
in more ways than one.
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She was trying
to suppress it.
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Some people
indulge in alcohol,
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some people indulge in drugs,
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and some people
indulge in food.
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You know, and I think food
was the thing for her
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just to suppress
the emotions from it.
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Hey, Judy.
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-Shakyia.
-Hey, Shakyia.
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-Hey.
-How are you doing?
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-How was your day?
-Well...
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[Natasha]
It was a traumatic incident.
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Shakyia's spiraled
out of control.
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She just gave up on life.
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She went to,
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what I call,
a deep depression.
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I think that's when
the lymphedema came too.
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It's just...
Everything just trickled down.
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And she was mobile before,
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she was able to function.
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She had a job
for three years,
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she would go out.
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But after that, nothing.
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She was scared to go outside.
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[exhales]
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Surviving my rape,
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the weight actually started
to pick up more.
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Everything that I can do,
Kyia can do
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but she can't do it right now
because of her leg
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and her obesity right now.
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I started noticing Kyia
gaining a lot of weight
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and her leg
was gaining weight
with Kyia's body,
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it was medium-sized at first
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and then it got big-big.
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All right, Kyia.
You ready to go to the store?
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-Yeah.
-[Shaniqua] Okay. Hold on.
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Let me close this door.
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All right. Let's go.
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Okay.
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You got it?
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[grunts]
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All right.
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I'm not able to move around,
do things.
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[melancholic music playing]
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[baby crying]
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I'm on my way
to go to the grocery store.
I'm kinda nervous.
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I was hoping my leg
doesn't start going bad on me,
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meaning that it'll start
being painful
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and hurts a lot or hard for me
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to walk around.
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So we're gonna get
the potatoes, right, Niqua?
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[Shaniqua] Yeah, the potatoes
and the steak.
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-Okay.
-[Shaniqua] And...
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-And...
-[Shaniqua] Whatever else
goes on that.
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-So I wanted sour cream,
right?
-[Shaniqua] Yeah.
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And then cheese that the...
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That you can melt in the pot
or dunk the shredded cheese
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-you can put on the potatoes?
-[Shaniqua] The shredded
cheese is better.
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Yeah. And...
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[Shaniqua]
That should be good.
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[Shakyia] Yeah.
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[melancholic music playing]
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[Shakyia] Living a normal life
is difficult
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being at this weight
that I am at.
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You got it.
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[Shakyia]
When I go grocery shopping,
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we don't stay too long
in the store
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because my lymphedema
won't allow me
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to walk for so long
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because it start to hurt.
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It goes, you know,
shocking pain, like,
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I don't know why
it does that.
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If I try to use
a regular shopping cart
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and lean over it, my leg,
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it'll go bad.
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[Shaniqua] Okay,
what do you need first?
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[Shakyia] A bag of potatoes.
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Oh, here's the meat
right here.
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[Shaniqua] Yeah, do you...
What kind of steak
we'll use this time?
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Yeah.
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So we need two of those.
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Get four.
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Okay, yeah.
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Uh-huh.
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Okay.
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Let's get some chips.
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Awesome. Got two.
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[Shaniqua] You want the chips?
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Yes.
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Oh, look.
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I'll get the apple juice.
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Just all these snacks
they got in here?
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-Yeah.
-Oh, let's get some chips.
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We got them chips.
They got them.
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Is there any
honey mustard kind?
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Oh, honey mustard. Okay.
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Get the sour cream and onion.
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[Shaniqua] They got
barbecue, chili lime, ranch.
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-Get the barbecue.
-[Shaniqua] Go ahead.
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[Shakyia] Okay,
let's go to the frozen aisle.
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Let's see
what they got over there.
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00:14:42,367 --> 00:14:44,800
Get some corndogs.
256
00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,166
[Shaniqua] Really, Shay?
257
00:14:46,166 --> 00:14:48,166
You want six or fourteen?
258
00:14:48,166 --> 00:14:49,367
[Shakyia] Get the 14.
259
00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,800
Oh, look, Niqua,
they got our favorite cookies.
260
00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:54,467
-[Shaniqua] Hmm.
-[Shakyia] Go grab some.
261
00:14:54,467 --> 00:14:56,533
-[Shaniqua] No, I'm okay.
-[Shakyia] Go grab some.
262
00:14:58,100 --> 00:14:59,934
She said, "Go grab some."
263
00:15:26,066 --> 00:15:29,066
At some point,
I do feel I lost control.
264
00:15:29,967 --> 00:15:33,367
And I need to do
something about it.
265
00:15:33,367 --> 00:15:36,533
[indistinct chatter]
266
00:15:42,667 --> 00:15:45,667
[Shaniqua] It feels pretty bad
to see her struggle.
267
00:15:45,667 --> 00:15:48,567
I just wanna see her,
you know, live her best life.
268
00:15:48,567 --> 00:15:51,400
Still young, you know?
Have kids, get married.
269
00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,634
You know, enjoying the things
everybody else get to do.
270
00:15:54,166 --> 00:15:55,667
My fear is her dying
271
00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:57,100
if she doesn't lose
the weight.
272
00:15:57,100 --> 00:15:59,100
My grandmother, our brother,
273
00:15:59,100 --> 00:16:01,300
just the family,
we need her here.
274
00:16:01,300 --> 00:16:02,867
And I know she's tired
of being in that,
275
00:16:02,867 --> 00:16:06,133
no offense [bleep] body.
276
00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:10,300
[Natasha] Well, Shakyia,
I hope you stick
this thing through.
277
00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:12,066
-[Shakyia] Oh, I am. [laughs]
-Yeah.
278
00:16:12,066 --> 00:16:13,867
We gonna lose the weight
and keep you healthy.
279
00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:15,667
Yes.
280
00:16:15,667 --> 00:16:17,066
[Natasha]
So you can go outside
281
00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:18,667
and hang out
with your friends.
282
00:16:18,667 --> 00:16:20,200
-Yes.
-Well?
283
00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:21,600
[Shakyia] And then...
284
00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,667
All your family
supporting you.
285
00:16:23,667 --> 00:16:25,066
My mom, everybody.
286
00:16:25,066 --> 00:16:26,467
So just do your best.
287
00:16:26,467 --> 00:16:27,834
We here for you.
288
00:16:28,567 --> 00:16:30,367
[Shakyia]
It's always so hard to stop.
289
00:16:30,367 --> 00:16:32,066
Food is always there for me.
290
00:16:32,066 --> 00:16:34,367
It makes me feel good
in the inside.
291
00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:38,800
[Natasha speaking]
292
00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,467
[Shakyia speaking]
293
00:16:40,467 --> 00:16:42,100
[Natasha] I will just
put it on a plate.
294
00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:44,667
And them titties weighing
150 pounds apiece.
295
00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,166
But, yeah, it bothers me
296
00:16:47,166 --> 00:16:50,100
that she sits
in the house all day.
297
00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:52,700
Of course, she's my daughter,
I love her but I gotta make up
298
00:16:52,700 --> 00:16:55,700
with my whole decision,
so I ain't helping her.
299
00:16:55,700 --> 00:16:57,667
Not anymore. I can't.
300
00:16:57,667 --> 00:16:59,400
And I say,
"You can lose the weight,
301
00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,100
I'll do it if you...
We can do it together."
302
00:17:01,100 --> 00:17:03,200
But the problem is,
she's an adult.
303
00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,600
That's basically it.
304
00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,000
[Shakyia] I need some ketchup.
305
00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,500
I have fears that one day
I'm just not gonna be able
306
00:17:08,500 --> 00:17:10,567
to get up off
the bed no more.
307
00:17:10,567 --> 00:17:12,967
I don't want that
to happen to me.
308
00:17:12,967 --> 00:17:15,867
No one wants
to be stuck in the house
309
00:17:15,867 --> 00:17:17,533
and not able to walk.
310
00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,567
My body is getting tired.
311
00:17:25,367 --> 00:17:27,166
Enough is enough.
312
00:17:27,166 --> 00:17:28,500
I need to do something
313
00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:30,066
before I eat myself to death.
314
00:17:30,066 --> 00:17:31,166
I need help.
315
00:17:36,567 --> 00:17:38,333
[melancholic music playing]
316
00:17:47,767 --> 00:17:49,367
[Shakyia] You all ready?
317
00:17:49,367 --> 00:17:50,867
[Delilah] Yeah, we're ready.
318
00:17:50,867 --> 00:17:52,367
You got the snacks and stuff?
319
00:17:52,367 --> 00:17:54,567
[Delilah speaking]
320
00:17:54,567 --> 00:17:55,767
[Shakyia] Okay.
321
00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:57,467
Today, we're going
to drive to Houston
322
00:17:57,467 --> 00:17:58,667
so I can be with Dr. Now
323
00:17:58,667 --> 00:18:00,367
and hopefully get
his help losing weight.
324
00:18:00,367 --> 00:18:02,200
Just will you grab
my purse for me though?
325
00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:04,266
-Your purse, where?
-[Shakyia] Right there.
326
00:18:05,367 --> 00:18:08,367
Oh, last little enjoyment
of the snacks
327
00:18:08,367 --> 00:18:09,800
and the fine food, y'all.
328
00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,467
From Charlotte to Houston
is a 15-hour drive.
329
00:18:12,467 --> 00:18:15,100
So depending on how far
we can drive each day,
330
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:17,867
we should be able
to get there hopefully
in three days.
331
00:18:18,867 --> 00:18:20,567
Five hours a day
isn't that much,
332
00:18:20,567 --> 00:18:22,600
but I don't know
what it's gonna feel like
333
00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,533
when you're stuck in a car
for that long.
334
00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:33,066
My appointment with Dr. Now
is in four days.
335
00:18:37,266 --> 00:18:39,367
-[Delilah] Come on.
-[Shakyia] I got it,
I got it...
336
00:18:39,367 --> 00:18:41,667
[laughs] See, I got in.
337
00:18:42,767 --> 00:18:44,100
-Yeah.
-Yes.
338
00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:45,934
-[Delilah] You good?
-Yes.
339
00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,867
My sister Shaniqua is gonna
do most of the driving.
340
00:18:50,867 --> 00:18:54,567
And also coming with us
is gonna be
my best friend Delilah.
341
00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:55,834
Woo!
342
00:18:55,834 --> 00:18:58,567
So this is gonna be
a long trip and pretty hard
on my body.
343
00:18:58,567 --> 00:19:01,000
But I'm only doing it
because I feel like
I have to.
344
00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,900
I feel like
if I don't do this,
345
00:19:02,900 --> 00:19:04,867
I'm pretty much be done for.
346
00:19:04,867 --> 00:19:06,800
[Delilah] Kyia,
we're on the road, girl.
347
00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:08,266
I know, right?
348
00:19:08,266 --> 00:19:10,367
You ready for this journey?
349
00:19:10,367 --> 00:19:11,734
Yes.
350
00:19:12,266 --> 00:19:14,533
I can't wait, girl.
351
00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:17,867
Oh, you're gonna be
looking so beautiful.
352
00:19:17,867 --> 00:19:20,600
I just hope and pray
that this journey
353
00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,000
would teach Kyia a lot.
354
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,500
I want Kyia to be healthy.
355
00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:27,266
I want her to go
on a strict diet.
356
00:19:28,266 --> 00:19:30,867
She is gonna be
the best-looking woman
357
00:19:30,867 --> 00:19:33,166
that she's ever been.
358
00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:35,467
But I will love her
all the same,
359
00:19:35,467 --> 00:19:37,700
small, skinny, big, tall,
360
00:19:37,700 --> 00:19:40,767
you know, I will love Kyia
all the same way.
361
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,867
Hi, Mr. Daddy.
362
00:19:43,867 --> 00:19:46,066
Yeah, we've been in a car
for a minute.
363
00:19:46,066 --> 00:19:47,467
He's slow.
364
00:19:47,467 --> 00:19:49,500
I apologize.
He was looking at me
365
00:19:49,500 --> 00:19:51,100
and I was looking at him.
We locked eyes.
366
00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:52,667
[Shaniqua]
That's good...
367
00:19:52,667 --> 00:19:54,600
I'm gonna make this
real adventurous.
368
00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,333
[laughter]
369
00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,367
[Shaniqua] Shakyia and I
are six years apart.
370
00:19:59,367 --> 00:20:01,100
The tough thing is that
we're just sisters
371
00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:02,767
and sisters butt heads a lot.
372
00:20:02,767 --> 00:20:05,667
But now we get along great.
We...
373
00:20:05,667 --> 00:20:07,200
I feel like
I'm a really big help.
374
00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:08,567
I'm excited for her.
375
00:20:08,567 --> 00:20:10,467
But we get along
really good now,
376
00:20:10,467 --> 00:20:11,934
so I like that.
377
00:20:13,100 --> 00:20:15,400
Can you hand my chips
and my dip, please?
378
00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,367
Delilah won't let me
have chips.
379
00:20:17,367 --> 00:20:20,867
[Shaniqua] And I expect
for her to get her weight
380
00:20:20,867 --> 00:20:24,500
and the weight
that she has to lose
381
00:20:24,500 --> 00:20:27,100
and the things
that she has to do
to lose that weight,
382
00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:28,667
that's what I'm expecting.
383
00:20:28,667 --> 00:20:30,100
But I know she can do it.
She's...
384
00:20:30,100 --> 00:20:31,900
She got... She got it.
385
00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:35,667
It's gonna be tough.
386
00:20:35,667 --> 00:20:37,567
But, you know,
once you in those habits,
it's hard to break,
387
00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:39,967
but I believe she's ready.
388
00:20:39,967 --> 00:20:43,100
I think she ready.
I got the feeling
that she's ready.
389
00:20:43,100 --> 00:20:45,367
I got real good faith in her
that she can do it.
390
00:20:45,367 --> 00:20:46,967
[Shakyia] Oh, my God.
391
00:20:46,967 --> 00:20:49,834
[laughter]
392
00:20:50,700 --> 00:20:51,967
[Delilah speaking]
393
00:21:07,066 --> 00:21:10,166
[birds chirping]
394
00:21:10,900 --> 00:21:14,433
[Shakyia panting]
395
00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:24,567
[grunting]
396
00:21:26,367 --> 00:21:27,734
[clears throat]
397
00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,934
[panting]
398
00:21:41,767 --> 00:21:43,867
[Shaniqua] On the road again.
399
00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:45,834
[Shakyia] On the road we go.
400
00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,467
Yesterday wasn't so bad.
401
00:21:51,467 --> 00:21:54,166
We made it about five hours,
so we're right on track.
402
00:21:54,166 --> 00:21:55,266
But when I woke up
this morning,
403
00:21:55,266 --> 00:21:57,100
I felt really sore.
404
00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:59,834
And I was dreading getting
back in the car again.
405
00:22:03,166 --> 00:22:05,367
The worst part
is I can barely move.
406
00:22:05,367 --> 00:22:07,967
And I feel like
with each passing hour now,
407
00:22:07,967 --> 00:22:10,166
it's getting
more uncomfortable.
408
00:22:18,467 --> 00:22:20,500
[Shaniqua] Shakyia,
is your leg okay?
409
00:22:20,500 --> 00:22:21,400
Mmm-hmm.
410
00:22:23,100 --> 00:22:25,367
I've been using snacking
to distract myself
411
00:22:25,367 --> 00:22:26,867
from the pain.
412
00:22:27,867 --> 00:22:30,533
But the pain keeps growing.
413
00:22:39,500 --> 00:22:41,867
[Shaniqua speaking]
414
00:22:41,867 --> 00:22:43,600
[Delilah] Yeah,
we're gonna stop to get
something to eat, good Lord.
415
00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,900
[Shaniqua speaking]
416
00:22:45,900 --> 00:22:46,967
Stretch our legs out.
417
00:22:46,967 --> 00:22:48,567
[Shaniqua] Yes.
418
00:22:48,567 --> 00:22:50,767
[Shakyia] I'm not really
feeling well.
419
00:22:50,767 --> 00:22:52,867
So we decided we're going
to stop
420
00:22:52,867 --> 00:22:55,934
and get out
and have a good meal.
421
00:23:10,166 --> 00:23:12,000
Oh [bleep] you.
422
00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,967
[Shaniqua] I gotta pee-pee.
423
00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:16,667
You got it.
424
00:23:16,667 --> 00:23:19,333
[Shakyia speaking]
425
00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:40,533
[Shakyia] Dang,
it's hot as hell out here.
426
00:23:45,967 --> 00:23:47,533
-[waitress] Good afternoon!
-[Shakyia] Good afternoon.
427
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,533
[waitress speaking]
428
00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:52,867
Have a seat right here.
429
00:23:52,867 --> 00:23:54,967
-[Shaniqua] How you doin'?
-[waitress] We're good.
How are you guys doin'?
430
00:23:54,967 --> 00:23:56,367
-[Delilah] Good.
-[Shaniqua] We're doing good.
431
00:23:56,367 --> 00:23:58,367
[waitress] We make
it fresh, and right now,
432
00:23:58,367 --> 00:24:00,100
we only have popcorn chicken,
433
00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:01,266
and we got hamburger steaks.
434
00:24:01,266 --> 00:24:03,567
Okay. We can't...
I'll just get
the Culture Burger.
435
00:24:03,567 --> 00:24:05,166
[waitress] Mmm-hmm. You want
a cheeseburger or hamburger?
436
00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:07,500
-Cheeseburger.
-Do you want fries with it?
437
00:24:07,500 --> 00:24:09,166
Yes, please.
438
00:24:09,166 --> 00:24:10,667
You have ranch
and honey mustard?
439
00:24:10,667 --> 00:24:11,800
-Ranch and honey mustard?
-Yes.
440
00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:12,867
Okay.
441
00:24:12,867 --> 00:24:16,166
[Shakyia speaking]
442
00:24:16,166 --> 00:24:17,166
[Delilah] I messed it up.
443
00:24:17,166 --> 00:24:18,300
[waitress] Here you go, girl.
444
00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:19,300
[Shakyia] Oh,
you messed it up?
445
00:24:19,300 --> 00:24:20,533
[Shaniqua] Yeah,
she didn't have bacon.
446
00:24:23,767 --> 00:24:26,333
[Delilah] Is it a burger
or somewhat, you know?
447
00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:29,667
I hope there's no
seeds in this.
448
00:24:29,667 --> 00:24:31,500
[Shaniqua laughs]
449
00:24:31,500 --> 00:24:34,567
[Shakyia] I hate being
in public and eating
450
00:24:34,567 --> 00:24:37,166
because I can't really stand
people looking at me.
451
00:24:37,166 --> 00:24:39,266
All right, guys.
I got some fried chicken.
452
00:24:39,266 --> 00:24:41,033
[Delilah] This definitely
kills it.
453
00:24:41,467 --> 00:24:45,066
[Shakyia speaking]
454
00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,533
But the food is really good.
455
00:24:49,967 --> 00:24:51,667
I'm just not looking
forward to walking back
456
00:24:51,667 --> 00:24:53,266
to the car,
457
00:24:53,266 --> 00:24:55,767
cramming myself in there.
458
00:24:55,767 --> 00:24:58,834
And there's a whole
another day tomorrow.
459
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:00,767
[Delilah] All righty.
460
00:25:00,767 --> 00:25:02,333
It's time to go now.
461
00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:06,100
-You good?
-[Shakyia] I don't feel good.
462
00:25:06,100 --> 00:25:07,600
[Delilah] Oh, you didn't want
your cake?
463
00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:08,767
-[Shakyia] No.
-[Delilah] Okay.
464
00:25:08,767 --> 00:25:10,567
[Shakyia] I'm still feeling
good actually. It's good.
465
00:25:10,567 --> 00:25:12,867
[indistinct]
466
00:25:14,266 --> 00:25:17,433
[melancholic music playing]
467
00:25:20,867 --> 00:25:22,333
[Shakyia] [bleep]
468
00:25:31,166 --> 00:25:33,333
[panting]
469
00:25:52,467 --> 00:25:54,567
Right now, I'm trying
not to question coming
470
00:25:54,567 --> 00:25:56,934
on this road trip
in the first place.
471
00:25:57,900 --> 00:26:00,166
If we weren't more
than halfway, I might go say,
472
00:26:00,166 --> 00:26:01,567
"We're turning back."
473
00:26:01,567 --> 00:26:04,934
[panting]
474
00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,166
[melancholic music playing]
475
00:26:20,467 --> 00:26:22,900
[Shaniqua] All right.
We're in Louisiana.
476
00:26:22,900 --> 00:26:24,700
[Delilah] Kyia,
you doing fine?
477
00:26:24,700 --> 00:26:25,700
Yeah, I'm okay.
478
00:26:25,700 --> 00:26:27,100
[Delilah] It's been
a long day, hasn't it, Ky?
479
00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:28,100
Girl, what?
480
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:29,767
[Delilah] That's how we got
to New Orleans.
481
00:26:29,767 --> 00:26:31,567
I'm glad
we even got to New Orleans.
482
00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:33,967
I don't want to sleep.
483
00:26:33,967 --> 00:26:35,367
I'm so tired, I have to get...
484
00:26:35,367 --> 00:26:36,834
Go to sleep.
485
00:26:38,300 --> 00:26:40,600
[Shakyia] The last three hours
were brutal,
486
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,166
and the pain
just keep escalating,
487
00:26:42,166 --> 00:26:45,000
but at least we're finally
ready to stop for the night,
488
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,000
so I can get out of here
and lie down.
489
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,400
The only thing
is I just have to get
490
00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,433
to the room first.
491
00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:02,834
[Shaniqua] All right.
So let us go.
492
00:27:05,066 --> 00:27:08,166
Yeah. Nice job.
493
00:27:11,166 --> 00:27:12,667
[Shakyia] [bleep]
494
00:27:12,667 --> 00:27:13,634
[Delilah] Give me that bag.
495
00:27:14,700 --> 00:27:16,567
[Shakyia] I'll get my shoe.
496
00:27:17,367 --> 00:27:19,367
You... [laughs]
497
00:27:19,367 --> 00:27:21,266
[Shakyia] You guys
just gonna leave me stuck?
498
00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:23,333
[Shaniqua] You got it,
Shakyia.
499
00:27:28,667 --> 00:27:30,166
[Shakyia] I feel like
Shaniqua and Delilah
500
00:27:30,166 --> 00:27:31,700
aren't taking it seriously,
501
00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:33,667
and how much pain I'm in.
502
00:27:37,467 --> 00:27:39,967
It's nice to have them
as a distraction,
503
00:27:39,967 --> 00:27:42,133
and to help.
504
00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,400
But they don't understand
the toll
505
00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,634
that it's taking on my body.
506
00:27:58,467 --> 00:28:00,767
[Shaniqua] You got it,
you need to sit down?
507
00:28:01,867 --> 00:28:03,600
[Shakyia] I feel bad.
508
00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,634
[Shaniqua] Yeah,
but...
509
00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,567
[panting]
510
00:28:18,467 --> 00:28:20,233
[Shaniqua] Come on.
511
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,000
[Shakyia]
They don't understand
512
00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:30,834
how much effort it takes me.
513
00:28:32,867 --> 00:28:34,066
[elevator bell dings]
514
00:28:35,100 --> 00:28:36,867
Okay, 22...
515
00:28:36,867 --> 00:28:38,567
-[Delilah] 26.
-[Shaniqua] 226.
516
00:28:38,567 --> 00:28:40,500
-[Delilah] 222.
-[Shaniqua] I...
517
00:28:40,500 --> 00:28:42,200
-It's this way.
-[Delilah] This way?
518
00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:43,700
-[Shaniqua] Yeah.
-[Delilah] 223.
519
00:28:43,700 --> 00:28:45,567
[Shaniqua] We're almost there,
Shakyia.
520
00:28:45,567 --> 00:28:46,867
-[Shakyia] Okay.
-[Shaniqua] Oh, Lord.
521
00:28:46,867 --> 00:28:48,100
[Shakyia] Okay.
522
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:49,867
[Delilah] It's a long journey.
523
00:28:49,867 --> 00:28:51,734
She gonna rest now. Huh.
524
00:28:53,367 --> 00:28:54,767
[Shaniqua] All right.
525
00:28:54,767 --> 00:28:56,567
[Delilah] Look at this.
This is a nice little bed.
526
00:28:56,567 --> 00:28:57,634
[Shakyia] Nice little bed.
527
00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,734
[Shaniqua] Dang,
take my shoes off.
528
00:29:03,367 --> 00:29:04,567
[Shakyia] [bleep]
529
00:29:04,567 --> 00:29:07,734
[panting]
530
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:16,533
Oh, [bleep].
531
00:29:18,967 --> 00:29:21,667
[Delilah] Slow down.
You ain't gotta move so fast,
slow down.
532
00:29:21,667 --> 00:29:25,367
[Shakyia panting]
533
00:29:25,367 --> 00:29:28,266
Oh, Lord. You see it, huh?
534
00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:30,266
That was a wake-up call.
535
00:29:30,266 --> 00:29:31,667
-Okay.
-[Shaniqua] You all right?
536
00:29:31,667 --> 00:29:32,767
[Shakyia] I'm okay.
537
00:29:32,767 --> 00:29:35,367
And if I make it,
I just hope Dr. Now
can help me.
538
00:29:37,667 --> 00:29:40,166
[Shakyia speaking]
539
00:29:40,166 --> 00:29:41,867
Okay. Well, you get
some rest, okay?
540
00:29:41,867 --> 00:29:43,367
[Delilah] Yeah.
We'll see you later.
541
00:29:43,367 --> 00:29:44,667
[Shaniqua] All right?
542
00:29:44,667 --> 00:29:46,834
[Shakyia speaking]
543
00:29:47,500 --> 00:29:48,867
[Shaniqua] See you later.
544
00:29:48,867 --> 00:29:52,967
[melancholic music playing]
545
00:29:56,867 --> 00:30:00,634
[slow music playing]
546
00:30:08,967 --> 00:30:11,634
[indistinct chatter]
547
00:30:13,900 --> 00:30:15,367
[Shakyia] I woke up
feeling determined
548
00:30:15,367 --> 00:30:16,934
to make it to Houston.
549
00:30:18,066 --> 00:30:21,066
But it's gonna take a lot
of snacks to get me there.
550
00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:26,634
Because this morning,
I just felt worse.
551
00:30:30,166 --> 00:30:31,767
[Shaniqua] Got it.
552
00:30:31,767 --> 00:30:34,367
[Shakyia] Two days of being
stuffed into the backseat
553
00:30:34,367 --> 00:30:35,567
started to add up,
554
00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:38,634
and it's had a big toll
on my body.
555
00:30:39,367 --> 00:30:41,767
[panting]
556
00:31:03,567 --> 00:31:04,800
Food is the only thing
that helps
557
00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,634
to make it bearable.
558
00:31:19,166 --> 00:31:22,100
Well, today will be
the last days
559
00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:24,066
I'll be able to enjoy
whatever I like.
560
00:31:24,066 --> 00:31:27,567
You know, once I see Dr. Now,
it's over.
561
00:31:27,567 --> 00:31:30,000
I'll be sticking to the diet.
562
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,700
No cheat days, no nothing,
563
00:31:32,700 --> 00:31:34,900
just following along what...
564
00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:37,166
The plan that he gives me.
565
00:31:39,867 --> 00:31:41,567
The pain on my leg
was flaring up
566
00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:42,600
right from the jump.
567
00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,266
So we're stopping
to get some chicken fingers.
568
00:31:49,867 --> 00:31:51,233
[Shaniqua] She got these.
569
00:31:51,767 --> 00:31:53,667
[Shaniqua speaking]
570
00:31:53,667 --> 00:31:55,100
-[Delilah] Well, they got
a chicken sandwich.
-[Shaniqua] All right.
571
00:31:55,100 --> 00:31:56,367
-And now--
-[Delilah] Oh, they do?
572
00:31:56,367 --> 00:31:57,600
[Shaniqua] Yeah.
They got chicken sandwich.
573
00:31:57,600 --> 00:31:59,767
[Shakyia] But they don't--
Yo, they got
Texas toast, though.
574
00:31:59,767 --> 00:32:04,166
I'mma get the six fingers
575
00:32:04,166 --> 00:32:06,400
with extra Texas toast,
576
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:08,000
no coleslaw.
577
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:12,700
Can I get three,
uh, six chicken finger combo?
578
00:32:12,700 --> 00:32:14,266
Extra toast.
579
00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:18,066
All of them with extra toast,
no coleslaw?
580
00:32:18,066 --> 00:32:19,800
[woman] $8.45.
581
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:20,867
[Shaniqua] All right.
582
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:28,533
I'll have some more napkins.
583
00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:47,100
[Delilah] You want
all the mayonnaise?
584
00:32:47,100 --> 00:32:49,066
[Shaniqua] No, just give me
a few. I don't like
585
00:32:49,066 --> 00:32:50,934
mayo like the way back home.
586
00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:56,467
[Shakyia] So tasty.
587
00:32:56,467 --> 00:32:58,266
In some ways, I feel better
588
00:32:58,266 --> 00:33:00,567
because I'm not
in as much pain.
589
00:33:02,467 --> 00:33:03,433
Yo.
590
00:33:07,967 --> 00:33:10,367
I know,
my last fast food meal.
591
00:33:10,367 --> 00:33:13,400
The only way I get to eat
fast food is a damn salad.
592
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,867
-[Shaniqua] Right.
-Yeah, salad.
593
00:33:15,867 --> 00:33:17,567
You need a lot...
A lot of salad.
594
00:33:17,567 --> 00:33:20,166
[Shakyia] But I'm starting
to feel weirdly guilty
595
00:33:20,166 --> 00:33:21,934
about eating like this.
596
00:33:33,266 --> 00:33:34,734
Y'all ready?
597
00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,367
[burps]
598
00:33:37,367 --> 00:33:39,033
[Shakyia] Ooh, excuse me.
599
00:33:49,266 --> 00:33:52,100
[Shakyia speaking]
600
00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:54,066
But I just need to make it
a little bit longer.
601
00:33:59,266 --> 00:34:03,200
Woo, Texas!
602
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:05,500
Yes, yes, yes! Finally!
603
00:34:05,500 --> 00:34:08,066
-[Shaniqua] Yes. You guys
made it to Texas.
-Finally.
604
00:34:08,066 --> 00:34:11,700
We like the Texas, ey!
605
00:34:11,700 --> 00:34:14,000
[Shaniqua] All right, Shakyia.
So we're getting close
to Houston.
606
00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,166
I'm feeling nervous
because tomorrow's the day
607
00:34:17,166 --> 00:34:22,433
that I meet him,
and, um, reality hits.
608
00:34:23,166 --> 00:34:25,433
Reality is setting in.
609
00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:29,066
Well, I'm excited for you.
610
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,900
I'm getting,
you know, one step closer
611
00:34:32,900 --> 00:34:36,433
to begin
my weight loss journey.
612
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,166
We made it to Houston.
613
00:34:47,166 --> 00:34:49,934
I'm dying to get out
of this car.
614
00:34:52,767 --> 00:34:55,734
But our journey
having to walk to the room.
615
00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,066
[Shaniqua speaking]
616
00:35:03,967 --> 00:35:06,000
[Shakyia] Push me
on one of them carts.
617
00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:07,066
[Shaniqua] All right, Shakyia.
618
00:35:07,066 --> 00:35:10,333
We're gonna park the car,
um, and get it situated.
619
00:35:15,867 --> 00:35:17,433
Ooh, can't get up?
620
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,066
Gotta wrap it.
621
00:35:24,967 --> 00:35:26,166
[grunts]
622
00:35:50,700 --> 00:35:54,667
This trip has made me
realize how bad I've gotten.
623
00:35:54,667 --> 00:35:57,834
[panting]
624
00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:20,266
Tomorrow, I'm gonna turn
my life around
625
00:36:20,266 --> 00:36:22,133
after we see Dr. Now.
626
00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:47,367
No matter what, I can't go
on living like this.
627
00:36:47,367 --> 00:36:50,533
[dramatic music playing]
628
00:37:10,967 --> 00:37:13,667
[Shakyia] I'm going to see
Dr. Now today
629
00:37:13,667 --> 00:37:18,233
and I'm going to start
the journey of weight loss.
630
00:37:19,767 --> 00:37:21,200
I'm just nervous.
631
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:24,100
I'm just not sure exactly
what Dr. Now will say.
632
00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:26,400
Shakyia.
633
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,767
[Shakyia] Hi. How are you?
634
00:37:28,767 --> 00:37:29,867
I'm okay.
635
00:37:29,867 --> 00:37:31,500
[Shakyia] I don't know
what my weight is.
636
00:37:31,500 --> 00:37:32,567
Hi.
637
00:37:32,567 --> 00:37:33,967
[Shakyia] I'm scared
of seeing that.
638
00:37:33,967 --> 00:37:36,000
I keep telling myself,
"I got this.
639
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,467
You can get through it."
640
00:37:37,467 --> 00:37:39,166
Step up on the scale, please.
641
00:37:39,166 --> 00:37:40,967
[Shakyia] And I wish
I ended up listening
642
00:37:40,967 --> 00:37:43,667
to myself
before it got to this point.
643
00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:49,467
I just need the doctors
to help me.
644
00:37:53,266 --> 00:37:55,066
[dramatic music playing]
645
00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:04,500
[Shakyia] After a really long
drive from North Carolina,
646
00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:07,000
I'm at Dr. Now's
for my first appointment.
647
00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,066
And I'm about to find out
what I weigh.
648
00:38:09,066 --> 00:38:10,367
[Shakyia speaking]
649
00:38:10,367 --> 00:38:13,333
-It's closed.
-No, it's not.
Close them, for real.
650
00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,634
[Shakyia speaking]
651
00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:28,033
[woman] Your weight is 655.
652
00:38:34,667 --> 00:38:36,166
We'll be going to room five.
653
00:38:43,767 --> 00:38:45,567
[Shakyia] I don't know
what to say to that.
654
00:38:45,567 --> 00:38:47,567
That's a lot more
than I thought it would be.
655
00:38:49,300 --> 00:38:50,934
Oh, my gosh...
656
00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:56,133
[Shakyia speaking]
657
00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,900
I'm really scared
what's going to happen.
658
00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:06,667
And if Dr. Now's
gonna be able to help me.
659
00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:09,467
Hello? How y'all doing?
660
00:39:09,467 --> 00:39:11,166
Hello.
661
00:39:11,166 --> 00:39:12,667
All right.
662
00:39:12,667 --> 00:39:14,367
You must be Shakyia?
663
00:39:14,367 --> 00:39:15,300
Yes.
664
00:39:15,300 --> 00:39:17,166
[Dr. Now speaking]
665
00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:22,000
This is my sister Shaniqua
666
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,867
and this is my friend/sister
Delilah.
667
00:39:24,867 --> 00:39:25,834
Hi.
668
00:39:29,600 --> 00:39:30,667
It was good.
669
00:39:30,667 --> 00:39:33,567
[Dr. Now speaking]
670
00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:42,300
This is the highest weight.
671
00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:43,433
So...
672
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:48,734
I became an emotional eater.
673
00:39:51,667 --> 00:39:53,333
I had some dramatic
things happen.
674
00:39:57,800 --> 00:40:01,166
I really started noticing like
my weight
675
00:40:01,166 --> 00:40:04,000
really picking up when I was,
like, in college.
676
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:06,500
But it wasn't until recently
it got worse
677
00:40:06,500 --> 00:40:08,767
where I'm not able to do
like the things I used to do.
678
00:40:16,166 --> 00:40:19,867
I can walk but it's limited
because it's in the way.
679
00:40:19,867 --> 00:40:21,000
Okay.
680
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:23,300
What can I do
to help me with, like,
681
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:26,467
the lymphedema and,
like, the blisters?
682
00:40:31,567 --> 00:40:32,533
Okay.
683
00:40:50,266 --> 00:40:51,533
Okay.
684
00:40:52,967 --> 00:40:54,533
Yes.
685
00:41:13,367 --> 00:41:14,533
Okay.
686
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:20,233
Yes.
687
00:41:23,767 --> 00:41:27,800
It's my sister, my mom, her...
688
00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:30,767
My stepdad and my nephews.
689
00:41:34,967 --> 00:41:36,367
No.
690
00:41:36,367 --> 00:41:37,533
[Dr. Now speaking]
691
00:41:38,467 --> 00:41:39,433
Yes.
692
00:41:49,867 --> 00:41:51,467
Yes, I have support.
693
00:41:51,467 --> 00:41:54,533
Everybody agreed to help me.
694
00:41:58,467 --> 00:42:00,066
Yes. I'm ready.
695
00:42:00,066 --> 00:42:02,266
I'm ready to get out
of this body.
696
00:42:02,266 --> 00:42:03,600
[Dr. Now speaking]
697
00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:05,767
I'm doing whatever it takes
for me to lose weight.
698
00:42:07,600 --> 00:42:09,867
Yes. I have three goals set.
699
00:42:09,867 --> 00:42:11,767
One is to go back
to college and finish
700
00:42:11,767 --> 00:42:14,000
and graduate,
become a teacher.
701
00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:16,266
The second one
is to join a sorority.
702
00:42:16,266 --> 00:42:19,166
And the third one
is to take a cruise
703
00:42:19,166 --> 00:42:20,867
and go to the Bahamas.
704
00:42:20,867 --> 00:42:24,467
[Dr. Now speaking]
705
00:42:57,367 --> 00:42:58,834
-Okay?
-Okay.
706
00:43:01,500 --> 00:43:03,600
I wanna live long
like my great grandma.
707
00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:05,667
She lived till a hundred
and two years old.
708
00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:29,066
-Okay.
-So how much weight
709
00:43:29,066 --> 00:43:30,533
does she need to lose?
710
00:43:47,367 --> 00:43:48,400
Okay.
711
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:53,667
[Dr. Now speaking]
712
00:43:53,667 --> 00:43:55,033
-Okay?
-Okay.
713
00:44:00,066 --> 00:44:01,066
Mmm-hmm.
714
00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:14,367
Okay.
715
00:44:15,900 --> 00:44:17,400
Yes. I'm determined already.
716
00:44:17,400 --> 00:44:19,200
I need...
I'm already going in this
717
00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:20,734
with an open mind, so.
718
00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:22,834
And an open heart, so.
719
00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:26,567
Okay.
720
00:44:27,266 --> 00:44:28,233
All right.
721
00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:32,867
Yeah, I can do this.
722
00:44:32,867 --> 00:44:34,266
-[Delilah] You sure?
-Yeah.
723
00:44:34,266 --> 00:44:35,834
Okay. I can't wait.
724
00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:41,166
Okay.
725
00:45:51,567 --> 00:45:52,533
Okay.
726
00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:44,266
Okay.
727
00:46:44,266 --> 00:46:45,233
[Dr. Now] All right.
728
00:46:55,166 --> 00:46:56,166
Okay.
729
00:46:56,166 --> 00:47:00,767
[Dr. Now speaking]
730
00:47:11,100 --> 00:47:12,166
Yes.
731
00:47:12,166 --> 00:47:13,133
Okay.
732
00:47:14,667 --> 00:47:16,066
Mmm-hmm.
733
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:24,233
All righty.
734
00:47:27,800 --> 00:47:30,066
-Okay.
-Yes.
735
00:47:30,066 --> 00:47:31,800
-[Delilah] All right.
-[Shakyia] See you later.
736
00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:34,333
[dramatic music playing]
737
00:47:35,166 --> 00:47:36,467
[door closes]
738
00:47:36,467 --> 00:47:39,634
[dramatic music playing]
739
00:47:43,400 --> 00:47:46,233
[Shakyia speaking]
740
00:47:58,867 --> 00:48:00,166
[Shaniqua speaking]
741
00:48:00,700 --> 00:48:04,934
[Shakyia speaking]
742
00:48:20,567 --> 00:48:21,533
[Shaniqua speaking]
743
00:48:25,767 --> 00:48:29,934
[Shakyia speaking]
744
00:48:30,567 --> 00:48:33,667
[dramatic music playing]
745
00:48:49,567 --> 00:48:52,667
[panting]
746
00:49:12,500 --> 00:49:13,467
Okay.
747
00:49:20,100 --> 00:49:21,166
[Shakyia] You wanna go
for a little walk
748
00:49:21,166 --> 00:49:22,100
before you lay down?
749
00:49:22,100 --> 00:49:23,800
Mmm-hmm.
750
00:49:23,800 --> 00:49:24,967
[Shakyia]
It's been a few weeks
751
00:49:24,967 --> 00:49:26,467
since I seen Dr. Now.
752
00:49:26,467 --> 00:49:28,467
And I've been making
all the changes
753
00:49:28,467 --> 00:49:31,800
and doing what he says
for the workouts.
754
00:49:31,800 --> 00:49:33,467
It was hard at first,
755
00:49:33,467 --> 00:49:35,100
especially how beat up
my body was
756
00:49:35,100 --> 00:49:36,900
after the trip to Texas.
757
00:49:36,900 --> 00:49:39,066
But I'm doing my best
to stick with it.
758
00:49:39,066 --> 00:49:40,767
I've been trying to make
all the changes
759
00:49:40,767 --> 00:49:42,934
to get healthy
now and forever.
760
00:49:46,667 --> 00:49:49,133
And push through the pain
if necessary.
761
00:50:05,467 --> 00:50:07,166
[Shakyia speaking]
762
00:50:07,166 --> 00:50:09,266
Okay. Just walk to the front
of my car and back up?
763
00:50:09,266 --> 00:50:10,433
[Zion] Mmm-hmm.
764
00:50:11,467 --> 00:50:13,266
[Shakyia] Dr. Now says
to do an hour in the morning
765
00:50:13,266 --> 00:50:15,100
and an hour at night.
766
00:50:15,100 --> 00:50:19,567
At first,
that felt like a lot
but it's getting easier,
767
00:50:19,567 --> 00:50:21,834
so I guess I must be
making progress.
768
00:50:24,266 --> 00:50:26,467
Dr. Now gave me
a bunch of times
769
00:50:26,467 --> 00:50:28,667
to set up
to talk to a therapist...
770
00:50:29,367 --> 00:50:31,867
but I got busy
and missed them all,
771
00:50:31,867 --> 00:50:34,266
so I need to call
and get new times.
772
00:50:34,266 --> 00:50:36,934
I've just been focused
on getting things going...
773
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:41,000
but now I'm doing better
with that.
774
00:50:41,000 --> 00:50:43,700
I got to follow up
about the therapy
775
00:50:43,700 --> 00:50:46,000
because I know
that'll be good for me
776
00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:47,467
and I think it will help
777
00:50:47,467 --> 00:50:49,667
because I know I have to do
better about my emotions
778
00:50:49,667 --> 00:50:51,734
because I know
I'm an emotional eater.
779
00:50:53,367 --> 00:50:56,166
There's times
when I can't control it.
780
00:50:56,166 --> 00:50:58,200
And I really think
that might be a place
781
00:50:58,200 --> 00:51:00,133
where I can improve.
782
00:51:08,700 --> 00:51:10,834
[Zion] I want the dragon.
783
00:51:16,166 --> 00:51:17,934
[Zion] Um...
784
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:30,166
It's okay.
785
00:51:34,266 --> 00:51:35,333
[Shaniqua] Come on.
786
00:51:37,100 --> 00:51:38,467
Hello, Shakyia.
787
00:51:38,467 --> 00:51:39,533
Shaniqua.
788
00:51:42,367 --> 00:51:43,667
It's hot outside.
789
00:51:43,667 --> 00:51:44,800
[Shakyia] It's hot.
790
00:51:44,800 --> 00:51:46,467
[Shaniqua] Um, so Shakyia,
what's for dinner?
791
00:51:47,166 --> 00:51:48,800
Um...
792
00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:50,600
a grilled chicken salad.
793
00:51:50,600 --> 00:51:51,867
[Shaniqua]
Oh, grilled chicken salad.
794
00:51:51,867 --> 00:51:53,266
That sounds good.
795
00:51:53,266 --> 00:51:55,467
It's just gonna be
some lettuce and some chicken.
796
00:51:55,467 --> 00:51:56,934
Yeah, that's enough for me.
797
00:51:58,867 --> 00:52:00,266
How have you been doing
with your diet?
798
00:52:00,266 --> 00:52:01,567
I'm sticking to it good.
799
00:52:01,567 --> 00:52:02,767
[Shaniqua] That's great.
800
00:52:04,567 --> 00:52:06,634
-You wanna eat a salad?
-No.
801
00:52:09,100 --> 00:52:10,400
[Shakyia]
It's been eye-opening,
802
00:52:10,400 --> 00:52:12,500
trying to cut back on my diet
and eat right
803
00:52:12,500 --> 00:52:16,066
because of how much stuff
I've been doing wrong
before now.
804
00:52:16,066 --> 00:52:19,567
Like, how I'm not even
supposed to have fruit juice.
805
00:52:19,567 --> 00:52:21,567
This is the salad dressing
I was talking about
806
00:52:21,567 --> 00:52:25,567
I found, it's zero calories,
fat-free, zero.
807
00:52:25,567 --> 00:52:26,600
That's honey mustard?
808
00:52:26,600 --> 00:52:27,967
-[Shakyia] Mmm-hmm.
-Okay.
809
00:52:28,300 --> 00:52:29,166
What?
810
00:52:29,166 --> 00:52:33,867
Okay. So this is only, um,
15 calories.
811
00:52:33,867 --> 00:52:37,066
That is only 110 calories
if you get five pieces,
812
00:52:37,066 --> 00:52:38,800
but I didn't get five pieces
813
00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:42,166
so you got to cut that
in half.
814
00:52:42,166 --> 00:52:44,000
I'm very proud of you
for sticking to the diet
815
00:52:44,000 --> 00:52:45,000
and maintaining it.
816
00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:47,367
And, um,
and I'm just super excited
817
00:52:47,367 --> 00:52:48,667
for your journey,
818
00:52:48,667 --> 00:52:50,266
for the new you.
819
00:52:50,266 --> 00:52:52,634
-[Shakyia] Yes.
-The new and improved you.
820
00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:55,100
-Yeah.
-Because I'm about
821
00:52:55,100 --> 00:52:57,000
to bounce with the kids.
822
00:52:57,000 --> 00:52:58,767
[Shakyia] I don't know.
I think I'm doing it.
823
00:52:58,767 --> 00:53:01,066
I made a lot
of big changes already.
824
00:53:02,667 --> 00:53:04,800
If I can get
the weight loss surgery,
825
00:53:04,800 --> 00:53:06,867
that's when I would
really start losing weight.
826
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:08,867
[Shaniqua] Bye. Love you.
827
00:53:08,867 --> 00:53:09,834
[Shakyia] Bye.
828
00:53:12,600 --> 00:53:16,767
[dramatic music playing]
829
00:53:27,100 --> 00:53:28,800
[telephone beeping]
830
00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:33,066
[keys beeping]
831
00:53:36,567 --> 00:53:39,233
[telephone ringing]
832
00:53:42,300 --> 00:53:48,233
[Shakyia speaking]
833
00:53:49,600 --> 00:53:52,300
[woman] At the tone,
please record your message.
834
00:53:52,300 --> 00:53:54,066
When you are finished,
835
00:53:54,066 --> 00:53:57,066
you may hang up
or press 1 for more options.
836
00:54:18,867 --> 00:54:22,000
It was scheduled
for three months ago.
837
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,700
Last time I saw her
was five months ago
838
00:54:24,700 --> 00:54:28,200
and I haven't heard from her
since then.
839
00:54:28,200 --> 00:54:30,834
Hopefully nothing's
happened to her.
840
00:54:49,266 --> 00:54:50,467
At this point,
841
00:54:50,467 --> 00:54:52,700
I don't know
what's going on with her.
842
00:54:52,700 --> 00:54:55,000
Hopefully she didn't get
to a point
843
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:58,100
where her weight
was too much for her body
844
00:54:58,100 --> 00:54:59,767
and her time ran out.
845
00:55:05,700 --> 00:55:08,967
[dramatic music playing]
846
00:55:22,266 --> 00:55:24,066
[dramatic music playing]
847
00:55:53,700 --> 00:55:55,467
Hi, Dr. Now.
848
00:56:12,967 --> 00:56:17,467
[Shakyia speaking]
849
00:56:17,467 --> 00:56:20,467
I had came home from work
850
00:56:20,467 --> 00:56:23,266
and I, um, had cooked me
some dinner
851
00:56:23,266 --> 00:56:25,266
and then all of a sudden,
I didn't feel good
852
00:56:25,266 --> 00:56:27,266
and I went to lay down
and then they said
853
00:56:27,266 --> 00:56:31,433
that I didn't, uh,
wake up out of my sleep.
854
00:56:31,967 --> 00:56:34,467
And next time I woke up,
855
00:56:34,467 --> 00:56:37,000
I was waking up
off the ventilator.
856
00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:39,000
What happened?
857
00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:42,867
They said that I, um,
had a respiratory failure.
858
00:56:44,700 --> 00:56:46,967
When I woke up
off the ventilator,
859
00:56:46,967 --> 00:56:48,800
I lost the ability...
860
00:56:48,800 --> 00:56:51,567
I lost my ability to walk.
861
00:56:51,567 --> 00:56:54,767
So, um, my mom was unable
to take care of me,
862
00:56:54,767 --> 00:56:56,767
so she sent me to hospice.
863
00:56:56,767 --> 00:56:59,400
So I'm glad
you're doing better.
864
00:56:59,400 --> 00:57:02,567
Uh, so I was worried
that something like that
865
00:57:02,567 --> 00:57:05,500
can happen and, uh...
866
00:57:05,500 --> 00:57:10,300
Where your body might, uh,
got into the breaking point
867
00:57:10,300 --> 00:57:13,567
and I'm glad
that you found out
868
00:57:13,567 --> 00:57:15,767
that, uh,
you are doing better.
869
00:57:15,767 --> 00:57:18,266
How long you were sick?
870
00:57:18,266 --> 00:57:20,600
[Shakyia] For about
a couple of months.
871
00:57:20,600 --> 00:57:23,300
So that's why you couldn't
call and let us know
872
00:57:23,300 --> 00:57:25,533
what was going on
with you, huh?
873
00:57:26,867 --> 00:57:31,834
Um, I did notify like someone
in the hospital to...
874
00:57:32,567 --> 00:57:34,200
To try to reach out
to you guys
875
00:57:34,200 --> 00:57:38,467
to let you know what was going
on, but, um, no,
876
00:57:38,467 --> 00:57:43,133
I guess they didn't do
what they were supposed to do.
877
00:57:43,667 --> 00:57:45,033
So...
878
00:57:45,800 --> 00:57:47,467
So what is your plan now?
879
00:57:47,467 --> 00:57:51,700
You have to go back
to the hospital
or the hospice?
880
00:57:51,700 --> 00:57:53,467
[Shakyia] Yes, I'm still
in hospice care,
881
00:57:53,467 --> 00:57:54,400
but I don't like it here
882
00:57:54,400 --> 00:57:56,500
because I can't have
visitors,
883
00:57:56,500 --> 00:57:57,867
so it's lonely.
884
00:57:57,867 --> 00:57:59,767
I want to get out.
885
00:57:59,767 --> 00:58:05,166
So at this point, uh,
you're gonna go back home?
886
00:58:05,667 --> 00:58:07,867
Am I gonna go back home?
887
00:58:08,900 --> 00:58:11,166
Hmm.
888
00:58:11,166 --> 00:58:13,867
My mom kicked me out.
I don't have a place to go.
889
00:58:13,867 --> 00:58:16,300
Me and my friend
was supposed to get
890
00:58:16,300 --> 00:58:18,200
an apartment together,
891
00:58:18,200 --> 00:58:20,000
then I'm gonna try to move
to Houston
892
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:22,000
so I can keep doing
your program.
893
00:58:22,000 --> 00:58:23,100
Okay.
894
00:58:23,100 --> 00:58:25,033
You're doing better
with your eating habit now?
895
00:58:25,867 --> 00:58:27,500
[Shakyia] I don't know
my current weight
896
00:58:27,500 --> 00:58:29,600
because they don't have
a scale,
897
00:58:29,600 --> 00:58:32,000
but I've been sticking
to the diet
898
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:34,300
and I know
I lost a lot of weight.
899
00:58:34,300 --> 00:58:36,867
So what are you gonna do
about your eating habit?
900
00:58:36,867 --> 00:58:40,533
Uh, are they providing you
some meals...
901
00:58:42,100 --> 00:58:46,266
or are you gonna have to be
doing that for yourself?
902
00:58:46,266 --> 00:58:47,900
[Shakyia] They usually
bring me a meal.
903
00:58:47,900 --> 00:58:50,033
I just try to eat protein.
904
00:58:50,467 --> 00:58:51,834
Uh...
905
00:58:55,667 --> 00:58:58,100
Yeah, I, um, do the exercises
906
00:58:58,100 --> 00:58:59,767
with the walker that I can do,
907
00:58:59,767 --> 00:59:03,400
um, standing up,
so I'm able to move around.
908
00:59:03,400 --> 00:59:04,367
All right.
909
00:59:04,367 --> 00:59:06,900
Uh, well, I am glad
you're doing better
910
00:59:06,900 --> 00:59:08,100
and you're out
911
00:59:08,100 --> 00:59:10,100
of the hospital.
912
00:59:10,100 --> 00:59:12,900
And at this time,
you need to stick
913
00:59:12,900 --> 00:59:15,066
with your healthy
eating habit
914
00:59:15,567 --> 00:59:16,667
and try that.
915
00:59:16,667 --> 00:59:19,166
And if you want be
in my program,
916
00:59:19,166 --> 00:59:20,867
uh, we're gonna get, uh, you
917
00:59:20,867 --> 00:59:24,400
to go to a local clinic
and get your weight check
918
00:59:24,400 --> 00:59:27,667
and see what kind of progress
you're making, okay?
919
00:59:29,166 --> 00:59:30,266
Okay.
920
00:59:30,266 --> 00:59:31,967
Uh, if you lost weight,
921
00:59:31,967 --> 00:59:34,066
then I will discuss with you
922
00:59:34,066 --> 00:59:37,266
coming down here
for weight loss surgery.
923
00:59:37,266 --> 00:59:39,266
[Shakyia] Okay.
Thanks, Dr. Now.
924
00:59:39,266 --> 00:59:41,567
All right.
You take care, okay?
925
00:59:41,567 --> 00:59:42,867
Okay. You, too.
926
00:59:42,867 --> 00:59:44,467
All right. Bye now.
927
00:59:44,467 --> 00:59:45,634
Bye-bye.
928
00:59:47,367 --> 00:59:50,400
I am very glad to finally hear
from Shakyia
929
00:59:50,400 --> 00:59:53,166
and to find out
she's doing okay,
930
00:59:53,166 --> 00:59:55,300
but her situation
in the hospital
931
00:59:55,300 --> 00:59:57,467
wasn't ideal for her.
932
00:59:57,467 --> 00:59:59,767
But hopefully,
she'll be able to make
933
00:59:59,767 --> 01:00:02,166
some other arrangements soon.
934
01:00:02,166 --> 01:00:03,500
And if she does that,
935
01:00:03,500 --> 01:00:05,567
then we will get
her current weight
936
01:00:05,567 --> 01:00:07,867
and see where she's at.
937
01:00:07,867 --> 01:00:10,066
Hopefully, she's truthful
938
01:00:10,066 --> 01:00:13,100
about how she's trying
to eat healthy,
939
01:00:13,100 --> 01:00:15,467
but I have some doubt because
940
01:00:15,467 --> 01:00:18,100
even if she was sick
for a few months
941
01:00:18,100 --> 01:00:20,667
and respond to my voicemail,
942
01:00:20,667 --> 01:00:23,567
so I think she was trying
to avoid me
943
01:00:23,567 --> 01:00:25,700
for good portion of time.
944
01:00:25,700 --> 01:00:27,867
And usually
when that's the case,
945
01:00:27,867 --> 01:00:32,000
it is because it hasn't been
much of progress.
946
01:00:32,000 --> 01:00:34,166
And on top of that,
I'm not sure
947
01:00:34,166 --> 01:00:38,767
she's being truthful
about being in the hospital
948
01:00:38,767 --> 01:00:40,367
that amount of time.
949
01:00:40,367 --> 01:00:43,100
She may have been
at some point,
950
01:00:43,100 --> 01:00:47,200
but she didn't look like
she was in that call.
951
01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:51,467
But hopefully,
we will be able to get update
on her weight soon.
952
01:00:51,467 --> 01:00:54,567
[dramatic music playing]
953
01:01:13,600 --> 01:01:14,567
[Shakyia] I guess
you could say things
954
01:01:14,567 --> 01:01:16,367
haven't been going
all that well.
955
01:01:27,066 --> 01:01:29,367
And I get it,
but it's still upsetting.
956
01:01:39,367 --> 01:01:40,767
But I'm not sure
how I'm gonna cover
957
01:01:40,767 --> 01:01:42,367
my portion of the rent.
958
01:01:44,700 --> 01:01:47,800
But my plan is to get a job
at a call center...
959
01:01:47,800 --> 01:01:50,467
then move to Houston
as soon as I can.
960
01:01:50,467 --> 01:01:53,367
So it's just gonna be
a temporary situation
for me...
961
01:02:04,066 --> 01:02:07,367
It's been really hard to do
the exercises like he wants.
962
01:02:21,100 --> 01:02:25,834
[dramatic music playing]
963
01:02:29,300 --> 01:02:31,934
[Shakyia]
Some things are not great,
but I'm not giving up.
964
01:02:32,867 --> 01:02:35,166
I still want to use
Dr. Now's program
965
01:02:35,166 --> 01:02:36,634
and lose weight.
966
01:02:39,266 --> 01:02:42,000
It would just be a little
easier to stay on point
967
01:02:42,000 --> 01:02:43,734
once I have my own place.
968
01:02:45,667 --> 01:02:48,166
I'm not quite sure how
I'm gonna lose the weight
969
01:02:48,166 --> 01:02:49,367
without any support,
970
01:02:50,467 --> 01:02:53,266
but I know I need
to get to Houston.
971
01:02:53,266 --> 01:02:56,000
It won't be easy,
but it'll be worth it.
972
01:02:56,000 --> 01:02:58,800
So I'm trying to keep
that goal in my sight
973
01:02:58,800 --> 01:03:00,433
and do what I gotta do.
974
01:03:08,367 --> 01:03:10,166
-[birds chirping]
-[dramatic music playing]
975
01:03:25,467 --> 01:03:28,000
[Shakyia] It seems like
I finally got a break
976
01:03:28,000 --> 01:03:30,934
because I was able
to find a place to live...
977
01:03:32,266 --> 01:03:34,166
and that feels pretty good.
978
01:03:35,467 --> 01:03:37,767
Right now, I'm staying
in extended stay,
979
01:03:37,767 --> 01:03:41,867
but I'm trying to get
to Houston with Dr. Now
980
01:03:41,867 --> 01:03:43,533
to do the program.
981
01:03:46,200 --> 01:03:49,300
I have lost some weight,
not that much,
982
01:03:49,300 --> 01:03:53,266
but I try to get back
on track with Dr. Now now.
983
01:03:53,266 --> 01:03:57,000
I have a little more control
over whatever I can eat.
984
01:03:57,000 --> 01:03:59,066
So now that
I'm in a better place
985
01:03:59,066 --> 01:04:00,266
to work on the program,
986
01:04:00,266 --> 01:04:02,734
I'm ready to follow-up
with Dr. Now.
987
01:04:13,800 --> 01:04:16,900
I am trying to establish
eating a healthy breakfast
988
01:04:16,900 --> 01:04:22,000
and doing some exercises
from the book,
989
01:04:22,000 --> 01:04:23,367
every morning doing it.
990
01:04:23,367 --> 01:04:26,533
[dramatic music playing]
991
01:04:30,166 --> 01:04:32,800
One, two,
992
01:04:32,800 --> 01:04:36,467
three, four, five.
993
01:04:36,467 --> 01:04:37,800
It's not gonna be long enough
994
01:04:37,800 --> 01:04:40,367
before I think I'll be ready
to reach out to Dr. Now
995
01:04:40,367 --> 01:04:42,166
and let him know
how I'm doing.
996
01:04:42,166 --> 01:04:44,100
And the next step after that,
997
01:04:44,100 --> 01:04:48,500
it's gonna be us
talking about my surgery
and me going to Houston.
998
01:04:48,500 --> 01:04:49,767
Fourteen, fifteen.
999
01:04:50,467 --> 01:04:51,967
One.
1000
01:04:51,967 --> 01:04:55,000
One, two,
1001
01:04:55,000 --> 01:04:57,567
there, four,
1002
01:04:57,567 --> 01:05:00,600
five, six.
1003
01:05:00,600 --> 01:05:02,700
There was a bad stretch
for a bit,
1004
01:05:02,700 --> 01:05:05,367
but I'm just dying
to put that all behind me
1005
01:05:05,367 --> 01:05:07,667
because I already missed out
too much in life.
1006
01:05:07,667 --> 01:05:09,867
Twelve, thirteen,
1007
01:05:09,867 --> 01:05:12,934
fourteen, fifteen.
1008
01:05:15,266 --> 01:05:18,433
[dramatic music playing]
1009
01:05:25,166 --> 01:05:27,400
[Shakyia] I worked hard
for the past month
1010
01:05:27,400 --> 01:05:29,533
to do Dr. Now's program.
1011
01:05:30,867 --> 01:05:33,600
Then I called him to see
if we could set up
an appointment,
1012
01:05:33,600 --> 01:05:35,300
but his receptionist
said that
1013
01:05:35,300 --> 01:05:38,567
Dr. Now wants to do
a call first.
1014
01:05:38,567 --> 01:05:40,467
So I'm doing that today
1015
01:05:40,467 --> 01:05:42,000
and I plan to tell Dr. Now
1016
01:05:42,000 --> 01:05:43,600
I'm going to move
to Houston soon
1017
01:05:43,600 --> 01:05:45,367
and that I lost weight.
1018
01:05:45,367 --> 01:05:48,433
So hopefully, I can get
weight loss surgery
once I move down there.
1019
01:05:51,000 --> 01:05:52,700
[laptop chimes]
1020
01:05:52,700 --> 01:05:54,667
Hi, Shakyia,
how are you doing?
1021
01:05:54,667 --> 01:05:56,367
[Shakyia] Hey, Dr. Now,
I'm doing okay.
1022
01:05:56,367 --> 01:05:58,200
-And yourself?
-[Dr. Now] I'm doing good.
1023
01:05:58,200 --> 01:05:59,700
And so what's going on
with you?
1024
01:05:59,700 --> 01:06:02,367
I'm outta hospice now
and I'm trying to, um,
1025
01:06:02,367 --> 01:06:04,166
save up the money
to move to Houston.
1026
01:06:04,166 --> 01:06:06,767
So where are you staying?
1027
01:06:06,767 --> 01:06:10,300
Right now, I'm staying
at a extended stay hotel.
1028
01:06:10,300 --> 01:06:13,667
So moving to Houston,
is it premature right now?
1029
01:06:13,667 --> 01:06:15,767
It has been almost a year
1030
01:06:16,266 --> 01:06:17,867
and we need to determine
1031
01:06:17,867 --> 01:06:20,467
if you have made
any progress or not.
1032
01:06:20,467 --> 01:06:22,467
So now, that you're out
of hospice,
1033
01:06:22,467 --> 01:06:24,367
we can go ahead
and check your weight
1034
01:06:24,367 --> 01:06:26,867
and see what kind of progress
you have made.
1035
01:06:26,867 --> 01:06:30,000
Okay, can I get an appointment
to come see you
to show you my weight?
1036
01:06:30,000 --> 01:06:34,867
Well, what we're gonna do is
set an appointment
for you over there
1037
01:06:34,867 --> 01:06:37,000
to go to local clinic
and check your weight
1038
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:40,100
and see how your progress
has been.
1039
01:06:40,100 --> 01:06:43,767
Okay, so if I lost the weight,
would I be able to get
weight loss surgery?
1040
01:06:43,767 --> 01:06:46,100
Okay, Shakyia,
if you have done the diet,
1041
01:06:46,100 --> 01:06:49,467
you should have lost 300
to 400 pounds by now,
1042
01:06:49,467 --> 01:06:52,200
but clearly
you haven't done that.
1043
01:06:52,200 --> 01:06:55,867
So until you lose
a decent amount of weight,
1044
01:06:55,867 --> 01:06:58,000
we're not moving
ahead with you.
1045
01:06:58,000 --> 01:06:59,867
I'm gonna move to Houston
no matter what
1046
01:06:59,867 --> 01:07:00,900
'cause that's what
I need to do
1047
01:07:00,900 --> 01:07:02,867
'cause I know that
I lost the weight.
1048
01:07:02,867 --> 01:07:05,900
All right, that's your choice,
but we're not doing anything
1049
01:07:05,900 --> 01:07:09,200
unless we get your update
on your weight, okay?
1050
01:07:09,200 --> 01:07:13,767
So if we set up that
in a local clinic,
are you gonna go to that?
1051
01:07:13,767 --> 01:07:15,867
-Yes, I will go to that.
-Okay.
1052
01:07:15,867 --> 01:07:19,266
So we're gonna set up that
and let you know
the options
1053
01:07:19,266 --> 01:07:22,767
and when you're gonna be able
to go ahead and do that, okay?
1054
01:07:22,767 --> 01:07:24,100
All righty.
1055
01:07:24,100 --> 01:07:27,266
Okay, Shakyia,
if you need anything
before then let me know.
1056
01:07:27,266 --> 01:07:28,700
Okay. I will.
1057
01:07:28,700 --> 01:07:31,200
Okay, Shakyia,
I'll talk to you soon.
1058
01:07:31,200 --> 01:07:32,867
Okay. Thank you, Dr. Now.
1059
01:07:32,867 --> 01:07:34,500
All right. Bye now.
1060
01:07:34,500 --> 01:07:35,634
Bye-bye.
1061
01:07:41,200 --> 01:07:43,467
And I just want to go
get my surgery already
1062
01:07:43,467 --> 01:07:46,100
and finally move ahead
and have a better life.
1063
01:07:46,100 --> 01:07:48,100
So I'm frustrated
'cause I feel like
1064
01:07:48,100 --> 01:07:50,133
this is gonna make things
take longer.
1065
01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:52,867
But I know I still have
to save up some money
1066
01:07:52,867 --> 01:07:55,000
before I'll be ready
to move anyway,
1067
01:07:55,000 --> 01:07:57,266
so I'm just gonna focus
on that now.
1068
01:07:59,100 --> 01:08:01,100
And hopefully,
the appointment will be soon,
1069
01:08:01,100 --> 01:08:03,166
so I can show Dr. Now
my progress
1070
01:08:03,166 --> 01:08:05,166
and move forward like I want.
1071
01:08:08,467 --> 01:08:10,333
[dramatic music playing]
1072
01:08:21,100 --> 01:08:25,467
I've been working hard
at sticking to the diet,
hopefully, I'm below 500.
1073
01:08:25,467 --> 01:08:27,233
I feel like I lost some.
1074
01:08:35,667 --> 01:08:38,100
It's been a week
since I talked to Dr. Now
1075
01:08:38,100 --> 01:08:40,000
and my appointment
is set up for me
1076
01:08:40,000 --> 01:08:41,767
to go to
the local clinic today
1077
01:08:41,767 --> 01:08:43,333
to get my weight checked.
1078
01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:54,133
-[man] Shakyia?
-[Shakyia] Hello.
1079
01:08:56,767 --> 01:08:59,834
It's been a long few months
since I last got weighed.
1080
01:09:00,567 --> 01:09:02,667
Hasn't been easy
to stay on track,
1081
01:09:02,667 --> 01:09:04,000
but I've been working hard
1082
01:09:04,000 --> 01:09:07,133
'cause Dr. Now
is in the back of my mind
the whole time.
1083
01:09:08,100 --> 01:09:11,667
So, hopefully,
all that worrying paid off.
1084
01:09:11,667 --> 01:09:15,100
I was around 650
when I went to his clinic
in Houston
1085
01:09:15,100 --> 01:09:18,166
and I was supposed to lose
50 pounds in two months,
1086
01:09:18,166 --> 01:09:21,000
but I was in and out
of the hospital
and stuff like that.
1087
01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:23,266
So if I just stick
with the original goal
1088
01:09:23,266 --> 01:09:25,934
then I need to be down
around 600 today.
1089
01:09:27,100 --> 01:09:28,734
[man] All right. We got it.
1090
01:09:30,567 --> 01:09:33,400
[Shakyia] That just sucks
'cause I know
I did better than that.
1091
01:09:33,400 --> 01:09:35,667
And the only reason
it's so high
1092
01:09:35,667 --> 01:09:38,567
is because all the setbacks
I have with my health,
1093
01:09:38,567 --> 01:09:40,600
but at least it's a loss.
1094
01:09:40,600 --> 01:09:42,166
So, hopefully,
Dr. Now will see that
1095
01:09:42,166 --> 01:09:43,367
I've been working hard
1096
01:09:43,367 --> 01:09:45,767
and he'll tell me
I can get surgery.
1097
01:09:45,767 --> 01:09:48,867
[dramatic music playing]
1098
01:09:54,900 --> 01:09:58,667
[phone chimes]
1099
01:09:58,667 --> 01:10:01,467
Hi, Shakyia.
So we have your weight today.
1100
01:10:01,467 --> 01:10:04,734
Yes. I lost...
I'm down to 643.
1101
01:10:05,667 --> 01:10:10,266
So you were 655 11 months ago.
1102
01:10:10,266 --> 01:10:15,500
So you lost
a total of 12 pound
in a year...
1103
01:10:15,500 --> 01:10:17,266
In about a year.
1104
01:10:17,266 --> 01:10:19,000
That's a pound a month
you lost.
1105
01:10:19,000 --> 01:10:22,467
You should have been losing
a pound a day.
1106
01:10:23,500 --> 01:10:25,100
So that means that you missed
1107
01:10:25,100 --> 01:10:29,200
a couple of meals
in the past year.
1108
01:10:29,200 --> 01:10:32,567
Not that you trying
to make the changes you need.
1109
01:10:32,567 --> 01:10:34,066
I've been working hard
to lose weight,
1110
01:10:34,066 --> 01:10:36,100
but I know
I can do better Dr. Now.
1111
01:10:36,100 --> 01:10:38,800
If you give me another chance
now that I'm back on my own,
1112
01:10:38,800 --> 01:10:40,300
I can now lose the weight.
1113
01:10:40,300 --> 01:10:42,300
Shakyia, it's been a year
1114
01:10:42,300 --> 01:10:44,834
and you wasted
a lot of that time.
1115
01:10:53,967 --> 01:10:58,266
So you don't have
a lot of time to waste
if you wanna do this.
1116
01:10:58,266 --> 01:10:59,667
I know, Dr. Now.
1117
01:10:59,667 --> 01:11:01,667
I hear that
and I'm gonna now do it.
1118
01:11:01,667 --> 01:11:05,400
You say that, but how long
you need to show that?
1119
01:11:05,400 --> 01:11:08,467
You never followed
the therapy and talk to them.
1120
01:11:08,467 --> 01:11:11,567
I had to go into hospice
and I was unable to.
1121
01:11:11,567 --> 01:11:14,166
You got a lot of excuses,
Shakyia,
1122
01:11:14,166 --> 01:11:18,367
but you are the one that
has ultimately to decide.
1123
01:11:18,367 --> 01:11:20,667
No matter what
the situation is,
1124
01:11:20,667 --> 01:11:23,900
you have to do this
if you want to save your life.
1125
01:11:23,900 --> 01:11:27,200
If not, and then there is
nothing we can do for you.
1126
01:11:27,200 --> 01:11:28,567
You understand that?
1127
01:11:28,567 --> 01:11:30,200
Yes, Dr. Now,
I understand that.
1128
01:11:30,200 --> 01:11:31,700
If you give me another chance,
1129
01:11:31,700 --> 01:11:34,467
I'll show you that
I'm able to do it.
1130
01:11:34,467 --> 01:11:37,967
Well, we'll set you up
to come back in two months
1131
01:11:37,967 --> 01:11:40,000
and if you lost 50 pounds,
1132
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:43,100
then we will discuss
the option at that point.
1133
01:11:43,100 --> 01:11:45,700
But this is your last chance.
1134
01:11:45,700 --> 01:11:47,100
Do you understand that?
1135
01:11:47,100 --> 01:11:48,767
Yes. Thank you, Dr. Now.
1136
01:11:48,767 --> 01:11:51,066
I'm gonna do it
and show you that
I can lose the weight.
1137
01:11:51,066 --> 01:11:52,100
Okay.
1138
01:11:52,100 --> 01:11:53,767
We're gonna do
some checkup with you
1139
01:11:53,767 --> 01:11:55,767
then we'll be done.
1140
01:11:55,767 --> 01:11:58,867
Do you still have the book
and the paper I gave you
1141
01:11:58,867 --> 01:12:02,200
or we need to send you
another copy?
1142
01:12:02,200 --> 01:12:03,700
Yes, I still have them.
1143
01:12:03,700 --> 01:12:09,000
Okay, follow them,
and if you have any question,
then give me a call, okay?
1144
01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:10,767
Talk to you soon.
1145
01:12:11,467 --> 01:12:12,834
Okay. Bye, Dr. Now.
1146
01:12:13,367 --> 01:12:14,600
Okay, bye now.
1147
01:12:16,066 --> 01:12:20,400
Shakyia seems to be
continuing justifying
what she does
1148
01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:23,400
and the unhealthy choices
she makes.
1149
01:12:23,400 --> 01:12:27,767
And I think, overall,
she hasn't been
honest with me.
1150
01:12:27,767 --> 01:12:31,000
So she continued
the pattern of doing
1151
01:12:31,000 --> 01:12:33,066
what she always does
1152
01:12:33,066 --> 01:12:37,400
and making excuses to try
and manipulate the situation.
1153
01:12:37,400 --> 01:12:41,700
So I think she's looking
for a quick fix
with the surgery
1154
01:12:41,700 --> 01:12:45,667
and hoping the hard work
will be done for her.
1155
01:12:45,667 --> 01:12:47,100
Hopefully, I'm wrong
1156
01:12:47,100 --> 01:12:51,100
and she'll surprise me
next time we check on her.
1157
01:12:51,100 --> 01:12:52,867
If she doesn't show me
1158
01:12:52,867 --> 01:12:56,967
that she's taking
her situation seriously
this next time,
1159
01:12:56,967 --> 01:13:00,333
then we won't be
moving ahead with her.
1160
01:13:01,800 --> 01:13:03,567
[Shakyia] I just had
an appointment with Dr. Now.
1161
01:13:03,567 --> 01:13:05,467
He's giving me
a second chance.
1162
01:13:05,467 --> 01:13:08,166
Yeah, I'm hopeful
to go back to Houston
1163
01:13:08,166 --> 01:13:10,000
and being in a program.
1164
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:12,467
I know this chance
is important.
1165
01:13:12,467 --> 01:13:15,400
I wish I lost more weight.
1166
01:13:15,400 --> 01:13:16,967
It's just been
such a hard year.
1167
01:13:16,967 --> 01:13:20,967
I can't blame myself
because it was so much
out of my control.
1168
01:13:22,266 --> 01:13:24,600
So I'm gonna put all that
behind me and work hard
1169
01:13:24,600 --> 01:13:26,934
to show Dr. Now that
I'm ready for this.
1170
01:13:34,100 --> 01:13:37,166
[dramatic music playing]
1171
01:13:43,867 --> 01:13:46,100
[Shakyia] Since my last
weight check a month ago,
1172
01:13:46,100 --> 01:13:49,166
I've been working hard
to improve my eating habit.
1173
01:13:51,200 --> 01:13:54,066
I want to lose more
and I know I can do it.
1174
01:13:56,467 --> 01:13:59,967
So I've been more focused
than ever on doing
the right thing
1175
01:14:01,166 --> 01:14:03,734
and watching what I put
in my body.
1176
01:14:05,567 --> 01:14:07,467
And I've been doing
the exercises too.
1177
01:14:07,467 --> 01:14:10,634
[dramatic music playing]
1178
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:17,100
I know I've been
making progress.
1179
01:14:17,100 --> 01:14:19,567
Um, I'm still determined
to move to Houston.
1180
01:14:19,567 --> 01:14:22,000
I'm gonna make sure
I get there.
1181
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:25,066
I only cook stuff
out of Dr. Now's book
1182
01:14:26,200 --> 01:14:28,667
and I did another
round of cutbacks
1183
01:14:28,667 --> 01:14:31,467
on my sugar and carbs.
1184
01:14:31,467 --> 01:14:33,967
So I have almost none now.
1185
01:14:37,600 --> 01:14:39,333
I've been working harder
than I ever have.
1186
01:14:41,266 --> 01:14:45,166
With the exercises,
I've been putting more effort
in that too.
1187
01:14:47,066 --> 01:14:49,300
I got back to doing
all of them,
1188
01:14:49,300 --> 01:14:50,634
which I haven't been doing.
1189
01:14:53,200 --> 01:14:56,266
So, I'm trying to do
all the exercises
in the book,
1190
01:14:59,600 --> 01:15:02,467
and also to go
walking some more.
1191
01:15:03,266 --> 01:15:04,867
I know I can do better
1192
01:15:04,867 --> 01:15:07,533
and show Dr. Now
some good weight loss.
1193
01:15:08,900 --> 01:15:11,166
And I know I have to do that
1194
01:15:11,166 --> 01:15:13,000
because I pledge
to move to Houston
1195
01:15:13,000 --> 01:15:15,834
in a couple of months
no matter what.
1196
01:15:16,500 --> 01:15:18,266
One.
1197
01:15:18,266 --> 01:15:20,266
And I want that surgery
1198
01:15:20,266 --> 01:15:22,700
and I know
this is my big chance
1199
01:15:22,700 --> 01:15:25,000
and I'm not gonna waste it.
1200
01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:28,767
You'll see,
I'm gonna get to Houston
and I know it.
1201
01:15:28,767 --> 01:15:31,867
[dramatic music playing]
1202
01:15:40,300 --> 01:15:42,233
[dramatic music playing]
1203
01:15:50,867 --> 01:15:53,900
[Shakyia] I want to wait
till the clinic to go
get weighed in.
1204
01:15:53,900 --> 01:15:57,767
It's been a couple of weeks
since I'd seen, um, Dr. Now.
1205
01:15:57,767 --> 01:16:02,100
So, hopefully, I met the goal.
1206
01:16:02,100 --> 01:16:03,867
I'm excited
to get weighed in,
1207
01:16:03,867 --> 01:16:05,867
but I'm nervous
to talk to Dr. Now.
1208
01:16:05,867 --> 01:16:08,967
[dramatic music playing]
1209
01:16:23,000 --> 01:16:26,100
[Shakyia]
I feel pretty confident
that I did better this time,
1210
01:16:26,100 --> 01:16:29,266
and I'm gonna have
more weight loss
to show Dr. Now.
1211
01:16:30,667 --> 01:16:32,367
I know it'll be more.
1212
01:16:32,367 --> 01:16:34,266
I just don't know
if it will be enough.
1213
01:16:34,266 --> 01:16:37,433
[dramatic music playing]
1214
01:16:46,300 --> 01:16:47,667
Thank you.
1215
01:16:49,767 --> 01:16:51,133
Mmm-hmm.
1216
01:16:53,700 --> 01:16:55,133
Hmm.
1217
01:16:57,767 --> 01:16:59,667
[door creaks]
1218
01:17:07,166 --> 01:17:09,000
Shakyia?
1219
01:17:09,000 --> 01:17:11,567
-Okay. Let's go.
-How's it going?
1220
01:17:11,567 --> 01:17:13,667
-It's going okay.
-Good. Good.
1221
01:17:13,667 --> 01:17:16,634
[Shakyia] My last weigh in
I was at 643.
1222
01:17:18,200 --> 01:17:21,533
And Dr. Now told me
I need to lose
50 pounds today.
1223
01:17:22,567 --> 01:17:24,967
So that would mean
I'll be at 593 today,
1224
01:17:24,967 --> 01:17:27,066
if I did
what I was supposed to do.
1225
01:17:28,867 --> 01:17:30,567
All right. Okay. Okay.
1226
01:17:30,567 --> 01:17:32,100
You can grab on me.
I ain't gonna drop you.
1227
01:17:32,100 --> 01:17:33,166
Got you.
1228
01:17:33,166 --> 01:17:36,333
[tense music playing]
1229
01:17:56,467 --> 01:17:58,467
I'm heading
in the right direction,
1230
01:17:58,467 --> 01:18:01,233
but I know Dr. Now
is gonna think
I'm not trying.
1231
01:18:03,467 --> 01:18:04,533
Perfect.
1232
01:18:13,300 --> 01:18:14,600
Hey, Dr. Now.
1233
01:18:14,600 --> 01:18:16,767
Hi, Shakyia. How you doing?
1234
01:18:16,767 --> 01:18:18,166
I'm good.
1235
01:18:18,166 --> 01:18:20,567
So what is your weight,
uh, today?
1236
01:18:20,567 --> 01:18:22,467
I'm at 635.
1237
01:18:22,467 --> 01:18:24,100
Uh, 635,
1238
01:18:24,100 --> 01:18:29,233
so you lost 8 pounds
instead of 50.
1239
01:18:30,266 --> 01:18:32,100
That's not a lot of progress.
1240
01:18:32,100 --> 01:18:34,100
That's as much as I lost
in the past year.
1241
01:18:34,100 --> 01:18:35,900
That's an improvement.
1242
01:18:35,900 --> 01:18:38,934
Something is always gonna be
improvement over nothing.
1243
01:18:39,767 --> 01:18:42,467
So, that's not saying much.
1244
01:18:42,467 --> 01:18:46,266
The reality is that
it's been over a year now
1245
01:18:46,266 --> 01:18:48,867
and you only lost 20 pounds.
1246
01:18:48,867 --> 01:18:52,367
So, you haven't changed
your diet much at all.
1247
01:18:52,367 --> 01:18:55,967
I cutback
and I cutback even more
on these past few months.
1248
01:18:55,967 --> 01:18:57,567
So I'm trying, Dr. Now.
1249
01:18:57,567 --> 01:18:59,100
If you give me another chance,
1250
01:18:59,100 --> 01:19:01,266
I can keep going
and lose even more.
1251
01:19:01,266 --> 01:19:04,567
And, Shakyia,
you had enough time
to do this.
1252
01:19:04,567 --> 01:19:07,467
And I told you last time
this was your last chance.
1253
01:19:07,467 --> 01:19:09,567
This year been so hard on me,
Dr. Now,
1254
01:19:09,567 --> 01:19:11,567
please give me
one more chance.
1255
01:19:11,567 --> 01:19:16,467
Shakyia, everybody has things
in life to deal with.
1256
01:19:16,467 --> 01:19:19,166
They don't use that
as an excuse
1257
01:19:19,166 --> 01:19:21,467
to eat 6,000 calories a day
1258
01:19:21,467 --> 01:19:24,667
and things you tell me
don't make sense
1259
01:19:24,667 --> 01:19:27,266
if you're actually serious
about this.
1260
01:19:27,266 --> 01:19:29,667
So at this point,
there is no reason
1261
01:19:29,667 --> 01:19:32,967
to do any more
follow-up appointments.
1262
01:19:32,967 --> 01:19:35,767
Please don't give up on me,
Dr. Now.
1263
01:19:35,767 --> 01:19:38,367
Shakyia, I don't give up
on anyone.
1264
01:19:38,367 --> 01:19:40,767
People can give up
on themselves.
1265
01:19:40,767 --> 01:19:41,800
And we try to help them
1266
01:19:41,800 --> 01:19:43,667
to get back
to where they need,
1267
01:19:43,667 --> 01:19:46,467
but we cannot make choices
for them.
1268
01:19:46,467 --> 01:19:48,266
I'm not giving up on me.
I'm going to do this.
1269
01:19:48,266 --> 01:19:52,233
You say that but your action
doesn't back that up.
1270
01:19:53,367 --> 01:19:56,300
What I will do is
offer you therapy
1271
01:19:56,300 --> 01:20:00,367
and if you want,
I will set that up remotely,
1272
01:20:00,367 --> 01:20:04,266
and maybe working on thing
with them over time.
1273
01:20:04,266 --> 01:20:08,400
We'll get you to a place
where you're ready
to make the changes you need.
1274
01:20:08,400 --> 01:20:10,467
But right now you're not,
1275
01:20:10,467 --> 01:20:14,166
and we cannot work with you
if this is the situation.
1276
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:18,300
So, is that something
you are willing to do?
1277
01:20:18,300 --> 01:20:19,600
The therapy?
1278
01:20:19,600 --> 01:20:20,700
Yes.
1279
01:20:20,700 --> 01:20:22,800
If I do that, will that be
a part of your program?
1280
01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:28,166
If you work on things
and lose at least 50 pounds,
then we can talk.
1281
01:20:28,166 --> 01:20:30,467
But right now going forward,
1282
01:20:30,467 --> 01:20:33,166
we're not gonna do
any follow-up with you.
1283
01:20:33,166 --> 01:20:35,367
And the only thing
I'm offering you
1284
01:20:35,367 --> 01:20:37,800
is for you to do the therapy.
1285
01:20:37,800 --> 01:20:42,367
And if you go to the doctor
and check your weight
and you lose 50 pounds,
1286
01:20:42,367 --> 01:20:45,300
at some point,
you can reach back out to me.
1287
01:20:45,300 --> 01:20:47,667
But otherwise, this is it.
1288
01:20:47,667 --> 01:20:50,367
Okay, I'll do the therapy,
but I can do it in person
1289
01:20:50,367 --> 01:20:52,100
because I'm gonna move
to Houston.
1290
01:20:52,100 --> 01:20:56,300
You can do however you want,
but don't move here
1291
01:20:56,300 --> 01:20:59,700
thinking that's gonna matter
for the program, okay?
1292
01:20:59,700 --> 01:21:01,567
Okay, I get that.
1293
01:21:01,567 --> 01:21:03,467
All right.
My office will follow up
1294
01:21:03,467 --> 01:21:06,266
to set up that therapy
for you,
1295
01:21:06,266 --> 01:21:08,767
but I wish you luck
and hope you wake up
1296
01:21:08,767 --> 01:21:11,600
and get healthy
at some point soon,
1297
01:21:11,600 --> 01:21:14,867
because you're still
rolling the dice
with your body every day
1298
01:21:14,867 --> 01:21:16,667
with all that strain on you.
1299
01:21:16,667 --> 01:21:19,266
So, you need
to change that soon.
1300
01:21:19,266 --> 01:21:22,300
Okay, Dr. Now,
I'm gonna show you that
I'm gonna do this.
1301
01:21:22,300 --> 01:21:24,467
Let me know if you do.
1302
01:21:24,467 --> 01:21:26,100
Okay. Thank you, Dr. Now.
1303
01:21:26,100 --> 01:21:27,567
[Dr. Now] All right. Bye.
1304
01:21:27,567 --> 01:21:32,367
[dramatic music playing]
1305
01:21:32,367 --> 01:21:34,900
I am glad that
Shakyia's situation
1306
01:21:34,900 --> 01:21:37,900
hasn't gotten worse
over the last year,
1307
01:21:37,900 --> 01:21:40,767
but it is clear
after over a year
1308
01:21:40,767 --> 01:21:43,567
she's not willing to make
the changes she need
1309
01:21:43,567 --> 01:21:45,000
to turn her life around.
1310
01:21:45,000 --> 01:21:48,166
No matter how much
she says she is,
1311
01:21:48,166 --> 01:21:52,100
it doesn't matter
if she's not going
to put action to it.
1312
01:21:52,100 --> 01:21:55,867
Ultimately, we can't make
the choices she need for her
1313
01:21:55,867 --> 01:22:00,767
and we can't keep
going through
the same motions forever.
1314
01:22:00,767 --> 01:22:04,900
So there is nothing more
we can do for her
at this point
1315
01:22:04,900 --> 01:22:08,266
other than offer her
some therapy.
1316
01:22:08,266 --> 01:22:12,567
She avoided that when I first
set that up for her.
1317
01:22:12,567 --> 01:22:18,400
So I'm skeptical
if she's gonna actually
follow through with it now.
1318
01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:21,567
Hopefully, she will realize
how important it is
1319
01:22:21,567 --> 01:22:24,767
to start dealing
with the things she need
1320
01:22:24,767 --> 01:22:30,967
and learning to cope with life
in better ways
that aren't self-destructive.
1321
01:22:30,967 --> 01:22:34,667
But with her, I think,
that's gonna take
a lot of time.
1322
01:22:34,667 --> 01:22:38,166
So we'll see if she follows
through with that,
1323
01:22:38,166 --> 01:22:41,400
and if it has
much of an effect for her.
1324
01:22:41,400 --> 01:22:44,066
Otherwise,
I wish her the best.
1325
01:22:44,066 --> 01:22:46,300
She's playing
a dangerous game
1326
01:22:46,300 --> 01:22:48,600
the more time she wastes
1327
01:22:48,600 --> 01:22:52,800
and I hope that she manages
to do what she need
1328
01:22:52,800 --> 01:22:54,567
before it's too late.
1329
01:22:54,567 --> 01:22:58,867
[dramatic music playing]
1330
01:22:58,867 --> 01:23:00,567
[Shakyia]
Well, that just really sucks.
1331
01:23:02,767 --> 01:23:03,867
I know I need to do better,
1332
01:23:03,867 --> 01:23:06,567
but the past couple of months
were like the first time
1333
01:23:06,567 --> 01:23:09,000
I really felt
like I was doing it right
1334
01:23:09,000 --> 01:23:10,567
and that was
a huge improvement
1335
01:23:10,567 --> 01:23:12,367
with everything going on
in my life.
1336
01:23:12,367 --> 01:23:15,367
So I wish he gave me
more credit for that,
1337
01:23:15,367 --> 01:23:16,867
but I'm not giving up.
1338
01:23:16,867 --> 01:23:18,767
I'm going to make it
to Houston,
1339
01:23:18,767 --> 01:23:21,667
lose the weight
and get surgery from Dr. Now.
1340
01:23:21,667 --> 01:23:23,467
I'm determined to do that
1341
01:23:23,467 --> 01:23:25,467
and I'm not going
to let up on that
1342
01:23:25,467 --> 01:23:28,533
until I make it
no matter what, period.
1343
01:23:31,266 --> 01:23:35,367
[dramatic music playing]
1344
01:23:45,166 --> 01:23:48,200
I've been working very hard
for the past few months
1345
01:23:48,200 --> 01:23:50,767
since the last time
I've seen Dr. Now.
1346
01:23:50,767 --> 01:23:53,200
I'm very hopeful
for the future.
1347
01:23:53,200 --> 01:23:55,467
I definitely have been
losing the weight
1348
01:23:56,567 --> 01:24:00,066
and I'm still working
on moving to Houston too.
1349
01:24:00,066 --> 01:24:03,367
Matter of fact,
I have plans
to move really soon.
1350
01:24:03,367 --> 01:24:07,266
I found a place
and I'm just working
to save up money,
1351
01:24:07,266 --> 01:24:10,433
and it won't be long now
because I'm getting close.
1352
01:24:11,567 --> 01:24:13,600
My plan is to show up
in Houston
1353
01:24:13,600 --> 01:24:16,500
at my goal weight
for getting surgery.
1354
01:24:16,500 --> 01:24:19,667
Then he won't be able
to tell me no.
1355
01:24:19,667 --> 01:24:22,767
I also think that
doing therapy will be good,
1356
01:24:22,767 --> 01:24:24,800
but I haven't wanted
to do it remotely.
1357
01:24:24,800 --> 01:24:26,367
So that would be good, too,
1358
01:24:26,367 --> 01:24:28,700
because I'll be able
in Houston
1359
01:24:28,700 --> 01:24:31,767
to meet with the girl
who the doctor has for me.
1360
01:24:31,767 --> 01:24:36,066
So I'm as committed
to Dr. Now's program as ever.
1361
01:24:38,767 --> 01:24:40,967
And I'm not giving up.
1362
01:24:40,967 --> 01:24:43,367
I know I could have done
better overall,
1363
01:24:43,367 --> 01:24:46,400
but this whole year
has been really hard
1364
01:24:46,400 --> 01:24:49,233
and I had some bad luck
that I had to overcome.
1365
01:24:50,467 --> 01:24:53,266
And I'm proud of myself
for not giving up,
1366
01:24:53,266 --> 01:24:55,500
especially when my mom
kicked me out
1367
01:24:55,500 --> 01:24:59,166
and I just kept
pushing forward
all on my own,
1368
01:25:00,166 --> 01:25:02,367
like I always had to.
1369
01:25:02,367 --> 01:25:05,000
But after all of that,
I'm not going to give up.
1370
01:25:05,000 --> 01:25:06,634
No way.
1371
01:25:07,467 --> 01:25:09,467
I'm gonna take
what I always learned
1372
01:25:09,467 --> 01:25:11,567
that I can only really
count on myself.
1373
01:25:11,567 --> 01:25:12,667
[man] Pull it up.
1374
01:25:12,667 --> 01:25:15,000
[Shakyia] And if I apply that
to the situation,
1375
01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:17,767
and it just means that
I need to count on myself
1376
01:25:17,767 --> 01:25:20,166
to follow through
with this program,
1377
01:25:20,166 --> 01:25:22,700
and finally,
I'll get the help I need
1378
01:25:22,700 --> 01:25:24,100
and get the surgery.
1379
01:25:24,100 --> 01:25:25,700
Oh, won't that be glorious?
1380
01:25:25,700 --> 01:25:28,767
[dramatic music playing]