- 23/04/2025
At 45-years-old and weighing 446 pounds, Ronnie is engaged to be married to the love of his life, Cara. Unfortunately, Ronnie's weight is keeping them from realizing their dream of the perfect beach wedding. Tired of waiting for his life to begin again, Ronnie is ready to take off the weight and become the husband Cara deserves. Debbie is 44-years-old and weighs 401 pounds. She never has had a date, or a full time job, and is still financially dependent on her parents. Sick of living on the sidelines, just watching her life go by, she is ready to make the change. At her age, she realizes--it's now or never in Season 1, Episode 6, "Two Lives, One Mission to Change."
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00:00I feel like I'm gonna die.
00:06Frozen pieces are snacks.
00:11That's about a day's worth of food around here.
00:13I feel like my life has ended.
00:15Go to bed at night, I'm like, I want to wake up tomorrow.
00:17I just feel like my body's just disgusting.
00:19I've played football my whole life.
00:22I'm supposed to be everybody's hero around here.
00:26And I feel like nothing but a loser.
00:28Here I am, 44, I've never had sex, I'm still a virgin.
00:31My fear is that Ronnie's gonna die.
00:34Yeah, I want two number ones.
00:40When you're sitting there crying because you can't stop eating,
00:43it's like rock bottom.
00:45I just eat till I'll throw up.
00:47Several times Kara's had to call 911 because I couldn't breathe.
00:53If I don't get my weight under control, I mean,
00:55my lifespan will be shortened.
00:57My life's over.
00:58I'm tired of living like this.
01:00I ate.
01:01I hurt.
01:06This is no vacation.
01:07You're here to push yourself.
01:08Come on, don't quit!
01:09Don't quit!
01:10You know how to lose weight.
01:11But you don't know about keeping it off.
01:14It's easy for people to give up and say, man, it's the way I am.
01:19I can't.
01:20Not yet.
01:21I'm not ready yet.
01:22There's no not yet.
01:23It's now.
01:24Come on.
01:26I know there's something wrong.
01:28There's something broke in me that needs fixed.
01:30I don't know how to fix it.
01:31I'll make my family proud of me and I'll be the hero that all my friends have always thought I was.
01:38Cheeseburgers are my weakness.
01:50My name is Ronnie and I'm 44 years old.
01:53Okay, so now plate and cheese.
01:55Ronnie and I have been together for three years now.
01:57Got a beautiful home, beautiful family.
01:59Hey, will you get your dad a plate?
02:00Hey, will you get your dad a plate, Hunter?
02:01Ronnie and I together have six kids total.
02:04He has three, I have three.
02:05It's the most rewarding relationship I've ever been in.
02:08And I'm just, I'm very lucky.
02:10And I absolutely adore him.
02:11I look at him and I could just cry I love him so much.
02:13He's really just the strongest person I know.
02:16Let's go for it again.
02:20At this weight, I just, I can't do nothing.
02:23In high school, I was always the popular, always went out with the, you know, the cheerleaders, you know.
02:29And I played football my whole life.
02:31I was All-American in college and everything.
02:33And I've won many championships, many state championships.
02:36And just three years ago, I was voted North Georgia Youth Football Coach of the Year.
02:40And I can't do it anymore.
02:42And everybody around here knows me as Coach Ronnie.
02:47I'm supposed to be everybody's hero around here.
02:50And I feel like nothing but a loser.
02:54I'm not even a hero to my kids anymore.
02:57He has got to find out why he got fat and fix it.
03:02My fiancee, Kara, is a, she's a group fitness manager at the gym that I work out at.
03:07I can't get him to go to the gym anymore.
03:09I mean, he'll literally say, when I lose weight, I'll go to the gym.
03:12And I'm like, you need to go to the gym to lose the weight.
03:16Her dream has always been a beach wedding.
03:19I can't marry her like this.
03:20I get angry.
03:21The kids and I are, we're tied to what he can't do versus what all of us can do.
03:27Whoa!
03:28Wait, all right.
03:29Let me finish this out!
03:33He's my best friend, my soulmate, my everything.
03:35But I don't want to be stuck in a house taking care of a fat man.
03:42This is it.
03:43If this doesn't work, then it will probably be over.
03:48My name's Debbie, I'm 44 years old, and I live in Wilmington, North Carolina.
03:59I'm killing myself slowly.
04:01And sometimes when I go to bed at night, I'm like, I wonder if I'm going to wake up tomorrow.
04:06Fourth grade, I think that's when I started packing on the pounds.
04:10When high school came, I took gym class in the summertime instead of in school,
04:15because I was just so embarrassed.
04:17These are really good.
04:18With relationships, you know, I shy away of any possibility.
04:22I've never had sex.
04:23I'm still a virgin.
04:24And I just feel like my body's just disgusting.
04:27This is the weight I need to say goodbye to.
04:32Deb, I mean, I can't wait until we can actually do all the stuff we're doing now.
04:35I know.
04:36I'm at the beach now.
04:37Go skiing, go water skiing, doing biking, all that stuff.
04:39I know.
04:40I'm tired of being involved around food.
04:42She's at the bottom.
04:43She has nowhere else to go.
04:45And she knows it.
04:46Oh!
04:47Who's got it?
04:48You know, it's a thin world out there, a thin girl's world.
04:51And I'm sitting on the sidelines, and I'm just trying to be a part of everything.
04:56Come on, Debbie!
04:57One of the things that keeps us bonded was golf.
05:00And Debbie had to stop playing golf three or four years ago because of her weight.
05:06She just simply couldn't walk, and she couldn't swing her golf club.
05:09Anybody want to try the trip?
05:10Why do I let little stupid things emotionally affect me that I have to run to food to eat?
05:16Why can't I control it somehow?
05:18She has to finally decide that she wants to change her lifestyle.
05:22It's now or never.
05:23If I don't get my weight under control, I mean, my lifespan will be shortened.
05:27I need to get the weight off, stand on my own two feet, feel worthy enough to have somebody love me.
05:32I mean, just control my life again.
05:34Welcome.
05:51Thanks.
05:52I'm here to check in.
05:53I'm Beverly.
05:54Nice to meet you, Beverly.
05:55Nice to meet you.
05:56Welcome.
06:01Hi.
06:02Hello.
06:03Hi.
06:04Hi.
06:05Hi.
06:06Hi.
06:07Hi.
06:08Hi.
06:09Hi.
06:33Hi.
06:34Hi.
06:35Hi.
06:36Hi.
06:37Hi, Debbie.
06:38I'm gonna take your weight today, okay?
06:39Okay.
06:40My first weigh-in, it's a little nerve-wracking because I can't remember the last time I weighed
06:42myself, so I have no clue what I'm going into.
06:46Hi, Debbie.
06:47I'm going to take your weight today, OK?
06:49My first weigh-in, it's a little nerve-wracking
06:52because I can't remember the last time I weighed myself.
06:55So I have no clue what I'm going into.
06:58Go ahead and step on the scale.
07:08401.4.
07:10I was like, ooh.
07:12It's just too big of a number to even comprehend.
07:16That I let myself get to be that weight.
07:20OK, you ready?
07:43Do you have a number in your mind?
07:44I mean, are you thinking of?
07:45I want to push myself as much as I can.
07:46All right.
07:47I see what's going to happen to me if I
07:49don't get this weight off.
07:50And I always wondered what it would take.
07:52Was it going to be getting a disease, you know, diabetic?
07:54If something happens, and you go to the hospital,
07:56and they're not equipped for somebody as big as me,
08:00and you get an infection or something, it's scary.
08:06Hello.
08:07Hey, Ronnie.
08:08Last time I weighed, I was probably 320 or something
08:11like that.
08:12So I'm really nervous to see what the scale says.
08:15Take a step up.
08:23437.6.
08:24Oh.
08:25What do you think?
08:26It was really embarrassing to me.
08:29That's the most I've ever weighed in my life.
08:32Let's turn your palm open.
08:34Deep breath.
08:35You thought a little bit about your goals for this next six
08:53months?
08:54My goal is 200.
08:55What if I say to you, there's no way you're
08:56going to lose 200 pounds in the next six months?
08:58I'll just show you.
08:59Does that piss you off?
09:00I'm real competitive.
09:01I want to lose as much as I can.
09:03I'm on a mission.
09:05I want to be healthy.
09:06I want to live a healthy life.
09:14Stepping with your heel.
09:15Today, I'm training Ronnie and Debbie for the first time.
09:18I need to be sure that I'm pushing them more than what
09:21they could push themselves.
09:22Get that butt under on the squat.
09:23Down.
09:24Exercise, it's new.
09:26I hate pushing myself too hard.
09:28Six, get those elbows in.
09:29Seven, seven.
09:30Failure is not an option for me here.
09:32There's a whole lot of people, including myself,
09:34that are counting on me for this.
09:36I'm not here just playing around.
09:38I'm on a mission.
09:39These are plank climbers here.
09:40OK, you're here.
09:41Pressing up the high plank.
09:43Back down the low.
09:43One.
09:45Two.
09:46I'm thinking, how am I going to do that?
09:51Yes.
09:52Two.
09:54Four is tight.
09:55Three.
09:55Just five, just five.
09:57Four.
09:58Come on.
09:59Five, good.
10:00Oh.
10:02I'm very impressed with the way that Ronnie is pushing himself.
10:05But he is a lot heavier than what he used to be when he
10:08played football.
10:09And I want him to kind of view that weight as a limitation.
10:12That way he does not injure himself.
10:14On your elbows.
10:15On your elbows.
10:15OK.
10:17She might have won.
10:18All right, I can't.
10:19Not yet.
10:20You did it.
10:20No, I'm not ready yet.
10:22My first impression of Debbie is that she's scared of failure.
10:25She's not willing to push herself because she thinks
10:27if she pushes herself, she's going to fail.
10:29Come on, you can do this.
10:30Not yet.
10:31Yes, you can.
10:32I want to get down on my knees because it's
10:34hard to get back up.
10:35I just can't support myself to get up.
10:37Deb, I would not put you in any situation
10:39where you're going to hurt yourself.
10:40I can't.
10:41No, not yet.
10:41No, not yet.
10:42It's now.
10:43Come on.
10:44Now.
10:45OK, let's pump it up to 2.4.
10:56Go, go, go, go.
11:00I know it's their first week here, but I think this is really
11:03going to put their abilities to the test.
11:05I'm going to get in here.
11:06But I want to take my time and I want to be comfortable.
11:10We're pushing it.
11:12Come on, let's go.
11:13What do you think you're here for?
11:15Huh?
11:15You think you're on vacation?
11:17This is no vacation.
11:18You're here to push yourself.
11:19Debbie does need to push it.
11:21She doesn't get too engaged in really intensive exercise.
11:26So how long are you staying on this thing?
11:28I'm getting off.
11:29When?
11:30When you leave.
11:35I don't know if she thinks that she can't do it,
11:37but she's got to try.
11:39This is her one place where she can come and try and see how
11:43far she can push herself.
11:45And one of the things you teach is, after every bite,
11:48just go ahead and set it down.
11:50Oh.
11:51Yeah.
11:52Can I have some more water please?
11:54One of the things we teach is after every bite, just go ahead and set it down.
12:04Yeah.
12:05Can I have some more water, please?
12:08So is it just water, or what else do you have to drink?
12:15Hello, look at this.
12:21And the first meal gets down there, and I'm looking at, wait a minute, this can't be it.
12:27How in the world am I surviving on that?
12:30I ordered the cheeseburger.
12:33I want the big flour tortilla.
12:35I'll make me a fajito.
12:36One tortilla.
12:37I've never eaten one tortilla in my life.
12:40Are you kidding me?
12:51I love beach boot camp.
12:53This is more like a football practice.
12:55Listen, guys, we're going to do some dynamic warm-up.
12:58And that's what I'm used to.
12:59It's challenging.
13:00Two, three.
13:01Drive his knees up.
13:0210, 11.
13:04Good job.
13:0520, and 1.
13:06Come on!
13:07Three, two.
13:08Good job.
13:09My knee is, my knee's jacked up.
13:28I just got to keep pushing.
13:29I can't stop.
13:38I can't bend my knee like this while I was trying to tell you.
13:41I can't squat down.
13:4225.
13:43He has his football mentality of no pain, no gain, when in reality there really is no gain,
13:50because it's going to create long-term problems with his body.
13:55Put it on there.
13:56I've always pushed through injuries, and it's just something I've got to do.
14:00He's continuing to try to be the hero that he is in his hometown.
14:03All right?
14:04Rest.
14:05And he's a stopper.
14:06He's going to hurt himself seriously.
14:10The pain is just about unbearable, but I can't quit.
14:16Failure is not an option.
14:19My goal is to lose 200 pounds, and I'm going to do it if it kills me.
14:32Ronnie and Debbie have survived the first week, and now it's time to see what the scale says.
14:36Hi, Debbie.
14:37Hi, Jessica.
14:38Good to see you again.
14:39Ready for your weigh-in today?
14:40Absolutely.
14:41Okay, good.
14:42388.2.
14:43So let's figure for your first week, that's 13.2.
14:57Okay, that seems unreal.
14:58It seems unreal?
14:59Yeah.
15:00Okay.
15:01Well, it might start to get a little harder.
15:02Yeah.
15:03But we're going to enjoy this first week and the success that you've had.
15:05Please.
15:08Hi.
15:09Hey, Ronnie.
15:10Good to see you.
15:11Great to see you.
15:12You ready for your weigh-in today?
15:13Yeah, I guess.
15:22Wow.
15:23414.
15:24And let's just do the math real quick.
15:2623.6.
15:27Nice.
15:28That's awesome.
15:29Great job.
15:30How do you feel about that?
15:31That's good.
15:33At first, I was kind of like shocked when I saw that number on there.
15:36Feel stronger?
15:37Oh, gosh, yeah.
15:38I'm ready to go.
15:39All right.
15:40Thanks.
15:41We'll see you out there.
15:42I didn't think I could lose that much weight right off the bat.
15:44I've worked as hard as I could, and when you see that number, it was like, you know
15:50what?
15:51I feel like I'm going to live.
15:52I didn't feel that way before.
15:53I didn't want to live like that anymore.
15:55Hey, Debbie.
15:56How are you?
15:57Hey, good.
15:58Even though Debbie had really good weight loss this first week, she doesn't seem to
16:24be pushing herself as hard as she could be.
16:26So we really need to talk about what's holding her back.
16:29Tell me a little bit about what it was like for you growing up.
16:33Um, I think it was like junior high that I started packing on the pounds.
16:39Eating a lot of bad choices as far as food and stuff.
16:43I wasn't thinking about my health.
16:45Then when we got to like high school, the boys thing started coming into play, you know?
16:51Okay.
16:52And I felt like, you know, I don't look like my friends.
16:55Were your friends dating in high school?
16:58Yeah.
16:59Yeah.
17:00Okay.
17:01Were you at all?
17:02Um, no.
17:03Because of my body image.
17:04Was there a boy who rejected you?
17:06Um, I didn't want to open any doors to allow that to happen.
17:10Instead of wanting a boyfriend or this or that, there's no rejection in the food.
17:14When friends would go home with their boyfriend after the bars and stuff, you know, my boyfriend
17:17was like Ronald McDonald at Burger King.
17:19You know what I mean?
17:20That was just the hat.
17:21That's the cycle.
17:30So today we're going to work on the ellipticals.
17:33Debbie's kind of used to doing her own thing.
17:35And then she's got that in her mind that that's, that works.
17:38She's never been athletic, never been a team kind of player.
17:41And my way I do it is the way the coaches put it to me.
17:44Let's go.
17:45You can do it.
17:46There you go.
17:47Good job.
17:48And he's working with a bad knee.
17:49My knee hurts so bad, you know, I can hardly sleep.
17:51But I've always pushed through injuries.
17:53And it's just something I've got to do.
17:55Okay.
17:56100 strides a minute.
17:57Let's go.
17:58Let's go.
17:59It's all over the world.
18:0070.
18:01Okay.
18:02Start smoothing it out.
18:03He wants to go faster.
18:05I'm warming up.
18:06Excuses.
18:07That's how we got that way.
18:09Let's go.
18:10Right now we need to go 100.
18:11I'm giving you what I can give you.
18:12So is that your motto?
18:13It is now.
18:14Yeah?
18:15I'm doing what I can do.
18:25He wants to go faster.
18:27I'm warming up.
18:28Debbie could do a lot better.
18:30I don't think she's putting forth 110% effort like she could.
18:33Excuses.
18:34That's how we got that way.
18:36I'm giving you what I can give you.
18:38So is that your motto?
18:39It is now.
18:40Yeah?
18:41I can do what I can do.
18:43I think we have different goals on how we want to lose it and what we want out of the experience.
18:48I don't want to hold him back.
18:49And at the same time, I don't want to feel like he has to push me to his level.
18:53The way you work out may not be the way I work out, Ronnie.
18:56Look.
18:57Like, I like to go to bed and sit down and talk.
18:59You don't like doing that part.
19:00You don't like doing that part.
19:01But I don't rag you on that.
19:03I'm not ragging you.
19:04I'm looking at the people out there who are sitting there on their couches about to die.
19:09Their family sitting there watching them die.
19:11And it pisses me off.
19:12Work it out.
19:13Do what you need to do to get that out of your head.
19:16I'm trying to get you with that mentality.
19:19I'm doing what I can do.
19:21Do you feel like you're giving it 100%?
19:23Yes, I feel it.
19:24Yes.
19:25Debbie and Ronnie are two opposite people.
19:28Okay, let's take it up to 110.
19:30110 strides a minute.
19:32Ronnie needs to concentrate on himself instead of worrying about Debbie.
19:35Come on.
19:36Come on.
19:37And Debbie has a lot more laxed attitude.
19:39But I think she's getting motivated.
19:42Debbie, excellent.
19:43Excellent.
19:44You are going faster than I've ever seen you go.
19:46I'm proud of you.
19:47I'll get there.
19:48I'll get there.
19:52One.
19:53Two.
19:54One.
19:59Ronnie and Debbie are halfway through their six-month weight loss journey.
20:03While Ronnie's knee is getting better, the stress of being away from his home is getting to him.
20:07Really starting to feel the pressure of being here, of being away from my family.
20:13I'm missing all my kids and Kara.
20:16Unlike Debbie, Ronnie's not attending the therapy sessions to address his emotional issues.
20:21Hello.
20:22Ronnie.
20:23It's good to see you this morning.
20:31Today, 340.4.
20:3497.2.
20:35Dang.
20:36Almost topped the 100-pound mark.
20:39I'm right there at it, and I feel so good.
20:42Yeah, my goal is 100 pounds by the time Kara gets here, one day.
20:46I'm really homesick.
20:47I've been waiting three months.
20:49She's finally going to be here, and I'm so excited.
20:51What's happening?
20:54I'm nervous.
20:55Weighing days can be a little nerve-wracking.
20:59Let's see where we are today.
21:04345.4.
21:05Okay.
21:06I'm only down a couple ounces.
21:08I'm a little disappointed, but for what I'm eating and the exercises I'm doing, I know I'm building muscle.
21:16I can feel I'm getting stronger.
21:17I'm extremely excited to see Ronnie.
21:29I can barely breathe.
21:30I can't eat.
21:31I haven't slept.
21:32Seeing him, this is the minute I've been waiting for.
21:44Hey, honey.
21:45I can't eat.
21:46I can't eat.
21:47I can't eat.
21:48I can't eat.
21:49I can't eat.
21:50I can't eat.
21:51I can't eat.
21:52I can't eat.
21:53I can't eat.
21:54I can't eat.
21:55I can't eat.
21:56You don't look like the same person.
21:57He just looks so much better than I even expected.
22:01I was absolutely shocked.
22:02You look beautiful.
22:03How much have you lost?
22:04100 pounds.
22:05Really?
22:06It looks like more than that.
22:07When I saw her face and the way she squeezed me, I knew it validated everything that I've
22:14done so far.
22:15Okay.
22:16It's time to come home now.
22:17You're skinny.
22:18We're going to talk a little about an environment that may have been uncomfortable when you're
22:29back at home, and that is meeting new people and striking up conversations.
22:34Debbie's 44 years old, and she's never had a romantic relationship with a man.
22:38One of the reasons Debbie wants to lose weight is so that she can have a relationship with
22:42someone in the future.
22:43So I'm going to take her to the golf course so that we can work on her social skills.
22:46Maybe the best way that we could do this is I'll just be hitting some golf balls, and
22:51you're going to come up and introduce yourself and do whatever you would plan on doing.
22:55Okay, absolutely.
22:56Does that sound good?
22:57Yep.
22:58Hey, Adam.
22:59Um...
23:00I'm noticing you're, um...
23:01Let's back up a second.
23:02Um, let's imagine that you don't know my name.
23:03Okay?
23:04Okay.
23:05You don't know I'm Adam.
23:06How would you first approach me?
23:07You know what I mean?
23:08What would you say?
23:09Would you say...
23:10That was a good swing.
23:11Okay, okay.
23:12That's cool.
23:13Try it again.
23:14Okay.
23:15Excuse me.
23:16That was a good swing.
23:17Okay.
23:18That was a good swing.
23:19Okay, okay.
23:20That's cool.
23:21Try it again.
23:22Okay.
23:23Excuse me.
23:24That was a good swing.
23:27Thanks.
23:28I'm having a little trouble here.
23:29You think you might be able to give me some pointers?
23:30Yeah, no problem.
23:31I'm Adam.
23:32Hi, I'm Debbie.
23:33Nice to meet you.
23:34Nice to meet you, too.
23:35So, um...
23:36You said you haven't been playing very long?
23:37No.
23:38Okay.
23:39Um...
23:40Um...
23:41So...
23:42All right.
23:43You just met me, right?
23:44Yes.
23:45Okay.
23:46Now, how do you take it from there?
23:47Right?
23:48I'm trying to give you pointers, but how do we develop more of a friendship?
23:53What do you think?
23:54Well, I mean, when you're golfing, you concentrate on golf and you don't want to talk a lot.
24:08So...
24:09Yeah?
24:10I mean, some guy's gonna be like, leave me alone.
24:12Okay.
24:13That's possible.
24:14Debbie's really trying to make things work, but she just could not figure out what to say.
24:18Well, what about relationships when you get back home?
24:20I mean, is that gonna be a priority?
24:22Is that something you're thinking about when you get back?
24:24Is that...?
24:25I'm open to it, yeah, because I haven't met the right guy yet.
24:28And so, you know, if I had it my weight, then I'd be with him now.
24:31Well, how can we find that person?
24:34Because that's gonna be important, don't you think?
24:36Oh, yeah.
24:37Oh, I'm hoping he'll find me.
24:39Yeah.
24:40Well, just like you've practiced your physical exercise and eating habits and that kind of stuff while you're here,
24:47you also gotta practice your social habits, you know?
24:49Right.
24:50Clearly, Debbie, she's got a long way to go, but she's gaining confidence that's gonna help her get there.
24:54Being more secure with my body and the more comfortable with my body, just in my own skin, anything's possible.
25:03One, get your heels on.
25:06Step down or jump down?
25:07Three, jump down.
25:08I took Kara to the gym because I wanted to show her, you know, hey, look, my man's getting strong.
25:13One, seven, stick that butt out, butt out.
25:17Ronnie's progress he's made here is just huge.
25:22Before I got here, I worked out with Kara and I felt like I was gonna die.
25:26I couldn't do anything.
25:33Today, he was so strong and really pushed himself, like, beyond where I thought he could go.
25:38He's so strong.
25:42When Ronnie finally saw Kara's reaction to him, she sees the changes, people around me see the changes.
25:48It's hard when you're in it every day.
25:50Good work, guys.
25:51It really sparked that motivation for him.
25:57Kara, my name's Beverly, and I've been Ronnie's life coach while he's been here.
26:02And so my job is to try and find out why he's put on this much weight.
26:09Ronnie, you're very headstrong.
26:10Oh, yeah.
26:11And being an ex-athlete, you've learned how to drop weight really quickly, but you've never dealt with any of the emotional and mental issues behind it.
26:22I don't think I have an issue.
26:24I'm here to lose weight, and that's what I'm doing.
26:27You're in complete denial.
26:28I'm hoping Kara will have more influence on Ronnie in getting him to attend some of the therapy sessions he's been resistant to take.
26:36The angle his mind's going at it is the same angle he went at it before.
26:40My focus is the eating and the working out. That's it.
26:42Well, obviously, that don't work because you've done it that way.
26:45You know how to lose weight, but you don't know about keeping it off.
26:50And that's what these sessions with me or Beth every week is going to help you with.
26:55I really don't think I'm an emotional eater.
26:57They can help you figure it out.
26:59That's as big a part of losing the weight as it is what you're eating.
27:03I mean, it is bigger, probably.
27:05It is bigger.
27:06I've always been the big, tough, strong person, and it makes me feel like I'm weak if I have to go to somebody else and tell them my issues.
27:15I don't want to be the person trying to get in your head and trying to figure out what triggers things.
27:20I mean, you're here.
27:21Talk to somebody.
27:22He feels he doesn't need them.
27:23I don't.
27:24Well, you go or she's going to call me.
27:27Like, that's a slap in my face.
27:45The meeting with Beverly yesterday, it seemed like they ambushed me, but they're right.
27:53I mean, I should be going talking with people and trying to get in-depth, because it's going to be hard to keep the weight off.
28:00A couple months at that point.
28:04For a lifetime.
28:06Well, tell me a little bit about what it was like having Kara here for a couple days.
28:32Having her here just reassured our commitment for each other and motivated me more.
28:40You said in the past you take care of your family.
28:42What were the things that you were doing to take care of everybody?
28:45My mom had cancer for 10 years, and I mean, this lady was, I'm sorry, she was our everything.
28:56My mom was one of these caring people, the caretaking kind of people.
29:00And then when she got sick, I did that for her.
29:04I sold everything, house, everything, and moved in with her.
29:07I did all the cooking, and I just kept on putting the weight on.
29:10And then they gave her like three months to live.
29:13And she just fought it.
29:16And she finally passed away.
29:18And Kara and her mom had cancer too.
29:21And I ended up taking care of the kids while she was taking care of her mom.
29:26Of her mom.
29:27Wow.
29:28So you've done a lot of caregiving in the past.
29:30It changed my life.
29:31It turned me into 450 pounds.
29:34Sometimes people are using the food to cope with what's going on in their life.
29:38Right?
29:39Yeah.
29:40Sounds like you haven't had a lot of time to take care of Ronnie in the midst of all this.
29:46No.
29:47Right?
29:48Yeah.
29:49And what I'm hearing is that that's what Kara wants for you now.
29:52That's exactly what she wants.
29:54Right?
29:55Yeah, she wants you to take care of you.
29:58Ronnie surprised me.
29:59He was open.
30:00He was willing to talk a little bit about some painful experiences in his life.
30:06He was able to get in touch with his feelings.
30:08And to me, that was a big step for him.
30:11Beverly and Kara said I would get something out of that.
30:14And they were right.
30:15Learning how to let my guard down is just as important as losing his weight.
30:24When you're losing weight, you get a bigger return by cutting back on cowards.
30:28It's actually easier to cut back 500 cowards than it is to exercise those 500 cowards off.
30:38Good.
30:39Come on.
30:40Go.
30:41Go.
30:42Go.
30:43Go.
30:44Go.
30:45Harder.
30:46Take the wall down.
30:47Come on.
30:48Debbie has changed.
30:49There's been a definite change in her.
30:50Don't stop.
30:51We got 10 seconds.
30:52Come on.
30:53Okay.
30:54Go.
30:55Go.
30:56When she arrived here, Debbie's attitude was so bad that she didn't like anything about
31:11anyone, including herself.
31:13Come on.
31:14Don't quit.
31:15But now she's had this spiritual awakening.
31:17She's so much more positive, and that is what's going to change her in the long run.
31:22Three, two, one.
31:24Excellent.
31:28Yeah?
31:29Yeah.
31:30Okay.
31:31Six months is a long time, half a year, and I'm going to my final weigh-in, and I feel
31:47excited.
31:48Hey, Debbie.
31:49Hi.
31:50You ready for this?
31:51Yes, I am.
31:52Last weigh-in.
31:53I know.
31:54It's bittersweet.
31:59Your starting weight is 401.4.
32:10269.8.
32:11That puts you at 130.6, and that's over 30% of your total body weight.
32:19That's great.
32:20I know.
32:21I'm excited.
32:22They told me six months ago I'd be losing 130.6 pounds.
32:26I'm like, no, you're crazy.
32:27No way.
32:28There's no way I can do that.
32:30I'm so happy with my results.
32:32You know, I've left 131 pounds of baggage here, and that's a lot of baggage to leave,
32:38and it feels really good.
32:44I'm going to my final weigh-in, and I feel it's been a real learning experience for me,
32:49and I feel great.
32:50Hey.
32:51Last one.
32:52Yep.
32:53Let's do it.
32:57Your starting weight is 437.6.
33:10264.8.
33:11Let's see your total.
33:12172.8.
33:13You know that's about 40% of your body weight.
33:17That's great.
33:18That's amazing.
33:19I'm walking out of here almost 180 pounds down, and I feel like a champ.
33:23I feel like I'm ready to take on the world.
33:26180 pounds.
33:27My 16-year-old son weighs 135 pounds, so I've lost more than that.
33:33My confidence level is so high, and I'm ready to get home and be a dad and a husband to Kara,
33:39and take care of my family the way I should.
33:41I'm going to run a minute for every pound that I've lost.
33:48The thing I wanted to do at the end is I wanted to run a minute for every pound I lost, so 180 pounds is three hours.
34:05Ronnie's telling me that he's planning to do this 180-minute run, and I'm thinking he's got to be out of his mind.
34:11Ronnie, where you at now?
34:14Two and a half miles, 31 minutes.
34:1731 pounds, son.
34:18First week?
34:19One week down.
34:20How crazy is that?
34:22When Ronnie first got here, he could barely move, and now he's planning to run for 180 minutes.
34:27If he's able to complete it, it will be simply astounding.
34:31We are an hour into this, and I feel great.
34:36Good.
34:37You're the man.
34:40I'm there to support him 100% on this.
34:44Just to cheer him on, and I'm going to see him through it to the end.
34:47100 pounds down right there.
34:51I didn't celebrate it the first time I hit the 100 pounds.
34:54This time I did.
34:56100 pounds down.
34:5880 more to go, and it's worth it.
35:0160 seconds up
35:16täck денег I hit.
35:17Damn it so much.
35:18Raunni inspired me so much that it made me want to jump on the treadmill and run next to him for the last bit.
35:21Awesome!
35:29There you go.
35:31Hold strong. Now, last minute. Come on, Ronnie. Push, buddy.
35:40Three, two, one. Damn.
35:44Easy, easy, easy, easy.
35:47Easy.
35:50Damn, Ronnie.
35:51Good job.
35:53Here, walk around a little bit if you can.
35:55I ran just over 15 miles.
35:57When I finished the 180 minutes, three hours, my body felt strong.
36:02And I feel a sense of pride to know that I can do that now just after this short time.
36:09Ready for a marathon now?
36:10Yeah, I'm ready.
36:12What kept you going?
36:13I had to.
36:15I promised when I came down here that I was going to do everything I could to do it.
36:23Yeah.
36:24And if it wasn't for a lot of support from y'all and my family back home, I couldn't have made it.
36:33I couldn't have done this.
36:34I wouldn't have done this myself.
36:36Really impressive. Great job.
36:37Ronnie and Debbie are leaving today.
36:48If they can do this much in six months, it would be amazing to see what those two will be able to have done in a year.
36:54I know a lot of sweat and tears went through this.
36:57Even the three of us side by side six months ago.
37:00Look at that.
37:05You know, you can call me anytime you need me.
37:07I will, Ronnie.
37:08I love you.
37:09Thank you for everything.
37:10I'm proud of you, too.
37:12I'm going home.
37:13I just can't wait to see everybody.
37:17Just, oh, it's going to be great.
37:20Thank you so much.
37:21Oh, gosh.
37:22We love you, all right?
37:23Keep it up.
37:24Keep everything going.
37:25I'll be able to play with my nephews now, you know, golf with Dad, you know, go kayaking with friends.
37:31You know, I've got my life back now, and now I can share it with them.
37:35Man, it's tough to say goodbye.
37:37It is.
37:38I'll tell you what, though.
37:39All right, pal.
37:40You can keep that 180 pounds while I'm left.
37:42I still got work to do.
37:44I'm not done yet, but leaving here with just all the confidence in the world, and I feel like that athlete again.
37:50I'm ready for anything.
37:55You guys ready to do this?
38:10We're giving you a beauty makeover.
38:12It's been six months.
38:13A whole new life.
38:14Oh, my.
38:15I cannot wait for my friends and family to see me.
38:19My life's totally changed now, and I feel very confident.
38:22We're so proud of you.
38:25Oh, I'm so proud of myself.
38:32I can't even express it.
38:33I'm just so emotional because we've been keeping in touch, like, through texting and email, but now I'm going to see how she's physically changed.
38:40I'm so proud of you.
38:42I'm so proud of you.
38:58I'm so proud of you.
38:59I'm so proud of you.
39:01You're so proud of yourself.
39:03It's just been a remarkable transformation.
39:05Amazing.
39:06I have to admit, I teared up a little bit.
39:07It was really emotional.
39:09I literally worked my ass off.
39:10What I thought of Debbie when she walked through the door is unbelievable.
39:21She now has a chance to live, to have a life she didn't think she had.
39:28Good job.
39:36Here we are at Salon Lotus.
39:46getting my mullet cut off.
39:48Can you do anything with this?
39:49Yes, absolutely.
39:50We're going to make you look fabulous.
39:51All right.
39:52They put some highlights in there,
39:53and they colored the gray out.
39:55I feel fantastic.
39:56I feel like I'm young again.
39:59Look at you.
40:00Awesome.
40:01Great.
40:02I can't wait to Kara sees it, and my kids see it,
40:04because I feel like a different person.
40:06I've changed inside and out.
40:11Kevin, is the door?
40:12Is the door?
40:13Is it him?
40:13Is it him?
40:14Is it him?
40:14Oh, my God.
40:19Oh, my God.
40:21Oh, my God.
40:23I'm in shock.
40:26It's not even the same guy anymore.
40:28He looks completely different.
40:29That is the thinnest he's ever been in his life, ever, ever.
40:32High school, college, that is the smallest he's ever been.
40:36While I was gone, y'all motivated me every day.
40:38I had to do everything I could.
40:40Don't start crying.
40:44Your mouth's careful, right?
40:46No.
40:48You see, my family won't let me get emotional.
40:50I've about lost it in there.
40:51And they brought me back down to earth.
40:54Oh, it's great being home.
40:55But it's time to party.
40:57It's been six months, and I'm ready to go meet my friends.
41:00I'm excited to show them all the work I've done.
41:02Ronnie!
41:03Ronnie!
41:04Ronnie!
41:05Ronnie!
41:06Ronnie!
41:07Ronnie!
41:08Ronnie!
41:09Ronnie!
41:10I couldn't have done it without all y'all's support.
41:25It was hard.
41:26Look, I lost 180 pounds in six months.
41:28I love you too.
41:31Look, everybody knows we've already made a vow of how much we love each other, and that
41:37we want to be married.
41:38But she told me since the first time we were together, she always wanted a beach wedding.
41:44But I was too embarrassed to do it.
41:47But I picked this little shell up here, and I want to tell you, I'm ready for that beach
41:52wedding.
41:53This is a picture of ours.
41:58It was awesome seeing him really make the difference and make the change, and my wheels
42:09are spinning in my head.
42:10I just can't believe that Ronnie lost weight, and that we're really going to get married.
42:15This is just amazing.
42:45golden days of me.
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