1000-lb Sisters (2020) s01e01 Episode Script

[ LAUGHS ]
[ COUGHING ]
I CAN'T BREATHE.
I'M AMY.
AND I'M TAMMY.
AND WE'RE
THE SLATON SISTERS.
SHUT UP.
OW.
MOM, WE'RE DOING
THE BARIATRIC SURGERY.
I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MAKE IT.
I THINK YOU'LL CHICKEN OUT.
Amy: IN ORDER TO GET APPROVED
FOR SURGERY,
WE NEED TO LOSE
A LOT OF WEIGHT.
OH, MY --
[ LAUGHS ]
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE OFF
FREAKING SALADS
LIKE Y'ALL WANT ME TO.
I'M READY TO CANCEL THE SURGERY.
I DON'T SEE US GOING FORWARD
WITH IT, WITH THE PROGRESS
THAT YOU'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW.
[ GRUNTS ]
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GET OFF.
I'M GLAD THAT WASN'T MY NUTS.
[ LAUGHS ]
MY NAME IS AMY,
AND I'M 31 YEARS OLD.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.
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OOPS.
SEE,
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED?
OOH, LASAGNA NOODLES.
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MY SISTER
IS MY BEST FRIEND.
SOME OF THE POSITIVES
OF TAMMY
IS SHE THINKS
SHE'S ALWAYS RIGHT.
THAT'S A POSITIVE?
NO.
THEN THAT WOULD BE
A NEGATIVE, DUMMY.
[ LAUGHS ] NO.
AAH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BURPS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
[ BURPS ]
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
GIRL, YOU FAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I MEAN, WE COULD.
Amy: IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
ME AND TAMMY, ME AND TAMMY,
ME AND TAMMY.
WE ALWAYS KNEW THA
WE'D ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER.
WE GREW UP VERY POOR.
WE GREW UP
WITH FAST FOOD MOSTLY,
BUT, LIKE, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE
FAST FOOD,
THE CHURCH WOULD GIVE US FOOD.
THERE WAS FIVE KIDS,
SO OUR MOM WORKED THREE JOBS.
WE DIDN'T REALLY GET MUCH LOVE
AND AFFECTION GROWING UP.
IT WAS ACTUALLY
QUITE THE OPPOSITE.
WE GOT TOLD WE WERE STUPID,
WE WERE THE LAZY.
Tammy: UGLY, FAT.
OUR MOTHER, OUR SISTERS,
BROTHERS.
OUR GRANDMA ON THE OTHER HAND,
SHE WAS BASICALLY OUR MOM.
IT WAS JUST, "YOU'RE FAT.
YOUR EYES ARE WONKY."
I HAVE AN EYE DISEASE,
AND I'M LEGALLY BLIND.
I CAN SEE,
BUT NOT THAT GOOD.
BECAUSE OF THIS,
I CAN'T DRIVE OR WORK,
SO BEING HOME ALL THE TIME,
IT'S HARD TO CONTROL MY EATING.
Amy: SQUISH.
OH, GOD. [ LAUGHS ]
[ SNORTS, LAUGHS ]
REALLY?
YOU'RE GONNA
DO ME LIKE THAT?
YEP. [ LAUGHS ]
BITCH.
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IT'S COMFORTING TO EA
BECAUSE I KNOW FOOD
IS NOT GOING TO
I WAS GONNA SAY HARM ME,
BUT IT IS.
COOKING, CLEANING, BATHING.
AMY!
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ALMOST GOT CHOKED.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
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WHAT WE GONNA DO, GIRL?
SEE A SPECIALIST.
[ LAUGHS ]
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I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MAKE IT.
I THINK YOU'LL CHICKEN OUT.
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I GOT YOU A SHAKE WEIGHT.
COOL.
HOW DO I OPEN IT?
[ LAUGHS ]
AND THEN I GOT YOU
THE THIGH MASTER.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY, WHERE'D IT GO-GO?
IT BROKE-BROKE.
[ LAUGHS ]
COME ON. CHOP-CHOP.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
IT WORKS.
WAIT.
IT WORKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
HERE.
HOLD IT LIKE YOU KNOW IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
THE SHAKE WEIGH
WAS VERY INTERESTING.
DID YOU SEE THA
SWING OUT?
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU NASTY BITCH.
SO WITH THE THIGH CRUNCHER,
YOU PUT IT RIGHT HERE.
YOU GO [GRUNTING]
GROW A LITTLE.
OW. I'M SHORTER.
YOU HIT ME
WITH THE THING.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.
[ GRUNTS ]
AMY KEPT INSISTING ON ME
TO USE THE THIGH CRUNCHER,
BUT I KNEW I COULDN'T DO IT.
RIGHT NOW MY BELLY'S
TOO BIG FOR ME
TO CLOSE MY LEGS ALL THE WAY.
THAT DON'T LOOK RIGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
MY BELLY GOT IN THE WAY.
I COULDN'T DO IT.
I'M GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KEEP THE SHAKY,
I'LL KEEP THE THIGH-Y.
[ LAUGHTER ]
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Amy: COME ON, COME ON,
WIDDLE.
COME ON.
DOES IT FOLD IN?
OH.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU WENT IN AN ACTUAL CAR?
SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO.
ARE YOU SCARED?
YEAH, 'CAUSE
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH PAIN
I'M GONNA BE IN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
A POSSIBILITY
I COULD FALL
OR HURT MYSELF OR WHATEVER.
WE NEED TO GO
AND JOIN IT.
LET'S DO IT.
YOU STAY HERE.
THIS IS KIND OF A TEST TO SEE
IF WE CAN GE
TAMMY OUT OF THE HOUSE,
GET HER MOVING,
GET HER BACK TO THE HOUSE SAFELY
WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS.
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[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
OKAY.
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Tammy: I HAVEN'T EATEN
IN A RESTAURAN
IN SIX OR SEVEN YEARS.
BUT WE'RE MEETING
WITH OUR MOM TODAY
BECAUSE I WANTED TO PROVE TO HER
THAT THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE,
AND THIS WAS THE FIRST STEP.
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Woman:
HERE, I'LL GET THIS ONE.
THANK YOU.
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
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I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MAKE IT.
I THINK YOU'LL CHICKEN OUT.
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YEAH, 'CAUSE IT RUNS
IN YOUR FAMILY.
YOU'VE GOT A COUSIN
THAT DIED
WITH A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK
AT 33.
Darlene: TAMMY GIVES UP A LOT.
IF SHE SEES THAT SHE DOESN'
THINK SHE'S GONNA MAKE IT,
THEN SHE JUST GIVES UP.
SHE DON'T TAKE THAT AFTER ME.
I'M A FIGHTER.
I'VE RAISED FIVE KIDS,
SO THAT'S KIND OF HER FAULT.
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THEY'VE ALWAYS TOLD ME
THEY WANTED TO LOSE WEIGHT,
BUT I'VE HEARD IT SO MUCH
THAT I GUESS
I'M LIKE, "YOU'VE GOT TO SHOW ME
YOU'RE GONNA DO IT."
Woman: THE JALAPEÑO BURGER
DRESSED WITH BREADED MUSHROOMS.
DOUBLE CHEESEBURGER PLAIN
WITH CORN NUGGETS.
Tammy: HEARING MY MOM SAY
THAT SHE DIDN'T THINK
WE COULD GO THROUGH
WITH THE SURGERY,
IT'S KIND OF HEARTBREAKING
KNOWING THA
SHE'S NOT ON OUR SIDE,
BUT THAT MAKES ME
WANT TO PUSH HARDER
TO LOSE WEIGH
AND DO BETTER.
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STEP RIGHT UP.
[ BEEP ]
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I'M GONNA TAKE
THIS FABRIC HERE
AND PUT IT UP HERE SOMEHOW
FOR, LIKE, A BACKDROP.
OH, NOW WE'RE LIVE.
HI, Y'ALL.
HI, Y'ALL.
I HAVE A NEW BOYFRIEND.
AIN'T HE CUTE?
HE'S A GHOST.
Amy: WHEN TAMMY CAME TO ME
TO START MAKING THESE VIDEOS,
I THOUGHT SHE WAS INSANE.
AND NOW WE HAVE OVER
134,000 SUBSCRIBERS.
WHEN I DO MY YouTube CHANNEL,
IT REVOLVES AROUND MAKEUP
DIYs, COOKING.
THE VIDEOS I DO BY MYSELF
ARE USUALLY REVIEWS
OR GAMES, CHALLENGES.
AHH!
YOU READY?
YEAH.
OKAY.
Amy: TODAY, WE'RE GOING
TO TELL THE FANS
THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY.
HEY, Y'ALL, IT'S AMY.
AND TAMMY.
TODAY WE'RE JUST GONNA LE
Y'ALL KNOW
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN
DISCUSSING HIGHLY.
SO WE DECIDED TO HAVE
WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ILL,
AND I'M SICK OF BEING SICK.
AND I'M JUST SICK
OF BEING FA
AND I DON'T WAN
TO END UP LIKE HER.
BASICALLY
WE'RE JUST WANTING TO KNOW
IF Y'ALL HAVE
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS.
YEAH.
SHUT UP.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
SINCE WE HAVE EACH OTHER,
I THINK WE'RE gonna SUCCEED.
WE'RE READY.
IT ONLY TOOK 31 YEARS,
BUT WE'RE READY.
32, 33 FOR YOU.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR WATCHING
AND HAVE A NICE DAY.
BYE.
Both: SUBSCRIBE.
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[ BURPS ]
EXCUSE ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO HAVE YOU CHECKED TO SEE HOW
MANY VIEWS WE HAVE ON OUR VIDEO?
WE GOT 5,320.
HOW MANY COMMENTS?
HOW MANY GOOD ONES
VERSUS BAD ONES?
THIS ONE SAID, "I HAD
GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO AND
I'D DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT."
THIS ONE SAID, "WHAT'S WRONG
WITH TAMMY'S FOREHEAD?"
[ SNORTS, LAUGHS ]
AT FIRST, YES, I CRIED
AND WAS, LIKE, SAD AND DEPRESSED
ABOUT IT,
BUT NOW I'M LIKE --
I'M GONNA CONTINUE
WORKING HARDER
TO LOSE WEIGH
AND CONTINUE GETTING BETTER.
THIS ONE'S LIKE
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
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Tammy: THIS HURTS SO BAD.
EVERY STEP IS PAIN.
BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,
I DON'T HAVE CARTILAGE
IN BETWEEN MY BONES IN MY KNEE.
THEY POP OUT OF PLACE
AND THEY GRIND WHEN I'M WALKING.
OH.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
BABE, CAN YOU GE
THE WHEELCHAIR PLEASE?
I'M OUT OF BREATH.
I CAN'T GO NO FARTHER.
SHE'S NOT EVEN 30 FEE
FROM THE CAR,
AND SHE'S ALREADY HUR
AND IN PAIN.
OW.
[ CRYING ]
WHEN I WAS WALKING, MY KNEE
JUST POPPED.
IF I FALL, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
TO CALL
AN AMBULANCE AND FIRETRUCKS
AND COPS AND ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
TO HELP GET ME UP
OFF THE GROUND.
HE'S COMING.
YEAH.
YOUR KNEES POPPED?
YES, MY KNEE POPPED.
Amy: I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED
RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE YES, YOU'RE IN PAIN,
BUT YOU AIN'T GO
TO TREAT ME LIKE I'M A DOG.
HEY, WE'RE GOING TO WALK
DOWN THERE
FOR A LITTLE BIT,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
COME ON, BABY.
I FEEL BAD LEAVING HER THERE,
BUT THIS IS MY TRIP TOO.
I NEED TO EXERCISE TOO,
BUT BECAUSE OF MY WEIGHT,
I GET OUT OF BREATH,
AND I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS
IN MY LOWER BACK.
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SHE'S PROBABLY SITTING UP THERE
RIGHT NOW,
CUSSING ME IN HER HEAD,
BECAUSE I'M DOWN HERE
AND NOT UP HER BUTT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Amy: AND TAMMY DOES FUSS AT ME
A LOT,
BUT I LOVE HER TO DEATH,
AND I WANT HER
TO BETTER HER LIFE.
I KNOW TODAY SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THAT.
ONE OF THESE DAYS, WE'RE GONNA
BE RUNNING IN THIS PARK.
ME TOO.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
ARE YOU RESTED ENOUGH?
DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAKE IT BACK
TO THE VAN NOW, OR?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S GIVE IT A GO.
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YEAH, YOU.
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Tammy: IT'S REALLY HARD
TO FIND DOCTORS
THAT WOULD DO WEIGHT-LOSS
SURGERY ON SOMEBODY OUR SIZE.
BUT ON THE INTERNET,
DR. CHARLES PROCTER'S NAME
KEPT COMING UP.
Amy: THE BAD PART IS,
HE LIVES IN ATLANTA.
THAT'S LIKE EIGHT HOURS AWAY.
SO I CALLED HIS OFFICE,
AND WE SCHEDULED
A SKYPE CALL FOR TODAY.
HELLO.
Hello, it's nice to meet
both of you guys,
even if it's over
the computer.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ANSWERING THIS CALL.
Absolutely. Absolutely.
What got you thinking
about weight-loss surgery?
WELL, WE'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT IT FOR AWHILE ACTUALLY.
PLUS, I'M DIABETIC,
AND, YOU KNOW, OVERWEIGH
AND BEING DIABETIC
IS NOT VERY GOOD.
No, it's not.
When you have diabetes
and you're overweight,
that puts you at a really
increased risk
for heart disease.
So I see you're both
sipping on something.
What are you drinking?
I'M DRINKING DIET SODA.
About how many soft drinks
are you guys drinking in a day?
What would you say is a lot?
Six cans a day?
MORE THAN THAT,
PROBABLY.
YEAH.
Okay.
AT LEAST I'M HONEST.
No, no.
I want you to be honest.
But those diet sodas are gonna
make you gain weight.
SEE, WE WERE TOLD
THE OPPOSITE GROWING UP.
WE WERE TOLD IF YOU EA
SOMETHING SWEE
AND DRINK THE DIET SODA,
IT'LL EQUAL IT OUT.
Well, that really hasn't
worked out, has it?
YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
WE WERE TOLD THE DIET SODA
WILL CANCEL OUT THE SUGAR.
THAT'S SOME BULL
THEY LIED TO US.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
So when do you guys think
you can get down here to Atlanta
so we can meet
face-to-face?
WE'RE NOT SURE YET, BECAUSE IT'S
HARD FOR ME TO WALK OUTSIDE.
That's not gonna get
any better.
It's all gonna get worse
until we get that weight off.
Tammy,
right now at your size,
you're very close
to being bedridden, right?
YEAH.
When you become bedridden,
your chances of dying
within the next few years
shoots through the roof.
RIGHT.
Amy: SO THE DISTANCE
IS GONNA MAKE IT HARD
TO GO SEE DR. PROCTER,
BUT RIGHT NOW, SURGERY IS
THE ONLY OPTION FOR BOTH OF US.
WE WILL MAKE IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Sounds good, ladies.
I look forward
to seeing you down here.
ROAD TRIP, SLATON STYLE.
COME ON.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
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Amy: WE NEED TO KNOW OUR WEIGHT,
BUT IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND
A SCALE THAT'LL WEIGH US.
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Amy: I NEVER WEIGHED
AT A JUNKYARD,
BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS ABLE TO
WEIGH IN AT MY REGULAR DOCTOR'S,
AND I NEVER THOUGH
THAT I'D BE SO BIG
TO HAVE TO GO
TO THE JUNKYARD TOO.
- HI.
- HELLO.
I HEAR YOU LADIES
ARE HERE TO WEIGH.
YES, SIR.
YEAH, WE'RE TRYING TO GE
GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY, AND --
ABSOLUTELY. WE'D BE GLAD
TO HELP YOU.
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NEVER WEIGHED
SOMEONE LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THE CRAZIEST THING WE'VE EVER
WEIGHED THROUGH HERE
WAS A COFFIN.
UNTIL NOW.
THIS IS PROBABLY GONNA
TAKE PRIORITY AND CONVERSATION
OVER WHATEVER WE WEIGHED
THROUGH HERE IN THE PAST.
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LAST TIME I WEIGHED MYSELF,
IT WAS AT HOME ON A SCALE,
AND IT SAID I WAS 350.
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[ BEEP ]
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SEEING THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE
JUST MADE MY HEART DROP.
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STEP RIGHT UP.
LAST TIME I WEIGHED MYSELF,
IT WAS AT HOME ON A SCALE,
AND IT SAID I WAS 350.
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SEEING THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE
JUST MADE MY HEART DROP.
IN MY HEAD, I SEE MORE ZEROS
THAN IT REALLY WAS.
MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, I DON'
KNOW, JUST KIND OF LIKE
Tammy: I KNOW YOUR FRUSTRATION.
I'M GONNA PU
ON WEIGHT TOO, DUDE.
YOU KNOW
WHAT I'VE BEEN EATING?
THE MOZZARELLA STICKS
ARE HANGING OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M HURT AND DISGUSTED
WITH MYSELF.
SEEING THAT NUMBER ON THE SCALE
MADE ME FEEL LIKE A MACK TRUCK.
YOU'RE UP TO BAT.
SWING, BATTER BATTER.
MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.
[ LAUGHS ]
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SOMETHING NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY
CHANGE,
BECAUSE WE GO
TO LOSE THIS WEIGHT.
OH, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
OUR SCALES ARE STATE-REGULATED.
THEY POP IN HERE APPROXIMATELY
EVERY THREE MONTHS
AND DO A CHECK
ON ALL OF OUR SCALES,
OUR BIG ONES
AND OUR SMALL SCALES.
THESE SCALES
ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
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BEING 400 POUNDS MAKES ME
FEEL OBESE, LIKE TAMMY.
JUST LIKE I WAS AFRAID I WOULD.
THAT'S WHAT I SEE IN THE MIRROR.
THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO LOOK AT.
THAT'S HOW I FEEL, AS BIG AS
THAT TRUCK RIGHT THERE.
Michael: YOU GOT PEOPLE
AROUND YOU THAT LOVES YOU
NO MATTER WHAT.
YOU GOT TAMMY BACK THERE,
LOVES YOU NO MATTER WHAT.
I LOVE YOU,
NO MATTER WHAT.
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