1000-lb Sisters (2020) s01e06 Episode Script

Under the Knife

PREVIOUSLY ON
"1000-lb SISTERS"
[ LAUGHS ]
LIKE, DIXON, KENTUCKY,
THAT'S ALL I COULD FIND.
I MET SOMEONE
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOU SAY YOU WAN
TO GET OFF THAT WALKER.
OKAY, SHUT THE UP.
I'LL DO IT WHEN I'M READY.
IF AMY DON'T GET OFF MY BACK,
I'M GOING TO LOSE MY
I'M JUST NOT YOUR SLAVE.
I'M NOT TRYING
TO MAKE YOU MY SLAVE.
YOU'RE NOT TRYING AT ALL.
[ GROANS ]
- YOU DID IT.
- [ CRYING ]
Amy: I'M SO EXCITED
THAT I GOT APPROVED.
THIS IS, LIKE,
THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.



THIS WAS OUR FINAL WEIGH-IN,
AND I GOT APPROVED.
SO MY SURGERY IS IN 2 DAYS,
BUT TAMMY DIDN'T GET APPROVED.
KEEP ON GOING NOW.
KEEP --
AMY, KEEP GOING.
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY
YOU DON'T PAY ATTENTION.

[ CONSOLE DINGING ]
Tammy:
OH. [ SIGHS ]


I TRY TO.
I KEEP ASKING TO LEAVE
THE HOUSE AND GO OUT,
AND NOBODY
WILL TAKE ME ANYWHERE.
THERE'S NOBODY --
YOU CANNOT BLAME
THAT ON ME.
SOME OF IT, YES, I CAN.
SOME OF IT'S NOT ON ME.
- WHATEVER.
- YOU CAN WORK OUT AT HOME.
I'M NOT DOING THIS!
- NO, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER
- SHUT UP!
BLAMING IT ON ME.



DO YOU WANT TO GO TO
YOUR HOTEL ROOM AND CALL MOM?
HOLD ON, AMY.
GRAB THE SIGN.

I WAS HONESTLY SHOCKED
THAT I WASN'T APPROVED.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIGHS ]
AMY, WATCH OUT, I'M TRYING
TO PUT THIS OVER HERE.
[ Ringing ]
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
DARLENE: Yeah?
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Sitting outside.
WELL, WE JUST HAD
OUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS.
And?
I GOT APPROVED.
I'M HAVING SURGERY TUESDAY
AT 10:00 A. M.
Okay.
What about Tammy?
SHE'S GOT TO LOSE
A LITTLE BIT MORE WEIGHT.
Oh.
Mm-kay.
She upset?
YEAH.
I figured she would be.
All right.
Well, I'll talk to you later.
ALL RIGHT. LOVE YOU.
I love you, too.
- Bye-bye.
- BYE.

[ COUGHS ]
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
IF THE SHOE WAS
ON THE OTHER FOOT,
AND YOU LOST THE WEIGHT,
AND I DIDN'T,
I'D WANT YOU
TO GO THROUGH IT.
I'M NOT HOLDING YOU BACK.

WHATEVER.
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF.
I JUST WANT TO SHU
EVERYBODY OU
AND JUST EVERYBODY
TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

TAMMY?
Amy: SHE AIN'T LISTENING.
YEAH.
YEP.
TAMMY IS SHUTTING DOWN.
SHE'S NOT TALKING TO ANYBODY.
SHE'S NOT LISTENING TO ANYBODY.
SHE'S DISAPPOINTED,
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT,
BUT SHE'S ACTING LIKE
A BIG BABY RIGHT NOW.
[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]



[ LAUGHS ]
TALKING TO JERRY ABOU
NOT HAVING THE SURGERY IS,
LIKE, COMFORTING,
KNOWING THAT HE STILL
SUPPORTS ME NO MATTER WHAT.
[ Chuckles ]
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I REALLY WANT TO MEET HIM
IN PERSON,
BUT I'M ALSO NERVOUS.
I'M NOT SURE
IF HE'S GOING TO THINK
I'M BIGGER THAN WHAT HE THOUGH
OR I DON'T LOOK LIKE I DO
IN MY PICTURES.
I DON'T KNOW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Bye.
BYE.


[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
Amy:
IT'S THE MORNING OF MY SURGERY,
AND I REALLY DIDN'
GET MUCH SLEEP AT ALL.
I'M SO SCARED.
I WANT TO TELL TAMMY
THAT I'M LEAVING
AND MAKE SURE SHE'S GO
EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS.
AT FIRST, I WAS SURPRISED
AND SAD,
BUT I DON'T FEEL BETRAYED
BY AMY HAVING HER SURGERY.
I JUST WAS HOPING TO DO I
AT THE SAME TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]

BYE.
TIME OUT, MORBID OBESITY
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED ROUX-EN-Y
GASTRIC BYPASS,
DR. PROCTER, DR. EDUARDO.
THE TRICKY THING ABOU
THE BYPASS
VERSUS THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
IS THERE'S A LOT MORE TO
KEEP AN EYE ON DURING SURGERY.
GAS ON, PLEASE.
LOCAL GOING IN.


HEY, THERE.
GOOD MORNING.
- HEY.
- TODAY'S THE BIG DAY.
- YEP.
- ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
YOU'RE SCARED?
WHAT YOU WORRIED ABOUT?
YEAH?
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, YOU MADE I
THROUGH THE I. V.
THAT'S A GOOD START, RIGHT?
TODAY IS AMY'S SURGERY DAY,
AND WE'RE GOING TO DO
A ROBOTIC-ASSISTED
ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS.
NOT ONLY DOES SHE HAVE A LO
OF WEIGHT TO LOSE,
SHE'S GOT A LO
OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS
THAT WE NEED TO GET RID OF,
LIKE TYPE 2 DIABETES,
HYPERTENSION,
AND A BYPASS WILL HIT THOSE
A LITTLE BIT HARDER
THAN, SAY,
A SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY.
LISTEN,
YOU'RE GOING TO DO FINE.
YOU JUST THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING
YOU'RE GOING TO DO AFTER THIS.
WE GOT A LONG JOURNEY AHEAD
AFTER THIS, RIGHT?
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
WORTH IT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE GREAT CARE
OF YOU. ALL RIGHT?
I'M GOING TO GO BACK THERE
AND GET THINGS READY,
AND I'LL SEE YOU BACK THERE
IN A MINUTE. OKAY?
- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
THEY'RE ALWAYS COLD.
ALL RIGHT.
BYE, NOW.
BYE.
[ SNIFFLING ]
I EVEN HAVE DOUBTS.
I'M NOT SURE IF I WAN
TO GO THROUGH
WITH THE SURGERY OR NOT.
Michael: YEAH.
[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]
YEP.
[ Crying ] NO!
TAMMY:
Your gator tears.
[ CHUCKLES ]
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- Yeah.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NO.
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
- Byeee.
- BYEEE. [ CHUCKLES ]

[ CRYING ]

I'M RIGHT HERE.

I'M RIGHT HERE.
TAMMY'S CALL CALMED ME DOWN
A LOT, BUT I'M STILL SCARED.
ANY MINUTE NOW I'M GOING
TO BE ROLLED DOWN THERE
TO THE E. R.,
AND THAT'S SCARY.
I MIGHT NOT WAKE UP.
THEY BETTER KNOCK MY ASS
OUT FAST BEFORE I RUN.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ SNIFFLING ]



Dr. Procter:
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO DO
A ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS
BECAUSE IT'LL BE
REALLY GOOD TO HELP
AMY LOSE WEIGH
AND GET RID OF THE DIABETES,
BUT THE TRICKY THING
ABOUT THE BYPASS
VERSUS THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
IS THERE'S A LOT MORE
TO KEEP AN EYE ON.
TIME OUT, MORBID OBESITY
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED
ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS,
DR. PROCTER, DR. EDUARDO.
GAS ON, PLEASE.
LOCAL GOING IN.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DOCK.
PRESS THE DEPLOY FOR DOCKING
BUTTON
TO CONTINUE GUIDED SETUP.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.


IT'S BEEN ABOUT AN HOUR
SINCE AMY CALLED ME FROM PRE-OP.
SO I DECIDED TO GO DOWNSTAIRS
TO THE BREAKFAST AREA.

[ SNIFFLING ]


Dr. Procter: BRING THE STOMACH
DOWN FOR ME A BIT.

KEEP COMING A LITTLE BIT MORE,
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
RIGHT THERE, THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU.
SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE BYPASS
VERSUS THE SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY IS
THERE'S A FEW MORE MOVING PARTS.
WITH A SLEEVE, WE'RE JUS
GOING TO REMOVE
ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE STOMACH,
LEAVING A LONG NARROW TUBE.
WITH A GASTRIC BYPASS,
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO MAKE HER
STOMACH EVEN SMALLER THAN THAT.
DON'T TRY THAT AT HOME.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO BYPASS
ABOUT THE FIRS
METER AND A HALF OF HER
SMALL BOWEL,
SOMEWHAT DECREASING HER SURFACE
AREA FOR ABSORBING FOOD,
AND I'LL DO A LOT OF HAND-SEWING
IN THIS OPERATION
TO MAKE NEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
AMY'S BOWEL AND HER NEW STOMACH.

THERE YOU GO.


[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
YES, SIR.
I'M DOING OKAY,
WORRIED ABOUT AMY.
AWESOME.
AMY'S SURGERY WENT FANTASTIC,
AS WELL AS I COULD HAVE HOPED.
SHE'S GOING TO NEED TO STICK
TO A LIQUID DIE
FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS.
OTHER THAN THAT, SHE SHOULD
GET DISCHARGED TOMORROW,
IF SHE'S FEELING WELL.
- OKAY.
- Okay?
THANK YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Tammy:
I FEEL RELIEVED THAT SHE'S FINE.
NOW THAT SHE'S OUT OF SURGERY,
I COULD JUST, LIKE, RELAX.
I KNOW SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS.
DR. PROCTER: That's right.
I'll talk to you soon.
ALL RIGHT.
- All right. Bye-bye.
- BYE.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]


Amy:
I JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,
AND I REALLY WANT TO GO
BACK TO KENTUCKY RIGHT NOW,
BUT I NEED TO STAY HERE
AT LEAST A WEEK
AND MAKE SURE NOTHING HAPPENS.
OW, NO. NO, OW.
OH


DR. PROCTER WANTS ME
TO WAIT A WEEK
SO HE COULD DO A CHECKUP
BEFORE I GO BACK TO KENTUCKY,
AND THIS WEEK, I'M GOING
TO BE ON CLEAR LIQUIDS.
THAT'S GOING TO BE
REALLY HARD.






Amy: WHO'S THAT?
COME ON IN.
- WHAT AM I DOING?
- YEAH.
COMING HERE.
WITHOUT YOUR WALKER, TOO.
YOU DID GOOD. YOU MADE I
WITHOUT YOUR WALKER.
I SEE TAMMY WALKING IN MY ROOM
WITHOUT HER WALKER,
AND I'M LIKE, "WHAAAAAT?"
I HAD TO DO A DOUBLE TAKE.
LIKE, I HAVEN'T SEEN HER WALK
WITHOUT A WALKER
IN 6 OR 7 MONTHS,
AND I'M REALLY GLAD
SHE DID IT.
YEAH.
NO.
I HAVE NO STOMACH.
YEAH, IT GOES OU
THROUGH THE HOLES.
LIKE, IN MY BELLY BUTTON?
I CAN TELL.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
IT'S REASSURING TO SEE HER.
EVEN THOUGH SHE'S IN PAIN,
SHE'S STILL OKAY.
SHE'LL GET THROUGH IT.
SHE'S TOUGH.
I DON'T KNOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY SISTER IS MY EVERYTHING.
SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR ME
WHENEVER I NEED HER
AND WHENEVER I DON'T NEED HER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BUT AMY NEEDS ME RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M GOING TO HELP HER AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE, WHATEVER SHE NEEDS.
I GOT HER BACK.
[ GRUNTING ]
YOU GOOD?
YEAH.
[ Chuckling ]
OH, REALLY?
YEAH.

SO
[ CHUCKLES ]
HE'S JUST GIVING ME THE DRIVE
TO WANT TO GET OU
AND WORK HARDER SO I CAN
GET APPROVED FOR THE SURGERY.


Amy: I'M HERE AT DR. PROCTER'S
BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WEEK
SINCE I HAD SURGERY,
AND I HAVE A POST-OP
VISIT WITH HIM.
THE NUMBER ONE THING I WAN
TO HEAR IS I'M GOOD TO GO HOME
AND MY BELLY
IS HEALING REALLY WELL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
FINE. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- HEY, MICHAEL.
- HEY.
- HOW ARE YOU?
- PRETTY GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. WELL,
IT'S BEEN A WEEK.
- YEP.
- HOW YOU FEELING?
- NAUSEOUS. [ CHUCKLES ]
- NAUSEOUS?
YEAH, THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL
RIGHT AFTER SURGERY.
- YEAH.
- HOW ARE YOU DOING AS FAR
AS GETTING YOUR FLUIDS IN
AND YOUR PROTEIN
AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF?
REALLY?
[ CHUCKLES ]
AMY,
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED
THAT A WEEK AFTER
A GASTRIC BYPASS,
WHERE YOU'VE GOT PART OF
YOUR BODY JUST SEWN TOGETHER
AND HELD TOGETHER BY SUTURES,
THAT YOU WOULD GO AHEAD
AND HAVE A BITE OF SOLID FOOD.
YOU KNEW BETTER THAN THAT.

OH, WHERE'S AMY?
Amy: A LOT OF MY FAMILY HASN'
SEEN ME SINCE THE SURGERY.
I'M NERVOUS TO SEE
WHAT PEOPLE WILL THINK.
- COME IN.
- COME ON IN!


Dr. Procter:
REALLY?
[ CHUCKLES ]
AMY,
I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED
THAT A WEEK AFTER
A GASTRIC BYPASS,
WHERE YOU'VE GOT PAR
OF YOUR BODY
JUST SEWN TOGETHER
AND HELD TOGETHER BY SUTURES,
THAT YOU WOULD GO AHEAD
AND HAVE A BITE OF SOLID FOOD.
YOU KNEW BETTER THAN THAT.
THERE'S NO,
"I KNOW, BUT"

THOSE CONNECTIONS I MAKE BETWEEN
YOUR BOWEL AND YOUR STOMACH,
THEY'RE NOT ALL
THE WAY HEALED YET.
THEY COULD COME APART.
YOU COULD LEAK.
YOU COULD GET SEPTIC
AND DIE.
Dr. Procter:
BY EATING SOLID FOOD,
AMY COULD HAVE RUPTURED
THE SUTURE LINE
THAT'S STILL FRESH
AND NOT HEALED YET,
MAKING HER EXTREMELY SICK,
EVEN SEPTIC,
AND PROBABLY
COULD HAVE KILLED HER.
YOU'RE GOING TO
KILL YOURSELF
IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT WE
SAY YOU NEED TO DO.
SO YOU NEED TO TAKE
ALL THIS SERIOUSLY.
SO THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION
OF HOW REAL FOOD ADDICTION IS,
JUST LIKE A DRUG,
JUST LIKE AN ALCOHOL.
PEOPLE HAVE A REALLY, REALLY
HARD TIME BREAKING THAT HABI
EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW THEY
COULD REALLY HURT THEMSELVES.
WE DID THIS SO THA
YOU CAN LIVE.
FOLLOW THE DIET AS WE GIVE I
TO YOU, AND YOU'LL GET THERE.
WE DO IT FOR YOUR SAFETY.
YEAH.
LIKE, IF THE BITE WAS TOO BIG,
MY BELLY COULD HAVE EXPLODED.
I'M GOING TO CLEAR YOU
TO GO HOME,
BUT YOU'RE SCARING ME.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOU
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT --
YOU'RE GOING TO GO
BACK HOME UP TO KENTUCKY.
YOU'RE A LONG WAY AWAY
FROM ME.
IF ANYTHING GOES BAD,
GUESS WHAT,
I CAN'T BE THERE
TO HELP YOU.
YEAH.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THINGS
VERY, VERY DELICATELY
AND MOVE ALONG
JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
YOU DO THAT, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO BE OKAY.
- DEAL?
- DEAL.
- ALL RIGHT.
- SO TAMMY IS HERE.
CAN MICHAEL GO
AND GET HER OR?
YEAH, MICHAEL,
WHY DON'T YOU GO GET HER?
LET'S SEE WHERE SHE IS
WITH THINGS.
IT'D BE GOOD TO
TALK TO HER, TOO,
BEFORE YOU GUYS
HEAD BACK.
GOOD.
OKAY.

HEY, TAMMY.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M OKAY.
COME ON IN.
HAVE A SEAT WITH US.
- SO HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
- I'M OKAY.
YOU BEEN KEEPING AN EYE
ON YOUR SISTER?
TRYING TO,
THAT'S A HARD JOB.
YEAH, WE HAD A TALK
ABOUT THAT,
AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS
I WANTED TO BRING YOU
BACK HERE ALSO.
I WAS REALLY CONCERNED
WHEN SHE TOLD ME
SHE HAD BEEN EATING SOME BITES
OF FOOD HERE AND THERE,
AND I TOLD HER DOING THINGS
LIKE THAT COULD KILL HER.
RIGHT.
BUT I THINK SHE UNDERSTANDS
THAT NOW, RIGHT?
THESE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS
THAT IT'S GOOD
FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
TO UNDERSTAND. RIGHT?
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN WORKING
ON THINGS SINCE WE LAST TALKED.
MM-HMM.
TELL ME ABOUT THE CHANGES
YOU'VE MADE
OVER THE LAST WEEK
AND A HALF.
- CUT DOWN PORTIONS?
- A LOT.
OKAY.
REALLY?
- YEAH.
- THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S A BIG STEP FORWARD.
ANY OTHER CHANGES?
ALL RIGHT. JUST BE CAREFUL
IN DOING THAT.
YOU FEELING GOOD ABOUT IT?
YES.
I LOVE TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE
I REALLY WANT YOU
TO HAVE THIS SURGERY.
I THINK YOU NEED TO HAVE
THIS SURGERY.
I DO, MM-HMM.
SO I'M GLAD THAT OUR TALK
SORT OF CHANGED THINGS
FOR YOU A LITTLE BIT.
I REALLY WANT TO SEE
THAT GOING FORWARD,
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
A CLOSE TRACK ON YOU
TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE
WITH THINGS.
Dr. Procter:
I DIDN'T EXPECT FOR AMY
TO HAVE A BAD APPOINTMEN
ONE WEEK POST-OP,
BUT I'M REALLY GLAD
TAMMY HAD A GOOD APPOINTMENT.
I THINK SHE NEEDED THAT,
AND IT MAKES ME EXCITED
ABOUT HER PROGRESS
GOING FORWARD.
MY HOPE IS THAT TAMMY
WILL REALLY MAKE
THOSE CHANGES
THAT WE'VE ASKED HER TO MAKE,
AND WE'LL SEE THE DIFFERENCE
ON THE SCALE.
WHEN SHE DOES THAT,
I THINK SHE'LL BE READY
TO UNDERGO SURGERY.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES.
- Y'ALL BE SAFE.
- THANK YOU.


I'M REALLY EXCITED I FINALLY
GOT MY OWN PLACE.
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
Amy:
TAMMY, NEED ANYTHING?!
NO, I'M GOOD!
DON'T BE LATE!
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]

WHEN I STARTED THIS JOURNEY,
I WEIGHED 608 POUNDS,
BUT NOW I'VE MADE I
DOWN TO 559.
- THANK YOU.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.
- YOU, TOO.
Woman: HURRY BACK.
I DO STILL DEPEND ON AMY
FOR A FEW THINGS,
BUT FOR THE MOST PART,
I DO IT MYSELF.
I PUT MY OWN GROCERIES AWAY.
I CLEAN MY OWN HOUSE.
I WASH MY OWN SELF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S IMPORTANT TO LET MY FAMILY
KNOW HOW I'M DOING,
LET THEM SEE MY HOUSE, YOU KNOW,
LET THEM SEE THAT, YOU KNOW,
I DID THIS.
THIS IS NICE.
I WALK IN, AND I SEE TAMMY
AND HOW BEAUTIFUL
SHE HAS FIXED HER HOUSE, AND I'M
VERY PROUD OF HER FOR THAT.
SHE GETS UP AND MOVES AROUND
AND IS DOING SO MUCH
THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.
YOU GOT IT LOOKING GOOD HERE,
I'M TELLING YOU.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GOING TO
SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY
I LOOK OR THE WAY
THE HOUSE IS.
SHOCKINGLY, SHE SEEMED
TO LIKE IT.
- COME ON IN!
- IT'S ME.
- HOW YOU DOING, SIS?
- TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
HAVE A SEAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HI, TAMMY.
HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
- YOU LOOK ADORABLE.
- UNCLE KEVIN!
- HOW IS MY SWEETHEART?
- I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
- DOING GOOD, BABY.
GOOD.
HAPPY Y'ALL CAN MAKE IT.
Chris:
I'M PROUD TO SEE THAT TAMMY
HAS GOT A PLACE OF HER OWN.
OH, WHERE'S AMY?
OH, SHE'S AT HOME.
SHE'S GETTING READY.

Amy: [ CHUCKLES ]
[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
- COME IN.
- COME ON IN!

[ ALL CHEERING ]

[ KNOCKS ON DOOR ]
- COME IN.
- COME ON IN!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
- LOOKING GOOD THERE.
- YAY!
[ CHUCKLES ]
AS USUAL, AMY IS SLOW AS HELL
AND THE LAST ONE
TO SHOW UP TO THE PARTY.
OKAY, BITCH, GO HOME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHS ]
I LOST 100 SO
- GOOD JOB.
- GOOD JOB.
WHOO-HOO!
Amy: WHEN I STARTED MY WEIGH
LOSS JOURNEY, I WAS 406.
NOW I'M DOWN TO 306.
I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO,
BUT I'M REALLY PROUD OF MYSELF.
[ LAUGHS ]
NOW THAT MY WEIGH
IS GETTING UNDER CONTROL,
I WENT TO THE OB-GYN
BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN
KEEP ME FROM GETTING PREGNANT.
WHAT BRINGS YOU BOTH
HERE TODAY?
WELL, BEING A MOTHER IS, LIKE,
THE WORLD TO ME,
LIKE, SERIOUSLY.
I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MUCH
I WANT TO BE A MOTHER.
SO I GOT BARIATRIC SURGERY.
HOW MUCH WEIGHT HAVE
YOU LOST SINCE THEN?
ALMOST 100 POUNDS.
THAT'S AMAZING.
HOW MUCH WEIGH
DO YOU WANT TO LOSE?
HOW MUCH MORE?
- MAYBE 100 MORE.
- OKAY.
THE FAT CELLS THA
YOU HAVE IN YOUR BODY
CREATE A LOT OF ESTROGEN,
AND IT CAN MAKE THE OVARIES
NOT WORK VERY WELL,
NOT PRODUCE EGGS VERY WELL.
SO AS YOU'RE DROPPING THIS
WEIGHT, YOUR FERTILITY GOES UP.
SO YOU'RE MORE LIKELY
TO GET PREGNANT.
SO WE'LL WANT TO SEE YOU BACK
MAYBE IN SIX MONTHS
JUST TO SEE WHERE YOU SI
WITH YOUR WEIGHT,
AND THEN DECIDE
WHETHER IT'S TIME
TO START TRYING
TO GET PREGNANT.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- LOOKING GOOD, AMY.
I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
I'M PROUD OF AMY
FOR LOSING 100 POUNDS.
SHE SURPRISED ME.
AND YOU KNOW WHO YOU LOOK LIKE
JUST NOW WITH YOUR
HAIR FIXED LIKE THAT?
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE
YOUR GRANDMA, MY MOM.
I REALLY MISS GRANDMA.
I WISH SHE WAS HERE.
Tammy:
SHE'S HERE IN SPIRIT.
SEEING MY MOM ACTUALLY BE PROUD
OF US
HAS REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SOME OF Y'ALL DIDN'T THINK
I COULD DO IT.
HELL, SOMETIMES I DIDN'
EVEN THINK I COULD DO IT.
THERE'S ONE PERSON IN HERE,
BESIDES MICHAEL,
THAT I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT,
AND THAT IS TAMMY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
GIRLS, YOU'RE MAKING ME
EAT MY WORDS
BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIRS
TOLD ME THIS,
I TOLD Y'ALL
YOU WOULD CHICKEN OUT,
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU.
- I'M REALLY HAPPY.
- OUR MOM ACTUALLY SHOWED UP.
ANYWAYS, I DIDN'T LOSE
THIS WEIGHT TO SIT ON MY ASS.
- LET'S GET UP AND DANCE!
- OH, HERE WE GO!
- LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
- LET'S GO.

I DECIDED TO GET THE FAMILY
UP AND MOVING.
SO WE PUT ON A DANCE GAME.
WE ROCK ALL DAY ♪
WE ROCK ALL NIGHT ♪
AND WE AIN'T STOPPING
TILL THE MORNING LIGHT ♪
DANCE ♪
COME ON, DOG,
LET'S GET OUR ARMS GOING.
Amy: TEN POUNDS IS NOTHING.
I CAN DO THAT IN MY SLEEP,
AND SO CAN SHE.
I CAN FART AND DO THAT.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
ALL THAT WE LOOKING FOR
IS A GOOD, GOOD TIME ♪

[ ALL CHEERING ]
I THINK WE MIGHT BE GOING
BACK TO ATLANTA REAL SOON.
TILT IT TILL YOU'RE SKINNY.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CELLPHONE CLICKS ]
- LOVE YOU.
- [ LAUGHS ]
GET OFF OF ME, BITCH.

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