Nyla

ONE PERSON, ONE YEAR, ONE AMAZING TRANSFORMATION... (cheering) AND IT ALL STARTS... WITH HIM. OH! OH, MY GOD! TONIGHT, CHRIS POWELL IS BACK. (Chris) MY NAME'S CHRIS POWELL, AND I SPECIALIZE IN AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS. LAST YEAR, HE TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF EIGHT SUPER-OBESE. (beeps) (cheers and applause) THIS TIME... (Chris) EVERY TIME THAT YOU TELL ME YOU CAN'T DO SOMETHING, I'M GONNA PROVE TO YOU THAT YOU CAN. NO! YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT A YEAR CAN DO. MOST PEOPLE WOULD SAY, "IN A YEAR? 250 POUNDS? THAT'S NUTS." ♪♪♪ OR IS IT? MEET NYLA-- A VIBRANT YOUNG WOMAN PARALYZED BY HER PAST. I'VE NEVER SEEN MY FATHER. I WOULD NOT KNOW HIM IF HE WAS STANDING 2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. (voice breaking) I CAN'T WRAP MY MIND AROUND HOW YOU COULD BRING A CHILD INTO THE WORLD AND JUST LEAVE THEM. IT IS LIKE THE ULTIMATE REJECTION. TONIGHT... NYLA, ARE YOU READY? (laughs) CHRIS WILL TRY EVERYTHING TO HELP HER MOVE ON. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, BUT I FOUND YOUR FATHER. IT'S AN EMOTIONAL 365-DAY ROLLER COASTER... CAN'T DO THIS. YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME SOME SPACE. THAT NYLA NEVER REALIZED WOULD BE THIS HARD. I'M SO LOST IN THIS (bleep). I'M SUPPOSED TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING. NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE PIZZA. NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE FRIES, AND YOU CAN'T HAVE-- MAN, SHUT THE... UP, BRO. THE QUESTION IS-- WILL CHRIS AND NYLA EVEN MAKE IT TO THE FINAL WEIGH-IN? IF YOU WANNA LEAVE, BABY, I WILL NEVER KEEP YOU. I DIDN'T KEEP MY DADDY, AND I WON'T KEEP YOU. DON'T LET US DOWN, NYLA! IT'S A SPECIAL EPISODE OF "EXTREME MAKEOVER: WEIGHT LOSS EDITION"... I'M DONE WITH YOU. YOU'LL HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE. SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY? IT'S ALL UP TO YOU RIGHT NOW. NYLA, IS YOUR TRANSFORMATION DONE? YOU TELL ME. MY NAME IS NYLA, AND I AM ABOUT 300 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT. I HAVE A TAPE MEASURE HERE. WHERE MY WAIST SHOULD BE... 54. IT'S 54 WAIST. AND THIGH... 37 1/2. I KNOW--I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE WAISTS SMALLER THAN MY THIGH. OBESITY IS A BURDEN IN THE TRUEST FASHION OF THE WORD. A NORMAL PERSON, WHEN THEY GET UP, THEY JUST GET UP AND THEY START MOVING. I CANNOT DO THAT. I SWEAT A LOT. IT'S EMBARRASSING, SO I TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS I CAN TO KEEP IT TO A MINIMUM. TO PREVENT SWEATING FIASCOS SUCH AS THE ONE I AM CURRENTLY IN, I KEEP MY AIR SET ON 60 TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M COMFORTABLE, EVEN IF IT MEANS, LIKE, A STUPID HIGH UTILITY BILL. DOWN HERE, THIS IS MY DANCE WORKOUT VIDEO. UM, WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I WAS ALL, LIKE SUPER MOTIVATED, LIKE, "YEAH, I WANNA EXERCISE!" BECAUSE I LIKE TO DANCE, AND SO I FIGURED THAT'S THE BEST THING TO DO IS SOMETHING THAT YOU LIKE. WELL, I HAVE NOT EVEN OPENED IT. IT STILL HAS EVEN-- THE LITTLE STORE HOOK THAT YOU CAN BUY IT ON. (laughs) I GUESS IT WAS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE I FELT LIKE, "YES, I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS." AND THEN WHEN I GOT HOME, AND I WAS SWEATING AND I WAS TIRED, IT'S LIKE REALITY HIT ME, AND THEY WERE LIKE, "YOU CAN BARELY WALK. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU WANNA DO A WORKOUT VIDEO?" I HAVE BEEN OVERWEIGHT THE VAST MAJORITY OF MY LIFE. GROWING UP IN LOUISIANA, A LOT OF THINGS REVOLVE AROUND FOOD. AS A YOUNG CHILD, YOU ACCEPT WHATEVER IS AROUND YOU. BUT I THINK AS I GOT OLDER, IT BECAME MY COPING MECHANISM. I'VE NEVER SEEN MY FATHER. I WOULD NOT KNOW HIM IF HE WAS STANDING 2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. HE HAS NEVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. (voice breaking) I CAN'T QUITE WRAP MY MIND AROUND HOW YOU CAN BRING A CHILD INTO THE WORLD AND JUST LEAVE THEM. AND IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE, WELL, WHY AM I NOT GOOD ENOUGH? I GUESS FOOD IS, LIKE, A WAY TO KIND OF DEAL WITH IT AND NUMB SOME OF THE PAIN AND HAVE SOME TYPE OF ENJOYMENT. I HATE TO SHOP. I DON'T DRINK. I DON'T SMOKE. I EAT. MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT THIS... IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT AT 27, I WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS... AT 27 I WOULD FEEL LIKE THIS. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M 27. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M IN MY 20s. I HAVE FINALLY COME TO A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I'VE PUT MY PRIDE ASIDE, AND I NEED HELP TO GET TO THAT POINT. I WOULD LIKE 10 POUNDS OF CRAWFISH, THREE CORN AND THREE POTATOES. SPICY OR REGULAR? YES, SPICY. OKAY. ANY DIPPING SAUCE WITH IT? ALL OF THEM. ALL OF THEM? I CAN--I CAN DO THAT. (laughs) I'M IN HOUSTON RIGHT NOW, AND I'M ABOUT TO SURPRISE NYLA. SHE HAS NO IDEA THAT I'M COMING, BUT LIFE AS NYLA KNOWS IT-- IT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE FOREVER. OH, THAT'S ME! YES, MA'AM. (Chris) THIS IS THE LAST TIME NYLA IS EVER GONNA EAT LIKE THIS FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. THIS IS GOOD. TO EAT 10 POUNDS OF CRAWFISH, WITH SAUSAGE AND POTATOES AND ALL THE SAUCES-- I'M GUESSING IT'S GOTTA BE 5,000, 6,000 CALORIES. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, HER BODY IS GONNA USE MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED CALORIES OF THAT. IT'S GONNA STORE THE REST AS BODY FAT. I AM FINISHED, YES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. (boy) YOU KNOW MY-- YOU KNOW MY NAME? UNH-UNH. SINCE YOU FINISHED 10 POUNDS, WE GET TO GIVE YOU A SHIRT. AAH! (cheers) YES, MA'AM, WE DO. JUST FOR YOU. THANK YOU, AND TYPICALLY, I EAT 10 POUNDS AND I GET NOTHIN'. WAIT. WHAT? (laughter) NYLA, ARE YOU READY? WHAT DID YOU-- (laughs) HA! (laughter) OH, MY GOD! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I CAME HERE FOR YOU! OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. I GET THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS AND LETTERS OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR HELP, AND I'M CHOOSING YOU. ARE YOU READY? MM! HEY. FIRST AND FOREMOST, YOU DESERVE THIS. YOU DESERVE THIS. (whispers) THANK YOU. YOU DESERVE THIS. (cheers and applause) (inhales deeply) OH. YOU DESERVE THIS. THANK YOU. THIS IS REALLY-- THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AM I IN TROUBLE FOR EATING 10 POUNDS OF CRAWFISH? NO, NO. (laughter) NO, YOU KNOW WHAT? ACTUALLY, YES. WE ARE DEFINITELY GONNA TALK ABOUT THAT. 'CAUSE WOW-- I'M GONNA WEIGH THAT. I WANNA SEE HOW MUCH WEIGHT IN SHELLS THERE ARE. BECAUSE I WANNA SEE HOW MUCH FOOD YOU JUST ATE. (beeping) 4.1 POUNDS. SO, NYLA, YOU JUST ATE 6 POUNDS OF MEAT. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS LESS THAN THAT, BECAUSE THE SHELLS REALLY DO LOOK LIKE THEY WEIGH A LOT MORE THAN THEY DO, APPARENTLY. ALL RIGHT, WELL... OKAY. YOU GOT SOME PACKING TO DO. OH. LIKE, I GOTTA LEAVE FOR REAL? YEAH, YOU GOTTA LEAVE FOR REAL. SO YOU--YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE HOURS. WE'RE ON A FLIGHT TO LOS ANGELES TONIGHT, BOOT CAMP STARTS TOMORROW MORNING. (Nyla) YOU'RE DOING WORSE THAN ME, SISTER. (laughs) (Chris) HOW ARE YOU DOING? I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE-- WHY ARE YOU CRYING? BECAUSE I'M HAPPY FOR MY SISTER. (crying) I'M SO EXCITED FOR HER. COME HERE. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. I PROMISE YOU THAT. BRINGING NYLA TO BOOT CAMP-- IT'S EXCITING. SHE SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS IN HOUSTON IN HER OWN BUBBLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IN A MATTER OF HOURS, HERE WE ARE. WE'RE SHOWING UP AT BOOT CAMP. (Chris) WELCOME TO THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH & LONGEVITY INSTITUTE. (Nyla) WOW. YEAH. HERE WE ARE. WE'RE--WE'RE BEGINNING YOUR TRANSFORMATION. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHERE DO YOU WANNA BE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR? I HAVE THIS AIR OF CONFIDENCE, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY HOW I FEEL ON THE INSIDE. SO I PUT ON THIS VENEER THAT EVERYTHING IS FINE AND I'M HAPPY-GO-LUCKY. SO I WANNA ACTUALLY BE THAT PERSON. I WANNA BE THE PERSON THAT I PORTRAY. I WANT TO BE THAT CONFIDENT, I WANNA BE THAT HAPPY, AND I WANNA BE THAT SECURE, THROUGH AND THROUGH. OKAY. NOW WHAT'S GONNA GET YOU THERE? YOU? (laughs) I CAN HELP. AND THE ONLY THING I CAN DO, IS I CAN HOLD UP THE HOOPS, AND YOU GET TO JUMP THROUGH THEM. RIGHT. I CAN'T LOSE A POUND FOR YOU. DEFINITELY. NOW I NEED TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT I'M WORKING WITH HERE. SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS RUN UPSTAIRS, GET CHANGED, AND I'M GONNA MEET YOU OUT BACK, OKAY? (singsongy) OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WAS SO EXCITED, AND I WAS LIKE, "I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. IT'S SO GREAT." AND THEN HE WAS LIKE, "WEIGH IN," IT WAS LIKE... (imitates bomb exploding) BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS BAD. HOW YOU DOING? I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. THE FIRST STEP IS ALWAYS THE MOST DIFFICULT, AND IT'S--IT'S OWNING WHERE YOU'RE AT RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT NYLA HAS RUN AWAY FROM FOR YEARS. (sighs) OKAY. (scale creaks) (beeping) (beeping stops) ARE YOU READY TO SEE THE NUMBER? NOT REALLY, BUT I NEED TO. YOU WEIGH 435 POUNDS. THAT'S A LOT. (voice breaking) AND EVEN THOUGH I'M CRYING, I'M NOT SAD. I'M ACTUALLY UPSET... BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T PUT THIS ON ANYBODY BUT ME. SO JUST SEEING THAT IS LIKE, HOW COULD YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO GET TO THIS POINT? I'M ONLY 27. IF I'M DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND I MISS MY TURN, I DON'T JUST KEEP GOING. I MAKE A U-TURN AND I COME BACK. BUT I DIDN'T DO THAT IN LIFE. COME HERE. (crying) YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND AMAZING PERSON. AND I NEED TO BELIEVE IT, AND I DON'T RIGHT NOW. YEAH. (exhales deeply) AND THAT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. BUT YOU WILL. (exhales deeply) YOU KEEP SABOTAGING YOURSELF. WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I'M SUPPOSED TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING... AND I CAN'T DO THAT! YOU CAN'T HAVE PIZZA. YOU CAN'T HAVE FRIES. MAN, SHUT THE (bleep) UP, BRO! HEY. (bleep) ♪♪♪ WHEN BEGINNING THE WEIGHT-LOSS JOURNEY, DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF OVER-COMMITTING TO HOURS OF EXERCISE. LESS IS MORE. JUST START WITH TEN MINUTES EVERY DAY. AND WHEN YOU'VE PROVEN TO YOURSELF THAT YOU CAN FULFILL THAT COMMITMENT, LET IT GROW TO 15, 20 AND 25. I CHALLENGE YOU TO TRY IT AND JUST SEE HOW GOOD YOU FEEL. PAULETTE. HI, CHRIS. HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING GREAT. THIS IS NYLA. NYLA, PAULETTE. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. I HAVE SOME CRAWFISH FOR YOU. OKAY. AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT THE RIGHT SERVING SIZE IS. COME ON OVER HERE. OKAY. WE'LL SEE. WE'VE GOT YOUR LOUISIANA CRAWFISH HERE. WITH ALL THE FOLKS THAT I WORK WITH, THEY'RE FOOD ADDICTS. THEY LOVE THEIR FOOD. FOOD HAS BEEN THEIR REWARD. AND SO IT'S TERRIFYING FOR THEM TO THINK "I HAVE TO GIVE UP THE ONE THING THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME, AND THAT'S-- THAT'S GOOD-TASTING FOOD." BUT THAT'S WHERE PAULETTE COMES IN, BECAUSE SHE CAN MAKE HEALTHY FOOD TASTE GOOD. THIS IS THE PORTIONS THAT YOU SHOULD EAT-- ONE CORN, NOT THREE. BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE CORN, WE'RE ONLY GONNA HAVE A SMALL POTATO. JUST ONE? JUST ONE. AND THEN I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT THE 3 POUNDS OF CRAWFISH LOOK LIKE. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF SHELLS HERE, BUT STILL, WE CAN'T BE DOING 10 POUNDS, BECAUSE IF YOU EAT FOR THREE, YOU'RE GONNA BE AS BIG AS THREE PEOPLE. SO YOU'RE REALLY TRYING TO GET YOUR PORTIONS DOWN TO WHAT IT SHOULD BE FOR A YOUNG WOMAN YOUR SIZE AND AGE. NYLA'S BIGGEST ISSUE WITH FOOD IS QUANTITY. SHE CAN EAT A LOT OF FOOD AT ONE TIME. VERY LARGE VOLUME EATER. AND THAT COMES FROM HER HABIT OF SKIPPING MEALS. SOMETIMES SHE DOESN'T EAT BREAKFAST, AND SOMETIMES SHE DOESN'T EAT LUNCH, SO WHEN SHE GOES TO EAT, SHE'S REALLY HUNGRY, SO SHE CAN EAT A LOT. WE HAVE ALL OF THIS, UM, SPICES AND LEMON IN THE WATER, AND GARLIC, SO IT REALLY FLAVORS THE SEAFOOD. IT'S REALLY NOT A HIGH-CALORIE DISH IF YOU EAT THE RIGHT AMOUNT. SEAFOOD IS 30 CALORIES AN OUNCE. RED MEAT IS 80. CAN I HAVE ONE? YEAH, SURE. GO AHEAD. I GOTTA SEE NOW, 'CAUSE IT'S NOT THE SEASONING THAT WE USE IN THE SOUTH. TRY IT. NOW-- AND I GUARANTEE YOU, THE SEASONING'S GOT A LOT LESS SODIUM THAN THE ONE THAT WE HAD IN HOUSTON. BUT IT WAS SO GOOD! 'CAUSE THAT WAS-- IT WAS OVERWHELMING. VERY SALTY. VERY SALTY. WELL, WE USE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPICES IN THIS, AND A LOT OF CAYENNE PEPPER AND GARLIC AND LEMON. RIGHT. OKAY. HOW IS IT? AND YOU CAN PROBABLY ACTUALLY TASTE THE CRAWFISH A LOT MORE. MM-HMM. MM-HMM. SO AFTER MEETING WITH PAULETTE, WE'VE GOT NYLA'S TOTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM DIALED IN. HER BIGGEST THING WAS PORTION CONTROL. AND SHE'S NOT GONNA BE EATING 10 POUNDS OF CRAWFISH ANYMORE. NOW, IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT PORTIONS OF LEAN PROTEIN, COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES, HEALTHY FATS, AND IF SHE'S HUNGRY, SHE CAN LOAD UP ON ALL THE VEGGIES THAT SHE WANTS, BECAUSE THEY'LL MAKE HER FEEL FULL WITHOUT ADDING A TON OF CALORIES. AND ON TOP OF THAT, NYLA'S GONNA BE TRAINING SIX DAYS A WEEK. WE'RE TALKING CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING, SOMETIMES TWO TO FOUR HOURS A DAY. AND, YES, THAT'S EXTREME, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE. IF SHE WANTS GREAT RESULTS, SHE HAS TO DO GREAT THINGS. HI, NYLA. HI. YOU GO TO A DOCTOR'S OFFICE BEING THIS SIZE, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU GO FOR-- I COULD HAVE A COLD-- AND HE'S GONNA SAY, "LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR WEIGHT." OTHER THAN YOUR BLOOD SUGAR, UH, VALUES, YOU'RE IN PRETTY GOOD HEALTH. UH, WE LOOKED SPECIFICALLY AT THE THYROID. THAT ALL LOOKED GOOD. OKAY, GREAT. LOOKED AT YOUR CORTISOLS, AND PEOPLE SAY IT'S YOUR ADRENAL GLANDS, IT'S THIS, IT'S THAT, IT'S THE OTHER. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THAT'S ALL WORKING. THE BAD NEWS IS, WE DON'T HAVE AN EXCUSE. YOU'RE GOING--YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE YOUR HABITS. THAT'S--THAT'S HARD-- THAT'S A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT'S EXCITED, BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BE UNHEALTHY. BUT IN THE SAME RESPECT, I'M HEALTHY. THERE IS NO OUTSIDE FORCE THAT IS CAUSING ME TO BE THIS WAY. WELL, NYLA... THIS IS YOUR FIRST WORKOUT. YEAH. WHEN IT COMES TO THAT FIRST WORKOUT, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF IT. THAT IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHO I'M WORKING WITH, MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. READY? GO. (grunts) GO. GO. GO. GO. I WANTED TO CASH HER OUT AFTER JUST ONE PUSH AND SEE WHAT NYLA WOULD DO. COME ON! PUSH! (breathing heavily) AH! OH, GOSH. COME ON, NYLA! GO. GO. OH, CHRIS. CHRIS. GO. COME ON. NO. YOU GOT THIS. GO. HONEY CHILD... TWO MINUTES INTO THE WORKOUT, I WAS IN FULL TANTRUM MODE. IF YOU HAVE TO PUSH FROM YOUR KNEES, THEN GET DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND PUSH. (crying) NYLA, FINISH THIS. FINISH THIS. COME ON, NYLA. WHEN YOUR BODY'S CASHED OUT, NOW YOU DOUBT YOURSELF. NOW, YOU THINK, "OH, MY GOSH, LIKE... CAN I FINISH THIS?" LET'S GO. WHY CAN'T I DO THIS? COME ON. I WAS FEELING VERY MUCH LIKE I WAS LETTING CHRIS DOWN. (crying) I DON'T WANNA DISAPPOINT YOU. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO. I CAN'T DO IT. AND I DID NOT WANT HIM TO GIVE UP ON ME. I DON'T WANNA FAIL LIKE THIS, BUT I DON'T--I JUST-- IT'S SO HARD. I-I JUST CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER FAILURE. WHEN DID YOU FAIL? TELL ME. NEVER HAVING A FATHER, I FELT LIKE... BECAUSE HE WASN'T THERE, IT WAS SOMEHOW A REFLECTION ON ME. THAT... LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, IF I WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH. NYLA, YOU WERE ABANDONED. AND IT HAS NOTHING-- IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. THOSE FEELINGS, THOSE FEELINGS OF ABANDONMENT AND THOSE FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY-- THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU, BUT THEY HAVE DICTATED THE LAST 27 YEARS OF YOUR LIFE, AND LOOK WHAT IT'S DONE TO YOU. YOU'RE 435 POUNDS NOW. ARE YOU READY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE RIGHT NOW. TAKE A FINAL SIP OF WATER AND ASK ME TO FINISH THIS WORKOUT. CAN I FINISH MY WORKOUT? ABSOLUTELY. LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. GO. GO. GO. GO. GO. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT IN THOSE LEGS, NYLA. COME ON. LET IT GO. JUST GET IT OUT. THIS IS YOUR YEAR! GO! GO! COME ON! SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT! DRIVE OVERHEAD! AAH! GOOD! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE. (beeps) (breathing heavily) WELCOME TO THE NEXT YEAR OF YOUR LIFE. AM I SKINNY? (laughs) I DON'T WANNA LET CHRIS DOWN. I DON'T WANNA LET MYSELF DOWN. BUT IN THE SAME RESPECT, THIS IS MY COMFORT ZONE. OH, BUDDY. I'VE NEVER BEEN SKINNY. THIS IS WHAT I KNOW. AND TO COMPLETELY TAKE ME OUT OF WHAT I KNOW, ALL I SEE IS, LIKE, THE BLACK ABYSS. AND IT'S SCARY TO TAKE THAT LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN. WAY TO START THE YEAR, HUH? (engines roaring) ♪♪♪ WOW. SO THIS IS HOME, HUH? INDEED. PRETTY NICE, HUH? IT LOOKS LIKE A COTTAGE. YEAH. THIS IS GREAT. COMING HOME FROM BOOT CAMP, I ACTUALLY WASN'T EXCITED. I KNEW THAT THINGS WOULD HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT WHEN I WENT BACK. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I WANT TO HOLD ON TO. AND IT'S ON THE FIRST FLOOR. YEAH. I KNOW. MAKES IT A LITTLE EASIER, RIGHT? MAKES IT A LOT EASY. NO STEPS? WELCOME HOME, NYLA. WHERE'S MY COUCH? WELCOME HOME! WHERE'S MY COUCH? HE TOOK MY COUCH. HE TOOK MY LOVE SEAT. HE TOOK MY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, HE TOOK MY TV, AND HE LEFT ME WITH WORKOUT EQUIPMENT. WORKOUT EQUIPMENT WITH A SIDE OF WORKOUT EQUIPMENT. (Chris) THIS IS YOUR GYM. (Nyla) OH, MY GOSH. AS LONG AS HE DOESN'T TAKE MY AIR CONDITIONING. ...NOT ALLOW YOU GUYS TO CHANGE MY AIR. I DON'T PLAY ABOUT MY AIR. YES. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. NO. WE--YES. YES. NO. AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S-- YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE BEST PART? NO. I GOT THE KEY. NO ONE ADJUSTS MY AIR. MY MAMA DON'T ADJUST MY AIR. IF I'M AT HOME, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME LEVEL OF COMFORT, AT LEAST I FEEL. (sighs) YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT? IT'S ABOUT CONTROL. IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTROL. AND WHEN I TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIR, AND I PUT THE LOCK BOX ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, SHE WAS NOT HAPPY. WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY. YOU'RE GONNA LEARN TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE. THAT WILL BE YOUR COMFORT. I'M NOT FEELING VERY COMFORTED RIGHT NOW. DON'T TOUCH ME. (laughs) IT IS SUCH A NECESSARY PART OF THE PROCESS, BECAUSE SHE NEEDS TO RELINQUISH THAT CONTROL, AND SHE NEEDS TO PUT TRUST IN THAT TRANSFORMATION. EVEN THOUGH I KNOW HIS INTENTIONS ARE GOOD, IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT'S TOO MUCH. IT'S TOO FAST. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR GOALS. YOUR PHASE 1 GOAL... THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT. DO IT, DO IT. I CAN'T DO THIS. YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. NO. NO, I... CAN'T DO IT. NYLA, YES, YOU CAN. I THOUGHT IT WAS PURE (bleep). I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME SOME SPACE. OKAY. OKAY. AND LATER... I HIRED A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, AND... I FOUND YOUR FATHER. ♪♪♪ LEARN TO LOVE VEGETABLES. IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE EAT A LARGE VOLUME WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT. VEGETABLES USUALLY ARE ABOUT 30 TO 50 CALORIES A CUP. IF THIS WAS WHITE RICE OR PASTA, IT'D BE 250 TO 300. NOW ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS THE PROBLEM WITH OUR VEGETABLE EATING IS THAT WE DON'T MAKE THEM TASTE GOOD. WE STEAM VEGETABLES AND PUT THEM ON THE PLATE PLAIN, AND NOBODY REALLY WANTS TO EAT THAT. DOESN'T TASTE VERY GOOD. SO THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF MARINARA SAUCE TO VEGETABLES, AND I'M GONNA PUT A TABLESPOON, FOR 20 CALORIES, OF SOME PARMESAN CHEESE. THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA MAKE THESE TASTE A LOT BETTER THAN IF THEY WERE JUST PLAIN. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR GOALS. YOUR PHASE 1 GOAL... IS 100 POUNDS. THAT'S A LOT OF WEIGHT. THERE'S A PART OF ME THAT DOESN'T TRUST CHRIS YET. YOU KNOW, HE SAYS THAT, "HEY, I'VE HELPED OTHER PEOPLE, AND THEY'VE DONE IT." BUT I ALWAYS WONDER... YOU KNOW, AM I THE EXCEPTION OR AM I THE RULE? AND MY FEAR IS THAT I'M THE EXCEPTION. NOW I'M GONNA MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT SWEETER, OKAY? OKAY. I KNOW YOU LOVE TO DANCE. I DO. SO IF YOU LOSE 100 POUNDS, AND YOU'RE 335 POUNDS IN 3 MONTHS, MM-HMM. I'M GONNA GET YOU DANCE LESSONS WITH ONE OF THE PROS ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS." SHUT UP! OH, WAIT A MINUTE NOW. (laughs) YEAH. WHOA, KEMOSABE. OH, YEAH. HOW GREAT IS THAT? IT ALWAYS GETS BETTER? IS HE GONNA BE REALLY HOT? UH, I-I COULD PROBABLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN. I'LL DO--I'LL DO MY BEST. AND IF HE COULD DANCE WITH HIS SHIRT OPEN... I'LL DO MY BEST. THAT'D BE EVEN GREATER. OKAY, OKAY. HUH! IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I STAY WITH NYLA, FOR--FOR DAYS, WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS IF NECESSARY, TO MAKE SURE THAT I FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT SHE CAN CARRY ON THIS TRANSFORMATION ON HER OWN. GO, GO, GO, GO, GO. THIS IS A SPRINT NOW. YOU'RE GONNA STEP UP, YOU'RE GONNA STEP DOWN. LOOK HOW MUCH YOU CAN DO IN YOUR OWN HOME. (breathing heavily) I'M, LIKE, FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS INTO THE PROGRAM, AND... NOTHING IS GOING HOW I THOUGHT IT WOULD. IT JUST SEEMS THAT EVERYTHING IS SUCH A STRUGGLE WITH HER. AND I'M--I'M TRYING TO MAKE EXERCISE FUN. LIKE YESTERDAY, WE WENT AND WE WORKED OUT WITH THE HOUSTON ROCKETS DANCE TEAM. AND SHE ENJOYED THAT, AND IT WAS AWESOME. WOW. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN, LIKE, LAST WEEK, I MEAN, WE WENT OUT AND WE BOUGHT HER A GOAL DRESS, JUST TO HELP HER VISUALIZE HERSELF AT 199 POUNDS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO NUTRITION, I DON'T KNOW IF SHE DOESN'T GET IT, OR IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET IT. THOSE COLLARD GREENS-- THERE'S NO SAUCE OR ANYTHING? OH. OH, OKAY. LET'S GO WITH STEAMED BROCCOLI INSTEAD. WHAT? YOU ALWAYS GOTTA WONDER ABOUT THOSE GREENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN... BUT THEY WERE GONNA BE SO GOOD. WHEN I THINK OF DIET, I DON'T EVEN WANNA CALL IT A DIET, I JUST WANNA CALL IT "RESTRICTION." THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THE BREAD FROM THE TABLE NOW. CHRIS... NO, NOT ON MY WATCH. LAST COUPLE WEEKS, THEY'VE BEEN A REAL STRUGGLE. YOU KNOW, NYLA--SHE JUST DOESN'T GET IT YET. AND--AND I GOTTA TEACH HER TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH BEING UNCOMFORTABLE. SO TOMORROW, I SET UP A SPECIAL CHALLENGE FOR HER. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GAMBLE. I MEAN, SHE'LL EITHER FINALLY UNDERSTAND, SHE'LL FINALLY GET IT, OR I JUST MIGHT LOSE HER. LOOK, I KNOW YOU GOT A FEAR OF STAIRS, AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN... YOUR BEST FRIEND. YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS, RIGHT? NO. I DON'T CLIMB STAIRS. IT'S PAINFUL. LIKE, MY JOINTS ACHE. MY ANKLES CREAK, MY KNEES GRIND AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO CONQUER THAT FEAR. THIS WHOLE YEAR IS ABOUT STEPPING OUTSIDE OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. BUT THEY'RE MOVING. WHY CAN'T I JUST RIDE THEM UP? THEY ARE. THEY ARE. IT'S DIFFICULT. 'CAUSE YOU'RE ON THAT, AND YOU NEED TO MOVE FAST ENOUGH TO GET UP THOSE STEPS, BUT THEY'RE COMING DOWN-- WAIT, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. I GOTTA WALK UP THE OPPOSITE WAY? YEAH. YOU GOTTA GO UP THE OPPOSITE WAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS PURE (bleep). BECAUSE I FELT LIKE HE WASN'T BEING UNDERSTANDING... WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PERSON THAT'S 435 POUNDS. JUST START STEPPING. CHRIS IS, LIKE, 175. HE WOULDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HOW MY BODY FEELS. SO IT'S EASY TO BE PINK AND POSITIVE, AND SAY, "OH, YOU CAN DO IT! JUST TRY!" I JUST DIDN'T THINK IT COULD HAPPEN. YOU CAN DO THIS. ARE YOU READY? WE HAVE TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO DO IT. IN ORDER FOR US TO MAKE PROGRESS, SHE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING THAT SHE DOESN'T THINK SHE CAN. READY? THREE, TWO, ONE, I'M GONNA HELP YOU UP. GO. GO. GO. UHH! THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. NOW YOU'RE MAKING IT! NOW YOU'RE MAKING IT! NOW YOU'RE MAKING IT! CHRIS, I CAN'T DO THIS! YES, YOU CAN! YES, YOU CAN! YES, YOU CAN! NO, I... I CAN'T DO IT. YES, YOU CAN. I CAN'T DO IT. NYLA, YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. THAT VOICE INSIDE OF HER HEAD, IT GOT CRANKED UP, AND IT TOOK OVER. AND IMMEDIATELY, SHE GOT SCARED, AND SHE STOPPED LISTENING TO ME. WITHOUT EVEN TRYING, SHE SAID, "I CAN'T DO IT." WHY DO EVERYTHING AND STILL GET NOTHING? WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE A GUARANTEED WIN? YOU THINK--DO YOU THINK THERE HASN'T BEEN A MILLION THINGS IN MY LIFE THAT I'VE TRIED, AND I FELL? I GOT TO WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF PERSEVERANCE. AND THAT--THAT PISSED ME OFF. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I NEED SOME TIME BY MYSELF. I TOLD HIM. I'M LIKE, "LISTEN TO WHAT I'M SAYING." (bleep) TOLD YOU. LIKE, I WILL RESPECT WHAT YOU TELL ME, RESPECT WHAT I TELL YOU. I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME SOME SPACE. OKAY. OKAY. SHE CONTINUES TO SABOTAGE HERSELF. AND IT JUST NEVER ENDS WITH HER. SHE HAS TO ATTACK THESE FEARS. AND--AND UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, NYLA--SHE COULD NEVER TRANSFORM. I DID THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SUCCEED. AND IF THE PERSON WHO IS HELPING ME IS NOT HELPING ME SUCCEED, THEN ARE THEY REALLY HURTING ME? THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT. IF YOU WANNA LEAVE, BABY, I WILL NEVER KEEP YOU. I DIDN'T KEEP MY DADDY, AND I WON'T KEEP YOU, AND I PROMISE THAT. I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THE DECISION. THIS IS YOUR TRANSFORMATION. I NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU STILL WANT THIS. ♪♪♪ SO DO YOU WANT YOUR HALF-HOUR CARDIO SESSION TO PAY OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY? TRY INTERVALS-- BASICALLY, ALTERNATING BETWEEN HIGH- AND LOW-INTENSITY CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE JOGGING, TRY JOGGING FOR TWO MINUTES, THEN RUNNING FOR 30 SECONDS, THEN BRINGING IT BACK TO JOGGING FOR TWO MINUTES. BY ALTERNATING BETWEEN HIGH- AND LOW-INTENSITY CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISE, YOU'RE GONNA INCREASE YOUR METABOLIC AFTERBURN. SO WHEN YOU'RE ALL DONE, YOU'RE GONNA BE BURNING MORE CALORIES ON THE COUCH FIVE HOURS AFTER EXERCISE. ♪♪♪ WE HAVE OBJECTIVES, AND WE'RE NOT REACHING THOSE OBJECTIVES, BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING MISSING. I'VE NEVER MET ANYBODY WHO SEEMS TO FIGHT THIS PROCESS SO MUCH. NYLA HAD ANOTHER TERRIBLE WEIGH-IN THIS WEEK. SHE'S ONLY DOWN 40 POUNDS. AND THE WORST PART IS, THE NIGHT AFTER, I FIND A PIZZA BOX IN THE GARAGE. I MEAN, SHE EATS BECAUSE SHE FEELS BAD FOR HER WEIGH-INS, AND SHE DOES BAD ON HER WEIGH-INS BECAUSE SHE EATS. AND I'M TRYING TO GET HER TO UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT SHE JUST WON'T OPEN UP. WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. LOOK... I FOUND THIS IN YOUR TRASH CAN. YOU'RE KILLING IT PHYSICALLY. YOU'RE PUSHING YOURSELF. BUT YOU KEEP SABOTAGING YOURSELF. ONE THING MESSES UP EVERYTHING. EVEN IF YOU DO OKAY AFTER THAT. (crying) I WANNA MAKE YOU PROUD. I DO. BUT... (sighs) IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU. YOU'RE RIGHT. IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. SO WHERE ARE WE GOING WRONG? (exhales deeply) YOU SAY, "DON'T EAT WHEN YOU'RE STRESSED OUT." BUT WHAT DO I DO? I JUST FEEL--I'M SO LOST IN THIS (bleep). I'M SUPPOSED TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING. AND I CAN'T DO THAT! NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE PIZZA. NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE FRIES, AND YOU CAN'T HAVE-- MAN, SHUT THE... UP, BRO. WAIT. NYLA. ...YOU, CHRIS, MAN. THIS IS A VICIOUS CYCLE IN NYLA'S LIFE. SHE PICKS EASY THINGS THAT SHE CAN CONQUER, BUT SHE REFUSES TO TAKE ON ANY CHALLENGES WHERE FAILURE IS EVEN A POSSIBILITY, AND IF IT IS, THEN SHE QUICKLY FAILS ON PURPOSE. I NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU WANT THIS TRANSFORMATION. YOU HAVE TO WANT IT MORE THAN ANYTHING. IF YOU WANNA LEAVE, CHRIS, YOU WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST MAN TO LEAVE. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO GO. I REALIZE THAT NYLA WANTS ME TO WALK OUT ON HER. IT'S--IT'S GUARANTEED. AND THAT WAY, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE, BECAUSE THEN SHE CAN TURN AROUND, SHE CAN PUT IT ON ME. BUT IF YOU WANNA LEAVE, BABY, I WILL NEVER KEEP YOU. I DIDN'T KEEP MY DADDY, AND I WON'T KEEP YOU, AND I PROMISE THAT. BUT DON'T (bleep) THREATEN ME WITH DEPARTURE. I HATE THAT (bleep)! 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T WANNA BE HERE, YOU CAN LEAVE JUST LIKE HIM, AND, BABY, I WON'T COME AFTER YOU! I PROMISE, I WON'T COME AFTER YOU AT ALL. I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THE DECISION. THIS IS YOUR TRANSFORMATION. THIS IS YOUR DECISION TO MAKE. (sniffling) I ALREADY SAID I WANTED YOU TO STAY. I NEVER TOLD YOU TO GO. OKAY. JUST SHOW ME NOW. OUR TIME FOR TALKING ABOUT IT-- IT'S OVER. ♪♪♪ I THINK I'VE ALLOWED THIS TO BEAT ME DOWN, BUT I CAN TAKE THIS AND MAKE THIS BUILD ME UP JUST THE SAME. IT IS LIFE AND DEATH, AND I'M TRYING TO SAVE MY LIFE. I NEED TO KEEP GOING. ♪♪♪ (breathing heavily) OH, MY GOD. FOUR SECONDS. YOU'VE GOT THREE SECONDS. THESE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN BETTER. DON'T STOP, NYLA. DON'T STOP. NO MATTER WHAT. HOW BAD DO YOU WANT IT? GOOD! BUT HONESTLY, WE FELL SO FAR BEHIND AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PHASE, THAT I JUST DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S GOT A SHOT AT HITTING THIS WEIGH-IN. DONE? NO WAY. I GUESS WE'LL SEE. ♪♪♪ (Nyla) THANK YOU. (Chris) YOU'RE WELCOME. TODAY IS THE DAY FOR THIS BIG, JUICY WEIGH-IN. 90 DAYS. THE ANTICIPATION IS KILLING ME. THERE'S A LITTLE GYMNAST DOING FLIPS IN MY STOMACH. SO HOW DO YOU THINK YOU DID? WELL, I LOST SOME WEIGHT. YEAH. YOU REALLY TURNED IT AROUND. AND... THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR--FOR JUST TRUSTING IN THE PROCESS, BECAUSE, MAN, YOU WERE FIGHTING IT, AND FIGHTING IT, AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, AFTER... IT WASN'T THE PROCESS. I WAS--THERE WAS NEVER A FIGHT WITH THE PROCESS. YOU DON'T BECOME THIS LARGE FROM DISLIKING FOOD. THIS IS A MANIFESTATION OF ISSUES THAT I'M TRYING TO DEAL WITH. SO IT'S NEVER THE PROCESS. SO, WELL, NOW WE GET TO PUT A NUMBER ON IT. AND WE GET TO SEE HOW WELL YOU'VE TURNED THINGS AROUND. YOU READY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LAST TIME THAT YOU STEPPED ON THIS SCALE, YOU WERE 435 POUNDS. OF COURSE, I GAVE YOU THE GOAL TO LOSE 100 POUNDS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I ALSO TOLD YOU THAT IF YOU DO LOSE 100 POUNDS, YOU ARE GONNA BE DANCING WITH ONE OF THE DANCERS OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS." (whispers) YES. SO IF THIS SCALE READS 335 POUNDS OR LESS, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU DANCING. (exhales deeply) (beeping) (beeping stops) WELL, NYLA, GO AHEAD AND OPEN YOUR EYES. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. 361 POUNDS. THAT'S 74 POUNDS. WE WERE AIMING FOR 335... AND WE DIDN'T GET THERE. I DO FEEL PARTIALLY LIKE I FAILED, BECAUSE I DID. SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? NORMALLY, IF I HAVE A GOAL, THEN I, LIKE, TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, AND IF I DON'T GET IT, THEN IT'S, LIKE, ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. BUT, I MEAN, IF I DO THAT, THEN IT PUTS ME RIGHT BACK TO WHERE I WAS BEFORE. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? EXACTLY. SO... IT'S NOT WHERE I WANNA BE, BUT IT'S BETTER THAN WHERE I WAS. EXACTLY. AND THAT'S HOW I KNOW THAT YOU'RE CHANGING. YOU FAILED TO REACH YOUR GOAL. AND WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? YOU KEEP MOVING. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S HOW I KNOW YOU'RE TRANSFORMING. PHASE 2 OFFICIALLY BEGINS TODAY. YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IT. THAT SWITCH GOT FLIPPED. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE IT STAYS ON. YEP. ♪♪♪ NO. YES. NO... (laughs) YES. AS DIFFICULT AS IT'S BEEN LIVING WITH NYLA, I'M ACTUALLY HESITANT TO LEAVE, JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THINGS TO GO WRONG. BUT I JUST CAN'T. IT'S TIME FOR ME TO MOVE ON. I'VE GOT-- I GOT MORE PEOPLE TO HELP. I DO OWE YOU SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU'VE EARNED IT. OH! YOU MAY CONTROL THE AIR NOW... (laughs) YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, I TAKE ALL THE MEAN THINGS I SAID ABOUT YOU BACK. YOU'VE EARNED IT. YOU'VE EARNED IT. I HAVE. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR GOAL, AND THAT 6-MONTH GOAL, INSTEAD OF ME TELLING YOU WHAT I WANT YOU TO LOSE, I'D RATHER YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO LOSE. OH. WHAT YOU WANNA FOCUS ON. THE ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT YOU-- YOU ARE PROUD... HA HA! A LITTLE BIT. AND--AND YOU ARE DRIVEN WHEN YOU SET YOUR MIND TO IT. AND WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR WORD, YOU FOLLOW THROUGH. SO YOU TELL ME. THIS IS--THIS IS YOUR GOAL, NOT MINE. I WANT NYLA TO HAVE A SUCCESS. I WANT HER TO--TO--TO SET A GOAL AND TO REACH THAT GOAL. AND IT HAS TO BE REALISTIC, AND IT HAS TO BE ATTAINABLE. YOU CONTROL YOUR DESTINY. SHE FELT THAT SHE COULD LOSE 70 POUNDS FOR HER PHASE 2 GOAL. RIGHT OFF THE BAT, THAT WAS MORE THAN WHAT I WAS GONNA GIVE HER. I-I WAS THINKING 60 POUNDS. THAT'S FANTASTIC. SHE BELIEVES THAT SHE CAN, AND THAT--THAT RIGHT THERE GIVES ME CONFIDENCE, BECAUSE BELIEF IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INGREDIENT I CAN HAVE IN THIS PROCESS. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? I FEEL LIKE IT'S CHALLENGING BUT ATTAINABLE. MY MOTIVATION LEVEL IS PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW. I DON'T FEEL LIKE BOUNCING OFF THE WALLS, BUT IT'S JUST THIS QUIET CONFIDENCE. BEFORE I GO, UM, THERE IS SOMETHING I WANNA SHOW YOU. (TV switches on) I KNOW THAT HOW YOU FEEL NOW-- YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE FELT THAT WAY FOREVER. BUT IT DEFINITELY CANNOT BE ANY WORSE THAN HOW YOU FELT BEFORE YOU GOT STARTED. YOU HAVE TO SAVE YOURSELF, EVEN IF IT MEANS SAVING YOURSELF FROM YOURSELF. HMM. YOU GOTTA KEEP GOING, PERIOD. THERE'S NO "ANDs," "IFs," OR "BUTs" ABOUT IT. LOVE YOU... (blows kiss) BE SKINNY. NYLA THREE MONTHS AGO WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT A CHANGE, BUT HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE HELL SHE WAS GETTING HERSELF INTO. GOTTA SAVE MYSELF FROM MYSELF. DAMN. I KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THERE IS NO ONE THAT CAN MAKE ME DO ANYTHING, THERE IS NO ONE THAT CAN "FIX ME." BECAUSE IF I DON'T WANNA DO IT, IT'S NOT GONNA GET DONE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YA. (singsongy) BYE, CHRIS! BYE, NYLA. OOH, (bleep). I CANNOT SEEM TO LOSE WEIGHT. (exhales deeply) AND LATER... IF YOU HAD BEEN EATING JUST THE ALLOTTED CALORIES, YOU COULD LOSE 4 POUNDS A WEEK. IF YOU DEFY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS, YOU BELONG IN A NASA SPACE LAB RIGHT NOW. I'M DONE WITH THIS... HOW--HOW OFTEN? SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY? ♪♪♪ DON'T EAT CARBS ALONE. VERY OFTEN, MANY OF US HAVE JUST EATEN A BOWL OF PASTA FOR A MEAL. IT'S A MUCH HEALTHIER OPTION TO ADD SOME PROTEIN TO A SMALLER AMOUNT OF CARBS. WHEN WE ONLY EAT A PASTA MEAL, YOU BLOOD SUGAR COMES UP VERY QUICKLY AND COMES DOWN VERY QUICKLY. WHEN YOU ADD SOME PROTEIN AND VEGETABLES TO A SMALLER AMOUNT OF CARB, YOU'RE MORE SATISFIED FOR A LONGER LENGTH OF TIME. MAKES IT EASIER TO EAT LESS. MY GOAL IS A WHOLE LOT-- 70 POUNDS, TO BE EXACT. MY PLAN, IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH THIS, IS... ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES. TYPICALLY, AFTER A NICE MEAL, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST, I WANNA GO LAY DOWN, I WANNA GO TO SLEEP. I CAN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR, SO, UM, I GOTTA HIT THE TREADMILL. ♪♪♪ (Nyla) HAPPY, MERRY THANKSGIVING TO US. WE CAN STILL HAVE TURKEY. WE JUST BAKED IT. THERE WAS NO DEEP-FRYING. BUT LOOK HOW JUICY THAT IS. THIS SALMON--I DID THAT. IT'S SALMON AND SPINACH! (laughs) I'M COOKING! SO THIS IS OUR THANKSGIVING, AND IT'S ACTUALLY JUST ME AND MY MAMA. AND WE'RE DOING IT... SKINNY PEOPLE-STYLE FOR THANKSGIVING. (laughs) ♪♪♪ OOH, (bleep). OKAY. LET ME TRY THAT ONE AGAIN. THE THING THAT'S SCARING ME THE MOST RIGHT NOW IS THE FACT THAT I CANNOT SEEM TO LOSE WEIGHT. (exhales deeply) MY BODY SEEMS TO WANT TO HOLD ON TO THIS AS IF IT'S A GOOD THING. THESE ARE THE KIND OF WEEKS, I MEAN, WHERE YOU WONDER... WHY YOU'RE EVEN DOING THIS. IT IS HARD TO GET UP EACH DAY AND KNOW THAT I HAVE TO FACE THE SAME STUFF, BECAUSE IT HASN'T CHANGED. THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO DO IT. I GOT A CALL TODAY FROM NYLA, AND... LOOK, I KNOW SHE'S STRESSED, BUT FOR THE LAST FOUR WEEKS, IT'S ON, THEN IT'S OFF, AND IT'S UP, AND THEN IT'S DOWN. SHE'S JUST NOT POSTING THE NUMBERS THAT WE NEED. SHE HAS SUCH A NEGATIVE OUTLOOK ON THIS WHOLE PROCESS. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONVINCE HER THAT HER ATTITUDE HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON HER WEIGHT LOSS, THAT SHE--SHE REALLY NEEDS TO JUST EMBRACE THIS JOURNEY. I'M SICK. I CAN'T BREATHE, I HAVE NO ENERGY, AND THIS PRETTY MUCH JUST SUCKS. HOPEFULLY, NEXT WEEK WILL BE BETTER. (Chris) I'M REALLY STRUGGLING, TRYING TO GET THROUGH TO NYLA. IT SEEMS LIKE SHE'S WAITING FOR LIFE TO GET EASIER, AND IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN, AND UNTIL SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT, WEIGHT LOSS IS GONNA BE A STRUGGLE FOR HER. BILLS, BILLS, AND MORE BILLS... AND, UH, SOME OF THEM HAVE EVEN GONE INTO THE STATUS OF PINK. IF YOU'VE EVER RECEIVED A PINK BILL, THEN YOU KNOW THAT'S A DISCONNECT NOTICE. IT IS SO HARD OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FOCUS ON LOSING WEIGHT WHEN LIFE IS KICKING MY ***? I'M NOT EATING WHAT CHRIS SAID TO EAT, 'CAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT, BUT I WANT SO BADLY FOR THIS ALL TO WORK OUT. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG IS GOING WRONG. (Chris) HOW ARE YOU DOING? OKAY. SO I BROUGHT NYLA OUT TO LOS ANGELES AT THE 6-MONTH MARK BECAUSE I WANTED HER TO MEET WITH DR. SCHAACK. HE'S GONNA DO SOME SPECIAL MEDICAL TESTING ON HER STRESS LEVELS, AND SEE EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE AFFECTING HER WEIGHT LOSS. PLUS I HAVE TO WEIGH HER IN. I KNOW THE LAST THREE MONTHS HAVE NOT GONE... AS YOU SAID THEY WOULD GO. WHAT HAPPENED? LIFE. THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE TRANSFORMATION IS ABOUT, IS, WHAT DO WE DO WHEN REAL LIFE HAPPENS? STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? I DON'T KNOW. THINGS TO GET BETTER. I'M TRYING. I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE ARE SO-- BUT WHAT--WHAT-- WHAT IF THEY DON'T? REMEMBER, THIS IS REAL LIFE. RIGHT. THAT'S--THAT'S WHERE THE TRANSFORMATION OCCURS. IT'S, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE FINANCES GET BAD? AND--AND DO YOU STILL CARVE OUT THAT TIME TO THE PROMISE THAT YOU MADE YOURSELF? TO DO IT TO THE EXTENT THAT I WAS, I MONETARILY CAN'T. WHAT DOES MONEY HAVE TO DO WITH LOSING WEIGHT? IF I ONLY HAVE $30 A WEEK TO SPEND ON FOOD... HOW MUCH--HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO SPEND ON FOOD? HOW MUCH DO I SPEND? YEAH. $30 ON--THAT'S $30 TO $35... RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M-- AND--AND I'M SENDING YOU WHAT, 100 BUCKS A WEEK, RIGHT? YOU DON'T REIMBURSE ME IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU AGREE WITH. SO WHAT ARE YOU SURVIVING ON RIGHT NOW? FAITH. AND WHAT ARE YOU EATING? RAMEN NOODLES. THEY'RE CHEAP. THEY'RE NOT ON YOUR LIST, BUT THEY'RE CHEAP. SHE JUST STARTS GOING THROUGH ALL OF THESE REASONS WHY SHE HASN'T LOST THE WEIGHT, BUT REALLY, THEY'RE EXCUSES. YOU--YOU ARE SO HIGHLY EDUCATED, AND YOU'RE SO INCREDIBLY INTELLIGENT, I KNOW YOU CAN FIND SOLUTIONS OUT OF THIS, AND--AND WHAT I DO HERE ARE EXCUSES, OR, IF ANYTHING, WHY DON'T YOU JUST REACH OUT AND ASK FOR HELP? FROM WHO, CHRIS? BUT THE PEOPLE-- FROM ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S WEIGH. LET'S GO. THE LAST TIME THAT YOU STEPPED ON THE SCALE, YOU WERE AT... AND YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE GONNA LOSE 70 POUNDS IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. SO IF THE SCALE SAYS 291 POUNDS OR LESS, YOU'VE FULFILLED YOUR WORD. YOU READY? YEP. ALL RIGHT. (beeping) (beeping stops) THE SCALE SAYS 341 POUNDS. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. WELL... THAT'S... THAT'S WHAT YOU CHOSE. THAT'S WHAT YOU CHOSE. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON IN THIS WORLD WHO'S IN CONTROL, AND THAT'S YOU. YEP, I AGREE WITH YOU, HONEY, 100%. SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO, NYLA? I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WHAT I CAN DO, AND I'M--I'M GOOD WITH THAT. THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA BE. YEAH, BUT WHAT IF YOU CAN DO MORE? THESE CHALLENGES IN LIFE-- I KNOW THEY'RE NOT FAIR, BUT THESE SAME OPPORTUNITIES, THEY'RE BECOMING YOUR EXCUSES NOT TO TURN IN THE NUMBERS. IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE. IT'S AN EXPLANATION. YOU ASKED ME WHAT'S GOING ON. I'M TELLING YOU WHAT'S GOING ON. JUST--JUST FROM NUTRITION ALONE, IF--IF YOU HAD BEEN EATING JUST THE ALLOTTED CALORIES, YOU COULD LOSE 4 POUNDS A WEEK. NO. NO. THIS--THIS SHOULD SAY, 48 POUNDS LOST, AND NOT 20 POUNDS LOST. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED, CHRIS. I KNOW IT HASN'T HAPPENED. IT HASN'T--AND-- I'VE NEVER, I'VE NEVER, IN MY LIFE OF TRANSFORMATION, HAD SOMEONE NOT HIT 100 POUNDS LOST IN 6 MONTHS. IT HASN'T HAPPENED. IT HASN'T-- FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING. BUT NO--BUT IF--IF YOU DEFY THE LAWS OF PHYSICS, YOU BELONG IN A NASA SPACE LAB RIGHT NOW. HOW MANY CALORIES ARE YOU EATING A DAY? 2015 TO 1800. IT DOESN'T ADD UP. CAN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING ELSE, BOOBOO. DOESN'T, AND YOU'RE-- AND I'M NOT SAYING EVERY DAY IS PERFECT, BUT, LIKE, THERE ARE DAYS-- WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HOW OFTEN? HOW OFTEN? I'M DONE WITH THIS. HOW--HOW OFTEN? SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY? NYLA, IT'S--IT'S ALL UP TO YOU RIGHT NOW. IT'S ALL UP TO YOU. OH, MY GOD. SO ARE YOU DONE? NYLA, IS YOUR TRANSFORMATION DONE? NYLA, HELP ME OUT HERE. ARE YOU DONE? THAT'S IT. TONIGHT, IN THE FIRST HOUR OF "EXTREME MAKEOVER: WEIGHT LOSS EDITION"... MY NAME IS NYLA, AND I AM 300 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT. CHRIS PICKED NYLA FOR A 1-YEAR TRANSFORMATION... NYLA, ARE YOU READY? WHAT DID YOU-- (laughter) BUT SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS GETTING HERSELF INTO. (voice breaking) JUST CAN'T TAKE ANOTHER F-- WHEN DID YOU FAIL? TELL ME. NEVER HAVING A FATHER FELT LIKE IT WAS SOMEHOW A REFLECTION ON ME. YOU WERE ABANDONED... (sniffles) AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU. PHASE ONE WAS A STRUGGLE. I CAN'T DO THIS. YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME SOME SPACE. PHASE TWO WAS EVEN HARDER. NO. NO. THIS SHOULD SAY, 48 POUNDS LOST, AND NOT 20 POUNDS LOST. NO. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED. I KNOW IT HASN'T HAPPENED. I'M DONE WITH THIS. SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA WALK AWAY? ...CHRIS WILL ATTEMPT TO GET NYLA BACK ON BOARD. YOU HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY, AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RUNNING AWAY FROM IT. BUT CAN HE GET HER TO FACE THE GREATEST EMOTIONAL OBSTACLE OF HER LIFE? I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, BUT I FOUND YOUR FATHER. ♪♪♪ (knocks on door) HELL, I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT. YOU'RE RUNNING AWAY FROM THIS WHOLE THING, AND YOU HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW, AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RUNNING AWAY FROM IT. I'M NOT GONNA DANCE AROUND THIS THING ANYMORE. AND RIGHT NOW YOU'RE SO UP IN YOUR HEAD, THINKING, "YOU KNOW WHAT? HE CAN GO (bleep) HIMSELF," AND--AND YOU DON'T SEE THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT HOPEFULLY, ONE DAY, THESE WORDS WILL HIT THEIR MARK. I CAN'T HELP YOU IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO HELP YOURSELF, AND I'M GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT. (click) HEY. I JUST WANT TO HELP YOU. I REALLY DO. (sniffles) (voice breaking) YOU--I DON'T KNOW, LIKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE *** ME. I'M REALLY *** MYSELF, AND IT MAY NOT COME OFF LIKE THAT, BUT I NEVER WANTED TO BE MEDIOCRE, EVER, AT ANYTHING I EVER DID. THE FACT THAT THIS IS NOT WORKING IS KILLING ME. I DON'T KNOW THIS PLACE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FUNCTION IN THIS. THIS IS--I'M TOTALLY OUT OF MY ELEMENT... AND MAYBE THAT'S MY CHALLENGE. MAYBE THAT'S MY... TRIAL, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE DOWN HERE AND KEEP PUSHING. I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO PULL EVERYTHING TOGETHER. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT RIGHT. OKAY. LET ME HELP YOU MAKE IT RIGHT, OKAY? (sighs and sniffles) CAN I DO THAT? (sighs and sniffles) PLEASE. (sniffles and exhales deeply) (sniffles) WILL YOU LET ME HELP YOU? COME HERE. (sniffling) RIGHT NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM JACKING THIS UP ROYALLY... AND IT SUCKS... AND I FEEL LIKE I'M SUCKING. THERE'S A SAYING, "BREAKDOWNS LEAD TO BREAKTHROUGHS." I'M BROKE THE HELL DOWN RIGHT NOW. THERE YOU GO. THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO, THEN, RIGHT? (chuckles) (sighs) I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEEM LIKE I DIDN'T CARE... BECAUSE... I CARE MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I HAVE CARED ABOUT ANYTHING. MY HEART HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN IT. EVERYTHING IN ME WANTS TO BE BETTER. THAT'S WHY I CAME INTO THIS. OKAY. IT'S JUST, I NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EASY, BUT I JUST NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THIS HARD. BUT THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT EXTRAORDINARY. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING GREAT, AND I--THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. I SAW IT SIX MONTHS AGO. (sighs) SO WHAT DO YOU SAY? MM-- DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. JUST TRUST ME. JUST TRUST ME. IT WON'T BE BAD. CHRIS, THIS PROBABLY IS NOT THE BEST TIME FOR YOU TO SAY, "TRUST ME." LET'S GO. (chuckles) (Chris) NOW THAT NYLA AND I ARE FINALLY ON THE SAME PAGE, I WANT HER TO MEET WITH DR. SCHAACK TO DO SOME SPECIAL MEDICAL TESTING TO SEE HOW WELL SHE'S HANDLING STRESS. HI, NYLA. (singsongy) HELLO. THEY BEEN KEEPING YOU BUSY? UH, IT'S BEEN, WELL, ROCKY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WHEN YOU CAME HERE... YES. WE LOOKED AT A THING CALLED HEART RATE VARIABILITY. HEART RATE VARIABILITY IS ONE OF THE NEWER MODALITIES THAT WE ARE USING HERE AT CALIFORNIA HEALTH & LONGEVITY INSTITUTE. THIS MEASUREMENT, UH, THAT WE HAVE, WE DON'T BELIEVE IT MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF STRESS YOU'RE UNDER. IT MEASURES HOW YOU HANDLE THE STRESS. THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THIS HEART RATE VARIABILITY IS ON A SCALE OF ONE TO NINE... OKAY. WITH ONE BEING THE WORST, AND NINE BEING THE BEST. I COMPARED YOUR WEIGHT LOSS ALONE TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO EXERCISED REGULARLY, AND ALTHOUGH THEY ACHIEVED NO MORE WEIGHT LOSS THAN YOU ACHIEVED... MM. THEIR NUMBERS HAD GONE FROM TWO, ALL THE WAY UP TO SEVEN. OKAY. YOUR NUMBER ALSO STARTED AT TWO... YEAH. AND IT WENT TO THREE. RIGHT. YOU CANNOT WAIT TILL THE STRESS GOES AWAY... TO-- TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. RIGHT. YOUR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH YOUR STRESS WILL GET BETTER IF YOU CAN BECOME MORE FIT. OKAY. NOW TYPICALLY, PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF, THINK THAT, "IF I CAN LOWER MY STRESS LEVEL, THEN I CAN START EXERCISING, THEN I CAN START DIETING," WHEN, IN ACTUALITY, DR. SCHAACK IS SAYING, "YOUR ABILITY TO HANDLE THE STRESSES OF LIFE IS CONTINGENT UPON YOUR ABILITY TO EXERCISE AND EAT RIGHT." EXERCISE REGULARLY. YOU'LL HANDLE THE STRESS MUCH BETTER. OKAY. OKAY? HI, YOU. (singsongy) HELLO. (sighs) UM, I KNOW EVER SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS... MM-HMM. YOU SHARED WITH ME THAT YOU FELT LIKE YOU WERE ABANDONED BY YOUR FATHER WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER. OKAY. YOU KNOW, AND I CAN'T EVEN HELP BUT-- BUT TO FEEL LIKE WE EVEN DEALT WITH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WITH YOU FEELING LIKE I WAS GONNA LEAVE YOU. RIGHT. I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND. WELL, I FOUND YOUR FATHER. (Nyla) I'VE NEVER SEEN MY FATHER. I WOULD NOT KNOW HIM IF HE WAS STANDING 2 FEET IN FRONT OF ME, AND HE WOULDN'T KNOW ME. I ALSO FOUND, UM, HIS WHOLE SIDE OF THE FAMILY. (Nyla, echoing voice) HE HAS NEVER BEEN IN MY LIFE AT ALL. AND I HAVE... (door closes) ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD EVER LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT HIM, RIGHT HERE... AND YOUR FAMILY. WHEN CHRIS HELD UP THE ENVELOPE, I HONESTLY... I KIND OF BLANKED OUT AT FIRST... AND... WHEN I CAME BACK, I WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE, "IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?" IT LOOKS LIKE PROBABLY A FEW PIECES OF PAPER AND A PICTURE OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IT MEANS, THOUGH, IS SO MUCH MORE. THAT ENVELOPE IS 28 YEARS OF MY PAIN. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME KIND OF CLOSURE. OKAY. THESE EMOTIONS RUN DEEP. THESE SCARS GO DEEP, TO MY CORE. CLOSURE IS NOT GUARANTEED, EVER. OKAY. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT NYLA DIDN'T OPEN THE ENVELOPE. IT SEEMS, LIKE, THAT EVERY TIME WE COME CLOSE TO A BREAKTHROUGH, SHE BACKS AWAY FOR FEAR OF WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE. I MEAN, SHE DID THE EXACT SAME THING WITH THE ESCALATOR. THIS IS YOUR LIFE. (voice breaking) IT IS. NOBODY ELSE'S. ULTIMATELY, IT'S HER DECISION, AND I CAN'T FORCE HER TO OPEN THAT ENVELOPE. WE'LL LEAVE THAT RIGHT THERE. I'M NOT SAYING I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT, BUT I CAN'T OVERSIMPLIFY THIS. (heart beating) I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND, BUT I HIRED A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, AND... WELL, I FOUND YOUR FATHER. (Nyla) WHEN CHRIS HELD UP THE ENVELOPE, I HONESTLY... I KIND OF BLANKED OUT AT FIRST. THAT ENVELOPE IS 28 YEARS OF MY PAIN. I'M NOT SAYING I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT, BUT I CAN'T OVERSIMPLIFY THIS. (heart beating) (heart stops beating) (Nyla) "INVESTIGATION REPORT FOR RONALD CHARLES GASTON." (voice breaking) "RONALD CHARLES GASTON"... "BORN NOVEMBER 24, 1956. "PASSED AWAY AT AGE 53 ON MARCH 13, 2010." (sniffles) "DEAR NYLA, I'M YOUR AUNTIE HELEN ON YOUR FATHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY." (sniffles) "I USED TO TALK TO YOUR MOM FLO WHEN YOU WERE BORN. "I WAS VERY CLOSE TO CHARLES, "AND HE TALKED ABOUT HIS DAUGHTERS ALL THE TIME. "HE... "HE HAD REGRETS "THAT HE WASN'T THERE FOR YOU BECAUSE OF HIS HABITS. "CHARLES CLEANED UP HIS ACT WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON, "BUT WASN'T ABLE TO KEEP IT TOGETHER "AFTER HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY, "AND ENDED UP COMMITTING SUICIDE IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR. "NYLA, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU..." (sniffles) "AND WANTED TO MEET YOU, DESPITE WHAT YOU MAY THINK." (sniffles, sighs) (sniffles) (Nyla) WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED WAS FOR HIM TO KNOW ME. HE WILL NEVER HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY NOW. NOR WILL I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY KNOW HIM. IT'S HARD TO HAVE CLOSURE ABOUT THAT. I'M WALKING UP THE STAIRS FROM THE GYM AT C.H.L.I., AND I SEE NYLA COME RUNNING DOWN THE HALL AT ME IN TEARS, AND THE SHOW PRODUCER PULLS ME ASIDE AND SAYS, "OH, MY GOSH. SHE JUST OPENED UP THE PACKET." SHE SEEMED SO SURE AND--AND CONFIDENT IN HER DECISION TO HOLD OFF ON THAT, BUT I GUESS THE CURIOSITY AND 28 YEARS OF--OF WANTING TO KNOW WHY CAUGHT UP WITH HER. (sobbing) (whispers) I'M SORRY. WHEN NYLA STARTED CRYING, IT WASN'T JUST THE TEARS OF SOMEBODY WHO--WHO BROKE DOWN AFTER A WORKOUT OR... WHO'S EXPERIENCING SOME KIND OF SADNESS OR EMOTION. I MEAN, THIS IS 28 YEARS OF... OF DEVASTATION, AND 28 YEARS OF SORROW AND ABANDONMENT, AND SHE JUST-- SHE JUST LET IT ALL GO, TO A POINT WHERE SHE COULDN'T EVEN STAND. HER KNEES BUCKLED UNDERNEATH HER, AND IT WAS--IT WAS TOO MUCH. YOU KNOW, HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. I CAN'T BE THAT PERSON. NO. (Chris) IN BETWEEN TEARS, SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW, HE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE, AND I CAN'T BE THAT PERSON." AND--AND THAT WAS THE PATH THAT NYLA WAS ON. I MEAN, SHE WAS--SHE WAS COMMITTING SUICIDE THE SLOW WAY, AND FOR HER TO REALIZE THAT AND TO BE AWARE OF THAT, THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH SHE'S CHANGED. THAT SHOWS HOW STRONG SHE'S BECOME. (sighs) (voice breaking) I NEVER HATED HIM. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HIM. (Nyla) I DIDN'T KNOW HIM, BUT I HAD LOVE FOR HIM. HE IS MY FATHER. WHETHER HE WAS THERE OR NOT, I DON'T HAVE HATRED IN MY HEART LIKE THAT. I NEVER HAVE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HIM. ♪♪♪ (Nyla) I'M HEADED TO MEET MY DAD'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. I HAVE HIGH HOPES. I HOPE THINGS WILL GO WELL, AND, UM... WE'LL SEE. YOU READY FOR THIS? I WAS GONNA HUG HER FIRST. THE ANTICIPATION OF THIS IS... IT'S A LOT. BUT YOU'RE DOING VERY GOOD, SISTER. YEAH, THANK YOU. DAMAGE CONTROL. YOU ARE. YOU ARE. DAMAGE CONTROL. AND IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. OKAY, SO LET'S-- OKAY, LET'S GO... BEFORE I-- BEFORE I TURN AROUND AND LEAVE. (laughs) OOH. OKAY. (indistinct conversations) OH, WOW. THERE'S A LOT OF 'EM. C.J.! I WAS GONNA HUG HER FIRST. YOU READY FOR THIS? YEAH. AND IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE OKAY. (indistinct conversations) MY, MY, MY. OH, WOW. THERE'S A LOT OF 'EM. (Nyla, singsongy) HI. HI. (normal voice) IT'S MORE PEOPLE THAN I EXPECTED. I'M NYLA. HOW YOU DOING? HOW ARE YOU? (woman) WE ARE SO HAPPY AND EXCITED TO SEE YOU. (laughs) HOW ARE YOU? ALL RIGHTY. I WAS LIKE, "I DEFINITELY GET MY HEIGHT FROM THIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY." UH-HUH. OH, HOW YOU DOING? HIYA, SWEETIE. HOW ARE YOU? I HAVE HIS MOUTH. WE ALL DO. YEAH, AND YOU HAVE THE HEIGHT. DEFINITELY HAVE THE HEIGHT. WE'RE ALL FAMILY. DON'T CARE WHAT WE DONE BEEN THROUGH. YOU'RE STILL OUR NIECE, AND I LOVE YOU WITH THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART 'CAUSE YOU LOOK LIKE ME. CAN'T SPEAK FOR YOUR FATHER, BUT NUMEROUS A TIME HE TALKED ABOUT HIS THREE DAUGHTERS. HE WOULD COME TO YOU, HE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD... DO, OR HOW YOU WOULD SAY-- AND THERE WAS NEVER-- THERE WAS NEVER-- YEAH, SO... THERE WAS NEVER ANY ANIMOSITY ON MY PART, EVER. FEAR ON MY PART ABOUT REACHING OUT. WE--WE DON'T TAKE REJECTION WELL. SO... YEAH--OH, I-I DEFINITELY GOT THAT FROM Y'ALL. SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW I TOOK IT. HIS ABSENCE WAS... MM-HMM. LIKE A REJECTION FOR ME, LIKE... ALL THIS TIME, MY FATHER WAS THINKING THAT I WOULD REJECT HIM, WHEN ALL I WANTED WAS HIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT. YOU OKAY? HAD HE KNOWN THAT, HE WOULD HAVE ACTED DIFFERENTLY, BUT HE WASN'T WILLING TO TAKE THE CHANCE, AND NEITHER WAS I, BECAUSE OF FEAR. YOU CAN'T REALLY LET FEAR DIRECT YOUR LIFE, BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY MOVE. YOU JUST STAND STILL, AND THAT'S REALLY NO LIFE TO LIVE. ♪ JE... ♪ (Helen and Rhonda) ♪ ...SUS KEEP ME ♪ ♪ NEAR ♪ ♪ THE CROSS ♪ THIS IS YOUR FATHER GRAVE. (sniffles) HE KNOW WE HERE. HE'S SMILING AT YOU, BABY. ♪ FREE TO WALK ♪ OH, I JUST HATE THAT IT'S LIKE THIS. BABY, YOU GONNA BE FINE. AND I LOVE YOU. (kisses) (whispers) THANK YOU. THIS IS NOT OVER JUST BECAUSE I GOT TO MEET THE FAMILY. I STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE EMOTIONS, BUT I'M ALLOWING MYSELF TO ACTUALLY DO IT NOW. (voice breaking) OH, I JUST WISH WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS SOONER. (sniffles) (sniffles) (sighs) (sighs) SO SORRY IT HAD TO BE THIS WAY. (Nyla) TODAY IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. I TOOK A CHANCE, AND THAT'S BIG. FOR ME, IT IS. (sniffles) (Chris) THE FACT THAT NYLA MADE THE DECISION TO GO MEET HER EXTENDED FAMILY-- THAT--THAT SHOWS TRUE TRANSFORMATION, AND SHE KNEW THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY, THAT EXPERIENCE, IT WAS GONNA--IT WAS GONNA BRING BACK ALL KINDS OF EMOTIONS THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW SHE WAS GONNA DEAL WITH THEM, BUT SHE DID IT, AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES FOR HOW SHE HAS CHANGED IN THIS PROCESS, BECAUSE NYLA IS FINALLY TRANSFORMING HERE, AND--AND WEIGHT LOSS AND ANYTHING ELSE SHE WANTS TO-- TO CHANGE IN HER LIFE, FROM--FROM HERE ON OUT, THAT'S AN AFTERTHOUGHT. (sighs) (sniffles) MAYBE I'M NOT THE SPEEDY WEIGHT LOSS QUEEN, BUT I CAN STILL LOSE WEIGHT, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. I AVOID STAIRS LIKE THE PLAGUE, SO I'M GONNA SHARE WITH Y'ALL MY MINI VICTORY FOR THE DAY... STAIRS. EVER SINCE THE VISIT WITH HER DAD'S FAMILY, NYLA SEEMS TO BE BACK ON TRACK, AND I AM SO HAPPY FOR HER. YEAH, I-I TOLD HER, "LET'S JUST FOCUS ON A REASONABLE GOAL," BECAUSE SHE'S PROBABLY OUT OF REACH OF GETTING SKIN SURGERY AT THIS POINT, SO WE DECIDED TO AIM FOR THE 200s BY THE 9-MONTH MARK, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, I REALLY THINK SHE'S GONNA HIT IT. (Chris) NYLA WENT TO GO MEET HER EXTENDED FAMILY, AND I'M--I'M PRAYING THAT IT HAS AFFECTED HER WEIGHT LOSS POSITIVELY. NYLA DOLL. HEY, HEY, HEY. WOW. YOU WALKING ALL THE WAY AROUND? (laughs) HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD. YOU LOOK GOOD. WANT ME TO DO A TWIRL? YES, PLEASE. WOW. SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT. I--AND--AND--I SOUND SURPRISED, AND I KIND OF AM, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M NOT. I MEAN, THE--THE TONE IN HER VOICE HAS JUST BEEN AWESOME OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, AND EVEN THOUGH LIFE HASN'T GOTTEN EASIER, SHE HAS CHANGED. SHE'S REALIZED THAT SHE CAN'T CHANGE LIFE AROUND HER, BUT SHE CAN CHANGE AROUND LIFE. WE ARE HERE FOR THE 9-MONTH WEIGH-IN... ♪ DUN-DUN-DUN ♪ SO... LET'S, UH, LET'S SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING. YOU READY? ARE YOU? I'M READY. OKAY. I'M READY. ♪♪♪ HERE WE GO AGAIN, RIGHT? YES. LAST TIME YOU STEPPED ON THE SCALE, YOU WERE 341 POUNDS, SO... IF I HIT 42... YOU HIT 40--Y-YOU--YEAH. I'D BE IN THE 2s, AND... RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, NYLA. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. OKAY. (beeping) (beeping stops) OHH. NO? OHH. OHH. SO CLOSE. DUDE, YOU'RE, LIKE, A WEEK AWAY FROM THE 200s. THAT'S, LIKE, PAINFUL. OKAY, GIVE ME A WEEK EXTENSION, BOO. OHH. I AIN'T BEEN-- WELL, REALLY, I HADN'T WEIGHED THAT SINCE I WAS 18. I'M 28. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN JUST NINE MONTHS. LIKE, LOOK AT THE STATS. YOU'RE 303 POUNDS NOW. YOU'VE LOST 132 POUNDS, NYLA. LOST A HEALTHY-SIZED PERSON. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU'VE LOST 30.3% OF YOUR ORIGINAL BODY WEIGHT, WHICH IS PHENOMENAL. TO LOSE 38 POUNDS IN PHASE 3, I MEAN, THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. I MEAN, THAT'S MORE DIFFICULT THAN EVEN WHAT SHE DID IN PHASE 1. SHE LOST 74 POUNDS IN PHASE 1, BUT WHEN YOU'RE LARGER, IT'S EASIER TO LOSE THAT MUCH WEIGHT. I'M EMBRACING THE STRUGGLE BECAUSE I THINK IT MAKES YOU APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GET THAT MUCH MORE. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. NYLA--I THINK SHE'S STARTING TO SEE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, BECAUSE HER--HER OUTLOOK ON LIFE, IT'S--IT'S POSITIVE. IT'S JUST AWESOME TO SEE THAT-- THAT SHE'S FINALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. ♪♪♪ (Chris) IN PHASE 3, SHE DID GREAT, SO I THOUGHT, WHAT BETTER THAN TO REWARD HER? AAH! SURPRISE. (laughs) AND LATER... I AM HONORED TO PRESENT THE NEW NYLA. (cheers and applause) SEE HOW SHE LOOKS AFTER ONE FULL YEAR. ♪♪♪ I PROMISED NYLA DANCE LESSONS AT THE END OF PHASE 1, IF SHE HIT HER GOAL. BUT SHE DIDN'T GET THERE. BUT SHE DID SO WELL IN PHASE 3 THAT I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING REALLY COOL FOR HER BEFORE I SEND HER HOME FOR PHASE 4. (Chris) I PROMISE YOU YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE. AAH! SURPRISE! MY NAME IS TONY DOVOLANI. I'M ONE OF THE PROFESSIONALS ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS." I'VE BEEN ON THERE FOR TEN SEASONS. SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES THAT I'VE WORKED WITH HAVE BEEN STACY KEIBLER, JANE SEYMOUR, SUSAN LUCCI, AUDRINA PATRIDGE. SO I'VE HAD A PRETTY ALL-STAR CAST. (laughs) HI! I LOVE THIS. SHE'S SKIPPING. SHE'S SKIPPING AND HOPPING AWAY. OH! AND YOU SMELL GOOD, TOO! OH, WELL THANK... (sniffs) THAT'S NICE. WHAT IS IT? THANK YOU. I AM A HUGE "DANCING WITH THE STARS" FAN. I LIKE TO DANCE ALL BY MYSELF, SO IF I HAVE-- IF THERE'S A SHOW THAT I CAN WATCH AND EMULATE... DEFINITELY, IN MY APARTMENT, I DANCE THE CHA-CHA BETTER THAN NOBODY... EXCEPT FOR MAYBE TONY. (laughs) HOW YOU DOING? I'M GOOD! HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S IT GOING, GOOD? GOOD! BIG SURPRISE? I KNOW IT. YOU LOOK SO JAZZY. I'M SUPER EXCITED. SO AM I. THIS IS GONNA BE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS STAGE WITH NYLA, I'M REALLY FOCUSING ON JUST MAINTAINING A POSITIVE APPROACH, AND I'M HOPING THAT BY CREATING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR NYLA THAT SHE JUST COULDN'T DO ON HER OWN, IT'S GONNA MOTIVATE HER TO KILL IT FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. I'M GONNA LET YOU TWO DO YOUR THING, BUT I'M GONNA COME BACK IN AN HOUR, AND I'M GONNA JUDGE YOUR DANCE. UH-OH... (laughs) SHE--SHE IS IN YOUR HANDS. OH, BOY. AND, UH, WELL, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN AN HOUR. (singsongy) OH, THIS SHOULD BE INTERESTING. THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN. OKAY, I NEED TO LEARN THIS QUICKLY SO I HAVE TIME TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD. WE'RE GONNA DO SALSA. OOH, SALSA. MMM. HOT, SPICY. YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT BUT I... THAT'S OKAY. I'M GONNA SHOW IT TO YOU. (salsa music playing) FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, GO. BACK, FORWARD. NOW TO THE SIDE. SIDE. SIDE. SIDE. SIDE. EXCELLENT. GOOD. NOW THIS IS REALLY GOOD. OKAY. I'M GONNA START PUTTING SOME ROUTINES TOGETHER FOR YOU. (laughs) THIS IS GREAT. TO SEE HIM AND ACTUALLY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE WITH HIM, IT WAS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE. BECAUSE YOU SEE IT ON TV, AND IT JUST SEEMS SO FAR AWAY. BUT TO ACTUALLY KIND OF GET A TASTE OF IT, I WAS DIGGING IT. YOU'RE A QUICK STUDY. YOU WANNA BE ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS"? (laughs) YOU WANNA HAVE ME? COME ON. WAIT, WAIT. WAIT FOR ME TO GET MY SEXY BACK, THEN WE CAN TALK. UH-OH. I THINK NYLA'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN TOTAL IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT SHE'S ALWAYS POSITIVE. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE ONE THING THAT I NOTICED, IS SHE KEPT--TENDED TO BE *** HERSELF. AND THE MORE POSITIVE ENERGY I THREW AT HER, THE BETTER SHE DID. YOU TWO NEED SOME WATER? YEAH! YES. MY MAN. READY TO BE IMPRESSED? ABSOLUTELY. I AM READY. LET'S DO IT. GO. (salsa music playing) OKAY. (laughs) THAT WAS EXCELLENT. (laughs) EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. VERY WELL DONE. VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU, CHRIS. I HAD A GOOD TEACHER. MM. I HAD A GREAT STUDENT. A TEACHER IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THEIR STUDENT. SO... WHAT DO THE JUDGES HAVE TO SAY? WELL DONE. OKAY, THE ONE THING THAT IMPRESSED ME THE MOST WAS THE-- THE PARTNER CONNECTION. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. AND YOU KEPT THE SMILE, THE ATTITUDE. YOU WERE GLOWING THE WHOLE TIME. VERY WELL DONE. A 9! AAH! HUH! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. (Chris laughs) UH-HUH. UH-UH UH-UH-HUH. CHRIS GAVE ME A 9. ALMOST PERFECT. UM, I THINK HE'S A LITTLE BIASED, BECAUSE HE PROBABLY WANTED TO DANCE WITH ME, AND THAT'S WHY HE DIDN'T GIVE ME A 10. THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M SAYING. (Chris) IT WAS ELECTRIC. I COULD TELL. (singsongy) HE'S GREAT. SHE DID GREAT, AND--AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE HAD FUN. AND--AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT HER TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS WHOLE PROCESS, IS THAT SHE CAN HAVE FUN DOING IT. (Chris) SEE YOU, BUDDY. (Tony) ALL RIGHT, GUYS. TAKE CARE. WHEN SOMEONE WHO DOES IT PROFESSIONALLY SAYS, "HEY, YOU'RE NOT BAD." I KIND OF WAS LIKE, "OH, YEAH? MM-HMM." MAYBE I NEED TO LOOK INTO SOME DANCE FITNESS OR ACTUALLY UTILIZE THE CLASSES AT THE GYM THAT I PAY MONEY TO GO TO THAT I DON'T... USE. YEAH. ♪♪♪ TODAY IS A GOOD DAY. I BROKE THE 2s! BARELY. BARELY. I'M 298, BUT BOY, IT FEELS LIKE 198. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO THE 2s FOR A LONG TIME. I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE IN THE 2s... PROBABLY ABOUT FIVE OR SIX MONTHS AGO. SO I'M FEELING GOOD. UM, I'M OFFICIALLY ENTERING SEXY DIVA MODE... BECAUSE I CAN CROSS MY LEGS... AND NOT CUT OF CIRCULATION TO ANY OF MY FEET. YAY, ME. (blows kiss) I'M OUTSIDE OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX. BEEN HERE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. NEVER EVEN CAME OUTSIDE. WE HAVE A WALKING TRAIL. IT'S REALLY PRETTY. SEE? I'LL SHOW YOU. IT'S, LIKE, NATURE. IT'S REALLY NICE. SO IT JUST BREAKS UP THE MONOTONY FROM STAYING IN MY APARTMENT ALL THE TIME, WALKING ON THE TREADMILL. KEEPING IT INTERESTING SO I DON'T GET BURNED OUT. AND IT'S A LITTLE NYLA TIME. IT'S QUIET BACK HERE. IT'S PEACEFUL. I LIKE IT. I HAVE INJURED MY BACK. I'VE STRAINED MY LOWER BACK. SO FOR NOW... ICE... (pills rattle) PAIN MEDS. AND, UM... BED. THIS... WAS NOT HOW I PLANNED THINGS TO GO... AT ALL. SO I GOT A CALL FROM DR. SCHAACK TODAY, AND HE SAID HE NEEDS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT NYLA. AND I'M THINKING, LIKE, FINALLY, SHE'S IN A GOOD PLACE MENTALLY, AND--AND SHE'S READY TO LOSE THE WEIGHT. WHAT ELSE CAN GO WRONG? HEY, DR. SCHAACK. HI. CHRIS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. HI. COME ON AND HAVE A SEAT. SO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NYLA'S BACK? SHE CAN'T EVEN MOVE RIGHT NOW. SHE HAS, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL CALL IT SCIATICA. IT'S ACTUALLY A NERVE ROOT IRRITATION UP HIGH IN THE BACK. WE GOT A MODEL HERE OF A HUMAN BACK. THE LITTLE YELLOW THINGS COMING OUT ARE-- REPRESENT NERVES THAT ARE COMING OUT AND GO OUT TO THE WHOLE BODY. WHAT SHE HAS IS WHAT'S DEMONSTRATED HERE, AND THAT IS A DISK IS COMING OUT, IS IRRITATED AND RED, AND IS ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY PUSHING ON THE NERVE AS IT COMES OUT. AND EVERY TIME SHE BENDS HER BACK OR MOVES HER BACK, THAT NERVE IS JUST BEING GROUND DOWN. AND IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE SWELLING AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO GO AWAY. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT'S GONNA BE LIKE IN HER, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE TYPICAL IS TWO TO FOUR WEEKS FOR ACUTE RECOVERY, TO WHERE SHE CAN DO MOST THINGS, AND THEN ABOUT ANOTHER TWO TO FOUR WEEKS AFTER THAT TO BE BACK TO HER FULL SELF. YOU KNOW, THIS TRULY IS NYLA'S FINAL TEST. I MEAN, THE OLD NYLA WILL TURN TO FOOD, AND WILL ACTUALLY GAIN WEIGHT, AND THE NEW NYLA WILL STAY THE COURSE AND DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO FULFILL THE COMMITMENTS THAT SHE'S MADE TO HER OWN WEIGHT LOSS. SO NOW, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE FINAL WEIGH-IN AND SEE WHICH NYLA SHOWS UP. ♪♪♪ (cheering) YEAH! WHAT'S UP, HOUSTON? (cheers) WHO'S READY TO SEE NYLA? (cheers) (laughs) I CANNOT WAIT FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE HER. BECAUSE SHE LOOKS AMAZING. AND SHE'S ON HER WAY HERE RIGHT NOW. SHE'S ON HER WAY HERE RIGHT NOW. (cheers) YES. IT WAS A YEAR AGO THAT HER TRANSFORMATION STARTED. AND... WE BUTTED HEADS. AND IT WAS JUST CONSTANTLY THE BACK AND FORTH, AS SHE WAS STRUGGLING WITH HERSELF THROUGH THIS PROCESS. AND SHE--SHE FINALLY FESSED UP AT THE END OF PHASE 1-- SHE SAID, "LOOK, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. "WHEN YOU SELECTED ME FOR THIS PROCESS, "I THOUGHT YOU HAD SOME KIND OF SECRET. "I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE JUST GONNA SHOW UP AT MY DOOR "AND SPRINKLE THIS-- THIS PIXIE DUST, AND I'M GONNA LOSE 200 POUNDS." AND SHE REALIZED THAT THERE IS REALLY NO SECRET TO THIS PROCESS, IT'S ALL ABOUT DISCOVERY. AND THIS IS REAL LIFE. AND WHEN I SAY "REAL LIFE HAPPENS," I MEAN, IT CERTAINLY HAPPENED TO NYLA. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD HAVE POSSIBLY IMAGINED COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO NYLA THIS YEAR, IT DID. BUT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, SHE GOT STRONGER AND STRONGER AND STRONGER. ARE YOU READY TO MEET THE NEW NYLA? (cheers and applause) LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I AM HONORED TO PRESENT... THE NEW NYLA! (cheering) (whistles) I AM HONORED TO PRESENT... THE NEW NYLA! (cheering) WHOO! WHOO! YAY! (cheering) (woman) GO, GIRL! WAIT. I MESSED UP! SORRY... (laughs) I TAUGHT--WE GOT IT. I TAUGHT HIM, AND HE GOT IT, I DON'T. YEAH, SHE TAUGHT ME... (laughs) AH. WOW. YEAH. I MEAN, 'CAUSE, WELL... Y'ALL PICKED THE WORST PICTURE. (laughter) IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, ISN'T IT? ISN'T THAT CRAZY? OOH. ONE YEAR AGO. YEAH. 435 POUNDS. OOH. OOH! THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT YEAR OF MY LIFE. I MEAN EMOTIONALLY, FINANCIALLY, IT'S JUST BEEN ALL OVER THE MAP. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL HERE. SO IT'S NOT OVER. THAT'S TRANSFORMATION. (cheers) THAT'S IT. AND THAT'S THE SECRET. YEAH. THE SECRET IS THERE IS NO SECRET. YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT THIS YEAR. I MEAN, GOSH, YOU MET THE OTHER HALF OF YOUR FAMILY. YES, I DID. (woman) THAT'S RIGHT! WHOO! (cheers) SO THIS IS THEM? YES. WOW. HEY, FAM! (all) HEY! YEAH, AND YOU KNOW, UM, IT WAS NEEDED, I THINK. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND-- WHEN YOU BECOME A CERTAIN WEIGHT, IT IS NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO EAT. THAT'S HOW I DEAL WITH MY STRESS. AND THAT WAS AN ISSUE FOR ME--NEVER HAVING MET MY DAD, YOU KNOW, AND THE--THE ISSUES THAT IT CAUSED WITHIN ME, I WAS READY TO FACE IT AND DEAL WITH IT SO THAT I COULD ACTUALLY MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE. YOU KNOW, I-I DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY, UM, MEET MY FATHER, BUT... (woman) IT'S ALL RIGHT. HE'S RIGHT HERE. (voice breaking) BUT THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I STILL RECEIVED THEIR LOVE, AND... I CAN NEVER-- I WOULD NEVER REGRET IT. I WOULD NEVER REGRET TAKING THAT CHANCE. (cheers) NOW HOW ARE YOU FEELING? AND BY THAT--I TALKED TO DR. SCHAACK, AND HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THE SCIATICA. UH, THAT'S THE CARDS I WAS DEALT. SURE. THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS PLAY MY HAND WELL. AGAIN, THIS IS--THIS IS MY ONE YEAR TO GET IT GOING. IT DOESN'T START AND FINISH HERE. (cheers) ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW THE DRILL. OH... TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF. STEP UP. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THIS IS IT. THIS IS HER FINAL WEIGH-IN. (cheers and applause) NYLA, REMEMBER, WHEN YOU FIRST STEPPED ON THAT SCALE ONE YEAR AGO, YOU WERE 435 POUNDS. ♪♪♪ NYLA, JUST STAY IN THIS FIGHT, OKAY? (crying) I DON'T WANNA FAIL. NO. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO! GOOD. GOOD. GOOD. GOOD. I CAN'T DO THIS! YES, YOU CAN. YES, YOU CAN. WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. YOU KEEP SABOTAGING YOURSELF. I JUST FEEL--I'M SO LOST IN THIS (bleep). I'M SUPPOSED TO GET RID OF EVERYTHING, AND I CAN'T DO THAT! (Chris) NYLA, IS YOUR TRANSFORMATION DONE? YOU TELL ME. ♪♪♪ (beeping) (beeping stops) WHOA! NO WAY! (cheers) OH, MY GOSH! COMING UP-- AFTER THE FINAL WEIGH-IN, SEE WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN TO MAKE NYLA REACT LIKE THIS... (cheers and applause) AND WE'LL CHECK IN WITH HER SEVERAL MONTHS LATER TO SEE WHAT SHE'S DOING NOW. FOR ME, THIS IS PHASE 5... (laughs) A.K.A. "LIFE." ♪♪♪ NYLA, REMEMBER, WHEN YOU FIRST STEPPED ON THAT SCALE ONE YEAR AGO, YOU WERE 435 POUNDS. (beeping) (beeping stops) (cheers) OH, MY GOSH! YOU... (laughs) WHOO! NO WAY! (cheering) I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST, I WAS PRAYING TO SEE 290. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME. (laughter) I KNOW, RIGHT? WE HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN THROUGH A LOT THIS YEAR. YES. A LOT. LIFE IS NOT PERFECT, AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE PERFECT. AND IF ANYBODY IS WAITING ON PERFECTION TO DO SOMETHING, YOU'RE GONNA BE WAITING A LONG TIME. YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY A POINT OF CONTENTION BETWEEN US, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR FINANCES, YOU WERE BUYING THE FOODS THAT I DIDN'T AGREE WITH THEY WERE CHEAP. BECAUSE THEY WERE CHEAP. RIGHT. THEY WERE INEXPENSIVE. RIGHT. SO I, ACTUALLY, I WANNA TAKE AWAY THAT EXCUSE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT, CHRIS? I KNOW THAT LOOK. YOU SHOULD. AND I'M GOING TO. I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU. (woman) OH! NYLA, EATING HEALTHY--IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE HARD OR EXPENSIVE. AND MY FRIENDS AT WALMART-- THEY WANT YOU TO CONTINUE TO LIVE BETTER. SO THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY BAGS OF GROCERIES TO COME. ARE YOU SERIOUS? YEAH. (cheering) I APPRECIATE THIS! YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS MORE THAN A CAR OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE I NEED THIS. WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE BASIC NECESSITIES, IT'S HARD TO FOCUS ON EXTRA, AND IT'S A RECESSION! YES. (laughter) WELL, I-I THINK THIS WILL PROBABLY HELP THEN-- HOW ABOUT A $50,000 GIFT CARD? (cheering) YEAH! DON'T PLAY WITH ME. DON'T PLAY. IT'S GOOD... FOR ALL THE FRESH PRODUCE... ARE YOU LYING? ARE YOU LYING? AND ALL THE LEAN MEATS THAT YOU NEED. NO, I'M NOT LYING. CHRIS, PLEASE DON'T PLAY WITH ME RIGHT NOW. IF--NO, THIS IS GOOD... THIS IS GOOD FOR ALL THE FRESH PRODUCE AND ALL THE LEAN MEATS THAT YOU NEED. OH! I TOLD YOU, "FOR A VERY LONG TIME," RIGHT? HA! THAT IS THE FIRST OF MANY BLUE BAGS TO COME. COME HERE. COME HERE. NOW... OUR YEAR IS OVER, AND TOMORROW, I'M LEAVING. BUT YOU AND I, WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS. (Chris) THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT, NYLA! BEAUTIFUL! NOW YOU'RE DOING IT! BEAUTIFUL! GO. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. KEEP IT COMING NOW. KEEP IT COMING. (grunting) KEEP IT COMING. LOOK AT THAT. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. YOU'RE ALMOST THERE. COME ON! COME ON! COME ON! AAH! THERE YOU GO! THERE YOU GO, NYLA! YOU GOT IT! COME ON, NYLA! COME ON! COME ON! (cheering) COME ON! YEAH! WHAT'D I TELL YOU? YEAH! (laughter) YES! YAY! (Flora) ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I JUST NEEDED THAT. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT! YES, MA'AM! THANK YOU. YOU JUST HAD TO BELIEVE IT. (Nyla) WE DID IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT HAPPINESS IS A DESTINATION. IT'S NOT. IT MAY NOT BE A SPOT THAT YOU GET TO. SO YOU HAVE TO FIND THAT HAPPINESS WITHIN THE JOURNEY. I'VE NOT BEEN DISAPPOINTED AT ALL IN WHAT YOU DID. AND I'M THANKFUL, AND I APPRECIATE IT. AND EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T EASY FOR YOU OR ME, YOU COULD HAVE BAILED. YOU COULD HAVE LEFT, AND YOU DIDN'T. AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER. WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, THERE WAS SO MUCH FEAR-- FEAR OF FAILURE, EVEN FEAR OF SUCCESS. BUT TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO BE VULNERABLE LIKE THAT... THAT'S THE REASON WHY YOU'RE WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW. ♪♪♪ HEY. WELCOME BACK. ENTREZ-VOUS. IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE MY FINAL WEIGH-IN, AND... YEAH, I RESET UP MY LIVING ROOM. IT'S A LIVING ROOM AGAIN, UH, WITH SOME MODIFICATIONS. I KEPT ONE PIECE OF WORKOUT EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS MY FRIEND, ESPECIALLY, UM, WITH MY BACK INJURY, 'CAUSE IT'S LOW-IMPACT. I'M STILL SINGLE. UM... I MEAN, THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF PROSPECTS HERE AND THERE. THERE'S ONE DREAMY GUY AT THE GYM. SO WHAT YOU GOT PLANNED LATER ON, MISS NYLA? OH, YOU KNOW, I DO THE, UH, FITNESS DANCE TONIGHT. YES. SO I'LL BE SHAKING MY GROOVE THING. I HAD BEEN TAKING THE DANCE CLASSES AT MY GYM, AND NOW I'M TEACHING A DANCE CLASS. (whistles) EVERYBODY! (electronic dance music playing) OKAY... IT KIND OF GOES TO THE BEAT OF... ONE... TWO... THREE, FOUR... I GET TO TEACH, I GET TO EXERCISE, SINGLE, SINGLE, DOUBLE! IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN, AND MOVING AROUND AND BEING HEALTHY. UH-HUH, UH-HUH. A YEAR AGO, I KNEW I LIKED TO DANCE, BUT I WOULDN'T EVEN GO AS FAR AS TO OPEN THE DVD THAT WAS ON TOP OF MY PLAYER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. ♪♪♪ (high-pitched voice) OOH! OOH! (high-pitched voice) OOH! OOH! IT'S A BIG CHANGE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT EVEN WILLING TO DO IT IN THE PRIVACY OF MY OWN HOME WHEN NOBODY SEES IT, TO BEING THE PERSON THAT'S IN THE FRONT, HELPING OTHERS. TWO... THREE... SINGLE-SINGLE-DOUBLE! I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M AT A WEIGHT THAT I WANT TO MAINTAIN. BUT I'M FEELING GOOD, STILL GOING, LOOKING SASSY. (clicks tongue) ♪♪♪ FOR ME, THIS IS PHASE 5... (laughs) A.K.A., LIFE. (cheers and applause) THERE WILL NEVER BE A PHASE 6. (laughs) THIS IS IT. ♪♪♪ NEXT TIME, YOU'RE GONNA DANCE WITH US. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH, I'LL GET-- (both laugh) WHEN I LEAVE THE GYM, I'M, LIKE, HUNGRY. LIKE, REALLY, REALLY HUNGRY. AND SO I ALWAYS WOULD STOP AND PICK UP SOMETHING, SO TO PREVENT THAT, I JUST DON'T CARRY THE DEBIT CARD WITH ME, I DON'T CARRY ANY CASH WITH ME, SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO BUY ANYTHING. SO I CAN STOP IF I WANT TO, BUT ALL I CAN DO IS LOOK, AND THAT JUST HURTS MY FEELINGS EVEN MORE. THE WHOLE POINT IN ME DOING THIS WAS FOR ME TO FACE MY OWN DEMONS AND MAKE MYSELF BETTER, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. ACTUALLY, STILL KEEP IN CONTACT WITH MY DAD'S SIDE. MY AUNT HELEN--WE SPEAK OFTEN. WE TEXT, WE TALK. AND THIS, UH, YEAR, I ACTUALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME OF MY HOLIDAY TIME WITH MY DAD'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY, WHICH IS TOTALLY NEW, BUT IT WAS A WELCOME CHANGE. IT'S NICE JUST TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT YOU. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD EVER COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING MORE PEOPLE TO LOVE THEM. THE NEXT YEAR OF MY LIFE IS GOING TO BE FRIGGIN' AMAZING. OH, NYLA. WHOO! POOR NYLA DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS GETTING HERSELF INTO. WANTED HELP, BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT WAS GONNA COME. COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY OVERWHELMING. BUT TOTALLY WORTH IT. HOTEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS PROVIDED BY FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA.