Coach Gains 70-Lbs. & Struggles W/ Body Image | Fit to Fat to Fit (S1, E3) | Full Episode

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Man: Looky here, looky here. New York dirty water street frank. This is where my joy comes from. You have to stay focused, whatever your goal is in life, man. You gotta do it, man. The physical changes I've seen-- my abs are gone. The lines and definitions that I have-- they're starting to disappear. Just watching TV and being inactive. I feel tired. My air way is closing. A bit winded. My heart rate is, like, up. Just like, I'm getting dizzy, headaches. It's really starting to suck to be overweight. - Hi. - This is not a good feeling. This is not good. ( theme music playing ) Man: Millions of us are overweight. We turn to experts for advice on how to get from fat to fit. But the experts don't understand, because they've never been fat. I'm Drew Manning. As a personal trainer, I failed again and again to help my heaviest clients get fit. Eventually I realized the problem was me. So I went on a journey to discover what it's like to be fat. I purposely gained 75 pounds to understand the struggle to lose it. It was the toughest thing I've ever done, but it made me a better trainer and a better man. Now trainers from across the country are participating in the most extreme weight loss experiment ever. They're trying to gain as much weight as they can and then lose it with their clients. It's a journey that could change both their lives forever. Adonis: My name is Adonis. I'm 34 years old. I'm from Brooklyn, New York. And I've been a trainer for five years. My mission statement in life is to be happy. I want to be that light that shines. Keep going. Being healthy and fit has made me happier. Being a trainer means to me an opportunity to help others. Oh, you look cute today, - got the nice outfit on. - Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Good. I get to be that person that understands. - We got this, right? - Thanks, boss. Fitness is the beginning of my journey of helping others. Manning: Adonis is going to abandon his fit lifestyle in order to live like his new client Alissa. My name is Alissa Cain. I'm 31 years old. I'm from New York City and I'm an administrator at a middle school in the Bronx. It's the best part of my morning. My favorite thing to eat would be carbohydrates... Mm, mm, mm. I love bagels, pizza, pasta-- --all the things that New York City does really well. Tuna fish, tomatoes. I'm just gonna add some chips to the top, smush it. Perfect. I never met a chip I didn't like. That's a go-to for me, if I need a snack. Nacho cheese, sour cream and onion. Whoo! Food is incorporated into me being happy. Fry it up in butter. If I have a really bad day, or I just feel really down, food is comforting. Check it out. Chicken francese and some Rice-A-Ronies. Eating whatever I want is freedom. My whole life I have not been able to find the recipe to lose weight. I want to be thin. I want to have a boyfriend who can put both of his arms around me. And I just want to be proud of myself. I want to lose this weight before I turn 40. And I have a few more years to get married and have kids. So this is it. This is the real deal. I'm tired of waiting. I'm tired. Cute, cute little girl. Woman: I am worried about Alissa and I have been for quite a while. It's key for her self-confidence and for her happiness that she loses weight. The weight is holding her back from being her best self. The difference between myself and someone overweight-- it takes no work to be obese. It's laziness. They have to just get up, and do what you gotta do. That's just the truth. I can help anyone that's overweight that wants to be helped and really want the help. Alissa: A typical stereotype of an overweight person is that we're choosing this lifestyle, that we can do something about it, like a light switch-- just lose the weight. If we could just turn a switch and lose the weight, everybody would be thin. - Alissa: Hi. - Hey. - Hey, how are you? - Come on in. - So now I'm at your home. - You are. - How's everything? - Good. How are you? I'm good. I'm good. - Have a seat. - Thank you. So I kind of want to know more about, like, the weight. How does that make you feel? I mean, you gotta be frustrated. I think I'm frustrated with myself, because I put, like, a lot of pressure on myself. So... yeah. A lot of pressure-- like, tell me more. I can't talk. No, but tell me, yeah. I want to hear it. Like, I just, like, go for things. - I'm a go-getter. - Right. I go for it. So it's really hard to, like, work really hard at everything and fail at one thing. And that's what you feel like-- you're failing? Why are you failing at this while succeeding with everything else? It was easier just to walk away from it and just keep living the same life over and over than working at it. I put all of my energy in the things that I'm good at, things that people won't look at me and say, like, "Wow, you really suck at that." I felt like I couldn't do it on my own. This is the point I'm at. We're gonna do better this time, though. Mm-hmm. No more failing, right? I think Alissa will lose the weight this time because of the fact of me gaining weight. That's what she's gonna feed off off. So I've got a big-- like, a surprise for you. I want to be there with you, hand to hand, the whole way. - Okay. - So now me-- I gotta gain 60, 70, 80 pounds. Oh, my God. You're gonna watch me get big. And I won't be exercising. At all. Damn. He's crazy. He's actually crazy. Together, we're gonna lose weight. This might change things a little... yeah, 'cause now you're my competition, and I'm highly competitive. So this might be, like, the missing link. Yeah. You needed a challenge, and someone to challenge. - Yeah. - Right. I definitely enjoy the competition, like, whatever you do, I'm gonna do it better. I'm gonna kick your ass at losing weight. Oh, bring it on, sister. You already know that. Manning: Adonis will adopt Alissa's lifestyle... Man: Here you go, my fat brother. ...which means lots of eating out and no exercise. Adonis: My strategy to gaining weight is eating-- non-stop eating. I want the big mac-and-cheese. Man: Nachos, chicken wings. Adonis: The spicy chicken nuggets, green chili cheeseburger with egg. Bias-cut fries with some cheese sauce. And so here it starts. Oh, this is good. It's too good to be true. This is addictive good. For me, food is gas to keep me going, to do what I gotta do. I don't look at it as, "Oh my God, this is a treat. I'm about to eat." Just give me my fuel so I can keep moving. Oh, this is amazing. This is good. Man: Welcome to my world, brother. I eat to live, not live to eat. Mm, mm, mm. When you're living to eat, you'll eat anything. Eat up, brother. Nachos is, like, off the hook. Manning: Adonis currently weighs 217 pounds. His goal is to gain 70 pounds in the next four months. It won't be easy. Yo, I didn't think this food was gonna get you so full so quick. The first couple of bites was like something new hooked in. You know what I'm saying? But now I can actually feel it going down. Wow. This is gonna be hard. (belches) - You ain't full yet. - Finish those fries, eat this mac-and-cheese, that mac-and-cheese and all these nachos, and then nachos on the other table. Adonis: I'm doing this experiment to show people that weight loss is possible. And this could be the beginning of how someone can change their lives... Man: Nice and saucy. ...because they view themselves different. It's a great feeling. Well, I'm eating for everybody right now, 'cause this is-- Slowing down, Adonis. You're slowing down. What's going on, man? Adonis: I'm going with this. This can make or break a brother, right? So I want to find out for myself, am I fully, fully about that life? - This is the last bite. - Man: Do it. - Come on, come on, let's go. - Do it. I think-- I think I gotta use the bathroom. I feel sick. I feel heavy now. Like, this is for real. ( exhales ) He's not gonna be all right. And this is just day one. Here's the opportunity for once in a lifetime that I get a chance to eat all the crazy things that I've always been craving. Looky here, looky here. My grandmother calls them New York dirty water street frank. Oh, you see that. Oh, oh. I want to eat stuff that I've always wanted to eat that I've never had a chance to eat, so I'm gonna do it. ♪ Dun, dun, dun. Pizza. I'm eating about 6,000 to 7,000 calories a day-- a lot of, like, regular foods, but there's a lot of carbs. This is the first time I'm having a donut in so long. Mm. Orange soda. Mm, mm, mm. Ahh. Chips, cupcakes, pizza, soda. So-- so-- soda, chips. You get the point. Manning: In the first two weeks, Adonis gained 14 pounds. It's been fun, but with 56 more pounds to gain, it's hard to predict how the weight will affect him. Actually I am enjoying it. Cheesecake. Mm. ♪♪ Knocks me off my feet Bad food always tastes good. Now I'm looking forward to it. Mm. It's bacon, ranch, chicken and grease. It's just amazing. Yo, you see that? Man, I'm gonna have to slow down on the eating now. (grunts) The physical changes I'm seeing, the lines and definitions that I have-- that's me-- they're starting to disappear. To lose your abs-- it's like somebody giving you some type of prestigious award and then taking it back. You're like, "Oh, damn, man, I thought I earned that." And they're like, "No, I'm taking it back." Yeah. Yeah. (chuckles) Yeah. I'm 254. I'm the man. Like, you know what I'm saying? Finally going out after a long time. Now that I'm eating unhealthy, I'm not working out, it allows me to kind of go out more. It feels kind of good to actually be going out after a long time. It's been a long time coming, man, been a long time coming. Adonis: I actually had fun. I met some new girls. I was chilling. You know what I'm saying? I was trying to get my mojo back, 'cause I ain't been in the club for so long. I'd been so focused on fitness, I ain't focused on just enjoying other things in life. You know what I'm saying? And being sociable and meeting new people. That's part of life. I didn't even think about my weight. I just thought about, "Wow, all these people are having fun and I'm always in the house." You know what? Live can't be all that serious. I'm starting to learn that it's got to be balanced. Manning: Adonis is on track with his weight gain. He's been eating diligently and is seeing results. He's already gained about 46 pounds and has about 24 to go in the remaining weeks. I've got clothes everywhere-- everywhere. I can't find nothing to wear. No sizes fit me no more. This is a 34, so I guess I'm going to go up to, you said, 38? - 38. - 38. This weekend people were telling me to go out. "It's nice out." I'm like, "Oh, it ain't that nice. I'm just gonna sit in the house and chill." You don't want to be seen as much. Oh, just watching TV and being inactive. I'm not motivated in the morning. I dread early-morning clients. I can text them, tell them, "Are you sure you're up?" with the hopes of them saying, "No, I'm still sleeping. I need a little bit of a rest." And then I can make an excuse, "Oh, yeah, yeah, get your rest." I never was like that. I've been standing like somebody's uncle. Let's go. This is ridiculous. I look like-- I'm having a hard time. I can barely even walk. Oh. Life as a big boy. Everything is deep-fried. But we're about to make it happen. My body-- it started to crave bad food. Like, it is uncontrollable. Like, you can't stop it. It's almost like an addiction. See that stomach? I think I overdid it this time. - Hi. - All that food. For the past couple of days, I've been feeling like ( bleep ). I can't sleep on my back. If I sleep on my back, it feels like my airway is closing. And then, like, I start breathing and I come back and I wake up. Every hour, I was waking up. ( sighs ) I've been winded. I remember going up them same steps, and being winded was, like, not an issue. ( exhales ) It's really starting to suck to be overweight. I just don't feel good. I can't battle this. This ( bleep ) feels crazy, like, what the ( bleep ) did I get myself into? This is no good. It's ridiculous. No one should have to feel that way. This is not it-- not it. I'm off to go see the doc. Let's see what she has to say. I'm not feeling too well. Tell me what's going on. I'm just feeling, like, weird inside here. I don't know if it's-- I know it's a shortness of breath, but it also feels like there's times when it's a little tight. So do you feel dizzy when you get up from a seated position? When I get up, it's like, "Whoa," take a second, then move. I have a feeling that's your blood pressure. Adonis: Five years ago I was overweight. I was 310 pounds. I was sad. I was unhappy with myself. I didn't think there was the happier me. Fitness laved my life. Fitness allowed me to love myself, so I can be happier. Now I want others to feel that. So this is why my passion is like-- like I'm on fire with it. Doing this project, I want to show people that it's possible to lose weight. To give people the belief that they can do it. We got a high reading on your blood pressure-- 160 over 122. - Sheesh. - So that's very high-- very, very high. And there's a possibility you're gonna have a heart attack or a stroke. Oh, oh. We're gonna start you on an anti-hypertensive medication. - Oh. - Yes. I think you've injured yourself enough here. That's crazy. 34 years old, I have high blood pressure. So many people that's going through this every day, man, and cannot do anything about it. So many people at risk of dying, man. And I'm one of them. Manning: At the time Adonis stopped the experiment, he had gained 69 pounds-- one pound under his goal of 287. Alissa: Today is the day that I see Adonis for the first time in four months. I'm excited that the day is finally here, but at the same time I'm, like, dreading it, because if Adonis gained weight, that means it's my turn now to pay it back to him by losing weight. Adonis: I actually did it, so there's no excuses. You can't say, "Oh, I can't do this 'cause I'm big." Well, listen, boo, I'm big too, you know what I'm saying? So now we're in this together. Oh, my God. I knew I was gonna be really emotional. Oh, my God. Come here, give me-- I know. Alissa: I just, like, felt bad that he's in a state that he's in. He used to look very defined. And now he just has this big roundness to the front of him. Adonis: We're here now finally, right? Are you ready? How do you feel? Oh my God, I can't believe that you did this to yourself. I did it for you. I know. It's just like why I feel even worse. Oh, no, you shouldn't feel worse. We're gonna make this happen. - Oh my God. - I know. Well, do a little spin for me. Okay, okay, I'll do a little spin. What do you think? - Oh my God. - What do you think? I know. - You had to buy new clothes, huh? - Yeah. - Wow. - Yeah. Manning: In the next four months, Adonis needs to lose 69 pounds to return to his starting weight. Alissa's goal is to get down to 233 pounds. Adonis will draw on his experience to help her lose 75 pounds. - Adonis: Are you ready? - I'm ready. Adonis: We're gonna have some fun today. We're at the beach. The goal of this workout is to push Alissa to the limit. Adonis: Oh, this feels great, doesn't it? Alissa: Nope, this is really soft sand. And this will set the tone for the rest of the months to come. Good. Spread your legs. Good. Come down a little bit more. Good. And go. - Beautiful. Good. Keep it going. - How long? - Only 13 seconds went by. - But how long am I doing it? One minute. Let's go. Get that butt back a little bit. Move those arms, just like so. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. Arms straight. Four, three, two. I'm nervous about this beginning period, because I think it's gonna be really difficult for my body to adjust to working out. And every time I look at him, I just think, "Oh gosh, you're gonna kill me." - I don't think I can do this. - You can do it. Let's go. - Crab walk? - Uh-huh. Good. Good. - I can't do this. - You can do it, just like so. - Here, one, two. - I have no upper body. That's what we're working on. Let's go. Good. Good. Good. Beautiful. Good. - You got it. You got it. - I don't got it. You got it. No giving up. You gotta go. We're gonna make you better, right? Get that weight down. - I'm gonna need some new polish. - Let's go, let's go. - I have to do more? - It's almost there, the last cone. Alissa: Doing, like, anything on the sand is challenging, 'cause it's not a real floor. - You can see it. You can see it. - Oh, my God. Alissa: Why are we going all the way to the other cone with this? What's the point? Good. Up. Good. You've got three minutes of this. Beautiful. You gotta put in your all. You gotta put your all in. It's not funny. Let's go. You've gotta put it all in. You gotta want it. I do want it, but this is ridiculous. This is not a game. You gotta stop that. You have to give it your all for once. - Ohh. - Good, just like that. Adonis: I see that Alissa has nothing but excuses. It was so simple, but she made it look even harder. Give me nice little 20 scoops in here. Good. This is what we wanted. This is what we like. Stop playing, Alissa. You think that's a game? You think it's a game? I just felt like I needed to sleep. I don't want to put any more sand in there. It's too heavy. Adonis: When people want to lose weight, they're gonna try their hardest to lose it. Kind of shows me that she wants it, but she just can't commit. - Oh, Lord in heaven. - Good. You got it. Adonis: If she wants to get this change, it's about changing her mindset. - I'm losing it. - No, let's go. By me pushing her, this is my commitment to her. You know, I really do care for her well-being. One minute break. ( breathing heavily ) - How do you feel? - Embarrassed. Embarrassed for what? What are you worried about? Nobody's out here. What are you embarrassed about? This is what we gotta do. I just had abs just like a couple of months ago. - Okay. - Embarrassed? I had to gain 70 pounds. I'm not talking about being embarrassed. You know how people look at me now when they see me? People are laughing behind my back. But that's none of my business, right? 20 jumping jacks, then go back. - Do it three times. - Okay. - Sounds like a plan? - Yeah, great, thanks. Good. You're welcome. Jumping jacks, so that I can fall in the sand, look like an ( bleep )-- cool. He's, like, ridiculous. And mean. Three. Good. Four. Good. Let's go. Good. Let's go. This was, like, punishment. Adonis: Good. Let's go. I know. Three... - This isn't gonna happen. - Yeah, it is gonna happen. I don't want to do this. It wasn't fair. Let's go. If she tries to give up, that's pretty much trying to tell me she's really gonna give up on the process. And that I can't have. Let's go. Good. Good. How are you feeling? - I'm gonna pass out. - How are you feeling? Feeling good? Are you feeling good? All right, relax for a second. - I'm tired. - I know. I know. I've got a little bit more. Adonis: I put my life in jeopardy for her. She's not giving up, not on my watch. She's not giving up. Alissa: I hate it. I'm done. Adonis: How are you feeling from the other day? I'm feeling sore. I was still a little, like, upset yesterday, because I felt like she could give a lot more. So we are in a cemetery because I need Alissa to know about my weight gain journey. My health actually was at risk. I want her to know that if she doesn't get healthy, she's heading in the same direction. This is where you and I will end up if we keep going this route. This is very morbid. You know that 300,000 people died last year from obesity and hypertension and heart disease? You know that, right? Probably, like, 70% of this cemetery is probably filled with people that were obese. - I needed you to see that. - Okay. And also I needed you to know, like, I sacrificed a lot to gain the weight. I put my life in danger The doctor said that I had to stop because my blood pressure was, like, through the roof. And I was feeling dizzy. These are my blood pressure medicine. This is insane. Alissa: It is a reality that people die from heart disease, from something related to being overweight. I don't know that I ever really, like, digest that as, like, a thing, 'cause I still feel, like, really young. Adonis: This is my sacrifice to you. Alissa: But he's on blood pressure medication, which is really interesting, because he's not that much older than me. Adonis: We can prevent this from happening. We have to lose weight. We do, for life. I think she is just fighting the process. Alissa definitely needs to accept that this is, you know, hard. Like, this is not easy. And it's okay for it to be hard. We're gonna do a series of workouts, right? Like, 10 of them, right? We're gonna do it for 30 seconds. - Okay. - After we do 30 seconds, we're gonna switch to the next workout, right? - We're gonna move it though, right? - All right. Good? Go. Good. ( both breathing heavily ) This hill. All I can do is look and just go... Whew. All right. - Good. - What am I doing? - Same thing-- jumping jacks. - These things? Whew. Oh, my legs hurts. We can't be like that. Adonis: I'm going to do this workout with her to show that we're partners. This is not just about me pushing her to the limit now. She needs to know, like, we're in this together. Let me see you do jumping jacks. Good. Oh, beautiful. Good. I'm coming down. Alissa: You'd better pick up the pace. I see you. Adonis: I'm out of shape as well. Like, I can feel it. My body was saying, "Yo, you're not used to this." Oh, my gosh, whew. Maybe she'll see me and say, like, "Oh, you know, he's slacking. Let me help him," or vice versa. These legs. Adonis: All right, my legs too. I got you, let's go. I got you. I'm gonna push. Whew, good. Next step. Trust me, this is a lot for me too. It's a lot for me too. Good. Let's go. You just gotta keep it up. Good. Now there's somebody who's actually with her and can feel her pain. Let's go. Gotta push it. Push it, push it. Good, good. Good, you've got five more seconds. Don't go down. Five seconds. One, two, three, four, five. Adonis: She actually really is strong. She just doesn't realize how strong of a person she really is. You gotta give me extra 10 seconds. Beautiful. Only 10 seconds. Good, good, good. Love it. Just move 'em up and down. That's it, good. Beautiful. That's beautiful. Good, good. Five, four, three, two, one. ( mumbles ) Oh, yeah! Let's go. Let's get to work. If she wants it, she can actually have it. ( Adonis grunts ) Whew! - Yep. - Yep, that's what it is. Alissa: I need to be able to trust that he's gonna help me get through this process and help me lose the weight. A month from now, it's gonna be a lot easier. Ooh, you hear my knees? One, two, three, four. I'm big. I'm officially big. Two, three, four. Alissa: It didn't feel like he was trying to be my trainer. It just felt like he was trying to be, like, my friend and my partner. - Your legs burn? - Yeah, my legs burn. Let's go. - All right, good. - I like that burn. Ready? Let's go. Alissa: Standing next to me, giving me directives and pushing me, and coaching me and motivating me. - Okay. - You're sweating. It wasn't like "trainer Adonis" where it was like, "Go, go, go." It was like normal, like, "I'm just so excited. Keep going." Adonis: Good. Good. Beautiful. You're almost there. I didn't stop. I didn't stop. - You know what motivates me? - What? Watching you. Watching you. It was like we were with each other-- This is the last. This is the last. This is the last. -- which is, like, awesome. Adonis: Today was, like, a breakthrough. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, you-- you-- Oh, ( bleep ). ( laughing ) Alissa: I won. - You're crazy. - No, you're crazy. You did really good. How do you feel about us working out together? It's better, because I feel like now you know when I'm tired, 'cause you're tired too. Do you feel like we're in this together now? Yeah, I do. I want us both to succeed, but I also like that we're both, like, right here right now. Otherwise how would you know how I'm feeling? Right. Alissa: I realized that my priority should be worrying about being healthy. I need to fight for the things that I've been putting off for so long. - Let's bring it down. - Let's bring it down. Adonis: The goal for me is to have her love this process. And that's what she's been doing, get excited about losing weight. If she's gaining love for it, that means she'll do it way after I leave her. Manning: After learning they were at similar fitness levels, Adonis was able to get Alissa on board to work out. Alissa originally weighed 308 pounds and has four months to lose 75 pounds. Adonis needs to lose 69 pounds to return to his starting weight. Here we go. Please. - Oh, ( bleep ). - I lost 11 pounds. ♪ 11 pounds Your weight is 267. I was 286. What? Alissa: The workouts-- I'm getting more confidence in him and this process. I feel like me struggling during my workout-- the more he's excited. ( grunts ) I just went food shopping. I've surprised myself being so rigid on this food plan. I don't think I eat one thing that's off the plan. Adonis: My first shake with kale and spinach in it. I'm so happy to be eating healthy again. Mm. Alissa: Come on, weight loss. 259. Adonis: 259, okay. That's not bad. Adonis: What? Yo! 283. Two, yes. Three, good. We're making progress. Yes, yes, yes. Alissa: We did it. Fort Greene Park, first time here. Conquered it, made it. Sweaty man. She's starting to let loose a little bit. Alissa is gaining trust. She sees that I'm there for her and for this process. I'm gonna be a freakin' runner. Adonis: Now she sees herself as someone else, like being a better person. Get low, get low, get low. Alissa: I feel really strong. My habits are starting to change. I really, really enjoyed cooking and getting creative. Adonis: Yeah, that just smells good. Your job's gonna be to decorate it. Good thing I have my apron on. I would hate to get tomato sauce on my outfit. Adonis: She made cauliflower pizza. I'm very proud of her, especially with the eating. - You outdid yourself on this one. - Mm, thanks. I like that your focal point goes right here, instead of right here. Alissa: I'm starting to feel like my body could eventually be a consideration in, like, being pretty or being beautiful or being sexy. Shoulders coming in, everything's coming in. Starting to see little-- you know what I'm saying? A little definition, yeah. Alissa: Adonis doesn't know how to swim, so we're gonna reverse the roles a little today. I'll be helping him out. Her helping me, and me showing trust in her, allows us to get closer. We're more than just client/trainer. We're a team now. We're gonna operate and function like one. Two, good. Let's go, good. Alissa: The main things that have, like, derailed my diets or my attempts to lose weight are just changes in lifestyle. Good. It's all right. It's all right. Alissa: For the past two months, I've been blessed to, like, not have to be at work every day, because of being in education. My job this summer was working out. But when I start school in September again, it's gonna be an adjustment that throws off my routine. Adonis: Three. Beautiful. Alissa: I'm worried about it long-term. I don't know how to do a diet or a healthy lifestyle for a long period of time. So you've made a lot of great changes, right? And you're doing great, by the way. - Thanks. - You know what I'm saying? But I want to make sure that long after I'm gone, - that you're still going. - You're not leaving me. - Oh, I'm not? - No. Oh, okay, well, I just want you to know - that you are gonna still do this without me. - Right. This is, like, a lifestyle. The goal is for you to keep losing. What do you think it's gonna take for that to happen? Like, this has been my job. And so, you know, there's gonna be another transition, - 'cause I'm gonna have to go back to work. - Right. And that can be really overwhelming. Do you feel like you'll keep doing well or--? That's gonna be difficult. It's like getting into a new routine. Does it scare you a little bit? Yeah, 'cause right now, like, you're number-one cheerleader. You're really good at it actually. And so, like, that makes me more confident in this process. So to keep finding that strength to be confident and to just like finish, that's gonna be difficult. You're gonna have to figure that out. You find out who you really are. That's what this process is all about. I believe, I have faith that it's gonna happen. But not faith in me, not faith in anyone else, - but faith in you. - Right. Whew. It's definitely scary to know that in two months I'm not gonna have him. It's gonna make you better. Alissa: I don't know that I can do things on my own without help. Manning: Adonis has reached the end of his journey. Love it, mm. Before he was advised by his doctor to stop the experiment, Adonis had gained 69 pounds. This is getting a little flabbier. The abs are gone. He spent the last four months trying to get his fit body back. Five years ago, Adonis weighed 310 pounds before changing his life to become a trainer. He's now experienced twice the struggle to get fit. Adonis: It's a lot of work. You know, if you want to lose weight, there's no play. You have to put a lot in. Adonis is back. ( chuckles ) It wasn't a cakewalk. The last two months, it was like, I'd train all day, go to sleep in my clothes. My shoulders are back, right? My goal weight is going to be 225. At first, it was, like, the weight that I started with-- 217. Then I realized, when I come down, I want to take advantage of trying to create as much muscle mass as I can while I'm bigger. 230. I lost 56 pounds in four months. Manning: Adonis was five pounds heavier than his target weight. But his real goal was to help Alissa develop the confidence to make fitness a permanent lifestyle. Now what I'm excited about is Alissa. Today is Alissa's graduation. I'm, like, really excited. I'm about to meet her family. This is the first time a lot of her family get a chance to see her in so long. I'm just excited to see what they see. ( cheering ) Hello, hello. Hi. Adonis. - Are we all excited? - Yes, so excited. Oh, man, I'm ready for you guys to see her. Like, she's ready to take on the world. When I met Alissa eight months ago, I just saw a girl that just needed help. She wasn't exercising. She was-- she was eating whatever, but it was really, like, bad foods. So it was like starting from ground one. Alissa: I'm just really nervous because I don't know how other people will react to me. After having spent hours getting ready, to show everybody, like, "Here's my new look." Hopefully, it goes well. ( cheering, laughing ) Adonis: What? What? You could just see her glowing. Woman: Beautiful. Donna: It's such a coming out for Alissa in a new life, in a new body, new confidence. It was incredible. It really was. Alissa: I'm just like so happy with my size of my body. I don't think I ever expected to be this small at the end of this. I have a new boyfriend Mike. And he is awesome. Maybe I can get Adonis to train you too. That would be a good idea actually. I need some-- Yo, A, can you train him? Alissa: Putting myself together and finally wearing, like, very fitted clothes to show off my new body was just exciting. This is one of the best days of my life so far. When I met you, you told me you were gonna go off on this crazy adventure and gain weight. I felt so much responsibility for your weight gain and I felt like if I didn't do well, I was gonna let you down. From that day on, I just wanted to be really, like, good at working out and losing weight. I just want to say thank you. And I'm not letting you go. So I hope you know that. You're gonna be around forever. Adonis: This journey made me a better trainer, because it allowed me to empathize even more. The last time I was overweight like that was a couple of years ago, so I kind of like disconnected with that person. But now, going through it, it's like you know what your clients are going through. And if they can't do a burpee, you know why, because, ( bleep ), I couldn't do it. This is just like the beginning, man. - We've still got a journey ahead of us, man. - We do. - Hey. - Hi. Are you ready? I know you're excited. I am excited, but I'm nervous. So when I started, I weighed 308 pounds. Oof, I know. - So, hopefully, put a dent. - Yes. Adonis: Do I do the drum roll? Alissa: Please, God, just be a friendly number. Adonis: What? 251! Whoo! Which is crazy. Damn. Manning: Alissa's going to keep working to hit her goal weight of 233 pounds. So far, she's down to 251, for a total weight loss of 57 pounds in four months. How much did you lose? I lost 56 pounds, so guess what? I lost one pound more than you. Ha-ha. 251 feels pretty damn good. Whoo! I don't think anything's holding me back. I think that my whole lifestyle right now is set up for success. I'm definitely not in maintenance mode right now. I have about another 60 to 80 pounds to lose, so my goal is to have Adonis and I work out at least once a week, maybe twice. Adonis: Yeah, there you go. What? There you go. Boom. And in my face, what? In. In! I'm so proud of myself for doing this. And I just want to tell everybody out there you can make excuses for the next 10 years, and it's still not gonna get you to your goal. In this journey, I have learned to put myself first, to put my time to plan my food first, time to go to the gym first. And everything else comes second. And that's working out pretty well. Adonis: Damn. I had this in me. I just needed to find it. Adonis: That's how you gotta do it!

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Length: 42min 45sec (2565 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 07 2023