Man:
Looky here, looky here. <i> New York dirty water
street frank.</i> This is where
my joy comes from. <i> You have to stay focused,
whatever your goal
is in life, man.</i> <i> You gotta do it, man.</i> 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> I feel tired.</i> <i> My air way is closing.</i> <i> A bit winded.</i> <i> My heart rate
is, like, up.</i> Just like, I'm getting
dizzy, headaches. It's really
starting to suck
to be overweight. - Hi.
-<i> This is not
a good feeling.</i> This is not good. ( theme music playing ) Man:<i>
Millions of us
are overweight.</i> <i> We turn to experts
for advice</i> <i> on how to get
from fat to fit.</i> <i> But the experts
don't understand,</i> <i> because they've
never been fat.</i> <i> I'm Drew Manning.</i> <i> As a personal trainer,
I failed again and again</i> <i> to help my heaviest clients
get fit.</i> <i> Eventually I realized</i> <i> the problem was me.</i> <i> So I went on a journey
to discover</i> <i> what it's like
to be fat.</i> <i> I purposely gained
75 pounds</i> <i> to understand
the struggle to lose it.</i> <i> It was the toughest thing
I've ever done,</i> <i> but it made me
a better trainer</i> <i> and a better man.</i> <i> Now trainers
from across the country</i> <i> are participating
in the most extreme</i> <i> weight loss experiment
ever.</i> <i> They're trying to gain
as much weight as they can</i> <i> and then lose it
with their clients.</i> <i> It's a journey
that could change
both their lives forever.</i> Adonis:<i>
My name is Adonis.
I'm 34 years old.</i> <i> I'm from Brooklyn,
New York.</i> And I've been a trainer
for five years. <i> My mission statement
in life</i> <i> is to be happy.</i> I want to be
that light that shines. Keep going. Being healthy and fit
has made me happier. <i> Being a trainer
means to me</i> 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:<i>
Adonis is going to abandon
his fit lifestyle</i> <i> in order to live
like his new client Alissa.</i> 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. <i> My favorite thing to eat
would be carbohydrates...</i> Mm, mm, mm. <i> I love bagels,
pizza, pasta--</i> --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. <i> That's a go-to for me,
if I need a snack.</i> 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. <i> My whole life
I have not been
able to find</i> <i> the recipe
to lose weight.</i> <i> I want to be thin.</i> 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> I want to lose this weight
before I turn 40.</i> 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>
I am worried
about Alissa</i> and I have been
for quite a while. <i> It's key
for her self-confidence</i> <i> and for her happiness
that she loses weight.</i> The weight
is holding her back <i> from being
her best self.</i> <i> The difference
between myself
and someone overweight--</i> it takes no work
to be obese. <i> It's laziness.</i> They have to just get up,
and do what you gotta do. That's just the truth. <i> I can help anyone
that's overweight
that</i> wants<i> to be helped</i> and really want
the help. Alissa:<i>
A typical stereotype
of an overweight person</i> is that we're choosing
this lifestyle, <i> that we can do
something about it,</i> <i> like a light switch--
just lose the weight.</i> 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. <i> That's what she's gonna
feed off off.</i> 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. <i> Damn.</i> 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, <i> like, whatever you do,
I'm gonna do it better.</i> I'm gonna kick your ass
at losing weight. Oh, bring it on, sister. You already know that. Manning:<i>
Adonis will adopt
Alissa's lifestyle...</i> Man:
Here you go,
my fat brother. <i> ...which means
lots of eating out
and no exercise.</i> Adonis:<i>
My strategy
to gaining weight</i> 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, <i> "Oh my God,
this is a treat.
I'm about to eat."</i> <i> Just give me my fuel
so I can keep moving.</i> Oh, this is amazing.
This is good. Man:
Welcome to my world,
brother. I eat to live,
not live to eat. Mm, mm, mm. <i> When you're living to eat,
you'll eat anything.</i> Eat up, brother. Nachos is, like,
off the hook. Manning:<i>
Adonis currently weighs
217 pounds.</i> <i> His goal is to gain
70 pounds</i> <i> in the next four months.</i> <i> It won't be easy.</i> 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>
I'm doing this experiment
to show people</i> that weight loss
is possible. <i> And this could be
the beginning</i> <i> of how someone can
change their lives...</i> 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> I feel heavy now.
Like, this is for real.</i> ( 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> I want to eat stuff
that I've always
wanted to eat</i> that I've never
had a chance to eat,
so I'm gonna do it. ♪ Dun, dun, dun. Pizza. <i> I'm eating about 6,000
to 7,000 calories a day--</i> <i> a lot of,
like, regular foods,
but there's a lot of carbs.</i> 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:<i>
In the first two weeks,</i> <i> Adonis gained 14 pounds.</i> <i> It's been fun,</i> <i> but with 56 more pounds
to gain,</i> <i> it's hard to predict how
the weight will affect him.</i> Actually I am
enjoying it. <i> Cheesecake.</i> Mm. ♪♪ Knocks me off my feet <i> Bad food
always tastes good.</i> <i> Now I'm looking forward
to it.</i> 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) <i> The physical changes
I'm seeing,</i> the lines and definitions
that I have-- that's me--
they're starting
to disappear. <i> To lose your abs--</i> 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." <i> Yeah.</i> <i> Yeah.
(chuckles)</i> Yeah. I'm 254. I'm the man.
Like, you know
what I'm saying? Finally going out
after a long time. <i> Now that I'm eating
unhealthy,</i> <i> I'm not working out,
it allows me</i> <i> to kind of
go out more.</i> 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> I'd been so focused
on fitness,</i> 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:<i>
Adonis is on track
with his weight gain.</i> <i> He's been eating
diligently</i> <i> and is seeing results.</i> <i> He's already gained
about 46 pounds</i> <i> and has about 24 to go</i> <i> in the remaining weeks.</i> I've got clothes
everywhere-- everywhere. I can't find
nothing to wear. <i> No sizes
fit me no more.</i> This is a 34, so I guess
I'm going to go up to,
you said, 38? - 38.
- 38. <i> This weekend people were
telling me to go out.</i> "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> I dread
early-morning clients.</i> I can text them, tell them,
"Are you sure you're up?" with the hopes of them saying,
"No, I'm still sleeping. <i> I need a little bit
of a rest."</i> 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. <i> Life as a big boy.
Everything is deep-fried.</i> <i> But we're about
to make it happen.</i> <i> My body-- it started
to crave bad food.</i> 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.
- <i> All that food.</i> <i> For the past
couple of days,</i> I've been feeling
like ( bleep ). <i> I can't sleep on my back.
If I sleep on my back,</i> it feels like
my airway is closing. <i> And then, like,
I start breathing</i> <i> and I come back
and I wake up.</i> <i> Every hour,
I was waking up.</i> ( 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> I just don't feel good.</i> <i> I can't battle this.</i> <i> This ( bleep ) feels crazy,</i> 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:<i>
Five years ago
I was overweight.</i> <i> I was 310 pounds.</i> <i> I was sad.</i> <i> I was unhappy
with myself.</i> <i> I didn't think
there was the happier me.</i> Fitness laved my life. <i> Fitness allowed me
to love myself,</i> <i> so I can be happier.</i> <i> Now I want others
to feel that.</i> So this is why
my passion is like-- like I'm on fire
with it. <i> Doing this project,
I want to show people</i> <i> that it's possible
to lose weight.</i> <i> To give people
the belief</i> <i> that they can do it.</i> <i> We got a high reading
on your blood pressure--</i> 160 over 122. - Sheesh.
- So that's very high-- <i> very, very high.
And there's a possibility</i> 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:<i>
At the time Adonis
stopped the experiment,</i> <i> he had gained
69 pounds--</i> <i> one pound
under his goal of 287.</i> Alissa:<i>
Today is the day
that I see Adonis</i> <i> for the first time
in four months.</i> <i> I'm excited that the day
is finally here,</i> but at the same time
I'm, like, dreading it, <i> because if Adonis
gained weight,</i> <i> that means
it's my turn now</i> to pay it back to him
by losing weight. Adonis:<i>
I actually did it,</i> <i> so there's no excuses.
You can't say,</i> <i> "Oh, I can't do this
'cause I'm big."</i> Well, listen,
boo, I'm big too,
you know what I'm saying? So now we're in this
together. Oh, my God. <i> I knew I was gonna be
really emotional.</i> Oh, my God. Come here,
give me-- I know. Alissa:<i>
I just, like, felt bad</i> <i> that he's in a state
that he's in.</i> <i> He used to look
very defined.</i> 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:<i>
In the next four months,</i> <i> Adonis needs to lose
69 pounds</i> <i> to return to his
starting weight.</i> <i> Alissa's goal is to get
down to 233 pounds.</i> <i> Adonis will draw
on his experience</i> <i> to help her lose
75 pounds.</i> - 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. <i> Four, three, two.</i> I'm nervous about this
beginning period, because I think
it's gonna be really
difficult for my body to adjust
to working out. <i> And every time
I look at him,</i> <i> I just think,
"Oh gosh, you're gonna
kill me."</i> - 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:<i>
Doing, like,
anything on the sand</i> is challenging,
'cause it's not
a real floor. - You can see it.
You can see it.
- Oh, my God. Alissa:<i>
Why are we going
all the way</i> <i> to the other
cone with this?
What's the point?</i> 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>
I see that Alissa has
nothing but excuses.</i> 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. <i> You think that's a game?
You think it's a game?</i> I just felt like
I needed to sleep. I don't want to put
any more sand in there.
It's too heavy. Adonis:<i>
When people want
to lose weight,</i> <i> they're gonna try
their hardest to lose it.</i> Kind of shows me
that she wants it,
but she just can't commit. - Oh, Lord in heaven.
- Good. You got it. Adonis:<i>
If she wants to get
this change,</i> <i> it's about changing
her mindset.</i> - I'm losing it.
- No, let's go. By me pushing her,
this is my commitment
to her. <i> You know,
I really do care
for her well-being.</i> 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.
-<i> Embarrassed?</i> I had to gain
70 pounds. <i> I'm not talking about
being embarrassed.</i> <i> You know how
people look at me now
when they see me?</i> 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:<i>
Good. Let's go.</i> <i> I know. Three...</i> - This isn't gonna happen.
-<i> Yeah, it is gonna happen.</i> 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. <i> And that I can't have.</i> 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>
I put my life in jeopardy
for her.</i> She's not
giving up, not on my watch.
She's not giving up. Alissa:<i>
I hate it. I'm done.</i> Adonis:<i>
How are you feeling
from the other day?</i> I'm feeling sore. I was still a little,
like, upset yesterday, because I felt like
she could give a lot more. <i> So we are
in a cemetery</i> <i> because I need
Alissa to know</i> 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:<i>
It is a reality that people
die from heart disease,</i> <i> from something related
to being overweight.</i> 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. <i> Alissa definitely
needs to accept</i> 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. <i> We can't be like that.</i> Adonis:<i>
I'm going to do
this workout with her</i> <i> to show
that we're partners.</i> <i> This is not just
about me pushing her
to the limit now.</i> 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>
I'm out of shape as well.
Like, I can feel it.</i> 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:<i>
All right, my legs too.</i> I got you, let's go.
I got you. <i> I'm gonna push.</i> 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:<i>
She actually
really is strong.</i> <i> She just doesn't realize
how strong of a person
she really is.</i> 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>
I need to be able
to trust</i> <i> that he's gonna help me
get through this process</i> <i> and help me lose
the weight.</i> 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:<i>
It didn't feel like he was
trying to be my trainer.</i> 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:<i>
Standing next to me,
giving me directives</i> <i> and pushing me,
and coaching me
and motivating me.</i> - 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:<i> Good. Good.</i> <i> Beautiful.
You're almost there.</i> 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. <i> -- which is,
like, awesome.</i> 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>
I realized
that my priority</i> <i> should be worrying
about being healthy.</i> 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:<i>
The goal for me is to
have her love this process.</i> <i> And that's what
she's been doing,</i> <i> get excited
about losing weight.</i> If she's gaining
love for it, that means she'll do it
way after I leave her. Manning:<i>
After learning they were
at similar fitness levels,</i> <i> Adonis was able
to get Alissa on board
to work out.</i> <i> Alissa originally weighed
308 pounds</i> <i> and has four months
to lose 75 pounds.</i> <i> Adonis needs to lose
69 pounds</i> <i> to return to his
starting weight.</i> Here we go. Please. - Oh, ( bleep ).
- I lost 11 pounds. ♪ 11 pounds Your weight is 267. I was 286. What? Alissa:<i>
The workouts--</i> <i> I'm getting more confidence
in him and this process.</i> <i> I feel like
me struggling</i> during my workout--
the more he's excited. ( grunts ) <i> I just went
food shopping.</i> <i> I've surprised myself being
so rigid on this food plan.</i> 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. <i> Two, yes.
Three, good.</i> 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. <i> Alissa is gaining trust.</i> She sees
that I'm there for her
and for this process. I'm gonna be
a freakin' runner. Adonis:<i>
Now she sees herself</i> as someone else,
like being a better person. Get low, get low,
get low. Alissa:<i>
I feel really strong.</i> My habits are starting
to change. <i> I really,
really enjoyed cooking
and getting creative.</i> 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:<i>
She made cauliflower pizza.</i> 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>
I'm starting to feel
like my body</i> <i> could eventually be
a consideration</i> in, like, being pretty
or being beautiful <i> or being sexy.</i> Shoulders coming in,
everything's coming in. Starting to see little--
you know what I'm saying? A little definition, yeah. Alissa:<i>
Adonis doesn't know
how to swim,</i> <i> so we're gonna reverse
the roles a little today.</i> I'll be
helping him out. Her helping me,
and me showing trust in her, <i> allows us
to get closer.</i> <i> We're more than just
client/trainer.</i> <i> We're a team now.</i> We're gonna operate
and function like one. Two, good.
Let's go, good. Alissa:<i>
The main things that have,
like, derailed</i> <i> my diets or my attempts
to lose weight</i> are just changes
in lifestyle. Good.
It's all right.
It's all right. Alissa:<i>
For the past two months,
I've been blessed</i> <i> to, like, not have to be
at work every day,</i> <i> because of being
in education.</i> <i> My job this summer
was working out.</i> 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> I don't know
how to do a diet</i> <i> or a healthy lifestyle
for a long period of time.</i> 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>
I don't know that I can do
things on my own without help.</i> Manning:<i>
Adonis has reached
the end of his journey.</i> Love it, mm. <i> Before he was advised
by his doctor to stop
the experiment,</i> <i> Adonis had gained
69 pounds.</i> This is getting
a little flabbier. The abs are gone. <i> He spent
the last four months</i> <i> trying to get
his fit body back.</i> <i> Five years ago,
Adonis weighed 310 pounds</i> <i> before changing his life
to become a trainer.</i> <i> He's now experienced twice
the struggle to get fit.</i> Adonis:<i>
It's a lot of work.</i> <i> You know,
if you want to lose weight,
there's no play.</i> <i> You have to
put a lot in.</i> <i> Adonis is back.</i> ( chuckles ) <i> It wasn't a cakewalk.</i> <i> The last two months,
it was like,</i> <i> I'd train all day,
go to sleep in my clothes.</i> My shoulders are back,
right? My goal weight
is going to be 225. <i> At first, it was,
like, the weight that
I started with-- 217.</i> <i> Then I realized,
when I come down,</i> <i> I want to take advantage
of trying to create</i> <i> as much muscle mass as I can
while I'm bigger.</i> 230. I lost 56 pounds
in four months. Manning:<i>
Adonis was
five pounds heavier</i> <i> than his target weight.</i> <i> But his real goal was
to help Alissa</i> <i> develop the confidence
to make fitness</i> <i> a permanent lifestyle.</i> Now what I'm excited about
is Alissa. <i> Today is
Alissa's graduation.</i> I'm, like, really excited.
I'm about to meet
her family. <i> This is the first time
a lot of her family</i> <i> get a chance to see her
in so long.</i> <i> I'm just excited
to see what they see.</i> ( 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. <i> When I met Alissa
eight months ago,</i> <i> I just saw a girl
that just needed help.</i> <i> She wasn't exercising.</i> <i> She was--
she was eating whatever,</i> <i> but it was really,
like, bad foods.</i> <i> So it was like starting
from ground one.</i> Alissa:<i>
I'm just really nervous</i> <i> because I don't know</i> <i> how other people
will react to me.</i> <i> After having spent hours
getting ready,</i> <i> to show everybody, like,
"Here's my new look."</i> <i> Hopefully,
it goes well.</i> ( cheering, laughing ) Adonis: What? What? You could just
see her glowing. Woman:
Beautiful. Donna:<i>
It's such a coming out
for Alissa</i> <i> in a new life,
in a new body,</i> <i> new confidence.</i> It was incredible.
It really was. Alissa:<i>
I'm just like so happy</i> 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:<i>
Putting myself together</i> 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:<i>
This journey made me
a better trainer,</i> because it allowed me
to empathize even more. <i> The last time
I was overweight like that
was a couple of years ago,</i> <i> so I kind of
like disconnected
with that person.</i> <i> But now, going through it,
it's like you know what your
clients are going through.</i> <i> And if they
can't do a burpee,
you know why,</i> <i> because, ( bleep ),
I couldn't do it.</i> This is just like
the beginning, man. - We've still got a journey
ahead of us, man.
- We do. - Hey.
- Hi. <i> Are you ready?
I know you're excited.</i> 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:<i>
Alissa's going to
keep working</i> <i> to hit her goal weight
of 233 pounds.</i> <i> So far,
she's down to 251,</i> <i> for a total
weight loss</i> <i> of 57 pounds
in four months.</i> 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. <i> Whoo!</i> <i> I don't think
anything's holding me back.</i> <i> I think that my whole
lifestyle right now</i> <i> is set up
for success.</i> <i> I'm definitely not
in maintenance mode
right now.</i> <i> I have about another
60 to 80 pounds to lose,</i> 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 <i> you can make excuses
for the next 10 years,</i> <i> and it's still not gonna
get you to your goal.</i> <i> In this journey,
I have learned to put
myself first,</i> <i> to put my time
to plan my food first,</i> <i> time to go to the gym first.</i> <i> And everything else
comes second.</i> <i> And that's working out
pretty well.</i> Adonis:
Damn. I had this in me.
I just needed to find it. Adonis:
That's how
you gotta do it!