<i> with bacon.</i> It's good. I'm getting fatter. This, it's not getting
over my legs. I don't like it. <i> Food is absolutely
ruling my life right now.</i> <i> I'm physically, mentally,
and emotionally drained.</i> Never in my life
has food been a struggle. ( belches, coughs ) ( voice breaks )
It's a humbling thing.
I cry all the time. <i> My health is a tremendous part
of my life that I miss.</i> <i> I totally miss it.</i> <i> When I started this,
I weighed 178 pounds.</i> <i> But that's gone.</i> Drew:<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</i> <i> to discover
what it's like to be fat.</i> <i> I gained 75 pounds.</i> <i> I developed a fatty liver</i> <i> and the kidneys
of an alcoholic.</i> <i> Getting fit again
was the hardest thing
I've ever done,</i> <i> but it made me a better man.</i> <i> Now trainers from across
the country are participating</i> <i> in the most extreme
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</i> <i> both their lives forever.</i> <i> ♪</i> <i> My name is Seth.</i> <i> I'm 32 years old,
and I've been a trainer</i> <i> for the last seven years.</i> <i> I would be called Zen
by most people.</i> <i> My favorite style
of workout is yoga.</i> <i> And I get so much joy when
somebody come comes up to me</i> like, "Damn, man,
look at those arms." And I'm like, "Yoga, man,
yoga every single day." <i> With a balanced yoga practice,
you can be ripped</i> <i> and have strength and muscle.</i> It's pretty powerful stuff. <i> I've worked extremely hard
to achieve the body</i> <i> that I have right now,
but I generally love it</i> <i> after a good workout.</i> <i> Your muscles are pumping.</i> You look good, you feel good,
you're literally glistening. <i> I just feel unstoppable.</i> <i> It's an addictive feeling.</i> <i> I know this experiment's
going to impact</i> <i> the way I train people.</i> I'm gonna prove to you
that I can do this so there's no reason
that you can't do <i> anything you set your mind to.</i> <i> My name's Dave O'Keefe, 38
from Royal Palm Beach, Florida,</i> and I'm an IT technician. <i> I'm a family guy.</i> <i> I got a wife who I've
been married to for ten years.</i> Ten-- yeah, ten years.
( laughs ) And my daughter's ten,
and I have an 11-month-old son. I would say the first time
I really understood that I was really overweight
is when I got an honorable discharge for being
overweight from the military. <i> So I got out of the Army
for being fat.</i> <i> When I was discharged
from the Army,</i> <i> that's my ultimate
hardest time.</i> <i> I would say within a year,
I gained 70 pounds,</i> <i> just eat whatever was there,</i> <i> and next thing you know,
I'm 300 pounds.</i> <i> I'm having a lot of issues
with my acid reflux</i> <i> and my doctor's like,
"All you have to do</i> is stop eating
what you're doing or take pills." I was like, "It's easier
to take the pills <i> than it is
to lose the weight.</i> So I've been stuck
on heartburn medicine for I'd say close to 15 years. I totally let my dad down
when I quit hockey. <i> I think that's probably
one of the biggest things.</i> He's got to be a healthy weight
that he can bring little Dave up so he can play hockey with him. ( voice breaks )
So we can have
a three-generational game. That would--
that would really make me happy. Dave:<i>
I'm totally missing out.</i> <i> I'm totally missing out
on my son.</i> <i> I missed out big-time
on my daughter.</i> <i> She wants to do
all this stuff at the park,</i> <i> play kickball,
do all this fun stuff, and me,</i> <i> I'd rather just watch
some TV with her.</i> <i> I have to be there
for my kids.</i> <i> You don't think
about the health.</i> Dave's Wife:<i> The situation
is 1,000% desperate.</i> Losing Dave is a...
very real possibility. I need to find a program
that actually will make me accountable
for what I'm doing. <i> I need to get rid
of this weight.</i> Sounds like he wants it,
but it's easy to talk the talk. Now it's time
to walk the walk. <i> We are on our way
to meet with Dave</i> <i> and check out his house.</i> I'm definitely excited
to go through his refrigerator and through his cabinets. I'm always looking forward
to seeing what somebody
thinks is "healthy." <i> I'm just expecting
a house of horrors.</i> Dave:<i> The trainers that I've had
at the bigger gyms</i> don't understand what
a fat person goes through. Seth:<i>
Being fat is a choice.</i> <i> I have a hard time
relating to somebody</i> that just doesn't do the work
that they have to do. <i> Dude, you got the tools.
You know what to do.</i> Shut your mouth and do it. Hey. What's going on?
How you doing? Come on in. I do feel like
it's that simple. You do it or you don't. So this is the kitchen. Okay. ( chuckles ) I'm already freaking out
a little bit. Uh... okay, let me just soak
all this in for a second. I want to start--
let's start over here. I'm gonna go ahead and go
through this cabinet. Oh, my God. <i> This is the biggest tub
of sugar I've ever seen.</i> This is no different
than a bag of crack cocaine. This sugar is equally
as addictive as a drug would be and, not to sound crazy--
'cause I am a little crazy-- It's worse for you. <i> I would like not only for you
but for everybody</i> <i> in this house--
like, this is unacceptable.</i> So I'm gonna pop open
the fridge real quick. Bread, carbs, pasta--
it's crap. Chocolate cookie ice cream.
It's such crap, Dave. We just want to start
getting you in the habit of putting real whole foods
into your body. I didn't think it was that bad.
It's weird. <i> You're the king of the castle,
and somebody else coming in</i> and telling you what
you're doing wrong, you know, <i> like, who are you?</i> I've been on this
healthy-lifestyle kick pretty much my entire life. I'm about to flip that switch. <i> I am going to be eating
all that crap</i> <i> that we saw
in the kitchen earlier.</i> - What?
-<i> For the next four months,</i> I'm going to gain as much weight
as humanly possible. That's ( bleep ) crazy.
( laughs ) Yeah, I'm going to--
there's very little-- there's very little
that I won't eat, <i> and then we're gonna
take it off together, okay?</i> Okay. Over the next four months, I will gain
at least 50 pounds. <i> I'm setting a goal for myself,</i> and I'm gonna do everything
I can to achieve that goal. I look forward to seeing you
in four months, okay? All right. I just can't imagine
why anybody would want to do that
on purpose. <i> That is actually going to
be in for a rude awakening.</i> He's gonna be so addicted
to that junk food or crap,
as he kept on saying, that it's gonna be
interesting to see how we actually
weans himself off. I am driving to
the Wild Wild West Diner, where I finally get to start
my epic eating adventure. In general physically,
I feel like I'm at my absolute peak
physical shape. - We'll see how I look
in four months.
- Cheese fries. <i> The way I envision
my first meal looking</i> is definitely gonna be
just a smorgasbord <i> of all these different
types of foods.</i> I'm not gonna wait.
Oh, that I need over here. <i> From pizza to pasta.</i> I'm starving!
Please! <i> To pancakes, waffles,</i> fried mac and cheese balls,
mozzarella sticks. Why don't you put one pizza
on top of the other pizza? <i> And I'm gonna love
every minute of it.</i> As a kid, you never wanted
to just do that? You shouldn't even use
a spoon. Oh, man, it's like Thanksgiving
in every bite. Drew:<i> Seth currently weighs
178 pounds.</i> <i> His goal is to adopt
the lifestyle</i> <i> of his client Dave
and gain 50 pounds</i> <i> in the next four months.</i> <i> It won't be easy.</i> <i> That means
he will be loading up
on on-the-go foods</i> <i> and giving up
all forms of exercise.</i> I can literally feel
my pants getting tighter. I literally feel myself
getting fatter. Man:<i>
Jesus.</i> I was jealous when I started,
but I-- I don't know I'm kind of feeling
grossed out by this. - Man:<i> It's almost like </i>
<i> watching a horror film. </i>
- Yeah, it really is. - It's really gruesome.
- Man:<i> You all right?</i> Man:<i>
Just aim for the bucket.</i> No, no,
I'm not gonna throw up. I feel like a marathon runner
that hit a wall that's like, dude, there's no way
you can keep going. Man:<i> But they don't quit
when they hit that wall.</i> They dig down deep,
and they find a way to go. Seth:<i>
I can't even look at it.</i> I really don't want
to look at it. ( chuckles ) ( sighs ) <i> I don't eat that.
I don't ever eat that stuff.</i> <i> I think it's toxic
and addictive.</i> My body is like, dude,
what's going on inside here? ( groans ) I don't want to think
about food for a while. <i> This experiment
is without a doubt</i> <i> harder than I thought
it would be.</i> <i> I thought it'd be like one
giant cheat meal</i> <i> and every day
would be a celebration,</i> <i> and that lasted
for five minutes</i> <i> of the first meal.</i> for two weeks now. <i>o thist</i> I feel like two weeks in,
I found my rhythm and some routine in all this. Bye, Zoe. Drew:<i>
After two weeks,</i> <i> Seth has already put on
18 pounds,</i> <i> but he can't let himself
get too comfortable.</i> <i>He's still got a long way to go
to get to his goal of 228.</i> I want to show you some of
the stuff that I've been eating. These yogurt pretzels
are freaking amazing. I literally just keep eating
those throughout the day. I've been drinking
a ton of sodas. That's my biggest thing is one
can of soda has 180 calories. I'm drinking like six to 12. <i> A new doughnut place
opened up on Monday,</i> <i> so of course every day
this week,</i> <i> somebody's brought me
a box of donuts.</i> - Check it out.
- Damn. It literally is
one of the best flavors you could possibly imagine. Oh, yeah. We can thank
this doughnut shop for making
my weight gain happen. 200 pounds. So I feel
really good about that. My goal for this week
was to cross over to the 200-pound mark,
and we successfully did that. So I feel really, really good,
and I'm gaining weight. <i> This sweet older lady
that I train,</i> <i> she brought it
to my attention</i> <i> that my butt
is looking plumper.</i> So ever since she said that, I feel like my butt's
gotten bigger. <i> Oh, man, that's
the waffle burrito with bacon.</i> I want to meet
whoever invented this and shake his hand. He probably should win
a Nobel Peace Prize. Let me clean my palate. French fry.
Vanilla shake. I can literally hear myself
getting fatter. Drew:<i> After two months
of eating like his client,</i> <i> Seth has already gained
33 pounds.</i> <i> But the last 17 </i> <i> may prove to be
more challenging.</i> Dr. Robin Braver:<i>
Take some big deep breaths.</i> And out through your mouth. Can you hear me
getting fatter? Can you hear it? I can't hear you get fatter. For the last eight weeks,
I've been trying to consume over 5,000 calories a day. But, Seth,
I know your family history. Your father
has high blood pressure. Her mother
has high cholesterol. She comes from
a family of heart disease. Those are predisposing
risk factors that you are born with,
and you can't get rid of. Everything you just said,
I drowned you out. I wasn't--
it's not gonna happen to me. Make being young makes us
all believe that nothing bad can ever happen,
but bad stuff happens, and he is at risk for that. Just really work on getting
back to your normal shape after this is all done. Okay, I understand. -<i> Okay. </i>
- Thank you. I'm not worried at all
about my health. I just--
I just can't can't
wrap my brain around the concept
of living a healthy life my entire life could be affected
by four horrible months. Your clothes won't lie to you, so here's some good proof
that I'm getting fatter. And I mean I can barely get
a leg in there. It's serious. Um... This has happened. Like, this, it's not even
getting over my legs. This is new for me. I don't like it.
I'll be honest with you. It's not a good feeling. When I walk to the grocery store
in my plaza and I walk by
all the pretty girls that are cutting hair
at that hair salon, I suck my gut in. I don't feel as sexy
as I did two months ago. <i> It's a huge void in my life,
not exercising.</i> <i> I own a gym.</i> It's not a hobby.
It's a lifestyle for me. Perfect. <i> A large part of who I am
as a business owner</i> <i> and a teacher and yoga
instructor, et cetera,</i> is based on my appearance,
so my health and wellness <i>is a tremendous part of my life
that I miss.</i> <i> I totally missed it.</i> My confidence
has definitely taken a hit. Definitely. <i> I feel absolutely horrible.</i> <i> I feel like I'm about
to burst from every opening</i> <i> that I have at any moment.</i> A lot of whipped cream. <i> Lately, I've been experiencing
acid reflux.</i> ( belches, coughs ) Could feel, like, the little bit
of something brewing here. <i> Before, I was kind of like BS,
you can do anything,</i> <i> but now I'm like,
no, I get it.</i> Oh, my God, I'm gonna live
with acid reflux. It's kind of
not very appetizing. <i> I really want
to hit my goal weight.</i> I know that I need
to gain 20 pounds. <i> Unfortunately, I'm just
so repulsed by food right now.</i> ( burps ) <i> I can't do it.</i> Seth:<i> I have one more
weigh-in to go.</i> Trying to put on
a couple extra pounds. <i> I started this at 178,</i> <i> and 228 would be
50-pound weight gain</i> so I'd like to get to 228
by my weigh-in today. <i> So we're on our way
to my gym for the weigh-in,</i> <i> and definitely anxious
to get on a scale</i> <i> and see what it reads.</i> I just want to prove
to myself and everybody that when I put
in the hard work, I'm gonna get the results, and I'm so ridiculously
confident. I got the Buddha belly.
Gained a little extra, I think. <i> When I get on the scale
and it's the goal weight,</i> <i> it'll be an immediate sense
of relief</i> <i> and accomplishment,
just a kick-ass feeling</i> <i> and really motivated
for the next four months.</i> I'm throwing up. ( bleep ) That's it. 225. Three pounds. Drew:<i> After four months
of eating,</i> <i> Seth gained 47 pounds
and weighed in at 225,</i> <i> just three pounds shy
of his goal of 228.</i> Throwing up, you know,
that cost me some weight, <i> probably a lot of weight.</i> it's all in the trash can
right now. A huge part of me is
goal setting and old crushing, and I pride myself in that. <i> When a client fails to make
a certain goal</i> <i> and try to make any judgments,
but I do it.</i> It's the first time that I could
put myself in their shoes and really feel like
I did the work. I should've got the result.
I didn't, and it sucks. ( voice breaks )
I worked so ( bleep ) hard. Like, I worked so hard
to get this, and to be that close,
that humbled me to tears. <i> It just sucks
that I didn't hit the goal.</i> ( sighs ) At least now I'm gonna get
to start eating healthy again and work out with Dave. Today I'm meeting Seth
for the first time in almost 4 months. And I'm gonna see
what he looks like. He's been having some fun
eating my kind of food lately. <i> Eating fruits and vegetables,
that's a lot harder I think</i> because my kind of food tastes
way better than vegetables do. ( laughing ) What's up, buddy? Holy cow!
Look at that. You're not sticking it out,
are you? This is life, man. - Bubba.
- What's up, dude? Yeah, man,
I'm catching up, dude. Dave's reaction to seeing me
couldn't have been better. It was genuine laughter
and disbelief, and it made me feel good
about my transformation. Seth's fat.
Seth is fat. It's awesome. <i> I'm actually excited now
now that his weight's on.</i> So it's definitely go time. We gotta take you
for a pedicure, man. <i> 356.</i> Drew:<i>
In the last four months,</i> <i> Dave lost 24 pounds
on his own.</i> <i> His goal is to lose 80 more</i> <i> in the next four months.</i> <i> Seth needs to lose
the 47 pounds he gained.</i> So, Dave, I remember
the exact circuit that I did. Let's see if I got it. Are you doing it
with the same pounds? I did 25s last time.
This is 20. Let's do 25s then.
Let's see what you got. Science says
the more mass you have, the more you could lift,
so I'm curious if I am not as strong
as I used to be or if my strength
stayed they the same. All right.
We did ten of these. Some crackles in there. Definitely
more out of breath. That wasn't there. <i> I just learned
that I'm completely</i> <i> deconditioned
at the moment.</i> Honestly, I feel like I forgot
where I was four months ago. Nope,
that ain't happening today. - ( laughs )
-<i> I'm happy that he feels</i> comfortable with me to laugh
and bust my balls a little bit, <i> but I've sacrificed
so much of my energy,</i> <i> my time, my commitment,</i> <i> and I need him to be
100% on board.</i> I don't think he realizes
what's in store for him. ( laughs ) - Do you kno You've done a burpee?
Let me see a burpee. I'll take it. Through and then up,
squeeze your butt. I put together
a very challenging circuit
for Dave to do. We're gonna
go around four times. Each time,
just to break it up, we're running up the stairs,
down the stairs. <i> I'd be extremely impressed
if he makes it</i> <i> through the first round.</i> <i> I wanna see
how much he's willing to take
before he quits.</i> It would be challenging
for even a fit person. - Do you have any last words?
- Thank you. I need somebody to kick my ass.
I am not afraid to admit that. <i> I love that,
I loved the military during
basic training.</i> Drill sergeants
telling you what to do. You need to do it
when you need to do it. Seth:<i> One of my goals for today
is to get Dave</i> <i> to the point of throwing up,</i> and that'll give me
a great gauge an indicator of his work ethic,
how hard he's willing to push. <i> One, two.</i> <i> Good.</i> Don't have to be sexy.
Doesn't have to be pretty. Let's go, move it. - Is this tougher
than boot camp?
- Not yet. All right,
let's go then, man,
come on. That was 200 pounds ago. Can I get you some crumpets?
Do you want a little tea? ( laughing )
That's what I need right there. Get it up, slam.
Big slams. You gotta prove it to yourself
that you can make it, all right? Don't think.
You made it to the cone. Inhale, reach up. Start your burpees.
Good, that's one. -<i> Awesome. </i>
- ( panting ) Breathe, breathe, breathe.
Hey-oh, hup! Keep those feet moving. <i> The second you stop,
you're not gonna be able
to start back up.</i> Hop. Nice. Up and down the stairs,
then you get your break. ( panting ) ( belches ) Seth:<i> There she goes.
Get it out.</i> Oh, boy. <i> Breathe.
Hands up.</i> Good.
Give me a hug. Okay. Just keep breathing. He's hurting extremely,
extremely bad right now. <i> But he's proved himself
a warrior to me today.</i> So I was really impressed
with his performance. I want you to sit here, and then I'm gonna hammer
through it. - Have fun.
- All right? Do you have any words
of encouragement for me? Yeah, don't quit. In my head,
I'm thinking I could hammer through two rounds
pretty easily. Bouncing the ball's
not so bad. Seth:<i> But it was
a rude awakening</i> <i> of how deconditioned I am</i> <i> and how my endurance
is on the floor right now.</i> Dave:<i>
Pizza! ( laughs )</i> Candy bars! You got jokes now. I'm starting to come back. I'm worn down.
I'm tired. <i> I keep telling myself
this is what I signed up for.</i> <i> This is part of the journey.</i> I can't believe
he's doing pull-ups.
That's insane. <i> It's only two!
Come on!</i> I just ain't moving. My brain was telling
my body to pull, and nothing was happening. - Good job.
- ( belches ) I haven't felt like that
in a very long time, and it's humbling. It's exciting. Feels good to be there. Dave:<i>
I'm real sore right now.</i> But, you know,
it's no pain, no gain. What'd Herb Brooks
saying "Miracle"? - What'd he say?
- Again. Again. - Um--
- I'm not quitting now. - You said four times.
- "Quitting" is a bad word. ( chuckles ) "Quitting"
is a poor choice of words. <i> If he wants
to keep pressing,
I'm here.</i> I won't let him get hurt.
He's got pride. He's an alpha male.
He's a military guy. So he doesn't want to quit.
I gotta be honest with you. I've been to where he is,
and I've quit. ( whimpers ) <i> Use your legs.</i> Come on, Dave. - ( grunts )
-<i> Six, good.</i> <i> Swing it.
Nice.</i> <i> Good.
Come on, make it to the cone.</i> <i> You done?
All right.</i> <i> Come on, come on.</i> <i> Good. Good.</i> <i> All right, Dave.</i> You did great, dude.
I'm gonna call it, though. - No. No.
- It's all right. I don't want you
to hurt herself. Don't give me
the option to quit. Yeah, dude, this is it.
We're done. Dave:<i> There's ways
to get out of the military,
and, you know,</i> <i> there's an honorable discharge
for being overweight.</i> I got out intentionally. One of the biggest-- it's one of my biggest
regrets ever. Don't--
don't feel like a failure. - You did not.
- ( sobbing ) <i> My family
is the most important thing.</i> <i> I tend to quit,</i> but... ( voice breaks )
something that needs to change. ( sobbing )
I'm going again! It's okay, dude. You're the man, dude.
You're the man. <i> Dig in.
Good.</i> <i> Good.</i> Good. Dude-- ( wails )
How stupid! Dude, you did better
than I imagined. You proved to me
that you got more guts than I ever thought possible. All right,
I want you to stand up, I want you to wipe your face,
and we'll get some water okay? Come on.
Hop up. Very, very, very few people
push themselves to the point that Dave did,
and I used to think <i> that every unfit or unhealthy
person was weak.</i> Dave's shown me how hard
he's going to work and how he won't accept failure
for an option. I'm disappointed
that I had to stop, but... the body can only do
so much, I guess. The mind was there,
just the body couldn't do it. ( chuckles ) Gotta make changes. <i> I want to hear it.</i> Exhale.
How's that feel? Hurt or good? - It's okay.
- ( chuckles ) It's okay? Drew:<i> At the start
of his training with Seth,</i> <i> Dave weighed 356 pounds.</i> <i> In the next four months,
he needs to lose 80 pounds</i> <i> to reach his goal.</i> <i> Seth will need to lose
47 pounds</i> <i> to return
to his starting weight.</i> Seth:<i>
Back getting into fit.</i> I'm able to wear
these pants again, which is pretty cool. Dave is doing great
on the workouts, <i> but as he gets better,
we're gonna keep pushing
it harder and harder.</i> All in the hips. Onions and cabbages. And you got
two different types
of cabbage. Not bad. Every day since we started,
Dave's sent me-- I would say 80%
of everything he's eaten,
he sent me a picture of. Knock on wood, he's been-- so far so good. <i> I feel good with Dave.</i> <i> I think he's gonna put that
switch on that is necessary</i> <i> in order to get the goals
that he wanted.</i> Holy crap, 342. Seth:<i>
Oh! All right.</i> 206 on the dot. Pretty happy with that.
And I feel good. ( panting ) Dave:<i> I'm pushing myself,
for sure.</i> <i> That has completely changed
my life already.</i> 202.
I feel good. I feel like
there's definition
coming back. - My turn.
- Stand up tall. 325.
That's great, man. Namaste. Dave:<i> On the way to the gym
for my daily ass-whoopin'.</i> I'm doing everything Seth's
asked of me. I think I'm even going
over and above. You did awesome. Nobody deserves
a big week more than you do. I'll go first. - How about that?
-<i> Pretty awesome.</i> - What were you last weigh-in?
- 325 last time. Okay and you've been--
you've been good? <i> Yeah.</i> Seth:<i> Let's see.
Smile.</i> <i> It's saying 326.</i> <i> It's saying
that you gained a pound.</i> Interesting. ( chuckles ) Why, I--
I have no explanation. Um.. with me,
you've done the work. Since the last weigh-in,
you've done everything. I mean, I take your word
with everything that you eat
and stuff like that. Is there anything else
that you did or here and there like--
I won't say cheat meal, but have you been sticking
to the program? Yeah. I had a couple bites
of some subs. Last night
I had chicken tenders from... It was actually fried ones. ( bleep ) That sucks, dude.
There's no way around it. It ( bleep ) sucks. -<i> Dude, there can be
no moments. </i>
- I get it! I get it! I haven't had any cookies.
I haven't had any ice cream. No milkshakes,
no... nothing. You know, it's just--
whatever. Seth:<i> We're right
at the midway point,</i> <i> so I need to sit down
with Dave.</i> He thinks he can come in,
work out hard, and then go do whatever
he wants to do the rest of the time, and it don't work that way,
dude. It's a 24/7 commitment. <i> If he's even gonna get close
to reaching his goal,</i> <i> he needs to make
a change today.</i> - Yo. What's up?
- Hey. - What's going on?
- Not much, how you feeling? Tired today. Yeah, you should be.
Have a seat. Sure.
Take a spot. Seth:<i>
Were you at right now?</i> Physically,
mentally, emotionally? Emotionally I'm drained. Battery is close out. From my perspective,
when you're with me, you're a rock star. You kick ass. Like, today's workout, I've never worked out
hard in my life. <i> Like, I tip my hat to you.</i> Your chicken strips,
you just erased that work. I don't know,
I still want to have-- I still want to have
an enjoyable meal. I don't know why I can't
get it out of my mind. That's not gonna cut it.
Not gonna cut it. What's the mission? I gotta get to the goal. <i> And that's the part
where I've always failed at.</i> - Is what?
- Is my own accountability. Why have you failed it? I guess--
I don't want to say
I've accepted it. <i> You've come to accept...</i> The fact that I'm always
gonna be a certain way. You do realize
that's bull( bleep ). <i> I want it.</i> Don't get me wrong,
I do want it. But you're not willing to do
what it takes to get it. I can't.
I can't envision it. You need to. There's too much there
to even envision it. Yeah, dude,
you need to start breathing into it
and feeling it. This whole experiment,
this whole process gives me an opportunity
to not only physically do the work
but do the mental work, so it's very, very,
very important for me
to let Dave know that I've been there. <i> So I want to share
with you</i> something that I learned
about myself. So I gained 50 pounds,
and then it's time to exercise again,
and I was all in, dude. I did every thing perfect. There was nothing, like--
talk about 24/7 greatness? <i> It was, like, obsessive.</i> Literally, it's like
should I drive home? No, I'll ride my bike home
because I want to burn extra-- I mean, it was everything--
was to get me to the goal of getting back in shape. After a couple of weeks of that,
I was still fat. So I understand
what it must feel like when you're working so hard
and you're not there. You know what I mean? <i> I understand
that it's helpless,</i> <i> and it can be lonely
and it feels wasted,</i> but I guarantee you
that it is all gonna be <i> so worth it at the end.</i> Do you see yourself? Have an honest talk
to this individual right now and tell me
what's gonna happen. This is not to me.
This is to yourself. <i> I want to hear it.</i> Just got to suck up
and do what you need to do. <i> How are you gonna do it?</i> There's no if, ands,
or buts anymore. You just gotta do it all. Do you want to let
this person down? <i> I don't want to see
that person ever again.</i> Okay. <i> I don't want
to see you anymore.</i> You have to do this. I'm gonna do it for myself.
I'm gonna do for my family. You can ( bleep ) do this. Drew:<i> Seth has reached
the end of his journey.</i> <i> In the first four months,
he gained 47 pounds.</i> I don't like it. <i> He spent the last four months</i> <i> trying to get back
to his original weight of 178.</i> <i>It's been a brutal eight months
with a lot of lessons learned.</i> Seth:<i>
I have not taken a day off.</i> <i> I've done
multiple workouts
a day,</i> <i> and I've loved
every single moment of it.</i> <i> Every single day,
I'm pushing myself</i> <i> to a higher level than
where I was the day before,</i> <i> and it feels amazing.</i> <i> ♪</i> <i> I am physically stronger now.</i> I am also mentally stronger,
too. <i> I feel confident
that there's nothing</i> <i> that I couldn't set
my mind to and achieve.</i> Yeah,
that's pretty awesome. I crushed my goal. Drew:<i>
Seth lost the weight,</i> <i> but his real goal
was to empower Dave</i> <i> to take charge
of his own health.</i> Seth:<i> Today I'm headed
to a restaurant</i> where I'll be
for the first time meeting a lot of Dave's
family and friends. <i> I'm really excited about that.</i> <i> His parents are coming in
from out of town,</i> <i> and they haven't seen him
in months.</i> - Woman:<i> I recognize the beard. </i>
- Hi, yes. ( laughter ) - I'm Sue Dave's mom.
- I wanna give you a big hug. I wanna give<i> you</i> a big hug
for helping him out. I can't wait to see my son. <i> I got butterflies
in my belly,</i> and I've been thinking
about it all week. You go to bed you think
what's he gonna look like? How's he gonna look?
I can't wait. - Nice to meet you.
- How you doing? Denis. Denis:<i>
It made my heart flutter.</i> I-- ( voice breaks )
I just want my boy back. He's worked so hard
over the last five months, and I can't wait for him
to show off all of his hard work
for everybody. I can't wait to see
your reaction. Seth:<i> Eight months ago,
Dave was extremely sedentary.</i> <i> He was either sitting
behind his desk at work</i> <i> or on the couch at home.</i> <i> He didn't do anything
physical.</i> <i> He ate crap food.</i> <i> It was just fast food,
sodas, pizzas.</i> ( sobbing ) <i> He didn't take care
of himself.</i> Dave: I'm really pumped
about today, you know? Today is actually about me
and achieving my goal, so... celebrating that with
my friends and family is gonna be fantastic. All:<i> ( chanting )
Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave,</i> Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave,
Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave,
Dave, Dave! ( all cheer ) -<i> Okay, where's Dave? </i>
- ( laughing ) I am so happy
that he's healthy. I can even put my arms
around you. - Yeah, you can do that now.
- Whoo-hoo! I don't know how much
more excited I could be before I start crying again. Holy moly. ( laughs ) Yeah,
I think I got my boy back. And that was what I needed
more than anything else. <i> I think the future
looks bright for his family.</i> I'm very proud of Dave.
He feels confident in himself. He-- he's a new guy. You look amazing. Whoever you are,
you look amazing. Dave:<i>
I'm on top of the world.</i> You know, just life, I can--
I see myself as 50 now. You and your dad could be twins
or brothers. Thank you
for putting yourself out there and making yourself
so vulnerable, and it's on the other side
of vulnerability that we can find happiness,
and you deserve nothing but. Yay. ( laughs ) Dave:<i> Thank you, thank you,
thank you.</i> Well, you know,
it's really hard to put into words
what this guy did for me. You know,
you got me squared away. So with me being
healthier now, I can be a better dad now,
better husband. The biggest thing I want
to thank Seth for is you made me realize
that I can do stuff for myself now,
but, uh, yeah. <i> I totally appreciate Seth
for what he did.</i> <i> You know,
he destroyed his body.</i> You know, that's something
I can never take for granted. He wanted to help
change somebody's life, and he definitely
changed my life. Huge cheers to Dave
and acknowledge his work <i> and the sacrifice he made,
and he's gonna keep going</i> and keep making everybody proud
most importantly, making himself proud. <i> When I look at Dave,</i> <i> I have a tremendous level
of pride and satisfaction</i> knowing that I taught him
everything that I know and that he's going to continue
to teach that upon his kids
and to other people. - Cheers.
- To Dave. All:
Cheers! ( laughs ) Yeah. Yeah. Yo, what's up?
You ready? Uh, let's just get it done.
( chuckles ) Do you have any predictions? I think 80s maybe. You deserve a good weigh-in,
my friend, so... All right, look up tall.
Stand straight. 276. -<i> 276. </i>
- ( laughs ) I'm proud of you, bud.
Good stuff. - We did it.
- You did it. Drew:<i> Dave made his goal
of getting down to 276 pounds.</i> <i> Including the 24 pounds
he lost on his own,</i> <i> Dave lost a total
of 104 pounds.</i> - Feel good?
- Wow. - Feels good to be back?
- It feels amazing. Both: NHL. Dave:<i>
I'm proud of myself.</i> <i> I'm in a much better place
right now.</i> <i> I feel way better
than I ever have.</i> Whoo!
Haven't done that in a while. I'm done, dude, thank you. What about all those times
I said I was done? Let's just focus
on the present moment, - not worry about the past.
- ( laughs ) Yeah.
Want to go on them? <i> It's definitely life-changing
being able</i> <i> to spend more time
with the kids.</i> See those muscles, Chloe?
One-handed. ( laughs ) Right now being part
of the family is the only important thing. Seth:<i> I'm definitely
a better trainer now</i> <i> because of this journey.</i> ( laughter ) Now I have the experience
of going from fat to fit. <i> I know what it's like
to be fat.</i> <i> I know what it takes
to lose it,</i> <i> but if I can do it,
you can do it,</i> so let's go to work.
