A morbidly obese woman who weighs 680lbs has enlisted her family and friends to help her get into a car for the first time after three years of being mostly bed-bound.
Chitoka Light, 49, has been documenting their weight loss journey on Family By the Ton, and on Wednesday night’s episode of the TLC reality series, she is determined to make her way to her doctor’s office after her first attempt ended in failure.
‘After three years of being bed-bound because of my morbid obesity, I’m about to get in a car and go to a doctor’s office for the first time,’ Chitoka says in a preview clip from the episode. ‘But we didn’t practice getting in the car, so this is where the unknown happens.’
Progress: Chitoka Light is able to fit her 680lb body inside a car for the first time in three years
![Making moves: Her trainer Robyn, her sister Sebeine, and her nephews are all on hand to help the 49-year-old get inside the vehicle for her first trip to a doctor's office in years](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B30E00000578-5363895-image-a-13_1518026847238.jpg)
![Making moves: Her trainer Robyn, her sister Sebeine, and her nephews are all on hand to help the 49-year-old get inside the vehicle for her first trip to a doctor's office in years](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B30200000578-5363895-image-m-12_1518026841365.jpg)
Making moves: Her trainer Robyn, her sister Sebeine, and her nephews are all on hand to help the 49-year-old get inside the vehicle for her first trip to a doctor’s office in years
Chitoka is in her wheelchair when she first leaves her house, and she uses two canes to prop herself up to standing position.
Her trainer Robyn, her sister Sebeine, and her nephews are all on hand to help Chitoka get settled in the back of the SUV, but it takes some maneuvering to get her comfortably inside the vehicle.
‘If I fail today, it will be a major blow, and I don’t want to get discouraged and not even consider surgery anymore,’ she explains.
After some huffing and puffing, Sebeine helps push her in, and Chitoka is able to adjust herself so her body is balanced on the seat.
![Pushing herself: Chitoka's first attempt to get inside a car ended in failure, and she admits she was worried that a second failure would cause her to quit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B30A00000578-5363895-image-m-15_1518026868606.jpg)
Pushing herself: Chitoka’s first attempt to get inside a car ended in failure, and she admits she was worried that a second failure would cause her to quit
![Getting adjusted: Chitoka's nephew is in the seat next to her so he can help her if she needs it](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B31600000578-5363895-image-m-17_1518026899533.jpg)
Getting adjusted: Chitoka’s nephew is in the seat next to her so he can help her if she needs it
When her weight really started to spiral out of control, she stopped doing certain things because walking was causing her too much pain. It eventually got to the point that she could no longer leave her house.
She made certain accommodations such as strategically placed mirrors and monitors in her room so she could do everything she needed to from her bed, and she admits she’s nervous about leaving her home, even for just a few short hours.
‘I am leaving my comfort zone where I control all the elements and it’s scary,’ she explains in a voice over, but she tells her sister she is ‘feeling good.’
‘I feel great that I was able to get in here and not have to sit in the back like cargo and cattle,’ she adds.
![Settled: 'I am leaving my comfort zone where I control all the elements and it's scary,' Chitoka tells the camera](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B31A00000578-5363895-image-m-19_1518026938676.jpg)
Settled: ‘I am leaving my comfort zone where I control all the elements and it’s scary,’ Chitoka tells the camera
![Amazed: Chitoka admits she has stayed inside her home so long she has forgotten what her neighborhood looks like](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B32600000578-5363895-image-m-21_1518026962071.jpg)
Amazed: Chitoka admits she has stayed inside her home so long she has forgotten what her neighborhood looks like
![High stakes: If Chitoka is able to walk outside, get inside a vehicle, and make her way to her doctor's office, she will be approved for weight loss surgery](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2018/02/07/18/48F7B2EE00000578-5363895-image-a-24_1518027565866.jpg)
High stakes: If Chitoka is able to walk outside, get inside a vehicle, and make her way to her doctor’s office, she will be approved for weight loss surgery
Chitoka has been working with her trainer to help her get to this point, and her sister reminds her that all of her hard work has paid off.
She spends most of the ride looking out the window, taking in the view.
‘As I’m leaving my house, I realize I had forgotten what it looked like, the rest of my neighborhood,’ she says. ‘It looked very new to me, very foreign.’
In order to be approved for weight loss surgery, Chitoka has to walk outside, get inside a vehicle, and make her way inside the doctor’s office. Although she has mastered the first two things, she is nervous she will somehow fail.
‘I tried before. I failed,’ she explains. ‘As we turn to the hospital, anxiety sets in. I start to feel my stomach rumbling.
‘My biggest fear is that I’m going to quit and give up and not finish the journey.’