Woman Lost Over 500 Pounds

Yes, ctry, and I think it is an incredible feat to have been done completely on her own. So many people are opting for weight-loss surgery these days.

That is super.

I agree, Shaun. This woman was ready to be released from her self-imposed prison, and someone just happened to come up with what she needed.

I thought it was interesting, sigma, just as long as she doesn't allow her obsession with food to be transferred to something worse.

I agree with what you say to some extent, mmiller, but like this woman said, it was her eating habits that got her into trouble in the first place. A person would have to realize they have a problem if they wolf down 4 cheeseburgers at a sitting, or, as she confessed to, got up through the night to eat the burgers cold right out of the fridge. There is nothing normal about behavior like that.

No, it's not normal behavior, but speaking as someone who used to be a compulsive overeater, it's really easy after a while to convince yourself that portions like that were normal. It's an eating disorder, but it's not something that develops overnight, and it's usually tied to some emotional problems and as you say, trying to fill a void. We all know that in restaurants we're given two or three times what we actually need. Our ideas of what constitutes a portion of food is extremely skewed. And if one surrounds themselves with people who eat like you do, or you isolate yourself, it's really easy to start thinking that 4 cheeseburgers is normal. It's a symptom of the illness. And shame and embarrassment about it actually ends up leading to more overeating. I used to binge horribly. A double bacon cheeseburger with extra large fries and a large chocolate shake seemed like a normal portion of food. I can remember eating an entire 6 pack (tacos) and a pound of potato tots from Taco Johns. And that didn't seem abnormal. I used to buy tons of brownies and garbage foods and sit in my car and eat them all. I had a sort of mixed up bulemia--all the binge without the purge. Looking back, it's disgusting and I'm ashamed of it. I was 315 lbs when I finally hit rock bottom and decided that something needed to be done or I'd end up killing myself with food. It took me a year to lose the weight and during that time I did everything I could to educate myself about nutrition. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I understand how things like this can happen. It's definitely not normal, and I think people need to be aware of the emotional issues that often accompany morbid obesity. There aren't a terrible lot of people who get that big simply because they enjoy food. A lot of people are simply messed up and need help and often don't get that help until they're 500 lbs and think that the only way to live is by having surgery. I'm really proud that this woman was able to do what she did, and I hope she never finds herself relapsing.

I thought it was a very human and heartwarming story, chunter. She looks like a different person and said she started to make drapes from the old skirt she used to wear, LOL.

Yes, Adoniah, she should be really proud of herself. It had to take a lot of willpower to lose such an amount of weight. People are much too judgmental in our society.

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The internet can be helpful in many ways, carolbee, and there are so many more things to do than the singles sites and trolling for a partner.

Yes, GG, this site does have a way of growing on you. In the beginning I didn't know if I could survive on myLot, but I have managed to hang in there.

Well, maddysmommy, evidently she didn't have to "get out there" to lose the weight. She lost it while working on her computer from home.