Blue in Yarmouth

March 19th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^

My wife had quadruplets in 2008 and went from 100lbs to 145 lbs. Because she was so thin prior to the pregnancy she looked enormous, but 45 lb weight gain for any pregnancy isn't a huge amount, especially for multiples.

Most people don't realize that obesity is a very real health risk. In fact, as a cardiologist I can tell you that I know of far more 80 plus year old smokers than I do 80 plus year old obese people.

Of the ones I have treated they have passed away far younger than many of my patients that smoke, drink, do recreational drugs etc.

ronmexico

March 19th, 2010 at 3:25 PM ^

my mom does does echocardiograms and she deals with a lot of what you are saying. she has had to perform echoes (echo's ?) on a majority of the patients in her office who are obese. it can be so bad sometimes that she cant get a good enough image view the arteries/valves/veins/heart lingo because of all the mayonnaise and oreo shakes built up over the years. the smokers, whose hearts arent doing a hell of a lot better, still live to be double the age of the obese.

BornInAA

March 19th, 2010 at 3:35 PM ^

with too many dirt poor "journalism" majors looking for a leg up.
Even the main stream "news" sites have Tiny the Fat Woman that wants to get fatter, McGee the Tatooed woman, the 21 inch man who died blah blah blah.

The whole world has become carnies.

Zone Left

March 19th, 2010 at 3:36 PM ^

She's got a website where people pay to watch her eat...I didn't try to find it.

She's obviously got something wrong, but the state will end up footing the bill when she has a heart attack, and her kids won't have a mom. It's criminal--except it isn't.

Paly33

March 19th, 2010 at 5:19 PM ^

your concern but this story is to good not to post. This just goes to show how far society/news has fallin.

A national news outlet posts a story on there main page about a woman's goal to become the fattest woman in the world. When every other overweight person out in the world strives to lose weight.

Personally i'm a little jealous, I can only imagine the joyess food she's stuffing in her face. It would give me an excuse to eat pizza everyday.

Bosch

March 19th, 2010 at 5:29 PM ^

to infer that I was concerned, nor do I pretend to think I have any influence on other people's viewpoints (this is obvious by the down votes).

My point is that by posting this story, you're helping her get exactly what she is looking for. Public attention.

bronxblue

March 19th, 2010 at 5:19 PM ^

I couldn't put my finger on it, but she looked familiar...

Frankly, I hope somebody stops her before she kills herself, because it will not just be her who is hurt - her kids will lose a mother.