The former world’s fattest woman who at her heaviest weighed
1,000lbs has lost half her body weight but she has been left with 140lbs of
excess skin.
Catrina Raiford, 38, tipped the scales at half a ton and was
bed-bound for five years, until she had her home bulldozed to free her from her
bed after suffering breathing difficulties.
bed-bound for five years, until she had her home bulldozed to free her from her
bed after suffering breathing difficulties.
Catrina, from Florida, then embarked on a strict diet and a
gastric bypass to lose more than 500lbs, reaching 448lbs in 2014.
gastric bypass to lose more than 500lbs, reaching 448lbs in 2014.
Now Catrina hopes to lose even more weight along with the
140lbs of excess skin she has been left with for which she has set up a
GoFundMe to raise the $10,000 (£6,468) needed for operations to remove it.
140lbs of excess skin she has been left with for which she has set up a
GoFundMe to raise the $10,000 (£6,468) needed for operations to remove it.
However Catrina says she had always had problems with her weight, following years
of sexual abuse as a child. She said she found comfort in sweet, sugary snacks and
secret eating.
of sexual abuse as a child. She said she found comfort in sweet, sugary snacks and
secret eating.
Catrina Raiford weighed more than 1,000lbs and was bed-bound
for five years
Catrina wearing her first ever bikini
Catrina has always had a problem with her weight, pictured
aged 10 left, and aged 14 weighed 448lbs, right
She’d spend long days on the internet lying to men about her
appearance and having ‘catfish’ relationships, by creating a fake persona and
using this to meet men
appearance and having ‘catfish’ relationships, by creating a fake persona and
using this to meet men
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