Catrina Raiford is an American woman who was once considered to be the heaviest woman in the world,[1] weighing 955 pounds (433 kg; 68.2 st)[2] on a 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) frame.[3]
At age 14, she weighed close to 500 pounds (230 kg; 36 st). Her family placed her for eight months in a psychiatric home. As an adult, Raiford continued to gain weight. Unable to deal with her emotional issues, she eventually lost her job and moved back in with her mother.[4]
Raiford became known as the 'Half Tonne Woman'[4] before she lost half her body weight.[5] She was inspired to do that in December 2003, when she had to be “bulldozed out of [her] house” after calling for help due to breathing difficulties.[6] For five years until that point she had been bedridden.[6]
It took Raiford three years to lose close to 300 pounds (140 kg; 21 st).[7] Following that accomplishment in 2005 she became eligible for the gastric bypass surgery and has lost a total of close to 500 pounds (230 kg; 36 st).[6]
References edit
- ^ "Former 'world's fattest woman' defies all odds and loses 36 stone". Metro. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Egbo, Vwovwe. "Catrina Raiford: Read the amazing weight loss story of the World"s fattest woman". Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ Ryan, Órla. "'World's fattest woman' loses 32 stone, buys her first bikini". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b "Former world's fattest woman has shed more than 500 lbs. — read her first ever interview". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Former World's Fattest Woman Catrina Raiford Loses Half Her Body Weight ▷ Naija News". www.naijanews.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ a b c "Weight Loss Success Story | Sun Coast Bariatrics, St Petersburg FL". suncoastbariatrics.com. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
- ^ "1,000 Pound Woman Loses Half Her Weight: "I'm So Much Happier Now"". Black America Web. 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
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