When a family has a food cult since childhood, it is very difficult to resist habits and not give in to provocations. If you are involuntarily told that overeating is normal, and a good or bad mood should be encouraged with a good portion of ice cream, then few will be able to stop and listen to the voice of reason. In such an atmosphere lived little Pauline Potter, in whose family everyone was overweight, but this was perceived as the norm and the family lived quite happily. But in the future life, and especially after giving birth, everything in Pauline’s life went downhill and she decided to fight for herself and her life.
In our genetics, there are already entire generations with excess weight. A very vivid memory from childhood is the excess of food in the refrigerator. Mom always encouraged us with food and to eat – it was a kind of a small holiday. Mom, as far as I remember, weighed about 180 kg, and dad even more – about 300 kg. There were a lot of us – I have 8 brothers and sisters, and none of them ever weighed less than 120 kg. It’s just the way we were brought up, where eating was a very pleasant ritual, and the more we ate, the better we felt. I remember always wanting to lose weight, but I lacked the motivation to do so, because I was surrounded by obese people. The woman who weighed 291 kg, Pauline Potter. In 2011, the whole world found out about Pauline, because the woman got the idea to apply to the Guinness Book of Records to compete with other contenders for the title of “the heaviest living woman”. Potter did not count on the luck of becoming the owner of the record, but in the end she won the competition and since then her life has changed. She turned to Dr. No to help her lose weight – thus she intended to set a new record and become the first woman to lose the most kg of all living people. When she came to weight loss therapy, Pauline realized that it would be extremely difficult for her to change her eating habits, because all her life she had not denied herself any of her favorite treats and had been on short-term diets, without the goal of strictly changing her diet in the future.
At the very beginning of my journey, I decided to turn to the organizers of the Guinness Book of Records for motivation, because I was tired of being that size when I was like a child who was not able to serve herself. I knew that I was approaching the figure of 300 kilos, so I wanted to share my personal drama so that people could help me. And I also wanted to lose weight so that I would have a second record as the first woman in the world to lose a colossal number of kilograms. And you know, I did it! The woman who weighed 291 kg, Pauline Potter.
Pauline was not an easy patient in terms of character and even fans of the TLC TV show “My 600 Lb Life” did not particularly like the American, as she often argued with everyone’s favorite Dr. Now. His “1200 calorie” diet was perceived by the Guinness record holder as simply “starvation”, so she always sharply criticized the working scheme of the famous nutritionist-surgeon. In the end, the plump woman resigned herself and decided to trust the doctor, after which her weight began to decrease steadily. She also admitted that when she became popular, but had not yet started weight loss therapy, her ex-husband decided to return to the family, and thanks to the passion that flared up, the American began to lose weight.
My ex-husband looked at me differently when he found out about the Guinness Book of Records. I had not had any relationships for three years then, so I was pleased with his attention. But you understand, with such a weight I was practically immobilized, so my husband took the initiative in the bedroom. By the way, my bed is additionally reinforced. During the process I burned 500 calories. This is the best exercise for weight loss that you want to do. Although with my weight I could not wear beautiful underwear, but I used a beautiful cape instead. A woman who weighed 291 kg, Pauline Potter. I am incredibly happy for the result of Pauline. She turned out to be very purposeful and for 10 years changed her eating habits to achieve such an incredible shape. When a patient turns to me for help, first of all, I evaluate his faith in himself and in the ultimate goal of getting rid of excess weight. Gastric bypass should not be perceived as a panacea, and after surgery, you should not expect quick results. It is rather a tool that additionally helps in weight loss, but the result of weight loss depends on the person’s actions along the way. Dietitian-surgeon Dr. No.
After reaching the weight threshold for gastric bypass, she had the surgery and began to lose even more weight. Her consciousness changed, she stopped considering food as the meaning of life and in 10 years she lost more weight than other participants of the program on TLC. In 2019, she had already lost 235 kg and wrote on her social network that there was no need to lose more weight, now it was enough to just maintain the achieved result.
