If you’re finding it hard to shed a pound or two in order to squeeze into your beach wear this summer, here’s a bit of inspiration for you.
A woman in Tennessee has somehow managed to shed a staggering 42.5 stone!
Milla Clark, 51, had been bedridden for three years, unable to walk, and relied on her kids to look after her.
But this week, she showed off her stunning transformation on the US TV show My 600lb Life, and viewers absolutely loved it.
Mum-of-five Milla weighed an incredible 53.6 stone when she made the decision to contact weight loss expert Dr Younan Nowzaradan.
Until then, she’d relied on her three eldest children – Jacob, now 19, Hannah, 18, and Caleb, 18 – and her now-late husband Elroy to wash and change her.
Dr Nowzaradan told Milla that she should undergo a surgical procedure to remove her lymphedema – abnormal swelling caused by excess lymph fluid under the skin – but that she’d first need to lose some weight in order for him to perform the operation safely.
That meant eating less and eating better, which was a challenge for Milla as she’d had an unhealthy relationship with food ever since she was a child.
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She claimed in the programme – shown on the US network TLC – that her mother had overfed her and her sister because it was the only way she knew how to show them love.
“If we didn’t take that food, she would take that as a rejection,” she explained.
However, with the help of her kids – four of whom are adopted because Milla’s spiralling weight meant that she hadn’t been able to give birth more than once – she lost an impressive seven stone.
Dr Nowzaradan was then able to remove the lymphedema, and following skin surgery and operations to replace both of her knees, Milla was finally able to stand on her own two feet.
From there, Milla was able to complete the challenge she’d set herself.
And as My 600lb Life revealed, she now weighs just 11 stone.
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Not only is Milla the most successful weight loss case ever to appear on the TLC show, she also now gets to enjoy outdoor activities with her kids, such as canoeing.
And you can’t get a much better reward than that.
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