By Dayne Hudson
Imagine weighing 470kg.
No, actually imagine it.
It's almost too hard to think about. How would you live your day to day life?
There's plenty of amazing body transformations out there, but not too many better than this.
MARYA ROSALES WAS ONCE THE WORLD'S FATTEST WOMAN
American woman Mayra Rosales weighed 470kg, and was labelled the world's fattest woman.
She lived in her bed for 2 years.....2 years!
But the good news is the Texan woman has shaken off the embarresing tag; she's lost 80% of the unwanted blubber.
Mayra Rosales first received global attention in a fascinating way, which had nothing to do with her weight.
She confessed to crushing her two-year-old nephew, Eliseo, to death in 2008, but was later acquitted of all charges in 2011.
The truth revealed that she thought her life was already over, so she confessed to the crime in order to protect her sister Jamie, who's serving 15 years jail for the crime.
Mayra poses with her new lean frame!
So how did she get to court?
Well, authorities were forced to cut a hole in her bedroom wall and carry her there.
After the court worked out that Rosales had been confined to her bed for two years prior to Eliseo’s death, they realised she couldn't have rolled onto him to kill him.
“I thought I was dying anyway so I decided to admit that I’d done it to protect my sister because I love her,” Rosales said.
Autopsy results revealed the little boy died from multiple injuries to his skull and her sister eventually confessed to the crime.
Mayra Rosales with her cousin after losing more than 250kg.
So how did she lose the weight?
Well in situations like this, exercise is basically impossible.
However a healthy lifestyle approach has been taken by her to keep her weight loss consistent.
The 34-year-old has had 11 operations, now weighs 90kg and has a new lease on life after finding a partner.
“I was dying. I don’t know if you had seen pictures before you could see it in my face. I had given up in life,” Rosales said.
“I was alive but not living a life.”
Mayra Rosales had lap band surgery and multiple skin removal operations to get this far.
She's now seeking to gain custody of her sister’s remaining children, having lost around 360kg in total.
She now claims to have a healthier outlook, and is even giving some advice to her facebook fans.
Not a bad effort from a woman who was not far away from shaking hands with death.
Good job!
