I ballooned to 30st and couldn’t stand up or wash myself – I’ve shed 15st and now people don’t recognise me
A WOMAN has revealed how she lost 15st after having an awkward wake up call.
Dominique would scoff 4-5,000 calories a day leading her weight to balloon to over 30st.
“I woke up one day and couldn’t stand, my back was killing me and when I tried to stand I fell to the floor,” she recalls.
The pain was so bad she was left sobbing on the floor – her astronomical weight gain had put too much pressure on her back and knees.
After finding it more and more challenging to even move and complete basic hygiene, Dominique knew she had to change her ways.
“My lowest moment is when it was seven months before I decided to have weight loss surgery,” Dominique explained to Truly.
“I was in the bathroom and couldn’t wipe myself.”
She continued: “I could wipe a little bit, then I had to get in the shower because I couldn’t do it, and I was like, ‘how did I let myself get this big?'”
Not only did her weight prevent her from basic tasks but it also stopped doing activities she dreamed of
Dominique had also always wanted to go sky diving, but when she pulled up at the experience she was told she was too big to do it.
Stepping on the scale, there was no number looking back at her, instead the letter E came up.
She asked the instructor what it meant and he revealed it meant her weight was so large the scale couldn’t even read it.
Dominique’s friends were supportive, but her confidence was knocked and she knew she had to do something drastic.
Breaking down in tears, she revealed she headed to the doctors who gave her information on gastric sleeve surgery – which she went through with.
With the help of the surgery, changing her diet and working out, the young woman has lost almost half her body weight – 14.6st.
She found a personal trainer to help her start strength training and the weight instantly began to fall off with the help of a new diet.
Next, Dominique went and got loose skin surgery to help her feel even more confident with her new body.
With her new found confidence and zest for life, Dominique loves nothing more than showing off her figure in skimpy dresses.
“My confidence level? I am the President of America, nobody can tell me nothing,” she added.
“Some people don’t even believe that was me.”
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