Liz, a black girl who weighs 700 pounds.
She had a tumor protruding from each of her thighs, lying on the bed like a mountain.
Liz hadn't gotten out of bed for eight years, and each time she needed a machine to move her body.
Why did she become like this, and how did she live?
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A bone is missing from the leg
Doom has been around Liz since birth. She should have had a happy life, but she had a problem with her legs.
One of her legs was missing a bone, resulting in her legs being of different lengths.
Watching her companions run happily, Liz was envious, and the inferiority complex in her heart spontaneously arose.
Liz's father took her on a trip, which gave her a rare and happy time.
Since Liz's leg needs to be treated for a long time according to the treatment plan.
If the treatment is good, then there is a chance that her leg will heal.
Her parents had to leave the home to earn money to pay enough for treatment.
However, while Liz was left unattended, she was molested.
And the people who molested Liz turned out to be relatives of her family with extremely low ideology and morality.
Little Liz didn't know how to deal with this kind of thing, and the timid Liz buried it in her heart.
Unexpectedly, this terrible incident not only had an indelible impact on Little Liz's body and mind.
And it has deflected the trajectory of her life......
Family changes
Since Liz's leg has not improved after treatment, his father has been depressed and has lost some hope in life.
By chance, he was lured into taking drugs, and the feeling of relief made him want to stop.
But we all know that drugs can't be touched, and once they touch, the family is ruined and people are killed.
In the years that followed, his father and mother were emotionally out of control, and the two quarreled endlessly, eventually ending in a divorce.
Young Liz waited for her father to come home every day, but the result was predictable.
Finally, one day, sad little Liz walked into the kitchen and looked at the knife on the table and fell into deep thought.
She couldn't wait for her father, so she could only cut bread and eat it secretly.
It may be that the feeling of fullness has brought a sense of security to her long-term vacancy in her mind, and she has come to enjoy eating.
She felt that food made her happy, and whenever she was unhappy, worried and stressed, she would steal food, which also made her body start the journey of gaining weight.
Due to the leg disease, Liz was treated and could only stay in bed all the time and could not go out.
Mom takes care of her meticulously, and she can be said to be obedient to her.
Disease treatment
Due to long-term psychological and physical reasons, Liz does not like to go out or talk to people, and she is silent and can only heal herself by eating.
And when it comes to eating, Liz's mother is never stingy with her, and buys it back whenever she wants to eat.
Slowly, Liz's body began to swell and weighed 500 pounds!
(about 453 catties, 1 catty = 500g, 1 lb = 0.972 catties)
At this time, she didn't like to go out even more, and just wanted to lie quietly in bed by herself.
The feeling of isolation is good for her, but the lack of exercise is certainly not good.
At this time, Liz's weight had not yet reached its peak, but the sudden bad news made her situation start to deteriorate.
My father died
Liz's father had all the money he had on his hands to buy drugs, and he didn't eat properly at all.
Coupled with long-term drug use, the body is getting worse day by day, various body organs are damaged, and eventually the body collapses.
The news of her father's death reached Liz's ears like a bolt from the blue.
Unable to accept this fact, she began to overeat, eating five or six meals a day.
Not to mention eating a lot of food, there are a lot of snacks in the middle, and a large plate of beef, mutton and eggs are eaten for breakfast every day.
Liz was lying on the bed, her hand reaching for the food in the drawer.
The fact that it was so convenient to eat also made her more indulgent to her mouth.
Liz's weight began to grow sharply, far beyond the normal obesity range, and Liz's weight reached 700 pounds at this time.
Start treatment
Her mother saw that Liz could no longer take care of herself, and she was too old to take care of Liz all the time. For the sake of her daughter's future life, under all kinds of twists and turns, she found an expert in Houston to treat obesity.
Getting Liz to the hospital became a problem because of her size, and eventually the doctor hired some paramedics and firefighters to solve the problem of transporting Liz.
The transportation process was difficult, and several big men worked together to get her to the hospital, and finally succeeded in carrying her to the hospital bed.
So what is her physical condition, is she healthy?
Physical examination
The doctor examined Liz's body, and when the doctor saw her thigh, he couldn't help but exclaim.
The doctor bluntly said that he had never seen such a battle after practicing medicine for so many years.
The flesh of Liz's thigh swelled to the sides, and it had almost become a separate part, like a tumor.
After the examination, the doctor told Liz to lose weight immediately, and if she left it alone, Liz and Liz only had three years to live.
Disease diagnosis and treatment
Since then, the doctor has formulated a weight loss meal for her, mainly with high-protein and low-carb water every day, and the intake should not exceed 1200 kcal. Liz also followed the doctor's recipe and ate as the doctor prescribed.
Due to Liz's limited mobility, the medical experts also thoughtfully prepared pull-up medical equipment, because the training required wiggling the flesh of the whole body, so she was so tired that she screamed. After two months of hard work, Liz lost 146 pounds.
That's an adult's weight, and it's Liz's first small win in weight loss.
Will she be able to lose weight?
Liz's condition began to stabilize, and doctors performed a fat cut on her right leg.
The cutting surgery went well, about 25 pounds of fat was removed, and other surgeries were performed.
The doctor also began to make her try to walk, but after so many years of lying in bed, Liz almost forgot how to stand.
The moment Liz put on her shoes, her mother couldn't hold back her tears anymore.
Weight loss for the first time Waterloo
Her daughter finally got up, albeit against the wall.
During her time in the hospital, Liz had no contact with the outside world, everything was at the doctor's disposal, and by the time she was discharged, she had dropped to 458 pounds.
After Liz was discharged from the hospital, her mother was occasionally unable to take care of her meals due to work.
Liz, who was home alone unsupervised, simply began to indulge herself.
She felt that eating some takeout had no effect, and said that ordering takeout was because she was afraid that her mother would think that she would be troublesome, and it was a way to get the best of both worlds, completely ignoring the doctor's words.
For a month, she ate pizza, burgers, fried chicken, coke, and more.
So not only did I not lose weight this month, but I also gained 50 pounds.
This result makes the doctor angry, telling Liz that in the future, the doctor's plan must be strictly followed, and if not, the cooperation will be terminated.
Liz also knew that this situation was caused by her own improper diet. In the face of the doctor's criticism and warning, she shed tears of remorse and said that she would correct her mistakes in the future.
The doctor said that he would observe Liz's performance in the next month and decide whether to proceed with the next plan.
Liz, who has experienced a failure to lose weight, seems to be a different person, probably motivated by the doctor, and she is strict with herself.
Stick to all the training items every day, don't need to be supervised by others, and supervise yourself.
Outbreak after defeat
After a month of hard work, the effect of weight loss was obvious, and after many years, I finally stood up with my body.
The doctor also praised Liz and told her that she could have the next plan: gastric reduction surgery.
The goal of the surgery was to shrink Liz's stomach to the size of a fist so that she would feel full even if she ate very little, thus controlling the amount of food she ate.
The surgery successfully reduced Liz's food intake, and she was only 392 pounds!
Liz says she feels a lot lighter, and not only that, but she can also move easily.
It can be said that it is half the success so far.
Liz's physical health has begun to get on track, but the psychological shadow of her childhood has always lingered in her mind.
If this knot cannot be untied, her psychological wounds will not heal.
Psychological counseling
Therefore, her mother hired a psychiatrist to counsel her with psychological problems.
After a three-hour conversation with a psychiatrist, Liz decided to let go of her past, reconcile with her past self, and enjoy life from now on.
Liz managed to lose weight and make herself healthier and more confident.
She said she was grateful for that difficult time, because the pain of this time had grown and transformed.
brief summary
Once upon a time, Liz in front of the mirror, looking at her bloated figure, was full of helplessness and confusion.
At that time, she couldn't resist the temptation of food, and she was a veritable "foodie".
Until one day, she stood at the crossroads of her life and chose to change.
Now Liz likes to cook some of her favorite fruits and vegetables at home, and she doesn't eat particularly greasy like before.
After completing the rehabilitation training on my own every day, I can walk slowly.
I believe that after a while, Liz will be able to run up and run in the direction of happiness.
Bravely break the darkness, perseverance is destined to be praised, no matter what road, you will have a way out, and a good life also depends on hard work.
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