Arizona woman's goal: to be the fattest woman alive. So far, she is doing very well at it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

She says it makes her feel....sexy.

Yet the doctors say she is not insane.
Sheesh.

Snips from the story ( and there are pics, but be warned...gross)

Obese model Susanne Eman is saying 'Supersize Me' for real - in her bid to become the fattest woman ever.

The 52-stone bombshell aims to reach a whopping 115 stone, or 1,600lb, by guzzling at least 20,000 calories a day.

Susanne, 32, from Arizona, USA, hopes to pass the half-way milestone of 57 stones by the end of the year.

‘I'd love to find out if it's humanly possible to reach a ton,’ she said.
‘A previous record holder was 1,600lbs (115 stone) , so I have to be at least that.

The unemployed mother - who cannot work because of her weight - claims she stays active by doing simple exercises and having regular health checks.

Read it and weep, if you dare.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026964/Susanne-Emans-bid-worlds-fattest-woman-52st-mother-2-supersizing.html

[MrScorpio]

1. Sounds like suicide by obesity to me

Poor woman

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. She is just as sick as an anorexic

there, I said it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. is there a medical term for this.."reverse anorexia" issue?

I have not heard of it if there is.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Morbid obesity can have the same

self image problems as anorexia and bulimia... easting disorder is the catch all

[JoeyT]

66. It would depend on her reason for doing it.

It probably falls under some kind of eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder.
The fetish version is called "face stuffing". Which pretty much does what it says on the box. It could be that she's into that whole thing.

[The Backlash Cometh]

25. I think Val Kilmer has the same mind frame.

[flamingdem]

31. did he get fat, oh noo! nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

37. Google him. It will shock you.

Here's a quote from a gossip site. Pay Attention to the last sentence in the large paragraph:

And get this, Val is going to drown his sorrows in food.

“I made a New Year’s resolution well before the year was coming to a close. I resolved to continue on the path that I have been on in recent years and to hit it home even further. It’s become ever more clear to me in recent years that this is my one true destiny and that I have to embrace it in order to truly enjoy life. I figure there’s no sense fighting what you are. I’ve done that before and it only ever resulted in heartache and frustration and that is something that at my age I’m simply not willing to tolerate any more. My resolution for the New Year is to eat as much as I possibly can without getting sick and I am going to stick to that no matter the obstacles.”

In other words, he don’t give a F*&K!

http://www.celebrityviplounge.com/val-kilmer-500000-tax-bill/

[valerief]

3. Arizona. The gift that keeps on giving. nt

[Mosby]

10. WTF?

[valerief]

33. They hold the record for crazy. nt

[lunasun]

41. do they ever run out of crazy there?

[RC]

4. She will be dead by 35, then we can move on to the next weighty news item.

[struggle4progress]

93. +

:cry:

[muffin1]

5. Sad

[virgogal]

16. I'm. with you-----it's sad and I feel sorry for the boys.

[HipChick]

6. She's following this woman in NJ...who has a fetish site..and claims she makes about $100K per year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2011437/Worlds-fattest-mother-Donna-Simpsons-daughter-4-feeder.html

[Ilsa]

73. That poor child doesn't realize her mother is

using her to hasten her death. That much weight is a killer.

[spinbaby]

76. There's another one?

That's just sick.

[dana_b]

7. so she's willing to risk leaving her kids without a mother

to accomplish this insane goal? I see she's planned for that (just in case). They do not look too happy about this.

[seabeyond]

9. why would anyone rec this and sometimes i wish i didnt read a thread. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

11. Sorry...I tried to warn ya.....

Tis a legitimate mental health issue, IMHO.

tho I am trying to figure out how she pays her bills, esp her food bill.

[seabeyond]

20. right there with you dixie, lol. my son and i were reading

and looking trying to figure it all out.

nothing personal on reading certain threads, just i should not read certain thing.

[XemaSab]

30. Between the eggs and the soda, that's $200 right there

Can you buy junk food with food stamps?

[malaise]

12. Darwin will sort this one out

:puke:

[LeftyMom]

13. There's probably a fat fetishist boyfriend, who weighs a buck fifty dripping wet, involved.

Seems like there usually is. She's certainly not buying all those groceries on disability or getting up to cook herself those enormous meals.

[WinkyDink]

68. Husband?

[lpbk2713]

14. Tick ... tick ... tick

The way she is going she won't be claiming the "alive" title for very long.
Organ failure is definitely in her future.

[The2ndWheel]

15. Keeps demand up, keeps people employed

[alphafemale]

18. That picture of her at 19 she has a small baby and what looks to be maybe a 4-5 yr old.

So she was probably pregnant at 14 or 15. Maybe sexually active before that. I wonder if she was sexually abused.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. That show "taboo" had a woman who had becoming super fat as her goal

And her husband was cheering her on. She was probably 400 to 500 pounds and was eating methodically to get fatter. Her husband loved fat women.

[kestrel91316]

21. Mentally. Effing. Ill.

[XemaSab]

22. I'm not exactly svelte, but that picture of her in shorts...

:scared:

I count 5 fat rolls below the knees alone.

:scared:

Why would she do this to herself? Eating healthy food would be a lot cheaper, easier, and faster.

[Kalidurga]

23. I don't know how I feel about this...

sorry for her, horrified, traumatized, sympathetic, or what. She is clearly surrounded by enablers including her doctor. She actually should have round the clock care to help her lose weight, but more importantly to help with her mental health issues. If she needs a scooter to get around at 32 she is not healthy despite what her vital signs are.

[XemaSab]

27. Here's what she eats every day:

Breakfast: 6 x eggs scrambled, cooked in butter 468 cals. 1/2 pound bacon 1,168 cals, 4 x potatoes as hash browns 672 cals, 6 x pieces toast with butter 600 cals, 32 ounce cream shake 1,160 cals. Snacking 1 x bag of animal cookies 1,950 cals, 2litre bottle of soft drink 800 cals, 1 x 10.5 ounce bag of barbecue flavour crisps 1,650 cals, 3 x ham and cheese sandwiches 1,576 cals.
Lunch: 3 x beef, bean and green chilli burritos with 1 x cup of sour cream 1,453 cals. Salad (1 head lettuce, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 cup carrots, 1 cucumber, 1/2 cup ranch dressing, bacon bits, 1 cup crumbled cheese, 1 cup chicken 1,479 cals.
Dinner: 12 x filled tacos + 1 x cup sour cream 4,906 cals, 2litre bottle of soda 800 cals, Dessert 8 x scoops vanilla ice cream 2,080 cals, 1 x small pan of brownies 1,200 cals.
Total: 21,962 calories


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2026964/Susanne-Emans-bid-worlds-fattest-woman-52st-mother-2-supersizing.html#ixzz1VWCvN7bo


The cookies, soda, ice cream, brownies, and other sources of sugar are killers, and that's without all the fat. :(

[begin_within]

29. I feel a little bit of nausea just from reading it.

[seabeyond]

74. omg (and i dont say that often).... reading the breakfast

i assumed we went into lunch, just wasnt labeled. then saw lunch... breakfast went on and on. now... calculate the cost of all that daily.

[WolverineDG]

78. I didn't make it past the 6 x scrambled eggs cooked in butter

O.M.G.

I'm not skinny by a long shot, but just reading that makes my stomach turn flips.

dg

[gkhouston]

91. Christ, I can't even finish a 3-egg omelette, most days. How can you eat that

much without throwing up from the sheer volume?

[WinkyDink]

69. To set the WORLD'S RECORD. She is quite open about it!

[izquierdista]

24. Just when you thought the UK went metric

They pull out Henry VIII's weighing stones. :rofl: But what's this with calories? Can't they convert that to something everyone can understand? like BTUs?

[begin_within]

26. "Fattest woman alive" may shorten to just "Fattest woman" before she realizes it.

[RebelOne]

28. Exactly. That sums it up. n/t

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[TheCowsCameHome]

32. One thing - Sis is lookin' fine.

Other than that, why would anyone want to do such thing?

[InvisibleTouch]

34. She won't be alive for long. n/t

[Raine]

35. There can't be any love for yourself when you do that to yourself

it's very sad. :-)

[Recovered Repug]

36. It's good to see someone with a goal in life. nt.

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. She could feed most of Somalia in one sitting.

[pitohui]

38. well everybody needs a dream and it sounds like she has a plan for hers

most people do not have attainable dreams, and i'm not sure if she does, but if she's willing to risk her life to set a record then i guess it's her choice

and people yell at me for hiking solo...on the other hand i will never get any news coverage or media opportunities with my dreams, so who's really the more intelligent person? this is prob. the only way she can get media attention

as others say she is prob. getting "off the books" money from the chubby chaser fetishists out there and it may be very good money indeed if enough of them subscribe to her site

most of us will never earn 6 figures if this is what she feels she must do to provide for herself and her kids well i won't take it away from her

[former9thward]

51. You won't take it away from her because you are not paying for it.

She is on Arizona's medicaid program so the AZ taxpayers are paying for her health care and her health problems in the future. This is a program which is under attack and this just gives more ammo for those attacking and attempting to defund it. Her doctors are ripping off the program by enabling her and they should have their licenses stripped.

[dixiegrrrrl]

62. I missed where the article says she is on Medicaid.

Given the income restrictions in order to qualify for Medicaid, it would seem to me she could not afford to eat the
" 8 trollies" of food that she shops for.

Where did you find the Medicaid info?

[former9thward]

77. The local tv news station in Phoenix reported it in a feature they had about her.

[BlueIris]

40. I can't believe she claims to be getting "advice" from a doctor.

So, at least one doctor is validating this clearly self-destructive behavior? Holy crap.

[TheMightyFavog]

90. From the article:

Despite warnings from her doctor that her bizarre experiment could kill her, Susanne insists she wants to break the record.

Dr Patrick Flite said: ‘She's really playing Russian roulette with her life with this goal. There are well-documented complications that come with morbid obesity.

‘I would never encourage anyone to be doing what Susanne is doing.’

Dr Flite said Susanne's medical checks showed no current problems, adding: ‘She's capable of making her own decisions. I don't see any psychiatric problems or anything else wrong.’

[BlueIris]

96. Thanks. That's sort of a relief, except for this part:

"'I don't see any psychiatric problems or anything else wrong.'"

Yikes.

[marions ghost]

42. nosophilia

"a desire to be ill." Also depression.

Sad.

[MountainLaurel]

43. Didn't Homer Simpson try that once?

A gal's got to have a goal.

[Ter]

44. I don't know how anyone could find that attractive

I have a theory about guys who love obese women. The theory is, none of them like to go down.

[flvegan]

45. Unemployed...how can she afford to eat like that?

I mean health and appearance aside, I'd like to know where the cash is coming from. That's financial wizardry.

[LeftyMom]

52. Usually there's a "feeder" and an "eater."

I'd bet money there's a skinny boyfriend who thinks she's the sexiest thing ever to whirr past him on a mobility scooter.

[sudopod]

46. TL;DR version: Mental illness is funny, hurrrrrrrrrr nt

[AnnieBW]

47. So proud to be an American of size

Shit like this makes me feel even worse about being fat. :(

[Blasphemer]

50. Why is that Annie? nt

[spinbaby]

48. I see a reality TV show

How could there not be?

[Blasphemer]

49. My armchair psychology is telling me that this is some kind of avoidance strategy

Rather than acknowledge a serious health issue and begin the process of tackling it, she is making not doing so a cool goal. Perhaps this is presumptuous of me but from the pictures, her sons do not look happy. She is doing them a disservice. She needs some sort of intervention.

[cwydro]

53. What is the deal with DUers believing UK tabloid trash?

If one were to post US tabloid trash here, people would (rightly) laugh it out of GD.

But I keep seeing this crap in here. Daily Mail? Really?

Do some research people.

Not to say there is not some pathetic obese woman who fits this story, but come on...put this in the Lounge at least.

Yesterday it was the woman who made three phone calls while being eaten by a bear.

This is DU?

[HipChick]

54. Is it better if it comes from The Telegraph?

Generally the Daily Whine seems to just republish the same stories as other sources too..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8708648/Obese-mother-in-quest-to-become-worlds-fattest-woman.html

[cwydro]

55. Oh , are you referring to one of the most conservative papers

in Britain?

Sure...then that is all good.

Still think this kind of tripe belongs in the Lounge.

World's Heaviest Woman? Really? In GD?

Sheesh.

[HipChick]

56. Pick 'em..labor or Tory sources..same reprint...here in the UK

People apply an "Only In America label"..2 women on the same quest suicide by over eating...folks have other things to worry about.

[cwydro]

59. Story for the Lounge. nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

64. Damn! I missed the one about the bear..

got a link?????

[aikoaiko]

57. She missed her era....

[Texasgal]

58. I hate to say this..

But she is public assistance... how fucked up is that?

I mean really, with so many people in actual need of government assistance! REAL people, with REAL issues that cannot get it! This is a waste!!!

UGGG.

I have my teflon on. Go for it.

[HipChick]

60. Apparently she has an agent..and seems to be getting paid for photo's

All the PR makings are there for her to profit from this..

[Texasgal]

61. She is also on public assistance.

From what I understand.

[dixiegrrrrl]

65. I missed the public assistance part of the article.

got a link?

[WinkyDink]

70. "From what I understand." I can find only readers' comments assuming.

[blueamy66]

86. I'm with ya.

I live in AZ and am "paying" for her food and medical care.

Bullshit.

[Fascist_America]

63. At least she has a goal in life

I don't agree with it but it is her life and she can do as she pleases with it as far as I am concerned.

[blueamy66]

87. So you don't care that she is on public assistance?

You don't care that the working people, like me, who pay for their own health insurance and food, have to pay for hers?

I worked OT today.....I'm freaking dead tired. And she's gonna get some of my $.

[Warren DeMontague]

95. Personally, I'm OUTRAGED at the bloated fatties that are taking my hard-earned tax dollars.

...however, this lady and whatever tiny amount she may get from the state isn't really the problem.

[PCIntern]

67. All kinds of weird shit out there medically...

this one happens to be obvious and has all kinds of social ramifications in re: starving children, eating disorders, dysfunctional families, suicide by fill-in-the-blank.

There are other fetishes which go unpublished due to the extremely disgusting-to-the-general-public nature of them...I won't bother to elaborate, but people do stuff in all of their openings, including some you've never thought of, which would make you barf up your breakfast.

Just to give you an idea: we had a young lady as a patient who lost an eye because she had an 'itch' in her inner canthus, so she would stuff string in there and pull it out slowly so it would scratch the duct and make her feel better. She damaged her assembly which became infected and due to her unstoppable habit, wound up losing the eye. The itch DID go away, so problem solved.

and that's just one of the 'tame' ones...I could go on and on...

[WinkyDink]

71. Eating is not a fetish.

[PCIntern]

82. Depends...n/t

[pnwest]

72. very sad, actually.

There's a level of self-hatred there akin to the levels demonstrated by the Cobains and Winehouse's of this world. Eating is not a fetish, true, but can be an addiction. There's a deep level of psychic pain here, and food is the same drug to her as heroin, alcohol or meth is to someone else. She deserves our sympathy, not ridicule.

[Edweird]

75. You gotta have goals.

[Vinca]

79. I don't care what the doctors say. This woman is mentally ill.

She should be committed to a hospital because she is in the process of committing suicide. Judging from the looks on the faces of her kids, she also seems to be one of the most self-absorbed people on the planet. I'm afraid I don't feel sorry for her, I feel pissed off at her. With so many people going hungry in this country, she needs to get a grip and stop stuffing her face.

[TwilightGardener]

80. Gross. Very sad for her kids. They are watching her slowly self-destruct, and

they are forced to help.

[Major Hogwash]

81. What is the average daily caloric intake for most Americans?

Does anyone know?

It can't be anywhere near 20,000 calories a day.

[Raine]

88. Out of curiosity I googled it, Males ... 2,475, Females ... 1,833.

Of course it varies and some gave a little higher or a little lower but anyway around those numbers. NOWHERE for ANYBODY 20,000! :wow:

[Major Hogwash]

89. About 30 years ago I cut down on my own intake after I found out the average Chinese diet

was between 900 and 1200 calories daily.
One of my history professors spent 20 years in China and he told us their diet was very sparse, and yet they thrived.
He said we take in more calories in one meal than they do in the entire day.
I took his class 35 years ago, and it really struck me how much junk food we eat here.

They used to say that we could feed France with all of the food that we throw into our garbage cans daily here in the United States.
We could probably feed all of Africa by now.

[Curmudgeoness]

83. If you can't swim the English Channel, but still want a name for yourself,

what else ya gonna do?

:puke:

[mnhtnbb]

84. That's sick. Seriously sick. I feel sorry for those boys. You can see

from their faces that they aren't happy.

I wonder where the father is and why he hasn't fought for custody?

[undeterred]

85. Maybe he was crushed.

Seriously, at that weight she is dangerous. I think the kids look embarassed. If she fell, who could help her get up? If she fell on top of a family member she could kill them. She's heavier than most livestock, and you wouldn't let them in the house.

There's nothing sexy or healthy about being that weight and trying to make it worse. Anyone who helps her gain weight or reinforces the idea that its 'healthy' isn't doing her or her children a favor.

[ohheckyeah]

92. Poor kids.

What a self-indulgent thing to do.

[Book Lover]

94. Book Lover's goal: To get people to stop reading the Daily Mail! They are lying liars! (nm)