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Rosalie Bradford (b. August 27, 1943 - d. November 29, 2006) holds the Guinness World Record for the heaviest woman and for most weight lost by a woman. August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ...
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November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...
History
Ever since childhood Rosalie Bradford was what she herself termed a "foodaholic", due apparently to depression. Rosalie had been in foster care, and after the death of her foster mother she used food as a way to cope. As the years passed Rosalie continued to gain weight. At age 14, she weighed 202 lb (92 kg). At 15, she weighed 309 lbs./140 kg ([1]). In her twenties she met a man and they were married. The couple eventually had a son. Rosalie found herself staying home with their son and cooking a lot. Her weight continued to climb. She eventually tried several diets and even joined Weight Watchers with little success. Food addiction is an addiction to consuming an unusually large quantity of food. ...
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Finally, after a blood infection landed her in the hospital, Rosalie gave up on exercise altogether when the necessary bed rest allowed for her weight gain to accelerate. She remained immobile for 8 years. Her health and spirits continued to dwindle. Rosalie reached a peak weight of 1,199 lb (544 kg) in January 1987. In 1988 Rosalie became so depressed and frustrated that she attempted to take her life using painkillers. Her weight absorbed the potentially lethal dose and caused her only to sleep for two days. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
For other uses of painkiller, see painkiller (disambiguation) An analgesic (colloquially known as painkiller) is any member of the diverse group of drugs used to relieve pain. ...
A concerned friend contacted Richard Simmons, a familiar face in the weight loss industry. Simmons then contacted Rosalie and spoke to her at length. Rosalie recalled Simmons saying "God doesn't make junk and you are worth the effort". After the phone call Rosalie received a package from Simmons containing some exercise tapes and an eating plan. Rosalie ignored the tapes and plan for a couple of weeks but eventually decided that she had nothing to lose. Richard Simmons Richard Simmons (born July 12, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States as Milton Simmons) is a fitness expert who promotes weight-loss programs. ...
She started small by clapping her hands along to the videos. "It was the only movement I could do," explained Rosalie. She focused in on her diet and stuck to Simmons' plan. After just a year she had dropped 420 lb (190 kg). Eventually she got some more outside help from a physiotherapist and soon her weight dropped to an astounding 500 lb (226 kg), a total weight loss of 699 lb (317 kg). Rosalie persisted with her weight loss plan and eventually reduced her weight to 200 lb (91 kg). The lymphatic system in her legs was damaged in one of 5 sessions of surgery to remove excess skin during her weight loss. The human lymphatic system The lymphatic system is a complex network of lymphoid organs, lymph nodes, lymph ducts, and lymph vessels that produce and transport lymph fluid from tissues to the circulatory system. ...
Rosalie Bradford posthumously continues to hold the world record for having lost the most weight. Ben Bradshaw moments before breaking the worlds fastest Straitjacket escape title in 50. ...
She died on November 29, 2006, 63 years old, at a hospital in Lakeland (near to her Auburndale, Florida home). November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. ...
Auburndale is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. ...
Quote "I know others suffer the way I did and I've got one message for them - if I can do it, then anyone can. It's about taking small steps towards your goal. You can do it if you really try. I'm living proof of that."
See also - Jon Brower Minnoch, who holds the world record for being the heaviest man ever.
- Dimensions magazine states that Carol Yager, who weighed 1600 pounds at her peak, was the heaviest woman who ever lived, but Guinness still recognizes Bradford as the one who holds that distinction.
Jon Brower Minnoch (1941-1983) was the heaviest man ever (even at his heaviest, however, he was 200 pounds lighter than female Carol Yager, the heaviest human). ...
Carol Yager (1960-1994) holds the distinction of having been the most obese person ever to live. ...
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