MikeyT Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 http://www.thesun.co...test-woman.html THE fattest woman in Britain told yesterday how she has not been out for FOUR YEARS because of her weight. Brenda Flanagan-Davies, who is nearly 40st, spends all day in a reinforced bed listening to the radio and buying groceries online.She eats 6,000 calories a day — three times what an average woman needs.Her only exercise is to walk 20ft to the wet-room style shower in the bathroom — a feat that leaves her exhausted.Doctors have given Brenda, 43, a stark choice — diet or die.She said: "It terrifies me, but I just can't stop. Doctors warned my weight will kill me because I'm putting so much stress on my organs."But food is an addiction that I can't fight." Cold comfort ... Brenda and fridgeBarcroft Media Brenda, who gets about £300 a week in benefits, added: "I hate this life. I feel ashamed of myself that I'm even in this position. I want to help myself but don't know where to start." She has been told her body is not strong enough to cope with surgery, such as fitting a stomach-shrinking gastric band. She has already tried weight-loss drugs and spells at slimming clubs but admitted: "I can never stick to a strict diet." Brenda — who five years ago weighed 48st — shares a bungalow with husband Ronnie Davies in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. A care team devotes 25½ hours a week to her — costing Gateshead Council around £400. Carers help her shower, give her a "deep crease clean" to tackle the sores which develop from being in bed so much and cook and shop for her. Brenda spends around £250 a week on food. About £100 a month goes on takeaways. In between sensible meals prepared by her carers, she has chocolate bars and fizzy drinks from a fridge in her bedroom. Supersized ... daily diet, left, and burden on state She met retired labourer Ronnie, 65, six years ago at a community centre day out. But she was effectively bed-bound when he proposed in 2010, so a registrar had to marry them in a special ceremony at her home. Brenda's last trip out was to see her GP four years ago. She said: "I struggled to get in and out of the car." On one outing in Ronnie's Ford Mondeo, Brenda's weight broke the front suspension. She recalled: "Eventually he wasn't able to turn the steering wheel or change gear because my flab was in the way." Brenda piled on weight after being sent to a children's home when her mum had depression. It got worse when she was bullied at school and began comfort eating. At 18 she was 20st and a size 18. She said: "The heavier I got, the sadder I got, so I continued to eat more." Her condition means she has barely worked — although she once had a job in a Chinese takeaway for a few months. Brenda inherited the uneviable title of Britain's fattest woman in 2010 when 45st Sharon Mevsimler died aged 41. Her story features on new Channel 5 TV series Big Body Squad on Wednesday February 29.
jonlcfc1990 Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 "But food is an addiction that I can't fight." Brenda, who gets about £300 a week in benefits, added: "I hate this life. I feel ashamed of myself that I'm even in this position. I want to help myself but don't know where to start. HOW ABOUT STOP FOOKING EATING OR AT LEAST MOVE THE FRIDGE
Ian W LCFC Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 She should just stop eating for a year and she would survive of all of the fat!
jonlcfc1990 Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 It's things like these that make me want to go to the chippy for lunch i'm starving! had a pizza last night but i'm trying to get healthy so i don't want to make my week even worse. My arms ache after weights and my legs after jogging (more like a fast walk) around my block for an hour and fatty mc fat fat is earning £50 FVCKING MORE THAN ME A WEEK AND GETS TO SPEND IT ALL ON FOOD
MikeyT Posted 15 February 2012 Author Posted 15 February 2012 It's things like these that make me want to go to the chippy for lunch i'm starving! had a pizza last night but i'm trying to get healthy so i don't want to make my week even worse. My arms ache after weights and my legs after jogging (more like a fast walk) around my block for an hour and fatty mc fat fat is earning £50 FVCKING MORE THAN ME A WEEK AND GETS TO SPEND IT ALL ON FOOD
hairy Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 Newest 'fattest man on the planet' comes from London and needs help of 18 carers to help keep him alive Bed-ridden Keith Martin breakfasts on eight hot dogs a day http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/worlds-fattest-man-lives-in-london-683046 It would appear the red tops are fat bashing this week.
Saxondale Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 At what point do you think 'maybe I ought to lose a bit of weight'? Also, if they've got carers (butlers) waiting on them hand and foot, they're not going to lose any ruddy weight. That's not care.
Stadt Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 At what point do you think 'maybe I ought to lose a bit of weight'? Also, if they've got carers (butlers) waiting on them hand and foot, they're not going to lose any ruddy weight. That's not care. Fare or care?
MikeyT Posted 15 February 2012 Author Posted 15 February 2012 Newest 'fattest man on the planet' comes from London and needs help of 18 carers to help keep him alive Bed-ridden Keith Martin breakfasts on eight hot dogs a day http://www.mirror.co...n-london-683046 It would appear the red tops are fat bashing this week. He has a six foot waste!
Unabomber Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 All these people have "tried everything" besides eating less and exercising and wonder why nothing will work.
HEGGSY Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 How anyone can let themselves get into that situation in the first place is beyond me. Where's the incentive to lose any wait when everyone is waiting on hand and foot for them
StanSP Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 This and that beauty pageant queen video in the Videos thread really grinds my gears. I just cannot fathom how you let yourself get to be so big and immovable
Captain... Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 Kill her and feed her to the poor, simples.
HEGGSY Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 At least its Diet Coke she's drinking, its a start
purpleronnie Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 After living in american she seems thin in comparison.
Nationwider Posted 15 February 2012 Posted 15 February 2012 Newest 'fattest man on the planet' comes from London and needs help of 18 carers to help keep him alive Bed-ridden Keith Martin breakfasts on eight hot dogs a day http://www.mirror.co...n-london-683046 It would appear the red tops are fat bashing this week. 8 hot dogs for brekka is one thing. Eating 18 carers a day is quite another.
Alexikokopops Posted 16 February 2012 Posted 16 February 2012 Hot dogs for breakfast? Living the dream
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