Want to be the World's Largest Woman?

Since most people who are overweight and obese have a goal of losing weight but, it’s rather eyebrow raising when there’s someone out there whose goal it is to GAIN weight and hope to become the world’s largest living woman.

I came cross this story about a woman from New Jersey that currently weighs 600 pounds and has a goal to gain 400 more pounds in hopes of becoming the world’s largest living woman.

She’s the mother of a 3 year old as well as a 14 year old.



She has already submitted a claim with the Guinness Book of World Records for the title of being the largest woman to every give birth (that claim is currently being reviewed).

Here’s where things get even stranger to me:

Simpson said she has received a book offer and wants her own reality show, partly to give plus-size women more confidence.

Then there are her currently health problems:

Simpson spends as much as $750 a week on groceries, suffers from Type 2 diabetes and struggles with basic tasks such as cooking and taking a shower.

But she dismisses critics who warn that her weight can lead to heart problems, aggravate her diabetes and cause pressure on her joints.

"I'm very healthy. I go to the doctor every three months," she said.

The article notes that:

Among the heaviest women ever recorded was one who reportedly weighed 1,800 pounds and another who reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds at the time of their deaths.

I don’t know. I get the whole “accept me for who I am” concept but there’s a couple of things to consider in this situation.

She says she’s very healthy and goes to the doctor on a regular basis. Okay, we’ll go with that at her current weight. But what about when she adds another 400 pounds? I hate to be blunt but, did she not read that the other two women recorded as being the heaviest are now deceased?

With today’s obsession with reality television shows, and her saying that she wants one of her own, tends to kind of scream “I need attention.” Granted, that’s not an uncommon thing among people but, when you’re putting your health at risk (and whether she wants to believe that or not, that’s what she’s doing), I think it adds more to it.

Finally, let’s take a look at the fact that she has a teenager and a 3-year old. If you’re going to go out and TRY to gain weight, is it worth the risk that you could leave both of your children motherless in a couple of years?

What kind of habits are you teaching your children? Sure, as I stated, it’s not a bad thing to teach them “be who you are, and accept those in your life that will accept you for who you are.”

But the reality is that children are more likely to become overweight and obese if their parents are overweight and obese. Does she really want to lead her children on a path of future health problems and potentially early deaths with the example that she is showing them?

What do you think? Am I being too harsh or do you think these are legitimate issues?

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