Woman aims for 1000 pound weight goal

[Catty1]

Okay, now she denies this...but she and her hubby should BOTH be in the psych ward. Okay, some men find fat women sexy...but at risk to her LIFE? Pretty effing selfish if you ask me.

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http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/nation..._living/66314/

Anti-Obesity Drive? Not For These Ladies: It’s a Living

Donna Simpson says she’s not aiming to become world’s fattest woman.
ABC News
Published: March 17, 2010


UNDATED—Donna Simpson’s livelihood depends on staying fat.

At 600 pounds, Simpson is a successful “model” on SupersizedBombshells.com, a Web site for men who like large women.

“I have fans who send me baklava and cheese cake and everything else you can imagine,“ says Simpson, a pale brunette with slicked-back hair. “I’m heavy and I wouldn’t mind being heavier.“

Simpson attracted intense scrutiny this week, after the UK newspaper Daily Mail ran a story about her alleged quest to gain another 400 pounds and become the fattest woman on earth. But Simpson, a stay-at-home mother of a three-year old girl, says the Mail twisted the truth.

“The whole thing about the 1,000 pounds is a fantasy I provide to my fans,“ she tells ABCNews.com, upset about the exaggerated coverage.

Simpson first fell under the spotlight three years ago when she became the world’s fattest woman to give birth at 530 pounds.

Her husband, Philippe Gouamba, told ABC News.com he stands behind her.

“I support her because I enjoy it,“ he says.

Like many men, Gouamba says he finds his wife’s weight sexy.

Though Simpson is not aiming for a world record, many BBW or Big Beautiful Women, as they are known, concede that the weight carries significant health risks.

The government says that obesity increases the likelihood of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and even some types of cancers, and First Lady Michelle Obama recently announced her battle against Americans’ childhood obesity is her top priority this year.

But Mikey Garcia, owner of Mikey’s BBW (Big Beautiful Women) Club in Waterford, Mich., points out that many thin women are also in poor health, because they are often dieting or smoking.

“Just because a woman is a bigger size doesn’t mean she’s not healthy,“ says Garcia.

Garcia, who weighs a buff 195 pounds says it took him years to admit his preferences, and didn’t “come out of the closet” until his 30s.

“A lot of guys are into bigger women, but in our society it’s not acceptable,“ says Garcia. “It’s the last socially accepted form of discrimination. It would have been much easier to tell my family I’m gay than to say I like bigger women.“

The women of Supersized Bombshells, many of whom were mocked in school, and are now shunned in public, relish the admiration.

Priscilla Bell, a 26-year-old who weighs 355 pounds, says modeling for men allows her to be herself—a self confident young mother. She says she receives hundreds of e-mails from her fans every day, and makes about $600 a month from her postings.

“There are men who look at me, and say I’m as beautiful as Tyra Banks or Heidi Klum,“ says Bell, whose best-selling video shows her cooking naked.

Bell says she likes to eat salads and protein bars and walks several miles a day to make sure she stays healthy.

“As long as I take care myself, I think it’s OK,“ she says, admitting that her doctor is never pleased when she tells him she wants to remain above 300 pounds. “They don’t like the weight gain, but I’ve always been overweight and I’m happy.“

Despite health concerns and supposed social stigma, Big Beautiful Model business is booming.

Men pay a $14.99 monthly subscription to see photos of Simpson wearing a Santa hat or posing in bed. For more cash, they can watch a video of Bell taking a bath or eating pizza. Fans often shower their favorite stars with gift-cards to Lane Bryant or restaurants.

Scores of start-ups around the country are cashing in on the attraction between men and women who weigh three or four times much as they should.

Stewart Hall, who started SupersizedBombshells.com three years ago, says he now gets 3,000 hits a day and makes almost 1,000 new sales a month.

[happylabs]

Totally bizarre. I heard this story last night when I had the television on but wasn't really paying complete attention to it.

[pomtzu]

Disgusting - irresponsible - selfish............and I could go on and on. I wonder what makes some people tick???

[caseysmom]

I'd be willing to make a donation

[DJFyrewolf36]

This (BBW websites and such) has been going on for a loooong time on the fringes of the internet...Im kind of laughing at it becoming more public.

[Asiel]

Disgusting - irresponsible - selfish............and I could go on and on. I wonder what makes some people tick???

I'd say attention seeking attention in an irresponsible, selfish and disgusting way....some people will do anything for attention even if it is the wrong kind of attention.

[Daisy and Delilah]

This is insane!!! She's insane!! Put her away so she can't gain any more weight. I can't believe this.

[Catty1]

And put her husband away too....

[Marigold2]

Maybe she will just have a heart attack and that would be the end of this.

[lvpets2002]

Well said of this disgusting act..

Disgusting - irresponsible - selfish............and I could go on and on. I wonder what makes some people tick???

[pomtzu]

A little off topic here, but just what is considered a "plus size" in women? I was rather horrified to hear a few years ago, that size 14 was. I was there at one time - and I never thought of myself as a plus. And lately I've read some saying that size 8 is, which I find truly laughable!!!

I have been at both ends of the scale - from size 14, down to size 0 (which was too big), but I was having serious medical problems then. I weighed 85 lbs and looked like an Ethiopian refugee, and every time my mother saw me, she would bust out crying because she was certain that I was going to die, and the thought crossed my mind too! I was also accused by some of being an anorexic! So not only is too heavy potentially unhealthy, but also too thin is.

I would like to be able to put on a little more weight, but I believe that I am maxed out at 100 lbs. I am just under 5' tall, so I no longer look unhealthy at that weight, and I wear a size 2 or 4.

So ladies, don't think it's all that unhealthy to carry a little extra weight. It's better than not enough, believe me!

So - what have you heard tell of being a plus size??? 14 - 20 - 24 ???

[Catherinedana]

Size 8 being plus is absolutely disgusting! Talk about problems with society's views!!! I would call size 8 "average" because many women I know who are healthy and in good shape wear that size. I am plus size; I wear 16 - 18. There are pictures of me on my profile page or my website (www.redtailedmusic.com) so you can see what I look like. I am not hideous, just plump. I pretty much always have been. Guess I take some of the arrows thrown at fat people to heart because I have heard some crappy remarks in my life. Would I be instantly thin if it were possible? Yes. Because my life would be easier in so many ways. I didn't mean to make this thread about me, I just wanted to give another view.

What the woman in the article is doing is extremely self-destructive and dangerous and I'm sorry to see that she has turned herself into a circus sideshow act in order to get money and attention.

[Randi]

In the near future, I expect that woman won't be able to move around much, or be able to lift her arms to feed herself. I wonder if her husband will be willing to do that. It seems to me that she should have had help many years ago - she has probably always been fat and simply gave up.

How will the heathcare system deal with her oncoming problems, I wonder?

I think she better have a custom coffin made soon.

I feel bad for the poor children, and in my opinion she should not have had any.

[pomtzu]

Cathy - be careful what you wish for. There are lots of "cons" - not "pros", that you would experience on the thin side of life.

[lizbud]

In the near future, I expect that woman won't be able to move around much, or be able to lift her arms to feed herself. I wonder if her husband will be willing to do that. It seems to me that she should have had help many years ago - she has probably always been fat and simply gave up.

How will the heathcare system deal with her oncoming problems, I wonder?

I think she better have a custom coffin made soon.

I feel bad for the poor children, and in my opinion she should not have had any.

She should be ashamed of herself, but she has no shame or she wouldn't
act that way.

She should be locked in a room with pictures of children dying from hunger
in 3rd world countries.