NJ Lady Who Wanted To Hit 1,000 Pounds Is Going On A Diet

New Jersey woman Donna Simpson, who dreamed of hitting 1,000 pounds (and came close, too), is going on a diet, she announced this week.

Following a split from her fiancee, who is the father of her two children, Simpson has moved back to her hometown in Ohio and is trying to shape up to take care of her kids. "Now that I have sole responsibility of taking care of my children, I must drastically change my lifestyle. Most people see me as a woman who became famous for wanting to gain weight while the rest of the world was trying to slim down. This was true as I was in a relationship that was based on a fetish that exists only in a fantasy," Simpson wrote in a heartfelt note on her website. She plans to get therapy to help her "come to terms with the abuse I suffered growing up" and will be under the care of a physician while she diets and exercises.

Simpson's website will go from a subscription-only collection of videos and photos of her eating some 15,000 calories a day to a "family-oriented website" that will document her progress. The Daily News reports that Simpson's ideal weight is 370 pounds (science can't argue with that!) and that her new lifestyle goes into effect "immediately."

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By Jamie Feldmar in Food on September 1, 2011 3:33 PM

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Soundstatues

Don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan

latinlad

oink oink

Cat1982

Yeah, no support here as she was TRYING to hit 1,000 pounds. Just bc she had a change of heart doesnt make her any less disgusting.

YOURMOMZ

speaking of hearts.. my heart breaks for that woman's poor little heart. .That's like putting a lawn mower engine in a mac truck..

YOURMOMZ

I think I sat next to this woman on a flight to Chicago a few weeks ago..

Brandy Burns Carey

wow everyone commenting on here is soooooo super supportive.. I am glad that she has finally decided to get help for her self and to get healthy for her children... maybe some day she will be able to live a healthy and normal life, and have healthy and normal relationships... I wish you luck, I know what it is like to be over weight, I was never that over weight, but I know what it is like.. I am 50 lbs lighter and almost at my healthy weight, I have been loosing weight since March.. I became a Beachbody coach and I am now helping others reach their weightloss goals!! if the writer of this article reads this comment, let her know that I would love to help her reach her goals and I wish her all the luck in her weight loss journey... Put your self int he presence of those who will support you and keep you accountable, and you will find success!

bassoonalex

If you read the article, she says something along the lines of "I'm doing this until I meet someone else who likes me fatter." So no, I'm not supportive, because she's clearly not doing this for herself or for her kids.

And congrats on your weight loss - keep up the great work!