Weight Loss Before And After: McDonalds Addict Loses 107kg

A size 32 McDonald's addict who spent more than $100,000 feeding her insatiable food habit has managed to ditch the greasy takeaway and lost 107kg!

Elle Goodall, 28, from Mt Isa, Queensland, was so hooked on McDonalds, she'd order at least three large meals in each sitting, causing her weight to balloon to 184kg.

Her addiction was so bad, Goodall would get in angry rages if she didn't get her fix and sometimes "lost it" at her husband Aaron Wilkins, 28, if he got her order wrong.

It was only when her GP diagnosed her with type-2 diabetes at just 26, that Goodall decided to have vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) surgery in a last-ditch attempt to regain control.

After going under the knife nine months ago, she's switched fried foods for a raw diet and competed in three triathlons to lose more than 100kg.

"I knew I was a bigger woman, but I'd convinced myself I wasn't that bad and completely avoided scales. It was only when I caught the flu and had to see my GP, that he convinced me to have a health check. I couldn't believe it when the scales read 184kg and my blood results revealed I had type-2 diabetes. I knew then something had to change," she says.

Even now, Goodall can't quite believe how big she became because she'd always led an extremely active life and loved sports.

"In school I was a big swimmer. I trained for several hours a day, morning and night. When I left at 18, I stopped swimming and that's when I started to put weight on," she says.

After a five-hour gastric sleeve operation, Goodall's life changed dramatically.

"In the first week I lost 10kg and felt so inspired for the first time in years. Aaron bought me a pink treadmill and I started exercising at home. It was the first time in years I'd exercised and I couldn't even run for 30 seconds, but I was determined.

"A few months later, I met my now trainer Vicky through a friend. She was training for a triathlon and I said 'I wish I could do one of those.' She turned to me and said: 'I could have you ready in a month.'

"I accepted the challenge and a month later, weighing 140kg, I completed my first triathlon. It was amazing."

It's now nine months since Goodall's surgery and she's completely changed her lifestyle, switching Macca's for a strict raw food diet to help with her daily training schedule.

"I weigh 76kg and am fitting into a size 12. To be honest, I can't quite believe it but it's true. I've lost more weight than my whole body weighs today and I'm so proud of what I've achieved.

"I'm competing in my fourth triathlon in October and I can't wait. I don't think I'll ever eat another Macca's again."

Elle's diet before

• No breakfast
• Lunch: KFC takeaway with 6 pieces of chicken, chips and coke
• Dinner: 3 Big Mac Meals plus an extra portion of large fries and an Ice cream sundae
• Snacks: McDonalds fries and nuggets. Large hot chocolates throughout the day

Elle's diet now

• Breakfast: Green smoothie
• Snack: Raw corn on the cob
• Lunch: 1 boiled egg and raw veggies
• Snack: Seaweed
• Dinner: Smoked salmon and salad

- news.com.au