A “Lil Positivity”: Woman Sheds 202 Pounds In One Year After Death Of Mother

Here’s a lil inspiration for those of you struggling with weight loss:

When her mother died from illnesses related to her weight, her 433-pound daughter knew it was time to do something about her own. As well as turning to God for help, LaRhonda Darby, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, also turned to ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. With the help of personal trainer Chris Powell, she was able to lose 202 pounds in a year.

The show chronicled Miss Darby’s struggle to lose weight and her extreme highs and lows as she embarked on a rigorous diet and exercise regime. So extreme were her efforts that she even collapsed at one stage and had to be hospitalized for dehydration. But she said it was her mother’s death from diabetes that kept her going as well as God.

Speaking to GMA ahead of tonight’s show, she said of her weight loss efforts: ‘It wasn’t for the weak. I gave all credit to God. I’m grateful. When she was at her largest, she couldn’t do even the simplest of tasks like drive her car or even sit at the dinner table with the rest of the family. The 26-year-old said even now she struggles to watch the footage from when she was at her largest.

She said: ‘It’s not about me. It’s hard to see that footage but it’s about helping someone else. If it’s going to help anybody do something better than so be it.
‘My mom’s death was the real turning point, I just thought enough is enough. How bad do you want it to be? We all have a choice. where you wanna go is up to us.’