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'My 600-lb Life' star looks absolutely unrecognizable after losing 265 pounds

Rebelander Basilan
Aug 08, 2018
04:21 A.M.

Diana Bunch, who starred in My 600-lb Life, is living her best life after shedding 265 pounds.

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In February 2017, the morbidly obese woman, from Seattle, made an appearance on the TLC docu-series, My 600-LB Life.

As reported by InTouch Weekly, she has lost 265 pounds since she first appeared on the show.

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Bunch was one of the direst cases ever featured on My 600-LB Life as many viewers will remember.

She weighed 600 pounds and faced lymphedema or extreme swelling in her legs, as well as painful blisters and open sores.

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Bunch's early childhood was relatively normal, but things got chaotic as she got older. She has three sisters and a brother. Her family struggled with numerous problems.

"There was always a crisis. I think the chaos in my family made me feel really insecure," Daily Mail quoted Bunch as saying.

"I didn't feel like there was a safe harbor for me, and I learned very young that I really was the only person I could depend on and at times that was a very lonely thing."

When Bunch was 11, she was molested by two high school students.

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"I never told anyone because I felt like it was something I did, so I pushed it down and never talked to anyone because I didn't have anyone," she said.

"When I think back to the little girl that I was and all she went through, I would want to back and protect her and there was just nobody there to do it, and that lack of protection set my path for a very long time."

Bunch had always had the desire to turn to food for comfort after the childhood trauma. However, she only weighed 115 pounds when she was a teen because her mother always urged her to diet.

Having suffered mentally and physically from the abuse, Bunch grew older with complicated feelings of guilt, shame, and low self-esteem.

She also learned the hard truth that she was the only one who could take care of herself, which troubled her with a feeling of loneliness.

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When she moved out of her mother’s care, her food habits changed radically, and she developed an uncontrollable food addiction that caused her to gain weight. As a result of her obesity, she lost her job in the Air Force.

After years of turmoil, Bunch experienced a transformation after undergoing a gastric sleeve surgery. The procedure got rid of 70 percent of her stomach, and she lost 265 pounds.

She took care of her new body and is living a healthier life. Her outlook towards her life improved to become more positive.

Apart from leading a changed life, Bunch is also an active user of social media. She shares updates on her life that are uplifting to many people who are battling similar health problems.

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