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Dreaming Big: NJ Lady's 1,000 Pound Fantasy
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Jen Chung
Published Mar 16, 2010
Modified Mar 16, 2010
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Yesterday, British newspaper the Daily Mail reported on an Old Bridge, NJ resident's current goal: To weigh 1,000 pounds in two years. But now she tells the Post that it might be an impossible dream. Donna Simpson, 42, who is currently 604 pounds, says, "When you have a 3-year-old daughter and you’re trying to run a household, things like this tend to be a fantasy... This whole thousand-pound goal has gotten blown way out of proportion"
In the Daily Mail interview, Simpson said, "My favorite food is sushi, but unlike others I can sit and eat 70 big pieces of sushi in one go... I do love cakes and sweet things, doughnuts are my favorite," and revealed that she supported her $750/week food bill with money from her website "where men pay her to watch her eat fast food." She explained, "I love eating and people love watching me eat. It makes people happy, and I'm not harming anyone." MyFoxNY visited Simpson in her home last night: She says that one of her online fans sent her his credit card numbers to buy food!
As for the attention and support Simpson's been getting, Simpson says she just wants to be recognized as the largest woman who gave birth—she was 532 pounds when she had her daughter.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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