'Get off that horse you're too fat' - the insult that drove mum to shed half her size

[Northerner]

A SOUTHAMPTON woman is half the size she used to be and has a new lease of life after losing six stone to avoid being confined to a wheelchair.

José Barker went from 15 stone 11lbs and a size 24 clothes to a svelte size 10-12 in less than a year.

“I knew I was big, but I didn’t think I was that big,” says the 39-year-old.

“I have a degenerative knee condition for which there is no cure. My specialist told me it was just a matter of time as to when I would be in a wheelchair. The bigger I am, the more strain on my knees and the quicker that time would come – and I am not ready for that just yet.

“I also had weight induced asthma, so I knew I had to do something.”

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/110..._insult_that_drove_mum_to_shed_half_her_size/

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Well the very true comment even if very unkind hit the nail on the head made her loose weight and saved the poor horse from major back damage. I doubt she could actually ride being that shape and weight. Just a passenger (sack of spuds)

 

[Sally71]

Can't believe how rude some people can be!

BUT some people need a slap in the face like that to get them to act, so he did her a favour in the end. She'll be a lot healthier for it.

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Can't believe how rude some people can be!

BUT some people need a slap in the face like that to get them to act, so he did her a favour in the end. She'll be a lot healthier for it.

So will the horse if a horse is unrideable long term due to injury it's normally shot and not stuck in a wheelchair.

 

[Vicsetter]