Bride who weighed 420lbs and ate 8,000 calories a day looks almost unrecognizable in wedding photos after losing more than half her body weight

  • Dari Hanson, from Seattle, Washington, lost 196lbs before her wedding day
  • The mother-of-six, 33, weighed 429lbs at her heaviest weight back in 2018
  • Darci said she had an insatiable addiction to food and ate 8,000 calories a day
  • She decided she needed to make healthy choices and started a ketogenic diet
  • Darci dropped 56lbs before getting vertical gastric sleeve surgery in 2019A bride who weighed 420lbs and ate a whopping 8,000 calories a day looks almost unrecognizable in her wedding photographs after dropping 196lbs.

    Darci Hanson, from Seattle, Washington, never imagined that she would be able to find a wedding dress to fit her 28-30 frame when she reached her heaviest weight of 429lbs in November 2018.

    The mother-of-six, 33, admitted she had an insatiable addition to food, and would consume nearly two litres of Coke, an entire raw cookie dough roll and massive carb-laden pasta and bread based dishes daily.But after she lost a friend at a young age, Darci realised she needed to make healthier choices so she could always be there for her kids - Kathryn, nine, Julianna, eight, Rosaleigh, seven, Wyatt, six, Franklin, four, and Annabelle, three. 

    Mother-of-six, Darci Hanson, from Seattle, Washington, 33, who used to eat 8,000 calories a day, looked almost unrecognizable in her wedding photographs (above) after dropping 196lbs and eight dress sizes

    Mother-of-six, Darci Hanson, from Seattle, Washington, 33, who used to eat 8,000 calories a day, looked almost unrecognizable in her wedding photographs (above) after dropping 196lbs and eight dress sizes

    Darci Hanson, (pictured before weight loss) thought she would never find a wedding dress when she was at her heaviest weight of 429lbs back in 2018

    Darci Hanson, (pictured before weight loss) thought she would never find a wedding dress when she was at her heaviest weight of 429lbs back in 2018

    She explained: 'I was always a pudgy kid, but low self-esteem compounded by poor relationships made me turn to food to try and cope.

    'I had a terrible food addiction that I used to avoid my emotions. 

    'I would drink Coke like crazy and loved all things bread and carb, especially donuts and pasta.'I had no idea how many calories I was consuming. The weight kept piling on.

    'I lost a dear friend way too early in life, and it made me look around and realize I wanted a better life for myself and my kids.

    'I didn't want to waste a single second I had been given.' .' 

    Darci said she had an insatiable addition to food, and would often eat nearly two litres of coke, an entire raw cookie dough roll and massive carb-laden pasta and bread based dishes daily (pictured before weight loss)
    But after she lost a friend at a young age, Darci realised she needed to make healthier choices (pictured after weight loss on her wedding day)

    Darci said she would often eat nearly two litres of coke, an entire raw cookie dough roll and massive carb-laden pasta and bread based dishes daily (pictured before and after weight loss)

    Darci ditched her sugar addition for a ketogenic diet, so she could be there for her kids - Kathryn, nine, Julianna, eight, Rosaleigh, seven, Wyatt, six, Franklin, four, and Annabelle, three (all pictured with Darci and husband Tait)

    Darci ditched her sugar addition for a ketogenic diet, so she could be there for her kids - Kathryn, nine, Julianna, eight, Rosaleigh, seven, Wyatt, six, Franklin, four, and Annabelle, three (all pictured with Darci and husband Tait)

    Darci quickly ditched her carb and sugar-filled diet and instead started following a ketogenic diet, which instead focuses on healthy proteins and fats.

    She quickly dropped 196lbs and also underwent vertical gastric sleeve surgery in April 2019, which helped her lose another 140lbs.

    After dropping a staggering eight dress sizes and 196lbs, Darci was able to slip into her dream wedding dress and tie the knot with her husband Tait, 30, in September.

    She revealed: 'I never thought I would get to wear my dream dress, and that finding it would be so easy.

    'I bought it off the rack and my sister-in-law made one tiny adjustment to one of the sleeves for me, but other than that it fit like a glove. 

    Darci's diet before and after her weight loss 

    Darci's diet before 

    • Breakfast: Large Iced Mocha with cream and sugar (350 calories); Cinnamon Raisin Bagel) with Cream Cheese (410 calories), and Blueberry Donut (350 calories) from Dunkin Donuts
    • Mid-morning Snack: 600ml Coke (260 calories) and 2 Pop Tarts (450 calories)
    • Lunch: 2 Hot Pockets (800 calories); 20oz Coke (260 calories), and potato chips (480 calories)
    • Afternoon snack: Whole roll of cookie dough (2000 calories), and 500ml of milk (310 calories)
    • Dinner: 20oz Coke (260 calories); 2 cups of pasta with alfredo sauce (900 calories), 3 pieces of garlic bread (600 calories)
    • Dessert: 3 scoops of ice cream (450 calories)

    TOTAL - 7880 calories a day

    Darci's diet now 

    Breakfast: 1 cup of coffee, sugar free creamer and monk fruit sweetener

    Mid-morning Snack: None

    Lunch: Premier Protein Shake

    Afternoon snack: 1/2 cup non-fat greek yogurt, 1/8 cup gluten free granola and 1/8 cup fruit

    Dinner: Home cooked gluten free, vegetarian meals, such as a 'Spanish rice' style quinoa with black beans, avocado and corn and quesadilla from a single corn tortilla and cheese.

    Dessert: Occasionally a home-cooked treat or small portion of ice cream

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