NewIdea
  • MY ACCOUNT
  • Royals
  • Celebrity
  • News
  • Beauty & Style
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Travel
  • Home & Away
  • Podcasts
  • Win
  • Video
NewIdea
  • Royals
  • Celebrity
  • News
  • Beauty & Style
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Travel
  • Home & Away
  • Podcasts
  • Win
  • Video
Subscribe
Billie Eilish faces backlash for pointing out celebs long speeches
Watch 0:39

Billie Eilish faces backlash for pointing out celebs long speeches

{headline}

{headline}

I was 170kg and childless until I did THIS

I was 170kg and childless until I did THIS

Adelaide food addict tells: THIS is how I lost 121kg

Adelaide food addict tells: THIS is how I lost 121kg

6 eating rules for faster weight loss

6 eating rules for faster weight loss

7 easy ways to clean up your diet

7 easy ways to clean up your diet

{headline}

{headline}

5 foods that can burn belly fat

5 foods that can burn belly fat

The best breakfast for weight loss

The best breakfast for weight loss

How I lost 52kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate

How I lost 52kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate

{headline}

{headline}

Sydney slimmer transforms body after 88kg weight loss

Sydney slimmer transforms body after 88kg weight loss

55kg GONE! How I beat the bulge on a budget

55kg GONE! How I beat the bulge on a budget

Mum-of-two loses staggering 38kg using her kids as WEIGHTS!

Mum-of-two loses staggering 38kg using her kids as WEIGHTS!

How I lost 20kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate, wine or cake

How I lost 20kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate, wine or cake

128kg teen’s transformation: How I halved my size

128kg teen’s transformation: How I halved my size

I've transformed my body aged 42 - and THIS is what I eat

I've transformed my body aged 42 - and THIS is what I eat

Mum, 31, who was once ‘clueless’ about healthy eating shares the tricks that transformed her body

Mum, 31, who was once ‘clueless’ about healthy eating shares the tricks that transformed her body

  1. Home
  2. Practical Parenting

My 100kg transformation: ‘They said lose weight or die’

Melbourne woman Chantelle reveals how she did it - by Josh Saunders
  • 31 Jul 2018
My 100kg transformation: ‘They said lose weight or die’

A super-slimmer who was left with the ‘body of E.T.’ after losing 100kg has opened up about her staggering transformation. 

Chantelle Fleming, 30, from Melbourne, suffered agonising chaffing, rubbing and severe skin infections due to her hanging skin that weighed nearly 6kg.

She was left embarrassed by her ‘melted candle body’ following weight loss

until five months ago, when she flew to Destination Beauty in Thailand for an extended tummy tuck, combined breast augmentation with lift to change her B-cups to E-cups.

Now three-years-on from the beginning of her journey she is unrecognisable, following doctors’ deathly warning her to ‘lose weight or die,’ when she weighed a hefty 180kg.

 

Chantelle before her transformation

Chantelle before her transformation

Caters

Chantelle, who works administration and sales support, said: ‘I was experiencing a lack of self-confidence within my body whether it be in my relationship or how I could wear clothes. 

‘I was at the gym five to six days a week and following an eating plan which was within my calorie range, but it didn’t matter how hard I pushed myself, the skin would just not reduce.

‘I needed femininity back in my life, I needed to be selfish and do something for me.

‘But now I’m so proud of my body, I’m so happy with how it looks and that I can see all the hard work I had put into myself and my lifestyle over three years.’

Chantelle believes her diet during childhood led her to swell to such a large size, when she kept a locker full of chocolate, lollies, other sugary snacks and chips.

By the time she was walking down the aisle to marry husband Grant, 35, in 2014, she was wearing a dress size 30 and had a body mass index of 63.8 – the highest category for obesity.

Chantelle used to be morbidly obese

Chantelle used to be morbidly obese

Caters

It was only after consulting a doctor, following her falling asleep from the exhaustion of carrying her bodyweight that her she was told she would die if she didn’t lose weight.

It spurred Chantelle into action, getting a gastric sleeve in March 2015 as well as going to the gym up to five times a week and switching fast food for smoothies and shakes.

But after losing weight, the loose skin on her body left her battling mental and physical problems.

Chantelle said: ‘I was having severe medical issues with my skin, Rubbing and Chaffing. I was also prone to skin infections between the folds of my skin.

‘I was tucking skin in places I shouldn’t have been. I felt I couldn’t show my whole story or journey off and the skin was holding me back.’

She was left a changed woman following her surgery and now with a body she’s proud of – weighing 79kg and fitting a dress size 12.

Chantelle says she now feels 'free'

Chantelle says she now feels 'free'

Caters

She said: ‘To go from being so morbidly obese, hating yourself, eating your feelings because you have no control, are piling on the weight and blaming other people for it. I no longer wanted to wear the victim status.

‘I did what I did to myself and I had to rectify it, I did, I had some issues along the way with body confidence and self-esteem.

‘Going under the knife to remove some of the ‘cotton wool’ that was placed over my eyes and really showed me how much I’ve worked.

‘Now the skin is gone I feel free, there is no tucking, there are no excuses I can just get on the treadmill or go outside and run.

‘It’s almost like comparing a caged bird to being set free, I feel that I could take on anything now I have nothing holding me back.’

  • Practical Parenting
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Diet
  • Fast Weight Loss
  • Weight Loss

Just $6 for 6 issues delivered!-SAVE 79%

Subscribe to New Idea today

Subscribe Now
Just $6 for 6 issues delivered!

Just $6 for 6 issues delivered!-SAVE 79%

Subscribe to New Idea today

Subscribe Now
Just $6 for 6 issues delivered!

Recommended to you

Billie Eilish faces backlash for pointing out celebs long speeches
Watch 0:39

Billie Eilish faces backlash for pointing out celebs long speeches

{headline}

{headline}

I was 170kg and childless until I did THIS

I was 170kg and childless until I did THIS

Adelaide food addict tells: THIS is how I lost 121kg

Adelaide food addict tells: THIS is how I lost 121kg

6 eating rules for faster weight loss

6 eating rules for faster weight loss

7 easy ways to clean up your diet

7 easy ways to clean up your diet

{headline}

{headline}

5 foods that can burn belly fat

5 foods that can burn belly fat

The best breakfast for weight loss

The best breakfast for weight loss

How I lost 52kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate

How I lost 52kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate

{headline}

{headline}

Sydney slimmer transforms body after 88kg weight loss

Sydney slimmer transforms body after 88kg weight loss

55kg GONE! How I beat the bulge on a budget

55kg GONE! How I beat the bulge on a budget

Mum-of-two loses staggering 38kg using her kids as WEIGHTS!

Mum-of-two loses staggering 38kg using her kids as WEIGHTS!

How I lost 20kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate, wine or cake

How I lost 20kg WITHOUT giving up chocolate, wine or cake

128kg teen’s transformation: How I halved my size

128kg teen’s transformation: How I halved my size

I've transformed my body aged 42 - and THIS is what I eat

I've transformed my body aged 42 - and THIS is what I eat

Mum, 31, who was once ‘clueless’ about healthy eating shares the tricks that transformed her body

Mum, 31, who was once ‘clueless’ about healthy eating shares the tricks that transformed her body

NewIdea
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Pacific Magazines
  • Partners
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Statement
NewIdea Magazine Subscribe
  • About Us
  • Subscribe Today
  • Contact Us
  • Pacific Magazines
  • Partners
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Statement

Brands

  • Girlfriend
  • New Idea food
  • Practical Parenting
  • That’s Life
  • Who

Pacific Network

  • Better Homes and Gardens
  • BHG Shop
  • marie claire
  • Instyle
  • Beauty Crew
  • Women's Health
  • Men’s Health
  • Home Beautiful
  • All Recipes
  • Perth Now
  • The West Australian
  • 7travel
  • 7Plus
  • Airtasker
  • 7NEWS
  • SocietyOne
© 2019 Pacific Magazines
Get more from New Idea

Magazine Subscription Offer

Just $6 for 6 issues delivered!-SAVE 79%

Shop This Offer
Just $6 for 6 issues delivered!
NewIdea

Access your account

Personalise the newsletters you receive and gain access to competitions and offers

By signing in, you agree to our Privacy Statement .
Login Error

Oops!
Something went wrong, we were unable to log you in using that account.
Please try again later.

Confirm your details

By continuing, you agree to our
Terms of Service and Privacy Statement .
Login Successful

Thanks!
Logging you in now.

Login Error

Oops!
Something went wrong, Please try again later.

New users register and returning users login, it's as easy as that

Login to your account by email

  • Registration
  • Login

By continuing, you agree to our
Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.

Forgot your password?
By continuing, you agree to our
Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.
Login Error

Oops!
Something went wrong, Please try again later.

Forgot your password? Enter your email address below.

By continuing, you agree to our
Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.
Login Successful

Thanks!
You should be receiving an email shortly to reset your password

Login Error

Oops!
Something went wrong, we were unable to reset your password.
Please try again later.

Create a new password

By continuing, you agree to our
Terms of Service and Privacy Statement.
Reset Successful

Thanks!
Your password has been successfully updated.

Reset Error

Oops!
Something went wrong, we were unable to reset your password.
Please try again later.