Size 32 woman who spent £60K on McDonald’s and would eat THREE Big Macs in one sitting loses 16 stone

A SIZE 32 woman who spent £60,000 in eight years on her insatiable McDonald’s habit has ditched fast food for good and lost 16st 8lbs.

Elle Goodall, from Queensland, Australia, was so hooked on her favourite takeaway that she'd order at least three large meals in one sitting, causing her weight to balloon to 28st 9lbs.

The 28-year-old’s addiction was so bad she would get in angry rages if she didn’t get her fix and sometimes ‘lost it’ at her husband Aaron Wilkins, 28, if he got her order wrong.

Elle said: "My addiction to Macca's (McDonalds) was completely out of hand. If I wasn't eating the fried food, I was thinking about eating it.

"I'd easily eat three large Big Mac meals plus an extra portion of fries. I couldn't get enough of the oily texture.”

Elle started indulging in junk food after meeting her partner Aaron in 2007.

Her addiction quickly spiralled out of control and when she wasn’t tucking into McDonald’s she’d be eating KFC chicken.

By the time the couple got married two years later, Elle walked down the aisle in a size 24 wedding gown.

She said: "I remember feeling like a princess on my wedding day. But when I got the photos back, I was horrified.

"I looked so round and I knew then I was a 'bigger girl' but instead of taking action, I turned to food. I got in my car and headed straight for the nearest McDonalds for a feel-good binge.

"After that, I stopped looking at my scales and just lived in denial. I told myself things couldn't possibly be that bad."

Over the next six years, the 5ft 3in admin officer's appetite for fried food grew even bigger and she would often eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the burger chain.

She said: "I never really had a sweet tooth. It was always savoury foods. When I wasn't eating I was always thinking about when and where I getting my next fix.

"When Aaron and I moved to Mount Isa I frequented our local Macca's so often the staff knew my name and order by heart.

“It's so embarrassing to think about it now. I was so big I was having to buy size 32 clothes online as no stores in the small town had anything I could wear.

"It sounds crazy but even when I was buying supersize outfits, I didn't think I had that much of a problem. If I wasn't eating or I didn't get enough food, I'd get into furious rages.

"Some nights Aaron would go out to get our dinner and I'd go mad if he missed my third meal out or got the order wrong.

"I'd become a Macca's monster, always hungry for my next fix."

It was only when her GP diagnosed her with type-2 diabetes at just 26, that Elle decided to have gastric sleeve surgery in a last ditch attempt to regain control.

"I knew I was a bigger woman, but I'd convinced myself I wasn't that bad and completely avoided scales,” she said.

“It was only when I caught the flu and had to see my GP, that he convinced me to have a health check.

"I couldn't believe it when the scales read 28st 9lbs and my blood results revealed I had type-2 diabetes. I knew then something had to change."

After having a five-hour gastric sleeve operation nine months ago, Elle’s life has changed dramatically.

She said: "In the first week I lost 10kilos and felt so inspired for the first time in years.

"Aaron bought me a pink treadmill and I started exercising at home.

"It was the first time in years I'd exercised and I couldn't even run for 30 seconds, but I was determined."

Elle has switched fried foods for a raw diet and competed in three triathlons to lose over 100kgs.

Incredibly she now weighs around 11st and is a healthy size 12.

She said: "To be honest, I can't quite believe it but it's true. I've lost more weight than my whole body weighs today and I'm so proud of what I've achieved.

"I'm competing in my fourth triathlon in October and I can't wait."