“Carrying 227 pounds on her tiny 5′2″ frame, the 51-year-old mother and wife could barely squeeze into her plus-size clothing.
Twitchell is the first of eight CNN.com I-Reporters who shared their weight loss stories with CNN. Over the next several weeks, we’ll reveal their secrets, the defining moments that motivated them to lose a combined total of 1,167 pounds and how the weight loss has changed their lives.
‘I was wearing a size 22 and getting my clothes at stores where the biggest size was a 24. I asked myself, ‘Where are you going to buy your clothes after you get bigger than a size 24?” said Twitchell.”
