Jasmine Varner’s dramatic 143kg weight loss following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis highlights how medical interventions and lifestyle changes are revolutionising severe obesity treatment.
Jasmine Varner’s rapid weight loss has turned a once-limited daily routine into something far broader, after the Oklahoma woman shed about 143kg following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis in 2024. According to Haberler, Varner weighed about 226kg when she was told she had the condition shortly before turning 30, prompting her to overhaul her eating habits and seek medical help.
Varner said her previous diet was extreme, with late-night eating sessions and days that could reach 9,000 to 10,000 calories, the Turkish report added. It said she often ate at a Chinese buffet several times a week and consumed large amounts of sweets. After the diagnosis, she moved to a low-carbohydrate, low-sugar, high-protein plan and was prescribed a weight-loss injection. London24news later reported that she dropped nearly 13st in 11 months, reaching about 138kg by May 2025.
Her progress did not stop there. According to London24news, Varner then underwent SADI-S surgery, a bariatric operation that combines gastric reduction with intestinal bypass, and lost a further 8.5st. That brought her down to about 13st 1lb, a change that has allowed her to do things she had been unable to manage for 15 years, including riding a theme park train with her husband.
The broader pattern fits with other recent accounts of people using a mix of diet changes, medication and bariatric surgery to tackle severe obesity. But Varner’s story stands out for the scale of the turnaround: from not fitting into a ride seat to being lifted by her husband, her experience underlines how quickly diabetes-linked weight-loss treatment can reshape everyday life.
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