'703': How Nancy Makin Lost 530 Pounds (VIDEO)

Nancy Makin was morbidly obese by her 20's -- at the height of her weight, she was 703 pounds. Seven years ago, however, her lifestyle started to change, and she lost "over a quarter ton." In her new book, "703: How I Lost Over a Quarter Ton," Makin chronicles her weight loss and her healing process. On "Good Morning America" today, she explained that her weight loss was in a large part due to the increased confidence that she got from being able to socialize over the Internet.

Makin showed off a skirt that she used to wear, which now dwarfs her, and marveled over her change: "All I do know is I've healed something within, and I've had this off for seven years."

[Full disclosure: The HuffPost Books editor, Amy Hertz, is the editor of "703." She didn't want to post this, but Jessie thought readers wouldn't want to miss the segment.]

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[ghee99]

01:48 AM on 04/23/2010

How Nancy Makin Lost 530 Pounds

hmmm,
let me guess

she ate less?

[theredqueen]

11:37 AM on 04/21/2010

A lovely and remarkable lady.

[imeanit]

11:38 PM on 04/20/2010

Amazing story, amazing woman! The book gives even more detail about her remarkable experiences. Very inspirational!

[BannedFromCommenting]

06:42 PM on 04/20/2010

I wonder if doing it slowly and not with bypass surgery (dont know if she did get gastric bypass) if the skin can adapt and slowly pull back, whereas gastric surgery loss seems so rapid the skin maybe had no time adjust and you have to get skin removal surgery... anyone know (cant watch videos at work)

[KristinNoelle]

10:19 PM on 04/20/2010

No, I think getting that big you are going to have a lot of excess skin no matter what. She was wearing pretty loose clothing in the video. Regardless, I'm not going to criticize, I super happy for her and I think it is great that she is sharing her story. I hope she inspires many more like her.

[Julie White]

06:23 PM on 04/20/2010

Thanks for sharing this, Huffington Post!

[jgarma]

05:06 PM on 04/20/2010

Inspiring.

Just gotta keep trying. She eventually discovered what worked for her. Pretty amazing.

[stephanieplum]

01:40 PM on 04/20/2010

Congratulations on all your sucess Nancy!