For years, Pauline Potter’s name was tied to a Guinness World Record that felt more like a life sentence than an achievement. Weighing over 600 pounds, she lived with constant pain, public humiliation, and the quiet terror that her body might simply give up. Yet beneath the labels and viral headlines was a woman who refused to accept that this was how her story would end. With medical support, determination, and a complete overhaul of her habits, she began the brutal, slow work of reclaiming her health.
The transformation was not instant and not pretty. There were setbacks, tears, and days when the scale wouldn’t move. But Pauline did. Step by step, pound by pound, she rebuilt her life. Today, she is almost unrecognizable—smaller in size, but larger in presence. No longer “the world’s heaviest woman,” she is living proof that a person can outgrow even their darkest chapter.
