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I weighed 400lbs and lived off junk food - but a trip to DISNEYLAND helped me lose half my body weight By Nova M Bajamonti For Dailymail.Com Published: 20:01, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 20:06, 9 July 2024 e-mail 6 View comments A woman who weighed 400 pounds - and felt like every step 'was a burden' - has revealed how a trip to Disneyland helped her shed more than half her body weight. Leah Hope Mancuso, 35, often turned to junk food and unhealthy snacks as a way to feel full while getting on with her busy lifestyle.

As her eating intensified, she piled on the weight and stopped moving around so much - tipping the scales at 400lbs at her heaviest But the photographer, from Scottsdale, Arizona , didn't realize the full extent of the weight gain until she went on holiday to Disneyland with her sister and family. Leah Hope Mancuso, 35, has revealed how a trip to Disneyland helped her shed more than half her body weight. Pictured: Before (left) and after (right) The photographer, from Scottsdale, Arizona , didn't realize the full extent of the weight gain until she went on holiday to Disneyland with her sister and family.



Pictured: Before weight loss 'It was the heaviest I had ever been trying to enjoy a day at a theme park,' Leah dished. 'Being an aunt has been one of the greatest joys of my life, and I didn't want to miss out on this experience with my nephew, so I went knowing it would be difficult for me. 'Within a few hours, I had a migraine, my feet hurt, my back hurt, and I wa.

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