Tandy first detailed her story for a book called `` The Oxford Project , '' which combines black-and-white photographs of the town 's residents -- one from 1984 , a second 20 years later -- with oral histories to give a portrait of small-town America . Tandy went from 260 pounds to 432 pounds by eating sensibly . She says she used to eat 5-foot-8-inch calories a day . She could n't fit on airplanes or in seats at the movie theater . Now , she 's enjoying life , playing with her grandkids and traveling to Europe .
Tandy went from 260 pounds to 432 pounds by eating sensibly . She says she used to eat 5-foot-8-inch calories a day . She could n't fit on airplanes or in seats at the movie theater . Now , she 's enjoying life , playing with her grandkids and traveling to Europe .