Figuring out what to eat when you're losing weight can be confusing, but Michael Mosley has come to the rescue with some diet friendly lunches.
30.07.2023 - 18:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mum who would eat up to six packets of crisps a day and binge eat sweets at night has lost eight stone in a year after having gastric bypass surgery. Kelly Conway travelled to Latvia for the life-changing procedure after she couldn’t find any clothes that fit her.
The 40-year-old ballooned to 19 stone by snacking in secret, often eating sweet treats while her family were asleep at night. Despite attempts to control her weight, the mum-of-two would scoff a whole packet of Jaffa Cakes before going home for an evening meal.
But in December 2021, Kelly, then a size 24, went shopping but “couldn’t fit into anything” she tried on. She researched a clinic in Riga, Latvia and booked a £6k gastric bypass surgery.
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After her operation, in March 2022, which saw 80 per cent of her stomach removed, she's slimmed down to a svelte 10st 7lbs and dress size 10. The make-up artist from Luton, Bedfordshire, said: "It might seem extreme, but I thought I was eating myself into an early grave.
"If you've been overweight you get it, but if you haven't you might see it as a quick fix, or any easy way out. My portion sizes were on par with my husband, and I would have exactly what he had.
"I was a massive savoury snacker. I would have dinner and then by 9pm I'd be raiding the cupboard for the chocolate, I'd never feel satisfied.
"For me, it was like my comfort blanket, kind of like a friend. I guess it's an addiction, you don't even realise. I was sitting watching the TV and I'd have to be eating at the same time.
“Lots of people have told me I look younger now. I always used to put filters on photos and now I don't, that's a confidence thing."
Figuring out what to eat when you're losing weight can be confusing, but Michael Mosley has come to the rescue with some diet friendly lunches.
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