‘Bearded’ mother who ‘looked like a bear’ before shedding 9st reveals secret to her incredible transformation

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Leicestershire with her door fitter husband Chris Geary, 37, and their children, Emily, 17, Isobel, 11, and Mela, was a 20st 5lb size 24 and she finally decided to take drastic action.

She said: “My doctor prescribed a drug that prevents around a third of the fat from food from being absorbed and helps obese people avoid gaining weight. ”She added: “One day I’d been running upstairs with a washing basket with clean washing to put away and when I got to the top, I’d felt dizzy and hot and like my heart was falling out of my chest. “I dropped the basket.

I thought I was dying, I thought I was having a heart attack. “Instantly, I thought of my kids and I felt like I was leaving them. ”She added: “It was over in minutes, but it felt like hours. “Turns out, I was so overweight, I couldn’t catch my breath going up the stairs. ”Now an astonishing 11st 3lb size 10, taking 5ft 4in Ruth’s body mass index (BMI), used to gauge a healthy weight from an obese 48.

6 at her heaviest  – compared to the NHS healthy range of 18. 5 to 24. 9 – to a far healthier 26. 7 now, she feels like a different woman.