Mum turns down gastric band - and ends up losing nine stone
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA morbidly obese mum who refused a gastric band has managed to lose nine stone after ditching McDonalds food, dieting and joining Slimming World.Michelle Fenton, 40, was told by her GP she was risking her life and faced a grim future if she did not lose weight.The mum-of-five would never eat breakfast but would instead fill up on McDonald’s or Greggs food for lunch washed down with fizzy drinks.She would also snack on crisps before eating pizzas and pies for dinner.But she refused the gastric band and instead ditched her huge lunches in favour of fruit and veg and began running three times a week.She also joined Slimming World and lost an incredible 9.5lbs in the first week.In just 16 months, she has lost nine stone and.
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