A woman claims strangers wrongly accuse her husband of controlling her eating habits after she lost nine stone in a year following gastric sleeve surgery.
Hayley Lees' weight gain was fuelled by emotional struggles, she says, including blaming herself for an ectopic pregnancy. At her heaviest, she weighed 20st and wore a size 22, indulging in nightly takeaways and family-sized bags of crisps while neglecting exercise.
Motivated by a desire for a baby, Hayley, 31, opted for a gastric sleeve - where a large part of the stomach is removed to facilitate weight loss - through the NHS in July 2023. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. Despite regretting it at first she now says it is the “best thing” she has done. In just 12 months, Hayley has dropped to 10st 13lbs and is a size 10.
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