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A HARD-WORKING MUM, MELISSA CLARKE WAS FINDING THAT NO MATTER HOW DEDICATED SHE WAS TO HER WORK-OUT AND HOWEVER MANY DAYS SHE TRAINED, SHE COULDN’T ATTAIN THE WEIGHT-LOSS SHE WAS AFTER. SHE SOUGHT EXPERT ADVICE ON A GASTRIC SLEEVE AND IT HAS CHANGED HER LIFESTYLE AND HER OUTLOOK. NOW, THRILLED WITH HER RESULTS, MELISSA IS FIT AND FULL OF ENERGY.
NAME: MELISSA CLARKE
What was your relationship with food?
AGE: 49
My relationship with food was ok, but I was not eating the right foods that I should have been, especially having thyroid disease. I only ate two meals a day lunch and dinner and sometimes I would only eat lunch and when I did eat, I would eat the wrong foods.
OCCUPATION: COMPLIANCE OFFICER HEIGHT: 165CM CURRENT WEIGHT: 50.9 KILOGRAMS HEAVIEST WEIGHT: 106 KILOGRAMS
I trained for two years and in that time, I trained six days a week I still didn't eat right, however I did cut out the junk food. I drank a lot of Pepsi Max. I would have up six cans a day this did not help with my weight.
DAY OF SURGERY WEIGHT: 104 KILOGRAMS
What motivated you to go on your weight-loss journey?
HOW MANY KILOS DID YOU LOSE? 56 KILOGRAMS
My motivation was to make changes in my life and to start with my weight as this was the main reason I was miserable and depressed. A couple of ladies at 38 slim magazine Autumn 2022
work had the procedure done and I watched their progress. I decided to look into the Gastric Sleeve, so I took myself to my GP and sought his advise. He highly recommended me to have this procedure done and referred me to the experts. I was a bit sceptical at first, as having Hashimoto’s disease I wasn’t convinced that this was going to work. So, I rang the Doctor’s practice and had a chat with him about the procedure and how this would work with my thyroid disease. The Doctor assured me that this will work and that he had help other patients with thyroid disease and it was successful for them. So, I decided I would give this a go, as what else do I have to lose, and I booked myself in. How long had you battled with weight issues? I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s
