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The 44-year-old originally weighed 19st 5lbs, but has shrunk down to 10st 2lbs.<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve struggled with my weight for a long time and it\u2019s affected many different parts of my life,” said Vicky, from Tenby, Pembrokeshire.<\/p>\n
“When I was at my heaviest, I had really low self-esteem; I would avoid going out and I hated shopping because I never thought I looked good in anything.”<\/p>\n
Vicky had planned to marry her long-term partner, Philip, for the past 13 years, but she kept putting it off because she didn’t want people to look at her.<\/p>\n
The mum-of-two hasn’t always been big; she used to ride horses and enjoyed being an active person.<\/p>\n
READ MORE… <\/strong> Mum, 31, shares how she lost 35kg ‘naturally’ just a year after having 3 kids<\/strong><\/p>\n Yet, health problems meant Vicky was on a concoction of prescribed steroids, immunosuppressants, and pain relief medication.<\/p>\n Then there were the six miscarriages across a number of years and the neonatal death of her son in 2018, so Vicky turned to food for comfort.<\/p>\n Exasperated about her growing waistline, Vicky sought support from her doctor to get the green light for weight loss surgery on the NHS.<\/p>\n There was only one problem – Vicky would have to wait many years on the waiting list.<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> ![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/130\/590x\/secondary\/scales-5069790.jpg?r=1700395300000\")
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