When Sami Mannings travelled to Lithuania for bariatric surgery she thought it would be the start of a "normal life". But, more than a year later, she has opened up about the struggles she has faced since losing nine stone of weight.
Before the surgery in November 2021 Sami had hit 27st. She was initially happy, but when she returned home to the UK she realised it wasn't going to be plain sailings.
Sami told the Liverpool ECHO: "The first few months were euphoric. I thought I was finally going to have a normal life. You have to slowly build your diet back up with liquids, purees and then food.
