A mum has told how she lost almost seven stones after being told she was too heavy for major surgery. Louriel, from London, was 18 stones 8lbs when she developed major health issues.
She was told she needed a Total Abdominal Hysterectomy - but doctors warned her she was "high risk" for the operation. And they told her she could not have the procedure unless she reduced her BMI from 40.1 to 35.
The detemined 43-year old grants officer decided there and then to change her life - and two years down the line she says she has "never been healthier". And as a result of losing the weight she has now been told she no longer needs the surgery she set out to achieve.
