A mum was inspired to lose eight stone after facing cruel comments that she had “let herself go” and even that her husband might leave her. Michelle Gayle, from Luton, Bedfordshire, also feared she would not live to meet her future grandchildren.
At her heaviest, Michelle weighed 22st and struggled to walk down the street. And the jibes over her weight inevitably started to get to her.
“People were always making comments to me about my weight, which I still don’t think is right," said the 53-year-old. "One woman said I would lose my husband if I didn’t get into shape and that I’d let myself go, which really hurt me.
