A woman who thought she couldn’t have children naturally was overjoyed to fall pregnant with her first child - after losing nine stone. Jodie Griffiths, 28, dreamed of starting a family with husband, Phil, 36, but then found out she had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition which affects how the ovary's work, in 2019 and struggled to conceive.
She started gaining weight in her teens but really saw her waistline ‘balloon’ after battling depression and while undergoing fertility treatment. The pair even looked into adoption, but Jodie claims she was turned down because of her overweight frame.
She found herself turning to food for comfort - spending up to £300 a month on nightly takeaways including McDonalds, kebabs and pizza. At her biggest, Jodie was tipping the scales at 22st 6lb and struggling to squeeze into a size 24.
