Anthony

AGE: 37

WEIGHT LOSS: 3 years post surgery - 20 STONE

PROCEDURE: Duodenal Switch

Anthony Hall has a truly incredible story to tell of his battle with obesity. After a duodenal switch operation he lost nearly 20 stone - more than half his body weight.

Derek

AGE:

WEIGHT LOSS: 10 STONE

PROCEDURE: Duodenal Switch

Today Derek weighs a tad over 12 stone. 'I've got so much more energy, my diabetes has gone and so has my sleep apnoea.

He has had no regrets going forward with his Duodenal Switch.

Kathy

AGE:

WEIGHT LOSS:

PROCEDURE: Laparoscopic Gastric Banding

Kathy has found that her weight loss surgery has really opened up her life and allowed her to finally do what she wants.

Jess

AGE: 32

WEIGHT LOSS: 6 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Band

Jess lives in Parkgate on the Wirral. She'd never eaten particularly badly - it was more to do with the sheer amount that she ate which led to her rapid weight gain.

Martin

AGE: 45

WEIGHT LOSS: 18 month post surgery - 22 STONE

PROCEDURE: Sleeve gastrectomy + duodenal switch 12 months later

Thanks to weight-loss surgery the transformation of 45-year-old Isle of Man Civil Servant Martin Blackburn from 37-stone giant down to a manageable 14st 7lbs has been life-changing.

Sara

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WEIGHT LOSS: 2 years - 9.5 STONE

PROCEDURE: Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

Sara's operation has boosted her life and let her interact with her family and others.

Stuart

AGE:

WEIGHT LOSS: 11.5 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Sleeve Procedure

Stuart got caught in a downward spiral after having had a serious accident at work. His operation pulled him out of this vicious circle and put his life back on track.

John

AGE: 60

WEIGHT LOSS: 35 STONE

PROCEDURE: Duodenal Switch and Gastric Sleeve

As a young man he was above average height at 6ft 1in, which meant his frame could comfortably carry the 12.5 stone of body weight. So what happened to turn John from a fit and active 22-year-old into a man who weighed 49.5 stone at 57? And what did it take to convince him he needed to lose weight?

Suzanne

AGE: 37

WEIGHT LOSS: 9 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Bypass

When Suzanne was at her 21-stone largest, she hated everything about her life. "I'm 6 feet tall. If I walked down the street people felt threatened by me and I'm just not like that. It was really upsetting. I just wanted to blend in."

Helen Batty

AGE: 34

WEIGHT LOSS: 8 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Bypass

Helen's weight crept up to 19st 8lb. "I was forever dieting. I tried everything - Weight Watchers, Slimming World, acupuncture, pills. Although some worked, the weight always went back on."

Michael Wareing

AGE: 36

WEIGHT LOSS: 8 STONE IN 6 MONTHS

PROCEDURE: Sleeve Gastrectomy

He found it difficult to walk, had weight-related depression and suffered from various health problems, including diabetes and high blood pressure.

Jacqueline Casson

AGE: 65

WEIGHT LOSS: 4.5 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Band

"I put on weight after having my two sons and never lost it. I just got bigger and bigger. I've been on a diet all my life. I did the grapefruit diet, the egg and tomato diet, I joined group after group. Excess weight is like a pot of glue that you can't shift."

Phil Ivens

AGE: 47

WEIGHT LOSS: 11 STONE

PROCEDURE: Duodenal Switch

"It's like a miracle. It reminds me of the old fairy tale, when someone kisses Sleeping Beauty and she comes alive. That's what the surgery feels like"

Liz Mitchell

AGE: 43

WEIGHT LOSS: 15 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Band

At her heaviest, Liz weighed 27 stone. "I can't ever remember a time when I wasn't big," she says. "I was a big child, a big teenager. I can't ever recall being skinny or slim."

Charlotte

AGE: 30

WEIGHT LOSS: 7 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Band

"I just wish I'd done it sooner - I feel I've wasted so many years of my life!

James

WEIGHT LOSS: 10 STONE

PROCEDURE: Gastric Bypass

"The gastric bypass surgery is the most important thing I have ever done in my whole life."

Jane

WEIGHT LOSS: 6.5 STONE

AGE: 38

PROCEDURE: Gastric Band

"Losing weight has given me so much more freedom"

Steve

WEIGHT LOSS: 12.5 STONE

AGE: 54

"The best thing of all is getting my health back"

Michelle

WEIGHT LOSS: 9 STONE

AGE: 41

"When you're obese you go through tough times but this surgery changes your life altogether. It's absolutely brilliant."

Lisa

WEIGHT LOSS: 12.5 STONE

AGE: 23

"Surgeon Rob Macadam has changed my life so much. I can't thank him enough."

Bullied at school, Lisa turned to food for comfort. By the time she was 23, she weighed 24st 9lbs. She had no job, hated going out and suffered from depression.