AFTER shedding nearly TEN STONE to drop an incredible SEVEN dress sizes and going through a ‘break-up’ with food, this woman HATES being called ‘skinny’ as she believes no one would dare call her ‘FATTY’ at her former weight.

Jewellery shop manager, Jessica Kirley (31) from Adelaide, Australia, admits that she has been overweight since she was just two years old, with one of her childhood notebooks listing her favourite foods as chips, cake and biscuits.

When she was growing up, Jessica was always bigger, so she didn’t know any different. She was used to being limited by her weight, such as being unable to buy boots during winter because her calves wouldn’t fit, not being able to put the tray table down during a flight and carrying a bag rather than putting it over her shoulder as it wouldn’t fit over her arms.

Jessica would wake up feeling exhausted and she was drinking up to four cups of coffee every day just to get through the day. Meals didn’t fill Jessica up which led her to snack constantly, and her daily requirements made her spend £15 a day on coffee and snacks.

Jessica joined the gym in May 2017 to better her lifestyle, starting with two workouts a week and several attempts at dieting, but she would still consume carbs and dairy for every meal in order to feel full. In December 2017, Jessica woke up feeling tired, hungry, swollen and she was fed up of her constant cravings. Her weight hadn’t changed since joining the gym, so Jessica opted for a gastric sleeve surgery to minimize her increasing appetite.

Before surgery, Jessica weighed 22st 3lb, and wore a UK size 24. However, since her surgery, she has managed to up her workouts to 90-minutes, five times a week, walking over 10,000 steps a day and a healthier diet with less carbs and no dairy. Jessica is now a happier 12st 9lb after losing 9st 4lb, and she now wears a UK size 10.

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