An obese woman decided to lose weight after she “bust” her bathroom scales.
Anastasia Morris, 32, kicked into action ast year when she hit 31st 13lbs - the highest weighing machine could record.
The mum, go out for food or get a takeaway six nights a week, wanted to go on theme park rides and enjoy day trips with her 12-year-old son Euan.
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So along with a healthier lifestyle she splashed £17.5k on gastric bypass surgery in August - and has slost 11st 10lbs in just nine months.
Now 19st 10lbs and a size 22, Anastasia can weigh herself on her bathroom scales with ease - and is looking forward to losing another 9st 10lbs to reach her goal weight.
Anastasia, a logistics administrative assistant, from Llanymynech, Wales, said: “Growing up, food was my comfort - I would have dinner with my family then sneak out to the chippy and have a second meal.
“It got to the point I could barely walk - I was too big for theme park rides and couldn’t sit in booth seats at restaurants.
“I realised I was existing, but not living. Now people see me and don’t even recognise me.
“I can go on day trips with my family and walk for miles - my only regret is that I didn’t get the surgery sooner.”
It comes as an influencer spilled on why she doesn't care about the fact her BMI labels her as 'overweight'.
Nelly London, who boasts an impressive following of 568,000 on her @_nelly_london Instagram account, is renowned for her body positive posts.
The 30-year-old Brighton native tackled the issue of BMI this week as she shared a snap of herself in a bikini, comparing it with an older photo when she weighed less.
Nelly told fans that despite being heavier and being deemed 'overweight' now, she was much healthier than before.
The social media star told her followers that currently, her BMI is 28.2, which categorises her as 'overweight'. This compared with a 'healthy' BMI of 21.3 from her slimmer days.
Despite being classified as 'healthier' at her lower weight, the social media sensation confessed she was actually 'sick and sad' before. She also slammed the existing BMI system as 'outdated and inaccurate'.
The social media star told her followers that currently, her BMI is 28.2, which categorises her as 'overweight'. This compared with a 'healthy' BMI of 21.3 from her slimmer days.
Despite being classified as 'healthier' at her lower weight, the social media sensation confessed she was actually 'sick and sad' before. She also slammed the existing BMI system as 'outdated and inaccurate'.
In her caption, Nelly wrote: "If the BMI scale knew how tired I was, how weak, lonely, light-headed, sad and sick I was, I don't think it would label me as 'healthy'. But it didn't, because it is an extremely outdated and more importantly, inaccurate way of measuring a human's health. I'll go with the last scale thank you."
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