Michelle’s Story

I was an obese child, adolescent and adult. But in August 2004, I underwent weight loss surgery – and went on to lose over 14 stone. Having lived the ‘journey, I set up the Weight Loss Surgery Group, which is dedicated to providing the aftercare that is crucial to weight loss success.





Hayley’s Story

This has been the best decision I have ever made. I feel happier and healthier than ever before. I was someone who was against surgery, now I could sing from the roof tops about the virtues of weight loss surgery.





Maria’s Story

I made the decision after a lot of thought and discussion with friends and family to have the Gastric Band fitted. I researched the procedure fully on the internet and spoke to various companies and decided on WLS due to their excellent customer service, professional attitude and sensitivity around my personal situation.

Marc's Story

Having been a truck driver for some 28 years, and although in the early years I was quite fit, later on I was not to be honest the best of physical specimens. 

Andrea's Story

Hello, My name is Andrea, I’m 30 years old and I’m about to tell you a little bit about my life and how weight and weight loss has taken over my existence for the past 18 yrs.

Joanna's Story

I have had issues with my weight all my life. I was always a plump child- most of my earliest memories are food related. I suppose like quite a lot of families food was used as a reward –my mother was a superb cook. I can also remember having to clear my plate even when I was full.

Rebecca's Story

I am 28 years old and have been suffering at the hands of my weight since before I can remember. I look at primary school pictures and see a big fat face, I look at secondary school pictures and see a big fat face, and in general I see this big fat face in most pictures, except the pictures that were taken in the last few months. I have had a gastric bypass and it is, without a doubt, the best thing I ever did.

Hannah's Story

I am a 22 year old girl,  who from the age of 13 has had a weight problem; I was a very active child, playing all matters of sports within school from Netball, Football and Hockey. When the novelty of being in the school teams wore off and the interest in boys took over the pounds piled on.

Denise's Story

After several years of Yo Yo dieting, trying all the traditional methods such as weight watchers, slimming world, liter life as well as some of the FAD diets like egg and grapefruit, cabbage soup (sound familiar, yuk!)  and then some of the untraditional – slimming tablets – I had really come to the end of my tether.  I was incredibly unhappy about the way I looked and the more depressed I became the more I ate.  A very emotional eater, I would eat whether I was happy, sad, fed up, lonely or depressed, my drug was food!! 

Maria's Story

I made the decision after a lot of thought and discussion with friends and family to have the Gastric Band fitted. I researched the procedure fully on the internet and spoke to various companies and decided on WLS due to their excellent customer service, professional attitude and sensitivity around my personal situation.

Linda's Story

This is not a sad story of loneliness or having a miserable time a school, I was lucky, I was always popular and happy with life in general, but not by what faced I saw in the mirror every day and with a milestone birthday looming on the horizon I had taken a long hard look at myself, I had been on a path that many people with weight issues had travelled on.

Roxanne's Story

I have been big all my life, since I was a child. Even my parents scolded me for eating too much and not being able to lose weight. No one ever suggested there might be a reason.
I lost five stone in my early 20's when it was discovered my thyroid did not work.

Paul's Story

All my life I have been overweight. I suppose my first real memory of having issues with being overweight was when I started into secondary school at about 12 years of age. It all hits home pretty fast how fat you are when all the other kids try to drill it in to you every day.

James' Story

The change in my appearance and lifestyle, since the surgery has been phenomenal. I went from a lazy, morbidly obese, lifeless, sad and lonely guy whose weight was spirally out of control, to a fun loving, full of life, handsome young man, that I always knew I could be!