Success Story Peter and Paula
We both made the decision to have surgery and lose weight together – after all, we had put on weight together so this made perfect sense. We were also worried about how our kids were picking up our bad eating habits and we hardly had any energy to play with them so the only exercise they got was at school in PE. Peter had his band inserted on his 40th birthday in July 2008 and Paula three weeks later. It changed the way we lived and eat totally – we now look at the nutritional content on food packaging in the supermarket and replaced the junk foods in our family diet with fruit and vegetables. Paula made low fat versions of the family’s favourite meals. Soon the whole family were out on their bicycles and swimming.
18 months since their surgery, both Peter and Paula have lost 5 stones and love the difference it makes to their lives. Paula loves going shopping for fashionable clothes and Peter likes the improvement in their relationship. "Apart from having the kids this is the best thing we’ve ever done" says Paula.
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