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A couple lost a combined 22 stone thanks to 'his and hers' £6,000 gastric bypass operations in Lithuania - after she was told she was too big to have IVF. Catherine, 31, and Dean Corner, 33, were 23 stone and 28 stone when they approached doctors for help losing weight.
So she saved up and travelled to Lithuania for a gastric bypass - with Dean doing the same just a month later. In just a year, Catherine has lost 10 stone, and is now 13st, and has gone from a size 24 to a size 14. "Before I wouldn't eat breakfast and lunch and would be starving when I got in and would binge on a massive takeaway."
"Because of my PCOS and hormonal issues I would lose four stone and gain it back," she said. When the pair met in 2013 they piled on more eating three takeaways a week. The turning point came when when Catherine went to a doctor to ask about her fertility and was told she had to have a BMI between 19 and 25 for at least six months to get IVF. The doctor suggested a gastric bypass - where staples create a small pouch at the top of the stomach.
Catherine added: "When we go out we share meals and we eat a lot of protein and vegetables. I eat much smaller portions than before but your mentality doesn't change straight away it requires hard work to make the right choices."
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