Elaine Kerr, în vârstă de 53 de ani, din Greenhills, Marea Britanie, mamă a doi copii, ajunsese să cântărească 200 de kilograme, iar medicii au avertizat-o că riscă să moară, dacă nu face ceva.
Din cauza greutății, femeia nu putea face nimic din lucrurile normale, nu reușea să urce mai mult de șase trepte fără să se oprească pentru a-și trage răsuflarea și era mereu subiect de batjocură pentru vecinii ei sau colegii de serviciu. Însă momentul cel mai penibil, care a ambiționat-o pe Elaine să înceapă lupta împotriva kilogramelor a fost atunci când a vrut să meargă într-o excursie cu feribotul pe canalul Bristol.
Aceasta povestește că s-a simțit foarte prost în momentul în care și-a dat seama că este prea grasă ca să încapă în scaun. Se întâmpla în 2007, când Elaine și-a dat seama că trebuie să slăbească. Așa că s-a înscris într-un program special de slăbire, bazat pe mișcare.
Și, dacă la început fpcea doar câțiva pași, Elaine s-a gândit să mărească efortul ieșind în parc cu câinele ei Zack. Astfel, până în ianuarie 2011, femeia a reușit să piardă jumătate din greutatea pe care o avea cândva.
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