Heartbreak caused this woman to lose a quarter of her body weight
A 280-stone mother has lost a quarter of her body weight after her boyfriend dumped her for being overweight.
Clare Johnson, 30, had been previously warned that she would need brain surgery if she didn’t slim down - but finally decided to embark on a program of massive weight loss after she was ditched by her boyfriend.
The mom-of-two has now dropped from a U.K. size 24 to a U.K. size 10 after shedding an impressive seven stone.
Doctors had previously warned that Clare needed to lose weight after she was diagnosed with rare neurological condition idiopathic intracranial hypertension, responsible for causing pressure on the brain.
The condition caused Clare to stay in bed with severe migraines for days on end - leading her to put on excessive amounts of weight.
But she was finally motivated to shed the pounds after splitting from her boyfriend last December - and is now totally unrecognizable after joining her local slimming world.
Clare, 31, from Longton, Stoke on Trent, said: ‘I was really low at the time and I was gutted when I got dumped. But now I get a few glances in the street from men, which doesn’t interest me as I’ve now found love.
‘My ex had even been in touch saying how fantastic I look - but that ship has sailed because I’m now with [new boyfriend] Matt. I’m the happiest I’ve been in a long time.’
She now cooks healthy food with the help of daughters Danica, 12, and Millie, 10 - and a check up is expected to reveal that her brain condition is in remission.
Clare successfully lost 98 pounds
Clare said: ‘My neuro-surgeon said I had to lose weight or have brain surgery to drain fluid away and reduce the pressure on my brain. “
‘I was getting migraines, dizziness and nausea nearly every day. I was taking all kinds of medication almost hourly, including tramadol, morphine and naproxen.
‘I would wake up feeling awful and stay in bed sometimes to try and cope with the pain.
‘I didn’t binge eat at all, I just got fat due to the lack of movement and then when Adrian broke up with me I was devastated. ‘
Describing her incredible weight-loss regime, she added: ‘I joined Slimming World and Elite Fitness in March last year and when I could see it was working I just carried on going.
‘I can even share clothes with my eldest daughter now, which she is gutted about.
‘I never really liked exercise and thought I couldn’t do it. The feeling that I could do something that I never thought I could achieve spurred me on and I kept at it.
‘Now I’m quite addicted to exercise and go to the gym three or four ties a week.
‘When I was told to lose weight I thought there was no chance I could do it, but I did and so can others. Just keep trying and those small steps will add up to a massive change.’
