E laine Gormley was desperate when she turned to slimming pills. She had been obese since childhood, but lost a significant amount of weight by going to Slimming World classes in her early 20s. But by , following a breakup and an operation, the year-old from Belleek in County Fermanagh had gained all 10 stone 6lb of it back. She now weighed 21 stone 5lb. She got them on the internet. I said I would give them a go. I heard she was getting massive results. But at the same time I felt really cold, and my heart was beginning to beat so hard.
It was like being on meth. It took less than three months to shed the weight, and she never even had to step foot in the gym. At meals, she could usually stomach three or four bites before feeling full. Otherwise, she mainly subsisted on grapes and Diet Dr. This made her uncomfortable—until, just weeks later, she put on a pair of shorts. Now she thought she looked good.
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