The girl dropped 86 kg, taking a cue from mom (photo)
It has long suffered from excess weight.
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Obese British woman Stephanie Sykes dropped more than half its weight in 19 months, following the inspirational example of her mother.
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At 24-years old girl weighed 171 lbs. Extra weight was her problem from childhood, but obesity was the result of a prolonged depression after the sudden death of Stephanie’s father.
Suffering the loss, Sykes practically ceased to leave the house. She slept until dinner and ate about 5 thousand calories a day at a daily rate of about 2 thousand.
Fearing for her daughter, 55-year-old Karen Sykes joined the group on losing weight, switched to a healthy diet and started to exercise. Inspired by the results mother, Stephanie followed her example.
Soon daughter managed to not only catch up but to surpass mom. She was down to 85 kg and changed size XXXL to L for a year and a half. “Still can’t believe the reflection in the mirror is me. Feel quite different!” — said Stephanie in an interview with The Mirror.
However, the girl remains a serious problem — about six pounds of excess skin. Remove it with the help of surgery, but it will take 20 million pounds (1.7 million rubles). This amount is Stephanie there, she hopes to raise it through crowdfunding.
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