When Slimming Is a Marathon Task ; Slimmingfiona Grocott Was Dangerously Obese, but It Took a Caring Sister to Make Her Recognise How Much Losing Weight Could Improve Her Quality of Life, Writes Alan Cookman

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Fat File Name: Fiona Grocott Age: 22 Address: Hartshill Road, Stoke Occupation: mother and carer Height: 5ft 7 1/2in Weight before: 29st 3lb Dress size before: 34 Weight after: 25st 3lb Dress size after: 26 Total weight loss: 4st Fat File Name: Gemma Ward Age: 23 Address: Rothesay Avenue, Newcastle Occupation: Housewife Height: 5ft 3in Weight before: 15st 9lb Dress size before: 22 Weight after: 13st 3lb Dress size after: 14/16 Total weight loss: 2st 6lb FIONA Grocott is a girl with a contrary streak.

The headstrong 22-year-old has an aversion to being forced into a corner - particularly when it came to her own health.

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When Slimming Is a Marathon Task ; Slimmingfiona Grocott Was Dangerously Obese, but It Took a Caring Sister to Make Her Recognise How Much Losing Weight Could Improve Her Quality of Life, Writes Alan Cookman

"I don't like to feel that people are ganging up on me," she says.

So when friends and family said she should lose weight, Fiona simply ignored them.

Even when she tipped the scales at 29st 3lb, the mother-of-two from Stoke pretended to be sangui...

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