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Apr 19

Slimmer lost nine stone for IVF treatment to have family she dreamed of – Derbyshire Live

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A Derbyshire woman who used to live off fizzy drinks lost lost a whopping nine stone so she could have the family she dreamed of.

Melissa Staley once tipped the scales at 20 stone and it was not until she was told being overweight was stopping her getting pregnant they she did something about it.

She and husband David had been trying for a baby for almost 15 years before they went to a fertility clinic where she told she needed to shed the pounds.

Melissa, who is 34, said: "We started trying for a baby about 15 years ago but I've always had a problem with my weight.

"I used to live off sugary fizzy drinks. As time went on my weight carried on going up and up and I just piled it on.

"I knew my weight was getting out of control and when I hit 20 stone that was it.

"As I got to my thirties I started to think that I had to do something soon or a baby might never happen for us.

"I was referred to a fertility clinic and they told me I needed to lose a lot of weight to begin IVF. My body mass index was going up at 46 and it should be 30 or below so I was well over.

"I knew I wouldnt get the IVF if I didnt do something about it."

Melissa, who lives in Coton-in-the-Elms with David, who is 38 and a delivery driver, said she had dieted in the past but always ended up putting the weight back on again.

She said: "I had tried different diets in the past and I lost a stone here or two stone there but then I would put it back on again.

"Ive got polycystic ovary syndrome which doesnt help with my weight gain, but I just set my mind to it.

"I started dieting and making changes straight away. I cut out all the sugary pop straight away and cut out sugar from coffees, I changed everything to low fat and just made better choices.

"It was hard at first but as the weight started coming off I became more determined.

"I lost nearly nine stone in total."

And now her dream has come true, with the IVF treatment successful and she is pregnant and expecting her baby this summer.

While Melissa wore a size 22 to 24 in clothes at her heaviest, she is now comfortably wearing size 14 to 16 maternity wear.

She said: "I had the IVF and it worked first time for us so I'm now five-and-a-half months pregnant.

"Our little boy is due in August and I still cant believe after all this time that, one, I lost all that weight and, two, the IVF worked and we are finally expecting a baby."

Melissa said she hopes to continue her weight loss journey after their son has arrived.

She said: "I was still losing weight when I was going through the IVF and I've read everything on food now. I definitely feel differently about food and watch what I eat.

"We're absolutely over the moon and so grateful to the NHS and the fertility clinic for all their support while we were trying to get pregnant.

"They were really encouraging while I was trying to lose the weight and it's changed my life."

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