Throughout my adult life, I struggled with my weight. I would gain weight, lose a few stone, but then put it all back on — often with more. I tried every diet out there, including the so-called ‘skinny jabs’, but as soon as I stopped whatever programme I was following, the weight would return.
Each cycle of losing and regaining weight took a toll on my mental health, and going through early menopause certainly didn’t help either. Over the years, I went for surgery consultations twice (with other providers), but never went ahead — mostly because my family would talk me out of it.
The last straw came during a skiing holiday in January. I had to ask for a seatbelt extender on the plane, which left me mortified. I was also so unfit that I couldn’t enjoy skiing — one of my favourite things to do. I was deeply unhappy and knew I needed a permanent change.
I wanted to take control and change my life. After talking everything through with my family, they supported my decision to go ahead with surgery — which I had in March 2024.
In just one year, I lost 8 stone and 7 pounds, going from a size 22/24 to a comfortable size 12. To say my life has completely changed would be an understatement.
I’m so proud of my progress and so happy with the results — I’ll be forever grateful to the entire Streamline team, the staff, and my surgeon. Everything in my life has improved: my health, my fitness, my ability to exercise (and, shock horror — actually enjoy it!), and most importantly, my relationship with food.
I finally feel in control. Before, I felt like everything revolved around food and I had no say in it. Now, I’m the boss of myself. I’m doing things I had only ever dreamed of.
In just one year, I lost 8 stone and 7 pounds, going from a size 22/24 to a comfortable size 12. To say my life has completely changed would be an understatement.
I’m so proud of my progress and so happy with the results — I’ll be forever grateful to the entire Streamline team, the staff, and my surgeon. Everything in my life has improved: my health, my fitness, my ability to exercise (and, shock horror — actually enjoy it!), and most importantly, my relationship with food.
I finally feel in control. Before, I felt like everything revolved around food and I had no say in it. Now, I’m the boss of myself. I’m doing things I had only ever dreamed of.
I see the future as one big adventure! I truly feel like nothing is out of reach for me now. My weight is still coming down, and I’ve set myself a personal goal to lose another 8 pounds — which will take me to 100% excess weight loss.
Even after surgery, knowing I would lose weight, I never imagined it would feel this good or that I would come this far. This journey takes real commitment — not just to the surgery, but to changing your whole lifestyle. But it was a commitment I was more than ready to make.
I will be forever grateful to everyone who has supported me along the way: my surgeon, the incredible Streamline team — including the staff, nurses, and dietitian — as well as my health insurance provider, my employer, and most of all, my family and friends, for giving me the encouragement and love I needed.
I don’t know exactly what the future holds, but I do know it’s going to be good — full of happiness, possibility, and adventure. And I’m going to enjoy every moment of the ride.
My experience with Streamline was outstanding from start to finish. I was booked to have my surgery within a month of making that first phone call.
Everyone was so helpful and explained everything to me. I was sent plenty of information to support me through the pre-op diet and had regular phone calls, along with a psychologist appointment and a health check prior to the operation.
The nurses, staff and my surgeon were all amazing during my stay at the hospital and I received plenty of support after I left too.
I feel really lucky that my experience has been so good, especially when you hear some of the horror stories of people going abroad.
Professor Chris Pring is a leading UK bariatric and upper gastrointestinal surgeon with over 13 years of consultant experience in the NHS. He performs more than 450 laparoscopic procedures annually, specialising in gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding, and complex bariatric revisions .
Each balloon represents a stone lost
Each balloon represents a stone lost
Each balloon represents a stone lost
Each balloon represents a stone lost
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