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NEWS...IN THE NEWS... FAN-GASTRIC EFFORT BY SLIM STEVE
He’s a charity cham- pion. He’s officially the best taxi driver in the UK - and now Stephen Picton is a super slim- mer.
The 42-year old spent thousands of pounds trying just about “every diet known to man” and although some worked on a short-term basis he said it wasn’t Iong before he slipped into his old ways. The cabbie opted for a mini gastric bypass operation, a proce- dure to shrink the stomach, in June this year when he weighed in at around 28 stone. And in just four months Stephen has already shed nearly ten stone, proudly telling the Hartlepool Mail how his life has
been transformed by the operation and sub- sequent weight loss. But he revealed how the operation was any- thing but an easy way out and told of the sac- rifices he had to make before and after the procedure to ensure it was a success.
“I was smoking ten cigarettes a day and I packed in. I gave up alcohol and my addic- tion to Red Bull, all in readiness for the oper- ation,” said Stephen. “And the sacrifices you make after the opera- tion are immense.” A month to six weeks on puree food was the first obstacle Stephen had to overcome im- mediately after the operation, as his stom- ach was now the size
Super slimmer Stephen Picton. Photo courtesy of the Hartlepool Mail
of an egg rather than a football.
Soft drinks were then introduced back to his diet but he could only eat a few teaspoons of food until he was full
to the brim.
And he now has to stay away from bread, red meat, fizzy drinks and sugary products. “The operation fixes you physically but not
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mentally, but the results for me have been absolutely fantastic and the compliments you receive are truly out- standing,” said Stephen, who now
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weighs in at 18st 10lbs. The dad of four famously raised £50,000 before his 40th birthday, but it was his final charity night the day before he celebrated his birthday when he said it hit home that he had to go about losing weight. “My life has changed.” he said. “I’m walking and cycling and my breathing with my asthma is 100 per cent better. My outlook on life is so much better. It’s as if I’ve had a sec- ond chance.
“I would recommend the procedure but peo- ple who go for it must know that it doesn’t just work overnight. Sacri- fices have to be made. but if you are dedicated it’s fantastic.”
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