Doctors Tell Young Mom She Might Not Wake Up After A Simple Surgery Due To Her Obesity, Goes On A Mission To Lose Weight

Learning Reality The Hard Way

"You are what you eat," Hannah Straughan,25 learned the meaning of the phrase the hard way. Straughan, weighing 271 pounds got the scare of her life when she was told by her doctors that she might not wake up from a simple surgery because of the extra pounds on her body.

Straughan was rushed to the hospital because of swollen tonsils which made breathing difficult for her. Doctors informed Straughan that because of her overweight body the otherwise safe procedure would be risky for her.

Reason Behind Gaining Weight

Straughan explaining her obesity says her ex-boyfriend was a delivery man who brought fast food all the time. Beginning her day with a greasy breakfast and eating junk food whole day, she started putting on weight until she reached her critical point.

Wake-up Call!

This wake-up call turned out to be a changing point in her life and Straughan set out on the mission to lose weight and gain her health back. First step Straughan took to begin her weight loss journey was to quit eating fast food. Following this, she started a healthy diet along with the right set of exercises.

New Lifestyle, New Look

Straughan's new diet plan consisted of bran with yoghurt and fruit for breakfast, vegetables or chicken salad for lunch along with homemade lasagna or curry for dinner. The new lifestyle demanded Straughan of some sacrifice but the results were surely promising as, within a few months of her weight loss journey, Straughan lost about half of her previous body weight.

Living Healthy Life With Daughter

According to Straughan, her new lifestyle have not only given her a healthy life but also helped her to build up the confidence to start looking for a job and live a better and healthy life with her daughter.