How my friend found the will to get in shape
I HAVE known Lisa for more than 20 years. She is one of my closest friends and godmother to my youngest daughter Lola.
Lisa always insisted she was fat and happy. And she is such a good actress that even we, her closest friends, believed her. We had no idea that deep down she was very unhappy and wanted to change.
She was the ultimate party girl, first to the bar and last to leave. So we were all shocked when two years ago Lisa gave up drink and began her fitness regime.
We were convinced it would not last, but we have had to eat our words and then some.
Claims that Lisa only lost weight thanks to a secret gastric band are rubbish. She’s done it on her own.
I know how unhappy the loose skin made Lisa feel. One day she showed me the huge, saggy flap on her stomach. I knew surgery was the only option, though the idea of never waking up from anaesthetic terrified her. But, never one for half measures, Lisa decided to make a documentary about it.
She asked her friends, including me, to take part. Now Lisa has the body none of us ever dreamed she would have. But the changes aren’t just physical … she is the happiest we have ever seen her.