Woman loses over 80kg after lifelong body battle: 'I'm finally starting my life now'
9Honey over the phone. In the last decade she has lost and gained weight too many times to count, always putting the lost weight back on – plus more. "I've tried every diet you can think of, every medication, I've paid money for fad diets," she says. "For 27 years of my life it was a constant battle and it took its toll." Bejon Haswell/Stuff Claire hit 170kg at her heaviest weight earlier this year. She had been preparing herself physically and emotionally for the operation that was meant to change her life, originally scheduled for March. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. New Zealandw...