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| 'I weighed 33 stone at age 15' | 'I weighed 33 stone at age 15' |
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| At 15 years old and weighing 33 stone (210kg), Georgia Davis was dubbed Britain's fattest teen. | At 15 years old and weighing 33 stone (210kg), Georgia Davis was dubbed Britain's fattest teen. |
| After winning a scholarship to an American weight loss camp last year, Georgia has lost 14 stone (89kg), almost half her body weight. | After winning a scholarship to an American weight loss camp last year, Georgia has lost 14 stone (89kg), almost half her body weight. |
| Georgia, now 16, tells BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show about how she achieved her dramatic weight loss - and why she thinks the NHS should now fund her weight loss programme. | Georgia, now 16, tells BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show about how she achieved her dramatic weight loss - and why she thinks the NHS should now fund her weight loss programme. |
| Georgia, from south Wales, says she began overeating at a very young age: | Georgia, from south Wales, says she began overeating at a very young age: |
| "It all started when I was five when my dad died and I was letting my emotions control me. | "It all started when I was five when my dad died and I was letting my emotions control me. |
| "I was always upset, so every time I got upset I would comfort eat." | "I was always upset, so every time I got upset I would comfort eat." |
| As well as family pressures, Georgia started to experience problems at school - where she says she was bullied - and her comfort eating continued. | As well as family pressures, Georgia started to experience problems at school - where she says she was bullied - and her comfort eating continued. |
| "I would eat pretty much all day. | "I would eat pretty much all day. |
| "I would eat everything, any kind of food." | "I would eat everything, any kind of food." |
| Bread - up to three-quarters of a loaf a day - milk, cola, crisps, chocolate biscuits and cakes were particular favourites. | Bread - up to three-quarters of a loaf a day - milk, cola, crisps, chocolate biscuits and cakes were particular favourites. |
| "It made me feel better for a minute or two, but then I'd feel down again, so I'd eat again, and it would just continue on and on." | "It made me feel better for a minute or two, but then I'd feel down again, so I'd eat again, and it would just continue on and on." |
| Morbidly obese | Morbidly obese |
| Her mother, Lesley, found Georgia's eating habits impossible to control: "You know what teenagers are. | Her mother, Lesley, found Georgia's eating habits impossible to control: "You know what teenagers are. |
| Georgia before she lost the weight | Georgia before she lost the weight |
| "They don't want to be doing what they're supposed to be doing. | "They don't want to be doing what they're supposed to be doing. |
| "They'd rather do the complete opposite." | "They'd rather do the complete opposite." |
| By the time she was 15, Georgia's weight had reached 33 stone (210kg), and she was a UK size 38. | By the time she was 15, Georgia's weight had reached 33 stone (210kg), and she was a UK size 38. |
| At 5'6, she was morbidly obese. | At 5'6, she was morbidly obese. |
| But after nine months at the Wellspring Academy, an American fitness school which awarded her a scholarship, Georgia weighs under 19 stone (121kg) and is now a size 20. | But after nine months at the Wellspring Academy, an American fitness school which awarded her a scholarship, Georgia weighs under 19 stone (121kg) and is now a size 20. |
| She says her calorie consumption has gone down from around 13,000 a day to around 1,200. | She says her calorie consumption has gone down from around 13,000 a day to around 1,200. |
| Funding | Funding |
| She told BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show about her new routine: "It's a structured day. | She told BBC Radio 5 Live's Victoria Derbyshire show about her new routine: "It's a structured day. |
| "It helps you control your life accordingly. | "It helps you control your life accordingly. |
| "Basically, you wake up around 6.30 and you go to morning activity for about an hour. | "Basically, you wake up around 6.30 and you go to morning activity for about an hour. |
| "Once you've done that, you go to breakfast and then you have school and basic classes." | "Once you've done that, you go to breakfast and then you have school and basic classes." |
| "Then you have lunch in between classes, and then more activity and then dinner, free time and then more activity before you go to bed." | "Then you have lunch in between classes, and then more activity and then dinner, free time and then more activity before you go to bed." |
| She credits CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, with helping her understand the reasons for her overeating and learning how to control it. | She credits CBT, cognitive behavioural therapy, with helping her understand the reasons for her overeating and learning how to control it. |
| The school says she needs to complete another year to lose weight and keep it off, but that it can only fund her until Christmas. | The school says she needs to complete another year to lose weight and keep it off, but that it can only fund her until Christmas. |
| Mike Davidson of the Wellspring Academy said: "Georgia is still about 8 stone (51kg) from her healthy weight and has not dealt with all of her emotional needs or unlocked the habits around her eating yet that could cause her to relapse. | Mike Davidson of the Wellspring Academy said: "Georgia is still about 8 stone (51kg) from her healthy weight and has not dealt with all of her emotional needs or unlocked the habits around her eating yet that could cause her to relapse. |
| "She needs more time." | "She needs more time." |
| The NHS, after initially refusing to provide the estimated £23,000 needed for this, is now reviewing its decision. | The NHS, after initially refusing to provide the estimated £23,000 needed for this, is now reviewing its decision. |
| Georgia says that she's pleased to be seen as a kind of test case: | Georgia says that she's pleased to be seen as a kind of test case: |
| "I want to help as many people as I can, because during this time I've been doing this academy, I've realised that there are so many people out there with the same problem that I have. | "I want to help as many people as I can, because during this time I've been doing this academy, I've realised that there are so many people out there with the same problem that I have. |
| "And I think that if I can do this with the NHS, if they fund me, then the NHS will help fund others... so that other people will be happy and normal too." | "And I think that if I can do this with the NHS, if they fund me, then the NHS will help fund others... so that other people will be happy and normal too." |