For her whole life, Claire Jones from Wales ate whatever she wanted, never even nibbling on a vegetable—until recently. When her weight ballooned to over 300 pounds, she chose to make a change in time for summer. The 48-year-old mom-of-two said her eating habits were formed at an early age when her dad never forced her to eat anything. She came to subsist on chips, bread, pastries, and pop. “I’d have all the wrong stuff. And I’d drink Coke until it came out of my ears,” said Clair, who hails from Trehafod in Rhonnda. “Also, until recently, I’d never eaten veg in my entire life—not a even a single carrot.” Claire’s dietary habits were partially impacted by her inflammatory bowel condition called Crohn’s disease, which vegetables can aggravate. After being diagnosed with Crohn’s in 2010, she once had to take 53 pills each day, and have an injection every two …
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