The Experience of Being Obese and the Many Consequences of Stigma

Table 1

Participants’ Demographics.

Name	Sex	Age	Method used	Weight loss
Caroline	F	35	Surgery	Yes
Angela	F	37	Surgery	Yes
Emma	F	33	Surgery	Yes
Cathy	F	33	Surgery	Yes
Jenny	F	25	Surgery	Yes
Mia	F	48	Surgery	Yes
Pat	F	43	Surgery	Yes
Alison	F	46	Surgery	Yes
Fiona	F	54	Surgery	Yes
Sonia	F	49	Surgery	Yes
Michael	M	41	Surgery	Yes
Jane	F	50	Surgery	Yes
Linda	F	51	Medication	Yes
Marion	F	40	Medication	Yes
Roger	M	58	Medication	Yes
David	M	47	Medication	Yes
Tanvir	M	44	Medication	Yes
Matthew	M	43	Medication	Yes
Andrew	M	25	Behavioural	Yes
Nicky	F	33	Behavioural	Yes
Helen	F	32	Behavioural	Yes
Jacob	M	26	Behavioural	Yes
Jackie	F	32	Behavioural	Yes
Louise	F	47	Behavioural	Yes
Marie	F	62	Medication	No
Agnes	F	61	Medication	No
Frances	F	57	Medication	Regained
Pat	F	34	Medication	Regained
Peter	M	49	Medication	Yes
Kate	F	33	Medication	No
Sue	F	48	Waiting list	No
Martin	M	70	Behavioural	No
Chris	M	46	Waiting list	No
Mark	M	36	Behavioural	No
Lisa	F	47	Behavioural	No
Karen	F	53	Waiting list	No
Vicky	F	43	Behavioural	No
Lois	F	50	Waiting list	No
Anna	F	34	Waiting list	No
Denise	F	35	Behavioural	No
Lauren	F	52	Waiting list	No
Freddie	M	34	Waiting list	No
Joy	F	42	Behavioural	No
Sarah	F	20	Behavioural	No
Enid	F	29	Behavioural	No