Solely on Her Stomach

After a few weeks of weight gain, Favell noticed something interesting: the weight was solely going to her stomach. Usually, when someone gains weight quickly, the fat disperses all around their body. However, Favell’s stomach continued to expand, while her arms and legs remained precisely the same, week after week.

Regardless of what Favell tried, she could not lose the weight. “I was exercising and eating healthily, but I was slowly getting bigger. It crept up so slowly [that] I didn’t know anything was wrong – I thought I was putting on timber,” she recalled. Meanwhile, the peculiarities of Favell’s weight continued to grow…