Eighty pounds. That’s what Melissa Graves, 43, of Royalton has lost since she had a health scare in December 2015.
Melissa was diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, which is often caused by an excess of estrogen without progesterone. Simply put, because she was overweight, her body ended up producing more estrogen.
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After a health scare in 2016, Melissa Graves of Royalton put her mind to it and lost 80 pounds.
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