Despite her efforts, she continued to grow. “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.” No matter how well she ate or how long she spent at the gym, Keely was still putting on weight. Aside from her stomach getting bigger, Keely didn’t feel ill. She was not in any kind of pain and her energy levels remained the same, leading her to wonder if she would always have a larger stomach.