I have always been fat since I can remember, people attempt to make me feel better by saying 'Oh your just big boned or its puppy fat, or don't worry because you have a brilliant personality.

I was in denial for years; I rarely let people take photos of me and thought that I was not really that big. When I had my 21st birthday party I felt really great, nut then I saw the photos and heart just sank, it made me physically sick.

When I realised how big I was I stopped going out to pubs and clubs with the girls, I just hated myself and could not relax to enjoy nights out. I use to shop for hours trying to find things to fit me, but occasions would end up in tears in the changing room.

I always wanted to look back on my 21st as a night to remember, I just presumed I would be thin then. The years just rolled by and the pounds piled on. I wanted to save the photo and show them to my children, but I am too ashamed.

After a lot of crying and being down I decided to join weight watchers, I went every week religiously and spent hours counting points. After months of hard work I lost 1 stone, but after another month the pounds kept going back on. Losing that stone made a difference, but it was so hard. All my friends commented on how I had lost my spark and was not the person that they knew. Again I stopped socialising. I felt there was no support from weight watchers.

I'd really wanted to lose weight because I was going on holiday with my boyfriend, but as I sat on the plane I felt depressed, I did not return to weight watchers after the holiday. From September to Christmas I gained two stone.

One night I saw a friend in the pub I had not seen for months and she looked amazing. She had joined Super Slim the same time I joined weight watchers, I was two stone heavier and she was two stone lighter. She tried hard to persuade me to go to Super Slim, but I thought all diets were the same and it would not work for me. I was just destined to be big.

After many months of hard work and motivating people Wendy became a group leader herself. Last Christmas I cried to my Mom because the clothes she had bought me were the biggest sizes ever, I made the decision to join Super Slim, I went along on January 6th, and I was desperate to lose weight. Wendy explained the diets and I chose the back to basics.

11 weeks later I had lost 30lbs and I feel great. I am really enjoying my new lifestyle and don't even think of myself being on a diet. I go to the meeting every week and Wendy is like a fairy godmother she always encourages me and is full of praise, she is helping me make a dream come true. I still have a long way to go but know I will be slimmer soon.

Starting Weight = 16st 11lbs
Total Weight Loss = 2st 7lbs
Weight Now = 14st 4lbs