The super slimmer who dropped from a dress size 26 to a tiny 6 - with incredible results; Melissa Middlemiss, 31, of Chester-le-Street, gorged on takeaways and saw her shopping bill rocket.
Byline: Lisa Hutchinson
Chips, pizza and Chinese takeaways were the things Melissa Middlemiss loved most.
But she is now a slither of her former self after dropping from a massive dress size 26 to a petite six.
Melissa is half the woman she used to be after weighing in at 20 stones and shedding the flab to become 9-and-a-half stones.
The gorging 31 year-old was too embarrassed to have her picture taken and comfort fed when she fell ill.
But now her life has had a remarkable turn-around as she is teaching others how to drop their dress sizes.
And after kerbing her eating, Melissa's weekly shopping bill has plummeted from [pounds sterling]170 to just [pounds sterling]40.
"I feel great now, I'm only 5ft 4 inches and was in a 26 dress size at my biggest. But I have lost 10-and-a-half stones and I'm in a size six dress now," said Melissa, of Ouston, nearChester-le-Street,County Durham.
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Melissa, who is now a Slimming World consultant, added: "It's all about healthy eating and I'm passing that on to others.
"My husband Phil has also joined my class and he's lost two-and-a-half stones.
"We decided that we wanted to try for a family but because of our weight we were finding it difficult to conceive. Now we have a much better chance."
Melissa's nightmare started when her bowel basically stopped working.
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She was in and out of hospital but turned to food and opted for takeaways when she found it difficult to stand and cook.
"I got into the habit of having takeaways. Phil and I were eating everything from fish and chips, to Chinese, Indian, pizza, kebabs and any other takeaway there is.
"But I was getting bigger and bigger and I wasn't active at all. I went up to 20 stones, it was horrendous. The thought of having a photo taken would make me cringe.
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"In 2016 I had an operation on my bowel and tummy. I couldn't eat as normal and felt quite unwell, but I still was in the habit of getting takeaways.
"Because I was unwell I was loosing weight and shed nine stones but I knew I had to do something to get healthier and joined Slimming World last summer.
"I'm now down to 9-and-a-half-stones and I'm in a size six. I never thought I would do that.
"In fact I still go to the end of the...
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