A 27-year-old super slimmer has worn a bikini for the first time ever after she sensationally shed almost nine stone.
Danielle Richmond was a size 26 just two years ago as she tipped the scales at 21st 5lb.
But she dropped a staggering six dress sizes after being asked to be a bridesmaid at her father's wedding and is now a slimline 13st 1lb.
Danielle, 27, could not even vacuum the stairs at work without getting out of breath and decided to take action when she had a health scare after a holiday in Tenerife .
Doctors put her chest pains down to her weight and lifestyle, so Danielle ditched the take-aways, sweets and fizzy pop that she would gorge on before.
She now cooks all her food from scratch and runs at least 5km twice a week as part of a running club.
She said: "I had a few family weddings and I was a bridesmaid for my dad at his. I didn't want to be the fat bridesmaid at his wedding, I wanted to be more confident.
"I had lost seven stone in time for my dad's wedding. I lost 10lbs in the last two weeks before the wedding and the dress fit me perfectly.
"It was such a good feeling. Family I hadn't seen for a long time were all complimenting me.
"It was really good to know they could see a positive change in me.
"My brother was crying as I walked down the aisle, he knew it meant so much to me. He was like my personal trainer."
Danielle said she became shy and would avoid going out in public over concerns what people might think of her.
She would wear big t-shirts in the pool on holiday and hide under baggy clothes.
But now a comfortable size 14, she is much more confident - and even wore a bikini for the first time ever on holiday in Marbella last summer.
She has even lost two more stone since her dad's wedding in July last year.
She added: "I feel a lot better now, I feel loads more confident.
"I was shy, I used to put off going out in public. I was always worried about what people thought.
"I hated the thought of seeing people.
"Now I just don't really care. I wear skinny jeans, jump suits and swim suits that I would never wear before."
Danielle, a shop assistant from Lossiemouth, Scotland, joined Slimming World in April 2017 after being told by doctors her weight was affecting her health.
She said: "I came home from a holiday in Tenerife and had chest pains and the doctors said it was connected to my weight.
"All the food and booze on holiday wouldn't have helped.
"I used to work in bars and would drink full fat fizzy pop, eat crisps, chocolate and peanuts.
"I was so bad, I would just eat convenience food that was handy.
"I couldn't even hoover the stairs, I would get out of breath and all the girls at work would laugh at me that I was so unfit.
"Now I cook everything from scratch and I know what it in my food.
"My Slimming World lady is amazing. She's great, she's always there when I want to chat and she's so supportive.
"I just can't believe I have lost so much weight, I always forget I looked like that.
"It wasn't easy, but I was really determined. When you have something in your head, you have to do it for yourself."
