A SUPER slimmer’s six stone weight loss has inspired her to start helping others.

Tanya Garfield, 29, of Hastings Road, Southend, weighed 17 stone at her heaviest.

She had been diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome at 15 and told that she would never be able to lose weight due to her hormone imbalance.

But last year she joined Slimming World in a bid to shift some weight and live a healthier life.

A year on, she has not only lost 6st 10lb, she has also ditched her husband and found love again, having documented her weight loss journey on Instagram.

Tanya said: “I was always trying to lose weight for someone else because it was what was expected of me, but I couldn't ever see it working especially after the doctors telling me I had no chance of losing weight.

“Now I often look in the mirror and don’t recognise the person I have become but then I also look back at old photos and cannot completely remember the person I was!

"It’s the most incredible but strangest feeling.”

Now she is set to become a Slimming World Consultant. To find out more, call Tanya on 07305 061 515 or go to Thorpedene Community Centre, Delaware Road, Shoebury on a Monday evening, at 7.30pm.