Obese woman loses 14 STONE with simple diet change - and now she looks stunning

An obese woman turned down a gastric band operation, telling doctors she would lose 14 stone all by herself - and now she looks incredible.

Things got serious for Cheryl Blythe when she was just 31.

Her doctor told her she would be dead, or at best confined to a wheelchair by 45 if she did not begin losing weight.

However when she was offered the help of weight-loss surgery she said no, bravely telling doctors:

"I'll do this myself."

And by eating healthily for 18 months she went from a starting weight of 24st right down to 10st.