Frances Carpenter reached a whopping 23st 9lbs when she was just 25-years-old after over-indulging on convenience food.
But when she saw other family members lose their lives as a result of their weight, she decided to make a change.
The now 28-year-old, from Riverside, California, said she knew she had do something to change her own path because: "I just did not want that to be me."
She added: "I had contemplated weight loss surgery for a very long time, but honestly I couldn't afford it and it was not something my insurance was going to cover so I had to do it on my own."
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