Woman sheds half her body weight

A WOMAN who lost more than half her body weight has spoken of her pride at becoming a teacher as she was crowned slimmer of the year.

Harriet Jenkins, 25, shed a whopping 15st and dropped from a dress size 30 to 10, to be named Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2010.

Jenkins, who at her heaviest tipped the scales at 26-and-a-half stone, lost the weight over 18 months through healthy eating and exercise and without the aid of a gastric band or bypass. She said: “I’ve achieved things I thought I never would, like getting my dream job as a teacher.