Slimming World Woman of the Year Cheryl Blythe lost 14 stone

A morbidly obese woman who turned down a gastric band operation lost 14 stone in 18 months.

Cheryl Blythe was 31 when her GP told her she would be dead or confined to a wheelchair by 45 if she did not lose weight.

However, she rejected weight-loss surgery in favour of eating healthily, and from a starting weight of 24st is now down to 10st.