An obese nurse looks unrecognisable after dropping half her body weight thanks to her grueling gym workouts.
Vanessa Brennan, 36, from Las Vegas, has shed 194lbs (13st 8lbs) in 18 months and now visits the gym up to six times per week.
At her heaviest, she weighed 389lbs (27st 8lbs) but managed to get herself down to healthy 191lbs (13 stone 6lbs), and from a size 32 (UK size 28) to a size eight-ten (UK size 12-14), by cutting out processed food and her addiction to cakes.
But Vanessa decided to change her ways for good after realizing that she'd end up bed-bound like her patients if she carried on eating.
Now: Vanessa Brennan, 36, from Las Vegas, has shed 194lbs (13st 8lbs) in 18 months and now visits the gym up to six times per week. Pictured, the nurse today
Before: At her heaviest, Vanessa weighed 389lbs (27st 8lbs). The young woman said she used to be addicted to cakes and would eat several a day (pictured before the weight loss)
Vanessa now goes to the gym six times a week and enjoys a healthier diet. Picuted at the gym after the weight loss
She is now sharing her story to show others you can lose weight naturally.
Vanessa said: 'Although I was 389lbs (27st 8lbs) I had a lot of confidence and I had to let people fall in love with my personality, so they didn't judge me by my size.
'I was addicted to food, I would eat when I was happy and eat when I was sad for comfort, it was a vicious cycle.
'I was self-sabotaging; I would eat a cake or two and feel terrible for eating them so then have another two.
The young woman said she used to be caught in a vicious circle of eating: she would feel bad for eating, therefore would eat more to comfort herself (pictured: happy and healthy after the weight loss)
Vanessa (pictured after the weight loss) said her life has totally changed since shedding the weight
Vanessa said she was addicted to food. She tried to lose some of the weight but gained it back when she met her fiancé Muhammad Mughal, 34
Breakfast: Two eggs with two toast and bacon or pancakes.
Lunch: Large burger and fries with diet coke
Dinner: Pasta with meatballs and Italian sausage with three slices buttered bread.
Late night snack: Pasta or four slices of bread with butter and desserts such as ice cream, cakes and chocolate.
Snacks: Crisps, cookies, cupcakes and sweets.
Breakfast: Egg whites with vegetables and sprinkle of cheese.
Lunch: Chicken and avocado salad with Greek
