A single mum who shed nearly six stone said she didn't recognise herself when looking back at old photos.
Kimberley Hempton ballooned to over 20 stone after binging on packets of crisps, chocolate and fast food.
But the 38-year-old nurse, from Southport, decided to change her ways after the birth of her baby daughter and has now managed to lose an incredible 5st 11lbs.
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Kimberley told the ECHO: "My problem is binge eating. I can't just have one, if I open a multipack of crisps I'll have three or four packets out of it.
"I just grabbed food when I could as [my daughter] would be sleeping. I'd think 'I'll just have a chocolate bar' but it wasn't just one chocolate bar it would be five.
"It was whatever was to hand - convenience food. I had a little one and especially because I was on my own with her, once she was asleep in bed I couldn't go out anywhere so I would have what was in the house."
Kimberley said her daughter was her "motivation" for losing weight as she wanted to be able to run around after when she was older.
She joined Slimming World a month after giving birth, when she tipped the scales at 20st 13lbs.
Kimberley said: "I didn't even realise I'd got that big, that's the biggest I've ever been.
"When I look back at pictures now I think 'how did I get to that size and not realise I was that size?' Because I've lost weight and I can look at myself now, it is a little bit shocking.
"I think I got complacent. I was eating what I could whenever I could."
Kimberley joined her local Slimming World group with a friend and has completely changed her diet whilst also taking up running in her spare time.
Kimberley said: "I make sure I always eat breakfast now, I find if I skip it by 11am I was eating something I shouldn't.
"I eat three meals a day and I find I don't really need to eat in between the meals. If I do snack I snack on the right things."
Kimberley said the support of her Slimming World consultant and other members helped her with her weight loss during the coronavirus lockdowns and she's now able to run around after her daughter at play centres.
She said: "I feel more confident now. I felt like before I used to shy away from situations where as I'm a lot more confident now.
"When I look back I realise I wasn't as confident as I thought I was. I feel like a completely different person."
