I've Lost 12 Stone - And I Love My Loose Skin | BRAND NEW ME

HANNAH, from Leicester, UK had always struggled with her weight and her love of food led her to get bigger and bigger. This only got worse when she fell pregnant and her weight spiralled out of control. Hannah's self esteem reached an all time low which resulted in her developing some terrible eating habits. Hannah told Truly: "The only thing that was keeping me happy was food. I'd sit and eat an entire birthday cake for breakfast." Things went from bad to worse for Hannah, when her doctor sat her down and gave her a stark warning - if she didn't change her life now, she was going to have a heart attack. Hannah's final realisation moment came in the form of two pictures that were captured at her 30th birthday party. She said: "My friends took two pictures and they were the ones that made me go... 'dammit, you've got quite big', that was the moment where I needed to sort my life out." From that second Hannah's life changed. She started walking, running and completely changed her diet. Over the course of the next few years Hannah lost an incredible 172lbs, however something Hannah was not expecting after losing that much weight was her excess skin. Hannah said: "There was a time when I absolutely hated it, but then I started to learn to love myself. This bit of skin is a part of my journey and I love it as it's a part of me." Hannah is continuing her journey and now isn't afraid to show off her new body that she has worked so incredibly hard for. https://www.instagram.com/thefunnymummydoesslimmingworld/