Feeling tired, sluggish and heavy as she headed towards her 40th birthday, Leanne Bell was determined to make a change.
She was tired of having no confidence and "didn't feel sexy", adding that she would hide her size 22 figure under baggy trousers and big T-shirts. But the mum-of-one who once used clothes to hide is today beaming with confidence as she celebrates her 40th birthday in a stunning leopard print mini dress after shedding six stone and discovering a happier and healthier lifestyle.
Leanne, from Gateshead, said: "I felt as I moved towards being 40 that I wanted to make sure I was healthy and active and fit so that I'm going into my middle years both healthy but also comfortable in my own skin and able to do all the activities I'm interested in."
