A mum-of-two lost a staggering nine stone after fearing she was "slowly killing" herself.
Rita Santos, 44, had struggled with her weight all her life and despite trying a range of different diets over the years, she couldn't find one that worked. It was upon returning home from holiday that Rita, who weighed 20st 2lbs at the time, realised she needed to make a change and she asked her GP for advice.
Rita, originally from Portugal and now living in Skelmersdale, told the ECHO: "I came back from holiday and I barely recognised myself. I had a really busy job and when I came back I said 'I really need to do something. I'm killing myself slowly.'
