It's the start of a new year and the thought of getting healthier has probably entered your mind. For many of us, the Christmas period means living in sweatpants for a while as you attempt to shift the weight you've gained through eating far too many mince pies and drinking one too many Bailey's.
For 20-year-old Gemma Hilton, her weight had been an issue for a long time. She was a size 24, and as a McDonald's employee she was on the receiving end of some cruel abuse.
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She told the Mirror: "Being called 'McFatty' was so humiliating. I worked in the drive thru and people would shout it to me through the window as they drove past.
"I was really embarrassed but it didn't stop me eating. Every shift I worked I had a McDonalds meal plus loads of sides and then I would get home and have my dinner.
"I would usually have a large chicken select meal with a large chocolate chip frappe, mozzarella dippers and a McFlurry.
"I would dress like I was a 50-year-old woman to cover my bulging stomach; I wouldn't even get ID'd in shops as I looked that old."
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She started the Cambridge diet and now wears a size 10-12 after losing six stone.
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Since losing the weight, she's also successfully got her dream job as a hairdresser.
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She explained that she was always a 'chubby' child, but she started really piling on the weight when she was 14.
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She said: "When I went to college I would eat anything and everything that I shouldn't.
"On the way to the bus stop I would stop off and buy sweets and chocolate; my favourites were spearmint chews, I would buy them from the pound shop and eat two big bags a day.
"Every night on my way home I would get a takeaway, usually a big portion of chips and family sized bag of chocolate.
"But after being humiliated so many times, I realised enough was enough."
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Fair play to her.
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