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Vanessa De Bartolo, 28, from Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, weighed 152kgs (24st) at her heaviest and was a size 26, thanks to a diet laden with fast food and fizzy drinks.
At 18 she began training to become a nurse and got a part time job in McDonalds, where she ballooned eating the fatty burgers and fries throughout her shifts.
By the time she landed her first job, she was too big to fit into the standard nursing scrubs and had to order them in 5XL online to fit oversee bulging frame.
It was only when she was forced to wear a seatbelt extension on a plane because of her size and was continually humiliated by her patients who made cruel comments about her weight, that she was finally motivated to change.
After joining her local Fernwood Fitness and cutting junk from her diet, shes spent the last six-years losing a huge 70kgs (11 stone) naturally, and has slimmed to a svelte size 12.
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It was tough being a nurse that was extremely overweight. My patients would often look at me funny or question if I was qualified to be giving health advice, considering I had my own obvious issues.
Vanessa said: It was tough being a nurse that was extremely overweight. My patients would often look at me funny or question if I was qualified to be giving health advice, considering I had my own obvious issues.
I was even called fat by a few people I was trying to help and it was really disheartening. I knew I ate way more food than I should but Id just shrug off the mean remarks and eat more.
Even though Id always been bigger as a kid, my issue with food had really spiralled when I got a part-time job at Maccas while studying.
Id graze on the greasy burgers and fries throughout my shift and guzzled heaps of coke. If I closed up at night, Id even take a few Big Macs home.
By the time I qualified, I was a size 26 and was riddled with health issues. I knew I couldnt go on any longer.
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At the higher of her issues with food, Vanessa confesses to sneaking out at night to get her greasy fix.
She said: Id go home after a shift and eat dinner with my family, then Id make up an excuse to go out just so I could grab a Maccas or some other sort of junk. I also loved fizzy drinks and could easily get through two to three litres a day. I was out of control and had no will power.
Things only took a dramatic turn for the young healthcare professional when she was called out on the sustainability to be giving health advice.
Vanessa said: There was no denying I was unhealthy and overweight. I had to order 5XL scrubs as regular ones didnt fit and just walking from one side of the hospital to the other left me breathless.
If ever I was advising a patient about their nutrition, I could always see their eyebrows raise in disbelief. One even asked me how I could be qualified to give advice when I clearly didnt follow it myself.
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Vanessa decided to become a member of her local Fernwood Fitness and made changes to her diet, cutting out fast food and fizzy drinks.
Shes now lost 70kgs (11 stone) and wears size M scrubs to work, which has left her feeling copletel at ease around her patients.
She said: My cravings for food still come and go, but Ive learnt to control them and I feel better than ever as a result.
My weight loss has left me with some saggy skin, but because my weight loss was slow and steady, its really not too bad.
Being healthy has made me a better nurse and a happier person. It was the best decision Ive ever made.
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