A woman who lost a massive 14 stone has shared her before-and-after photos online.
Simone Anderson, from New Zealand, was once 26.5st.
Then, she set off on the weight loss journey of a lifetime in 2014.
Simone, an author and a motivational speaker, lost over half her bodyweight.
Fans from around the world have watched her drastic body change on her Instagram page, @simon_anderson.
Simone, 29, is also the owner of an activewear line.
Having lost a massive 92 kilograms, thats more than the average weight of a UK woman, she was left with folds of loose skin.
So, the stunning fitness-fanatic underwent cosmetic surgery to remove the sagging skin.
And, she looks unrecognisable after the op.
The young woman underwent a gastric sleeve surgery to lose weight and has also had lip and face fillers.
Simone took to Instagram to look back on her weight loss journey.
She wrote: Reflecting on the past nearly six years always brings a few surreal feelings.
The girl in the left used to struggle to walk up her own driveway, a 20-minute walk ruined her.
Fast food was the base of her diet and 99% of her meals were heavily processed.
Simone continued: Fast forward to today, I have lost a total of 92 kilograms and train daily.
I eat balanced and fresh meals and enjoy watching how strong and fit I become every single day.
I have always felt beautiful, I have always been confident, the difference now is that I know I am going to live a long and healthy life.
My weight never defined me as a person, I was still the same bubbly, outgoing, driven and organised Simone but it definitely limited the life I could live.
Gastric sleeve surgery saved my life, I dont believe I would be alive today without this life changing surgery.
Simones surgery was conducted at Auckland Weight Loss Surgery.
At the time she weighed 169kg (26.5st).
The gastric sleeve surgery removes part of the patients stomach between 60% and 90% to limit their ability to consume large amounts.
After gastric sleeve surgery the part of the stomach that processes fats and sugars has been cut away.
This can lead to dumping syndrome if the person eats too much of these foods.
This syndrome can cause a lot of pain or vomiting during an attack.
After a while the stomach may adjust to allow for the consumption of more fat and sugar but the size of the stomach is still small.
On her Instagram post, Simone added: [surgery] gave me the tools to reinvent my eating and take a good hard look at my exercise habits.
It certainly doesnt do the hard work for you, that is long term changes you have to make, but it gives you the fresh slate to feel able to tackle these changes.
Simones followers were impressed by her transformation.
One person said: Awesome! Such an inspiration.
Another added: I love the fact that you always had such a great attitude showing self love and not self loathing as is often documented in transformations.
Health and longevity is a great motivator the aesthetics are an amazing side effect!!
"You do look incredible, and your joy shines from within, which is truly inspiring.
Looking good, Simone!
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