122KG WEIGHT LOSS I can finally have children!

When Vanessa McPhee puts on a new dress and does a twirl in front of the mirror, she feels a sense of pure joy. Her reflection is completely different to the one that used to look back at her because she has lost an amazing 122 kilos.

At her heaviest, Vanessa weighed 206kg and is now 84kg. Her new silhouette has made the 36-year-old administrator from Palmerston North feel feminine and given her confidence to shop for gorgeous frocks. But more than that, it has reversed very serious health issues she once faced and made her realise just how isolating “being big” had made her feel. “The difference that losing this weight has made is mind-blowing,”