Obese woman sheds 8st in a year by doing this every day

A MORBIDLY obese woman denies going under the knife to achieve her incredible results.

By Sarah Buchanan

GOBSMACKING: Laura Micetich was accused of having weight-loss surgery

Stunning brunette Laura Micetich has been accused of having secret weight-loss surgery because she was barely recognisable after her transformation.

The 25-year-old struggled with secret binge eating her entire life and steadily ballooned to 21st.

At first the teacher from Tennessee, US, considered weight-loss surgery but she was determined to beat the bulge naturally.

But after ditching 8st in just 12 months Laura has been accused of having an operation or taking weight loss pills.

She said: "People think I have had surgery but it was all natural. I worked really hard.

"I've even had people steal my photos and used it for weight loss pills claiming I used them to slim down but that's not true.

"There was no pills or surgery, just hard work."

Before her dramatic transformation, the 6ft beauty claims her giant frame made her “intimidating”.

Laura, who is known online as the Iron Giantess, explained: "With my height and being that size, I was imitating.

"I struggled with binge eating and secretive eating. I would go to the fridge and find something I needed – it was a bit of addiction.

"It wasn't emotional eating, it was just something I did."

But following the the break down of her long-term relationship, Laura decided to get fit.

She said: "The turning point was after I had graduated and just came out of a four-year relationship.

"I was going into a teaching degree and wanted to be a good role model the kids.

"I am a teacher and my size was the first thing the kids picked up on.

"It wasn't them being mean spirited, kids just have no problem being honest."

But she credits her jaw-dropping weight loss to daily weight training, which she also reckons helped fend off saggy excess skin.

Combined with clean eating, Laura lost half her body weight in just a year.

TRANSFORMATION: Laura shed 8st in just one year

Laura said: "I do weight training six days a week but it's more about the lifestyle now not just losing weight.

Although she was initially nervous about signing up to the gym, the teacher from Tennessee, US, says it played a key role in her transformation.

She said: "The gym is a scary place. I decided just to go and not care what people thought but after I had lost the weight someone told me that they hadn't expected me to make it.

"They said that people at the gym had thought it was a joke and they were surprised by how I was getting healthy.

"There's a lot of discrimination out there. It's hard. But what I learnt was to stop victimising myself and to be kind to myself.

"I love the gym now. My main goal is just to be happy and healthy."