A SLIMMER is Large by name but no longer by nature after losing nearly four stone.

Kirsty Large says she feels on top of the world after shedding 3st 10lb.

Mrs Large, 24, of Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, said: "One week after my son, Alfie, was born in June last year I decided to step on the scales.

"I was horrified to see that I weighed 16st.

"Running around after Alfie, I managed to lose around two stone, but I was still unhappy and overweight."

Mrs Large managed to lose the rest of the weight after joining a Slimming World class.

"Once the weight started to come off, I started going running and the weight came off even faster," she said.

"The hardest thing I found was just getting the courage to join the class, but I'm so glad I made that first step.

"I got married this month and it was a great incentive.

"It's been very hard work, but my confidence has grown and I can now fit into all my old clothes again."

Despite dropping from a size 20 to a size 12, Mrs Large says she has no intention of changing her name.