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AN OBESE mum shamed into dieting because she was too fat to be pushed in a wheelchair has won a top slimming award - despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

Mother-of-two Natasha Bunby, 38, lost more than half of her bodyweight in just 18 months and has kept it off for seven years, earning her a new career as a model.

Natasha had ballooned to more than 21 stone after she began comfort eating following the death of her best friend as a teenager.

But she finally decided to slim after being diagnosed with the movement-restricting disorder.

She told how she was diagnosed with MS after waking up without feeling in her lower body.

Natasha, who lives in Lancing with her husband Marc, said: Id had problems with my legs since my teens, but doctors put it down to the trauma of losing my friend.

Some years later, I woke up one night and lost all function and feeling from the waist down.

I was taken to hospital and diagnosed with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and hospitalised for six weeks.

Natasha realised she had to lose weight during an embarrassing hospital visit from her mum.

Recalling the experience, she said: My mum took me in my wheelchair to a park at the side of the hospital with my two children.

There was a slope that led down to the park and my mum lost control of the wheelchair.

She added: I ended up stuck in a bush - and because I was too heavy for my mum to manoeuvre the chair - she had to ask a passer-by for help.

The shame continued when Natashas eldest son, Deon, asked her how they would ever go out as a family if she was too heavy to be pushed in a wheelchair.

She said: It broke my heart.

I knew I had to do something about my weight as I wanted to do all I could to help myself with my health.

In March 2011 Natasha received a Slimming World leaflet through her door and decided to join her local group.

She said: At the time I was a size 28 and spent most of the time just wanting to hide.

However, I knew deep down that I also wanted to do something for myself and take back some control.

Natasha fell in love with the Slimming Worlds Food Optimising method because it meant she could enjoy the same roast dinners, curries and burgers she ate before.

Natashas weight had plummeted from 21st 7lbs to 10st 6lbs within 18 months. She has managed to keep the weight off for more than seven years by staying active, despite her condition which limits her movement.

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Lancing mum loses 11st after being diagnosed with MS - The Argus

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