JOANNA MORTIMORE has seen at first hand how eating too much can ruin your life.
She watched her dad effectively eat himself to death.
In the end he could barely move and only ventured out on rare occasions because he was so ashamed he would embarrass his family.
The 60-year-old had to be carried from his home by the fire brigade when he died weighing more than 40 stones.
Now Joanna, 36, is determined to help others and runs her own slimming classes in Southampton.
For the full story see today's Daily Echo
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