article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith, 43, from Halesowen, West Midlands, was a bulky size 26 when A woman who tipped the scales at almost 20st went on the business trip in December 2012 and struggled to fit in the plane seat.
article_snippet.sent: After six months of following the plan, Sharon Smith was 18st
article_snippet.sent: so estimates that when Sharon Smith started Sharon Smith was 'way over 20st' and a size 26.
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith said that although Sharon Smith had always been larger Sharon Smith had never been happy being overweight.
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith said: 'I was never one of those people who was okay being big, it had always upset me but my head wasn't in the right place to do anything about it because I had a busy working life.'
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith put Sharon Smith unhealthy lifestyle down to commuting to London for Sharon Smith job as a children's clothes designer for Aquascutum which saw Sharon Smith do minimal exercise.
article_snippet.sent: At Sharon Smith heaviest Sharon Smith was over 20st and a size 26
article_snippet.sent: But the turning point came for Sharon Smith after having to 'squeeze' Sharon Smith bulky frame into seats on trains and planes. '
article_snippet.sent: I felt uncomfortable not just for me but for Sharon Smith too.
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith says Sharon Smith weight was down to to commuting to London for Sharon Smith job as a clothes designer but after quitting Sharon Smith job to go freelance and work from home, Sharon Smith was able to exercise at lunch . '
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith didn't say anything
article_snippet.sent: but I just didn't think it fair for Sharon Smith to suffer because of my size. '
article_snippet.sent: But even back in the UK, Sharon Smith was fed-up of the daily humiliation of Sharon Smith long journeys to work.
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith said; 'On top of this, every time I went to London I was fed up having to squeeze into train seats.'
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith made small changes to Sharon Smith lifestyle, such as walking around London rather than taking the Tube, and in January 2014, Sharon Smith decided to quit Sharon Smith high-flying job and go freelance.
article_snippet.sent: Sharon Smith began working from Sharon Smith home which meant Sharon Smith could go for a walk every lunchtime.
highlights_snippet.sent: Children's clothes designer Sharon Smith, 43, weighed over 20st .
  