article_snippet: The new Nicola said: 'I loved chocolate bars up until I saw a picture of The new Nicola and was horrified.
article_snippet: Unearthing a new confidence: The new Nicola had begun to shun family parties for fear of people telling The new Nicola
article_snippet: The new Nicola began to hate comparisons with The new Nicola mum (far left) who has always been a larger lady .
article_snippet: The weight became such an issue that The new Nicola says The new Nicola no longer felt 'comfortable in my own skin' and stopped going to family parties. '
article_snippet: The new Nicola would often joke with friends about The new Nicola size, especially for having to order 5XL t-shirts and shop at specialist stores for larger people.
article_snippet: But now, at half the woman The new Nicola used to be, The new Nicola's barely recognisable.
article_snippet: Now I feel so much happier in The new Nicola