A 20 stone woman who worked as a cleaner in a gym has transformed her body after seeking the help of her colleagues - and is now set to start a fitness career of her own . Jade Delaney , 21 from Dublin , Ireland , shed an impressive eight stone after finding another reason to go to the gym other than work . After constantly being surrounded by healthy people , Jade started quizzing the trainers at the gym who agreed to help her with her weight loss . Scroll down for video . Jade Delaney was inspired to drop 8st when she worked as a cleaner in a gym and began quizzing the personal trainers who worked there . Pictured : Jade before weight loss . Before her weight loss Jade was known to locals as the 'chickenball ' but she has since adopted a new nickname with people dubbing her the 'shredded chicken ' . Pictured after losing eight stone . At her heaviest Jade was dubbed 'chickenball ' by people in her local area for her 20st frame - but since losing the weight she has adopted a new nickname - 'shredded chicken ' . Jade said that it was working so closely with fitness experts that inspired her to drop to the pounds . 'Being around trainers all the time at work I started asking little questions about food . Then one day one of the trainers gave me a food plan with some basic diet changes , ' she said . Jade now heads to the gym at 6:30 am every morning before her cleaning shift . 'Sticking to the plan , I noticed results within a couple of months . After I had my diet sorted the next step for me was getting involved in exercise classes . ' Her old lifestyle of snacking throughout the day and lie-ins everyday made Jade pile on the pounds . Sick of being surrounded by fit people Jade began her weight loss in December 2013 and less than a year later had slimmed down to 11st . But Jade has now cut down on high carbohydrate foods such as bread and potatoes and done away with junk food helping her shed the weight . Jade is enrolling in a college in September to study fitness hopes to become a personal trainer herself . As well as swapping her eating regime , she 's up at 6:30am every morning in the gym before she starts her cleaning job there later in the day . Jade said she made a conscious effort to surround herself with people who would inspire her to get fit . ' I had to separate myself from certain people who would demotivate me and stick with friends and family who supported me 100 % and were positive about fitness . 'Now , I never want to go back to that lifestyle . I want to help people and inspire them to do what I 've done . ' Rather than rely on scales throughout her weight loss Jade studied her physical appearance and mental state to judge her progress . Pictured : Jade before her weight loss ( left ) and Jade now ( right ) Jade , who is enrolling in college in September to study fitness and leisure management , never weighed herself throughout her journey . Instead , she used her physical appearance and mental state to judge how well she was doing . She has also started up her very own fitness blog where every day she posts videos and workouts to help other start their own weight loss journey . Jade said : 'People are too obsessed with checking the scales , if you 're training right and eating well you should n't have to worry about the scales . 'This time last year I was a completely different person . I feel like I 've found my calling . ' I never knew I would have lost all this weight and now I 'm on the road to becoming a personal trainer . ' Jade added that she wanted to prove to others that anyone can exercise and that the gym should not be avoided . ' I want to tell people there 's no need to be afraid of the gym , classes are the best thing to do . It 's going that is the first step and the decision to change your life is what is important . '
Jade Delaney decided to get fit after speaking to personal trainers who worked at the gym where she had a job as a cleaner . She lost first in less than a year after ditching her bad habits . She did n't use scales and instead judged her progress by her appearance .