Nurse sheds half her body weight after 'looking like inflatable whale' in holiday snap

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It was supposed to be the holiday of a lifetime to celebrate her retirement from the NHS. Instead, Tricia Nasskau’s fortnight in Cape Verde marked the start of a life-changing weight-loss journey.

After being horrified by a picture of herself floating in a salt lake, the 56-year-old vowed to herself to slim down. And in just one year, she almost HALVED her body weight by shedding 9st, taking her from 19st 3lb to 10st 5lb.

She has also thrown herself back on to the NHS front line to help battle Covid. Tricia, now a size 12, recalled the moment a photographer showed her the dreaded snap.

She said: “I looked so fat. I looked like an inflatable whale. I spent the second week of our holiday crying, desperate to go home and change my life.” Trici