Liverpool woman sheds 10 STONE by posting progress selfies on Facebook

Always larger, Jennie weighed 15st by age 13 After the birth of her daughter her weight rose to its highest of 21st Decided to lose weight, used a nutritionist to overhaul her diet Ditched the takeaways for home cooking and began going to the gym Posted 'before and after' pictures on Facebook as she lost each stone Dropped to 11st, going from a size 26 to a size 10 Now launched a new Facebook weight loss group; 'Jennie New You'

By Katy Winter for MailOnline

Published: 10:17 EST, 6 November 2014 | Updated: 10:20 EST, 6 November 2014

If posting pictures of your figure on Facebook is your idea of socialsuicide then you might be able to takeinspirationfrom one mother who used the website to help her shed nearly half her bodyweight.

Jennie Higgins, 26, tipped the scales at 21st after neglecting healthy eating following the birth of her daughter Eva, now four.

Desperate to change, Miss Higgins, of Liverpool, began sharing her weight loss efforts online and, buoyed by the encouragement of social network users, slimmed down to a more svelte 11st over the course of 18 months.

Jennieasked a nutritionist to help draw up a tailored meal plan, ditching her huge takeaways, helping to her to shed nearly half her body weight (before her weight loss, left, and right, now)

Jennie went from 21st and a size 26 (left) to a slim size 10 and 11st (right) by changing her unhealthy diet

Today, she weighs 10st, having shrunk from a size 26 to a size 10.

Miss Higgins posted 'before and after' pictures on Facebook as she lost each stone.

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