A 21st stone woman suffering from 'body blindness' like Dawn French shed more than half her body weight after a shock revelation brought her to her senses. While Georgina Crook had always been overweight, she was never bullied at school, never heard a cruel comment in passing and enjoyed a loving relationship with her husband.She had always been popular with her friends and, while she admits clothes shopping was a "nightmare", her ever-increasing weight not once posed a problem.But when her eight-year-old son Daniel begged her to join her on a bike ride after receiving a cycle for Christmas, Georgina had a sudden wake-up call.At 21st she was simply too big to physically fit on a bicycle seat and she knew then that she needed to do something about her size
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
