Most women would jump at the chance to put on some lipstick, sling on a pair of heels and head out for a romantic meal with their other half. But for super-sized mum Zeena Macdonald, 37, it was her worst nightmare. At 24 stone and a size 24, the home helper and mum-of-four was so ashamed of her appearance that she shunned date nights in favour of baggy sweatpants and a takeaway in front of the TV. When her husband tired of her excuses and ended their marriage in April 2011, Zeena decided to change her life for good and lost an incredible 13st. Now the former couch potato is a slinky size 10 and has never felt better.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Recovering from a rare form of breast cancer, Deborah Barnett, 43, of Stoke-on-Trent, thought she'd made it through the worst, but she was betrayed by former colleague Sandra Ramsay, of Mow Cop Road, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .