Georgia had gained weight when she started comfort eating after the death of her father and was bullied at school.



She said: 'I'd eat to comfort myself and afterwards I'd feel worse and I'd eat again.'

Georgia's daily feast...

3 bowls of sugary cereal

Sausage rolls and pies

6 packets of crisps

Pile of sandwiches

A chocolate cake

Chips

21 digestive biscuits

Ready meals

KFC takeaway

Chunks of cheese

Litre of coke



In August 2008 a 33st Georgia was told by doctors to 'lose 20 stones or die.'

Spurred into action, Georgia attended a £3,600-a-month diet academy for nine months, during which time she shrank to 18st and beat her Type 2 diabetes. She was seen by behavioural coaches, food psychologists and fitness trainers and encouraged to walk 10,000 steps every day.



She returned to the UK in June 2009 to look after her mother Lesley, 55, who has a heart condition.

At the time the energised student was optimistic about her chances of success and vowed to drop a further seven stone.

She said : ‘I used to look at myself in the mirror and cry. Now I smile and say, “Yeah, I like myself”.

'I like my face and I like the way my body is shaped. The world is my oyster and I feel I can achieve anything.'

Susan Boardman, one of the directors from the Academy said she was also confident she would be able to lose the extra weight as she had her eating under control.

Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Health Board said measures would be put in place to help her maintain her excellent progress.



But despite her U.S training and the promise of NHS support, Georgia was back up to 28st by April this year.

The teenager appeared on TV show Good Morning America in 2009 after losing 15st - but she has since piled it all back on

At her slimmest, Georgia had a normal life expectancy of 80 years, but at her current weight she is not expected to live past 20.

The youngster has strenuously defended herself from accusations that she is lazy, although she admits her weight gain is her own fault.



She said at the camp she had been in a controlled environment where she consumed 1,500 calories a day. However, at home she felt isolated as neither her family nor her friends were sticking to a healthy eating plan.



Georgia said she wants more help from the NHS, saying her problem is no different from drug or alcohol addiction.

The troubled teenager said: 'I know I'm probably eating myself to death again but at the moment I can't face up to it.'

Georgia was so delighted with her weight loss in 2009 that she shared her story on GMTV. However, she was unable to keep a healthy regime going



