THIS is the incredible transformation of a super slimmer who lost 14 STONE to become a GYM manager - after a man told her "you’d be pretty if you weren’t so fat".

Claire Murray, 35, piled on the pounds thanks to a diet of sausage rolls and crisps but even cruel comments didn't convince her to ditch the junk.

It wasn't until she struggled to fit her 24 stone frame into a plane sear on a girls holiday to Turkey she vowed to change.

She hit the gym as soon as she got home, and running and spinning helped her shed a staggering nine STONE in just ten months, shrinking 10 dress sizes to a size 14.

But she was left with heavy skin around her tummy - and her weight loss was boosted when she had a STONE of flab cut off.

Inspired Claire got a job running a gym - losing three MORE stone - and now she boasts huge muscles and can deadlift 120kg - a staggering 18 STONE.

Claire, from Glasgow, said: "I was bingeing on savoury and fatty foods.

"One man even said 'you would look so pretty if weren't fat'.

"I never thought I weighed that much and completely ignored it until I went on holiday.

"I boarded the plane on holiday in June 2015 to turkey with two of my friends but to my horror - I couldn't barely squeeze my bum into the plane seat.

"It was at that moment that I thought to myself that I needed to change my habits and I desperately needed the urge to join the gym.

"I absolutely love my body now and I now inspire others to help them shed the pounds.

"This is the hardest thing I ever done in my life - but I don't regret a minute of it.

Claire was working as a store manager for O2 when she struggled to fit into her plane seat in June 2015.

She admits she felt so insecure about her body she struggled to walk through the gym doors - but started going five times a week.

"After six months, I even went running at 4.30am in the morning for 10k which was extremely difficult then straight for a second run after work about 6pm," she said.

"This was followed straight after by a one-hour spin class.

"The working out got to point where some of my friends decided to distance themselves from me because of my dedication to the programme."

After 10 months she had lost almost nine stone - an average of 8lb a week.

"I couldn't believe it, I was shedding all of this weight and my body shape began to change drastically," Claire said.

"I felt like I was on winning weight streak and the exercise was having a big impact."

But she was struggling to lose more weight due to excess skin, and her GP said surgery was the only option.

Claire said: "I felt uncomfortable inside because of the appearance.

"When my GP said that surgery would be the only option, I was extremely determined to get this done.

"My parents warned me how serious the operation was but I really wanted to see an improvement to my body."

She paid £6,000 to have a seven-hour tummy tuck at BMI Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen in June 2016, when surgeons removed a stone of flab.

She was impressed with the results and started doing five days a week of resistance training focusing on free weights and deadlifts.

Claire said: "I felt extremely good and it was how I was shaping my body - my confidence kept growing all of the time.

"After three months, I could deadlift 120kg and now look super fit."

Claire finally landed her dream job in June 2017 as a general manager of Anytime Fitness in Glasgow.

"It was a hard process but showing off my physique and how I embraced my body managed to help me secure my dream job."

"My secret is a healthy balanced diet - a clean protein source such as chicken and steak.

Claire, who lost a further 3st, added: "If you have the confidence to achieve something like this, then you should certainly go for it."