text: A size 28 woman who was a bridesmaid three times is celebrating shedding six stone - and is planning to walk down the aisle as a bride. Frankie Ruttledge, from Strensall, Yorkshire, weighed 18 stone 7lbs and had struggled with her weight all her life before dieting to a svelte size 10/12. The 24-year-old, who has been a 'fat bridesmaid' three times, ditched her diet of crisps for breakfast, pork pies for lunch and frozen pizza for dinner and dropped to 12 stone in less than two years. Frankie, pictured left at her Mum's wedding in 2010, always thought of herself as the 'fat bridesmaid' however she has now lost six stone and is looking forward to her own wedding . And now the Slimming World consultant is just one year away from walking down the aisle for a fourth time - to marry the love of her life Luke Haynes, 24. Frankie said: 'I have always been bigger - as a child I was always the biggest in my class. I just ate rubbish and had a really poor diet. I ate a lot of pasties and sausage rolls. 'I didn't think I'd ever be different. But then in September 2012 my sister asked me to be her bridesmaid and I promised her I would lose weight for her wedding. 'I wanted to look good for her wedding, but I just kept getting bigger and bigger - I couldn't shift the weight. Frankie poses with her fiance Luke Haynes, the pair are planning to marry next year and Frankie hopes to wear a size ten dress . 'It wasn't until that Christmas when my Aunty said to me she was shocked at how big I was, that it actually hit home. It was a bit of a rude awakening for me. I was mortified. 'When I lost the weight I actually sent her a card to say thank you. 'The bridesmaid dress they got for me was a size 28 - I was devastated. But in the end I fitted into a size 16 dress and I felt absolutely amazing that day.' Frankie was the Bridesmaid for many weddings over the years, by 2013 though (left) she had begun to lose weight and wore a size 16 dress for her sister's wedding . Frankie looks pleased as she holds up a pair of her own shorts. She has dropped from a size 22 to a size 10/12 . Frankie, who runs three Slimming World groups, was spurred on to turn her life around after a family member made a comment about how big she had gotten. And after her sister asked her to be a bridesmaid at her wedding - in May 2013 - Frankie gave it her all and watched as the pounds just seemed to drop off. Frankie joined a local Slimming World group and by changing her diet, and going to Zumba and aqua fit classes at the gym, she shed an amazing five stone in the first year. Breakfast: . Nothing. Crisps and dip as a snack later . Lunch: . A pasty or pork pie . Evening Meal: . Frozen pizza or a take away and pints of cider . Breakfast: . Yoghurt, oats and fruit . Lunch: . Stir fry or a Slimming World healthy fry up . Evening: . Homemade chilli or spaghetti bolognese . Frankie was not happy with her size and was spurred on to lose the weight by an aunt who commented that she was 'shocked' at how big she had become . Frankie and Luke lark about with a pair of her old trousers, Frankie was previously a size 22 . And it took her another 12 months to budge the final stone - tipping the scales at a much slimmer 12 stone five pounds before Christmas. Frankie said: 'The weight came off quickly and I just stuck to it. And the more weight I lost, the more I wanted to go to the gym as I didn't want to have any loose skin. 'And now I am just a much healthier person. I will go out for a run or take the dog for a long walk. I still want to lose a bit more but weight loss is an ongoing journey. I still have to work hard at it. 'And my next goal is my own wedding in the summer - I can't wait to walk down the aisle as a size 10 bride. 'My mum and future mother and sister-in-law are slimming too for it so we are all doing it together. It's great for me to see how my weight loss has had an impact on so many other people.'
target: Frankie Ruttledge was always the 'fat bridesmaid' for her friends .
  The 24-year-old has since lost six stone after adopting a healthy diet .
  Frankie, from Yorkshire, is now planning her own wedding next year .