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A single mum whose postnatal depression made her pile on the pounds and left her barely unable to get out of bed has turned her life around - and become a champion bodybuilder. She is Jo Barrett, was "living under a black cloud" after the birth of her third son, Theo, so went to her GP who prescribed her antidepressants.  But it wasn't until the 39-year-old started pounding the pavements and power-walking her three boys in a triple buggy that her mood and outlook on life dramatically changed - and the weight fell off. Now a personal trainer and body builder, Jo, from Taunton, Somerset, said: "I’d had the standard baby blues before, but this was like a black cloud getting progressively worse. “My alarm would go off and I’d just think, ‘I don’t want to do this. I don’t want to get out of bed. I owed it to my children to get better and fitness has really helped with that. It’s always been in the back of my mind that I could slip back into that place of feelin...

John May said the commercial was the turning point for him because although he was only 31, he thought he looked 50. A selection of photos show the incredible change in his physique.  John, who also owns Sweeps barber shop in Walton, has appeared in several major advertising campaigns – but now is almost unrecognisable as he prepares to take part in his first bodybuilding competition. Now weighing around 155 pounds, he is set to appear in the UK Bodybuilding Fitness Federation (BFF) North East Qualifier in Leeds next Sunday At his heaviest, John was tipping the scales at 230 pounds, and after the break-down of his relationship began feeling down and unhappy. But since January this year, John, from Liverpool, has transformed his life. The 36-year-old first realised he needed to change around five years ago after seeing himself on a TV ad for Betfred bookies. He told the Liverpool Echo : “I used to be into running marathons. Around 12 years ago I was running 50 miles a week...