Woman lost 400 pounds, hopes to inspire others

A Springfield woman feels and looks like a different person after losing 410 pounds without surgery.

Tammey Burns says she struggled with weight her entire life and used food as a crutch to deal with emotional issues.

In 2002 she was diagnosed as "morbidly obese." Tammey called it "confining, embarrassing, and shameful." But it wasn't until 2006 when Tammey had trouble breathing and had to have a tracheotomy that she decided she didn't want to live that way.

At 48-years-old Tammey joined a gym and met a friend who challenged her to walk. Click here for full article.