Whoever thought that taking selfies can amount to any good other than seeing yourself look pretty. But it did for Justine McCabe who used selfies to lose weight after the tragic loss of her husband.
Justine who was devastated after her husband committed suicide decided to make herself happy by losing weight. She used selfies to document her weight loss journey after she weighed more than 22 stone.
The mum-of-two who was encouraged to join a gym by family and friends after the death of her husband John Paul last February, also decided to set herself challenges based on things she was scared of such as skydiving, travelling abroad alone, exercise, climbing the Eiffel Tower and more.
Now a year on from her challenges she's unrecognisable after losing a whopping nine-stone and dropping from a UK dress size 26 to a size 12.
Justine, from Los Angeles, California, said: "My husband's death was a really heavy and horrible time, it was worsened because my mum had died not long before too.
"The death of my husband shook me awake and made me realise I needed to make a lot of changes.
"After having time to re-evaluate my life while working out, I came to the conclusion I needed to pursue my dreams and tackle my fears - I needed to truly live.
"I knew if I could survive living without my husband and mum then I should push my boundaries and limits to face all fears I had, to live a life they would be proud of.
"The 365 days of selfies was one of the first things I did, it started during my mourning period - the first one was horrible I looked so lost and broken."
Justine revealed as she began to shed weight she became more adventurous.
Despite a number of crippling fears including heights and flying, she was able to conquer parasailing, cliff jumping and flying to Paris.
She added: "Before, someone couldn't have paid me to go skydiving or any of those things, but after my husband died I wanted to face these fears.
"Every challenge I tackled made me feel more alive and brought me back it life, it kept me fuelled to keep going on and living.
"Losing weight was part of that lifestyle change for me, I'd been overweight since I was 18 and was always trying the latest fad diets to get the weight off but it never worked.
"Whenever I'd go on a plane I used to need a seatbelt extender which was embarrassing and I was always 'the big girl' to everyone.
"The selfies were a massive encouragement for me, whenever I didn't want to go to the gym I'd skim through them and realise why I was doing it all.
"Looking back over the selfies gives me goose bumps, I can't believe I've come so far and accomplished goals that once seemed unreachable.
"I now feel like I'm a different person. I chase my dreams and am truly living."
She said: "Before I used to eat very big portions, then lots of fried food and sometimes at dinner I'd go back for three servings.
"I was always snacking between meals, I used to eat a lot of processed food like candy, donuts, cookies, anything quick and convenient.
"It really affected my confidence, I was known as 'the big giant girl' because of my height and weight, and to deal with that embarrassment I comfort ate more, it was a vicious cycle."
Seven months into her healthy life she had lost 100lbs, which was a big milestone for Justine as she was finally able to fit in a pair of jeans she kept since the age of 18..
She added: "Weighing less than 200lbs was amazing, it was like saying goodbye to the 'big girl' that I was before.
"Now people who have known me for years don't recognise me and their minds are blown by how much weight I've lost.
"The challenges won't stop here, this year I've got four more obstacle races, hiking up mountains, more skydiving, bungee jumping and travelling, now I'm just trying to live a limitless life."
