Misty Shaffer of North Carolina weighed 300 pounds (136 kg) one year ago

May 21, 2013 06:58 GMT  ·  By

A woman from North Carolina has lost 150 pounds (68 kg) while waiting for her husband to come back from Afghanistan.

According to WECT, Misty Shaffer of Wilmington, North Carolina kept the whole weight loss a secret from her husband.

She is pictured in before and after photos above, and you can tell in the shot on the left that she used to weigh 300 pounds (136 kg).

"I just kept pictures off Facebook, off the internet. [...] When I did send him pictures, they were from the shoulder up," she describes.

Specialist Larry Shaffer was away from home for a year, during which time he didn't get to see their three-year-old daughter grow up.

He describes that he has always been happy with his wife's looks, but he applauds her for reaching her target weight.