ALBANY, N.Y. --  A Glens Falls native who still calls the Capital Region home is garnering national attention for how she's been able to drop nearly 200 pounds.

Stacey Morris has reached a milestone and now she's going to be featured on the cover of Women's World magazine.

The cook book author says the secret to transformation is working on the mind first and the body will follow.

Mercedes Williams has more on her remarkable journey.