My weight loss has helped to take decades off my age...
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Spooning the sweet, hot apple crumble into my mouth, it melted on my tongue. This was my favourite time of day...dessert time!
I always had room for pud.
I had a big appetite, and an even bigger waistline.
Aged 20, I weighed 15st 7lb, too big for my 5ft 6in height.
As a kid, I’d gobbled the same portion sizes as my two older brothers.
Throughout my 20s, I’d have hefty portions, then scoff a dessert as well.
But with my ballooning bod, it was hard to find clothes. So my pals wore the latest trends, while I was in shapeless clothes.
I looked like a frumpy old woman, but I was too lazy to change it.
Aged 29, I started seeing Ian, 32. I’d known him for years through friends.
‘You’re gorgeous, inside and out,’ he’d tell me.
My weight fluctuated and, by 30, I weighed 14½st. Although not the heaviest
I’d been, with my double chin, wobbly thighs and bingo wings, I looked far older than my age.
‘I must lose weight,’ I told Ian.
We were due to get married in May 1997, just months away. I knew I had my work cut out.
But I persevered and cut out sweet treats and big portions, instead eating salad, chicken.
I managed to lose 1st for the big day.
It was hardly enough, but I squeezed into my beautiful, ivory gown nonetheless.
As the excitement of the wedding died down, I soon fell back into my old ways.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة August 24 2017 من Chat.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
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