NEVER THE SAME
Pick Me Up !|January 26, 2023
Serena Harris, 55, from London, wanted her own success story, but the truth left her with a painful scar...
NEVER THE SAME


G
rabbing snacks for the evening, I'd have a range of everything balanced on my lap.

From multipacks G of crisps to chocolate bars, it wasn't long until the Indian menu intrigued me enough to place another order.

It was always a Tandoori mixed grill or lamb Madras with a keema naan.

And it was true that I liked my food.

With my weight creeping up on me every year that I got older throughout my 20s, by the time me and my husband David, now 72, welcomed our daughter Danielle, now 31, into the world, I'd already reached a size 18.

Only, as being a new parent took its toll, comfort eating was something that I turned to time and Com eatin some Iturr over time again.

And just as quickly as Danielle was old enough to go to school, I'd ballooned-squeezing myself into a size 30, toppling the scales at 24st.

Looking back at my eating habits as a child, we had a 'don't leave the table until you've finished your food' policy.

We didn't always have a great deal to have, sometimes we'd go through the week eating the same mealsomething like a jacket potato.

So, when I controlled my own meals, I made sure to grab everything I craved-never going without.

Only, with my weight such a sensitive subject, nobody ever mentioned anything to me.

Yet, they didn't need to, I'd realised the extent of my weight gain- it was a sore subject.

Every single thought that I had anyway was selfdeprecating-I hated myself.

Everyone else could fit into the latest slimming trends, however, I had to shop in clothing stores like Evans, where every single item was old and frumpy.

It wasn't like I hadn't triedyou name it, I'd done it.

From fad trends, buying an excessive amount of weight loss books, even looking into hypnosis, I was desperate.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 26, 2023 من Pick Me Up !.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة January 26, 2023 من Pick Me Up !.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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