During my teen years, I was an active kid – always outdoors, climbing, swimming and playing tennis. I guess I should have known I was prone to weight gain, my mother wasn’t a small woman by any standards, but she brought me up to eat alright, stay away from junk food, to not eat too [...]
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My story is one of deprivation, insanity and torture. Could dieting constantly for 6 years be anything less? But through the struggles I have faced I have learnt many things. The names of fifteen useless diets for example. And of course that fat, like a horrible marriage – can come to a wonderful invigorating end. [...]
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Keeping a journal is a great way to lower your stress levels and reflect on past problems. I learn a lot from glancing through old entries, seeing how irrational and how miserable I became, when a simple solution was right in front of me. I could have spared myself so many nights of misery. My [...]
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It’s interesting how your cultural background influences the way you perceive yourself and those around you. In our advanced western culture it’s nothing less than a deadly sin to be bigger than a size ten. The more ribs pop through your skin, the more D&G underwear adverts you’re able to star in. But lets remove [...]
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2. February 2012
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