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I’ve finally faced the big fear. Plastic Surgery. I met with a lovely, lovely lady who is enthusiastic about working on me. She didn’t baulk at the undulating excess skin that adorns me: she was kind and humane. I was surprisingly emotional when I left – having expected judgement for letting myself get so fat…

I’m now two weeks and two days post surgery. I still can’t quite believe that I did it. It feels surreal, apart from the roughly 23lbs I’ve lost. I am eternally grateful to my friends and family, who have been nothing other than completely supportive and present for me. I am lucky to have amazing…

Christmas this year feels like the last days of Rome. Eating has been such a huge part of my life. It’s social. You do it with others and go and meet them to do it. You get pissed when you’re doing it. I love cooking it, and in recent years have really honed my skills.…

I tested the waters initially by telling a few very close friends. Aside from a couple of odd comments – “Have you tried going for a run?”. Yes – I used to exercise at a gym six days a week with a personal trainer and do three hours of pilates a week (I was still…

One of the things that I’ve noticed during researching this surgery, is the genuine surprise that some of the people have had that it hurts afterwards. This isn’t a magic wand. This is an irreversible surgery. I lie awake fretting that I’m not making the right decision. What if I die during the surgery? What…

I’ve been fat for a long time. This isn’t a new thing for me. I went from being a slightly chubby child, to a chubby teen, to a chubby young adult, to a fat adult, ending up where I am now: a very fat adult. My story is a fairly standard tale of a fat,…