STARTING FROM SCRATCH
‘I DESERVE MY NEWFOUND HAPPINESS’
1 I’ve overhauled my relationship with food
Looking back on my teens, I was bigger than my friends – an uncomfortable size 16. It was really no mystery why – I loved food, and the unhealthier the better.
Eating had become my comfort blanket when I was sad, and it brought me relief – usually in the form of a chocolate bar – when I was stressed.
‘I’VE LEARNED TO COOK!’
But food was also a form of enjoyment for me whenever I was feeling happy. For example, later in
