OUR SHAPE-UP PLAN
‘Exercise felt like an exclusive members’ club’
Dominique Cox, 33, is a stay-at-home mum and lives in Dunstable with husband Lee and children Luis, six, and Sofia, three.
I was on my way home from work when a man on the train asked when my baby was due. I felt my cheeks burn as I muttered that I wasn’t pregnant. I got off at my station, crying embarrassed tears, before going home and eating dinner, dessert and then chocolate to try to make myself feel better.
At the age of 13, I was about a size 14, running around with my friends and riding a bike. But
