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    I CHANGED MY LIFE WHILE I SLEPT

    Jun 07, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS: ASHLEIGH PAGE, NILUFER ATIK.

    Standing at the bottom of the Munro, I stared up at the top of the Scottish mountain, and as I gritted my teeth, I began to walk. With each step, I felt more energised, more determined. And as I neared the top, I couldn’t stop the grin spreading across my face. ‘I used to weigh 19st, you know!’ I said to the first person I saw. They probably thought it was the altitude that was making me so giddy, but the truth was I was just so happy and, for once, so full of pride. It was summer 2021 and having just climbed my first Munro, the changes I’d made

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