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Michelle Stanley, 56, from Staffordshire

Sitting on the sofa with my granddaughters, we snuggled up to watch a film.

‘Nana, can we have pizza?’ the girls asked.

‘Yes, let’s go get one,’ my husband, Steve, 58, jumped in.

We loved spending time with our six granddaughters, but as we were both on the larger side, it rarely involved leaving the house.

Instead, we made cakes and watched lots of films together.

After having our own four children, both mine and Steve’s weight piled on.

We had our youngest three one after the other, so we were definitely busy, and my weight was the least of my concerns.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t one of those mum’s who just snapped back though.

Over the years, as the kids grew up, I became a yo-yo dieter, constantly trying to lose the weight.

I’d sometimes

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