Pick Me Up!

NO EXCUSES

Reaching into my desk drawer at work one afternoon, I pulled out a Flake, peeled back the wrapper and took a bite.

That’s hit the spot, I thought, savouring the creamy choccy.

I could never resist a Flake, and always needed to have a stash to hand.

I’d always had a sweet tooth, and I’d struggled with my weight since having my kids – CJ, 28, Sapphire, 25, Tyler, 22, and Luke, 16.

Fluctuating between 11st 7lbs and 13st 7lbs, I was a bit overweight, but I’d

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