When the time is right
You can go through life avoiding things, not climbing flights of stairs, not going out, avoiding photographs and hiding the sweet wrappers so you can pretend the binge never happened. Trust me I’ve done it my entire life. I’ve eaten a packet of Liquorice allsorts or a pack of 4 donuts in my car between Morrisons and my home which is just over half a mile and I’ve treated it like it’s normal. I also know it’s a really rubbish way to live – and you can only spend so long running away from it. Most people who are overweight have an ‘oh sh*t’ moment. It’s a time when the penny drops, you take a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror, step on the scales, and see a number you associated with morbidly obese people. Then you realise you’re the morbidly obese person. And you’re f*cking up your health. For me, the realisation began a few days ago when I started to feel dizzy when I got to the top of the stairs. The last few months have been hard as the much better half has be...