Now: 11st/size 14
Emma Potter, 26, is a PR consultant. She’s 5ft 6in and lives in London with her boyfriend.
I used to be a classic yo-yo dieter, veering wildly from a size 10 to a size 18, but I never felt happy. At 18 – when I was around a size 12– I went travelling in Australia during my gap year and my weight dropped to 9st.
When I look at pictures taken then, I realise I was too thin. It just doesn’t look like me in those size 10 clothes.
At university, I put weight back on because of all the snacking I did.
By 25 I was a size 18 weighing 14st.
I can’t look at photos because of my fat face.
I was deeply depressed but couldn’t rouse myself to do anything about it.
It was only after going for a job interview last summer that I knew I had to break the cycle – I was meant to be a dynamic young professional.
When I was offered the job,I vowed to lose weight and eat healthily rather than going on a fad diet.
At just over 11st and a size 14, I finally feel happy with my body – it feels right for me to be curvy.
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