My wedding day in September this year was truly the best day of my life. Walking down the aisle in a size 10, mermaid-style dress, I looked and felt a million dollars. My new husband, Paul Flounders, beamed as he saw me and, after we'd tied the knot, we spent the entire day smiling and laughing together. At last, I've found my soulmate – and he loves a healthy lifestyle as much as I do.It was all a far cry from my first marriage in 1994, when I was 23 years old. I squeezed into a size 26 frock, which was the largest dress they had in the shop. I'd tried to lose weight but I was stuck in a cycle of following fad diets, then falling off the wagon and bingeing. As a hairdresser, I was on my feet all day being active and sometimes I'd start my day eating a large packet of chocolate buttons just to keep myself going. My overwhelming memory of that time is one of relief that I could find something to fit me.
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