Photos


Most recent mug shot – July 2011, aged 36.		As a teenager (13 here) I was often mistaken for an adult.


Me on holiday, aged 18. Wearing summer clothes was always a problem; highly embarrasing.	A full body shot taken the same day as the photo above.

I'm 8 here – first day singing in my local church choir. I was always a chubby child, but from starting school my weight really began to be a problem.	my 21st birthday. I'd lost 7 stone – from over 20 stone (280 lbs) to 13 stone (182 lbs) and was overjoyed. I found a stunning, short dress for the party! I lost a further stone that summer.

This was taken around the time of my 18th birthday.	A windy seaside day, aged 34. Being vegan and cutting out sugar (to combat candida), had seen me lose weight – I was 10 1/2 stone (147 lbs) and feeling great.

A photo of a family dinner, aged 19. Clearly, I didn't want my photo taken! I weighed over 20 stone (280 lbs). It was the month after this that I decided I wanted to lose weight.	Here's a full body shot of me at 34, arriving for the first time at the railway station of the town in Italy where I now live.