Despite being 17st and a size 22, Clair Rauso, 41, was happy with her weight. But her husband, Adam, had other ideas…
That afternoon, everything changed. I was in my favourite spot, flopped out on the sofa, when my husband, Adam, walked in to the room and handed me a leaflet. ‘What’s this?’ I asked, barely flicking my eyes up from the TV. ‘I’ve signed us up to the gym,’ he replied.
You must be thinking, what a cheek! After all, it takes a brave man to tell his wife she needs to lose weight. Yes, with my rolls of fat, I could barely climb the stairs without getting out of breath, but does that make it right?
Well, I know his heart was in the right place. It’s not like he wanted some skinny wife dangling off his arm. He loved me and wanted me to be happy and healthy. But, when you’re that overweight, it takes courage to walk into a gym. It’s a personal decision to make and I was shocked that, on that day in February 2013, he hadn’t consulted me first…
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