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Naked bathing buddies (Rousse)

I jumped into the bath at the gym – with someone else’s fat, hairy husband.

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The beach body (Rousse)

When we first arrived at our exotic Caribbean holiday destination I identified the poolside as the spot where we would spend most of the week. However, we were soon drawn to the beach from where everyone watched the huge waves … Continue reading

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Wet underwear (Rousse)

The underwear crisis struck in a rented house in Corbridge, Northumberland. My black bra was still wet from handwashing. I couldn’t wear it in this state, but I did not have a spare. What was I to do? PB’s girlfriend … Continue reading

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Man loses 9 stone on the fast diet (Rousse)

I glanced over at my now-slim brother-in-law seated on the dark green sofa at the other side of the room. He looked so different having lost nine stone through intermittent fasting.

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Door handle magic (Rousse)

I was too fat to follow EH through the small cat-flap sized hole cut out of the door through to the kitchen. I would just have to wait outside and miss out on the fun. Then I noticed that the … Continue reading

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Time to diet (Rousse)

While the others were at the morning marriage ceremony, TPR and I prepared for the afternoon celebrations. We scoured the woods for mushrooms, then brought our haul home to check against the text books. We didn’t want to risk poisoning … Continue reading

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A PhD in Paris (Rousse)

I was living in Paris, where I shared an enormous communal bedroom with a bunch of strangers. However, I was not always completely friendless: one day PA, JB and CS from my first secondary school passed through as temporary residents. … Continue reading

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Ricki Lake, weight loss, and an over-zealous patrol man (Rousse)

Ricki Lake looked fabulous close-up. She wore a tight black pencil skirt, white blouse and pillar box red jacket over her neat little body. My only criticism was that she was too heavily made-up. On the other hand, this was … Continue reading

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The “dead” return to life at the British Library, and deer management concerns (Rousse)

I walked into the foyer of the British Library and identified the conference registration desk. Beside it some delegates were crowded around an electronic display board on the wall. Some others were fighting over a grubby postcard at a table … Continue reading

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