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Fatty Disgusting The Fat Kid Overweight Obese Chunky Podgy Big Weight Watchers Slimming World Scottish Slimmers Low Carb MyFitnessPal Eating Skills Emotional Eating Counselling A.N.Other Diet Weigh Yourself Don't Weigh Yourself ZOE Avoid Ultra Processed Food... At the age of 50, I've spent all of my adult life and much of my childhood being heavier than the weight that society tells me I 'should' be.  The words above might be a bit shocking, but they're just a small selection of the things I've been called over the years.  Sometimes to my face, sometimes without my knowledge at the time, and from a very young age.  Below that, are just some of the ways I've tried to make myself be the weight I'm 'supposed' to be.  And yet, in all of the 34 years of my adult life, I have only dipped below what the NHS calls 'Obese' twice, and then not for very long.  And in the eyes of the NHS I have never been a 'healthy' weight.  September 2025 a...