‘How Boris made me lose 6 stone’: Tory MP Will Quince (once 20st), sheds the pounds after being inspired by the Prime Minister’s brush with death Welfare minister Will Quince, 38, was horrified to weigh in at 18 st 7 lb last spring The MP for Colchester, in Essex, decided to make a change and shed […]
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Cycling and Triathlon Training Helped Me Lose 75 Pounds and Get Healthy
Growing up I was extremely active, attending various extracurricular activities. That was great, but left me hungry most of the time. I developed a bad habit of snacking regularly on sugar-based foods as a quick fix. As I grew older and focused more on my studies and reduced the levels of extracurricular activities, my bad […]
Therapy has saved me during lockdown, but many others won’t be so lucky
When I was furloughed from my job in a theatre in March, my mental health plummeted. At first, the idea of being paid to stay home seemed too good to be true. While my self-employed friends panicked about their rent, I felt lucky to be eligible for a monthly income from the Coronavirus Job Retention […]
Pump Rules' Katie Maloney: Stassi Schroeder's Pregnancy Gave Me Baby Fever
Up next? Stassi Schroeder’s pregnancy has given Katie Maloney “a little bit” of baby fever. Stassi Schroeder’s Quotes About Starting a Family With Beau Clark “[My husband], Tom [Schwartz] and I definitely were talking about this summer being like the time to do the baby dance and try to make it happen,” the Vanderpump Rules […]
Martine McCutcheon health: Star diagnosed with serious infection – symptoms of condition
Martine McCutcheon, 43, was first diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME) in 2011, and then was later diagnosed with Lyme disease. ME is a long-term illness that causes an overwhelming feeling of tiredness, and Lyme disease is an infectious bacterial condition passed on from being bitten by an infected tick. READ MORE Feeling tired: Extreme […]
Cancer taught me to accept my body
I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at 18. After countless GP appointments and hospital visits, my first feeling was one of relief. We finally knew what was wrong and I could be treated. It was only once the news properly sunk in that I realised what this meant – the risks of it not being […]
DR ELLIE CANNON: Asthma makes me wheezy… so how can I get fit?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Asthma makes me wheezy… so how can I get fit? I suffer with severe asthma and I use a steroid inhaler to keep it under control. My doctor says I am overweight so I need to do exercise to keep my weight down. The only problem is that I get terribly out […]
'I was struggling to cope with my husband's MS – mountain biking saved me'
Aneela McKenna loves mountain biking. High-adrenaline, two-wheel adventures make her feel on top of the world. But more than that, cycling is what helps Aneela cope with her husband’s MS diagnosis. Aneela found sport as an adult and she appreciated it all the more having been unable to take part when she was younger because […]
The app that tucks me in at night
Last year, during a stretch of anxious nights, I stumbled upon an app that offered to help me fall into a deep and restful sleep. It would do this by, essentially, programming my phone to lull me into unconsciousness. Now, every night, I crawl into bed and scroll aimlessly through my phone in the dark […]
You Don't Look Sick: 'I sneak out of disabled toilets so nobody judges me'
Do you know someone who is disabled? You probably do but you might not even realise. Thousands of people across the UK live with invisible illness and disabilities. They suffer from symptoms and deal with the condition every day but because they don’t have any visible sign of their condition, they hear comments like ‘you […]