Katie Viney, 47, Bicester
Pulling my festive jumper over my head, I battled to tug it over my bust and belly.
By the time I’d wrestled my way inside, I had red cheeks and was out of puff.
‘You look great, love,’ my husband Tony smiled. ‘Very Christmassy.’
But I felt ridiculous - and, as usual, guilt started to eat away at me.
A size 26, I usually hid away under baggy clothes.
But it was Christmas 2016, and I’d decided to make an effort and wear something jolly for the occasion.
I was regretting it now.
Still, I put on a happy face for our kids, Rhiannon, then 16, Ellie, 14, Ben, 12, and Lottie, 10.
‘Who wants a Quality Street?’ I said, grabbing a few sweets from the…
