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  1. 'I remember being 10 years old and feeling fat'

    Christine Vivier has had a love-hate relationship with food most of her life, but now, as the mother of a two-year-old girl, she wants to turn over a new leaf. Personal tragedy has also played a role. Her father-in-law, who was overweight, died in front of her…
  2. 'I started bleeding after the menopause'

    Gabrielle Neal discovered she had womb cancer at the age of 58. Thankfully, early diagnosis and treatment saved her life. "I'd been looking forward to a family Christmas with my husband, children and grandchildren for months," says Gabrielle from Woodbridge in Suffolk. "On Christmas Eve, we…
  3. 'I exercise to stay mobile and supple'

    Maggie Nicholls, 62, from Exeter, says that for her, exercising is about much more than being physically fit. What's your weekly exercise routine? On a typical week, I'll go to my keep-fit class on a Monday evening after work. On a couple of mornings before…
  4. 'How I learned to reduce my blood pressure'

    Caroline Lashley, 55, from London, didn't know she had high blood pressure until it was discovered at a routine health check. She talks about the importance, and the challenges, of lowering her blood pressure through healthy living changes. "When the nurse told me I had high blood pressure…
  5. 'How I quit smoking'

    Justine Speller, a gardener from London, quit cigarettes with the help of an NHS Stop Smoking group. She kept a week-by-week record of how she achieved it. My smoking diary: week one "I didn't smoke during the day or at home, but after a glass…
  6. 'Couch to 5K got me off the sofa'

    Laura, 27, hadn't done any exercise for 10 years when she came across the Couch to 5K plan. Here's her story of the nine weeks that took her literally from her living room sofa to running 5km. If I was to pinpoint one thing that put me off…
  7. 'Cystic fibrosis won't stop me singing'

    Despite having a serious health condition, Bianca Nicholas has recorded a successful single, given live session radio performances, and appeared on The Voice. Thousands of young women in the UK dream of becoming pop stars, but few have a serious illness to contend with on top of their musical…
  8. 'Couch to 5K helped me lose weight'

    Andy Stevenson was looking for an exercise plan to lose weight and get fit that would work around his busy schedule. He found that the NHS Couch to 5K ticked all the boxes. Andy's once-a-week bike rides were not enough to keep the weight off. When he…
  9. 'Couples counselling saved my marriage'

    Diana, 36, was aware there was increasing conflict in her marriage. She felt more and more dissatisfied and the relationship was deteriorating. "My husband, Sol, and I were having angry, loud arguments, mainly about the fact that I felt very put upon," says Diana.  "I was working…
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