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Article: Heather knows the weight of the world is off her shoulders
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- Evening News - Scotland
- Article date:
- May 31, 2007
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WHEN Heather Rudden's daughter, Molly, was ready to start nursery
school, she knew she would have to do something to lose weight.
At a staggering 17 stone 7oz, Heather was worried about
embarrassing the youngster as she waited with the other mums at the
school gates.
For Heather was the mirror image of her own mum at the same age
and remembered clearly the shame she felt as a child when it came to
home time.
"When Molly was going to start nursery and I had to stand at the
school gates, something just snapped into place and I knew I had to
do something," recalls the Midlothian woman.
"There are always a lot of people waiting there and, although you
chat, you don't know anyone's name. You ...