单项选择题
Glynis Wang
I first piled on the pounds when I was pregnant and I couldn’ t lose them afterwards. Then I joined a slimming club. My target was 10 stone and I lost 2 stone and 21bs in six months. I felt great and people kept saying how good I looked. But Christmas came and I started to slip back into my old eating habits. I told myself I’ d lose the weight at slimming classes in the new year, but it didn’ t happen. Instead of losing the pounds, I put them on. I’ d lost the willpower and tried to convince myself that the old bag of crisps didn’ t make any difference—but the scales don’ t lie.
Roz Juma
To be honest, I never weigh myself any more—I’ ve learned to be happy with myself. It seemed ridiculous to feel guilty about every morsel that passed my lips. My philosophy is simple: You shouldn’ t be preoccupied with food and dieting. Instead, you should get on with life and stop dreaming about a super-thin body. This is obviously the size I’ m meant to be and, most of all, I’ m happy with it.
Lesley Gao
I was very happy after winning Young Slimmer of the year. I’ d look in the mirror unable to believe this slim creature was me. That might have been my problem—perhaps I didn’ t relate to my reflection any more. Winning a national competition makes everything worse, though, because you feel the eyes of the world are on you. I feel a failure because I’ ve put on weight again... I find it humiliating and embarrassing.
Ros Langford
Before moving in with my husband Gavin, I’ d always been about 8 stone, but domestic bliss went straight to my waist and I put on 2 stone in a year. Every so often I try to go on a diet... I’ m really good for a few days, then end up eating the children’ s leftovers or gorging on chocolate—my weakness. I’ d like to be slim, but right now my priorities are the children and home. I may be more motivated when the kids are older.
Mary Green
I’ m a compulsive eater. I can’ t control my urges and I really love cakes. When I’ m slim and I feel like a million dollars—and when I’ m not I get very depressed. Over the years I’ d tried and failed with just about every diet. I was determined I’ d never put the weight back on, but at some stage along the line I lost my resolution, and it started to creep on again... Certainly I will face the same problem in the future.
Now match each of the persons with the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
A. I put on weight after I got married.
B. The heavier, the merrier.
C. Facts speak louder than words.
D. I like myself as I am.
E. I’ m constantly at war with my weight.
F. Fame doesn’t necessarily mean success.
G. I think I’ ll be slim again.