Cover Story
A BURDEN LIFTED:
By Michelle Fitz, Editor-In-Chief From The Editor: David Quigley and Samantha Charles began to change their lives, individually, on their own separate paths, as perfect strangers. They just happened to live on the same street (although they didn’t realise this until later). Although each struggled with weight all their lives, they had unique back stories and family dynamics. Weight loss and physical transformation is a topic we haven’t featured previously in our publication. As I reviewed the various aspects of my own life transformation in 2016, I realised that tackling my own weight issues, was a major theme and a gap I needed to cover. I couldn’t have found a better team to feature than this brilliant couple. This is their story, with an intro from David as he recalled the day he decided to really #HatTrickHisLife. For good. From David: I recall a year ago sitting in St James Park, London like it was yesterday. The night before, I’d ended an almost 10 year relationship with my former partner. I was going
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