I’ve lost a lot of weight recently. And sure there’s the feeling good and the better health, and blah, blah, blah... But I’m here to tell you the real benefit to losing weight is the clothes. Walking into a shop and buying clothes that are seasonally appropriate, stylish, affordable and in a colour other than black is simply amazing! So recently, I splurged. I bought jeans that weren’t leggings or ¾ length, and cardigans with full-length sleeves and covered shoulders. If you’ve never been plus-size this will sound crazy to you, but most of the jumpers available for purchase in a size 26 stop halfway down your forearm or have “cold shoulders” where they literally cut out a rectangle of fabric to ensure you are always bitterly cold. Perfect for winter in Orange, obviously.

But my downfall happened with the beautiful pink dress I bought. It’s gorge