At 15th my ankles hurt when walking up stairs, I lost eight dress sizes

Growing up in Australia I was always at the beach and active. But at 17 I went to France as an exchange student, discovered pain au chocolat and gained 14kg (over 2st) in one year. When I was a student in Sydney I ate cheap junk food and started drinking. By my early 20s, at 5ft 7ins, I weighed 75kg (11st 11lb). I didn't exercise at all and the diet always started "tomorrow".

My late 20s and 30s were focused on my career in HR, 17 years in Hong Kong and Singapore. I worked hard, played hard and enjoyed cocktails ...