Great story about winning against the odds, about beating the bastards who have not a care about your health or mine, and surviving.

I watched a well-known Australian comedian on TV the other night. It was very difficult to watch her. She's very short and now so hugely obese. And though she assured us all that fat-shaming is like water off a duck's back to her, I wasn't convinced.

What saddens me is that now that prices on everything are rising we will have more and more people seeking cheaper alternatives, and as you say, they are loaded with sugar.

Like you, we rarely eat out.

We don't buy processed food.

But it isn't an optimal lifestyle. Humans need connection, andoften that is made through shared eating.