Claire was one of my favorite customers. She worked in one of the local hospitals when I was in business in Houston, Texas. In stature, Claire was a large woman – about 5’10” tall with a big boned structure that could (and did) carry a lot of weight. But Claire was also one of those people who’s so fun, so funny, so authentically cool that you just never noticed.

One day Claire and I got into a discussion about health issues and our struggles with weight. She relayed to me a story about the last time she had gone on a diet and how unceremoniously it came to an abrupt end. The downfall began, she told me, in the cafeteria of the hospital.

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