From plus-size dress fittings to bariatric surgery - photos give insight into being young and obese.
Sam was 18 and living with her parents in Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, when she was photographed by Abbie for the project."My parents were really nervous about me doing it… protective parents… God knows what people are going to say," she recalled.
She has returned to Wales, become physically fit but she said her weight remained an issue, making dating harder, attracting negative comments, mostly from men, and she still yo-yo diets constantly. Abbie said her work was mostly observed but on this occasion she asked Cala if they could recreate the memory and she agreed.
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