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Putting on the quarantine kilos? It's a weighty matter

Weight gain amid the pandemic could point to stresses faced during this period. If you're getting heavier, you're not alone - many are sharing stories online and offering advice.

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Little by little, gram by gram, one chocolate cube by chocolate cube, I have added inches to my tummy.

All the chocolate bars and boxes I brought back from my Europe holiday for office colleagues in the hope that Dorscon orange would be lifted soon and we would be back at work, in the true sense of the noun, are gone.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 30, 2020, with the headline Putting on the quarantine kilos? It's a weighty matter. Subscribe