Irish Mirror, Darren recalled these difficult memories: ‘People assume that men are fine and don’t suffer with issues with their body or want to lose weight, I still think today we’ve a long way to go until we recognise that men struggle too.’Looking back on where it started, Darren admitted that he was only 14 years old and one of his relatives had made a comment on how much he was eating.This moment stuck with him for years after as he recalled his uncle saying: ‘My uncle replied: “It’s all fun and games now, but wait until you hit 18 and it’ll catch up with you.”‘Soon after this, one of his school mates also made a comment about his size and this was when Darren began obsessing over his weight, checking if he was bloated or if he had.
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