Knowing that and being a veteran, I've understood that you want to do well, but you can't put the weight of the world on your shoulders.

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But it wasn't until she put on her first pair of skates that she realized just how much her weight was slowing her down.

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Once I started to put on weight however I began to struggle with day to day tasks - my heart just wasn't coping with the extra strain.

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