My name is Carla, I work as the sales manager of Hotel Délice in France. I am a social butterfly and I love going out with friends in the evenings or at the weekends, but my life was totally different ten years ago.
I ………………………(live) in Spain in an apartment and I ……………………. (work) as a cashier in a mall that is close to my apartment. Many years ago I moved to France, and now I live in Marseille.
When I was in Spain, I didn’t have many friends and I …………………… (be) very shy, because I …………………… (weigh) 240 pounds, I ………………… (be) a fat girl and I ……………………. (believe) that no one liked me. I ……………………… (not/go out) very often. I …………………… (not/enjoy) parties or meetings with friends.
I decided to change my life and be happy, I …………………. (not/ do) any kind of sports but today I get up at 7:00 o’clock every morning and do exercises for an hour. I lost a lot of weight and now, I weigh 140 pounds, and I am so happy in my body.
Was it an easy journey? Absolutely not! I ……………………………… (eat) two chocolate bars everyday. Now, I only eat a small piece of chocolate once or twice a week. I………………………. (not/like) vegetables at all, but now 70 % my shopping bag consist of vegetables, and I love them. I …………………… (drink) fizzy drinks at lunch or dinner, now I prefer only water one hour later the meals.
In the past, I …………………. (not/go) for clothes shopping but now I enjoy going shopping with my girls at the weekends. I …………………. (wear) all
black clothing all the time, now I have a closet like a rainbow.
I …………………. (have) long brown hair, now I have short black hair.
I remember my first year in France, it was so difficult. I ………………………. (feel) so lonely. I didn’t know any French. I ………………………… (take) French classes three days a week. Now, I can speak French fluently.
My name is Carla, I work as the sales manager of Hotel Délice in France. I am a social butterfly and I love going out with friends in the evenings or at the weekends, but my life was totally different ten years ago.
I used to live in Spain in an apartment and I used to work as a cashier in a mall that is close to my apartment. Many years ago I moved to France, and now I live in Marseille.
When I was in Spain, I didn’t have many friends and I used to be very shy, because I used to weigh 240 pounds, I used to be a fat girl and I used to believe that no one liked me. I didn't use to go out very often. I didn't use to enjoy parties or meetings with friends.
I decided to change my life and be happy, I didn't use to do any kind of sports but today I get up at 7:00 o’clock every morning and do exercises for an hour. I lost a lot of weight and now, I weigh 140 pounds, and I am so happy in my body.
Was it an easy journey? Absolutely not! I used to eat two chocolate bars everyday. Now, I only eat a small piece of chocolate once or twice a week. I didn't use to like vegetables at all, but now 70 % my shopping bag consist of vegetables, and I love them. I used to drink fizzy drinks at lunch or dinner, now I prefer only water one hour later the meals.
In the past, I didn't used to go for clothes shopping but now I enjoy going shopping with my girls at the weekends. I used to wear all black clothing all the time, now I have a closet like a rainbow.
I used to have long brown hair, now I have short black hair.
I remember my first year in France, it was so difficult. I used to feel so lonely. I didn’t know any French. I used to take French classes three days a week. Now, I can speak French fluently.