67 Quotes by Arabella Weir

If no one saw – it didn’t count. It’s only when you eat in front of strangers or people that make you feel guilty that food is really fattening.

Both Plockton and the Isle of Muck in north-west Scotland are incredibly beautiful. Sadly, Plockton has been discovered by tourists because it’s where they shot Hamish Macbeth.

I don’t subscribe to the ‘Doctor Who’ magazine and we’ve only got the normal amount of ‘Doctor Who’ fridge magnets.

If there’s one thing I know, it’s this – everybody thinks somebody else is having a better life.

I wish my parents hadn’t made me feel that how I looked was linked to how much they loved me. But I do also see how hard it must be to see your child pile on the pounds and trust they’ll find their own way back to a healthy weight.

I cry at everything, even the length of the queue at Sainsbury’s.

Call me an over anxious, middle-class mum, but my eight-and-a-half-year old son looks very much, to me, like he’s headed for a life of crime.

The real me now may not be thin but she’s got the cake and, if she likes, can eat it too.

Success, in whatever form it takes, is a tricky thing – once you’ve achieved your goal, then what? Where do you aim?