I was a bit astonished by how the article started: that this was the first time the author had confronted his weight problem in writing. This is someone who has

I was a bit astonished by how the article started: that this was the first time the author had confronted his weight problem in writing. This is someone who has had a long award-winning writing career in newspapers and online, who has had no problem writing about many other subjects. Just goes to show how deep the personal shame he has felt his whole life.