I was once 83kg. I had to go to work after being at home for years. Well, I started working in a local nursing home and instead of catching the bus home, I walked home briskly at 6pm, taking about 20 minutes. I did this five days a week.
When I got a car, a girlfriend was interested in keeping in shape too, so we would go walking around the park in Yokine three times a week. I got hooked on walking and would go sometimes on my own with my Walkman.
I went from 83kg to 61kg in 12 months. I also exercised to music at home. My diet consisted of grilled lean meat and vegetables or salad, fruit and/or yoghurt and stir-fries of lean meat or tuna, sometimes prawns, with vegies and rice.
I would recommend walking and watching the diet to anyone, as this does work. But even knowing this, I stopped walking due to other commitments (a relationship), used to eat all the wrong things and went back up to 75kg.
I have decided to get back to it now the warmer weather is here, for a healthier lifestyle and a new me. It really works. Motivation is the key to starting.
Maxine Spoor
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