Ell Loses 24kg By Deciding Enough is Enough!
HOW IT ALL STARTED Throughout my school years I was always made fun of. Whether it being about my height, my ears, my teeth, my weight never seemed to get left out. I told myself that I was big boned...
View ArticleInge Loses 27kgs by Defeating Doubt!
DOUBT When Meg approached me to tell my story of my transformation, I was so flattered, but it quickly gave way to doubt, doubt that I was worth it, that I’ve really accomplished something worthy of a...
View ArticleSylvia’s Powerful Story of Survival and Losing 48kgs!
HOW IT ALL STARTED My weight problems started early in my life. I was an anxious and insecure child who preferred to spend time alone for fear of judgement from others. I hid from people, birthday...
View ArticleCrystal Lost 26kg By Simply Getting Healthy
My Story I’ve never really had a bad relationship with food, but I have always loved food. Especially cakes and ice cream – anything that is rich and decadent. I still do. I love food, but my mindset...
View ArticleSuperMom & Wonder Woman Jess & Her Journey to Lose 31kg!
GROWING UP My relationship with food has been an ongoing battle from primary school. I feel that, even with the best intentions, my parents were perhaps too verbal about food: what you were putting in...
View ArticleCominne’s Incredible Fight to Lose 60kg!
My Childhood Even as a child, I had a round tummy. My parents got divorced when I was young and so, my grandmother raised me. She was my mother and she controlled my food – making sure I eat healthily....
View ArticleMeg’s Journey to Loving Herself Helped Her Lose 13kg!
For as long as I can remember, I was called fussy. I blatantly ignored food my parents prepared for me, I would come home with a full lunchbox from school, and would keep them guessing as to whether I...
View ArticleCarolyn Found Her Inspiration & Lost 25kg!
How did my journey start? I have spent my life being the big girl. My relationship with food, (as well as with myself) was never a healthy one. Judging by old photo’s – as a child, I ate all the...
View ArticleCheryl Took Charge of Her Life and Lost 18kg!
You know my name, not my story… This is how I took charge of my life again. As far back as I can remember, I was always the big, tall one. My sister, on the other hand, was the pretty one who...
View ArticleFrom Super Large to Super Woman! Chantel Shares How She Lost 21kg.
Super large. That’s the size pantihose we bought for my grandma when I went shopping with my mother. I recall thinking: Yassis! That’s big. Then guess what? Not so long ago, I was wearing super large...
View ArticleMandy Took Charge of Her Health – And Lost 33kgs!
As a kid, I was always very active and I was extremely into my sport at school. At a young age, I was training for swimming before school and for netball / athletics after school. My weekends really...
View ArticleHermien Lost 34.6KGs & Learnt to Love Herself!
It is a hard thing to admit to myself, let alone to anyone else, that my weight issues have consumed the larger part of my life. Sometimes it feels shameful thinking that I cannot look back to a time...
View ArticleSetting Goals Helped Tessa Lose 32kg!
I have always been the chubby kid, I was never very involved in sport or any activity of any kind and I think that was my biggest downfall with regards to my weight. I have always been aware of making...
View ArticleRichard’s Journey to Losing 33kgs!
My relationship with food has always been one of excess. I grew up in an era when stay at home moms were common. My mother was the consummate home maker and was always baking and cooking up a storm. I...
View ArticleShana’s Desire to Change Helped Her Lose 10kg!
Thank you for allowing me the amazing opportunity to share my journey with you. If it was not for Sleek Geek and the community of family and friends I have made, I doubt I would be where I am today....
View ArticleJeanette Discovered a New Way of Life, and Lost 16kg!
When I was approached to share my story I was quite taken aback as didn’t think my journey was all that awe inspiring. It forced me to think about my past choices and also to figure out the reason for...
View ArticleJacobus Tackled His Challenges Head On & Lost 8.8kg!
My name is Jacobus Fouché and this is my story. I lost 8.8kg in the Sleekgeek Winter 8-Week Transformation Challenge in 2017. I’m an electrical engineer that lives in Kraaifontein, divorced, with a...
View ArticleLiesel Did Not Give Up & Managed to Lose 43kg!
I was never obese as a child or even as a young adult. At school, I was very active and really enjoyed sport, especially hockey. After both my boys where born I dropped the pregnancy weight within four...
View ArticleZanmari Did It For Herself and Lost 16kg!
I’ve been chubby my entire life. I used to be teased in primary school about my weight, and since then I have had absolutely no body confidence. When I was younger, I did karate, but had to stop due to...
View ArticleGrant Found the Strength He Needed to Change & Lost 35kg!
My name is Grant Joseph, I am 40 years old. As a child I was very skinny, up until the age of 12 and then I started to develop love handles or middle age spread around my waist. Throughout school I was...
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