Biggest Loser Profile
This sales executive from Durban has one thing on her mind: she is going to lose weight and lose weight drastically.
She speaks with confidence and as someone who thinks carefully before she talks, as if every word has a special meaning and as if she is holding her cards close to her chest.
Her pet peeves include those who show off, ungrateful people, unkind and mean people. When it comes to food, she hates peas but has a penchant for mutton curry and rice, Alfredo pasta, fast food and ice-cold Coca Cola.
“I have been overweight since childhood,’” she says. “It never really affected me much, until I reached puberty, when I started feeling uncomfortable in company and very, very conscious about myself.
“I even had my jaw wired and I tried over 50 different diets, but to no avail. I will admit though that I do not like exercise.
“However, this year I decided enough is enough. I joined the gym and tried to eat healthily. But alas, I do have a sweet tooth.
“Chocolates and potato chips are my weakness. My biggest problem is that I have no willpower when it comes to food and sometimes from all the pressures at work, I tend to veer towards food as an emotional outlet and comfort.”
Her aim is to feel better about herself, wear smaller clothing and live a healthy fat-free life. “Losing weight would change me drastically,” she says.
“I will have more career opportunities (overweight people are often discriminated at in the work-place) and it would be a big boost to my confidence and self-esteem.”
When it comes to the voting process, she will target those who are lazy. “You are as a strong as your weakest link,” she says.
“If I am voted off the programme, I will feel sad, but it is a game and it has to be played. I will succeed after this programme and being angry with myself will not help. I refuse to be bitter.”