Well-known South African actress and businesswoman, Gugu Gumede has shared her weight loss transformation.
The actress and director, who underwent vertical sleeve gastrectomy surgery in January last year, took to her timeline to post before and after pictures showing her dramatic transformation.
“So glad to have made the decision to not give up on myself,” she captioned the post.
In May last year, Gugu made a comeback on her YouTube channel when revealing the news.
“After losing 30kg in four months, I’m finally sharing my honest experience with weight loss surgery,” she said.
In the video, Gugu reflected on gaining weight after she stopped breastfeeding and could not control her intake, which put her health at risk.
“I got to this place where I was so unhappy. I was unhappy with the weight, and with how I felt physically. I didn’t feel good, my feet would hurt. I literally would go to bed at night and my heart would be pounding so much, and I was so scared because I had high blood pressure. I knew I was at high risk of becoming a chronic patient,” she said.
“I wanted to get the gastric sleeve because I wanted to limit the amount of food I was eating.”
Gugu said while she did not suggest surgery for everyone struggling with their weight, she was happy she did it after losing 30kg after the procedure.
“It has been a very tough journey at first, but now I am not finding it difficult. I had a difficult three days about two weeks post-op. I struggled mentally because I was like, what in the world did I do to myself, did I ruin my life?
“I was seeing people binge eating on set and I knew I was never going to be able to do that again. But then I realised why I did this and realised what a beautiful gift I had given myself. I’m so much happier, I feel so much lighter, and my blood pressure is regulated. It’s normal.”
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