Pharmaceutical validation officer Lindiwe Sonji Mazondwa had been chubby ever since she was a child. The Port Elizabeth mom of two boys and a baby girl had a weakness for chocolates, chips and takeaways, and saw her weight go from 90kg to 116 kg during her third pregnancy.
‘That was too much for someone of my height,’ she says. ‘I had a goody bag in which I kept all my chips, chocolates, biscuits, cakes and sweets – so every night, my boys and I would indulge while watching TV. My routine involved eating five times a day: three big meals and snacks in between. I would have a glass of Coke or juice with dinner every night, not realising that I was ingesting lots
