The success story that slim pills sellers tried to hijack

I have made many friends in this fitness journey and this is one of them...Nthenya. Recently, her before and after pictures which she posted in a fitness group were hijacked by weightloss supplement sales people (Magilim) and used to market their products on facebook. Shame on them. Here is her story.

BEFORE - 99 Kilograms. November 2012

"Everything I carried here went through my mouth. My weight was a culmination of bad eating and no exercise. I picked up bad eating habits when I went to boarding school. During the school holidays, I would go home and eat too much. My reasoning? I was "storing" food for when it wouldn't be available when I went back to school because the food at school was not tasty, it wasn't enough and often was not balanced. 

Then I went to university. Fries became my staple food. For the four years I was in campus I can count the days I did NOT eat fries. I would never miss terrific tuesdays (buy one pizza get one free) and wacky wednesdays (One burger get another free). 

Finally in October 2012 I made a decision that would change my life tremendously. That of losing weight and becoming healthy. I needed a push towards this though. I had some pain in my hip bone and went to see the doctor who told me I was too heavy for my age. 

So I started going to the gym and watching what I eat. The journey has not been easy. I have an on and off love affair with tasty, calorie-full, really shouldn't eat it foods but on a balance of scales, I eat more healthy than I don't, which is what matters. 

I had a gym instructor who is Bob Harper's evil twin. His taunts made me work harder. In December 2012 I started running. I could only do short distances at first. In April of this year (2013) I started running in earnest and my distance and timings improved. 

I am participating in my first half marathon (21kms) on the 14th of this month (September). My progress keeps me going, the way I feel keeps me going. I am happy, and I feel strong and content to face each new challenge. 

This is me at 74 kgs. A work in progress.