I-Brooke Birmingham: Imigomo Emincane Kangakanani Eholela Empumelelweni Enkulu

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Ngemuva kokuphela kobuhlobo obungebuhle kangako kanye nomzuzwana egumbini lokugqoka "elizungezwe amajini amancane angalingani," uBrooke Birmingham oneminyaka engama-29 waseQuad Cities, IL, wabona ukuthi udinga ukuqala ukuzinakekela.

Umqondo wokwehlisa isisindo wawungemusha eBirmingham. "Ngangizame ukudla okumbalwa kwemfashini kanye nokuvinjelwa kwekhalori izikhathi eziningi kuyo yonke impilo yami. Isizathu sokuthi akukho lutho olwake lwasuka kwakungoba ngangihlale ngizama ukuqeda izinto ekudleni kwami." (Ungavumeli lezi zinto ezingu-7 ze-Zero-Calorie That Derail Weight Loss zikuphazamise emigomweni yakho.) Pho ukwenze kanjani lokho? Amathiphu akhe, ngezansi.

Indlela Entsha

Ngo-2009, ngamakhilogremu angu-327, i-Birmingham yanquma ukuhlasela ukwehla kwesisindo ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele. Ujoyine ama-Weight Watchers futhi wayithatha usuku olulodwa ngesikhathi ngomzamo wokuyigcina ilula futhi egxile ezinhlosweni ezilawulwayo. "Ngafunda indlela yokuphila enempilo," kusho uBirmingham. "Ngazibekela imigomo emincane ngiqala ngopondo bami bokuqala abahlanu, ngibe sengithola ngaphansi kwamakhilogremu angama-300, njalonjalo. Ngabuye ngazibekela imigomo eyayingahlangene nezikali, njengokuzama izindlela zokupheka ezintsha nokuzivocavoca umzimba okusha." Kulokhu, wayeka ukudla okuphekiwe nokudla okuqandisiwe futhi wafunda nokupheka. (Ubuwazi ukuthi kufakazelwe ukuthi ukhalo oluncane yi-The Best Reason to Cook Your Own Dinner?)

Abukho Ubulungu BamaGym Abudingekayo

Uhambo lukaBirmingham luqale ngemikhuba yokudla enempilo, kepha ukuzivocavoca kwalandela ngokushesha, lapho futhi, wagxila kokufezekisiwe okuncane, okuphathekayo. Ukhumbula ukuthi kwakunzima ukuthi azungeze ibhulokhi ehamba futhi ekhala lapho egijima ibanga lakhe lokuqala. Akakabi nabo ubulungu bejimu, kodwa umsebenzi uyingxenye yempilo yakhe yansuku zonke. Uthembele kuma-DVD okujima: "U-Jillian Michaels kwengikuthandayo! Ngiphethe cishe yonke into ngaye." Ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokuhamba ngebhayisikili amanye ama-go-tos.

Amandla Abantu

UBirmingham uthembele ekusekelweni yikho yomibili imihlangano ye-Weight Watchers kanye nenkundla yezokuxhumana ukuze iqhubeke. "Ngiyathanda ukukwazi ukwabelana nodaba lwami nabanye. Ngigqugquzela abantu futhi bayangijabulisa." Ngaphezu kokukhuthazana akuthola kwabanye abaye babhekana nobunzima obufanayo, uyakwazisa lokho akufunda kubo, njengoba beqonda ukuthi uvelaphi.

"Impilo Imfushane Kakhulu Ukungawadli Amakhekhe Nokuphuza Ubhiya"

Amakhilogremu ayikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa namabili akhanya namuhla, iBirmingham manje igxile ebhalansi, yenza indawo yokuphathwa okunethezeka ngezikhathi ezithile. "Ukulinganisela kuyisihluthulelo futhi angizondli zonke izifiso enginazo. Ngizama ukuthola ukuthi kungifanele yini. Ngizothela ikhekhe esitolo esidayisa izinto ezikhethekile, hhayi esivela kumxube webhokisi." (Nciphisa izinyo lakho elimnandi futhi ulwe nokufisa ukudla ngaphandle kokwenza ubuhlanya.)

"Lokhu kuzozwakala kungenangqondo," kusho uBirmingham, "kodwa i-Fat Free Cool Whip ibe ngesinye sezisekelo zami kulo lonke uhambo lwami. Kuhle kakhulu okuxutshwe ne-PB2 ukuze kufakwe isithelo, phezu kwamakhekhe, noma kuvele kudliwe ngaphandle kwe Ubhanana ngidla nsuku zonke."

Ngibheke Phambili

UBirmingham angathanda ukukhulelwa ngolunye usuku: "Lokho yingxenye yesizathu sokuthi ngiqhubeke nokunciphisa umzimba. Ngangazi ukuthi ngifuna ukuba ngumama." Ukwanda kwesisindo sokukhulelwa akumethusi, uyazi ukuthi angancipha, futhi usenalo iqhinga aselibekile lokukulawula. "Ngihlela ukudla ngendlela engidla ngayo manje futhi ngingavumeli izaba zokuthi 'ukudla okubili' zithathe indawo."

Ukuze ufunde okwengeziwe ngohambo olumangalisayo luka-Brooke Birmingham lokwehlisa isisindo, futhi uthole ukuthi impilo yakhe ishintshe kanjani, funda umagazini ka-Jan/Feb Umumo, ezitolo zezindaba manje.

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