“Lesi sikhathi besihlukile.’’ UMichelle wehla ngopondo abangu-46.

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Izindaba Zempumelelo Zokulahlekelwa Isisindo: Inselele kaMichelle

Ngenkathi engeyona intsha encane, uMichelle wagcina isisindo sakhe sidlala ngokudlala eqenjini lebhola lesikole sakhe. Kodwa ekolishi, wayeka ukujima, waba nomkhuba we-pizza wasebusuku kakhulu nesoda, futhi wanqwabelanisa ngamakhilogremu. Wazama ukudla okuningi kwemfashini kodwa akukho okwamsiza, futhi wathola isisindo esingu-185 lapho eqeda.

Ithiphu Yokudla: Ukuzitika Kwami Ngokweqile

Ngemuva kwekolishi uMichelle wathuthela eNgilandi iminyaka emibili. Wayengakuthandi ukudla kakhulu, ngakho-ke ngokwemvelo wayedla kancane-futhi wabuyela ekhaya amakhilogremu angama-20 elula. Kodwa kungakapheli izinyanga ezine, uMichelle wayesebuyile nesisindo ayesesilahlile nokuningi, eshaya cishe amakhilogremu angama-200. “Ngangizitika ngakho konke ukudla ebengikuphuthele, njenge-poutine [isitsha saseCanada esithosiwe, ushizi, nesiphuzo],” usho kanje. Ukuzonda ukuqondiswa kwempilo yakhe, uMichelle wenza isinqumo. "Ngangingenamsebenzi noma isoka, ngangisahlala nabazali bami, futhi ngangizizwa ngikhuluphele," esho. "Ukuphela kwento engangingaqala ukuyishintsha ngokushesha kwakuyisisindo sami."

Ithiphu Yokudla: Ukuthola Umfutho

Uma kuziwa ekudleni, uMichelle wayengenawo amandla. "Ukudla okusheshayo kanye nezimpahla ezibhakiwe kwakuwubuthakathaka bami obukhulu, ngakho ngakusika ngokuphelele," usho njalo. Wenze nokushintshwa okuhlakaniphile. Esikhundleni sokuba nama-pancake nebhekoni lesidlo sasekuseni, washintshela ku-oatmeal; esidlweni sasemini udle amasemishi e-turkey esikhundleni sama-burger anamafutha; futhi wayehweba amakhekhe ukuze athole ama-smoothie. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uMichelle wajoyina ijimu efanayo abazali bakhe ababeya kuyo. "Usuku lwami lokuqala lapho, bengingakwazi ukuhamba isigamu semayela, kodwa ngivele ngaziphoqa ukuthi ngihambe isikhashana futhi ngisheshe kancane njalo kwiseshini," esho. Kancane kancane, waqala ukuncipha, wehla cishe ngamakhilogremu angama-35 ezinyangeni eziyisithupha. Emagange ukubheka amathoni amaningi, uMichelle waqala ukuphakamisa izinsimbi, kwathi ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbili, wachitha amanye amakhilogremu ayi-11.

Ithiphu Yokudla: Ukugcina Imivuzo Emnandi

UMichelle kwesinye isikhathi ukhathazeka ngokuthi, njengasesikhathini esedlule, ngeke akwazi ukugcina amakhilogremu evaliwe. Kodwa uyaduduzwa kukho konke akufundile. "Sengiqedile ngokudla okuphahlazeka. Noma isisindo sami sikhuphuka, ngizoba nesu eliphilile, nelinempilo lokunciphisa futhi," usho kanje. "Kusukela kuleso sikhathi esiphansi eminyakeni emibili eyedlule, ngithole nomsebenzi omuhle futhi ngathuthela endaweni yami. Manje sengiphila impilo engifuna ukuyiphila-futhi lowo muzwa umnandi kunalo lonke ikhekhe emhlabeni."

Izimfihlo zikaMichelle's Stick-With-It

1. Thola izindlela ezincane zokunciphisa "Uma ngabe ngifisa ushizi onamafutha agcwele kusemishi, ngicela ikhawuntara ye-deli ukuthi ngiyisike ibe mncane impela. Ngisayinambitha kodwa nginamakhalori ambalwa."

2. Hlela ukulunywa kwakho kwansuku zonke "Njalo ekuseni nginquma kahle ukuthi ngizodlani nokuthi nini. Ukuba neshejuli kwenza kube lula ukugwema ukuthatha ukudla okulula noma okuphekwayo."

3. Yandisa amakhono akho okuzivocavoca "Umama uthatha isigaba sokudansa, kodwa angikuthathanga njengokuzivocavoca 'kwangempela'. Ngibe sengikzama. Bekunamandla kakhulu manje sengikwenza masonto onke."

Izindaba Ezihlobene

•Isheduli yokuqeqeshwa kwemarathon

•Indlela yokuthola isisu esiyisicaba ngokushesha

•Ukuzivocavoca umzimba kwangaphandle

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