'The more I eat the more I disappear'
WHILE other people are trying to lose weight, actress Kgomotso Christopher is on a separate, desperate quest: trying hard to add kilograms.
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Christopher, who plays Katlego Sibeko in the SABC soapie Isidingo, says she has been battling with weight gain since she was a young girl.
Now a mother of two, Christopher has decided to enlist the services of Letshego Moshoeu, a biokinetics practitioner, to help her bulk up.
What is the snag? Christopher has a high metabolism. This means that her body is burning calories at a greater rate than average. People with high metabolisms can generally eat more food without gaining weight.
"I have had to live being called all sorts of names all my life because of my weight. I lose weight uncontrollably even though I have a huge appetite. The more I eat the more I disappear."
She adds that people think that she is on a diet or is having an eating disorder.
"I have been taken for tests by production companies I work for. We have been to dieticians and nutritionists. They did not find anything. People think that I am hiding something."
She adds that she gets questions from young girls who ask her what she takes to lose weight.
"They don't believe me when I tell them that I eat fast food pretty much every day of my life. I'm also having protein shakes in-between my meals to gain weight. I only go to gym for yoga.
"When some people are stressed they gain weight, but I lose.
"What concerns me is that people dwell too much on my weight than my work."
During the recent Durban July, Christopher attracted curious stares and whispers when she turned up in a loose-hanging Vesselina Pentcheva dress that exposed her right thigh.
Her trainer says Christopher lost weight during the weekend of the Durban July because she did not like the food in Durban.
"I am helping her with resistance training, which is weight lifting to help her gain muscle," the trainer says.
"She is the only client I am helping to gain weight.
"We do quick warm-ups for about five minutes just to warm the body up to avoid injuries."
- johnz@sowetan.co.za
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Chichi7
Life is indeed strange. We have millions that want to look like sticks and we have those that want to gain a bit of weight and then we have few that are happy with their weight.I believe that if you are eating healthy, get active a coupla days a week, then your weight should not be a problem.
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tpaz
something is eating you insideReport Abuse
malemaforpresident
Hei people are so lucky kgomotso you are so lucky baby people are struggling to lose weight wena you want to gain weightReport Abuse
Memme
Finally there is someone i can relate to in my life, I also want to gain weight so much and people think im crazy. I just had a baby in May 2012 and im back to my same body and shape. There i was thinking after the baby i will gain just a little but NO im still as skinny as i was.Can some of the bloggers at least help. Im on size 30 and i want to be on size 34 at least. I have tried to eat as much as i can but still nothing changes.
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xhosagirl
I really love this woman, not only she can act(talented) but also beautiful. love you sisiReport Abuse
Mellow
My hairdresser is going through the same problem she is taking this supplements but I think they are even making it worse shem poor skinny bitch'sWhen some are trying so hard to shed couple some are trying in vain to have a bit of flesh but really skinny is just not healthy or appetising but if that's how you are you just have to be happy with them bones
"To all the women who die for a ZERO FIGURE, Sweetie remember real go for curves only dogs go for bones"
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golezwa
Kgomotso believe it or not, i love ladies your body type, the 1st time i saw you on 4Play i fell inlove with you right away, but i fell for you body before i could go for your beauty and the more i did research on you i learnt that you also have brains. i so love you, but people always talk, when i told them i love you, they were like "Nah Golezwa o bo simolotse ka meketa jirrr" but now you playing in Isidingo most of my friends have turned to realise what i like from youReport Abuse
TrippleXXX
@MemmeObatla mepako ne....
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Nantseka
It makes sense now......My friend has the same problem,she used to go to a nutritionist but I think she has given up now.To me it does not seem to be bad,ive got two sons aged 5 nad 18mnths and still manages to be on a size 30/32 without cutting on junk.Report Abuse
Mellow
"To all the women who die for a ZERO FIGURE, Sweetie remember real MEN go for curves only dogs go for bones"@Golezwa Hahahahahaha eish you really like her neh did you go that far? Unfortunately for you she's taken
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