Jacaranda FM Breakfast with Martin Bester

Roodepoort woman shares how she lost over 60kg

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Carli van Niekerk saw herself staring down a path that she did not like. In her 20s and early 30s, her weight became a 130kg burden that she had been carrying around for years. Everything changed for Carli in 2011 when she was watching her two sons play with her husband, and she felt that she was missing out and not living the life she was meant to.
24 Jun 2024 1AM English South Africa News Commentary · Entertainment News

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