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Kwi-5-foot-9 Katie Karlson inobunzima beepawundi ezingama-200. Ngeenkcazo ezininzi, uthathwa njengotyebileyo, kodwa indlela yakhe yokuphila ithetha ngenye indlela. Kwiposti enamandla ye-Instagram, i-blogger enomzimba ichaze indlela asebenze ngayo ubuncinci iintsuku ezine ngeveki kule minyaka mithandathu idlulileyo. Ayisiyiyo loo nto kuphela, kodwa uye waba yi-vegan kwiinyanga ezili-10 ezidlulileyo.
Ngaphandle kokukhetha ukuba sempilweni, uKarlson utyhila indlela asoloko ejongwa ngayo ngobukhulu bakhe kuba uvakalelwa kukuba kuluntu lwanamhlanje akukho mntu unokugqalwa njengofanelekile kwaye usempilweni ukuba ukhangeleka njengaye.
"Nanku amantombazana amakhulu asebenzayo," uthatha umyalezo wakhe. "Ndiya kunyaniseka - kundenza ndibe neentloni ukuba ndibhekisele kum njengenkulu, kodwa kwi-5'9 kunye ne-200 + lbs. yinkcazo echanekileyo."
"Ndisebenze iintsuku ezine ukuya kwezintandathu ngeveki ngeveki ukusukela ngoFebruwari ka-2010. Phantse iminyaka esixhenxe leyo," uqhuba watsho. "Ndingumntu otya imifuno ukusukela nge-Agasti ka-2015 kunye ne-vegan ukusukela ngo-Matshi 2016. Ndenze i-Transcendental Meditation iminyaka emibini. Nditya imifuno emininzi. Ndiphilile i-AF. Ukanti i-BMI yam indibeka ngokugqibeleleyo kudidi" lokutyeba kakhulu ". "
Ngelishwa, ukuhlala uhlelwa kwaye ubhalwe yinto uKarlson aqhelene kakhulu nayo. "Ngelixa ndandisemncinci, ndingumntwana kwaye ndikwishumi elivisayo ndide ndaneminyaka engama-20, ndandikholelwa kubantu ababendixelela ukuba andimilo, andilunganga," utshilo. "Ndiyamthanda utata wam, kodwa wayengomnye wabo."
Ngaphandle kokuba umzimba uhlazekile ngabo basondeleyo nabathandekayo kuye, uKarlson wayesazilolonga kwaye ezama ukusebenza, nokuba yintoni na isiphumo.
"Ndizive ndihlazekile ukuze nditshise kwaye ndijike ndabomvu ndaze ndathontsiza ukubila xa ndizilolonga," utshilo. "Ndandikuthiyile ukuba mbi kakhulu * nantoni na * kunaye nabani na. Ndabona ukuzivocavoca njengesohlwayo. Ndandikholelwa uJillian Michaels xa wathi kufuneka ndifune ukufa phakathi kokuzilolonga. Kodwa ndoyisa."
Nangona kuthathwe ithutyana, uKarlson ngoku ukwindawo apho akhule ethanda kwaye ewuthanda umzimba wakhe ngendlela eyiyo.
"Ndisalwa nomzimba wam. Kodwa andilwi nendlela endiziva ngayo kuyo. Ndiziva ndimnandi kuyo," utshilo. "Nantsi kumantombazana amakhulu. Siyamangalisa. Kwaye ukuba uyintombazana enkulu engasebenziyo, nawe uyamangalisa. Awunanto yobungqina." Khange sivumelane ngakumbi.