20kg DOWN – FOR GOOD!
Growing up, Yolandi Smal never had a problem with weight. ‘I was active at school, not particularly sporty, but I earned my colours for judo,’ she says. ‘Then in my gap year, the wheels came off. Later, after getting married and having three boys, my weight continued to climb. It really started getting worse after the birth of my youngest son, Jacques, in 2014.’
Falling pregnant with Jacques came as a bit of a surprise, as Yolandi already had two boys, aged 6 and 10. After Jacques was born, her emotional eating became worse as she tried to lose the extra kilos she had put on while
