IN IT FOR THE LONG RUN

‘I would do a 12-week diet and lose 20kg. Then I would think, “Well, I’ve achieved my goal” and then binge-eat and put all the weight back on in just a month.’
– Ronald Smith

Ronald Smith’s weight problems started during puberty, fuelled by a family who loved to gather around the dinner table. ‘I come from a very big family. My grandmother had 11 kids, so we’d have very big family get-togethers, where we would eat a lot.’ His sister, Shayna, agrees. ‘We loved hearty meals and our carbs – we loved food in general. Dinner was a variety of calories and there was no skimping on the cheese sauce,’ she laughs.