My “Healthy Weight” Dream Team

For those who have asked for the contact details of the team who helped me reach my goal weight here they are, in no particular order.

Most useful aspect: Slowly built up my fitness and strength while avoiding injuries.

Dietician Judy Kotze, Durbanville. 021 975 2336

Most useful aspect: Demonstrating how little we really need to consume to be healthy.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Bradley Drake, Monte Vista 021-558-7252

Most useful aspect: Helping me get clear about why I wanted to be at a healthy weight and trouble-shoot potential environments where sticking to my plan may be more difficult.

GP and Diabetes programme, Dr Louise Spruyt, Kenridge 021 914 1222

Most useful aspect: Providing lots of research and in-depth explanations so that I fully grasped what I was dealing with.

Physician and specialist endocrinologist Dr Malcolm Sandler, Panorama, 021-930-5050

Most useful aspect: Keeping me alive despite my best efforts to the contrary!

Brian Berkman, that’s me.

While all the above contributed, I’m the one who did the work. I know this is an obvious thing to say, but I stress it here because many people who speak to me about their need to be at a healthy weight list reasons why they can’t be. Unless you are being chained up and force fed there is no valid reason for not being able to lose weight, if you want to. I am the only one who decides what goes into my mouth and how much physical activity I do. I suggest that you are, too.