“Waist Is Snatched: Mzansi Applauds Determined Woman for Losing 18kg in Over 100 Days

• A young woman shared on her TikTok account that she had lost 18 kilograms in five and a half months
• She noted that she lost 11 kilograms while participating in a fitness challenge and the rest before starting the challenge
• Members of the online community showed how impressed they were with the woman's weight loss transformation
• A personal trainer and online coach spoke to Briefly News about the challenge the woman participated in

For some people, reaching their goals can be a challenging journey that requires persistence and effort, especially regarding weight loss. However, one woman demonstrated remarkable dedication when she showed her body transformation.

Goodbye, extra kilograms

Samantha Mampofu, who uses the handle @samantha_mampofu on TikTok, shared a video of her weight loss journey. She first showed what she looked like before, with the video quickly cutting to her current weight.

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The young woman shared that she lost 11kg in 74 days while participating in the 75 Hard Challenge.

While wearing pants that were sizes too big for her, Samantha said:

"These pants used to fit me. They look like baggy pants, but they are office pants."

Sharing that she was 18kg down in her caption, she also noted in her comments:

"I lost 11.4kg in the challenge. I lost the other 8kg just before the challenge. It’s 5.5 months altogether."

Watch the video below:

What is the 75 Hard Challenge?

Ash Sherwood, a personal trainer, explained to Briefly News that the 75 Hard Challenge is designed to push both mental and physical boundaries through strict rules: two 45-minute workouts per day (one outdoors), drinking lots of water, sticking to a diet, reading 10 pages of non-fiction and daily progress photos for 75 days straight.

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The online coach shared:

"While it’s meant to build toughness, I don’t believe in this challenge because it’s only two months. The intensity often leads to burnout, with many people giving up because they push too hard. It’s just too much pressure."

SA impressed with woman's weight loss

Samantha's viral video had many social media users applauding her weight loss journey, with some curious about how she lost an incredible amount of weight in 74 days.

@steph_mwadime wrote in the comment section:

"Congratulations. You ate that up."

The transformation motivated @x_lethu, who said:

"Omg! No! I’ve never been more inspired to try this challenge."

@michel.mabasso told the young lady:

"I'm so proud of you, stranger!"

@_seeb.ooo also added positivity under the post, saying:

"I’m sorry, but 18kg is not a joke. You did that."

A proud @hoopie30 said to Samantha:

"Waist is snatched, baby girl. You are on fire. Well done."

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@thandimayekiso1 humorously said in the comments:

"I’ll start January because food is nice."

Mother shows 35kg weight loss transformation

In another story, Briefly News reported about a young mother who stunned internet users when she shared she lost 35kg using the OMAD diet and jump rope exercises.

Briefly News spoke to a registered dietician who provided positive and negative aspects of the diet.

Source: Briefly News