Gugu Gumede had a weight loss surgery
Gugu Gumede lost 30kg weight in 4 months through Sleeve gastrectomy – a surgical procedure for weight loss.
The actress dropped a video on her YouTube channel to explain to the public why she had the surgery.
She began with an explanation of her mom’s death, and how it made her live in her shell for a long time; she was 4 months pregnant when her mum passed.
“Those who know me, know that in September 2021, I lost my mother, unexpectedly, and I took a huge break from social media and became disengaged. The content I was posting was work-related,” she said.
“After that, I never managed to come back and show a lot of myself. I just had my child and kind of shielded her. I didn’t want people to come into our little bubble and I just stayed in it.”
Gugu said she started adding weight and even more after she stopped breastfeeding, which didn’t excite her.
“That also came from me stopping to breastfeed. No one told me that if I stopped, I would be at risk of gaining weight,” she said.
“Physically I didn’t feel good, and my feet would hurt. I would go to bed and night and my heart would be pounding. I was so scared because I had high blood pressure, which unfortunately runs in my family,” she added.
“I knew that I was now at high risk of becoming a chronic patient.”
Gugu Gumede said she had to make the decision to lose weight, as she didn’t have the luxury of time to work out or control her portion due to work and time with her child.
“I wanted the portion control to be there. I didn’t want to just lose weight and have an issue of portion control. I needed that help and decided to get it done.” she added.
The actress said she is happy with the decision made, though the journey was hard.
