The CROSSROAD that changed my life
‘I finally got my health on track’
MIKIE MONOKETSI, 41, lives in Randburg and has a 14-year-old daughter, Danielle. She is a fitness entrepreneur and the founder of Mama’s Spices & Herbs, a holistic health and wellness store.
“On an especially dreary day in early 2012, I found myself looking in the mirror and feeling totally dissatisfied with my reflection. I didn’t recognise the figure staring back at me, and was shocked at what I’d let myself become. In that moment, I knew it was time to make a major lifestyle change.
My issue with my health started years before when I lost my dad when he was just 44 years old. I felt cheated out of so many memories with him, and found consolation in comfort food. Fast forward several years and I was a busy working mom, struggling to shake the baby weight, running a demanding call-centre business, and leaning a little too heavily on convenient fast-food takeaways, preservative-packed ready meals, and that post-work glass of wine to calm my nerves. Needless to say, I wasn’t looking or feeling my best.
