How do you manage to lose weight – and how do you keep going? Four people tell how they managed to get rid of excess pounds sustainably.
Written down by Constanze Löffler
Anne Wißdorf, 43 years old
Bank clerk, height: 1.68 meters, weight: from 84 to 69 kilos
Anne Wißdorf gave up the habit of snacking on chocolate in the evening and put more vegetables, salad and protein-rich dairy products on the menu. One of her goals: to wear a bikini on the beach again
© Marina Rosa Weigl; Illustrations: Kavel Rafferty/the illustrators
Even as a child I was chubby for a while. I gained weight steadily when I started my training, and the weight kept going up. Later I lost a few pounds again, but the weight loss was never sustainable. I was only really slim once, when I weighed 55 kilos – my grandmother had died, my sister was seriously ill, and I was lovesick. When I met my current husband, life calmed down: instead of going out, we stayed at home more, the fridge was always well stocked.