I Had To Undergo Weight Loss Surgery – Real Warri Pikin
Comedienne Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha, better known as Real Warri Pikin, has opened up on the secret to her drastic weight loss.
The laughter merchant became a topic of discuss after she debuted a slimmer frame and promised her fans to reveal the secret of losing so much weight.
Taking to her YouTube channel, she shared an emotional account in both Pidgin and English language of how she lost weight.
According to her, she had to undergo surgery so that she can lose weight. Though it was a very tough decision to make, she couldn’t make up her mind on time but because of her health, she had to embark on the journey or lose her life.
Real Warri Pikin, added that her husband, Ikechukwu had to step in because he didn’t want her to die. He encouraged her to undergo the surgery.
“So na Ikechukwu now dey tell me say I must do weight loss surgery because he does not want to lose me. It was such a difficult time for me, this was like January 2023, I will cry, I went back to the gym, I will work out, I will eat right, eye go dey turn me because I no fit chop wetin I suppose to chop, it became a very difficult time for me, trying to make a decision to go for the weight loss surgery so it could help me lose weight and be well.
“I tried to do it naturally, everyone around me have made up their mind except me, it was such a difficult moment for me. At the end of the day, I just woke up one day and said ‘baby, I’m ready, let’s do this’ and I took the most difficult decision of my life, I went for the weight loss surgery.”
Speaking further, Real Warri Pikin admitted that she is happy she finally went for the surgery because all of her health issues disappeared with it.
She revealed that the surgery put an end to her knee pains, migraines, and other health issues she was diagnosed with.
“I’m happy I made that decision, I’m happy my husband, Victor Ikechukwu Asuoha was there for me, my doctor, my family was there to say ‘Anita do it and you will be fine’ I did it and I am fine, I feel better, I don’t wake up dizzy, weak. I don’t wake up with migraines anymore, I don’t have knee pains anymore, everything that I was diagnosed with, I’m free from them now, I feel so good right now.”
While advising fans on how to keep fit, she stated that some people have used body positivity terms to deceive themselves into living an unhealthy lifestyle.
According to her, she used to be one of those who used to say ‘na fat I fat, I no kill person’ even though she was gradually dying.
“Keeping fit should be normalised. We don’t talk about it enough because of this ‘self love and body positivity. I’ve been there, love yourself the way you are, na fat I fat, I no kill person, those are the things that I was using at that time, ‘na fat I fat I no kill person, I be plus size’, uhhh you dey die dey go”, she added.
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