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<\/p>\nGoodHope FM Big Breakfast show host Stan Mars has publicly committed himself to taking on a health and weight-loss journey.<\/p>\n
On September 1, he and his team embarked on their Spring Day 5km walk along the Promenade in Sea Point, Cape Town.<\/p>\n
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Mars said he was turning over a new leaf and embracing change, mentally and physically, in September.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonestly, I\u2019m tired of being the big guy and wanting to drop \u2018Big\u2019 from my everyday life, \u2018Bigstan\u2019 wants to be \u2018Stan\u2019 ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are super insensitive about weight and literally don’t care about the comments they make.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mars said he made the commitment to adopt a healthy lifestyle after he lost a close friend.<\/p>\n
\u201cA very close and dear friend died last year, and his death rocked me because he was 47 and a medical doctor. He always went out of his way to keep me healthy and look out for me, so I promised him I will do this.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I intend to keep my word in his honour, Doctor Ferhan Khan.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day is a challenge; It took me a long time to realise that food addiction is real.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a decision you make from the time you wake up to when you go sleep. Like most addicts, I have answers and jokes for everything but when I\u2019m alone and start reflecting, it hits the hardest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI use humour to hide behind, I wear a mask that makes me bulletproof.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mars said it was the first time he has gone public about his desire to live a healthy lifestyle and his attempts to do so, including dieting every Monday for past few years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis time I\u2019m going public. I feel it\u2019s the game-changer. This is the most vulnerable I\u2019ve felt in my life but I know it\u2019s needed, I have a brilliant team supporting me.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I\u2019m fully invested in making a lifestyle change, not really focusing on the scale.<\/p>\n
\u201c5k Club is the beginning. I\u2019m figuring out and learning. My end goal is to be healthy and comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mars says it has been tough so far but \u201cit\u2019s early days\u201d.<\/p>\n
He said he wanted to wear a suit he inherited from his father.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad died last year and left a suit for me. I really want to wear that suit to a good friend\u2019s wedding in December as I\u2019m the MC but, right now, there\u2019s no way I can get into that suit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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