Afrobeat singer, Teniola Apata, popularly known as Teni, has revealed how she lost a significant weight loss.
The singer had shocked everyone when she appeared much slimmer and younger in pictures and real life.
Many had suggested the singer opted for surgery especially when she unveiled her new weight after popular actress Eniola Badmus allegedly lost her weight through a surgical procedure.
Teni in an interview said the decision to lose weight was for health reasons. She said she had made the decision when she had suffered from repeated COVID-19.
Recently, she revealed she also had a life-threatening infection in her throat that required surgery.
Teni said she lost all the weight through a strict diet. According to her, she had trained her mind and body to depend on what she was given. She said she had no carbohydrates for months.
She said, “I went through a lot. I went through a lot of changes. I lose weight and some unfortunate fellows said I did surgery.
“If I did surgery my stomach will be flat. I wish but I was scared. Surgery is not easy. It’s life threatening. It’s not easy to go under the knife. I was on a strict diet. Ask my managers. No carbs. I was on a strict diet for two months.
“But it taught me discipline. The mind is also a muscle. The way you flex your arms, discipline helps you flex your mind. It was not easy. Do you know what it means for me to take people out on dinner and I can’t eat what they are eating?
“I made the decision to lose weight after I had survived life-threatening COVID-19. I had COVID-19 twice; 2020 and 2021. So, in January 2022, after the COVID-19, I just said, ‘Omo, it’s time.”
