34 kg less thanks to swimming. 9 kg and then 4 kg lost over the last two years. The considerable weight loss and the speed concern more than one in his native commune, Merchtem (north-west of Brussels). Many believe that her considerable weight loss is due to medical help, she fiercely refutes this. “Half the town says I had surgery, the other half swears I take Ozempic”she explains with humor. “I’m not going to strut around the market place with my stomach exposed to prove that I have no scars. I started this journey long before the craze for weight loss injections took off. Why should I start Ozempic now ?”
Maggie de Block’s impressive weight loss thanks to swimming: “I lost these pounds naturally”
Not very regular because of her ministerial schedule, she now swims three times a week for an hour. A doctor, she assures that it is possible to lose weight without medication. His goal, 50 kg less in total. “If I achieve this goal next year at the same time, the circle will be complete. I will then have proven that it is possible, thanks to my determination, step by step.”
Moving more is not its only secret. The former minister follows a very strict diet: no more bread, pasta and potatoes. In the morning, she eats skyr (a very popular Icelandic dairy product rich in protein) with blueberries. A “fresh and light” soup at lunchtime while in the evening, it’s fish and vegetables.
