Dr Rossouw Weight Loss

24/03/2025

WARNING!!
It has come to our attention that an individual with the same surname as Dr Rossouw has been selling a range of products that we DO NOT endorse or sell or are at all affiliated with. The individual also charges for an injection weight loss aid, takes payment for it but then does not deliver the product, thus scamming unsuspecting customers.
Our services and products are exclusive to our clinics and only available through our registered offices.
Dr H C Rossouw and staff hereby distance themselves from any one claiming to sell our range and our plan or consults in our name.
We take no responsibility for products or services rendered not registered or received at or via our practice.
If you are unsure about what or whom you are buying from online, please contact us directly BEFORE purchasing, to confirm if or not you are being scammed.
Be vigilant, if something sounds too good to be true, it most probably is!
Dr H C Rossouw and team.
For enquiries:
drroussouwlifestyle@gmail.com

12/03/2025

Good afternoon friends!

What a GREAT day to be alive AND able to work towards a healthy body and lifestyle!

So often in consultation (and with myself in my personal journey), we deal with frustration with the process towards goal. In many a case, the reason being impatience and unrealistic expectations.

Here are a few examples of common mishaps in the journey towards a healthy body and lifestyle:

Alcohol consumption... "but I only had one small glass of wine.."
Alcohol is maybe the number one contributor to weight loss plateau. Even a small glass of wine can cause 2+kg water weight gain, slows down the metabolism with 73%! for 3 whole days, thus destroying a whole weeks worth of effort. It also promotes visceral fat accumulation - belly fat. The sooner you skip the alcohol, the faster the results will come!

Skipping meals... by trying to overcompensate for veering off the plan, skipping meals only causes a lowering of metabolic function and slows down weight loss and fat metabolism for energy.
Also skipping meals to speed up weight loss has exactly the opposite effect and will only mess up an already confused metabolism.

Incorrect portioning... simply put, too much OR too little! WEIGH OR MEASURE friends, WEIGH OR MEASURE! Don't skimp on fruit snacks and salads and veggies with your meals! And be exact on the protein, if the steak looks too big, it most probably is!

Snacking... Most snacks are extremely high in energy and low in nutrition. For instance: one rusk = 500 - 800kj... one ginger biscuit = 4 tsp sugar... 2 slices bread = 920kj... handful of hard chips = 500kj AND loaded with sodium... matchbox size yellow cheese = 700 - 900kj...

Snacking can cause severe damage and for the most part, will go unaccounted for as we simply do not want to acknowledge it as we then feel like failures, so we sometimes choose to not write it down, and come end of the week and weigh day, we are frustrated with the meal plan as we are not losing any weight??
But the GREAT news is, as soon as you start writing them down, one biscuit at a time, you start taking responsibility, and you SEE what you have eaten, so maaaybe that second biscuit is just not such a good idea, and come tomorrow, you improve on today by having NO biscuits at all!

Hormones... Hormonal imbalance can cause severe water retention and weight fluctuations. When pre menstrual, women can retain up to 2.6kg in water, completely unfair, BUT as it is only water weight and volume, know that it has nothing to do with your fat loss, and in no time you will be back on track scale wise!
The other evil with hormones are the terror called peri menopause.. If you are between the ages of 40 - 55, chances are, you are battling this pest! But with perseverance, adjustments to your lifestyle etc., you will make it through!

Ofcourse there are many more, but these are the most common.

Now the best thing we can do, is to firstly, KNOW WE ARE HUMAN! There will be errors, it is OKAY! As long as you move forward and learn from previous mistakes, you simply just keep doing your best!

So take this week to improve on last week. Meticulously go through your plan, make sure your portions are correct. Drink all your water. Say no to the wine and KEEP A RECORD of EVERYTHING you consume! Exercise - even by just getting in a bit of extra walking, it is an improvement! With patience and a positive attitude, you WILL get there friends! The weight did NOT appear overnight, and it will NOT disappear overnight...

JUST KEEP GOING, and do what you MUST - the results WILL come!

Have a FANTASTIC Wednesday, you've GOT THIS!!!!

10/02/2025

Halllooo Friends!

Hope you are all doing well and surviving the hot days of February!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this quote, it is DEF one to go up on the fridge!

NOTHING must hold you back from creating the healthy life you have always wanted! If it is in your control to change the dynamics, THEN DO IT! One step at a time, one meal at a time, one day at a time friends, no matter how long the journey, the goal stays the same!

Have a fantastic rest of your day 🙂 and enjoy your healthy body and lifestyle!

🥗🍎🧘‍♀️🤸‍♀️

21/01/2025

Gooood morning friends!

Hope you are all well on this fine Tue afternoon :)

The effects of a poor diet lacking in proper nutrition and loaded with excessive sugars, REFINED carbs and fats, have devastating effects on our population, from children to adults.

Diseases commonly associated with poor nutrition and being overweight are: high blood pressure; high cholesterol, early onset of osteoarthritis, asthma, heart disease, diabetes, chronic illness from weak immune system, cancer, inflammatory disease etc. It also has devastating effects on things like fertility, concentration, sleep, state of mind, skin problems, digestive upset, heat burn, acid reflux, the list is absolutely endless...

In practice we see VAST improvements in the shortest of times in ALL of the above when patients start feeding themselves healthy food, in the correct portions for their healthy weight. By staying away from or severely limiting toxic foods like pastries, cakes, chocolates, chips, refined carbs and too much fats, it is amazing what happens to the body when it is fed well and looked after with love.

If you are not ready to completely overhaul your lifestyle, then start small. Baby steps are better than NO steps!

If you need any assistance, contact us and we will help you get your health back. 90% of all chronic illness are lifestyle related, just IMAGINE living without medicine or at least with much less, just because you got your lifestyle and nourishment right!

All possible friends, you just have to try 🙂

Have a fantastic day and remember: "What you find at the end of your fork is more powerful than ANYTHING you'll find at the bottom of a pill bottle"..

13/01/2025

GOOOOD afternoon friends!

Aaaaah, how lovely it is to welcome another year, to look forward to new opportunities and to be thankful for all we have.. I know it is a bit late, but myself and the husband contracted COVID and have been very unwell since the 1st of January! What a way to start the year!!! But alas, we are okay and slowly getting better! So I have dug into the archives and the 2021 new year message really spoke to me, and I will now gladly share..

'Today marks that day MANY of us wait for - count on - to change bad old habits and poor life- and lifestyle choices into what we KNOW we need and what we long for to have and live... A healthy lifestyle, free from weight related disease, pride and self confidence, to name but a few...

The time for change has come friends, with so many things completely out of our control, this ONE thing - our weight and lifestyle - is one of the few things we CAN control...

Difficult it will be in the beginning, I can promise you that. It will take blood, sweat and tears, it does NOT come naturally OR easily, BUT in a short 7 to 21 days of perseverance and doing what you must, you WILL succeed in dragging yourself out of your toxic ways, into the freedom you so deserve...

Be excited for the change, be realistic in goal setting, do NOT be intimidated by healthy living, we all have to start SOMEWHERE! AND here and NOW is as perfect time as ever 🙂

Let's DO THIS friends, I am also on DAY 1 today, looking forward to becoming the healthy, strong and proud individual I once was and know I can be!"

Blessings and prosperity to all for 2025 friends.. The time for CHANGE has come, join us today!!!!🥳

10/12/2024

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

We are closing for the holidays :)

Paarl and Durbanville clinics:

CLOSE: 20/12/2024
OPEN - Admin only: 8/1/2025 from 8 - 12:00
Appointments: 13/1/2025 normal office hours

George and online support:

CLOSE: 17 December 2024
OPEN: 6 January 2025

MAKE SURE:

You have enough medication! Sort this out sooner rather than later, no one will be able to assist during the closure times.

You have collected all scripts for medication.

You have scheduled your new or follow up appointments for the new year, we are booked up well in advance!

All inquiries will only be responded to when the clinics open from 6 OR 8 January 2025. It will take time to work through all the messages and mails, be patient.

THE PHONE LINES WILL BE BUSY, LEAVE A MESSAGE OR SEND AN EMAIL. PLEASE BE PATIENT.

If you have any questions or need any assistance with the plan, please let me know before 17 December or from 6 January on drrossouwlifestyle@gmail.com.

Have a wonderful week friends, counting the days!!

05/11/2024

I was going through some previous posts of way back in the day, to get some inspiration - yes, I also fight the battle of the bulge with you all 🤺 - and came across this post from 2015 that I am sharing with you today.. When times are tough and we need to dig deep, we do so! Enjoy and go for goal, because we CAN!

"Giving up is simply not an option friends, you HAVE to give yourself the chance to lead a healthy lifestyle... even if your dreams of goal weight and a healthy body seem soooo far away and almost unattainable at this point, know that IN time, this WILL change, your dreams WILL become a reality, IF YOU LET IT!

Persist and persevere, work for it, if you stumble and fall, stand back up!!
The journey is a complex and difficult one at times, but I promise you, it is a journey worth travelling..

30/09/2024

Recipe time friends!

Enjoy the last Monday of September!

CHICKEN IN A CREAMY SUNDRIED TOMATO SAUCE - SERVES 6

Ingredients:
6 chicken breast fillets (600g)
2 teaspoons of paprika (not smoked)
½ teaspoon of garlic powder (granules)
½ teaspoon of onion powder (granules)
freshly ground sea salt and black pepper
1 medium onion, finely diced
3 cloves of garlic, crushed
50g (1.5oz) of sun-dried tomatoes, chopped small (I use the dried tomatoes and rehydrate them in boiling water)
400ml of low sodium chicken stock
100g (3.5oz) of low fat SMOOTH cottage cheese
30g (1oz) of Parmesan, fresh grated.
fresh parsley or basil, chopped
olive oil spray

Instructions:
Place the chicken breasts on a board, and cover over with cling film, then using a meat mallet to pound until thin.
Season both sides with the paprika, garlic and onion powder and a generous amount of freshly ground sea salt and black pepper.

Spray a frying pan over a medium-high heat with some olive spray, add the chicken breasts and cook for about 5 mins per side until lightly golden, then remove from pan and set aside.
Spray the frying pan with a little more cooking oil spray and add the onion. Fry for a few minutes until translucent.

Then add in the garlic, and sun-dried tomatoes, then gradually keep adding in a little bit of stock at a time, reduce it down around the onion and tomatoes and keep repeating the process until you have added 200ml and the onions are lovely and softened and caramelized. (Make sure you are reducing the stock down each time you add a little bit).

Add in the SMOOTH cottage cheese and stir until fully melted, then add the remaining 200ml stock and bring to a bubble so that is starts to a reduce into a creamy sauce.

Stir in the Parmesan until melted. Then add back in the chicken pieces, spooning some of the sauce over the top, allow to simmer until the chicken is cooked through. If the sauce reduces too much you can add in a little more stock to loosen.
Sprinkle with a little chopped fresh parsley or basil and enjoy with mashed potatoes and a green salad.

30/08/2024

IT IS TIME FRIENDS!!!

Challenge is out, check your mail!!

If you want to join, send your latest proof of payment of any product or service at any of our clinics - not older than 14 days - and you are in!

If you did not receive it, please let me know on drrossouwlifestyle@gmail.com.

Have a wonderful weekend, on Monday we DO THIS!!!

🥗🥘🤸‍♀️

13/08/2024

Spot on!!!

If you want to see change, you have to make it happen.. it does not happen on its own.. only one way friends, no shortcuts, no half measures... watch this space, challenge is coming to help you do all those things you have been avoiding that have been standing in the way of your magic!

🥗🍗🍊🥦🫗🧘‍♀️🚶‍♀️🛌

06/08/2024

05/08/2024

Good Monday everyone!

YES!! It is that time of the year again!! 🤸‍♀️🥗🫗📉

We will be launching our 3 week Spring challenge, starting 2 Sept 2024.

HOW TO JOIN CHALLENGE:
1. Be an active client of the plan - meaning you must be in consultation with either Dr Rossouw or myself, Julie van Heerden, and attending your weigh inn sessions in person or online.

2. If not an active and current client, then join! Contact me directly for information on how to join etc, so we can get you started before then on drrossouwlifestyle@gmail.com

3. If you are a current and active client, send your email address and clinic where you currently weigh in to: drrossouwlifestyle@gmail.com

I will be posting reminders, 4 short weeks till spring, LET'S DO THIS FRIENDS!!!