"I decided to shed my weight because I didn't want to die" - Singer Teni

Teniola Apata, better known as Teni, is a Nigerian singer who recently shared her motivation for starting a weight loss journey.

The singer claimed in a social media-trending video that she ate whatever she wanted and that's why she weighed 260 pounds.

She understood, though, that her excessive weight gain could be fatal. She began to make an effort to lose weight.

She said: "This is me at 260 pounds. i dey chop anything I like and I kon realize say you only get one life cus aye o pe meji (Life has no duplicate). Me I no won die, see as I fresh and I fine, gbogbo won ko mi je (everyone started liking me) and all the boyfriend and girlfriends gbogbo won ko mi je. I am never going back there, if you need inspiration, you are looking at me right now."