So...
One month after and 4kg down, I am thinking to myself, "Madam, did you take any conscious steps towards losing this weight?"
Answer: "No (Ma)"!
Truth be told, the Redeemed Christian Church of God annual 28 day fasting and prayer session takes all the credit for any weight lost in the month of February. Took loads and loads of water after the fast and since I was conscious of not looking washed away, I always ensured I had lots of fruit and one properly balanced meal to break the fast.
It was a time of drawing closer to God spiritually and I must admit, I quite enjoyed it. I could legally claim no energy to jump around and dance to my aerobic DVDs, etc. I could just return from school runs and lounge around on the sofa - You lazy lounge lizard, you "£$%^&^&**(()))! Most importantly, I could legitimately indulge in my love for "asoki" (for the uninitiated, that is ijebu garri soaked with chilled water and peanuts).
Well, I guess the day and month of reckoning is here now, time to truly face myself and get to love my body a little bit more. I am looking forward to swimming and steaming my body a little bit (well maybe, a lot bit) and I do promise, pishos, picshas, pishas! Loads and Loads of them.
My current gym subscription expires on the 31st of May and I am committed to shedding 10 kg before then. So, that will be going from 114 kg to 104 kg (102 kg, please God, *kneeling down*, *face raised up to heaven*, *hands clasped*, and *tears running down my face*), in a space of three months. I guess that is slow and healthy enough for anybody, most of all myself.
Once again, I am not trying to be scary skinny! I am trying to get to a healthy size 16. A size 14 will be most appreciated, but I am not going to beat myself up over it! I am currently at 20/22 and just think I need to get rid of the jiggle in my thighs, the wiggle in my belly and the wobble in my arms. That'll do Fifie, that'll do! There are some dresses at the Grand Mall in just the right size and with just the right price tag calling out my name and boy, I need to answer that call.
Reward if I do reach my goal - 3 new dresses (yes sirree), 1 new skanky shoe (got to get my skank back on ladies), and a renewal of my gym subscription. Have y'all noticed I am not going to reward myself with food? A sure sign that I have indeed reformed!
Congratulations on your reformation, we are waiting and watching this space ;)
ReplyDelete@Victoria Nwogu: Hah! "Mojo" is coming back on, with or without the "Jojo"!
ReplyDeletethe beauty (for amebos like us) in giving out numbers (like Kgs and Years) is that we begin to help you count....hehehehehehe i'm counting...
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, you go gal!
ps: dont lose that arm wobble o.. we need it for 'ndi nne mama'
Onyi
Yea sis,you go on and fight dat battle.its reassuring that you are not pushing to a ridiculous size 10 or 12.1 or 16 is quite healthy.I have been down dis lane,infact am still in the race and i know its not easy but the end justifies the whole trauma.yea,go ahead,shed all dat extra flesh for health sake more than physical appearance.
ReplyDeleteone day i will like to share my journey on this blog,it was tough,harrrrrrrrrrrd but at the end of the day am a comfortable size 14,the last time i tried to take it down to 12,come see harassing questions,"vanessa na wetin dey do you?"are you sick?are you still mourning?you are too slim O!you look older,dats humans for you. we are watching sha