So as all of you'll know I'm a mother to an adorable angel... Being a mother means a lot of sacrifices... Sleepless nights ... Rushed dinners... Heavy duty bags under the eyes... No time for "me" maintenance etc.. But being a mother is no excuse for being over weight and showing no respect for your body.. And this is exactly what I was doing.. I excused myself for being over weight on the fact that I was breast feeding .. I was hoarding on calories on the pretense that my baby would just suck it all out of my body.. But of course that did not happen.. She just drew out what she needed and left me to be this abominable mass of fat... Now my baby is 16 months and still I am this obese woman raiding the fridge... But what bought me to my senses is this BMI calculator online that I was casually checking out.. Not only it had the words OBESE (in red) but also stated that I was in the high risk category for cardiac related problems.. I knew then and there I was playing with fire and it was not merely a fashion disaster... So I took a strong decision to change it all...
DEADLINE: My deadline is December 30th, 2014 (My sister in law's wedding is on December 31,2014)
MODE OF ACTION:
1) I got myself enrolled in Lifeline gym for 5 months in a gold membership ... It was AED 1500 for the entire 5 months.. It was some kind of offer.. They first analyze your body.. Determine areas that need priority and assign a trainer for you... It's only been two weeks since I have been going... And I am still awaiting results.. I will have a detailed post on the gym and it's facilities soon..
2)I ganged up with some blogger friends, Naznin and Abidha, to take on a strict and healthy diet.. For starters we decided to cut out restaurant food, fried food and sweet dishes... I am just going an extra mile to skip dinner as well whenever I can...
MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS:
1) My main problematic area is my tummy... It still looks like I have a full term baby inside...
2) I have noticed that I did not put any weight in my lower body because I can easily fit into my old jeans...Its only from my tummy and above I have bloated up.... And another main area is my upper arms... I definitely need to make the dumbbells my best friend...
EXTRA LINE OF DEFENSE:
1) My main motivation is to look amaze-balls at the wedding which kind of stimulates me to push extra hard on the cross trainer at the gym.. The thought that I can finally fit into those clothes that i have been eyeing at the malls is like a dream come true ... So to bring the whole process to life we must envision the goal.. That is the right way to bring about the positive attitude.. So every time I see a juicy fat burger I cross off that image and replace it with a future "me" pulling off a sexy black romper...
2) And of course behind all the image fantasy, is a more mature and responsible goal to stay fit n healthy.. To respect and care for the precious body that the Almighty has blessed me with.. To feed it with the right nutrition and attitude it deserves.. All this dieting and exercising should not depict in any way, in your minds that I do not like who I am or what I am blessed with.. I am ever grateful to the Lord that he has blessed me abundantly with fully functional organs and limbs.. It's just that I need to be more thankful and respectful.. After all gluttony is a sin...
So that's it guys... If anyone of you'll have gone through this phase of losing weight successfully do leave in your tips below or on my FB page...
P.S. I will post my updates once a month..