Thursday, 14 March 2013

My motivation - Winning "Self"

So people keep asking me why do i choose to go on such liquid diet and if this will affect my health and all, so i thought i should write about my reasons for choosing this diet and why i have decided to take this route.
Please am not writing to be criticised or praised, am doing this for me...
Am an emotional person when it comes to my weight, i refuse to talk about it or let it weigh me down thus i try to do all those things lekpa (skinny) people do. I always strive to be the best in what i do and i never belive no is an answer, but for some reason, which still beats me is that i cannot conquer "myself", am like a prisoner in my skin eating what my flesh wants and the way it wants it even when am least hungry...
This may sound weird to some people but i know how bad i feel after taking that chocolate or eating that pizza. I watched myself move dress sizes continously and still felt helpless, and the insults and passing comments about my weight became so much but i chose to ignore.
I have tried alot of stuffs in the past... i have guard my teeth (which i personnally removed as the thoughts of not eating was just unbearable). I have tried to get a personal trainer ( i just bullied them no matter how hard they try), I hate jogging because it leaves me short of breathe but i try walking. But the main issue i have is my thought pattern towards food. I crave for food all the time!


I did not need anyone to tell me i needed an intervention, First will be to change my thought pattern towards food. I was determined to start this diet after i saw my Friend (who is my consultant now) loose so much weight on the diet, i knew her well, and seeing her go from a size 24 to a size 14 in weeks was amazing! and i said to myself hey! Nelly you can do this, its gonna be hard but you could do it.
So i told her i was interested in what she did and that am tired of being the "fat Nelly" and she was glad i came to her.
She has so far been encouraging and i thank God for her.

Left is my friend in a dress size 14 and her on the right is she, a dress size 24
Today, i have accepted that i am big and i am working towards loosing weight. I have so far had so many encouragments from people when they know am on a diet. Though am not showing to that extent where one will see me and say wow!!!! Nelly you have lost some weight (which is my goal) but i have seen alot difference in me. I am much smarter and i am not always short of breathe after taking a few walks.
I see food but am not hungry neither am i drawn towards it, i keep telling myself how this story has to end in praise and the Glory of God manifested in my life as i have conquered "self".
I want to be healthy, fit and happy, i want a day i will stop snoring or a day i can walk into a bank and it doesnt say "two people are not allowed at the same time" this maybe funny to you but they are serious issues to me.
Am in week 3 my weigh in is on saturday, i still have like 10 weeks to acheive my first goal of loosing 30kg.
Though i have lost 9kg in 2 weeks i do not want it to get to my head, am seeing results for the first time in my life and i am glad i started the cambridge Journey.

My son's birthday will be in August and i want to be a trim size mum and flaunt my brand new body, i know its acheivable and am determined to win over "self". I wont give up now its too late to be sorry for "self".
#teamslimbody

13 comments:

  1. U WILL SURELY GET THERE HUN! I KNOW U WILL! JISIE IKE..... I love the fact that u are really motivated to do this....can't wait to see the new Nelly and I'll sure be getting some tips from you to loose by stubborn pouch (belly fat) ;-)

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  2. Awwww... I'm glad I'm just 2 doors away to cheer you on!
    Now I'm motivated to 'win self' too in other areas that affect me.
    Though slim, I need to take my eating habit & exercise (to stay fit and healthy) seriously.
    Go girl! You sure can win this!

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  3. I am so happy for you Nelly. I can't wait to see you after the completion of your target.
    But more importantly is the necessary discipline to stay slim. The journey to your continued slim status isn't in achieving the target, it is more in staying fit and slim. Nutritional discipline is way more difficult going from now.
    Wish you the best and stay victorious over "self".

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  4. I am just visiting here for the first time dear. I am so happy to know you have wonderful talents. keep it up!

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  5. I'm so glad to see you're so motivated to do this, God will back you up. Onye kwe, Chi ya ekwe! stay encouraged!

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  6. Thank you all put me in your prayers oh! I will not backslide

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  7. I'm gonna get there too (-̩̩̩⌣́_⌣̀-̩̩̩). A friend just sent me this link and in less than an hour av learnt a lot n I've fallen hard for the blogger...... I want to be that sexy gal next door b4 June and inshallah I will be.

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  8. Sweet heart we will get there, it has taken everything in me to get to the fourth week, as you can see I ve cheated so am no perfect but my eyes is on the price. Lets do this together #teamslimbody!

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  9. Yes I know I carried last here, but how long did it take her to lose that weight biko. I'm on the cambridge diet too yelz we are togerra :D lol

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  10. Hi dear, sorry for the late response, it took my 42days to get to where I am.
    Good to know you are on the diet as well, hope you have not been cheating oh!
    Send me an email so that we can be diet buddies ... I also love to hear your story...
    Plssss don't forget oh! negbogu@gmail.com

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  11. Nelly, im really motivated, and i love to know more about this liquid diet you are on. what exactly do u take (eat/drink), whats is it all about. plz let me in on how to get your recipe. i'll appreciate ur swait response. welldone Gurl, wif what i;ve seen so far, en if u continue to decide to fight and not quit, it'll sure most definetly end in PRAISEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.you're helped.

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  12. Sweethrt is Cambridge diet and hardwork exercise that am on oh!

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