51 things in 1051 days ... My to do list

I have been for a while now planning to put together a todo list of what i intend to do when i become "agbani" not like i want to get down to agbani's size oh! dress size 12-16 is OK for me joor.

Ok Oya Nelly focus... eh heh hmmm... lol

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My to do list after the cut...

The desire to put in a list stems from my satisfaction ... instead of having a big goal at the end of a year i decided to have small goals and work towards getting there. So i want to share with you my my to do list ... here they are...

1. Do so something about my enormous weight Started...
2. Loose 10kg in 4 weeks done in 3 weeks 15.03.13
3. Loose 30 kg in 12 weeks
4. Loose 60 kg from my initial weight
5. Loose 80kg from my initial weight
6. Fit comfortably in a plane seat I think i can
7. No need to ask for extra belt seat
8. Start climbing stairs every evening consistently
9. Take walks on weekends
10. Play games with my kids without panting Kinda.. lol
11. Ride a bike again
12. Ride a Horse
13. Wear fitting shorts for my son's birthday in Aug (i love shorts cos i have the legs ... lol)
14. Start jogging
15. Visit the Gym 2 times a week
16. Visit the Gym 3 times a week
17. Run on the treadmill 2 hours non stop
18. Enroll for a half marathon
19. Enroll for a 5k Marathon
20. Go dancing
21. Go clubbing and not just sitting down
22. Play tennis
23. Get a massage (and enjoy it)
24. Wear something sleeveless
25. Wear knee lenght skirt
26. Wear heels again (dont care if am tall)
27. Go to the beach
28. Wear a swim suit witout complete shame
29. Learn to swim
30. Of course take a "nat geo" Vacation with hubby (fishing, hunting ... he loves it...)
31. Go to gambia/kenya (wild life things)
32. Go to Australia!
33. Be more confident
34. Go for a full fashion shoot ...
35. Cut my wedding and engagement ring size down
36. Take pictures of me completing the todo lists
37. Donate most of my plus size clothes (if i will see someone to give it to)
38. Start up a "teamslimbody" club... (name could change)
39. Sing karoke!
40. Encourage others
41. Be a consultant
42. Wear a lesser size in bra
43. Buy pretty bras
44. Be able to walk in to a clothing store and pick dresses not just earrings
45. Stop snoring
46. Speak in an audience without wondering if they are checking out my size
47. Of course eat right!
48. Stay on a 1000 calorie intake
49. Love more!
50. Be smarter!
51. And be healthier!

Tips to loosing weight

Once upon a time i was giving my baby a bottle of water and he started playing with the bottle and then threw it down, so i handed my baby to my nanny and decided to give to pick the bottle, tried squatting to pick it the bottle and it was just impossible so i decided to bend down yet my hand could not reach the floor i was obstructed by the 160kg fat which had made sure i could not pick the bottle. Then reality struck me, i was severely obese and need to do something right now before i die!

I thought about my sedenatry life which never included exercise and my eating habit? just too sad to mention, i became desperate to loose weight ... i started with taking walks in the field but i noticed i get tired easily and i was not loosing as fast as i wanted to enable me start running. Was introduced to Cambridge diet by a friend/consultant and since then i got hooked.

As a beginner, starting a weight loss journey takes every being in you, you need to need it more than ever before and be determined enough to go through it... whether is waking up and exercising or just watching what you eat or even dieting, it needs to be a lifestyle and that's the only way to get through.

Whether you have 5kg or 80kg to loose you need to find your motivation stick on it and dont ever think you will start to see results from day 1.

Know yourself: What will work for you may not certainly work for me, study your body and know what is good for you. not everyone can diet like am doing, even me at a time i could not diet because i always wanted to eat even when am not hungry.

Baby Steps: You did not put all those fat in one day so dont expect to loose it in a split of a second. Have a goal every week and try to acheive it, i used to walk on the steps 5 times when i started then i pushed myself in walking 10 times and more ... dont worry you will see the changes pretty soon.

Dont be discouraged: There are days when you feel "hey am not loosing any weight i rather continue eating" that's the worst thing you can ever do to yourself. Just keep calm and be focused, people may not notice those little changes you get to feel but you know (deep in your heart ) that you are turning around to your dream weight.

If you mess up, try again: Just because you cheated or skipped a work out session doesnt meant you should quit. get up dust yourself and try again. Stop the self pity and move that fat around.

Start from your comfort zone: Not everyone can do those workouts as seen in the videos, they actually started from somewhere, like me am avery busy person so working out from mondays to fridays is almost impossible, what i do is after ensuring that my kids have slept, i go to the stairs and climb 20 times have my bath and sleep, this is my comfort zone what i can do so i make it a routine. if also you are dieting and cannot do a liquid diet all through, the add some meals, just ensure you watch the amount of calories you are taking in.

Focus on the end goal: As i said earlier, always begin with the end in mind, you are trying to change your life and this is not an easy thing to do, just keep doing what you are doing and never forget when you tend to achieve at the end.

Listen to your doctor: Always ensure you consult your doctor before you start any program.

Anyone else have any advise to share? any specific question?

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So I have been thinking of a way of making my blog very interactive and fun. I can see people come in view and never comment ...thats not fair naa, motivate your sister…

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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

Day 18 .... Facing my demon

Today has been pretty much OK, i had 1.5 litres of water this morning (kinda like a routine) before having my strawberry shake, I took my kids to the hospital today for routine checks and so i spent most of my morning there this means i went to work late infact during lunch time...
As i just entered the office, the whole place more like my nose and thoughts was agog with this awesome smell of indomie (am sure its indomie onions) and fried egg with some sausage may be two :). the worse part is that i cannot run out of the office at that time because i have not been in the office all day and had serious stuffs pending... i felt hungry... you know that feeling when you are certain that the hunger is coming from the nose not the tummy :) ... anyways am proud of my self that i scaled through. When i see the picture above, i motivate myself to keep moving, knowing one day it will pay off, dont get me wrong, this is one of, if not the most difficult descions i have ever made but am determined to stick with it. i want to be happy with myself, be able to do little things for my sons like squatting to tie their shoe laces or playing football with them, also when is time for their inter house sports, i want to be there for them, its one sacrifice i make today that will change my entire world....lets run this race together where ever you are and trying to loose weight and really feel like cheating... just remember, its not all about you now... #TeamSlimbody...

DAY 1- DAY16 story so far...

So i started the cambridge diet weight loss plan on the 23rd of feb 2013, which is actually my birthday!!!
it took everything in me to pass through that day without cheating... i died a thousand times when i got two beautiful cakes one red velvet cheese cake and one chocolate cream cake...but i scaled through after crying secretly 
Anyways fast forward to day 3 and 4, those days were terrible! i could not even think straight i just saw food anywhere and every where even in my dreams, had constant headaches but refused to give up, so i drank lots of water than expected.
it was crazy! but then moving to day 7 when i weighed in on saturday ( as i have chosen every saturday as my weigh in day) and i lost 10lbs!!!
It was like the best day ever! i felt like miss world and didn't want to know what anyone thinks...
i was ready to be on this diet for like ever... thank God i had started getting into ketosis and so i was not hungry anymore just cravings those wont stop.
Week 2 was a bit fair, they keep cooking lots of meal in my office and office room is close to the cafeteria and this disturbs me alot, so i devised a means of excusing myself during lunch time for any other place so that i just dont get tempted.
Then Saturday of week 2 came and i had lost 4kg and am so glad, i have lost 9kg in 2 weeks!
This is just an awesome feeling, the picture above left was take before i started and right was taken 2 weeks later.
Will continue to keep you guys posted.

Meanwhile, i have a short tearm goal of loosing 30kg in 12 weeks and 80kg in 1 year... its acheavable!

lets bring it on...#Teamslimbody