Ubërfabgogo: the journey back to fab
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Awesome August
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Holidays!!!!
Hello my ubërfabfam....
How have you been? Fabulous I guess. ..lols...you can already tell im really excited because thankfully I'm now on leave and spending time with my family at home. .. can I hear a whoop whoop!!! This is a much deserved break if I do say so myself however I have exams coming up shortly (bummer alert) so I have to try and figure out how to relax, unwind, have fun,study. .. and be fab all the way. .. Lols. .. challenge accepted!!!
My plans for now include remembering to eat healthy amidst all the temptations (chocolates, cakes...etc) and going to boot camp. .. the boot camp bit is still a bit scary even though it's only 3 days a week but still. ... hmm. ..I need more encouragement. ..anyone care to help?
Newyz I've been up to a whole lot since I went on leave last week. ..
I finally got to see the new superman movie and I loved it.... I am a sucker for superheroes and this dude was such a hunk. ..I definitely have to see it again. ..#wink. .. Lols
Then I went shopping shopping shopping. ... and found out that Green can actually be really pretty and I ended up buying a lot of green stuff without planning to... I even got this cute teal (a shade of green) wallet to match my teal purse...
At the Levis store, the store attendant was shy to check out my booty in order to pick the right jeans to fit my curves. ..I ended up laughing at his discomfort. ..(I still am)...Well we eventually got me a pair of black skinnies that enhanced my curves but still managed to look almost professional.... #score. ..
My godmother got me this new pretty pink heat wrap for deep conditioning my hair. .. i heat the wrap in the microwave and then wear the turban on my hair with the conditioner in it. ..I love it cos it's pretty, pink efficient and I can walk around the house while conditioning my hair. .. now if that isn't pure ubërfabness...I dont know what is. .. Lols. ..
Right now I'm waiting in an endless queue at the immigration office and making the best of it. ..so I can't put up pictures yet but pictures will be coming soon most definitely. .
In the meantime keep being fab. . and remember that being fab is being yourself!!!!
P.s I was really hungry and sleepy whilst typing so forgive all my grammatical n spelling errors. .. and feel free to correct them. . Lols
Image source: comicbookmovie.com
Sunday, 21 July 2013
New jump rope
I had to get a timer app on my phone to help know when to start or stop (HIIT timer).
My old rope is the pink one which was too short..I had to hold it one hand and pretend to be skipping over it..lols..the new one (blue) makes the pink one look like a toy..lols |
I quickly changed the routine on my HIIT timer to jump for 20 secs and rest for 10..but that was still too tough for me and I reduced the number of repetitions from 30 to 10...meaning that I reduced my exercise time from 30 mins to 10 mins....(10 mins of torture)...the first week was excruciating..my lungs felt like i was breathing fire, my arms were aching in weird places..I even started feeling dizzy on the first day which was a bit worrying...but I have pushed past that stage. I'm now up to 15 mins of exercise and I will continue to challenge myself...till I lose weight...lols..it has gotten a bit easier and I'm able to jump for the 20 seconds without faltering..but when I get tired I get sloppy and the rope hits my toes which hurts a lot more than you think...the rope has broken my toe nails and chipped off the nail polish (urgh!!!how unfab!!)
In other related stories, I have totally stopped fizzy drinks...too bad I don't remember the last one I took...I think I should still start counting the days without a fizzy drink to keep me motivated!! I only drink water and the occassional juice..yippee...
I'm still going strong on the salads and fruits in fact for the past two weeks there's always been a salad in my fridge...
I also started following a new blog...diary of a foodiee...and I love the inspiration that she gives.
My new challenge for the next few weeks will be how to deal with the craving for carbohydrate after my work outs...I researched on it and apparently when you exercise real good your body craves for carbs to replace the fat you just killed...hmmm...this means I can lose weight finally if I can control the urge to stuff my face with carbs immediately after my work out..
In the meantime...its bye for now..see you soon..i hope..x
Saturday, 29 June 2013
Not so fab week
So things were going great....I was having a lovely weekend last week..and feeling all fab with myself... then Sunday evening, I started to feel ill...(possibly it was just the fear of Monday)..
I used that as an excuse to stop exercising and watching what I eat...normally, food makes me feel better but this time, it wasn't working...I was eating my fave snacks without discretion, taking energy drinks and toxic concentrations of coffee, but nothing made me feel better...everyone noticed I was dull at work, my tummy ulcer which I'd had under control started acting up again, and i was an emotional wreck...
On Friday morning, after I said my prayers, I decided that I'd had enough of feeling down and out, I was tired of feeling sorry for myself.. I was like: so what if I closed late everyday of the week and had to wake up early everyday? so what if my tummy ulcer was getting worse again?? so what if no one appreciates my efforts at work?? That was no reason to keep eating all the junk I had given up on..so I got out of bed and decided to weigh myself...I was not surprised to see I had gained the 2 kg I had lost over the past couple weeks..
That was a major blow to my already fragile self esteem...but I was determined not to give up!!
I decided to exercise but since I wasn't up for jumping, I brought out my purple cutesy yoga mat and got busy... after 10 mins my arms and thighs were burning and yet I still managed to squeeze in 100 jumps...wow!!!
Afterwards, I took a cold shower, had breakfast (eggs, cheese and coffee) and I was ready for a great day...and a great day I had. I achieved so much at work and in a short time too!!! Did my ward rounds in a jiffy and closed early (before 12noon early!!!!!!) , got home had a short nap...(I do have a huge sleep debt that needs to be paid off soon) and when I woke up, I did my laundry and cleaned my room and bathroom (since this weekend I'll be on duty)...#feelinglikesuperwoman
The essence of this post folks is to emphasize the power of positive thinking....I know it sounds cliche but its true...who knows, maybe my week would not have been so crappy if I had maintained an uberfab outlook...I can't say for sure..but what I do know is that, when I decided to stop feeling like crap, things turned around for the better...I probably would have still closed later than usual everyday, but I would have felt great doing it..
I also learned that even though I felt ill I should not have stopped exercising entirely. I should have just toned it down a notch or two..because this beautiful body God has given me knows and wants what is good for it..and immediately I resumed exercising and eating healthier, I felt great and my energy levels shot up immediately (with the help of coffee of course #wink)
I hope I have inspired you to maintain a positive outlook this week and always..being called back to work..lols..in the meantime just keep being fab!!
P.s: took a break from the E.R to write this post and to wish my uncle and my bff happy birthday! (luv you guys)