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)
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Easy peasy 10 minute salad
Friday, 21 June 2013
Pictures...finally
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
1st week enroute to Fabville
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Baby steps
what do i mean by baby steps????
Im still a houseofficer (slave to humanity) which means my time doesn't belong to me and most days I spend between 10-12 hours in the hospital which leaves me tired ALL the time but all the same, this week, I decided to take two baby steps..
first step : Incorporate a little exercise into my already crazy routine!!! when I say little I mean little..I decided to start skipping in the mornings at least 100 times 5days a week..well I ended up jumping because I bought a pretty pink skipping rope and it turned out to be too short for me..lols so I just hold it in one hand and jump..I will continue to increase the number of jumps and maybe increase the days to everyday. I'm still researching all the benefits of skipping and it seems to be the perfect exercise..it even works on the abs and upper arms..I'm excited at the thought of toned abs and losing my flabby arm fat (christian mother arms)....hehehe..
So far 100 jumps a day hasn't left me sore so I'm not discouraged in fact I'm itching to add more jumps...but as I already said...baby steps!!!
Second step: eat fruits and or vegetables at least once daily!!this sounds pretty easy right?? wrong..since I eat commercial food three times daily its difficult to get veggies..I mean the dangers of eating an uncooked salad are real in theses areas where typhoid is endemic. so it means I have to buy my own veggies and wash in salt and vinegar before I can eat them and I just don't have the time!!! fruits are easier since I just wash and eat..so I do mostly bananas and apples since I can eat them with no cutting or preparation...I also came up with this idea to make really tiny salads with few ingredients and it seems to be working..I'll put up the recipe and pictures soon..baby steps ok!
So those are my first two baby steps..I'll be keeping in touch soon to write about how the first week went..hopefully I will still be standing..but if I fall...i'll just get back up again..after all its all about having fun for moi!
Monday, 3 June 2013
Preparing for my journey
Before the start of any journey there must be preparations...if the preparations are inadequate, the journey may end up a disaster..
I for one looooooove travelling but i hate packing and preparations so i think i know a thing or two about disasters..(i remember forgetting to pack underwear once because i packed hurriedly just a few hours before my trip..lols) but i digress..
The main issue is this i want my fab back and Im embarking on this journey to go get it back and before i start i need to prepare a few things especially my mind...
This journey is going to be full of ups and downs and i have to get ready for the downs..so that i don't give up all together...so i need determination
Secondly this journey to getting my fab back will take time..no shortcuts...I'm doing this the hard way that has been tried and tested...so i need patience
Thirdly i intend to have FUN... so i need to remember to always be chill...
I'm sure its about time i answered the obvious question of what i mean by getting my fab back:
Here's the thing...after i graduated medical school and started the torture called housejob, i sort of gave up on myself, i was always tired and stressed out...i started comfort eating at weird times of the day(and night) stopped hanging out and staying in touch with my friends (gave up on my blackberry) and almost became a recluse...and the worst part is that i blamed everything and everyone else for what and who i had become..i put on soo much weight about 20kg in less than 2 years (#shocked face) and i hated myself and everyone for what they did to me. Huh?????(crazy right?)
one day i realized i had had enough and i wanted the fun me back, the confident and outgoing fabulous diva in me wanted out..and that was how this blog was born..
i wanted to have a way of being accountable to both myself and my friends and family by documenting my goals and steps I'l be taking to get to those goals and that's the long summary of what i mean by getting my fab back..i am going to lose the extra kilos i piled on, I'm going to stop being unhappy, I'm going to get healthier from inside out, heck I'm going to grow out my hair, start caring for my nails, pray more often, learn how to bake...in short I'm going to do whatever it is i want to do to get the best version of Moi!