In that year, I have actively fought to lose weight. Weight gained by my metabolism slowing down with no warning to me. In a sleep, all the foods I used to eat, paying no mind to calories, fat and all the sweet richness, suddenly had a profound effect on how I looked. In my 20's, if my weight went up, I sensed it and simply wished that weight away and poof! It was gone in a few weeks. It is not the same now, evidenced by the last year's battle against further weight gain.
I gained 12 Kilos in that year and the sad thing it showed mostly in my tummy area. My sides suddenly swelled to touch each other on both sides, divided by the waistline, when I bent sideways and for the first time in my life I got a full well shaped not so pleasing to the eye muffin top. Clothes that I had bought to show off my flat tummy now showed off a big pot belly falling over my belt.
So when I looked at holiday pictures that I had taken 2 years ago where I was dressed in shorts and a tummy revealing bear back top, no rotund belly, no cellulite, no stretch marks, just perfect, I was aghast at how I had let myself go in such a short time. I blamed my metabolism. I thought and believed that it ground to a stop with no warning, I blamed my age, oh, with the big 3-0 birthday having come and gone, it was a matter of time. Hey, I also blamed me for doing nothing even when my aunties would commend me on having a lovely booty(big round  booties in Africa are the in thing) But even when I was hearing that little voice urging me to wake up and get an exercise regime going, I just did not listen to it. It was easier to come home in the early evening and watch TV, eating cookies and milk, then eat dinner at 9pm and go straight to bed, it was easier to eat French fries (the greasier the better) for lunch coz it was so convenient to buy and eat other than make a nice egg white sandwich and fresh fruit and/ or veggie juice or low fat milk for lunch.
Before Christmas I weighed myself and I was 10 kilos above my desired weight, after the holiday season, I have found out, i put on the other 2 kilos and it sucks!!!!
This prompted my New Year resolution to look for a work out regime as well as a diet regiment that will be easy to follow and kind to me. In as much as I am feeling unmotivated today, I know once I get to doing the at home work outs put down here, I will be on the first step to drop these 12 kilos I gained by putting food in my mouth and blaming other factors.
I pray for strength as I start my 6 month, 12 kilo weight loss journey, as well as a lifetime of maintaining my weight after my goal is achieved.
Yvthira...

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