aflyingbird:
love the greens on those plates

debolly:

Nice thread. I've been a silent follower who has gone from 100kg to 78kg due to healthy eating & exercise.
Edwife, I think that secret is ginger cos' I add it to my detox water.

ladygogo:
@veave. lol. You can start by reducing your portions and adding more veggies and fruits to your diet because doing it cold turkey can be difficult. Cheating once in a while is ok too and yours truly has been cheating like crazy.
In the past few days I have had sweet and salty popcorn, ovaltine buiscuits, iced cappucino with cream, jollof rice(the devil) etc. but i know I will have to do more jumpsquats and pressups in the coming days.

It just takes a lot of determination.



@cococandy What Canadian city borders where you live?

damiso:


@ the porridge iv had the bland oats twice this week and getting used to it. But have to overcompensate with rasberries,blueberries or bananas

Lemon in water is soo nice and like you said the health/detox benefits are double whammy benefits. That's the only way I can drink water straight from the mains. It kills that horrible 'hard water' taste that the water in the UK has.Had to improvise esp now that I rarely drink any other drink but water and green tea.

You can also add some slices of cucumbers and mint leaves. That's also good for detox. More uses for those zillions of cucumbers you buy.

Chillisauce:


They sell well packaged salads. No excuse at all.
Make I long throat you small.

Curry chicken with mushrooms
Tomate
courgette
rice.
The thing sweet die.

Chillisauce:


Pls cheat jor.
I have been cheating these past days
eating biscuit every morning for breakfast and no biking since . Though I try to compensate with push up .

Just eat the agege . It's weekend

smartmom:


You are welcome me dear but hey trust you not to do things in half, haba, 8 additional lime

edwife:

Nope it's not ginger,do you use ginger?

Chillisauce:


ginger? I hope y'all drink this just once.
make una no bleach una intestine oh.

Intestine wearing shinning armour

ladygogo:
breakfast.
Collard Greens, eggs, avocado, and tomatoes.

cococandy:
Yes o.

Everybody needs to take a break and come eat some cake today. It's Memorial Day holiday weekend until Monday night.
Me I won't eat healthy today (and tomorrow ) too.

I'm even on a road trip to Canada and intend to eat everything that comes my way in the process.

In fact I'll eat any annoying person I encounter today too so that they will get out of my sight

damiso:

Yeah I change the lemons mint and cucumbers every day.. Which other thing do you add?
Eeya efemenaxy but you are actually allowed a few treats once in a while so if Agege bread will be the treat go on soun
Today I made jollof rice for someone and the house as I was cooking I said to myself let me do an Efe that will cook better food and still eat cucumber, leaf and bland porridge
All I can say is the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak but I still tried to maintain the 50/20/30 ratio sha

EfemenaXY:


Lol! This your "cheat" advice came too late oh!

When I got tired of fighting the craving, I got up and did an intensive cardio workout for nearly 90 mins - Scola's Dondo's three dance workout videos. Did the Kukere and Azonto twice, but the afrobeat werrrkout just once abeg. See sweating eh! But t'was all good.

I ended up missing breakkie sef, so had the African stir fry bolé instead. Yummie! Thankfully, there wasn't any Agege bread, or Sardines in Sunflower oil, or Carnation (condensed) milk in the house otherwise I would have soooooooo gone for those.

That golden rule of not buying them...one's weakness...into your home works wonders! Looked in the mirror and I'm starting to see demarcations oh! Na 4 packs dey begin form so??

No, lemme not get my hopes up yet! But continue with the exercising and diet control...

Chillisauce:


Babyosisi , kimoni, MrsOJ , all the defaulters come and see oh. Efe has got 6 packs.

Mehn, im gonna increase my workout for 6hrs a day . Maybe 6 mins. Nice work efe.

Edwife pls prepare her gold medal.

babyosisi:
Pictures Biko

Kimoni:
I am so full I can hardly type

Had proper lunch today and not just shicken and ships

Rice, chicken, beef sauce, carrot, spaghetti ..

Dessert - too many calories so I barely touched it...trust me

Won't be eating for the next one month...don't trust me

Chillisauce:
Giant family meatpie.
one for all.

All heathy.
Already made dough used for pizza . ( I too like short cut)
Carrot
mushrooms
mincemeat
Cream and little cheese.

Sunday treat .Yummy

ameenahz:
Hello ladies. I have been an observer for a while and I must say, you are trying.

I need help and I am sure someone here can help me out.

I am in my late twenties. I have always been big but it has gotten worse ever since I had my baby. At some point, I was serious with exercising and I actually lost 9kg in 2 months. Somehow I lost all will power and let myself go again and it is even worse now (Moving dangerously close to 100kg). I truly need help.

My questions:

1. What is the 50-30-20 rule about?
2. Most of the veggies I see here are not available in Nigeria. Can anyone suggest good alternatives?
3. How do I get over food addiction?
4. I need simple but effective exercises for beginners. Any suggestions? NB: Chest always gets in the way.


Thank you all in advance.

cococandy:
Let me try the little I can.

*the rule is about making veggies 50percent of your diet, proteins 30 percent and carbs 20. (Efe am I right?)

* the food addiction thing is real tough could be hard to let go. Just start by not buying anything you don't strictly need in your diet. Eat before you go food shopping so that you're not tempted to buy everything that comes your way. Drink lots of water before and between meals as it will help you feel fuller and reduce the amount you eat. If you go out or to a party, eat before you go so that the tempted to over-eat there will be low. Especially as those party foods are generously soaked in vegetable oil which is a whooping 120 calories per tablespoon.

*i've been counting calories and I have to tell you it works like magic. As an adult, you burn an average of 2,000 calories a day without exercising. With exercise, you could burn 2,500 or 2,700. If one meal at a time contains up to 1000 calories, that's bad for you because by the time you've done 3meals like that in day, you've excess calories to store away and that equals to weight gain. Example one burger is around 600 calls. Add fries(400 calories or more) and that's around one thousand for that meal alone. Then sizeable Eba for lunch with oily egusi and fried rice soaked in veggie oil for dinner. My sister do the math na. One month of that kind of eating will help you gain many pounds.

So for starters, get a tiny kitchen scale. Whenever you buy food, read the calorie content per serving and know how many grams or pounds one serving is. Then measure with your scale and you will be sure how many calories you're consuming at that particular moment. I try to keep my calories content around 1,300 a day. So that even if I don't exercise that day, I'll be sure to be in deficit as my normal daily metabolism will burn more than I consumed. Buy foods with low calories content per serving. But don't starve yourself. That will make you just over eat next time or make your body reduce its metabolic rate as adaptation to lack of food.

Efe,edwife,babe or chilli can help you with your exercise regimen. I no sabi for that side. I only do my eliptical training twice a day and sometimes go to the gym with hubby.

ameenahz:
Hello ladies. I have been an observer for a while and I must say, you are trying.


My questions:

1. What is the 50-30-20 rule about?
2. Most of the veggies I see here are not available in Nigeria. Can anyone suggest good alternatives?
3. How do I get over food addiction?
4. I need simple but effective exercises for beginners. Any suggestions? NB: Chest always gets in the way.
5. I use Canola oil for cooking. But a friend recently told me that even palm oil is healthier. She said even the soya oil we buy is unhealthy too. Is that true? I cannot afford Olive oil or coconut oil.


Thank you all in advance.

EfemenaXY:
Still on the 50-30-20 rule...

Beans porridge (no oil) cooked with sweet potatoes.

Veg: broccoli, Brussel sprouts, and green peas.

Drink: plain water with lime.

babyosisi:
Pictures Biko

ameenahz:


Thanks.

EfemenaXY:


~ Sugarcane?
~ Orange / Satsumas / Clementines?
~ Green / purple seedless grapes?
~ Honey?

Abi you pour raw, processed sugar in there sef?

[size=28pt]Garlic??!! OMG! Eds you add garlic to your drink![/size]

edwife:


Lol,garlic?

None of the above.But nice try by the way,you are a good sport.

EfemenaXY:


Lol! You try.

The last lap is usually the hardest, unlike the beginning which is easiest. My "problem" now is time. There just isn't enough of it. Twenty-four hours certainly isn't enough for one day.

damiso:
Ameenaz too always use to give the I don't have time to go to the gym excuse. God knows how many gym membership I have paid and gone twice a month for 3 months and gave up. Chilli and edwife have given so many lovely tips
let me add mine
If you drive sometimes ditch the car and walk to some places.I know walking and jogging is a bit harder in Nigeria cos of the heat but some short distances will help I getting exercise into your everyday routine.If your hairdresser is like 5 streets away just walk down there briskly.I know Naija pal hate 'trekking' as it's called and even those who don't drive jump okada to to the shortest distances but walking/jogging/running is a free way to move around and get active.
If you work in a big office complex go to upstairs toilet.stair climbing is a good way to burn calories so instead of taking the lift take the stairs.any opportunity you find tale the stairs instead.
Tablet battery about to die will be back.

edwife:

Lol,garlic?
None of the above.But nice try by the way,you are a good sport.

Chillisauce:


Wetin you dey hide thé ingrédient for? Abi na cocaïne you dey put there ? I heard it aids in weight loss