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Its my friend's birthday today.

Hour_Glass: Is akamu whole grain? I make it myself using 'gero'.

Babe you are doing a great job,keep it up.

I do Jero akamu too, I soak it for 5-7 days to make sure its as "sour" as can be(healthy bacteria)I also don't sieve it to preserve/achieve the fiber/whole grain purpose.

I have been awol cos I went to Lag last week,returned home on sunday & just recovered from the lokoja traffic/flood nightmare.

modath:

Babe you are doing a great job,keep it up.

I do Jero akamu too, I soak it for 5-7 days to make sure its as "sour" as can be(healthy bacteria)I also don't sieve it to preserve/achieve the fiber/whole grain purpose.

I have been awol cos I went to Lag last week,returned home on sunday & just recovered from the lokoja traffic/flood nightmare.

Wow, very nice seeing you again. Thank God for safety too. Thank for answering this Jero stuff, and am always lucky my grinder makes very fine, all I will be doing is to sieve my friend's own (he has serious issue with the sour part sha) and keep mine like that. Thanks

Please I would love to join. I'm currently embarking on a weight loss journey too and would love to loose 10kg by Nov/Dec. I was thinking 10kg in a month until I did the conversion to lbs which I'm more conversant with(22lbs)and it is quite unrealistic. My objective is to limit my carb intake. Which is what has gotten me to this position. With time, I have to build up strength and endurance. Right now, I want to focus more on eating more veggies and fruit. I think that's very doable.
I actually came across an easy exercise program I can easily follow. So I'll try and stick to it.
For now, I'll focus more on my eating habit because I need to work on it. Loading up on good fats, complex carbs, fruits, veggies and protein.
P.S. I'm a foodie so I'll be creating some healthy meals and look forward to sharing it with everyone.

Cucumber, chickpea salad

Ingredients
* 1 Cucumber (cored and diced)
* 1 Onion (diced)
* 2 tbsp low fat Italian salad
* 50 g. Feta cheese
If you leave in Abuja, you can get feta cheese from the big supermarkets dairy section and it cost less than 500 naira.

Combine everything in a bowl along with 2 tbsp of the dressing. You can always adjust the dressing to your taste but won't suggest u exceed 2 tbsp. The dressing also packs some calories and fats. Refrigerate and let the flavors come together.

Enjoy for a light dinner or lunch.
N.B.
U can also do away with the feta cheese (it's quite salty) and just prepare with the remaining ingredients.
Canned chickpeas can be found in big supermarkets. Depending on what supermarket in Abuja u go to, u can find it for around 180 - 250 Naira.

its gud 2 see dis thead bubbling again....
b: moimoi n garri
l:1 pancake wit chiken pieces n mayonaisse
d:swallow n ogbono n ponmo n fish
little snacks: 1,1/2 apple(mediumsized),1 egg n few mouthfuls of potato porrige,2sweets, tiny cocolate...all taken in very small quantities at different times of d day.

@ikekings..wish i had d time to run, i leave early, return late n am usually tired. nyway i av jus like 2-3 kg left so im jus takin my time it willl go wen its ready..lol.

Hmm log for d dinner, I tOok 20naira eko(pap) with a bowl of pepeery vegetables. I hope eko doesn't have so much calories abeg. Still sticking to my "no dinner after 7pm" from 7pm I will take water till I sleep. Am I gud to go?Thanks

modath:

Babe you are doing a great job,keep it up.

I do Jero akamu too, I soak it for 5-7 days to make sure its as "sour" as can be(healthy bacteria)I also don't sieve it to preserve/achieve the fiber/whole grain purpose.

I have been awol cos I went to Lag last week,returned home on sunday & just recovered from the lokoja traffic/flood nightmare.

@taitee, good to see you're doing really well and nice to know you have just a few kgs to go.

@all, I just want to drop this hint that you need to know your body type and be able to understand the ease/difficulty in losing weight. For some body types, they can never add weight, while some will need extra efforts to do lose the excess on their bodies. Check out this site and know where you belong and how not to be lean but to be in the best shape with your body type. Happy surfing.

www.superskinnyme.com

Hour_Glass: @taitee, good to see you're doing really well and nice to know you have just a few kgs to go.

@all, I just want to drop this hint that you need to know your body type and be able to understand the ease/difficulty in losing weight. For some body types, they can never add weight, while some will need extra efforts to do lose the excess on their bodies. Check out this site and know where you belong and how not to be lean but to be in the best shape with your body type. Happy surfing.

www.superskinnyme.com

Thanks for the site, Am learning more, day by day.

Today's log
30 mins jogging, 200 skips
8am- 1 wrap of moi moi and tea
12.30pm- snacks(doughnut)
5pm- porridge beans with vegetable.
And a lot of water.

opella:
Thanks for the site, Am learning more, day by day.

At your service all day long. Well done on your workout too.

To all the newbies on this thread, am saying well done and much more for bringing so much life into this thread, I really wish and pray that this is not going to be an end-of-the-year-new-year-weight-loss fever , don't mind me o, Agaba taught me mischief . We really wish to see results tumbling in without stopping till you celebrate your one year consistency here.
To all gurus and oldies,its good you are still on and keeping on.

Come to think of it, the beauty of the game is to keep on losing, how ironic that can be. We shall get there.

Logs for today

7:30am - 2 cups rice + 3 slices plantain + 1 intestine + 1 beef

2:10pm - 2 fist sized semovita + ewedu soup + 1 beef (at owambe)

4:30pm - 1 orange + 1 small sized banana (4" )

7:30pm - 1 banana + 1 handful of peanuts

Exercise - 56 mins P90X2 (when was the last time your sweated, try that)

I always refuse to mention water because I drink so much, nothing less than 10 glasses a day (off to bed)

Logs for yesterday:
1 : raw egg with milk and 2 fried eggs.
2: pap with milk, fried egg and 3 slices of bread(breakfast)
3: 30 pieces of garden egg with ground-nut..
4: 4packets of biscuit with ground-nut
No lunch after eating all this minor things. My stomach compartments has no more memory left for lunch.
5: one cup of rice with roasted fish(the tail). For (dinner)...
6: 3litres of water..
Exercises:
80 press-ups.
20mins walk.
30mins running.
400 crunches (abs crunches).
400 sit-ups(200 at a go)
2000 hand weight lifts.(1000 per hand, 100 at a go).

ikekings:
Exercises:
80 press-ups.
20mins walk.
30mins running.
400 crunches (abs crunches).
400 sit-ups(200 at a go)
2000 hand weight lifts.(1000 per hand, 100 at a go).

Well done ace

ikekings: Logs for yesterday:
1 : raw egg with milk and 2 fried eggs.

Are you a boxer? Or just related to Rocky Balboa, just asking

Don't Start What You Can't Finish

The reason so many weight-loss or diet programs fail is because they're temporary. Over time, they're just too difficult (or boring) to stick with, so people revert back to old habits--and that is what causes the pounds to come back, too.

We want you to approach your weight loss and healthy lifestyle differently this time. We want you to choose only the habits, behaviors, foods and workouts that you can keep up with for the long haul. This is the biggest differentiating factor between "diets" and true lifestyle changes.

When a weight-loss pill, diet program or trendy workout catches your eye because of its promise for fast or extreme results, stop and ask yourself this: Can I really keep up with this level of restriction or extreme exercise for the rest of my life? If the answer is no, or if you doubt yourself even a little bit, then it's best not to try. Those are short-term programs--and you need a long-term program to be fit and healthy forever.

Losing weight slowly by making smaller changes like cutting a few calories or exercising 10 minutes at a time works because people can maintain these kinds of habits without feeling deprived, stressed, anxious or exhausted. While old habits may die hard--especially for yo-yo dieters or exercisers who have tried lots of different programs over the years--remember your ultimate goal is to keep the pounds off forever. And that means your plan needs to be around just as long as you are.

Excerpts from Coach Nicole Nicols (I just read it this morning and decided to share)

@Ikekings,
Welcome,tardy of me I know but as they say better late than never, I need to ask a few questions.
1.What EXACTLY are your goals.
2.Are you trying to bulk up
3.What kind of weight do you lift 2000 reps of??

I don't want to lose weight. I just workout to develop my stomach abs(make it more hard like a stone) and also develop my muscles... About the weight lift, i said hand weight lifts(weights for a single hand).. 100 at a go, 1000 for left hand and 1000 for right hand making it 2000.. The weight weighs 25-30kg..
Ps: that's my aim of working out, and not weight lose.

Hour_Glass:

Well done ace



Are you a boxer? Or just related to Rocky Balboa, just asking

Lol... Am not... I just take it to for the strength and energy i need cause i workout for 2hrs plus but lowest workout time is an hour and a half. That's if I'm too tight during the day....

Hello Everyone
@Modath, long time oh!
@ikekings

Log for yesterday

B- 2 servings of beans and chicken with half banana

L- 2 servings of beans, 2 pieces of plantain and a piece of turkey

D- slice of pawpaw

Exercise-3,000 skips

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ikekings: Logs for yesterday:
1 : raw egg with milk and 2 fried eggs.
2: pap with milk, fried egg and 3 slices of bread(breakfast)
3: 30 pieces of garden egg with ground-nut..
4: 4packets of biscuit with ground-nut
No lunch after eating all this minor things. My stomach compartments has no more memory left for lunch.
5: one cup of rice with roasted fish(the tail). For (dinner)...
6: 3litres of water..
Exercises:
80 press-ups.
20mins walk.
30mins running.
400 crunches (abs crunches).
400 sit-ups(200 at a go)
2000 hand weight lifts.(1000 per hand, 100 at a go).

Wow!! I need ur energy. I was done and out after 30 crunches, 20 squats, 15 pushups and 20 bicep curls. It sounds a lot but really takes less than 10 mins to do all that. And I'm back on d couch.

Meddler:
Wow!! I need ur energy. I was done and out after 30 crunches, 20 squats, 15 pushups and 20 bicep curls. It sounds a lot but really takes less than 10 mins to do all that. And I'm back on d couch.

Lol... Determination is the key. Though, I'm not out to lose weight just to lose little fat and improve my biceps and abs. You can do it once you are determined.

I think we nEed to start seeing before and after photos.

kandiikane: I think we nEed to start seeing before and after photos.

Lol... Why not start it?

kandiikane: I think we nEed to start seeing before and after photos.

ikekings: Lol... Why not start it?

Perfect answer...kpa kpa kpa....

modath:

Perfect answer...kpa kpa kpa....

Now that is funnier.

Logs for the day

8:30am - 1 cup akamu + 1.5 cups beans + 3 cubes sugar

1:50pm - 1 tangerine

1 piece of peppermint

6:30pm - 1 4" banana

7:30pm - 1 handful peanuts

Dinner will be noodles + eggs + 2 slice plantain

Exercise - 16 mins P90X2 Abs Ripper + 10 mins jump rope

modath:

Perfect answer...kpa kpa kpa....

Lol.. Very funny..

Hour_Glass:
Exercise - 16 mins P90X2 Abs Ripper

What do you mean by this ”P90X2“?

ikekings: What do you mean by this ”P90X2“?

Workout DVD by Bob Harper

Hour_Glass:

Workout DVD by Bob Harper

Hmmmm... Nice..

Today's log
breakfast- Tea and biscuit
12.30pm- a hand ful of cooked g/nut
5.30pm- noodles(indomie)
p/s: i was so weak and tired in the morning so couldnt exercise.