Who says loosing weight was easy?

Haba... I don try ooo. I was so inactive yesterday. I didnt even workout at all. Plus I had ice cream (eyes closed). But I burnt it all today sha. So getting this body ready to be fit for life...

#CHILDNOTWIFE

I was once a Nigerian teenager. I was once 13. Naive, flat chested and confused. I believed that if I was touched by a boy I would get pregnant. I was allowed to grow up and experience my teenage years. 

I was once 13. 

Looking forward to being 13. Because that is the beginning of your teenage years. 

The early stage of womanhood.

I prayed to get noticed by boys of my age. 

I was once 13 

I was once confused even after 13 

Can we let our children grow up and not become brides?

Can we have a government that speaks up for its citizens?

What happened to "CHILDREN BEING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW?"

PLEASE LET OUR CHILDREN GROW UP TO BECOME HIGH SCHOOL GRADS, 

COLLEGE GRADS, MOTHERS AT THE RIGHT AGE.

END THIS ACT AND CHANGE THE LAW. 

WHY SHOULD WE ALLOW PEDOPHILES MAKE CHILD LAWS FOR US. 

#CHILDNOTWIFE

Give our Girls Pens not Penis. Education not Ejaculation. Protection not Penetration, Dictionaries not Dicks! She's a ‪#‎ChildNotBride‬ .Defend them not defile them! Give them Panadol not Postinor! Give them Ben 10 not round 10.....Help protect the girl child from pedophiles!!

U.S to give Nigeria 73 million dollars for malaria prevention

How come im just seeing this? This is good but hope the money will be used for what it says ooo. Because I know where im from. They no dey see money without commoting their eyes. I really hope malaria gets erradicated in Nigeria. The prevalence of malaria in Nigeria is about 100 million cases a year with 300,000 deaths a year. I really pray this works. Fingers crossed. .....

Willpower

My daily devotion for yesterday had the topic  titled willpower.  I did not read the devonational till this morning as I caught up with my missed bible readings. Anyways after reading the message from Jim I was inspired to keep moving ahead and also be positive. So no more ice cream. by the way I had 2 cone chocolate and vanilla carmel ice cream Friday night and another yesterday.  Not healthy at all.
Here is an excerpt from Jim's blog. Hope u learn something from it. I did
WILLPOWER

The concept of willpower is easier to grasp when you understand its scriptural basis. The Greek word for “will” in the Bible is often translated as “desire.” It’s the idea that we can achieve a goal when our true desires match our objective. That meaning is drawn from the very nature of God. As a perfect and sinless Being, the Lord is free of inner conflict, so whatever He wills comes to pass.
But we humans struggle greatly with inner conflict, don’t we? And that often places our desires in direct conflict with our goals. "Take exercise as an example. We may wish to lose twenty pounds, but if what we truly desire is to eat ice cream every night, we’ll soon find our willpower breaking down with a spoon in one hand and a banana split in the other". The reality is our wishes are never strong enough to overcome our true desires for very long.

The solution, then, is to ask God to help us understand the inner areas that hold sway over our desires. So – back to the weight loss example for a moment – after examining our motivations, we may discover we eat junk food to pacify emotional pain that’s never healed. If that’s the case, then to the degree we find healing for that inner struggle and resolve it, the need to cover the pain will, likewise, go away.

So whether it’s weight loss, a better marriage, or letting go of that bad habit, are you relying on willpower to achieve your goals? If so, you may have to put in some work to get your true desires to align with your objectives. That will certainly include seeking God in prayer, and it may even require the listening ear of a friend or, if the hurt is deep enough, the guidance of a counselor. But if you stay on the journey, your willpower can be strengthened over time and work for, rather than against, you.

For a daily dose of encouragement and perspective, check out Jim Daly’s blog, Daly Focus, at JimDalyBlog.com.

Counting and burning calories

I have been true to my lifestyle upgrade. Well im  getting there slowly. I decided to push myself to the limit today. I jogged, walked, and ran for 60 mins this morning. Yayyyy............

I hope I keep up. Cheers

What goes into my mouth

I posted eariler  today  that I am doing a lifestyle change by eating healthy especially, Cause I LOVE FOOD!!!!! There I said it. So I want to become my own dietitian and nutritionist (except if anyone is willing to do it free of charge for me) heeeeee I be igbo girl so. First I started with a food diary. I downloaded an app on my phone that measures my caloric intake daily and how much ive burnt in an exercise workout. I will be posting what I consume daily on my blog to also help me keep track of what enters my bucal cavity aka mouth.

Lifestyle upgrade lol..

Now that I have finally accepted that I have type 2 diabetes I decided to do a makeover of my poor lifestyle. So I decided to change what I eat. No eba, fufu,iyan(pounded yam) or any high starchy foods. Oh I forgot rice. Well I dont know if I can do away with rice sha. But I will try. I have incorporated new things to my diet. Like replacing rice with pasta, and twix (yeh that too) with carrots and ranch dressing. Have no gym membership yet so I jog twice a week for a start and I take the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
The difficult thing for me is taking meds. Arghhh I hate meds. All meds. But I need my metformin though to reduce it.
When I first knew I had diabetes, I was sad and sightly depressed.  I think I lost 15 pounds. But now that ive accepted it, I think about the people in my life, and how they would be greatly affected if anything happens to me. So I am making this change not just for me  but for my unborn kids, my husband to be , my parents and my siblings. 

Living with type2

I have always been the healthy one in my family.  I try exercising and all that stuffs. Couple of years ago, I lost my mom to complications of type 2 diabetes.  Just early this year I got diagnosed with type2 at 26. Depressing huh? Yup. First I thought I was  going to die ,but then I decided to change my diet by eating healthy.
At my job I try to educate diabetic patients on how to regulate their sugar intake. But I dont even regulate mines. Like today, I didnt even check my blood sugar. 
Diabetes causes several complications to the body.  It damages ones system gradually. People also get amputated by loosing either upper or lower extremities.
Living with diabetes can be controlled in so many ways. The highly recommend way is diet and exercise. 
Reduce sugar intake
Check the amount of sugar ur food contains
And finally take ur meds regularly. 
I do hope that someday a proper cure for diabetes will be found.