Tag: weight loss

No More Excuses!

So, just do it!

Every Tuesday morning when my alarm rings at 6am, I get a WordPress reminder that it’s time to share a story on my blog. It’s been three good months ignoring that reminder because of a million EXCUSES… I love writing with a passion and it’s one thing that brings me so much fulfilment but well here I am for the I- don’t -no th time apologising to you my lovely Readers for starving you. I know you enjoy the tales so much and once again I promise to keep you satiated from the oasis of my story telling.

I honestly didn’t plan on what am going to share today but I just told myself, “You are going to write whether you are in it or not. NO MORE EXCUSES!” Yea, that really stuck in my thick skull and got my hand to mind coordination into action.

Someone commented on my consistency in some fitness group I am in on Whatsapp. The group was opened 6 weeks ago and all participants are on a quest to drop some calories. I have religiously updated all my working out and food intake in that group even when I cheat, I state how and why. So, just having someone appreciating how much I have been consistent got me thinking of all the other areas that I have stopped paying attention to because; I am less motivated, it’s not paying off, a lot is going on in my mind, my new job is taking all my time and creativity, single-parenting is taxing, bla bla bla… I mean just because of a million EXCUSES.

This thought struck a cord and I vowed to make a positive change towards all my excuses. Instead of excuses am going to execute so, am getting back on the drawing board and give myself another 6 week challenge, where am not only focusing on weight loss but a complete mindset shift and spreading my consistency to all the areas I had sabotaged.

So, by the way in the fitness group we were on a 6-week-intensive-weight loss journey. I have been so much longing to weigh 65kg since 2022 when I realised I had ballooned but from 78kg I got to 73kg. Sometime in February this year, I told myself I will get on working out and portion control in food intake and I dropped off to 68kg in 2 months. Then that’s when I came across this amazing platform which I joined on the 20th of April and the 6-week journey commenced on the 22nd of April up to the 2nd of June and I am now on 64kg. So, now am left with mantaining and toning up my body. I am super-excited, I did it 💃🏿.

Keep this spirit!

More on this journey will be shared in my upcoming blogs. Stay tuned❣️

Workout blues

A journey of a thousand miles begin with one step

Walkathon or Marathon? Walkathon for me. I been thinking of burning some calories and engaged Kev to be my fitness trainer. Kev is an athlete who can do marathons. Once ran the Jo’burg District 11 School Athletics Competition and came out on the 3rd position. At times I lack consistence in what I do so, engaging someone to take me through the losing weight journey has been the game plan. The goal is to get to the dream weight and maintain it. I am just 5kg more of the excess weight that I need to get rid of.


Endurance is the word that kept ringing in my mind as I jogged. Kev set 4km for me on day one which I felt was too much for this body that has never been used to excessive workouts. I am so much used to my 15-20 minutes daily routines which I quickly abort each time I feel strained. On this day, I rued why I engaged Kev, he kept on pushing me to run even when I complained every part of me hurts. On 1.6km peg, I couldn’t take it any longer, stopped running and started complaining. Kev then ordered we go back home if its too much for me. He emphasised all the pain I felt was in my mind but well y’all know pain demands to be felt. We walked a kilometre arguing as he kept reminding me that losing weight is my goal and that I was doing it for me not him. That much I knew very well but couldn’t take it, so he then gave an ultimatum that if I quit now then he won’t coach me.


I knew how much I needed this so had to agree to take the jog again. This time around I was more loyal. All I kept in my mind is how much I conquered the 7 hours 25 minutes of labour when I gave birth. That is so far the worst pain ever, but this jog was closer to it. I took up about 2 more km without resting and I couldn’t carry on. This time I was now too drained to talk. Kev started the long talk again on how much I wasn’t going to make it if I wanted to remain in my comfort zone. My poor body couldn’t take it anymore. I felt excruciating pain all over my body and I inhaled dust which triggered some allergy. I couldn’t stop sneezing and my left nostril got runny. Without listening to the trainer, I started walking and shut myself from all he said. Finally, we got home and all I needed was to write because the pain that I felt made me long to write and stick to my writing.


But then I know I am not done yet; I really need to endure this till the end. Of course, you may give me some tips on how to lose weight without working out. It will really help because I need this killer body in my thirties.