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Minimal simple exercise to lose the pounds

I am clearly not the person to give advise. I cannot tell you what to do but I'll tell you what I did. Here's a back story. I had birth my children when I was still young. I was skinny and it made me conscious because I don't look like a mother instead I look like an older sister to my children- and it's not flattering. Teachers, Social workers and Doctors doesn't seemed to trust my own children with me because I look like a kid myself. So I piled on weight. At the same time my divorce was finalized and I was free. I was also started on medication. After a few months I had gained 20 kg and I became overweight. I intended for a little weight gain but not being obese. I look at the mirror and I was devastated. Over the years, in my twenties I battled weight gained and depleting confidence. Then the pandemic came. It was during the fasting month of Ramadhan that I started working out after breaking my fast. I lost only two kilos. Then when the lock down was slowly redu...
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Curing Laziness Starting With Food


I get hungry all the time.
When I started my walks,
I curb my eating.
From three meals to two meals.

I tweaked my breakfast.
Oats and fruits.
Then just fruits.
And then just coffee.
That's my one meal.
Plus the other evening meal.

My evening meal is huge.
It's one and half cup of rice.
And Malay gravy-
Usually chicken or meat.
And some veggies.
I hate veggies actually.

I wanted to meal plan.
But meal prepping doesn't work.

If I am hospitalized,
all the food goes bad.
So wasted.

During COVID-19, I had to
ask for free meals from
FFFA.
They gave RTE meals,
in retort packaging.
The food lasted for months
according to my meal schedule.

Even when I was hospitalized 
twice during the period.
I came home fully stocked up.
Wonderful, I thought.

So now, I buy a lot of RTE food.
All of them Halal Malay gravy.
They are so delicious.

I know many will say, it's unhealthy.
It depends how much you have
daily or weekly.
It's fine for me.
No preservatives.
Not salty.
Taste so good.

Oh and it's called~
Just hot water or microwave.

(If I have guests)
And I always stock up on ready 
to cook gravy paste.
Just saute the paste,
add water.
Then add chicken or meat
or fish.
For some paste, you'll add coconut milk.
Of course, some salt.

I'm not a good cook.
I'm always forgetting ingredients.
RTC gravy paste, saves me time.
Ingredients are complete.
And taste good all the time.

For the ready to cook paste,
I use the Ummi gravy paste.


I know now exactly and precisely
what my food budget is monthly.
It's better time to live.
The convenience.
And also I don't feel anxious,
thinking if food is not enough.


~Problems are not real, if they can be
settled eventually.~
@chirpbirdee






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