SHARING LIFE

Hello there,  Still on the fitness journey (I couldn't lift my hands up properly today 😂) but I'm alive 😂.  One thing my Personal Trainer (henceforth PT) insists on is "REST".  Research has indicated that rest allows our muscles, nerves, bones and connective tissues time to rebuild after working out.  The reason why I want to touch on rest today is because, if you are like me, it is easy to want to do more work because 1, you may want to practice what you've previously learnt or 2, you feel like you can do more to lose more weight.  It doesn't work that way.  After the second day of working out, my body was bruised in all places. I could barely climb the stairs nor walk casually like I used to. It was pretty intense.  The next day was my rest day and yes, I was tempted to do a thing or two but I slept instead and just took a break.  The night before my next workout, I could lift my legs easily and I went to my training eager and ready! What I discovered on m

I asked my cousin to measure my body and this is who I am now: Weight 71kg Arm - 13 Bust - 38 Waist - 32 Lower abdomen - 35 Hip - 44   I woke up not knowing what to expect. Since I started working from home, my sleeping pattern has changed. Waking up this morning was a good feeling. Remember my hip joints? I was shocked to see myself jumping and working out today in spite of the pain.  We move!

  I have been looking for a way to start "Entry one" for quite a while now.  So many different ways to start but I think the best way is to lead you to the WHY of this journey. So now, the question: why am I being super intentional about weight loss and getting fit? I am driven to get this done because I am doing this for me. It is one thing that has nothing to any external force or influence but myself. To be honest, whenever I see others working out and the power they exude whenever they're putting in the work, I am always charged and I know deep within me that I can be like them. I remember last year's She Summit in Accra. One of the speakers admonished us to identify those things which help boost our confidence and be committed to ensuring that we harness those things to help us be the kinds of women we know we are capable of becoming.  Personally, a number of things help boost my confidence. One of these is the confidence that comes from being able to wea