I’M WATCHING MY WEIGHT

Everyone in today’s society is on a diet. Everyone is trying to cut down even the non-clumsy ones want to cut down. Almost every woman is going the’ ketogenic’ way so they could burn down some calories and lose some weight which is quiet an interesting sight. Nowadays, many people have open gyms because most gyms are regularly flooded with women from all works of life who want to get the right body structure and maintain their figure eight bodies so  they could get that guy who would “put a ring on it”(wonders.com). From the look of things, most of us engage ourselves into certain things just because they are trending or because are friends are involved into it. The one million dollar question is, why all of this stress? Why kill yourself over “dust” as radical Christians would say.

Bloggers however seem to be the most beneficiaries of these slimming regimes. They have seized the opportunity and become automatic health consultants and nutritionists. Aunty Buki, my own neighbor woke up this morning and told me that she had become a food specialist. This is a woman who was into trading and I kept pondering on how she came about with the fatal exchange. While trying to process Aunty Buki’s breaking news, Mr. Femi walked into my office telling me about his wife’s new food menu and how she had decided to include every single member of the family into her “keto” diet. . ‘My wife has transformed the whole house into a ‘ketogenic factory’ Mr. Femi exclaimed in displeasure.

It is quite interesting that even secondary school folks have joined the league. It was reported that an SS3 student went to school without school provisions on the basis that she was watching her weight. (Give me a second please, is your weight a movie? Anyway happy watching.)

 The “ketogenic” women from my research are a group of women who have an objective of having an experience of the sweet sixteen’s life once again. In order to achieve this, they deprived themselves for starchy foods such as garri, cocoyam, yams, cassava, rice, spaghetti and many others yet they maintain their soups. According to my research, these women have got a substitute for all of these. Some of them use garden egg or cabbage to make their swallow. Some even go as far as living strictly on vegetables and water. Could this be a fast? Or a compulsory subject? (Jamb question).

For the lazy ones, slim tea is the way forward. They would prefer to have the world’s teas on their tables rather than go the “keto” way. As at last week, I heard that a 33-year old mother of 2 had passed away as a result of kidney failures caused by one of these teas. It is understandable that women want to look good but going to the extent of killing yourself is unimaginable.

Some women have actually used the “keto” platform to regain their healthy lives. Some of them who as a result of child birth had gained excess weight and ended up with clumsy looks have used the “keto” diet to actually watch their weight and flee from certain killer diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and many others. Whatever the case, it is important that wisdom be applied to every single thing we do. Do not follow the crowd aimlessly but let wisdom direct and guide you.

-Lenga Daisy

Workouts and Weight Loss

I remember when I was in secondary school how I had always wanted a slimmer body by all means, with the tiny waist. It became desperation for me to lose weight. After trying out various dieting plans -that I was not faithful to by the way-, I decided to go by way of workouts. Trust me, exercises aren’t easy one bit, but with time I got used to it, and now, I could go on and on for two hours without feeling weary.

Workouts refer to various exercises that an individual could partake in for different reasons. Workouts are not necessarily limited to weight loss practices, but in the context of this article, it is linked to weight loss. I did various drills including sit-ups, using the treadmill among others.

There are different work out styles depending on the weight loss mode you want to engage. Sit-ups are good to work out strategies that you could use to lose belly fat. Sit-ups involve an individual lying on a flat surface, preferably on the ground with the legs stretched forward. Then you start making efforts to sit up without using your arms as a means of support or leverage. Sit-ups are done to strengthen the abdominal muscles and in the process lose some belly fat.

You could also try running and walking long distances. These two have never failed, trust me. When you walk long miles, you sweat a lot and exercise the muscles in your body thereby removing unnecessary fat. In the running, you sweat, even more, secreting excess, extraneous toxic materials present in your body.

If you think sit-ups or to run and walking are too much for you to handle, try visiting the gym. The gym houses various equipment and machines that also assist and aid in weight loss. One very vital instrument present in every gym is the Treadmill. The treadmill assists in running and walking on the spot. They are must-haves for every functional gym to help advance the work out sessions of its users.

While working out, it is essential that you maintain a healthy eating habit. That did not work for me anyways because I was not faithful to it. Keeping a healthy eating habit would help you maintain balance and proportion.

To get more work out styles, you could go online and research it. They worked for me, trust me they would work for you too. Give yourself 20 days and record how much weight you have lost and come back to thank me. You’re welcome anyways.

It is also vital that you try not to overwork yourself to avoid a break down in your health. Take it one at a time, and you would see the changes soon.

ADEBAYO- OYETORO OLUWATOFUNMI