TOWEL ME INNOCENT Hello my lovelies, I hope you're all geared up for the weekend, I know I am! So today's writing was triggered by a towel, yes a bath towel. Allow me to take you back to the days when a bath towel for me was only good for drying my hair because surely there wasn't much of a towel to go around my whole body once I tried. It was unfair of me to think that bath towel manufacturers did not consider heavier ended users, just like airlines but to be FAIR, the circumference I had on me wasn't deemed normal. So today, I looked at myself in the mirror and remembered a story that was quite a defining moment in my life at the time, and had the towel fit me then, I would've been found GUILTY. Oh rumours, we've all heard such colourful rumours about ourselves and I must say this one was far fetched and if anything humiliating. Let's just say this rumour had me looking like I was in some Baywatch advert 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. So the story went like t...
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THIGH GAP
THIGH GAP Greetings my avid readers, my number one hype men, the silver lining in every cloud, my cheerleaders? Hope you're all happy and healthy. I apologise, I know its been a while since I posted but I am BACK and ready to share the real truth of weight loss....hope I have your attention. Aki don't throw stones, I am now here to stay. First of all, it has been a whirlwind of months and I shall be celebrating two years post-op and 76 kgs this December the 19th....so proud of myself and my other comrades who were and still are on this journey with me and for themselves. So I decided moving forward, I will write on the unique body changes that I have undergone and highlight the truth and emotions I have been blessed to experience. So now, I finally have a thigh gap, can I hear an AMEN. The day I met her (my thigh gap), I was like hellllllo girlfriend? where have you been all these years? soo nice to finally meet you....I know you've been shy for a couple yea...
PHAT
PHAT Being in high school and in university, Khadija was a pretty common name, so a lot of people in their talks or gossips would try to differentiate personalities through their physical appearance and for me it was always "yule ako na rasa kubwa ama yule mnono" the former I preferred but this one for "mnono" not soo much, i'd be like YEAH, I'm PHAT with a P and someone would most definitely ask why with a P? I'd be like yeah as I roll my eyes, PHAT stands for Pretty Hot and Tempting...But also who were my friends? How can you allow me to utter such NONSENSE...You were all EP's 😁😁😁, but thank you for standing by your WEIRD friend, Sooo its 2006, I join university in Malaysia and let's just say it was a BLAST, a country that I love almost as much as Kenya is Malaysia but its also the country where I gained most of my weight. Fast forward a year later, i'm back in Kenya after surgery for Endometriosis(That's a story for another da...
STRENGTH
STRENGTH I've always been an anxious person, it's just who i WAS . Anxiety was something i had suffered with for a very long time and silently at that. I remember how the unknown would cripple my mind, my emotions and even my breathing (LORD, that was hard). My nails were evidence of my silent suffering and unending appetite for peace of mind. I guess its safe to say that ANXIETY doesn't live here anymore, i don't know how it happened, all i know is that i don't miss it and good riddance. I see and hear struggles of people dealing with anxiety and i wish i could easily give a solution but its impossible because anxiety has various triggers and i believe in my case, it stemmed from emotional issues that i was yet to deal with. I must admit though, it wasn't an easy process but it has been a deeply gratifying journey, i can equate it to the first warm sun rays shining on your face in the morning, or that feeling i would get when i bit my nails, or a bird bein...
WHY?
WHY? I have always been a believer of loving oneself unconditionally first and then allowing people in your space to love you the best way you know how. Where do i begin? There are many times i toyed with the idea of being a smaller and healthier Khadija, problem is, i really didn't like the gym and the gym didn't seem to like me either. There are 3 major events in my life that made me think "Ghaiii say no to the food". Events 1-30. Air hostesses and stewards (EP-enemies of progress) where do i begin with you guys? Okay so as i board the aircraft, i WHISPER to you that i am in need of a seat belt extension but then you come down the aisle, loud as ever as though you're presenting me with an Oscar and alas all the attention is fixed on me and i am under immense pressure to give my viewers a show on how to tie THE seat belt? But why are you guys like this? Where did we go wrong…i say sorry on behalf of all weighty people...eish..You love making ...
SNIP, SNIP, STAPLE AND STITCH
SNIP, SNIP, STAPLE AND STITCH First of all, i just have to laud the Indian Healthcare system, i now know why it's the preferred healthcare destination. They are thorough, quick and efficient. Once you're admitted, they bring you an incentive spirometer to help you exercise your lungs, it helps with breathing after surgery is done in the abdominal area. So all i did the day before the surgery was carry the spirometer with me everywhere and inhaled and exhaled every 15 minutes, to be honest i did not enjoy it...but i did get my fair share of oxygen. I was put on a liquid diet for 24 hours in preparation for the surgery. The blood tests were frequent as expected but there was this ONE test, just thinking about it gives me the shivers. So apparently there's an artery vein that runs straight into the wrist joint and they had to collect blood from that specific vein to determine oxygen levels for surgery. So the cool gadget they had used earlier to highlight the veins co...
FAT, FATTER TO FITTEST
FAT, FATTER TO FITTEST Sooooo, I've been dancing around this idea for the past four months and "hurrah" for me, i finally did it. More than ever i'm doing this for myself to help people out there who want to lose all sorts of weight imperfectly rather than all the hype surrounding the SWAN mentality in weight loss and life after weight loss. Plus just to narrate hilariously and lovingly on the various stages of MGB weight loss. Don't i have a story to share!!!!! So this is how it all started, I had just come from a mini-vacay with my friend Faiza and baby sister Amina and as I entered the house, my mom asked me "Do you want to lose your big hips and bum bum? " I was like Nah Fam, these are my supporting documents! Then she went ahead to say, "But mama they are just TOOO BIG"...I could literally feel the pain in her voice (mind you this is the lady that's supposed to love you unconditionally and ALSO these are her genes...😄)...