NOTE TO MYSELF

1. "Self - Satisfaction", "Inner Peace" & "Higher Self Esteem" should be the goal
2. Surround yourself with people who make you a better version of you
3. Always greet people with a smile and treat everyone with respect
4. Do not let people walk all over you
5. Say "No" more often (*it will shock people but you will feel better*)
6. Block out the negative energy and vibes - Focus on the positives (*even if they are tiny*)
7. Eat Healthier (P.S Stick to the diet plan) - Do not stress or emotional eat
8. Spend more time at the beach (*maybe run/brisk walk a bit*)
9. Stare at the MOON - its beautifully perfect imperfections
10. Read More (*cause it never harmed anyone*)
11. Blog more often (*even if no one reads it*)
12. Study harder - it will make a difference to your career
13. Smile more often (*looks good on you*)
14. Laugh from your belly (*P.S Avoid snorting like a piggy in public*)
15. Spend less time on Whatsapp/Instagram/Snapchat/Facebook (*they drain you and your phone battery*)
16. Dance like a crazy person more often (*continue your amazing performances in the car*)
17. Don't cry over stupid boys and broken hearts. If you do want to cry, cry over "I can't imagine anything more delicious" food or Why did Mc.Dreamy have to die (*sniff*)
18. Remember - you don't need "him" to feel better about yourself  - You are and have always been beautiful and amazing! Let him go!
19. Love the way you have always loved (*just don't expect anything in return*)
20. Listen more - React less!
21. Stop "Over-Analyzing" "Over-Thinking" "Worrying"
22. Just "Be Happy" - its not that hard!

Losing It! (P.S And getting it back!)

Growing up, I was always referred to as the Chubby One. "Moti", "Fatso" were some of the pet names I had as a kid. Sometimes I would cry, sometimes I would laugh along. But for a girl with serious self esteem issues, all of that never really helped. Until I grew up, that's when I realized that what others thought of me didn't really matter, what mattered was what I thought of myself.
And I was pretty damn happy with my chubbs (aka my baby fat).

But there is a line between cute chubby and just plain over weight. And I was just plain over-weight!

Now, I love food! I think about what I'm going to eat all the time - deciding what to eat everyday is like a whole day decision. The countless options, the cravings *sigh*....

So how does a foodie, get herself to lose some weight!

Well, it was 19th March 2015 and I was pretty damn low! So, while driving home from work, I decided I needed to stop being so low and focus on something positive.

U-Turn and I find myself at Diet & Nutrition Centre!

I think the scariest part was standing on that weighing scale and finding out that you are pretty close to being obese! But the Dietitian was very supportive and spoke to me about what is good for me etc.!

Was it hard? Eating healthy? Hell Ya!
But I eventually got use to it and it helped so much... I went from 80.1kgs to 69.9kgs in 5 months!

Jan 2015 v/s July 2015

Losing weight felt good... clothes fit better... like I actually fit into dresses at Forever 21 - who we know makes clothes for tiny people! I could wear heels for longer periods!
And overall, I just felt plain good and healthy!

But maintaining weight is a hard task - trust me on this! And yeah, long story short - I gained a lot of the weight I lost back!

Why? Cause I was just plain lazy. Worst thing of all - I let my emotions control me and I ate to feel better! Emotional eating is the worst - AVOID it completely!

So what am I going to do now? I am going to lose that weight - I am going to get healthy - And I am going to do this for myself and not for anyone else!

To help me lose it - I even got a personal trainer! I am first week into my training and as tiring as it is - I already feel energetic and focused.

I've learnt that if you focus and eat right - it will be possible!
So that's what I am going to do - FOCUS, WORK HARD, EAT HEALTHY and BE POSITIVE!

So Folks - I will keep ya'll updated on my progress - And Inshallah it will be awesome!

Food for Thought #7 - The Universe talks and it makes sense!

Did you know that if you choose to be joyful enough, Griselda, it's physically impossible to get angry, fret, stew, or worry?

And that if you choose it often enough, it's physically impossible to be broke, sick, lonely, or confused?

Oh yeah.

Some things really are impossible,
The Universe

Food for Thought #6

Me: "I don't know if you are on my side or something?"
Friend: "I am on your side. But I sometimes find it pathetic that you are not on your side."

       

Food for Thought #5

Friend: "You are giving it too much importance"
Me: "It's hurtful!"
Friend: "Only if you allow yourself to get hurt."

Food for Thought #4

Me: "Make more of an effort to be happy - They say!
         But why does being Happy require so much effort?"

Friend: "You have to.
              Because we are, by nature, unhappy.
              Happiness is a pursuit."

Food for Thought #3

"It's too hard to be myself in a world that constantly tells me I should be everything but myself.

I'm either too much or too little. Just never enough.

Tone yourself down! And No, they don't mean your body - that's a whole other story! They mean tone down who you are down!"