THINGS YOU NEED TO START YOUR JOURNEY

The first step, which happens to be key, is to get up one day and decide to be fully committed to yourself. I said to myself,

• I  will  achieve  this.
• It  won't  be  impossible
• I  wont  be  miserable  because  of  the  pressure ,
• And  it  wont  be  expensive

So , my  first  steps were:

A. Buy  a  weighing  scale

This is  to  help  me  monitor  my  weekly  progress  as  I  go  on ,  and  I  can  easily  detect   if  a  meal  plan  is  not  working  well ,  and  quickly  track  back .  A  simple  weighing  scale  is  about  1000  to 1500  naira .  I  got  mine  at  Foodco  in  Ibadan ,  when  I  went  to  visit  my  in-laws .

B. 90  day  calendar

Working   from  march  up  till  may ,  I  drew  up  my  calendar ,  with  a  white  board  marker ,  and  paper. Its  all  about  planning.

The  purpose  of  the calendar, is  to  document  my  meal  plans  for  each  day ,  and  make sure  I  follow

 through  with  it.

The  calendar  helps  to  buy  ingredients  ahead ,  so  I  won't  have  any  reason  to  cave  and  eat  anything  I  see ,  simply  because  I  don’t  have  anything  to  cook  the  right  food  with. 

C. A  target  dress 

A  target dress  is  all  too  important .  This  is  the  dress  you  open  your  wardrobe  everyday ,  and  smile  knowing  fully  well  that  even  though  e  neva  size  you  now ,  some  day  soon ,  it  will .  Splurge  on  yourself ,  get  something  really  classy , beautiful ,  and  in  your  target  size…

Your  target  size ,  is  the  size  you  wish  to  achieve  and  maintain .

When  the  dress fits  properly ,  take  yourself  out ,  and  celebrate  it .

Remember , you  are worth  it.


D. Pretty  sneakers  and  sportswear

Every  woman  likes  to  look  good ,  and  trust  me ,  we  will  be  chipping  in  some  funky  exercises  every  once  in  a  while . 

If  you  have  something  good  to  wear , you  will  be  willing  to  put  it  on .  And  once  you  are  in   it ,  a  little  15  minutes  fun  exercise  will  definitely  follow .

Getting  these  items  is  telling  yourself ,  there's  no  going  back  ,  and  I  am  in  this  for  real .   The  moment you  do  that , you  know ,  you  have  started  your  fitness  journey.



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