Loosing 16kgs

MY STORY

Fitness and/or weight loss is a very sensitive subject to blog. What works for you might not necessarily work for you...and even with that disclaimer being in the first paragraph of this blog, the chances of ending up with a disgruntled audience is still very high...unfortunately. So I am not going to pussy-foot.

DISCLAIMER: Please contact your physician before attempting any of the workouts or detox programs in this blog. I am not a physician and therefore I'm not in any position to give you advice, this blog is a documentation of what I did and how I did it.

Now that that's out of the way...how and where do I start?
This is me at my heaviest - 72kgs. I didn't even know this picture existed![/caption]

In early 2011, I was 49kgs before I got pregnant. Underweight you say? Nope. I'm just super duper short. 151cm to be exact...I think that translates to 5ft...No? I looked and felt amazing. Fast forward 2012, after the birth of my amazing daughter, I added 12kgs to a total of 62kgs. According to my BMI, that squarely puts me in the range of OVERWEIGHT. In the 3 years that followed, I ate my way to 72kgs....which meant I was in OBESITY 2 at that point.

I had problems getting up, walking and even playing with my monkey. I decided to join a local gym (SUZIE'S GYM in Bamburi Mtambo, Mombasa - try it, really affordable and adequately equipped. Back then, they charged 2,000 bob per month for aerobics + using the fitness equipment). This hardly helped. I would loose half a kg in one month, then add another kg the next month. I was literally and figuratively mark-timing. I quickly gave up on going to the gym - there was no difference after-all.

In June 2015, I left Mombasa  and relocated to Nairobi. Back to my hood. With no day job, I started to stream stuff, including workout videos and diet stuff...This did't move me much though. I was not going to set myself up for failure. I even met my aunt's colleague, and boy you should have seen her face! Pure Shock. She said she couldn't recognize me because I was so fat! I'm not going to lie...that stung a bit, or a lot, or something in between. It was during some time in October, that I saw an old pal of mine, Kenny, through his facebook page post the below;
Since I know this guy personally (and he doesn't do BS), I thought why not try it, making a mental note never to try something else if this didn't work. Well, I went bought myself cumin, tangawizi and some lemons, and followed Kenny's advise (not as faithfully as I should have...we all have that doubting Thomas lingering somewhere in our subconcience). I lost 5 kgs!

After that experiment, I continued working out, 30 minutes a day. In January 2016, I came across a page called 21 Days of Change - Jane Mukami and I kid you not, this stuff worked wonders on me. This literally reinforced Kenny's advice on weightloss and it backed it up with facts etc etc. I was even more encouraged that everyone on that page was a woman....meaning that if they can do it, so can I (there's a rumour doing rounds that guys' metabolism rates are usually high and apparently that's why they don't gain weight as fast as we do, and loose it faster than we do?).


On joining the page, I read a number of their posts and notes and decided that the best starting point would be to try Jane Mukami's 10 Day Detox. So I did the detox - again not faithfully - and lost a further 5kgs during this process.

The detox was the best thing that ever happened to me! Mostly because it;

1. Curbed my appetite
2. Boosted my metabolism
3. Increased my motivation for clean eating

Let's be honest here... 'your body is made 80% in the kitchen, 20% in the gym' is not a myth. If you're not willing to eat clean, just forget it. Love yourself as you are and stop googling "weight loss programs" or "weight loss diets" or worse still, "how to loose belly fat". Just love you, and move on.

During the detox, I started to google fitness programs and went through a lot of youtube videos. This is what I learned;

1. Cardio is a good way of loosing fat
2. Muscle building burns more fat - especially the sturborn kind
3. Always warm up and cool down
4. Start at beginner levels and push yourself everyday to do more
5. You either want to succeed or you are mediocre

After the detox, I started working outs, mainly using fitness blender's free videos on youtube. I came up with a home fitness workout routine that helped me shed off fat and build muscles instead. I intend to share with you the best home workout that helped me shed off the 10kg.....


I had spent more than three years fattening my body, and it took me 9 months to get it back. 9 months of hard work and discipline. AND encouragement from my online family 21 Days of Change - Jane Mukami. I eventually lost a cumulative total of 16kgs....I am still a work in progress. But I do feel so much better!

Me at 57kgs....[/caption]

Read the next blog to get your FREE home workout plan. and TIPS ON WEIGHT LOSS.

Have fun and enjoy your journey.

Xoxo,
Miss Cherono.