It has been three years since I seriously started working out and changing my eating habits, this journey has been really fulfilling and life changing for me.
I managed to lose about 26 Kgs mostly within a year, but my biggest achievement was being able to maintain my weight loss, I’ve gained a bit more from when I had lost the most, but generally I have maintained my weight and I’ve been able to eat healthy (70%) and also workout at least 3-4 times a week.
For me this was the hardest part; continuing to eat healthy and workout was something that dawned on me real hard, and I knew that I had to do this for the rest of my life, I can’t tell you it’s been easy but the results and fear of going back to where I was are what keep me going, having a healthy meal feels so good, that guilt free feeling makes you feel good about yourself and oh my the feeling after a good workout is Amazing, but the hour before getting to the gym can be daunting, but I know that I always have to push myself to go. This year hasn’t been very exciting for me in terms of my fitness, I feel like I need a push, sometimes I need something else to motivate me and that’s why I am getting a personal trainer soon.

What I am most grateful for in all this, is that I have managed to change my relationship with food, I love eating healthy and also cooking the food myself, once in a while I’ll have some junk and sweet treats but I have totally adjusted to knowing that this can only be a treat once in a while. I have also learned how to make healthy delicious food!

You don’t have to just boil your food to eat healthy, there are lots of ways you can enjoy healthy yet delicious food. One of my favorite forms of cooking are:

– Stir frying: This is when you lightly fry chicken, fish, beef, and vegetables with olive oil and feel free to add your favorite spices.
My favorites are Black Pepper, Cumin, Curry Powder, Oregano, Turmeric, garlic powder (can all be found in Nakumatt)
– Steaming: This is how I like to eat my vegetables, I season them with salt and pepper and steam them, this leaves them crunchy and keeps all the nutrients of the vegetables.
– Baking or grilling: This can be done for both vegetables and meat, I simply season add some olive oil and put in the oven. 

Though I have not been an active blogger like I had promised, the question I get all the time from people who have read the blog is how do you eat, or please share the diet you followed?

I still call it a diet but that’s not the right way to see it, if you say you’re on a diet that means you’re only going to do this for a short time, to get results that will last you have to change your lifestyle by changing how you eat every day and not just for 12 weeks.

I have done the 12-week diets and as soon as I complete it, I kind of fall off and start eating unhealthy again, and gain back the weight and what is more sustainable is changing your diet for a life time. This doesn’t mean that you won’t eat the things you like forever, you sure can but in moderation.
My wish is to help more people to understand that it is possible to eat healthy every day and enjoy your food! I’ll share some of my favorite easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that I have on a regular basis.

Breakfast:

Omelette avocado and toast

Ingredients

2 eggs

2 tomatoes

½ a white onion

½ of an avocado

Lime juice

1 tbsp Coconut oil or olive oil

1 slice of whole grain bread (can be found at Sawa Citi) – optional

Ground black pepper, turmeric for color & many other benefits, and salt for taste

Instructions

Heat 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a nonstick pan on very low heat whisk 2 eggs add salt, pepper, and turmeric.

Combine half of an avocado, 2 chopped tomatoes, and half a white onion, add salt, pepper, and some lime juice.

Serve your omelette with avocado tomato salad and one slice of toasted whole grain bread.

Lunch or dinner:

Chicken broccoli stir fry

Ingredients:

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 boneless breast chicken sliced

2 red onion

3 garlic cloves, minced

2 cups of broccoli

2 carrots chopped

1 green pepper

Instructions

• Heat 2 tbsp of extra virgin oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat
• Add onions, garlic, and green pepper stir fry for about 2 mins till they are slightly brown add the chicken and add salt and all your favorite spices; black pepper, curry powder, cumin, oregano add ¼ a cup of water let it simmer and add 2 cups of broccoli for another 20 mins. It should be ready to eat!

Try this at home and let me know if you liked it, I always feel energized after these meals and they are full of protein, vegetables, and healthy fats to keep you full throughout the day!

Stay healthy everyone and Thank you for reading this post 🙂