for members fasting ramadan -start august 1 st

Shabawan

I would love to do that

AakifahSiebert

Salaam sis...I came across this article and thought it might be motivational for my sisters in Islam:

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/31/3048991/muslim-women-work-out-religiously.html

bosanka

I would love to do that

do what ?

Yes i think HRM is the best purchase i had.. ( after my rug doctor machine hheh )

Sisters - use the " break from fasting time /TOM " - wisely.. speed up your cardio .. increase it.. sweat , burn
My goal for this month is to stay focused not to get destructed bc it's ramadan.. keep working out no matter how, log my food without interruption , make healthy choices- if possible lose weight usually i gain a little bit. My trainer wants me to lose 15 lbs .. i never lost that much in one month.. but she says you lost 8 lbs in one week andyou never thought you could do THAT .. so start believing ! She is right... there's moments when i 'm thankfull to her and moments when i don't like her

dexter- that's called dedication- control, discipline WTG

we have a mosque here and all people from my country go there- they have daily iftar in that mosque and they order the food from a local restaurant.. .meaning- fresh made bread - still warm when ariving- , fresh made cakes, fresh made - everything ! and the choices are .. never ending.. about 200-300 ppl come every night.. and each night diff. families pay for the food , so almost nobody eats at home here.. why would they go through the trouble of cooking etc - when there they get food better than home- it's all food from our country.
Well my family went last night . I stayed home- all alone. Eating my tilapia and tomatoes, whole wheat tortila. For dessert Watermelon. It was sad, almost depressing. There were moments where i tought you are stupid you should have went with them .. but now after it has passed and my kids that usually have to be chased to eat something- even while fasting- came home last night with tummy aches " ooooh we ate so much.. the foood was sooooo good " so if that's the case for my kids that i have to spank to make them eat .. ( not really but i feel like doing it almost every day ) .. what w ould have happened if i went. ? Most of the food i grew up on .. i love it , it reminds of home and parents.. and i didn't have it probably in a year ( since last ramadan ) .. So i made the sacrifice and stayed home. It all depends " how bad do you want this " .. i have a goal. I have a plan. Two months ago i have decided after ramadan - i will sign up for the personal training school. I want to be a muslim personal trainer . We don't have any in my area- and so many sisters can't afford training sessions, or don't know where to start, so many can't go to the gym bc they have 3-5 small kids etc.. So my goal is to " pay it forward " i want to be a personal trainer first - because i have to workout fo r the rest of my life, it's just the way it is.. and second i want to make it my job as well. I love doing it. All women at the gym kept telling me that i'm great at it .. ( even now without a certifiate i train women here and there ) my trainers told me that i'm " born for it " .. yes i'm 250 lbs .. and that was the reason why i never expressed this wish out loud, not even to my h usband , i was even to embarassed to go to a school and ask for information- i thought people would laugh at me .. a personal trainer ? look at yourself ! .. But my trainers- told me that they all started with too much weight, they even showed me pictures. And that's when it made a click.

I'm a medical assistant -but i haven't worked more than 2 1/2 years. I told my husand i don't want to go back to work until i know " what i want to do " i don't want to work 8-5 just for a pay chek and not be happy with what i'm doing. I want to know what is my mission, why am i here. What am i really supposed to do. I want to work but not feel like i'm workig. Until i find " what that is i'm not going back to work. It took me 2 years .. and all my life ( including those 2 years )i have been reading every book that was on the market .. about training, nutrition , obesety, self help etc.. it was right there in my face.. but i was to scared even to think about it. For years i have been motivating others.. ( on other web site ) i just loved doing it .. but like i said i was not brave enough to even think something like that. It was som ething " i might want to do when i'm at perfect weight " so my life was on hold .. all this time.. i was waiting to live my life till i get to my goal. All this y ears .. i was " on hold "
Than a very educated friend of mine sat down with me and said.. " what would you do if you were at - whatever you call perfect weight ?
That' was when i first time said it out loud. I would be a peronal trainer, I would help others with my life long struggle experience, i would be affordable for people just like myself.. i know how hard it is to be struggling with weight and not beeing able to afford help. I want to change that. I'm not in it for money- i don't care how much i would make.. i want to make other women feel supported , not allone- like i was myself- - for many years.
Than she said.
What is holding you from living your life now ? Why don't you live it now ' as if you were at that weight ? " Why can't you do all that NOW ?
NOW ? do you see me ?
yes. but you would be a proof to them.. you are doing it.. it can be don e.. you would be losing weight while helping others.
it took me few days to " digest it "
but than i started believing in it..and talked to my husband , all he said is- go for it. I know you love that exercise-diet stuff that's all you talk about since i have known you .. do it.
So - my eid gift .. to myself - is the school payment. It's not cheap but i have saved the money and put it on the side .

I'm scared, anxious, ..excited, confused, sometimes i doubt myself.. will i go through this and not have any clients, what if i pay all this money and still don 't manage to lose the weight.. what good is the certificate than ? ..
but .. i don't want to keep living a life doubting and " if" and what would be " if .. no..i will do WHAT is in MY power, the success i will leave up to HIM.

phew.. i never planed to shar this with you all .. don't know how i even started it.. but .. it 's out now.. hope i didn't kill you all with my life story

Hayaa79

I would love to do that

do what ?

Yes i think HRM is the best purchase i had.. ( after my rug doctor machine hheh )

Sisters - use the " break from fasting time /TOM " - wisely.. speed up your cardio .. increase it.. sweat , burn
My goal for this month is to stay focused not to get destructed bc it's ramadan.. keep working out no matter how, log my food without interruption , make healthy choices- if possible lose weight usually i gain a little bit. My trainer wants me to lose 15 lbs .. i never lost that much in one month.. but she says you lost 8 lbs in one week andyou never thought you could do THAT .. so start believing ! She is right... there's moments when i 'm thankfull to her and moments when i don't like her

dexter- that's called dedication- control, discipline WTG

we have a mosque here and all people from my country go there- they have daily iftar in that mosque and they order the food from a local restaurant.. .meaning- fresh made bread - still warm when ariving- , fresh made cakes, fresh made - everything ! and the choices are .. never ending.. about 200-300 ppl come every night.. and each night diff. families pay for the food , so almost nobody eats at home here.. why would they go through the trouble of cooking etc - when there they get food better than home- it's all food from our country.
Well my family went last night . I stayed home- all alone. Eating my tilapia and tomatoes, whole wheat tortila. For dessert Watermelon. It was sad, almost depressing. There were moments where i tought you are stupid you should have went with them .. but now after it has passed and my kids that usually have to be chased to eat something- even while fasting- came home last night with tummy aches " ooooh we ate so much.. the foood was sooooo good " so if that's the case for my kids that i have to spank to make them eat .. ( not really but i feel like doing it almost every day ) .. what w ould have happened if i went. ? Most of the food i grew up on .. i love it , it reminds of home and parents.. and i didn't have it probably in a year ( since last ramadan ) .. So i made the sacrifice and stayed home. It all depends " how bad do you want this " .. i have a goal. I have a plan. Two months ago i have decided after ramadan - i will sign up for the personal training school. I want to be a muslim personal trainer . We don't have any in my area- and so many sisters can't afford training sessions, or don't know where to start, so many can't go to the gym bc they have 3-5 small kids etc.. So my goal is to " pay it forward " i want to be a personal trainer first - because i have to workout fo r the rest of my life, it's just the way it is.. and second i want to make it my job as well. I love doing it. All women at the gym kept telling me that i'm great at it .. ( even now without a certifiate i train women here and there ) my trainers told me that i'm " born for it " .. yes i'm 250 lbs .. and that was the reason why i never expressed this wish out loud, not even to my h usband , i was even to embarassed to go to a school and ask for information- i thought people would laugh at me .. a personal trainer ? look at yourself ! .. But my trainers- told me that they all started with too much weight, they even showed me pictures. And that's when it made a click.

I'm a medical assistant -but i haven't worked more than 2 1/2 years. I told my husand i don't want to go back to work until i know " what i want to do " i don't want to work 8-5 just for a pay chek and not be happy with what i'm doing. I want to know what is my mission, why am i here. What am i really supposed to do. I want to work but not feel like i'm workig. Until i find " what that is i'm not going back to work. It took me 2 years .. and all my life ( including those 2 years )i have been reading every book that was on the market .. about training, nutrition , obesety, self help etc.. it was right there in my face.. but i was to scared even to think about it. For years i have been motivating others.. ( on other web site ) i just loved doing it .. but like i said i was not brave enough to even think something like that. It was som ething " i might want to do when i'm at perfect weight " so my life was on hold .. all this time.. i was waiting to live my life till i get to my goal. All this y ears .. i was " on hold "
Than a very educated friend of mine sat down with me and said.. " what would you do if you were at - whatever you call perfect weight ?
That' was when i first time said it out loud. I would be a peronal trainer, I would help others with my life long struggle experience, i would be affordable for people just like myself.. i know how hard it is to be struggling with weight and not beeing able to afford help. I want to change that. I'm not in it for money- i don't care how much i would make.. i want to make other women feel supported , not allone- like i was myself- - for many years.
Than she said.
What is holding you from living your life now ? Why don't you live it now ' as if you were at that weight ? " Why can't you do all that NOW ?
NOW ? do you see me ?
yes. but you would be a proof to them.. you are doing it.. it can be don e.. you would be losing weight while helping others.
it took me few days to " digest it "
but than i started believing in it..and talked to my husband , all he said is- go for it. I know you love that exercise-diet stuff that's all you talk about since i have known you .. do it.
So - my eid gift .. to myself - is the school payment. It's not cheap but i have saved the money and put it on the side .

I'm scared, anxious, ..excited, confused, sometimes i doubt myself.. will i go through this and not have any clients, what if i pay all this money and still don 't manage to lose the weight.. what good is the certificate than ? ..
but .. i don't want to keep living a life doubting and " if" and what would be " if .. no..i will do WHAT is in MY power, the success i will leave up to HIM.

phew.. i never planed to shar this with you all .. don't know how i even started it.. but .. it 's out now.. hope i didn't kill you all with my life story

Oh that's such a wonderful Idea GO FOR IT!!! I am sure U will excel in this field really

Try to do some BTS certifications too

U know I went thru the same - I thought how could a person obese like me could be a trainer but then I was & my gym members loved me Though i got some Frowns but who cares anyway, I lost weight plus they never wanted to let go off me but sadly, I had to shift to another city
but the crux is just go for it - GOOD LUCK:flowerforyou:

AakifahSiebert

Sister Bosanka...GO FOR IT!!! I think it's a wonderful idea, and I think you would be great!!

You actually made me reconsider an idea I had....so, I have a question...I need your (everyone's) opinions on something, insh'Allah.

There is a local female football team and tryouts start Sept 18th. I love football, but never really played it, aside from just a few friends passing the ball around. I've had friends tell me last year that I should try out but I didn't 'cuz of a medication I was on at the time (a blood thinner). I'm no longer on the meds, and am very interested in possibly trying out for the team. The majority of the other players are in their 30's (like me) and are full-time moms or work full-time, and often their knowledge of football before trying out is none. The women are all sizes as well, so it's not just for skinny girls. lol So, basically, I'd fit right in (age, weight, experience level). Do you think I should give it a try?? (I will make istikhara on it after TOM...but just looking for feedback). I figure it'd be a great way to stay motivated and get in shape.

hunny73

Go for it Bosanka!! Your personal training skills are already apparent from this thread. I'm sure you'll make a great personal trainer IA.

hunny73

Sister Aakifah "GO FOR IT!!" What's stopping you now? You will never know until you try it.

dexters_dexterity

Salam
Sis bosanka u should definately go 4 it n i think this dedication will make u go through it swiftly and in the end there r no negative aspects you will not lose anything except weight

Sis aakifah it's a game losing with fun is double fun. Have fun go ahead

It's not the place but... my life is also on hold too but I don't have support from my family no matter I demand it with love or say it with anger things r not going to change so in a way I have surrendered. I have grown up with a dream of a pursuing a successful career but all I end up is stay at home just doing nothing just coz my husband n his family don't like it. I don't have kids is in the hands of Allah but this is not fair knowing that I have strong character I do hijab n I shall never ignore home...I was watching my diet since childhood but my weight was yo-yo within 3 kgs (67-70) for years but after my marriage I have gone from 68 to 62(my thyroid gone mad) and then 74 n when I touched 76 I joined here...

concealedpearl

Bosanka go for it...if it is your dream and passion then don't waste time thinking about it.

Sr Aakifah you are brave, football sounds scary to me. But if you love it and enjoy it then DO IT, and you'll be burning mad calories too so more of a reason to go for it.

Dexters may Allah make it easy for you and may He bless you with what is best for you.

AakifahSiebert

Dexters may Allah make it easy for you and may He bless you with what is best for you.

Ameen.

Thank you everyone for the encouragement. :happy: I am gonna talk to my intended about it and I'm gonna make istikhara on it. I'll keep you all updated on if I do try out for it.

Today was a not-so-good day. My eating was bad...and I didn't exercise either 'cuz my lower back is in a lot of pain today. Insh'Allah, tomorrow is a new day, and I'll get back on track.

bosanka

Thank you all for the encouragment-it is really importont to me to know that other people support me. Sister Aakifah- i believe in doing what you have passion for. As long as it is not " clearly haram " in the religion- you should not live your life with the " should i mentality " .. Maybe you can tell my personality a little bit allready.. but i'm kind of a person where everyboyd asks " why " i ask " why not ? " where most sisters stop- i go. I don't like to be told what to do or not to do. May God forgive me if i'm making something wrong when i say this... but i think if anyone ever forced me to wear headcover i would do anything in my power not to wear it. But because everyone was against it - i fought for it , the more they were against it the more i wanted it. And my whole life i have lived like that- very very stubborn .. sometims it's good sometimes it's not.. but you can't choose your personality , and i have given up in trying to " change " the way i'm.. I'm going the best me i can be- because everyone else is already taken.. i have no other choice can't be anybody else. and why should i ?
So sister.. if it is ok - and you know the situation best- if it's female only etc- why not ?

I was into sports since i can remember.. i was playing all type of sports , in the school i was participating- and winning in swimming competitions, table tennis, running short and long distances, soccer- and on top of that i was a member at a gym - at the age of 13 ! i would jog to the gym, workout for 1 -2 hours and jog back home ( few miles back and forth )

than i started wearing hijab at age of 16 .. and didn't know much about religion.. but my thought was " i have to stop all of it.. it's not ok for me to be into sports with hijab " ..
big mistake.
Now i'm fixing the years of wrong life style..

I feel sad when i see the young generation of girls beeing so overweight.. in their 14-15 years they have as much weight as i have in my 30ths.. hijab should not be a limitation. Yes - we have to follow rules- but there are ways to stay active - and per religion we need to stay active and watch our health and weight.. most people /sisters have the wrong idea if they are wearing the headcover and long wide jilbabs.. they can " grow " as much as can fit under that dress. " Who is going to see me ? " .. like you should watch your diet only if you are intending to pose for a magazine or for the guys on the street, but since you are married and/or covered. you can let yourself go .
This is a wide spread problem among our girls /women. And we need to start changing this. First change ourself- than our friends etc. Well we can't change anyone- but we can be the change we want to see in others. They will follow by example.

Anyways- i hope this " swaying from the topic " is not bothering the rest of our group

My day was not the best today either. I was invited by a family for iftar - and since it is a personal invitation it would be very rude to say no .. they allready prepared all of it and were expecting us to say yes.. we went. and you all know how it is when you are invited for iftar. Everyone is trying to put the best meals on the table. I filled my plate with a lot of cabbage salad and other fresh salad, had a piece of white chicken meat.. but than had some other few things that i don'w know the kcls for , and topped it with a piece of cake.
So- we all will have one of this days.. but no reason to continue messing up. Today is done.. it is what it is. Let's try not to repeat it any time soon. And i want to say i'm not " stuffed " .. but still had things that i usually don't have- like cake.

Oh.. did i say .. today i passed out.. i think i had something like almost a heat stroke or heat wave.. don't know what happened but i just checked out and couldn't get back up , husband did all he could gave me an ice pack i was burning up .. my heart rate was so high that i thought my head and chest are going to explode.. tried hard not to vomit.. thank God i was able to continue without breaking the fast.. but the heat here in phx is really getting to me. In the car it showed it was 170 F .. when we got into it.. so i think in the time till it got cooled off- i passed out for some reason.
so- lesson- i'm not going outside unless i really have to. I almost ended in the ER today.. so- stay in the house .

Hayaa79

OH take care of urself Sis Bosanka! I think U r overdoing

Hey Dexter = dont feel so low there's so much u can do by staying at home esp when u hav the Internet
Lets talk abt it in detail later

& always remember Every1's blessed, look at ppl who have less than U - who r just trying to survive for the sake of survival

theseagull

Why do I feel it's hard to control my self in eating different kinds of food ?? ..
I feel full quickly .. positive point .. but I couldn't control my self to avoid fried bites some days !!

The result: I'm losing weight very very slow !! 105 days with onlt 4 kgs lost !

dexters_dexterity

this post is really going good after ramadan we will start "Get Fit by Eid ul Adha "

AakifahSiebert

Oh no sis Bosanka....be careful! I'm glad your husband was taking care of you.

Dexter....haha...great idea, insh'Allah!

Hayaa79

Why do I feel it's hard to control my self in eating different kinds of food ?? ..
I feel full quickly .. positive point .. but I couldn't control my self to avoid fried bites some days !!

The result: I'm losing weight very very slow !! 105 days with onlt 4 kgs lost !

Good atleast U r losing I am gaining:sad:

Hayaa79

Any1 heard abt British Slimming Clinic???:bigsmile:

dexters_dexterity

Any1 heard abt British Slimming Clinic???:bigsmile:

Hey hayaa tell us about your experience as gym instructor
How did u start and what did u learn and how it affected your weight loss journey?

Too many questions, sounds like an interview, I think u must be feeling like a celebrity

bosanka

Any1 heard abt British Slimming Clinic???:bigsmile:

Hey hayaa tell us about your experience as gym instructor
How did u start and what did u learn and how it affected your weight loss journey?

Too many questions, sounds like an interview, I think u must be feeling like a celebrity

uhm.. what'd i miss ? it looks like i missed something ? gym instructor ? who ? where ? how come i didn't know that before ? )

common.. start talking.. i mean .. typing

babychoose

Assalamualaikum everyone!

I volunteered myself before August that I'll do the 114miles challenge. I am currently doing it but I didn't provide any update on it. So until now alhamdulillah, I have managed to finish 22 miles.:happy: (I think you can see my ticker down there). And about food, well, my food is mostly the same. I have this bad habit of sticking to one type of food. I don't really like changes, haha. I feel guilty if I change a lot, I feel like I'm a big fat greedy person who's having all those luxuries that most people in this world don't get it.

So, urm, I don't know what to write else. But yes, I will try to post in this topic 2 or 3 times a week to let you guys know about my progress. Happy fasting everyone! :flowerforyou:

Hayaa79

Any1 heard abt British Slimming Clinic???:bigsmile:

Hey hayaa tell us about your experience as gym instructor
How did u start and what did u learn and how it affected your weight loss journey?

Too many questions, sounds like an interview, I think u must be feeling like a celebrity

Any1 heard abt British Slimming Clinic???:bigsmile:

Hey hayaa tell us about your experience as gym instructor
How did u start and what did u learn and how it affected your weight loss journey?

Too many questions, sounds like an interview, I think u must be feeling like a celebrity

Thanx for askin Dexter
& Sis Bosanka I have already Mentioned that i was a gym instructor
OK my Journey started I mean I got connected with the gym In my Intermediate (2nd Year) when my weight went to an alarming point hehe
then I got interested in the GYM thing & stayed in touch with it on & off but I did some training courses in Dubai from Dubai Ladies Club & Shapes Gym which included Aerobics, Aqua Aerobics, Belly Dance etc.

Of them all, Belly Dance was the most interesting, Last year I came back to Pak for a long vacations so I thought to focus on my Health as I have got 3 Slip Discs cz of my busy life plus sitting mostly inspite of the fact that I did all these courses. Plus I realised am experiencing PCOs & my insulin level is high

As I didnt have to do much in my vacations, I thought to set up a gym for my own self & I got some members they liked my Aerobics but fell in love with the Belly Dance class
It was Fun though but then I had to relocate to another city Wind up the GYM thing so again am on my own but INSHAÁLLAH will open the GYM again but i feel I need to lose at least 10 more KGs to be eligible (in my opinion) for a GYM Trainer.
But since I have come I lost 10 Kgs almost & my Insulin is in control my back ache is better feeling good.

So this is the whole story :bigsmile:

hunny73

hope your feeling better sis boskana.

with all this professional personal training assistance (boskana and hayaa) i'm sure we'll manage to reach our goals.

i managed 40 minutes on the treadmill today. but unfortunately made a lot of bad food choices today. hopefully , tomoro i'll try and stay focused.

by the way, how do i create a ticker?

fit_healthy

Hi everyone,

Been alittle busy, plus tired the last few days.

Im still exercising, but today i woke up late, i was unable to exercise. So instead as dedicated as i am, i did the shred in the afternoon, and the kids joined in too. Oh my, i completed it and was still standing at the end of it.

fit_healthy

can anybody believe tht when all my family members were eating pizza, subway made with fried hotdogs and white bread sandwiches with steaks leftovers, i was eating brown bread sandwich with eggplant slices and lettuce with 1/2 tsp of feta

3 dates
2 eggplant brown bread sandwiches
1 samosa
3/4 cup of fruit cocktail
1 cup of tea

Thats dedication, you have alot of will power.

calimari

Hi - I'm not muslim, but I live walking distance from an Islamic Community Center in my neighborhood. I just have to say that it's gotta be rough for Ramadan to fall when the days are so long as opposed to, say, January. I wish you a peaceful Ramadan & don't go too crazy at the food at the end! ha ha!

bosanka

Hi - I'm not muslim, but I live walking distance from an Islamic Community Center in my neighborhood. I just have to say that it's gotta be rough for Ramadan to fall when the days are so long as opposed to, say, January. I wish you a peaceful Ramadan & don't go too crazy at the food at the end! ha ha!

Hi Calimari

Yes you are right- it's harder now than when the ramadan falls in winter months.. but that's why the reward is also higher : ) the bigger the sacrifice- the better reward you can hope for, right ?
and about the food- well that's easier said than done.. but we are doing the best we can )

bosanka

We have a monthly goal - some of us are trying to reach it and focusing on it.. but a lot of you guys are kind of all over the place and i don't see any set goals. Not much specific.
How about we break this month down- to weekly goals ? Make it a little bit less overwhelming- .. ?

Maybe let's say - i don't care " what you do " but burn 3,500 kcls in one week ? - that is equal to one lbs.
This one goes for the ones that have a heart rate monitor.
You have a jump rope ? - how about 3-5 minutes of jumping- daily ? ( with as little breaks as possible in between )
How about we say let's do 50 jumping jacks daily - for the next 7 days ? ( if you can do more go for it )
Or 100 crunches a day - for next 7 days ?

Starting monday - pick one of the 4 listed options -and update us daily on your progress. And you can keep on walking this is just somethng additional to keep you going . It's only for one week ok Look .. i 'm not a fan of jumping jacks..but it's all about pushing beyond our comfort zone .. ok ?

Hope you guys are up for it.. , honestly i don't see very much done - it's always the few same people with reports, but the rest is kind of slow.. and for this challanges you don't need equipment ( juming jacks, crunches, - do one of them or both for a whole week ) . Keep focused. It doesn't have to be any of my listed suggestions. I'm just trying to come up with ways to get us through this month with a possible weight-loss Ramadan comes every year - we need to find ways not to stop during that month. Find something to get you focused- for a week. Set a goal. SOmething you think will get you going . Like you see this challanges are not " long " it will take you 5-7 minutes daily to accomplish it- so you can't say you didn't have time to do it . ( Except of the " burn 3500 kcls in one week challange - for this one you need longer than 5-7 minutes

- you have all sunday to think about it- by Monday morning- would be nice to see your goals Week one is almost finished.. let's get a fresh start for week two ( ps . don't forget your walking challange for the ones that are still in )

concealedpearl

July 31st-30DS L1 DAY1
Aug 1-30DS L1 DAY2
Aug 2-30DS L1 DAY3
Aug 3-30DS L1 DAY4
Aug 4-30DS L1 DAY5
Aug 5-30DS L1 DAY 6
Aug 6-30DS L1 DAY 7

Alhamdulilah just three days away from completing level 1.

Bosanka I agree with you below. For those who have not decided on a goal yet, they should try to at least commit to something that they can do.

oliveoil87

asalamu alikum Ramadan Mubarik!

bosanka

we alayu mussalam oliveoil- amin to you too.

welcome , join us if you like .

WHERE IS EVERYONEEEEE ?

get your heads out of those samusas or whatever they are spelled.. pita's and pizzas.. i know it's tough.. but remember there will be food next day.. it' won't get away ..

i was so happy last night thay after having my soup- i ate only half of my turkey sandwich .. i stopped .. took a breath and realized i was full.. i don't have to finish it.. it will still be there later.. even tomorrow, whenever.. but i don't HAVE to finish it !

pay attention to your body. breath. eat slowly. have soup first to fill you up. take a break. go pray, go walk.. come back andeat some more if you need to ..
have some tea, coffee .. whatever.. fill up a big bottle of water have it next to you during the terawih prayer or during your qur'an reciting if you stay up during the n ight- keep water next to you -it's really important to ' flush "... and not get constipated.
If you get constipated- get some fiber - powdered or in fruits / peaches and plums usually do the trick..

why am i allone here ??? (((

Last night was the first time i could workout before iftar.. i started about 30 min before .. and actually tried jogging- and did it really well- i wasn't hungry or that much thirsty.. i think it's getting easier now.. the body is getting used to all this - and i think in week two we can increase our exercise.. if you don't have more time- than increase the intensity.. walk faster, jog, lift heavier , do more reps, jump higher .. the 30 day shredders are almost starting level two so they are increasing as well.. let's get this thing rolling .. WE CAN DO THIS>> it's only 30 days.. and 7 are done !

Proud of you all to stick to it this first week.. now keep going