Nigerian MFPallers

Baloostika
Baloostika Posts: 203 Member
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My name is Esther Brodrick-Shehu and am a Nigerian living in Nigeria, I need to find fellow Nigerians on MFP so we can share ideas and recipes. Counting calories on mFP is so helpful but most time the foods are not on the food list and so calorie counting can be Misleading. It's so nice to see some of our food on the food list, I was so excited the day I saw Eba and bitter leaf soup on the list. The weight loss journey so far is good all thanks to MFP.
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  • mofehintolu
    mofehintolu Posts: 4
    One here
  • Baloostika
    Baloostika Posts: 203 Member
    Wow! Nice to know am not alone out here cos I can't talk about Eba and d likes. Please share result oriented weightloss tips wit me. Ciao
  • Seyi_1
    Seyi_1 Posts: 1
    Hi I'm here too :)
  • Simbaby09
    Simbaby09 Posts: 93 Member
    Hello guys, I am so excited seeing my people on same journey ,I need to make friends for encouragement and it is best to do so with people that have same food challenges .So guys lets get going . Is anyone keen on loosing 10kgs before Christmas . We can set up a challenge .
  • shawntyxl
    shawntyxl Posts: 12 Member
    one here too. have u guys cut any nigerian foods out of ur diet?
  • Sayoh
    Sayoh Posts: 26 Member
    One here as well, though my weightloss journey will start in march/April (baby on the way).
    Will be nice to get tips from y'all.
  • thosyne
    thosyne Posts: 2 Member
    I am here. working hard at it !
  • jogwuru
    jogwuru Posts: 1
    I'm Nigerian but born and live in uk. Working hard with the help of MFP :)
  • qwe12370
    qwe12370 Posts: 23 Member
    I'm Nigerian too, living in the United States. Feel free to add me.
  • Uddy123
    Uddy123 Posts: 3 Member
    Hey...here too. just started using mfp about a week ago. I need some friends
  • buckolah
    buckolah Posts: 3 Member
    Hi
    I am new here. I weigh 320lbs and would like to lose the weight. I hope I find like minds and the support here to lose the weight. I wish I live in USA so I can join the 'Biggest loser' show!! I need an active group
  • CHioma4105
    CHioma4105 Posts: 2 Member
    edited January 2019
    Hey! Thank God, I finally found some Nigerians! I'm Chioma, proudly a Nigerian and also live in Nigeria. I weight 81kg( I think that's 182lbs?) which is way too much considering my height (5'5) and all that. I used to weigh 56kg but I ended up gaining all that weight in 6 months due to some new medication I was doing, causing me to over eat. If anyone is interested in sharing recipes and motivations with me then just send me a reply! Oh and am moderately active (I don't gym but I move around a lot :p)
  • ItunuMotilade
    ItunuMotilade Posts: 2 Member
    Hey there! I’m Nigerian too :smile: I also gained weight due to medication 65lbs over 3years and although I’ve stopped the medication now I’m finding it hard to get back to my old self. I’m currently 215. I used to be a gym fanatic but lately I’m mostly sedentary. Efo will not let me blow. Feel free to ADD me up
  • rivercross27
    rivercross27 Posts: 4 Member
    edited February 2019
    Hi Ladies, very excited to connect with people who understand our extra starchy foods in Naija :smirk: My biggest challenge is dinner when after a long day I just want some rice and stew until my tummy feels full! Been working on making healthier options that still make me feel full like soups and Brown rice. What's everyone else doing?
  • ogororanyeli
    ogororanyeli Posts: 3 Member
    Hi, I'm Ogor, proudly Naija bit currently based in Australia. Started keto again after 2 kids. Just looking for food inspiration, I'm already seeing results and I don't want to go off track
  • docbeauty1
    docbeauty1 Posts: 126 Member
    Hi im a Nigerian and living in Nigeria
    My weight was at a healthy number of 54kg but I lost focuse and gained alot of excess weight im now 95kg
    Working hard to achieve a healthy bmi

  • patsoreal
    patsoreal Posts: 2 Member
    Hi. Let’s set some weight loss goals and smash them together
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Hey, is this group still active?
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Seems it's not. I'm gonna borrow an idea a from nairaland thread. They basically post their daily food and exercise log and weigh ins but the thread is so old I can't possibly resurrect it. So I'll be using this instead.
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    HW 95kg
    CW 90kg
    GW 66kg or what feels good
    I'm 5ft 6 female
    Bust 42/43
    Waist 36
    Belly button 38
    Lower waist 40
    Hips 45/46.5
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Log for today
    Food 1313 calories
    Exercise 900 skips
  • veryhotmails
    veryhotmails Posts: 171 Member
    Been looking for my fellow Naija, let's get this back on track
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Yay!! Finally. Yeah let's do this
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Today's log
    Food 1748 calories
    Exercise 4k steps?
    I have malaria so I think I'll be taking it easy. Will still try to continue my skips
  • veryhotmails
    veryhotmails Posts: 171 Member
    @omanwaije, so sorry to read you not very well, take it easy and hope you get better soon.
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Thank you. I went through your diary and wow! Like ehh I've realised I've been taking it easy all this while😅 so I'm gonna do some more research to find cardio workouts that burn the most calories like running. I'd run but I HATE running cause I'm so out of shape and end up gasping like a fish after about 5mins unless I'll do running in place. My sports bra is about to give up😪 so no public/outdoors runs
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    I have a mi band 4 but it has never been accurate. I just finished 30mins skipping, running on the spot and marching as sort of warm up and then I did this tae bo workout I discovered for 30mins too back to back no rest. The running and marching were sort of breaks. So total I did cardio for 1hr today, my max bpm was 179, my average was 161 which is the anaerobic spot for me and this stupid mi band is telling me I burned 384 calories. Like howwwwwww?? And my calorie burn as at now is 434 I.e including 7.5k steps already achieved. MFP has me at 800+calories burned from the above workout. The difference is just too much
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Oh and mi band doesn't sync with S Health or MFP so my 7.5k steps dont matter😔 well bonus for me. How about you?
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Log for today
    Food 1378 calories
    Exercise tae bo(30) mins skipping, marching,running in place 30 10 mins each
    Today was a good day
  • omanwaije
    omanwaije Posts: 19 Member
    Log for today
    Food 1313 calories
    Exercise 25mins tae bo, 10mins (marching, running in place and skipping)
    *I hope I dont break this streak🙏

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