Gyming

Nearly every morning, I don my jogging gear and drag myself to the gym.
Working out is not fun, it's just one of those necessary evils so to speak.

5 years and 3 babies later, I have pots, yes pots on my belly that would inspire any woman to hit the gym. When I bend over my midsection unravels into 3 parts - Oh! it's a sorry sight I tell you.
Makes me wonder how these ladies do it -I know they are celebrities but they are human.
Didn't they eat byenda, salt less bean soup, porridge, more porridge and bitter berries just so the milk would flow?
I mean, it's murder trying to breast feed while dieting to lose weight.
What about the needed rest and dealing with memory loss? - pregnancy does things to you. Personally it takes another 9 months to figure out what is happening in the world, add the sleepless nights;feeding, soothing, changing diapers - absolute chaos.

How in all that mix do they get such coveted bodies?.

Halle Berry had a baby just the other day, she is in her 40's but look at her:-


So, with some kind of passion, I hit the tread mill and sweat like a wheelbarrow pusher in Kikuubo. Then I do so many crunches like my life depends on it, I feed on leaves and fruits - for the most part and yet every time I stand on that weighing scale am a pound heavier.

I hear some celebs use other means to lose baby fat.
Slimming tablets;- Mostly appetite suppressants, swallow them like you would panadols and voila. I'm not one for tablets anyway, an injection? - maybe.
Tummy tucks;- Unless it's a critical life saving procedure, I'm not about to go under the knife.
Slimming belts;- I hear you can slouch on the couch watching TV and chewing popcorn while the pounds drop. The belt has a vibrator that stimulates the muscles and gets them working while you chill - a likely story!
So while our women back home lose breath with the lesu, the ones of sharper race are getting the best of both worlds.
I fancy a Cinderella type waist but what happens with the arms?
Slimming pants;- They shape, sculpture and firm, making you look slimmer for a few hours.
Swimming, yoga - maybe.
If I could only afford a personal trainer, my troubles would be over or so am told.

See, while African tradition believes a mother should be endowed in every which way - a portion of my happiness is tied in with the way I feel about myself.
I get a bit of an oomph when my body looks semi normal and every thing is where it should be.

So maybe if I keep working out, I will achieve something by the end of the year but in the mean time I'm throwing out the weighing scale.
I'm not fooling.