Hi everyone,
This is a photograph that my baby brother Nadir sent to me a couple of weeks ago. It was taken 34 years ago in Kinnaird College. After seeing this I literally jumped out of the BUBBLE I was living in for the last 1o years, thinking I am not that fat. I decided to go on a diet.
First I printed this photograph and put it on the fridge door so I can stay focused on my goal. Then I went to Costco and bought an industrial size oatmeal box, as suggested by a super skinny friend.
My suggested diet was:
1) A bowl of oatmeal and a cup of green tea for breakfast
2) A bowl of oatmeal and caesar salad for lunch
3) A healthy and balanced dinner
And in between these scrumptious meals if you lose your mind and would like to kill someone, don't. Instead, have another cup of green tea.
I had trouble adapting to this diet. I always felt that green tea was an acquired taste. I am a "chai" person. Chai does for me what I AM TOLD alcohol does for some people. It picks me up when I am down, and calms me down when I am anxious. Now I had to give it up to look skinny and beautiful.
Oatmeal is another story. I HATE IT WITH A PASSION.......by the way, who says it is tasteless? It is not, it tastes just like freakin' cardboard. It was so hard to deal with it twice a day. As I ate, it kept expanding in the bowl. I think it is a "jinnati food". I would take couple of bites and I swear it would replenish itself. For the last two days I refused to get out of bed because I knew "Quaker Oats" were looking for me.
Khadija and Sidrah are quite encouraging, but Rabya is another story. Last week she came home and as soon as she walked into the kitchen, she looked at the photograph on the fridge door. Then she looked at me, looked at the picture again, then looked at me (looking pathetic while wrestling with oatmeal), and said at the top of her lungs, "You've got to be kidding". Aalia consoles by assuring me that her kids prefer a plump and round Nano.
Last but not least, I don't understand the term "healthy and balanced dinner". By the time I get to it I feel physically unhealthy and mentally unbalanced. Well guys, I will have to keep it up now that Nadir tells me there are plenty of cardboard tasting health foods available in the super markets.
Everyone is required to leave a comment or else you will be getting a oatmeal box in your mail.
Love,
Shehla
5 comments:
Amazing super amazing I love reading your blog, often crack laughing in middle of no where, I can totally relate to most of ur writing. I see my future and yes im also on the freakinn oatmeal diet I have the same box. I enjoy ur writing style and find it very relaxing. Love-farina
love it!!!being a professional dieter i can understand the emotion:)))
I could never eat oatmeal. I don't know how people seem to love it.
I am impressed by the talent of writing and each and every story is very enjoyable. Even now we all know you as a "Pretty Women" but
honestly,The beauty and the talent together is creating charismatic air around the friends and the family. We all are enjoying very much.
Take care
Yasmin Khokhar
hehehe!!! after 6 kids you look awesome aunty!! Hmmm....and i luv TEA my whole family does!!ummm i look forward to it as a pick me up in the morning or eve or when im lazy..nytime! but have you tried Wii fit or aerobics cd everyday...it really helped me ...even though have more to go!!my mom is diabetic hence she does walk n excercise to stay trim!!But u look great!!
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