Updates

I know I haven’t updated this site for some time but I haven’t really been in the mood to write, neither to update the page.

Nothing much new around here, im still dieting (although cheating of course) and I have also started going to the gym again. after searching through a few gyms I have found one close by my home, basically between work and home and I having the indulgence to have a personal trainer (for exercising only unfortunately .............. although not my type ........ LOL)
I have now had 2 personal training sessions and im starting to really feel the difference, as body parts are starting to decrease in size ( HURRAY !!!! ) and I feel most of my muscles who were on holiday for far too long.
My plan is to be fitter by my birthday and to look better, healthier and surely not 30 :)
Im hoping the guy will keep pushing me and giving me the inspiration to have at least a toned body by summer so I don’t have to hide myself behind silly clothes and then I will be able to wear whatever I like and not feel bad about it.

Life wise going through the period of the I don’t know what to do.......
The job I applied for is not close to resolve and clarify itself as I have been waiting since the 25th May and no confirmation about it yet. Yesterday spoken with the manager and asked him why all this burocracy and made it clear to him I was also looking somewhere else as I wont put myself through all the lengthy waiting and then have a disappointment. Its true im bored out of the job role Im currently doing and I need a challenge which I hope to achieve soon, otherwise I have no choice from trying somewhere else.

Im happy living in Egypt but been thinking about buying a place here, the reality check hit my last week when I realized for the last years I didn’t save that much money and I cant really invest in a secure home for me without cash, The property market is booming and its a great time to cash in into a property as market values increase so much everyday........

I am doomed to pay rent for the rest of my life I think. I want this new job simply cause I will get out of the boredom that the current role offers as well I was hoping to use the extra money to buy the so long waited digital camera I want to buy, the so long waited laptop and the great chance to rent my own place in Cairo.

Well lets see what happens....... at the moment I feel a bit low on confidence and Im in desperate need to chill, forget about what’s happening outside the flat and in the world and just rest, I have a rough weekend as been sightseeing with some friends and going out till late hours and sleeping close to nothing.

Soon I hope to post great news, till then I leave you the photos bellow and lots of Love


Nunico

Barbara and Catherina came to Cairo !!!

Nile by night

Me Posing :P

me and Barbara by the Nile

Another pose ......

Catherina, Barbara, Rania and Moussa

Barbara and I
Grand Caffe by the Nile

Photos- Cairo- May 2007

GINA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Gina & I

Inge, me, Xavier and Gina

Maged, Marisol, me and Gina

Maged and Marisol

KORBA TERRACE

Amr & I

Amr & I (b&w)

Me at home (b&w)

Inge & Rania (Al Azhar Park)

Getting Control Of my Health and Life (5)

Not much to say.............
Pissed off with the diet, im not loosing weight yesterday the Dr decided to be an asshole and told me off so i told him where to go basically and told him the diet is boring and that im fedup of eating the same things day in and day out.

He changed the diet a bit but still have to eat the same stuff.

Oh well I wont be updating my weight for the last 2 weeks as the difference is not much.

I'll try and remain strong and i wont give up just yet, what i need now its to get my ass to a gym.

Love to all

Getting Control Of my Health and Life (4)

Yesterday went to the Dr. and after a few tests and weighing I didn’t loose as much weight as I 1st calculated but its only been 3 weeks and this is very good cause although I am dieting I am also controlling what I am eating so much in order to get rid of the body fat, which the Dr told me that will happen.

I am learning that Steady weight loss even if 200grams per week is better than those who lose 4Kg in one week and regain 500grams the following week, and re-losing the same 500grams the week after, etc etc.Steady consecutive weight loss denotes commitment which will eventually make you reach your goal at the end.

Despite the results where my body muscle mass is above average 7.1Kg (which is cool) , I also have water retention (5.9litres) which is not good.

I was shocked to find out that my total body fat weight at this stage is 32.9Kg which means 30.2% of my body is fat.My average BMI is 33 and my obesity level is grade 1

These are the results for this week:






A nice quote:

“Obesity is a lifetime disorder. Only change in eating and lifestyle over a lifetime would revert this condition and promote healthy weight loss"

Keep an eye for more details the coming week and think healthy, breathe healthy and stay healthy, avoid all refined foods, pre-packed and micro-wave foods.

Learn how to dedicate time to prepare your lunch for the following day while you are preparing your dinner.

The more Love you put into the food you prepare the tastier it will be.

You will feel good and it will reflect on your mood, your personality but above all in your weight loss.

All my Love and more updates next week.

Getting Control Of my Health and Life (3)

Yesterday I went to my Nutricionist and to my shock and my frustration after 2 weeks of dieting or shall I say almost at a STARVING point that I didnt loose so much weight as I thought. My Scales were wrong at home and it was not fun, plus the Doctor made a mistake and told me u lost 1 Kg which made me really tell him where to stick it.

Well this is my 3rd week now and thank God I am able to eat a bit more than before and not only freaking brown bread with white cheese. One of these days I will open my own production line if this keeps going like this....................

Here you go my weight update

Getting Control Of my Health and Life (2)

Here you go guys,

Yesterday I weighted myself and I discovered that I lost 3.5Kg last week (as per my own scales at home, god Knows what the Dr's one will say... LOL LOL

Where ?

Still didnt find the place, dont see any changes at all in my body, another week awaits for more dieting and I wish the Dr would allow me to eat different things now........ lets see

To you

I feel u distant,
I feel u lost,
I feel u need me,
But then it’s a ghost,

The time we spend together
It’s like a dream to me

I Love you
Is indeed strong wording
But the deeper it gets
It gets more loving

I’m sorry I still can’t say those words
Or have them on the tip of my tongue
But please know that I
Do like you allot

Maybe these silly words
This stupid want to be poem
Makes you heart more content
Makes you wonder what’s next

I have my soul and heart
All to give away in this World
Besides the ups and the downs
I still carry on
The road is long and hard
Full of rocks and holes
My shoes are getting old
But this doesn’t stop me from carrying on

To you I dedicate these words

Getting Control Of my Health and Life

On the 23rd April went to a Nutricionist here in Cairo as advised by Caroline.

Well i was very surprised by the diet she was doing through this nutricionist, althought i moaned and showed no interest I realised how much it was working for her, as her weight loss was obvious from only had been on the system for 1 week only.

I decided to then take a leap and go with her and for my luck the Dr saw me but unfortunatly didnt give me much attention as there was a bllody football game on. I was shocked to see that I had once again gainned weight even if i was cooking quite healthy food obviously it was not working.

I piled on 12Kgs since i moved to Cairo and this is not good.

I wanna look good for my birthday so I will keep it up and will get fit and will make the most of this experience.

1st human mistake

DO NOT MIX VEGETABLE FATS WITH ANIMAL FATS

Will keep you posted with more details within the next weeks.

As for the Shock kindly find bellow my weight tracker

Too much to handle :(

There are momments in life that you don’t know where you stand, where you look, what you eat, why you breathe, why the whole World revolves around an economical aspect?

Recently I have very much come to realize that the World I live in doesn’t revolve around anything. People make up their own path of choice, opportunities come and others go, some pass by simply to give you a wake up call, others to make you focus, and others to make you be thankful that you are on of those people who has a home to live, who has a job, who has ways to support yourself and be independent.

Many people in this country do not know or do not have the slightest idea of what tomorrow is, what will tomorrow bring to them, what will tomorrow change that I haven’t yet endured? These are many thoughts and cries of the people who live in the 3rd World, people that have to work hard to get the very little they have, although part of this "lower class" is simply sitting back and letting the time pass, relaxing each day as it comes, sleeping all day and at night become "alive" in a dormant state of hypnoses, or even in a kind of Zombie state.

My friends keep telling me I have allot of qualities, allot of good things in me and I cannot see it, I cant see the whole me, the whole percentage that makes people "stick" to me, most times when I am all alone in my bed with my teddy bear I stop and think (Saturday night was one of those nights). What am I doing here in this country? I came here so focused, so full of energy and now look at me. I became so "Egyptian" with the whole IBM wording like Ana Paula keeps telling me.

IBM stands for:

I (Inshallah) - By the grace of God

B (bokra) - Tomorrow

and

M (ma3lesh) - Sorry

Yes its true, no matter where you are from, no matter where you have lived, living in Egypt totally changes who you are, I have changed in the sense that now I really do not know what to do, I want to get a better position within my Company or if the opportunity arises into a another company, but there aren’t any opportunities at the moment, my job has become boring, and although I have tried to make changes, improve the quality of services (as much as I can fiddle with) I am stuck.

YES, I AM STUCK

Studying is not an option at the moment, although I don’t really have any other choice, I want to do more things, want to take care of my health but I cant give a fuck about anything.

Maybe its time to pack my bags and get back to "REALITY" ...........

What is Reality ?

Dahab- Easter April 2007

Dear all,

I know I have ben so lazy to post any new updates on this blog, but its all cause of lack of time, as well as my laptop is broken and still didnt manage to save to buy a new one.

Anyway here are some photos of my trip to Dahab with Caroline and Inge last weekend.

I have included shots taken by Inge, Caroline and myself so u get an idea of how it really looks like and how amazing it is to be there, coming back home home full of energy and will to keep the "battle of life".

Love from my Heart directly at yours

Nunico

Inge, Caroline & I on the bus returning to Cairo

A quick stop in Sharm el Sheikh to drop-off people (me & Caroline)

Finally arrived in Dahab after almost 9hrs by bus- Inge & Caroline (still smilling)

Dahab By Night

Baby fish Beach

Almost at the end of the paved street by the seaside

Sunset in Baby Fish Beach

Another view from Penguin Village Restaurant

View from Restaurant In Penguin Village (place where we stayed)

Relaxing after Breakfast : me, Caroline and Inge

Beduin girl selling jewellery

Photos- Cairo- March 2007 (with My camera phone)

Torta de Banana ou Maçã / / Banana or Apple Tart

****** PORTUGUESE *******

10 colheres de sopa de açucar e 10 de farinha
mistura tudo (seco)

depois unta com manteiga o tabuleiro ou aonde voce vai assar a torta, joga uma farinha pra secar a manteiga
depois coloca umas 3-4 colheres no fundo do tabuleiro pra cobrir o metal
depois joga ou banana ou maçã , depois joga uma canela em cima
depois coloca de vagar o resto da mistura (farinha com açucar)
passa as costas da colher por cima de tudo pra alizar
depois pega 1 copo de leite, 1 ovo e mistura tudo , leite não pode ser frio da geladeira
joga em cima de tudo sem mexer em nada
pega em manteiga e algumas fatias finas por cima e leva pra a assar em forno medio

Assim que o leite for absorvido na torta deixe alourar a parte de cima da torta, nao deixar secar demais.
Retirar a torta do tabuleiro assim que possivel enquanto quente/morno

N.B: Se o tabuleiro for grande a receita pode ser dobrada, nao esquecer que para cada 10 colheres de sopa e farinha 1 copo de leite e um ovo. A torta se colocada na geladeira tem tendencia a ficar dura

receita de Jacy Lara

************ ENGLISH ********************


10 tablespoon of sugar and 10 of flour
Mix everything (dry)
Afterwards grease with butter the tray or where you will bake the tart, and then dust it with flour

put 3-4 spoons of the mixture in the bottom of the tray to cover it, then add either banana or apple, sprinkle cinnamon over the fruit (as much as you like), then add the remainder of the mixture (flour and sugar)
slide gently with the back of the spoon over the mixture over everything in order to make it kind of flat, get 1 glass of milk, 1 egg and mix everything, (n.b: milk cant be cold, use it at room temperature) then add it to the top of the tart without stirring
Then over that add some thin slices of butter
Then take to the oven and bake in medium heat, once the top is dry and you see that the milk has been absorbed in the tart let it brown lightly on top and removed from oven.

While tart is hot remove from baking tray and let it cool down

Note: Recipe can be doubled as many times as you wish, just make sure that for every 10 spoons of sugar and flour you add 1 glass of milk and 1 egg.

Recipe by Jacy Lara

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