Concave or convex???...

When I was a teenager people would comment on how thin I looked usually followed by, "Don't you eat enough?", which usually preceded "Oh, I eat Waaaay more than you think. I just don't know where it all goes" + wide smile.
I kinda miss those days now, as of now, the same people go like "Putting some meat on I see"s and "Your face is getting rounder" GAH!!! preceded by immidiate diet plans. I have a few tips to everyone out there who has had enough of those bulges and (shudder) stomach tires,

Eat a healthy breakfast - Skipping breakfast is not a good idea if you're planning to fit in to those skinnies you bought two years ago (believe me I know, makes you crave all kinds of junk food... even ones you never liked before - chocolate biscuits). Fruits and yogurt  is a great option.

Er... no!?

Minimize carbohydrates - Yep, that means you can't gorge on a replica of sigiriya made out of rice every lunch. Think more curry than rice and you should be fine (just not enough curry to drink your meal).

No carbs!! I said no carbs!

Snack carefully - We all crave little things to much during tea breaks, it would be best to replace those visions of chocolate cake with fresh fruits and nuts. Occasional cheats - Yes, those can actually help as they keep you happy and feeling full but still won't pile up to raise the dial on the bathroom scale. But keep in mind,
you got jeans to fit in to.

Exercise - Sitting on a couch munching all the carrot sticks in the world, is not going to help. It helps to do a few laps on the pool, a morning walk on the beach or taking the stairs instead of the lift.

No, that's not exercise

H to tha O - keep youself hydrated, drink enough water to beat the heat and help with digestion as well as to keep your system clean.

showers help too

Think positive - Someone I knew once said,"You got one life, why spend it hungry?". I say "You got one life, why not be healthy?" Honestly, eating healthy doesn't mean starving oneself. And I don't think anyone wants to spend their one life sporting a matching silhouettes with the Michelin man.

... or this guy

And finally,
Relax - Stop obsessing over it. Embrace every moment of your life, even the uncertain, jiggly, wobbly bits. "Moderation is the key to success"

chillax.....

What about me? I am still craving something sweet, maybe it's time for Little Bro, to  run out for some "pani appa" (treacle hoppers). Yummmmyyy...!!!
Over and out <3

Dear Jenny Humphrey...

I don't know a lot of people who make their own clothes. A lot of my mothers friends and my mother herself, complain that they don't have the time to do it while a lot of my friends complain that they don't know how. I usually make a lot of own clothes. I don't really know where I learned to do it, I remember picking up a pair of jeans that was way too big for me and taking in the seams carefully to make it smaller ( I swear Sri Lankan retail shops stock clothes exclusively for giants). I guess I am living proof for the saying " Necessity is the mother of all invention".
Today I stand at a proud size zero (at 5'-1" that's not anorexic), but I used to be much smaller until quite recently and stores stocked jeans that fit me in the children's section and which 16 year old wears jeans with lame cartoon figures embroidered to the back pockets???

I've come far since then, from altered jeans to blouses that no one can find anywhere. That's where Jenny Humphrey ( the Blair wannabe turned tyrant queen little sister from Gossip Girl) comes in. She made clothes for herself cause she wanted to blend in with the designer clad Upper East siders at her school. I do it regularly to stand out as an individual among the multitudes and I can't really afford the gorgeous designer stuff they flaunt at you on GG. I just love it when someone comes up to me and goes like " OhMiGod, your blouse is awesome where did you get it?, I soo want one!!" and then I get to go like " Actually you can't buy it from anywhere 'cause I made it (smug smile)". That's mean I know but, hey, it beats running into a forty  year old aunty wearing the same blouse you're wearing in a different colour. That reminds me, I have a hemline that isn't going to magically sew itself :-) .
I would like to end this post with a HUGE "XO XO" to little J Humphrey and Gossip Girl (for the ideas of course :-* ) and all of you who dare to stand out!!!