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Ramadhan daily updates.
How I fill my days.
What I want the month to be for me.

The sighting of the moon to determine when Ramadhan begins is tonight.

Tomorrow night could see at masjids and suraus and even homes, terawih being performed by congregation after isya' prayer time.

Until then messaging platforms will be witnessing forwarding of well wishes, greetings welcoming Ramadhan, and above all else, seeking forgiveness for misdeed past and present, conscious or otherwise.

And the beauty of having 2 days of holiday just before Ramadhan begins?

Time to sit and ponder, to reflect, to deflect, to just sit still and visualize what I want my Ramadhan to be.

And bake a loaf or two of carrot cake...🥕🥕

Dear friends, be safe, be peaceful, and above all, be grateful always.

Ana Rashid


Note: my carrot cake looked a tad dry yet looks are deceiving. They are just-nice moist, and just-nice sweet. Recipe from the internet.

2025 and weight loss...

What loss? Good question there.

So I told myself a few things in relation to what I must achieve in 2025 with regards weight AND inches loss:
* don't be ambitious, you can't get back your 50s age weight which ironically were in the 50s (early);
** inches loss is more important than kilos loss although ideally it would be the loss of both;
*** take baby steps ie small losses to not feel overwhelmed, so I set my target at losing 1kg first and 3kg the maximum;
**** focus on consistency once the target is reached - remember point *.

The year is almost over...today being its last day. How did I fare?

I can only guess, with weight loss, it's hits and misses here and there.

If it counts, I did lose my weighing scale in the year! (A replacement for that is going on my to-get list for 2026).

For now, let's say I am pleased as punch that my jeans size remain in the (very late) 20s although for some designs, I had to buy a different alphabet size now. Darn...

Well, will weight loss continue to be on your aspirations list for 2026? In mine, it will still be there.

Disclaimer - that scale in the photo is not what I use to weigh myself.

Ana
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