EATING HEALTHY IN UYO; The Chicken Salad Adventure

Sisters in need of flat tommy, I greet you o!

So, I recently joined the trending Fit Fam gang and as expected, a WhatsApp group was involved. Next I know, menu was given and a long list of ingredients was posted.

Hmm, these ingredients were costly! Like, common minimum wage earner like me wee die from purchasing all these products. But I was determined, even though I knew in my mind I was only going to buy some. I sha started the exercises.

Plenty pictures of exercise poses and meals which mostly consisted of smoothies, vegetables, chicken salad and green teas later...one day I almost fainted o. A good friend advised that I try portion control which basically involved my normal Nigerian meals but in quantities smaller than the usual, increased protein and fruits intake.

I could do that... I did that. Plus the exercises, I started seeing results. There weren't big results but I noticed. Chicken salad became my best meal o, but where to find a good one as a girl that works all day.

Come and see salad in my town.

Chai! The experience sha... I dunno whether to laugh or cry. There was one where cabbage was the foundation of the disposable plate and we, I and my friend, had to hunt for the chicken among the giant cumber slices.

In case you're wondering, we didn't find the chicken; we were eating cabbage salad.

So, we went for another vendor and this time, the chicken was shredded so thin a strand of sewing thread had more weight. The final...the storm before the calm, took approximately five hours to deliver salad, five hours!

Ha, Hunger Games was a joke compared to our struggle that day.

But I have good news. Visit @freshblesyns on Instagram and facebook to get the perfect and balanced chicken salad.

As you can see in the salad images above, you get your vegetables, nuts, proteins and a bespoke cream if you need it...me, I eat it like that o... Fit Fam has made my body be rejecting things I use to enjoy that year.

For those living in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, visit Freshblesyns at Nteps Supermarket at Maitama and at Discovery Park, Udo Umana. They also have smoothies, tigernut juice, freshly squeezed fruit juices, meal plans and offer catering services...

I know Iyaff shown you the way... You can Thank Me later.

Ciao!

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