Worth the Weight?

Dear Internet

Monday again, and I am feeling quite blue. I think I am just tired. Why? Well, I partied too damn hard again this weekend, that's why. Lol, so hard, that I have given up smoking. It is a flipping disgusting habit anyway. I also think I am going to stick to single whiskey and water from now on...

ANYWAY, so I entered this competition called SleekGeek (www.sleekgeek.co.za) - It is an 8 week summer body challenge, where you can either choose to take part in the weight loss category or the transformation (toning) category. You pay R500 entry fee, submit your measurements, weight, body fat percentage and 3 full length pictures of yourself in all the least flattering positions, and then choose on which Monday you would like to start your 8 week challenge. There is something like 10 heats. I started TODAY...

I am not THAT chubby, so I decided to enter the toning competition, although the full length pictures brought me tumbling back to Earth. You have 8 weeks in which you need to transform your body. If you succeed and come out on top, you win R20,000.00 - What an awesome incentive :P Even if I don't win, I am hoping to look slamming for this hot summer slowly approaching. Check it out:

As all of you that have tried to lose weight would know - this is damn difficult. I need to get up waaaay earlier every day now, to do 45 mins of cardio. Then for the entire day I need to eat clean (no chocolate, no crisps, no full cream milk, no processed foods) and after work there is about an hour of weight training on my daily menu. HAHA! I get tired just thinking about it...

Hopefully I will be successful in my endeavor, so that I can proudly post my horrible "before" pictures, next to my wonderful "after" pictures.

Hold thumbs!

P.S. I want chocolate...

The Maharajah Indian Restaurant

Dear Internet,

We meet again... :P

I have been quiet since my previous emotional and lonely posts. I have made a ton of new friends (including finding new love), I have turned 24 (not so young anymore) and I also started going out a lot more. These people are amazing.

Part of this 'going out more' thing, is taking Dinner Club seriously again. Now, Dinner Club is a gathering of a lot of my raucous and beautiful female friends - we meet once a month at a different restaurant (usually suggested by someone in the group) in Cape Town, South Africa. We started it in November 2011 and the aim is to try new foods, find new places, make time for each other, take a trip out into the beautiful world and ofcourse, catch up on all the latest gossip.

In the month of August 2012 I suggested that we go to The Maharajah Indian restaurant in Tamboerskloof, Cape Town. The setting is in a very vibey area of Cape Town. The Decor in the restaurant is what is to be expected of an Indian restaurant. Upon entering, you are greeted with a rich blend of curried aromas, and then by a smiling waitor. We were seated, and the service from the waitor started and ended with professionalism, kindness and extreme patience for our group's slightly obnoxious (in a funny way) style.

The food was damn amazing, the quality was of high standard and the flavours were intoxicating. All in the best way possible. The presentation of the meals are apetizing, and the wait was not even that long either. The best surprise was the value for money. This is always taken into consideration, especially regarding everyone's tight budgets. Needless to say, every single lady walked out of there with a tummy full of happy.

This is the first restaurant that I cannot stop yapping about. I have reccommended it to every single person who would listen.

So here is a link: (pretty cool wesite too - try it out)
http://www.comedine.co.za/restaurants/cape-town/tamboerskloof/maharajah-indian-restaurant

And a picture showcasing my lame photographic skills AS WELL AS their samoosas, Butter Chicken and Lamb Curry, and some other stuff that I can't remember.

  

That is all for now. Check you soon (^__^)

 

Much love, Cat xxx