{"id":43,"date":"2026-09-15T11:45:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T11:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manzediaries.co.ke\/?p=43"},"modified":"2026-09-15T13:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T13:02:31","slug":"__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manzediaries.co.ke\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"DEAR WEIGHT LOSS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blessed with favorable genetics, I grow more  attractive as I gain weight. For every kilogram I add, my  genetics guarantee a layer of nyash and belly fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the &#8220;Hey&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8221; Niaje msupa&#8221; I get from prospective suitors cant shake my awareness of my growing belly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yearning for a petite size, I  started intermittent fasting and accompanying  sugar and wheat restrictions shedding off 12 kgs by June 2026. However, at the desired size, every matatu ride becomes an inconvenience. I become invisible to those I sit next to, and they often squeeze me  like a  poorly folded collar shirt. The assumption that there&#8217;s still space despite my visible discomfort amazes me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This never happens during my plus size era, so my response to this phenomenon includes  Instagram recipes , Mama Fatuma&#8217;s and Johnte&#8217;s evening mtaani aromas, the sweet tooth bakery, ice cream parlors and the snack aisle in Naivas Supermarket .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a fraction of my former  weight  looms over me  and as I say goodbye to my  craving for a petite size, I realize  I can&#8217;t complain about either  choice. And so, with that painful realization, I opt to lodge a  complaint against my new imaginary friend Weight loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So keeping  in mind that weight fluctuations reduce or increase the size of my nyash, I am left wondering:  should I lose, maintain (and how?) or add?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed with favorable genetics, I grow more attractive as I gain weight. For every kilogram I add, my genetics guarantee a layer of nyash and belly fat. However, the &#8220;Hey&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8221; Niaje msupa&#8221; I get from prospective suitors cant shake my awareness of my growing belly. 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