Ashrafia

When I turned 39 last year, I promised I’d be Forty and Fab in 2021. When I said fabulous, I meant being slim and physically fit. Well, the day has come, Alhamdullilah, and I am still very much overweight. I’m more Forty and Fat than Forty and Fab. Nothing much has changed physically, even though I’ve really tried hard to exercise more and eat better. Some old lousy habits just die hard, and metabolism really does move as slow as our internet service providers in the Philippines when you’re older.  However, I acknowledge that there HAVE been improvements this past year – small, conscious efforts to become a more mature person,…