I have been trying so hard to write something. Anything at all asides from my struggles with my mental health. Not that I am ashamed or anything, I just didn't want my entire personality to revolve around that. I want to share my struggles but I felt slightly naked after my first write-up. Like everyone could peek inside me and they were laughing at what they saw. Of course, they weren't laughing, but that's what my anxiety tells me regardless. I even have gist for you people, but that's not for today.
Anyways, It is one day to the beginning of Ramadan ( A month of fasting & Prayers for Muslims) So I chose to write about that instead. One thing that has been bugging me is how I would work out during this period. If you know me personally, you know my workouts mean a lot to me at the moment. I genuinely don't know how I would combine working out with fasting but I hope to experiment a lot. I plan to do about 30 minutes of workouts around 3 am before eating Sahur (Morning meal) for the day, then take long walks towards iftar (Time to break the fast). If this doesn't work, I might stick to the walks only.
I also curated weekly meal plans for the entire month to help with feeding while fasting. This is has a lot of cereals in it as I don't like swallow for breakfast as much anymore. If you're someone like me too, this is perfect for you. The options are also slightly repetitive for people who prefer to meal prep and not stress the entire week. For week 1, you basically have to cook only 4 portions of fish stew & 3 portions of Egusi soup and keep. Everything else is easy to make as sides. You can also bake a loaf of carrot cake & have slices as snacks to support your meals— A moist carrot cake recipe would on my IG: Yenicooks
For week 2, You’d be eating a lot of bread & Cereals. The main meals to prepare are 4 portions of Shrimp fried rice, 4 portions of Coleslaw, 3 portions of Fish sauce. You can also bake a loaf of banana bread to support your stomach infrastructure 😂.
By the third week, I know energy levels are going down and no one wants to cook as much tbh. The only meals to prepare are 4 portions of Goatmeat Jollof pasta, 3 portions Grilled chicken ( for the salad ) & 3 portions of Beans.
At week 4 ehn, I speak for myself when I say I would be strugggllinggggggggg. But it is my birthday week so you know, I should be pumped a bit. It's May 5th by the way, in case you want to send me gifts. All you need is 4 portions of Jollof & roasted turkey & 4 portions of suya for the suya wraps. The suya wraps is a simple healthy meal I absolutely love. I’d share recipes with you guys on my Instagram page.
PS: Don't forget my birthday gifts edakun 🤲🏾
This last week, it's about 3 or 4 days to the end of Ramadan at this point. Just freestyle the rest. Eat whatever you want. I made a plan but a lot of us would be tired and probably be on the road home and won't be able to meal prep. Here’s the plan sha, but I think everyone should freestyle. You only cook one portion of stir fry pasta, Bread & eggs.
I actually made a general plan for people who do not like to repeat meals as much and enjoy cooking new recipes.
I hope you find this useful and are able to make some of these meals during Ramadan. This can also just be a list of food that you can pick from when wondering what to eat or looking for new recipes to try.
May Allah accept our fasts as an act of ibadah, May He SWT accept all our Dua’s and answer our prayers. If you’ve read this to the end, do take a moment to remember me in your prayers. May Allah grant me complete shifa and ease all my affairs. Don't forget to follow my IG — Yenicooks, for quick videos on making some of these meals.
PS: I’m feeling a lot more lonely as Ramadan is approaching. I miss the togetherness of fasting at home or in school. All my meals are just tailored to me me me atm. Sigh 😔 . In case anyone else feels this way, message me lets create a group chat to console & encourage ourselves.
Till next time,
Hopefully soon,
stay Jiggy,
Yeni baby.
