IT'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, PUT SOME RESPECT ON THAT!

The world celebrates International Women’s Day, so today’s post on the Lose Weight or Die Trying (LWODT) Project must first start with a salute to women everywhere.

Happy International Women’s Day to all my female comrades around the world! 🌸

Cheers to us for our amazing contribution(s) to the production, development, and destiny of mankind.

We speak power, we nurture greatness, we build families, communities, and nations. Here’s to the strength, resilience, wisdom, and grace that women bring to the world every single day.

Today we celebrate ourselves and each other. 💪🏽✨

Now let’s talk honestly for a moment.

Being a woman is not a small job.

From the outside, people sometimes act like women and men are doing exactly the same things in life. Equal playing field. Same effort. Same responsibilities.

But let’s be honest..... sometimes the comparison forgets a few small details. For example…

A lot of us women are working full time, contributing financially, meeting deadlines, attending meetings, producing results ......just like the men.

But after the office closes, many of us are also running a second shift.

We are mothers.

We are emotional support systems.

We are homework supervisors.

We are snack providers.

We are coordinators of entertainment and extra-curricular activities.

We are liaison officers between the children and the rest of the world.

We are bedtime negotiators.

We are the people who somehow know where everybody’s socks, school bags, and missing chargers are.........and everything else in between.

Motherhood can feel like a thankless job.

The children may not say thank you.

The laundry will never clap for you.

And nobody gives awards for successfully convincing a toddler that vegetables are not a personal attack.

But women keep going anyway.

We keep pushing.

We keep showing up.

We keep holding families together, even on days when we ourselves are running on low battery mode.

And somewhere inside all of that, we are also trying to take care of our own health.

Which is where the Lose Weight or Die Trying Project comes in.

Because if women are going to continue running the world quietly behind the scenes, we must also remember something important:

The engine must be maintained. You cannot pour from an empty cup.

You cannot chase toddlers, careers, dreams, and responsibilities on zero energy and exhausted bodies.

Taking care of your health is not vanity. It is survival.

And frankly speaking, we need to stay strong and healthy for another important reason..........we cannot leave the entire future of the world only in the hands of men. Abeg o!

History has already shown us that if women take a short break, men can very quickly turn the place into confusion and unfinished projects.

So for the sake of humanity, ladies , please lets stay fit. Lets eat better, move our body, rest when we can, laugh often.

Because strong women build strong families, strong communities, and a stronger world.

And the world still needs us.

So on this International Women’s Day, here is my encouragement to every woman reading this:

Take care of yourself too.

Not just for today.

Not just for your family.

But for the future we are still quietly helping to build.

Till we share again, please Lose Weight or Die Trying!💪🏽✨