karimah bint dawoud, Well brief post, I’m still doing it, today had water then herb tea, pineapple cucumber celery juice with my new herb blend, fried egg in wholemeal pitta, then an almond croissant and rooibos tea , a piece of smoked mackerel and then veggie Thai soup. Oh my raw foodie friend from Bliss…
Category: SELF DEVELOPMENT
NO MEAT FOR 365 Day 4
by karimah bint dawoud water , herbal tea with honey, berrie smoothie, soya drink and a bit of sesame bar because the geese ate most of it in the park,5 bits of sushi and cup of bovril, rooibush tea and a square of dark chocolate, an apple and a bowl of veggie quinoa soup, recipe coming soon inshallah
THE MONDAY MORNING KICK UP THE BUM
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, We were discussing Islam and weight on FaceBook and as usually the fat sistars and their supporters were hurling donuts at us, then a sistar put up three blog links of famous MALE scholars all saying the same thing we had been saying and the donuts stopped 😦 Its a bit sad that,but however the message gets…
NO MEAT FOR 365 Day 3
NO MEAT FOR 365 Day 3 By Karimah Bint Dawoud Today I had an epiphany, one of those Jerry McGuire moments that may change my life for ever, must be getting to a position of clear thinking from not eating meat and maybe its just PMT kicking in ; I deleted the telephone numbers of loads of blokes I had been speaking to for marraige, been married to or had…
A REMINDER TO MYSELF-watch those starchy carbs
By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim Chaplain & Well-being Writer. Its so easy to put weight on as the weather gets colder, something many of the early Muslims didn’t experience, the primitive part of our psyche thinks we are still living in caves and so responds to cold weather(and tiredness) by craving starchy carbohydrates like cakes,…
NO MEAT 365 Day 2
NO MEAT 365 Day 2 By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & wellbeing writer For those of you who read the first blog post about NO MEAT FOR 365, you will remember that I didn’t exclude fish from my new diet. Please remember that I have been eating meat for the last 12 years since…
NO MEAT 365
No meat for 365 day 1 By Karimah Bint Dawoud Well I was out on a date, yes date, courting is allowed though some would disagree my wali al amr (guardian) is aware who I am with. We went to have juice and ended up eating wonderful healthy meat free Middle Eastern tabouleh, babagnoush, humous, pickles and…
A REMINDER TO MYSELF- AUTUMN WEIGHT REMINDER
By Karimah bint Dawoud, As its approaching winter, I remind myself this is the time we put on weight, those lovely comfort foods, loads of starchy carbohydrates to keep those fats reserves in place protecting us from the cold. We need to remember these days we do not live in caves but in houses with heating…
A REMINDER TO MYSELF
By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain. A REMINDER TO MYSELF….some time we have to loose a battle to win a war, choose your battles wisely, you can’t throw stones at every dog that barks at you on your journey.
FEED THE NEED OCTOBER 12
by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain Alhamdulillah, once again Teama Cuisina were out in full force on the streets feeding London’s homeless in central London. This is our ethos, Quran, chapter 2 Surat Al Baqara, The Cow, verse 267 “O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which…