Nad The Fab Diary

…that ‘I told you so’ hits different when you were RIGHT🤭

…and this is my 40 💞

Thank you all for the warm wishes. You really spoiled me with your kindness.🤍🤍

Berries Banana Muffins😋
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Amazing as an afternoon snack or even breakfast. You’ll have 12 muffins depending on how big you scoop them. Each muffin has around 130 calories, 6g fat, 23g carb, & 4.5g protein.
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Ingredients:
•2 cup oat flour (or 1 cup almond flour & 1 cup oats)
•1 tsp baking soda
•1 tsp baking powder
•3/4 tsp salt
•3/4 tsp cinnamon, optional
•2 mashed overripe bananas
•1/2 cup liquid sweetener
•1/2 cup milk of choice
•2 tsp vanilla extract
•1/2 cup berries of choice, fresh or frozen
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Instructions:
*Preheat your oven to 180*C.
*In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients.
*In a separate bowl, whisk the wet ingredients except for the berries.
*Pour wet into dry and stir to form a batter.
*Very gently add the berries, stirring only enough to incorporate them, so as not to break the berries and turn the entire loaf purple.
*The batter should make around 12 muffins. Bake on the center rack for 30-45 minutes depending on your oven.
*Let cool completely, then loosely cover so there is room for moisture to escape.
*Taste and texture will be much better the second day and even better the third day as it will get sweeter (if they stayed that long😂), and I’d recommend refrigerating after a day, for freshness.

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To all the movers, the makers, the hustlers, the shakers, to those who shout loud, who stand strong, and when needed who quietly move on, to those who build empires, move mountains, push boundaries, raise babies, make memories and refuse to take no for an answer.

You are the women paving the way, for a new generation who are ready to play.
Stand tall and stand proud of all that you are, not what media says you should be or could be, but the you that is here, standing now and amazing. 💖

This is dedicated to all of you amazing women doing it your way.

Much love🤍






"أُمي...وإن ملأً المشيبُ عوارضي، سأظلُّ طفلةً عِندها أتدَللُ"
‎ينعاد عليكي يا أطيب وأحن أم ❤️ الله يطولنا بعمرك🙏🏼

Happy Mother’s Day to the kindest mom in the world♥️🙏🏼

Leave a ⭐️ in the comments if you agree👇🏼
These kind of people are not common, so when they come make sure to keep them close! 🤗
Don’t take them for granted, they are such a blessing!💫🙏🏼

OoOps!! She did it again...🤷🏻‍♀️🎗

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💗Breast Cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women.
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🤷🏻‍♀️Before you start thinking about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, it’s important to get to know your own breasts and how they usually look and feel. That way, you can spot any changes and report them to your doctor quickly.
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📌So what do you need to check for:
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👉🏼Look for any changes in skin texture eg. Skin dimpling or puckering.
👉🏼Look for swelling around your armpit or collarbone.
👉🏼Feel for any lumps or thickening.
👉🏼Look for ni**le discharge.
👉🏼Look for any sudden or unusual change in shape or size.
👉🏼Look for ni**le inversion.
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Let's spread the importance of understanding our body, knowing how to check our breasts and being aware!
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Tag your friends who could do with a gentle reminder to check themselves and to get into the habit of learning for us, cause let’s face it we’re all different.
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🤗If you’d like to learn more I suggest you follow a breast cancer survivor and a real inspiration.🙏🏼
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Much Love
Nadine 🤍
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Nearly HALF of our lives run on auto-pilot⁣.🚅
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👉🏼This means 50% of all our actions throughout the day are habitual⁣!
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💁🏻‍♀️What if, all those things you WANT to incorporate into your life...⁣
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Drink more water...⁣
Workout 4x/week...⁣
Eat more protein...⁣
Eat more veggies and fruits...
Journaling...⁣
Mediation...⁣
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And what if I told you that amount of self-control doesn’t matter?⁣
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Sounds like magic, right? ✨⁣
Nope — just HABITS.⁣
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🤷🏻‍♀️I’m not motivated every day, I don’t have a superhuman amount of self-control, and my goals aren’t special compared to yours.⁣
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👌🏼I just have a really solid baseline of habits.⁣
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My “auto-pilot”👩🏻‍✈️= workout, eat lots of vegetables, drink 2L - 3L of water, hit my protein goals, etc.⁣
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But these habits, and the associated lifestyle, took more than 2 years to solidify to the point of “little effort.”⁣
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Now that I have all these habits — thinking back on HOW I got to this point, the most important thing for me was that...⁣
it all meant something to me.⁣
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𝗪𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 & 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.⁣
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And by *personal meaning* I don’t mean: “I want to lose 10kgs so I need to go to the gym.”⁣
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👉🏼More like: “Going to the gym makes me feel energized and productive throughout the day.”⁣
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👉🏼Or: “Feeling strong in the gym helps me feel strong in other areas of life.”⁣
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These INTRINSIC motivators will serve you for much longer (to the point of creating habits) than any EXTRINSIC motivation will.⁣
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👇🏼What is one thing you are working on making a habit of?⁣
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👇🏼What personal meaning can you assign it?
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Much Love
Nadine 🤍
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Since anything made out of chocolate fixes everything...I was wondering maybe we should try giving 2020 a plain block of chocolate! 🤦🏻‍♀️
It’s been PMSing since day 1! 🙄😂
Who’s with me!🤚🏼
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Much Love
Nadine 🤍
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I vow to myself every day to keep trying. And then I find my glimmers of hope and happiness around me and in the things I love, and I am reminded that things will be okay. This too shall pass.
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Be compassionate and patient with yourself, you are doing the best you can.
We deserve the same compassion that we give to others.
I am rooting for you just like I have vowed to keep rooting for me.💫
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Has anyone been feeling emotionally drained lately and not quite like yourself? What are you doing the overcome this feeling?
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Much Love
Nadine 🤍
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