How I Survived My Keto Journey In Dubai

I bumped into Ingfit Dubai while browsing for keto recipes and voila! just landed on ready-to-eat keto munchies! No more cooking, I can just sit back and chomp on those goodies without giving a flying duck about nasty carbs. 

When I started sailing on this ‘Keto’ship, I was so despondent with my life and people around me started feeling sorry for me, as I was not able to enjoy food like them. I celebrated my birthday without having a bite on the cake, where everyone was gobbling it down! My friends came over for a movie night, munched popcorns and sipped colas, and I was just feeding myself a cheese omlette! Moreover, I couldn’t find anything to munch on while I was feeling hungry besides Greek yogurt and cucumbers. Imagine the ordeal! Eggs? Holy Shakshouka! I have been frustrated eating eggs day and night!

But with the discovery of Ingfit Dubai, I am glad to be back as a normal human without getting kicked out of ketosis. Cupcakes, chocolates, cookies, noodles, bread - hell yeah! Did anyone say pizza on keto? Why not! I can eat all of that (not in one go of course) without worrying about losing my hard-earned ketones! If you are looking where to buy keto products in Dubai, then Ingfit Dubai is the answer to your hunger pangs. The search for keto bread, keto pizza, keto flour and other keto goodies in Dubai ends here. Ingfit Dubai is a keto online shop that provides not only keto products in Dubai but also caters to people following specific diet regimes such as Paleo, Vegan or just prefer to stay low on carb and sugar intake. If you follow a keto life regularly, then Ingfit Dubai might not be a new name for you but people like me who were struggling with the diet, can now find keto delights from the one and only keto shop in Dubai, Ingfit.

Besides keto-friendly groceries, Ingfit Dubai offers a plethora of ready-to-eat Keto snacks, shakes, sauces, sweets, breads, and a lot more. They keep refreshing their selection with more fun stuff and come up with exciting offers from time to time. I am in awe of the crew behind this fabulous venture who work with the utmost devotion in preparing each item on the list just to make sure we stick to our lifestyle without making concessions with our taste-buds. Ingfit Dubai guarantees freshly prepared goodies and they make sure to inform us with the macros, shelf life, ingredients and their special KETO METER of these products. Any item marked green is cent percent Keto-approved, a yellow dot indicates borderline Keto-friendly and a red one will blow you out of ketosis!

For a detailed review of Ingfit Dubai's keto range, stay tuned with my upcoming blog, where I will be diving straight into the good stuff!

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THE NEED FOR AN INTERNATIONAL E-WASTE DAY

We all are aware that any electronic product or accessory that has reached their end of useful life is categorized as e-waste and are even more familiar with the hazardous threats posed by improper disposal of electronic and electrical waste, not to mention the health risks associated with it. To deal with this global menace, awareness is one of the key motivators for people to act and dispose of their unused, broken, or non-functional electronic items with a certified recycling company.                                                    

The first-ever International E-Waste Day was developed by the WEEE Forum to promote awareness and proper disposal of electronic waste took place on 13th October 2018, and since then has been celebrated worldwide to raise the public profile of e-waste recycling and its benefits for the planet. It was aimed at increasing the reuse and recycling rates of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) throughout the globe.

Consumers are believed to be the key to a circular economy and their habits of production and consumption play a vital role in environmental safety. By the end of 2021, each person on the planet will produce, on an average, 7.6 kg of e-waste, meaning that a massive 57.4 million tonnes will be generated worldwide – a UN report reveals. Several initiatives are being carried out to tackle this sensitive issue but none of them would be successful without an active participation and a mindset change of the consumers. This is crucial because the volume of e-waste that is being generated is increasing day after day at an alarming pace and the improper handling is resulting in a huge loss of valuable raw materials. It might be interesting to note that for every million mobile handsets that are recycled, around 24kg of gold, 16,000kg of copper, 350kg of silver, and 14kg of palladium (worth 57 billion dollars) could be recovered and reused for sustainable practices! No wonder, e-waste is a rich source of precious metals that can be brought back into the production cycle.

In a commitment to ensure a greener future, individuals, and organizations overall, need to observe International E-Waste Day in its true essence. Initiatives to enhance people’s knowledge about e-waste and the correct measures of disposal will help in creating the ideal circular economy. As long as citizens do not change their mindset towards a proper disposal of electronic waste, reuse, recycle and refurbishment, we will continue mining for precious materials that is even more destructive to the environment. International E-Waste Day promotes sound e-waste collection, repair, reuse, and recycling of all kinds of electronic items, consumer electronics and personal gadgets on a global level.

Let us all pledge to change the trend of dropping waste electronic products in the trash can and donating them to certified recycling organizations so that we leave a greener planet for our generations to come.

Lessons By COVID-19

With the current pandemic engulfing the world, it is hard to keep your sanity and stay positive. The way happiness does not depend on people, positivity too is found within oneself. Derive positivity out of this negativity and you are a survivor. During these two quarters of 2020, life rather COVID-19 taught me some of the most valuable lessons that I might not learnt otherwise. 

• Nothing is permanent: This pandemic, your job, grief, happiness- nothing lasts forever. So, don't lose hope as this too shall pass.
• Quit being prodigal: Money saved one day will save you. Control your expenses and be thrifty. Having said that, utilize your resources judiciously. Buy only what you really need and step out again when you have exhausted almost all of your stock. Cook only as much as necessary to avoid wastage (of food as well as money).
• Health is wealth: Heard this a lot but proved now. Nothing can supersede your health. Money won't bring back lost health, so you must prioritize your fitness. Adopt a healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet and an exercise routine ( you can spare 30 minutes per day for your health, wouldn't you?)
• Socializing is a blessing: The joy of meeting and greeting people is something which cannot be equivalent to any other leisure activity. Talking and listening helps to overcome hardships better. Communicating helps easen that load in your heart. That is why we have psychologists and psychiatrists!
• Only your family cares for you genuinely: I hate to break it to you but the bitter truth is that in times of crisis, your family is the only pillar of support you'll find. Friends, acquaintances and colleagues do turn out to be the genuine caring souls sometimes, but nothing will ever substitute the care and love of your parents.
• Doctors will never be out of business: You might be the CEO of a renowned firm that has been at the pinnacle of success, but any disease or disaster will pose a threat to your future. Millions of people worldwide have lost their jobs in the last 3-4 months, with US accounting to more than 36.8 million of them.
• Time is precious, don't waste it: Countries being put on lockdown does not put your brain on lockdown! Invest your time wisely. Learn a new skill, get more active, be creative, spend time with your family or loved ones. This time may never return ( pray at least not this way).
• Panic buying won't help: It won't keep the virus at bay but it surely snatches away somebody else's needs. Try not to be selfish and be a little considerate towards other people who are as much scared as you are.

#weareinthistogether

The Quest To Write

I remember my school teachers telling my parents during the meet that I was a "shy kid" and did not "participate in class discussions". Not that I was a poor student, but because I did not talk much and kept it to myself. My grades were above average and I scored fairly well in extra-curricular activities. So, neither my parents nor my teachers thought that my reticence was a cause of concern.
That being said, this 'shyness' gave me a hard time making friends. Why, you may ask? I was never the one to initiate a convo but when someone would come up to me, it took me seconds to create a 'comfortable' talking aura around myself. Seeing the kids my age having a 'clan' of their own would put me off. I too wanted to be among them. I too felt like having a big friend- circle of my own, but I couldn't because I wouldn't. I was the lone child to my parents till the time I reached the age of 7. I did not have many friends at school, no siblings and no cousins to talk to or play with.
The first seven years of my 'shy' life laid the foundations of the introvert in me today. It was when I was 8 and my sister was born that I no more felt lonely and that I would have someone to play with any time I wanted to.
As life progressed and I stepped into the teenage world, the realization of having no friends at school grew more profound. I could hear my peers passing remarks on my solitude life which made me sad and depressed. Talking about this to my sister was not a good idea. Being the doting, elder sister, I felt she was too young to understand the emotional strains my mind was going through. So, here I was, dealing with my anxious self all by myself. I kept overthinking which made me more miserable.

It was when I met a family friend who happened to be a psychologist, that I thought of talking to her. It was her job, so she would definitely lend an ear to my blabbering! We talked and I vented out my underlying emotions, negativity and whatever I had been hiding inside. She sympathized with me and I felt relieved of the load I had been carrying all these years. Though I couldn't explain her things in the minutest of details, I still felt better. She used to stay at a different city and her visits were not frequent. I asked her what could be the possible solution to easen up my mind? She thought for a moment and replied, "jot it down". I was staring at her with a blank face. Are you kidding me? Talking to a sheet of paper, you mean? She continued, "whenever you feel like bursting out at someone or something, never react. Write it down, trust me you'll feel way better"....and this is how writing became my best-friend, my confidante, my true companion.