Shhh! The Ladies are Taking a Bath.....mmmh! So, How About the Men?

The Kilowatchers Program [Season I] is quickly coming to an end. We have two weeks to go! And Boy or is it Girl; what a ride! For sure we are way past our points of no return. What  a wonderful experience it has been. Each single single day has been unique with pleasant stories and experiences coming through. We can't wait for season two.

Our jaws don't drop!

Well that said, when I thought through this article a while back, a big smile just splashed across my face. Each morning when I leave my house for the jogging field, there are many things that I look forward to. But one of the things that I truly look forward to are the conversations that the Ladies-Kilowatchers have each morning during shower time; in the Bathrooms. Of all moments, this is icing on the cake. This is when the girls have raw, uncut and uncensored talk with no one to judge, just having one heaven of a blast.... This is where flab meets skinny and they are all happy! Happy because they all are here for the same reason; in pursuit of good health. 

Evolution of a Tent: Tight to Perfect Fit to Tent!

The one thing we look out for is the TENT. If you stick with the exercise program and your eating plans, I guarantee you that you shall be a proud owner of a "tent". A "tent" is a term used by Kilowatchers referring to those clothes that never used to fit you and now they are so baggy they could actually be used as a tent around you! Quite a number of us are proud owners of tents. In the bathrooms, the girls will always look out for who is wearing a tent and the soon to be proud owners of such clothing. This is one of the highest achievements of all time. Analyzing week one to now, quite a number of tents have been showing up in the bathroom with their owners. For those who don't own tents yet, they are encouraged and a quick analysis is done of their activities in the field and their food plans["have you been working hard enough"; "what have you been eating"]. And since there is no one to particularly impress, the truth is usually spilled out quickly!  And "how-to" tips quickly follow. 

"Oh no, I forgot my slippers today"! Very funny indeed. I've lost count of how many times I have heard this sentence. Well, quite a number of crucial items have been forgotten at home. To name a few; towels, soaps, shower gels, the other tiny little clothing...hahaha that's a funny one, belts etc. Just think of anything and chances are that someone forgot it once at home.  Do you know how depressing it is just to realize that you have forgotten an important item, yet you are like two good hours from home considering our Nairobi jam-packed roads! I might be shot in the head if I disclosed how we brave such storms, but for some reason, we usually survive and come out of it smiling and looking like everything is okay. Well, they usually are. Oh, this always cracks me up! :) 

Well, they are never this ripped! But....

How about this, "Jeez, my stockings just ripped....aggrh"! Yep they do rip every single day. And the culprit knows herself. Hahaha. You know stockings have a way of waiting for the last minute when you are all dressed up to rip/run. I don't understand why they can't wait to end of day to misbehave! As soon as a stocking rips, it is placed on the table for a quick assessment. "So where is the rip"? If it is above the knees and it has no signs of running further then, oh, for sure they will be warming the owner's thighs for the day. If the rip is below the knees and she is wearing a skirt, then the stocking will be put aside, but chances are that this important clothing item, in its ripped state, might just be worn under a trouser at a later date! Well only we know what is underneath :)

Hot Mama!

"Those are cuuuutte shoooess, damn girl"! Oh, a girl's best friends are her shoes and handbags and with such powerful women in one room you can imagine the range in style, colour, type of heels, comfort, some have straps, others have bows, others have polka dots etc It is endless. And yes, Lady-Kilowatchers have beauuuutiful shoes. And only in the shower rooms do we get to have a proper look at them. The oohs and ahhs fill the room whenever a hot shoe is unleashed! Then questions ensue, for example, "where did you get them from?" And there and then, telephone numbers are exchanged and for sure in such ways are vendors advertised! Yes, in the bathrooms. So all marketers out there, if you sell shoes, for sure you can find a target group in a bathroom; who would have thought. In the bathroom, the beautiful, feminine, and delicate scents fill the air. The colognes, perfumes, body splashes, roll ons, lotions and oils all smell so good. Who wouldn't want to be in this environment. Your spirit is straight up uplifted.

 

In the bathroom, we are one huge family. We share our struggles; from work struggles, health struggles, relationships struggles, family struggles. It is said a problem shared is half solved. Not only do we share out our struggles, but we celebrate our achievements; new jobs, children's achievements, met targets both at work and home, we share and celebrate every tiny little bit of joy that comes our way. Time flies so fast and before you know it, one by one we reluctantly leave the Bathroom for work. But we look forward to the following day's session that might start with an update of what one missed [if you left the bathroom early the previous day] and the cycle continues....

Baggy Trousers Vs. Tightening the Belt

That said, I'm curious though about what goes on in the Men's Bathroom! I hear curiosity killed the cat, so I don't want to suffer the same fate as the cat by trying to go eavesdropping on them. New strategies must be applied. I'll have to get [read: trick] one of them to leak the stories. But from some of the conversations at the field, I've already started gathering some Intel. I hear most men have to get new belts because they have exhausted all the buckle holes on them. Some have been having talk of how they now pick clothes from sections of their wardrobes that have not been looked at in years. Those shirts that were almost popping buttons [or they did] 5 years ago are now fitting perfectly. Some say they are now able to tie their own shoe laces - I'm sure most of you know how hard this can be, [and the next one makes me blush], some men are also saying their spouses, girlfriends and significant others are much happier [I have a clue what that means but let me not elaborate *smile*]! I'm yet to hear word from the single men and if their prospects and profiles have increased.  

It's been such a wonderful experience and I wouldn't have traded it in for anything else. The sense of community and love just blows me away.