The Six-K Club

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The story begins when I decide to put some money on the side into a fixed deposit, however I always wondered that doing that might make me not able to use cash incase I did need it, so i got in my car drove to my bank and talked with my officer only to arrive here.

She told me to use what GB calls an E-Savings account and claimed that the beauty of this account is that it grows at 3.25% annually and your allowed to withdraw money from your account upto 3 times a month without loosing the interest. Let me recap, here’s an account that pays KIBOR plus you are able to withdraw and add funds (withdraw upto 3 times monthly) without loosing your interest on the entire monthly daily accrued rate - SOUNDS F’ING AMAZING!

A month later (today) and after finding out that i did not get paid a single dime on my account i called 1805805 to find out that you can only withdraw 1 time a month before loosing the interest, so I drove to the nearest branch, not the one that I normally visit. There they told me that you cannot take out ANY funds from an E-Savings account.

Basically,

The officer gave me ok on 3 times a month

Call center claims it’s 1 time a month

Another branch claims it’s zero times a month

I become outraged drive 200 km/h to salmiya branch just to see everyone there ready for me (since i called before i arrived and they knew what to expect) and only heard “were sorry there was miss communication, it was the HR’s fault and the guy who trained us gave us the wrong info” etc.

So what about the call center - (even though she had to confirm this with her supervisor)

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, i’m sitting here venting, pissed the —– off wondering if i should just use the camel …

Told you i was going to write about everything & anything.

Plain and simple this is my favorite yogurt in the whole wide world. Nothing compares, however there is a catch, I don’t enjoy the bottom part.

There are two ways of eating it, you can literally shake it until it’s all mixed together which is quiet good however you would be having the extra sugar that you really don’t need and it’s too sweet, atleast i think so. What i do is have just the white part and i make sure that when they buy it they don’t toss it around in the car so that i can have as much white goodness uninterrupted by the super sweet jam on the bottom.

For the longest time i wondered weather this was a low fat yogurt or wasn’t, finally here’s the details from www.almarai.com

Nutritional Facts (Average Per 100 g)

Each yogurt comes in 150 gram packages so you would need to multiply the number by 1.5, all in all makes for a great morning breakfast/snack/or guilt free late dinner. I mix it with granola or broken up granola bars - YUM.

Were almost a day before we all sit down and celebrate the new coming of 2009, much has happened in 2008 that brings joys and tears to my eyes. From the peak of the club to it’s total stop, from turbulent markets to markets with no cash, from loved ones falling down to illnesses and friends that didn’t live up to their designations, it has been an interesting year indeed. I personally have realized some dreams in 2008 both on a personal and professional level yet i have one thing that has gone completely wrong, I gained weight, and allot of it. I was on the scale for the first time in years in Dubai on my trip a few days ago, the scale read 100 Kgs. I literally went from 88 Kgs, to 100 Kgs you do that math.

I sat here in my room for the past 2 hours wondering what has gone wrong, and i really can’t find something that i can blame besides myself. It’s funny how one begins to deny what is happening and start to believe that another Kilo won’t hurt and “if i have done it before i can do it again”. I write this because i feel pleasure getting this off my chest, and to be honest i am more at ease telling the entire world this than sitting in front of someone and talking about it with shame written all over my face.

I have decided that 2009 would be my come back, personally. The Six-K Club and all its members are welcome to join on my daily runs, what i’m going to do is post on the website where i’m going to be and the time and if you want to show up your more than welcome, however, don’t ask why i gained weight and please bring an iPod, i love my alone time and this time i want to share it with you all.

The website will be running quiet differently, i’m going to post more random posts, much like my personal blog (my ex blog i would guess would be a better term) www.extension5151.com, about politics, markets, friends, experiences, etc. This way even though the weather might throw us a curve ball and we can’t walk at-least your in touch with the site, and hopefully i’m wondering if you can pull some IT geeks around to help me start a thread or maybe a chat room for us.

I love you all truly, i still to this day tell everyone i meet how much you all mean to me and how much this club really deep down inside me makes me feel, I will proudly say that without you i wouldn’t have kept off the weight for so many years (and it’s more evident now than none), i met so many friends when i didn’t even have ONE, and to this day i find love and support from all of you. You truly are the spirit, i’m just the bystander .

Jasem

Thank you all for showing up I had an amazing time.

Afrah,

This is a message to you my hero, words can’t describe how proud i am of you. I can only see myself using your courage to get back on track and hopefully finish my dream run at Beirut Marathon next year. You look marvelous &  i am tremendously proud of your courage, success, and happiness and can only wish you the best going forward, you are the reason why there was, is and will alwys be a Six-K Club.

Dear Club Members,

Well, here i am asking you to again re-start the magic that we all started  and love while it lasted. The Six-K Club has been put on pause for quiet some time, and i think the time has come for us to meet up again and go for a nice walk together. I would like to start off by wishing everyone and happy Ramadan & Eidkom Mbarak! I have proposed the following for the month of Ramadan (the few weeks left of it at least) - all  walks from now on will be announced 3 to 4 days before and members will recieve emails + the website will be updated (we will not have a schedule due to work commitments etc… )

Saturday -  September 13, 2008
Location - Salwa Hall Parking Lott - Gulf Road.
Time - 4:00 (meet & greet) 4:30 walk starts.

I miss you all and hope to see you all there.
we are going to give out free bracelets please be there.

Jasem.

Thank you for your dontation, the funds were sent over to Celine & Lyndon’s Ella fund. I love you all.

Here’s Ella’s site, http://www.babysites.com/sites/ellasmama/?seq=1

I just heard excellent news from my friend Elliot ! the results from Ella’s CT Scan are back, the cancer on her lungs is 100% gone and the tumor on her liver has shrunk 50% ! Thank you for all of those of you who have prayed for her, let’s keep on saying our prayer until she goes back home to here parents and her beautiful baby sister Maya (who Celine needs to send me pictures off) soon.

Thank you all who made donations, i have sent the money to the U.S. it was close to 3,000 US Dollars raised! which is amazing. Thank you all for everything.

Love Jasem.
Ps* The Six-K Club will be back VERY SOON, i hope you are all ready.

So far USD, 2,884.0369 raised ! thank you so so much everyone.

I have decided to match every single KD in donation upto a certain amount …. So far we have raised 102 KD thanks to the generosity of everyone.

Doctor expesnses can’t get really out of control, i would like to ask you all to find it in your heart to help Celine and Lyndon in their fight to save their daughter Ella fight this cancer and hopefully it never shows up again. If you would like to make a donation just let me know i’ll take it from you and wire it all them .. thanks alot.

I am travelling in a few hours to Dubai, i’m spending exactly 11 hours and coming back to wonderful Kuwait (who am i kidding). Anyways between meetings with clients and an interview i really want to look my best, even though self confidence has reached an all time low.

I went to my closet to pick out a suit from the few that i have managed to purchase and never wear over the years. none fit. So i had to rush today to the Avenues to get one. I headed strait to Boggi and got myself a nice three button single breasted suit, navy with a very thin pin stripe, almost invisible. I then rushed to the tailor, who happens to be on the houses payroll since mom spends more hours explaining to the guy how to design the next dress or whatever than speaking to any of her friends, who cut the pants and gave them a half an incher of extra space so i can actually breathe.

I am happy to tell the world that i’m a size 37 (which is funny because 38 was too damn big and 36 was snugg), from my usual very comfortable 36 size. I’m now down 1 Kilo from what i have wrote earlier, Dubai’s trip over the weekend (few days ago) with Calvin set me back a few calories, offcourse i had to pull the “were on vacation F it” to kind of feel unguilty whenever we had a bite here or there.

The weather seems not to be on my side too, not for running in Mishref i would collapse of asthma attack in 2 seconds should i try, and flying in this weather is going to make me RIDICULOUSLY nervous.

ala yaster. Bon Voyage for Me

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As i stepped foot onto the road i can slowly feel the weight crushing down my bones and on my knees and what seemed to be a light and quick run at 8:00 turned into a memory of four years ago, this time however I had tasted the joy of being Light.

I ran yesterday for the first time in months, in Mishref. The weather was gorgeous and the music was great and i did run believe it or not, made it all the way around, 8 Kilos in total. I still have my strenght but now it takes a whole lot of effort. I’m heavy, I get tired very quickly, and I wish I didn’t have it all let go.

I weighed for the first time, I won’t share my weight, although i will say that from my absolute low i’m 8 Kilos heavy, i would like to be down lighter by 6 however, i think 8 makes me look real skinny and it just doesn’t match my structure.

So this is it i guess, i’m on a mission again, to loose 6 … it’s 5:38 p.m. and already i can’t wait till it’s 8:00 so i can head out and go for a nice run.

My friend Elliot called me yesterday to tell me some good news, Ella is in good spirits. The doctors have already made up their minds on what’s the best treatment to go through with. Celine gave birth to a lovely girl and they named her Maya! I can’t wait to see little adorable Maya!

Celine & Lyndon, we all are praying for your baby Ella … don’t worry she is in good hands and our best wishes and prayers go out for “my ella”

Jasem.

Yesterday i received what could be the worst news of my life, Ella, Celine’s daughter & the most gorgeous & loving & fun baby was diagnosed last night with cancel. A large, “baseball sized”, tumor was found on her liver, she is in the hospital surrounded by friends & family who love and support Ella & her parents throughout the day & night. Please say a prayer for Ella & let’s hope she pulls through this bump, i know you can do it my Ella !

Afrah AbdulRaheem

19 years old

First joined Six-K Club Saturday April 7th 2007

n the early ages of my life I was never happy with whom I am. I have always been overweight. I never saw myself thin or beautiful.

In school I was always called fat and this made life hard for me as a child. I was bullied because of my weight and children would always laugh at me. Furthermore in sports classes I was different than the other kids, I couldn’t jump, run, or even enjoy sports games because they were simply hard to do for a person my size.

When the weekend comes I would go out and enjoy myself with my friends for a good dinner but this makes it hard for me because passing by the tables to reach our table is annoying, yet in the cinema I would avoid sitting in the middle because I would get embarrassed by passing on the people and squashing their feet. I would rather stay at home.

I have always hated shopping because I couldn’t find anything looking good on me or anything that fits me. I also hated family gatherings because in our tradition we would sit and eat on the floor, however I would sit and think to myself “how would I get up again” I found it hard for me.

As an overweight child who grew up fat, I have always struggled with my weight and tried too many diets to lose weight and at once it seemed to me that nothing will work, until I have joined the Six-K Club. All the things that I hated have changed by my perception. The Six-K Club has changed my life I felt more comfortable with whom I am and had more confidence with what people thought of me. In the Six-K club I found motivation, inspiration and a goal for living a happy life as well as meeting new friends.

Since I first joined the Six-K Club a lot of things have changed. I have lost more than 20 kilos in that I have never lost before from my experience in diets. 

Six-K was not only a place to achieve my goal it was a place that was different to me, the wonderful people I meet, the respect I found and the care I got.

After everything else I would like to thank Jasem Al Zeraei for his success in building the Six-K Club and his support.

Come on people come and enjoy, get inspired, have fun and live a happy life with the www.Six-k.com and you will have the opportunity to listen to the real story live from Jasem Al Zeraei.

As you might have noticed there has been a lack of myself and the group to go ahead and organize a walk or event or any activity. I have always concealed this lack of effort to work commitments or life’s errands, but the truth is that I have been shy to appear again in front of my audience.

I have gained weight, around 10 to 15 kilos, not sure to be exact because I refuse to weigh myself.

The reason for the weight gain can stem from my U.S. trip to a shoulder injury to plain ignorance and that thought when you’ve lost weight, “I’ve done it before I can do it again” mentality which really sneaks up on you.

Yesterday a club member gave me words of courage and might that I have never heard before, he repeated the same words that I uttered to him when he first showed up to walk with us and now he’s 10 kilo’s lighter. He made me so upset that I have started to eat super healthy and started to seriously get real. I have since worked out and I can tell you that I feel like its 2001 and I’m in my apartment in Arizona determined as ever to do something about it. I have told many people who I keep close to my heart and who I love openly that I’m doing something about and I have not really, but this time It’s personal, it’s my word against me and it’s my word to essentially, the whole world.

Two minutes ago, Afrah informed me something beautiful. The shy girl with a heart of gold started her journey with 131 kilos, now she’s a slimmed down 98 and on her way to her goal of 68.  I am proud more than ever, I am ecstatic more than ever, I am psyched more than ever; I am humbled more than ever, I am a happy man more than ever, I am hopeful more than ever; I am The Six-K Club more than ever before.

Join me this summer in my and our and the whole worlds quest to spread the good words of health, happiness and life fatless. With you I have shared my most personal experiences and with you all …

I will share my new weight loss story.

Friends,

I have ordered bracelets to be made for the club, the bracelets will go on sale to raise money for our club in order for us to continue spreading our message. I have ordered some made in Hot Pink (for the ladies) and some in Navy Blue (for the boys). They will be 3 KD each and i hope you all can pick one up for yourself and someone you love, like always all proceeds go into our “Donations” jar that we used to print t-shirts, stickers, cards and keep our site going. Thank you for your support !

 *the bracelets are embossed with The Six-K Club and filled with white ink, they look great !