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With thanks to all sponsors.

Karma Nirvana's Charity Registration Number: 1089477. Proceeds go directly to them. Please Gift Aid your donations if you are able to. 

"Instead of worrying so much about your damn so-called 'honour', worry about the ghee in your curry" 

In memory of victims of so-called ‘Honour-Based’ murders and to raise awareness of obesity in the South Asian community I, Sabbir Malik, will:

Lose MINIMUM OF 10 KG by 14 July 2016. 

and to do so, I will be quitting / doing, for 58 days:

• NO CHOCOLATE (Excl. Protein Bars w/ coating)
• NO FRIED CHICKEN (OUCH FOR ANY S.LONDONER) 
• NO PIZZA (OUCH AGAIN) 
• NO FIZZY DRINK (How does one live w/out Red Bull?)
• NO CAKE, BISCUITS, SWEETS CONTAINING SUGAR
• MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR EXERCISE EVERY SINGLE DAY
• MINIMUM OF 3 CYCLE COMMUTES TO WORK P/WK
• MINIMUM OF ONE 5K RUN PER WEEK
• MINIMUM OF  ONE 20K CYCLE PER WEEK 

So for your sponsorship you get ALL of the above! 

The 14th of July marks a day of memory for Britain’s Lost Women.

I set myself the challenge on 19/05 with a weight of 106.7 kg. My goal is to lose 10kg to get down to 96.7kg by 14 July. Hopefully I can do more!

You can follow my progress on My Fitness Pal.

MyFitnessPal: sabbirmalik - 

(I use FitBit Aria for weigh-ins which will load on MyFitnessPal).

and Instagram: sabbirmalik

For Karma Nirvana! 

I don’t know if I’ll raise just £5, £7 or £50… However, it’s not for me. It’s for the future of the thousands of young girls and boys across the UK and abroad who are at risk of being forced into a marriage against their choice. It’s for those who have no voice; those who are deprived of their civil liberties and those who are subjected to tortures and abuses that one wouldn’t wish upon their worst enemy.

Karma Nirvana was created by Jasvinder Sanghera. In 2007, Jasvinder released an eye-opening book called ‘Shame’. That one book became my motivation for completing a Master’s degree in Human Rights with a focus on forced marriage and culture-based abuse. It’s a biography of her life and details her sisters'  ‘suicide’, her disownment and the struggles she had to endure.

Being an NGO, they are constantly at risk of a funding crisis. They need our help. The victims need our help.

So, yes…I know that charity requests are perhaps a regular thing for you.

But please… Donate what you can…and in return… I will put myself through pain, sweat and tears for the next few weeks in honour of the memory of innocent girls and boys. If a donation to Karma Nirvana doesn’t cut it enough, surely seeing me deprive myself of Coca-Cola, Chicken and Chips and Galaxy Minstrels will!

So why ‘lose 10kg’ as a sponsored cause? Well…

I’ve struggled with my weight for many years and I do find it extremely difficult to lose it and keep it off. Junk food is in my DNA and I can’t get enough of it… So, this is a massive commitment and a big deal…

I’m not alone. Obesity rates within South Asian community and the risk of diabetes and other illnesses resulting from obesity is extremely high. My community also has the highest prevalence of forced marriage within the UK.

Given that I work for Public Health, it is fitting (mind the pun!) – championing weight loss to raise money for Karma Nirvana is a perfect way to raise awareness of two very important causes with my slogan: 

"Instead of worrying so much about your damn so-called 'honour', worry about the ghee in your curry"

If you can think of other ways to help, do let me know… and if you would like my cause to help in championing weight loss / raising awareness of diabetes and the risk of obesity in South Asian communities… Drop me a line!

I also need support in other ways:

Let me be your tester! 

If you would like me to trial any fitness products, nutrients, fitness meals and so on... In exchange for a donation of these products, I will write a review of them for you on my blog. 

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