Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2013

[D.Lisha]

Man D.Lisha, I totally hear you on this. I started out at around 170 lbs and got down a little to 167 lbs. Been slacking too on my exercise AND eating program. But I made myself jog this morning and plan to do Jillian Michael's Kickboxing Fastfix workout tonight.

Keep motivated and STAY STRONG! D.Lisha what's your goal weight? Mine is 145 lbs at first, then hopefully down to 135lbs at a later time. Depends on how I look.

Actually, I was trying to find others who are around the same weight as I, we can motivate each other and maybe even have a friendly competition.

What you all think?

Hey aliyah7!
My goal weight is 140-145lbs., I want to see how I'd look at this weight first before deciding to lower my goal weight to 130-135.
And Im down with joining others that are in my weight class! I like the idea of friendly competitions, anything to keep the motivation/morale up
Jst tell me where and when to sign up And I'm there!!

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[D.Lisha]

I'm still sick today, couldn't eat solids and couldn't do any exercise at all since monday ;__; Hope i feel better next week.

Awww get well soon Taina

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[Danewshe]

Hair Goals

Current Length: Grazing APL
2013 Goal Length: BSL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: Natural
Hair type: 4B
How you will achieve goal: moisture, moisture and more moisture! Regular dusting, pre-poos, drinking 2lt of water a day, ps/low manipulation, minimal heat, and vitamins

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 295
Goal Weight: 160-170
Current Dress Size: too embarrassed to share
Goal Size: UK 14, US 10

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

KaramelDiva1978 I thanked the post and I'm joining .....I'll come back with starting deets later.

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Where are u girlie? You have 2 days left!

 

[strawbewie]

Walked for 20 minutes and came home and did AB Ripper X. Trying to get my mind right for 2013. I'm thinking about going Vegan after 1/1/13 till 1/30/13.

 

[Taina]

I want to join, this is what i was looking for ^^

Hair Goals

Current Length: Collar bone in the back, till chin in the front
2013 Goal Length: SL or longer
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: Natural
Hair type: don't really know
How you will achieve goal: Co-washing, moisturizing, vitamins, more protein in my diet

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 117.4kgs
Goal Weight: 70kgs packing some muscle
Current Dress Size: don't know
Goal Size: don't know
Fitness Goal: To have a flat stomach, not look like a skinny fat. I will lift weights 4x/week and cardio 6x/week. doing a low fat high protein diet.

Here my hair pictures, as soon as i can i will post body pictures >,< pictures were taken yesterday Dec 28

Thanks @D.Lisha .. good thing about being sick though, is that i feel a litle ligher

ETA : I will also try MN to achive my hair goals ^^

 

[Froreal3]

Went to the gym today. Worked on my shoulders and did some interval training on the elliptical for about 20 minutes.

My hair seems to be doing well. I'm continuing to protective style in braided up twists. I'm dcing now with AOGPB and grapeseed oil. I will do a light dusting of my ends in a couple weeks.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

Hair Goals

Current Length: ~Full shoulder, trimmed so I'm not really grazing anymore.
2013 Goal Length: ~Full BSL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: ~Natural
Hair type: ~4B
How you will achieve goal: ~deep conditioning, co-washing, bunning, minimal heat, no chemical processes, careful handling.

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: ~164ish
Measurements: ~ 38.5*29.5*39.5








Height: ~5'7.5
Goal Weight: ~145-150
Current Dress Size: ~10
Goal Size: ~I'm not big on this. I'm fine being a 10. maybe 8?
Fitness Goal: ~have an hourglass shape. Perkier butt and boobs. Look good in a bathing suit.
How will I succeed? ~ eating Paleo, reducing sugar intake, running, swimming, and weight training. Keeping it simple.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

Ok just did a little p90x shoulders and back. And successfully avoided that strawberry pie my mother made. Grrr!

 

[missbugg21]

This is a timely challenge for me... I'm in!

Hair Goals

Current Length: APL
2013 Goal Length: Full BSL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: Transitioning from relaxed to natural
Hair type: 4 A/B
How you will achieve goal: protective styling in braids / twists for 6-8 weeks at a time and keeping ends healthy with light trims as needed. I will be co-washing my leave-out hair weekly and using heat only for length checks every 3 mos. I will continue taking Biotin and upping my water intake to 1 gallon a day.

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 311
Goal Weight: 150
Current Dress Size: 26
Goal Size: 10-12
Fitness Goal: work my way up to 300 minutes of exercise weekly.
How you will achieve goal: Start with small changes like cutting out sweets and carbs and start walking for 15-30 minutes a day until I gradually increase exercise to 1 hour a day for 5 days a week. I will also use My Fitness Pal for weight loss tracing purposes. If I can somehow loose 10-13 lbs per month (2-3 lbs per week), I can reach my goal in 1 year.

Weight starting pics are below and my hair length starting pic is in my siggy.

 

[LadyEuphoria007]

I'm saving my spot. I'll come back and update my goals and stuff after lunch.

Yay! I'm so stoked!

So I've finally made my way back and I'm ready to post my stats and get it poppin for 2013. I just needed to figure out exactly what my goals were and how I was going to accomplish them.
So here it goes...

Hair Goals

Current Length: Grazing APL
2013 Goal Length: BSL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: Natural
Hair type: 4 A
How you will achieve goal: Protective Styling, K.I.S.S. Method, Growth Vitamins

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 171
Goal Weight: 125
Current Dress Size: 14
Goal Size: 4-6
Fitness Goal: Squat 250lbs / Bench 150lbs / Run 1.5m in 10min or less / 48 Push ups in 1 min / 56 sit ups in 1 min

So those are my goals. I look forward to being an active participant in this challenge!

 

[BGT]

My progress. I think BSL is somewhere around the gold I hope to be there by June

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[Taina]

Still felling sick
Today i can not even talk, my voice is cero, nada ...
My body doesn't hurt anymore, but i don't really feel like working out, i just need to be in bed.

Awful 2013 start ;__;

 

[LadyEuphoria007]

Taina I hope you feel better soon. That is how I've been feeling for the last few days. Today I'm going to jog...at least one lap (1mile.) I just need to do something.

BGT that's good progess! I'm hoping to have some progress to show when I take my photos 2 Feb.

 

[Growingmyhairlong]

Alright here are the starting pics for my before body shot and hair pic. So embarrassing lol. Here goes....Please excuse the junk we are in between houses right now. lol

 

[Growingmyhairlong]

Still felling sick
Today i can not even talk, my voice is cero, nada ...
My body doesn't hurt anymore, but i don't really feel like working out, i just need to be in bed.

Awful 2013 start ;__;

I hope you get better soon.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

I had this dream for the second time that I'm tbl! Its so real lol.

Deep conditioned last night + co washed.

Jogging + p90x is on the agenda today.

 

[shyekiera]

Hair Goals

Current Length: not sure, just snipped the ends, will update this weekend when i take twists out
2013 Goal Length: APL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: relaxed, but stretching
Hair type: wool
How you will achieve goal: currently doing a 6 month stretch, regular moisturizing and dc, using MN, protective styling

starting pic as of 12/13/12...this is with unstretched new growth...i cut a little more split ends after this pic...will do another pic after I take twists down


Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 255
Goal Weight: 175
Current Dress Size: 18
Goal Size: 14/16..due to my build, that's the smallest I can go on the bottom
Fitness Goal: to tone up, will get dvd's and attempt to finish a program
How you will achieve goal: Using sparkpeople to track my calories and exercise
I recently lost 40 pounds, but I have gained 15 back

 

[strawbewie]

Still felling sick
Today i can not even talk, my voice is cero, nada ...
My body doesn't hurt anymore, but i don't really feel like working out, i just need to be in bed.

Awful 2013 start ;__;

I hope you feel better...

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Still felling sick
Today i can not even talk, my voice is cero, nada ...
My body doesn't hurt anymore, but i don't really feel like working out, i just need to be in bed.

Awful 2013 start ;__;

Taina I hope you feel better very soon! Rest for now and get well, that's what is important right now.

 

[strawbewie]

I forgot to post... Started Couch to 5k today.. I struggled a little but felt good...

 

[chassiecrane]

I want in

Hair Goals

Current Length: A little past CBL
2013 Goal Length: MBL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: Natural
Hair type: 4 something, sms
How you will achieve goal: Full year of protective styling, vitamins, hair growth aids (JBCO, MN, etc.), no heat, wig, crochet braids, sew-ins, etc.

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 220
Goal Weight: 130
Current Dress Size: 14
Goal Size: 8
Fitness Goal: Finish P90X and 30DS
How you will achieve goal: MyFitnessPal, Zumba, 30DS, P90X, Tons of water, perhaps kickboxing, Atkins and Low GI eating

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

Ended the year right at the gym with my homegirl last night. Killed legs and went hard on squats because I'm feeling it in my right knee. Got in 20 minutes of core and did over an hour of JD3 with my kiddos.

Still rocking my rollerset from my henna and co-wash on Sunday. Moisture and sealed with Wen and grapeseed oil. Oh yeah this year I'm going I'm going in and Imma go hard!

 

[Onhergrind09]

I spent the last night of 2012 tossing my cookies as a result of a stomach bug, but luckily today I'm feeling a bit better- I wanted to get in a kettlebell strength training workout in today but I don't know that I can conjure up the energy. The positive side of getting is that my calorie count is way down since I can't stomach anything except liquids. I'm starting off 2013 at 207lbs.

In terms of hair, I got a relaxer on Friday, I did a search and destroy "trim" today and I also shampooed & conditioned today. My hair looks and feels good. I'll deep condition with a protein DC on Thursday.

Starting pics:

 

[dicapr]

Day 1 of me eating clean. I hope to do walk away the pounds later this evening.

 

[Onhergrind09]

Taina, feel better-I know exactly what you're going through.

 

[koolkittychick]

Okay, I will hop aboard this challenge, so here are my stats:

Hair Goals

Current Length: Full APL
2013 Goal Length: Full BSL or grazing MBL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: relaxed
Hair type: 4 A/B
How you will achieve goal: 10-12 week stretches, weekly DCs, bunning, no heat, and vitamins

Weight/Fitness Goals

Current Weight: 305
Goal Weight: 110 (ambitious I know, but I'm only 5'1")
Current Dress Size: 26
Goal Size: 4-6
Fitness Goal: run a 5 K, maximize my muscle strength and definition
How you will achieve goal: I use My Lose It app to track my calorie intake. I'm also making the goal to exercise 120 minutes a day (90 minutes cardio, 30 minutes strength training), 6 days a week. I love lifting weights and can't wait to get stronger with my training!

The attached pic will serve as both my hair and body shot, as you can clearly see the state of my back fat in it.

 

[aliyah7]

Hey @aliyah7!
My goal weight is 140-145lbs., I want to see how I'd look at this weight first before deciding to lower my goal weight to 130-135.
And Im down with joining others that are in my weight class! I like the idea of friendly competitions, anything to keep the motivation/morale up
Jst tell me where and when to sign up And I'm there!!
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Hello D.Lisha, sorry for getting back with you so late. Here's what I was thinking;

Maybe we could start a little mini challenge starting this Sunday Jan.06,2013. We'd weigh in on that day and do another weigh in every Sunday for about 2-4 weeks. No help aids at this point. For
example, no HCG, Appetite suppressants, ect. Just straight diet and exercise. See who can lose the most weight in pounds. If you have any ideas let me know. I was gonna try and get LondonFog & LadyEuphoria007 to join since they are fairly close to us in weight.

Let me know.

 

[aliyah7]

LadyEuphoria007 & londonfog- Hello, I was wondering would you ladies care to join D.Lisha and I for a friendly weight loss mini challenge starting this Sunday Jan.06,2013? We are all fairly close in weight. I am also open to any ideas. Let me know. Thanks.

 

[jesusislove1526]

Here's my starting picture. You can see where my hair is as well as all of that extra on and in the back. 2013 let's go!