Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2014

I was comparing calories on products last night and realized I picked up pork sausage patties instead of turkey sausage patties. I have to be more careful. I will probably just switch back to turkey bacon. But 2 pork sausage patties are 250 calories. Ridiculous! :nono: I will eat the remaining of those on the days when I am low on calories and don't want to eat. An entire special K breakfast sandwich is only 250 :lol:

I really need to take time out on the weekend though and make my own breakfast sandwiches.

Nothing going on with the hair.
 
Straight hair is gone. I washed, and did a nice reconstructor last night. Curls are back, and my hair feels great. I also did a trim while it was straight. I want to baby it a little more for about 2 weeks, then i am putting in twists until my birthday in april.
45 mns on the stepper today, Jillian Michael trouble zones for 30 mns. I feel dizzy now, cause i did not eat breakfast before i started. Breakfast is one hard boiled egg, sardines with boiled plantain (can you tell i'm from the Caribbean,:lol:), and a bottle of Naked green. I really should have just half, but i'm starving. Eating as i type.
 
I have no plan for lunch and dinner., but i will try to be good. I have not had pizza (and surprisingly have not had the craving), in weeks. I am so happy about that. I can eat a whole small pie of papa johns in one standing with a box of wings, and a liter of soda. Everyday at work.
So not missing this is a blessing.
 
Froreal3 said:
I just started my green smoothie fast today. I bought two 16 oz. bottles of smoothie and one 16oz. to work with me. I will also drink a lot of water. Two smoothies are greek yogurt, mango, orange, persimmon, almond milk, and spinach. The other one is apple, persimmon, almond milk, spinach. I decided to do smoothies because I need the calories for working out.
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Does that mean you will not eat anything else? How long are you doing this for? Please report back with results. But i think i would need some saltines with that smoothie:lachen:.
 
ronie said:
I have no plan for lunch and dinner., but i will try to be good. I have not had pizza (and surprisingly have not had the craving), in weeks. I am so happy about that. I can eat a whole small pie of papa johns in one standing with a box of wings, and a liter of soda. Everyday at work.
So not missing this is a blessing.
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Girl me too. I love pizza. I wish good pizza only had 50 calories per slice. I love wings too :nono:
 
I weighed in this morning down 0.8 lbs! Doesn't seem like much but when you lift weights as heavy as I do and eat a lot of protein, it's a great surprise to see the scale move down.

Co-washed last night and wearing a braid out today. Gonna do some cardio and abs tonight.
 
I forgot to dry DC again last night so I guess I will just co-wash today. I have to wash my hair it's getting gross.

I had such a hard time sticking to one serving at dinner last night but I managed. I think since it's that time of the month my appetite is different.

BGT Froreal3 how much weight do you heavy lifters lift? I want to lift heavy but I like to workout at home. My dumb bells go up to 50lbs. Is that enough to lift heavy?
 
GettingKinky said:
I forgot to dry DC again last night so I guess I will just co-wash today. I have to wash my hair it's getting gross.

I had such a hard time sticking to one serving at dinner last night but I managed. I think since it's that time of the month my appetite is different.

@BGT @Froreal3 how much weight do you heavy lifters lift? I want to lift heavy but I like to workout at home. My dumb bells go up to 50lbs. Is that enough to lift heavy?
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It depends on the machine or body part, so it's hard to say. I would start at a weight that allows you to do 3 sets of 12 reps, with the last 3 reps being difficult. And just increase your weights over time as each exercise gets easier to do.
 
BGT said:
I weighed in this morning down 0.8 lbs! Doesn't seem like much but when you lift weights as heavy as I do and eat a lot of protein, it's a great surprise to see the scale move down.

Co-washed last night and wearing a braid out today. Gonna do some cardio and abs tonight.
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BGT What is your abs workout like?
 
ronie said:
Froreal3
Does that mean you will not eat anything else? How long are you doing this for? Please report back with results. But i think i would need some saltines with that smoothie:lachen:.
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:lol: I didn't make all my smoothies today (only one), so I ate a protein bar. I'm at least trying to keep it clean. I figured since I'm lifting a lot, I need the protein. :look:
 
Going low carb really revved up my PMS symptoms and cravings this month I think. Idk if it's the extra dairy or meat or what. I still think it's worth it but I'm going to see what the scale says when all of this is over. It's not gonna be any use if I just eat my weight back every month.
 
I just made chicken and broccoli stirfry with garlic and ginger. Yum. Now I'm taking my dog for brisk 20 minute walk. I'm still hungry but I'm hoping by the time the walk is over the feeling will pass.

ETA I was still hungry after my walk so I ate a big grapefruit. :-)
 
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Well, today my eating was better. I've been pretty swamped but on Thursday I'm going to join my local Y and get back to doing some sort of exercise every day. I already know I'm going to hate having to drive (it's like... 5 minutes away) but the classes and new machines will keep me energized.
 
GettingKinky said:
I love the puffy Cheetos so I usually avoid them, especially since I have a hard time finding them in small bags. But my sister's grocery store had small bags so each time we went I bought one. I'm glad my store doesn't carry them or my fingers would be permanently orange.
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:lachen: Licking my salty orange fingers is my favorite part. :look:
 
I've been eating good and on my Shaun T T25. Yesterday I did total body circuit and I hate that workout with a passion but I know its working. I still walk 1.5-2.0 miles on my lunchbreak. I'm so determined to get this weight off.
 
Did elliptical intervals last night followed by my abs routine. I also tried on some shorts I had in my closet. They used to be baggy in the butt and now I've filled them out! Yay for squats :lol:
 
My week has been crazy so far so haven't done any working out. Sticking to my eating plan though. But those girl scout cookies in my work cabinet are calling me :lol: I went to the Sugar Shack and picked up coffee and just stared at the donuts :lick: But I don't need that much sugar in my body or the extra calories on my hips.

My body lets go of fat from top to bottom and I am finally starting to see some results. I have lost some fat in my breast and my abdomen is starting to flatten out. My body let's go of fat in my thighs last, so I will need to drop another 5 lbs to see that. I will use the bike to firm my thighs up.

Looked at my medical chart from the past 7 years and my weight has fluctuated from 150 to 155 that entire time. I don't know why I thought I was smaller before :lol:

Still sticking to my eating plan. Need to go home and cook something healthy for the rest of the week.

Oh weighed in at the doctor at 153.8. Hopefully my weigh in at work tomorrow will be closer to 153.0. :yep:

Nothing going on with the hair.
 
KaramelDiva1978 said:
I've been eating good and on my Shaun T T25. Yesterday I did total body circuit and I hate that workout with a passion but I know its working. I still walk 1.5-2.0 miles on my lunchbreak. I'm so determined to get this weight off.
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I could never "nail" total body circuit that workout is impossible!!! Sometimes I think I should go back and try it now that I've finished all 3 rounds. But as much as I love Shaun T and T25, I like p90x3 even better.

faithVA good job resisting those donuts!!
 
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Ok, put my big girl panties back on (literally) and hit that treadmill yesterday for 50 minutes. Been adding grapefruit to my diet. Read somewhere it burns fat. I got to free loaves of garlic roasted bread...the hard kind...:lick:gonna...try...real...hard...to...keep it frozen...for a while...
 
Its date night with dh. I cooked grilled chicken, broccoli and cheese, and garlic and herb potatoes. Last night we made salmon, tilapia, crabcakes, green beans and cheddar bay biscuits and he cleaned the kitchen. He will be off soon so I need to hurry and do a quick workout. Once he gets home its movie time!! Hopefullu we can find a good scary movie on netflix
 
The benefit of having a dog is that even though it was cold and raining this evening I still went for a 20 minute walk. Gotta love dogs :-)

I'm getting excited for my rollerset this weekend.
 
Patients family brought cookies at work, and I had 4 cookies. I don't feel bad though, cause I was having a very challenging shift. So I just skipped my meal. I had the yogurt and lots if water.
This weekend I plan to roller set to stretch, then do a twist or braid out for Friday and Saturday night out with DH. He really loved the flat iron hair and the stretched out flexi rod set from last week. But I told him: if you want to keep loving my hair I can't flat iron or blow it out every week. Hopefully, the style comes out nice.
 
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