Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2014

Prettymetty said:
Im cooking dinner tonight for the first time in a while. My eating habits have been poor these past few weeks. Not to mention I haven't gone to the gym in almost a month. Now that school is out it is impossible to the gym unless I take the kids :nono:

Today I am getting back on track. I bought a bunch of fresh produce and healthy snacks (berries, bananas, cucumbers, etc.) Diet is far more important than exercise so I am going to work on my eating habits first and gradually get back into a workout regimen.
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I'm feeling the same way. My cooking game has been off for a while. I admit i haven't been cooking the healthiest meals for my family for several months now. I'm just in a terrible cooking funk. I'm determined to change that.

I just came from grocery shopping and bought ingredients for a dinner salad tonight with shrimp and french onion soup (I'm skipping the melted cheese on mine.) I bought some of my and the kids favs for breakfast like artichoke hearts, 6-grain bread, corn beef hash (I know that's far from healthy but I let it slide for breakfast).

I also have a good plan for meal planning and I'm going to be working on that the rest of the week so I won't default to Publix fried chicken, Chinese food or Stouffers lasagna.:barf:

And I had been trying to decide between buying the Total Gym or getting a gym membership. Today I ordered the Total Gym. Can't wait to receive it!
 
My hair is doing fine but I refuse to get on the scale. And my coworkers talked me into doing the Pee Wee Herman dance so I could get a free donut from the donut shop :look: So that's how my week is going.
 
I'm going to purchase a scale that measures body fat and water percentage tonight. I don't know how accurate it will be, but if I use the same scale over a period of time I should be fine. I'm nervous that my old scale isn't calculating my weight correctly and I'll be disappointed when I weigh myself tomorrow morning.
 
I know Im mmmaaddd late, so I cant OFFICIALLY be in this challenge, but I really need somewhere to share my progress (or lack thereof :look:) so Im a sideline cheerleader for u ladies!! Hopefully I can make the rest of this year productive! I should change my avatar pic, but alas, Im clinging to the past like faux leather to some sweaty chaps:perplexed, so the pic of the skinny me shall stay above, but that is NOT how I look right now!!

My stats are below



Hair Goals
Current Length: almost BSL
2014 Goal Length: Full BSL or grazing MBL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: Natural
Hair type: 4 A/B
How you will achieve goal: Ive been protective styling for 8 wks at a time (braids/ wigs, etc), and keeping up with moisture/protein balance. Taking Priteva vitamins/ Biotin/MSM/Bamboo Silica


Weight/Fitness Goals
Current Weight: 197 :barf:
Goal Weight: 150
Current Dress Size: 14/16
Goal Size: 6-8
Fitness Goal: I love my shape, I just want it smaller. I miss the old me, before I developed an addiction to late night binges and fried twinkies (dont knock it till uve tried it......:grin:)

How you will achieve goal: Transitioning to a plant based lifestyle. RAW foods until I reach my goal, and then moving towards a majority Vegan lifestyle in general w/ fish a few times per year (Flexitarian). Exercise 5-6x per week. 3 cardio & 3 toning/stretching. SIMPLE stuff, nothing fancy.

IM EXCITED!!
 
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Just dropped 12 lbs and so proud of my progress. My hair has grown back to the length it was before my last trim three months ago.
 
toaster said:
I'm going to purchase a scale that measures body fat and water percentage tonight. I don't know how accurate it will be, but if I use the same scale over a period of time I should be fine. I'm nervous that my old scale isn't calculating my weight correctly and I'll be disappointed when I weigh myself tomorrow morning.
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I've had a body weight scale for at least 10 years. I don't trust the absolute # but I trust the trends.

Welcome sunbubbles

Congrats on the 12 pounds! phynestone
 
Went to an Italian restaurant for lunch and had a steak salad and one piece of bread. I know that's not great, but I could have had pasta.
 
Sigh my diet sucks. I keep falling off the darn wagon. I told hubby we have date night this weekend and after that I'm getting serious about my weight loss.

Hair wise- I was planning on using my curling wand on my hair but flat ironed it instead. Then I went to Walmart to get a much needed trim. I dk why my nape grows faster than the rest of my hair but there's a noticeable gap that I do not like. Oh and I didn't put anything in my hair except mixed chicks hair silk and a little chi 44 iron guard. Anyway on to the pics.


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My body fat % has moved to a new level. I am now consistently in the 27 range on my scale where for the past months I have been in the 28 range. When I started back in January I was around 33 or 34.

I'm getting ready to do a T25 workout and then a Brazil Butt Lift workout.

My flat iron is still doing well after 9 days. I'm trying to decide when to wash. So far my scalp isn't complaining.
 
I think my body is fighting hard again losing any more weight. I always have the munchies. I don't keep bad food in the house, but even too much good food is a problem. Sigh...
 
GettingKinky said:
I think my body is fighting hard again losing any more weight. I always have the munchies. I don't keep bad food in the house, but even too much good food is a problem. Sigh...
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You can do it! Push through and maybe in two weeks your body will surprise you.
 
The munchies got me yesterday. I ate an ENTIRE sleeve of saltines. 500 empty calories. :nono: :sad:

Plus I just laid on the couch all day reading. I didn't even take the poor dog for a walk.

As a result, my body fat is back in the 28% range. I have to get back in the 27% range.

I have to get back in the groove.
 
Went out to lunch today. Ordered a spinach salad and 2 halves of slices of pizza. Will up my water intake, and eat my usual yogurt, dinner, and green juice tonight. Hopefully I don't gain too much.
 
Weighed in at 127.8 this morning!

I'm loving my diet and exercise lately. I don't restrict what I eat, but every day I try to make good choices.
 
GettingKinky

My first goal was 125. I think when I get there I'll want to hit 120. That's probably small enough. I'm 5 feet 2 so my bmi would be fine at much smaller, but I'm more concerned with my overall health and reaching a point where I feel comfortable and can maintain.

I think it's been 11 days since I started taking probiotics and fish oil. I feel great. I've never had any health concerns but I'd like to make sure it stays that way for a long time. The next few months I'll focus on losing these last few pounds and regulating my hormones.
 
congrats to everyone that's made progress. I dropped out a long time ago, I suck at challenges.
 
toaster-

You're so close!!

I've changed my original target too, but I'm having a really hard time getting to my new goal. I may just have to be satisfied with my original target.
 
I've never associated my food cravings with PMS but I'm hoping that is what's going on with me. I constantly crave food lately.

I'm going to stuff myself with broccoli when I get home.
 
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I'm going to get twists soon. I'm going to keep getting my hair twisted for the summer if I like them. I'm going to moisturize and seal everyday. Hopefully I'll see good growth.
 
sj10460 said:
congrats to everyone that's made progress. I dropped out a long time ago, I suck at challenges.
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Come back! I gained about 5 pounds this week. I don't want to lose the weight, but I don't want to put on more. 115 is my max for now. My tummy just looks bloated, so I'm going to eat better the rest of this week. I really want to find a dance workout video that has a lot of resistance exercises. I'm going to be honest, I don't feel like lifting weights.. no sugar for the rest of this month. That will get me back in order, oh I got this rum raisin ice cream in the freezer..

My hair is doing fine. I want to take a good hair vitamin.
 
GettingKinky said:
I've never associated my food cravings with PMS but I'm hoping that is what's going on with me. I constantly crave food lately.

I'm going to stuff myself with broccoli when I get home.
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:lachen::lachen::lachen:to the bolded GettingKinky. As far as PMS and cravings, it took me years to realize why I went crazy over Doritos every so often. Turns out it was every 28 days! I started buying a can of mixed nuts to have on hand for just that reason. I can eat a couple of handfuls and close them up until the next month without the nuts going stale. I didn't have that much control over eating Doritos.
 
Today is such a great day to be outdoors. It's partly cloudy, cool and the wind is gently blowing. Me and the kids are outside. They are having a blast. I used my resistance bands for my leg workout. As an added bonus the moisture in the air has my hair soooo soft.

In a minute I'm gonna go inside and start dinner. Grilled chicken and normandy blend veggies with macncheese
 
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