Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2015

[apple_natural]

Still haven't been working out regularly. It's always something now. But I am 186.8 or less. That was the other day and a few days before that I was the same weight. At least I'm out of the 90s. I've been watching my calories

Still in braids

 

[Prettymetty]

This has been a rough couple weeks for me. I have gone over my calorie budget almost daily. Tomorrow I will weigh in and see how bad it is. I'm hoping to still be 151 or less

Eta I weigh 151

 

[davisbr88]

@TwistedRoots congrats! You look great!
@Leo24Rule my cycle is now a couple of days later than expected but I have definitely been bloating so I know it's coming either tonight or tomorrow. Also, since I became a vegan, my period has been lighter (I usually have a very, very heavy flow with really bad cramps that used to land me in the hospital every month for years) and my cramps have been reduced significantly!

I haven't worked out since Thursday because I was out of town and then was diagnosed with bronchitis . And something I ate last night must have had hidden wheat because I'm having a serious allergic reaction. I will probably be in bed for the next couple of days.

 

[Leo24Rule]

@davisbr88 I hope you feel better soon!

 

[Leo24Rule]

Saturday night I worked (usually off) and noticed a regular customer from the afternoon shift. I almost didn't recognize her because she had dropped so much weight (she wasn't overweight or anything just noticeable). I tell her she looks good and asked what she did? She told me all she did was drink a detox water concoction of cucumber, lemon, and mint all day everyday without changing her diet or exercising. She said she knew she lost weight and didn't know how much until she went to the doctor where she discovered she lost 20 lbs within 2 months.

So guess what I'm sipping on? lol YEP YEP!
I haven't had too much experience eating mint or having it in my dishes other than a few Middle Eastern meals (due to my ex's culture), but it tastes very cool and refreshing. Not bad.

 

[davisbr88]

@Leo24Rule yum! I love infused water, so I may try that!

 

[Leo24Rule]

On my 3rd cup.

I have to go in early so I'm trying to drink it all before I go in.

 

[Prettymetty]

I'm going to buy cucumber, mint and lemon today. Thanks @Leo24Rule

 

[Leo24Rule]

Before I left for work I managed to drink it all & make a 2nd batch where I added in strawberries.

Tell me what recipes ya'll come up with & if you like it.

I worked out today. All day been eating small meals. On my 4th meal & sipping on bamboo iced tea.

Hopefully, I get out of here at a reasonable time to do a quick workout before bed.

 

[apple_natural]

I took my braids out. I'm thinking of buying some wigs. A few straight ones and one or two curly ones

I need to baggy my ends.

 

[davisbr88]

@Leo24Rule I don't have mint so I think I will replace it with ginger so I will let you know how it tastes tomorrow!

 

[Leo24Rule]

@davisbr88 interesting. Please do!

I've been renting movies from inside Walmart at the Red Box since Saturday . So I figure every time I go in to return the movie & rent a new 1 I will do my produce & water shopping.

 

[Leo24Rule]

On my last meal (snack) which is a protein naked. Almost time to close up shop. I'm getting sleepy

 

[davisbr88]

Finished off my 8th glass of the cucumber water. It was really good!
Next time, I will probably let it steep longer so the ginger flavor is more prominent. Ginger is my favorite spice. I can eat pickled ginger slices all day long!

 

[Prettymetty]

I got on the scale this morning after a late night binge and I was shocked to be the same weight. I didn't gain an ounce. Dh wasn't so lucky lol. He is up a few lbs. We gotta stop eating so late

 

[Prettymetty]

I need a part time job at a gym to support my expensive hair habit and so I can exercise on my breaks haha

 

[davisbr88]

@Prettymetty That sounds like the perfect set-up! LOL. Are you a SAHM?

 

[cherishlove]

Ooh I've been working out and my hair is growing good. My beehive braids are so loose.

 

[Prettymetty]

@Prettymetty That sounds like the perfect set-up! LOL. Are you a SAHM?

I sahm during the week and I bartend on weekends. Once the kids are all in school I can work full time again. My youngest will be 2 this year

 

[davisbr88]

@Prettymetty oh my goodness! I love babies! LOL. I'm just an aunty but I'm already getting sadder and sadder as my niece and nephew get older. Make the baby stop growing!!! LOL. So what if it's selfish???
Also, super cool that you bartend! Maybe you can do PT gym and PT bar?

 

[Leo24Rule]

What's a SAHM?

 

[cherishlove]

What's a SAHM?

Stay at home mom

 

[ClassyJSP]

Back to doing Taebo in my living room vs going to the gym. Taebo has helped me drop 20 lbs before so i'm going to start off doing it 3xs a week and work my way up.

 

[Prettymetty]

Back to doing Taebo in my living room vs going to the gym. Taebo has helped me drop 20 lbs before so i'm going to start off doing it 3xs a week and work my way up.

Does Taebo make u sweat a lot? I'm trying to preserve my blowout girl...

How long did it take to lose 20lbs?

 

[davisbr88]

My weight has stayed the same but I think it's because of TOM and I did some mindless eating over the past couple of days so I need to get back on track!

 

[ClassyJSP]

Does Taebo make u sweat a lot? I'm trying to preserve my blowout girl...

How long did it take to lose 20lbs?

Yes Tae bo makes me sweat like crazy at the 20 min mark and all the DVDs I have are about 44 mins long. It took me about 2-3 months

 

[ClassyJSP]

Tonight i may do yoga instead of Tae Bo and then drink my green tea. I'm super drained from work

 

[davisbr88]

Weight finally budged some (down 0.6), but I won't know if I lost that 2 pounds until TOM ends. I usually never weigh during TOM but I've been interested to see if my dietary changes have impacted weight gain as well. I used to gain ~5 lbs each month pre-vegan except for when I was LC and didn't gain much. I didn't this time. Although it always was nice to see that huge drop when it ended, especially if I had maintained my diet throughout and lost the 5 pounds and additional weight, too...
Maybe I will get lucky and at least drop the other 1.4 I need this week! *fingers crossed*
I'm feeling better, and I can't wait to get back to working out. I haven't done Tae Bo in a looooong time! It was what we did during middle school gym if we were doing an outdoor unit and it rained. It was so fun!

 

[ClassyJSP]

I'm so glad I found a few of my old Tae Bo DVDs and some Pilates 10 min ones

 

[davisbr88]

Didn't lose the 2, but I lost 1.6, which still puts me about 0.6 lbs ahead of the projections I made on the 15th since I lost more than 2 last week. Now, I am set up to meet goal at the end of October if I continue to lose 2 per week from this point on. I am going to try to eat a lot more raw food this week since that's what I have in my fridge, and I need to get rid of it before I head to China. I didn't get to this morning, but I will be making lots of green smoothies.

@ClassyJSP: Did you do any of the 10-minute workouts? How were they? 10 minutes sounds more up my alley. I can do hours of lifting but cardio and I are just not friends.