Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2015

[davisbr88]

Welcome @Amethyst67!
And just come on in here @mostamaziing! It's never too late to join - if it wasn't obvious, we don't have things all figured out here so we're trying to make things work as we go!
@Prettymetty: I am about to start calorie counting again or eating the same things everyday so I don't have to. LC is the way I HAVE to eat, so it's just a matter of trying to make it work for me. Fat fast was great but not sustainable.

I did a 30-minute walk and a little strength training today, and I feel great. If I don't reach any other goal this year, I am determined to make daily activity a habit. I have to.

ETA: I'd like to lose 20 pounds by the end of the year. I don't know exactly how much I weigh now, but I am just going to assume that means I will end up at 140.

 

[Amethyst67]

Welcome @Amethyst67!
And just come on in here @mostamaziing! It's never too late to join - if it wasn't obvious, we don't have things all figured out here so we're trying to make things work as we go!
@Prettymetty: I am about to start calorie counting again or eating the same things everyday so I don't have to. LC is the way I HAVE to eat, so it's just a matter of trying to make it work for me. Fat fast was great but not sustainable.

I did a 30-minute walk and a little strength training today, and I feel great. If I don't reach any other goal this year, I am determined to make daily activity a habit. I have to.

ETA: I'd like to lose 20 pounds by the end of the year. I don't know exactly how much I weigh now, but I am just going to assume that means I will end up at 140.

Thanks so much. I'm getting ready to look for my Fitbit and try to reach about 10,000 steps tomorrow. I will be doing a protein treatment on my hair tomorrow and I will prepoo first using my steamer.

 

[davisbr88]

Just finished my walk and I did some dumbbells earlier today. I feel so good. I hope I remember this feeling when I start to lose motivation/get really lazy!

 

[davisbr88]

Finally faced the music and got on the scale: 159.6
Not bad, considering how much candy I ate this weekend.


I think eating in my 5-hour window was the key to not gaining/losing a little. I'm planning to combine my 5-hour window with the 80 bites program since I have had the most success with eating less frequently and controlling portions. I ate whatever I wanted, carbs included, according to hunger (which averaged out to about once a day) when I was younger and was in the best shape of my life. I was on the swim team and was very strong. I maintained it effortlessly for 2 years.
My hunger is now wrecked by emotional eating so IF and bites is going to be my way to emulate that way of eating. Although I definitely have to knock the sugar for my health, so I'll be baking up some sugar-free desserts in the near future.

How was everyone's weekend?

 

[Prettymetty]

I had a pretty good weekend. I ate ok and I got in my steps at work (10000+).

It's the TOM for me so I shouldn't weigh in, but I did anyway. I am 157

 

[Amethyst67]

I had a pretty good weekend. I ate ok and I got in my steps at work (10000+).

It's the TOM for me so I shouldn't weigh in, but I did anyway. I am 157

Good job!

 

[Amethyst67]

Finally faced the music and got on the scale: 159.6
Not bad, considering how much candy I ate this weekend.


I think eating in my 5-hour window was the key to not gaining/losing a little. I'm planning to combine my 5-hour window with the 80 bites program since I have had the most success with eating less frequently and controlling portions. I ate whatever I wanted, carbs included, according to hunger (which averaged out to about once a day) when I was younger and was in the best shape of my life. I was on the swim team and was very strong. I maintained it effortlessly for 2 years.
My hunger is now wrecked by emotional eating so IF and bites is going to be my way to emulate that way of eating. Although I definitely have to knock the sugar for my health, so I'll be baking up some sugar-free desserts in the near future.

How was everyone's weekend?

My weekend was great hair and food wise but no exercise yet.

 

[Amethyst67]

This weekend I prepoo 'd with evco, rosemary, lavender and jbco. I sat under my steamer for about 25 minutes. I then washed and did a protein treatment and sat under my bonnet dryer for about 20 minutes. I then followed up with Aussie 3 minutes. I made kimmaytube leave in and did flat twists and sealed with jojoba oil. I'm on a quest.

 

[davisbr88]

I am planning to do a cherry lola treatment tonight, straighten, and trim. Praying I am still at WL. I still need to work out for the day, so I may do that in my office. Will definitely do it before straightening.
I am down to 157 today and very happy!

 

[Prettymetty]

I am off all day so I plan to work out and do a lot of cleaning. I will weigh in again Friday morning.

My hair is under a baggy with liquid gold oil on my scalp. It seems like my hair is growing faster and it is definitely softer/easier to comb.

 

[davisbr88]

I just untwisted my hair. I don't know why, but I just never seem to remember that they do so much damage to my dang ends! They're so convenient but SO many tangles and SSKs.
I'm going to try my luck with heat stretching on a low temp once a week and wearing a bun and hope the frequency won't leave me bald. I need something that can last through workouts but isn't going to take a lot of time during the week. I was trying to shy away from weekly heat use but I just give up! I can't last 2 weeks without a wash and none of these PS are working. I can't win with this hair.

 

[mostamaziing]

Alright so here is my official entry

Hair Goals
Current Length: TWA/grazing SL when stretched
2015 Goal Length: APL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: natural
Hair type: 4b/4c but the front part of my hair is damaged from constant flat ironing so it's a bit loose
How you will achieve goal: wash n goes until I get my sew in (within the next week or so).

Weight/Fitness Goals
Current Weight: 273.4lbs
Goal Weight: 200lbs
Current pants Size: 20
Goal Size: 14
How you will achieve goal: by getting my butt in the gym AT LEAST 4-5x a week mostly doing cardio like elliptical and stair climber. Also cut down on fast food and drink more water.

((Excuse the mess))

 

[davisbr88]

Welcome @mostamaziing !!!!!

Did my 30-minute 2-mile interval walk today and got in 74 bites, so I'm hoping for a nice little loss (156, please???) before Halloween.

 

[Amethyst67]

I am planning to do a cherry lola treatment tonight, straighten, and trim. Praying I am still at WL. I still need to work out for the day, so I may do that in my office. Will definitely do it before straightening.
I am down to 157 today and very happy!

@davisbr88 - Congrats!

 

[Amethyst67]

Alright so here is my official entry

Hair Goals
Current Length: TWA/grazing SL when stretched
2015 Goal Length: APL
Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: natural
Hair type: 4b/4c but the front part of my hair is damaged from constant flat ironing so it's a bit loose
How you will achieve goal: wash n goes until I get my sew in (within the next week or so).

Weight/Fitness Goals
Current Weight: 273.4lbs
Goal Weight: 200lbs
Current pants Size: 20
Goal Size: 14
How you will achieve goal: by getting my butt in the gym AT LEAST 4-5x a week mostly doing cardio like elliptical and stair climber. Also cut down on fast food and drink more water.

((Excuse the mess))

You got this.

 

[davisbr88]

Didn't quite get my wish but I'm down to 156.8. :jumpjoy:
I did my 2-mile walk and 10 minutes of resistance training.
16.8 lbs to go to this year's goal. I have to stay strong with the workouts!

 

[Prettymetty]

@davis we have the same end of year goal (140). If I go all in I can do it for sure. I just need some motivation.

My hair isn't straight anymore so I have no excuse for skipping the gym. My eating is improving. I don't eat until I'm hungry. Sometimes that isn't until 11 or 12. Once I feel like I have reached my limit for the day I stop eating.

I may need the help of a fat burner to break out of the 150s

 

[Amethyst67]

@Prettymetty we are here to motivate and encourage each other. I was just diagnosed as tarchycadic so I need to get clearance to exercise but I'm just going to just walk and eat right. I lost 5 pounds since last week but I think that has more to do with illnesses. I'm positive that if we continue we will be able to reach our goals.

 

[Amethyst67]

Didn't quite get my wish but I'm down to 156.8. :jumpjoy:
I did my 2-mile walk and 10 minutes of resistance training.
16.8 lbs to go to this year's goal. I have to stay strong with the workouts!

@davisbr88 Yeah!

 

[Prettymetty]

I just did a stationary bike workout and I had a light dinner. Overall I had a pretty good day. Thanks ladies for the encouragement and motivation. We can do this!!

 

[davisbr88]

Ate pretty terribly this weekend but my weekly full fast definitely put me back on track!
I weighed in at 156.6 today. Hoping to get down to 154 by Sunday.
My hair is still straight but the roots reverted so I am wearing a braidout right now. I'm definitely going to be keeping it this way from now on. So much easier.

 

[davisbr88]

I'm going to the grocery store this week to pick up ingredients for the detox water @Leo24Rule mentioned a while back. I hope it works. My gut is annoying!

 

[Prettymetty]

I got almost 15000 steps yesterday. Work was pretty busy and then I went shopping and did some housework.

Today I need to work on my lower body. Squats, lunges, lifts, etc.

 

[davisbr88]

Just finished my 30-minute walk and 10 minutes of strength training.
I didn't have much of an appetite today and could only get down 55 bites. I wonder if it's because I drank ginger tea and kept refilling my cup with water. That's all I drank today. I wonder if this will make a difference. I wonder if I can just use ginger and lemon and still see results similar to the detox water. I'm all for saving money! I am going to try and make a sugar-free half and half with ginger tea and lemonade made with stevia. I will make it tonight and drink it for the rest of the month to see if I notice any changes.

 

[davisbr88]

Random thoughts follow ... lol.

I'm chugging along pretty slowly with the weight loss, so I think I may drop some of the approved carbs from my doctor's diet (quinoa, potatoes, beans, pineapple) until I get down to goal and then start incorporating them back in verrrrry slowly. Not sure yet. Will have to see.
The ginger tea lemonade half-and-half is amazing! It tastes SOOO good. I drank two cups this morning and loved it.
I have a 30-minute walk scheduled for tonight, so I am looking forward to that.

Wash day is tomorrow, which means I will have made it 10 days! For some reason, going beyond a week didn't bother my scalp this time, though it's about time for my hair to hit some water. I wonder if a less itchy scalp has anything to do with diet...
I am going to try washing every 10 days now. I plan to heat stretch with each wash and then do a full-out straightening when doing my seasonal trim 4 times per year. I am going to strictly stick to this for the rest of the year and see if I can adopt it as my real regimen. It's been a breeze because moisturizing and detangling has been a snap on straightened/stretched hair, and I began wearing braid outs once my hair began reverting (a bun today and likely tomorrow). Braid-outs have been lasting through workouts, and when I have to redo them, I only need to put in 2-3 braids overnight. I hope this is it this time.

 

[davisbr88]

Just finished my last workout for the week, which was another 30-minute walk and 10 minutes of strength. It felt really good, especially because I had a cheat meal last night, which I am thinking I may institute weekly since I really didn't eat all that much and it helped "clear me out." LC diets are notorious for causing me (tmi ahead) constipation. My cheat meals tend to include a grain of some sort, which really works to get me going. I'm thinking I should switch around the day every week, but I am trying to learn how to make sushi on Saturdays so that will probably be the cheat meal day. Tonight is wash day and I am looking forward to pampering myself before I get into a lot of work I need to get done this weekend. Any cool weekend plans?

 

[Prettymetty]

I am working all day tomorrow so I know I'll burn lots of calories. Tonight I am meeting a couple friends at my mom's house for cocktails. This has been a rough week. My cravings for fatty foods were insane.

 

[Aggie]

I know it's late but I want in. If I can be added/tagged to the challenge for 2016 OP, that would be awesome. Thank you

 

[davisbr88]

Welcome, @Aggie! Feel free to post in here - it's never too late!!!

Wash day on Friday was an absolute breeze. I ended up washing in the morning and wearing two braids under a beanie for the rest of the day. It was mostly dry by the evening so I hit the wet spots with my blow dryer on cool and then flat ironed on 250. I tried 200 at first, but it didn't get sleek enough, so I knew it wouldn't last the full 10 days.
I put in 8 large sponge rollers overnight and got this:

I am loving it and plan to maintain it by rolling it up at night until the reversion gets real. Then I will switch to braid-outs and then probably a bun for a couple of days before washing again. I hope, hope, hope this works out. It's SO simple!!!

ETA: I ate pretty terribly yesterday so I won't even mention that...

 

[Prettymetty]

@davisbr88 your hair looks so shiny and soft!

Yesterday I ate really light, but I got on the scale today and it says 161. I don't know how my weight jumped a few lbs overnight... And strangely I woke up really hungry today. I am going to eat a protein bar and have a big cup of coffee for breakfast.