Dr. Visit and Atkins

My brother called me Monday after he had left his physical. Keep in mind he's only 20 and in relatively good shape, but he has a condition I can't remember the name of it now but basically he stresses too much and the stress is putting him at risk of a heart attack. When he told me it didn't compute. I mean he's only 20, he's in good health so I thought, he's about 6'3 and about 180, and when he was measured he only has 20% body fat. All numbers that are well within normal range, but still he has high blood pressure. That was truly an eye opener for me and made me afraid for my own vist today, if he has that going on internally there's no telling what internal crisis my poor body is going through.

My results:
Well the only yay was I am actually the weight I thought I was so my home scale is correct at 339. Thats the only upside, I have high blood pressure that they want to put me on medication for, (I'm only 25), I'm prediabetic and running a very real risk of developing Type 2 diabetes if I don't lose the weight. My chlolesterol is elevated and I'm currently in the morbidly obese catergory.

Morbidly. What a godawful word, if the obese(which puts me in mind of "a beast") wasn't enough I have to be disgustingly so. The other bright side if this can be considered bright is my numbers are much better than they were last time so I do know I am making changes in the right direction. And I actually did something bright and brought the diet I was considering to my doctor to get approval. (You Know how all the books and programs say that but few people do :))

It seems I carry most of my weight around my waist and unfortunately thats the worst type of fat there is, and if my gallbladder attack last year wasn't enough of a wake up call, he wants me to consider having gastric bypass.

Now no offense to anyone who chose that route, to each his own, but for me that's a hell naw situation. I will not have surgical intervention, I am not so hardheaded and lazy that I can't put two simple things together and get the correct solution. Quit putting junk in my body and start moving my ass and Voila! It equals to a healthier Cyone.

I have a physical in March and I am bound and determined to be at least 50lbs lighter to improve my numbers, I hate needles and I don't want to be diabetic, and I damn sho ain't having surgery to do for me what I can and will do for myself.

I got approval to try Atkins out, I need to eliminate a lot of the unhealthy carbs that spike my blood sugar and this seems the best way to go, so wish me luck ladies, I'm on a mission.

Got my grocery shopping done and made sure I found as many healthy veggies I could and I'm raring to start.

Best of luck everyone!

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Product Haul

Ok so I went to Sallys to get some moisturizer and as always I ended up with more that I expected :) Oh well, I think I finally have my hair regimen figured out.

Today's Haul:
WalMart Castor Oil $2.68
SofNSheen Carson Oil Creme $3.97
Milk Protein Conditioning Treatment $.97

From Sally's (with Sally's card)
Fantasia IC Moisturizer $5.29
Duck Bill Clips $2.29
Shea Butter Conditioning $2.29

I'm putting my hair on a boot camp regimen to get it back to behaving, I've been doing the basics with my hair regime but its time to step it up.

I figured out my hair has been dry due to porosity issues, so adding something to the regimen to help combat that and hopefully restore my moisture.

The regimen for the next 90 days:

Daily:
Take 5mg Biotin
Drink 3 liters of water(abt 96 oz.)
Take Multivitamin
M&S with Fantasia IC or SofnSheen
Apply castor oil to scalp and massage before bed.


Sunday:
ACV Rinse
Prepoo with Honey
Mane and Tail Shampoo
Light Protein Treatment (Palmers Or Milk Protein)
Deep Condition w/Shea Butter and Heat
Aussie Leave In
Air Dry and wrap.

Wednesday:
Cayenne Pepper Wash for 30, then rinse.
Aussie 3 Min Miracle
Deep Condition CoWash w/Shea Butter and Heat
Aussie Leave In
Air Dry and wrap or Rollerset

Saturday night bonus:
Overnight baggy with oil.

I'm starting at SL and hope to be full even SL by the end of the challenge.

I'm making this a challenge because I tend to change my regimen and products up frequently before giving them a chance to work so even if my products change I will be using this basic plan for the next 3 months.

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Love When I Play Catch Up

341.6 this morning :) Boom baby, I love when my body plays catch up, I thought I had been slacking on my water this week, so I've been stepping it up so I wouldn't hold on to water weight and the Fit Fairy has given me a 6lb whoosh!!!, love it. Hope that it stays steady, I just may see out of the 3's before the year is out :)

Have to stay focused and committed I tend to get here and start to lose steam and go back up again, I'm ready for a new weight on scale, so my next weigh in will be either Sunday or Wednesday and I'm exercising everyday and staying on points and calories, crossing fingers for 335 next week!!

Have a blessed day ladies!!

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Off Day/Time For Hair/Ends help.

Ok, since the comments about my ends last week I've been looking closely at my hair and beyond upping my moisture regimen, I'm looking for new ideas. Besides the basics I've been a little lax with my hair and thats gotta stop. Today I intend on doing the whole bit:

1. Prepoo with honey and baggy 30mins to 1hr.
2. Wash with a mix of Mane & Tail,Suave Almond Shea Butter, and Ion Straightening shampoo. (Just A little of each)
3. Palmer's Coconut Protein Pack.
4. Quick condition with Aussie 3 min. Miracle.
5. Deep Condition w/ ORS and Chlolesterol for 1hr. With heat, or greenhouse effect.
6. Leave in conditioner and Ion Straightener.

Debating about light blow drying and wrapping, with the Essence techniques.

Now for my hair sisters I have a few questions:
1) I don't believe I'm m&s the correct way, I'm out of moisturizer and until I can find a shea butter moisturizer, I'm thinking of mixing some conditioner with water and spraying that everyday as my moisturizer and following up with Hollywood Castor Oil or nightly using my regular castor oil.Would this work?

2) Water based moisturizers:
Can I make my own by mixing water and Aussie 3min Miracle?

3) Ends help:
One side of my hair is longer than the other, and I don't want to trim or do any kind of cutting until they even out some, I don't think its damaged, but my ends are dry, I need some ideas on keeping them moisturized.

4) Hair styles, I'm going to try a 3 month stretch so my next relaxer will be in February, thinking about a challenge group but more on that later. Anyways I've stretched before months at a time and its been no issue, but I've always used either braids or sew in and for this stretch I want to have more access to my own hair for moisturizing and cowashing, so I will be only using my own hair and maybe wigs or half wigs. But due to my last two relaxers failing I've got various textures going on, my ends are definitely relaxed, the middle feels more texturized, and my new growth is super kinky,so I need ideas on how to control all the textures so any and all suggestions are welcome.

Happy growing!!

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Weight Loss Update

Ok so I've been at this weight loss journey for awhile now or at least it feels like awhile, anywho time for my month one update, I started blogging in October and I think its helped to keep me accountable and stick to something. Weight wise the scale has moved 11 pounds and thats not much to some, especially considering how far I have to go, but I'm proud. My measurements haven't changed much and I will log the official ones later, but I think I see a difference in my lower body stomach and hips area and I'll take it.
This months goals are:

1. Complete 30 mins exercise everyday.
2. Drink at least 64 oz. Water everyday.
3. Get in 3 Kettlebell workouts a week or every other day if I can manage.
4. Stick to about 1500-1800 cals per day.
5. Lose 15 lbs. For this month.

And crossing my fingers on this but I hope to fit in by black pants by December, so thats a goal of losing one size over the next month!

*Also for coming updates I will try to wear about the same outfit, so I can tell better progress.

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Weekend Update! Week 1 Weigh-In

Hello ladies!!!

I had an amazing weekend with the hubby to be :) And I actually remembered to update myfitnesspal and my Biggest Loser journal, food wise I cooked up some great meals and actually made them healthy so he didn't know he was eating healthy :).

Time to catch up on some much needed rest and I'm feeling pretty good, weigh-in this morning at 349, so that a 2.4 lb. Loss. Still a helluva way to go but one pound at a time.

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Hair Rant, Leave My Head Alone

So I'm at work today minding my own, really not wanting to be here today and sleepy. Last night I moisturized my hair, oiled my scalp with castor oil, did a scalp massage, and wrapped my hair. Undid it this morning brushed out and thought I was set, its casual day at work and my hair fell fine this morning. Since hitting SL, I've gotten better at wraps and keeping hair flat, been consistent with castor oil so my hair is thickening nicely. Or so I thought.

I'm sitting at my desk minding my own, and the girl behind me asked what kind of perm I used. Now everyone at work knows that the last perm I used didn't take well.
After I told her the brand she said
"Oh well don't use that no more, it chewed all your ends up, you want me to cut a few inches off for you?" Wow, wtf! First off my ends look fine, I didn't even get any perm on that and second Who are you to offer hair advice, when your own is barely ear length, not healthy in the least and you in a glued weave 24/7 and the glue has left you with two bald spots and no edges.

I'm really starting to get pissed off, since I started taking care of my hair all the and I hate to say this but its how I'm feeling "bald-headed scallywags" are offering me unneeded and unwarranted hair advice. Half the time the ish they advise has nothing to do with my hair and definitely of no benefit. The only issue I see with my hair is its longer on one side and eventually I will get that cut even when it grows out more. Its a process and it will take time.

But in the meantime I am sick to death of everyone telling me what to do to my own damn hair or recommending unneeeded chemical processes or to hack at my hair.

Maybe I'm overreacting but these are my most current pics, and I think its improving, but I leave it to my hair sisters to be honest. What does it look like I need to improve?????

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