Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2015

Oops I'm talking UK sizes.
ronie

Should have been clearer
that would be a size 8 US
but id like to be a size 8 UK, which is a 4 US
I'm only 5ft 2 hence why I'd like to lose those lbs. I'm short and stout.

It's been raining, and I just want to sleep in my PJs all day. Thank God I am not eating badly. I hope I get the energy to go to the gym some times today. We might take DD out on a date after school if she is not too tired. Her favorite food is pizza, so I need to spare enough calories for that.

I also need to do my hair some times in between. I need to get my behind up.

In hair news, I think my ends need to be trimmed. I've been putting it off but I'm going to finally blow it out and trim it. My ends seem to be a tad bit tangled.

I want to join. I'll edit in the morning

So my hair is still dirty. I want to work out this weekend so I will push wash day until Monday.
Weights for an hour and stair master for 30 minutes today. My knees are getting better, so hopefully I can resume running by Monday.
Peanut butter sandwich and carrot juice this morning; left over turkey wings from my moms house with spinach and lettuce for lunch. I resisted her rice: yayyyyy. Dinner will be another lean cuisine meal or maybe a bowl of oatmeal.

I got on the scale this morning and I'm down to 157.8

I plan to workout tonight on the treadmill. Dinner will be a fajita salad.

Woke up too late to weigh this morning, but I hope I see that 156.6 tomorrow!
TamaraShaniece: welcome!

So, I fit into my size 8 skirt the other day, and the size 10 pants I just got for my new job are looking kinda loose. I think my veggie soup for lunch is working. I'm still afraid to get on the scale though... lol.

davisbr88 said:

Woke up too late to weigh this morning, but I hope I see that 156.6 tomorrow! TamaraShaniece: welcome!

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davisbr88 you are just melting away missy.
naptime sounds like you gonna need to return those pants, loll. That is an amazing feeling.

Here's my four week progress...I'm down 11lbs

Hey all! May I join?

Current Length:
Collarbone length

2015 Goal Length:
APL post trim

Relaxed, natural, texlaxed:
Natural

Hair type:
4C

How you will achieve goal:
Low manipulation and tons of moisture!

Weight/Fitness Goals
Current Weight:
192

Goal Weight:
142.. I look healthier and better fit at this weight. I'm 5'8 1/4

Current Dress Size:
12/ L/ 38DD

Goal Size:
7/ M/ 36C

How you will achieve goal:
I'm aiming for 2 pounds a week starting this week until September 29th

Train 16 weeks for half marathon.
T25 on cross training days.
Pilates or weight lifting on strength training days.
Maybe weight lifting in strength training days and pilates on rest days

After the 16 weeks, I plan to do a month (4 weeks) of InsaniT25. It's a hybrid month plan of Insanity workouts and T25 workouts.

After that, T25 or running 3 miles 3 times a week and Pilates every other day 3 times a week for the rest of the year until next spring.

I have a meal plan for runners that I think will be easy to follow. I may blend this plan with Scarsdale diet plan.

I'm going to add a question that I would like to ask everyone here....

What are your plans to maintain the fit lifestyle or weight loss you would like to achieve/ have already achieved ????

As for me, I would like to always do Pilates every other day, maintain running with a 12 week half marathon training twice a year in spring and fall, eat cleaner in summer, and T25 or Insanity for at least one month each winter

That's it!

I did my 2 mile run today. It's not much, but I've been in my best shape with a combo of running and p90x. I need to ease back into running to make sure I don't injure myself again.

I also made some white bean and rosemary soup for my lunches this week. Yummy!

Once I reach my goal weight I will maintain by being active in my daily life. I plan to take walks, skateboard, rollerblade, swim etc. I will also eat less. Being depressed about my weight triggers binges, so once I am comfortable with my body I will eat better.

I don't know why but I am losing my motivation. I am down 17 lbs total since I started my weight loss journey in December. My appetite is finally under control despite my increase cardio workouts. I have increased energy, my dresses are slowly fitting back. I tried on my dress for my birthday in 3 weeks, and I look fine ( although it could be better with 5lbs less), but for whatever reason I am losing interest.
I have to admit that there are other things bothering me. We lost the bet on a house we really wanted to purchase. Someone else made a much larger offer over the asking price. Now I gotta go with our second choice or keep looking. It is so frustrating. My daughter starts kindergarten in September so we need to get the place soon, so we are settled before the end of summer. Rant over... Sorry.

We are house hunting too and it is very frustrating. We may end up building a home, because every house we really want already has an offer ronie. Our lease is up in July so we have to move fast (no pun intended).

Once my goal is met I would love to maintain it by continuing to exercise and eat healthy. I would love to get my family involved. I've tried but they just won't. The only thing they have no choice in to go along with is the healthy eating BC they won't eat if they don't. Maybe once they see how much I've lost after my journey they'll jump on the workout bandwagon.

I just had garlic and herb salmon with steamed broccoli and a little citrus chile rice. I'm off to a great start today. I need to go buy some more fruit for the week.

I am going to wash my hair later and do a deep treatment (protein). I want a new half wig. The one I have is straight, but I want some curls or waves.

ronie: I hope it continues! I have goals to meet!!!!
apple_natural: welcome!

Sorry I have been MIA, everyone! I haven't weighed since Friday morning because my parents came in town and we had an amazing weekend together. I ate according to plan though in a bit larger volume, and I am a bit afraid to weigh! I always used to associate great weekends with lots of wine and really bad foods and a 5-lb weight gain. Even though I didn't do anything like that, I am still psychologically in that mindset! Moment of truth will be tomorrow morning.

I will be catching up on posts later tonight.

I'm starting insanity today...pray for me

HairPleezeGrow said:

I'm starting insanity today...pray for me

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Ha! I love this! Yes you can! Yes you can! - in my Sherman Klump voice

Sooo I did my routine workout this morning and then did treadmill. I also did insanity Lord I hope I can keep it up with this lol. I drank a green smoothie for breakfast. I had a banana as a snack. Then I drank another smoothie for lunch and had 5 apple slices with tiny bit of peanut butter and a halo orange as a snack. For dinner I made a chocolate peanut butter smoothie and will have a yogurt as a snack. I'm beat...

Haven't started my diet plan yet but hubby and I did go jogging today!!! We did 2.81 miles which is once around the university trail

How I felt before: it was his idea, but I felt it was okay. I was optimistic about it. I have new gear and I was ready to use it.

During: FIRST TWO MILES WERE UNCOMFORTABLE!! Lol. Not horrible, just not the most comfortable. I started out focusing on my cadence (steps per minute). After a while, I found a cadence comfortable for me. Hubby just went at my pace. He's a better runner.

About 1/4 mile in, we stopped to stretch. I like waiting a while to warm up a little. My right calf was a little tight.

About 1 mile in, we started walking because my form was off and I felt the RT calf tightness again. The back of my knees started to itch a little too. Enough to be annoying but I've felt worse. We walked for about 1/4 mile. I thought I was never going to be able to finish a half marathon. I was getting really down.

Hubby corrected my head tilt which was too high and i started breathing better and had a proper forward lean which helped my calf. Then he suggested we start again. Jogged the rest of the way. My shorts started to rub my inner thighs which was irritating but I just focused on my target ahead which were the walkers because they were the perfect distance to focus on and the runners were going to fast it was discouraging lol. After we passed one couple, I focused on catching up with another couple, after we passed the walkers. I focused on the finish line as if I were pulling myself toward it. Corny but it worked.

FINALLY! Somewhere between 1 1/2 miles to 2 miles. It was like floating!! It got so easy!! I could have kept going all day. I was pumped up. Smiling. Talking. In such a great mood. This is the "runners high." Shorts were still rubbing a little bit it was easy to ignore. I felt great.

Afterwards: AMAZING! I'm in such a great mood. I have so much energy. I'm breathing more deeply (I'm usually a shallow breather). I can't wait to do it again.

Lesson: don't judge a run by the first two miles. Focus on the finish line.

Good form. Good gear. Good thinking.

The only thing gear wise I need are compression shorts and to bring chapstick in my hydration pouch (when it comes in)

apple_natural said:

Haven't started my diet plan yet but hubby and I did go jogging today!!! We did 2.81 miles which is once around the university trail

How I felt before: it was his idea, but I felt it was okay. I was optimistic about it. I have new gear and I was ready to use it.

During: FIRST TWO MILES WERE UNCOMFORTABLE!! Lol. Not horrible, just not the most comfortable. I started out focusing on my cadence (steps per minute). After a while, I found a cadence comfortable for me. Hubby just went at my pace. He's a better runner.

About 1/4 mile in, we stopped to stretch. I like waiting a while to warm up a little. My right calf was a little tight.

About 1 mile in, we started walking because my form was off and I felt the RT calf tightness again. The back of my knees started to itch a little too. Enough to be annoying but I've felt worse. We walked for about 1/4 mile. I thought I was never going to be able to finish a half marathon. I was getting really down.

Hubby corrected my head tilt which was too high and i started breathing better and had a proper forward lean which helped my calf. Then he suggested we start again. Jogged the rest of the way. My shorts started to rub my inner thighs which was irritating but I just focused on my target ahead which were the walkers because they were the perfect distance to focus on and the runners were going to fast it was discouraging lol. After we passed one couple, I focused on catching up with another couple, after we passed the walkers. I focused on the finish line as if I were pulling myself toward it. Corny but it worked.

FINALLY! Somewhere between 1 1/2 miles to 2 miles. It was like floating!! It got so easy!! I could have kept going all day. I was pumped up. Smiling. Talking. In such a great mood. This is the "runners high." Shorts were still rubbing a little bit it was easy to ignore. I felt great.

Afterwards: AMAZING! I'm in such a great mood. I have so much energy. I'm breathing more deeply (I'm usually a shallow breather). I can't wait to do it again.

Lesson: don't judge a run by the first two miles. Focus on the finish line.

Good form. Good gear. Good thinking.

The only thing gear wise I need are compression shorts and to bring chapstick in my hydration pouch (when it comes in)

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That's awesome! Glad you enjoyed it and even better your hubby is working with you.

HairPleezeGrow apple_natural: you ladies better get it with your workouts!!! Great job!

I'm down to 155.6 this morning!!!! So I was worried/nervous for no reason! 21 lbs down
And non-scale victory: I can have a great time without overeating or gaining weight! I will keep this in the back of my mind forever!

Weekly check in! 145.6lbs! Ive lost a little over a 10lbs from my weight about 6 weeks ago. I've slacked from insanity. I've been having EXTREMELY long days and can't begin to want to workout. I have still been watched what I've been eating but even that's not completely up to par. I need to get into meal planning. As for my hair my curl pattern is in full effect. Tiny curls all over my head. I did poo so I could dc and it feel effective. I think I'll refrain from water only washing right now. I like my curls to look a little tighter and when I use water only they are fluffy. Less defined.

TwistedRoots: congrats!
I actually have gone back to using products, too, because the humidity destroyed my hair. I've decided to do water-only in the fall and winter and use products in the spring and summer.

So, my jeans have been feeling really loose lately, but I thought I was just imagining it. Tonight, though, I was able to take them off by just pulling them down without undoing the button or zipper. I guess they really are looser! I'm still afraid to get on the scale though... lol.

Pre Spring Break Insomnia . I can't wait for this break.

So after doing 8 weeks of low weight, high reps (which literally killed me but I started getting used to it), I did my first of 12 muscle building workouts (high weight, low reps), and I am getting sore. I am down another pound though. So since this challenge started Feb. 2, I was 194, now I am 180. Body fat was 33% now 30%.

Along with 5 days of cardio (2 days of HITT training), I am sure the cardio and weight combo is helping. When I am done with this challenge I plan on continuing to do 5 days of cardio, 3 days of weights.

Plus I lost this pound not tracking my eating this weekend so I'm even more excited. Going to keep up the same routine.

I haven't really been checking for this thread due to my non compliance but all that's gonna change really soon!

At work there is a Biggest Loser competition going on and I can't let my team down. Or waste my $$. This is the only type of loser I'd like to be lol. First official weigh in/start is this Friday!