Hair Growth and Weight Loss Challenge 2013

[Duchess007]

The Fitness Blender channel on YouTube is SO awesome. I highly recommend that channel for anyone.

Had another giant salad today, courtesy of Walden Farms. No turkey bacon today tho.

I also had a tilapia roulade. I neglected to take a pic of mine, but here's a pic of the slightly different ones I make for my hubby.





Tilapia roulade

1 filet of tilapia
2 TBSP of the crab mixture upthread (minus the avocado)
Old Bay
Paprika
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Pam or other cooking spray

Preheat the oven to 400
Spray a baking dish with Pam
Sprinkle the "wrong side" of the filet with Old Bay.
Place the crab mix on the wrong side of the filet, as if filling a burrito
Roll the tilapia as if rolling a burrito.
Place on the prepared dish.
Sprinkle the top of the roulade with garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.
Bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven, spray the top with Pam, and set the oven to broil.
Return to the oven and cook until golden brown (make sure you're watching- this happens in just a couple of minutes).

Occasionally, I put a chunk of cheese inside the filet if I'm feeling decadent. Mozzarella and pepper jack both go well with this recipe, but significantly increase the calories (this is how I prepare for my hubby).

These freeze well, so I usually try to keep about a dozen in the freezer.

I'll update with calories after I calculate.

As for my hair, I'll be doing a length check on Friday. I'm hoping to get to BSL by the end of the year. I'm in Princess Leia buns today.







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[Duchess007]

Didn't feel like cooking so I grabbed some sushi. Dragon California Roll and a salad. Salad: 40 calories (iceberg, onion, tomato, carrot, Walden Farms Sesame ginger dressing). Sushi: 410 calories.







Hair-wise, I'm doing a heated DC for an hour and then twisting it up.













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[Duchess007]

Awful quiet in here....


Today i have eaten: a salad for lunch (40 cal), pistachios as a snack (100 cal), 2 apples (150 cal) and a V8 (120 cal) for breakfast, celery (25 cal) and a TBSP of vanilla almond butter (90 cal- go buy some today y'all), and Philadelphia roll sushi (400 cal). About to have about four cups of popcorn (150 cal) and watch The Avengers.

About 1200 calories today. Did a 50 minute workout, but no idea how many calories I burned.


Down four pounds.



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[Bunnyhaslonghair]

Quickly updating my measurements:
Beginning of year: 38.5~29.5~39.5
Present: 35.5~28.1~38.25

 

[Duchess007]

Had veggie soup (75 cal) and a salad for lunch. Salad was: iceberg (15 cal), salsa (40 cal), about an ounce of taco-seasoned chicken (30 cal), and 1/4 cup shredded cheddar jack(100 cal). Oh, and Walden Farms bacon ranch (0 cal)
75+185=260

It was great. Black beans would have set it off.





In hair news, I gained about an inch of growth last week using the inversion method.








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[HairPleezeGrow]

Had veggie soup (75 cal) and a salad for lunch. Salad was: iceberg (15 cal), salsa (40 cal), about an ounce of taco-seasoned chicken (30 cal), and 1/4 cup shredded cheddar jack(100 cal). Oh, and Walden Farms bacon ranch (0 cal)
75+185=260

It was great. Black beans would have set it off.

In hair news, I gained about an inch of growth last week using the inversion method.

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Girl I swear I need you to cook for me lol. Your meals be looking and sounding so good. And best part is they are good for you. Where do you get your recipes?

HPG

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[Duchess007]

Girl I swear I need you to cook for me lol. Your meals be looking and sounding so good. And best part is they are good for you. Where do you get your recipes?

HPG

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Thanks, HairPleezeGrow! Girl it's a Top Chef quick-fire challenge in this house. I just buy a ton of produce each week and pick 3 or 4 proteins. And then I use what I have to make whatever I can think of. I don't use recipes, just cook to taste.


I try to stick to a "theme" every week to give me ideas. And I try to always have one soup option, one salad option, and a main dish.

This week I'm going Cajun. So, we have gumbo (with brown rice for hubby), blackened fish, southern style cabbage, and sliced blackened chicken for salad. Made cornbread and ribs for my hubby.

Next week I'll do Americana- smoked salmon (will use in salad), pot roast for hubby, roast chicken, veggie soup, roasted zucchini, and stuffed peppers.

I tend to post less frequently these days because it's really quiet in here. But I'll post my recipes this week. Maybe one a day.

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[Froreal3]

I've been working out consistently for the past three weeks. Hair is now BSB.

 

[Duchess007]

Gumbo









INGREDIENTS:
20 stalks of celery, diced
3 red peppers, diced
3 green peppers, diced
3 yellow onions, diced
3 bags frozen diced okra
2 28 oz. cans diced tomatoes
3/4 cup bacon fat (can sub margarine or coconut oil)
2 cups flour
4 pounds raw, peeled, deveined shrimp
2 pounds diced chicken breast
1 pound sliced andouille sausage
5 cups beef broth
5 cups chicken broth
10 bay leaves
1/4 cup Onion powder
1/4 cup Garlic powder
1/4 cup Smoked Paprika
1/4 cup Black pepper
2 TBSP Cayenne Pepper
2 TBSP water
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
Your favorite hot sauce


In your largest sauté pan, cook sausage in 2 TBSP bacon fat on medium-high heat for 5 minutes, turning often. Add chicken and cook until golden, about 2 minutes. Remove meats from pan, reserving drippings.

Add celery and onion to the pan and cook in reserved drippings over medium-high heat for 5 minutes or until onions begin to appear translucent. Season with onion powder, paprika, black pepper, and garlic powder to taste.

Add red and green peppers to celery and onion mix. Add 3 TBSP water and cook the mix for another 2-3 minutes. Set the mix aside. Turn heat to medium.

In the same pan, add remaining bacon fat and heat through until melted. Add flour and stir constantly, creating a roux. Cook- stirring constantly- for about 10 minutes.

Add 1 tsp each of onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, and cayenne and mix well. Add 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce, mixing well. Continue cooking- stirring constantly- over medium heat for another 10 minutes.

Transfer roux to a stock pot. Heat burner to high. Add 2 cups chicken stock and whisk to incorporate. Gradually add remaining stock.

Once all stock is incorporated, add veggies, bay leaves, remaining onion powder, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, and cayenne. Mix to incorporate.

Turn heat to low and simmer for one hour. (This is a good time to clean up, bake cornbread, or cowash and mix your DC!)


Add Worcestershire, hot sauce to taste, okra, and shrimp. Cook over low for another 45 minutes. (This is a good time to cook your rice/sides, clean up, or apply your DC!)

Done- enjoy!

220 calories per 1 cup serving
Can serve in a bowl over a 1/4 cup scoop of rice (if so, be sure to note nutritional information)



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[Duchess007]

Southern style cabbage






INGREDIENTS:
1 head cabbage, cored and sliced
2 yellow onions, thinly sliced
1 TBSP bacon fat or preferred oil
1 cup of your 1:3 ACV rinse
2 packets Goya jamón
2 TBSP onion powder
2 TBSP garlic powder
2 TBSP smoked paprika
2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp cayenne

Heat bacon fat (or oil) in your largest lidded sauce pan over medium-high heat.

Add cabbage and onions. Add seasonings, turn to coat, and cook five minutes.

Add ACV mix, reduce heat to medium-low, and cover.

Cook 30 minutes or to your preferred tenderness. Can add hot sauce, but be mindful of the sodium!

Done- enjoy!

45 calories per 1 cup serving.
My hubby likes this with his ribs. I like to eat a bowl of this all by itself.

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[HairPleezeGrow]

Yummmmmmmm! Tis all

HPG

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[polished07]

Hair Goals Current Length: Grazing APL 2013 Goal Length: BSL/ grazing MBL Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: natural Hair type: 4 C How you will achieve goal: 90% PSing with wigs/weaves, updos, buns, crochet braids anything to keep my hands outta my hurr! Take vits/drink water/ Dc/cowash as needed KISS my way to BSL and beyond ! Weight/Fitness Goals Current Weight: 168 Goal Weight: 145 Current Dress Size: 9 Goal Size: 6 Fitness Goal: run a 10k, finish turbofire stick with it, have great endurance, juice and eat a clean diet How you will achieve goal: cook often pack lunches always have a snack on me to avoid buying bs food, keep calorie count, motivation is my graduation looking and feeling fab and losing desired weight for tummy tuck next fall that I've been wanting for over 10+ yrs!

Wow! I forgot I was in this challenge

Fitness update: I'm 155 want to lose 10 by NYE
Hair update: I'm BSB and hoping to hit BSL by Dec I need about another inch to hit the top of my bra ill sub to this to remind me to continue to work hard!

 

[Duchess007]

Found 35 calorie bread at my grocery store and am going to make a PB&J tomorrow.



Comparison:
Regular PB&J is 440 calories: 70 per slice bread x 2= 140, 2 TBSP PB = 200, 2 TBSP Grape Jelly= 100

Light PB&J is 115 calories: 35 per slice bread x 2 = 70, 2 TBSP PB2= 45, 2 TBSP Walden Farms grape spread = 0










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[Bunnyhaslonghair]

35 calories!? That's awesome.

 

[Froreal3]

I'm exercising consistently. It feels good. Eating is ok. It is clean, but not the cleanest. I have to go grocery shopping for some healthy snack items.

 

[SingBrina]

Subscribing late

 

[Duchess007]

Wow, that 35 calorie bread is DRY. it's like eating Kleenex. iCan't.

PB2 and Walden Farms were great tho! I tried both the wheat and the white. 1 TBSP of PB2 and 1 TBSP of grape spread on each sammich. With bread, would be 185 calories for both (had I finished them both, which I didn't even come close to doing!).

I'm okay with 80 calories a slice if that will get me a regular food-like consistency. :-/

80x2=160 cal. (bread) + 45 cal. (PB2) + 0 cal. (Fruit spread) =205 calories. I can live with that.

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[Duchess007]

Saw this 1200 Calorie (full-day) menu on Allrecipes.com and wanted to share. Also attached.



Allrecipes.com: “How low-cal can you go? This day’s menus do it in 1200 little old calories, with great taste and without skipping a meal—from Hawaiian kabobs to a nutty brown rice salad. There's even a fresh fruit yogurt pop for a snack.”

Meals: 4
Recipes: 10

Shopping List:45 items

Low-Calorie, Low-Fat, Summer





2 Hrs 30 Min
Dinner






Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs
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Appetizer | Main Dish
A light marinade of soy sauce, brown sugar, and sherry with sesame and spices tenderizes these chicken pineapple kabobs into an aloha grilled dream of a dish!
Prep 10 Min | Cook 20 Min | Ready in 2 Hrs 30 Min
Brown rice*
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Side Dish

Cucumber Sunomono
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Nutrition*
Calories: 230| Total Fat: 4 g | Cholesterol: 61 mg
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Nutritional Information
Dinner
Based on 1 serving of each recipe within this meal.
*Nutritional information for one or more recipes in the menu was not available.




Calories: 230kcal

• Total Fat: 4.3g
• Cholesterol: 61mg
• Sodium: 880mg
• Total Carbs: 23.4g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4g
• Protein: 24.2g

About: Nutrition Info

Notes1/2 cup cooked brown rice adds 109 calories. Meal calorie total: 339 calories.





2 Hrs 30 Min
Lunch






Nutty Brown Rice Salad
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Salad
This tasty salad combines brown rice, kidney beans, crisp vegetables, and raw almonds. All are tossed with Italian dressing for a great tasting cold side dish that pairs beautifully with meats, fish, or sandwiches.
Prep 20 Min | Cook 50 Min | Ready in 2 Hrs 30 Min
Apple slices*
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Side Dish

Iced Tea III
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Prep 10 Min | Ready in 2 Hrs 10 Min
Nutrition*
Calories: 272| Total Fat: 4 g | Cholesterol: 0 mg
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Lunch
Based on 1 serving of each recipe within this meal.
*Nutritional information for one or more recipes in the menu was not available.




Calories: 272kcal

• Total Fat: 4.5g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 211mg
• Total Carbs: 51.9g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.4g
• Protein: 7.1g

About: Nutrition Info

Notes1 medium apple, sliced, adds 95 calories. Meal calorie total: 367 calories.





35 Min
Breakfast






Molasses Bran Muffins
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Breakfast | Bread
These moist bran muffins are sweetened with molasses and filled with raisins.
Prep 15 Min | Cook 20 Min | Ready in 35 Min
Low-fat or fat-free yogurt*
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Side Dish
Banana*
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Side Dish
Nutrition*
Calories: 148| Total Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 18 mg
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Breakfast
Based on 1 serving of each recipe within this meal.
*Nutritional information for one or more recipes in the menu was not available.




Calories: 148kcal

• Total Fat: 3g
• Cholesterol: 18mg
• Sodium: 264mg
• Total Carbs: 28.8g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4g
• Protein: 3.1g

About: Nutrition Info

Notes1 6-ounce container of low-fat yogurt adds 173 calories. 1 medium banana adds 105 calories. Meal calorie total: 424 calories.





5 Hrs 15 Min
Snack






Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Ice Pops
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Dessert
Make your own fresh fruit-filled popsicles by blending assorted summer berries and sliced bananas with yogurt, then freezing the tasty mixture in small paper cups with popsicle sticks.
Prep 15 Min | Ready in 5 Hrs 15 Min
Nutrition
Calories: 83| Total Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 4 mg
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Snack
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Calories: 83kcal

• Total Fat: 1.1g
• Cholesterol: 4mg
• Sodium: 43mg
• Total Carbs: 15.8g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9g
• Protein: 3.5g

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[BGT]

Only two weeks left in the year, how is everyone doing? And what are you doing to end the year strong?

Weight loss: I must admit, I fell off the wagon. But I'm back on MFP and lifting weights! I feel good!

Hair: doing well. Getting a touch up this week and I should definitely be solid BSL.

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

I fell off this challenge horribly!

HPG

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[jbwphoto1]

Is there a 2014 challenge?

 

[Ms_CoCo37]

Is there a 2014 challenge?

I would like to know as well. I have some pounds to shed and hair to grow.

 

[BGT]

Is there a 2014 challenge?

I would like to know as well. I have some pounds to shed and hair to grow.

I can start one.

 

[Ms_CoCo37]

I can start one.

BGT, Let's do it!

 

[jprayze]

November 2012

Hey ladies!!! Hair Goals Current Length: APL 2013 Goal Length: BSL then MBL Relaxed, natural, texlaxed: natural Hair type: 3 BC How you will achieve goal: regular DCs, tea rinses, MN, PSing, limit heat, and may add some sulfur to my regimen in 2013 Weight/Fitness Goals Current Weight: 142.8 Goal Weight: 125 Current Dress Size: 10 Goal Size: 6-8 Fitness Goal: How you will achieve goal: Drinking lots of water, eating lots of fruits and veggies, and regular exercise. I will post my measurements later.

Saving spot for end of year update.

 

[levette]

My hair is growing but I have also gained 10 pounds since last summer due to stress and emotional eating... My plan for weight is to use my fitness plan daily and cut back on eating plus exercise 4 times a werk