My New ”Body” Attitude

Ok, so now that I am on track with my hair, I really want to work on my body in 2008 as well. It’s time to shed all these extra pounds and get on track with eating healthy and excercising more. I am joining SlimFast. I already set up an online profile and I am well on my way. I get a personalized meal plan for each day and I can upload my menu choices to see exactly how much I am consuming. Slim Fast reccomends great snack ideas and the website is supportive and easy to use. I also love the commercials because they use real people with real body types, not barbie dolls in spandex holding big ol’ pants. Wish me luck!

Eating Crow ;-o

Well, as difficult as it is, I am eating crow pie. I tried to cowash-use conditioner to wash my hair, at least 5 times in the past. I had the most difficult time. My hair felt gritty at times and greasy sometimes. Its almost like I could not get the conditioner rinsed out properly. For some reason, my hair was feeling gooey and my scalp was not clean. I found a non-lathering shampoo in the S2S line that didn’t strip my hair of moisture so I thought my cowashing days were over. I read is stories of how women all over the ‘net were cowashing to their hearts content. They raved about results and oftentimes, I felt left out and totally uninspired by cowashes or cowashers. So, I thought to myself, maybe its operator error….or maybe its faulty products. I realized that in the past I was trying to cowash with heavy conditioners, some of which had way too much protein. I also found that I was possibly not using the best technique. OK, I admit, I had NO technique at all, which explains why my cowash experience turned out badly. Fast forward to now…..I purchased Suave Humectant conditioner from the Suave Professionals line. Its relatively inexpensive and smells great. The ingredients lists boasts, keratin, glycerin and panthenol. All things my hair needs to thrive and lock in moisture. I also picked up a detangling comb from Essence of Beauty. I decided to separate my hair into six sections. Two in front, two in back and two in the middle-crown. I used a dime sized amount on each section. I worked it through with my fingers to prevent breakage. I rinsed in the shower and used my detangling comb under the water. I got out and roller set and let me tell you….It was glorious. Even before adding my Lottabody, my hair was soft, supple and it smelled great. I was very pleased with the results and will be trying to cowash 1-2 times a week with Suave humectant and still continue to shampoo wash and d/c once a week.

Happy New Year!

Well, its finally 2008. I decided that I need a game-plan for this year in regards to my hair. I am currently at apl-armpit length. My goal for this year is to get to mbl-mid-back length. I need to grow and retain at least 6 inches of hair this year in order to accomplish my goal. My regimen includes using the baggy and I will continue to use this method because it works well for me. I have also decided to try to stretch my relaxer longer. I am currently 5 weeks post-relaxer and plan to stretch until March. I am going to decide in March if I can stretch longer and make it a full six months. I will still rely mostly on my S2S product line, however, during my stretch I may need to incorporate protein treatments. I hope to try ORS replenishing packs as well as ORS mayonnaise. I heard good things about these products on the hair boards so I think I am going to give them a try. Nothing beats my S2S deep conditioner and moisturizer. I plan to shop for a detangling comb as well. I plan to blog more as well as do some tutorials and product reviews. That being said, 2008 is destined to be a successful year!