New Protective Style

Mini Twist Protective Style

Decided to do mini twist  for a couple of days with plans of doing a twist out on Sunday. So glad I'm done, because these are very time consuming to do.  The twist outs are amazing though.

It's Going Down For Sure

Super excited I weighed myself this morning and I'm 182 lbs. I haven't really been to the gym in about 10 days because of a cleanse I was doing and just simply not feeling to good. I guess it's what my body really needed though. Almost into the 170's . I always seem to get stuck right here at about 180 lbs but this time I going under for sure no doubt about it. Christmas dinner won't even be a problem :)

Before and After

12lb weight loss

197 to 185

Mother of a Teenager

Ok the day is fast approaching. My daughter Shemariah will be turning 13 years old Saturday. WOW time has really gone by fast. I love my daughter. She is a joy to have. I look forward to the teen years with her. She is beautiful, fun, and kind. I've watched her over the years and she's a very good friend, daughter and sister. Most of all the I've seen her strive to learn more about the lord and draw closer to him through His word. I Love you babe and continue to look to the word as your guide. Beautiful you are, Love

I took the micro braids out after 4 weeks. I didn't notice any breakage but noticed that my hair grew some. How much it grew, I don't know exactly because I didn't measure it. Protective styling works well for me as far as retaining length. My next protective style will be in one week haven't decided just what yet though. This is a pic of my hair in a mini twist out.  I thought it was to cute!

Down Another 2lbs

Hey I' down another 2lbs!! I'm super excited. I could actually tell that I lost some though. I was looking just a little bit slimmer:) The jogging is paying off. Oh by the way that means I'm 185lb.
After having both of my children who are 12 and 11 yrs old I weighed about 175lbs. Slowly I gained more and more weight getting up to 228lbs. My journey to better health began two years ago.

I recently started jogging. I'm taking it slow with walk and jog intervals. My goal is to be able to jog for thirty minute per day four times a week. I also included a group of  stomach toning exercises and already I've notice a difference. I really don't want to give up on this training because it's been a long time coming for me.  Hopefully by spring  I'll be there.

I have begun to like working out so much that weighing myself and focusing on my size is not as important anymore, It's part of my life now. Don't get me wrong, I think there's still a possibility that I could lose desire for it. Sometimes I wish I had a consistent workout partner or even accountability partner. Go at it all alone is what I plan to do proudly though until that happens.

Big Chop Photo

Picture Of New Protective Style

I tried jogging today something I usually never do and I could. I did for 20 minutes. I think I better keep this going.

New Protective Style

More Weight Lost

I M NOW 187LBS!!!  It's going pretty good. I'm losing at a steady paste and actually enjoying it. I started working out a couple of days a week with my sister n law at a different gym and the change was good for me. Working out with her has helped me step up my cardio game. SIZE TEN here I come!! Oh and by the way my hubby really likes my weight loss!!!

1 year natural slideshow

1 Year Natural

I've been natural for 1yr now. It has helped me grow and mature in many ways. I've learned how to take care of my own hair in its natural state with plenty of mistakes, but I think I got the hang of it now :) Thank you to my husband who loves it and encouraged me to do it. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I thank God for the beautiful texture he has given me and the ability to love my hair the way he created it to be.

 I'm down another 2 lbs. First out of the 200's now under 190 yay!  It's so weird though because it's not  as difficult as I thought it would be at this point. I'm learning to say no when I want to eat things I shouldn't and when I don't wanna work out. Right now I'm dealing with a lot of challenges in my life and I'm determined to not let them stop me from achieving my goals.  The pattern in my life to not achieve goals due to family and friends needing me must stop. It has taken a great toll on me. I'm learning I need people to support me as well. Love

Ok I'm super excited. I tried on all my size 12 pants and they fit. Yay!! My goal know is to be wearing a size 8 by summer. I realized I can't really determine my progress solely on my weight because of the weight lifting. Making sure that my diet is in tact is a beast though but I am doing better :)

More good news my daughter has lost els also. I think it's due to us eating differently though. Making changes for the better affects the entire family. Love

I got up this morning and weighed myself. Results: I'm down another 2 lbs. 191lbs Fitting into all my old clothes has been great. It's taking a longer time to bust the lbs down but I think It's because of the weight lifting. I'm willing to take my time though. Ultimately I wanna be healthy and physically fit.

I am currently at 193lbs.  It took a while two break the last two pounds because my workout consist of lots weight workouts. I'm back into my size 12 jeans but not comfortably. Hey I'm in them though. LOL

Tried a new hair style

Woke up this morning with a lot on my mind. Mostly my need to be content. Being a stay at home mother who home schools her 11 and 13 yr old children isn't that admirable to the world.  I totally see the benefits of doing what I'm doing but find myself not having many people to relate to. Not many women my age are doing this in my community.  Learning to be content is a daily lesson for me and it's getting better.

My Children

My children are very beautiful. My son is soon to be 11 and my daughter is soon to become 13. Yes a teenager!!! I'm excited for her.
I'm currently homeschooling the both of them, and it's going extremely well. I love that I can experience them growing up so closely. I don't work outside of the house so yeah it's a blessing.

Morning Workout

Up this morning very focused and feeling great. I'm preparing to get on the treadmill for a 20 min run walk and later on in the day I'll do it again or go for a bike ride or something. I'm not going to the gym though.

I went to the gym last night and had a two hour work out which consisted of cardio and weight training. 

Hair Update

My hair is in kinky twist that I put in myself. It took about 15 hours and I really like them.  They will be in about 3 weeks.

I lost 2lbs YAY!! Currently 195lbs

I went to the gym and had a two hour workout.  Cardio and weight training. On the other hand my eating was horrible. I'm looking forward to tomorrow though, praying that I make better decisions.

Weight Lost

Ok I've decided today that I'm going to become way more serious about losing this 20 pounds. I'm currently 197 pounds. Eating more healthily and exercising is what I plan to do. I'm hoping that by sticking to writing about it on my blog weekly it would encourage me to stick to my goals. Well, here we go!!!

New Tattoo

 This is a slideshow showing my hair before and after I cut it.   

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