small victories

today mom and i went to Ihop (which is NOT the victory, believe me... i have the cinnastack two pancake meal with hashbrowns eggs and bacon) and my victory today was that i fit in the booth a bit more than i did last time i was there. no pushing and tucking, it was just me sitting there. close to the table. on my way to comfort baby!

one month mark

today marks one month being shampoo free! it has been wonderful. my scalp has been in great condition. i've only had to do the baking soda and vinegar washes about every 4 days. my hair is soft, manageable and calm. exciting! i dont regret A MOMENT of this journey! baking soda wash and vinegar rinse is MY BFF.

love

today my scalp still feels AMAZING. and my hair is so tame and frizz-less. I may never change this routine. EVER.

but we shall see.

salad dressing on the side ....the top side.

as i sort of mentioned before, i’ve been suffering from flaky itchy scalp for about a year now, so i decided (upon noticing a ton of ‘no poo’ stuff online) to go shampoo-less. for as long as i can do it. I started up a week and a half ago and just today put stuff in it to truly clean it out thoroughly. i had been waiting a few days and then i’d vigorously massage my scalp to remove the dirt or whatnot from my hair, and just use warm water to get some of the grease out. BUT my hair was staying greasy, so i wore my hair up a LOT. until i decided that baking soda and vinegar were the way to go. I used them today and my hair feels cleaner than when i was using shampoo.
the recipe i used was
1 Tbsp baking soda in 8 oz of water.
get your hair wet, pour the mixture through hair and massage in.
rinse well. then add 2 tbsp vinegar (this time i used white vinegar) to 8 oz water.
after you’ve thoroughly rinsed the baking soda mixture out of your hair, pour this vinegar mixture onto your hair covering well and massage in.
rinse well.
the baking soda takes out the grease and dirt. the vinegar acts as the conditioner.
sure, you kinda smell like salad dressing for a day, but it’s really worth it.
the vinegar cut down on the frizz and my hair is nice and smooth.

WooHoo! I am down 2 lbs this week!

I am officially starting to "no shampoo" my hair for a month to see if i can rid myself of this dandruff problem i've had recently. I don't know if it is stress induced or poor diet, or what, but i am stopping shampoo and just doing the massage and rinse technique for a while. i'll let you know how this works out. I hear a lot of good things about it online in different places when i google "how to get rid of dandruff".

results in

I was up 3.2 lbs at my monday meeting weigh in. I am still on the boat. I am not giving up. I am continuing to walk 5 days a week with two friends. It's been fun. I really need to focus on milks and vegetables. I don't get enough of these in my week.