New Plan

Okay folks. the method I was "using" before I was not finding worked with my life. I found that I had not been dieting at all. I was paying to use the program, but my head and heart were not in it. Great program, wrong time in my life.
So, last Thursday, I started doing Slim Fast. I have been able to curb my appetite by having a snack in between each "meal". This way, I am eating SOMETHING every two hours. This is working in my life right now and I am hopeful that I will see results and be further motivated to incorporate something like this into my daily life for the rest of it.
Right now, my set up is:

Breakfast: meal replacement shake made with fat free milk
snack: snack bar or fruit or yogurt
Lunch: on or around 500 calorie balanced (leafy) meal.
snack: fiber one bar usually.
Dinner: meal replacement shake made with fat free milk
snack: yogurt or snack bar or apples and peanut butter

I will be house sitting all next week, so i think this plan will suit me just perfect. I may have to eat lunch out a few times, but I am up for that!
wish me luck!

well I am down .4 today! yay. i'm on my way!
today I didnt make the best food decisions, but i'm determined to come out on top this week. adjust my week so that my bad choices day doesnt push me into a pattern of failure.
My new thing will be to Recover, NOT RELAPSE.

here's to this year!

Okay, so here's a new year. What should I do with it?
I think this year HAS to be about changing myself. I want to be healthy and fit and beautiful. In order to do this I will need to
1) drink more water
2) drink less soda, even diet soda
3) cut back on the processed foods
4) eat vegetables and protein daily
5) find an exercise that I enjoy doing and do it

Even if this doesn't work, it's a new year with all kinds of hope and possibilities. I'm going to look forward with determination and please hope with me that I somehow stick to it this time.

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.