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| Most recent picture of my puff. Taken about 2 weeks ago... |
Sorry it's been so long, I've been reeeeaaallly busy! But I do have some new news!!
1. As of Jan 1, 2011 I've stopped eating meat sans seafood of course (I've cheated on accident only twice and both times were less than an oz.) My cheat #1 was on Jan 7. Me and the fiancé went out to eat for our anniversary (officially 8 years y'all!) and the wait was soooo long that the manager bought out samples to make all of us hungry guests happy. I was too quick to pick up the little toothpick with the sample on the end and throw it into my mouth!! On chew #3, I realized that 'chicken marsala' had chicken in it! oops. Cheat #2 actually happened this past Saturday at the casino buffet in Motor City. I saw they had collard greens (say what?!) and HAD to have them. Got all the way to the table, put a fork full in my mouth and 2 swallows later realized I was eating shredded pieces of pork... ahh well! Can't build Rome in a day. And truthfully after 2 months and only 2 cheats... I'm doing great! Considering how much of a meat eater I am. Go figure a 'vegetarian meat lover'...
2. I've also taken a break from my holy grail product Shea Moisture. Although I still LOVE this brand and it smells so yummy. This winter was rough and their moisture intense shampoo wasn't doing much for my hair so I ditched the shampoo and bought some Yes! To Carrots conditioner and decided to only co-wash in the winters from now on. This was by far the greatest idea I had all year!! I also invested in some vegetable glycerin and Aloe Vera juice. Another AWESOME idea. I replaced my conditioner mix in my spray bottle with equal parts water, aloe juice, and vegetable glycerin. Also after reading the ingredients of the Shea Moisture curl enhancing smoothie, I decided to make it myself. Extraordinary idea #3. I melted down some Shea butter, cocoa butter, and mango butter along with some coconut oil, olive oil, vegetable glycerin, and Aloe Vera juice. After it was melted completely and mixed together, I let it start to solidify and about half way through whipped it with a spoon until it was fluffy. Soo needless to say, my Shea Moisture line has been replaced by an even more natural and cheaper version made by moi (that's french for me... I think). Plus Yes! to Carrots conditioner is only $7.99 at Target compared to Shea Moisture's $9.99. That's a McDonald's new oatmeal!! FTW!!
Random Side Note: McDonald's oatmeal is delicious and so is North Star's ginger ale. Thatisall
3. I've done some MAJOR cutting! One thing about me is I lack patience. I like things to happen NOW! My goal is by the end of May for all of my hair to be curly again and I am well on my way. This year the focus was healthy. Next year the focus is growth and length retention... I haven't posted pics of my hair in a while. My next post I'll load y'all up!
3. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my tangle teaser!! I went MONTHS without detangling and I did not have high hopes for that thing to get through my hair and it did! With minimal hair loss!! Now I use it once/week after I co-wash and my twists outs have been BANGIN! I actually washed my hair today and lost hardly any strands! I'm in looooovvvveee. So anyway they sell them at Sally's for $9.99.
