Touching APL!!!!!!!!! YAY!!

 I have been on my hair journey for 2 years Now!! the first 6 or 7 months i used that time for retaining information and getting my hair heathier, stronger, and thicker. I have always managed to grow my hair to touching SL but never been able to keep the length or grow it longer, or have a full head that length. AS so many have experienced i was taught the wrong way to take care of my hair, and it doesn't help my mom gave me a perm at the age of 4. She was young then, and has to joined the hair world and started her journey several months ago. I started perming my hair at the age of 12 and putting sew-in weaves at the age of 15. from that point on i continued to relax and weave my hair up constantly but giving my hair breaks (stretching unbeknownst to me) during the summer. My hair would grow like crazy then fall out. I figured thats just how my hair is.Then when i moved in with my fiance I kept weaves and fresh perms in all the time for a good year. Then i got to the point where I couldn't cover my tracks. To make a long story short m tragedy led me to youtube and my current progress...Touching APL the longest my hair has ever been!

the first six months progress end of 2009 december

starting to get more length beginning of summer 2010

length check end of summer 2010 shoulder length

back view end of summer 2010 SL

hair very healthy

8 month stretched ended April 2011

silken child relaxer after 8 month stretched

hair wet after relaxer showing i hve length!!

Grand finale APL april 14, 2011

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I had my baby boy..Yay!! he was  on the 26 of april at 8:22 pm. 13 hours and 22 min. of labor, and only 30 mins of pushing. and i recieved 30 stitches. The experience was unlike any that I can describe. i am so happy he's here, labor wasn't to hard and it felt as though it all lasted maybe 3 hours. delievery was even easier and felt as though it lasted only 5 minutes. I did have some rough patches with the epidural. I had to have it put in twice, they didn't put it in right the first time, and by the time they fixed it, it was virtually  no longer in my back. the second go round it started wearing off on my left side again but by then I was fully dialated.

Im not going to post pic, don't care to have my baby eposed, but i am very happy and wanted to further document my blessing :)

A MUCH BRIGHTER NOTE!

 As of April, 14 2011 I am touching APL (armpit length). This is a goal wasn't expecting until the end of  this year. but i have officially reached it, and i am super excited about it.  So I guess my new goal will be to become full APL and touching BSL by this time next year. :)

Interesting day

 Today was very interesting  I have  semi- bad news. First off went to my docs appointment today and they were worried about me possibly having pre-eclampsia they found protien in my urine and my BP spiked up. so i was ordered to not to do too much and collect my urine for 24 hours, which is pretty gross. I gained another pound I am currently 243, which i don't mine either way, and the funny thing is a dropped another pants size. they ran labs on my blood which can back ok, aside from me having really low iron. Hopefully my urine comes back okay, if not my Ob will want to enduse me early to avoid me having seizures, and a stroke. Also it can put stress on the baby and cause low blood flow through the umbilical cord. With that being said i am being careful and will try to get my iron up and pray i don't have pre-elcampsia

Much better these days

I know i was complaining about the "joys of pregnancy", but I am truly in a much better state. M y honey has been catering and pampering me over the weekend to make sure I am as comfortable as possible. It's great to have an amazing support system when you need one. the back and feet rubs truly does make a big difference.

I have 3 weeks before my due date, I am still a little in denial it's about to go down, because it hasen't hit me yet. I think i lost my mucous plug early this morning, not for sure, because it was around 5am when i used the bathroom and half sleep. I think I've been loosing it little by little over time anyways. But i haven't seen my bloody show so i knw he's not going to be popping in yet. Also my baby shower is this saturday, excited and ready to have it and get it over with. I am super excited and definitely setting into mommy mode and what I believe is called nesting. Have a lot to do with organizing the apartment for the move and baby arrival. Can't wait to meet little Aiedyn.. :)

Joys of Pregnancy

I am in sooo much pain, I only have 4 weeks and 3 days to go before my due date, and boy am I ready. had a doc appointment today and im at 242lbs which is good. no dramatic drop or gain. my pelvis feels as thought it's going to fall right out me. my sides feel pinched and my diaphram is cramped. and the peeing is both frustrating and painful, because little Aiedyn pushes further up my belly when my bladders full. I am a little stressed about us moving soon, I pray our townhouse will be ready, and our funds wont be too funny. I wish i could work to help my hubby, but i can't. He says not worry everythings covered but can't help but to worry. Maybe it's also my nesting period I am sinking into.

On the up side my baby shower is next weekend, that will be nice, although I am kind of feeling a lazy not up to being very social. well on that note imma finish my youtubing and call my hubby in for a back massage :)

Weight-gain On my Mind

    Unfortantely, my appetite is coming back full throttle. and it's at the end of my pregnancy when I have 6 weeks to go. I know it's a lot to do with my baby doubling in size, which is super exciting, but i can't help but to worry if I am picking up bad habbits in my last few weeks. Also this is the time when my son's brain will double in size. so using my son as a great motivation that he is to me. I will use these next 6 weeks to become more active in what I eat and how much i eat.

  I have to get back to eating 6x's a day, and eating more protien. which I mentioned in one of my previous blogs I've been lacking in the protien department. I don't know why it's just haven't been the substance of choice. So I will be increasing my intake on fish and chicken. I love talapia seared and I enjoy grilled or seared chicken. I've been doing very well with the intake of calcium, for the first time milk and I get along. I haven't been deligent on my vitamins like I should have, So I will be getting a refill this week.

    Also, my exhaustion has slowed down my motivation in the health department so I will  create a system that I think will help greatly now, and esp. when my son makes his debut. I will simply prepare most of my meals and snacks in advance. Meals I know my honey wont be too excited about, but healthy for him also. I will revert back to my menu days that I was orignally using for my weight-loss before my pregnancy. faty2slim had great soup idea that were both filling,  good, and nutritious.

Examples:
Pea and potatoe soup (my fav)
spinach and chicken soup
indian chicken curry,shrimp curry, veggi curry, etc.
......These are great ways to get all of your veggi servings, protiens, and fill you belly on less fat and calories.
I also have some great ideas from some somolian dishes my best friends aunt has made. The reason for me using alot of ethnic cuisine, because they use great spices and and herbs that gives you food the taste without the added fat.

I am still planning to take the Lishou while doing the P90X, but first I will like to be cleared  by my doctor with the breast feeding and being active. My first goal is to simply get under 200 pounds. Even if it's 199. 200lbs and I don't agree, and i never want to see that number and above again.

SL semi-accomplished

  8 months of stretching will be shortly coming to an end this week. last time i was relaxed i was touching SL in the back and full neck length in the front. I am hoping to be full SL length this coming length check. If not that's fine, because I wasn't being as deligent as I should of been during my pregnancy. between being sick and exhausted I was lacking, but thats fine for now, it happens. So moving foward after i come off this stretch I plan to stretch in 12 week incraments and try out some new products. I will def take some pics and possibly do a video, we shall see what is my next move...

P90X will have a Friend

  So I am still on my P90X trip, and can't wait to begin my journey with it and get into shape. Esp. after I have my beautiful son. And i mentioned in one of my previous blogs how i was introduced to HCG diet and look forward to exploring it. well you can't do HCG while breast feeding, which I have every intention to do for my son. However, I don't think P90X will not be enough on it's on to hit some of the goals I have, with the baby weight and the previous weight. the good thing is I am still decently under my heaviest weight from when I started the journey.


My current short term goal is to loose 30 pounds in the first 3 months post pregnancy. Then to loose another 30 pounds by the end of the year 2011, making my total lost 60 pounds lost by new years. then loose another 10 pounds by my birthday, which hopefully that will get me to the 170's or less by my b-day. Then i will have 51 pounds left to tackle thereafter to reach my ultimate goal, that i will also set up in short-term goals. I know P90X can give amazing results dropping anywhere from 15-30 pounds lost in the 90 day program, but i will also be battlling baby weight and bad eating habbits.

So P90X new friend will be Lishou, an amazing chinese weight-loss capsule that can aid you to loose 20 pounds in 1 month. I am not looking for that much of a dramatic drop in that short of time, but i believe it will help me get where I need to be.........Wish Me Luck!! :)

a little sad, but it's best

   Today was my doctors appointment, as of march 23, 2011 I am 241. i gained 6 pounds since my last vist  2 weeks ago at 235. im a little sad, but i know it's all in my belly, and healthy for the baby.For those who think, " your pregnant stop stressing over the weight, this is when you can cut loose". I  completely disagree, and i am still in the mind set of when i first found out i was pregnant and was motivated on my weight loss journey. i made a concious decision to not let myself get to the point of no return. plus I didn't want my son coming out addictied to this crap. Also my eating habbits weren't the best these last couple weeks. I wasn't taking in as much water as I should, my veggi intake was nonexistant, i barely had any good protiens like fish and chicken. My portion sizes have been fluxuating. sometimes i eat more than i thought i would and others i got full off a nibble.  It is what it is and i am close to my due date and will be focusing on my upcoming birth and just making sure my sons healthy.

Current Plans HCG and P90X

Okay as the title says this will be all about my plans with P90Xed with and HCG Protocol. I am super excited with my upcoming future with P90X. and through my constant youtubeing i discovered a diet by the name of HCG

Now HCG is mostly known as a hormone that increases during pregnancy, but many don't know how it exactly works besided showing up on pregnancy test. from what i read so far this hormone actually act as a back up for you and your baby to activate stored fat for more energy and health. The basic weight loss knowledge is eat more loose more. take in a certain amount of calories per day, and eat 5-6 times a day your metabolism will increase and burn faster. the faster your metabolism the less fat stored. The HCG diet is almost an opposite and contradiction to the rules. while taking the HCG you take no more than 500 calories ,per day for an extended period of time. but before that time you are suppose to load up on fat and there are 3phases for each round. this is my understanding so far, I still have to purchase the book and everything else before i know exactly how it works. but basically you could loose anywhere from .5 lbs to 5lbs per day. 1-3 pounds being the average.

However, as awsome as this diet sounds and have proven to be for those who have done it i wont be doing it for a while. Reason being you can't do it while pregnant, which i wouldn't either way, and you can't do it while breastfeeding. To me the health of my son is the most important thing and with breastfeeding I can give him the best nutients and health. so i wouldn't be looking at the HCG for at least 8 months after my son is born. That being the case I figured i will utilize P90X during those months to reach my first goal weight, which is 160 pounds. and then use the HCG to knock out  the last 40 pounds out. Hopefully to reach my final goal my weight loss will go through 5 phases.

Phase 1

• P90X- 3 month work out plan. hopes to loose 25-30 pounds

            -weight: 210-205
Phase 2

• P90X - another 3 months plus additional workout plan

         -weight: 160 pound Goal!!
             -weight loss expectation 50-45 pounds lost

• Phase 3, 4, &5 HCG Protocal diet.

       HOPEFULLY REACH MY 120 POUND GOAL!!

UPdate It's been a while

so it's been quite some time and of course a lot has changed. Therefore, all of my prior plans will be altered. Even though I am pregnant that hasn't put a complete hault to my weight-loss as I thought it would. As you know I was originally 264 pounds my heaviest I have ever been in my life. the first heaviest I had toped was 209 and that was in highschool my junior year I believe. I quickly dropped from that weight which was a size 16 slightly snug, to an forsure size 12,  snug size 10. I stayed at that weight until i finished highschool. i went up to a 15/16 for a good 2 years and before i knew i couldn't fit any of my clothes i purchase in the the winter of 2009  in the winter/summer of 2010. I wieghed myself for the first time in 2 years and discly aover i was 264lbs, and that was in summer of 2010.

I am currently at 235 as of last week, and i have a doctors appointment tomorrow march 23rd and i will know my official current weight. thats a total weight loss of 29 pounds,and it was all through the change of healthier eating. I am super motivated to work the rest off and hit my goal of 120 pounds, 115 pounds to go.