Fitness...AGAIN!

So I blogged about fitness a couple months ago and about how I'm trying to get in shape. Yeah, I fell off that bandwagon. I keep trying to get in the habit of working out but that just doesn't happen. However, for the past few days I've really been training because I have a work out partner. Having a workout partner holds me accountable every time I want to skip a training day.

Today, me and my workout partner are not training together so I'm going to do a simple routine on my own. I'm really interested in fitness as well as yoga. I love the way those yoganatics can twist themselves up like pretzels and balance like CRAZY and they are all FIT! I follow quite a few yoga pros on Instagram and that's helping keep me motivated!

Note: I do not own this picture nor do I know this woman.

 



This picture is the greatest motivation for me. She is AWESOME! Look at the balance! Look at the poise! Look at the flexibility! Ahhhhh I want to get there! Hard work! Dedication! (In my Floyd Mayweather voice)

So for tonight's workout, this is what I'm going to do. It's just something light because I will be doing it indoors and I don't have much space.

10 burpees
10 crunches
10 squats
10 pushups
(3x)

For balance and flexibility:
Balance in a straight legged bridge for as long as possible
30 second plank (for core strength)
Head stand (start with feet straight out in front of face, then bend them to balance on my elbows, then try to slowly straighten them out above my head)
Come back down slowly (basically doing everything backwards)
After coming down go straight into a 30 second plank

Next I will collapse because I'm not in the best shape and will be extremely tired.

Happy exercising everyone!

Shea Moisture Product Review

Hello Beautiful People!

I know in my last post I said that I was going to take down my box braids then attempt to install Marley twists............HOWEVER, I took down my box braids. It took me literally 8 hours of nonstop work. I sat in front of the television for EIGHT hours unbraiding those braids! My shoulders were sore, my legs were stiff, my back HURT...it was actually really relaxing though. My only breaks were to go to the bathroom. I didn't even eat!
After I was done taking them down, I couldn't fathom standing on my feet in front of the mirror for 4-5 hours installing Marley twists so I decided to wash and deep condition my hair and just allow it to breathe for possibly a few weeks.

So, now to the point of this blog...I felt like my hair would be dry and damaged after being in braids for 6 weeks. I wanted to do the absolute best deep condition my hair has ever received. I love the Shea Moisture Coconut & Hibiscus Curl and Shine Shampoo (wow that's a mouthful!) and decided to try the Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Deep Conditioning Masque w/ Sea Kelp and Argan Oil for Dry Damaged Hair (another mouthful!)



Target:$9.99
When I opened the package, the product looked VERY thick and my first thought was, "YES! This is going to be the best deep conditioning treatment EVER!" Um.....not so much. So after separating my hair into sections, I scooped out a small amount and rubbed my hands together.........and was immediately disappointed. This product was SO thin and watery I couldn't even feel it when I put it on my hair! But since I paid $10 for this product I decided to give it a chance.
After coating this product over my hair thoroughly, I let it sit on my hair for 30 minutes and washed it out. Ok, you know how when you get a really good deep conditioner and when you rinse it out your hair feels all soft and luxuriously moisturized? Yeah. Not so much with this product. My hair felt dry and stringy even under the water! UGH! So I simply rinsed it out and blow dried my hair (I know I shouldn't have but oh well...). Now comes the strange part.......my hair was annoying and ugly feeling under the water but when I started blow drying my hair it was SOOOOO soft! I was in shock!

I honestly don't know if this is a good product or not....I honestly wouldn't buy it again but since I paid for it I will continue to use it and maybe mix a little coconut oil with it for more moisture.


Now THIS product on the other hand is GREAT! I absolutely love it!

 

Target:$9.99

I love this product so much. It's like a shampoo and conditioner all at once. When I wash my hair with this my hair feels like heaven on my scalp. Although it is very moisturizing, my hair doesn't feel heavy or caked up with product. I am a typical product junkie. When I get one product, I usually don't rebuy because I will buy another product to try because I JUST CAN'T STOP! However, I have purchased this product more than once and will continue to use it FOREVER!!!!!! (Well until I find something better)

I recommend everyone buy this product!!!

Natural Hair

So tomorrow (Oct.24, 2013) makes 6 months transitioning for me in my natural hair journey. I'm so excited! For the last month, I've been wearing my hair in box braids.

(NOTE: Ignore the mess and the bra hanging on the door knob, this pic wasn't originally intended for online viewers lol)

I have never been able to keep a hair style for long so next week, after keeping my braids for a month and a half, I'm taking my hair down and I'm going to attempt to do Havana/Marley twists. I will blog about that and also I will make a video showing you exactly how I do them.
Now putting Marley twists in my hair will be a bit of a challenge. This is how I want my twists to come out:

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(NOTE: I do not own these pictures, I do not know these women, I got these pictures off of Pinterest.)
The reason doing my hair will be such a challenge is because, on a whim, I shaved the sides of my hair off 4 months ago. The hair is about 2-3 inches long on both sides and about 12 inches long everywhere else. Since I am not exactly comfortable doing this style on my hair (since I've never done it before) I think it would be better to have hair that is at least 4-5 inches so I can really grip it and work with it. But ah well...what's done is done! I will keep you guys updated on my progress and hope this style works out on me!