The Hair Honeymoon

Hahaha!! I know, it's bad. but me keeping it twisted and now cornrowed has helped tremendously!!! And yeah, 15 yrs and still goin!!!

WOW you transitioning too me too your hair looks natural in your avatar ... YES me too this natural journey actually has helped me take better care of myself over all Diet as improved greatly , i exercise 4 times a week and take my vitamins daily , i wash my hair on schedule , protective styling ALways and i moisturized daily or every other day i think going natural change a lot more than the way i wear my hair

Lol, I have gotten pretty good at hiding the lil bit of perm that is left (You should see my fro). I only officially decided to go natural in October, lol. But I was never consistent with perms anyway. I have not permed since sometime in 2009 I think. i will play detective one day so I can write my story. I am not sure though b/c I found a brand new box perm in my closet. Lol, its going back to Wal-Mart for some store credit so I can buy other stuff for my hair! LOL! Lol, I totally agree, the decision has affected my overall self.

Girl you better GET that store credit!!!! LOL Try the Cantu Leave-in Treatment with your credit!!!! If u don't already have it!!! LOL

LOL! I LOVE THAT CANTU LEAVE IN!! It smells good. It leaves my hair extra soft, and its cheap!! I use that and Lottabody on my twist and curls! Very soft with great 2nd third day hair, lol. What else can I buy?

I hear that Olive Oil line is good but I have never tried it.

I have some Olive Oil stuff. The setting lotion stuff is good. Shampoo, not so much. I might try using that lil grease I have left over to seal... I wonder if that would work... I need some accesories... Oh Lord, Wal-Mart gon get me. i already see it coming...

Hahaha!!!

Get that store credit and get you some combs if that's all they have lol or spray bottles lol or save it for Xmas and get me something lol jk

LOL! I do need some spray bottles. Might need to see if they have some application brushes, too. I need to make a list... My inner pj is showing out!!

Hi Ambitous! I am newly natural, but I have a daughter who has been natural for 13 years. It's funny because the last 11 years I have learned to do her hair just fine before I learned all this new info about natural hair care, lol. Now I'm getting better in figuring out what her hair likes and doesn't like.

I can totally feel you on the exercise and weight loss part. I was seriously thin all my life until 5 years ago when my metabolism caught up with me. I know I will never be a size 4 again, but I gained too much after the birth of my second child last year. The first time, the weight slid off; the second time, wooo baby--the weight stuck to me and it's been hell getting rid of it. My husband is ex-military so he is awesome about waking up at 5 am and doing P90X. I tried it and almost died. I bought Jillian Michael's dvds which were insane, but I've been sticking with her. My girlfriends rock climb, do yoga, etc so I have a good support system. We can support each other if you would like.

Now to answer your question, I haven't made too many changes. People always commented that I was fearless, so chopping off my hair was just another one of those things, I guess. I've been talking about doing it for 3 years for my daugther and one day, I just did it.

Again, welcome and I hope to hear from you on the boards!

Well hi there fleur_novelle! Don't worry, you will likely hear from me a lot. thank you for the warm welcome! I love your hair. I have that anxiety that a lot of women have about doing the bc so I decided to transition.

Lordy, 5 am? It comes to quickly! That would be awesome! I could always use some extra motivation when it come to dropping these lbs. I am currently trying Insanity. Its hard but I feel good after the work outs. I think when I have figured out with these extreme videos is that I should not be trying to keep up with the instructor or graduates. Their bodies are all tones and fit b/c they've struggled through the program a time or 2 already, lol. How long is Jillian Michaels' program?

I was trying to go back to my 135 pounds dream frame i had in high school by doing the lemonade diet i lost 8 pounds after 8 days and thought i was gonna pass out in my sleep lol so i started hitting the gym i haven't lost major weight in my 6 weeks but i toned up nicely my waist shrunk a bit i have love handles ... we should do a 13 week work out and 1200 calories a day diet challenge i can use some motivation lol

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I'm transitioning as well. Since then I have been very aware of what I'm using on my body and hair. I thought to myself if I'm this diligent to examine what I'm putting on my hair then I should be the same about what I put in my mouth. Since HS yes I put on some lbs myself but I'm trying to get back with it myself. Getting to my top floor apartment is a workout and I'm like uh no boo you gotta work something out haha.