Progress!

I weighed in at 115 lbs. today! That is 3 lbs. less. since March 17th.

I lost 3 pounds!!! 

(It could quite possibly be what i'm wearing but I think if it's not 3lbs. it is something and that's good enough for me!)

This diet must really be working! This is so exciting. I'm the type of person that if I don't see any progress, I give up. But I see the light. It's at the end of the tunnel. And I am going to get there.

Some things that I stay constant with for my diet are:

• No bread
• No beef or pork
• I stick to fish and if I need it, I can do chicken
• Spinach leaves are de-lish!
• Veggies and fruit are what I am starting to love
• I only drink green tea and lemon water (if I crave it, I drink coffee but that has only been once)

I've been very good with my 30 day challenge and I am pumped to start April's challenges. It will overlap with the one I currently have but that is fine. Just need to make sure I get a chart or something to keep track.

April comes and I will be going hard.

Progress is a process and I am sooo glad i'm getting there :)

The {More Me} Fitness Journey

Sitting here thinking about what challenges and exercises I will do next starting April 1st.
I am loving these 30 day challenges. Finished day 15 of the ab and squat challenge

I am feeling might good. My abs felt it today. It definitely was not because of the reps because it was a small amount. Maybe it is due to the pace I put my self at. Completed it in under 15 minutes (and that was with me playing around watching this movie).

Now for next month, I was considering a lot of things but I think I finally settled on my plan. I would like to to do the 30 day ab challenge, 30 day butt challenge (Arty will appreciate that one!), and Zumba on the Wii. I checked out this gym today and considered going but i'm like why? All the tools that I need can be found at home. I don't want to pay that extra money. And these 30 day challenges look fun.

So I guess I found my recipe for disaster success. Pictures of my current challenge midway "results" coming soon!

Dress Code Violation, rant!

I was just watching the news and there is a middle school in Illinois that was banning leggings (or let you wear them if you have on a skirt or shirt passed finger tips). The kids there filed a petition about the banning of leggings.
I'm sorry but nobody wants to see your little behind. I'm irritated the news would even entertain this story. The news anchors wanted to say "but it is in style."

That does not mean that it is appropriate.
They are running around with see-through, tight leggings and crop tops. Excuse me but you are not grown, have a seat.

And don't get me started on these boys that have the nerves to wear belts but have their pants below their behind. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They can have several seats.


If you all don't get your kids!!!

Diets and Parties

Diet
I decided that I need to be on a diet so I need to eat healthier. More veggies and fruit, less sugar. I am very serious about this aside from all the people that want to tempt me. I do have girl scout cookies chilling and I crave chocolate. I just really want to lose some baby weight. I weighed myself on Monday and I was at about 118lbs.
Probably in 2 weeks i'll measure up again and see what changes I see. I'm also going to base it off of how well I can fit in my clothes (can I zip my pants or not..that is a serious question!)
I did have a student look at me today and start singing..."Miss Johnson got her body back. Miss Johnson got her body back."
-------------I'll take that as a confidence booster any day. Sometimes people can really tear you down and not even mean it...so it was nice to hear that from a kid that I just know in passing.


Bachelorette Party
This past weekend got to celebrate one of Kendra's last times as a single woman in the nasty Nati. Overall good and fun and unexpected weekend. We are def some bad women out here

Chop....BiiiiiG Chop!

I went to the shop to get my hair done cause I needed it!

Do you see this madness??? Man is it a chore to do my hair! That's why I ended up at the shop.

So i'm playing with my iphone (finally upgraded..yea!) and decided that it's very important that I document everything. Especially an event as big as this.

This is my commitment to going natural..especially since I had enough hair already.
I mean here's a picture from January with my hair straight. #Drippy





Then this happened....

 Then this was the end...

Ta Da! Natural living here I come =]]]

Abs Abs Baybee!

So I am in Day 5 of my 30-day ab and squat challenge. Check it out!

My abs are on FIRE!!!

Like i'm going to die  very soon. But i'm getting through. I guess my goal is to lose like 10 lbs so I can fit in my clothes. Yeah..post-pregnant body is still a little big. I can't button my pants :/

So here's to hoping that I can work out everyday on top of the challenge and that I can stick to my diet..ish!


Btw...Hair popping today!!!

Flat twist and Curls

Found a new hairstyle thanks to the website: napturallycurly.com

Guess its called a slated flat twist up-do/
It is flat twists covering most of my head and then curls off to the side. It is a big hair scene.

 Here I am after I finished the twists and have my hair in the rollers. It was a very long process.

 This is how it looked from the side. Excuse my boyfriend {looking good!} and me brushing my teeth. I was running late for work! But yeah. It was very big and poofy. I wish I would have had perm rods, but you use what you got.

 Here's a side view

 And front view.

Overall I wish it was less poofy, but it was a good first attempt 

:)

And so it begins....

I am going through a lot of changes for the better this year.

• New mom of my beautiful baby boy Karter Davion
• Deciding to go natural with my hair [[no relaxer since Dec 2012 :) ]]
• Getting a hot new body [[or close to it!]]

I guess these things will be the premise of this blog. A way for me to document and remember my journey to a {more me}.

New Mommy ::: My precious is going to be 3 months soon. I am completely obsessed with this dear little boy. Even his cries make my heart melt. That's my baby boy! And I oh so love him. He is currently crying in his sleep..lol

Natural Hair ::: Natural hair is hard! And I am transitioning so my hair is out of control!!!!

 But I plan to keep this up. I've tried a few styles and 98% of them turned out horrible. But I will continue to try.

Hot New Body ::: So today I started a 30-day ab and squat challenge. This after pregnancy body is no joke. I may have gotten "thicker in all the right places" (at least according to the boyfriend) but I can't fit into my clothes anymore! I went from a size 1 to at least a size 3. I'm not exactly sure because I refuse to buy new clothes.

But for this challenge...With the help of my boyfriend I got through 10 sit-ups, 10 crunches, and 25 squats. Those sit-ups were no joke. You may think it was nothing but mannnn....i'm kind of regretting starting this challenge..hahaha!

But I am determined. The lazy person in me doesn't want to do it. But inside I want to be fit and healthy. On top of the challenge, I will be on a sort of diet to help with progress.

So here it is....

Traci Lynn

Journeying to a {More Me}