Memoirs of a BadAssBody: Introduction

Growing up I was like most young childen...happy...energtic...not a care in the world but I loved one thing more than anything probably in this world.....FOOD

At the age of 13 I weighted around 210 pounds.  I ate when I was hungry, I ate when I wasn't hungry, I ate before dinner and had a nice little (Im being modest....) snack after dinner.  Not understanding the principles  behind healthy eating and exercise was leading me down a path of destruction!  When I came to the age of dating, imagine became everything.  Thats when my weight and I became true enemies. 

Over my next four years of high school I battled head to head with my weight.  I had been such a tom boy majority of my teenage years I never really cared how I looked or what clothes I wore, how my hair was done and makeup who? But I was ready to get noticed by the boys I teamed up with during a casual game of basketball.  I wanted to be "That girl".  I managed to drop down to 180 pounds my junior year.  Although sadly I remained the cool down to Earth girl everyone knew as Keke...the boys high fived me and cheated off my test papers.  I didnt attend ringdance and felt somewhat pressured to attend prom....

 

My sophmore year of college a gained 30 pound and was beyond disguised with myself.  It became reality for me and I joined Bally's Total Fitness January of 2005.  Who knew in 7 years of hard work and dedication I would conquere this battle and dropped down to a weight of 135 pounds! Whew....sexy!

Lol but in all seriousiness I wanted to share a little bit of my journey with you today. Its been a long and exciting experience for me to see myself transform from that little chubby girl to a true healthy women.  Which brings me to the whole purpose of this conversation.  See I have hit of what seems to me like a dead end road.  My last couple of months in the gym have been so repititive and my body has become bored and complacent.  Ive been attempting to mix things up by getting my dance fever on with Zumba.  Also, pushing my muscles with kickbutt interval classes.  My next venture was cyclying!  But it all just didnt seem to satify.  So I have decided to take on a challenge/dream and turn myself into a die hard fitness competitor! Thats right I said it.....FITNESS COMPETITOR!  I've been training for a total of two weeks now going on my 3rd.  And I have to say....I feel amazing.  No true changes just yet, but each day I see a little more muscle poping out and my abs getting a bit more definied.  So anywho stay tuned for more up coming articles.  This will truly be a time of change!!!

I Like It Raw

First off I want to say....YES.... I know its been some time, but we will continue on like nothing ever happened...ok! Great! Now that we have gotten that out the way lets enjoy a little convo. So today I noticed my hair was looking a little under the weather....which is not my normal. But I will admit since I cut my mane, well....things have been far from the same. Coming from a long journey of damaged hair I put sweat, blood, and tears into repairing my mess, to then cut it all off! Even today I look back and regret that choice but it is in the past now right? Wrong! I ABSOLUTLEY hate my hair right now. And because of those deep, dark, embedded feelings I have been abusing and misuseing my hair. Your probably reading this and thinking Im crazy but everyone has something they dislike about themselves and right now for me, its my hair. So with all that said my hair pretty much needed some TLC...BAD.

I reached out to a friend (@candirayne) on twitter being that she recently went natural. She suggested I try Shea Moisture's Raw Shea Butter line. Now I am the Queen of product searching, and I knew about the brand and had tried it before and was not to pleased. But I trusted her judgement and took advantage of the BOGO sale at Walgreens. And honey!!!!! Im am more than happy that I did. This stuff is awesome!

I purchased the "Moisture Retention Shampoo" and the "Deep Treatment Masque". The shampoo instantly detangled my hair and moisturized each strain. Most times I can notice if the product will weigh my hair down but no worries here. I then allowed the hair masque to set in for about 30 minutes and rinsed. Instant softness and moisture....I was in love :) I twisted is up into several knots and I cant wait to see the end result come tomorrow morning! I did finish my hair with two of my favs Goddess Curls and the elixir oil by Curls (found in Target stores). This gives your hair excellent frizz control and shine.

So real quick I wanted to share this experience with you all and give my review of the product! For those looking to go natural or just
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