Ways To Use Coconut Oil7/27/2014  So, I called my cousin looking for my favorite eye make-up remover. She didn't have any, but she asked me if I ever thought about using coconut oil. Well, I am the queen of using coconut oil for my hair and for cooking, and I will even use it on my skin from time to time, but that is it. She started telling me about the other uses for coconut oil that she read about. There are many, many, many uses for coconut oil that I would have never thought about. I think many ladies already know that coconut oil can be good for your hair, but did you know that it can also be used to boost your metabolism? If you would like to learn more about other uses of coconut oil, please click on the link below.
76 Genius Ways to Use Coconut Oil in Your Everyday Life
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No Meat Challenge: Days 14-219/15/2013 I apologize, but I have been really busy. I haven't really been doing anything different from the other days. I am still eating a yogurt for breakfast. Lunch is normally a protein shake or Kashi cereal with almond milk. Dinner is normally soup, fried rice, or salad. I did try something different on last Sunday. I stuffed some sweet peppers with cheese, onions, spinach, and peppers and cooked them. They were pretty tasty! I also stuffed some mushrooms with the same mixture. They were tasty as well. I don't think I will use frozen spinach the next time. It made the mixture too watery. Anyway, I will give you an update tomorrow!
Oh yeah! Tonight I am eating a Veggie Lovers pizza from Pizza Hut! No Meat Challenge: Day 119/5/2013 Breakfast-yogurt
Lunch-protein shake Dinner-left oven roasted vegetables No Meat Challenge: Day 9 and 109/4/2013 I have been super busy with my job, so I didn't get a chance to update yesterday. But, I ate the same thing yesterday and today.
For breakfast I ate a yogurt. For lunch, I ate Kashi Cereal with Almond milk. For dinner, I ate roasted potatoes, brussel sprouts, and onions. No Meat Challenge: Day 89/2/2013 Today I didn't eat a whole lot. I didn't even do any snacking today.
*I had a yogurt for breakfast. *For lunch, I had hummus and crackers. *For dinner, I had some more homemade fries. I cooked some roasted vegetables for dinner this week. I am finally getting back into the swing of things! No Meat Challenge: Day 79/1/2013  Well, today was a laid back day. I ate a whole lot of carbs today!
*For breakfast, I had cheese and eggs, grits, and a french toast stick. *For lunch, I had left over hot and sour soup. *For dinner, I had homemade french fries. No Meat Challenge: Days 4 and 58/31/2013 I am a little behind with my posts. I can be ridiculous sometimes. Anyway, here are my meals for Thursday and Friday. Keep in mind, I do eat snacks as well and drink plenty of water. Thursday: *For breakfast I had my usual yogurt. *For lunch I had Kashi Go Lean cereal with almond milk. *For dinner I had left over vegetable lomein. Friday:
*For breakfast I had a yogurt. *For lunch I had Kashi Go Lean cereal with almond milk. *For dinner I had vegetable fried rice and hot and sour soup. Health Challenge: No Meat-Day 28/27/2013 So, today was a pretty good day. I did have several bad things, but I won't complain.
*For breakfast I had a yogurt. *For lunch, I had Kashi Go Lean cereal with Unsweetened Almond milk. *For dinner, I had some more Pic Sweet mixed vegetables and I also had some fried okra :-( Health Challenge: No Meat-Day 18/27/2013  Day 1
I did great as far as for no meat, but I did overload on chips and chocolate. *For breakfast I had a yogurt. *For lunch I had green beans and a protein shake. *For dinner I had Pic Sweet Vegetable Steamers (corn, carrots, lima beans, and green bean mix) and Hot and Spicy noodles. No Meat Challenge8/27/2013 Ok. I will admit. My eating has been out of control lately. Summertime is hard for me because I am not in my regular routine. I have eaten things this summer that I rarely eat. For instance, I ate about five cheeseburgers in one week. I mean, things were getting out of control. I was eating out just about everyday. To make matters worse, I haven't been running or exercising!
SO. . . I decided to give my system a rest by not eating meats for a while. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not becoming a vegetarian. I love seafood wayyyyyyyyy too much. I can do without beef and pork, but I can not do without shrimp, crab legs, and scallops! I just want to give my intestines a rest from all the overworking this summer. Anyway, I am going to try to keep a journal of the foods that I eat. I actually started yesterday, Monday, August 26. Biscoff Protein Shake Recipe5/22/2013  Protein shakes are a great way to help you get your daily protein intake. Sometimes, I use them as meal replacements. I normally purchase the pre-mixed protein shakes from GNC, but I decided to try to save some money. So, I have been mixing my own protein shakes. Below is a quick and easy protein shake recipe. I hope you enjoy : ) What You Will Need:
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Powder=20 grams (Depending on the brand) Milk=1 gram Calories: About 209 Carbohydrates: About 10 WJR Club "Spring Into Action"4/21/2013 WJR Club was so happy to complete our first annual "Spring Into Action" walk/run. We had many people to come out for the event despite the cold weather. Below are some pics of the event. If you would like more information about WJR Club, or would like to join us, please visit our site at www.wjrclub.com. Publix Half Marathon3/17/2013 I did it! I did it! I did it!!!! I am soooooo excited about completing my first half marathon! It took me 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 55 seconds. I must say, it was quite challenging, interesting, and funny. I say it was funny because of all the crazy things that were going through my mind as I was running. Let me tell you, I have never seen a running course with so many hills and inclines! I am just glad that I was able to run in this event with my fellow WJR Club members. Below are some pics. 2013 Hair and Health Goals1/1/2013 Please don't laugh too hard at my video below. I look and sound really ridiculous! I wanted to try something new : ) 2013 Hair Goals
My hair goals for 2013 are quite simple. I will be focusing on the sides of my hair and my troubled areas. I want the sides to grow longer and thicker. My overall goal is for my sides to eventually catch up with the back. I know some of you may be wondering how in the world will the sides ever catch up with the back. Well, I really do not care for the back to get any longer, so, I will either continue to trim the back, OR, I will do a major cut in 2014. I don’t know !!!!!! Anyway, I will continue to use very little to no heat. I am a firm believer that HEAT IS NOT MY FRIEND! Now, just because it is not my friend, does not mean that it is not your friend. There are many naturals that use heat with no problem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2013 Health Goals This year, I really want to become a stronger runner. Last year was not a good running year for me. I broke my foot in February while training for the Mercedes-Benz Half Marathon. Also, I had surgery on both of my feet during the summer. I am still working to regain my longevity and speed. I want to work more on toning. For some reason, I do wayyyyy more cardio than toning. Could it be because I absolutely HATE doing pushups and squats? I am hoping to be more consistent with toning. Finally, I want to cut out one of my “pig out” days. A “pig out” day is when I eat whatever I choose (Please click for more information on “pig out” days). Currently, I have two “pig out” days a week, which are on Saturday and Sunday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What are some of your hair and health goals for 2013? Please share! Getting Fit10/25/2012 I was happy to walk with my friend Dixie and her daughter Anna today. We walked 2 miles and did a set of stadiums at Oxford High School. I used my 5 pound weights for an additional challenge. I sure hope Dixie exercises with me again : )
Early Run (6 miles)9/23/2012 So, I decided to challenge myself to run six miles. My friend Tam and I met up and ran first thing in the morning. This is the first time since I broke my foot back in February that I have attempted to run six miles. Also, we ran the same course at Golden Springs where I broke my foot, so, it brought back bad memories.
Anyway, the run was great and I felt great running it. The weather was great and the sun wasn't beaming down on me. For some reason, I like doing courses and trails better than tracks when I am running long distances. Recipes: Brussel Sprouts and Bacon9/11/2012  Brussel sprouts and bacon is a match that I have grown to love. My friend Dixie turned me on to it. Of course, I had to add my own special twist!  Ingredients: A container of brussel sprouts 1-2 large sweet onions 1 package of sweet peppers 1 package of pre-cooked bacon (6-8 slices) 1/2 cup of olive oil Tony's Creole seasoning salt Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the brussel sprouts and sweet peppers in halves. Cut the onions into large chunks. Slice the bacon into 1 inch pieces. In a large bowl, toss all of the brussel sprouts, peppers, onions, and bacon in the olive oil. Season with the Tony's Creole seasoning (or any seasoning of your choice). Spread the mixture onto a baking pan (or cookie sheet) and bake for 30-40 minutes.
Wjr Club and 13 miles9/1/2012 I would like to give a big shout out to all of the WJR Club members and friends who showed up and completed the first unofficial 13 mile club walk at Ladiga Trail today. My feet are still feeling this walk. I am glad I was able to complete it!
Road to Recovery7/23/2012 As I stated before, I had surgery on both of my feet this summer and it has been tough. Some of my good habits have been replaced with bad ones and I have not worked out since my first surgery! I could have continued to do upper body workouts, but I am just too lazy. Background:I had been running for quite a while. I was training with some of my friends to run the Mercedes Half Marathon ( 13 miles) in February of this year. The Thursday before the run, I broke my foot. Everything went down hill from there. I had to wear a boot for about 2 months. The boot was extremely heavy. It felt like a child was strapped to my leg and I had to carry it around all day. My eating habits changed, and it seemed like I kept a cold and ear aches.  Lions Club Run for Site At the end of March, my foot was healed, so I began to run again. I was nowhere near where I was before I broke my foot. It was just like starting all over again. I am happy to say that I did complete my first official 5k run (3 miles) before I had surgery for the summer. Surgery:I had my first surgery on May 24th and the 2nd surgery on June 21. To go from my lifestyle of doing for others and working out to depending on others has definitely been an eye opening experience. My feet are healing, but I don't know when I will be able to do long distance running again. Back to Square One:I will begin walking hopefully by the end of July. I am going to be over the walking division with WJR Club (Walk Jog Run Club). It will be just like starting over for me, so I do encourage anyone who would like to start walking, to please join me.
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