Hair Log 4/26/2011

Hair Length: Shoulder Length
Current Hair Goal: Armpit Length by June 2011

This is what I did to my hair today:
Pre-Poo / My new Suave Conditioner Combo to ends

Washed Hair / Aphogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair

Major Protein Treatment / Aphogee Two Step Protein Treatment
Gotta Love my Aphogee

Hot Oil Treatment / Queen Helene's Jojoba Hot Oil Treatment

Conditioned / My new Suave Conditioner Combo to ends
* Let it sit on my hair for a few hours while at the Gym.

Rinse and Air-dry.

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-I am still conducting my experiment with taking my Multi-Vitamin and Biotin right before my workouts.

-I want to make a mix of shea butter, peppermint oil, aloe vera juice, and avocado oil.

That's it for now.

Adios,
VickyNoSecrets ;)

Something New...and I Might Love It

So I was grabbing a few item from Target today and of course I had to make a trip down the hair aisle. I was going to stock up on a few of my staples and possibly, pick up a conditioner. I wanted to try the Nexxus (sp) Humectant conditioner. After roaming a little while longer I came cross the Suave line. I have seen a few of my haircare sistahs using this line, I've been against it since the body wash used to dry my skin out like nobody's business (Smelled great though!). Any who, after I purchased my items I couldn't wait to try my new conditionerS so I put a couple of squirts on my hair when I got into the car LMBO (my husband is going to get me for buying more hair stuff LOL). I let the conditioner sit in my hair and it felt like LOVE :) Here are some pictures of the exact conditioners I bought.


Now I can't give a full out recommendation because I just bought them today but I will keep you posted! I can't wait to see how this helps get me to APL :) yes yes yes.

First Time Use Pros:
Smells Greatttttttttt
Good slippage
Hair felt extremely moisturized (Including 9 week post-relaxer new growth)
Cheap price ($1.87)
Cute bottles LOL

First Time Use Cons:
None, but like I said...I'll keep you posted.

BTW...my husband has me watching the Lakers vs. New Orleans game and why is Kobe dunking on everybody out here? LOL

Ciao,
VickyNoSecrets

Work It Out Baby!!!

Guess what I'm about to do....get Insane with Insanity! Yessir ;) Just wanted to share that with you guys. I'll keep you posted about this as well!

Omgoodness that was crazy and all I did was part of the fit test. I did pretty decent here are my numbers for the parts I did do.

82 kick things

30 squat jumps

40 right side kicks.

We'll see how things go the next time I do it.

Natural Hair

Yo yo yo yo LOL. I'm just being goofy. I haven't written a blog in a while so here are a few updates!

I've decided to go natural AGAIN! This time I won't be cutting my hair off. After transitioning for 3 years I never cut my relaxed ends off nor was I cutting them off bit by bit. So as I was seeing my natural hair emerge more and more I got excited. I was also rocking some cute styles. Well guess what I did. Your right...I got too amped, woke up early as ever and cut my hair off. I was feeling confident about my hair, dropped the fear of scissors coming within a foot my head, and got down right crazy LOL. Here's a shot :(

What the world was I going to do with this mess??? Absolutely nothing, or so that's what I was thinking. I didn't feel like I could go to work with an afro and my cute little styles were out the door. So....I did what a lot of people do when they jump the gun. I relaxed my hair again LOL.

8 months later I'm back where I was 3 months before my college graduation (GO BLUE!), i'm transitioning. Although, I miss my transitioning hair (it was getting so long SAD FACE) I don't fully regret what I did. I now know not to get so excited that I do something so extremely radical. I'll be sticking with my long-term transitioning sistahs out there LOL. I'll be 9 weeks post this Friday and I'm already feeling my beautiful curls :)

Stay tuned loves. Thanks for the read deuces (in my Derwin Davis voice)

~VickyNoSecrets

Let's Kick This Weight

Hello there my people!!!!

For the past 2 weeks I have been working out and it feels great. I've also changed my eating habits. Both of these changes are definitely battles for me because I can't stand coming on after a long day and working out and I love chocolate, YUM YUM LOL. What sparked my desire to get in shape was the fact that... I am a good ummm....I'll be brave and say it.... I am a good 30+ lbs heavier than I was in high school. My muscular definiton is gone. I was the girl that ran track, cheered for multiple years, and took pride in destroying quite a few boys in multiple sports. People use to ask me if I worked out because of my build and 6 years later they were asking if I was having a baby. WTHeck???? Obviously things have gotten out of hand. It was so embarrassing :( Watching all these talk shows about overweight/obese people and my Godfather, Dr. Oz, call people out on the Truthtube played a major role in my lifestyle change too.

Now that I've come to the decision that I need to be a healthier person I've decided to kick things up a notch. I am planning a 2 maybe 3 week personal challenge (anyone is welcome to join!!!). I am knocking the meat. That's right...I will not eat meat for 2 WHOLE weeks but instead will stock up on vegetables and fruits. I will eat some chicken or fish if I do an intense workout. Come on ya'll I plan to be a doctor, I know I'll need some protein for muscle restoration ;) I'll also be consuming about 2+Liters of water/day. No junk food. Whoaaaa buddy this is gonna be major. In fact it will be biblical (Did any one see Law Abiding Citizen???? If not, you won't get it LOL). I will probably make day-to-day changes depending on what my body is telling me. Anyone that decides to join me feel free to make any ammendments necessary.

Normally, I wouldn't share experiences like this which is exactly why my blog is titled, NoLongerSilent.

And on that note I'll be exiting.
~VickyNoSecrets

First timer

Hey all,

This is my very first blog on this site. I've been entertaining the idea of a creating an entry for some time now. My topics will revolve around all of my journeys with hair, medical school, married life, relationships (with family, friends, and the new people that have and will enter my life), exercising, and whatever else I want to share with the world.

I'm up right now because I took a nap earlier and someone (my husband) didn't wake me up so that I wouldn't be up right now LOL. But we went to see our nephew get baptized this afternoon. He was so strong and excited! We all were very proud.

Well, I'm going to leave off there and watch a little tv and youtube clips and hit the hay.

I'll talk to you all soon.

Love,
VickyNOSecrets (I thought this was so clever LOL)