First follow up/ Lock splitting/ New health mindset

Greetings!

Just posting to keep everyone informed about my journey to awesome hair...

So far I am loving my sisterlocks mainly because they are low maintenance ( a definite plus right now) and because I know that I will end up with fabulous hair!

On my quest for fabulous hair I decided I would speak with my consultant about splitting some of the larger locks in my hair. I have always been one for having lots of volume in my hair and naturally I would love to have a lot of locks/volume... I sent Elaniece a text about it and she just advised me not to let the ends bunch of the locks that I wanted to split before I saw her again. When I arrived for my follow up I explained what (which is approximately 50- 75..maybe 100 new locks) and where I wanted "more hair" she was totally receptive! (I should add in that I was a little nervous about this since I've never really been one to stand up and express what my needs are, I can for my children of course but never for myself.)

Elaniece explained that the process would take more than 1 appointment since we were short on time. She started a section and did an awesome job with installing more locks on the very top of my head. And even though I have absolutely no upper body strength :) I did the best I could with helping her take down some of the larger locks there. I am totally pleased with the section that she worked on and I can't wait until we tackle all of the areas that I want split!

My consultant also advised me that she wanted me to wash my hair more often and to be sure to separate the locks after braiding and banding (which is a step that I totally messed up on after my first wash.) I only had a little slippage in the front (yay!)

Now that the hair is covered it's time to embrace my life overhaul. I have been embracing a more active lifestyle with my zumba classes and personal training sessions however I haven't conquered my emotional eating. Anything that stresses me (or really any reason at all) I eat. I get creative too - I can definitely invent some snacks! However, now that my oldest babygirl is 4 and my little baby girl is 1 I really need to focus on all that caused me to embrace this cycle of emotional eating and change it. Being a positive role model for my girls is my number 1 priority.

In the past I have joined weight watchers more times than I can remember however this time one particular event has definitely caught my attention- my 4 yr old's teacher passed this weekend. She was a very sweet woman that was enthusiastic about children and learning. She also participated in some of my zumba classes, but she was obese. She was sick Friday with a stomach ache and went to the hospital and died Saturday. She was in her early 30's. I and the school are completely shocked. I will be 30 in June and although I am not huge I could stand to lose about 65 lbs to be healthy.

So I am declaring to the blog world today that in memory of a wonderful teacher and in honor of my awesome girls I am taking the initiative to take control of my health and control of my emotional eating. For once in my life I want to be fabulous and know it. I weighed myself this morning and I have started my food journal and I am going to try my hardest to lower that number. Here's to a fabulous me!