14 Simple and Natural Strategies for Weight Loss

 

1.Eat more protein and fiber-rich foods

2.Drink more water and less sugary drinks

3.Eat smaller, more frequent meals

4.Get enough sleep

5.Incorporate more physical activity into your daily routine

6.Avoid processed foods and added sugars

7.Cook at home more often

8.Practice mindful eating

9.Cut out snacking after dinner

10.Use a smaller plate to control portion sizes

11.Avoid eating late at night

12.Take the stairs instead of the elevator

13.Find a workout buddy or join a fitness class

14.Keep track of your progress and celebrate small successe

These are all good tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and achieving weight loss goals. Eating more protein and fiber-rich foods can help to keep you feeling full and satisfied, while drinking more water and less sugary drinks can help to reduce overall calorie intake. 

Eating smaller, more frequent meals can also help to control hunger and promote weight loss. Getting enough sleep is important for overall health and well-being, and incorporating more physical activity into your daily routine can help to boost metabolism and burn calories. Avoiding processed foods and added sugars, cooking at home more often, and practicing mindful eating can also help to promote weight loss.

Additionally, cutting out snacking after dinner, using a smaller plate to control portion sizes, avoiding eating late at night, and taking the stairs instead of the elevator can all help to promote weight loss. Finally, finding a workout buddy or joining a fitness class and keeping track of your progress and celebrating small successes can help to keep you motivated and on track.

Twist Series: Conditioning and Re-Twisting

1. Do you treat the twists as you would your normal detangled hair when washing/co-washing? i.e wash -> deep condition -> LOC method. 

My answer: Yes, I do.  (Backtrack: "Twist Series: Washing & Matting".)  After washing, I apply conditioner to my twists down to my ends.  I let the conditioner sit for however long (15-45 minutes) and then rinse.  When rinsing, it helps to squeeze my twists in order to squeeze out most of the conditioner.  I then plop my hair to help it air dry and moisturize + seal.
If my hair is not that dirty and/or I want to preserve the "neatness" of my twists a little longer, I sometimes use this washing method instead.  For this latter washing method, it is very important that I use thoroughly diluted shampoo rather than shampoo alone.

2. How do you re-do the twists you mentioned? Do you unravel, detangle, re-twist and then wash all of them or do you wash first then unravel and re-twist? 

My answer: I wash them first, allow them to air dry to about 60-80%, then unravel and re-twist them. When un-raveling them, I also make sure to remove any shed hair.

"Soul" Food Sunday || That Breath ...

Healthy Hair on the Web: Omolade (Texlaxed/Relaxed)

Today's healthy head of hair belongs to Omolade.  Isn't just beautiful!  If you are texlaxed/relaxed and want proof that type 4 hair can grow long and thick, here it is!  Omolade relaxes her tresses about twice a year and lives in protective styles (mostly updos, buns, and wigs).  You can read more about her routine on her blog: http://www.rehairducation.com.

Protective Style Lookbook || Twist Updo with Side Swoop

By popular demand, this is a series showcasing various protective hair styles.  Protective styling does not have to be boring. :o)

Model: Naturally Michy

Difficulty level: 2/5

Description: Twists are rolled and pinned into an updo with a side swoop.

Hair Diary || Braids and 6-Month Protective Style Challenge

So I found a protective style (a second old faithful from the past).  It is not twists, but it does meet my needs in an interesting way.  The protective style is braid extensions, which I self installed ten days ago.  In the mean time, I can give my hair a serious break from manipulation and get it back to the length I had.  (My hair is now BSB.  My goal is to get it back to WSL.) I hope to keep this set of braids for 3-4 months.  Until next time, here are more hair pics (from the past few months):

Old braid out.

Twists (only wore them for a few days).

Fresh wash-n-go.

Old wash-n-go.

Mixology || Cocoa Butter Deep Conditioner

Ingredients:
1/4 cup pure cocoa butter (melted)
1 tbs safflower oil
1 tbs sweet almond oil
1/4 cup conditioner of your choice

Instructions:
Melt the cocoa butter on the stove at low heat. In a bowl or cup, stir the melted cocoa butter, conditioner, and oils together. Apply to hair and allow to set for 20-30 minutes. Rinse and style as usual.