Dry, Brittle, and Dull Hair? DO THIS!!

My mom is always trying natural remedies for her hair and skin. I am usually reluctant because of the smell. I decided to try this home remedy for dry hair and the results were PHENOMENAL!!

Ok... so you get an egg yolk (one if you have short or thin hair... two if otherwise) and a tablespoon or two (eyeball it) of honey and a couple of tablespoons of olive oil. I usually just pour it in a bowl until I feel like it is good enough to cover my hair... Ok so let me recap the ingredients:

EGG YOLK

HONEY

OLIVE OIL

You just stir it up with a utensil of your choosing and put it on DRY hair (BEFORE WASHING!!) Once it's in your hair, just leave it alone (put it in a shower cap or just let air dry). DO NOT try to brush out because your hair will not like it (and it gets kind of hard).

WAIT....

Watch an episode of The Office (or your favorite 20-30 minute show)....

20 minutes later...

Shower. I recommend mixing baking soda with your shampoo (sulfate-free or professional salon pH balanced shampoo of course) to get all the build-up off. I usually shampoo two or three times when I do this just to get squeaky clean hair, and then I put the conditioner in and while it's chillin and my hair is soaking it in I shave and stuff.

After this, style as usual. You will believe. The results will be completely clear. Ok here's why these things work.

Egg Yolk: Eggs contain lecithin and protein, which help strengthen and moisturize hair. Egg yolks are also a natural emulsifier, meaning it binds homemade hair mask ingredients for a smooth, homogeneous mixture. Yolks also have a high sulfur content, which can help relieve dandruff symptoms.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/221689-egg-yolk-hair-treatment/#ixzz1M688EeVW

I got this from this article, but here is what I know offhand. The protein in eggs is similar to the keratin treatments that cost hundreds of dollars in salons. Just trust me: It's good for you.

Olive Oil: Extra virgin Olive Oil has a high level of mono-unsaturated fatty acids and antioxidant vitamin E that moisturizes, protects and nourishes. It makes your hair grow stronger and can be kept in a longer hairstyle without a need to cut. It is very beneficial for dry, damaged, or split hair.

Honey: Here are a couple of websites that talk about the benefits of honey:

http://www.bvhairtalk.com/2008/10/29/the-healthy-hair-benefits-of-honey/

http://www.bees-online.com/HealthBenefitsOfHoney.htm

Hope this was helpful!!

Insanity Day 3

Today I walked one mile and ran another mile. I'm SO SORE!!!! I also did Cardio Power and Resistance in the Insanity Program. It was very difficult but I did it! Let me tell you... I was dripping sweat (literally... dripping from my face to the floor) at the end, and my shirt was soaked. It felt awesome! :D Unfortunately, my soft hair suffered because I did not fix it afterward. I have 37 days left to change my body.

The Cardio Power and Resistance video is difficult but not as plyometric (jumping) as the Plyometric Cardio Circuit (duh). I tend to like this one better because I have flat feet and they are in extreme pain after jumping for 30 minutes. I usually work out barefoot because of that. No shoe is comfortable for me and my feet. Well, I've only tried a few but I like working out barefoot.

On another note, I tried roasting a chicken today. Failed. It lo

oked so nice after 2 hours in the oven, but then I started cutting it and the middle was raw. I was so disappointed, so I turned it around (even though it was so

beautiful) and cooked it. I blame it on the fact that I didn't

have a rack to cook it on and just put it in the pan. Anyway, this is what it looked like:

Awesome, right? NOT. The most important thing was that the breast was not dry, which I succeeded. So I'm happy with that. Anyway... This is what I ate today:

Breakfast: Banana

Lunch: 2 Waffles

Snack: Sweet Potato

Dinner: White Rice, Roasted Chicken, and a little bit of ice cream for dessert.

Hope this was helpful! I'll keep you updated with the workouts!

Insanity - Day 2

So today I did Plyometric Cardio Circuit. It is a pretty hard video but because I have done Insanity before I can make it through more than I could the first time I tried this. (BY NO MEANS IS THIS EASY IN ANY WAY). I woke up around 7 and at 7:30 my brother and I went walking/jogging and we jogged/walked for 2 miles. I came home and immediately started the DVD.

Needless to say, I'm sore. I'm a little scared of what tomorrow is going to hold... and what my quadriceps are going to act like in the morning. Hopefully nothing too horrible because we're getting up at 7 to jog again and I will be coming back to do Insanity. Here's my diet for today (I need to work on eating and drinking more water); I don't consider myself a health food expert at all and am probably failing horribly at eating habits, just so you know.

Breakfast: Soy Protein with Lactaid (actually measured out serving size!)

Lunch: "Fried" Rice (I didn't really fry it) with leftover Rotisserie chicken and eggs in it, and beans (yum)

Dinner: Same as lunch, just smaller portion because I ate dinner WAY too late (because I ate lunch around 4... just not hungry)

So... I bought this ice cream from Ben & Jerry's and I don't plan to eat it tonight, but I am very curious as to what it is going to taste like. It's called Late Night Snack. It's vanilla bean ice cream with salty caramel and fudge-covered potato chips. WHOA! The only things it's missing are hot wings and pizza to be a heart attack in a pint! Anyway, I'm excited to try it and I don't want to eat it just yet because it will ruin my workout but I believe in enjoying life too. I'm not going to die a rabbit (although I am totally not against vegetarianism or really super healthy people).

Anyway... I'm rambling so I'll be done. Have a good night.

INSANITY: Day 1

Hey everyone! Today is my first day of Insanity! I am posting about it to (hopefully) give me incentive to not stop. I started it while still at school but i had to stop because of papers and finals... BLEH. Now I have no excuse and I have no nasty Sodexo (school) food to inhibit my results.

The first day is a fit test, which goes like this: you do a few exercises at a high intensity level to see how much you can get in 1 minute. The different exercises go as follows, and my results are the numbers:

Switch Kicks, 76

Power Jacks, 37

Power Knees, 67

Power Jumps, 15

Globe Jumps, 8

Suicide Jumps, 8

Push-up Jacks, 22

Low Plank Oblique, 41

and yes... they are as scary as they sound! I'm exhausted but I feel like I could do more. I am excited about the next 40 days (I'll be leaving for Michigan in 40 days so I have to cut the program down to that). I want to lose 20-30 pounds. Hopefully I can do it.

For breakfast I ate a mango, a sweet potato (YUM) for lunch, and homemade Chicken Parmesan and whole wheat pasta for dinner. I decided that I don't like whole wheat/grain pasta. It's good for bread, but definitely not for pasta (in my opinion). It's a texture thing. Anyway, here is how I made the sweet potato (if you're interested).

I sliced it down the middle and put it in the microwave for 6 minutes, and then I let it cool for about 3 minutes. I took it out, put 1/2 tablespoon of butter (the real stuff not that processed fake junk) and a tablespoon of "natural" brown sugar (in the raw? - not name brand stuff).

The chicken parmesan was a little harder to make and I will (hopefully) post the recipe at another date, but it was DELICIOUS! (and I kind of made the recipe up)

Tomorrow I want to focus on drinking 3 bottles of water. I'm not talking about the regular ones. I'm talking about my big Camelbak bottle. I believe it is .75 liters. Anyway, I want to drink 3-4 of those.

Okay that's enough of me. Let me know if this is helpful! Thanks!