My Journey to Find Essential and Pure Products in Gainesville

Everyone that knows me knows I LOVE MY HAIR! I cherish it...I keep it healthy because its my crown...This passion leads me to search for the best products to use...its not always easy let me tell you.  Hence...my passion to create my own! :) Dont plan on reading any of my recipes...this is something that will be for purchase...stay tuned! Well in order to make awesome natural products, you need awesome natural ingredients!  So I sought out on a journey to find where all the natural goodness was in Gainesville.  Now Gainesville is not a metropolis (yet....) where you can find rare goodness in cute little shops with interesting people...

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I Can Get Into This...Running

If there was one thing I did not want to do exercise wise...it was running (and push ups too).  It was uncomfortable and I was very self conscious of how it would look to on lookers.  Since going to the stadiums, Ive started also going to the track in the morning before work.  Ive only been once but it was almost enjoyable... I did intervals...run the straight and walk the curve type of thing.  I was shocked at how many times I was able to go around doing that.  I have more endurance than I thought...I want to work my way up to jogging around the whole track one time without stopping.  It may take some time but I...

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Something New: Vi-Shape Shakes

So I am still bouncing up and down with my weight....cant seems to shake this cycle! GRRRR! Something has to give! I am definitely doing the proper amount of exercise and I dont think I can fit anymore into my schedule.  I feel I eat well but obviously not well enough.  So I have a good friend that sells these shakes, he lost a lot of weight using it himself.  However, in my mind Im thinking its because hes a male, and we all know that all men have to do is stop drinking soda and they will lose 30 lbs in 3 days.  Im exaggerating but you all know what I mean.  He kept reminding me about the benefits and I figured...

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Take A Look At Yourself

I need to eat a bowl of self esteem every morning.  Have you ever thought you had a great sense of self until you are confronted with a situation just to find out that you may not feel so good about you?  Maybe you thought you looked awesome until you saw what someone else had on or until the guy/girl you swooned over chose someone else...why is this? How do we survive so long in life with this false sense of self esteem?  Its amazing to me, even the most elect can fall victim to such folly.  As a believer in the Word of God namely the bible...there is a principle called renewING your mind.  The "ing" suggests that this...

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Stadiums!!!!

Are you ready for some football!?!?!? These are stairs of the world famous Ben Hill Griffin Football Stadium home of the Florida Gators.  So lately my weight has been all over the place.  Up and down and around and around.  If its water I dont know.  Ive stayed inside my calorie boundaries but I am just not making head way to lower this weight the way I want to.  So a great friend of mine invited me to run the stadiums one night a week.  My first instinct was....NO! Ive done stadiums before...NO JOKE! Though I didnt want to...I knew I needed something to break this cycle and move on to the next set of 10 pounds. ...

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Christian Yoga?

Since working out, Ive noticed something.  That Yoga has infiltrated EVERYTHING...from the The Biggest Loser workouts, Taebo and even Wii Fit! Its everywhere!  And quite frankly it works....not so much for burning lots of calories but it trims you up and makes you appear thinner.  Its also difficult! I can barely complete the movements but it leaves me sore...very sore! I'm sore RIGHT NOW!  But there is some controversy about Yoga and its origins.  It is said to be deeply rooted in Hinduism.  So rooted that they two cannot be separated.  According to some sources Ive been reading, each pose represents a...

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Do Something With Your Hair!

Ive experienced many great moments in life...from financial gain to educational pursuits. So many accomplishments but to be honest one of my favorite moments in life was the day I decided to go natural.  Seriously.  Whats the big deal?  Its just hair...nappy hair at that.  Well when I went natural a few things happened.  I saved money (LOL!), I did what I wanted to do and most importantly I was set apart from everyone else.  It caused me to stand out...something I have always wanted to do.  It made me different and though it isn't the only thing that defines me as the awesome woman I am, its a big part of who...

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Its Just Water....I Hope

So Ive been busting my CHOPS! Using my Wii Biggest Loser Challenge Game and have increased my workout time from 30 to 40 minutes a day and even lost 3 pounds on my last weigh in...things are looking UP!  But yesterday I ate....two slices of pizza, a cup of chips, a small serving of pasta, and at least 5 sugar cookies....AHHHHH! SN: Not in one sitting but throughout the day/evening. Now I know I didnt eat over 3500 calories (which would equal a pound of fat) but when I got on the scale.....I gained an extra 4 pounds!  Now I know that its water weight....I did not eat an extra 14000 calories BUT I still get angry because...

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Belly Battle!!!

I dont know if its just me but....every time I start a good exercise flow and things start to shift the worst thing happens MY BELLY ACTUALLY GETS BIGGER!!! Now many people credit this to a mind trick or that other things are slimming down therefore its an illusion.  WRONG!  This may be my third round of this...and each time Ive had this problem.  Literally inches gained around my belly... Ugh! The very place I want to lose weight gets bigger....now usually this would frustrate me endlessly and this would be the beginning of the end of my fitness plan.  Now this time around Ive had my struggles and now yet again my belly is...

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