I would normally call a hair update “Today’s Hair” but, my goodness, my hair looks absolutely terrible today and needs to be washed. This is from a few days ago, maybe a day or two after undoing my twists.
It turned out pretty nicely and this is the first time in a long time that I’ve had such small twists in. The definition is lovely, even after being in twists for 2 weeks. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments this past week.
I am going to do my hair today and am pretty sure I’m going back in twists. My hair just grows better when I twist it on a regular basis.
In other news, the triathlon that I was supposed to do happened this weekend. My good friend, was a participant. She did really well! I was crowd watching while I waited for her and took notice that there were only two African Americans participating out of the 400 or so competitors.
One of them as a woman and someone that I recognized from my first and only triathlon. Not only is she a sister, but she is also natural and wears a low fade. I meant to approach her, but I could never get to her before the race started. However, I found this great picture of her on the local paper’s website.
Go girl! Whoever you are! LOL! I aim to meet her one day and interview her. Doesn’t she look cool?
Ladies, I had a challenge going over on my other blog Running in a Fat Suit. It’s ended now and I have posted before and after pictures of those who submitted them. I would really appreciate it if everyone would head on over and vote for the winner!
So I’m still doing the straight thing. Getting tired of it quick and will probably do a wash n go sometime this weekend. Today I’m rocking a big old messy bun made with two satin scrunchies. (TIP: Satin scrunchies can be found at a lot of BSS and are great for making pony tails and buns if you experience breakage from hair bands. They don’t get the hair as tight as the elastics, but are much more gentle).
I am going to try and do a bun tutorial. Ya’ll please be patient with me, I know I said I was going to do another puff tutorial, but it just hasn’t happened yet. But it will!
So here is my workout hair for this week. I’ve had some reversion near the nape and at the roots a bit, but it’s still ok considering I’ve been sweating like a pig. I did the high ponytail and then banded the rest of my hair.
I also have my trusty headband firmly in place to soak up the sweat.
If you’d like to try this but your hair is too short to get into one ponytail, do 4 or 5, however many you need. Make sure the roots are pulled taunt for when you start sweating.
I posted this also on my fitness blog,but I thought it would be nice to post it here as well. This woman eats clean, runs 80 miles a week, and lifts weights everyday. Her hair (not sure if it’s relaxed or what) but it’s quite long.
I still firmly stand by exercise and healthy hair going hand in hand. I would love to look like her NOW let alone at 72!
Alright, I’ve been working on my newer blog and it’s still not got everything that I want included (I have a new banner in the works) but it’s working and I’ve started posting new articles.
So here are my weight loss update pictures. This year I think I’ve lost about 10-13 pounds. Not a big deal , I suppose, but better than gaining or not losing at all. I’ve also gained muscle tone and am probably more physically fit than I have ever been. I am a bit ashamed to [...]
My half marathon is in approximately 2 weeks. And here I sit wrapped in my blanket, propped in my recliner, sniffling, aching and with sinus pressure out of this world. I have been feeling ill since last Sunday. I haven’t run in over a week, probably. Correction: I was feeling a little better this past [...]
I’m a big procrastinator. I admit, but I’m not either proud or ashamed of it. I try to keep myself on task for most things (you know, important things like hair) but a lot of things I tend to put off until “later”. This undisclosed time of “later” can be several hours or several weeks. [...]
A few of you have asked me what I’m doing with my hair while it’s straight and I’m working out. I’m no expert at being a straight natural and to be honest my roots are not perfectly straight, so there has been some reversion. It’s something I accept and that happens when exercising heavily. However, [...]
Some of you have asked where I get my running training plans. I use Hal Higdon’s website for all of my training plans. He even has a 5k plan if you don’t want to do the couch to 5k. I may not stick to it to the letter but it gives me a nice guideline. [...]
A question I received on fotki: Hey KCcurly – I love your hair!!! I totally loved your blog on the triathlon!!! Congratulations girl, that is an awesome feat! I’m interested in doing a triathlon, I have done about 7 marathons – Did the LA 2x, San Diego Rock n’ Roll, San Francisco, Honolulu marathons – [...]
Here’s my race report! For those of you who don’t know, a triathlon consists of a swim, bike, and run. All of the courses looped back to the transition area, where our bikes and equipment are housed. We came back to the transition area after each part. I hope you enjoy my story! Thanks again [...]
For all of the well wishes and congrats for the triathlon. I am overwhelmed by your support. Thank you! I took some of my own pictures, but I am waiting for the race photographer to post the pictures before I do a full race report. I also have a lot to write, as it was [...]
Here’s an excerpt from an email from Newly Natural Tanya: I’ve been working out a lot lately (sometimes everyday). So, I’ve been either co-washing or rinsing after each work out session. I’ve heard that this is too much but I’ve also heard that if you don’t wash the sweat from your scalp the sweat turns [...]
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It turned out pretty nicely and this is the first time in a long time that I’ve had such small twists in. The definition is lovely, even after being in twists for 2 weeks. I’ve gotten a lot of compliments this past week.
I am going to try and do a bun tutorial. Ya’ll please be patient with me, I know I said I was going to do another puff tutorial, but it just hasn’t happened yet. But it will!
I also have my trusty headband firmly in place to soak up the sweat.
