Greybaelyfe

I will admit, I am a very "picky" eater.  Prior to my lifestyle change, I did not drink smoothies, milkshakes, milk, etc..., however, I found myself falling in love with them and  with juicing while on this journey.  As my lifestyle changed,  I had to become more creative with the foods I consumed based on my taste buds & on what my body needed. I "freestyle" everything I make, meaning I do not measure nor use recipes when making smoothies/juicing.  I was gifted a Ninja which came with a book of recipes; although I do not use the recipes, the book has a chart that I found very helpful explaining certain properties of each fruit/veggie.  For example what fruit/veggie adds sweetness, thickness, tartness, etc) . Smoothies are life savers when on the go, in between meals, for a snack, before/after workouts, etc.  Juicing is very refreshing and is a good replacement for artificially sweetened/processed beverages.  It also allows me to consume MORE ...

JULY 2018 MAY 2017 AUGUST 2018 ALONG THE WAY First let me make a  disclaimer: I am not a Doctor or Trainer nor do I consider myself a "Fitness Guru;" however, many of my friends, family members, coworkers and followers have asked me questions regarding my lifestyle change.  Although I am not a professional, I am sharing what has  worked for me on my journey.   I gained quiet a bit of weight during my pregnancy with my oldest son and although my boys are 21 and 15 yrs old; up until November 2016 I carried more weight than I was happy with. During pregnancy with my oldest son I developed hypertension, which was also a part of my family's medical history.   It didn't bother me much because I was considered "healthy" by my Doctors.   My blood pressure always seemed to run high even after I had given birth to him.  My Doctor's and I figured it ran high at appointments due to family history & my fear of Dr. app...

ONE OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS TO GOING GREY ON PURPOSE IS WRAPPING YOUR MIND AROUND CHANGE.  MOST PEOPLE THAT REFUSE TO LET NATURE TAKE IT'S COURSE OR THAT STARTED GOING GREY AND REVERT BACK TO DYEING THEIR HAIR IS BECAUSE OF THEIR DIFFICULTY WITH EMBRACING CHANGE.     I USED TO BE A STRONG BELIEVER IN THE SAYING "IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT" ESPECIALLY IF I FELT LIKE THE "IT" WORKED FOR ME, NOW I KNOW BETTER, CHANGE CHALLENGES US, IT MOVES US FROM COMPLACENCY & MAKES US GROW.  IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING GOING GREY  THEN THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE  YOU TO CONSIDER IN REGARDS TO CHANGE THAT WILL HELP TO MAKE YOUR JOURNEY A LITTLE EASIER. 1.    MINDSET:  THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE WHAT WE THINK AND WE BECOME WHAT BELIEVE.  YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR MINDSET.   THROW AWAY ALL NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, IDEAS, STEREOTYPES, MYTHS & EXPECTATIONS ABOUT GREY HAIR.  ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I...

For as long as I can remember “hair” has and still is a major topic of discussion.  For most of our childhood, others such as parents, siblings & other family members decided what would be done to our hair.   As we got older and were given more autonomy, those decisions became ours but were and still are greatly influenced by society "what's in."  The hair  industry is booming now more than ever because hair & what we do or don’t do with it, is very important in our community.  It's been over a year since I decided to let mother nature take her course.  What I mean by that is I decided to “go grey on purpose.”  My mother had a beautiful head of sparkly silver.   Although I don’t know what age she started greying, I do know that it is a very strong gene on her side of the family.  My random grey strands became more noticeable the shorter I cut my hair.  I'd see strands of grey here and there, but since I a...