Project 23 a Journey Back to Myself

One of the things I pride myself on is my skin care, a regimen I've kept up since I was in my teens. I very rarely had a breakout, and that was mostly caused by stress, diet, and PMS. So as I'm on the cusp of my 42 year I've had people ask me what my secret is to looking like I'm in my 20's.... WATER! Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. I also don't smoke, never started, I don't sunbathe and when I am out in the sun I use major sunscreen, and I don't drink. Studies have shown that smoking and alcohol consumption age you at least five years if not more. My skin care regimen consists of these four items I use daily. tea tree natural soap (Dr. Bronners) exfoliating scrub (Clean and Clear) I use those two in the shower clarifying lotion or astrigent moisturizer I use those two after the shower. I also drink tons of water and no caffeine. So that's my healthy skin formula, it's probably one you've seen before, but I find it to be a tried and ...

A new 'before'.... May 30th Size 18/20 213.5 lbs. 

I took that first step, again. I went to the gym. Man, I felt like fish out of water. Ugh.... 20 minutes of cardio and did some weights. Not a huge workout, but it was a good start.

I know, it's been a while.... had a bit of a mental hiccup with my bipolar last month and I've been concentrating hard on getting myself back into a routine at home. Now that it is now somewhat intact, I'm ready to get back into the swing of things. One of my goals this year has been to grow my hair out long (yes, I know it will take more than a year, I've already got 11 months on it so far).... here is the starting point.... last June This is how it started out, a short and layered pixie cut. I let it grow out through January when I just got the ends trimmed, and now it looks like... This look was created by blowdrying hair out, my hair right now is curly/wavy.... I've been using Pantene Beautiful Lengths thinking it's helping the growing process, however it's got sulfates and is bad for my color. Does anyone have any recommendations for shampoo as well as leave in conditioner. I used Garnier's leave in conditioner but it leaves m...