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detutu1:
I relaxed my hair few days ago...didn't let it stay for long...my hair is longer n fuller too...my edges v seen considerable change...whao!!! I v this soft almost natural texture now...I plan to pack for April then fix a weave afterwards...feels so good

oh yeah texlaxing even makes it fuller. Thats nice to hear.

irynterri:
hello dear,guess i'm inspired by ur pix and really need ur advice..i used to have a shoulder length hair(relaxed though) after sec.sch i stopped taking care of it and it is getting shorter with every passing day..its so strong and stubborn and i'm considering cutting it to start again..do u tink dats d best i can do or can it still grow and become soft without cutting it?thanks in anticipation

I'm sorry i'm just seeing this.

You arent alone.I'm currently going through a setback as well. You dont have to do a full cut. Trimming the weak and split ends will do and just continue to:
-relax the new growth every 8-12 weeks while protecting your ends with vaseline or castor oil.
-Do the LOC method(wash with conditioner or shampoo, apply any natural oils you can lay your hands on, and apply a leave-in cream)
-Tie a scarf before going to bed.
-do a deep or protein conditioning treatment as needed.

Since your hair is the stubborn type, i will recommend doing a lot of Deep conditioning.

babysmart:
@ladygogo

pls is there a particular hairstlye that makes hair grow quickly?

And how do you relax your hair yourself?

I'm afraid no particlular style makes your hair grow quickly, but you can protective-style with cornrows, updo and finger comb or detangle etc to keep your ends from getting further damaged.

detutu1:
I am on a 6months stretch... retouch day is next week I really can't wait!!! Feedback as soon as I see results

I'm sorry guys. I totally abadoned this thread.


Wow! 6mths! Kudos to you. The longest i can stretch is 3mths. Cant wait to see your pics.

opemipo9:
@EfemenaXY thanks for the compliment. The before pics was the year I gave birth to my second child(2013).and the after pics was taken on Friday.

Oh my days!

You look like a completely different person. I could have sworn that was a school girl.
Kudos ma'am.

cococandy:
so which one you dey?

Trying to lose or maintain weight?
I saw your wedding pic and if I remember correctly, you're quite slim.

Trying to maintain the weight and to help with my health issues.

I heard changing one's diet helps.

cococandy:
this is one lean breakfast

Its actually quite filling compared to the cup of tea I usually have in the mornings.

Breakfast. Had this with a cup of tea(with skimmed milk and brown sugar ) and large flaky oats.

lol. A $5,000 Chanel and $15,000 Hermes Birkin may just be another bag to put your stuff in to kids from rich homes, but to an ojuorolari(I never chop type) like Toke Makinwa its a big freaking deal.

You are doing the right thing. Even if you think you are being stingy, it's your money and no one has the right to tell you how to spend it.

By the way, if she was a good friend she would have understood your plight.

Fugk friendship. Fugk aso-ebi.

EfemenaXY:
Cooking in progress...

I must add it smelt absolutely divine at this stage.

Looks yummy! Will try this one of these days.

Btw, i tried the kukere work out today and i became exhausted halfway through the video .That young girl is something. It was interesting though.

babyosisi:
After how many years biko

lol. Several years of course

moca:
This oyibo people will not kii me
Nne, which grass is this one na?
Just imagining presenting this one to hubby .
He thank me and quietly retire to bed .
Next time,he will say"so it has reached the level of giving me grass in this house?

@Moca. Please dont kill me wih laugh o.

That's spinach salad,grilled plantain and grilled fish.

If you like plantain, you can start by grilling it in the oven and pretty much your red and white meats. Its still taste the same.

You can take it one day at a time moca.

babyosisi:
Is this thing worse amongst Igbos or what?
Imagine 7 cows killed and dashing countless goats to groups
What for
Shouldn't the groups be the ones bringing goats
Why should the bereaved family be doing saraka with goat not even fowl

I think it's everywhere with the exception of the northern muslims.

damiso:
:Dby the time you do ita(3 day prayer) 7 day Fidau,41 days etc etc the costs go just dey pile up.

They even yii eyin oku pada(turn the corpse back ) like seriously corpse that has already decomposed.

i know someone that threw a party for his parents remembrance. Smh.

FynBabe:
Really? I thought being muslim was the same every where irrespective of tribe o!

lol. The boogie down begins after the 8th or 7th fidau prayer.

FynBabe:
I love the muslim's way of burial. They don't do all these things. I wish christians can learn to bury in the muslim way and the money spending would become a thing of the past.

Yoruba muslims beg to differ.

I'm not a fan of this nonsense either. Its a waste of money.

The Northern muslims need to be emulated when it comes to burials.

Lunch from last week.

ideylaff:
Oronto was bleeping Genevieve for a very long time while Stephanie Okereke was on GEJ's case

You remember they were both gifted National Awards at the sametime... it was not a coincidence


Stephanie and Genevieve got into logger heads eventually though.... cos Oronto wanted Stephanie Okere as well

RIP to Oronto...

Lol. You nailed it!

Im Sure they were almost in tears when jonathan lost the election.

Aso rock also sponsored stephanie's wedding in france.

GenevievE needs to go easy on the botox.

edwife:
Exactlty,i really don't get when people frown each time they see such topic.It has been there for ages,unless we change it which I doubt.

Even I that was raised with 6 elder brothers were not that controlled,but they tried ,thank God for my Dad.

Lmao.
Seriously,those ladies are not ready to get married. Imagine financially independent women allowing their parents make decisions for them in 2015.

A cousin of mine who was still residing in Nigeria got married in Sweden and didnt deem it fit to inform her parents until after the wedding. She only just did the traditional wedding in 2013. lol.

baby6:
Please explain how u make ur cous cous
tx

I did a water rinse, add more water, salt and curry if you like and boil for like 20 mins.

Well, marriage is the be all and end all in Nigeria. No surprises there.

But why are these women allowing their parents control their lives if they want to get married? The Temitope lady from Ogun state is the "stoopidest" of them all.

Curried quinoa, steamed kale, and grilled grey mullet with onion sauce.

@babe do you watch botched? its a show on e channel about cosmetic surgeries gone wrong. Abeg I will stick to the conventional way.

If anyone is on instagram you can follow clean_eating_alice and shreddergang(naijabased). They have lots of healthy meal ideas.

Brown wild rice, sauce,grilled grey mullet, grilled plaintain and veggies.

smartmom:
My big goal now is trying to wean my household off white sugar so they dont have to face the struggles I have had to fight. It is made worse since nobody is really overweight (at least by Nigerian standard)but we all know sugar is nobody's friend.

*Sigh* i thought i was the only one addicted to sugar, although its been a while since i stopped taking white sugar.

It's a real struggle.

Chillisauce:
Egusi is nuts and it's very healthy. The only thing here is to reduce the palm oil.

Try boiling your protein with tomato puree. It changes the color to red . Then top with 2 table spoon of palm oil to retain the taste.

You can also reduce your quantity of egusi by blending steamed broccoli. Helps in thickening

I did one and it tasted great. But I added uziza leaf for the scent and plenty pepper for the slight change in taste

Thank you chillisauce. I will try incorporating that in the recipe.

EfemenaXY:
Lol!

That leaf must go, by fire-by-force.

Where is Babyosisi??



Lol! You're welcome. But I am serious oh!

Think about it, the soup...at least reduce it. You only need less than one-third of that amount. The oatmeal, half should do. But come oh! Where're the massive chunks of meat? So you too dey snap incomplete pinschur like Edwife and Chillisauce?

Yeah. I will. Lol. I used lean beef thats why and cowleg. *Covers face*

[quote author=EfemenaXY post=32802399]Personally I try to avoid swallows primarily because our soups are just too high in calories.

[b][/b]For example, the soup has got palm oil. Palm oil is very fattening. Secondly the portion size is a lot. Half of that is more than enough for starters.[/quote)

Efe please dont kee me abeg. I thought red palm was healthy fat and i added more swallow because its wheat and oatmeal since they are considered healthy carbs. *sigh* Thank you. I will keep my portions smaller.

Teagirl:
You made the right decision, men are becoming unrealiable by the day,, you can't afford to quit your job for someone that is not married to you yet..to get a job in this country is very difficult, so you can't afford to let go of this one for a pharmacy you are not sure of..

Succinctly put.