the royal transformation

New product.....

2012-02-01T12:00:00.001-08:00

I just found this in whole foods last night. I will be using it for my green monsters. Anyone tried it?

????

2012-01-15T16:30:00.000-08:00

I havent blogged here in over a year. Does that make me a horrible person???? Kinda It means many things. If I have a blog about weight loss...and all I'm doing is gaining weight then it really defeats the purpose to keep writing now doesn't it? Did I absolutely give up within that time? No. I restarted the journey countless times. But I didnt bother to restart with you guys. My wonderful internet support system. So we will be giving this another shot. The rekindling of.....The Royal Transformation.

Grazing.

2010-09-30T10:42:00.000-07:00

Cows do it and I guess I will too. I have always been one to eat all day. Every few minutes. Or few hours. I felt the need to be chewing, or nibbling or hell even devouring something. That's a part of who I am. It won't change I just have to admit it CAN be an issue and change it slightly.

Hello. My name is Valecia. And I. I am a grazer.

Generally with a day at the restaurant. (I'm a waitress/manager) It's some a pancake, a glass of chocolate milk, some fries (with mayo and hot sauce or ketchup and ranch), chicken strips, or a burger. All day until I go home and say, "Baby...what's for dinner?" Not knowing that I have probably went over my day's allotment of calories before I even punched out and came home. FYI I generally stop at Mrs. Fields' for a cookie or Target for a snickers on my way home from work. It makes my fight with public transportation a bit easier. Until yesterday.....

So I became conscious of my grazing and realized it was a big part of who I was and I wasn't going to stop it. I was just going to get far better at it. Yesterday morning I got to work a bit early so I could enjoy a bowl of mixed fruit (cantaloupe, honeydew melon, banana slices and red grapes) topped with strawberry go-gurt and a low-fat granola. As the customers came in in droves and waitressing kicked into gear I found myself hungry about two hours later. My choice? Half a cup of fruit. Two hours later? A side salad topped with two ounces of salsa and 2 tablespoons of light ranch. Two more? A bowl of cream of potato soup topped with a light sprinkle of cheddar and a tablespoon of sour cream. With that I had finally made it through the work day. I steered clear of Mrs. Fields and Target for the obvious reasons. I came home and snacked on an apple. When the scary question of dinner arose for me and the beau he immediately said, "Hamburger and fries". Which lit up in my head turkey burger and baked sweet potato fries. Oh and a tasty side salad.

It was a very difficult day but I made it. One day at a time. In a restaurant full of greasiness. I made it as an unhealthy grazer on the pattern to reform. I'm proud of yesterday...now onto today.

A new beginning

2010-09-21T17:11:00.001-07:00

260.1 It's a new beginning. It's a number. It doesn't define me or own me. But it is currently what I weigh. It sucks but this number is temporary it will lessen in time. It won't be a fast process, but it will happen 260.1 is just a beginning of an amazing road!

facing the situation...

2010-09-16T08:32:00.000-07:00

I stopped blogging here for a few reasons.

I wanted to lose weight, but I was happy being a plus sized girl. Honestly I have no real life desire to weigh less than 185.
Most of my followers were past 185 headed to even smaller numbers and I felt lame for not wanting to weigh less than that.
Real life got in the way.
I didn't have the stick to it ness
I was lazy about the weight loss therefore what did I really have to blog about?
I made myself take on this "I am more than just a number" train of thought that made me actually not give a crap.

Which leads me to the final one.

I honestly stopped trying

I am now 29 years old. And as much as I rushed around feeling as if I I had all the time in the world to do all the things I wanted with 30 looming around the corner.....I simply don't. I want happiness, and a family and if I don't control my weight, and health which means controlling my PCOS I will never have babies and never be a mother. Even though I have always claimed I didn't like kids honestly that piece of reality is earth shattering to me. So today I begin the change. Because I want to. Have to. Need to. It's way past time I face the situation. The situation is of course......me.

Yeahhhh! I did it!

2010-01-13T09:47:00.000-08:00

I treat weight loss like an addiction. An addiction to food. Everyday On plan is a victory and so far I have 2 under my belt. I'm very proud. Very happy. I don't know what tomorrow holds or even the rest of today for that matter, but I do know that it's possible to make it. I did it Monday and Tuesday. Why not Wednesday? It can be hard, but it WILL be done.

I've really been missing you all!

2010-01-11T07:15:00.001-08:00

So it has never in the history of ever taken so much energy for me to get back on track! With this cold snap and me not having a car I've been lacking on my fruits and veggies because I simply don't want to bare the cold to get groceries. My eating habits have been down right horrendous. I weighed in this morning at 248.7 which isn't very far off from where I was when I stopped by my weight has been fluctuating drastically these past twop weeks. I even made it as high as 255 (gasp!). I've also been battling this yucky cold so it's really hard to get it together, but nonetheless I'm not a quitter and I don't give up! This is a journey worth taking!

Sorry for the weight.....giggles

2009-12-24T07:21:00.000-08:00

It's been pretty darn busy around my area. I'm still working crazy hours and I have been working on my new blog Chocolate Girl Wonder: The life and Opinions of The Midwest's Fave Chocolate fat girl Now I am in no way replacing The royal transformation, as it is a connection of my journey to health, wellness, and beauty. My life becomes a little more normal after the holidays. My blog entries will become a little more regular. In the meantime have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

My new hair toy!

2009-12-11T23:00:00.000-08:00

Look what I bought today! Yes..the Ion 1875W Conditioning Hard Bonnet dryer. It's wash day and I was very excited to do a ponytail roller set. Shall I be honest in saying I am really not all that talented in doing my on hair. So I didn't take pictures because, I didn't expect it to go that well.

And....I don't know if it has or not yet. I finished it, but I also wrapped it and I will see the results in the morning.At first sight of taking out the rollers...ehhh... not so hot. We'll see in the morning!

Friday's Eats!

2009-12-11T18:19:00.000-08:00

It hasn't been a spectactular day, but it is my only day off. I am excited to hang aound the house in my pj's and just get some things done. Here's what I've been munching on today:

Breakfast:Bear Naked's Fruit and Nut Bar

I ate that in my local Sentry while doing a tad bit of grocery shopping. I bought a few fruits (apples, oranges, pomegranates, and grapefruits), some veggies for soup, chobani (honey flavored), and a few deli items. My fridge was starting to look extremely empty. I had a snack of two walnut halves and 2 Hershey's kisses. (Sorry....no picture)

It's pretty darn cold here in the dairy state. So I decided to make soup. The only soup that I can make lol, The infamous Weight Watchers Garden Vegetable soup

Lunch was...

Tuna Salad on Arnold's sandwich thins, a bowl of the garden soup, and nice navel orange

I snacked later on.....another bowl of soup and a chobani honey yogurt. Dinner was a delicious, but once again not pictured Jimmy John's #5 Vito Sub and BBQ Kettle Chips. I'm pretty full and finished. No more food for me!

Calorie total: 1,683
Fruit/Vegetable Servings: 7
Water Intake: 125 oz.
Feeling: tired

Thursday's Inspirational words

2009-12-10T13:32:00.000-08:00

"Never, never, never, never give up"

- Winston Churchill

Sex-ier in the city!

2009-12-10T07:56:00.001-08:00

I have already showed you the framed sex in the city poster my BF had bought me over a year ago. I didnt go into detail about how much I love Sex and The City! Ummmm the best way to put it is.....I LOVE it a LOT! I could think all day about how to describe it and I just can't. Anyway Sex and The City 2 will be out in theatres in May and I just wanted to give you a look at the upcoming movie's poster. It looks a little "I-robot" to me, but I'm just excited to see my fave four ladies on the screen again.

Put a song in your heart

2009-12-10T06:31:00.000-08:00

I'm aware that this is soooo off-topic. I'm a singer. Not professionally or anything, but I've been singing all my life. In church choirs, school choirs and the like. My boyfriend is a musician....and a singer. So all in all I am a music fan. But nothing gets me more excited than an a Capella song, it brings me back to my church roots. So I am SUPER excited about this.... (even though the commercial is a tad cheesy!

A little randomness never killed anyone

2009-12-08T18:47:00.000-08:00

1) I live in Wiscconsin. Grade A bonafide cheesehead. And proud. thankyouverymuch The snow/storm/blizzard is headed our direction and it puts a slight damper on my regular walks and jogs! It will in no way end them, but it will make them.......shall we say...slightly unpleasant. Excited to see how this is gonna work! It takes a while for me to get used to cold and snow, but it's the way of the land if you're a Wisconsinite!

2) I am currently in foodie love with Bigelow's Pomegranate Green Tea, Brussels sprouts,honey spread, Greek yogurt with honey, Greek salads, and Almond Butter.

3) The Biggest Loser Finale put the biggest smile and song in my heart! Inspiration and love all wrapped in the same 2 hour episode! (I will be doing a re-capping blog later this week!)

4) I'm making an effort to go back to my Flexitarian diet! It didn't fail me then....I believe it won't fail me now.

5) So I relaxed my hair and.... I had a few underprocessed spots, but all in all I did a good job. If you're wondering the hair is looking like....

THIS
I am sticking to my regimen and I've recently added a few things: ORS Olive Oil Creme, Avocado Oil, and GNC Hair, Skin, and Nail Vitamins. Things hair-wise seem to be on the up and up.

6) I'm taking a weigh myself break. Like before I've become scale crazy. I'm going to attempt to focus on being healthy not the numbers.

7) In between all my other adventures I am planning to move...yes again...and this time out of my city! It's exciting. I need something new and my hometown is boring me.

8) I'm planning a trip to New Orleans for the 4Th of July weekend. We'll see if goal has been met by then *fingers crossed*

Stay healthy everyone!

Excuse me while I.......

2009-12-07T18:41:00.000-08:00

GET MY SHIT TOGETHER! Excuse the profanity but my eating habits have gone to crap since Thanksgiving weekend. My six day work weeks can no longer be the excuse I'm leaning on. I asked for those 6 days so I must plan my meals and healthy lifestyle accordingly. I feel my already tight pants (I jumped the gun on buying a size smaller) getting tighter. I feel myself getting tired a little more and I have not been exercising. I'm taking a moment to pick up the pieces. I will NOT be deterred!

Thursday's Inspirational words

2009-12-03T17:59:00.001-08:00

“Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.”
Sophia Loren quotes (Italian film Actress, b.1934)

Beautiful is not a size 4!

2009-12-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

This isn't strictly about my weight loss efforts. As much as some of you come to view this blog strictly for that reason UNFORTUNATELY for you....I have a little more to talk about. I currently weigh 247.6 pounds. My goal is to weigh 180 pounds. *pauses while you all sit in shock and disbelief* My goals aren't to be thin. My goal is to be healthier. If after I reach that goal I decide that I need to lose more then GREAT! If not....oh well. You see my beauty has never been connected to my weight. Only my health and my ability to live my life with a little more ease. I always thought I was beautiful (not in an egotistical way).

Look at these women.

Are they not just ridiculously gorgeous and stunning?

This is what the world (media) considers to be fat! And since I weigh a significant amount more than these women where does that leave me? To the media I'm just a blob. A girl that PETA can make fun of

or that parents that would actually allow their children to point or stare at. Or the girl in high school who NEVER got a date because no one was willing to look past her weight and see that she was fun, gorgeous, outgoing, and brilliant. That's not who and what I am. That's what the media sees.

This is me. A woman who secretly (or not so secretly) aspires to be a model. Has never been boyfriend-less AGAINST my will. I have never allowed my weight to make me less of a person.....so the question to you is.....is it holding you back.....and why?

Relaxer day countdown and other hair issues....

2009-12-02T06:38:00.000-08:00

I have already admitted that I am way too deep in over my head with this stretch. I am 20 weeks Post Relaxer! I'm sure it could have worked out great. However there were times when I wasn't caring for my hair at all. I see a lot of shedding, a little breakage, and some ends that seriously need to be whacked off! Well I'm happy to say I am self-relaxing Thursday evening. I'm kind of ancy about it, because I can count on one hand how many times I have relaxed my own hair, but it's time I put my hair care into my own hands (somewhat).

So I know my hair needs protein more than anything right now, especially pre-relaxer. So Monday night I pre-poo'ed with EVCO, and shampoo'ed with Aphogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair. Then I brought in some new found friends...

Motions Critical Protection & Repair Protein Reconstructor AND Vitale Olive Oil Leave-In conditioner with Pro-Vitamin B5
I applied my moisturizing leave-in (HE LTR) and air dried overnight! I feel such a big difference in my hair! It's softer, more manageable, and shedding is minimal. I am still a little shaky about the relaxer Thursday..even though I am excited. Any self- relaxing vixens wanna give me some advice?

So while on our Thanksgiving Eve date me and the E.B had many fun, light conversations, but one convo that has always come up in our one and a half year relationship is my hair. Well not so much my hair, but as you see above my UNDYING LOVE for wigs! He Hates it! Loathes it actually! With a feverish fiery passion. Weaves, wigs, extensions, and all! Basically if it didn't grow out of your head it's deemed pointless in his book and my train of thought is kinda reversed. We went in circles about this for 45 minutes...and then I caved in.

Friday morning I will go to the local beauty school and have my hair blow dried, flat ironed and under the watchful eye of their instructor.....trimmed! I'm doing this for a few reasons: a) to do a real growth check b) I'm scared to trim my own ends c) to try to get accustomed to my own hair again and d) so he will quit wig griping! Why put my hair in the hands of beauty school students you ask??? I'd prefer not to pay $40+ dollars for something that is pretty simple and fool-proof for those in that profession when I can get it done for a kick ass $15! Can't wait to show you all results. I expect it to not be too long due to bad maintenance on my part. I assume I will still be NL. I healthier NL, but NL nonetheless. Happy hair growing ladies!

Weigh-in

2009-12-01T18:02:00.000-08:00

I can't say much about these numbers. They speak for themselves. I could give a plethora of excuses for it, but honestly I am kinda proud. In the midst of the holiday events I had a weight gain, but only a slight one....

Sorry for the glare. It reads at 247.6. Which is a .2 pound weight gain. I feel like I could have done a hell of a lot worse over the Thanksgiving weekend. I know where I messed up and I have picked up the pieces. We will keep it moving!

Yeah!!! The weekend is finally over!

2009-11-29T16:37:00.000-08:00

Hello blogland! I hope all of you had boatfuls of family and shopping fun this weekend! I on the other hand had other things to do. Like work, work, work, and did I mention I worked a lot?! Moments like these I wish I had invested in a pedometer. I did about ten hours of restaurant managing, but I logged in about twenty-five hours of serving this weekend. When I say serving I don't mean I took a table here or there. I mean frantic non-stop flow of people will it ever stop serving. As I punched out of my final shift this week my computerized time card read 51.46 hours! Now time to prepare myself to do it all over again. Based upon my gladiator six day a week schedules I will have a day off this coming Friday! I guess I can't be really mad. I asked for this torture!

Anyway my eating habits have not been very good at all this past week. My super employee antics have me eating whatever I can when I can. That leads to quick, stuff in your mouth, convenient, not so healthy choices. Lots of fried crap, and very few fruits or veggies insight. Honestly I ate about 2 meals a day. Some of them were swallowed (yes swallowed, not eaten) within five minutes. I feel bad, because I KNOW that I knew in advance that this schedule and weekend were going to be ridiculous, so I could have put in more effort to plan my meals. Hmmm don't know if my activity outweighs my bad food choices or not. We'll see what the scale says Wednesday. Either way every meal is a new chance to make better choices! Stay healthy and Beautiful!

a life entry.......cuz love matters too!

2009-11-25T20:34:00.000-08:00

Okay I flippin' lied! I said I would not be posting again this week, but I am..again...today! So sue me! I made a little special time to do so.....Well earlier I said I was going to spend quality time with a quality person. Well I had a play date today with my "estranged boyfriend". (You might remember him and our slightly chaotic/tumultuous relationship from the beginning months of my blog) Well he reappears today! We'll use the term estranged because.....dammit it just fits the situation. Anywho after some Food court chinese grub for me(which I totally forgot to take a pic of...sorry) and 1500 Sbarro's entrees on one damn tray (for him) we saw.....

PRECIOUS
Which was GREAT and worth every bit of buzz that came along with it! It stuck pretty close to the book though it could have done a bit more seeing that the book was only 120 pages! I got pretty damn close to crying my eyeballs out....but I didn't! And I am soo upset with my online community! As many times as this movie has came up on facebook and twitter no one was kind enough to tell me that my future husband/baby daddy/sugar daddy Lenny Kravitz had a role. Small role, but sexy *fans self* nonetheless!

Anyway back to the E.B. Spending time w/ my sweet pea was an absolute breath of fresh air. I hate to sound like a groupie or teenager, but honestly if I could spend 25 hours a day with him I would. We laugh, we bicker, and in so many ways I think we compliment each other to a T. The Heathcliff to my Claire, The George to my Weezy, and maybe even the James to my Florida Evans lol. He makes me love in news ways and my love for him....seems to never run out..it continues to grow, even when situations seem like they are destined for failure. He's a friend who I can tell all my stories too (even if he's heard them a million times). Who knows second, third, or fourth chances might be needed to get this thing right......because I love him enough to try
maybe we should stop trying to run with it....and just crawl.......This is for you sweet pea (ignore the tight jeans, nerd glasses, and Cassie w/ her semi-shaved head LOL) Seems like the perfect message from me to you......

Love, Your Princess

Weigh-In and other randomness

2009-11-25T04:45:00.000-08:00

Happy Turkey day eve everyone! I'm sad to say this might be the last entry this week. My holiday will be spent working at a feverish pace, as I have requested to work six days a week until 2010! Today I'm headed out to spend a little quality time with a quality person (we'll discuss later). I expect another day off in seven days :(

First I'd like to give a big shout-out, high-five and thumbs up to my friends at Chobani! I won a case Chobani greek yogurt (honey flavored)! Which I am currently enjoying this morning w/ Bear Naked FIT in triple berry crunch. Delicious!

Any who on to my weigh-in. I must say I have tried really hard this week. The amount of fruits and veggies I have incorporated into my diet within the past seven days is.....(for lack of a better term) mind0blowing! My new favorite fall fruit is.....the mighty pomegranate and I am damn near addicted to roasted brussel sprouts and acorn squash. All those fruits and veggies helped me stay full longer. Thus eating far less which gave me his beaut to show the public....

sorry for the blurriness, I had to crop out my not too hot toes! Anyway it reads: 247.4! Which is down 1.3 pounds from last week! Ok it's not a staggering amount, but hey it took more than a week to put it on.....I assume it will take more than that to take it off!

Hope you all have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

for lack of a better title...a HAIRY situation

2009-11-23T18:40:00.000-08:00

Ok, it's not an issue of laziness, more so an issue of FEAR! I am not one to self-relax my hair. I generally have a friend that does that for me. That friend is gone now so.....I have to do it myself! I have been putting it off for a while now. To the point where this might be the hardest thing I've ever done! Not to mention I have ridiculous breakage right now and need a trim something AWFUL!!! I know you're thinking...then go to the salon and have them do it! Ummm NO!!! I would get laughed out of there! So I'm thinking...next week I will relax my hair and go to the salon and get it trimmed and styled. After that I will NOT ever in the history of ever stretch past 10 weeks! I mean I'm 28 I have to do my own dang hair at some point in my life *jeez*

Have a sexy Saturday and Sunday

2009-11-20T19:52:00.000-08:00

Ok my weekend is totally shot! My work schedule is sooooo ridiculous that I will rarely see my bed on the weekend. So it goes without saying that I won't be blogging. So hope you all have a very fun and sexy weekend! For some added sexiness I'd like to leave you with this video as a token of my affection *swoon* OMGoodness I just love love love Maxwell! I even loved wooley haired circa 1998 Maxwell, but nonetheless here's some eye and ear candy! Enjoy ladies!

Thursday's Inspirational words

2009-11-19T11:11:00.000-08:00

“I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don’t like myself, there’s no reason to even live the life. I love the way I look. I’m fine with it. And if my body changes, I’ll be fine with that.”- Gabby Sibide Breakout Star of the Controversial film "Precious"

Read more: Gabby Sidibe Makes an Astonishing Debut in 'Precious' -- New York Magazine http://nymag.com/movies/profiles/59419/#ixzz0XKnI9JZR

Courtesy of nymag.com

the royal transformation

New product.....

????

Grazing.

A new beginning

facing the situation...

Yeahhhh! I did it!

I've really been missing you all!

Sorry for the weight.....*giggles*

My new hair toy!

Friday's Eats!

Thursday's Inspirational words

Sex-ier in the city!

Put a song in your heart

A little randomness never killed anyone

Excuse me while I.......

Thursday's Inspirational words

Beautiful is not a size 4!

Relaxer day countdown and other hair issues....

Weigh-in

Yeah!!! The weekend is finally over!

a life entry.......cuz love matters too!

Weigh-In and other randomness

for lack of a better title...a HAIRY situation

Have a sexy Saturday and Sunday

Thursday's Inspirational words

Sorry for the weight.....giggles