The fat chick being me. It’s not hair dye specifically for fat girls haha. So here I am it’s 8:41am and I’ve got a head full of hair dye.  My roots are coming in, and of course it is that time to cover them up once again.  I picked this box of dye up on Monday when I ran over to Walmart to grab a few things. I chose this one because I have been on a foam hair dye kick lately and I have been giving all of them a test drive. First thing is the SAMY Fat Foam is less expensive than both the John Frieda Precision Foam and L’Oreal’s Sublime Mousse.  Out of all three I would say that this one would be my second choice, my first choice being John Frieda and L’Oreal was definitely last. The reason being is that I was unhappy with the coverage and color matching with L’Oreal’s product.  I really don’t have many cons to list when it comes to John Frieda’s product and I’ve purchased it more than once.

Since I was on a budget that day I was being a little conscientious about what I was spending so I decided to go for it since it was about $5.00 cheaper than the Precision Foam. Now I do like the formula and the aroma of the dye is mild and tolerable.  The one draw back about SAMY Fat Foam is that you mix the dye in this big shaker that looks very similar to those shakers that you would use for smoothies in the kitchen. Once you shake it for the required amount of time and you are ready to apply it to your hair, there is nothing to help you control the application.  You simply scoop some out and apply it to your head starting with the part and proceeding with the rest of the steps. Now, I understand that generally we do apply hair dye with our hands, however I am usually used to a tip or a pump that controls the flow of the product and then I am able to control the amount of mess or clean up that I have to worry about.

Also I am not sure if I didn’t shake it vigorously enough but it was slightly more runny than what I expected when I opened it and this made it difficult for me to just scoop and apply. I had to worry about it dripping out of my hand and not getting all over the vanity in the bathroom. So if I do intend to use this product again, I am going to definitely make sure that I have old newspapers to lay down.  I’ve just been dying my hair for so many years that I generally do not bother even doing that because I’m good with not getting product all over the place.

Overall I think if perhaps they can rethink the container and make it more like a mousse pump of some kind where I can more effectively control how much product I am handling at one time, I might like it more.  In the end though, I can say that I am definitely not pleased with the color coverage. I chose the shade of dark brown and it says 100% gray coverage and I left it on longer than the normal time yet, my new gray growth now looks light brown.  I’m a little disappointed because for the same price I could have bought Clairol’s root touch up kit and I know it would have matched my hair color. Pfftt, oh well you live and you learn and now I know that I won’t be purchasing this one again.

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Now, as some of you may know from having watched my channel over the course of the last 18 months or so, I occasionally talk about weight loss and getting my body into a healthier state than it is. Last year, I embarked on a weight loss attempt and lost a good 60lbs by combining different methods to help me win my struggle.  It’s year later and I have gained 20lbs. The really screwy thing is, this weight didn’t come back until January of this year. All of a sudden things have flown out of proportion with my body once again.  I do not like that the weight is creeping back up and particularly what I don’t like is that I was having days where I was very swollen in my lower legs again. If anyone has ever had to combat their calves and ankles swelling then I am sure you know full well that it’s not exactly comfortable to endure.

I also started to feel chest pains. Luckily within the last two days these have subsided. But I will say that I have been motivated to take matters into my own hands once again. I am not ever saying that someone should do anything against seeing a medical professional. I am only documenting what I can do given that I have no insurance coverage and I know that there are things that I can change that even if I go to a health professional, they are going to tell me the same things anyway. I figure I will save myself the $250 plus lab work haha. Bottom line is, I just don’t have it.

A couple of years ago I had heard about how we have bacteria in our bodies, and some people such as those who are obese are prone to having more of these bacteria. So I decided to do a little probing into this. I recently purchased a Candida cleanse/diet ebook from a website but I cannot remember what the site is called for the life of me.  In the book, the author indicates there is a simply test you can do to determine whether or not you have an over abundant growth of yeast in your body. Now for me this just makes sense. I think a lot of women at some point in their lives have had to deal with a yeast infection caused by something disrupting the natural balance of things. That’s the key, natural balance. See we have yeast in our bodies at all times but we normally have other kinds of probiotics in our intestinal tracts and other areas where yeast lives and they help keep things in check and in balance.

I don’t believe that achieving a permanent weight loss is simply a two-pronged attack. I have never thought this.  I have always felt that there are many factors to consider when losing weight. I think a lot of those things are looked at with organizations like overeaters-anonymous. They tend to look at your psychological reasons as to why you over eat as well as other factors. I am convinced at this time that there is a need to get things back into balance with my own body. Particularly because I find that when I have no choice but to eat unhealthy foods my body wants more of them and then I go completely out of control with cravings and urges for those kind of foods. I have seen this become prevalent within myself in the last 4 months.  It’s out of control and I wish to stop it only it is very difficult.  So I decided to get some acidophilus pills to take every day to help re-balance the probiotics in my digestive system.  I have also started a salt-water cleanse to help clean out the colon.  Once I am complete with that next week, I am going to give myself a gall bladder/liver cleanse and do my best to eradicate junk that’s in my body and give it what it really needs. Once I get myself all going with those I am going to buy a full probiotic system that will replenish all of the good “flora” in my digestive tract.

A lot of this comes from wanting to change my spiritual practice as well. Seeing what things cause what to happen in our bodies which block our intuition and connectedness with our higher selves. Understanding what contributes to us being disconnected.  So it’s just one line in my attack for this life-long battle of the bulge.  There has to be a strategy that involves different solutions, not just limiting your intake of calories and our output of energy expended. I do believe these are crucial, I just don’t think they are the sum of the whole.  Finally, here is an article that gives some insight into what kind of bacterias might be culprits on defeat with the obesity battle.  Intestinal bacteria could be a contributor to being fat.

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