My Pressfolio

My Pressfolio

Hi everyone!

A few months ago I started a Pressfolio to showcase the freelance work that I do. I thought I would share with you guys! So click on the link and check me out!

 

Thanks!

nappynikki

Face of the Day

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Weight Loss Journey Update and Changes!!

http://youtu.be/rO7I6Fg0DS8

This is a update on my weight loss journey and some new things that I will be trying. I will do an official before video for the 30 Day Shred on my start day.

All of the items mentioned in this video were purchased by me. I decided to try this because I saw that it helped a lot of other people.

Thanks for watching!

Blog: nappynikki.com
Instgram: @NappyNikki
Twitter:Nappynikkivlogs

My Weight Loss Journey Video: http://youtu.be/q5ERXUQTC54

Where I got the body trimmer idea from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgufLFsS9-w&feature=share&list=PLA3gLpVbBIz_1cCerSTOXhFXG9cwSFwLp

Face of the Day

Foundation- Makeup forever mat velvet #75
Powder- Maybelline fit me 355 coconut
Eyes- Elf 55 eyeshadow palette
Liner- NYC liquid liner 888 Pearlized Black
Lashes-NYC 847 Extreme Black
Brows- Wet n Wild brow pencil 649 mink brown
Lips -NYC 320 Mahogany

Healthy Recipe: Gluten Free Vegetarian Taco Pie

Healthy Recipe: Gluten Free Vegetarian Taco Pie

Hi everyone!

Here is my latest recipe on ladychoices.com! Please go check it out and share with a friend!

I Am

I'm a silly strand of super gum.

I'm a pink shelled sunflower seed.

I'm a roly poly bug stretching my imaginary wings.

I'm a lime on a bag of tortillas awaiting to be squeezed but never eaten.

I'm a yellow highlighter fearing for my life.

I'm the center page in a book.

My Weight Loss Jouney: From 240lbs to 165lbs

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This is a collection of photos from my junior year in high school until March 2013. I would say that my journey didn't begin until after I graduated from college. My heaviest weight was about 240lbs and now I'm at 165lbs! I went from a size 22 to a size 10! I don't necessarily have a set weight goal that I am trying to reach. I just want my body  to be medically healthy.

Most, if not all, of my weight loss is attributed to being active and changing my diet. In college I ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. I didn't really care too  much about what I was eating. During my freshman year I tried to kick up a healthy lifestyle but I quickly fell to the waist side. LITERALLY! It wasn't until after I graduated college that I really began to understand how important it was to take care of my body. So I started walking each day until I could bring myself up to jog then run. I have been running since October 2010 (when I joined AmeriCorps) starting with 17 minute miles to now I'm running 8 minute miles.

In January of 2011 I was diagnosed with Celiacs Disease which changed my diet completely. I know that the diagnoses played a major role in the changes but I would still fully give all the credit to daily exercise and staying active.

I continue the same routine today that I started in 2010. That's work out 4 to 5 days out of the week. No matter if its hitting the gym, going for a run or dancing around my apartment (if the weather is bad). I live in NYC now so walking is always the case. I also continue to eat a gluten free diet. Although I hate it! lol

I hope you enjoyed my pictures and be on the look out for an up to date weight loss news!

Slack Jaw, Tunes & Sloppy Face Fun!!~ Green 2 Reunion 2013

http://youtu.be/BYGEGNsewng

Last weekend my AmeriCorps team came together for our team leaders east coast wedding reception. Afterwards we all drove back to Connecticut and decided to have a good ole Green 2 party!

For Freedom Not For Beauty

There’s a beauty that lives so deep inside each of us.

There’s a fickle eye that doesn’t believe anything it sees.

There’s a benefit in love that erases all doubt and believes good intentions.

There’s an ear that isn’t free enough to give the honest man the benefit of the doubt cluttered by lies not-mentioned.

Since when is creativity subject to criticism?

When is honesty subject to a jury of fears who wouldn’t believe rain if it fell, or sun if it shined?

Sometimes a flower grows when no ones watching.

Sometimes a bird sings and no one hears.

There’s a meadow no one runs on and a cloud no one names.

And what would the sky be with out the sun?

What would the earth be with out its rose?

They’d still be the sky and the Earth.

So perhaps there is a peace in becoming.

Perhaps the meaning is in the experience and not the sight.

Maybe a flower grows because it suffocates under ground.

Whether or not she is always noticed, beauty must become.

She doesn’t look for an eye.

She doesn’t listen for a voice.

She just becomes,

For Freedom Not For Beauty

-Chrisette Michele

B*+ch Please Moment of the Day

So I was in the gym trying change and it super crowded. But not to a point that we are elbow to elbow. Anyway, I proceeded to bend over and get something out of my bag and then I start to notice long blonde hair falling all on me and inside my gym bag. This tall blonde chick with her back towards me is racking her hands through her hair to put it in a ponytail. And all the damn hair falls on me. Ugghhhhh what the hell?! I don't hate too many things but I HATE loose hair, especially when its not my hair. But in the event to be the black woman that makes a scene, I swallowed my pride, blew the hair off my stuff and kept about my business.

But for all you people with long shedding hair folks please keep your fly always away from me. They are not needed nor wanted.

nikki

***Re post from April 2012***

Collection of Natural Hairstyles

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If You Could Read Her Mind

If you could read her mind what would it tell you?

Would it tell you what you want to hear? Her mind can be tricky sometimes. Hell it even fools her. Her mind would reveal things to you that you may not be ready to hear. You reading her mind would take you through a maze of emotional stir. Leading you to dead ends and roundabouts.

Normally this is where she would spill her heart and tell you how she feels. But there is no need for that, right? You can already read her mind. What she can say is that  her mind is happy when you make surprise visits. When you listen to her ramble about random thoughts her mind is grateful. When you cook delicious food her tummy is happy. When you pray together her spirit is lifted. After a workout her body is sore, but soon will be happy. When she looks in your eyes and knows that she can trust you her heart is filled with joy. Her mind would tell you that since your first date she hasn't stopped smiling. She feels safe when you hold her tight. She dances to the simplicity of your beat. She feels proud when you talk about our dreams and aspirations. She feels strong standing by your side.

If you could read her mind then you would know that she is...

Drugstore Beauty Haul!

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Hi everyone! So on the other day on my YouTube channel I did my first ever drugstore beauty haul and I figured that it would be really cool to share it here. Plus it's a really cool way to expand my content on my blog. So I hope you guys enjoy!

These products were purchased at a drugstore in NYC called Duane Reade and they are as follows:

Nail polish: Maybelline Color Show in  Plum Paradise 280- On Sale for $2.49
Lips: NYC: 320 Mahogany and 304 Mocha- Both $0.99
Eyes: Wet n Wild 650D Purple/Violet eyeliner_$0.99, 157 Copper Shimmer Eye Pencil, 156 Blue Shimmer Eye Pencil- Both $1.19

My Letter to Josh Marks

Josh,

Recently your name and face have been all over social media and I have to say that I initially found it very heartbreaking. Reading TMZ reports of a man who sounds nothing like the "gentle giant" I knew from college and the "fellow foodie" friend that I gained after. We weren't super close in college but we did have mutual friends, as our college was very small. Yesterday I read a news report of a video you did for Make a Sound Project, where you disclosed that you struggle with bipolar disorder. After reading that report and watching that short video my heart just melted. I was very shocked to find out that such a horrible mental disorder had attacked such a loving and kind spirited man. Over the past year you have blessed our Tougaloo family with your beautiful success in the food business. Just last summer you and I had dinner in DC, we had pizza and beer, and you told me about your experience during MasterChef. Although that was the last time we saw each other we still kept in contact through social media. I still followed for food life just like very other "JoshMarksCooks" fan. But what I want to say is that as a foodie friend, college classmate and sister in Christ I 100% support you during this time. I don't understand what it feel like to have bipolar disorder but I do understand what it feels like to be a sibling of someone who does. I'm not sure how long you have known about your disorder but I just want to tell you that there is a very beautiful rainbow to come at the end of this storm. I feel comfortable in knowing that you have the support of your entire Tougaloo family and thousands of people around the world. People who have grown to know and love you through your gifted hands and powerful appetite. I pray every night that God surrounds you and your family and that he reassures you that he has never left you and never will.

Sincerely,

Dominique Ingram aka NikkiGoesGlutenFree