2B
LIFE/ die ClarUtte
Thursday, January 12, 2006
Star light, star bright
Continued from page 1B
God
Reynolds said once she
began getting her life togeth
er, everything began to fall
into place, including meeting
her husband, A1 Reynolds.
“If I had not been open, I
wouldn't have changed,” she
said. “I wanted to share my
strugj^e so that when other
women face struggles and
crossroads, they are not
alone.”
Over the last three years,
Reynolds has lost 150 pounds
and while she won’t reveal
the method that she used,
she does say that she visited
several doctors and listened
to what they said she needed
to do.
“I will not be the poster
child for a particuleu*
method,” she said. “Only your
doctor can tell you what will
worfc for you.”
She writes in the book;
“Looking good to me has
always been about the way I
felt about myself But as I
started to feel crummier, I
suddenly stopped looking
good to myself and, I was
sure to everyone else. Ihen
the absolute worst happened.
Shopping became hard work.
I was in trouble.”
Other people noticed it as
well, she recalled. When one
of Reynolds’ best friends con-
fionted her about her weight
and the way she was living,
Reynolds said she was forced
to look in the mirror and ‘Tor
the first time I didn’t like
what I saw.”
“When a good friend con
fronts you, it forces you to
think,” she said.
Though her wei^t loss is
what people see, Reynolds
said there were other changes
that she made, including a
renewal in her relationship
with God A native of Badin,
N.C., near WTnston-Salem,
Reynolds said she was raised
in the church and as her tele
vision career took off, she’d
moved from her relationship
with God.
In the book, Reynolds
shares her own experience in
hnding h«* way to God and
su^ests ways to incorporate
spirituality in daily life.
“When you start building a
foundation, boy does things
start coming quiddy, like ten
nis balls from Venus and
Serena rWilliams),” Reynolds
said.
She found love and now as a
Iqve coach on AOL Black
Voices, Reynolds hopes to help
other women do the same
thing.
‘Paris’ comes to the Queen City
PHOTO/CALVIN FERGUSON
Derickus Crawford will introduce his new salon, Hera by Him this Sunday. Crawford previ
ously owned Sdlon Retro on Central Avenue. He wants to usher in a new era in hair.
By Chcris F. Hixiges
cherts thecharUttteposlrom
If you’ve ever wanted to go to Paris, you’ll
have your chance Siuiday
Derickus Crawford, owner of the uf^cale
salon Hera by Him, plans to make his grand
opening a night in the City of Tights
Crawford’s not new to Charlotte. He opened
his first salon. Salon Retro, on Central Avenue
a few years ago. However two months ago he
changed the name, location and vibe of his
jJace and Hera by Him was bom.
The 14-stylist salon, with an upscale d6cor,
private rooms for hair styling, make-up and
nail jobs, is located on Independence
Boulevard, behind the old 'TGIFriday’s loca
tion.
Crawford, 27, said he doesn’t just want to
make women’s hair look good, he wants to
make the total woman look elegant.
“When a woman comes in, I think how would
I like to see her stjied, what would woik on
her,” he said.
Sunday’s show is Crawford’s reintroduction
to Charlotte and a chance to give women of
color a salon where they can be pampered
fiom head to toe. Hera By Him also has a shoe
buyer who brings in some of the most contem
porary stjTes.
At Sunday’s event, the focus isn’t exclusively
on hair.
“It’s a night of bringing people tcgether and
we’re going to introduce the trends for winter,”
he said.
Crawford has styled local celebrities like
Power 98’s Janine Davis and national stars
like “The View’s” Star Jones Reynolds.
Crawford said he believes all women are beau
tiful and the ri^t st>dist can show them how to
enhance that beauty
‘What sets our salon a part is that everybody
in here can really do hair,” he said. “At a lot of
salons you have a star stydist, but I can say
everyone here can do hair. Our salon is known
for you can ctane in and let anyorte do your hair
and you don’t have to know what you want(
and stUl leave looking good).”
Want to go?
Whctl: A Night In Paris
When: Sunday, Jan. 15, 7 pjn.
Where: Hera By Him. 5309 East Independence
Bh d.. Suite I
The dress code is semi formal.
Study seeks to help young mothers
Continued from page 1B
ated after two years, and its
most effective strategies will
be promoted nationally
throng Parents as Tbachers.
“If we don't intervene now,
we’ll see (health prob
lems) when they’re 30,
Haire-Joshu said
Retaining weight
after childbirth is
predictor of devel
oping long-term
obesity as well as
other diseases,
she added.
Overweight teens
are more than 12 ^
timf^ more likely to A. 1 ‘
develop Type 2 dia
betes in their lifetime, and
are also at risk for colorectal
and breast cancer, Haire-
Joehu said
However, it’s hard for young
mothers to make responsible
choices in an environment
that offers mostly unhealthy
options “We can
teach it all we
^ ^ want, but if
i their experi
ence is fast food
and sodas, and
it’s easier to
get that
instead of
milk,” she
said, it’s
going to be
tou^.
Researchers
say teens today enter pr^-
nancy heavia* than ever and
frequently gain more than is
reccmimended. Then, tley’re
not able to lose it.
Miesha Haywood, 17, has
n’t lost any of the 220 pounds
on her 5-foot-8 frame since
giving birth in June 2004.
“Tve grown iq) with fried
foods,” she said. “I don’t know
how to bake chicken”
She was surprised to hear
that skipping breakfast and
consuming lots soft drinks
and fast food may be thwart
ing her wei^t loss.
Like Richardson, Haywood
said she struggles to make
good food choices when the
less healthy options are all
aroimd her.
“I want to do it,” she said,
“but I need a push, someone
to be on my team. Pm lazy”
She said her mother has
her own wpight proWem.
“She’s on me about my
grades ... but not my wei^t,”
she said
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