if you didnt make your goal this year?

[sofash]

ladies, if you are like me then you havent met your hair goal that you set for this year
but i haven been taking some time to examine WHY i didnt make it. so I am going to start doing things differently.


I am going to lessen the product amount that I use. keep it detangled and use protective styles more to reduce breakage.

So why do you think has contributed to you not being about to reach your goal and what are you going to do to change it?

 

[Evolving78]

that crazy setback i had. i had to cut off 3 inches and i have been trimming and dusting a lot since. i know now to never sleep with a protein treatment in my hair ever again! oh and don't use the comb attachment on the blow dryer.

 

[Americka]

Reason #1 is my diet. I kicked up my water game, but I still eat unhealthy foods.
Reason #2 is lack of exercise. No explanation needed.

 

[phyl73]

I let my beautician cut it off. All in the name for even ends. It grew back in the same way. Lesson learned.

 

[faithVA]

I was going for APL but was having severe issues with my hair. Found out that I had extreme, irreparable heat damage. I cut off all the heat damage and ended up with 2" of hair. Starting all over and going for as close to SL as I can get in 2013.

Obviously I will be staying away from heat. I didn't really need it anyway. I ony straightened my hair for challenges. I will no longer do that.

2013 I will work on improving my moisture regimen, doing better with babying my ends and protective styling.

 

[IMFOCSD]

For me I would say not wearing my wigs (My #1 PS) consistently for majority of the year. I did alot more manipulating my hair this year. although I have discovered that I love two strand flat-twists will be going back to my trusty wigs soon.

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[havilland]

deep conditioning once or twice a week with heat is key for me.

detangling with a COMB once a week.

i can not skip treatments and cowash only and not comb my hair for more than a week while i am transitioning. i shed too much and that shed hair combined with two textures equals disaster waiting to happen. i'm lucky i didn't have a major setback. i learned my lesson.......

 

[missliberia]

I believe my growth rate is just not like that of others. Some folks can make APL at 2 years natural and I am not one of them. *Shrug*

 

[FoxxyLocs]

My goal is taking longer because I keep dusting and trimming. I don't mind though. When I get there I will have healthy ends.

 

[ItsMeFre]

1 year later I am still at BSL due to about 3or4 2inch trims this year. I had a lot of SSKs and split ends so I needed to trim.

Now I'm going to keep my hair protective styled under wigs which will hopefully help me get to my goal of waist length. Also, I will trim less.

 

[frizzy]

I am still chasing APL.

I've been trimming and dusting my hair for 2 years now, but 2 nites ago I cut it. My ends are brushing my shoulders. I think this agressive cut is what I needed a long time ago. I just went in and cut any ends that looked chewed and uneven for a fresh start. It's still uneven...of course, but all the ends are "new".

You really can't save damaged ends, they tend to stay damaged while the healthy parts grow beautifully.

I am pleased with the cut. It should be all retention now on my journey to MBL.

 

[beauti]

girl it aint over till the fat lady sing! i still got a month to go

 

[gabulldawg]

I definitely used too much heat during certain times of the year, so i'm doing better with monitoring that.

 

[charmtreese]

I really didn't have a Length goal this year, but next year I will. I big chopped this year, so pretty much I spent the year revamping my products and regimen. I learned that I was severely anemic, and I've finally found an iron supplement that I like that doesn't make me constipated and give me weird burps.

Next year my goal length will be APL, to get there I will:

1. Keep PSing
2. Keep taking vitamins and supplements

Natural hair is still pretty new to me, even though my current regimen seems to be working out I might have to tweak it some as I acquire more length.

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

Im still chasing SL. I did a big chop in Sept I think so that put me back some but Im going to so more PSing, I joined the rollerset challenge, and diet/exercise should help me with retentiin and overall health of my hair. Im also going to try and keep going with my sulfur mix and MN.

 

[virtuenow]

I was going for APL but was having severe issues with my hair. Found out that I had extreme, irreparable heat damage. I cut off all the heat damage and ended up with 2" of hair. Starting all over and going for as close to SL as I can get in 2013.

Obviously I will be staying away from heat. I didn't really need it anyway. I ony straightened my hair for challenges. I will no longer do that.

2013 I will work on improving my moisture regimen, doing better with babying my ends and protective styling.

And faithVA it was only like one heat session that did it for your hair, right?

 

[felic1]

I have not had a length check which is due in December. I am close to APL I believe. I thout I would be there by christmas. Ok. Maybe by June. I am making some progress, I just can not completely tell with it not being straight.

 

[Angelinhell]

I didn't really have a length goal this year, it was more about health for me. This next year I'll try to retain length by not trimming so often. I'm kinda scissor happy lol.

 

[SmilingElephant]

My goal by the end of this year was to be BSL or MBL....I might be MBL by a little bit....if not ill just continue with my regimen...at least i hit two goals this year of APL and BSL. I am pretty hopeful i could be Hip length by the end of next year.

I am getting back on track with deep conditioning tho.

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[xNichex]

I wanted to reach APL but i doubt thats goin to happen this year. I am gunna start to trim my hair (didnt do it at all this year). Other then that i will continue to cowash and oil my scalp till i get there

 

[venusfly]

I didn't have a goal. Was just going about life content with my neck length cut, doing my oils and proteins and trimming regularly to have healthy hair. long hair was not a priority or even on my mind and I didnt even visit this site for a few years although I joined in 2007. I decided around my birthday in October that I wanted to grow my hair out so I started visiting this site again and became a subscribed member now.

I feel pretty knowledgeable about the whole hair growing thing but I figure there is always more to learn. I'm obsessed with even hair and blunt ends and trim obsessively so growing my hair out will be VERY hard! I'm the type that walk around and look at people's hair all day and imagine whipping some scissors out and trimming half the people I see! I zoom in and try to pinpoint where the healthy hair ends and try to pinpoint exactly the amount they should cut and where the healthy hair ends! Yes, obsessed.

Growing my hair will be VERY challenging for me but I feel like I want long hair again. I haven't had long hair since I graduated from law school and started working 80 hour weeks. Just too tired and not enough time to dedicate to hair! But I feel I look more attractive with long hair and I want to dedicate more time to taking care of me! I had a recent cut so my ends are nice and blunt and so hopefully I can retain length and my ends won't get too scraggly or need trimming so long hair here I come!

 

[faithVA]

And @faithVA it was only like one heat session that did it for your hair, right?

Over 2 years I have straightened 3 times. They were at least 6 months apart. I think it was the 2nd time that did it. By the 3rd time the damage was already done.

It will be nice to see my hair in 6 months to see what my hair is like without heat damage. I probably have no idea.

 

[ms.blue]

I didn't make my goal this year because I cut my hair<~~~~no mishap, breakage or setback. I'm right back at the same length in the pic below-slightly longer. All I have to do is continue doing what I did this yr-nothing and I'll definitely make my goal.

 

[ChocolatePie777]

I dont even remember my goals

 

[prettybyrd]

I was on my way to BSL this year, but I had a heat set back. I tried to work with the heat damaged ends, but I couldn't manage it. I cut my hair from almost APL to TWA in March.

Also, when I'm in classes (I also work full-time) I get hair lazy, and stop logging on here, too. I have to learn to balance, because I'm tired of set backs because of my laziness.

 

[sofash]

i DO however need agood tirm. havent trimmed in about a year

 

[Angelinhell]

I feel pretty knowledgeable about the whole hair growing thing but I figure there is always more to learn. I'm obsessed with even hair and blunt ends and trim obsessively so growing my hair out will be VERY hard! I'm the type that walk around and look at people's hair all day and imagine whipping some scissors out and trimming half the people I see! I zoom in and try to pinpoint where the healthy hair ends and try to pinpoint exactly the amount they should cut and where the healthy hair ends! Yes, obsessed.

I thought it was just me! I cringe at the sight of frizzy, split, and thin ends. I even make up regimens for other people in my head. When I'm on the haircare aisle, I try to swing and flip my hair in the hopes they will ask me what I do and what products I use. I guess that's not a bad thing though

 

[youwillrise]

a big reason for me not making my goal this year is due to sickness. i had gotten really sick in january. i was EXTREMELY tired, it was difficult for me to move...during that time, i wouldnt even cover my hair up when it was time to go to bed. i didnt have the energy to deep condition or moisturize. every once in a while, i'd let the water run on my hair when i got in the shower, but other than that...it wasnt getting much care at all. before then, i was on a roll with hair care and doing well...but i was physically SHOT. once i started to feel better, i realized that i had a REAL task to do with bringing my hair back. my hair was tangled to high heavens, it was dry.as.hayle...i trimmed a bit...had a scary, painful (emotionally and physically lol) detangling session. since then, things have been much better and im trying to bring it back.

right now, im back at the length i started at before all this happened, so that's good...but too bad im not beyond that. things happen, though. im excited to continue the journey.

(ps. i had a really bad bacterial infection that resulted in iron deficiency)

 

[venusfly]

I thought it was just me! I cringe at the sight of frizzy, split, and thin ends. I even make up regimens for other people in my head. When I'm on the haircare aisle, I try to swing and flip my hair in the hopes they will ask me what I do and what products I use. I guess that's not a bad thing though

Girl, you made me laugh. We are soul sisters!

 

[prettybyrd]

a big reason for me not making my goal this year is due to sickness. i had gotten really sick in january. i was EXTREMELY tired, it was difficult for me to move...during that time, i wouldnt even cover my hair up when it was time to go to bed. i didnt have the energy to deep condition or moisturize. every once in a while, i'd let the water run on my hair when i got in the shower, but other than that...it wasnt getting much care at all. before then, i was on a roll with hair care and doing well...but i was physically SHOT. once i started to feel better, i realized that i had a REAL task to do with bringing my hair back. my hair was tangled to high heavens, it was dry.as.hayle...i trimmed a bit...had a scary, painful (emotionally and physically lol) detangling session. since then, things have been much better and im trying to bring it back.

right now, im back at the length i started at before all this happened, so that's good...but too bad im not beyond that. things happen, though. im excited to continue the journey.

(ps. i had a really bad bacterial infection that resulted in iron deficiency)

youwillrise, That sounds very scary. I'm happy that you're feeling better!