I eventually made my own sulfur mix to mimic mtg, minus the stank. That recipe is in my blog along with the supplements that I also regularly (well...try) to take.
Girl, I mean no disrespect but, I had to chuckle when I read this because your statement is so finite and yet, that's pretty much exactly what happened with me. Reading that others said that it could be done and that it was being done inspired me, a brand spanking new newbie to haircare, to believe in what you're calling false hope. I'm SO thankful that I was ignorant enough that I didn't have to undo any limiting thinking.
The haircare industry would not exist if all it took for EVERYONE was some positive thinking and prayer. I get my inspiration from anecdotes, but even more so from those let's-get-realisms AKA proof threads. But that must just be me.
I'd never NOT encourage someone to eat healthier or exercise more, either....even if your hair doesn't go from NL to BSL by September, weight loss, increased fitness, clearer skin, and better sleep are just as good.
@NJoy you KNOW we are all inspired by your progress, but I will always consider your growth a miracle (blessing? Whichever you are more comfortable with). Like I said, if people want to call me a party pooper, say I'm raining on the OP's parade, complaining (?), whatever -- that's fine. Like that McDonald's Happy Meal commercial goes, "I don't see any hope in here."
I'm not even mad at y'all for coming down on me like you did. That's the LHCF way, but my feelings aren't easily hurt. I still love y'all.
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@NJoy you KNOW we are all inspired by your progress, but I will always consider your growth a miracle (blessing? Whichever you are more comfortable with). Like I said, if people want to call me a party pooper, say I'm raining on the OP's parade, complaining (?), whatever -- that's fine. Like that McDonald's Happy Meal commercial goes, "I don't see any hope in here."
I'm not even mad at y'all for coming down on me like you did. That's the LHCF way, but my feelings aren't easily hurt. I still love y'all.
I studied all the positive and encouraging posts and stayed away from any griping, complaining and let's-get-realisms. I was at least a five months in before I even realized that not everyone believed that an inch a month was possible. I mean, there was a whole thread full of people who were going for it. Um, that's how green I was.
I say, you can only expect to be able to do what you truly believe in your heart. As I think in my heart, so am I. My heart believed that if others were doing it, so could I. And so I am.
Excuse my ends, I was on that no-trimming-even-though-my-ends-were-suspect bandwagon back then. 
but it just happened...
LOL I didn't mean "haircare industry" like it's some conglomerate....maybe I should have said this: there wouldn't be growth aids, products promising to help your hair grow long and strong, stylists who claim to have "growing hands" and things of that nature if all it took to get butt length hair in a year was prayer and meditation plus a clean diet, lots of exercise and 8 hours of sleep every night.
Yes, you are. And at the risk of sounding like a broken record, out of those of us who have been able to get an inch in a month, what keeps getting repeated in this thread is "I have done it once" or "I got an inch a month for (insert number less than 5) months." I only see one poster in here who HAS gotten that kind of CONSISTENT growth. It's almost like the fable of belling the cat -- everyone seems to KNOW that it's possible, but no one can do it.
I don't think anyone is acting like it's minimum effort. Exercising, eating right, low manipulation (to a lot of people), minimal stress (because how do you really control your stress?), etc are ALL more difficult (imo) than using a growth aide. When I was doing this routine I was basically living for my hair...and I got tired of it, which is why I wasn't consistent. Obsessing over growth and being super anal about it is TIRING. But, it does have its benefits and if people are striving for growth, then I will happily cheer them on from the sidelines and wish them the best. The negativity is not helpful nor supportive. I'mma chalk it up to some people having a bad week.I got 4.5 inches in 6 months when I was relaxed. I got it from using Megatek. Funny thing was that I only used MT becuase I didn't believe it worked and wanted to prove people wrong. HAHAHAHA Shame. I was religiously consistent - which is absolute key. I didn't skip na'an scheduled MT "greasing".
Whether people use topical growth aids or vitamins to achieve extra growth, they key is consistency. Not one month consistency, but often times longer than that. @NJoy is a perfect example.
I think I get what lilsparkle825 is trying to say. Basically, the norm is not 5 inches in 5 months and it shouldn't seem like minimal effort will produce extraordinary results. And to that, I agree. Am I correct?
I don't think anyone is acting like it's minimum effort. Exercising, eating right, low manipulation (to a lot of people), minimal stress (because how do you really control your stress?), etc are ALL more difficult (imo) than using a growth aide. When I was doing this routine I was basically living for my hair...and I got tired of it, which is why I wasn't consistent. Obsessing over growth and being super anal about it is TIRING. But, it does have its benefits and if people are striving for growth, then I will happily cheer them on from the sidelines and wish them the best. The negativity is not helpful nor supportive. I'mma chalk it up to some people having a bad week.
I don't think anyone is acting like it's minimum effort. Exercising, eating right, low manipulation (to a lot of people), minimal stress (because how do you really control your stress?), etc are ALL more difficult (imo) than using a growth aide. When I was doing this routine I was basically living for my hair...and I got tired of it, which is why I wasn't consistent. Obsessing over growth and being super anal about it is TIRING. But, it does have its benefits and if people are striving for growth, then I will happily cheer them on from the sidelines and wish them the best. The negativity is not helpful nor supportive. I'mma chalk it up to some people having a bad week.
I love LHCF....tell someone it's not normal to get an inch a month for a long period of time and you're looked at as negative, unsupportive or bitter. 
Smile, it's the weekend! 
