APL 2012 Challenge

Here's my update, first pic was taken July the second is from three weeks ago.
 

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Here's my update...same starting message and same shirt....

~Current hair length = FINALLY APL I can truly claim it now being that I have more than a few strands at that length. My sides have caught up even though its not one length all around. A straight line APL is what my goal is not a U or V and I think I'm there (or close to it)!!!
:yay:

~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd = Natural who straightens 95% of the time.

~APL goal month = thought April but made it September 30th!

~Current Reggie and styling choices = Shampoo once a month; DC weekly (changed conditioners to Silk Elements Mega Cholestoral); flat iron weekly (lowered the heat from 450 to 340ish); moisturize, seal, and wrap nightly; exercise; eat healthy (increase lean protein and try to eat 6 fruits and veggies per day). (Slacked on the healthy stuff a little but I'm reving it back up).

~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? = I might start bunning otherwise nothing. I DIDN'T CHANGE A THING actually neglected my hair a little.

~Post a beginning picture - Done Jan. 8th
~Post March 31st - Done Apr. 2nd
~Post July 3rd - Done July 3rd
~Post September 30th - Done Oct. 1st Made APL!!!

See y'all on...
December 31st
YES I'M STILL COMING BACK! Lol! :lachen:

ETA...If it wasn't for NikkiQ starting this thread and everyone keeping it going I probably would not have kept up with my progress pics like I have and I would still be in disbelief about my hairgrowth reaching anything past SL. I just looked at the comparison between the first pic and the most recent and I am amazed.
To Nikki - :thankyou:
My graduation acceptance speech but I wholeheartedly mean it :grin:
 

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Wow...thanks texasqt! It was my honor to host such an amazing group of ladies in this challenge. You guys are what made it easy to do and it just keeps me motivated to continue on this journey with everyone!
 
NikkiQ count me in the BSL 2013. Hopefully by dec 20th i will be closed enough to APL to make the class. That's when i will also decide if i am going to relax my hair or just straighten the roots and make this an official transition. Either way, i am in cause i will not BC until my natural hair is shoulder length at least.
 
Congratulations to all the graduates. Gotta love progress pics; i'm here with my glass of moscato, papa johns pizza, enjoying a nice monday night with all of you. Can't wait to contribute to the hair show next check in, but working on it. I promise, lol.
 
ronie said:
Congratulations to all the graduates. Gotta love progress pics; i'm here with my glass of moscato, papa johns pizza, enjoying a nice monday night with all of you. Can't wait to contribute to the hair show next check in, but working on it. I promise, lol.
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Damn! I like your Monday night meal lol. I want some moscato and pizza :lol:

Sent from my Android...Boom.
 
Gonna knock out some small Celies today. Got all the time in the world to do em. Supposed to go to a Zumba class tonight,but I'm sure my girls will bail on me anyway. I want the hair done before then in case I go without their asses.

Sent from my Android...Boom.
 
texasqt said:
Here's my update...same starting message and same shirt....

~Current hair length = FINALLY APL I can truly claim it now being that I have more than a few strands at that length. My sides have caught up even though its not one length all around. A straight line APL is what my goal is not a U or V and I think I'm there (or close to it)!!!
:yay:

~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd = Natural who straightens 95% of the time.

~APL goal month = thought April but made it September 30th!

~Current Reggie and styling choices = Shampoo once a month; DC weekly (changed conditioners to Silk Elements Mega Cholestoral); flat iron weekly (lowered the heat from 450 to 340ish); moisturize, seal, and wrap nightly; exercise; eat healthy (increase lean protein and try to eat 6 fruits and veggies per day). (Slacked on the healthy stuff a little but I'm reving it back up).

~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? = I might start bunning otherwise nothing. I DIDN'T CHANGE A THING actually neglected my hair a little.

~Post a beginning picture - Done Jan. 8th
~Post March 31st - Done Apr. 2nd
~Post July 3rd - Done July 3rd
~Post September 30th - Done Oct. 1st Made APL!!!

See y'all on...
December 31st
YES I'M STILL COMING BACK! Lol! :lachen:

ETA...If it wasn't for NikkiQ starting this thread and everyone keeping it going I probably would not have kept up with my progress pics like I have and I would still be in disbelief about my hairgrowth reaching anything past SL. I just looked at the comparison between the first pic and the most recent and I am amazed.
To Nikki - :thankyou:
My graduation acceptance speech but I wholeheartedly mean it :grin:
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texasqt, Excellent progress and retention!!! Congratulations!!
 
I still have my kinky twists in. no check in for me. I will definitely do one next time because I plan to straighten my hair.
 
This is my hair with just co washing and combing it out when dry. It shrinks because I have texlaxed bits. I wonder whether I can reach APL without heat and stretching. Just chilling at APL. Casual and all.
 

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I think that my go to style for the fall and winter are going to be ceilies underneath my wigs/scarves. Not sure about air drying this winter though. It depends on how cold it's going to be (and if I have to leave the house lol.)
 
Ladies :) so nice to see u gals again!! I have been MIA for a while but I'm back. Ok so I have been PSing in kinky twists with an occasional wash and moisturizing and sealing every nite. I hope to retain some length when I take them down this weekend. I'm really trying to make APL by the end of the year so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
 
Braids are done and GUESS WHO CAN BUN THEIR BRAIDS NOW!!!!!!!!!!! :yahoo:

Can you tell I'm excited??? This is a big deal ladies. I haven't been able to bun my hair since going natural let alone bun my braids. Granted it's the ugliest bun in the world, but dammit I'll take what I can get .
 

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I made apl for the second time and my hair goes back to that length within a couple weeks after having my ends clipped so im going to go ahead and claim it. Attached is a pic from may and also sept length check and the other pic is the sept length check by itself. My ends have seem to have gotten thin but i think that comes from it growing and being the oldest part of my hair which I was not taking care of at one point. Also I just started relaxing after the may pic so it could be a result of the relaxer. I have alot of shrinkage as a result of new growth. It will be time to touch up next week since that is 8 weeks for me but I am going to hold off until 12 weeks. I was going to relax my ends because of frizziness and underprocessed ( not in this pic) but I may not. I will talk to my hair dresser first about it and she is very strick on only relaxing your roots only during touch up so I will see what she says.
 

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