APL 2012 Challenge

I am not sure what happened to my earlier post. I am very interested in joining the group. I been a lurker for to long now I need to join in on the fun and set some real challenges for my goals.

Current hair length: I am slightly past shoulder length
Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Transitioning: I am texlaxed switching to relaxed
Goal Month I plan on reaching APL by the summer of 2012
Current Reggie and styling choices: I wear braid outs almost daily and I wear my hair up in a bun maybe two three times out of the week. I use heat once every three months (unless it’s a special occasion). I wash and deep condition my hair every two weeks. I cowash my hair weekly.
What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? : What I will change is my protective styling. I will wear braids, buns, or wigs throughout my journey and wear my hair out on occasion. If I am wearing buns I might wear my hair out once or twice a week to give it a break. If it’s cold outside I will wear my wigs or braids. I will do search and destroys weekly. I will also begin to oil my scalp and ends on a regular basis. I have been thinking about starting with my amla and cassia treatments again. I will keep you posted if I change that. I think to keep me motivated I might start a fotki album so that I can see my growth progress.
Post a beginning picture: I won’t be able to post pics because I am at work. I will post some later
 
Growingmyhairlong did you mean to join the APL 2012 or APL 2013 challenge? I see your goal is to hit APL by the end of the summer. Summer has already passed madam. Did you mean by the end of the year? If so, come on in and join in the fun! :welcome:
 
back to being 2-3 in away from apl. I got a MUCH NEEDED trim. I didn't expect it to be that much shorter but my ends look much thicker and that stupid v is no more lol.
 
Doesn't caffeine and sugar stunt your growth? Grad school has be going crazy with the coffee and the sugar I need to better for my hair and these 6 lbs I gained over the last 5 weeks!
 
Guess what today is???? My relaxer day YAY!!!!! This new growth is fierce honey lol. Can't wait to take pictures to post. I will finally be able to determine if I will be graduating with the APL class of 2012 or if I get held back lol. But I still have two months left just in case I fall a bit short :)

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SincerelyBeautiful said:
Guess what today is???? My relaxer day YAY!!!!! This new growth is fierce honey lol. Can't wait to take pictures to post. I will finally be able to determine if I will be graduating with the APL class of 2012 or if I get held back lol. But I still have two months left just in case I fall a bit short :)

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I hope you are a graduate in 2012 but if not, no worries. You will be in good company, I might not graduate either, lol. It's a draw but I am hopeful.
 
here is a pic from last month. my hair wasn't really straightened. it would have been longer, but i got really scissor happy in Aug and Sept.
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shortdub78 I'm about to :spank: your butt! If you wouldn't have got so snip happy, you'd be BSB by now!

i know right! i feel awful! i have been a real jerk to my hair lately.

oh i am so pissed with my mother right now! i let her use my relaxer, neutralizer, scalp base, and my bonnet dryer and she didn't return my stuff! i thought i had everything still here. i based my scalp with castor oil and oiled my relaxed ends, got the stupid plastic cap on one side, since i was going to try the half/half method. i have to take my DS to his basketball game and my daughter to ballet practice this morning. now i gotta walk around with a damn plastic cap on my head with a hat with all of this oil in my hair! with by the way will open up my pores!

i woke up at 4am to do my hair! i am on my way to her now!
 
and why was this thread on the 3rd page? folks started the APL 2013 challenge and just left this one in the dust! :lol: the year is not over yet ladies! we still have less than 3 months to go!
 
shortdub78 said:
here is a pic from last month. my hair wasn't really straightened. it would have been longer, but i got really scissor happy in Aug and Sept.

shortdub78, your hair has really grown in length and thickness. It looks gorgeous. Hope you are posting in the BSL challenge. :-)
 
and why was this thread on the 3rd page? folks started the APL 2013 challenge and just left this one in the dust! :lol: the year is not over yet ladies! we still have less than 3 months to go!

Everybody has been on cruise control in here lately lol. Just counting down til the end of the year.
 
NikkiQ said:
Everybody has been on cruise control in here lately lol. Just counting down til the end of the year.

Why do new challenges start before the year ends? Even though I have grazed APL I am hoping that I am full APL by year's end. I need a good trim though.

Going to start 2013 with the BSB challenge.
 
Why do new challenges start before the year ends? Even though I have grazed APL I am hoping that I am full APL by year's end. I need a good trim though.

Going to start 2013 with the BSB challenge.

I just like to start it so a) no one creates it before me and b) everyone has 2 months to get to their final goal of the year before they're comfortable enough to move on to the next challenge.

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Here is a picture of my freshly relaxed hair after it air dried



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It has gotten so much thicker and I can say it looks APL to me. Luckily I still have a couple months to retain an inch or so.
 
Lurkee oh thank you! yes i post in there, but sometimes i feel like an outsider, like i am just reaching..but hopefully i will gain some more progress before the year is over.

i don't care what anyone says, pregnancy ain't doin jack for my hair! i shed and get the same about of growth.
 
Great curls and length @tiffjust2002! Next step is BSL! I'm currently in the BSL 2012 Challenge and will leap into the BSL 2013 Challenge soon! :yep:

Welcome @NefertariBlu!

Way to Go @NikkiQ! 15lbs can be done! To date I have lost 121 lbs since 2010! I believe I've lost my most weight this year after I updated my workouts from 6 days to 3 days a week and shortened my workouts from 1 hour to 30 minutes. I still use my hair dryer yet only need to use Monday and Wednesday mornings then set twists on weekends. I knew this fiscal year would have more responsibilities and didn't want to give up my routine.
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I really can't explain it too well yet when I updated my routine in July by exercising only 3 days a week I've lost more weight than when I exercised 6 days a week. Somehow I am keeping up my energy, eating well, resting often, and losing weight by exercising less!

Ladies here's an older article that explains how this works at TIME.COM. It's a few pages long yet the information is good: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin

@Blairx0 I think you should be ok if the bonnet fits well enough where it doesn't catch on your hat or pull your hair underneath

So pretty @KiWiStyle!

Welcome @Growingmyhairlong! We'll see you too in the APL 2013 Challenge :fan:

Amazing growth @shortdub78!

Great lengths @SincerelyBeautiful!
 
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