Hip Length Challenge 2010

Hey Ladies, The purpose of check ins are to keep us motivated to stay on track and continue progressing towards our goals, not to focus on what hasn't happened. We can celebrate healthy ends if we got a recent cut or trim or increased thickness. If we've been on autopilot, we can be pleasantly surprised by growth or alerted to the fact that we need to make some course corrections so we can get back on the right track:yep: Everyone here has beautiful, long hair and we want to celebrate it!

For those who asked to join late, even though I'm not updating the challenger list on the first page, please post pictures & share your progress, challenges, tips, etc.

On another note: I saw 2 long hairs IRL this week, 1 HL & the other TBL. I really liked the way the HL looked. Even though I am growing to TBL stretched, I am growing to that length so my hair looks WL or HL when out to account for shrinkage.
 
Hey ladies! Just checkin in! I feel like I've been "stuck" at MBL since forever! I did cut an inch of hair to even it up but dang!

I'm trying to enjoy my hair and not worry so much on what length I am. I was very sick for a week and I couldn't wash my hair for 9 days. I NEVER wait that long, but I was bunning it up and applying delicious coffee butter to my edges and ends. I'm under the steamer right now and I'm using Miel y Canela as a DC.
 
BostonMaria said:
Hey ladies! Just checkin in! I feel like I've been "stuck" at MBL since forever! I did cut an inch of hair to even it up but dang!

I'm trying to enjoy my hair and not worry so much on what length I am. I was very sick for a week and I couldn't wash my hair for 9 days. I NEVER wait that long, but I was bunning it up and applying delicious coffee butter to my edges and ends. I'm under the steamer right now and I'm using Miel y Canela as a DC.
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BM i thought u claim WL already.:rolleyes:

sorry tohere about your sickness also
 
AdoraAdora24 said:
BM i thought u claim WL already.:rolleyes:

sorry tohere about your sickness also
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The Hair Police :stop:told me not to claim it yet LOL j/k :lachen:
So I figured I'd give it till the end of March and then get my hair done "professionally" (I use that term loosely) and see where I'm really at.

I'm sure I'll get to hip length by December. I'm more interested in getting to APL or BSL curly already. Now THAT has taken forever.

Oh and as far as my sickness, I lost 6 pounds so its all good!
 
BostonMaria said:
The Hair Police :stop:told me not to claim it yet LOL j/k :lachen:
So I figured I'd give it till the end of March and then get my hair done "professionally" (I use that term loosely) and see where I'm really at.

I'm sure I'll get to hip length by December. I'm more interested in getting to APL or BSL curly already. Now THAT has taken forever.

Oh and as far as my sickness, I lost 6 pounds so its all good!
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ihear you on that:grin::grin:, i want to lose some wait toooo:crying3::cry2::sad:.

i just just ate seven cookies, just nowwwwww:drunk::drunk::drunk::drunk:.

oh, and are you comming to the ny meet up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:grouphug:
 
Adora, I'm planning on going! I'd have to figure out how to get there since I'm in Boston. I hate driving in NY so my guess is either plane or Acela. What part of NY are you from? I usually stay in Brooklyn when I go.
 
BostonMaria said:
Adora, I'm planning on going! I'd have to figure out how to get there since I'm in Boston. I hate driving in NY so my guess is either plane or Acela. What part of NY are you from? I usually stay in Brooklyn when I go.
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i usualy stay in BK to with family. i live in atlantic city
 
Ooh I loove AC! I used to hang out there back in my 20's.

BTW as far as my hair... I'm really enjoying the length and the fact that its more of a U shaped now.. BUT .. damn I thought I'd be WSL by now so I'm a little discouraged. I have to admit, I was a bit spoiled in 2008 when my hair went from barely shoulder length to top of BSL in one year. I forget that these next steps are many inches long. I'm just greedy I guess. I know people trying to get to APL for years and here I am whining about my short MBL hair LOL Shame on me.

I'll be celebrating my 3rd year natural in September. In November it'll be 4 years sans relaxer. I am sure that hip length will be my last goal and then its just thickening up my ends.

Anyway its hiplength or bust! If I end up going to NY in May I am sure I'll be WSL by then.
 
BostonMaria said:
Ooh I loove AC! I used to hang out there back in my 20's.

BTW as far as my hair... I'm really enjoying the length and the fact that its more of a U shaped now.. BUT .. damn I thought I'd be WSL by now so I'm a little discouraged. I have to admit, I was a bit spoiled in 2008 when my hair went from barely shoulder length to top of BSL in one year. I forget that these next steps are many inches long. I'm just greedy I guess. I know people trying to get to APL for years and here I am whining about my short MBL hair LOL Shame on me.

I'll be celebrating my 3rd year natural in September. In November it'll be 4 years sans relaxer. I am sure that hip length will be my last goal and then its just thickening up my ends.

Anyway its hiplength or bust! If I end up going to NY in May I am sure I'll be WSL by then.
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whoooooahh, congratz on the 3 years natural!!! andhair grows the fastest when you dont watch it. i dont know whats in my water BM but my hair is just growing!! i dont even drink alot of water or vitamins, ahhhwell.

definitely by the ny meet up youll be WL and me and you can go around weave checking the other ladies, :lachen:,kidding.
 
LynnieB said:
Thank-you schipperchow! Lovin' this thread and all the gorgeous growing hair in it! :lick:

I'm all for encouragement - we all could use it from time to time. :yep:
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LynnieB are you kidding me? You are like classic length at this point! LOL If you let me straighten your hair I bet its down to your ankles! Lovin your siggie BTW

AdoraAdora24 said:
whoooooahh, congratz on the 3 years natural!!! andhair grows the fastest when you dont watch it. i dont know whats in my water BM but my hair is just growing!! i dont even drink alot of water or vitamins, ahhhwell.

definitely by the ny meet up youll be WL and me and you can go around weave checking the other ladies, :lachen:,kidding.
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OMG that's so funny! :lachen:
 
HI ladies, just checking in. My growth has been going okay, I got about a .5 inch last month. It seems the longer my hair get the slower it grows. I might try to straighten it for the next length check but my flat ironing skills are not that great so I'll see. I love looking at all of the beautiful heads of hair in this thread!
 
Lucia said:
... I wonder if after reaching HL some of us still will want more length maybe to include the shrinkage factor.
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schipperchow1 said:
... Even though I am growing to TBL stretched, I am growing to that length so my hair looks WL or HL when out to account for shrinkage.
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Mz.MoMo5235 said:
... my goal is wl unstretched :) i just assume that would be tlb for me lol
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BostonMaria said:
I'm sure I'll get to hip length by December. I'm more interested in getting to APL or BSL curly already.
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Ah, our friend Shrinkage... is that the root of hair anorexia? :lol: I've been APL curly since I was around MBL. Doesn't matter how long my hair gets anymore, it stays APL curly. I would like to see my hair look WL, un-stretched and un-manipulated... I think that will require knee length hair, :lol:. I calculated my shrinkage once, and it averaged around 65%. (My son's shrinkage is 90%, so I suppose I should count my blessings. :spinning:)

BostonMaria said:
... I'd give it till the end of March and then get my hair done "professionally" (I use that term loosely) and see where I'm really at.
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BostonMaria, haven't you been reading all the cautionary tales on here lately? Don't you let any "professionals" near your lovely locks; you know there isn't anything they can do to your hair that is better than what you can do yourself! :lol:
 
90% shrinkage!!! holy crap! i should count my blessings too lol

right now i'm mbl and apl curly. when i was between wl and hl i was bsl curly. so i think tlb will do her lol at least i hope! lmao

the only thing i dont like is once i hit wl my curl pattern changes. that irritates me a bit because my curls are too stretched
 
yamilee21 said:
Ah, our friend Shrinkage... is that the root of hair anorexia? :lol: I've been APL curly since I was around MBL. Doesn't matter how long my hair gets anymore, it stays APL curly. I would like to see my hair look WL, un-stretched and un-manipulated... I think that will require knee length hair, :lol:. I calculated my shrinkage once, and it averaged around 65%. (My son's shrinkage is 90%, so I suppose I should count my blessings. :spinning:)
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Perhaps:spinning: It seems like we like the MBL to WL look for hang time:yep:
 
BostonMaria said:
Adora, I'm planning on going! I'd have to figure out how to get there since I'm in Boston. I hate driving in NY so my guess is either plane or Acela. What part of NY are you from? I usually stay in Brooklyn when I go.
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Hmmmm, so I need to crash the NY meet up........VA is not that far, but NY is home. I am from White Plains NY, and will be staying in Westchester. I will have to watch for the updates on this NY meet up. Any idea when it's coming up?
 
Hi ladies:)

Just checking in. So far so good; I feel like I am right on track. My hair is about an inch longer than it was at the end of December. I get about a half an inch of growth per month so I am retaining well. I have been wearing buns daily since December 19 (with the exception of two days) and that is really paying off. I will be bunning till June; if everything stays on track I should be WL by then.

Happy Growing Ladies:-)
 
Shrinkage is the thing, even when my hair's straightened if I don't get it pin-straight then there's always a little bit of shrinkage. My goal is to retain 6 inches this year, I know I'm setting the goal high but that way I will reach and maybe pass HL hopefully. We can do this, keep growing ladies :)


BM, don't let those stylists near you hair, they just don't care about length or what people like us want, they'll just chop it, so you can come back and be a regular client


Adora, you're hair looks great, how do you like being texturized, have you noticed much diff from being natural, and when straightening how long does it take and how much do you have to do to your hair to get it straight vs when you were natural? and are you worried about getting the same results when you touch up?TIA
 
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schipperchow1 said:
:weird:How are you ladies growing? Remember, length check in March 21! Can't wait to see everyone's progress:gorgeous:
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OMG, I am so tempted to flat iron for the March 21 length check :chocbunny: I managed not to give in and put in a sew-in weave :duck: thank god... I know it would have damaged my hair, esp the edges.

I feel like I'm not getting any growth here, it's so frustrating. I'm also getting mighty sick of wearing a wig. I'm tired of walking around knowing that everyone around me thinks I'm bald or have short raggedy hair. Sigh. At the same time, I do have my goals to think of.

Shrinkage is a M.F. no doubt about it. My hair looks APL too. Sigh.

So give me the details about this NY meetup!!! I live in NJ.
 
I can SO do this!! I hope u ladies are growing well;)

Well i have fresh ends...i dusted about 1/4 my ends. So im doing what i can to keep them healthy....that dry spell i had and these stupid cold fronts really wreaked havoc on my hair :cry: But its not a HUGE setback i just had crunchy ends....but its all fixed:D

I'm hoping to reach Waist+ by June....and be halfway to Hip by the end of the year.
 
I cut about 1/2 in off my ends this afternoon. I haven't cut in the winter since I started my LHJ but I don't like thin ends at the end of my pony tail or braid. Could've been leader hairs & I am usually ok with it until time to cut, but for some reason today, I didn't stop & think about my long-term goal & just went snip snip all over:ohwell:. Who knows...maybe it will trigger an early growth spurt:rolleyes:
 
Mz.MoMo5235 said:
i'm taking the scissors away from all of you guys! :swearing:
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Good idea, I just put mine away ASAP, I won't be trimming for 3-4 months at least. I'm going to just let it grow until it's time to dust, no more S&D's it's easy to get addicted to searching for ends and doing more harm than good.
 
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Hello ladies,
I'm debating on whether I should go to the salon for our March length check. I am going back and forth on the idea.
 
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