Hip Tbl & Beyond Challenge 2018

CheChe1881 said:
UPDATE:

Today marks one month since my first journey pic.

And ummmmm.... I've gained 2 inches between April 8th and May 8th.

I'm still in shock. If I didn't have the pics I wouldn't have believed it. :eek2:

Routine:
The only thing I do is put surge in my hair once or twice a day (missed around total 6 days).
I wear wigs and wet my hair a lot.

Hair:
In first pic (April 8th) was in a flexi rod set.
In the update (May 8th) I just flexi rod the back section to measure.
I wanted to keep it all consistent so I can have reliable results.

Anyways, here are the pics. Lemme know if I'm crazy or not lol
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Oooo ma! GROWTH! Love it! Im patiently holding out for June lol!
 
I am being so hair lazy these days...been in a wet bun for almost 2 weeks. I spray every day with water and every other day I use the CP oil mix on my scalp and drizzle on the bun. My hair is so soft and moisturized and my scalp feels good. I will do something this weekend as I can tell hubby is at his bun limit. Hopefully going to weeks will not increase my shedding. I will probably rollerset for Mother's Day and leave it down for a few days.
 
Going to cut one thing out of my regimen. The scalp massaging on Co-Wash day.
I realize I spend about 2 hours on my hair all because of how tangled it gets right after doing my scalp massage... I co wash with no problem... But, after cowashing, I oil my scalp then flip my head upside down and do the inversion method for 4 mins. I personally feel like this is hurting my length retention while it benefits growth...

So what I'm thinking I should do is: co-wash, moisturize, and just oil my scalp and seal.... No massaging.
I lose the most hair out of the entire week on Wednesdays after doing a scalp massage. :evil:
 
NaturalShe94 said:
Going to cut one thing out of my regimen. The scalp massaging on Co-Wash day.
I realize I spend about 2 hours on my hair all because of how tangled it gets right after doing my scalp massage... I co wash with no problem... But, after cowashing, I oil my scalp then flip my head upside down and do the inversion method for 4 mins. I personally feel like this is hurting my length retention while it benefits growth...

So what I'm thinking I should do is: co-wash, moisturize, and just oil my scalp and seal.... No massaging.
I lose the most hair out of the entire week on Wednesdays after doing a scalp massage. :evil:
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Scalp massages don't work for me either, I just get root tangles. When inverting, I skip that step and hope for the best.
 
Daina said:
I am being so hair lazy these days...been in a wet bun for almost 2 weeks. I spray every day with water and every other day I use the CP oil mix on my scalp and drizzle on the bun. My hair is so soft and moisturized and my scalp feels good. I will do something this weekend as I can tell hubby is at his bun limit. Hopefully going to weeks will not increase my shedding. I will probably rollerset for Mother's Day and leave it down for a few days.
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I was supposed to take my hair down and wear it out last weekend. That didn't happen. LOL It's still in the same 4 braids since my last wash day a week and a half ago. I haven't neglected my hair though. I've been oiling my scalp, moisturizing and sealing every 2-3 days. It just feels so soft!

You are totally right, it's super easy to get a little lazy but sometimes you need that.
 
I completed a Total Body Workout this morning (the boys are with their grandparents, so I'm getting a lot done for me today! :headspin:) The Total Body Workout included

weight lifting,
crunches, and
deep stretching.

I couldn't do all the reps and had to rest a bit, but I did 80% to 100% of the reps for all the exercises. I feel great. Now, I'm headed to the store to purchase some organic maple and brown steel cut oatmeal, to which I will add milk and bananas and raw honey and pecans and a special peanut butter and flaxseed. :yep:

Hairwise, I haven't yet decided how I'll style my hair for Mother's Day. I think I want to do a chunky flat twist out OR a flexirod set. I'm not sure. Annnnnnnnd: I'm considering purchasing The Mane Choice DC because I refuse to repurchase my HG Shea Moisture hip masque . . . and because The Mane Choice DC contains biotin and carrot seed oil.
 
Regarding peace/calm:

You guys, I did it!
  • I went through every piece of clothing of mine in the house (I didn't go into the boxes in the garage), and did a HARD STREAMLINE. I was really strict and removed any- and every- thing that didn't give me immense joy OR that resulted in my owning too much of something.

    This stuff had accumulated over 20 years or so. It is GREAT! My closet and dresser drawers are so streamlined and clean and thus peace-giving. I love it. :love3:

  • Also, I made two strategic purchases: The PERFECT pair of black pants (from Dress Barn, which I'd never visited before) and a pair of black flats from DSW (I don't wear flats but needed some for marching all around campus on graduation day).
Doing the two things above has really contributed to my sense of ease and peace. Getting dressed for the day, church, the night, exercising, etc. is very niiiiiice now. :yep:
 
Update...

I've been dealing with some health issues so for most of 2017 I have neglected my hair, because of that my hair has suffered :cry3:

I was going up to a month without washing my hair or even combing it. When I did wash it I was just shampooing and conditioning it with no deep condition or pre-poo. Which is all a no no with me. Being high porosity with fine hair stands my hair needs a coconut oil pre poo and frequent protein treatments.

Thus I had to give it a good trim. I'm still at WSL. Planning on having a Deva Cut in September to shape it up. I think I'm about 3 inches to HL. I gave myself a henna treatment today and am back to taking care of myself as well as my hair again :drunk:

Hair is 95% dry in the pictures just a tad damp in the roots of the crown area.
 

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I got some new silk hair items from Pretty Anntoinets.


I claimed I was going to skip my annual purchase this year because I have a drawer full of unopened silk items :blush:
Butttttttttt when I went to her website she had silk scrunchies and head bands and I was curious to test them out since these items were not there when I ordered last year. Well I purchased 10 silk scrunchies, 3 silk headbands and just had to toss in a silk pillowcase for good measure.

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I really am impressed with the silk scrunchies. They work really well on long hair. As you can see, they extend the length of my hand.

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I'm able to semi bun without the headache. Wrap around fully once and the 2nd go round, don't pull all the way through. Just tuck any loose hair around the scrunchie.
#Score :bdance:

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lulu97 said:
I got some new silk hair items from Pretty Anntoinets.


I claimed I was going to skip my annual purchase this year because I have a drawer full of unopened silk items :blush:
Butttttttttt when I went to her website she had silk scrunchies and head bands and I was curious to test them out since these items were not there when I ordered last year. Well I purchased 10 silk scrunchies, 3 silk headbands and just had to toss in a silk pillowcase for good measure.

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I really am impressed with the silk scrunchies. They work really well on long hair. As you can see, they extend the length of my hand.

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I'm able to semi bun without the headache. Wrap around fully once and the 2nd go round, don't pull all the way through. Just tuck any loose hair around the scrunchie.
#Score :bdance:

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I may have just ordered a black scrunchie and a black New Jersey beanie. :smile:
 
lulu97 said:
I got some new silk hair items from Pretty Anntoinets.


I claimed I was going to skip my annual purchase this year because I have a drawer full of unopened silk items :blush:
Butttttttttt when I went to her website she had silk scrunchies and head bands and I was curious to test them out since these items were not there when I ordered last year. Well I purchased 10 silk scrunchies, 3 silk headbands and just had to toss in a silk pillowcase for good measure.

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I really am impressed with the silk scrunchies. They work really well on long hair. As you can see, they extend the length of my hand.

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I'm able to semi bun without the headache. Wrap around fully once and the 2nd go round, don't pull all the way through. Just tuck any loose hair around the scrunchie.
#Score :bdance:

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Whats this site? Love looking at new things to shop for...
 
Weight/Fitness
  1. I ran, jogged, and walked today. I hadn't done it in so long. I just needed to get started again! I wasn't able to do much, but once I am able to, my health and weight will be on a great path. :smile:
  2. I have gained back some of the weight I lost from the last Cabbage Soup Diet round I did. Part of my major weight-related goals is to NOT do this yo-yo thing and just become fit, slim, and toned in a stabilized manner, as a matter of my natural eating and exercise habits, and not because I'm doing something "special," depriving myself, etc. Accordingly, I'm considering just incorporating the Cabbage Soup Diet into my monthly eating plan and not making it a "special" thing.
Hair
I have been doing twist outs and sets and so forth because I felt that wash-and-go's were giving me SSKs. This morning I did a cowash-and-go with a new-to-me gel, and I love it! Here are the products/method I used:
  • Sectioning: I clipped up two sections for the hair in the back of my head, and then I divided the rest of my hair into four sections, using the Kimmaytube-recommended updo clips.
  • Cowashing and de-webbing and elongating: I kept my hair in sections and in the shower used the Shea Moisture high porosity masque (saved my hair, which was so shrunken and tangled!!!).
  • Detangling leave-in and applying styler: Removing each updo clip section by section, I in the shower applied the Curl Junkie Smoothing Lotion, detangling with it and flashing the hair section under the water to drive the product in and through my hair. Before moving on to the next section, I applied The Mane Choice biotin gel liberally via the praying hands method. I made sure to fully elongate the gelled hair section and squeezed out excess water and product before moving onto the next section.
 
lulu97 said:
http://www.prettyanntoinets.com

I must warn you...if you order once, you will be hooked. LOL If I could recommend anything to start with, it would be the silk pillowcase. I wouldn't recommend the bonnets...but I'm a bit biased because I don't wear or like bonnets anyway.
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I am liking this site a lot! I have a satin pillowcase, but I believe I would benefit better with a silk one so I ordered the silk pillowcase set and a silk bonnet!
 
I'm on my last jar of my holy grail SM's hipo masque. :cry3:

I must begin the work of finding the replacement. I went looking at Etsy, and while there I purchased:

From NaturelleGrow's Etsy store (black female -owned):
Banana Coconut Pre-poo (she was kind enough to make a sample available :smile:) to see if it can replace the SM hipo masque
​
Unrelated to the masque, but toward replacing the face, lotion, and body Shea Moisture products in my rotation:

From anjeupendo's Etsy store (black female -owned):
  1. Pure Luv Coconut Soap ("Vegan Soap. Homemade. Handcrafted. Hair and Body Soap. Beauty Bar. Hexane Free.")
  2. This Rite Here!! Hair & Body Cream SAMPLE ("Naturally Scented Cream. Great for All Skin and Hair Types.")
  3. WHAT!??! Under Eye Roll-On ("Organic Eye Serum. Handcrafted. Rare Ingredients.")
  4. Brighter Days!! Organic Olive Oil and Organic Coconut Oil Soap Enhanced with Lemons
  5. Power WOWww!! Non Sodium Bicarbonate Deodorant. ("Handcrafted.")
From TheHealingPlaceFarm's Etsy store (not black-owned):
Puffy Eye and Circle Erase Roller ("Natural; Aloe Vera; Lavender, Helichrysum Essential Oils; Caffeine Crystals; Carrot Seed Oil")​
 
I woke around 4:30 AM and did my Total Body Workout today! #sexybysummer'17

Last night I banded my hair into 6 sections, and today I am on Day 2 of my first The Mane Choice wngo. I like it! It has a little lack of definition at the roots, due to how I did NOT carefully apply gel to the roots, but I like it. I created a media album of it, for future reference for myself.
 
Traveling for work this week and I wanted to keep my hair needs to a minimum. I rollerset over Mother's Day weekend and to preserve at night I have been pin curling which has given me extra stretch as well! If I can get a good picture this morning before I head to my conference I'll post it. For my trip I brought with me QB Aethiopika butter, CP growth oil mix and grapeseed oil - that's it! At night I take a small swipe of the butter and a few drops of the growth oil (2 at most) for each pin curl section on the ends. I probably have about 15 - 20 pin curls around my entire head. In the morning I take down the pin curls with a small amount of grapeseed oil I rub into my hands. My hair has been coming out great and is very shiny! Every other night I massage the CP oil on my scalp.

I'm going to try to stretch this rollerset for 2 weeks as my scalp feels great and there is no push for me to cleanse. Next week though I will be back in a bun.
 
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