Official: For Short Haired Ladies...APL by Dec'09!

Girl we all want to be there like yesterday. I know for a fact if thee were some miracle potion to get me there and keep me there I would be 1st in line, lol
SouthernStunner said:
I hope so too. Either way (growing or not) I hope its not breaking. It doesnt seem like it.


Ok so the other question was when do I want to be APL even though the challenge ends in Dec.

YESTERDAY!:lachen:
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loulou82 said:
I know this challenge lasts until December but when do you ladies really want to hit APL? :sekret:

I want to be there by August. :rolleyes:
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I hope I can get there by Sept. My dh will be coming home for r&r (from iraq) break then and that would be a nice surprise but I won't be made if I don't get there until Dec as long as I get there.
 
loulou82 said:
I know this challenge lasts until December but when do you ladies really want to hit APL? :sekret:

I want to be there by August. :rolleyes:
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right this second!!!! :lachen: actually, I'm pretty sure I cld get there by October - IF I don't trim & no setbacks. But I'm planning a trim in June and another in December (getting rid of the last of my dead ends) so I dunno :ohwell:
 
thanks msdevo, now Im just wondering if Im getting this much growth in less then a month then what will my hair look like in 6 months. Im not trying to use heat for at least 3 months but I really want to see the length when stretched.
 
Your welcome. If your growth rate stays the same, you will be APL by December no doubt, may even before then.

kedda0720pooh said:
thanks msdevo, now Im just wondering if Im getting this much growth in less then a month then what will my hair look like in 6 months. Im not trying to use heat for at least 3 months but I really want to see the length when stretched.
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lp318lp said:
I'm going to have to do something about my protein. It looks like I'm getting enough, but my strand are getting thinner and I'm seeing a lot more hair coming out.

I tried to say that it was because of the constant snow that we get here in Boston, but... I really think that I was just looking for a scapegoat with Old Man Winter...

Thanks for your thoughts, Shay72!

me~:rolleyes:
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You are welcomed!

msdevo said:
There are so many new things on the board thats talked about that I want to try but I am afraid that I will hit a setback if my hair doesn't agree. So right now Im on that " If it ain't broke don't try to fix it" kick.
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Oh me too. I only try things when I'm trying to remedy something. I will stick with choking down my garlic pills and my garlic poo & condish.

When do I want to make APL?I'm not good at predicting when I will meet hair length goals but I think Dec is when I will make it. If it is sooner or later that is fine too.
 
In all reality I think Dec is when I will make APL. Its gonna come so I wont stress plus I promised my boys (twins) that I will not cut my hair ever again. They told me girls are suppose to have long hair and boys have short hair. I dont know where they got this from cause my mom (their meme) has a tapered short hair cut and my hair aint long (but I did have long hair a year ago:wallbash:) Anyway I pinkie promised them I wouldn't cut again.
 
taz007 said:
Mini update.

I am 6 weeks post and TRYING to manage the new growth. Sunday, I washed my hair with Aphogee for damaged hair, did an Aphogee 2-step protein, Aphogee rebalancer, Aphogee green tea. I then used Lacio lacio and Chi Silk Infusion and rollerset. It came out beautiful .... FOR ONE DAY, uggh.

My hair looks thin to me :sad:. I will cowash my hair on Wednesday and post a picture of it wet.
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thats heaps of protein....how does your hair feel???

i did the aphogee for damaged hair and my hair felt much stronger.....i hope it helps with breakage.
 
Ok I am mad. The girl that was going to tighten my twists stood me up. Part of me hopes she is ok the other part is like dang man WTH. I will see her at work in the morning and if she doesnt have a good excuse and give me another time to get it done then I am taking them out next weekend. Thats 3 weeks earlier than I want to but I am not risking my hairline. I am really sad right now.



ETA: She just called and said she had to work late and said she apology for not calling but she didnt have my nuber (I never gave it to her but left a message today with my number) Any way she is going to do it on Sat. YAY
 
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Here is a little update:

My longest length is about an inch or 2 from APL. The rest of my hair is either SL or close to it. I am about to braid my hair up, so I can prevent any breakage on my hair for awhile. I hope that braiding throughout the year will help me reach BSL or full APL by the end of this year.
 
loulou82 said:
I know this challenge lasts until December but when do you ladies really want to hit APL? :sekret:

I want to be there by August. :rolleyes:
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I want to APL at a time that will allow me to also reach BSL this year (June-August), LOL. I would love to reach BSL by the end of the year. If I do not make BSL, I definitely want to be full APL by the end of the year. I want every side of my head to have APL hair hanging from it.
 
I just put on braids but before I did, I rollerset my hair to straighten it out. When I stretched it (I'm 6 months post) my hair was touching my shoulders. I wonder of APL is realistic by the end of the year???
 
jsjess said:
I'm checking in, I have had sooo much success since I started. My hair was a dry brittle mess when I started, and now with all the advice and lessons my hair is sooooooo nice. I will have to update with pics later.

Am I the only person whose hair HATES protien.??????? It makes my hair, hard and brittle. I was using MTK once a week, but had to stop the frequency...I've cut back to once every two weeks. I don't want to stop using it because with every use I seem to have obvious growth.

I've been DCing with Nexxus and Kenra and my hair is sooo soft and healthy.

Any other suggestions ladies?
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My hair ABHORS protein, but I know I need to integrate it into my regimen. I used to use Aphogee treatment for damaged hair but it made my hair feel like crap afterwards - hard, brittle, difficult to comb. I pitched it, but I am starting MegaTek this week (I am hoping the rewards are worth the 'punishment'). To compensate for the protein beating, I condition first with a protein treatment (right now, I'm using Ion's Reconstructor - from Sally's), shampoo with Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Shampoo, then DC with a moisture-rich conditioner (I use Paul Mitchell The Detangler OR Lustrasilk Shea and Mango Deep Conditioner).

If your hair reacts badly to protein alone, find another moisture-rich product to rehydrate your curls and get them back to their soft, silky selves! :yep:

Hope this helps!
 
I am gonna be relaxing very soon, ima take some pictures...hopefully I have gotten a bot closer to APL from when i started..
 
My reggie is still trying to level out-I've been Kiyafizzlin, using olive oil, ORS Condish Pak, just tried the WHOLE Neutrogena Triple Moisture line out and I was trying to use the Smooth N Shine Curl Activator w/ aloe vera for dryness and will try my coconut oil for the first time tonight.....my hopeful regimen is(if I can get the right products for me):

DC- 2x week w/ heat for 30 minutes
No relaxing
Mosturize everyday or as often as needed
Wear wigs as a protective style (braids too, if I can manage)
Take Biotin and my One-A-Day's everyday
Just K.I.S.S.

I want to get a good balance between moisture and protein while retaining ends with wigs and braids and hopefully gain enough length to start bunning. I plan to take pictures and write down what my hair goes thru so I can better track good/bad products.
 
I am hoping by December; I think that's exactly realistic for me. I should have one layer there by then. If I have more, then great! If I just have a few strands touching, not so great. but SOMETHING has to be touching there by December! :grin:
 
loulou82 said:
I know this challenge lasts until December but when do you ladies really want to hit APL? :sekret:

I want to be there by August. :rolleyes:
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I want to be APL by Jul but after looking at my hair while it's wet I can see through the ends. My hair is a scraggly shoulder length, but a full mid-neck length. If I make it to scraggly APL by Jul then I won't be happy. So since my goal is to be a full healthy APL I'm willing to accept Dec.

I'm happy with my current regimen so I believe I will reach my goal. My new growth is very healthy and for the 1st time in my life I enjoy doing my hair.
 
I set my goal for APL in December...if it comes before that it's all good, i've got more hair goals to conquer.
So far so good, my hair is growing already after a deep trim in December, i've still got less than 1/2" of hennaed ends & i am not trimming them unless tangling becomes an issue. I've been following a KISS regi & am still enjoying my hair. I rocked a roller set this past weekend & my back layer stretched is finally creeping past my collarbone! My weekday work do's have been pretty much twisting & pig tailing it so far this yr...it's only February :)
My hair pic taking is sooo random lately; but i'll be posting one on schedule @ the end of March for this challenge.

Happy Hair Growing
 
Checking in--i got a trim today after getting my hair done...I swear it will be years before I get anywhere!!!! My hair looks thicker and it's very pretty so I shouldn't complain, but geez! It is very frustrating that every time you make a little progress, someone cuts it off! I just have to say no to trims but I'm so scared that my hair will snag and in the end, I'll end up losing more than I have to. Ugh, I'm just unhappy today. I'll be better tomorrow. Thanks for letting me vent.
 
I really want to be full APL by December...but I feel like that's not humanly possible considering that some parts of my head need 10+ inches to get there. Either way, as long as I have some progress I'll be happy.

I'm kind of annoyed that the back of my hair is already APL stretched because it's only that one section in the nape. That section is going to WL before the front even hits APL. And I'm not cutting anything so I'll just have to be uneven with see through ends, I don't care. It's not like I wear my hair straight anyway.

I'm really considering weaving it up for a long while. It's the only protective style I can think of that I like. Wigs were fine for a while, but they weren't as versatile as I needed them to be. I think I'm going to buy that hair the Ediese used for her weave even though it's ridiculously expensive. At least that way I'll have to force myself to keep it in for two months.

If I can make full APL I'll have proved to myself that I can retain my hair. And then I can be on to my second goal, waist length.

You all look like things are going well...keep up the good work!
 
I am looking forward to the length check at the end of march. I relaxed on Jan 1st and blow dried it that day. Otherwise I air dry. I think I posted before that I am amazed at the amount of shrinkage I have. It will be nice to see what length I have gained. I will be 3 months post by then.
 
^^^ I'm looking forward to the length check too. I needed 4 inches in Dec. 2008 so March will let me evaluate my growth and to see if I need to make any adjustments. After the check I'm going back into kinky twists. I can't stay away from them. :look:

OT: Shay, girl, I came off that Buy Nothing Challenge and went buck wild on curlmart.com. I bought so much stuff :drunk:. But at least my product stash is still a somewhat respectable number (for a PJ that is).
 
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