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itismehmmkay

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[size=+2]CHALLENGE ROLLCALL UPDATE::)[/size]
I'm currently not updating the rollcall list, but please feel free to thank this post to establish your participation; this challenge is open to anyone :yep::yep::yep:)​



Since we're starting the 2010 challenges and all. :grin::grin:

*******UPDATED GUIDELINES************​


Ladies please do forgive me!! I am oldschool around here and forgot that challenges have gotten extra real overtime :lachen: Thanks to the ladies who PM'ed me. :up::up: I did consult w/ SouthernStunner who started the 2009 challenge and I'll go ahead and take over for this one. Here are the guidelines :grinwink:



MINI ASSESSMENT:

  • What are you doing for growth
  • What are you not going to do
  • What length are you now?




OFFICIAL GUIDELINES:

  • Keep everyone posted on your progress and Heaven forbid your setbacks. We are all here to learn and support one another.
  • Post pictures as much as you want!!! Keep in mind that you MUST post at the end of each quarter as well.
  • Be kind and support one another ladies. This will be challenging enough without the drama so keep the negativity to yourself. :grin::grin:


End of each Session Posting Time
(Pictures must be posted on these dates)
March 31
June 30
September 30
December 20
​


I already did the mini assessment in the next post; I'll add a rollcall to it too :grin:

Man...here we go! :yay::yay::yay:
 
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What are you doing for growth
Daily washing
Keeping up w/ retouches & Texlax
((I did my last retouch myself w/ an applicator bottle...when I say that it was ultra-precise with no overprocessing!!! Loved it)

Keep it in a headband (my protective style)

What are you not going to do

No cutting!!!


What length are you now?

Blunt-cut ear-length
(So yes APL in a year is a stretch, but I'm gonna push for it)
I made an edit here too cause after really looking at my hair, I'm blunt-cut ear-length :lol: So I'm starting there. Really, I think I'd be fly w/ a nice head of blunt shoulder-length hair, but I'm going to shoot for APL. I think I need ~9in or so to get there and we know that's possible in a year...we'll see :grin:


ROLLCALL
(I'm currently not updating the list, but please feel free to thank post this post if you want to join) :))​

  1. itismehmmkay :)
  2. topnotch1010
  3. Trinigal27
  4. Chaosbutterfly
  5. ELuv
  6. Heavenly
  7. QUEENJAMES231
  8. justicefighter1913
  9. Friggin' Licia
  10. Djanae
  11. Theresamonet
  12. Honey-Dip
  13. aprils13
  14. Curltalk
  15. Panamoni
  16. Mattie26
  17. renewmetoo
  18. All4Tris
  19. Nya33
  20. shae101s
  21. indiangirl313
  22. mtmorg
  23. twists
  24. LongCurlz
  25. IntheMix08
  26. s1b000
  27. Newtogrow
  28. sjmurphy1
  29. moonglowdiva
  30. jennia21
  31. Charzboss
  32. tasha7239
  33. lilymemories
  34. Caramel Hottie UK
  35. Bettina
  36. Ms Rae
  37. maghreblover
  38. SistaSista
  39. teysmith
  40. 20Something
  41. buddhas_mom
  42. indarican
  43. mswinky
  44. Mandy4610
  45. BrownEyez22
  46. TryaGAINpearl
  47. Evo-ny
  48. MondoDismo
  49. Demi 1974
  50. sparklebh
  51. momoftrips
  52. brownbean96
  53. esi.adokowa
  54. Missi
  55. ms_b_haven06
  56. Bnster
  57. curlydrea
  58. Olaysha
  59. stellagirl76
  60. stephluv
  61. Cream Tee
  62. lollyoo
  63. Mz.Shug
  64. ycammyy
  65. lusciousladie07
  66. supermodelsonya
  67. Natural_tina
  68. txcurly10
  69. bahamababe242
  70. Thann
  71. purplepeace79
  72. crvlnghair
  73. Kitten45
  74. manter26
  75. ellcee34
  76. CDiddy614
  77. merilusmims
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What are you doing for growth?
2010 Braid Challenge
DC weekly
Biotin 5000mcg

What are you not going to do?
No direct heat


What length are you now?
SL


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What are you doing for growth

Protective styling
Multi Vitamin and 1000mcg of Biotin


What are you not going to do

No cutting


What length are you now?

A little past SL
__________________
 
Is this the official APL 2010 Thread?

What are you doing for growth?


Nothing Special:
1. Shampoo and Deep Condition once week. Protein treatments as needed.
2. Air dry and flat iron twice a month
3. Rollerset twice a month
4. Possibly give my hair a break and wear half-wigs a few months out of the year.
5. Moisturize and seal as needed
6. Relaxers at 8 wks or more.

What are you not going to do?

I'm not going to stress myself out about reaching this goal.

What length are you now?

I'm currently neck length
 
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Count me in!:grin:


What are you doing for growth
I'm going to try to stay in braids and follow the crown and glory method. Stay consistent with my vitamins, lots of water, and a healthy diet. Lots of DCing.:yep: I may start using growth aids again.

What are you not going to do
No cutting:nono:


What length are you now?
Uneven SL:sad:


UPDATE! Starting pics on post#531
 
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What are you doing for growth
- Protective styles only (twistouts and buns)
- Ayurvedic rinses/washes only
- Stretch relaxers 16 wks

What are you not going to do
-Trim/cut
-Direct heat

What length are you now?
-In between SL and APL
 
Is this the official APL 2010 Thread?

If so, I can attached starting pics this weekend.
 
What are you doing for growth
-Weekly DC's
-Daily Moisturizing and sealing
-Protective Styling (bunning) ETA: w/ pins, etc.

What are you not going to do
- Trim more than 4 times in the year
- Direct heat more than........10 times (probably a lot less, but who knows)

What length are you now?
Full Shoulder Length
 
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i think i can def make this goal in 2010. count me in.

what are you doing for growth?-retain, retain, retain. PS, and sticking to the basics

what are you not going to do?-NOT GOING TO ANYONE'S SALON, ESP IF THEY HAVE AN ATTITUDE (sorry,
flashback. :giggle:)

what length are you now?-SL

ETA starting pic:
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What are you doing for growth?- Hair vitamins, growth aids: Megatek & WGC, DC weekly


What are you not going to do?
No direct heat w/o heat protection, stop buying a thousand products just to experiment


What length are you now?
Neck length almost SL when stretched.
 
Im in...


What are you doing for growth
rollersets n vits


What are you not going to do
allow my ends to get dry n scissor happy trims


What length are you now?
SL
 
What are you doing for growth
Protective styling at all cost so that i can retain


What are you not going to do
Be lazy with my regimen and try not to trim


What length are you now?[/QUOTE]
Longest area is apl but i need the sides to Catch up so thats what im working on
 
What are you doing for growth

Nothing special. Just wash when needed. Keep my scalp oiled and my ends moisturized and sealed as much as possible. Oh and continue to protective style.

What are you not going to do

I will not be jumping on ANY bandwagons. I am sticking to what i know. I am to far into this hair game to suffer another setback.

What length are you now?

I am BSB i believe but i won't know for sure until next month when i do my final length check for the year.

ETA: My hair is in layers. The shortest layer is shoulder length.
 
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What are you doing for growth
auryvedic oils, deep conditioning, co-washing, protective styling, cut down on using the flat iron and curling iron.


What are you not going to do
cut my hair, I tend to have a scissor problem as discussed in previous threads :look:


What length are you now?[/QUOTE]
between SL and APL.
 
What are you doing for growth?
Protective styling(halfwigs, buns, phony ponys), weekly DC,stretching texlax 10-12wks


What are you not going to do?
Trims(light dusting maybe), no buying growth aids I waste money because i am never consistent with applying them,

What length are you now?
a little past SL, hopefully I can make APL before Dec

Here is my starting pic, I need about 3 inches
sct407.jpg
 
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What are you doing for growth
Protective Styles.
Weekly Wash & DC
MT/OCT at least 3 x's per week

What are you not going to do
No Salons for me. Im getting the most growth taking care of my own hair and going to mommy for trims..lol

What length are you now?
Last i checked i was end of neck lenght slowing creeping to SL. Im on week 11 of a 16 week stretch. Ill have pics and a length then.

Is this an offical challenge? I wanted APL for this Dec. But I HAVE to have it by next year.
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What are you doing for growth?
Wash and deep condition every week, continue with protective styles. Keep my ends moisturized and sealed with oil, keep my scalp oiled, always apply my moisturizer in sections to moisturize my entire head of hair.

What are you not going to do?
I am not going to:
Flat iron often, blow dry unless I have to, stop using my favorite products just to try something else. No more bandwagons of products, especially those that can give me protein overload. :wallbash:

What length are you now?

Shoulder length. Damn setback! :nono:
 
What are you doing for growth?
Chlorella, biotin, multi-vitamin, flaxseed, protective styling


What are you not going to do?
no heat, not buy any new products(sticking to OYIN),trimming


What length are you now?
Shoulder length
 
What are you doing for growth

Low Manipulation

Wash once a week

Keep hair in twists, twistouts.

Avoid SSK by keeping hair streched with heat or twists

What are you not going to do

Let hair dry loose.


What length are you now?

SL in back NL in front
 
What are you doing for growth
Protective styling
Stick to regimen
Find staples
Take vitamins daily
Growth Aides
HENNA


What are you not going to do
Cut/trim (dusting only)
Limit direct heat
Get lazy with regimen

What length are you now?
SL with layers- pic in siggy
 
Yes yes yes!! this is my goal for 2009!! I want to be shoulder length unstretched and APL stretched by DEC 2010.

itismehmmkay said:
Since we're starting the 2010 challenges and all. :grin::grin:



What are you doing for growth

Well for growth I'm taking vitamins (7000mcg biotin, prenatals, and garlic pills), drinking water, trying to eat healthier, and scalp massaging. For retention, I'm babying my ends, protective styling, and focusing on using more natural products.


What are you not going to do

I'm not doing any significant cutting, no coloring, and I wont be wearing my hair out too often. ETA: NO heat whatsoever!!


What length are you now?

Shoulder length stretched in the back, chin length stretched at temples
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What are you doing for growth

Nothing too special just being patient.
Trying to avoid knots.


What are you not going to do
Wear too many wash and goes.


What length are you now?

I believe I am APL at the nape/back but I'm going to stay in this challenge until I'm APL all the way around. I may also join the BSL challenge. I'll see when I straighten for the Dec 2009 reveal.
 
boingboing said:
What are you doing for growth

Nothing special. Just wash when needed. Keep my scalp oiled and my ends moisturized and sealed as much as possible. Oh and continue to protective style.

What are you not going to do

I will not be jumping on ANY bandwagons. I am sticking to what i know. I am to far into this hair game to suffer another setback.

What length are you now?

I am BSB i believe but i won't know for sure until next month when i do my final length check for the year.

ETA: My hair is in layers. The shortest layer is shoulder length.
Click to expand...


Are you sure you're in the right challenge? :look:
 
what are you going to do for length:
-take vitamins
-drink 64+ oz of water
-exercise
-maintain healthy ends

what are you not going to do:
-lot of "out" hair styles
-heat!

what length are you now:

-past neck length
 
Im in!!!

What are you doing for growth?
Continue with protective stylin. Sew-In's and kinky twist..washing and DC'ing once a week. MN as a growth aid.

What are you not going to do
While wearing kinky twist, redo my edges often, as I didnt so last time and lost my edges.


What length are you now?
I am currently SL, on my way to APL..maybe by June 2010 (my bday month :yep:)
 
What am I doing for growth
protective styles
cowash and DC twice a week
find staples
stick to a regimen

what am I not going to do
trim
use alot of direct heat
be lazy

what length am I now
NL inching towards SL:grin:
 
What am I doing for growth
protective styles
cowash and DC twice a week
stick to my regimen

what am I not going to do
trim
direct heat

what length am I now
collar bone length
 
Please count me in, I hope to have one more trim before the New Year to get rid of my damaged hair! Then it growing and retaining from there on!

What are you doing for growth?
Protective styling, twists &Buns, low manipulation
Trims to eliminate damage that is growing out
Hot oil treatments
Megatek
Deep Conditioning

What are you not going to do?
Avoid heat damage when straightening


What length are you now?
Shoulder length
 
What are you doing for growth? :grin:
1. Protective Styling ( 80% -100% Of the Time
2. Cowashing 1 - 2 times a week
3. Deep Conditioning at least once a week
4. Oiling Scalp 5-7 Days a Week with Massage (using: cocnut, almond,castor, grapeseed blend).
5. Mega-Tek oil mix for the Winter/Fall Mega-Tek Raw for the Spring/Summer (1 -3 X Per week)
6. Adding Moisture and sealing every night
7. Garlic Pills/ MultiVitamin/Hair Vitamins
8. Henna Mix every 6 weeks (or so)
9. Ayurvedic Teas 1 X Per week
10. Vermont Cocktails (Mixed with green tea) 1 x a Day

What Won't I DO?:grin:
1. No heat without the D/C and My Protectants
2. Over Trimming ( I will get one more good trim...im transitioning w/o BC)

Current Length :grin:
Below SL/ SL in the front (the hair in the front was breaking)
 
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