A New Grow-out Challenge

[Only1biancab]

So how about a new grow-out challenge? This challenge is a spinoff TWA Grow-out challenges. The same rule applies (no major cuts), except this one is open to everyone. You don't have to be a newbie this time. You can start whenever you like. Challenge ends on August 1st. Good luck everyone!
:D


Past TWA Grow-out Challenge Threads:
New Twa Grow Out Challenge! (http://www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54622&hl=TWA+challenge)
A *new* Twa Growout Challenge! (http://www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64935&hl=TWA+challenge)

[ajargon]

I guess that I must be slow?! I was in the "protective style" challenge. My hair just grows when I leave it alone :) Count me in then :)

[Only1biancab]

Cool. Thanks for joining, ajargon.
:)

[ms_g]

im BC in may.
so count me in! :D

[SassyDiva]

Count me in too

[Transitionista]

OH IM SOOOOOO IN! August is my checkpoint month to see if my hair is really scab hair.

[ms_g]

So how about a new grow-out challenge? This challenge is a spinoff TWA Grow-out challenges. The same rule applies (no major cuts), except this one is open to everyone. You don't have to be a newbie this time. You can start whenever you like. Challenge ends on August 1st. Good luck everyone!
:D
Past TWA Grow-out Challenge Threads:
New Twa Grow Out Challenge! (http://www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54622&hl=TWA+challenge)
A *new* Twa Growout Challenge! (http://www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64935&hl=TWA+challenge)
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oh wait...maybe i misunderstood.
is this only for those with twa because my hair might be longer than that when i clip off my relaxed ends? :unsure:

[johnschelle]

Count me in too... I have had my hair in twist extensions a few time in the past 6 months and my hair is like 6 - 7 inches now....long enough to put my own extensions in! I hope it will be nice and long before december when I go and visit my inlaws in St lucia. For right now I am sticking to my twist extensions so i don't cut it.

[Only1biancab]

oh wait...maybe i misunderstood.
is this only for those with twa because my hair might be longer than that when i clip off my relaxed ends? :unsure:
[/b]

It's for everybody, ms_g.

Thank you to all of you for joining. Check in as often as you can to let us know about your progress.
^_^

[ms_g]

It's for everybody, ms_g.

Thank you to all of you for joining. Check in as often as you can to let us know about your progress.
^_^
[/b]


thanks for clarifying.
i was a little confused.

i'll be sure to give updates! :D


good luck to everyone! :afro:

[mzmephime]

count me in as well

[PacificSky]

Hey Mamochan!
I'm in. I got off track with my weekly shampoo and deep condition but I made up for it yesterday. No trims, but I plan to buy a pair of shears to take care of random knots. I think I'll post monthly pictures.

[aka22ts]

I'm so in!!!!!!!!!!

[Str8toFro]

I think I'm ready for a new challenge, plus August 3rd is my 1 yr nappiversary. So I'm trying to get some length. I want to know what everyone's plans or routines are going to be because I can't seem to stick with one.

[nappyheadgirl]

I'm In! :)

[iscott555]

I'm in...I love challenges

[jessicakitty]

ah so all you have to do is not trim your hair eh? well why not, does it matter when you join?

[Only1biancab]

ah so all you have to do is not trim your hair eh? well why not, does it matter when you join?
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No it doesn't matter when you join. Jump in whenever you feel like it.
^_^



I want to know what everyone's plans or routines are going to be because I can't seem to stick with one.
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My daily plan is:
*drink at least 64 oz of water
*power walk 1 mi
*take my multivitamin + supplements
*eat plenty of veggies and high protein foods

I'm sure you'll find a plan you like. Good luck~!

[lp4ever]

I'M IN!

WHAT' IS THE REGIMENT? :wub:

[Poohbear215]

Hey, this is an easy challenge for me...don't have to worry about sticking to a certain style! Count me in! I hope to get at least 2 inches of growth by August 1st!

Best wishes to everyone trying to grow their hair out! ;)

[Only1biancab]

I'M IN!

WHAT' IS THE REGIMENT? :wub:
[/b]
Your regimen can be whatever you like. The only rule is no major cuts. Good luck!

[double_nae]

I'm In!!!! although i must admit i haven't trimmed my hair since I bc'd in December....so i guess I was in it all along.. :dunno:

.:*D-NAE*:.

[DEElala1925]

I;m in. Right now i;m at 11". Dec,2 6th.05 I was at 9" SO i;m making progress. Allright, ladies let;s get
growing!! :)

[xayide79]

I'm in. My hair grew a lot during the last challenge, but I got a little scissor happy with my last trim. Hiding the scissors is a big challenge for me.

[NewYorkSHELL]

...i'm definitely in!

[homestyle]

I'm so in! My scheduled trim was planned for the first week in July, but I definitely hold off until August plus I'll be wearing twists for the majority of the time so I'm hoping for a good amount of growth :D

[Only1biancab]

So, so far we have 20 people:
ajargon
aka22ts
DEElala1925
double_nae
homestyle
iscot555
jessicakitty
johnschelle
lp4ever
Mamochan
ms_g
mzmephime
nappyheadgirl
NewYorkSHELL
PacificSky
Poohbear215
SassyDiva
Str8toFro
Transitionista
xayide79

[runrunrunner]

i'm up for it! i cut my hair really short/low at the end of march and i can tell it's on the grow. august 1st? alright...sounds good to me.

<3,
...*Lekyta

[frolicious]

I&#39;m gona have to get in on this because when my hair is out I can&#39;t help but get a bit scissor happy so will start on a protective style challenge till August. I think i&#39;ll mainly be in cornrows and twist. I hope I can resist the urge to trim

[trilynn20]

Count me in! I definitely found out my hair does so much better when I leave it alone or keep it in braids or updos.

Question: Is the challenge to the 1st of August or the last day in August?

[Only1biancab]

Question: Is the challenge to the 1st of August or the last day in August?
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August 1st. Thanks for joining and good luck.
^_^

[choklatebar4]

I&#39;m in! August 16 will make 1 year for me!!! Time flew by so fast...

So far, my regimine is:

Take my multi-vitamin and biotin supplement daily
Get back on track with drinking my 64 oz of water daily (I fell off hard)
Start my daily conditioner washes again since the weather is warming up
Limit the products I put in my hair or go with none and ALWAYS apply a leave-in
Clarify with baking soda and conditioner every 3 days or so to get rid of build up from hardwater

What I plan to implement:
A SHOWER FILTER
Distilled water to add to my hair spritz
Find a protective style that I can maintain to keep my hands out of my hair
Working out on a regular basis

I was planning on going to a natural hair salon to get a trim, but I guess I can hold out until August. Good luck everyone!

This will be my first challenge. Any advice or tips from veterans will be greatly appreciated!

[Only1biancab]

That&#39;s a good routine, chocolatebar4.

[FralyB]

I&#39;m IN!

My hair is 5" now, lets see how much it grows

[jessicakitty]

how do you measure your hair?

[Only1biancab]

I do it from root to ends with a tape measure.

[iscott555]

I do it from root to ends with a tape measure.
[/b]

That&#39;s how I do it..I am also in the bohemian challenge, which has now become my way of life :D and I am doing the protective styles challenge. I will try my hardest to stay away from the scissors...I have become so used to trimming my hair every 2 months...Happy growing ladies!

[FralyB]

I measure my hair by streshing it, and putting a rule to my scalp (root to tip)

[mecca360]

I am sooo in!!!!

[jtsupa]

count me in I plan on not triming until december but august sounds good too if I cant make it

[LuaBonita]

im in

are the requirements just no cutting till August? i think thats ok with me because i just trimmed my hair after waiting about 6 months

[Only1biancab]

Yeah, sjgs, that&#39;s all the requirements. Thanks for joining to all the new people that joined. I thnk we have a little over 25.

Update: I&#39;ve been having a hard time the last few days. I&#39;ve been doing killer JAVA programs and chatting my behind off with other NPers. Plus, doing my hair on and off. But I hope to have some normalcy after today.

[mecca360]

i really think i can make it. i did my first mini trim 3 weeks ago.... so august is perfect!!!

[iscott555]

So how is everyone doing so far?!?! I&#39;ve been exercising and drinking a bunch of water...I am dying to take these braids out but I will try to hold out a little longer...how is everyone else doing?

[laurend]

I&#39;m new. What is a grow out challenge?

[mecca360]

I&#39;m new. What is a grow out challenge?
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a grow out challenge is simply where you do not do any cutting of your hair.. no trims... you continiue with your reg. hair maintainance... using whatever products you want...


Ladies.. i am doing well, i am also participating in the current protective style challenge so these two combined.. should equal ALOT of growth. we&#39;ll see...

just redid my box braids on sunday so i will keep these in all week.. after that i will probably be doing twists..

still going strong.. wish you luck ladies

[naturalspeciallady]

So, so far we have 20 people:
ajargon
aka22ts
DEElala1925
double_nae
homestyle
iscot555
jessicakitty
johnschelle
lp4ever
Mamochan
ms_g
mzmephime
nappyheadgirl
NewYorkSHELL
PacificSky
Poohbear215
SassyDiva
Str8toFro
Transitionista
xayide79
[/b]

Count me in also

[naturalspeciallady]

TRANSITIONING in more ways than one: Spiritually, Financially, Mentally and Physically
Last chemical fire: Early March 2006
Last deep trim/cut: Early April 2006
New Growth: 1-2 inches through out hair
Current Hair Length: Past shoulders
Current Protective Style:Ponytail
New Protective Style: Cornrows the week of May 2006 w/ extensions
Scheduled BC: Last week of Feb 2007/Early March 2007

Goal: To be 100% natural and never return to chemicals or heat.
To represent my heritage proudly and confidently.

Thanks for the opportunity to join this Challenge.

[mecca360]

why is my name not on there????

:dunno:

count me in....

[RecoveredPermie]

OK, I&#39;m in too!! :P As long as I don&#39;t have to stick to a certain style, I&#39;m good, because I can&#39;t stand to have one style too long and I have to wash my hair every other day.

(I guess that&#39;s why I&#39;m going crazy about my puff)

[furby1999]

Im have been a member for nearly 5 months.. but this is my first post. I did the BC in September after transitioning for 3 months. Already I have 4 inches of great nappy hair. I often laugh because I never knew I would love my hair this much.. Anyways please count me in for this challange. This will be my first and surely not my last. :)

[Only1biancab]

So, so far we have 30 people:
**RecoveredPermie**
ajargon
aka22ts
DEElala1925
double_nae
choklatebar4
FralyB
frolicious
Furby1999
homestyle
iscot555
jessicakitty
johnschelle
jtsupa
lp4ever
Mamochan
mecca360
ms_g
mzmephime
nappyheadgirl
naturalspeciallady
NewYorkSHELL
PacificSky
Poohbear215
runrunrunner
SassyDiva
sjgs
Str8toFro
Transitionista
xayide79

Personally, I&#39;m having a rough time because it&#39;s finals and that&#39;s basically all I&#39;m thinking about. One more week of this madness.

[iscott555]

Where is everyone? How is the challenge going? I took out my braids...I couldn&#39;t stand it anymore, my hair is now in twists...I think I need to clip my ends though they feel pretty raggedy...don&#39;t worry it&#39;s not a major cut it&#39;ll be less than 1/4 of an inch...how is everyone else doing?

[leyley]

Count me in!! :D

[growingitlong]

count me in ladies!

[curvycurly78]

I&#39;m in! I was participating in the April protective style challenge and that went well. I don&#39;t know how much length I gained since I didn&#39;t measure when I started. My hair is about 8 inches right now, so I think I&#39;ll stick with the protective styles until my nappversary in September. I vow I will do some different protective styles (other than twists) so I don&#39;t get bored. I&#39;m also going to up my water intake and exercise (well, start exercising that is :lol: ). Good luck everyone! :wub:

[Only1biancab]

Where is everyone? How is the challenge going? I took out my braids...
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My hair is in twists and flat twists. But that&#39;s all I&#39;m doing right now. *disappointed* Whether it&#39;s finals week or not, I&#39;m getting back on my game tomorrow.

[runrunrunner]

it&#39;s going. it&#39;s going. nothing special yet. lol
i&#39;ll try and update once a month for the duration of the challenge!
more, if i see some REALLY significant growth <3

[mzjayluv]

I want in on this challenge, please.

This is my first time posting since joining in March. I&#39;ve learned so much from this board. Thank you all for your willingness to share and the good information.

I&#39;ve been natural for about 10 years, 8 of which was in locs that grew to the middle of my back. Since July 2004 I&#39;ve been wearing an afro of some type :(

I&#39;m ready to put some of the good information I&#39;ve gotten from this board to use.

I&#39;m looking forward to seeing & hearing the outcome of others and to see how long my hair will grow too.

Thanks
Jackie

[missCONGENIALity]

Count me in!!!!!!!

[vlyons]

I&#39;m in too! My nappiversary is July 15, but my hair is still pretty short. I did my bc in December. I was trying the protective style challenge, but I got two strand twists and I looked crazy, so I took them out the same day. I&#39;ll try comb twists this week and also drink more water. I&#39;ll put India Arie&#39;s video "I AM Not My Hair" in my iPod and sing along.
BRING ON THE CHALLENGE!

[honeybunch2k5]

I&#39;m in!

[BuddhaBelly]

I&#39;m down

[canaws]

Mind if I join? :)

I&#39;ve been lurking around the board forever, but I&#39;ve never posted. I figured now is a good a time as any. I&#39;ve been natural for about 4 years, but I&#39;ve never tried to grow my hair out until recently.

[nubiantori]

I&#39;m so in....this should be fun! :D

[Afrogal]

count me in!!!!

[Dreenie]

Right on! I&#39;ll join too.

[iscott555]

I&#39;m still here...I have been guzzling down water like crazy...it&#39;s so hot here in northern cali! Also I&#39;ve been getting good exercise practicing for the step show...I am also doing the protective style challenge and I am going to deep condition my hair weekly since I just took it out of braid extensions...so I should be getting good growth this month...come on everyone check in! I&#39;m glad to see we have new people joining but where are the updates for those who started from the beginning?

[mzmephime]

me in

[LadyLuck]

Count me in too.
It will be interesting to find out how much my hair can grow in comparison 2 other people.

[keepinitnapy]

I&#39;m in

[mecca360]

I&#39;m still here...I have been guzzling down water like crazy...it&#39;s so hot here in northern cali! Also I&#39;ve been getting good exercise practicing for the step show...I am also doing the protective style challenge and I am going to deep condition my hair weekly since I just took it out of braid extensions...so I should be getting good growth this month...come on everyone check in! I&#39;m glad to see we have new people joining but where are the updates for those who started from the beginning?
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Hey there!!!

I just redid my box braids.... thought about doing twists, but changed my mind......

After doing the last PSC for april, taking my biotin, raw breakfast and lunches:

I had 1 inch of growth!!!!! I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!!

With that being said, you know I am sticking with it!!!

[journey_continues]

I do it from root to ends with a tape measure.
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now do you stretch your hair out, or do you measure it as is?

[Only1biancab]

@jessicakitty--Yes, I stretch.

So, so far we have 42 people:
**RecoveredPermie**
Afro_gal
ajargon
aka22ts
BudhaBelly
canaws
choklatebar4
curvycurly78
DEElala1925
double_nae
Dreenie
FralyB
frolicious
Furby1999
homestyle
honeybunch2k5
iscot555
jessicakitty
johnschelle
jtsupa
keepitnappy
LadyLuck
leyley
lp4ever
Mamochan
mecca360
missCONGENIALity
ms_g
mzmephime
nappyheadgirl
naturalspeciallady
NewYorkSHELL
nubiantori
nurse_tish
PacificSky
Poohbear215
runrunrunner
SassyDiva
sjgs
Str8toFro
Transitionista
vlyons
xayide79

Oy, LOL. You guys are really keep me busy with updating this list. Thanks to everyone that recently joined. Remember to check in every once in a while to tell us how it&#39;s going for you.

[homestyle]

I&#39;ve been onboard since the beginning and I&#39;m motivated to hang in until the end. I&#39;m also in the PSC; I just twisted my hair last night, and I&#39;m not planning to touch my hair for a minimum of 2 weeks, longer if they last. I&#39;m exercising daily, eating right, taking vitamins and chugging down the water. My aim is for an overall healthy lifestyle and I&#39;m hoping a good consequence of that will be ongoing healthy hair.
I&#39;m planning to trim my ends on August 15th :D

[journey_continues]

i measured my hair yesterday and most places it was about 2inches and in some places it was about 3.5 inches or so, is it normal for hair to grow faster in some places?

[runrunrunner]

wow - i was at a show today sitting down on a comfy chair while a band i wasnt particularly interested in was playing

anyways - i start messing with my hair
and notice that i can grab onto [with ease] parts of my hair
that i wasnt able to grab onto just 2 or 3 days ago

hooray for growth.
keep it coming.

[BuddhaBelly]

I&#39;m gonna be in 2-strand twists for the next two weeks and have started drinking 2 L of water everyday. I&#39;m thinking about exercising...atleast 30 mins a day

[Only1biancab]

i measured my hair yesterday and most places it was about 2inches and in some places it was about 3.5 inches or so, is it normal for hair to grow faster in some places?
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Yeah, it&#39;s completely normal. It happens to me, too. So don&#39;t worry about it.

That&#39;s great runrunrunner. It looks like you&#39;re doing a great job.

Wow, BudhaBelly, you&#39;re doing great with the water. You have a great plan going.

I swear when I pulled my sides last time they were at the base of my neck. Now it looks like it&#39;s to my collarbone. My back is steadily on its way to armpit. I need to start taking pictures of this stuff, so I don&#39;t have to guess. My front has a long way to go. I thought my hair was resting, I guess it&#39;s not.

OT: My flat twists are looking better. I&#39;m almost ready to say that they look good. Practicing really helps. Between hair growth, product experimenting and style experimenting being natural is really fun right now.
^_^

[blkangel86176@yahoo.com]

I wanna be in. I"ve been wearing twist for about a week now.

[griffick]

Count me in too!

[knwill]

I&#39;m in! Can&#39;t wait to be able to do some flat twists. :)

[icetia]

I am in the May PSC but I think this would do my hair a lot of good! Count me in!

[Queenmoca]

Count me in. I was in the last challenge but my hair didn&#39;t seem to grow to me.
I don&#39;t know if I just could not see the grow because of "shrinkage" or if the
barber didn&#39;t understand what "shape up" means. This time I&#39;m only going to the
barber for a edge up.



So how about a new grow-out challenge? This challenge is a spinoff TWA Grow-out challenges. The same rule applies (no major cuts), except this one is open to everyone. You don&#39;t have to be a newbie this time. You can start whenever you like. Challenge ends on August 1st. Good luck everyone!
:D
Past TWA Grow-out Challenge Threads:
New Twa Grow Out Challenge! (http://www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=54622&hl=TWA+challenge)
A *new* Twa Growout Challenge! (http://www.nappturality.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=64935&hl=TWA+challenge)
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[MsNaNa]

I&#39;m in for the grow out challenge...although my hair won&#39;t grow. I will keep my hopes up and hopefully in August I will see some change.

Thanks for the idea!

[vlyons]

I have one question - is lining (preferably the back) your hairline considered cutting your hair? My daughter and I are having a debate.

[blackernsweeter]

i&#39;m in! not trying to put scissors near my head any time soon. :P

[Only1biancab]

I have one question - is lining (preferably the back) your hairline considered cutting your hair? My daughter and I are having a debate.
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It&#39;s not a major cut to me, so I think it&#39;s fine if you do it. Go for it.

Ms. NaNa, like they say "the only true failure is not trying" err somethin like that. So don&#39;t be discouraged. Good luck.

[honeybunch2k5]

I&#39;m hanging in...I&#39;ve drinking a good bit of water, exercising, and eating right daily. I mostly eat fruits and veggies, and I eat a lot less meat. The best part is that I feel so much better on the inside even if it doesn&#39;t affect my hair growth a lot. I can see my hair getting longer from week to week. I can&#39;t wait until to see how big my puff will be in August! Are any people noticing that some hair is growing faster in some places than others?

[DEElala1925]

I;m in. right now i;am at 11". I use BlackPearls hair "juice" and myGheeCoco hair butter.
I TAKE biotin and MSM. Hopefully by Aug. i;ll have afew more inches of growth.

[RecoveredPermie]

OK, I&#39;m in too!! :P As long as I don&#39;t have to stick to a certain style, I&#39;m good, because I can&#39;t stand to have one style too long and I have to wash my hair every other day.

(I guess that&#39;s why I&#39;m going crazy about my puff)
[/b]

Well, I&#39;m out! :( I got my hair trimmed when I got it colored week b4 last. Not purposely, just out of habit!!

[nycagi]

I&#39;m IN!

My hair is 2" now.

[Only1biancab]

Well, I&#39;m out! :( I got my hair trimmed when I got it colored week b4 last. Not purposely, just out of habit!!
[/b]
That&#39;s okay. When I&#39;m trying to change a habit (like poor eating), I have setbacks. That&#39;s a part of the process. You don&#39;t have to give up unless you want to.

Thanks for joining blackernsweeter and nycagi.
:D

[iscott555]

I&#39;m still here....I haven&#39;t trimmed my hair....but I&#39;ve been so tired lately that I don&#39;t think I am going to even have the desire to trim it :lol: I haven&#39;t remeasured my hair so I don&#39;t know how long it is

[mecca360]

I am still hanging in there..

my ends feel like they need a trim, but I am going to try to conbat that by doing a serious deep condish tonight..

Wish me luck!!!

[fever17]

don&#39;t know if its too late but i&#39;m in as well.
i don&#39;t want to become obssesive so i&#39;m keeping it simple: protective styles, moisturising, continue to work out and eat healthy.
I also have to do my first hot oil treatment and massage scalp.
so yeah that&#39;s about, nothing too complicated or weird.

[cecedestiny]

I&#39;m in!! I just did my bc so I can&#39;t wait to compare pics from this month to August pics- please check my album on the regular and give me some support- THANKS!

My Webpage (http://public.fotki.com/cecedestiny/)

[Only1biancab]

I&#39;m doing okay. I&#39;ve been drinking plenty of water, taking my vitamins, oiling and scalp massaging. I did miss one day of exercising (Tuesday). My hair is still in twists, so I guess I&#39;m doing a little protective styling. It&#39;s the eating right that is SO hard, but I&#39;ll keep trying.

Good luck, mecca. Thanks for joining, fever and cece.

[TriciaLang]

I&#39;m in. Shouldn&#39;t be a problem, since I lost my hair scissors. <_<

[missCONGENIALity]

Right now I have 3.5 inches in the front, 5 on top and 4.5 in the back. I think am doing pretty good for almost 10 months. I currently have my hair in twist on week 3 and I am so ready to take them out. Luckily , my ends feel great, thanks to shea butter.
My plan is to start drinking water, exercise more, and take multivitamins next week. Hopefully, I will be able to stick to my regimens. Do condition washes and deep condition when my hair is loose and put spritz when in protective styles. I am hoping after this challenge I will be able to have a BAA or at least do a pony puff.

[Shanay5150]

I wanna join i have a TWA (newly natural) for my hair and body im:
..::Drinking lots of water::..
..::Taking a Multivitamin::..
..::walking on treadmill for atleast 20 min then elliptical::..
..::wearing braids (already am)::..
no special growth aides but i put "Will Gro" on my scalp every 3-4 days

[nappyishappy]

I&#39;m in right after I chop of an inch (do NOT bleach your hair, ladies! Blonde ain&#39;t worth it! LOL). I plan to take my vitamins daily, drink more water, eat better and workout again. A healthy body = healthy hair.

[tippy]

i&#39;d like to join too if i may!! :)

[runrunrunner]

my hair seems to be growing well.
i was messing with the back of it last night and was pleasantly surprised.

my diet for the past week has been a plethora of raw fruits and veggies.
gotta go shopping again and get some more food.

i&#39;m not sure if it&#39;s helping my hair [it seems too soon to see results from that] - but who knows.

sporadically taking nioxin vitamins...need to be more consistent with that.

i want to try and find a regular vegan-safe multi-vitamin
and perhaps add some flaxseed oil??

i need to exercise
and drink more water than i do.
even though water is all i drink.

i could also probably stand to stop scratching so much.
i&#39;m sure that&#39;s doing some kind of damage.
meh

[Only1biancab]

Announcement:

While browsing the past growout challenges, I got an idea. I thought it would be great to put all our pics in one place. So I created a Fotki album to put all our progress pics. You don&#39;t have to use it, but if you want to, then you&#39;re more than welcome. I haven&#39;t uploaded any pics, but I put in my last 10 or so journal entries. Since I don&#39;t think a lot of you are going to see this anyways, lol, I&#39;m gonna go ahead and PM you all.
^_^

[LadyThoms]

i&#39;m a lil late i think, but i&#39;m in on this one - why not :P happy growing everyone!

[NappyHeadedGirl]

My friend is doing my BC for me tomorrow (i&#39;ve been transitioning for 10 months) so I&#39;m in.

[tippy]

DH and I measure my hair this morning. As of today I am at 2.75". I just took some pics this morning after I shampooed, and I updated my album. I am excited to see how much it grows! :)

[jtsupa]

Hey mamochan that sounds like a great idea after these corn rows are done I&#39;ll wash stretch it out and take pics it would be nice to have a visual

[Only1biancab]

Still on my grind. Drinking water, taking my vitamins, exercising, and oiling. The walking has gone straight to my head &#39;cause I&#39;m on a high right now.

[iscott555]

I&#39;m drinking a lot of water and walking to and from work everyday and I&#39;m taking my vitamins...I think i need to condition/moisturize my hair more...the ends feel brittle and I&#39;m fighting everything in me to not cut them...I don&#39;t think the ends are split I think my hair just needs more love :D

[mecca360]

the ends feel brittle and I&#39;m fighting everything in me to not cut them...I don&#39;t think the ends are split I think my hair just needs more love :D
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i feel ya on that!!! I am really fighting the feeling..... I think I will do a super deep condish this weekend

[TeriBmore]

I&#39;m in. I was going to cut about a 1/2 because the ends are hard. But I&#39;ll wait until August and then do a trim since I just bc&#39;ed in April.

[coilygurl]

Count me in...I&#39;m a month late...but I&#39;ve been on my own personal grow-out challenge. This is a great way to measure.

[Only1biancab]

I&#39;m still on it and doing great. I just conditioned my hair with Lekair Cholestrol mixed with honey and EVOO on Sunday, so my hair feels great. I think I may try that again.

[bellefemme]

I am up for this challenge. I have been slacking on nappturality for a while but I am back on the wagon!!!

[Shanay5150]

Hey there!!!

I just redid my box braids.... thought about doing twists, but changed my mind......

After doing the last PSC for april, taking my biotin, raw breakfast and lunches:

I had 1 inch of growth!!!!! I am SOOOOOO excited!!!!!

With that being said, you know I am sticking with it!!!
[/b]

what do you mean by raw breakfast and lunch and what hair products were you using to retain your growth

[DaisysHair]

I&#39;m a tad bit late but I would like to join this challenge. I plan to just wear protective styles throught the summer and only wesr my hair out on a few special occasions.

[nybabee1718]

count me in. i&#39;m doing a personal grow out challenge/deepcondition challenge until jan because i just colored and highlighted my hair. So I&#39;ll be doing protective styles, deep conditioning once a week and monitoring progress. Happy and healthy hair growing!

[LadyThoms]

Just checking in... I&#39;m TRYING to drink more water, that&#39;s a challenge in itself. I&#39;ve been eating healthy food and working out (leftover tummy pudge - i&#39;m a stick with a belly, lol) I&#39;ve put away my hot tools and blowdrier and have been no-pooing and letting my hair air dry regardless of how many people think i need to tame it. this is making me quite happy because instead of smelling burnt hair when the wind blows, i smell fruity vo5. this weekend i&#39;ll be going to a stylist for the first time - WISH ME LUCK - but i heard he was very good and patient with natural hair. i&#39;m getting a trim-up and a wash n set. so i think i&#39;m off to a good start! errbody good luck n happy growing :)

[Only1biancab]

I didn&#39;t exercise on Tuesday. That&#39;s twice that I didn&#39;t exercise on a Tuesday. Anyways, I did exercise today (Wed). I&#39;ve been doing everything else right. I even have moisturized hair today.

[MochaBrownSuga]

I&#39;m definitely in! I&#39;m going to focus on protective styles to make it. ^_^

[Only1biancab]

I&#39;m still doing pretty good on the challenge. :)

[copperhead_shelby]

I am sooo in!! :D I just recently BC&#39;d and it&#39;s a lowcut so I defninitely need some growth. Just don&#39;t cut huh? I think I can handle that. ;)

[jtsupa]

surprisingly I dont have the urge to trim

[YaYaNatural]

:) Guess im in...Just dont cut.....I can do that..I just BC&#39;ed May 22,2006

[TempestRose]

I&#39;m in. I just did my cornrows on May 23. I&#39;m planning on wearing cornrows the entire summer. I&#39;m getting them redone in a week by my mom since she can get the back better than I can and braids way smaller (they last longer). I don&#39;t have to cut it that way...I&#39;m a lil scissorhappy these days so I welcome the challenge :D.

[runrunrunner]

things are good...and will continue to be good.
i ran a comb thro my hair last night [w/ conditioner in it, of course]
i can tell it&#39;s growing because like i said, i cut/shaved my head down really low at the end of march/early april and of course a comb wouldnt be able to go thro that...because there wouldnt be anything to go through. hahaha.

so hoorah for growth.

it shall continue!

[MsNaNa]

Hey everyone. I&#39;m just checking in too see how everyone is doing. I haven&#39;t gotten any pictures yet, so I can&#39;t show if I am making progress. But I have had twists in for two weeks. And I see some fuzz at my roots.

I&#39;ll be back in touch soon.

[vlyons]

Okay, I just started the challenge, right. I already look like a Chia Pet! I have hair growning down my neck now. My daughter said that I look like a werewolf. (I took her allowance in case I need a trim - poetic justice).
It&#39;s time for a style change or I won&#39;t make it to August. Time for some twists, because this lumpy puff is not working for me. (Sorry . . . .I needed to vent). On with the challenge!

[ChelWren]

Hi. I know I&#39;m a little late but I wanted to join the grow out challenge once I became natural. Now that I am, I am ready to start growing my hair out. Hopefully it can be waist length in a couple of years. I know I will miss that.


Chelci

[GalaxyGirl2012]

is it too late to join? I did a second big chop, so of a few hours ago I&#39;m not a TWA :D

[ronghead]

Count me in! I just did a major trim/cut. I need to leave my hair alone! My hair was seriously frayed. So my goal is to spend the rest of the summer in a protective style. Taking my hair down only to wash and condition.

[Only1biancab]

Welcome to all the new people that joined. Good luck!

[NuNaturelle]

Welcome to all the new people that joined. Good luck!
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Hope that includes me....&#39;cause I&#39;m in. :D

[runrunrunner]

i bought some flaxseed oil yesterday.
interesting taste...sorta nutty, i guess
not horrible...but not the best haha

[iscott555]

I&#39;m still here...my hair is doing really well and I&#39;m retaining some nice length...I have upped my conditioning because I&#39;ve been pretty busy lately and have been neglecting my hair...my ends seem fine though...I keep forgetting to measure my hair :lol: so I won&#39;t even know how much longer my hair will hair will be in august...all I know is that my hair is longer and healthy and that&#39;s all that matters....good luck!

[TriciaLang]

You would think that "just don&#39;t cut" would be simple. I stared at my ends everyday after I joined in, then I trimmed. But I won&#39;t cut anymore for a long time. I promise! Mu hair will stay in protective styles, hopefully, *fingers crossed* for the rest of the Summer.

[runrunrunner]

i&#39;m glad that i shaved my head at the end of march
it&#39;s definitely fun seeing it grow from almost nothing
to being able to be stretched in just 2 months.
hooray.
i&#39;m hoping to gain at least 2 more inches by august.

[journey_continues]

as my hair is growing i&#39;m noticing that i still have some permed ends since i recently BC&#39;d. i am SO tempted to trim them off.

[jtsupa]

still doing good lovin twist/twist out as well as frequent rinsing Im in the healthy scalp challenge too
did a length check while I was redoing some twist in the front
before i twisted it was above the tip of my nose now its underneath it!

[LadyLuck]

I wasnt planning on trimming my hair until summer (Oh yea I 4got its summer already! U wouldnt tell over here in the UK, ok mid-summer then).
I recently went to the Afro hair and beauty show and I had a hair check-up at the Organic root stimulator stand (They used a microscopic camera on my scalp and tips). The woman said that my hair was very healthy ^_^ BUT she said that I had split ends (Noooooooooooooooooo! :angry: ) And what makes it worse is that I 4got to trim my hair with hair scissors b4 I went back to Uni :doh. Now I have to wait 2 weeks until I can go home and im worrying about my hair splitting more and possible breakage! So much for this grow-out challenge :angry:
HELP!

[MsNaNa]

Hey everyone...

Just wondering how everyone is doing with the challenge. I think I am doing pretty good, although when I take out my twiswts I think otherwise. Anywho...I&#39;ve added some pictures to the Growout Challenge Fotki (http://www.fotki.com/gchallenge). Check it out!

[jtsupa]

seriously I dont know what happened one week I was doing fine and the next it was just horrible I think I messed up when I used a protein treatment
I had to trim a fouth/half of an inch off I guess i&#39;m out

[iscott555]

I&#39;m still in it i haven&#39;t trimmed my hair but I did dust my ends a couple of weeks ago because I had some straggly stuff going on and I didn&#39;t want my ends to start splitting....i barely cut off less than a 1/4 of an inch so it was not a major cut....I don&#39;t plan on getting a REAL trim (which is where I cut off about 1/2 an inch) until September

[Only1biancab]

I haven&#39;t trimmed either. I want to do one as soon as this challenge is over and start fresh for next time.

[journey_continues]

it&#39;s almost agusut. has anyone kept to it? i have.

[Debonaire]

Yea I&#39;m still in. Part of the reason is because I&#39;ve had my hair in kinky twists since June but these have got to come out fairly soon. I&#39;m tired of trying to refresh each braid. I wonder what yarn braids will look like? :Cool_049:

[MsNaNa]

Hey all. I&#39;m still in and doing pretty good. I&#39;m not really sure if I have any growth. I thought I did...but I&#39;m not sure now. My hair is deceiving me big time. But I am goign to get a trim a week shy of August because I am going to get some kinky twists and I don&#39;t want to wait another 4 months before I trim. I&#39;m so happy I stuck it out. We rule!

[cocoabutterfly]

I&#39;m in!!!


I hate getting haircuts, and even trims sometimes cuz folks do it wrong......I think by August, I could have another half inch.

[star13]

Ooo me I wanna join even though August 1st doesn&#39;t give me much time to grow since I just cut at the end of June.

[tippy]

it&#39;s almost agusut. has anyone kept to it? i have.
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i haven&#39;t been here in a while, but just wanted to update...
i am proud to say that i haven&#39;t cut my hair since joining (even though my poor hair is screaming for a trim). i can see some considerable length since i joined too. i need to measure later, but i can already tell the difference. but i think i am going to need to find better products to moisturize and fight frizzies. i hope everyone else has had luck too! :)

[runrunrunner]

well,

not too long before i joined the challenge...i had shaved my head...buzz buzz...almost bald...couldnt grip the hair. late march/early april [it was like after midnight so..might as well say april]

now, it&#39;s mid july
and i have about 3 inches

hooray.

i&#39;m on my own little personal 2 week
"leave your hair alone challenge"

i&#39;m not even going to LOOK at my hair for 2 weeks
just so i&#39;m not so....obsessed with it?

haha

ahh...here comes august.

[vlyons]

I&#39;m still in the challenge and my hair is really growing. My family is just amazed at how fast my hair has grown. I&#39;m only wearing a puff because I&#39;m not very create -yet. August is just around the corner, so I&#39;ll include some pictures then.

Good Luck ladies!

[YaYaNatural]

yEA iM Still in Ill tell yall how much inches I have In august....yepp

[tippy]

Yay! August is finally here. How has everyone done? I still have to measure how much growth I have. :)

[runrunrunner]

ah yes.
august has arrived

i have my hair in twists right now...wont take them out until august 5...then i&#39;ll wash and redo them.

my hair is probably not much longer than it was when i updated the last time.

i&#39;m sure it grew a tiny bit...but nothing significant.

i think i&#39;ll update again [if this is still here] mid or late month

[Only1biancab]

Hey, I forgot about this thread. I think my hair&#39;s grown veeeeeery little. I didn&#39;t keep up with the schedule I made at the beginning. But progress is progress, so I&#39;m happy. I just need to be more consistent.

[FralyB]

Good Morning!!!!

OK, here&#39;s my update:

Beginning of Challenge: 5" to 5.5"

At the end of Challege: 6" to almost 7"

PLEASANTLY SURPRISED!!!! :D

PS. Thought I would trim at end of challege, but my ends are looking very healthy, so I might just leave them alone.

[journey_continues]

man, i forgot that yesterday was august 1st! i started off with 2-3 inches. now i have 3-4 inches. steped up an inch each.

[missCONGENIALity]

My hair has grown, but I had to trim. I must say that I am overwhelm with the length. I think I will be wearing a lot of protective styles.

[YaYaNatural]

When I started this My hair was Freshly cut to about a half of an inch....Its now august *Drum roll please* My hair is now 3 inches .....In 3 months yaaaaay :lol:

[runrunrunner]

at the start of this challenge - my hair was way less than an inch. i had just shaven it off.
now it&#39;s about 3

[furby1999]

I joined the challenge on april 25th and since then I have about 1.5-2 inches of growth. I hadnt really noticed the growth until I had it twisted this weekend and my twist in the back are just above my back now. So Im just at about 5 inches now. My 1 yr. anniversay is October and I will not trim until then. Now Im basically going on a protective style challenge for myself. Wish me luck for 7 inches by October!!!! :D

[NuNaturelle]

This was me in April: http://tinypic.com/vpj12q.jpg

and this is me as of August 6th in my siggy with about 2 1/2 inches of growth (with the 65% or so shrinkage it&#39;s hard to see it). I will be wearing finger coils most of the time. Next year this time I hope to be styling my two-strands like the vets on this board! :D

[tippy]

Here are my stats:
Joined 5/12 @ 2.75"
8/1 @ 4"

Yay!! :)