- The thread for LHCers without/that hate/that can't find scissors^^ you pick..
I felt like something was missing from the Polls and Projects-forum.. so I'm restarting the trimmers/non-trimmers threads, originally posted by Spidermom.. :D
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- The thread for LHCers without/that hate/that can't find scissors^^ you pick..
I felt like something was missing from the Polls and Projects-forum.. so I'm restarting the trimmers/non-trimmers threads, originally posted by Spidermom.. :D
Yay! I really missed these threads! :cheese: May I suggest that those who can edit their posts go back to their original post to add new measurements. I think that was done in the old threads to make it easier to follow each person's growth progress.
I'm a non-trimmer, going for terminal. My last trim was on December 23, 2007. I only do S&D.
My measurements:
January 1st: 31" waistlength
February 1st: 31.75" (+0.75")
March 1st: 32.25" (+0.5")
April 1st: 32.75" (+0.5")
May 1st: 33.25" (+0.5")
June 1st: 33.5" (+0.25")
July 1st: 33.75" (+0.25")
July 31st: 33.75" (no gained length)
As my lately slow growth and stalling seems to be caused by breakage, I will have to start trimming until my old damage is gone. As my final goal still is terminal length, I will one day go back to non-trimming, though.
Hurray! I was wondering if this thread would come back. I'm a non-trimmer for life and so I am going for terminal. I don't cut my hair for reasons of faith.
My measurements so far:
October 2007 28"
November 2007 29"
December 2007 30"
January 2008 31"
February 2008 32"
March 2008 33"
April 2008 33.75"
May 2008 34.25"
Trimmed quite a bit in June 2008. No longer a non-trimmer. *bows out of the thread quietly*
I hope its ok, if I post here.
I would like to start measuring regularly to keep me motivated.
April: 55 cm (21.5")
May: 58 cm (22.8")
June: 59 cm (23.2")
July: 59 cm (23.2") I got a little scissor happy when I cut in my bangs and trimmed maybe 2 cm off my length. It seems like I trimmed off all my new growth. It was stupid and I won't do it again.
August: 61 cm (24'')
I will switch over to the trimmers tread.
I am a non-trimmer, but i measure yearly. Last year (2007) i got 7.5 inches.
I never measure monthly i just find it obsessive:)
I usually just assume ill get 6 inches that way i wont be dissapointed but suprised.
The only purpose i see in measuring hair is a yearly goal tactic other than that it seems pointless and obsessive.
I'm a non-trimmer simply because I KNOW I'd mess it up!!!! :) My last salon trim was a year ago. As for length...I haven't measured lately....I guess I should!
Non-trimmer out of laziness and fear of people with scissors. I love to see terminal but am taking it one landmark at a time. My most recent measurements:
Feb 34.5"
March 35.25"
April 35.75"
I trimmed in Mid February, but I am now a non trimmer, because I am not trimming for at least a year now.
March ~ 22.5 inches (Going for waist)
Well I'm gonna give a short hairtrim history.
In November 2005 I had 1" trimmed.
In early June 2006 I had 2" taken off.
In late June 2007 I had 1" taken off.
This June I plan to get at least a short trim.
Right now my hair is at 'almost' 49". Last June, it was 46" AFTER my trim, so in these past 10 months I've only grown 3". :( My hair seems to grow faster if I trim just a tad off every 3-4 months or so.
2008
April 3 @ 48.75"
May 3 @ 50" 1.25 growth spurt!
June 3 @ 50"
July 3 @ 51" 1" of growth!
Started at 16.5 inches in April 2007 and this month I am at 23.25 inches. 6.75 inches in one year without trimming.
im going to join this if this is okay. I have just cut 1" off (end of feb) and dont intend to cut now until next feb. Prior to this i went 2 years without scissors.
im 22.8" at present and really am hoping to get to waist by next Feb, its 7" off so i think if I dont cut I should get there!
I had a big chop last spring, from tailbone to BSL. I haven't trimmed, and currently measure at 33" - a little past waist. I don't plan on trimming for at least another year, just occasional S&Ds.
I joined the non-trimmers back in November '07. I am planning on going at least a year before my next trim.
I don't remember my measurements in November & since my tape measure is still packed away I'll have to come back and add my new measurement later on in the month.;)
Michelle
Haven't trimmed in three years. . . still not trimming. I've had a long stall since about December, but thank heavens it's finally over. I was ready to throw out my measuring tape. It doesn't matter anyways because some of my layers seemed to have caught up in the meantime.
January 2008: 34"
February 2008: 34"
March 2008: 34"
April 2008: 34 1/4"
I just had a trim - it was great - only about 1/4"..... and I don't plan on doing it again for a year. Excepting the occasional S&D.
I haven't trimmed my hair in about 7 years, but I do a bit of S&D.
My hair is about 62" when wet and about 60" when dry and brushed fairly straight. The waves make it difficult. :shrug:
I'm a non-trimmer. The last time scissors touched my hair was August 2006! I stopped trimming just to prove to nay-saying friends and family that one doesn't need to cut her hair to keep it long and healthy. :) It's been great to retain my length.
Whew! Finally got my measurements from the archive.
2006
Nov. - 31"
Dec. - 31.5"
2007
Jan. - 32"
Feb. - 32" (no growth)
Mar. - 32.5"
Apr. - 33"
May - 33.5"
Jun. - 34"
Jul. - 34" (no growth)
Aug. - 34.5
Sep. - 35"
Oct. - 35" (no growth)
Nov. - 36" (+1 inch!!!)
Dec. - 36" (no growth)
2008
Jan. - 36" (no growth) ~ Planning a slight trim to get the three or so hairs that are 37".
Feb. - 36" ~ Trim took more than planned.
Mar. - 36" (no growth)
Apr. - 36" (no growth) ~ More hairs there.
May - 37" (+1 inch!!!) ~ Shedding is way down.
Jun. - 37.5"
Jul. - 37.5" (no growth) ~ More hairs there. Added weekly coconut oil massages, herbal washes.
Jul. 30 - 38"
I've trimmed back to 34" with an option to go back farther to 32". The ends are just too thin, so I'm going to maintain here for a while. I don't know how often I'll trim. The good news? I love the trim!
Aug. - 34"
Thanks for the tip, Flaxen!
Here is my table:
April 15, 2007: 16.5 inches
April 30th, 2007: 17.0 inches
May 31st, 2007: 17.5 inches
July 1st, 2007: 17.75 inches
July 10th, 2007: 18.25 inches
August 7th, 2007: 18.75 inches
September 1st, 2007: 19.5 inches
September 30th, 2007: 19.75 inches
October 31st, 2007: 20.125 inches
December 1st, 2007: 20.5 to 20.75 (settling on 20.7 for the sake of arguing for 0.6"/month growth over the last 7.5 months)
December 31st, 2007: 21.625 --> almost an inch of growth!
February 1, 2008: 22.0 inches
March 1, 2008: 22.75 inches
April 1, 2008: 23.25 inches
April 30, 2008: 23.5 at shortest and 24.25 at longest few hairs. Thinking about getting a 1/4 inch trim.
June 1, 2008: 24.0
July 1, 2008: 24.5
August 1, 2008: 25.0
September 1, 2008: 25.5
October 1, 2008: neglected to measure
November 1, 2008: 26.0
December 2008 - January 2009: Here I gained an inch and then trimmed an inch, then continued with not trimming.
February 2009: 27.0
March 2009: 27.25
April 2009: 28.0
I have not trimmed in several months (I have S&D though)
It was after a trim in October '07 that I decided not to trim my hair for an extended period. A goal with some friends is may but I am thinking of going the full year, or close to it. We have a friends wedding we hope to go to in October so maybe a 'clean-up' trim at that point. I hope to be another 3 inches by October this year.
Length history: (will update often)
Sept 24, 2007 - 41 1/2 inches after 1 inch trim
Oct 25, 2007 - ?? after a 2 inch trim (no measuring)
Dec 3, 2007 - 40 1/2 inches
Feb 12, 2008 - 41 1/2 inches
April 18, 2008 - 43 inches
I started at about 21" in September 2007 (last trim, and the first one in 18 months) and am now at about 25.5" with no intention of trimming for at least another 18 months.
Well, I only do S&D
Jan:34.5 Inches
Feb: 35.5 inches
I was under a lot of stress here so i think that might be why I slowed down in growth
1st March: 36 Inches
1st April: 37 Inches
26 April: 38 inches
I haven't trimmed since July, although I think I'm going for another very small trim in June, and after the summer may do small trims to get rid of layers, but I haven't trimmed since my last measurement, so here they are:
26 July 2007: 19"
31 July 2007: 19.5"
20 August 2007: 20"
30 August 2007: 20.5"
Here ends my compulsive measuring stage. Here also ends my lovely superfast summer growth. My next measurements are a bit random in terms of dates, but I've resolved to do a better job in future.
20 October 2007: 21"
12 December 2007: 22"
23 April 2008: 24.5"
Note: I always round to the nearest half-inch, because otherwise I manage to confuse myself (I suppose it comes from being taught metric at school, where it's all in decimals, then looking at the measurements of inches, which are in sixteenths and it all just makes my head hurt).
I measured a day and a half early :o, and came up with 27 inches (with a few hairs at 27.5), which is an inch more than last month! :cheese: Yay for spring/summer growth rate increases!
I am not against a trim if I need one but I haven't felt I needed one in a long time. My last cut, I went to waist length in January '07. Currently between tailbone and classic.
Since it's the beginning of May, I measured.
Feb 34.5"
March 35.25"
April 35.75"
May 36.25"
I'm a non-trimmer (with random S&Ds) but I almost never measure.
Wish the site had a way to keep track of when you changed your measurements on the avatar section, but I do believe I did that measurement maybe a week after the site came back up.
Maybe I should start measuring more often.
Okay, I had my daughter measure and she read it at 34".Quote:
Originally Posted by chelles2kids
At this point, I don't even rem. my last measurement or when it was. So we'll start from here and move forward.
Michelle
So I measured the other day, and I seem to have stalled where I was when LHC came back up. This is pretty distressing, and I'm sure it was caused by stress, but I really want some new growth. :(
I'm going to have to start taking hair vitamins again and see if that helps, cause this is a bit depressing.
I was at 22.5" in April 2008 when I first discovered this site, and now I'm at 23" at the longest layer. I'm not planning on trimming at all until most layers are at BSL. I have a long back so it'll be a while:rolleyes:
Awww, at least it's a long back and not long legs like me... I shudder to imagine how long it will take to get from thigh to knee on me, or oh dear thigh to ankle on me..... :shudder:Quote:
Originally Posted by MsBubbles
Long legs! That's hilarious! As my dbf says to me: if other women heard you complaining about your long legs they'd gouge your eyes out :D. But I'd rather be like you, have the long legs minus the long torso. I tried uploading an avatar pic (to no avail), because 23" on my back doesn't reach down very far at all.
I haven't cut or trimmed in 10 months, so do i fit in here?
Have not cut or trimmed since June 2007.
Length after cut in June 2007: 21 Inches
Length on May 2008: 27 Inches.
Well Due to damage and uneven hemline i cut 2 inches off my hair in July 2008. so the new length was 25 inches.
haven't measured yet this month but will measure in september 2008 and see how much growth i've had. for now until at least December i plan not to cut, so i wonder if i am a trimmer even when i trim only twice a year or a semi-non-trimmer?
Anyway, Going For terminal or to either Classic or mid-thigh. Have hit classic a couple of times, but hoping to get to mid-tigh and stay there for life. (with small trims to keep length and destroy damage.)
Ahhh, but long legs, short torso means the belly pooch shows so badly when I gain weight. haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by MsBubbles
Hmmm 23" wonder where that reaches on me. I'll have to check at some point.
Thought you guys might find this interesting (feeling sick so I'm not doing homework, but I can do this!):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/...40c875.jpg?v=0
27 and a quarter now. It won't make my waist by my birthday like I had hoped, but by Christmas it should be pretty long. I was wearing it in a French twist the other day and someone asked me how long it was. Yay! First time it has looked long!
I need to measure again soon. Hope I've gotten some kind of movement.
cscheck: thanks for the graph.
now we can have growing competitions. :)
Oh, cool, cscheck! Thanks for doing that. :grin: I hope you feel better soon. :flower:
ETA: Oops, you are probably all better by now. ;)
Feb 34.5"
March 35.25"
April 35.75"
May 36.25"
June 37"