No trimming 2022! First half only!

**shelomit** · January 16th, 2022, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by KinkyRapunzel

Not the best starter picture but I haven't trimmed since January 2020, I plan on going another 2-3 years.

January 15, 2022

Starting at 25 inches, my goal is 35 inches ( I should reach the 22 mark on my shirt).

KinkyRapunzel, that lined shirt is a brilliant idea!

**Bat** · January 16th, 2022, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by pisinoe

It’s been only two weeks and… Lord gimme strength

lmao resist! you can do it, I find my urge to trim increases when I'm in these challenges too, it's like our brains try to sabotage us

**Isle-of-Mel** · January 16th, 2022, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Ylva

Welcome, welcome, everyone - good luck and happy growing!

I've spammed this photo a bit around the forum already, but it belongs here as well, as my starting photo!

Your hair has grown so much over the last few years (you do great updates photos)…. And as a side note, you background looks like a Bob Ross painting

which is also awesome…!

**Ylva** · January 17th, 2022, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by pisinoe

It’s been only two weeks and… Lord gimme strength

Hang in there! I find that sometimes I get a really strong urge to cut and then simply forget about it for months and months when something more important comes up to occupy my brain.

Originally Posted by knobbly

I went all of 2021 without cutting anything, and I'm thinking that this year I'll do each half of the challenge with a trim in July during the open week. By that time some more of my postpartum regrowth will be in and I feel like I'll have a handle on how different my hair is now that my hormones are where they'll stay until my youngest weans fully, which won't be for a few years I expect.

Also I'm pretty sure I won't have any trouble hitting CL by the end of 2022, so a wee trim in the middle shouldn't set me back at all, seems like a perfect time to do it.

Sounds reasonable.

Originally Posted by Isle-of-Mel

Your hair has grown so much over the last few years (you do great updates photos)…. And as a side note, you background looks like a Bob Ross painting

which is also awesome…!

Thank you so much, Isle-of-Mel!

I try to stay true to my nature backdrops.

**lapushka** · January 17th, 2022, 05:52 AM

Ylva, I half-forgot you are over classic!

You have done amazingly (with the bleach), those ends have vastly improved. Can't wait to see you grow out more all natural hair!

**lapushka** · January 17th, 2022, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by lithostoic

Not the best quality photo but here's my length unstretched

Excited to see everybody's progress!

You can do it! Best of luck

I love your natural color (that is your natural up top, no?)

**Ylva** · January 17th, 2022, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by lapushka

Ylva, I half-forgot you are over classic!

You have done amazingly (with the bleach), those ends have vastly improved. Can't wait to see you grow out more all natural hair!

Thanks so much!! I don't quite understand it myself that I am now past classic. It was my goal for so long, and I spent an eternity yoyoing between hip and BCL, and now it feels like I was never even above classic, haha.

**oldrocker** · January 17th, 2022, 05:24 PM

Gonna try to continue on the no-trim....since starting(or stopping that..i.e. trims) have gone from about 21 to 23+ inches.

pardon the puffer fish face.....gack

O.R.

**Corvana** · January 17th, 2022, 10:05 PM

My ends are... Not great! The temptation to cut back a bunch is quite high, and really only mitigated by the fact that if I don't, I'll hit the stretched half of my goal (when I'll start trimming to thicken my ends and such) very very very soon if I take care of the ends I do still have. Knowing how I am, I know that cutting back will just make me frustrated in the long run, but it's so teeemmpptiiinngggg

**pisinoe** · January 20th, 2022, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Bat

lmao resist! you can do it, I find my urge to trim increases when I'm in these challenges too, it's like our brains try to sabotage us

I think it's because I get bored with my hair but I find that when I style it and keep it looking "good" visually (to my liking), the urge goes away. So I'll be doing that more often!

Originally Posted by Ylva

Hang in there! I find that sometimes I get a really strong urge to cut and then simply forget about it for months and months when something more important comes up to occupy my brain.

This is true! I'm definitely trying to keep myself distracted. I know I want to get rid of this hemline buuuut I know I'm not ready to go back to a shorter length anyway. I know I won't be comfortable with less than waist so I better keep the thoughts away!