Sooo... I'm joining! I'm just above APL (full) and hope to be there by 12/31/14. My goal for 2015 is retention! So I'm hoping to retain 6 inches for the whole year. If I get more, I'll be thrilled! But I'll take my 6 and keep it moving.
The above pic isn't my longest layer, but, it's my go to when checking my length.
I'm in my 80th week of transition from relaxed to natural and I do a smoothing treatment every 12-16 weeks (so 3 times year). I use Design Essentials Transitioning Mousse.
My current regimen is to wash 1x weekly, co-wash 1x weekly, DC 2x weekly, M&S 1-2 weekly and wrap or protect my hair nightly. My system is not complicated and I have seen amazing results when I stopped doing 50,000 things to get my hair to grow.
I plan to increase my water intake (currently about 4-5 8oz cups per day) and exercise more.
That's it. Now let's get ta growing