Congratulations on making it to 151 days, and five months! Hurray!
I hope a bracelet catches your eye soon, to help keep your hands busy!

confident your goals ar so much like mine! I just want to be able to get a haircut and a nice style!! My hair also has soft curls - although thanks to trich they have dropped out but I have hope now :)

confident your goals ar so much like mine! I just want to be able to get a haircut and a nice style!! My hair also has soft curls - although thanks to trich they have dropped out but I have hope now :)

meh? Good one

151 days!! That's a landmark. You will always be about 100 days ahead of me :)

WOW!! 151 days pull free! You are such an inspiration!!! I'm at 7 days right now, and it hasn't been easy. I'm taking it one day at a time

153 days!

Mid-thanks, I will go shopping for one soon :)

Mrs kolo- oh no! I'm sure your curls will cone back though. I'm surprised that my hair has not changed it's form at all..

Phoebe - hehe chase me!

Technique - thank you :) I found it very difficult in the beginning, and I definitely took it one day at a time. 7 days is soooooooo good, celebrate!

Life is ugh right now. Spending way more time waitressing than designing, I wouldn't be doing this if I wasn't saving for my trip. When we get back from europe i will be getting a full time job, will be LOVELY. My boyfriend is finishing uni, 5 weeks to go! I've gotten used to spending minimal time with him at the moment. So when we get back and can move into a place together. This will also he LOVELY.

Sorry if this post was convoluted, writing on my phone...

Xox

154 days pf :)

well done - you are doing fab - it will be 6 months before you know it :)

I hope so :) I want the next three months to hurry up. I know I shouldn't wish time away,and I don't normally, but PFFFT I'm wishing it!

154 days! Hurray! Keep it up, best wishes! Three months will pass before you realize it!

Meant to ask - are u still doing the John Kender diet? What des it involve? I have been cutting down carbs and sugars as part of trying to be healthy (I want to lose a dress size by summer hol!) but am unsure about hiw much effect it would have on pulling? x

I never did the John Kender diet, I only ever wanted to. The most I do to follow it is to cut tomato seeds out of my tomato slices when I'm making a sandwich, cos tomato seeds are meant to be a major trigger for many. I would really like to try it, but it suggests cutting out legumes which is very hard for me as these are a staple of my diet (vego). Google John Kender diet and you will be able to find pages which list "good" and "bad" foods. A quick summary is - Sugar, caffeine, cough medicines, legumes, grains, tomato seeds, eggs, and tuna are bad. Onions, garlic, dry red wine, dry tea, and tropical fruits are good. But bad will always overcome the good! Apparently it works on 60% of pullers (I could be making up this statistic..) so you will only know if you try. It takes several months to completely purge the gut of all of the toxins from foods you have eaten in the past, so you may not notice reduction in pulling for a few months. A good test to see if food affects your pulling is to eat as many peanut m&m's and drink as much coke as you can in one sitting, then see if you get more urges than normal in the following hours/days. But it will take a while to purge your gut of this ridiculous overload so beware of that.

May as well give it a go! Like I said, I'm reluctant to. I need legumes!! But cutting out sugar and caffeine is a great way to start.

Thanks mid, I'm sure it will seem like it went fast when it's over!! Ha that's always the way. I will keep it up I will I will! I have control over my actions, I don't need to pull. I believe this truly.

xxxx

haha - funnily enough I am allergic to peanuts and hate tomato seeds with a vengence!!

i have just eaten some choco clusters though and don't think i am getting more urges.....

I do sometimes think there is a yeast connection though as I am very prone to thrush (after getting it in the mouth when I was a kid) ick so I eat natural yoghurt to help that - which is the most effective thing I have done. I also love dry red wine and lots of food with garlic in so hey!! I had read about the diet before but tb it seemed a bit too much like hard work - so I just try to be healthy :D

Wow great coincidence!!! It's interesting that you think there's a yeast connection, because the "bad" foods John Kender has listed are ones which create more yeast growth on our skin and scalp (Mallezesia - or something, I always spell it wrong). John K thinks that some people with trich are "allergic" to this type of yeast, and that's why they pull their hair out, to "remove" it. The "good" foods are said to reduce this yeast... that's why they're good!

I used to get thrush a lot too but found out that was from being on antibiotics a lot, that was when I wasn't monitoring my urges so don't know if there was a connection, bummer! I love red wine and garliccy foods also, so lets drink and eat up!!

There is a yeast connection with the use of antibiotics, and it can create havoc with the scalp recovery process as well as the skin. Yogurt is wonderful! I love garlic as well.
I love my caffeine and tomatoes, though.
Best wishes to both of you with your continued success!
Here is to red wine and garlic!