hey congrats on being 1 day pull free! getting through day 1 is always really hard for me to get through so thats a huge accomplishment and such a positive attitude.

i love reading your pep talks!! they really pep me up to fight this a lot too!

and your trip sounds really amazing and busy! enjoy it, sorry its so cold

Thanks mid, though I'm not sure what you're talking about in regards to pulling.. Confusing ne with someone else perhaps? If I've pulled recently, I certainly count it as a pull and I start over.

Thanks firante!! I feel I need to constantly pep myself up, trich tells me one thing constantly so I have to counteract that constantly. My trip has indeed been amazing, just perfect. Hehe I knew it would be cold at this time of year. I even packed thermal underwear and a beanie.

2 days pull free!!! Feels good. I am so much happier when I'm pull free.

you wait til December and January for the cold - brrrrrrr. I have had the heating on one day this week - though that was pretty much to dry my clothes - I hate not being able to hang them out!!! People are just starting to get their winter coats out now.

I used to live near bucks - used to go to day trips to the chilterns - very beautiful. Villages like Turville, Frieth etc and towns like Marlow. Recently went to a wedding in Wycombe although that's not as pretty as Marlow etc! York is lovely - great shopping, is the train expensive? I never go by train - too lazy, also live 8 miles from a station so its fairly pointless if you have to drive to that station! :)

I think you are doing great with the pulling. Tough stuff. Hopefully when you get home you will get some momentum back. Having seen your exp I am going to be super careful when I am away next week.

Have fun - and enjoy the ozzie summer when you get home you lucky so and so!!

I agree with Mrs Kolo, it isn't cold yet. I'm planning to go shopping for a winter coat next week though :)

YAAY for two days! I'm also at 2 days, and it kind of gives a confidentboost just knowing that I've been pullfree for 2 days :D
keep on going girl!! :D

Well i have been playing with my hair a bit today and yesterday, and as a result lots if hairs have come out. No resitance, but still still singling out individual hairs.

Argh.

Argh.

Argh.

Argh.

Argh.

Well guess what!? It's day one again tomorrow. I do look forward to being one day pull free again. This pf is gonna be pure. No excuses. No. Hairs. Pulled.

Mrs kolo - yes some very pretty places in England. York is lovely, I can't wait to explore next week. We're running all over Yorkshire til then visiting relatives. My train ticket from London to York was £25. We hired a car up here in York, and that was £150 for a week. I'm sure you'll be fine on your holiday, constant vigilance!

Lien - you are silly. It's very cold. Hehe. I think anything under 25 degrees Celsius is cold though. Thanks for your sweet support, I'm starting over again though. I've gotta set up a reward system with my bf, need some extra motivation!

Xxx

You and me both on day one tomorrow. I pulled 3 or 4 today, same thing with the hair playing and then WHOOPS it just slid out. Tomorrow I've got to do my barrier. Best of luck and hugs to you! Hope your "motivation" works, hehe!

C'mon, let's do this together! I'm on day 1, too. No more pulling. No more excuses!

Reward system with bf sounds awesome. I might need to talk mine into something like that. :)

Keep on enjoying your lovely holiday! I'm still so jealous.

This is my personal European weather scale:
… - 5 freezin cold; 5-12 cold; 12 – 20 chilly; 20 – 25 warm ; 25 – 30 hot ; 30 + TOO hot
Not that this is of any importance :p anyway

I told my best friend that I was counting days again and she told me that when I reached 10 days that we would make a roadtrip to Brugge and go to a chocolatier there. (don’t know if chocolatier is also an English word, but it’s a shop where they only sell all kind of (delicious) chocolates)
Not that I’ll be resisting urges for chocolate but it’s a great thing to look forward to.

As long as you’re stopping yourself and don’t keep pulling for hours you’re making progress. You take control again! Give yourself one of your famous pep talks and go for it girl :)

"we would make a roadtrip to Brugge and go to a chocolatier there" Now THAT sounds divine!!!

I'm a 20C kind of gal. Nice & temperate. Once you hit "the change", you'll understand.

Okay, Sam. Some tough love. You know you can do this. You're the one with one of the longest PF's out there. I want you to be able to love your hair & not be hiding behind hair clips. I want you to be able to continue swimming without a bathing cap. You have come so far. Don't slide back. It is only a few hairs now, but they add up. You know what to do. You wrote the book for many of us. HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks accepting, I find I'm slipping because I don't care..

Emmy, yes! But can we start from today? Ha guess what, effed up again. Going through lots of stress at moment, meeting lots of bf's family, pms, had a fight with a friend..

Ha lien, I like that you have a chart for temps. And that's a GREAT reward, I'll think of something similar I think!

Phoebe, argh please keep at me. I'm slipping. My motivation is way down. It's up and down. I think I need to be on here twice a day honestly. But it's not always possible. I'm determined not to Lise my hair again though. I haven't created any damage.. Yet. We all know it doesn't take long.

I will be pull free again. 100%. I will make it to tomorrow 11am pull free. 24 hrs. Go me!

You're having the change of seasons again, pull free, success, 100%!
Love your hair, as it is, and love yourself, Phoebe has reminded me of this, and it is so important. Forgive your self for what you need to with the stressful situations while traveling. PMS sucks the energy right out from under your feet, sometimes really fast.
Stay strong, we are with you!

yes, go you! don't give up, you've proven that you can do this, so you will do this again! take it urge by urge :) hands down!

Stay positive you can do this xxx

PMS - boo!! I can't tell you how happy I am to not have to deal with that m#f& any longer.

Do what you can, girl. Keep on top of yourself. Remember, the longer you go PF, the easier it gets. HUGS

Bahhhh, I've effed up today, too. Lien's idea is WONDERFUL. I think I need to get a buddy to agree to drive down to Austin with me or something. I dunno if there are any chocolatiers there (although I hope so!), but I do know there are absolutely excellent vegan eateries. And good music pretty much all the time, I'd wager.

I feel like a hypocrite giving advice, since I've fallen off the wagon, ma'self. Ahem.

Sam! Be victorious! I am not giving you an option. That is a demand. You can do this because awesome Sam is awesome.