New guy from Los Angeles - page 1 -

• New guy from Los Angeles by almostbald_again on 13 Dec, 2008 20:09
• Hey gang. First day here.
  
  32 yo in Los Angeles, CA. Used to be a long haired guy a while back. Full head of hair now grown from my first headshave back in April. Problem was I grew it back immediately and now I regret it as it's now 5 inches all over. Willing to give it one more try after the Holidays and try to commit to it. Support from some local fellow sly guys would be helpful.
  
  Holla back at me Angelinos....
  
  Cheers.
• #1 by Razor X on 13 Dec, 2008 21:17
• This is what happens when you break the 30 day rule.  I did the same thing the first time I shaved my head.  I immediately let my hair grow back, and when it was completely grown in, I began to regret it.  I shaved it again a couple of months later and did the same thing.  This went on a couple of times until I finally realized that I wouldn't keep shaving my head every couple of months if I didn't really want to be bald.  So the next time I got the urge to shave my head, I made a commitment that I would keep it shaved for at least 30 days, no matter what.  That made a huge difference because even though I was tempted to grow my hair back a few times, I'd made a deal with myself that I wouldn't do it.  By the time the 30 days were up I didn't want to grow my hair back.
  
  A lot of satisfaction comes along with making it through those first 30 days.  You can do it.  Keep visiting this site and you'll get all the encouragement you need.
  
• #2 by Ghost1988 on 13 Dec, 2008 21:23
• i went through the same thing and still am. in fact.......im gonna get eaten alive by this board but.....i actually might grow my hair back one last time over xmas break (while i still have some hair). that way if it looks real bad not too many people will see it. i just 4get what it looks like and i want to take a walk through memory lane again. it might turn into depression lane real quick though haha. so i could end up tossing that idea and  shaving it only  a week into growth lol.
• #3 by marty22 on 13 Dec, 2008 21:31
• howdy Almost Bald.
• #4 by warhawk on 13 Dec, 2008 22:00
• hey almost:  welcome 2 the sly fraternity.  glad that ya joined us.  keep us posted 2 your road 2 slyness.
  
  WARHAWK
• #5 by buuckkweet on 13 Dec, 2008 22:22
• Welcome Bro!
• #6 by BaldMark on 13 Dec, 2008 22:24
• Welcome!
• #7 by Razor X on 13 Dec, 2008 22:43
• Quote from: Ghost1988 on 13 Dec, 2008 21:23

  i went through the same thing and still am. in fact.......im gonna get eaten alive by this board but.....i actually might grow my hair back one last time over xmas break (while i still have some hair). that way if it looks real bad not too many people will see it. i just 4get what it looks like and i want to take a walk through memory lane again. it might turn into depression lane real quick though haha. so i could end up tossing that idea and  shaving it only  a week into growth lol.
  

  
  I'll tell you exactly how that scenario goes.  You stop shaving for two or three days and it's kind of exciting watching the hair fill in.  And then after about five days everything comes to a big slowdown .  The hair grows in slower and more sparsely on top while the sides continue to get thicker and you start to remember why you shaved in the first place.
  
  I find it helps to keep some photographs on hand from just before your first headshave.  Pull them out whenever you start feeling nostalgic about your hair.  Like I said before, why look like this:
  
  
  
  when you can look like this?
  
  
• #8 by Brkeatr on 14 Dec, 2008 05:32
• Welcome to the forum !!   
• #9 by Shaf on 14 Dec, 2008 09:01
• Likewise 
  Hope u give it another shot.
• #10 by Papa Don on 14 Dec, 2008 09:14
• Almost, you have a great shaped head and no shadow that I can see.  Awsome look.  Who needs hair when you can look great!
• #11 by Rob on 14 Dec, 2008 09:29
• I agree - a great headshape you have there.  Welcome to the forum, and hope you're soon back to being bald
• #12 by almostbald_again on 14 Dec, 2008 09:43
• Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
  
  (Gloss) I think doing it after the Holiday's as a new year resolution will lend itself to more success, specially since I'm trying to do the 30 day rule as Razor X suggests. I think back in April I wasn't successful in keeping it since I didn't have the support from other sly guys. I need them to check up on me!
  
  Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
• #13 by wpruitt on 14 Dec, 2008 11:00
• Welcome
• #14 by The Scottish Ambassador on 14 Dec, 2008 13:37
• Welcome from the Scottish branch of the forum!!