Working on retaining hair growth

So today is December 30th 2011. I measured my hair to see how much it has grown. The front is 10 inches long, the back is 9 inches long, the right side is 11 inches and the left side is 10 inches. So surely but slowly my hair is growing. I have been using Hydratherma naturals for the past couple of months and taking the Hairfinity hair vitamins so I can see that has been helping a lot. I am thinking of trying the GC (curly girl method) where I only use conditioner in my hair (and my oils) just to see how much better (if any) conditioner along is than shampoo. I am also going to put myself on a protective style challenge for 20 weeks (doing braids and two-strand twists). Furthermore, I see I need to also change my diet and do more exercising as they go hand in hand with retaining hair length. ONE THING I love about the Hydratherma naturals products is that it balances moisture and protein which are both critical to retaining hair length. I will keep everyone posted.