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Going No-Poo - cold turkey or ease into it?

Hello fellow curlies 
I am relatively new here... I've been reading the website off and on for a few years now, but just joined the boards.
Anyway, I have naturally curly hair that ranges from 2c to 3b. I think I am average porosity and texture. I don't do permanent color (anymore), just those 28-day things 2 or 3 times a year to mix it up a little, and sometimes I use Sun-In for highlights in the summer. I know some people cringe at Sun-In, but it really doesn't seem to upset my hair, and I can't use typical highlighting kits because I am allergic to them.
So I was looking at some photos, and my hair used to be a lot curlier. In searching the internet for ways to help bring my curls back, I ended up back here and reading about Curly Girl and no/low-poo. I tried low-poo a while back but apparently I wasn't doing it right, and I didn't know about 'cones and such, so I am ready to give it a second chance, armed with this new info and inspired by the before/after thread.
My main question is does it ease the transition to start with low-poo for a while first, and then go no-poo/no-cone? I saw a lot of people talk about the "icky" feeling while their hair adjusted. I am a fitness buff and exercise a lot, so the idea of going no-poo "cold turkey" is a little scary to me. I have some low-poo shampoos already (organix tea tree mint, johnson's baby for curly hair, and the new Tresemme Naturals Moisturizing "low sulfate" shampoo), I just haven't been using them consistently. Yes, I am a bit of a product junkie...
Thanks in advance for the help/advice. I can't wait to see what going CG will do for my hair. :love2:
Here are some pics...
2003:
2003: I wish I could remember what I did to get my hair to look like this! I only remember that I diffused it. I would love to have this every day!

2005: A particularly good hair day...

2006:
2007:
2009:

I am relatively new here... I've been reading the website off and on for a few years now, but just joined the boards.
Anyway, I have naturally curly hair that ranges from 2c to 3b. I think I am average porosity and texture. I don't do permanent color (anymore), just those 28-day things 2 or 3 times a year to mix it up a little, and sometimes I use Sun-In for highlights in the summer. I know some people cringe at Sun-In, but it really doesn't seem to upset my hair, and I can't use typical highlighting kits because I am allergic to them.
So I was looking at some photos, and my hair used to be a lot curlier. In searching the internet for ways to help bring my curls back, I ended up back here and reading about Curly Girl and no/low-poo. I tried low-poo a while back but apparently I wasn't doing it right, and I didn't know about 'cones and such, so I am ready to give it a second chance, armed with this new info and inspired by the before/after thread.
My main question is does it ease the transition to start with low-poo for a while first, and then go no-poo/no-cone? I saw a lot of people talk about the "icky" feeling while their hair adjusted. I am a fitness buff and exercise a lot, so the idea of going no-poo "cold turkey" is a little scary to me. I have some low-poo shampoos already (organix tea tree mint, johnson's baby for curly hair, and the new Tresemme Naturals Moisturizing "low sulfate" shampoo), I just haven't been using them consistently. Yes, I am a bit of a product junkie...
Thanks in advance for the help/advice. I can't wait to see what going CG will do for my hair. :love2:
Here are some pics...
2003:

2003: I wish I could remember what I did to get my hair to look like this! I only remember that I diffused it. I would love to have this every day!

2005: A particularly good hair day...

2006:

2007:

2009:

3a/b 'curly bob' in the mid-Atlantic. Goal: more 3b than 3a. CG Oct 2010.
Low-poo: Giovanni TTTT, Ion Swim
Co-wash: V05 Shea Cashmere
Rinse-out: SalonCare Apples & Pears, Tresemme Naturals
Leave-in: Cure Care, Ion Moisturizing Treatment
Stylers: Ecostyler Argan Oil, LALSG, LBLOC, Hold It! Wave Maker, LAL Beachy Waves Spray Gel. Also been using my diffuser more lately.
PT: Ion Reconstructor
DT: GVP Balm, Pure Elements Intense Repairing Treatment
http://beautifulraincurls.blogspot.com/
Low-poo: Giovanni TTTT, Ion Swim
Co-wash: V05 Shea Cashmere
Rinse-out: SalonCare Apples & Pears, Tresemme Naturals
Leave-in: Cure Care, Ion Moisturizing Treatment
Stylers: Ecostyler Argan Oil, LALSG, LBLOC, Hold It! Wave Maker, LAL Beachy Waves Spray Gel. Also been using my diffuser more lately.
PT: Ion Reconstructor
DT: GVP Balm, Pure Elements Intense Repairing Treatment
http://beautifulraincurls.blogspot.com/
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Tresemme low sulfate shampoo is not cg - I think the cleaners they used are still too strong or something.
Low-poo: Giovanni TTTT, Ion Swim
Co-wash: V05 Shea Cashmere
Rinse-out: SalonCare Apples & Pears, Tresemme Naturals
Leave-in: Cure Care, Ion Moisturizing Treatment
Stylers: Ecostyler Argan Oil, LALSG, LBLOC, Hold It! Wave Maker, LAL Beachy Waves Spray Gel. Also been using my diffuser more lately.
PT: Ion Reconstructor
DT: GVP Balm, Pure Elements Intense Repairing Treatment
http://beautifulraincurls.blogspot.com/
Second, I want to know who it's going for you? I too have hair between a 2b and 3a and I am a fitness junkie (I teach Zumba). Have you found something that works for you? I want to give CO a chance.
type 2b/c, thick and wavy; modified CG routine; use a low-poo 2 or 3 times a week and cone free conditioner; currently experimenting with different types of products
I haven't really started this CG thing yet, but I am intrigued by the VO5 Kiwi Lime Conditioner for a co-wash, especially for after workouts. It claims to remove build-up and be "clarifying". http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/catalog/shop_product_detail.jsp?filterBy=&skuId=130388&productId=130388&navAction=jump&navCount=3 And it's on sale at CVS right now for $0.79! (Might be a web-only sale). I also have a bottle of the Suave Coconut conditioner which many people here seem to love for co-wash. I have used it before, but not as a co-wash. For a rinse-out, I just bought Garnier Triple Nutrition Conditioner, and the deep treatment that matches it for weekly treatments. I think I will be starting CG in earnest this weekend. I have a few non-CG products I am trying to use up, LOL. It's been hot and humid in the mid-Atlantic lately, so frizz is an issue right now. I've mostly been doing some research before I take the CG plunge, so to speak. Some people are doing a "modified CG" which I think means they occasionally use a sulfate-free shampoo for a slightly deeper cleaning than what you'd get from a co-wash. This may be something my hair will need, especially with my workout schedule. As jonquil said, I won't know until I give it a try and see what happens.
Low-poo: Giovanni TTTT, Ion Swim
Co-wash: V05 Shea Cashmere
Rinse-out: SalonCare Apples & Pears, Tresemme Naturals
Leave-in: Cure Care, Ion Moisturizing Treatment
Stylers: Ecostyler Argan Oil, LALSG, LBLOC, Hold It! Wave Maker, LAL Beachy Waves Spray Gel. Also been using my diffuser more lately.
PT: Ion Reconstructor
DT: GVP Balm, Pure Elements Intense Repairing Treatment
http://beautifulraincurls.blogspot.com/
http://www.curlmart.com/Jessicurl-Trial-Size-Collection-Light-p-366.html
I saw you mentioned you were going to use Garnier products. I will tell you from my experience the shampoo is horrible. It makes my hair super frizzy. The Fortifying Deep Conditioner is OK.
Keep in touch!
type 2b/c, thick and wavy; modified CG routine; use a low-poo 2 or 3 times a week and cone free conditioner; currently experimenting with different types of products