I see lots of suggestions for "natural" ladies, any relaxed ladies have anything to offer......

That's interesting, I hadn't noticed. I haven't relaxed my hair for years but I tried to:

--Treat it as gently as possible.
--Relax it only to provide control against frizz.
--Never blow dry it, instead I wore a wash and wear style.
--Trim the split ends frequently.
--Relax rarely, sometimes I went for a nine month or a year without a relaxer.
--Make sure the stylist understood that I did not want my hair relaxed stick straight. The one I used mixed the relaxer specially to make it super mild. She also only did half my head at a time because I have a lot of hair and if she'd did the whole head at one go the part where started would have been over-relaxed by the time she finished. It also helps if the stylist has an assistant.

No offense but that still leans toward advice for the natural or transitioning. I'm def. not going 9 months without a relaxer, 9 weeks is pushing it. I do trim split ends frequently. My beautician has recommended sew ins and ponytails while I am on this weight loss journey. Not sure how I feel about weaves..............

Whatever works for you. This treatment worked for me in the 20+ years that I had relaxed hair.

To wear a wig would feel very alien to me, same with weaves and other artificial hair. My mother once wore a wig for a few months over 40 years ago when she lost a patch of hair from stress. No other woman younger than my grandparents and great aunts ever wore a wig.

Hi Ladies,
For the past month, I've started a vigorous workout regiment; 5-6 days a week for 60 minutes and 2 days with a personal trainer. My hair so doesn't like this plan. It's dry, brittle and shedding. My last relaxer was in May (not planning on another one). I need suggestions as to what to do before and after my workouts.

slather your hair in a conditioner before you begin working out... then rinse out immediately after working out.. then wash again with conditioner only ( no shampoo at all)... style as usual...

working out, 5/6 times a week and you should do the above regime everyday. That is a lot of work. Is there not something a little simpler?

thats as about as simple as I can suggest... its not that hard nor does it take lon... 30 secinds to slather on before, put it in a scarf or ponytail while you workout... 2 minites to rinse out in shower after...
the fact that you arent at least rinsing your hair out after 5-6 workouts a week may be part of the problem... all of the salt contained in your perspiration is still in your hair, helping to make it hard & brittle....

hope that helps