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Wow, Elissa! You look so lovely with long hair and goes well with your green eyes. You remind me a bit of Courtney Cox, the actress on "Friends." :) Congrats on losing all of those pounds and I bet it made a huge difference in your life. Your hair is still technically long although not long to your waist as in the original picture.

[QUOTE=politicalgirl87] Elissa, YES! My hair felt so much lighter and healthy after my trims!

Princess Monica, I had my hair trimmed (two or three different times - it was 6" all at once - although everytime I had it re-trimmed, it had almost grown back out to the original length) because it is SO long, and SO thick that it was getting really difficult to put up and out of my way. At 16, there are times where my hair needs to be up, and it was just getting to be a lot to deal with. I still love my long hair, and probably won't ever get a drastic cut, but little trims every once in a while to keep the ends healthy. Also, my hair grows incredibly fast, so it's not a huge deal when I get 2-3" taken off. :)
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well no matter how long your hair is you have pretty hair

Say 1234 or whatever your name is.

IT IS THEIR WEBSITE, IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY DO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE! THERE IS PLENTY OF OTHER WEBSITES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LIKE A MILLION OF THEM!!!!!!!
AND OF COURSE THEY ARE ONLY GOING TO SHOW GOOD REVIEWS!!! DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO HAVE THEIR OWN PRODUCTS PUT DOWN!!! WHAT THE @#$%!!!!! YOU THINK THEY ARE STUPID OR SOMETHIN!!!!!

Political girl, I missed before that you said the up-do was for a Christmas formal, sorry about that. I like that outfit!

politicalgirl87 wrote: here's my hair down - I've had about 6" taken off in the last 5 mnths... http://members.truepath.com/byhisgrace87/hairdown.jpg

politicalgirl87 your hair is beautiful! if i may ask why did you cut your hair?

Turquoise_girl, thank you! Yes, losing the excess weight gave me a whole new lease on life, I feel great and love the way I look, not to mention all of my new clothes. I'm happier than I've been in years.

Too bad we can't see your pic! Maybe you can find a friend with a scanner or digital cam. Even copy shops will scan a pic for you these days fairly cheaply.

Political girl, you're very pretty and have a great smile. You look like you were having fun being primped for your fancy occasion! Was that for a prom?

Your long hair was gorgeous but it looks very cute shorter, too. I know how freeing it feels to lighten things up a bit with trims. Last May, I cut 9 inches off the hair I'd been growing for two years and it felt fantastic! And I still walked out of the salon with "long" hair. Did you experience that wonderful light feeling when you trimmed?

Melba, what Lyris said. There are lots of free web hosts on the net and they are easy to use (Geocities and yahoo are just a few) and most internet providers include this service for free with your account. I am looking forward to seeing your pics at some point.

Princess monica, thanks for your sweet sentiments. I lost the weight by sticking to healthy, sensible eating and exercise plans since last July. I ate a lowfat, balanced diet of small portions. Most of all, I learned to forgive myself when I did it less than perfectly, and moved ahead. That part was key. I didn't follow Weight Watchers this time, but I have in the past and it's a great program. Your mom might want to look into it. They really teach you about portions and balanced nutrition. Good luck to her. I look forward to seeing your photos when the scanner is up.

I have an aol account, I checked monica2k but did not find any pics.

Sophie, thank you. I don't need to see your pic to know that you are lovely (though I'd like to). When I read your posts I think of the drawing and that's how I "see" you!

Tap Dancer, lovely smile and pretty, shiny hair! Thanks for sharing it. How are you staying patient while growing out your bangs? Are you using accessories?

I am so happy that this thread is taking off!!!
More pics, please???

here's my hair down - I've had about 6" taken off in the last 5 mnths...

http://members.truepath.com/byhisgrace87/hairdown.jpg

[QUOTE=Elissa] Thank you ladies. You guys are so nice. This might be the nicest board I've ever been on. It's the only board I've ever been on that lacks the usual nasty flame wars, and truly stays on-topic. I've learned so much here in the short time I've been visiting.
[QUOTE] i agree with you elissa. this bord is the nicest boards. i'v been on different topic boards and they were rude and mean.
i also agree with everyone else. elissa you are pretty and congaulations on losing the weight. how did you do it? my mom has been looking for away to lose weight.
i'll try to hook up my scanner to get some pics of me.

http://members.truepath.com/byhisgrace87/Em.JPG
there's a face to go with the head of hair. ;) that was me getting an up-do for a christmas formal.

You look nice Elissa! How do you put pictures on a website??? Do you need some special equipment or somethin?????