Hello everybody ! :flowers:

I was trying to wait to introduce myself until I had a full length picture of my hair to post, but alas, I am impatient.

I have been lurking here since March (when I purchased my first computer) and have learned sooooo much since then. I have had long hair all my life, but never gave much thought to the art of nurishing it.

My mother was raised in a Mennonite Church, and one of the teachings that stayed with her was the preservation of uncut- hair (thankyou mom). But I have to say that, as far as honoring one's hair, that is as far as it went. Hair is vanity, and to be hidden away when of age, except for your husband in private. So I think that any (perceived) extra care given to hair was lumped into the vanity sin wagon as well. Ironically I think the secular world sees extremely long hair as obscene vanity in a way too (just my paranoid veiw perhaps). For example, I have grown up listening to girls discuss products and styling but have always felt it would be obnoxious for me to join in. I'm getting to indulge in all that fun beauty talk I feel I missed out on -- only, of the natural, healthy variety -- MUCH BETTER!

Anyway, here is my long hair journey....
My Mother knew the long hair basics, comb from the bottom up, wash infrequently. A very good place to start, but then as an uninformed highschooler I started to experiment with my hair color...blond,red,black...you know the story. Somehow I didn't go bald and by graduation my hair was thick enough at the ends it still looked good down, and fell to the middle of my calves. But haircolor was nothing compared to inadequate diet. I had dieted consistently since the age of eleven on Weight Watchers, subsequently losing 100lbs. But at the age of 20, I did a high protein, low/no carb diet and lost more than anything, 1/2 my hair. Good vitamins stopped the shedding but not my insanity. I have continued extreme dieting in the 7 years since (but never low carb again, thankyou very much) And while I avidly consume any health and nutrition literature I can get my hands on to make the perfect diet, a person just has to eat a certain amount consistently for optimum health, hence my hair has rebounded some in thickness but nowhere near the fistfull it was prior to age of 20 :rolleyes: and so........ let me conclude this lengthy post by saying this board has been such a blessing in my life if for no other reason than it has given me a chance to refocus on something positive and give me a breather from my eating addiction. I'm happy to have found such a supportive and educated bunch. :inlove:

Catia

Welcome, Catia! :grin:

Welcome Cat!! :flower:

Fell to the middle of your calves?? Wow! Where does it fall now? Hope you can post a pic. I'd love to see it.

Welcome!!

Renee

http://home.cfl.rr.com/smileypage/look's%20temp%20smiley%20page/icon_welcome.gif I cant wait to see your hair either!

Hello Catia! Welcome!

It sounds as though you had a great start with your hair. It is unfortunate that hair care was considered vanity in your past. I do believe you are right about people thinking today that long hair is vain in today's world. The way I see it is that its no more vain than standing in the mirror for hours curling,teasing and spraying. I believe that long hair is a glory to God and that we are BLESSED to have long hair and since we are blessed with it, we should take the best care of it as possible! I'm glad to see that you are willing to take a step forward to take care of you hair. There is a LOT to be learned here! I hope that you can post pictures of you hair soon, I can't wait to see it! :wink:

I did forget to mention current length didn't I --durr-- I did write 72 inches in my profile, but that is really just a guess adding in my height. It lays about 5-6 inches on the ground but it is very thin, so you would never guess it. I usually wear it in a braid to my waist then roll up the rest of the length at the end kind of like a bowtie.

Welcome Catia.

Wow, your hair sounds spectacular. I hope you can get that picture uploaded.

Alex

We are so happy to have you hair,... I mean here! :lol: This place is so great! everyone here is so knowledgeable. I hope you have a great time here like I have!

Welcome, Catia! That's a beautiful name, by the way.

Welcome Catia!

Your hair sounds great. I too hope you can share a picture soon.

This board is great, there is a lot of support for hair and most everything else you can think of to talk about.

Michigan? What part? There are a few members up that away and gatherings are planned occassionally.

Thank you for the intro.

Irishred

Welcome! Oh my you have such long hair - I can't wait to see a pic!

It lays about 5-6 inches on the ground
On the ground! WOW! *faints* http://home.cfl.rr.com/smileypage/look's%20temp%20smiley%20page/faint.gif

Hi Catia, welcome to the lhc. I was raised Mennonite too.

Welcome to the boards! :flowers: Wow I am so excited to see your hair. Post a picture!!! Can you tell I am impatient? :lol:

WOW! Welcome to the boards! I too cannot wait to see a pic! :)

Gosh, you guys are so sweet! :blushing:

My Mom took a full length picture of me about two weeks ago after a lotus powder treatment, but I have been waiting for her to use up the roll of film since. I guess it's time to take about ten more cat pictures. :wink:

Irishred - "The sticks" would be the most appropriate answer, followed by Western Michigan.

Shady - Thankyou, my grandmother's name was Catia, but it was actually pronounced katcha, so I don't think "Catia" is the correct spelling. Her name had never been written down so we never found out the right spelling. She was German, living in Russia -- anyone have an idea of the correct spelling?

Well, it could be "Katja" . Its a german/dutch name.

Alex

alexnl - That looks appropiate, would it by any chance be short for a name similiar to Catherine? Guess I should have mentioned that :rolleyes: By the way, lovely hair!

Hi, Catia. Add me to the list of people who can't wait to see a picture of your hair! :flower:

I am just green with envy! I can't wait to see your hair.
Welcome to the boards, I am new as well. :flowers:

I would LOVE to see a picture of your hair too!

72 inches wow!

I've seen long hair in public and on tv but I have never seen hair that long before! :)

Hello Catia! :waving: Glad you de-lurked, welcome!

72 inches…. Oh my! :bowtome:

Hello Catia and welcome! Even if your hair is a bit thin at the ends right now good care over a period of time should allow it to thicken up. You certainly already have a headstart over many of us with the length you're at. :)

/Fia

Welcome, Catia, from another newbie! :)
WOW your hair sounds amazing, I can't wait to see a pic :eek: You'll love it here! Everyone is super-nice!

Welcome to the boards, Catia. I've been missing a whole lot of welcomes due to being gone for awhile, but I just happened to catch yours! Also, I'm yet another eager member who can't wait to see a pic of your hair, it sounds positively lovely. I'm sure you'll have a great time here....welcome again! :waving:

alexnl - That looks appropiate, would it by any chance be short for a name similiar to Catherine?

Bingo. It's Catherine in English, Katharina in German, Katja in Russian (but nowadays widely used in Germany as well).
So if your grandma was a German living in Russia her name was most probably Katharina and she got called Katja in Russia.

Welcome to LHC! :flower:

http://www.planetsmilies.com/smilies/sign/1/sign16.gif Catia ( pretty name), I love your Avatar (so cute):wink: .

Wow...your hair sounds awesome, even if it is thin...
we all will anxiously be awaiting a pic soon.http://pages.prodigy.net/indianahawkeye/newpage08/5.gif

Welcome :flower: I'm in search of the perfect diet also -- still searching ... I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on that :smile:

Welcome to LHC, Catia. We're glad to have you. Like everyone else, I will be eagerly looking forward to a picture of your lovely hair.

Blessings,
Carla

Hi Catia:

At one of the other sites on the net (Floor Length Hair Club) you would fit right in, lots of floor length ladies there.

Even if it is thin, your hair sounds very pretty and I am sure is indeed a glory to you. Just be careful about extreme dieting! BTW, does this mean the Atkins diet can cause hair loss??? YIKES!

Glad to see you here and would love to see a pic of your hair also.

You GROW girl:)

Much love,

God Bless,

Rob Dehlinger :flower:

I have nothing useful to say but wow...welcome! I'm impressed. Stunned rather, that's got to be some hair! Enjoy yourself here, I'm certainly doing so (new as well :) )!

Oh my...........what a welcome! Thankyou everyone! :razz:

Madeleine and alexnl - Thankyou so much for your unique input, I know it was a little off topic but if you could only know how valuable this info was to me. :flowers:

Rob - Floor Length Hair Club? My, that sounds .....intimidating.

Well, I'm off to use up that roll of film now...

Catia, just wanted to welcome you to LHC! :flower:

Such a lovely name, and your hair sounds amazingly. Will eagerly wait for a hair photo! So glad you de-lurked.

Thankyou, my grandmother's name was Catia, but it was actually pronounced katcha, so I don't think "Catia" is the correct spelling. Her name had never been written down so we never found out the right spelling. She was German, living in Russia -- anyone have an idea of the correct spelling?

The pronouncing of Catia would be Katya in German. When I went to school we had a girl who was from Poland and her name was spoken Katcha too...I think she wrote it Kacia with a little sign on the c I cannot show with my PC :rolleyes:

Like this 'Ç'?

Welcome, Catia; glad you de-lurked! :smile:
:shocked: about your length. Congratulations!

Chris

:disbelief Thinking about it, I think I remember seeing a woman with hair down to her ankles when I was just a little kid, but that is the only time i've ever actually seen someone with hair even near the ground! wow :grin:

Hi Catia

Welcome To LHC http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/purplebubba/smilies/sun.gif

Here's a nice comfy chair if you need one. http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/purplebubba/smilies/chairSM.gif

Glad you found us.

Here's a welcome bouquet

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I'm Robert / PurpleBubba from Michigan. I've been visitng & participating at hair care boards for about 4 years.

I wish you luck with your progress. It's nice to have you here. :)

Keep Shining :sun:

Welcome Catia :D Cant wait to see your loooooooong hair. :grin:

Welcome Catia. :waving:
WOW, amazing hair! (cant wait to see a picture) :flower:

Welcome to LHC! There are a couple of ladies at my church with hair to the floor (and beyond!) I'm sure yours is just as spectacular!

Welcome Catia. :smile:

Wow, floor length hair that would be an amazing site!
:shocked:

I don't think my hair could ever get that long. :smile: