Wow, I was bad today.
#92361 - 07/22/04 02:44 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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I never, NEVER do the retail therapy thing. But I have just been feeling so down in the dumps lately... I haven't said *too* much about it specifically on here, because I don't want to sound like a whiner, but I'm finding my rapidly-shrinking body/weight to be really, really depressing. I'm eating, but I'm still getting smaller, and yesterday I was at a point where I cried every time I walked past the mirror in the hall.
So... today I decided I was being silly, and I need to go to the cheapest thrift store in town and buy some clothes that fit me NOW, and just... you know, be good to myself for a change.
Well...
"Be good to myself" turned into a shopping spree at Wal-Mart (ok, so a "spree" for me equals about $40), ranging from shirts to pretty girly underwear to makeup, and then...
...I chopped my hair off.  (Excuse the awful picture; I'm hot and tired and it's really hard to get a good picture of your own hair!)
Ahh. Good day, at least so far. The next time I see my therapist, I'll have to tease her that the acupressure she did on me today relieved my anxiety so much that I was able to spend 3 hours in town spending money! LOL Maybe we should be a little more focused next time...
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I went on a shopping spree for myself on my lunch today at Christopher and Banks clothing store! I got three shirts and a vest. $62 worth! I hardly ever do that, but I needed some new shirts. I bought hubby new shirts yesterday, but not nearly $62 worth!
I like your hair! It looks great!
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Hey Good Lookin,
What a cute haircut! I'm so glad you had a good day today....you deserve some fun.  <<<<<YAY, WALMART, YAY>>>>> The best therapy ever.
Barbie
PS: I lost a lot of weight before, too, so I know how you feel. Especially when people have to comment..."my, you have lost a lot of weight" DUH, like I didn't know. I was weighing myself 20 times a day.  I'm finally coming around to my normal weight now. Hope you will soon, too.
Barbie
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I LOVE your new do! What a difference! Oh yeah, this picture is DARLING; I like it a lot better than the old one. You look so much younger -- and so sweet! Oh, oh yeah! Good job. DAMN good job.
You need to be bad more often, Girlfriend!
Bev
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Yipee! Shopping can lift your mood huh! I need to go out and buy some more clothes that fit the more slender me. I did buy a new pair of jeans that fit well and it makes a huge difference. I need a new bra still though.
Congrats on spoiling yourself~ Nice haircut too!
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Oh how cute! You look adorable. I like that picture.
Shopping spree at Walmart?? WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?!? LOL. I live there. I do that like every night. Then I freak when I get the credit card bill.
Last night, however, I got a $100 gift certificate in the mail from my aunt for a house-warming gift for Target! I was so excited. And yes, I spent it the same day I got it. It was so much fun.  Even if we did get hoses and fertilizer, it was fun to pretend to have some money!
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Barbie...
#92401 - 07/22/04 05:24 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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Thanks!
The weight thing really is starting to bug me. I got my first "what are you, anorexic?" comment recently, and I seriously wanted to scream. Now I see "anorexic" every time I look in the mirror, even though even the therapist is telling me that I'm not anorexic. Ah well. I'm not even so concerned about gaining weight now, I just want to stop losing. But it'll happen. Probably after I really go crazy and spend a LOT of money on clothes to fit me now!
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I don't eat and still GAIN weight! I have a closet full of clothes that are all too small,im tired of buying bigger clothes.I wanna wear the cute stuff again! By the way i really love your haircut,it looks very nice!~~~Tanya
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New pic!
#92410 - 07/22/04 06:15 PM
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melitami
Reged: 02/23/04
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Cute new pic!
I totally understand about the anorexic comment. I get that a lot, I'm a small person anyway, so I get comments about but the anorexic ones get to me.
And sometimes you just have to do something for yourself to feel better, so whatever works!
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Friendship is thicker than blood. ~Rent
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I love the new pic and the new haircut, Casey. Maybe it's the angle, but I don't think I would have even known you're the same person! LOL
Congrats on the retail therapy!
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Christine
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Nice pic!
#92419 - 07/22/04 07:14 PM
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Sheri01
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You look soooo different, but I liked your old pic too. Your previous post about looking good with any haircut is true! I bet it was nice to shed the extra hair with all of the summer heat, huh? I don't know how it is around you, but here in jersey it is SOOOO hot and humid.
yay for retail therapy! I'll drink to that! 
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Re: Nice pic!
#92422 - 07/22/04 07:22 PM
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atomic rose
Reged: 06/01/04
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Thanks! I swear she cut off 2 pounds of hair.  That's what it felt like, at least, with the humidity and heat lately - and yeah, it's just as bad up here. Gotta love summer.
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Hahaha!
#92423 - 07/22/04 07:27 PM
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atomic rose
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Cara, if we lived closer to each other, I'd have called you in a heartbeat. The only thing better than retail therapy is retail therapy with a partner in crime!
That's a pretty cool housewarming gift! I love Target. That gift certificate wouldn't have lasted more than a day with me, either. Hehe. Yay for shopping!
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Re: Hahaha!
#92424 - 07/22/04 07:29 PM
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ptillen
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Hey, I know how a nice new haircut can make ya feel really clean. Is it lower maintenance? I just chopped all mine off cause of the heat & humidity too.
BTW, nice new pic. Very cute.
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Thank you! Clothes that fit do make a huge difference. I didn't think they would, but I feel a lot better wearing small clothes that fit, rather than too-big clothes that hang off me and make me look... like a bum. LOL So yes, go shopping!
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Cute!
#92432 - 07/22/04 07:50 PM
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Kree
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Woo woo! Love the haircut, Casey. Very cute! And don't feel guilty... we all need a little retail therapy now and then.
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Casey, I adore you hair! And the shirt your wearing in your main picture. Red looks good on you!
GO WAL-MART!!!!!!
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Wow! You don't look like the same person (at least not like the other photo you had.) But you look gorgeous!
And shopping, hey, that's a great pick-me-upper. Don't ever feel guilty about that. It's not like you were really extravagant and spent thousands of dollars. It's surprising what little it takes to please us. If men only knew this little secret!
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#92455 - 07/22/04 09:50 PM
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StephS
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I think you look so pretty. How much hair did you cut off? I keep on thinking it would be fun to cut my hair off....but I don't think I dare! I'm still pretty attached to my long hair.
So I haven't been on the boards very much.....I have no idea what's going on with your weight.....fill me in...will ya!
How tall are you? How much weight have you lost, and is this something new out of the blue? Are you sick a lot? I sure hope things get better for you!
I'm so for the shopping to lift your spirits! My favorite thing to do....I tend to do it also when I'm bored. Did that yesterday! Had lots of fun doing it too. Bought some new sheets and a pretty blanket, oh and a nice down pillow!!! I think tomorrow I'm off to old navy! I'm having the opposite problem of you.....I've put on a few lbs.....(only I can tell) But still.......I have my thyroid to blam that on!!! I want to lose a few lbs....so I'll send them your way....OK!!!!!
Well you pic is so very cute! I just love it!!!
Have a good night.....or morning depending on when you read this
I'm off to bed!
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#92457 - 07/22/04 10:26 PM
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atomic rose
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I don't know for sure, but I think it was about 7 inches? My hair was about halfway down my back. It's a pretty big change, but I do this every few years so I'm used to it. The stylists are always more nervous about it than I am!
The weight thing... well, a few months ago, I got really sick with the IBS, and I haven't been able to eat since. I mean, I do eat, but hardly like a normal person. It's mostly anxiety, and I'm seeing a therapist for it, but I've only just started this past week, so I'm obviously not seeing a TON of improvement yet.
I'm 5'2" and I weigh 111. I've never been this small in my life and it's very strange for me... I've always had the opposite problem, struggling with being overweight. Back in January, I weighed about 160. Obviously, it's not the worst thing in the world that I lost some weight, but it's bad that I'm not eating.
I'm waaaaaay too worried about money to do much retail therapy, hehe. I do sometimes shop when I'm bored, and then I fuss about how much I spent, which defeats the whole purpose of it being fun. LOL! But so far, no guilt here.
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Wow, your hair looks very pretty. I really like it a lot. I hate to hear that you're losing too much weight. I'm glad you're getting help for your anxiety. Life can sure be very hard and we all need help from time to time! I've been in counseling a couple of times myself, and it was very helpful to me. Hope things get better for you!
Terri
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Casey,
I love you hair. It looks so cute on you. I do the same thing, I let mine grown and then I cut it off short.
Don't stress about the shopping spree. We all need that every now and then.
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Janey
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Hi Casey...I made a comment about your picture in another post and then saw this one. I love your hair cut. It reminded me of a 1940's movie! It looks great on you.
As far as the eating thing goes...I used to be 89lbs!! I had to force myself to eat ONE MORE BITE everytime I ate and finally I started gaining. It's really hard to do, but it works. Hope you start feeling better soon.
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~ Rachel (IBS-C)
If life hands you lemons, make lemonade!!
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Re: Again
#92568 - 07/23/04 11:00 AM
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Wookie
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I have to tell you again how cute your new 'do' is girlfriend!! Too cute!! You remind me a lot of Alanis Morriset (sp?). I think she is pretty so I hope that is a compliment to you!
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How YOU doin?
#92718 - 07/23/04 11:53 PM
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JBI
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Damn Casey! Very, very nice pic
Losing weight is so frustrating, I'm pretty skinny to begin with and lost 20lbs since getting sick and can't gain it back. It's really frustrating especially when people mention "oh we've got to fatten you up" or "have you lost weight?". Obviously the important thing is that you feel comfortable with yourself, but one of the pilot's I work with used to be overweight, he got quite ill and lost significant amounts of weight. He got better, decided to eat way healthier and is now at a great weight and in great shape. Hopefully something like that will work for you.
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Hi Casey,
Just wanted you to know that doing little things for ourselves now and again is actually very good therapy. I even feel good when I buy new makeup! With all the physical/emotional problems IBS brings to us all, we need to be able to laugh and just relax. I, too have lost about 10 lbs in the last year, and although I had wanted to lose about that much for years, it has NOT been a fun way to lose it. I try to look on the bright side and think of the smaller sizes I can now get into  Please don't feel guilty about your WalMart spree (it seems like I do it almost everytime I go there--great cheap place!) If it helped you feel better, it was very much worth it. As as far as your haircut goes, it is darling and sometimes we all just need a 'face lift' so to speak. And it actually helps us to keep on 'truckin. Hang in there and God Speed
Janene
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I LOVE Alanis... and when I saw her video for "Everything" a couple weeks ago, that's what got the short-hair idea stuck in my head.
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Hee hee...
#92820 - 07/24/04 02:21 PM
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atomic rose
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Thank you, Jamie.
I'm sorry you went through the weight-loss thing, too - I'm seeing it's not that unusual, but it's still frustrating. I guess it's been pretty shocking to me because I've never been skinny to begin with, so it kind of... weirds me out. But I'm trying to look at it as an opportunity, like your coworker's - I have a basically clean slate to work with, I can learn how to eat all over again, and I'm sure I'll eventually stabilize at a healthy weight, so people can stop asking me if I'm anorexic. LOL Thanks for the reassurance.
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Retail therapy is good once in awhile! You know, even as you lose weight, you have to feel good about yourself. You don't want to be wearing clothes that practically fall off of you! You want to look and feel good! So anything you do that makes you feel better, go for it!
BTW, I'm so jealous of you living in Maine. We went there in the fall about 5 years ago. What a gorgeous place. We drove all over the state. I loved that it was warm-ish down in Bar Harbor and snowing the next day in Baxter State Park!
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Good for you. You look great. I understand how you feel about your every shrinking self. I actually gained two pounds in the hospital:). I went to get a prescription filled the other day & the lady goes Oh my God! you have lost a lot of weight. What exactly are you supposed to say? I know I am beginning to look too thin. Are there ways to make yourself look fuller in the face:)? I feel that I eat good, but I can't seem to gain weight, but then I either have an IBS attack or get sick where I don't want to eat & then lose a few pounds  What can you do? I can't believe this is even an issue for me. I hope that you feel better soon & start gaining weight.
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Re: Casey!
#93063 - 07/26/04 07:36 AM
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Wookie
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That is too funny!! Well you made the right choice in that hairstyle. I went to the salon but just got my trimmed up. I have a new role of pictures that I haven't finished yet but when I do I will probably update my pic. My current pic is from last summer.
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