THURSDAY WHATS HAPPENING

Well in a little while I will be leaving to go to see Dr. Hornbostel . I cant wait to see what I weight. I measured yesterday and was really surprised. I have lost anywhere from ¼ to ½ inches most places and my waist and hips I have lost 1 inch each there. Belly have lost 2 inches off that. So I am starting to shrink. Lol Will tell you all tomorrow how much if anything I have lost . Im sure I have my husband says I look like I have lost a good 20 to 30 pounds and I told him Joe that isn't even possible. Lol. I will be happy with 10 . That will be 10 pounds gone forever. Brenda's appointment with Dr. H is at 1:30, mine is at 1:15 so afterwards if we both get clearance we are going to go eat a bowl of mashed potatoes lol. Joe and her daughter can have lunch. Lol. Todd: lol Im sorry I guess I just didn't look at your date close enough. Glad you are still doing good and are at goal. That is awesome Andrew: that is great about the support group. Maybe try doing only protein drinks mixed with skim milk for 2 meals and then have a lite supper of high protein and low carbs. That ought to drop that 25 pounds in a hurry. Sky : you better watch those critters when you are out walking. Good that God turned it around for you tho. Need to be careful about lifting things. Since you already have the hernia you need to be really careful. Don't want the thing strangulating. I know you don't want to have any thing else done until after the first of the year but might need to. Debbie: you sound like your about as busy as I am all the time. Now What is Crush and Run? Yeah the little the dog usually the more they try to act bad lol. I guess they think that if they bark enough they can scare off anything. Lol Colette: glad you got your car back today. Hopefully you can keep your bumpers on now lol So you can just buy sublingual B-12 over the counter? I have never seen it. I just wonder tho if it really helps as much a the shots. I don't know if I can stand the meds crushed tho with the B-1 I see Dr. Hornbostel today I will ask him what he thinks. Well not a lot more to report . Everyone else posted somewhere else . Love each and everyone of you. Tomorrow there is another Surgery at Bothwell. So be in prayer for Karen S. Everyone be careful LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS. JAN

Good Morning Jan and Everyone Yep those critters are why I wait till daylight to take my walk. We also have a lot of skunks in this area. And I know I'm weird and all but I like the smell of skunk but I don't want to be sprayed by one, cause I know most people don't care for that smell. LOL And Jan you two may want to split a bowl of tatter cause I am betting neither one of you will be able to eat a whole bowl by yourselves. Maybe you two could buy one bowl and ask for a small empty bowl or plate. Colette I'm glad you got your car fixed. How's your DH doing? And your DD has her surgery soon right? Well anyway you are all in my prayers. I hope all is going well. We had siding put on our house about two years ago and I couldn't believe the difference it made in the look of the house and it has really helped with the heating and cooling bill. And it's great that we not longer have to worry about painting since neither my DH nor myself are able to do that anymore. Well I hope every one has a great day. I am waiting for the sun to come up some so I can take my walk. Well May God Bless Each and Every One of You and Your Families. Have a blessed day. Sky

Good Morning Everyone: Just a quick note to say hello to everyone & I pray you all have a blessed day. I am getting ready to head out the door to go to Columbia for my Dr.'s Appt. I wont be home until late tonight. So I will post in the morning how it all went. Please pray for safe travels there and back for DH & I. We have my F-I-L's car. Better gas miles but newer. And I actually get to drive with the stering wheel like normal. I dont have to raise it. Man I love this WLS!!!! Love you all!!!!!! Melissa

Yes, I'm staying pretty busy here! Crush n run is a mixture of gravel and crushed gravel. You lay it down, water it, then tamp it with a shovel or tamper, it drys to almost a concrete substance, makes it hard for dogs to dig through. In the driveway, you drive over it instead of tamping...it's easier and A LOT faster! I want to finish fixing my fence but I'm a little gun shy when it comes to using the fence post driver (the one I almost knocked myself out with). I am trying to psych myself up for this trip to Sedalia on the 30th but just can't seem to do it. Hubby is trading days off so he can take me. Maybe once I get there and hear what Dr. H has to say then I will be more excited! That's it for here....everyone have a great day! God Bless! Deb

thats ok jan!!.... im a newbie here lol hey be careful of the mashed taters girl...like doc h always says it has to be thin enough to suck thru as straw.....thin them down a bunch....take it from one who learned the hard way lol.....they need to be "runny" almost..... another thing you might wanna look into...is boiling up some frozen cauliflower...and whizzing it up in a blender/food processor....add some real butter....(its ok remember we dont absorb hardly any fats)..and eat them like smashed taters but not as many carbs...YUMMO as racheal ray would say!....

I'm heading to Columbia for my pre-op appointments today -- in reading thread, I see Melanie is headed that way too. I'll keep my eyes peeled for her when I'm at Dr. Scott's office! My husband returned home from business trip last night so felt that he needed to go to office today, so I was planning a solo visit (which is fine, we are both pretty independent). When I mentioned to my sister who lives in Columbia (and who is one of my best friends) that my husband wasn't going to be able to come, she said how about if she came so there would be a second set of ears -- perfect! The pre-op liquid diet has not been as bad as I thought, but I'm looking forward to getting to "the other side" so that when I'm drinking my food there is hope on the horizon for runny mashed potatoes for me too!!! Have a good day all.

Sounds as if I'd better be praying for traveling mercies for a bunch of you peeps. I just responded to Leah's post with where I am in my thoughts today. I am scared that somehow I won't get approved after all this time and effort but refuse to let my life be ruled by fear. Hugs and love to all of you. Lana