BEST LAID PLANS, AS THEY SAY

WELL, NICK & I WERE GONNA SURPRISE EVERYONE & SHOW UP AT LCBB TONIGHT ... EVERYTHING LOOKED LIKE IT WOULD WORK OUT JUST RIGHT. WE BOTH HAD TO GET BLOOD WORK DONE THIS MORNING BEFORE OUR PHYSICALS ON THE 28th ... NOPE, NOT TO BE. DOC CHECKED US OUT & WE BOTH HAVE UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS (MY 2nd IN WHAT? 3 WEEKS?). NICK IS SO BAD THAT HE GOT A STEROID INJECTION TO GIVE HIM AN EXTRA BOOST. BACK ON Z-PACK ANTI-BIOTICS WE GO ... DON'T THINK Y'ALL WOULD APPRECIATE US BRINGING OUR LITTLE BUG TO YOU JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO ... MAYBE NEXT WEEK. &, SINCE WE'RE GONNA MISS BEING WITH Y'ALL BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE SEND OUR PRAYERS & SWEETEST WISHES THAT EACH OF YOU WILL BE BLESSED THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON & THAT YOUR NEW YEAR WILL BE FILLED WITH JOY, GOOD HEALTH & PROSPERITY! GOD BLESS Y'ALL DAWN & NICK

Wow Dawn, you have definitely had your share recently. Hope you and Nick are both well by Christmas. Have a wonderful Christmas and I know the New Year will be great with our skinny new bodies! Susann

I FIGURE THIS MEANS WE'RE GETTING ALL THE BAD STUFF OUT OF THE WAY NOW CUZ 2006 IS GONNA BE UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GOT THAT RIGHT ... WE'LL BE SHA-SHEYING OUR TEENY TUSHES ALL OVER THE PLACE, GIRL! THANKS, MS SUSANN ... DAWN & NICK

Dawn, I know you posted this yesterday and I "talked" with you yesterday, but didn't know you were sick. I'm so sorry about both of you being under the weather. My daughter has got some of the crud also and she feels rotten. Take your meds and drink water, water, water! Thanks for all your info yesterday. I went to Wally World yesterday evening and got my littel food scale, measuring cups , vitamins, sf puddings, jello, soup, grits, etc. I also got some Boost for protein. I saw the stuff you suggested using, but I've got to hit a health food store for that don't I? Anyway, its almost Christmas and my present will be next Wednesday. In the meantime, please feel better and have a wonderful Christmas!!!!! Crystal

I'VE BEEN OFF THE BOARDS ALL WEEK, MS CRYSTAL, SO I DIDN'T GET THIS ANSWERED ... BUT, TODAY IS YOUR DAY! THIS WILL BE THE ABSOLUTE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT YOU EVER RECEIVED! WE SEND OUR PRAYERS YOUR WAY THAT THIS IS AN EASY JOURNEY WITH SUCCESS AFTER SUCCESS! THANKS FOR YOUR KIND THOUGHTS REGARDING NICK & I BEING UNDER THE WEATHER ... THINK WE'RE OVER IT, BUT IT TOOK THE AIR OUT OF BOTH OUR SAILS. I'M DOING A BIT BETTER THAN HE IS ENERGY-WISE ... HE'S REALLY WHIPPED. THE GREAT THING IS THAT HE HAS THIS WEEK OFF FROM WORK SO HE CAN REST UP & BE FEELING HIS OL' SELF WHEN HE RETURNS TO WORK ON THE 3rd! GLAD TO HEAR YOU GOT YOUR KITCHEN STOCKED. I USE MY FOOD SCALES ALLLLLL THE TIME, OTHERWISE I ALWAYS PUT TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE. YUP, THINGS LIKE THE STALLONE PUDDING & OTHER PROTEIN ITEMS CAN BE PURCHASED AT GNC, THE VITAMIN SHOPPE ON THE CORNER OF RIVERS & ASHLEY PHOSPHATE, OR ONLINE AT ... BARIATRICEATING.COM THE VITAMIN SHOPPE HAS AN ONLINE STORE AS WELL ... I THINK MOST OF THESE CHAIN STORES ARE ONLINE. OH YEAH, YOU CAN GET SOME "PROTEIN" PRODUCTS AT PLACES LIKE WAL*MART, WALGREENS & EVEN GROCERY STORES. JUST BE CAREFUL OF THE SUGAR CARB COUNT. CHECK THE SUGAR CARBS ON "BOOST" ... IF IT IS THE PRODUCT I'M THINKING OF, THEY ARE VERY HIGH ... UNLESS THERE IS A LOW-CARB BOOST. YOU DON'T WANT MORE THAN A COUPLE SUGAR CARBS IN ANYTHING YOU EAT/DRINK. EVEN "SUGAR ALCOHOL CARBS" WHICH WE'RE TOLD ARE "OK" MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON YOU ESPECIALLY IN THE 1st MONTH AFTER SURGERY, SO ... JUST BE A LITTLE CAUTIOUS & PAMPER YOUR POUCH. SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS BOAST "PROTEIN" BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SUGAR CARB COUNT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE EATING/DRINKING REFINED SUGAR. I BOUGHT A "PROTEIN" BAR FROM WAL*MART & TOOK ONE BITE & HAD TO SPIT IT OUT. I JUST GRABBED IT OFF THE SHELF WITHOUT CHECKING THE LABEL & IT WAS LOADED WITH SUGAR CARBS ... BUYER BEWARE! WELL, YOU SHOULD BE SITTING UP & MAYBE EVEN WALKING THE HALLS BY NOW ... HOPE YOU ARE DOING SO WITH A HUGE SMILE ON YOUR FACE! NICK JUST DOWNLOADED PICS OF ME AT MY 1st OFFICIAL "FAT" PICS ... &, FROM THE HOSPITAL ... OH MY GOSH ... NOW THAT I'M GETTING USED TO SEEING MYSELF A BIT SMALLER, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIGGGGG I WAS. ANYWAY, AS SOON AS I CAN ... I'M GONNA SEND THEM IN TO HAVE THEM POSTED ON MY PROFILE FOR ALL TO GET A GOOD CHUCKLE FROM. I'M JUST A FEW POUNDS AWAY FROM HAVING LOST 50 #s ... WHEN I HIT THAT 1st GOAL, I'LL TAKE PICS TO COMPARE TO MY "FAT" PICS. WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I GET THEM POSTED. GOD BLESS & MAY THIS BE THE KEY TO REGAINING YOUR HEALTH & LIFE DAWN & NICK