WHATS HAPPENING FRIDAY

Sure was another hot one wasn’t it? I pulled weeds for about 2 hours in the hot sun this morning and we did some work around and in the shed. We are going to start putting up a lean too on the side of the shed for the outdoor tools. Like the tiller, weedeater, lawn mower etc. I think we have enough materials to build it so wont cost much , just labor.

We really need to get it done I hate that stuff like that is sitting out in the open.

Makes the yard look cluttered and ugly.

 

I think I have finally figured out that it isnt my neck after all but something in the center of my back between my shoulder blades causeing the neck to hurt. I lay down on the floor today with a round pillow along my spine when I lay like that my back popped several times in different places. Don’t know what or why but the neck feels better so far.

 

Did you all watch (So you think you can dance?) So far I agree with who they have sent home. But it is getting down farther and closer now.

 

Well I have to work tomorrow from 2 to 9:30 ….anyone want to come see me that is  Hanes store in the Red Roof Mall in Branson. Would love to see you. Lol

 

 

 

CRAIG: I hope your sister, Leta, is ok and that she is doing well now. I have been praying for her and her problems and surgery.

I so enjoyed seeing you the other day. Amazing how close you can feel to someone that you have only seem once in your life isnt it?

Take care of your self. When do you think you will get your Plastic Surgery? I think I will wait for awhile till I have lost all the weight I can.

 

 

BEVERLY B:  I know how you feel about the walking . It wasn’t that long ago , just 10 months ago that I felt the same way about walking. I could barely walk from parking in front of a store to inside where I could get a cart and lean on it.

I know you want Dr. H to do your surgery but on the other hand 17 months is a long time to wait for Medicare to kick in. With pain as a constant companion 17 months might as well be a lifetime and when you consider that in half that time you could go ahead and have surgery and have lost most of your weight and be able to walk and do a lot .

I don’t know I love Dr. H. but I think I would go for it . No doctor will take the place of Him but sometimes we have to do what we have to do.

So glad that the mamo came back good. I just had a scare or partial scare with mine but it turned out good I guess. Lol

Don’t be jealous just seize the moment and go for it.

 

 

ELIZABETH : the boot camp diet sounds just like the Atkins 2 week starter diet. Protein only stay under 20 carbs a day and drink lots of water. I have been doing mostly that as well but not consistent I will get serious then maybe I can get the rest of this weight off.

I really want to lose it by August 14^th that will be one year surgerversary.

Doesn’t it amaze you sometimes about how much people can eat. I watch them and I think oh my Lord did I use to eat that much? WOW!!! I think no wonder I was so fat.

And always felt so bad. ,tired and weak.

 

Where does Your husband work at ? Does he have 2 jobs too? What does this make you ? 3 jobs now?

 

 

 

JANET: Don’t worry about using the pool starting probably in July you will be able to use it every day, no doubt. When it does quit raining it wont know when to stop.

 

Has all the rain washed all your flower away?

 

You had several wow moments yesterday didn’t you? If you had any doubts about how you looked that should have fixed it right up. Does make you feel a little like a specimen tho doesn’t it. Lol.

 

Probably the people that say things wrong just don’t really realize that they are saying it like that. They probably don’t really mean it bad. So just smile and don’t worry about them , even if they do mean it wrong just smile and disarm them and don’t let it bother you. And consider the source.

 

Sorry you missed getting hugged by your hunky doctor lol. I know that is what you wanted isnt it? Lol

 

Hey a gazelle that is what Becky had lol yeah it seemed to work ok. Maybe that is what I need. But know me I would buy it and use it a couple of days and that would be it more than likely. Im not an exercise person. I hate exercise…

LOL NO NO TATTOO. Lol Im not of the mind to have one done. I would think that would hurt way too bad for me . Im chicken, so sorry Dr. Hornbostel I think you are the best surgeon in the world but not enough to get a tattoo with your name on it put on my body anywhere. Lol

Yeah maybe Debbie can ride down with Becky some time that would be neat. Denise lives right there close to them too.

 

I don’t remember what my weight was last week . Do you? I have no idea. So don’t know if I have lost any or not.

 

 

CHELLE 06: Sorry about the headache did it clear up as the day went on yesterday?

The cheesecake recipe is great. Joe loves it too. He has gotten use to me cooking better and healthier and knows now that any dessert made in this house will be sugar free. If he is wanting real sugar he has to buy store sweets.

Let me know if you like it. …

 

MELISSA: Oh sweetie I don’t know how you keep going all the time with the pain you have. Take care of your self and don’t do any heavy lifting. Ok?  So is your garage sale this week end or next week end? Is Janet bringing her stuff to your house?

 I hope it isnt this week end since I have to work tomorrow and Saturday. I would really like to come with Sugar.

 

 

Well looks like everyone sort of slacked off posting today. Lol. Hope you all had a great day and let me know what you all have planned for the week end.

My day is planned for the next two anyway.

 

LOVE AND JOY AND PEACE ABOUNDS

JAN.

awww man...I was SO close to making it...*pouts*  Oh well...maybe next time!

Mornin OH and Jan Well yesterday was a hot one. My van broke down and I have been fighting a headache for a few days. I tink it is stress related but who knows. Ive tried everyting under the sun and it's not getting much better./ My DBIL is coming saturday to try and fix my van. Anyone care to guess when my warrenty ran out?Whoever said two days before my van broke down DING, DING, DING you're right. Paid $1500.00 for it and needed the dang thing two days too late. Janet how are things going with you. I hope things ar getting better for you. Jan, I am so glad your neck is feeling better and I plan on making that cheesecake for a treat when I can eat again. Mel, how are you??? Ou must nt be feeling better becuase we haven't seen much of you around. I wish there was soemthing I could do.  I hope my angel gets better soon!!!  Hope all goes well for your garage sale. Try not to over do it tho, that might be a bad thing. I'm sorry I know I haven't been able to name everyone. We are getting to be such a big group that it's almost impossible!!! I try to post a little here and there on ones I don't get to talk to much. Pleasepray for my headache and for my van to get fixed. I hope it doesn't cost much to fix it cause I have been trying to save money to buy lots of different shakes for my preop phase. It's okay tho I can do carnation instant breakfast everyday if need be. I just want to get started. Love y'all Hugs  

Good Morning Everyone:          Thought I better post now while I had a few minutes. Cause I know in the morning it will be a rat race around here. Just got in from the garage and putting out all the signs. Now I am waiting for Terry to get in the shower. If he doesnt quite piddleing around. I am going to jump in ahead of him!!! After shower I need to get my incesion packed then it is pill time and off to la la land I go. Were getting up early to I can go open the gargae and move some things around. And get all set up before people start showing up. (Keeping fingers crossed that we have a great sale)!!!       Jan: Sorry but yes the sale is this weekend. I got my wires crossed with Janet. So I am having mine this weekend and Janet's is next weekend. But she is bring stuff over here to sell and I will bring stuff over to her place to sell next week. (I'm bushed already just thinking of it) Janet: Thanks for ALL your help tonight. Looking foward to seeing you in the morning. I hope your back is feeling better. Chelle: Actually I still hurt I just got mad enough to where I am not going to let it keep me down!!! I sure do wish you lived closer. You could come over for the sale and visit!!!! I wil try giving you a call sometime this weekend. Tammy: How are you doing sweetie?? I got your email the other day and ment to send ya a reply but it got erased. I so sorry. Susan: Are you home yet??? I am so happy that you finally got your surgery done. And that you now sit on the loser's bench. Cant wait to see you again sweetie!!!! Anna: Please feel free to send me an email. As I saw your reply to my post and I must really be tired. Cause I am drawing a blank about your comment. Lana: When are you coming home???? We sure do miss you when we cant see your smileing beautiful face everyday. Well I hope you all have a great weekend. It's gonna be a hot one thats for sure!!! Got my pool all laid out and Terry will be filling it with water tommorow!!!! I was ready to qwalk across the alley and take the hose away from the kids that was playing with it and spray myself!!! Love ya'll Mel

Howdy Folks..... Wow was it hot down here in the bootheel today!!!! And the darn skeeters are terrible!!!!!! We got to get some spray to spray and see if it will cut them down a bit....We can't even get in or out the door with out them getting in the house! I heard you could mix up amonia,dawn and water and spray your bushes, yard and around the house to help keep down skeeters and other bugs so I think we are going to try it and see if it works or not... ANYONE KNOW ANY OTHER SPRAYS THAT WORK GOOD!!! Well my sister, daughter, neice and the babies left tonight around 9pm, headed back to N.Carolina.....So I probably wont sleep tonight.....Probably be about 2 mo before I see them again...My daughter plans on her and the baby coming in on a train in Aug sometime and get a uhaul to get her stuff and she wants me to drive back with her and stay a week then they will send me back on the train....Never rode a train before so that will be a new adventrue for me..... Jan...How you liking your job?? Does it still make you tired? You need to take some pics of your yard so we can see all those flowers your always working in!!! I'm glad you all had a good time at the picnic. Janet....Sure wish I was closer...I'd love to come to yours and Mel's yard sale!!! I hope yall do really well on it.....Have yall just about got things ready for the wedding? I know it can be alot of work...I done my sisters, my daughters, my moms when her and my stepdad redone their vows a few years ago and then mine and Joes when we got married...My favorite thing was making the boquets!!!!  And your right!!!! People should see the inner beauty in people....I owe you an appology too....For what I said that day in Dr. Scotts office....I didn't mean it to sound like I said...and I should have explained what I was meaning by what I said....My actual thougth when I said it was....wonder why the shrinking don't come from both ways....I have looked at alot of pics in profiles and it seems people start shrinking in from back to front or either side to side.....dont seem like to many loose it from both ways....Anyways Im SORRY!!! It was a thought in my head that didn't come out decently and I hope ya know I love ya and would never intentionally say anything to make you feel bad or make you mad????  Mel....Sorry your still hurting sooo much.....I hope things work out where you get it all fixed soon.... I been seeing alot of weight loss reports in the posts....Everyone seems to be doing so well loosing!!!! CONGRATS TO YOU ALL!!!!!! I've not had a chance to weigh since this past satruday so I don't know where I'm at just now...hope to weigh soon...I only need 19 more pounds to hit the 100 mark.....BAD BACK, BAD HIPS OR NOT I WILLLLL BE DOING A DANCE!!! Well my mom has called and needs to talk...I know she is nervous about the kids traveling so I've got to run so I can chat with her a bit.. I hope you all have a wonderful friday...God Bless you all.... luv and hugs...Tammy~ammy

Hi all, I am sorry I don't post alot but I don't do anything thats worth talking about. But I do read the post everyday and really enjoy everyones post. I think you all are right. I looked and they are having a seminar July 16th in columbia so I am calling to make an appt. and get things rolling. I am beginning to live on vicodin and don't like it.  I want to be able to walk. I love just going for walks and haven't been able to for a long time..I want  to get out in my yard and pull weeds, isn't that exciting..haha...my flowers have all but disappeared. I want to be able to pick my grandbabies up and hold them and play with them which I can't do now. Of course some of them are to big to play with but I want to go to their ballgames and school events. I want to wear clothes without looking like a big cow..And I want to be able to breathe right and not sweat like a hog..that is just a few of my "I wants".  My daughter has been talking to me about going to columbia also..So I am going to columbia. yahoo.......now I am getting excited..... I had a little scare today. My nephews 2 puppies were diagnosed with parvo, he lives right next door to me. Both of our yards are fenced so my dogs don't have direct contact with them. Anyway I am taking care of my ex son in laws little dog. (he drives over the road) so you might as well say I have inherited another dog. Lucky is a little 3 legged dog (born that way) that is just a little bundle of energy. The owner was gonna take him out and dump him in the country when he was about six wks old..someone should take her out and dump her in the country.  I think that is why he kept him for my granddaughter, she came to him crying with the puppy, you know how that is...he used to take him in the truck with him but that didn't work...anyway today I noticed that he just layed around all day and had diarrhea. I called my sil and ask him if lucky had had his shots and all. He said no so that really got me scared..I called my vet and took him right to his office. (actually my granddaughter took him) thank the lord he doesn't have parvo but he does have a severe case of whipworms. The vet said they can kill a dog if not treated so I am thankful that we got him to the vets. He is keeping him overnight to see how he does..maybe longer than that. but he has all his shots now. The vet  told me when I had him on the phone that parvo can stay in the ground for up to 7 yrs..and when it rains it could be washed over into my yard..I was worried about my other dogs, I have 3 but they are all up to date on their shots. Thats just a little useless trivia about the parvo..I love trivia..lol Found out today that my uncle and aunt are coming for a visit from california..He is 86 yrs old. He gets around like a young man..anyway it is part of their anniversay gift from their kids. This is their 65th anniversary. That is a long time.  And they are still in love. So that will be exciting to see them.. Well that is my excitement for the day..Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Try and stay cool...

Good Morning Jan and OH Peeps~ This is gonna be short and sweet-when Terry came over Thurs night to get the beans and potato salad I had saved for Mel from Fathers Day-he mentioned the sale THIS WEEKEND at their place-I was like-no, its NEXT weekend-here-and he said that they already had the ads in the paper etc....so-I already had a lot of things marked-but a whole bunch that wasnt-LOL....I havent even gotten my stuff out of storage yet.  The boys and I finished marking everything that was ready yesterday and then loaded the big old Suburban-and it was totally filled!! We went to Mels and we there until 9:30 last night. I stopped and got something for the guys to eat and came home. Jon fell asleep on the way home....I am getting ready to get them up and head back over there. Whatever doesnt sell today-will bring home and put in my sale next weekend-along with everything else I have in storage and such. Megan and Aaron are going to help us-so that it doesnt have to be all that work on my back and Mikes too. I may FINALLY have a buyer for my apricot AKC poodle-will know at 9 am. YAY...So-that will be done-and Im glad. Megan has to get rid of him because she is going to live where they dont allow pets. I love that dog, but he is way too high maintenance for me-thats for sure. ~~~~~~~~~GOOD NEWS~~~~~~~I have lost 9# since Monday-I was hoping for 10-but hey, I will take what I can!! Anyway-Im excited, because its just very rare for me to show big numbers in a small amount of time anymore! That takes my weight loss to 165#....YAY.... Jan-I believe you were at 179 last week-but check out the post, if you want-I dont keep them-just go back and look at the end of the day or whatever. Sorry I couldnt be more help. Just go by your weight at the dr ofc if you dont want to spend the time looking at last weeks post (I know it can take forever to back track) **Beverly-good for you-IM SO HAPPY you are going to the Columbia seminar-they also hold one in Springfield once a month-thats the one I attended and a lot of others too.....So-they may be able to get you there sooner. Remember-Dr.Fearing-she is AWESOME...I think you will like her as well as you did Dr. H...Good luck honey and I will be praying for you-Dont give up-it gets better! Well-I have to get going-I hope you ALL have a wonderful day and  I will see you later. All my love and prayers, Janet

Jan, my back also hurts in that same location. Im taking some meds for it but nothing seems to help much. Robxim is one I think that is how you spell it. and the one I tried two weeks ago was Soma. I dont like taking the vicodin unless I absolutely have too so I tolerated it last night until he almost brought tears to my eyes...I just know its the excess skin on my back hanging down.  My sister Leta went in for her Cardio tests and they were going to do the whole works.. After the EKG. they couldnt not find traces of her birth defect of her heart racing. and it his inheriated down to two of her kids, and from her father. The doctor said he was not going to do anymore testing that he was please with how her heart is stronger from losing weight that he will pass her for her surgery. Praise God If anyone would know...Since I Have medicaid and Medicare and they will not do dental on adults, ONLY children, Nursing home patients, and pregnant woman. I was wondering if losing my teeth would have an affect on my chewing properl for the pouch. and If i cant get a Dr's release to have Medicaid look in to for me due to health reasons. Then I can get my teeth fixed. I cannot afford to pay 450 to pull a tooth or 3000 bucks for a flipper on a lost tooth. Its just ridculous. Any suggestions?........Love Ya's Craig Lee

Morning All... Sorry, I wasn't on yesterday. David and I went for a run on the bike...what a beautiful day!  Jan... I mow the yard when I can so on David's days off we can go do something, get away, have some fun! If I don't get it mowed, he feels obligated to do it but then we don't have time to do anything else and here lately he is only getting one day off each week. I can't always mow the yard or ride the bike because of my back so I do it when I can. When I mow now I am using this lotion on my skin before going out, it is suppose to keep me protected from getting anything from the foilage like rashes and itchy spots. So far so good! I still have the rash, not as bad and I started getting more bumps on my arms last night but the ointments that my PCP gave me seem to be knocking them right back out. I saw a post where you all were talking about me getting together with "Becky" to ride down to the meeting. Do I know Becky? Does she use a different name on here? Am I just having a brain fart or what? Barb from Freeman has talked about riding down there together too. Is the Denise you all are referring to the same one that was at the picnic? Whatever we decide, someone else will need to be the driver because I can't see that well at night and I get panicky if I'm having to drive on roads I don't know. I would not be a good night time driver...sorry! So many new faces on here, I'm not sure who you all are talking about sometimes....lol I got on the scales yesterday morning and weighed in at 256lbs. WooHoo!! Another three pounds just since Tuesday!  Praise the Lord, Thank you Jesus! Hey, I finally figured out the math of my fills. I was saying that Dr, H said I had received 2 on my first fill, 4 on my second fill and three on my last fill...which was last Tuesday, the day of the picnic. I had the decimals in the wrong places. I figured this out while on the toilet at IHOP yesterday morning...lol I thought it was .2, .4, .3 which lead us all to being a little confused. Now that I have had time to think about it I believe I received 2.0 on my first fill, .4 on my second and .3 on my last fill which would add up to the 2.7 that Dr. H said I had....geez, I think I hurt a brain cell on that!....lol Well, I best be going I have lots of errands to do so I need to be running along now! You all have a wonderful day! Be a Blessing to someone out there and be faithful to our Lord!! Love & Prayers, Deb @}}~{~~   

Hey hey Missouri and OH!! How was your day today??  Mine was GREAT!  My fiance and I rolled up our shirtsleeves this morning and got to cleaning the house. First order of business:  we had to give our 2 cats and our puppy flea baths since my father in law brought his flea ridden puppy over here....ugh!!  Then after that, we cleaned the kitchen: dishes, swept and mopped, started getting food things ready for his family reunion tomorrow.  We sprinkled some flea powder on the carpet and vacuumed that with our BRAND NEW Hyla vacuum (like Rainbow) my mom gave us....man, it's just gross the stuff that vacuum found...eww!!   We also cleaned the downstairs bathroom and took my one month (minus a few days) preop pics....I haven't posted the pics yet b/c they are very disheartening and very scary to me...but I'll do my best to convince myself to post them sometime in the near future......I need to find a measuring tape and get all my measurements....I'll buy one at WM tomorrow when we stop in to get my glasses...I had some glasses made cuz I know that taking care of my contacts is going to be the LAST thing on my mind during/after surgery. I've taken the dog on 2 walks today and just finished walking on the treadmill while talking to mom on the phone.  She was walking on her treadmill at the same time!  It was fun...I upped my time by 5 mins today so I'm up to 45 mins at speed 2.6....not too shabby for day 4!!! Welp, that's bout all that's gone on in my life...I have about 5 private messages to respond to so I'll see ya'll tomorrow after the family reunion!!! Rianne