DouglasP13

Girl, how could you ever offend anyone?!?! You tell it like it is. Anyway, sorry I've been away for a bit. Things are quite hectic here. Congrats on the ministry! That is totally awesome. I don't know where I'd be right now if it weren't for my ministry. It's totally awesome! So keep up the good work, and I'll keep you in my prayers. *big hugz*

Congrats girl! You inspire us all. You always seem to bounce right back! You totally rock!

Where has the time gone??? I have been going crazy. Trying to get 3 music programs ready for Christmas, cooking correctly for this diet, preparing for surgery, oh yeah, and trying to rest. It is crazy right now. I am sorry that I haven't kept up with this lately. I'm sorry I haven't called you Tia, or messaged youTeresita, or you Leighann. This is the first chance I have had to get on here and do anything. Thanx for the email Tia, you always brighten my day. Anyway, I have kept my weight off that I have lost. Haven't lost much more, if any, but I have been sticking pretty close to the diet. Somedays it was just too hard to eat right, like when you are working 14 straight hours, and in the middle of it there is a dinner in the church hall that you have to be at. But you should all be proud, I only had 1 plate full....well, the first time, the next dinner, I might have had 2 plates, but I have been doing pretty good besides that. At least I haven't gained any of it back. Anyway, I hope all is well with everyone else. Take care!

Okay, I'll share this with ya. I didn't put it in my journal, but I'll tell you. I went to the movies with some friends last night. Well, when I sat down in the seat, my butt is so big, I had to squeeze into the seat. And as I went down, I felt and heard my jeans rip. My favorite pair, the pair that fits loosely. Well, I had a jacket to cover up the hole, but when I got home, I noticed the tear was almost a foot long!!! There go those jeans. I do feel bad about it, and I know where you're coming from. Maybe I should wear a skirt from now on. I could say I was Scottish! *hugz*

Well, if I was there you could cook for me, then I could cook for you. I love cooking, and I'm enjoying this diet I'm on right now. It's actually kinda fun. I do know how you feel. I'm there with ya *smile*

Okay, I've been playing with my thumbs. Now what? *smile* Okay, so I'm not bored anymore. Yesterday and today went quite well. The poundage is still the same. I actually put up some Christmas decorations. Can you believe it? It's been a few years since I have done that. Guess I'm more excited this year. My internet was out for the past couple days, just got it working, so that is fun. Not much else anything of any consequence. Just that even though I don't talk to ya all much, I can still feel your support! Thanx to all!

*humming* Fr. Abraham, had many sons...........

Well, diet went well today, and the procedure of putting in the filter went well. I've just had to sit at home and do nothing all day long, and I'm so very bored now. Someone save me!!!!!!!

Okay, I hate this darn laptop. I accidentally hit the go back button, and just erased my entire entry. Grrrrr....

Okay, let me say it again. Diet went great! I love cooking with all those seasonings. Food is great. I maintained my weight through the day. I went to my dr.'s office today, and they remembered me and answered my questions without a problem. They were wonderful.

Okay, now my best friend. And yes, I use the term loosely. I not only found out that he has been lieing to me more, and everyone else, but he tells another of his friends that he is his best friend. Now isn't that a crock?!?!? Oh well, I'm used to it. But I'm not letting him use me again.

Okay, I'm in the hospital again tomorrow. I have to get the IVC filter in to take care of any blood clots that may happen. I'll just be there about 4 of 5 hours. Anyway, I'm tired and have to get up at 5:00 in the morning. I'm going to bed. Lata!

Okay, maybe I'm just an optimist, but it's been a good day once again! I have lost 20 pounds so far. I stuck to the diet, and I'm hungry right now. No biggie, I have some sugar free jello, I'm getting ready to munch on. And it feels good!

Girl, you will be fine. And I can't wait to see those cheekbones! That is awesome. I'm getting ready to go get on the scale now, just to see. You never know. Anyway, don't worry about the pre op diet, it'll be fine. It's hard, but you have a goal that you have to work for, so that is great!

Well, I know you'll be fine. Not to worry, we're all in your corner, and the good thing is, is that you can fit more of us in that corner now cuz we be loosing that weight!!!!! You're awesome, it'll be great!

Okay, first let me say that it's a great day because I had this big bowl of banana pudding! It is low fat and low in sodium, but a little high on the calories, so I had to skimp the rest of the day, but I did it! Yay for me! And (((hugz))) back to you Tia! Someday, that will be in person. And the sodium count thingy, Teresita, is this: salt, or sodium, makes the liver fatter. Alcahol does the same thing. So they put us on a 30 day to shrink the liver. Very low sodium. Once I was on vacation, and I had so many sodas that my feet swelled. The dr. said that was because the sodium intake was so much higher at that time. So, if you shrink the liver by not consuming much sodium, it helps to clean out your system of unwanted toxins, and with a smaller liver, it is easier to get to the stomach. My dr. is real good about taking precautions. He is the only dr. that I have heard of that does this diet like this. There will be less problems in the surgery, and your body will acclimate to the lap band more easliy this way. I think I have a wonderful dr. Anyway, thanx for reading you two, you are awesome! And of course, so are you leigh....Fr. Abraham had many sons.......*evil grin* For those who don't know, which is all of you, I found out this past weekend that she hates that song, and it is now stuck in her head, so I am tormenting her with it. *bigger evil grin* I am so proud of myself. You should all check out the thread on Fr. Abraham. It's great! Well, ta ta for now!

Well, day 2 has come and gone. Things went pretty well for me today. Tonight at church they had baked spaghetti, so I had a very very small portion of it. Of course, that meant that I couldn't have my dinner like I planned since there was too much sodium in that very small portion. Oh well, I had a couple grapes, and I'm feeling great. Oh well, I'll c ya lata.

Hey girl! I know, I try! *evil grin* If you haven't yet, you need to check out a thread in the 'lap band loung' I think. It is entitled, Fr. Abraham. It's great. I can't believe what I have gotten started. You will be surprised. I had fun at your mom's the other night, I'm glad I was invited.

Well, my liver shrinkage diet has begun. I started this morning, and I have kept to it wonderfully. Less than 1000 mg sodium today. This makes me happy. My weight loss has begun.

Well, I had a good day. I did some shopping. Didn't buy much, just got out in the traffic like all the other crazy folks. I went to the shooting range and let off some steam, and then I went to a friend's house to eat dinner and have fun. I got to do my magic show for them, and then we did some music. Lots of fun. I'm pretty sure I stumped most of them on some of my magic tricks. Plus, the best part of the whole evening was that I found out Leighhoffmans's favorite song. So when she messages here, you need to message her with the lyrics to the song. It's called 'Fr. Abraham.' Here are the words:

Fr. Abraham had many sons, many sons had Fr. Abraham. I am one of them, and so are you, so let's just praise the Lord: with the right arm, with the left arm....and so forth. She will just love you all so much if you mention that to her. I know, we should start a thread just for her. That's what I think I'll do! *evil laugh*

Hey girl! I'm thankful for lots of stuff, mostly of the things that you mentioned excpet for my kids. I don't really have any of my own, but for the ones that I do consider mine, the kids at church and my students, I'm very thankful for them. But one thing I find that I'm feeling very thankful for is to have a friend like you. You are great! *hug*

Everyone here says that I give the best hugs. If I ever see ya, I'll show you, but until then, I'm huggin you in spirit right now. I've lost some really close people to me as well. It does hurt, and gets very down, just remember all of us are here for ya! *hug*

Well, I just got back from wal-mart, and did my shopping to start my liver shrinkage diet. I'm even excited about that, am I crazy or what? At least there is some good food I can have on this diet. I also bought the movie 'The DaVinci Code' I've listened to the book and saw the movie. They are both great, but you can't compare them because they are so different. The movie is great in it's own rite, but the book is so much more in depth. Yeah, I'm one of those who don't compare the books to the movies. I love movies way too much to do that. If I did that, I would never watch another movie again for as long as I live.

Well, walking around wal mart for an hour just killed my leg. I'm not supposed to walk that much after the surgery cuz it might bleed out, but I was very very careful. It took like 10 trips in from the car with what I bought. I can't life over 10 pounds for like 2 weeks. That could either suck, or it might just be awesome cuz people will have to do things for me. So, I guess I love it, but then again, I'm a hard worker, and I dont' like to ask for help, so it will be hart. Oh jeez, what a contradiction!?!?! I don't know what to do. I've always had that problem. I'm a perfectionist, and I'm also a procrastinator. So it has to be perfect.....tomorrow! Yeah, I get so confused at times. Do I clean, or do I sit on my butt and watch tv??? Well, I guess since I'm on here gettin' this surgery, you know which one I did the most? But anyway, there were lots of people at the hospital for me when I had my heart cath, which was wonderful! And there were lots more that called, and wanted to stay out of my way, but they were equally concerned. I appreciate each and everyone of them so very much. However, lets talk for a moment about the 2 that aren't at the top of the list......

1st, my best friend Derek, okay, so he came to the hospital and stayed with me longer than most anyone else did, except my parents, but he was supposed to call me today so we could do something. Guess what??? He didn't call, he didn't even answer his cell phone when I called him, or his home phone. I guess he just got too tied up in things to call. Right, the lazy fool, he probably got a call from his girlfriend, and totally forgot about me, but he at least was there when I needed him for my surgery. You see, one day he is awesome, the next he sux!!!

2nd, my friend that I visit all the time, and spend quite a bit of money on. Let's see, did she come and see me? No! Her mother did, she spent 5 hours at the hospital with me. Did she call her mom to see how I was doing? No. Did she call me to see how I was doing? No. Did she at least call me in the previous week to let me know that she was worried? No. Did she text me asking how I was? No. Did she even message me on msn? No. And she was even there when I was online. I know it cuz her message kept changing with things on it that only she would put. Sounds to me like she don't give a hoot about me, doesn't it sound that way to you? Just agree with me, especially when I'm on a roll, okay? Now get this.....her dad has been in training for the past 3 months, and he finally got a leave to come home for Thanksgiving. In a couple months he will be shipped out to Iraq. Okay, so you think she would want to spend some time with him this weekend, right? Nope! She is leaving on Friday to go to a Broadway musical, that she has seen 6 or so times already, with a friend of hers, instead of spending time with her dad who may not be home before he gets shipped out. She may never see him again, you just never know. Does this sound a little self-absorbed to you? Yeah, it does to me too, and her mother feels the same way. I can't stand people who are selfish. It really bothers me.

So, have I complained enough? By the way, let me explain something. I don't ever complain to anyone I know. I keep it all inside because I don't want to complain about people. That's why I have to let it out here. I'm not really a jerk, I just sound like one from time to time. Anyway, I'll shut up now........g'nite!

Okay folks, I'm still alive!!!! Of course I knew I would be. All they did was the heart cath, and nothing else. They found a little bit of plaque, but not bad enough to do anything about. They said that my surgery will help that. The only thing is that since I was very combative when I had my endoscopy, they didn't want to sedate me that much in case I was combative once again, because that could be fatal in this type of procedure. So that means I was feeling every bit of pain the entire time. Sure they gave me a little something, but it wasn't enough, so I felt a lot of pain during the procedure. And I'm still hurting. Even though I'm at home, it hurts to walk. But that's okay, I'm healthy. :biggrin1: Well, some great news, my best friend, Derek, showed up today at the hospital, which was awesome. I was wondering if he would. Last night we went to eat, and as we were ordering, he told me his girlfriend was coming, so that kinda blew the night of us hanging out. But he redeemed himself by coming to the hospital today. However, my other good friend that I keep going to see in St. Louis, well, she has never called, didn't email, no messages. Her mother even came and spent time with me at the hospital. Oh well, she is just too self absorbed. I'm used to it. Anyway, I'm happy and all is well. Thank you all for your messages and prayers. You have been great!!!!

Hey girl! You are doing awesome! I'm sure the weigh in was fine! I can't wait to hear. I'll message ya soon!

Good job girl, you go on that diet! It sounds like you got it goin on. You'll get there!

Hello everyone! You guys are awesome! My 2 new friends teresita and Tia have been great. I'm still gonna try to call you soon Tia, I have missed talkin to ya. And of course, Leigh. For those who don't know, this is all Leigh's fault! She is the one that told me about lapband, and gave me this site. I work with her ma at the church. So it's all cuz of her that I have to go under the knife tomorrow! *smiles* Just kidding. I'm glad that this has been found out now. I'm actually looking forward to it because then I will either start to feel a bit better, or I will be very relieved that nothing is wrong with me. I'm not really nervous, more like anxious and excited. I mean, I have to have it done one way or the other, and since it is inevitable, I might as well have high hopes for it, so I am actually looking forward to it because it'll be a new experience, and I shall learn from it. I know, I'm crazy, I used to say that I had papers to prove it, but because of this surgery thing, they have proven that I am sane. Can you believe that, me sane??? Oh well, the psychiatrist must have gotten there license out of the cracker jacks box like me. Anyway, just thought I'd introduce you 3 since you are the ones who keep leaving messages here for me, which I totally love. Thanx to you all! Okay, now I have totally lost my train of thought, I guess I'm done. Bye!

oops, pushed the wrong button...oh well, Hey there douglas p!!!! Good luck tomorrow. I'll talk to you when I get offline. Uhhhhh.... yeah....

Well, I don't have much to say, except for my heart cath is in less than 2 days. I'm not really nervous, but it does bother me that they think I have a blockage. Oh well, whatever happens, happens. Other than that, thing are going wonderfully.