Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 Welcome home Tina!! Missed ya!! Hugs, Penny 173/158/130 Goal for Oct 31st is-----150!!!!! Visit me at: http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html " >The__Hom http://www.geocities.com/shadcat708/The__Home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 1999 Report Share Posted October 5, 1999 Hi all, well I am back home and back on ATKINS!! TOday is day one and I am not weighing til Monday as I weighed at my sister in FL and I am so Disgusted if itis true I do not want to know..I am a shivering!Comming from a 90 plus to a high 37 tonight...brrrrrHey I thought I was going to learn,my sister's diet(60 carb,25 fat/protein) and be a convert when about 3 days before leaving she announces to me she'd like to read my book!!!!When I left Sunday it ws her day one on ATKINS!!!I read some of her Diet books while there,she has them all I think! LOLtoday she e-mails me she needs the soft roll recipe and the cheesecake!!!LOL Wellll went on digest for now as still unpacking and trying to get with the diet,need to make rolls just made Jello and finger jello, forgot Whip Cream and need to get that yet,have my Hard boiled egg stock again,,,GREAT to be back with all of you and the WAY o EATING!!!I missed it I told my sister it is one that is hard not to like!!!LOVE>>WEll WELCOME TO THE NEWBIES and hope everybody is well and ok here...TTYL Tina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 1999 Report Share Posted October 6, 1999 In a message dated 10/6/99 12:50:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jtinae@... writes: << Hi all, well I am back home and back on ATKINS!! >> Welcome back Tina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Carolyn: I can't believe how perky and upbeat you sound after just having surgery! I can only hope and pray mine goes as smoothly. Thank you for sharing your experience with us that are just about to cross over -- it really helps us. Again, glad to hear you are doing so well. Take care, Jackie in DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Congratulations Carolyn. Good to from you and about how well everything went. Good luck on your recovery. Awaiting my date, Della Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2000 Report Share Posted May 21, 2000 Carolyn, Glad to hear you re doing so well. Deb in WY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2000 Report Share Posted May 22, 2000 > Hello MGB Friends, > > I am back and feeling great. I had planned to stay in Durham through > Monday - but I felt so good - I just wanted to get on the road. We > stopped and shopped at Sam's Club in Winston. Then we stopped to > visit my neice for a few minutes. When we got home we unpacked and I > fixed supper for my family. I fixed them Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, > and Asparagus. I had the water off of the potatoes for my meal - it > was yummy. (and believe it or not it was enough to satisfy me.) > > Well, now let me back up and give you the details. My husband, my > daughter and I checked into Duke Towers on Thursday evening. I was > thrilled to get to meet Kim Cook and her family. Kim is gorgeous > even with some extra weight on her - so watch out world!!! > > Have I mentioned to you all that I am a hypnotherapist. I used much > of my knowledge in this field to prepare myself for this surgery. > One week before surgery I visited my hypnotherapist in Marshall, NC. > On the way down in the car, I had my 10 year old daughter facilitate > a session for me. But, most of the time I just did self hypnosis. I > visualized every detail of the operation and just how I wanted it to > go. For instance, I knew that as the instruments go into me that if > a nerve is hit that will mean extra pain for a while and I knew that > if a vein is hit that will mean bruising - so I visualized everything > moving out of the way as the intruments penetrated me. I visulaized > that I would not bleed and that my heart and lungs would function > perfectly and so on and so on and so on. WELL, I have to tell you > that everything went just as I had visualized. I had no gas pain, I > had not one bruise. I had no problem at all. > > Everyone was great at the hospital. I actually did not get > everyone's name but they were all great. I met Dee who had her > surgery on Wednesday. She was still in there. Everyone please send > up prayers that she will receive complete healing. > > Oh yeah< I must tell you all about my last meal. You won't believe > it. We stopped at a convenience store on the way down and I got > saltine crackers and vienna sausage. Yep, that's what I wanted and > that's what I had. > > Well, now that I'm a post-op I want to help any and all of you make > it to the other side. So send me your questions, please. > > At this point, everything has been so easy - that I will have to see > some weight start coming off before I'll no for sure that I really > had surgery at all. It really is that easy for some folks and I am > one of the lucky one. > > I already have more energy - so let me help you pre-ops!!! > > BTW, Thanks to every one of you for all the prayers and good > thoughts. I felt totally surrounded by them and had no fear at all. > Love to all, > Carolyn > POST-OP > 5/19/00 Carolyn, That is wonderful!! I was wondering how you was doing?? I only hope mine goes as well. It is less than 2 weeks and I will join you on the other side!! Can't wait!! Keep in touch and don't leave us to go to post-op list!! Hope you continue to feel great!! Marie in Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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