Exciting Times Ahead (PLEASE?!?)!!!!

     Hello, everyone! Before I tell you the bigger exciting news, I thought I should tell you that I am now at 25.6 lbs and 61.5 inches lost. Yay! I should be farther, but I was slacking on my exercise. Shame on me. I will make up for it though. :) Also, I was curious to see what the amount of fat I lost would look like, so I looked it up. Sadly, I couldn't find a 25 lb example, but I did find a 5 lb one:

Note: I do not know this person. This was just the best picture perspective of the size.

Can you believe I lost 5 of those babies?!? Holy cow! No wonder I feel so much better. 25 extra pounds is a lot to be carrying around every day. And I still have more to go--and I wonder why I've always had a hard time having the energy to get around. :P Anyway, back to the other news...

     This Sunday, which I guess technically is today since I'm posting this after midnight, I am talking to my home ward bishop about contacting the mission office! EEEK! I'm really hoping that they will say it's the right time to receive my mission call, as I know I will have the rest lost by the end of July. I was going to wait until the end of the month to take this step, but recent promptings and other things happening have made me feel the need to do it sooner. So we'll see!

     I just have to say that even though this past few months have possibly been some of the hardest months of my life so far, they have been by far the best. I want to thank everyone for showing me so much love and support and helping me push myself harder to reach my goals. I am in better shape than I have been in my entire life, and I feel so much better about myself than I thought possible. Overcoming this life-long struggle has been amazing, and I am so much more capable of achieving my life's dreams. I never once thought I would be one of the people who would pay for a gym membership and work out an hour a day. But more importantly, my testimony is so much stronger and I feel so much closer to my Savior and Heavenly Father. I know more now than I did about how much they love me and want to see me succeed. Making them proud is the best feeling ever.

     Well, that's all I'm going to say for this post. Keep working hard and never give up your dreams. You can make your dreams a reality if you put the effort into it. Stay strong. You are loved.

"Whether you think you can, 

or you think you can't. 

YOU'RE RIGHT."