Just A Little Update

Hello, everyone! I haven't been really able to post in a while because I've been so busy with work and getting ready to leave on my mission, but since I had a spare moment today, I thought I would give a little update. I have now hit 54 lbs and 95.25 inches lost. It feels awesome! I also decided to take another progress picture to see how far I've come. And yes, I did chop off some hair. I feel like I have a totally new look now! :)

   

This may be my last post before I leave (only 6 days left!), so there's a few things I want to say until next time.

     Never give up. Believe in yourself, and have faith that you can accomplish anything. The journey will be hard, and there will be times in which you will feel discouraged and you will feel like your effort is pointless. Have patience, and keep working at it. It will come, even if it's not right when you want it to happen. BELIEVE ME. There are so many times I felt this way. If it were possible to get what I had wanted when I wanted, I would have been at my ideal weight years ago, and stayed that way the rest of my life. Remember the "why" of what you're doing. Record your progress so that in harder times you can look back at what you have accomplished. This goes for much more than weight loss; it's a great principle for life.

     I know that God lives. I know that if we strive daily to follow Him and His plan for us, we will be blessed more than we can receive. I know that through Him, anything is possible. I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and that he came to this earth to suffer and die for our sins so that we could someday return to him and our Heavenly Father as clean and humble children of  a king. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us, and that He has perfect timing. He knows what is best for each and every one of us. We struggle because we can't always see the big picture; but He knows all. I know that the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true, and that it can bring peace and joy to all of those who truly desire to follow it's principles. I love my Savior and my Heavenly Father with all of my heart, and I am so excited to serve them by serving my brothers and sisters in the Oregon Eugene Mission.