Weakness Into Strength

Hello, everyone!
I was going to post a while ago and had it all written up, but the internet decided to crash and then when it finally came back up my life was crazy busy. I finally got a job and have been getting ready for finals, and I am excited and ready for the end of this semester!
Last time I posted, I mentioned that I had a surgery consult scheduled to talk about what I will need for bariatric surgery. That was supposed to be this last Tuesday, but, unfortunately, the doctor had to go to a conference in Texas and I had to reschedule. A little annoying, but it is giving me a little time to figure out the problems I am having with insurance before I go. I will have the consult in a couple of weeks and then I can (hopefully) start to get things moving forward again.
Even though I didn't get to have my consult last week, I was lucky enough to still be able to go down to Utah with my husband to visit my in-laws. It was super fun and I enjoyed being there just to be there instead of coming down for a surgery or some other special event (which actually happens quite often).
While we were down in Utah, we all decided to go on a hike near Adam's Canyon and it was a beautiful to do such. We all started out together, but after a while I split off with my mother-in-law (affectionately named "Mama Snow") and we took an easier trail because I was really struggling. The reason I mention this is because as I hiked with Mama Snow we talked about physical limits and how important it is to know what they are. To a certain degree, you always want to push your limits and break out of your comfort zone, but you also must realize that there are limits that you do have to put on yourself so that you don't injure or impair yourself.
This is especially key for me to keep in mind as I prepare for my surgery. I have a huge tendency to go without really stopping to take a breather and when I do finally stop, I have already gone to far and I pay the price and am miserable for a while until I can recuperate.
To summarize, my advice for this post is to make sure that when you are working to improve and push out of your comfort zone, do so knowing what limits you can push and which ones you can't. Everyone is different and so are the limits we face. Just keep working and the limits that you have today might not be limits any more someday. God gave us weakness so that we can become strong.

Finding Inspiration to Start and Keep Going

Hello, everyone!
This is going to be a really short post, but I decided I would take a minute and share something I found a little earlier this week. As I was browsing Pinterest for things to help me get ready for surgery (such as grocery list and bariatric-friendly recipes), I found a blog post of a woman who had been struggling with her weight and her realization that being fit was a way to honor God and her husband. I really enjoyed reading it and it has inspired me to be better as I set goals for myself and my health. I support everything she says in this post. Here's the link:

What Does Fitness Have to Do With God?

Whatever your goals are in life, I believe that finding a deeper reason within ourselves to keep going is the most effective method out there. There are a lot of people that can decide to do something and automatically keep going without thinking much about it, but I know that I am not one of those people. Would I like to be smaller than I currently am? Yes. Is that enough to keep me going? Not quite. What truly motivates me is my love for my Heavenly Father, my husband, and my future children. I want to be there to see my children get married and have their own children. I want to live a long, full life and grow old with my sweetheart. I want to be able to help build God's kingdom by being healthy enough to fulfill my calling (which is especially important now in the Jr Nursery!). There are many things I want to do with my life and that is what keeps me going each and every day. There are going to be days when you want things more or less in life than others, but that's okay. Remember who you want to become and your amazing potential and things will get easier. You are outstanding!