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.