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How do I thank you all for your prayers this week and even for months from some of you?  I guess one way is to let you know your prayers are being answered.  I have an incredible peace about tomorrow.  I sit here drinking the last Diet Coke that I will drink for quite some time and for some reason it feels great.  I ate a handful of M&M's because my tummy won't be to fond of those maybe ever.  Again, it feels great to be saying so long to that - I understand that the battle has only just begun but I feel so excited about the future.  I am ready to unleash myself from the bondage of food and never in my life have I felt it was possible until this last month.  God is so great and I am sitting at his feet waiting to see where He is going to take me.  I am saying "Here I Am" - not like in a missionary "go to Africa" way, mostly just a total surrender.  (I guess maybe he could send me Africa - who knows?)   Again, thanks for your prayers would you please pray for me tomorrow at 1:30ish- Ben is a little anxious to sit and wait so pray that the time goes quickly for him. Also, Camden is a little scared - he will be glad when I can talk to him tomorrow night!  Please pray that he would have a great day tomorrow and be distracted throughout.   Love to you all. Sandy These are my authentic feelings about how and why I got to this place in the journey.  I feel total freedom and surrender even this morning as I prepare to head out the door. God is so Good.

 

It is the day before and I am so excited. People keep asking me if I am nervous and at this point I am not.  I am totally counting on the Lord to sustain me and provide for me.  I am thrilled to be at this point in my life.  I have so many things to do but I find myself just counting down the hours.  I am thankful for the perfect timing in all of this.  I wanted it to happen sooner but insurance held things up and an extra trip to a cardiologist slowed things down.  I can see the Lords' hand through it all.  I am thankful for supportive friends and of course my family.  My kids are thrilled and excited for Mom to feel better.  We told them about the surgery from the healthy perspective which was recommended by another WLS patient.  

Excited to see what the next year holds.  I have just three goals:  Stay close to Jesus, eat my protein and exercise 3-5 times a week.  I can do it - this time for myself.

I start this journey at 361 pounds.