Good Morning

Good Morning Everyone, I wanted to take a moment to just say "HI" and "Good Morning". This morning as I was laying in bed I thinking about the members of the LDS Forum - each of you. I realized I hadn't posted in about a month. I can't begin to go back and remember each of the posts and the comments I have had while reading them. However, the 2 things that stick out in my mind I wanted to mention. Jonathan - congrats on making the choice to a healthier and happier life. As the weight begins to come off, you begin to feel better, your testimony grows ---- Your wife will hopefully and prayerfully follow suit. And your relationship will become stronger!! Hang in there. The road is rough. But very worth it in the end!! Sherrie (hope I spelled your name right). What a wonderful accomplishment to have your temple reccomend restored. You're an inspiration to me that I too, need to have mine renewed. I haven't had a current reccomend in 5+ yrs. I know what needs to be done. Just need to have the faith and press forward!! Congrats on the wonderful job too!! As for me I'm struggling with some things that are to complexed to even begin to go into here. Being in denial pre-op of having an eating disorder has not been benificial. And as I am 6 months post op and 110 lbs lighter - those demons are working their way back into my life. Thankfully I have a wonderful therapist who is rather knowledgeable about eating disorders of all types. With time this will be better. In the mean time I need to make myself eat and not go from one end of the spectrum to the other.. Our all expense paid trip to the LaCosta Spa and Resort in California went well. We had a nice time. The ending to our vacation wasn't to good and I will never fly United Airlines again if I have any control over it. I am currently looking into going on the Obesityhelp.com Alaskan Cruise in July/August of this year. However, the "cheapest" flight we can get would be United Airlines. I don't think we can afford the cruise w/3 kids so it probably wil lnot be an option....but there is a reason why United is the "cheapest" for airfares. Regardless our vacation was nice. And we are greatful for the opportunity we had to go. I hope and pray that each of you are doing well. That your journey on this road to a healthier lifestyle is what you wanted it to be. For pre-ops I really suggest looking inside yourself. Being honest w/who you are. How you go to be where you are today and begin the healing process that needs to take place. Post ops- I hope and pray that you are where you want/need to be and that your journey is going smoothly. Love in Him, Gala

Gala, Good morning. I'm so glad you posted. I've wondered how your spa weekend went. I'm glad that the spa was a good experience at least. Sorry to hear that your air flight experience wasn't nearly so good. I'm 10 months post now and I've lost 112 lbs. For the first time in 20 years I actually weigh less than my husband now. Of course I still look a lot bigger than him as he is over 6 foot and I'm under 5"3'. Seems like I'm shrinking with age. I now weigh 148 lbs, the least I've ever weighed as an adult. I'd like to lose another 25 pounds so I can be what I consider a normal adult woman's weight (ha ha). My surgeon says I have at least 12 pounds of excess skin on my abdomen alone. When I was showering recently my 5 year old asked my why my bottom was all wrinkled up. I took a look in the mirror at my rear and sure enough it was sagging pretty bad. I'm not complaining. I don't want to look like a model, I just want to weigh less. Good to hear from you Gala. I think that most of us are dealing with our own challenges and demons right now. I know that my life is the most turmoltuos than it's been in 20 years. Visit with you later. Melody

Hello, Gala, I think of you often and you are in my prayers. I do hope things are going better than they started out. Hearing that you have been inspired to return to the temple made my day. Our new temple will be dedicated this spring and it is 11 miles away. I have never lived near one and am excited. Being a genealogy nut, I will be putting it to good use. Good luck in this marathon. Grins, Kaye