New Challenges

Wow! It's only Wednesday but it has already been a long week!!! We just got done with Rugby lessons at the Corps. The kids are having a good time learning a new sport - I am finding it very interesting myself, I have a nephew that is a good player but I have never actually seen a game.

I went to the second plastic surgeon today. These appointments in themselves are traumatic and then they tell you how much it will all cost - $12,450.00 approximately - for the 9 hour surgery, yes, I said nine hours. It kind of scares me to think I'll be under for that long but my regular doctor said that eventually the excess skin could start causing other problems itself so it is best to have it removed.

He did say that I could start walking on the treadmill in 3 or four weeks but would have to wait the whole 60 days to start doing any upper body work. Then about another month before we can aggressively begin working the arms and belly.

Pray for me that I'll figure out how to get the money to do this in the time table that works for me. I'd like to schedule it for late October - I want to run the 5k Tour de Cure before I have the surgery. That will give me eight months before moves come out and by then the transformation should be complete. We'll see what God has in store - He has brought me this far for a purpose and I believe He will bring it all to pass in His own time and way.

I am enjoying some vacation time and I went and enrolled in Biology and Anatomy and Physiology 1 to help me with my personal training certification. Other than worrying about Corps finances and Dr. visits I have actually tried to enjoy myself and not do anything stressful although I have found that its not really things that stress me out but rather I let PEOPLE stress me out. We ALL need to slow down and realize that God has everything under control and its not all about us anyway.

Since this college class that I'm going to starts on the 20th I won't get to go to Bible Conference this year. I really couldn't miss that much time from the gym right now anyway - not till after October - I've got to lose as much as I can before the Surgery.

Blessings to all! Kari