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By the way, here's some encouragement, when I started my pre-op liquids I wore a snug size 16, now I am wearing a very comfortable size 12 and I'm only 7 weeks post-op. This is what you have to look forward to if you go ahead with your surgery. Yayyy!!!

Yes he is listening...I have been battleing the husband with/for support but I have found in the Lord a new way to cope.... I am reading "The Power of A Praying Wife"...It is fabulous...book by Stormie Omartian....and the preacher preaches on 1 Cor 7....wow..He not only listens but he speaks and loud sometimes....

Create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit within me!

Amen

That is such a beautiful attitude to have going into such a lifestyle change. I feel the same way! I am being sleeved on this Thursday and I'm excited to get to the point where my knees don't hurt and I don't get short of breath going up the stairs. I look at this as a wonderful blessing for me, because I have lost weight really well before (90 lbs) only to slowly gain over half of it back. I, like you, don't care how long it takes me, because now we have a fantastic tool to help us finally get there and stay healthy.

Thank you for highlighting one of my favorite scriptures. I love 1st Peter 5:7 and try to live it as much as I can. Daiy I pray for strength to make this verse a reality in my life. Thanks for bringing it up today!

I love your spiritual encouragement!

Well stated. I needed this reminder. Best wishes nest week!

AMEN!!!!!!

Dear Sandy,
Was so interested to read at the end of your post that your husband was not supportive and didn't think you would go through with your surgery. My husband was also not supportive, but did accompany me to Mexico when I had it done. (Our insurance would not cover the cost, so I cashed in one of my retirement 401Ks to cover the cost.) Since my surgery, Bill and I have had increasing problems. We are both working hard to try and work them out, but some days it seems to me that I too married the wrong man. However after 42 years of marriage, I am not ready to let go of what we have! And I have to say, I love him so much more today that the day we married! I always tell him "I love you more than yesterday, less than tomorrow"!
I too get frustrated and sometimes "Blow up" at him. Then a couple of weeks ago, in the midst of one of our fights, Bill told me he was thinking of suicide! REALLY scared me badly! I thought we were making progress, and then wasn't sure we had changed the situation at all.
Currently we are talking with our family physician about it, and Bill is considering going on an antidepressant. I really feel that since I have lost 100 pounds, he feels threatened, that I might want out of our marriage. He is also about 100 pounds overweight, and I think he feels that I want someone who is slim and trim now. (So NOT the case! But how we feel doesn't always make sense or follow logic!)
I wish I had some "wise words" for you. But all I can say is that I will remember you both in my prayers everyday!
I have to say, that in spite of all the fights, problems, words, etc that we have had since my surgery, it is still THE BEST thing I ever did for myself and my health! I wouldn't go back to weighing 258 pounds for anything!!!
Thinking of you and sending you all my best!!!
Kathy D (alias Helen the Cat)

Well put!
1Cor. 2-5
so that your faith may not rest on men's wisdom, but God's power.
Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for these encouraging words for a Monday morning!

Exceptionally well said! Amen!

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah!! Amen!! Thank you for posting this!!

AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!!!

AMEN

Powerful, and I recieve it. I truly needed that, surgery is right around the corner. If he brought me to it he'll bring me through it.

Amen! Thanks for posting this.
Do you know that I'm feeling this way and I have not even had surgery yet. The thing is I'm going hard, but if there is a pebble to come along my path will I be able to recover and regroup. It's the smallest things that holds our focus.
The ultimate goal is to be happy, healthy and whole.
I like the Vitamin S: Surrender. I may have to borrow that with your premission.

Love your postings.

Thanks for this reminder that God in control!! I appreciate it and really love your saying of 'spiritual vitamin'. what a great way to see it!
www.300poundsdown.com

Wow, I needed to hear this today. Thanks for the encouragement and reminder that God is in control!

Thank you so much for the reminder.

Dear Diamonds,
What a great lesson! Thanks so much for putting it out there for us all to read. Sometimes I forget that I need to trust HIM, I want to do it all on my own, which I know only leads to failure and dispair! I am claiming that scripture as my own today, and trusting in Him to lead me in His pathways! Thaks again!
Kathy D (alias Helen the Car)

Thank you! Sometimes I need slight reminders of this