almost halfway there!

This has been a pretty good week. I did have a mishap while hiking. Took a nasty spill and bruised my shoulder, arm and hip. But I am on the mend! Nothing broke, that's all I can hope for! Even if I could go back and do something different I wouldn't. The view from that mountain was worth the pain. I think maybe the pain made the view even more beautiful. Because that view for me that day came with a price. And something I have learned here is that nothing that comes easy is worth having.

Today has been awesome. I have already burned about 4000 calories during workouts. We started the day with a rough hour long core workout. We ended it with an abs burnout. Which is where you do crunches while holding a 10 pound medicine ball above your head. I finished! And then promptly threw up all over. Everyone was laughing and pointing. Ah well, it happens.

Had a great weight training session this afternoon, worked biceps and triceps. I cant hardly lift my arms right now and I know it will be worse tomorrow!

getting ready for dinner and then onto our evening workout. Tonight I'm doing a turbo water aerobics class. Its harder than it sounds.

I am coming up on my halfway point here. Monday will be 4 weeks in and 4 to go. I can't praise God enough for the change he is bringing into my life. I am 30 years old and I feel as if I just started living. My whole mindset is different. My priorities are different. My outlook on life is different. So I guess what I'm saying is that I'm coming home different!

I was brushing my teeth last night and looking in the mirror. I was so happy that I started to laugh. I can see the difference in my face from the weight loss.

I wont lie, these first 4 weeks here have been the hardest thing that I have ever done. There have been days of horrible temptation. Times that I wanted to just give up. Times when I thought there was no way that I can do this. But the cool thing is that God can do all things! And he is pulling me through this.

This has been the best thing that I have ever done. I am ready to attack the rest of my life. I have no idea what God has in store for me for the future. No idea where I will be working when I come home. But I am not worried about it. Because with a God like ours in control, I don't have to worry.

Thanks so much for the letters and prayers and encouragement. I would not even have made it to this place if it weren't for the people God put in my life.


Love you all and miss you,
see you in 5 weeks!

ken