Today is about starting over. Almost 2 months ago I had a hysterectomy. The day I went in for surgery I weighed around 155 lbs. Since then I have gained 12 lbs back. I had severe anemia which seemed to cause me to have a condition called Glossitis. It causes your tongue to be super sensitive to spice, acidic foods, etc. I had trouble eating/drinking certain things. During & after surgery I had to have a blood transfusion, like I said severely anemic. My blood count was 4.3, minimum for my age is 11. I had to have 4 units of blood (2 during surgery/2 after) this brought me up to 7.7 when I was released from the hospital. I have since been trying to be good about taking an iron supplement, as well as a daily multi-vitamin & some b12 to help with energy. Luckily since the surgery I have had TONS more energy. The only issue with that is I have not had the chance to get myself back to the gym. Shortly after going back to work the husband & I decided to make a huge (and I mean HUGE) decision for our family. We decided to pack up and move to Rogers, Arkansas. We are now close to my brother & his family. This is something we have planned to do for years. This year we decided to make it happen!
Now back to starting over. We are moved in & mostly unpacked. I am going to start making myself be more active (it will be my sanity saver for now - I'm stuck in the house with kids all day!) Hopefully at some point I will be able to hit the gym, but for now I am going to start with walking (and hopefully start some running) in our area. It's definitely pretty to look at.
Starting stats:
7/3/14
Weight - 167.4 lbs
Waist - 39.5 inches
And of course the "BEFORE" picture
Hopefully soon I will have some progress. I am going to try to track what I eat each day. I tend to feel like snacking more when I am at home. Boredom sets in & I get hungry. I am trying to keep minimal snacks on hand, so we will see what happens. I am also doing what I can to cook each night & keep it from being completely unhealthy.
