A New And Improved Me: Day 5

So, surgery has officially been rescheduled for September 16.  I am ecstatic!

Now I have three full weeks to really get healthy and clean.  I want to get my skin as youthful and healthy as I can so that everything goes well with healing.  I want my body to be as healthy and ready as possible so nothing goes wrong during surgery and I recover well afterward.  Three weeks is a good amount of time to be able to accomplish those things.  The body is so adaptable, it's actually quite amazing what we can do in just three weeks!

If you're just now tuning in, you can read about my surgery and why I'm having it here. 

I know it seems odd for someone to be so excited to have surgery, but considering I'm carrying around a bowling ball in my uterus that is obviously getting bigger, I think most women can probably get on board with me.  And men, you can stop reading here if you want, but with a tumor that big, my periods aren't exactly a day at the beach either.  In fact, they are downright horrible.

Ok guys, that's over.

I am also going to try to lose as much weight as I can before surgery.  I will be doing this the healthiest way possible, of course, but it stands to reason that the healthier my weight is, the better off I will be both with the actual surgery itself, and when I come home.  It will be much easier to move around with a healing wound if I'm lighter and there's less of me to haul.

So, I suppose I can take you along for that journey and share my ups and downs with you.  Here are my stats as of today:

Height: 6'
Weight: 180
Goal Weight: 145

Measurements:
Chest: 36
Waist: 35
Hips: 42 1/2

Now, in regard to the seemingly enormous waistline, that is such an incorrect measurement right now I can't even begin to tell you.  My waist was that big around when I was over 200 pounds, so it's safe to assume the tumor is causing this expansion in both my waist and my hips.  My hips should not be that big around right now either, and I can't wait to see what the new measurements are after everything is taken out.  I would also deduct 5 pounds of water bloat from it being that time of the month, and at least 5 pounds for tumor and uterus weight that will be gone after September 16, but those are my actual weights and measurements nonetheless.  It will be fun to watch them change over the coming months.  I have three weeks to surgery, and then 4-6 weeks of recovery.  I can't wait to report my new weight and measurements along the way.  Should be interesting.

I added a few highlights to my hair today since I can't stand it being all one color.  I will add a new post later on after it is styled for you to see, because I will be changing it again and again.  Just another thing that will be fun to see the finished product :)



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A New And Improved Me: Day 4

So far, so good.  I'm keeping on track with clean eating and an attempt to detox my body before the big surgery.  I still am not sure when that's going to be, but it will be soon, and I will call my doc tomorrow morning to find out for sure.

I'm on a hair and makeup kick lately, and I've been spending a LOT of time on Pinterest looking at different hair colors and styles.  I'm getting rather creative with some ideas of what I want to do with my hair color.  I just went back to my traditional medium brown, but I get so bored with just one color, so I'm going to play around a bit and see what I come up with.  Yes, I will share my results, good or bad (eeks, no pressure).

All in all I'm staying on track, and it's not hard to do knowing I have a goal set.  Even when I get cravings for bad things, it's a lot easier to put them out of my mind when I remind myself of how healthy I want to be when I go under the knife.  I'm scared enough the way it is, so at least I can ease my mind a bit knowing I've done all I can to make sure all goes well.

I'm really excited to start trying some detox smoothies, but I have to buy a blender first!  I know, it's 2013 and I don't have a blender.  I don't have a microwave either!  Although, the microwave thing is just by choice.  I don't like them.  I think they are harmful to you, and I think they create more opportunities to get fat.  At least I know they do for me.  Besides all that, I love to cook, and when I say cook, I mean cook!  The good old fashioned way of cooking.  Like, from scratch. 

So, once I manage to get out and buy my blender, (Friday, I hope) I am going to start trying out smoothie recipes and I'll let you know how they turn out, how they taste, and which ones I'll be drinking on the regular and which ones I'll be pouring down the drain and never visiting again. ;-)



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