Once more into the Abyss. lol

Mar 31, 2016

Update March 31st, 2016:

I had my skin removal surgery on January 5th--13 lbs of skin was taken off. Yay!! I have had several complications, I think partly due to the fact that I am not totally strict when "watching myself" be active. (I think I was being a bit too active). Also, I have diabetes, and even though it is well-controlled, I tend to heal more slowly than someone without. And finally, I apparently lost a lot of blood during my surgery. I know they talked about giving me a transfusion while I was in the hospital with unstable blood pressure levels, but my BP finally evened out so they decided not to. I really wish they had've, because I ended up being anemic from the blood loss and seriously weak for more than a month after my surgery. I also ended up having to go into the local hospital due to a serious infection that had set up, so that stunk. I couldn't even stand up long enough to take a shower, so my mom took pity on me and got our hairdresser to wash my hair a few times that month so I wouldn't feel so icky. 

Current Problem: I'm eating like crazy. I fully admit it. Emotional eating is causing me lots of problems, and I'm trying to get a hold on it. I'm going back and reading the books that helped me get through and learn how to deal with the changes from the surgery. I am working to get back to the lowest I had gotten so far, and hopefully go past that to my goal weight. I am currently at 237, and I had actually gotten down to 202 at my lowest, down from 444lbs. I'd love to even get to 199. My goal is lower than that, but to be under 200 again, after most of my life being much more, that would just be AWESOME!! I'm taking a year off from school to get myself together and focus on my and my health-mentally, emotionally, and physically. 

I feel that I need this time away from school just due to stress, and to finish healing completely from my surgery. It's been over 3 months since I had it, but I had so many complications everything is just taking longer. I have applied for several jobs in my field, I am hoping I will get the one I interviewed for Tuesday. It sounds like a good challenge. Even if I don't get that one, I will keep looking and applying. 

Trying to get myself in some seriously good condition, I WILL take better care of myself!

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Marion, VA
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01/04/2010
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Jul 11, 2009
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