out of my comfort zone...

i'm trying to take my own advice and try new things, take risks, and get out of my comfort zone.  not really just to lose more weight, but to prepare for upcoming major surgery.  i need to be in the best possible shape to make surgery go well.  it will also help me with recovery time.

so i'm trying to go to weight training classes at the gym.  i need muscles!

last night i roasted beets.  really strange tasting.  but good.  and a "super food", so i need to keep adding those to my list of foods.

i'm focused on less animal products and more plant based foods.  making good progress.  the world of vegetables is opening up to me!  beets are like beautiful works of art!!!

oh gosh, i'm turning into a hippie...

troublemaker!

this is a uterus.  not mine.  i snapped the pic at the doctor's office while i waited to hear my test results and course of action.

if you didn't know (and if you know me, you know) i've been having horrible problems with my "monthly lady time".  it's bad.  real bad.  so i've been through a ton of tests (not fun) and my doc has it all figured out.

and it's not cancer.  NOT CANCER is the best news ever.

but it is complicated.  a tiny little tumor (a wee 2 centimeters) is in a very bad spot, and it goes through the wall of my uterus.  so the easier options of ablation or simply removing the tumor aren't going to work.  and the monthly problems are only going to get worse.  i become more anemic each month.  i'm in more pain.  more bleeding.  you get the drift.

so it's a hysterectomy for me!

i was a little shocked that it's going to be major surgery and not a simple procedure.  the thought of being in a hospital for a few days is upsetting.  going under anesthesia is scary.  having an organ removed is serious.

but i want my life back.  no more 10 days a month of horrible cramps, not being able to do anything.  it's enough.  so this uterus needs to go.