End Of Year Update

The last several months my life as been a roller coaster that I havent been able to get off.

June: Hubby and I took a vacation which was great but I "injured" (I found out it was just arthritis) my knee so activies were limited. Of course, I splurged with my eating.

July: As many of you know  our A/C was out for 3 weeks so we ate take out for most of of that time. Who wants to cook when the inside temp is 85.

Aug, Sept & Oct: I was in a lot of pain. First, we thought it a back issue. I did rounds of prednisone to no avail. I received a MRI to determine it was NOT spine related so we( 2 drs and myself) assumed it was a fibro flare. I began to feel weak so back to dr. Kidney Infection. After 2 rounds of antibiotics, drs believe its gone although my right kidney still aches.  During all of this my hubby was fighting a pain battle himself. After 3 trips to the ER and then a specialist, it was determined it was his gallbladder. All the while my hubby's whole organization had pay cutbacks.

Nov: My hubby has surgery to remove his gallbladder. Two days later my mom had a total knee replacement and the next day a friend of ours was killed.  I stayed with mom about a week then went to dog sit for about 2 weeks. So most of Nov I was not even in my own home.

Dec: The medical bills are starting to come. Hubby's pay is still cut AND they have put him on night shift for a several weeks.

So to say the least my eating has not been my focus.  I have gained about 15lbs back BUT I will not stop striving to make better decisions. My goal was to lose 100lbs by my bday in April. That is not going to happen. I will be happy if I can lose 50ish by then.

I pray every one has a blessed and safe Merry Christmas!!

Keena