My Surgery and Health Journey
On January 22nd, I had surgery done on my right foot. This surgery was a long time coming. When I was a child, I had mild bunions. It is genetic and also due to wearing improper shoes. Then through middle school, high school, and college, I was in sports which required my feet to always be taped a certain way for little pain relief. After college I wore heels to my professional job and again cause more pain and discomfort. Then in my thirties I had really let my body go and I was obese in addition to being blessed with having four successful pregnancies where again I was very large and heavy which also increased my foot pain as well as I walked with horrible posture. My journey continues in 2013 when I had completed losing 101 pounds with eating changes alone. My next goal was lifelong maintenance. This means I never want to gain all of it or even most of it back. I did give myself a 10 pound window meaning I was only allowed to backslide 10 pounds. I had my sights set on doing fitnes...