WHMP: 17 October 2017

Tuesday is Holly day which my normal routine is to do my big cardio and weights at the gym then come home and do the housework, cook up a couple dinners to prepare for the week ahead before the early pick up at school then heading off to Lachlan’s aqua therapy session in the afternoon.

This morning I woke up with my Tuesday plan being the same until after I got home from school drop off and as I was getting ready for the gym I changed my mind. Instead I decided that the weather was beautiful so I decided that it was time to tackle the out of control winter weeds situation in my backyard.

1 hour and 716 calories later…..

I have finished the vast majority of the weeds but by the time I finished it was getting towards noon in full sunlight so called it a day. I will finish the rest (maybe only another 15 minutes) on the weekend.

While it’s only gardening that I’m talking about this is a huge NSV for me. My entire life I have avoided any form of gardening like the plaque as it’s physically activity that I have never enjoyed and probably 12 months ago I wouldn’t have even been able to bend over to do. This was a huge job to get things under control but now with my new found energy and capacity it will never get this unruly again!

Day 2 of fluids went well and feeling ok. Slightly grumpy but ok. 2 day, 3 to go!

As I was sitting down this afternoon having a rare quiet Tuesday moment and I was looking at my hair. This is a WLS reality. You will lose your hair! Due to hormonal changes that are going on in your body you will lose your hair.  For me it started at around month 3 post op and then it started easing up around month 7. The hair I lost is now growing back so I am fuzzy Ball city with new and unruly out of control hair, it is a daily challenge to style my hair to keep it looking somewhat respectable but today I am sharing a make-up free, post gardening selfie that shows the reality of the new hair growing back.