Time for a change

It is time for a change.
On the surface I am pretty happy with my life. My husband is wonderful, my kids are great, and I actually like my job.
However under the surface I am not all that happy.
Over the past few years I have had seemingly one health issue after the other. I had gallstones which lead to having my gallbladder removed after a year. According to the Dr it was one of the worst gallbladders he had seen in someone as young as me. Then I started to have joint pain. Then I had plantar fasciitis in both feet. Talk about pain. After that the joint pain came back. Then I started to have stomach pains that kept getting increasingly worse. After waiting far to long I finally went to the Dr and it turned out I had a hernia (most likely a result from the gallbladder surgery) that was 7.6cm. Turns out that is pretty big and I had to have surgery again.
These things caused me to not enjoy life. I never did anything but go to work then come home and rest. I simply didn't have the energy. My children would ask to do stuff and I would say no, or if I did say yes I would be in a foul mood. Never underestimate what underlying pain will do to your mood. I was not happy.
It was time to face facts. Either I was going to spend the rest of my life miserable or I needed to make a change.
It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out what was causing my problems. If anyone is reading this you may have already guessed I have a weight issue. I am not just over weight I am obese. And it had actually gotten worse over the past few years. Since I was always miserable I was constantly comfort eating. Causing more problems of course.
My hernia surgery was the final straw. I knew it would be painful, but oh man I had no idea how painful. It is saying something when you have spent the last three years constantly dealing with pain and suddenly you are in so much pain you can't handle it.
Given my weight the likelihood of my hernia returning is very high. Let me just say, I am not going through that sh** again.
So I have decided to change my life. Not just to lose weight, but to be healthier. Personally I believe ones health is a combination of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being.
So this blog is a way for me to track my road to a healthier happier me.
Since there should be some accountability I will keep track of my weight loss on this blog (gasp).
I am 5'2 and weigh 239.6 pounds. This is actually a 4 pound drop since I started two weeks ago. So I am on my way. :)