Heatherrina’s BodyBlog

So in my last blog I mentioned how I was just getting back into the gym.  Well, no sooner did I get back to my old stats of 113.5 lbs and 16% body fat, and I got sick again.  I have always been prone to illness, my whole life, but this is ridiculous!  Can’t I be healthy for four whole weeks in a row?!!!  I am getting frustrated with always trying to "get back" to where I was and never really improving.  Part of my problem is I am iron-deficient and I think that is why I keep getting sick.  I take a multivitamin with iron but my mom was anemic for a really long time and it’s probably just something I am going to have to deal with for as long as I am menstruating (sorry!  but the doc says that’s what causes it!)  Anyway, I have been supplementing with extra iron over the last few days and I already feel an improvement in my energy level and strength.  Today I’m going to work out and do some lifting, which I am always reluctant to do.  I’ll get back to my old shape, but I am crossing my fingers that I don’t get sick or injured again anytime soon!  This is going to be the year that I finally get to my goal of 13% body fat!