I had my first chiropractor appointment on Wednesday and I was told to stop working out at Curves while undergoing treatment. How frustrating! One one hand, I was so excited to get started working out and losing weight. On the other hand, I probably should have waited before starting an exercise program--especially one I have to pay for. I'm hoping I can go to Curves tomorrow, show them my doctor's note, and suspend my membership.
The topic of my weight and blood pressure issues also came up at this first chiropractor session. The doctor was going on about how his mom and sister lost "lots" of weight on Jenny Craig. This got me thinking. If the only exercising he wants me doing is walking, then I'm going to need something more to keep me on track. So I'm going back to Weight Watchers. I joined WW in August 2005 and lost 40 pounds. I went from a size 18 to 12. I looked great and ever since I've been trying to get back on the wagon. Now that I don't have any ex-husband issues standing in my way, it's really time to focus on me. I rejoined last night and have been tracking my food intake as well as learning more about their "Points Plus" program. I've tried other free sites before, but there's something about the "pay to lose" part that really helped me.
One of the suggestions that Weight Watchers (and any diet program) makes is to clean out the refrigerator and pantry and then restock them with healthy foods. I did that today and I ended up making my kitchen more organized. To the right of the kitchen sink, I have upper and lower cabinets. Originally, I had mixing bowls, spices, tupperware, and other miscellaneous items in the upper cabinets and the food stuffs in the lower cabinets. This was not a good arrangement. I couldn't clearly see what I had for food.
Tonight I decided to reorganize my cabinets. First, I tossed any expired items as well as random tupperware (tomorrow I'm going to get new tupperware that keeps the lids and bowls together). Next, I decided how I was going to organize the 3 shelves of the upper cabinets. As you can see from the picture, the top shelf has spices, baking supplies, and drink mixes. The second shelf has items that I'll most likely use in cooking (i.e. pasta sauce, mayo, soups, rice). The last shelf has my "grab and go" items such as popcorn, cereal bars, and other snacks. It feels good to know what I have in my pantry. I'm hoping that this will help me make better eating decisions.
Another suggestion most diet and exercise programs make is to take before, during, and after pictures. I've done' this in the past, but I hate the cell phone-pic-with-half-of-me-in-the-bathroom-mirror look. So, I worked up the courage and asked my boyfriend to take some pics for me. He was nice enough to oblige and I'm not going to post them...yet. Once I start making progress (i.e. losing a size), I'll post the before and during pics together.
