So I've found that Grocery Shopping is at least one of the secrets to my success. No Groceries = No Choices = Bad Choices. Sunday is my only day off but I have to make it count if I'm going to keep my week under control. That didn't happen last week because I hung out with friends for the first time in a long time - which is exactly what I wanted to do. The unfortunate consequence of that choice is that I ended up eating old fruit, pretzels and lots of toast for most of the week.
Working 6 days a week is no picnic. I really want out of my grocery job. It's physically taxing - it saps my energy and makes me too tired to work out. I have a finite amount of energy due to Lupus. Acai definitely helps with this but I can't always squeeze it in. I'm making better food choices but it's going to take a whole lot more than that to lose what I need to lose.
This morning I woke up with chest pain - felt like a dull knife was pushing into my heart. It happens every now and then. I tell myself it's nothing - I'm too young to have serious heart problems. My tests showed an elevated Cardio CRP which is an indicator of inflammation, among other things. Maybe it's Lupus related...I don't know. I didn't get much out of the doctor I was seeing. She failed to order a Sed Rate test I requested which would have helped make sense of things. So much for health insurance. It doesn't do me much good unless I've got good resources to help me utilize them.
I really need to get moving - cardio is as great for heart health as it is for losing poundage and I want to have both. It seems I get delayed or sidelined everytime I get serious. Totally frustrating. Nerve pain is the worst. My arches have been killing me which is mostly why I hadn't made it out yet. Also last week I fell at work and nailed my left knee cap. Between that and the intermittent sciatic pain in my hip it's no wonder it takes so much to keep me active longterm.
I drove to the big new Whole Foods in Tustin and roamed around in there for a good long while. I love checking out new grocery stores - getting lost down the aisles and dreaming about the possibilities. I prayed I wouldn't overdo it and I ended up doing ok. You really need to go in there with a plan because there are alot of curiously cool products - it's easy to get sidetracked. I really wanted to try these dehydrated Pineapple Chips I found on a teaser display but the sugar content was pretty high so I refrained.
I hit Fresh & Easy on the way home - they've got better prices on some things like the Greek yogurt and the Roasted Garlic Hummus I like which was $4-5 at Whole Foods...I just couldn't do it. Gotta make those dollars stretch.
Monday's a long day - I've got to work at both places tomorrow so I'd better call it a night.
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