Day Five of Donate the Weight

After picking up more completed Donate the Weight registration forms at a couple of fitness centres, and before I went prepare the office for "Before" photos to be taken, I went to learn the results of my examination by Dr. Ted Johnson, chiropractor. He gave me the complete report, and showed me the x-rays he took. They indicate my spine has gone out of alignment and stopped moving properly, causing my neck to wear out prematurely and restricting my movement. He said this will eventually put pressure on my nerve system and cause pain, unless some corrective work is done on my spine so we can prevent those problems from progressing.

My immediate response was, "Neck? What neck? The only real problem I have with my entire spine is located on the two inch area between my ears and shoulders? That space isn't even long enough to accommodate dangling earrings!" Go figure.

So now I had to decide if I should stick to my "if it's not broke, don't fix it" credo (I rarely see a doctor, and haven't looked for a new one since Dr. Human left) and wait until I'm in pain, or if I should adopt a more intelligent attitude. At first my husband was skeptical, but when I showed him the report and told him what I had seen in the x-rays, he changed his mind and urged me to do whatever it takes. I had alrealy booked my first two appointments, and will phone our private health care provider on Monday to see if our plan covers any of the cost.

I was disappointed that other than those who registered with me at the Society office, few Donate the Weight participants chose to have "Before" photos taken. I know it's difficult to face the truth about our weight (some people refuse to register for Donate the Weight because they don't want to know how much they actually weigh), and photographs make us face the hard truth. But our "After" photos will be so much more meaningful to us when we can put them beside our "Before" photos and see how far we've come.

I had opportunity to meet photographer Steve Grover's wife, Susan. She is the CT Technologist that operates our community's new CT Scan machine. Susan works at the hospital with the Society's BC Branch President, Krista Denniston. Steve said shortly after he and Susan moved to Powell River, Krista and her husband Dean Adam arranged a couple of BBQs to introduce him and Susan to their friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. How thoughtful! Krista makes us proud. :))

Our liaison person at Curves advised me she will put together a team of five women to respond to the challenge put out by the group of men from Catalyst Paper. I think the women will put those men to shame. Perhaps other teams will be formed and make the race even more interesting!