work-out....fail

So I haven't worked out yet and I said that yesterday (Monday 10/3) was going to be the day. I did walk the dog, I did eat okay--not super healthy by any means but not terrible either. Chris will be home tomorrow and I hope he can kick my butt in gear. We have some things to take care of outside, I hope it doesn't drain my energy. Maybe I'll try to do zumba right when I wake up. So far, I have not been accountable for working out but at least I'm being honest.

I have my knitting class tomorrow. I haven't worked much on knitting at all this week, partially because my back has been hurting so much.

I went to the chiropractor for the first time yesterday in probably 4 or 5 months. I am really frustrated. I often find myself torn between Eastern and Western medicine. I would rather do things are natural as possible but I also realize that I need certain medications for things......

One thing that really bothers me with the chiropractor is he tries to tell me things that I honestly think is a bunch of bull. For starters he is trying to tell me that my lupus and other auto-immune issues and the miscarriages are all from stress. I understand the fight or flight situation and how it can offset things in the body but I don't believe I am THAT stressed that it is causing my blood to thicken and clot and miscarry. I also don't believe that it is causing my lupus.

He also pushes harder on one side than the other when testing the arms for strength to try to prove I need the adjustment. I know I need the adjustment, I don't need proof and I don't need you to push triple as hard on one arm and lighter on the other.

The second thing that really bothers me is he pushes supplements. Yesterday he pushed pretty hard on 3 different spots on my stomach/abdomen. Because it was slightly painful when he did this, he came up with the conclusion that:

I don't have enough stomach acid and need a supplement
That my liver isn't working properly because of all the medications I am on
That my gall bladder isn't working properly because my stomach isn't digesting properly

He wanted me to come back on Friday and he would have some suggestions for supplements (that I can buy from his office) that will help me and possibly get me off the fertility meds, lupus meds and not needing lovenox while pregnant next time.

I understand that chiro's are more natural and streamline more with eastern medicine but I don't want this crap shoved down my throat when I come for an adjustment. It actually makes me want to not get adjustments and just deal with the back pain.

I got about 90% of the wallpaper down today. I couldn't finish a few areas because there are lights mounted on the wall and I didn't want to mess with the electrical aspect of it. So tomorrow Chris can hopefully get them off the walls so I can finish the wallpaper and then sand on Thursday. It really came up pretty easy, there are a few spots that have been patched and will need to be patched again before sanding since the steamer softens them up and I scraped a bunch off.

I have about 2 weeks to get the bathroom finished, get the basement floor painted and get the upstairs hallway ceiling painted. The rest of the stuff I can do while stimming but I want the super smelling painting done before we even begin meds.