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| My nemesis |
The perfect clothing items were not chosen for design, color, fit, or which accessories could be worn with them. No, function far outweighed form for this visit. This was important and I knew I had to make a strong impression.
When the day of my appointment arrived, I dressed with great attention to detail. My appearance had been carefully planned down to the most finite detail.
As the nurse called me back, I went through the checklist in my head to make sure I hadn't missed anything:
Lightest weight clothing - check.
Remove all undergarments - check.
No unnecessary use of hair products or makeup - check.
All rings and necklaces removed - check.
Bathroom - check.
Slip off shoes - check.
No food or water consumed since the night before - check.
And with all of the items on my list checked off, I stepped on
the doctor's scale.............. and had lost precisely 1 pound since last year.
"I did it!" I exclaimed.
With a raised eyebrow, the nurse led me to an exam room while I thanked everyone who helped me achieve this great and wondrous accomplishment. My victory speech was so poignant, it was worthy of an Academy Award.
I was sitting on the doctor's examining table when she came in. I held my breath as she perused the vital statistics the nurse had written down. Anxiously I waited for the pat on the back and exclamations of a job well done.
She looked up from the paperwork, "Last year we discussed your weight and why it's important for you to lose 15 pounds."
I smiled broadly as I replied "Yes! And look! I lost 1 pound!"
With a look of disapproval she said "Last year you wore sweats. This year you have on a bikini. The only thing you lost was some cotton fiber. Have you been exercising?".
"Does walking to the refrigerator and pantry count? I have walked through the grocery store!" I offered.
"The refrigerator and pantry only count if you didn't get anything out to eat. How many days a week did you walk through the grocery store? Was it a grocery 'super store' or a 7-eleven?" she replied.
She knew me too well. "Does walking to get the newspaper count?" I questioned.
"Is it in your driveway?", she asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"No." she said.
"I have to take the dog out several times a day." I offered.
"Do you take the dog for a walk or just open the back door to the house and let it out?", she queried.
"Hmmm...... I thought about swimming laps at the natatorium." I said.
"How many laps did you swim?" she asked.
"Ummm........ what about chewing? Chewing uses muscles so shouldn't that count as exercise?" I replied.
The doctor handed me a packet of information on calorie counting, a list of websites for reduced calorie recipes, a food pyramid chart, and another chart which listed how many calories are burned doing different forms of exercise.
"Pick from the activities and do it 5 days a week. You need to lose 15 real pounds by your next yearly physical." she ordered.
After looking at the list of exercises and the short list of edible foods on the diet, maybe for my next physical I'll cut my hair short and see if that will help me lose some real pounds.
Written by Christie Bielss
As the nurse called me back, I went through the checklist in my head to make sure I hadn't missed anything:
Lightest weight clothing - check.
Remove all undergarments - check.
No unnecessary use of hair products or makeup - check.
All rings and necklaces removed - check.
Bathroom - check.
Slip off shoes - check.
No food or water consumed since the night before - check.
And with all of the items on my list checked off, I stepped on
the doctor's scale.............. and had lost precisely 1 pound since last year.
"I did it!" I exclaimed.
With a raised eyebrow, the nurse led me to an exam room while I thanked everyone who helped me achieve this great and wondrous accomplishment. My victory speech was so poignant, it was worthy of an Academy Award.
I was sitting on the doctor's examining table when she came in. I held my breath as she perused the vital statistics the nurse had written down. Anxiously I waited for the pat on the back and exclamations of a job well done.
She looked up from the paperwork, "Last year we discussed your weight and why it's important for you to lose 15 pounds."
I smiled broadly as I replied "Yes! And look! I lost 1 pound!"
With a look of disapproval she said "Last year you wore sweats. This year you have on a bikini. The only thing you lost was some cotton fiber. Have you been exercising?".
"Does walking to the refrigerator and pantry count? I have walked through the grocery store!" I offered.
"The refrigerator and pantry only count if you didn't get anything out to eat. How many days a week did you walk through the grocery store? Was it a grocery 'super store' or a 7-eleven?" she replied.
She knew me too well. "Does walking to get the newspaper count?" I questioned.
"Is it in your driveway?", she asked.
"Yes." I replied.
"No." she said.
"I have to take the dog out several times a day." I offered.
"Do you take the dog for a walk or just open the back door to the house and let it out?", she queried.
"Hmmm...... I thought about swimming laps at the natatorium." I said.
"How many laps did you swim?" she asked.
"Ummm........ what about chewing? Chewing uses muscles so shouldn't that count as exercise?" I replied.
The doctor handed me a packet of information on calorie counting, a list of websites for reduced calorie recipes, a food pyramid chart, and another chart which listed how many calories are burned doing different forms of exercise.
"Pick from the activities and do it 5 days a week. You need to lose 15 real pounds by your next yearly physical." she ordered.
After looking at the list of exercises and the short list of edible foods on the diet, maybe for my next physical I'll cut my hair short and see if that will help me lose some real pounds.
Written by Christie Bielss
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