Can this really be the end of the 'ch' food group?

I went to the doctors today because I've got a sore back and have had for some months now.  The doctor was brilliant.  She gave me a thorough examination and asked lots of intelligent and prudent questions and sat down and explained what is most likely happening (none of which I really wanted to hear, so I kinda zoned out until I thought I'd got through the worst of what she was saying).

She was nothing like the last doctor I went to see when I was having heaps of problems with my knee.  The minute I told her that I had had an accident 11yrs ago and had had a dunt to my knee it was game over.  The advice I was given was...

"Hmmm...yeah, there's nothing we can do for you.  Take painkillers & anti-inflammatory's and we'll give you a new knee in 20-25yrs time."

This was WITHOUT looking at my knee.  I suspect she was using her x-ray vision ~ pretty cool really.
I was only 27-ish back then and that was her diagnosis ~ I should've had asked to see her medical degree.  It turned out that I have an intolerance to wheat & yeast and had excess fluid retention (21lbs worth) and by cutting them out of my diet, my knee got better.

Anyway back to my sore back.  As it turns out, apparently putting on weight by eating too much, especially foods out of the 'ch' food group and not exercising enough is not helping!?!  Hmmm...all a bit left-field but unfortunately I suspect she might be on to something.  I think I'm going to have to give up my charshmallows sandwiched between two chocolate buttons, chunks of cheese and churpak on ryvita...

So today I had what may be my final chocolate chip cookie (with a cup of Earl Grey tea).

Before....

 

and after *sniff*

 

(don't worry, I got the crumbs right after I took the photograph.  I had left them there as some kind of symbolic gesture, which I promptly cleared up after taking this shot!) 

Oh, and the doc is also sending me to the Physio.  I'm going to start exercising again and reschedule my day so that I can make use of the daylight and get outside.  

I used to go to Yoga.  I LOVED my yoga (Ashtanga).  I had the most amazing teacher until she rather inconsiderately moved, not just abroad but to a whole different continent =(.  I miss my yoga and I miss my teacher.  She sold her business to another lovely yoga teacher.  But you see, I'm not great with change (you'd realise just how ironic that is if you have even half an idea of how I've lived my life over the past 17yrs) and the new teacher's style is a lot different to G's style, and I didn't have the same bond/trust with her.  So, like a spoilt brat I stopped going (well ok that and it costs a lot of money and I have no spare cash).

However today, I made the decision that once I can afford it, I am going to go back to Yoga.  It's been long enough now that I'm sure I'll be more accepting about the change of teaching style.  

{I've just read back what I've written and I realise just how un-yoga-ish I sound}

So that's that.  No food from the 'ch' group and start exercising.  Hmmm....