I've been having trouble with my weekly points. The new week comes (starting Thursday) and my weeklies reset. That little number 35 that pops up has been the bane of my existence for the past couple weeks. Because the 35 doesn't stay there for long. It goes from 35, to 22, to 15, to 6, to 3, to 0, and then *gasp* into this weird red negative number? Wtf? How did that happen?
The past couple days I've been all like....
When I SHOULD have been all like....
So I have a new goal for myself.
I've been wanting to get a new ear piercing for a while. I used to have a simple helix ring piercing, but the person who did it didn't do it right and it never healed up all the way. After about 10 months of sleeping on only one side, washing it with that salt solution daily, making sure not to irritate it, etc etc, I got fed up and just took it out. Fortunately, there are no keloids, no marks, nothing that indicates I ever had one (in retrospect, I probably shouldn't blame the piercer. It did take a super long time to (not) heal, but the fact that it left no mark after I took it out really says something, I think. So *maybe* I just didn't take care of it well enough).
Now that I have a lovely piercing and tattoo parlor to go to in Boston (I got my nose stud and my first/only tattoo there - they're extremely professional and clean, safe, all that stuff, plus just wonderful people all around), I'm thinking of trying to get it pierced again. The piercing itself is small enough and mainstream enough to not interfere with my work/career (always an issue to think about, sigh), and it's also less costly than other options I've been thinking about (i.e, another tattoo somewhere).
But instead of just going and getting it done, I'm going to make myself work for it a little bit. =P
My challenge is this: I'm going to eat only my daily points - 21 of them - each day for seven days. Today is day number one! This will keep me on plan for the rest of the week, AND take me through next Thursday and Friday (when my weeklies are reset) on plan.
I know I can do it - I've done it before. It's easy enough for me to stay satisfied on the plan without using those extra weekly points. I rarely use them because I'm hungry or feel I need more nourishment - I almost always use them because they're, well, THERE, and why not, because food makes me feel good, and it tastes good. But lately, that's been landsliding for me, and I use most or even all of them in one shot. Not good!
Hopefully this will keep me on track. Wish me luck. =)
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My foot has been feeling pretty good lately. I've been walking a lot the past few days, always in my running shoes, and it hasn't been hurting really at all. I think I'm going to go on a run today after work and see how it feels. Besides, it'll feel good to earn some APs. I know I've been walking a lot, but not running has made me feel like a lump, pretty much. I can't wait to get out today. Hopefully it won't hurt at all!
