Let's Just Be Friends

The point system and I have parted ways.  It was a mutual decision. It was a perfectly good weight loss plan, and I'm an adult a person who is capable of losing the 7 pounds, but at this point in our lives, we're just not a good match.  We have different needs--I need immediate gratification, not the elusive promise of something at the end of the month.  And really, it deserves a grown-up who will recognize it's true potential.  So we decided to call it quits.  We promised we'd still be friends, though.

I haven't entirely given up, though.  In fact, I'm trying out a new plan; one that I think will be a better fit.  This one doesn't get hung up on my relapses, and just focuses on the positive.  Plus, it acknowledges my 8 year-old mind.  I get a sticker every time I run, and I get a sticker every day I don't eat any kind of fast food (Wendy's salads do count, even though there are veggies included; a big plate of nachos counts as fast food, a single small plate does not).  Stickers can be redeemed at any time for guilt-free fun, but if I can possibly wait til the end of the month, the options will be better.  Like the prizes at Chuck E. Cheese.  Sure, you can get 10 plastic spider rings right now, and wear one on each finger like a gangsta (I've had limited interactions with gangsti, but I'm sure they do this).  OR you can wait until Mom tells you you're about to leave, and get a troll doll to put on top of your pencil, ensuring that you will become the most popular kid in school (this last part is speculation--I imagine that's how the popular kids gained their status.  I always went for the spider rings).  Either way, I win!

According to the super-awesome stickers on my calendar, I've run 6 days in April so far.  I've also built up my stamina. so I'm now running/walking 4 miles instead of 3!  Go me!

Bring on the motherfuckin' spider rings!