I’ve tried out Roni’s new community and it’s really awesome!  So I won’t be posting here anymore.

 You can find my new blog here. 

Another good day today (so far).  I’m taking my youngest son to lacrosse practice tonight, so I’ll be out away from snacks.  I’m going to take my puppy with me, which will force me to go for a walk instead of just sitting and watching. 

Tomorrow is my last day before I weigh in and my flexpoints refresh - and I don’t work tomorrow, so I’ll get to swim!  It still amazes me how much I look forward to swimming. 

So after the wedding, my flexpoints are gone, but I only have 3 days left and I’m not going out - I can do it!

Last week I finally went for a physical and talked to the doctor about my shoulder.  As I expected, she prescribed physial therapy, and I have an appointment on Thursday.  Last week I noticed that when I let my arms hang at my side, my right arm (the bad arm) hangs forward instead of just being at my side.  Then this morning while I was swimming, I felt something in my shoulder joint slip.  It was a good slip, though - like something slipping back into place.  I checked when I got home, and now my arms hang evenly!  I hope that means less discomfort for me - at least for a while.

I’m still going to go talk to the physical therapist about it.  I’d like to see if he can tell me exactly what’s going on in there, if it can be fixed, and if it’s worth getting fixed.  If by ignoring it I’m putting myself at a huge risk - like if I risk losing the use of my arm, or something like that- then I’d like to get it fixed.  If it’s just going to continue to be a moderate nuisance like it’s been for the past 27 years, I think I can live with it.  We’ll see…

So I said in my last post that I wanted to post 5 days a week (meaning Mon thru Fri), and I already didn’t post on Friday!  So I’m making up for it now. 

Last night was Outback Night at my kids’ school.  Outback Steakhouse donated food and servers and the kids/parents put on a talent show - it was so much fun!  As I sat there with my plate in front of me I heard that inner voice say, “I have no idea how many points this is… oh well.”  But I quickly realized I can’t keep doing that.  I needed to come up with a point value for what was on my plate, even if it was a guess.  So I guestimated 15 points, which used up a chunk of my flexpoints, but at least I have an idea of where I stand.  If I hadn’t guessed, I would have assumed I had already blown it and given up (and eaten who knows what else!).

Tonight I’m going to my nephew’s wedding, so I’ll face more temptation.  But I’ll make a guess and keep on going.  I may be out of flexpoints by tomorrow, but tomorrow through Thursday will be easier because I won’t be eating out.

I survived the munchies last week, but they came back on Monday, and I’ve had a hard time shaking them.  It’s now Thursday and I’m trying to think what I can do tonight to keep myself busy so I won’t snack!  I gained a pound last Thursday when I weighed in, and today I’m up another.  I said goodbye to the 150’s 6 weeks ago, and I NEVER want to see them again!  But here I am just 2 lbs away…

I need to really get my focus back.  Today I’ve been writing down everything.  I’ve also decided to make Thursday the day my flexpoints refresh instead of Monday.  This way I’m weighing in and refreshing on the same day, and it gives me a few days to recover from the weekend.  We’ll see how this goes.  I also plan to post 5 times per week this month - I haven’t been coming back here much lately and I think it will help my focus to blog more.  That’s why I set this up to begin with, right?

Tonight after dinner I’m going to walk over to the middle school (about half a mile) to watch my neighbor’s daughter play softball.  That will get me out of the house (away from the potato chips) for a while AND get me some exercise - and a nice visit with my neighbor.  She’s doing weight watchers, too.  Maybe she’ll energize me!