Success!
I finally got back on track w/food, at least for one day. Now I just need to repeat yesterday about 1000 times and maybe I’ll get somewhere.
I appreciate all of the comments on my new plan. Eileen, I think you’re right, that setting a goal of 90% perfection leaves too little wiggle room to make it worthwhile. I’m not sure what my figures are going to be but I will tweak them. I’m not sure if I’ll switch my goal for Eileen’s challenge b/c I think it will open up the door to too much nibbling. The competitive part of me wants to change my goal so I can earn a food star every day but I know it would be a hollow victory. I was able to log 2.5 activity stars today and will earn a ton over the weekend b/c we’re doing heavy, manual labor all weekend to get the house ready to sell. I may not be able to move for a week afterward but my butt will be moving this weekend. Gotta love it, my parents are taking the kids but we’ll probably be too tired and sore to take advantage of an empty house 
Still waiting to hear about the guidance job. They did say it could be the end of the week before things get wrapped up and it’s only Wednesday but as I have mentioned before I AM NOT A PATIENT PERSON!!!!!! I know I am qualified and that I interviewed well, so I’m reminding myself of that often. If for some reason they wanted someone else then I can’t compete with that.
Today I got up at 4:00 for my regular Wednesday morning workout. Then after school it was so gorgeous here that Justin and I went for a bike ride and then cut the grass and planted our tiny garden. Two and one half stars for me, baby!
Progress toward workout goal: 11/300
Food points earned: 10
Good job on getting back on track with your food and workout! I hope you hear from the school soon. How is the house coming along? Just plug away one job at a time and soon you will have more done than not ! LOL That is what we did. It felt like watching paint dry but it worked. LOL
Take care
I also hope you hear from the job soon! My sister is going crazy waiting for a job to call her back- I’m sure she’ll get it and so will you
If your food goal is impossible to reach, maybe you should think about changing it just a bit. I think being able to attain that goal on a fairly regular basis is important: I’m worried that what happened to you when you blew your food star the other day may happen to me…and I love chocolate pies & chips/dip, eh gads! My goals were just the stuff I know I need to do–like eat breakfast & drink water–but that I won’t do without some immediate motivation (like gold stars). Of course, for me the important stars are the exercise ones, and you’re rocking those stars!
Good luck figuring this out & good luck with the job news!
Thanks for your comment on my blog…I like how you took my NOs and turned them into YESes.
Oh & congrats on getting back on track today!
Oh yeah - what am I doing?!?! You’ve been consistently kicking my butt with those exercise stars of yours ALL month!! And I’m trying to figure out ways for you to get even more stars?!? Heheh!
Seriously, though it’s been pretty cool for me to be neck-and-neck with you this month! It’s all that tennis I’m playing but finally this month I’m actually up there with you, towards the top of the “leader-board” !! (Been watching too much Dancing with the Stars, LOL!)
I think you just pulled way ahead of me, though. Hey - WTG!! =D