Yesterday, when I got out of work, after stopping by the mall to see about getting my hair cut (Didn't happen, going back on Friday), and after finding a pair of black skinny jeans at Express on sale (that other pair I got are just too tight now, what with the expansion and all. Keeping them for when I get back down, these new ones are actually a little too big, which makes me relieved and somewhat happy, but the length is good and I can wear them in the meantime.), I stopped at the Starbucks for my Free Pike's Place Coffee (it was Wednesday, Free Coffee Day till the end of the month!) and this time I got it with sugar-free caramel syrup (they didn't charge me even though I offered to pay for the syrup being added.). Boy, was that good. They also have hazelnut and vanilla and mocha in sugar-free, so I think when I get coffee and stuff, that's what I'll get in lieu of using sugar. Headed home where I made a big salad with romaine, a whole red pepper, and half a cucumber. Then I finished the rest of those Goldfish from the other night, BUT I felt like I really wanted to work it all off, so I actually got off my ass and went out for a WALK!! It was AWESOME!! I felt so good about it, and plan on making it part of my daily routine as much as brushing my teeth or taking my pill. I want to go for a walk (and also ride my exercise bike and do sit-ups again) as much as possible. It just felt so good to be DOING something and I felt more energized actually and all-around posi about doing physical activity following eating, so hopefully things don't keep depositing and maybe start DIMINISHING again, as well. I think I am seeing that I have two alternatives: One is to try really hard to just not eat, which worked really well but seems out of my realm of ability now, the other is to try to eat better whilst exercising so that I can still enjoy myself eating, but not be gaining weight. As much as I am loathe to become one of THOSE people, I have to say I actually felt really good not just mentally about doing something productive and proactive, but I felt physically good whilst doing it and especially after. So I went to Walmart afterwards to buy a pedometer to keep track of how far I'm walking and how many calories I've burned. I hope it ends up working because this pedometer seems more complicated than I thought it would be and come to find out, Carm has one that is lovely (of course, she will want to use it herself, especially once she joins the YMCA. It made me feel funny when she said yesterday that she would be doing that basically when I wasn't around to give her something to do.).

Got home from the Black Hole that is Walmart just in time to watch Top Chef. Didn't eat anymore for the rest of the night. My plan today, seeing as how I'm not going to Starbucks on lunch, is to take my book outside and sit, maybe have a cig, and I brought with me an apple, a granola bar, and a water. I am hoping to do some drinking tonight, so I will probably eat a little something more before I go out.

Nick texted me yesterday to say that by his count for the day, he had seven new bite marks. I don't remember doing all that, but I also was surprised to have found two fairly visable ones on either side of my neck, one on my side, and a bruise on my right arm yesterday. Still have the one on my left arm. Had to keep my collar zippered all the way up yesterday and today here at work. I said I was sorry that I got carried away, and he said no, it was awesome. No complaints from me!!

My plan when I get off of work today is to go inside, change my shoes and pants and get my pedometer and walk all the way to the Starbucks, get myself a drink, and then walk back. That should be ATLEAST a mile, one way. I did start to get blisters on the bottoms of my feet yesterday, so I have put on thicker socks today and am contemplating what shoes to wear.