You might laugh at the first thing that came to mind, but here we go.
(If you are grossed out by zits, leave now.)
So. I want to stop messing with/popping my zits.
I don’t even get that many zits, but I have a TERRIBLE TIME leaving them alone. At least, on my skin. I do not get a terrible urge to pop other people’s zits.
It’s the same side of me that wants to pop a blister or pick a scab, and I’m sure there’s some fancy name for people who cannot leave well enough alone in these cases, but I don’t know what it is.
Anyway.
I know that popping zits is bad for my skin. And I know that dermatologists say that popping zits just leads to more zits. And I know that popping one and making a scab just prolongs the whole zit healing process anyway.
So, this year I have really, really trying to resist the temptation to mess with my skin when I have a zit, and I have been mostly successful so far.
And I have been pleasantly surprised to see that what dermatologists say is true: leaving a zit alone does result in an overall faster healing time!
Sugar. I actually made myself sick towards to the end of last year because of how I was eating–too many carbs, too much sugar–and I know perfectly well that with my family history (and even my own history with my last pregnacy and gestational diabetes), this will lead me straight to diabetes. I had no trouble not eating any of that when I was pregnant or when I was trying an elimination diet to help my daughter’s newborn eczema. And the question I always come to: Why do I think my children are worth that investment in health, but I’m not?
So. For three weeks now, I’ve been very, very careful with food. It’s very, very boring and very difficult as I am in the kitchen ALL DAY preparing food for my children that I can’t eat (not necessarily sugar, but bread and so on), but I feel so much better. It’s a bummer realizing the limitations of your own body sometimes, but at least it’s something I can control. At least, if I quit sugar.
That’s so hard to make food that you can’t eat!
Facebook.
All the excuses are real, like it’s entwined with my work (it is) and it’s part of my church involvement (it is), but unless I Cold Turkey it, I pop in, frequently, all day long. It’s a waste of life.
I also eat too much sugar, and I also mess with whatever’s on my skin (even, like, an accidental drip of superglue). Three for three so far.
Oh my, these are the same 3 with me, Karen. Too much sugar!! Picking at whatever is on my skin including super glue or liquid bandage. I’m happy to say that it used to be Facebook as well but I QUIT 5 years ago with absolutely no regrets because it was such a waste of life.
I am the same way with Instagram, which is why I have to just delete it from my phone after I publish a post. It’s clunky, but man, I can’t be trusted otherwise!
I use Facebook but boy howdy do I hate it. The problem is, it’s the only socialization I get some days and some days I just want to talk to someone.
This is gross, too, but when I get very stressed I bite my nails right down to nubs. Last week my husband woke me up because I was biting my nails in my sleep!! (I have to stop watching any political news…) I used to bite them all the time when I was a kid and even a young adult but finally stopped when I saw my hands in a picture and realized how awful they looked.
My craving for a coke when I’m stressed!! Such a bad habit!! I am good about eating healthy meals but that is my downfall and leads to only more.
I love Coke, but especially McDonald’s Cokes. And they are only a dollar…….so far, none in 2021, a WHOLE 14 days! 😉
Yes yes. McDonalds coke is the best for sure. I’ve only had one this year so far.
Picking at my hangnails. I realize it’s a nervous habit, but it’s hard to break. If I trim them instead of picking at them, there’s much less temptation.
Have you watched Dr. Pimple Popper? This made me think of that.
I am trying to give up Coke completely for 2021 and reduce carbs and sugar, but not complete elimination. I have given Coke up for an entire year in the past and when I picked it back up, it tasted just as good. I thought I wouldn’t like it or it would be too sweet, etc, nope, I loved it just as much! ;(
I actually appreciate masks for when I have a zit that I don’t want seen! Ha! But yes, it’s hard not to pop them.
Zoe has thought that about her braces! No one in public ever sees her braces.
I want too quit “wasting time” because it keeps me from reading actual books. It’s not really wasting time, but I choose different things (Phase ten on my phone, reading on my phone, watching Netflix) that distract me from my goal of reading actual books a lot. I want that to be my go-to choice of activity to relax.