Thank you all!
That's true Lama, I guess I shouldn't overdo it since I have vertigo.
I haven't seen my friend since then but I gather she will want to get together soon, I have yet to figure out how to handle it, but I know ignoring it forever is not going to help the situation. It was a good birthday.
Actually saw my cousin for a late birthday dinner the other day. I thought I'd be cheating when I ordered fried eggplant but it wasn't even breaded, I'm not even sure they did fry it. It was good though, and is actually probably something I can order again even when I'm trying to be good. They really should just call it eggplant, not fried eggplant.
That's what I'll do, continue to make the games harder little by little.