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“Are You Sure You’re Not Pregnant?”

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That was the question posed to me this week. It was the second day into my eating better regime, and my eyes started welling up. “Yes I’m sure! See, this is why I’m on a diet!”

I might have been just a tad cranky, seeing as it was my second day without bread or sugar. I was feeling the withdrawals and wasn’t even getting any compliments on my new svelte appearance. I mean, that is how it works, right? You go on a diet, and you’re instantly thin!

Yeah, not so much.

Regardless, it was that comment that could have torn me down, could have sent me home wallowing in a bowl of homemade ice cream, but this time, it had the opposite effect. No this time, I have a food journal spreadsheet instead of just a little notebook. I am armored with every nutritional fact of every item in every restaurant within a 50-mile radius. I am going to use that comment as my motivation to succeed, so that I finally won’t get that dreaded question anymore.

One week in, and things are going much more smoothly than they were the second day. The first days were hard, as I have documented in my hand-written journal. After the third day though, I started to feel better. Letting go of most of the horrible things I have been putting into my body as of late has been nothing but good for me. I am already slimming down at a higher-than-expected pace! Out with the processed foods, the white bread, pasta, and rice, and in with tons of veggies, fruits, egg whites, low-fat cheese, and brown carbs. What do my friends and family have to say about this? “Oh, but wouldn’t a Killer Potato sound so good right now?” “Honey, I left you a cheesecake in your fridge.” Gee, thanks. But this time, I’m not going to let that deter me. I am in the first week of what is going to be a lifestyle change for me. I joined Buddy Slim, an online support group. I played tennis today. Everything that tempted me a week ago already seems gross to me. I feel better than I have in awhile. And I plan on things staying that way…minus a dress size or two!