Do as I say, not as I do.

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Let's just talk about how much of a hypocritical dieter I am. I did the first two cycles pretty damn faithfully. Then birthdays, guests, and the wedding came along for the better half of August. There's something about my brother coming to visit that makes my mom buy a bunch of crap. Tostitos, M&Ms, ice cream. Hey toots, you were on the diet, too. What gives? I'm sorry, but my will power only goes so far.

After my brother left, I decided that little mishap needed to end, and I was going to go back to cycle 1. Well... let me tell you what I've eaten today: pancakes for breakfast, nachos with leftover turkey meat for lunch, a stirfry with an eggroll (I don't even LIKE eggrolls!), and sugar free ice cream. I've decided, fuck it. I have one more day of vacation and I'm already in this far. What's one day of throwing all caution to the wind going to do?

Plus, I'm overly emotional right now. The last thing I want to do right now is get on a plane by myself and go back to the real world. Normally, my mom comes with me and I'll see her again in October. Not this year. This means that I won't see my parents until Thanksgiving. I'm aware that this might be normal for some people, but it is most definitely NOT normal for me and I'm not having the best time dealing with it. Thankfully, I have a couple of things lined up between now and then, and the fall semester always seems to go by so much faster than the spring. I'm sure before I know it, I'll be done with undergrad classes and I'll be getting ready to student teach in January. But right now, it seems very daunting.

So I decided to restart the diet when I get home. This will be much easier because I can control 100% of what comes into the house. The cool thing about the 17 Day Diet is that you can revisit phases if you need to. And I definitely need to. Not that I'm out of control and I've gained 10 pounds or anything (THAT would be impressive), I just need to get back on track.

Moral of the story: do as I say, not as I do... because right now, I suck.