there's nothing quite like a swearing off junk food and sugar to make one really aware of one's mindless eating habits.


keith had a birthday party yesterday for a girl in his class. i don't know if the mom was planning for a lot of kids and didn't have a lot or if she just bought a lot of stuff, but keith came home with a whole BAG full of junk. literally. most of it is very much kid candy and doesn't appeal to me at all, but there was also a 3 musketeers mint in there (which i'd kind of like to try, but probably wouldn't buy for myself cause there's other things i'd get first). normally i would have asked for a small bite, and he would've shared because he's really good at sharing, but i was good. there's also a bin of stauffer's alphabet cookies on my counter. i usually only take a few at a time and usually only once or twice a day, but i guess that stuff adds up. and now that i'm doing this, i'm really thinking about everything i eat. but i've been good. it's only been a couple days, but still, small victories...


last night, i was even invited to a chocolate party. i guess there's a group of people who get together once a year and they all bring something homemade and just go chocolate crazy. i was so tempted to take her up on her offer to go, because i love chocolate and i just started, so i would've just pushed my start date back a couple days, but i didn't. i stayed strong! 


two days down. twenty-eight more to go. i got this! (<---said like George Lopez)