Traffic Violation

The Bible says, “Be sure your sins will find you out.” Man, did I ever learn that to be true this week!

Here’s how it happened. I’m driving down the road. My wife is in the passenger seat. She’s eating a McDonald’s ice cream sunday and she offers me some. Just one bite won’t hurt, I reason.

Pretty soon I’m on my fourth.

Since my hands are busy with driving, she spoons the ice cream directly into my mouth. We pull up to a stoplight. She’s just about to push another heaping spoonful into my mouth, when I hear a horn blast beside me. Feeling a little guilty already, the sound startles me badly. I look at the car next to me. It’s Chris. We share an office. Of course he knows I’m on the diet. He shakes his finger at me with a mock scowl on his face.

Busted!

I guess I’m learning the value of accountability. Doing this regimen publicly was an excellent decision. Perfect Weight America isn’t just a diet. It’s a complete change of lifestyle. When you’re trying to make changes this big, a lone ranger is a dead ranger. It’s essential to have accountability everywhere—even in traffic!

Dreaming of a Skinny Christmas

I made it through the holidays with my diet pretty much intact. There was the odd indiscretion—like when I started inhaling chocolate-covered éclairs at a Christmas Eve party—but I did pretty well considering the temptation. Over the week of Christmas I actually lost a pound. Let me tell you, that’s a first! Usually I gain 5 pounds over the holidays, so the way I see it, I’m 6 pounds better off than I would have been.

But the best thing about this diet isn’t the weight loss. It’s how I feel. I have more energy. More clarity. I just feel a whole lot better overall.

I can’t get too content though and let my guard down. That’s when I’m more likely to mess up. And I have to remember. I’m still a good 30 pounds overweight, so I have to stay focused.