Dieting by AJ McLean

I'm almost 100% sure that most of you girls out there have at one point looked at yourself in the mirror and thought, "God, I'm so fat. I need to go on a diet." I'm no exception to this rule. At one point in my life, I was a twig. I was able to dance ballet on pointe and I was also in advanced modern and jazz dance. Then, I broke my leg. Yes, after trying to help a friend train her horse, I ended my dance career and got on the fast track to being a lard ass after breaking my leg. I was so depressed at the time, and turned to food as my means of comfort. I blossomed from a size 4 to a size 18 in a few short months, and I was miserable. Still, because I shattered my ankle back then, I cannot do too much strenuous physical activity, so the process of losing weight is a horrible experience for me. It's taken me three years to reduce the 18 to a 12. But I have a goal. I want to be bikini worthy by December 2002, when I am going to go on a cruise. There are two options that I have. One is my old pal bulemia. Back when I danced, it was the only way I could eat like I did and stay as thin as I was. Now, before you start freaking out, I'm going to save my old friend for when and if I can't lose any more weight. So you may be wondering how someone who can't excersize because of physical problems and doesn't want to revert back to bulemia is going to accoplish the task of losing five pant sizes. I have two words for you. Drink coffee. Yes, I am modeling my new diet after alcohol rehabilitation. When an alcoholic wants to take a drink, he or she is supposed to drink either a cup of coffee or water, which will fight off the craving. So each time I get hungry for something sweet, I will drink coffee. You'd be suprised as to how well a cup of black coffee fights cravings for food. And don't worry about me being anorexic either. I will still eat two meals a day, which will consist of a salad, and perhaps rice or a little bit of the main dish in the cafeteria. But just a little. And now you're probably going to wonder why I titled this rambling Dieting by AJ McLean. I am going to use his example for alcohol rehabilitation as my model for dieting. I will keep track of how many cups of coffee I drink per day, which will count as how many times I was tempted to eat. I will also keep track of how many days that I have stayed "snack free." And I have support. PB is going to try to follow the AJ McLean diet too, so we can revert back to our stick-ness once again. I would like to say that as of October 24, 2001 I have finally been able to squeeze myself in to a pair of size 10 pants, and they aren't totally uncomfortable. Thank you AJ. You are an inspiration to us all. ~BlueMew~