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Believe it or not, I’m a foodie, so I understand the skepticism surrounding such a seemingly monkish diet plan.

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Don’t get me wrong: it is serious; if you approach your lifestyle transformation from a new perspective, you will quite literally transform your life. Duh.

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I suggested they not even try to change their diet, at least at first – I just wanted them to commit to taking a photo of their food and sending it to me, their coach.

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It’s summer. You’ve committed to your new diet but you still haven’t lost any weight. Or you’ve only lost a few pounds, a lot less than you expected.

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Combined with relatively clean eating, lots of water, and my very underwhelming work out routine, I lost 6 pounds and felt more like Me again.

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Diets promise short-term solutions: “try our 10-day quick-fix, magic elixir, ultra-secret, fat-scorching solution!” Well, that’s great, but what happens after 10 days?

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The New Year is well on its way and I’m wondering how many of you vowed to lose weight? Maybe become just a little more active? Eat less Ben & Jerry’s?

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My newfound speculative veganism also drove a wedge (a cheese wedge, that is!) between myself and my friends.

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If you want to have impact on the future, bring as much joy as possible to the present.

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Here I am. Almost twenty three years old, and I still struggle day to day with my eating habits.