The 17 Day Diet

So, I haven't really had anything fun or otherwise witty to say in a long time (I had a soul crushing quarter of Law School...)

And while this is not at al interesting, I need an outlet to complain about my diet because I am pretty sure that everyone I know is already tired of hearing about it and this is only day 3.  And I know that you, my non-existent and captive reader, are completely entranced by everything I have to say, and are thus itching to know alllll about my horrible diet.

Ok, well first off, I am doing the 17 day diet.  I thought it sounded really stupid when my mom told me about it, but then she lost 20lbs (this is like adding "and then I found $5" to the end of a bad/boring story, it instantly becomes better).  The diet is not actually 17 days, it's broken up into 17 day cycles.  I am currently on cycle 1, and it is painful.  What I can eat. 

So, the food part of this is all fine.  Am I missing carbs like the deserts miss the rain?  Hells yes.  But, I've been able to stay on the plan and be content and full, so thats fine.  I can go 17 days without grains.  Here's the real problem: no alcohol or diet coke.  For those of you who know me, this is a real problem.  I quickly decided that the alcohol thing wasnt going to work for me since you aren't supposed to drink for the first 2 cycles.  This would mean 34 days of no drinking.  It's the summer, I live in Boston, I'm 25, and I am a law student.  There is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY that is happening.  So, I did a bit of research, and decided that dry white wine is low in sugar and calories, so I can have that, but I am trying to keep to 3 glasses a week.  I had 1 on Tuesday, so I have 2 more for the weekend.  That seems doable.  I also discoverd that Firefly makes a "Skinny Tea" sweet tea vodka made with Truvia.  I MUST get my hands on a bottle of that.  Ok, so I realize this post makes me seem like a total alchy, which is actually really funny because I dont drink that much, but not having the option is just oppresive.  Now, my other major problem, no diet coke, I have not found a solution for.  I normally have about 48oz of diet coke a day, and I am craving it.  I have found seltzer helps with the bubble cravings but it's just not the same.  I'm hoping that the craving diminish with time..... *sigh*

At this point, you're probably asking why I am even doing this diet if it's so horrible.  There are a few reasons for that: 1. My mom lost 20lbs on it (see supra), 2. I need to lose weight, 3. I actually feel better (my stomach is sensitive and now I am not eating a lot of the stuff it doesn't play nice with), and 4. probably most importantly, when I weighed myself this morning, I had already lost 2 .3lbs.  yes, I know this is probably ALL water weight or just normal fluctuations, but it is def encouraging. 

That's all for now, I promise to try to get less whiny as this process continues.