Day 7

Repeat after me: I will not eat French fries.

Fat, salt, starch, in a hot, crispy high calorie package. I admit nothing beats a good order of French fries, but it has been a few years since I’ve eaten any.

No French fries. Don’t order them. If they come with the meal go ahead and ask them to substitute a small green salad or fruit salad. Most restaurants will be agreeable to this, but if not, just tell the waiter to leave them off the plate. If you think this sucks you’re right, but you’ll live. No one ever died of French fry deprivation. It’s worth it to be thin.

Go ahead and say it: Today I will give up French fries forever.