Day Zero

Hello friends!

I have decided to go on "The Royal Danish Hospital Diet" otherwise called the less imitating, "The Copenhagen Diet," for the next thirteen days.

It's a very strict low calorie, high protein diet that lasts for thirteen days. It's supposed to make you lose tons of weight, while speeding up your metabolism as well. I've heard first-hand that it really works, and have read countless testimonials that say the same, so I'm quite anxious to start.

Now I realize that going on a crash/fad diet is probably NOT the greatest idea at the moment, especially after the whole eating disorder thing I put myself through not too long ago. But I've thought this through, and I assure you I'm not going to fall into a crippling depression this time around. Plus it only lasts for thirteen days, so it won't be for forever.

I've decided that today is the best day to start because of the following reasons:

1) I'm doing absolutely nothing all day, every day while I'm here in the Philippines. This means that the consequences of a low calorie diet are minimized, because I won't be anywhere else but home if I faint from hunger or something.

2) I'll have finished the diet by my last weekend here, so I can still have a going away dinner!

3) I can't do it in Korea, because I will want to EAT ALL THE FOODS.

4) I can't do it my first week back in Chicago, because I have an interview for The Kensington School the Friday after I get back, and I have to be my best.

5) Lent starts soon, so it's a pretty good time for a sacrifice.

See? All good reasons. :)

I'll weigh myself tomorrow to get a starting point. I'd like to lose at least 5 kg.

I hereby promise to document the next thirteen days to let you know that I am still alive.

xoxo

Angela