Day 15, down 12 lbs. Feeling good, but disappointed at the same time. Unfortunately, an unexpected family emergency has created the need for me to go out of town. I will be spending the next three days back and forth to the hospital and caring for five children. This will make it very difficult to maintain the Diet. I will do my best to make good choices, but this will be a challenge to cook for myself or make time to exercise.
I have spent the last 15 days taking care of myself, but now it is time for me to take care of others, which by default puts me last. Familiar territory. I have spent the past decade taking a back seat to everyone and everything else. It felt good to take care of myself for a change and I will miss the internal happiness it gave me, but changes present themselves and we no choice but to face them
Hopefully I will be able to resume the Diet when I get back and finish the last few days strong. Not sure what effect this will have on the results, but that was the point of this whole experiment. How a regular everyday person fared on the Dolce Diet. I person not surrounded by chefs, nutritionists and trainers. A person with an everyday life. A life that presents us with changes. How we deal with those changes are what's important. What we say is one thing, what we do is another. Our actions are what defines us.
Lesson learned on Day 15: Think carefully about your choices amidst a challenge.
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