OK, in the past week I have heard from two women who have asked to be removed from the diet. “No longer on the bandwagon they say.” Boy, I sure do want to know what that means. What does that look like? Shopping frenzy? Pulling an online shopping all-nighter? Daily meetings with the UPS guy?
Many of you have admitted to falling off the diet wagon which is brave (shit I fell off when I discovered I was pantless at the gym and it took me two weeks to confess). Some of you have come forward spilling your guts and begging forgiveness while others have couched their foibles in a more matter-of-fact way. Regardless—it’s all open kimono around here. The truth is what makes this whole effort interesting and authentic. Right?
That’s why I was surprised and sorry to hear that these two women completely threw in the towel, wiped their hands and said “abstain no more.” I want to know what made them decide to give it all up? Was it a sexy night gown? A kelly green, lulu lemon hoodie? Or was it simply a classic white t-shirt. Whatever the case I need to know… we need to know. This is what makes this diet compelling. The buttons that get pushed in our lives that scream…”buy it?” It’s like the chocolate bar that begins speaking from the pantry in tongues….”eat me, eat me!.” You know the one. I understand the concept of simply pretending this diet idea never happened. It has crossed my mind a few times in the past several months. But after years of talking myself into the perfect t-shirt, pair of jeans, white blouse…you fill in the blank, I want to understand this thing we call “retail therapy.”
Anyway, if any of you have thrown in the towel for good I hope you will tell the rest of us that you have done so and why. What was the tipping point that made you give up, give in or simply hand over your debit card. This is the stuff of sociologists. Come clean if you can! And for the rest of you, keep on keepin’ on.
Sally, your fearless leader.
Strange, isn’t it, how far denim has come? If my grandfather knew that a $600 pair of jeans even existed… let alone that human beings were actually willing to pay that kind of money for them… he would, as my mother would say, roll over in his grave.
Hello all, we are starting a “theme of the week” posting contest. Every week I will post a theme of the week, this week it is Denim. Every week we will put out a theme and all of you bloggers can blog on that topic. Then we all vote on the most thought provoking, silly, scary or outrageous post. The person who wins gets a piece of apparel. 
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