1. My first diet (2003 - 65 pounds lost) ended in 11th grade when I got my first job. Straight up was a waiter at Waffle House. Too many free waffles.
2. My second diet (2005 - 55 pounds lost) ended when I walked 100 miles and decided I could eat whatever I wanted. For three months. 
3. My third diet (2007 - 90 pounds lost) ended when I got back together with my ex-girlfriend.
4. My first decision to ACTUALLY change my life. To overhaul all the bad and focus on being a healthy human being? It’s been going for two and a half years and I’ve never been happier.

The point is

1. There are going to be failures. It’s too hard for there not to be. Get a grip and start over if you have to.
2. This isn’t about weight loss, or running a certain number of miles, this is about life.
3. Waffle House is SO good.