I will never weigh this much again.

And no, this isn't a hollow promise, like all of the weight-based lamentations of yore.

I have gained so much weight this year, it's ridiculous.

And so it has begun. My third attempt to follow The 17-Day Diet. Which is truly just a common-sense diet. Because that's the most important factor, after all. Sense.

We shall meet on January 17th, Scale. January 17th.