“But…I…why?â€?

“You said you didn’t want to forget your resolution this year. You got so angry when everyone started laughing at you that you starting slamming down shots like there’s no tomorrow.â€?

Great. Even my intoxicated self knew that I couldn’t pull through with this. And everyone says that you only really start seeing yourself when you’re drunk. So right then and there I decided: either I stop drinking, or I pull myself together and actually lose the weight. Which seemed like a good idea. You always hear how much of a difference a couple of pounds make and how easy it was to lose. And this way, I could drink and not hate myself. And those Freshman 15 definitely needed to go.