I’m Sitting at the Kitchen Table, the Laptop Open in Front of Me, Halfway Through a Blog Post Titled ‘An Effective Diet,’ While the Sunlight Creeps Through the Blinds and I Wonder if This Plan Will Truly Work

As I sit here, the screen glowing, the words of “An Effective Diet” feel both like a promise and a trap. I don’t know if I’m ready to confront the next step or if I’ll crumble under the silent judgments already piling up around me.

The scale hasn’t moved, the diet book’s promise feels more distant.

“It’s okay not to have all the answers,” Alex says.

The kitchen is quiet, save for the clink of a spoon against a bowl as Alex finishes breakfast.

I want to believe them, to let go of the tight grip I have on this diet’s outcome.

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