I miss Flaming Hot Cheetos most of all

In a desperate attempt to get rid of the headache (yes, it's still here), I have altered my lifestyle drastically.

I gave up Diet Coke. For the aspartame factor. It was nearly as hard as giving up cigarettes.

I now drink water. Yuck. I am so supremely hydrated it's insane. My skin should be glistening with dew and my extra twenty pounds should fall off any day now. Right? If any of you play the market - Charmin's stock is going to be on the rise.

I stopped eating junk food. I don't want to talk about it.

I started exercising. I've been doing yoga stretches, push-ups, tummy crunches, and this morning I got up at the butt-crack of dawn to swim some laps before my shower. I go running tomorrow.

All this and I've gained 2 pounds, my body feels like it's been beaten with a large mallet, and the frickin' headache still won't go away. I have a new frown wrinkle between my eyebrows, dark circles under red-rimmed eyes, and the almost constant urge to pee because of all the water drinking.

Hurray for clean living. Really. Yippee-skippee.