Oh my gosh you’re hilarious! I knew there was a reason I liked you. Well the fact that you’re my sister helps too. I’ve had a very similar experience with the diet, being 98% good, turning a blind eye a few times, tasting the rice I made for my family to make sure it was done, and throwing caution to the wind one afternoon and eating a serving of unbuttered popcorn. I apply balm to my guilt by mentally listing every way in which I have been good—from completely omitting dairy to physically reaching for the bottle of white wine in my fridge and then quietly, sadly, yet proudly pulling my hand away.

So we forgive ourselves these minor missteps and continue forth, being mostly good which is a far cry from being mostly bad, right? I am 5 pounds down, one third of the way through the Whole 30, and will consider that a success worth celebrating!