The Miracle Diet

Ever seen those diet ads with the "Before" and "After" pictures that make it look like all the person did was learn how to stand up straight and suck in their gut? 

At our house we used to mock them. All. The. Time.

Partly because the ads are already that ridiculous. And partly because Kid Middle had a very talented gut. 

She taught herself how to be one of these ads one day. Then she showed us. 

And it became our nightly entertainment. 

We would all gather around and shout, "Before!!!" and Kid Middle would bend her knees, slump her shoulders, stick out her chin, and puff out her gut till she looked like an alien. 

(Really. She looked like an alien.)

Then we all would shout, "After!!!" and she would stand up straight and tall, cock her shoulders to the side like a weight lifter, flex her muscles, and suck in her gut till she looked anorexic. 

(Really. She looked anorexic. Alien. Anorexic. Alien. Anorexic. The difference was that extreme.)

And we would all roll on the floor laughing. 

Then we would give her a treat and shout, "Again!!!" 

(Not really. Well, not the treat part.)

We wasted huge amounts of time shouting, "Before!!!",  "After!!!",  "Again!!!"

and then rolling on the floor laughing. 

And Kid Middle was super awesome to indulge us. We called her trick, 

"The Miracle Diet". 

And it was the BEST! 

Well, lately the talk at our house has been about how Little Dog is really Not-So-Little-Anymore Dog. 

And I remembered about Kid Middle's trick. 

So I thought we would try the "The Miracle Diet" with him. 

Here are some before and after pictures. For your nightly entertainment.

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

Not-So-Little-Anymore Dog lost four inches in his belly, 

five collar notches in his neck, and regained his confidence. 

All in just a matter of hours. 

And he is Little Dog once more.

It's a Miracle!

*Note: Results not typical. 

(And this post could have also been entitled, "What I Neglect Sacrifice to Blog". Just sayin'...)