Vodka Wasn’t the Problem. I Was.

I used to order vodka sodas because they were the lowest-calorie option. It wasn’t about taste—it was about control. I’d watch the bartender pour, mentally tallying the numbers, pretending I was just being "healthy." At parties, I’d sip slowly, ignoring the burn, hoping no one noticed how tense I was. Every drink felt like a negotiation: would this one show up on the scale tomorrow? Would it erase the week’s careful work? People joked about hangovers. I worried about guilt. I told myself vodka was the better choice, but the real problem was never in the glass. It was in the mirror, and in every silent calculation I made before taking a sip. #Health #Diet #FoodGuilt