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Nothing but cardio. That is a breeze. And I drank my two liters of water within a half hour of getting home from my run.

More to the point, really, my husband and I went to a movie last night. We got the jumbo combo. Huge bucket of buttered popcorn, two extra-large sodas, and a “free” giant package of peanut M&Ms. Other than the fact that buttered popcorn is even better than chocolate and peanut M&Ms are one of my top five favorite candies, it was no temptation at all.

I watched the entire movie only sipping on my Diet Coke. Honest.

Alison Moore Smith is a 61-year-old entrepreneur who graduated from BYU in 1987. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 40 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons. She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.