chapter: day one

Fat Challenge: I challenge myself and othwrs to add the fictional bad habits from this dtory to my real life routines. Feel free to participate by doing the same or giving me suggestions to add to my story and hopefully waistline. I hope you enjoy.
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And there she was, sitting at their favorite restaurant, eating a huge double appetizer of nachos with chicken and cheese. "Odd though? Water instead of coke. We'll maybe the waiter brought her the wrong drink", thought Guy.

"Hey honey, over here" said Claudia as she waived Guy over and wiped her mouth. She flashed over her best fake smile and patted the table in a gesture to come sit down.

Guy began to speak and she cut him off, "Sit down dear". She then gestured for the waiter and said, "A coke please".

"Ah, she's okay. She ordered her coke. She's my little creature of habit", thought Guy assuringly. For a second he felt worried that something might be wrong. But now that she ordered her normal sugary drink, he could sit back and relax.

"Well, as we both know image is everything in your public life. I'm sure there may even be a paparazzi photographer to take yet another embarrassing photo of me shoving my face with food. Writing yet another article about the former beauty queen gone walrus or something like that..... And for you, they'll write, America's heart throb doc has a soft and loving heart for his once gorgeous wife."

At that last comment Guy snickered and Claudia slammed her open hand on the table. To which all heads spun and a few flash bulbs went off outside the window. "We'll not any more, things are gonna change".

Guy looked down, a bit embarrassed, but also truly sorry for hurting her feelings. He hadn't meant to laugh or hurt her feelings, but he knew he had.

"It's okay. Like I was saying, things are going to change." As if on cue, the waiter brought over a glass of coke and set it over by her.

"No dear, it's for him." Guy was about to protest, but Claudia shot him a stern look and slid the large drink over to him. He accepted the drink with a surprised look and took a sip.

"Poisoned is it? Am I your royal taste tester, he said with a devilish grin. Her face turned to one of complete anger and rage.

In a low voice Clady a hissed, "Yeah you're gonna be my royal taste tester from now on. I like that....." Silence and then...... "You bastard, you did this to me," as she grabbed her belly and gave it a shake.

"But, bu.."

"Shut the f#&k up. Don't sit there trying to deny that this is of your doing. "You made me this way. I found your notes. Every last detail of how you meticulously changed my habits and made me your... What's the term you used? Oh that's right, your fat amazonian princess. You f#&king sicko!"

Guy was smart enough to keep his trap shut. He just looked at her with tears in his eyes and...

"Don't worry, I'm not going to ruin your career. Well...not unless you're less than cooperative."

"Divorce, blacmail, revenge? I'm sorry, butt..."

"Don't try to flip this one on me, I know all your fat making tricks" she uncharacteristically said with devilish smirk. "No, you're just gonna get a small taste of your own medicine...
Well, maybe a huge taste. And if you decide to go rogue in any way, I'll take your hand written notes, to the press, my lawyers, and even the medical board. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, I understand. So what's your revenge?"

"No revenge, just some behavioral modifications, that's all. You'll switch out one of my bad habits for one of your good ones. Every day. So one year from today, you'll have all of my bad habits and I'll be thin again. Deal?"

"Do I have a choice?"

"Yeah, you do. Follow the program and give up your hard body for one year, or stay thin forever but lose everything. Up to you."

"Okay"

"Dr ink up Deary, habit one, a coke with every meal. Ill be drinking water from now on. And don't think about cheating, I've hired detectives to monitor your every move. Understand?"

"Yeah I get it. But when the year is up, it's over?"

"Sure, you're free to do whatever pleases you. We'll see if you even have the willpower to get back in shape. Now drink up. I'll be drinking water from now on.

Day 1: Cokes with every meal