My daughter has me hooked on a satellite TV show called "What not to wear." They select a woman for a complete hair, makeup and wardrobe makeover. She is rarely someone with a perfect figure or face. She usually has an outdated sense of fashion. It's fun to watch as fashion experts Stacy and Clinton transform an ordinary woman into a stylish one.

Our weather has finally turned cool, so this weekend it was time to put away summer shorts and get out long pants and sweaters.

A year ago when I went through this process, I had been on the Blood Type Diet for almost 6 months. I had lost 7-8 pounds and my old clothes were loose. I was scared to buy a new wardrobe. I didn't know for sure whether this diet would work long term. What if I put the weight back on? I needed someone from the TV show to get in my face and say, "What are you afraid of?" It seemed impossible that size 8s fit me - who had been a size 12 for so long. So all last winter I wore baggy clothes. I looked pretty frumpy.

But now as I approach my year and a half anniversary on the BTD I have the confidence that I am never going back to my old way of eating. I am not going to regain the weight that I have lost.

I announced to my daughter, "We're playing ‘What not to wear' and you get to be Stacy and Clinton. I began pulling clothes out of storage. Most of the pants and lots of the tops went in a pile for the Salvation Army. Whenever I had trouble parting with an old favorite, my daughter would laugh and say, "Mom, it has to go."

Then I hit the pre-Thanksgiving sales. When I got home I modeled my purchases for my husband and daughter, just like on the show. As I type this blog I can still see the approval in my husband's eyes, and hear my daughter saying, "Oh Mom, that is so cute." This is fun; this is better than TV. This is reality!