Dating Over 40: The Man-Free Diet – RX for a Broken Heart

I think her rules can be modified just a bit for a slightly older crowd:

The Man-Free Diet
1) No drinking and dialing/emailing of any kind
2) No visiting places where your ex is known to frequent
3) No sad music, tear jerker movies, or romance novels
4) No leaning on your back-up male friends who wish they meant  more to you
5) No picking up strangers to help you get over "him"
6) No dating just for the sake of being in a man’s company
7) No beating yourself up, thinking about all the things you wish you’d done differently

Don’t forget about the reward for sticking to this stringent diet – a weekly shopping trip

And, like Weight Watchers –  you can take advantage of these freebie options anytime:

Man-Free Diet Freebies
1) Plenty of Girl’s Nights Out with fun and laughter
2) A good dose of getting to know yourself again and decompressing
3) Hot baths and hot tubbing
4) Exercise – get reacquainted with those endorphins
5) Pampering from massage to nails to facials 
6) Make over from makeup to hair style to getting your colors done
7) Journaling, meditation, therapy if needed
8) Occasional chocolate indulgences
9) Almost anything that makes you laugh is a good thing