A New Experiment

So, I didn't update the blog at the beginning of the month. Honestly, there wasn't much to say. I more or less did not lose or gain weight. My weight was the same from September 1st to October 1st.  That was neither surprising nor disappointing. It was also not worth blogging about. Honestly, I've been holding out for this. I think this deserves blogging about.

 

So, many months ago Alex came across this product that was going wild on KickStarter and it had a quirky name: Soylent. He did a lot of scouring the internet before approaching me with a wild idea: what if we try this popular meal replacement option?  First of all, watch the video to get the gist of what this is:

 

Got it?  Okay.  I know it sounds weird. I know it probably sounds unhealthy to you.  Oh, let me just get this out of the way: I AM NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR CRITICISM OR FEEDBACK ABOUT HOW CRAZY/UNHEALTHY/IRRESPONSIBLE MY DECISIONS ARE, THANK YOU! Now that we got that out of the way, when Alex pitched this to me what really got me interested was the idea that we've valued a lot as a couple: our time is precious. I spend a significant amount of time buying, preparing, making, packaging, and consuming food. Don't get me wrong, I like food. One could argue I like food too much and therein lies the problem.

For the last couple of months and more importantly for my entire life I have struggled with overeating and compulsive eating. The natural consequence is that I've gained weight, which is fine. I have learned to love my body. What's not fine is that the detriments to my health will catch up to me eventually. I've tried. I've tried many ways to control my eating, count my calories, pre-package my foods, and none of it has worked for very long.

Why not try this? Why not give it a shot? So, this is the experiment: I'm going to try a diet consisting almost entirely of Soylent for the next month. Maybe I'll lose weight. I mean, probably I'll lose weight because I definitely eat over my allotted daily caloric intake regularly. The point is, however, I'll probably gain more: control over my eating, more complete nutrition, and time. Oh, so much time. Especially in the morning.

I got the shipping confirmation this morning. Next week starts the experiment!