THE ONLY SOYLENT ARTICLE YOU EVER NEED TO READ

This is the only SOYLENT article you will ever need to read.

From the article: "Food is for some people a genuine struggle...You don't need that! Just go cook something quick and healthy!" can be about as wrongheaded and insensitive as telling an alcoholic that they could fix all their problems by just drinking less or telling a clinically depressed person that they'd feel better if they'd just stop moping and cheer up."

Great job, Lee Hutchinson!  You can read the article here: 

The psychology of Soylent and the prison of first-world food choices

8 WEEKS OF SOYLENT

I'm celebrating 8 weeks of Soylent today, brought to you by the Number 20!  That's 20 for 20 lbs lost so far.

Honestly, I'm not really trying all that hard to lose any weight.  I for sure haven't gotten into "serious" workout mode.  I'm leaving that for when my real Soylent arrives, just a little something to mark the occasion and all.  I pretty much have Soylent whenever I'm hungry, so I'm not trying to limit what I eat.  And still, I've lost 20 lbs.  Cool!

I guess I'm just satisfied with less when I'm consuming nothing but Soylent.  Maybe it's that I'm getting all the nutrition I need, so I don't need as much.  Maybe it's that I'm drinking the same old thing every day, and I just don't crave it like I craved all those yummy, fattening foods.  I don't really know what it is, but I'm okay with it whatever the case.

Soylent has been good to me.  I still get a natural high every morning when I take that first gulp.  I still love the idea of Soylent.  I'm still waiting not so patiently for my Official Soylent to show up.  And I'm still drinking Soylent and nothing else.  Yeah, it's a good thing goin' on.

FEDS SAY FOOD PRICE JUMP IS COMING!

USDA warns of sticker shock on U.S. beef as grilling season starts

Is this the trend for the foreseeable future?

With food prices on the rise, wouldn't it be great if you could meet all your basic nutritional needs with an affordable, ubiquitous food source and enjoy traditional food delicacies whenever you wanted to treat yourself?

Why the hell would anyone want to live on Soylent?

raptitude.com article

Here's a really good article from raptitude.com entitled "Why the hell would anyone want to live on Soylent?"  the author, David Cain, had this to say in the comment section:

"This is a major theme in some of the critical articles, that the introduction of this product is the first step in a joyless dystopian society.

We are already consuming un-inspiring, un-interesting food for reasons of convenience in great quantities. The problem is that these foods are incredibly unhealthy.

The act of preparing something wholesome to eat three times a day has been a huge problem for a large swath of society for decades. There may be people out there who manage to fulfill the requirements of their careers, families, creative pursuits and bodily health quite well using conventional food practices, but they definitely do not constitute the majority of people, at least where I live.

It’s just a product. Not everyone is going to find a reason to buy it, but I think there is a greater need for this than many critics realize."

Check it out.  It's a great read!

Why the hell would anyone want to live on Soylent?

SOYLENT, ONE MONTH AND COUNTING!!!

THE NEW SOYLENT WEBSITE IS HERE!

NEW SOYLENT WEBSITE

MANIC MONDAY!

In the span of an evening and a morning, I experienced two new things on my Soylent Odyssey.  Last night, I got too full to finish eating my Soylent.  I still have some of yesterday's container on my kitchen counter.  This morning, however, I had an overwhelming desire to eat a roast beef sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

One thing I know for sure is if I had not been on a Soylent-only eating plan, I would have consumed two or three roast beef sandwiches by lunchtime.  That was in another life.  After a little over a month eating only Soylent, my relationship with food has changed.  I realized I wasn't physically hungry.  My mind was up to its old tricks, but, somehow, those tricks had lost their power.  What would have normally driven me into a wild, uncontrollable food binge was easily staved off by the first few sips of my breakfast Soylent.

Hey, I have nothing against a great roast beef sandwich.  One day, a little less than 11 months from now, I'll probably eat something like that as a supplement to my Soylent.  On that day, culinary delicacies will  be a colorful, pleasurable experience that I get to enjoy as a delight, not my main source of nutrition.  For now, I remain happy, full, and healthy thanks to my Soylent lifestyle.

THE END OF FOOD

Great article about Soylent in The New Yorker

THE END OF FOOD

256!

256!
May 1st, 2014.  The numbers are going down!

MY FIRST MONTH OF SOYLENT!

​I just spent the entire month of April drinking DIY Soylent!  For me it's monumental.  For others watching from the outside, it must look kind of crazy.  But I've joined a community of people all over the world who are doing exactly what I'm doing, redefining the nature of food.

It wasn't always an easy transition.  The first couple of days I thought I had made a huge mistake.  My body went through something like withdrawal symptoms.  Here I was giving it all the nutrition it needed, three times a day, and my body was in total freak out mode.  However, after a few days, things started to settle down.  After the first week, I was feeling better than I had felt in a long time.

One of the great benefits so far is that I have lost 16 pounds.  I've been pretty much eating all the Soylent I want, and I haven't really exercised all that much.  I didn't want to add any more stress to my mind and body, considering I was changing my entire way of eating.  After seeing this incredible 16-pound weight loss this morning, I'm ready to put it into high gear!

Soylent has satisfied my appetite completely.  After the first couple of days, I no longer experienced extreme hunger.  I usually drink three Soylent drinks a day, but I enjoy my Soylent all sorts of ways.  I freeze it like ice cream.  I make it thick and eat it with a spoon.  I've even baked it into cookies.

But the best is yet to come!  Right now, people all over the world are eagerly anticipating their first shipment of the real Soylent.  Up to now, we've all been making our own Do-It-Yourself versions of Soylent, but the real thing is finally on its way.  All of us Soylenters will begin enjoying the real thing in the next few weeks, something we've been waiting for for over a year!

What started out as a crazy notion has turned out to be the best thing I could have done.  I'm healthier, lighter, and excited about the future of nutrition, Soylent!