Day Six

I realize I didn't make a post yesterday. Nothing really exciting happened. I didn't experience any side effects or anything and Soylent continues to be a fairly pleasant experience for me. As of now, I have two pouches left. So there will probably be only a couple more posts here. Now, on to today's update.

Impressions

For today, I tried something a bit different. I had a bit of Soylent when I woke up (about a cup's worth). A little while later, I had a meal-sized portion. But I had some real food around lunchtime. I wouldn't say I was really craving it, but it gave me an excuse to see how a diet only partially based on Soylent would work out if I decide to go that route. It went alright. But fast food was probably a poor choice. I got hungry again around 8 or 9pm and had a full serving of Soylent for dinner. When I was finished, there was still a bit left in the pitcher, but not much. So it's likely that I went over 2000 calories today. Tomorrow, I'll be back on only the Soylent.

I'm towards the end of my one week supply of Soylent and I've noticed that it has already become easier to get into the habit of preparing my meals for the next day right before bed. It's also been really nice not to have to worry about what I'm going to make for dinner each night and spend time cooking something up. When I run out of Soylent, that's the part that I'm looking forward to least of all. 

Side Effects

Not really any to speak of, still. I did get heartburn from the lunch, which is to be expected, I guess. The Soylent is very mild in general. I've found that once my body initially adjusted to the new diet, I haven't experienced any side effects, really. All the very minor things I mentioned in my first couple posts went away and haven't returned once I got the mix on the Soylent right. And it's funny that the only side effect that I've had since is from solid food. That said, it does seem relatively easy to switch between Soylent and solid foods as you please without issue.

Day Six Wrap Up

Like I said before, I have two days' worth left. Expect a couple more updates. Today went pretty well. I doubt I'll mix any solid foods into my day for the rest of my Soylent supply. I'm starting to come to some thoughts on how best to use Soylent for myself, but I'd like to save those for my final update in case anything changes between now and then. I could most definitely see this working as a full replacement for all meals, but I could also see a mixed Soylent/whole food diet working very well, too. I've found that I'm more excited about the Soylent in general when it's a work day and I bring it with me. Not leaving my desk and not worrying about buying or packing a lunch is one of the best things about this diet.

As always, if you have any questions please leave a comment below and I'll address it when I can.