Monday, September 11, 2017

Step 2: How do you like them apples?

Apples are cheap and ubiquitous in the United States. I'm pretty sure they can be found almost globally. Chances are, if you own a computer, you have access to apples. Find one. Eat it.

As is the case with most people who overeat habitually my body was used to big portions. So after dropping the fries it happened that sometimes after a double cheeseburger my body thought I was still hungry.

Solution? Eat an apple. Eat two. For about a month I had between two and three apples a day as my body started getting used to the fact that I wasn't ordering fries or other sides I didn't need.

Result

Apples fill me up, help regulate my digestion, and do it in a healthier way than most stuff I eat just because I can and not because I choose to.

After a month of Step 2 the daily reading on the scale was consistently indicating a loss of about a pound per week. Could I keep it up?