Future Food Episode 01 - 2nd Week on 100% Joylent

It's been 14 days since my last "regular" meal

And ever since then I have switched to Joylent shakes as my only nutrition. Besides water tea and coffee I don't consume anything else. In my previous post, I have explained my motivations and the reason for turning this project into a documentary.

I have to say that before I started this diet, I was somewhat in a blur or a state of obliviousness because I had no idea how this would turn out. I was more focused on documenting my regular food diet and trying to come up with ways to visualise the food culture that surrounds me. Now that I started with the future foods diet I realise that it's such a drastic lifestyle change. It's almost impossible to prepare yourself for this type of change.

Have a look at this video; it sums up what happened before the diet and how I feel the 2nd week into my diet.

FAQ's

One of the things that I encounter on a daily base is a strong disbelief concerning my health development throughout the year. These are the FAQ's so far:

-Aren't you going to lose a lot of weight?
-You'll get severe diarrhoea.
-Won't your teeth stop working since you only drink?
-Do you think you can keep this up for a year?
-This can't be healthy, are you seeing a doctor?

It's funny to see that people are scared once they are introduced to a new type of food. And of course, I understand that what I'm doing is pretty extreme. But on the other hand, if you look at what people stuff themselves with on a daily basis I think one year living on a well-nutrition fluid can't be all that bad. The human body is a pretty strong machine I'd say. So far I have to say that I feel magnificent. Like I said in the video;

-More and well-divided energy.
-No diner dips or peaks.
-Real good and solid sleep.
-Snack urges are gone.

Apart from being notably more gassy than normal (this should be getting better over time) I can conclude that this type of diet has brought forward positive changes. That said, it's still early stage, who knows what might happen the coming year.


For my next post, I'd like to write more about the product itself. I meet so many people that have never heard of these type of meal replacements, and these conversations start to become a bit of a drag. At times I feel like a Joylent representative or salesperson just by explaining people I'm not doing 100% protein shakes or fruit juices.


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