Don't-Buy-It Diet

Part Two

Life without a belly is different. I was tying my shoes when I noticed I was breathing normally. Getting into the car was suddenly easier. Walking was like skipping; my feet didn't hurt. There was a spring in my step and bounce in my knees. Even my face felt tighter when I was shaving.

I fell on this diet by happy accident. I wasn't trying to lose weight. I didn't care what people thought about my pot belly. I was single mindedly pursuing something else: a book I was writing. I was trying to change my entire life all at once, something no expert would recommend.

I'm unqualified to give advice. I don't know beans about nutrition. All I know is that I lost weight and kept it off, and the key to my weight loss was poverty.

Wait! Don't go!

You don't have to lose everything just to drop a few pounds. There's an easier route, and it takes you past Fast Food Row, then safely down the aisles of your grocery store. It's all about preventive dieting. About not putting yourself in a position to eat what makes you fat.

We begin your diet with a trip to McDonald's. Order whatever you want, and get yourself a sundae. Please don't think of this as your last supper. The Don't-Buy-It Diet requires fast food before grocery shopping. Because it's true: if you shop hungry, you'll overbuy.

You are now armed with energy from fat, carbs and sugar — enough for up to two hours before you crash and burn, at which point you're completely worthless. Go directly to the grocery store.

Walking in, I want you to notice something. You have no book, no guide, no notes, no calorie counters, no head full of crap, no theories about garlic. You have a nice full belly and an empty cart. Your new diet begins here in the grocery store. Your first trip will take you twice as long as usual and you'll be buying about half as much — a major benefit, but beside the point.

Article Author: CW Fisher

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