Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

Congratulations on being able to box up half of a delicious meal. I don't know how you do it. I'm going to go on the record here with the only diet that's worked for me, even though everyone will attack me for it: being hungry for a bit of time each day, but having a really good meal during the "not hungry" part of the day.

My thinking goes like this: the concept of modern nutrition came about in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. This timing corresponds with everyone becoming fatter, less healthy and more tired. Clearly what they are telling us to do does not work.

Why would the body burn fat when it isn't hungry? I know what they say about eating five times a day leading to weight loss, but it's illogical at a basic level, at least to me - and I admit being pretty twisted now and then.

So, now I go out and have a great, massive lunch - usually a soup and a large entree, and desert, and then have at most a few pistachios nuts or a piece of bread (and plenty of fluids) to hold me over the rest of the day. By the time I'm going to sleep, I'm becoming a bit hungry. While I'm off in dreamland being assaulted by my peers and mentors, my body is burning its stored fat reserves.

I started to lose weight with this almost immediately. I can see the result when I cheat and get back on the program within one to three days. I feel better than I have in years, and my self esteem has taken a huge boost. If anyone out there is feeling adventurous, try it out for a week. You've got nothing to lose.

p.s. Nice site Ed. It seems really well put together in the little details. You may remember my name: we worked together in the late 90s on a web project similar to this that fizzled.