1. It is possible to lose weight relatively painlessly [ok, I’ll say, -9lbs].
2. A Tanita bodyfat/weighing machine is a thing of beauty, and encourages resolve.
3. Less is more: cooking tasty stuff and eating normal portions of high quality meals is fun.
4. Once you open your eyes, the variety and quality of food on offer is remarkable. E.g., a local farm type shop sells 2kg containers of proper, high protein, Greek yogurt for £2.99. Previously I’d have walked right past and gone to Tesco’s as it’s ‘easier’. Most of the produce they sell is locally sourced and has been a revelation.
5. Selecting a joint of meat should be done with a new attitude: asking for what you want not just taking what displayed.
Buying too much encourages you to eat beyond the 800 and roast pork is not as exciting after meal #3 if you try not to eat it all at once!
6. Clearheadedness is a great side effect of the BSD.
7. Obligatory Mindfulness plug: it is very complimentary habit, like exercise, to the BSD.
I thought I was being mindful if alone by sitting at the table and mindfully eating BSD healthy meals, whilst reading a book on the iPad. Mindful eating is in fact that strange thing of Just Eating.
Other mindful activities available include Just Walking, Just Meditating and Just Showering.
I had a bad case in a pre-BSD life of wondering, often out loud, what my next meal was, whilst consuming my current one.
Prof Mark Williams of Oxford tells a story of travelling to the West End to see a play and catching himself watching but not watching. He missed much since he was busy planning the trip home in his head.