Shelby and I celebrated our third anniversary over the weekend and splurged on real food as a treat for ourselves. I've lost 16 pounds and he's not that far behind me so we felt it was okay to enjoy chewing on a meal again.
Turns out that the meal kept us full for pretty much the entire day. I had a ham and cheese omelet and he had steak tips and eggs (with pancakes); both meals were as gentle on carbs as we were willing to compromise for and, honestly, I knew that I wouldn't be able to take down a stack of pancakes like I used to. I get full on real food but it doesn't last very long- that's the glory of DIYS. My protein count is high enough that I can sip on it and feel nice and not hungry even though my mind still isn't sure that it's satisfied with just drinking a beverage.
Also, we drink a lot of tea in my house. With the added liquid intake, the tea helps assuage any extra hunger pangs because, like most Americans, we'd gotten out of the habit of drinking the proper amount of daily water and we often confused thirst pangs for hunger pangs. That shouldn't be a problem now!
Just another note about the formula- DIYS doesn't stay fresh for longer than 2-3 days. I'd say that 3 days is generally pushing it and there's a sour/bitter smell that accompanies the taste when it's past its prime. Just a heads up if you want to try it for just one meal at a time- you'll have to mix it in smaller, more frequent batches!
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