Day One

First impressions:
Ok, it tastes like a boring protein shake. There's a hint of vanilla and it's slightly sweet. The "non-vegan" variety of Soylent comes with a tube of fish oil that you add, along with water, to each prepared batch. This GROSSES ME OUT BEYOND BELIEF, but I can't taste it. So hooray!

Update: Just added cinnamon and a few ice cubes. Now it almost resembles an iced latte.

I will not add sugar
I will not add sugar
I will not add sugar

Update #2: Ok, it took me about 45 minutes to finish that little glass. Wasn't tasty enough to keep me interested in downing it like I would, say, a coffee or a soda. But I'm not hungry, and I guess that's the point.

Update #3: I still wasn't hungry at around 4pm, thanks to my morning glass of around 500 calories of Soylent. But I made myself drink another one, all at once this time, as I was headed downtown to spend the evening with friends. According to my weight and height, I had about 200-400 more calories left to play with, so I spent them on a light dinner at a Mexican restaurant (chips and salsa implied). I was never hungry, but I ate for fun, and to taste the foods I love. Over-eating was not possible, and that was very strange for me. I can usually eat Mexican until I'm blue in the face; stopping not because I don't want more but because I couldn't fit anymore in my body. This time was different, though. It wasn't hard to quit. I enjoyed the food for what it was and did not, for once, binge until all that joy turned into the stomach sickness and guilt of over-eating. So so weird.