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I get so in the zone sometimes that Ill forget to eat for like, ten hours.

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Think of the scene fromThe Social web connection, except that Im not coding, Im writing.

This behavior has resulted in menot being the most diligent dieter.

And then Id bestarvingfor dinner.

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The author enjoying an alternate solution to forgetting to eat.

According to the company, Soylent is an engineered staple food designed to provided maximum nutrition with minimal effort.

Basically, its a way for you to drink your daily nutrient needs without having to actuallyeat.

Its nutritional profile is comprehensive, as it has fats,carbohydratesandproteinin addition to minerals like iron and potassium.

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Courtesy of Rachel Jacoby Zoldan

Can it really replace meals?

In theory, sure.

My plan was to drink four bottles a day, for a total of 1,600 calories.

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One day’s serving of Soylent.

Her biggest concern before I took down my first bottle?

The high amount of fat80 grams from the four bottles total I was aiming to drink per day.

Watch your poop with the fat intakeyou might find your digestive system changes with that!

(Anywhere from diarrhea to floaters.

), were the words from her email exactly.

With 24 premixed shakes delivered to my door, I was ready to begin my journey.

(I’m vain and I like pretty, shiny things.

Thanks, brain!)

But I did have a hard time falling asleep without a workout and with that extra adrenaline.

AndI didnt poop once.

Take that, Amanda.

On day two, I woke up starving.

So at 7:30 AM, I sprung out of bed and chugged a bottle of the stuff.

Because Im not used to eating in the morning, my stomach felt assaulted by the dense nutrition.

The lethargy meant I was also out for the days pre-booked yoga class.

You know what comes with a crash in energy?

Which makes for a grouchy husbandanother side effect I didnt expect.

For dinner every night, he was on his own.

Remember when Goldfarb warned me about floaters?

She was really right.

Icouldnot get off the toiletfor a few days.

I did drop three pounds from the experiment (so Regina George, am I right?

), but it wasnt real weight.

I mean I couldnt get off the toilet.Youdo the math, you know?

I suspect itll come back on shortly.

I was also seriouslydehydrated.

Chapped lips dehydrated,could notdrink enough waterstyle.

And when I mentioned that to Bishop, she wasnt surprisedbut not because I was pooping so much.

Rather, it feels natural to drink less wateryoure drinking your meals, Bishop tells SELF.

I should have totally been drinking more.

I wasnt about to be done in by sweets, but oh mygoddid I miss clean eats.

I dreamt about kale and Brussels sprouts in inappropriate ways Id never dream about thinking of vegetables in.

A kitchen-sink salad was like the equivalent of porn with the bright colors and crunchy textures.

I thought it was a valiant effort, though.

(OK, three days, technically.

I had a tiny square of like $8 dark chocolate because, $8 dark chocolate.

But that was one time.)

We have the apocalypse for that.

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