Appetite Fatigue Experiment

A lot of preppers suggest storing a nice variety of herbs, spices and seasonings to help prevent "appetite fatigue" after shit+fan occurs. The very young and the very old are particularly susceptible to boredom with their food, and they'll actually stop eating rather than consume another meal of plain rice and beans.

As I've mentioned before, I'm a lousy cook. So a wide selection of seasonings probably won't do me much good after the zombie apocalypse. (I have tons of seasonings at my disposal now, and somehow my food still ends up tasting like crap.) Nonetheless, I keep a little stock of various herbs and spices, especially our favorites: chili powder, cayenne pepper, cumin, parsley, basil, garlic powder and cilantro. I figure someone might show up at my doorstep after shit+fan who actually knows how to cook and can make use of my herbal foresight.

In the meantime, I am conducting an "appetite fatigue" experiment. This isn't really because I want to sample life post-shit+fan. It's mostly because I have about 10 pounds to lose until goal weight, and I'm not going to achieve it unless I tighten up my diet in a big way.

I'm giving myself an option of 3 choices for breakfast, 3 choices for lunch, 3 choices for dinner, and 3 choices for snacks. Very small "cheat" snacks are permitted once or twice a week. A certain amount of variety is built into my diet, but not much.

I'm curious to see how I feel eating such a restricted diet. It should be an interesting experience. Below is a chart of my meals, if you're curious. (Click on it to make it bigger.)