The Chambers Diet, Introduction

Happy New Year. I don't make resolutions, but I've decided to post sections of a new writing project, titled "The Chambers Diet" on this blog in the coming days and weeks. It seems appropriate for the coming year.

First things first: this isn’t a guide to dieting. The Chambers Diet is more than a ‘diet’ – it is a philosophy. Food and drink are only part of the story. They’re part of it, not because I want you to lose weight (although you will, if you listen to me), but because food and drink are part of who we are and how we relate to the world.

This is not a traditional self-help guide. I’m not going to tell you to exercise or get more fresh air or reconnect with your mother. Instead, I’m going to lay it out – one, two, three – and let you in on a little secret: no one has it all together. There is no magic bullet; there is no ideal life or perfect way of seeing the world. Let me say that again: you can’t be perfect.

What you can do is make peace with your place in the world, lose weight, and chill-ax. It’s going to be fine.

That’s the Chambers Diet. So let’s do this thing.

In the coming days, I'll get into three major sections for my philosophy of food, drink, and health:

I: BTFB (Back to Fucking Basics)

II: How to Be Healthy (Hint: It’s All About Your Mouth)

III: It’s Going to Be Fine (Really).