Using GL to sort the good, the bad and the suicidal 136 Flat Food Larry called me a little while back. I answered the phone to hear,‘ Your diet is crap. I’ ve been eating pizza and I haven’ t lost any weight at all.’ Having lived with Larry and having shared many meals with him I asked him,‘ So how many large pizzas are you eating at a meal?’‘ Two,’ he replied. I gently proceeded to explain to him that portion size still rules and none of these principles can overcome the laws of physics when we flaunt them so blatantly and so disrespectfully. Pizza, like bread and cheap chocolate, has a very high more-ish rating – it is the kind of food that leaves you wanting more. You need to know which foods you find to be very more-ish and avoid them, or, if they are a high sacrifice food, look at having them in the first half of the day after a big breakfast. So spend some time looking at which of the lower GL foods suit your tastes. Whether you are buying a complete meal or buying ingredients, the battle is won or lost at the shops. Once your fridge and pantry have those fattening foods in them the game is over, the battle is lost. The role of meal replacements Initially I was not keen on using meal replacements because they denied the person that all important experience of the meal ritual. In particular they deny the opportunity to do some chewing and have the time out and social interaction that a real meal offers. While many people lose weight by just applying the principles outlined in this book, many people need more help. Rather than aggressive options like drugs or surgery, my first preference for greater weight loss is the smart use of meal replacements. For many of us, the total visual / chewing / crunching experience, not to mention the taste experience, is the real point of a meal. Excessive deprivation of this very human experience can trigger rebound overeating. Research shows that heavy reliance upon meal replacements( i. e. replacing three meals a day) could lead to increased binge eating. It’ s not