long as you are not skipping meals, you can do this gradually. choose one specific meal a day. for instance, you can plan ahead by shopping and cooking all your dinners on the weekend so you are not thrown into food preparation after a long day: this often leads to running to a fast food drive-through instead of cooking a meal. freeze the food into individual meals and just microwave when you get home. this is also an excellent technique for instant portion control. if you usually skip breakfast or eat on the run, get up 20 minutes earlier and enjoy the entire experience. i like to be the only 