I am eating less these days. By twenty percent: July 19th, 2004.
07/19/2004 04:20 p.m.

I am eating less these days. Twenty percent, tentatively, in terms of calories and quantity, e.g., instead of eating two chapattis (Indian bread) in my lunch and dinner I am eating one and half. Instead of consuming two table spoon of steamed rice in my dinner, I am contented with one and half. So much so that I have even curtailed my customary drink of elixir of life, i.e.,a glass of yogurt drink in the course of my break fast and lunch by reducing the quantity of sugar and yogurt and adding water by twenty percent.

I have done this intentionally. I had wanted to do this since last two months but was failing in my endeavor to do so owing to my casual approach and lack of application. This time I used the law of association to cut down on my eating.

A close friend of mine, an impulsive eater, too had wanted to cut down on her eating. I decided to associate my curtailment on account of her, associating it with her eating. Now I can only resume to my normal diet when she resumes, what she feels is her normal and controlled diet.

Thank you friend for helping me to help you to help me.