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Okay, this is a small little trick but I found the easiest thing to do is to not eat in the morning. I can easily not eat till 10am without feeling hungry. Some

Okay, this is a small little trick but I found the easiest thing to do is to not eat in the morning. I can easily not eat till 10am without feeling hungry. Sometimes 11 without effort. And then I stop eating early in the day... say 8pm or 9pm. I found that to be very sustainable and easy in the long run. YMMV.

magic_beans 9y ago
8pm and 9pm are really late to "stop eating".
- projectramo 9y ago
  You find that late? Interesting. I am simply not hungry before 7pm.
  - danielharrison 9y ago
    I'm very much the opposite. My entire day is shifted forward a few hours so I'll generally wake around 5am, breakfast at 5.30. Lunch is around 11.30 and dinner at 5pm (latest 6). Bed around 8. I hate sleeping during daylight hours so shift my day to make the most of it.
    - quantum_magpie 9y ago
      I currently do a very similar regime (sunrise is at 4:30ish, sunset 7ish at the moment): wake 4:30 ish, skip breakfast, eat a light meal 300ish kcal at 11, and then have dinner of some meat and veggies at ~4pm. 8 -- 8:30 bedtime. It's really incredible since I have also shifted my work hours to 6 am -- 2-3 pm. It feels pretty good. I was doing a single-meal version of this regime for several months, but at one point my body started craving for a slight influx of calories at noon.
      - projectramo 9y ago
        I feel that all sleeping recommendations should come with a tag that says if the recommender has kids or not.
joekrill 9y ago
Do you work out or exercise at all? I can't see that working for folks that do. Or do you take any medications that might inhibit your hunger? For example Adderall tends to be an appetite suppressant.
- ghostbrainalpha 9y ago
  You would be amazed at how much of the feeling of hunger is actually habituated, not your body actually needing energy. A horrible experiment you could do, but should not, is to set an alarm for 1 AM. Get up and go eat some cookies or ice cream, and then go back to bed for 3 weeks. Even if you have NEVER woken in the night because of hunger, you will now be EXTREMELY hungry every night, and naturally wake up to eat. It was my experience that after skipping breakfast for about a month, I now never even desire it. I do get my recommended Total Calories for the day each day, which is what makes it easier to adapt.

magic_beans 9y ago

8pm and 9pm are really late to "stop eating".

projectramo 9y ago
You find that late? Interesting. I am simply not hungry before 7pm.
- danielharrison 9y ago
  I'm very much the opposite. My entire day is shifted forward a few hours so I'll generally wake around 5am, breakfast at 5.30. Lunch is around 11.30 and dinner at 5pm (latest 6). Bed around 8. I hate sleeping during daylight hours so shift my day to make the most of it.
  - quantum_magpie 9y ago
    I currently do a very similar regime (sunrise is at 4:30ish, sunset 7ish at the moment): wake 4:30 ish, skip breakfast, eat a light meal 300ish kcal at 11, and then have dinner of some meat and veggies at ~4pm. 8 -- 8:30 bedtime. It's really incredible since I have also shifted my work hours to 6 am -- 2-3 pm. It feels pretty good. I was doing a single-meal version of this regime for several months, but at one point my body started craving for a slight influx of calories at noon.
    - projectramo 9y ago
      I feel that all sleeping recommendations should come with a tag that says if the recommender has kids or not.

joekrill 9y ago

Do you work out or exercise at all? I can't see that working for folks that do. Or do you take any medications that might inhibit your hunger? For example Adderall tends to be an appetite suppressant.

ghostbrainalpha 9y ago
You would be amazed at how much of the feeling of hunger is actually habituated, not your body actually needing energy. A horrible experiment you could do, but should not, is to set an alarm for 1 AM. Get up and go eat some cookies or ice cream, and then go back to bed for 3 weeks. Even if you have NEVER woken in the night because of hunger, you will now be EXTREMELY hungry every night, and naturally wake up to eat. It was my experience that after skipping breakfast for about a month, I now never even desire it. I do get my recommended Total Calories for the day each day, which is what makes it easier to adapt.