This is arguably not a good idea, and feeds bad habits. If you restrict your calories for a while (say 1-6 weeks), your appetite and hunger will adjust. Once yo

This is arguably not a good idea, and feeds bad habits. If you restrict your calories for a while (say 1-6 weeks), your appetite and hunger will adjust. Once you get used to it, you might be surprised how little you need to stay full. This is healthy. People lapse because of unhealthy cultural habits to binge. IF is basically a harm reduction strategy around that. You could argue that the best idea is to abstain, and rarely overeat.