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Maybe. Or maybe you're just bored and looking for a distraction. I'm certainly guilty of that. HN + Ice Cream is 200% more interesting than HN without Ice Crea
by silviogutierrez 6y ago
Maybe. Or maybe you're just bored and looking for a distraction. I'm certainly guilty of that.
HN + Ice Cream is 200% more interesting than HN without Ice Cream.
When you are craving something, ask yourself: "Would I eat boiled tilapia because I'm so hungry?"
If the answer is no, you're not hungry. Just bored, or thinking of food. Reductionist, but it works for me.
Writing it down before giving in to your craving also helps immensely. Shameless plug, I do run a nutrition tracking company at https://www.joyapp.com https://www.joyapp.com. But even a handwritten log will help.
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- foxyv 6y agoI've found I crave food for the reduction in anxiety. Fasting makes me feel panicked and anxious. (Like I need to get outside and chase down something to eat RIGHT AWAY.) Eating relieves that anxious feeling. It's not true hunger, just pain and suffering. Exercise and controlled breathing help a little. But mostly just make the effects happen faster.
- ta17711771 6y agoSounds like withdrawal (sugar). See: white bread intake, sugar intake.
- foxyv 6y agoYeah, seems to not be a problem after 2 days of fasting. I kind of focus on protein and fat before a fast to try and get there a little earlier.
- silviogutierrez 6y agoOh 100%. If I run into a seemingly unsolvable technical challenge, I go eat and it takes my mind off of it. But I'm not sure that's a healthy pattern. Better would be to go for a walk or the like.