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Agree, I didn't mention this in the post but I've become a big fan of intermittent fasting, which is a fancy way of saying "skip breakfast". I only eat from 12-

Agree, I didn't mention this in the post but I've become a big fan of intermittent fasting, which is a fancy way of saying "skip breakfast". I only eat from 12-8pm and most days from 12-6pm. I also found that even if I wake up a bit hungry my morning coffee suppresses my appetite and I rarely struggle to get to lunch. A hard threshold on 8pm also avoids most of the unhealthy snacking that tends to happen in late hours. I find that as the body winds down for the day and is a bit more tired my defenses and motivation are down a bit and I feel tempted by snacks. With IF it's easy to blanket reject such ideas from my brain because I'm outside of my window. There is also a slight element to which the body "gets used to" the feeding schedule, and doesn't bother you as much outside of it with snacking ideas.

joshvm 6y ago
I'm with you on the appetite suppression. I got into making decent coffee recently, probably from being stuck at home, and it's interesting how strong the effect is. Especially when coupled with a walk round the local park (e.g. 5k) I often don't feel hungry until mid afternoon. There is also the other reliable effect that I won't mention here! One other thing I realised post-lockdown is just how much I relied on exercise to keep my back/posture in check. I used to climb regularly, though I slacked off on the cardio. Since quarantining, I've done a lot less resistance exercise and it really shows. One day of poor posture - e.g. hunching over a workbench, or working from a non-optimal place like bed or the couch - is enough to cause quite a lot of backache and it only really goes away after doing some exercise (far more effective in my experience than icing/heating/NSAIDs). My plan is to get back into bodyweight/calisthenics ASAP. (Very interesting article by the way, the subway map would make a great poster)
agumonkey 6y ago
I need some polls about the relationship between 'hunger' and boredom. I felt skipping meals was difficult for a few minutes but then I turned the eating-stress into action and it made me slightly manically motivated into doing some task (electronics, cleaning, jogging) and few minutes later the hunger disappeared.
- jdhzzz 6y ago
  Also a coronavirus convert to "skip breakfast". That has let some weight to "effortlessly" slide off. Down about 7 pounds (3-ish kg) from 195 (88.5). I have many more days behind me that before me, so I refuse to give up on eating things I've spent a lifetime consuming (red meat, super processed snack foods: high density carbohydrates, fat, salt and probably more sugar/HFCS than I care to consider. Mmmmm). It has been all about quantity for me. I have been consistent about getting exercise, but that has minimal impact on weight as has been pointed out.
  - agumonkey 6y ago
    Well weight is one thing but in my case sport is such a cornerstone of my well being. Even if one is heavy, I think being very active leads to tons of benefits internally.

joshvm 6y ago

I'm with you on the appetite suppression. I got into making decent coffee recently, probably from being stuck at home, and it's interesting how strong the effect is. Especially when coupled with a walk round the local park (e.g. 5k) I often don't feel hungry until mid afternoon. There is also the other reliable effect that I won't mention here! One other thing I realised post-lockdown is just how much I relied on exercise to keep my back/posture in check. I used to climb regularly, though I slacked off on the cardio. Since quarantining, I've done a lot less resistance exercise and it really shows. One day of poor posture - e.g. hunching over a workbench, or working from a non-optimal place like bed or the couch - is enough to cause quite a lot of backache and it only really goes away after doing some exercise (far more effective in my experience than icing/heating/NSAIDs). My plan is to get back into bodyweight/calisthenics ASAP. (Very interesting article by the way, the subway map would make a great poster)

agumonkey 6y ago

I need some polls about the relationship between 'hunger' and boredom. I felt skipping meals was difficult for a few minutes but then I turned the eating-stress into action and it made me slightly manically motivated into doing some task (electronics, cleaning, jogging) and few minutes later the hunger disappeared.

jdhzzz 6y ago
Also a coronavirus convert to "skip breakfast". That has let some weight to "effortlessly" slide off. Down about 7 pounds (3-ish kg) from 195 (88.5). I have many more days behind me that before me, so I refuse to give up on eating things I've spent a lifetime consuming (red meat, super processed snack foods: high density carbohydrates, fat, salt and probably more sugar/HFCS than I care to consider. Mmmmm). It has been all about quantity for me. I have been consistent about getting exercise, but that has minimal impact on weight as has been pointed out.
- agumonkey 6y ago
  Well weight is one thing but in my case sport is such a cornerstone of my well being. Even if one is heavy, I think being very active leads to tons of benefits internally.