>People still tell me I shouldn't be hungry. >Maybe it's Ok to be a little hungry. I think you're 100% on to something. We suffer from avoidance of discomfort,

>People still tell me I shouldn't be hungry. >Maybe it's Ok to be a little hungry. I think you're 100% on to something. We suffer from avoidance of discomfort, as demonstrated by our obesity and opioid epidemics. Facing that discomfort is usually the fastest path to growth in every aspect of life across career, education, diet, love, exercise. We always try to find routes around discomfort. There're endless dating gurus promising to save you the potentially horrible pain of rejection, cosmetic surgeries, drugs, and avoidance options. None of these shortcuts work, instead resulting in addictions, cowardice, unfulfilled dreams and lives. There's mounting evidence of the health benefits from calorie restriction, though autophagy and inflammation reduction. We evolved to have maintenance pathways only function in times of caloric deficit, and to eat when food was available. Now food is always available. I've found that taking coffee while I fast reduces the discomfort. Depending on the mechanism of action, this might decrease the benefits. All of us have opportunities in our lives to practice equanimity with discomfort. There's no moral failure here. We can all support each other to face our discomfort as we endeavor every day to move a step closer to our goals. Congratulations on your progress! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie_restriction#Life_extension https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie_restriction#Life_exten...