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Human bodies are crazy cool. 1. There is some internal clock that we don’t yet understand but clearly exists. Specifically your digestive track proactively act
by yazaddaruvala 4y ago
Human bodies are crazy cool.
1. There is some internal clock that we don’t yet understand but clearly exists. Specifically your digestive track proactively activates itself in preparation for food. Then if food doesn’t come, your stomach will “growl”. It takes a 1-3 months for your clock to readjust such that it doesn’t do that. After this you will not “feel hungry”. If you intermittently fast for a year or so, you will likely never again “feel hungry”.
2. Eating meals is a habit. Arguably more addictive than smoking. But like with any habit, it can be broken. This isn’t the feeling of hunger… rather a weird compulsion. If you stop fasting for a few months, this will need to be rebroken every time. I’m currently struggling to re-break it.
3. The social pressure to eat is real! This is the hardest to contend with.
Good luck :)
- mordechai9000 4y agoOn point #3: there seems to be something about being on any kind of restricted diet that makes people want to feed you.