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What finally got me on right way on controlling hunger was just getting used to eating once a day and dropping a lot of the quick-burning foods that made me go

by ilyt 4y ago

What finally got me on right way on controlling hunger was just getting used to eating once a day and dropping a lot of the quick-burning foods that made me go hungry quicker. Not necessarily going super healthy but stuff like eating less bread/pasta and more say baked potatoes so still nice tasty food that doesn't get me into diet sadness mood, just shifting away from carbs Also figuring out when I'm "brain hungry" (brain is bored and wants to munch on something/get reward for hard day at work) and when I'm "body hungry" (body actually wants some energy and is slowing down, fingers/feet getting colder etc.).

jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago
Yeah, I've never struggled with weight the way other comments in this thread have, but I made similar changes when I was younger and they've been one of the best things I've done. I have one largish meal a day, with one smaller or a snack, and focus on low GI foods but in a mild way. When I get that "brain is bored" style hunger I go for tea with a squirt of water enhancer in it lately.
- ilyt 4y ago
  Yeah when I tried the "eat a bunch of small meals during the day" way I felt like some constantly munching pasture animal and also had to plan for all that. And any social plans threw a wrench in it, as getting used to frequent meals also made me go brain hungry quicker. Now getting some frozen pizza for dinner coz I'm lazy/don't have time no longer ruins diet pace for this week > When I get that "brain is bored" style hunger I go for tea with a squirt of water enhancer in it lately. Anything with a bunch of milk works well for me for quashing hunger. Weirdly enough I usually feel more hungry in the evening than morning next day (at the very least for first 1-2 hours)
petesergeant 4y ago
I've done all of these things. I've essentially been on a diet since I was 17. I am not (especially) fat, but the amount of mental and emotional energy I burn on not being fat is huge. It is a daily struggle. Like one of the parent posts, I've achieved a number of other hard things in my life that took sustained effort and willpower. I can easily eat 7-8,000 calories in a day, and there's no amount of stairmaster can fix that. I've also previously taken modafinil, and had situations where I've had caffeine having been caffeine-free for a while, and the appetite-suppression properties have me thinking "this is what normal people must feel like". I cannot wait until these drugs become available in the country I mostly live in.

by ilyt 4y ago

jasonwatkinspdx 4y ago

Yeah, I've never struggled with weight the way other comments in this thread have, but I made similar changes when I was younger and they've been one of the best things I've done. I have one largish meal a day, with one smaller or a snack, and focus on low GI foods but in a mild way. When I get that "brain is bored" style hunger I go for tea with a squirt of water enhancer in it lately.

ilyt 4y ago
Yeah when I tried the "eat a bunch of small meals during the day" way I felt like some constantly munching pasture animal and also had to plan for all that. And any social plans threw a wrench in it, as getting used to frequent meals also made me go brain hungry quicker. Now getting some frozen pizza for dinner coz I'm lazy/don't have time no longer ruins diet pace for this week > When I get that "brain is bored" style hunger I go for tea with a squirt of water enhancer in it lately. Anything with a bunch of milk works well for me for quashing hunger. Weirdly enough I usually feel more hungry in the evening than morning next day (at the very least for first 1-2 hours)

petesergeant 4y ago

I've done all of these things. I've essentially been on a diet since I was 17. I am not (especially) fat, but the amount of mental and emotional energy I burn on not being fat is huge. It is a daily struggle. Like one of the parent posts, I've achieved a number of other hard things in my life that took sustained effort and willpower. I can easily eat 7-8,000 calories in a day, and there's no amount of stairmaster can fix that. I've also previously taken modafinil, and had situations where I've had caffeine having been caffeine-free for a while, and the appetite-suppression properties have me thinking "this is what normal people must feel like". I cannot wait until these drugs become available in the country I mostly live in.