> I think IF can teach people that they don’t actually need to eat very much, and that they mostly eat out of habit. > I have only ever eaten food when I’m act

> I think IF can teach people that they don’t actually need to eat very much, and that they mostly eat out of habit. > I have only ever eaten food when I’m actually hungry When I was quite young we ate everything because of food anxiety. My parents were very good at trying to keep those risks become overtly visible to us kids, though there were of course some lapses, but they required behavior like always finishing with completely empty plates, regardless with what had been on them. Who knew what might be for dinner tomorrow, much less how much? Later things were not as precarious, and as an adult, never have been. Nevertheless I was unable to shed the "grad student at a buffet" mentality until I happened to try IF. Nowadays I work out every day and still only eat once or twice a day. I can never finish even one dish at a restaurant any more.