Hunger is a weird thing...

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  • maybe1pe
    maybe1pe Posts: 529 Member
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    I am the same way. I can go all day without eating but once I eat I will continue to get hungry.

    That's why I do IF. I only eat dinner (making sure I reach my calorie and macro goals) and then I'm done. For whatever reason that eating pattern works for me
  • annaskiski
    annaskiski Posts: 1,212 Member
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    Intermittent Fasting 16:8 is essentially fasting for 16 hours(sleeping counts) and eating for 8 hours.
    For most people this means skipping breakfast and breaking your fast at lunch (which is now....break-fast)

    Many people here do it for exactly the reason you mention, its easier to control your appetite the rest of the day...

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/49-intermittent-fasting

    There seems to be a lot of other benefits. (ie. the hunger suppression is because of IF's affect on your hunger hormones, but it also affects all your other hormones, HGH etc). More info here:
    https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/fasting-a-history-part-i/

    Ignore the part about calories. You DO need to count calories on IF, its just easier to meet your goals...
    (i.e. eating out, big meals become easy to handle)
  • Jthanmyfitnesspal
    Jthanmyfitnesspal Posts: 3,522 Member
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    I think of hunger as a troll in the belly. The troll is like any other beast: it screams louder if you acquiesce to its demands too often. Sometimes, it needs a "beat-down" in the form of a low or no-calorie day. :pB):D
  • alyssa0061
    alyssa0061 Posts: 652 Member
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    Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »
    I think of hunger as a troll in the belly. The troll is like any other beast: it screams louder if you acquiesce to its demands too often. Sometimes, it needs a "beat-down" in the form of a low or no-calorie day. :pB):D

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