manuka99 wrote: »

It is helpful- I actually enjoy feeling hungry and choosing not to eat sometimes- it feels very powerful. But other times, it takes up a lot of mental energy for me to choose to not eat when I'm hungry.

I can relate!!

On this point (and also useful against boredom to some degree, I find): sometimes distraction is really helpful. Go for a run, read a book, watch a movie, call your mum/dad/friend whilst going for a walk. An hour or two fly by and -- hooray -- it's dinnertime already.