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OP how long have you been doing this?

indeed...

So I guess after all the back and forth, the answer is, it depends...

Our real problem is that we have not changed all that much from our pre-historic ancestors. Our drive to eat is the same. We are surrounded by food, they were not.

Another term is "metabolic flexibility". Correct me if I'm wrong but don't we already have metabolic flexibility? We don't need to eat a certain way to attain metabolic flexibility. Isn't metabolic flexibility one of the reasons our species has survived?

When you've seen the same thing over and over again (insert macro of choice here) you tend to see the patterns. So I am going to go out on a limb and decide it is not necessary to read this book...

^^^ All of this...

And this brings me back to my original comment that it's a marathon, not a sprint...

hmmm

Sadly there is no such thing as a "jumpstart". The best approach is the slow and steady approach. Fat loss is a marathon, not a sprint...

Many people seem to confuse physical dependance with habits...

Paleo kinda morphed into Keto/Carnivore... lol

You're back!

I also want to add, wether or not it is a clinical addiction really does not matter. What matters is how it feels to the individual going through it...

When it comes to food, IMO there is no such thing as a food addiction. What I do believe is this, we have not changed all that much since our pre-historic ancestors. That said, our environment, on the contrary has. So what was once a virtue, is now a vice and we fight our instincts constantly...

Love everything about this post! Spot on...

am: Yoga (15m) Handstand pushup: 2-1-1-1-1 Pull-up: 6-4-3-2-2 Ring Dip: 6-4-3-2-2 Done as a circuit. 5 minutes rest minimum in-between sets Stomach vacuums: (5r) pm: Pushup: 10-8-6-4-4 Ring Row: 10-8-6-4-4 Cossack Squat: 10-8-6-4-4 Done as a circuit. 5 minutes rest minimum in-between sets

60 pull-ups, 120 pushups and 60 cossack squats...

Rye old fashioned or a bourbon with a couple rocks for me...

How?

"Going one more round when you don't think you can - that's what makes all the difference in your life." –Stallone, Rocky IV

That does not sound like a comfort issue. Sounds more like eating out of boredom. At this point, it probably has become a habit. The solution IMO, is to replace the habit for a more productive one that gets you closer to your goal...

Comfortable in what way?

If I may ask, what flips that switch for you?

Awareness is the key to most if not all issues...

That's the key concept, process. The body is always either in a state of loss, gain or maintain. Don't look back, don't look forward, be here now and control the only moment you can, the present...

All of this...

The sleeve of chocolate covered potato chips my wife brought home from work. That said, I'll eat em anyway...

1/2 hour of yoga. Dealing with another tweak so that was about it...

Yeah I don't go for the sugar free stuff either. Just never tastes good to me. I tried the pancakes with potato bread and I liked it. I will say however, the egg whites made the texture off. But then again, I was never expecting them to actually be better or even the same as regular pancakes...