6 tips for conquering hunger and Godzilla-like cravings

Recently I was a ‘fly on the wall’ to a conversation about hunger where a variety of people weighed in on their experience (in regards to weight-loss).

It was eye-opening to hear insights both from people who have struggled with it but also those who have completely transformed their relationship with it.

If you’re interested in intermittent fasting or simply expanding your understanding of hunger (and weight-loss) these may resonate for you. I know after doing years of intermittent fasting, many of these rang true for me.

Here are a few gems I gathered:

• Those on carb heavy diets (or consuming higher sugar) tended to have worse struggles with hunger and cravings. And usually when they shifted to lower carbs they found their hunger throughout the day was more comfortable and subtle.

 

• Hunger usually passed if ignored - unless it was true hunger (this is an important distinction that helps separate physical hunger from psychological hunger)

 

• Common reasons to eat for psychological hunger include: when it’s convenient… when it’s stressful… when bored… when it’s time to celebrate… when it’s time to eat… or when they haven’t eaten in a while (even if they aren’t hunger).

 

• Usually a sip of water, tea or distraction was enough for hunger to pass (once again this is assuming psychological hunger)

 

• Some described the importance of learning to wait until their appetite has built-up before eating (but not waiting until the ‘monster’ grows into Godzilla and becomes ravenous).

 

• Fear of hunger was a major barrier on their journey (whether fear of low blood sugar… getting ‘snappy’ at others… or something bad happening). Often intermittent fasting helped people mentally breakaway from this fear. In fact, some have said, it taught them that their hunger is not in charge, they are.

There’s much more to say about hunger and cravings.

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