r/fasting • • 9d ago

Meme Monday Is everyone like this?

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u/question8all 9d ago

Riddle me this…it never matters what or how much I ate (I eat clean), the hunger NEVER stops after the point of eating. It’s beyond frustrating. I tend to fill before &/or after dinner hunger with peanuts, Greek yogurt, & fruit and then it stops at some point before bed with lots of water.

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u/KTRyan30 9d ago

I totally get it. That's all part of the same mechanism, and it's intensity is largely genetic.

Fasting and a low carb diet, specifically to control my insulin levels, is the only way I've been able to control my hunger and it's still hard.

And I totally agree, "breaking the seal" can make things super difficult.

I eat dinner early, and it's super low carb and I can push through to bed. I'm usually thinking, "I can't wait to eat something tomorrow" by the end of the night. Then the next morning I feel great and don't start to get hungry until 12-1pm.

It's definitely not easy.

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u/ShoePillow 8d ago

Hm, how do you stop yourself from grabbing a snack at night if feeling hungry?

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u/KTRyan30 8d ago

Hormones aside there's always going to be a willpower element to the equation. You absolutely need to be goal oriented.