I’ve experience two types of hunger during this year of dieting, a normal hunger and a craving hunger. With normal hunger I feel good, I can focus on my work, and it is easy to wait for my scheduled meal. With the craving hunger I usually feel poor. I have trouble focusing on anything. I will crave something specific like a hamburger or a donut.
The controlling factor for this appears to be what I’ve eaten previously. If I eat a donut for breakfast I will crave a hamburger for lunch. If I eat a hamburger for lunch I will crave a soda or candy as a snack. If I ate any of these foods on Monday, I will crave similar food on Tuesday.
If I avoid these foods for a few days, my weight loss becomes easy to manage. I can better judge my level of calorie restriction and make fine adjustments. I can also make fine adjustments to what I eat to optimize for how I feel.
I’ve experience two types of hunger during this year of dieting, a normal hunger and a craving hunger. With normal hunger I feel good, I can focus on my work, and it is easy to wait for my scheduled meal. With the craving hunger I usually feel poor. I have trouble focusing on anything. I will crave something specific like a hamburger or a donut.
The controlling factor for this appears to be what I’ve eaten previously. If I eat a donut for breakfast I will crave a hamburger for lunch. If I eat a hamburger for lunch I will crave a soda or candy as a snack. If I ate any of these foods on Monday, I will crave similar food on Tuesday.
If I avoid these foods for a few days, my weight loss becomes easy to manage. I can better judge my level of calorie restriction and make fine adjustments. I can also make fine adjustments to what I eat to optimize for how I feel.