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Originally Posted by gardenerjoy
There are many things that I can't eat just one of, so I choose to not eat any at all. Life without food cravings is really great and it's worth it to figure out what triggers cravings so that you can get them out of your life. For me, it's pretty nuanced.
I wanted to quote this also. It is so true. And it was a transition.
I had 5 (to 7) days of bad food eating recently. We had one Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday for part of the family, another one on Thursday.
Then left for a 3 day vacation that was eating out every meal.
On Monday, Tuesday I ate ok, but not great. But then yesterday I had food cravings/hunger in the evening that I haven't had for months. Like the week of not eating well finally got my hunger going again.
And they were not fun. So it just reinforced how awesome it was going off my junk/processed food habits to healthier habits.
I started reaching for apples last night. The chewing and fiber really help.
I seem back to normal today. But my old normal was food urges/hunger EVERY day. That, sadly, becomes normal. It is only when you are away from it you realize how awesome it is to be free of them via better eating habits (limiting junk and carbs for me) and exercise.