Hunger control

[Dreamliner]

Chris, I know it sounds funny, but just pretend that willpower doesn't exist. All you have before you is decisions. And daily you make decisions you'd probably rather not make. For example, I'll bet there are days when you'd rather do anything but go to class. Yet, you go to class.

Also: hunger control is simply you in control of your hunger. It is not the absence of hunger pangs. Everybody has those. Indeed, I'll bet you have them when you overeat. As far as I know there are only two ways to make hunger pangs go away:

(1) Feed them (this is hunger in control of Chris).

(2) Don't feed them (this is Chris in control of hunger).

Alternatively: have you tried your hand at intermittent fasting ? One of the reasons I like eating just two meals a day is that it allows me to control calories and enjoy fairly substantial meals at the same time.

[LeafUF]

I've found giving myself a cut off time keeps me from eating late at night. Basically, I don't eat anything after 7 or 8 pm. If I feel hungry ill just grab some ice water or drink that to tide me over. I also start eating later in the day between 11 and noon. So giving myself only 8 hours to eat makes it really hard to pile on calories unless I go out of my way to eat multiple high calorie meals.

[Dreamliner]

^ Intermittent Fasting 'Condensed Window Method.' It works for me. And it will work for anyone provided that they eat *per usual* when they do eat. Hehe, I have a friend who gained weight on the Caveman Diet. That's right. He gained weight on one fricking meal a day.

[LeafUF]

Exactly. And you get used to it really quickly. I rarely get hungry in the morning or evening now provided I eat normally during the time I do eat.

[Dreamliner]

At the age of 55 I'm leaner than I was when I graduated from highschool. I attribute that to two things: (1) dropping lots of aerobic exercise and replacing it with a little bit of anaerobic exercise and (2) skipping breakfast.