I’ve realised how addictive food can feel since I started intermittent fasting

Right now, I follow an 18:6 schedule, eating two meals between 12 pm and 6 pm with no snacks in between. I usually prepare my lunch and take it to work. While I’m there, I often notice myself craving to eat some of it before 12 pm. Logically, I know the food isn’t going anywhere and won’t taste any better if I eat it earlier, but the craving creates this illusion that it will be more satisfying if I eat it right away. It’s almost as if the craving itself is what makes the food seem more appealing.During my binge eating days, I would eat a huge amount of junk food that I was craving. But when I actually ate it, it often tasted bland, dull, and even unpleasant. Despite that, the craving still pushed me to keep eating. its that same craving that wants me to eat earlier than planned.Just to be clear, my stomach is not rumbling. Physically I am not hungry or starving. It is all happening in the mind, just thinking about that food which I want to eat. Best to stay away from it till it’s time comes. via /r/intermittentfasting https://ift.tt/Cid5OEP https://ift.tt/qsvfdbX