eating is a habit

Scott F. · 2025-02-14T19:05:02Z

Sort of a re-post and apologize for clogging up the board.

In nine months I have moved in and out of eating patterns, from eating by the clock to eating when I am hungry, to OMAD, to eating two times a day as well as three times per day to hit a grams of protein target. All this week I have been eating a big egg/meat breakfast, a large portion of meat at lunch and then a rather big dinner.

Today, I returned to dayshift and skipped breakfast this morning.

By mid-morning today I felt like I was about to starve. I drank water and it sort of held me over til I made lunch. I can't imagine I am actually hungry today after the amount I ate yesterday.

The funniest part is that half-way thru lunch today I was more than stuffed. I didn't finish the burger patties.

Scott

Geezy · 2025-02-15T02:28:38Z

There is some truth to that for most people.
I come across a lot of people who eat by the clock. They aren’t hungry but it’s time to eat.
I’ve gone through different stages in my journey but I find that OMAD suits me best. I feel my best on OMAD.
I only eat when I’m hungry but my hunger is nothing like it used to be when I was eating SAD. Hunger used to be more of craving for food, an addictive impulse. Today, it’s something I can easily ignore. My belly might be empty but it doesn’t feel like hunger to me.
When I’m truly hungry I have this feeling of needing to fuel up. I don’t know how to explain it. Whereas eating used to be something that I looked forward to with a passion today is almost a nuisance. Kinda like having to stop at a gas station to fuel up my pickup.

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Scott F. · 2025-02-15T12:20:27Z

Well said.

I am pretty much the same. I think I need to just settle in and let the chips fall where they may. I also felt the best with the OMAD but like I said before, I just happen to eat one meal a day vs. having the OMAD approach, if that makes any sense at all.

My adjustments as of late were purposely aimed at hitting a protein target and that included "extra" meals throughout the day. I don't see it as a bad thing, but it makes some things a little more clear around eating. It is funny how I felt hungry but when I actually ate after the 2nd bite I was full and could not finish two hamburger patties. I got hom last night at a little and was quickly full. I cut the rest up and will eat it today sometime.

Part if it is some experimenting with where I land long term. So far it seems like I will be right around eating once per day, but that will be more of an average. Some days I am sure I will eat more than once. Sort of a play it by ear approach.

I am planning to do a fast next week while on night shift. Again, experimenting to see how it affects me throughout the week. I am planning to do one next week when I am on nights. I work all night, come home take care of the animals for a bit and then sleep all day. In a sense if I skip a meal during that time it is a 48 hour fast without even putting forth much effort. Then a couple weeks later I want to do another fast but either when I am off or when I am working dayshift, for no more reason than comparison's sake/just to know.

I'm gonna plug that into the February fasting thread as well.

Scott