So I, admittedly, have a bad relationship with food. I eat for the pleasure of good food. I have only recently started fasting, on my second 48h fast atm. I have noticed that actual hunger doesn’t really bother me much, but the constant thought of “this would be delicious right now.” Is kinda bothering. Any advice on how do deal with that?
It’s the mental game. You choose :) I always remind myself I can have it later and I know I’ll regret it if I break my fast over a whim and never tastes as good as in my mind with guilt on top, but I know it’ll taste amazing after I hit my goal
I use a lot of distractions. Food isn’t the only thing with flavor. I use a wide variety of calorie-free beverages (coffee, many kinds of tea, electrolyte drinks, and flavored soda water like La Croix). You could also try flavored water, or I think some people do salt water, vinegar water, watered down broth or pickle juice. All of these things taste infinitely better while fasting for some reason, so I try to focus on enjoying that. For tougher cravings I brush and floss my teeth. It’s a good mental reset, and the minty fresh mouth is a deterrent.
I usually drink some cold mint tea , hibiscus tea or ginger/turmeric tea and these kinda simulate the spices in food and make me feel quite content. I guess it’s the psychological game we gotta play but yea I’ve woken up dreaming about eating borbon biscuits, it happens.
I usually eat some pink salt and drink lots of water once I get these thoughts. If I still feel unnecessarily hungry or I have cravings, I ask myself why I feel that way. If it is a sugar craving, I watch videos, read or listen to stuff telling me how it is harmful to my body. If I crave for something else like dark chocolates, it could be because my body needs iron, copper, magnesium etc. When that’s the case, I eat it in moderation.