I’ve been trying for a few weeks to fast but I work in a bakery and have impulse control problems with food. If I see it I want it. I always fail with my fast because it’s so hard to resist the temptation but I always feel horribly disappointed in myself. Is there anything I can say to myself to build strength and resolve not to break my fast?
Set your eating window during work hours.
The best way to make IF your normal eating habit is to make it easy. Once you have a good window in place then you can experiment with moving and/or shrinking it.
You can do it.
Oh wow, I honestly would eventually pivot into a different job. That is so hard!
I think I read a long time ago that people who watch cooking shows (and actually cook) struggle more with weight, etc. This seems analogous.
I wouldn’t beat yourself up…that sounds like a super-human challenge!
It’s a mindset and it’s hard, and is definitely harder when you work around food.
Many years ago, I worked in a bakery and it was tough. I told myself that I just could not eat the food that I was cooking/baking. It was work, that was it, it was off limits.