/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>go to a coffee shop
>order a black sugarless coffee
>the barista asks for my ID
>they say that I look too young and scrawny to handle black coffee

>>16542050
Anon, I used to be on the cusp of obesity at 210 pounds, six feet tall. I started eating one meal a day, 600 to 800 calories (rarely, I'll go up to 1,200), and I've,lost over 70 pounds. I'm now on the cusp of being underweight at 139.

It sucks at first, but when you do this for a while and get to a lower weight, you no longer feel hungry. For example, I last ate fourteen hours ago--chicken, rice, and a bowl of cereal--and I feel absolutely fine. I can go thirty-six hours without eating and still feel absolutely fine. This is coming from someone who not too long ago used to think he was "hungry" every two hours. Realize that's not real hunger, it's your brain craving the dopamine you give it through food.

You don't even need to give that up, just recognize it for what it is. I still enjoy food. I eat a gigantic large pizza once a week, sometimes even twice. It gives me a little something to look forward to and because I'm at a deficit on my other days I still manage to lose weight. And when you finish with your cut and focus on maintaining you can eat even more and it gets even easier.

The hardest part is starting. Once you get into a groove you're golden.