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I am not certain if this is because you switch from fed to fasted at a quicker rate, or if
it is just getting used to having an empty stomach, or if you are ‘unlearning’ your
typical eating habits.

Another possibility is that by learning the truth about fasting you get rid of the guilt
you used to get when you thought you were doing something unhealthy by not eating
every couple of hours. Whatever the case may be it does get easier. Even when you do
feel hungry while fasting, the hunger sensations usually don’t last more than a few
minutes.

Friends of mine who have adopted periods of fasting into their lives have reported a
sense of freedom during the day, mostly because they do not have to spend time
worrying about what and when to eat or the emotional stress of choosing appropriate
foods. There is a definite feeling of being ‘free’ from many of our previously held

‘hunger cues’, and this allows us to develop a much clearer understanding of what it
takes to identify and control the reasons why we eat.

Often times, periods of fasting have been associated with being more alert, ambitious,
competitive, and creative. Not only that, but you are no longer having to continuously
plan your day around the timing of your next meal, and you may be ‘resetting’ your

body’s expectation of when and how much you are going to eat.

Essentially, taking short breaks from eating allows you the opportunity to retrain your
food anticipatory activity to allow you to eat less even on the days when you are not

fasting.

Lastly, people are also often concerned that fasting will ‘make them hungry’. Luckily,
this concern can be addressed by research that studied the calorie intake of people
after a 36-hour fast.

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