Stay out of the kitchen and away from any temptation including watching TV which is full of food ads. Basically, if you make it the first 48 hours it gets good from there. If I crack it’s always in the evening so I focus on the fact that it’s only a few hours before bedtime and when I wake up I’ll be fasted in additional 8-10 hours.
Keep yourself busy, if you’re bored you’ll want to eat. Just tell yourself why you’re doing this, think of all the benefits regarding health and weight loss, and remember there’s so many people doing the same thing as you :)
The funny thing is that it will be every bit as hard as you think it is going to be, but it doesn’t need to be like that.
I’m on day 2 3/4 of my 4 day fast. I’m not any hungrier now that I was yesterday or that I will be tomorrow, or the day after. I don’t particularly have an amazing discipline and I used to be a serial snacker that could not stand being hungry. But then I started fasting and figured out how to get rid of the emotional food triggers because fundamentally, most of our hunger is either insulin whiplash from our bad diets, or habits kicking in.
When you feel hungry take a detached look at why and where it is coming from. Me, afternoons at work were pretty horrible because I used to snack a lot during that window. Once I quit snacking then forever, I no longer the hit by those cravings.
Whatever you identify during your fast you can follow up by cleaning them up when you are not fasting.
I wish I had some advice other than “become stubborn” but I really don’t. If I say I’m going to do something, I’m putting my ego on the line and if I don’t do it then I have failed. I just hold myself accountable. I’ve already committed to starting the fast. I won’t end it early unless I need to (e.g. injury, illness, something feels wrong/off with my body)
Have confidence that you can do it. It’s your body. Make it do what you tell it to do. You’re in control.
I’m about a month into it and the first few days were brutal. I was sleeping on and off all night and I had small urges to be naughty and eat a handful of Cheeze-It crackers or a pack of Granola Bars. I tossed out all of my snacks because they make you gravitate towards them. It took me about a week to fully adjust and make it a lifestyle. You have to ask yourself do you want to continue living like this being miserable or do you want to see the best you? You don’t even need a gym membership for fasting/OMAD. You’ll lose weight just having a limited eating window! If your stomach is growling drink a small cup of cold water :)