Mantras or phrases when fasting gets tough

I've seen a couple phrases and clever mind "tricks" mentioned in this sub and thought it would be fun to share what we all do to get ourselves through fasts! For example: when I start to feel hungry, I remind myself that that's just my body eating its own fat stores. It's literally the feeling of losing weight, which is exactly what I want! As soon as that feeling arrives, I celebrate it. Similar to working out and feeling the burn, it's the goal of what I'm doing in the first place! I read on another thread, someone said "fasting is hard, but so is being fat... I just choose between two challenging things." So when it feels tough, I just tell myself that fasting is tough but being fat is tougher. Would love to hear what others tell themselves during those moments of difficulty during any length of fast.

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Hope to see some good mantras here, appreciate the post. I don’t feel like I have a great one. I am telling myself “I am choosing this for my health,” but am still a bit grumpy about it. (39 hrs into a 48 hr fast now.)

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I have a post-it note stuck to my monitor (where I spend most of my day) that says: “My brain evolved to make me an eating machine and my body evolved to store food for times of famine. THERE IS NO FAMINE! Eat accordingly - BRAIN OVERRIDE”

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“Don’t be afraid of going slowly, be afraid of standing still.”
Just reminds me that this is a marathon, a lifestyle, a journey and not a sprint or quick fix….but the long game. It’s a bit of a self forgiving thought if I don’t see the scale move or if week over week I’m not seeing a ton of progress. Also reminds me that sometimes I might not be perfect but I’m moving forward and not stuck in my old ways.

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I’ve embraced black coffee or espresso. The caffeine kick really works to take your mind off fasting or your hunger.

It took some time as I really liked coffee with sugar and cream…but now I can’t drink coffee that way!

Give it a try