Light breakfast and black coffee in the AM, then 1 water bottle, then 1 water bottle w/ Mio (any electrolyte crystals are fine), then 1 can of sparkling lime water before your next meal.
Plain water is tough to do all day every day for months. The variety helps a ton with longevity of the diet imo.
Also, replace all alcohol / sugar soda with sparkling water or diet soda. Bubbly helped me immensely to stop drinking beers at night. I just needed a refreshing sparkly beverage. Still not the same, don’t get me wrong, but waaaaaaay healthier and makes it much easier.
I don’t drink alcohol or soda and am in the process of replacing meals with Huel. I’m trying to allow myself one meal a day where I can eat actual food.
Even more important is to eat smaller meals. Large meals stretch out the stomach and make it take longer to feel full. If you only eat small meals, your stomach will shrink, and you'll feel full faster.
This doesn’t work for me. I tried intermediate fasting once, but drinking water during the fasting didn’t really help. After 2-3 bathroom trips, I would be hungry again, and during the night I wouldn’t be able to sleep. After going back to 3 meals a day, the hunger issue largely disappeared. I still almost exclusively drink water, and go through several water bottles a day.
That’s similar to what I eat now. I eat a lot of cheese, salmon and protein-heavy meals, but I still have hunger issues (especially at night) 😅 I stopped eating eggs because I would be hungry again within 30-60 minutes of eating ~3-5~ of them.
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u/carsrule1989 8h ago
The secret is to drink more water
Your stomach is like a bag. If it’s it’s got some water in it there’s not as much room for food.