This is key, admittedly easier said than done, but your first reaction to a shit night sleep should be ‘hey, i’m going to be so tired tonight i’m going to sleep great’, rather than, ‘if I sleep poorly again tomorrow is going to suck so hard’.
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I feel very blessed that I’ve only had problems sleeping in a few, thankfully short periods in my life.
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Back on the subject of hunger, because y’all brought all that up, and I have been thinking about it. I just told my son I am so hungry I could eat the vacuum cleaner. It’s invading every thought in my head. Still better than having to force yourself to eat.
I also spent more time thinking about this. I didn’t reach any conclusions on the nature of willpower used for action vs for abstinence, but I did realise that, counterintuitively, I think its easier (mentally) to be very hungry, than it is to be a little hungry.
Whenever I’m really dieting I know, unequivocally, that im going to be hungry all day. Even immediately after eating, the meal wont have satisfied me, ill still be hungry and I resign myself to it.
When, on the other hand, I’m eating at maintenance, there are multiple opportunities throughout the day, given the right distribution and timing of calories, for me to briefly sate my appetite and feel ‘not hungry’ for a brief period of time. This I find is like giving the addict that little fix that’s just enough to push them back over the edge. In my experience Im far more likely to cheat or overeat at the end of the day if it was a ‘maintenance’ day than if it was a ‘low’ day.
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Have you guys heard about luxury foreign cosmetic surgery? I first came across it in an article about South Africa (I think) where you go, have your plastic surgery, recover in lavish luxury, and then enjoy a safari.
Anyway, I don’t want to do that, but I’m thinking about spring boarding off of the idea to get rich with a weight loss center that utilizes medically induced comas to prevent hunger while people drop weight. The idea isn’t fully formed yet, but I think it might have appeal for the other always-hungries out there.
Go ahead! Lots of fiber with very little fat in a vacuum. I’d imagine the whole thing would pass right through!
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My ex’s idea for this was to put people who wanted to lose weight below decks on a cruise ship then take them out on the gulf during a tropical storm 
Guaranteed weight loss
Okay - but you have to come up with a way where I will only lose fat and not muscle mass.
Really, nothing stops me from eating. I have to be actively puking. If I’m merely nauseated I always think having something to eat will “settle” my stomach.
I’m afraid of rough seas and would probably be pretty vocal about it, so your ex would be returning me to shore as soon as he could get the boat turned around, lol.
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I had a similar experience on my brief time on the 5/2 diet. My 2500 cal days were much more difficult than my 800cal days.
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Elvis actually tried this idea.
It did not work well.
Turns out I have a fair bit of experience with that! 
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I’m down. Connect me to the electronic stimulus machine to maintain muscle and feed me BCAAs. I’ll just sleep for a month.
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I haven’t really looked into the medical viability of this, but I was thinking we’d wake people, let them have a little pre-workout, then a workout, then maybe a nice, light lunch (something tasty) and a socialization period (10 min) then knock them back out until the next scheduled waking. I suppose that could happen daily, with varied fitness goals.
Like, it’s going to be fancy. A spa. People will be lining up to come.
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Fun fact: when you’re put under your body’s reflexes don’t really work. If you vomit you’ll choke to death
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I corrected my post, I meant an electro stim machine. I’m fine being knocked out for 45 days. That should be enough time to awake with abs.
Dying makes you lose a TON of weight.
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Elvis tried that too with more success!!
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I’m picturing something like a parking garage for people in hospital beds (like an ICU, but ya know, more economical) with a big ole irrigation container full of fentanyl. Maybe in Guyana or something.
But the brochures and intake area should be pretty high end. That thick nicely textured paper and stuff.
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Yes, but the bloat is a bitch!
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My favourite phrase of 2019: Junk Volume
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