Hangry: Managing Appetite

Every now and then, I'll get a visit from what I call the Hunger Monster. When the Hunger Monster takes up residence in my stomach, I am ravenous and I will eat everything within reach. More than that, I'll have a bad attitude until I've eaten enough to feel satisfied.

That's not so easy, and sometimes I joke that my stomach has been replaced by a black hole or some other tear in the space-time continuum. Matter may go in, but it forever departs from known reality. The hole is unfillable.

I found a few ways to keep from getting to this point, and if I plan correctly, I can go for a whole day on very little food. Here's how:

Intermittent Fasting: My Experience

Intermittent fasting is a technique that I have found to be the most effective technique to reduce my weight. However, "fasting" is a loaded word that means a lot to different people. Here's how I do it and some additional thoughts about this.

Making Big Changes... One Day at a Time

I've been trying to bike to work more. As I was biking in today, I noticed a bit about my process of making a change.

In the process of changing something, you have to take things one day at a time. Think of each day as a chance to test out something.

At the end of the day, think about what worked and what didn't, and see if you can plan ahead to do anything that would address what did not work. Then, set up to make things streamlined for you for the next day.