Pausing the pang, as in hunger pang, I have the luxury to do so, two basics to my story.

First, as I rapidly approach the end of my 50’s and commence my 60’s, time is about up with any delay about getting to a healthier body and practice; thing is, I’ve loved eating for 45 years…

And now it’s time to throttle things back. I know damn well if I’m going to live longer, one of the factors is my weight and I know I pretty well completely can control that. So I am.

How?

Cut back on carbs, 5/2 / intermittent fasting meaning,

Mostly only eating during an eight hour window during each 24 hour day and, typically two meals during that time and,

Twice a week, eating only once a week, and not much, trying for about 500 calories,

And so the pang happens in the morning after I’ve been awake for a few hours, body thinking about some food, and me putting that off, until later towards midday to stay in that eight-hour window, similar situation on the days where there’s only one meal, towards the end of day.

Here’s the other thing.

600 to 700,000,000 people on this planet don’t get enough to eat to the point of being malnourished, let’s stay approaching famine, starving… That’s not OK in this day and age. Additionally, more than 2 billion people face regular food insecurity. all those people come to my mind regularly. And I think about the pains they must feel. Every day. For their whole lives.

And so that’s how I pause the pains, and try to get healthy along the way, I feel fortunate and lucky this first world problem I have of trying to be lighter weight to live longer and more healthy.