Anyone else still actually like food? 34 lbs down and food noise is quieter but not gone
Ok controversial take maybe, but I'm getting really tired of the "food noise is gone!!!" posts and I want to know if anyone else feels this way. Like I'm so happy for people who experience that, truly. But almost 5 months in and my food noise is not gone. It's quieter, yes. I'm not thinking about snacks at 10am anymore. But I still think about food. I still look forward to dinner. I still get excited about a good meal on the weekend. And every time I see another post about how someone forgot to eat for two days, I feel like something is wrong with me.
I brought this up to my sister (also taking it, started before me) and she said the same thing. She still likes food. She still plans meals. She just eats less of them. And honestly, hearing that made me feel so much better because I was starting to think I was a "non responder" or whatever, when I've lost 34 lbs since April.
I think the internet has convinced a lot of us that the "correct" experience is total food indifference, and if you don't get that, you're doing it wrong. But like... some of us just have a healthier relationship with food now instead of no relationship.
I still track protein and hit my targets most days, I still meal prep on Sundays, and I still care about what I'm putting in my body. That's not failure. That's just eating like a normal person for the first time in my adult life.
Idk. Maybe I'll wake up one day and forget lunch exists. But right now I'm 34 lbs down while still enjoying food, and I refuse to feel bad about that.
Anyone else in the "food noise reduced but not eliminated" camp? Or am I just coping lol