I don’t eat one sweet. I eat the entire packet.
Box of chocolates? Not one a day for a week. Inhale the entire box that day. Sometimes the next. Never lasts a week.
This is food addiction. Raw truth. I can’t do one sweet. Can’t do one chocolate. Can’t do portion control. I’m not great at moderation. And I don’t hide from it anymore.
I have all-or-nothing wiring. Entire packet or nothing. When a box of chocolates arrives — Christmas gift, nice ones, expensive — a normal person thinks: “I’ll have one after dinner. Save the rest for tomorrow.”
Me? Entire box. Same day.
Sweets in the cupboard? Not “I’ll have two.” “I’ll finish the packet by bedtime.”
I am an animal.
Here’s what I’ve learned about working with that wiring instead of fighting it.
Why Willpower Doesn’t Work for All-or-Nothing Eaters
I can’t do restraint. Not with ultra-processed food. Not with sweets, chocolates, crisps.
Think of hunger like a traffic warden. When you’re eating real food — protein, fibre, fat — the warden’s reasonable. “Move along after an hour, mate.” You listen. You stop eating.
But when you’re eating ultra-processed junk — sugar, seed oils, additives — the warden’s corrupt. Keeps waving you through. “Park here all day. Keep eating. Ignore the signs.”
Never tells you to stop. You inhale the entire packet because the warden’s taken a bribe.
That’s not a willpower problem. That’s a biology problem. UPF is designed to override your satiety signals.
For someone wired like me, moderation with UPF is a losing game. I don’t play it anymore.
Fasting: Remove Access Entirely
Fasting? That’s sending the warden home entirely. No parking allowed.
Can’t eat shit if I’m not eating at all.
This isn’t about discipline. It’s about removing the option. I know I can’t moderate. So I remove access.
Entire packet consumption — sweets, chocolates. No portion control. Same all-or-nothing wiring I had with Coke (6 litres a day at my worst), smoking (100 cigarettes a day when I smoked), alcohol (rarely used, but excess when I did).
Food addict. Self-identified. No shame. Honest acknowledgment.
Fasting works because it removes temptation entirely. Don’t rely on willpower. Remove the option.
Binary. Eating or not eating. No middle ground to fail in.
Know Your Wiring. Work With It.
Food addiction is real. I don’t do one sweet. I do the entire packet.
I can’t moderate. So I fast.
If you’re wired like me — if “one chocolate” has never worked in your life — you don’t need more discipline. You need a different strategy.
Fasting gives you that. Remove access. Stop trying to control portion sizes with a substance designed to make you ignore fullness.
Know your wiring. Work with it, not against it.
If you can’t stop at one, don’t start. Fasting makes that possible.
🎯 Key Takeaways
- All-or-nothing eating isn’t a moral failure — it’s a pattern many people struggle with, especially with ultra-processed foods designed to override satiety signals
- Fasting removes the option entirely — if you can’t moderate, don’t rely on willpower; remove access by not eating during fasting windows
- Know your wiring and work with it — trying to portion-control UPF when you’re wired for all-or-nothing consumption is a losing game; binary choices (eating or not eating) work better than moderation for some people
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🔽 Read the Video Transcript
I don’t eat one sweet. I eat the entire packet.
Box of chocolates? Not one a day for a week. Inhale the entire box that day or the next. I am an animal.
Food addiction. Raw truth.
Can’t do one sweet. Can’t do one chocolate. Can’t do portion control. Not great at moderation. Don’t hide from it. Need to work on it. Trying.
All-or-nothing wiring. Entire packet or nothing.
Box of chocolates arrives. Christmas gift. Nice ones. Expensive.
Normal person: “I’ll have one after dinner. Save the rest for tomorrow.”
Me? Entire box. Same day. Sometimes next day. Never lasts a week.
Sweets in the cupboard? Not “I’ll have two.” “I’ll finish the packet by bedtime.”
I am an animal. Can’t do restraint.
Think of hunger like a traffic warden. When you’re eating real food (protein, fibre, fat), the warden’s reasonable — “Move along after an hour, mate.” You listen. You stop eating. But when you’re eating ultra-processed junk (sugar, seed oils, additives), the warden’s corrupt. Keeps waving you through. “Park here all day, keep eating, ignore the signs.” Never tells you to stop. You inhale the entire packet because the warden’s taken a bribe. Fasting? That’s sending the warden home entirely. No parking allowed. Can’t eat shit if I’m not eating at all.
Entire packet consumption (sweets, chocolates). No portion control. Same all-or-nothing wiring: Coke (6 litres/day), smoking (100/day), alcohol (rarely used, excess when used). Food addict, self-identified. No shame. Honest acknowledgment.
Fasting to prevent access. “If I’m fasting I cannot eat shit.” Remove temptation entirely. Don’t rely on willpower (doesn’t work for me). Remove the option. Binary. Eating or not eating. No middle ground to fail in.
Food addiction is real. I don’t do one sweet. I do the entire packet.
Can’t moderate. So I fast. Remove access entirely.
Know your wiring. Work with it, not against it. If you can’t stop at one, don’t start. Fasting makes that possible.
This is educational content, not medical advice. If you struggle with disordered eating, speak to a professional.
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⚠️ Important: This is educational content based on evidence and personal experience. It is not medical advice. Speak to your GP before making changes to your fasting pattern, diet, or medication.
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