Every time I tried it, I'd sabotage my efforts not knowing by chewing gum, eating tic tacs, using flavored tea, etc this would just trigger my insulin response and I'd get hungry throughout the day.
All I had to do, is just simplify my intake to any of these: water, black coffee, black tea or any tea with a bitter profile.
And that's it. Fasting would get easier after that, especially after first few days.
And you could do 4h, 6h, 8h, 12h, 20h easy peasy. No problem.
And if you should experience the desire to eat during those periods, most of the time it was just psychological. Your body isn't dying. You are more resilient than that.
