Will I ever stop wanting and thinking about food so much, even after being healthy for years?

Hi everyone,

TL;DR: Been healthy for years, still have a super unhealthy food mindset where I always crave more food and unhealthy food, and have to practice willpower almost every day to avoid giving in. Will I ever get used to this?

Around three years ago, I worked towards losing around 10 kg (22 lbs) of extra weight I had. Before then, I had super unhealthy eating habits. While I definitely ate a lot of unhealthy foods, my biggest problem was how many servings I'd have, even of healthy food. Seconds were typical for me, and sometimes I'd go for thirds or fourths.

I've done a lot to change that -- did CICO, ate healthier, went to the gym, all that stuff. While I've definitely fallen off the track a few times throughout those three years, I can honestly say I've never been back to how I was at square one, and for the majority of the year, I kept on track -- holidays and stressful changes are what usually pushed me off track.

However, I still view my current way of eating as a restriction, not my lifestyle. I still want that second helping, almost every single meal. On my cheat days, I go absolutely wild and return to my former habits like nothing has changed. I thought my body would get used to this over time. There are definitely stretches of time when I don't go through this and feel fine, but it never lasts and I find myself getting back to that I-want-food-all-the-time mindset. Every day (that isn't a cheat day) is an act of willpower, and I am so tired of it. I'm always thinking of food. I think of my next meal when I haven't even finished the one in front of me. It seriously amazes me when people around me are just like "I'm not hungry" or "I'm full, I don't want more." I'm usually hungry and want more, but I just hold myself back. I'm healthier, I'm fitter, but my mindset is still that of the overweight unhealthy person I was. Will this ever change? Is this going to be like this for life?

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