How do I stop always thinking about food?

You know that saying that men think about sex every seven seconds? I wish I had time for that, because I'm thinking about food every seven seconds instead.

I feel as though the thoughts only increase when I make efforts to cut calories and lose weight. Even know that I'm meal-prepping, I wish I could just decide what I'm having, make it, and kind of "set it and forget it," but instead, I'm just thinking about the next recipe I should make, at what time I should eat my next meal, etc.

I used to think people were lying when they said things like "sometimes I forget to eat." How do you forget a literal biological function? Do you forget to shit, too? Forget to exhale? But with time, I realized that these people aren't humble-bragging about their virtue of moderation. They are just different from me, and many people exist for whom food is just another thing they have to do everyday, like brushing your teeth. I brush my teeth everyday, but don't think about it every moment of the day.

The only times I knew what it was like to not be thinking about food all the time were when I was on attention-related medications, like Adderall and Dexedrine. These literally caused me to forget to eat. And when I did eat, I'd have enough, be satisfied, and then move on to doing something other than eating. I'm still prescribed Dexedrine, but don't take it every day because I feel like I only need the boost in focus it gives me occasionally.

Right now, I am thinking about how the first thing I'm doing when getting home is having a sugar-free low-calorie Jell-O cup and a diet soda pop. A carbonated drink should fill my stomach up for a bit, and I'll be able to stay within my calorie deficit. Then I'll go to bed, because even if I think about food in my sleep, worst I can do is try to eat my pillow. But I know the amount I think about food isn't conducive to fat loss, because willpower is only so strong, and sooner or later, I'm going to crack.

Any tips?

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