Hunger & high-fruit, low-everything-else

Let’s talk about hunger—and why a high-carb, low-fat (HCLF) diet with a focus on fruit works so well for me.

I just had a big fruit bowl—maybe 500 to 600 calories of all kinds of fruit. I feel full. Completely satisfied. I literally cannot take another bite. Okay, maybe it was a bit much... possibly 300 extra calories. Lol.

But here’s the thing: I feel full.

Now, if that had been donuts, pizza, chicken tenders and fries... even rice and beans with salt and delicious seasonings? Hmm. If I were bored or had nothing better to do? Yeah, I’d probably keep eating. That’s the beauty of eating mostly fruit—there’s no confusion. You naturally stop when you're full. It’s way harder to overeat.

But with highly palatable, savory foods? It gets tricky. Suddenly, you’re not sure if you’re hungry, bored, or just chasing flavor. And that’s how you can still gain weight on an HCLF diet—if you’re regularly overeating things like rice (which, let’s be honest, is way more delicious to me than fruit... and that’s why I can overeat it).

The beauty of a high-fruit, low-everything-else approach is that your body’s natural hunger and fullness cues finally get to do their job. You don’t have to rely on “willpower” all the time.

And the best part? Over time, you actually forget about the junk foods. You stop craving them. You’re not constantly fighting temptation—because they’re just not part of your daily life anymore. But when you do have them often, it feels like you always have to be on guard.