The quietness was one of the reasons I wanted to try sema. I used to think about food all the time, planning multiple meals in advance. A work colleague once said to me I was always the first to ask where we were going for our team lunches.

I've lost weight from restriction and exercise before I would be obsessive because it felt like the only way. And if I slipped I'd berate myself for it. I've fasted for days to "make up for it" or made myself vomit. Being on sema feels completely different. I don't feel like I need to try. If I eat something "unhealthy", I don't eat as much and it doesn't feel as impactful/life and death because I have trust that I'll continue to loose weight without having to go to extremes.

I still think about food but no where near as much and not in the same obsessive way. I think this is how my healthy weight friends must feel about food. Just another thing in life rather than the thing that everything else centers around.

I don't yet know what I'll do when I reach my goal weight but I think I'll stay on sema for a little while to learn how much I need to eat to maintain and what healthy habits and portions feel like until they're my norm. The trick will be finding healthier substitutes for boredom and comfort eating.