Surprise! This is fun

Last night, about half an hour after dinner, my boyfriend asked "Is there anything to eat?" and went rummaging in the kitchen. Confused, I said, "But you just ate dinner!" No response. After a minute I asked, "Are you still hungry?" Again, no response. Finally it clicked - he wasn't hungry, he had the munchies. As of two weeks ago, I would have had them too. Heading straight back to the cupboard for something to munch on was my pattern too until I started the Candida Diet, and already the idea of eating when I'm not even hungry seems really odd. That's what happens when I stop craving things - I'm eating as response to hunger and NOTHING ELSE. Not boredom, not emotions. It seems too good to last.
I'm finding I like this diet. I'm eating to a point of satiety. The food I'm eating is tasty. With all the veggies, it tends to be colourful, too - my plates look pretty. Because I'm not eating out, I can afford to eat things like organic chicken and organic butter. I haven't gone this long - nearly two weeks - without eating out in forever. I've stopped desperately wanting something sweet at the end of dinner.
I feel a little bit like I OUGHT to feel deprived - but I don't. (Except coffee - I still want coffee.) I'm looking forward to cooking and eating. I'm wasting less food as I eat leftovers for lunch nearly every day. I'm also spending less time in the grocery store, because knowing that I have to cook, every day, means that I plan a few days ahead while I'm there and don't go as often.
I guess you could say, slowly but surely, that I'm forming new habits.

It's interesting too, when I take stock of what I actually miss, that there's no junk food on the list. Here's what I miss:

Carrots
Vinegar and fermented sauces like mustard, soy and Worcestershire sauce
Parmesan cheese
Italian food (sauces which contain dairy, good quality pizza)
Melon
Maple syrup (Yes, it's sugary but it's not junk food)
Coffee - specifically espresso
Milk in the context of lattes

I'm wondering why I gravitate to eating junk so much when this is clearly not even what I'm missing.