Zephyrus
Tyrants and Slaves
It helps me get rid of bad eating habits. I feel when it's over, on day four, I have no cravings for junk and look at food only as fuel.
If you read your Aristotle right, you'd know that both indulgence and self-denial are extremes on a spectrum, the middle part of which is the virtue of moderation. You are not some disembodied mind that views food only as sustenance.