Saturday, November 23, 2024

Should I continue the diet?

Hello, fellow weight loss warriors! It's always a pleasure to be here.

Little background: I lost about 9kg in somewhat 2 months (had already lost 9kg before, which means 18kg total, but I stopped the diet before because I was too tired).

The problem is, I started getting extremelly hungry. Like, to the point maintaining the weight would be possible, but I would suffer the hell out of it. I just couldn't. I read somewhere it is probably because of hormonal changes related to weight loss (ghrelin increases, leptin decreases and so on). The fact that I lost the weight so quickly (to be honest, it was probably 9kg in less than two months) didn't helped either.

I decided that sticking to the diet wasn’t an option, as it was making things worse, so I started eating everything, including junk food, in massive amounts and without exercising. There were days I ate up to 4000 calories. As a result, I gained about 2.5lbs (~1kg) in a month. However, my hunger levels have improved significantly now. I feel like I can return to dieting. For instance, I can now eat breakfast and wait patiently until 2pm for my next meal — something that felt almost impossible before. Back then, I couldn’t even wait until 11am! It was crazy. Some days, I even have to "force" myself to eat because my hunger has improved so much.

My question is, can I safely return to a (moderate, this time!) deficit? Will the extreme hunger return, even though I'm no longer feeling it and will make only a small deficit (like 350-400 calories)?

Thanks, people!

Edit: grammar.

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