Hi there! 2 Years ago I weighed in at 92 KG, now I weigh 70 KG. A month or so ago, I ended my most recent cut and switched back to maintenance calories, and since then things have gone sideways:
My appetite has essentially doubled, I am no longer satisfied by normal amounts of food, regardless of whether it’s healthy or not. Having a salad? Better find the biggest bowl in the house. Having takeout pizza? One is not enough, I order two.
This rapid increase in my appetite has put a strain on my caloric intake, as I find myself overeating calorie wise, but that is not the core problem, I can easily force myself to eat normally and essentially be hungry all the time for a week to make up the difference, but I am rather feeling drained from the constant thoughts of fast food, of eating. I am no longer satisfied by normal food portions especially for unhealthy food. The moment I step home and have some time off my brain switches to hungry mode and demands me to order 2 pizzas for takeout so I can eat and watch a show, and sure I’ll do it once, and then I feel the need to do it again in two days!
I do count calories and track everything, but I feel like the moment I stop doing that I will instantly go up a few kilograms, just a few days ago I allowed myself to have a cheat day as a way to suppress further cravings but it did not work. That was a 9,700 kcal cheat day, and I could definitely do more if I “tried”.
Do you think that my obsession with counting calories and doing so is making it so I obsess over food and the moment I see a high number on the screen my brain just snaps? Should I stop counting calories and see if my body returns to normal and I start intuitively eating?
Should I try lowering the volume of food I eat, so eating only small sized portions each meal - I’d definitely be starving but would it help my body adapt?
How do I go back to normal, this is actual torture, 1 week without tracking or restricting and I will have the craziest, most unhealthy diet and I’d definitely gain 3 KG minimum.
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