I lost a lot of weight through steady, gentle restriction (200-500kcal defecit per day) the first week or so was hell, I was hungry, irritable, considered quitting. Then when I was happy with my weight and tried to eat maintenance calories I felt bloated, unhappy, and irritable.
Humans like habit, human bodies like consistency. Changing up what we do, how we process things is bothersome. A lot of hormones are very involved in the gut so changing foods habits can really affect mood. The trick is to keep with it until it becomes your body’s normal, when it learns to balance it’s homeostasis around the new energy balance, then it’s easy
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