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Originally Posted by Lioness  Your body may be breaking down fat for energy. But I know from experience, this doesn't reduce hunger and cravings. One has to rely on will power. Very hard to do for an extended period of time. |
Which is why my main advice is to find something pleasurable and focus on it. The hunger mechanism is primarily psychological until the person reaches a low bodyfat level. If you take away all flavor from an overweight person's diet for example, they will automaticaly start eating less than 500 calories a day until they are at a normal weight. That is because they do not eat out of hunger, but out of a mix of boredom and habit. The so-called hunger does go away as the body adjusts to the new eating habit, until it is no longer a sustainable habit (they have already burned off their excess energy stored in their fat cells and the body is afraid of reaching actual starvation).
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Have you actually had lasting success with a low-cal diet yourself?
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Yes.