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Originally Posted by LWilson212
Hey Bytsi-
I lost 50 lbs on Weight Watchers and I have been thinking along the same lines as you, why was it so easy back then and so much harder now? And like you, I do not remember struggling with constant hunger like I do now when I try to cut. I just keep telling myself, veggies, veggies, veggies. I buy stuff like those bags of broccoli and cauliflower you can just microwave in the bag and you can eat a whole bag for 100 calories. I also find cherry tomatoes very filling and a nice snack.
There was a discussion in Tom's (stingo) log a while back about whether it is counterproductive to work out really hard when trying to cut. The concept was you are tearing your body down so much and make yourself so hungry you are unable to cut cals like you need to. I've been wondering about this for myself, if I need to actually lower the intensity if I want to stick to a cutting diet.
Hang in there! It sounds like you are doing great on planning and packing stuff.
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I agree with this, totally. I'm always starving when I'm trying to lose weight. And especially now that I'm trying to do this repair, I'm just a mess. I guess that's why she has you doing absolutely nothing.
I have to say that I am usually not as hungry after a workout. I don't think you're really trying to build muscle with HIIT, so I would say just have some carbs before and after, nothing drastic, just more about timing than extra calories. Maybe a banana over what you should be having would be good? You can't bulk and cut at the same time, so I think you should probably make your decision about what's more important to you right now. Is it muscles that you can't see and will dig down to later? or Is it getting down to a goal weight and then slowly building the msucle from there until you're happy?
It's a tough call to make. I think we'd all like to do both at once, but I feel like it's just chasing your tail. You're doing tons of work, but you're not going anywhere.