@Syklonus
Broken sleep and hunger are the biggest problems for me. I don't feel refreshed, so workouts are a completely unenjoyable slog. Bulking is great when you're just eating large amounts of oats and sweet potato, and there's enough energy to power through heavy weights sessions for fast progress, but on a deficit there's a big battle with mood, and the brain does everything it can to convince you to eat.
@Siegbert85
Hunger definitely hasn't been a sign for me. I can feel completely stuffed on 1000 kcal and feeling ravenously hungry eating 3000 kcal over an entire day. Completely depends on what and in what timeframe I'm eating.
@lj5190
The main sign you're in a calorie deficit: You're miserable.
@jamesz1003
I cut out sugar, added some weights to my HIIT workout and started doing evening runs on top of my morning work outs. I can definitely feel and see the weight coming off, about 5kg fat loss in 3 months. I feel damn great.
@garysimpson7326
Honestly, I get a little discouraged when I KNOW that I am in a calorie deficit by tracking my calories in and my calories out, BUT the scale does not decrease, or it even increases. I rely on my faith that I am going in the right direction, and I keep going.
@ibrahimmo5785
July 2020: I was 25 lbs overwieght, started keto diet and went down from 198 to 154 lbs over 7 months time but I realised I became skinny fat with less muscle mass obviousl. I did my best to workout whilst in keto but stamina did not help February 2021: stopped keto and started to eat sensibly with regular workout 3 sessions/ week, I did not put on extra weight but my gains were very limited. August 2021: workout 6 sessions/week , cardio 3 sessions/week plus walking average 7k steps per day. Started to focus on eating I gram protein/lb bodyweight. Outcome is very promising and started to build impressive muscle mass, trousers dropped 2 sizes and musvle growth is noticeable especially shoulders and chest. Journey continues. P.S. I am 46 years old and fulltime job.
@souit957
I was having trouble sleeping these past weeks and I was wondering why (I normally sleep like a bear). Thank for the info mate
@idsavo
I've felt colder while on caloric deficit, but I also realised I ate moderate protein. Having my protein intake increased, lead to feeling better, as higher protein consumption drives more thermogenesis. Besides that, I have to say about the opposite as well. During the summer, when I consume lots of protein, I feel way less comfortable with the heat.
@rickynorris1694
Whatever you do, don't weigh daily. It will frustrate you.
@EobardTron
Not an excuse to treat other people poorly. THANK YOU. Sending this to my wife. I'm sure it will be well received.
@bigpicturegains
An underrated tool to keep yourself in a deficit or maintain leanness is fasting. Constant low calorie made me feel low energy throughout the day. It made workouts super mentally & physically challenging to complete. Now I eat plenty on my fed days and workout those days. I use any fasted days as part of my recovery days. I’m having excellent results in terms of body composition, energy, and just simply feeling a whole lot better 💪
@89itis
Are you in a caloric deficit? Me looking at the Fanta I just chugged down….no, I’m not.
@pk7549
Just split your meals. Split breakfast into two sittings with 2 hours in between. Do the same for lunch and dinner. Activating the metabolism more often throughout the day is key. Gives you that slightly hungry but torable feeling. You're welcome.
@jjames8256
This video was right what I needed today. It’s relieving to know that feeling hunger and food cravings is pretty common.
@VivekSk5
One of the best things I did last year was subscribing to your channel. There's a lot of bs in youtube fitness community regarding fatloss, but your content is always precise and straight to the point. I'm thankful to you for putting up quality content for us. Good job Mario. Hope you're doing well 😊
@d.r.6177
Just want to add that if you experience actual sleeplessness, and feel slightly sick you are too deep in a deficit. That happened to me recently.
@scottnance2200
Thanks, Mario. I think the point about distinguishing between physical and emotional hunger is an important one. I find that lots of times I want something to eat, not because my body actually needs nourishment, but because I want some type of stimulation. As you point out, being able to say "nope, I'm not really hungry, I'm just stressed" can be an important tool.
@rondrekarandolph672
I have all these signs I thought I was doing something wrong because I always felt hungry and constantly thinking about my next meal so I started binge eating and fell off. Now that I know it’s something normal I’m going back at! Thanks for knowledge definitely needed!
@BlackWeeeb
i thought the hungry side was unnatural honestly. i’m not the type to eat stuff and i barely crave. but recently i’ve been limiting my calories and i noticed i just wanna eat a whole bunch at one time. i thought this was me wanting to break my “diet” but it seems universally this is normal. i’m on the right track then and i’m doing above perfect when it comes to limiting my calories and getting in my protein. i’m very proud of myself
@MarioTomicOfficial