How come my cut doesn't feel like a cut?

[Hangul]

Okay I am eating around 2400 calories a day. I'm 201 lbs and 5'7" and 28 years old.

I workout 6 days a week.

Weights (WBB#1) M/W/F 40 - 60 minutes

Tabata Intervals on M and F morning

Cardio T(morning)/Wednesday (after leg workout)/Th(morning)/Sat(morning)

Sunday is MY day of rest

I'm eating 2400 (6-7 meals every 3-4 hours)and drinking around 1.5 gallons of water per day (maybe 2 diet sodas in between)

How come I never feel like I'm suffering? I never feel depleted or deprived. I keep my protein anywhere from 1 - 1.5 gm/lb and my fats all come from good sources (Cold-milled Flax seeds, Olive oil, nuts, sunflower seeds, etc)

I'm just wondering since I see a lot of threads with complaints about feeling hungry and I rarely ever do... Am I eating too much?


Hangul

[seK]

How much fat are you losing?

[Hangul]

Don't know exactly but I LOOK better and my clothes are looser.

I know that I should take that as a good sign, but I'm still not sure.


Hangul

[Unreal]

How much weight are you losing a week?

[Hangul]

Was 205 last Monday the 26th - so I've lost 4 lbs. But most of that could've been water that I was retaining at the time. I wasn't really eating the way I should.


Hangul

[Unreal]

Keep doing what your doing, and check back in a week or two and see how much more weight you've dropped. If you can maintain 1lb a week then your doing great.

[Hangul]

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

But have any of you felt this way as well?


Hangul

[Unreal]

On and off. I'll have a week were it is no problem, then other days where I could eat a horse. I ate tons this weekend, and I've had maybe 400 cals today and still fill full. This will probably last 2-3 days before I get all depleted and hungry. I do notice that once I start binging on carbs, I can't stop. I try to keep carbs around workout because othe times they make me hungry.

[Built]

Thanks for the words of encouragement.

But have any of you felt this way as well?


Hangul

If you get the "mix" right, it can be surprisingly easy to manage your appetite. Sounds like you've found yours, at least for now.


I try to keep carbs around workout because othe times they make me hungry.

Bingo.

[bjohnso]

I'm on my first cut and I feel great - so much more energy, no more day time naps. Breathing is also much easier, during my bulk I was having a hard time breathing, I guess from the fat around my neck. But I don't feel depleted at all, except maybe when I workout and I can't hit my goals, then I feel bummed, lol.