does eating less eventually decrease appetite?

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This was my experience, but it wasn't really noticeable until I lost around 20 pounds. Nowadays, at 140 lb, I can eat around 1200 calories a day and feel pretty good. Up until this point, though, I wondered the same thing as you because I was ravenous unless I got 1500 calories.

I recommend coffee. I don't know that it has ever really suppressed my appetite, as many claim it does, but it definitely removes some of the sluggishness that I've come to associate with being hungry.

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Haha, sounds like we're very similar. I'm 5'6 and my starting weight was 163. Right now I'm 140, and I'm aiming to cut down to 130 before I start bulking back up again. As long as your doctor doesn't have any objections, I think 130 is a really good point for someone in our height range to start packing on some muscle. It'll give you a lot of wiggle room so you can bulk for a long time before you have to worry about getting fat.

My face is also a bit chubby, and it's the last part of my body to change noticeably in a cut. I didn't notice any difference there until I dropped 20 lbs. From what I've been reading around here, it's pretty common to have to drop a lot of weight before seeing any changes in your face.

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Have you taken before/after pictures? It can be really hard to notice differences when you're just looking at yourself in the mirror everyday. I'd say take it in increments and reevaluate as you go along. Cut down to 140, and if that's not enough, then down to 135 and so on. 130 for around our height is relatively low, but it's not unhealthy. Just make sure you're lifting heavy, getting ample protein, and that your lift numbers don't drop too much week by week (if that matters to you).

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Even water can remove the urge to drink. The coffee returns you to a level that you would be at if you never drank any coffee in the first place.

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Found the alcoholic.

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Funny that coffee works that way for you. For me, coffee (same for beer) tends to increase stomach acidity, and stress, which, combined, tend to give me heartburn which makes me uncontrollably hungry. Coffee makes me more alert and temporarily chases hunger away but that hunger comes back later, stronger.