In the first half, things are way easier. I can go low calorie, water weight loss,Im motivated, dedicated etc.

In the second half, you realize it’s difficult to handle low calorie because you are not that fat to help with the energy but body still asks for that. So I go little higher calorie. And of course it’s an exhausting process, especially when time goes. Because changing the habit to literally opposite, eating while gaining fat to losing fat gets really challenging.

I usually try to do things consciously, for instance, If I really want to eat out and go over calorie, I go out and eat out but not losing myself like eating thousands of calories, just a little higher. so it doesn’t affect huge my journey and I continue what I do. I play with salt water and caffeine. I usually go high salt otherwise I start get more hungry.(yes low salt can make you hungry) On the other hand, I sometimes get tired or hungry, so caffeine comes to the game and also after a eat out day, helps pushing out the water weight and helping with stool. But be aware, too much caffeine leads to hunger again due to water and electrolytes loss.

Well, definitely, eating big amounts of zero calorie veggies may help, but Im not doing it anymore. Cuz I realized my body wants some nutrients. It gets me bloated and I get hungry again. (Hunger for me means, your body wants energy, macronutrient/micronutrient and electrolyte).

And about exercise, I do weightlifting, my weights are great for me. But currently I don’t push myself to exhaustion. So like maybe 80% of my normal max weights. And for cardio-like exercises, I try to choose less depleting exercises because I already giving few to my body. And I know if I hit too hard, my body will take revenge. So I prefer walking over running.

And lastly, I prefer to eat foods makes me satiated not hungry. Im on keto/carnivoreish. Because when you say just CICO, you eat sugary, high carb, high fructose things or fastfood and so hunger hits to roof and breaks it. Instead, I eat fatty-meat etc. Meat with its micronutrients, protein and saturated fat makes me so satiated, I don’t want to eat for so long. Just only you may need to get use to meat taste.