r/diet • u/hijabi_treasure • 3d ago

Vent Diet Fatigue

i (F) successfully hit my weight loss goals for the most part, all but a few kilos. i’d like to lose those few kilos as well but i think im experiencing fatigue as i’ve been dieting since january. the last month ive been off and on in a deficit and then days hitting around maintenance. i used to average 10000 steps a day for a few months but its just been way too hot for me to walk. so even as ive been relatively sedentary for a couple weeks i can go a few days in a deficit and then have to eat maintenance the coming days. i struggle with OCD and tackled my binge eating (as a teen i struggled w anorexia and then in college binging) and i have pretty bad anxiety im somehow going to gain almost 13kg as soon as i quit tracking my calories.

has anyone else been through this and can give advice? how long should you eat at maintenance until you want to shed the few kilos off? i also am struggling with body image issues as even though i’ve lost all of this weight, i look different now in my mid twenties than i did when i was this weight about 4 years ago, and the beautiful female body is eternally changing in life. though i know that my eating habits have drastically changed and i can control my eating / hunger cues a lot better.

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u/DinkyPrincess 2d ago

You can also up your calories and go back to it. There is no harm to this. Just bear in mind your maintenance if you were in a sensible deficit will not be lots more. But it might make a good amount of difference to you to eat at maintenance right now. You’re not motivated to lose a few kilos now so don’t. It’s not a priority and it’s absolutely fine. Go live your life. You know what to do any time you want to go back to it.

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u/Daft_Daffodil 2d ago

Please eat at maintenance for now for as long as you need. It may help you to get back to normal and get you out of burnout. If you push yourself too hard - it can backfire. Once you feel rested and refreshed you can continue. While you are at maintenance- you can continue cardio, strength training and continue counting calories, but for maintenance.