1 month into a cut and it's starting to heavily affect my life. Need advice.

1 month into a cut and it's starting to heavily affect my life. Need advice.I've been lifting for 3 years and gradually went from 140-190 lbs over the course of that time. This was kind of a really slow and long bulk from skinny fat to fairly muscular. I started cutting on March 1st, tracking macros and calories. I ate ~2500 calories per day during March and lost 8 lbs total. (My maintenance is 3050) I assume some of this was water weight, but I have lost fat as well as I can clearly see more definition in my arms and abs. I had a "refeed/cheat day" on March 31st, now I'm at 2300 calories/day for April. The cut is going good, I see results... The problem: I am constantly fatigued and cannot stop thinking about food. My life feels like I am leapfrogging from one meal to the next, with everything else irrelevant. I am pretty much in zombie mode the whole day. Strangely, my workouts have not been affected, I have not lost any strength and have actually kept progressing on weight/reps as if I was on a bulk. The issue is that outside of the gym I have no focus. I find it very hard to get through the day. It's not so much that I have actual hunger pangs in my stomach, it's more of a mental craving. I cannot stop thinking about food, and a meal is never filling enough. Any suggestions? submitted by /u/extratrading [link] [comments]

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