Since cutting out chips and other poor food choice snacks I have been hungry for a week. Going to increase lunch time carbs a little and increase protein a little as well. The hunger may be a sign of under recovery but my body is feeling good. It’s most likely psychological so I won’t be snacking but I will Increase food a little to keep total calories where they were.
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Do you want any and all food or like specific snacks and tastes i.e. cravings?
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I usually take about 4-5 days post cutting junk and snacks before my hunger evens out. I usually chalk it up to psych as well, learned eating behaviour type shit
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Nothing specific just hungry. Obviously I would love some salty chips or nuts or a piece of cake, but I don’t really crave them. It’s usually when I get home from work on the nights I am not training or when watching TV late at night. I don’t find it hard to say ‘no’, I just notice that I’m HUNGRY !!
It seems to be at those times I would have smacked, so I think you are spot on.
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Can’t relate I’ve been fat for like almost a year now haha. Shifts in total calories or training volume make sense that they’d make at least short term changes in hunger. Maybe drink water to fill up your belly or something?
Might need to get myself a bigger drink bottle 
4L minimum
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After the holidays with lots of food, pastry, chocolate, snacks and you name it, the first week or two the body craves salt and sugar.
Then it evens out, happens every year.
Ready for the gains?, you’ve become really really strong mate, impressive.
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I ain’t kidding. I have a repurposed Aldi 4L juice bottle next to me on my desk and chug it every chance I get
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So I had a little time to spare today so went back through my training spreadsheets from the last year or so. Back on Aug 2018 I hit a max single at 130kg and then 135kg in the same session. Both lifts were videos and put on IG back then. Looking at them today, they were both high, the form wasn’t great and there wasn’t anything left in the tank.
In this current training block, in 2 weeks from now, I will finish with 130kg 5 sets of 4 reps, hopefully with a bit in the tank. I will video a couple of those sets and throw them up on IG. Once there up I’ll link them here for comparison.
This should mean that in around 17 months I will have added 30kg to my max single on squats. In this time I have only maxed out twice (May 19 and Oct 19 - Comp). It really is amazing how small increments over time with a well programmed deload and consistent effort just delivers results.
I really wish i knew about this in my 20’s and 30’s !!
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Monday 6th January - week 1
Squat (heavy)
Bar x 10
65 x 5
85 x 3
105 x 3
120 x 4 x 4 sets (265 lbs) RPE 6, 6, 6, 6
Nice reps, tried to be explosive. They felt easy tonight. First week of the block always feels good.
Bench (light)
Bar x 10
65 x 5
82.5 x 8 x 4 sets (182 lbs) RPE- 6, 6, 6, 6
Up and down, up and down. Very nice
Bulgarians
27.5 x 8 x 3 sets
Great pump, still horrible
Db bench
35 x 9 x 4 sets
Nice pump, moved pretty quick.
I love these first week of the training block. Everything feels light. Happy boy.
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Good work, as always, and nice you can keep up the squats while cutting out all the shit. Personally, my own squat goes into the shitter when I do that (i.e. right now).
The hunger is serious for me. Like constant, can’t concentrate on what I’m doing serious. That’s when I knew I had to change my approach to eating.
I wish I knew that now. But bus bench “I want it yesterday” programs and approaches are so appealing.
I really wish my body would stop failing so I could try this mysterious long term thing.
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Although I am cutting out the crap, I am still keeping my calories in a small surplus and eating plenty of protein. Its only 1 week in but I haven’t seen much in the way of weight loss. Strangely my guts seemed a little less bloated and my work pants are a little more comfortable but I dont think that’s as a result of the diet change.
The hunger is there but its not something I have a problem with. Its like the constant neck or back pain that I’ve had for years now, its just there always !
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Maybe your approach to training or other lifestyle decisions are what contributed to those body failures. Or maybe you are just unlucky. Either way a slower consistent approach would probably be ideal for you as you start to get a little older.
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What a difference a day makes. Last night I felt invincible and tonight the doms in my quads and glutes is real !!! Weights may have felt light but moving them fast certainly kicks a punch!! Thanks for the tip @markko
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