I have been experiencing something similar recently on semaglutide, although my hypothesis was simply calorie deficit homeostasis. I’d previously dieted and lost 18 lbs without, and the main difference was the willpower required to do it, the fatigue and associated anhedonia was the same. This might be different if you’re not at all tired?
When I’m at a 200-400 calorie deficit for a while I can still be very active, but my mood feels flat and I have a hard time getting excited about anything.
I have been experiencing something similar recently on semaglutide, although my hypothesis was simply calorie deficit homeostasis. I’d previously dieted and lost 18 lbs without, and the main difference was the willpower required to do it, the fatigue and associated anhedonia was the same. This might be different if you’re not at all tired?
Sounds different. I never felt tired or low energy.
(I think I might have been eating close to 2k calories daily, but had plenty of activity, so the overall balance was negative)
A reasonable estimate for a sedentary person is https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/bmr-harris-benedict-equation multiplied by 1.2. Plus any activity on top. Worth calculating—you might be at a much bigger calorie deficit than you think.
When I’m at a 200-400 calorie deficit for a while I can still be very active, but my mood feels flat and I have a hard time getting excited about anything.
Thx. I was thinking:
1kg is roughly 7700 calories
I’m losing a bit more than 1kg per month
Deficit of 9k calories per month is 300 kcal daily
Please let me know if that doesn’t make sense : )