Yes, being in a caloric defecit (relative to your previous normal) is hard. Most lifestyle changes are. Anyone who tells you different is lying to you. But it d

Yes, being in a caloric defecit (relative to your previous normal) is hard. Most lifestyle changes are. Anyone who tells you different is lying to you. But it doesn't need to be excruciating, and if you plan around the foods you like to eat you can even end up enjoying it after a while. The simplest solution is to eat less calorically dense foods -- hunger is partially determined by the volume of food you eat. As an extreme example, 1kg of broccoli has 340 calories -- there's no way you could be physically hungry if you ate that quantity of food for each meal. You shouldn't just eat broccoli (of course) but it's a motivating example of how minor food choices (double your portion of fibrous vegetables, and halve your portion of starchy carbohydrates) can impact your overall diet. Not to mention that fibrous carbohydrates are more satiating than starchy carbohydrates (the latter usually make you more hungry). Not to mention there are lots of ways to massively reduce the amount of calories in food you commonly eat (though this does require you to cook your own food). Also, for the love of all that is holy -- drink more water. The vast majority of people are dehydrated (your urine should be almost entirely clear, not yellow) and misinterpret thirst for hunger. Water doesn't have any calories.