I thought exactly like you for 20 years. That lower weight meant EXTREME hunger. But what changed for me is the following, losing weight is HARDER than gaining

I thought exactly like you for 20 years. That lower weight meant EXTREME hunger. But what changed for me is the following, losing weight is HARDER than gaining weight. Gaining weight typically happens for me at a maximum of 2 pounds per month, over the course of a year with no dieting. Why would losing weight, something that is harder than gaining weight, be expected to happen faster than gaining it? I set my goals to 2 pounds a month weight loss, and I almost never hit that goal. I usually come in about 1.5 pounds lost per month. I also get WAY more nutrients and vitamins than my body needs by eating lots of liver, and taking athletic greens. That way my "hunger" is always for calories and never for nutrient deficiency. I've kept this up for almost 5 years now making it a life changing amount of weight loss.