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No, it really isn't (for me, at least). When I was limiting my calories and exercising more I was gaining weight, feeling like crap, and was miserable and hungry much of the time.
Now that I stopped trying to keep calories down and eat as much fat as I can handle (about 4/5 of my calories come from fat), I lost 30 lbs from my maximum, feel much better (in addition to having more favorable biomarkers), have significantly improved cognition, and almost never feel miserable because I'm hungry. This is precisely the opposite of the advice I received from virtually all the diet authorities I had encountered like my high school health textbook and doctors.
Can you explain how this happens? Is a variation of the Atkins diet?
Eating Less + More Exercise = Gained Weight
Eating More ("as much fat as you can handle") + Less Exercise = Lose 30 Pounds.
Can you give more specifics? Time frame? Average calorie levels? Workout regiment?
In the first scenario, did your low mood and hunger cause you to break the diet often and binge calories?
Congrats, by the way. 30lbs is a lot of weight, and it sounds like you have improved your life all around.