Anyone else finds cutting difficult psychologically?

[BallSak]

Lately I've been struggling more with the psychology of bulking...thick trunk and moon face, loss of vascularity. Force feeding and feeling heavy and slow. I hate it.

I used to hate cutting till I really tried to relax, slow down the process and cut over the course of 8-12 months instead of 3-4 months. Also I carb cycle a little differently which I've come to really like. I do high med low high med low rather than low low low low high low low low low high etc.

[Metalject]

Lately I've been struggling more with the psychology of bulking...thick trunk and moon face, loss of vascularity. Force feeding and feeling heavy and slow. I hate it.

I used to hate cutting till I really tried to relax, slow down the process and cut over the course of 8-12 months instead of 3-4 months. Also I carb cycle a little differently which I've come to really like. I do high med low high med low rather than low low low low high low low low low high etc.

The hard cutting plans with numerous low days repeated, those are only good for those 2-16wk show prep runs. In those cases, you have the show to motivate you to get the job done. But if you're eating like that just to look better it can get pretty tough.

It sounds like you've found a better approach. However, you laid out six days: low med high (that's 3) and low med high (that's 3 more) So that's six days, what do you do on the 7th? Cheat day or do you just continue the 3 day low med high rotation?

[BallSak]

The hard cutting plans with numerous low days repeated, those are only good for those 2-16wk show prep runs. In those cases, you have the show to motivate you to get the job done. But if you're eating like that just to look better it can get pretty tough.

It sounds like you've found a better approach. However, you laid out six days: low med high (that's 3) and low med high (that's 3 more) So that's six days, what do you do on the 7th? Cheat day or do you just continue the 3 day low med high rotation?

I just continue the high med low as a 3 day rotation. I will cheat on the high days if I feel I need to or want to. And of course offdays are always low or medium. I enjoy eating this way.