How do you fight something that you want to listen to?

They say “listen to your body”.

But the body is lying and trying to hold on!

https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-weight-loss-hunger-20180202-story.html

Gloomy outcome

Losing weight does not destroy fat cells, but rather reduces their size. Fat cells, also known as adipocytes, store triglycerides (fats) which can be broken down for energy when needed. When you lose weight through diet, exercise, or other means, what essentially happens is that the fat cells shrink as they release their stored triglycerides to be used as energy. The number of fat cells in the body tends to remain constant in adulthood; significant changes in fat cell numbers are more likely to occur during childhood and adolescence.

Getting fat can both grow existing fat cells (hypertrophy) and create new fat cells (hyperplasia). Initially, when the body stores more fat, the existing fat cells expand in size. However, there's a limit to how much a single fat cell can store. Once these cells reach their storage capacity, the body can start to create new fat cells to accommodate the excess energy.

But let’s see, right?

This will be a multi year ordeal.

You are feeling hungry? Fine. It’s not starvation though. Get the edge off by drinking zero cal stuff, or low cal stuff. You are on a diet, right? On a cut. So, use that.

Your desire to eat food will be a problem. You need to be extra cautious about it, like a drug.