I’ve had your symptoms, too. Skipping a meal would cause my blood sugar to crash (causing irritability and brain fog, for me) and I stopped losing weight temporarily even on the meal plan that worked for me (other comment). The problems that caused this for me were getting a new food intolerance and microbial imbalance (caused by eating things I was intolerant of while I was still trying to figure out the source of the problem). I was hungrier and I stopped losing weight. You’ve wondered about your metabolism, but have you thought about whether your digestion could be improved?
I’m not sure what kinds of conditions might cause this problem and whether they might be hidden (or even whether the problem is more of an absorption issue, some result of the immune system response, or something else), and it’s definitely not my business whether you have symptoms or not, but I’ll tell you a few things in case they could be useful:
I’ve heard that food intolerance tests are unreliable. If I wanted to know if I had a food intolerance, I’d do an elimination diet to be sure.
Probiotic supplements (heck, supplements in general) tend to be poor quality. I won’t buy supplements by brands that aren’t verified to meet quality standards when independently tested. I use ConsumerLab.com for this, because the government doesn’t test them for you. This related link may be of interest.
I’ve had your symptoms, too. Skipping a meal would cause my blood sugar to crash (causing irritability and brain fog, for me) and I stopped losing weight temporarily even on the meal plan that worked for me (other comment). The problems that caused this for me were getting a new food intolerance and microbial imbalance (caused by eating things I was intolerant of while I was still trying to figure out the source of the problem). I was hungrier and I stopped losing weight. You’ve wondered about your metabolism, but have you thought about whether your digestion could be improved?
I’m not sure what kinds of conditions might cause this problem and whether they might be hidden (or even whether the problem is more of an absorption issue, some result of the immune system response, or something else), and it’s definitely not my business whether you have symptoms or not, but I’ll tell you a few things in case they could be useful:
I’ve heard that food intolerance tests are unreliable. If I wanted to know if I had a food intolerance, I’d do an elimination diet to be sure.
Probiotic supplements (heck, supplements in general) tend to be poor quality. I won’t buy supplements by brands that aren’t verified to meet quality standards when independently tested. I use ConsumerLab.com for this, because the government doesn’t test them for you. This related link may be of interest.