Hi everyone, so as the title says, am I addicted to red meat, specifically rib eye steak?
I am 27 years old male and exercises regularly. I have been slowly losing weight (13lbs) over the course of 15 weeks intentionally with my calories coming from ~35% protein, ~40% carbohydrates, and ~25% fat. My symptom is that the longer I have been on the diet the more I crave red meat, specifically rib eye steaks and I slowly ate them more frequently. Today I felt dead and lethargic, I wasn't able to put my brain into my work and moving was difficult physically. I even took naps and had coffee through the day and didn't feel better. So I ate steak and after the first bite I progressively felt better, more energetic, brain fog went away, and I felt functional and happy again.
I wasn't sure how normal this is because I have been eating my proteins from fish, eggs, and chicken as well and I do eat a bunch of cruciferous vegetable. Water, potassium, sleep are all in check.
I guess my question is whats so special about red meat that it can bring me to such recovery? Is it the zinc, B12, iron, or a combination of those? If so, does this mean my other protein sources aren't as effective as supplementing my body with these nutrients and minerals as red meat? And finally, will it be a problem if I am frequently eating red meat?
Thank you for all you input in advances and thank you for reading :)
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