Is it better to eat more and exercise more or the opposite?

I am not sure if you are following a specific diet or just eating within your calories each day. I would recommend trying to find a diet plan that is in line with your goals so you can set your macronutrient levels accordingly.

Off the top of my head, I would say maybe you need more protein, to help with your energy level. Perhaps more healthy carbs, maybe after you work out or just before to give you the energy to get down to it! And always healthy fats are going to keep you full and satiated so you don't crave bad things. Just my opinion.

I am doing the ketogenic diet which is pretty extreme for some people. That is where some of my knowledge comes from, before this I was paleo for a few months and really liked that but fell off the wagon and now I'm starting over again. I hope some of this helps and feel free to message me if you would like more information!

Oh, and just another thought, have you had a check up with your dr recently? I noticed your weightloss has been amazing so far so talking to your dr could shed some light on your energy level as well.

Well basically yeah if you eat what you want all the time. Then yes you will have a lot of energy. I am sorry to say that there is really no way around the fact that for someone close to healthy weight like you maintaining a deficit is going to have some effect on your exercise performance. if it is simply too much then consider upping your calorie limit without simply going back to eating everything you want. It could be very possible for you to find a good balance where you can still maintain a deficit and lose at a moderate rate. But remember in the end your body has limits. And losing fat is an exercise in controlled starvation.

What I would do is slowly raise your calorie limit by about 1 or 2 hundred a week. And look for your comfort point. Keep up the weigh ins to make sure you don't go into a surplus. When you find a point you are happy with stick to it.

I have a lot of sympathy for you because tbh I have the same problem. My sense of impatience for results has me picking the brains of the community here for ways to get there faster pretty regularly. And the common consensus from anyone in the know seems to be eat healthy and push as hard as you can exercise wise.

eating more and exercising more will help you to get fitter but as long as you keep them in balance they won't necessarily help you to lose weight. Might make you burn fat though.

depends on your goals i guess.

i'm finding that i can't strength train 3 days a week and eat at enough deficit to lose 2 pounds a week.

i could eat more but at the moment i'm more interested in losing the fat. what i can do though is 1 day a week of actual strength training ( so i can at least retain my strength) and the other 2 days that i would have devoted to strength training are being used for circuit style resistance workouts and those where i'm working at like 50-60% of my strength max.

Need more healthy fats and protein!! Almonds, eggs, fish, whey protein are your friends!