| Author | Post |
|---|
Ricky
New Member
|
Posted: 28 August 2008 08:32 am |
|
I've noticed in the last week or so I've become quite irritable. It takes the smallest thing to get me angered. I'm not normally like this. Right now is definitely a time that I would be up beat and happy all the time being that I just got word of a pretty significant promotion at my work. Not to mention everything else is just going great. Still, I seem to be a bit testy (put that dirty mind away).
A friend of mine seems to believe it's because of my change in diet and work out. I don't see anything obvious as to how this can be credible. BUT! I'm open to new information. I'm really excited that I'm getting myself in shape. I'm not angry because I can't eat certain things now. Anyway, is my recent attitude problem related to my change in eating and physical activity?
|
BEC950
Senior Member
|
Posted: 28 August 2008 03:33 pm |
|
It could be that you are detoxifying all of the bad food out of your system and it is affecting you mood....or maybe you are just feeling grumpy. Happens to all of us sometimes for no reason  Last edited on 28 August 2008 03:33 pm by BEC950
|
Tratra
Distinguished Member
|
Posted: 28 August 2008 05:37 pm |
|
| If your calories are too low and you're hungry, that could definitely make you on edge. Also, sometimes when you're restricting certain foods, and you see others eating what you can't, it might make you resentful. Could be lots of things!
|
CrimsonAnimus
Moderator
|
Posted: 28 August 2008 09:11 pm |
|
Ricky, I've encountered the same thing.
I'm pretty easygoing by nature, but it doesn't take much to change my mood these days. I can be happy one minute, irritated the next, happy the next, etc. Although I've been less irritable since I've been losing weight, I have been more prone to sudden changes of mood than I used to be.
Weight loss affects your body in all kinds of ways, including your hormones, which I think is a credible explanation.
My advice - unless it affects your quality of life to a degree that you can't handle, I wouldn't worry about it for now. Perhaps once you have lost your weight and are in the maintenance stage, it might level out. That's what I'm hoping, at least. It's one thing staying depressed most of the time like I used to - it's another thing feeling on top of the world one minute, deeply depressed the next, and this cycle continuing.
Hope it gets better for you. 
|
Ricky
New Member
|
Posted: 29 August 2008 05:44 am |
|
| I'm never really bitter or anything of that sort when others are eating the goodies. I do wish I could scarf some down, but I actually feel better and happier when I've overcome such an urge. I'm not sure. Maybe it was just that I had a lot to do in the last couple of weeks. Who knows. I hope it doesn't keep up.
|
cportwine
Senior Member
|
Posted: 29 August 2008 12:38 pm |
|
BEC950 wrote: It could be that you are detoxifying all of the bad food out of your system and it is affecting you mood....or maybe you are just feeling grumpy. Happens to all of us sometimes for no reason
I totally agree with that. Even though you don't feel mad about it when you think of it. Your body could be viewing it in a different way then your mind is.
|
cportwine
Senior Member
|
Posted: 29 August 2008 12:43 pm |
|
I have mood swings horrible since I have lost weight. I am not sure really why. One minute I am up beat and ready to go. Then the next day, really depressed and out of it. I think mine is more of a sleep thing, rather then dieting thing.
But, I agree with your friend. But, I would not give up the fight because of that. I think it will pass in time.
Also, when I first started to diet I would get horrible headaches. That passed after awhile. I remember laying in bed at night crying cause of it. So, we all go through are struggles to lose weight. Just hang in there. It will get better....
|
lynn40
New Member
| Joined: | 24 July 2008 |
| Location: | |
| Posts: | 11 |
|
Posted: 30 August 2008 12:08 pm |
|
This might be a stretch, but my experience has been that sometimes overweight people (myself included) tend to eat away their emotional discomfort. For instance, if I'm down in the dumps or have an uncomfortable feelings, sometimes I'll turn to food to help me deal with it (not consciously, but subconsciously). If this is the same way with you, maybe you're down because you're having to face subconscious feelings and don't have food as the outlet anymore.
|
cportwine
Senior Member
|
Posted: 2 September 2008 01:37 pm |
|
lynn40 wrote: This might be a stretch, but my experience has been that sometimes overweight people (myself included) tend to eat away their emotional discomfort. For instance, if I'm down in the dumps or have an uncomfortable feelings, sometimes I'll turn to food to help me deal with it (not consciously, but subconsciously). If this is the same way with you, maybe you're down because you're having to face subconscious feelings and don't have food as the outlet anymore.
I totally agree with that. I can't use food as a comfort anymore. So, that is probably why I am a basket case all the time now, lol.
|
Current time is 06:23 pm | |
|
