Struggling with Mood Swings... Help!

[NickGibson1]

Hello guys.

I started my cut at 244lb around 8 days ago and I have currently lost 10lb on the paleo diet (caveman) I've ate perfectly clean and not had any slip ups at all but I am really struggling with mood swings. I'm loosing the weight but I might end up getting a divorce in the process. Is there anything that can help?

Any advice will be helpful.. Thanks.. Nick

[KayPS]

What are your macros?

Insufficient dietary fat can contribute to unhealthy hormone fluctuations.

Also, if your carbs are low, you could be experiencing a lack of energy, causing irritability.

We need more information to answer your question.

EDIT: Additionally, unless you have a medical reason to follow Paleo, you should reconsider following a fad diet that arbitrarily restricts foods for no apparent reason, and compose a well balanced diet based on your body's requirements. See the calorie/macronutrient sticky at the top of the forum for more information.

[PBateman2]

Why paleo? Just curious.

[NickGibson1]

What are your macros?

Insufficient dietary fat can contribute to unhealthy hormone fluctuations.

Also, if your carbs are low, you could be experiencing a lack of energy, causing irritability.

We need more information to answer your question.

EDIT: Additionally, unless you have a medical reason to follow Paleo, you should reconsider following a fad diet that arbitrarily restricts foods for no apparent reason, and compose a well balanced diet based on your body's requirements. See the calorie/macronutrient sticky at the top of the forum for more information.

I'm completely new to this. It's my 2nd week dieting and training so not quite sure what macros are. I will give you my typical diet for a day.

Breakfast: fruit
Lunch: grilled chicken side salad 1 apple 1 banana
Evening meal: steak/chicken breast, side salad/veg, fruit.

The reason I'm doing paleo is my friend had some great success 70lb lost so thought I would give it a go.

Thanks

Nick

[2010gt1]

yea I can tell you right now your fats are WAYYY too low. your probably getting around 10-20g a day with what your eating there. up your fats significantly

[KayPS]

I'm completely new to this. It's my 2nd week dieting and training so not quite sure what macros are. I will give you my typical diet for a day.

Breakfast: fruit
Lunch: grilled chicken side salad 1 apple 1 banana
Evening meal: steak/chicken breast, side salad/veg, fruit.

The reason I'm doing paleo is my friend had some great success 70lb lost so thought I would give it a go.

Thanks

Nick

Your friend lost weight because he was eating at an energy deficit.

Your fats are extremely deficient. You need to learn about proper nutrition, instead of blindly following a fad diet. Start here.

[SkydogGinsberg]

... started my cut ... around 8 days ago and I have currently lost 10lb ...

Even with water weight accounting for a lot of initial loss, this seems pretty fast, not in a good way. What daily deficit are you pursuing? And yeah, excessively low fat intake can affect mood, among a host of other issues.