Emotional Swings with Fat Loss?

[IloveMLB2K10]

First Let me say if this is the wrong place to post this please kindly move it. If there is an emotional support section I overlooked i'm sorry!

I've been working hard and losing fat. Last night out of no where I got very angry about the littlest thing. No I'm not roiding. But I couldn't find my tin foil so I could bake my chicken breast. I mean its gone! I couldn't find it anywhere. Really not a big deal, but man was I worked up, I mean as much as I would be if I got socked in the face.

Has anyone discovered new emotional surfacings while dropping the weight? I know I came from a really bad over training situation (actually diagnosed) and that's why I laid off and got so outta shape, could I be releasing some of those issues now?

[enimatpyrt]

I don't know if its common, but at least in my case when I get hypoglyemic everything sets me off. I was angry alot during long cuts.

[flipkev]

I noticed my attitude changes dramatically with my carb intake. The lower the more crabby I get. With overtraining I was just tired and didn't want to deal with ****.

[SUPER_MANLET]

when i'm on cut i don't talk after 6PM with anoyone cuz i feel angry and have to explain everything while having almost 0 energy .. so nothing wrong specially if you are on low CARB diet

[critterbug]

Yah. I get impatient and volatile. I *try* to keep it down, but sometimes I forget it's because I'm deprived and it gets projected. It sounds like you have a good handle on it. Do you have a heavy bag? Anger can burn calories.

[AHB900]

Wow I myself have been really pissed off and moody for no reason at all lately. I never really thought about it. I feel like my stress level is a little bit higher too.

[IloveMLB2K10]

Yah. I get impatient and volatile. I *try* to keep it down, but sometimes I forget it's because I'm deprived and it gets projected. It sounds like you have a good handle on it. Do you have a heavy bag? Anger can burn calories.

Haha no heavy bag. Probably should get one of those though. And i'm not on a low carb diet, just intense workouts and calorie restriction, according to Emma Leigh's nutritional post. I'm pretty sure i'm losing because things are looking different but won't know my exact numbers till tomorrow morning when I test my body fat.

[ctrl-end]

First Let me say if this is the wrong place to post this please kindly move it. If there is an emotional support section I overlooked i'm sorry!

I've been working hard and losing fat. Last night out of no where I got very angry about the littlest thing. No I'm not roiding. But I couldn't find my tin foil so I could bake my chicken breast. I mean its gone! I couldn't find it anywhere. Really not a big deal, but man was I worked up, I mean as much as I would be if I got socked in the face.

Has anyone discovered new emotional surfacings while dropping the weight? I know I came from a really bad over training situation (actually diagnosed) and that's why I laid off and got so outta shape, could I be releasing some of those issues now?

i feel like i'm suffering emotional swings too. for me, it's been severe, to say the least anyway. i find i'm upset at myself a lot now, whereas before (when i'd 'accepted' that i was just a fat person and would always be a fat person), there was a sense of calmness in me that allowed me to feel content. at least sometimes.

now that i'm on this body-changing journey i find that i hate everything about myself. it's hard to celebrate a 43 lb loss, regardless of how hard i worked (and i've been working hard, harder than i've ever in my life). i feel like nothing is ever good enough, and it's hard to be happy about anything i accomplish when i "let" myself get that big to begin with.

so yeah, i'm sure my emotional awfulness is different from yours, but similarly, i'm going through the motions of lame emotional swings too. it's strange because i'm such a chill person, and i'm not used to feeling so unsatisfied, so unhappy all the time. so easily riled and upset.

i keep trying to get it together, because the last thing i want to do is continue getting smaller, reaching goals, and still hate myself by the end of it. it seems like working on the outside is making a big mess of me on the inside, y'know?

[Wssup]

i know exactly what you mean i canwake up with the worst mood in the world some times and then be normal
i think its because i was so used to eating everything i wanted now i dont

[IloveMLB2K10]

I'm no psychologist, but don't you two(previous two posts) are just going through the emotional stress that brought you to the unhealthy state you started from? In other words that may be the crap you have to power through mentally to come out the other side better than you ever were before.

That's what i think is happening to me a little bit anyway. Maybe it's the same for you guys or maybe not.

But I guess we won't know till we push each other to the limit and really see who we truly are at our peak and not who we accept to be.

[ctrl-end]

I'm no psychologist, but don't you two(previous two posts) are just going through the emotional stress that brought you to the unhealthy state you started from? In other words that may be the crap you have to power through mentally to come out the other side better than you ever were before.

That's what i think is happening to me a little bit anyway. Maybe it's the same for you guys or maybe not.

But I guess we won't know till we push each other to the limit and really see who we truly are at our peak and not who we accept to be.

i'm sure i'm going through emotional stress, i'm just not sure why. i know it's something i'm going to have to power through, i'm just trying to figure out how to do that. there are no guides for this, y'know? it's like, there's simple rules i follow for losing weight (i'm on the atkins diet) so i understand that i need to stay under 20 carbs. only eat fresh limited foods. okay, i get that. it's really difficult, but i'm over one month strong. next, exercise. move EVERY DAMN DAY. i get that. i'm tired, and most times i don't want to do it, and i feel like i'm going to collapse half-way through but i push and i do it, because i don't want to be another stereotypical fat american. i want to be healthy and look NORMAL. these are things i understand clearly.

what i don't get is the internal stuff. so yeah, back to what you were saying. i know i need to get through it, battle it, whatever. i know that i need to keep pushing myself, set no limits, i just don't know how to do those things. how to beat that.

ahhhhhhh! it feels better though that i'm not the only one 'going through something'

[Circasurvive]

So glad I have a punching bag/speedbag, I never get angry but I do get irritated alot. Like when people do dumb things or say something ignorant, It bothers me more than it use to. Maybe Im just a different person then i use to be.

[pauskocak]

yeah, if your carbs intake down drastically (means very fast like yesterday u took 1000g carbs and today u took 100g carbs for more then 3 days), your emotion will be changing to more.. short temper

[georgethegreek]

Yah. I get impatient and volatile. I *try* to keep it down, but sometimes I forget it's because I'm deprived and it gets projected. It sounds like you have a good handle on it. Do you have a heavy bag? Anger can burn calories.

Yup a heavy bag will help you release your anger instead of separating some pester from their consciousness.

[Karbon]

Im glad im not the only one with this issue haha