Just starting out, getting mood swings?

SquishyLaughter

I started logging my calories officially a little over a week ago, and have since noticed that I am getting really emotional. (No it isn't my TOM).

Today it hit a peak of what felt to me like it was absolutely pathetic. I had saved enough calories to eat some of the frozen pizza I purchased with my hubby yesterday, and it turned out that he ate it all while I was at work.

I guess I'd had my heart set on that pizza, I started sobbing uncontrollably and didn't want to eat anything else except the pizza that I couldn't have.

Is this normal? Normally I don't do things like that, and pizza isn't worth crying over.

KarenJanine

What have you set your calorie goal too? It may help if you opened your diary.

SquishyLaughter

I just opened it, I have my calories set to 1320, but I usually consider it fine that I can go up to 1600 in a day.

KarenJanine

Yesterday you only ate around 1100 cals. I think this would make me cry too. You don't need to eat so little to lose weight.

Here is a good wealth of info for new starters: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

SquishyLaughter

Oh, I am actually still logging for what you call yesterday. I work swing shift so my dinner is usually at 1AM, I will be logging a few more before completing that entry. (Ah yes, lovely weird night shift schedules). Just added the potatoes and eating the rest of my dinner now, I just for some reason got really emotional about not being able to eat pizza with my dinner calories (had about 650 calories for it).

(Also I am not pregnant either.)

KarenJanine

How is your sleep pattern? Working shifts can obviously be detrimental to this, so if you aren't sleeping well then this could account for your moods.

SquishyLaughter

I fairly consistently get about 7 hours of sleep a night. Go to bed between 3 and 4 AM, wake up between 10 and 11AM. I dunno, maybe its jsut random mood swings.

maryjay52

food is emotional. saying goodbye to food that isnt really good for you is even more emotional . sometimes we eat on emotion too .. i have found that i am finding new pleasures to look forward to like working out or doing something other than eating. for me its tough because most the work i do is revolved around meetings at restaurants or going to events where there is more food. i get more pleasure now because i beat my time on the treadmill more than having pleasure of eating an ice cream sundae or a sub sandwich .. its liberating to let go of that emotional attachment to that kind of food

KarenJanine

Maybe - see if they settle down over the next couple of weeks after your body has had a chance to get used to a lower calorie intake.