Feeling angry since I started hardcore Dieting

OP i have the same thing now that i'm getting back on the bandwagon and the same thing happened last year when i first started. you get used to it. it takes about 2 weeks for me to get used to eating 1000 calories below maintenance (i'm still eating around 2K a day) and getting through my workouts 6 days a week.

for me i think it has to do with changing inertia. eventually your body will get used to having to do the same with less.

it might be helpful to switch the types of food you are eating so at least you dont feel hungry : full fat yogurts, eggs, nuts, avocado, vegetables and fruits will help keep you feeling fuller longer.

I am eating almost 1,500 calories a day! I have my breakfast shake in the morning, small snack between, Lunch is normally a apple with cream cheese dip and a CarbMaster or lite yogurt, a snack between and then dinner. I know I am getting food. But I have cut things down from what I use to eat I bet I use to eat over 3,000 calories not even thinks about it!!

You might be eating enough calories, but you aren't full, so you're hungry. Eat vegetables. Broccoli has only 30 calories a cup and will fill you up. Yogurt just doesn't cut it as far as doing away with hunger. Also, if you try to cut down on sugar, some of your cravings should go away.

^^THIS!

If you are trying to do it quick and extreme, or "hardcore"...then that is why you are having issues. Slow and steady is better, in my opinion. You can get used to changes and turn them into habits.

I am not sure what to do! I have been up and down dieting and I have never had this problem. In the past almost 2 weeks I have really gone hard on my eating habits! Watching what I am eating and how much I am eating! But in the past 5 days I have been VERY touchy, cranky, angry, and violent feeling. Also getting dizzy spells. I know it has nothing to do with my menstrual cycle. I have talked to a few people and they said it is just the bodies reaction. Is this true? Or is there something else going on? I have talked to my doctor about losing weight, and how hard it is for me. So he is doing blood work testing different things like Blood sugar, thyroid, ect. I find all that out in a few days! But this is bothering me, I don't like feeling like this! I could use any thoughts at this point!! Thank You

You did a very good job explaining the problem. But, not a lot of details like how tall you are, your weight, or how active you are. But, if you were eating 3000 calories a day, I am going to assume you aren't quite sedentary, but maybe you aren't extremely active either. Because if you were sedentary that many calories would have you up to like 400 lbs in a short time. If you were extremely active 3000 would likely put you at a deficit. So, with that information I am pretty sure your BMR (basal metabolic rate) is about 1900 calories, give or take 100. That is how many calories it takes you to live without losing weight if you were in a coma. I don't think you are in a coma, so your intake should be at least that according to some people. I am not convinced of this. But, I am convinced that 1500 is way too low if you are exercising on top of the activities you used to do. I would say you need at least 1800 calories a day. Possibly, much more than that. But, it wouldn't hurt to try bumping up your calories closer to your BMR you won't gain doing that and you will more than likely lose some weight even if it's a bit slow. You look good for your weight so I am assuming you have quite a bit of muscle, so keep that it will help you burn calories. Which is another reason to not starve yourself too much, that burns more muscle when you do that.

I am not going to say what you should or shouldn't be eating though everyone is different. Get enough protein sure, that helps preserve muscle, but should it be 20% or 40% of your diet? No one really knows except for you after playing around with it. Get more fiber for sure. But, should it be from a lot of fruits and veggies or whole grains? Again you know you better than anyone. I have done both, eat more veggies and I eat mostly whole grains. The key is to add volume while reducing calories if you do that plus make sure you have enough protein you won't be hungry or hangry which is really bad. If you cut out sugar I am going to say that is a great move. Sugar is not a good thing to have in your diet if you can cut it that's good. Maybe just have a little with your discretionary calories which if you get 1800 calories then you will have some to play around with maybe 200-300 calories for fun foods.

Whatever you do though make sure it's what you can do most of the time like 95% of the time. If you can't stick to it everyday, it's not going to work long term. You will start a bad cycle of losing and gaining and more will come back on every gain cycle and by the time you are in your 40's well that's when many people just give up and then have major health issues. So, get a handle on it now and you won't face that terrible cycle.

PS when I say 1800 that isn't like a rule or anything. It's just a starting point to see where you are as far as your calorie needs. You might need 200-400 more than that, but certainly you don't need less.

I'd stop dieting and instead learn how to eat (portion control, etc) - the whole lifestyle change idea. Otherwise, you are going to be even more mad when you rage quit and gain back everything you managed to lose

qft! if I eat to low i tend to hulk out on people, so like awesome joy said, learn to eat!

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You should open up your diary. It would make giving advice less of a guessing game. This canbe done in your settings. Then we can have a peak and give you some concrete ideas.