Does sugar make you grumpy?

MyFoodGod
MyFoodGod Posts: 184 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I have been avoiding sugar as best I can for several week - passing up on the treats at work, for example.

However, over the weekend I had some sugary "treats" each day at holiday functions. This morning I feel grumpy and irritable.

Any body else experience this?

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  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Oh yeah - when I tried Atkins 10 or so years ago, I was absolutely miserable for the 1st week while my body adjusted to a much lower sugar intake. I was super irritable and even had some digestive issues. Felt more like PMS than anything else! :)
  • Mahihkan
    Mahihkan Posts: 162
    Chocolate treats once in a while makes me happy.... lack of sleep and alarm clock makes me grumpy....

    Grumpy-Cat1.jpg
  • MyFoodGod
    MyFoodGod Posts: 184 Member
    Oh yeah - when I tried Atkins 10 or so years ago, I was absolutely miserable for the 1st week while my body adjusted to a much lower sugar intake. I was super irritable and even had some digestive issues. Felt more like PMS than anything else! :)

    I'm feeling grumpier AFTER eating the sugar - not the days I left it alone.
  • MyFoodGod
    MyFoodGod Posts: 184 Member
    Chocolate treats once in a while makes me happy.... lack of sleep and alarm clock makes me grumpy....

    Grumpy-Cat1.jpg


    Maybe it's just MONDAY making me grumpy!
  • Mahihkan
    Mahihkan Posts: 162
    Chocolate treats once in a while makes me happy.... lack of sleep and alarm clock makes me grumpy....

    Grumpy-Cat1.jpg


    Maybe it's just MONDAY making me grumpy!

    This too!!!!
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    Oh yeah - when I tried Atkins 10 or so years ago, I was absolutely miserable for the 1st week while my body adjusted to a much lower sugar intake. I was super irritable and even had some digestive issues. Felt more like PMS than anything else! :)

    I'm feeling grumpier AFTER eating the sugar - not the days I left it alone.

    I guess you are a little grumpy - LOL j/k! My unspoken point was that your body is now recovering from the sugar increase from this weekend - therefore you are grumpy from lack of sugar. And it might take a few more days to feel back to normal.

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