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    Does anyone else cry more easily when eating a deficit?

    Posts: 234 Member
    edited February 22 in Motivation and Support
    Just to be clear, I'm not eating 1200 calls a day. I'm eating around 1600, exercising, eating very healthily (IMO) whole foods, nothing too processed, tons of fruit and veg blah blah you get the picture. But I am eating at a slight deficit and losing 0.5-1 lb a week. All seems good.

    Except every time I lose weight I become very emotional and cry so much more easily. I'm much worse on a low fat diet I've noticed so I'm deliberately eating high fat (healthy fats) which helps, but still, snivelling at the slightest thing.

    Does this happen to anyone else?

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    • Posts: 620 Member
      Cry, no. Make others cry? Yes.
    • Posts: 574 Member
      Can't say I have noticed that. Maybe some kind of hormonal imbalance or something? How old are you? Do you take the contraceptive pill or any medication that might effect your hormones?
    • Posts: 234 Member
      I'm 42 so could def be hormones but it's only really a problem when I'm losing weight, not if I'm maintaining (or gaining lol!). Not on any meds at all.
      Maybe it's just me, maybe my body's way of complaining about giving up its cosy fat stores!
    • Posts: 537 Member
      Yeah, I don't know if it has anything to do with that, but when I was on deficit (I'm maitaining now) I was such a cry baby. Everything just seemed to upset me. Now I'm not like that...
    • Posts: 234 Member
      Yeah, I don't know if it has anything to do with that, but when I was on deficit (I'm maitaining now) I was such a cry baby. Everything just seemed to upset me. Now I'm not like that...

      Oh, maybe it's not just me then! Wonder why that happens...
    • Posts: 844 Member
      Fat consumption can assist in relation to the regulation and balance of hormone functions, which is why you may be finding it helpful. Maybe you could up it a bit more to see if that improves further?
    • Posts: 234 Member
      Fat consumption can assist in relation to the regulation and balance of hormone functions, which is why you may be finding it helpful. Maybe you could up it a bit more to see if that improves further?

      Aha! I feel some googling coming on! Thank you!
    • Posts: 189 Member
      Cry, no. Make others cry? Yes.

      This, I'm terrible when I don't have enough food. It takes all my remaining energy not to punch people in the face.
    • Posts: 3,705 Member
      I read somewhere ( not sure where) that fat cells tend to store lots of junk like chemicals and hormones so it is not unheard of that when these get broken down as you lose weight that you get flooded with excess hormones.
    • Posts: 844 Member
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      Aha! I feel some googling coming on! Thank you!

      Good luck:)
    • Posts: 73 Member
      There definitely can be a chemical response due to you not getting something nutritionally that you need which is impacting your hormones.
    • Posts: 2,131 Member
      That sounds like something is off with your hormones. I'm not usually one to say doctor right away, but it might be worth a visit to a gyno to see if something is off there.

      What exactly is your fat macro set to? I believe the recommendation is .35g per pound of bodyweight. It is important to eat enough fat to help regulate your hormones.

      Also, are you sleeping well at night? I get weepy if I'm working out hard and not recovering well from my workouts (not enough sleep). Make sure to take rest days as well...if you don't want to rest completely try a long walk or yoga to keep yourself moving but let your body heal from the hard work you're asking it to do.
    • Posts: 234 Member
      There definitely can be a chemical response due to you not getting something nutritionally that you need which is impacting your hormones.

      I think this could well be the case yet ironically I am eating so much more healthily, no junk, no alcohol etc. ha! Now I know where I'm going wrong! I need crisps, chocolate and a bottle of wine lol! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
    • Posts: 141 Member
      I had terrible troubles getting my fat levels right. If I have it too high then it upsets my IBD, too little and my hormones go crazy. I've actually settled on 40% of calories from natural fats and I feel best here.

      I would suggest making sure that everything is okay and you are getting enough of the right sorts of fats.
    • Posts: 234 Member
      That sounds like something is off with your hormones. I'm not usually one to say doctor right away, but it might be worth a visit to a gyno to see if something is off there.

      What exactly is your fat macro set to? I believe the recommendation is .35g per pound of bodyweight. It is important to eat enough fat to help regulate your hormones.

      Also, are you sleeping well at night? I get weepy if I'm working out hard and not recovering well from my workouts (not enough sleep). Make sure to take rest days as well...if you don't want to rest completely try a long walk or yoga to keep yourself moving but let your body heal from the hard work you're asking it to do.

      Thanks for this, I only work out with weights 2 or 3 times a week then I either cycle or swim once a week so I get lots of rest days. I sleep REALLY well. Work is stressful but it always is so that hasn't really changed. My fat macro is set at 53g (32%) of my diet. I weigh 144lbs so that should be plenty of healthy fat, I'm maybe just not getting the right kind or it's my age and my hormones, and maybe I only notice it more when I'm eating a deficit.

      Just eaten a super powered smoothie with almond milk, ground flax seeds, peanut butter and a banana to banish these blues!!!
    • Posts: 234 Member
      I had terrible troubles getting my fat levels right. If I have it too high then it upsets my IBD, too little and my hormones go crazy. I've actually settled on 40% of calories from natural fats and I feel best here.

      I would suggest making sure that everything is okay and you are getting enough of the right sorts of fats.

      Thanks, I did feel better the other day when I had 50% of my calories from fats! (Nuts and olives). Seems excessive but if it works who am I to complain.
      Your dog looks so cute!
    • Posts: 2,131 Member
      Another thought - you might need your Vitamin D checked. I also get emotional when I'm a little low, particularly in the winter months. There are some places that the deficiency is more common, but it also appears to be genetically linked, and I know both my parents have to take a vitamin D supplement.
    • Posts: 234 Member
      Oh I didn't know about vitamin D I'll look into that, thanks!
    • Posts: 58 Member
      I have less energey when eating at a deficit, which means I'm not as equipped to deal with stuff, and quicker to any emotion (anger, sadness, etc). I think if you are already at a healthy weight and just trying to cut it can be trickier, because your body is fighting you.
    • Posts: 39,744 Member
      Eating at a deficit makes me want to punch people in the face.



      :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 711 Member
      Nope... I has a penis.
    • Posts: 234 Member
      :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: omg totally cheered me up!
    • Posts: 7,010 Member
      Yes. I can't (sniff) stop cr(sniff)ying.....
    • Posts: 5,044 Member
      Yes me too....I lost some belly fat....seen the peen was still little!:sad: :cry:
      *runs out of the forums crying*
    • Posts: 2,037 Member
      No. I go into blind rage from hunger. Workouts make me cry.
    • Posts: 4,899 Member
      I tend to simply dislike humans when I'm cutting
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
      Eating at a deficit makes me want to punch people in the face.



      :flowerforyou:

      ^this
      I tend to simply dislike humans when I'm cutting

      ...and ^this...

      ...but honestly, I don't care too much for them when I'm at maintenance/bulking either.
    • Posts: 16,356 Member
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      ^this
      show previous quotes

      ...and ^this...

      ...but honestly, I don't care too much for them when I'm at maintenance/bulking either.

      You would like them more if you found one that could center your face in a picture. Bad photos make me cranky, as does eating at a defict.

      I don't cry more but I definitely find myself looking for a fight at times. I sometimes have to tell people that I feel my jerky alter ego trying to get out and I have to do something on my own for a bit while the feeling passes (luckily is pretty rare).
    • Posts: 34,415 Member
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      You would like them more if you found one that could center your face in a picture. Bad photos make me cranky, as does eating at a defict.

      I don't cry more but I definitely find myself looking for a fight at times. I sometimes have to tell people that I feel my jerky alter ego trying to get out and I have to do something on my own for a bit while the feeling passes (luckily is pretty rare).

      Your logic is completely flawed. *I* took that picture...

      ...and I like myself very much.
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