Anyone else get grumpy when dieting???

1. Your body is used to getting a regular dose of sugar/caffeen, you cut it out, your basically going through a version of withdrawl, just gotta wait it out and stay firm in your decision, it gets easier with time and eventually your cravings go away (unless its TOM, I have yet to figure out how to kick those cravings). [Before I get yelled at, I am not saying sugar is evil or a drug or anything, just that when your body gets used to something it wants it, its normal]
2. I don't have any suggestions for a healthier replacement. Usually you just have to experiment and see what you like. I drink vitamin water zero, diet gold peak tea, and diet dr. pepper when I want something other than plain water.

I've been getting a little grumpy during the day while I am fasting, but it helps to know I can have anything I want for dinner, since I have fasted all day. But yes, I'm grumpy. :grumble:

Moderately grumpy is a state of being for me.

It's likely the withdrawals from the sugar and other stuff in your diet. That stuff can literally be like a drug to your body. When I first started cutting that stuff out, I didn't even want to be around myself, lol. Honestly though, if you give it a couple of weeks, it will ease up. And by the end of the first month, not only should you feel a whole lot better, but, honestly, you won't even crave it anymore. That's because it will be out of your system. I actually took a small sip of my daughter's lemonade the other day, and it tasted so sugary I almost couldn't stand it. And I used to love that kind of lemonade. It's amazing how much your tastes can change in a short amount of time.

Also, make sure you are exercising. Even just going for a walk helps. I have never been one to like exercise, but I love going for my walks and find they relax me. This past week, I was really sick with a bad cold and wasn't able to take my walks almost all week. I noticed a big difference in my mood. After a couple days I was much more cranky and irritable...and it wasn't just from being sick. I was feeling a bit better by then, just not energized enough to go walking. Going for walks tremendously helps my mood and irritability if I am stressed about something.

Also, don't tell yourself you can't have something. That is just a recipe for disaster. Something that helps me if I am craving something sweet is to just have a small taste of something. That's usually all I need. For example, sometimes I will take about 1/2 tablespoon of natural (nothing added) peanut butter, and put about 2 to 3 dark chocolate chips on it right on the spoon. It's only about one or two bites, but it hits the spot without sabotaging anything for the day.

I also am grouchy when trying to go off the sugars. Don't really have a suggestion other than doing something else for yourself instead of the food or drink such as reading, going for a walk, crafting, playing a game, etc. Whatever can take your mind off of it until the mood passes.

The first few weeks I do -- change is stressful, and it takes our minds a wee bit longer to catch up with our bodies - or vice-a-versa.

I tend to get cranky toward the end of the day and sometimes when I first get up. My husband doesn't come home for dinner until 8:00 sometimes. I usually try to have a light snack around 5, maybe nonfat yogurt and some fruit, but often, I am starving when he gets home. I have everything ready, and then he decides to spend 15 minutes in the bathroom reading the paper before we sit down, or he decides to open all the mail or start picking up clutter, etc., while I am starving; I feel like saying, "Do you want to read or clean the house, or eat?" Of course, he's been completely sedentary all day and sometimes has had lunch out, so he's not hungry the way I am because I've worked out, walked 2 miles on my campus, or if I'm home, I've been doing some general puttering -- housecleaning, groceries, etc. Also, I am starving first thing in the morning; we get up around 6:30 AM, and he wants a back rub sometimes plus the "happy ending", when all I want to do is have coffee and eat something. I guess I shouldn't complain about the morning time -- after 30 years, he's still interested.

I can't be the only one that gets pissy when she wants a coke or a sweet tea and can't have it due to dietary changes??? I crave something sweet and I can't have it because I'm making lifestyle changes... No more junk for me!!;) However I can't seem to find somerhing that curbs that craving in a healthy way and keeps me from getting crabby! Lol Suggestions????

I'll second what others are saying: If you're wanting to truly make a LIFESTYLE change, kicking stuff you like to the curb for good isn't reasonable.

If you habitually drink regular Coke every day every meal, change it to a "half and half": 1/2 regular, 1/2 coke Zero. That will cut down on calories but be more sustainable. If you slowly increase the amount of zero vs. regular, you can eliminate some calories from your diet longterm and make "The Real Thing" an occasional treat.

I don't personally LIKE sweet tea so I don't have much to offer there.

yes its quite normal especially if youre talking about reducing sugar containing foods...(I won't get started on my sugar rant :laugh: ) it mainly goes: sugar bad, artificial sweeteners worse. Try have some fruit to curb the craving or a little bit of honey.

My sister is unbelievably difficult when she's hungry, I bring a cereal bar with me if I'm meeting her out anywhere lol. She's this tiny little slip of a thing but if it goes even 10 mins past the time she normally eats at....smashy smashy and yes shes 32 lol:laugh:

Dieting is stressful and uncomfortable. I think generally any time we have a persistent nag of something uncomfortable it makes us grumpy. I occasionally get canker sores. They make me extremely irritable. It's the constant pain that does it.

Spending all day long hungry does it to many.