Anyone else a grouchy bastard?

Ah, this probably won't make the moderator cut, but it's true.  Been counting for about a week now, lost about 6 pounds which is super cool, but I've turned into a grouchy bastard.  Anyone else experience this?  I may be on the hight end of calorie deficits, so I might need to adjust that, but man, I feel like the incredible hulk.  Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

Yep i get grouchy when im restricting calories too.  It is mentally stressful keeping track of every morsel you put in your mouth and how many calories it has.  It's only natural. 

Be grumpy i say!

I tend to be a smiley person in general, but I think what helps me with this is that each time I'm hungry, I remind myself that that's just more pounds being burned.  Makes me focus on the bigger picture and see the end result which makes me happy.

I've always been a b*tch - but when I realized I was the oldest fattest parent in my child's 1st grade class, I became an even b*tchier b*tch.

I wake up in a good mood, then I get on the scale - irritating as it is. that usually sets me off. Then I drop the kids off at school and see all the smaller mothers that look like they just came out of high school - I get more irritated.

By the time I get to work - people just don't even talk to me.

I assume I will be ok once I get to a point where I am happy with me!

Oh and if my bf says take a pill one more time - he'll have to take the pill!!

Original Post by pgm012197:

I've always been a b*tch - but when I realized I was the oldest fattest parent in my child's 1st grade class, I became an even b*tchier b*tch.

I wake up in a good mood, then I get on the scale - irritating as it is. that usually sets me off. Then I drop the kids off at school and see all the smaller mothers that look like they just came out of high school - I get more irritated.

By the time I get to work - people just don't even talk to me.

I assume I will be ok once I get to a point where I am happy with me!

Oh and if my bf says take a pill one more time - he'll have to take the pill!!

 

Lol!  Wish there was a pill for guys, I don't even have that excuse to use.   Not that you'd ever use it for an excuse to be b*tchy.   :)

Yeah my Grouchiness tends to be focused, sadly, on my dear husband. I am so nice to everyone else, but when the calories get tight, he feels it for the first few days before I start seeing results!!!

I am SOOOOOO ashamed about it too, I try to make it up to him when I am thinking clearly, by being nice, but it takes MANY more positive gestures to cancel out one nasty one.

I just sometimes feel like a person who is quitting smoking or something, just like on the edge, I try not to be too mean, but up to this point I have not been too successful!

sounds like sugar crashes, are y'all eating enough food that sticks?  I feel a lot happier these days than when I was "running to the Border" every day. 

You mention quitting smoking.  I fully think on some level I have a chemical  dependance on food or something.  Has to do with seratonin and whatnot, and when you take it away, those receptors in the brain go on strike.  This is totally unscientific, and likely totally wrong, but I'm human, and anything I rationalize in my head must be true.

You're not alone... I feel like I should be isolated on some desert island...

WOW and i thought it was the stress from work haha i been one grouchy bastard too this last couple weeks since i re-adjusted my diet calorie intake(i lowered my calories like 100-200 less than i used to now my intake daily is 2400 and 4th day is 3,100), but i was surprise to see this post i was like wtf im not alone im not alone hehe well have fun everyone for me if i get grouchy ill remem,ber this post so i can handle myself at work hehe

YES.... I am known to be a pretty easy going person, usually smiling and just ignoring the daily crappiness of life...... UNLESS I'm really hungry. My family and my boyfriend know that I get cranky when I'm hungry, but they can just feed me and I'll be okay again (like a little baby :P) . The problem is that since I've been counting calories, I'm hungry almost every minute I'm awake and there's nothing I can do about it unless I want to start gaining weight again. AND not only do they have to put up with me being cranky because I'm hungry, they're also getting snapped at every time they offer me food I can't eat. Then they get snapped at for being rude when they don't offer me anything. I feel bad about it, especially because this is not who I am. I know my Gramma's feelings get hurt every time I don't eat all food she serves/offers me. (We're Mexican-American and if you've ever visited a Latino family at meal-time, you probably know what I'm talking about...) I hate it... I just have to convince myself that they'll forgive me someday.... LOL

I've been an absolute misery for the past few days; it's awful.  

Mrsdagle?  What do you mean "food that sticks?"  

I'm eating my daily calorie allowance, I'm eating quite a bit of fruit and I don't feel hungry.  But I really do feel miserable.  My kids are doing my head in every chance they get and my husband is trying hard to put a smile back on my face but just can't seem to manage it.  

My misery really started when I found that I was 2 inches shorter than I thought and I therefore had twice the weight to lose than I thought so maybe once I get used to fact that I am officially really titchy I'll feel better. 

I'm at the same point - 1 week of detailed calorie counting - I'm staying within my limit.  Exercise each morning helps - but by the end of the day - I'm a grouchy bastard, too.   If its not grouchy - its a sadness or shame.  I'm just down.   I refuse to quit.  This post has helped me realize that I'm not alone with this feeling.  Hopefully it will change as the weight comes off.

"Food that sticks"= foods that don't burn so quickly, leaving you hungry or empty feeling.  When I eat fruits or high carbs alone, they burn quickly and I feel ravenous soon.  Mixing fruit with dairy, peanut butter on high fiber bread "stick".  Cereals with high fiber, fat and protein works as does a bean dip (refried beans with cheese).