I started a 16:8 last Thursday, on Tuesday I switched to OMAD. Mostly because I kept forgetting to eat in my 8 hour window anyway so figured I’d just make sure I got one good meal in. As for hunger goes, I feel better since the omad… but for the last few days I have been having super weird mood swings, and throughout this whole day, my brain is literally making shit up to drive me mad.. I won’t get into details but the things that have went through my head today and yesterday just aren’t reality (not like voices, or hallucinations) just that I am taking regular actions and believing they are an offense to me.
Could it be that I went from 2200 calories a day to around 900? The drop isn’t that dramatic but I have a physically demanding job so maybe? I know on Monday and Tuesday I was only getting in around 500 calories but im almost positive I’ve managed 800-900 today and yesterday.
Is there such a thing as mental withdraw from high fructose corn syrup? Or sugar? Or am I actually losing my mind?
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Yeah you’re eating 500 calories a day. Slow down on the instant gratification and understand it takes some time. Get a good meal in everyday. I’ve been doing this thing a long time and trust me you’re on the verge of burn out already.
Ditch the counting. Eat one meal, drink a bunch of water. You got this.
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Yes, sugar withdrawal can effect you mentally. I did a very no fruit/no added sugars diet years ago. About 10 days in, I started having intrusive and harmful thoughts while at work. This was very unusual for me. I ate a cookie from the break room and the thoughts went away. I would try adding some fruit to your meal.