day 15 and so EMOTIONAL

[sarawh]

This is my day 15 and for the past week or so I have been so emotional. I cry at a drop of a hat and I am post menopausal. Has anyone else experienced this? 

I get at least 8 hours of sleep, I'm following plan to the t and exercise at a moderate rate due to physical limits. I just don't get it.

[Carlaccini]

What might help you out is to eat more starchy veg.  The amount of starchy veg in my diet will greatly affect my hormones and moods.  So make sure to include one in at least during 1 meal a day.

[sarawh]

I actually eat starchy vegis everyday I was thinking that maybe i eat too much. Sweet Potatoes, are a personal favorite roasted with coconut oil till crispy. Any other thoughts?

[ShannonM816]

I don't really have any solutions for you, but I remember that during my first Whole30 I went through the same thing. It was about midway through -- looking back at my blog from that time, it seems to have been days 15-18. I was weepy and irritable and emotional. I'm also post menopausal, so I knew it wasn't PMS or anything. And I also ate starchy veggies every day.

 

I still don't really know for sure what caused it, although I have a theory (with no particular basis in anything scientific, so take it with a grain of salt -- or maybe a whole salt shaker, I don't know.)  I think that a big part of it for me was that I am an emotional eater, and during a Whole30, I couldn't eat the things I normally would if I was dealing with emotional stuff, and because I was really trying to stick to three meals a day, no snacks, I couldn't even have compliant food at a time when I was just emotional. I think with no way to eat until I no longer felt those emotions, they were free to come up and there was nothing I could really do but notice them and let them run their course. 

 

Anyway, I'm not saying that's necessarily what's going on with you, just a thought about how it felt to me. But, whether my theory about why it's happening or not is right, you should notice improvement in a few days. If it doesn't improve in a few days, then you may need to look for other causes -- this post might be a place to start, or a chat with your doctor. 

[sarawh]

Thank You Shannon for your experience. I've been thinking this through and it dawned on me that maybe I had some suppressed feelings coming up. Maybe it is about not being able to go to those traditional comfort foods. We have experienced a great deal of tragedy in the past few years most recently a very bad car accident in January. I am now having memories of the accident that i did not have right after the accident.

[Deb.]

I agree with Shannon. As you release toxins and physical stuff you're holding onto, you will also release a lot of emotional stuff. 

This is a good time to seek out a good counselor or life coach who can help you process through it, if you don't already have one. 

Be very kind to yourself at this time, this is a very healthy and healing process to go through. 

[AprilW]

days 10 - 15 were really bad for me emotionally. All of my cravings were in full swing and all i wanted to do was eat cake and cry.  It took a few days, but my emotions have calmed down quite a bit. hopefully for you they will as well

[sarawh]

By day 18 the emotional roller coaster fell off the tracks. I got this burst of energy that I haven't ever felt before. Yesterday I felt like someone gave me a shot of caffeine. I haven't had caffeine in 3 years so it was a little unsettling but boy did I get some things done around the house. If today is anything like yesterday watch out. 

[keaton1022]

I am on day 20 right now of my very first Whole30 and on day 12-15 I cried about EVERYTHING.  I thought something crazy was going on.  I cried in the car when I was proud of myself for not drinking the night before, I cried randomly at home, and other kinds of stuff.  I have just decided that it is part of the detox and as women we are already so emotional that it just takes its toll.  I am so glad to read your story and know I am not the only one!!