Is it normal to feel unhappy during weight loss?
Hello, I’m following the teen posting guidelines so I’m trying to add this all together. I’m 14, 5’3-5’4, and 201. I’ve been overweight since I was a baby. I walk a lot at school since my classes are on different floors. I also walk back home after school. I think we have a family doctor, and my parents mostly control what the family eats. Of course I’m free to make my own food, but everyone often eats what my mother makes. She cooks…healthy meals I guess? She does often include vegetables and meats and grains, everything nutritious but she always uses a lot of butters and oils and things that I’m not supposed to be eating apparently. Since my family cannot afford a nutritionist or consistent visits to doctors, I did the best research I could. However my doctor always says to cut snacks and stuff out so I have been this whole year. My goal is to mainly lose weight and fat, but to also be more athletic. My calorie intake is 1,000-1,500 a day based off calculators that were recommended. I don’t eat breakfast since it makes me nauseous so my energy typically relies on lunch and dinner. For lunch I typically either eat only boiled eggs and potatoes or plain lettuce with some vegetables I can eat or that we have in the fridge. For dinner I typically only eat small portions of whatever my mother makes. I cut out all sugar and carbs because those were the recommended diets for people who need to lose weight. I also cut out all processed foods. I avoid going to stores or shops to avoid getting any. I only drink water, sugar free drinks, sparkling water, or drinks under 20 cal with little to no sugar or sodium. As for exercise, I work out 3 times a day. 5-10 minutes in the morning before school(Stretches), 1hr in the evening after I get back from school(HIIT), and 1hr at night (Flexibility and balance). This doesn’t include the extra activities I do such as off ice figure skating training, ballet, track and volleyball. I do everything that has been recommended in weight loss and I just feel so unhappy? I’ve lost 24 pounds since the start of this year, since I started all this. I’ve lost the weight, my clothes fit loose, and I get compliments all the time—but I just feel so lost? Is that normal for anyone else? Is that just apart of weight loss? I’ve heard and seen everyone say that cutting sugar makes you happier and being on a diet was the best thing they ever did, how long does it take? I just want to know if this is normal in the process of weight loss or something that everyone gets over once they reach their target weight?