Does anybody else's personality changes when they lose weight.

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I've been losing weight lately and historically I find that my personality changes drastically when my BMI drops to a certain level.

- I lose the ability stay still.
- I start to walk a lot faster,
- My fuse gets a lot shorter
- I get bored a lot easier
- I lose the sense of fear, except for really weird irrational fears I have.

I've been noticing these traits slowly creep back in the last week
 
Polymathic said:
I've been losing weight lately and historically I find that my personality changes drastically when my BMI drops to a certain level.

- I lose the ability stay still.
- I start to walk a lot faster,
- My fuse gets a lot shorter
- I get bored a lot easier
- I lose the sense of fear, except for really weird irrational fears I have.

I've been noticing these traits slowly creep back in the last week
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Some of those items are not linked to personality.

As for the rest, studies have shown a gain of confidence in individuals who underwent a weight loss program.
 
When I gained weight (was underweight my whole life, just the way it was) I gained a lot of confidence and my self-esteem improved drastically. I find myself going back the other way now that I'm not eating right, not exercising and losing a lot of weight again, to the point of looking and feeling pretty bad. It's been a rough year :P
 
Polymathic said:
I've been losing weight lately and historically I find that my personality changes drastically when my BMI drops to a certain level.

- I lose the ability stay still.
- I start to walk a lot faster,
- My fuse gets a lot shorter
- I get bored a lot easier
- I lose the sense of fear, except for really weird irrational fears I have.

I've been noticing these traits slowly creep back in the last week
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Not changes to your core personality but you most likely have more stamina which you are not burning off. It's important to exercise daily to the point that you feel tired in order to get a good night rest and a full cycle.
 
My fuse gets a lot shorter when I'm hungry.
 
Depends if youre taking anything to loose weight. That USN Phedra cut makes you more agressive as it changes your metabolism etc. If youre taking pills to loose weight. Stop it. At the end its more about mathematics. You have to use up more energy than you can consume. Ie more calories. For the first 2 weeks I began to shiver as my body adjust. It was terrible. After that it was ok. I used the USN Diet fuel as a meal replacement twice. Breaskfast and lunch. Then did casual cycling on exercise bike 1 hour daily. I lost 1-2kg per week.

But I felt much better. More energy not shortness of breath. Also I jotted it on a calendar i could see to keep me motivated. I sofar lost 20kg with more to loose.

Oh women at my office that I dont know have become more chatty as I lost weight. Strange but another positive.

The only thing that can make you agro is the pills and it warns you about it. It can make you very small fused. Also maybe if youre gf or wife keeps eating snacks but you keep loosing weight. They can be more jealous like.
 
Corelli said:
Depends if youre taking anything to loose weight. That USN Phedra cut makes you more agressive as it changes your metabolism etc. If youre taking pills to loose weight. Stop it. At the end its more about mathematics. You have to use up more energy than you can consume. Ie more calories. For the first 2 weeks I began to shiver as my body adjust. It was terrible. After that it was ok. I used the USN Diet fuel as a meal replacement twice. Breaskfast and lunch. Then did casual cycling on exercise bike 1 hour daily. I lost 1-2kg per week.

But I felt much better. More energy not shortness of breath. Also I jotted it on a calendar i could see to keep me motivated. I sofar lost 20kg with more to loose.

Oh women at my office that I dont know have become more chatty as I lost weight. Strange but another positive.

The only thing that can make you agro is the pills and it warns you about it. It can make you very small fused. Also maybe if youre gf or wife keeps eating snacks but you keep loosing weight. They can be more jealous like.
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Probably due to a change in your body language. I've noticed that whenever I have a special lady in my life where ever I go I get constant glances and looks from females but when I don't have a romantic interest I blend into the background.

Back to the topic at hand I have never taken any pills to lose weight. The personality switch just happens. One of my theories was that all that fat diluted the effects of my hormones.

It's starting to seem I'm the only person who experiences a dramatic shift in personality whenever I lose weight
 
There is the old thing of a shy fat woman becoming a nymphomaniac when she looses weight and suddenly gets more positive attention.

I remember one Dr Phil episode where the guy clearly thought his wife went nuts after loosing weight and started demand way more sex than he felt capable of providing.... not that he could not have benefited from the extra exercise himself.
 
Exercise, diet, clean and healthy living habits will 'improve' your personality. Overweight is usually a result due to abuse, but generally no, it is a mere indication, but many people are overweight due to other 'non-abusive' reasons and have what I can say is a 'normal' personality.

My own general rule, I don't know what happens behind closed doors and I have no interest in it unless you are employed or deployed by me and I am accountable I need to know you are at work with the intent to work than dwell on matters which isn't my concern. Stay at home when you know you are going to have a bad day, but please do give notice.
 
Daruk said:
This. It's a great cure for low libido. Fat around internal organs that produce hormones can hamper their function.
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My gut is getting smaller. Though my libido is pretty much the same
 
Daruk said:
This. It's a great cure for low libido. Fat around internal organs that produce hormones can hamper their function.
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Carrying lots of body fat lowers testosterone levels because of increased estrogen conversion, since the aromatase enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen is concentrated mostly in adipose tissue aka fat. Lose fat and you have less aromatase, more testosterone.

It's got nothing directly to do with fat around your internal organs hampering their function.
 
Sounds like u starving self.. which does influence irritability.. much like smokers quitting vs craving.

Cardio is great for losing weight but ab exercises are needed post losing weight to strengthen core and limits eating by itself + improves posture = improves confidence.
 
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