How many times have your heard Im not in the mood or When Im in the mood, Ill do it,?
We talk about our moods as if they are things that come along like buses or trains and we hop on and ride them until its time to get off when we reach a destination, wherever that is and wherever it ends up.
Pull the Cord DING time to get off!
When it relates to the gastric bypass bariatric weight-loss patient, the mood is a very funny thing to measure since we find ourselves on incredible mood swings at times. Why is that? Why do we have such mood swings for about the first six months of our weight-loss journey?
Its basically because fat cells harbor our hormones; and when we are shrinking away our fat cells, our hormones are affected tremendously, and often, they appear out of control. Some of us are better at coping with these drastic hormonal changes, and others certainly are challenged with disguising their mood swings. I bet right now, you can identify a few situations where you didnt understand why you suddenly lashed out at someone, cried unexpectedly, or totally misunderstood something and took it offensively. Youre confused as to why you have...