I noticed similar observations. But I ascribe it to an increase of available mental energy which I unlearned to handle. Eating has a calming and sedating effect

I noticed similar observations. But I ascribe it to an increase of available mental energy which I unlearned to handle. Eating has a calming and sedating effect. Unhappy people like to eat much for that reason. It helps you sticking in your comfort zone and daily routine. If that sort of self-medication falls away I start to notice how that comfort zone is more like a cage and many rituals just voluntary chains. My mind then starts to fight back - in a clumsy and somewhat childish way, though, as I can't handle that little rage stirring up inside of me.